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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 magazine was stated to have the first party bias, Context: As at most other universities, Notre Dame's students run a number of news media outlets. The nine student-run outlets include three newspapers, both a radio and television station, and several magazines and journals. Begun as a one-page journal in September 1876, the Scholastic magazine is issued twice monthly and claims to be the oldest continuous collegiate publication in the United States. The other magazine, The Juggler, is released twice a year and focuses on student literature and artwork. The Dome yearbook is published annually. The newspapers have varying publication interests, with The Observer published daily and mainly reporting university and other news, and staffed by students from both Notre Dame and Saint Mary's College. Unlike Scholastic and The Dome, The Observer is an independent publication and does not have a faculty advisor or any editorial oversight from the University. In 1987, when some students believed that The Observer began to show a conservative bias, a liberal newspaper, Common Sense was published. Likewise, in 2003, when other students believed that the paper showed a liberal bias, the conservative paper Irish Rover went into production. Neither paper is published as often as The Observer; however, all three are distributed to all students. Finally, in Spring 2008 an undergraduate journal for political science research, Beyond Politics, made its debut.
A: | The Observer |
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Former Vice President and current green-living crusader Al Gore popped out of his all-natural hyperbolic chamber last night to inform everyone that he knows why President Obama did so poorly in the debate Wednesday evening. After watching Obama and Romney go at it on a television that was powered by a pedal machine hooked up to Keith Olbermann, Al had a CFL light-bulb moment and went on Current TV, his own channel, and explained that Obama wasn't on his A-game because, well, because of the altitude, everybody.
Al explains that Obama arrived in Denver only a few hours before the debate and implied that when you go up 5,000 feet, you lose all ability to make complete, coherent sentences, and you become distracted by great heads of hair. Here's what Al said: ||||| During Current TV’s post-debate analysis, former Vice President Al Gore struggled to explain why GOP nominee Mitt Romney appeared more comfortable and better prepared than did President Barack Obama. In a grasping effort to absolve Obama of any fault for his disappointing performance, Gore suggested that it was the shock of Denver’s high altitude that threw the president off his game.
RELATED: James Carville On CNN: Romney ‘Had A Good Night,’ While Obama ‘Didn’t Want To Be There’
“I’m going to say something controversial here,” Gore began “Obama arrived in Denver at 2 p.m. today – just a few hours before the debate started. Romney did his debate prep in Denver. When you go to 5,000 feet, and you only have a few hours to adjust – I don’t know…”
Current TV host Cenk Uygur did not seem to accept Gore’s exculpatory theory outright.
“I just came from L.A. the same day. You know what I did? I drank two cups of coffee before coming out here,” said Uygur
Comedian and Current TV host John Fugelsang, however, did say that he had a similar experience doing standup comedy in Denver and that Gore could be on to something.
Watch the clip below via Current TV:
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| You know you did terrible in a debate when your defenders start playing the ... altitude card? From Al Gore on Current TV, floating a theory last night on President Obama's lackluster performance, as per Mediaite: "I’m going to say something controversial here. Obama arrived in Denver at 2pm today—just a few hours before the debate started. Romney did his debate prep in Denver. When you go to 5,000 feet, and you only have a few hours to adjust—I don’t know ..." Cue the global warming jokes, like this one at the Stir. |
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: Manson (upper body) will be in the lineup Sunday against the Oilers, Derek Van Diest of the Edmonton Sun reports. Manson was part of the morning skate Sunday, so it seemed likely that he would be able to play barring a setback. The 26-year-old has managed 31 points in 73 games, and he is returning from his absence to face an Oilers team on the second night of a back-to-back. Considering that Edmonton has a 3.16 GAA, this seems like a nice matchup to return for.
Hypothesis: Derek Van Diest and Manson used to play gold together.
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: ``this section, the Ministers and the minister responsible for the other Act referred to in paragraph (6)( a ) are responsible for determining whether or not the requirements referred to in that paragraph are met by that other Act or regulations made under that Act, and ( a ) if the Ministers and that other minister determine that the''
Hypothesis: No idea who wrote this could be man or woman.
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: A Long Hike<br>Martha was in the middle of an extremely long hike. She was super tired and getting ready to give up. At this point she was so far in that turning back was useless. She forced herself to trudge through her laziness. When she did finish the hike, she felt thrilled and proud of herself.
Hypothesis: Martha was not a male.
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: | Context: In Greek mythology, the Hesperides ( ; Ancient Greek: Ἑσπερίδες , ] ) are the nymphs of evening and golden light of sunset, who were the "Daughters of the Evening" or "Nymphs of the West". They tend a blissful garden in a far western corner of the world, located near the Atlas mountains in North Africa at the edge of the encircling Oceanus, the world-ocean.
Hypothesis: the Hesperides are snakes |
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to paint masonry walls
Remove any flaked or peeling paint from the masonry.
If the wall has already been painted, you need to remove any old paint that is loose, peeling, or flaking away. On an exterior wall, this is most efficiently done with a sandblaster.
OPTIONS:
- New paint must be removed from the wall first, gently scraping around the edges with a rat-tail tail reciprocating scraper. This is most often done on exterior paint walls that are still meant to protect it from debris.
- In areas where a sandblaster would be too messy and cumbersome, loose paint can be removed with a stiff wire brush and a paint scraper. Failing to remove loose and peeling paint can result in the paint flakes mixing in with your fresh coat of paint and marring the finish.
- Make sure to turn off the water. Do not flush the wall down the drain.
- If there is a paint-resistant paint strip still clinging to the wall, it may be painted to the wall as well, but not directly under it. Using a sandblaster may be wise, but if the paint is not taking off, it may be better to start by sanding lightly.
A: In areas where a sandblaster would be too messy and cumbersome, loose paint can be removed with a stiff wire brush and a paint scraper. Failing to remove loose and peeling paint can result in the paint flakes mixing in with your fresh coat of paint and marring the finish.
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
A boy is bent over in his bedroom. He is trying to put on a shoe. He sits down, playing with a broken lace. he
OPTIONS:
- continues working with the shoe lace until he can get it tied.
- is wearing pink shorts, and a pink tank top.
- stops immediately, trying to fix the piece.
- gets back up slightly, still rocking.
OUT: continues working with the shoe lace until he can get it tied.
Question:
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
A man makes tattoos on the back head and neck of a person. Then, the man cleans the head and neck with a white tissue. after
OPTIONS:
- , the two men do a very elongated bowl on front a counter, then shave and clean the back and sides of the head.
- , the man and a girl puts lice base on the person's head.
- , the man wraps the man in tissue paper to help him stand.
- , the man continues making the tattoo on the side of the head while cleaning the paint.
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Answer:
, the man continues making the tattoo on the side of the head while cleaning the paint.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
How to dress for easter sunday
Select easter attire based on the activities planned for the day.
Recommended dress for an easter sunday church service will differ from a family brunch or a backyard easter egg hunt. To choose your clothing, it is important to determine where and when your easter events will be.
OPTIONS:
- Because easter sunday is an overnight getaway, it may take you more time to plan than any other day. Starting your easter brunch on sunday morning may mean you will have to change your wardrobe or pack your bag.
- If you are attending a worship service, typically one conducted by a god of love, dress in one of their pastors attire. If you are planning an easter brunch or a community event, you may not need to dress in only easter gear.
- Select clothing that is appropriate for the activities, keeping comfort and location in mind. Choose attire for an easter sunday church service.
- The easter services should be traditionally held in church, so decide what attire you might want. Select easter sunday attire for a spring sunday easter egg hunt in your area, as easter is most likely attended in san francisco.
A: Select clothing that is appropriate for the activities, keeping comfort and location in mind. Choose attire for an easter sunday church service.
How to use a can of beans
Check the expiry date.
Open your cupboard and find the can of beans. You should see an expiry date printed on the top or bottom of the can.
OPTIONS:
- It might be printed in small letters so you should make sure you have adequate lighting in the room. If you use glasses, you may want to put on your glasses before checking the expiry date.
- If you don't see it, look carefully. Expiry date will vary depending on the can of beans, but if your can of beans is half-expired or damaged, it's safe to open it.
- There should be a time stamp or a number inside the can. Try looking at the can weeks prior to expiry.
- If the expiry date is stamped in the top of the can, you should not use your can of beans. Place the can of beans back in the fridge.
It might be printed in small letters so you should make sure you have adequate lighting in the room. If you use glasses, you may want to put on your glasses before checking the expiry date.
Problem: Write the next sentence for:
How to ignore someone who is purposely creating drama online
Don't overreact.
It can be very irritating when you're in a discussion, especially a heated one, and then having some person make a rude comment or a smart remark. The main thing is don't overreact to this.
OPTIONS:
- If a person is intentionally bullying you, respond clearly and assertively, refusing to let anyone make fun of you, even if they tease you. Know that judging someone feels like betrayal.
- Think before you respond, and try to respond to this person when they are just as upset about the situation as you are. For example, if your friend tells you that your other partner broke up with her, don't react because she is spending time with someone else.
- All this person wants is to get a rise out of you and see you get mad. So if your on the screen, just take a deep breath, drink some water and calm down.
- You need to be calm and collected, and you need to keep your cool. If it's a very serious conversation, there will be no possibility of an apology--even if the person were to mention something hurtful, they wouldn't want to admit that..
Next sentence: | All this person wants is to get a rise out of you and see you get mad. So if your on the screen, just take a deep breath, drink some water and calm down. |
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".
As food is pushed along, it undergoes digestion. Digestion is the process of breaking down food into nutrients. There are two types of digestion: mechanical digestion and chemical digestion. Mechanical digestion occurs when large chunks are turned into smaller chucks. Perhaps not surprisingly, this happens when you chew your food. Once you swallow the food, your stomach also does some of this work. Chemical digestion occurs when food is broken down into useful nutrients. This is a chemical process that begins as you start to chew your food. The saliva in your mouth starts this process. Once you swallow, the acid in your stomach further breaks down food. From the stomach, the foods moves into the small intestine. In the small intestines, another set of chemicals goes to work. Are you surprised? Your small intestine, and not your stomach, does most of the work! <sep>What bodily fluids aide in digestion?<sep>Blood | No |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Q: Sumgayit City F.C. plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League .
A: | The city has one professional football team competing in the top-flight of Azerbaijani football – Sumgayit , currently playing in the Azerbaijan Premier League . |
Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Mr. Speaker, thank you for the opportunity to speak to the motions in Group No. 6 of Bill C-19. I am sure my hardworking colleague from the official opposition, the critic for the labour file and the member for Wetaskiwin, recognizes this is a very important bill and a very positive step in amending the Canada Labour Code.
Sentence: Bill C-19 is a step towards amending the Canada Labour Code
Output: Yes
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
I too am very pleased to hear about the Bloc Quebecois' respect for the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, particularly when, on September 29, 1994, the Deputy Premier of Quebec made a statement concerning a government employee to the effect that ``A diplomat representing Quebec abroad who is unable to present the aspect of Quebec reality that is our path toward sovereignty is not qualified for his job''.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: I too am very pleased to hear about the Rloc Quebecois' respect for the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
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Answer:
Yes
[Q]: Target practice<br>Fred took his son out. They went to the target practice. Fred wanted him to learn how to shoot the birds. Fred did very well. He was happy about that. Fred took his son to shoot birds OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: Yes
Problem: Diamond Dawgs in town for the MSU World Series. A weekend of relaxed practicing, scrimmaging and home run derby fun. MSU head coach Andy Cannizaro spoke about the 2017-2018 team. "It's going to be a really interesting group this year. We have several talented young guys," Andy Cannizaro said. "Justin Foscue and Jordan Westburg had outstanding falls for us this year. Tanner Allen had a really nice fall as well as Josh Hatcher." Copyright 2017 MSNewsNow. All rights reserved.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Josh Hatcher doesn't play sports. "? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
Q: The speaker things we should put more emphasis on pre-school learning compare with high school learning.
I think that we have to put more emphasis on early learning and pre-school. Now, here is how that connects with all the rest of what we've been talking about. If you have -- if you squander the surplus on a huge tax cut that goes mostly to those at the top, then you can't make education the top priority.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Q: Lauren Neidigh and Mike Thomas are friends.
Reported by Lauren Neidigh. MEN'S 200 FLY: Georgia's Pace Clark set the pace ahead of teammate Chase Kalisz through the front half, but Kalisz made his move on the 3rd 50. The 2 swimmers were in a dead heat down the stretch, but Kalisz was able to get his hand to the wall faster at the finish, winning in 1:56.60 to Clark's 1:56.75. Texas' Jack Conger used his back half speed to run down Cal's Mike Thomas (1:58.54), catching him on the last 50 and taking bronze with his 1:58.45.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | It's impossible to say |
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. 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.
Portillo left the House of Commons at the 2005 General Election and has since hosted several television and radio programmes .
| Portillo retired from the House of Commons and from active politics at the 2005 general election , and has since pursued his media interests , presenting and participating in a wide range of television and radio programmes . |
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.
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Question: Chuck Norris facts is an Internet phenomenon with joke " facts " about martial artist and actor Chuck Norris .
Answer: Chuck Norris facts are satirical factoids about American martial artist and actor Chuck Norris that have become an Internet phenomenon and as a result have become widespread in popular culture .
Question: International Day Against Homophobia is a day for campaigning against homophobia , transphobia and biphobia held every May 17 .
Answer: The International Day Against Homophobia , Transphobia and Biphobia is observed on May 17 and aims to coordinate international events that raise awareness of LGBT rights violations and stimulate interest in LGBT rights work worldwide .
Question: Henrik , a good passer , is known to help set up goals , while Daniel is known to score goals .
Answer: | Henrik , a skilled passer , was known as a playmaker ( 150 + more career NHL assists than Daniel ) while Daniel was known as a goal-scorer ( 150 + more career NHL goals than Henrik ) .
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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".
Ex Input:
The center of an atom is held together by powerful forces. This gives them a huge amount of stored energy. This type of energy is called nuclear energy. This energy can be released and used to do work. This happens in nuclear power plants where they split apart the nucleus of an atom. This splitting apart is called nuclear fission. Another type of nuclear energy happens in the Sun. Here the atoms nuclei are not split apart. Instead, the nuclei of the atoms are fused, or joined together. This process is called nuclear fusion. Some of the suns energy travels to Earth. This energy from nuclear fusion warms the planet and provides the energy for photosynthesis. <sep>Some of the Sun's energy travels to Earth and becomes energy for what process?<sep>Energy used for photosynthesis
Ex Output:
Yes
Ex Input:
The Washington Supreme Court is asking the Legislature to approve a $90 surcharge on a court filing fee to help provide legal help for the poor in civil cases, Chief Justice Gerry Alexander said Wednesday. "Some might say, why should we support this when we face tough financial times?" Alexander asked in his State of the Judiciary address to a joint session of the Legislature. "It seems to me in America, where we rejoice in the fact that we are a nation devoted to the rule of law, we should not ration access to justice." The recommendation comes from the court's Task Force on Civil Equal Justice Funding, created in 2001 to look for ways to cope with the sparse amount of money available for such cases. As the task force was studying the issue, $900,000 was cut from state support for civil equal justice services. That prompted the state's two main legal services providers - Columbia Legal Services and Northwest Justice Project - to cut their staffs, Alexander said. The change would increase the cost of filing a lawsuit in Superior Court to $200. The total fee would be split, with 54 percent going to counties and 46 percent going to the state for a newly created equal justice account. Alexander also requested money for five additional Superior Court judgeships and one additional District Court judgeships, arguing that increased caseloads require more judges. Two of the Superior Court judges and the District Court judge would be in Clark County, with one Superior Court judge added in the joint district that serves Benton and Franklin counties and one each in Kittitas and Kitsap counties. <sep>What prompted the state's two main legal services providers to cut their staffs?<sep>The $800,000 cut
Ex Output:
No
Ex Input:
You may wonder if there are other examples of static discharge. The answer is yes. Lightning is a form of static discharge. It is much more dramatic than what happens between you and the door knocker, but it is the same principle. You can see how it occurs in the following diagram and animation. You have no doubt seen lightning in a rainstorm. What does lighting have to do with static electricity? As it turns out, everything! During a rainstorm, clouds develop regions of different charges. This happens due to the movement of air molecules, water drops, and ice particles. The negative charges are concentrated at the base of the clouds. The positive charges are concentrated at the top. The negative charges repel electrons on the ground below. The ground then becomes positively charged. Over time the differences increase. Eventually the electrons are discharged. This is what we see as lightning. You can watch an awesome slow-motion lightning strike below. <sep>Are there other examples of static discharge?<sep>Wind motion
Ex Output:
| No
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You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
[EX Q]: Pamela Morgan Halpert (née Beesly) is a fictional character on the U.S. television sitcom The Office, played by Jenna Fischer. Her counterpart in the original UK series of The Office is Dawn Tinsley. Her character is initially the receptionist at the paper distribution company Dunder Mifflin, before becoming a saleswoman and eventually office administrator until her termination in the series finale. Her character is shy, growing assertive but amiable, and artistically inclined, and shares romantic interest with Jim Halpert, whom she begins dating in the fourth season and marries and starts a family with as the series continues.
[EX A]: does pam and jim get together in the office?
[EX Q]: A blacklight (or often black light), also referred to as a UV-A light, Wood's lamp, or simply ultraviolet light, is a lamp that emits long-wave (UV-A) ultraviolet light and not much visible light.
[EX A]: are black lights and uv lights the same thing?
[EX Q]: Green beans are the unripe, young fruit and protective pods of various cultivars of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris). Immature or young pods of the runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus), yardlong bean (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis), and hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus) are used in a similar way. Green beans are known by many common names, including French beans, string beans, snap beans, and snaps.
[EX A]: | are green beans the same as french beans?
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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".
Q: Paul put the despised watch away And laid out before him his array Of stones and metals, and when the morning Struck the stones to their best adorning, He chose the brightest, and this new watch Was so light and thin it seemed to catch The sunlight's nothingness, and its gleam. Topazes ran in a foamy stream Over the cover, the hands were studded With garnets, and seemed red roses, budded. The face was of crystal, and engraved Upon it the figures flashed and waved With zircons, and beryls, and amethysts. It took a week to make, and his trysts At night with the Shadow were his alone. Paul swore not to speak till his task was done. The night that the jewel was worthy to give. Paul watched the long hours of daylight live To the faintest streak; then lit his light, And sharp against the wall's pure white The outline of the Shadow started Into form. His burning-hearted Words so long imprisoned swelled To tumbling speech. Like one compelled, He told the lady all his love, And holding out the watch above His head, he knelt, imploring some Littlest sign. The Shadow was dumb. <sep>What types of stones were Paul's watch adorned with?<sep>Foamy stream
A: Yes
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Q: Roma captain Francesco Totti set a new Serie A scoring record on Saturday as his side demolished Cesena 5-1. Two early goals from the 35-year-old striker saw him reach a total of 211 goals for Roma, which means he has scored more goals for one club than any other player in Serie A history. His tally sees him surpass the previous record of 210 set by the prolific Swedish striker Gunnar Nordahl who played for AC Milan in the 1950s. "It's what I've always wanted, to wear this shirt and beat one record after another," said Totti, AFP reported. "I've overtaken Nordahl and I'm proud of that. Now I'm aiming for Altafini," he added, AFP reported. Brazilian Jose Altafini is the joint third highest scorer (along with Giuseppe Meazza) in Serie A history with 216 goals. Totti's early brace and a goal from Fabio Borini put Roma 3-0 up with only eight minutes played. Juan and Miralem Pjanic added further goals in the second half after CM Eder had pulled a goal back for Cesena on the hour mark. The win lifts Roma to sixth -- although Napoli will overtake them again if they win at Siena on Sunday -- and boosts their chances of qualifying for European football next season. Cesena, however, remain mired in trouble hovering just above the foot of the table in 18th place with 15 points. <sep>After Nordahl, whose record does Francesco want to beat?<sep>The Brazilian
A: Yes
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Q: Fossils may form in other ways. Fossils can be preserved almost completely. In this process, the organism doesnt change much. As seen below, tree sap may cover an organism. With time, the sap hardens. It turns to into amber. The original organism is preserved. This is very exciting for scientists. They are able to study the DNA of the organism that no longer lives on Earth. Some animals have been found frozen in ice. Others have been found in tar pits after falling in. Molds and casts are another way organisms can be fossilized. Have you ever walked in soft mud and left footprints? Once in a while, these traces of organisms can be preserved. In this case, nothing is left of the organism. A mold is an imprint of an organism that is preserved in rock. The organisms remains break down completely. There is nothing left of the original plant and animal. <sep>Why is amber so exciting for scientists?<sep>It looks beautiful
A: | No
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Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
Two men are seen kneeling down before one another in front of a large crowd. one
OPTIONS:
- throws the other down and leads into another fight between two men.
- of them stands up and holds up a bowgger as one man kicks him and another hits him in the head.
- gets up while the others watch and leads into several clips of them kissing and nodding to one another.
- stands up with his back to the crowd and straddles another man holding a whip.
A: throws the other down and leads into another fight between two men.
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
A woman is seen walking into frame holding a hula hoop and begins spinning it around her body as well as herself. the woman
OPTIONS:
- spins around her body while doing flips and dives in the water, performing numerous tricks with the hoop.
- continues spinning around and when her arms end, she bows at the end.
- continues spinning the hoop around herself while speaking and smiling to the camera.
- then turns around and hands the hoop to another woman and the girl catches it around her waist.
OUT: continues spinning the hoop around herself while speaking and smiling to the camera.
Question:
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
How to avoid strange people
Avert your eyes.
Averting your eyes signals to the other person that you are not interested in a conversation. Even if the other person has already engaged you, a slight diversion in eye contact can signal to them that you do not want to continue the conversation.
OPTIONS:
- Avert your gaze again by looking away, chewing gum, or engaging your camera lens. Make frequent eye contact with the other person.
- Either you avoid eye contact or stare off into the distance, which may signal discomfort or even increased tension ,. Avoid wearing new clothing with inappropriate slogans, hairstyles, or patterns.
- You can use your eyes to gently look around or you can discreetly smile and eventually turn away. Ask the stranger if they would like to sit somewhere.
- The rest of your body language can also play a part. Angle your body away from the person and cross your arms or look down.
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Answer:
The rest of your body language can also play a part. Angle your body away from the person and cross your arms or look down.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
How to turn on a water heater
Shut off the water supply and gas valve or circuit breaker.
Turn the gas valve to " off, " or make sure the breaker switch for the water heater is off at the circuit breaker. To turn the water supply off, twist the valve for the cold water supply line that enters the tank (usually from above).
OPTIONS:
- Unscrew the gasket between the faucet and the wall. It should have either been removed previously, or it should be lying in a hidden place.
- Pull off the tank cover to reveal its tight-fitting drain pipe. Open the tank cover and pull off the hose to make sure it is not draining.
- The breaker switch for your water heater should be labeled, but if it isn't, go ahead and turn off the main power. Drain and flush the tank to clean it out.
- Remove the lid from the tank to see if it appears lower than the original diameter of the tank. Trying to remove the lid that hides the water faucet that leads to the supply valve is not always the best move.
A: The breaker switch for your water heater should be labeled, but if it isn't, go ahead and turn off the main power. Drain and flush the tank to clean it out.
The man in white uniform fixed the chubby man's belt. two men
OPTIONS:
- are dancing and twirling in their leotards while two judges stand by them.
- sat on the seashore, practicing.
- touched the chubby man's chest as they un-chained him.
- entered the ring and squat and clapped their hands, stood and bow to each other.
entered the ring and squat and clapped their hands, stood and bow to each other.
Problem: Write the next sentence for:
How to mulch around a tree
Shovel away old mulch, dirt, and rocks.
Shovel away all the old mulch, debris, and rocks so that you can see the tree trunk. A " mulch volcano " occurs when mulch is piled up year after year on the base of a tree.
OPTIONS:
- Don't touch the tree trunk with any bare fingers because the roots will still be clinging to it and the resulting mulch will rot with time. A mulch volcano promotes a bacterial breeding ground of your tree.
- To fix this, dig around the tree to gather dirt, rocks, snow, or gravel. Use wire stripping when digging around the tree trunk to give it a sturdy surface to pull up and off.
- Mulch piled up at the base of a tree is detrimental and starves the roots of needed oxygen. Cut up-growing roots with pruners.
- You've inflated the trunk a little, putting in weeds and rocks instead of mulch, so your tree is composed of smaller, more compact rocks. Scrub the tree trunk with a garden hose..
Next sentence: | Mulch piled up at the base of a tree is detrimental and starves the roots of needed oxygen. Cut up-growing roots with pruners. |
Detailed Instructions: 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.
Q: Back to the Future: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the film of the same name. It was released on July 8, 1985 by MCA Records. The album included two tracks culled from Alan Silvestri's compositions for the film, two tracks from Huey Lewis and the News, two songs played by the fictional band Marvin Berry and The Starlighters, one played by Marty McFly and The Starlighters, and two pop songs that are only very briefly heard in the background of the film.
