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Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Q: Oxygen is often a product of?, Context: Singlet oxygen is a name given to several higher-energy species of molecular O2 in which all the electron spins are paired. It is much more reactive towards common organic molecules than is molecular oxygen per se. In nature, singlet oxygen is commonly formed from water during photosynthesis, using the energy of sunlight. It is also produced in the troposphere by the photolysis of ozone by light of short wavelength, and by the immune system as a source of active oxygen. Carotenoids in photosynthetic organisms (and possibly also in animals) play a major role in absorbing energy from singlet oxygen and converting it to the unexcited ground state before it can cause harm to tissues.
A: | photosynthesis |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Problem:In the end, a 140-character limit was too restrictive for President Barack Obama, whose answers at the first-ever presidential Twitter town hall Wednesday greatly exceeded his message box.
“I know on Twitter I am supposed to be short,” Obama said on Wednesday, holding forth just a little longer on higher education.
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reset Obama answers Speaker Boehner's tweet on jobs POTUS tweets his own question to himself Obama’s Twitter town hall POLITICO 44
Obama, who last year at a press conference misidentified the popular social media site as “Twitters,” opened the event by making history as the first president to livetweet. The ghosts of the historic, ornate East Room might be forgiven for watching without understanding.
“In order to reduce the deficit, what costs would you cut and what investments would you keep,” Obama tweeted to himself at the start of the town hall, signing it “bo.”
In style and substance, Obama’s Twitter town hall echoed his recent Facebook town hall: Attended by a youngish company executive — this time, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey instead of Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg — Obama fielded mostly bland set-ups that served as launching pads for familiar talking points.
“What changes to the tax system do you think are necessary to help solve the deficit problem and for the system to be fair?,” asked almorrison88, in a typical question selected by Twitter.
While the #AskObama hashtag on Twitter seethed with questions about marijuana, sex, politics, movie references and other titillating topics, the questions culled by Twitter and posed to Obama mostly played it safe with jobs, the economy, collective bargaining and higher education.
Asked what he might have done differently in handling the economic recession, Obama said he would have better explained to Americans how long recovery would take, and he would have recognized sooner that housing was a bigger problem than he first believed.
Twitter gatekeepers also let a question through from Republican House Speaker John Boehner: “After embarking on a record spending binge that’s left us deeper in debt, where are the jobs?”
“Obviously John is the speaker of the House, he is a Republican and so this is a slightly skewed question,” Obama responded, bristling slightly at what appeared to be an unforeseen challenge. “What he is right about is that we have not seen fast enough job growth relative to the need.” ||||| Hopefully we haven’t reached the point where the only way Speaker of the House John Boehner and President Obama communicate with one another is through Twitter. Today during Obama’s first ever “Twitter Town Hall Meeting,” one of the questions posed to the President came from the leader of the loyal opposition. Boehner launched a series of questions through his dual Twitter accounts (hey why does he have two?), and one of his less argumentative inquires was addressed.
The question picked had Boehner wondering:
“After embarking on a record spending binge that’s left us deeper in debt, where are the jobs? #AskObama”
Oddly the Twitter moderator blamed an awkward character in Boehner’s tweet on Boehner, yet it seems depending on one’s computer the Tweet actually seems to have been typo-free. Regardless, Obama was able to get in a crowd-pleasing dig, saying “John obviously needs to work on his typing skills” and the President then prepared himself to answer the “slightly skewed question.” Obama agreed “we have not seen fast enough job growth relative to the need” and continued with a long response, before concluding why jobs haven’t been created faster:
“We’ve been able to cooperate with Republicans on a range of these issues. There’s some areas where the Republicans have been more resistant in cooperating, even though I think most objective observers think it’s the right thing to do.”
In particular, Obama cited infrastructure jobs as an investment that Republicans should want to support funding for and he stated “eventually I’m sure the Speaker will see the light.” Yet maybe if @barackobama wants a guaranteed response, he should tweet his suggestion right back to @johnboehner?
UPDATE – Boehner spokesman Brendan Buck responds to Obama’s answer in a statement to Politico:
“‘Where are the jobs?’ isn’t a ‘skewed question’ to the millions of Americans who lost jobs since President Obama’s failed ‘stimulus’ spending binge began. The President recently admitted that it failed to live up to the ‘shovel-ready’ promises, yet he’s still proposing even more Washington spending. That’s simply not the answer.”
Watch the clip from MSNBC below:
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Solution: | The first Twitter town hall is in the books, and save for the unique forum, it was an "almost entirely news-less affair," writes Chris Cillizza at the Washington Post. President Obama mainly used it to rehash familiar talking points, such as pushing the GOP to bend on tax increases. And talk he did: While the questions were in tweet form, the president had no such 140-character restrictions. The Caucus blog of the New York Times says Obama averaged 2,099 words per answer, which would have required 15 separate tweets. One of the newsier moments came when Obama answered a tweet from John Boehner, notes Politico and Mediaite. “After embarking on a record spending binge that’s left us deeper in debt, where are the jobs?” tweeted Boehner. "Obviously John is the speaker of the House, he is a Republican and so this is a slightly skewed question,” Obama responded. “What he is right about is that we have not seen fast enough job growth relative to the need.” (Obama also joked about Boehner's typing skills, but it looked to be a formatting glitch with an apostrophe that wasn't Boehner's fault; the moderator misspoke and blamed Boehner before correcting himself.) |
How to address envelopes with attn<br>Write " attn " followed by the name of the recipient. The " attn " line should always appear at the very top of your delivery address, just before the name of the person you're sending it to. Use a colon after " attn " to make it clearly readable.
A colon aids in the readability of a delivery address line that makes use of "attn."
A: Yes
How to play right fielder in baseball<br>Get your glove, uniform, and get ready to play. Outfielders usually have gloves a little on the longer side, as the extra extension helps with the tough catches. Position yourself in right center most of the time, because the majority of hitters in little league through college level bat right handed.
Outfielders contains an o
A: Yes
Angeles Crest Highway is one of Southern California's best motoring roads, with high elevations and huge vistas. It’s also the entry point to hiking backdrops that rival the Sierras, and this one takes you to the top of the Mt. Waterman ski area. Be sure to wear good shoes, use sunscreen and bring plenty of water, and remember that hiking at altitude requires a little more effort than walking at sea level. Pro tip: Check the weather before you go.
Angeles Crest Highway has elevations over 2000 feet.
A: | It's impossible to say |
How to buy an amazon gift card on pc or mac
Go to https: // www.amazon.com/in a web browser.
Sign in to amazon with the email address and password associated with your amazon account, if you haven't already done so.
Click gift cards.
OPTIONS:
- It's at the top-left corner of the amazon.com homepage. You should see a list of all your gift cards.
- This will take you to the card search section. Select an item to buy the gift card for.
- This brings you to the amazon.com page. Click the green arrow next to " gift cards.
- It's in the menu bar at the top of the screen, below the search bar. Click the type of gift card you want to buy.
It's in the menu bar at the top of the screen, below the search bar. Click the type of gift card you want to buy.
question: Complete the next sentence:
A man is crossing a slack line. He puts something in the trunk of a car. he
OPTIONS:
- climbs down off the slack line and lays down.
- pushes it across the slack line.
- rolls a car onto the slack line.
- crosses the slack line onto the other side.
answer: crosses the slack line onto the other side.
Problem: Write the next sentence for:
How to become an optimally functioning person
Select a goal you can commit to.
It's been said that practicing for 10 , 000 hours on something will help you perfect a skill. If you can't put in that kind of effort, you'll likely fail.
OPTIONS:
- Oftentimes, though, it may be easier to get passionate about the thing you want to do. Whatever your goal is, motivate yourself to do it.
- Keep in mind working for a specific goal is a way to sharpen your skills as you see fit, which is more effective than doing the same task over and over. Recruit friends and family to stand next to you at meetings.
- If you give it more time, you could possibly miss out. Instead, set a goal that you can accomplish with time and lots of practice, as long as it's attainable.
- Therefore, choose something that you're willing to put in time and effort to work towards. For example, you'll need a lot of time to train if you want to run a marathon..
Next sentence: Therefore, choose something that you're willing to put in time and effort to work towards. For example, you'll need a lot of time to train if you want to run a marathon.
context: How to cut slate
Flip the slate over when manually cutting the slate.
It's much easier to draw and cut a straight line across the bottom side of the slate. When cutting slate manually with a hammer and chisel or a handheld slate cutter, flip it over and cut along the flat underside of the tiles.
OPTIONS:
- Check the consistency of the slate before you proceed. Slate is porous so you will need to sift through it before determining which side to cut.
- This will make it easier to create unique zig-zags and curves across the slate. The flatter the slate is, the easier it will be to make your cut.
- If it is still stubborn, use a mallet to make even cuts on the opposite side. Switch the slate to a flat edge (such as on the surface of a fireplace) and continue.
- Mark and cut the top of the slate when using power tools. When using power tools, it's more important that the slate lies flat on the surface you're cutting on.
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next sentence for the context: Mark and cut the top of the slate when using power tools. When using power tools, it's more important that the slate lies flat on the surface you're cutting on.
IN: What happens next?
How to grow garlic
Find out when to plant garlic in your region.
In general, the best times for planting are mid-autumn or early spring.
Garlic grows well in a wide range of climates.
OPTIONS:
- In climate colder locations, it may take at least six months to grow. Start with the spring, then as soon as possible, when tomatoes begin to show signs of color, which range roughly between 65 and 84 degrees fahrenheit (29 to 35 degrees celsius).
- Approximately 2 light bulbs should suffice, as the soil produces moisture in the spring. Flowers, like them, will dry and rot, which means they may need to be planted during the growing season.
- It does less well in areas of high heat or humidity, or where there is a lot of rainfall. Choose a planting spot and prepare the soil.
- Your squash is usually fairly independent at its current stage, and may produce at least one new crop each year or only if one plant grows very rapidly. In most countries, you have to wait at least two weeks between planting.
OUT: It does less well in areas of high heat or humidity, or where there is a lot of rainfall. Choose a planting spot and prepare the soil.
question: Complete the next sentence:
A man wearing black bathing trunks sitting on an inner tube as it slides down a tubing slide. a man wearing dark trunks
OPTIONS:
- stands on an enclosed water slide ride at a water park.
- wakes up with his hands in the air, jumping off and pole volting from the stage in a thoughtful way, and returns to the stage in a dramatic fashion again, pulling past the audience.
- and sitting on, standing on a underwater raft in the turbulent ocean water with snorkling gear and talking.
- smoking a cigarrette takes a puff off of the cigarrette.
answer: | stands on an enclosed water slide ride at a water park. |
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
The Golden Heian Era: The geomancers in 794 decided that Heian-kyo (modern Kyoto) would be an auspicious site for the imperial family. It was indeed — until 1869. Grants of tax-free land over the years had been made to Buddhist temples and members of the court aristocracy. The most powerful families thus carved out for themselves whole regions that were to become the fiefdoms of Japanese feudalism. By the end of the eighth century the clans had created a hierarchy of shiki, or rights, from the highest to the lowest ranks of society. The aristocrat or court patron lent his prestige to a powerful provincial proprietor, who employed a competent estate-manager to oversee smallholders, who in turn worked their farms with dependent laborers. This elaborate structure of interdependent rights and obligations was to serve Japanese society right into the 20th century. Meanwhile, Heian court life blossomed in an effusion of aesthetic expression. Princes and princesses judged the merits of birds, insects, flowers, roots, or seashells. Literary party games held in ornate palace gardens required each guest to compose a small poem as his wine cup floated toward him along a miniature winding channel of water. Expeditions were organized to the best viewing points for the first spring cherry blossoms, and special pavilions were built to watch the rising of the full moon. Every gesture, from the most banal opening of an umbrella to the sublimest act of lovemaking, had its appropriate ceremonial. Conversation often took the form of elegant exchanges of improvised verse. The changing role of Chinese culture in Japanese life was epitomized in the language itself. In the absence of an indigenous alphabet, Japanese scholars had with the greatest difficulty tried to adapt the complex ideograms of monosyllabic Chinese to the essentially polysyllabic Japanese. Thus developed the katakana system used as a vehicle for writing Buddhist names and concepts. After rival Fujiwara factions had been struggling for years to gain control of the imperial throne, they turned to the Taira and Minamoto armies in 1156 to wage the four-year war that heralded the end of the golden age of the Heian court. The Taira, controlling the region along the Inland Sea, defeated the Minamoto armies based in the Kanto province east of the capital. <sep>In Heian court life, princes and princesses judge merits of creatures and items based on what category?<sep>Their weight | No |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task.
In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
The American Shorthair is a working cat .
Output: | According to the breed standard of the Cat Fanciers ' Association , the American Shorthair is a true breed of working cat . |
Nature is a distraction<br>John was thirsty the therefore he wanted a drink from the store. On his way to the store, John saw a duck at the side of the road. He spent 20 minutes trying to coax the duck cross over to the lake. By the time John got to the store, it had closed. He decided that, in future, he'd only help nature if he had time to.
Nature helped John get to the store on time OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
Wiktor Zborowski (born January 10, 1951 in Warsaw) is a Polish actor. He is nephew of Jan Kobuszewski. In 1973 he finished The Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw. He appeared in the comedy television series "Bao-Bab, czyli zielono mi" in 2003. He is also known for taking on the role of Longinus Podbipięta in the 1999 historical epic "With Fire and Sword".
Wiktor didn't start acting until 1973. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Via The Register: The French supreme court has upheld music industry group SNEP’s request to get Google to censor certain search terms associated with piracy. The court has ordered the search engine to remove words “Megaupload” “rapidshare” and “torrent” from the autocomplete and instant search suggestions. While the wouldn’t hold Google responsible for downloads that people found using the search engine, the court insisted that Google ought to make things a little more difficult by blocking certain key terms.
the agent is aged more than 2 OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | Yes |
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 project , tentatively titled " Vijay 's 62 " , is slated to enter production once Vijay completes " Mersal " and A R Murugadoss completes " Spyder " . | The project , tentatively titled " Thalapathy 62 " ( the working title as it is the 62nd film starring Vijay , who is known as Thalapathy among fans ) , was slated to enter production once Vijay completed " Mersal " and Murugadoss completed " Spyder " . |
In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Q: The name is because radioactive material " falls out " of the atmosphere into which it is spread during the explosion .
A: Nuclear fallout , or fallout , is the residual radioactive material propelled into the upper atmosphere following a nuclear blast , so called because it " falls out " of the sky after the explosion and the shock wave have passed .
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Q: The British Association for Applied Linguistics ( BAAL ) is an academic society .
A: The British Association for Applied Linguistics ( BAAL ) is an academic society for professional applied linguists , language teachers and other interested parties , based in the United Kingdom .
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Q: The Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine ( or , or ) was a territory created by the German Empire in 1871 after its victory in the Franco-Prussian War .
A: | The Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine ( or ; Alsatian : ; Moselle Franconian / ) was a territory created by the German Empire in 1871 , after it annexed most of Alsace and the Moselle department of Lorraine following its victory in the Franco-Prussian War .
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In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Example Input: Imagine you are standing in a farm field in central Illinois. The land is so flat you can see for miles and miles. On a clear day, you might see a grain silo 20 miles away. You might think to yourself, it sure is flat around here. If you drive one hundred miles to the south, the landscape changes. In southern Illinois, there are rolling hills. Why do you think this is? What could have caused these features? There are no big rivers that may have eroded and deposited this material. The ground is capable of supporting grass and trees, so wind erosion would not explain it. To answer the question, you need to go back 12,000 years. Around 12,000 years ago, a giant ice sheet covered much of the Midwest United States. Springfield, Illinois, was covered by over a mile of ice. Its hard to imagine a mile thick sheet of ice. The massive ice sheet, called a glacier, caused the features on the land you see today. Where did glaciers go? Where can you see them today? Glaciers are masses of flowing ice. <sep>What couldn't the erosion have been caused by?<sep>Wind
Example Output: Yes
Example Input: The film opens with Sunita , a medical student , and her friends working on a project about the human brain . She wants to investigate the curious case of Sanjay Singhania , a notable city businessman , who is reported to have anterograde amnesia . Her professor denies access to Sanjay's records as it is currently under criminal investigation . Sunita , nonetheless , decides to investigate the matter herself . Sanjay is introduced as he brutally murders a man . He takes a Polaroid picture of the man , and writes on it `` done '' . It is revealed that Sanjay has anterograde amnesia where he loses his memory every 15 minutes . Sanjay uses a system of photographs , notes , and tattoos on his body to recover his memory after each cycle . It is revealed that Sanjay is ultimately out to avenge the death of his sweetheart Kalpana , and that he is systematically killing the people who were responsible for it . His main target is `` Ghajini '' , a notable social personality in the city . Police Inspector Arjun Yadav , on the case of the serial murders , tracks Sanjay down to his flat and attacks and disables him . Yadav finds two diaries where Sanjay has chronicled the events of 2005 and 2006 . The film flashes back to 2005 as Yadav reads the diary . Sanjay Singhania is shown as the owner of the Air Voice mobile telephone company . In the course of his business , Sanjay sends his men to meet Kalpana , a struggling model , about putting up a billboard above her apartment . The owner of Kalpana's advertising firm misinterprets this as a romantic advance , and in view of a possible lucrative Air Voice ad campaign and other benefits , encourages Kalpana to accept the overture . <sep>Who denies Sunita access to Sanjay's records, who is reported to have anterograde amnesia, because they are under criminal investigation?<sep>Professor
Example Output: Yes
Example Input: Registration fees for Illinois lawyers could jump as much as $49 a year if lawmakers adopt two separate measures to bolster pro-bono services and support for lawyers with drug and alcohol problems. The Illinois Supreme Court is pushing for legislation that would allow it to dedicate money raised through the fee hikes to legal services to the poor. The justices are floating a $42 increase to shore up financing for pro-bono work, as the normal funding mechanism for legal services has fallen short in recent years. Currently, support for non-profit legal aid groups comes from interest generated on the Lawyers' Trust Fund, which pools clients' money that attorneys hold for such matters as escrow funds. But low interest rates and a sagging economy mean there is less money being generated. After hours of discussion, the high court agreed that raising the registration fees would be the best way to address the declining revenues, Chief Justice Moses W. Harrison II said. The judges were reluctant to raise those fees but eventually decided that supporting probono services was important enough "and lawyers had a responsibility to contribute" to the cause, Harrison said. Last year, the high court raised the base fee for active attorneys to $180 from $140. Lawyers in their first three years of practice or who are inactive pay $90, and retired lawyers pay nothing. Legislation circulated by the high court's lobbyist specifies that the hike would apply to attorneys "paying full annual registration fees." In 2001, there were 57,392 active attorneys in Illinois and 74,311 on the full roll, according to the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission. The hike would raise roughly $2.4 million. Last year, interest on the trust fund totaled $4.5 million, but service and handling fees consumed $538,000 of that amount. This year's returns are projected to be anywhere between $700,000 and $1 million short of that mark, said Ruth Ann Schmitt, the executive director of Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois. Harrison said the fee hikes are designed only to counter the shortfall in interest income, not add to the total amount available. "Our legal services are already stretched to the breaking point," Schmitt said. "We have a tough time raising enough money to properly fund services that our clients need." Neither the Illinois State Bar Association nor The Chicago Bar Association has taken a stance on the proposed hikes. <sep>Why does the Illinois Supreme Court want to raise the registration rates for Illinois lawyers?<sep>To raise judges' salaries
Example Output: | No
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You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
[EX Q]: Pamela Morgan Halpert (née Beesly) is a fictional character on the U.S. television sitcom The Office, played by Jenna Fischer. Her counterpart in the original UK series of The Office is Dawn Tinsley. Her character is initially the receptionist at the paper distribution company Dunder Mifflin, before becoming a saleswoman and eventually office administrator until her termination in the series finale. Her character is shy, growing assertive but amiable, and artistically inclined, and shares romantic interest with Jim Halpert, whom she begins dating in the fourth season and marries and starts a family with as the series continues.
[EX A]: does pam and jim get together in the office?
[EX Q]: A blacklight (or often black light), also referred to as a UV-A light, Wood's lamp, or simply ultraviolet light, is a lamp that emits long-wave (UV-A) ultraviolet light and not much visible light.
[EX A]: are black lights and uv lights the same thing?
[EX Q]: Green beans are the unripe, young fruit and protective pods of various cultivars of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris). Immature or young pods of the runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus), yardlong bean (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis), and hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus) are used in a similar way. Green beans are known by many common names, including French beans, string beans, snap beans, and snaps.
[EX A]: | are green beans the same as french beans?
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In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
[Q]: The Romans: Legend says Rome was founded by Romulus, sired with twin brother Remus by Mars of a Vestal Virgin and abandoned on the Palatine Hill to be suckled by a she-wolf. Historians agree with the mythmakers that the site and traditional founding date of 753 b.c. are just about right. Under Etruscan domination, Rome had been a monarchy until a revolt in 510 b.c. established a patrician republic, which lasted five centuries. In contrast to other Italian cities weakened by internal rivalries and unstable government, Rome drew strength from a solid aristocracy of consuls and senate ruling over plebeians proud of their Roman citizenship and only rarely rebellious. Recovering quickly from the Gallic invasion of 390 b.c. , the Romans took effective control of the peninsula by a military conquest reinforced by a network of roads with names that exist to this day: Via Appia, Flaminia, Aurelia. All roads did indeed lead to — and from — Rome. By 250 b.c. , the city's population had grown to an impressive 100,000. Roman power extended throughout the Mediterranean with a victory in the Punic Wars against Carthage (now Tunisia) and conquests in Macedonia, Asia Minor, Spain, and southern France. The rest of Italy participated only by tax contributions to the war effort and minor involvement in commerce and colonization. Resentment surfaced when former Etruscan or Greek cities such as Capua, Syracuse, and Taranto supported Hannibal's invasion in 218 b.c. Rome followed up defeat of the Carthaginians with large-scale massacres and enslavement of their Italian supporters. The Third and final Punic War ended in 149 b.c. , though national solidarity was still a long way off. Under Julius Caesar, elected in 59 b.c. <sep>What did the Romans do after recovering from the Gallic invasion of 390 b.c?<sep>Established a patrician republic
[A]: No
[Q]: So what is gravity? A typical definition of gravity is that it is a force. It causes an attraction between two masses. According to this definition, anything that has mass exerts a force. Any object exerts gravity on other objects. It does not matter how small it is, it has gravity. The more matter an object has, the more gravity it has. Your pencil has a tiny bit of gravity, but far too little to notice. What about a planet? It would have a lot of gravity. An objects gravity exerts a pull on other objects. Friction only occurs between objects that are touching. Gravity can act between objects that are not touching. In fact, gravity can act over very long distances. Where else can you feel gravity? <sep>How do objects interact under gravity?<sep>gravity causes an attraction between two masses
[A]: Yes
[Q]: He read the telegram again. In desperation he went back to the long distance booth, but found the line still out of order, and a wire had come giving the details of the damage done by the storm. It would be several days before communication could be established. There was no help coming from headquarters, and from the wording of the telegram there seemed to be a reason for their not giving clear details. He must get a copy of the paper. Reluctantly he went to the printing office and made known his errand. Mr. Driggs was delighted to give him the paper--he had it some place, though he very seldom opened any of his exchanges. He evidently bore Mr. Steadman no ill-will for his plain talk two weeks ago. With some difficulty he found it, with its wrapper still intact. It was a loose wrapper, which slipped off and on easily. Mr. Steadman remarked carelessly that there was an editorial in it to which his attention had been drawn, on hearing which Mr. Driggs turned his head and winked at an imaginary accomplice. <sep>What was Steadman's state of mind when he went to Driggs?<sep>Careless
[A]: | No
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IN: What happens next?
How to choose a medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Choose between stimulants and non-stimulants.
Stimulant medication appears to be very effective at treating adhd symptoms; however, some non-stimulant medications are also used to treat adhd. Sometimes, non-stimulant medication will be used after stimulant medications have been ineffective.
OPTIONS:
- Observe where your adhd symptoms originate. Try to reflect on when you have been exhibiting symptoms of adhd at the moment or right now.
- Be clear from the outset of use whether you are taking medication or non-stimulant medication. Choose non-stimulant medications for severe or recurring adhd symptoms.
- Many people choose generic methylphenidate stimulants as they are effective and cost efficient. Stimulants are the first line treatment for adolescents and children over six with adhd.
- This may be best to start with if you don't currently have an adhd diagnosis. Start with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
OUT: Many people choose generic methylphenidate stimulants as they are effective and cost efficient. Stimulants are the first line treatment for adolescents and children over six with adhd.
IN: What happens next?
How to make your own liquor cabinet
Decide what you want your liquor cabinet to look like.
Despite the name " cabinet, " the place where you store your drink ingredients can be open, closed or in a larger structure, like a bar. A small liquor cabinet can simply be a kitchen cabinet, and a large bar can be purchased or specially made.
OPTIONS:
- If you're thirsty or tired of an empty liquor cabinet, consider making your own. If the wine comes from fermented grapes, your liquor cabinet will look much nicer and richer.
- Consider where you want to store the liquor. If you have children, you may want to choose a cabinet that is up high or one that locks.
- Your choice will be based on your personal taste, and as an independent contractor, you want to feel that you have a place to store things. Identify the size you want your liquor cabinet to be.
- If you're going to venture out in the wilderness, making a liquor cabinet featuring a refrigerator is a good idea. Pick a location that meets your needs.
OUT: Consider where you want to store the liquor. If you have children, you may want to choose a cabinet that is up high or one that locks.
IN: What happens next?
A man watch through a window two bears copulate while brushing a shoe. a girl
OPTIONS:
- helps a man with brush and brush.
- asks the man would like a candy and he gives her one.
- enters the room and see the bears, then she leaves the room.
- sits before a bowl of chocolate chip cookies while sitting at a table eating.
