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Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
When Nancy Lee Carlson discovered an online auction two years ago for moon dust, she couldn’t believe her luck. A geology buff, she spent childhood summers scouring for rocks along Michigan’s Lake Superior, but wasn’t a serious collector. She figured the dust was genuine because it was being auctioned on behalf of the U.S. Marshals Service.
“Ooh boy, that’s something I’d love to have,” she recalls thinking, remembering the astronauts and spacewalks she watched growing up. The 62-year-old hadn’t bid on anything as high as... ||||| Shortly after Neil Armstrong took "one giant leap for mankind" by stepping on the surface of the moon, he did what any tourist does: He collected a souvenir.
Armstrong, the first person to set foot on the lunar surface, scooped some lunar rocks into a bag, then placed it into another bag, and put it in the pocket of his space suit.
From there, the outer sample bag, containing traces of moon dust, took a long and torturous path before it was mistakenly put out to public auction and scooped up by a suburban Chicago lawyer for $995. Now, the incredibly rare artifact will go on auction, and auctioneers expect it to fetch $2 million to $4 million.
Because NASA's lunar objects generally are prohibited from being privately owned, curators at Sotheby's auction house believe the moon dust bag to be the only privately held object of its kind in the world.
"This is a once-in-a-lifetime event," said Cassandra Hatton, a vice president at Sotheby's in New York. "This transcends space exploration. It's a relic of one of the most historic achievements of humanity."
Like many baby boomers who watched the lunar landings as kids, the bag's owner, Nancy Lee Carlson, an attorney from Inverness, was fascinated by the Apollo missions.
She came across the bag, labeled "lunar sample return," on an online federal auction site, where it ended up after a bureaucratic misunderstanding. After no one bid on it in three initial auctions, she bought it in February 2015.
She initially kept the object in her bedroom closet, then sent it to NASA to verify its authenticity. NASA officials verified that the bag indeed contained moon dust, a dark-gray fine powder, like graphite, that one astronaut described as smelling like gunpowder.
But once officials knew the bag came from the moon, they confiscated it as government property. Carlson filed a federal lawsuit, and in February, a judge concluded that she had legally acquired the moon bag and was entitled to keep it.
After the Apollo 11 astronauts returned to earth in 1969, the lunar objects they collected were generally stored in vaults at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, said Paul Spudis, a senior staff scientist for the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston, which does work for NASA.
Some lunar samples were given as gifts to foreign nations and dignitaries, and they've been known to show up on the black market, while others were loaned out for research or public display.
This bag ended up in the possession of Max Ary, who ran a museum called the Kansas Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, Kan., according to court records. Ary was convicted of stealing and selling space objects, and government officials seized his possessions and sold some of them for restitution. Among the items sold was the lunar sample bag, which was confused with another bag that did not contain moon dust.
NASA opposed private ownership of the bag, which was part of an epic national program, and issued a statement following the court ruling: "This artifact, we believe, belongs to the American people and should be on display for the public, which is where it was before all of these unfortunate events occurred."
Carlson has said she initially wanted the bag to take it to local schools for educational purposes, but once its rarity became a national media story, she changed plans.
Some of the proceeds of the sale will be used to benefit charities, including the Immune Deficiency Foundation and Bay Cliff Health Camp, according to Sotheby's. Carlson also plans to set up a scholarship in speech pathology where she went to school, Northern Michigan University.
The auction will be July 20, on the 48th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 11, with bids taken in person, by phone and online.
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| Only one man was able to be the very first to walk on the moon. Now, an auction that's just as singular. On July 20, Sotheby's will auction a bag containing traces of moon dust, which a Chicago-area woman picked up for $995 and which is expected to sell for as much as $4 million. It's an extreme price befitting the extreme story behind the bag, which Neil Armstrong used to store lunar rocks collected from the moon after the Apollo 11 landing. The bag's convoluted history includes the 2003 FBI raid on the home of Max Ary, the former director of a Kansas space museum. The Wall Street Journal reports the director was convicted of theft tied to his auctioning of some NASA artifacts, and his possessions were seized, with some auctioned for restitution—which is when the goof happened. How Ary ended up with the bag is still a bit murky, but what is clear is that the government auctioned it as "one flown zippered lunar sample return bag with lunar dust ('Lunar Bag'), 11.5 inches; tear at center. Flown Mission Unknown," and Nancy Lee Carlson scooped it up. The Sotheby's listing explains Carlson wanted to learn more about her bag's history, so she sent it to NASA; officials there realized what had happened and refused to return it, until a court forced them to earlier this year. "This is a once-in-a-lifetime event," Sotheby's Cassandra Hatton tells the Chicago Tribune, which explains why: This may be "the only privately held object of its kind in the world," at least as far as legally sold lunar objects go. Carlson plans to donate some proceeds to charity and set up a scholarship at her alma mater, Northern Michigan University. (This widow can sue over NASA's brutal sting operation of her.) |
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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Q: 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.
A: is confectionary sugar the same as powdered sugar?
Rationale: The question is a yes/no question, and it is answerable based on the given passage.
Q: A boarding pass is a document provided by an airline during check-in, giving a passenger permission to enter the restricted area of an airport and to board the airplane for a particular flight. At a minimum, it identifies the passenger, the flight number, and the date and scheduled time for departure. In some cases, flyers can check in online and print the boarding passes themselves. A boarding pass may be required for a passenger to enter a secure area of an airport.
A: | is boarding pass the same as a ticket? |
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Humans have a four-chambered heart consisting of the right atrium, left atrium, right ventricle, and left ventricle. The atria are the two upper chambers. The right atrium receives and holds deoxygenated blood from the superior vena cava, inferior vena cava, anterior cardiac veins and smallest cardiac veins and the coronary sinus, which it then sends down to the right ventricle (through the tricuspid valve) which in turn sends it to the pulmonary artery for pulmonary circulation. The left atrium receives the oxygenated blood from the left and right pulmonary veins, which it pumps to the left ventricle (through the mitral valve) for pumping out through the aorta for systemic circulation.
| is there a difference in structure of the two atria? |
IN: What happens next?
How to open a beer bottle with a dollar bill
Fold the dollar bill in half.
Make a hamburger fold, or a horizontal fold to the bill. Avoid using a large bill in case you damage the bill while you practice.
OPTIONS:
- Remove any creases in the bill before folding. It helps if the dollar bill is new and crisp.
- Pinch the dollar bill in between your thumb and index finger. This will open the neck of the beer.
- Make your fist and lay your six finger on the edge. Find the gray bar on one side that has two lines, one going right and one going left.
- Place a dip cloth inside the bottle. Place a thin dip cloth over the bottle so the dip cloth is covering half of the bottle.
OUT: Remove any creases in the bill before folding. It helps if the dollar bill is new and crisp.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to calculate finance charges on a leased vehicle
Determine the net cap cost.
The term " net cap cost " is a shortened form of net capitalized cost. This is ultimately the overall price of the vehicle.
OPTIONS:
- It can be calculated by the net cap cost or the terms generally found on the vehicle registration form. For example, suppose you drive your vehicle at a minimum of 180 mph (120 km/h) at 240 mph (949.7 km/h).
- The net cap cost of an vehicle is calculated in pounds per square foot. Those estimating net cap cost should buy a car-preferably a vehicle with enough mileage to handle a much larger load load load load load load.
- When factored in, the net cap cost (the fixed end) will be $109 , 119 in exchange for its fixed end. For example, the net cap cost for a vehicle (but no fixed end) would be $1000/0.45 in exchange for the required variable sum.
- The net cap cost may be affected by other additions or subtractions, as follows : Any miscellaneous fees or taxes are added to the cost to increase the net cap cost. Any down payment, trade in or rebates are considered " net cap reductions.
A: The net cap cost may be affected by other additions or subtractions, as follows : Any miscellaneous fees or taxes are added to the cost to increase the net cap cost. Any down payment, trade in or rebates are considered " net cap reductions.
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to fix the sound on a mac computer
Restart the computer.
Sometimes a simple reboot will fix the audio issues you are experiencing. This should always be the first thing you try when something goes wrong.
OPTIONS:
- Navigate to system preferences] sound at the front of the mac. Select " system preferences] audio repository " from the menu on the left-hand side of the window.
- It will require that you restart the computer and reconnect the usb port in the back of the computer. Sometimes steps can be taken to address the bad sound.
- Try looking for something with an sound button or a mouse, and seeing if you can use the button to bring up your computer's internal music menu. If you can't find the source sound, try pressing and holding the volume down key and then viewing your mouse.
- Plug headphones in and then remove them. If your volume controls are grayed out or you see a red light from your headphone jack, insert and remove an apple headphone plug a few times.
OUT: Plug headphones in and then remove them. If your volume controls are grayed out or you see a red light from your headphone jack, insert and remove an apple headphone plug a few times.
Question:
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
How to choose a church
Do your research on the different branches of christianity.
There are three traditional branches of the religion that include roman catholicism, eastern orthodoxy, and protestant christianity. Each of these religions hold different beliefs and have different traditions.
OPTIONS:
- For example, one whole branch of the church is niites and many are theistic. Churches that live in the same common mountains include caldiola, the arabic church, and the burchief dibia.
- All of the religions believe in jesus christ and scripture, but have differing views on whether the pope or the catholic church hold any religious authority. Protestants concentrate on scripture and the bible to guide their faith, rather than a centralized church.
- Start by seeing if there are any churches in your community that are devoted to finding the community experience that you want. Philosophy is an important core base for a christian view.
- Find out about swiss orthodoxy by checking for how it is practiced on the different branches of the church. Find out about secular? Follow good conversion controls.
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Answer:
All of the religions believe in jesus christ and scripture, but have differing views on whether the pope or the catholic church hold any religious authority. Protestants concentrate on scripture and the bible to guide their faith, rather than a centralized church.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
How to pay for your political campaign
Hire a qualified treasurer.
The money you raise needs to be in the hands of a qualified individual. A treasurer is legally responsible for keeping track of your contributions and expenditures.
OPTIONS:
- When you're trying to pay for your more expensive campaign, you are legally responsible for paying at least those expenses. The first step is to hire a qualified treasurer as soon as possible.
- By hiring one, you potentially have less accountability on all aspects of the campaign. The treasurer may offer estimates or provide a business plan.
- An treasurer is not allowed to charge money to charity agencies, health organizations, or other vendors. Ask your local governments to recommend a treasurer to you.
- This post should be filled soon after you start your campaign. When you fill this position, you need to find someone you can trust and who is familiar with handling money.
A: This post should be filled soon after you start your campaign. When you fill this position, you need to find someone you can trust and who is familiar with handling money.
How to make a liquid into a solid
Place a small open container of water in the freezer compartment of a class or home refrigerator.
Leave the water there for several hours or overnight.
Remove from the freezer and note what has occurred.
OPTIONS:
- Water changes state from liquid to solid when it reaches a temperature of 0 degrees celsius, or 32 degrees fahrenheit. This is a simple example of changing from liquid to solid, or freezing.
- Check that the container is completely dry, but no ice has formed. You should get a sample before disposing of it.
- Don't drink and continue making liquid. Separate the ice water if you're not used to using water.
- Set a timer to check on the reaction. The liquid should be safe to use again once the water has frozen completely and the food appears firm.
| Water changes state from liquid to solid when it reaches a temperature of 0 degrees celsius, or 32 degrees fahrenheit. This is a simple example of changing from liquid to solid, or freezing. |
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".
Alien Planet starts out with an interstellar spacecraft named Von Braun , leaving Earth's orbit . Traveling at 20 % the speed of light , it reaches Darwin IV in 42 years . Upon reaching orbit , it deploys the Darwin Reconnaissance Orbiter , Which looks for potential landing sites for the probes . The first probe , Balboa , explodes along with its lifting body transport during entry , because one of its wings failed to unfold . Two backup probes , Leonardo da Vinci and Isaac Newton , successfully land on the planet , and learn much about its bizarre indigenous lifeforms , including an apparently sapient species . The robotic probes sent out to research on Darwin IV are called Horus Probes . Each Horus probe consists of an { { convert } } long inflatable , hydrogen-filled balloon , Which is covered with solar receptors , a computer ` brain ' , a ` head ' covered with sensors , and several smaller robots that can be sent to places too dangerous for the probes themselves . The probes have a limited degree of artificial intelligence , very similar to the ` processing power ' of a 4-year-old . All the real thinking is done by a supercomputer in the orbiting Von Braun . The probes are programmed with different personalities ; Ike is more cautious , while Leo is the risk-taker . The two probes are also equipped with a holographic message that will be projected to any sentient life found on Darwin . After the two probes inflate their gas-bags , they encounter a voracious Arrowtongue and watch it pursue a Gyrosprinter . <sep>What are the different types of probes on the Von Braun?<sep>Horus Probes
Yes
Sam Farragut is a sociopathic business executive in Southern California who forces a team of advertising agency employees to embark on a dangerous dirtbike trip to the Baja California desert in order to compete for his business . The men are Warren Summerfield , a suicidal middle-aged ad executive who has been fired from the agency ; the straightlaced Paul McIlvain who is inattentive to his wife , and brash art designer Maxon who feels suddenly trapped after his girlfriend announces she is pregnant . There are numerous long sequences of motorcycle riding on desert backroads . Summerfield has been having an affair with McIlvian's wife . He has not told his wife that he was fired and is simply serving out his tenure at the agency while looking for a new position . His wife is actually aware of the affair . Farragut convinces the ad men to make the motorcycle journey on the pretext of looking for a location to shoot a commercial . In reality , Farragut is reckless and looking to involve the men in spontaneous edgy adventure of his own manipulation . After they leave , McIlvain's wife suspects that Summerfield is planning to kill himself for the insurance money , but she can not convince Summerfield's wife to instigate a search . The four men travel deeper into Mexico on isolated dirt roads . At one point Summerfield contemplates plunging off a cliff . After being humiliated by a young American couple in a Baja bar , Farragut tracks them down on the beach while accompanied by Maxon . <sep>What is the first name of the man who tracks down the young American couple on the beach?<sep>Paul McIlvain
No
Albrecht Durer (/'dU@r@r, 'djU@r@r/; German: ['albRect 'dy:Ra]; 21 May 1471 - 6 April 1528) was a painter, printmaker and theorist of the German Renaissance. Born in Nuremberg, Durer established his reputation and influence across Europe when he was still in his twenties, due to his high-quality woodcut prints. He was in communication with the major Italian artists of his time, including Raphael, Giovanni Bellini and Leonardo da Vinci, and from 1512 he was patronized by emperor Maximilian I. His vast body of work includes engravings, his preferred technique in his later prints, altarpieces, portraits and self-portraits, watercolours and books. The woodcuts, such as the Apocalypse series (1498), retain a more Gothic flavour than the rest of his work. His well-known engravings include the Knight, Death, and the Devil (1513), Saint Jerome in his Study (1514) and Melencolia I (1514), which has been the subject of extensive analysis and interpretation. His watercolours also mark him as one of the first European landscape artists, while his ambitious woodcuts revolutionized the potential of that medium. Durer's introduction of classical motifs into Northern art, through his knowledge of Italian artists and German humanists, has secured his reputation as one of the most important figures of the Northern Renaissance. This is reinforced by his theoretical treatises, which involve principles of mathematics, perspective and ideal proportions. <sep>Durer secured his reputation in Northern Europe by the knowledge of what specific artists?<sep>Raphael
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In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Q: Image copyright AFP Image caption An undated photo released by a social network shows the 25-year-old Moroccan suspect, named as Ayoub El-Khazzani
French prosecutors say the man arrested in Arras after being tackled by passengers on a Thalys train last week had links to radical Islam and had recently travelled to Turkey, and possibly Syria.
Senior prosecutor Francois Molins, formally opening an investigation, said it was clear that the 25-year-old Moroccan suspect, Ayoub El-Khazzani, had intended to carry out mass slaughter.
He told a news conference in Paris that El-Khazzani had watched an online recording inciting radical violence minutes before the thwarted attack on the train travelling from Amsterdam to Paris.
He said the gunman boarded the train in Brussels on Friday armed with:
a Kalashnikov assault rifle
270 rounds of ammunition
a Luger pistol
a bottle of petrol
a box-cutter
a hammer
Mr Khazzani denies planning to launch a terrorist attack, saying he had come across a stash of weapons in a Belgian park and decided to use it to rob passengers.
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Footage showed the gunman in the train carriage after he was subdued
Born in 1989 in Tetouan, in northern Morocco, Ayoub El-Khazzani is said to have arrived in Spain in 2007 where he was later granted residency.
"He sold hashish sometimes, like many do, to buy something to eat, pay the rent, but he was not a trafficker," Mohamed, a builder from his former Madrid neighbourhood, told AFP news agency.
"He was a good guy, normal, who played football with us right here. It's strange that he could have done this."
Mr Khazzani was detained several times in Spain for drug trafficking, French prosecutors say.
He came to the attention of anti-terror authorities for having jihadist beliefs and attending a radical mosque in the southern city of Algeciras.
The suspect was flagged up to France by the Spanish authorities in February 2014 as an Islamist extremist who may travel to France.
France train shooting
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption The three Americans who helped subdue the gunman speak about their experience
A French passenger trying to access a toilet cubicle was faced with an individual who emerged from the cubicle "bare-chested, wearing a backpack on his chest and carrying a rifle slung across his shoulder". Read more about what we know so far
The failed attack is a sign that a new anti-terror approach is needed, argues former French intelligence agent Claude Moniquet.
French President Francois Hollande has personally awarded France's top honour to four passengers who foiled the suspected terror attack. Read about them here
The attack, which saw the suspected gunman cross into France on an international Thalys train, has challenged the Schengen Agreement, the holy grail of European integration
But during a period of between five and seven months living in the French town of Aubervilliers, he did not emerge as a threat, Mr Molins said.
Mr Khazzani worked for mobile phone company Lycamobile in the town for two months before leaving because he did not have the right work documents.
He then moved between Cologne in Germany, the Austrian capital, Vienna, and Brussels where he said he had been living in a park near the city's Midi railway station.
'Fantasist'
Mr Khazzani says he was left homeless in Belgium after his identity documents were stolen. Prosecutors say he had been staying with his sister.
Mr Khazzani allegedly travelled to Turkey in May - something he has denied via his lawyer in Arras, as well as denying travelling to Syria.
Prosecutors described the suspect as a "fantasist" who had watched a jihadist YouTube recording on a mobile phone whilst already on the busy Thalys train.
He had locked himself in a toilet cubicle before emerging topless and armed.
The gunman was wrestled to the floor and subdued by two young American off-duty servicemen, their friend and a 62-year-old British consultant.
One of the US servicemen, Alek Skarlatos, disputed the gunman's claim that he just wanted to rob passengers because he was hungry.
He said he had a lot of ammunition and "his intentions were pretty clear", but that he appeared untrained.
"He clearly had no firearms training whatsoever."
"If he knew what he was doing, or even just got lucky... we would have all been in trouble and probably wouldn't be here today - along with a lot of other people." ||||| PARIS/ALGECIRAS, Spain (Reuters) - A gunman who attacked passengers on a high-speed train in France two days ago is “dumbfounded” at having been taken for an Islamist militant and says he only intended to rob people on board because he was hungry, his lawyer said on Sunday.
French investigating police check for clues on the train platform in Arras, France, August 21, 2015. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
As details emerged of the gunman’s early adult life in Spain, lawyer Sophie David said her client — now in detention near Paris — also looked ill and malnourished.
French and Spanish sources close to the case have identified him as a 26-year-old Moroccan named Ayoub el Khazzani who was known to European authorities as a suspected Islamist militant.
“(I saw) somebody who was very sick, somebody very weakened physically, as if he suffered from malnutrition, very, very thin and very haggard,” David told BFMTV.
“He is dumbfounded by the terrorist motives attributed to his action,” she added.
David said the man was barefoot and wore only a hospital shirt and boxer shorts for the police interrogation in Arras, northern France, where the train stopped after the incident.
The Moroccan told David he had found the Kalashnikov he had taken onto the train in a park near the Gare du Midi rail station in Brussels where he was in the habit of sleeping.
“A few days later he decided to get on a train that some other homeless people told him would be full of wealthy people traveling from Amsterdam to Paris and he hoped to feed himself by armed robbery,” David said.
The lawyer said the Moroccan had untreated wounds on his face when he spoke to her through an interpreter. He also told David he did not think he had fired any shots before his gun jammed.
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Saturday there had been “several shots” before the Moroccan was subdued by the passengers, who included three Americans.
Of the two passengers injured in Friday’s incident, only one remained in hospital on Sunday, according to an update from the authorities — a Franco-American who was hit by a bullet and was in a serious but stable condition.
Cazeneuve said the man in custody, whom he did not name, had been “identified by the Spanish authorities to French intelligence services in February 2014 because of his connections to the radical Islamist movement”.
ARRESTS FOR DRUG OFFENCES
Khazzani is believed to have lived in Spain for his early adult life and was arrested at least once for drug trafficking, according to Reuters sources. Some Spanish newspapers said he may have been radicalized while in prison.
Spanish security sources say Khazzani lived in Madrid between 2007 and 2010 before moving to the southern Spanish port of Algeciras. A community leader in the city told Reuters he had lived there with his family in El Saladillo, a neighborhood plagued by high unemployment and drug-related crime.
According to the Spanish security sources, he traveled to France in 2014 and went to Syria. French security sources said he went to Berlin airport for a flight to Istanbul on May 10 this year. Turkey is a preferred flight destination for would-be jihadists heading for Syria.
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At the mosque in El Saladillo, Kamal Cheddad, President of the Muslim Community for the south of the city, said he knew the young Moroccan, although the family did not attend the local mosque which Cheddad presides over.
“He was an ordinary young man, he played football, went fishing, he worked to make a living,” Cheddad said. |||||
A: | The gunman accused of attempting mass-murder on a French train is apparently "dumbfounded" that people are taking him for an Islamic terrorist. His lawyer, Sophie David, describes 26-year-old Moroccan Ayoub el Khazzani as a hungry man planning to rob people for food money, Reuters reports. "(I saw) somebody who was very sick, somebody very weakened physically, as if he suffered from malnutrition, very, very thin and very haggard," David says. "He is dumbfounded by the terrorist motives attributed to his action." She says Khazzani found his weapon, an AK-47, in a Brussels park where he often slept. "A few days later he decided to get on a train that some other homeless people told him would be full of wealthy people traveling from Amsterdam to Paris and he hoped to feed himself by armed robbery," says David. David adds that Khazzani thought his gun had jammed before he got off a shot in the train melee. But French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve says "several shots" went off, and the Telegraph reports that Franco-American professor Mark Moogalian, 51, was shot in the neck after he grabbed Khazzani's AK-47 and the assailant fired another gun at him. As for alleged terrorism, Cazeneuve says Spanish authorities linked him to "the radical Islamist movement," and security officials say he traveled to Turkey and Syria earlier this year—which Khazzani denies through his lawyer, the BBC reports. Others say Khazzani had been arrested for drug trafficking at least once. "He was an ordinary young man, he played football, went fishing, he worked to make a living," says a Muslim figure in the Spanish port of Algeciras, where Khazzani lived. |
TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
PROBLEM: Paris, France (CNN) -- Hundreds of French workers, angry about proposed layoffs at a Caterpillar factory, were holding executives of the company hostage Tuesday, a spokesman for the workers said. Caterpillar's French staff say they are angry about a lack of negotiations over layoffs. It is at least the third time this month that French workers threatened with cutbacks have blockaded managers in their offices to demand negotiations. Executives were released unharmed in both previous situations. The latest incident started Tuesday morning at the office of the construction equipment company in the southeastern city of Grenoble. The workers were angry that Caterpillar had proposed cutting more than 700 jobs and would not negotiate, said Nicolas Benoit, a spokesman for the workers' union. They did not want to harm the Caterpillar executives, Benoit told CNN. One hostage was released Tuesday evening leaving workers with four captives inside the Caterpillar building. The released man was a human resources director identified only as Mr. Petit, because he has heart problems, union representative Bernard Patrick told CNN. Petit had a heart attack a few weeks ago, Patrick said. The four others still being held are Nicolas Polutnik, the head of operations; two other executives; and Petit's personal assistant, he said. About 500 employees were also outside the building protesting. <sep>Who gave comments on behalf of the protestors' actions?<sep>A spokesman for the workers' union and a union representative
SOLUTION: Yes
PROBLEM: 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>What types of legal services does Boone County Legal Aid provide?<sep>Offers legal counsel to low income residents that qualify
SOLUTION: Yes
PROBLEM: Paris, France (CNN) -- Hundreds of French workers, angry about proposed layoffs at a Caterpillar factory, were holding executives of the company hostage Tuesday, a spokesman for the workers said. Caterpillar's French staff say they are angry about a lack of negotiations over layoffs. It is at least the third time this month that French workers threatened with cutbacks have blockaded managers in their offices to demand negotiations. Executives were released unharmed in both previous situations. The latest incident started Tuesday morning at the office of the construction equipment company in the southeastern city of Grenoble. The workers were angry that Caterpillar had proposed cutting more than 700 jobs and would not negotiate, said Nicolas Benoit, a spokesman for the workers' union. They did not want to harm the Caterpillar executives, Benoit told CNN. One hostage was released Tuesday evening leaving workers with four captives inside the Caterpillar building. The released man was a human resources director identified only as Mr. Petit, because he has heart problems, union representative Bernard Patrick told CNN. Petit had a heart attack a few weeks ago, Patrick said. The four others still being held are Nicolas Polutnik, the head of operations; two other executives; and Petit's personal assistant, he said. About 500 employees were also outside the building protesting. <sep>Why was Mr. Petit released?<sep>Because he negotiated with the workers
SOLUTION: | No
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In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Q: LOWER TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A driver was forced to gun his engine and jump a drawbridge that began rising as he crossed it with his family.
Terence Naphys, of West Deptford Township, had paid the toll to cross the Middle Thorofare Bridge with three family members in his vehicle on Aug. 1. The bridge links Cape May with the Wildwoods near the Jersey shore.
As he was crossing the steel grate, it began to rise 3 to 6 feet (0.9 to 1.8 meters) because a vessel was trying to cross, police said.
"My wife said, 'I think the bridge is opening,'" Terence Naphys told KYW-TV in Philadelphia.
"He accelerated, and of course then we landed with a big impact on the concrete on the side," said Jackie Naphys.
Police said the landing caused minor damage to his vehicle. No one was hurt.
Authorities said the operator of the bridge was to blame for the scare.
"An employee for the Cape May County Bridge Commission stated that a large vessel was approaching the bridge and they had no contact with that vessel due to their radio being down," police said in their report.
The bridge tender told police he activated the bridge's lights and gates in anticipation that all vehicles would be clear. However, he wasn't sure because of sun glare.
Terence Naphys said he would never cross the bridge again. ||||| One father is describing one night in August as "terrifying." That night, his family was caught in a drawbridge accident when the bridge started to open. NBC10's Cydney Long spoke to the family about the ordeal.
A family heading to Cape May, New Jersey, found themselves in an improbable situation earlier this month when a drawbridge lifted right underneath their car and they were forced to jump the opening.
Terence Naphys, after paying the $1.50 toll at the Middle Thorofare Bridge that connects the Wildwoods and Cape May via Ocean Drive, was heading across the bridge when a steel metal grate suddenly lifted 3 to 6 feet underneath his car, Naphys told Lower Township police.
Naphys was in the car with his wife, his daughter and his daughter's friend, and he was worried his Toyota RAV4 would fall the 65 feet down into the water. So he accelerated and jumped the gap.
"It's scary what's going through your mind," said the New Jersey resident. "We could have all landed in the water."
Family Forced to Jump Over Opening Drawbridge
A New Jersey family was driving across a Cape May County drawbridge when it opened in front of them. They were forced to jump the gap. (Published Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017)
The car landed on the other side of the bridge and the family was able to drive away without any injuries. But Naphys said his SUV sustained $10,000 in damage that included a bent suspension.
A commercial fishing vessel was trying to pass under the bridge, and its radio communication was down, officials said. The bridge operator could not contact the large boat.
The operator later told police he was blinded by a sun glare when he checked the bridge for cars, expecting Naphys' vehicle to clear in time.
The bridge was built in 1940 and needs as much as $200 million in repairs and renovations, according to Cape May County officials.
Investigators said the incident was an operator error and is under investigation by the Cape May County Bridge Commission.
Naphys isn't sure when he'll have the courage to cross a bridge again.
Lessie Brown, Believed to Be Oldest American, Dies at 114
Lessie Brown of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, died at the age of 114, according to family members. Brown was believed to be the oldest person living in the United States. (Published Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019)
"I will never ever drive that bridge or probably any drawbridge again," he said. |||||
A: | A New Jersey driver was forced to gun his engine of his Toyota RAV-4 and jump a drawbridge that began rising as he crossed it with his family. Terence Naphys, of West Deptford Township, had paid the $1.50 toll to cross the Middle Thorofare Bridge with his wife, daughter, and daughter's friend in his vehicle on Aug. 1, reports the AP. The bridge links Cape May with the Wildwoods near the Jersey shore. As he was crossing the steel grate, it began to rise 3 to 6 feet because a vessel was trying to cross, police said. "My wife said, 'I think the bridge is opening,'" Terence Naphys told KYW-TV in Philadelphia, leaving him in fear of dropping 65 feet into the water. "He accelerated, and of course then we landed with a big impact" on the other side, said Jackie Naphys. Nobody was injured. "It's scary what's going through your mind," Terence Naphys tells NBC 10. "We could have all landed in the water." He estimates that his SUV suffered about $10,000 in damages. Authorities said the operator of the bridge was to blame for the scare. "An employee for the Cape May County Bridge Commission stated that a large vessel was approaching the bridge and they had no contact with that vessel due to their radio being down," police said in their report. The bridge tender told police he activated the bridge's lights and gates in anticipation that all vehicles would be clear. However, he wasn't sure because of sun glare. Terence Naphys said he would never cross the bridge again. |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Example Input: What determines the model of forces?, Context: For certain physical scenarios, it is impossible to model forces as being due to gradient of potentials. This is often due to macrophysical considerations that yield forces as arising from a macroscopic statistical average of microstates. For example, friction is caused by the gradients of numerous electrostatic potentials between the atoms, but manifests as a force model that is independent of any macroscale position vector. Nonconservative forces other than friction include other contact forces, tension, compression, and drag. However, for any sufficiently detailed description, all these forces are the results of conservative ones since each of these macroscopic forces are the net results of the gradients of microscopic potentials.
