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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.
Problem:As the reverberations of #MeToo have swept across Hollywood and the globe, one person who’s been central—albeit silent—to much of the conversation is Woody Allen.
His estranged son, Ronan Farrow, shared a Pulitzer prize for his New Yorker investigations into alleged serial abuser Harvey Weinstein. Meanwhile, many of the actors Allen has cast—including Greta Gerwig, Ellen Page, and Timothy Chalamet—have expressed various forms of regret about working with the director in spite of the allegations from his adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow, that he sexually abused her 25 years ago. Allen was never formally charged, though the judge in the New York case described the Allen’s behavior towards Dylan as “grossly inappropriate.”
Last night, Allen finally broke his silence on the topic on the Argentinian news program Periodismo Para Todos, “journalism for all.” Investigative journalist Jorge Lanata interviewed Allen on a range of topics from the allegations facing him as well as the Me Too movement at large. And Allen had much to say.
On the allegations coming from Dylan Farrow, Allen says he was distressed that they had been resurfaced in the wake of the Me Too movement.
Of course not, I mean this is just so crazy. This is something that has been thoroughly looked at 25 years ago by all the authorities and everybody came to the conclusion that it was untrue. And that was the end and I’ve gone on with my life. For it to come back now, it’s a terrible thing to accuse a person of. I’m a man with a family and my own children. So of course it’s upsetting.
On the topic of Me Too, Allen said he should be considered “the poster boy for the Me Too movement” thanks to the lack of allegations from actresses he has worked with.
I think in any situation where anyone is accused of someone unjustly, this is a sad thing. I think everybody would agree with that … Everyone wants justice to be done. If there is something like the Me Too movement now, you root for them, you want them to bring to justice these terrible harassers, these people who do all these terrible things. And I think that’s a good thing. What bothers me is that I get linked with them. People who have been accused by 20 women, 50 women, 100 women of abuse and abuse and abuse— and I, who was only accused by one woman in a child custody case which was looked at and proven to be untrue, I get lumped in with these people. As I say I’m a big advocate of the Me Too movement. I feel when they find people who harass innocent women and men, it’s a good thing that they’re exposing them. But you know I, I should be the poster boy for the Me Too movement. Because I have worked in movies for 50 years. I’ve worked with hundreds of actresses and not a single one—big ones, famous ones, ones starting out—have ever ever suggested any kind of impropriety at all. I’ve always had a wonderful record with them.
The interview also covered Allen’s iconic (and now, somewhat problematic) film Manhattan, which features a young girl, played by Mariel Hemingway who enters a relationship with a man many years her senior, played by Allen. ||||| FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2017 file photo, director Woody Allen attends a special screening of "Wonder Wheel" in New York. Allen says he should be the face of the #MeToo movement in terms of what to do right. Allen says he’s a “big advocate” of #MeToo and that he should be the poster face for the movement... (Associated Press)
FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2017 file photo, director Woody Allen attends a special screening of "Wonder Wheel" in New York. Allen says he should be the face of the #MeToo movement in terms of what to do... (Associated Press) |||||
Solution: | Speaking to an Argentine journalist in an interview that was broadcast Sunday night on the Argentinian news program Periodismo Para Todos, Woody Allen said he should be the poster boy for the #MeToo movement, the AP reports. Allen, whose adopted daughter Dylan Farrow alleges he sexually abused her when she was a child, was expressing mixed feelings about the movement when he noted, "I should be the poster boy for the #MeToo movement. Because I have worked in movies for 50 years. I’ve worked with hundreds of actresses and not a single one—big ones, famous ones, ones starting out—have ever ever suggested any kind of impropriety at all. I’ve always had a wonderful record with them." He also addressed the fact that Dylan's allegations have been making headlines again since the movement started, Quartz reports. "This is just so crazy," he said. "This is something that has been thoroughly looked at 25 years ago by all the authorities and everybody came to the conclusion that it was untrue. And that was the end and I’ve gone on with my life. For it to come back now, it’s a terrible thing to accuse a person of. I’m a man with a family and my own children. So of course it’s upsetting." He added that he is "a big advocate" of the #MeToo movement, but that "what bothers me is that I get linked with them. People who have been accused by 20 women, 50 women, 100 women of abuse and abuse and abuse— and I, who was only accused by one woman in a child custody case which was looked at and proven to be untrue, I get lumped in with these people." He noted that he's happy when the #MeToo movement exposes abusers, but "I think in any situation where anyone is accused of someone unjustly, this is a sad thing." |
Instructions: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Input: (Via Simon & Schuster)
Not to heap more praise on a man who already is getting way too much love, but there are some great anecdotes about New York media in the Steve Jobs biography. Poynter collected a few of them, and we’ve pulled out our favorites.
According to the author, Walter Issacson, Jobs wanted to help journalism and in particular the New York Times. Before the iPad launched, Jobs met with about 50 of the paper’s leaders and told them that the Times’ app should be offered at a midpoint price ($5 “at most”) in order to reach the most readers. Jobs was determined to help the Times figure out digital subscriptions as well, claiming, “I think it’s important for the country for them to figure it out.”
Another great moment in Steve Jobs involved Rupert Murdoch and Fox News. Despite developing a bond with Murdoch as they collaborated on The Daily, Jobs bluntly told Murdoch over dinner one night that Fox would eventually ruin the owner of News Corporation.
“You’re blowing it with Fox News,” Jobs said. “The axis today is not liberal and conservative, the axis is constructive-destructive, and you’ve cast your lot with the destructive people. Fox has become an incredibly destructive force in our society. You can be better, and this is going to be your legacy if you’re not careful.”
Not only was Jobs a techie, it seems he was a prophet as well. ||||| Rupert Murdoch must have imagined Steve Jobs would be a feisty dinner guest. Even still, the News Corp. chairman couldn't have foreseen that, in one night at the mogul's Carmel, California ranch, Jobs would call his tech people incompetent, get a guy fired, and say that Fox News was literally destroying the world.
Walter Isaacson's new biography of the Apple co-founder says Jobs railed against the conservative news channel and tried to convince Murdoch to shut it down. His comments came at the 2010 iteration of News Corp.'s annual management retreat. Isaacson writes:
In return for speaking at the retreat, Jobs got Murdoch to hear him out on Fox News, which he believed was destructive, harmful to the nation, and a blot on Murdoch's reputation. "You're blowing it with Fox News," Jobs told him over dinner. "The axis today is not liberal and conservative, the axis is conservative-destructive, and you've cast your lot with the destructive people. Fox has become a destructive force in our society. You can be better, and this is going to be your legacy if you're not careful." Jobs said he thought Murdoch did not really like how far Fox has gone. "Rupert's a builder, not a tearer-downer," he said... Murdoch later said he was used to people like Jobs complaining about Fox. "He's got sort of a left wing view on this," he said. Jobs asked him to have his folks make a reel of Sean Hannity and Glenn Beck shows - he thought they were more destructive than Bill O'Reilly - and Murdoch agreed to do so.
Isaacson's book also confirms our 2010 item about how the Wall Street Journal's Gordon McLeod got fired for crossing Jobs at the same Carmel retreat. According to the biography, Jobs said in a post-dinner Q&A that newspapers like the Journal were bungling their use of technology, in part because "you're in New York and anyone who's any good at tech works in Silicon Valley." McLeod, a Gotham based digital executive, took issue, and later told Jobs, "thanks, it was a wonderful evening, but you probably cost me my job." Murdoch added, "It ended up being true."
Hannity, Beck, O'Reilly and paranoiac Fox News boss Roger Ailes, meanwhile, all still have their jobs. It sounds like somebody missed Steve Jobs's point. If a master persuader of Jobs's caliber couldn't break Murdoch's loyalty to Ailes, it's hard to imagine anyone else will, either.
[Photo of Jobs and Isaacson's book via Getty. Photo of Murdoch via AP] |||||
Output: | Steve Jobs told Rupert Murdoch to his face last year that Fox News is "destructive" and that he was "blowing it" with the conservative news channel, reports Gawker, in the latest round of excerpts from Walter Isaacson's biography of the Apple founder. Jobs was invited to speak at the annual News Corp management retreat in 2010, and in exchange for talking he got to speak directly with Murdoch. "Fox has become a destructive force in our society," Jobs told Murdoch over dinner. "You can be better, and this is going to be your legacy if you're not careful." Murdoch, for his part, seemed unconcerned by the criticism from Jobs' "left-wing view." Not only was Jobs facing down Fox News, he was also trying to push traditional journalism, especially the New York Times, says Mediabistro. Before the launch of the iPad, Jobs met with the leadership of the Times, offering them advice about the newspaper's app and digital subscription service, suggesting they charge $5 at most. “I think it’s important for the country for them to figure it out," Jobs said. At the dinner with Murdoch, Jobs said papers like the Wall Street Journal were terrible with technology, largely because "you're in New York and anyone who's any good at tech works in Silicon Valley." |
Part 1. Definition
In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Part 2. Example
The Inheritance Cycle is a series of fantasy books written by Christopher Paolini.
Answer: The Inheritance Cycle is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini.
Explanation: The output sentence elaborates on the input sentence without changing its general meaning e.g. "tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels".
Part 3. Exercise
Tacking or coming about is a term in sailing that means the boat is changing directions by turning the bow of the vessel in relationship to the wind .
Answer: | Tacking or coming about is a sailing maneuver by which a sailing vessel , whose desired course is into the wind , turns its bow toward the wind so that the direction from which the wind blows changes from one side to the other , allowing progress in the desired direction . |
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: In 1715 , Brook Taylor discovered a general method for applying the series to all functions .
Example Output: It was not until 1715 however that a general method for constructing these series for all functions for which they exist was finally provided by Brook Taylor , after whom the series are now named .
Example Input: It is a major library and cultural center on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in the Egyptian city of Alexandria .
Example Output: The Bibliotheca Alexandrina ( English : Library of Alexandria ; " " , -RSB- ) is a major library and cultural center located on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in the Egyptian city of Alexandria .
Example Input: It has been created in 1998 by the French National aeronautical universities ( ENAC , ENSMA and ISAE ) .
Example Output: | It has been originally created by the " groupement des e ́ coles ae ́ ronautiques franc ̧ aises " ( group of French aeronautical " grandes e ́ coles " ) ( ENAC , ENSMA and ISAE ) in 1998 .
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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 Resistance web archive is a thematic collection, created by Columbia University Libraries, of websites documenting and embodying grass roots political resistance activities in the United States arising in the wake of the election and inauguration of Donald Trump. Includes selected web resources focused on: protest/demonstration planning; calls to action and guidelines for political participation by citizens; official statements in response to controversial executive orders; and campaigns to contain and mitigate the effects of specific dramatic policy shifts. Archiving of selected websites began in April 2017, wtih periodic re-crawls of those websites that continue to be updated, and new websites added to the collection as they are identified. ||||| Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.
/ Updated By Craig Melvin and Erik Ortiz
President Donald Trump on Tuesday denounced the recent rise in bomb threats against Jewish community centers across the country, saying the anti-Semitism and racism that continue to afflict America must be addressed.
"Anti-Semitism is horrible, and it's gonna stop and it has to stop," Trump told NBC News in an exclusive interview, after touring the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.
Federal authorities have been investigating a wave of phoned-in bomb threats to at least 10 Jewish community centers, including in Alabama, Ohio, Illinois, Texas and New York. No one was injured, and the threats appeared to be hoaxes, the Jewish Community Center Association of North America told NBC News on Monday.
The new spate of threats has brought the total number to almost 70 since the beginning of the year, according to the association.
In a separate count of hate crime incidents, the Southern Poverty Law Center found nearly 2,000 in the 34 days after the November election expressing anti-Semitic and other bias-related harassment.
"I think it's terrible," Trump said of the anti-Semetic threats. "I think it's horrible. Whether it's anti-Semitism or racism or any — anything you wanna think about having to do with the divide. Anti-Semitism is, likewise, it's just terrible."
He added, "You don't know where it's coming from, but I hope they catch the people."
Related: Muslims and Jews Band Together Against Hate
When asked about his immigration executive orders that have caused a measure of chaos at airports and have now been partially blocked by federal courts — pending new orders which could come out as early as Tuesday — Trump said he was focused on safety, and love.
"We have to have a safe country," he said. "We have to let people come in that are going to love the country. This is about love. This building is about love. And we have to have people come in that are going to love the country, not people that are gonna harm the country."
The president's comments come after he sidestepped a question at a press conference last week about personally rebuking anti-Semitism, instead choosing to brand himself as "the least anti-Semitic" person in America.
Trump's remarks Tuesday were met with stinging criticism from Steven Goldstein, the executive director of the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect, as a Band-Aid and a "pathetic asterisk of condescension."
"Make no mistake: The Anti-Semitism coming out of this Administration is the worst we have ever seen from any Administration," Goldstein said in a statement, adding, "When President Trump responds to Anti-Semitism proactively and in real time, and without pleas and pressure, that’s when we’ll be able to say this President has turned a corner. This is not that moment."
President Donald Trump views an exhibit on slavery during the American revolution while visiting the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington on Feb. 21, 2017. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
During his tour of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Trump was shown an exhibit on slavery during the American Revolution. He was joined by eldest daughter Ivanka and two black members of his team: Housing and Urban Development secretary nominee Ben Carson and administration official Omarosa Manigault.
The museum, which this month reached a milestone of 1 million visitors since opening in September, includes an exhibit about Carson's humble beginnings in Detroit to his rise as a neurosurgeon and eventual Republican presidential candidate.
Trump later told reporters that he plans to visit the Holocaust Museum and going is "very important to me."
To kick off Black History Month, Trump held a round-table meeting with African-American leaders at the White House in early February. At the time, he lauded the African-American history museum — located on the National Mall — as a place where people can learn about prominent civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Frederick Douglass.
As a candidate in October, Trump pledged a "new deal for black America," which included putting more police on the streets and targeting "blighted communities" with "disaster designation" in order to spur the transformation of urban cities.
Related: Obama Dedicates 'Glorious' New African-American Museum
Trump during the campaign was frequently criticized for painting a bleak picture of African-American communities.
During his first month in office, Trump's administration has been marked by numerous crises, battles with Democrats and the media, and protests over his signature policies on immigration. He defended his White House last week as running like a "fine-tuned machine." ||||| poster="http://v.politico.com/images/1155968404/201702/3752/1155968404_5331177498001_5331149930001-vs.jpg?pubId=1155968404" true Trump finally confronts anti-Semitism head-on 'The anti-Semitic threats targeting our Jewish community and community centers are horrible and are painful,' the president says.
For the first time in a week, President Donald Trump on Tuesday unequivocally condemned anti-Semitism, following in his daughter’s footsteps after twice last week refusing to explicitly denounce discrimination against Jews.
“The anti-Semitic threats targeting our Jewish community and community centers are horrible and are painful and a very sad reminder of the work that still must be done to root out hate and prejudice and evil,” the president said, reading brief remarks after concluding a tour of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.
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“This tour was a meaningful reminder of why we have to fight bigotry, intolerance and hatred in all of its very ugly forms,” he said.
Trump spent roughly an hour walking through the museum with his daughter Ivanka Trump; Housing and Urban Development secretary nominee Ben Carson and his wife, Candy; Fox News contributor Alveda King, niece of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.; and Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.).
The president told reporters he plans to visit the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. “I will be doing it soon,” he said, when asked about a potential trip. “Very important. Very important for me.”
Trump’s attempt Tuesday to calm the waters came after the president and his White House alarmed many in the Jewish community and anti-discrimination groups. His long-awaited remarks came weeks after he omitted a reference to the slaughter of 6 million Jews from a Holocaust remembrance statement and days after he declined to directly condemn anti-Semitism when confronted by reporters at news conferences on back-to-back days.
But it didn’t appease some Democrats. “It’s not hard to see a connection between the rhetoric used by the white nationalists given a platform by President Donald Trump’s campaign and the increase in threats against the Jewish people,” House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-N.Y.) said in a statement. “President Trump’s statement is long overdue and doesn’t begin to scratch the surface of what needs to be done.”
Steven Goldstein, executive director of the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect, based in New York, also said Trump’s efforts were too little and too late. “The President’s sudden acknowledgment of Anti-Semitism is a Band-Aid on the cancer of Anti-Semitism that has infected his own Administration,” Goldstein said in a statement.
Trump throughout the campaign battled allegations of anti-Semitic influences on his operation, including from campaign chairman Steve Bannon, who had run the conservative news outlet Breitbart. He also failed to quickly disavow the endorsement of white supremacist David Duke, and many of his supporters pushed anti-Semitic imagery, including Pepe the Frog, a popular internet meme among white nationalists.
Trump’s condemnation on Tuesday came hours after former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton called on him to speak out against anti-Semitic violence.
“JCC threats, cemetery desecration & online attacks are so troubling & they need to be stopped. Everyone must speak out, starting w/ @POTUS,” Clinton tweeted Tuesday morning.
Her post followed a call from the Anti-Defamation League for the Trump administration to take action in response to a wave of reported threats against Jewish community centers (often referred to as JCCs) around the country. At least 10 such centers have received bomb threats in recent days, the fourth wave of threats against JCCs the ADL has identified this year.
On Monday night, Ivanka Trump, who converted to Orthodox Judaism ahead of her 2009 wedding, tweeted: “America is a nation built on the principle of religious tolerance. We must protect our houses of worship & religious centers. #JCC”
Ahead of his brief address, the president had told MSNBC’s Craig Melvin that “anti-Semitism is horrible and it’s gonna stop and it has to stop.” He added that the racial divide in America is “age-old” and speculated that “something” is going on that prevents the country from fully healing.
“Sometimes it gets better and then it busts apart. But we wanna have it get very much better, get unified and stay together,” Trump said. “But you’ve seen it where oftentimes it’ll get much better and then it blows up.”
He credited the new African-American history museum for helping bridge that divide, though.
“Part of the beauty of what you’re doing here with the museum and the success of the museum — the success is very important because it’s doing tremendous numbers. Tremendous numbers of people coming in,” he said. “I think that really helps to get that divide and bring it much closer together. If not, perfect.”
Trump was joined in his denouncement of anti-Semitism by House Speaker Paul Ryan. “Anti-Semitism in any form is abhorrent, and I encourage authorities nationwide to take these threats seriously,” he tweeted on Tuesday.
Trump’s rhetoric Tuesday was a stark contrast to his passive language last week. Trump failed to take advantage of his first opportunity last Wednesday, when a reporter asked about the rise of anti-Semitic incidents across the country.
Standing alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump immediately discussed his Electoral College victory before pledging his administration will do all it can to “stop long-simmering racism and every other thing that’s going on.” He also hinted that he personally can’t be anti-Semitic, pointing to his Jewish family members: Ivanka; her husband, senior White House adviser Jared Kushner; and their three children.
At a news conference Thursday, Trump again caused agitation. In search of a “friendly reporter,” the president called on Jake Turx of the weekly Orthodox Jewish publication Ami Magazine, who prefaced his question by noting that he did not believe Trump to be an anti-Semite before launching into a query about bomb threats against JCCs.
Complaining that he wasn’t asked a “simple” or “fair question,” Trump ordered the reporter to “sit down” and insisted he understood the remainder of the incomplete question. The president then declared himself to be “the least anti-Semitic person that you’ve ever seen in your entire life” and added that he’s also “the least racist person.”
He also recalled Netanyahu’s defense of him at the prior day’s news conference, where the prime minister argued that “there is no greater supporter of the Jewish people and the Jewish state than” Trump.
In neither instance, however, did Trump condemn anti-Semitic acts of violence, instead opting to defend himself against possible charges of being an anti-Semite or racist.
On Tuesday, asked explicitly by MSNBC’s Melvin whether he would denounce anti-Semitism “once and for all,” Trump said yes — and claimed he’s been doing it all along.
“Oh, of course,” he said. “And I do it — wherever I get a chance, I do it.”
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Student: | Recent incidents of anti-Semitism—including a wave of threats against Jewish community centers—are "horrible" and a "reminder of the work that still must be done to root out hate and prejudice and evil," President Trump said Tuesday, echoing comments made by his daughter Ivanka a day earlier, reports Politico. Anti-Semitism "has to stop," Trump added, per NBC News. His comments, following a visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, came after Trump was asked about the fight against anti-Semitism by a reporter from an Orthodox Jewish publication last week. In his response, Trump said the queston was unfair, told the reporter to "sit down," and called himself the "least anti-Semitic person that you've ever seen," per CNN. In a tweet earlier Tuesday, Hillary Clinton called on Trump to speak out against "JCC threats, cemetery desecration & online attacks." Paul Ryan likewise denounced anti-Semitism Tuesday, noting "any form is abhorrent, and I encourage authorities nationwide to take these threats seriously." The chief executive of the Anti-Defamation League praised Trump's comments in a tweet. "Glad @POTUS stated #antisemitism is horrible. Now need @whitehouse to share plans on how to 'stop' it. ADL ready to help," wrote Jonathan Greenblatt. But the executive director of the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect was unmoved. Trump's comments are only a "pathetic asterisk of condescension" after "pleas and pressure," he said in a statement. |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
One example is below.
Q: 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.
A: Russian Revolution
Rationale: This is a good example, and the Russian Revolution is the first event mentioned.
Q: What did Wallace think was the cause of natural selection?, Context: Darwin was hard at work on his "big book" on Natural Selection, when on 18 June 1858 he received a parcel from Wallace, who stayed on the Maluku Islands (Ternate and Gilolo). It enclosed twenty pages describing an evolutionary mechanism, a response to Darwin's recent encouragement, with a request to send it on to Lyell if Darwin thought it worthwhile. The mechanism was similar to Darwin's own theory. Darwin wrote to Lyell that "your words have come true with a vengeance, ... forestalled" and he would "of course, at once write and offer to send [it] to any journal" that Wallace chose, adding that "all my originality, whatever it may amount to, will be smashed". Lyell and Hooker agreed that a joint publication putting together Wallace's pages with extracts from Darwin's 1844 Essay and his 1857 letter to Gray should be presented at the Linnean Society, and on 1 July 1858, the papers entitled On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties; and on the Perpetuation of Varieties and Species by Natural Means of Selection, by Wallace and Darwin respectively, were read out but drew little reaction. While Darwin considered Wallace's idea to be identical to his concept of natural selection, historians have pointed out differences. Darwin described natural selection as being analogous to the artificial selection practised by animal breeders, and emphasised competition between individuals; Wallace drew no comparison to selective breeding, and focused on ecological pressures that kept different varieties adapted to local conditions. Some historians have suggested that Wallace was actually discussing group selection rather than selection acting on individual variation.
A: | ecological pressures |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Problem:The New England Patriots signed Tim Tebow on Tuesday, the team announced.
Terms of the contract were not disclosed, but league sources told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter that Tebow signed a two-year contract that includes no guaranteed money.
"Tim is a talented player, is smart and works hard. We'll see how it goes," Patriots coach Bill Belichick said Tuesday.
Tebow is wearing Jersey No. 5 at the team's mandatory minicamp, according to the roster distributed to the media by the Patriots. He has worn No. 15 in his first three NFL seasons but that number belongs to backup quarterback Ryan Mallett.
Tebow was signed to be a quarterback on the Patriots' roster, sources told ESPN NFL Insider Ed Werder.
When asked what position Tebow will play, Belichick said, "we will see."
Apparently tired of the Tebow questions, the coach tried to change the subject after several minutes.
"We've already talked enough about him. We'll see how it goes, take it from there," he said.
Former NFL quarterback Chris Weinke, who has been working with Tebow over the past month to tweak his throwing mechanics, told USA Today Sports that he believes Tebow can play quarterback in the NFL.
"Like I told Tim when I found out [Monday] that he signed, 'You're locked and loaded, ready to go,' " he told the newspaper.
The move reunites Tebow with Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, who was the Broncos' head coach when Denver traded into the first round to draft the Heisman Trophy winner in 2010.
Belichick often has spoken with admiration of Tebow's versatility, intelligence and character. Belichick covets what he has described as tough, smart, versatile football players.
Last month, Yahoo! Sports cited an "organizational source" as saying Belichick disliked Tebow as a player and there was "no chance" of him landing in New England. Belichick dismissed that notion last week, telling ESPNBoston.com that the report was completely untrue.
Ironically, Tebow's last NFL start came in Denver's blowout playoff loss in Foxborough to Tom Brady and the Patriots following the 2011 season.
Tebow, 25, figures to compete with Mallett for a backup job behind Brady. The Patriots also released reserve quarterback Mike Kafka on Monday.
One of the NFL's most polarizing players, Tebow was released by the New York Jets in late April following a disappointing season as a backup to Mark Sanchez.