OUT: | enters the room and see the bears, then she leaves the room. |
Detailed Instructions: In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
Q: Back to the Future: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the film of the same name. It was released on July 8, 1985 by MCA Records. The album included two tracks culled from Alan Silvestri's compositions for the film, two tracks from Huey Lewis and the News, two songs played by the fictional band Marvin Berry and The Starlighters, one played by Marty McFly and The Starlighters, and two pop songs that are only very briefly heard in the background of the film.
A: | who did the music for back to the future |
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In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
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What was AFL not?, Context: In October 2008, Tom Benson announced that the New Orleans VooDoo were ceasing operations and folding "based on circumstances currently affecting the league and the team". Shortly thereafter, an article in Sports Business Journal announced that the AFL had a tentative agreement to sell a $100 million stake in the league to Platinum Equity; in exchange, Platinum Equity would create a centralized, single-entity business model that would streamline league and team operations and allow the league to be more profitable. Benson's move to shut down the VooDoo came during the Platinum Equity conference call, leading to speculation that he had folded because of the deal.
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profitable
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What happened in US courts?, Context: In the United States especially, several high-profile cases such as Debra LaFave, Pamela Rogers, and Mary Kay Letourneau have caused increased scrutiny on teacher misconduct.
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several high-profile cases
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What do customers mainly want from internet services?, Context: Internet services typically provided by ISPs include Internet access, Internet transit, domain name registration, web hosting, Usenet service, and colocation.
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You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
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Cabo San Lucas (Spanish pronunciation: (ˈkaβo san ˈlukas), Cape Saint Luke), commonly called Cabo in English, is a resort city at the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula, in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. As of 2015, the population of the city was 81,111 inhabitants. Cabo San Lucas together with San José del Cabo is known as Los Cabos. Together they form a metropolitan area of 305,983 inhabitants.
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is cabo and cabo san lucas the same?
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Crater Lake (Klamath: giiwas) is a caldera lake in south-central Oregon in the western United States. It is the main feature of Crater Lake National Park and is famous for its deep blue color and water clarity. The lake partly fills a nearly 2,148-foot (655 m)-deep caldera that was formed around 7,700 (± 150) years ago by the collapse of the volcano Mount Mazama. There are no rivers flowing into or out of the lake; the evaporation is compensated for by rain and snowfall at a rate such that the total amount of water is replaced every 250 years. With a depth of 1,949 feet (594 m), the lake is the deepest in the United States. In the world, it ranks ninth for maximum depth, and third for mean (average) depth.
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is crater lake the deepest lake in the world?
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Phase 10 is a card game created in 1982 by Kenneth Johnson and sold by Mattel, which purchased the rights from Fundex Games in 2010. Phase 10 is based on a variant of rummy known as Liverpool Rummy, and is a member (along with Liverpool) of the contract rummy family. It requires a special deck or two regular decks of cards; it can be played by two to six people. The game is named after ten phases (or melds) that a player must advance through in order to win. Phase 10 was Fundex's best selling product, selling over 32,600,000 units to date, making it the 2nd best-selling commercial card game behind Mattel's Uno. In December 2010, Fundex sold the rights to Phase 10 to Mattel, and now develops and markets a line of games based on brands and other IP formerly exclusive to Mattel as well as Fundex's own brands.
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| can you play phase 10 with 8 players?
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In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
[EX Q]: 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>How does gravity work on far away objects?<sep>Gets weaker the farther apart objects are
[EX A]: Yes
[EX Q]: During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. The Greeks regarded the gesture as the province of deities and believed that Alexander meant to deify himself by requiring it. This cost him the sympathies of many of his countrymen, and he eventually abandoned it. A plot against his life was revealed, and one of his officers, Philotas, was executed for failing to alert Alexander. The death of the son necessitated the death of the father, and thus Parmenion, who had been charged with guarding the treasury at Ecbatana, was assassinated at Alexander's command, to prevent attempts at vengeance. Most infamously, Alexander personally killed the man who had saved his life at Granicus, Cleitus the Black, during a violent drunken altercation at Maracanda (modern day Samarkand in Uzbekistan), in which Cleitus accused Alexander of several judgemental mistakes and most especially, of having forgotten the Macedonian ways in favour of a corrupt oriental lifestyle. Later, in the Central Asian campaign, a second plot against his life was revealed, this one instigated by his own royal pages. His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. Callisthenes had fallen out of favor by leading the opposition to the attempt to introduce proskynesis. <sep>What are the details of the second plot on Alexander's life in the Central Asian campaign?<sep>Instigated by his own royal pages
[EX A]: Yes
[EX Q]: The judge leaned back in his chair and beckoned to Mr. Andrews. It was finished. Spear was free, and from different parts of the courtroom people were moving toward the door. Their numbers showed that the friends of the young man had been many. Mr. Thorndike felt a certain twinge of disappointment. Even though the result relieved and pleased him, he wished, in bringing it about, he had had some part. He begrudged to Isaacs & Sons the credit of having given Spear his liberty. His morning had been wasted. He had neglected his own interests, and in no way assisted those of Spear. He was moving out of the railed enclosure when Andrews called him by name. "His honor," he said impressively, "wishes to speak to you." The judge leaned over his desk and shook Mr. Thorndike by the hand. Then he made a speech. The speech was about public-spirited citizens who, to the neglect of their own interests, came to assist the ends of justice, and fellow-creatures in misfortune. He purposely spoke in a loud voice, and every one stopped to listen. "The law, Mr. Thorndike, is not vindictive," he said. "It wishes only to be just. Nor can it be swayed by wealth or political or social influences. But when there is good in a man, I, personally, want to know it, and when gentlemen like yourself, of your standing in this city, come here to speak a good word for a man, we would stultify the purpose of justice if we did not listen. I thank you for coming, and I wish more of our citizens were as unselfish and public-spirited." It was all quite absurd and most embarrassing, but inwardly Mr. Thorndike glowed with pleasure. It was a long time since any one had had the audacity to tell him he had done well. <sep>Who told Mr. Thorndike he had done well?<sep>The bailiff
[EX A]: | No
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Q: The word "average" sounds very simple at first glance.
How to lie with statistics<br>Understand the terminology. The word " average " gets thrown around an awful lot when statistical data are being discussed. At first glance, the term sounds straightforward enough: the average is the amount that falls roughly in the middle.
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- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
Q: tune in on sunday for daily dose
Daily Dose: Vertical Forests to Create Several Lbs. of Oxygen in China Tune in every weekday at 4pm for your Daily Dose with Neda Iranpour ONLY on CW 6 San Diego. 2/7/2017 Stories from today’s Daily Dose include: * Vertical forests will create cleaner air in China. * Obese couples have a tough time getting pregnant. * Classmate helps struggling family’s toddler by donating kidney. * Emotions ring loud and clear when child gets final chemo treatment (get ready to smile!)
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- Yes
- It's impossible to say
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A: No
Q: Have 11 directors on the board ensures maximum expenditure
Having 11 directors on the board of management nominated from the private sector by the provinces and territories will ensure that the agency continues to operate in a cost effective and responsive manner as would the other accountability mechanisms built into the legislation before this House.
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- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
Q: You should clean your sink drain once a year.
How to clean a sink drain<br>Remove your drain cover. Remove any covers that are on top of your drain. If you have a pop-up drain stopper, turn the cover counter-clockwise to remove it from the drain.
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- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
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In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
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Billy McKee ( ; 12 November 1921 – 11 June 2019 ) was an Irish republican .
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Billy McKee ( ; 12 November 1921 – 11 June 2019 ) was an Irish republican and a founding member and leader of the Provisional Irish Republican Army ( PIRA ) .
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JBL earned his championship match against Cena after winning a Fatal Four-Way elimination match on the December 29 , 2008 episode of " Raw " by beating Chris Jericho , Randy Orton , and Shawn Michaels .
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JBL earned his championship match against Cena after winning a Fatal Four-Way Elimination match — a standard match in which the last remaining competitor who has not been eliminated is declared the winner — on the December 29 , 2008 , episode of " Raw " by defeating Chris Jericho , Randy Orton , and Shawn Michaels .
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Other key components of a Linux system may use other licenses ; many libraries use the GNU Lesser General Public License ( LGPL ) , a type of the GPL that is less restricted , and the X Window System uses the MIT License .
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| Other key components of a typical Linux distribution are also mainly licensed under the GPL , but they may use other licenses ; many libraries use the GNU Lesser General Public License ( LGPL ) , a more permissive variant of the GPL , and the X.Org implementation of the X Window System uses the MIT License .
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In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
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Question: Which crest inspired the creation of another?, Context: Unveiled in 1888, Royal Arsenal's first crest featured three cannon viewed from above, pointing northwards, similar to the coat of arms of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich (nowadays transferred to the coat of arms of the Royal Borough of Greenwich). These can sometimes be mistaken for chimneys, but the presence of a carved lion's head and a cascabel on each are clear indicators that they are cannon. This was dropped after the move to Highbury in 1913, only to be reinstated in 1922, when the club adopted a crest featuring a single cannon, pointing eastwards, with the club's nickname, The Gunners, inscribed alongside it; this crest only lasted until 1925, when the cannon was reversed to point westward and its barrel slimmed down.
Answer: the coat of arms of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich
Question: WHat is second mentioned location?, Context: Cork was one of the most rail-oriented cities in Ireland, featuring eight stations at various times. The main route, still much the same today, is from Dublin Heuston. Originally terminating on the city's outskirts at Blackpool, the route now reaches the city centre terminus of Kent Station via Glanmire tunnel. Now a through station, the line through Kent connects the towns of Cobh and Midleton east of the city. This also connected to the seaside town of Youghal, until the 1980s.[citation needed]
Answer: Ireland
Question: Why did people immigrate to Portugal?, Context: Portugal's colonial history has long since been a cornerstone of its national identity, as has its geographic position at the south-western corner of Europe, looking out into the Atlantic Ocean. It was one of the last western colonial European powers to give up its overseas territories (among them Angola and Mozambique in 1975), turning over the administration of Macau to the People's Republic of China at the end of 1999. Consequently, it has both influenced and been influenced by cultures from former colonies or dependencies, resulting in immigration from these former territories for both economic and/or personal reasons. Portugal, long a country of emigration (the vast majority of Brazilians have Portuguese ancestry), has now become a country of net immigration, and not just from the last Indian (Portuguese until 1961), African (Portuguese until 1975), and Far East Asian (Portuguese until 1999) overseas territories. An estimated 800,000 Portuguese returned to Portugal as the country's African possessions gained independence in 1975. By 2007, Portugal had 10,617,575 inhabitants of whom about 332,137 were legal immigrants.
Answer: | economic and/or personal reasons
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In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
[Q]: 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>Did the visitor ever interact with Kumaglak?<sep>Friends
[A]: No
[Q]: (OPRAH.com) -- Chris Rock is an Emmy-winning comedian, devoted husband and loving father --but it's time to get to know a new side of this funnyman. Meet Chris Rock, hair expert. It's a detour he took after an innocent carpool ride left Rock with an idea he just couldn't shake. "I was with my daughter one day, and we're in the car and she's with one of her friends in the back seat, a little white friend," he says. "She was just kind of raving about her friend's hair a little too much for my comfort [saying]: 'You've got great hair. Oh, your hair's so good.'" Not wanting to make her comments a big deal, Rock says he tried to play his them off. "[I said]: "Oh, baby, your hair's beautiful. Come on,'" he says. "If I would have really reacted, then she would have a complex about her hair." Still, Rock couldn't let it go. "It sparked something in me," he says. Oprah.com: Oprah's hair throughout the years! What Rock discovered is a $9 billion industry that affects the daily activities, wallets, self-esteem -- and even the sex lives -- of black women. Because women spend so much time and money on their hair, Rock says men are forced to adopt a hands-off policy. "You cannot touch a black woman's hair. You are conditioned not to even go there," he says. "When I was a dating guy, I dated women from different races. Anytime I was with an Asian or a Puerto Rican girl or a white girl, my hands would constantly be in their hair. <sep>What did Chris Rock's carpool ride help him discover?<sep>Hair
[A]: No
[Q]: Speed is an important aspect of motion. It is a measure of how fast or slow something moves. To determine speed you must know two things. First, you must know how far something travels. Second, you need to know how long it takes to travel that far. Speed can be calculated using this formula: speed = distance time A familiar example is the speed of a car. In the U.S., this is usually expressed in miles per hour. Think about a trip you and your family made in the car. Maybe the trip covered 120 miles and it took 3 hours. What was the cars speed? speed = 120 mi = 40 mi/h 3h The speed of a car may also be expressed in kilometers per hour (km/h). The SI unit for speed is meters per second (m/s). This is the unit of measure a scientist would use. <sep>What is speed?<sep>When something moves
[A]: | No
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You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Example Input: The National Council is incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is funded from private donations, membership dues, corporate sponsors, and special events with total revenues of $237 million.
Example Output: is the boy scouts a non profit organization?
Example Input: There has been a great deal of debate in the past few years in the United Kingdom about whether to discourage cousin marriages through government public relations campaigns or ban them entirely. The debate has been prompted by a Pakistani immigrant population making up 1.5% of the British population, of whom about 50-70% marry a first cousin. In the 1980s researchers found that children to closely related Pakistani parents had an autosomal recessive condition rate of 4% compared to 0.1% for the European group. For example, Environment Minister (later Immigration Minister) Phil Woolas said in 2008, ``If you have a child with your cousin the likelihood is there'll be a genetic problem'' and that such marriages were the ``elephant in the room''. Physician Mohammad Walji has spoken out against the practice, saying that it is a ``very significant'' cause of infant death, and his practice has produced leaflets warning against it. However, Alan Bittles of the Centre for Comparative Genomics in Australia states that the risk of birth defects rises from roughly 2% in the general population to 4% for first cousins and therefore that ``It would be a mistake to ban it''. Aamra Darr of the University of Leeds has also criticized what she called an ``alarmist presentation of data'' that exaggerates the risk.
Example Output: is it legal to marry your first cousin in england?
Example Input: The evolution mechanic from previous games returns in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!; however, the player's starting Pikachu or Eevee cannot evolve, like Pokémon Yellow. Only other Pokémon that the player has caught can evolve, including the ones of the same species of the partner Pokémon. Some features, like Pokémon breeding and HMs, will be absent from the games.
Example Output: | can i evolve eevee in lets go eevee?
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In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
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Mr. Andrews pointed to one of the oak chairs. "You sit there," he commanded, "it's reserved for members of the bar, but it's all right. You're with ME." Distinctly annoyed, slightly bewildered, the banker sank between the arms of a chair. He felt he had lost his individuality. Andrews had become his sponsor. Because of Andrews he was tolerated. Because Andrews had a pull he was permitted to sit as an equal among police-court lawyers. No longer was he Arnold Thorndike. He was merely the man "with Mr. Andrews." Then even Andrews abandoned him. "The judge'll be here in a minute, now," said the assistant district attorney, and went inside a railed enclosure in front of the judge's bench. There he greeted another assistant district attorney whose years were those of even greater indiscretion than the years of Mr. Andrews. Seated on the rail, with their hands in their pockets and their backs turned to Mr. Thorndike, they laughed and talked together. The subject of their discourse was one Mike Donlin, as he appeared in vaudeville. To Mr. Thorndike it was evident that young Andrews had entirely forgotten him. He arose, and touched his sleeve. With infinite sarcasm Mr. Thorndike began: "My engagements are not pressing, but—" A court attendant beat with his palm upon the rail. "Sit down!" whispered Andrews. "The judge is coming." Mr. Thorndike sat down. The court attendant droned loudly words Mr. Thorndike could not distinguish. There was a rustle of silk, and from a door behind him the judge stalked past. <sep>Andrews said the oak chairs were reserved for whom?<sep>Members of the kingdom
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In early March, the administration postponed action on proposals for increasing aid to the Northern Alliance and the Uzbeks. Rice noted at the time that a more wide-ranging examination of policy toward Afghanistan was needed first. She wanted the review very soon. Rice and others recalled the President saying, "I'm tired of swatting at flies." The President reportedly also said,"I'm tired of playing defense. I want to play offense. I want to take the fight to the terrorists." President Bush explained to us that he had become impatient. He apparently had heard proposals for rolling back al Qaeda but felt that catching terrorists one by one or even cell by cell was not an approach likely to succeed in the long run. At the same time, he said, he understood that policy had to be developed slowly so that diplomacy and financial and military measures could mesh with one another. Hadley convened an informal Deputies Committee meeting on March 7, when some of the deputies had not yet been confirmed. For the first time, Clarke's various proposals-for aid to the Northern Alliance and the Uzbeks and for Predator missions-went before the group that, in the Bush NSC, would do most of the policy work. Though they made no decisions on these specific proposals, Hadley apparently concluded that there should be a presidential national security policy directive (NSPD) on terrorism. Clarke would later express irritation about the deputies' insistence that a strategy for coping with al Qaeda be framed within the context of a regional policy. He doubted that the benefits would compensate for the time lost. The administration had in fact proceeded with Principals Committee meetings on topics including Iraq and Sudan without prior contextual review, and Clarke favored moving ahead similarly with a narrow counterterrorism agenda. But the President's senior advisers saw the al Qaeda problem as part of a puzzle that could not be assembled without filling in the pieces for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Rice deferred a Principals Committee meeting on al Qaeda until the deputies had developed a new policy for their consideration. <sep>What was the presidents initial response to the efforts to perform a more wide-ranging examination of policy toward Afghanistan?<sep>He wanted to go on offense
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In 1878, Martinez Campos was Governor-General of Cuba, and Maximo Gomez was Commander-in-Chief of the Cuban forces. Both parties were weary of the prolonged hostilities, and neither was able to compel the other to surrender. Spain, however, professed a willingness to yield an important part of the demands of her rebellious subjects. Martinez Campos and Gomez met at Zanjon and, on February 10, 1878, mutually agreed to what has been variously called a peace pact, a treaty, and a capitulation. The agreement was based on provisions for a redress of Cuban grievances through greater civil, political, and administrative privileges for the Cubans, with forgetfulness of the past and amnesty for all then under sentence for political offences. Delay in carrying these provisions into effect gave rise to an attempt to renew the struggle two years later, but the effort was a failure. Matters then quieted down for a number of years. The Cubans waited to see what would be done. The Spanish Governor-General still remained the supreme power and, aside from the abolition of slavery, the application of the Spanish Constitution and Spanish laws to Cuba, and Cuban representation in the Cortes, much of which was rather form than fact, the island gained little by the new conditions. Discontent and protest continued and, at last, broke again into open rebellion in 1895. <sep>Where Governor-General of Cuba and Commander-in-Chief of Cuban forces met to make a peace pact?<sep>In Zanjon
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You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
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All Surface Pro 4 models come with a 64-bit version of Windows 10 Pro and a Microsoft Office 30-day trial. Windows 10 comes pre-installed with Mail, Calendar, People, Xbox (app), Photos, Movies and TV, Groove, and Microsoft Edge. With Windows 10, a ``Tablet mode'' is available when the Type Cover is detached from the device. In this mode, all windows are opened full-screen and the interface becomes more touch-centric.
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does the surface pro 4 come with office?
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Temperature control (thermoregulation) is part of a homeostatic mechanism that keeps the organism at optimum operating temperature, as the temperature affects the rate of chemical reactions. In humans, the average internal temperature is 37.0 °C (98.6 °F), though it varies among individuals. However, no person always has exactly the same temperature at every moment of the day. Temperatures cycle regularly up and down through the day, as controlled by the person's circadian rhythm. The lowest temperature occurs about two hours before the person normally wakes up. Additionally, temperatures change according to activities and external factors.
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does human body temperature change during the day?
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There are no survivors; Linda reads the eulogy at the memorial, followed by her remembering Billy's voice soliloquising about what it means to be a swordboat captain.
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| does the crew die in the perfect storm?
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In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Q: Expansion quickly peaked however, and the European powers who had carved up the New World set about testing each other in dynastic conflicts and colonial rivalry. The English were the main rivals of the Dutch on the high seas, and there were several wars between the two in the 17th and 18th centuries. In 1665–1667 the Dutch sailed up the River Medway and sank the British fleet moored there. The 18th century saw Amsterdam grow into the foremost financial center in the world, but the seeds of decline had already been planted. When the English colonies in New England rose up in revolt against the British, they found ready Ailies in the Dutch. From their colonies in the Caribbean they sent caches of arms and ammunition. The British were furious and went to war in 1780, destroying the Dutch navy and signaling a sudden decline in power and influence from which the Netherlands never recovered. Trade suffered to such an extent that in 1791 the VOC went into liquidation. In the latter part of the century there were anti-Orange demonstrations by pro-French factions in the country, and in 1795 Napoleon Bonaparte took the Netherlands in his epic march across Europe. Under the yoke of another foreign power, and with trade at an all time low, the Golden Age was truly dead. The Return of the House of Orange Napoleon installed his brother Louis as King of Holland and he chose to take the fine Town Hall on Dam Square as his palace — now the Koninklijk Palace. But only four years later he fled the city after civil disturbances broke out when he raised taxes. When Napoleon's bubble burst and French power began to wane, William of Orange emerged from exile and was proclaimed king in 1813. Amsterdam had to work its way out of economic decline, but throughout the 19th century the city grew steadily. Industrialization changed the city. With the building of the Central Station at the end of the century, Amsterdam turned its back on its seafaring past and looked towards the mechanical age for its future. The station was built over the old harbor wall and some of the oldest canals in the city center were filled in to allow better access to motorized vehicles. Dam Square was landlocked for the first time in its history. <sep>The building of the Central Station occurred at the end of which century?<sep>18th
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Q: 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>How much was given to Schroeder to resolve cases of which prevented the program to be closed?<sep>$6,300
A: Yes
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Q: Surely, you have noticed the tall poles along the roadside. Do you know what is on top of those poles? Thats right, wires that carry electric current. These wires carry electric current to your home. But what is electric current? Electric current is actually the flow of electrons. You may recall, an electron is the outer-most particle in an atom. They have a negative charge. Electricity is the continuous flow of these particles. Electrons are able to move through wires. Their speed can even be measured. The SI unit for electric current (or speed) is the ampere (A). Ampere is often shortened to amp. Electric current may flow in just one direction, or it may keep reversing direction. Direct current (DC) flows in only one direction. Direct current is what is used in devices like flashlights. Alternating current (AC) flows in two directions. This is the type of current that flows into your home through wires. <sep>How many directions is the current flowing in that arrives through wires into our homes?<sep>1
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What is the most logical next event?
How to choose a baby name
Make a list of names that have personal meaning.
This list might include names passed down from beloved family members, friends, or influential figures in your lives. There are no rules or limits to what your baby's name can be.
Choose from: a). The list might include older names, names like christina, kelly, nicole, etc. Choose a way to name your baby to remember it. b). Don't be afraid to consider significant names from many different sources. Beloved book or movie characters, songs, childhood pets, or even the street you grew up on can be turned into a special and meaningful baby name. c). If you want your baby name to be unique, look for names like david rhiatelle or amy sue. Make sure you select a name that represents your baby's pediatrician and loved ones, but doesn't violate one of laws in order to have your child name it correctly. d). Remember to keep it as unique as possible to be aware of its specific meaning. It should not have the same meaning over time, such as, " quiet baby " or " impossible baby ". | b). |
Definition: You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Input: Google Drive offers users 15 gigabytes of free storage, with 100 gigabytes, 1 terabyte, 2 terabytes, 10 terabytes, 20 terabytes, and 30 terabytes offered through optional paid plans. Files uploaded can be up to 5 terabytes in size. Users can change privacy settings for individual files and folders, including enabling sharing with other users or making content public. On the website, users can search for an image by describing its visuals, and use natural language to find specific files, such as ``find my budget spreadsheet from last December''.
Output: | does google drive have a file size limit? |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Q: Who would Roncalli neglect to spend his posthumous time with?, Context: His sister Ancilla would soon be diagnosed with stomach cancer in the early 1950s. Roncalli's last letter to her was dated on 8 November 1953 where he promised to visit her within the next week. He could not keep that promise, as Ancilla died on 11 November 1953 at the time when he was consecrating a new church in Venice. He attended her funeral back in his hometown. In his will around this time, he mentioned that he wished to be buried in the crypt of Saint Mark's in Venice with some of his predecessors rather than with the family in Sotto il Monte.
A: the family
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Q: Besides Chris Daughtry, what level of favorable outcome did the others on the show have?, Context: Despite being eliminated earlier in the season, Chris Daughtry (as lead of the band Daughtry) became the most successful recording artist from this season. Other contestants, such as Hicks, McPhee, Bucky Covington, Mandisa, Kellie Pickler, and Elliott Yamin have had varying levels of success.
A: varying
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Q: OLEDs are similar to?, Context: The structure of QD-LEDs used for the electrical-excitation scheme is similar to basic design of OLEDs. A layer of quantum dots is sandwiched between layers of electron-transporting and hole-transporting materials. An applied electric field causes electrons and holes to move into the quantum dot layer and recombine forming an exciton that excites a QD. This scheme is commonly studied for quantum dot display. The tunability of emission wavelengths and narrow bandwidth is also beneficial as excitation sources for fluorescence imaging. Fluorescence near-field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM) utilizing an integrated QD-LED has been demonstrated.
A: | QD-LEDs
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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".
Imagine a glass of your favorite drink that never became empty. Now think about what really happens. You take a drink and there is less in the glass. You keep drinking and soon it is all gone. Good thing you have more to refill your glass. What if there would never be any more of your favorite drink. What would you do? Now you know the difference between renewable and non-renewable. Its too bad that many things here on Earth will run out. This includes some of our natural resources we depend on. Things like oil will not last forever. There is a limited supply. Someday, we will run out, so then what? At current rates of use, coal will last about 300 years. Petroleum will be used up in just a few decades. <sep>What is the difference between renewable and non-renewable?<sep>Renewable resources can be "refilled." Once you run out of a non-renewable resource, there is no more of it
Output: | Yes |
How to decode binary numbers
Remember that in binary 1 is " on :
And 0 is " off. "
Choose the binary number that you want to decode.