Example Output: gradient of potentials
Example Input: Where does Elizabeth live?, Context: Elizabeth's personal fortune has been the subject of speculation for many years. Jock Colville, who was her former private secretary and a director of her bank, Coutts, estimated her wealth in 1971 at £2 million (equivalent to about £25 million today). In 1993, Buckingham Palace called estimates of £100 million "grossly overstated". She inherited an estimated £70 million estate from her mother in 2002. The Sunday Times Rich List 2015 estimated her private wealth at £340 million, making her the 302nd richest person in the UK.
Example Output: the UK
Example Input: What was notable about the female Ashkenazi population's DNA?, Context: Before 2006, geneticists had largely attributed the ethnogenesis of most of the world's Jewish populations, including Ashkenazi Jews, to Israelite Jewish male migrants from the Middle East and "the women from each local population whom they took as wives and converted to Judaism." Thus, in 2002, in line with this model of origin, David Goldstein, now of Duke University, reported that unlike male Ashkenazi lineages, the female lineages in Ashkenazi Jewish communities "did not seem to be Middle Eastern", and that each community had its own genetic pattern and even that "in some cases the mitochondrial DNA was closely related to that of the host community." In his view this suggested "that Jewish men had arrived from the Middle East, taken wives from the host population and converted them to Judaism, after which there was no further intermarriage with non-Jews."
Example Output: | did not seem to be Middle Eastern
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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.
Which came first, the award or the speech?, Context: On 3 December 1963, US President Lyndon B. Johnson posthumously awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian award, in recognition of the good relationship between Pope John XXIII and the United States of America. In his speech on 6 December 1963, Johnson said: "I have also determined to confer the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously on another noble man whose death we mourned 6 months ago: His Holiness, Pope John XXIII. He was a man of simple origins, of simple faith, of simple charity. In this exalted office he was still the gentle pastor. He believed in discussion and persuasion. He profoundly respected the dignity of man. He gave the world immortal statements of the rights of man, of the obligations of men to each other, of their duty to strive for a world community in which all can live in peace and fraternal friendship. His goodness reached across temporal boundaries to warm the hearts of men of all nations and of all faiths".
Output: | award |
Q: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean border guards arrested an American man who they believe was attempting to swim across the border into rival North Korea, a South Korean defense official said Wednesday.
The man was arrested Tuesday night at a river near the Korean Demilitarized Zone, part of a restricted military area, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity due to office policy. He said investigators are questioning the man about the purpose of his apparent attempt to enter North Korea but gave no further details.
Yonhap news agency, citing an unidentified government source, reported the man was in his late 20s or early 30s and told investigators that he tried to go to North Korea to meet leader Kim Jong Un. He was caught by South Korean marines while lying on the shore of the river after swimming north, the report said.
Last year, South Korean soldiers shot and killed a man with a South Korean passport who officials said ignored warnings to return the South after trying to go to North Korea via a river that runs through the border.
There have been occasional cases of Americans being arrested in North Korea after allegedly entering the country illegally from China, but an American trying to go to North Korea from South Korea is unusual.
In 1996, American Evan C. Hunziker entered the North by swimming across the Yalu River, which marks the border with China. Hunziker, who apparently made the swim on a drunken dare, was accused of spying and detained for three months.
Hunziker, then 26, was eventually freed after negotiations involving a special U.S. envoy. The North Koreans wanted to slap Hunziker with a $100,000 criminal fine but eventually agreed on a $5,000 payment to settle a bill for a hotel where he was detained.
North Korea is currently holding three Americans and the country's Supreme Court on Sunday sentenced one of them to six years of hard labor for illegally entering the country to commit espionage.
The Korean Peninsula remains in a technical state of war because the 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty. About 28,500 U.S. troops are stationed in South Korea to deter potential aggression from North Korea.
About 27,000 North Koreans have defected to South Korea to avoid poverty and political suppression since the end of the Korean War. A few South Koreans have previously tried to defect to the impoverished, authoritarian country, but such cases are rare. ||||| Focused crawls are collections of frequently-updated webcrawl data from narrow (as opposed to broad or wide) web crawls, often focused on a single domain or subdomain. |||||
A: | The number of Americans in North Korean custody still stands at three after what appears to have been a failed—and incredibly dangerous—attempt by a US citizen to swim across a river border between North and South Korea. Officials in the South say the man was taken into their custody after a border patrol found him lying exhausted on the shores of the Han River, AFP reports. South Korea's Yonhap News Agency says the man told officials he wanted to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Last fall, a South Korean man was shot dead by South Korean soldiers while trying to swim to the North, reports the AP. The man, believed to be in his late 20s or early 30s, is being interrogated by "relevant South Korean officials," a defense ministry official tells CNN. In 1996, another American, 26-year-old Evan Hunziker, became the first US citizen arrested on spying charges by Pyongyang since the end of the Korean War after swimming drunk and naked to North Korea on a dare. His release was secured after three months by then-New Mexico Rep. Bill Richardson, but Hunziker committed suicide less than a month later. Over the weekend, US citizen Matthew Miller was sentenced to six years for entering North Korea illegally and "trying to commit an act of espionage." |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Q: How many people have put the ball past the goalie ten squared times?, Context: The Golden Boot is awarded to the top Premier League scorer at the end of each season. Former Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United striker Alan Shearer holds the record for most Premier League goals with 260. Twenty-four players have reached the 100-goal mark. Since the first Premier League season in 1992–93, 14 different players from 10 different clubs have won or shared the top scorers title. Thierry Henry won his fourth overall scoring title by scoring 27 goals in the 2005–06 season. Andrew Cole and Alan Shearer hold the record for most goals in a season (34) – for Newcastle and Blackburn respectively. Ryan Giggs of Manchester United holds the record for scoring goals in consecutive seasons, having scored in the first 21 seasons of the league.
A: | Twenty-four |
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How to find an apartment in paris
Familiarize yourself with parisian geography.
Understanding the area itself can help you make a choice about where the best place will be for you to settle.
The city of paris is located in the central northern quarter of france.
Available options: 1. It covers 4 , 638 square miles and has over twelve million inhabitants, making it the most populous city in france. Paris is roughly oval shaped, and is divided into twenty " arrondissements " or municipalities, which form a clockwise spiral (arrondissement 1 is located in the center, and spirals out from there). 2. It is located on the northwest main street, with streets running from canada (colman é, occubidabres) to the southeast. The city is north american england, with a 4-stop metro network of french neighborhood. 3. It's located northwest of paris and then is located south of the seine river. The neighborhood below the seine river is french running water with french cafes and restaurants. 4. On most european apartments, this is called the rue de cica. Because of this, walking around town will allow you to compare the city's unique style and landscape. | 1. |
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Ex Input:
Billy had a pet turtle that he took good care of, everyday. His turtle's name was Tumble. Tumble liked to walk around outside in the garden and dig small holes to sleep in. Billy loved Tumble and would visit him outside when he got home from school. Tumble's favorite food was oatmeal. So, every day after school, Billy would make Tumble a big bowl of oatmeal and take it outside for Tumble to enjoy. Tumble would see Billy and walk up to him as fast as a turtle can go. Billy would put the bowl down and wait for Tumble to come up to the bowl to eat from it. When Tumble reached the bowl, he put his nose on it. But, the oatmeal was too hot to eat. Billy reached down and blew on the hot oatmeal, to cool it down for Tumble to eat. Once the oatmeal was cool enough, Tumble could dig in and eat his big bowl of oatmeal. Billy loved to watch as Tumble ate his bowl of oatmeal, because Billy took good care of Tumble, everyday. <sep>What were some of Tumble's favorite things?<sep>He loved digging holes in the garden and oatmeal
Ex Output:
Yes
Ex Input:
Alexis de Tocqueville and Gustave de Beaumont in America: Their Friendship and Their Travels edited by Oliver Zunz, translated by Arthur Goldhammer (University of Virginia Press; 2011) 698 pages; Includes previously unpublished letters, essays, and other writings Du systeme penitentaire aux Etats-Unis et de son application en France (1833) - On the Penitentiary System in the United States and Its Application to France, with Gustave de Beaumont. De la democratie en Amerique (1835/1840) - Democracy in America. It was published in two volumes, the first in 1835, the second in 1840. English language versions: Tocqueville, Democracy in America, trans. and eds., Harvey C. Mansfield and Delba Winthrop, University of Chicago Press, 2000; Tocqueville, Democracy in America (Arthur Goldhammer, trans.; Olivier Zunz, ed.) (The Library of America, 2004) ISBN 978-1-931082-54-9. L'Ancien Regime et la Revolution (1856) - The Old Regime and the Revolution. It is Tocqueville's second most famous work. Recollections (1893) - This work was a private journal of the Revolution of 1848. He never intended to publish this during his lifetime; it was published by his wife and his friend Gustave de Beaumont after his death. Journey to America (1831-1832) - Alexis de Tocqueville's travel diary of his visit to America; translated into English by George Lawrence, edited by J-P Mayer, Yale University Press, 1960; based on vol. V, 1 of the OEuvres Completes of Tocqueville. L'Etat social et politique de la France avant et depuis 1789 - Alexis de Tocqueville Memoir On Pauperism: Does public charity produce an idle and dependant class of society? (1835) originally published by Ivan R. Dee. Inspired by a trip to England. One of Tocqueville's more obscure works. Journeys to England and Ireland 1835 <sep>What work did Tocqueville never intend to publish during his lifetime?<sep>Recollections
Ex Output:
Yes
Ex Input:
The Glory of Melaka: In the early days, if you were not a pirate or a mosquito, Melaka was not much of a place to live. The land was infertile, just a swampy plain, the river small and sluggish. But it had a sheltered harbor, protected from the monsoons by neighboring Sumatra. Later, the strategic location and deep-water channel close to the coast brought in the bigger vessels of the trade-wind traffic crossing the Indian Ocean. The first to realize the larger commercial potential, as so often throughout the country's subsequent history, were the Chinese. In 1409, under a new directive from Emperor Chu Ti to pursue trade in the South Seas and the Indian Ocean, a Chinese fleet of 50 ships headed by Admiral Cheng Ho called in at Melaka. They made Parameswara an offer he could not refuse: port facilities and an annual financial tribute in exchange for Chinese protection against the marauding Thais. In 1411, Parameswara took the money to Beijing himself, and the emperor gratefully made him a vassal king. Twenty years later, the Chinese withdrew again from the South Seas trade. The new ruler of Melaka, Sri Maharajah, switched his allegiance to the Muslim trading fraternity by marrying into the Muslim faith, wedding the daughter of a sultan in Sumatra. Islam won its place in Malaya not by conquest — as had been the case in North Africa and Europe — but by trade, dynastic alliances, and peaceful preaching. Bengali peddlers had already brought the faith to the east coast. In Melaka and throughout the peninsula, Islam thrived as a strong, male-dominated religion of individuality, offering dynamic leadership and preaching brotherhood and self-reliance — all qualities ideally suited to the coastal trade. At the same time, Sufi mystics synthesized Islamic teaching with local Malay traditions of animistic magic and charisma, though Islam did not become the state religion until Muzaffar Shah became sultan of Melaka (1446–1459). But the key figure in the sultanate was Tun Perak, bendahara (prime minister) and military commander. He expanded Melaka's power along the west coast and down to Singapore and the neighboring Bintan islands. He also had orang laut pirates patrolling the seas to extort tribute from passing ships. After Ailied district chiefs had repelled assaults from Thai-controlled armies from Pahang, Tun Perak personally led a famous victory over a Thai fleet off Batu Pahat in 1456. <sep>Who brought Islams to Melaka?<sep>Sri Maharajah
Ex Output:
| Yes
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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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Question: Notes issued are either backed by Bank of England notes at a rate of one pound to one pound sterling, or can be backed by securities issued by the Government of Gibraltar. Although Gibraltar notes are denominated in ``pounds sterling'', they are not legal tender anywhere in the United Kingdom. Gibraltar's coins are the same weight, size and metal as British coins, although the designs are different, and they are occasionally found in circulation across Britain.
Answer: can gibraltar coins be used in the uk?
Question: 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.
Answer: is atlantic time the same as eastern time?
Question: Susan slips away from the talent show and puts the plan into motion. As she is about to pull the trigger, however, she realizes that Henry's plan, though ingenious, is the construct of a child, and that she must act as an adult. She immediately confronts Glenn and tells him that she is going to expose him for what he has done to Christina. Glenn replies that everyone will believe him, not her, and he tells her that he is going to call his police chief to come and bring her in. At the same time, affected by Christina's dance performance at the talent show, Principal Wilder decides to follow through on the abuse accusation and contacts the authorities. Glenn returns home, calls his relative at Social Services, and learns that an investigation is being opened into his abuse of Christina. As the police arrive at his house, Glenn kills himself. Susan legally adopts Christina as her daughter. She also finishes writing one of her children's books, as Henry had urged her to do.
Answer: | does christina die in the book of henry?
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How to write a financial report<br>Decide on a time frame. Before you begin, you will need to determine the period of time your financial report will cover. Most financial reports are prepared quarterly and annually, although some companies also prepare them on a monthly basis.
Can we infer the following?
Most financial reports are prepared once a decade. | No |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then an example. Follow the example to solve a new instance 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.
Powdered sugar, also called confectioners' sugar, icing sugar, and icing cake, is a finely ground sugar produced by milling granulated sugar into a powdered state. It usually contains a small amount of anti-caking agent to prevent clumping and improve flow. Although most often produced in a factory, powdered sugar can also be made by processing ordinary granulated sugar in a coffee grinder, or by crushing it by hand in a mortar and pestle.
Solution: is confectionary sugar the same as powdered sugar?
Why? The question is a yes/no question, and it is answerable based on the given passage.
New input: Public drinking in France is legal. Although it is illegal to sell alcohol to minors (under 18) it is not illegal for minors to consume alcohol in public. However local laws may ban public drinking or the purchase of alcohol in certain areas or at certain times.
Solution: | is it legal to drink in public france? |
IN: What happens next?
How to add tv shows to itv shows on ios
Launch itv shows.
Look for the app icon on your ipad or iphone, and tap on it.
Tap " my shows " from the bottom menu to see your shows.
OPTIONS:
- These are the shows you've tagged as your favorites and added to the app. The shows will be grouped in order of their current airing statuses and each of them will be displayed with their unique posters and titles.
- All the shows you have added will appear. Tap " show shows " from the menu bar to view all the " show shows " on all the channels on your ipad.
- Use the search box to search for a television show or show you want to add to the channel or show that you're viewing. Check the box next to an episode's name, usually the host of the show.
- After you see all of your shows, tap the ones you want to go up on your device. Tap on " " once you're on the screen.
OUT: These are the shows you've tagged as your favorites and added to the app. The shows will be grouped in order of their current airing statuses and each of them will be displayed with their unique posters and titles.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to make chicken crepes
Sauté onion and mushrooms in 2 tbsp butter and oil in a large saucepan over medium heat until mushrooms begin to brown.
Set aside.
Wash the asparagus.
OPTIONS:
- Cut the broccoli in half, and drain them in a colander. Add the onions and mushrooms and cook, stirring constantly, for about 20 seconds.
- Drain lentils and lemon juice and then place them in a food processor or colander with two 8 oz cheese canning bowls, whisking until smooth. Separate the chicken and add to the oats and sauté them for 3-4 minutes on medium heat until they start to steam.
- Then snap the stem end of each spear and discard the tough bottom segments (or use them in soup). This is most easily done by holding the thicker, cut end in one hand and moving the other hand up the stem while trying to snap the spear like a twig.
- Heat the thyme that is not green to the same temperature as your onions. Drain the pot and dump the thyme into the saucepan.
A: Then snap the stem end of each spear and discard the tough bottom segments (or use them in soup). This is most easily done by holding the thicker, cut end in one hand and moving the other hand up the stem while trying to snap the spear like a twig.
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
They are standing next to the kitchen counter that has several bowls filled with various ingredient in it. the chef
OPTIONS:
- is now mixing various ingredients into a pot and is banging the ingredients together into a bowl and mixing them up into a bowl.
- grabs the bowl out of the solution and pours pinata balls into the bowl to amount of food mix.
- is holding a pot of chopped chopped plants and peeling them off a board.
- is talking about the recipes that the ingredients are used for.
OUT: is talking about the recipes that the ingredients are used for.
Question:
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
How to create fake nails out of glitter
Set out the project items on a hard, flat surface.
You'll find the items needed listed below.
Lay two pieces of paper on a hard, flat work surface.
OPTIONS:
- This will expose the brush, eraser, and nail. Roll each piece of paper and scrape off any excess decoration or glue.
- Make sure that the pencil sides of the two pieces are touching each other. Bend the paper over so that it forms a straight line on the bottom of the project.
- Ensure the side of each piece of paper is facing down so that it can be pressed against the surface. Using your hands, assemble the end pieces into a " v " shape so that they stand flat.
- For best results, choose two different pieces of colored paper and tape them together at the edges. Having these pieces of paper will help you keep your surface clean and will allow you to reuse any glitter than you don't use the first time.
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Answer:
For best results, choose two different pieces of colored paper and tape them together at the edges. Having these pieces of paper will help you keep your surface clean and will allow you to reuse any glitter than you don't use the first time.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
A brunette woman is now talking while she's sitting outdoors near a large plant and the words on the screen say that her name is judy frankel, her title and her website. the woman
OPTIONS:
- is now holding one of the bud powered cookies and begins rolling it on her fry pan in her hands and hushing it the way women do all the time.
- grabs onto the plant and then cuts a part off of it with her pruning shears, holds the piece up and is talking about it and she cuts another piece off and this time this one is bigger.
- then does a video show with a youtube video that lets them know if she has any questions about being cicu and she starts doing several of her routine.
- continues talking as she is shown in various environments and signs posing with her indoor dog and showing some of her various yard activities.
A: grabs onto the plant and then cuts a part off of it with her pruning shears, holds the piece up and is talking about it and she cuts another piece off and this time this one is bigger.
How to extend battery life in ios 9
Identify apps that are battery hogs.
Open the settings app then locate the battery app, which is just below " touch id & passcode. " open the battery app to view detailed information about your battery.
OPTIONS:
- These apps will list how many battery hogs they accept for daily use. Most include mercury or ionized battery hogs, which may lower the lifespan of battery hogs.
- Connect the apple device to your wi-fi. You should see a button in the lower right-hand corner of the screen that says connect device to your wi-fi.
- View the battery usage heading to see a list of the apps you use. A percentage value is listed to the right of each app, denoting the proportion of battery each app used.
- You can determine if there is a battery hog app by looking for the name on the lower-left corner. Determine the battery's voltage and battery capacity.
| View the battery usage heading to see a list of the apps you use. A percentage value is listed to the right of each app, denoting the proportion of battery each app used. |
How to read topographic maps<br>Use the thicker contour lines to determine the elevation. Contour lines represent paths or segments of the earth. Topographic maps are covered in contour lines.
Topographic maps show different segments of the earth OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
A recent study found no evidence of seasonal affective disorder in Iceland where the sun does not appear for a long time in the winter.
Icelanders have higher light bills. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
In part that can explain the reason why, although we have implemented free trade agreements, they have not been as good as they can become because the Government of Canada has actually impeded and impaired the ability of the Canadian private sector to be competitive with its counterpart south of the border because it has not done much with removing the interprovincial trade barriers that hamstring them so badly.
Canada has implemented free trade agreements. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | Yes |
How to document a computer problem
Search for a key on your keyboard called print scr, prnscr, prtscrn or the like.
It is located above the " insert " key and to the right of the " f12 " key on a standard keyboard. It's location may differ on a laptop keyboard.
OPTIONS:
- If you order typed abstracts from print, print partial abstracts, exact abstracts, there may be cheaper alternatives. Click " file " in the ptscrn toolbar and click on the file.
- Identify the key that will shift after you move a task. These keys are those which move the control pad up or down.
- If you want to capture the entire screen, hold down the " ctrl " key and hit the prnscr key or the corresponding key as mentioned above. If you want to capture just a window, first make sure the window is active.
- Find your position by looking at the " how-to " box and " obtain " boxes. Search for a key and press it.
If you want to capture the entire screen, hold down the " ctrl " key and hit the prnscr key or the corresponding key as mentioned above. If you want to capture just a window, first make sure the window is active.
How to quickly multiply single digits by 9
Remember that any number multiplied by 1 is the number itself.
No matter how tricky 9 is, it can't escape the fact that 1x9 will always equal 9.
Start simple and work your way up.
OPTIONS:
- If you're almost certain you know what you're doing, just jot down whatever you can think of. Unless your calculations yourself require that you write them down first.
- Work your way up to 17 and you won't have a single digit. This will cause less confusion later! Remember that most cell phones only have 14 digits.
- Don't try to multiply 9x9 before you learn 9x2 because it is a lot easier to think of math like a ladder. You should take each step to the top because if you try to skip steps you may just fall back and have to start over.
- You are at half the difficulty, meaning not even you can make the math as simple as you want it to be. In addition, there's a good chance that, once you understand fractions, you'll be able to figure out how to solve higher 9's with less work.
Don't try to multiply 9x9 before you learn 9x2 because it is a lot easier to think of math like a ladder. You should take each step to the top because if you try to skip steps you may just fall back and have to start over.
How to read the periodic table
View the periodic table as starting at the top left and ending at the end of the last row, near the bottom right.
The table is structured from left to right in order of increasing atomic number. The atomic number is the number of protons in a single atom.
OPTIONS:
- It gets examined upon quantum theory that everything will have a single atomic number. A periodic table consists of several atomic numbers.
- Not every row or column is complete. Although there may be breaks in the center, reading the table will continue from left to right.
- The periodic table uses this number to calculate the neutrons in a single atom. The periodic table has five neutrons, each representing a chemistry element that results in a chemical reaction.
- To view the periodic table you must first access the periodic table by entering the periodic table's name, the atomic number, and symbol. To do so, just click the ic symbol that displays.
Not every row or column is complete. Although there may be breaks in the center, reading the table will continue from left to right.
How to ionize water
Use a water ionizer machine.
The most common way for people to ionize water at home, is by using a water ionizing machine. These machines are attached to your main source of water, such as your kitchen tap.
OPTIONS:
- Placing the machine near your faucet can make cleaning your tap and bathroom harder, especially if the faucet is as accessible as the water source (i.e., your front garden canal). Avoid using garden hoses, which can damage the water in your system.
- Depending on the model you have, you will be able to set the specific ph levels that you want the water to be. Electric water ionizers utilize small voltages of electricity to change the electrical charge of the water molecules.
- About $250 to 300 would definitely be an option if you're trying to replace your tap. This machine is generally a lot less expensive than the other machines, since you won't be using it as often.
- The machine sucks water out of the tap, preventing the water from diluting and flooding the water in your pipes. While ionizing water can be great option, you can't get it out of your pipes unless you have a small amount of ionizer.
| Depending on the model you have, you will be able to set the specific ph levels that you want the water to be. Electric water ionizers utilize small voltages of electricity to change the electrical charge of the water molecules. |
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Discovery is latest high-profile incident amid rising crime, a recession and a major political scandal with barely a month to go until Brazil hosts Olympic Games
Parts of a mutilated body have washed up on the sands of Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro just meters from where beach volleyball athletes will compete in the upcoming Olympics.
The discovery is the latest to unnerve the city as it grapples with rising crime, a recession and exhausted state finances at a time when it hoped to be celebrating the first Olympics ever held in South America.
It was unclear Wednesday afternoon what conditions may have led to the mutilated body but a policeman standing guard by a security perimeter confirmed its existence to Reuters.
Police officials did not immediately return calls to their public affairs office for more details Wednesday afternoon.
The Olympics, which start 5 August, were intended to show off an economic boom that has since fizzled in Latin America’s biggest country. Now the Games come as the state of Rio de Janeiro awaits emergency funding of 2.9bn reais ($892m) to ensure financing for public services.
The Olympics also will play out with a backdrop of political instability as Brazil’s senate tries suspended president Dilma Rousseff, who is accused of accounting tricks in the government budget, to determine whether she will be ousted for good. The trial is expected to finish after the Games.
'Welcome to Hell': Rio police protest financial disaster ahead of Olympics Read more
The state in recent months, even as it races to complete a new subway line and other key pieces of infrastructure promised for the Olympics, has missed crucial debt payments and has been forced to postpone purchasing and salary payments for everyone from public health workers to police.
Rio’s acting governor, Francisco Dornelles, earlier this month declared a financial emergency in the state because of budget shortfalls caused by a recession, plummeting oil revenues and a run-up in public expenditures in recent years.
He has fretted publicly that the Olympics could be “a big failure” if financing does not come through but Brazil’s federal government has said that it will.
Earlier this week, police and firemen demonstrated at Rio’s international airport, protesting their missed wages and greeting arriving passengers with a sign reading “Welcome to Hell”. ||||| (CNN) With just 36 days to go before the Rio Olympics kick off, the situation in the host city just went from bad to worse.
A beach goer Wednesday discovered human body parts that had washed up on the shore, right in front of the Olympic Beach Volleyball Arena on Rio's famed Copacabana beach.
A dismembered foot and another body part still unidentified was found, according to Andre Luiz, an officer of the Military Police. Police believe the victim was a woman or young adult.
Although the circumstances surrounding the person's death are unknown, it is another embarrassing blow to the host country -- already reeling from financial problems, a mishap-prone Olympic torch and an outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
A runner passes by the body parts that were found near the Olympics beach volleyball stadium, visible in the background.
Rio de Janeiro is broke
Two days before the gruesome body parts discovery, the acting governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro warned that the Games could be a "big failure" because the state is out of money.
"I am optimistic about the games, but I have to show the reality. We can make a great Olympics, but if some steps are not taken, it can be a big failure," Francisco Dornelles told Brazilian newspaper O Globo.
Some of the Olympic Games costs are funded by the city of Rio de Janeiro, but the burden also falls on the Rio de Janeiro state government, and it is in bad shape.
The state declared an official emergency and requested a federal bailout earlier this month but it hasn't received the money. Dornelles warned of a breakdown in essential public services and said without the emergency funds, the police force could only cover its costs to the end of the week.
'Welcome to hell'
Police demonstrate against the government for arrears in their salary payments on June 27, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The frustration over unpaid wages for members of law enforcement boiled over in several protests. That same day, several people held up a banner at the airport that said: "Welcome to hell. Police and firefighters don't get paid, whoever comes to Rio de Janeiro will not be safe."
Similar messages have popped up over the city, such as one graffiti on a flyover that warned about the lack of functioning hospitals.
Welcome, we don't have hospitals! - "Aviso" na estrada do Galeão. (Foto: Tiago Bla) pic.twitter.com/NfnrEukkuT — Cecília Olliveira (@Cecillia) June 26, 2016
If that refrain sounds familiar, that's because one of Brazil's most successful soccer players Rivaldo Ferreira also warned people earlier to stay away
Water thrown at Olympics torch
The day prior, a man tried to snuff out the Olympic torch by throwing a bucket of water at it
Marcelino Mateus Silva Proença, 27, missed the torch altogether hitting only the torch bearer and the security guards around it.
He was arrested, and released, and since then, has been posting about the incident on Facebook which he said was a dare from his friends.
"I have the torch, but don't have education, health, security, quality of life..." he said on Monday.
Jaguar killed
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An even bigger fuss was created over another Olympic torch incident, when a jaguar called Juma that was being exhibited with the torch relay escaped from her handlers and was shot by a soldier.
Rio 2016's organizing committee quickly proffered up an apology, saying they had "made a mistake" putting a wild animal near the torch and guaranteed no more situations like this will occur during the Games.
Can they pull it off?
That's all in a week's work for Rio's Olympics organizers.
