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IN: What happens next?
We see an opening title screen. We see shots of people playing soccer in an indoor arena. we
OPTIONS:
- see a yellow ball bouncing across the screen.
- see a man hop and deflect a ball from the net in slow motion.
- see an image of you.
- watch the ball do tricks as they bounce and stumble on the ball.
OUT: see a man hop and deflect a ball from the net in slow motion.
IN: What happens next?
How to make taco dip
Beat together the cream cheese, sour cream, and taco seasoning.
Place the softened cream cheese, sour cream, and taco seasoning into a large mixing bowl. Using an electric mixer set to medium-high speed, beat the three ingredients together for 1 to 2 minutes, or until evenly and smoothly combined.
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- If you prefer a slightly curvier dip, gradually add more salsa in the amount indicated on the packaging. If you prefer a firmer dip, add more salsa, or stop at about the halfway point of the dough instead of adding more.
- For a slightly curative dip, beat the cream cheese and sour cream together for 1 to 2 minutes. Cook the onion, lemon juice, pepper, and soy sauce in the mixture.
- Note that the cream cheese must be softened to room temperature before you begin. The mixture will likely retain more lumps if you use cold cream cheese.
- Beat the three more times to make the ingredients clear. Processing the ingredients separately will make them more evenly combined and will give you a smoother, more instant taco dip.
OUT: Note that the cream cheese must be softened to room temperature before you begin. The mixture will likely retain more lumps if you use cold cream cheese.
IN: What happens next?
How to make a female betta community
Consider tank volume.
There is no strict minimum volume for a community tank; however, most community tanks that include multiple fish will need to be at least 10 gallons. Anything under 10 gallons will be problematic due to high bioload (the amount of living organisms in your aquarium that make waste).
OPTIONS:
- Make sure you have the space and financial resources to purchase and maintain a tank of this size. In addition to tank volume, make sure you consider a tank with a hood or lid-betta fish are known jumpers! Understand fish " personalities.
- Some community fish can get dirty or even die and should be kept alive. Visit your local pet store or aquarium retailer and ask about tank volume recommendations and prices.
- Aquarium volume is determined by the type of tank and the ecosystem it supports. This can help your community as well as the fish population.
- Or, if you have a large tank, you might want to add more fish to it. To avoid this problem, aim to be at least 5 gallons (15.
OUT: | Make sure you have the space and financial resources to purchase and maintain a tank of this size. In addition to tank volume, make sure you consider a tank with a hood or lid-betta fish are known jumpers! Understand fish " personalities. |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Problem:Mary loved walking through the woods with her dog, Max. Max and Mary would go on all sorts of adventures together. They really loved looking for blueberries together and then falling asleep next to each other in the tall grass. One day, as Mary was picking the blueberries, she turned around to find that Max was not there. She became worried and ran off to look for her dog. She looked in all of their favorite spots...next to the stream, in their secret hiding place behind the raspberry bushes, and even inside the old cabin that sat in the woods. But poor Max was nowhere to be found. Nonetheless, Mary would not give up. She kept looking and she found him not very far away. He had seen a squirrel and run to chase it. When Mary called Max's name he left the squirrel and happily returned to Mary, wagging his tail as he went. <sep>What things did Mary do?<sep>Walking in the woods
Solution: | Yes |
Teacher:In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: Jesse Jackson Jr. resigns from Congress, acknowledges federal investigation for first time BY NATASHA KORECKI Political reporter Twitter: @natashakorecki
Updated: ||||| Chicago Tribune reporter Rick Pearson discusses the resignation of Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.). (Posted on: Nov. 21, 2012.)
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., the ambitious political heir to a powerful Chicago family whose once promising future collapsed amid federal ethics investigations and a diagnosis of mental illness, resigned Wednesday from the South Side congressional seat he held for 17 years.
Jackson's downfall represents perhaps the last major political casualty in the long-running corruption scandal that sent former Gov. Rod Blagojevich to prison in March on charges he tried to sell the Senate seat of President Barack Obama.
Jackson's political star was on the rise until allegations surfaced in late 2008 that his supporters offered to raise as much as $6 million for Blagojevich in return for the governor appointing him to the Senate seat vacated by the president-elect. Though Jackson was never charged in that case, a House ethics panel investigation into his actions was ultimately eclipsed by a federal criminal probe based in Washington, D.C., into alleged misuse of campaign dollars.
Jackson's resignation letter to House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, was Jackson's first acknowledgment of the ongoing federal corruption investigation.
"I am doing my best to address the situation responsibly, cooperate with the investigators, and accept responsibility for my mistakes, for they are my mistakes and mine alone," Jackson said in the two-page letter. "None of us is immune from our share of shortcomings or human frailties, and I pray that I will be remembered for what I did right."
Jackson's Washington legal team, which recently added former federal prosecutor Dan Webb, a Chicago partner at Winston & Strawn LLP, indicated that while Jackson's political fate has been settled, there's more to come in a court of law.
"We hope to negotiate a fair resolution of the matter but the process could take several months," they said in the statement.
Despite admitting "my share of mistakes," Jackson said his deteriorating health — and treatment for bipolar depression — kept him from serving as a "full-time legislator" and was the reason for his resignation.
Jackson's decision to step down came little more than two weeks after his re-election to another two-year term despite a lack of campaigning. He disappeared from the public eye in June after taking a medical leave from the House for what aides had initially described as exhaustion.
Jackson formed a political tag-team with his wife, Ald. Sandi Jackson, 7th, who over the years has received hundreds of thousands of dollars as a paid political consultant to her husband. Despite her role on the City Council, the couple maintained an upscale home in Washington and sent their children to school there. Sandi Jackson has refused to discuss her husband's political future or the investigation into his campaign spending. She could not immediately be reached for comment Wednesday.
Jackson's resignation immediately launched a field of possible successors —to be nominated and elected in special elections early next year — that could involve more than a dozen Democratic contenders, some of them political has-beens and others up-and-comers representing a new generation of leadership.
Under state law, Gov. Pat Quinn has five days to set dates for primary and general elections, which must be held by mid-March.
Some Democrats quickly offered to broker a nominee to avoid several African-American contenders splitting the vote in the heavily Democratic and majority black 2nd Congressional District, which could allow a white candidate to win. The district stretches from the South Side through the suburbs and as far as Kankakee.
Jackson's decision to leave office brought to an end a monthslong, consuming political game over the 47-year-old congressman's ability to serve his constituents.
In the congressman's public absence during the re-election campaign, both his father, civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., and Sandi Jackson sought to maintain the family's political power by offering generic statements about his health, thanking voters for their prayers and promising a return to Congress when his health permitted.
Ald. Carrie Austin, 34th, whose far South Side ward is in Jackson's district, said she wasn't surprised Jackson stepped down but was disappointed with him for misleading his constituents.
"He's lost the love and concern of the residents in his district," Austin said. "We gave him the benefit of the doubt because of his sickness, and it didn't have anything to do with that."
Jackson was first elected to Congress in 1995 in a special election to replace former Rep. Mel Reynolds, who was convicted on charges including sexual misconduct with a 16-year-old campaign aide and federal bank fraud.
In Washington, Jackson steadily moved up the ladder in a legislative chamber where seniority is a valued commodity to become Illinois' lone representative on the powerful House Appropriations Committee.
At home, he began building a local political organization in the South Side and south suburbs, an operation which successful supplanted the once powerful Shaw brothers, twins Bill and Bob, who held various posts. ||||| Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., a once-rising political star who has been on a months-long mysterious medical leave for bipolar disorder while facing separate federal investigations, has resigned from Congress, a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday.
FILE - In this March 20, 2012 file photo, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill. speaks in Chicago. A spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner says he has received letter of resignation from Rep. Jesse Jackson... (Associated Press)
FILE - This March 9, 2012 file photo shows Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. , D-Ill., and his wife, Chicago Alderman Sandi Jackson, asking each other for their support and votes as they arrive at a polling station... (Associated Press)
FILE - This March 20, 2012 file photo shows Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., his wife Chicago Alderman Sandi Jackson, and their children Jessica, 12, and Jesse III, 8, thanking supporters at his election... (Associated Press)
Jackson's resignation comes just two weeks after voters re-elected him to a ninth full term and amid a continuing House Ethics Committee investigation into his dealings with imprisoned ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. There also have been reports of a new federal probe into possible misuse of campaign money.
Boehner's spokesman Michael Steele said his office received a resignation letter from Jackson but did not comment further.
Jackson, 47, disappeared in June, and it was later revealed that he was being treated at the Mayo Clinic for bipolar disorder and gastrointestinal issues. He returned to his Washington home in September, but went back to the clinic the next month, with his father saying his son had not yet "regained his balance." He left the clinic a second time earlier this month.
His return to the clinic in October came amid reports that he faced a new federal investigation into potential misuse of campaign funds. The Chicago Sun-Times first reported the probe, citing anonymous sources. An FBI spokesman in Washington, Andrew Ames, has told The Associated Press he could neither confirm nor deny the existence of a federal investigation into Jackson.
Jackson was easily re-elected Nov. 6 to represent his heavily-Democratic district, even though his only communication with voters was a robocall asking them for patience. He spent election night at the Mayo Clinic, but later issued a statement thanking his supporters and saying he was waiting for his doctors' OK before he could "continue to be the progressive fighter" they'd known for years.
Jackson, whose father is the Rev. Jesse Jackson, took office in 1995 after winning a special election. Voters in the district have said Jackson's family name and attention to local issues have been the reasons for their support. He's easily won every election since taking office and brought home close to $1 billion in federal money for his district during his tenure.
He began his career in Washington with a star power that set him apart from his hundreds of House colleagues. But his resignation ends a once-promising political career that was tarnished by unproven allegations that he was involved in discussions about raising campaign funds for imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich in exchange for an appointment to President Barack Obama's vacated U.S. Senate seat.
The House Ethics Committee is investigating reports of those allegations, which Jackson has denied. After the allegations surfaced, he cut back drastically on his number of public appearances and interviews. Blagojevich is now imprisoned on corruption charges that accused him of trying to sell the seat, among other things.
The timing of Jackson's leave and the way it was handled also has invited scrutiny. Jackson's leave was announced just after a former fundraiser connected to the Blagojevich allegations was arrested on unrelated medical fraud charges.
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, a Democrat, has five days to schedule an election to replace Jackson after he receives official notice, and the election must be held within 115 days, according to election officials.
The vacancy left by Jackson's departure creates a rare opportunity for someone else to represent his district, which is made up of South Side Chicago neighborhoods, several southern suburbs and some rural areas. Even this year, when Jackson was absent during the crucial final months of campaigning, he easily defeated two challengers on the ballot, Republican college professor Brian Woodworth and Independent postal worker Marcus Lewis.
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Jackson reported from Washington. |||||
Student: | Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned from Congress today, reports the Chicago Sun-Times and Tribune. Jackson had originally intended to hold a press conference to announce as much, but reportedly couldn't bring himself to do so thanks to his bipolar disorder. Jackson won reelection on Nov. 6, even though he didn't campaign for it and has been on leave from Congress since June. The 47-year-old is under investigation from the House Ethics Committee for his part in the Rod Blagojevich scandal and, separately, for the alleged misuse of campaign money. In his resignation letter, Jackson blamed his health problems for the decision to resign but acknowledged the federal investigation involving campaign cash. "I am doing my best to address the situation responsibly, cooperate with the investigators, and accept responsibility for my mistakes, for they are my mistakes and mine alone," he wrote. "None of us is immune from our share of shortcomings or human frailties and I pray that I will be remembered for what I did right." Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn will schedule a special election to fill Jackson's seat, notes AP. |
context: The chef then picks up the meat plate and gives it to the lady in brown. The presenter then empties the meat into a blue bowl. The chef continues to explain the recipe. then they
OPTIONS:
- talk back and forth in animation.
- begin but she leaves it a bit until the end of the sandwich and then leaves.
- add some chopped cucumber to the blue bowl and mix it with a spoon.
- creates the concoction and comes to a stop.
****
next sentence for the context: add some chopped cucumber to the blue bowl and mix it with a spoon.
IN: What happens next?
How to select a monocular
Decide how much magnification power you need.
The magnification power of the monocular will affect how far and how detailed you can see something. Monoculars with higher magnification power will let you see further and in more detail.
OPTIONS:
- Consider cost and depth of vision when deciding on monocular hardware. Selecting a monocular hardware is important because it will answer your questions.
- Find a designated end cap that is close to the eye (eyeyeyer). The end cap of the monocular should be an inch longer than the distance between the eye and magnification device you are using to see the fixed object closely enough.
- While it depends on the monocular type, the lower magnification power (250 or 355) will usually provide the closer and more detail you need to turn certain objects into monoculars. The lower magnification power will let you see further, but will not necessarily zoom fully.
- Most monoculars have a magnification power of 5x to 8x. Though higher magnification can seem like a better option, it will be harder to use the instrument at higher magnifications, as small movements make the image jump more at higher magnifications.
OUT: Most monoculars have a magnification power of 5x to 8x. Though higher magnification can seem like a better option, it will be harder to use the instrument at higher magnifications, as small movements make the image jump more at higher magnifications.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
A woman in blue shorts hands a man a dart. A man in a white hat throws a dart at a board. the woman
OPTIONS:
- dives across the board and picks the dart up.
- walks up to the board.
- helps another man throw the dart.
- sits on a couch with a client.
A: walks up to the board.
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to make a chocolate banana milkshake
Peel and slice a banana, and place it into a blender.
This will make it easier to mix in and give you a smoother milkshake in the end. If you'd like your milkshakes extra thick, use a frozen banana instead.
OPTIONS:
- Add 1 cup (144 grams) of ice cream. You can use vanilla ice cream for a less-intense flavor, or chocolate ice cream for a more intense flavor.
- Measure all the ingredients and put them into the blender. Be sure you wash your hands before and after handling the blender.
- You can use frozen bananas for this milkshake as well, but you may want to buy bags of frozen bananas instead. If you don't have access to a blender, you can use water instead.
- Keep in mind that the thicker you make them, the thicker they will be. Blend the banana with the full fat milk.
OUT: Add 1 cup (144 grams) of ice cream. You can use vanilla ice cream for a less-intense flavor, or chocolate ice cream for a more intense flavor.
Question:
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
He then takes a razor and begins going over his beard and lining it up. in the middle of it
OPTIONS:
- an eyepatch presents itself, sitting on its own.
- 's they put a circular piece of over covered sticker to cover his molars.
- , he gets back on his feet.
- , he grabs his phone to take pictures before he continues to shave off his beard.
****
Answer:
, he grabs his phone to take pictures before he continues to shave off his beard.
Question:
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
A man is seated at equipment inside a gym. He is using a rowing machine and he talks about it. he
OPTIONS:
- sits on it and pushes back and forth.
- hits the machine and it starts up while he continues to talk.
- continues to talk as the screen is black.
- pushes the machine by pulling on a strap and the machine situates itself.
****
Answer:
| sits on it and pushes back and forth. |
People are sitting in stands watching people. The people are in robes. they
are doing karate moves on the floor.
How to make your dad happy
Spend time with him.
It can be difficult to spend time with your dad, especially during school days as your schedule is busy and your dad is at work. Making that extra effort to spend time with him and share your opinions and thoughts will strengthen the bond between you.
Try to have at least one meal with him in a day. This can be a great time to talk and discuss the events of the day, anything that you're worried about or anything that's important.
How to make your hips look bigger
Do squats regularly.
Squats are a classic exercise that can strengthen your hips and core. Work squats into your regular workout routine to strengthen the muscles around your hips.
To start, stand with your feet shoulder width apart and hold two dumbbells at your sides. Choose a weight you feel comfortable with for the dumbbells.
A lady stands and talks in a gym. she
| points to her abdomen, then lays on a bench. |
input hypothesis: Move forward by choosing between the two loves.
Context: How to handle being in love with two people<br>Look into any differences between how you love each person. If you find yourself in love with two people, these people may be meeting different emotional needs. Identifying the different reasons you love each person can help you figure out how to move forward.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
true or false: No
input hypothesis: The Sydney Mardi Gras parade was viewed by amy
Context: The Sydney Mardi Gras parade began in 1978 as a march and commemoration of the 1969 Stonewall Riots of New York. It is an annual event promoting awareness of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues and themes Photograph: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
true or false: It's impossible to say
input hypothesis: Friars are female nuns.
Context: In Jerusalem, the faithful celebrated Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed to mark the site where Jesus was crucified, buried and then resurrected. Brown-robed friars marched into the church to the sound of bagpipes, followed by clergymen in purple capes and others bearing crosses. And in the earthquake-ravaged central Italian city of L'Aquila, survivors gathered in makeshift chapels set up in tent cities that are housing some of the 55,000 people driven from their homes by Monday's 6.3-magnitude temblor.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
true or false: It's impossible to say
input hypothesis: Canada does not have radio stations
Context: "Edge of a Revolution" is a single by Canadian rock band Nickelback from their eighth studio album, "No Fixed Address". It was released as the album's lead single on August 18, 2014. It went for Active Rock adds on August 18, and was premiered on Clear Channel radio stations. It was released for sale on August 19, 2014. This was the first release under Nickelback's new label, Republic Records.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
true or false: | No |
(I) Use your fingers to wipe off grime to remove all moisture and debris. Cleaning the head of your sprinkler can take several minutes.. (II) Wipe the water off of the handle until all water comes off. Place a cap on the head of your sprinkler.. (III) Wipe it clean of any dirt, mud, silt, or other organic material. Inspect the sprinkler head.. (IV) The head should be clean, and the head should have a soapy film on it. This will prevent the water from evaporating out of the nozzle..Choose from options above and answer: What most naturally follows?
How to clean sprinkler heads
Wipe the sprinkler head clean.
Disconnect the unit from the water hose. Use a dry cloth to wipe the head of your sprinkler.
Answer: | (III) |
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Does this next sentence follow, given the preceding text?
The information on the site is now current
Available choices:
A). Yes;
B). It's impossible to say;
C). No; | A). |
Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to cheat at war commander on facebook
Navigate to the war commander page on the hacked files site at http: // www.hackedfiles.com/war-commander-hack-tool-cheats-2014 /.
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on " hack it now.
Enter the email address associated with your facebook account, then click " connect. | Enter your desired amount of war commander resources. You can add unlimited metal, power, oil, and coins to your war commander account. |
How to make movie butter for your popcorn
Choose your salt.
Many movie theaters use salt processed using the alberger process, as the many jagged edges on the salt crystals help it stick to the popcorn. Diamond crystal is the only consumer salt brand in the united states that uses this process.
OPTIONS:
- Peel and chop the onions and jalapeño. If you're using salt that's not raw, add 1/4 cup per pound of butter.
- Look in the grocery aisle of grocery stores or online for low-sodium sodium-free salt. All of these salt can be found at craft stores and online in larger quantities.
- Heavy salt tends to melt and break down more easily than light salt, and may lose its solid counterparts over time. Regular baking soda does all these things, but you will need a richer flavor.
- You can get a similar effect from extra-fine powdered salt, which is often sold as " popcorn salt " and stocked next to the popcorn. You can create powdered salt at home by grinding any salt in an electric coffee grinder, hand-turned salt mill, or mortar and pestle.
You can get a similar effect from extra-fine powdered salt, which is often sold as " popcorn salt " and stocked next to the popcorn. You can create powdered salt at home by grinding any salt in an electric coffee grinder, hand-turned salt mill, or mortar and pestle.
question: Complete the next sentence:
How to diagnose a fistula
Check for pain around the anus or genitals.
