prompt
stringlengths 36
15.7k
| response
stringlengths 1
2.71k
|
|---|---|
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.
See one example below:
Problem: Powdered sugar, also called confectioners' sugar, icing sugar, and icing cake, is a finely ground sugar produced by milling granulated sugar into a powdered state. It usually contains a small amount of anti-caking agent to prevent clumping and improve flow. Although most often produced in a factory, powdered sugar can also be made by processing ordinary granulated sugar in a coffee grinder, or by crushing it by hand in a mortar and pestle.
Solution: is confectionary sugar the same as powdered sugar?
Explanation: The question is a yes/no question, and it is answerable based on the given passage.
Problem: Russia has participated in 4 FIFA World Cups since its independence in December 1991. The Russian Federation played their first international match against Mexico on 16 August 1992 winning 2-0. Their first participation in a World Cup was the United States of America in 1994 and they achieved 18th place. In 1946 the Soviet Union was accepted by FIFA and played their first World Cup in Sweden 1958. The Soviet Union represented 15 Socialist republics and various football federations, and the majority of players came from the Dynamo Kyiv team of the Ukrainian SSR. The Soviet Union national football team played in 7 World Cups. Their best performance was reaching 4th place in England 1966. However Soviet football was dissolved in 1991 when Belarus, Russia and Ukraine declared independence under the Belavezha Accords. The CIS national football team (Commonwealth of Independent States) was formed with other independent nations in 1992 but did not participate in any World Cups.
Solution: | have russia ever been in the world cup final? |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input 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, with regards to women's right to vote in Switzerland, happened in the 60th year of the century known as the 1900s?, Context: Switzerland was the last Western republic to grant women the right to vote. Some Swiss cantons approved this in 1959, while at the federal level it was achieved in 1971 and, after resistance, in the last canton Appenzell Innerrhoden (one of only two remaining Landsgemeinde) in 1990. After obtaining suffrage at the federal level, women quickly rose in political significance, with the first woman on the seven member Federal Council executive being Elisabeth Kopp, who served from 1984–1989, and the first female president being Ruth Dreifuss in 1999.
Output: | Some Swiss cantons approved this |
Part 1. Definition
In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Part 2. Example
The Inheritance Cycle is a series of fantasy books written by Christopher Paolini.
Answer: The Inheritance Cycle is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini.
Explanation: The output sentence elaborates on the input sentence without changing its general meaning e.g. "tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels".
Part 3. Exercise
The Hugo Award is an award given each year for the best science fiction or fantasy works of the previous year .
Answer: | The Hugo Awards are a set of literary awards voted on by members of the current World Science Fiction Convention and presented annually by the World Science Fiction Society for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year . |
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
In the popular mind, the history of Hong Kong, long the entryway to China for Westerners, begins in 1841 with the British occupation of the territory. However, it would be wrong to dismiss the long history of the region itself. Archaeologists today are working to uncover Hong Kong's past, which stretches back thousands of years. You can get a glimpse into that past at Lei Cheng Uk Museum's 1,600-year-old burial vault on the mainland just north of Kowloon. In 1992, when construction of the airport on Chek Lap Kok was begun, a 2,000-year-old village, Pak Mong, was discovered, complete with artifacts that indicated a sophisticated rural society. An even older Stone Age site was discovered on Lamma Island in 1996. While Hong Kong remained a relative backwater in early days, nearby Guangzhou (Canton) was developing into a great trading city with connections in India and the Middle East. By a.d. 900, the Hong Kong islands had become a lair for pirates preying on the shipping in the Pearl River Delta and causing a major headache for burgeoning Guangzhou; small bands of pirates were still operating into the early years of the 20th century. In the meantime, the mainland area was being settled by incomers, the "Five Great Clans": Tang, Hau, Pang, Liu, and Man. First to arrive was the Tang clan, which established a number of walled villages in the New Territories that still exist today. You can visit Kat Hing Wai and Lo Wai, villages with their walls still intact. Adjacent to Lo Wai is the Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall, built in the 16th century, which is still the center of clan activities. The first Europeans to arrive in the Pearl River Delta were the Portuguese, who settled in Macau in 1557 and for several centuries had a monopoly on trade between Asia, Europe, and South America. As Macau developed into the greatest port in the East, it also became a base for Jesuit missionaries; it was later a haven for persecuted Japanese Christians. While Christianity was not a great success in China, it made local headway, evidenced today by the numerous Catholic churches in Macau's historic center. Intermarriage with the local Chinese created a community of Macanese, whose culture can still be seen in Macau's architecture and cuisine. <sep>What occurred simultaneously in 900AD?<sep>The occupation of Hong Kong by pirates and the settling of mainland China by the "Five Great Clans"
| Yes |
Calendar » Garden Preschool Community Open House August 25, 2012 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM SBCEO Garden Preschool is a private, non-profit, quality preschool/pre-K program in the downtown Santa Barbara area. Come for a visit, tour the school and play yard and meet the teachers. Come see what we have to offer.
Garden Preschool Community Open House has a teacher named flora
A: It's impossible to say
The Christian Democrats (CDU) won 35.2% of the vote, or 225 seats, against 34.3% for Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats (SPD).
The democrats cheated this
A: It's impossible to say
In The Toronto Star, the story is that, before the offending letter was sent off to Swiss authorities, it went back and forth several times between Staff Sergeant Fiegenwald and the Justice Department lawyer Kimberly Prost, each time resulting in the Justice Department toughening the language.
The Toronto Star sent a letter to the Justice Department
A: | No |
[Q]: The crystallographic restriction theorem in its basic form was based on the observation that the rotational symmetries of a crystal are usually limited to 2-fold, 3-fold, 4-fold, and 6-fold. However, quasicrystals can occur with other diffraction pattern symmetries, such as 5-fold; these were not discovered until 1982 by Dan Shechtman. these were not discovered until 1987 by Dan Shechtman
[A]: No
[Q]: HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) – Police are on scene for a multi-vehicle accident at the intersection of Settlers Landing Road and Eason Street. State Police say the call came in at 7:39 a.m. and someone was extricated from a vehicle. The extent of injuries are unknown at this time. Stay tuned to WAVY.com for updates. Person extricated from vehicle in Hampton View as list View as gallery Open Gallery Credit: Marty Birch Credit: Marty Birch Credit: Marty Birch Credit: Laura Smith It was a bicycle accident
[A]: No
[Q]: The federal act, when it applies to Quebec and the other provinces, will affect federally regulated businesses-notably telephone companies, banks, airlines and interprovincial carriers-as well as all interprovincial and international personal data exchanges for business purposes. banks will not be affected.
[A]: No
[Q]: Jyestadeva (1500-1610), was an astronomer of the Kerala school founded by Madhava of Sangamagrama and a student of Damodara. He is most known for writing the first calculus text, the Yuktibhasa . He also authored the Drk-karana on astronomical observations. Jyestadeva was an astronomer.
[A]: | Yes |
TASK 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".
PROBLEM: (OPRAH.com) -- Chris Rock is an Emmy-winning comedian, devoted husband and loving father --but it's time to get to know a new side of this funnyman. Meet Chris Rock, hair expert. It's a detour he took after an innocent carpool ride left Rock with an idea he just couldn't shake. "I was with my daughter one day, and we're in the car and she's with one of her friends in the back seat, a little white friend," he says. "She was just kind of raving about her friend's hair a little too much for my comfort [saying]: 'You've got great hair. Oh, your hair's so good.'" Not wanting to make her comments a big deal, Rock says he tried to play his them off. "[I said]: "Oh, baby, your hair's beautiful. Come on,'" he says. "If I would have really reacted, then she would have a complex about her hair." Still, Rock couldn't let it go. "It sparked something in me," he says. Oprah.com: Oprah's hair throughout the years! What Rock discovered is a $9 billion industry that affects the daily activities, wallets, self-esteem -- and even the sex lives -- of black women. Because women spend so much time and money on their hair, Rock says men are forced to adopt a hands-off policy. "You cannot touch a black woman's hair. You are conditioned not to even go there," he says. "When I was a dating guy, I dated women from different races. Anytime I was with an Asian or a Puerto Rican girl or a white girl, my hands would constantly be in their hair. <sep>Which women do not allow men to touch their hair, according to Chris Rock?<sep>White women
SOLUTION: No
PROBLEM: You may be wondering, how can a glacier get so big? Why does it move? These are both good questions. In the winter months, precipitation falls as snow. This solid form of water builds up on the ground as long as the temperatures stay cold enough. As the temperature rises, the snow starts to melt. The frozen water changes state back into a liquid state. Nearer the poles, summer does not last very long. If the summer is long enough and warm enough, all the snow may melt. This is what typically happens now. The earth was a little cooler 12,000 years ago. As a result, during the summer months, that amount of snow did not melt. It may have only been an inch or so of snow that melted. The following winter, snow fell on top of this left-over snow. This next winters snowfall had a head start. Year after year, the snow that did not melt became thicker and thicker. Inch by inch the snow started to build up. Over many years, layer upon layer of snow compacted and turned to ice. <sep>What are two characteristics of glaciers?<sep>Not moving
SOLUTION: No
PROBLEM: 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 some of the things Alexander required that Greeks thought made Alexander seem like he was trying to deify himself?<sep>Symbolic kissing of the hand
SOLUTION: | Yes
|
How to deal with your friend who is being jealous of your other friends<br>Invite your friend to join the group. This might feel hard if your friend has made occasions with your other friends uncomfortable in the past. However, stay positive.
In all likelihood, you won't recieve orientation materials when starting a new school.
A: No
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.
Ash vs Evil Dead has a plot
A: Yes
The Best Peel-Off Masks to Try Right Now Forget sheet masks. This year's superstar skin-care (and selfie-worthy) treatment is meant to be peeled off (literally) to reveal a gorgeous, glow-y complexion. So in the name of radiant skin (and a new profile photo), we've compiled the best peel-off masks to try this spring, no matter where you are—the tropics, the ski lodge, or simply your couch.
Sheet masks are not this year's superstar skin-care treatment.
A: | Yes |
What happens next in this paragraph?
How to make a healthy omelet
Consider the nutritional value of egg yolks.
Though whole eggs contain a bit more protein than egg whites, their relative value comes from nutrients and vitamins that are plentiful in the egg yolk. For instance, even a small raw egg contains meaningful amounts of iron, phosphorus, zinc, and folate. | Further, yolks also contain good vitamins a and d, as well as a bunch of choline, lutein, and zeaxanthin, all of which your body needs. Substitute egg whites to limit cholesterol. |
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".
Befitting a lush, tropical island stranded in the middle of the ocean, Madeira's origins are shrouded in mystery and fanciful legend. Some claim that the archipelago is what remains of Plato's lost Atlantis, or part of a landmass that once fused the continents of Europe and America. The Portuguese Step Ashore: Recorded history of the volcanic archipelago begins in relatively recent times: 1418, just as the golden age of Portuguese discovery was erupting. Under the leadership of Henry the Navigator, caravels set out from the westernmost point of the Algarve, in southern Portugal, in search of foreign lands, fame, and wealth. João Gonçalves Zarco, sailing in the service of Prince Henry, made the first of many famous Portuguese discoveries, which would culminate a century later in Magellan's historic circumnavigation of the globe. Zarco happened upon a small volcanic archipelago 1,000 km from Lisbon. Perhaps Zarco knew precisely where he was heading, having learned of the existence of Madeira from a Castilian source. After all, the waters of the Canary Islands, only 445 km (275 miles) to the south, had occupied busy shipping lanes for very nearly a century, and Genovese maps from the mid-14th century depict both Madeira and Porto Santo. More likely, Zarco was heading for Guinea and storms forced him onto the beach of Porto Santo. If so, then he was extremely fortunate, for he managed to land on the only large, sandy beach for hundreds of miles around. Little wonder he subsequently named it Porto Santo (Holy Port). The following year Zarco returned to claim the larger island he had seen from Porto Santo, and with him went Tristão Vaz Teixeira and Bartolomeu Perestrelo. They officially became the first men to set foot on the heavily forested island, naming it Ilha da Madeira, "Island of Timber. " The Portuguese Crown, delighted with its first important discovery, immediately embarked on a program of colonization. Zarco and Teixeira were appointed co-governors of Madeira, while Perestrelo was awarded Porto Santo. <sep>How might Zarco have known of the location of the volcanic archipelago before he landed on it?<sep>Castilian Source
Output: | Yes |
How to prepare for herniated disk surgery
Undergo a physical exam and complete any tests deemed necessary by your doctor--possibly a urine sample and an x-ray.
You'll also need to supply your medical history. Make sure to note any allergies you have.
Ask your doctor questions you have in regards to your herniated disk surgery and fully research the procedure. There are three common types of herniated disc surgery: laminectomy, corpectomy, and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.
How to get into nyu
Keep your gpa in the correct range.
To get in to a school like nyu, you need to keep your gpa in the average range they accept. Most students entering nyu have a gpa of about 3.5.
That doesn't mean that they won't accept any lower, and they certainly would like higher. However, it's good to keep the range in mind.
How to link your bank account to your paypal account
Launch the paypal app.
You can link your bank account to your paypal account to easily send and receive money on the internet.
You must have a paypal account and the android or ios app installed to link your bank account with this method.
No matter which bank you use, you'll have to wait 2-3 business days before your account is verified. This is different than the web version, which has an automatic linking option for some major banks.
How to get a boy to like you in high school
Make eye contact when you are talking to your crush.
Eye contact is very important for flirting.
You can signal your attraction to a guy by making brief eye contact with him.
| Let the eye contact last for about 1-2 seconds, then look away. Prolonged eye contact before a conversation can be off putting. |
TOKYO, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Japan’s Shionogi & Co said on Tuesday that it has applied to health regulators in the United States, Canada and Europe for approval of its HIV drug Dolutegravir. Shionogi developed Dolutegravir with a Viiv Healthcare, an AIDS drug joint venture between GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer, in exchange for its rights to the drug.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "the company wants to sell lots of drugs"? | It's impossible to say |
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
--------
Question: On October 7, 2015, Fox renewed the series for the seventh and eighth production cycles. The eighth season premiered on October 1, 2017. On March 27, 2018, Fox renewed the series for a ninth season, which will premiere on September 30, 2018. A film adaptation based on the animated television series is in the works and is scheduled for a July 17, 2020 release.
Answer: do they still make new episodes of bob's burgers?
Question: Since the enactment of Colorado Amendment 64 in November 2012, adults aged 21 or older can grow up to six marijuana plants (with no more than half being mature flowering plants) privately in a locked space, legally possess all marijuana from the plants they grow (as long as it stays where it was grown), legally possess up to one ounce of marijuana while traveling, and give as a gift up to one ounce to other citizens 21 years of age or older. Any adult in Colorado's territory may possess up to one ounce of marijuana at any time, regardless of whether they are an in-state resident or an out-of-state visitor, as of 2016. Retail concentrate/edible limits are as follows: 8g of retail concentrate will be equal to 1oz of flower, and therefore 800mg of THC in the form of retail edibles will be equal to 1oz of retail flower. Consumption is permitted in a manner similar to alcohol, with equivalent offenses prescribed for driving. Consumption in public was recently passed in Denver under Ordinance 300 with a vote of 53% for legal public consumption, and a 46% vote against. Within 60 days the new rules will be written and should be similar to current public alcohol consumption rules and regulations. Amendment 64 also provides for licensing of cultivation facilities, product manufacturing facilities, testing facilities, and retail stores. Visitors and tourists in Colorado can use and purchase marijuana, but face prosecution if found in possession in any adjacent state. Denver airport has banned all possession of marijuana but admits it has not charged a single person with possession nor has the airport seized any marijuana since the ban went into effect.
Answer: is weed legal in the whole state of colorado?
Question: A United Kingdom is a 2016 British biographical romantic drama film directed by Amma Asante and written by Guy Hibbert, based on the true-life romance between Sir Seretse Khama and his wife Ruth Williams Khama. David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike portray Seretse and Ruth, respectively.
Answer: | is the movie a united kingdom a true story?
|
Calendar » American Heart Association- Go Red For Women Luncheon February 27, 2015 from 10:30am - 1:00pm The Go Red For Women Luncheon is an event to raise funds for research and initiatives preventing heart disease and stroke. The luncheon is the American Heart Association's annual event to increase awareness of heart disease- the No. 1 cause of death for women- and inspire women to take charge of their health.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
The luncheon is the number 1 cause for death for women.
Possible answers: A). Yes; B). It's impossible to say; C). No; | C). |
How to find a good roommate
Advertise online.
Websites like craigslist, padmapper, and roomie match can help you find the right roommate for you. Such sites allow you to build a profile or post an ad seeking out a roommate to meet your needs.
OPTIONS:
- Look around craigslist, and click on the " be a good roommate " button at the top. You can purchase advertisements and invitations from these sites as well.
- You can also enter information about yourself to attract the perfect roommate. For example, you can post information like your age, weight, and address.
- Craigslist is one of the biggest and most commonly used sites. As it's free, it's a great means to reach a wide audience.
- There are also sites like pinterest and flipinterest that will allow you to advertise things you already own and possibilities to bring others into your apartment. Enter keywords that fit your situation in a way that the internet searches never have or that is inaccessible.
Craigslist is one of the biggest and most commonly used sites. As it's free, it's a great means to reach a wide audience.
How to practice breath meditation (anapanasati )
Select a place to meditate.
Look for a quiet place that inspires a contemplative attitude. The practice of breath meditation focuses on the subtle movement of the breath, so it is easily disrupted by stray noises.
OPTIONS:
- Talk to friends and family members in a quiet place with the intention of meditation. Do this slowly, so that you will be sure that there are no distractions.
- The coffee table (or a spot with low curtains) should suffice. Sit comfortably and breathe deeply and steadily for several minutes.
- Buddhist instructional sutras (or suttas in pali) recommend using abandoned buildings, deep forests, or the foot of a tree for an extended period of practice. For those of us without access to places like that, a quiet and peaceful room is a good choice.
- A quiet location can give you the freedom to focus, focus, and choose what you want to practice breathing in and out and spreading awareness throughout the body. You can also incorporate a paraphrase.
Buddhist instructional sutras (or suttas in pali) recommend using abandoned buildings, deep forests, or the foot of a tree for an extended period of practice. For those of us without access to places like that, a quiet and peaceful room is a good choice.
How to give a girl the perfect date
Open doors for her, and if you have a car, open that door as well.
It shows her you respect her and will make her feel special.
Let her choose the place, unless she doesn't want to.
OPTIONS:
- Also, let her carry the bags just for her. Buy her a dress, backpack or something.
- Try going to a park, mall, or to the beach where you know she likes to go. There are many great places to go on a date.
- In that case, have an idea ready as a backup. Try not to pick anything you really like-remember, it's about her.
- Don't allow her to pick the restaurant off the corner, let her pick the park. Don't make a big deal out of a disagreement.
In that case, have an idea ready as a backup. Try not to pick anything you really like-remember, it's about her.
How to set up a joomla website
Download the latest release version.
Unzip the package to your hard drive before uploading.
Unzip and open an ftp client.
OPTIONS:
- Note: when download yourself can be a prohibitively expensive approach. Include (and update! ) the platform number (for example , 955) in the title title.
- Double-click on " a file " and select " open ftp client ". A dialog box should appear; click the arrow directly to the right of the query box.
- Install any updates needed on your ftp. Wait for the torrent download to complete.
- Upload all your files to the desired directory of your host. If you're doing it online, upload the contents of the joomla directory to the public directory.
| Upload all your files to the desired directory of your host. If you're doing it online, upload the contents of the joomla directory to the public directory. |
instruction:
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
question:
On October 20, 1977 -- three days after the release of the band's fifth studio album Street Survivors -- a chartered plane on which the members and crew were travelling crashed in Gillsburg, Mississippi. Six people died in the accident, including band members Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines and Cassie Gaines; many of the other passengers onboard were seriously injured, including Wilkeson who was left in a critical condition and reportedly declared dead three times. The group disbanded after the crash. In 1978, a collection of previously unreleased recordings from 1971 and 1972 was released as Skynyrd's First and... Last. The following year, the surviving members (with the exception of Wilkeson) reunited at Volunteer Jam for a performance of ``Free Bird'' with Charlie Daniels and his band.
answer:
are any of the original members of lynyrd skynyrd alive?
question:
The Olde English Bulldogge is a recently created American dog breed. In the 1970s David Leavitt created a true-breeding lineage as a re-creation of the healthier working bulldog from early nineteenth century England. Using a breeding scheme developed for cattle, Leavitt crossed English bulldogs, American Bulldogs, American Pit Bull Terriers and Bull Mastiffs. The result was an athletic breed that looks similar to the bulldogs of 1820 but also has a friendly temperament.
answer:
do olde english bulldogs have pitbull in them?
question:
Goalkeepers are normally allowed to handle the ball within their own penalty area, and once they have control of the ball in their hands opposition players may not challenge them for it. However the back-pass rule prohibits goalkeepers from handling the ball after it has been deliberately kicked to them by a team-mate, or after receiving it directly from a throw-in taken by a team-mate. Back-passes with parts of the body other than the foot, such as headers, are not prohibited. Despite the popular name ``back-pass rule'', there is no requirement in the laws that the kick or throw-in must be backwards; handling by the goalkeeper is forbidden regardless of the direction the ball travels.
answer:
| can goalie pick up ball from throw in?
|
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Q: Rough surfaces create more friction than smooth surfaces. Thats why cars have tires. Its also why we use rubber mats in areas that might get wet. In your bathtub, you may even use No-Slip tape. No-slip is another way of saying the items has a lot of friction. In Figure 1.9, the blades of the skates are very smooth. Thats why you cant slide across ice with shoes. The soles of your shoes are much rougher than skates. The rougher surface of shoes causes more friction and slows you down. Heavier objects also have more friction. A heavy object presses down with more force. The surfaces are held together more tightly. This makes the surfaces harder to slide past each other. Did you ever try to push something heavy across the floor? Heavy objects are much harder to push than light objects. <sep>When there is more friction, is it harder or easier to push an object across the floor?<sep>Yes
A: | Yes |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Problem:The current first lady is Melania Trump .
Solution: | Melania Trump is the current first lady of the United States , as wife of 45th president of the United States , Donald Trump . |
Continue writing the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to write civil war historical fiction
Look up resources at your local library.
You should start by visiting your local library for research books and texts on the civil war. You can look for scholarly texts online at the library and ask the reference librarian for assistance with finding research books about this historical event. | You can also look at magazines, newspapers, and catalogues from the time period at the library. The library should have these texts on microfilm so you can scan through them and get an idea of the fashions, trends, and discussions happening during the time. |
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".
Sound waves are mechanical waves. They can travel only through matter. They cannot travel through empty space. This was demonstrated in the 1600s by a scientist named Robert Boyle. Boyle placed a ticking clock in a sealed glass jar. The clock could be heard ticking through the air and glass of the jar. Then Boyle pumped the air out of the jar. The clock was still running, but the ticking could not be heard. Thats because the sound couldnt travel without air particles to transfer the sound energy. Is there any other place where sound cannot be heard? Here is a hint: is there any other place that does not have air molecules? Thats right, in space sound cannot be transferred. So can astronauts hear each other? Yes, they can, because they are in enclosed space stations or pressurized suits.In both cases, they are surrounded by air molecules. If they left their space ship and did not use their electronics, they would not be able to hear each other. Next time you watch a science fiction movie, think about this factoid. When spaceships are destroyed by hostile alien beings, there would be no sound heard. Sound waves can travel through many kinds of matter. <sep>Why can astronauts hear each other even if sound cannot be transferred in space?<sep>They are in enclosed space stations or pressurized suits which means they are surrounded by air molecules
Output: | Yes |
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
Its pattern of two-tier councils remains in use today in large parts of England , although the metropolitan county councils were abolished in 1986 and it was replaced with unitary authorities in many areas in the 1990s .
Answer: | Its pattern of two-tier metropolitan and non-metropolitan county and district councils remains in use today in large parts of England , although the metropolitan county councils were abolished in 1986 , and both county and district councils were replaced with unitary authorities in many areas in the 1990s . |
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.
Boaty McBoatface Prepares For First Antarctic Mission
Enlarge this image toggle caption Department for Business, Innovation & Skills Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
The remotely operated underwater research vessel known as Boaty McBoatface is preparing for its first research mission — an expedition into "some of the deepest and coldest abyssal ocean waters on earth."
Boaty McBoatface, of course, was the moniker that emerged triumphant in an online poll meant to name the newest research ship in the U.K.'s Natural Environment Research Council fleet. But the council opted to overrule the will of the people, and named the ship the Royal Research Ship Sir David Attenborough instead.
As a consolation gesture, however, a smaller autonomous underwater vehicle was named Boaty McBoatface. So the name lives on — albeit in a way that makes less sense, because a submersible vehicle isn't actually a boat. (Subby McSubface, anybody?)
The RRS Sir David Attenborough is still under construction, but Boaty McBoatface is already on the job.
The British Antarctic Survey explains that the submersible will be investigating "an abyssal current of Antarctic Bottom Water along the Orkney Passage," as part of an expedition that begins Friday.
Antarctic Bottom Water is cold and dense, and its movement contributes to ocean circulation worldwide, the BAS writes. Boaty McBoatface will gather information on the intensity of turbulence in the Orkney Passage — information that could help improve climate change models.
"One of the most surprising features of the climate change that we are currently experiencing is that the abyssal waters of the world ocean have been warming steadily over the last few decades," professor Alberto Naveira Garabato wrote in the press release. "Establishing the causes of this warming is important because the warming plays an important role in moderating the ongoing (and likely future) increases in atmospheric temperature and sea level around the globe."