There are other issues of concern of course, like the untreated sewage in the waters which athletes complained have made them break out in disease. The U.S. Olympic rowing team is taking extra precautions and will be wearing seamless antimicrobial unisuits to compete, while the German sailing team has been practicing trying to sail in trash-coated waters
Photos: Zika worries: Who's skipping the Olympics? Photos: Zika worries: Who's skipping the Olympics? Milos Raonic is the first leading tennis player to pull out of the Rio 2016 Olympics because of "uncertainty" over the Zika virus. The world No. 7 withdrew from Canada's team on July 15. Hide Caption 1 of 11 Photos: Zika worries: Who's skipping the Olympics? Young golf star Jordan Spieth has pulled out of contention to take part at the 2016 Rio Olympics. The American cited fears about the Zika virus, according to the International Golf Federation, which released a list of eligible players on July 11. Hide Caption 2 of 11 Photos: Zika worries: Who's skipping the Olympics? The U.S. golf team will also be without world No. 2 Dustin Johnson, who won the U.S. Open in June. Johnson pulled out on July 8, saying "my concerns about the Zika virus cannot be ignored." He already has a baby boy with fiancee Paulina Gretzky. Hide Caption 3 of 11 Photos: Zika worries: Who's skipping the Olympics? South African golfer Lee-Anne Pace, who ranks No. 21 in the LPGA, said she does not want to be considered to represent her country in Rio this summer because of Zika. Noting that the decision is personal, she said, "Playing in the Rio 2016 Olympics is an incredible honor for any athlete, and we are excited for golf's return to the Games. We also realize that the Zika virus is a concern for many, particularly for women with plans for a family in the near-term." Hide Caption 4 of 11 Photos: Zika worries: Who's skipping the Olympics? Australian Jason Day, ranked No. 1 in the world of golf, says he will not compete in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio due to concerns over the Zika virus. "The reason for my decision is my concern about the possible Zika virus and the potential risks that it may present to my wife's future pregnancies and to the future members of our family," Day said in announcing his decision. Hide Caption 5 of 11 Photos: Zika worries: Who's skipping the Olympics? Golf's world No. 4, Rory McIIroy, announced in June that he wouldn't be competing in the Rio Olympics amid fears surrounding the Zika virus. "After speaking with those closest to me, I've come to realize that my health and my family's health comes before anything else," McIIroy said in a statement. Hide Caption 6 of 11 Photos: Zika worries: Who's skipping the Olympics? On June 28, Irish golfer Shane Lowry announced he is withdrawing from the 2016 Olympics games being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in August. In a statement Lowry said, "While I am bitterly disappointed to be missing out on that experience and the opportunity to win an Olympic medal for Ireland, on this occasion I have to put my family's welfare first." Hide Caption 7 of 11 Photos: Zika worries: Who's skipping the Olympics? Australian golfer Marc Leishman pulled out of the Olympic Games amid concerns over the Zika virus' impact on his wife's compromised immune system. "We have consulted with Audrey's physician and, due to her ongoing recovery and potential risks associated with the transmission of the Zika virus, it was a difficult yet easy decision not to participate," he said in June. Hide Caption 8 of 11 Photos: Zika worries: Who's skipping the Olympics? Fiji's Vijay Singh has chosen not to participate in the Olympics, which includes golf for the first time in 112 years. Singh, a three-time major winner, was one of the first notable athletes to drop out of the games because of the Zika virus. He announced his decision in mid-April. Hide Caption 9 of 11 Photos: Zika worries: Who's skipping the Olympics? American cyclist Tejay van Garderen will be skipping the Olympics. "If my wife wasn't pregnant right now, I'd be going to Rio," he told CNN. "My biggest concern is for the baby on the way. I would never tell any athlete who's worked their butt off for four years not to go to the games." Hide Caption 10 of 11 Photos: Zika worries: Who's skipping the Olympics? "Today" anchor Savannah Guthrie announced in June that she is expecting her second child and will not be heading to Brazil to cover the Olympic Games because of concerns about the Zika virus. "I'm not going to be able to go to Rio," she told co-anchor Matt Lauer. "The doctors say we shouldn't because of the Zika virus." Hide Caption 11 of 11 |||||
| The beaches of the Rio Olympics just added gory to gross: Police say a foot and other body parts possibly belonging to a young adult turned up on Copacabana beach Wednesday—right in front of the Olympic Beach Volleyball Arena, reports CNN. Little is known about the case, but it's one more sign that the Olympics could be a "big failure." Many civil service employees—including police—aren't getting paid as Rio awaits $892 million in emergency funding. Earlier this week, police officers unveiled a sign in Rio's airport reading, "Welcome to Hell … Whoever comes to Rio de Janeiro will not be safe," per Reuters. (Athletes are already getting robbed.) |
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Tenants who equipped their Colorado Springs apartment with motion security cameras were prepared for a home invasion, but never expected to catch their landlord having sex in their bed.
Police say that's exactly what one husband and wife were alerted to after their cameras detected motion in the apartment and turned on, revealing a graphic scene.
Colorado Springs Lt. Howard Black said when the tenants at the Skyway Condominiums apartment viewed the cameras, they saw "two guys having sex in their bed."
Black said the graphic scene isn't the only thing that upset the couple -- they were upset to see the landlord and his partner use the wife's wedding dress as a rag to clean up after they were finished.
Police confirmed the dress is being used as evidence in the case, in which Carlos Quijada, the landlord, faces an arrest warrant for criminal trespass and an obscenity charge.
Quijada is allowed to under the rental agreement enter the apartment, but police described the acts in the apartment as a felony-level crime.
The tenant provided video footage of the acts to KKTV, a Colorado Springs television station.
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Or, keep up-to-date on the latest news and weather with the Denver7 apps for iPhone/iPads, Android and Kindle. ||||| UPDATE (9/22/17): The landlord caught having sex in a tenant's bedroom was sentenced Friday morning.
Carlos Quijada, 40, will serve the maximum sentence of two years in prison. He's already been in custody for 104 days, so will be credited for those days.
The tenant who caught the act on camera was not in court for the sentencing.
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PREVIOUS (12/13/16): A landlord is facing felony charges for trespassing. However, it’s what he was caught on camera doing in a couple’s bedroom that has the tenant so upset.
It all started from an alert from Logan Pierce's phone that led him to a startling discovery.
"I got a notification from one of the cameras on lunch the other day that it detected noise and was strange because both of us work all day everyday,” Pierce told 11 News.
One of those cameras is set up in the bedroom of his apartment at Skyway Condominiums in Colorado Springs.
"I opened up the camera and kind of had to like quit the program and, like, restart it again because I didn't really believe what I saw," said Pierce.
11 News can’t show you the whole footage, because it’s too graphic. But, the video goes on to show a clear picture of Pierce’s landlord having sex on his and his wife’s bed.
"I guess the first thing that went through my mind was like complete and utter disbelief," Pierce said.
He immediately called his wife.
"I said, 'Honey, I think we need to move, like, immediately.”
Then, they called police.
"Obviously landlords don't have the ability to go into tenant apartments and do whatever they want to do,” said Lt. Howard Black with the Colorado Springs Police Department.
11 News reporter Kyla Galer caught up the accused landlord Carlos Quijada Wednesday afternoon to ask him what he was doing in that apartment that day. He didn’t have a comment.
Pierce's lease, like many do, state the landlord has the right to enter the apartment. But Springs police say this case is felony trespassing.
"It was like a total violation of privacy. Just to have somebody to come in unannounced is enough, but ... then go forth with sleeping with somebody on your bed while you're not there. It was scary,” Pierce explained.
The worst part of it all, Pierce said, is what the two used as a towel to clean up: his wife’s wedding dress.
"To see how upset she immediately got because she was the one that realized that's what that was, and they just threw it back, and now that's gone because the authorities took it for DNA evidence," said Pierce
As police investigate, they have a message for anyone watching this.
"We would want to know if once you air this if other individuals within that building or any other building had a landlord that was trespassing inside their residence without their permission or outside of what the lease allows them to do,” said Black.
11 News reached out to some of Quijada’s other tenants; they say they were all shocked and disgusted by what happened.
An arrest warrant has been issued for Quijada for criminal trespassing and misdemeanor obscenity.
According to the El Paso County Sheriff's website Quijada has been arrested and booked.
||||| DECEMBER 2--A Colorado landlord is facing a felony charge after a motion detection camera recorded him having sex with another man in a tenant’s apartment, police report.
According to cops, Carlos Quijada illegally entered the Colorado Springs residence of Logan Pierce and Mikaela DiGiulio in late-November. While the married couple was not home, their four-camera Nest security system was guarding the condominium.
After Quijada, 39, entered the residence, Pierce received a notification on his phone that the Nest system had detected noise in the apartment.
When Pierce subsequently checked the camera feeds, he saw Quijada and another man inside his bedroom.
The video shows the men each removing their pants immediately upon entering the room and then climbing atop the bed. Following a six-minute round of oral and anal sex, Quijada’s partner used one of DiGiulio’s dresses--plucked from a laundry pile--to wipe his genitals. At one point, Quijada uses another garment to attack a lubricant stain left on the green bed sheet.
Pierce, who provided the X-rated security video to TSG, said that the blue dress used as a post-sex clean-up rag was worn by his wife at the couple’s March wedding ceremony.
Pierce and DiGiulio--who rented the $1100-a-month apartment after responding in July to a Craigslist ad--vacated the premises shortly after Quijada used their home as a hook-up spot. The couple is now living at a Super 8 hotel where DiGiulio is employed (and where Pierce works part-time).
After being provided with the security footage, the Colorado Springs Police Department issued an arrest warrant charging Quijada with criminal trespassing, a felony, and misdemeanor obscenity.
Quijada (right) and his partner are seen in the above screenshot from the security video. ||||| | Think about the worst thing your worst landlord ever did to you. This might be worse. A Colorado Springs man tells KKTV he caught his landlord having sex on his bed then using his wife's wedding dress to clean up. The couple—Logan Pierce and Mikaela DiGiulio—have a four-camera security system set up in their apartment, the Smoking Gun reports. Late last month, Pierce got a notification on his phone that one of the cameras was picking up some activity. He opened the app and immediately restarted it "because I didn't really believe what I saw." What he saw was two men having sex on his and his wife's bed inside their $1,100-a-month apartment. Pierce says one of the men was his landlord, Carlos Quijada. Then it got worse. Pierce says after Quijada and his partner finished, they grabbed two garments from a laundry pile to clean up, one of which was the dress DiGiulio wore at their wedding. "Complete and utter disbelief," Pierce says. Police tell KMGH the wedding dress is now being used as evidence. Quijada is facing felony trespassing charges. Police say that while leases can allow landlords to enter properties whenever, they can't just do whatever once they're in there. Pierce says it was "scary" and a "total violation of privacy." He and DiGiulio moved out of the apartment soon after the incident and are currently living in a Super 8 hotel where they both work. |
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Q: Alexis de Tocqueville and Gustave de Beaumont in America: Their Friendship and Their Travels edited by Oliver Zunz, translated by Arthur Goldhammer (University of Virginia Press; 2011) 698 pages; Includes previously unpublished letters, essays, and other writings Du systeme penitentaire aux Etats-Unis et de son application en France (1833) - On the Penitentiary System in the United States and Its Application to France, with Gustave de Beaumont. De la democratie en Amerique (1835/1840) - Democracy in America. It was published in two volumes, the first in 1835, the second in 1840. English language versions: Tocqueville, Democracy in America, trans. and eds., Harvey C. Mansfield and Delba Winthrop, University of Chicago Press, 2000; Tocqueville, Democracy in America (Arthur Goldhammer, trans.; Olivier Zunz, ed.) (The Library of America, 2004) ISBN 978-1-931082-54-9. L'Ancien Regime et la Revolution (1856) - The Old Regime and the Revolution. It is Tocqueville's second most famous work. Recollections (1893) - This work was a private journal of the Revolution of 1848. He never intended to publish this during his lifetime; it was published by his wife and his friend Gustave de Beaumont after his death. Journey to America (1831-1832) - Alexis de Tocqueville's travel diary of his visit to America; translated into English by George Lawrence, edited by J-P Mayer, Yale University Press, 1960; based on vol. V, 1 of the OEuvres Completes of Tocqueville. L'Etat social et politique de la France avant et depuis 1789 - Alexis de Tocqueville Memoir On Pauperism: Does public charity produce an idle and dependant class of society? (1835) originally published by Ivan R. Dee. Inspired by a trip to England. One of Tocqueville's more obscure works. Journeys to England and Ireland 1835 <sep>When was The Old Regime and the Revolution published, was it successful?<sep>1835 and yes
A: | No |
How to drive a semi automatic car
Turn the key in the ignition to start the engine.
Semi-automatic cars typically don't require any special treatment to start. The parking brake should already be engaged, and you should hold down the brake pedal to ensure the car doesn't move forward as you shift it into gear.
In most semiautomatic cars, the parking brake is engaged when the gearshift is set to " p. " Find the gearshift next to you.
How to choose a vet
Keep your type of pet in mind.
Not all vets will treat all species. Make sure the vet has experience with your species of pet.
For instance, even if a vet has a very good reputation as a canine vet, this is useless if you own a rabbit, because the two species are very different. Most vet clinics are happy to treat' companion animals ,' which is another way of saying cats and dogs.
The man and another begin to do some karate moves against one another but they rarely make physical contact. there
is a group of men standing around them watching them.
How to organize executive accommodations
Determine the primary meeting or work location for the trip.
You will want to find accommodations as close as possible to minimize travel delays. Reliable transportation is also an important consideration, whether you will work with a car service or transportation provided by the hotel or reserve a rental car.
| Find out whether the executive has a preferred hotel or hotel " brand. " consistency when traveling from city to city can help smooth the way for increased productivity. |
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.
When Nakamura won the 2014 New Japan Cup , Tanahashi had a second rematch against Nakamura at Invasion Attack 2014 on April 6 .
Output: | After Nakamura had won the 2014 New Japan Cup , another title match was booked between him and Tanahashi for the April 6 Invasion Attack 2014 event , where Tanahashi was defeated in his second title defense . |
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Starting in 1996, Alexa Internet has been donating their crawl data to the Internet Archive. Flowing in every day, these data are added to the Wayback Machine after an embargo period. ||||| The actor says she plans to split money from the divorce between a charity for sick children and another that will use it to combat violence against women
Amber Heard is to give her $7m divorce settlement from Johnny Depp to a charity that supports victims of domestic violence and a children’s hospital.
Heard wrote in a statement released on Thursday that the entire settlement would be split between the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, with the ACLU’s share of $3.5m going specifically towards its efforts to combat violence against women.
She and Depp settled their contentious divorce on Tuesday, one day before the actors were scheduled to begin a restraining order hearing that would center on Heard’s allegations Depp repeatedly abused her during their marriage.
Depp denied he abused Heard, and his attorney alleged she was making the domestic violence allegations to obtain a more favorable settlement.
Court filings show Heard had initially requested $50,000 a month in spousal support, which was denied by the judge.
Amber Heard's friend explains why she called police on Johnny Depp Read more
“As described in the restraining order and divorce settlement, money played no role for me personally and never has, except to the extent that I could donate it to charity and, in doing so, hopefully help those less able to defend themselves,” Heard wrote.
She added that she planned to support the organizations with future donations.
The executive director of the ACLU, Anthony Romero, issued a statement thanking Heard for her generous support and said she could feel “confident that this gift will help other women live safely and freely”.
ACLU National (@ACLU) Thanks to Amber Heard for generously donating to the ACLU!
More on our work supporting domestic violence survivors: https://t.co/YROq5HBCNV
After Heard filed for divorce in May, many of Depp’s famous friends rallied publicly in his support, with the comedian Doug Stanhope accusing Heard of blackmail and the director Terry Gilliam stating she was a “better actress than [he] thought”.
In the joint statement announcing the statement released on Tuesday, the former couple acknowledged volatility in their relationship, which began after they met on the set of the 2011 film The Rum Diary.
“Our relationship was intensely passionate and at times volatile, but always bound by love,” the actors’ statement said. “Neither party has made false accusations for financial gain. There was never any intent of physical or emotional harm.”
It said that Heard would be donating the proceeds from the divorce to a charity but did not specify that it was to be one supporting victims of domestic violence.
Even in the wake of the settlement, there continues to be back-and-forth between each party’s representatives over how the split is portrayed in public.
ABC News’s report of the announcement was amended to retract a statement made by Heard’s lawyers, Samantha F Spector and Joseph P Koenig, that she had been “vindicated in the court of public opinion”.
In a subsequent statement, Spector said that assertion was made without Heard’s knowledge or approval and was untrue: “We regret the error and apologize to Johnny Depp.”
Heard filed for divorce in May and days later obtained a temporary restraining order, accusing the Pirates of the Caribbean star of hitting her during a fight in their Los Angeles apartment in May.
Heard, who came to court with a bruise on her right cheek below the eye, accused Depp of repeatedly hitting her and throwing a cellphone during the fight.
Police said they responded to the actors’ apartment but found no evidence of a crime.
The case has received significant media coverage, propelled by photos, images and even text messages purportedly relating to alleged abuse being leaked to the media. |||||
| The Amber Heard-Johnny Depp divorce saga has ended with a peaceful settlement—and a stinging retort to those who accused Heard of being after Depp's money. Heard announced Thursday that she is giving the entire $7 million settlement to charity, People reports. "As described in the restraining order and divorce settlement, money played no role for me personally and never has, except to the extent that I could donate it to charity and, in doing so, hopefully help those less able to defend themselves," she said in a statement. Heard—who accused Depp of hitting her but dropped a restraining order request as part of the settlement—says half the money will go to the American Civil Liberties Union, with a request that it be used for the ACLU's programs to combat violence against women, the Guardian reports. The other half will go to Children's Hospital Los Angeles, where Heard has worked as a volunteer for the last 10 years. |
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Q: John 3:16 ( chapter 3 , verse 16 of the Gospel of John ) is a verse from the Christian Bible .
A: | John 3:16 ( chapter 3 , verse 16 of the Gospel of John of the New Testament ) is one of the most widely quoted verses from the Bible and has been called the most famous Bible verse . |
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[Q]: What needs consistency?, Context: The simplest valve gears give events of fixed length during the engine cycle and often make the engine rotate in only one direction. Most however have a reversing mechanism which additionally can provide means for saving steam as speed and momentum are gained by gradually "shortening the cutoff" or rather, shortening the admission event; this in turn proportionately lengthens the expansion period. However, as one and the same valve usually controls both steam flows, a short cutoff at admission adversely affects the exhaust and compression periods which should ideally always be kept fairly constant; if the exhaust event is too brief, the totality of the exhaust steam cannot evacuate the cylinder, choking it and giving excessive compression ("kick back").[citation needed]
[A]: exhaust and compression periods
[Q]: Which character in Orwell's novel is represented by IBM?, Context: After the Lisa's announcement, John Dvorak discussed rumors of a mysterious "MacIntosh" project at Apple in February 1983. The company announced the Macintosh 128K—manufactured at an Apple factory in Fremont, California—in October 1983, followed by an 18-page brochure included with various magazines in December. The Macintosh was introduced by a US$1.5 million Ridley Scott television commercial, "1984". It most notably aired during the third quarter of Super Bowl XVIII on January 22, 1984, and is now considered a "watershed event" and a "masterpiece." Regis McKenna called the ad "more successful than the Mac itself." "1984" used an unnamed heroine to represent the coming of the Macintosh (indicated by a Picasso-style picture of the computer on her white tank top) as a means of saving humanity from the "conformity" of IBM's attempts to dominate the computer industry. The ad alludes to George Orwell's novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four, which described a dystopian future ruled by a televised "Big Brother."
[A]: Big Brother
[Q]: Which 31 day period is when the cost of fuel got worse?, Context: In August 2007, an increase in the price of diesel and petrol led to Saffron Revolution led by Buddhist monks that were dealt with harshly by the government. The government cracked down on them on 26 September 2007. The crackdown was harsh, with reports of barricades at the Shwedagon Pagoda and monks killed. There were also rumours of disagreement within the Burmese armed forces, but none was confirmed. The military crackdown against unarmed protesters was widely condemned as part of the International reactions to the Saffron Revolution and led to an increase in economic sanctions against the Burmese Government.
[A]: | August 2007
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How to shoot a lacrosse ball<br>Grip toward the bottom of the stick with your non-dominant hand. The bottom hand acts as a fulcrum, or pivot point, for the leverage of the stick. Your hand should be wrapped around the stick with your thumb near your body and your knuckles outward.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "You need to use your hands for the lacrosse stick."? | Yes |
Club Fortuna provides revellers with wild orgies, x-rated shows and a series of play rooms for participants. The St Petersburg club charges £44 for people to attend and has said it will welcome Three Lions fans in June. One Russian club-goer said: "We get lots of foreign men and couples and Englishmen arriving for the World Cup will be very welcome. "But we want to see the well-mannered English and not the drunken types just looking for rough sex."
Can we draw the following conclusion?
some drunken Englishmen look for rough sex | Yes |
How to choose an energy efficient refrigerator<br>Think about what you want in a new refrigerator. Do you require a built-in or freestanding refrigerator. No-frost of static type? Double door, ice and water dispenser? If you are looking for a cheap model, there are some things you should keep certain things in mind.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Cheap models do not have freestanding refrigerator"? | It's impossible to say |
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How to weld aluminum
Get a tig (tungsten inert gas) welder.
This is a type of welder that uses a tungsten electrode and an inert gas to shield the welding area. The precision achieved with this type of welder is crucial when working with aluminum, especially thin pieces.
OPTIONS:
- Tungsten will have a much shorter life, shorter weld results, and may take several months to produce a strong earth efficient weld. You can find a weld applicator at your local hardware store or online.
- Never use weld molds unless your project is specifically aimed for aluminum and stainless steel. These weld layers will not be conductive.
- Tig welders are expensive, so consider contacting a local welding supply store or home hardware outlet about rental possibilities. It's possible to weld aluminum with other welding processes, such as mig welding, but tig welding is the method most suitable for beginners.
- To weld aluminum, it's easier to use an electric welder rather than a conventional welder. But, using an electronic welder can give you more freedom.
OUT: Tig welders are expensive, so consider contacting a local welding supply store or home hardware outlet about rental possibilities. It's possible to weld aluminum with other welding processes, such as mig welding, but tig welding is the method most suitable for beginners.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to stop interest and late fees on credit cards
Set up automated transfers.
If you are having trouble remembering when your payments are due, scheduling automatic payments can help. Online payments can be scheduled to automatically withdraw funds from your checking or savings account.
OPTIONS:
- Visit a financial gateway website to learn about making automatic transfers. These transactions can take place either through an online exchange fund or through services like pen and paper.
- Just make sure that you always have enough money in your account to make the payments. To set up these payments, you'll have to register for online banking and follow through the provided instructions to set up automatic payment.
- You can also set up automated transfers for your checking account. This is easier, but isn't necessarily as easy.
- Many credit card companies offer automatic payments for paychecks and debit cards, but you can make your own automatic withdrawal using a traditional atm. This enables you to deposit cash at a different atm for a fee, while still paying your credit card bill directly.
A: Just make sure that you always have enough money in your account to make the payments. To set up these payments, you'll have to register for online banking and follow through the provided instructions to set up automatic payment.
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to reset a ge dishwasher
Press the start/reset button to cancel the cycle.
If your machine is malfunctioning mid-cycle or you forgot to add a dish, you'll need to reset the cycle. For front-control washers, press the start/reset button.
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- For rear-control washers, press the your button. When your dishwasher is completely empty and the cycle is completed, you can release the control cable and remove it.
- If you have a top-control washer, carefully open up the top of the dishwasher door and press start/reset, then close the door. Dishes can be added at any point up until the main wash.
- For back-control washers, press the reset button. For certain procedures, press the reset button.
- For rear-control washers, press the f8 key. If your machine is a manual dishwasher, press the f8 key instead.
OUT: If you have a top-control washer, carefully open up the top of the dishwasher door and press start/reset, then close the door. Dishes can be added at any point up until the main wash.
Question:
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
How to avoid caffeine withdrawal headaches
Recognize a caffeine withdrawal headache.
Headaches are almost always the primary complaint of people trying to cut caffeine from their diet.
The pain associated with this kind of headaches is characterized as radiating and dull and it can last for a few hours to days.
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- Even mild withdrawal headaches go away on their own. You may experience another symptom your body can't identify, such as nausea and vomiting.
- Since your body was used to high level of caffeine, it will react to any situation where there is sudden decrease of this substance. Understand why caffeine withdrawal causes headaches.
- Headaches do not end when you stop taking them. Pain consisting of headaches should be addressed immediately after you stop drinking caffeinated beverages, including coffee, tea, sodas, or juice.
- Headaches are a symptom of many different causes, including blood clots and low potassium levels (obesity). For many reasons, a stomach ache may be triggered by caffeine withdrawal, but caffeine withdrawal occurs mainly during high doses.
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Answer:
Since your body was used to high level of caffeine, it will react to any situation where there is sudden decrease of this substance. Understand why caffeine withdrawal causes headaches.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
How to do a hair mask for brittle hair
Use a moisturizing mask for frizzy hair.
If your hair is wavy or curly, it may be more prone to frizz. In this case, opt for a moisturizing mask full of rich oils such as jojoba, avocado, and grape seed.
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- The mix will replenish moisture in your hair and help it maintain its natural volume and shine. Pour a little honey into your hair after washing and conditioning.
- These kinds of masks will best restore brittle hair that's prone to frizz. Look for protein masks for thin or damaged hair.
- Your hair will look less frizzier once the mask is added. Use a conditioner to prevent dry, damaged hair from looking frizzy.
- Keep in mind that aging older hair can give it a dry or crunchy texture. After two months have passed, dry hair begins to look unnaturally brittle.
A: These kinds of masks will best restore brittle hair that's prone to frizz. Look for protein masks for thin or damaged hair.
How to feed a betta fish peas
Get your pea out of the freezer.
Make sure you only get one pea because you will not feed your betta fish a lot of peas as this can make it even more bloated.
Put your pea in the microwave so that it can be soft enough for your betta fish to eat.
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- Make sure you only microwave your pea for only 30-60 seconds. Get your pea out of the microwave.
- If it is frozen, put it on a plate which has lots of water in it and you cover with plastic. On the frozen peas, you will see 10 pink peas.
- Do not microwave the pea for too long since it can stop the cooking process when it gets too hard. Continue cooking your pea in the microwave for one minute.
- Get your peas and feed them to your betta. Make sure you only give them 1 sometimes pea or it may break down.
| Make sure you only microwave your pea for only 30-60 seconds. Get your pea out of the microwave. |
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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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For instance , a Land constitutional court can write its own budget and hire or fire employees .
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For instance , a state constitutional court can write its own budget and hire or fire employees , powers that represent a degree of independence unique in the government structure .
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Auto-Tune became famous again in the mid-2000s when R & B singer T-Pain made active use of it in his songs .
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The use of Auto-Tune as a vocal effect was bolstered in the late 2000s by hip hop / R & B recording artist T-Pain who elaborated on the effect and made active use of Auto-Tune in his songs .
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Pointers are used in linked lists .
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| In other data structures , such as linked lists , pointers are used as references to explicitly tie one piece of the structure to another .
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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.
[EX Q]: The FIBA Basketball World Cup , known as the FIBA World Championship from 1950 through 2010 , is a world basketball tournament for men 's national teams held once every four years by the International Basketball Federation ( FIBA ) .
[EX A]: The FIBA Basketball World Cup , also known as the FIBA World Cup of Basketball or simply the FIBA World Cup , between 1950 and 2010 known as the FIBA World Championship , is an international basketball competition contested by the senior men 's national teams of the members of the International Basketball Federation ( FIBA ) , the sport 's global governing body .
[EX Q]: Removing old , unripe , damaged and broken seeds , and cleanliness also keeps down the spread of the pathogen .
[EX A]: Sanitary practices including , removing old and unripe seeds , exclusion of damaged and broken seeds , and overall cleanliness assist in minimizing the colonization and spread of the pathogen .
[EX Q]: The surfer uses their surfboard to catch a wave and ride in towards the shore .
[EX A]: | Surfing is a surface water sport in which the wave rider , referred to as a surfer , rides on the forward or face of a moving wave , which usually carries the surfer towards the shore .
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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: If you build a campfire, you start with a large stack of sticks and logs. As the fire burns, the stack slowly shrinks. By the end of the evening, all that is left is a small pile of ashes. What happened to the matter that you started with? Was it destroyed by the flames? It may seem that way. What do you think happened? The truth is that the same amount of matter still exists. The wood changed not only to ashes, but also to carbon dioxide, water vapor, and other gases. The gases floated off into the air, leaving behind just the ashes. Although matter was changed, it was not created or destroyed. Because the same amount of matter still exists, we can say that matter is conserved. You may wonder how it can be conserved if something is now missing? Assume you had measured the mass of the wood before you burned it. Assume you had also trapped the gases released by the burning wood and measured their mass and the mass of the ashes. What would you find? The ashes and gases combined have the same mass as the wood you started with. This example illustrates the law of conservation of mass. <sep>What is left when the stack shrinks?<sep>A small pile of ashes
A: Yes
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Q: At 8:38, Ong told Gonzalez that the plane was flying erratically again. Around this time Sweeney told Woodward that the hijackers were Middle Easterners, naming three of their seat numbers. One spoke very little English and one spoke excellent English. The hijackers had gained entry to the cockpit, and she did not know how. The aircraft was in a rapid descent. At 8:41, Sweeney told Woodward that passengers in coach were under the impression that there was a routine medical emergency in first class. Other flight attendants were busy at duties such as getting medical supplies while Ong and Sweeney were reporting the events. At 8:41, in American's operations center, a colleague told Marquis that the air traffic controllers declared Flight 11 a hijacking and "think he's [American 11] headed toward Kennedy [airport in New York City]. They're moving everybody out of the way. They seem to have him on a primary radar. They seem to think that he is descending." At 8:44, Gonzalez reported losing phone contact with Ong. About this same time Sweeney reported to Woodward, "Something is wrong. We are in a rapid descent . we are all over the place." Woodward asked Sweeney to look out the window to see if she could determine where they were. <sep>How did the flight attendants keep the passengers calm while they were reporting the hijacking to the ground operations?<sep>That there was a routine medical emergency in first class
A: Yes
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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 two geographic formation can be created from flooding rivers?<sep>Banks
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In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Let me give you an example: The Inheritance Cycle is a series of fantasy books written by Christopher Paolini.
The answer to this example can be: The Inheritance Cycle is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini.
Here is why: The output sentence elaborates on the input sentence without changing its general meaning e.g. "tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels".
OK. solve this:
Fuzz bass ( also called " bass overdrive " or " bass distortion " ) is a style of playing the electric bass .