Pain and irritation are common symptoms of many types of fistulas. You may experience pain and swelling around anus, genitals, or the area between the genitals and anus (the perineum).
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- The pain may feel like a burning sensation or pain in your abdomen. Treat the issue immediately by touching or noticing any unusual itching.
- If the pain or irritation goes into the anal region, then you may have fistulas inside. Most fistulas will go away on their own and will not return.
- Anal fistulas may cause pain during bowel movements. Fistulas involving the vagina may cause pain during sexual intercourse.
- If you feel pain while trying to or to ejaculate, it's probably a sign of anus irritation. Pain around an anus could also be one of several other symptoms of fistulas.
answer: Anal fistulas may cause pain during bowel movements. Fistulas involving the vagina may cause pain during sexual intercourse.
Problem: Write the next sentence for:
How to start a finance company
Select a finance company specialty.
Finance companies tend to specialize in the types of loans they make as well as the customers they serve. The financial, marketing, and operational requirements vary from one specialty to another.
OPTIONS:
- For instance, an analysis of a company's history could allow you to learn more about how the consulting company may operate, as well as what financing is available. The industry and industry in which your company operates will affect more than just the market and management skills necessary to make the building and equipment of your company a viable choice.
- Focusing on a single business model is critical to the successful creation and operation of a new company. Private finance companies range from the local mortgage broker who specializes in refinancing or making new loans to homeowners to the factoring companies (factors) that acquire or finance account receivables for small businesses.
- If possible, choose an investment company by asking about what options and methods they had as a starting point. Know that a sole proprietorship, llc, or limited liability company is a good option.
- Try to take a survey with several similar businesses to find out which one best suits your needs. Choose a firm to start your business with..
Next sentence: Focusing on a single business model is critical to the successful creation and operation of a new company. Private finance companies range from the local mortgage broker who specializes in refinancing or making new loans to homeowners to the factoring companies (factors) that acquire or finance account receivables for small businesses.
context: A man in scuba gear enters the water while filming himself while holding a selfie stick. The diver films himself while diving underwater. the ddiver
OPTIONS:
- films a school of fish a nd bright yellow tropical fish.
- reappears quickly holding his camera, then the man underwater removes his sunglasses and then he goes back to deep swimming.
- is then seen again underwater, then under water.
- manipulates a paper ball in his hand as the moving silhouette of his body.
****
next sentence for the context: films a school of fish a nd bright yellow tropical fish.
IN: What happens next?
A large group of people are gathered on a track and field. an athlete
OPTIONS:
- plays the saxophone in the center of the field.
- runs in and make a jump onto a concrete platform.
- is shown arm wrestling with several other contestants.
- spins several times while holding a steel ball.
OUT: spins several times while holding a steel ball.
question: Complete the next sentence:
How to recognize signs of senile dementia
Check for memory loss.
Everyone forgets things from time to time. However, dementia sufferers may have difficulty remembering recent events or familiar routes and names.
OPTIONS:
- Symptoms commonly associated with dementia include : Memory loss: selective memory of information. More detailed information could be remembered later, but difficulty recall is more likely.
- Everyone's memory is different, and occasional forgetfulness is common among the general population. Family members and close friends typically will be the best judges of changes in behavior from what he or she was like previously.
- Some people who have dementia make bizarre or strange memories. For example, they may remember that you are going to their house only after they have returned from their vacation.
- One common symptom of senile dementia is a loss of memory. A person who stutters on words or can't think well may also suffer from memory impairment.
answer: | Everyone's memory is different, and occasional forgetfulness is common among the general population. Family members and close friends typically will be the best judges of changes in behavior from what he or she was like previously. |
Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Chandler will come off the bench for Wednesday's game against the Pistons while Greg Monroe draws the start, Keith Langlois of Pistons.com reports. The Suns' lineup continues to change, with Wednesday's switch-up resulting in Chandler coming off the pine. That said, it's possible he still sees significant run. Over the past four games, he's averaged 8.3 points and 8.3 rebounds across 23.0 minutes per contest.
Sentence: Pistons.com reports Greg Monroe draws the start.
Output: Yes
Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
How to determine if you have adult adhd<br>Be aware of being easily distracted. Difficulty concentrating, getting bored very quickly, and a short attention span are where the' attention deficit' part of the name adhd come from. You can determine if you have adult adhd if you notice how often you are distracted.
Sentence: Someone with Adult ADHD can have difficulty concentrating.
Output: Yes
Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Elly Griffiths is the pen name of Domenica de Rosa (born 17 august 1963, London), a British crime novelist. She has written two series as Griffiths to date, one featuring Ruth Galloway, the other featuring Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens and Max Mephisto.
Sentence: Elly Griffiths was born in the Fall
Output: No
Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
If we're an arrogant nation, they'll resent us. If we're a humble nation, but strong, they'll welcome us. And it's -- our nation stands alone right now in the world in terms of power, and that's why we have to be humble. And yet project strength in a way that promotes freedom.
Sentence: This person wants the country to project strength
Output: | Yes |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task.
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
The Glory of Melaka: In the early days, if you were not a pirate or a mosquito, Melaka was not much of a place to live. The land was infertile, just a swampy plain, the river small and sluggish. But it had a sheltered harbor, protected from the monsoons by neighboring Sumatra. Later, the strategic location and deep-water channel close to the coast brought in the bigger vessels of the trade-wind traffic crossing the Indian Ocean. The first to realize the larger commercial potential, as so often throughout the country's subsequent history, were the Chinese. In 1409, under a new directive from Emperor Chu Ti to pursue trade in the South Seas and the Indian Ocean, a Chinese fleet of 50 ships headed by Admiral Cheng Ho called in at Melaka. They made Parameswara an offer he could not refuse: port facilities and an annual financial tribute in exchange for Chinese protection against the marauding Thais. In 1411, Parameswara took the money to Beijing himself, and the emperor gratefully made him a vassal king. Twenty years later, the Chinese withdrew again from the South Seas trade. The new ruler of Melaka, Sri Maharajah, switched his allegiance to the Muslim trading fraternity by marrying into the Muslim faith, wedding the daughter of a sultan in Sumatra. Islam won its place in Malaya not by conquest — as had been the case in North Africa and Europe — but by trade, dynastic alliances, and peaceful preaching. Bengali peddlers had already brought the faith to the east coast. In Melaka and throughout the peninsula, Islam thrived as a strong, male-dominated religion of individuality, offering dynamic leadership and preaching brotherhood and self-reliance — all qualities ideally suited to the coastal trade. At the same time, Sufi mystics synthesized Islamic teaching with local Malay traditions of animistic magic and charisma, though Islam did not become the state religion until Muzaffar Shah became sultan of Melaka (1446–1459). But the key figure in the sultanate was Tun Perak, bendahara (prime minister) and military commander. He expanded Melaka's power along the west coast and down to Singapore and the neighboring Bintan islands. He also had orang laut pirates patrolling the seas to extort tribute from passing ships. After Ailied district chiefs had repelled assaults from Thai-controlled armies from Pahang, Tun Perak personally led a famous victory over a Thai fleet off Batu Pahat in 1456. <sep>Describe the land of Melaka<sep>Swampy; sheltered harbor to protect from monsoons; but overall unpleasant
Output: | Yes |
Cyprus International Football Tournaments is annual winter association football friendly competition for national teams that take place in Cyprus. Traditionally held in February as a friendly tournament since at least 1997. Played in two parallel groups in 2006.
Can we infer the following?
the agent is aged 37 | It's impossible to say |
Write the next sentence in the following story.
How to write with a feather quill
Use a cushion.
Place a flat felt cushion under the paper. This will keep the quill nib sharper longer.
Select from the following. (A). You can use fibers from old socks to hold the feather quill, or you can use other soft materials such as newspaper or paper towels. A leaf protector keeps water off the quill.. (B). Also, the padded side of the cushion will be cut out of the edge of the paper. You can fold your paper in half or in thirds as you're writing and flip the paper side up, then lay the quills side down.. (C). A quill pen can only be sharpened so many times before it becomes unusable. Pens that don't have to be sharpened as often will last longer.. (D). It will also help prevent scratching from paper or other hard surfaces that can damage the quill. For an efficient method, you can use an extra kitchen napkin, and have a cushion in stock so that you can also use the napkin... The answer should be | (C). |
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
[EX Q]: Independence with Partition: The British began to see India's independence as inevitable; however, only a few seemed to understand the vital role of the religious groups. Britain prepared a parliamentary democracy with majority rule, but the majority were Hindus — and Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs had been killing each other in war for many centuries. Nehru's Congress Party, largely Hindu with a socialist leadership, wanted a parliamentary democracy. As counterweight, British legislation reserved parliamentary seats for religious minorities, but the Punjab and Bengal had such a complicated mixture of Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs that it was not possible to avoid fights over how separate constituencies were to be formed. The seeds of future trouble were sown. The legislation on reserving seats gave the Muslims the basis for an alternative to an India in which they were only a quarter of the population: Partition. In 1930, the poet Muhammad Iqbal proposed a separate Muslim homeland in the northwest of India. A small group of Indian Muslims at Cambridge came up with the name Pakistan, using the initials of the Punjab, Afghania (N.W. Frontier Province), Kashmir, and Sind (at the same time producing the word pak, meaning "pure"), and adding "stan," the Persian suffix for the word "country. " The Muslim campaign for Partition was led by London-trained Bombay lawyer, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Meanwhile, Gandhi vehemently opposed any dismemberment of the country, and tried to keep people united by fasting to uphold the spirit of love, and by focussing on the common adversary: the British. Advocating civil disobedience, he led his famous Salt March to the sea, to scoop up salt and circumvent the hated British salt tax. This put more than 60,000 in jail. Against this militancy, World War II did not elicit the solidarity of the first. Indians courageously fought alongside the British troops, in Burma, the Middle East, and Europe, but Gandhi saw the British as a provocation for Japanese invasion and was jailed yet again, for launching a "Quit India" campaign in the year 1942. Some anti-British extremists saw the Japanese as an Asian liberator. Winston Churchill didn't want any Indian independence and so it was probably as well for India that he was defeated by Attlee's Labor Party in 1945. With riots growing ever more bloody in Bengal, Bihar, and the Punjab, India's last viceroy, Lord Mountbatten, kept a mandate to make the British departure as quick and as smooth as possible. Quick it was — six months after his arrival — but not smooth. <sep>In 1930, the poet Muhammad Iqbal proposed a separate Muslim homeland in the northwest of India. This proposal began the birth of what country?<sep>Pakistan
[EX A]: Yes
[EX Q]: Static electricity is like a teeter-totter. What happens if a teeter-totter is balanced? Correct! It does not move. What about when its not balanced? Yes, it will now begin to move. Charges move when they are not balanced. Charges can build up by friction. Maybe you rub your feet on a wool mat or carpet. Rubber soled shoes readily gain charges. The wool carpet easily gives up charges. The two items become unbalanced. One item has a positive charge. The other has a negative charge. The difference in charge is called static electricity. Just like the teeter-totter, something is going to move. Positive charges build up on the mat. Negative charges build up on you. <sep>When static electricity is balanced like a teeter-totter, what happens?<sep>"It does not move."
[EX A]: Yes
[EX Q]: I had drunk too much, I confess, though we all had. Somehow, Tasha and I began to argue the worth of Solevgrad jazz, as inconsequential a topic as I can imagine. She had studied it in school, so she thought herself as an expert. I once had a neighbor who played it constantly, loudly, and badly, so I thought I knew it better. Malaquez tried to mediate, but I saw him as siding with Tasha. So, I think, did she. The subject shifted from music to Tasha's obsession with fame, undoubtedly by a leap that I made. She had no choice but to follow. (I do not remember any of this well, just now, nor do I care to. Those who are truly curious may look at the last act of "Captured Moments.") I remember suggesting, with characteristic tact, that she add Emil to her small list of major accomplishments. Malaquez glanced away, embarrassed. Tasha looked at me as if to say, "I will." She said, "I feel sorry for you, Nardo. I'll see Emil home." "Yes," I said, "Do that," and did not care what she did, or why. Emil asked, "You're all right?" I muttered something he must have interpreted as assent. They both walked up to Emil's home while I watched the scarlet moonlight ripple on distant waves. Disgusted with Tasha but more disgusted with myself, I finally realized she would not return that night and went into The Sleeping Flamingo to drink myself to sleep. She had not come home when I woke in mid-morning. <sep>What subject did Tasha study in school?<sep>Psychology
[EX A]: | No
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Q: 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 United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and various minor islands. The 48 contiguous states and Washington, D.C., are in central North America between Canada and Mexico; the two other states, Alaska and Hawaii, are in the northwestern part of North America and an archipelago in the mid-Pacific, respectively, while the territories are scattered throughout the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
A: | is washington dc one of the 52 states |
A young child is seen using an elliptical while watching a computer video in front of her. the girl
OPTIONS:
- controls the moves on the video using the machine while the camera zooms in and out of the area.
- continues floating around the room while using the elliptical.
- continues floating as she's showing how to use the machine.
- then continues to play the game while speaking to the camera in the end.
controls the moves on the video using the machine while the camera zooms in and out of the area.
How to try compassion meditation
Start in a comfortable place.
To start compassion meditation, you should be in a quiet, calm environment. This may be a room in your home or a relaxing place outside.
OPTIONS:
- Here are some good places to start : The living room, your bedroom, or any place where you are alone. You may also try the bathroom or any other comfortable space you have.
- Make sure you are not disturbed by others. Get into a comfortable position that you can relax in.
- Try to find a spot where you can focus fully on your breathing and your thoughts. Place your feet on a table in front of you and a block of support behind your back.
- Find a quiet space that has little to no noise but no distractions. Try sitting on a chair or in a lying position that will not make noise or distraction you from your meditation.
Make sure you are not disturbed by others. Get into a comfortable position that you can relax in.
How to do micro braids
Buy approximately 5 packages of synthetic braiding hair.
Go to your local hair care store, and you can find extensions for your hair of all different colors and textures. Choose whatever type of synthetic braiding hair suits your liking.
OPTIONS:
- Some popular brands for micro braiding are wet and wavy and milky way que. Find a comb with sectioning tool.
- Cut 1 cup (240 ml) of hair into a single ponytail. Use a comb or scissors to cut the loose parts into 1 inch sections and braid the rest.
- Braid braids start at hairline and deepen as it grows. These add a fluffier, yet chic look to your hair.
- Look for extensions that look like traditional braids to buy. Fuchsia bristled braid is a traditional weave, and hence it can be easily sold in stores.
Some popular brands for micro braiding are wet and wavy and milky way que. Find a comb with sectioning tool.
A man and a little boy are mowing a lawn. The man pushes the real mower back and forth. the little boy
OPTIONS:
- lets go of the real mower and touches the glass.
- quickly increased the speed once again.
- stops mowing and waits for his turn.
- follows him with a toy mower.
| follows him with a toy mower. |
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Q: The portion of the marginal cost curve above its intersection with the average variable cost curve is the supply curve for a firm operating in a perfectly competitive market. (the portion of the MC curve below its intersection with the AVC curve is not part of the supply curve because a firm would not operate at price below the shutdown point) This is not true for firms operating in other market structures. For example, while a monopoly ``has'' an MC curve it does not have a supply curve. In a perfectly competitive market, a supply curve shows the quantity a seller's willing and able to supply at each price -- for each price, there is a unique quantity that would be supplied. The one-to-one relationship simply is absent in the case of a monopoly. With a monopoly, there could be an infinite number of prices associated with a given quantity. It all depends on the shape and position of the demand curve and its accompanying marginal revenue curve.
A: | is the marginal cost curve the supply curve? |
Q: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Starting in 1996, Alexa Internet has been donating their crawl data to the Internet Archive. Flowing in every day, these data are added to the Wayback Machine after an embargo period. ||||| Phil Elliott Publisher, GamesIndustry.biz Thursday 3rd December 2009 Share this article Share
Companies in this article Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts is to stand by shamed golf star Tiger Woods, following the public apology made to his family over personal "transgressions".
Woods, who was the first golfer to hit the USD 1 billion career earnings mark three months ago, has been surrounded by a frenzy of speculation since he was admitted to hospital following a car accident outside his home in Florida at the weekend.
Initially the star criticised "malicious" and "irresponsible" rumours that then circulated about his personal life, but performed a U-turn yesterday with a statement posted on his website.
"I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart," read part of the text. "I have not been true to my values and the behaviour my family deserves. I am not without faults and I am far short of perfect. I am dealing with my behaviour and personal failings behind closed doors with my family. Those feelings should be shared by us alone."
However, despite further speculation that several of his lucrative backers might decide to withdraw their financial support following the admission, EA has told GamesIndustry.biz that its relationship with the golfer remains "unchanged".
"Our strong relationship with Tiger for more than a decade remains unchanged," read a statement. "We respect Tiger's privacy, we wish him a fast recovery and we look forward to seeing him back on the golf course."
The Tiger Woods franchise has been one of EA Sports' pillar products over the years, alongside the FIFA and Madden titles. |||||
A: | Electronic Arts just may be the corporate sponsor most shaken up by the Tiger Woods scandal. It's put out no fewer than 12 titles under his name in the past decade, making it one of the top-selling sports games out there, writes Dean Takahashi at Venture Beat. The company says it is sticking by Woods. "But if the games bearing Woods’ name fail to sell, you can bet that EA will find a new cover athlete," writes Takahashi. Mike Ozanian at Forbes goes further. "Sponsors like Gillette and Electronic Arts are going to drop Tiger Woods regardless of what they are saying now." And don't expect any golfer to replace him as a sales generator. "According to E Poll Market Research, aside from Tiger, they generate no buzz with consumers." |
context: How to lobby for a nonprofit organization
Contact legislators regarding specific bills.
The clearest example of direct lobbying occurs when you contact state, local, or national representatives and urge them to vote in a particular way on a particular piece of legislation.
If you contact them in the name of your nonprofit organization, the irs considers you to be lobbying on behalf of that organization directly.
****
next sentence for the context: You'll have to keep track of all costs associated with that lobbying effort. Communicating with legislative staff is considered the same as talking to that legislator in person.
context: How to sell a timeshare for free
Review your agreement.
Before you can sell your timeshare, take some time to review your agreement. This will make your rights as a timeshare owner apparent.
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next sentence for the context: You will know whether or not you can sell the timeshare. If you have a deeded timeshare, you are considered an exclusive owner of the property.
context: . a view of a very large diving platform with different heights
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next sentence for the context: is shown and people around the pool are walking.
context: How to prevent electrical accidents with hand tools
Never use any electrical hand tool that does not carry the underwriters laboratories seal of approval.
This seal indicates the tool has undergone extensive testing and has been found to be safe when properly maintained.
Older tools with a two-wire design should be immediately upgraded to a three-wire system by qualified personnel.
****
next sentence for the context: | If your tool cannot be upgraded, discard it. Most power tools in use today have a three-wire system. |
German Siemens and ThyssenKrupp may sell relevant core technology to China, which owns the first commercially operated maglev line.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
the agent is aged 22
(i). Yes; (ii). It's impossible to say; (iii). No; | (ii). |
Q: America aids the less fortunate
A U.S. military transport plane carrying humanitarian aid meant for Venezuelans landed in the Colombian border city of Cucuta on Saturday, where food and medicine are being stored amid uncertainty over how and where aid will be distributed. Havovi Cooper reports.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
In the early hours of April 15, 1912, the British luxury liner Titanic sank in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland, less than three hours after striking an iceberg.
the British luxury liner Titanic hit an iceberg in april 1915 OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
input hypothesis: On the maturity date of a bond, you receive the face value, plus the interest it earned.
