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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".
As food is pushed along, it undergoes digestion. Digestion is the process of breaking down food into nutrients. There are two types of digestion: mechanical digestion and chemical digestion. Mechanical digestion occurs when large chunks are turned into smaller chucks. Perhaps not surprisingly, this happens when you chew your food. Once you swallow the food, your stomach also does some of this work. Chemical digestion occurs when food is broken down into useful nutrients. This is a chemical process that begins as you start to chew your food. The saliva in your mouth starts this process. Once you swallow, the acid in your stomach further breaks down food. From the stomach, the foods moves into the small intestine. In the small intestines, another set of chemicals goes to work. Are you surprised? Your small intestine, and not your stomach, does most of the work! <sep>What bodily fluids aide in digestion?<sep>Saliva and stomach acid | No |
The Seven Ages of Man is a series of paintings by Robert Smirke, derived from a monologue from William Shakespeare's "As You Like It", spoken as the melancholy Jaques in Act II Scene VII. The phrase begins as "all the world's a stage". The stages referred are: infant, schoolboy, lover, soldier, justice, pantaloon and old age.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
robert smirke has eyes
Pick from:
(1). Yes.
(2). It's impossible to say.
(3). No. | (1). |
Read the text and determine if the sentence is true (see options at the end):
I ask the Prime Minister, who is perhaps better informed, where the terrible threat would be to Canada, to the Canadian federation, in having Quebec representation in the asbestos dispute in the WTO, even if this is, in the eyes of the Quebec Liberal MPs, asking too much, since they are so used to making no demands?
Sentence: The canadian federation was well informed
Options:
A). Yes.
B). It's impossible to say.
C). No. | B). |
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: (CNN) -- Deposed Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya will not be reinstated as head of state, an overwhelming majority of the Honduran congress voted Wednesday. In an hours-long process, 111 lawmakers voted in favor of a motion not to return Zelaya to office. A majority of 65 votes in the 128-member body was required to reject his reinstatement. Zelaya was removed from office in a military-led coup on June 28 and replaced by congressional leader Roberto Micheletti. On Wednesday, lawmakers voted one by one and addressed the chamber as they cast their vote, making for a slow process. The vote was a key part of a U.S.-brokered pact that representatives for Zelaya and Micheletti signed October 29, giving Congress the power to decide Zelaya's fate. The United States expressed disappointment Thursday over the latest rebuff to its diplomatic efforts to end the political crisis in Honduras. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Arturo Valenzuela continued to call on the Honduran government to allow Zelaya's return and to create a unity government in the interim period before the new president takes office next month. "We are disappointed by this decision since the United States had hoped the [Honduran] Congress would have approved his return," Valenzuela said in a conference call with journalists in Washington. "Our policy since June 28 has been consistently principled. It has condemned the coup d'etat and continued to accept President Zelaya as the democratically elected and legitimate leader of Honduras throughout this political crisis." The United States continues to call for Honduras to engage in national reconciliation and creation of a truth commission to investigate the crisis, in addition to the unity government. "The absence of democratic, constitutional order is the unacceptable status quo," a senior U.S. administration official said on the conference call, remaining anonymous under the ground rules of the call and because of the sensitivity of the situation. "The election is a step toward a day where Honduras will have an electorally legitimate government in place." <sep>Who called to engage in national reconciliation and creation of a truth commission to investigate the crisis, in addition to the unity government, before the new president takes office next month?<sep>U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Arturo Valenzuela
A: | Yes |
Instructions: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Input: Speaker John Boehner tried again to shift the fiscal cliff debate from tax rates to spending cuts, saying Tuesday that the White House has yet to “identify what spending cuts the president is willing to make as part of the ‘balanced approach’ he promised the American people.”
“If the president doesn’t agree with our approach, he’s got an obligation to put forward a plan that can pass both chambers of Congress,” Boehner (R-Ohio) said on the House floor. “Because right now the American people have to be scratching their heads wondering, ‘When is the president going to get serious?’”
Boehner asked: “Where are the president’s spending cuts?”
Democrats argue that Boehner is mistaken, and if the Republicans want President Barack Obama to come off his position on hiking tax rates to 39.6 percent, they must offer a proposal that includes increased rates. The GOP proposal included $800 billion in revenue through closing loopholes in the tax code — a nonstarter, Democrats say.