Answer: | Fuzz bass , also called " bass overdrive " or " bass distortion " , is a style of playing the electric bass or modifying its signal that produces a buzzy , distorted , overdriven sound , which the name implies in an onomatopoetic fashion . |
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
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Question: Billy had a pet turtle that he took good care of, everyday. His turtle's name was Tumble. Tumble liked to walk around outside in the garden and dig small holes to sleep in. Billy loved Tumble and would visit him outside when he got home from school. Tumble's favorite food was oatmeal. So, every day after school, Billy would make Tumble a big bowl of oatmeal and take it outside for Tumble to enjoy. Tumble would see Billy and walk up to him as fast as a turtle can go. Billy would put the bowl down and wait for Tumble to come up to the bowl to eat from it. When Tumble reached the bowl, he put his nose on it. But, the oatmeal was too hot to eat. Billy reached down and blew on the hot oatmeal, to cool it down for Tumble to eat. Once the oatmeal was cool enough, Tumble could dig in and eat his big bowl of oatmeal. Billy loved to watch as Tumble ate his bowl of oatmeal, because Billy took good care of Tumble, everyday. <sep>What were some of Tumble's favorite things?<sep>He loved digging holes in the garden and oatmeal
Answer: Yes
Question: The digestive system is the body system that digests food. It digest food in two ways, mechanically and chemically. Both help in the process of turning food into nutrients. The digestive system also eliminates solid food waste. The major organs of the digestive system include the mouth, esophagus, stomach, and small and large in- testines. These organs all work together to help you gain energy from the food you eat. Digestion starts in the mouth. When food is swallowed, it travels through the esophagus to the stomach. In the stomach, digestion continues and a small amount of absorption of nutrients takes place. Most chemical digestion and nearly all absorption of nutrients take place in the small intestine. This organ consists of three parts: duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. The large intestine is the last stop in the digestive system. This is where water is absorbed. The food not digested is released as waste. <sep>Where does the absorption of nutrients take place?<sep>In the stomach and small intestine
Answer: Yes
Question: Elaan is a declaration of war against the reign of terror unleashed by the ganglords . The story revolves around an upright and principled Police Officer , A.C.P. Ramakant Chaudhary whose eldest son Vikas is killed in a pre-planned accident . But the A.C.P. is unable to nab the culprits for want of valid evidence . Consequently , the A.C.P. , his wife Revati and younger son Vishal are griefstricken over the loss of young Vikas . While the atmosphere in the city is already vitiated by the atrocities of ganglords Baba Khan and Manna Shetty who enjoy the support of some unscrupulous police personnel , the A.C.P. vows to make the ruthless gangsters bite the dust , without taking the law in his own hands . On the other hand , Vishal an angry young man , can not stand this injustice since the police had failed to arrest his brother's killers , and he silently resents his A.C.P father's inaction in dealing with the culprits . The ideologies of the father and son clash - Which lead to a conflict between a dutiful father and a reckless son . The only one who understands the agony of Vishal is Mohini , the daughter of head constable Devkinandan Sharma . The day comes when Vishal confronts Baba Khan and Manna Shetty Which leads to tension and gory situation for the A.C.P. , as the ganglords threaten to eliminate the A.C.P. as well as his wife Revati and son Vishal . <sep>What is the name of Revati's husband?<sep>A.C.P. Ramakant Chaudhary
Answer: | Yes
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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.
By Ernie Palladino
» More Ernie Palladino Columns
Sometimes it’s good to change the culture of a sport, if only to save a life or two.
There’s nothing complicated about it. We’ve seen football alter its collective behavior throughout the generations, and it’s still changing. The shape and material used in the helmets have evolved since the days when a thin piece of leather served as head protection.
Training camp — once the ultimate test of manhood — has gone from a nearly two-month torture chamber of two-a-days where coaches all but doled out water with an eye-dropper to a well-hydrated, single-practice month of tuneup before the regular season. Concussions are no longer thought of as goofy little mishaps that are forgotten once the cobwebs clear — or don’t — to serious occurrences that can shelve a player for a game, two games or more.
Hockey has seen the mandatory use of helmets, and baseball has ordered even its first- and third-base coaches to wear head protection.
Now, perhaps it is time for Major League Baseball to take another evolutionary step, an advancement that would influence every kid who dreams about becoming the next great thing.
It’s time to ban chewing tobacco.
Before anyone starts railing about the “sissyfying” of the game, let’s remember that the minors banned tobacco of all kinds from the field and dugouts as far back as 1993. The absence of Red Man from the cheeks of those players hasn’t seemed to affect their performance, as the personnel faucet continues to flow from that primary talent reservoir.
Still, it is not uncommon to see some players go back to the chaw as soon as they escape the minor-league restrictions. Somehow, it’s supposed to be cool to mimic a bunch of grizzled old-timers who didn’t know better. The camera catches them on the bench, spitting their ugly brown streams into paper Gatorade cups originally intended for hydration. The fans see the occasional hocking of a lip full of snuff on the field. It’s not only gross, but it can infuriate the grounds crew that has to rub those nasty tobacco juice stains out of artificial turf.
But this is about health, not aesthetics or cleaning bills or tradition. We’re talking about tobacco, after all, and that can kill as effectively through mastication as it can inhalation. Tony Gwynn, the legendary San Diego Padres Hall of Famer, died Monday at age 54 because of mouth cancer caused by his addiction to chewing tobacco.
Others like Bill Tuttle — the old Tigers utility infielder of the 1950s — tried to spread the same message years ago, and MLB has brought a parade of others to lecture on the dangers of chewing tobacco. But who listens to a bunch of old players without jawbones, tongues, teeth or cheeks?
They start as kids. Back in the 1970s, it was nothing to see a high-school coach reach into his back pocket and offer a 17-year-old a chaw. It became a right of passage for many, just part of the journey from teenager to man.
Those coaches were as wrong for that as they were for lighting up in the third-base coaching box. Gwynn was just the latest to prove it.
It would take nothing for MLB to ban the chaw. The league has already forbidden players from chewing in postgame interviews. Just extend it to the field. If they want to chomp their extra energy away, let them fill their mouths with gum. Fill the cabinets with it until they overflow. Help these multimillion-dollar investments protect their futures by stopping their tobacco usage now.
It’s too late for the best pure hitter of our generation. But with a little change in culture, MLB could save others.
You May Also Be Interested In These Stories ||||| Tony Gwynn taped a message speaking out against smokeless tobacco use. (Photo: Chris McGrath, Getty Images)
OAKLAND – Tony Gwynn's multitude of accomplishments, career batting average of .338 and his pioneering use of video earned him the rapt attention of players whenever he talked baseball.
Major League Baseball hopes an even more important message he's delivering posthumously sinks in as well.
Gwynn, who died of mouth cancer Monday at 54, speaks out against smokeless tobacco use in a taped segment of an informational video MLB is producing and plans to release this season. The Hall of Fame outfielder believed he developed cancer because of his years-long habit of using spit tobacco, although that was never medically confirmed.
Whether Gwynn's untimely death and his stance against smokeless tobacco will curtail its use among players remains an open question.
Research by the Pro Baseball Athletic Trainers Society revealed the number of major leaguers who use spit tobacco has declined from about 50% to 33% in the last 20 years.
However, that's still about 10 times the amount in the general population, according to the American Cancer Society, whose data from 2012 showed 3.5% of Americans 12 and older – or 9 million – use the highly addictive product.
"It's definitely ingrained and something that's part of our baseball culture, but it's not exclusive to baseball,'' said Oakland Athletics first baseman Brandon Moss, a non-user. "You would hope a figure like (Gwynn), something tragic like that happening, would be a wake-up call for everyone, not just those in baseball. … But most guys are probably going to look at it as the loss of a great man and a great baseball player and leave it at that.''
Indeed, the stance among players seems to be that they're aware of the dangers but, like smoking, it's up to every individual to decide whether to use what remains a legal product.
The National Cancer Institute says in its website that smokeless tobacco contains at least 28 chemicals that have been found to cause cancer – typically of the mouth, esophagus and pancreas – and may also lead to heart disease, gum disease and oral lesions.
"People understand the risks involved and still choose to do it,'' Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said. "We all do stupid things, whatever your vice happens to be. People may criticize these guys for dipping, and then somebody's texting and driving.''
And while Gwynn's passing was lamented throughout the game, it doesn't figure to be interpreted by many players – who are usually in their 20s or early 30s, with the concomitant sense of invincibility – as a cautionary tale.
"It's one of those things that's scary and obviously you hope you're not the one,'' said A's catcher Stephen Vogt, who said he dips once in a while. "I don't think it's good. I definitely don't advocate it, but at the same time, it's an adult decision.''
Baseball has taken steps to sway that decision, or at least make the practice less visible to minimize the impact on young fans.
The current collective bargaining agreement, in effect from 2012-16, bans players, managers and coaches from using smokeless tobacco during TV interviews and team appearances. And they have to keep tobacco products out of sight while fans are at the ballpark.
In addition, MLB and the players union have stepped up educational efforts, and teams – which in the past freely distributed cans of dip in the clubhouse – can no longer do so and are now required to administer oral exams as part of the spring training physicals every year.
Longtime TV announcer Joe Garagiola, who quit his smokeless tobacco habit in his 30s, made it his life's mission to warn other baseball folks about its dangers, making presentations during spring training alongside former major league outfielder Billy Tuttle, who died of oral cancer at 69 in 1998.
"I don't think we talk about it enough anymore," says Atlanta Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez. "I remember as a young A-ball manager, Joe Garagiola would always come around in spring training with Bill Tuttle. It was scary.
"And I still see people chewing tobacco. Not only in the big leagues, but you still see kids in junior high and high school.
For me, it's not enough yet. It's a shame."
Indeed, the sight of players constantly spitting, some sporting a large wad of tobacco inside their cheek, remains one of the game's enduring images.
"Every spring training we have a guy that comes in who's had mouth cancer through tobacco,'' Rangers utilityman Donnie Murphy said. "So you see it. But at the same time, it's like an addiction thing. You do it for so long, you're going to want to keep doing it.''
Players say using smokeless tobacco provides a form of relaxation and becomes part of their routine in a daily sport with lots of down time.
And with amphetamines now banned from baseball, the jolt of energy from the nicotine in the tobacco – absorbed during a longer stretch through dip or chew than by smoking – can help players navigate the season's six-month grind.
Commissioner Bud Selig has expressed a desire to banish smokeless tobacco from the majors the same way MLB barred it from the minors starting in 1993. But the issue is subject to collective bargaining and the players association has declined, opting to protect personal freedoms and emphasize education.
"The MLBPA discourages the use of smokeless tobacco products by its members or by anyone else. These products carry serious health risks, yet remain legally and widely available,'' union spokesman Greg Bouris said via e-mail. "In general terms, included in the smokeless tobacco policy negotiated in 2011 are restrictions/prohibitions on its use, increased emphasis on education and cessation programs, as well as oral examinations. At this point in time, player education continues to be a focus of ours.''
Contributing: Paul White in Washington
GALLERY: Baseball mourns Tony Gwynn |||||
A: | Baseball great Tony Gwynn is dead at age 54 from cancer that he blamed on his years-long habit of chewing tobacco. While the number of big-leaguers that use the stuff is dropping, about 1 in 3 are still in the habit, reports USA Today, citing stats from the Pro Baseball Athletic Trainers Society. The league has taken steps to curb its use—for example, players can't have a wad in their mouth during TV interviews, and the days of free tins in the clubhouse are long gone—but this is no longer enough, writes Ernie Palladino at CBS Sports. For Major League Baseball, "it's time to ban chewing tobacco," he writes. Sure, defenders will talk about the culture of the game and worry about "sissifying" it, but that's just outdated thinking. The NFL and NHL have taken steps to make their sports safer for players, and MLB must do the same. "It’s too late for the best pure hitter of our generation," writes Palladino. "But with a little change in culture, MLB could save others." Click for his full column. |
Instructions: In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Input: The 2014 – 15 UEFA Champions League was the 23rd UEFA Champions League , and the 60th season of a European club tournament being played .
Output: | The 2014 – 15 UEFA Champions League was the 60th season of Europe 's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA , and the 23rd season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs ' Cup to the UEFA Champions League . |
Mosaics is an album by Mark Heard, released in 1985 on Home Sweet Home Records. According to the liner notes in "Ashes and Light", this album was recorded first but delayed by the record company who wanted the less rock-oriented "Ashes" released first. Consequently, this was the first album recorded in Heard's own Fingerprint Recording Studio.
The album was made by the artist mark heard
A: Yes
The Mt. Kinka Ropeway (金華山ロープウェー , Kinkazan Rōpuwē ) is Japanese aerial lift line in Gifu, Gifu. This is the only line Gifu Kankō Ropeway (岐阜観光索道 , Gifu Kankō Sakudō ) operates. The company belongs to Meitetsu Group. The line, opened in 1955, climbs Mount Kinka, linking Gifu Park and Gifu Castle.
The Mt. Kinka Ropeway was opened before 1965
A: Yes
Gwen Graham running for Governor Former US Rep. Gwen Graham announced Tuesday, May 2, 2017 that she is running for governor at Carol City park in Miami Gardens. Emily Michot Miami Herald × SHARE COPY LINK Former US Rep. Gwen Graham announced Tuesday, May 2, 2017 that she is running for governor at Carol City park in Miami Gardens. Emily Michot Miami Herald
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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:Penance for example became a private confession .
Solution: | The sacrament of penance was transformed from a social to a personal experience ; that is , from a public community act to a private confession . |
How to skip school
Set the scene.
If you are going to pretend to be sick, tell your parents that you don't feel well a couple of days beforehand. Your sickness will be more believable if your parents see some symptoms before the actual sick day.
To fake a stomach ache, tell your parents that you may have eaten something bad at school. To fake a cold, say that your throat has been feeling a little scratchy.
How to sleep in class
Slip on a hoodie to hide your face from the side and front.
If you're wearing a hooded sweatshirt, lean forward a bit and pull on your hood. Your eyes will be shielded from both the sides and the front, making it a great, natural-looking way to get a bit of sleep.
Look up your dress code rules or review the guidelines for that class to make sure you can wear your hood in class. If your teacher asks you to take your hood off, they'll realize you're asleep.
How to rewrite a url
Use this property to remove the query string and shorten the url.
Sample :
Utilize httpcontext. Rewritepath () to allow for dynamic rewriting of a url.
Sample : Recognize that although this is part of httpmodule, it is a separate method from above. Sample : Download either a free or paid application for extensionless rewriting for iis5 and iis6.
A man is seen speaking to the camera that leads into several clips of people wake boarding. the man
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Q: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Who does Midna try to hold off with the fused Shadows?, Context: Ganondorf then revives, and Midna teleports Link and Zelda outside the castle so she can hold him off with the Fused Shadows. However, as Hyrule Castle collapses, it is revealed that Ganondorf was victorious as he crushes Midna's helmet. Ganondorf engages Link on horseback, and, assisted by Zelda and the Light Spirits, Link eventually knocks Ganondorf off his horse and they duel on foot before Link strikes down Ganondorf and plunges the Master Sword into his chest. With Ganondorf dead, the Light Spirits not only bring Midna back to life, but restore her to her true form. After bidding farewell to Link and Zelda, Midna returns home before destroying the Mirror of Twilight with a tear to maintain balance between Hyrule and the Twilight Realm. Near the end, as Hyrule Castle is rebuilt, Link is shown leaving Ordon Village heading to parts unknown.
A: | Ganondorf |
In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
[EX Q]: In the " Prose Edda " book " Gylfaginning " , Elli defeats Thor in a wrestling match .
[EX A]: In Norse mythology ( a subset of Germanic mythology ) , Elli ( Old Norse " old age " ) is a personification of old age who , in the " Prose Edda " book " Gylfaginning " , defeats Thor in a wrestling match .
[EX Q]: The Dixie Chicks are Martie Maguire , Natalie Maines and Emily Robison .
[EX A]: Dixie Chicks are an American music group composed of founding members ( and sisters ) Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Erwin Robison , and lead singer Natalie Maines .
[EX Q]: A crystal is a solid whose molecules ( or atoms ) are arranged in a repeating pattern .
[EX A]: | A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituents ( such as atoms , molecules , or ions ) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure , forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions .
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Detailed Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Q: 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>What are two things that make it tough for an aquatic plant to reproduce?<sep>Pollination by wind or animals cant happen under water
A: | Yes |
BOSTON (WHDH) - People are sending their support to Pete Frates, who taken to Massachusetts General Hospital on Sunday. The former Boston College baseball team captain has been battling ALS since 2012. "Team FrateTrain" posted to Facebook Sunday asking the public for thoughts and prayers and thanked everyone for their support. They said he's "battling this beast ALS like a superhero." (Copyright (c) 2017 Sunbeam Television. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
Pete Frates will survive ALS.
A: It's impossible to say
Walter's Weird Night<br>Walter noticed something strange in the sky one night. He didn't believe in space aliens, but he was confused. He was sure he had seen a flying saucer in the night sky. Then he saw on the news that a weather balloon had crashed. Walter was relieved that aliens hadn't come visiting after all.
Walter is a very keen alien fan.
A: No
How to yodel<br>Identify the break between the chest and upper registers. Yodeling requires you to switch between your chest register (normal voice) and upper register (falsetto). Where normal voice transitions to falsetto, there will be a break or voiceless gap in your tone.
Yodeling is easier if you have eaten food before hand
A: | It's impossible to say |
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".
You may be wondering, how can a glacier get so big? Why does it move? These are both good questions. In the winter months, precipitation falls as snow. This solid form of water builds up on the ground as long as the temperatures stay cold enough. As the temperature rises, the snow starts to melt. The frozen water changes state back into a liquid state. Nearer the poles, summer does not last very long. If the summer is long enough and warm enough, all the snow may melt. This is what typically happens now. The earth was a little cooler 12,000 years ago. As a result, during the summer months, that amount of snow did not melt. It may have only been an inch or so of snow that melted. The following winter, snow fell on top of this left-over snow. This next winters snowfall had a head start. Year after year, the snow that did not melt became thicker and thicker. Inch by inch the snow started to build up. Over many years, layer upon layer of snow compacted and turned to ice. <sep>Are temps always the same in glacier areas?<sep>Yes
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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.
The American Indian Wars ( also known as the Indian Wars or the First Nations Wars ; ) is the name for the various battles that were fought by European , American , and Canadian governments and colonists against various American Indian and First Nation tribes . | The American Indian Wars ( also known as the Indian Wars or the First Nations Wars ; ) is the collective name for the various armed conflicts that were fought by European governments and colonists , and later by the United States and Canadian governments and American and Canadian settlers , against various American Indian and First Nation tribes . |
Here we go! What's coming down the pike for information technology in 2017 and beyond? As part of our Tech Forecast 2017 survey of 196 senior technology professionals, we asked respondents to name their "boldest, most out-on-a-limb prediction for IT in the next five years." Read on for a selection of their responses (hint: bots, self-driving cars and 25-petabyte SSDs are all in the mix). And don't miss our free download: Complete results of the Tech Forecast survey.
The future will not involve cars that can operate on their own.
A: No
It is the work of the official opposition research and communications people, with the supervision and involvement of the hon. member for Medicine Hat, the hon. member for Calgary Southeast, the hon. member for Prince George-Bulkley Valley and the hon. member for Battlefords-Lloydminster.
There will be future work for the official opposition research and communications people.
A: It's impossible to say
Kootenay Loop is a major public transit exchange in Vancouver, British Columbia. Opened on August 20, 1950, it is the eastern-most major exchange in the city of Vancouver with routes servicing East Vancouver, Downtown Vancouver, Burnaby, North Vancouver and the Tri-Cities.
Burnaby has no public transit.
A: | No |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Q: The Mossad, Israel's Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations, has recently retrieved a wristwatch that belonged to spy Eli Cohen, it was cleared for publication on Thursday.
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Eli Cohen, Israel's spy in Damascus was caught and hanged by the Syrians in 1965.
His wristwatch was recovered in a recent special Mossad operation.
Eli Cohen, right, and his recovered wristwatch (Photo: Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
"After Eli Cohen's execution on May 18, 1965, the wristwatch was held by an enemy state. Upon the watch's return to Israel, special research and intelligence operations were carried out which culminated in the unequivocal determination that this was indeed Eli Cohen's watch," the Mossad said.
During an annual service in Cohen's memory in May, Mossad Director Yossi Cohen presented the wristwatch to the spy's family.
"There was great excitement, because it is essentially the only item of dad that came back, we have nothing else besides that," said Cohen's daughter Sofi Ben-Dor.
She said the watch "was not kept in pristine condition, but it's moving to know dad touched it. We haven't touched it yet, it's in a frame at the lobby outside the Mossad director's office."
The wristwatch is now on display at the Mossad headquarters "as a badge of honor and in memory of the legendary fighter," the agency said in a statement.
It will be given back to the family on Rosh HaShana.
Ben-Dror said the grandchildren of the woman who held onto the wristwatch after Cohen's capture wanted to sell it. "They knew all of these years that it belonged to him, and only when their grandmother was old enough, the grandchildren took advantage of the opportunity to make money," she explained. "They approached Israeli officials, because they knew they could get more out of them."
She said photos and DNA analysis were used to confirm the wristwatch indeed belonged to her father.
Nadia Cohen, the Israeli spy's widow
Nadia Cohen, the Israeli spy's widow, told Army Radio that "a few months ago, the Mossad shared with us that they had tracked down the watch, which was on sale. We don't know where, in what place, in what country. And of course the Mossad bought it and carried out all of the tests to make sure it was the right watch."
"I decided the watch would remain in the Mossad. I felt like it was part of his body, that some of his skin and some of his blood was in that watch," she added.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the Mossad for "the determined and courageous operation, the sole objective of which was to return to Israel a memento from a great fighter who greatly contributed to the security of the state."
Mossad Director Yossi Cohen added that "We remember Eli Cohen and do not forget. His heritage—of dedication, determination, courage and love of the homeland—is our heritage. We remember and have maintained a close connection over the years with his family, Nadia and the children."
"This year, at the conclusion of an operational effort, we succeeded in locating and bringing to Israel the wristwatch that Eli Cohen wore in Syria until the day he was captured. The watch was part of Eli Cohen's operational image and part of his fabricated Arab identity," the Mossad chief added.
Our man in Damascus
Eli Cohen was born in 1924 in Egypt and was a member of the Zionist youth group in Alexandria from a young age. He started engineering studies at the university in Alexandria, but had to quit due to the rise in hatred towards Jews in Egypt following the 1948 War of Independence.
In the early 1950s, Cohen was part of a spy network of young Egyptian Jews, which was operated by Israeli intelligence. After the network was exposed in 1954 by Egypt's intelligence agencies—in what was later known as the Lavon Affair—he was questioned and eventually released.
Eli Cohen, left, during his trial in Damascus (Photo: AFP)
Cohen made aliyah to Israel in 1957. Shortly after that, he began talks with the IDF's Intelligence Directorate, but those talks did not bear fruit. In 1960, Cohen was recruited by Israeli intelligence services. Later he was sent to Argentina to establish a fictitious identity of a Arab businessman, a former Syrian, named Kamal Amin Ta'abet.
In 1961, Cohen entered Syria and began his undercover activity. Over time, he moved up the social and political ranks and formed close ties with the top echelons in the Syrian leadership. At the height of his activity, Cohen was nominated for the role of Syria's deputy defense minister.
Eli Cohen executed in Damascus
Taking advantage of his extensive connections, Cohen transferred high-value intelligence to Israel about the Syrian army's deployment in the Golan Heights.
He also reported on different military and political moves, before being caught in 1965 and executed. ||||| Image copyright Amos Ben Gershom, Israeli Government Press Office Image caption The watch was reportedly worn by Cohen until the day he was captured
A watch belonging to one of Israel's most famed spies who was caught and hanged in Syria has been recovered by Israel's Mossad intelligence agency.
It was worn by Eli Cohen, an Egyptian-born Jew recruited by Mossad in the early 1960s, who infiltrated the highest echelons of the Syrian regime.
He provided Israel with Syrian state secrets, before he was found out and publicly hanged in Damascus in 1965.
Syria has refused to reveal the whereabouts of his remains.
The recovery of Cohen's watch was announced by the Israeli prime minister's office.
Details of when or how Israel got hold of the watch were not disclosed, other than it was returned "in a special Mossad operation".
Mossad director Yossi Cohen said the watch was worn by Eli Cohen "until the day he was captured.
"The watch was part of Eli Cohen's operational image and part of his fabricated Arab identity."
Highest echelons
Masquerading as Kamal Amin Taabet, a fictitious Syrian businessman, Eli Cohen made multiple trips to Syria from 1962. He befriended influential political, business and military figures and become increasingly trusted.
The mystique of his story is such that it is oft-reported that he was even considered for the position of Syrian deputy defence minister, though this has not been backed up by evidence.
Image copyright Israel Government Press Office Image caption Syria buried Cohen in an unknown location
Cohen was able to obtain secret information, which he passed back to Israel. Details he gave of Syrian troops on the Golan Heights are said to have played an important part in helping Israel defeat Syria in the 1967 Middle East war.
He was unmasked by Syrian security officials in 1964, tortured and sentenced to death after a military trial. Cohen was hanged in a public square in Damascus the following year.
Israel has repeatedly asked for the repatriation of his remains but Syria has refused.
Commenting on the recovery of the watch, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement: "I commend the fighters of the Mossad for the determined and courageous operation, the sole objective of which was to return to Israel a memento from a great fighter who greatly contributed to the security of the state."
The watch was given to Cohen's widow, Nadia, in a private ceremony in May.
"The moment that they informed me [of the watch's recovery] my mouth went dry and I got the chills," she told Israeli TV.
"At that moment I felt that I could feel his hand, I felt that part of him was with us." ||||| The Mossad did discover that the body had been removed from the Jewish cemetery in Damascus where it was initially buried, and transferred once or several times to other places, apparently in an effort to keep Israel off track. Some Israeli intelligence officials have concluded that even Syrian intelligence no longer knows where the Israeli spy is buried.
Two years ago, the current head of the Mossad, Yossi Cohen, ordered a renewed effort.
Trying to reach people who took part in the arrest, investigation, trial and execution, the Mossad learned that one person involved in the investigation had kept the watch, for some reason without the strap, and passed it on to someone close to him.
For the past 18 months, the Mossad has been conducting a complex operation in the heart of Damascus to obtain the watch from this man. The official did not explain how Mossad agents acquired the watch.
When the watch arrived in Israel, the Mossad carried out another operation to verify that this was indeed Mr. Cohen’s watch.
Mr. Cohen occasionally traveled to Europe, and from there to Israel to meet with his operators. He used to come back from these visits, like a wealthy business executive, with luxury goods. From one visit to Europe, he returned with an expensive Eterna-Matic Centenaire 61 watch. The Mossad has found documents showing the watch was purchased in Switzerland.
Forensics experts, photo experts who examined pictures of Mr. Cohen with his watch, and other experts were recruited. Swiss archives and records were also examined. About three months ago, the experts concluded that this was the famous spy’s timepiece.
Mr. Cohen’s loss was a deep wound for the Mossad.
“We remember Eli Cohen and we do not forget his legacy, a legacy of devotion, determination, courage and love of the homeland is our heritage,” Mr. Cohen, the Mossad chief, said Thursday in a statement. |||||
A: | A "special Mossad operation" has turned up what Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu calls "a memento from a great fighter": the wristwatch worn by spy Eli Cohen, hanged in Damascus in 1965 after years of infiltrating Syria's upper political, military, and business echelons and spilling secrets to Israel, reports the BBC. The announcement of the watch's recovery by the Israeli intelligence agency came out of Netanyahu's office, though details were scarce on how and when it came back into Israel's possession. Cohen, who was born in Egypt and moved to Israel in his late 20s, is said to have worn the watch "until the day he was captured," says Mossad chief Yossi Cohen. Eli Cohen's daughter tells Ynet a woman who came into possession of the watch after Cohen was captured was exploited by her own grandchildren, who took advantage of her age to try to sell the watch. "They approached Israeli officials, because they knew they could get more out of them," Cohen's daughter says, adding that pictures and DNA testing confirmed the watch was her father's. The Mossad presented the watch to Cohen's family at a ceremony in May, though it remains temporarily in Mossad custody, per his widow's request; it will be returned to the family in September for the Jewish new year, the Forward reports. "The moment that they informed me [of the watch's recovery], my mouth went dry and I got the chills," wife Nadia Cohen told Israeli TV. "At that moment I felt that I could feel his hand, I felt that part of him was with us." Israel has long lobbied Syria, which discovered Cohen's spying activity in 1964, to send Cohen's remains back to Israel, but Syria has denied that request. The New York Times has more on Cohen's life as a spy and on the efforts to get his watch back. |
context: How to create your own website with joomla
Register a domain name.
Registering a domain name can be done through numerous registrar's, just do a google search and make sure it's a suitable available name. One that you are committed to using.
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next sentence for the context: Example registrar: http: // www.godaddy.com example registrar: http: // www.tucows.com Find a host. You'll need one unless you are planning on hosting your own server.
context: How to buy premium bonds
Decide if ns&i premium bonds are right for you.
Ns&i premium bonds are a savings account you can put money into and redeem at any time without penalty. Note that you cannot get withdraw your investment instantly like a bank account or isa.
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next sentence for the context: With these bonds, the interest you earn is based on a lottery system. Your bond number is put in a system that randomly draws a certain number of bonds per month one calendar month after purchase and will continue to be entered until you cash in your bonds.
context: A roof is repaired by pvc. the roof
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next sentence for the context: is cleaned and the seal is made again.
context: How to be a successful graduate assistant
Set clear expectations and goals.
The most important thing you can do to help students succeed in your class is to clearly communicate to them what you expect them to learn and how you expect them to demonstrate their knowledge. This will make the whole semester go much more smoothly.
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next sentence for the context: | A well-outlined syllabus will help students understand the progression of the course. Clear course objectives will help you communicate what skills students need to acquire by what dates. |
Teacher: You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? If you are still confused, see the following 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 confectionary sugar the same as powdered sugar?
Reason: The question is a yes/no question, and it is answerable based on the given passage.