The Jets traded a pair of draft picks to Denver in the March 2012 deal to acquire Tebow but failed to establish a consistent role in the offense for the versatile quarterback, who attempted just eight passes, rushed for 102 yards on 32 carries and was used mostly to protect the punter.
"Unfortunately, things did not work out the way we all had hoped," Jets coach Rex Ryan said in a statement when Tebow was released.
Tebow helped the Broncos win the AFC West in 2011 and beat Pittsburgh in a wild-card playoff game before being traded to New York when Denver signed Peyton Manning.
Tebow's NFL career appeared over this offseason when the Jets couldn't trade him at draft time and wound up cutting the left-handed quarterback, who won the 2007 Heisman Trophy at Florida. There even was speculation he couldn't get an offer from any Canadian Football League teams. ||||| Tim Tebow may still have a future in the NFL after all.
FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2012, file photo, then-New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow warms up before an NFL football game in Nashville, Tenn. Tim Tebow is joining the New England Patriots, according to... (Associated Press)
The New England Patriots seem to think so and plan to sign him on Tuesday if he passes a physical.
He won't be a starting quarterback, of course, with Tom Brady on hand in Foxborough. But certainly he's an intriguing reclamation project _ yet another chance for coach Bill Belichick to torture the New York Jets, who failed to find a role for Tebow last season.
And that could make for quite a Boston Tea-bow Party.
A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Monday that Tebow will join the Patriots' minicamp on Tuesday and sign with the team, pending the medical exam. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no official announcement had been made. Even when Tebow signs, there is no guarantee he will play for the Patriots.
ESPN first reported that Tebow would sign with New England.
Former Broncos general manager Ted Sundquist sees the logic in the move.
"If you can find a club that's mature enough to handle it as an organization, then you're going to find the right spot for him," Sundquist said. "What I mean by that is all the media mania and that sort of thing. The club says, 'Look, this is the reason we're bringing him on. We feel he can bring X, Y, Z and A, B, C to the table.' Explain it to Tim, explain it to the media, explain it to your fan base and explain it to your organization."
That description seems to fit New England perfectly.
One of the NFL's most polarizing players, Tebow spent a lost season in 2012 with the New York Jets, playing sparingly behind struggling starter Mark Sanchez. Some fans thought he got a raw deal and deserved more of a chance; others thought he lacked the skills to be a pro quarterback. He was released in April with barely a shrug _ hardly the ending most Jets fans envisioned considering his super-hyped welcome to the Big Apple.
Tebow won two national titles at Florida and was a first-round draft pick in 2010 by Denver. As a rookie, Tebow threw just 82 passes in nine games, starting three. But in 2011, he started 11 games, throwing for 12 touchdowns and six interceptions, and took the Broncos to a wild-card win over Pittsburgh before an AFC divisional playoff loss to New England, 45-10.
Despite the Broncos' playoff run, he was traded to New York the following offseason when Denver signed Peyton Manning. Tebow threw only eight passes for the Jets, completing six, ran 32 times for 102 yards and was used mostly to protect the punter.
"Unfortunately," coach Rex Ryan said in a statement when Tebow was released, "things did not work out the way we all had hoped."
The Patriots have Ryan Mallett as the backup to Brady; they released QB Mike Kafka on Monday.
Asked if Tebow had signed, Patriots spokesman Stacey James said, "I do not anticipate any additional transactions to announce tonight."
Tebow's NFL career appeared over when the Jets couldn't trade him at draft time and wound up cutting the left-handed quarterback, who won the 2007 Heisman Trophy. But now he is headed to New England, where the man who drafted him as coach of the Broncos, Josh McDaniels, is an offensive assistant under Belichick.
And apart from winning Super Bowls, Belichick likes nothing better than sticking it to the Jets. He's had a running feud with Ryan for nearly four seasons, in part because Ryan once said he wasn't hired to kiss Belichick's rings.
Belichick was Jets coach for one day in 2000, infamously resigning with a hand-written note. He soon joined New England, and has been regularly beating the Jets for more than a decade.
Revitalizing Tebow's career would be another big step toward humiliating New England's archrival.
Tebow has been criticized for his throwing motion but has said he wants to play quarterback, not switch positions. Still, the Patriots might need help at tight end after Rob Gronkowski underwent a fourth operation for a broken forearm and faces back surgery. At 6-foot-3 and 236 pounds, Tebow has the size to play that spot.
Belichick values versatility in his players, having used wide receivers Troy Brown, Julian Edelman and Matthew Slater at defensive back when injuries hit that position.
Belichick also has been willing to gamble on players discarded by other teams. Some have succeeded, like wide receivers Wes Welker and Randy Moss and running back Danny Woodhead. Some haven't, including wide receiver Chad Johnson and defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth.
The media circus that surrounded Tebow in Denver and with the Jets also could be minimized by Belichick, who keeps a tight lid on players' interactions with reporters.
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AP Sports Writers Dennis Waszak Jr., and Howard Ulman contributed to this story. |||||
Solution: | Reports of the death of Tim Tebow's NFL career were perhaps at least premature: The controversial QB is set to sign with the New England Patriots, sources tell ESPN and the AP. Tebow, who was released by the New York Jets after they failed to find a role for him last season, will join the Patriots' minicamp today, pending a physical, insiders say. Tebow won't be a starting quarterback with the Patriots as long as Tom Brady remains healthy, USA Today notes, but pundits believe New England coach Bill Belicheck will be able to find a place for him—sticking it to the Jets once again. |
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.
The actual Facebook has been playing clumsy defense against the film, including having the real Mr. Zuckerberg pop out of nowhere on “ Oprah ” to donate $100 million to the schools of Newark, but my hunch is that the company doesn’t have much to worry about.
Regardless of what the courts, the media or former partners say, Mr. Zuckerberg’s reign as boy-king of America’s new capitalism will only grow. (Perhaps the company realized as much. On Friday, Mr. Zuckerberg made the smart move and attended a screening with other employees from Facebook. Why pretend?)
However lacking Mr. Zuckerberg may be in the social graces that drive civil society, he embodies the optimism and creativity of millennials. To many who will see the film, the spectacular ends make the means seem beside the point.
As played in the film by Jesse Eisenberg and written by Aaron Sorkin , Mr. Zuckerberg is a social autistic who pivots between brilliance and hubris on his way to becoming the youngest billionaire the world has seen.
As the characters around him chatter and amble about, Mr. Zuckerberg is often seen looking away, into a future that only he can see. And when people don’t come around to that vision, he runs them over or blows past them. Whether you see those people as victims or impediments probably says a lot about whether you are looking at life in the rearview or through a front windshield rife with possibilities.
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Mr. Eisenberg said that after screening the film and listening to audiences, he sensed a bifurcation in how people saw the movie, and by extension, Mr. Zuckerberg.
“I was asked by older people again and again how I could play a character who is capable of being so mean, as if I were almost condemned by this role,” he said in a phone call. “But young people never had that reaction. They kept saying, ‘This guy was a genius. Look what he has created.’ ”
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“For a lot of people my age” — Mr. Eisenberg is 26, the same age as Mr. Zuckerberg — “the message is that technology allows you to create something that can change things from a single computer. You don’t need a secretary, you don’t need an office building and you don’t need employees.”
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It’s not as if the archetype of the ruthless entrepreneur is unique to “The Social Network” in pop culture. In fact, “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps,” which is also in theaters, features not one but two vivid exemplars of the genre: Gordon Gekko, played by Michael Douglas , and Bretton James, played by Josh Brolin , who spend time piling up personal wealth and plotting payback. But they play characters who never invented anything other than obscure, ultimately worthless financial instruments to enrich themselves. The only time they reached a half a billion, it had a dollar sign in front.
Perhaps what animates “The Social Network” and makes it of the moment is not whether the movie version of Mr. Zuckerberg is a jerk — with a face pinched into prickliness and a tendency to staple people with his mouth, he was clearly no picnic to be around — but the kind of jerk he was.
“The fact that he was hard on the people around him is not really new, or generational,” said Nick Denton, the founder of Gawker . “What may be different is that in the past, those people have been far more colorful and charismatic. They have embraced that side of themselves. But for people like Zuckerberg, it’s more like Asperger’s, that they lack something essential and don’t have an instinctual understanding of human behavior. That’s why he ended up creating algorithms to explain it.”
“I think the movie raises the question of whether it is possible to be successful without being at least a bit” of a brute, said Mr. Denton, who has been called worse on his way to building his digital media empire. “Much of the movie seemed to be about the virtues of stubbornness, about not listening to what was said by others around you.”
Mr. Sorkin noticed the different reactions as he screened the movie early around the country, and he couldn’t be happier.
“I’m happy we didn’t take a position, and I’m happy for audiences to come out of the theater arguing about it,” he said. “Regardless of what they conclude about who invented Facebook, there is no question that Mark Zuckerberg is a genius. He doesn’t just have brains. He created something.” (Speaking of global ambition, Mr. Sorkin was fresh out of a private screening of the movie for Lady Gaga . She “liked” it, by all accounts.)
For a guy who is on his way to making many billions, the Zuckerberg in the movie sounds less like a capitalist than an artist lost in his work. Early in the film, the Eduardo Saverin character, a co-founder, who will end up run over by lawyers and his former friend and partner, presses Mr. Zuckerberg on coming up with a completed project and a business model to go with it.
“When will it be finished?” Mr. Saverin asks.
“It won’t be finished,” Mr. Zuckerberg says, and, ever the jerk-visionary, adds, “That’s the point.” ||||| The ubiquitous social-networking site Facebook has mushroomed into a global pop-culture phenomenon, since the site launched in 2004. So, perhaps it's not too surprising that the flick "The Social Network," which is based on the rise of the social-media juggernaut, found a huge audience at the box office. The much-anticipated film, featuring performances from Web-averse leading lad Jesse Eisenberg and pop hitmaker-turned-thespian Justin Timberlake, opened Friday with $8 million.
"Network" kicked last week's box-office winner, "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," down to second place. The long-awaited sequel to the Oliver Stone-helmed 1987 stock-market tale rang up roughly $3.3 million in ticket sales. The numbers from Friday's box-office showing bumped the Michael Douglas and Shia LaBeouf vehicle's total estimated haul to just over $29 million.
The Ben Affleck-directed bank-robber pic "The Town" continues to clean up at the box office. Entering its third week in theaters, the Boston-based heist jaunt racked up a little over $3 million on Friday. The weekend-kickoff tally brings the film's domestic gross to roughly $57 million since its mid-September release.
"Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole" began its second-week run in fourth place. Featuring voice-over performances from big-name stars such as Helen Mirren, and boasting stunning CG work, the family-friendly flick picked up $2.6 million. The film has made nearly $22 million in theaters.
Heaving with hormones and high-school humiliation, "Easy A" remains a strong pick among moviegoers. The Emma Stone starrer rounds out the top five with nearly $2.3 million. "A" is inching toward a total estimated haul of $38 million.
Check out everything we've got on "The Social Network" "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," and "The Town"
For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com. |||||
| The Social Network is officially a hit—it won the weekend box office—but different viewers came away with wildly different impressions, according to David Carr of the New York Times. Older people see it as a cautionary tale about a young man who betrays all his friends and principles. Younger people see a story of a visionary who did what he had to do to create something huge. “When you talk to people afterward, it was as if they were seeing two different films,” says one producer. “The older audiences see Zuckerberg as a tragic figure … while young people see him as completely enhanced, a rock star.” Jesse Eisenberg says he’s experienced the same thing. “I was asked by older people again and again how I could play a character who is capable of being so mean,” the 26-year-old actor says. |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Q: Who wanted the Russian army to negotiate peace?, Context: The Russian army withdrew and retreated past Moscow. Napoleon entered the city, assuming its fall would end the war and Alexander would negotiate peace. However, on orders of the city's governor Feodor Rostopchin, rather than capitulation, Moscow was burned. After five weeks, Napoleon and his army left. In early November Napoleon got concerned about loss of control back in France after the Malet coup of 1812. His army walked through snow up to their knees and nearly 10,000 men and horses froze to death on the night of 8/9 November alone. After Battle of Berezina Napoleon succeeded to escape but had to abandon much of the remaining artillery and baggage train. On 5 December, shortly before arriving in Vilnius, Napoleon left the army in a sledge.
A: | Napoleon |
Select from options: Continue writing the next sentence.
He takes a scour and begins to scour the wall paper. He uses a paint roller to soak the wall paper for easy removal. he
Select from:
I. points to several things on the wall and sprays the wall paper..
II. takes scissors and measures the wall paper closely..
III. then demonstrates how steam can be used too to loosen the wall paper..
IV. wipes the wall paper down against the wall..
Answer: | III. |
How to adjust to a new computer or new os
Migrate your files.
You probably have a bunch of files stored on other computers at home. It is important to back these up, and to transfer them to your new computer.
Import your bookmarks, apps, and extensions. If you use the chrome browser on another computer, sign in to chrome to save your bookmarks, apps, and extensions to your account.
The woman then puts her thumb and finger into the left side and pulls out a white contact lens and inserts it into her right eye and blinks a few times as the words "featuring white out contact lens" on the bottom of the screen. the woman
reaches into the right side of the contact lens container and pulls out the other contact lens and inserts it into her left eye and then blinks multiple times.
How to make pita chips
Preheat the oven.
You need a hot oven to produce crunchy pita chips, so set your oven to 375 ° f (191 ° c) and let it preheat. Line a baking sheet with a layer of parchment paper.
Use about a tablespoon (15 ml) of the oil and coat the parchment with a layer of oil using a pastry brush. You can also use a silicone baking mat instead of parchment paper.
How to make a payment voucher
Set up arrangements with all parties involved in the transactions you want to track.
Vouchers only work if everybody on board agrees to their use and understands what they represent.
Choose a basic design for your voucher.
| If you don't have one in mind, consider the gift certificate and award certificate templates available on many productivity software programs. Create the voucher in your productivity suite, including information for how much was paid, to whom and why. |
Continue writing the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to pick a college major
Follow your interests.
Try to think about things that interest you as a person. Chances are, there is at least one major centered around a particular interest of yours. | When it comes to selecting a major, start by evaluating your own interests. Think about how you took to high school. |
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.
An emergency telephone is a special telephone that can be used in an emergency situation . | An emergency telephone is a phone specifically provided for making calls to emergency services and is most often found in a place of special danger or where it is likely that there will be a need to make emergency calls . |
In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Let me give you an example: The Inheritance Cycle is a series of fantasy books written by Christopher Paolini.
The answer to this example can be: The Inheritance Cycle is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini.
Here is why: The output sentence elaborates on the input sentence without changing its general meaning e.g. "tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels".
OK. solve this:
" Vaccinium 's " taxonomy can be fixed by enlarging the genus to include a number of related genera .
Answer: | " Vaccinium 's " taxonomy can either be resolved by enlarging the genus to include the entirety of the tribe Vaccinieae , or by breaking the genus up into several different genera . |
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: Morrie Yohai, 90, inventor of the Cheez Doodle, dies
Pearson/Getty Yohai said Cheez doodles were made to be as healthy as possible.
Morrie Yohai, who died of cancer at age 90 last week, was a mystic, a World War II Marine pilot and a philanthropist. But he’ll probably be remembered most as the creator of the Cheez Doodle.
So how did he come up with the iconic snack? After World War II, Yohai took over his father’s snack-food business at the Old London Melba toast factory in the Bronx. The business already made Cheese Waffles, caramel popcorn and other snacks but wanted something new, Newsday reported.
"We were looking for another snack item," Yohai told Newsday in a 2005 interview. "We were fooling around and found out there was a machine that extruded cornmeal and it almost popped like popcorn."
Yohai said they decided to chop the cornmeal product into small pieces and coat it with cheese. "We wanted to make it as healthy as possible," he said, "so it was baked, not fried."
The name Doodle occurred to him as they sat round a table sampling various kinds of cheese for snacks.
Yohai was born in Harlem in 1920. After he graduated from the Wharton School of business, he took a job at the Grumman aircraft factory on Long Island. During World War II, Yohai left work to enlist in the Navy and become a pilot.
His son, Robbie Yohai, of Berkeley, Calif., told Newsday, "He decided since he was making planes, he figured he could fly a plane." He said his father had never taken an airplane ride. "The first time he was ever in an airplane, he was the co-pilot."
Morrie Yohai transferred to the Marine Corps and served as a pilot in the South Pacific, transferring injured troops and cargo back and forth.
"He was excited by the experience," his son said. "He was happy to be a Marine and was very proud of it."
In 1949, Yohai began his career at the snack food factory in the Bronx.
Evetually, Yohai sold the company to Bordon. His new title was group vice president in charge of snacks. He told Newsday that his job involved sitting around a conference table with other executives and selecting the toys inside Cracker Jack boxes.
After Borden relocated to Columbus, Ohio, Yohai left the firm. He started teaching at the New York Institute of Technology, becoming the associate dean for the school of management.
"It turned out that he loved teaching," Robbie Yohai told Newsday. "He could see he was making a difference in a lot of these young peoples’ lives."
In later years, Yohai studied Torah and Jewish mysticism. He took up writing, and penned more than 500 poems and published two books of poetry.
He was a member of Temple Beth El in Great Neck. His philanthropic work included founding the New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival.
"His life took many turns," said his daughter, Bab Yohai of Oakland, Calif. "He did whatever he set his mind to and he was incredible."
In addition to his two children, he is survived by his wife, Phyllis, and his two sisters, Bea Forrest of Chicago and Lorraine Pinto of Mexico City, and a grandchild, Jasmine Yohai-Rifkin. He was predeceased by another sister, Lillian. ||||| Morrie Yohai was present at the creation of Cheez Doodles.
In a 2005 interview with Newsday, Yohai said the cheese-powder-covered baked corn puff was developed in the 1950s at the Old London Melba Toast factory in the Bronx, which also made the Cheese Waffie, popcorn, caramel popcorn and other snacks.
"We were looking for another snack item," he said. "We were fooling around and found out that there was a machine that extruded cornmeal and it almost popped like popcorn."
Yohai and his partners thought of chopping the cornmeal product into pieces and coating it with cheese. "We wanted to make it as healthy as possible," he said, "so it was baked, not fried."
And, he said, the name Doodle occurred to him as they sat around a table tasting different kinds of cheese on the snacks.
Yohai, who lived in Kings Point, died of cancer on July 27. He was 90.
He also was an accomplished photographer, poet, professor and businessman whose quiet wisdom left a deep impression on his family and friends.
Morrie R. Yohai was born in Harlem on March 4, 1920. He graduated from the Wharton School, the business school of the University of Pennsylvania, then went to work for Grumman on Long Island.
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During World War II, Yohai enlisted in the Navy and began flight training, said his son, Robbie Yohai of Berkeley, Calif.
"He decided since he was making planes, he figured he could fly a plane," Yohai said of his father, who had never flown before, even as a passenger. "The first time he was ever in an airplane, he was the co-pilot."
Morrie Yohai transferred to the Marine Corps and eventually served as a pilot in the South Pacific, shuttling wounded troops and cargo, Robbie Yohai said
"He was excited by the experience," his son said. "He was happy to be a Marine and was very proud of it."
In 1949, Yohai took over his father's snack-food factory in what would become the beginning of a long career in the food industry.
Yohai eventually sold the company to Borden, where he became group vice president in charge of snacks. In the 2005 interview, he said his duties included sitting around a conference table with other executives and choosing the toys for boxes of Cracker Jack.
He left the company when Borden relocated to Columbus, Ohio, and soon began teaching at the New York Institute of Technology. He eventually became the associate dean of the school of management, Robbie Yohai said.
"It turned out that he loved teaching," Yohai said. "He could see he was making a difference in a lot of these young people's lives."
In his later years, Yohai turned his attention to Torah study, Jewish mysticism and writing. Robbie Yohai said his father wrote more than 500 poems and published two books of poetry.
Yohai was an active member of Temple Beth El in Great Neck and a philanthropist who helped found the annual New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival.
"His life took many turns," said his daughter, Babs Yohai of Oakland, Calif. "He did whatever he set his mind to and he was incredible."
In addition to his son and daughter, survivors include his wife, Phyllis, sisters Bea Forrest of Chicago and Lorraine Pinto of Mexico City, and a grandchild, Jasmine Yohai-Rifkin. He was predeceased by another sister, Lillian.
Burial was at Mount Hebron Cemetery in Flushing. |||||
A: | The inventor of Cheez Doodles, the neon-orange snacks that cling to your hands, died last week at 90. Morrie Yohai, born in Harlem and reared in the Bronx, came up with the novel concept at his snack-food company in the late '50s. "We were fooling around and found out there was a machine that extruded cornmeal and it almost popped like popcorn," Yohai explained in a 2005 Newsday interview (now hidden away behind a very expensive pay wall) quoted in the New York Daily News. "We wanted to make it as healthy as possible, so it was baked, not fried." Yohai, who had been a pilot in World War II, eventually sold his business to Bordon and became VP of snacks there, presiding over the selection of tiny toys inside Cracker Jack boxes. He was proud of his wildly successful Doodles, his family said, but his real passion was studying Jewish mysticism and writing poems—he published two books of them. |
Instructions: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Input: 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. ||||| Collection Photo: user uploaded image
Many movie fans do not realize the tremendous amount of downtime on a film set. It could take hours for a cinematographer to light a single take, or for a director to block one tracking shot. Of course, movie making is a serious business with millions of production dollars on the line. However, actors have to fill the hours somehow, and just because a producer has a budget to keep, it doesn't mean that shenanigans aren't taking place. We all know that George Clooney is a notorious prankster, and he alone could easily fill this entire list with his impressive prank resume. But he's not the only one. Here are the best on-set movie pranks by Hollywood actors One thing you learn by doing a little research into Hollywood pranks is that A-List celebrities worth millions of dollars are just mere human beings who think fart jokes are funny and a crude joke about penis size is not beneath them. Don’t think that acclaimed British actor Alan Rickman appreciated the virtues of a good fart machine? Think again.Some of the pranks on this list may even cross the line of good clean fun. Just ask Sean Penn how he felt when he thought a real life prison guard was racing towards him with a gun drawn? Or how about the time Paul Newman made director Otto Preminger collapse in shock and fear.Make your voice heard! Vote up the zaniest and most fun actor pranks below. |||||
Output: | Awww, bromance. Leonardo DiCaprio saw one of his best friends, Jonah Hill, on the street in New York City recently—so he pranked him by pretending to be a stalker-ish fan with a camera. The pair, who worked together on the Wolf of Wall Street, then engaged in an adorable hug, Mashable reports. The whole thing was caught on video. (Click for a list of on-set Hollywood pranks.) |
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.
Modern fanzines are printed on computer printers or at local copy shops , or they may only be sent as email . | Contemporary fanzines are largely printed on computer printers or at local copy shops , or they may only be sent as email ( termed " Ezines " ) or otherwise made available online ( termed " webzines " ) . |
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: Vacuoles are also important in autophagy , keeping a balance between making and getting rid of many things in cells and organisms .
Output: | Vacuoles also play a major role in autophagy , maintaining a balance between biogenesis ( production ) and degradation ( or turnover ) , of many substances and cell structures in certain organisms . |
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to burn a cd with itunes
Open itunes.
Create a playlist.
Click on file; new; playlist, to begin a new playlist.
OPTIONS:
- Your playlist should appear on the left hand side menu. Rename this playlist whatever you want by clicking on the highlighted text and inputting the name of your mix.
- In the top menu, click the " music " tab in the header toolbar. Create, add or change playlists.
- Browse and download the whole song. Find the song that will play earlier.
- Since itunes tracks music from your computer, you must first create a playlist for itunes " to " on your computer. You must also create a playlist for your mp3s, cd-rom drives, and other media cartridges.
OUT: Your playlist should appear on the left hand side menu. Rename this playlist whatever you want by clicking on the highlighted text and inputting the name of your mix.
Question:
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
She talks for awhile and then steps through the hoop with both legs. She places it on her waist and spins it for a little bit, then stops. after that
OPTIONS:
- she throws the ball behind her while another girl watches.
- she talks for a bit more and then spins it on her hips for a while again.
- , she steps onto a beam and does a flip over and over for a little bit.
- , the lady begins to move backward in the round room with the hoop.
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Answer:
she talks for a bit more and then spins it on her hips for a while again.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
A person is seen running along a large track holding a large javelin in their hands. the person
OPTIONS:
- then throws the object far off into the distance while another man watches.
- spins himself around while holding onto the javelin and runs.
- throws the javelin several times and catches the target while trying to get it during practice.
- then begins spinning around where they threw the javelin.
A: then throws the object far off into the distance while another man watches.