The BBC notes that there are actually three Boaty McBoatfaces:
"The name covers a trio of vehicles in the new Autosub Long Range class of underwater robots developed at Southampton's National Oceanography Centre (NOC). "These machines can all be configured slightly differently depending on the science tasks they are given. "The one that will initiate the 'adventures of Boaty' will head out of Punta Arenas, Chile, on Friday aboard Britain's current polar ship, the RRS James Clark Ross."
The U.K.'s National Oceanography Centre has designed a cartoon version of Boaty McBoatface to help teach children about marine research. According to The Guardian, a full-size, inflatable version of the submersible will "travel to events across the country." ||||| Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Prof Russell Wynn explains the workings of Boaty McBoatface
The yellow submarine named Boaty McBoatface is set to leave for Antarctica this week on its first science expedition.
The robot is going to map the movement of deep waters that play a critical role in regulating Earth's climate.
Boaty carries the name that a public poll had suggested be given to the UK's future £200m polar research vessel.
The government felt this would be inappropriate and directed the humorous moniker go on a submersible instead.
But what many people may not realise is that there is actually more than one Boaty. The name covers a trio of vehicles in the new Autosub Long Range class of underwater robots developed at Southampton's National Oceanography Centre (NOC).
These machines can all be configured slightly differently depending on the science tasks they are given.
The one that will initiate the "adventures of Boaty" will head out of Punta Arenas, Chile, on Friday aboard Britain's current polar ship, the RRS James Clark Ross.
The JCR will drop the sub into a narrow, jagged, 3,500m-deep gap in an underwater ridge that extends northeast of the Antarctic Peninsula. Referred to as the Orkney Passage, this is the gateway into the Atlantic for much of the "bottom-water" that is created as sea-ice grows on the margins of the White Continent.
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Prof Mike Meredith: A quarter of all Antarctic bottom-water is exported through Orkney Passage
Frozen floes will cool and densify the water immediately below them, and this then generates a current that slides into the abyss to eventually move northwards. And in traversing the Orkney Passage, the bottom-water can feed the "great ocean conveyor" - the relentless system of deep circulation that helps redistribute all the heat energy that has built up in the climate system.
Boaty's mission will be to survey conditions in the passage.
Scientific moorings anchored in the area already gather some data, but the robot's mobility and autonomy means it can now build a full, three-dimensional picture of what's happening many hundred of metres below the surface.
Image copyright NERC/BAS Image caption The JCR will eventually be replaced by the RRS Sir David Attenborough
Scientists have good evidence that the bottom-water is warming. Quite why is not clear but it could have major implications, says Prof Mike Meredith from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS).
"One of these is sea-level rise because if you make water warmer obviously it expands and that pushes the sea level up," he told BBC News.
"But it also has relevance for benthic ecosystems. So, the animals that live on the seabed can typically cope well with low temperatures but not all of them can cope with changes in temperatures. The fact that this water has been getting warmer may have significant consequences for these animals."
Image caption Bottom-water is generated at the margin of the continent and then spills north into the Atlantic
The recorded warming could be the result of a change in the way the deep current is moving through the passage. If there is greater turbulence as the bottom-water flows over the jagged terrain, it might be mixing more warm water downwards. Boaty will have a probe on its nose to assess this.
"There are 'rapids' and 'waterfalls' that are occurring within the channels and valleys that surround underwater mountains in the passage," explained Dr Eleanor Frajka-Williams from Southampton University.
"Boaty is going to make measurements within these 'streams' and 'rivers' of the smallest-scale motions to try to understand how that water is being changed as it leaves the formation regions around Antarctica and then spreads out over the world's oceans."
Image copyright NERC/NOC Image caption The Autosub LR class of vehicles is beginning full science operations after successful sea trials
And while this particular robot is hard at work in the Southern Ocean, its two siblings back in Southampton are being prepared for their own expeditions.
Scientists are queuing up to use them, and to exploit their ability to autonomously patrol the oceans for weeks, even months, on end.
"Having three Boaty vehicles in the fleet means we can cover a much wider range of environments and geographic locations than we could with just one," said NOC's Prof Russell Wynn.
"So, one vehicle might be going out to Antarctica and surveying around and under the ice; another might be going to the deepest parts of the ocean, down to 6km; and another might be doing something more applied in, for example, the North Sea.
"We're getting lots of proposals and it's great that we can meet that demand," he told BBC News.
The Dynamics of the Orkney Passage Outflow (DynOPO) expedition is a collaboration between BAS, the University of Southampton and NOC.
Image copyright NERC/NOC Image caption Public outreach campaigns will be built around the future work of the subs
[email protected] and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmos |||||
| Boaty McBoatface is going into action. The remotely operated underwater research vessel will be undertaking its first research mission as part of an Antarctic expedition that starts Friday, NPR reports. The submersible, of course, was named Boaty McBoatface after that name won an online poll that was supposed to pick the name of a new UK research ship. The UK decided to name that ship the RRS David Attenborough instead, but gave the Boaty name instead to a trio of underwater vehicles, the BBC reports. It's one of those vehicles that will be heading to the Orkney Passage to study Antarctic Bottom Water, looking at its movement and turbulence in an effort to improve climate change models. |
Talbot will guard the goal in Tuesday's home game against the Wild, Oilers play-by-play announcer Jack Michaels reports. Talbot has been razor-sharp of late, posting a 6-0-1 record while maintaining an admirable 1.37 GAA and .950 save percentage over his last seven appearances. The 29-year-old netminder will look to keep rolling in a tough home matchup with a Wild team that is 15-5-5 on the road this season.
Guarding the goal is something Talbot will do. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
"Our horse chestnut is in full bloom," Anne Frank told her diary on Saturday, May 13, 1944, "thickly covered with leaves and much more beautiful than last year." She would have been 79 this year, turning 80. Had she survived, Miss Frank would still be able to see the horse chestnut tree by which she measured the seasons of life during her two years of hiding from the Nazis, not just behind the building in Amsterdam from which she and her family were taken by the Gestapo in 1944 but — if the plans of the Anne Frank Center USA are realized — at 10 sites around this country, including New York City.
Anne Frank enjoyed the taste of ice cream. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Bar Fight<br>Caleb was at a bar. Two guys behind Caleb broke into a fight. One of the guys accidently hit Caleb in the face. The owner of the bar apologized profusely to Caleb. He offered Caleb a stack of free drink tickets to make up for the hit.
Caleb has thrown a punch at amy OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | It's impossible to say |
TASK 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.
PROBLEM: Magnetism in normal bar magnets and electromagnets does not come from magnetic monopoles .
SOLUTION: Magnetism in bar magnets and electromagnets is not caused by magnetic monopoles , and indeed , there is no known experimental or observational evidence that magnetic monopoles exist .
PROBLEM: Natural Language Processing ( NLP ) is a field in Artificial Intelligence , and is also related to linguistics .
SOLUTION: Natural language processing ( NLP ) is a subfield of linguistics , computer science , information engineering , and artificial intelligence concerned with the interactions between computers and human ( natural ) languages , in particular how to program computers to process and analyze large amounts of natural language data .
PROBLEM: A landslide victory is when one candidate or political party in an election receives a lot more votes or seats than their opponent .
SOLUTION: | A landslide victory is an electoral victory in a political system , when one candidate or party receives an overwhelming majority of the votes or seats in the elected body , thus all but utterly eliminating the opponents .
|
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]: Clarifying the Record The defense of U.S. airspace on 9/11 was not conducted in accord with preexisting training and protocols. It was improvised by civilians who had never handled a hijacked aircraft that attempted to disappear, and by a military unprepared for the transformation of commercial aircraft into weapons of mass destruction. As it turned out, the NEADS air defenders had nine minutes' notice on the first hijacked plane, no advance notice on the second, no advance notice on the third, and no advance notice on the fourth. We do not believe that the true picture of that morning reflects discredit on the operational personnel at NEADS or FAA facilities. NEADS commanders and officers actively sought out information, and made the best judgments they could on the basis of what they knew. Individual FAA controllers, facility managers, and Command Center managers thought outside the box in recommending a nationwide alert, in ground-stopping local traffic, and, ultimately, in deciding to land all aircraft and executing that unprecedented order flawlessly. More than the actual events, inaccurate government accounts of those events made it appear that the military was notified in time to respond to two of the hijackings, raising questions about the adequacy of the response. Those accounts had the effect of deflecting questions about the military's capacity to obtain timely and accurate information from its own sources. In addition, they overstated the FAA's ability to provide the military with timely and useful information that morning. In public testimony before this Commission in May 2003, NORAD officials stated that at 9:16, NEADS received hijack notification of United 93 from the FAA. This statement was incorrect. There was no hijack to report at 9:16. United 93 was proceeding normally at that time. In this same public testimony, NORAD officials stated that at 9:24, NEADS received notification of the hijacking of American 77. This statement was also incorrect. The notice NEADS received at 9:24 was that American 11 had not hit the World Trade Center and was heading for Washington, D.C. In their testimony and in other public accounts, NORAD officials also stated that the Langley fighters were scrambled to respond to the notifications about American 77,178 United 93, or both. These statements were incorrect as well. The fighters were scrambled because of the report that American 11 was heading south, as is clear not just from taped conversations at NEADS but also from taped conversations at FAA centers; contemporaneous logs compiled at NEADS, Continental Region headquarters, and NORAD; and other records. <sep>Who handled the U.S. air defense on 9/11?<sep>9
[A]: No
[Q]: Captured Moments by Will Shetterly I remember Papa's stopbox, a teal blue Tiempo Capturado that Mama brought home for his birthday. It was huge and inefficient, and she should never have spent so many pesos on a toy, but Papa would not let her return it. He used it to preserve baby tomatoes, cucumbers, and strawberries in translucent cubes that he stored in the pantry for spring-time meals in the middle of winter. Mama kept her mink jacket, a family hand-me-down, safe from time in a stopbox, and lent the capturador to my uncle for his stamp collection. Sometimes they would let us little ones to seal a treasured toy or a last piece of birthday cake until we begged them for its release, usually a few hours after enclosing it. When my father died, a year after my mother, my sisters and I cleaned out their apartment. We found our baby shoes protected in stopboxes. I took mine home, where they sat above my computer while I worked on my first play. One night when I did not believe love had ever existed for anyone, I used my own capturador, a sleek titanium Sanyo Tardar Ahora, to undo the stopbox. Bringing my face close to the shoes, I breathed deeply of air that my parents had trapped while closing up that symbol of their love for me. The instant would have been improved had my baby shoes been cleaned before they were encased. But as soon as I coughed, I laughed, and I did not try to kill myself that night. <sep>Father died how many years after mother?<sep>Immediately
[A]: No
[Q]: The city of Edinburgh grew up around the steep, ragged cliff of the Castle Rock and its easily defended summit. Archaeological excavations have revealed evidence of habitation here as long ago as 900 b.c. Very little, however, is known about the Rock and its inhabitants in the centuries between its first occupation and the time of the MacAlpin kings. A few shadowy details have been left to us by the Romans and by an epic poem from the seventh century. Romans and Britons The Romans invaded Scotland in a.d. 78–84, where they met a fierce group called the Picts, whom they drove north. They consolidated their gains by building Antonine's Wall across the waist of Scotland between the Firth of Forth and the River Clyde in about a.d. Roman legions encountered the strongholds of the Castle Rock and Arthur's Seat, held by a tribe of ancient Britons known as the Votadini. Little is recorded about this group, but they were probably the ancestors of the Gododdin, whose feats are told in a seventh-century Old Welsh manuscript. The capital of the Gododdin was Din Eidyn (the "Fort of Eidyn," almost certainly the Castle Rock), whose name lives on in the Edin- of Edinburgh. Din Eidyn fell to the Angles in 638 and became part of the Anglian kingdom of Northumbria. It was the first of many times that the Fort of Eidyn would change hands between the kingdoms of the north and the south. The MacAlpin Kings Four distinct peoples once inhabited the land now known as Scotland: the Picts in the north, the Britons in the southwest, the invading Angles in the southeast, and the Scots in the west. The Scots were Gaelic-speaking immigrants from the north of Ireland. Kenneth MacAlpin, who ruled as king of Scots at Dunadd, acquired the Pictish throne in 843, uniting Scotland north of the River Forth into a single kingdom. He moved his capital — along with the Stone of Destiny (on which Scottish kings were crowned) — to the sacred Pict site of Scone, close to Perth. His great-great-great-grandson, Malcolm II (1005–1034), defeated the Angles at the Battle of Carham in 1018 and extended Scottish territory as far south as the River Tweed. <sep>At the time what is now know as Scotland was inhabited by four distinct peoples, where did the people come from who were living in the western part?<sep>They came from the north of Ireland
[A]: | Yes
|
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: A " pas de deux " usually consists of an entre ́ e , adagio , two variations ( one for each dancer ) , and a coda .
Output: | A grand pas de deux is a structured pas de deux that typically has five parts , consisting of an " entre ́ e " ( introduction ) , an " adagio " , two variations ( a solo for each dancer ) , and a " coda " ( conclusion ) . |
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Q: With a budget of $329 million, LSC provides civil legal assistance to low-income people in every county in America, Kleiman said. NLAP was created in 1968. A decade later, the agency used a $50,000 LSC grant to buy a building at 438 King St. in Charleston and $33,000 to buy a building at 201 King St. in Georgetown, according to Erlenborn's letter to Kaynard. In 1980, NLAP used $63,000 in LSC funds to buy property at 607 Main St. in Conway, the letter said. On Nov. 14, 2001, NLAP transferred title of the King Street building in Charleston to the Charleston County Bar Association, according to county property records. The local bar paid $5 for the building, which sits between a redeveloped office building and an antique shop. The local bar said it would maintain the building for "legal services to indigent residents of Charleston County and coastal South Carolina," the records said. The King Street building appears to be vacant. Notices at the entrance direct visitors to the equal justice center on West Montague Avenue in North Charleston. E. Douglas Pratt-Thomas, president of the local bar, was not available for comment. Charleston County has not appraised the King Street property because it is tax-exempt. But Randall Goldman, managing partner of Patrick Properties, which owns buildings from 440 to 456 King St., said he estimates 438 King St. would sell for between $700,000 and $900,000. "That building, which was purchased solely with federal legal aid dollars, should be used to provide legal services for poor people in South Carolina," Kleiman said. LSC wants the title to go to the equal justice center in Charleston or "we want 100 percent of the proceeds from the sale of the building to stay in Charleston. We are not contemplating taking that money out of South Carolina," he said. Kleiman said if the neighborhood legal program in Charleston "had honored their obligation, this would not be an issue." <sep>What building did the Charleston County Bar Association pay $5 for?<sep>Kleiman Building
A: No
****
Q: The grant also will help victims go through court proceedings after losing a job or being evicted because of an abuser's actions, Xanthopoulos said. "It's going to help the victims, but it's also going to help their children," he said. More than 270 domestic violence assaults in Madison County were reported last year, according to Tennessee Bureau of Investigation statistics. In Jackson, more than 730 domestic violence assaults were reported last year, according to records. "Domestic violence is certainly on the increase and we need to do something to curve that. I see this as helping that," Madison County Sheriff David Woolfork said of the grant. Domestic violence accounted for five of 12 murders in 2001 in Jackson, police have said. And the increase in calls prompted Jackson Police Chief Rick Staples in March to form a focus group to determine if police officers need to make changes in their response to domestic calls. <sep>How can the grant help children of domestic abuse victims?<sep>The grants help to identify missing children from abusive homes
A: No
****
Q: Bin Laden and his aides did not need a very large sum to finance their planned attack on America. The 9/11 plotters eventually spent somewhere between $400,000 and $500,000 to plan and conduct their attack. Consistent with the importance of the project, al Qaeda funded the plotters. KSM provided his operatives with nearly all the money they needed to travel to the United States, train, and live. The plotters' tradecraft was not especially sophisticated, but it was good enough. They moved, stored, and spent their money in ordinary ways, easily defeating the detection mechanisms in place at the time. The origin of the funds remains unknown, although we have a general idea of how al Qaeda financed itself during the period leading up to 9/11. General Financing As we explained in chapter 2, Bin Laden did not fund al Qaeda through a personal fortune and a network of businesses in Sudan. Instead, al Qaeda relied primarily on a fund-raising network developed over time. The CIA now estimates that it cost al Qaeda about $30 million per year to sustain its activities before 9/11 and that this money was raised almost entirely through donations. For many years, the United States thought Bin Laden financed al Qaeda's expenses through a vast personal inheritance. Bin Laden purportedly inherited approximately $300 million when his father died, and was rumored to have had access to these funds to wage jihad while in Sudan and Afghanistan and to secure his leadership position in al Qaeda. In early 2000, the U.S. government discovered a different reality: roughly from 1970 through 1994, Bin Laden received about $1 million per year-a significant sum, to be sure, but not a $300 million fortune that could be used to fund jihad. Then, as part of a Saudi government crackdown early in the 1990s, the Bin Laden family was forced to find a buyer for Usama's share of the family company in 1994. The Saudi government subsequently froze the proceeds of the sale. This action had the effect of divesting Bin Laden of what otherwise might indeed have been a large fortune. Nor were Bin Laden's assets in Sudan a source of money for al Qaeda. When Bin Laden lived in Sudan from 1991 to 1996, he owned a number of businesses and other assets. <sep>What source of money did bin Laden hold in Sudan?<sep>Donations
A: | No
****
|
How to play tennis
Find a place to play.
You can play tennis at your local park, a gym, or a tennis club. Search online or ask friends where the best local courts are.
Most parks let you play for free, but you'll probably need to pay membership fees to play anywhere else. You can practice basic serving techniques in any large, open space, but it's best to spend as much time as possible on actual courts.
A close up of a lemon is shown with liquid being squeezed out. A dog is seen walking away and then hiding in the corner. a person
walks up to pet the dog.
How to age red wine
Identify the strain of grape in your wine to determine the proper length of aging.
Red bordeaux : 5 to 20 years (fruity, oaky). Cabernet sauvignon : 5 to 15 years (mild to hearty).
Merlot : 2 to 8 years (mellow, compliant). Barolo : 5 to 10 years (thick, complex, flowery).
A city is zoom in a map, then a girl performs water sky in a river pulled by a boat while flipping in the air. a road
| is leading to a water ski station, then a woman slides on ramps in the water holding a water ski rope. |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
We did you a favor and watched the Hulk Hogan sex tape so you don’t have to. It is indeed as cringeworthy as it sounds. We’re all contemplating gouging our eyes out. Here are worst things about it: first, that Hulk Hogan is naked. But also, that the alleged woman in the tape is Heather Clem (the ex-wife of his best friend Bubba the Love Sponge who appears to be in the house while all this is happening WHAT?), that Brooke Hogan’s song is the ring tone on his phone and that it rings while he’s in the middle of bizness, that he tells a story about his son’s girlfriend propositioning him for sex, that he keeps referring to himself as a pig because he just ate so much and last but not least, he says “you’re awesome” as he walks out the door. That’s all you really need to know. Never again shall we speak of it.
Final thoughts on the sex tape: why couldn’t it have been Ryan Lochte instead? We would have rather watched him having one of his one-night-stands, screaming out “Jeah!” during orgasm. It hardly ever works that way though, does it?
Click onward for more of the most disturbing sex tapes to ever burn our retinas and the ones we wish we’d seen instead. [DListed] ||||| By Jon Boon – Radar Reporter
Hulk Hogan’s family fears that another sex tape featuring the wrestling legend could be leaked, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.
Hulk’s ex-wife Linda, his daughter Brooke and son Nick have all been put on red alert by the former WWF champ – who has confessed this isn’t the only time he’s possibly engaged in a sexual act on camera.
Hulk, 59, is now bracing himself for another storm and further embarrassment for his family.
PHOTOS: Sexy Sex Tape Celebs
“Hulk is very concerned that a new sex tape could emerge,” a source close to the family told RadarOnline.com.
“After the first video was leaked he warned Linda, Brooke and Nick that he could of been caught on camera in the past.
“The family is absolutely mortified their name has been sullied in such a tacky way. They never imagined that Hulk could drag them into such an embarrassing situation.
PHOTOS: Top Celebrity Sex Scandals
“Hulk’s admission has left the family praying that their reputation isn’t further muddied – last week was a week to forget for the Hogans, including Linda’s DUI arrest.
“But only time will tell if another sex tape finds it way on the internet. The family is certainly bracing for the worst,” the source revealed.
As RadarOnline.com previously reported, new clues have emerged to who could have leaked the tape.
PHOTOS: Scandalous Hollywood Ladies
The one-minute clip that was published on Gawker shows the Hulkster baring his pasty rear-end in a sexual encounter allegedly with Heather Clem, the ex-wife of Hulk’s best friend, radio DJ Bubba the Love Sponge.
The website claimed that they didn’t pay for the sex tape and that the person who gave it to them didn’t want any money.
“Hulk didn’t leak the tape,” a source close to the wrestling icon, real name Terry Bollea, told RadarOnline.com. “He probably didn’t even have a copy of it.”
PHOTOS: 10 Stars Involved In Nude Photo Scandals
A voice on the tape is reported to be Bubba, real name Todd Alan Clem, and he and his wife Heather are possibly the only people that had copies of the tape.
Heather is refusing to speak of the tape and has told pals that she is embarrassed that the x-rated footage has found its way on the web.
The release of the tape is raising suspicions that the people involved wanted revenge on Hulk and wanted to embarrass him. Without a profit being sought, the release of the tape is mortifying, as the interactions between Hulk and Heather are less X-rated porn and more humiliating for him.
PHOTOS: The 10 Most Shocking Sin City Celebrity Scandals Of All Times
When RadarOnline.com spoke with Linda Hogan about the sex tape, she said: “I wasn’t really shocked about it” and called the sexual encounter “a little twisted.”
Speculation is growing that the only people who possibly had possession of the tape are Bubba, Heather or workers in his house who knew about it and had access, and point to people that wanted to hurt Hulk.
As more clues emerge as to the origin of the tape Hulk is preparing to take legal action against anyone trying to profit off the release of the tape.
RELATED STORIES:
When Sex Tape Exes Collide! Kim Kardashian Slinks Out Back Door To Avoid Ray J
No Big Deal! The Kardashian’s Don’t Care About Kanye West Sex Tape
Natalie Nunn Sex Tape Stolen, Blackmailer Threatens To Leak It Unless She Pays Up
Kanye West Sex Tape With Kim Kardashian Look-A-Like Being Shopped ||||| | Just what you need right before lunchtime: More information about Hulk Hogan's sex tape. The wrestler admitted on the Howard Stern show today that his partner on the tape is Heather Clem, the estranged wife of Bubba the Love Sponge, TMZ reports. Bubba, a radio DJ, is Hulk's best friend … and he gave Hogan the go-ahead to sleep with his wife six years ago, the wrestler says. He added that he's still trying to figure out who leaked the tape, which was apparently recorded without his knowledge. Don't take a bite of your sandwich just yet, because there's more: Hogan's family is afraid yet another sex tape will end up getting leaked, Radar reports. "After the first video was leaked [Hulk] warned Linda, Brooke, and Nick that he could of [sic] been caught on camera in the past," a source says. "The family is absolutely mortified their name has been sullied in such a tacky way." If your appetite hasn't been ruined quite yet, click for seven more revolting celebrity sex tapes. |
How to wire a light<br>Cut power to your circuit. The best way to do this is by turning off the electricity supplied to the circuit on which you will be working at the junction box (also called a fuse box) for your home. Switch the breaker of your fuse-box so the fuse for the circuit supplying electricity to your fixture reads " off.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
After cutting off the power, wiring a light is simple. | It's impossible to say |
Teacher:In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: WHAT TO WEAR
The average woman spends almost five months of her working life choosing what to wear, a study has revealed.
Researchers found deciding what to wear for work, at weekends and for nights out mean women will spend more than an hour of each week simply considering their outfits.
Over the average year, this amounts to the equivalent of almost three days - and almost 20 weeks between the ages of 18 and 65.
It also emerged 45 per cent of women find the process of deciding what to wear to work stressful thanks to fears their outfit will be inappropriate for work or won’t adhere to the dress code.
And more than half even claimed they spend so much time fretting about their work outfits, they reckon they would be better off if they had to wear a uniform to have the decision taken out of their hands.
Simon Jersey, which provides uniforms to more than half a million UK workers and commissioned the research, said: “Many of us have a huge variety of clothes in our wardrobes, and picking what to wear can be a nightmare at the best of times.
“Not only do you have to consider the dress code of where you work, or where you are going, you have to consider whether an outfit is practical for your plans and also whether they will be suitable for the Great British weather.
“Regardless of where you work and what job you do, if you don’t wear a uniform to work, picking the right outfit can be a minefield.
“You don’t want to wear something which is inappropriate or too casual, but at the same time you don’t want to appear over-dressed.
‘’Over time, it seems many women get around this by developing their own sort suit of uniform, whether it’s by wearing the same clothes on a loop, or keeping their work and personal wardrobes completely separate.”
The study of 2,000 women found the average woman will spend more than 12 minutes of each weekday morning choosing what to wear to work that day, and a further 10 minutes picking out clothes at weekends.
On top of that, 55 minutes of each month is spent choosing and trying on outfits for two different nights out.
But for some, these figures could be much higher with half of women worrying about what they are going to wear before getting out of bed in the morning, or even the night before.
And 49 per cent admit they lie awake planning their outfit for their next day at work.
An organised 54 per cent even lay out their clothes the night before to save the last-minute panic in the morning.
It also emerged two thirds of women often have mornings where they end up trying on more than one outfit before settling on what to wear for work that day.
But as a result of their indecision, almost one in four have ended up late for work.