Give each number a value, starting from the extreme right.
OPTIONS:
- For example, using the number 1001001 , 1=1, + 0=2, + 0=4, + 1=8, + 0=16, + 0=32, + 1=64. The number becomes : 32 + 16 + 8 + 4 + 2 + 1.
- Draw a circle around your decimal place (which is considered the edge of the decimal place) (the first place furthest from it). Place the " on : " digit on the left side of the decimal place.
- Put a value next, and add either 1 or 2 values. For example: " 1/1 (1/1/1 and 1/1 1/1.
- But the content button will say " value " is set to 0 and the denominator when you set down the values. Example in numerary 1, the number (and the numerator) is " 10, " but 0 may still be the clue you've referenced.
For example, using the number 1001001 , 1=1, + 0=2, + 0=4, + 1=8, + 0=16, + 0=32, + 1=64. The number becomes : 32 + 16 + 8 + 4 + 2 + 1.
How to regain your center
Find a quiet, comfortable space.
The stress coming from your surroundings can have a big effect on your mental state. Eliminate distractions so you can focus on your meditation.
OPTIONS:
- Try making friends or even working with other members of your support group. Spend some time together and practice the mindfulness technique.
- Don't sleep if you are close to home or others, until you feel confident your mind will not focus on your iphone. Take 5 to 10 minutes on your phone or tablet to practice deep breathing and focusing your attention.
- The sounds of people talking, music or a television on the in background can break your focus and ruin your meditation. On the other hand, some people find natural outdoor sounds helpful for meditation such as running water, ocean waves or the wind blowing through trees.
- Then, find a quiet and few distractions to focus on other than what you are doing right now. Remember to have somewhere comfortable in which to sit for your meditation, and instead of doing anything that really makes you feel bad, put your thoughts away at a time where they can't tempt you further.
The sounds of people talking, music or a television on the in background can break your focus and ruin your meditation. On the other hand, some people find natural outdoor sounds helpful for meditation such as running water, ocean waves or the wind blowing through trees.
How to build a dog ramp
Calculate how long your dog ramp needs to be.
If you need the dog ramp to cover a set of steps, measure the distance from the bottom of the steps to the top and add 4 inches (10.16 cm).
Place two 2-inch by 2-inch (5.08 cm by 5.08 cm) pieces of lumber on a firm surface.
OPTIONS:
- Measure the desired length of the ramp. Mark the length on both boards with a pencil.
- Make sure one piece stays up, and the other stays down. Measure the length, weight, and height of the deck.
- Make sure that the lumber is level. Place one leg under the other and place two pieces of 2-inch by 1-inch lumber together.
- Using minimum width from two pieces of lumber, cut four long strips of lumber. Hold the strips perpendicular to each other and make each cut approximately equal in length.
Measure the desired length of the ramp. Mark the length on both boards with a pencil.
A man is walking while carrying a leaf blower. he
OPTIONS:
- is using the blower to blow the leaves out of the grass.
- blow blows leaves down their path.
- blows leaves from his ground, moving them around.
- blows leaves up into the sky.
| is using the blower to blow the leaves out of the grass. |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task.
In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Ministro Pistarini International Airport or also called as Ezeiza International Airport is an airport located in nearby Ezeiza , Buenos Aires , Argentina .
Output: | Ministro Pistarini International Airport , but better known as Ezeiza International Airport owing to its location in the Ezeiza Partido in Greater Buenos Aires , is an international airport 22 km south-southwest of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires , the capital city of Argentina . |
In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Q: The Countryside Council for Wales said that improvements to the path would continue during 2012 and 2013 .
A: | The Countryside Council for Wales , which supervised the project , had said that improvements to the quality and alignment of the route would continue during 2012 and 2013 to ensure that the path follows the Welsh coastline as close as it is safe and practical . |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Ex Input:
The opposite of blackness is?, Context: The US racial or ethnic classification "black" refers to people with all possible kinds of skin pigmentation, from the darkest through to the very lightest skin colors, including albinos, if they are believed by others to have West African ancestry (in any discernible percentage), or to exhibit cultural traits associated with being "African American". As a result, in the United States the term "black people" is not an indicator of skin color or ethnic origin but is instead a socially based racial classification related to being African American, with a family history associated with institutionalized slavery. Relatively dark-skinned people can be classified as white if they fulfill other social criteria of "whiteness", and relatively light-skinned people can be classified as black if they fulfill the social criteria for "blackness" in a particular setting.
Ex Output:
whiteness
Ex Input:
Which event would you attend if you wanted to hear multiple artists?, Context: Tourism is also an important industry in Miami. Along with finance and business, the beaches, conventions, festivals and events draw over 38 million visitors annually into the city, from across the country and around the world, spending $17.1 billion. The Art Deco District in South Beach, is reputed as one of the most glamorous in the world for its nightclubs, beaches, historical buildings, and shopping. Annual events such as the Sony Ericsson Open, Art Basel, Winter Music Conference, South Beach Wine & Food Festival, and Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Miami attract millions to the metropolis every year.
Ex Output:
Winter Music Conference
Ex Input:
What has to be done with lights in order for them to work?, Context: Entry lights can be used outside to illuminate and signal the entrance to a property. These lights are installed for safety, security, and for decoration.
Ex Output:
| installed
|
How to insert a line in html
Open a simple text editing program such as either notepad or wordpad on windows, or, on a mac, open up textedit.
Type all preceding html text that you want before the horizontal line.
Due to the necessary need to show off the line, it is necessary to place this line inside the
and
html tags.
This should include the and at the top before the tag. Create the horizontal rule on it's own line of html text.
The woman in blue shirt lifted the barbel and put it down. the woman
lifted the barbel as the coach is watching.
A man bends and the dog jumps on the back, and then the men continue playing with the dogs. the men
bend for the dogs to jumps on the back and throws the frisbee far and the dogs bring the frisbees.
How to avoid autumn weight gain
Watch your daily calorie consumption.
When you're busy in the fall, it can be easy to skip a meal. The problem is, you end up at a party or gathering, and then you eat more than you should.
| Try to keep your blood sugar steady by eating at least three meals a day or five to six smaller meals, if you prefer. If you plan on indulging later in the day, try eating smaller, healthier meals, such as a lean protein with a veggie. |
SACRAMENTO (AP) _ These California lotteries were drawn Sunday: 4-9-8 (four, nine, eight) Advertisement 7-8-9 (seven, eight, nine) 6-5-1-0 (six, five, one, zero) 1st:5 California Classic-2nd:2 Lucky Star-3rd:10 Solid Gold, Race Time: 1:42.80 (1st: 5 California Classic, 2nd: 2 Lucky Star, 3rd: 10 Solid Gold; Race Time: one: 42.80) Estimated jackpot: $123,000 01-02-21-25-32 (one, two, twenty-one, twenty-five, thirty-two) Estimated jackpot: $295,000 Estimated jackpot: $40 million Estimated jackpot: $40 million
Can we draw the following conclusion?
The jackpot for Lucky Star was estimated to be around 295,000 dollars, while the jackpot for California Classic was estimated toe be around 123,000 dollars. The jackpot for Solid Gold on the other hand was the highest value at an estimated 40 million dollars.
Available options:
1). Yes;
2). It's impossible to say;
3). No; | 1). |
In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Q: The image may be projected onto a translucent " rear projection " screen .
A: | Alternatively , the image may be projected onto a translucent " rear projection " screen , often used for continuous automatic display for close viewing . |
Detailed Instructions: In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
Problem:There are eleven official languages of South Africa: Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa and Zulu. Fewer than two percent of South Africans speak a first language other than an official one. Most South Africans can speak more than one language. Dutch and English were the first official languages of South Africa from 1910 to 1925. Afrikaans was added as a part of Dutch in 1925, although in practice, Afrikaans effectively replaced Dutch, which fell into disuse. When South Africa became a republic in 1961, the official relationship changed such that Afrikaans was considered to include Dutch, and Dutch was dropped in 1984, so between 1984 and 1994, South Africa had two official languages: English and Afrikaans.
Solution: | what are the official languages of south africa |
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".
Earth processes have not changed over time. The way things happen now is the same way things happened in the past. Mountains grow and mountains slowly wear away. The same process is at work the same as it was billions of years ago. As the environment changes, living creatures adapt. They change over time. Some organisms may not be able to adapt. They become extinct. Becoming extinct means they die out completely. Some geologists study the history of the Earth. They want to learn about Earths past. They use clues from rocks and fossils. They use these clues to make sense of events. The goal is to place things in the order they happened. They also want to know how long it took for those events to happen. <sep>If Earths processes do not change, what does?<sep>Geologists
| No |
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
What does the power gain represent?, Context: Antennas are characterized by a number of performance measures which a user would be concerned with in selecting or designing an antenna for a particular application. Chief among these relate to the directional characteristics (as depicted in the antenna's radiation pattern) and the resulting gain. Even in omnidirectional (or weakly directional) antennas, the gain can often be increased by concentrating more of its power in the horizontal directions, sacrificing power radiated toward the sky and ground. The antenna's power gain (or simply "gain") also takes into account the antenna's efficiency, and is often the primary figure of merit.
| merit |
How to select and store artichokes<br>Test the artichoke's weight. A healthy, fresh artichoke should feel firm and heavy for its size. Lift the artichoke from the pile, and test its weight.
Based on that paragraph can we conclude that this sentence is true?
A fresh artichoke should feel mushy when picked up. | No |
In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
One example is below.
Q: The Inheritance Cycle is a series of fantasy books written by Christopher Paolini.
A: The Inheritance Cycle is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini.
Rationale: The output sentence elaborates on the input sentence without changing its general meaning e.g. "tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels".
Q: The Crown agreed that Her Majesty 's Government would not try to take over any part of the Egba Nation without the permission of the lawful Authority of the nation .
A: | The Crown agreed that " no annexation on any portion of Egba Nation shall be made by her Majesty 's Government without the consent of the lawful authorities of the nation , no aggressive action shall be taken against the said nation and its independence shall be fully recognized . " |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Q: via YouTube Bills fan Rob Hopkins can be seen sliding down the railing of the top deck at Ralph Wilson Stadium moments before falling.
The only thing worse than being a Buffalo Bills fan is being an unemployed Bills fan.
The fan who fell from the upper deck of Ralph Wilson Stadium during the second quarter of the Bills' 37-14 win over the Jets on Sunday has been fired from his job.
Rob Hopkins, who lost his balance sliding down a railing in the 300 level and then crashed into the crowd below, is now a former employee of Eric Mower and Associates, Buffalo's WKBW reported on Tuesday.
ABC 7 News/WKBW Buffalo Bills fan Rob Hopkins is aided after sliding down the railing.
"EMA is very concerned about Sunday's incident at the Buffalo Bills' game and we are relieved that the injured were released from the hospital," the ad agency said in a statement published on the TV station's website. "Rob Hopkins is no longer employed by EMA."
Hopkins, who suffered a shoulder injury from the fall, could also face criminal charges, police sources told the Buffalo TV station. His reckless behavior sent another man to the hospital. Both were treated and released.
ABC 7 News/WKBW Hopkins lost his balance sliding down a rail in the 300 level of the stadium. His former employer, Eric Mower and Associates, said it was relieved that Hopkins was released from the hospital — and also mentioned that he was no longer with the company.
The now infamous viral video star is also not welcome back at the Bills' stadium.
"The irresponsible behavior that occurred at [Sunday's] game by the fan who fell from the upper deck is a violation of our Fan Code of Conduct and cannot, and will not, be tolerated. This individual will not be permitted back into Ralph Wilson Stadium," the Bills said in a statement.
David Duprey/AP The Bills said in a statement that Hopkins displayed 'irresponsible behavior' and was no longer allowed at Ralph Wilson Stadium (pictured).
Erie County officials also took a shot at Hopkins.
"By his actions, this individual has shown that he is a danger to himself and others, and we fully support barring him from future events at the Stadium," county executive Mark Poloncarz said in his own statement.
Erie County owns the stadium and leases it to the NFL franchise.
On a mobile device? Click here for video. ||||| Perhaps the most tragic incident occurred in July 2011. That’s when a Texas man died from injuries he suffered after falling nearly 20 feet from the stands while trying to catch a baseball tossed by then-Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton toward the man’s 6-year-old son.
The two most recent deadly cases came in the last few months, when fans fell to their deaths from an elevated pedestrian walkway at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park on Sept. 8 and from the upper deck at Atlanta’s Turner Field on Aug. 12.
Sunday’s far less tragic incident here, with one fan tumbling about 20 to 25 feet from the 300 level and landing on another fan in Ralph Wilson Stadium, was just the latest case of fans being injured or dying in falls at large public sporting events.
In the last decade, since July 2003, there have been 39 cases in America of people falling either from one seating level to another or down a stadium staircase, escalator or elevated walkway, according to the Institute for the Study of Sports Incidents. Those cases don’t include fights, assaults or other violent acts among fans.
Fourteen of those 39 incidents led to someone dying.
“The 14 people who died weren’t going there thinking this was their last day,” said Alana K. Penza, the institute’s director. “It’s not that many deaths, but with one death, we need to review it and see what can be done.”
The institute and the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security, both affiliated with the University of Southern Mississippi, analyze such incidents at public sporting events, while also encouraging leagues, teams and stadiums to enact changes that make such injuries or deaths more avoidable.
The 14 deaths may surprise people, but that’s also 14 out of probably a few billion people who have attended public sporting events across the nation in the last 10 years.
In Sunday’s incident at Ralph Wilson Stadium, 28-year-old Robert Hopkins of Grand Island slid down a railing before falling down to the second level. Hopkins apparently lost his job as a digital art director at Eric Mower + Associates as a result of his actions.
Penza found four other sliding falls in her list of 39 incidents. But those other four came from falls down staircases, escalators or walkways.
“This is the first one that I have seen where someone slid down a railing in the stands” before falling, Penza said.
In Sunday’s mishap, both Hopkins and the other injured man were treated for a few hours before being released from Erie County Medical Center.
Penza, who was well aware of Sunday’s incident but didn’t profess to know all the details, was asked what might be learned from it.
“I’m sure they’ll look at the railing heights in the area,” she replied. “And if alcohol is involved, how do we keep people who are too intoxicated from coming into the venues?”
But she suggested that the responsibility for avoiding such incidents doesn’t fall completely on teams and stadium personnel. That’s why safety advocates applaud the National Football League teams’ codes of conduct.
“You can’t watch every single individual and protect every single individual,” she said. “You have to put some responsibility on the individual to be responsible for their actions and practice safe judgment.”
And sometimes nobody may be at fault, as with the case at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on July 7, 2011.
When left-fielder Hamilton threw the first foul ball that night to the ball girl, he heard a fan ask for the next one. He turned around and nodded to Shannon Stone. The next foul ball he got, in the second inning, he flipped to Stone, a local firefighter who fell over the left-field railing to the concrete surface about 20 feet below. He died later at a local hospital.
Less than two weeks later, the Rangers announced they would raise all their protective stadium railings to a height of 42 inches. Previously, the heights had varied, anywhere from 30 to 42 inches, according to media accounts.
In other cases, intoxication remains one of the obvious causes of fans falling from one level to another or down an escalator or walkway. Sometimes, though, police and media accounts of such incidents don’t state whether the person was drunk.
Authorities here have not said whether they believe drinking contributed to Hopkins’ fall, and they pointed out that that might not be relevant in determining possible criminal charges.
Law-enforcement sources have said investigators are eyeing possible third-degree assault and reckless endangerment charges against Hopkins.
Across the nation, the Institute for the Study of Sports Incidents can’t definitively say how many of the 39 falls were alcohol-related. Intoxication was listed as a cause of at least seven of those incidents, Penza said, but she wouldn’t speculate on what percentage might be alcohol-related.
Baseball, at least when it comes to stadium falls, appears to be the most dangerous sport.
Of the 39 such incidents in the last 10 years, 22 occurred at baseball games, 15 at football games and one each at basketball and tennis venues, according to Penza’s figures.
Baseball, of course, is the only sport where fans routinely reach out to catch a souvenir, either a foul ball or home run. It’s part of the magical multigenerational allure of the sport.
“When we think of baseball in America, we think of popcorn and hot dogs and fathers going to the game to catch a foul ball for their child,” Penza said, citing the special father-son bonding in Shannon Stone’s case. “That American dream was shattered by him falling, him dying and his 6-year-old son watching it.
... |||||
A: | Unemployment has been added to injury for a Buffalo Bills fan who put himself and another fan in the hospital with a reckless stunt at Ralph Wilson Stadium on Sunday. In an incident that became a viral video, a fan identified as Rob Hopkins slid down a safety railing on the upper deck, only to lose his balance and fall 30 feet into the crowd. Hopkins won't be allowed back into the stadium, the team says, and the ad agency he worked for yesterday announced he is no longer an employee, reports the New York Daily News. Both injured men have now been released from the hospital. "By his actions, this individual has shown that he is a danger to himself and others, and we fully support barring him from future events," says an official with Erie County, which owns the stadium. Criminal charges are also a possibility. But while Hopkins is injured, jobless, and a fan of the team with the longest playoff drought in the NFL, he can still count himself lucky, the Buffalo News finds. Out of at least 39 people to have fallen from stadiums over the last decade, 14 have died, including a 49ers fan who fell to his death in September. |
[Q]: Liverpool legend Carragher says the late goals were the only negative to the win over Man City That is the opinion of Sky Sports pundit and former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher. Liverpool raced into a 4-1 lead in the second half of the clash at Anfield. However, goals from Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan reduced the deficit to one in stoppage time. Liverpool held on to inflict the first defeat on Manchester City in the Premier League this season. The loss against Liverpool put Manchester City in a negative light for the rest of the season. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: It's impossible to say
Problem: Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Amtower Off Center's audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower’s guests are Katie Helwig, director of Small Business Programs at AFCEA, and Eric Strauss, director of Business Development for Connected Logistics and a member of the leadership committee at the FT Belvoir Chapter of AFCEA. The discussion focused on relationships, networking and AFCEA. Topics included:
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Best listening experience is not on Edge."? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
Q: On the day before yesterday, Johnny had a birthday party.
Johnny's Surprise<br>Yesterday was Johnny's birthday. His parents decided to throw him a party. All of his little friends came. They ate cake and ice cream and played games. As he opened his gifts, his parents surprised him with a new bike.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
-federal, provincial and territorial governments to collaborate with Aboriginal governments, organizations or educational authorities, as appropriate, to support the development of Aboriginally controlled education systems by introducing, adapting or ensuring the flexible application of legislation to facilitate self-starting initiatives by Aboriginal nations and their communities in the field of education.
Aboriginally controlled education systems employ over 40,000 people nationwide. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
input hypothesis: the Chinese government is not repressing
Context: BEIJING — In the decade since the Chinese government began repressing Falun Gong, a crusade that human rights groups say has led to the imprisonment of tens of thousands of practitioners and claimed at least 2,000 lives, the world's attention has shifted elsewhere. The drive against the spiritual group has eliminated its leadership, decimated the ranks of faithful and convinced many Chinese that the group is an "evil cult," as the government contends. But 10 years on, the war on Falun Gong remains unfinished.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
true or false: No
input hypothesis: Conway was touring Oracle in England.
Context: Craig Conway, fired as PeopleSoft's chief executive officer before the company was bought by Oracle, was in England last week.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
true or false: | It's impossible to say |
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: Enlarge Tesla associates work on the Model S electric car at its Fremont factory in 2012.
Tesla this week fired the female engineer who alleged the company paid her less than her male colleagues, and ignored her complaints of sexual harassment in the workplace, The Guardian reports.
AJ Vandermeyden sued the company and went public with her allegations in February. In the lawsuit, she claims she was catcalled and taunted at work, and that the company failed to address her complaints around harassment and pay.
Enlarge Tesla associates work on the Model S electric car at its Fremont factory in 2012.
Palo Alto-based Tesla fired Vandermeyden this week. It said it brought in a “neutral, third party expert” to look into her claims, and fired her after finding they were false.
In a statement, the company said Vandermeyden was hired in 2013 in a sales role, and “despite having no engineering degree, she sought and was given successive engineering roles over more qualified candidates.”
“Despite repeatedly receiving special treatment at the expense of others, Ms. Vandermeyden nonetheless chose to pursue a miscarriage of justice by suing Tesla and falsely attacking our company in the press,” Tesla said. “After we carefully considered the facts on multiple occasions and were absolutely convinced that Ms. Vandermeyden’s claims were illegitimate, we had no choice but to end her employment at Tesla.”
Vandermeyden’s lawyer told The Guardian the firing is “clear retaliation.”
The news comes amid increasing scrutiny of Tesla’s work environment. In 2014 and 2015, Tesla’s factory in Fremont had a higher-than-average number of injuries(the company chalked that up to growing pains, saying its factory is now safer than the industry average).
Three human resources executives have left Tesla this year, as the company is aggressively ramping up production at its Fremont factory to launch its Model 3 vehicle. The company's Fremont factory headcount has swelled to about 10,000.
The company’s long work hours and demanding culture is well documented. CEO Elon Musk says he slept on the factory floor during Tesla’s earliest days.
In a new memo to employees, first obtained by Electrek, Musk defended the company’s frenetic pace.
“Tesla has to be hardcore and demanding, not for the hell of it, but because we are fighting for a good cause against giant, entrenched competitors who just want the status quo to continue,” Musk wrote. “The list of companies that want to kill Tesla is so long, I’ve lost track — a week doesn’t go by without some ‘Tesla Killer’ article. The only way for a little company to prevail against those much larger companies is to work faster, smarter and harder.” ||||| Lawyer for AJ Vandermeyden says termination was retaliatory after she took lawsuit public, accusing the company of discrimination
A female engineer at Tesla who accused the car manufacturer of ignoring her complaints of sexual harassment and paying her less than her male counterparts has been fired in what her lawyer alleges was an act of retaliation.
AJ Vandermeyden, who went public with her discrimination lawsuit against Elon Musk’s car company in an interview with the Guardian in February, was dismissed from the company this week.
Vandermeyden had claimed she was taunted and catcalled by male employees and that Tesla failed to address her complaints about the harassment, unequal pay and discrimination. “It’s shocking in this day and age that this is still a fight we have to have,” she said at the time.
Tesla factory workers reveal pain, injury and stress: 'Everything feels like the future but us' Read more
In a statement to the Guardian, Tesla confirmed the company had fired Vandermeyden, saying it had thoroughly investigated the employee’s allegations with the help of a “a neutral, third-party expert” and concluded her complaints were unmerited.
“Despite repeatedly receiving special treatment at the expense of others, Ms Vandermeyden nonetheless chose to pursue a miscarriage of justice by suing Tesla and falsely attacking our company in the press,” a Tesla spokesperson said. “After we carefully considered the facts on multiple occasions and were absolutely convinced that Ms Vandermeyden’s claims were illegitimate, we had no choice but to end her employment at Tesla.”
“This was absolutely shocking for AJ. She is devastated,” Therese Lawless, Vandermeyden’s attorney, said by phone. “She brought the lawsuit in an attempt to make the workplace at Tesla more equitable and fair and to have Tesla comply with the law.”
Asked about Tesla’s justification for the firing, Lawless said: “They’ve just proven our case. It’s clear retaliation.” She added: “Somebody is trying to instill in employees that when they speak out about matters they are legally allowed to speak out about, they too will be fired.”
Vandermeyden’s firing is likely to reignite debate over employment standards in Silicon Valley, where startups and major tech corporations are grappling with complaints of systemic wage disparities, gender discrimination and sexual misconduct.
An account of alleged sexism at Uber went viral earlier this year, fueling debate about harassment in the industry, while a recent federal lawsuit against Google has placed a spotlight on concerns about tech firms underpaying women.
Lawless, who represented the former Reddit CEO Ellen Pao in her high-profile discrimination lawsuit, against the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, said she intended to file a formal retaliation complaint on behalf of Vandermeyden.
“It is illegal in the state of California for an employer to retaliate against an employee who asserts her rights, including her rights to receive equal pay as her male colleagues.”
Vandermeyden, who started working at Tesla in 2013, claims in her lawsuit that she was paid less than male engineers whose work she directly took over as a manufacturing engineer in the general assembly department.
Her complaint further alleged that she raised issues about flaws in the quality testing of cars that her supervisors and male engineers had missed. Although she came up with a solution, men were granted positions over her, she alleged. The complaint said that she and other female engineers were denied promotions despite the fact that they were “equally or more qualified” than the men.
Vandermeyden also alleged that she experienced “unwelcome and pervasive harassment by men on the factory floor including but not limited to inappropriate language, whistling, and catcalls”.
Further, the lawsuit accused Tesla of retaliating against her for speaking up. Management allegedly told her that in order to advance her position, she would need to achieve a performance standard in the factory that was not expected of male engineers and was unattainable.
Although she had positive performance evaluations, she felt she had to transfer out of general assembly to the purchasing department, according to the lawsuit, which also said that Tesla retaliated against her for being a “whistleblower”.
Tesla has continued to strongly reject Vandermeyden’s claims. A spokesperson said the company had “conducted a thorough internal investigation” and “extensively re-reviewed all the facts”, repeatedly concluding that her allegations were false.
Tesla added that Vandermeyden had been granted numerous positions “over other more qualified candidates” and was “given special treatment and opportunities for advancement that were unwarranted based on her qualifications”.
“The termination was based on Ms Vandermeyden behaving in what the evidence indicates is a fundamentally false and misleading manner, not as a result of retaliation for the lawsuit,” the spokesperson added. “It is impossible to trust anyone after they have behaved in such a manner and therefore continued employment is also impossible.”
The Vandermeyden case is one of several labor issues that have dogged Tesla, which is facing growing scrutiny over its practices in California.
Earlier this month, the Guardian published an investigation into working conditions at Tesla’s “factory of the future” in Fremont, California, where several factory workers complained about their treatment at the plant.
Incident reports revealed that ambulances have been called more than 100 times since 2014 for workers experiencing fainting spells, seizures, dizziness, abnormal breathing and chest pains. A recent report from a worker safety organization found that Tesla workers were injured at a rate 31% higher than the industry average in 2015.