We see shots of people playing soccer in an indoor arena. We see a man hop and deflect a ball from the net in slow motion. we
OPTIONS:
- see the ending title screen.
- see two men collide in slow motion.
- then see the closing screen.
- then see a person run at a basket.
see two men collide in slow motion.
question: Complete the next sentence:
How to stop candy crush from freezing
Open the app store.
Tap the app store icon on ios and on the play store icon on android. Your device's app store will be opened.
OPTIONS:
- Check if the version is up-to-date. Search for " candy crush " in the app store, and look for the game app from the results.
- Tap and hold on the caramel option. This will hold the caramel bar in your device's desktop, where you'll see all the caramel bars.
- Tap the candy bar icon at the bottom of the screen. The candy bar icon looks like a pizza logo with a stick slice inside and two metal straight lines.
- Tap the colored lollipop icon. This will expand the lollipop section.
answer: Check if the version is up-to-date. Search for " candy crush " in the app store, and look for the game app from the results.
IN: What happens next?
How to build a cabinet
Plan your cabinets.
Standard counter depth is 25 ", which the cabinets themselves being 24 " to allow for a 1 " countertop lip. Standard counter height is 36 ", with the cabinets usually being around 34.5 " tall to allow room for the countertop material.
OPTIONS:
- For upper (or wall) cabinets, add 18-20 " to the 36 " counter height. Any space left over between that distance and your ceiling is fair game for upper cabinets.
- It usually is necessary to use a straightedge or scale to line the dimensions. To make the measurements measurements can be found at.
- Choose the right focal point, and the right depth : Add or cut two or three holes at the top of the countertop, covering the bottom of the sides. Add three drops of color, one at a time, in various sizes into each hole, adjusting as needed.
- You can choose to design cabinets yourself, or you can make your own simple baker's piece. Consult a jewelry store for a kit that includes basic cabinet details.
OUT: | For upper (or wall) cabinets, add 18-20 " to the 36 " counter height. Any space left over between that distance and your ceiling is fair game for upper cabinets. |
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 Q]: The FIBA Basketball World Cup , known as the FIBA World Championship from 1950 through 2010 , is a world basketball tournament for men 's national teams held once every four years by the International Basketball Federation ( FIBA ) .
[EX A]: The FIBA Basketball World Cup , also known as the FIBA World Cup of Basketball or simply the FIBA World Cup , between 1950 and 2010 known as the FIBA World Championship , is an international basketball competition contested by the senior men 's national teams of the members of the International Basketball Federation ( FIBA ) , the sport 's global governing body .
[EX Q]: The variant " Anne " was originally French , although it has been in use in English for hundreds of years .
[EX A]: Anna is in wide use in countries across the world as are its variants Anne , originally a French version of the name , though in use in English speaking countries for hundreds of years , and Ann , which was originally the English spelling .
[EX Q]: There is recognition that our health is affected by where we live , genetics , our income , our educational status and our social relationships .
[EX A]: | There is a recognition that our health is affected by many factors including where we live , genetics , our income , our educational status and our social relationships ; these are known as " social determinants of health " .
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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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On to the Twentieth Century: The British extended their control over the peninsula by putting together the whole panoply of colonial administration — civil service, public works, judiciary force, police force, post office, education, and land regulation — with teams of British administrators, teachers, engineers, and doctors to go with it. At the same time, the tin industry, dominated by Chinese using labor-intensive methods in the 19th century, passed increasingly into Western hands, who employed the modern technology of gravel pumps and mining dredges. Petroleum had been found in northern Borneo, at Miri, and in Brunei, and the Anglo-Dutch Shell company used Singapore as its regional depot for its oil supplies and exports. But the major breakthrough for the Malay economy was the triumph of rubber, when Singapore's new garden director, Henry Ridle ("Rubber Ridley" to his friends, "Mad Ridley" to all doubting Thomases) had developed new planting and tapping methods and painstakingly spread his faith in rubber around the peninsula. World demand increased with the growth of the motor-car and electrical industries, and sky-rocketed during World War I. By 1920, Malaya was producing 53 percent of the world's rubber, which had overtaken tin as its main source of income. The Malay ruling class again took a back seat. Together with effective control of the rubber and tin industries, the British now firmly held the reins of government. The sultans were left in charge of local and religious affairs, content with their prestige, prosperity, and security. The census of 1931 served as an alarm signal for the Malay national consciousness. Bolstered by a new influx of immigrants to meet the rubber and tin booms of the 1920s, non-Malays now slightly outnumbered the indigenous population. The Great Depression of 1929 stepped up ethnic competition in the shrinking job market, and nationalism developed to safeguard Malay interests against the Chinese and Indians rather than the British imperial authority. Though hampered by the peninsula's division into the States and the Straits Settlements, relatively conservative Muslim intellectuals and community leaders came together at the Pan-Malayan Malay Congress in Kuala Lumpur in 1939. In Singapore the following year, they were joined by representatives from Sarawak and Brunei. Teachers and journalists urged the revival of the common Malay-Indonesian consciousness, split by the Anglo-Dutch dismemberment of the region in the 19th century. This spirit became a factor in the gathering clouds of war. <sep>What caused the Malay ruling class to take a back seat?<sep>The Ottomans
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No
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During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. The Greeks regarded the gesture as the province of deities and believed that Alexander meant to deify himself by requiring it. This cost him the sympathies of many of his countrymen, and he eventually abandoned it. A plot against his life was revealed, and one of his officers, Philotas, was executed for failing to alert Alexander. The death of the son necessitated the death of the father, and thus Parmenion, who had been charged with guarding the treasury at Ecbatana, was assassinated at Alexander's command, to prevent attempts at vengeance. Most infamously, Alexander personally killed the man who had saved his life at Granicus, Cleitus the Black, during a violent drunken altercation at Maracanda (modern day Samarkand in Uzbekistan), in which Cleitus accused Alexander of several judgemental mistakes and most especially, of having forgotten the Macedonian ways in favour of a corrupt oriental lifestyle. Later, in the Central Asian campaign, a second plot against his life was revealed, this one instigated by his own royal pages. His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. Callisthenes had fallen out of favor by leading the opposition to the attempt to introduce proskynesis. <sep>What are the details of the second plot on Alexander's life in the Central Asian campaign?<sep>Instigated by his own royal pages
Ex Output:
Yes
Ex Input:
IBM opened a sprawling and sophisticated semiconductor factory here on Wednesday that cost more than $2.5 billion to build and equip, the largest single capital investment the company has ever made. The factory, which opens as the computer chip business is in a slump, is a costly and risky move for IBM. But it is also an expression of confidence by the company that it can remain a technology leader in the highly competitive global semiconductor industry, and a commitment that the best place to execute that strategy is in upstate New York. IBM is an exception among computer makers in that it still invests heavily in research to advance the design, manufacture and materials used in semiconductor chips. It is spending more than $500 million a year on semiconductor research and development. The factory will produce a wide range of specialized semiconductors used in everything from the largest mainframe computers to cell phones and video-game consoles. The new plant is part of IBM's push to gain a strong lead in chip-making beyond the personal computer business, where Intel and East Asian chip producers hold the advantage. "The core of our strategy is to lead in technology and attack the high-performance segments of the market," said John Kelly, senior vice president in charge of IBM's technology group. An advantage to having the semiconductor fabricating factory here, Kelly explained, was that it was very close to its research laboratories in nearby Westchester County, N.Y. To stay ahead in advanced chip technology, he said, moving innovations out of the labs and into the factory as fast as possible is crucial. "What we call the lab-to-fab time should be as close to zero as possible," Kelly said. "If our strategy were anything but to be on the leading edge, we'd have put the plant in Asia." The new factory, which will begin normal production early next year, will employ about 1,000 people. <sep>What is the overall objective of the products being prodeuced by the factory described?<sep>Gain a strong lead in chip-making beyond the personal computer business
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How to run ubuntu under virtualbox on windows xp
Go to the official virtualbox site to download this application.
To do click, and in the downloads section, choose your desired release of virtualbox.
When the download is finished, click on the setup.exe file.
Pick from: (a). Download the ip address for the server you installed it on. Download the ip address for the cloud server you installed it into.; (b). On the apk page, sign in using your username and password. To create a user account on this page, click " log in " or " log in with username " and you'll be brought to the apk home page.; (c). After that, in a new opened window, click on the' next' button. If you wish to change the location of where virtualbox will be installed, you can browse to the location of your choice.; (d). After it loads, when it opens name for the setup.exe file, you can choose to edit files/folders. You can also search the import list here.; | (c). |
Q: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
The study of knowledge is also referred to as?, Context: In 2004, philosopher and psychologist Michel ter Hark (Groningen, The Netherlands) published a book, called Popper, Otto Selz and the rise of evolutionary epistemology, in which he claimed that Popper took some of his ideas from his tutor, the German psychologist Otto Selz. Selz never published his ideas, partly because of the rise of Nazism, which forced him to quit his work in 1933, and the prohibition of referring to Selz' work. Popper, the historian of ideas and his scholarship, is criticised in some academic quarters for his rejection of Plato, Hegel and Marx.
A: | epistemology |
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
[Q]: The passport card is a limited travel document, valid only for land and sea travel within North America (Canada, the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda). It cannot be used for international air travel. The Department of State indicates that this is because ``designing a card format passport for wide use, including by air travelers, would inadvertently undercut the broad based international effort to strengthen civil aviation security and travel document specifications to address the post 9/11 threat environment''.
[A]: can a passport card be used for canada?
[Q]: The cell membrane (also known as the plasma membrane or cytoplasmic membrane, and historically referred to as the plasmalemma) is a biological membrane that separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment (the extracellular space). It consists of a lipid bilayer with embedded proteins. The basic function of the cell membrane is to protect the cell from its surroundings. The cell membrane controls the movement of substances in and out of cells and organelles. In this way, it is selectively permeable to ions and organic molecules. In addition, cell membranes are involved in a variety of cellular processes such as cell adhesion, ion conductivity and cell signalling and serve as the attachment surface for several extracellular structures, including the cell wall, the carbohydrate layer called the glycocalyx, and the intracellular network of protein fibers called the cytoskeleton. In the field of synthetic biology, cell membranes can be artificially reassembled.
[A]: are cell membrane and plasma membrane the same?
[Q]: The NFL's cap is a hard cap that the teams have to stay under at all times, and the salary floor is also a hard floor. Penalties for violating or circumventing the cap regulations include fines of up to $5 million for each violation, cancellation of contracts and/or loss of draft picks. Violating the salary floor regulations does not result in any fines or competitive penalties; instead, deficiencies are placed into a pool and distributed among all players who were on the regular roster of the offending team during a four-year floor cycle, prorated according to time on the roster in said period.
[A]: | is there a salary cap in nfl football?
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In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Let me give you an example: The Inheritance Cycle is a series of fantasy books written by Christopher Paolini.
The answer to this example can be: The Inheritance Cycle is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini.
Here is why: The output sentence elaborates on the input sentence without changing its general meaning e.g. "tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels".
OK. solve this:
Gender equality is a belief that both men and women should receive equal treatment .
Answer: | It is the vision that men and women should be treated equally in social , economic and all other aspects of society , and to not be discriminated against on the basis of their gender . |
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to care for a dog after spaying
Arrange for transportation for your dog.
Your dog won't be allowed home until she is up on her feet and able to walk. However, this doesn't mean she should walk home.
OUT: Carry a small dog in your arms, or arrange transport for a large dog. The vet may keep your dog overnight if she still seems loopy from the sedatives she was given, or if she cannot walk on her own.
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
A man is seen swinging around a balloon while holding a child. A man is shown dealing cards to a group of people. they
OUT: continue playing with one another.
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to know if someone is depressed but faking happiness
Notice whether the person's eating habits have changed.
Many people who are depressed start eating more or less than usual. They may also start making uncharacteristic choices about which foods to eat.
OUT: | For example, if someone who usually cooks healthy meals starts living on a diet of convenience food, they may be depressed. If you don't see what your friend or family member eats on a regular basis, pay attention to changes in their weight, which can indicate over-or undereating. |
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".
{ { plot } } In 1964 , in the peak of Beatlemania , a reluctant John Lennon is persuaded by manager Brian Epstein to meet Freddie Lennon , the father who abandoned him seventeen years earlier , with the press in attendance . When they meet , John accuses his father of abandoning him , but his father says that `` he left it up to John . '' John and Brian quickly leave the meeting . The movie then jumps to 1967 , after Brian Epstein has died . The Beatles are giving a press conference about their new film, Magical Mystery Tour . John is skeptical about the film , but Paul ( ( ( Andrew Scott convinces him to go through with the idea . John then invites his father to his mansion to live with him . Freddie Lennon arrives and meets his grandson , Julian . Sitting with his wife , John reads the criticism of Magical Mystery Tour , while comparing his wife to Brigitte Bardot , whom he says he will meet after he returns from India . John finds a letter addressed to him , with the word `` Breathe '' written on it . Later , after finding his father in a neighbor's house , Freddie reveals that he has a 19 year old girlfriend named Pauline , with whom he wants to live . Lennon accuses his father of leaving him again , and then leaves , after telling his father that he wo n't live with him anymore . After meeting Maharishi Mahesh Yogi , the Beatles quickly return to London , and in a press conference they say they made a mistake when they trusted Maharishi . The journalists are curious about the Beatles new business -- Apple Records . <sep>How many times in the story did Freddie Lennon leave or abandon John Lennon?<sep>Never left him | No |
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 many losses did the Mets have after the game of September 2?, Context: In 1969 the Cubs, managed by Leo Durocher, built a substantial lead in the newly created National League Eastern Division by mid-August. Ken Holtzman pitched a no-hitter on August 19, and the division lead grew to 8 1⁄2 games over the St. Louis Cardinals and by 9 1⁄2 games over the New York Mets. After the game of September 2, the Cubs record was 84-52 with the Mets in second place at 77-55. But then a losing streak began just as a Mets winning streak was beginning. The Cubs lost the final game of a series at Cincinnati, then came home to play the resurgent Pittsburgh Pirates (who would finish in third place). After losing the first two games by scores of 9-2 and 13-4, the Cubs led going into the ninth inning. A win would be a positive springboard since the Cubs were to play a crucial series with the Mets the very next day. But Willie Stargell drilled a 2-out, 2-strike pitch from the Cubs' ace reliever, Phil Regan, onto Sheffield Avenue to tie the score in the top of the ninth. The Cubs would lose 7-5 in extra innings. Burdened by a four-game losing streak, the Cubs traveled to Shea Stadium for a short two-game set. The Mets won both games, and the Cubs left New York with a record of 84-58 just 1⁄2 game in front. Disaster followed in Philadelphia, as a 99 loss Phillies team nonetheless defeated the Cubs twice, to extend Chicago's losing streak to eight games. In a key play in the second game, on September 11, Cubs starter Dick Selma threw a surprise pickoff attempt to third baseman Ron Santo, who was nowhere near the bag or the ball. Selma's throwing error opened the gates to a Phillies rally. After that second Philly loss, the Cubs were 84-60 and the Mets had pulled ahead at 85-57. The Mets would not look back. The Cubs' eight-game losing streak finally ended the next day in St. Louis, but the Mets were in the midst of a ten-game winning streak, and the Cubs, wilting from team fatigue, generally deteriorated in all phases of the game. The Mets (who had lost a record 120 games 7 years earlier), would go on to win the World Series. The Cubs, despite a respectable 92-70 record, would be remembered for having lost a remarkable 17½ games in the standings to the Mets in the last quarter of the season.
Answer: 55
Question: What might be pleasing to look at?, Context: Lighting fixtures come in a wide variety of styles for various functions. The most important functions are as a holder for the light source, to provide directed light and to avoid visual glare. Some are very plain and functional, while some are pieces of art in themselves. Nearly any material can be used, so long as it can tolerate the excess heat and is in keeping with safety codes.
Answer: Lighting fixtures
Question: What ways do trees utilize luck?, Context: It is remarkable that the inner heartwood of old trees remains as sound as it usually does, since in many cases it is hundreds, and in a few instances thousands, of years old. Every broken limb or root, or deep wound from fire, insects, or falling timber, may afford an entrance for decay, which, once started, may penetrate to all parts of the trunk. The larvae of many insects bore into the trees and their tunnels remain indefinitely as sources of weakness. Whatever advantages, however, that sapwood may have in this connection are due solely to its relative age and position.
Answer: | relative age and position
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In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
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Question: It may be better explained by the motto adopted by the 18th-century antiquary , Sir Richard Colt Hoare , " We speak from facts not theory " .
Answer: The essence of antiquarianism is a focus on the empirical evidence of the past , and is perhaps best encapsulated in the motto adopted by the 18th-century antiquary Sir Richard Colt Hoare , " We speak from facts , not theory . "
Question: In ancient Greek religion , Nemesis ( Ancient Greek : Νε ́ μεσις ) , is the goddess who takes vengence against those who show hubris ( arrogance before the gods ) .
Answer: In ancient Greek religion , Nemesis ( ; Ancient Greek : Νε ́ μεσις ) , also called Rhamnousia or Rhamnusia ( " the goddess of Rhamnous " ) , is the goddess who enacts retribution against those who succumb to hubris ( arrogance before the gods ) .
Question: In 1974 , Cumberland , Westmorland and bits of Yorkshire and Lancashire were put into the new county of Cumbria .
Answer: | The county of Cumbria was created in April 1974 through an amalgamation of the administrative counties of Cumberland and Westmorland , to which parts of Lancashire ( the area known as Lancashire North of the Sands ) and the West Riding of Yorkshire were added .
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Definition: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Input: Which current political party are the Populists closest too?, Context: Democrats were elected to the legislature and governor's office, but the Populists attracted voters displeased with them. In 1896 a biracial, Populist-Republican Fusionist coalition gained the governor's office. The Democrats regained control of the legislature in 1896 and passed laws to impose Jim Crow and racial segregation of public facilities. Voters of North Carolina's 2nd congressional district elected a total of four African-American congressmen through these years of the late 19th century.
Output: | Republican |
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to clean bathroom tile
Use vinegar to clean the tile.
Mixing water and distilled white (or cleaning) vinegar in equal amounts produces an effective cleaning agent. For instance, you might mix five tablespoons of vinegar with five tablespoons of water.
Pick from: (a). In order to prevent water from being poured into the tile after you've already cleaned it, you might use salt. If the tiles are extremely porous, diy vinegar might be more effective than white vinegar.; (b). Then add two to three drops of a mild dish detergent or bleach into the mixture. Vinegar is not recommended for bathrooms that have good ventilation because it's highly flammable and very dangerous.; (c). If your tiles are stained, you can use white vinegar for best results. However, plain vinegar isn't supposed to clean tiles as well as dry.; (d). Dab a rag in the mixture and scrub the tile until clean. Wipe dry, or allow to air dry.; | (d). |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then an example. Follow the example to solve a new instance of the task.
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
what 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.
Solution: Russian Revolution
Why? This is a good example, and the Russian Revolution is the first event mentioned.
New input: What is the main point of the passage?, Context: The other Ancient Greek dialects, Ionic, Doric, Aeolic, and Arcadocypriot, likely had the same three-way distinction at one point, but Doric seems to have had a fricative in place of /tʰ/ in the Classical period, and the Ionic and Aeolic dialects sometimes lost aspiration (psilosis).
Solution: | other Ancient Greek dialects, Ionic, Doric, Aeolic, and Arcadocypriot, likely had the same three-way distinction at one point |
Lough signed with the Tigers on a minor league contract, Jerry Crasnick of ESPN reports. The journeyman outfielder spent a good chunk of time at the major league level with the Phillies last season, although he was ultimately released in August due to posting a sub-.700 OPS both in the majors and with Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Although Detroit's center field situation is still pretty murky, it would take an uncharacteristically strong spring from Lough for him to supplant Tyler Collins, Mikie Mahtook, or JaCoby Jones for big-league playing time.
Does this next sentence follow, given the preceding text?
Jerry Crasnick works for ESPN. | Yes |
Q: India has a lot of issues
Addressing a function organized here by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Anand said, the greatest and most urgent challenges of human rights in India were in the areas of maternal and child care, child education, child labor, child abuse and protection of minorities and weaker sections.
A: It's impossible to say
Q: Wrapped candles can sell well.
How to make profitable crafts<br>Wrap candles to make them fancy. Starting with tall, plain pillar candles, it's easy to end up with beautiful and desirable home decorating items that are likely to sell well. Choose unscented white candles for the most versatility, or make scent and color substitutions as you see fit depending on the items you intend to wrap the candles with.
A: Yes
Q: Tom consumed something alcoholic.
Regretful Post<br>Tom was drunk. He decided to get on Facebook. He posted a lot of regretful things. The next day he woke up to a lot of complaints. Tom had to delete and apologize.
A: Yes
Q: There is more than one daylight hour.
How to grow african daisy (arctotis )<br>Find an area with plenty of sunlight. African daisies thrive in full sun exposure. The spot you choose shouldn't experience any prolonged periods of shade (no more than an hour or so) during daylight hours.
A: | Yes |
Write the next sentence in the following story.
People are seen walking on the beach that leads into a man surfing on the water. the man
Select from the following. [I] looks back to the camera in the end when another man pulls him in the water. [II] holds up a surfboard and lets the camera capture him riding the waves and moving along in the water. [III] moves back and fourth on the board while watching the waves and walks into frame. [IV] moves along the ocean on a surfboard while people watch on the side.. The answer should be | [IV] |
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 happened later, Edward Whymper reaching the top of the Matterhorn or the first ascent of the Eiger Nordwand?, Context: The first British Mont Blanc ascent was in 1788; the first female ascent in 1819. By the mid-1850s Swiss mountaineers had ascended most of the peaks and were eagerly sought as mountain guides. Edward Whymper reached the top of the Matterhorn in 1865 (after seven attempts), and in 1938 the last of the six great north faces of the Alps was climbed with the first ascent of the Eiger Nordwand (north face of the Eiger).
[A]: first ascent of the Eiger Nordwand
[Q]: Why was the country growing problematic?, Context: With Burma preoccupied by the Chinese threat, Ayutthaya recovered its territories by 1770, and went on to capture Lan Na by 1776. Burma and Siam went to war until 1855, but all resulted in a stalemate, exchanging Tenasserim (to Burma) and Lan Na (to Ayutthaya). Faced with a powerful China and a resurgent Ayutthaya in the east, King Bodawpaya turned west, acquiring Arakan (1785), Manipur (1814) and Assam (1817). It was the second-largest empire in Burmese history but also one with a long ill-defined border with British India.
[A]: one with a long ill-defined border with British India
[Q]: Who deep down actually believed in skepticism?, Context: A number of novel ideas about religion developed with the Enlightenment, including Deism and talk of atheism. Deism, according to Thomas Paine, is the simple belief in God the Creator, with no reference to the Bible or any other miraculous source. Instead, the Deist relies solely on personal reason to guide his creed, which was eminently agreeable to many thinkers of the time. Atheism was much discussed, but there were few proponents. Wilson and Reill note that, "In fact, very few enlightened intellectuals, even when they were vocal critics of Christianity, were true atheists. Rather, they were critics of orthodox belief, wedded rather to skepticism, deism, vitalism, or perhaps pantheism." Some followed Pierre Bayle and argued that atheists could indeed be moral men. Many others like Voltaire held that without belief in a God who punishes evil, the moral order of society was undermined. That is, since atheists gave themselves to no Supreme Authority and no law, and had no fear of eternal consequences, they were far more likely to disrupt society. Bayle (1647–1706) observed that in his day, "prudent persons will always maintain an appearance of [religion].". He believed that even atheists could hold concepts of honor and go beyond their own self-interest to create and interact in society. Locke said that if there were no God and no divine law, the result would be moral anarchy: every individual "could have no law but his own will, no end but himself. He would be a god to himself, and the satisfaction of his own will the sole measure and end of all his actions".
[A]: | atheists
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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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Question: Billy and Sally are brother and sister. Billy is seven and Sally is eight. Their mother, Deborah, likes to have Billy and Sally dress up in costumes and play a game where they are answering the telephone. Usually when they play the game, Billy answers the telephone in a loud voice, and Sally answers the telephone in a quiet voice. On Tuesdays, Billy answers in a quiet voice, and Sally answers in a loud voice. On Fridays, Billy answers in a loud voice and Sally in a quiet voice. Billy has blonde hair. Sally has brown hair. Deborah has blonde hair, and Billy and Sally's father, Bob, has brown hair. He tells them to eat lettuce every time that he sees them, so that they grow big and strong like he is. Deborah likes to add some sugar with the lettuce so that Billy and Sally know what it is like to have sweet tastes in their life. One day, a Wednesday, Billy throws some lettuce into Sally's hair. Deborah laughs an grabs some straw from their farm and puts it in Billy's hair. Billy and Sally live on a farm. They have a goat, named Joey, and a duck, named Quack. They sometimes play a game with the goat where they chase him around the farm. Other times, they play a game with Quack where they wave at Quack and laugh. They have a fun life growing up on the farm. <sep>What games do Billy and Sally play?<sep>Sally has brown hair.