(PHOTOS: 12 Republicans resigned to higher taxes)
“What stands in the way is [inaction] on the part of the Republican majority to bring a middle-income tax cut to the floor of the House, which — across the country — has almost universal support and which I think in this body, given the right to vote for it, would have overwhelming support,” House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on the House floor immediately following Boehner.
Pelosi defended the Democrats’ track record on cuts, pointing to the savings that Congress and the White House agreed to in the Budget Control Act and other bills during Boehner’s tenure as speaker.
“Where are the cuts?” Pelosi said on the House floor. “They’re in bills that you, Mr. Speaker, have voted for.”
(PHOTOS: Fiscal cliff’s key players)
The intensity of negotiations between the White House and Congressional Republicans has increased in recent days. Boehner and Obama met Sunday at the White House in a session the speaker described as “a nice meeting, a cordial meeting.” He said he’s “hopeful” for an agreement.
“But we’re still waiting for the White House to identify what spending cuts the president is willing to make as part of the ‘balanced approach’ he promised the American people,” Boehner said.
The speech is not a promising sign: If Boehner felt compelled to go to the House floor to publicly address negotiations, it means that talks aren’t progressing well behind the scenes. ||||| Boehner: President’s Plan ‘Will Frankly Make It Worse’ By Nathaniel Botwinick 12 Speaker of the House Boehner took to the floor of the House this afternoon to update the country on the current state of the fiscal cliff negotiations: We’re still waiting for the White House to identify what spending cuts the president is willing to make part of the balanced approach that he promised the American people. Where are the president’s spending cuts? The longer the White House slow walks this process, the closer our economy gets to the fiscal cliff. Here’s what we do know — the president wants more stimulus spending and an increase in the debt ceiling without any cuts or reform. That’s not fixing our problem; frankly, it’s making it worse. More Stories from Around the Web ||||| Dow Jones Reprints: This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com
WASHINGTON—Budget negotiations between the White House and Republican House Speaker John Boehner have progressed steadily in recent days, people close to the process said, breathing life into talks that appeared to have stalled.
Both sides still face sizable differences before any agreement might be reached by the end of the year, and talks could well falter again over such controversial issues as taxes and Medicare before any deal is reached.
The people familiar with the matter say talks have taken a marked shift in recent days as staff and leaders have consulted, becoming more "serious." Both sides have agreed to ... |||||
Output: | Earlier today, the Wall Street Journal declared that the fiscal cliff talks have "progressed steadily" and are becoming more "serious." Its proof? The fact that both parties at the table "have maintained a strict public moratorium on commenting on the talks." Uhh, scratch that. John Boehner took to the House floor today to give an update on President Obama's slow-moving ways, per the National Review: "We're still waiting for the White House to identify what spending cuts the president is willing to make ... where are the president’s spending cuts? The longer the White House slow-walks this process, the closer our economy gets to the fiscal cliff. Well here’s what we do know ... the president wants more stimulus spending and an increase in the debt ceiling without any cuts or reform. That’s not fixing our problem; frankly, it’s making it worse." Politico sees the speech as a bad sign: If Boehner felt the need to discuss the negotiations publicly, it means "talks aren’t progressing well behind the scenes," it posits. |
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
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.
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.
A: | Yes |
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Example Input: Federal law requires background checks for commercial gun sales, but an exemption exists for private-party sales whereby ``Any person may sell a firearm to an unlicensed resident of the State where he resides as long as he does not know or have reasonable cause to believe the person is prohibited from receiving or possessing firearms under Federal law.'' Under federal law, private-party sellers are not required to perform background checks on buyers, record the sale, or ask for identification, whether at a gun show or other venue. This is in contrast to sales by gun stores and other Federal Firearms License (FFL) holders, who are required to perform background checks and record all sales on almost all buyers, regardless of whether the venue is their business location or a gun show. Some states have passed laws to require background checks for private sales with limited exceptions. Access to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) is limited to FFL holders.
Example Output: is a background check required to buy a gun at a gun show?
Example Input: The Super Bowl ring is an award in the National Football League given to the winners of the league's annual championship game, the Super Bowl. Since only one Vince Lombardi Trophy is awarded to the team (ownership) itself, the Super Bowl ring offers a collectable memento for the actual players and team members to keep for themselves to symbolise their victory.
Example Output: do the losers of the super bowl get a ring?
Example Input: In September 2017, producer Jerry Bruckheimer indicated that another Pirates of the Caribbean sequel is still possible if Dead Men Tell No Tales does well in its home release. In October 2017, Kaya Scodelario said that she was contracted to return for a sixth film. Shortly after, it was announced that Joachim Rønning is being eyed to direct the film.