Context: How to calculate an apy of a bond<br>Analyze the terms of a bond. The amount you invest is called the " face value " of the bond, while the interest rate is called the " coupon rate. " the maturity date is the date you receive repayment of the amount you invested plus the interest owed to you.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
true or false: Yes
Context:
James Robert Strain, known as Dr. Jimmy Strain (August 28, 1926 – December 30, 1973), was a pediatrician from Shreveport, Louisiana, who served as a Democrat in the Louisiana House of Representatives for a single term from 1968 to 1972, during the second administration of Governor John McKeithen.
Hypothesis: Strain died at the age of 47. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Yes
Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
The night was very calm and still .<br>Not a breath of wind stirred .<br>The moonshine was the brightest I had ever seen .<br>In the middle of the garden , where the shadow of the poplars did not fall , it was almost as bright as day .<br>One could have read fine print .
Sentence: There was large print also, and it was also easy to read.
Output: It's impossible to say
Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
How to own and love a pit bull dog<br>Make sure you can properly care for your pit bull. Pit bulls can make great companions and wonderful additions to your family. However, you'll need to be able to meet the demands that proper pit bull care will call for.
Sentence: Pit Bulls get along with everybody
Output: | It's impossible to say |
That's right. All that I'm suggesting is, here is a plain meaning of the term that gives effect to the constitutional limit in a way that assures that, in fact, the limit is respected, contrary to the Government's argument, which, in effect, permits Congress the power perpetually to extend terms. If I may reserve the remainder of my time.
Choose your answer: based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "The government is very powerful"?
Available choices: (I) Yes; (II) It's impossible to say; (III) No;
I think the answer is | (II) |
Meredith Ann Baxter (born June 21, 1947) is an American actress and producer. She is known for her roles on the ABC drama series "Family" (1976–80) and the NBC sitcom "Family Ties" (1982–89), credited as Meredith Baxter-Birney. A five-time Emmy Award nominee, one of her nominations was for playing the title role in the 1992 TV film "A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story".
Can we infer the following?
Meredith Baxter was not born in the year eighteen hundred forty seven. | Yes |
Q: 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".
Madame White Snake: East Asian Femme Fatale of Old The Chinese legend of Madame White Snake, the snake demon that takes human form and becomes the wife of a man, has exerted a lasting influence over East Asian folktales and fiction for centuries. Two quintessential novellas, "The Lust of the White Serpant" from Ugetsu Monogatari by the Japanese author Ueda Akinari and "Eternal Prisoner under Thunder Peak Pagoda" a traditional Chinese story, are both relatively complex and demonstrate not only the evolution of the White Snake figure to become a more believable human, but also what aspects may have given her enduring appeal. While both these stories are ostensibly morality tales about the dangerous beauty of this femme fatale, the true source of pleasure from these narratives is the femme fatale's transgressive behavior, not her eventual punishment for it. Early tales of Madame White Snake appeared in China as early as the Song Dynasty, and initially her portrayal was fairly direct, as a villainous demon who drains the life force out of her human husband. But over time, characterizations of her became more complex, and the persona of Madame White Snake became more sympathetic, and perhaps even a model of the ideal Confucian wife, particularly in "Pagoda". Whalen Lai notes, "She was a loving wife, a caring mother, rescuer of her family from the first flood, and, at that point, a general benefactor of man. She took on the virtues of a traditional Chinese female, particularly forbearance". But if she were really an ideal wife, why could she not live happily with her human mate? Her dangerous sexuality is the key. Femme fatale might seem an unusual term to apply to a character from pre-modern Chinese and Japanese literature who may exemplify the virtues of an ideal Confucian wife, since it is primarily associated with film characters, particularly those of the film noir genre. But this term, which is relatively speaking, a neologism (The earliest uses were around the beginning of the 20th century <sep>What novellas are morality tales about Asia's Femme Fatale White Snake?<sep>"The Lust of the White Snake" and "Eternal Prisoner under Thunder Peak Pagoda"
A: | Yes |
"Mirror Mirror" is a song recorded by pop band M2M, composed of singers Marion Raven and Marit Larsen. It was the second single from their debut album, "Shades of Purple". The song reached No. 13 in Canada, No. 30 in Australia and No. 62 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was certified gold in the US, selling over 600,000 units.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
Mirror Mirror sold only 500,000 copies.
Pick your answer from:
+Yes
+It's impossible to say
+No | No |
Part 1. Definition
In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Part 2. Example
The Inheritance Cycle is a series of fantasy books written by Christopher Paolini.
Answer: The Inheritance Cycle is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini.
Explanation: The output sentence elaborates on the input sentence without changing its general meaning e.g. "tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels".
Part 3. Exercise
The 14th century is the century from 1301 to 1400 .
Answer: | As a means of recording the passage of time , the 14th century was a century lasting from January 1 , 1301 , to December 31 , 1400 . |
Part 1. Definition
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Part 2. Example
Powdered sugar, also called confectioners' sugar, icing sugar, and icing cake, is a finely ground sugar produced by milling granulated sugar into a powdered state. It usually contains a small amount of anti-caking agent to prevent clumping and improve flow. Although most often produced in a factory, powdered sugar can also be made by processing ordinary granulated sugar in a coffee grinder, or by crushing it by hand in a mortar and pestle.
Answer: is confectionary sugar the same as powdered sugar?
Explanation: The question is a yes/no question, and it is answerable based on the given passage.
Part 3. Exercise
In baseball, to tag up is for a baserunner to retouch or remain on their starting base (the time-of-pitch base) until (after) the ball either lands in fair territory or is first touched by a fielder. By rule, baserunners must tag up when a fly ball is caught in flight by a fielder. After a legal tag up, runners are free to attempt to advance, even if the ball was caught in foul territory. On long fly ball outs, runners can often gain a base; when a runner scores by these means, this is called a sacrifice fly. On short fly balls, runners seldom attempt to advance after tagging up, due to the high risk of being thrown out.
Answer: | can you tag up on an infield fly? |
I would agree. And I also agree that most police officers, of course, are doing a good job and hate this practice also. I talked to an African-American police officer in Springfield, Massachusetts not long ago who raised this question and said that in his opinion one of the biggest solutions is in the training.
All Police Officers in Springfield, Massachusetts need training OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Ilion Animation Studios is a Spanish animation studio based in Madrid, Spain. The studio was established by the founders of Pyro Studios, a video game development studio, to create computer-animated movies for theatrical release. Ilion produced the CGI-animated film, "Planet 51".
Madrid has an animation studio. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
Prosecutors were still expected to unseal an 11-count manslaughter indictment against the ferry's captain, Michael Gansas.
Prosecutors lose too many cases. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | It's impossible to say |
Q: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
What was the dominate force in the post Mughal era?, Context: The post-Mughal era was dominated by the rise of the Maratha suzerainty as other small regional states (mostly late Mughal tributary states) emerged, and also by the increasing activities of European powers. There is no doubt that the single most important power to emerge in the long twilight of the Mughal dynasty was the Maratha confederacy. The Maratha kingdom was founded and consolidated by Chatrapati Shivaji, a Maratha aristocrat of the Bhonsle clan who was determined to establish Hindavi Swarajya. Sir J.N. Sarkar described Shivaji as "the last great constructive genius and nation builder that the Hindu race has produced". However, the credit for making the Marathas formidable power nationally goes to Peshwa Bajirao I. Historian K.K. Datta wrote about Bajirao I:
A: | European powers |
What is the most logical next event?
How to make turkey ahead of time
Select your turkey.
The size of the turkey you need depends on the size of the crowd you're feeding. If you're just buying dinner for yourself, you can stick with a small turkey.
Pick from: -- If you're planning a different event, a smaller turkey may be more appropriate. People need about 1.5 to 1.5 pounds (1.2 to 1.9 kg) for men and 1.6 to 1.3 pounds (1.8 to 1.6 kg) for women. -- However, if a group of people wants a smaller, larger turkey, a big turkey will usually be better. The smaller the group, the bigger the turkey you will need. -- But if you're cooking the bird for a family get-together, you'll need a larger turkey. Generally, you'll need about 1.5 pounds of turkey per person. -- If you're serving a nice meal in a larger group, like an easter dinner, you can sacrifice a turkey with a bigger size and then add plenty of extras along the way to give them something to eat. Try to choose how many chicken bowls you think you can accommodate the turkey. | But if you're cooking the bird for a family get-together, you'll need a larger turkey. Generally, you'll need about 1.5 pounds of turkey per person. |
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: During his sophomore year , in a game against Alabama , " Dodd threw a touchdown pass in that game to tie Alabama , 13 – 13 .
A: | During his sophomore year , his first year on the varsity , Dodd was the difference in the rivalry game against Alabama in Tuscaloosa , " Dodd threw a touchdown pass in that game to tie Alabama , 13 – 13 . |
[Q]: How to grow tomatoes indoors<br>Choose a suitable variety. You have some choice when it comes to tomatoes, especially between determinate (bush) and indeterminate (vining) varieties. Both will have advantages for indoor gardens, so think about which kind is best for your purposes. There are disadvantages to growing both vining and bush tomatoes indoors
[A]: It's impossible to say
[Q]: Our country has been very active with regular conversations with the leaders there. And we just have to take it day-to-day right now. But one thing I would say where diplomacy is concerned, Israel should feel absolutely secure about one thing. Our bonds with Israel are larger than agreements or disagreements on some details of diplomatic initiatives. Our country is on planet earth
[A]: Yes
[Q]: How to start a sports blog<br>Decide how you want your blog to look. It's important to decide how you want your blog to appear, because in part this will determine how your blog is consumed. You might want a more visually-oriented blog, posting screenshots of scoreboards or photos from a game, for example. Don't try to think about it.
[A]: No
[Q]: How to enter safe mode on a playstation 3<br>Know when to use safe mode. This is a good choice if : [substeps] Your ps3 starts up but the xmb menu doesn't come up (you only see the wave screen, instead). Your ps3 starts up but nothing happens on the screen. PS3 has an appropriate time for safe mode.
[A]: | Yes |
What happens next in this paragraph?
How to buy a home with a land contract
Learn about the concept.
A land contract is when a homeowner agrees to sell a home directly to the buyer, with the terms for the deal set privately by the buyer and the seller. This allows for flexibility in setting up an agreeable payment schedule and permits the sale of homes to individuals with bad credit.
Pick your answer from:
[A]. A land contract includes the following provisions : The buyer agrees to pay a percentage of the purchase price. The seller agrees to pay the purchase price in repayment and whatever is due to the buyer in the sale.;
[B]. Typically full payment is expected quicker than would be the case with a traditional mortgage, but the period of repayment is usually at least five years. The buyer lives in the house while he or she is completing payment on the property.;
[C]. Conduct business on an established bank account. This will allow the buyer and seller to use the proceeds to purchase new homes with favorable terms.;
[D]. Most real estate companies, though, will rent a home with a land contract in addition to paying off the mortgage, usually at a percentage of the purchase price. In exchange, the seller does the same for the buyer.; | [B]. |
Teacher: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.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: The Istanbul Pogrom was a pogrom directed primarily against the Istanbul 's Greek minority on September 6 and 7 , 1955 .
Student: | The Istanbul pogrom , also known as the Istanbul riots or September events ( " Septemvriana " , " Events of September " ; , " Events of September 6 – 7 " ) , were organized mob attacks directed primarily at Istanbul 's Greek minority on 6 – 7 September 1955 . |
[Q]: Fred buys a car<br>Fred knew he needed a new car. The one he had was starting to fall apart. One day fred's old car blew up with the engine smoking. Fred decided to get a tow truck to a dealership. Fred found the first car he could see and signed the lease. His old car blew up one day.
[A]: Yes
[Q]: LONDON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The Paragon Group of Companies PLC : * Paragon grp of co’s - response to press speculation * Notes the recent press speculation * Paragon - confirms that it is in the early stages of considering the acquisition of Hampshire trust plc, * No certainty that a transaction will be concluded Paragon confirms that is is in the late stages of considering the acquisition of Hampshire Trust plc
[A]: No
[Q]: None Chicago Bears punter Adam Podlesh (8) takes a snap before punting the ball in the first half of an NFL football game against the St. Louis Rams in Chicago, on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. Podlesh was a standout player at Pittsford before going on to punt for the University of Maryland and in the NFL. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Adam didnt start playing football until 2012
[A]: No
[Q]: How to train big dogs<br>Start early. Although this may not always be an option, starting the dog training process when your dog is less than 1 year old is ideal, especially when it comes to large dogs. Plan to begin training your dog as soon as you bring it home, which may be as early as 8 weeks. Dogs should start training after their 1st birthday.
[A]: | No |
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to know if someone blocked you on apple messages
Open the messages app.
Looking at message information is not as reliable of an indicator as using test calls. However, some information displayed underneath imessages can be helpful in determining if someone has blocked you.
OPTIONS:
- You may find a text from a friend you don't recognize from your company. This text is a good indicator that the person isn't your enemy.
- Open the conversation with the suspected blocker. Check underneath the last message you sent.
- Number-number the number in question. Phone numbers change by the number of friends, family members, etc.
- Unfollow each sender. This generally occurs when messages are finished updating, not before.
OUT: Open the conversation with the suspected blocker. Check underneath the last message you sent.
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to earn badges on yelp
Understand some of the names of some of the most-common and best obtained badges.
Learn how to check in with the yelp mobile application.
Check into any business.
OPTIONS:
- Make sure all your accounts are checking. Select any badge you want that will sell you to the person you chose for your code.
- You may also see an advertisement when you open a business. Pay attention to the most sought-after badges.
- For your very first check-in on yelp, you'll happily be rewarded with the " rookie " badge. Learn how to find and write a business review on yelp.
- Check the changes and edit changes that are made during the drive, the upgrades to recipes, how your code went back up later, the latest news, dishes, etc. Though you may not know how the changes are made, you can find out by checking the " register " link on the application.
OUT: For your very first check-in on yelp, you'll happily be rewarded with the " rookie " badge. Learn how to find and write a business review on yelp.
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to groom a cockatiel
Provide a small dish for the bird to clean itself.
Birds often enjoy bathing themselves and keeping clean. Offer your bird a small dish or bowl filled halfway with lukewarm, chlorine-free, filtered water.
OPTIONS:
- Place wet feet in the dish and fill it halfway with your wet hands. Allow your bird to handle this dish for up to 15 to 20 minutes.
- Try your best to mimic this pet's favorite behaviour. Use a feather comb to brush the cockatiel's hair.
- This will be your bird's' water' during the day. Besides ensuring your bird stays hydrated, it also protects it from illness and especially from cuts to the body.
- Use a ceramic bowl; the heavier weight will prevent the bird from spilling it or knocking it about. Remove and clean the dish when the cockatiel has completed its grooming routine.
OUT: | Use a ceramic bowl; the heavier weight will prevent the bird from spilling it or knocking it about. Remove and clean the dish when the cockatiel has completed its grooming routine. |
How to choose a criminal defense lawyer<br>Understand your situation. When you are charged with a crime, you are being held responsible for a violation of a public law. In a civil case you can be forced to pay money.
This context is about hiring a civil defense lawyer OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
How to make eyeliner<br>Buy some activated charcoal. Activated charcoal is available at drug stores and natural health stores. It's commonly used as a remedy for indigestion, so it usually comes in the form of capsules.
eyeliner is impossible to make by yourself OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
How to install microsoft security essentials to your computer<br>Visit the security essentials website. It should be the first result for " microsoft security essentials " in any web search. Security essentials is a free program for windows that protects against malwares and viruses.
Security essentials is a free program for television that protects against malwares and viruses. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | No |
[Q]: That theory, a concept first proposed by Albert Einstein and often reiterated by British astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, seeks to find a single set of equations that can explain all the fundamental forces in the universe: gravity, electromagnetism, and the strong and weak interactive forces among subnuclear particles. electromagnetism is not a fundamental universal force.
[A]: No
[Q]: Daniel Dwayne Simmons III (born March 21, 1995), better known by his stage name Diggy Simmons or commonly just Diggy, is an American rapper, singer, model, and actor and the fourth child of Joseph "Rev. Run" Simmons of Run DMC. He along with his parents and five siblings, were the primary subjects of the MTV reality television show Run's House. Diggy was also the youngest member of Lupe Fiasco's short-lived rap collective, All City Chess Club. Daniel Dwayne Simmons could sing international music
[A]: It's impossible to say
[Q]: California Sunrise<br>There I was sitting at the beach on a beautiful California morning. Breathing the beautiful site and taking in the waves hitting shore. The rain started, which reminded me it was time for work. Stuck in a box all day waiting for my freedom, I could still see hope. I returned to the beach after work and realized, I always had a choice. He realized he never had a choice.
[A]: No
[Q]: 1 of 5 Courtesy of Clarkson Potter Salads for every taste Sure, we all know salad is the ultimate diet dish. But chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten shows us how super-easy, unexpected mixes of seasonal vegetables can make this stay-slim staple taste like a treat. Toss produce in no-fuss homemade dressing, and you have a side salad that can double as a light lunch. With heart-healthy olive oil and fiber-rich veggies, these dishes will fill you upand their amazing flavors will make you feel like you've just splurged on a four-star meal. Beets are a common ingredient in Clarkson Potter Salads.
[A]: | It's impossible to say |
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: How to use a graphic flight computer to find ground speed and true heading<br>Align the wind direction under the " true index " mark by rotating the azimuth plate. If the winds are from 330 ° at 20 knots, align 330 under the true index. Align the grid so the center grommet is over one of the heavy lines.
Hypothesis: To find ground speed using a flight computer slide the azimuth plate to align the wind direction.
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: We've come, gentlemen, to our last question. And it occurred to me as I came to this debate tonight that the three of us share something. All three of us are surrounded by very strong women. We're all married to strong women. Each of us have two daughters that make us very proud.
Hypothesis: The man he is talking to is single
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: Green Day, who arrived at the venue in the vintage green convertible from their gritty "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" video, won best rock video and video of the year for the clip and two of their leading eight nominations.
Hypothesis: "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" is banned in Tibet.
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: | Context: In the early hours of April 15, 1912, the British luxury liner Titanic sank in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland, less than three hours after striking an iceberg.
Hypothesis: The titanic sank in the south pacific |
IN: What happens next?
How to buy then sell a car impounded by the police
Weigh the advantages and disadvantages of attending live and internet auctions.
Decide if attending a live auction is the right choice for you. Attending a live auction will allow you to see and inspect the cars.
OPTIONS:
- The auctioneer will be able to show you how many cars they have now and narrow down the selection of vehicles. Consider the benefits or disadvantages of attending live auctions.
- Live auctions are usually quiet, family-friendly and usually run on the weekend. The price of a live auction can vary widely across countries, between local police and local indian cities, but is usually between 5 and 20% of the usual price.
- You can also play a clue game to determine which car you would like to purchase as well as deciding if the vehicle you want is worth enough to purchase. Simply pay attention to vehicle-specific characteristics such as age, service model, weight, mileage, and vin if driving a car it may be worth more to purchase a specific vehicle.
- However, attending a live auction will take up more of your time than an internet auction. The drive time and time spent at the auction will take up most, if not all, of a day.
OUT: However, attending a live auction will take up more of your time than an internet auction. The drive time and time spent at the auction will take up most, if not all, of a day.