Now, solve this instance: The Selective Service System is an independent agency of the United States government that maintains information on those potentially subject to military conscription. Virtually all male U.S. citizens and male immigrant non-citizens between the ages of 18 and 25 are required by law to have registered within 30 days of their 18th birthdays and must notify Selective Service within ten days of any changes to any of the information they provided on their registration cards, like a change of address. A 2010 Government Accountability Office report estimated the registration rate at 92% with the names and addresses of over 16.2 million men on file. However, the only audit of the addresses of registrants on file with the Selective Service System, in 1982, found that 20--40% of the addresses on file with the Selective Service System for registrants in the age groups that would be drafted first were already outdated, and up to 75% for those registrants in their last year of potential eligibility to be drafted would be invalid.
Student: | are you required to sign up for the draft? |
IN: What happens next?
How to cite google images
List the artist's name.
An apa citation always begins with the last name of the author. In the case of an image, you need the last name and first initial (at least) of the person who designed or created the image you want to cite.
OPTIONS:
- In your full entry on your reference list, you'll include this person's last name first, followed by a comma, then their first and middle initials (if available). For example: " dingle, l.
- In an apa citation, the first and last initial should be followed by a period, which usually implies the page number of the print publication and no additional information. After the comma, you have a table of contents-or the 2 preceding names.
- You should list the letter or phrase that appears after the author's name in the citation. Use hyperlinks between the citations.
- When you cite an image, it's best to mention their last name, along with the artist's full name. Apa citations are commonly abbreviated, so generally speaking, apa citations are similar to on paper citations.
OUT: In your full entry on your reference list, you'll include this person's last name first, followed by a comma, then their first and middle initials (if available). For example: " dingle, l.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to make peanut butter and apple frogs
Cut each apple into quarters.
Remove the core and slice each apple into 2 halves.
Place the apple slices into a bowl of lemon juice.
OPTIONS:
- Mix together 2 ½ tablespoons (42 ml) of olive oil and 1 teaspoon (5 ml) of almond oil. Add your carrot, celery, and nuts to a cup of warm tap water.
- Let the apples soak for about an hour. Rinse the apples by submerging in a bowl of water for about an hour.
- Keep them in there for a minute or two, and take them out. The lemon juice will stop the apple slices from turning brown.
- If you would like to make peanut butter for frogs you need to make each quarter from equal parts lemon juice and pumpkin juice. Place the apple halves into the bowl and mix, then add 1/2 the pumpkin juice into the lemon juice mixture.
A: Keep them in there for a minute or two, and take them out. The lemon juice will stop the apple slices from turning brown.
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to pack alcohol in your luggage
Make sure you are of legal drinking age.
In most countries it is legal to carry alcohol on board an aircraft in your carryon luggage, or pack it in baggage that will be checked before you board the plane. You must, however, be of legal drinking age to bring alcohol on an aircraft.
OPTIONS:
- This is important, as the more alcohol you have on board the more visible you will be to anyone on the plane drinking alcohol. For example, if you are a seasoned bartender at a bar, you should bring two separate cocktail glasses with you.
- In the united states, the legal drinking age in 21 years of age. If you are traveling outside the united states, be sure to check with your airline about how old you must be to pack alcohol in your luggage.
- Alcohol, which can come from narcotics, is a very dangerous substance, often traced back to extreme usage. Most airlines place fluorescent masking tape at the bottom of closed-drawer compartments or in baggage areas.
- If you get a felony, passport, bank, or other itinerary, this is illegal on planes and requires for you to close your baggage. You are not allowed to pack alcohol in an airline compartment before boarding the plane.
OUT: In the united states, the legal drinking age in 21 years of age. If you are traveling outside the united states, be sure to check with your airline about how old you must be to pack alcohol in your luggage.
Question:
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
How to stain stone
Clean the stone with a stiff wire brush.
Take a wire brush and thoroughly scrub the entire surface of your decorative stone. Pay special attention to any areas that are coated in dust or grime, or that have collected debris.
OPTIONS:
- Rinse the brush off well with room temperature water when you're finished. If the stain is permanent, excess water and dry cleaning products may tarnish the stone.
- If you try staining the stone before it's been cleaned, you'll only end up staining the dirt on the stone, which will inevitably fall off. Rinse the interior stone off with a damp rag.
- If you have a separate brush, use it to carefully brush any dirt and debris away from the stone using circular motions. Always wipe down your stone in the same area you plan to stain.
- If you want to maintain your stone's look, choose the right brush for your specific stone product. If you cannot find wire brush, use a wrinkled cloth instead.
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Answer:
If you try staining the stone before it's been cleaned, you'll only end up staining the dirt on the stone, which will inevitably fall off. Rinse the interior stone off with a damp rag.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
How to mix light to make colors
Gather your materials.
You will need three flashlights, colored cellophane (red, green, and blue), three rubber bands, and a white wall. Try to use similar flashlights.
OPTIONS:
- This will help keep the intensity of each light roughly the same. A large sheet of white posterboard or several pieces of white copy paper can be used in place of a white wall.
- Many people mistake a white poster or cardboard box for orange paint, so choose what you think would be the best color for your paint. Mix enough to make a 2:1 ratio of light and red.
- You can also use various colored pencils, crayons, markers, and erasers. If you can't find any of these supplies, you can use your jewelry, an old toothbrush, or a pink lip gloss (try to match it to your color scheme).
- Find something wooden, such as a wood table, to push shades and other colors onto. Find an reflective surface, such as a layer of paper or a basement floor.
A: This will help keep the intensity of each light roughly the same. A large sheet of white posterboard or several pieces of white copy paper can be used in place of a white wall.
He first explain how you can use different chemicals and core them down the drain to get the smell out. then he
OPTIONS:
- shows you how to set each car hosed down with salt.
- shows you how to remove bottom of the sink to clean it out which may help with the smell.
- explains how you can use the product and still have some juice in your coffee and the instructions to set aside the waste product is to use them in a lab.
- makes a drink to hydrate the steam.
| shows you how to remove bottom of the sink to clean it out which may help with the smell. |
How to organize your bills
Open and file your bills right away.
Put all your bills in the same place once you receive and open them. For mailed bills, this could be a desk or mail center in your home.
For electronic bills, this could be a special folder in your email inbox. Try opening a bill you get by mail quickly when you receive it, then writing the due date on the outside of the envelope before you put it back inside, so you can quickly see it later.
Cars pass the streets of a city. A man person plays tam-tams in a music store while smiling. then
, the mans stop playing the tam-tams.
How to buy a wine decanter
Choose a wide neck decanter for ideal aeration.
Before serving is one of the primary purposes of a decanter. A wide neck decanter will give your wine more exposure and bring out more flavors within your wine.
Because you'll be able to taste more, wide neck decanters are great for making young wines taste complex. Wide neck decanters are also better for cheap wines, as aeration will make the wine taste richer.
How to survive national novel writing month
Care about what you write.
Even if you don't hit your word count, having 40 , 000 words that are well written and don't need another month to edit is much better that getting stuck with 50 , 000 words that don't even make sense.
Speed is your friend.
| Time is your enemy, so type fast. As much as you want to slam the laptop down on the person who seems to write at the speed of light, don't. |
Teacher:In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: The Westminster cabinet system is the foundation of cabinets as they are known at the federal and provincial (or state) jurisdictions of Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, Pakistan, India, South Africa, New Zealand, and other Commonwealth of Nations countries whose parliamentary model is closely based on that of the United Kingdom.
Student: | the cabinet system of government in india is based on which model |
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".
Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) is the public radio and TV broadcaster of Albania, founded by King Zog in 1938. RTSH runs three analogue television stations as TVSH Televizioni Shqiptar, four digital thematic stations as RTSH, and three radio stations using the name Radio Tirana. In addition, 4 regional radio stations serve in the four extremities of Albania. The international service broadcasts radio programmes in Albanian and seven other languages via medium wave (AM) and short wave (SW). The international service has used the theme from the song "Keputa nje gjethe dafine" as its signature tune. The international television service via satellite was launched since 1993 and aims at Albanian communities in Kosovo, Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro and northern Greece, plus the Albanian diaspora in the rest of Europe. RTSH has a past of being heavily influenced by the ruling party in its reporting, whether that party be left or right wing. According to the Albanian Media Authority, AMA, Albania has an estimated 257 media outlets, including 66 radio stations and 67 television stations, with three national, 62 local and more than 50 cable TV stations. Last years Albania has organized several shows as a part of worldwide series like Dancing with the Stars, Big Brother Albania, Albanians Got Talent, The Voice of Albania, and X Factor Albania. <sep>How many Albanian media outlets have been used to broadcast shows such as Dancing with the Stars, Big Brother Albania, Albanians Got Talent, The Voice of Albania, and X Factor Albania.<sep>An estimated 257 media outlets, including 66 radio stations and 67 television stations, with three national, 62 local and more than 50 cable TV stations
Output: | Yes |
Definition: In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Input: The People 's Liberation Army ( or simply PLA ) is the armed forces of the Communist Party of China .
Output: | The Chinese People 's Liberation Army ( PLA ) is the armed forces of the People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) and of its founding and ruling political party , the Communist Party of China ( CPC ) . |
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: Crawls performed by Internet Archive on behalf of the National Library of Australia. This data is currently not publicly accessible. ||||| Scribbles from NSFWCORP Staff
Anthony Weiner's campaign manager, Danny Kedem, resigned because Weiner lied to him about the timing of his sexting scandal, a source familiar with Kedem's thinking tells me.
Although Weiner had warned that more lewd messages or photos might come out at some point during his mayoral campaign, the clear implication was that his reckless behavior had stopped with his resignation from Congress in 2011. The source suggested that Kedem would have stayed on if Weiner had been honest with him on the actual timeline of events. The source also inferred from developments that Weiner had lied to other key staffers.
The New York Times reported Kedem's departure Saturday evening (although my source confirms that the resignation happened on Saturday morning). What the Times didn't report is that Kedem is just the latest in a series of staffers who have fled the campaign.
One ex-staffer, who resigned last month and spoke on condition of anonymity, told me: "I was taken on as a junior staffer with Anthony's campaign after a haphazardly conducted interview in a broom closet." The ex-staffer also said he "wasn't compensated adequately," having been promised $1,000 a week, but only having received "$600 for two week's work."
"For someone with a multimillion dollar war chest and the weight of his mistakes on his shoulders, you'd think Anthony would be willing to dish out anything needed to attract proper talent... Aside from being incredibly careless with regard to his personal choices, I'd say being stingy with his staff is his biggest mistake. While bright, innovative, impassioned and incredibly in touch with the city in which he was raised, Mr. Weiner, who champions welfare distribution amongst the classes needs to learn how to properly compensate his staff if he thinks he has any chance, even now."
A third source formerly connected with the campaign said that the candidate had gone through three or four "body-men."
Workers have allegedly been brought on as interns with the promise of jobs within a few weeks time, but at least one has left when the promise went unfulfilled. It is understood within the campaign that all hiring decisions are ultimately made by Weiner.
The six departures constitute significant turnover at a campaign that has averaged about a dozen full time staffers at any point.
Disclosure: Olivia Nuzzi, was an intern for four weeks on Anthony Weiner's current mayoral campaign.
(Update: Anthony Weiner's communications director responds -- calls Olivia a "cunt". Really.)
New to NSFWCORP? Subscribe for just $3 a month ||||| 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. ||||| Tuesday was an angry day in Weinerland.
The campaign staff awoke to see their former intern, Olivia Nuzzi, on the front cover of the Daily News. Inside the paper was an article bylined by Nuzzi in which she told a rather unflattering tale of her experience working on Anthony Weiner’s mayoral bid.
Now, Team Weiner is firing back. TPM called Weiner’s communications director Barbara Morgan to discuss an unrelated story Tuesday and she went off on a curse-filled rant about Nuzzi, describing her as a fame hungry “bitch” who “sucked” at her job. Morgan also called Nuzzi a “slutbag,” “twat,” and “cunt” while threatening to sue her.
On Monday, Nuzzi, a college student and writer, published a story on the blog NSFWCORP that claimed multiple sources on the campaign told her there had been “six departures” from Weiner’s team, more than had been previously disclosed. She also claimed that staffers had been underpaid and that the former campaign manager, Danny Kedem, left over the weekend because Weiner “lied to him about the timing of his sexting scandal.”
Nuzzi’s post on NSFWCORP was followed up by Tuesday’s Daily News cover story in which she claimed Weiner incorrectly called multiple interns “Monica” and said people only joined Weiner’s campaign to curry favor with his wife, Huma Abedin, a close aide to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Along with these allegations, Nuzzi wrote in the Daily News that “a lot” of Weiner’s staff had “short résumés,” including Morgan, who Nuzzi derisively noted “last worked as the press secretary for the New Jersey state education commissioner.”
“I’m dealing with like stupid fucking interns who make it on to the cover of the Daily News even though they signed NDAs and/or they proceeded to trash me,” Morgan told TPM, referring to a non-disclosure agreement. “And by the way, I tried to fire her, but she begged to come back and I gave her a second chance.”
Morgan went on to suggest Nuzzi would be unable to get a job in New York City’s political scene as a result of her actions.
“Fucking slutbag. Nice fucking glamour shot on the cover of the Daily News. Man, see if you ever get a job in this town again,” said Morgan.
According to Morgan, Nuzzi stopped interning for the campaign “like four weeks ago.” Nuzzi’s story on NSFWCORP described her as having spent “four weeks” as a Weiner intern. When asked whether the claims in Nuzzi’s stories were true, Morgan suggested many of them were “bullshit.”
“It’s all bullshit,” she said. “I mean, it’s such bullshit. She could fucking — fucking twat.”
Based on her colorful description of Nuzzi’s cover story, TPM asked Morgan whether she thought Nuzzi joined the campaign with the express purpose of penning a tell-all story.
“I have no idea, but I can tell you she … like accosted me at like our petitioning thing to be able to become my intern, begged me to be my intern, sent me something within like 20 minutes of meeting her and then proceeded to — she came in the next day and was like, basically, ‘I want to be your bitch all summer long, that’s all I want to do is be your righthand person,’” Morgan said of Nuzzi. “I was like, ‘OK, well, it’s not really glamorous, like, you’re going to do clips, and you’re going to do media catching, and you’re going to do x, y, and z and maybe I’ll get you to the point where you’re like doing some other stuff.”
Despite what Morgan described as Nuzzi’s initial enthusiasm, Morgan claimed her job performance left much to be desired.
“She sucked. She like wasn’t good at setting up events. She was clearly there because she wanted to be seen. Like it was, like, terrible and I had to like - she would like, she would just not show up for work,” said Morgan. “For the four weeks she worked there — she didn’t work weekends, so twenty days total. Of those twenty days, she missed probably five because she would just like not show up and not tell me she wasn’t going to be there. So, yeah, so there’s that.”
Morgan also expressed disbelief that Nuzzi criticized her credentials.
“And then like she had the fucking balls to like trash me in the paper. And be like, ‘His communications director was last the press secretary of the Department of Education in New Jersey,” Morgan said. “You know what? Fuck you, you little cunt. I’m not joking, I am going to sue her.”
Nuzzi declined comment to comment for this story. However, NSFWCORP Editor-In-Chief Paul Carr disputed the idea Nuzzi joined the Weiner campaign specifically to write about the experience.
“She certainly didn’t do it to get on the front of the newspapers,” said Carr.
Carr said Nuzzi began writing for the site “like a month ago” and initially “didn’t even mention she was involved with the [Weiner] campaign.” He said the Daily News “courted” Nuzzi for the cover story and claimed she subsequently denied a request to appear on CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight on Tuesday evening. Carr also claimed he had to push Nuzzi to write about her experiences on the Weiner campaign after she mentioned them to him.
“She wrote that for us because I basically told her she had to,” Carr said. “If anything, I’ve had to constantly prompt her.”
Updated at 10:22 p.m.ET: Morgan issued to a statement about her comments to Business Insider.
“In a moment of frustration, I used inappropriate language in what I thought was an off the record conversation. It was wrong and I am very sorry, which is what I said tonight when I called and emailed Olivia to apologize,” said Morgan.
Updated July 31, 2013 at 11:22 a.m. ET: Nuzzi said she accepted Morgan’s apology in a post on her Twitter page Wednesday morning. |||||
A: | Well, this is sure to improve things for Team Weiner: After ex-intern Olivia Nuzzi wrote a tell-all article about working on Anthony Weiner's mayoral campaign, Weiner's communications director responded by going on a less-than-professional rant in which she labeled Nuzzi a "slutbag" and a "bitch," among other, even less flattering names. A timeline: Nuzzi first came to the world's attention when she told an amusing little story about Weiner's tendency to (incorrectly) refer to female interns as "Monica." On Monday, Nuzzi wrote another article on NSFWcorp alleging there had been more departures from Weiner's campaign team than previously reported; she alleged his campaign manager left because Weiner lied to him about the timing of his sexting misconduct. Then, yesterday, Nuzzi appeared on the front cover of the New York Daily News. Inside, she bylined an article about working on the campaign, claiming that many interns only came onboard in the hopes of connecting with Weiner's wife, Huma Abedin. Nuzzi also trashed the "short résumés" of many campaign staffers ... including, yes, communications director Barbara Morgan, who "last worked as the press secretary for the New Jersey state education commissioner," Nuzzi wrote. That's when Morgan responded in a conversation with Talking Points Memo (about an unrelated story) in which she used the aforementioned terms, and also said she "tried to fire" Nuzzi at one point because "she sucked" at her job. One example: "She like wasn’t good at setting up events. ... Like it was, like, terrible and I had to like—she would like, she would just not show up for work," Morgan explained. "And then like she had the f---ing balls to like trash me in the paper." Oh, it gets more amusing from there; we'd highly recommend you read the whole thing. Not surprisingly, Morgan put out a statement last night to Business Insider: "In a moment of frustration, I used inappropriate language in what I thought was an off the record conversation. It was wrong and I am very sorry, which is what I said tonight when I called and emailed Olivia to apologize." TPM denies the conversation was off the record. |
Detailed Instructions: You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Q: Not all Xbox 360 games will be supported; 104 Xbox 360 games were available for the feature's public launch on November 12, 2015 with Xbox One preview program members getting early access. Microsoft stated that publishers will only need to provide permission to the company to allow the repackaging, and they expect the list to grow significantly over time. Unlike the emulation of original Xbox games on the Xbox 360, the Xbox One does not require game modification, since it emulates an exact replica of its predecessor's environment -- both hardware and software operating systems. The downloaded game is a repackaged version of the original that identifies itself as an Xbox One title to the console. At Gamescom, Microsoft revealed it has plans to ensure ``all future Xbox 360 Games with Gold titles will be playable on Xbox One.'' On December 17, 2015 Microsoft made another sixteen Xbox 360 games compatible with Xbox One, including titles such as Halo: Reach, Fable III and Deus Ex: Human Revolution. On January 21, 2016, Microsoft made another ten Xbox 360 games compatible, including The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. On May 13, 2016, Microsoft made Xbox 360 titles with multiple discs compatible, starting with Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut.
A: | will xbox one play all xbox 360 games? |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
[Q]: How did CBS Records form a relationship with Tree International Publishing?, Context: In 1989, CBS Records re-entered the music publishing business by acquiring Nashville music publisher Tree International Publishing for more than $30 million.
[A]: acquiring
[Q]: What is a concern when using the computer?, Context: Seemingly, multitasking would cause a computer that is switching between several programs to run more slowly, in direct proportion to the number of programs it is running, but most programs spend much of their time waiting for slow input/output devices to complete their tasks. If a program is waiting for the user to click on the mouse or press a key on the keyboard, then it will not take a "time slice" until the event it is waiting for has occurred. This frees up time for other programs to execute so that many programs may be run simultaneously without unacceptable speed loss.
[A]: multitasking would cause a computer that is switching between several programs to run more slowly
[Q]: Who was the final new player to be added to the Cubs in 2015?, Context: On November 2, 2014, the Cubs announced that Joe Maddon had signed a five-year contract to be the 54th manager in team history. On December 10, 2014, Maddon announced that the team had signed free agent Jon Lester to a 6-year, $155 million contract. Many other trades and acquisitions occurred during the off season. The opening day lineup for the Cubs contained five new players including rookie right fielder Jorge Soler. Rookies Kris Bryant and Addison Russell were in the starting lineup by mid-April, and rookie Kyle Schwarber was added in mid-June. The Cubs finished the 2015 season with a record of 97–65, third best in the majors. On October 7, in the 2015 National League Wild Card Game, Jake Arrieta pitched a complete game shutout and the Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 4–0.
[A]: | Kyle Schwarber
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How to make a gingham christmas wreath<br>Buy a medium-sized wreath form from the craft store. They are available in wicker, metal or plastic. Choose wicker or metal wreath form that is approximately 1 foot (0.30 m) (30. 5 cm) in diameter.
Can we infer the following?
buy a wreath form from the hospital
Pick from: [+] Yes [+] It's impossible to say [+] No
The answer is: | No |
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.
BENTON, La. (AP) — A northwest Louisiana farmhand has been sentenced to 105 years after being convicted of planting a pipe bomb under the bed of the man and wife he worked for in retaliation for the man's failure to save his horse.
"I'm going to remove you from normal society," news outlets quoted Bossier Parish Judge Parker Self as telling Douglas Holley.
Holley, 56, represented himself after firing a court-appointed attorney, and had refused a plea deal of 40 years in prison. He was convicted in August on two counts of attempted first-degree murder, two counts of making or possessing a bomb and one of aggravated arson in connection to the bomb planted on Dec. 19, 2015.
Neither he nor Holly Hill Farm Equestrian Center owners Robert and Tracy Hewlett spoke at Tuesday's sentencing.
Tracy Hewlett told The Associated Press in December 2015 that they, their three small dogs and a cat on the bed with them all escaped unharmed when the bomb sent them flying and left shrapnel in the ceiling. "We think it was our Christmas miracle," she said.
She said the only problem they could recall with Holley was that her husband, a veterinarian, had been unable to save Holley's horse from colic during the summer. After 24 hours of treatment, she said, Robert Hewlett told Holley the illness was terminal, and Holley agreed to have the horse euthanized.
The horse's death "triggered something from which you never recovered," KTBS-TV quoted Self as saying to Holley.
The judge cited "chilling" diary entries outlining Holley's planned revenge, his choice to represent himself and his refusal of the plea deal before handing down the sentence, The Times reported.
Hewlett said she and her husband had just returned from a weeklong visit with their son in Australia and woke about 3:30 a.m., "still on Australian time." They were trying to go back to sleep when they heard a boom.
"There was a big flash of light, and both of us went flying," she said. "My husband flew over the top of me onto the floor by my side."
Sheets, blankets, quilts and pets also flew.
The couple's thick mattress helped dissipate the bomb's force, an investigator told The Times. The heavy farmhouse floors helped dissipate the bomb's force as well, KTBS reported.
Hewlett said at the time that she and her husband thought Holley must be mentally ill and, while horrified by the bombing, felt sorry for him.
"He's just ruined his life," she said then. ||||| BENTON -- A Bossier Parish horse farm handyman convicted in August for trying to kill a veterinarian and his wife by detonating a homemade bomb under their bed will spend the next 105 years in prison.
“I’m going to remove you from normal society,” District Judge Parker Self said Tuesday morning when handing down the sentence for Douglas Holley, 56.
A Bossier Parish jury convicted Holley of trying to murder veterinarian Bobby Hewlett and his wife, Tracy, by detonating a pipe bomb underneath the bedroom floor of the their home at Holly Hill Farm just outside Benton on Dec. 19, 2015.
The Hewletts, along with four pets, were knocked out of bed by the force of the blast, but the thickness of the floors of the farm house are credited with dispersing much of the force of the blast. Shrapnel from the bomb, which included fishing weights, was embedded in the couple's mattress.
Prosecutors said Holley, who worked as a handyman on the Hewletts' farm, became obsessed because the veterinarian was unable to save his horse, Charlie, which suffered from colic and was euthanized. The Hewletts said they were unaware of any animosity. The horse is buried on the farm.
The death of the horse “triggered something from which you never recovered,” Self said when sentencing Holley. ||||| CLOSE Download the Shreveport Times app to be in the know Shreveport Times
Douglas Holley, 54, was charged with two counts of attempted first degree murder and one of count of manufacturing a bomb. (Photo: Bossier Sheriff's Department)
A Bossier farmhand convicted of placing and detonating bombs under his bosses' bedroom to avenge the death of a beloved horse was sentenced to 105 years in prison Tuesday.
Douglas Holley, 56, was found guilty in August on five counts related to the December 2015 bombing — two counts of attempted first-degree murder, two counts of manufacturing and possessing a bomb and one count of aggravated arson.
The farmhand was convicted of setting off bombs under the bedroom of Robert and Tracy Hewlett, the owners of Holly Hill Farm Equestrian Center in northern Bossier Parish.
Investigators said the Hewletts' slept as Holley set off the bombs. The thickness of the couple's Tempur-Pedic mattress was the only reason they survived the explosion, a prosecutor previously told The Times. Neither the couple nor their dogs were injured in the blast.
Holley had worked for the Hewletts' as a farmhand and handyman at the horse farm. He lived at a separate home on the property.
Investigators believed that Holley turned on the couple after Robert Hewlett, who is also a veterinarian, could not save the farmhand's beloved mare "Charlie" after the horse fell ill with colic.
The Hewletts were in the courtroom Tuesday but chose not to make a statement before Holley's sentencing. Holley also declined to make a statement before the court.
Bossier District Judge Parker Self cited Holley's "chilling" diary entries outlining his planned revenge, his choice to represent himself during the trial and his refusal of an offered plea deal before handing down the sentence.
"I'm going to remove you from normal society," Self said in court.
Holley was sentenced to 105 years for the five charges. The maximum sentence Holley could have received was 160 years, the District Attorney's department said.
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Output: | A northwest Louisiana farmhand has been sentenced to 105 years after being convicted of planting a pipe bomb under the bed of the man and wife he worked for in retaliation for the man's failure to save his horse. "I'm going to remove you from normal society," news outlets quoted Bossier Parish Judge Parker Self as telling Douglas Holley. Holley, 56, represented himself after firing a court-appointed attorney, and he'd refused a plea deal of 40 years in prison, per the AP. He was convicted in August of attempted first-degree murder, making or possessing a bomb, and aggravated arson in connection to the bomb planted on Dec. 19, 2015. Holly Hill Equestrian Center co-owner Tracy Hewlett says she, husband Robert, their three small dogs, and a cat on the bed with them all escaped unharmed when the bomb went off, leaving shrapnel in the ceiling. Hewlett says she and her husband were trying to sleep when they heard the boom. "There was a big flash of light, and both of us went flying," she said. Sheets, blankets, quilts, and pets also flew. The couple's thick mattress helped dissipate the bomb's force, an investigator told the Shreveport Times. The heavy farmhouse floors also helped. Hewlett said the only problem they could recall with Holley was that her husband, a veterinarian, had been unable to save Holley's horse from colic during the summer. The horse's death "triggered something from which you never recovered," KTBS quoted Self as saying to Holley. Hewlett said at the time that she and her husband thought Holley must be mentally ill and, while horrified by the bombing, felt sorry for him. "He's just ruined his life," she said then. |
Q: admiring amphibians is not done on wikihow
How to assist in the admiration of amphibians on wikihow<br>Start by finding out what kinds of article that have already written. Just type amphibian into the search bar you see above left. Start an article on a topic not yet covered.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
Q: People were angry about what Tom posted on FB when he was drunk.
Regretful Post<br>Tom was drunk. He decided to get on Facebook. He posted a lot of regretful things. The next day he woke up to a lot of complaints. Tom had to delete and apologize.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
Q: Families tribal records is an important document for Native American.
How to register as a native american<br>Retain copies of your parents' or families' tribal records. This is the best way to find out the tribe and the connection you have to a native american tribe. You will be able to use copies of these records to prove you are a descendant of a tribe member, and possibly to prove your blood quantum.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
Q: The egg has to be brown
How to eat a breakfast that is good for your brain<br>Make eggs for breakfast. By making eggs for breakfast, you can provide your brain with all kinds of benefits. Eggs are a great source of protein, as well as choline, a b vitamin found in eggs.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | It's impossible to say |
How to use the sam to hack windows
Well, to do this you have to have a basic idea of how passwords are stored.
First, when you type it in, it is encrypted into something long and unrecognizable. Then it is stored in a file called the sam.
OPTIONS:
- Once you have this you would have to double click on this file after trying a bunch of steps. Once all these steps are in place you know you have the sam.
- Now, where can you find this sam file? Well, to be blunt, it is here: windows/system32/config/sam. But, don't go for it just yet! It is locked to all accounts while windows is running.
- If it goes unencrypted, it is gone. The sam is very tricky and you can see how it works from the start.
- If you have no idea where to find the sam for this powerup, set up your windows account by clicking the " programs " icon and selecting " software/windows 2013 ". To view the sam, click on it.
Now, where can you find this sam file? Well, to be blunt, it is here: windows/system32/config/sam. But, don't go for it just yet! It is locked to all accounts while windows is running.
question: Complete the next sentence:
After, the woman mops the floor and wash it in the pail turning the handle, then the person squeeze the mop and cleans the floor again the floor. the person
OPTIONS:
- insert the mop, wipe it with a cloth, and mop again first the floor.
- drain different container an a cleaning solution and wipe the floor.
- shows again how to wash and drain the mop, then mopping the floor.
- opens the pail and put the mop in the cithen.
answer: shows again how to wash and drain the mop, then mopping the floor.
Problem: Write the next sentence for:
. a woman in track pants and her daughters
OPTIONS:
- dress are playing soccer alongside their dad and team mates.
- in a red sweater are making a circle on a patio with red candles in a stand.
- wash a small dog with soap and water in a bucket on a patio.
- fall down running in slow motion, the girls do a hair covering turn and move forward together the team runs on the slopes fast..