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The company has said it has significantly improved safety standards in recent months at the factory, and Musk told the Guardian he cared deeply about the health and wellbeing of his employees.
Vandermeyden, in her interview with the Guardian in February, emphasized that she believed Tesla was a “revolutionary and innovative company” and said she took out a hefty loan to buy the cheapest version of the Model S car.
“Until somebody stands up, nothing is going to change,” she added. “I’m an advocate of Tesla. I really do believe they are doing great things. That said, I can’t turn a blind eye if there’s something fundamentally wrong going on.”
At the time, Vandermeyden said she was hopeful her lawsuit and public comments would not end her career at the company. But she expressed some concern that her decision to speak out could result in retaliation. “Half the time when I walk into work,” she said, “I wonder if my badge is going to work.”
Contact the author: [email protected] ||||| Tesla has fired AJ Vandermeyden, the female engineer suing the company over claims she experienced "pervasive harassment," a Tesla spokesperson confirmed to Business Insider.
Vandermeyden's lawyer, Therese Lawless, is alleging the firing is an act of retaliation, according to The Guardian, which was the first to report the news.
The lawsuit claims Vandermeyden experienced "unwelcome and pervasive harassment" by men on the factory floor, such as cat calls and inappropriate language. The suit says Vandermeyden was denied promotions over men who were "equally or less qualified" than her.
Tesla said it launched an independent investigation into Vandermeyden's claims and found them to be unsubstantiated.
"After we carefully considered the facts on multiple occasions and were absolutely convinced that Ms. Vandermeyden's claims were illegitimate, we had no choice but to end her employment at Tesla," a Tesla spokesperson told Business Insider.
The investigation was conducted in 2016 by Anne Hilbert, a partner at Employment Matters Counseling & Consulting, a law firm in Palo Alto, California.
Tesla said Vandermeyden was promoted to different engineering roles at the company despite lacking an engineering degree.
"The termination was based on Ms. Vandermeyden behaving in what the evidence indicates is a fundamentally false and misleading manner, not as a result of retaliation for the lawsuit," the Tesla spokesperson said.
Allegations of sexism in the workplace are continuing to crop up at Silicon Valley companys.
Former Uber engineer Susan Fowler said she experienced sexual harassment and gender bias at the ride-hailing company in a personal blog post in February, prompting an internal investigation. The Department of Labor is currently suing Google over claims it underpays female employees.
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A: | A female engineer who said she endured sexual discrimination and harassment at Tesla is out of a job. The company has fired AJ Vandermeyden over the complaints, reports the Guardian. Tesla hired an outside attorney to investigate Vandermeyden's accusations, per Business Insider, and concluded that she was lying and thus unfit to work at the company. Vandermeyden's attorney, however, says the firing is blatant retaliation and plans to file a formal complaint with the state to that effect. Vandermeyden started working at Tesla in 2013 and says she was paid less than her male counterparts and unjustly passed over for promotions. She also alleges the company tolerated catcalls and abusive language. She filed suit and went public with the allegations in an interview with the Guardian in February. "After we carefully considered the facts on multiple occasions and were absolutely convinced that Ms. Vandermeyden's claims were illegitimate, we had no choice but to end her employment at Tesla," says a company spokesperson. "They've just proven our case," fires back Vandermeyden attorney Therese Lawless. The development comes amid a backdrop of similar allegations in Silicon Valley, including Uber, and as Tesla's working conditions in particular have come under scrutiny, notes the Silicon Valley Business Journal. Three HR execs have left this year, and CEO Elon Musk issued a memo to employees defending the "hardcore and demanding" pace as a necessity to compete with "giant, entrenched competitors." (Meanwhile, Tesla just earned some serious bragging rights against those competitors.) |
Queensland Brewery Company is a heritage-listed office building and warehouse at 501 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by HS McDonald for the Queensland Brewery Company and built from 1940 to 1942. It is also known as Credit Union Australia Building and RACQ Building. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
The Credit Union Australia Building is located in Australia
A: Yes
"Feel It Boy" is a song by Jamaican reggae artist Beenie Man featuring Janet Jackson from Beenie Man's sixteenth studio album "Tropical Storm" (2002). It was written by Beenie Man and Jackson, while being produced by The Neptunes. The song was released on June 25, 2002 as the lead single from the album by Virgin Records.
The origin is to be determine, but "Feel It Boy" is a song by Jamaican reggae artist Beenie Man featuring Janet Jackson
A: It's impossible to say
Halperin v. Kissinger was a court case filed by Morton Halperin against National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger, who approved wiretapping Halperin's home and White House office, starting in 1969. Halperin dropped the case after Kissinger publicly apologized on November 13, 1992.
Because Kissinger apologized for what he did, Halperin dropped the case against him.
A: | 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".
Example Input: Do all plants live on the land? Some plants do live in the water. To do this, they have evolved special traits. Plants that live in water are called aquatic plants. Living in water has certain benefits. There is certainly plenty of water! The plant does not need special traits to absorb, transport, or conserve water. They do not need a large root system. They do not need a strong stem to hold up the plant. The plant uses the water for support. Dont think water plants have it easy, though. They also face challenges. Living in water isnt that easy. They do need some special traits to survive. It is tough for the plant to reproduce. Pollination by wind or animals cant happen under water. Sunlight cannot reach very far beneath the waters surface. Some aquatic plants have floating flowers and leaves. <sep>How is an aquatic plant held up?<sep>Roots
Example Output: No
Example Input: From a human point of view, a habitat is where you live. It might be your city, town, or neighborhood. Your habitat can be altered. Most people move a few times in their lives. But a plant cannot move. An animal may not be suited to live in another area. A habitat is the natural home or environment of an organism. Humans often destroy the habitats of other organisms. The loss of habitat can cause the extinction of species. Extinction is when a species disappears forever. Once a species is extinct, it can never be brought back. Humans cause habitat destruction in many ways. There are two common ways this happens. Land may be cleared. Another way is when an animal or plant is brought to an area where it does not belong. <sep>Once a species is extinct, can it be brought back?<sep>no, it is gone forever.
Example Output: Yes
Example Input: (CNN) -- Gabriel García Márquez, widely regarded as one of the most important contemporary Latin American authors, was admitted to a hospital in Mexico earlier this week, according to the Ministry of Health. The Nobel Prize recipient, known as "Gabo," had infections in his lungs and his urinary tract. He was suffering from dehydration, the ministry said. García Márquez, 87, is responding well to antibiotics, but his release date is still to be determined. "I wish him a speedy recovery." Mexican President Enrique Peña wrote on Twitter. García Márquez was born in the northern Colombian town of Aracataca, the inspiration for the fictional town of Macondo, the setting of the 1967 novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude." He won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1982 "for his novels and short stories, in which the fantastic and the realistic are combined in a richly composed world of imagination, reflecting a continent's life and conflicts," according to the Nobel Prize website. García Márquez has spent many years in Mexico and has a huge following there. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said his country is thinking of the author. "All of Colombia wishes a speedy recovery to the greatest of all time: Gabriel García Márquez," he tweeted. CNN en Español's Fidel Gutierrez contributed to this story. <sep>Where was Gabriel García Márquez born and when did he win the Nobel Prize?<sep>1967
Example Output: | No
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You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prevents Congress from making any law respecting an establishment of religion, prohibiting the free exercise of religion, or abridging the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the right to peaceably assemble, or to petition for a governmental redress of grievances. It was adopted on December 15, 1791, as one of the ten amendments that constitute the Bill of Rights. | is the first amendment the bill of rights? |
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
[EX Q]: How would the universe look without gravity? It would have no planets and no stars. Thats how it looked when it was young. When the universe was young, there was only gas and dust. From this gas and dust, everything we now see was made. How were stars and planets created from just gas and dust? The answer is gravity. The same gravity that holds you down on Earth. The same force that causes your pencil to roll off your desk. The same force that causes it to fall to the floor. The invisible force of gravity caused dust and gas particles to be pulled together. This force is what formed all the objects in our solar system. This force formed the smallest moons. It also formed our Sun. This force caused more than just our solar system to form. It caused all the other solar systems to form. It caused the formation of all the galaxies of the universe. <sep>How would the universe look without gravity when it was young?<sep>Gas and dust particles
[EX A]: Yes
[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]: (CNN) -- Horror-meister, Stephen King calls George Pelecanos "perhaps the greatest living American crime writer." His stories are set in Pelecanos' hometown of Washington, D.C., but this is not the side of the U.S. capitol that you see portrayed on TV with white marble monuments, lawyers and lobbyists. Pelecanos is more interested in working families struggling to get by, the racial tensions in its ethnic neighborhoods and the low-lifes on the edges. His crime-writing peers call Pelecanos the "undisputed poet" of Washington's gritty side. The best-selling and award-winning author is out this week with his 17th and latest novel, "The Cut." It's the first in a new series featuring Iraq war veteran and private investigator Spero Lucas. When he's not working for a Washington defense attorney, Lucas recovers stolen property for a 40% cut. Now, a high-profile crime boss hires Lucas to find out who's been stealing from him, and it could turn out to be Lucas' biggest payday or an untimely end. While Pelecanos made his bones in the noir tradition, there's a definite "Western" feel to "The Cut." The new novel takes place in a morally gray and often violent world. It's peppered with pitch-perfect dialogue and captures the sights, sounds and taste of Washington in rich detail. In short, Pelecanos reads like the real deal. Pelecanos knows a thing or two about capturing the authenticity of urban America with an ethnically and socially diverse cast. In addition to his success as a novelist, Pelecanos is a producer and writer for HBO's New Orleans-set, "Treme." He was previously a producer and Emmy-nominated writer on the hit series "The Wire" and the miniseries "The Pacific." Read an excerpt from "The Cut" CNN recently spoke to Pelecanos about his new novel. The following is an edited transcript. CNN: Tell me more about your new character, Spero Lucas. <sep>In what type of world does "The Cut" take place?<sep>Utopian
[EX A]: | No
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In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
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Question: Who, based on the evidence given, is oldest: John Elway or Peyton Manning?, Context: Peyton Manning became the first quarterback ever to lead two different teams to multiple Super Bowls. He is also the oldest quarterback ever to play in a Super Bowl at age 39. The past record was held by John Elway, who led the Broncos to victory in Super Bowl XXXIII at age 38 and is currently Denver's Executive Vice President of Football Operations and General Manager.
Answer: John Elway
Question: How can you reduce the jnd?, Context: The just-noticeable difference (jnd) (the threshold at which a change is perceived) depends on the tone's frequency content. Below 500 Hz, the jnd is about 3 Hz for sine waves, and 1 Hz for complex tones; above 1000 Hz, the jnd for sine waves is about 0.6% (about 10 cents). The jnd is typically tested by playing two tones in quick succession with the listener asked if there was a difference in their pitches. The jnd becomes smaller if the two tones are played simultaneously as the listener is then able to discern beat frequencies. The total number of perceptible pitch steps in the range of human hearing is about 1,400; the total number of notes in the equal-tempered scale, from 16 to 16,000 Hz, is 120.
Answer: two tones are played simultaneously
Question: Who were the mermaids related to?, Context: The origin of the legendary figure is not fully known. The best-known legend, by Artur Oppman, is that long ago two of Triton's daughters set out on a journey through the depths of the oceans and seas. One of them decided to stay on the coast of Denmark and can be seen sitting at the entrance to the port of Copenhagen. The second mermaid reached the mouth of the Vistula River and plunged into its waters. She stopped to rest on a sandy beach by the village of Warszowa, where fishermen came to admire her beauty and listen to her beautiful voice. A greedy merchant also heard her songs; he followed the fishermen and captured the mermaid.
Answer: | Triton
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How to become a cricket player
Learn to play cricket.
If you don't already know how to play, learn the basics before you join a team or play competitively. If you have friends that play regularly, ask them to explain the rules to you.
Alternatively, watch professional games online or on tv to become familiar with the rules of cricket. Some alternative methods include : Watching informative videos online getting a hands-on lesson by playing with a group of friends Gather your clothing and safety gear.
How to play right fielder in baseball
Get your glove, uniform, and get ready to play.
Outfielders usually have gloves a little on the longer side, as the extra extension helps with the tough catches.
Position yourself in right center most of the time, because the majority of hitters in little league through college level bat right handed.
So they will usually hit it into left to center field. Be on your toes, never wander around, be alert, and don't daydream.
A close up of a pool is shown followed by a person swimming around. The person moves up and down the pool while the camera captures them from several angles. the person
continues swimming around back and fourth.
How to clear a paper jam in an all in one printer
Turn off and unplug the printer when a jam occurs.
Remove any loose paper from the printer tray.
Turn the printer around and remove the rear cartridge panel.
| Observe any paper that is caught within the cartridge rollers. Gently pull any jammed paper out of the rollers. |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Problem:"The amount of love I've received is crazy and I didn't expect any of it, but I'm so grateful," the teen said.
The gesture everyone is applauding isn't uncommon for the husband.
"Jon goes to every doctor's appointment, every blood test, every surgery, every radiation," Mackenna's mom told BuzzFeed News. "And, as you can see, if he can't be by my side he is as close as he can get!" ||||| John Newman sits by the door keeping his wife, Marci, company as she remains in isolation after undergoing radiation treatment.
After nearly 18 years of marriage, John Newman has hardly left his wife's side — after all, he vowed to be there "in sickness and in health."
So when Marci, 49, was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in October, John was there for all of the doctor appointments, surgeries and treatments.
A few weeks ago, Marci had an hours-long surgery to remove the cancer. Afterward, she had to undergo radioactive iodine treatment, which helps destroy thyroid cancer cells, their 17-year-old daughter Mackenna explained.
Marci then had to stay in isolation for five days to avoid exposing other people to radiation. She stayed inside a bedroom with the doors closed insider her family's home in Temecula, California.
But John, 45, didn't want her to ever feel alone.
"On the first day my dad sat outside in the backyard and talked to her through the window," Mackenna said. "The last two days is when he set up the little desk to stay with her."
Dressed in his pajamas, along with Marci, John drank his coffee and read his papers. Sometimes he would talk to her or even read a book out loud, but other times it was enough for Marci just to know he was there.
"As long as they're together," Mackenna added.
The gesture was so sweet, Mackenna decided to snap a picture and post it on her Twitter account.
My mom has to stay in her room in isolation for her cancer radiation so my dad set up a desk at her door to keep her company and I'm crying pic.twitter.com/rucH9HfDvk — kenna (@mackenna_newman) April 14, 2017
"My mom has to stay in her room in isolation for her cancer radiation so my dad set up a desk at her door to keep her company and I'm crying," she wrote.
The tweet was shared more than 10,000 times and received 13,200 likes. Hundreds of people responded, some even sharing photos of their own supporters.
"Amazing...may she heal soon. My heart goes out to you and your family. Stay strong you have an amazing Dad," one Twitter user wrote.
"This is my 7 year old sitting in my door way as I was in isolation," another commented. "Thyroid cancer here too. Stay strong and stay positive."
@mackenna_newman This is my 7 year old sitting in my door way as I was in isolation. Thyroid cancer here too. Stay strong and stay positive. pic.twitter.com/CI0Sf7jxpJ — The Network (@AutographNetwrk) April 24, 2017
Mackenna was surprised by the social media response, but not her dad's actions.
"This is how our family is. We take care of each other," Mackenna said. "She knew he would do it for her." |||||
Solution: | A picture a girl took of the back of her father's head has gone viral as it captures a moment that has brought some to tears. John Newman, 45, has been married to 49-year-old Marci Newman for almost 18 years, and he's taking quite seriously his vow to be there for her "in sickness and in health," reports CBS News. Since they learned in October that she had thyroid cancer, he has helped her through the many appointments, treatments, and surgeries that followed. But it was a simple photo their daughter Mackenna posted to Twitter on April 14 that has captured so many hearts. "My mom has to stay in her room in isolation for her cancer radiation so my dad set up a desk at her door to keep her company and I'm crying," she writes below a photo of her father. It shows him sitting at a small desk as he peers through an opening into the room where her mother is in isolation. It's been shared 10,000 times and liked more than 13,000 times. Mackenna explains to CBS that after having radioactive iodine treatment her mom had to sequester herself for five days so as not to expose others to radiation. She says her dad initially sat in the backyard and spoke to his wife through a window, and moved inside for her two final solo days. "The amount of love I've received is crazy and I didn't expect any of it, but I'm so grateful," Mackenna tells BuzzFeed. As for what her father is doing, she says it's just "how our family is; we take care of each other." (See how this man paid for his wife's medical bills.) |
No. What I'm saying is that I believe intelligent design, as well as the ideas of creationism, in particular, the Young Earth creationists, which, I'm sorry, I don't agree with. don't agree with the age of, you know, the earth and their opinion. There are things that I do not believe. And I do not believe the same things as the board members who adopted that statement.
No. What I'm saying is that I believe intelligent design, as well as the ideas of creationism, in particular, the Young Earth creationists, which, I'm sorry, I don't disagree with
A: No
Within trillionths of a second after the Big Bang, they have reasoned, the primordial explosion - many billions of degrees hot - must have created a universe that contained equal quantities of matter and antimatter.
it became very hot after the Big Bang
A: Yes
As the terms denoting this allowance vary, it may sometimes remain unclear whether fathers have any entitlements at all, and if so, to what exactly they are entitled.
It is always thus, that fathers ha e entitlements
A: | No |
Definition: In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
Input: An acceptable use policy (AUP), acceptable usage policy or fair use policy, is a set of rules applied by the owner, creator or administrator of a network, website, or service, that restrict the ways in which the network, website or system may be used and sets guidelines as to how it should be used. AUP documents are written for corporations, businesses, universities, schools, internet service providers (ISPs), and website owners, often to reduce the potential for legal action that may be taken by a user, and often with little prospect of enforcement.
Output: | why do organisations develop and adopt policies for the acceptable use of ict |
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 serif is a term in typography .
Output: | In typography , a serif is a small line or stroke regularly attached to the end of a larger stroke in a letter or symbol within a particular font or family of fonts . |
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:Tel Aviv University ( TAU ) is a university in Israel .
Solution: | Tel Aviv University ( TAU ) ( Hebrew : אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל-אָבִיב , " Universitat Tel Aviv " ) is a public research university in Tel Aviv , Israel . |
IN: What happens next?
How to enhance the kinesthetic sense through meditation
Learn what kinesthetic sense is, kinesthetic sense is the sense of movement.
It can also be called kinesthesia. When you increase your bodies sense of its own movement, you can enhance the performance of the body in relative space and time.
OPTIONS:
- Think the senses like touch, sight, sound, texture, scents, and other sensory information. Select a list of these up front to add more sensory information to your domain.
- Find a quiet, clean, and comfortable space to begin your meditation. The space must be a place you feel comfortable in and can completely relax into.
- Elevation when sitting is the sensation of your lower back and abdomen grinding down along with your heart rate between beats. Openness when standing with your legs apart is the sensation of your upper back sliding down over your thigh.
- To meditate, focus on the movement of your body. Observe your body moving: don't do this slowly! You want to let yourself be still, without any wind, when you start.
OUT: Find a quiet, clean, and comfortable space to begin your meditation. The space must be a place you feel comfortable in and can completely relax into.
IN: What happens next?
How to buy a used performance boat
Become familiar with performance boats.
Go out with friends, rent a boat, do whatever it takes to educate yourself with the different types, sizes and styles.
Determine how large of a boat you need.
OPTIONS:
- The boat should not have more than one inch of padding. You don't need to spend a lot of money on every boat you sell, of course.
- The bigger, the bigger your boat. Most boats require at least 6 meters of decks, ranging from 19 feet (8.6 m) to 20 meters (6.1 m).
- Understand that boat size is based on the size and comfort of the land they are in. Most boats are around a 4x3 5 " but you will need a smaller boat, especially if the boat is used for races.
- Get to know your local boating locations and find out if they have any size restrictions. Then look for the size boat based on what you plan to do with your boat and where you'll be doing it.
OUT: Get to know your local boating locations and find out if they have any size restrictions. Then look for the size boat based on what you plan to do with your boat and where you'll be doing it.
IN: What happens next?
How to clean sunfish
Prepare the area.
Cleaning a sunfish, or any fish, can get messy. Put newspaper down in the area where you will be cleaning the fish.
OPTIONS:
- You will want to wrap the newspaper tightly around the sunfish to help prevent bugs from hitting the fish. Keep in mind that birds can jump out of hot pans.
- If you do not have newspaper, try taking out some of the newspaper before vacuuming the area. To clean, you will need : A paint brush or wood tongs.
- Scoop the excess liquid out of the area, and close the tank. This will prevent debris from entering the tank.
- The natural slime of the fish sticks to the newspaper, which helps it stay in place as you clean. Be absolutely sure that the sunfish is dead before you begin cleaning.
OUT: | The natural slime of the fish sticks to the newspaper, which helps it stay in place as you clean. Be absolutely sure that the sunfish is dead before you begin cleaning. |
[Q]: How to prove similar triangles<br>Define the angle-angle (aa) theorem. Two triangles can be proved similar by the angle-angle theorem which states: if two triangles have two congruent angles, then those triangles are similar. [substeps] This theorem is also called the angle-angle-angle (aaa) theorem because if two angles of the triangle are congruent, the third angle must also be congruent. There are ways to tell if triangles are similar OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: Yes
[Q]: Home wrecker<br>Vera is a very insecure girl that doesn't think highly of herself. Therefore she has a hard time forming genuine romantic relationships. Instead she chooses to have affairs with married men. She wants to be loved but doesn't know how to make it happen. So she has settled on being a homewrecker and a lifelong mistress. The women deserve a better man OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: It's impossible to say
[Q]: James Wilkinson, Ms. Rice's communications director, was shoved against a wall by guards as he tried to enter the meeting. James Wilkinson is a man that works for a woman OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: Yes
[Q]: How to mail a link from an ipad<br>Click the safari icon on your ipad's home screen to launch the safari web browser. If you've installed another browser like chrome or firefox, you can launch that instead. Subsequent steps will remain the same with any major browser on an ios mobile device. for non major browsers the method of mailing a link from an ipad is different. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: | It's impossible to say |
In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
Q: The Climate of India comprises a wide range of weather conditions across a vast geographic scale and varied topography, making generalisations difficult. Based on the Köppen system, India hosts six major climatic subtypes, ranging from arid desert in the west, alpine tundra and glaciers in the north, and humid tropical regions supporting rainforests in the southwest and the island territories. Many regions have starkly different microclimates. The country's meteorological department follows the international standard of four climatological seasons with some local adjustments: winter (December, January and February), summer (March, April and May), a monsoon rainy season (June to September), and a post-monsoon period (October to November).
A: | seasons of the year in order in india |
TASK DEFINITION: You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
PROBLEM: In Florida, two bills were approved in January 2018 by House and Senate committees, to move most of the state permanently to Atlantic Standard Time (with the panhandle moving to year-round Eastern Standard Time) with no observation of daylight saving time.
SOLUTION: is atlantic time the same as eastern time?
PROBLEM: Borderlands: The Handsome Collection is a compilation of first-person shooter video games developed by Gearbox Software and published by 2K Games. The collection consists of both Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, along with all of their accompanying downloadable content, enhanced local multiplayer, and the ability to transfer save data from their respective PlayStation 3/Vita and Xbox 360 versions. Borderlands 2 was ported by Iron Galaxy Studios and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel by Armature Studio.
SOLUTION: does the handsome collection come with all dlc?
PROBLEM: Mercedes and Kurt go to the Vocal Adrenaline dressing room to wish lead singer Wade ``Unique'' Adams (Alex Newell) good luck, but he tells them that he that he has chosen not to perform because he can no longer take the pressure of his new celebrity status. Kurt suggests that Unique, Wade's transgender alter ego, might be able to handle what Wade is unable to, and the teen starts to get ready. On stage, Unique and Vocal Adrenaline perform ``Starships'' and ``Pinball Wizard''. The judges name Unique the Nationals MVP, but they award the Nationals trophy to New Directions, with Vocal Adrenaline in second place.
SOLUTION: | do the new directions win nationals season 3?
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(CNN) -- English club Chelsea have completed the signing of Oriol Romeu from Spanish and European champions Barcelona. The 19-year-old is currently playing for Spain at the World Under-20 Championships in Colombia and has signed a four-year deal with last season's Premier League runners-up. The deal is worth $7 million and includes a buy back clause, set at $14 million after the first year and $21 million after the second. Romeu started his career at Barcelona's city rivals Espanyol before joining the Camp Nou academy in 2004. The midfielder, who can also play in central defence, made his debut for Barcelona in last season's Spanish Supercup match with Seville and got his first taste of league action against Deportivo in May 2010. He has played 90 minutes in both of Spain's games at the World Under-20 Championships, when they beat Costa Rica and Ecuador. Chelsea official web site confirmed the signing and said Romeu is "renowned for his strength and his expansive passing ability." Another player leaving Barcelona is Jeffren Suarez after he agreed to join Sporting Lisbon. The Portuguese outfit have paid $5 million for the 23-year-old which, like the Romeu deal, includes a buy back option. Jeffren joined Barca from Tenerife in 2004 and made his debut for the Catalan club in the 2006-07 season. <sep>Who made his debut in 2010?<sep>Chelsea
Output: | No |
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who is the second leader mentioned?, Context: The Russian army withdrew and retreated past Moscow. Napoleon entered the city, assuming its fall would end the war and Alexander would negotiate peace. However, on orders of the city's governor Feodor Rostopchin, rather than capitulation, Moscow was burned. After five weeks, Napoleon and his army left. In early November Napoleon got concerned about loss of control back in France after the Malet coup of 1812. His army walked through snow up to their knees and nearly 10,000 men and horses froze to death on the night of 8/9 November alone. After Battle of Berezina Napoleon succeeded to escape but had to abandon much of the remaining artillery and baggage train. On 5 December, shortly before arriving in Vilnius, Napoleon left the army in a sledge. | Alexander |
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Manning is the oldest winning what?, Context: Peyton Manning became the first quarterback ever to lead two different teams to multiple Super Bowls. He is also the oldest quarterback ever to play in a Super Bowl at age 39. The past record was held by John Elway, who led the Broncos to victory in Super Bowl XXXIII at age 38 and is currently Denver's Executive Vice President of Football Operations and General Manager.