IN: What happens next?
After, the man skateboard free in the road with other boys, until arrive all skateboarders to an street intersection. then
OPTIONS:
- , the skateboarders jump on a small ramp, and then skateboard very fast down a street until stop in a court.
- , a man with a little boy skateboard and skateboards with other older people.
- , the man then miss the skateboarding company.
- , a man shaves on street and although fall but stay on his skateboard.
OUT: , the skateboarders jump on a small ramp, and then skateboard very fast down a street until stop in a court.
IN: What happens next?
A person is standing in front of a sink. They put soap on their hands and scrub them together. they
OPTIONS:
- turn the faucet on and rinse their hands off.
- step into a pan and then grab eggs and put on a strainer.
- then take a sheet and squeeze it around their face.
- turn around and take a shower in the sink.
OUT: | turn the faucet on and rinse their hands off. |
Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to use windows server 2003
Understand the functions your windows 2003 server can perform.
You can set it up as a domain controller and configure active directory server to manage users and on the network. This gives you a management tool for managing user passwords, login scripts and group membership. | Groups and organizational units are configured in active directory to have access and privileges on network resources. The server can also run as a dns server to make it easier for computers on the network to find network resources. |
Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Once again I will admonish all members that if they are going to stretch the credibility of their argument on Bill C-4 by referring to other issues, which is certainly their privilege, it would be best to use some imagination and to be sure to continue to come to a touchstone and not to challenge the Chair by forcing the Chair to make a ruling.
Sentence: The Chair cannot make a ruling.
Output: No
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
Jusman Syafii Djamal, minister of transport for Indonesia, has recommended that local airlines should not purchase aircraft from European manufacturers, such as Airbus. It is a direct response to the decision of the European Union (EU) to add all 51 of Indonesia's air carriers to the list of air carriers banned in the EU. The EU made the decision to ban the Indonesian air traffic due to a string of accidents in the country, including two major disasters this year - the losses of Adam Air Flight 574 and Garuda Indonesia Flight 200, which killed 102 and 21 people respectively.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: Jusman Syafii Djamal has some advice.
****
Answer:
Yes
[Q]: How to identify poison oak<br>Learn about poison oak. Poison oak is similar to its close relatives poison ivy and poison sumac because they are all members of the same botanical family. The most common type of poison oak, known as western poison oak, grows most commonly along the pacific coast in oregon, washington, and california. Poison oak is easily treated OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: It's impossible to say
Problem: Thank you for visiting our website. Since you landed on this page you are looking for the solutions to Mirror Cryptic December 11th 2017 Crossword and you are in luck! We have just updated our site with the latest answers so without wasting time, scroll down and find the clue that you are looking for. Click any of the clues to reveal the answer and see the rest of the solutions from other publishers too.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "The site has been updated since 16"? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Q: tina is a mother
The Birthday Cake<br>Tina was shopping for her son's first birthday. She had everything she needed except for the perfect cake. She was perusing the shelves but nothing stood out. Luckily the baker offered to show her some special new cakes. Tina found the perfect one for her son and thanked the baker.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
Q: Grate 'em up until you get the consistency of undercooked curry.
How to make a healthy fruit smoothie<br>Put the oats and chia seeds into the blender. Grate 'em up until you get the consistency of flour--in other words, till they're near powder. Add milk and yogurt.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | No |
Teacher:In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: Norman Barkman (left) and Luke Monias were switched at birth 40 years ago, DNA tests have revealed. | John Woods/CP
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WINNIPEG — Two men from a remote Manitoba First Nation received "shocking and unbelievable" news this week that they were switched at birth 40 years ago and were raised by each other's families.
Luke Monias and Norman Barkman said Friday they want an investigation into what caused the mix-up at a federally run hospital in Norway House in June 1975.
"I just want to know what happened 40 years ago. It's hard,'' Barkman said Friday between long pauses, his voice breaking. "I just want to know what happened."
"I would like some answers for me and my family," Monias said.
Provincial Aboriginal Affairs Minister Eric Robinson held a news conference in Winnipeg to explain that DNA tests show the men were given to the wrong families after their mothers gave birth.
The two were born on the same day to families from Garden Hill, a fly-in community 400 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg.
Growing up, they were often told they looked more like the other boy's family, Monias said.
"I thought it was like a joke or rumours. I didn't take it seriously until recently."
Norman Barkman (left) and Luke Monias (centre) look down at a photo of Rebecca Barkman.
Last summer, needing to know once and for all who his actual parents were, Monias contacted Robinson for help. It was agreed that DNA tests would be done. The "shocking and unbelievable" results came back earlier this week, said Robinson, who represents the area in the legislature.
He said that the mix-up has affected many people in Garden Hill. Parents, siblings, children and other relatives are now learning that the person they thought was related to them is, in fact, not.
"The mental, physical and spiritual well-being of both men has been deeply affected by the loss of their proper identity," Robinson said. "The effects on their immediate and extended families is just as serious. It's also had a huge effect on the community itself."
He said Barkman and Monias want the federal government to initiate an immediate investigation into the events surrounding this "grievous error, and I support them."
"The lives of Luke, Norman and the families have been irreversibly torn apart by this error, an error that cannot be simply overturned at this late time."
An emailed statement from federal Health Minister Jane Philpott said she was very concerned to learn about the switch.
"I have asked my department officials to look into the matter immediately and to reach out to the families involved," she said.
"I can assure Canadians that Health Canada will look into the concerns that have been raised by Mr. Barkman and Mr. Monias."
Answers won't come soon enough for at least two people: the biological father of Monias is deceased as is Barkman's biological mother.
Monias said he and Barkman remain good friends.
"He's like my brother. He's still my brother, no matter what." ||||| Luke Monias and Norman Barkman fought back tears on Friday as they spoke of trying to come to terms with the news that they were switched at birth.
"It's hard. I just want to know what happened," a soft-spoken Barkman told a reporter-filled room at the Manitoba legislative building in Winnipeg.
They were joined by Eric Robinson, Manitoba's aboriginal and northern affairs minister, as they called upon the federal government to launch an investigation into how this could have happened.
Previous Next "I would like some answers for me and my family," said Monias. "The good is that now I know the truth."
Canada's health minister says officials are looking into how two men were switched at birth 40 years ago in a northern Manitoba hospital that, at the time, was run by the federal government.
In a statement sent to CBC News late Friday afternoon, Health Minister Dr. Jane Philpott said she is "very concerned to learn of this issue."
"I have asked my department officials to look into the matter immediately and to reach out to the families involved," she said.
"I can assure Canadians that Health Canada will look into the concerns that have been raised by Mr. Barkman and Mr. Monias."
Grew up as close friends
Robinson called the two men's situation "a case of stolen identity of two innocent children."
"I've heard of a lot of stories in my lifetime, but I've never heard of anything like this occurring," he said.
"The mental, physical and the spiritual well-being of both men has been deeply affected by the loss of their proper identity, and the effects upon their immediate and extended families is just as serious."
Monias and Barkman were born on June 19, 1975, at the federally run Norway House Indian Hospital and grew up as close friends in Garden Hill First Nation, a northern fly-in community.
The men always felt as if they belonged in each other's families, and many people commented on how much more they resembled each other's families, rather than their own. Their suspicions eventually drove them to have DNA tests.
"I thought that it was a joke, rumours. I didn't take it seriously until recently," said Monias.
The test results came back on Nov. 10, confirming Monias and Barkman were somehow switched and each went home with the other's parents, Robinson said.
The healing process is now just beginning and it's going to take some time in order for that to take its course. - Eric Robinson
"I didn't believe it until I saw the paper [document] and that's when it hit me the most," said Barkman.
"It was shocking and unbelievable but all too true," Robinson added.
"Mr. Barkman and Mr. Monias are now calling on the federal government to initiate an investigation into the events surrounding this grievous error, and I support them in that endeavour. The lives of Luke, Norman and the families have been irreversibly torn apart by this error.
"The entire community of Garden Hill has been affected to a large degree by this — by whatever happened at the Indian hospital back in June of 1975."
Healing is 'now just beginning'
Barkman's biological mother is deceased but Monias' biological mother, Rebecca Barkman, is alive and took part in the DNA tests, Robinson said, adding that Monias has children, whom he hasn't yet told.
The news is still fresh in their minds, even if the idea was in the back of their heads for a long time, Robinson said.
Norman Barkman (left) and Luke Monias (middle) sit beside Aboriginal and Northern Affairs Minister Eric Robinson on Friday. (CBC) "The healing process is now just beginning and it's going to take some time in order for that to take its course."
Part of that healing will come with some recognition from the federal government, said Monias.
"I want an apology letter about the mistake that happened."
Chief Arnold Flett of the Garden Hill First Nation said he and community members are shocked to hear about what happened.
"It's unbelievable that something like that happened and that today that we know it's actually true," Flett said.
"To think of Norman and Luke, growing up in different families, and how do they adjust? That's probably the question that a lot of people in the community are thinking about. How do we move forward with this?"
Other cases possible?
When asked if he's worried there may be other cases, Flett said it was hard to say.
"If there is, at least we know what the outcome of this one is and also how others can deal with this issue," he said.
"I believe that up to this point, as families, they've grown to love each other as family. So you can't break that, but you just have to adjust to the new families that they have."
Robinson was asked if he was concerned about practices at the hospital, and if there is a possibility something could have happened to somebody else.
"I think that's what my friends from Garden Hill are indicating, and that's what they hope will be resolved from an investigation — that perhaps maybe we're going to open up another whole era," he said.
"You know, it's been one thing after another, whether it's residential schools, whether it's the [First Nations children] that were adopted out in the 1960s."
Robinson said he had difficulty sleeping last night, his mind spinning "and thinking about, you know, could this have happened to other people as well."
Robinson said he has already spoken to federal Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett "and she assured me that she would be co-operative in any activity that may occur with the federal government." ||||| Forty years ago, on the eve of summer, at Norway House at the top of Lake Winnipeg, an eight-hour drive north of the Manitoba capital, two baby boys were born.
The elated young couples soon took their newborns home to Garden Hill First Nation, a fly-in community then just 1,500 or so inhabitants strong. There, on the type of rugged landscape much of the world regards as quintessentially Canadian, the little boys, Luke Monias and Norman Barkman, grew up so close that they considered themselves brothers.
Only this week, now middle-aged, did the men learn that a dreadful mistake was made in the hours after their births on June 19, 1975.
The Barkman and Monias babies were sent home with the wrong families.
“I would like some answers, for me and my family,” Luke Monias told a news conference Friday at the Manitoba legislature.
Provincial Aboriginal and Northern Affairs Minister Eric Robinson said the men were the victims “of stolen identity.”
And the mistake has an impact far beyond two devastated men who have had their “lives irreversibly torn apart,” he said.
Each man has a parent still living. Between them, there are almost 10 siblings still alive. Monias has five children, Barkman one. Their small, tight-knit community has been rocked by the news.
“It’s something I can’t even imagine,” said Robinson, a survivor of residential schools who was born at the same Norway House hospital years earlier. “I’ve heard a lot of stories myself in my lifetime, but I’ve never heard of anything like this.”
If the results of DNA tests that confirmed the mix-up were shocking, there was a part of Barkman and Monias that wasn’t wholly surprised.
Since adolescence, when a young man’s features take shape and genetic inheritance makes itself known, there had been persistent jokes, rumours and suggestions in the community that something was amiss.
“They kind of brushed it aside,” Robinson said. But the rumours persisted. And the men’s own suspicions grew.
People said they resembled each other’s families more than their own. Barkman said his brother, looking at Monias, said “it seems like I’m looking in the mirror.”
For years, Monias said, “I didn’t take it seriously.” But the unsettling suggestions continued.
“I guess it got to a point in recent years where it was getting intolerable,” Robinson said. The men needed “confirmation one way or the other for their own piece of mind.”
Monias approached Robinson this summer asking help in seeking the truth. With co-operation from both men’s surviving parent, DNA tests were undertaken.
On Tuesday, the results arrived, proving the long-running suspicions true.
“I didn’t believe it until I saw the paper,” Monias said. “That’s when it hit me.”
At least, he said, he at last knows the truth. Now, he would like to get to know the Barkmans, his biological family, much better, he said.
Two men want the federal government to investigate what happened at the Norway House hospital back in June 1975. Robinson is concerned that more than this one mix-up might have occurred. “Could this have happened to other people as well?”
Robinson said he and the Garden Hill chief have discussed having a feast in the community to honour the two men and reassure them of their place and that they’re “not ostracized.”
“I really commend the bravery of both these gentlemen for stepping forth and wanting to know the truth, not only for their own sanity but for the good of their families.”
For Luke Monias and Norman Barkman, one thing hasn’t changed. |||||
Student: | Two childhood friends made a startling discovery that has changed everything they thought they knew about themselves and their families: They were switched at birth. The CBC reports Luke Monias and Norman Barkman were born on the same June day in 1975 at the Norway House Indian Hospital in Manitoba. They were so close growing up they considered themselves brothers, reports the Toronto Star. But "persistent jokes, rumors, and suggestions" dogged them throughout the years. The CBC reports people would always point out how much more Monias and Barkman looked like each other's family than their own. But what was suspected for decades was finally confirmed by a DNA test Tuesday. "I didn’t believe it until I saw the paper," Monias tells the Star. "That’s when it hit me." Now the two want answers and an apology from the Canadian government, which was operating the hospital when the mixup happened, the CBC reports. "The mental, physical, and spiritual well-being of both men has been deeply affected by the loss of their proper identity," a local official who has taken up Monias and Barkman's cause tells the Huffington Post Canada. The trio are worried the hospital may have done the same thing to other children, per the CBC. Canada's health minister says she's "very concerned" and has asked officials to look into it. But despite the major revelation, there's one thing that hasn't changed for Monias and Barkman. "He’s still my brother," Monias says. "No matter what." (This mom thought the hospital gave her the wrong baby. She was right.) |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Q: what is the memory viewing a bunch of at the end?, Context: A computer's memory can be viewed as a list of cells into which numbers can be placed or read. Each cell has a numbered "address" and can store a single number. The computer can be instructed to "put the number 123 into the cell numbered 1357" or to "add the number that is in cell 1357 to the number that is in cell 2468 and put the answer into cell 1595." The information stored in memory may represent practically anything. Letters, numbers, even computer instructions can be placed into memory with equal ease. Since the CPU does not differentiate between different types of information, it is the software's responsibility to give significance to what the memory sees as nothing but a series of numbers.
A: numbers
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Q: What is the landscape of Southampton?, Context: As with the rest of the UK, Southampton experiences an oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Its southerly, low lying and sheltered location ensures it is among the warmer, sunnier cities in the UK. It has held the record for the highest temperature in the UK for June at 35.6 °C (96.1 °F) since 1976.
A: low lying and sheltered location
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Q: What is being overlooked due to the Gates' grantees?, Context: The foundation has donated billions of dollars to help sufferers of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, protecting millions of children from death at the hands of preventable diseases. However, a 2007 investigation by The Los Angeles Times claimed there are three major unintended consequences with the foundation's allocation of aid. First, sub-Saharan Africa already suffered from a shortage of primary doctors before the arrival of the Gates Foundation, but "by pouring most contributions into the fight against such high-profile killers as AIDS, Gates grantees have increased the demand for specially trained, higher-paid clinicians, diverting staff from basic care" in sub-Saharan Africa. This "brain drain" adds to the existing doctor shortage and pulls away additional trained staff from children and those suffering from other common killers. Second, "the focus on a few diseases has shortchanged basic needs such as nutrition and transportation". Third, "Gates-funded vaccination programs have instructed caregivers to ignore – even discourage patients from discussing – ailments that the vaccinations cannot prevent".
A: | basic care
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Continue writing the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to make a fist
Extend all four fingers.
Hold your hand out straight and naturally extend all four fingers. Firmly press all four fingers together, leaving the thumb loose. | Your hand should stick straight out as though you are extending it for a handshake. Squeeze your fingers together with just enough pressure to turn them into a solid mass. |
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Defining genocide internationally would be useless if what other element didn't come with it?, Context: After the Holocaust, which had been perpetrated by the Nazi Germany and its allies prior to and during World War II, Lemkin successfully campaigned for the universal acceptance of international laws defining and forbidding genocides. In 1946, the first session of the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution that "affirmed" that genocide was a crime under international law, but did not provide a legal definition of the crime. In 1948, the UN General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (CPPCG) which defined the crime of genocide for the first time.
| forbidding genocides |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Q: What kind of fight does a referee normally count for?, Context: A wrestler can win by knockout (sometimes referred to as a referee stoppage) if they do not resort to submission holds, but stills pummels their opponent to the point that they are unconscious or are unable to intelligently defend themselves. To check for a knockout in this manner, a referee will wave their hand in front of the wrestler's face; if the wrestler does not react in any way, the referee will award the victory to the other wrestler. If all the active wrestlers in a match are down inside the ring at the same time, the referee will begin a count (usually ten seconds, twenty in Japan). If nobody rises to their feet by the end of the count, the match is ruled a draw. Any participant who stands up in time will end the count for everyone else. In a Last Man Standing match, this form of a knockout is the only way that the match can end, so the referee will count when one or more wrestlers are down, and one wrestler standing up before the 10-count doesn't stop the count for another wrestler who is still down.
A: | Last Man Standing match |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Problem:AUBURN (CBS13) — She’s called The Butt Lady of Auburn and she’s proud of it.
Sally Dawley takes to the streets every day with a mission to clean up cigarette butts left behind.
“I got tired of seeing cigarette butts everywhere,” she said.
She’s known to many around town as The Butt Lady Of Auburn, something she says she brags about. She spends a few hours every day sweeping up after smokers.
“They are inconsiderate and uncaring,” she said.
She checks every crack and crevice, all while keeping count on her clicker. She sets out every day, armed with a broom, dustpan, and a bright T-shirt with an important message.
Her hard work hasn’t gone unnoticed by nearby business owners.
“I admire that a great deal; one person making up the difference for everyone,” said Rick Trandem.
Since she started just seven months ago, she’s collected and counted more than 100,000 cigarette butts. Every two weeks she reports her numbers to the City Council.
While her mission and message is to keep Auburn beautiful, the city says she is also providing a public safety service.
“What doesn’t get picked up goes into our storm drain system, and that’s a concern to us,” said Bernie Schroeder. “So we like the fact that she takes the effort to do what she does.”
Sally says her efforts have become more than a hobby. She’s actually picked up a habit.
“I’ve left my house without my stuff and I’m seeing butts everywhere, and i say ‘OK I can’t take it,’ so I go back home and I get my equipment,” she said.
She hopes more will be inspired to get behind her community project. ||||| Learn how cigarette butts are collected and recycled into useful products.
Cigarette butts are, by some counts, the world’s number one litter problem.
Butts represent the most numerous form of trash that volunteers collect from the world's beaches on the Ocean Conservancy’s cleanup days. More than two million cigarette parts were recently collected in a single year around the world—double the amount of both food containers and beverage containers.
The hard numbers from some other sources are staggering.
New York state, for instance, produces an estimated 1.5 million tons of cigarette butts a year. And butts account for about 13 percent of the litter accumulated on Texas highways, 130 million butts a year.
The problem extends well beyond the gross factor. Cigarette filters are made from wood-based plastic fibers that take generations to fully decompose, says Tom Szaky, CEO and founder of the New Jersey-based recycling company TerraCycle.
And the filters can leach nicotine and tar into the ground or water.