Answer: No
Question: IBM opened a sprawling and sophisticated semiconductor factory here on Wednesday that cost more than $2.5 billion to build and equip, the largest single capital investment the company has ever made. The factory, which opens as the computer chip business is in a slump, is a costly and risky move for IBM. But it is also an expression of confidence by the company that it can remain a technology leader in the highly competitive global semiconductor industry, and a commitment that the best place to execute that strategy is in upstate New York. IBM is an exception among computer makers in that it still invests heavily in research to advance the design, manufacture and materials used in semiconductor chips. It is spending more than $500 million a year on semiconductor research and development. The factory will produce a wide range of specialized semiconductors used in everything from the largest mainframe computers to cell phones and video-game consoles. The new plant is part of IBM's push to gain a strong lead in chip-making beyond the personal computer business, where Intel and East Asian chip producers hold the advantage. "The core of our strategy is to lead in technology and attack the high-performance segments of the market," said John Kelly, senior vice president in charge of IBM's technology group. An advantage to having the semiconductor fabricating factory here, Kelly explained, was that it was very close to its research laboratories in nearby Westchester County, N.Y. To stay ahead in advanced chip technology, he said, moving innovations out of the labs and into the factory as fast as possible is crucial. "What we call the lab-to-fab time should be as close to zero as possible," Kelly said. "If our strategy were anything but to be on the leading edge, we'd have put the plant in Asia." The new factory, which will begin normal production early next year, will employ about 1,000 people. <sep>What does IBM's senior vice president in charge of their technology group, John Kelly, feel that the location of the new plant is so important?<sep>To increase the lab-to-fab time
Answer: No
Question: Once upon a time there was a princess who lived in a high tower and she was not allowed to leave because of her mean mother. One day she chose to leave but her mother would not let her. The princess climbed out the window of the high tower and climbed down the south wall when her mother was sleeping. She wandered out a good ways. Finally she went into the forest where there are no electric poles but where there are some caves. There she met a young man who was running. His name was John. John asked the princess why such a beautiful woman like her was out in the middle of a forest. She said that she had been trapped for her whole life by an evil woman who said she was her mother. The man said that he would take the princess to a castle that was near. He also said that he thought that she may be the missing princess. As they go through the forest they run into many problems. They see that they are lost and have no way of finding where to go. After several days pass, the princess climbs up to the top of a tree in order to find out where they are. She sees that the castle where they want to go is not that far away and near a mountain. After thinking of the best way to get there, John and the princess go to the castle where they live for the rest of their lives. <sep>Where did the princess find herself?<sep>The princess lived in a castle with her father
Answer: | No
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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: Fossils give clues about major geological events. Fossils can also give clues about past climates. Fossils of ocean animals on the top of a mountain? Ocean animals have been found on the Earths tallest mountain. Its hard to believe, but it is true. These fossils were found at the top of Mt. Everest. Mt. Everest is the highest mountain on Earth. These fossils showed that this entire area was once at the bottom of a sea. It can only mean that Mt. Everest was uplifted. In fact, the entire Himalaya mountain range was raised. It was forced up from the collision of two continents. Fossils of plants are found in Antarctica. Now, Antarctica is almost completely covered with ice. Plants do not grow in Antarctica. According to fossils, they once did. This means that Antarctica was once much warmer than it is now. These fossils tell us about Antarcticas past climate. <sep>How do we know that Antarctica used to be warm?<sep>Plants can't live in Antartica
A: No
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Q: So what is gravity? A typical definition of gravity is that it is a force. It causes an attraction between two masses. According to this definition, anything that has mass exerts a force. Any object exerts gravity on other objects. It does not matter how small it is, it has gravity. The more matter an object has, the more gravity it has. Your pencil has a tiny bit of gravity, but far too little to notice. What about a planet? It would have a lot of gravity. An objects gravity exerts a pull on other objects. Friction only occurs between objects that are touching. Gravity can act between objects that are not touching. In fact, gravity can act over very long distances. Where else can you feel gravity? <sep>How do objects interact under gravity?<sep>gravity causes an attraction between two masses
A: Yes
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Q: The hijackers attacked at 9:28. While traveling 35,000 feet above eastern Ohio, United 93 suddenly dropped 700 feet. Eleven seconds into the descent, the FAA's air traffic control center in Cleveland received the first of two radio transmissions from the aircraft. During the first broadcast, the captain or first officer could be heard declaring "Mayday" amid the sounds of a physical struggle in the cockpit. The second radio transmission, 35 seconds later, indicated that the fight was continuing. The captain or first officer could be heard shouting:" Hey get out of here-get out of here-get out of here." On the morning of 9/11, there were only 37 passengers on United 93-33 in addition to the 4 hijackers. This was below the norm for Tuesday mornings during the summer of 2001. But there is no evidence that the hijackers manipulated passenger levels or purchased additional seats to facilitate their operation. The terrorists who hijacked three other commercial flights on 9/11 operated in five-man teams. They initiated their cockpit takeover within 30 minutes of takeoff. On Flight 93, however, the takeover took place 46 minutes after takeoff and there were only four hijackers. The operative likely intended to round out the team for this flight, Mohamed al Kahtani, had been refused entry by a suspicious immigration inspector at Florida's Orlando International Airport in August. Because several passengers on United 93 described three hijackers on the plane, not four, some have wondered whether one of the hijackers had been able to use the cockpit jump seat from the outset of the flight. FAA rules allow use of this seat by documented and approved individuals, usually air carrier or FAA personnel. We have found no evidence indicating that one of the hijackers, or anyone else, sat there on this flight. All the hijackers had assigned seats in first class, and they seem to have used them. We believe it is more likely that Jarrah, the crucial pilot-trained member of their team, remained seated and inconspicuous until after the cockpit was seized; and once inside, he would not have been visible to the passengers. <sep>When did Unit 93 drop?<sep>While the first officer could be heard
A: | No
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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: LONDON, England (CNN) -- British filmmaker, screenwriter and playwright, Mike Leigh has been in the movie business for over 35 years. Leigh on screenwriting: "I don't make a conventional screenplay ... it's a whole organic process." In that time, he has been nominated for five Oscars, as well as winning the Best Director award at Cannes Film Festival for "Naked" in 1993, the Palme d'Or there for "Secrets & Lies" in 1996 and the Leono d'Oro at Venice Film Festival in 2004 for "Vera Drake." Famous for his fierce independence (read refusal to work in Hollywood), Leigh's work is known for gritty realism and a focus on underprivileged sections of British society. Another of Leigh's calling cards is an unconventional approach to screenwriting. "The Screening Room" caught up with the veteran director at the International Screenwriters' Festival in the UK earlier this year to ask him more about his approach to making films. The Screening Room: Why is this festival so important to you? Mike Leigh: I am a filmmaker who is both a writer and director and I have this way of making films where the writing and the actors and the shooting is all combined together. I don't make a conventional screenplay ... it's a whole organic process. TSR: What do you think other scriptwriters can learn from you? ML: I think screenwriters who, because of the politics and economics of the film industry, are forced to work in a much more conventional way, are always fascinated to discuss with me how I work. TSR: There is this romantic idea that screenwriting has to be a painful, solitary experience. That's not what you experience, though. <sep>Does The Screenroom interview international icons of the film industry such as screenwriter Mike Leigh?<sep>No interview
A: | No |
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Input: Consider Input: While the Base Ball writers of the cities which comprise the Southern Association have no organized membership similar to the Base Ball Writers' Association of the major leagues and the organizations which are best known as the class AA leagues, they are a clever, hard-working group of young men, who have labored in season and out of season, not only to build up Base Ball but to build it up on the right lines. Experience of more than a quarter of a century has most abundantly proved that the standard of Base Ball has steadily been elevated. It needs no compilation of fact nor any dogmatic assertion on the part of the Editor of the GUIDE to attest that fact. It is a present condition which speaks for itself. The general tone of the players is far higher than it was and there has come into evidence a marked improvement in the spirit of the men who own Base Ball clubs. In the earlier history of the sport there was a tendency to win by any means that did not actually cross the line of dishonesty. Later there came a season when the commercial end of the game tended to encroach upon the limits of the pastime. This has been repressed in the last two seasons and to-day the morale of Base Ball is of a higher type than it ever has been in the history of the pastime. <sep>What characteristics of the pastime of baseball has been repressed?<sep>They are a clever and hard-working
Output: No
Input: Consider Input: Chinese Influences: The Japanese were forced out of the Korean peninsula in the sixth century, but not before the Koreans had bequeathed to the Yamato court copies of the sacred images and scriptures of Chinese Buddhism. Just as Christianity introduced Mediterranean culture into northern Europe, so Buddhism brought Chinese culture into Japanese society. Throughout the seventh and eighth centuries numerous Japanese monks, scholars, and artists made the perilous trip west across the Sea of Japan to study Chinese religion, history, music, literature, and painting — later to be brought back for further development in Japan. An outstanding figure of this time was Prince Shotoku, who in 604 developed the "Seventeen-Article Constitution," outlining a code of human conduct and the ideals of state as a basic law for the nation. He also established relations with the Sui dynasty in China. Through him, the Japanese imperial court developed Chinese patterns of centralized government, with its formal bureaucracy of eight court ranks. The Chinese calendar was used to calculate the year of Japan's foundation by counting back the 1,260 years of the Chinese cosmological cycle. Thus, 660 b.c. is still the official date celebrated nationwide. At this early stage in its history Japan was already (for the most part) only nominally ruled by the emperor. De facto power was exercised by the militarily and economically strongest family. The Sogas had promoted Buddhism as an imperially sanctioned counterweight to the native Shinto religion, along with the new Chinese customs, to weaken the influence of their more conservative rivals. But they in turn were ousted in a.d. 645 by Nakatomi Kamatari, founder of the great Fujiwara clan, which was to rule Japanese affairs for hundreds of years and provide prominent advisers to the emperor even up to the 19th century. <sep>Who established relations with the Sui dynasty in China?<sep>The Sogas
Output: No
Input: Consider Input: We waited for half an hour, watching the smoke curling over the house, and then, judging that the Indians had made off for fear of being ambushed, we crossed the clearing. It took but a glance to read the story. The women had been washing by the little brook before the cabin, with the children playing about them, when the Indians had come up and with a single volley killed them all except the child we had heard crying. They had swooped down upon their victims, torn the scalps from their heads, looted the house, and set fire to it. We dragged out the body of the woman which had been thrown within, in the hope that a spark of life might yet remain, but she was quite dead. Beneath the warrior Spiltdorph had shot we found the child. It was a boy of some six or seven years, and so covered with blood that it seemed it must be dead. But we stripped it and washed it in the brook, and found no wounds upon it except in the head, where it had been struck with a hatchet before its scalp had been stripped off. The cold water brought it back to life and it began to cry again, whereat Spiltdorph took off his coat and wrapped it tenderly about it. <sep>Something was stripped and found with only wounds in the head. What was is?<sep>A boy of some six or seven years
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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.
Input: Consider Input: Once Upon a Time is an American fantasy drama television series on ABC which debuted on October 23, 2011, and concluded on May 18, 2018. The first six seasons are largely set in the fictitious seaside town of Storybrooke, Maine, with the character of Emma Swan serving as the lead, while the seventh and final season takes place in a Seattle, Washington neighborhood called Hyperion Heights, with a new main narrative led by Swan's son, Henry Mills. The show borrows elements and characters from the Disney franchise and popular Western literature, folklore, and fairy tales.
Output: is once upon a time tv show over?
Input: Consider Input: Six Flags Great America is an amusement park located in Gurnee, Illinois. Part of the Six Flags chain, Great America was first opened in 1976 by the Marriott Corporation as Marriott's Great America. Six Flags has owned and operated the park since 1984, making it the seventh park in the chain. The park offers ten themed areas, as well as Hurricane Harbor, a 20-acre (81,000 m) water park, and three specially themed children's areas.
Output: is six flags and great america the same thing?
Input: Consider Input: Take Your Dog to Work Day (TYDTWDay) was created by Pet Sitters International and first celebrated in 1999. PSI created the day to encourage businesses to allow dogs in the workplace for one Friday each year to celebrate the great companions dogs make and promote their adoptions from local shelters, rescue groups and humane societies. PSI believes that through the event dog-less co-workers will be encouraged to adopt when they witness the human-animal bond. The week leading up to Take Your Dog To Work Day is Take Your Pet To Work Week. Take Your Dog to Work Day and Take Your Pet to Work Week are registered trademarks of Pet Sitters International, Inc.
| Output: is there a national bring your dog to work day?
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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.
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Eudaimonia (Greek: εὐδαιμονία (eu̯dai̯moníaː)), sometimes anglicized as eudaemonia or eudemonia / juː dɪˈmoʊniə /, is a Greek word commonly translated as happiness or welfare; however, 'human flourishing or prosperity' has been proposed as a more accurate translation. Etymologically, it consists of the words 'eu' ('good') and 'daimōn' ('spirit'). It is a central concept in Aristotelian ethics and political philosophy, along with the terms 'aretē', most often translated as 'virtue' or 'excellence', and 'phronesis', often translated as 'practical or ethical wisdom'. In Aristotle's works, eudaimonia (based on older Greek tradition) was used as the term for the highest human good, and so it is the aim of practical philosophy, including ethics and political philosophy, to consider (and also experience) what it really is, and how it can be achieved.
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how does eudaimonia differ from a more contemporary understanding of happiness
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The Philippine national flag has a rectangular design that consists of a white equilateral triangle, symbolizing liberty, equality, and fraternity; a horizontal blue stripe for peace, truth, and justice; and a horizontal red stripe for patriotism and valor. In the center of the white triangle is an eight-rayed golden sun symbolizing unity, freedom, people's democracy, and sovereignty. Each ray represents a province with significant involvement in the 1896 Philippine Revolution against Spain; these provinces are Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Pampanga, Bataan, Laguna, Batangas, and Nueva Ecija (some sources specify other provinces as alternatives to some of these). Three five-pointed stars, one for each of the triangle's points, stand for the three major islands where the revolution started: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
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what is the meaning of the flag of the philippines
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The National League of Families POW / MIA flag, also known as the POW / MIA flag, consists of a silhouette of a prisoner of war (POW) before a guard tower and barbed wire in white on a black field. 'POW / MIA' appears above the silhouette and the words 'You Are Not Forgotten' appear below in white on the black field.
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| what does the message at the bottom of the pow mia flag mean
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Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: A recent study found no evidence of seasonal affective disorder in Iceland where the sun does not appear for a long time in the winter.
Hypothesis: Icelanders rather like the dark sky
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: Fariba Ahmedi, a woman MP from Khandahar who was present at Ahmed-jan's funeral told the Associated Press, "The enemy of Afghanistan killed her, but they should know it will not derail women from the path we are on. We will continue on our way,". Sonja Bachmann, a U.N. political officer who knew Ahmed-jan well told the New York Times that Ahmed-jan "did a good job, she worked in a very low-key way and worked hard to raise awareness about women's issues."
Hypothesis: Fariba Ahmedi attended the funeral of Ahmed-jan.
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: Earlier this year reporter Judith Miller was jailed for refusing to name the US-government source who identified a member of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Valerie Plame.
Hypothesis: this controversy is ongoing
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: | Context: The book you mentioned that Vice President Gore wrote, he also called for taxing -- big energy taxes in order to clean up the environment. And now that the energy prices are high, I guess he's not advocating those big energy taxes right now. I believe we ought to fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund to -- with half the money going to states so states can make the right decisions for environmental quality.
Hypothesis: VP Gore's book was pro-taxes. |
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: Activated carbon, also called activated charcoal, is a form of carbon processed to have small, low-volume pores that increase the surface area available for adsorption or chemical reactions. Activated is sometimes substituted with active.
Output: | is activated carbon the same as activated charcoal? |
Instructions: 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: Fez's secret country of origin is one of the longest running gags on the show. Through all eight seasons, Fez's nationality remains a mystery, even to his closest friends, and the continual hints and clues Fez drops about his country only leave them more confused. In the episode ``Eric's Birthday,'' Kitty, fantasizing about Eric's friends causing trouble, imagines Fez saying, ``in my home country of...wherever it is I'm from; I can never tell...'' Much is revealed in the episode ``Love of My Life,'' where one of Fez's compatriots (played by Justin Long) comes for a visit. In the first teaser, when his friend suggests that he goes home, he says ``Yes, I will go to Brazil...and then catch a flight home.'' In the final teaser, when Hyde finally asks them, ``Where the hell are you guys from?'', his friend says that the name depends on whether you ask the British or the Dutch. But the British won't say it, Fez explains, because they hate the island, and no one understands a word the Dutch say. The friend has a heavy English accent; Fez's explanation to this is that his friend is from the west side of the island. We also see throughout the show that Fez almost says where he is from but then stops right before he says it.
Output: | does fez ever say where he is from? |
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.
Example solution: The Inheritance Cycle is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini.
Example explanation: The output sentence elaborates on the input sentence without changing its general meaning e.g. "tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels".
Problem: Sulfonamide drugs were the first antimicrobial drugs .
| Solution: Sulfonamide drugs were the first antibacterials to be used systemically , and paved the way for the antibiotic revolution in medicine . |
Write the next sentence in the following story.
How to make a friend feel better after a death
Have patience.
There is no right or wrong way to grieve, and it may take months or years for a friend to process their grief.
Reassure your friend that it is acceptable for them to feel anger, guilt, fear, depression and remorse.
Options are:
-The grieving process may be a roller coaster ride of emotions-1 day your friend may not have the will power to get out of bed, and the next day, they may be yelling, screaming or even laughing. Reach out to your grieving friend.;
-This is helpful if the person has not suffered their final life or if they have undergone a serious diagnosis. Let your friend know that any insensitive remarks or attempts to punish or blame the deceased person are hurtful.;
-If you are available to listen to your friend, then you will almost always be able to answer any questions they have. A more thoughtful response will raise the odds that the friend can get over the loss quickly, without needing to be put off.;
-Repeating phrases like " this sad, hurtful death is temporary is not the end of it " over and over and over. You should also listen to your friend for advice.;. The answer should be | The grieving process may be a roller coaster ride of emotions-1 day your friend may not have the will power to get out of bed, and the next day, they may be yelling, screaming or even laughing. Reach out to your grieving friend. |
Definition: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Input: MANILA (Reuters) - A kiss by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on a Filipino woman’s lips while on an official visit in South Korea sparked anger and jokes on Monday, as feminists denounced what they called his “perverted way” of taunting his female critics.
Many Filipinos, however, thought it was a harmless kiss intended to be fun.
The 73-year-old Duterte, whose critics have labeled him a misogynist and say his comments are derogatory and demeaning towards women, dismissed the kiss as just a “gimmick” to entertain supporters at a meet-and-greet event in Seoul.
Social media was abuzz with photos and videos of Duterte on stage before a crowd of Filipinos on Sunday night, when he asked an unidentified audience member to kiss him in exchange for a book he was handing out.
The woman, who admitted she is married and appeared excited to see Duterte in person, agreed.
Duterte then told the cheering crowd of about 3,000: “Don’t take it seriously. It’s just for fun, a gimmick.”
State-run Philippine News Agency identified the woman as Bea Kim and posted a brief video interview with her on its Facebook page.
“There wasn’t malice in it,” she said. “For me, for him, it didn’t mean anything.”
Duterte’s controversial remarks about women include numerous jokes about rape and have incensed activists and foreigners, most notably, Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of former U.S. President Bill Clinton. But none have dented the hugely popular leader’s domestic support.
Women’s rights advocates in the Philippines recently launched an online #BabaeAko (I Am A Woman) campaign to send a message that they were not taking Duterte’s “sexist” statements sitting down.
“You don’t have to kiss that woman if you want to entertain people,” said Joms Salvador, secretary-general of Gabriela Women’s Party.
“The fact that you thought that kissing the woman would entertain people...that’s something really sick.”
Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros said that even though the kiss was consensual, it was a “grave abuse of authority”.
Anna Pinili, a churchgoer who considers herself a devout catholic, said Duterte had good intentions, but could have handled it better.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte addresses an event with Filipino community in Hong Kong, China April 12, 2018. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
“He should have kissed her on the cheeks instead,” she said.
Father of two Raymond Pascual said people were making too much of a deal of it, and he thought it was just a “simple kiss”.
Making the rounds also on social media was a spoof photo of the same kiss, but with the woman replaced by superimposed image of China’s President Xi Jinping, in an attempt to poke fun at Duterte’s high regard for his Chinese counterpart. ||||| (CNN) Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has sparked outrage after kissing a woman on the lips during a meet and greet event in South Korea.
Opposition senator Risa Hontiveros described the act as a "despicable display of sexism and grave abuse of authority," and accused the controversial leader of acting like a "feudal king."
In the incident in Seoul on Sunday, part of the Filipino leader's official visit to South Korea, Duterte called two overseas Filipino workers (OFW) onstage.
After offering each woman a copy of a book, reportedly a title which is critical of the Catholic church, he pecked one of the two women on the cheek.
As the other presented the side of her face, Duterte instead gestured to his lips, indicating that he wanted the woman to kiss him squarely on the mouth, to whoops and cheers from the crowd.
Read More ||||| Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Duterte kissed the woman on stage
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has drawn criticism for kissing an overseas Filipina worker on the lips during a live event.
Mr Duterte was speaking to a crowd in South Korea when he called the woman on stage then convinced her to kiss him.
The scene drew cheers from the crowd, mostly made of up other Philippine workers.
But it was described as "disgusting theatrics of a misogynist president" by Philippines rights group Gabriela.
The woman involved later said that there was "no malice" in the kiss.
It is not the first time Mr Duterte has been accused of inappropriate behaviour towards women.
The controversial incident took place when Mr Duterte was speaking to a crowd of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Seoul.
Two Philippine women were invited to join the president on stage to receive a free copy of a book, and were visibly star struck standing next to Mr Duterte.
He hugged the first and gave her a kiss on the cheek before gesturing the second woman to kiss him on the lips.
After a protracted back and forth, with nervous laughter from the young woman and repeated gestures by Mr Duterte, the president eventually leaned in to kiss the woman on the lips.
Online complaints
While the young woman was laughing and the crowd cheering, comments on the internet were a lot more critical.
Women's rights group Gabriela condemned the event, saying it was part of a bigger effort to deflect from real policy issues and Mr Duterte's waning popularity.
"His repeated acts of machismo are meant as entertainment to hide the reality of his rapidly slipping popularity due to the issues of extrajudicial killings, the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion law and big-time corruption scandals now plaguing his rule," it said in a statement on Monday.
The woman - identified as Bea Kim - was later quoted by the Philippine News Agency as saying that the president had asked if she was single, to which she responded that she was married to a Korean.
She said that there was "no malice" in the kiss, adding that the incident didn't "mean anything except to entertain and make other Filipinos in the gathering happy".
Mr Duterte has sparked outrage before with a string of comments seen as misogynistic.
In April 2016, he spoke to an election campaign rally about the 1989 murder and rape of a female Australian missionary in Davao, where he was mayor at the time.
"I was angry because she was raped," he said. "That's one thing. But she was so beautiful, the mayor should have been first, what a waste." His office later apologised for the comments.
Earlier this year Mr Duterte told Filipino soldiers they should shoot female communist rebels in the vagina.
Both incidents lead to strong criticism and a backlash on social media.
'Strong, assertive image'
Howard Johnson, BBC Philippines reporter
Despite a string of accusations of misogyny against the president, he remains popular both in the Philippines and with Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW).
OFWs I've spoken with say they like Mr Duterte because he projects a strong, assertive image of the Philippines; a father figure to look after the country and its children while they are working abroad.
On a recent trip to the UK, I met a Filipino nurse working in a hospital in London. She said she thought the Western media were biased against the president and didn't report news about him accurately.