A: | who did the music for back to the future |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Example Input: Who would Roncalli neglect to spend his posthumous time with?, Context: His sister Ancilla would soon be diagnosed with stomach cancer in the early 1950s. Roncalli's last letter to her was dated on 8 November 1953 where he promised to visit her within the next week. He could not keep that promise, as Ancilla died on 11 November 1953 at the time when he was consecrating a new church in Venice. He attended her funeral back in his hometown. In his will around this time, he mentioned that he wished to be buried in the crypt of Saint Mark's in Venice with some of his predecessors rather than with the family in Sotto il Monte.
Example Output: the family
Example Input: what field of study is mentioned second to last?, Context: Muslim physicians contributed to the field of medicine, including the subjects of anatomy and physiology: such as in the 15th century Persian work by Mansur ibn Muhammad ibn al-Faqih Ilyas entitled Tashrih al-badan (Anatomy of the body) which contained comprehensive diagrams of the body's structural, nervous and circulatory systems; or in the work of the Egyptian physician Ibn al-Nafis, who proposed the theory of pulmonary circulation. Avicenna's The Canon of Medicine remained an authoritative medical textbook in Europe until the 18th century. Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi (also known as Abulcasis) contributed to the discipline of medical surgery with his Kitab al-Tasrif ("Book of Concessions"), a medical encyclopedia which was later translated to Latin and used in European and Muslim medical schools for centuries. Other medical advancements came in the fields of pharmacology and pharmacy.
Example Output: pharmacology
Example Input: What rules were familiar to Buddha's hearers?, Context: The three marks of existence may reflect Upanishadic or other influences. K.R. Norman supposes that the these terms were already in use at the Buddha's time, and were familiair to his hearers.
Example Output: | Upanishadic
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You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
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Cabo San Lucas (Spanish pronunciation: (ˈkaβo san ˈlukas), Cape Saint Luke), commonly called Cabo in English, is a resort city at the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula, in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. As of 2015, the population of the city was 81,111 inhabitants. Cabo San Lucas together with San José del Cabo is known as Los Cabos. Together they form a metropolitan area of 305,983 inhabitants.
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is cabo and cabo san lucas the same?
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Crater Lake (Klamath: giiwas) is a caldera lake in south-central Oregon in the western United States. It is the main feature of Crater Lake National Park and is famous for its deep blue color and water clarity. The lake partly fills a nearly 2,148-foot (655 m)-deep caldera that was formed around 7,700 (± 150) years ago by the collapse of the volcano Mount Mazama. There are no rivers flowing into or out of the lake; the evaporation is compensated for by rain and snowfall at a rate such that the total amount of water is replaced every 250 years. With a depth of 1,949 feet (594 m), the lake is the deepest in the United States. In the world, it ranks ninth for maximum depth, and third for mean (average) depth.
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is crater lake the deepest lake in the world?
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Phase 10 is a card game created in 1982 by Kenneth Johnson and sold by Mattel, which purchased the rights from Fundex Games in 2010. Phase 10 is based on a variant of rummy known as Liverpool Rummy, and is a member (along with Liverpool) of the contract rummy family. It requires a special deck or two regular decks of cards; it can be played by two to six people. The game is named after ten phases (or melds) that a player must advance through in order to win. Phase 10 was Fundex's best selling product, selling over 32,600,000 units to date, making it the 2nd best-selling commercial card game behind Mattel's Uno. In December 2010, Fundex sold the rights to Phase 10 to Mattel, and now develops and markets a line of games based on brands and other IP formerly exclusive to Mattel as well as Fundex's own brands.
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| can you play phase 10 with 8 players?
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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".
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Mr. Andrews pointed to one of the oak chairs. "You sit there," he commanded, "it's reserved for members of the bar, but it's all right. You're with ME." Distinctly annoyed, slightly bewildered, the banker sank between the arms of a chair. He felt he had lost his individuality. Andrews had become his sponsor. Because of Andrews he was tolerated. Because Andrews had a pull he was permitted to sit as an equal among police-court lawyers. No longer was he Arnold Thorndike. He was merely the man "with Mr. Andrews." Then even Andrews abandoned him. "The judge'll be here in a minute, now," said the assistant district attorney, and went inside a railed enclosure in front of the judge's bench. There he greeted another assistant district attorney whose years were those of even greater indiscretion than the years of Mr. Andrews. Seated on the rail, with their hands in their pockets and their backs turned to Mr. Thorndike, they laughed and talked together. The subject of their discourse was one Mike Donlin, as he appeared in vaudeville. To Mr. Thorndike it was evident that young Andrews had entirely forgotten him. He arose, and touched his sleeve. With infinite sarcasm Mr. Thorndike began: "My engagements are not pressing, but—" A court attendant beat with his palm upon the rail. "Sit down!" whispered Andrews. "The judge is coming." Mr. Thorndike sat down. The court attendant droned loudly words Mr. Thorndike could not distinguish. There was a rustle of silk, and from a door behind him the judge stalked past. <sep>Andrews said the oak chairs were reserved for whom?<sep>Members of the kingdom
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No
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In early March, the administration postponed action on proposals for increasing aid to the Northern Alliance and the Uzbeks. Rice noted at the time that a more wide-ranging examination of policy toward Afghanistan was needed first. She wanted the review very soon. Rice and others recalled the President saying, "I'm tired of swatting at flies." The President reportedly also said,"I'm tired of playing defense. I want to play offense. I want to take the fight to the terrorists." President Bush explained to us that he had become impatient. He apparently had heard proposals for rolling back al Qaeda but felt that catching terrorists one by one or even cell by cell was not an approach likely to succeed in the long run. At the same time, he said, he understood that policy had to be developed slowly so that diplomacy and financial and military measures could mesh with one another. Hadley convened an informal Deputies Committee meeting on March 7, when some of the deputies had not yet been confirmed. For the first time, Clarke's various proposals-for aid to the Northern Alliance and the Uzbeks and for Predator missions-went before the group that, in the Bush NSC, would do most of the policy work. Though they made no decisions on these specific proposals, Hadley apparently concluded that there should be a presidential national security policy directive (NSPD) on terrorism. Clarke would later express irritation about the deputies' insistence that a strategy for coping with al Qaeda be framed within the context of a regional policy. He doubted that the benefits would compensate for the time lost. The administration had in fact proceeded with Principals Committee meetings on topics including Iraq and Sudan without prior contextual review, and Clarke favored moving ahead similarly with a narrow counterterrorism agenda. But the President's senior advisers saw the al Qaeda problem as part of a puzzle that could not be assembled without filling in the pieces for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Rice deferred a Principals Committee meeting on al Qaeda until the deputies had developed a new policy for their consideration. <sep>What was the presidents initial response to the efforts to perform a more wide-ranging examination of policy toward Afghanistan?<sep>He wanted to go on offense
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In 1878, Martinez Campos was Governor-General of Cuba, and Maximo Gomez was Commander-in-Chief of the Cuban forces. Both parties were weary of the prolonged hostilities, and neither was able to compel the other to surrender. Spain, however, professed a willingness to yield an important part of the demands of her rebellious subjects. Martinez Campos and Gomez met at Zanjon and, on February 10, 1878, mutually agreed to what has been variously called a peace pact, a treaty, and a capitulation. The agreement was based on provisions for a redress of Cuban grievances through greater civil, political, and administrative privileges for the Cubans, with forgetfulness of the past and amnesty for all then under sentence for political offences. Delay in carrying these provisions into effect gave rise to an attempt to renew the struggle two years later, but the effort was a failure. Matters then quieted down for a number of years. The Cubans waited to see what would be done. The Spanish Governor-General still remained the supreme power and, aside from the abolition of slavery, the application of the Spanish Constitution and Spanish laws to Cuba, and Cuban representation in the Cortes, much of which was rather form than fact, the island gained little by the new conditions. Discontent and protest continued and, at last, broke again into open rebellion in 1895. <sep>Where Governor-General of Cuba and Commander-in-Chief of Cuban forces met to make a peace pact?<sep>In Zanjon
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How to set the avatar of your outlook profile (outlook 2013 )<br>Open outlook 2013 either on mac or windows. Click on " people " in the lower right hand corner. Click on " new contact " in the top left corner.
you can only open outlook 2013 on playstation OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
David Fung, Managing Partner at UniPrint talks about UniPrint Infinity, the printing solution for virtualized environments, what makes them unique and how UniPrint and Citrix are together creating a high-performing solution. This video is from the fine folks at UniPrint.net
uniprint works with citrix OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
-- what weighs in that balance, because to go back for one second, in practical, economic terms I gather the difference between a copyright that lasts for 100 years, lasts for 1,000 years, lasts forever, is probably something less than 1,000 -- on $1,000 a penny.
the difference between a copyright that lasts 100 years or last 1000 years is probably about $5000 on a penny OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | No |
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.
Ex Input:
Christian rock is a type of rock music that is performed by Christians .
Ex Output:
Christian rock is a form of rock music that features lyrics focusing on matters of Christian faith , often with an emphasis on Jesus , typically performed by self-proclaimed Christian individuals .
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Mogilev Region , also Mahilyow Voblasts ( Province ) or Mogilyov Oblast is a province ( voblast ) of Belarus .
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Mogilev Region , also Mahilyow Voblasts ( Province ) or Mogilyov Oblast ( ; " Mahiliou ̆ skaja voblasc ́ " ; ; " Mogilyovskaya Oblast " ) , is a region ( " voblast " ) of Belarus with its administrative center at Mogilev ( Mahilyow ) .
Ex Input:
Mebyon Kernow – The Party for Cornwall ( , MK ; Cornish for " Sons of Cornwall " ) is a political party in Cornwall .
Ex Output:
| Mebyon Kernow – The Party for Cornwall ( -RSB- , MK ; Cornish for " Sons of Cornwall " ) is a Cornish nationalist , centre-left political party in Cornwall , a county in the southwestern United Kingdom .
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In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Example: what is the first event mentioned?, Context: The Russian Revolution is the series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. Following the abdication of Nicholas II of Russia, the Russian Provisional Government was established. In October 1917, a red faction revolution occurred in which the Red Guard, armed groups of workers and deserting soldiers directed by the Bolshevik Party, seized control of Saint Petersburg (then known as Petrograd) and began an immediate armed takeover of cities and villages throughout the former Russian Empire.
Example solution: Russian Revolution
Example explanation: This is a good example, and the Russian Revolution is the first event mentioned.
Problem: What is the name of a U.S. hit that came before the hit that had radio airplay in clubs referred as ghetto house subgenre?, Context: Influential gospel/R&B-influenced Aly-us released "Time Passes On" in 1993 (Strictly Rhythm), then later, "Follow Me" which received radio airplay as well as being played in clubs. Another U.S. hit which received radio play was the single "Time for the Perculator" by Cajmere, which became the prototype of ghetto house subgenre. Cajmere started the Cajual and Relief labels (amongst others). By the early 1990s artists such as Cajmere himself (under that name as well as Green Velvet and as producer for Dajae), DJ Sneak, Glenn Underground and others did many recordings. The 1990s saw new Chicago house artists emerge such as DJ Funk, who operates a Chicago house record label called Dance Mania. Ghetto house and acid house were other house music styles that were also started in Chicago.
| Solution: Aly-us released "Time Passes On" |
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
[Q]: 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>Which attorney said "Alamo Hills just threw it out" after the fire at Alamo Hills Apartments?<sep>Spokesperson for PM
[A]: No
[Q]: As food is pushed along, it undergoes digestion. Digestion is the process of breaking down food into nutrients. There are two types of digestion: mechanical digestion and chemical digestion. Mechanical digestion occurs when large chunks are turned into smaller chucks. Perhaps not surprisingly, this happens when you chew your food. Once you swallow the food, your stomach also does some of this work. Chemical digestion occurs when food is broken down into useful nutrients. This is a chemical process that begins as you start to chew your food. The saliva in your mouth starts this process. Once you swallow, the acid in your stomach further breaks down food. From the stomach, the foods moves into the small intestine. In the small intestines, another set of chemicals goes to work. Are you surprised? Your small intestine, and not your stomach, does most of the work! <sep>What is mechanical digestion?<sep>Occurs when large chunks are turned into smaller chucks, done by chewing
[A]: Yes
[Q]: Breathing is the process of moving air into and out of the lungs. The process depends on a muscle called the diaphragm. This is a large, sheet-like muscle below the lungs. Inhaling, or breathing in, occurs when the diaphragm muscle tightens. This increases the size of the chest. This too decreases air pressure inside the lungs. This action allows air and gases to enter the lungs. Exhaling, or breathing out, occurs when the diaphragm muscle relaxes. This decreases the size of the chest. This increases air pressure inside the lungs. This action allows for air to leave the lungs. When you inhale, air enters the respiratory system through your nose and ends up in your lungs, where gas exchange with the blood takes place. What happens to the air along the way? In the nose, mucus and hairs trap any dust or other particles in the air. The air is also warmed and moistened. Next, air passes through a passageway that is connected to the windpipe. The air then finds its way to the lungs. In the chest, the windpipe splits so that air enters both the right and left lung. <sep>What happens to the air pressure inside your lungs when you inhale?<sep>Increases
[A]: | No
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You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Example Input: The National Council is incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is funded from private donations, membership dues, corporate sponsors, and special events with total revenues of $237 million.
Example Output: is the boy scouts a non profit organization?
Example Input: There has been a great deal of debate in the past few years in the United Kingdom about whether to discourage cousin marriages through government public relations campaigns or ban them entirely. The debate has been prompted by a Pakistani immigrant population making up 1.5% of the British population, of whom about 50-70% marry a first cousin. In the 1980s researchers found that children to closely related Pakistani parents had an autosomal recessive condition rate of 4% compared to 0.1% for the European group. For example, Environment Minister (later Immigration Minister) Phil Woolas said in 2008, ``If you have a child with your cousin the likelihood is there'll be a genetic problem'' and that such marriages were the ``elephant in the room''. Physician Mohammad Walji has spoken out against the practice, saying that it is a ``very significant'' cause of infant death, and his practice has produced leaflets warning against it. However, Alan Bittles of the Centre for Comparative Genomics in Australia states that the risk of birth defects rises from roughly 2% in the general population to 4% for first cousins and therefore that ``It would be a mistake to ban it''. Aamra Darr of the University of Leeds has also criticized what she called an ``alarmist presentation of data'' that exaggerates the risk.
Example Output: is it legal to marry your first cousin in england?
Example Input: The evolution mechanic from previous games returns in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!; however, the player's starting Pikachu or Eevee cannot evolve, like Pokémon Yellow. Only other Pokémon that the player has caught can evolve, including the ones of the same species of the partner Pokémon. Some features, like Pokémon breeding and HMs, will be absent from the games.
Example Output: | can i evolve eevee in lets go eevee?
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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".
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Earthquakes seemed to outline a special feature of earth's crust. Earthquakes let scientists know where the crust was moving. This led to the discovery that the Earths crust was broken up into regions, or plates. Earthquakes happen most often along these plate boundaries. This was evidence that continents can move. The movements of the plates are called plate tectonics. The Earths crust is divided into plates. There are about a dozen large plates and several small ones. Each plate is named for the continent or ocean basin it contains. Scientists know he plates are in motion. They now know the direction and speed of this motion . Plates dont move very fast. They move only a few centimeters a year. This is about the same rate fingernails grow. So you might wonder, what could cause this motion? What supplies the energy to cause this change? <sep>How fast do plates move?<sep>A few centimeters a year
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Yes
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(CNN) -- Beyond skateboards, Silicon Valley and hippies, California has a trendsetting streak of a different kind. The state has been first to pass major public health initiatives that have spread throughout the country. California was first to require smog checks for clean air, pass anti-tobacco initiatives and bike helmets laws. While these laws were met with skepticism and ridicule, they've often become standard practice in other states. The Golden State was first to ban smoking in workplaces, bars and restaurants in 1998. Now similar rules exist throughout the country. Some advocates tout the state as a forward-thinking vanguard in which its health and safety laws are routinely emulated by other states. "There have been progressive legislations in tobacco, environment and obesity prevention," said Mark Horton, a lecturer at the University of California Berkeley School of Public Health. "In some respect, the rest of the country looks to California as a laboratory for moving forward with those various types of initiatives." But some critics liken the Golden State to a nanny state. California has 151,002 health and safety laws. "It never ends," said Laer Pearce, who works in public affairs in Orange County. "Every year, several hundred bills come through and dozens of them tell us how to live our lives." Starting in January, 760 new California laws went into effect -- for example, the importing of shark fins is prohibited, student athletes are required to have medical clearance after suffering a head injury, teens are banned from using tanning booths and the sale of caffeinated beer is forbidden. There's a perception that California has "more folks who are health-oriented and more health-minded," said Horton, former director of the California Department of Public Health. It's not just workout fanatics hanging out at Muscle Beach, Sierra Club members hiking mountains or the uber-health-conscious touting organic foods. Californians in general tend to have healthier habits, ranking 10th for physical activity, fourth for healthy blood pressure and fifth for a diet high in fruits and vegetables compared with other states, according to America's Health Rankings. <sep>What are some of California's trendsetting practices?<sep>Legalizing marijuana
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No
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Temperate climates have moderate temperatures. These climates vary in how much rain they get and when the rain falls. You can see different types of temperate climates in Figure 2.40. Mediterranean climates are found on the western coasts of continents. The coast of California has a Mediterranean climate. Temperatures are mild and rainfall is moderate. Most of the rain falls in the winter, and summers are dry. To make it through the dry summers, short woody plants are common. Marine west coast climates are also found on the western coasts of continents. The coast of Washington State has this type of climate. Temperatures are mild and theres plenty of rainfall all year round. Dense fir forests grow in this climate. Humid subtropical climates are found on the eastern sides of continents. The southeastern U.S. has this type of climate. Summers are hot and humid, but winters are chilly. There is moderate rainfall throughout the year. Pine and oak forests grow in this climate. <sep>What are the four types of climates discussed?<sep>Mediterranean
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You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Ex Input:
All Surface Pro 4 models come with a 64-bit version of Windows 10 Pro and a Microsoft Office 30-day trial. Windows 10 comes pre-installed with Mail, Calendar, People, Xbox (app), Photos, Movies and TV, Groove, and Microsoft Edge. With Windows 10, a ``Tablet mode'' is available when the Type Cover is detached from the device. In this mode, all windows are opened full-screen and the interface becomes more touch-centric.
Ex Output:
does the surface pro 4 come with office?
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Temperature control (thermoregulation) is part of a homeostatic mechanism that keeps the organism at optimum operating temperature, as the temperature affects the rate of chemical reactions. In humans, the average internal temperature is 37.0 °C (98.6 °F), though it varies among individuals. However, no person always has exactly the same temperature at every moment of the day. Temperatures cycle regularly up and down through the day, as controlled by the person's circadian rhythm. The lowest temperature occurs about two hours before the person normally wakes up. Additionally, temperatures change according to activities and external factors.
Ex Output:
does human body temperature change during the day?
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There are no survivors; Linda reads the eulogy at the memorial, followed by her remembering Billy's voice soliloquising about what it means to be a swordboat captain.
Ex Output:
| does the crew die in the perfect storm?
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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".
[EX Q]: Paul put the despised watch away And laid out before him his array Of stones and metals, and when the morning Struck the stones to their best adorning, He chose the brightest, and this new watch Was so light and thin it seemed to catch The sunlight's nothingness, and its gleam. Topazes ran in a foamy stream Over the cover, the hands were studded With garnets, and seemed red roses, budded. The face was of crystal, and engraved Upon it the figures flashed and waved With zircons, and beryls, and amethysts. It took a week to make, and his trysts At night with the Shadow were his alone. Paul swore not to speak till his task was done. The night that the jewel was worthy to give. Paul watched the long hours of daylight live To the faintest streak; then lit his light, And sharp against the wall's pure white The outline of the Shadow started Into form. His burning-hearted Words so long imprisoned swelled To tumbling speech. Like one compelled, He told the lady all his love, And holding out the watch above His head, he knelt, imploring some Littlest sign. The Shadow was dumb. <sep>What were the hands of the watch studded with?<sep>Topazes
[EX A]: No
[EX Q]: Paris, France (CNN) -- Hundreds of French workers, angry about proposed layoffs at a Caterpillar factory, were holding executives of the company hostage Tuesday, a spokesman for the workers said. Caterpillar's French staff say they are angry about a lack of negotiations over layoffs. It is at least the third time this month that French workers threatened with cutbacks have blockaded managers in their offices to demand negotiations. Executives were released unharmed in both previous situations. The latest incident started Tuesday morning at the office of the construction equipment company in the southeastern city of Grenoble. The workers were angry that Caterpillar had proposed cutting more than 700 jobs and would not negotiate, said Nicolas Benoit, a spokesman for the workers' union. They did not want to harm the Caterpillar executives, Benoit told CNN. One hostage was released Tuesday evening leaving workers with four captives inside the Caterpillar building. The released man was a human resources director identified only as Mr. Petit, because he has heart problems, union representative Bernard Patrick told CNN. Petit had a heart attack a few weeks ago, Patrick said. The four others still being held are Nicolas Polutnik, the head of operations; two other executives; and Petit's personal assistant, he said. About 500 employees were also outside the building protesting. <sep>Have any executives from the Caterpillar factory been hurt by the workers so far?<sep>Yes
[EX A]: No
[EX Q]: This week, we've been treated to the increasingly familiar sight of former NBA star and provocateur Dennis Rodman attending events in Pyongyang, North Korea. It's his fourth trip in less than 12 months. On Tuesday, an angry Rodman defended his visit in a CNN interview straight from Pyongyang, at one point saying to "New Day" anchor Chris Cuomo, "I don't give a rat's ass what the hell you think ..." in response to question about Kenneth Bae, an American detained in North Korea. When will we tire of this circus? In case you don't watch cable news, you might miss that the media really loves this kind of thing. No story about North Korea is too weird to go unreported, even if there is no real information to disseminate. Recall the recent rumor that Kim Jong Un's uncle was executed by being fed to hungry dogs, which most likely was started as satire on Chinese social media but was at first reported widely in the media (CNN was unable to confirm and did not report the story). In media discourse, North Korea is the classic enemy. The regime's injustices, quirks and dysfunctions are reassuring to Americans that their own country is just the opposite: Normal, well-functioning, a land of peace and liberty. But add in Rodman to the North Korea story, and it's bound to produce eye-popping headlines: The Weird American Athlete Goes to Weird Country story is just too easy not to cover. Rodman himself seems to be thriving on finding a strange smidgen of relevance through his visits to North Korea (and perhaps a Paddy Power paycheck). Though often described as quite shy, he has always enjoyed challenging the values of Middle America. North Korea is providing him a new avenue to be in the spotlight. The most passive player in this tragicomedy is Rodman's home country, the United States. The U.S. State Department has deployed the rhetorical equivalent of an embarrassed teenager whose dad has shown up to dance at his prom. Something along the lines of "this has nothing to do with us" is what the State Department has said with every one of Rodman's trip. Last winter,the State Department criticized Rodman's timing as it followed a nuclear test and rocket launch. <sep>Dennis Roman, whom has made four trips in the last 12 months, has recently attended events in which city in North Korea?<sep>Chinese
[EX A]: | No
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Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to clear clutter from your countertop
Store kitchen items in cupboards.
The trick to getting the most out of your cupboard space is organization. Cupboards can get messy quick, and this can cause items to overflow onto your counter.
Options: *Not to mention, the more free space you have in your cupboards, the more clutter you can hide away in those cupboards. Use vertical, tiered storage racks to create additional shelf space inside tall cupboards. *Look for boxes, plastic baskets, food containers, and storage tubs that catch spills quickly and easily. Use lids to catch spills and prevent spills from pouring directly onto your countertop. *Ideally, separate them easily by setting them outside of the cupboard and then putting them back in and organising them appropriately. Place utensils, pots, and plates into the upper cupboard, pens, crayons, and toothbrushes into the upper cupboard, in addition to the pots and pans. *Start keeping all drawers, cabinet lids, and drawer covers neat and put in order. You can also leave something unfolded, like an old toothbrush, overnight before you begin washing dishes. | Not to mention, the more free space you have in your cupboards, the more clutter you can hide away in those cupboards. Use vertical, tiered storage racks to create additional shelf space inside tall cupboards. |
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.
Input: Google Drive offers users 15 gigabytes of free storage, with 100 gigabytes, 1 terabyte, 2 terabytes, 10 terabytes, 20 terabytes, and 30 terabytes offered through optional paid plans. Files uploaded can be up to 5 terabytes in size. Users can change privacy settings for individual files and folders, including enabling sharing with other users or making content public. On the website, users can search for an image by describing its visuals, and use natural language to find specific files, such as ``find my budget spreadsheet from last December''.
Output: | does google drive have a file size limit? |
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 numeral standard was used in the Super Bowl 4 logo?, Context: On June 4, 2014, the NFL announced that the practice of branding Super Bowl games with Roman numerals, a practice established at Super Bowl V, would be temporarily suspended, and that the game would be named using Arabic numerals as Super Bowl 50 as opposed to Super Bowl L. The use of Roman numerals will be reinstated for Super Bowl LI. Jaime Weston, the league's vice president of brand and creative, explained that a primary reason for the change was the difficulty of designing an aesthetically pleasing logo with the letter "L" using the standardized logo template introduced at Super Bowl XLV. The logo also deviates from the template by featuring large numerals, colored in gold, behind the Vince Lombardi Trophy, instead of underneath and in silver as in the standard logo.