Butts are also often eaten by birds, fish, and other animals, who can choke on them or be hurt from the poisons they contain.
Most commonly found pieces of trash in the oceans Volunteers collected and tallied ocean litter on one day during Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup in selected spots around the world. NG STAFFSOURCE: OCEAN TRASH INDEX, OCEAN CONSERVANCY
As seen in the video above, TerraCycle is one of a handful of companies that is working to collect and recycle spent butts, by turning them into plastic lumber that can be used for benches, pallets, and other uses.
Another company, EcoTech Displays, is working on a system to recycle butts into insulation, clothing, and even jewelry.
Governments have also increasingly taken note of the problem, by beginning to enforce littering laws against those who toss their butts or imposing extra taxes on cigarettes to help defray the cost of cleanup, from Maine to San Francisco. ||||| Smoke is part of the ambience at Connecticut's casinos because some people like to have a few cigarettes while they gamble.
How many cigarettes?
At least 716,000 in the past six months at Foxwoods Resort Casino. That works out to an average of nearly 4,000 cigarettes, or 198 packs, smoked daily at the casino.
The number could be even greater than that, but 716,000 is the estimated number of cigarette filters, or butts, that Foxwoods bagged up from its casino ashtrays and mailed to a specialty recycling business in New Jersey. Foxwoods started the recycling program in November.
Instead of ending up in a landfill, the butts are made into plastic pellets that can be made into pallets or plastic "lumber" for industrial purposes. The remaining tobacco flakes and paper are composted.
Yes, cigarette filters are plastic. Cellulose acetate to be specific, said Albe Zakes, a spokesman for TerraCycle of Trenton, N.J.
"It's a plastic that's meant to look and feel more like a fiber, which is why people tend to think, and why there's a big misconception that, cigarette butts were biodegradable, which, in fact, they are not," Zakes said.
The company has been recycling butts since 2012 in Canada and the U.S.
TerraCycle has a Cigarette Waste Brigade, open to any organization or individual older than 21. The brigade accepts cigarette butts, ash, loose tobacco and carton packaging of cigarettes. All people have to do, and all Foxwoods does, is put the extinguished cigarettes into a bag, print a free UPS label from TerraCycle's website, and mail them to a TerraCycle facility.
"Any interested party can sign up for free on our website. We provide prepaid UPS shipping slips, and we do small donation incentives for what people collect," Zakes said.
The company also recycles drink pouches, like those made for Capri Sun, yogurt cups, pens, glue bottles and tape dispensers. In those programs, schools and churches participate. Once the company started recycling cigarettes, it considered logical places where people smoke. Casinos were an obvious choice.
"We've really targeted casinos, stadiums, concert venues and those type of large-scale places where people are smoking en masse," Zakes said.
Once these venues take part in the program and mail bags of cigarette butts to TerraCycle, the bags arrive at one of five recycling facilities throughout the U.S. The Foxwoods butts end up in Cranbury, N.J., where someone has the dirty task of opening bags of butts and putting them into a recycling machine that shreds the material and then separates plastic from the decomposable parts: paper and tobacco.
The machines also separate other materials, such as chewed up gum tossed in the ashtray.
"It's not the best-smelling part of our factory," Zakes said.
The paper and tobacco are composted and the plastic is melted into plastic pipettes that are cut into pellets, which can be resold. These plastics aren't used for consumer products, like baby bottles or cups. The plastic is used for industrial purposes only, such as shipping pallets or skids, Zakes said.
"The plastic has been tested extensively, and there are no toxins and no carcinogens left in the plastic after the process," he said. "All of that is burnt off throughout the process. … But we do not use it for any consumer application."
The incentive for businesses that give material to TerraCycle is the environmentally friendly practice, and potentially a small savings on waste management fees. TerraCycle gets revenue from selling the plastic on the market. The company also receives money from sponsors of its programs, such as Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Co., the maker of American Spirit cigarettes, which markets to socially responsible people who might appreciate the environmentally conscientious approach, Zakes said.
For every pound of butts, roughly 1,000 filters, TerraCycle donates $1 to Keep America Beautiful for its anti-litter campaigns, Zakes said.
For every pound of cigarette waste Foxwoods sends to TerraCycle, $1 is donated to the United Way of Southeastern Connecticut.
Chris O'Connell, vice president of Development and Resort Services at Foxwoods, said in a statement: "We take great pride in developing a 'green' business and reducing our footprint in the environment. Thanks to our partnership with TerraCycle, we are able to implement safe environmental practices that improve our business and create a healthier environment for our guests and valued team members." |||||
Solution: | Cigarette butts aren't just nasty, they're turning up all over the place and damaging the environment, National Geographic reports. Every year, New York state alone is said to create 1.5 million tons of butts, while 2.1 million of them were found in the world's oceans in a single day. So what's the big deal? The filters' plastic fibers take decades to decompose, while tar and nicotine can creep into the water or soil and animals can be poisoned or choke on them. On the bright side, companies like TerraCycle in New Jersey are recycling butts into plastic goods, the Hartford Courant reports. And CBS Sacramento reports that Sally Dawley—known as "The Butt Lady of Auburn" (Auburn, Calif., that is)—devotes her time to collecting butts: "I got tired of seeing cigarette butts everywhere," she says. "[Smokers who toss them] are inconsiderate and uncaring." (Meanwhile, go ahead and keep smoking—there's a 67% chance it'll kill you.) |
Instructions: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Input: Pope Francis has declared in a sermon that Christmas this year will be a “charade” because “the whole world is at war”.
The pontiff’s speech at the Vatican came after terrorist attacks in France claimed the lives of 129 people; a Russian plane was bombed and dozens of people were killed in a double suicide attack in Lebanon.
Speaking during Mass at the Casa Santa Maria, he said: “We are close to Christmas. There will be lights, there will be parties, bright trees, even Nativity scenes - all decked out - while the world continues to wage war.
“It’s all a charade. The world has not understood the way of peace. The whole world is at war.
“A war can be justified, so to speak, with many, many reasons, but when all the world as it is today, at war, piecemeal though that war may be - a little here, a little there - there is no justification.”
The sermon cast a serious note on the beginning of the festive season at the Vatican where a giant Christmas tree was unveiled - set to be decorated by December 8 - the start of the the Vatican’s Holy Year.
Pope Francis also spoke of the “innocent victims” of war and also condemned arms dealers for their role in world conflicts.
“What shall remain in the wake of this war, in the midst of which we are living now?” he asked. “What shall remain? Ruins, thousands of children without education, so many innocent victims, and lots of money in the pockets of arms dealers.
"We should ask for the grace to weep for this world, which does not recognise the path to peace,” he said. To weep for those who live for war and have the cynicism to deny it,” he added. “God weeps, Jesus weeps”. ||||| Christmas festivities will seem empty in a world which has chosen "war and hate", Pope Francis said Thursday.
"Christmas is approaching: there will be lights, parties, Christmas trees and nativity scenes ... it's all a charade . The world continues to go to war. The world has not chosen a peaceful path," he said in a sermon.
"There are wars today everywhere, and hate," he said after the worst terror attack in French history, the bombing of a Russian airliner, a double suicide bombing in Lebanon, and a series of other deadly strikes.
"We should ask for the grace to weep for this world , which does not recognise the path to peace. To weep for those who live for war and have the cynicism to deny it," the Argentine pontiff said, adding: "God weeps, Jesus weeps".
He continued: "Those who make war are damned, they're delinquents. War can be 'justified' for many reasons. But when the whole world is at war , as it is today ... there is no justification."
The sermon threw a shadow over the start of the festive season at the Vatican, where a giant Christmas tree was unveiled.
Photo: AFP
The 25-metre (82-foot) high pine hails from former pope Benedict XVI's homeland, the German state of Bavaria.
The tree, which will be decorated in time for the start of the Vatican's Holy Year on December 8, will be festooned with ornaments made by children from cancer wards in hospitals across Italy.
This year's nativity scene will be made up of 24 life-size figures, sculpted from wood and hand-painted.
In a nod to Pope Francis's humble style, alongside the figures from the story of Jesus's birth will be sculptures of ordinary people, including a man supporting an elderly person in need. |||||
Output: | Christmas is approaching and it's time for weeping, according to Pope Francis, who has been paying far too much attention to world events to be in a festive mood. During a Mass last week, the pontiff described this year's holiday season as a "charade" taking place in a world full of conflict and hate, reports Yahoo News. "There will be lights, there will be parties, bright trees, even Nativity scenes—all decked out—while the world continues to wage war," he said. "It's all a charade. The world has not understood the way of peace. The whole world is at war." "Those who make war are damned, they're delinquents," Francis continued, per the Telegraph, expressing his concern for the innocent victims of conflicts all over the world. "We should ask for the grace to weep for this world, which does not recognize the path to peace. To weep for those who live for war and have the cynicism to deny it. God weeps, Jesus weeps." (Earlier this year, Francis suggested that those who make weapons have no right to call themselves Christians.) |
Continue writing the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to buy a pergola
Decide what you intend to use your pergola for.
Pergolas are available in either freestanding or attached versions. Knowing the purpose of your pergola should help you figure out how much shade and privacy you'll need. | Use this information to determine which structure and location will be best for you. Attached pergolas can be attached to your house and used as small porches or to your deck to provide an area to entertain guests at a barbecue. |
Continue writing the next sentence.
How to prepare for an internship phone interview
Confirm who is calling.
Most likely it is the company, so make sure that the number and time is confirmed.
Understand the subject/company that you are interviewing for before you start the interview. | Go over as much related information to the topic as you can to boost your confidence and be prepared for questions pertaining to the company or industry. Pauses will not end the interview, but they will negatively effect the overall impression of your candidacy. |
Part 1. Definition
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Part 2. Example
what is the first event mentioned?, Context: The Russian Revolution is the series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. Following the abdication of Nicholas II of Russia, the Russian Provisional Government was established. In October 1917, a red faction revolution occurred in which the Red Guard, armed groups of workers and deserting soldiers directed by the Bolshevik Party, seized control of Saint Petersburg (then known as Petrograd) and began an immediate armed takeover of cities and villages throughout the former Russian Empire.
Answer: Russian Revolution
Explanation: This is a good example, and the Russian Revolution is the first event mentioned.
Part 3. Exercise
Where were his ancestors from?, Context: The first non-Native American inhabitant of what would eventually become New York City was Dominican trader Juan Rodriguez (transliterated to Dutch as Jan Rodrigues). Born in Santo Domingo of Portuguese and African descent, he arrived in Manhattan during the winter of 1613–1614, trapping for pelts and trading with the local population as a representative of the Dutch. Broadway, from 159th Street to 218th Street, is named Juan Rodriguez Way in his honor.
Answer: | Portuguese and African |
De' Audra Dix (born March 3, 1984) is a professional American football defensive back who is currently a free agent He was signed as a street free agent by the Montreal Alouettes in 2009. He played college football for the Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls. In 2008, his senior year at Johnson C. Smith University he was named to the Division II First-team All-American.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
De' Audra Dix was born on April 1, 1984. | No |
What most naturally follows?
How to put graduate course work online
Utilize a course management system (cms).
Also referred to as a learning management system (lms) or virtual learning environment (vle), these web-based systems are designed to offer instructors space to post course material online. Students and instructors are required to sign in with a username and password and are only given access to their own courses. | Many universities have already partnered with a cms company. If not, several vendors are available from which to choose. |
He endeared himself to artists by helping them in lean years and following their careers, said Henry Hopkins, chairman of UCLA's art department, director of the UCLA/Armand Hammer Museum and Cultural Center and former director of the Weisman foundation.
Can we infer the following?
Hopkins is president of UCLA's art department
[-] Yes
[-] It's impossible to say
[-] No
The answer is: | No |
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
What is the unit of measurement, in feet, for the ice core measurements?, Context: There is some evidence, in the form of ice cores drilled to about 400 m (1,300 ft) above the water line, that Lake Vostok's waters may contain microbial life. The frozen surface of the lake shares similarities with Jupiter's moon, Europa. If life is discovered in Lake Vostok, it would strengthen the argument for the possibility of life on Europa. On 7 February 2008, a NASA team embarked on a mission to Lake Untersee, searching for extremophiles in its highly alkaline waters. If found, these resilient creatures could further bolster the argument for extraterrestrial life in extremely cold, methane-rich environments.
| ft |
How to find blogs
Do a basic internet search for your chosen topic.
The easiest way to find blogs that interest you is through your favorite search engine. Search with the keywords for the topic that interests you and the word blog.
For example, if you're interested in blogs about baseball, you might search for " baseball statistics blog. " You can frame the search in other ways too.
Two men are sitting on a table plaing rock paper scissors and the losers gets a slap. Men are sitting in a room with posters hanging on the wall. men
are playing rock paper scissors in a room.
How to save a terrible date
Before the date even starts, don't dread it.
Genuinely look forward to it. The person might be the one or they might become your best friend.
Whether you're doing it as a favour to a friend or whatever, see it as an opportunity, not a wasted evening. Don't judge a book by its cover.
Then there is a front view of the little girl in pink as the woman behind her finishes up the braiding process at the front of her head. there
| are screen text that mentions how the hair looks six hours later. |
Q: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Robots are taking human jobs. But Bill Gates believes that governments should tax companies’ use of them, as a way to at least temporarily slow the spread of automation and to fund other types of employment.
It’s a striking position from the world’s richest man and a self-described techno-optimist who co-founded Microsoft, one of the leading players in artificial-intelligence technology.
In a recent interview with Quartz, Gates said that a robot tax could finance jobs taking care of elderly people or working with kids in schools, for which needs are unmet and to which humans are particularly well suited. He argues that governments must oversee such programs rather than relying on businesses, in order to redirect the jobs to help people with lower incomes. The idea is not totally theoretical: EU lawmakers considered a proposal to tax robot owners to pay for training for workers who lose their jobs, though on Feb. 16 the legislators ultimately rejected it.
“You ought to be willing to raise the tax level and even slow down the speed” of automation, Gates argues. That’s because the technology and business cases for replacing humans in a wide range of jobs are arriving simultaneously, and it’s important to be able to manage that displacement. “You cross the threshold of job replacement of certain activities all sort of at once,” Gates says, citing warehouse work and driving as some of the job categories that in the next 20 years will have robots doing them.
You can watch Gates’ remarks in the video above. Below is a transcript, lightly edited for style and clarity.
Quartz: What do you think of a robot tax? This is the idea that in order to generate funds for training of workers, in areas such as manufacturing, who are displaced by automation, one concrete thing that governments could do is tax the installation of a robot in a factory, for example.
Bill Gates: Certainly there will be taxes that relate to automation. Right now, the human worker who does, say, $50,000 worth of work in a factory, that income is taxed and you get income tax, social security tax, all those things. If a robot comes in to do the same thing, you’d think that we’d tax the robot at a similar level.
And what the world wants is to take this opportunity to make all the goods and services we have today, and free up labor, let us do a better job of reaching out to the elderly, having smaller class sizes, helping kids with special needs. You know, all of those are things where human empathy and understanding are still very, very unique. And we still deal with an immense shortage of people to help out there.
So if you can take the labor that used to do the thing automation replaces, and financially and training-wise and fulfillment-wise have that person go off and do these other things, then you’re net ahead. But you can’t just give up that income tax, because that’s part of how you’ve been funding that level of human workers.
And so you could introduce a tax on robots…
There are many ways to take that extra productivity and generate more taxes. Exactly how you’d do it, measure it, you know, it’s interesting for people to start talking about now. Some of it can come on the profits that are generated by the labor-saving efficiency there. Some of it can come directly in some type of robot tax. I don’t think the robot companies are going to be outraged that there might be a tax. It’s OK.
Could you figure out a way to do it that didn’t dis-incentivize innovation?
Well, at a time when people are saying that the arrival of that robot is a net loss because of displacement, you ought to be willing to raise the tax level and even slow down the speed of that adoption somewhat to figure out, “OK, what about the communities where this has a particularly big impact? Which transition programs have worked and what type of funding do those require?”
You cross the threshold of job-replacement of certain activities all sort of at once. So, you know, warehouse work, driving, room cleanup, there’s quite a few things that are meaningful job categories that, certainly in the next 20 years, being thoughtful about that extra supply is a net benefit. It’s important to have the policies to go with that.
People should be figuring it out. It is really bad if people overall have more fear about what innovation is going to do than they have enthusiasm. That means they won’t shape it for the positive things it can do. And, you know, taxation is certainly a better way to handle it than just banning some elements of it. But [innovation] appears in many forms, like self-order at a restaurant—what do you call that? There’s a Silicon Valley machine that can make hamburgers without human hands—seriously! No human hands touch the thing. [Laughs]
And you’re more on the side that government should play an active role rather than rely on businesses to figure this out?
Well, business can’t. If you want to do [something about] inequity, a lot of the excess labor is going to need to go help the people who have lower incomes. And so it means that you can amp up social services for old people and handicapped people and you can take the education sector and put more labor in there. Yes, some of it will go to, “Hey, we’ll be richer and people will buy more things.” But the inequity-solving part, absolutely government’s got a big role to play there. The nice thing about taxation though, is that it really separates the issue: “OK, so that gives you the resources, now how do you want to deploy it?” ||||| Robots are taking human jobs. But Bill Gates believes that governments should tax companies’ use of them, as a way to at least temporarily slow the spread of automation and to fund other types of employment.
It’s a striking position from the world’s richest man and a self-described techno-optimist who co-founded Microsoft, one of the leading players in artificial-intelligence technology.
In a recent interview with Quartz, Gates said that a robot tax could finance jobs taking care of elderly people or working with kids in schools, for which needs are unmet and to which humans are particularly well suited. He argues that governments must oversee such programs rather than relying on businesses, in order to redirect the jobs to help people with lower incomes. The idea is not totally theoretical: EU lawmakers considered a proposal to tax robot owners to pay for training for workers who lose their jobs, though on Feb. 16 the legislators ultimately rejected it.
“You ought to be willing to raise the tax level and even slow down the speed” of automation, Gates argues. That’s because the technology and business cases for replacing humans in a wide range of jobs are arriving simultaneously, and it’s important to be able to manage that displacement. “You cross the threshold of job replacement of certain activities all sort of at once,” Gates says, citing warehouse work and driving as some of the job categories that in the next 20 years will have robots doing them.
You can watch Gates’ remarks in the video above. Below is a transcript, lightly edited for style and clarity.
Quartz: What do you think of a robot tax? This is the idea that in order to generate funds for training of workers, in areas such as manufacturing, who are displaced by automation, one concrete thing that governments could do is tax the installation of a robot in a factory, for example.
Bill Gates: Certainly there will be taxes that relate to automation. Right now, the human worker who does, say, $50,000 worth of work in a factory, that income is taxed and you get income tax, social security tax, all those things. If a robot comes in to do the same thing, you’d think that we’d tax the robot at a similar level.
And what the world wants is to take this opportunity to make all the goods and services we have today, and free up labor, let us do a better job of reaching out to the elderly, having smaller class sizes, helping kids with special needs. You know, all of those are things where human empathy and understanding are still very, very unique. And we still deal with an immense shortage of people to help out there.
So if you can take the labor that used to do the thing automation replaces, and financially and training-wise and fulfillment-wise have that person go off and do these other things, then you’re net ahead. But you can’t just give up that income tax, because that’s part of how you’ve been funding that level of human workers.