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Q: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Dead were mostly soldiers loyal to military strongman Khalifa Haftar, according to military sources
An attack on an airbase in southern Libya has killed 141 people, mostly soldiers loyal to military strongman Khalifa Haftar, according to a spokesman for his forces.
Khalifa Haftar: renegade general causing upheaval in Libya Read more
On Thursday, members of the Third Force militia loyal to the UN-backed government of national accord (GNA) in Tripoli attacked the base used by Haftar’s self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA), according to military sources.
An LNA spokesman, Ahmad al-Mesmari, said that the victims included civilians who worked at the Brak al-Shati airbase or who were in the nearby area. “The soldiers were returning from a military parade. They weren’t armed. Most of them were executed,” he said.
The GNA said that a commission of inquiry had been set up to investigate the attack. It said it had decided to suspend its defence minister, Al-Mahdi al-Barghati, and the head of the Third Force from their duties until those responsible were identified.
The GNA and defence ministry condemned the assault and said they had not ordered any such action.
The unity government, the rival administration in eastern Libya and their respective backers are battling for influence in the north African country, which has been wracked by chaos since the fall of dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
The LNA does not recognise the authority of the GNA and instead supports the rival authorities based in the east.
The UN envoy to Libya voiced alarm at reports of the attack on the base, 650km (400 miles) south of Tripoli. “I am outraged by reports of significant numbers of fatalities, including civilians and by reports that summary executions may have taken place,” the UN envoy, Martin Kobler, said.
Britain’s ambassador to Libya, Peter Millett, also denounced the assault. “Disgusted by attack on Brak al-Shati & reports of mass executions. Perpetrators must be brought to justice,” he wrote on Twitter.
The incident at the base in Wadi al-Shati district took place a month after an attack by the LNA on the Tamenhant airbase controlled by the Third Force near the south’s main city of Sebha.
Trump aide drew plan on napkin to partition Libya into three Read more
That attack was called off after a reconciliation meeting between Haftar and the head of the unity government, Fayez al-Sarraj, in Abu Dhabi on 2 May.
The speaker of the eastern-based parliament, which is supported by the LNA, accused the Misrata-based Third Force of a “serious breach of the truce agreement reached in Abu Dhabi”. Aguila Saleh said there were a “number of martyrs” in LNA ranks, without giving a figure.
The speaker said he had given orders for the armed forces “to take the measures necessary to respond to the assault and defend the south and cleanse it of all outlaw militias”.
In Tripoli, the GNA called for an immediate ceasefire in the south where tribes and militias vie for control of lucrative smuggling routes with neighbouring Chad, Niger and Sudan. “We hope reason will prevail and that the escalation and provocation will stop,” it said.
The unity government’s defence ministry laid the blame on “those who started bombing Tamenhant base with warplanes and tanks,” referring to Haftar’s forces.
Elsewhere on Friday a pro-Haftar tribal chief, Sheikh Ibrayek Alwati, and five other people including a child were killed in a car bombing outside a mosque in the eastern city of Slouq, according to medical and security sources. ||||| Image copyright AFP Image caption Many of those killed were from the Libyan National Army, seen in action in this file photo
Reports suggest as many as 140 people, including civilians, may have died in an attack on an airbase in Libya.
It was originally thought 60 people died when a government-allied militia tried to take over the Brak al-Shati base on Thursday.
The UN-backed government's defence minister and the commander of the militia have both been suspended pending an investigation.
The prime minister's office has denied ordering the attack.
A militia spokesman said they had "liberated the base and destroyed all the forces inside".
The town's mayor said some aircraft had been set ablaze.
Most of the dead were soldiers of the self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA), an alliance in the east of the country which does not recognise the government in the capital, Tripoli. That force has been in control of the airbase since December.
Its spokesman gave the new death toll of 140.
"The soldiers were returning from a military parade. They weren't armed. Most of them were executed," he said.
The UN's envoy to Libya, Martin Kobler, said he was "outraged" by reports of summary executions.
The attack breached an informal truce between the rival forces that was reached earlier this month when the LNA's commander, General Khalifa Haftar, met the UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj.
The Tripoli government has set up an investigative committee to present its findings to the prime minister within 15 days. |||||
A: | An official in Libya says at least 140 people—including civilians—were killed in a strike on the Brak al-Shati airbase, more than doubling the original count from the attack Thursday, the BBC reports. According to the Guardian, the base was attacked by the Third Force militia, which is loyal to the UN-backed Libyan government. A spokesperson for the Third Force says they "liberated the base and destroyed all the forces inside." Brak al-Shati had been under the control of the Libyan National Army, a group that doesn't recognize the government and is loyal to military strongman Khalifa Haftar, since December. An LNA spokesperson says most of the 140 casualties were unarmed soldiers returning from a military parade, adding most of them were "executed." The spokesperson says the dead also include civilians working on the base or in the vicinity. The UN-backed Libyan government condemned the attack, which it denied ordering. It says it has suspended the defense minister and the Third Force's commander pending an investigation. Martin Kobler, UN envoy to Libya, says the "unprovoked attack" could amount to a war crime, Al Jazeera reports. “I am outraged by reports of significant numbers of fatalities, including civilians and by reports that summary executions may have taken place,” Kobler says. The attack may also have breached a truce between Haftar and the government reached on May 2. |
Problem: How to rip content protected cds without using the bundled software<br>You need to disable autorun. Do this by running regedit. Exe (press start, run, type regedit, press enter). In the registry editor, navigate to hkey _ local _ machine \ system \ currentcontrolset \ services \ cdrom.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "The instructions are specifically referring to the Mac operating system."? OPTIONS:
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- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Problem: Fire Drill<br>It was Olivia's first week of school. The school had a fire drill. Olivia's teacher brought them outside. Olivia was confused and cried. The teacher had to calm Olivia down.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Olivia cried because her parents died in a fire."? OPTIONS:
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- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Problem: How to make a mini pond<br>Find a suitable waterproof container or basin. It should measure about 20 centimeter (7.9 in) long and 20 centimeter (7.9 in) wide and 10 centimeter (3.9 in) deep. Clean the container under the running water for 1 minute.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "The container should be a solid material."? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | Yes |
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Nobel Peace Laureate and Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was in San Francisco, where she received an honorary doctorate from the University of San Francisco during her landmark visit to the U.S.
Monks listen as Nobel Peace Laureate and Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks at the University of San Francisco on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) (Associated Press)
Nobel Peace Laureate and Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi greets San Francisco's Burmese community during a talk at the University of San Francisco, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, in San Francisco.... (Associated Press)
U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, left, embraces Nobel Peace Laureate and Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi at the University of San Francisco on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, in San Francisco.... (Associated Press)
Nobel Peace Laureate and Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks at the University of San Francisco after receiving an honorary doctorate degree on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, in San Francisco.... (Associated Press)
Most of the nearly 5,000 seats at the university's War Memorial Gymnasium were filled Saturday morning as Suu Kyi was presented with the framed degree by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, who represents a local district, and given a key to the city by San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee.
Suu Kyi spoke to the crowd in English for several minutes before switching to Burmese. She also answered written questions from the audience.
In her speech, she urged factions in the Southeast Asian nation, also known as Burma, to consider what they have or haven't done to promote peace.
Suu Kyi's appearance at the university is part of her high-profile visit to the U.S. that has included a private meeting with President Barack Obama and standing ovations at ceremonies in Washington and New York.
"USF is honored to serve as the home for this event working in partnership with the San Francisco Bay Area Burmese community to shine a ray of light on Burma at this pivotal moment in its history," said USF President Stephen Privett.
Suu Kyi, 67, has been a key player in Myanmar's political transformation after a half-century of military rule.
Until November of 2010 she had spent about 15 years under house arrest during the former military regime. Now she heads the main opposition group with 43 seats in parliament, which is dominated by allies of the former regime.
Still, her presence in parliament is a huge step toward democracy. She has also been named head of a 15-member parliamentary committee tasked with helping to implement rule of law in the country. Her party had boycotted the November 2010 elections but took part in by-elections in April. ||||| Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption President Thein Sein told the BBC's Hardtalk that he "would accept" Aung San Suu Kyi as president
Burmese leader Thein Sein has told the BBC he would accept Aung San Suu Kyi as president if the people vote for her.
The president insisted that the will of the people would be respected whoever they chose in an election due in 2015.
He reiterated his commitment to the country's reform programme, and said he and Ms Suu Kyi were working together.
Thein Sein, a former leader of the military junta that ruled Burma for decades, has overseen a dramatic shift towards a civilian-led government.
Analysis For a man who was persona non grata in the US until last week, President Thein Sein has been looking remarkably relaxed in New York City. Admittedly I met him in the confines of a swanky Manhattan hotel, surrounded by an entourage of advisers and minders, but nonetheless this former stalwart of Burma's military dictatorship is clearly relishing his rebirth as an unlikely champion of reform. He even managed a smile for his interrogator from the BBC. All those years spent vilifying the evil and imperialist western media appear to have been forgotten. In person Thein Sein lacks the charisma of the Nobel laureate democracy activist Aung San Su Kyi, but his role in Burma's political re-awakening is as important as hers. Indeed the two of them appear to recognise they need each other. Unlikely champion of reform
Two days ago he spoke at the UN General Assembly, congratulating Ms Suu Kyi on receiving the US Congressional Gold Medal.
In an interview with the BBC's Hardtalk programme, he went even further by talking about the possibility of the Nobel Peace Prize winner becoming president.
"Whether she will become a leader of the nation depends on the will of the people. If the people accept her, then I will have to accept her," he said.
"There isn't any problem between me and Aung San Suu Kyi. We are working together."
But he added that the army, which retains many of the seats in parliament, will continue to play a central role in the country's politics.
Ms Suu Kyi was kept under house arrest for 15 years and repeatedly denounced by the former regime.
Thein Sein's remarks this week have been the warmest from Burma's political leadership since the junta was formally dissolved in March 2011.
Image caption Aung San Suu Kyi was feted on a recent trip to the US
But Burma still faces many problems, including a recent outbreak of fighting between Muslim Rohingya people and Buddhist Rakhine people.
The president has repeatedly pledged to end internal strife, but neither he nor Ms Suu Kyi have provided a possible solution to the problems in Rakhine state.
Meanwhile, the president also renewed his appeal for economic sanctions placed on his country to be lifted.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has already said the US would ease its import ban on Burmese goods.
Many other targeted measures have already been lifted by the US and other Western countries.
You can watch Hardtalk on BBC World News on Tuesday at 0330/0830/1530/2030 GMT and on the BBC News Channel. |||||
Output: | While Suu Kyi continues her 17-day US tour, Burmese President Thein Sein made his most glowing remarks about her so far—saying she could become Burma's president. "Whether she will become a leader of the nation depends on the will of the people," he said in a BBC interview. "If the people accept her, then I will have to accept her." Suu Kyi spent 15 years under house arrest in Burma for repeatedly criticizing its leaders. As for Suu Kyi, she received an honorary degree from Nancy Pelosi today at the University of San Francisco, the AP reports. The Nobel Peace Prize winner spoke to the crowd of roughly 5,000—first in Burmese, then English—urging factions in Burma to take greater steps toward peace. Conflicts still roil the Southeast Asian nation, the BBC notes, including a recent eruption of violence between the Buddhist Rakhine people and Muslim Rohingya people. |
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Example: Powdered sugar, also called confectioners' sugar, icing sugar, and icing cake, is a finely ground sugar produced by milling granulated sugar into a powdered state. It usually contains a small amount of anti-caking agent to prevent clumping and improve flow. Although most often produced in a factory, powdered sugar can also be made by processing ordinary granulated sugar in a coffee grinder, or by crushing it by hand in a mortar and pestle.
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New input case for you: The story of how Ted met The Mother is the framing device behind the series; many facts about her are revealed throughout the series, including the fact that Ted once unwittingly owned her umbrella before accidentally leaving it behind in her apartment. Ted and The Mother meet at the Farhampton train station following Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris) and Robin Scherbatsky's (Cobie Smulders) wedding; this scene is shown in ``Last Forever'', the series finale. The Mother's death from an unspecified terminal illness in 2024, also revealed in the series finale, received a mixed reaction from fans.
Output: | did the mother die in how i met your mother? |
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What is larger, a domestic chicken or a bantam?, Context: A bantam is a small variety of domestic chicken, either a miniature version of a member of a standard breed, or a "true bantam" with no larger counterpart. The name derives from the town of Bantam in Java where European sailors bought the local small chickens for their shipboard supplies. Bantams may be a quarter to a third of the size of standard birds and lay similarly small eggs. They are kept by small-holders and hobbyists for egg production, use as broody hens, ornamental purposes, and showing.
A: | domestic chicken |
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In February 1998, the 40-year-old Saudi exile Usama Bin Laden and a fugitive Egyptian physician, Ayman al Zawahiri, arranged from their Afghan headquarters for an Arabic newspaper in London to publish what they termed a fatwa issued in the name of a "World Islamic Front." A fatwa is normally an interpretation of Islamic law by a respected Islamic authority, but neither Bin Laden, Zawahiri, nor the three others who signed this statement were scholars of Islamic law. Claiming that America had declared war against God and his messenger, they called for the murder of any American, anywhere on earth, as the "individual duty for every Muslim who can do it in any country in which it is possible to do it." Three months later, when interviewed in Afghanistan by ABC-TV, Bin Laden enlarged on these themes. He claimed it was more important for Muslims to kill Americans than to kill other infidels." It is far better for anyone to kill a single American soldier than to squander his efforts on other activities," he said. Asked whether he approved of terrorism and of attacks on civilians, he replied:"We believe that the worst thieves in the world today and the worst terrorists are the Americans. Nothing could stop you except perhaps retaliation in kind. We do not have to differentiate between military or civilian. As far as we are concerned, they are all targets." Note: Islamic names often do not follow the Western practice of the consistent use of surnames. Given the variety of names we mention, we chose to refer to individuals by the last word in the names by which they are known: Nawaf al Hazmi as Hazmi, for instance, omitting the article "al" that would be part of their name in their own societies. We generally make an exception for the more familiar English usage of "Bin" as part of a last name, as in Bin Laden. Further, there is no universally accepted way to transliterate Arabic words and names into English. We have relied on a mix of common sense, the sound of the name in Arabic, and common usage in source materials, the press, or government documents. When we quote from a source document, we use its transliteration, e.g.,"al Qida" instead of al Qaeda. Though novel for its open endorsement of indiscriminate killing, Bin Laden's 1998 declaration was only the latest in the long series of his public and private calls since 1992 that singled out the United States for attack. In August 1996, Bin Laden had issued his own self-styled fatwa calling on Muslims to drive American soldiers out of Saudi Arabia. <sep>Why does the author use the spelling "Al Quida" instead of "Al Qaeda"?<sep>Because Al Quida is a separate group from Al Qaeda
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(CNN) -- Deposed Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya will not be reinstated as head of state, an overwhelming majority of the Honduran congress voted Wednesday. In an hours-long process, 111 lawmakers voted in favor of a motion not to return Zelaya to office. A majority of 65 votes in the 128-member body was required to reject his reinstatement. Zelaya was removed from office in a military-led coup on June 28 and replaced by congressional leader Roberto Micheletti. On Wednesday, lawmakers voted one by one and addressed the chamber as they cast their vote, making for a slow process. The vote was a key part of a U.S.-brokered pact that representatives for Zelaya and Micheletti signed October 29, giving Congress the power to decide Zelaya's fate. The United States expressed disappointment Thursday over the latest rebuff to its diplomatic efforts to end the political crisis in Honduras. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Arturo Valenzuela continued to call on the Honduran government to allow Zelaya's return and to create a unity government in the interim period before the new president takes office next month. "We are disappointed by this decision since the United States had hoped the [Honduran] Congress would have approved his return," Valenzuela said in a conference call with journalists in Washington. "Our policy since June 28 has been consistently principled. It has condemned the coup d'etat and continued to accept President Zelaya as the democratically elected and legitimate leader of Honduras throughout this political crisis." The United States continues to call for Honduras to engage in national reconciliation and creation of a truth commission to investigate the crisis, in addition to the unity government. "The absence of democratic, constitutional order is the unacceptable status quo," a senior U.S. administration official said on the conference call, remaining anonymous under the ground rules of the call and because of the sensitivity of the situation. "The election is a step toward a day where Honduras will have an electorally legitimate government in place." <sep>Out of the 128-member body, how many lawmakers voted not to return Zelaya to office?<sep>65
No
"Femme" is an apt description of the depiction of Madame White Snake and all her incarnations. It refers to a woman who is dangerously attractive, and lures men to their downfall with her sexual attractiveness. In both incarnations of Madame White snake, the authors depict her as bewitchingly beautiful. Toyoo, her human lover in "Lust of the White Serpant" cannot shake the image of her beauty from his mind and dreams of her, and finds himself "disturbed and agitated" by her "ethereal beauty". In "Eternal Prisoner," Madame White Snake's bewitching beauty follows her lover Hsü into his dreams, and the next morning "he was so distracted that he could not concentrate on doing business." Both of these stories align negative connotations with her beauty, suggesting that her sexuality is the cause of their distraction. In addition to distracting sexuality, the irregular characterization of Madame White Snake might be another trait her character has in common with the archetypical noir femme fatale. In her essay analyzing the noir film from a feminist perspective, Christine Gledhill writes "Not only is the hero frequently not sure whether the woman is honest or a deceiver, but the heroine's characterisation is itself fractured so that it is not evident to the audience whether she fills the [femme fatale] stereotype or not". <sep>What does Madame White Snake use to distract and deceive?<sep>Sexual attractiveness and ethereal beauty
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"Tryin' to Hide a Fire in the Dark" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Billy Dean. It was released in November 1992 as the first single from Dean's album "Fire in the Dark". The song reached number 6 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in March 1993 and number 1 on the "RPM" Country Tracks chart in Canada. It was written by Dean and Tim Nichols.
Based on that paragraph can we conclude that this sentence is true?
Tryin' to Hide a Fire in the Dark" reached the top of the charts in Canada and throughout north america. | It's impossible to say |
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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.
Choose from:
A). 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.
B). If that's what you're aiming for, your gpa should be in the 3.0 you started in high school. If your gpa is terrible, drop out and get a different gpa.
C). However, you should think about what the gpa will help you achieve if you want to get into nyu. If your gpa falls a little below 3.5, you won't have any trouble getting into nyu.
D). This will be what students who are accepted to nyu have as long as they have a 3.0. However, you may struggle to keep your gpa with your grades in a 3.0. | A). |
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She won two inaugural Astrid Lindgren Memorial Awards from the Swedish Arts Council in 2003 , the biggest prize in children 's literature . | She received one of two inaugural Astrid Lindgren Memorial Awards from the Swedish Arts Council in 2003 , the biggest prize in children 's literature , for her career contribution to " children 's and young adult literature in the broadest sense . " |
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Richard Remme, 51, of Fort Dodge, was taken to the hospital Wednesday with what was, fortunately, not with a serious injury.
So what happened?
“My dog shot me,” Remme said.
Police and the UnityPoint Health — Trinity Regional Medical Center ambulance were called to Remme’s home at about 10:50 a.m., according to the Fort Dodge Police Department.
“I carry. It’s a Ruger 9 mm, and it’s got a safety on it,” Remme said. “I was lying on the couch, and we were horsing around, me and the dog. And I was tossing him off my lap, and he was jumping back on my lap.
“And I carry in a belly band, under my bib overalls. And apparently he bumped the safety one time, and when he bounded back over one of his toes went right down into the trigger guard.
“It has a trigger safety as well as a thumb safety, and he managed to hit both of them, and it discharged and went into my leg, did no major damage to anything.”
Fort Dodge Police Chief Roger Porter told the same story. He said investigating officers found Remme was home alone, with his dog, Balew, and were told about the accidental discharge.
“He has a license to carry, and a license for the gun,” Porter said.
It was a freak thing, Porter said.
“I’ve never heard of that,” he said. “I’ve heard of guns dropping and going off on the floor, and horsing around and guns going off. I can’t say I’ve heard a dog story before.
“Guns aren’t toys, and they can go off. All it takes is a little pressure on the hammer or the trigger to get it to go.”
Balew was upset afterwards, Remme said.
“The dog’s a big wuss,” he said. “The poor dog laid down beside me and cried, because he thought he was in trouble for doing something wrong. He’s a pit lab mix. He’s afraid of the dark, he’s afraid of water.”
Remme didn’t even feel the shot in his leg at first — he only felt a painful burn on his belly initially. Then he saw his pantleg was turning purple, he said.
“I’m looking around to see where it went to, and I realized it went in my leg. That’s when I called 911,” Remme said.
He was released from the hospital that afternoon, Remme said, and checked in with the VA.
“They want me to follow up later with a surgeon, to see if later we need to possibly look at removing the bullet.” ||||| Fort Dodge Police officers Matt Weir, left, Larry Hedlund and Jacob Naatz investigate an accidental shooting, Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Richard Remme, of Fort Dodge, told police he... (Associated Press)
Fort Dodge Police officers Matt Weir, left, Larry Hedlund and Jacob Naatz investigate an accidental shooting, Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Richard Remme, of Fort Dodge, told police he... (Associated Press)
FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — With best friends like these, who needs enemies?
An Iowa man says his dog inadvertently shot him while they were roughhousing Wednesday.
Fifty-one-year-old Richard Remme, of Fort Dodge, told police he was playing with his dog, Balew, on the couch and tossed the dog off his lap. He says when the pit bull-Labrador mix bounded back up, he must have disabled the safety on the gun in his belly band and stepped on the trigger.
The gun fired, striking one of Remme's legs. He was treated at a hospital and released later that day.
Remme told The Messenger newspaper that Balew is a "big wuss" and lay down beside him and cried because he thought he had done something wrong. ||||| | With best friends like these, who needs enemies? An Iowa man says his dog inadvertently shot him while they were roughhousing Wednesday. Fifty-one-year-old Richard Remme, of Fort Dodge, told police he was playing with his dog, Balew, on the couch and tossed the dog off his lap. He says when the pit bull-Labrador mix bounded back up, he must have disabled the safety on the gun in his belly band and stepped on the trigger, reports the AP. The gun fired, striking one of Remme's legs—which he didn't realize initially. He says he experienced a burning sensation on his belly then noticed his pantleg was becoming purple. "I'm looking around to see where it went to, and I realized it went in my leg. That’s when I called 911." He was treated at a hospital and released later that day. Remme tells the Messenger that Balew is a "big wuss" and who laid down beside him and cried because he thought he had done something wrong. |
In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Let me give you an example: The Inheritance Cycle is a series of fantasy books written by Christopher Paolini.
The answer to this example can be: The Inheritance Cycle is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini.
Here is why: The output sentence elaborates on the input sentence without changing its general meaning e.g. "tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels".
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Geochronology is the main tool used to get absolute age dates for all fossil assemblages , and for the history of the Earth and other bodies .
Answer: | The science of geochronology is the prime tool used in the discipline of chronostratigraphy , which attempts to derive absolute age dates for all fossil assemblages and determine the geologic history of the Earth and extraterrestrial bodies . |
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How to recreate a prom for someone who missed theirs
Obtain a good, realistic venue.
Your ideal venue is any facility with some kind of dance floor, such as a ballroom at a hotel or even a community center, and/or a high school or college auditorium or gymnasium. As long as you have some kind of reasonable dance floor, any venue will do if it feels realistic enough. | Check around in the area where you are planning to hold the event. Consider hiring an event planner if you can afford to do so. |
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".
Expansion quickly peaked however, and the European powers who had carved up the New World set about testing each other in dynastic conflicts and colonial rivalry. The English were the main rivals of the Dutch on the high seas, and there were several wars between the two in the 17th and 18th centuries. In 1665–1667 the Dutch sailed up the River Medway and sank the British fleet moored there. The 18th century saw Amsterdam grow into the foremost financial center in the world, but the seeds of decline had already been planted. When the English colonies in New England rose up in revolt against the British, they found ready Ailies in the Dutch. From their colonies in the Caribbean they sent caches of arms and ammunition. The British were furious and went to war in 1780, destroying the Dutch navy and signaling a sudden decline in power and influence from which the Netherlands never recovered. Trade suffered to such an extent that in 1791 the VOC went into liquidation. In the latter part of the century there were anti-Orange demonstrations by pro-French factions in the country, and in 1795 Napoleon Bonaparte took the Netherlands in his epic march across Europe. Under the yoke of another foreign power, and with trade at an all time low, the Golden Age was truly dead. The Return of the House of Orange Napoleon installed his brother Louis as King of Holland and he chose to take the fine Town Hall on Dam Square as his palace — now the Koninklijk Palace. But only four years later he fled the city after civil disturbances broke out when he raised taxes. When Napoleon's bubble burst and French power began to wane, William of Orange emerged from exile and was proclaimed king in 1813. Amsterdam had to work its way out of economic decline, but throughout the 19th century the city grew steadily. Industrialization changed the city. With the building of the Central Station at the end of the century, Amsterdam turned its back on its seafaring past and looked towards the mechanical age for its future. The station was built over the old harbor wall and some of the oldest canals in the city center were filled in to allow better access to motorized vehicles. Dam Square was landlocked for the first time in its history. <sep>In the 17th and 18th century the English and the Dutch were main rivals on the high seas, who did they fight that made them become Ailies?<sep>The French
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In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Late on the next Sunday afternoon Gifford had gone for a country walk which he had arranged to bring him round in time for the evening service at the little village church of Wynford standing just outside the park boundary. His way took him by well-remembered field-paths which, although towards the end of his walk darkness had set in, he had no difficulty in tracing. The last field he crossed brought him to a by-road joining the highway which ran through Wynford, the junction being about a quarter of a mile from the church. As he neared the stile which admitted to the road he saw, on the other side of the hedge and showing just above it, the head of a man. At the sound of his footsteps the man quickly turned, and, as for a moment the fitful moonlight caught his face, Gifford was sure he recognized Gervase Henshaw. But he took no notice and kept on his way to the stile, which he crossed and gained the road. As he did so he glanced back. A horse and trap was waiting there with Henshaw in it. He was now bending down, probably with the object of concealing his identity, and had moved on a few paces farther down the road. <sep>Who was walking and what animal did he see?<sep>Wynford
Output: | No |
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You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Example: Powdered sugar, also called confectioners' sugar, icing sugar, and icing cake, is a finely ground sugar produced by milling granulated sugar into a powdered state. It usually contains a small amount of anti-caking agent to prevent clumping and improve flow. Although most often produced in a factory, powdered sugar can also be made by processing ordinary granulated sugar in a coffee grinder, or by crushing it by hand in a mortar and pestle.