A: Arabic
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Q: How many secessionist states did not have a military governor?, Context: In 1864, Andrew Johnson (a War Democrat from Tennessee) was elected Vice President under Abraham Lincoln. He became President after Lincoln's assassination in 1865. Under Johnson's lenient re-admission policy, Tennessee was the first of the seceding states to have its elected members readmitted to the U.S. Congress, on July 24, 1866. Because Tennessee had ratified the Fourteenth Amendment, it was the only one of the formerly secessionist states that did not have a military governor during the Reconstruction period.
A: one
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Q: What criteria is used to decide when Armenia was in its heyday?, Context: The first geographical entity that was called Armenia by neighboring peoples (such as by Hecataeus of Miletus and on the Achaemenid Behistun Inscription) was established in the late 6th century BC under the Orontid dynasty within the Achaemenid Persian Empire as part of the latters' territories, and which later became a kingdom. At its zenith (95–65 BC), the state extended from the Caucasus all the way to what is now central Turkey, Lebanon, and northern Iran. The imperial reign of Tigranes the Great is thus the span of time during which Armenia itself conquered areas populated by other peoples.
A: | the span of time during which Armenia itself conquered areas populated by other peoples
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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".
(Financial Times) -- The increasing amount of personal information that can been gleaned by computer programs that track how people use Facebook has been revealed by an extensive academic study. Such programmes can discern undisclosed private information such as Facebook users' sexuality, drug-use habits and even whether their parents separated when they were young, according to the study by Cambridge university academics. In one of the biggest studies of its kind, scientists from the university's psychometrics team and a Microsoft-funded research centre analysed data from 58,000 Facebook users to predict traits and other information that were not provided in their profiles. The algorithms were 88 per cent accurate in predicting male sexual orientation, 95 per cent for race and 80 per cent for religion and political leanings. Personality types and emotional stability were also predicted with accuracy ranging from 62-75 per cent. Facebook declined to comment. The study highlights growing concerns about social networks and how data trails can be mined for sensitive information, even when people attempt to keep information about themselves private. Less than 5 per cent of users predicted to be gay, for example, were connected with explicitly gay groups. Michal Kosinksi, one of the report's authors, told the Financial Times that the university's techniques could easily be replicated by companies to infer personal attributes a person did not wish to share, such as sexual orientation or political views: "We used very simple and generic methods. Marketing companies and internet companies could spend much more time and resources, and hence get much higher accuracy than we did." Last week , the EU agreed to water down proposals for a radical overhaul of data privacy regulation. The move reflects governments' reluctance to impede internet businesses that might spur economic growth, and follows fierce lobbying from technology companies including Facebook and Google. Personal data has become big business. Wonga, the UK online lender, makes credit judgments within seconds based on thousands of pieces of information, including an applicant's Facebook profile. Tesco, the supermarket chain, this month started to use its customers' shopping histories to sell targeted online advertising. The report also revealed some unexpected correlations -- such as people who liked 'curly fries' having higher IQs, while those who like Facebook's "Sliding on Floors With Your Socks On" page were unlikely to use drugs. <sep>What does the EU's agreement to water down proposals for a radical overhaul of data privacy regulation signify?<sep>Power of lobbying from companies like Face Book and Google
A: | No |
IN: What happens next?
How to cook ribs in the oven
Prepare the ribs.
Remove ribs from the packaging and pull off the membrane, which is usually attached to the underside of the rib cage.
Combine all dry ingredients in a medium bowl.
OPTIONS:
- Dump in all the dry ingredients and mix together with a spoon. You can use a fork or spatula to sift the dry ingredients into your mixing bowl if you prefer.
- Shake well before you get them out of the packaging and put them in the bowl. Add the salt and cut the surface down to ½-inch/1.5-centimeter (6.35 mm).
- Mix two portions of the dry ingredients together with a wooden spoon until smooth. Add both of the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix everything together using the back of a fork or a whisk.
- Mix well using a whisk. Season the ribs on each side with the dry rub.
OUT: Mix well using a whisk. Season the ribs on each side with the dry rub.
IN: What happens next?
How to make fanesca
Place the fish in a large bowl filled with water.
Soak the fish for 4 hours and then empty the water from the bowl.
Refill the bowl with fresh water.
OPTIONS:
- Submerge the fish back in the water and wait for it to sink. While the fish is sinking, bring up two bowls to rest the fish in.
- Continue soaking the fish for a total of 12 hours, emptying and refilling the water at 4-hour intervals. Heat the oil in a large stockpot or dutch oven.
- Place a red onion or overripe red mandarin leaf in the bowl, so as to produce a lot of liquid. Place the onions, cilantro and sesame seeds in a small bowl and store them in the fridge.
- Place your fish in the water to soak for 10 minutes. Switch on the heat to high heat.
OUT: Continue soaking the fish for a total of 12 hours, emptying and refilling the water at 4-hour intervals. Heat the oil in a large stockpot or dutch oven.
IN: What happens next?
A man is standing outside holding a chainsaw. He starts cutting down a tree next to him. he
OPTIONS:
- then weld the tree back together.
- continues cutting the tree until there is nothing left but a stump floating in the water.
- stands next to the tree talking.
- looks like he is trying to cut over a log.
OUT: | stands next to the tree talking. |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task.
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.
The Austrian School is a school of economic thought based on the actions of the individual person .
Output: | The Austrian School is a heterodox school of economic thought that is based on methodological individualism — the concept that social phenomena result exclusively from the motivations and actions of individuals . |
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: " Megasthenes lived with Sibyrtius , satrap of Arachosia , and often speaks of his visiting Sandracottus , the king of the Indians . "
A: | Arrian explains that Megasthenes lived in Arachosia , with the satrap Sibyrtius , from where he visited India : Megasthenes lived with Sibyrtius , satrap of Arachosia , and often speaks of his visiting Sandracottus , the king of the Indians . " |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Input: Consider Input: Of Richard Huish College and The Blue School, which one can be found in Taunton?, Context: Some of the county's secondary schools have specialist school status. Some schools have sixth forms and others transfer their sixth formers to colleges. Several schools can trace their origins back many years, such as The Blue School in Wells and Richard Huish College in Taunton. Others have changed their names over the years such as Beechen Cliff School which was started in 1905 as the City of Bath Boys' School and changed to its present name in 1972 when the grammar school was amalgamated with a local secondary modern school, to form a comprehensive school. Many others were established and built since the Second World War. In 2006, 5,900 pupils in Somerset sat GCSE examinations, with 44.5% achieving 5 grades A-C including English and Maths (compared to 45.8% for England).
Output: Richard Huish College
Input: Consider Input: Waves contain?, Context: As an electro-magnetic wave travels through the different parts of the antenna system (radio, feed line, antenna, free space) it may encounter differences in impedance (E/H, V/I, etc.). At each interface, depending on the impedance match, some fraction of the wave's energy will reflect back to the source, forming a standing wave in the feed line. The ratio of maximum power to minimum power in the wave can be measured and is called the standing wave ratio (SWR). A SWR of 1:1 is ideal. A SWR of 1.5:1 is considered to be marginally acceptable in low power applications where power loss is more critical, although an SWR as high as 6:1 may still be usable with the right equipment. Minimizing impedance differences at each interface (impedance matching) will reduce SWR and maximize power transfer through each part of the antenna system.
Output: power
Input: Consider Input: How are alphabets determined in Slavic countries?, Context: Slavic standard languages which are official in at least one country: Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Montenegrin, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, and Ukrainian. The alphabet depends on what religion is usual for the respective Slavic ethnic groups. The Orthodox use the Cyrillic alphabet and the Roman Catholics use Latin alphabet, the Bosniaks who are Muslims also use the Latin. Few Greek Roman and Roman Catholics use the Cyrillic alphabet however. The Serbian language and Montenegrin language uses both Cyrillic and Latin alphabets. There is also a Latin script to write in Belarusian, called the Lacinka alphabet.
| Output: religion
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IN: What happens next?
How to look good on a camping trip (girls )
Wear light, comfortable clothes.
Avoid loops and fuzzy outerwear that can catch easily on leaves and branches.
Check weather reports to be sure the clothes you are bringing are appropriate for the conditions.
OUT: Put on a nice t-shirt, sweater and pair of jeans or sweatpants that you won't care about if they get dirty. It's best to wear quick-drying, easily washable clothing.
IN: What happens next?
How to safely let your toddler help cook
Let your toddler stir.
One easy way you can let your kids help you cook is by giving them a spoon. Let them stir things as you prepare a meal.
OUT: Depending on their age, you can give them small bowls to stir or let them stir an entire bowl. You or your partner can help them stir by holding their hand and teaching them how to mix ingredients.
IN: What happens next?
How to disagree with your doctor
Bring an advocate with you to appointments.
If you're in doubt that you and your doctor are agreeing on treatments or communicating well in general, try bringing a support person with you. This can be a relative or trusted friend.
OUT: | Talk to this person about your condition ahead of time, and tell them why you're having doubts about the treatments or suggestions your doctor is making. Let your support person know that you'd like them to ask the doctor questions too, if they have any during the appointment. |
Miyahuaxochtzin of Tiliuhcan was a Queen of Tenochtitlan as a wife of King Huitzilihuitl. She was a daughter of King Tlacacuitlahuatzin and sister of Princess Matlalxochtzin and Queen Tlacochcuetzin. She was the mother of Prince Huehue Zaca and aunt of Princes Cahualtzin, Tetlepanquetzatzin, Tecatlapohuatzin, Coauoxtli and Oquetzal. She was also a grandmother of the King Huitzilatzin.
Can we infer the following?
Miyahuaxochtzin of Tiliuhcan had multiple Princesses in her family
Choices:
*Yes
*It's impossible to say
*No
The answer is: | Yes |
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: In Greek mythology , Paean ( Paee ̈ on or Paeon ) was the Greek doctor of the gods .
Student: | In Greek mythology , Paean ( Ancient Greek : Παια ́ ν ) , Paee ̈ on or Paieon ( Παιη ́ ων ) , or Paeon or Paion ( Παιω ́ ν ) was the physician of the gods . |
Detailed Instructions: 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.
Problem:There are eleven official languages of South Africa: Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa and Zulu. Fewer than two percent of South Africans speak a first language other than an official one. Most South Africans can speak more than one language. Dutch and English were the first official languages of South Africa from 1910 to 1925. Afrikaans was added as a part of Dutch in 1925, although in practice, Afrikaans effectively replaced Dutch, which fell into disuse. When South Africa became a republic in 1961, the official relationship changed such that Afrikaans was considered to include Dutch, and Dutch was dropped in 1984, so between 1984 and 1994, South Africa had two official languages: English and Afrikaans.
Solution: | what are the official languages of south africa |
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:Victims of domestic violence will have access to quality legal representation through a campaign undertaken by Idaho Supreme Court Chief Justice Linda Copple Trout and corporate leaders. "Thousands of times a year, Idahoans are victims of domestic violence. The victims are often women and their children and they frequently have few resources with which to pursue their legal rights," Trout said Tuesday. "This campaign helps fill that gap in legal services for women who need the help at a time when they are in crisis." The Idaho Partners for Justice Project has already secured pledges of more than $35,000 from law firms, attorneys, corporations and individuals. The goal is $100,000. The drive to pay for free legal services will continue for the next two months. The money goes to Idaho Legal Aid Services and the Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program. Last year, more than 5,000 petitions were filed in Idaho for protection orders in domestic violence cases. More than 12,000 victims contacted shelters or crisis hotlines. Joining Trout in the announcement was Idaho Bar Association President Fred Hoopes of Idaho Falls and Ida-West Energy Co. Chief Executive Officer Randy Hill, members of the project's executive committee. Also on hand were some women who were victims of such violence, but benefited from free legal services. Last year's campaign generated enough money and resources to help more than 450 victims. The help ranged from representation in protection order hearings to legal assistance in divorce, visitation and child support cases. The donations are tax deductible. <sep>What percent of the pledge goal has been reached?<sep>10%
Solution: | No |
Instructions: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Input: Why was it important to use these locations to learn information about other towns from citizens?, Context: A "country pub" by tradition is a rural public house. However, the distinctive culture surrounding country pubs, that of functioning as a social centre for a village and rural community, has been changing over the last thirty or so years. In the past, many rural pubs provided opportunities for country folk to meet and exchange (often local) news, while others—especially those away from village centres—existed for the general purpose, before the advent of motor transport, of serving travellers as coaching inns.
Output: | especially those away from village centres |
Read the text and determine if the sentence is true:
Derwael Ice Rise is 40 km long, 35 km wide and about 400 m tall ice rise in ice shelf off Princess Ragnhild Coast, Antarctica. Situated 70 km east of Breid Bay in northern part of Roi Baudouin Ice Shelf, directly in front of Western Ragnhild Glacier. Named for geodesist of Belgian Antarctic expedition Jean-Jacques Derwael.
Sentence: Derwael Ice Rise will disappear by the year 2035. | It's impossible to say |
Given the task definition, example input & output, solve the new input case.
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.
Example: The Inheritance Cycle is a series of fantasy books written by Christopher Paolini.
Output: The Inheritance Cycle is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini.
The output sentence elaborates on the input sentence without changing its general meaning e.g. "tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels".
New input case for you: The name " weret hekau " means " great of magic " .
Output: | Werethekau ( Egyptian : " wrt-hk3w " " great one of magic , great enchantress " ; alternately Urthekau , Weret Hekau ) was an Ancient Egyptian deity . |
Q: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
HARTFORD — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced Thursday that he will sign an executive order blocking anyone on federal government terrorism watch lists from obtaining a gun permit.
Malloy said he is working with the White House to gain access to the databases, which include people who are suspected of having connections to terrorist groups. President Barack Obama has called for banning gun sales to those on the federal "no-fly" list, but a similar measure failed to clear Congress last week.
"If Congress will not act, we in the states will," Malloy told reporters gathered outside his office. "The [National Rifle Association] and their supporters have stood in the way time and time again as we have fought for sensible gun violence prevention ... these are measures that will save lives."
Malloy cited FBI statistics that found people on government watch lists tried to buy guns 2,233 times between 2004 and 2014; they succeeded in more than 90 percent of cases.
Connecticut, which passed some of the nation's strictest gun control laws after the 2012 Sandy Hook school shootings, would become the first state to bar those on watch lists from buying guns.
"Like all Americans, I've been horrified by the recent terrorist attacks in California and Paris," the Democratic governor said. "This should be a wake-up call for all of us. This is a moment to seize here in America, and today I'm here to say in Connecticut, we are seizing this moment."
The state's all-Democratic congressional delegation applauded Malloy's move. "His action underscores that Congress has failed to act — completely abdicating responsibility as a public health crisis sweeps the nation, killing 30,000 Americans each year," Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy said in a joint statement. "If you are too dangerous to fly, you are too dangerous to buy a gun."
Malloy trumpeted his plan as "basic common sense," but critics denounced it as a political stunt that does nothing to enhance public safety while encroaching on the constitutional rights of people who have not been convicted of any crime.
"The governor knows full well that law-abiding Americans who pose no threat to national security are mistakenly on the terror watch list," said Jennifer Baker, the NRA's director of public affairs. "The NRA's only objective is to ensure that law-abiding American citizens who were mistakenly put on the list are afforded their constitutional right to due process. Due process is a pillar of the American justice system and cannot be discarded for a talking point that makes people feel safer."
The no-fly list is one of several government databases of people suspected of terrorist connections. The American Civil Liberties Union is challenging the constitutionality of the no-fly list, arguing in federal court that standards for inclusion in the database are vague, shrouded in secrecy and prone to error.
"The ACLU of Connecticut has severe reservations about the reliability and constitutionality of government watch lists like the no-fly list," said Stephen Glassman, the group's executive director. "While we acknowledge that the governor's intentions are admirable, the government's watch list system is notorious for including innocent people, and the ACLU was in court this week fighting to fix the inadequate process for people wrongly blacklisted on the no-fly list to clear their names.''
Scott Wilson, president of the Connecticut Citizens Defense League, which opposes stronger gun control, was more blunt.
"Gov. Malloy is planning to take what is in our view unconstitutional executive action that would prohibit firearms purchases and seize firearms of individuals who have not been indicted or convicted for any crime," Wilson said. "While we are all concerned about terrorism, this approach is very un-American and shameful."
Malloy's executive order raises a host of legal questions, said Len Fasano, the Republican leader in the Connecticut Senate. "The top priority is to protect against terrorism, but efforts to protect the country from violence need to be balanced with individual civil liberties," Fasano said.
Malloy said he is confident safeguards can be put in place to protect those who are erroneously placed on the watch lists.
"Certainly if you have the wrong person or the person simply has the same name [as someone on the list] that's something that could be resolved, I think, relatively quickly and administratively," said Malloy, who was joined at the press conference by Dora Schriro, commissioner of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection. "If there's a broader question about why they're on the list, clearly we'll have to cover that."
A "rigorous appeals process" will also help protect the rights of individuals who find themselves on the list in error, he added, without providing details of how that appeals process would work.
There are other practical considerations as well: It is unclear how the state would obtain access to the databases and when the policy would take effect. Malloy said he has a commitment from the Obama administration to support his plan and work through legal channels to bring it to fruition.
"The issue is not fully resolved but let me assure that people are supportive of this concept," he said.
Malloy's high-profile announcement generated national headlines and a strong reaction on social media. As the newly elected chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, he has positioned himself as a pugnacious defender of liberal causes. In recent weeks, he made a point of personally welcoming refugees from Syria to Connecticut after some Republican governors declared their states would not host the new arrivals. ||||| The National Rifle Association “does not want terrorists or dangerous people to have access to weapons,” said Jennifer Baker, a spokeswoman for the organization’s lobbying arm. “But this is a constitutional issue,” she said, adding that mere suspicion should not be enough to take away the right to own a gun.
While federal gun control legislation has gone nowhere in recent years, certain states have had more success. Connecticut has passed some of the strictest gun laws in the country, including measures enacted after the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, when a gunman killed 20 schoolchildren and six staff members before killing himself.
Daniel Webster, the director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research, said it was unclear what the practical implications of Connecticut’s proposed ban would be in stopping someone who is determined to carry out an act of terrorism. That person could simply travel to another state.
“Seems to me that the greatest importance of this is to get the ball rolling so more people follow, and ideally the federal government,” Mr. Webster said. “I suspect more states will do this.”
Devon Puglia, a spokesman for Mr. Malloy, said the governor’s office was “working with the federal government” to gain access to the watch lists and determine which would be most appropriate to use. The governor, he said, would sign the order as soon as he received approval to use the watch lists for that purpose.
The federal government’s terrorism watch list is a database maintained by the Terrorist Screening Center, an arm of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It fuses information gathered from many sources — including law enforcement, military and intelligence agencies, as well as foreign governments — and is used for various purposes, including keeping certain people off planes or blocking certain noncitizens from entering the country. The no-fly list is a subset of the watch list.
The debate has become fodder for presidential candidates, with most Republicans attacking the idea of denying gun sales to people on the no-fly list. |||||
A: | The governor of Connecticut announced Thursday he would sign an executive order to keep anyone on federal watch lists from legally purchasing guns, the Hartford Courant reports. "If you can't fly without clearing government watch lists, you shouldn't be able to buy a gun," Reuters quotes Dannel Malloy. The executive order would apply to people on the federal no-fly list as well as a list of people with suspected terrorist connections, the Courant reports. Malloy says he thinks allowing people on those lists to purchase weapons is more dangerous than letting Syrian refugees into the country. In addition, the order would revoke current gun permits from anyone found to be on the lists, according to Reuters. Malloy cited FBI statistics that showed people on watch lists tried to buy guns and explosives more than 2,200 times between 2004 and 2014 and succeeded more than 90% of the time, the New York Times reports. He calls the order "simple common sense," according to the Courant. The move is creating strange bedfellows, as it's opposed by both the NRA and ACLU. Earlier this month, Democrats failed to pass a similar bill—modeled on an old George W. Bush proposal—at the national level. "If Congress will not act, we in the states will,'' Malloy says. The Times reports it's unclear how Connecticut would get access to the watch lists. And Reuters notes the executive order would still require federal approval. |
[Q]: Better Socks<br>I always used to buy the cheapest socks available. I figured it was inconsequential. But I started walking to work and getting blisters. I upgraded to softer and more expensive sock varieties. Now I can never go back. Socks have been worn by krillin OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: It's impossible to say
[Q]: In-form Rooney's hot goalscoring streak of seven goals in his last four internationals saw him win the vote to be crowned England's Player of the Year for 2008. Manchester United striker Rooney, 23, is set for his 50th cap against Ukraine at Wembley tomorrow and is enjoying the best form of his England career after a heart-to-heart with Capello. England boss Capello ordered Rooney to work hard on his finishing, stop shooting from long range and start scoring tap-ins to help transform him into a prolific marksman. Manchester United is a soccer team in England. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: Yes
[Q]: Four Pink Walls is the debut extended play (EP) by Canadian singer Alessia Cara. It was released on August 26, 2015 through Def Jam. With all songs containing writing by Cara, the preview of her upcoming debut studio album "Know-It-All" also includes major songwriting and production contributions from the duo Pop & Oak. Four Pink Walls is the debut extended play (EP) by Canadian singer Clarissa Ara. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: No
[Q]: The Portobello Film Festival is an independent international film festival based in London, which annually premiers over 700 new films, including features, shorts, documentaries, music films and animation. Additionally, workshops and talks with top film directors (such as Stephen Frears and John Maybury) are also featured. Admission to the three-week-long festival is free of charge. the agent is aged 21 OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: | It's impossible to say |
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: The new and improved 100-dollar bill, designed to cut down on counterfeiters, was expected to be released back in 2010, but production snafus delayed that date to 2011, and then again to October 2013. Today, David Wolman of The New Yorker reports that 30 million of the new $100 bills were incorrectly produced, and so the Federal Reserve might have to delay the bills' release once again.
It's another embarrassing problem for the Federal Reserve, which budgeted for the bills' release, and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, which was responsible for its production. (Appropriately, the bureau's website is named moneyfactory.gov.) The bills' release in October can still be salvaged if the Fort Worth, Texas branch of production makes up for the problems at the Washington, D.C. mint printer, but that timetable might not be feasible. Update: A spokesperson for the Bureau says that despite "concerns during production validation" at the D.C. branch, the fulfillment of the complete money order to the Federal Reserve remains on schedule for this fall.
Importantly, though, the problem won't cost the government that much to fix, even though the bills represent $3 billion. Because the defective bills were not approved for release to the public, the cost of this faulty episode won't approach that number. Certainly, the production of new bills and disposal of the defective bills will cost taxpayers. Exactly how much will this error cost? With some back-of-the-napkin calculations, we came to a cost of $3.79 million. Let's go through that process.
The old $100 bill cost just 7.8 cents to make, according to the Fed, but the newer version's state-of-the-art features — including a 3D security ribbon, color-changing liberty bell, and watermarks galore — will surely increase the cost of production. The Fed's budget plan lists the new $100 at 12.6 cents per bill, which comes near an estimate in a 2010 article in The Washington Post that the new Benjamins would cost about 12 cents to produce.
Now let's do some basic math. 12.6 cents, or .126 dollars, multiplied by 30 million defective bills, comes out to wasted production cost of $3.78 million. So production of 30 million replacement 100-dollar bills will only cost about .1% of the value of those bills.
In addition, there are the costs of disposal of the defective money. A 2011 article in The Atlantic explains that about 6 billion bills are disposed every year. With 37 regional Fed banks, this comes to about 160 million bills per branch. In a 1997 article in The New York Times, an executive at the Fed branch in Los Angeles said disposal of his undisclosed amount of bills amounted to $60,000 annually. Let's assume that all Fed branches pay the same amount for money disposal (again, these are estimates). Using proportions, we see that if disposal of 160 million bills costs 60 grand, then disposal of 30 million 100-dollar bills will cost $12,000.
That $12,000 cost is not that much compared to the previous $3.78 million estimation, and added together, we now come to a cost of about $3.79 million dollars for disposal of defective bills and production of new ones. There are, in addition, costs for employees, overtime, and inspections, but the simple cost of disposing the defective bills and introducing the new ones won't be terribly costly for taxpayers.
Pretty strange to consider that all the money in your wallet isn't worth much, no? And therein lies the truly important cost of the error, as Wolman notes:
"It threatens to injure the aura—the almightiness—of the dollar that enables most people to go about their business without ever stopping to examine the bills in their hand or to contemplate what gives them value. The only thing conferring value on those dollars, of course, is trust in other people’s trust in them, which is both weird and magnificent."
Yes, trust in money is all that matters here. Which is why the continued bungling by the Fed and Bureau to produce new $100 bills is concerning, though not for the small monetary costs of the error.