And so you could introduce a tax on robots…
There are many ways to take that extra productivity and generate more taxes. Exactly how you’d do it, measure it, you know, it’s interesting for people to start talking about now. Some of it can come on the profits that are generated by the labor-saving efficiency there. Some of it can come directly in some type of robot tax. I don’t think the robot companies are going to be outraged that there might be a tax. It’s OK.
Could you figure out a way to do it that didn’t dis-incentivize innovation?
Well, at a time when people are saying that the arrival of that robot is a net loss because of displacement, you ought to be willing to raise the tax level and even slow down the speed of that adoption somewhat to figure out, “OK, what about the communities where this has a particularly big impact? Which transition programs have worked and what type of funding do those require?”
You cross the threshold of job-replacement of certain activities all sort of at once. So, you know, warehouse work, driving, room cleanup, there’s quite a few things that are meaningful job categories that, certainly in the next 20 years, being thoughtful about that extra supply is a net benefit. It’s important to have the policies to go with that.
People should be figuring it out. It is really bad if people overall have more fear about what innovation is going to do than they have enthusiasm. That means they won’t shape it for the positive things it can do. And, you know, taxation is certainly a better way to handle it than just banning some elements of it. But [innovation] appears in many forms, like self-order at a restaurant—what do you call that? There’s a Silicon Valley machine that can make hamburgers without human hands—seriously! No human hands touch the thing. [Laughs]
And you’re more on the side that government should play an active role rather than rely on businesses to figure this out?
Well, business can’t. If you want to do [something about] inequity, a lot of the excess labor is going to need to go help the people who have lower incomes. And so it means that you can amp up social services for old people and handicapped people and you can take the education sector and put more labor in there. Yes, some of it will go to, “Hey, we’ll be richer and people will buy more things.” But the inequity-solving part, absolutely government’s got a big role to play there. The nice thing about taxation though, is that it really separates the issue: “OK, so that gives you the resources, now how do you want to deploy it?” ||||| Tweet with a location
You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more ||||| Bill Gates has called for a tax on robots to make up for lost taxes from workers whose jobs are destroyed by automation.
The Microsoft founder and world’s richest man said the revenue from a robot tax could help fund more health workers and people in elderly and child care, areas that are still expected to rely on humans.
His comments come amid growing concerns about how robots and artificial intelligence will change the workforce, with experts predicting that most jobs will be rendered obsolete over the next 30 years. |||||
A: | Job-stealing robots should be taxed the same as humans, Bill Gates says. "If a robot comes in to do the same thing, you’d think that we’d tax the robot at a similar level," the Microsoft founder tells Quartz. He says governments should tax companies that replace workers with machines and use that money to fund jobs that can only be performed by humans, such as caring for children and the elderly. In what is perhaps a surprising declaration for a man who built his fortune through innovation, the billionaire philanthropist contends the pace of automation in job-killing industries ought to be slowed, and taxes can help do that. "It is really bad if people overall have more fear about what innovation is going to do than they have enthusiasm," he says. While the European Parliament last week nixed a robot tax for now, notes the Telegraph, such a levy is being pushed by the French socialist candidate for president. But the idea of taxing machines is picking up steam even in the unlikely climes of Silicon Valley, which seems to favor the customers, not the industry, footing the bill, per the Financial Times. But the world's richest man doesn't think manufacturers would mind paying up. "I don’t think the robot companies are going to be outraged that there might be a tax," he says. "It’s OK." Skeptics took to Twitter, blaming Microsoft's own technology for lost human jobs. (Read the full interview here.) |
[Q]: Humic acids are complex organic molecules formed by the breakdown of organic matter in the soil. They are not considered to be fertilizers, but soil enhancers and improvers. Humic acids ruin soil. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: No
[Q]: How to calculate blood alcohol level<br>Understand what blood alcohol content (bac) means. Blood alcohol content is a measurement of the amount of alcohol in your body. So, a bac of 0.10% means 1 part alcohol for every 1000 parts of blood. bac is measured very accurately. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: It's impossible to say
[Q]: The memorandum noted the United Nations estimated that 2.5 million to 3.5 million people died of AIDS last year. A lot of people died last year of AIDS as noted in a memorandum. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: Yes
[Q]: Kenny becomes famous<br>Kenny is a singer. Kenny wants to be famous. Kenny performs nights at coffee shops. One day Kenny gets noticed. Kenny is signed to a record deal after his performance at the shop. Fireflies cannot be caught by human means. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: | No |
Ştefan de la Bărbuleşti (Ştefan from Bărbuleşti) is a Gypsy lăutar and manele singer, best known internationally as the artist of the song "Eu Vin Acasă Cu Drag". This song, however, is more recognized as the "Borat Television Programme" theme as shown on Channel 4, as part of the Ali G series starring Sacha Baron Cohen.
Can we infer the following?
Channel 4 airs the Ali G series only on Sundays.
OPTIONS:
A). Yes;
B). It's impossible to say;
C). No;
The answer is: | B). |
Choose from:
-Military service gives a variety of benefits to married people between the ages of 40 and 44. You can live a long and full life.
-This point is as important for military service as it is for your abilities in your community. Volunteering can help you feel more level-headed and more motivated to meet your goals.
-It may surprise you, but the military allows for a balance between work and personal life. In fact, service members enjoy many opportunities to relax with their friends and family, including 30 days of paid vacation a year.
-Traveling will give you a chance to test things and learn more about what each branch is like in your community, up front. Paratroopers works at the united states military base and is a perfect combination.Choose from options above and answer: What most naturally follows?
How to choose a military service
Consider all different branches and their benefits.
Not all are the same, but there are some benefits in common between all branches. To decide whether the military path is right for you, consider some of the benefits :
Family life.
Answer: | It may surprise you, but the military allows for a balance between work and personal life. In fact, service members enjoy many opportunities to relax with their friends and family, including 30 days of paid vacation a year. |
In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
One example: The Inheritance Cycle is a series of fantasy books written by Christopher Paolini.
Solution is here: The Inheritance Cycle is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini.
Explanation: The output sentence elaborates on the input sentence without changing its general meaning e.g. "tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels".
Now, solve this: If S is pulsed high while R is held low , then the Q output is forced high .
Solution: | If S ( " Set " ) is pulsed high while R ( " Reset " ) is held low , then the Q output is forced high , and stays high when S returns to low ; similarly , if R is pulsed high while S is held low , then the Q output is forced low , and stays low when R returns to low . |
Choose from options: Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below:
yoda lives as a ghost
After months of speculation by fans, the rumours that Yoda would return in The Last Jedi were true. The green alien, who died in Return of the Jedi and became a Force ghost could be heard in The Force Awakens, but in its follow-up he turned up in his very own ghostly flesh. Confirming he was a puppet in the style of the original trilogy, Johnson has explained why the 900-year-old Jedi came back. Speaking to Variety, he said: “It really was [a puppet]. I realised Yoda would have a natural place in this.”
Select from:
(I) Yes
(II) It's impossible to say
(III) No | (I) |
Walter Andreas Jakobsson (6 February 1882 – 10 June 1957) was a Finnish figure skater. As a single skater, he won the Finnish national championship in 1910 and 1911. In 1910, he partnered with German figure skater Ludowika Eilers. As pairs skaters, they won the World Championship in 1911, 1914, and 1923, and the Olympic gold in 1920. They finished second at the 1924 Olympics and fifth in 1928.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
Walter Andreas Jakobsson was too old for the 1932 Olympics. | It's impossible to say |
The Trumpet Solo<br>Ryan was in the school band. The band was having tryouts for a solo trumpet player. Ryan began to practice for the part. Ryan tried out for the solo. He was given the part.
Ryan had to pay for his instrument himself because his parents didn't like him being a musician.
A: It's impossible to say
How to assemble & install an advantage glideaway bike carrier<br>Locate the receiver tube assembly (the heavy sub assembly wrapped in the brown corrugated insert) and the upright (the t-shaped component). These two parts make up the base components for the rack. Place the upright in position perpendicular to the receiver tube assembly.
The receive tube assembly is heavy.
A: Yes
Founded by a joint venture between private group TF1 and the public France Télévisions the new channel is managed by Alain de Pouzilhac, former Havas head. Employing 170 journalists and a total of 380 people, France 24 is funded by 86 million euro of public money.The motto of the new freely-available international channel is "un regard français", aiming to promote a French world-view the channel was a project with the blessing of the country's president, Jacques Chirac.
Employing 10 journalists and a total of 380 people, France 24 is funded by 86 million euro of public money.
A: | No |
How to treat ms hug<br>See your doctor the first time you experience an ms hug. Even if you've already been diagnosed with ms, your doctor will want to know that your symptoms have changed. Tell your doctor approximately how long the hug lasted, the degree and type of pain you experienced, and how long it lasted for.
MS can have hugs.
A: Yes
How to hide the washer and dryer in the kitchen<br>Hang a full-length curtain to conceal your appliances. This works best if your appliances fit into their own space with walls on both sides, and will work with both free standing or stackable units. Use a tension or closet rod to hang the curtains from.
You can use a regular curtain, shower curtain, or even a piece of fabric to hide both small & large appliances in the kitchen by using tension rods that attach to walls on either side. This will work better with quiet appliances than noisy ones.
A: It's impossible to say
How to roast hatch chiles<br>Buy chiles with a bright green color. They should have smooth skin, feel heavy for their size and maintain a consistent, symmetrical shape. [substeps] Purchase hatch chiles in markets and produce stores or order them online.
Hatch chiles can not be roasted
A: | No |
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Example Input: Grande dame of cooking still going strong at 90: Julia Child celebrates in San Francisco. How does it feel to turn 90 and have attained the status of an icon, a living legend? "It feels just like it felt before," Julia Child says with the throaty laugh familiar to millions who cut their culinary teeth on her "French Chef" television series. The show, along with her seminal book, "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" (1961), revolutionized the way America cooks and eats. While making light of the difference a day -- or another decade -- makes, Child intends to enjoy her birthday thoroughly. First, there will be all the public observances, including a sold-out dinner Thursday at San Francisco's tony Fifth Floor restaurant, which -- like dinners that night at 19 other venues across the country -- will benefit the scholarship fund of the International Association of Culinary Professionals (which Child co-founded). Friday to Sunday, the action moves to Napa, with both members-only and public events at COPIA: The American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts, of which she is an honorary board member. Aug. 15, her actual birthday, will see her in Maine at an annual gathering of nieces, nephews, their offspring and friends, who for many years have rolled a joined birthday celebration for several members of the group into a jolly reunion. The schedule Child and her assistant of 14 years, former pastry chef Stephanie Hersh, have laid out is not exactly a senior-citizen routine, even though Child has always been candid about her age and realistic in assessing her own capabilities. When the Pasadena native moved back to California from her long-time home in the Boston area last year, she also made the move from a condominium she and her late husband, Paul, had purchased many years ago to a progressive retirement home. She is in the most active of the four levels available, but should the need arise, she can move on to assisted living facilities within the same complex. <sep>As Julia Child turns 90, she will celebrate in San Francisco. The celebration will host many sold out dinners that will benefit which dear charity of Child's?<sep>Art of French Cooking
Example Output: No
Example Input: I wondered if that were my case--if I rode out for honour, and not for the pure pleasure of the riding. And I marvelled more to see the two of us, both lovers of one lady and eager rivals, burying for the nonce our feuds, and with the same hope serving the same cause. We slept the night at Aird's store, and early the next morning found Ringan. A new Ringan indeed, as unlike the buccaneer I knew as he was unlike the Quaker. He was now the gentleman of Breadalbane, dressed for the part with all the care of an exquisite. He rode a noble roan, in his Spanish belt were stuck silver-hafted pistols, and a long sword swung at his side. When I presented Grey to him, he became at once the cavalier, as precise in his speech and polite in his deportment as any Whitehall courtier. They talked high and disposedly of genteel matters, and you would have thought that that red-haired pirate had lived his life among proud lords and high-heeled ladies. That is ever the way of the Highlander. He alters like a clear pool to every mood of the sky, so that the shallow observer might forget how deep the waters are. <sep>Who talked high and disposedly of genteel matters?<sep>The author
Example Output: No
Example Input: Nine families displaced by a fire at Alamo Hills Apartments in March filed lawsuits Wednesday against the apartment complex. They allege that the complex could have done more to protect belongings they were forced to abandon in the aftermath of the blaze. Bernard Dempsey Jr., an attorney with Western Michigan Legal Services, the group that represents the tenants, said Alamo Hills gave the displaced families very limited opportunity to remove belongings. "They were given three days to get their stuff out, and if they couldn't get moved out in three days, their stuff was discarded," Dempsey said. "Alamo Hills just threw it out." Others, he said, lost possessions to looters after the March 23 blaze, which left 78 people temporarily homeless. According to the lawsuit, the tenants were prohibited from entering their apartments to retrieve possessions and were promised that the complex would provide security. A spokesperson for PM One, the company that manages Alamo Hills, could not be reached for comment. Nine separate suits were filed in 8th District Court, which handles civil claims of less than $25,000. "We're asking for the reimbursement of the value of their property and a small amount for stress -- $3,000 on top of their out-of-pocket expenses for their lost stuff," Dempsey said. "They're not looking to get rich off this. A lot of this is simply because they were treated so badly." Dempsey said most of the tenants who filed suits still live at the apartment complex, although many are trying to find homes elsewhere. "The new apartments (they were provided) were not in very good shape. That's actually one of the claims," he said. <sep>In general, why did nine families who were displaced by a fire at Alamo Hills Apartments file lawsuits against the apartment complex?<sep>They were forced to abandon in the aftermath of the blaze
Example Output: | Yes
|
How to prevent hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (hps )<br>Recognize signs of an infestation. Look for small pellets of rodent droppings about ¼-½ " (0.5-1.0 cm) in size. You may also see signs of gnawing on your furniture or rodent tracks in dusty spaces.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
Tracks in dusty spaces mean your house is rodent infested.
Pick from:
(a). Yes
(b). It's impossible to say
(c). No | (b). |
The Best Peel-Off Masks to Try Right Now Forget sheet masks. This year's superstar skin-care (and selfie-worthy) treatment is meant to be peeled off (literally) to reveal a gorgeous, glow-y complexion. So in the name of radiant skin (and a new profile photo), we've compiled the best peel-off masks to try this spring, no matter where you are—the tropics, the ski lodge, or simply your couch.
Can we infer the following?
Forget sheet masks are the best Peel-Off Masks that gives a radiant skin and glow-y complexion and can be applied anytime and anywhere, even while driving.
Available options:
[1]. Yes;
[2]. It's impossible to say;
[3]. No;
The answer is: | [2]. |
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.
Let me give you an example: The Inheritance Cycle is a series of fantasy books written by Christopher Paolini.
The answer to this example can be: The Inheritance Cycle is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini.
Here is why: The output sentence elaborates on the input sentence without changing its general meaning e.g. "tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels".
OK. solve this:
To make this possible , the two valves usually have hinge teeth ( the " dentition " ) .
Answer: | To make this possible , in most cases the two valves are articulated using an arrangement of structures known as hinge teeth ( often referred to collectively as the " dentition " ) . |
[Q]: Job Friends<br>Today was Jen's first day at her new job. She was very nervous about making new friends and fitting in. She was immediately introduced to the manager and staff. They greeted her and offered for her to come hang out after work. Jen ended up making lifelong friends at her new job. The staff greeted jen and welcomed her.
[A]: Yes
[Q]: The Book That Wrote Itself is a 1999 road movie starring Liam O Mochain, Antoinette Guiney and features cameo appearances from George Clooney, Kenneth Branagh, Melanie Griffith, Bryan Singer, and Chazz Palminteri among others. The film was written and directed by Irish filmmaker Liam O Mochain (W.C.(film)). The film screened at numerous film festivals worldwide and was released in 2000. The Book That Wrote Itself was released less than 200 days ago.
[A]: No
[Q]: Peace & Love is the tenth solo album by singer/songwriter Juliana Hatfield. The album is noteworthy in Hatfield's catalogue for her role in every aspect of its recording: Hatfield wrote and performed all of the songs on the album, in addition to playing all of the instruments. She also produced and engineered the album herself, and she released the album on Ye Olde Records, her own label Peace & Love is noteworthy.
[A]: Yes
[Q]: There is not a lot to see at the fort these days. The one remaining wall can be seen from the highway. There are a couple of historical markers that tell the story of the fort. And there is a picnic table and a couple of nice shade trees in the parking area. The fort receives millions of visitors
[A]: | It's impossible to say |
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
[EX Q]: Conduction is the transfer of thermal energy. It occurs between objects or substances that are touching. Thermal conductors are materials that are good conductors of heat. Thermal insulators are materials that are poor conductors of heat. Both conductors and insulators have important uses. Convection is the transfer of thermal energy. This occurs as particles move within a fluid. The fluid may be a liquid or a gas. The particles within the fluid transfer energy by moving from warmer to cooler areas. They move in loops. These loops are called convection currents. Radiation is the transfer of thermal energy by waves. These waves can travel through empty space. When the waves reach objects, the heat is transferred to the objects. Radiation is how the Sun warms the Earths surface. <sep>What is it called when thermal energy is transferred between 2 objects that are touching<sep>Induction
[EX A]: No
[EX Q]: On a busy Friday morning in Manhattan, nine pedestrians suffered bullet or fragment wounds after police unleashed a hail of gunfire at a man wielding a .45 caliber pistol who had just killed a former co-worker. The officers unloaded 16 rounds in the shadow of the Empire State Building at a disgruntled former apparel designer, killing him after he engaged in a gunbattle with police, authorities said. Three passersby sustained direct gunshot wounds, while the remaining six were hit by fragments, according to New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. All injuries were caused by police, he said Saturday. One officer shot nine rounds and another shot seven. Police identified the gunman as Jeffrey Johnson, 58, who was apparently laid off from his job as a designer of women's accessories at Hazan Import Co. last year. Johnson, who served in the U.S. Coast Guard in the mid-1970s, had two rounds left in his pistol. It holds eight, Kelly said. Police identified the slain co-worker as Steven Ercolino, 41, who had apparently filed a prior complaint against his assailant, claiming that he thought Johnson would eventually try to kill him. Both men had filed harassment complaints against each other in April 2011, Kelly added. Ercolino was listed as a vice president of sales at Hazan Import Corp., according to his LinkedIn profile. "It's not something that should happen to a loving person like that," said his brother, Paul. "He's going to be so missed by everybody. He was a light of so many lives." <sep>Who was interviewed about Ercolino's death?<sep>Steve
[EX A]: No
[EX Q]: One of the most dramatic changes in priorities proposed by the City Council would shift $25.6 million from funding for court-appointed lawyers to the Legal Aid Society. In a document released yesterday to justify its reordered priorities, the Council contended that Legal Aid can achieve greater economies of scale than lawyers appointed pursuant to Article 18-B of the County Law. The Council document also noted that "inexplicably" 18-B lawyers are handling 50 percent of the indigent criminal cases in New York City, even though their mandate is to handle only multi-defendant cases where the Legal Aid Society had a conflict. In past years, the City Council had consistently added $5.6 million to the $54.7 million proposed for the Legal Aid Society by former Mayor Giuliani, bringing the total to just a shade over $60 million. But this year for the first time, the Council is proposing shifting more than $20 million in funds earmarked by the Mayor for 18-B lawyers to the Legal Aid Society, which would increase its total funding to $80.4 million. That would reflect a jump in its current finding of about one-third. Meantime, the City Council proposed slashing the Mayor's allocation of $62.8 million for 18-B lawyers by 66 percent, to $21.4 million. <sep>City Council seems to want more funds allocated to which organization?<sep>Article 18-B Lawyers
[EX A]: | No
|
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun Thursday asked the Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) to investigate questions arising about the Foreign Ministry's response to the kidnapping of a South Korean in Iraq who was later killed by Muslim militants, according to Yonhap.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
They always kill South Korean's that are kidnapped
Available options:
[A]. Yes.