Output: is confectionary sugar the same as powdered sugar?
The question is a yes/no question, and it is answerable based on the given passage.
New input case for you: The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than 3,000 miles (4,800 km) from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in western Canada, to New Mexico, in the Southwestern United States. Within the North American Cordillera, the Rockies are somewhat distinct from the Pacific Coast Ranges, Cascade Range, and the Sierra Nevada, which all lie further to the west.
Output: | is the sierra nevada part of the rocky mountains? |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Q: Sources tell Mediaite Keith Olbermann and MSNBC were headed for a breakup long before Comcast’s rise to power, but clearly something set the divorce into motion quickly today, with network promos set to run touting Olbermann’s role in MSNBC’s coverage of next week’s State of the Union address–and, notably, a Keith Olbermann promo running on MSNBC in the hour after the host signed off and left the network.
MSNBC executives have long planned for the day the network’s star might be sent packing, and the rise of Rachel Maddow at MSNBC–along with the grooming of Lawrence O’Donnell as a potential replacement for Olbermann–appears to have hastened the host’s departure.
While Olbermann and his iconic Countdown have been immensely important in the resurgence of MSNBC, Olbermann’s friction with management has been a sticking point. At many points–including the recent suspension over political contributions–tensions rose so high as to lead to serious discussions inside MSNBC about firing their star.
With Maddow enjoying both immense popularity inside MSNBC and very strong ratings for her Rachel Maddow Show, Olbermann’s invincibility as the heart and soul of MSNBC’s brand became softer. In recent weeks, sources tell Mediaite there have been meetings on the topic of Keith Olbermann and his future at the network. Did Comcast–as many Countdown viewers seem to suspect–order Olbermann out? It appears that the end of the Olbermann era at MSNBC was not “ordered” by Comcast, nor was it a move to tone down the network’s politics. Instead, sources inside the network say it came down to the more mundane world of office politics–Olbermann was a difficult employee, who clashed with bosses, colleagues and underlings alike, and with the Comcast-related departure of Jeff Zucker, and the rise of Maddow and O’Donnell, the landscape shifted, making an Olbermann exit suddenly seem well-timed.
The blunt, brief statement of Olbermann’s final day, compared to the long, lush programming memo that makes no mention of Olbermann suggests that while the timing may not have been set, the foundation had been laid for today’s move.
Update: Brian Stelter reports the following statement from Comcast:
“Comcast has not closed the transaction for NBCU and has no operational control at any of its properties including MSNBC. We pledged from the day the deal was announced that we would not interfere with NBCU’s news operations. We have not & we will not.”
Watch Olbermann’s Sign-off below:
Have a tip we should know? [email protected] ||||| Keith Olbermann took an unexpected bow from MSNBC on Friday, announcing on air in the last 10 minutes of his show that it would be his final episode of “Countdown.”
The departure was a stealth move, MSNBC insiders told POLITICO, with many top executives and on-air personalities kept out of the loop as the decision was made. It came, one insider said, “Out of the … blue!”
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“This will be the last edition of ‘Countdown’,” Olbermann said at about 8:50 as he led into his final commercial break. “I will explain that, next.”
Neither MSNBC nor Olbermann offered a reason for the departure, but several sources close to the situation said its roots lay in Olbermann’s defiant reaction to being suspended after POLITICO discovered that he had donated to Democratic candidates without telling his bosses.
Although Olbermann’s political leanings were quite clear, the move violated NBC policy, and Olbermann’s response angered NBC News President Steve Capus in particular, according to former MSNBC anchor David Shuster.
“It’s no secret that Steve was particularly upset – justifiably so – with how he handled the suspension,” he said in an interview with Anderson Cooper.
On air, Olbermann hinted that he had just learned of the end of his show Friday, and suggested his departure was not voluntary. “I think the same fantasy popped into the head of everybody in my business who has ever been told what I have been told: this will be the last edition of your show,” he said.
“You go to the scene from the movie ‘Network,’ complete with the pajamas and the raincoat, and go off on a verbal journey of unutterable vision and you insist upon Peter Finch’s gutteral resonance and you will the viewer to go to the window, open it, stick out his head and yell,” he continued. “You know the rest. In the mundane world of television goodbyes, reality is laughably uncooperative.”
“Good night and good luck,” he said, quoting Edward R. Murrow, as he signed off for a final time.
Olbermann had two years left on the four-year, $30 million contract he signed in 2008. Insiders said discussions about his departure had been going on for some time.
The end of Olbermann’s contract coincided with the departure of NBC Universal chief executive Jeff Zucker, three days after Comcast’s takeover of a majority share in the company was approved by the U.S. government.
Cooper opened his CNN show with the story, noting that the move was so sudden that some at MSNBC didn’t appear to get the memo as promos for this show were still airing after his final signoff.
He said his sources blamed the fallout from the merger and Zucker’s departure. Zucker was widely viewed as Olbermann’s “protector,” as Cooper put it.
But MSNBC rejected this reading.
“Comcast had nothing to do with this decision,” said MSNBC spokesman Jeremy Gaines. “They were informed this week following regulatory approval.”
Comcast distanced itself from any notion that it had something to do with the decision, releasing a midnight statement saying it had not yet closed its transaction with NBC Universal and so does not yet have operational control.
“We pledged from the day the deal was announced that we would not interfere with NBCU’s news operations. We have not and we will not.” ||||| Cable host Keith Olbermann and news channel MSNBC abruptly parted ways on Friday night, as the network announced it had agreed to end his contract and the last installment of his show would air that evening.
The surprise announcement strips MSNBC of its most-watched evening anchor after an increasingly tempestuous relationship, coming less than three months after the network briefly suspended the fiery host.
Enlarge Image Close MSNBC A shot from Keith Olbermann's last episode on Friday.
"MSNBC thanks Keith for his integral role in MSNBC's success and we wish him well in his future endeavors," the network said in an emailed statement just before the end of Mr. Olbermann's Friday program.
MSNBC and Mr. Olbermann have been discussing parting ways for some time, according to a person familiar with the matter. That person said they ultimately came to a financial agreement to end his contract two years early. The host signed a four-year deal worth $30 million in 2008.
Neither side offered an explanation for their split. On the air, Mr. Olbermann said it would be his last show, and thanked viewers.
The quick change Friday set off a game of musical chairs, as MSNBC moved to fill the hole "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" will leave behind. The network said its 10 p.m. host Lawrence O'Donnell would move into Mr. Olbermann's slot 8 p.m. slot beginning on Monday.
Meanwhile radio host Ed Schultz, who has hosted a 6 p.m. show on MSNBC since 2009, will take over Mr. O'Donnell's 10 p.m. time slot.
Executives have said tensions between Mr. Olbermann and the network have been running high since their spat in November, when the host was suspended for making three donations to Democratic candidates without seeking approval beforehand. One of them was U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, an Arizona Democrat who faced a tough re-election battle at the time, and narrowly survived an alleged assassination attempt earlier this month.
Mr. Olbermann missed two broadcasts during his suspension. MSNBC asked Mr. Olbermann to make a public apology for running afoul of its ethics rules before reinstating him, according to another person familiar with the matter. But Mr. Olbermann resisted so long as MSNBC kept him suspended, the person said.
After MSNBC lifted its suspension, Mr. Olbermann released a statement apologizing to viewers. But at least some senior executives and others at the network remained angry over Mr. Olbermann's behavior, before and during the affair, a person familiar with their thinking said at the time.
Mr. Olbermann made his debut on "Countdown" in 2003 and quickly became the face of MSNBC's more liberal tilt in its evening hours. Along with fellow host Rachel Maddow, he helped catapult MSNBC ahead of Time Warner Inc.'s CNN in the size of its primetime audience.
Mr. Olbermann averaged 1 million viewers in 2010 in the 8 p.m. hour, according to Nielsen Co. figures from MSNBC, a distant second to Fox News's Bill O'Reilly, but nearly double what CNN averaged against him in the hour. (News Corp. owns both Fox News and the Wall Street Journal.)
Mr. Olbermann's exit comes on the eve of Comcast Corp.'s takeover of network parent NBC Universal, in a deal that received regulatory approval in Washington earlier this week.
An MSNBC spokesman said that Comcast was informed of the decision, but not involved in making it.
A Comcast spokeswoman said in an emailed statement that the cable giant currently has "no operational control" at MSNBC, adding, "We pledged from the day the deal was announced that we would not interfere with NBC Universal's news operations. We have not and we will not."
Write to Sam Schechner at [email protected] ||||| Cable news channel MSNBC ended its turbulent relationship with its most-popular anchor, Keith Olbermann , with a terse statement saying that Friday night's show was his last.In a six-minute farewell sign-off at the end of " Countdown with Keith Olbermann ," the forceful liberal commentator didn't volunteer a reason for his abrupt departure from the channel that became an ideological counterbalance to the rival Fox News Channel The only hint Olbermann offered for his exit was an admission that over the last couple of years there were "many occasions" when the noise and heat surrounding the show "was just too much for me." But, he added, it was a supportive, unwearying audience that "required that I keep going."Although Olbermann's last broadcast came without warning, tension between the network and the former sports broadcaster — early in his career he appeared on KTLA -TV and KCBS-TV in Los Angeles — had been building for some time. Several weeks ago the two quietly began negotiating a severance, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.Olbermann appeared to allude to some of the workplace strife on Friday, thanking his staff "who fought with and for me."The frayed relations snapped in November after MSNBC President Phil Griffin suspended Olbermann when it was revealed that the anchor had made political donations to three Democratic congressional candidates, including $2,400 to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona. The contributions violated NBC News' ethics policy for news staff members, who are supposed to be impartial.The suspension, which Olbermann protested, didn't last long — he was off the air for only two shows.MSNBC on Friday was even more tight-lipped than Olbermann about why he was leaving, confirming in a three-sentence statement that his last show was Friday and thanking him for "his integral role in MSNBC's success."The network said "The Last Word" with Lawrence O'Donnell would replace "Countdown" at 8 p.m. Rachel Maddow keeps her current 9 p.m. time slot and "The Ed Show" with Ed Schultz moves into O'Donnell's previous slot at 10 p.m.Olbermann has hosted "Countdown" since 2003. It was the most-watched show in MSNBC's prime time lineup and drew 1.1 million viewers Thursday night, according to Nielsen Co."I was supposed to fill in for the late Jerry Nachman for exactly three days," Olbermann said. "Forty-nine days later there was a four-year contract for me to return to this nightly 8 p.m. time slot which I had fled four years earlier. The show gradually established its position as anti-establishment."Olbermann, however, never quite matched the ratings of his longtime nemesis Bill O'Reilly , whose show, "The O'Reilly Factor," on Fox News often beats "Countdown" by a 3-to-1 margin.People close to the situation said the timing of Olbermann's departure was coincidental to next week's takeover of NBC Universal by Philadelphia -based Comcast Corp. Comcast released a statement saying it had not, and would not, "interfere with NBC Universal's news operations." However, his leaving removes one potential problem for Comcast, which might not have been comfortable with his confrontational politics.Olbermann signed off his show Friday night in trademark fashion by tossing his papers at the screen. He did not indicate where he might be headed, although a person familiar with his exit agreement said it prevents him from turning up on a competing channel for about a year.Late Friday, the founder and chief executive of the liberal-leaning Media Matters for America, David Brock, saluted Olbermann, saying "for nearly eight years, 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann' led the charge against conservative misinformation in prime time." |||||
A: | Neither side is talking about Keith Olbermann's surprise departure from MSNBC, but the gist from a slew of reports (based on anonymous insiders) is that the host's long-strained relations with management simply never recovered from his suspension over political donations. (See Politico and the Wall Street Journal for more.) Quiet talks were reportedly under way for weeks to end his contract early. The move comes on the eve of Comcast's takeover of NBC, and while many Olbermann fans think the cable giant forced him out, Mediaite and the Los Angeles Times don't think the company had a say in the move. Comcast honchos are no doubt thrilled, however, notes the LAT. Official Comcast response: "We pledged from the day the deal was announced that we would not interfere with NBC Universal's news operations. We have not and we will not." Show shuffle: Lawrence O'Donnell to 8pm, Ed Schultz to 10, and Cenk Uygur (of the web's Young Turks show) gets a show at 6. Rachel Maddow remains at 9. Surprise, surprise: It had happened so abruptly, MSNBC was still running promos for his show after Olbermann's signoff. |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
“We’re ready for Nemo,” the Twitter account for the New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg asserted on Thursday before listing all the tools at the city’s disposal for the blizzard that is bearing down on the Northeast.
Wait — Nemo?
Yes, The Weather Channel’s new names for winter storms are catching on, much to the chagrin of the National Weather Service, which has advised its forecasters not to follow the channel’s lead. But some airlines, governors’ offices and media outlets are all playing along, publishing advisories with the Nemo name.
Seriously, though. Nemo?
So far this winter weather season, The Weather Channel has bestowed storms with names like Athena, Caesar, Freyr, Iago, and Kahn. This one — bringing to mind the adorable orange fishie in the Disney/Pixar film “Finding Nemo” — is the funniest yet. The jokes are flying as fast as the snow is forecast to fall. “They have named this new Nor’easter Nemo. I am not looking for it,” wrote the actor and comedian Albert Brooks on Twitter.
“Nemo” — if we can call it that, for the purposes of this article — was one of the top nationwide trends on Twitter on Friday. There’s been a spike in Google searches of the term, too. It’s a rather incongruous name, given that the impending blizzard is likely to be the biggest such storm that the Northeast has seen in several years. But “Jaws” isn’t a possibility; The Weather Channel isn’t weighing a name change. The winter storm names were all announced last November and are assigned in alphabetical order.
Besides, “Nemo is a Latin word,” explained Bryan Norcross, the channel meteorologist who helped conceive the storm-naming last year. The word means “no one” or “no man.” He said that derivation, not “Finding Nemo,” was part of the inspiration for the name.
Captain Nemo, the famous Jules Verne character from “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea,” also came up when the channel was brainstorming. “Captain Nemo was a pretty tough, fierce guy,” Mr. Norcross said.
Many reporters and weather experts continue to roll their eyes at the channel’s storm-naming, just as they did when the plan was announced last November. It’s widely viewed as a marketing ploy, even though some skeptics admit that the names help raise awareness about storms. On Thursday, a National Weather Service spokesman reiterated, “We never have, nor do we have any plans to consider naming winter storms.”
Mr. Norcross, for his part, said “the names are working well.”
“We expected that some people would pick it up because there’s a common sense aspect to this,” he said, adding that “in Europe they’ve been naming storms for over fifty years.”
This blizzard is the 14th named storm by the channel. “We’re a little ahead of our expectations,” Mr. Norcross said. “There have been a number of intense but fairly short-lived storms this year, unlike last year where we figure we would have only named about seven. Each season is different.”
He mentioned another common-sense reason for the names: “The fact is that Twitter needs a hashtag.”
For the record, the channel’s next names are Orko, Plato and Q. On Friday morning The Weather Channel declared that Orko had been born: it will affect North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Minnesota this weekend. ||||| While everyone from Mayor Bloomberg to Twitter has settled on a decidedly unthreatening name — Nemo — for this weekend's blizzard, other members of the weather community have notably left the Disney title out of their coverage. AccuWeather calls it a "major winter storm," as does the National Weather Service, and various network forecasters have followed suit. (Update: One local Connecticut station has gone rogue, calling it "Charlotte.) And that choice is not accidental, AccuWeather senior meteorologist Tom Kines confirmed to The Atlantic Wire. The National Weather Service has a similar policy, a spokesperson told us, after thoroughly debunking the Finding Nemo origin in The New York Times. Threatening as they actually may be, snowstorms aren't hurricanes — and just because The Weather Channel started naming them doesn't mean that's proper meteorology.
This isn't some sort of meteorological oneupmanship. AccuWeather and other services don't play along with the new name game, says Kines, because the practice "confuses people." Unlike a hurricane, which affects everything in its path, a winter storm's wrath doesn't have the same certain doom. "The National Weather Service does not name winter storms because a winter storm's impact can vary from one location to another, and storms can weaken and redevelop, making it difficult to define where one ends and another begins," National Weather Service spokesperson Susan Buchanan told The Wire.
Which is all a fancy, weatherman kind of way to say that everyone except The Weather Channel — which was called out for its preparation alarmism on Thursday — is trying to avoid panic. If you live in, say, Pennsylvania, there's no need to do brace for conditions as bad as those in Massachusetts. "For southern New England this is a horrific storm," AccuWeather's Kines says. "For them it will be 18-24 inches of snow with very, very strong winds. For other places that were in its path it didn't do that."
Since The Weather Channel first announced its storm naming plan last fall, many other forecasters have called it a dangerous ratings ploy — and they still do. "The Weather Channel probably names the storms because it gets the publicity," Kines said today. The Weather Channel is a privately owned weather service, which relies on page views and a massive TV audience during storms. And for better or worse, it's working — Nemo is already the headline of choice heading into the weekend, and #Nemo is trending on Twitter across the Northeast.
It's no surprise, then, that The Weather Channel is not backing down. "The names are working well," Bryan Norcross, the man who devised the whole system, told the Times's Brian Stelter. "We expected that some people would pick it up because there's a common sense aspect to this," he added. Or maybe they're picking it up because of The Weather Channel's aggressive promotion of the name on its homepage and Twitter feed — not a tweet gets posted without the #Nemo tag:
The popularity, however, doesn't quite speak to the public safety of The Weather Channel's storm-branding campaign. The Weather Channel has not responded to a request for comment for this story, but here are some decidedly useful meteorologists to follow in the meantime.
Update, 2:00 p.m.: For the record, The Weather Channel does not think that naming winter storms is confusing. "I haven't seen evidence of that, and instinctively it doesn't feel like that," Norcross, the channel's meteorologist who helped develop the naming system, told The Atlantic Wire this afternoon. "Either people know what we're talking about — we're talking about the storm that is heading toward the Northeast — or the other reaction is that they ask, What does that mean? Asking what that means is really what we want."
If The Weather Channel is trying to induce that kind of curiosity, though, it's also trying to get people to turn on The Weather Channel or visit its website, right? "You're going to have to have a hashtag," Norcross added. And why not have one picked out by The Weather Channel?
AccuWeather doesn't like the idea, Norcross suspects, because they're a competitor: "I wouldnt really expect them to embrace it."
But just because social-media marketing inspired the new naming convention doesn't mean the process itself doesn't have merit. Just like hurricanes, which have to meet a certain wind speed threshold to get a name, TWC came up with a storm naming metric. "We look at the forecast within three days, and if there is a forecast for a storm that will be disruptive, then we go ahead and name it," Norcross told The Atlantic Wire. "It's not based on what the storm is doing at this moment — it's based on what the analysis says."
Want to add to this story? Let us know in comments or send an email to the author at rgreenfield at theatlantic dot com. You can share ideas for stories on the Open Wire. ||||| During the upcoming 2012-13 winter season The Weather Channel will name noteworthy winter storms. Our goal is to better communicate the threat and the timing of the significant impacts that accompany these events. The fact is, a storm with a name is easier to follow, which will mean fewer surprises and more preparation.
Naming Winter Storms
Hurricanes and tropical storms have been given names since the 1940s. In the late 1800s, tropical systems near Australia were named as well. Weather systems, including winter storms, have been named in Europe since the 1950s. Important dividends have resulted from attaching names to these storms:
Naming a storm raises awareness.
Attaching a name makes it much easier to follow a weather system’s progress.
A storm with a name takes on a personality all its own, which adds to awareness.
In today’s social media world, a name makes it much easier to reference in communication.
A named storm is easier to remember and refer to in the future.
(MORE: Check Out the New Storm Names for the 2012-2013 Season)
The question then begs to ask “Why aren’t winter storms named?” In fact, in Europe the naming of weather systems has been going on for a long time. Here in the U.S., summer time storms including thunderstorms and tornadoes occur on such a small time and space scale that there would be little benefit and much confusion trying to attach names to them. However, winter weather is different. Winter storms occur on a time and space scale that is similar to tropical systems.
In fact, historically many major winter storms have been named during or after the event has occurred. Examples include “The President’s Day Storm” and “Snowmageddon.” Yet, until now, there has been no organized naming system for these storms before they impact population centers.
“ Naming winter storms will raise awareness, which will lead to more pro-active efforts to plan ahead, resulting in less impact on the public overall. ” Tom Niziol Naming winter storms will raise awareness, which will lead to more pro-active efforts to plan ahead, resulting in less impact on the public overall.
One of the reasons this may be true is that there is no national center, such as the National Hurricane Center, to coordinate and communicate information on a multi-state scale to cover such big events. The National Centers for Environmental Prediction’s Hydrometeorological Prediction Center (HPC) does issue discussions and snowfall forecasts on a national scale but it does not fill the same role as the NHC in naming storms. Therefore, it would be a great benefit for a partner in the weather industry to take on the responsibility of developing a new concept.
This is where a world-class organization such as The Weather Channel will play a significant role. We have the meteorological ability, support and technology to provide the same level of reporting for winter storms that we have done for years with tropical weather systems.
In addition to providing information about significant winter storms by referring to them by name, the name itself will make communication and information sharing in the constantly expanding world of social media much easier. As an example, hash tagging a storm based on its name will provide a one-stop shop to exchange all of the latest information on the impending high-impact weather system.
(MORE: Jim Cantore's Famous "Thunder Snow" Video | Remembering Snowtober 2011)
There will be many differences from the “tropical model” for naming winter storms. Unlike tropical systems, winter weather takes place at latitudes under extreme energy and forcing from the atmosphere.
Often a weather system that is expected to strike a metropolitan area three days from now has not even completely formed in the atmosphere. Therefore, naming of winter storms will be limited to no more than three days before impact to ensure there is moderate to strong confidence the system will produce significant effects on a populated area. In addition, the impacts from winter systems are not as simple to quantify as tropical systems where a system is named once the winds exceed a certain threshold.
The process for naming a winter storm will reflect a more complete assessment of several variables that combine to produce disruptive impacts including snowfall, ice, wind and temperature. In addition, the time of day (rush hour vs. overnight) and the day of the week (weekday school and work travel vs. weekends) will be taken into consideration in the process the meteorological team will use to name storms.
This is an ambitious project. However, the benefits will be significant. Naming winter storms will raise the awareness of the public, which will lead to more pro-active efforts to plan ahead, resulting in less impact and inconvenience overall.
Coordination and information sharing should improve between government organizations as well as the media, leading to less ambiguity and confusion when assessing big storms that affect multiple states. It will even make it easier and more efficient for social media to communicate information regarding the storm resulting in a better informed public. And, on the occasion that different storms are affecting separate parts of the country, naming storms will allow for clearer communications.
Finally, it might even be fun and entertaining and that in itself should breed interest from our viewing public and our digital users. For all of these reasons, the time is right to introduce this concept for the winter season of 2012-13. ||||| | By now, you have probably made a Finding Nemo joke about the winter storm currently bearing down on the Northeast. "Nemo" is one of the top trending topics on Twitter, and is ranked fairly high in Google searches as well, the New York Times reports. All of which indicates that the Weather Channel's plan to start naming winter storms is catching on, much to the chagrin of the National Weather Service. "The names are working well," says meteorologist Bryan Norcross, who helped devise the plan. (Read the channel's full rationale here.) Norcross says they weren't thinking of the cute cartoon fish when they came up with the name. "Nemo is a Latin word," he says, and also evokes Captain Nemo, who was "a pretty tough, fierce guy." Whatever the origin, other meteorologists hate the practice. The National Weather Service today reiterated that it doesn't support naming winter storms. Their "impact can vary from one location to another," a spokesman explains, and "it's "difficult to define where one ends and another begins." In other words, the Atlantic translates, "everyone except the Weather Channel is trying to avoid panic." |
How to heal your root chakra<br>Focus on the present. Focusing on the present moment can help you feel rooted, and contribute to the healing of your root chakra. Pay attention to your surroundings, routines, and interactions with others.
letting your mind wander is salubrious for the chakra
A: No
Heavy rain has lashed several parts of Karnataka in past few days. In Mangalore, the consecutive rainfall throws the normal life out of gear. Locals witnessed heavy water logging in the streets as heavy showers lashed the city. Locals faced difficulty in going to their workplaces as vehicles moved with snail's pace on water logged roads. The monsoon has covered the entire country, with the Southwest monsoon getting busier over northwest and northeast India.
Locals in Mangalore observed water logged streets.
A: Yes
press release: Did you know that Marquette University owns the original manuscripts for J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings? William Fliss, Archivist in Marquette's Department of Special Collections and University Archives, will share the remarkable tale of how these literary treasures came to Wisconsin, and he will explain what these manuscripts can tell us about one of the most iconic authors of the twentieth century. Cost: Suggested donation of $3/person
The manuscripts are hidden where no one can find them.
A: | No |
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".