Example Output: | will there be a 6 pirates of the caribbean?
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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".
You may wonder if there are other examples of static discharge. The answer is yes. Lightning is a form of static discharge. It is much more dramatic than what happens between you and the door knocker, but it is the same principle. You can see how it occurs in the following diagram and animation. You have no doubt seen lightning in a rainstorm. What does lighting have to do with static electricity? As it turns out, everything! During a rainstorm, clouds develop regions of different charges. This happens due to the movement of air molecules, water drops, and ice particles. The negative charges are concentrated at the base of the clouds. The positive charges are concentrated at the top. The negative charges repel electrons on the ground below. The ground then becomes positively charged. Over time the differences increase. Eventually the electrons are discharged. This is what we see as lightning. You can watch an awesome slow-motion lightning strike below. <sep>Are there other examples of static discharge?<sep>Wind motion
Output: | No |
Teacher:In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: Guinness World Records (GWR), the global authority in record breaking achievements, is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Mr Chandra Dangi, who held the title of shortest man in the world.
GWR would like to express its sincere and heartfelt condolences to Mr Dangi’s family in this difficult time.
He will be remembered forever as an iconic and extraordinary record holder. ||||| The shortest man in recorded history has died, three years after entering the Guinness world records and before which he had never left his village.
Chandra Bahadur Dangi, a Nepalese man who stood 1ft 9" tall (54.6 cm), has passed away on the Polynesian island of Samoa after being ill with pneumonia.
The 75-year-old won his place in the record books on February 26 in 2012 after being found to be half an inch shorter than the previous holder, Gul Mohammed from India.
Mr Dangi then travelled to London two years later to meet Sultan Kosen from Turkey, the world's tallest man at 8ft 2" (2.48 metres).
Guinness World Records said in a statement it was “deeply saddened” to hear of his passing.
"GWR would like to express its sincere and heartfelt condolences to Mr Dangi’s family in this difficult time. He will be remembered forever as an iconic and extraordinary record holder."
Before winning his title, Mr Dangi had never left his remote village of Reemkholi in Dang district, more than 500 kilometres from the capital Kathmandu, according to ABC news. |||||
Student: | Three years after being declared the world's shortest man, Chandra Dangi died Thursday at the age of 75. Standing just 21.5 inches tall, Dangi was named the world's shortest man by Guinness World Records in 2012, the Wall Street Journal of India reports. According to the Kathmandu Post, Dangi beat out the previous record holder by less than an inch. In addition to being the shortest living man, he was also the shortest man ever measured. Prior to being named the world's shortest man, Dangi had never left the remote village of Reemkholi in Nepal, the Independent reports. In the past three years, he moved more than 300 miles to Kathmandu, met the world's tallest man in London, saw the ocean for the first time in Australia, and toured the Pacific with Samoa's Magic Circus. After Dangi's death from illness in a hospital in American Samoa, Guinness World Records offered condolences to his family: "He will be remembered forever as an iconic and extraordinary record holder." The Wall Street Journal has a photo tribute to Dangi here. |
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: There have been many organisms that have lived in Earths past. Only a tiny number of them became fossils. Still, scientists learn a lot from fossils. Fossils are our best clues about the history of life on Earth. Fossils provide evidence about life on Earth. They tell us that life on Earth has changed over time. Fossils in younger rocks look like animals and plants that are living today. Fossils in older rocks are less like living organisms. Fossils can tell us about where the organism lived. Was it land or marine? Fossils can even tell us if the water was shallow or deep. Fossils can even provide clues to ancient climates. <sep>What are three things scientists learn from fossils?<sep>Life on earth changed, where organisms lived, clues to ancient climates
A: | Yes |
Teacher:In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: A long period of wealth or increased success and profitability is referred to as?, Context: War work again brought local prosperity during World War II, this time centered on Boeing aircraft. The war dispersed the city's numerous Japanese-American businessmen due to the Japanese American internment. After the war, the local economy dipped. It rose again with Boeing's growing dominance in the commercial airliner market. Seattle celebrated its restored prosperity and made a bid for world recognition with the Century 21 Exposition, the 1962 World's Fair. Another major local economic downturn was in the late 1960s and early 1970s, at a time when Boeing was heavily affected by the oil crises, loss of Government contracts, and costs and delays associated with the Boeing 747. Many people left the area to look for work elsewhere, and two local real estate agents put up a billboard reading "Will the last person leaving Seattle – Turn out the lights."