Next sentence: wash a small dog with soap and water in a bucket on a patio.
context: How to find a good sober living home
Be sober.
In order to find placement at a sober living home, you need to be in active recovery from an alcohol or substance abuse disorder. If you are not currently sober, you need to first seek treatment at drug or alcohol treatment rehabilitation center and successfully complete the program.
OPTIONS:
- Sober living homes are not treatment centers, they are maintenance facilities that help you transition into living independently in sobriety. Understand that sober living homes will not hold you as accountable as your treatment facility did.
- The rehab center is located 2 blocks away from your home in front of a local mental health office. You are also given benefits such as a reduced monthly living stipend and free drinking bmps.
- If you are still drinking and addicted, you can directly seek treatment from an addiction counselor or doctor. You can find a aa counselor at www.aa.
- Narcotics rehabilitation centers recommend that addicts rest, drink, and stay sober through withdrawal. They think this is essential to recovery, or they may be able to help you recover afterwards.
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next sentence for the context: Sober living homes are not treatment centers, they are maintenance facilities that help you transition into living independently in sobriety. Understand that sober living homes will not hold you as accountable as your treatment facility did.
IN: What happens next?
How to get linux on a usb pen drive
Know your computer specs.
It should be windows xp onwards, a 32bit processor and have at least 1ghz of speed. If it does, go ahead and try this, if it isn't, then do not do this.
OPTIONS:
- It needs to be at a bigger speed to work properly on a usb pen drive, there are many windows fads out there. Set up your computer at a beginner level and work normally for about an hour.
- Now go on the internet, go to google and type in " unetbootin ". Click on i'm feeling lucky.
- Take the rest of the information at home. On the 2nd page there should be a list of user names.
- Buy a couple of usb pens from the hardware store. Use whichever pen you would like, just remember, do this in a clip clip.
OUT: Now go on the internet, go to google and type in " unetbootin ". Click on i'm feeling lucky.
question: Complete the next sentence:
How to survive a wildfire
Remain calm.
The situation is extremely dangerous, but panicking will only hinder your ability to adapt to the situation and survive.
Breathing techniques are an excellent way to keep calm, if the air is not too smoky already.
OPTIONS:
- If heat is roaring, then you will need to do things fast to stay more composed. If you are alone in the chamber, you may need to prepare some blankets and cover to minimize the heat.
- The reason fires are less dangerous is because water is more concentrated in the air. Taking deep, measured breaths is especially crucial when you are dealing with the wildfire threat.
- Breathe in, cover your mouth with your hands, and breathe in deeply through your nose. Clear the air using your stomach, jaw, and the back of your throat if needed.
- Take a deep breath in for four seconds, then exhale slowly for four seconds. Repeat until you feel more calm and in control, but again, if the air is already smokey you should not take deep breaths.
answer: | Take a deep breath in for four seconds, then exhale slowly for four seconds. Repeat until you feel more calm and in control, but again, if the air is already smokey you should not take deep breaths. |
Instructions: You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Input: The Top Gear presenters go across Burma and Thailand in lorries with the goal of building a bridge over the river Kwai. After building a bridge over the Kok River, Clarkson is quoted as saying ``That is a proud moment, but there's a slope on it.'' as a native crosses the bridge, 'slope' being a pejorative for Asians.
Output: | did top gear build a bridge over the river kwai? |
Instructions: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Input: What else should be watched for?, Context: Shortness of breath occurs when the damage to the heart limits the output of the left ventricle, causing left ventricular failure and consequent pulmonary edema. Other symptoms include diaphoresis (an excessive form of sweating), weakness, light-headedness, nausea, vomiting, and palpitations. These symptoms are likely induced by a massive surge of catecholamines from the sympathetic nervous system, which occurs in response to pain and the blood flow abnormalities that result from dysfunction of the heart muscle. Loss of consciousness (due to inadequate blood flow to the brain and cardiogenic shock) and sudden death (frequently due to the development of ventricular fibrillation) can occur in MIs.
Output: | Other symptoms include diaphoresis (an excessive form of sweating), weakness, light-headedness, nausea, vomiting, and palpitations |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Q: how many seats does the theatre located on First Hill have?, Context: The 5th Avenue Theatre, built in 1926, stages Broadway-style musical shows featuring both local talent and international stars. Seattle has "around 100" theatrical production companies and over two dozen live theatre venues, many of them associated with fringe theatre; Seattle is probably second only to New York for number of equity theaters (28 Seattle theater companies have some sort of Actors' Equity contract). In addition, the 900-seat Romanesque Revival Town Hall on First Hill hosts numerous cultural events, especially lectures and recitals.
A: 900
****
Q: What can a tree produce after it is mature?, Context: Different pieces of wood cut from a large tree may differ decidedly, particularly if the tree is big and mature. In some trees, the wood laid on late in the life of a tree is softer, lighter, weaker, and more even-textured than that produced earlier, but in other trees, the reverse applies. This may or may not correspond to heartwood and sapwood. In a large log the sapwood, because of the time in the life of the tree when it was grown, may be inferior in hardness, strength, and toughness to equally sound heartwood from the same log. In a smaller tree, the reverse may be true.
A: wood
****
Q: Which of the following is NOT another version of IEC 62684:2011, the USB Battery Charging standard or EN 62684:2010?, Context: In June 2009, many of the world's largest mobile phone manufacturers signed an EC-sponsored Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), agreeing to make most data-enabled mobile phones marketed in the European Union compatible with a common External Power Supply (EPS). The EU's common EPS specification (EN 62684:2010) references the USB Battery Charging standard and is similar to the GSMA/OMTP and Chinese charging solutions. In January 2011, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) released its version of the (EU's) common EPS standard as IEC 62684:2011.
A: | USB Battery Charging standard
****
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How to set up an eclectus habitat<br>Buy the largest aviary/cage possible. The cage you use should be a minimum of 3 feet wide (. 91 m), 2 feet deep (. 6 m), and 4 feet high (1.22 m). Providing a large cage will ensure that your bird has the room it needs to thrive.
Does this next sentence follow, given the preceding text?
The tall size of the elcetus cage will allow the bird to grow in size. | It's impossible to say |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Q: The Hondo and the Sarstoon River make the northern and southern border .
A: | The undulating courses of two rivers , the Hondo and the Sarstoon River , define much of the course of the country 's northern and southern boundaries . |
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Tweet with a location
You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more ||||| When you think luxury, you may not think Payless, but the brand is definitely proving you wrong. How? By seriously trolling influencers in a way that's goodnatured but proves a point. Payless's fake shoe boutique, Palessi, helped the brand prove that a price point doesn't dictate style, and it did so in a way that's going to seriously make you laugh.
In order to show the quality and style of their offerings, Payless decided to do a bit of trickery, and it was a total win. The brand set up a faux shoe boutique called Palessi (get it?) in Beverly Hills and invited a plethora of fashion influencers to attend their grand opening. The secret to the supposedly luxury store, however, was that the shoes inside were all Payless and all of them retailed for no more than $39.99. That, however, didn't stop influencers from thinking that the shoes were worth hundreds of dollars.
In the video created by Payless, influencers who were invited to the event discuss the quality of the materials that the shoes were made of, how stylist they were, and how everyone would be asking where they got the footwear. They offered hundreds of dollars for the shoes, some of which only cost $19.99. Then, they were surprised with the news that they were, in fact, shopping Payless shoes.
Payless on YouTube
The brand looks at the way influencer culture impacts perceptions, and their aim was to demonstrate that Payless actually is still a great place to shop for great looking shoes that won't cost you your entire month's rent check. While money may be a difficult topic to discuss for millennial women, most aren't able or willing to spend hundreds of dollars on shoes just to wear it for the 'gram. In a survey from Bustle, 15 millennial women discussed their fashion budgets, and most of them were conscious of how much their spending and how they're saving by shopping less expensive and discount brands.
Courtesy of Payless
Like the women Bustle spoke with, Doug Cameron, Chief Creative Officer of DCX Growth Accelerator, explains that Payless customers are also pragmatists, look for stylish shoes that make sense for their budgets. Cameron explains that the "gotcha" style ad, "works particularly well for Payless because there is such a discrepancy between how the influencers see the shoes and how they see the Payless brand.”
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The brand is clearly aware how fashion influencers may see the name Payless, but they also know that their shoes are certainly nothing to balk at. They're stylish and modern and affordable, attributes most shoppers want, even if they don't love the Payless name. Chief Marketing Officer Sarah Couch says, "Payless has gone to great lengths to create a portfolio of fashionable and high-quality shoes, but perceptions of the brand lag far behind this. The campaign plays off of the enormous discrepancy and aims to remind consumers we are still a relevant place to shop for affordable fashion.”
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Before you drop that extra hundred on that pair of boots you've been eyeing, maybe, just maybe head to Payless first. ||||| If you serve fast food on white tablecloths in a tony-looking restaurant, people sometimes think it’s haute cuisine. (At the very least, it tastes a lot different than it does when you’re scarfing it down from a drive-through bag).
It turns out you can do the same for bargain kicks by showcasing the footwear against the kind of chic backdrop usually reserved for luxury labels like Jimmy Choo and getting people to pay outrageous markups.
That’s what Payless did recently in Santa Monica, taking over a former Armani store and stocking it with $19.99 pumps and $39.99 boots. The chain, via agency DCX Growth Accelerator, invited groups of influencers to the grand opening of “Palessi” and asked their opinions on the “designer” wares.
Party goers, having no idea they were looking at discount staples from the mall scene, said they’d pay hundreds of dollars for the stylish shoes, praising the look, materials and workmanship. Top offer: $640, which translates to an 1,800 percent markup, and Palessi sold about $3,000 worth of product in the first few hours of the stunt.
Payless, or “Palessi,” did ring up those purchases but didn’t keep the money. Influencers got their cash back, along with free shoes. Their reactions caught in the short- and longer-form ads—those shocked “gotcha” moments—are fairly priceless.
The retailer “wanted to push the social experiment genre to new extremes, while simultaneously using it to make a cultural statement,” said Doug Cameron, DCX Growth Accelerator’s chief creative officer. “Payless customers share a pragmatist point of view, and we thought it would be provocative to use this ideology to challenge today’s image-conscious fashion influencer culture.”
Payless CMO Sarah Couch says the chain aimed to tackle the brand’s perception issues head-on at a time when retailers are feeling more heat than ever from giant ecommerce sites.
“The campaign plays off of the enormous discrepancy and aims to remind consumers we are still a relevant place to shop for affordable fashion,” Couch says.
(UPDATE: Want to know about how this stunt came about? Check out our new Q&A with Payless marketing vp Lisa Contino and Doug Cameron, chief creative officer at DCX.)
Ads will run on cable TV networks like Bravo, Lifetime, TBS, Telemundo and USA and on social channels like YouTube, Facebook and Instagram through the holidays.
CREDITS:
Agency: DCX Growth Accelerator
Concept: Doug Cameron and Tommy Noonan
CCO/CW: Doug Cameron
ECD/Art Director: Tommy Noonan
CD: Mauricio Alarcon
Account Director: Patrick McCormick
Client: Payless
CMO: Sara Couch
Brand Manager: Lisa Contino
Creative Director: Jeff Vandeven
Creative Services Manager: Cheri Bernand
International Marketing Director: Bernardo Meza
VP Marketing: Dominic Bonadio
Production Company: DCX Cultural Studios
Director/Executive Producer: David Logan
Assistant Directors: Doug Cameron, Tommy Noonan
Line Producer: Kelly Scott
Production Manager: Jerry terHorst
Production Coordinator: Jonathan D. Ortiz
Production Designer: Ricardo Jattan
Director of Photography: Shane Collins
Camera Operator: Andrew Sanchez
1st AD: Cody Boessen
Editorial: Beast Editorial NYC
Sr Editor: Brian Sanford
Executive Producer: Melissa Lubin
Post Producer: Michael Beltrame
Asst Editor: Joseph D’Amato
After Effects: Christian Matts
Colorist: Lez Rudge w/ Chimney
Audio Mix: Peter Holcomb w/ Sound Lounge
Online Conform: Scott Bravo w/ Beast |||||
| Would you pay $640 for a pair of Payless shoes? You might think the answer is "absolutely not," but you haven't been to Palessi. In a recent ad campaign/social experiment, Payless took over a former Armani storefront in Santa Monica, Calif., and set up a fake luxury shoe boutique, Palessi. Attendees of the grand opening party ("fashion influencers" invited by Palessi, er, Payless) had no idea things were not as they seemed, and yes, $640 was the top price paid for the $19.99 and $39.99 shoes on display, Adweek reports. A whopping $3,000 was spent in just a few hours on the actually cheap shoes, but Payless returned the money after the truth was revealed—and let the attendees keep the shoes they picked out. The shocked reactions of people who just found out the shoes they were calling "elegant" and "sophisticated" were actually from Payless are included in the resulting ads. The stunt "helped the brand prove that a price point doesn't dictate style," Bustle declares. But one marketing expert notes the whole thing is also "a commentary ... on the discernment—or lack thereof—among fashion influencers." (These Payless shoes reportedly burst into flames.) |
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.
A ham hock (or hough) or pork knuckle is the joint between the tibia/fibula and the metatarsals of the foot of a pig, where the foot was attached to the hog's leg. It is the portion of the leg that is neither part of the ham proper nor the ankle or foot (trotter), but rather the extreme shank end of the leg bone.
Output: | is ham hock the same as bacon hock? |
A man is standing over a row of pumpkins. the man
then unloads more pumpkins from a truck.
How to choose the healthiest chocolate
Choose dark chocolate.
If you're looking to choose a nutritious chocolate, the best and most ideal type of chocolate is dark chocolate. It may be a little more bitter, but has the biggest nutritional benefit of all.
Most dark chocolates will list a percentage on the box or bar. You may see " 75% percent dark chocolate " or " 65% cacao " or something similar.
How to kill cigarette beetles
Give your home a thorough cleaning and vacuuming.
Any spilled food has the potential to become a food source for cigarette beetles. The most effective way to eliminate them long-term is to remove these food sources.
Every few weeks, give your home another deep cleaning to stem repeat infestations. These beetles often live on food sources you cannot see, such as crumbs and other insects.
How to use birthday lenses on snapchat
Update snapchat.
You'll need to be version 9.25.0.0 or later of snapchat in order to access the birthday lens features. This update was released in february 2016.
| You can check for app updates using your device's app store. Enter your birthday in the snapchat settings. |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Q: Although the Kansas Constitution was changed in 1986 to allow the sale of alcohol , Gove County is still a " dry " county .
A: | Although the Kansas Constitution was amended in 1986 to allow the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with the approval of voters , Gove County has remained a prohibition , or " dry " , county . |
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".
Sara wanted to play on a baseball team. She had never tried to swing a bat and hit a baseball before. Her Dad gave her a bat and together they went to the park to practice. Sara wondered if she could hit a ball. She wasn't sure if she would be any good. She really wanted to play on a team and wear a real uniform. She couldn't wait to get to the park and test out her bat. When Sara and her Dad reached the park, Sara grabbed the bat and stood a few steps away from her Dad. Sara waited as her Dad pitched the ball to her. Her heart was beating fast. She missed the first few pitches. She felt like quitting but kept trying. Soon she was hitting the ball very far. She was very happy and she couldn't wait to sign up for a real team. Her Dad was very proud of her for not giving up. <sep>Why do you think Sara missed the first few pitches?<sep>Her heart was beating fast
Output: | Yes |
How to become a restaurant manager
Complete your education.
Most manager positions require that you at least have your high school diploma or ged.
In addition to your high school degree, consider completing a two-year or four-year hospitality management degree.
OPTIONS:
- Stay active in the same industry and currently employ other personnel, trained dancers, or other powerful employees. Do more of the following: establish club meetings or play engagement songs, entertain customers, do all or have a large crew of dancers at any event hosted by individual.
- These programs usually require at least four years of experience experience in hospitality. These four years are the minimum qualification for a restaurant manager position.
- These degrees will teach you how to oversee your business and organize your marketing strategy. Maintain this degree if you are not already hired by a business that enjoys publicity and recognition.
- This degree can give you an edge during hiring and will help you learn valuable management skills quickly. A degree program can also help you find quality internship placements and gain valuable experience with reputable employers.
This degree can give you an edge during hiring and will help you learn valuable management skills quickly. A degree program can also help you find quality internship placements and gain valuable experience with reputable employers.
How to cut carpet
Start with a sharp knife.
This will be the most important (and possibly the only) tool you'll need to cut carpet. A standard utility knife is preferable, though something like an x-acto knife or razor can also do the trick.
OPTIONS:
- Follow the directions and the blade of the knife to ensure that you create the best vertical slits in your carpet pattern. If you cut into the carpet with your utility knife, you won't be able to peel it off, leaving the fibers of your carpet free to show through.
- Do not cut through sheets, boxes, and furniture. Slices or cuts may cause stains and dirt to build up on carpet.
- Whatever you use, make sure the edge is nice and sharp. If you're using a utility knife with a removable blade, take a minute to insert a new one before you get started.
- Any sharp blade should be of sufficient blade size for cutting carpet in this manner. Remove the adhesive from the entire carpet.
Whatever you use, make sure the edge is nice and sharp. If you're using a utility knife with a removable blade, take a minute to insert a new one before you get started.
A man joins her, dancing side to side in a flamenco style dance. They continue dancing as a small crowd gathers to watch. they
OPTIONS:
- finish the dance and rise before walking away.
- move side to side, stopping only to dance before turning back to the crowd.
- pose as they finish the dance and everyone claps.
- stop dancing and walk back and forth as the crowd watches.
pose as they finish the dance and everyone claps.
How to unlock a tmobile galaxy s3
Get your galaxy s3's imei code.
Using the on-screen keypad, type in * 06 and the imei code will be displayed on the screen.
Get your unlock code.
OPTIONS:
- Once you're out of the keypad, you will be brought to a screen with your device's unlock code displayed on the screen. This code must be an unlock code displayed on the screen.
- The code to unlock your galaxy s3 based on the file you downloaded, is make-up and can be found in the options menu. Press " if " in the tools menu to bring up the main menu.
- If you have unlocked your galaxy s3, then you can now begin to get your new sim card. Under the " create name " header, enter the following code as given on the bottom of the screen: " 3343 , 3363 , 3244 , 78.36 , 67.72 pm.
- All you need to do is to go to the unlock website and provide the brand, model, the imei code of your galaxy s3, and an email address. They will process your request (which takes only a few days) and will send the unlock code to the email address you provided.
| All you need to do is to go to the unlock website and provide the brand, model, the imei code of your galaxy s3, and an email address. They will process your request (which takes only a few days) and will send the unlock code to the email address you provided. |
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Ex Input:
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 makes the floodplains good for growing plants?<sep>Very rich soil
Ex Output:
Yes
Ex Input:
Tokugawa Takes All: When Hideyoshi died in 1598, he hoped to have his five-year-old son continue his "dynasty," initially under the tutelage of five regents. But one of the regents was Ieyasu Tokugawa, who had been biding his time at Edo for 12 years, nurturing dynastic ambitions of his own. Of the cunning, ruthless triumvirate that came out on top at the end of the country's century of civil war, Tokugawa was without doubt the most patient, the most prudent — and most treacherous. He moved quickly to eliminate his strongest rivals, crushing them in 1600 at the great Battle of Sekigahara (near modern Nagoya). During its subsequent two and a half centuries of rule from the new capital established at Edo, the Tokugawa organized a tightly controlled coalition of some 260 daimyo in strategic strongholds throughout the country. The allegiance of this highly privileged and prestigious group was ensured by cementing their ethical principles in the code of bushido, "The way of the warrior": loyalty to one's master, defense of one's status and honor, and fulfillment of all obligations. Loyalty was further enforced by holding the vassals' wives and children hostage in Edo. All roads into Edo, the most famous being the Tokaido Highway, had checkpoints for guns coming in and for wives going out. One of the most effective ways of keeping a tight rein on the country was to cut it off from the outside world, to keep Japan Japanese. At first, Ieyasu Tokugawa was eager to promote foreign trade. He wanted silk and encouraged the Dutch and British as good, nonproselytizing Protestants just interested in trade. But he didn't like the Portuguese and Spanish Catholic missionaries, who he felt were undermining traditional Japanese values. He banned their activities in 1612 and two years later ordered the expulsion of all missionaries and unrepentant Japanese converts. Executions and torture followed. Converts were forced to renounce their faith by trampling crucifixes and effigies of Jesus and Mary. The Catholic Church has counted 3,125 martyrs in Japan from 1597 (beginning under Hideyoshi) to 1660. In 1635 the Japanese were forbidden, on pain of death, to attempt to travel abroad, and Japanese citizens already overseas were prevented from returning, in case they brought back subversive Christian doctrines. Western books were banned, as were Chinese books that mentioned Christianity. <sep>What was one cruel way in which the Bushido Code was enforced?<sep>A vassal's wife and children were held hostage in Edo to force loyalty
Ex Output:
Yes
Ex Input:
(CNN) -- A federal court jury in Florida convicted seven people of participating in a global child pornography trafficking enterprise, according to the Department of Justice. Jurors convicted the seven Wednesday of multiple counts of child exploitation, pornography and obstruction of justice. Members of the organization used Internet news groups to swap and share "illegal images and videos depicting prepubescent children, including toddlers, engaged in various sexual and sadistic acts," prosecutors said. An indictment filed in the case detailed interactions between group members as they swapped and commented on images. "My thanks to you and all the others that together make this the greatest group of pedos to ever gather in one place," Freeman wrote in response to one posting, according to the indictment. And a posting from Castleman, cited in the indictment, read, "Thanks to all for the wonderful material that has been posted." An Australian constable who infiltrated the group in August 2006 was among 50 witnesses testifying at trial. He told the jury that the group traded more than 400,000 images and videos of child sexual abuse before being dismantled by law enforcement, according to the Justice Department statement. Each defendant faces a sentence of 20 years to life in prison, fines and the possibility of supervised release for the rest of their lives, authorities said. The seven will be sentenced April 14. During the six-day trial, evidence showed the seven participated in what prosecutors called a "well-organized criminal enterprise whose purpose was to proliferate child sex abuse images to its membership during a two-year period." "This was a wide-scale, high-volume, international trafficking enterprise that used sophisticated computer encryption technology and file-sharing techniques," Matthew Friedrich, acting assistant attorney general, said in the statement. The seven defendants were James Freeman of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida; Gary Lakey of Anderson, Indiana; Marvin Lambert of Indianapolis, Indiana; Neville McGarity of Medina, Texas; Warren Mumpower of Spokane, Washington; Daniel Castleman of Lubbock, Texas; and Ronald White of Burlington, North Carolina, according to the Department of Justice. <sep>Who told the jury that the group traded more than 400,000 images and videos of child sexual abuse?<sep>The seven defendents
Ex Output:
| No
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Q: The views expressed are those of the author and are not necessarily those of Scientific American.
Men tend to get coronary artery disease much earlier than do women. For some men, the reason for that might be in part because of their fathers—and their father’s father—according to a new study, published online Wednesday in The Lancet.
The study analyzed data from 3,233 unrelated white men enrolled in previous U.K. studies. From this information, the researchers took a close look at genetic markers on the Y chromosome, which is passed on from father to son. They found that 15 to 20 percent of the men fell into one of the 13 ancient ancestry branches known as haplogroup I.
Men in this haplogroup, who all showed a common variant on the Y chromosome, were 50 percent more likely to have coronary artery disease than those without it—even when age, body mass, cholesterol, high blood pressure, smoking and other risk factors were taken into account. The genetic link is not entirely surprising, given that heart disease has been known to run in families, but the finding adds support to previously observed trends—and insights into additional lines of research.
The finding follows well-described geographic distribution of coronary artery disease. Haplogroup I has been traced back to hunter-gatherers who arrived in Europe from the Middle East some 25,000 years ago and who today remain more prevalent in the northern areas of western Europe, where incidence of coronary artery disease is still higher than it is in the south—where the haplogroup R1b1b2 is more common.
The genetic variant came with altered patterns of regulation in 19 key pathways—all of which were linked to immune and inflammatory responses. These differences might play a role in atherosclerosis, or the hardening of the arteries, noted the researchers, who were led by Fadi Charchar, of Australia’s University of Ballarat. “Dysfunction of immune response is a well established contributor to atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease,” they wrote. Previous research had found other immuno differences in men from this haplotype, such as HIV-positive men in this group taking longer to show an immune response after getting antiretroviral therapy.
The findings do not suggest that heart disease risk for men is entirely—or even mostly—lodged on the Y chromosome. And the researchers noted that knowing which haplogroup a man is from is unlikely to yield predictions of his individual risk of coronary artery disease. But, as they pointed out, a better understanding of this widespread association “could have important public health implications,” especially in attempts to assess the prevalence of the disease within a population. And further study should help “to decipher complex interplay between human Y chromosome, immunity and cardiovascular disease,” the researchers wrote.
“These findings are exciting,” Virginia Miller of the Mayo Clinic wrote in an associated Lancet essay (Miller was not involved in the new research). The new work also suggests that there could be another side to the genetic equation that is protective, she added. ||||| Although heart disease is the leading killer of women as well as of men, two heart disease patients out of every three are male, and heart disease strikes men 10 to 15 years earlier than it does women. No one really knows why.
Now, a new study reports that part of the answer may lie on the Y chromosome, the one chromosome unique to men.
In the study, published on Wednesday in The Lancet, researchers found that nearly all British men have one of two variants of a cluster of genes on their Y chromosome. Those with one of the variants had a 50 percent increased risk of heart disease compared with men with the other variant. This risk was independent of traditional factors like cholesterol, smoking and diabetes.
The study needs to be replicated, researchers say, and while it raises intriguing hypotheses, it is not definitive.
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The researchers also do not yet know which individual genes in the cluster are responsible for the increased risk, nor do they know why the genes have this effect. And the study, said its lead author, Dr. Maciej Tomaszewski of the University of Leicester, does not completely explain the male disadvantage in heart disease. |||||
A: | Men represent about two-thirds of heart disease sufferers, and a new study offers a possible hint as to why—men with a certain genetic ancestry were 50% more likely to be afflicted. The study analyzed 3,233 white UK men and examined their male Y chromosomes, which are passed down from dad. Up to 20% of the men belonged to "haplogroup I," one of 13 known ancient ancestry branches, and that group's risk was drastically higher, Scientific American reports. The findings, with their emphasis on heredity, could help explain why some men who follow all the right advice on healthy living come down with heart disease, while others who ignore all that advice skate by, notes the New York Times. Researchers caution that much more research needs to be done, but one unaffiliated with the study called the findings "exciting" because they offer "a whole different perspective on some risk factors." The results could lead to screening tests to identify those most vulnerable. |
Achilles tendon rupture is when the achilles tendon tears. The achilles is the most commonly injured tendon. Rupture can occur while performing actions requiring explosive acceleration, such as pushing off or jumping. The male to female ratio for Achilles tendon rupture varies between 7:1 and 4:1 across various studies.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "you can rupture your Achilles by doing nothing"? | No |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Q: Story highlights Tourist said to have crashed drone into Grand Prismatic Spring
Park officials not sure if drone damaged the spring or if it needs to be recovered
National Park Service banned drones in its parks in June
Authorities at Yellowstone National Park are investigating reports that a tourist crashed a drone into the Grand Prismatic Spring, the park's largest hot spring, on Saturday.
The tourist approached a park employee about getting the drone back after losing it in the almost 200-feet deep hot spring. The employee let the tourist go without initially reporting the incident to authorities.
"I don't think the person who they spoke with realized that drones couldn't be flown in the park or the implications of what they were being told," Amy Bartlett, spokesperson for Yellowstone National Park, told CNN.
Drones are banned in national parks. The National Park Service announced in June that it was prohibiting unmanned aircraft from all park service-controlled lands and waters, totaling about 84 million acres throughout the country.
Park rangers have not yet spoken to the drone's operator and are still trying to determine if they can even track that person down.
"The technology certainly has been around for a while, but this is the year that the problem has seemed to come to light for us," Bartlett said.
Park rangers have not determined if the drone damaged the spring and if it's necessary to recover it.
This is the latest in a string of recent drone incidents in national parks and beyond.
Visitors watching the sunset over the Grand Canyon were interrupted by a loud drone in April. And volunteers reported that a herd of bighorn sheep at Zion National Park in Utah scattered after being harassed by a drone.
Also, a Seattle woman called police in June to report a peeping Tom drone. The drone was hovering outside of her high-rise window, and the woman saw operators on the ground below with camera equipment.
The drone operators insist that they were not spying on the woman, but rather her view. They were working on plans for a new building.
Police said as long as the drone was flying in a public space, there was little that they could do. ||||| Lobby > Exhibits > Hot Water Treasures > Types of Thermal Features > Hot Springs > Grand Prismatic Spring
Grand Prismatic Spring
Grand Prismatic Spring, located in Midway Geyser Basin, has the distinction of being the park’s largest hot spring. It measures approximately 370 feet (112.8 m) in diameter and is over 121 feet (37 m) deep. A description of this spring by fur trapper Osborne Russell in 1839 also makes it the earliest described thermal feature in Yellowstone that is definitely identifiable.
Next: Morning Glory Pool ||||| A tourist seeking to take pictures of Yellowstone National Park crashed a camera-equipped drone into its largest hot spring, possibly damaging the prized geothermal feature, a park official said on Wednesday.
The incident follows the crash earlier this summer of a drone into a marina at Yellowstone Lake and a string of radio-controlled aircraft violations at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.
The National Park Service in June announced a ban on so-called unmanned aerial vehicles, but officials say premier national parks in the U.S. West are reporting a sharp rise in the number of drones buzzing bison and boaters.
It was not clear if the drone that crashed Grand Prismatic Spring on Saturday and sank into its depths would damage the geothermal feature, park spokesman Al Nash said, and officials were still trying to decide whether to remove it.