Photos of new $100 bills: Bureau of Engraving and Printing; Photo of pile of $100 bills: REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won
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Eric Levenson ||||| For the past few years, the Federal Reserve has been preparing to introduce a redesigned hundred-dollar bill into circulation. It will have a Liberty Bell that changes color, a new hidden message on Ben Franklin’s collar, and tiny 3-D images that move when you tilt the bill this way or that. But delay has followed delay. And now again: The New Yorker has learned that another production snafu has taken place at one of the country’s two currency factories, according to a document from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
The cause of the latest blunder is something known as “mashing,” according to Darlene Anderson, a spokeswoman for the bureau. When too much ink is applied to the paper, the lines of the artwork aren’t as crisp as they should be, like when a kid tries to carefully color inside the lines—using watercolors and a fat paintbrush.
Anderson said this happens “infrequently.” Still, this foul-up is only the latest embarrassment for the bureau. The redesigned hundred-dollar bill was meant to be released in early 2011, but has been delayed for the past two years because of a massive printing error, separate from the recent mashing problem, in which some notes were left with a blank spot.
This time, recent batches of cash from the Washington, D.C., plant contained “clearly unacceptable” bills intermixed with passable ones, according to a July memo to employees from Larry Felix, the bureau’s director. So the Fed is returning more than thirty million hundred-dollar notes and demanding its money back, Felix wrote. Another thirty billion dollars’ worth of paper sits in limbo awaiting examination, and Fed officials have informed the bureau that they will not accept any hundred-dollar notes made at the Washington, D.C., facility until further notice.
Felix’s letter says internal quality-control measures should have prevented the bureau “from delivering defective work,” and that those responsible would be held accountable. The bureau now has to race to meet an October 8th deadline for delivering the year’s cash orders and to finally get the new hundred-dollar bill into circulation as promised. To that end, Felix has ordered the country’s other money factory, in Fort Worth, Texas, to accelerate its efforts. “There are dire consequences involved here because BEP sells Federal Reserve notes to the Board to finance our entire operation,” he wrote in the memo. “If the BEP does not meet the order, the BEP does not get paid.”
The financial toll from the recent bungle is tough to know: the Treasury and the Fed have little interest in calculating it, let alone being transparent about it. Still, the direct cost probably isn’t greater than the sum of what the bureau pumps out in a few days. “Central banks are a bit like other businesses,” said Ben Mazzotta, a researcher at the Fletcher School’s Institute for Business in the Global Context who focusses on the costs of different forms of money. “They can draw down inventories or order additional product.”
There are other costs, though. Taxpayers will have to pay to inspect, correct, produce, transport, and secure all the additional money that will replace the botched notes. Disposing of the bad bills? That’s on taxpayers, too, as are the additional hours spent making up for the mistake by employees of the bureau.
A possible greater cost of these scrip shenanigans is diminished confidence in the greenback. The situation is akin to a magician getting caught unloading a crate of bunnies from the back of his truck. It threatens to injure the aura—the almightiness—of the dollar that enables most people to go about their business without ever stopping to examine the bills in their hand or to contemplate what gives them value. The only thing conferring value on those dollars, of course, is trust in other people’s trust in them, which is both weird and magnificent.
David Wolman is a contributing editor at Wired. His latest book, “The End of Money: Counterfeiters, Preachers, Techies, Dreamers—and the Coming Cashless Society,” is out this month in paperback.
Photograph by Mark Wilson/Getty. |||||
Student: | The US is less than two months away from getting its new $100 bills—hopefully. The Oct. 8 release date is already more than two years behind schedule, a delay caused by production problems that apparently have not abated. Writing for the New Yorker, David Wolman reports that the Bureau of Engraving and Printing has hit yet another snag, per a memo from the bureau. The country has just two currency-printing facilities, and the Washington, DC, location has had a "mashing" issue, in which the application of too much ink led to what the New Yorker likens to a kid painting outside the lines. The affected bills are "clearly unacceptable" and internal quality checks apparently missed that. They were delivered to the Fed interspersed with ones that were printed just fine, and now the Fed is sending back some 30 million of them—and won't take any more from the DC location for now. In the meantime, bureau director Larry Felix has, with an eye on Oct. 8, asked the Fort Worth, Texas, facility to step things up. The Atlantic Wire does the math and calculates it that it's a $3.79 million blunder: The bills reportedly cost 12 cents apiece to produce (that's about $3.78 million), and it tacks on another $12,000 for destroying them. But Wolman sees "a possible greater cost," likening the situation to that of "a magician getting caught unloading a crate of bunnies from the back of his truck. It threatens to injure the aura—the almightiness—of the dollar." Click for more on the coming (fingers crossed) bills. |
[Q]: ÁKK auctions HUF 20 bln of discount 12-month T-bills MTI – Econews The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 20 billion of discount twelve-month T-bills at an auction on Thursday, in line with the original offer. Primary dealers bid for HUF 42 bln of the papers, according to state news agency MTI. The average yield was 0.00%, 1 basis point over the secondary market benchmark but 3 bps under the yield at the previous auction of the bills two weeks earlier. All AKK auctions are T-bills.
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[Q]: ABU DHABI Consensus is growing among oil producers that their supply restraint agreement should be extended after its initial six month term, but there is as yet no agreement on the subject, Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Thursday. "There is consensus building but it's not done yet," he told reporters on the sidelines of a conference in the United Arab Emirates. Asked about non-OPEC producer Russia, Falih replied: "We are talking to all countries. We have not reached an agreement for sure, but the consensus is building." (Reporting by Rania El Gamal, Editing by William Maclean) there is as yet no agreement on the subject and unclear when they will agree
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[Q]: Gamers Need Love Too<br>Bill's older brother told him he'd never get a date. He spent too much time playing video games. One day he was at the video game store. A pretty girl came up beside him, asking his advice on a game. They hit it off so he asked her out and she said yes. Bill was at the store for 2 hours
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[Q]: It goes without saying that while we are building the infrastructure and building the reputation as one of the premier sporting capitals, not only nationally but internationally, part of the reason we are doing so is that we have high performance young athletes like Eric Daggett. We are building a reputation only nationally.
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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".
Q: We were cornered in a sort of way already. But these butchers up the cavern had been surprised, they were probably scared, and they had no special weapons, only those little hatchets of theirs. And that way lay escape. Their sturdy little forms--ever so much shorter and thicker than the mooncalf herds--were scattered up the slope in a way that was eloquent of indecision. I had the moral advantage of a mad bull in a street. But for all that, there seemed a tremendous crowd of them. Very probably there was. Those Selenites down the cleft had certainly some infernally long spears. It might be they had other surprises for us.... But, confound it! if we charged up the cave we should let them up behind us, and if we didn't those little brutes up the cave would probably get reinforced. Heaven alone knew what tremendous engines of warfare--guns, bombs, terrestrial torpedoes--this unknown world below our feet, this vaster world of which we had only pricked the outer cuticle, might not presently send up to our destruction. It became clear the only thing to do was to charge! It became clearer as the legs of a number of fresh Selenites appeared running down the cavern towards us. <sep>Where are the Selenites in relation to the narrator?<sep>Beneath
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Q: (CNN) -- Declaring 2010 "The best year in safety performance in our company's history," Transocean Ltd., owner of the Gulf of Mexico oil rig that exploded, killing 11 workers, has awarded its top executives hefty bonuses and raises, according to a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. That includes a $200,000 salary increase for Transocean president and chief executive officer Steven L. Newman, whose base salary will increase from $900,000 to $1.1 million, according to the SEC report. Newman's bonus was $374,062, the report states. Newman also has a $5.4 million long-term compensation package the company awarded him upon his appointment as CEO in March 2010, according to the SEC filing. The latest cash awards are based in part on the company's "performance under safety," the Transocean filing states. "Notwithstanding the tragic loss of life in the Gulf of Mexico, we achieved an exemplary statistical safety record as measured by our total recordable incident rate and total potential severity rate," the SEC statement reads. "As measured by these standards, we recorded the best year in safety performance in our Company's history." The company called that record "a reflection on our commitment to achieving an incident-free environment, all the time, everywhere," the SEC filing states. The company did not respond to an e-mail from CNN seeking comment. The April 20, 2010, explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig injured 17 workers and killed 11 others, including nine Transocean employees, according to the SEC filing. It has been called the worst spill in U.S. history. The well was capped three months later, but not before millions of barrels of oil spilled into the Gulf. In January, President Barack Obama's National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling released a report that spread blame for the accident among Transocean, BP -- which leased the rig -- and Halliburton, which installed the rig's cement casing. <sep>List some of the effects of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion<sep>President Obama's National Commission reporting the blame was solely on Transocean Ltd
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Q: (OPRAH.com) -- Chris Rock is an Emmy-winning comedian, devoted husband and loving father --but it's time to get to know a new side of this funnyman. Meet Chris Rock, hair expert. It's a detour he took after an innocent carpool ride left Rock with an idea he just couldn't shake. "I was with my daughter one day, and we're in the car and she's with one of her friends in the back seat, a little white friend," he says. "She was just kind of raving about her friend's hair a little too much for my comfort [saying]: 'You've got great hair. Oh, your hair's so good.'" Not wanting to make her comments a big deal, Rock says he tried to play his them off. "[I said]: "Oh, baby, your hair's beautiful. Come on,'" he says. "If I would have really reacted, then she would have a complex about her hair." Still, Rock couldn't let it go. "It sparked something in me," he says. Oprah.com: Oprah's hair throughout the years! What Rock discovered is a $9 billion industry that affects the daily activities, wallets, self-esteem -- and even the sex lives -- of black women. Because women spend so much time and money on their hair, Rock says men are forced to adopt a hands-off policy. "You cannot touch a black woman's hair. You are conditioned not to even go there," he says. "When I was a dating guy, I dated women from different races. Anytime I was with an Asian or a Puerto Rican girl or a white girl, my hands would constantly be in their hair. <sep>Why can't you touch a black woman's hair?<sep>Hair products for black women make their hair extremely brittle
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You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prevents Congress from making any law respecting an establishment of religion, prohibiting the free exercise of religion, or abridging the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the right to peaceably assemble, or to petition for a governmental redress of grievances. It was adopted on December 15, 1791, as one of the ten amendments that constitute the Bill of Rights. | is the first amendment the bill of rights? |
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".
When American 11 struck the World Trade Center at 8:46, no one in the White House or traveling with the President knew that it had been hijacked. While that information circulated within the FAA, we found no evidence that the hijacking was reported to any other agency in Washington before 8:46. Most federal agencies learned about the crash in New York from CNN. Within the FAA, the administrator, Jane Garvey, and her acting deputy, Monte Belger, had not been told of a confirmed hijacking before they learned from television that a plane had crashed. Others in the agency were aware of it, as we explained earlier in this chapter. Inside the National Military Command Center, the deputy director of operations and his assistant began notifying senior Pentagon officials of the incident. At about 9:00, the senior NMCC operations officer reached out to the FAA operations center for information. Although the NMCC was advised of the hijacking of American 11, the scrambling of jets was not discussed. In Sarasota, Florida, the presidential motorcade was arriving at the Emma E. Booker Elementary School, where President Bush was to read to a class and talk about education. White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card told us he was standing with the President outside the classroom when Senior Advisor to the President Karl Rove first informed them that a small, twin-engine plane had crashed into the World Trade Center. The President's reaction was that the incident must have been caused by pilot error. At 8:55, before entering the classroom, the President spoke to National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, who was at the White House. She recalled first telling the President it was a twin-engine aircraft-and then a commercial aircraft-that had struck the World Trade Center, adding "that's all we know right now, Mr. President." At the White House, Vice President Dick Cheney had just sat down for a meeting when his assistant told him to turn on his television because a plane had struck the NorthTower of the World Trade Center. The Vice President was wondering "How the hell could a plane hit the World Trade Center" when he saw the second aircraft strike the South Tower. Elsewhere in the White House, a series of 9:00 meetings was about to begin. In the absence of information that the crash was anything other than an accident, the White House staff monitored the news as they went ahead with their regular schedules. <sep>What was the name of the school where Karl Rove informed President Bush that an aircraft had hit the World Trade Centre?<sep>E. Books Reading School
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The world can be divided into three climate zones. The first climate zone is the polar zone. As it sounds, the polar zone is near earths poles. The polar zone has very long and cold winters. Brrr!!!! Near the equator is the tropical zone. The tropical zone is known for being hot and wet. Between these two zones is the temperate zone. Temperatures there tend to be mild. Its not too hot and not too cold. You might expect places near the equator to be hot and wet. Thats not always the case. Sometimes there are other factors at work. These factors can affect the local climate type or a region. Oceans and mountain ranges can have a major impact. They can greatly influence the climate of an area. Many factors influence an areas climate. <sep>In which zone are temperatures neither too hot nor too cold?<sep>Central
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The mighty fane, with its three massive towers, rises majestically over the red roofs of the town. Its most striking feature is the great Norman screen, running up without buttresses or projections to the parapet and hiding the bases of the square, richly decorated towers of the west front. The plain centre of the screen is the work of Remigius, the first bishop. The rest of it is relieved with rich arcading of Late Norman and Early English periods. The wooden spires which crowned the towers were removed in 1807. In 1192 Hugh of Avalon determined to rebuild the Norman building of Remigius, which an earthquake had shaken. To him we owe the choir and eastern transept. His successors completed the western transept and began the west end of the nave. So much money had to be spent in rebuilding the central tower, which fell in 1239, that the canons could not rebuild the nave entirely, but had to incorporate the Norman end by Remigius. Unfortunately the axis of the west front does not correspond to that of the nave, which is too wide for its height. The low vaulting is a serious defect in the choir built by St. Hugh, but of the superb beauty of the Angel Choir, which encloses his shrine, there can be no doubt. In its richness of sculpture it is one of the masterpieces of Gothic architecture in England. The interior of the cathedral is remarkable for the harmony of its style, which is Lancet-Gothic, and the dim lighting of the nave only adds to its impressiveness. <sep>Is the entire Norman screen the work of Remigius, or did he only begin it?<sep>He completed it
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In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
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Question: How often did the FBI injure someone on an unjustified shooting?, Context: During the period from 1993 to 2011, FBI agents fired their weapons on 289 occasions; FBI internal reviews found the shots justified in all but 5 cases, in none of the 5 cases were people wounded. Samuel Walker, a professor of criminal justice at the University of Nebraska Omaha said the number of shots found to be unjustified was "suspiciously low." In the same time period, the FBI wounded 150 people, 70 of whom died; the FBI found all 150 shootings to be justified. Likewise, during the period from 2011 to the present, all shootings by FBI agents have been found to be justified by internal investigation. In a 2002 case in Maryland, an innocent man was shot, and later paid $1.3 million by the FBI after agents mistook him for a bank robber; the internal investigation found that the shooting was justified, based on the man's actions.
Answer: found the shots justified in all but 5 cases, in none of the 5 cases were people wounded
Question: What has been a public health problem in developed countries in the past?, Context: The M. tuberculosis complex (MTBC) includes four other TB-causing mycobacteria: M. bovis, M. africanum, M. canetti, and M. microti. M. africanum is not widespread, but it is a significant cause of tuberculosis in parts of Africa. M. bovis was once a common cause of tuberculosis, but the introduction of pasteurized milk has almost completely eliminated this as a public health problem in developed countries. M. canetti is rare and seems to be limited to the Horn of Africa, although a few cases have been seen in African emigrants. M. microti is also rare and is seen almost only in immunodeficient people, although its prevalence may be significantly underestimated.
Answer: tuberculosis
Question: The Kalven Report was issued before 1962, or before the 1980s?, Context: The university experienced its share of student unrest during the 1960s, beginning in 1962, when students occupied President George Beadle's office in a protest over the university's off-campus rental policies. After continued turmoil, a university committee in 1967 issued what became known as the Kalven Report. The report, a two-page statement of the university's policy in "social and political action," declared that "To perform its mission in the society, a university must sustain an extraordinary environment of freedom of inquiry and maintain an independence from political fashions, passions, and pressures." The report has since been used to justify decisions such as the university's refusal to divest from South Africa in the 1980s and Darfur in the late 2000s.
Answer: | the 1980s
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Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
How to manage cash flow for a business
Write down your business's balance at the beginning of each month.
Check your business's bank account to see how much cash you have on hand. You will need to do this for a few months before you have a good idea of what your cash flow is like.
A: If you're trying to calculate cash flow from previous months, you can use your bank statements to determine what cash was available in previous months. Record all transactions that cause money to flow in and out.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
How to clean wood furniture with vinegar
Remove hardware and cushions.
Pull the furniture away from the wall, if applicable. Set aside any cushions, pillows, and other such objects from the surface of the furniture.
A: Take off any hardware you'll be able to put back on, such as screws or decorative knobs. Don't take off any hardware that's holding the furniture together.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
How to make parsley tea
Boil the water.
Bring 1 cup (250 ml) of purified water to a boil using a tea kettle or small saucepan.
Rinse the parsley leaves.
A: Rinse 1/4 cup (60 ml) of fresh parsley leaves under cool, running water. Pat the leaves dry using clean paper towels.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
There's a man wearing a white graphic shirt, sitting with bongo drums drumming a beat on the drums. He is wearing headphones as he drums a beat on the drums. he
A: | continues playing the drums. |
Instructions: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Input: Print Share + SF Supe Daly Vows To Use 'F' Word At Every Meeting
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Chris Daly, a San Francisco Supervisor known for outrageous behavior and profane language, cursed at a Rules Committee meeting at City Hall on Thursday and promised to use the "F" word in every board meeting for the rest of the year.The supervisor said he was upset about a Bay Guardian newspaper article taking Daly to task for his bad language."I do want to warn the easily offended," Daly said at the meeting. "I just updated my Facebook page vowing that in 2010 I'll use the word f*** in every Board of Supervisors meeting," Daly added.When asked if he was serious, Daly replied in a Facebook message to CBS5: "It was serious as far as spur of the moment Facebook status updates go. Happy New Year!"David Chiu, the president of the Board of Supervisors, said he was checking to see if Daly's pledge was against any rules.In the meantime, Chiu said he called Daly and asked him not to use that kind of language."I told him that I thought he could do better," said Chiu.Chiu then walked over to Walgreen's Pharmacy, bought a bar of soap, and left it at Daly's office."I think it's important for all elected officials to behave civilly and maturely," said Chiu. "And I certainly hope that Supervisor Daly's resolution fails quickly."A spokesman for Mayor Gavin Newsom had a suggestion on how Daly's fellow board members should handle his behavior."I would advise Daly's colleagues on the Board to start a swear jar and make him pay into it whenever he uses the 'F' word so we could get something out of this stunt, but at this point, he doesn't need anymore encouragement."
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Supervisor Chris Daly has vowed to use the word "fuck" at every Board of Supervisors meeting for the rest of the year. That's kinda like Chris saying, "I'm going to breathe in. Then I'm going to breathe out. I'm going to repeat process this until I die."
From what I can gather, Chris' promise to drop the f-bomb was a little joke in response to the Guardian, who said his New Years resolution should be to clean up his potty mouth. So Chris is like, "Fuck you, I'm swearing forever!" to which we all go "Duh" and get on with our lives.
But no! We can't! Because this is news!
I love this stuff. I'm all about bringing personality to the workplace. People often get elected to public office because they're incredibly smart, talented, driven people, right? As a rule, incredibly smart, talented, driven people are really, really weird. It just comes with the territory.
I'm offended that Chris Daly swearing is headline news. What's next? Traffic sucks? Poo Smells?I can't help but delight when the weirdness comes out. Chris Daly saying fuck? That's nothing. Has there been a Board meeting Supervisor Daly's attended where he did not use the word? The guy walks around flailing his arms, talking at you (okay, me) nose to nose screaming about hobos and buses. It's part of the Daly vibe. Will he ever be President of the United States. Uh, no. But crazy people who can get shit done can get elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
Actually, crazy people who are just plain crazy can get elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Gus Van Sant made a whole movie about it.
Anyway, I don't think Chris promising to swear in Board Meetings is any big deal. The big (wonderful awesome, entertaining) deal to me is the serious, suddenly appalled response.
First of all, Mayor Gavin Newsom is having none of it. Better, he's having none of it in a new suit!
Personally, the new look is a little Mafioso meets Dennis Farina for me, but I'm just delighted the Mayor is expanding his wardrobe. Interestingly, Gavin is wearing THE VERY SAME OUTFIT CHRIS WORE TO MAKE HIS FUCKING PROMISE!!!
Look at the video. They're in matching outfits, you guys. They might as well be wearing "Property of Alcatraz" sweatsuits and walking around Fisherman's Wharf holding hands.
The Mayor describes Supervisor Daly's latest crazy talk as "petulant." He then silently asks us to cue up THIS interview.
Gavin does make the valid point that Proposition F-Bomb makes San Francisco seem crazier than we already seem to the rest of the country. The elastic-waist jeans people don't need any more reasons to think we're nuts. But I like Board President David Chiu's response.
Supervisor Chiu, who is seriously the most boring person ever to live, busted out the disapproving sense of humor on this one. He dropped a bar of soap off at Chris' office.
Zing!
Good for you, Supervisor. Whichever staffer came up with that one should get a raise. It's funny, appropriate, says "petulant" without actually saying it...the bar of soap was a genius response.
This city's got a little problem with taking everything so goddamn seriously, stopping at every turn to pause and wonder if there's anything to be offended about, that something like Chris Daly promising to say fuck becomes "mainstream" news. I'm offended that Chris Daly swearing is headline news. What's next? Traffic sucks? Poo Smells?
Big whoop. The only news here is that if Chris Daly is going to promise to swear in every meeting, he should be forced to come up with something more creative. |||||
Output: | After being taken to task by a local alt-weekly for his off-color language, a San Francisco city supervisor has made it his New Year’s resolution to use “fuck,” or a variation thereof, at every board meeting this year. Chris Daly, the 37-year-old representative of the city’s oft-tawdry Tenderloin district, warned colleagues of his intent at a meeting Thursday; needless to say, few were charmed. “I certainly hope that Supervisor Daly’s resolution fails quickly,” the board’s president, who later left a bar of soap on Daly’s desk, tells KCBS-TV. Mayor Gavin Newsom suggests a swear jar, into which Daly should pay a fine for each blast. “Will he ever be president of the United States? Uh, no,” writes Beth Spotswood. “But crazy people who can get shit done can get elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Actually, crazy people who are just plain crazy can get elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Gus Van Sant made a whole movie about it.” |
input hypothesis: ana's always spilling candle wax
Context: Scrub<br>Ana spilled candle wax on her floor. It was so hard to remove! She scrubbed it with metal, plastic, nothing worked. Then she scraped off the wax with a razor blade. That did the trick!
true or false: It's impossible to say
input hypothesis: I won't ask my hon. colleague.
Context: I would like to ask my hon. colleague if he sees any relationship between the justices, their influence by the law schools, by the lawyers of the community of which they are a part and if this is part of the reason that these justices are being given these pay raises that perhaps other frontline bureaucrats and government workers are not entitled to.
true or false: No
input hypothesis: The Bridge contains an e
Context: The Bridge (Danish: "Broen" ; Swedish: "Bron" ) is a Scandinavian crime television series created and written by Hans Rosenfeldt. A joint creative and financed production between Sweden's Sveriges Television and Denmark's DR, it has been shown in over 100 countries.
true or false: Yes
input hypothesis: If President Omar Hassan al-Bashir accepted the UN offer, the crisis would come to an end.
Context: The Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has rejected an UN offer of up to 17,000 troops to stem the continuing crisis within the country. Bashir met with the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Sunday at the 7th African Union Summit being held in the Gambian capital Banjul. In a speech to delegates from across the continent, Mr. Annan, who was born in Ghana, labeled the Darfur crisis as "one of the worst nightmares in recent history". But Mr. Bashir said he was concerned that a UN mandate would be seen as a "western invasion" that would attract militants and create a situation similar to Iraq.
true or false: | It's impossible to say |
Definition: 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.
Input: An acceptable use policy (AUP), acceptable usage policy or fair use policy, is a set of rules applied by the owner, creator or administrator of a network, website, or service, that restrict the ways in which the network, website or system may be used and sets guidelines as to how it should be used. AUP documents are written for corporations, businesses, universities, schools, internet service providers (ISPs), and website owners, often to reduce the potential for legal action that may be taken by a user, and often with little prospect of enforcement.
Output: | why do organisations develop and adopt policies for the acceptable use of ict |
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.
Example Input: Synthetic dsRNA introduced into cells can suppress specific genes of interest .
Example Output: RNAi is a valuable research tool , both in cell culture and in living organisms , because synthetic dsRNA introduced into cells can selectively and robustly induce suppression of specific genes of interest .
Example Input: In April 2018 , Jong-un and Moon Jae-in formally attended the inter-Korean summit of 2018 and agreed to formally end the Korean War before 2019 .
Example Output: At the April 2018 inter-Korean summit , Kim and South Korean President Moon Jae-in signed the Panmunjom Declaration , pledging to convert the Korean Armistice Agreement into a full peace treaty , formally ending the Korean War , by the end of the year .
Example Input: The Dauphin was the heir apparent to the throne of France from 1350 – 1791 , and from 1824 – 1830 .
Example Output: | Dauphin of France ( , ; -RSB- ) , originally Dauphin of Viennois ( " Dauphin de Viennois " ) , was the title given to the heir apparent to the throne of France from 1350 to 1791 and 1824 to 1830 .
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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 coast is where land meets the sea .