Student: | prosperity |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Problem:SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Two prominent members of the punk band Pussy Riot were detained Tuesday while walking in downtown Sochi, the host city of the Winter Olympics, a local human rights activist said.
Semyon Simonov told The Associated Press he was with Maria Alekhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova when they were stopped and accused of theft.
Several other activists were also detained by police at the same time, said Simonov, who has been protesting alleged abuses of migrant laborers at Olympic sites.
The women were being held at a police station in Adler, a suburb of Sochi that is home to the Olympic Park.
Alekhina and Tolokonnikova spent nearly two years in prison but were released in December. They were convicted of hooliganism after staging a protest in Moscow's largest cathedral in opposition to President Vladimir Putin's government.
Alekhina and Tolokonnikova recently visited the U.S. and Germany to take part in an Amnesty International concert.
The women said their protest performance at the cathedral was aimed at raising concern about the close ties between the church and state. ||||| Two ex-members of the Pussy Riot group, Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, were held by security forces on Tuesday after a hotel they were staying in filed a theft complaint to police, officials said.
“They are being questioned concerning a theft that at a hotel they are staying at. Along with Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Mariya Alyokhina, all the hotel’s guests are being questioned,” local police said, as quoted by Interfax news agency.
Some three hours after the detainment, the two women were seen leaving the police station in Sochi's district of Adler.
"The questioning in regard to the theft has been completed, we have no claims against those questioned," police told RIA Novosti news agency.
The activist, who first posted the news on Twitter, Semyon Simonov, says at least five other activists were also detained. The arrest took place in central Sochi, some 30 km north of the main Olympic venues.
“I have no idea what’s this theft about,” Alyokhina commented on the charges to the BBC Russian on the cellphone.
Затолкали силой в автозак pic.twitter.com/VpcGDmyHTZ — Мария Алехина (@MashaAlekhina) February 18, 2014
A person who answered the phone at the Malakhit Hotel where the women were staying confirmed to Interfax a case of theft saying a purse had gone missing. However, there was no indication of who was responsible and the person referred all further questions to the police.
Tolokonnikova has written in her Twitter account that she was beaten by the investigators during the questioning and she was planning to file a complaint. However, according to the Sochi police she has not officially complained about the questioning process, RIA Novosti reported.
A law enforcement source told Ridius that nobody was planning to detain the former Pussy Riot members and that they just wanted to question the two. Nevertheless, a ‘support group’ soon gathered around them and disrupted the police investigations, the source said, explaining why both of them were taken to a police station. According to the source, the conflict was triggered exclusively by Tolokonnikova and Alyokhina and their "supporters."
Police officers who were working in the hotel did not know that the two were members of the protester group, “but when they realized this, it was too late,” the source said, adding that the police had a real a “headache.”
Alyokhina and Tolokonnikova spent almost two years in prison but were released on amnesty in December. They had been imprisoned over a protest in Moscow's prominent Christ the Savior cathedral.
The ex-Pussy Riot members came to Sochi to stage protest actions on behalf of the punk group, despite reports of having been expelled from it. One of the protest songs to be performed at the Olympics is called, “Putin will teach you to love your motherland,” Tolokonnikova said on Twitter.
The women have been in Sochi for over two days. On February 16, they were detained for 7 hours, while on February 17, they spent 10 hours with the Federal Security Service, Tolokonnikova tweeted.
During the latest – and third – detention, police used force, the ex-Pussy Riot members alleged. ||||| Six Pussy Riot members have reproached formerly imprisoned ex-members, Maria and Nadezhda, for 'completely forgetting about the aspirations and ideals' of the ensemble by taking part in a star-studded Amnesty International's gig in Brooklyn.
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alekhina spent 21 months of their two-year sentences in prison for singing a "punk prayer" protest song in Moscow's landmark Orthodox cathedral in February 2012. Convicted of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred, they were released from prison in late December last year, following an amnesty from the government. Throughout all this time, they have been under the glare of the media spotlight, both in Russia and overseas.
On February 5, Maria and Nadezhda made their first public appearance in the United States and shared the stage with one of their loyal supporters, Madonna.
"Unfortunately for us, they are being so carried away with the problems in Russian prisons, that they completely forgot about the aspirations and ideals of our group — feminism, separatist resistance, fight against authoritarianism and personality cult, all of which, as a matter of fact, was the cause for their unjust punishment," Tolokonnikova and Alekhina's ex-fellow members complained in their open letter on Thursday.