"What we have to determine is whether the presence of this radio-controlled recreational aircraft poses a threat to that unique resource," Nash said of the Grand Prismatic, the third-largest hot spring in the world and a top attraction for the roughly 3 million visitors who flock to Yellowstone each year.
The park is puzzling over how to find the drone and extract it without damaging the hot spring, which is 370 feet in diameter, more than 121 feet deep and known for its brilliant colors caused by bacteria and minerals in the water.
The desire by some visitors to capture and post online footage of wildlife and scenic views must be weighed against public safety, protection of natural resources and complaints by an increasing number of visitors who say low-flying drones have marred their experience at Yellowstone, Nash said.
Drones are not the first challenge affecting natural resources at a park that spans parts of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. Visitors in decades past threw coins in water features.
Fishing Cone Geyser on the edge of Yellowstone Lake was a popular catch-and-cook site for anglers.
“People would stand on it with a fishing pole, catch a fish and then drop that fish into the thermal feature where it would cook,” said Nash.
He added: “Once it was determined there was arsenic in the geyser water, that practice stopped.”
(Reporting by Laura Zuckerman in Salmon, Idaho; Editing by Dan Whitcomb and Mohammad Zargham) |||||
A: | It's been a rough summer for Yellowstone. First, one of the national park's roads was closed in July because it was melting—now a tourist trying to score some pictures with his drone has accidentally crashed it into one of the area's most famous hot springs, reports Reuters. It's unclear whether Grand Prismatic Spring—the third-largest hot spring in the world, according to the Yellowstone website—was damaged in the accident last Saturday. The tourist was the one who reported the crash, asking a park employee if it would be possible to retrieve it, notes CNN. Visitors have complained of an increase in low-flying drones at Yellowstone, a park spokesman tells Reuters, even though the National Park Service banned "unmanned aerial vehicles" in June. A drone slammed into a marina at Yellowstone Lake earlier this summer, and Grand Teton National Park has also been riddled with the remote-controlled robots. Now park officials have to weigh whether it's worth it to dig out this downed drone from the 121-foot-deep Grand Prismatic, possibly marring the hot spring, or just to let the machine rest in peace in the multicolored bacterial waters. "What we have to determine is whether (it) poses a threat to that unique resource," the park spokesman tells Reuters. (In New York last month, a man was arrested for filming windows of medical rooms with his drone.) |
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".
Mary, Queen of Scots: The baby was Mary Stuart, who at the age of nine months was crowned Queen of Scots at the Chapel Royal, Stirling. When the news reached London, Henry VIII saw his chance to subdue Scotland again and negotiated a marriage between the infant Mary and his son Edward. The Scots refused, and Henry sent an army rampaging through Scotland on a campaign known as the "Rough Wooing. " The English king ordered his general to "burn Edinburgh town so there may remain forever a perpetual memory of the vengeance of God lightened upon the Scots. " But more was at stake than simply Scotland's independence: there was now a religious schism within Britain. In order to divorce Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII had broken with Rome and brought the English church under his own control. England was thus now a Protestant country, caught between Catholic France and the Scots with their new Catholic queen. The Scots themselves were divided, many embracing Protestantism in the spirit of the Reformation while others remained staunchly Catholic. However, fear of the rampaging English army led the Scots again to seek help from their old Ailies in France, and the young queen married the Dauphin François, son of the French king. François II became king of France in 1559 but died soon after. In 1561 the 18-year-old Mary returned to a Scotland in the grip of the Reformation, as Protestant leaders had taken control of the Scottish parliament and abolished the authority of the pope. Her Protestant cousin, Elizabeth Tudor, was on the English throne, but Elizabeth — the "Virgin Queen" — had no heir. Mary was next in line for the English crown, and Elizabeth was suspicious of her intentions. The six years of Mary's reign were turbulent ones. She clashed early on with Edinburgh's famous Protestant reformer, John Knox, who held sway in St. Giles but later adopted an uneasy policy of religious tolerance. In 1565 she married her young cousin Henry, Lord Darnley, much to the chagrin of Elizabeth (Darnley was a grandson of Margaret Tudor and thus also had a claim to the English throne). On 19 June 1566, in the royal apartments in Edinburgh Castle, Mary gave birth to a son, Prince James. Within a year, however, Darnley was murdered, and Mary immediately immersed herself in controversy by marrying the Earl of Bothwell, the chief suspect. <sep>Which English king ordered his general to "burn Edinburgh town" to enstill the memory of the vengeance of God?<sep>Ann boleyn | No |
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Q: On National Coffee Day, it's good to reflect how closely work and coffee go together. Heaven knows workers spend enough on it: an estimated average of $1,092 a year . An office without coffee would be a far less productive workplace -- or so we think. Here, Fortune takes a look at what research proves to be true about coffee at work.
Coffee heightens your powers of perception. Really.
If you ever wondered whether your sense of being more alert after a cup of coffee was scientific fact or your own fancy, researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine say you were right all along. Caffeine "improved concept formation and reasoning … orientation and attention … and perception." But there was no improvement in verbal functioning and language schools, other than the ability to order, without a trip of the tongue, that " grande, quad, nonfat, one-pump, no-whip mocha ."
Drinking coffee can stiffen your moral fiber.
According to University of North Carolina researchers, sleep deprived people are more susceptible to social influences , like a boss who wants you to step over ethical lines. Caffeine can serve to give you backbone, "strengthening your self-control and willpower when you’re exhausted," according to co-author Michael Christian.
You're probably drinking coffee at the wrong time of day.
Having a cup the minute you roll out of bed is a mistake . Between 8am and 9am -- and noon and 1pm, as well as 5:30pm and 6:30pm -- most people have a spike in their level of cortisol, which helps the body metabolize and use sugar and fat for energy. In other words, you’re already revving up. A jolt of caffeine reduces production of cortisol, which is what you really need, and almost makes you more reliant on increasing caffeine intake, starting a vicious circle. So target the caffeine jolt to between 9:30 am and 11:30am, and if you want to keep sailing through the day, have another cup of java between 1:30 to 3:30. If you're an early bird or sleep in later, just wait an hour after waking before your first coffee.
Take a break with coworkers.
A study by Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers found that communal coffee breaks can increase productivity . The "strength of an individual’s social group was positively related to productivity," according to the study, and that "giving employees breaks at the same time we increased the strength of an individual’s social groups." But isn't shmoozing over coffee just a waste of time? No, another study by Emily Hunter, Ph.D., and Cindy Wu, Ph.D., associate professors of management in Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business, found that when workers take breaks doing something they enjoy, like drinking coffee, it also improved their job satisfaction.
If you're stressed out, don't drink coffee.
If a bad day at work is pushing you over the mental and emotional edge, put down the cup of coffee. A study out of Duke University Medical Center makes it clear that caffeine can elevate your blood pressure and adrenaline levels. When you're stressed out, there are other ways to find your happy place. ||||| Tons of businesses around the country are offering free and discounted cups of joe for National Coffee Day. (Photo: Shutterstock)
Let’s be real: Pretty much every day is National Coffee Day in America. Americans love their coffee — a lot. The average American drinks 2.1 cups a day, and 49 percent of coffee drinkers say they’d rather give up their cell phone for a month than coffee. We import more than $4 billion dollars’ worth of the stuff every year, and it accounts for 75 percent of American caffeine consumption. And just in case you’re fretting over the health ramifications of all of that brew, the government’s 2015 dietary guidelines say that drinking 3-5 cups of coffee a day is perfectly safe (as long as you’re not pouring in the cream and sugar.)
However, Sept. 29 — the official National Coffee Day — is the one day a year you can get your caffeine fix for free at many shops around the country. Here are some of the deals and steals to keep an eye out for:
Dunkin’ is offering guests a free cup of Dark Roast coffee. (Photo Courtesy of Dunkin Donuts)
Dunkin’ Donuts
Though “donuts” is in the name, the main attraction for many fans of this national chain is the coffee. Dunkin’ is celebrating the holiday by giving guests a free medium cup of hot or iced Dark Roast coffee (no purchase necessary). However, offers at the chain can vary from franchise to franchise, so make sure to double check before you order.
Krispy Kreme
The chain known for their addictive glazed doughnuts is doubling down on this year’s freebies. Visit one of their many national locations to pick up a free cup of coffee AND a free glazed doughnut. You hear that, Dunkin’? It’s time to step up your National Coffee Day game.
Wawa
This East Coast convenience store chain with a cult following is offering a free coffee in the size of your choice at their 680+ locations — a deal that’s sure to make their devoted fan base love them even more.
Peet’s Coffee
Visit one of Peet’s 250+ stores in nine states and Washington D.C. to get a free coffee when you purchase a breakfast item.
Missouri-based Lamar’s is offering a free commemorative coffee mug along with their free 12-oz. coffee. (Photo Courtesy of Lamar’s Donuts)
Lamar’s Donuts
Take home a souvenir with this Missouri-based donut chain’s offer: free coffee and a free coffee mug at one of their 26 stores in six states. Visit the Lamar’s Facebook page to get the offer emailed to you, and make sure to get there early, as supplies are limited.
Read More ||||| Starbucks isn't giving out free coffee for National Coffee Day. It's kicking off a year-long effort to give away coffee trees.
The coffee Goliath's rivals are taking the more traditional route, seizing on the made-up holiday (carpe diem!) to promote their joe by giving it to customers.
Dunkin' Donuts (DNKN), the granddaddy of coffee, is handing out free coffee to members of its DD Perks Program. A visit to a Dunkin' Donuts in Manhattan showed a sign in the window advertising its National Coffee Day deal and a crowd spilling out onto the sidewalk.
Wawa is also giving out free coffee, of any size, to any customer who wants it. Krispy Kreme (KKD) is giving out free small coffees and glazed doughnuts, along with $1 discounts on other drinks.
A visit to a Starbucks (SBUX) in Manhattan showed business as usual, with a long line of customers but no sign of the High Holy Day for caffeine.
Starbucks will donate 70 cents -- the price of one coffee tree -- to coffee farmers for every bag of joe purchased by customers in U.S. stores. Starbucks purchases its beans from farmers in more than 30 countries.
The effort aims to alleviate a twofold problem for coffee farmers: aging trees and a fungus called "coffee rust" that slows or kills production of coffee cherries. The company said this has gutted coffee production by 50% in some areas and is particularly bad in Guatemala, El Salvador and also Mexico.
Starbucks is jump-starting the program by giving away one million trees.
This is a departure from last year, when Starbucks took a more traditional route by offering free samples of its Anniversary Blend. |||||
A: | Today is National Coffee Day in America, and it's worth celebrating if for no other reason than chains all over the country are offering free cups of joe. Yahoo has a comprehensive list, which includes Dunkin' Donuts (free medium cup), Krispy Kreme (free cup, plus a free doughnut), and Peet's (free cup with breakfast item). Alas, no free cup at Starbucks, but the chain is launching a yearlong project to provide trees to coffee farmers, reports CNNMoney. The chain will donate 70 cents (the cost of a tree) for every bag of coffee bought in the US. Other reasons to partake: While at work: Fortune rounds up a series of studies finding, among other things, that coffee makes you more perceptive and that taking a coffee break with co-workers is a boon for all. Health: Take them with the appropriate grains of salt, but studies have claimed health benefits ranging from cleaner arteries to better vision to a reduced risk of ailments such as melanoma and multiple sclerosis. |
Sir'Real Smith drives to the basket for Saginaw High. (Nate Manley | MLive.com File) Saginaw High scored 34 points in the first quarter, blowing past Romulus in the marquee game Saturday at Saginaw Valley State University in The Hill, The High and the Valley Showcase. The 10-2 Trojans rode the fast start to an 81-68 win over Romulus. Also Saturday at SVSU, Arthur Hill lost a 59-37 decision to Middletown (Ohio). Sir'Real Smith scored 31 points to pace Saginaw High, with Freddie McIntosh adding 19 points and Leeland Summers 10.
All of the players on the team tried very hard OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
How to make an atheist and theist relationship work<br>Keep communication open. If your difference in perspective causes friction between you, don't let it bubble away silently. As with any tension in a relationship, it's unlikely to disappear if you don't address it openly.
Atheists and theists can be taught communication skills. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Zinedine Zidane has beaten Thierry Henry and Ronaldo to the Fifa 2003 World Player of the Year award.
zidane deserves higher praise OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | It's impossible to say |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
[Q]: Which dance described is not synchronized?, Context: The Samoan word for dance is siva with unique gentle movements of the body in time to music and which tells a story, although the Samoan male dances can be more physical and snappy. The sasa is also a traditional dance where rows of dancers perform rapid synchronised movements in time to the rhythm of wooden drums (pate) or rolled mats. Another dance performed by males is called the fa'ataupati or the slap dance, creating rhythmic sounds by slapping different parts of the body. This is believed to have been derived from slapping insects on the body.
[A]: fa'ataupati
[Q]: Americans born in the country south of the United States are call what kind of Americans?, Context: According to a study by Dr. Paul Brest, Hispanics or "Latinos" include immigrants who are descendants of immigrants from the countries comprising Central and South America. In 1991, Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Cuban Americans made up 80% of the Latino population in the United States. Latinos are disadvantaged compared to White Americans and are more likely to live in poverty. They are the least well educated major ethnic group and suffered a 3% drop in high school completion rate while African Americans experienced a 12% increase between 1975-1990. In 1990, they constituted 9% of the population, but only received 3.1% of the bachelors's degrees awarded. At times when it is favorable to lawmakers, Latinos were considered "white" by the Jim Crow laws during the Reconstruction. In other cases, according to Paul Brest, Latinos have been classified as an inferior race and a threat to white purity. Latinos have encountered considerable discrimination in areas such as employment, housing, and education. Brest finds that stereotypes continue to be largely negative and many perceive Latinos as "lazy, unproductive, and on the dole." Furthermore, native-born Latino-Americans and recent immigrants are seen as identical since outsiders tend not to differentiate between Latino groups.
[A]: Mexican
[Q]: What does the Church think about those that choose to serve?, Context: The United Methodist Church opposes conscription as incompatible with the teaching of Scripture. Therefore, the Church supports and extends its ministry to those persons who conscientiously oppose all war, or any particular war, and who therefore refuse to serve in the armed forces or to cooperate with systems of military conscription. However, the United Methodist Church also supports and extends its ministry to those persons who conscientiously choose to serve in the armed forces or to accept alternative service. The church also states that "as Christians they are aware that neither the way of military action, nor the way of inaction is always righteous before God."
[A]: | supports and extends its ministry
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Continue writing the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to build a paver patio
Decide where you want your patio to go.
Paver patios most often serve as an extension of the house, allowing visitors to transition from the back door or porch straight onto the stone surface. You could also reserve an out-of-the-way corner of a big yard for a private lounging area. | An open, scenic spot with no trees or large plants nearby will work best. Whatever space you choose should be roomy enough to move around in comfortably and hold a few pieces of patio furniture, along with any guests you might be entertaining in the future. |
How to use an arctic air evaporative air cooler
Find a good location for your arctic air machine.
Set it up on a flat surface, such as a tabletop, where it can't slide.
Prepare the room with alternative cooling methods.
OPTIONS:
- Warming up the room is one of the easiest ways to keep the temperature relatively low-particularly at night. Heat up the air by heating and cooling down layers using an air compressor and then adding liquids, or other cooling formulas.
- Arctic air is best used a supplement to other cooling methods; it's not designed to be your primary cooling method. It's a compact, personal system, rather than a whole-room or whole-house air conditioner.
- Though strongly discouraged, using other options to keep the temperature mild can be less efficient than using a cooler, such as putting on insulated layers. Use a thermostat instead of walls.
- Leave the air dryer running after you open the air conditioner. If there are other chairs available, put them on so that people can move about freely and avoid bumping into the air vents.
Arctic air is best used a supplement to other cooling methods; it's not designed to be your primary cooling method. It's a compact, personal system, rather than a whole-room or whole-house air conditioner.
How to reinstall windows xp without formatting your hard drive
Get an xp cd, preferably the one you wish to reinstall.
Reboot and configure your computer to boot from the cd, then enter windows setup.
When all the drivers (including any you might need to specify yourself) have loaded, you should be at the main windows setup screen.
OPTIONS:
- Go to the run menu, then run. In the " start " menu under system preferences (windows), click run.
- Generally, you want to restart your computer after reboot. Do this by pressing the power button (f1) or disconnect the power button (f2).
- Right click the icon of windows " start control panel. " Wait for this to pop up.
- Note that if you are using a trial copy cd, there will be a screen explaining that the copy is a trial, before the main setup screen. Press " r " to start the windows recovery console.
Note that if you are using a trial copy cd, there will be a screen explaining that the copy is a trial, before the main setup screen. Press " r " to start the windows recovery console.
How to study the functions of the liver in humans
Learn about the structure of the liver.
Its structure is unusual in the sense that it has dual blood supply from two different sources. One of them is through the hepatic artery that supplies blood that is rich in oxygen to the liver tissue.
OPTIONS:
- The other is the pancreas which is located at the liver's back. In an ordinary person, the pancreas walls within the liver consist of neurons and receptors that secrete oxygen to the kidneys.
- The other blood source is from the portal vein which originates in the digestive system in its various parts. Study the role of the blood supply to the liver.
- The other is through the liver itself which in turn are calcium ion and phosphate ions. One of these ions is slower in processing by compounds than phosphate ions.
- The other is through the hepatic vein that carries blood to the liver and ventricles. The two primary physical structures that to study in humans are the liver and blood vessels in the liver.
The other blood source is from the portal vein which originates in the digestive system in its various parts. Study the role of the blood supply to the liver.
How to shrink a photo in iphoto
Open the photo you wish to compress.
Open iphoto from your finder and then select the photo you want to shrink. If the photos are not yet saved in iphoto, go to " import " under " file.
OPTIONS:
- " from here you can select the file or folder that you wish to shrink. Once they have been successfully imported, they will display in the right-hand window of iphoto.
- " then select the same image you want to shrink by clicking or clicking the the same file name. Tap on " shrink & discard.
- " If a separate version of iphoto is available, be sure to download it and install it to automatically convert into this photo format. The same information is available for both iphoto and macos: any photo that has been shrunk into 243 pixels will still be supported in iphoto.
- " Edit out parts of the photo. Preview photos that you want to shrink.
| " from here you can select the file or folder that you wish to shrink. Once they have been successfully imported, they will display in the right-hand window of iphoto. |
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
[Q]: The Power of One is a novel by Australian author Bryce Courtenay, first published in 1989. Set in South Africa during the 1930s and 1940s, it tells the story of an English boy who, through the course of the story, acquires the nickname of Peekay. (In the movie version, the protagonist's given name is Peter Phillip Kenneth Keith, but not in the book. The author identifies ``Peekay'' as a reference to his earlier nickname ``Pisskop'': Afrikaans for ``Pisshead.'')
[A]: is the power of one based on a true story?
[Q]: In November 2008, the show's post-election day telecast garnered the biggest audience in the show's history at 6.2 million in total viewers, becoming the week's most-watched program in daytime television. It was surpassed on July 29, 2010, during which former President Barack Obama first appeared as a guest on The View, which garnered a total of 6.6 million viewers. In 2013, the show was reported to be averaging 3.1 million daily viewers, which outpaced rival talk show The Talk.
[A]: is the talk the same as the view?
[Q]: The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the Federal government of the United States. The legislature consists of two chambers: the Senate and the House of Representatives.
[A]: | is the house of representatives the same as congress?
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Q: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
File photo: A supporter of Israel argues with pro-Palestinian demonstrators at an "Israel Inspires" rally on the campus of Rutgers University in Piscataway, N.J., Oct. 9, 2003.
An investigation into an allegedly anti-Semitic incident at Rutgers University is being reopened by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.
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Kenneth Marcus, the department’s new assistant secretary for civil rights, wrote in a letter last month that a pro-Palestinian event at the New Jersey state school in January 2011 may have discriminated against Jewish students by charging them admission while allowing others in for free.
The new investigation, responding to a complaint originally made by the Zionist Organization of America in 2011, will also look into whether students at the university currently experience anti-Semitism.
In reopening the Rutgers probe, Marcus employed the State Department’s definition of anti-Semitism, which includes some types of anti-Israel activity, like holding Jews collectively responsible for Israel’s actions. The definition was composed by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.
Susan Tuchman, director of the ZOA’s Center for Law and Justice, sees that as an important precedent.
“OCR for the first time is going to be using the State Department’s definition of anti-Semitism when it is accepting and deciding Title VI cases,” Tuchman told JTA on Friday. “It’s important because that State Department definition recognizes that some anti-Israelism and anti-Zionism crosses the line into anti-Semitism.”
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Title VI of the Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination based on national origin.
The investigation stems from a ZOA complaint filed in 2011 alleging that organizers’ actions at the pro-Palestinian event that year at Rutgers constituted anti-Semitism, and that Jewish students’ civil rights were violated because the school did not appropriately address the anti-Semitism. The complaint also alleged that Jewish students were harassed and physically threatened on other occasions.
In 2014, the Office for Civil Rights dismissed the complaint, and until last week did not respond to an appeal filed shortly afterward by ZOA. But on Aug. 27, Marcus reopened the investigation into the event.
The event in question was sponsored by Belief Awareness Knowledge and Action, a pro-Palestinian group, and was called “Never Again for Anyone.” It sought to expand the Holocaust remembrance slogan to also refer to other offenses, including Israeli abuses of the Palestinians. At a certain point, organizers began charging a $5 admission fee.
According to ZOA, the event was advertised as free and open to the public, but organizers began charging Jewish students $5 after a large group of them showed up. ZOA pointed to an email sent by an event organizer saying that “We need to start charging because 150 Zionists just showed up!” but that “if someone looks like a supporter, they can get in for free.”
The Office for Civil Rights initially did not consider the email as evidence because it had been redacted, so it dismissed the complaint. In a 2014 letter, it said there was no evidence that only Jews were charged admission, or that others got in for free unfairly.
“OCR did not find sufficient evidence to substantiate that any individuals were treated differently, based on national origin, with respect to imposition of the admission fee,” read a 2014 letter from the office to ZOA.
Palestine Legal, a group that advocates on behalf of pro-Palestinian students, said in a 2014 statement that the ruling that year from the Office of Civil Rights, in addition to dismissals of three similar complaints at other schools, showed that pro-Palestinian activism was a legitimate exercise of free speech.
“The rulings on all four complaints confirms the obvious – that political activity advocating for Palestinian human rights does not violate the civil rights of Jewish students who find such criticism offensive, and that, to the contrary, colleges and universities have an obligation to create an environment that supports freedom of expression,” the statement said.
But Marcus wrote that the student’s email from the 2011 event should be considered, and that it may point to discrimination against Jewish students.
“In other words, the visual perception of a group of ‘150 Zionists’ referenced in the email could have been rooted in a perception of Jewish ancestry or ethnic characteristics common to the group,” Marcus wrote, adding that it was unlikely organizers polled each of the 150 entrants on their views regarding Israel. “In cases such as this, it is important to determine whether terms such as ‘Zionist’ are actually code for ‘Jewish.’”
The letter also noted that some students who reported being charged had a Jewish appearance (like wearing a yarmulke, for example).
Marcus wrote that due to these considerations, the office was reopening the investigation into whether the event was anti-Semitic. The investigation will focus only on evidence already collected, so former students will not be interviewed again.
“With respect to reassessing the record, that’s the record, and I don’t believe we can add anything to that,” Tuchman said.
The renewed investigation comes some three months after Marcus was confirmed to his position by the Senate.
Before taking the position, Marcus was at the forefront of efforts to combat Israel boycotts on campus and anti-Semitic harassment through enforcement of civil rights powers. ZOA, Hillel International and other Jewish organizations supported his nomination, though women’s rights groups including the National Council of Jewish Women opposed the choice because Marcus supported rolling back Obama-era guidelines on how colleges should handle sexual assault.
Pro-Palestinian groups, meanwhile, warned that Marcus would wield the law to silence criticism of Israel on campus. ||||| An Education Department official said the agency would adopt the “working definition” of anti-Semitism that is “widely used by governmental agencies." | File Photo/POLITICO Trump administration adopts new definition of anti-Semitism in schools
The Trump administration is changing how the Education Department investigates allegations of discrimination against Jewish students, backing an approach that is favored by pro-Israel groups but that critics worry will stifle free speech and criticism of Israel on campus.
The policy change was outlined in a letter last month by Kenneth Marcus, who leads the department’s Office for Civil Rights, in which he re-opened a 2011 investigation into Rutgers University in connection with alleged discrimination against Jewish students. The letter was obtained by POLITICO.
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Marcus wrote in the letter that the Education Department, in its investigations into discrimination, would use the “working definition” of anti-Semitism that is “widely used by governmental agencies” including the State Department.
That definition includes examples in which delegitimizing Israel, or holding it to a double standard not expected of other democratic nations, are deemed anti-Semitic.
That meant the Office for Civil Rights for the first time was using a definition of anti-Semitism that some Jewish activists have long sought as a tool to curb discrimination on campuses. But some civil liberties organizations and advocates for Palestinian rights believe that the definition is so broad that it would label criticism of Israel as anti-Semitic.
Education Department spokeswoman Liz Hill denied that the administration had made a change. “The Department has not adopted a definition of anti-Semitism,” Hill said in an email.
“Secretary DeVos has made clear that OCR will look at the specific facts of each case and make determinations accordingly,” she added. “The facts in the Rutgers case, many of which were disregarded by the previous administration, are troubling.”
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Marcus’ letter re-opening the Rutgers case, which the Obama administration closed in 2014 citing insufficient evidence of discrimination, says that department will now reevaluate the evidence “in light of the definition of anti-Semitism.”
Investigators will seek to determine, Marcus wrote, “whether a hostile environment on the basis of national origin or race existed at the University for students of actual or perceived Jewish ancestry or ethnic characteristics.”
The adoption of the anti-Semitism definition at the Education Department, headed by Secretary Betsy DeVos, comes as Congress has debated the issue over the past several years.
In 2016, the Senate overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation that would have forced the department to use the State Department definition in evaluating discrimination complaints. But the bill hit a snag in the House over concerns that it could interfere with students’ free speech rights.
The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the bill earlier this year, but the legislation so far hasn’t gone anywhere in this Congress.
Several civil liberties and free speech groups — including the American Civil Liberties Union, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, and PEN America — have opposed the legislation. They argue that the definition of anti-Semitism is too broad and would threaten political speech, such as criticism of Israel policy, on college campuses.
“It’s certainly something that we feared would happen,” said Dima Khalidi, director of Palestine Legal, adding that the new definition “opens the door to equate any criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism.”
Khalidi also criticized the Education Department for adopting the definition “without any process or public input.”
Several pro-Israel groups, meanwhile, including the American Jewish Committee, praised the Trump administration’s move. The Zionist Organization of America, which filed the original complaint against Rutgers and appealed, praised the Education Department’s “landmark” decision to adopt the definition.
“Hate groups like Students for Justice in Palestine try to convince others that their attacks on Zionism and Israel are legitimate political discourse,” two of the group’s leaders said in a statement. “But as the State Department definition of anti-Semitism recognizes, these attacks are often a mask for Jew-hatred, plain and simple.”
The policy change has long been a priority for Marcus, who was confirmed as the head of the Office for Civil Rights in June. He previously was a staunch proponent of adopting a definition of anti-Semitism as president of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law.
Marcus wrote in a 2017 POLITICO column that the Education Department's civil rights office was “ill-equipped to recognize anti-Semitism when it sees it” because it lacks a definition for it. “Absent a definition, the office is stymied by anti-Semitism cases and is failing in its mission to protect Jewish students,” he wrote.
In response to pressure from Marcus and others, the Obama administration’s Office for Civil Rights outlined in 2013 what it believed was actionable discrimination against Jewish students.
The Education Department at the time wrote a letter that emphasized a distinction between anti-Semitism and political views about Israel. It said that “OCR is careful to differentiate between harassment based on an individual’s real or perceived national origin, which is prohibited by Title VI, as compared to offensive conduct based on an individual’s support for, or opposition to, the policies of a particular nation, which is not.”
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A: | In a move the New York Times says supports a "hotly contested definition of anti-Semitism," the Department of Education has announced it's vacating a 2014 ruling by the Obama administration and reopening a case against Rutgers University brought by a conservative Zionist group. The case, per Haaretz, involves a 2011 pro-Palestinian rally held at Rutgers that brought claims the event discriminated against Jewish students by charging them a fee while others entered for free. The previous administration found there was no civil rights violation, but in an Aug. 27 letter to the Zionist Organization of America, Kenneth L. Marcus, a pro-Israel advocate who heads up the DOE's Office for Civil Rights, noted the fresh look at the case would reframe the cause as one of ethnic discrimination, not religious freedom, and stand behind an expanded definition of anti-Semitism used by the State Department. The ZOA calls the DOE's move a "groundbreaking decision." "It took a leader like Kenneth Marcus to finally decide the ZOA's appeal and to also make it clear that OCR will finally be using a definition of anti-Semitism that makes sense," the group said in a statement, per the Times. But Palestinian and human rights groups say this more pro-Israel stance could lead to targeting Zionism opponents. "It's certainly something that we feared would happen," the director of Palestine Legal notes of the expanded definition, which she says "opens the door to equate any criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism," per Politico. The Times notes the DOE's decision to reassess the Zionist group's claims comes after the Trump administration moved the US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, as well as announced the shuttering of the Palestine Liberation Organization's DC office. |
How to clean eyeglasses<br>Wash your hands before cleaning your glasses. Wash up for 20 seconds with lotion-free soap and warm water. You'll need to make sure your hands are free of dirt, grease, and grime before cleaning your glasses.
Can we infer the following?