Critics of the government say that many OFWs are targeted by pro-government bloggers on social media feeds. They say postings on platforms like Facebook and Twitter spin an inaccurate, glowing image of the president. |||||
Output: | Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is no stranger to controversy, especially with women, though it's not generally in relation to a kiss. While speaking to overseas Filipino workers in South Korea on Sunday night he invited two Filipino women to the stage. He gave them a book, and the BBC describes the pair as "visibly star struck." He exchanged a hug and kiss on the cheek with the first woman, but motioned—repeatedly, and for some time—for the second woman to kiss him on the lips before he moved toward her and planted one there. During their roughly 50-second exchange, CNN reports Duterte asked the woman if she was single (she's not), saying "You're not separated from [your husband]?" Reuters reports the 73-year-old Duterte downplayed the kiss, telling the crowd, "Don't take it seriously. It's just for fun, a gimmick." The woman, identified as Bea Kim, framed it similarly, saying there was "no malice" in the situation; online commenters and female politicians in the country weren't as forgiving, with one calling it a "grave abuse of authority." "The fact that you thought that kissing the woman would entertain people ... that’s something really sick," said the secretary-general of Gabriela Women's Party. |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
[Q]: How was access gained to Alaska, Context: The specifics of Paleo-Indian migration to and throughout the Americas, including the exact dates and routes traveled, provide the subject of ongoing research and discussion. According to archaeological and genetic evidence, North and South America were the last continents in the world with human habitation. During the Wisconsin glaciation, 50–17,000 years ago, falling sea levels allowed people to move across the land bridge of Beringia that joined Siberia to north west North America (Alaska). Alaska was a glacial refugia because it had low snowfall, allowing a small population to exist. The Laurentide Ice Sheet covered most of North America, blocking nomadic inhabitants and confining them to Alaska (East Beringia) for thousands of years.
[A]: the land bridge
[Q]: what is something that is not easily removable in iPod Nanos?, Context: Apple announced a battery replacement program on November 14, 2003, a week before a high publicity stunt and website by the Neistat Brothers. The initial cost was US$99, and it was lowered to US$59 in 2005. One week later, Apple offered an extended iPod warranty for US$59. For the iPod Nano, soldering tools are needed because the battery is soldered onto the main board. Fifth generation iPods have their battery attached to the backplate with adhesive.
[A]: the battery
[Q]: Polytechnics have an equivalency with what overseas?, Context: Polytechnics were tertiary education teaching institutions in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Since 1970 UK Polytechnics operated under the binary system of education along with universities. Polytechnics offered diplomas and degrees (bachelor's, master's, PhD) validated at the national level by the UK Council for National Academic Awards CNAA. They particularly excelled in engineering and applied science degree courses similar to technological universities in the USA and continental Europe. The comparable institutions in Scotland were collectively referred to as Central Institutions. Britain's first Polytechnic, the Royal Polytechnic Institution later known as the Polytechnic of Central London (now the University of Westminster) was established in 1838 at Regent Street in London and its goal was to educate and popularize engineering and scientific knowledge and inventions in Victorian Britain "at little expense." The London Polytechnic led a mass movement to create numerous Polytechnic institutes across the UK in the late 19th Century. Most Polytechnic institutes were established at the centre of major metropolitan cities and their focus was on engineering, applied science and technology education.
[A]: | technological universities in the USA and continental Europe
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Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
How to add storage space to a playroom
Set up a pegboard.
Find or buy a pegboard from a home improvement store like home depot or lowes. You can get it cut to whatever size you need and it should only require a few wood screws and drywall anchors to set it up.
A: Paint the pegboard whichever way you like. Try bright colors like red or orange or a design with stars and stripes.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
A large soccer ball shaped pinata is hanging from a string. a little boy
A: swings a bat, hitting the ball over and over.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
The woman stands up when she sees a person running wiht a stick preparing to land on the blue beam. when the person
A: lands on the blue beam, a few people clap for him.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
A man puts on paintball gear in a mirror grabs his gun and runs through the snow. Men duck behind trees, plywood walls and fences on a paintball field. men
A: | shoot back and forth at each other. |
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: 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.
Example output: is confectionary sugar the same as powdered sugar?
Example explanation: The question is a yes/no question, and it is answerable based on the given passage.
Q: In April 2017, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a third season of 20 episodes. The first half of ten episodes premiered on March 20, 2018. In June 2018, Freeform canceled the series after three seasons, but ordered two extra episodes to properly conclude the series' story; the second half of the third season is set to air in early 2019. As of May 15, 2018, 43 episodes of Shadowhunters have aired, concluding the first half of the third season.
A: | is there going to be a season 4 shadowhunters? |
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: He read the telegram again. In desperation he went back to the long distance booth, but found the line still out of order, and a wire had come giving the details of the damage done by the storm. It would be several days before communication could be established. There was no help coming from headquarters, and from the wording of the telegram there seemed to be a reason for their not giving clear details. He must get a copy of the paper. Reluctantly he went to the printing office and made known his errand. Mr. Driggs was delighted to give him the paper--he had it some place, though he very seldom opened any of his exchanges. He evidently bore Mr. Steadman no ill-will for his plain talk two weeks ago. With some difficulty he found it, with its wrapper still intact. It was a loose wrapper, which slipped off and on easily. Mr. Steadman remarked carelessly that there was an editorial in it to which his attention had been drawn, on hearing which Mr. Driggs turned his head and winked at an imaginary accomplice. <sep>What did Mr. Driggs still have intact around the item he was getting for Mr. Steadman?<sep>Box
Answer: No
Question: The Glory of Melaka: In the early days, if you were not a pirate or a mosquito, Melaka was not much of a place to live. The land was infertile, just a swampy plain, the river small and sluggish. But it had a sheltered harbor, protected from the monsoons by neighboring Sumatra. Later, the strategic location and deep-water channel close to the coast brought in the bigger vessels of the trade-wind traffic crossing the Indian Ocean. The first to realize the larger commercial potential, as so often throughout the country's subsequent history, were the Chinese. In 1409, under a new directive from Emperor Chu Ti to pursue trade in the South Seas and the Indian Ocean, a Chinese fleet of 50 ships headed by Admiral Cheng Ho called in at Melaka. They made Parameswara an offer he could not refuse: port facilities and an annual financial tribute in exchange for Chinese protection against the marauding Thais. In 1411, Parameswara took the money to Beijing himself, and the emperor gratefully made him a vassal king. Twenty years later, the Chinese withdrew again from the South Seas trade. The new ruler of Melaka, Sri Maharajah, switched his allegiance to the Muslim trading fraternity by marrying into the Muslim faith, wedding the daughter of a sultan in Sumatra. Islam won its place in Malaya not by conquest — as had been the case in North Africa and Europe — but by trade, dynastic alliances, and peaceful preaching. Bengali peddlers had already brought the faith to the east coast. In Melaka and throughout the peninsula, Islam thrived as a strong, male-dominated religion of individuality, offering dynamic leadership and preaching brotherhood and self-reliance — all qualities ideally suited to the coastal trade. At the same time, Sufi mystics synthesized Islamic teaching with local Malay traditions of animistic magic and charisma, though Islam did not become the state religion until Muzaffar Shah became sultan of Melaka (1446–1459). But the key figure in the sultanate was Tun Perak, bendahara (prime minister) and military commander. He expanded Melaka's power along the west coast and down to Singapore and the neighboring Bintan islands. He also had orang laut pirates patrolling the seas to extort tribute from passing ships. After Ailied district chiefs had repelled assaults from Thai-controlled armies from Pahang, Tun Perak personally led a famous victory over a Thai fleet off Batu Pahat in 1456. <sep>Who was the leader who realized the commercial value of the port<sep>Thai peng
Answer: No
Question: Have you ever seen an egg? Some animals do not have live births. Instead, they lay eggs. The eggs contain the embryo. The embryo matures in the egg. With time, it will hatch. Some animals hatch and do not need care from their parents. They are ready to live on their own. Other animals will still need the care of their parents. Sea turtles break out of their shells. They immediately walk to the ocean. They do this with no help from an adult. Birds stay in the nest for many weeks. They are cared for by their parents. They leave the nest when they are strong enough to fly. Some animals give birth to live offspring. Animals like horses, cows, and whales give live birth. Their offspring are born looking like mini adults. <sep>Do Sea Turtles need help from their families?<sep>Yes
Answer: | No
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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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Question: At length, as I entered the pass, the huge rocks began to close around in all their wild, mysterious impressiveness, when suddenly, as I was gazing eagerly about me, a drove of gray hairy beings came in sight, lumbering toward me with a kind of boneless, wallowing motion like bears. I never turn back, though often so inclined, and in this particular instance, amid such surroundings, everything seemed singularly unfavorable for the calm acceptance of so grim a company. Suppressing my fears, I soon discovered that although as hairy as bears and as crooked as summit pines, the strange creatures were sufficiently erect to belong to our own species. They proved to be nothing more formidable than Mono Indians dressed in the skins of sage-rabbits. Both the men and the women begged persistently for whisky and tobacco, and seemed so accustomed to denials that I found it impossible to convince them that I had none to give. Excepting the names of these two products of civilization, they seemed to understand not a word of English; but I afterward learned that they were on their way to Yosemite Valley to feast awhile on trout and procure a load of acorns to carry back through the pass to their huts on the shore of Mono Lake. <sep>What color were the rabbit skins?<sep>Sage rabbits
Answer: Yes
Question: In chapters 3 and 4 we described how the U.S. government adjusted its existing agencies and capacities to address the emerging threat from Usama Bin Laden and his associates. After the August 1998 bombings of the American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, President Bill Clinton and his chief aides explored ways of getting Bin Laden expelled from Afghanistan or possibly capturing or even killing him. Although disruption efforts around the world had achieved some successes, the core of Bin Laden's organization remained intact. President Clinton was deeply concerned about Bin Laden. He and his national security advisor, Samuel "Sandy" Berger, ensured they had a special daily pipeline of reports feeding them the latest updates on Bin Laden's reported location. In public, President Clinton spoke repeatedly about the threat of terrorism, referring to terrorist training camps but saying little about Bin Laden and nothing about al Qaeda. He explained to us that this was deliberate-intended to avoid enhancing Bin Laden's stature by giving him unnecessary publicity. His speeches focused especially on the danger of nonstate actors and of chemical and biological weapons. As the millennium approached, the most publicized worries were not about terrorism but about computer breakdowns-the Y2K scare. Some government officials were concerned that terrorists would take advantage of such breakdowns. On November 30, 1999, Jordanian intelligence intercepted a telephone call between Abu Zubaydah, a longtime ally of Bin Laden, and Khadr Abu Hoshar, a Palestinian extremist. Abu Zubaydah said, "The time for training is over." Suspecting that this was a signal for Abu Hoshar to commence a terrorist operation, Jordanian police arrested Abu Hoshar and 15 others and informed Washington. One of the 16, Raed Hijazi, had been born in California to Palestinian parents; after spending his childhood in the Middle East, he had returned to northern California, taken refuge in extremist Islamist beliefs, and then made his way to Abu Zubaydah's Khaldan camp in Afghanistan, where he learned the fundamentals of guerrilla warfare. He and his younger brother had been recruited by Abu Hoshar into a loosely knit plot to attack Jewish and American targets in Jordan. After late 1996, when Abu Hoshar was arrested and jailed, Hijazi moved back to the United States, worked as a cabdriver in Boston, and sent money back to his fellow plotters. After Abu Hoshar's release, Hijazi shuttled between Boston and Jordan gathering money and supplies. With Abu Hoshar, he recruited inTurkey and Syria as well as Jordan; with Abu Zubaydah's assistance, Abu Hoshar sent these recruits to Afghanistan for training. <sep>President Clinton often spoke of terrorist camps, but did he refer to Bin Laden by name and what was the reason for his choice?<sep>To avoid giving him unnecessary publicity
Answer: Yes
Question: New Legitimacy: Organized crime was soon to have a formidable adversary in its bid to control Las Vegas — corporate cash. Though Las Vegas had developed a powerful local economy, few major outside investments were made in the city, due primarily to mob infiltration and its inherent ties to illegal activities. That would change dramatically with the 1966 arrival of billionaire Howard Hughes. A legitimate businessman, Hughes was nonetheless eccentric and dramatic, a style suited to the Las Vegas ethos. True to the myth, the reclusive Hughes immediately cloistered himself in the Desert Inn's penthouse. Several weeks later he was asked — then ordered — to vacate the room to make room for high rollers, whereupon he promptly bought the property and fired the management. Thus began Hughes' legendary three-year, $300-million Las Vegas buying spree. When it was over, Hughes owned six casinos, an airport, and an airline, along with numerous plots of land stretching from the Strip to the mountains. Hughes' actions would have beneficial repercussions, both immediate and lasting. Because of the new legitimacy Las Vegas acquired from Hughes' investments, established companies such as Hilton Hotels bought into the gaming business, and their influence helped draw a line in the desert sand between legitimate operations and mob casinos, where illegal skimming of profits was rampant. That, combined with the formation of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, would signal the beginning of the end for heavy mob influence in the city. Las Vegas with a Vision As corporations moved in and the mob was slowly pushed out, a new Las Vegas emerged. The legitimization of gambling led to its increased legalization across the US. What was once a sure thing became much more competitive. Casino operators had to reassess the nature of their business. The first to really do so was Steve Wynn, a Las Vegas resident and owner of the Golden Nugget. In the mid-1980s, Wynn began plans to reinvigorate Las Vegas with a new resort. He bought several Strip properties — the Silver Slipper and Castaways among them — and demolished them to make way for a new kind of resort — Mirage — which became an instant success. <sep>What did Hughes do to show his style and his dramatic side?<sep>He purchased all of his properties with cash
Answer: | No
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In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
[EX Q]: It became easier to move around in non-deep water thanks to what living entity?, Context: The tide-predicting machine invented by Sir William Thomson in 1872 was of great utility to navigation in shallow waters. It used a system of pulleys and wires to automatically calculate predicted tide levels for a set period at a particular location.
[EX A]: Sir William Thomson
[EX Q]: What area was acquired after 1815?, Context: With Burma preoccupied by the Chinese threat, Ayutthaya recovered its territories by 1770, and went on to capture Lan Na by 1776. Burma and Siam went to war until 1855, but all resulted in a stalemate, exchanging Tenasserim (to Burma) and Lan Na (to Ayutthaya). Faced with a powerful China and a resurgent Ayutthaya in the east, King Bodawpaya turned west, acquiring Arakan (1785), Manipur (1814) and Assam (1817). It was the second-largest empire in Burmese history but also one with a long ill-defined border with British India.
[EX A]: Assam
[EX Q]: What is the furthest that a person has to walk to find a bike?, Context: The local government continuously strives for a reduction of massive traffic congestion, and has increased incentives for making a bicycle-friendly city. This includes North America's second-largest bicycle sharing system, EcoBici, launched in 2010, in which registered residents can get bicycles for 45 minutes with a pre-paid subscription of 300 pesos a year. There are, as of September 2013, 276 stations with 4,000 bicycles across an area stretching from the Historic center to Polanco. within 300 metres (980 feet) of one another and are fully automatic using a transponder based card. Bicycle-service users have access to several permanent Ciclovías (dedicated bike paths/lanes/streets), including ones along Paseo de la Reforma and Avenida Chapultepec as well as one running 59 kilometres (37 miles) from Polanco to Fierro del Toro, which is located south of Cumbres del Ajusco National Park, near the Morelos state line. The city's initiative is inspired by forward thinking examples, such as Denmark's Copenhagenization.
[EX A]: | 980 feet
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Q: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
FILE - In this May 2002 file photo, Panera Bread Co. CEO Ron Shaich stands behind a counter at a location in St. Louis. On Wednesday, April 5, 2017, Shaich said he plans to stay on as chief executive... (Associated Press)
FILE - In this May 2002 file photo, Panera Bread Co. CEO Ron Shaich stands behind a counter at a location in St. Louis. On Wednesday, April 5, 2017, Shaich said he plans to stay on as chief executive after the sale of his company. He added that customers shouldn’t see any changes as a result of the... (Associated Press)
NEW YORK (AP) — Panera Bread fans shouldn't see any changes as a result of the chain's sale, according to its founder and CEO, who is staying on as its leader.
The sale to JAB Holdings for more than $7 billion will allow management to focus on transformational efforts including the expansion of delivery and digital ordering, said CEO Ron Shaich. JAB also owns Peet's Coffee & Tea, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and Keurig Green Mountain. Panera also said Wednesday that its sales rose 5.3 percent at established, company-owned locations in the first quarter, outperforming the broader restaurant industry.
Here's what Shaich had to say Wednesday morning in a phone interview after the deal was announced, lightly edited for length and clarity.
Q: How did this deal come about?
A: We weren't looking for this. Panera's on an extraordinary run. That performance has been because we always operated in the context of long-term strategy. (JAB) are people who share those values.
Many of these deals happen when people feel weak. We're doing this from a position of strength.
Q: Why is this deal good for customers?
A: I've been a public company CEO for over 20 years — longer than Cal Ripken played baseball. I spent 20 percent of that time explaining what I just did, and 20 percent of the time explaining what I'm about to do.
This is about competitive advantage. It gives us the ability to focus intensely on our strategic plan.
Q: What can people expect to change in Panera restaurants as a result of this deal?
A: JAB has got about 12 people in their holding company. They're long-term private investors, they're not operators. I would say you can expect nothing different.
Q: What's the biggest challenge for the restaurant industry right now?
A: I never talk about the industry. My job is building a competitive advantage for Panera, literally getting customers to walk past the competition.
Q: You also sold Au Bon Pain in 1999. Do you still stop in at Au Bon Pain restaurants and think about what you'd do differently?
A: The folks that run Au Bon Pain are very old friends. The CEO for many years is the woman who introduced me to my wife. I try to avoid commenting on friends.
Q: You're 63. How much longer do you think you'll stay on as CEO?
A: I'm here and I'm doing this. They'll need to carry me out with my boots on.
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Follow Candice Choi at www.twitter.com/candicechoi ||||| FILE - In this March 8, 2010, file photo, an employee passes an order to a customer at a Panera Bread store in Brookline, Mass. Panera is being acquired by Europe’s JAB Holding Co. for more than $7 billion.... (Associated Press)
FILE - In this March 8, 2010, file photo, an employee passes an order to a customer at a Panera Bread store in Brookline, Mass. Panera is being acquired by Europe’s JAB Holding Co. for more than $7 billion. JAB is better known for the growing stable of brands it owns, including a controlling stake in... (Associated Press)
FILE - In this March 8, 2010, file photo, an employee passes an order to a customer at a Panera Bread store in Brookline, Mass. Panera is being acquired by Europe’s JAB Holding Co. for more than $7 billion. JAB is better known for the growing stable of brands it owns, including a controlling stake in... (Associated Press) FILE - In this March 8, 2010, file photo, an employee passes an order to a customer at a Panera Bread store in Brookline, Mass. Panera is being acquired by Europe’s JAB Holding Co. for more than $7 billion.... (Associated Press)
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Panera is being acquired by Europe's JAB Holding Co. for more than $7 billion.
JAB is better known for the growing stable of brands it owns or has a big stake in, including Peet's Coffee & Tea, Caribou Coffee Co., Stumptown Coffee and Keurig Green Mountain and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts.
For days there have been rumors of a deal for Panera, with one of the companies reportedly interested being Starbucks Corp.
On Wednesday, the St. Louis sandwich and soup chain revealed that it was actually JAB, an investment fund based in Luxemburg that has quietly become a Starbucks rival.
"Our success for shareholders is the byproduct of our commitment to long-term decision making and operating in the interest of all stakeholders, including guests, associates, and franchisees," said Panera founder and CEO Ron Shaich. "We believe this transaction with JAB offers the best way to continue to operate with this approach. We are pleased to join with JAB, a private investor with an equally long-term perspective, as well as a deep commitment to our strategic plan."
Shaich opened a Boston cookie store in the early 1980s and expanded to more than 2,000 bakery-cafes with annual revenue of $5 billion in sales.
JAB will pay $315 per Panera Bread Co. share. That's a 14.5 percent premium to the company's Tuesday closing price of $274.
The transaction, which includes approximately $340 million of debt, is expected to close in the third quarter. It still needs the approval of Panera shareholders. Once the deal is complete, Panera will become privately held company.
Shares of Panera jumped more than 12 percent before the opening bell Wednesday. |||||
A: | Panera, meet Krispy Kreme. The sandwich-and-soup chain Panera is being acquired by Europe's JAB Holding for more than $7 billion, reports the AP. JAB is better known for the growing stable of brands it owns or has a big stake in, including Peet's Coffee & Tea, Caribou Coffee, Keurig Green Mountain, and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. Rumors of a deal for Panera have been swirling for days, with Starbucks one of the companies reportedly interested. On Wednesday, the St. Louis chain revealed that it was actually JAB, an investment fund based in Luxemburg that has quietly become a Starbucks rival. In a separate Q&A with the AP, Panera founder and CEO Ron Shaich says that he plans to stay on as CEO and that customers should see no difference. Shaich opened a Boston cookie store in the early 1980s and expanded to more than 2,000 bakery-cafes with annual revenue of $5 billion in sales. JAB will pay $315 per Panera Bread Co. share. That's a 14.5% premium to the company's Tuesday closing price of $274. The transaction, which includes approximately $340 million of debt, is expected to close in the third quarter. It still needs the approval of Panera shareholders. Once the deal is complete, Panera will become a privately held company. |
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: Some African countries have used food power in internal conflicts on a smaller scale .
Example Output: On the smaller scale , particularly in some African countries , food power has been used as a weapon by opposing sides in internal wars and conflicts against their own people .
Example Input: The atomic radius of an element is the distance between the nucleus and the edge of the electron cloud .
Example Output: The atomic radius of a chemical element is a measure of the size of its atoms , usually the mean or typical distance from the center of the nucleus to the boundary of the surrounding shells of electrons .
Example Input: The feral domestic pigeon is often called the " rock dove " : it is common in many cities .
Example Output: | The species most commonly referred to as " pigeon " is the species known by scientists as the rock dove , one subspecies of which , the domestic pigeon , is common in many cities as the feral pigeon .
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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.
[EX Q]: A record producer or track producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer's music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album. A producer has many roles during the recording process. The roles of a producer vary. They may gather musical ideas for the project, collaborate with the artists to select cover tunes or original songs by the artist / group, work with artists and help them to improve their songs, lyrics or arrangements.
[EX A]: what is the function of a music producer
[EX Q]: The Treaty of Tordesillas (Portuguese: Tratado de Tordesilhas (tɾɐˈtaðu ðɨ tuɾðɨˈziʎɐʃ), Spanish: Tratado de Tordesillas (tɾaˈtaðo ðe toɾðeˈsiʎas)), signed at Tordesillas on June 7, 1494, and authenticated at Setúbal, Portugal, divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between the Portuguese Empire and the Crown of Castile, along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands, off the west coast of Africa. This line of demarcation was about halfway between the Cape Verde islands (already Portuguese) and the islands entered by Christopher Columbus on his first voyage (claimed for Castile and León), named in the treaty as Cipangu and Antilia (Cuba and Hispaniola).
[EX A]: who gave portugal a direct sea route to india
[EX Q]: Viral disease is usually detected by clinical presentation, for instance severe muscle and joint pains preceding fever, or skin rash and swollen lymph glands. Laboratory investigation is not directly effective in detecting viral infections, because they do not themselves increase the white blood cell count. Laboratory investigation may be useful in diagnosing associated bacterial infections, however. Viral infections are commonly of limited duration, so treatment usually consists in reducing the symptoms; antipyretic and analgesic drugs are commonly prescribed.
[EX A]: | the most common treatment for systemic viral diseases is
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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:Early in chapter 5 we introduced, along with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, two other men who became operational coordinators for al Qaeda: Khallad and Nashiri. As we explained, both were involved during 1998 and 1999 in preparing to attack a ship off the coast of Yemen with a boatload of explosives. They had originally targeted a commercial vessel, specifically an oil tanker, but Bin Laden urged them to look for a U.S.warship instead. In January 2000, their team had attempted to attack a warship in the port of Aden, but the attempt failed when the suicide boat sank. More than nine months later, on October 12,2000, al Qaeda operatives in a small boat laden with explosives attacked a U.S. Navy destroyer, the USS Cole. The blast ripped a hole in the side of the Cole, killing 17 members of the ship's crew and wounding at least 40. The plot, we now know, was a full-fledged al Qaeda operation, supervised directly by Bin Laden. He chose the target and location of the attack, selected the suicide operatives, and provided the money needed to purchase explosives and equipment. Nashiri was the field commander and managed the operation in Yemen. Khallad helped in Yemen until he was arrested in a case of mistaken identity and freed with Bin Laden's help, as we also mentioned earlier. Local al Qaeda coordinators included Jamal al Badawi and Fahd al Quso, who was supposed to film the attack from a nearby apartment. The two suicide operatives chosen were Hassan al Khamri and Ibrahim al Thawar, also known as Nibras. Nibras and Quso delivered money to Khallad in Bangkok during Khallad's January 2000 trip to Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok. In September 2000, Bin Laden reportedly told Nashiri that he wanted to replace Khamri and Nibras. Nashiri was angry and disagreed, telling others he would go to Afghanistan and explain to Bin Laden that the new operatives were already trained and ready to conduct the attack. Prior to departing, Nashiri gave Nibras and Khamri instructions to execute the attack on the next U.S.warship that entered the port of Aden. <sep>How long was it between the failed suicide mission and the successful attack on the USS Cole?<sep>Three month
Solution: | No |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
[Q]: Which of the following is not a common shape for helicoids: large sheets, circular, or tube-like bridges?, Context: In the helical thylakoid model, grana consist of a stack of flattened circular granal thylakoids that resemble pancakes. Each granum can contain anywhere from two to a hundred thylakoids, though grana with 10–20 thylakoids are most common. Wrapped around the grana are helicoid stromal thylakoids, also known as frets or lamellar thylakoids. The helices ascend at an angle of 20–25°, connecting to each granal thylakoid at a bridge-like slit junction. The helicoids may extend as large sheets that link multiple grana, or narrow to tube-like bridges between grana. While different parts of the thylakoid system contain different membrane proteins, the thylakoid membranes are continuous and the thylakoid space they enclose form a single continuous labyrinth.