"Now it is no secret that Masha and Nadia are no longer members of the group, and they will no longer take part in radical actions. Now they are engaged in a new project. They are now institutionalized advocates of prisoners' rights," the bandmembers, who wished to remain anonymous and identified themselves as Garadja, Fara, Shaiba, Cat, Seraphima, and Schumacher, wrote.
"And as you know, such advocacy is hardly compatible with radical political statements and provocative works of art that raise controversial topics in modern society. Just as gender conformity is not compatible with radical feminism," the sextet wrapped up.
Ex-fellow members lashed out at Masha and Nadia for choosing to take part in Amnesty International's "Bringing Human Rights Home" concert, which drew a crowd of thousands into one of New York’s biggest venues with a maximum capacity of nearly 20,000.
"Our performances are always 'illegal,' staged only in unpredictable locations and public places not designed for traditional entertainment," Pussy Riot members noted, adding that those who attend their performances are "always spontaneous passersby, and we never sell tickets to our 'shows.'"
They also mentioned that the poster of the event promoting Tolokonikova and Alekhina's appearance at the New York concert featured a man in a balaclava with an electric guitar, under the name of Pussy Riot, "while the organizers smartly called for people to buy expensive tickets."
"All this is an extreme contradiction of the very principles of the Pussy Riot collective: We are an all-female separatist collective: no man can represent us either on a poster or in reality," Pussy Riot members stated in their letter.
Meanwhile, some of those who attended the Wednesday gig were surprised to find out that Tolokonnikova, 24, and Alekhina, 25, didn't perform any of their famed radical songs, but recited catchphrases from the closing statements of the Russian activists arrested during a pro-democracy rally on May 6, 2012 instead.
An interpreter translated the young women’s vehement speech from Russian into English. Their performance reached a climax when Nadia and Masha, wearing T-shirts with large crosses on their chests, demanded the release of anti-government prisoners and chanted "Russia will be free" several times in English to make sure everyone present at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn understood.
Meanwhile, introducing them on stage was the queen of pop herself, Madonna, who couldn't help thanking the former prisoners "for making pussy a ‘sayable’ word" in her household. "I've always considered myself a freedom fighter since the early '80s when I realized I had a voice and I could sing more than songs about being a material girl, or feeling like a virgin," Madonna mentioned.
The band's name must have become a household name for another prominent American, the US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power, with whom Tolokonnikova and Alekhina caught up with ahead of the New York concert.
According to Power's deputy spokesman, Kurtis Cooper, the trio discussed "the disturbing trend in (Russia) of legislation, prosecutions and government actions aimed at suppressing dissent and pressuring groups that advocate fundamental human rights and basic government accountability."
When asked about their half-hour brief meeting, Russian UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin ironically wondered: "She [Power] has not joined the band? I would expect her to invite them to perform at the National Cathedral in Washington. Maybe they could arrange a world tour for them, you know.
St Peter's Cathedral in Rome, then maybe in Mecca in Saudi Arabia, ending up with a gala concert at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem," Churkin suggested. “So if Ambassador Power fell short I would be disappointed," he added.
"Will you join us?" Power responded on Twitter. "I can't sing, but if Pussy Riot will have me, Ambassador Churkin, I say our first concert is for Russia's political prisoners," the US Ambassador to the United Nations wrote, suggesting that their joint gig be held at Moscow's Matrosskaya Tishina prison.
In fact, Tolokonnikova and Alyokhina told a press conference ahead of the concert that "anybody can be Pussy Riot."
"You just need to put on a mask and stage an act of protest in your particular country," one of them pointed out. |||||
Solution: | Not long after their release from prison, two members of the Russian band Pussy Riot have again been detained, NBC News reports. This time, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina were accused of theft, tweeted Tolokonnikova: "On the 16th we were detained for 7 hours, on 17th we spent 10 hours at the (Russian security service) FSB, and today we are riding in the police van, being accused of THEFT." Tolokonnikova's husband tells CNN the two were walking down a street with reporters when they were taken by police. An activist tells the AP he witnessed the scene, and says other activists were also detained. Police told Russian media that the women were questioned regarding a theft at the hotel they're staying at (per Interfax, a purse was taken), that all the hotel's guests were taken in for questioning, and that Tolokonnikova and Alyokhina were released three hours later. Police said they had "no claims" against anyone questioned. Tolokonnikova tweeted today that she's in Sochi "to carry out Pussy Riot action. The song is called 'Putin will teach you to love your motherland.'" But the pair's status in the band is currently unclear after a letter from other Pussy Rioters said the two were "no longer members of the group," per RT. |
This is a test of commonsense. Complete the next sentence:
Man is standing in stage doing gymnastics in a competition. man | is holding a video recorder. |
In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Ex Input:
The Chief Justice of Pakistan heads the Supreme Court of Pakistan .