First of America Bank Corp. said it completed its acquisition of Midwest Financial Group Inc. for about $250 million. First of America, which now has 45 banks and $12.5 billion in assets, announced an agreement to acquire the Peoria, Ill., bank holding company in January. Midwest Financial has $2.3 billion in assets and eight banks. The Midwest Financial subsidiary banks will continue to operate under their current names until early 1990, when each will adopt the First of America name. Kalamazoo, Mich.-based First of America said it will eliminate the 13 management positions of the former Midwest Financial parent company. First of America said some of the managers will take other jobs with First of America. But it said that severance payments to those executives not staying with the company will reduce First of America's operating results for 1989 by $3 million to $4 million, or 15 cents to 20 cents a share. <sep>Where is Midwest Financial Group Located?<sep>The Midwest
| No |
How to change your tumblr name
Change your blog name only if you are sure that you are ok with changing the url on your tumblr account.
All links to the former name will be broken. If you share blogs a lot, you may want to consider simply adding secondary blogs in place of a name change.
Decide on the name you want to use in place of your old name. Add a secondary blog to your newly named tumblr account if you want to retain the old blog name.
How to get into the goth scene
Research into the goth subculture.
Research is one of the most important things you could ever do while trying to learn about something. Contrary to belief, goth has a defined meaning.
Goth being " anything you want it to be " is a too vague definition and almost makes it have no meaning. Some basic facts of the subculture are : Goth is a music based subculture that was born of the post-punk genre in the early 80s.
How to encode a string to base64 with java
Enter info and name file
Start up your editor, such as notepad or vi, and enter the preliminaries, such as the class declaration and known constants.
Name the file base64.java.
Those constant values are specified, so the article states, in the relevant rfcs.
It is generally a good idea read all relevant rfcs before beginning coding. Treating characters as bytes means that multibyte characters, such as japanese or chinese, will not be correctly encoded.
How to choose a combo alarm system for a car
Visit a dealer.
Ask if your car dealership can recommend a car combo alarm system. As a professional, your car dealer will most likely know which types of alarm systems are available for your car and which are most compatible.
| Take a minute and think about which specific car alarm features would be useful to you. Though all combo alarm systems for cars combine a number of features, each system offers different a combination. |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task.
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Located three hours south of Lisbon near Cape Sagres, Salema is a small fishing village known for its gentle Atlantic shore break on a wide beach between two steep cliffs. While much of Portugal’s scenic Algarve Coast has been engulfed by new high-rises and resorts, Salema remains admirably authentic, with one main street, white stucco houses, an outdoor market providing staples for picnics, and just a dozen places to eat and drink. The lack of luxuries and diversions translates into accommodation savings: “Quatros” (rooms with bathrooms in private homes) go for about $26, while self-catering apartments at Pension A Maré are under $130 nightly.
—David A. Keeps ||||| Even for die-hard swimmers, surfers, and sunbathers, sometimes a day at the beach is anything but. You know the drill: too many people, too much noise, not nearly enough serenity to enjoy the majesty of blue skies and white-crested waves.
The good news is that there are still undiscovered beaches out there—blissful hideaways where tourism hasn’t yet eclipsed the local culture and there’s more to do, for those so inspired, than loll on the sand. T+L went scouting for such secret beaches and turned up everything from a quaint, affordable fishing village in Portugal to world-class surfing waves in Todos Santos, a cliff-side artist colony in Mexico.
If you prefer diving to surfing, opt for the abundant displays of marine life around Ibo Island in Mozambique, known for mangrove forests and pristine sandbank beaches accessed by traditional African dhow sailboats. It’s just the kind of secret beach for travelers who want to return home with got-there-first bragging rights.
Cultural tourists will be drawn to Cirali, a protected village on the turquoise Turkish Mediterranean, where the beach leads to nature preserves and ancient ruins. The endangered loggerhead sea turtles that nest on these pebbly sands have helped Cirali fend off developers.
But you don’t have to cross the ocean to find a slice of beachy paradise. The tiny surf town of Cayucos—210 miles north of Los Angeles—is dotted with 19th-century western buildings, vintage shops, and a pier that stretches nearly 1,000 feet into the ocean. While Cayucos’s Ocean Avenue is chockablock with antique boutiques, other sleepy American beach towns have boardwalks that take a kid-friendly approach.
Of course, for some stressed-out folks, just finding a beach with lounge chair cocktail service is enough to revive the spirit. Economist John Kenneth Galbraith nailed it when he wrote this assessment of a day by the sea. “Total physical and mental inertia are highly agreeable...a beach not only permits such inertia, but enforces it, thus neatly eliminating all problems of guilt. It is now the only place in our overly active world that does.”
So look no further than our slideshow to find the guilt-free beach that’s right for you. |||||
Output: | Even for die-hard swimmers, surfers, and sunbathers, sometimes a day at the beach is anything but, thanks to way, way too many people. The good news is that there are still undiscovered beaches out there. Travel + Leisure went scouting for such secret beaches. Here are its best finds: Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico: This artist colony is way cooler in both temperature and temperament than the Margaritaville of Cabo San Lucas, an hour to the south. Pacific breezes stir up rough and tumbling waves that have made this kicked-back community a surfer’s haven. Puako, Big Island, Hawaii: Tucked between the Kona airport and the plush resorts on the Big Island’s Kohala coast, Puako is a relaxed little residential enclave with one main road, a general store, and lovely, affordable vacation rentals. Ibo Island, Mozambique: The 32 coral islands of the Quirimbas Archipelago—which have been proposed as a UNESCO World Heritage site—beckon with mangrove forests and sandbank beaches. Sparkling turquoise waters filled with marine life are superb for shipwreck snorkeling and deep-sea diving. Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam: The largest island in the Gulf of Thailand, Phu Quoc is nearer to Cambodia than mainland Vietnam. This still underdeveloped tourist destination of less than 100,000 residents is known for uncluttered beaches and the country’s best fish sauce—a key Vietnamese ingredient. Salema, Portugal: Located three hours south of Lisbon, this small fishing village is known for its gentle Atlantic shore break on a wide beach between two steep cliffs. Salema remains admirably authentic, with one main street, white stucco houses, an outdoor market, and just a dozen places to eat and drink. Check out other secret beaches that made the cut—including one where tourists are capped at 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".
Q: Sometimes a full Moon moves through Earths shadow. This is a lunar eclipse . During a total lunar eclipse, the Moon travels completely in Earths umbra. During a partial lunar eclipse, only a portion of the Moon enters Earths umbra. When the Moon passes through Earths penumbra, it is a penumbral eclipse. Since Earths shadow is large, a lunar eclipse lasts for hours. Anyone with a view of the Moon can see a lunar eclipse. So unlike a solar eclipse, it doesnt get dark on Earth. Instead it gets dark on the Moon. Partial lunar eclipses occur at least twice a year, but total lunar eclipses are less common. The Moon glows with a dull red coloring during a total lunar eclipse. <sep>During a lunar eclipse, does the earth or moon get dark?<sep>It doesnt get dark on Earth
A: No
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Q: Have you ever looked closely at a globe? That continents look like a giant jig-saw puzzle. North America looks like it could fit next to Europe. The edge of South America matches Africa. Scientists noticed these same features. It caused them to start asking questions. They wanted to know if these continents were was connected? If so, how can something so large move so far? What could possibly have enough force to move such a giant slab of rock? Is there other evidence that can provide clues to the past positions of continents? How can answering these questions help us? A scientist named Alfred Wegener had these same questions. Wegener look at rocks on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. He noticed they were the same type and age. He thought that the rocks must have formed side by side. He proposed that the rocks then drifted apart. One part went with North America. The other part stayed with Europe. <sep>What features did the scientists notice<sep>That the continents look like a giant jig-saw puzzle
A: Yes
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Q: Duane was hungry, but he hurried through the ample supper that was set before him, urged on by curiosity and astonishment. The only way he could account for his presence there in a ranger's camp was that MacNelly hoped to get useful information out of him. Still that would hardly have made this captain so eager. There was a mystery here, and Duane could scarcely wait for it to be solved. While eating he had bent keen eyes around him. After a first quiet scrutiny the rangers apparently paid no more attention to him. They were all veterans in service--Duane saw that--and rugged, powerful men of iron constitution. Despite the occasional joke and sally of the more youthful members, and a general conversation of camp-fire nature, Duane was not deceived about the fact that his advent had been an unusual and striking one, which had caused an undercurrent of conjecture and even consternation among them. These rangers were too well trained to appear openly curious about their captain's guest. If they had not deliberately attempted to be oblivious of his presence Duane would have concluded they thought him an ordinary visitor, somehow of use to MacNelly. As it was, Duane felt a suspense that must have been due to a hint of his identity. <sep>In Duane's opinion, how do the Ranger's perceive him?<sep>He was heartwarming welcome
A: | No
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Definition: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Input: Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Irish MP Ruth Coppinger protested by brandishing lacy underwear in parliament
A series of protests over sexual consent have been taking place in Ireland, a week after a man was acquitted of raping a 17-year-old.
In the trial, the defence lawyer told the jury: "You have to look at the way she was dressed. She was wearing a thong with a lace front."
The 27-year-old man was found not guilty of rape shortly afterwards.
The controversy led one Irish MP to hold up a lace thong in parliament to highlight "routine victim-blaming".
Ruth Coppinger produced the blue lacy underwear in the Dáil (Irish parliament) from her sleeve on Tuesday.
"It might seem embarrassing to show a pair of thongs here... how do you think a rape victim or a woman feels at the incongruous setting of her underwear being shown in a court?"
What happened at the trial?
The case, in which the man was cleared of rape, was originally reported by the Irish Examiner newspaper on 6 November.
The accused maintained that the sexual contact between him and the girl, which took place in a laneway in Cork, had been consensual.
Details of the closing argument presented by his senior counsel Elizabeth O'Connell, however, attracted widespread attention and prompted a series of online protest movements.
"Does the evidence out-rule the possibility that she was attracted to the defendant and was open to meeting someone and being with someone?" she asked, according to the Examiner's report.
"You have to look at the way she was dressed. She was wearing a thong with a lace front."
How did the protests start?
The day after publication of that court report, the head of Dublin's Rape Crisis Centre criticised the barrister's remarks.
Although she did not question the verdict, she called for reform of a legal system in which she said such suggestions were frequently made.
Amid increasing media attention, Irish social media users expressed outrage at the remarks in court.
Skip Twitter post by @ibelieveher_ire Counsel for man acquitted of rape suggested jurors should reflect on underwear worn by the 17yo complainant. Following this wholly unacceptable comment, we are calling on our followers to post a picture of their thongs/knickers to support her with the hashtag #ThisIsNotConsent pic.twitter.com/ZkVU0GVAIN — I Believe Her - Ireland (@ibelieveher_ire) November 10, 2018 Report
Under the hashtag #ThisIsNotConsent, Irish women posted photographs of their underwear in all shapes, colours, and materials to protest the use of such techniques in court.
Many pointed to other countries which have tighter controls on what can be introduced in rape trials, and in what manner the jury can consider them.
After producing lacy underwear in Ireland's national parliament, Ms Coppinger told one supporter that compulsory training should be introduced for both judges and jurors.
The controversy surrounding the trial was reminiscent of an outcry over intimate details made public in the trial of two high-profile rugby players, who were cleared of rape in Northern Ireland earlier this year. The revelations caused controversy on both sides of the border.
What happened at the protests?
Lunchtime protests calling for an end to "victim-blaming in the courts" took place in a number of Irish cities on Wednesday, organised by Socialist feminist group Rosa.
In Cork, where the trial took place, an estimated 200 people gathered to march on the courthouse and lay underwear on its steps.
In the capital, supporters gathered at the Spire of Dublin, where a "washing line" strung between lampposts displayed women's underwear.
Other protests were set to take place in the western city of Limerick on Wednesday, and Waterford in the south-east on Friday. ||||| Get daily updates directly to your inbox Subscribe Thank you for subscribing See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email
Hundreds of protesters held aloft underwear and chanted "clothes are not consent" at a lunchtime rally in the city centre.
The protest was organised in response to details that emerged of a rape trial in Cork in which a jury was asked to consider the type of underwear a 17 year old defendant was wearing.
Angry protesters who attended the protest at the Spire on O'Connel Street told Dublin Live they turned up to demand an end to victim blaming and a change the rules on how rape cases are prosecuted.
Abigal Poynton, 24, travelled from Belturbet in County Cavan to offer her support.
(Image: Gareth Chaney, Collins)
She said: "I left college to come straight to this because as a woman and the mother of a daughter, it's just ridiculous. It's terrifying. An item of clothing, a piece of material, can't consent at all.
"As a parent it's terrifying to think that someone could get away with rape because of a piece of clothing. It's devastating."
Another young woman said she felt compelled to join the protest as she had been a victim of sexual assault hersef.
The 18 year old, who did not wish to be named, said: "I personally never went to court but I know what it's like to be scrutinised and I hope young people don't go through the same as I went through."
(Image: Gareth Chaney, Collins)
Great-grandmother Maureen Penrose, from Blanchardstown, said she wanted future generations of women to feel safer when reporting sexual assaults.
"It's time to change things," she said.
Norma Burke - who recently made headlines as satirical presidential candidate Bunty Twuntingdon-McFuff said women were "not putting up with it anymore".
She said: "We're not going to have our knickers held up in court. We've had enough and we're here to say you've got to change the legal system."
"Women are asked about fake tan, they're asked about whether or not they were drinking.
"None of these things are relevant. Consent means that you said yes to something and the absence of consent is not consent."
(Image: Gareth Chaney, Collins)
The protest was organised by feminist organisation ROSA and Solidarity TD Ruth Coppinger.
The Dublin West TD drew widespread attention to the issue when she held up a thong in the Dail yesterday.
Speaking after the protest, she said she thought long and hard before producing the underwear in Leinster House.
She said: "We don't want to be offensive to the person involved. My sympathies are with that young woman."
Deputy Coppinger said the idea that an item of clothing was an invitation to be raped was "absolutely disgraceful".
"It's such a backward idea. This is going back four decades. It's like one step forward with Repeal and then a hundred steps back with this kind of stuff."
The Socialist Party TD also called for a wider discussion about consent throughout Irish society. |||||
Output: | A female lawmaker stood in Irish parliament Tuesday and pulled a pair of lacy thong underwear from her sleeve. This "might seem embarrassing," MP Ruth Coppinger began. But "how do you think a rape victim or a woman feels at … her underwear being shown in a court?" It was a move spurred by the Nov. 5 acquittal of a 27-year-old man in the rape of a 17-year-old, per the BBC. The man argued the sexual contact that occurred along a roadside in Cork was consensual, and in her closing address, his lawyer asked the jury whether the evidence ruled out "the possibility that [the victim] was attracted to the defendant" and "open to … being with someone," per the Irish Examiner. "You have to look at the way she was dressed," she said. "She was wearing a thong with a lace front." The jury delivered a not-guilty verdict in 90 minutes, reports the Irish Independent. Though she didn't question the verdict, the head of Dublin's Rape Crisis Centre afterwards called for court reforms, noting rape trials often focus on what a victim was wearing, per the Independent. Responding to Coppinger's statement Tuesday, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar noted "it doesn't matter what you wear … nobody who's a victim of rape is ever to blame for the crime committed on them." His words have been echoed by women sharing photos of their underwear on Twitter using #ThisIsNotConsent, and by protesters in cities across Ireland. "It's terrifying to think that someone could get away with rape because of a piece of clothing," one participant in Dublin tells DublinLive. "A piece of material can't consent at all." (Elsewhere, a rape victim who gave birth now faces prison time.) |
How to buy essential oils<br>Think about why you want to use an essential oil. Different oils suit different needs so it's important to know what you wish to achieve by using essential oil. For example, lavender can be used in a diffuser to relax and reduce anxiety and sage essential oil can be used as an antiseptic in wounds or as an anti-inflammatory.
essential oils should be used on a case by case basis
A: Yes
Eddeh reasserted his opinion that President Al-Hrawi ought to be reinstated for another 3 years, claiming that the he "has considerable experience in the running of the state, but his resignation would be appropriate after the withdrawal of Israeli and Syrian forces."
Al-Hrawi thinks that Eddeh should be president.
A: No
The Complete Fairy Tales of Hermann Hesse is a collection of 22 fairy tales written by Hermann Hesse between the years of 1904 and 1918 and translated by Jack Zipes. A list of the individual fairy tales and the year in which they were written follows. This collection was published in 1995 and is the first English translation for most of the tales.
The Complete Fairy Tales a collection of person antedotes by Hermann Hesse
A: | No |
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
One example: Powdered sugar, also called confectioners' sugar, icing sugar, and icing cake, is a finely ground sugar produced by milling granulated sugar into a powdered state. It usually contains a small amount of anti-caking agent to prevent clumping and improve flow. Although most often produced in a factory, powdered sugar can also be made by processing ordinary granulated sugar in a coffee grinder, or by crushing it by hand in a mortar and pestle.
Solution is here: is confectionary sugar the same as powdered sugar?
Explanation: The question is a yes/no question, and it is answerable based on the given passage.
Now, solve this: The drinking age in Wisconsin is 21. Those under the legal drinking age may be served, possess, or consume alcohol if they are with a parent, legal guardian, or spouse who is of legal drinking age. Those age 18 to 20 may also possess (but not consume) alcohol as part of their employment.
Solution: | can you drink when your 18 with your parents in wisconsin? |
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: Grande dame of cooking still going strong at 90: Julia Child celebrates in San Francisco. How does it feel to turn 90 and have attained the status of an icon, a living legend? "It feels just like it felt before," Julia Child says with the throaty laugh familiar to millions who cut their culinary teeth on her "French Chef" television series. The show, along with her seminal book, "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" (1961), revolutionized the way America cooks and eats. While making light of the difference a day -- or another decade -- makes, Child intends to enjoy her birthday thoroughly. First, there will be all the public observances, including a sold-out dinner Thursday at San Francisco's tony Fifth Floor restaurant, which -- like dinners that night at 19 other venues across the country -- will benefit the scholarship fund of the International Association of Culinary Professionals (which Child co-founded). Friday to Sunday, the action moves to Napa, with both members-only and public events at COPIA: The American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts, of which she is an honorary board member. Aug. 15, her actual birthday, will see her in Maine at an annual gathering of nieces, nephews, their offspring and friends, who for many years have rolled a joined birthday celebration for several members of the group into a jolly reunion. The schedule Child and her assistant of 14 years, former pastry chef Stephanie Hersh, have laid out is not exactly a senior-citizen routine, even though Child has always been candid about her age and realistic in assessing her own capabilities. When the Pasadena native moved back to California from her long-time home in the Boston area last year, she also made the move from a condominium she and her late husband, Paul, had purchased many years ago to a progressive retirement home. She is in the most active of the four levels available, but should the need arise, she can move on to assisted living facilities within the same complex. <sep>As Julia Child turns 90, she will celebrate in San Francisco. The celebration will host many sold out dinners that will benefit which dear charity of Child's?<sep>COPIA
A: | No |
In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
There is no official language at the U.S. federal level. However, 32 states of the United States, in some cases as part of what has been called the English-only movement, have adopted legislation granting official status to English. Out of 50 states, 30 have established English as the only official language, while Hawaii recognizes both English and Hawaiian as official, and Alaska has made some 20 native languages official, along with English. | how did english become the official language of the united states |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task.
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Through most of Canada, a driver may turn right at a red light after coming to a complete stop unless a sign indicates otherwise. In the province of Quebec, turning right on a red was illegal until a pilot study carried out in 2003 showed that the right turn on red manoeuvre did not result in significantly more accidents. Subsequent to the study, the Province of Quebec now allows right turns on red except where prohibited by a sign. However, like in New York City, it remains illegal to turn right on a red anywhere on the Island of Montreal. Motorists are reminded of this by large signs posted at the entrance to all bridges.
Output: | can we turn right on red light in canada? |
Teacher:In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: The Honda CR-V is one of the biggest selling SUVs on the planet. In the U.S. alone, it sells around 30,000 units every month. Just think about that figure for a moment.
That means Honda sells 1,000 CR-V’s every day. At an average sticker price of around $28,000, with a few options added on, that translates to $28 million earned by Honda every day of the year, from just one model. If we do the math, this means the CR-V’s annual sales clear $10 billion! Together with the Accord and Civic, which both sell in similar numbers, the CR-V is one of Honda’s bread and butter models and therefore matters.
So an all-new model is a big thing for Honda. In battling the big-selling Ford Escape, Nissan Rogue, Toyota RAV4, Jeep Renegade, Mazda CX-5 and Subaru Forester crossovers for segment dominance, the CR-V had to up its game. And that’s exactly what Honda did.
Designers did not opt for incremental tweaks to the crossover’s exterior, cabin and performance. They went all out. For 2018, the fifth-generation CR-V has been completely redesigned from scratch and re-engineered with better handling and ride quality, 3 rows of seats, more advanced technology and for the first time, a turbocharged engine.
The 2018 CR-V employs a revised suspension setup that’s firm enough to reduce body roll in corners but compliant enough to deliver arguably the most comfortable ride quality in the segment. The Honda also offers a sharper steering response that is direct with excellent feel and weight and plenty of information from the road surface.
The wheelbase is longer, the front and rear tracks are wider, and ride height has been elevated by 1.5 inches for venturing off-road. This Honda SUV comes with either front-wheel drive or a 4WD option, but we’d recommend the latter due to its greater all-around stability and safety levels.
Playing the devil’s advocate, the CR-V’s handling is good but not as sporty as, say the Mazda CX-5 but it is definitely well-sorted in straight-line stability. Its also not as aesthetically pleasing as the Mazda or the other rivals for that matter, but this time the Honda does have stronger, defined edges, a bolder grille, and bolder street presence.
Powered by a newly fitted 1.5-liter 4-cylinder turbocharged gasoline engine, the CR-V pumps out a respectable 190hp/5600rpm and 240Nm of torque at 2000-5000rpm and achieves 34mpg. Even with Honda’s standard CVT, this transmission is more fun to drive and is more capable of accessing the engine’s full power band. While it only suffers from minimal turbo lag, it can pay to keep the engine spinning at 3000rpm to maintain instance throttle response. But given that Honda is known as one of Japan’s best engine manufacturer’s, having paraded its exciting original NSX, S2000 and Civic Type R, I would like to have heard a slightly fuller, more rounded exhaust note emanating from the CR-V’s rear end.
Surprisingly, excellent brake response is a highlight of the new model. Pedal rigidity and stopping power are class-topping and pull up in shorter distances than most of the competition.
Inside, the CR-V incorporates material levels comparable with rivals but could have used better plastics around the gear shifter and certain sections of the dashboard. Following the recent Civic's redesigned dash, a digitally enhanced instrument cluster, and a new 7-inch touchscreen boasts features I feel we all appreciate—a physical volume knob as well as the choice of Apple CarPlay or Android Audio.
All-around visibility, seat support, and comfort are all top class and the 3rd row of seating actually puts the CR-V in the same class as the larger Mazda CX-8. The CR-V also employs automatic high beams, blind-spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert, lane departure warning and intervention, adaptive cruise control, and forward collision warning with automatic emergency braking in addition to multiple USB charging ports.
So does the CR-V deliver on its promise? That’d have to be a resounding yes. It has bold lines, class-topping handling, sufficient power, and smooth transmission, and it’s practical and reliable. Starting at around $26,000, it won’t break the bank. The CR-V was one the biggest selling SUVs when this new model came along, and from what we saw during our drive, we see no reason why Honda will not continue selling around 30,000 units a month. Its rivals may be marginally quicker, but the CR-V does everything else better and stops quicker as well. ||||| The logo of Honda is seen during the 88th International Motor Show at Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland, March 6, 2018. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy
BEIJING (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co. Ltd (7267.T) will recall 69,090 UR-V sport utility vehicles (SUVs) in China, market regulators said on Thursday, a result of a cold-climate engine problem that has already forced the recall of hundreds of thousands of vehicles.
The UR-V is produced and sold in China, the world’s biggest auto market, by Honda’s joint venture with the Dongfeng Motor Group (0489.HK).
As many as 18,907 vehicle recalls are linked to problems caused by an unusual amount of uncombusted petrol collecting in the engine’s lubricant oil pan, the Defective Product Administration Center of State Administration of Market Regulation said on Thursday.
The issue in some cases caused a strong odor of gasoline inside the car and in other cases the car’s check-engine light came on, Honda has said.
The Japanese automaker says the problem does not affect the engine’s performance and there have been no reports of accidents because of this particular issue.
Honda recalled 96,900 SUV Avancier vehicles on Monday. The cold-climate engine issue also prompted the Tokyo-headquartered automaker to recall 130,000 of its popular CR-V SUV models and 294,500 Civic cars from China earlier this year.
Honda’s China spokesman Zhu Linjie declined to comment on Thursday but he said on Monday the company was now studying to see if the same issue was affecting the Honda Jade car and the UR-V crossover SUV. ||||| 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. |||||
Student: | Bad news for Honda CR-V owners: Gas may be leaking into your vehicle's oil supply, which can cause engine performance issues and stalling, according to Consumer Reports. The magazine started looking into the issue after nine of its members reported problems—which affects 2017 and 2018 CRVs with the 1.5-liter turbocharged engine—discovering that dozens of more complaints about the SUV had been made to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and hundreds more on online forums. A Honda rep says the company is "investigating the situation and developing a remedy," which it "hopes" will be available by mid-November. Once the repair is ready, it will be covered by the warranty. The engine issue is most prevalent in cold-weather areas and during short trips and low-speed driving. Honda, which doesn't consider it to be a safety issue so won't issue a recall, hasn't said how many vehicles may be affected. The company’s spokesman told CR that the "condition is not as widespread as some Internet chatter may imply." Nonetheless, says the magazine's Jake Fisher, "it does happen, and when it happens, it should be addressed." This year, Honda has recalled hundreds of thousands of vehicles, including CR-Vs, in China due to a similar issue, Reuters reports. The CR-V is one of the best-selling SUVs, per Forbes, with some 30,000 per month being sold in the US. If you're experiencing engine problems with your CR-V, contact the NHTSA at 888-327-4236 or safecar.gov, and contact Honda at 800-999-1009. |
How to install a security camera system for a house
Make a diagram of your surveillance needs.