Fifteen per cent have had mornings where they have left the house for work, only to turn around and go home again so they can change their outfit, while one in ten have even gone home at lunch to get changed because they weren’t happy with what they were wearing.
Of those who find choosing a work outfit stressful, 37 per cent put it down to worries about whether their outfit is appropriate for work, while 16 per cent fret about whether it suits the dress code.
Other concerns when choosing a work outfit include whether they look OK, if their outfit flatters their shape, and what the weather is going to do.
But the study found that because of these concerns, two thirds reckon it would be less stressful in the mornings if they wore a uniform to work rather than their own clothes.
And 86 per cent of women reckon they tend to just wear the same outfits on a loop, to the point where they almost end up wearing a uniform of sorts.
It also emerged 55 per cent of people describe their workplace dress code as ‘smart casual’, but four in ten find this term confusing and struggle to find an outfit which is appropriate.
As a result, 23 per cent have been pulled up by their boss who deemed their work wear inappropriate.
And 55 per cent of managers have had to speak to an employee about what they were wearing, with 34 per cent even claiming they have had to formally worn or fire someone.
A spokesman for Simon Jersey added: ‘There’s no doubt that a uniform can make mornings easier – whether it’s one we’re given or one that we create based on our fashion preferences and employer’s dress code.
‘If you work in a job where you have to wear a specific uniform that doesn’t mean that it has to be boring. Professional uniform companies such as Simon Jersey take our cues from high street trends and incorporate them into our designs to ensure they offer both style and function. We also offer each of our garments in a wide range of colours to ensure that they reflect both the brand and individuals’ personalities.
‘There are more than 900 garments in our catalogue, so no matter what your role or what industry you work in, we can create a uniform for you and your team.’
WORKINGS OUT:
Average woman spends:
*12.53 minutes choosing what to wear to work each day x 5 = 62.65 minutes a week
X48 (48 working weeks a year) = 3,007.2 minutes a year
*10.66 minutes choosing what to wear at the weekend x52 = 554.32 minutes a year
*27.54 minutes choosing what to wear for a night out (2 a month) = 55.08 a month
X12 = 660.96 a year
Total per year = 4222.48 minutes / 60 = 70.37 hours
/24 = 2.93 days
Working lifetime (18-65) = 47 years
2.93 X 47 = 137.71 days
/ 7 = 19.67 weeks
<p><strong>Please include attribution to simonjersey.com with this graphic.</strong><br /><br /><a href='http://www.simonjersey.com/PagesPublic/UserControlled/UserDefined.aspx?page=what-to-wear><img src='http://www.simonjersey.com/Assets/SJL/Images/wtw.jpg' alt='What To Wear Infographic | Simon Jersey' width='700px' border='0' /></a></p> ||||| By Christine Slusser
Video transcript provided by Newsy.com
Every woman knows that moment when she stands in front of her closet filled with clothes: She audibly sighs and says, "I have nothing to wear."
Even if we factored in parents making some teens change their clothes, the decision about what to wear is worse than we thought.
Researchers at U.K. corporate uniform store Simon Jersey surveyed 2,000 women and found the average woman spends about five months of her working life picking out the perfect outfit.
"Researchers found deciding what to wear for work, at weekends and for nights out mean women will spend more than an hour of each week simply considering their outfits," said the report.
And more than an hour a week from ages 18 to 65 — that totals 20 weeks, or five months. The reason behind this could be to avoid weird encounters like this:
"You have no style or sense of fashion," said Meryl Streep's character, Miranda Priestly.
"Well," said Anne Hathaway's character, Andy Sachs.
"No, no. It wasn't a question," Priestly said. (Video via Fox 2000 Pictures / "The Devil Wears Prada")
We're sure Simon Jersey is just tickled with the results — because one way to cut down on that "deciding what to wear to work" category? Obviously, order an outfit from them.
To add to the results in Simon Jersey's favor, 45 percent of women said figuring out what to wear to work was "stressful." The study also found two-thirds of women said wearing a uniform would be less stressful.
But there weren't any results for the guys -- something Fox News jokingly promised to bring us next:
"How much time do you spend, Brian? That study coming your way, soon," said Fox News anchor Elisabeth Hasselbeck.
And really — isn't it a bit sexist to omit men? They probably take just as long as women do. Maybe Simon Jersey doesn't have as many male uniforms to sell.
This video includes images from Getty Images and Kompania Piwowarska / CC BY NC ND 2.0 and music from Kevin MacLeod / CC BY 3.0. |||||
Student: | Women sometimes get a bad rap for having a hard time deciding what to wear, but leave it to a uniform supplier to try to quantify just how much time they spend pondering outfits before heading out the door. A study of 2,000 women, commissioned by UK uniform supplier Simon Jersey, finds the average woman spends more than an hour per week—for a total of three days each year, or five months over a woman's working life from age 18 to 65—choosing what to wear. It breaks down to about 12 minutes every workday morning, 10 minutes every weekend morning, and about 27.5 minutes before a night out. You think that's bad? Half of women also worry about their outfit the night before or before getting out of bed in the morning. Even with all that planning, two-thirds of women admit to trying on multiple outfits before leaving the house; about 15% have regretted their choice and returned to pick something else. It's no surprise, then, that about 25% say they've arrived late to work because of deliberating what to wear. What's to consider, exactly? Well, 37% of women who say choosing an outfit is stressful cite concerns about whether their choice is suitable for work. Other worries relate to the dress code, weather, looks, and whether it's flattering. Simon Jersey concludes uniforms could save time and stress; its survey doesn't explore how long men stand in front of the closet, but KIRO 7 has a theory: "They probably take just as long as women do. Maybe Simon Jersey doesn't have as many male uniforms to sell." (See what women think about a lady in red.) |
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Ex Input:
Tommy and Suzy (brother and sister) went to the playground one afternoon with their mom and dad, Jan and Dean. They were playing a game of tag and having the best time ever running after each other and laughing. They liked to play tag instead of building sandcastles or swinging. They liked tag because they liked to run. They like to play hopscotch or jump rope but that day they wanted to play tag. Other games aren't as fun. They met Tony and Ally (who are best friends) and invited them to play tag too. Tony and Ally like to play other games like hopscotch or jump rope but that day they joined the game of tag. Making new friends is important. Tony and Ally would rather make friends than play their favorite games. <sep>Did Tony, Ally, Tommy, and Suzy all become friends that day?<sep>They played separately
Ex Output:
No
Ex Input:
Mr. Andrews pointed to one of the oak chairs. "You sit there," he commanded, "it's reserved for members of the bar, but it's all right. You're with ME." Distinctly annoyed, slightly bewildered, the banker sank between the arms of a chair. He felt he had lost his individuality. Andrews had become his sponsor. Because of Andrews he was tolerated. Because Andrews had a pull he was permitted to sit as an equal among police-court lawyers. No longer was he Arnold Thorndike. He was merely the man "with Mr. Andrews." Then even Andrews abandoned him. "The judge'll be here in a minute, now," said the assistant district attorney, and went inside a railed enclosure in front of the judge's bench. There he greeted another assistant district attorney whose years were those of even greater indiscretion than the years of Mr. Andrews. Seated on the rail, with their hands in their pockets and their backs turned to Mr. Thorndike, they laughed and talked together. The subject of their discourse was one Mike Donlin, as he appeared in vaudeville. To Mr. Thorndike it was evident that young Andrews had entirely forgotten him. He arose, and touched his sleeve. With infinite sarcasm Mr. Thorndike began: "My engagements are not pressing, but—" A court attendant beat with his palm upon the rail. "Sit down!" whispered Andrews. "The judge is coming." Mr. Thorndike sat down. The court attendant droned loudly words Mr. Thorndike could not distinguish. There was a rustle of silk, and from a door behind him the judge stalked past. <sep>Andrews said the oak chairs were reserved for whom?<sep>Members of the kingdom
Ex Output:
No
Ex Input:
Boone, Ia. -Poor and elderly people may soon go without legal representation in Boone County. Boone County Legal Aid, which for 31 years has provided legal services to those who couldn't afford them, will close in February if a $10,000 grant from Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino is not awarded. The legal service is one of the few programs in Iowa that offers legal representation to those who qualify without turning to the state for its services. "It is a very sad situation, but that's the fact," said Alan Schroeder, city attorney and supervisor of Boone County Legal Aid. For the past two years using money mostly from the city and county, Schroeder has upheld the outfit alone, taking on about 60 clients a year, and settling cases that range from domestic abuse to bankruptcy. He also has a private practice. If the legal service closes, he's unsure where his clients will go. The city of Boone gave Schroeder $6,300 in July to resolve pending cases, said Kathy Berg, Boone's finance officer. Without that, the program might already be closed. "All governments are having problems with finances," Boone Mayor George Maybee said. "No one else stepped in. The county didn't. The state didn't." Donovan Olson, chairman of the county Board of Supervisors, said the board quit funding the legal service in July because it felt the county didn't need it. Drake University ended its funding after the 2000 spring semester "for a variety of reasons," Suzanne Levitt, the law professor who oversaw the program, said via e-mail. Olson said Schroeder must prove Prairie Meadows is the primary money source for the board to grant the program any more money. Schroeder ran the program without the help of law students or Drake, which had provided as much as two-thirds of the money in some years. <sep>Who has not stepped in to help Boone County Legal Aid?<sep>Boone County
Ex Output:
| Yes
|
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]: What do methodist's change from normal communion?, Context: Historically, the Methodist Church has supported the temperance movement. John Wesley warned against the dangers of drinking in his famous sermon, "The Use of Money," and in his letter to an alcoholic. At one time, Methodist ministers had to take a pledge not to drink and encouraged their congregations to do the same. Today the United Methodist Church states that it "affirms our long-standing support of abstinence from alcohol as a faithful witness to God's liberating and redeeming love for persons." In fact, the United Methodist Church uses unfermented grape juice in the sacrament of Holy Communion, thus "expressing pastoral concern for recovering alcoholics, enabling the participation of children and youth, and supporting the church's witness of abstinence." Moreover, in 2011 and 2012, The United Methodist Church's General Board of Church and Society called on all United Methodists to abstain from alcohol for Lent.
[EX A]: uses unfermented grape juice
[EX Q]: What buildings were usually chosen to be burned to the ground?, Context: In the 1970s, the Bronx was plagued by a wave of arson. The burning of buildings was predominantly in the poorest communities, like the South Bronx. The most common explanation of what occurred was that landlords decided to burn their low property-value buildings and take the insurance money as it was more lucrative to get insurance money than to refurbish or sell a building in a severely distressed area. The Bronx became identified with a high rate of poverty and unemployment, which was mainly a persistent problem in the South Bronx.
[EX A]: low property-value buildings
[EX Q]: who settled the isthmus of Panama in 1698?, Context: In 1695, the Scottish Parliament granted a charter to the Company of Scotland, which established a settlement in 1698 on the isthmus of Panama. Besieged by neighbouring Spanish colonists of New Granada, and afflicted by malaria, the colony was abandoned two years later. The Darien scheme was a financial disaster for Scotland—a quarter of Scottish capital was lost in the enterprise—and ended Scottish hopes of establishing its own overseas empire. The episode also had major political consequences, persuading the governments of both England and Scotland of the merits of a union of countries, rather than just crowns. This occurred in 1707 with the Treaty of Union, establishing the Kingdom of Great Britain.
[EX A]: | Company of Scotland
|
Given the task definition, example input & output, solve the new input case.
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Example: Powdered sugar, also called confectioners' sugar, icing sugar, and icing cake, is a finely ground sugar produced by milling granulated sugar into a powdered state. It usually contains a small amount of anti-caking agent to prevent clumping and improve flow. Although most often produced in a factory, powdered sugar can also be made by processing ordinary granulated sugar in a coffee grinder, or by crushing it by hand in a mortar and pestle.
Output: is confectionary sugar the same as powdered sugar?
The question is a yes/no question, and it is answerable based on the given passage.
New input case for you: Mal de debarquement (or mal de débarquement) syndrome (MdDS, or common name disembarkment syndrome) is a neurological condition usually occurring after a cruise, aircraft flight, or other sustained motion event. The phrase ``mal de débarquement'' is French and translates to ``illness of disembarkation''. MdDS is typically diagnosed by a neurologist or an ear nose & throat specialist when a person reports a persistent rocking, swaying, or bobbing feeling (though they are not necessarily rocking). This usually follows a cruise or other motion experience. Because most vestibular testing proves to be negative, doctors may be baffled as they attempt to diagnose the syndrome. A major diagnostic indicator is that most patients feel better while driving or riding in a car, i.e.: while in passive motion. MdDS is unexplained by structural brain or inner ear pathology and most often corresponds with a motion trigger, although it can occur spontaneously. This differs from the very common condition of ``land sickness'' that most people feel for a short time after a motion event such as a boat cruise, aircraft ride, or even a treadmill routine which may only last minutes to a few hours. The syndrome has recently received increased attention due to the number of people presenting with the condition and more scientific research has commenced to determine what triggers MdDS and how to cure it.
Output: | is it normal to have motion sickness after a cruise? |
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]: Tom plays pool in a deserted pool hall , pocketing two balls by lowdown means and then wakes Jerry up by shooting the 10-ball into the pocket where he is sleeping . Jerry awakes just in time to avoid the 10-ball and is carried out to the ball return , where the 10 and the 13 smash the mouse between each other . Jerry is mad and walks up through the pocket , first sees nothing , but after a few steps back to the pocket , he spots Tom perched behind it . Jerry tries to jump into another corner pocket , but Tom aims a cue ball with so much force that it roll's into the pocket , and spins back out of it and it rolls Jerry backwards to Tom , who has made a ramp with his cue stick for the mouse to slide up . Jerry stops at the top of the stick and is then blown down by Tom , who then shoots a stream of balls to make the mouse flat . The whole train rebounds back towards the cat and the balls stack up at Tom's end of the table . Tom shoots all the balls in succession with his cue , and then tries to shoot Jerry , but the mouse hangs onto the cue tip . The cat , as if he were saying `` Have it your way '' , chalks up and shoots the 8-ball using Jerry . The mouse drops off the cue tip and then is upended by the 8-ball rolling in circles , and Tom forces Jerry to jump through the ball rack as if he were a circus performer . Tom then sets it on fire to add an additional level of torment , and when Jerry accomplishes this with poise , Tom discards the flaming rack and shoots the 8-ball across the table and back . <sep>How did Jerry get to the top of the pool stick?<sep>He climbed up the pole
[EX A]: No
[EX Q]: The Venetian artist Jacopo de' Barbari, whom Durer had met in Venice, visited Nuremberg in 1500, and Durer said that he learned much about the new developments in perspective, anatomy, and proportion from him. De' Barbari was unwilling to explain everything he knew, so Durer began his own studies, which would become a lifelong preoccupation. A series of extant drawings show Durer's experiments in human proportion, leading to the famous engraving of Adam and Eve (1504), which shows his subtlety while using the burin in the texturing of flesh surfaces. This is the only existing engraving signed with his full name. Durer made large numbers of preparatory drawings, especially for his paintings and engravings, and many survive, most famously the Betende Hande (English: Praying Hands, c. 1508 Albertina, Vienna), a study for an apostle in the Heller altarpiece. He also continued to make images in watercolour and bodycolour (usually combined), including a number of still lifes of meadow sections or animals, including his Young Hare (1502) and the Great Piece of Turf (1503, both also Albertina). <sep>What sort of subjects were in Durer's artworks?<sep>Lifes of meadow
[EX A]: No
[EX Q]: Paul put the despised watch away And laid out before him his array Of stones and metals, and when the morning Struck the stones to their best adorning, He chose the brightest, and this new watch Was so light and thin it seemed to catch The sunlight's nothingness, and its gleam. Topazes ran in a foamy stream Over the cover, the hands were studded With garnets, and seemed red roses, budded. The face was of crystal, and engraved Upon it the figures flashed and waved With zircons, and beryls, and amethysts. It took a week to make, and his trysts At night with the Shadow were his alone. Paul swore not to speak till his task was done. The night that the jewel was worthy to give. Paul watched the long hours of daylight live To the faintest streak; then lit his light, And sharp against the wall's pure white The outline of the Shadow started Into form. His burning-hearted Words so long imprisoned swelled To tumbling speech. Like one compelled, He told the lady all his love, And holding out the watch above His head, he knelt, imploring some Littlest sign. The Shadow was dumb. <sep>What were the hands of the watch studded with?<sep>Garnets and seemed budded roses
[EX A]: | 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 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 business, net income (total comprehensive income, net earnings, net profit, informally, bottom line) is an entity's income minus cost of goods sold, expenses and taxes for an accounting period. It is computed as the residual of all revenues and gains over all expenses and losses for the period, and has also been defined as the net increase in shareholders' equity that results from a company's operations. In the context of the presentation of financial statements, the IFRS Foundation defines net income as synonymous with profit and loss.
A: | is net earning the same as net income? |
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 time of year is mentioned first?, Context: After a difficult winter, most of the Denny Party relocated across Elliott Bay and claimed land a second time at the site of present-day Pioneer Square. Charles Terry and John Low remained at the original landing location and reestablished their old land claim and called it "New York", but renamed "New York Alki" in April 1853, from a Chinook word meaning, roughly, "by and by" or "someday". For the next few years, New York Alki and Duwamps competed for dominance, but in time Alki was abandoned and its residents moved across the bay to join the rest of the settlers.
| winter |
Teacher:You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: The Berlin Wall (German: Berliner Mauer, pronounced (bɛʁˈliːnɐ ˈmaʊ̯ɐ) ( listen)) was a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. Constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany), starting on 13 August 1961, the Wall cut off (by land) West Berlin from virtually all of surrounding East Germany and East Berlin until government officials opened it in November 1989. Its demolition officially began on 13 June 1990 and finished in 1992. The barrier included guard towers placed along large concrete walls, accompanied by a wide area (later known as the ``death strip'') that contained anti-vehicle trenches, ``fakir beds'' and other defenses. The Eastern Bloc portrayed the Wall as protecting its population from fascist elements conspiring to prevent the ``will of the people'' in building a socialist state in East Germany.
Student: | did the berlin wall go all around west berlin? |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
DALLAS — Heather Mounce, who was saved in a dramatic rescue last August on the Oregon Coast, has been charged with 96 counts, including identity theft, first-degree theft, aggravated theft, and criminal mistreatment.
Court records show that the charges were filed against the Dallas resident on Thursday with the Polk County Circuit Court. Mounce is scheduled for an arraignment on an indictment on Aug. 14.
Theft victims are listed in the charges as Dallas Retirement Village, Oregon Center for Nursing, Mark and Elizabeth Weisensee, the owners of Dallas-based OpenRoad Transportation, and Antony Emil Britt, who is described in the court documents as a “elderly and dependent person,” in Mounce’s care.
Mounce also is charged with multiple counts of identity theft involving Britt. Charges list that Mounce “with the intent to deceive or defraud, convert to defendant’s own use, create, obtain, possess, transfer and utter personal identification of” several businesses, including Oregon Live/Oregonian Media Group, Monster.com/Monster Worldwide, Career Builder and Survey Monkey.
The charges date between September of 2013 to July 14.
District Attorney Aaron Felton said the investigation into the case started about a year ago. He wouldn't comment further, citing the undergoing investigation and prosecution.
Mounce was reported as a missing person on Aug. 12, 2017 and was the subject of a four-day search before her husband found her stranded on a cliff near the Sea Lion Caves north of Florence.
He called 911 to report that he found her alive.
Local emergency crews attempted a rescue, but were unsuccessful due to the steep terrain. They called in the U.S. Coast Guard Sector North Bend.
A Coast Guard helicopter and crew arrived within minutes and were able to pluck her off the cliff on the afternoon of Aug. 16. Family members reported her missing on Aug. 12 and police found her vehicle that day parked close to where she was found. ||||| Inside the rescue of Heather Mounce Copyright by KOIN - All rights reserved Heather Mounce in an undated photo posted on a Facebook page, August 17, 2017 [ + - ] Video
Amy Frazier and KOIN 6 News Staff - PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Karen Sparks was planning a vigil for Friday night for her missing cousin, Heather Mounce, when she got a text from another cousin.
The text said Heather was found alive.
Sparks, who lives in Idaho, said she was at Fred Meyer printing more flyers for the search. "I had to take a deep breath and sit down at Fred Meyer and all the workers all came over to assist me. They were so happy. I was happy," she told KMVT TV in Twin Falls, Idaho. "Terrible news turned into a miracle."
Mounce, 37, was last seen Saturday morning. She was found Wednesday near the Sea Lion Caves in Florence. Authorities said her determined husband, Denton Davision, found her near where her car was found earlier.
In the 911 call, Davison told the dispatcher he could see his wife.
"I am on the rocky beach, I think it's Cox Rock, she's up in the bushes, she's waving at me," he said. "She's alive she's alive, she's on that hillside."
The dispatcher asked again for a location and Davison said, "Highway 101, Cox Rock area, she's waving at me from the bushes, 100-150 feet up the cliff from the ocean. I don't think I can get to her."
While Davison remains on the line, the 911 operator called the rescue units -- including a rope unit to rappel down and the Coast Guard.
Listen to the entire 911 call here:
She was found about 180 feet down the side of a cliff, according to Lt. Alex Webber, the pilot for the Coast Guard crew that rescued her.
Coast Guard video of the rescue of Heather Mounce:
Webber said they looked around and spotted her, then hovered about 250 feet above the water. The crew lowered rescue swimmer Petty Officer 3rd Class Tyler Stacey about 180 feet, to the spot where Mounce was "clinging on to some bushes on the cliff," Webber said.
Stacey said it was hard to see her.
"She was covered by some pretty big bushes she had landed on. I don't know if she had fallen or how she got into the position she did," Stacey said. "But it appeared she had gotten herself into a situation where she was basically being suspended by a big bush and it was on a pretty sheer surface."
She looked grateful the Coast Guard found her, he said.
"She was very scared, but when I got up to her she definitely wanted to get out of there."
The windy conditions made it a bit more of a challenge to get her connected for the rescue. She lost her balance and fell onto him, he said, "and I basically caught her and was able to grab onto her long enough to where I could fly her other arm through the device and secure her."
Webber said, "He put his rescue strap around her, at which point the flight mechanic who was operating the hoist cable vectored us back off the cliff and then we reeled her up."
Mounce seemed "a little bit out of it," which Stacey believed was because she was missing for 4 days without food or water. He said she wasn't wearing shoes, her feet were swollen and she was scraped up.
Webber said the fire department made a landing spot on Hwy 101, where they landed and helped Mounce get to a waiting ambulance.
"She was in stable condition once dropped off," Webber said.
Karen Sparks said she was amazed at the support from around the country they received in the days they searched for Mounce. She just wants to hug and kiss Mounce.
"Her mother and her children, at least they have her back," Sparks said. "I want to say thank you to all the first responders and the Coast Guard and police and Oregon State Police."
"We can only go forward from here and we pray that she heals and recovers quickly and we can't wait to get that hug," Sparks said.
It is hard to put into words the elation we feel that Heather was found alive and well yesterday. It is nothing short of a miracle. We are beyond happy that she is safe and recovering. We would like to thank everyone for the time and effort put into the official Facebook page as well as all the flyers that were distributed by family, friends, and strangers. The public support has been overwhelming. Thank... you to the Coast Guard team who made the amazing rescue. Finally a big thank you to the Dallas Police Department for working with us so closely during this time.We will not be granting any interviews at this time as our focus will be on Heathers recovery. Please continue to pray for her and our family.God bless.
KMVT in Twin Falls, Idaho contributed to this report and granted permission to KOIN for this story. ||||| | Last summer, Heather Mae Mounce was reported missing by her family; her car was found abandoned along Highway 101 in Oregon. After her then-husband ultimately spotted her, four days later, "clinging to bushes" 180 feet down the side of a cliff, a Coast Guard helicopter crew airlifted her from the ridge in what KOIN calls a "dramatic" rescue that made headlines. This summer is also dramatic for the 28-year-old Oregon woman, but in a decidedly different way: She has been charged with 96 felonies. Mounce is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from the Dallas Retirement Village, Oregon Center for Nursing, and OpenRoad Transportation, the Statesman Journal reports; she's also accused of stealing the identity of an "elderly and dependent" man whom she was caring for, along with $5,000 from him. She faces 62 counts of identity theft, 24 counts of criminal mistreatment, and 10 other charges; the charges date from September 2013 until July of this year. Authorities have not said whether there is any link to her disappearance in August of last year, but the Polk County District Attorney says an investigation into the case began about a year ago, per the Polk County Itemizer-Observer. Authorities at the time said that she appeared to have left her car of her own free will and that they did not believe she had been abducted. She filed for divorce three months later. Of the charges she faces, the Dallas Retirement Village says in a statement, "We are working closely with the state and Polk County Attorney’s Office in their investigation of this individual and former employee. ... We can assure that she had no access to any personal resident records." |
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
[EX Q]: National identity cards are issued to their citizens by the governments of all European Union member states except Denmark, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, and also by Liechtenstein and Switzerland (the latter not formally part of the EEA). Citizens holding a national identity card, which states EEA or Swiss citizenship, can not only use it as an identity document within their home country, but also as a travel document to exercise the right of free movement in the EEA and Switzerland. Identity cards that do not state EEA or Swiss citizenship, including national identity cards issued to residents who are not citizens, are not valid as a travel document within the EEA and Switzerland.
[EX A]: can you travel in eu with id card?
[EX Q]: Devil May Cry 5 is an upcoming action-adventure hack and slash video game developed and published by Capcom. It is a continuation of the mainline series which began with Devil May Cry in 2001, to its most recent entry Devil May Cry 4, which was released in 2008.