Ex Output:
The Chief Justice of Pakistan ( initials as CJP ) is the head of the court system of Pakistan ( the judicature branch of government ) and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan .
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Best Actor in a Supporting Role is a British Academy Film award presented each year by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts ( BAFTA ) .
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Best Actor in a Supporting Role is a British Academy Film Award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts ( BAFTA ) to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding supporting performance in a film .
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The Premier is usually the head of the largest party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba .
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| The Premier is the head of the government , in that they are the head of the provincial party capable of winning a vote of confidence in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba .
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Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
Last week, saw the fall of the Dutch right wing coalition government, made up of the Christian-democrats (CDA) led by Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, the right wing liberal party (VVD) and the so-called left-liberal D66.
Hypothesis: Jan Peter Balkenende lost his job | It's impossible to say |
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: Wireless security is the prevention of unauthorized access or damage to computers using wireless networks. The most common types of wireless security are Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA). WEP is a notoriously weak security standard. The password it uses can often be cracked in a few minutes with a basic laptop computer and widely available software tools. WEP is an old IEEE 802.11 standard from 1999, which was outdated in 2003 by WPA, or Wi-Fi Protected Access. WPA was a quick alternative to improve security over WEP. The current standard is WPA2; some hardware cannot support WPA2 without firmware upgrade or replacement. WPA2 uses an encryption device that encrypts the network with a 256-bit key; the longer key length improves security over WEP. Enterprises often enforce security using a certificate-based system to authenticate the connecting device, following the standard 802.1 X.
Student: | the original wireless network privacy and protection standard for wi-fi was known as |
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 CAGE questionnaire is a set of four questions about a person 's drinking habits . | The CAGE questionnaire , the name of which is an acronym of its four questions , is a widely used screening test for problem drinking and potential alcohol problems . |
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Problem:MALS was formed here more than 30 years ago. Today, 14 staff attorneys, 26 office workers and 21 University of Memphis third- year law students work out of rented offices in the old Claridge Hotel building at 109 N. Main. Offices are spartan. There are no lush rugs or stylish furniture. The large table in the conference room is simple varnished wood. Offices are small and mostly plain, except for the eclectic mix of pop art, African statuary and neon that adorns litigation director Webb Brewer's space. Brewer, who has been at the agency 20 years, said there is a need for lawyers of all stripes to help with the problems of the poor. "The private bar could meet more of the need through pro bono work, but there are still cases that involve the systemic problems for low-income people that we would need to do," said Brewer. "The legal system marketplace just doesn't serve low-income people too well, except in fee-generat-ing type cases," Brewer said. "If a poor person gets run over by a bus, an attorney might take that case because they might be able to recover part of the damage award as attorney fees. But so many of the cases we handle have to do with basic rights and a decent life. There is just no profit motive." Larry Pivnick, law professor at the University of Memphis Law School and director of political programs at MALS, said Legal Services is a great learning laboratory for law students. "There are thousands and thousands of people who have problems that never get an opportunity to appear in court," Pivnick said. "Some people may not be particularly articulate. Courts have rules that clients don't always understand." Brewer said a major focus of the agency's work involves housing. "Although a lot of our work is grant-driven, we find that the lack of safe and decent affordable housing and the prevalence of predatory lending are the biggest problems in our client population," Brewer said, referring to clients such as James. <sep>Housing is a major focus for what agency?<sep>Low-income people
Solution: | No |
Instructions: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Input: Which operator offers services to three locations?, Context: Train operator Virgin Trains East Coast provides a half-hourly frequency of trains to London King's Cross, with a journey time of about three hours, these services call at Durham, Darlington, York, Doncaster, Newark North Gate and Peterborough and north to Scotland with all trains calling at Edinburgh and a small number of trains extended to Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness. CrossCountry trains serve destinations in Yorkshire, the Midlands and the South West. First TransPennine Express operates services to Manchester and Liverpool. Northern Rail provides local and regional services.