It is both expensive and inefficient to monitor every square inch of your house, so you need to prioritize what areas you want to watch the most. Draw up a rough diagram of your house or print out the blueprints and note where you might want to place cameras.
When you are done, check out each location to make sure it is not blocked by anything and provides the best view possible. You may want cameras for : Front and back doors.
How to set up a school fundraiser
Start planning early.
Get a head start on the fundraiser by planning several months early for the event. If you are planning a fundraiser in the winter, start planning for it in the fall.
If you know the big annual fundraiser is set to happen on a specific date, start planning six months to a year in advance. This will ensure you are on top of the event and have plenty of time to figure out the logistics of the event.
How to prepare to meet with a financial planner
Gather statements for all investment accounts.
Your financial planner will want to see how much you have saved, so gather the most recent statements for the following :
401 (k) ira 529 savings plan savings account checking account investment accounts
List your assets.
In addition to your investment accounts, your financial planner will want to know what assets you currently own.
Write down your list of the following : Your home other real estate your vehicles Create a debt profile. Your planner also needs to know what you currently have in debt.
How to handle a negative review
Stay calm.
A negative review can be tough to swallow and you may start to feel angry or defensive. You may also react emotionally if you were not expecting the review to be so poor.
| Resist the urge to get upset, yell, or shout. Instead, try to stay calm and collected. |
How to stop squeaky door hinges
Try to lubricate the hinge pin without removing it.
Before you try to remove the hinge pin from a door, try lubricating it first. You may be able to spray enough oil into the hinge pin without needing to actually remove the door.
Use some silicon-based blaster spray to coat the hinge as best you can and see if this fixes your squeaky door before trying other methods. Remove the hinge pin using a hammer and nail punch.
How to remove permanent marker from furniture
Use a solid white toothpaste.
The brand doesn't matter but avoid gel toothpastes or a combination as these don't tend to work as well.
This same process can work with baking soda in place of toothpaste.
Or better yet, use toothpaste that contains baking soda! Squeeze out a generous dollop. Use enough toothpaste to ensure the stained area will be completely covered when the toothpaste is spread around.
People are skiing down a hill of snow. It zooms in onto a man skiing slowly down the hill. a person in a blue jacket
comes up behind them.
How to underwrite loans
Calculate the borrower's mandatory monthly costs.
Payments such as those equal to the proposed mortgage payments, taxes, and insurance comprise mandatory monthly costs. These are costs that are necessary and cannot be compromised or adjusted with ease.
| Determine the amount of debt the borrower must pay off each month. Debts from other loans, such as student loans for example, and revolving debts (credit cards) must be taken into consideration. |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task.
In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
The differences between perennial , intermittent , and ephemeral streams are not exact and can change if different measures are used by different groups .
Output: | The boundaries between perennial , intermittent , and ephemeral channels are not defined , and subject to a variety of identification methods adopted by local governments , academics , and others with a need to classify stream-flow permanence . |
July 28 (Reuters) - Seven Walmart stores in Missouri were evacuated after receiving bomb threats but no explosives were found, a Walmart spokesman said on Saturday. The threats were called in late on Friday to stores in Raytown, Gladstone, Jefferson City, Nixa, St. Peters and Ozark, spokesman Dan Fogleman said. The retailer is working with police to find those responsible, Fogleman said. No explosives were found and no injuries were reported.
Can we infer the following?
Raytown, Gladstone, Jefferson City, Nixa, St. Peters and Ozark, all have a MacDonalds. | It's impossible to say |
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For Barcelona, Tourism Boom Comes At High Cost
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On a mild, sunny afternoon, hordes of tourists stroll down Barcelona's famous tree-lined pedestrian avenue, La Rambla. They love it — the weather, the tapas, the laid-back bohemian vibe. One tourist from Australia says he's visited Barcelona 12 times in 10 years.
But the city doesn't always love them back.
In January, thousands of Barcelona residents marched down La Rambla and "occupied" the entrance to a hotel there, to protest the volume of tourists and gentrification in the city.
Such rallies began in the summer of 2014, after a group of Italian tourists rented a flat for a bachelor party in an old fishermen's barrio on Barcelona's seafront. One morning, three of the visitors were photographed gallivanting around the neighborhood grocery store — stark naked — as elderly neighbors looked on, aghast. Their antics made the local newspapers and sparked protests which have spread across the city in recent years.
That incident became a symbol of tourists gone wild in Barcelona, and gave birth to neighborhood anti-tourism groups.
"The promotion of tourism, and all these tourist apartments, is actually driving neighbors out," says Martí Cusó, a member of one anti-tourism group in Barcelona's Gothic quarter, where his family has lived for three generations.
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He takes NPR on a tour of his barrio, where the dry cleaner and local tailor have closed, their storefronts converted into a 24-hour mini-mart and souvenir shop. A city square that used to be entirely residential is now lined with hotels. The only remaining apartment building has just been renovated into luxury condos, mostly to be used as vacation homes for wealthy foreigners.
"All the community that was living here has been broken — completely broken," Cusó says.
At his local market, the centuries-old La Boquería, most people are not buying vegetables.
"They crowd the passageways, taking photos, so regular people can't do their grocery shopping," says Rocí Gayo, who has sold fruit at La Boquería for 20 years. "Out of 20 tourists, if I'm lucky, maybe one will buy one piece of fruit — but no more."
Two years ago, City Hall banned tour groups of 15 or more people from entering the market altogether on Saturday and Sundays before 3 p.m. — peak shopping hours.
Tourism does bring revenue, and has helped Barcelona grow. It currently makes up about 12 percent of Barcelona's economy — up from less than 2 percent before the 1992 Olympic Games showcased this city to the world.
But tourism revenue is not shared as equitably as many locals would like. As old rent controls expire, restaurant and hotel chains have gobbled up mom-and-pop, family-run businesses. With more than 30 million annual tourists in a city of 1.6 million residents, there may be more tourist rentals in Barcelona than year-long leases for full-time residents, says Janet Sanz, the deputy mayor in charge of urban planning.
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"It started with the '92 Olympics, and it's opened to the world," Sanz told NPR in an interview at her office. "We understand that other people love our city. But we're becoming a tourist theme park, every time a grocery store closes and a souvenir shop takes its place. People live and work here. It's not just a fun weekend place."
In January, City Hall banned new hotel beds in the historic quarter. Late last year, it slapped the home-sharing companies Airbnb and HomeAway each with 600,000-euro fines ($634,000) for listing unlicensed tourist rentals.
Such companies have become targets of public anger over rising real estate prices and a diminishing supply of year-long leases. Homeowners can make much more money renting short-term to tourists than long-term to locals.
Sanz estimates there are 10,000 licensed, short-term rental flats in the city, and about 7,000 illegal ones.
"We agree with them on the need to crack down on unwelcome commercial operators," says Patrick Robinson, regional director of public policy for Airbnb, who traveled from London to negotiate with Barcelona officials. "But the city also needs to come to terms with the fact that Barcelona residents are using space in their homes to generate much-needed income at a time of economic stress."
Starting this spring, Airbnb has agreed to limit homeowners to one property listing per person in the city center. But it disputes the city's rule that every listing must have a tourist license — which requires a long bureaucratic process — especially if you're renting out part of your own home.
That's the new sharing economy, Robinson says, and Airbnb helps disperse tourists throughout the whole city.
"More than 70 percent of guests who travel to Barcelona with Airbnb say they want to live like locals do. That is why so many people are now staying in areas that don't normally see tourists," Robinson says. "This is a different kind of tourism."
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The city frames the licensing dispute as a security issue and encourages tourists to ask landlords if they have a tourist license before they rent. Otherwise, city inspectors could evict tourists from unlicensed apartments at a moment's notice, Sanz warns.
Late last year, Sanz and her City Hall colleagues conducted a citizens' survey. Residents responded that their No. 1 concern is still unemployment — currently at around 10 percent — even though the Spanish economy has rebounded from the economic crisis.
Their No. 2 concern: Too many tourists. ||||| Authorities in Barcelona are so fed up with tourist hordes that they have banned new hotels from opening in parts of the city.
They are also - under a sustainable tourism plan approved at the end of January - considering increasing a property tax on tourist accommodation and even introducing a tax for day-trippers.
Barcelona is one of Europe's top destinations but many residents complain the city is being overrun and losing its character.
Shops catering to tourists are pushing out amenities for locals Credit: Manfred Gottschalk mago-world-image/Manfred Gottschalk
Critics say local amenities are being pushed out of the city centre to make way for shops and bars that cater to tourists, while overcrowding around the city's attractions makes roads and streets a nightmare to use.
This summer, action will be taken to reduce pressure on the most heavily touristed areas, such as the Barceloneta beach and the Sagrada Familia, that includes relocating the terraces of certain bars and limiting the circulation of scooters or segways.
"The number of tourist flats in the city is staggering," said Sally Davies, our Barcelona expert, "and has pushed long-term rental prices to stratospheric levels.
Tourist numbers are increasing every year Credit: This content is subject to copyright./Jose Fuste Raga
"It’s hard to not feel exasperated with the clogged-up streets, elevated prices and the closure of tiny family-run businesses. There are now ice-cream parlours where there used to be bodegas, launderettes, herbal pharmacies and hardware stores – specialist shops for locals, who have never really taken to the mega supermarket concept.
"The tens of thousands who come in on cruise ships every month are a big part of the problem too," she added, "they fill the streets but don’t eat or drink, because all of that is provided on board."
How to avoid being an annoying tourist
With visitor numbers in the city increasing every year, our Barcelona expert had the following tips for enjoying this wonderful city without becoming a nuisance:
Tourists are advised to eat local Credit: This content is subject to copyright./Carlos Sanchez Pereyra
Eat and drink local
‘Buy local’ is an obvious one. But eat and drink local, too. Coffee is no better in Starbucks than it is in the sleepy little bar on the corner and will cost you twice as much. If you want ice cream, buy it from an independent shop, not Häagen-Dazs.
Shop at museums
Avoid souvenir shops, which have become something of a plague. Go to a museum gift shop instead, or any of the many ceramics shops, which are also aimed at tourists but sell locally produced and artisanal pieces, with authentic links to the region.
Leave the bike behind
When it comes to sightseeing, quirky transport and tours are ever more popular, but one of the things that frustrates locals the most are the fleets of segways, bikes and scooters that clog up narrow medieval streets and send pedestrians ducking into doorways to avoid being mown down.
Let your app be your guide
Barcelona is not a big place, and one of its great strengths is that you can walk everywhere, particularly in the Old City. Self-guided tours – with a guidebook or app – make perfect sense, and break down the ‘them and us’ divide that makes Barcelonins feel they are living in a theme park.
Rent responsibly
The pull of tourist apartments is understandable, being cheaper than a hotel and having self-catering facilities, but use them responsibly. Keep the noise levels down both inside and outside the building.
Or just stay in a hotel - this is the rooftop of the Pullman Barcelona Skipper Credit: Copyright:Marco Pastori/Photographer:Marco Pastori
Opt for a home stay
Wherever you can, rent a room within a home rather than a whole flat – that way you’re not occupying a flat that would otherwise be rented or bought by Catalans, who are being priced out of the market by speculators looking to make a fast buck. ||||| Barely two days after banning all new hotels from its city center, Barcelona is escalating its war on tourism. Mayor Ada Colau presented her Strategic Plan For Tourism 2020, which includes measures that she says will further curb tourism and reclaim the city for its inhabitants.
Barcelona has a population of 1.6 million, and received 32 million visitors last year. Tourism accounts for a significant chunk of the city's economy—14%—but the ill effects on permanent residents from being such a tourist destination are starting to pile up. The tourism industry pushes out local stores in the city center to make room for bland bars and tourist-trap shopping. Employment is seasonal and casual—a serious problem in a country with an unemployment rate at around 43% for young people—and property prices keep rising, along with rental costs, making it nearly impossible for residents to find affordable housing.
The new plan's goal is to "govern tourism," according to El País. Colau seeks to curb the worst excesses of the industry, and tightly control those it allows to remain in place. In an effort to dampen the short-term rental market, Barcelona will now apply the highest property tax rate to vacation apartments, and the city will not provide licenses for new tourist apartments. The city council is also seeking permission from the Catalan government to regulate room rentals in non-hotel accommodations, like bed and breakfasts, which would allow the city to dictate how many rooms are available per floor, or for how much of the year those rooms could be rented out.
[Photo: JanHetman/iStock]
Sleepover tourism, however, is not the only target of the Strategic Plan: New measures will also ramp up charges for day trippers, making Barcelona less attractive as a cheap tourist destination. This will mostly be accomplished through indirect means: A test scheme, for instance, will raise the parking rates for tourist buses stopping at the Montjuïc fountains—a major traffic hotspot as well as tourist hellhole—from €4.50 to €34 ($4.80 to $36). That, in turn, will likely hike the cost for people on the buses.
Other measures will affect residents more directly: There are plans to limit the use of Segways and electric scooters in the more touristic parts of the city (they are on the seafront), to pedestrianize certain hotspots on the busiest days, and to relocate the terraces of bars and restaurants, which often take over public spaces.
Taken together, it's obvious that Barcelona is serious about curbing tourism, and instead focusing on an economy that can create greater benefit for its local residents. The tourism sector isn't happy, of course, but the industry relies on growth and invasion at the expense of local culture. Tourism may be a big money maker, but it has minimal benefits for the majority of citizens. ||||| | While many cities would welcome 32 million annual visitors, Barcelona has had quite enough of tourists, thank you very much. Though tourism represents 14% of the Spanish city's economy, a tourism plan presented by Mayor Ada Colau this week lays out measures meant to dissuade tourists from rubbing elbows with Barcelona's 1.6 million residents, reports Fast Company. The proposals include blocking licenses for new vacation rentals and taxing those that already exist at the highest property tax rate. The city also has banned hotel construction in the city center and is seeking permission to regulate room rentals at hostels, B&Bs, and other accommodations. There are even plans to increase parking fees for tourist buses. Why are such measures necessary, according to city officials? For one, local businesses like dry cleaners and hardware stores are suffering as those catering to tourists are taking over. Jobs in these establishments are seasonal—a major issue given Spain's 43% unemployment rate for young people. Property prices and rental rates are increasing, to boot. "The number of tourist flats in the city is staggering … and has pushed long-term rental prices to stratospheric levels," one expert tells the Telegraph. All of this has spawned "anti-tourism groups," per NPR—and they aren't just on the fringe. In a 2016 survey, Barcelona residents named unemployment as the only issue of greater concern than the number of tourists. |
Definition: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
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The story of an 11-year-old Pittsburgh girl who overdosed on heroin this week drew shock and outrage nationally, but the takeaway from one local addiction expert is twofold: It's not as uncommon as one might think, but there is no epidemic of childhood heroin addicts.
“It's still up — opioid use in teens is still up from where it was 10 years ago,” said Dr. Neil Capretto, medical director of Gateway Rehabilitation. “It's not uncommon for us to, on a regular basis, treat 17 or 18 year olds.”
But he said the 11-year-old Beechview girl who was revived with an overdose-reversal drug Wednesday is still an outlier.
“We get some younger than that — 15, 16 years old,” he said. “I can think of at least three 14-year-olds over the years who were doing (intravenous) heroin. But that's more the exception.”
Police and paramedics responded to the home on Palm Beach Avenue shortly before 6 p.m. Wednesday, according to Public Safety spokeswoman Emily Schaffer. Paramedics administered Narcan.
The girl initially was taken to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC in critical condition, though she has since been upgraded to stable condition, Schaffer said Friday afternoon.
Police are investigating, she said. Paramedics said the girl was using heroin.
Neighbor Debbie Elk told Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV she was shocked to learn the girl had overdosed.
“This little girl has played Play-Doh down here with my granddaughter,” Elk told the TV station. “She's not that kind of kid. That's not that kind of family.”
Data from the overdose-tracking website Overdose Free PA show only overdose deaths, but those numbers still show a slow trend upward in juveniles using drugs.
From 2012 through 2014, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office reported no children younger than 18 dying of drug-related overdoses. In 2015, a 12-year-old died, though the drug or drugs were not specified. Last year, a 16-year-old was killed by a drug overdose.
Capretto said the good news is that nationwide data show prescription drug abuse — long attributed to the rise in illegal opioid epidemic — has declined among teenagers.
“You have some (teenagers) getting started under 18, but under 16, you don't have near the number,” he said. “And after 18, it just explodes.”
Intervention efforts for teens and children are generally much more comprehensive than they would be for an adult, and Capretto involves family and school officials in the treatment.
He said rehab treatment for teens is similar to that of adults, though most teenage drug users are not using the same amount as adults.
“Of course, there are some exceptions,” he said.
Megan Guza is a Tribune-Review staff writer. Reach her at 412-380-8519, [email protected] or via Twitter @meganguzaTrib. ||||| These crawls are part of an effort to archive pages as they are created and archive the pages that they refer to. That way, as the pages that are referenced are changed or taken from the web, a link to the version that was live when the page was written will be preserved.Then the Internet Archive hopes that references to these archived pages will be put in place of a link that would be otherwise be broken, or a companion link to allow people to see what was originally intended by a page's authors.The goal is to fix all broken links on the web . Crawls of supported "No More 404" sites. |||||
Output: | Paramedics were able to revive an 11-year-old girl after she was found overdosing on heroin in her Beechview, Penn., home on Wednesday. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the sixth grader was unresponsive but still breathing when paramedics arrived and administered Narcan, an opioid-blocking drug. The girl was then sedated after becoming combative, and rushed to a nearby children’s hospital in critical condition. The girl is now in stable condition, reports Trib Live. Multiple bags of heroin were found in the girl’s bedroom, where the overdose occurred, and at least one was open. The child’s 20-year-old sister says the family did not know the girl was using drugs or where she got them, and hadn’t noticed unusual behavior. She described her sister as outgoing and social at school, where she received good grades. A neighbor echoed the family’s shock over the incident, stating, “This little girl has played Play-Doh down here with my granddaughter. She's not that kind of kid. That's not that kind of family.” While opioid overdoses are rising in Allegheny County, Penn., with 74 deaths recorded so far this year in Pittsburgh (compared to 130 total in 2016), experts say this incident is an outlier and that the US is not in the midst of a childhood epidemic. “Opioid use in teens is still up from where it was 10 years ago,” says Dr. Neil Capretto of Gateway Rehabilitation, but he adds that prescription drug abuse among teens is down nationwide. |
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".
Speed is an important aspect of motion. It is a measure of how fast or slow something moves. To determine speed you must know two things. First, you must know how far something travels. Second, you need to know how long it takes to travel that far. Speed can be calculated using this formula: speed = distance time A familiar example is the speed of a car. In the U.S., this is usually expressed in miles per hour. Think about a trip you and your family made in the car. Maybe the trip covered 120 miles and it took 3 hours. What was the cars speed? speed = 120 mi = 40 mi/h 3h The speed of a car may also be expressed in kilometers per hour (km/h). The SI unit for speed is meters per second (m/s). This is the unit of measure a scientist would use. <sep>What is speed?<sep>When something moves
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 the standard definition of gravity indicate?<sep>Anything that has mass exerts a force of gravity and can exert that force on other objects
Yes
Joey got a German Shepherd for his birthday present. He had never had any pets before, but was always excited to see the other dogs and cats in his neighborhood. Since his birthday was in June, he spent a lot of time playing outside with his new puppy, which he named Max. Max and Joey would often run through fields in a game of chase. They also liked to go through the small forest behind the house, making a game of hide and seek. They never went near the lake because Joey was afraid of water. One day, Max hid a little too well and Joey couldn't find him. Joey spent the afternoon looking for his German Shepherd where they often played, like the field and forest. Joey was a shy boy who often read by himself, and Max was his best friend. After dinner, he went to look for Max one last time before he had to take a bath and go to bed. He heard some barking on the next street, so he ran to see if it was his puppy. Sure enough, he saw Max playing with a poodle. The dogs were having so much fun. Joey brought Max home, happy that he had his puppy back. Max seemed to be happy to have his human by his side as well as a new doggy friend. All summer long, Joey took Max to the poodle's house so they could play without having to worry about losing his present. <sep>In what month did Joey and the German Shepherd first meet?<sep>August
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In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
[EX Q]: Juzo Murasaki arrives at a work construction area to take on his new job as a construction worker . To his quiet dismay , his supervising boss turns out to be Toru Akai , who with his gang had made Juzo's middle school life a living hell . Akai , however , does n't recognize Juzo . Juzo's more disconcerted when he discovers that Akai lives with his wife , Nozomi Akai and their toddler son above Juzo's new apartment . As Juzo emotionally struggles to handle these unexpected developments , a mysterious and seemingly malicious hooded figure appears . It calls itself Number 13 . As Juzo attempts to control increasing number of flashbacks and a spiral fall into psychological darkness , Akai constantly picks on Juzo and other work colleagues including Seki Hajime , a former middle school student who becomes Juzo's casual friend in spite of Juzo's anti-social tendencies , at work . Meanwhile Akai's wife , Nozomi , attempts to make friends with Juzo and entrusting the care of her toddler son to Juzo . She proudly shows Juzo her husband's school photos . In one class photo , Juzo's space is marked with an X to show he was absent . Juzo suffers a severe flashback to explain his absence that day : in their school's science room , Akai and his friends have thrown acid at Juzo's face . Seki becomes suspicious about Juzo's increasingly odd behavior and goes to inform Arai at the work site , but Arai dismisses him without giving him a chance to speak . During this incident , Seki does n't realize he's being watched by Number 13 , but as soon as he does , Number 13 kills him . <sep>What calls itself Number 13?<sep>The mysterious hood figure
[EX A]: Yes
[EX Q]: A flood occurs when a river overflows its banks. This might happen because of heavy rains. Floodplains In very flat regions, flood water may spread out on the surface of the land. It then slows down and drops its sediment. If a river floods often, a floodplain develops. A floodplain is an area where a thick layer of rich soil is left behind as the floodwater recedes. Thats why floodplains are usually good places for growing plants. They are very flat areas and they have very rich soils. The Nile River valley is a great example of a floodplain. Each year, the Nile River rises over its banks. This floodwater carries a lot of sediment. This sediment has been eroded off areas of land from upstream. This sediment is dropped as the water slows down after spreading across the land. What is left behind is a very rich soil. Thats why crops can be raised in the middle of a sandy desert. Natural Levees A flooding river often forms natural levees along its banks. A levee is a raised strip of sediments deposited close to the waters edge. <sep>What may cause a river to flood and overflow its banks?<sep>Upstream erosion
[EX A]: No
[EX Q]: Triumph and Disaster: The 20th century saw a stupendous release of energies that had been pent up for the 250 years of Tokugawa isolation. By 1930 raw-material production had tripled the figure of 1900, manufactured goods had increased twelve-fold, and heavy industry was galloping towards maturity. Britain led the World War I Ailies in large orders for munitions, while Japan expanded sales of manufactured goods to Asian and other markets cut off from their usual European suppliers. Merchant shipping doubled in size and increased its income ten-fold as the European fleets were destroyed. Setbacks in the 1930s caused by the European postwar slump were only a spur to redouble efforts by diversifying heavy industry into the machine-making, metallurgical, and chemical sectors. Even the terrible 1923 Tokyo earthquake, which cost over 100,000 lives and billions of dollars, provided another stimulus due to the construction boom that followed. Riding the crest of this economic upsurge were the zaibatsu conglomerates — a dozen family-run combines, each involved in mining, manufacturing, marketing, shipping, and banking. These tightly controlled commercial pyramids were the true heirs to the old feudal structures. Japan's progress toward parliamentary democracy was halted in the 1930s by the growing nationalism being imposed on government by the generals and admirals. They proclaimed Japan's mission to bring progress to its backward Asian neighbors in language not so very different from that of the Europeans in Africa or the US in Latin America. After the Russian Revolution of 1917, the Soviet Union was regarded as a major threat to Japan's security, and the army felt it needed Manchuria and whatever other Chinese territory it could control as a buffer against Russian advances. In 1931 the Japanese occupied Manchuria. And then in 1937, with the popular support of ultra-right-wing groups, the army overrode parliamentary resistance in Tokyo and went to war against the Chinese Nationalists. By 1938, they held Nanking, Hankow, and Canton. Japanese expansionist policies were leading to direct confrontation with the West. Japan hoped that war in Europe would divert the Soviet Union from interference in East Asia, giving Japan a free hand both in China and, through its alliance with Germany, in French IndoChina after the defeat of France. The US responded to the Japanese invasion of IndoChina with a trade and fuel embargo, cutting off 90 percent of Japan's supplies. The result was the attack on the American fleet at Pearl Harbor (7 December 1941) and total war. <sep>What resulted in the attack on the American fleet at Pearl Harbor?<sep>The Japanese invasion of Britian
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Clifford Jarvis (August 26, 1941 – November 26, 1999) was an American hard bop and free jazz drummer, who in the 1980s moved to London, England, where he died. This entry is from Wikipedia , the user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors and is licensed under an Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons License . If you find the biography content factually incorrect or highly offensive you can edit this article at Wikipedia
A memorial to Clifford Davis was set up in London after his death. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
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A: It's impossible to say
Earnings before interest and tax jumped to 4.55 billion euros ($5.34 billion) from 1.90 billion a year earlier, VW said in a statement on Thursday. "I am firmly convinced that our financial footing is adequate to cope with the transformation in the automotive industry and topics of the future," finance chief Frank Witter said in the statement.
VW wants to be part of the transformation in the automotive industry. OPTIONS:
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- It's impossible to say
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A: Yes
"Ocean Spray" is a song by the Manic Street Preachers, which was released as a single on 4 June 2001, the third single to be released from the album "Know Your Enemy". James Dean Bradfield wrote both lyrics and music for the song. It reached number 15 in the UK Singles Chart.
Ocean Spray has been sung by kate bush OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
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A: | It's impossible to say |
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