[EX A]: is devil may cry 5 after devil may cry 2?
[EX Q]: In geometry, parallel lines are lines in a plane which do not meet; that is, two lines in a plane that do not intersect or touch each other at any point are said to be parallel. By extension, a line and a plane, or two planes, in three-dimensional Euclidean space that do not share a point are said to be parallel. However, two lines in three-dimensional space which do not meet must be in a common plane to be considered parallel; otherwise they are called skew lines. Parallel planes are planes in the same three-dimensional space that never meet.
[EX A]: | can a plane be parallel to a line?
|
Q: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Which series was not made by the BBC, Doctor Who or Love Child?, Context: Beginning in 2005, the CBC has contributed production funds for the BBC Wales revival of Doctor Who, for which it received a special credit at the end of each episode. This arrangement continued until the end of fourth season, broadcast in 2008. The CBC similarly contributed to the first season of the spin-off series, Torchwood. More recently, the network has also begun picking up Canadian rights to some Australian series, including the drama series Janet King and Love Child, and the comedy-drama series Please Like Me.
A: | Love Child |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
What do you need in addition to the LaserDisc in order to experience surround sound?, Context: Only one 5.1 surround sound option exists on a given LaserDisc (either Dolby Digital or DTS), so if surround sound is desired, the disc must be matched to the capabilities of the playback equipment (LD Player and Receiver/Decoder) by the purchaser. A fully capable LaserDisc playback system includes a newer LaserDisc player that is capable of playing digital tracks, has a digital optical output for digital PCM and DTS audio, is aware of AC-3 audio tracks, and has an AC-3 coaxial output; an external or internal AC-3 RF demodulator and AC-3 decoder; and a DTS decoder. Many 1990s A/V receivers combine the AC-3 decoder and DTS decoder logic, but an integrated AC-3 demodulator is rare both in LaserDisc players and in later A/V receivers. | playback equipment |
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: In the Northern Hemisphere, the winter sun (December, January, February) rises in the southeast, transits the celestial meridian at a low angle in the south (more than 43° above the southern horizon in the tropics), and then sets in the southwest. It is on the south (equator) side of the house all day long. A vertical window facing south (equator side) is effective for capturing solar thermal energy. For comparison, the winter sun in the Southern Hemisphere (June, July, August) rises in the northeast, peaks out at a low angle in the north (more than halfway up from the horizon in the tropics), and then sets in the northwest. There, the north-facing window would let in plenty of solar thermal energy to the house.
Output: | does the sun rise in the west in the northern hemisphere? |
Definition: In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
Input: The Austrian school year for primary and secondary schools is split into two terms, the first one starts on the first Monday in September in the states of Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland and on the second Monday of September in Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Carinthia, Tyrol and Vorarlberg. Most schools have holidays between the national holiday on October 26 and All Souls Day on November 2, but those are unofficial holidays not observed by all schools in Austria. Christmas holidays start on December 24 and end on the first weekday after January 6. The first term ends in Vienna and Lower Austria on the first Friday of February, in Burgenland, Carinthia, Salzburg, Tyrol and Vorarlberg on the second Friday of February and in Upper Austria and Styria on the third Friday of February.
Output: | when does the school year start in austria |
Instructions: In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
Input: 'Video Killed the Radio Star' is a song written by Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes and Bruce Woolley in 1978. It was first recorded by Bruce Woolley and The Camera Club (with Thomas Dolby on keyboards) for their album English Garden, and later by British group the Buggles, consisting of Horn and Downes. The track was recorded and mixed in 1979, released as their debut single on 7 September 1979 by Island Records, and included on their first album The Age of Plastic. The backing track was recorded at Virgin's Town House in West London, and mixing and vocal recording would later take place at Sarm East Studios.
Output: | who sang the original video killed the radio star |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Q: Isabela Cristina, 18, who is six months pregnant, center, looks at her exams as she waits at a bus stop outside the IMIP hospital in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016. Isabela... (Associated Press)
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil is not sharing enough samples and disease data to let researchers determine whether the Zika virus is, as feared, linked to the increased number of babies born with abnormally small heads in the South American country, U.N. and U.S. health officials say.
The lack of data is forcing laboratories in the United States and Europe to work with samples from previous outbreaks, and is frustrating efforts to develop diagnostic tests, drugs and vaccines. Scientists tell The Associated Press that having so little to work with is hampering their ability to track the virus' evolution.
One major problem appears to be Brazilian law. At the moment, it is technically illegal for Brazilian researchers and institutes to share genetic material, including blood samples containing Zika and other viruses.
"It's a very delicate issue, this sharing of samples. Lawyers have to be involved," said Dr. Marcos Espinal, director of communicable diseases in the World Health Organization's regional office in Washington.
Espinal said he hoped the issue might be resolved after discussions between the U.S. and Brazilian presidents. He said WHO's role was mainly to be a broker to encourage countries to share. When asked whether the estimate of other scientists that Brazil had provided fewer than 20 samples was true, he agreed it probably was.
"There is no way this should not be solved in the foreseeable future," he said. "Waiting is always risky during an emergency."
Last May, as the first cases of Zika in Brazil were emerging, President Dilma Rousseff signed a new law to regulate how researchers use the country's genetic resources. But the regulatory framework hasn't yet been drafted, leaving scientists in legal limbo.
"Until the law is implemented, we're legally prohibited from sending samples abroad," said Paulo Gadelha, president of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil's premier state-run research institute for tropical diseases. "Even if we wanted to send this material abroad, we can't because it's considered a crime."
The ban does not necessarily mean foreign researchers can't access samples. Some were shared with the United States, including tissue samples from two newborns who died and two fetuses recently examined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But a U.S. official said that wasn't enough to develop accurate tests for the virus or help determine whether Zika is in fact behind the recent jump in the number of congenital defects. The spike in cases prompted WHO to declare an international emergency Monday.
Given the drought of Brazilian samples, public health officials across the world are falling back on older viruses — or discreetly taking them from private patients.
The U.S. official, who shared the information on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to speak publicly, said the CDC was relying on a strain taken from a 2013 outbreak in French Polynesia to perfect its Zika tests. U.S. researchers trying to sequence Zika's genetic code have been forced to work with virus samples from Puerto Rico for the same reason, he said.
In England, researchers are using samples drawn from Micronesia, the site of an outbreak in 2007. The French are using samples from Polynesia and Martinique. In Spain, scientists have a Ugandan strain of Zika supplied by the United States. Even Portugal, Brazil's former colonial master, doesn't have the Brazilian strain; the National Health Institute in Lisbon said its tests relied on a U.S. sample from the 1980s, among others.
Some researchers are bypassing Brazil's bureaucracy by getting samples sent to them for testing by a private lab, said Dr. Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, an expert on mosquito-borne diseases at the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine in Hamburg.
"It's almost impossible to get samples from the country," Schmidt-Chanasit told AP, referring to Brazil. "It's not going via official government channels. Our source is simply the rich people who want a diagnosis."
In public, health leaders have been eager to boast about their excellent collaboration. WHO's chief, Dr. Margaret Chan, said after Monday's meeting that Brazil and the United States were working "very closely" on studies. When asked about sample sharing, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told AP: "I don't think it's an issue."
Behind-the-scenes, it was another story.
Four officials at the World Health Organization told AP that the Brazilians were starving international partners of up-to-date information.
"WHO has gotten zero from them, no clinical or lab findings," one of the officials said.
All four spoke on condition of anonymity because they were talking without authorization.
Ben Neuman, a virologist at Reading University in England, said thousands of samples — or hundreds at a minimum — were needed to track the virus and determine how it's changing. "Science only works when we share," he said.
The virus sharing problems aren't limited to Brazil, said Gadelha of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation.
"This isn't a unilateral issue; it's a global problem," he said.
More than a decade ago, WHO faced a similar problem when Indonesia refused to hand over bird flu samples, arguing that Western scientists would use them to make drugs and vaccines the country couldn't afford.
Lawrence Gostin, director of WHO's Collaborating Center on Public Health Law and Human Rights at Georgetown University, said there are no rules that force governments to hand over viruses, tissue samples or other information.
"If countries don't share, the only repercussions they face are public condemnation," he said.
___
Associated Press writer Maria Cheng and Raphael Satter reported this story from London and AP writer Joshua Goodman reported in Rio de Janeiro. AP writers Mike Stobbe in New York, Frank Jordans in Berlin, Ciaran Giles in Madrid, Barry Hatton in Lisbon and Jenny Barchfield in Rio de Janeiro contributed to this report. ||||| Gov. Rick Scott declared a health emergency Wednesday because of the arrival of at least nine cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in four Florida counties, including Miami-Dade.
Scott signed the emergency order to cover Miami-Dade, Hillsborough (Tampa), Lee (Fort Myers) and Santa Rosa (Panhandle) counties. Within the past two weeks, health officials have confirmed four Zika cases in Miami-Dade, two in Hillsborough, two in Lee and one in Santa Rosa.
All nine of the cases stemmed from residents who had recently visited Latin America and the Caribbean, were bitten by a mosquito and unwittingly brought the disease back to the state. Three cases were contracted in Haiti, three in Venezuela, two in Colombia and one in El Salvador, according to state health officials.
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Monday added Jamaica and Costa Rica to the list of 24 countries in the Western Hemisphere where the Zika virus has been detected. On Wednesday, Dr. Carissa Etienne, the director of PAHO, requested $8.5 million from the international community to help fight Zika.
Never miss a local story. Sign up today for a free 30 day free trial of unlimited digital access. SUBSCRIBE NOW
“One fact of which we are unequivocally sure is that the Zika virus — like dengue, chikungunya and yellow fever viruses — is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito,” Etienne said. “The most effective control measures are the prevention of mosquito bites and the reduction of mosquito populations.”
While health officials are scrambling to contain the spread of the virus, regional tourism officials are worried about the impact it will have on the multibillion-dollar tourism industry during the crucial winter season.
“It’s a concern of everyone,” said Guadalupe Monge, a travel agent with Miami-based Costamar Travel. “I’d say 100 percent of our customers are asking about Zika. They want to know how bad it is. Is it safe to travel? Can they change their tickets?”
The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau did not return phone calls seeking comment.
Health officials are particularly concerned about how quickly Zika has spread, as the infected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes have transmitted the virus from person to person. Since first being detected in Brazil last May, more than a million people in Brazil have contracted Zika.
Zika causes relatively minor symptoms — light fever, a rash, muscle pain and conjunctivitis (red eye). It hadn’t represented a significant health issue — until the Brazilian outbreak. Zika has been linked to a rare neurological disorder called microcephaly, associated with babies being born with smaller brains that do not develop fully. The greatest risk appears to stem from an infection that develops during the first trimester of pregnancy, World Health Organization officials have said. To date, Brazil has reported more than 3,000 suspected cases of microcephaly.
Zika was long thought to be transmitted only when an infected mosquito bites a person. But health officials in Dallas on Tuesday reported a case of the virus being transmitted sexually by a person who had recently returned to Texas from Venezuela, adding to officials’ concerns.
Monge, the travel agent, estimates that her agency, which organizes trips and tours throughout the Caribbean and Latin America, has lost about 20 percent of its business as news of Zika has increased.
The timing is terrible, as Carnival season is picking up and spring break season is around the corner. Both draw tens of thousands to the region.
Caribbean public health officials launched a new public awareness and health campaign last week geared toward protecting the region’s $29 billion industry.
“We can never let our guard down where infectious diseases are concerned, and that is particularly so in our tourism-dependent Caribbean region,” Dr. C. James Hospedales, executive director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency, said at a news conference in Trinidad and Tobago, another tourist-dependent nation.
While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised pregnant women to postpone trips to infected countries, officials in those countries say others shouldn’t be dissuaded. They suggest taking standard precautions to prevent mosquito bites, including using repellant, sleeping inside and wearing long-sleeved shirts, long pants and hats.
“Don’t let the mosquito ruin your travel,” the Caribbean Public Health Agency says in a fact sheet on its website.
Zika is also driving fears about the Summer Olympics in Brazil, considered the epicenter of the Zika outbreak. Since the first case was discovered in Brazil last May, Zika has been found in more than 25 countries and territories in the Americas, plus in American Samoa and Samoa in the Pacific and Cape Verde in Africa. There have been cases in at least 11 U.S. states, including Florida.
On Tuesday, health officials in Texas announced they had identified a patient in Dallas who had contracted Zika through sex. The patient, identified as Patient 1, is the first known recent case of the virus being transmitted in the United States. Patient 1’s partner, identified as Patient 0, had recently returned to Texas from Venezuela. Dallas authorities said Patient 1 had had no other possible exposure to the virus.
“Now that we know Zika virus can be transmitted through sex, this increases our awareness campaign in educating the public about protecting themselves and others,” said Zachary Thompson, director of Dallas County Health and Human Services.
Not everyone is convinced that the virus can be transmitted through sexual contact.
Dr. George Sealy Massingill, chairman of obstetrics and gynecology at John Peter Smith Health Network in Tarrant County, called the Dallas County sexual transmission a “postulated case.”
“So far, that’s their best guess how this happened,” he told McClatchy’s Fort Worth Star-Telegram on Tuesday. “It’s hard to go back and say that A caused B.”
But the CDC has endorsed the sexual transmission theory, a possibility that raises new concerns about the potential for rapid spread of a virus that until last May had been virtually unheard-of in the Americas.
The Dallas County health department added using condoms to its list of recommendations for anyone returning from an infected area.
The CDC already recommends that U.S. doctors test newborns who show signs of the Zika virus, especially in states such as Florida, where mosquitoes are a daily nuisance.
After receiving criticism that it was moving too slowly to address the virus, the World Health Organization on Monday declared the virus a public health emergency. The declaration allows for an organized international response to give countries resources and guidelines on what measures they should be taking.
Miami Herald Staff Writer Mimi Whitefield contributed to this report. ||||| Gov. Rick Scott has declared a health emergency in four counties due to the Zika virus.
At least nine cases of the mosquito-borne illness have been detected in Florida. Health officials believe all of the cases are from people who contracted the disease while traveling to affected countries.
Scott signed the order Wednesday to cover Miami-Dade, Lee, Hillsborough and Santa Rosa counties.
The Zika virus is linked to brain deformities in babies and is causing concern among public health officials worldwide. The virus is primarily spread through mosquito bites, but investigators had been exploring the possibility it could be sexually transmitted.
U.S. health officials say a person in Texas became infected with Zika through sex, in the first case of the illness being transmitted within the United States. |||||
A: | The Zika virus is now officially a public health emergency in Florida, where at least nine cases have been detected in four counties. Gov. Rick Scott signed the emergency order on Wednesday to cover Miami-Dade, Lee, Hillsborough, and Santa Rosa counties, WESH reports. State health officials say all nine cases involve Florida residents who were bitten by mosquitoes in Caribbean or Latin American countries before returning to the state, reports the Miami Herald. Officials say Haiti and Venezuela are involved in three cases each, two cases were contracted in Colombia, and one originated in El Salvador. On Monday, the World Health Organization called the spread of Zika in the Americas an international emergency. The virus has been linked to the birth of babies with abnormally small heads in Brazil, but health officials from the US and the United Nations say they aren't getting enough information from Brazil to examine the link or track the outbreak, the AP reports. Brazilian law bans the sharing of genetic material like blood samples, and researchers in other countries say they are having to use private samples. "It's almost impossible to get samples from the country," says an expert at Germany's Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine. "It's not going via official government channels. Our source is simply the rich people who want a diagnosis." (Health officials in Texas say they're dealing with a sexually transmitted Zika case.) |
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.
Starting in 1996, Alexa Internet has been donating their crawl data to the Internet Archive. Flowing in every day, these data are added to the Wayback Machine after an embargo period. ||||| Sheriff Tommy Bryant (Photo: WFAA)
STEPHENVILLE -- An Erath County sheriff was found dead inside his Stephenville home early Tuesday morning.
According to the local newspaper, citing unnamed county officials, Sheriff Tommy Bryant died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. But Texas Rangers,who are now in charge of the death investigation, would only confirm Bryant's death and said their investigation has just begun.
Tuesday in Stephenville, friends and colleagues reacted to the news that the sheriff, a fixture in the community for more than 20 years, may have taken his own life.
Bryant served as the lead investigator into the shooting death of "American Sniper" Chris Kyle.
“Sheriff Bryant was a good sheriff,” said local attorney Jim Keene. “He did his best to run law enforcement in this county well.”
His death comes less than a week after it was revealed he was under investigation by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement for allegedly having someone else take his continuing education courses for him.
“It’s a very sad situation, very tragic when you lose a colleague and a friend like that” said Erath County Judge Tab Thompson, who worked alongside Bryant for more than 20 years. “Our thoughts and prayers from the county go out to Sheriff Bryant’s family his wife and son. Very sad time for them and for us as well.”
Early Tuesday afternoon, the county judge and commissioners met in an emergency session to decide who will serve as the temporary sheriff. It was a difficult task since many of them consider the sheriff their friend. They opted for the District Attorney’s Office investigator Matt Coates to serve the rest of the year. And, as required by law, they will reconvene at the start of the year to appoint him to serve out the remaining two years of Bryant’s term.
Meanwhile, a painful investigation begins.
“Tommy was well liked, recently re-elected, very popular sheriff,” Thompson said. “So I know that lot of hearts are heavy here in Erath County.”
Copyright 2016 WFAA |||||
| Sad news from Erath County, Texas: Sheriff Tommy Bryant, the lead investigator in the 2013 murders of American Sniper author Chris Kyle and another man, was found dead at his home early Tuesday. The Dallas Morning News reports that authorities believe Bryant died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. According to the Stephenville Empire-Tribune, state authorities were investigating Bryant for allegedly cheating on his continuing education training by having a deputy take a course for him. Documents obtained by the paper state that Bryant was one of 190 Texas law enforcement personnel reprimanded earlier this year for failing to complete the 40 hours of training intended to keep them up to date with changes in the law. Bryant, sheriff since 1997, was re-elected this year with around 70% of the vote. The Texas Rangers division of the state's Department of Public Safety say the death is being investigated. Friends and colleagues say Bryant was a good sheriff and he'll be missed. "It's a very sad situation, very tragic when you lose a colleague and a friend like that," Erath County Judge Tab Thompson, who worked alongside Bryant for many years, tells WFAA. "Our thoughts and prayers from the county go out to Sheriff Bryant's family, his wife and son. Very sad time for them and for us as well." (Earlier this year, the Navy revised Kyle's medal count downward.) |
In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
The Middle Triassic is the second of three epochs of the Triassic period . | In the geologic timescale , the Middle Triassic is the second of three epochs of the Triassic period or the middle of three series in which the Triassic system is divided . |
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
--------
Question: Tocqueville thought the conquest of Algeria was important for two reasons: first, his understanding of the international situation and France's position in the world, and, second, changes in French society. Tocqueville believed that war and colonization would "restore national pride, threatened", he believed, by "The gradual softening of social mores" in the middle classes. Their taste for "material pleasures" was spreading to the whole of society, giving it "an example of weakness and egotism". Applauding the methods of General Bugeaud, Tocqueville went so far to claim that "war in Africa is a science. Everyone is familiar with its rules and everyone can apply those rules with almost complete certainty of success. One of the greatest services that Field Marshal Bugeaud has rendered his country is to have spread, perfected and made everyone aware of this new science." Tocqueville advocated racial segregation in Algeria with two distinct legislations, one for European colonists and one for the Arab population. Such a two-tier arrangement would be fully realised with the 1870 Cremieux decree and the Indigenousness Code, which extended French citizenship to European settlers and Algerian Jews, whereas Muslim Algerians would be governed by Muslim law and restricted to a second-class citizenship. <sep>What did Tocqueville believe was spreading and which society was it spreading through?<sep>A deadly virus
Answer: No
Question: Comanche Indians have trapped the evil of their land in a monster made up of a mixture of other animals . The Comanche have placed a protective spear in the ground to contain the evil . A young boy pulls the spear from the ground while pocketing a rabbit foot talisman . He starts to play with the spear . A Comanche catches the boy , and startled , he runs away with the rabbit's foot . The Native American places the spear back , realizing too late that the rabbits foot is now gone . After that , white men come and start drilling for oil . Skip to current time , a divorced father , Mance Cashen , moves to the area with his new wife , baby , and his son from his first marriage , Willy ( played by ( ( Chris Miller , who is visiting . Willy notices something peculiar in the house and tries to warn his father and step-mother . They do not believe him . Willy is attacked while on a tire swing over a small water hole . The creature grabs his foot and Willy struggles , eventually getting away . He eventually befriends the local drunk , T. C. van Houten . A nice old man with some bad memories who knows something about the evil near the oil well and was in a situation similar to Willy's . In the meantime a Comanche Indian , Chief Sam John , comes to warn Mance of the evil and the need to keep it contained . Sam John informs Mance the evil was originally intended to stop the white man , but it is indiscriminate in whom it kills instead . Mance will have none of it . Willy eventually takes a spear he finds on his property to Sam John and tries to find out what is going on . <sep>What is the name of the old man with whom Willy became friends?<sep>T. C. van Houten
Answer: Yes
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>Give an example of an animal that needs the care of its parents after birth.<sep>Birds ,Sent 13: Birds stay in the nest for many weeks. Sent 14: They are cared for by their parents
Answer: | Yes
|
Teacher:In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: In 2004, Valance returned to acting, this time in the United States, appearing in episodes of the television series CSI: Miami and Entourage. In 2005, she appeared in an episode of CSI: NY. In 2005 Valance returned to music, albeit briefly, when she appeared on Har Mar Superstar's album The Handler singing on the tracks, 'DUI', 'Back the Camel Up' and 'Body Request'. She appeared in Prison Break in 2006 as Nika Volek, a role which she continued to portray in the show's second season. Also in 2006, Valance appeared in the National Lampoon comedy Pledge This!, alongside American socialite Paris Hilton. The same year, she starred in DOA: Dead or Alive, an adaptation of the popular video game Dead or Alive, where she played Christie. In 2007 she appeared in the TV series Shark and Moonlight. In 2008 she had a role in the film Taken alongside Liam Neeson, and appeared in an episode of The CW series Valentine.
Student: | who is the singer at the end of taken |
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 was the latter teaching school or opening up a school, Context: Unsure of his future, he first contemplated returning to London to complete his studies, but decided to return to Boston as a teacher. His father helped him set up his private practice by contacting Gardiner Greene Hubbard, the president of the Clarke School for the Deaf for a recommendation. Teaching his father's system, in October 1872, Alexander Bell opened his "School of Vocal Physiology and Mechanics of Speech" in Boston, which attracted a large number of deaf pupils, with his first class numbering 30 students. While he was working as a private tutor, one of his most famous pupils was Helen Keller, who came to him as a young child unable to see, hear, or speak. She was later to say that Bell dedicated his life to the penetration of that "inhuman silence which separates and estranges." In 1893, Keller performed the sod-breaking ceremony for the construction of the new Bell's new Volta Bureau, dedicated to "the increase and diffusion of knowledge relating to the deaf".
[A]: Bell opened his "School of Vocal Physiology and Mechanics of Speech
[Q]: Which place has the lowest latitude according to the text?, Context: At the end of World War II Soviet troops occupied southern Sakhalin Island and the Kuril Islands, making them part of the RSFSR. The status of the southernmost Kurils remains in dispute with Japan.
[A]: southernmost Kurils
[Q]: who marched his soldiers toward the town of Eckmuhl?, Context: In the early morning of 10 April, leading elements of the Austrian army crossed the Inn River and invaded Bavaria. The early Austrian attack surprised the French; Napoleon himself was still in Paris when he heard about the invasion. He arrived at Donauwörth on the 17th to find the Grande Armée in a dangerous position, with its two wings separated by 75 miles (121 km) and joined together by a thin cordon of Bavarian troops. Charles pressed the left wing of the French army and hurled his men towards the III Corps of Marshal Davout. In response, Napoleon came up with a plan to cut off the Austrians in the celebrated Landshut Maneuver. He realigned the axis of his army and marched his soldiers towards the town of Eckmühl. The French scored a convincing win in the resulting Battle of Eckmühl, forcing Charles to withdraw his forces over the Danube and into Bohemia. On 13 May, Vienna fell for the second time in four years, although the war continued since most of the Austrian army had survived the initial engagements in Southern Germany.
[A]: | Napoleon
|
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
--------
Question: What promotes conflict?, Context: According to economists David Castells-Quintana and Vicente Royuela, increasing inequality harms economic growth. High and persistent unemployment, in which inequality increases, has a negative effect on subsequent long-run economic growth. Unemployment can harm growth not only because it is a waste of resources, but also because it generates redistributive pressures and subsequent distortions, drives people to poverty, constrains liquidity limiting labor mobility, and erodes self-esteem promoting social dislocation, unrest and conflict. Policies aiming at controlling unemployment and in particular at reducing its inequality-associated effects support economic growth.
Answer: Unemployment
Question: Americans born in the country south of the United States are call what kind of Americans?, Context: According to a study by Dr. Paul Brest, Hispanics or "Latinos" include immigrants who are descendants of immigrants from the countries comprising Central and South America. In 1991, Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Cuban Americans made up 80% of the Latino population in the United States. Latinos are disadvantaged compared to White Americans and are more likely to live in poverty. They are the least well educated major ethnic group and suffered a 3% drop in high school completion rate while African Americans experienced a 12% increase between 1975-1990. In 1990, they constituted 9% of the population, but only received 3.1% of the bachelors's degrees awarded. At times when it is favorable to lawmakers, Latinos were considered "white" by the Jim Crow laws during the Reconstruction. In other cases, according to Paul Brest, Latinos have been classified as an inferior race and a threat to white purity. Latinos have encountered considerable discrimination in areas such as employment, housing, and education. Brest finds that stereotypes continue to be largely negative and many perceive Latinos as "lazy, unproductive, and on the dole." Furthermore, native-born Latino-Americans and recent immigrants are seen as identical since outsiders tend not to differentiate between Latino groups.