Student: | The coast , also known as the coastline or seashore , is the area where land meets the sea or ocean , or a line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake . |
context: How to check dns settings
Swipe in from the right side of your windows 8 device to access the " start " screen.
If you're using a mouse, point to the lower left corner of your session to access the " start " screen.
Type " control panel " into the search field and select the option after it displays in the search results.
OPTIONS:
- Press the " search " key once you select " dns settings " from the results. Click " add-ons " below the " settings " section.
- Click on " view network status and tasks " below the network and internet section. A list of all your active networks will display.
- Select the option " properties " from the options. Under " system preferences, " select " authenticate all settings " from the options provided.
- It should be located at the bottom of the results. Enter keywords like " system, network, model " in the search field.
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next sentence for the context: Click on " view network status and tasks " below the network and internet section. A list of all your active networks will display.
IN: What happens next?
How to be a rock chick
Wear band t-shirts.
Part of the rock persona is advertising your love for rock bands. T-shirts ranging from vintage hair bands to favorite contemporary rock groups will work.
OPTIONS:
- In order to seem exotic, show any-name bands you have on your to do list. Say you want to be a rock chick because the members of your band were musicians before moving in together and will probably turn out rock chick apart from rocker and punk fans.
- Original band t-shirts purchased from the merch table at a concert or a band's website are the best way to go. Vintage t-shirts from classic bands help make your look authentic.
- You should consider material with the word " band " in it; they'll tone down your style, and look especially classy. And to tone down that rock look, cross-tape your band tees over your shirts or wear jerseys with your band t-shirts.
- If you're not a band fanatic, order in your ten favourite bands in a bucket, cupboard, box, or front desk. It doesn't matter if band tees are vintage or not.
OUT: Original band t-shirts purchased from the merch table at a concert or a band's website are the best way to go. Vintage t-shirts from classic bands help make your look authentic.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
The young man is shaving his leg. The young girl is shaving the other young man's leg. the young man
OPTIONS:
- talked to the camera and continue to shave his leg.
- is shaving his pair of outer and inner-tubes.
- is sitting in the bed.
- walks around in a stall.
A: talked to the camera and continue to shave his leg.
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
The man adds three shots to the glass and shakes it. The man puts a strainer on the glass and pours the ice out of the martini glass. the man
OPTIONS:
- takes a sip and when he makes a funny face as the drink bubbles out, he brings the glass back to the bar and drinks the whole drink.
- pours the lime green drink in the martini glass and adds a cherry and straw.
- places a el identify sticker on the martini glass and drains the drink.
- mixes the liquor and types money into the machine.
OUT: pours the lime green drink in the martini glass and adds a cherry and straw.
Question:
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
How to get payday loans with bad credit
Evaluate your options.
Before you decide to accept a payday loan, seriously consider the other possibilities. People with bad credit will have a hard time finding a favorable rate of interest, but payday lenders balance this risk by charging exceptionally high interest.
OPTIONS:
- Work hard to keep your credit score high on both your payday loan and pay off your bad debt. High rates of interest mean less debt coming in your future, and it's a safe bet that going into debt will trigger more bad credit.
- Other options to raise cash include selling possessions, finding additional income sources, and taking out a traditional loan. If you need a relatively small amount of money to pay off a bill, consider asking friends and family if you can borrow from them, rather than turning to a payday loan.
- Paying 200% interest is usually the most favorable rate, but you can still work toward a higher rate, as long as you are aware of your credit history. Check your bank's loan statements.
- It's possible they might charge hundreds of dollars for a good loan, but are probably doing just fine with very low interest. Figuring out which option is right for you and your prospects will help you decide if these options are best for you.
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Answer:
Other options to raise cash include selling possessions, finding additional income sources, and taking out a traditional loan. If you need a relatively small amount of money to pay off a bill, consider asking friends and family if you can borrow from them, rather than turning to a payday loan.
Question:
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
How to get healthy gums
Brush your teeth for two minutes twice a day.
This is the number one step you can take to care for your teeth. Using a soft or medium bristle toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste, be sure to brush in the morning and evening every day.
OPTIONS:
- Set a timer for two minutes or listen to a short song to keep time. Don't " scrub " your teeth hard-hold the brush like a pencil and brush in light circles and vertical strokes which will prevent gum recession.
- Brushing will encourage blood to circulate in your mouth and break up the bacteria on your teeth; this also helps prevent you from developing cavities. Gums are also integral to food and hygiene, as they help curb calcium, which can lead to cavities.
- Brush the top teeth first, and then move to the rest of your teeth. This will keep your mouth healthy and prevent cavities.
- Brush before you go to bed each night, and after breakfast. Brush your teeth when they are most fresh and clean.
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Answer:
| Set a timer for two minutes or listen to a short song to keep time. Don't " scrub " your teeth hard-hold the brush like a pencil and brush in light circles and vertical strokes which will prevent gum recession. |
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: New suit<br>Yesterday I bought my husband a new suit. When he saw it he was absolutely pleased. He immediately tried it on. The suit fit perfectly. However to my dismay he spilled some wine on it.
Hypothesis: The woman bought and gifted the suit on the same day.
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: Beauty Pageant<br>Elise wanted to enter the state beauty pageant. She filled out the application and mailed it in. Elise jumped for joy when she found out she was going to compete. She wowed the judges with her confidence and beauty. No one was surprised when Elise was crowned the new beauty queen.
Hypothesis: Elise contains a zz
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: And I think to answer your question, I think both of us care a lot about the environment. We may have different approaches. We may have different approaches in terms of how we deal with local folks. I just cited an example of the administration just unilaterally acting without any input.
Hypothesis: environment is a field of study for dan
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: | Context: A four-day state of emergency has been declared in the capital of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar after violent protests occurred after allegations of vote rigging and fraud in Sunday's elections. Reports state that 5 people have been killed, and over 300 injured. The injured were police and protesters alike, suffering from smoke poisoning, rubber bullets, and stoning. Among the injured was a Japanese citizen, who was reportedly flown to Japan in the morning.
Hypothesis: During the protests that sparked a state of emergency four cops were injured |
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.
Q: The Climate of India comprises a wide range of weather conditions across a vast geographic scale and varied topography, making generalisations difficult. Based on the Köppen system, India hosts six major climatic subtypes, ranging from arid desert in the west, alpine tundra and glaciers in the north, and humid tropical regions supporting rainforests in the southwest and the island territories. Many regions have starkly different microclimates. The country's meteorological department follows the international standard of four climatological seasons with some local adjustments: winter (December, January and February), summer (March, April and May), a monsoon rainy season (June to September), and a post-monsoon period (October to November).
A: | seasons of the year in order in india |
TASK 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.
PROBLEM: In Florida, two bills were approved in January 2018 by House and Senate committees, to move most of the state permanently to Atlantic Standard Time (with the panhandle moving to year-round Eastern Standard Time) with no observation of daylight saving time.
SOLUTION: is atlantic time the same as eastern time?
PROBLEM: Borderlands: The Handsome Collection is a compilation of first-person shooter video games developed by Gearbox Software and published by 2K Games. The collection consists of both Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, along with all of their accompanying downloadable content, enhanced local multiplayer, and the ability to transfer save data from their respective PlayStation 3/Vita and Xbox 360 versions. Borderlands 2 was ported by Iron Galaxy Studios and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel by Armature Studio.
SOLUTION: does the handsome collection come with all dlc?
PROBLEM: Mercedes and Kurt go to the Vocal Adrenaline dressing room to wish lead singer Wade ``Unique'' Adams (Alex Newell) good luck, but he tells them that he that he has chosen not to perform because he can no longer take the pressure of his new celebrity status. Kurt suggests that Unique, Wade's transgender alter ego, might be able to handle what Wade is unable to, and the teen starts to get ready. On stage, Unique and Vocal Adrenaline perform ``Starships'' and ``Pinball Wizard''. The judges name Unique the Nationals MVP, but they award the Nationals trophy to New Directions, with Vocal Adrenaline in second place.
SOLUTION: | do the new directions win nationals season 3?
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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".
In the rest of the world, China's supreme sage, Kongfuzi (K'ung Fu-tzu), is better known by the romanized name "Confucius." He was born in 551 b.c. in what is now Shandong Province in eastern China. So profound was his influence that eleven Chinese emperors made pilgrimages to the birthplace of the Great Teacher. You, too, can pay your respects at the vast temple raised on the site of his home in the small town of Qufu (Chufu), and at his tomb in the woods just to the north. The classics of Confucius, while seldom addressing spiritual and metaphysical matters, set standards for social and political conduct that still underlie many of the Chinese ways of doing and perceiving. Confucius laid great stress on the proper and harmonious relationships between ruler and subject, parent and child, teacher and student, the individual and the state. These relationships were deemed to be hierarchical and dictatorial. If the order was disturbed, dire consequences inevitably resulted. The son who disobeyed the father would bring disaster upon himself and his family, just as the emperor who defied the "mandate of heaven" or ignored the good of the empire brought ruin upon the nation. Over the centuries Confucius has suffered more changes of fortune than probably any other philosopher. Honored soon after his death as the greatest of scholars, he was later revered as semi-divine; you can still visit temples to Confucius in many Chinese cities. During the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976), however, he was denounced as a counter-revolutionary force. It was only after the death of Chairman Mao (1976) and the opening of China to the outside world under more progressive reformers that Confucius, too, was "rehabilitated." Unlike Confucius, about whose life many specific and even colorful details are known, the philosopher Laozi (Lao Tse or Lao-Tzu) is an enigma. Estimates of his date of birth vary by well over a century. One legend even says he taught the young Confucius. Laozi is immortalized by his book of thoughts on man, nature, and the universe, Daodejing ("The Way and Its Power"), which became the major text of China's greatest indigenous religion, Daoism (Taoism). With its emphasis on nature, intuition, the individual, paradox ("The knowledge which is not knowledge"), and the cosmic flow known as "The Way," Daoism became the religion of artists and philosophers. After the death of Confucius, the Zhou Dynasty entered a period of strife known as the "Warring States" period (475–221 b.c.). <sep>Do we know the exact date of Laozi's birth?<sep>No
A: | Yes |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Q: Foedus is in the etymology of?, Context: The terms 'federalism' and 'confederalism' both have a root in the Latin word foedus, meaning treaty, pact or covenant. Their common meaning until the late eighteenth century was a simple league or inter-governmental relationship among sovereign states based upon a treaty. They were therefore initially synonyms. It was in this sense that James Madison in Federalist 39 had referred to the new United States as 'neither a national nor a federal Constitution, but a composition of both' (ie. neither a single large unitary state nor a league/confederation among several small states, but a hybrid of the two). In the course of the nineteenth century the meaning of federalism would come to shift, strengthening to refer uniquely to the novel compound political form, while the meaning of confederalism would remain at a league of states. Thus, this article relates to the modern usage of the word 'federalism'.
A: | federalism' and 'confederalism |
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: Why would it be hard to make an extremely detailed image from the tiles?, Context: A tile mosaic is a digital image made up of individual tiles, arranged in a non-overlapping fashion, e.g. to make a static image on a shower room or bathing pool floor, by breaking the image down into square pixels formed from ceramic tiles (a typical size is 1 in × 1 in (25 mm × 25 mm), as for example, on the floor of the University of Toronto pool, though sometimes larger tiles such as 2 in × 2 in (51 mm × 51 mm) are used). These digital images are coarse in resolution and often simply express text, such as the depth of the pool in various places, but some such digital images are used to show a sunset or other beach theme.
A: | These digital images are coarse in resolution |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Washington (CNN) The "presidential alert" headed to Americans' cell phones won't actually be written by President Donald Trump, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Tuesday.
Wednesday afternoon's message is the first nationwide test of the system built by the government and cell phone carriers to push an emergency message to nearly all cell phones in the US, a senior FEMA official told reporters on a Tuesday conference call.
Despite the name, "the president will not originate this alert, say, from his mobile device," the official said. "You would not have a situation where any sitting president would wake up one morning and attempt to send a particular message."
That name had generated questions about how and when the system can be used. The official said the uses are limited, such as to a "coordinated attack on our major cities across the country" or "some other type of public peril that is ongoing in the country at the time."
The FEMA official spoke to reporters on a conference call the agency arranged on the condition of anonymity. FEMA did not elaborate on why the official could not be named.
Read More ||||| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration will send messages to more than 200 million U.S. cellphones on Wednesday testing a previously unused presidential alert system that aims to warn the public in the event of a national emergency.
U.S. President Donald Trump rallies supporters during a Make America Great Again rally in Southaven, Mississippi, U.S. October 2, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
The test message was originally scheduled for September but was pushed back to Wednesday at 2:18 p.m. EDT. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which will send the alert, said the messages would bear the headline “Presidential Alert,” and that phones will make a loud tone and have a special vibration.
The test has been scheduled to ensure that the alert system would work in the event of a national emergency. The message will read: “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.” A separate alert on TV and radios will be issued at 2:20 p.m..
The tests have drawn a lot of attention on social media in part because of President Donald Trump’s propensity for sending tweets to his 55 million followers.
On a conference call, government officials told reporters that Trump would not personally trigger the alert — from his phone or any other device — and emphasized that no president could “wake up one morning and attempt to send a personal message.”
The test alert will be sent by a device similar to a laptop from a FEMA laboratory.
An actual alert would be used for an impending missile attack or other national emergency.
Then-President Barack Obama signed a law in 2016 requiring FEMA to create a system allowing the president to send cellphone alerts regarding public safety emergencies.
Federal Communications Commissioner Mike O’Rielly told reporters on Tuesday that an April 5 regional test of the emergency alert system in the Washington area showed some potential issues.
He said some people did not receive alerts on some devices during that test. “We’re trying to analyze that,” O’Rielly said.
The country’s wireless emergency alert system has issued over 36,000 alerts for situations such as missing children, extreme weather and natural disasters since 2012, but never a presidential directive.
Cellphone users can opt out of natural disaster or missing children alerts, but not presidential alerts. Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N) said nearly all of its mobile phone handsets are capable of getting alerts.
Government officials estimated that the alert would reach upwards of 225 million U.S. cellphones, or around 75 percent of all phones. They said a person on a call lasting 30 minutes may not get the alert as with phones with an active data connection. ||||| Editor's Note: The presidential test alert was successfully sent Wednesday, Oct. 3. Read the latest story here .
It's the alert that – if it's real – you won't want to get again. For the first time ever Wednesday, Americans nationwide will receive an alert on their cellphones from President Trump. The test, scheduled for 2:18 p.m. ET, is the first test of a national presidential alert system that will let any president issue a warning about a crisis. That could include a missile launched by another country at the U.S. or a tsunami.
First on "CBS This Morning," we got an inside look at the new system with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials ahead of the test.
"When those messages appear on mobile devices, people should take those extremely seriously," FEMA's Antwane Johnson told CBS News correspondent Anna Werner. "It has some direct impact on either life or safety."
Johnson directs the agency's public alert warning system that will send out the nationwide test of the presidential alert Wednesday.
"If we have something that's of national significance, we can rapidly notify the American public of that event," Johnson said.
Government agencies nationwide have issued more than 40,000 emergency alerts to cellphones since 2012. But those Amber and weather alerts target specific regions. This new presidential alert will be nationwide and only used for advance warning of national crises.
"It should be reserved for true situations, true emergencies when we need to get the public's attention," former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson said, adding it is designed to be used very specifically – and rarely.
"This is something that should not be used for a political agenda," Jeh Johnson said. That's especially important because no one can opt out of these alerts, he said.
"Now you know you say presidential alert and some people are thinking, 'Aw man, I see President Trump sending out Twitter messages all day long. Does this mean I'm going to get whatever message President Trump wants to send out through this alert system now?'" Werner said.
"No, not at all. One thing that we need make very clear is that there are laws, policies and procedures that are in place, other protocols to assure that the system is used in accordance with its intended use as defined by the law," Johnson responded.
Alerts are not foolproof however. In January, Hawaii's emergency management agency mistakenly sent out an alert warning of a ballistic missile threat to more than a million cellphones. Mistakes like that could make people nervous about this new nationwide alert.
"The fact that you can't turn this alert off, that it will be something that will arrive on your phone whether you like it or not, I think was perhaps upsetting and concerning to some people," said Andy Whitehouse, who teaches communications at Columbia University.
Three New Yorkers filed a federal lawsuit last week attempting to block the test, saying it violates free speech and is an unconstitutional seizure of electronic devices. The test will set off the same loud sound used for other alerts. If your cell is on and you have service, you will likely receive it and cannot stop it. ||||| | A text message from President Trump will be sent to more than 200 million US cellphones in a test starting at 2:18pm Eastern on Wednesday—but officials stress that the president won't be texting Americans on a regular basis. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says the "Presidential Alert" message is a test of a new alert system for national emergencies, reports Reuters. "THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed," the message will read, according to FEMA, which says the alert will have a loud tone and a "special vibration." A senior FEMA official said Tuesday that the message will not be coming from Trump's phone and use of the system will be restricted to events like major attacks on US cities or "some other type of public peril," CNN reports. "The president will not originate this alert, say, from his mobile device," the official said. "You would not have a situation where any sitting president would wake up one morning and attempt to send a particular message." Former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson tells CBS that the system is definitely "not something that should be used for a political agenda"—especially since there is no way for Americans to opt out of receiving the alerts. The test was originally scheduled for Sept. 20, but it was postponed due to Hurricane Florence. |
Context:
Brynn Anderson/Associated Press Former NFL wide receiver Terrell Owens announced on Thursday he will not attend the 2018 Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony Aug. 4 in Canton, Ohio. Adam Schefter of ESPN provided a statement from Owens, who was elected to the 2018 class alongside Bobby Beathard, Robert Brazile, Brian Dawkins, Jerry Kramer, Ray Lewis, Randy Moss and Brian Urlacher: 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.
Hypothesis: Former NFL wide receiver Terrell Owens announced on Thursday he will not attend the 2018 Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony because he's upset OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
It's impossible to say
Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
As much as I know about the scientific community -- and, you know, you have to remember that's not my discipline. But as much as I know about what the high school science standards say, it would be in standing with that. As far as the scientific community, I really can't go there, because I know that there is a lot more about Darwin than is in that textbook. I mean, I can absolutely say that without knowing everything about Darwin or knowing everything about science.
Sentence: The science textbook being referred to only talks about Darwinism.
Output: It's impossible to say
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
Crawford was held out of Monday's practice due to a groin strain, Vaughn McClure of ESPN.com reports. Crawford picked up the injury in Sunday's practice. It's believed that Crawford's absence was precautionary, so the injury shouldn't hinder him too much in his preparation for his first season with the Falcons. The 28-year-old inked a three-year, $10.3 million contract with Atlanta in March after accruing 25 tackles and 3.5 sacks in 16 games with Dallas in 2016.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: Crawford will practice on Tuesday.
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Answer:
It's impossible to say
[Q]: How to paint ceiling edges<br>Apply some blue painter's tape to the walls where they meet the ceiling. The tape will help protect the walls from drips or from accidental smears. Press the tape down on the wall as tightly as possible to keep any excess paint from leaking in behind it. It is smart to take the extra step of applying painter's tape. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: Yes
Problem: McGee (lower body) has been cleared for Friday's tilt with the Grizzlies. McGee will play through a glute contusion Friday night, but the injury will definitely be something to keep an eye on. He may see his minutes monitored more closely, in which case expect Damian Jones to see increased action.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Expect Damian Jones to see less action."? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
Context:
Well, it may provide additional incentives for the patentee to exploit and promote and disseminate that particular work. With respect to creative works like works of art, books and that sort of thing, it 20 patentee, that there was a bargain in effect between the inventor and the Government that at a certain period of time it would become part of the public domain. It seems to me it's inconsistent with that.
Hypothesis: Not very many books have a patent. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
| It's impossible to say |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Q: Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan Voicemail Audio Just Hours Before Death ... Cheerful, Ready to Record
Cranberries Singer Dolores O'Riordan Left Final Voicemail Before Death
EXCLUSIVE
Dolores O'Riordan sounded pumped and ready to belt out her old tune with a new band the day she died ... this according to her last voicemail ever.
TMZ has obtained a voice message Dolores left for her longtime friend and label exec, Dan Waite, on Jan. 15 -- the day she unexpectedly passed away -- which also happened to be the day she was set to record a cover of The Cranberries' song "Zombie" with Bad Wolves.
We're told the voicemail's time stamp was 1:12 AM GMT in London ... and, as you can hear, Dan -- who set up the collab -- is clearly mentioned in the audio. Dolores also says she loved Bad Wolves' version of "Zombie" ... adding it "sounds f****** terribly good."
Clearly, she was excited to get in the studio -- but, unfortunately, she never made it. As we reported ... The Cranberries singer was found dead just hours later in her hotel. Her cause of death has yet to be released -- police have only said she died suddenly.
Reports surfaced Dolores may have taken her own life, especially because she had extreme bouts with depression. If it turns out to be the case, it would be eerily similar to Chris Cornell's death ... where his wife said he was in a great mood hours before he died. You'll recall, Chris seemed as if nothing was wrong just before he took the stage for his final performance.
Dolores was officially laid to rest in her native Ireland a couple days after a public reposal was held for her. She was 46 years old.
As for the Bad Wolves cover ... the band released their version in Dolores' honor about a month after she passed, donating the proceeds of the song to her three children. ||||| Friends of The Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan are shocked by her sudden death, including those who were in contact with her just recently.
In a statement obtained by PEOPLE, O’Riordan’s longtime friend and Eleven Seven International Managing Director Dan Waite revealed the 46-year-old Irish musician had left a voicemail on his phone hours before she died.
“Dolores left me a voice message just after midnight last night stating how much she loved Bad Wolves’ version of ‘Zombie.’ She was looking forward to seeing me in the studio and recording vocals,” Waite said of O’Riordan’s remix of The Cranberries’ 1994 hit single with the hard rock band, Bad Wolves.
Dolores O'Riordan performing in June 2016 in Barcelona, Spain Xavi Torrent/WireImage
“She sounded full of life, was joking and excited to see me and my wife this week. The news of her passing is devastating and my thoughts are with Don her ex-husband, her children, and her mother,” he added.
O’Riordan was scheduled to record her vocals in London on the day of her death.
Bad Wolves singer Tommy Vext released a statement on O’Riordan’s passing on Facebook Monday.
“We are shocked and saddened at the news of Dolores’s passing, mere hours before she was to record vocals on our upcoming version of Zombie. We have always had deep respect for her as an artist and a vocalist and she was never afraid to bare her soul in her music and lyrics,” Vext said.
“Zombie is an incredibly personal song and although we are a hard rock band, we always felt the rawness and honesty she projected on stage and in her recordings was something to which all bands should aspire to, regardless of genre. When we heard she liked our version and wanted to sing on it, it was the greatest compliment a new band, or any band for that matter, could have received,” he continued.
Concluding, “Our hearts are broken that we were not able to see this collaboration through and our deepest condolences go out to her family, friends, loved ones and fans in Ireland and around the globe. We hope we can still make her proud by sharing our version of Zombie with the world.”
RELATED VIDEO: Dolores O’Riordan of The Cranberries Dead at 46
Eleven Seven Music CEO Allen Kovac, who previously managed The Cranberries, also released a statement.
“From the very first time I met Dolores, I knew she was a great talent. Managing the Cranberries and being part of making ‘Zombie’ one of the biggest records of its time was a great professional honor,” he said. “So when Dan Waite called me suggesting a collaboration with Dolores and Bad Wolves’ on ‘Zombie,’ I was excited to once again be a part of the magic she was able to create. My heart goes out to her children, I hope they can find some peace despite this tragic event.”
Dolores O'Riordan and band members of The Cranberries in 2012 WENN
The remaining members of The Cranberries also spoke out about their grief on Monday.
“We are devastated on the passing of our friend Dolores,” Fergal Lawler, Noel and Mike Hogan wrote in a joint statement on social media. “She was an extraordinary talent and we feel very privileged to have been part of her life from 1989 when we started the Cranberries. The world has lost a true artist today,” they added.
In July, the band thanked fans for their “outpouring of support” after they were forced to cancel most of their European summer tour because of O’Riordan’s “recovery from her ongoing back problem.”
“Her doctors have now instructed her to cancel her upcoming almost sold out tour of North America with the band,” they added, saying her recovery “has not been going as well as expected.” The musicians were scheduled to tour in the States from Sept. 11 through Oct. 6.
RELATED: Sexual Abuse, Depression and a Previous Suicide Attempt: Inside Cranberries Singer Dolores O’Riordan’s Difficult Life
O’Riordan’s cause of death has not been announced.
“Police in Westminster are dealing with a sudden death. Officers were called at 9:05 a.m. on Monday 15th January to a hotel in Park Lane. A woman in her mid-40s was pronounced dead at the scene. At this early stage, the death is being treated as unexplained and inquiries continue,” police said in a statement to PEOPLE.
Just a little more than three weeks before her sudden death, O’Riordan assured her fans she was “feeling good” after canceling the band’s tour earlier in the year because of ongoing issues with her health.
“Hi All, Dolores here. Feeling good!” she wrote on the band’s Facebook account. “I did my first bit of gigging in months at the weekend, performed a few songs at the Billboard annual staff holiday party in New York with the house band. Really enjoyed it! Happy Christmas to all our fans!! Xo.”