[B]. It's impossible to say.
[C]. No. | [B]. |
White on black text appear for a while. two boys
are sitting on bleachers and talking.
How to check your sat score
Access your scores online.
Most people access their sat scores online through the college board website. You have to have an account with the college board, which you can get for free.
You will get an email alerting you when your sat scores are available to view. To create an account, click on the " sign up " link on the main page of the college board website.
How to be the most irresistible woman at a party
Spend more time than usual getting ready.
Take the extra time to focus on yourself and put the effort into your appearance. Put on your makeup slowly and thoroughly; don't skimp on curling on your eyelashes or making sure that you love your lip color.
Focus on ensuring that you like everything about your appearance and that you go the extra mile in terms of feeling beautiful and confident. Wear something that makes you feel confident.
A person plays a white and black accordion. the person
| rocks back and forth with the music. |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
What was the fate of Tibet?, Context: After the Dalai Lama's government fled to Dharamsala, India, during the 1959 Tibetan Rebellion, it established a rival government-in-exile. Afterwards, the Central People's Government in Beijing renounced the agreement and began implementation of the halted social and political reforms. During the Great Leap Forward, between 200,000 and 1,000,000 Tibetans died, and approximately 6,000 monasteries were destroyed during the Cultural Revolution. In 1962 China and India fought a brief war over the disputed South Tibet and Aksai Chin regions. Although China won the war, Chinese troops withdrew north of the McMahon Line, effectively ceding South Tibet to India.
Chinese troops withdrew north of the McMahon Line, effectively ceding South Tibet to India
Where would Drakes ships ambush the Portuguese?, Context: Englishman Sir Francis Drake probably located the island on the final leg of his circumnavigation of the world (1577–1580). Further visits by other English explorers followed, and, once Saint Helena’s location was more widely known, English ships of war began to lie in wait in the area to attack Portuguese India carracks on their way home. In developing their Far East trade, the Dutch also began to frequent the island. The Portuguese and Spanish soon gave up regularly calling at the island, partly because they used ports along the West African coast, but also because of attacks on their shipping, the desecration of their chapel and religious icons, destruction of their livestock and destruction of plantations by Dutch and English sailors.
Saint Helena
What plain letter is used as an example of obsolete sound clusters?, Context: While Old Czech had a basic alphabet from which a general set of orthographical correspondences was drawn, it did not have a standard orthography. It also contained a number of sound clusters which no longer exist; allowing ě (/jɛ/) after soft consonants, which has since shifted to e (/ɛ/), and allowing complex consonant clusters to be pronounced all at once rather than syllabically. A phonological phenomenon, Havlik's law (which began in Proto-Slavic and took various forms in other Slavic languages), appeared in Old Czech; counting backwards from the end of a clause, every odd-numbered yer was vocalized as a vowel, while the other yers disappeared.
| e
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In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Example: Timothy likes to play sports. He spends his time after school playing basketball and baseball. Sometimes Timothy pretends he is a famous baseball pitcher for his favorite team with his friends. He plays with his friends Mandy and Andrew. Timothy also plays pretend when he is alone. He has an imaginary friend named Sean. Sean is an elephant who watches television with Timothy. Mandy likes playing baseball but she also likes to paint. Mandy's favorite class at school is art. She likes making pictures of flowers. Her teacher says she is a good artist. She painted a picture of a tree for her teacher. There were red and yellow leaves on it. It had apples on it. When Andrew goes home after baseball, he likes to eat a snack. He eats carrots and bananas. If he is a good boy his mom, Mrs. Smith, sometimes gives him milk and cookies. Afterwards, Andrew finishes his homework. <sep>Who does Timothy play with?<sep>Basketball and baseball
Example solution: No
Example explanation: Based on the passage Timothy plays with his friends Mandy and Andrew. So, the given answer is incorrect and the output should be "No".
Problem: Einstein was displeased with quantum theory and mechanics (the very theory he helped create), despite its acceptance by other physicists, stating that God "is not playing at dice." Einstein continued to maintain his disbelief in the theory, and attempted unsuccessfully to disprove it until he died at the age of 76. In 1917, at the height of his work on relativity, Einstein published an article in Physikalische Zeitschrift that proposed the possibility of stimulated emission, the physical process that makes possible the maser and the laser. This article showed that the statistics of absorption and emission of light would only be consistent with Planck's distribution law if the emission of light into a mode with n photons would be enhanced statistically compared to the emission of light into an empty mode. This paper was enormously influential in the later development of quantum mechanics, because it was the first paper to show that the statistics of atomic transitions had simple laws. Einstein discovered Louis de Broglie's work, and supported his ideas, which were received skeptically at first. In another major paper from this era, Einstein gave a wave equation for de Broglie waves, which Einstein suggested was the Hamilton-Jacobi equation of mechanics. This paper would inspire Schrodinger's work of 1926. <sep>What was the paper that was influential in the development of quantum mechanics about?<sep>Statistics of absorption and emission of light
| Solution: Yes |
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.
Example input: 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.
Example output: who has the maximum number of followers on instagram
Example explanation: 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.
Q: The Twelfth Amendment (Amendment XII) to the United States Constitution provides the procedure for electing the President and Vice President. It replaced the procedure provided in Article II, Section 1, Clause 3, by which the Electoral College originally functioned. Problems with the original procedure arose in the elections of 1796 and 1800. The Twelfth Amendment refined the process whereby a President and a Vice President are elected by the Electoral College. The amendment was proposed by the Congress on December 9, 1803, and was ratified by the requisite three-fourths of state legislatures on June 15, 1804.
A: | when was the electoral college added to the constitution |
Q: It is best to use Elmer's brand school glue to make the papier mâché eggs.
How to make papier mâché eggs<br>Blow up a balloon, tie the end into a knot, and set it down in a small cup. The cup will prevent the balloon from rolling away while you work. Mix 2 parts white school glue with one part water in a small bowl.
A: It's impossible to say
Q: I will do anything to affect the rights of hunters or sportsmen.
I will not do anything to affect the rights of hunters or sportsmen. I think that homeowners have to be respected and their right to have a gun if they wish to. The problem I see is that there are too many guns getting into the hands of children, and criminals, and people who, for whatever reason, some kind of history of stalking or domestic abuse really should not be able to get guns.
A: No
Q: Jacques Chirac endorsed Sarkozy in his radio and television broadcast
"I will not seek your votes for a new mandate." With these words, the President of France, Jacques Chirac (74) announced during a radio and television broadcast at 20:00 UTC that it's time for him to serve his country in a different way. The announcement was widely speculated about and did not come as a surprise. The official announcement gives the candidate from the majority party UMP, Nicolas Sarkozy, more freedom during the next six weeks that remain before the Presidential elections in France. Although Sarkozy is from the same party as Chirac and hopes to receive an endorsement from him, the President has not yet expressed his support for a particular candidate to succeed him, and he did not refer to Sarkozy during any moment of his speech.
A: No
Q: It's easy to pass a psychological test for a job
How to pass a psychological test for a job<br>Think about the job requirements. As the job market becomes increasingly competitive, the hiring process is becoming more complex. More and more companies are turning to psychological (or personality) assessments to determine whether someone is the right fit for the job.
A: | It's impossible to say |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Q: What factor might influence why earlywood is lighter in color than latewood?, Context: If there are differences within a growth ring, then the part of a growth ring nearest the center of the tree, and formed early in the growing season when growth is rapid, is usually composed of wider elements. It is usually lighter in color than that near the outer portion of the ring, and is known as earlywood or springwood. The outer portion formed later in the season is then known as the latewood or summerwood. However, there are major differences, depending on the kind of wood (see below).
A: | growth is rapid |
Problem: How to give a girl a kiss she will never forget
Brush your teeth!
Nothing worse then kissing someone that has halitosis breath.
Make sure to take a deep breath and clear your mind.
Try to just focus on the person that you are planning on kissing. OPTIONS:
- Make sure you are alone! If the girl you have kissed is one of your friends, like an old friend, then make sure you are alone. It's best to just sit somewhere discrete, and not invade anybody's space.
- When you have the kiss set, kiss her. Once you both have made steady eye contact, look up and smile! Make sure your smile is sincere so it won't come across as forced.
- Slowly lean in until your lips touch. Keep lip contact soft and gentle in the beginning.
- This could be your mom, best friend, an acquaintance, or anybody. When you are done brushing your teeth, repeat in your head.
Answer: Slowly lean in until your lips touch. Keep lip contact soft and gentle in the beginning.
Problem: How to find elevation on google maps on pc or mac
Go to https: // maps.google.com in a web browser.
You can use any web browser on your computer to access google maps.
Search for a location. OPTIONS:
- You can do this by using your mouse to hover over the address bar at the top of the screen and type in " elevation ". On the resulting page, it will be divided into four links.
- Type an address or landmark into the search bar at the top-left corner of the map, then click it when it appears in the results. Google maps does not report the exact elevation for all areas.
- If you prefer to record the location on your smartphone, you can use this address as well. Type the name of the location into the field provided.
- To find elevation on google maps, visit. Type a location you want to find into the search field at the top of the menu.
Answer: Type an address or landmark into the search bar at the top-left corner of the map, then click it when it appears in the results. Google maps does not report the exact elevation for all areas.
Problem: How to choose a vet
Keep your type of pet in mind.
Not all vets will treat all species. Make sure the vet has experience with your species of pet. OPTIONS:
- For instance, even if a vet has a very good reputation as a canine vet, this is useless if you own a rabbit, because the two species are very different. Most vet clinics are happy to treat' companion animals ,' which is another way of saying cats and dogs.
- In addition, remember that some vets might not be 100% sure of the gender of the pet. Certain medications can cause aspergillus buildup in the wrong breeds.
- If you have only one or two stewards, talk to other vets who live in the same area and learn about your species of pet. If the vet is confident enough about your species of dog to accept it and treat you with respect, then he or she will probably treat you slightly differently than a mainstream vet who doesn't.
- You want to choose a vet who is experienced in caring for your particular species. Don't pick a vet that doesn't know anatomy-it is not a good idea to adopt your pet from a vet without that experience.
| Answer: For instance, even if a vet has a very good reputation as a canine vet, this is useless if you own a rabbit, because the two species are very different. Most vet clinics are happy to treat' companion animals ,' which is another way of saying cats and dogs. |
A man wearing a red knit cap is on the roof removing ice off of the roof with a red snow shovel. the man
taps the ice on the roof with the red shovel hitting the ice.
How to prepare for snap tests
Familiarize yourself with idiomatic expressions.
Idioms are conventional sayings that often don't have an obvious meaning, even if you understand the definitions of the words it uses. To improve your understanding of english idioms, read a book of english idioms and their meanings.
Idioms include phrases or sayings like " kicked the bucket " or " hot potato. " ask a native english speaker if you need help understanding certain expressions.
A woman stands next to him. The little boy washes his hands in the sink. She wipes the sink with a paper towel. the boy
dries his hands with a towel.
How to make the automat baked macaroni and cheese
Fill a large saucepan or dutch oven with water.
Add about 1 teaspoon salt to the water. Cook pasta using package directions.
| Drain the pasta by pouring the pasta into the colander. Be sure to have the colander in the sink to prevent making a mess. |
What happens next in this paragraph?
How to kosher liver
Be particular about the liver you buy.
The liver should come from a kosher species (cow, calf, or chicken) that was slaughtered in the matter described by the torah.
The fats of the liver should have been removed during the time of slaughter. | Ideally, you should purchase liver from an animal that was slaughtered no more than 72 hours ago. The koshering process itself should be performed within 72 hours. |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
What is popular because of things like Hyderabad?, Context: The region is well known for its Golconda and Hyderabad painting styles which are branches of Deccani painting. Developed during the 16th century, the Golconda style is a native style blending foreign techniques and bears some similarity to the Vijayanagara paintings of neighbouring Mysore. A significant use of luminous gold and white colours is generally found in the Golconda style. The Hyderabad style originated in the 17th century under the Nizams. Highly influenced by Mughal painting, this style makes use of bright colours and mostly depicts regional landscape, culture, costumes and jewellery. | The region |
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to reinstall outlook express
Reset your settings within internet explorer.
This procedure will help repair any missing registration information or damaged files you have existing within internet explorer.
Launch internet explorer by clicking on its icon from your desktop or from within your start menu.
OUT: Click on your " tools " menu, then select " internet options. " an internet options pop-up window will appear on your screen.
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to change an image background in ms paint (green screen )
Open the image in microsoft (ms) paint.
This should be the file for which you want to change the background. Compatible formats include bitmap (bmp), digital decompression (jpeg), and graphics interchange format (gif).
OUT: To open the image : Click " file " in the upper-left corner of the screen. The " file " button is located to the left of the " home " tab.
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
Two teams are on an indoor court and playing soccer. a man wearing glasses
OUT: | is now talking into the camera holding his microphone in front of him, then is shown interviewing a man. |
Q: The band together released 4 EP's and 3 albums between 2003 and 2007
Louis XIV is an American rock band from San Diego, California. The band has released four EPs between 2003 and 2007, and three albums between 2003 and 2008, the latter two of which were distributed by Atlantic Records. The band broke up in 2009, but in 2013, in an interview with The Reno Dispatch, Jason Hill confirmed that the band had decided to reunite.
A: No
Q: The music is a part of the Persian Gulf folktraditions
The music of Bahrain is part of the Persian Gulf folk traditions. Alongside Kuwait, it is known for sawt music, a bluesy genre influenced by African, Indian and Persian music. Sultan Hamid, Ali Bahar and Khalid al Shaikh (a singer and oud player) are among the most popular musicians from Bahrain.
A: Yes
Q: Winds cause rip currents.
Parks Canada announced that surf conditions in P.E.I. National Park are currently considered dangerous and visitors are asked not to enter the water, according to a news release. "Rip currents may be formed along the shores due to high winds and resulting surf conditions," reads the release. "To ensure visitor safety, entering the water is not recommended in these conditions and visitors are asked to follow surf guard instructions."
A: Yes
Q: The squad needs to be better
Manchester United are expected to strengthen their squad at the end of the season as they attempt to close the gap on Manchester City. Jose Mourinho will have another transfer war-chest to play with and he has now highlighted his number one target. According to Spanish outlet Diario Gol, the Portuguese boss wants to be reunited with his former Real Madrid forward. Ronaldo, 33, is reaching the latter stages of his career and could be allowed to leave the Bernabeu in the summer.
A: | It's impossible to say |
The actor's publicists confirmed that Mr Willis, who celebrated his 54th birthday on Thursday, married 30-year-old Emma Heming in a private ceremony in his home in the Caribbean archipelago of Turks and Caicos Islands. Ms Heming was born in Malta, but was raised in London. She has been a lingerie model for Victoria's Secret and La Senza. The couple met through mutual friends around a year ago. The marriage is Ms Heming's first and Mr Willis' second. The actor's first wife, actress Demi Moore, was among the guests at the wedding. Comments (0) .
Does this next sentence follow, given the preceding text?
The actor's publicists confirmed that Mr Nillis
Pick from:
A). Yes;
B). It's impossible to say;
C). No; | A). |
IN: What happens next?
How to mix baby cereal
Put a small amount of baby cereal into a bowl.
Once you've chosen a baby cereal (like rice cereal), put about 1 tablespoon (2.5 g) of it into a bowl. You'll want to start with a small amount.
OPTIONS:
- Baby cereal is usually a good choice for babies over 11 pounds, though if they're younger (between 9 and 12 months of age), you may want to wait. Choose a pillow for your baby so that it will be in a more comfortable position.
- Check in the box for pre-mixed baby cereal. Fill the bowl, and space two or three pillows next to each other.
- Add more peanut oil or cocoa if you want as well. If you want a granola bar, start with 1 tablespoon (15 ml) of peanut oil.
- Since you'll be feeding your baby with a spoon and dipping it into the cereal bowl, you'll introduce bacteria that could grow over time. This is why you shouldn't store and reuse prepared cereal.
OUT: Since you'll be feeding your baby with a spoon and dipping it into the cereal bowl, you'll introduce bacteria that could grow over time. This is why you shouldn't store and reuse prepared cereal.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to flavour couscous
Pick a non-instant couscous.
If you are looking to add flavor to couscous, avoid the instant varieties. They cook too fast to really absorb flavors in the pot.
OPTIONS:
- Let the couscous cook until it becomes thicker and molds nicely, which is easier when refrigerated. Be mindful with your amount of water to avoid splashing during fermentation.
- Wait until the couscous is fully cooked to add flavor; otherwise, you may not like the flavour. You can find washable packets of instant couscous at any grocery store.
- If you are attempting to add flavour to couscous, you should avoid. Throw in the chanterelle garlic for the good flavour.
- Instead, opt for a non-instant couscous. Israeli couscous, which has larger granules, is especially good for picking up flavors and adding texture.
A: Instead, opt for a non-instant couscous. Israeli couscous, which has larger granules, is especially good for picking up flavors and adding texture.
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to make hot chocolate mix from pure cocoa
Know the capacity of the mug.
Most are 10 oz. But some are more 8 ounces and some more than 10.
OPTIONS:
- If you use this for a variety of purposes, you could get the power of the chocolate in even proportion when adding sweetener. Pour 2 cups of your cocoa in a microwave-safe mug.
- So you'll need to know how large the mug is before making hot cocoa. Go under the column that says " for measuring milk , 54.5 oz.
- Put one tablespoon of sugar in the mug. Measure out one rounded teaspoon of cocoa powder and put it in the mug.
- Measure 12 scoops of cocoa mixture onto the mug. Do not use more cocoa than cup in volume, you need large quantities.
OUT: Put one tablespoon of sugar in the mug. Measure out one rounded teaspoon of cocoa powder and put it in the mug.
Question:
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
A close up is shown of a mini pool table with cues and balls. a man
OPTIONS:
- swishes why d 15 into a drink.
- is seen standing on the camera holding a pair of balls.
- then takes a shot with the stick and another man hits one.
- uses the cue to shoot the balls into the pockets.
****
Answer:
uses the cue to shoot the balls into the pockets.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
A woman puts a harness on. A man clips a rope to the front of the woman's harness. he
OPTIONS:
- holds her down as she stands on it.
- takes out a trail marker from his pocket.
- leaps over a fence.
- ties the rope into a knot.
A: ties the rope into a knot.
A red bowl contains a spoon and tuna fish in chunks. someone
OPTIONS:
- holds a flier with thin paper in their free hand and shows it to a young child.
- pours mayonnaise into the tuna, as well as seasoning.
- places the bowl into a plastic bin while another uses a black sharpener to sharpen the knife.
- pulls a potato out from the cookie dough.
| pours mayonnaise into the tuna, as well as seasoning. |
IN: What happens next?
How to survive the first week after birth
Get as much sleep as you can.
Your baby will wake up every few hours to eat. The best way to get sleep is to sleep when your baby sleeps.
OPTIONS:
- This may include making up for your deficit by napping during the day. Getting enough rest will also help your body produce milk.
- Look out your window, keep your doors locked, and leave your house during the day. Before you leave the house, put some dark pink or dark purple hospital blankets, shirts, and a blanket and pillow on your bed.