Answer: Mexican
Question: What is the first name of the mandolin musician with the surname Firstman?, Context: The mandolin orchestras never completely went away, however. In fact, along with all the other musical forms the mandolin is involved with, the mandolin ensemble (groups usually arranged like the string section of a modern symphony orchestra, with first mandolins, second mandolins, mandolas, mandocellos, mando-basses, and guitars, and sometimes supplemented by other instruments) continues to grow in popularity. Since the mid-nineties, several public-school mandolin-based guitar programs have blossomed around the country, including Fretworks Mandolin and Guitar Orchestra, the first of its kind. The national organization, Classical Mandolin Society of America, founded by Norman Levine, represents these groups. Prominent modern mandolinists and composers for mandolin in the classical music tradition include Samuel Firstman, Howard Fry, Rudy Cipolla, Dave Apollon, Neil Gladd, Evan Marshall, Marilynn Mair and Mark Davis (the Mair-Davis Duo), Brian Israel, David Evans, Emanuil Shynkman, Radim Zenkl, David Del Tredici and Ernst Krenek.
Answer: | Samuel
|
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Let me give you an 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.
The answer to this example can be: is confectionary sugar the same as powdered sugar?
Here is why: The question is a yes/no question, and it is answerable based on the given passage.
OK. solve this:
Thirteen Reasons Why has received recognition and awards from several young adult literary associations, and the paperback edition reached #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list in July 2011. A screenplay was written, based on the original release of the book, that became the basis of the dramatic television series 13 Reasons Why released through Netflix on March 31, 2017. The screenplay contains several deviations from the book, including, but not limited to, name changes, plot elements, and character personalities.
Answer: | is thirteen reasons why based on a book? |
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 the status of Kerry's promotion to full Lieutenant?, Context: After Kerry's third qualifying wound, he was entitled per Navy regulations to reassignment away from combat duties. Kerry's preferred choice for reassignment was as a military aide in Boston, New York or Washington, D.C. On April 11, 1969, he reported to the Brooklyn-based Atlantic Military Sea Transportation Service, where he would remain on active duty for the following year as a personal aide to an officer, Rear Admiral Walter Schlech. On January 1, 1970 Kerry was temporarily promoted to full Lieutenant. Kerry had agreed to an extension of his active duty obligation from December 1969 to August 1970 in order to perform Swift Boat duty. John Kerry was on active duty in the United States Navy from August 1966 until January 1970. He continued to serve in the Naval Reserve until February 1978.
| temporarily |
In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Ex Input:
The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority ( usually called the MBTA or " the T " ) is Massachusetts ' public transportation system .
Ex Output:
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority ( abbreviated MBTA and known colloquially as " the T " ) is the public agency responsible for operating most public transportation services in Greater Boston , Massachusetts .
Ex Input:
In these early days , most basketball games were played against nearby YMCA teams .
Ex Output:
In those early days , the majority of the basketball games were played against nearby YMCA teams , with YMCAs across the nation having played an integral part in the birth of basketball .
Ex Input:
A critically endangered species is a species of plant or animal , that has an extremely high chance of dying out in the future .
Ex Output:
| A critically endangered ( CR ) species is one that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) as facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild .
|
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Q: Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel said on Sunday that the attention on Clint Eastwood's bizarre address Thursday at the Republican National Convention was a commentary of the vacuousness of Mitt Romney's own speech.
Indeed, Emanuel, now the mayor of Chicago, said Romney's remarks were "vacuous."
"The fact is, coming out of the convention, they didn't want a debate about Clint Eastwood. They wanted it about Mitt Romney's ideas... The reason they're [talking about Eastwood] is that Mitt Romney's speech was so devoid and vacuous of any ideas," Emanuel said on NBC's "Meet the Press." "That moment in time is a commentary on Romney's speech."
Further, Emanuel noted there were no memorable lines from the speech.
There was no "'read my lips,' or 'for those who work hard and play by the rules,' as Bill Clinton said in '92. Anything that said here's my philosophy, a 'compassionate conservative' philosophy, there was nothing there. So the space post-convention is about Clint Eastwood or the fact that Paul Ryan's speech was factually challenged," Emanuel said.
Romney's campaign wasn't buying the criticism.
“Today," said spokeswoman Amanda Henneberg, "President Obama’s own surrogates admitted that we are not better off than we were four years ago. As the Chief of Staff in an administration whose failed policies have now left 23 million Americans struggling for work, Rahm Emanuel has no credibility when it comes to discussing the state of our economy or the state of our country.”
Read more about: Rahm Emanuel, Mitt Romney, Chicago Mayor, Republican National Convention 2012 ||||| Seeking to downplay comparisons between President Barack Obama's 2008 and 2012 election campaigns, Obama senior campaign adviser Robert Gibbs said Sunday that the enthusiasm of the last campaign should not be expected.
"Nobody is sitting up here saying this is 2008," Gibbs said on CNN's "State of the Union," when asked about dwindling enthusiasm among Latinos and other key constituencies, as well as close "horse-race" numbers.
"What has happened since the election in 2008 and right now, again, is this huge economic calamity caused by a series of bad decisions that were made before the president ever got there," he added.
Gibbs continued to say that he thought that the race between Obama and Romney would be "close."
"This election was always going to be close, because we live in a closely divided country I remind people all of the time that just four years ago everyone was talking about the president's landslide, and he got 53 percent of the vote," Gibbs said. "Let's understand that we live in a very closely divided electorate, and we have for quite some time and this election was quite frankly always going to be close, but it is an important fundamental choice about where we go from here."
Read more about: Robert Gibbs ||||| Axelrod says GOP convention in Tampa was a 'terrible failure'
By Elise Viebeck -
Obama campaign senior adviser David Axelrod called the Republican convention a "terrible failure" on Sunday and said the event had failed to help Mitt Romney in the polls.
Speaking on Fox News, Axelrod said he "saw no movement" for Romney in the polls during the GOP convention. "I don't really see any bounce," he said.
Axelrod added that the GOP's "snarky attacks and bromides for the base" in Tampa had put Democrats in a strong position to begin their own convention this week in Charlotte, N.C.
"I think the race is exactly where it was before they walked in [to Tampa], and now it's our turn," he said.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll out Saturday found that President Obama has reclaimed a narrow lead from Romney, who enjoyed a two-point advantage for a short period last week.
But on Sunday, a different poll showed Romney with the expected convention bounce. Conservative polling outlet Rasmussen found the GOP nominee with a four-point lead over Obama, who he trailed by two points before the convention. The poll showed Romney leading the president with 48 percent support to 44.
Axelrod said that GOP convention was short on details about the party's plans to reform Medicare and cut taxes.
"They can talk about being bold, they can talk about facing up to these problems, but they don't do it," he said of Republicans. "All Mitt Romney does is talk about Barack Obama."
The senior campaign strategist also sought to paint the GOP as a party that is weakened by internal divisions and unhappy with its nominee.
"We don't have the problems the other party has," he said. "We're not divided. We don't have to worry about what people are saying on the side."
Echoing the rest of Obama's team, Axelrod downplayed expectations and predicted that the race with Romney would be close.
"We have a lead in this race, it's a slight lead," Axelrod said. "We have slight leads in battleground states. We expected a close race, and we're going to have a close race."
This story was updated at 12:21 p.m. ||||| Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich slammed GOP strategist Karl Rove on Sunday for joking about Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin's murder.
"Karl Rove said some terrible things...for which he has apologized, which should remind us, people make mistakes," the unsuccessful presidential contender said on NBC's "Meet the Press." "In the age of Gabby Giffords, it is not a joke to say that a member of Congress ought to get murdered."
Gingrich said that Rove's mistake should prompt sympathy for Todd Akin, who made controversial comments about rape and abortion, since everyone makes missteps.
"Todd Akin was a choice for people in Missouri, and Todd Akin has publicly apologized," Gingrich said.
Read more about: Newt Gingrich, Karl Rove, Todd Aikin ||||| Self-deportation for illegal immigrants. No rape or incest exception for abortions.
With stances such as these, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa told Chris Wallace of "Fox News Sunday," the Republican Party espouses "a platform from another century, maybe even two."
(Also on POLITICO: Democrats pan Republicans for perceived fibbing)
Added Villaraigosa, who's also serving as chairman of the Democratic National Convention: "It looks like the platform of 1812."
Regarding the Republicans plans for the economy, "Reagan would be turning in his grave" to hear some of the proposals coming from party leaders, particularly as it pertains to budget cuts.
Read more about: Republican Party, Jobs, Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace, Antonio Villaraigosa, James Madison ||||| President Barack Obama's surrogates were intent on Sunday on painting Republicans Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan as a pair of pinocchios.
Summing up the Republican National Convention, Obama Deputy Campaign Manager Stephanie Cutter told CBS "Face the Nation" host Bob Schieffer that "it was a week of personal attacks, empty platitudes" where "lying is a virtue."
So, are Democrats saying Republicans are a "bunch of liars," Schieffer asked.
"I didn't say that," Cutter replied. "I heard a lot of things that weren't true this week."
Earlier on ABC's "This Week," Obama White House adviser David Plouffe argued that the Romney-Ryan ticket's health care policy proposals are “built on a foundation of absolute lies."
Read more about: Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, David Plouffe, Paul Ryan, Face The Nation, Bob Schieffer, Stephanie Cutter |||||
A: | As the Republicans came off their convention week with very little bounce, Democrats descended on the Sunday talk shows today to drum up their own soiree in Charlotte, which kicks off Tuesday. "I think the race is exactly where it was before they walked in [to Tampa], and now it's our turn," David Axelrod told Fox News, according to the Hill. "We have a lead in this race, it's a slight lead. We expected a close race, and we're going to have a close race." Other familiar Democrat themes today included lies and liars, notes Politico, with Obama 2012 deputy Stephanie Cutter telling CBS that the RNC amounted to "a week of personal attacks, empty platitudes" in which "lying was a virtue. I heard a lot of things that weren't true this week." Elsewhere on your pre-DNC Sunday dial, as per Politico: Rahm Emanuel on Mitt Romney's RNC speech: "Coming out of the convention, they didn't want a debate about Clint Eastwood. They wanted it about Mitt Romney's ideas. The reason they're (talking about Eastwood) is that Mitt Romney's speech was so devoid and vacuous of any ideas." Robert Gibbs on the enthusiasm gap this time around: "Nobody is sitting up here saying this is 2008. What has happened since the election in 2008 and right now, again, is this huge economic calamity caused by a series of bad decisions that were made before the president ever got there." Antonio Villaraigosa on the GOP platform: "It looks like the platform of 1812. Reagan would be turning in his grave." Newt Gingrich on Karl Rove's joke about murdering Todd Akin: "Rove said some terrible things ... for which he has apologized, which should remind us, people make mistakes. In the age of Gabby Giffords, it is not a joke to say that a member of Congress ought to get murdered." |
TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
PROBLEM: The person who later stated in an affidavit that he was an alcoholic was a?, Context: The patent examiner, Zenas Fisk Wilber, later stated in an affidavit that he was an alcoholic who was much in debt to Bell's lawyer, Marcellus Bailey, with whom he had served in the Civil War. He claimed he showed Gray's patent caveat to Bailey. Wilber also claimed (after Bell arrived in Washington D.C. from Boston) that he showed Gray's caveat to Bell and that Bell paid him $100. Bell claimed they discussed the patent only in general terms, although in a letter to Gray, Bell admitted that he learned some of the technical details. Bell denied in an affidavit that he ever gave Wilber any money.
SOLUTION: patent examiner
PROBLEM: Which issues did Dell's competitor deal with but they did not?, Context: Dell has been attempting to offset its declining PC business, which still accounted for half of its revenue and generates steady cash flow, by expanding into the enterprise market with servers, networking, software, and services. It avoided many of the acquisition writedowns and management turnover that plagued its chief rival Hewlett Packard. Dell also managed some success in taking advantage of its high-touch direct sales heritage to establish close relationships and design solutions for clients. Despite spending $13 billion on acquisitions to diversify its portfolio beyond hardware, the company was unable to convince the market that it could thrive or made the transformation in the post-PC world, as it suffered continued declines in revenue and share price. Dell's market share in the corporate segment was previously a "moat" against rivals but this has no longer been the case as sales and profits have fallen precipitously.
SOLUTION: acquisition writedowns and management turnover
PROBLEM: How long was the company allowed to operate?, Context: In the next two years, the company established its first factory in south India in the town of Machilipatnam on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. The high profits reported by the company after landing in India initially prompted King James I to grant subsidiary licences to other trading companies in England. But in 1609 he renewed the charter given to the company for an indefinite period, including a clause that specified that the charter would cease to be in force if the trade turned unprofitable for three consecutive years.
SOLUTION: | indefinite period, including a clause that specified that the charter would cease to be in force if the trade turned unprofitable for three consecutive years
|
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.
Which cemetary has many uruguayan's which are famous in history?, Context: The largest cemetery is the Cementerio del Norte, located in the northern-central part of the city. The Central Cemetery (Spanish: Cementerio central), located in Barrio Sur in the southern area of the city, is one of Uruguay's main cemeteries. It was one of the first cemeteries (in contrast to church graveyards) in the country, founded in 1835 in a time where burials were still carried out by the Catholic Church. It is the burial place of many of the most famous Uruguayans, such as Eduardo Acevedo, Delmira Agustini, Luis Batlle Berres, José Batlle y Ordóñez, Juan Manuel Blanes, François Ducasse, father of Comte de Lautréamont (Isidore Ducasse), Luis Alberto de Herrera, Benito Nardone, José Enrique Rodó, and Juan Zorrilla de San Martín.
| Cementerio central) |
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: On a hot summer day in late June, Jaiden Rogers looks like every other 12-year-old boy avoiding the blistering heat. Sitting on a chair in the living room of his Alamosa, Colorado, home, he watches The Twilight Zone and then plays on the computer in his Harry Potter-themed bedroom.
But he only wishes that he could actually be like other boys his age, his mother Natalie Rogers tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue.
That’s because six years ago, in January 2013, Jaiden was diagnosed with stiff skin syndrome — an extremely rare disease that slowly causes his entire body to harden.
“His skin is basically like stone,” says Natalie, 51. “It’s like tapping on a countertop.”
The disease first started in his thigh and has quickly made its way though his hips, stomach and back — causing unbearable joint and muscle pain. Now, as it spreads to his chest area, Jaiden is also battling breathing issues.
While the hardening of the skin isn’t fatal in itself, doctors say it could restrict his chest and lung cavity, eventually leaving him unable to breathe. Because the damage that has already been done to his body is irreversible, Natalie and her husband, Tim Rogers, are determined to stop the disease from progressing before Jaiden “becomes entombed within himself.”
Natalie and Jaiden Rogers Courtesy Rogers Family
According to Dr. Margarita Saenza, a clinical geneticist at Children’s Hospital Colorado who treats Jaiden, the first case of the syndrome was reported in 1971. Since then, only a few dozen people around the world have been diagnosed.
“What’s happening is almost a scarring — a fibrotic change to the skin itself,” Dr. Saenz tells PEOPLE.
Unfortunately, Jaiden’s life has been challenging from the beginning. He was born to a single mom, the older sister of one of the two children — Heather, now 29, and Ilysa, now 27 — that Natalie and Tim adopted years earlier.
When the Rogers learned that Heather’s sister was struggling to care for Jaiden, then 2, they became his legal guardians.
Jaiden Rogers Courtesy Rogers Family
• For much more on the Jaiden Rogers story, pick up this week’s issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday.
“We spent the first few years teaching him how to speak, playing with him, and just trying to be a family,” says Natalie.
At age 5, Jaiden was diagnosed with autism, which limits his ability to have conversations with others. It was just one year later that Tim first felt a hard spot on Jaiden’s right thigh. Biopsy results later revealed his unimaginable diagnosis.
“We were so confused at first,” says Tim. “We couldn’t believe there were no answers because it’s so rare. We couldn’t find anyone else who had it.”
The family is now in a race against time to find a treatment that could potentially cure their little boy. And with mounting medical bills — which are only getting higher every month — they’ve created a GoFundMe page to help.
Their expenses also include making a four-hour drive once a month to Children’s Hospital Colorado in Denver, where they stay for a few days and meet with doctors who are working on Jaiden’s case.
Tim and Jaiden Rogers Courtesy Rogers Family
“We’ve taken out three mortgages on our home,” says Natalie, “and have spent Tim’s retirement. There is nothing else we can do.”
Watch the full episode of People Features: The Little Boy Turning Into Stone, streaming now on PeopleTV.com, or download the PeopleTV app on your favorite device.
Jaiden is also undergoing chemotherapy, which has helped slow the progression of his disease and takes strong pain medications throughout the day, which cause him to sleep for up to 18 hours.
Adding to their challenges are Natalie’s own health issues. In 2016, she was diagnosed with Friedrich’s Ataxia, a degenerative and potentially fatal neuromuscular disorder that causes a decline in muscle control and coordination.
“It gets hard sometimes to care for Jaiden when I’m having to take care of myself,” says Natalie, who is a stay at home mom. “That’s where Tim comes in and takes over.”
While Jaiden’s future is filled with unknowns, both Natalie and Tim are still hopeful that he has one.
“You do whatever you have to do,” says Tim. “We won’t stop trying. One way or another, we’ll do what’s best for Jaiden.” ||||| The parents of the 12-year-old boy who was diagnosed with stiff skin syndrome — which is causing his entire body to harden— is refusing to give up on finding a cure that could save their little boy’s life.
Jaiden Rogers, of Alamosa, Colorado, has lived with the extremely rare condition for half his life. In September 2012, his father, Tim Rogers, felt a hard spot on Jaiden’s right thigh. Biopsy results the following January revealed he has the condition. Only a few other dozen people in the world share his diagnosis.
Ultimately, Jaiden could “become entombed within himself,” and become bedridden, according to his mother, Natalie Rogers. And while the disease isn’t fatal in itself, it could restrict his chest and lung cavity, eventually leaving him unable to breathe.
“We hit walls all the time,” Natalie, 51, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “Not enough people have this so there’s nobody to talk to.”
Because it’s so rare, there has been little research into the condition. But his genetics specialist, Dr. Margarita Saenz at Children’s Hospital Colorado, says she is hopeful.
“Even in the last decade of genetic medicine as a whole we’ve seen amazing things that we never thought were possible,” she tells PEOPLE. “Particularly with Stiff Skin Syndrome. We’re not there yet for a cure or gene therapy kind of intervention, but really as fast as technology is moving, it’s within the possible.”
• For much more on the Jaiden Rogers story, pick up this week’s issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday.
She adds: “Technology continues to advance so our diagnostic capabilities get better.”
Courtesy Rogers Family
Both Tim and Natalie continue to reach out to doctors almost daily to see if they know of any treatment that could save him.
“Maybe there is a medication out there that is being used for something else that could be used for Jaiden to try,” says Tim, 53. “We’ve been contacting geneticists both in the United States and in Europe.”
There is a stem cell treatment in Europe that focuses on rare skin diseases, according to Natalie. But the cost is over one million dollars.
“Money is in the way,” says Natalie. “We just want our boy to live.”
Adds Tim: “We just keep plugging away and trying to find something. We do what we have to do.”
To help raise money for a possible treatment and to help with the family’s mounting medical bills, they’ve created a GoFundMe page.
Watch the full episode of People Features: The Little Boy Turning Into Stone, streaming now on PeopleTV.com, or download the PeopleTV app on your favorite device.
Courtesy Rogers Family
Currently on chemotherapy, which has helped to slow down the progression of the disease, Jaiden is also on pain medication throughout the day to ease the excruciating pain he struggles with daily. He also requires a feeding tube (his medications stifle his appetite), oxygen to help his breathing and a wheelchair to avoid falling and breaking his brittle bones.
“Jaiden wants to run and play and he just can’t do it,” says Tim. “He wants to be a normal kid.”
Once a month, Jaiden and Natalie make the four-drive drive to Children’s Hospital Colorado to see specialists who are working on his case.
“One way or another, we won’t stop fighting for Jaiden,” says Tim. ||||| (Meredith) -- He was diagnosed with stiff skin syndrome in 2013, now 12-year-old Jaiden Rogers is racing against the clock to find a cure before his entire body becomes immobile.
Stiff skin syndrome is an ultra-rare condition discovered in the early 1970s where the skin and inner tissues begin to harden, leading to limited joint mobility.
Little is known about the condition, including the cause or treatment. It's only been reported 41 times throughout history.
"Nobody is really looking at it because there’s just not a lot of people that have it in the world," said Tom Rogers, Jaiden's father.
"So, we reach out to doctors all over the place. Maybe there’s a medication that’s being used for something else that can be used for Jaiden to try, to at least try," he added.
For Rogers, it's spreading over the back, legs, and hips, inhibiting his ability to walk. He say it hurts, but finds it difficult to describe the sensations further.
"Worst case scenario - it could be fatal. But it could also be total immobility," Tom said.
For more video and pictures, check out the PeopleTV app.
People Magazine is produced by the parent company of this station, the Meredith Corporation. ||||| GoFundMe has verified that the funds raised will go directly to the intended recipient.
What does verified mean? |||||
A: | The parents of a boy with an incredibly rare disease say they've run out of money and options and are asking for the public's help. Tim and Natalie Rogers of Alamosa, Colorado, say their 12-year-old son, Jaiden, is essentially turning to stone because of a condition called stiff skin syndrome, reports People. "It's like tapping on a countertop," Natalie Rogers has previously said of her son's skin in places. Only a few dozen people have ever been diagnosed with the syndrome since it was discovered in the 1970s, according to the clinical geneticist treating Jaiden at Children's Hospital Colorado. As WSMV notes, the condition causes the entire body to harden and will eventually lead to immobility. Jaiden's parents, however, are now hoping to get him into a treatment program currently unavailable in the US. They want to fly him to Europe to undergo a stem cell treatment for rare skin diseases, according to a GoFundMe page dedicated to raising $1.5 million. "If we can't raise the money to save Jaiden, we are left with nothing to do for him," wrote the couple. The fund had raised about $77,000 as of Saturday. (This rare disease was for the first time diagnosed in a female.) |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Problem:It is a united church established on 29 November 1970 by bringing together the main Protestant churches working in northern India ; it is a province of the worldwide Anglican Communion .
Solution: | The Church of North India ( CNI ) , the dominant United denomination in northern India , is a united church established on 29 November 1970 by bringing together the Anglican and Protestant churches working in northern India ; it is a province of the worldwide Anglican Communion . |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Let me give you an example: what is the first event mentioned?, Context: The Russian Revolution is the series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. Following the abdication of Nicholas II of Russia, the Russian Provisional Government was established. In October 1917, a red faction revolution occurred in which the Red Guard, armed groups of workers and deserting soldiers directed by the Bolshevik Party, seized control of Saint Petersburg (then known as Petrograd) and began an immediate armed takeover of cities and villages throughout the former Russian Empire.
The answer to this example can be: Russian Revolution
Here is why: This is a good example, and the Russian Revolution is the first event mentioned.
OK. solve this:
Which major isotope of uranium is the most common?, Context: Natural uranium consists of three major isotopes: uranium-238 (99.28% natural abundance), uranium-235 (0.71%), and uranium-234 (0.0054%). All three are radioactive, emitting alpha particles, with the exception that all three of these isotopes have small probabilities of undergoing spontaneous fission, rather than alpha emission. There are also five other trace isotopes: uranium-239, which is formed when 238U undergoes spontaneous fission, releasing neutrons that are captured by another 238U atom; uranium-237, which is formed when 238U captures a neutron but emits two more, which then decays to neptunium-237; uranium-233, which is formed in the decay chain of that neptunium-237; and finally, uranium-236 and -240, which appear in the decay chain of primordial plutonium-244. It is also expected that thorium-232 should be able to undergo double beta decay, which would produce uranium-232, but this has not yet been observed experimentally.
Answer: | uranium-238 |
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: Who believed a typical female-bodied person who is attracted to female-bodied persons would have masculine attributes?, Context: The earliest writers on sexual orientation usually understood it to be intrinsically linked to the subject's own sex. For example, it was thought that a typical female-bodied person who is attracted to female-bodied persons would have masculine attributes, and vice versa. This understanding was shared by most of the significant theorists of sexual orientation from the mid nineteenth to early twentieth century, such as Karl Heinrich Ulrichs, Richard von Krafft-Ebing, Magnus Hirschfeld, Havelock Ellis, Carl Jung, and Sigmund Freud, as well as many gender-variant homosexual people themselves. However, this understanding of homosexuality as sexual inversion was disputed at the time, and, through the second half of the twentieth century, gender identity came to be increasingly seen as a phenomenon distinct from sexual orientation. Transgender and cisgender people may be attracted to men, women, or both, although the prevalence of different sexual orientations is quite different in these two populations. An individual homosexual, heterosexual or bisexual person may be masculine, feminine, or androgynous, and in addition, many members and supporters of lesbian and gay communities now see the "gender-conforming heterosexual" and the "gender-nonconforming homosexual" as negative stereotypes. Nevertheless, studies by J. Michael Bailey and Kenneth Zucker found a majority of the gay men and lesbians sampled reporting various degrees of gender-nonconformity during their childhood years.
Output: The earliest writers
Input: Consider Input: How many things may mirror things with effects?, Context: The three marks of existence may reflect Upanishadic or other influences. K.R. Norman supposes that the these terms were already in use at the Buddha's time, and were familiair to his hearers.