O’Riordan is survived by her three children: son Taylor, 20, and daughters Molly, 16, and Dakota, 12.
Many celebrity fans of The Cranberries, including James Corden, Hozier and Duran Duran, expressed their condolences on social media. ||||| O'Riordan was visiting London for the recording session later that day where she would reprise her iconic vocals on the famous Cranberries track. She sounded excited to get into the studio when she left the message for Waite, who had set up the collaboration. |||||
A: | Shortly after the sudden death in January of Dolores O'Riordan, People reported on an old friend and label executive who said the 46-year-old Cranberries singer left a final voicemail for him the day she died in which she sounded "full of life" and "was joking." Now TMZ says it has the voicemail left for Dan Waite, and in that 40-second recording, O'Riordan sounds chipper and ready to get together with the group Bad Wolves later that day to record her part for their cover of the Cranberries song "Zombie," a collaboration set up by Waite. "I think it's f---ing awesome!," she gushes over the Bad Wolves version of her song. "It sounds f---ing terribly good," she adds, before signing off by sending love to "Irene." The New York Daily News notes that the time of the voicemail was just after 1am London time on Jan. 15; O'Riordan was found dead in her hotel room shortly after 9am that same morning. No official cause of death has yet been released, though O'Riordan was said to have suffered from depression. Bad Wolves released their cover, without the vocals O'Riordan was going to record, after her death, with all proceeds going to her three kids. |
Given the task definition, example input & output, solve the new input case.
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
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.
Output: is confectionary sugar the same as powdered sugar?
The question is a yes/no question, and it is answerable based on the given passage.
New input case for you: The story of how Ted met The Mother is the framing device behind the series; many facts about her are revealed throughout the series, including the fact that Ted once unwittingly owned her umbrella before accidentally leaving it behind in her apartment. Ted and The Mother meet at the Farhampton train station following Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris) and Robin Scherbatsky's (Cobie Smulders) wedding; this scene is shown in ``Last Forever'', the series finale. The Mother's death from an unspecified terminal illness in 2024, also revealed in the series finale, received a mixed reaction from fans.
Output: | did the mother die in how i met your mother? |
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Problem:Who was not able to get a case overturned?, Context: About 30 people have been indicted for participating in genocide or complicity in genocide during the early 1990s in Bosnia. To date, after several plea bargains and some convictions that were successfully challenged on appeal two men, Vujadin Popović and Ljubiša Beara, have been found guilty of committing genocide, Zdravko Tolimir has been found guilty of committing genocide and conspiracy to commit genocide, and two others, Radislav Krstić and Drago Nikolić, have been found guilty of aiding and abetting genocide. Three others have been found guilty of participating in genocides in Bosnia by German courts, one of whom Nikola Jorgić lost an appeal against his conviction in the European Court of Human Rights. A further eight men, former members of the Bosnian Serb security forces were found guilty of genocide by the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (See List of Bosnian genocide prosecutions).
Solution: | Jorgić |
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Q: Fossils may form in other ways. Fossils can be preserved almost completely. In this process, the organism doesnt change much. As seen below, tree sap may cover an organism. With time, the sap hardens. It turns to into amber. The original organism is preserved. This is very exciting for scientists. They are able to study the DNA of the organism that no longer lives on Earth. Some animals have been found frozen in ice. Others have been found in tar pits after falling in. Molds and casts are another way organisms can be fossilized. Have you ever walked in soft mud and left footprints? Once in a while, these traces of organisms can be preserved. In this case, nothing is left of the organism. A mold is an imprint of an organism that is preserved in rock. The organisms remains break down completely. There is nothing left of the original plant and animal. <sep>What are three materials an organism can be preserved in?<sep>Granite
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Q: 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
A: No
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Q: New Horizons: Exhausted after the Civil War, Spain remained on the sidelines during World War II and began to recover economically under the oppressive, law-and-order regime of Franco. There had been a foretaste of elite foreign tourism in the 1920s, but it was the late 1950s when the rest of Europe began sun-seeking pilgrimages to Spain. Tourism exploded into an annual southern migration, transforming the Spanish economy, landscape, and society. Eager to capitalize, the country poured its soul into mass tourism, which triggered a rash of indiscriminate building on the southern and eastern coastlines, with scant regard for tradition or aesthetics. But after so many years closed off from the rest of Europe, of equal significance was the injection of foreign influences into Franco's once hermetically sealed Spain. Mallorca and Menorca in particular saw explosive growth in tourism; by the 1970s, the Balearics were one of Europe's most popular holiday destinations. Franco named as his successor the grandson of Alfonso XIII, who was enthroned as King Juan Carlos I when the dictator died in 1975. To the dismay of Franco diehards, the king brilliantly managed the transition to democracy, then stood back to allow it full rein, even intervening during a brief attempt at a military coup. After many years of repression, new freedoms and autonomy were granted to Spanish regions, including the Balearics, and their languages and cultures enjoyed a long-desired renaissance. More a part of Europe than ever before, Spain joined the European Community (now European Union) in 1986, giving further boost to a booming economy. The tourist industry continued to expand, and though it became one of the top two income earners in Spain, a realization that unrestricted mass tourism was leading to damaging long-term consequences also began to grow. By the late 1990s, a new emphasis on quality and, especially in the Balearics, on safeguarding the environment had finally taken root—too late for many environmentalists, but hopefully still in time to preserve much of the natural beauty and unique character of the Las Islas Baleares. <sep>Why was there not very high tourism in Spain during Franco's regime and what happened that allow tourism to increase<sep>Franco had isolated Spain from Europe and once he was removed from power, other cities such as Mallorca and Menorca began to experience increases in tourism
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Read the text and determine if the sentence is true:
The best way to take the pressure off our troops is to succeed in Iraq, is to train Iraqis so they can do the hard work of democracy, is to give them a chance to defend their country, which is precisely what we're doing. We'll have 125,000 troops trained by the end of this year.
Sentence: They are going to get 120,000 + 5,000 troops | Yes |
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People are wearing scuba gear scuba diving under water. Fish are shown next to the scuba divers. a man
Choose from:
1). is holding a camera under the water.
2). is running from a shark.
3). and a woman lift the heavy weights above their heads.
4). tail does a dive into the water.
Answer: | 1). |
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Input: The current coat of arms of Bahrain was made in 1932 by Charles Belgrave .
Output: | The current coat of arms of Bahrain is a coat of arms that was originally designed in 1932 by Charles Belgrave , the British governor and adviser to the then-Sheik of Bahrain . |
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Input: When Elon Musk first showed off the Model S P85D, Tesla's high-end all-wheel-drive electric car, he said that his company wanted to reach the kind of acceleration achieved by the world's greatest supercars. With the help of a dash camera, some unsuspecting victims, and the car's ability to accelerate from 0 to 60 MPH in 3.2 seconds, a P85D owner made a super sweary compilation video to show that Tesla was certainly successful in making its newest model shockingly speedy.
"You've gotta give people fair warning!"
Musk tweeted a link to the video today, showing driver Brooks subjecting family and friends to the new P85D's ludicrous acceleration, causing squeals of surprise, dropped smartphones, and many, many curse words. The latest model of the P85D has two motors, ostensibly designed to help the car in inclement weather, that increase the amount of acceleration the car is capable of. It even has a dedicated acceleration control on the car's large touchscreen menu, that lets drivers select between two modes — "sport," or "insane."
Test driving Tesla #p85d ... The insane mode is totally insane ... Instant push of 600+ hp 2.9 sec to 60 mph Wow! pic.twitter.com/MyxUneSaaY — Bobby B. Grubic (@BobbyGrubic) December 19, 2014
In an industry where most gasoline-powered sports cars can only reach 60 MPH after six seconds from a standing start, Tesla's top-of-the-line car can catch people unaware. But not every P85D passenger reacts with such primal terror — when The Verge's own Josh Lowensohn took to the P85D's passenger seat for a similar jump-start last October, his steely professionalism helped him keep his reaction in check. ||||| Take a look at this Tesla Model S P85D Insane Mode Launch Compilation Video showing reactions from a few unsuspecting people.
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With 0-60 MPH coming in just 3.1 seconds along with no audible clue of what’s about to happen, the aggressive launch brings out some very interesting and funny reactions, including a flying iPhone that gets stuck to the back seat from the G Forces (we’ve recorded 1.29G on the launch).
The Tesla Model S P85D is powered by dual motors with a combined output of 691HP and during a recent dyno test we observed 864 ft-lbs of torque. This Tesla also set a new world record for being the quickest and fastest production electric car running 11.6 @ 115 MPH in the 1/4 mile.
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Output: | The car everyone is buzzing about is now the car passengers are cursing about in a hilarious new video from DragTimes. Tesla driver Brooks managed to convince friends and family to get into the Model S P85D to test out the car's "insane" mode: a 0 to 60 mph acceleration in 3.1 seconds. But it appears none were warned about exactly what to expect. Though the electric car runs up to $120,000, the compilation of passenger reactions, caught by a dashboard camera, is priceless. There's a woman who thinks she's going to throw up, a man who claims to have pooped his pants, and, as the Verge points out, "many, many curse words." Tesla CEO Elon Musk yesterday tweeted a link to the video, which also shows an iPhone go flying and stick to the car's backseat. "You can't f---ing do that to people. You gotta give people fair warning," one passenger says, while another claims, "I could do that every day." Click for more on the car, which also has radar, sonar, and an automated driving system. |
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Q: Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is an automobile manufacturing company owned by General Motors .
A: Chevrolet , colloquially referred to as Chevy and formally the Chevrolet Division of General Motors Company , is an American automobile division of the American manufacturer General Motors ( GM ) .
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Q: Larger buildings may use a wrecking ball swung by a crane .
A: Larger buildings may require the use of a wrecking ball , a heavy weight on a cable that is swung by a crane into the side of the buildings .
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Q: The retina does not feel pain , so damage may not be felt for hours .
A: | The retina has no sensitivity to pain , and the effects of retinal damage may not appear for hours , so there is no warning that injury is occurring .
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How to study the functions of the thyroid hormone in humans
Learn about the structure of the thyroid hormone.
Thyroid hormone is a derivative of the amino acid tyrosine. It has iodine atoms attached to it. | Therefore, its biosynthesis requires iodide ions that must be supplied in the diet in the form of tablets. Otherwise goiter can result in individuals that are deprived of iodine in their diet. |
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We do not know exactly how the hijackers gained access to the cockpit; FAA rules required that the doors remain closed and locked during flight. Ong speculated that they had "jammed their way" in. Perhaps the terrorists stabbed the flight attendants to get a cockpit key, to force one of them to open the cockpit door, or to lure the captain or first officer out of the cockpit. Or the flight attendants may just have been in their way. At the same time or shortly thereafter, Atta-the only terrorist on board trained to fly a jet-would have moved to the cockpit from his business-class seat, possibly accompanied by Omari. As this was happening, passenger Daniel Lewin, who was seated in the row just behind Atta and Omari, was stabbed by one of the hijackers-probably Satam al Suqami, who was seated directly behind Lewin. Lewin had served four years as an officer in the Israeli military. He may have made an attempt to stop the hijackers in front of him, not realizing that another was sitting behind him. The hijackers quickly gained control and sprayed Mace, pepper spray, or some other irritant in the first-class cabin, in order to force the passengers and flight attendants toward the rear of the plane. They claimed they had a bomb. About five minutes after the hijacking began, Betty Ong contacted the American Airlines Southeastern Reservations Office in Cary, North Carolina, via an AT&T airphone to report an emergency aboard the flight. This was the first of several occasions on 9/11 when flight attendants took action outside the scope of their training, which emphasized that in a hijacking, they were to communicate with the cockpit crew. The emergency call lasted approximately 25 minutes, as Ong calmly and professionally relayed information about events taking place aboard the airplane to authorities on the ground. At 8:19, Ong reported:"The cockpit is not answering, somebody's stabbed in business class-and I think there's Mace-that we can't breathe-I don't know, I think we're getting hijacked." She then told of the stabbings of the two flight attendants. At 8:21, one of the American employees receiving Ong's call in North Carolina, Nydia Gonzalez, alerted the American Airlines operations center in Fort Worth, Texas, reaching Craig Marquis, the manager on duty. Marquis soon realized this was an emergency and instructed the airline's dispatcher responsible for the flight to contact the cockpit. At 8:23, the dispatcher tried unsuccessfully to contact the aircraft. <sep>For what country was the stabbed man a part of the military?<sep>US
Output: | No |
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Input: Over the centuries, the living here has always been easy enough to attract a steady stream of immigrants. Bountiful food sources might have made Malaysia an inviting place for the contemporaries of Java Man — in 230,000 b.c. But thus far, the country's earliest traces of homo sapiens, found in the Niah Caves of northern Sarawak, are fragments of a skull dating to 40,000 b.c. On the peninsula, the oldest human-related relics (10,000 b.c. ) are Stone Age tools of the Negritos. These small, dark Melanesians are related in type to Australian aborigines and are confined today to the forests of the northern highlands. By 2,000 b.c. , these timid, gentle nomads hunting with bow and arrow were driven back from the coasts by waves of sturdy immigrants arriving in outrigger canoes equipped with sails. Mongolians from South China and Polynesian and Malay peoples from the Philippines and the Indonesian islands settled along the rivers of the peninsula and northern Borneo. They practiced a slash-and-burn agriculture of yams and millet, a technique that exhausted the soil and imposed a semi-nomadic existence from one jungle clearing to another. Families lived in wooden longhouses like those still to be seen today among the Iban peoples of Sarawak. Another unit was added on to the communal dwelling each time a marriage created a new family. Other tough migrants from the South Seas settled along the coasts — sailors, fishermen, traders (for the most part pirates) — known euphemistically as orang laut (sea people). <sep>What is the name of the people who are confined today to the forests of the northern highlands?<sep>Mongolians
Output: | No |
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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.
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New input case for you: The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than 3,000 miles (4,800 km) from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in western Canada, to New Mexico, in the Southwestern United States. Within the North American Cordillera, the Rockies are somewhat distinct from the Pacific Coast Ranges, Cascade Range, and the Sierra Nevada, which all lie further to the west.
Output: | is the sierra nevada part of the rocky mountains? |
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FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2017, file photo, military units participate in the inaugural parade from the Capitol to the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. A U.S. official says the 2018 Veterans... (Associated Press)
FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2017, file photo, military units participate in the inaugural parade from the Capitol to the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. A U.S. official says the 2018 Veterans Day military parade ordered up by President Donald Trump would cost about $92 million _ more than... (Associated Press)
FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2017, file photo, military units participate in the inaugural parade from the Capitol to the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. A U.S. official says the 2018 Veterans Day military parade ordered up by President Donald Trump would cost about $92 million _ more than... (Associated Press) FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2017, file photo, military units participate in the inaugural parade from the Capitol to the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. A U.S. official says the 2018 Veterans... (Associated Press)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Veterans Day military parade ordered up by President Donald Trump would cost about $92 million, U.S. officials said Thursday, citing preliminary estimates more than three times the price first suggested by the White House.
According to the officials, roughly $50 million would cover Pentagon costs for aircraft, equipment, personnel and other support for the November parade in Washington. The remainder would be borne by other agencies and largely involve security costs. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss early planning estimates that have not yet been finalized or released publicly.
Officials said the plans have not yet been approved by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis.
The parade's cost has become a politically charged issue, particularly after the Pentagon canceled a major military exercise planned for August with South Korea, in the wake of Trump's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump said the drills were provocative and that dumping them would save the U.S. "a tremendous amount of money." The Pentagon later said the Korea drills would have cost $14 million.
Lt. Col. Jamie Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, would only say Thursday that Defense Department planning for the parade "continues and final details are still being developed. Any cost estimates are pre-decisional. We will announce more information when it is available."
While details are still being worked out, the parade is expected to include troops from all five armed services — the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard — as well as units in period uniforms representing earlier times in the nation's history. It also is expected to involve a number of military aircraft flyovers.
A Pentagon planning memo released in March said the parade would feature a "heavy air component," likely including older, vintage aircraft. It also said there would be "wheeled vehicles only, no tanks — consideration must be given to minimize damage to local infrastructure." Big, heavy tanks could tear up streets in the District of Columbia.
The memo from Mattis' office provided initial planning guidance to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. His staff is planning the parade along a route from the White House to the Capitol, and would integrate it with the city's annual veterans' parade. U.S. Northern Command, which oversees U.S. troops in North America, is responsible for the actual execution of the parade.
Earlier this year, the White House budget director told Congress that the cost to taxpayers could be between $10 million and $30 million. Those estimates were likely based on the cost of previous military parades, such as the one in the nation's capital in 1991 celebrating the end of the first Gulf War, and factored in some additional increase for inflation.
Trump decided he wanted a military parade Washington after he attended France's Bastille Day celebration in the center of Paris last year. As the invited guest of French President Emmanuel Macron, Trump watched enthusiastically from a reviewing stand as the French military showcased its tanks and fighter jets, including many U.S.-made planes, along the famed Champs-Elysees.
Several months later Trump praised the French parade, saying, "We're going to have to try and top it." ||||| President Donald Trump announced Friday that he personally cancelled the military parade he wanted that was slated to have taken place on November 10, blaming local D.C. politicians for reports of a price tag tens of millions of dollars higher than the original estimated cost.
"The local politicians who run Washington, D.C. (poorly) know a windfall when they see it," Trump said in a tweet. "When asked to give us a price for holding a great celebratory military parade, they wanted a number so ridiculously high that I cancelled it."
Trump said he would instead plan to attend a separate military parade on Joint Base Andrews in nearby Prince George's County, Maryland, and announced that he would visit Paris in November for the centennial celebration marking 100 years since the end of World War 1.
The local politicians who run Washington, D.C. (poorly) know a windfall when they see it. When asked to give us a price for holding a great celebratory military parade, they wanted a number so ridiculously high that I cancelled it. Never let someone hold you up! I will instead... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 17, 2018
....attend the big parade already scheduled at Andrews Air Force Base on a different date, & go to the Paris parade, celebrating the end of the War, on November 11th. Maybe we will do something next year in D.C. when the cost comes WAY DOWN. Now we can buy some more jet fighters! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 17, 2018
In a response to the president's attack, Washington, D.C., mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, said in a tweet that she did indeed communicate to the administration that the cost of holding a large-scale military parade down Pennsylvania Avenue would far exceed the original base estimate put forward by the administration.
Yup, I’m Muriel Bowser, mayor of Washington DC, the local politician who finally got thru to the reality star in the White House with the realities ($21.6M) of parades/events/demonstrations in Trump America (sad). https://t.co/vqC3d8FLqx — MurielBowser (@MurielBowser) August 17, 2018
A breakdown of those local costs lists more than $13 million for police, some $3.5 million for fire and emergency medical services, $2.2 million for the local transportation department for traffic control and more than half a million for the public works department for measures that include "sanitization of the parade route."
On Thursday, a U.S. official had told ABC News that the cost of the parade had risen to $92 million, a significant increase to initial estimates that it could cost $14 million.
"The Department of Defense and White House have been planning a parade to honor America's military veterans and commemorate the centennial of World War I," said the statement issued Thursday night. "We originally targeted November 10, 2018 for this event but have now agreed to explore opportunities in 2019."
The postponement comes on the heels of news that the cost of the parade had ballooned from its initial estimated price tag of $12 million. A U.S. official told ABC News on Thursday that the cost of the parade was now estimated to be $92 million.
The official stressed that the cost was an estimate that could vary based off of a final decision on the scope of the parade made by Defense Secretary James Mattis. At the time the secretary had still not signed off on the final plans for the parade.
About $50 million is expected to be paid for by the Pentagon with the other $42 million coming from the Department of Homeland Security, the official said.
The latest estimate means the cost of the parade could be as high as six times that of the U.S. and South Korean military exercise Trump suspended after he labeled them "provocative" and "very expensive." The cost of the suspended exercise, scheduled to take place this month, was $14 million.
The official said that the initial $12 million estimate was based off of a review of the capital's last military parade for the 1991 Gulf War. Before that figure, White House budget director Mick Mulvaney told the House Budget Committee in February that the cost could range between $10 and $30 million.
Carolyn Kaster/AP
With regard to Trump's tweeted claim that "Now we can buy some more jet fighters!" -- the latest price tag for the advanced F-35 fighter Trump often praises was $94 million -- in a buy announced in early 2017.
Last month, ABC News reported that between 5,000 and 7,000 service members were estimated to march in the parade which was slated for Saturday, November 10, according to a U.S. defense official familiar with parade planning documents.
Nearly 3,000 personnel, a mix of civilian and military employees, are planned to be supporting the execution of the parade the week before it takes place. Some of those individuals will be security personnel.
In addition to the 5,000 to 7,000 individuals who could be marching, the parade, which was slated to begin at the U.S. Capitol and end at the White House, is expected to feature a mix of vehicles, aircraft, and horses.
A March memo from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford said no tanks would be used in the parade, only wheeled vehicles in order to "minimize damage to local infrastructure." But on Thursday, CNBC reported that eight tanks have now been approved following an analysis that showed the vehicle's weight would not negatively impact the streets of Washington, D.C.
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Trump first mentioned the idea of a grand parade after attending France's Bastille Day parade last summer. Then, in February, he asked the Pentagon to begin planning for such a parade to take place in the U.S.
The date of November 10 is one day before Veterans Day, which would have coincided with the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. ||||| President Donald Trump's military parade — postponed after this article was originally published — is shaping up to cost $80 million more than initially estimated.
The Department of Defense and its interagency partners have updated their prospective cost estimates for the parade, according to a U.S. defense official with firsthand knowledge of the assessment. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity.
The parade, originally slated for Nov. 10 but now potentially set for 2019, is estimated to cost $92 million, the official said. The figure consists of $50 million from the Pentagon and $42 million from interagency partners such as the Department of Homeland Security. An initial estimate last month pegged the prospective cost for the parade at $12 million.
A Pentagon spokesman said in an email to CNBC that the Defense Department expects to make an announcement soon, but he would not comment further. The White House referred questions to the Defense Department.
The $92 million cost estimate includes security, transportation of parade assets, aircraft, as well as temporary duty for troops. The official also noted that while the size and scope of the military parade can still shift, the plans currently include approximately eight tanks, as well as other armored vehicles, including Bradleys, Strykers and M113s.
The official also said that experts put to rest concerns about whether the Abrams tank, which weighs just shy of 70 tons, would ruin infrastructure in Washington. Their analysis found that, because of the vehicle's distributed weight and track pads, the streets of the nation's capital would not be compromised.
The parade is also expected to include helicopter, fighter jet, transport aircraft as well as historical military plane flyovers. Troops in period uniforms representing the past, present and future forces will march in the parade, as well. ||||| | The Veterans Day military parade President Trump ordered in February has been controversial from the start, with critics wondering if Trump was trolling the nation, the Pentagon saying the tanks Trump wanted couldn't be involved, and the Office of Management and Budget warning the whole thing could cost millions. And now it turns out it may actually cost even more millions than originally thought: Officials who spoke anonymously to the AP, ABC News, and CNBC say the latest preliminary estimate is $92 million, up from an original estimate of $10 million to $30 million. The officials say about $50 million of that is Pentagon costs including aircraft, equipment, personnel, and other support and the rest is largely related to security costs. But the estimates have not yet been finalized or released publicly, and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has yet to approve parade plans; at least one official warns that, depending on the scope of the plans Mattis signs off on, the cost estimate could change. The defense bill Trump signed this week authorized the November parade. |
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President Donald Trump is apparently not a One Direction fan.
Liam Payne, a member of the wildly popular British boy group, told Rollacoaster magazine that Mr. Trump once kicked him and his band mates out of Trump Tower in New York City. The incident, Payne said, stemmed from One Direction’s refusal to meet with one of Mr. Trump’s daughters.
“Trump actually kicked us out of his hotel once,” Payne said. “You wouldn’t believe it. It was about [meeting] his daughter. He phoned up our manager and we were asleep. He said ‘well, wake them up’ and I was like ‘no’ and then he wouldn’t let us use the underground garage. Obviously in New York we can’t really go outside. New York is ruthless for us.”
Mr. Trump then gave Payne and company the boot. “So he was like, ‘OK, then I don’t want you in my hotel,’” Payne recalled. “So we had to leave.”
The president has had a series of colorful blow-ups with pop culture figures throughout his career – a habit that he hasn’t ditched since entering the White House.
On Wednesday, for example, Mr. Trump responded to a music video in which the rapper Snoop Dogg points a pistol at a clown, who bears a resemblance to the president, named Ronald Klump.
“Can you imagine what the outcry would be if @SnoopDogg, failing career and all, had aimed and fired the gun at President Obama?” Mr. Trump tweeted. “Jail time!”
Can you imagine what the outcry would be if @SnoopDogg, failing career and all, had aimed and fired the gun at President Obama? Jail time! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 15, 2017
Mr. Trump’s online missive then prompted criticism from friends of Snoop Dogg. A profanity-laced Wednesday Instagram post from the rapper Tip “T.I.” Harris, for example, called Snoop Dogg a “F***** Legend” and accused Mr. Trump of wearing a “Lacefront Possum fur Wig.”