[A]: circular
[Q]: Which judge on American Idol was on more seasons, Keith Urban or Jennifer Lopez?, Context: Fox announced on May 11, 2015 that the fifteenth season would be the final season of American Idol; as such, the season is expected to have an additional focus on the program's alumni. Ryan Seacrest returns as host, with Harry Connick Jr., Keith Urban, and Jennifer Lopez all returning for their respective third, fourth, and fifth seasons as judges.
[A]: Jennifer Lopez
[Q]: WHy might a manfuacturer expose wood to large amounts of water?, Context: The general effect of the water content upon the wood substance is to render it softer and more pliable. A similar effect of common observation is in the softening action of water on rawhide, paper, or cloth. Within certain limits, the greater the water content, the greater its softening effect.
[A]: | render it softer and more pliable
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IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
A man is working over the back of a trailer. He is welding the metal between two pieces of wood. sparks
OPTIONS:
- fly as he screws more together.
- fly as the metal peels off.
- fly as he works, crouching down on the sidewalk.
- fly as he pieces of wood are thrown off of the top.
OUT: fly as he works, crouching down on the sidewalk.
Question:
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
How to be politically active
Vote and encourage others to do so.
Voting is the core of the democratic process and is a critical part of anyone's personal political activism. Register to vote and be sure your vote counts.
OPTIONS:
- If some of your constituents are elected to vote at home, be sure to follow trends a little ways to foster curiosity about the issue. Goal subjects include abortion abortion, gun rights, post-secondary sex problems, abortion rights, etc.
- A government-issued form or form at least counts. Vote as a member of a party.
- Volunteer at a voter registration drive or as an election poll worker. This work is critical to conduct open, accurate, and fair elections.
- In order to get elected, you must do most of the voting yourself. This may be something you are knowledgeable about or that interests you, such as writing directly to your church or supporting bills that impact your welfare or your beliefs.
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Answer:
Volunteer at a voter registration drive or as an election poll worker. This work is critical to conduct open, accurate, and fair elections.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
How to have a car boot sale
Make sure you're allowed to have a car boot sale.
For example, in the united kingdom, it's required that you get a license from your local council first. Knowing you have gained the proper permissions for a sale will give you peace of mind and help you avoid a fine, as well as reassure customers you are not a troublemaker.
OPTIONS:
- Go through your possessions and work out what you want to sell. Go through all your rooms, draws and cupboards.
- Decide on your car boot sale ring material. Make sure the inside has readable windows, doors, seats, and all the necessary hardware.
- Any type of vehicle can be included in a boot sale. If you take a short trip to a car boot sale, make sure there are all sorts of people in the area willing to sign up.
- Find your vehicle form and registration number. You'll need this for legalizing a sale for yourself.
A: Go through your possessions and work out what you want to sell. Go through all your rooms, draws and cupboards.
This man is showing viewers how to iron clothing using a plutone steam generator. First, he powers it on since the shirt is already on the ironing board. next he
OPTIONS:
- processes and begins to cook sausage on the skillet.
- shows viewers how to have it shined at the same time.
- removes the sack from the ironing board and goes through swatches of garments.
- begins ironing the red checkered long sleeved shirt and he irons every part of the shirt.
begins ironing the red checkered long sleeved shirt and he irons every part of the shirt.
question: Complete the next sentence:
How to make an effective missing pet poster
Choose to use a computer or create your poster by hand on paper.
An electronic poster is easier to copy and distribute on the internet. On the other hand, a simple paper poster may be easier to make, especially if you don't have access to a computer.
OPTIONS:
- Try printing the poster online on plasticboard. The following websites allow you to choose an online poster.
- Paper drawings do not have to be long-written. Try using either an online or print-out poster poster.
- ( although it is quite potentially difficult to make an electronic poster, there is a way of making one virtually " free "! ) Print out a template from your computer or make a sketch yourself. You can do the raw text on paper, or make your poster custom.
- Using a computer to help make and print out your initial copy will also help you check your spelling and grammar easily. There are even websites that specialize in allowing you to make missing pet posters quickly and easily.
answer: Using a computer to help make and print out your initial copy will also help you check your spelling and grammar easily. There are even websites that specialize in allowing you to make missing pet posters quickly and easily.
IN: What happens next?
A man is seen bending down in the middle of a forest. the man
OPTIONS:
- is holding an ax in his hands and begins swinging down.
- lays flat on his back followed by kneeling down and putting his hands up.
- then begins running around a jump and performing various tricks around the land.
- moves his hand up and down and leads into several clips of him jumping down and performing various tricks on a stick back and fourth.
OUT: | is holding an ax in his hands and begins swinging down. |
[Q]: Donald Trump views the mainstream press with contempt, and the mainstream press returns the favor. Or is it the other way around? Just as the president has trouble distinguishing between negative press coverage and "fake news," the journalists who cover him tend to treat every inaccurate, unfounded, or even debatable statement he makes as a lie. And that mistake, suggests Jacob Sullum, clouds the judgment and damages the credibility of reporters and commentators who aspire to skepticism but too often settle for reflexive disbelief. View this article. Jacob Sullum wrote an article on journalists
[A]: Yes
[Q]: Leading the movement which has always been more in evidence in all classes of Quebec society, the Pro-Dmocratie group makes a point of condemning the initiative of the federal government in the following terms: ``We share the conviction that the constitutional debate is first of all a political debate and that it should be resolved by political means. Conviction can be shared.
[A]: Yes
[Q]: Halloween<br>Paula had decided to take her two year old trick or treating. She was excited to pick out a costume. Halloween night she dressed up her child and headed out. They walked all over the neighborhood getting candy. They both had a great time. Paula's two year old child is a girl.
[A]: It's impossible to say
[Q]: How to play the goalie position in water polo<br>Learn how to egg beater. This is a form of treading water by moving each leg in opposite circular rotations that helps you stay above water. While egg beating, move your hands shoulder distance in front of you and move them side to side near the surface of the water. Water polo is easy to learn to play.
[A]: | It's impossible to say |
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
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.
OPTIONS:
- Make sure that the police report includes all of the information you need. You want to use the police report in order to prosecute the parolee.
- 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.
- An assault lawsuit must include a tape of the altercation, such as the police report. If you talked to the police, they will give you a copy.
- It is important to get copies of all police reports you receive as soon as possible. Having a police report will give you the right to confront the prosecutor.
A: 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.
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
A toddler paint her lips with a lipstick. Then, the toddler applies make up to her eyelids on front a blue mirror. next
OPTIONS:
- , the toddler paints her eyelids with pink nail polish, on the dotted line with a green paint.
- , the toddler puts her eyelids together.
- , the toddle takes more make up from a palette to continues applying to her eyelids.
- , the toddler paint her lips with vanilla solution.
OUT: , the toddle takes more make up from a palette to continues applying to her eyelids.
Question:
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
How to eat in las vegas on the cheap
Book a hotel that offers free breakfast and possibly food during happy hour.
A hotel room that features a refrigerator and microwave can get you through the day or stop late-night hunger pains.
Stay at the casino where you like to gamble and join the players club.
OPTIONS:
- If you prefer to venture long distances, look for casinos along with simple token gaming systems. These clubs offer opportunities for you to perform tricks, earn points, and participate in the game like players typically do.
- The casino is low on clutter and has a very low rate of payment, with a low minimum limit on the amount of money (typically a $15 minimum). Rent a car that stays at hotels.
- Visit the local fishing store and buy each fishing lure and timer. Buy one large bag of the nets supplied by the casino and let set overnight.
- You might compare player clubs and choose the one that offers the most points for the type of games you like to play. Pick a hotel that has cheap dining options or is located near cheap restaurants.
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Answer:
You might compare player clubs and choose the one that offers the most points for the type of games you like to play. Pick a hotel that has cheap dining options or is located near cheap restaurants.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
A person is seen putting on weights and leads into a man lifting weights over his head. A man is shown lifting weights up and throwing them back down. several more people
OPTIONS:
- do the same thing and ends with the man walking away and showing the crowd.
- are seen demonstrating how to lift ten three pound heavy weights while more people show off dumbbells.
- work out on the ground while others wait in the background.
- are shown afterwards lifting weights over their heads and back down.
A: are shown afterwards lifting weights over their heads and back down.
How to crackle paint
Choose a decorative item or piece of furniture to crackle paint.
Crackle painting works on many different surfaces and materials, such as ceramic and canvas. However, it typically looks most realistic on wooden pieces that naturally weather over time.
OPTIONS:
- Instead, you can find some of the pieces in an environment where they naturally weather well. Here are some ideas to get you started : A tea table.
- Consider crackle painting an old rocking chair, a decorative crate, or a piece of wall art. Sand wooden items with 150-grit sandpaper.
- Choose an arrangement of objects that stands out for a prolonged period of time. If you choose a tree or flower, you may want to choose a brightly colored piece and a fresh finish instead of darkening the paint.
- Choose antique furniture that offers a dramatic, edgy feel. You can go for items like woven cloth, faux fur, tulle, vinyl, or pretty old picnic tables.
Consider crackle painting an old rocking chair, a decorative crate, or a piece of wall art. Sand wooden items with 150-grit sandpaper.
Problem: Write the next sentence for:
Other people sit and stand at tables in the background and watch or film the jump ropers. four different people
OPTIONS:
- all go down the slope together and get in line for jump roping afterwards.
- jump rope in between like astronauts jumping.
- walk onto the field in front of the jump ropers.
- are now jumping rope and doing tricks..
Next sentence: | are now jumping rope and doing tricks. |
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: What did Kerry later run for?, Context: The junior U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, Paul Tsongas, announced in 1984 that he would be stepping down for health reasons. Kerry ran, and as in his 1982 race for Lieutenant Governor, he did not receive the endorsement of the party regulars at the state Democratic convention. Congressman James Shannon, a favorite of House Speaker Tip O'Neill, was the early favorite to win the nomination, and he "won broad establishment support and led in early polling." Again as in 1982, however, Kerry prevailed in a close primary.
Output: Senator
Input: Consider Input: What was the smallest denomination present in Warsaw?, Context: Throughout its existence, Warsaw has been a multi-cultural city. According to the 1901 census, out of 711,988 inhabitants 56.2% were Catholics, 35.7% Jews, 5% Greek orthodox Christians and 2.8% Protestants. Eight years later, in 1909, there were 281,754 Jews (36.9%), 18,189 Protestants (2.4%) and 2,818 Mariavites (0.4%). This led to construction of hundreds of places of religious worship in all parts of the town. Most of them were destroyed in the aftermath of the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. After the war, the new communist authorities of Poland discouraged church construction and only a small number were rebuilt.
Output: Mariavites
Input: Consider Input: Who was friendlier to Great Britain's interests?, Context: The slave trade was engaged in by European state and non-state actors such as Great Britain, the Netherlands, Portugal and private companies, as well as various African states and non-state actors. With rising anti-slavery sentiment at home and changing economic realities, Great Britain outlawed the international slave trade in 1807. Following the Napoleonic Wars, Great Britain established the West Africa Squadron in an attempt to halt the international traffic in slaves. It stopped ships of other nations that were leaving the African coast with slaves; the seized slaves were taken to Freetown, a colony in West Africa originally established for the resettlement of freed slaves from Britain. Britain intervened in the Lagos Kingship power struggle by bombarding Lagos in 1851, deposing the slave trade friendly Oba Kosoko, helping to install the amenable Oba Akitoye, and signing the Treaty between Great Britain and Lagos on 1 January 1852. Britain annexed Lagos as a Crown Colony in August 1861 with the Lagos Treaty of Cession. British missionaries expanded their operations and travelled further inland. In 1864, Samuel Ajayi Crowther became the first African bishop of the Anglican Church.
| Output: Akitoye
|
You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task.
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
(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>On what date did the worst oil spill in US history occur?<sep>March, 2010
Output: | No |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Katie Holmes I Don't Want Scientology Interrogating Suri
EXCLUSIVE
desperately wanted to save Suri from a form of interrogation practiced by thethat she was steadfastly against ... TMZ has learned.Sources close to Katie tell TMZ, back in 2005 she had witnessed Tom's other kids participating in a Scientology ritual she found to be troubling ... and feared Tom would drag Suri through the same process.Ex-Scientologists call the process "sec checking." Here's the way it works. The subject holds electrode handles on a device called an e-meter and is then asked a series of personal questions that help the Church locate "areas of spiritual distress."Some ex-Scientologists claim the questions include:-- What has somebody told you not to tell?-- Have you ever decided you did not like some member of your family?-- Have you ever bullied a smaller child?-- Have you ever lied to a teacher?-- Have you ever done something you were very much ashamed of?-- Have you ever refused to obey an order from someone you should obey?-- Have you ever gotten yourself dirty on purpose?During the process, a person called an "auditor" collects e-meter readings.Several ex-Scientologists have come out against "sec checking," claiming it's a mild form of psychological terrorism designed, in part, to get children to report on their parents.We're told Katie would have none of it and it is one of the reasons she broke from the Church and ultimately Tom. ||||| The seed for this crawl was a list of every host in the Wayback Machine
This crawl was run at a level 1 (URLs including their embeds, plus the URLs of all outbound links including their embeds)
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People
Tom & Katie's 1st Year of Marriage
There is no shortage of lawyers involved in Katie Holmes 's divorce from Tom Cruise . But the attorney who may have played the most important role is not even handling the case.Martin Holmes, 67, helped orchestrate his daughter's sudden split from her husband of five years, as PEOPLE reports in this week's cover story, on newsstands now.A University of Toledo law school grad and member of the Ohio Bar since 1971, he practices in areas including personal injury, business litigation, probate and matrimonial law."Marty is very rigid – it's his way or the highway," says a Toledo attorney who has worked with both Martin Holmes and his son, attorney Martin Jr., on cases. "Marty believes there are only two sets of rules: the rules of the court and his rules, and he carries himself that way."Along with his homemaker wife Kathy, 65, Martin raised five children: Tamera, 44, Holly, 43, Martin Jr., 42, Nancy, 38, and the baby of the family, 33-year-old Katie.As parents, Martin and Kathy "laid down the law but always with a lot of love," a relative told PEOPLE in 2006.After their youngest daughter began dating Cruise, 50, in 2005, rumors quickly emerged that the actress's parents were wary of the relationship. But publicly, Martin was always supportive of Cruise, calling him a "humanitarian" in a statement to Access Hollywood, and both Tom and Katie denied any tensions with her family."Some of the crap that's out there – the stuff that's said about my parents and my siblings [not hitting it off with Tom], it's really frustrating," Holmes told Vanity Fair in 2006 after welcoming daughter Suri.And indeed, at the rehearsal dinner for the couple's wedding in November 2006, Martin offered an emotional and welcoming toast to his famous new son-in-law."There is a line in the movie Father of the Bride where Steve Martin talks about how a time comes when you have a daughter that you stop worrying about her meeting the wrong guy ... and you worry about her meeting the right guy," Martin said. "It didn't take much time before I realized this Tom guy was a special guy – that he loved Katie, that he cared for her and supported her. Tom expressed his love many different ways – I like that. I respect men who are not afraid to show their feelings. I respect Tom for the commitment he has made to provide happiness and love to Katie."For much more on the split, including Holmes's dramatic exit from the marriage and the legal battle ahead, pick up this week's issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands now ||||| | It's Day 6 of the Katie Holmes-Tom Cruise divorce watch, and the updates—you guessed it—just keep coming. People reports that dad Martin Holmes played a big part in "orchestrating" his daughter's split from the actor. Not only is Martin "very rigid" and rumored to have been apprehensive about Katie's relationship with Cruise, he's also a lawyer who handles matrimonial law ... though he won't be part of his daughter's official legal team. He reportedly flew into NYC last week to help her fire a number of employees. In other news: People also spills plenty of details on the lead-up to the divorce, which involved "meticulous planning" on Holmes' part. A source tells the mag that "her inner circle has been planning this and switching out cell phones since she was in China [in mid-June]. When new cell phones arrived, then nobody could reach her. Her old best friends from last week don't have her new number, no email. She's unreachable." How did Holmes manage to rent a new apartment last month without making Cruise suspicious? The source says she told him she wanted to move to a place with an underground garage, to better protect her from the paparazzi. Still, as recently as last week she was telling Tom, via phone, "I love you," says the source. And TMZ offers more on Holmes' Scientology fears. It says she was present when Cruise's other kids participated in a ritual in 2005, in which they hold an "e-meter" and answer questions designed to help identify "areas of spiritual distress." She didn't want Suri to have to do it. Among the questions that can be asked: "Have you ever decided you did not like some member of your family?" Click to read more of the questions. |
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
What was given to Khan's posterity?, Context: Before Genghis Khan died, he assigned Ögedei Khan as his successor and split his empire into khanates among his sons and grandsons. He died in 1227 after defeating the Western Xia. He was buried in an unmarked grave somewhere in Mongolia at an unknown location. His descendants extended the Mongol Empire across most of Eurasia by conquering or creating vassal states out of all of modern-day China, Korea, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and substantial portions of modern Eastern Europe, Russia, and Southwest Asia. Many of these invasions repeated the earlier large-scale slaughters of local populations. As a result, Genghis Khan and his empire have a fearsome reputation in local histories.
| his empire |
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.
Newt Gingrich said today that he wasn't referring to Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-Wisc.) Medicare plan when he uttered the words "right-wing social engineering" last Sunday -- a comment that has earned the former House speaker a barrage of criticism that ultimately let him to call Ryan and apologize.
In a live interview with Rush Limbaugh Thursday afternoon, Gingrich said he hadn't actually criticized Ryan's plan in his Sunday appearance on "Meet the Press," and that he wasn't referring to the Wisconsin congressman when he said those words.
"It was not a reference to Paul Ryan. There was no reference to Paul Ryan in that answer," Gingrich told Limbaugh, who was in the process of gently grilling him about why he used those words in the NBC interview.
Limbaugh asked Gingrich why, then, did he call Ryan to apologize for the remark, if it wasn't made in reference to Ryan.
"It was interpreted in a way which was causing trouble which he doesn't need or deserve," Gingrich said. "My answer wasn't about the budget, and I promptly went back to say publicly that I would have voted for the Ryan budget." ||||| eye of newt Newt Gingrich Deserves Credit for Having an ABBA Ringtone
A presidential candidate's image is usually calculated down to the finest detail. Candidates wear what they think we want them to wear, they participate in activities because they think it'll make us like them more (Hand me a beer! I love drinking beer!), they carefully construct every sentence to alienate as few people as possible. In so doing, the voter doesn't actually get to know the real candidate, only the person the candidate wants the voter to see. And this is why we're commending Newt Gingrich for his choice of ringtone. If, as a Republican presidential candidate, you're going to have a song as a ringtone, it might be politically astute to choose something from, say, Lee Greenwood, or maybe just the "Star Spangled Banner." That could impress some primary voters, if only subconsciously. At a minimum, it certainly couldn't hurt. But Gingrich's ringtone isn't anything that's going to impress GOP primary voters. His ringtone is ABBA.
Much of the world was alerted to this fact when Gingrich's phone went off during a meeting in Iowa today. Kathie Obradovich, political columnist for the Des Moines Register, reported the incident on Twitter:
It may come as a surprise to most people but, in fact, Gingrich's had already proclaimed his ABBA love to the world years ago. Washingtonian cataloged this Gingrich tweet in July of 2009, which has since been deleted:
@newtgingrich: Callista and I watched mama mia the other night. I liked the dancing queen sequence so much watched three times.meryl streep did great job
He watched the "Dancing Queen" sequence from Mamma Mia three times. Three times. And then told people about it. The man just loves ABBA — a seventies Swedish pop group, for Christ's sake. He's feeling the beat of the tambourine, and he doesn't care who knows it. It's a little embarrassing, but it's also refreshing. He's showing us the real Newt, even if some people might find the real Newt kind of weird. |||||
| When Newt Gingrich said the words “right-wing social engineering” on Meet the Press—then called Paul Ryan to apologize for uttering them—he actually wasn't referring to Ryan's Medicare proposal, or so Gingrich said yesterday. The Atlantic reports that in an interview with Rush Limbaugh, Gingrich explains that “it was not a reference to Paul Ryan. There was no reference to Paul Ryan in that answer.” So, asks Limbaugh, why did he call Ryan to apologize? “It was interpreted in a way which was causing trouble which he doesn't need or deserve.” “My answer wasn't about the budget, and I promptly went back to say publicly that I would have voted for the Ryan budget,” Gingrich continued. In other Newt news, Daily Intel has learned which Swedish pop song currently doubles as his cell phone ring. |
input hypothesis: Ellen is highly recognized for writing books that are consistent with the modern day policies
Context: To write "The Persians," which opens Thursday at the Aurora Theatre in Berkeley, Ellen McLaughlin spent six days. Given the direction of U.S. foreign policy, McLaughlin says, the lessons of "The Persians" are particularly crucial today, 2,500 years after it was written.
true or false: It's impossible to say
input hypothesis: autistic children are inferior
Context: How to encourage an autistic child<br>Help kids find autistic role models. One thing that discourages autistic children is the fear that they are somehow " inferior " to neurotypical people. This couldn't be further from the truth.
true or false: No
input hypothesis: One of the worst ways to meet new people is by participating in social activities you're interested in anyway.
Context: How to find your ideal partner<br>Get out there! There are plenty of other ways to meet new people. One of the best ways to do so is by participating in social activities you're interested in anyway. For instance, start hitting that open mic night you've been tempted to check out.
true or false: No
input hypothesis: Tom was at the bank right before closing time.
Context: Leaky Pen<br>Tom was at the bank. He was trying to fill out some papers. Unfortunately the bank's pen was leaky. It got all over Tom's hands. The bank apologized profusely.
true or false: | It's impossible to say |
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.
Input: Stress management is the name for a number of techniques to control the level of psychical stress situations .
Output: | Stress management is a wide spectrum of techniques and psychotherapies aimed at controlling a person 's level of stress , especially chronic stress , usually for the purpose of and for the motive of improving everyday functioning . |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
[EX Q]: A stance that places high national and religious significance on the State of Israel is called what?, Context: Modern Orthodoxy, as a stream of Orthodox Judaism represented by institutions such as the U.S. National Council for Young Israel, is pro-Zionist and thus places a high national, as well as religious, significance on the State of Israel, and its affiliates are, typically, Zionist in orientation. It also practices involvement with non-Orthodox Jews that extends beyond "outreach (Kiruv)" to continued institutional relations and cooperation; see further under Torah Umadda. Other "core beliefs" are a recognition of the value and importance of secular studies, a commitment to equality of education for both men and women, and a full acceptance of the importance of being able to financially support oneself and one's family.
[EX A]: pro-Zionist
[EX Q]: People leave nonprofits because of?, Context: Competition for employees with the public and private sector is another problem that Nonprofit organizations will inevitably face, particularly for management positions. There are reports of major talent shortages in the nonprofit sector today regarding newly graduated workers, and NPOs have for too long relegated hiring to a secondary priority, which could be why they find themselves in the position many do. While many established NPO's are well-funded and comparative to their public sector competetitors, many more are independent and must be creative with which incentives they use to attract and maintain vibrant personalities. The initial interest for many is the wage and benefits package, though many who have been questioned after leaving an NPO have reported that it was stressful work environments and implacable work that drove them away.