Output: three
Input: Consider Input: What humour did asiaticus have?, Context: The first post-Classical published classification of humans into distinct races seems to be François Bernier's Nouvelle division de la terre par les différents espèces ou races qui l'habitent ("New division of Earth by the different species or races which inhabit it"), published in 1684. In the 18th century the differences among human groups became a focus of scientific investigation. But the scientific classification of phenotypic variation was frequently coupled with racist ideas about innate predispositions of different groups, always attributing the most desirable features to the White, European race and arranging the other races along a continuum of progressively undesirable attributes. The 1735 classification of Carl Linnaeus, inventor of zoological taxonomy, divided the human race Homo sapiens into continental varieties of europaeus, asiaticus, americanus, and afer, each associated with a different humour: sanguine, melancholic, choleric, and phlegmatic, respectively. Homo sapiens europaeus was described as active, acute, and adventurous, whereas Homo sapiens afer was said to be crafty, lazy, and careless.
| Output: melancholic
|
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. 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".
Gravity is a force, but not like other forces you may know. Gravity is a bit special. You know that a force is a push or pull. If you push a ball, it starts to roll. If you lift a book, it moves upward. Now, imagine you drop a ball. It falls to the ground. Can you see the force pulling it down? That is what makes gravity really cool. It is invisible. Invisible means you cannot see it. But wait, it has even more surprises. Gravity holds planets in place around the Sun. Gravity keeps the Moon from flying off into space. Gravity exerts a force on objects that are not even touching. In fact, gravity can act over very large distances. However, the force does get weaker the farther apart the objects are. <sep>Why is gravity special?<sep>It is strong
| No |
How to organize your middle school locker
Clean your locker.
Whether it's the beginning of the year or in the middle, your locker should be clean.
At the beginning of the year, it's a good idea to wipe down your locker with cleaning wipes, as you never know what was there before you.
OPTIONS:
- In the middle of the year, clean out everything, scrub down your locker, and, if needed, get rid of the smell of your gym clothes. Hanging car air fresheners on the hooks help a lot with any such smell.
- For best results, clear dust from your locker following the cleaning job. Alternatively, crumple a paper towel into a plastic lunch bag and throw it in the trash can.
- Also, make sure your classroom is free of anything that might get in the way. This includes paper, rubber bands, and tape.
- Disinfect any surfaces in your locker. If your locker has paint on it, either remove it using the remover program or spray the entire lock with a locker spray.
In the middle of the year, clean out everything, scrub down your locker, and, if needed, get rid of the smell of your gym clothes. Hanging car air fresheners on the hooks help a lot with any such smell.
How to prevent malware
Select a software to subscribe to.
Some antivirus/protection software targets viruses and malware, whilst others target internet protection completely. To help you choose what software to choose, here is a list of some different softwares that are good for beginners :
Avg protects again viruses and also serves as internet security.
OPTIONS:
- Avast provides quick-starting protection for early users. Sony will protect against windows antivirus, malware, and other malware.
- Mcftc lets you get mps2. It seals files and software to prevent it from taking over the same directory year after year.
- Avg protects you against cheating by breaching password protection. In addition, it can help your computer resist malware.
- Norton-protects against viruses and malware. Mcafee-protects against viruses, malware and also serves as a firewall.
Norton-protects against viruses and malware. Mcafee-protects against viruses, malware and also serves as a firewall.
How to get guys
Have a really good, honest, guy friend to consult.
This always comes in handy, because now you have an actual guy to help you know what's so pretty about other girls.
Casually ask the guy what he thinks of pretty girls and what's so pretty about them.
OPTIONS:
- Don't make it look like you think that the girl's are ugly, and you feel prettier. Just act curious, as if you're casually asking him who he likes.
- If he doesn't like it, say " why? Because i like prettier girls ". If he says nothing about it, he may be unsure of what to say.
- He will help you figure out if he likes them, and in turn you'll have a good sense of whether or not you should pursue the guy! Flirt with him regularly. Chances are he's only flirting with you--he probably likes you more than just friends.
- If you can think of something interesting about them, mention it, then casually walk up to them on your way to school or work and introduce yourself. If you cannot think of something to bring up, then find something else.
Don't make it look like you think that the girl's are ugly, and you feel prettier. Just act curious, as if you're casually asking him who he likes.
How to add a pdf to a kindle
Convert the desired document into a pdf.
If the file you wish to read is a document you've written or received, or other format that kindle can't read, convert the file to a pdf. Certain files can easily be converted to pdfs depending on what the original file is, such as a. Jpg, png etc.
OPTIONS:
- Download the free and helpful free kindle app. Pdf files are available from various places on the web but from here, you need to browse to one that is licensed.
- Normally, your files will automatically convert in pdf format. Burn the copied file to hard drives.
- However, word documents require a bit more work. Open the document you wish to convert to a pdf.
- For example, you can convert a lightsaber file into an actual pdf by inserting the resolution of the image into the recording settings. Use tools that will allow access to the converted file.
| However, word documents require a bit more work. Open the document you wish to convert to a pdf. |
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]: On a busy Friday morning in Manhattan, nine pedestrians suffered bullet or fragment wounds after police unleashed a hail of gunfire at a man wielding a .45 caliber pistol who had just killed a former co-worker. The officers unloaded 16 rounds in the shadow of the Empire State Building at a disgruntled former apparel designer, killing him after he engaged in a gunbattle with police, authorities said. Three passersby sustained direct gunshot wounds, while the remaining six were hit by fragments, according to New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. All injuries were caused by police, he said Saturday. One officer shot nine rounds and another shot seven. Police identified the gunman as Jeffrey Johnson, 58, who was apparently laid off from his job as a designer of women's accessories at Hazan Import Co. last year. Johnson, who served in the U.S. Coast Guard in the mid-1970s, had two rounds left in his pistol. It holds eight, Kelly said. Police identified the slain co-worker as Steven Ercolino, 41, who had apparently filed a prior complaint against his assailant, claiming that he thought Johnson would eventually try to kill him. Both men had filed harassment complaints against each other in April 2011, Kelly added. Ercolino was listed as a vice president of sales at Hazan Import Corp., according to his LinkedIn profile. "It's not something that should happen to a loving person like that," said his brother, Paul. "He's going to be so missed by everybody. He was a light of so many lives." <sep>Who was interviewed about Ercolino's death?<sep>Paul
[A]: Yes
[Q]: After more than a year of effort, attorneys with Northwest Justice Project earlier this week told 25 families in a mobile home park here that they can keep their homes and no longer need to fear eviction. The East Wenatchee City Council has entered into an Interlocal Agreement with the Wenatchee Housing Authority authorizing the Authority to purchase and maintain the Mobile Park Plaza mobile home park. Located just north of the Wenatchee Valley Mall, the park had been threatened with closure for more than a year. "We cannot say enough about how relieved we are that this is over," said Manuel Luna, one of the residents of Mobile Park Plaza. "We were afraid that no solution would be found, and that our families would have no place to go. We are very grateful for the help of our attorneys. Without them, we would not have saved our homes. We are also thankful for the help of the Housing Authority, the City Council and Mayor Steve Lacy." Formerly owned by local businessman Dan Jennings, Mobile Park Plaza had been home to 45 low-income families, many of them Latino farm workers. In October 2000 Jennings gave the park residents notice of his intent to close the park effective November 30, 2001. While some park residents decided to move, others, including 25 families, organized an informal association to relocate or save their homes. Unable to afford private legal counsel, the families asked for help from legal services attorneys at the Northwest Justice Project and Columbia Legal Services. In the succeeding months, these attorneys worked with representatives of the Greater Wenatchee Housing Authority, the state Office of Community Development, Chelan County, the City of East Wenatchee, state legislators, Jennings and others to secure funding and find a solution. "There seemed to be a never-ending set of obstacles," said Patrick Pleas, an attorney with Northwest Justice Project. "Mr. Jennings had financial considerations, the City had growth and economic development considerations, and the State and Housing Authority had their own concerns. Thankfully, hard work and good will from all parties allowed us to find a solution that works for everyone." Northwest Justice Project and Columbia Legal Services are non-profit organizations that provide civil legal assistance to low-income individuals and families throughout Washington state. Members of the state's Access to Justice Network, these organizations work with thousands of volunteer attorneys to ensure that justice is available to those who face critical legal problems and can't afford private legal counsel. <sep>Who was grateful for the help of their attorneys?<sep>One of the lawyers
[A]: No
[Q]: 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>The writers of which Association are said to have elevated the standard of Base Ball over the past 25 years?<sep>Baseball
[A]: | No
|
He is the professor of theater and drama at Loyola University and the director of Wilson's "Two Trains Running," now onstage at Pegasus Players.
"Two trains running" is a production currently being showcased at Pegasus Players.
A: Yes
Clemson had its first scrimmage of fall camp on Saturday. Head coach Dabo Swinney, Offensive Coordinator Jeff Scott and Defensive Coordinator Brent Venables had plenty of positive things to say about the offenses’ performance. However, things weren’t so good for the defense. The Clemson Insider’s Ashley Pendergist bring you the coordinators edition of the two-minute drill.
everyone loves Jeff Scott.
A: It's impossible to say
ZURICH, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Swiss premium chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli shrugged off the euro zone crisis to post 2012 organic sales growth in line with its long-term target. The maker of Lindor pralines and gold foil-wrapped Easter bunnies said on Tuesday full year sales rose 7.3 percent to 2.67 billion Swiss francs ($2.91 billion). It posted organic growth of 6.8 percent in local currencies. Lindt, which traces its origins to a Zurich confectionery shop in the 1840s said it won new market share in practically every country and category.
Lindt has market share in all categories
A: | No |
instruction:
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.
question:
The Great Slave Lake (French: Grand lac des Esclaves) is the second-largest lake in the Northwest Territories of Canada (after Great Bear Lake), the deepest lake in North America at 614 metres (336 fathoms; 2,014 ft), and the tenth-largest lake in the world. It is 469 km (291 mi) long and 20 to 203 km (12 to 126 mi) wide. It covers an area of 27,200 km (10,502 sq mi) in the southern part of the territory. Its given volume ranges from 1,070 km (260 cu mi) to 1,580 km (380 cu mi) and up to 2,088 km (501 cu mi) making it the 10th or 12th largest.
answer:
where is the great slave lake located on a map
question:
Red blood cells (RBCs), also called erythrocytes, are the most common type of blood cell and the vertebrate's principal means of delivering oxygen (O) to the body tissues -- via blood flow through the circulatory system. RBCs take up oxygen in the lungs, or gills of fish, and release it into tissues while squeezing through the body's capillaries.
answer:
where do you find red blood cells in the body
question:
Bumblebee is a fictional character from the Transformers franchise. In most incarnations, Bumblebee is a small, yellow (with black stripes) Autobot with most of his alternative vehicle modes inspired by several generations of the Chevrolet American muscle cars (with the live-action film versions being very real Camaros: the original vehicle mode was based on a classic European Type 1 Volkswagen Beetle). The characters and related events are described, below, using in-universe tone. He is named after a genus of bee which inspired his paint scheme.
answer:
| what type of car is bumblebee in transformers 1
|
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
What needs to decrease before pituitary growth hormone can increase in the blood?, Context: In addition to the negative consequences of sleep deprivation, sleep and the intertwined circadian system have been shown to have strong regulatory effects on immunological functions affecting both the innate and the adaptive immunity. First, during the early slow-wave-sleep stage, a sudden drop in blood levels of cortisol, epinephrine, and norepinephrine induce increased blood levels of the hormones leptin, pituitary growth hormone, and prolactin. These signals induce a pro-inflammatory state through the production of the pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin-1, interleukin-12, TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma. These cytokines then stimulate immune functions such as immune cells activation, proliferation, and differentiation. It is during this time that undifferentiated, or less differentiated, like naïve and central memory T cells, peak (i.e. during a time of a slowly evolving adaptive immune response). In addition to these effects, the milieu of hormones produced at this time (leptin, pituitary growth hormone, and prolactin) support the interactions between APCs and T-cells, a shift of the Th1/Th2 cytokine balance towards one that supports Th1, an increase in overall Th cell proliferation, and naïve T cell migration to lymph nodes. This milieu is also thought to support the formation of long-lasting immune memory through the initiation of Th1 immune responses.
cortisol, epinephrine, and norepinephrine
Frank Sinatra is an example of what genre of singer?, Context: Artists contributing to this format include mainly soft rock/pop singers such as, Andy Williams, Johnny Mathis, Nana Mouskouri, Celine Dion, Julio Iglesias, Frank Sinatra, Barry Manilow, Engelbert Humperdinck, and Marc Anthony.
pop
What is a change for the marketers?, Context: Some high-speed black-and-white films, such as Ilford Delta 3200 and Kodak T-MAX P3200, are marketed with film speeds in excess of their true ISO speed as determined using the ISO testing method. For example, the Ilford product is actually an ISO 1000 film, according to its data sheet. The manufacturers do not indicate that the 3200 number is an ISO rating on their packaging. Kodak and Fuji also marketed E6 films designed for pushing (hence the "P" prefix), such as Ektachrome P800/1600 and Fujichrome P1600, both with a base speed of ISO 400.
| Kodak and Fuji also marketed E6 films designed for pushing (hence the "P" prefix), such as Ektachrome P800/1600 and Fujichrome P1600, both with a base speed of ISO 400
|
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Ex Input:
In her storage room-turned-office, Jennifer Baum works under an expanding leak that is causing the ceiling to turn brown and crumble. Mold grows in the buckets positioned to catch the water. She shrugs it off. Outside her office she has taped up a clear plastic suit, and a sign that reads, "All employees must don protective gear before coming in." Such is life in limbo. Nearly a year after Sept. 11, the Legal Aid Society-the lawyers for New York's poor and homeless-remains, well, homeless. The nonprofit has been barred from returning to its 90 Church St. headquarters, across from the World Trade Center site, because of environmental concerns. Legal Aid has uncomfortable company. More than 11,500 New Yorkers continue to work out of temporary space, according to analysis by Manhattan-based real estate brokerage TenantWise.com Inc. and Crain's New York Business. That's 8% of the 137,000 workers who lost their offices or access to them when the Twin Towers collapsed. Legal Aid's 450 displaced attorneys and staffers have spent the past 12 months spread among previously unused spaces-some unused for good reason-in the nonprofit's other offices. It could be another year and a half before they return to their old desks. They have contended with difficult working conditions as demand for Legal Aid's services is on the rise because of Sept. 11 and the deteriorating economy. The civil division is spread among a few boroughs. Their papers and documents, some 20,000 boxes worth, are stuck in a storage facility in Linden, N.J. "I am counting the days till we can have all the parts back in one place," says Steven Banks, Legal Aid's associate attorney in chief. In the memories of the exiled workers, the old office has achieved mythical proportions. They say the wood paneling and rugs had the ability to cool emotions and lift spirits. The Legal Aid office on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights, where 65 displaced workers have cobbled together space amid the faded and scratched walls, looks more like a bargain basement. <sep>Where was the original address of the Legal Aid Society headquarters<sep>New York
Ex Output:
No
Ex Input:
We need natural resources for just about everything we do. We need them for food and clothing, for building materials and energy. We even need them to have fun. Table 2.1 gives examples of how we use natural resources. Can you think of other ways we use natural resources? Use Vehicles Resources Rubber for tires from rubber trees Steel frames and other metal parts from minerals such as iron Example iron ore Electronics Plastic cases from petroleum prod- ucts Glass screens from minerals such as lead lead ore Use Homes Resources Nails from minerals such as iron Timber from trees Example spruce timber Jewelry Gemstones such as diamonds Minerals such as silver silver ore Food Sunlight, water, and soil Minerals such as phosphorus corn seeds in soil Clothing Wool from sheep Cotton from cotton plants cotton plants Recreation Water for boating and swimming Forests for hiking and camping pine forest Some natural resources are renewable. Others are not. It depends, in part, on how we use them. <sep>How can natural resources help us have fun?<sep>We can use them to produce products used for fun
Ex Output:
Yes
Ex Input:
The film is set in Igloolik in the Eastern Arctic wilderness at the dawn of the first millennium . http://atanarjuat.com/legend/legend_film.php The wind is blowing over a bleak snowy landscape while a man tries to herd away some marauding dogs . We hear the voice of an old man singing a childish song . Inside a stone house a strange shaman by the name of Tungajuaq , who comes from up north , is singing playfully to the gathered community and camp leader Kumaglak . But among the spectators there are some mistrustful faces . Flash forward to another day . Qulitalik is bidding goodbye to his sister Panikpak , wife of Kumaglak , promising to come if she calls for help in her heart . She gives him her husband's rabbit's foot for spiritual power . Qulitalik tells his sister , `` Tulimaq is the one they 'll go after now . '' It seems that Qulitalik is leaving to escape a threat , and the hope is that one day he will return to help . As Panikpak watches him leave , we hear a voice-over from a woman : `` We never knew what he was or why it happened . Evil came to us like Death . It just happened and we had to live with it . '' Flash back to the original scene in the stone house . The visitor and the camp leader Kumaglak are in a `` friendly '' spiritual duel involving binding in leather thongs . But Panikpak is startled when the stone lamp in front of her breaks in half , and , to the horror of those present , Kumaglak falls over dead . The visitor removes the leader's walrus-tooth necklace from Kumaglak's body , and , passing by Tulimaq , he puts the necklace around the neck of Sauri , the son of the murdered leader Kumaglak , saying , `` Be careful what you wish for '' . <sep>In that snowy landscape what they heard?<sep>Dogs
Ex Output:
| 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.
One example: Powdered sugar, also called confectioners' sugar, icing sugar, and icing cake, is a finely ground sugar produced by milling granulated sugar into a powdered state. It usually contains a small amount of anti-caking agent to prevent clumping and improve flow. Although most often produced in a factory, powdered sugar can also be made by processing ordinary granulated sugar in a coffee grinder, or by crushing it by hand in a mortar and pestle.
Solution is here: is confectionary sugar the same as powdered sugar?
Explanation: The question is a yes/no question, and it is answerable based on the given passage.
Now, solve this: The Giuseppe Meazza Stadium (Italian pronunciation: (dʒuˈzɛppe meˈattsa)), commonly known as San Siro, is a football stadium in the San Siro district of Milan, Italy, which is the home of A.C. Milan and Inter Milan. It has a seating capacity of 80,018, making it one of the largest stadiums in Europe, and the largest in Italy.
Solution: | do ac milan and inter milan share the same stadium? |
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
The Reserve Bank of India , the Bombay Stock Exchange , the National Stock Exchange of India and many Indian companies and multinational corporations are in the city .
| The city houses important financial institutions such as the Reserve Bank of India , the Bombay Stock Exchange , the National Stock Exchange of India , the SEBI and the corporate headquarters of numerous Indian companies and multinational corporations . |
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.
Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republican vice presidential nominee in 2012 and an abortion opponent, said Thursday that anti-abortion activists should try to build a broad coalition and find common ground with supporters of abortion rights as a way to advance their agenda.
Ryan, R-Wis., said in a speech to the Susan B. Anthony List that those who oppose abortion "need to work with people who consider themselves pro-choice _ because our task isn't to purge our ranks. It's to grow them."
"We don't want a country where abortion is simply outlawed. We want a country where it isn't even considered," he said.
Ryan told the organization that seeks to elect women who oppose abortion rights that "labels can be misleading." He pointed to former GOP Sen. Scott Brown, whose 2010 election in Massachusetts nearly derailed President Barack Obama's health care law. Brown supports abortion rights. In contrast, Ryan told the group that former Michigan Rep. Bart Stupak, who opposed abortion, "delivered the votes that passed it into law."
Many opponents of abortion disagreed with the health care overhaul because it requires most employers to cover birth control free of charge to female workers as a preventative service. The law exempted churches and other houses of worship.
Ryan said critics often urge abortion opponents to abandon their beliefs but "that would only demoralize our voters." But he said anti-abortion activists should work with people of all beliefs to plant "flags" in the law _ "small changes that raise questions about abortion."
He said some people who support abortion rights oppose taxpayer funding of abortions or parental notification of minors' abortions. Others, he said, support the reinstatement of the so-called Mexico City policy, which bans American aid from funding abortions. Obama waived the order soon after taking office in 2009.
Marjorie Dannenfelser, the group's president, said it plans to target Senate seats in 2014 held by Democrats Kay Hagan of North Carolina and Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, both of whom support abortion rights.
___
Follow Ken Thomas on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AP_Ken_Thomas ||||| Two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two highly publicized gay-marriage cases, a majority of Americans continue to say they support same-sex marriage, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
Fifty-three percent of respondents favor allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry, which is up 2 points since the NBC/WSJ survey last asked this question in December, though that increase is within the poll’s margin of error.
Forty-two percent oppose gay marriage – also up 2 points since late last year.
By party, 73 percent of Democrats and 54 percent of independents back gay marriage, while 66 percent of Republicans oppose it.
Strikingly, nearly 8-in-10 respondents (79 percent) say they know or work with someone who is gay or lesbian, which is an increase of 14 points since December and 17 points since 2004.
However, only 15 percent say that knowing or working with someone gay makes them more likely to back same-sex marriage; 4 percent say it makes them less likely to support it, and more than half say it doesn’t make a difference.
Win Mcnamee / Getty Images file photo Equal rights supporters demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on March 26, 2013 in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court is hearing arguments March 26, in California's proposition 8, the controversial ballot initiative that defines marriage only between a man and a woman.
These numbers come after numerous Democratic politicians, plus a handful of Republicans, have recently announced their support for gay marriage. They also come as the Supreme Court is expected to decide two different cases this summer – one on the Defense of Marriage Act, a federal law which prohibits the government from recognizing gay marriages performed in states where they are legal, and the other on California’s Proposition 8, which bans gay marriage in that state.
The poll also finds that 63 percent of respondents believe the federal government should recognize same-sex marriages in states where they are legal, and 56 percent think that the question of allowing gay marriage should be left to a federal standard rather than to the states.
In reversal, majority thinks abortion should be illegal
At the same time that general support for gay marriage has increased – albeit within the margin of error – so has opposition to abortion.
According to the survey, a combined 52 percent say that abortion should be illegal either with exceptions or without them, versus a combined 45 percent who say it should be legal either “always” or “most of the time.”
This is a reversal from the NBC/WSJ poll in January, when a majority – for the first time – said abortion should be legal in some form or fashion.
Measuring the values debate
The poll also gauges public sentiment on other questions involving social and moral issues.
Asked to choose what should be a more important goal for society – either promoting greater respect for traditional values or encouraging greater tolerance – 50 percent picked traditional values, and 44 selected greater tolerance.
That’s a significant change from when this question was last asked in 1999, when 60 percent chose traditional values and 29 percent sided with tolerance.
As the Republican Party tries to find their message on gun control in the wake of Newtown and on gay marriage before the Supreme Court rulings this summer, Stuart Stevens, Romney's 2012 campaign manager, offers them some advice.
Notably, this movement toward tolerance comes from Democrats and self-described independents – but not from Republicans. (In 1999, 76 percent of Republicans said promoting traditional values was a more important goal vs. 77 percent say that now.)
In another change, half of respondents (50 percent) say that society’s most serious problems stem primarily from economic and financial pressures.
View full poll results here
But in past NBC/WSJ polls – in 1994 and 1996 – majorities said those problems came mainly from a decline in moral values.
And Americans give the Democratic and Republican parties either mixed or poor marks when it comes to social and cultural issues.
By 47 percent to 22 percent, respondents say they disagree with the GOP’s approach to social and cultural issues, and they disagree with Democrats by a 38-percent-to-37 percent margin.
On the parties’ approach to looking out for the middle class, the numbers are even worse – they disagree with Republicans by 51 percent to 24 percent, and with Democrats by 42 percent to 33 percent.
The NBC/WSJ poll was conducted of 1,000 adults (including 300 cell phone-only respondents) from April 5-8, and it has an overall margin of error of plus-minus 3.1 percentage points. |||||
| Support for gay marriage is up, but the same isn't true for abortion, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. The survey of 1,000 people found 53% in favor of allowing gays and lesbians to marry, up two points since December (it notes the rise is within the poll's margin of error); opposition to gay marriage was also up two points, to 42%. An interesting and substantial jump: 79% said they know or work with someone who is gay, up 14 points since the December poll. But in a big switch from January's poll, the majority has flipped on the subject of abortion: 52% say abortion should be illegal, versus 45% who think it should be legal "always" or "most of the time." In a speech from last night that's getting a bit of buzz, Paul Ryan addressed the issue. The key lines, per the AP: We "need to work with people who consider themselves pro-choice—because our task isn't to purge our ranks. It's to grow them. ... We don't want a country where abortion is simply outlawed. We want a country where it isn't even considered." |
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".