Output: | CrossCountry trains |
What is the most logical next event?
How to delay foreclosure
Research the foreclosure process.
When you purchase your home, the mortgage becomes a lien on the property. This lien gives the bank the legal right to repossess the property if you fail to pay the mortgage.
Options are: A). You may be unable to pay this lien on the property if you fail to have it repossessed by the lender. You should seek an experienced realtor who has successfully secured foreclosure agreements.. B). The lien holder has two different options for foreclosure. In judicial foreclosures, the bank uses the legal system to take back the property.. C). In most cases, the lender would simply repossess the property if all the conditions of the will are met and the home is saved for a future investment. This will be the most efficient way to delay foreclosure.. D). When you buy a home that is already in foreclosure, you normally pay up to 50% interest. You have a few months to pay off the due amount.. | B). |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then an example. Follow the example to solve a new instance of the task.
In this task, you 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".
Timothy likes to play sports. He spends his time after school playing basketball and baseball. Sometimes Timothy pretends he is a famous baseball pitcher for his favorite team with his friends. He plays with his friends Mandy and Andrew. Timothy also plays pretend when he is alone. He has an imaginary friend named Sean. Sean is an elephant who watches television with Timothy. Mandy likes playing baseball but she also likes to paint. Mandy's favorite class at school is art. She likes making pictures of flowers. Her teacher says she is a good artist. She painted a picture of a tree for her teacher. There were red and yellow leaves on it. It had apples on it. When Andrew goes home after baseball, he likes to eat a snack. He eats carrots and bananas. If he is a good boy his mom, Mrs. Smith, sometimes gives him milk and cookies. Afterwards, Andrew finishes his homework. <sep>Who does Timothy play with?<sep>Basketball and baseball
Solution: No
Why? Based on the passage Timothy plays with his friends Mandy and Andrew. So, the given answer is incorrect and the output should be "No".
New input: After more than a year of effort, attorneys with Northwest Justice Project earlier this week told 25 families in a mobile home park here that they can keep their homes and no longer need to fear eviction. The East Wenatchee City Council has entered into an Interlocal Agreement with the Wenatchee Housing Authority authorizing the Authority to purchase and maintain the Mobile Park Plaza mobile home park. Located just north of the Wenatchee Valley Mall, the park had been threatened with closure for more than a year. "We cannot say enough about how relieved we are that this is over," said Manuel Luna, one of the residents of Mobile Park Plaza. "We were afraid that no solution would be found, and that our families would have no place to go. We are very grateful for the help of our attorneys. Without them, we would not have saved our homes. We are also thankful for the help of the Housing Authority, the City Council and Mayor Steve Lacy." Formerly owned by local businessman Dan Jennings, Mobile Park Plaza had been home to 45 low-income families, many of them Latino farm workers. In October 2000 Jennings gave the park residents notice of his intent to close the park effective November 30, 2001. While some park residents decided to move, others, including 25 families, organized an informal association to relocate or save their homes. Unable to afford private legal counsel, the families asked for help from legal services attorneys at the Northwest Justice Project and Columbia Legal Services. In the succeeding months, these attorneys worked with representatives of the Greater Wenatchee Housing Authority, the state Office of Community Development, Chelan County, the City of East Wenatchee, state legislators, Jennings and others to secure funding and find a solution. "There seemed to be a never-ending set of obstacles," said Patrick Pleas, an attorney with Northwest Justice Project. "Mr. Jennings had financial considerations, the City had growth and economic development considerations, and the State and Housing Authority had their own concerns. Thankfully, hard work and good will from all parties allowed us to find a solution that works for everyone." Northwest Justice Project and Columbia Legal Services are non-profit organizations that provide civil legal assistance to low-income individuals and families throughout Washington state. Members of the state's Access to Justice Network, these organizations work with thousands of volunteer attorneys to ensure that justice is available to those who face critical legal problems and can't afford private legal counsel. <sep>When did the 25 families learn that they would have to move?<sep>In a year
Solution: | Yes |
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 starts playing Christmas music even before the week before Thanksgiving?, Context: These Christmas music marathons typically start during the week before Thanksgiving Day and end after Christmas Day, or sometimes extending to New Year's Day. Afterwards, the stations usually resume their normal music fare. Several stations begin the holiday format much earlier, at the beginning of November. The roots of this tradition can be traced back to the beautiful music and easy listening stations of the 1960s and 1970s.