- That doesn't mean hitting the snooze button for 15-30 minutes, it means using the next three hours to go back to sleep or turn off the lights completely if you must. When you wake up between seven and eight hours after birth, your body experiences weaning hormones that can cause high blood sugars (slow metabolism).
- You can use your diaper bag as a pillow and use it to sleep. If you try to sleep on your back during the first few days, your baby will try to get out of your bed and try to brush their teeth, since they're messy and can put their diaper right under their chin.
OUT: This may include making up for your deficit by napping during the day. Getting enough rest will also help your body produce milk.
IN: What happens next?
How to write when you don't feel like writing
Outline your writing.
If you're having trouble getting yourself to buckle down and write, devote some time to outlining what you intend to put down once you begin. A good outline can make writing significantly easier and may help get you excited about the writing itself.
OPTIONS:
- You can write an outline for something as simple as a three paragraph paper or one page report, if you're struggling to get down to the point. The main thing here is to put down a benchmark to avoid wasting your time.
- There are many websites that provide freeform worksheets. Some of them are free and can even make use of pen and paper, so research is in order.
- Jot down the important things you want to address in your writing. This will ensure you cover each of them once you begin while also giving you a chance to regain your enthusiasm for the subject.
- Map out what questions to ask yourself. This may include: what time do you expect to write? When will a writing prompt come along? What should your writing be about? What do you hope to write about in relation to physical situations? Come up with some set words.
OUT: Jot down the important things you want to address in your writing. This will ensure you cover each of them once you begin while also giving you a chance to regain your enthusiasm for the subject.
IN: What happens next?
How to ease sore muscles after a hard workout
Ice your sore muscles.
When put ice on your muscles, your blood vessels contract, which reduces the swelling in your muscles and can relieve pain. You can either take a cold shower or use an ice pack to the same effect.
OPTIONS:
- To use an ice pack : Wrap the ice pack or bag of ice in a cloth. You don't want to have the ice directly against your skin because if you leave it on for too long you can actually give yourself frostbite.
- Always wash your skin thoroughly with soap and water before using ice on sore muscles. Ice will open up blood vessels and reduce swelling, and also may reduce inflammation associated with cramps.
- Cold can reduce swelling in your joints, which can soothe muscle soreness. Ice works to harden joints, which may relieve some of the amount of muscle pain that comes with repetitive physical aches and pains.
- Ice on the sore area may help alleviate the pain and strain that comes with working out. You can ice small ice packs to minimize the pain and discomfort that you experience while working out.
OUT: | To use an ice pack : Wrap the ice pack or bag of ice in a cloth. You don't want to have the ice directly against your skin because if you leave it on for too long you can actually give yourself frostbite. |
This is a test of commonsense with single/multi-choices. Complete the next sentence:
How to write a persuasive essay
Choose a strong, defendable stance for your thesis statement.
The thesis statement is your argument boiled down to one sentence. For a persuasive essay, this statement needs to take a strong, active stance on the issue.
OPTIONS:
[+] Don't try and play both sides and be wishy-washy--it won't persuade anyone. Good: " affirmative action relegates minorities to " helpless " status, keeps the best minds from the best positions, and should be eliminated.
[+] You want to use a strong argument that describes the issue at hand and explains why it impacts the topic, whether it is a historical issue, or a government topic. A thesis statement with strong supporting evidence should do the trick.
[+] Stance does not matter; this is why popular research indicates that a persuasive essay is flawed and it cannot effectively argue against a thesis. Your stance on an issue should be specific but concise.
[+] A persuasive thesis may only be presented in one paragraph or in three chapters. For example, it may describe the issue of morality in the united states, and the rationale for making people believe that virtues are weak or lovable.
The answer is: | Don't try and play both sides and be wishy-washy--it won't persuade anyone. Good: " affirmative action relegates minorities to " helpless " status, keeps the best minds from the best positions, and should be eliminated. |
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
What happened to the French Marines?, Context: The French Marines and naval infantry intended for the invasion of northern Germany were dispatched to reinforce the French Army of Châlons and fell into captivity at Sedan along with Napoleon III. A shortage of officers, following the capture of most of the professional French army at the Siege of Metz and at the Battle of Sedan, led naval officers to be sent from their ships to command hastily assembled reservists of the Garde Mobile. As the autumn storms of the North Sea forced the return of more of the French ships, the blockade of the north German ports diminished and in September 1870 the French navy abandoned the blockade for the winter. The rest of the navy retired to ports along the English Channel and remained in port for the rest of the war.
| captivity at Sedan |
Continue writing the next sentence.
How to deal with having ptsd (post traumatic stress disorder )
Get a proper diagnosis.
The first step you can take towards fighting your ptsd is to verify that you actually have this mental illness. Ptsd is an anxiety disorder and the symptoms can often overlap with other similar conditions. | See a mental health provider for a thorough differential diagnosis so that you can get the adequate treatment for what's bothering you. In order to receive a diagnosis of ptsd, you must have a history of exposure to a traumatic event that meets specific stipulations. |
Input:
How to activate microsoft office on pc or mac<br>Open start wh. Performance. Clearmarks (' image1 _ rendered'); wh. Performance. Mark (' image1 _ rendered');. It's the button with the windows logo in the lower-left corner of the taskbar. Click an office product.
Sentence: Microsoft makes microsoft office
Output: Yes
Input:
US Steel could even have a technical advantage over Nucor since one new method of steel making it is considering, thin strip casting, may produce higher quality steel than the Nucor thin slab technique.
Sentence: Us steel always has a technical advantage over Nucor.
Output: Yes
Input:
The evidence for the continuing accretion of gas by the Milky Way involves high-velocity clouds, or HVCs--mysterious clumps of hydrogen, moving rapidly through the outer regions of the galaxy.
Sentence: Hydrogen can move through space as a cloud.
Output: Yes
Input:
In 1596 the Polish king decided to move the capital from Krakow to Warsaw, making Warsaw the most important city in Poland.
Sentence: Krakow is the most important city in Poland in 1596.
Output: | No |
IN: What happens next?
How to take care of botia fish
Monitor for illnesses.
Loaches, having almost no scales, tend to acquire illnesses easily. There are two primary diseases that afflict botia.
OUT: The first is known as ich (short for ichthyophthirius), a disease caused by a parasite that results in small white speckles across the surface of the fish. The second illness is known as skinny disease.
IN: What happens next?
How to clean a led screen
Read the owner's manual.
Most devices with led screens come with an owner's manual. That manual will often describe the best method to clean the screen, as well as the best cleaner to use.
OUT: It will also tell you what to avoid. If you can't find your manual, you can often find it online by searching with the product number.
IN: What happens next?
This video shows the man arm wrestling different opponents. first he arm
OUT: | wrestles a man wearing a black shirt and then he arm wrestles a shirtless man. |
IN: What happens next?
The man in the blue shirt sits on the chair next to the sink. The other man begins washing his hair. He scrubs in the shampoo and then washes it off. he
OUT: then combs it and blow dries his hair after styling it with gel.
IN: What happens next?
How to infuse olive oil
Choose a bottle to use for your infused oil.
Find a bottle with a tight cover. Bottles with a cork stopper work best.
OUT: Metal lids can rust over time and can even affect the taste of the olive oil. Wash your bottles with soap and hot water and allow them to dry completely before use by placing them in the sun or leaving them out overnight.
IN: What happens next?
How to make rainbow frosting
Beat the butter in a large bowl using an electric mixer.
Blend and cream well on a medium setting, mixing until the butter is fully whipped, taking about 2-3 minutes.
Pour in the powdered sugar.
OUT: | Slowly blend in the powdered sugar on low speed. Blend until the frosting becomes stiff, taking about 2-4 minutes. |
question: Complete the next sentence:
How to become an open source enthusiast
Consider the amazing advantages of open source.
Start with scripting languages like perl and, web development using, or database management using the popular language!
Choose software shared under an open source license.
While windows and macos are considered standard, they also fall under the category of proprietary software.
answer: Open source operating systems plant all of the advantages of open source software at the heart of your system. By using these oses, you can rest assured that vast communities of developers are working to make it better.
question: Complete the next sentence:
How to reduce waste
Buy in bulk.
Bulk products usually have less packaging and wrapping, and you also save money by buying bulk. Packaging makes up 30 percent of the weight and 50 percent of trash by volume for most products.
answer: Look for bulk items made of recycled content, especially for products such as toilet paper, tissues and napkins. Be aware of double packaging, even for bulk items.
question: Complete the next sentence:
How to rezone property
Find out the zoning category for the neighborhood in which you are interested.
Contact the local municipal planning and building department. Ask them into what zoning category your desired neighborhood falls.
answer: | A typical zoning category is single-family residential. This means that the principal permitted uses of property in this neighborhood include single-family dwellings, churches, schools, parks and community facilities. |
[Q]: How to view fall foliage<br>Consider the timing of the peak foliage in autumn. The fall color season usually runs from late september to mid-october. [substeps] Fall foliage is determined by a number of factors, including shorter days, colder nights and the amount of moisture in the ground. Fall colors are ugly. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: It's impossible to say
Problem: Damien Keyeux is a film editor with more than thirty film credits. His credits include "The Barons" (2009), "Illegal" (2010), "When Pigs Have Wings" (2011), "Horses of God" (2012), "Much Loved" (2015) and "Trainee Day" (2016). He received the Magritte Award for Best Editing for his work in "The Marchers" (2013).
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Damien Keyeux contains a m"? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
Q: Harvey was 3 years younger than Iglesias.
John Bazemore/Associated Press The Washington Nationals have reportedly been in contact with the Cincinnati Reds and have interest in pitchers Matt Harvey and Raisel Iglesias, according to Fancred's Jon Heyman. Heyman noted the Nats want another starter, and that although Iglesias is a reliever, "multiple teams" believe he can start. This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available. Get the best sports content from the web and social in the new B/R app. Get the app and get the game.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
This looks artificial when you're dealing with a fact witness, but these are fact witnesses who are also reporters, and I am straining to try to find a fair way to do this. I believe that to the extent -- and I've said this now several times -- that the reporters' testimony is necessary in order to invoke the residual hearsay exception under Rule 807, that the defendants have to have an opportunity to examine the reporters on the same topics and subjects that I would allow the plaintiffs to question them on during their case-in-chief, nothing more and nothing less.
there is no rule 807 OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
input hypothesis: The Framers' copyright is not present at this moment
Context: Justice, that's right. If only we had the Framers' copyright before us, because of course, again remember,the exclusive right the Framers spoke of was the right to print and publish. It didn't include the derivative rights, it didn't include the display rights, and it certainly --
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
true or false: Yes
input hypothesis: Chelsea and Greg are employees of Evans.
Context: Jack's Place is an American drama series that aired from May 26, 1992 to July 13, 1993 on ABC. The series was about a retired jazz musician named Jack Evans (Hal Linden) who runs a restaurant where romances tend to start. The waitress, Chelsea, was played by Finola Hughes and the bartender Greg was played by John Dye.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
true or false: | Yes |
How to install a factory navigation radio into a 2002 2004 jeep grand cherokee
Start by using a pry tool to pry the radio bezel surrounding your jeep's factory radio out from the dashboard.
Set it aside, you'll need it later.
Your jeep's factory radio is held in by four (4) philips-head screws.
OPTIONS:
- Separate them to expose the filter, if there is one there. After loosening these, your jeep's factory radio's entire dashboard should come out.
- ( from where you can access them you'll need the screws aren't unnoticeable. Take the spring at the front of the dashboard with pliers and release the clips.
- Remove them and set them aside, you'll need them later. Remove the dashboard tweeter bezel by using a pry tool and set it aside.
- One philips head screw is for every 12 inches of space between the front of the cabin and the dashboard, and has a 1.500l height (3009.8 inches). Screws matching these are needed to mount the unit to the dashboard.
Remove them and set them aside, you'll need them later. Remove the dashboard tweeter bezel by using a pry tool and set it aside.
How to enjoy jogging
Consult your physician before beginning any exercise.
He or she will determine if you are fit to jog, how long you should be jogging, and how much exercise you should be doing.
Think about other stuff.
OPTIONS:
- Becoming fit is perhaps the simplest way to keep your body active. Talk to your healthcare provider about what exercise types you like and their long term risks and benefits.
- Don't be picky about what exercise you do. Your physician will be able to tell you if this is a good exercise for you.
- Don't think about running while you're running. Most likely you will tire out easier when you are thinking about the same thing you are doing.
- If there is a lot you will need to do, talk with your physician about what you will be doing. Exercise may improve weight gain, increase strength, improve cardiovascular and emotional health, strengthen the lungs and muscles, and regulate your heart.
Don't think about running while you're running. Most likely you will tire out easier when you are thinking about the same thing you are doing.
How to rip dvds on a mac using handbrake
Download the application at http: // handbrake. Fr /.
Open/launch the handbrake application by clicking on the above pineapple icon.
Once you insert the desired dvd into your computer, the open-source window will pop-up.
OPTIONS:
- Locate the installer of the program. You can use winrar or tanye for this downloadable version.
- You will have to choose your version of handbrake. Only desktop users can download handbrake.
- Just press the windows key to start. Look at the bottom of the window.
- Click on open source under the file menu and another window will pop-up: (note: my screenshot did not include a dvd as i did not readily have a dvd in the computer drive. However, you will see your dvd file.
Click on open source under the file menu and another window will pop-up: (note: my screenshot did not include a dvd as i did not readily have a dvd in the computer drive. However, you will see your dvd file.
Man is standing in a kitchen talking to the camera. the man
OPTIONS:
- is holding supplies and he goes to the kitchen and pours the ingredients in a pot and stands in the kitchen preparing it.
- grabs a top off a refrigerator and pour in juice.
- holds a knife and cut a lettuce and put it on a bowl.
- grabs two bowls and pour cheese and ketchup in them.
| holds a knife and cut a lettuce and put it on a bowl. |
How to start a bonfire
Clear a space for your fire pit.
Your fire pit should be constructed on bare dirt. If you are at a location that has a designated fire pit area (like a campsite), you should build your fire there.
OPTIONS:
- Make sure that you have enough room to both build your fire and the space being reserved for the fire, and that there is enough water to extinguish your fire. Ideally, the fire pit will be cleared by dirt, so the build-up of water will be less intense.
- Most people build their fires under trees, bushes, or other sources of light, but they will also build a bonfire outside on trails, sidewalks, and between branches. Sometimes there will even be a ramp or ladder located at the bottom of the fireplace pile.
- Otherwise, pack rocks, twigs, or rocks into the pit and fuel it up. Logs and logs are the best to build your fire pit in.
- If you are in a more uninhabited area, you should clear away any flammable woodland debris extending at least 8 feet away, and build your bonfire there. Make sure your fire pit is not directly under any tree branches or hanging plants.
If you are in a more uninhabited area, you should clear away any flammable woodland debris extending at least 8 feet away, and build your bonfire there. Make sure your fire pit is not directly under any tree branches or hanging plants.
question: Complete the next sentence:
A man is seen solving a rubix cube was another sits beside him and watches. he
OPTIONS:
- solves the puzzle and puts it down on the table then smiles at the camera.
- then solves the rubix cube his hands and the person behind him at the desk talks.
- walks away from the puzzle with another.
- sets the rubix up on the ground and begins to solve it.
answer: solves the puzzle and puts it down on the table then smiles at the camera.
Problem: Write the next sentence for:
How to check a broker dealer with finra
Call the brokercheck hotline.
If you prefer, you can call finra toll-free at 800-289-9999. Someone is available monday through friday , 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Search online using the broker's information.
OPTIONS:
- You can check online to find the brokerage firm and the individual registered representatives of a brokerage firm. The term broker technically refers to the firm or individual holding the license and the individuals who work for the firm are registered representatives.
- Sometimes online brokercheck information is better than in-person information. If you want to check online, look for first-hand statistics about the investment for which you are applying.
- Before contacting finra, check the brokercheck twitter pages. They often have keywords " broker " or " foreclosures " written in blue or black text.
- If you don't have information specific to the broker, call the brokercheck toll-free customer service box at 925-481-5758. The customer service line is : 1-800-232-8778..
Next sentence: You can check online to find the brokerage firm and the individual registered representatives of a brokerage firm. The term broker technically refers to the firm or individual holding the license and the individuals who work for the firm are registered representatives.
context: How to ask someone out if you're shy
Look your best.
Focus on the three key things that make a difference: hygiene and style, plus a smile. Be clean, wear comfortable and well maintained clothes, and always remember to smile.
OPTIONS:
- Always dress to the nines, not super dressed. You can always just be a bit sporty.
- Wear your hair pulled back while you are talking to someone. If necessary, use a towel to blot off any excess water.
- Wearing makeup is always a must, so don't feel bad. But always be on your best behavior, as that keeps a smile on your face.
- Smiling can automatically make you more relatable and radiant. Make sure to brush your teeth or use mouthwash.
****
next sentence for the context: Smiling can automatically make you more relatable and radiant. Make sure to brush your teeth or use mouthwash.
IN: What happens next?
How to create a simple website using homestead
Visit the homestead website.
Click " log in ".
Enter the username and password associated with your homestead account.
OPTIONS:
- Select " i agree, " click on " register, " as the option appears. Then enter your email address and password associated with your homestead account.
- Click " try it free " from the homepage and follow the onscreen instructions to setup your user id if you don't already have an account. Click the " login " button.
- Enter your email address and password, and click " create user. Your admin password will be the same one you entered in your first mail from homestead.
- If you aren't logged in, click " add account " to continue. Click the options button located at the top center of your screen.
OUT: Click " try it free " from the homepage and follow the onscreen instructions to setup your user id if you don't already have an account. Click the " login " button.
question: Complete the next sentence:
How to do yoga with a bad back
Talk to your healthcare provider.
Your back is a very tricky area to exercise and strengthen. If not done carefully, you can injure yourself more.
OPTIONS:
- By talking to your healthcare provider, you can ask for help setting up some exercises. Ask a volunteer or someone who is an experienced yoga instructor who has trained or worked with patients with a bad back.
- If you are exercising your back too much, you could be at risk of injuring it further. Talk to your general practitioner or a therapist before stretching.
- So before you begin a yoga routine, make sure to get clearance from your healthcare provider. If you have a bad back, talk to your healthcare provider about what types of exercises can help relieve pain, tightness and help you strengthen those essential muscles.
- Not a good idea when you are facing an acute back injury and it makes it difficult for you to exercise. Consider switching to a physical trainer or doing yoga alone.
answer: | So before you begin a yoga routine, make sure to get clearance from your healthcare provider. If you have a bad back, talk to your healthcare provider about what types of exercises can help relieve pain, tightness and help you strengthen those essential muscles. |
Aeschylus is often called the father of Greek tragedy; he wrote the earliest complete plays which survive from ancient Greece. He is known to have written more than 90 plays, though only seven survive. The most famous of these are the trilogy known as Orestia. Also well-known are The Persians and Prometheus Bound.
Aeschylus only wrote stand-alone plays
A: No
How to clean potatoes<br>Start with clean hands. Be sure to wash your hands first using an antibacterial soap, and to rinse them well. You don't want to transfer any bacteria to your clean potatoes.
you need to wash your hands before cleaning potatoes
A: Yes
How to wear a diaper as an adult<br>Fold the diaper properly. Before you put on your own diaper, make sure to fold it properly. Fold the diaper length-ways with the back sheet facing outwards; you don't want a hard crease, just a soft fold.
A soft fold is a step to take before putting on the diaper.
A: | Yes |
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