Assisting Zionist causes Einstein was a figurehead leader in helping establish the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, which opened in 1925, and was among its first Board of Governors. Earlier, in 1921, he was asked by the biochemist and president of the World Zionist Organization, Chaim Weizmann, to help raise funds for the planned university. He also submitted various suggestions as to its initial programs. Among those, he advised first creating an Institute of Agriculture in order to settle the undeveloped land. That should be followed, he suggested, by a Chemical Institute and an Institute of Microbiology, to fight the various ongoing epidemics such as malaria, which he called an "evil" that was undermining a third of the country's development. Establishing an Oriental Studies Institute, to include language courses given in both Hebrew and Arabic, for scientific exploration of the country and its historical monuments, was also important. Chaim Weizmann later became Israel's first president. Upon his death while in office in November 1952 and at the urging of Ezriel Carlebach, Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion offered Einstein the position of President of Israel, a mostly ceremonial post. The offer was presented by Israel's ambassador in Washington, Abba Eban, who explained that the offer "embodies the deepest respect which the Jewish people can repose in any of its sons". Einstein declined, and wrote in his response that he was "deeply moved", and "at once saddened and ashamed" that he could not accept it. <sep>What are some of the issues Einstein hoped to address in his academic suggestions to the university?<sep>First president
No
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
Yes
I am very hungry. I look for my mother. When is dinner? I ask. Dinner is at six, my mother says. What can we eat? I ask. We can pick food from our garden, she says. I help her pick corn, beans, and peas. The corn is yellow and white. The beans are small and brown. The peas are green and round. I put the beans in a basket. I put the peas in a bowl. Mother brings the corn. We go inside. I have dirty hands. I wash my hands with soap and water. The water is warm. My hands are now clean. Mother lets me stir the beans. I fill a pot with water. Mother puts the corn into the pot. She puts the pot on the stove. The water boils. Mary is my sister. Mary puts four plates on the table. Each plate is blue. We each eat two pieces of meat. I eat more corn than Mary. Mary eats more beans than our mother. What did you learn today? Mary asks. I can spell ten new words, I say. Mary can only spell two words. <sep>What do I put the beans and peas in?<sep>The water
| No
|
How to grow kale
Choose a kale variety that best suits your growing climate.
Kale is usually grouped by leaf shape, and although growing times vary between varieties, most kale is ready for harvest between 45 and 75 days after transplanting.
Curly kale is sweet and mild and is one of the most commonly found kale varieties.
It is characterized by its curly, wrinkled leaves. Lacinato or dino kale also has a wrinkled texture, though its leaves are tall and skinny.
How to do an elevator in cheerleading
Make sure you have two bases and a front spot, one back spot and a flyer.
Make sure that the tallest and strongest person is in the back and that the two basses are about the same height and are both strong )
Have your bases stand facing each other with great eye reach.
Head apart their knees slightly bent and straight backs.
Each base should have her hands slightly cupped at the floor. Have the front spot grab the bases waist and load you into position.
How to shoot a movie entirely in one take
Go door to door and tell them when the movie will be shot, so if they hear screaming or see flashlights, it's just you.
Planning is the key to everything.
First, you must come up with an idea for the movie.
Then, you must figure out a way to interpret that idea into a plot that doesn't require any jumping to certain periods in time. Make sure there are absolutely no plot holes.
How to cook millet
Buy hulled millet from a grocery or specialty store.
Most stores sell up to 1 lb (or 16 oz) packages. Choose organic millet, if available, to gain more nutrients and to avoid potential exposure to pesticides.
| You can find boxes or bags of millet in the rice and grains section of the store, or bag your own from a barrel or container in the bulk section. Smell the millet to ensure its freshness. |
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".
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>What does an objects gravity cause it to do?<sep>a friction
Output: | No |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
--------
Question: How does bass drum does not sound?, Context: It is still possible for two sounds of indefinite pitch to clearly be higher or lower than one another. For instance, a snare drum sounds higher pitched than a bass drum though both have indefinite pitch, because its sound contains higher frequencies. In other words, it is possible and often easy to roughly discern the relative pitches of two sounds of indefinite pitch, but sounds of indefinite pitch do not neatly correspond to any specific pitch. A special type of pitch often occurs in free nature when sound reaches the ear of an observer directly from the source, and also after reflecting off a sound-reflecting surface. This phenomenon is called repetition pitch, because the addition of a true repetition of the original sound to itself is the basic prerequisite.
Answer: higher pitched
Question: Which artist is listed first, Context: Similarly, movies and television often revert to standard, clichéd snatches of classical music to convey refinement or opulence: some of the most-often heard pieces in this category include Bach´s Cello Suite No. 1, Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Vivaldi's Four Seasons, Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain (as orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov), and Rossini's William Tell Overture.
Answer: Bach
Question: How has the dialect changed?, Context: The New York area is home to a distinctive regional speech pattern called the New York dialect, alternatively known as Brooklynese or New Yorkese. It has generally been considered one of the most recognizable accents within American English. The classic version of this dialect is centered on middle and working-class people of European descent. However, the influx of non-European immigrants in recent decades has led to changes in this distinctive dialect, and the traditional form of this speech pattern is no longer as prevalent among general New Yorkers as in the past.
Answer: | The classic version of this dialect is centered on middle and working-class people of European descent
|
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
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. ||||| During this time of uncertainty and imminent danger in our world, there are heroes among us. One of our heroes, Officer Montrell Jackson has fallen, on Sunday, July 17, 2016, in the line of duty in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.Montrell was a highly regarded police officer in the Baton Rouge Police Department, and most importantly, a beloved husband, father, son, brother and friend.Words cannot describe the devastation that we feel right now, and would ask that those who are able to please contribute to this meaningful cause in order to assist Montrell's family financially during this time of mourning. All funds will go directly to Montrell Jackson's wife, Trenisha Jackson, and newborn son, Mason.Rest in Peace, Montrell, you will always be our Hero.Montrell, and his son, Mason (below). ||||| | "It's coming to the point where no lives matter. Whether you're black or white or Hispanic or whatever." That's what Joycelyn Jackson has to say after her younger brother, Montrell Jackson, was killed along with two other police officers in Baton Rouge on Sunday. Joycelyn Jackson tells the Washington Post she didn't worry about Montrell's line of work—until things in Baton Rouge got tense after the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling by police. Montrell, a black man, had written on Facebook about the tension just a few days before his death: "In uniform I get nasty hateful looks and out of uniform some consider me a threat." The Baton Rouge shooter was reportedly angry about the treatment of black people by police and called the recent killings of five Dallas police officers "justice." The New York Daily News reports that the shooter was particularly incensed after Sterling's death, writing to online radio host Lance Scurvin on July 11 that he was angry body camera footage from the officers involved had not been released to the public. "Yes, they said the body cam fell off (and so allegedly that’s why we couldn't see the shooting), but we (the people) still have a right to see the video no matter what happened," the shooter wrote. "Let us see what was recorded anyway! We can’t just take their word! If 2 body camera's fell off then Let us see the videos with the body Cameras falling off (IF THAT’S WHAT REALLY HAPPENED)." A GoFundMe campaign is raising money for Montrell Jackson's family. |
Q: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
T
he video: The Pentagon has sent soldiers in Afghanistan a new weapon that fires shells with microchips that can be programmed to explode at a precise spot, allowing soldiers to kill enemy hiding behind rocks, buildings, or other cover. The shoulder-fired, "smart" grenade launcher has been in development for years (below, watch a CNN report that aired before the weapon was deployed). The weapon, called the XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement System, can fire 25mm air-bursting shells up to 2,300 feet, far beyond the range of most rifles. The Army has called the rifle-sized grenade launcher a potential "game-changer" in its counterinsurgency operations in Afghanistan. "With this weapon system, we take away cover from [enemies] forever," Lt. Col. Christopher Lehner told FoxNews.com. "The only thing we can see [enemies] being able to do is run away."
The reaction: "We are truly living in a science-fiction warfare age," says blogger Marc R. at CoolGadgets.com. This "pinpointed firepower" could be just the thing we need to "reduce civilian casualties in Afghanistan." The XM25 will make it even "more suicidal" than it is now for the Taliban to engage U.S. soldiers directly, says Ed Morrissey at Hot Air. This is "a great weapon and a gamechanger, but it may not be a war-ender." Watch the report: ||||| Starting in 1996, Alexa Internet has been donating their crawl data to the Internet Archive. Flowing in every day, these data are added to the Wayback Machine after an embargo period. |||||
A: | They say a counter-insurgency war is won with hearts and minds, not weapons—but the new XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement System can't hurt. The US military's latest innovation is a grenade launcher that can fire explosive charges 2,300 feet—well beyond the accurate range of an AK-47 or M16 rifle—and set them to explode at precise distances, the Telegraph reports. Foes who take cover behind walls or other cover are out of luck. "This is the first time we're putting smart technology into the hands of the individual soldier," a top military official said. He reports that the weapon, already in limited use in Afghanistan, is giving soldiers "an edge" against the tactics of the insurgency, which rely heavily on using the craggy landscape for cover. Read more on the XM25 at the Week. |
TASK 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".
PROBLEM: Allan crouched over his desk once more, pen in hand and mind blank. He contemplated a story, an outline he had laboriously constructed some time ago. He had filled his pen and raised it, the nib descending towards the paper, before the sound came: the gentle, persistent tapping of the gnarled, primeval willow touching the window with long, insistent fingers. His eyes awoke with a passionate, determined flame, though the only light came from the glutted moon. Allan filled page after page, the words escaping from his mind onto the paper. Where before they had marched in regiments, practiced in ranks and followed their leaders' commands, the words now escaped in their true forms, unhindered by any stricture. He continued long into the night, until the eldritch orb had sunk into the waiting hands of the willow, raised perpetually skyward. Arthur looked up from the results of a night's frenzied labors and looked Allan in the eye. "What is this?" he queried, indicating the pages he held in his left hand. "I decided that… since I wasn't having much success with more – traditional – stories, I might see what sort of work I produced if I let my imagination go freely," Allan replied, somewhat less self-assured than he had been the previous night. "What in G-d's name could have possessed you to do such a thing," cried Arthur, nearly raising his voice. "After all I said the day before, why have you abandoned centuries of literary progress for some self-indulgent fantasy?" He shook the papers at Allan, raising them like a belt above the head of a disobedient son. "This is nothing but a glorified Grimm's tale, a miscarried child of Stoker, a creation less fit to be published than to be told around an open fire at the hovel of some peasant!" He spoke the last word with such heavy intonation that Allan shrank back before the physical wave of sound emanating from Arthur's throat. "Do you hate the modern system of literature? Do you personally despise the works the Enlightenment or the progress made since Shakespeare?" For a moment, Allan could hardly do more than shake his head. "No, of course not… I– " "Then why," Arthur barreled on, "do you disregard them all and return to this superstitious babble, this morbid, paganistic drivel? <sep>Did Allan write his story in a single session?<sep>Yes
SOLUTION: Yes
PROBLEM: An archaeological party explore some caverns underground . Dr. Campbell and Dr. Hughes are the two leaders of the archaeological expedition , and get separated . While Dr. Hughes finds an alien corpse with a fossilized diamond , Dr. Campbell finds hieroglyphics at the cost of the party except for Hughes and himself . Two years later , Campbell and his assistant Holly are digging up the bones of Yonggary , a gargantuan dinosaur 50 times the size of a tyrannosaurus rex . Out of nowhere , people slowly are being killed around the site . While Holly is working Dr. Hughes , who has been legally dead for 2 years , goes to Holly and tells her to stop the dig . Dr. Campbell comes into the tent and sends Dr. Hughes off . Holly quits the expedition when another `` Accident '' occurs . In the town bar , Dr. Hughes finds Holly and takes her back to her Hotel room to tell her why he thinks the bones of the Dinosaur , Which he calls Yonggary , are going to bring the end of the world . After explaining , Holly and Hughes go to the site to stop Campbell but it is too late and Aliens resurrect Yonggary . After Yonggary's first appearance , the Army comes in and takes Holly and Campbell to an army base when Yonggary is dispatched by the aliens again . The army sends choppers after Yonggary , but he destroys them . Yonggary is then sent to the city and does some damage , where some jets attack him . Then Yonggary is transported to a power plant where he is attacked by rocket pack soldiers . During the fight , Hughes and Holly find out that the diamond on Yonggary's forehead is the device giving the aliens control of Yonggary . <sep>What did the archaeologist that Holly is the assistant to find on the expedition?<sep>Dr. Cambell found hieroglyphics
SOLUTION: Yes
PROBLEM: You might want to know how cold it is. You may need to know how fast the wind is blowing. Maybe it rained last night? Do you know how much? Does it feel humid to you? You have heard all these questions before. To answer these questions, we need data. That data comes from special tools. These tools collect data about the weather. You can see some of the common tools listed below: A thermometer measures temperature. An anemometer measures wind speed. A rain gauge measures the amount of rain. A hygrometer measures humidity. A wind vane shows wind direction. A snow gauge measures the amount of snow. <sep>How can you find out how much snow fell in a particular time frame?<sep>Rain gauge
SOLUTION: | No
|
Given the task definition, example input & output, solve the new input case.
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Example: what is the first event mentioned?, Context: The Russian Revolution is the series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. Following the abdication of Nicholas II of Russia, the Russian Provisional Government was established. In October 1917, a red faction revolution occurred in which the Red Guard, armed groups of workers and deserting soldiers directed by the Bolshevik Party, seized control of Saint Petersburg (then known as Petrograd) and began an immediate armed takeover of cities and villages throughout the former Russian Empire.
Output: Russian Revolution
This is a good example, and the Russian Revolution is the first event mentioned.
New input case for you: What is the main characteristic of multiprocessing configuration?, Context: Some computers are designed to distribute their work across several CPUs in a multiprocessing configuration, a technique once employed only in large and powerful machines such as supercomputers, mainframe computers and servers. Multiprocessor and multi-core (multiple CPUs on a single integrated circuit) personal and laptop computers are now widely available, and are being increasingly used in lower-end markets as a result.
Output: | multiple CPUs |
Better Socks<br>I always used to buy the cheapest socks available. I figured it was inconsequential. But I started walking to work and getting blisters. I upgraded to softer and more expensive sock varieties. Now I can never go back.
I upgraded to softer and more expensive over $20 sock varieties OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Mozambique's Maria Mutola and Israel's Alex Averbukh produced the best performances of the year, in the women's 800 metres and men's pole vault, at the Super Grand Prix in Madrid on Saturday.
Team USA placed first at the Super Grand Prix in Madrid on Saturday. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
The treaty requires that members comply with guidelines on deficits, public debt and other fiscal benchmarks by the end of 1997 if they are to qualify for taking part in the introduction of a new, single European currency in 1999.
a new european currency was introduced in 1995 OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | No |
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:In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each), where each team was allowed to make a fourth substitution. If still tied after extra time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.
Solution: | can round of 16 end in a tie? |
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.
The heterogenous and hygroscopic material is made of?, Context: Wood is a heterogeneous, hygroscopic, cellular and anisotropic material. It consists of cells, and the cell walls are composed of micro-fibrils of cellulose (40% – 50%) and hemicellulose (15% – 25%) impregnated with lignin (15% – 30%).
| cells |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Which show was West a guest on very soon after the incident?, Context: On September 13, 2009, during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards while Taylor Swift was accepting her award for Best Female Video for "You Belong with Me", West went on stage and grabbed the microphone to proclaim that Beyoncé's video for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", nominated for the same award, was "one of the best videos of all time". He was subsequently removed from the remainder of the show for his actions. When Beyoncé later won the award for Best Video of the Year for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", she called Swift up on stage so that she could finish her acceptance speech. West was criticized by various celebrities for the outburst, and by President Barack Obama, who called West a "jackass". In addition, West's VMA disruption sparked a large influx of Internet photo memes with blogs, forums and "tweets" with the "Let you finish" photo-jokes. He posted a Tweet soon after the event where he stated, "Everybody wanna booooo me but I'm a fan of real pop culture... I'm not crazy y'all, I'm just real." He then posted two apologies for the outburst on his personal blog; one on the night of the incident, and the other the following day, when he also apologized during an appearance on The Jay Leno Show. After Swift appeared on The View two days after the outburst, partly to discuss the matter, West called her to apologize personally. Swift said she accepted his apology. | The Jay Leno Show |
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.
Q: The United States Postal Service (USPS; also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or Postal Service) is an independent agency of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the United States, including its insular areas and associated states. It is one of the few government agencies explicitly authorized by the United States Constitution.
A: | is the us postal service part of the us government? |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
What buildings were usually chosen to be burned to the ground?, Context: In the 1970s, the Bronx was plagued by a wave of arson. The burning of buildings was predominantly in the poorest communities, like the South Bronx. The most common explanation of what occurred was that landlords decided to burn their low property-value buildings and take the insurance money as it was more lucrative to get insurance money than to refurbish or sell a building in a severely distressed area. The Bronx became identified with a high rate of poverty and unemployment, which was mainly a persistent problem in the South Bronx.
low property-value buildings
Who lost their majority in parliament?, Context: The 1923 general election was fought on the Conservatives' protectionist proposals but, although they got the most votes and remained the largest party, they lost their majority in parliament, necessitating the formation of a government supporting free trade. Thus, with the acquiescence of Asquith's Liberals, Ramsay MacDonald became the first ever Labour Prime Minister in January 1924, forming the first Labour government, despite Labour only having 191 MPs (less than a third of the House of Commons).
Conservatives
What term are people in Ireland not using when they talk about a time in their life?, Context: Colloquially, the term university may be used to describe a phase in one's life: "When I was at university..." (in the United States and Ireland, college is often used instead: "When I was in college..."). In Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Nigeria, the Netherlands, Spain and the German-speaking countries university is often contracted to uni. In Ghana, New Zealand and in South Africa it is sometimes called "varsity" (although this has become uncommon in New Zealand in recent years). "Varsity" was also common usage in the UK in the 19th century.[citation needed] "Varsity" is still in common usage in Scotland.
| university
|
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Skip in Skip x Embed x Share Greg Lake, the vocalist and bass player for 1970's progressive rock groups Emerson, Lake and Palmer, and King Crimson, has died of cancer, his former manager reported on Thursday. USA TODAY
Greg Lake, left, is seen in a 1972 photo with bandmates Keith Emerson, and Carl Palmer. (Photo: AP)
LONDON — Musician Greg Lake, a prog-rock pioneer who co-founded King Crimson and Emerson, Lake and Palmer, has died. He was 69.
Manager Stewart Young said in a statement that Lake died Wednesday after “a long and stubborn battle with cancer.”
Born in the southern English seaside town of Poole in 1947, Lake founded King Crimson with guitarist Robert Fripp in the late 1960s. The band pioneered the sprawling, ambitious genre that came to be known as progressive rock.
He went on to form ELP with keyboardist Keith Emerson, who died in March, and drummer Carl Palmer. With Lake as vocalist and guitarist, ELP impressed the crowds at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival, in a lineup that also featured Jimi Hendrix and The Who.
The band released six platinum-selling albums characterized by songs of epic length, classical influence and ornate imagery, and toured with elaborate light shows and theatrical staging.
Emerson, Lake and Palmer’s 1973 album Brain Salad Surgery included a nearly 30-minute composition called Karn Evil 9 that featured a Moog synthesizer and the eerie, carnival-like lyric: “Welcome back my friends, to the show that never ends.”
They filled stadiums and sold records by the millions, but ELP and other prog-rock bands such as Yes and the Moody Blues suffered a backlash with the arrival of punk in the mid- to-late 1970s. They were ridiculed as the embodiment of pomposity and self-indulgence that rock supposedly stood against.
ELP broke up in 1979, reunited in 1991, later disbanded again and reunited for a 2010 tour.
Emerson died in March from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home in Santa Monica, California.
Lake’s songs as a solo artist include I Believe in Father Christmas, an enduring seasonal staple first released in 1975.
Read or Share this story: http://usat.ly/2ho5aTA ||||| Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Lake (centre) was one of the biggest stars of the 1970s
Greg Lake, who fronted both King Crimson and Emerson, Lake and Palmer, has died aged 69.
One of the founding fathers of progressive rock, the British musician is known for songs including In the Court of the Crimson King and his solo hit I Believe in Father Christmas.
He died on Wednesday after "a long and stubborn battle with cancer", said his manager.
The news comes nine months after Lake's band-mate Keith Emerson died.
Keyboardist Emerson died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, coroners in the US said.
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Lake (right) with Carl Palmer in 1971 as ELP were recording their album Trilogy
Lake's manager Stewart Young wrote on Facebook: "Yesterday, December 7th, I lost my best friend to a long and stubborn battle with cancer.
"Greg Lake will stay in my heart forever, as he has always been."
Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett paid tribute on Twitter, writing: "Music bows its head to acknowledge the passing of a great musician and singer, Greg Lake."
"Another sad loss with the passing of Greg Lake," wrote Rick Wakeman, keyboardist in prog rock band Yes.
"You left some great music with us my friend & so like Keith, you will live on."
'Greatest music made for love'
Born in Bournemouth, Lake was given his first guitar at the age of 12 and took lessons from a local tutor called Don Strike.
He formed a close friendship with fellow student Robert Fripp, with whom he created King Crimson in 1969.
Their debut album In the Court of the Crimson King featured such songs as 21st Century Schizoid Man.
It set a standard for progressive rock and received a glowing, well-publicised testimonial from The Who's Pete Townshend, who called it "an uncanny masterpiece".
But within a year, founding member Mike Giles quit and Lake refused to work with the band - although he stuck around long enough to sing on their second album, In the Wake of Poseidon, which was criticised for treading old ground.
'Love not money'
The singer and bassist was then approached by Emerson, who had supported King Crimson on a North American tour and needed a singer for his new band.
Joined by Atomic Rooster drummer Carl Palmer, ELP made their live debut at the Guildhall in Plymouth in 1970 before giving a career-making performance at the Isle of Wight Festival.
Unusually, the band combined heavy rock riffs with a classical influence. They scored hit albums with Pictures at an Exhibition, Trilogy and Brain Salad Surgery - many of them produced by Lake himself.
Tarkus, released in 1971, featured an opening track inspired by the fictional Tarkus character - a half-tank, half-armadillo creature that would appear on stage at gigs - that lasted more than 20 minutes.
The band went on to enjoy chart success in 1977 with their version of Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man.
ELP's ambitious light shows and on-stage theatrics were the epitome of '70s rock excess, and several punk acts cited ELP as one of the bands they were reacting against.
But the band sold more than 48 million records, and Lake continued to be an influential and popular touring musician even after the band wound down in the late 1970s.
In 2010, Kanye West repopularised the King Crimson song 21st Century Schizoid Man when he sampled it in his hit song, Power.
"The greatest music is made for love, not for money," Lake is quoted as saying on his official website.
"The early ELP albums were pioneering because there is no standing still; time is always moving forward."
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. ||||| | Greg Lake of 1970s rock band Emerson, Lake and Palmer, died Wednesday after "a long and stubborn battle with cancer," his manager says. He was 69. A progressive rock pioneer, the British vocalist and guitarist first formed King Crimson with Robert Fripp and Mike Giles in the 1960s, per the BBC. Pete Townshend of The Who described their debut album—which reached No. 5 in the UK and No. 28 in the US—as "an uncanny masterpiece," per the Guardian. However, Lake soon after left the group to form a new one with keyboardist Keith Emerson and drummer Carl Palmer. Emerson, Lake and Palmer then played alongside Jimi Hendrix and The Who at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival. The band, known for its extravagant live performances and lengthy tracks, went on to release six albums that went platinum before its popularity waned with the arrival of punk, reports USA Today. The band officially broke up in 1979, though its three members reunited in 1991 and again in 2010; Emerson committed suicide in his California home in March. Lake also had a solo career, with his single "I Believe in Father Christmas" reaching No. 2 in the UK. The song sprang from the "crass corporate financial exploitation" of the holiday, Lake told the Guardian last month. "As much as I love everyone having a good time … it's more important to make some spiritual human contact, or visit someone lonely." |
How to frame a doorway
Choose a door.
Since doors come in so many different dimensions, you'll first have to decide the type of door you want to install. Most doors are going to be 30 " or 32 " wide and 80 " tall; however, this is far from universal.
Choosing a door will allow you to make all of the proper measurements for the doorway. If you haven't decided on an exact style of door, at least decide on an exact size, so you can get started on the doorway.
How to be sleazy
Hair.
Sleazy men are superficial, and take great pride in their appearance. As they generally have very little of interest to say, their image is what they will primarily be judged on, so it's vital that the right look is conveyed.
As in anything, it is best to start from the top, by making your hair as sleazy as possible. Slicked back hair is very sleazy, as are most hairstyles that require daily maintenance.
A woman is kneeling on a wooden floor. The woman is talking to the camera and pointing to her knees and ankles. the woman
begins lifting her knees off the floor.
A large group of people are seen sitting around an auditorium with one man flying kites around in the middle. the person
| continues moving around with the kites and walks away in the end with a woman speaking to the crowd. |
Q: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Skip Ad Ad Loading... x Embed x Share British scientists launched a study Wednesday into the regional accents of cod. Listen to the differences. By Isabella Lucy and Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY
A picture of a cod. (Photo: Natural Environment Research Council.)
You say potato and I say potahto. You say tomato and I say tomahto — potato, potahto, tomato, tomahto — and so do cod, kind of, according to British scientists who launched a study Wednesday into the regional accents of the cold-water fish species.
"Recordings of American cod are very different to those from their European cousins, so there is a precedent," said Steve Simpson, a professor of marine biology at the University of Exeter, who is leading the research. "This species is highly vocal with traditional breeding grounds established over hundreds or even thousands of years, so the potential for regionalism is there."
Simpson, who specializes in bioacoustics — sounds produced by living organisms — said previous underwater recordings of cod have shown they make different sounds in different regional spawning grounds just like birds, bears and other animals. "They have have quite a diverse range," he said. Cod found in U.S. waters display a deep thumping sound while those taped in Norway have a higher-pitched sound, with a long growl.
"These sounds are key for the cod because it is effectively the love song of the male trying to persuade the female to release her eggs. It carries a lot of information about who he is, what condition he is in and how big he is, and it's only if he gets those things right that the female will decide to release her eggs," Simpson said.
The research is being funded because the British government is concerned about how noise effects the ocean and other seascapes, he said. "Because we know that cod and other fish have very important acoustic behaviors, we want to know how maritime noise pollution (such as ships and wind farms) drown out their sounds."