[EX A]: stressful work environments and implacable work
[EX Q]: Where is the Centennial Light?, Context: The relationships above are valid for only a few percent change of voltage around rated conditions, but they do indicate that a lamp operated at much lower than rated voltage could last for hundreds of times longer than at rated conditions, albeit with greatly reduced light output. The "Centennial Light" is a light bulb that is accepted by the Guinness Book of World Records as having been burning almost continuously at a fire station in Livermore, California, since 1901. However, the bulb emits the equivalent light of a four watt bulb. A similar story can be told of a 40-watt bulb in Texas that has been illuminated since 21 September 1908. It once resided in an opera house where notable celebrities stopped to take in its glow, and was moved to an area museum in 1977.
[EX A]: | a fire station
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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.
Some defeated people became?, Context: Yet controlling the "Mandate of Heaven" was a daunting task. The vastness of China's territory meant that there were only enough banner troops to garrison key cities forming the backbone of a defense network that relied heavily on surrendered Ming soldiers. In addition, three surrendered Ming generals were singled out for their contributions to the establishment of the Qing dynasty, ennobled as feudal princes (藩王), and given governorships over vast territories in Southern China. The chief of these was Wu Sangui, who was given the provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou, while generals Shang Kexi and Geng Jingzhong were given Guangdong and Fujian provinces respectively.
A: | feudal princes |
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
Ash vs Evil Dead is an American horror comedy television series developed by Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi, and Tom Spezialy for the Starz network. It is set in Raimi's "Evil Dead" universe, with Bruce Campbell reprising his role as Ash Williams, and acts as a sequel to the original trilogy.
Available options:
I. Yes
II. It's impossible to say
III. No
Hypothesis: Ash vs Evil Dead made over a million at the box office
| II. |
Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Input: LONDON, England -- Graffiti artist Banksy, famed for infiltrating museum collections without their knowledge and spray-painting public buildings around the world, is holding his first major exhibition in years. A Banksy painting of the British House of Commons at England's Bristol museum. This time, however, the anonymous artist worked in tandem with the director of Bristol museum in the UK. CNN's Max Foster got a preview of his largest project to date. The artist's anonymity gained him notoriety and he became one of the art world's biggest names with his works selling at auction for hundreds of thousands of dollars. The exhibition's range, while very varied, remained true to Banksy form with his usual unconventional take on art. See pictures from Banksy's exhibition » "I think we might have dragged them down to our level rather than being elevated to theirs" Banksy, who is thought to be from Bristol, said about the museum. He filled three stories of the building with his art in 36 hours under tight security, as only a few museum staff were aware of the shows' imminent arrival. His work is hidden among the museum's usual exhibits and is split into different rooms, including installations, paintings and sculptures. In one of the paintings, a character has been cut out and is instead sitting on the painting's frame, perhaps taking a break from posing? <sep>Why did Banksy say his usual unconventional take on art might be displayed in the museum?<sep>His work is hidden among the museums usual exhibits and is in different rooms in 3 stories
Output: | Yes |
In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
Pangaea or Pangea (/ pænˈdʒiːə /) was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras. It assembled from earlier continental units approximately 335 million years ago, and it began to break apart about 175 million years ago. In contrast to the present Earth and its distribution of continental mass, much of Pangaea was in the southern hemisphere and surrounded by a superocean, Panthalassa. Pangaea was the most recent supercontinent to have existed and the first to be reconstructed by geologists. | when did all the continents combine into the pangaean supercontinent |
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: I Spit on Your Grave is a 2010 American rape-and-revenge horror film, and a remake of the controversial 1978 cult film "Day of the Woman" (better known by its re-release title, "I Spit on Your Grave"). It was directed by Steven R. Monroe, and stars Sarah Butler, Chad Lindberg, Daniel Franzese, Rodney Eastman, Jeff Branson, and Andrew Howard.
Hypothesis: I Spit on Your Grave was directed by some guy named Chad.
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: President Chirac has been advised that his resumption of nuclear testing would precipitate an international boycott of French products.
Hypothesis: President Chirac is a friendly guy.
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: Working Out<br>Cara was a bit nervous today. She was going to the gym for the first time. She had just gotten her membership and was going to use it. Cara walked in ready to exercise. She got on a treadmill and began running.
Hypothesis: Cara did not start by lifting weights.
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: | Context: That's right. All that I'm suggesting is, here is a plain meaning of the term that gives effect to the constitutional limit in a way that assures that, in fact, the limit is respected, contrary to the Government's argument, which, in effect, permits Congress the power perpetually to extend terms. If I may reserve the remainder of my time.
Hypothesis: Most governments are ran by monkeys |
Part 1. Definition
In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Part 2. Example
The Inheritance Cycle is a series of fantasy books written by Christopher Paolini.
Answer: The Inheritance Cycle is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini.
Explanation: The output sentence elaborates on the input sentence without changing its general meaning e.g. "tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels".
Part 3. Exercise
Illusory superiority has been found in education ( such as class performance , exams and overall intelligence ) , at work ( for example in job performance ) , and in social settings ( for example in estimating one 's popularity , or the extent to which one possesses desirable personality traits , such as honesty or confidence ) , as well as everyday abilities requiring particular skill .
Answer: | Illusory superiority has been found in individuals ' comparisons of themselves with others in a variety of aspects of life , including performance in academic circumstances ( such as class performance , exams and overall intelligence ) , in working environments ( for example in job performance ) , and in social settings ( for example in estimating one 's popularity , or the extent to which one possesses desirable personality traits , such as honesty or confidence ) , and in everyday abilities requiring particular skill . |
Read the text and determine if the sentence is true:
Yoko Ono, widow of murdered Beatles star John Lennon, has plastered the small German town of Langenhagen with backsides.
Sentence: Yoko Ono's husband was well known. | Yes |
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.
Example solution: is confectionary sugar the same as powdered sugar?
Example explanation: The question is a yes/no question, and it is answerable based on the given passage.
Problem: The One and Only Ivan is an American fantasy film based on the children's novel of the same name and directed by Thea Sharrock. The screenplay was written by Mike White and Sam Rockwell stars as the voice of the titular Ivan.
| Solution: is the one and only ivan a movie? |
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".
Bin Laden reportedly discussed the planes operation with KSM and Atef in a series of meetings in the spring of 1999 at the al Matar complex near Kandahar. KSM's original concept of using one of the hijacked planes to make a media statement was scrapped, but Bin Laden considered the basic idea feasible. Bin Laden, Atef, and KSM developed an initial list of targets. These included the White House, the U.S. Capitol, the Pentagon, and the World Trade Center. According to KSM, Bin Laden wanted to destroy the White House and the Pentagon, KSM wanted to strike the World Trade Center, and all of them wanted to hit the Capitol. No one else was involved in the initial selection of targets. Bin Laden also soon selected four individuals to serve as suicide operatives: Khalid al Mihdhar, Nawaf al Hazmi, Khallad, and Abu Bara al Yemeni. During the al Matar meetings, Bin Laden told KSM that Mihdhar and Hazmi were so eager to participate in an operation against the United States that they had already obtained U.S. visas. KSM states that they had done so on their own after the suicide of their friend Azzam (Nashiri's cousin) in carrying out the Nairobi bombing. KSM had not met them. His only guidance from Bin Laden was that the two should eventually go to the United States for pilot training. Hazmi and Mihdhar were Saudi nationals, born in Mecca. Like the others in this initial group of selectees, they were already experienced mujahideen. They had traveled together to fight in Bosnia in a group that journeyed to the Balkans in 1995. By the time Hazmi and Mihdhar were assigned to the planes operation in early 1999, they had visited Afghanistan on several occasions. Khallad was another veteran mujahid, like much of his family. His father had been expelled from Yemen because of his extremist views. Khallad had grown up in Saudi Arabia, where his father knew Bin Laden, Abdullah Azzam, and Omar Abdel Rahman (the "Blind Sheikh"). <sep>Whose father was expelled from Yemen?<sep>Khalid al Mihdhar
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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: Ha Long Bay is located in northeastern Vietnam, from E106 ° 55' to E107 ° 37' and from N20 ° 43' to N21 ° 09'. The bay stretches from Yen Hung district, past Ha Long city, Cam Pha town to Van Don District, bordered on the south and southeast by Lan Ha Bay, on the north by Ha Long city, and on the west by Bai Tu Long Bay. The bay has a 120 km long coastline and is approximately 1,553 km2 in size with about 2,000 islets. The area designated by UNESCO as the World Natural Heritage Site incorporates 434 km2 with 775 islets, of which the core zone is delimited by 69 points: Dau Go island on the west, Ba Ham lake on the south and Cong Tay island on the east. The protected area is from the Cái Dăm petrol store to Quang Hanh commune, Cam Pha town and the surrounding zone.
A: is halong bay in north or south vietnam
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Q: One of the earliest factories was John Lombe's water-powered silk mill at Derby, operational by 1721. By 1746, an integrated brass mill was working at Warmley near Bristol. Raw material went in at one end, was smelted into brass and was turned into pans, pins, wire, and other goods. Housing was provided for workers on site. Josiah Wedgwood in Staffordshire and Matthew Boulton at his Soho Manufactory were other prominent early industrialists, who employed the factory system.
A: where were the first american factories and what was produced in them
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Q: 'Ring a Ring o' Roses' or 'Ring Around the Rosie' or 'Ring a Ring o' Rosie' is a nursery rhyme or folksong and playground singing game. It first appeared in print in 1881, but it is reported that a version was already being sung to the current tune in the 1790s and similar rhymes are known from across Europe. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 7925. Urban legend says the song originally described the plague, specifically the Great Plague of London, or the Black Death, but folklorists reject this idea.
A: | where does the song ring around the rosies come from
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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.
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Question: The United States has about 20 species of venomous snakes, which include 16 species of rattlesnakes, two species of coral snakes, one species of cottonmouth (or water moccasin), and one species of copperhead. At least one type of venomous snake is found in every state except Alaska and Hawaii.
Answer: what are the poisonous snakes in the united states
Question: Built by King Henry VIII on the site of a leper hospital dedicated to Saint James the Less, the palace was secondary in importance to the Palace of Whitehall for most Tudor and Stuart monarchs. The palace increased in importance during the reigns of the early Georgian monarchy, but was displaced by Buckingham Palace in the late-18th and early-19th centuries. After decades of being used increasingly for only formal occasions, the move was formalised by Queen Victoria in 1837. Today the palace houses a number of official offices, societies and collections and all ambassadors and high commissioners to the United Kingdom are still accredited to the Court of St James's.
Answer: where did the royal family live before buckingham palace
Question: Constantinople (Greek: Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis; Latin: Constantinopolis) was the capital city of the Roman / Byzantine (330 -- 1204 and 1261 -- 1453), and also of the brief Latin (1204 -- 1261), and the later Ottoman (1453 -- 1923) empires. It was reinaugurated in 324 AD from ancient Byzantium as the new capital of the Roman Empire by Emperor Constantine the Great, after whom it was named, and dedicated on 11 May 330 AD.
Answer: | how long was constantinople the center of the roman empire
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Q: In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
In India, the Panchayati Raj now functions as a system of governance in which gram panchayats are the basic units of local administration. The system has three levels: Gram Panchayat (village level), Mandal Parishad or Block Samiti or Panchayat Samiti (block level), and Zila Parishad (district level). It was formalized in 1992 by the 73rd amendment to the Indian Constitution. Currently, the Panchayati Raj system exists in all states except Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Mizoram, and in all Union Territories except Delhi.
A: | 73rd amendment to the constitution of india deals with |
In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
Example Input: Its boundaries are the Carpathians in the north and east, the Transdanubian Mountains and Croatian mountains in the southwest, and approximately the Sava river in the south.
Example Output: where is the great hungarian plain located on a map
Example Input: In camp at Kill Devil Hills, they endured weeks of delays caused by broken propeller shafts during engine tests. After the shafts were replaced (requiring two trips back to Dayton), Wilbur won a coin toss and made a three-second flight attempt on December 14, 1903, stalling after takeoff and causing minor damage to the Flyer. (Because December 13, 1903, was a Sunday, the brothers did not make any attempts that day, even though the weather was good, so their first powered test flight happened on the 121st anniversary of the first test flight that the Montgolfier brothers had done, on December 14, 1782.) In a message to their family, Wilbur referred to the trial as having 'only partial success', stating 'the power is ample, and but for a trifling error due to lack of experience with this machine and this method of starting, the machine would undoubtedly have flown beautifully.' Following repairs, the Wrights finally took to the air on December 17, 1903, making two flights each from level ground into a freezing headwind gusting to 27 miles per hour (43 km / h). The first flight, by Orville at 10: 35 am, of 120 feet (37 m) in 12 seconds, at a speed of only 6.8 miles per hour (10.9 km / h) over the ground, was recorded in a famous photograph. The next two flights covered approximately 175 and 200 feet (53 and 61 m), by Wilbur and Orville respectively. Their altitude was about 10 feet (3.0 m) above the ground. The following is Orville Wright's account of the final flight of the day:
Example Output: how many times did it take the wright brothers to fly
Example Input: Emery boards are generally less abrasive than the metal nail files, and hence, emery boards may take longer to file down nails than metal nail files. However, nail files may play a role in disease transmission if they are used on more than one person without adequate sterilization. Emery boards are usually less expensive than metal nail files, therefore emery boards can be economically disposed of after use on a single person. The nail can be smoothed and shaped accurately by taking light, even strokes in one direction across the top of the nail. Twenty to thirty easy strokes can typically shorten excessively long fingernails, while five to ten strokes are sufficient for shaping the nails.
Example Output: | what is the difference between emery board and nail file
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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.
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Passover commences on the 15th of the Hebrew month of Nisan and lasts for either seven days (in Israel and for Reform Jews and other progressive Jews around the world who adhere to the Biblical commandment) or eight days for Orthodox, Hasidic, and most Conservative Jews (in the diaspora). In Judaism, a day commences at dusk and lasts until the following dusk, thus the first day of Passover begins after dusk of the 14th of Nisan and ends at dusk of the 15th day of the month of Nisan. The rituals unique to the Passover celebrations commence with the Passover Seder when the 15th of Nisan has begun. In the Northern Hemisphere Passover takes place in spring as the Torah prescribes it: 'in the month of (the) spring' (בחדש האביב Exodus 23: 15). It is one of the most widely celebrated Jewish holidays.
answer:
when is passover and how long is it
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The immune system is a host defense system comprising many biological structures and processes within an organism that protects against disease. To function properly, an immune system must detect a wide variety of agents, known as pathogens, from viruses to parasitic worms, and distinguish them from the organism's own healthy tissue. In many species, the immune system can be classified into subsystems, such as the innate immune system versus the adaptive immune system, or humoral immunity versus cell-mediated immunity. In humans, the blood -- brain barrier, blood -- cerebrospinal fluid barrier, and similar fluid -- brain barriers separate the peripheral immune system from the neuroimmune system, which protects the brain.
answer:
how many immune systems does the body have
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The origin of the person of Jonas Bronck (c. 1600 -- 43) is contested. Some sources claim he was a Swedish born emigrant from Komstad, Norra Ljunga parish in Småland, Sweden, who arrived in New Netherland during the spring of 1639. Bronck became the first recorded European settler in the area now known as the Bronx and built a farm named 'Emmanus' close to what today is the corner of Willis Avenue and 132nd Street in Mott Haven. He leased land from the Dutch West India Company on the neck of the mainland immediately north of the Dutch settlement in Harlem (on Manhattan Island), and bought additional tracts from the local tribes. He eventually accumulated 500 acres (200 ha) between the Harlem River and the Aquahung, which became known as Bronck's River or the Bronx (River). Dutch and English settlers referred to the area as Bronck's Land. The American poet William Bronk was a descendant of Pieter Bronck, either Jonas Bronck's son or his younger brother. More recent research indicates that Pieter was probably Jonas' nephew or cousin, but certainly of the same family.
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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: Which type of electric field is less desirable, between the plates or outside the dielectric?, Context: The maximum energy is a function of dielectric volume, permittivity, and dielectric strength. Changing the plate area and the separation between the plates while maintaining the same volume causes no change of the maximum amount of energy that the capacitor can store, so long as the distance between plates remains much smaller than both the length and width of the plates. In addition, these equations assume that the electric field is entirely concentrated in the dielectric between the plates. In reality there are fringing fields outside the dielectric, for example between the sides of the capacitor plates, which will increase the effective capacitance of the capacitor. This is sometimes called parasitic capacitance. For some simple capacitor geometries this additional capacitance term can be calculated analytically. It becomes negligibly small when the ratios of plate width to separation and length to separation are large.
Answer: outside the dielectric
Question: What was the harshest form of oppression faced by Jewish populations?, Context: Throughout history, many rulers, empires and nations have oppressed their Jewish populations or sought to eliminate them entirely. Methods employed ranged from expulsion to outright genocide; within nations, often the threat of these extreme methods was sufficient to silence dissent. The history of antisemitism includes the First Crusade which resulted in the massacre of Jews; the Spanish Inquisition (led by Tomás de Torquemada) and the Portuguese Inquisition, with their persecution and autos-da-fé against the New Christians and Marrano Jews; the Bohdan Chmielnicki Cossack massacres in Ukraine; the Pogroms backed by the Russian Tsars; as well as expulsions from Spain, Portugal, England, France, Germany, and other countries in which the Jews had settled. According to a 2008 study published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, 19.8% of the modern Iberian population has Sephardic Jewish ancestry, indicating that the number of conversos may have been much higher than originally thought.
Answer: genocide
Question: Which was bigger, Pinkerton or the Army?, Context: In the American Old West, policing was often of very poor quality.[citation needed] The Army often provided some policing alongside poorly resourced sheriffs and temporarily organized posses.[citation needed] Public organizations were supplemented by private contractors, notably the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, which was hired by individuals, businessmen, local governments and the federal government. At its height, the Pinkerton Agency's numbers exceeded those of the United States Army.[citation needed]
Answer: | Pinkerton
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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]: Mr. Andrews pointed to one of the oak chairs. "You sit there," he commanded, "it's reserved for members of the bar, but it's all right. You're with ME." Distinctly annoyed, slightly bewildered, the banker sank between the arms of a chair. He felt he had lost his individuality. Andrews had become his sponsor. Because of Andrews he was tolerated. Because Andrews had a pull he was permitted to sit as an equal among police-court lawyers. No longer was he Arnold Thorndike. He was merely the man "with Mr. Andrews." Then even Andrews abandoned him. "The judge'll be here in a minute, now," said the assistant district attorney, and went inside a railed enclosure in front of the judge's bench. There he greeted another assistant district attorney whose years were those of even greater indiscretion than the years of Mr. Andrews. Seated on the rail, with their hands in their pockets and their backs turned to Mr. Thorndike, they laughed and talked together. The subject of their discourse was one Mike Donlin, as he appeared in vaudeville. To Mr. Thorndike it was evident that young Andrews had entirely forgotten him. He arose, and touched his sleeve. With infinite sarcasm Mr. Thorndike began: "My engagements are not pressing, but—" A court attendant beat with his palm upon the rail. "Sit down!" whispered Andrews. "The judge is coming." Mr. Thorndike sat down. The court attendant droned loudly words Mr. Thorndike could not distinguish. There was a rustle of silk, and from a door behind him the judge stalked past. <sep>What did his sponsor whisper?<sep>Stand up
[EX A]: No
[EX Q]: "The impact of her interest and work on the provision of legal services in the state of California is immeasurable," said Patricia Philips, senior of-counsel for Los Angeles' Morrison & Foerster. "Its value is felt every day by someone who would otherwise be floundering around in the legal system yet dealing with very serious problems." Zelon's public-interest work has not gone unnoticed. Several organizations that share her commitment to public service - including the National Legal Aid & Defender Association and the State Bar of California - have honored her. Two years ago, Zelon received the Laurie D. Zelon Pro Bono Award, which had been named for her one year earlier by the Law Firm Pro Bono Project, which she'd helped found. "I didn't find out until I was standing in the great hall of the Supreme Court, surrounded by 300 people who were there, that the award had been named for me and was thereafter going to be given in my name. It's very hard to believe, for anyone who knows me well, but I was actually speechless for a period," Zelon said. Zelon faced one of the greatest challenges of her legal career, she said, when her appointment to the bench forced her to switch gears from civil litigation to criminal law. "It was a steep learning curve for me," she said. "It's a whole different set of processes. The rules are different. The case law is a whole body unto itself." Attorneys praise Zelon for her thorough understanding of the law. "She's extremely well-versed in the law," Leon said. "She's very thorough in her research," Wong said. Of course, not all attorneys concur with every decision Zelon makes in court. Some city attorneys disagree with her interpretation of evidentiary statutes when Zelon puts limits on their use of hearsay testimony. But lawyers who have appeared before her say that they appreciate her intelligent interpretation of the law. <sep>How many people surrounded Zelon when presented with the award?<sep>3 people
[EX A]: No
[EX Q]: Johnnie had a set of small volumes of English verse, extensively annotated by his own hand, which Stoddard had brought to her early in their acquaintance, leaving it with her more as a gift than as a loan. She kept these little books after all the others had gone back. She had read and reread them--cullings from Chaucer, from Spenser, from the Elizabethan lyrists, the border balladry, fierce, tender, oh, so human--till she knew pages of them by heart, and their vocabulary influenced her own, their imagery tinged all her leisure thoughts. It seemed to her, whenever she debated returning them, that she could not bear it. She would get them out and sit with one of them open in her hands, not reading, but staring at the pages with unseeing eyes, passing her fingers over it, as one strokes a beloved hand, or turning through each book only to find the pencilled words in the margins. She would be giving up part of herself when she took these back. Yet it had to be done, and one miserable morning she made them all into a neat package, intending to carry them to the mill and place them on Stoddard's desk thus early, when nobody would be in the office. Then the children came in; Deanie was half sick; and in the distress of getting the ailing child comfortably into her own bed, Johnnie forgot the books. Taking them in at noon, she met Stoddard himself. <sep>Whose books did Johnnie keep and reread?<sep>Stoddard's
[EX A]: | Yes
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Select from options: Continue writing the next sentence.
He takes a pair of scissors and starts trimming the top part of hair. He uses a black comb and scissors to point cut his hair. he
Choose from: + stops to take a break, to gunk up his skin, and then begins shaving his beard.; + continues to cut until his hair falls down to his shoulders and he sits back to rest.; + grabs a clipper and cut the top part of his hair.; + holds the hair in his hand as he trims it.;
Answer: | holds the hair in his hand as he trims it. |
Detailed Instructions: 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:The seventh season of the American ABC fantasy-drama Once Upon a Time was ordered on May 11, 2017. It consisted of 22 episodes, airing on Fridays, having premiered on October 6, 2017.
Solution: | will there be a season 7 of once upon time? |
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.
Butchers’ federation claims vegans want to ‘impose their lifestyle’ on the majority
Butchers in France have asked the government for police protection from animal rights activists, claiming their security was being threatened and that vegans were trying to impose a meat-free lifestyle on the nation.
The French federation of butchers wrote to the interior minister saying shops had been sprinkled with fake blood and covered in graffiti. It claims that a growing media focus on veganism was threatening butchers’ safety.
The letter said France’s 18,000 butchers were worried about the consequences of “excessive media hype around vegan lifestyles”, and that vegans wanted to “impose their lifestyle on the immense majority of people”.
“We count on your services and on the support of the entire government so that the physical, verbal and moral violence stops as soon as possible,” the federation wrote.
Seven butcher shops were vandalised and sprayed with fake blood in the Hauts-de-France region in the north of the country in April. Other incidents were reported in southern France.
A butcher and a fishmonger in the north had seen windows broken, with the slogan “Stop speciesism” left behind in spray-paint by the vandals.
It is not only purveyors of meat who have faced the wrath of the animal rights activists: last year a cheesemonger in Lyon said his shop was painted with the words “milk is rape” and “milk is murder”.
In March, a vegan cheesemaker was given a seven-month suspended jail sentence for condoning terrorism after she said on Facebook that she had no compassion for the supermarket butcher killed in a terrorist attack on a store in Trèbes and likened being a butcher to being a murderer.
“We condemn all violence,” said Sébastien Arsac of the non-violent L214 campaign group against animal exploitation, which has recently made high-profile films of practises in French abattoirs.
He told French media that while meat sales were going down, it was not the 5% of vegetarians in France that threatened butchers’ livelihoods but the 50% of people who were considering cutting down on meat.
Some have suggested butchers are seeking to generate publicity on the back of a small number of incidents.
Jean-François Guihard, a Brittany butcher and the head of the butchers’ federation, said he was not not asking for a police officer to be stationed outside each butcher shop but said the state must monitor what he called “extremist” vegan groups.