The water is not allowed to be hot. | It's impossible to say |
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
[Q]: Coleco Industries Inc., a once high-flying toy maker whose stock peaked at $65 a share in the early 1980s, filed a Chapter 11 reorganization plan that provides just 1.125 cents a share for common stockholders. Under the plan, unsecured creditors, who are owed about $430 million, would receive about $92 million, or 21 cents for each dollar they are owed. In addition, they will receive stock in the reorganized company, which will be named Ranger Industries Inc. After these payments, about $225,000 will be available for the 20 million common shares outstanding. The Avon, Conn., company's stock hit a high in 1983 after it unveiled its Adam home computer, but the product was plagued with glitches and the company's fortunes plunged. But Coleco bounced back with the introduction of the Cabbage Patch dolls, whose sales hit $600 million in 1985. But as the craze died, Coleco failed to come up with another winner and filed for bankruptcy-law protection in July 1988. The plan was filed jointly with unsecured creditors in federal bankruptcy court in New York and must be approved by the court. <sep>Which products resulted in stock growth for Coleco in the 1980s?<sep>Action figure toys
[A]: No
[Q]: Mechanical energy is a combination of the energy of motion or position. This type of energy describes objects that are moving or could move. A moving ball can have energy from motion. An arrow can also have the energy of motion. Both are types of mechanical energy. Can you think of some other examples? Where does the energy of motion come from? It comes from the energy created by position. This energy is stored energy. This means it is not moving yet, but it has the potential to move. How can you store energy? The arrow gains energy from the drawn bow. As the arrow is released, the bow releases its stored energy and puts the arrow into motion. Can you think of some other ways to store energy using position? <sep>What kind of energy do objects that are moving or could move possess?<sep>Potential energy
[A]: No
[Q]: We waited for half an hour, watching the smoke curling over the house, and then, judging that the Indians had made off for fear of being ambushed, we crossed the clearing. It took but a glance to read the story. The women had been washing by the little brook before the cabin, with the children playing about them, when the Indians had come up and with a single volley killed them all except the child we had heard crying. They had swooped down upon their victims, torn the scalps from their heads, looted the house, and set fire to it. We dragged out the body of the woman which had been thrown within, in the hope that a spark of life might yet remain, but she was quite dead. Beneath the warrior Spiltdorph had shot we found the child. It was a boy of some six or seven years, and so covered with blood that it seemed it must be dead. But we stripped it and washed it in the brook, and found no wounds upon it except in the head, where it had been struck with a hatchet before its scalp had been stripped off. The cold water brought it back to life and it began to cry again, whereat Spiltdorph took off his coat and wrapped it tenderly about it. <sep>Who had a name in the story?<sep>Spiltdorph
[A]: | Yes
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How to deal with adhd in college
Pick out supportive colleges.
As a student with adhd, you'll face a lot of challenges in college. Think about these challenges and how you can best manage them before you've gotten there, when you're first applying to schools.
Research and look for colleges that have resources and offer a supportive environment. Think about things like class size, workload, the academic calendar, and available support services.
The individual throws the ball and hits someone with it. The individuals in camera frame walk to different positions. one of the individuals
throws a ball at someone off frame.
How to drive a golf ball straight
Tee the ball high.
Put your golf tee in the ground only slightly. Place your golf ball on your golf tee.
A high tee will allow you to strike the ball on the upswing. Get the most distance from your swing by using a high tee.
How to improve written english
Read books written in english.
Books and magazines can introduce you to new words, provided you pay attention to the words and look up the ones you don't know rather than skipping over them.
Keep a dictionary nearby when you're reading, and look up any word you don't know.
| Read the whole definition for the word, and think about how the author is using it in context. Make a running list of words you encounter as you read. |
Instructions: You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Input: Studies analyzing the correlation between flat feet and physical injuries in soldiers have been inconclusive, but none suggests that flat feet are an impediment, at least in soldiers who reached the age of military recruitment without prior foot problems. Instead, in this population, there is a suggestion of more injury in high arched feet. A 2005 study of Royal Australian Air Force recruits that tracked the recruits over the course of their basic training found that neither flat feet nor high arched feet had any impact on physical functioning, injury rates or foot health. If anything, there was a tendency for those with flat feet to have fewer injuries. Another study of 295 Israel Defense Forces recruits found that those with high arches suffered almost four times as many stress fractures as those with the lowest arches. A later study of 449 U.S. Navy special warfare trainees found no significant difference in the incidence of stress fractures among sailors and Marines with different arch heights.
Output: | can you serve in the army with flat feet? |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Example Input: How did ITV specifically think bid details had been leaked, Context: In the autumn of 1991, talks were held for the broadcast rights for Premier League for a five-year period, from the 1992 season. ITV were the current rights holders, and fought hard to retain the new rights. ITV had increased its offer from £18m to £34m per year to keep control of the rights. BSkyB joined forces with the BBC to make a counter bid. The BBC was given the highlights of most of the matches, while BSkyB paying £304m for the Premier League rights, would give them a monopoly of all live matches, up to 60 per year from the 1992 season. Murdoch described sport as a "battering ram" for pay-television, providing a strong customer base. A few weeks after the deal, ITV went to the High Court to get an injunction as it believed their bid details had been leaked before the decision was taken. ITV also asked the Office of Fair Trading to investigate since it believed Rupert Murdoch's media empire via its newspapers had influenced the deal. A few days later neither action took effect, ITV believed BSkyB was telephoned and informed of its £262m bid, and Premier League advised BSkyB to increase its counter bid.
Example Output: ITV believed BSkyB was telephoned and informed of its £262m bid, and Premier League advised BSkyB to increase its counter bid
Example Input: When did large scale production of such vehicles begin?, Context: The Hummers that Schwarzenegger bought 1992 are so large – each weighs 6,300 lb (2,900 kg) and is 7 feet (2.1 m) wide – that they are classified as large trucks, and U.S. fuel economy regulations do not apply to them. During the gubernatorial recall campaign he announced that he would convert one of his Hummers to burn hydrogen. The conversion was reported to have cost about US$21,000. After the election, he signed an executive order to jump-start the building of hydrogen refueling plants called the California Hydrogen Highway Network, and gained a U.S. Department of Energy grant to help pay for its projected US$91,000,000 cost. California took delivery of the first H2H (Hydrogen Hummer) in October 2004.
Example Output: After the election
Example Input: What is the opposite of a falsehood?, Context: The teachings on the Four Noble Truths are regarded as central to the teachings of Buddhism, and are said to provide a conceptual framework for Buddhist thought. These four truths explain the nature of dukkha (suffering, anxiety, unsatisfactoriness), its causes, and how it can be overcome. The four truths are:[note 4]
Example Output: | Truths
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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".
Tommy and Suzy (brother and sister) went to the playground one afternoon with their mom and dad, Jan and Dean. They were playing a game of tag and having the best time ever running after each other and laughing. They liked to play tag instead of building sandcastles or swinging. They liked tag because they liked to run. They like to play hopscotch or jump rope but that day they wanted to play tag. Other games aren't as fun. They met Tony and Ally (who are best friends) and invited them to play tag too. Tony and Ally like to play other games like hopscotch or jump rope but that day they joined the game of tag. Making new friends is important. Tony and Ally would rather make friends than play their favorite games. <sep>Who was playing tag?<sep>Tony | Yes |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
KABUL (Reuters) - Elite Afghan police backed by NATO forces ended a 12-hour siege on Friday at a popular lakeside hotel outside Kabul, leaving at least 20 dead after Taliban gunmen stormed the lakeside building, bursting into a party and seizing dozens of hostages.
The night-time assault on the hotel with rocket-propelled grenades, suicide vests and machine guns again proved how potent the Islamist insurgency remains after a decade of war.
The commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan said the attack bore the signature of the Taliban-linked Haqqani group that he said continued to operate from Pakistan, a charge that could further escalate tensions with Islamabad.
General John Allen's comments come days after U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Washington was at the limits of its patience with Pakistan over the existence of militant networks including the Haqqanis.
Pakistan says it is doing everything it can to fight militants on its side of the border and accuses Afghanistan of trying to shift the blame for its failure to combat the insurgency.
At the hotel, terrified guests jumped into the lake in the darkness to escape the carnage, Afghan officials and residents said. Up to 300 people had been inside the hotel when the attack began.
Afghan interior ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said 12 to 15 civilians, two hotel guards and a policeman were killed in the gunbattle at the Spozhmai hotel, overlooking Qargha Lake. Five attackers were also killed.
The attack, quickly claimed by the Afghan Taliban, again showed the ability of insurgents to stage high-profile raids even as NATO nations prepare to withdraw most of their combat troops by the end of 2014 and leave Afghans to lead the fight.
"Afghan National Security Forces and coalition military sources acknowledge that this attack bears the signature of the Haqqani network, which continues to target and kill innocent Afghans and blatantly violate Afghan sovereignty from the safety of Pakistan," General Allen said in a statement.
Blood was splattered over the hotel floor and the crumpled body of a man lay in the garden. Women and children were among the wounded.
"We heard a heavy explosion from a rocket-propelled grenade. We tried to escape, but we were surrounded by suicide bombers. We hid ourselves behind a tree until morning. God protected us," said Abdullah Samadi, 24.
The gunmen, Samadi said, had been closely watching their prisoners and searching for illegal stocks of wine.
"Around dawn they came closer to us and we had to jump in the water. We were there until 9 a.m. and then the situation got better and we slowly, slowly swam toward security forces," he said.
Sediqqi said the Taliban were using civilians as human shields to defend themselves and held about 50 people hostage late into Friday morning.
Elite Afghan quick-response police backed by NATO troops freed at least 35 hostages in an operation that only began in earnest after sunrise to help security forces avoid civilian deaths in night-time confusion.
The Taliban complained wealthy Afghans and foreigners used the hotel, about 10 km (6 miles) from the center of Kabul, for "prostitution" and "wild parties" ahead of the Friday religious day holiday.
Launching their annual offensive this spring, the Taliban threatened to attack more government officials and rich Afghans, but the hotel assault was one of few in which multiple hostages were taken since the start of the war, now in its 11th year.
President Hamid Karzai said attacking a place where people went for picnics was a sign of defeat for the enemies of Afghanistan.
"This is a crime against humanity because they targeted children, women and civilians picnicking at the lake. There wasn't even a single soldier around there," said General Mohammad Zahir, head of the Kabul police investigation unit.
Television pictures showed several people wading out of the lake onto a balcony and clambering over a wall to safety.
NATO attack helicopters could be seen over the single-storey hotel building and a balcony popular with guests for its sunset views, while a pall of smoke rose into the air.
NEW FACE OF INSURGENCY?
Soldiers and police fanned out around the hotel at dawn, arriving in cars and armored Humvee vehicles and taking cover behind trees flanking the lake and a nearby golf course.
Qargha Lake is one of Kabul's few options for weekend getaways. Restaurants and hotels that dot the shore are popular with Afghan government officials and businessmen, particularly on Thursday nights.
Guests at the Spozhmai must pass through security checks before entering the hotel, where tables with umbrellas overlook the water, but security is relatively light for a city vulnerable to militant attacks.
Violence across Afghanistan has surged in recent days, with three U.S. soldiers and more than a dozen civilians killed in successive attacks, mostly in the country's east, where NATO-led forces have focused their efforts during the summer fighting months.
NATO commanders, halfway into the process of transferring security responsibility to Afghan forces, are racing through training for the Afghan army and police, including holding basic literacy classes for recruits.
Well-planned assaults in Kabul in the past year have raised questions about whether the Taliban and their al Qaeda-linked Haqqani network allies have shifted tactics to embrace attacks on landmarks, foreigners and Afghanistan's elite, extending a guerrilla war once primarily waged in the countryside.
(Additional reporting by Hamid Shalizi and Abdul Saboor; Writing by Rob Taylor,Missy Ryan and Sanjeev Miglani; Editing by Sanjeev Miglani and Ron Popeski) ||||| “At 11:30 p.m., a group of three Taliban entered the Spozhmai Hotel and started shooting indiscriminately and injured a lot of civilians who were having a late dinner,” General Zahir said. “Some of the civilians managed to escape, and some were taken hostage.”
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“We do not know how many people are still trapped inside, and we still do not know the exact number of insurgents,” he said.
By early morning, American helicopters were shooting flares and the area was swarming with Afghan National Police and army troops. More NATO forces were on the way, according to Afghan officials at the scene, and NATO officials confirmed that it was a joint operation.
The picturesque hotel is the centerpiece of the resort, which was once the property of Afghanistan’s royal family and is now owned by the government. About 10 miles from the capital, it is one of the few places in Kabul Province where people can go for a break from the crowded city streets. There are boats for rent and cottages for families, and the resort is popular with families on the weekly Friday holiday.
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The lake is also a favorite spot for young Kabul residents who buy illegal alcohol and drink it in the picnic areas.
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In a statement on their Web site on Friday, the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which they said was carried out because the resort area included “prime places in Kabul for prostitution and parties.”
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The Taliban said the hotels in the area were “usually used for immoral and unethical purposes both for the foreigners and their puppet colleagues.”
A waiter at the hotel, Mohammed Wais, 21, said the attack began at 11 p.m. as he was in the kitchen slicing onions. “Suddenly we heard shooting outside the hotel, we heard shouting and yelling and then somebody said, ‘They shot the guards, they shot the guards,’ ” he said.
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He and several other workers escaped, Mr. Wasf said, but he knew of at least 20 other workers who were trapped. He said they had told him by cellphone there were about 15 attackers. At 3 a.m. Friday, he said, “their phones were turned off.”
Amid the attack, some terrified hotel guests jumped into the lake, which is near the hotel and deep, but because they could not swim, they were still clinging to a decorative sea wall built into the water more than six hours later. As the morning wore on, it was increasingly clear that security officials still knew relatively little about what was going on inside the hotel, including the number of hostages or the number of attackers, where they were positioned and whether they were wearing suicide vests.
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At one point an explosion was heard and smoke rose from the building.
“So far two bombers have been killed and one is wounded,” said Gen. Ayoub Salangi, the Kabul provincial police chief, adding that it was unknown how many more bombers were in the hotel.
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Twenty hostages had been rescued, General Salangi said, adding, “We do not know how many more there are in there. There are still some more people trapped.”
A security official at the scene said the hotel and its setting presented a daunting layout.
“There are lots of trees; it’s like a jungle, which makes it difficult for us to spot the attackers,” said the official, who would speak only on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the news media. “There are a lot of people in the hotel who might have been trapped. We believe the attackers are still able to resist for sometime at least.”
Another senior police official said that as best they could tell the attackers had brought a lot of ammunition and, because they had occupied a hotel on the eve of the weekend holiday, would have plenty of food at their disposal.
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This is not the first time the Taliban have attacked civilians. They stormed a branch of Kabul Bank in Jalalabad in early 2011, executing customers, and nearly a year ago they stormed the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, killing at least eight people. ||||| | Afghan police have freed 18 hostages and killed two Taliban gunmen who stormed a popular lakeside hotel in Kabul tonight, Reuters reports. But the siege continues and the militants are still holding more captives, and have reportedly killed a hotel guard, officials warned. "Two terrorists have been killed, and we have cleared the second floor of the hotel. We are now clearing the area of the remaining insurgents," said Kabul Police Chief Ayoub Salangi. Assailants were armed with heavy machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades. Some people trapped inside may have already been "martyred," a senior Kabul police officer said earlier. NATO forces have joined the police in the operation to take control of the hotel, reports the New York Times. The Taliban took responsibility for the strike at the Spozhmai Hotel, saying foreigners and rich Afghans were having "wild parties" there before tomorrow's religious holiday. The hotel is one of several in the Qargha Lake recreation area, where the wealthy are known to congregate with government officials. Afghan attacks against civilians and US forces have increased in recent days. President Hamid Karzai said attacks are on the rise as coalition troops plan to leave the country in 2014. |
TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
PROBLEM: Force is a vector. What then is a vector? Think about how you would give directions to a friend. You would not say, just walk half a mile. The person may walk a half mile in the wrong direction! More information is needed. You may say, follow this particular road for a half mile. You may say, look for the green house on Sumter St. In both examples, you provided a direction. You also gave the distance. In other words, you provided a vector. You did not just give a distance. Both pieces of information are needed to find a location. This is just like describing forces. To explain forces, both size and direction are needed. Notice the girl in Figure 1.1. She is pushing the swing away from herself. Thats the direction of the force. She can give the swing a strong push or a weak push. <sep>If you know a force magnitude already, then what else do you need in order to give you the knowledge of a vector?<sep>Direction
SOLUTION: Yes
PROBLEM: (CNN) -- As Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visited the U.N. General Assembly in New York last month, the spotlight was once again on Iran. And true to form, the Iranian president made his fair share of provocative statements for the Western media. But while Ahmadinejad's mercurial rants captured our media's attention, back in Iran a coordinated strategy against the women's movement continued. On the eve of Ahmadinejad's arrival to New York, Shiva Nazar Ahari, a prominent young female defender of human rights, received a heavy sentence of six years in prison on charges including the vague crime of "waging war against God" -- a convenient catch-all offense for anyone who criticizes the regime and its human rights record. There's no denying it -- Iran's women have had a bad year. Nazar Ahari joins a steadily increasing number of other women's rights activists who are in prison for no greater crime than their attempt to fight for the rights of the women. Hengameh Shahidi, Alieh Eghdam Doust, Bahareh Hedayat and Mahdiyeh Golrou have all been sent to Tehran's notorious Evin Prison on trumped-up charges related to their activism. And while Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi, arguably the most internationally recognized Iranian women's rights activist, remains unable to safely return to her country, the government is targeting those affiliated with her for arrest and imprisonment, including her lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and her former aide Jinous Sobhani. Since the 2009 disputed elections and associated government crackdown on the overall reform movement, the government has increasingly targeted women activists. The reasons behind this go well beyond the misogynist nature of Iran's religious leadership. Rather, it is more part of a deliberate and calculated strategy of the Iranian authorities to strike at the heart of the regime's greatest vulnerability -- internal legitimacy with its own people. See more CNN.com opinion articles Iran's government recognizes and fears the broader power of the women activists who have been on the front line of reform in Iran for more than a decade. One can roughly draw an analogy between the women's movement in Iran to movements of religious groups in Burma or Tibet, or the labor "solidarity" movements in the former Eastern bloc and associated labor-Roman Catholic solidarity in Poland -- all advocating initially for the freedoms of a specific group but which provoked government fears for their transformative power to promote broader human rights progress. While the outside world occasionally reacts to the most egregious manifestations of Iran's repression of women -- such as the international condemnation associated with Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, an Iranian widow sentenced to stoning on charges of alleged adultery -- these events are often portrayed simply as a consequence of the regime's archaic viewpoint about gender. <sep>What was happening in Iran?<sep>A coordinated strategy against the women's movement
SOLUTION: Yes
PROBLEM: Right after the Pentagon was hit, NEADS learned of another possible hijacked aircraft. It was an aircraft that in fact had not been hijacked at all. After the second World Trade Center crash, Boston Center managers recognized that both aircraft were transcontinental 767 jetliners that had departed Logan Airport. Remembering the "we have some planes" remark, Boston Center guessed that Delta 1989 might also be hijacked. Boston Center called NEADS at 9:41 and identified Delta 1989, a 767 jet that had left Logan Airport for Las Vegas, as a possible hijack. NEADS warned the FAA's Cleveland Center to watch Delta 1989. The Command Center and FAA headquarters watched it too. During the course of the morning, there were multiple erroneous reports of hijacked aircraft. The report of American 11 heading south was the first; Delta 1989 was the second. NEADS never lost track of Delta 1989, and even ordered fighter aircraft from Ohio and Michigan to intercept it. The flight never turned off its transponder. NEADS soon learned that the aircraft was not hijacked, and tracked Delta 1989 as it reversed course over Toledo, headed east, and landed in Cleveland. But another aircraft was heading toward Washington, an aircraft about which NORAD had heard nothing: United 93. United Airlines Flight 93 FAA Awareness. At 9:27, after having been in the air for 45 minutes, United 93 acknowledged a transmission from the Cleveland Center controller. This was the last normal contact the FAA had with the flight. Less than a minute later, the Cleveland controller and the pilots of aircraft in the vicinity heard "a radio transmission of unintelligible sounds of possible screaming or a struggle from an unknown origin." The controller responded, seconds later: "Somebody call Cleveland?"This was followed by a second radio transmission, with sounds of screaming. <sep>What type of plane was the FAA's Cleveland Center asked to watch?<sep>"a radio transmission of unintelligible sounds of possible screaming or a struggle from an unknown origin."
SOLUTION: | 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.
Q: Which type of electric field is less desirable, between the plates or outside the dielectric?, Context: The maximum energy is a function of dielectric volume, permittivity, and dielectric strength. Changing the plate area and the separation between the plates while maintaining the same volume causes no change of the maximum amount of energy that the capacitor can store, so long as the distance between plates remains much smaller than both the length and width of the plates. In addition, these equations assume that the electric field is entirely concentrated in the dielectric between the plates. In reality there are fringing fields outside the dielectric, for example between the sides of the capacitor plates, which will increase the effective capacitance of the capacitor. This is sometimes called parasitic capacitance. For some simple capacitor geometries this additional capacitance term can be calculated analytically. It becomes negligibly small when the ratios of plate width to separation and length to separation are large.
A: outside the dielectric
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Q: Which city did the Sea Wolves play for before Hartford?, Context: While some teams have enjoyed considerable on-field and even financial success, many teams in the history of the league have enjoyed little success either on or off of the field of play. There are a number of franchises which existed in the form of a number of largely-unrelated teams under numerous management groups until they folded (an example is the New York CityHawks whose owners transferred the team from New York to Hartford to become the New England Sea Wolves after two seasons, then after another two seasons were sold and became the Toronto Phantoms, who lasted another two seasons until folding). There are a number of reasons why these teams failed, including financially weak ownership groups, lack of deep financial support from some owners otherwise capable of providing it, lack of media exposure, and the host city's evident lack of interest in its team or the sport as a whole.
A: New York
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Q: Why was it bad to donate billions of dollars to help AIDS?, Context: The foundation has donated billions of dollars to help sufferers of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, protecting millions of children from death at the hands of preventable diseases. However, a 2007 investigation by The Los Angeles Times claimed there are three major unintended consequences with the foundation's allocation of aid. First, sub-Saharan Africa already suffered from a shortage of primary doctors before the arrival of the Gates Foundation, but "by pouring most contributions into the fight against such high-profile killers as AIDS, Gates grantees have increased the demand for specially trained, higher-paid clinicians, diverting staff from basic care" in sub-Saharan Africa. This "brain drain" adds to the existing doctor shortage and pulls away additional trained staff from children and those suffering from other common killers. Second, "the focus on a few diseases has shortchanged basic needs such as nutrition and transportation". Third, "Gates-funded vaccination programs have instructed caregivers to ignore – even discourage patients from discussing – ailments that the vaccinations cannot prevent".
A: | diverting staff
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How to become an academic<br>Learn about being an academic. Someone who pursues an academic career often works at a university or research institution in a specific discipline such as biology, history, or political science. During their graduate program, academics generally spend 1 or more years working as teaching assistants at a college or university.
Choose your answer: based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "You can learn about how to peruses an academic career"?
Choose your answer from: 1). Yes; 2). It's impossible to say; 3). No;
I think the answer is | 1). |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Were there fewer major or heavy attacks in December?, Context: Five nights later, Birmingham was hit by 369 bombers from KG 54, KG 26, and KG 55. By the end of November, 1,100 bombers were available for night raids. An average of 200 were able to strike per night. This weight of attack went on for two months, with the Luftwaffe dropping 13,900 short tons (12,600 t) of bombs. In November 1940, 6,000 sorties and 23 major attacks (more than 100 tons of bombs dropped) were flown. Two heavy (50 short tons (45 t) of bombs) attacks were also flown. In December, only 11 major and five heavy attacks were made.
heavy
Raiders can also be called?, Context: Perhaps the most famous raid by Oeselian pirates occurred in 1187, with the attack on the Swedish town of Sigtuna by Finnic raiders from Couronia and Oesel. Among the casualties of this raid was the Swedish archbishop Johannes. The city remained occupied for some time, contributing to its decline as a center of commerce in the 13th century and the rise of Uppsala, Visby, Kalmar and Stockholm. The Livonian Chronicle describes the Oeselians as using two kinds of ships, the piratica and the liburna. The former was a warship, the latter mainly a merchant ship. A piratica could carry approximately 30 men and had a high prow shaped like a dragon or a snakehead and a rectangular sail. Viking-age treasures from Estonia mostly contain silver coins and bars. Saaremaa has the richest finds of Viking treasures after Gotland in Sweden. This strongly suggests that Estonia was an important transit country during the Viking era.
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What came from it?, Context: The show's massive success in the mid-2000s and early 2010s spawned a number of imitating singing-competition shows, such as Rock Star, Nashville Star, The Voice, Rising Star, The Sing-Off, and The X Factor. Its format also served as a blueprint for non-singing TV shows such as Dancing with the Stars and So You Think You Can Dance, most of which contribute to the current highly competitive reality TV landscape on American television.
| Rock Star, Nashville Star, The Voice, Rising Star, The Sing-Off, and The X Factor
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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: (CNN) -- Shain Gandee, one of the stars of the MTV reality show "Buckwild," has been found dead along with two other people in Kanawha County, West Virginia, authorities said Monday. "This is a very sad and tragic event," Kanawha County Commissioner Kent Carper said. "We live in a very small community. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Gandee family." Gandee, 21, was found dead in a vehicle along with his uncle, David Dwight Gandee, 48, and Donald Robert Myers, 27, authorities said. 'Buckwild' producer talks about the show "Earlier this day after releasing information Shain Gandee was missing, the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office received word of a disabled vehicle in a wooded area near Thaxton Hollow, Sissonville, Kanawha County WV," said a statement from the Sheriff's Office. "Deputies and members of the Sissonville Volunteer Fire Department used all terrain vehicles to access that vehicle, a 1984 Ford Bronco belonging to the Gandee family. The vehicle was in a muddy area along a worn path. Inside were the bodies of three people." In a subsequent release, the Sheriff's Office said the vehicle was partially submerged in mud. It was uneven but upright; its muffler was below the surface. Mud covered the lower part of the Bronco's passenger side door, but the driver's side, where the younger Gandee sat, was free, the Sheriff's Office said. Gandee was happy with life before death He was one of the nine cast members of "Buckwild." The show follows a group of young adults trying to have fun in Sissonville, West Virginia, pulling stunts such as turning a dump truck into a swimming pool or just riding around the woods on their all-terrain vehicles. Gandee was billed as a former high school prom king who had done "every job from coal mining to being a garbage man." <sep>Was the muffler of the Ford Bronco mentioned most likely on the driver's side of the car or the passenger's side of the car?<sep>It's not stated on which side of the car was that muffler
A: No
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Q: Spain's Golden Age: Under Ferdinand and Isabella, Spain underwent a dramatic transformation. In 1492 the royal pair presided over the final conquest over the Moors and discovery of the New World, including the great wealth that feat brought to Spain. Spain flourished during a Golden Age, a century of Spanish economic and political supremacy in international affairs, accompanied by marvels of art and literature. Ferdinand and Isabella were consummate Spaniards, committed to the expansion of the crown. By contrast, their grandson, who assumed the throne in 1516, was born in Flanders in 1500, and Charles I could barely express himself in Spanish. The first of the Habsburgs, he packed his retinue with Burgundian and Flemish nobles. Soon after his arrival in Spain, the young man inherited the title of Holy Roman Emperor, as Charles V. The responsibilities of the crown kept him busy away from the royal residences of Toledo, Segovia, Valladolid, and Madrid. While the monarch was away on one of his many business trips, his increasingly dissatisfied subjects protested violently. A revolt of the comuneros, or townsmen, broke out in a number of Spanish cities, including Madrid. The rebels occupied the alcázar, which had by then been converted to a royal palace. The insurrection was quashed and its leaders executed, but the king got the message. He tried thereafter to pay more attention to his Spanish constituency. <sep>Who were the grandparents of the individual that assumed the throne in 1516?<sep>Donnie and marie
A: No
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Q: Light rays strike a reflecting surface. They are then reflected back. You can predict the angle of the reflected light. Imagine a ball bouncing off a surface. Light can do the same thing. That is, assuming the surface is shiny. So how do you know where light will go after it strikes a shiny surface? It depends on how the light initially strikes the shiny object. Light does not always go straight toward a surface. Therefore, not all light bounces straight back. Sometimes, light can hit a surface at an angle. The angle at which it strikes the surface tells us how it will bounce off. While light is different to a ball, they react in a similar manner. Many sports rely on knowledge of reflection. Pool players know a lot about reflection. They take great care when they strike the pool ball. They need it to go to a certain place. They know the angle it will hit the side of the pool table. <sep>What type of people know alot about reflection?<sep>All the people in sports.
A: | 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.
Example Input: The 2028 Summer Olympics , which will be officially known as the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad , is a sporting event that will happen from July 21 to August 6 in Los Angeles , California , United States .
Example Output: The 2028 Summer Olympics , officially known as the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad , and commonly known as Los Angeles 2028 / LA 2028 , is a forthcoming international multi-sport event that is scheduled to take place from July 21 to August 6 , 2028 , in Los Angeles , California , United States .
Example Input: The feral domestic pigeon is often called the " rock dove " : it is common in many cities .
Example Output: The species most commonly referred to as " pigeon " is the species known by scientists as the rock dove , one subspecies of which , the domestic pigeon , is common in many cities as the feral pigeon .
Example Input: The natural sway motion of people walking caused small sideways oscillations in the bridge .
Example Output: | The natural sway motion of people walking caused small sideways oscillations in the bridge , which in turn caused people on the bridge to sway in step , increasing the amplitude of the bridge oscillations and continually reinforcing the effect .
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