Steve Simpson, right, drops equipment into waters off Britain to record the sounds of cod. (Photo: Natural Environment Research Council)
Simpson thinks it is likely British cod have their own distinct dialect but more research needs to be done to establish its particular qualities — if it prefers tomahto to tomato.
"Genetic studies have demonstrated that the different spawning groups in the United Kingdom are pretty isolated from one another from a reproductive standpoint," he said.
Translation? Just as Britons from inner London sound vastly different to those from Liverpool, so might cod populations around the British Isles have different "accents."
(For further instruction on that point, compare the actor and London native Michael Caine's "cockney" accent to the Liverpudlian "scouse" cadence of the Beatles' John Lennon.)
Fish can sing. In different accents. Kind of. Listen to American versus European cod on my Tumblr: https://t.co/Sg8uQJWKIl (Photo: AP) pic.twitter.com/Vki9CZUlFV — Kim Hjelmgaard (@khjelmgaard) October 6, 2016
Read or Share this story: http://usat.ly/2e285DN ||||| Jezperklauzen / iStock
Steve Simpson has been listening to fish for 15 years. The marine biologist from the University of Exeter wants to find out what they sound like when they are hunting, when they are breeding, and what happens when fish with different “dialects” collide, as warming seas drive species north.
“Initially I wanted to understand how fish can use sound to navigate at night and select habitat to live in,” Simpson tells WIRED. “But my group and I have now been identifying animals that make the sounds and decoding the meaning of different kinds of sounds. For example, we find the sounds of a reef indicate the quality of the habitat and the composition of the local community.”
Advertisement
His fascinating new study into Britain’s marine soundscape and fish accents has been launched today, October 5, with Simpson presenting the work at science showcase Into The Blue in Liverpool. To coincide with the launch, Simpson and his team will be making live recordings using hydrophones dunked in the Liverpool waters.
They expect to largely pick up sounds of passing ships, ferries and motorboats. “This is now a dominant component of many marine soundscapes, and much of the work of my group and I looks at how human noise is drowning out natural sounds, and even causing stress and behavioural changes in fish. I have one student (Harry Harding) exploring impacts of noise on salmon, and another (Tim Gordon) exploring impacts of motorboat noise on coral reefs.”
Read next Dredge up your nightmares with these scary deep-sea creatures from the Australian Abyss Dredge up your nightmares with these scary deep-sea creatures from the Australian Abyss
“Seawater is hundreds of times denser than air, so sounds travel much faster and further. We have found that fish on coral reefs are susceptible to noise pollution but we are yet to study the effects in our own waters, which are some of the busiest in the world.”
There has already been some work into regional fish accents - Simpson points to studies carried out by Eric Parmentier into coral fish. They found clownfish can have distinct accents. Now, Simpson's team is listening closely to wild cod, and has already found distinct differences between the American and European species.
“We are interested in cod, partly because they are an iconic European species; partly because they have elaborate mechanisms of making sounds through vibrating their swim bladder,” Simpson tells WIRED. “And partly because they have a wide vocal repertoire with opportunity to diversify their song."
“The American sounds are deeper, short thumping sounds, while the European ones are higher in frequency and the growls are more prolonged. This suggests that regional dialects may exist, such as are seen in birds and mammals - including humans!”
Advertisement
Cod are incredibly vocal, says the professor, and have enjoyed established breeding grounds for hundreds and sometimes thousands of years. As sea temperatures rise, however, the dialects are starting to collide as cod migrate further north.
Rather than tracking the complex consequences of these extreme changes by “counting dead fish on a boat”, Simpson and his team plan to “listen to fish while they perform key tasks including hunting, guarding territories and breeding”. The ultimate plan is to build an extensive sound library to record the British marine soundscape - he and his team have begun with the waters around Newcastle and the Clyde.
“Cod produce a variety of sounds using their swim bladders, to establish territories, raise the alarm and attract mates. We may find that the ‘gossip’ essential to their society is being drowned out. If we value our fish stocks – or our Friday night fish supper – we need to understand this.” ||||| If different regional populations coming into contact for the first time do not share the same vocal repertoire, they could struggle to integrate, share territory and breed, the experts suggest.
Prof Simpson has studied fish on coral reefs and found they are susceptible to noise pollution, and new research aims to see what is going on in the UK's seas among fish such as cod and haddock, which also use vocalisations.
"Listening to fish is a really good way of surveying what is there, and what their behaviour is," he said.
Given that cod produce a variety of sounds for establishing territories, raising the alarm and attracting mates, "we may find that the 'gossip' essential to their society is being drowned out", he said.
"If we value our fish stocks - or our Friday night fish supper - we need to understand this," he said.
But noise pollution can be tackled more easily than other forms of environmental damage, he suggested.
Boats can avoid cod spawning grounds at key times, and research vessels such as the David Attenborough - which shot to fame when a naming competition attracted the suggestion Boaty McBoatface - are being designed to be quiet.
Prof Simpson is discussing soundscapes, fish dialects and his team's research at the "Into the Blue" science showcase in Liverpool run by the National Environment Research Council (Nerc). ||||| A new study of Britain’s seas is attempting to determine whether man-made aquatic noise is affecting the communication and breeding of cod.
Led by Steve Simpson, associate professor in marine biology and global change at the University of Exeter, the study will look at how unnatural noise — from shipping, wind farm construction, and oil and gas drilling — has affected the reproductive behavior of fish.
Advertisement
Cod and haddock, for instance, are known to use certain sounds to attract mates.
“We’re interested in whether the human noise we’re making is drowning this out,” Simpson said.
Get Todays Headlines in your inbox: Sign Up Thank you for signing up! Sign up for more newsletters here
Additionally, the two-year study will seek to determine whether fish — not unlike killer whales and songbirds — have “regional accents,” or mating calls particular to certain areas. Climate change has sent some fish migrating north in search of cooler waters, and the result could be a sort of underwater language barrier, according to the British scientists. (On this side of the Atlantic, warming waters have coincided with a dramatic drop in cod stocks.)
“Different regional populations coming into contact for the first time may not share the same vocal repertoire and could struggle to integrate, share territory and breed,” according to a press release on the study.
Says Simpson, in an e-mail: “We know fish use sound during reproduction, that human noise has altered marine soundscapes, that regionally segregated fish may have divergent calls, and that they are being remixed due to warming. We are (exploring) this, particularly to advise on how to manage human noise in the ocean.”
Advertisement
The good news?
“With sound, we can control exactly when and where we make it,” Simpson says. “. . .It’s a very controllable pollutant.” |||||
A: | Not only do cod "speak" to each other, but they have "regional fish accents"—kind of like the aquatic version of a southern drawl—and that could be bad news for fish-and-chips lovers, Wired reports. According to the Boston Globe, marine biologist Steve Simpson recently started a two-year project to study the sounds surrounding cod. Cod "speak" by vibrating their swim bladders, but the noises they make vary based on where their breeding grounds are located. For example, US cod make a "deep thumping sound," while cod in Norway make a "higher-pitched sound, with a long growl," USA Today reports. Similar "regional dialects" have been detected in birds and various mammals, including, obviously, humans. The problem is that rising ocean temperatures are forcing cod north, and they're bumping up against groups with different accents. Simpson says this could hurt their ability to successfully breed, the Telegraph reports. Male cod use sounds to convince females to release their eggs. That process would be difficult if they can't understand each other. But that's not the only problem. Noise from boats and other man-made sources could be making it harder for the cod to hear each other. "We may find that the ‘gossip’ essential to their society is being drowned out," Wired quotes Simpson as saying. "If we value our fish stocks—or our Friday night fish supper—we need to understand this.” (The "holy grail" of ornamental fish is disappearing.) |
TASK 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".
PROBLEM: Grande dame of cooking still going strong at 90: Julia Child celebrates in San Francisco. How does it feel to turn 90 and have attained the status of an icon, a living legend? "It feels just like it felt before," Julia Child says with the throaty laugh familiar to millions who cut their culinary teeth on her "French Chef" television series. The show, along with her seminal book, "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" (1961), revolutionized the way America cooks and eats. While making light of the difference a day -- or another decade -- makes, Child intends to enjoy her birthday thoroughly. First, there will be all the public observances, including a sold-out dinner Thursday at San Francisco's tony Fifth Floor restaurant, which -- like dinners that night at 19 other venues across the country -- will benefit the scholarship fund of the International Association of Culinary Professionals (which Child co-founded). Friday to Sunday, the action moves to Napa, with both members-only and public events at COPIA: The American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts, of which she is an honorary board member. Aug. 15, her actual birthday, will see her in Maine at an annual gathering of nieces, nephews, their offspring and friends, who for many years have rolled a joined birthday celebration for several members of the group into a jolly reunion. The schedule Child and her assistant of 14 years, former pastry chef Stephanie Hersh, have laid out is not exactly a senior-citizen routine, even though Child has always been candid about her age and realistic in assessing her own capabilities. When the Pasadena native moved back to California from her long-time home in the Boston area last year, she also made the move from a condominium she and her late husband, Paul, had purchased many years ago to a progressive retirement home. She is in the most active of the four levels available, but should the need arise, she can move on to assisted living facilities within the same complex. <sep>What is the name of the famous cook who is turning ninety?<sep>Rachel Ray
SOLUTION: No
PROBLEM: As Philip marched south, his opponents blocked him near Chaeronea, Boeotia. During the ensuing Battle of Chaeronea, Philip commanded the right wing and Alexander the left, accompanied by a group of Philip's trusted generals. According to the ancient sources, the two sides fought bitterly for some time. Philip deliberately commanded his troops to retreat, counting on the untested Athenian hoplites to follow, thus breaking their line. Alexander was the first to break the Theban lines, followed by Philip's generals. Having damaged the enemy's cohesion, Philip ordered his troops to press forward and quickly routed them. With the Athenians lost, the Thebans were surrounded. Left to fight alone, they were defeated. After the victory at Chaeronea, Philip and Alexander marched unopposed into the Peloponnese, welcomed by all cities; however, when they reached Sparta, they were refused, but did not resort to war. At Corinth, Philip established a "Hellenic Alliance" (modeled on the old anti-Persian alliance of the Greco-Persian Wars), which included most Greek city-states except Sparta. Philip was then named Hegemon (often translated as "Supreme Commander") of this league (known by modern scholars as the League of Corinth), and announced his plans to attack the Persian Empire. <sep>Why was Sparta not part of the "Hellenic Alliance"?<sep>They did not love in Hellen
SOLUTION: No
PROBLEM: He continued to lie in place, still breathing heavily. I tried to keep myself calm. Then, with a sigh, he said, "I have need of a certain stone that I once possessed. It would allow me to leave this bed, despite my current illness. My problem is that it was not made in this realm, but by a human, and only a human may handle it. The herb vendor will tell you where you can find it. If you would fetch me this stone, I would tell you what I can." "Of course we will fetch you the stone," Nepthys assured him. "You have our thanks." Outside, the thing at the herb cart nodded when we mentioned the stone. He told Nepthys the name of a woman who lived on a certain street, and we set off. When we reached the street, I expected some sort of temple, or a row of antiquaries, or at least a sleazy, black-market relics merchant. Instead, it looked like we were in the red-light district: women who probably wanted more than our money eyed us from the alleys. Nepthys didn't need to warn me not to speak to them. He took us to the door of a building like a short pagoda that had a sign hanging over it showing a face with hands uplifted, like a saint under G d's light, and handcuffed. Inside, the entrance room was hung with bright silks and scattered with velvet cushions. Sails of obscene orange and a green that insulted springtime hung draped across reds that might have been sensual elsewhere but here were only offensive. A large woman, similarly decorated, quickly drifted up to us. "Good evening, gentlemen," she said. "May I invite you to have a cup of tea?" "No, thank you," said Nepthys, "we regret that we cannot take up your kind offer. Are you the proprietor of this shop?" "Yes," answered the woman. "I am Madame Entera, at your service. <sep>How was Madame Entera dressed?<sep>In the colors that would have insulted spring
SOLUTION: | Yes
|
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Ex Input:
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>In what books were the words from Chaucer and Spenser?<sep>Small volumes of English verse
Ex Output:
Yes
Ex Input:
When land is cleared, habitats are lost. It may be cleared for agriculture. It may also be used for building new homes or businesses. Within the past 100 years, the amount of land used for agriculture has almost doubled. Land used for grazing cattle has more than doubled. Many wetlands have also been lost to agriculture. The U.S. has lost almost all the natural tall-grass prairies. Thee areas of tall thick grass have virtually disappeared. These areas of land had thick fertile soil. Their grasses had very deep root systems. These deep and thick roots reduced the amount of soil erosion. They also were home to many plants and animals. Prairies were wonderful places. They were home to colorful flowers, prairie dogs, and herds of bison. <sep>How can habitats be lost?<sep>killed by invasive tall grass
Ex Output:
No
Ex Input:
(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
Ex Output:
| No
|
Given the task definition, example input & output, solve the new input case.
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Example: what is the first event mentioned?, Context: The Russian Revolution is the series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. Following the abdication of Nicholas II of Russia, the Russian Provisional Government was established. In October 1917, a red faction revolution occurred in which the Red Guard, armed groups of workers and deserting soldiers directed by the Bolshevik Party, seized control of Saint Petersburg (then known as Petrograd) and began an immediate armed takeover of cities and villages throughout the former Russian Empire.
Output: Russian Revolution
This is a good example, and the Russian Revolution is the first event mentioned.
New input case for you: What happens if an antenna has a greater reactance versus impedance?, Context: Instead, it is often desired to have an antenna whose impedance does not vary so greatly over a certain bandwidth. It turns out that the amount of reactance seen at the terminals of a resonant antenna when the frequency is shifted, say, by 5%, depends very much on the diameter of the conductor used. A long thin wire used as a half-wave dipole (or quarter wave monopole) will have a reactance significantly greater than the resistive impedance it has at resonance, leading to a poor match and generally unacceptable performance. Making the element using a tube of a diameter perhaps 1/50 of its length, however, results in a reactance at this altered frequency which is not so great, and a much less serious mismatch which will only modestly damage the antenna's net performance. Thus rather thick tubes are typically used for the solid elements of such antennas, including Yagi-Uda arrays.
Output: | poor match |
How to choose a credit monitoring service
Find a credit monitoring review site.
Not all sites are equal and some are actually run by the companies selling the services. Consumerreports.org is a non-profit site aimed at consumer protection, so they might be a good choice.
Next advisor, though not a non-profit, also aims to be independent in their reviews, and they are accredited by the better business bureau with an a + ranking. These are the places to go first, but you can also do an individual search on any particular company to see what comes up in a web search.
How to access newsgroups
Locate your newsgroup reader.
Windows vista and windows 7 provide newsreaders in windows mail. In older versions of windows, look for your newsreader in outlook express.
Otherwise, access newsgroups through one of the many portals on the internet. Some popular newsgroups include usenet.
The man in the darker jersey wearing number 17 dives to the ground to save the ball. a team member wearing a dark shirt
spikes the ball but it goes out of bounds and the team with the lighter shirts cheer on while the guy who spiked the ball out of bounds bends over in disappointment.
We see a lady looking in the camera. We see a person on the right in a blue shirt. the lady
| puts eye shadow on her eyes. |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Who preceded the talented General Gerow, Context: After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Eisenhower was assigned to the General Staff in Washington, where he served until June 1942 with responsibility for creating the major war plans to defeat Japan and Germany. He was appointed Deputy Chief in charge of Pacific Defenses under the Chief of War Plans Division (WPD), General Leonard T. Gerow, and then succeeded Gerow as Chief of the War Plans Division. Next, he was appointed Assistant Chief of Staff in charge of the new Operations Division (which replaced WPD) under Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall, who spotted talent and promoted accordingly. | Eisenhower |
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
In the popular mind, the history of Hong Kong, long the entryway to China for Westerners, begins in 1841 with the British occupation of the territory. However, it would be wrong to dismiss the long history of the region itself. Archaeologists today are working to uncover Hong Kong's past, which stretches back thousands of years. You can get a glimpse into that past at Lei Cheng Uk Museum's 1,600-year-old burial vault on the mainland just north of Kowloon. In 1992, when construction of the airport on Chek Lap Kok was begun, a 2,000-year-old village, Pak Mong, was discovered, complete with artifacts that indicated a sophisticated rural society. An even older Stone Age site was discovered on Lamma Island in 1996. While Hong Kong remained a relative backwater in early days, nearby Guangzhou (Canton) was developing into a great trading city with connections in India and the Middle East. By a.d. 900, the Hong Kong islands had become a lair for pirates preying on the shipping in the Pearl River Delta and causing a major headache for burgeoning Guangzhou; small bands of pirates were still operating into the early years of the 20th century. In the meantime, the mainland area was being settled by incomers, the "Five Great Clans": Tang, Hau, Pang, Liu, and Man. First to arrive was the Tang clan, which established a number of walled villages in the New Territories that still exist today. You can visit Kat Hing Wai and Lo Wai, villages with their walls still intact. Adjacent to Lo Wai is the Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall, built in the 16th century, which is still the center of clan activities. The first Europeans to arrive in the Pearl River Delta were the Portuguese, who settled in Macau in 1557 and for several centuries had a monopoly on trade between Asia, Europe, and South America. As Macau developed into the greatest port in the East, it also became a base for Jesuit missionaries; it was later a haven for persecuted Japanese Christians. While Christianity was not a great success in China, it made local headway, evidenced today by the numerous Catholic churches in Macau's historic center. Intermarriage with the local Chinese created a community of Macanese, whose culture can still be seen in Macau's architecture and cuisine. <sep>Why did traders from Canton have problems in the Pearl River Delta?<sep>Because the water was too shallow
| No |
Instructions: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Input: Tweet with a location
You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more ||||| It’s official: Beyonce is expecting her first child with hubby Jay-Z!
The 29-year-old entertainer made the announcement by showing off her tiny baby bump when she hit the carpet at the 2011 MTV VMAs on Sunday (August 28) at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles.
Beyonce, wearing a bright orange Lanvin gown, also told photographers, “I have a surprise for you!” before holding her belly.
Bey‘s rep also confirmed the happy news to JustJared.com.
Beyonce and Jay-Z tied the knot in April 2008.
Congrats to the parents-to-be!!!
FYI: Beyonce is wearing Rene Caovilla ivory platform heels with Swarovski crystal and pearl details. |||||
Output: | To quote MTV's tweet tonight: "OMG Beyonce just made a huge announcement on the #vma carpet! #baby!!!!!" In pre-Twitter English: Beyonce made waves by showing up at the MTV Music Video Awards cradling her brand new baby bump, reports the Huffington Post. Beyonce's rep says she is "happy to confirm" the first child for Beyonce and hubby Jay-Z, who married in 2008, Just Jared reports. |
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: It originated from the days of naval sailing squadrons and can trace its origins to the Royal Navy. Each naval squadron would be assigned an admiral as its head, who would command from the centre vessel and direct the activities of the squadron. The admiral would in turn be assisted by a vice admiral, who commanded the lead ships which would bear the brunt of a naval battle. In the rear of the naval squadron, a third admiral would command the remaining ships and, as this section of the squadron was considered to be in the least danger, the admiral in command of the rear would typically be the most junior of the squadron admirals. This has survived into the modern age, with the rank of rear admiral the most-junior of the admiralty ranks of many navies.
A: | where did the term rear admiral come from |
The 127th Command and Control Squadron (127 CACS) was a unit of the Kansas Air National Guard 184th Intelligence Wing stationed at McConnell Air Force Base, Wichita, Kansas. The 127th was a non-flying squadron operating the Distributed Common Ground System. The unit was inactivated on 29 September 2014.
Can we infer the following?
There is no 127th command
Available choices:
(I). Yes.
(II). It's impossible to say.
(III). No.
The answer is: | (III). |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
The facts, had they surfaced, might have devastated the Trump campaign: Mr. Trump’s future national security adviser was under investigation, as was his campaign chairman. One adviser appeared to have Russian intelligence contacts. Another was suspected of being a Russian agent himself.
In the Clinton case, Mr. Comey has said he erred on the side of transparency. But in the face of questions from Congress about the Trump campaign, the F.B.I. declined to tip its hand. And when The New York Times tried to assess the state of the investigation in October 2016, law enforcement officials cautioned against drawing any conclusions, resulting in a story that significantly played down the case.
Mr. Comey has said it is unfair to compare the Clinton case, which was winding down in the summer of 2016, with the Russia case, which was in its earliest stages. He said he did not make political considerations about who would benefit from each decision.
But underpinning both cases was one political calculation: that Mrs. Clinton would win and Mr. Trump would lose. Agents feared being seen as withholding information or going too easy on her. And they worried that any overt actions against Mr. Trump’s campaign would only reinforce his claims that the election was being rigged against him.
The F.B.I. now faces those very criticisms and more. Mr. Trump says he is the victim of a politicized F.B.I. He says senior agents tried to rig the election by declining to prosecute Mrs. Clinton, then drummed up the Russia investigation to undermine his presidency. He has declared that a deeply rooted cabal — including his own appointees — is working against him.
That argument is the heart of Mr. Trump’s grievances with the federal investigation. In the face of bipartisan support for the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, Mr. Trump and his allies have made a priority of questioning how the investigation was conducted in late 2016 and trying to discredit it.
“It’s a witch hunt,” Mr. Trump said last month on Fox News. “And they know that, and I’ve been able to message it.” ||||| Tweet with a location
You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more ||||| Wow, word seems to be coming out that the Obama FBI “SPIED ON THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN WITH AN EMBEDDED INFORMANT.” Andrew McCarthy says, “There’s probably no doubt that they had at least one confidential informant in the campaign.” If so, this is bigger than Watergate! ||||| “Apparently the DOJ put a Spy in the Trump Campaign. This has never been done before and by any means necessary, they are out to frame Donald Trump for crimes he didn’t commit.” David Asman @ LouDobbs @ GreggJarrett Really bad stuff! ||||| | It's something Trump has said would be "bigger than Watergate" and the "all time biggest political scandal" ever if it pans out to be true. What he's referring to: a report in the New York Times this week that the FBI planted an informant to spy on his campaign during the 2016 election. Politico notes the president and his allies are now using this report to sow doubt about the validity of Robert Mueller's probe into Russian interference in the election, as well as possible ties between Russia and Trump associates. "This has never been done before and by any means necessary, they are out to frame Donald Trump for crimes he didn't commit," Trump quote-tweeted Fox Business Network anchor David Asman Friday morning. "Really bad stuff!" he added as his own take. More from around the internet: The original Times story notes that current and former FBI officials have said "at least one government informant" met up multiple times with Trump associates Carter Page and George Papadopoulos, which has led some in Trump's camp to cry attempted entrapment. Still, sources in the DOJ and FBI say agents weren't nearly as aggressive as they could have been. The article also notes the Russia investigation's initial code name: Crossfire Hurricane, taken from the lyrics of the Rolling Stones song "Jumpin' Jack Flash." Earlier this month, the Washington Post noted a "rare moment of alignment" between Trump and the Justice Department he's been battling with: an agreement not to turn over sensitive DOJ info to House Intelligence Committee Chair Devin Nunes for fear of outing a "top-secret intelligence source" and putting lives at risk. Now that it's been revealed that source spilled info to Robert Mueller, some administration officials fear Trump may soon reverse course and give Nunes what he wants. |
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: Which ship is older, the America, or the Enterprise?, Context: With the deactivation of USS Enterprise in December 2012, the U.S. fleet comprises 10 supercarriers. The House Armed Services Seapower subcommittee on 24 July 2007, recommended seven or maybe eight new carriers (one every four years). However, the debate has deepened over budgeting for the $12–14.5 billion (plus $12 billion for development and research) for the 100,000 ton Gerald R. Ford-class carrier (estimated service 2016) compared to the smaller $2 billion 45,000 ton America-class amphibious assault ships, which are able to deploy squadrons of F-35Bs. The first of this class, USS America, is now in active service with another, USS Tripoli, under construction and 9 more are planned.
Output: Enterprise
Input: Consider Input: What needs consistency?, Context: The simplest valve gears give events of fixed length during the engine cycle and often make the engine rotate in only one direction. Most however have a reversing mechanism which additionally can provide means for saving steam as speed and momentum are gained by gradually "shortening the cutoff" or rather, shortening the admission event; this in turn proportionately lengthens the expansion period. However, as one and the same valve usually controls both steam flows, a short cutoff at admission adversely affects the exhaust and compression periods which should ideally always be kept fairly constant; if the exhaust event is too brief, the totality of the exhaust steam cannot evacuate the cylinder, choking it and giving excessive compression ("kick back").[citation needed]
Output: exhaust and compression periods
Input: Consider Input: When did Tito create his own rule?, Context: Tito was the chief architect of the second Yugoslavia, a socialist federation that lasted from 1943 to 1991–92. Despite being one of the founders of Cominform, soon he became the first Cominform member to defy Soviet hegemony and the only one to manage to leave Cominform and begin with its own socialist program. Tito was a backer of independent roads to socialism (sometimes referred to as "national communism"). In 1951 he implemented a self-management system that differentiated Yugoslavia from other socialist countries. A turn towards a model of market socialism brought economic expansion in the 1950s and 1960s and a decline during the 1970s. His internal policies included the suppression of nationalist sentiment and the promotion of the "brotherhood and unity" of the six Yugoslav nations. After Tito's death in 1980, tensions between the Yugoslav republics emerged and in 1991 the country disintegrated and went into a series of wars and unrest that lasted the rest of the decade, and which continue to impact most of the former Yugoslav republics. He remains a very controversial figure in the Balkans.
| Output: 1951
|
Subsets and Splits