Asked by Le Parisien newspaper if he was against all vegetarians, Guihard said: “Not at all. If they refuse to eat meat, that’s their choice. We just want people to respect our craft and our customers, which means the majority of French people. Vegans are in a small minority.”
Faced with declining meat sales, farmers’ groups have effectively lobbied the centrist government of Emmanuel Macron in recent weeks to prevent “anti-meat” measures.
A proposal to require schools to provide a vegetarian meal at least once a week was dropped in parliament, while food producers have also battled to ban the use of the terms “steak”, “fillet”, “bacon” and “sausage” to refer non-meat products. ||||| PARIS — French butchers say they’ve had enough. Not only must they confront media coverage of the “vegan way of life,” now they say they are under assault.
After a series of small but unprecedented incidents, the butchers federation says its members need protection from militants who have broken windows, thrown fake blood and sprayed graffiti on their shops. In a letter to the French Interior Ministry, the butchers wrote that “physical, verbal, and moral violence” against them was “neither more nor less than a form of terrorism.”
The letter may be a touch hyperbolic — French vegan organizations are quick to defend their movement as nonviolent — but it has struck a chord with many French who dislike being told what they should eat.
Food is sacred in France, a country proud of its more than 300 cheeses and its cuts of beef so refined that it is impossible to order a steak at the butcher’s counter without being offered a choice of at least 10 cuts. ||||| These crawls are part of an effort to archive pages as they are created and archive the pages that they refer to. That way, as the pages that are referenced are changed or taken from the web, a link to the version that was live when the page was written will be preserved.Then the Internet Archive hopes that references to these archived pages will be put in place of a link that would be otherwise be broken, or a companion link to allow people to see what was originally intended by a page's authors.The goal is to fix all broken links on the web . Crawls of supported "No More 404" sites. ||||| These crawls are part of an effort to archive pages as they are created and archive the pages that they refer to. That way, as the pages that are referenced are changed or taken from the web, a link to the version that was live when the page was written will be preserved.Then the Internet Archive hopes that references to these archived pages will be put in place of a link that would be otherwise be broken, or a companion link to allow people to see what was originally intended by a page's authors.The goal is to fix all broken links on the web . Crawls of supported "No More 404" sites. |||||
| Graffiti, smashed windows, even shops splattered with blood. This is the "terror" being set upon meat purveyors in France, the head of the French Federation of Butchers tells the BBC, all part of a campaign by vegans to intimidate "in their aim of making a whole section of French culture disappear." In a letter to the French Interior Ministry cited by the New York Times, the group's president says it has been subjected to "physical, verbal, and moral violence" as "a form of terrorism" at the hands of animal-rights or anti-meat groups, and the butchers now want police protection. The vandalism is especially alarming to the butchers because those who traffic in meat and cheese are usually held in high esteem in French gastronomical circles, and because the number of vegetarians in France isn't even a big one: A 2016 survey found just 3% of people there place themselves in that category. Still, despite France's boeuf-loving history, the Times notes meat consumption has slowly dropped as of late due to health, environmental, and cost concerns—and that has the butcher federation worried. "The 18,000 artisans, butchers, and sausage makers of our country are worried about the excessive media exposure about the vegan way of life," the group's president says in his letter. The Guardian notes some dairy sellers are facing similar acts of vandalism, with one Lyon cheesemaker reporting his shop was hit with "milk is rape" and "milk is murder" graffiti last year. One other organization that doesn't support the tactics being used by miffed meat-spurners: the country's Vegan Federation. "We are completely against ugly language and violent expressions of opinion," that group's chief says. "Veganism is about reducing violence." (This restaurant took an unusual route when vegans began protesting.) |
The Pittsburgh Steelers 17-13 win over the Atlanta Falcons was a tale of two halves. Pittsburgh came out of the gate slowly, showing lackluster effort on both sides of the football, especially when facing the Falcons’ top players. But in the second half things picked up and thanks to some really great individual effort were able to pull off the win. Here are four takeaways from the win.
Can we infer the following?
The falcons play the steelers again | It's impossible to say |
context: How to eat out on the volumetrics diet
Ask how the dish is prepared.
You can sometimes ask the chef to prepare your dish in a more healthful way, such as grilling the dish with a small amount of butter or oil instead of pan-frying.
Find out which soups are broth-based rather than cream-based.
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next sentence for the context: Chicken noodle, minestrone, vegetable and beef barley are common choices that are broth-based, which means that you can have larger portions. Ask for low-fat dressing options with salads.
context: How to make simple peanut butter dog biscuits
Preheat your oven to 375 ° f (191 ° c).
Gather all the ingredients listed above in the " ingredients " section and handle all the required utensils.
Combine the flour and baking powder in one medium sized bowl.
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next sentence for the context: Combine the milk and peanut butter in another bowl. Mix till blended enough so that there isn't a whole lot of lumps.
context: How to do nice things for your parents
Say thank you.
Let your parents know that you appreciate everything they do for you. This includes not just the big stuff, like putting a roof over your head and feeding you, but also smaller everyday things, like giving you a ride to your friend's house.
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next sentence for the context: A simple " thank you " goes a long way. Let your parents know when they gave you good advice.
context: How to help teething pups
Provide your puppy with chew toys.
Chew toys help satisfy the puppy's urges. When new teeth are putting pressure on a puppy's gums, chewing is a natural reaction.
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next sentence for the context: | If you don't provide a chew toy, your puppy will look for something else to chew, including furniture, shoes and other things you value. The best chew toys are made of sturdy materials. |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Q: UPDATED: Sweet Cakes: State orders Oregon bakery owners to pay $135,000 for denying service to same-sex couple
Updated at 2 p.m.
Oregon Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian on Thursday ordered the owners of a former Gresham bakery to pay $135,000 in damages to a lesbian couple for refusing to make them a wedding cake.
Avakian's ruling upheld a preliminary finding earlier this year that the owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa had discriminated against the women on the basis of their sexual orientation.
Bakery owners Melissa and Aaron Klein cited their Christian beliefs against same-sex marriage in denying service. The case ignited a long-running skirmish in the nation's culture wars, pitting civil rights advocates against religious freedom proponents who argued business owners should have the right to refuse services for gay and lesbian weddings.
Avakian's final order makes clear that serving potential customers equally trumps the Kleins' religious beliefs. Under Oregon law, businesses cannot discriminate or refuse service based on sexual orientation, just as they cannot turn customers away because of race, sex, disability, age or religion, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries said in a news release.
"This case is not about a wedding cake or a marriage," Avakian wrote. "It is about a business's refusal to serve someone because of their sexual orientation. Under Oregon law, that is illegal.
"Within Oregon's public accommodations law is the basic principle of human decency that every person, regardless of their sexual orientation, has the freedom to fully participate in society. The ability to enter public places, to shop, to dine, to move about unfettered by bigotry."
Though the Oregon Equality Act of 2007 includes an exemption for religious organizations and schools, it does not permit private business owners to deny service and discriminate against potential customers, BOLI said.
The commissioner ordered the Kleins to pay $75,000 to Rachel Bowman-Cryer and $60,000 to Laurel Bowman-Cryer. His ruling may be appealed to the Oregon Court of Appeals.
Anna Harmon, one of three lawyers representing the Kleins, said Thursday an appeal is likely.
"That's up to our clients," Harmon said. "I believe at this point they are intending to preserve their constitutional rights as much as they can, and that would look like an appeal."
In a statement issued through their attorney, Paul A. Thompson, the Bowman-Cryers thanked BOLI for "sending a clear message that discrimination will simply not be tolerated in our state."
"This has been a terrible ordeal for our entire family. We never imagined finding ourselves caught up in a fight for social justice," they said. "We endured daily, hateful attacks on social media, received death threats and feared for our family's safety, yet our goal remained steadfast. We were determined to ensure that this kind of blatant discrimination never happened to another couple, another family, another Oregonian."
The controversy began in January 2013 when the Kleins turned away Rachel Cryer, as she was known then, and her mother from their bakery.
In August 2013, Cryer and her partner complained to the state Bureau of Labor and Industries. The agency conducted an investigation and in January 2014 brought charges that the Kleins had unlawfully discriminated against the couple because of their sexual orientation.
BOLI investigators said the Kleins' refusal violated the women's civil rights and recommended they pay $75,000 in damages to each woman for emotional suffering.
That triggered a conciliation process between the two parties to see if a settlement could be reached. The Kleins and the state, acting on the women's behalf, could not agree, so the case went before Alan McCullough, a BOLI administrative law judge.
During a hearing in March, both women testified to the emotional stress they attributed to their experience with Sweet Cakes as well as the glare of media attention that followed.
On Jan. 17, 2013, Cryer brought her mother, Cheryl McPherson, to a cake tasting appointment she had set up with Melissa Klein. That day, Melissa stayed home with the couple's twin 8-month-old-boys and Aaron went to the bakery. When he asked for the names of the bride and groom, Cryer said there would be two brides.
"I said, 'I'm very sorry, I believe I have wasted your time. We do not do cakes for same sex weddings,' " Klein testified.
Aaron Klein said his family, too, had suffered because of the case. Reporters came to his home and his shop, he testified during the March hearing.
The Sweet Cakes by Melissa car was vandalized and broken into twice. Photographers and florists severed ties with the company, eventually forcing Sweet Cakes to close the Gresham shop in September 2013. The business now operates out of the couple's home in Sandy.
Following the hearing, McCullough recommended $75,000 in damages be awarded to Rachel Bowman-Cryer and $60,000 to Laurel Bowman-Cryer.
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@georgerede ||||| Bureau of Labor and Industries’ ruling comes after Portland-area shop Sweet Cakes by Melissa would not bake wedding cake, but bakers could appeal
The owners of a Portland-area bakery that denied service to a same-sex couple must pay $135,000 in damages, the bureau of labor and industries has ruled.
The damages are for emotional suffering caused by Sweet Cakes by Melissa, which two years ago refused to bake a wedding cake for Laurel and Rachel Bowman-Cryer.
A 2007 Oregon law protects the rights of LGBT people in employment, housing and public accommodations. It provides an exemption for religious organisations, but the agency ruled that exemption does not allow private businesses to discriminate against potential customers.
“This case is not about a wedding cake or a marriage. It is about a business’s refusal to serve someone because of their sexual orientation. Under Oregon law, that is illegal,” Oregon labor commissioner Brad Avakian said in the final order.
In April, an administrative law judge proposed the same damages.
The bakers said their refusal to bake for the couple was prompted by religious beliefs. The case has been cited in the national debate over religious freedom and discrimination against gays.
Bakery owners Aaron and Melissa Klein closed their Gresham store in 2013 and operate the business from home. They can still file an appeal with the Oregon court of appeals.
One of the Kleins’ attorneys, Anna Harmon, criticised the order, saying it was a case of “an overpowered elected official using his position to root out thought and speech with which he personally disagrees”.
Avakian’s order is unconstitutional, Harmon said, because “the right to speak freely, to think uniquely, and to live according to our faith is the bedrock of this country”.
But Jeana Frazzini, co-director of the gay-rights group Basic Rights Oregon, praised the order.
“This case struck a chord with many Oregonians because allowing businesses to deny goods and services to people because of who they are and whom they love is hurtful and wrong,” she said in a statement. |||||
A: | An Oregon bakery's refusal to serve a lesbian couple has resulted in the most expensive wedding cake never baked in recent memory after the state labor board ordered Sweet Cakes by Melissa to pay $135,000 in damages for discrimination. The case dates back to January 2013, reports the Oregonian, when Sweet Cakes by Melissa owners Melissa and Aaron Klein refused to bake a wedding cake for Rachel and Laurel Bowman-Cryer, citing their Christian beliefs. The Bowman-Cryers filed a complaint, a ruckus ensued, and the state found early last year that the Kleins had violated their civil rights. "This case is not about a wedding cake or a marriage," wrote Oregon's labor commissioner. "It is about a business's refusal to serve someone because of their sexual orientation. Under Oregon law, that is illegal." While exemptions exist for religious organizations, businesses have no such legal protection, and all citizens must retain "the ability to enter public places, to shop, to dine, to move about unfettered by bigotry," he wrote. Klein had already closed her storefront and now operates her business out of her home. The Bowman-Cryers thanked the state for "sending a clear message that discrimination will simply not be tolerated in our state." The Kleins may appeal, and their lawyer indicates they'll do so, reports the Guardian, calling the labor commissioner "an overpowered elected official using his position to root out thought and speech with which he personally disagrees." |
This is a test of commonsense. 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 | , the person rinses and dries the car. |
Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context (see options)?
Context:
How to be the coolest girl in school<br>Don't concern yourself too much with popularity! In 10 years it won't matter what stores you shopped at, what makeup you wore, and so on. Be kind to the people around you, have a sense of humor and radiate confidence and beauty. Appearance matters but it is not everything.
Hypothesis: Beauty and confidence can be radiated.
A). Yes.
B). It's impossible to say.
C). No. | A). |
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Noboru Bitoy
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Just how good is a Chipotle burrito? With your help and money, Noboru Bitoy wants to find out. Bitoy launched a Kickstarter to fundraise money to buy a burrito. There’s no reason for why he’s doing this other than that he can, as BetaBeat points out.
He quickly reached his goal of 8 bucks, but people wouldn’t stop donating. He is currently up to $193 in donations with 23 days left to fundraise. But Bitoy now wants to deliver more, thanks to the outpouring of monetary support he's received. So he changed his goals up a little. Now, when you donate money to Bitoy's venture, BetaBeat reports Bitoy will deliver on the following:
For $50, Mr. Bitoy will buy four burritos and consume them over the following days as a test "to truly see how the burrito flavor is changed when it is a leftover meal." And for $175 pledged, he’ll devour 24 variations of a chicken burrito and included a colorful infographic to help you map the flavorful walkabout.
CNET, who also reported on the Kickstarter, said it best: there are worse things you can spend a dollar on than someone's enthusiastic burrito-based fundraiser. ||||| The phrase "Burrito Deliciousness Graph" now exists.
Ah Kickstarter, a vast wasteland of ideas purported by money hungry and lazy people who don’t want to leave their computers. And occasionally some of them are hungry, like Noboru Bitoy who created a campaign begging people to pay for his meal from Chipotle.
In what’s either the most clever or caloric idea ever, Mr. Bitoy writes that he wants to find out out how tasty a Chipotle burrito is (he’s calling it the “Burrito Deliciousness Graph”) and wants your money to do it:
“Just how delicious is a chicken burrito from my local Chipotle? I will find & display the answer in a creative presentation,” he writes.
There’s no reason for why he’s doing this other than that he can.
With an $8 target, the goal was quickly reached. And, as promised, he made a video fawning over the sodium-filled meat rocket. But when he noticed that people wouldn’t stop donating, he pivoted his Kickstarter campaign.
Now it’s a way to deliver a nonstop conveyor belt of Chipotle right into his face hole while pretending he’s doing you a service of taste tests. How kind.
For $50, Mr. Bitoy will buy four burritos and consume them over the following days as a test “to truly see how the burrito flavor is changed when it is a leftover meal.” And for $175 pledged, he’ll devour 24 variations of a chicken burrito and included a colorful infographic to help you map the flavorful walkabout.
With 24 days to go, he’s $30 shy of reaching his final goal. We’re guessing his appeal for a kale smoothie cleanse begins on day 25. ||||| | Kickstarter exists to fund dreams, and graphic design student Noboru Bitoy had a very, er, ambitious one: He wanted a Chipotle chicken burrito. So the Chicagoan threw up a project in which he promised to eat a burrito, rate it, and create a "Deliciousness Graph." He set the goal at $8: enough for the burrito, the sales tax, and a $1 tip. In the Risks and Challenges section he wrote things like, "I might accidentally receive a carnitas or steak filling instead of chicken" and "I might drop the burrito on the floor." Of course, the goofy campaign proved to be media catnip, drawing write-ups from Slate, CNET, BetaBeat, and more. Bitoy instantly shot past his goal—way, way past. As of this writing, 171 backers have pledged $654. So, like any good Kickstarter project, Bitoy has added stretch goals. At this point he has committed to: Eat 24 varieties of Chipotle chicken burritos, trying every possible variation with all three salsas. Eat four burritos over a period of four days to see how they taste as they age. Eat a burrito while skydiving. "This truly is the greatest Kickstarter ever," one backer commented. "This must be one of the most fulfilling pledges I have ever made," another agreed. "You made my day." The campaign doesn't end for another 21 days, but Bitoy has posted a video of himself eating the first burrito anyway. He rated it "yum." |
How to know if a kitten is stressed<br>Notice any digestive problems. Stress and anxiety in a kitten can lead to digestive issues. Diarrhea and constipation are common reactions to stress.
Can we infer the following?
some kittens will always be stressed
Select from: I. Yes II. It's impossible to say III. No
The answer is: | II. |
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Q: Imagine you are standing in a farm field in central Illinois. The land is so flat you can see for miles and miles. On a clear day, you might see a grain silo 20 miles away. You might think to yourself, it sure is flat around here. If you drive one hundred miles to the south, the landscape changes. In southern Illinois, there are rolling hills. Why do you think this is? What could have caused these features? There are no big rivers that may have eroded and deposited this material. The ground is capable of supporting grass and trees, so wind erosion would not explain it. To answer the question, you need to go back 12,000 years. Around 12,000 years ago, a giant ice sheet covered much of the Midwest United States. Springfield, Illinois, was covered by over a mile of ice. Its hard to imagine a mile thick sheet of ice. The massive ice sheet, called a glacier, caused the features on the land you see today. Where did glaciers go? Where can you see them today? Glaciers are masses of flowing ice. <sep>What happens when you drive south?<sep>The land is so flat you can see for miles and miles
A: | No |
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Input: Image copyright AP Image caption Rihanna was in Nice at the time of Thursday's attack
Singer Rihanna has cancelled a concert in Nice in the wake of the Bastille Day attack that left at least 84 dead.
The pop star wrote on Instagram her gig on Friday at the city's Allianz Stadium "would not be going ahead as planned... due to the tragic events".
The Nice Jazz Festival, due to start on Saturday, has also been cancelled.
Many figures from the entertainment world have expressed shock at the news, with Simon Cowell among those sending "thoughts and prayers to all affected".
Rihanna, currently in Europe with her Anti tour, was in Nice at the time of the attack but was said to be "safe" by her representative.
The makers of the sequel to Fifty Shades of Grey - which had been filming on location in the south of France - also said everyone working on the film had been accounted for and was "safe and sound".
Producer Dana Brunetti circulated the statement on Facebook, saying it was "another sad day for France and the world".
Boy George tweeted his "heart breaks for France", while Cyndi Lauper said she was "so sad for the people of Nice".
Image copyright Cyndi Lauper/Twitter
Comedian Amy Schumer, actress Mia Farrow and TV personality Kim Kardashian West are among others to express their sympathies.
At least 84 people were killed when a lorry ploughed through a crowd during Bastille Day celebrations in Nice on Thursday evening.
The driver drove 2km down the city's Promenade des Anglais at about 23:00 local time, before being shot dead by police.
Youssou N'Dour, Melody Gardot and Britain's Laura Mvula were among those who had been scheduled to appear at Nice's Jazz Festival.
The event was to have run from Saturday to Wednesday but has now been cancelled, as have some of the city's other Bastille celebrations this weekend.
Festival organisers told the BBC all tickets would be refunded and thanked ticket holders "for their understanding".
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Laura Mvula had been scheduled to perform at the Nice Jazz Festival on Monday
US singer George Clinton, who had been due to perform at the festival on Sunday, sent his "sincere condolences and prayers to the families of the victims".
London-based rapper Tiggs Da Author, who was also scheduled to appear on Sunday, is another performer to have sent "thoughts and prayers" via Twitter.
Thursday's events have cast doubt on whether Bastille Day, an action thriller starring Britain's Idris Elba, will continue to be shown in French cinemas.
A spokesperson for distributor StudioCanal told the BBC it would let cinemas decide whether to show the film and would support them if they chose to withdraw it.
The UK release of the film - which features a bomb blast in central Paris - was put back two months to 22 April following the terror attacks that took place in the city in November last year.
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram at bbcnewsents, or email [email protected]. ||||| Rihanna In Nice During Terror Attack
Rihanna in Nice During Terror Attack
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7:30 PM PT -- Rihanna's concert has been cancelled, along with a jazz festival that was scheduled to begin Saturday in Nice.
Rihanna was in Nice -- preparing for a concert -- when a terrorist shot and drove over more than 80 people ... TMZ has learned.
Rihanna is scheduled to perform in the French city on Friday night, but that's all up in the air in the wake of Thursday's tragedy ... where a man drove a huge truck through Bastille Day crowds celebrating France's independence.
He also opened fire on civilians and police before he was taken out.
Our sources say Rihanna's people are trying to get her out of the city ASAP, out of an abundance of caution.
It's unclear if her show at Nice's Allianz Riviera Stadium will go on as planned. ||||| Get celebs updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email
The cast and crew of the sequel to Fifty Shades of Grey are 'safe' amid the horrific terrorist attack that has left 84 people dead in Nice, it has been confirmed.
The sequel has been filming in Nice, France where on Thursday night a truck armed with explosives killed 84 people and injured many more after plowing through a crowded Bastille Day celebration.
The Fifty Shades Darker cast and crew are safe and accounted for, with producer Dana Brunetti confirming on social media.
"As far as I know everyone from our cast and crew is safe. Thanks for everyone's concern," he tweeted.
"Back safe in my hotel room. Thanks for everyone's concern and messages."
While the book's author E.L. James wrote: “Just heard about the horrendous events in Nice. Appalling. Thoughts are with the families of the dead and injured.”
(Photo: Splash)
Dana later posted on to his Facebook page: “From production: 'Production has confirmed that everyone working on location in the south of France is okay. Everyone has been accounted for and is safe and sound.'
“Thanks for everyone's messages and concerns. Another sad day for France and the world.”
The film, starring Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan, has been shooting in the French Riviera the past few weeks.
(Photo: REUTERS/Eric Gaillard)
It's unknown if production will be suspended this weekend.
A rep for Universal Pictures could not be reached for comment.
Officials are describing the rampage, France's deadliest attack since ISIS hit Paris last year, as an act of terrorism.
Fifty Shades Darker also has a French production crew in the area.
Earlier in the evening, producer Dana Brunetti posted a photo on Instagram with James and producer Michael De Luca in the nearby city of Monte Carlo.
Pop star Rihanna, also staying in the area, cancelled her Friday night concert in Nice. ||||| These crawls are part of an effort to archive pages as they are created and archive the pages that they refer to. That way, as the pages that are referenced are changed or taken from the web, a link to the version that was live when the page was written will be preserved.Then the Internet Archive hopes that references to these archived pages will be put in place of a link that would be otherwise be broken, or a companion link to allow people to see what was originally intended by a page's authors.The goal is to fix all broken links on the web . Crawls of supported "No More 404" sites. |||||
Output: | As details emerge in Friday's truck attack in Nice, news on the celebrity front reveals that some high-profile stars were in the area and are accounted for and safe. TMZ and the BBC report Rihanna was in the city in advance of a Friday night concert she was prepping for in the Allianz Riviera stadium, a show that's now been canceled. "Due to the tragic events in #Nice, my concert … will not be going ahead as planned," she wrote on Instagram, showing a red, white, and blue heart. "Our thoughts are with the victims and their families." Meanwhile, the Mirror reports that Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, and the rest of the cast and crew of the Fifty Shades of Grey sequel, which has been shooting on location in the French Riviera, also escaped harm. "As far as I know everyone from our cast and crew is safe. Thanks for everyone's concern," producer Dana Brunetti tweeted after the attack, confirming a short time later on Facebook that "everyone ... is safe and sound. … Another sad day for France and the world." |
Continue writing the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to clean bedrooms
Strip the bed.
Remove the sheets, the duvet cover, and all of your pillowcases. Put these in the washing machine, and let them wash while you clean the rest of the room. | Remove everything from the bed that is still on it. This includes pillows, a mattress protector, and any other items. |
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".
An atom is the very smallest particle that still the elements properties. All the atoms of an element are alike. They are also different from the atoms of all other elements. For example, atoms of gold are always the same. It does not matter if they are found in a gold nugget or a gold ring. All gold atoms have the same structure and properties. For example, all gold atoms contain 79 protons. One of golds unique properties is that it is a great conductor of electricity. Gold is a better conductor of electricity than copper. Gold is more rare and expensive than copper. Copper is used in house wiring. Gold is far too expensive. <sep>How is gold different from copper?<sep>Gold is a better conductor of electricity than copper and more rare and expensive than copper
A: | Yes |
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