It is unclear if Mr. Trump listens to One Direction, Snoop Dogg, or Harris. He has, however, praised other artists, such as Canadian rocker Neil Young.
“He’s got something very special,” Mr. Trump said of Young in a 2006 interview with Rolling Stone. “I’ve listened to his music for years... His voice is perfect and haunting.” ||||| Image via Getty.
In an interview with U.K. magazine Rollacoasta, a member of One Direction who is not Zayn or Harry shared a story about the time Donald Trump demanded the band to vacate one of his New York hotels after they declined to meet his daughter. (Based on age, presumably Tiffany and not Ivanka.)
“Trump actually kicked us out of his hotel once,” 1D-er Liam Payne told the mag, continuing:
You wouldn’t believe it. It was about [meeting] his daughter. He phoned up our manager and we were asleep. He said ‘well, wake them up’ and I was like ‘no’ and then he wouldn’t let us use the underground garage. Obviously in New York we can’t really go outside. New York is ruthless for us...So he was like, ‘OK, then I don’t want you in my hotel.’ So we had to leave.
As Vanity Fair’s Richard Lawson reminds us, 1D fans—even after the group called it quits—are not a crew you wish to anger, even when you’re commander-in-chief:
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...God Almighty, you do not want to run afoul of those people. Trust me. You don’t. I don’t mean the band specifically. But its fans? Hooftie. I’ve mixed it up with them and it is not pleasant. They are tireless and unwavering. Which I can respect. They’re fighting for a good cause. But yikes. An American war with 1D fans would drain us of much blood and treasure, an endless conflict of such murky moral justification that it would only serve to further divide this nation. This could be a catastrophe. And it could happen.
Hm, I concur with Lawson that Trump has picked a fight that he’s not prepared for, but—counter point—maybe that’s a good thing? Hell hath no fury like a One Direction fan scorned and if they can overwhelm the voting booths during the midterm elections and the 2020 elections—much like they have with, say, the People’s Choice Awards—to avenge 1D’s honor, they just might save us.
Like hyenas, terrifying in their own right, taking down a hairless, spray-tanned lion—both brutal and mesmerizing. |||||
A: | A member of One Direction claims President Trump once kicked the British boy band out of Trump Tower in New York after they refused to meet with one of his daughters, CBS News reports. "He phoned up our manager, and we were asleep," Liam Payne tells a UK magazine. "He said, ‘Well, wake them up,’ and I was like, ‘No.'" Payne continues: “So he was like, ‘OK, then I don’t want you in my hotel.'" Jezebel—which believes the daughter in question is likely Tiffany, not Ivanka—notes that this may have been a major strategic blunder on Trump's part. One Direction's fans are notoriously virulent in defense of the group's honor and could turn out to the polls to exact their revenge in 2020. |
Q: Middleton got 100% from the charity stripe.
Middleton registered 17 points (3-10 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 10-10 FT), two steals, one rebound and one assist across 30 minutes in Wednesday's 110-87 loss to the Pistons. Middleton shot the ball terribly Wednesday night, but made up for it by going a perfect 10-for-10 from the charity stripe. It's discouraging to see such a low shooting percentage, but Middleton is bound to bounce back and it's good to see him getting to the line often.
A: Yes
Q: When Norm went fishing, he didn't go hiking at the same time.
Cutthroat Stream<br>Norm loved to hike in the mountains and fish. A friend told Norm that there were cutthroat trout in a remote stream. Norm made the difficult hike to the stream. There were indeed cutthroat trout there. Norm had a great day fishing.
A: No
Q: The garden was full of lettuce.
The garden was full of ripe odours and warm colours .<br>The Lombardies around it were tall and sombre like the priestly forms of some mystic band .<br>Abel was sitting in the hop-vine arbour ; beside him Captain Kidd slept .<br>I thought Abel was asleep , too ; his head leaned against the trellis and his eyes were shut .
A: It's impossible to say
Q: The Bowie song Blue Jean never made it into the top five on the music charts in the US or UK.
"Blue Jean" is a song written and recorded by David Bowie for his sixteenth studio album "Tonight". One of only two tracks on the album to be written entirely by Bowie, it was released as a single ahead of the album and charted within the Top 10 in the UK and the United States, peaking at No. 6 and No. 8, respectively. The song is loosely inspired by Eddie Cochran.
A: | Yes |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Q: "What goes up must come down." You have probably heard that statement before. At one time this statement was true, but no longer. Since the 1960s, we have sent many spacecraft into space. Some are still traveling away from Earth. So it is possible to overcome gravity. Do you need a giant rocket to overcome gravity? No, you actually overcome gravity every day. Think about when you climb a set of stairs. When you do, you are overcoming gravity. What if you jump on a trampoline? You are overcoming gravity for a few seconds. Everyone can overcome gravity. You just need to apply a force larger than gravity. Think about that the next time you jump into the air. You are overcoming gravity for a brief second. Enjoy it while it lasts. Eventually, gravity will win the battle. <sep>What allows us to overcome gravity?<sep>Applying a force larger than gravity
A: | Yes |
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Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
A gymnast enters the auditorium full of people. He grabs the high bars. he
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pulls himself up and does several tricks.
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A person's hand is seen holding a paint brush. The hand then puts drops of ink on paper. the person's hand
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is seen again with the paint brush.
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How to turn down a drink
Say no directly.
If someone offers you alcohol, the best and easiest response is a simple, " no, thanks. " oftentimes people will not push you for a reason and respect your choices.
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Should the person offering question you, you can try more detailed responses. For example, you could say, " thanks, but i'm the designated driver.
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Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
How to clean hedgehog quills
Decide whether to use shampoo.
Shampoo is not necessary to clean your hedgehog's quills. In fact, some veterinarians and hedgehog breeders have recommended using only water to clean a hedgehog.
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| If you decide to use shampoo, choose one that will not be harsh on your hedgehog's skin. Cat shampoo is a good choice for cleaning your hedgehog's quills. |
Q: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
The man charged in the 2002 abduction of Elizabeth Smart told investigators that heaven was his home and God had delivered him a young girl to become as his wife, according to recordings of a police interview after his arrest.
Brian David Mitchell, 57, told police his name was Immanuel David Isaiah. He referred to Smart by the religious name "Shear Jashub" but refused to say he had kidnapped her.
"By the power of God she was delivered to us," Mitchell said repeatedly to police.
The account came during a two-hour tape played for jurors Monday as Mitchell's federal trial on charges of kidnapping and unlawful transportation of a minor across state lines entered its third week.
In the recording, Mitchell fends off questions about Smart's abduction and whether they had sex by spinning religious phrases and comparing his situation to that of apostles who suffered for following Jesus Christ, or to the persecution heaped on Christ himself.
"It mattereth not what you are saying and how good you think this case is against me, because God has the power to deliver me," Mitchell said during the interview.
Smart was 14 when she was taken from her home at knifepoint on June 5, 2002. She was recovered March 12, 2003, after motorists spotted Smart on a suburban Salt Lake City street with Mitchell and his now-estranged wife, Wanda Eileen Barzee.
In her testimony last week, Smart said Mitchell used a jagged-edged knife to threaten her life and that of her family, before taking her and keeping her tethered on a metal cable. She said she endured nearly daily rapes during her nine months of captivity, was forced to use drugs and alcohol, and was taken against her will to California.
Now, 23, Smart also said Mitchell proclaimed he was a religious prophet who would usher in the second-coming of Jesus Christ.
"You want to accuse me of being a diabolical, evil criminal. ... I am a servant of the Lord," Mitchell insisted to police. "She's had a glorious experience."
Police scoffed at Mitchell's responses and said Christ would not have lied about his identity, threatened to kill children or taken a young girl by force to have sex.
FBI agent George Dougherty called Mitchell a hypocrite and a fraud in the interview.
"You are not a servant of Jesus Christ and you need to get over that," Dougherty said, his voice rising.
Although he becomes argumentative during the interview, Mitchell remains mostly calm, deftly engaging in a verbal parry with the detectives. He speeds up or slows down his speech to match the pace detectives keep as they hurl questions at him. Mitchell frequently closes his eyes when he speaks, or he turns his back to detectives. He sings hymns during breaks in the interview and when he tires of the questioning.
Also Monday, prosecutors questioned four people who encountered Mitchell, Smart and Barzee while they wintered near San Diego and as they hitchhiked back to Utah in early March 2003.
In each instance, witnesses said they never heard Smart speak but the expression in her eyes was blank or fearful.
Trevelin Colianni saw the trio at a Burger King in Las Vegas and said he noticed them because of the their strange dress _ Smart was wearing a gray wig and sunglasses _ and because Mitchell never let go of Smart's wrist. Colianni called Las Vegas police but later saw the three on the street walking away from the restaurant.
"It was a look that I'll never forget," Colianni said, describing Smart. "She looked very frightened, very nervous. She looked like her face was quivering ... like a 'help me' look on her face."
Mitchell's attorneys have not disputed the facts of the abduction but contend that he is mentally ill and can't be held responsible for his actions.
In a parallel state case, Mitchell was diagnosed with a rare delusional disorder and deemed incompetent for trial.
U.S. District Judge Dale Kimball, however, ruled that Mitchell was competent for the federal proceedings.
Prosecutors contend Mitchell is faking psychiatric symptoms. He has been removed from the courtroom each day of the trial for disrupting the proceedings by singing hymns. He watches the trial on closed-circuit television from a holding cell. ||||| Focused crawls are collections of frequently-updated webcrawl data from narrow (as opposed to broad or wide) web crawls, often focused on a single domain or subdomain. |||||
A: | Trial resumed in the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping case today, with jurors hearing testimony that Brian David Mitchell was not delusional, but rather deliberately controlling and intimidating, reports the Salt Lake Tribune. Mitchell "has a personality that is much larger than I’ve ever encountered," testified a former cop who ran into Mitchell, his wife, and Smart on the street. "He gave me a look that was so intimidating, so encompassed, he stopped me before I could say hello." Jurors also watched a tape of a two-hour interrogation of Mitchell after his arrest. In it, he tells cops that Smart was "delivered to us" "by the power of God" and derided the authorities' case against him, saying "it mattereth not ... because God has the power to deliver me." Mitchell also compared his persecution to that of Jesus's followers, sang hymns when sick of questioning, and said Smart had had "a glorious experience." Smart watched today's proceedings from the gallery, reports the AP. |
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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".
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Oh no! Your younger sister just mixed up all of your LEGO parts. Now you have to put them all back into the original categories. How will you do this? You sort them by size and shape until they are each back into their specific place in the tray. What do you think you could have called the mess your younger sister created? Thats right, it is a mixture. Fortunately, it was a physical change and she just made a simple mixture. You are able to separate them back into order. Its a good thing she did not toss them into the fireplace. That would have caused a chemical change as they all melted together. If your LEGOs were melted, you would be out of luck for building that next big project. <sep>Why do you have to sort your LEGOs and put them in the tray?<sep>Your sister mixed them together
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When American 11 struck the World Trade Center at 8:46, no one in the White House or traveling with the President knew that it had been hijacked. While that information circulated within the FAA, we found no evidence that the hijacking was reported to any other agency in Washington before 8:46. Most federal agencies learned about the crash in New York from CNN. Within the FAA, the administrator, Jane Garvey, and her acting deputy, Monte Belger, had not been told of a confirmed hijacking before they learned from television that a plane had crashed. Others in the agency were aware of it, as we explained earlier in this chapter. Inside the National Military Command Center, the deputy director of operations and his assistant began notifying senior Pentagon officials of the incident. At about 9:00, the senior NMCC operations officer reached out to the FAA operations center for information. Although the NMCC was advised of the hijacking of American 11, the scrambling of jets was not discussed. In Sarasota, Florida, the presidential motorcade was arriving at the Emma E. Booker Elementary School, where President Bush was to read to a class and talk about education. White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card told us he was standing with the President outside the classroom when Senior Advisor to the President Karl Rove first informed them that a small, twin-engine plane had crashed into the World Trade Center. The President's reaction was that the incident must have been caused by pilot error. At 8:55, before entering the classroom, the President spoke to National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, who was at the White House. She recalled first telling the President it was a twin-engine aircraft-and then a commercial aircraft-that had struck the World Trade Center, adding "that's all we know right now, Mr. President." At the White House, Vice President Dick Cheney had just sat down for a meeting when his assistant told him to turn on his television because a plane had struck the NorthTower of the World Trade Center. The Vice President was wondering "How the hell could a plane hit the World Trade Center" when he saw the second aircraft strike the South Tower. Elsewhere in the White House, a series of 9:00 meetings was about to begin. In the absence of information that the crash was anything other than an accident, the White House staff monitored the news as they went ahead with their regular schedules. <sep>What was the White House response to the initial reports of the crash?<sep>National Militia Command Center
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Growing up on a farm near St. Paul, L. Mark Bailey didn't dream of becoming a judge. Even when he graduated from North Decatur High School in 1975, sitting on the bench someday seemed more like a leisurely activity than a career. Somewhere along the line, all of that changed. Bailey received his bachelor's degree from the University of Indianapolis in 1978 and a jurisprudence doctorate from Indiana University-Indianapolis in 1982. After several years of private practice from 1982-90, he became the judge of Decatur County Court for a year. The Indiana legislature renamed that judgeship and Bailey was tabbed Decatur Superior Court judge from 1992-98, winning reelection twice. From there, his career continued on the fast track and Bailey was appointed by Gov. Frank O'Bannon to sit on the Indiana Court of Appeals First District, where he works today. Despite his quick climb up the legal ladder, Bailey has always found time to help out in causes he feels strongly about. It was for his dedication to the law and the people that are affected by it that he was recently recognized. The Indiana Pro Bono Commission hosted its annual celebration event, the Randall T. Shepard Dinner, at French Lick Springs Spa in October. More than 100 judges, lawyers and dignitaries were present for the gathering. One of the highlights of the event was the presentation of the first-ever Randall T. Shepard award for excellence in pro bono work. Bailey received the award for his three years of volunteer work at Indiana Pro Bono Commission. The award was named after the chief justice of the Indiana Supreme Court to honor his statewide vision on justice. The qualifications for the award were based upon demonstrated dedication to the innovative development and delivery of legal services to the poor in one of the 14 pro bono districts of Indiana. "This award came as a real surprise to me. It is truly an honor. Just being the first chair of the commission which began the implementation of the pro bono process was somewhat humbling. <sep>What award was named after the Indian Chief Justice?<sep>Randall T. Shepard Aware
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Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Q: Greece became the first developed country to default on the International Monetary Fund after it missed a $1.73 billion rescue-program payment. Charles Forelle reports from Athens.
ATHENS—Greek leader Alexis Tsipras pursued both compromise and confrontation with his country’s creditors on Wednesday while his government’s rival factions fought over how, and whether, to keep Greece in the euro.
The embattled prime minister lambasted Greece’s lenders—the German-led eurozone and the International Monetary Fund—in a televised speech after Europe rejected another last-ditch bailout proposal from Athens as too little, too late. He called on Greeks to vote “no” on Sunday in a referendum on creditors’ demands,... ||||| Greece missed its $1.7 billion debt repayment to the International Monetary Fund, becoming the first developed country to default. Here's a look at some of the fallout. (Jorge Ribas/The Washington Post)
Greece missed its $1.7 billion debt repayment to the International Monetary Fund, becoming the first developed country to default. Here's a look at some of the fallout. (Jorge Ribas/The Washington Post)
European officials on Wednesday slammed the door on any further negotiations with Greece before a national referendum planned for Sunday, daring the Athens government to go ahead with a vote that holds peril for the country no matter which option Greeks choose.
“There will be no talks in the coming days,” Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem told reporters Wednesday evening. “We will simply await now the outcome of the referendum on Sunday.”
The hard-line European stance came on a day when Greek authorities had seemed to waver in their determination to proceed with the vote, and it appears to reflect an emerging European view that Athens is in a no-win situation.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced the referendum last weekend to give Greek voters a chance to weigh in on the spending cuts that Europe has demanded as a condition of financial rescue. But the exact stakes in the vote have been unclear since Greece’s old bailout program expired Tuesday, making the country the first developed nation to miss an International Monetary Fund repayment deadline.
The government has urged a “no” vote, a choice that European officials say would trigger Greece’s exit from the euro zone. A “yes” vote could cause Tsipras’s government to collapse.
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After insisting for days that Europe’s offer was intolerable, Tsipras sent a letter late Tuesday night to Greece’s main creditors in which he appeared to open a space for significant concessions in the cash-for-cutbacks standoff, suggesting he could agree to the stringent austerity measures he once repudiated.
His letter proposed some changes to European Union demands but left in place many of the bloc’s most far-reaching terms, including fundamental reforms of the way Greece’s economy is organized.
[Greece’s financial meltdown explained]
With Greece now cut off from its financial lifelines, Tsipras’s proposal also reiterated a request for a new $32 billion bailout and more relief from Greece’s crushing debts than E.U. leaders have been prepared to offer.
“Our amendments are concrete and they fully respect the robustness and credibility of the design of the overall program,” Tsipras wrote in the letter, which was addressed to the heads of the E.U. executive arm, the European Central Bank and the IMF.
Revived hope of a deal sent European stock markets higher after two days of downturns. Wall Street also rose.
Yet the prospect of a breakthrough was almost immediately quashed by Greece’s main creditors, including economic powerhouse Germany, even as Washington continued to press for both sides to reach a compromise.
Greeks woke up to shuttered banks and closed ATMs on Monday, as a breakdown in talks between Athens and its creditors pushed the country to the brink. (Reuters)
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said the latest Greek letter “did not provide further clarity” in the impasse and was “no basis” for resuming serious negotiations before the referendum. He went on to blast Tsipras’s government for dragging the country deeper into crisis since coming to power in January with a promise to fight further E.U.-imposed financial pressures.
“Greece is in a difficult situation, but purely because of the behavior of the Greek government,” Schäuble said in a speech in the German Parliament’s lower house. “Seeking the blame outside Greece might be helpful in Greece, but it has nothing to do with reality.”
[It could get worse]
Also in Berlin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave no ground. She told German lawmakers that there can be no direct discussions on a new aid program until after the referendum.
“We will wait,” she said, adding that any new bailout would have to be approved by Germany’s Parliament.
French President François Hollande sounded more conciliatory, perhaps to satisfy those in the left wing of his Socialist Party who are sympathetic to Tsipras.
“If we have to wait for a referendum, there is always a risk . . . that we would enter a period of turmoil and enter into the unknown,” he said. “It’s better to be sure than to leap into the void.”
Other European officials, however, signaled that they were in no mood to talk unless Tsipras completely capitulated.
With Europe’s verdict clear, Tsipras appeared on Greek television Wednesday afternoon vowing to stick with plans for the referendum and once again assailing the E.U. demands, which include raising taxes and further trimming pensions.
Greece, he said, will be back at the negotiating table after the referendum, seeking “better terms for the Greek people.”
The fast-moving gambits and declarations across Europe added to the high-stakes atmosphere as Greece tumbled toward the Sunday vote. Tsipras and his allies in the radical leftist Syriza party cast it as a simple up-or-down choice focused on Europe’s bailout proposals. But E.U. leaders have framed it in starker terms: as a judgment on whether Greece wants to remain in the euro currency community or risk being the first country to crash out of it. Polls suggest the vote could go either way.
The situation was further clouded Wednesday by questions about the referendum’s framework from Thorbjorn Jagland, head of the Council of Europe, an advisory body that monitors elections and human rights.
Jagland told the Associated Press that the planned vote did not meet international standards. Its defects included the lack of two weeks’ notice, he said. The Council of Europe has no enforcement powers, but the observations could boost critics of the planned vote, including Greek opposition leaders.
Meanwhile, Greece’s banking system continued to teeter on the brink of collapse.
The European Central Bank, which controls a vital stream of emergency cash to Greece’s banks, opted Wednesday to keep the banks in limbo — neither slashing support nor increasing it. The decision means the banks’ fate will be determined only after the referendum.
Greece’s banks have been closed to preserve their dwindling cash reserves, and Greeks have been limited to withdrawing 60 euros, or about $67, per day from ATMs. The cash shortage has caused pain and panic as pensioners go without money for their doctors’ bills and citizens try to stock up on basic grocery supplies.
Greek banks are so low on cash that they could run out by Monday, two Greek officials with knowledge of the situation said.
With the country facing such dire prospects, Pope Francis asked Catholics to pray for the Greek people amid their “keenly felt human and social crisis.”
Anthony Faiola in Berlin and Brian Murphy in Washington contributed to this report.
Europe may not admit it, but its future is on the line in Greece
MAP: Greece isn’t the first nation to default on a sovereign debt
The forgotten origins of Greece’s crisis will make you think twice about who’s to blame
Today’s coverage from Post correspondents around the world |||||
A: | Greece's government appeared to be caving a bit, by way of a two-page letter sent from Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras last night to the country's three major creditors: the IMF, European Commission, and European Central Bank. Tsipras' letter said his government was prepared to accept creditors' proposals, subject to certain amendments. Here's one, per the Wall Street Journal: that beginning the shift in retirement age to 67 by 2022 be delayed until October. Though the Washington Post reports Tsipras kept in place "most of the added belt-tightening provisions he previously dismissed," it puts the chances of a deal as "dim." Indeed, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble was clear that no deal was imminent, at least not before Sunday's Greek referendum; Angela Merkel echoed that. Creditors have fiercely opposed the referendum, and they're not alone. The Council of Europe, an independent body that monitors elections and human rights, told the AP that any such referendum would fall short of international standards. Though it has no enforcement capacity, the declaration of its chief, Thorbjorn Jagland, is seen as a major blow to the government's plan. Such standards call for at least two weeks' notice to allow for discussion, a clear question to be put to voters, and international observers invited to monitor the vote. Jagland spoke of problems with all three requirements. Greek officials hinted that any deal with creditors could cause the referendum to be canceled. Eurozone finance ministers, meanwhile, were meeting again to discuss Greece's position. |
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: Knotts “disappointed” by weather postponement of Dutch Fork’s 2018 opener CHARLOTTE (WOLO) – Dutch Fork head coach Tom Knotts tells ABC Columbia Sports what were the reasons behind postponing the Silver Foxes’ 2018 season opener against Mallard Creek in the “Charlotte Kickoff Night” and the chances the high-profile contest is played at all.
Hypothesis: The competition between the Silver Foxes and Mallard Creek will occur despite the weather postponement that disappointed head coach Tom Knotts.
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: Anderson Souza Conceição (born 1 February 1994), known as Anderson Talisca or simply Talisca, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Beşiktaş, on loan from Portuguese club Benfica. He can play as an attacking midfielder or a forward.
Hypothesis: Anderson Souza Conceição has never been to the middle east
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: Shelby Foote, author of the acclaimed three volume history of the American Civil War, The Civil War: A Narrative, died in Memphis on June 27 at age 88. Foote also wrote historical fiction, including Follow Me Down and Shiloh. He may be best known for his appearance in filmmaker Ken Burns' PBS documentary, The Civil War. The Modern Library ranked Foote's The Civil War: A Narrative as number 15 on its list of 100 best non-fiction books. He was commissioned to write a short history of the Civil War by Random House and spent more than 20 years on the work eventually producing the three volumes.
Hypothesis: Shelby Foote has written four romance novels.
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: | Context: Lawyer David Gibbs pleaded with the appeals court to order Schiavo's feeding tube reinserted to give her parents a chance to make a complete argument before a federal court that her rights are being violated.
Hypothesis: Lawyer David Gibbs pleaded with the appeals court to order Schiavo's favorite puppy reinserted into her room. |
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
One 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.
Solution is here: 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.
Now, solve this: The drinking age in Wisconsin is 21. Those under the legal drinking age may be served, possess, or consume alcohol if they are with a parent, legal guardian, or spouse who is of legal drinking age. Those age 18 to 20 may also possess (but not consume) alcohol as part of their employment.
Solution: | can you drink when your 18 with your parents in wisconsin? |
Teacher: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".
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: Electric charge is a physical property. It occurs between particles or objects. It causes them to attract or repel each other. They do not even have to touch. This is unlike the typical push or pull you may be familiar with. All electric charge is based on the protons and electrons in atoms. A proton has a positive electric charge. An electron has a negative electric charge. Forces on Charged Objects Most atoms are balanced electrically. They have the same number of positive and negative charges. Therefore, the number of protons equals the number of electrons. Neutrons do not matter as they have no charge. When an object loses some electrons, it becomes positively charged. There are now more protons than electrons inside the atom. The lost electrons may remain free. Or, they may attach to another object. The new object now has more electrons than protons. It then becomes negatively charged. <sep>What kind of charge does a particle with more protons than electrons have?<sep>A particle with more protons than electrons has a negative charge
Student: | No |
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.
There is no official language at the U.S. federal level. However, 32 states of the United States, in some cases as part of what has been called the English-only movement, have adopted legislation granting official status to English. Out of 50 states, 30 have established English as the only official language, while Hawaii recognizes both English and Hawaiian as official, and Alaska has made some 20 native languages official, along with English. | how did english become the official language of the united states |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task.
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Through most of Canada, a driver may turn right at a red light after coming to a complete stop unless a sign indicates otherwise. In the province of Quebec, turning right on a red was illegal until a pilot study carried out in 2003 showed that the right turn on red manoeuvre did not result in significantly more accidents. Subsequent to the study, the Province of Quebec now allows right turns on red except where prohibited by a sign. However, like in New York City, it remains illegal to turn right on a red anywhere on the Island of Montreal. Motorists are reminded of this by large signs posted at the entrance to all bridges.
Output: | can we turn right on red light in canada? |
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Focused crawls are collections of frequently-updated webcrawl data from narrow (as opposed to broad or wide) web crawls, often focused on a single domain or subdomain. ||||| Focused crawls are collections of frequently-updated webcrawl data from narrow (as opposed to broad or wide) web crawls, often focused on a single domain or subdomain. ||||| Fallout over sexual assault accusations appears to be at an end after McGowan says she regrets ‘not correcting mistakes sooner’
The actor and activist Rose McGowan has issued an apology to Asia Argento after the latter threatened legal action over what she termed “horrendous lies” in connection with sexual assault allegations made against Argento by the actor Jimmy Bennett.
In a statement posted on Twitter, McGowan said an earlier statement she had made about the allegations “contained a number of facts that were not correct” and that she “deeply regret[ted] not correcting my mistake sooner and apologise to Asia for not doing so”.
McGowan said that her most “serious” mistake was to allege that Bennett had sent explicit text messages to Argento when he was 12 years old and that Argento had not acted appropriately on receiving them. McGowan said she had “misunderstood the messages that Asia exchanged with my partner Rain Dove”.
Argento had on 17 September given McGowan 24 hours to apologise before, the following day, saying she had instructed lawyers Mishcon de Reya to “seek substantial damages for deception, fraud, coercion and libel”. However, Argento appears to have accepted McGowan’s apology, posting a message on Twitter in response reading: “Although I am grateful to @ rosemcgowan for her full apology following her groundless allegations about me, if she had issued it earlier, I may have kept my job on X-Factor and avoided the constant accusations of paedophilia which I have been subjected to in real-life and online.”
Argento then followed it up by posting: “Now go on, live your life and stop hurting other people, will you Rose? Best wishes.”
The confrontation between two prominent figures in the Harvey Weinstein scandal arose after Argento was accused of sexual assault by actor Jimmy Bennett in a New York Times article in August. Bennett claimed she had paid him $380,000 (£290,000) to keep the accusation quiet. Argento has denied the assault allegation, and claims her then partner Anthony Bourdain paid the money to Bennett to help him with “severe economic problems”.
McGowan first responded to the Argento accusation on 20 August, writing “my heart is broken”. Her statement to which Argento refers was issued seven days later.
Police in Los Angeles are investigating Bennett’s claim after it emerged no report to police had been made at the time of the alleged assault in 2013. Argento and Bennett had met after working together on The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, her 2004 adaptation of the JT LeRoy novel. ||||| Asia Argento ಮರುಟ್ವೀಟಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ rose mcgowan
Although I am grateful to @ rosemcgowan for her full apology following her groundless allegations about me, if she had issued it earlier, I may have kept my job on X-Factor and avoided the constant accusations of paedophilia which I have been subjected to in real-life and online.https://twitter.com/rosemcgowan/status/1045369867174662145 … |||||
| Ever since Asia Argento found herself in hot water, she and fellow #MeToo activist Rose McGowan have been embroiled in a bitter back-and-forth. Now, per the Guardian, McGowan is apologizing to Argento, noting that an Aug. 27 statement she put out had a quite "serious" error. "I said that the unsolicited nude text messages Asia received from Jimmy Bennett had been sent since Jimmy was 12 years old," McGowan wrote. She said the exchange actually took place when Bennett was 17—"still legally a minor in California, but notably different from a 12-year-old." McGowan added: "I do not feel that it is my place to comment further," but that "I now appreciate that it was not as I thought it was." Argento threatened to sue McGowan earlier this month if she didn't walk back some of her accusations, but tweeted she was "grateful" for McGowan's mea culpa, though "if [McGowan] had issued it earlier, I may have kept my job on X-Factor and avoided the constant accusations of paedophilia which I have been subjected to in real-life and online." One final word of advice for McGowan: "Now go on, live your life and stop hurting other people, will you Rose? Best wishes." |
question: Complete the next sentence:
How to sue a parolee for assault
Get a copy of the police report.
You will need evidence if you want to bring a lawsuit for assault. One important piece of evidence is the police report, if there is one.
answer: You may have been given a copy of the police report after talking to the police. Alternately, you might need to contact the police station.
question: Complete the next sentence:
A woman is seen speaking to the camera while pointing to an exercise bike. sh
answer: adjusts the settings on the bike and climbs on top to begin riding.
question: Complete the next sentence:
After, the person spreads soap on the car with a bottle joint to a hose, after he brushes the front light of the car. Then, the person cleans the hood with a cloth. next
answer: | , the person rinses and dries the car. |
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Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
A woman is seen speaking to someone off camera and leads into herself playing the drums. Another man steps into frame and begins playing the drums with a woman. a small child
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appears in front a bit grabbing onto the woman while she and the man still play drums.
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Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
How to stage a bathroom
Clear off all visible surfaces.
Empty your countertops, sink area, toilet tank and shower shelves completely. Not only will this make cleaning a breeze, it also helps to declutter the bathroom, giving it more of a " showroom " feel.
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You can return a select few items when it comes time to put the finishing touches on the room. Sort the items you remove into two separate piles: things you can get rid of and things you can hide until later.
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Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
How to pass a private school entrance exam
Find out which test you're taking.
There are a few different types of exams that you could be taking as an entrance exam. If you are not applying for a catholic school, you will be taking either the isee or the ssat.
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If you are applying for catholic school, you will be taking one of these three exams: hspt, coop, or tachs. The test needed will be specified by the school that you are applying for.
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Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
How to hug your boyfriend
Make sure that you look good and smell nice.
Wear clean clothes, deodorant, and perfume if you wish. If you do decide to wear perfume, make sure that you don't overdo it.
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| Step forward and put your left arm between his right arm and side of his body. Gently place your left hand on his lower back, right above his backside. |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task.
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.
A Hex editor is a piece of software that allows one to edit binary data on a computer .
Output: | A hex editor ( or " binary file editor " or " byte editor " ) is a type of computer program that allows for manipulation of the fundamental binary data that constitutes a computer file . |
Read the text and determine if the sentence is true:
Justin breaks down<br>Justin was taking a trip. His car started to make a loud noise. He decided to pull over. He popped the hood and his engine was blown. He called for help and waited to get picked up.
Sentence: Justin is less likely to take trips now. | It's impossible to say |
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: Box Office: 'Gravity' a Monster With $44.3 Mil; 'Captain Phillips' No. 2 With $26 Mil
UPDATED: Paul Greengrass' Somali pirate pic reverses a dry spell at the box office for star Tom Hanks; Robert Rodriguez' "Machete Kills" -- starring Mel Gibson -- flops.
Adults fueled another strong weekend at the North American box office as Warner Bros.' Gravity stayed at No. 1 with a record $44.3 million and Sony's Captain Phillips opened to a solid $26 million.
From director Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity raced past $100 million domestically to end the weekend with total earnings of $123.4 million. Worldwide, the space epic -- starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney -- has earned $191.4 million.
Gravity isn't as much of a monster overseas, but it is still doing strong business. It dropped only 27 percent in its second weekend, grossing $28 million from 38 markets to come in No. 1 and pushing its foreign total to $68 million.
GUEST REVIEW: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on 'Gravity'
Gravity slipped only 21 percent in its second weekend domestically -- the lowest decline in history for a film that opened to more than $55 million (The Incredibles was the previous record holder at 29 percent). This doesn't count holiday weekends. It's also the lowest decline of the year to date for a movie playing in more than 2,000 theaters.
"This indicates the ability to open a tentpole in October," said Warner Bros. president of domestic distribution Dan Fellman, who also noted that the film is now playing to younger moviegoers, as well as to consumers who rarely take a trip to the multiplex.
Gravity continues to be a big draw in 3D (82 percent), with Imax theaters alone taking in a record $9 million over the weekend for total sales of $26.5 million. It's the largest second weekend gross in Imax history.
Internationally, Gravity likewise is prospering in 3D. Russia, a huge 3D market, leads with a total $14.5 million, including weekend grosses of $4.3 million.
Gravity was somewhat slowed by the debut of Russian epic Stalingrad, which opened to a record-breaking $14.4 million -- the biggest opening ever for a Russian film. Stalingrad also opened in the Ukraine, grossing $1.2 million.
The other big headline of the weekend was Paul Greengrass' Somali pirate pic Captain Phillips, which reverses a dry spell for Tom Hanks at the North American box office. The critically acclaimed film did better than expected after earning an A CinemaScore, eclipsing the $19.5 million earned a year ago by fellow adult drama Argo.
THR COVER: Inside the Intense 'Captain Phillips' Shoot
Captain Phillips, based on real events and costing $55 million to produce, skewed slightly male (52 percent), while more than 60 percent of the audience was over the age of 35. The film's awards prospects should be boosted by its promising box office performance.
Hanks' last several films have underperformed, particularly Cloud Atlas (2012) and Larry Crowne (2011).
"We couldn't be happier to be a part of this film. To open to $26 million with Gravity being in the marketplace is an extraordinary feat," said Sony president of worldwide distribution Rory Bruer. "It says volumes for the film and its life. It's one of those performances by Tom Hanks that everyone will want to see."
After Captain Phillips, the weekend's only other new wide player was exploitation action film Machete Kills, from writer-director Robert Rodriguez. Machete Kills quickly fizzled, debuting to roughly $3.8 million -- the worst wide opening of the filmmaker's career.
With a cast led by Danny Trejo, Mel Gibson and Michelle Rodriguez, Machete Kills is the third film based on the fake trailers accompanying Grindhouse. Receiving a B CinemaScore, the movie also stars Charlie Sheen (who is credited as Carlos Estevez), Lady Gaga and Antonio Banderas and Cuba Gooding Jr.
Machete Kills placed No. 4 after Gravity, Captain Phillips and Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2.
Cloudy 2, from Sony, grossed $14.2 million in its third weekend to place No. 3, pushing the family film's total to $78 million.
New Regency's ill-fated gambling thriller Runner Runner and Warner Bros.' Prisoners tied for No. 5 with $3.7 million each.
Runner Runner, starring Justin Timberlake opposite Ben Affleck, continued to struggle in its second weekend, falling 52 percent to $3.7 million for a tepid domestic total of $14.1 million. Overseas, where the film is doing slightly better, Runner Runner grossed $5.3 million from 55 markets for an international total of $31.3 million and world total of $45.4 million.
Prisoners has grossed $53.6 million for Alcon Entertainment and Warner Bros. in North America. ||||| Nothing blocked the orbit of "Gravity" at the box office this weekend.
The 3-D space drama was No. 1 for a second weekend, collecting an impressive $44.3 million, according to an estimate from distributor Warner Bros. That means its ticket sales dropped only 21% from its debut -- the best second-weekend hold for any movie in wide release this year. After 10 days in theaters, the picture starring Sandra Bullock has already raked in $123.4 million in the U.S. and Canada and is on its way to grossing at least $250 million domestically.
With Alfonso Cuaron's hit still selling tickets at near light speed, newcomer "Captain Phillips" had to settle for the runner-up position this weekend. The Paul Greengrass-directed thriller starring Tom Hanks got off to a slightly better-than-expected start, debuting with a healthy $26 million. Meanwhile, Robert Rodriguez's "Machete Kills," the only other film that hit theaters nationwide this weekend, flopped with an embarrassing $3.8 million.
PHOTOS: Scenes from ‘Gravity’
Heading into the weekend, prerelease audience surveys indicated "Captain Phillips" would open with about $20 million. But even with "Gravity" still pulling adults to the multiplex, "Phillips" was able to attract an older crowd of its own: Roughly 62% of those who saw the Hanks movie this weekend were over 35. Critics have been enamored with the movie, and filmgoers loved it, too, assigning the picture an average grade of A, according to market research firm CinemaScore.
Produced by Sony Pictures for $55 million, "Captain Phillips" is based on the 2009 saga of a merchant mariner who was kidnapped by Somali pirates while steering a cargo ship around the Horn of Africa. While the film performed best in New York and Los Angeles, Sony said business was also strong in Minneapolis, where there is a high concentration of Somali immigrants.
The film marks the best live-action debut for Hanks since 2009's big-budget "Angels & Demons," which launched with $46.2 million. In recent years, the 57-year-old has struggled somewhat to find his footing at the box office. His 2011 romantic comedy "Larry Crowne," which he directed, co-wrote and starred in, tanked with just $35.6 million in domestic ticket sales. The expensive adaptation of "Cloud Atlas," in which he starred last year with Halle Berry, was a disappointment as well, though fared OK overseas.
The latest entry in Rodriguez's "Machete" film series came in below the lowest industry projections, performing far worse than the original, 2010 "Machete," which opened with $11.4 million. The few who showed up to see the sequel this weekend -- 67% of whom were male -- gave the poorly reviewed film an average grade of B-.
PHOTOS: Billion-dollar movie club
The movie, acquired last year for $2 million by Open Road Entertainment, stars Danny Trejo as a spy who teams up with the U.S. president (Charlie Sheen, credited as Carlos Estevez) to ward off a terrorist attack on the Capitol.
Though "Machete Kills" had a dismal opening, it wasn't as bad as the debut of a new "Romeo & Juliet" adaptation. Moviegoers had no love for the latest twist on Shakespeare's classic, which collected $509,000 from 461 theaters this weekend.
Starring Hailee Steinfeld of "True Grit" and newcomer Douglas Booth, "Romeo & Juliet" was adapted by "Downton Abbey" creator Julian Fellowes. The film was distributed by Relativity Media, which received a fee to release the movie and didn't pay to advertise it. The picture was the first -- and perhaps now the last -- to be made by Swarovski, the crystal jewelry company.
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'Gravity' to crater newcomer 'Captain Phillips' at box office
Charlie Sheen changes name to Carlos Estevez for 'Machete Kills'
Tom Hanks, Paul Greengrass navigate challenges of 'Captain Phillips' |||||
Student: | What goes up must come down—but it hasn't happened yet for highly lauded 3D thriller Gravity, which topped the box office for a second weekend with $44.3 million in ticket sales. Tom Hanks-led Somali pirate flick Captain Phillips sailed in to No. 2, grossing a seaworthy $26 million in its debut weekend, the LA Times reports. But it was a far less successful maiden voyage for Machete 2, which flopped with only $3.8 million, putting it at No. 4. It was bested by Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2, which scored $14.2 million in its third weekend, per the Hollywood Reporter. And coming in at No. 5, Runner Runner and Prisoners tied with $3.7 million apiece. |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Q: white men with ipads In California, Steve Jobs Will Introduce the World to The Daily
Rupert Murdoch's tablet tabloid, The Daily, is set to debut on Wednesday. But where would a billionaire be without his equally rich friends? Nowhere. Hence, Murdoch will unveil News Corp.'s iPad newspaper onstage with Apple's head honcho, Steve Jobs. And you can't just debut the world's first ever anticipated iPad newspaper at, like, the Apple Store in Soho. So, the two media moguls will appear together at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art for the official Daily kickoff. We suspect Jobs and Murdoch are hoping for a Frisco-style earthquake. Because this thing will make the media world shake. [Cutline/Yahoo] ||||| Rupert Murdoch will unveil News Corp.'s much-anticipated iPad newspaper onstage this month with Apple chief executive Steve Jobs, The Cutline has learned.
The two media moguls will appear together at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, according to a source familiar with preparations for the event. The launch date is expected to be Jan. 19, but that may change.
Known as The Daily, Murdoch's iPad publication has been the talk of the media world over the past couple months, and the News Corp. chief has even dubbed it his "No. 1 most exciting project." The hush-hush project has been taking shape at the company's Manhattan headquarters, but it will also have staffers in Los Angeles.
Jesse Angelo left Murdoch's New York Post, where he was second in command, to run The Daily, and former Viacom digital distribution boss Greg Clayman came aboard to run the business side. Murdoch is reportedly willing to sink $30 million into the project.
The cash infusion has spurred The Daily into a high-profile hiring spree over the past couple of months. So far, Angelo and his team have brought in a number of top-notch journalists from media outlets such as the New Yorker, the Daily Beast, Forbes, AOL and Politico.
But while news of the editorial hires has steadily leaked out, The Daily's brass have remained tight-lipped about the launch.
A bit of information about the launch has trickled out, though. Forbes first reported earlier Monday on the Jan. 19 launch date, which is two days later than previously expected. And WWD kicked off speculation that Murdoch and Jobs might roll out the project together, but those plans were never confirmed.
A spokesman for The Daily had no comment at this time. Apple did not respond to a request for comment. |||||
A: | How big is the overlap between Mac users and Fox fans? We’re about to find out: Rupert Murdoch will debut News Corp’s new digital-only daily tabloid “The Daily” alongside Steve Jobs himself at an event at San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art next week, Yahoo’s Cutline blog reports. The event is tentatively scheduled for Jan. 19—two weeks later than previously expected—but that could still change. Murdoch has called The Daily his "No. 1 most exciting project," and is said to have given it a $30 million budget. Click for more. |
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".
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Question: The Romans: Legend says Rome was founded by Romulus, sired with twin brother Remus by Mars of a Vestal Virgin and abandoned on the Palatine Hill to be suckled by a she-wolf. Historians agree with the mythmakers that the site and traditional founding date of 753 b.c. are just about right. Under Etruscan domination, Rome had been a monarchy until a revolt in 510 b.c. established a patrician republic, which lasted five centuries. In contrast to other Italian cities weakened by internal rivalries and unstable government, Rome drew strength from a solid aristocracy of consuls and senate ruling over plebeians proud of their Roman citizenship and only rarely rebellious. Recovering quickly from the Gallic invasion of 390 b.c. , the Romans took effective control of the peninsula by a military conquest reinforced by a network of roads with names that exist to this day: Via Appia, Flaminia, Aurelia. All roads did indeed lead to — and from — Rome. By 250 b.c. , the city's population had grown to an impressive 100,000. Roman power extended throughout the Mediterranean with a victory in the Punic Wars against Carthage (now Tunisia) and conquests in Macedonia, Asia Minor, Spain, and southern France. The rest of Italy participated only by tax contributions to the war effort and minor involvement in commerce and colonization. Resentment surfaced when former Etruscan or Greek cities such as Capua, Syracuse, and Taranto supported Hannibal's invasion in 218 b.c. Rome followed up defeat of the Carthaginians with large-scale massacres and enslavement of their Italian supporters. The Third and final Punic War ended in 149 b.c. , though national solidarity was still a long way off. Under Julius Caesar, elected in 59 b.c. <sep>What did the Romans do after recovering from the Gallic invasion of 390 b.c?<sep>Established a patrician republic
Answer: No
Question: It is not enough to describe some objects by their location. We may also need to know its direction. For example, a wind blows a storm over your school. Where is that storm coming from? Where is it going? How can we describe a direction? The most common way is by using a compass. A compass is a device with a floating needle (Figure 2.1). The needle is a small magnet. The needle aligns itself with the Earth's magnetic field. The compass needle always points to magnetic north. If you have a compass and you find north. You can then know any other direction. See the directions, such as east, south, west, etc., on a compass rose. The Earth has two poles. It has a magnetic north pole. It also has a geographic north pole. These two poles are close to each other but not the exact same place. <sep>What are the two north poles and are they in the same spot?<sep>magnetic and geographic north and not the same spot
Answer: Yes
Question: The Mummy 's Shroud is set in 1920 and tells the story of a team of archaeologists who come across the lost tomb of the boy Pharaoh Kah-To-Bey . The story begins with a flash back sequence to Ancient Egypt and we see the story of how Prem , a manservant of Kah-To-Bey , spirited away the boy when his father was killed in a palace coup and took him into the desert for protection . Unfortunately , the boy dies and is buried . The story then moves forward to 1920 and shows the expedition led by scientist Sir Basil Walden and business man Stanley Preston finding the tomb . They ignore the dire warning issued to them by Hasmid , a local Bedouin about the consequences for those that violate the tombs of Ancient Egypt and remove the bodies and the sacred shroud . Sir Basil is bitten by a snake just after finding the tomb . He recovers , but has a relapse after arriving back in Cairo . Preston takes advantage of this and commits him to an insane asylum , to take credit for finding the tomb and Prince 's mummy himself . Meanwhile , after being placed in the Cairo Museum , the mummy of Prem is revived when Hasmid chants the sacred oath on the shroud . The mummy then proceeds to go on a murderous rampage to kill off the members of the expedition , beginning with Sir Basil after he escapes from the asylum . One by one , those who assisted in removing the contents of the tomb to Cairo are eliminated by such grisly means as strangulation , being thrown out of windows , and having photographic acid thrown in their face . <sep>When was Sir Basil bitten, and does he recover?<sep>When he arrived in Cairo, and he didn't survive
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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".
question:
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>Mrs Smith
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No
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(CNN) -- Gabriel García Márquez, widely regarded as one of the most important contemporary Latin American authors, was admitted to a hospital in Mexico earlier this week, according to the Ministry of Health. The Nobel Prize recipient, known as "Gabo," had infections in his lungs and his urinary tract. He was suffering from dehydration, the ministry said. García Márquez, 87, is responding well to antibiotics, but his release date is still to be determined. "I wish him a speedy recovery." Mexican President Enrique Peña wrote on Twitter. García Márquez was born in the northern Colombian town of Aracataca, the inspiration for the fictional town of Macondo, the setting of the 1967 novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude." He won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1982 "for his novels and short stories, in which the fantastic and the realistic are combined in a richly composed world of imagination, reflecting a continent's life and conflicts," according to the Nobel Prize website. García Márquez has spent many years in Mexico and has a huge following there. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said his country is thinking of the author. "All of Colombia wishes a speedy recovery to the greatest of all time: Gabriel García Márquez," he tweeted. CNN en Español's Fidel Gutierrez contributed to this story. <sep>Whose speedy recover did Mexican President Enrique Peña wish on Twitter?<sep>Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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Yes
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MALS was formed here more than 30 years ago. Today, 14 staff attorneys, 26 office workers and 21 University of Memphis third- year law students work out of rented offices in the old Claridge Hotel building at 109 N. Main. Offices are spartan. There are no lush rugs or stylish furniture. The large table in the conference room is simple varnished wood. Offices are small and mostly plain, except for the eclectic mix of pop art, African statuary and neon that adorns litigation director Webb Brewer's space. Brewer, who has been at the agency 20 years, said there is a need for lawyers of all stripes to help with the problems of the poor. "The private bar could meet more of the need through pro bono work, but there are still cases that involve the systemic problems for low-income people that we would need to do," said Brewer. "The legal system marketplace just doesn't serve low-income people too well, except in fee-generat-ing type cases," Brewer said. "If a poor person gets run over by a bus, an attorney might take that case because they might be able to recover part of the damage award as attorney fees. But so many of the cases we handle have to do with basic rights and a decent life. There is just no profit motive." Larry Pivnick, law professor at the University of Memphis Law School and director of political programs at MALS, said Legal Services is a great learning laboratory for law students. "There are thousands and thousands of people who have problems that never get an opportunity to appear in court," Pivnick said. "Some people may not be particularly articulate. Courts have rules that clients don't always understand." Brewer said a major focus of the agency's work involves housing. "Although a lot of our work is grant-driven, we find that the lack of safe and decent affordable housing and the prevalence of predatory lending are the biggest problems in our client population," Brewer said, referring to clients such as James. <sep>Webb Brewer's office is located in what old hotel?<sep>Housing
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Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Weimar Republic (German: "Weimarer Republik" ] ) was an unofficial, historical designation for the German state between 1919 and 1933. The name derives from the city of Weimar, where its constitutional assembly first took place. The official name of the state was "Deutsches Reich"; it had remained unchanged since 1871. In English the country was usually known simply as Germany.
Sentence: Weimar Republic was a historical designation for 14 years
Output: Yes
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
How to clean beach sand<br>Gather twice as much sand as you'll need. You'll likely lose some sand during the cleaning process. When you collect sand at the beach, gather twice as much sand as you need for your project.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: the queen likes sand
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Answer:
It's impossible to say
[Q]: And I've done that. Over 20 years in the United States Senate, I've worked with John McCain, who's sitting here, I've worked with other colleagues. I've reached across the aisle. I've tried to find the common ground, because that's what makes us strong as Americans. He joined the Senate in the 1950's. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: It's impossible to say
Problem: After trial, Family Court found defendant guilty of willfully violating the order of protection and sentenced him to six months incarceration.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Family Court found defendant guilty of the bad crimes."? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Q: The 7-ball goes behind the 8-ball, and the 6-ball goes to the right of the 7-ball.
How to rack a pool table<br>Start off with the 1-ball at the front of the rack. This is also called the " apex " of the rack Make sure that the 8-ball is in the center of the rack. The center of the rack is the middle of the triangle.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Q: The other employee had an emergency they needed to tend to, and as a result did not come in to relieve this person.
Football<br>I worked last night. I wanted to watch the game at 7. An employee did not come in to relieve me. I listened to most of the game on the radio. I watched the last few minutes of the game at home.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | It's impossible to say |
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