A: | Several stations |
What happens next in this paragraph?
How to diagnose lymphoma
Feel for swelling in your lymph nodes.
The most common symptom of lymphoma that people identify is a swollen lymph node. The swelling typically causes a lump that can be seen and felt right under the skin. | This lump can be located on the neck, armpit, or groin. Lumps associated with lymphoma are typically not painful. |
Continue writing the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to anticipate others' needs
Know your friends and their current situations.
Maybe one of your friends had just lost her dog. Maybe another one of your friends is in the process of moving. | Maybe someone is just really stressed with school. If you know what each of your friends are going through, you'll have some ideas of the support they will need. |
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: Lake of the Woods is over 70 miles (110 km) long and wide, and contains more than 14,552 islands and 65,000 miles (105,000 km) of shoreline. It would amount to the longest coastline of any Canadian lake, except that the lake is not entirely within Canada. Lake of the Woods is also the sixth largest freshwater lake located (at least partially) in the United States, after the five Great Lakes.
Student: | how many acres is lake of the woods |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Example Input: Who can remove the plague?, Context: A number of non-Greek etymologies have been suggested for the name, The Hittite form Apaliunas (dx-ap-pa-li-u-na-aš) is attested in the Manapa-Tarhunta letter, perhaps related to Hurrian (and certainly the Etruscan) Aplu, a god of plague, in turn likely from Akkadian Aplu Enlil meaning simply "the son of Enlil", a title that was given to the god Nergal, who was linked to Shamash, Babylonian god of the sun. The role of Apollo as god of plague is evident in the invocation of Apollo Smintheus ("mouse Apollo") by Chryses, the Trojan priest of Apollo, with the purpose of sending a plague against the Greeks (the reasoning behind a god of the plague becoming a god of healing is of course apotropaic, meaning that the god responsible for bringing the plague must be appeased in order to remove the plague).
Example Output: god of plague
Example Input: What developed later, marsupials or Juramaia sinensis?, Context: The oldest known fossil among the Eutheria ("true beasts") is the small shrewlike Juramaia sinensis, or "Jurassic mother from China", dated to 160 million years ago in the Late Jurassic. A later eutherian, Eomaia, dated to 125 million years ago in the Early Cretaceous, possessed some features in common with the marsupials but not with the placentals, evidence that these features were present in the last common ancestor of the two groups but were later lost in the placental lineage. In particular:
Example Output: marsupials
Example Input: What does the research say about directly observed therapy?, Context: Treatment of TB uses antibiotics to kill the bacteria. Effective TB treatment is difficult, due to the unusual structure and chemical composition of the mycobacterial cell wall, which hinders the entry of drugs and makes many antibiotics ineffective. The two antibiotics most commonly used are isoniazid and rifampicin, and treatments can be prolonged, taking several months. Latent TB treatment usually employs a single antibiotic, while active TB disease is best treated with combinations of several antibiotics to reduce the risk of the bacteria developing antibiotic resistance. People with latent infections are also treated to prevent them from progressing to active TB disease later in life. Directly observed therapy, i.e., having a health care provider watch the person take their medications, is recommended by the WHO in an effort to reduce the number of people not appropriately taking antibiotics. The evidence to support this practice over people simply taking their medications independently is poor. Methods to remind people of the importance of treatment do, however, appear effective.
Example Output: | evidence to support this practice over people simply taking their medications independently is poor
|
Given the task definition, example input & output, solve the new input case.
In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Example: The Inheritance Cycle is a series of fantasy books written by Christopher Paolini.
Output: The Inheritance Cycle is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini.
The output sentence elaborates on the input sentence without changing its general meaning e.g. "tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels".
New input case for you: The American Shorthair is a working cat .
Output: | According to the breed standard of the Cat Fanciers ' Association , the American Shorthair is a true breed of working cat . |
instruction:
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.
question:
In 1972 , he was the first North American to win first prize at the Leeds Piano Competition .
answer:
In 1972 , he was the first North American to win first prize at the Leeds Piano Competition , helping to cement its reputation for advancing the careers of young pianistic talent .
question:
The Freedom of Information Act ( FOIA ) , , is a federal law .
answer:
The Freedom of Information Act ( FOIA ) , , is a federal freedom of information law that requires the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased information and documents controlled by the United States government upon request .
question:
The Bell Centre ( known as " Centre Bell " in French ) is a sports arena in Montreal , Quebec .
answer:
| The Bell Centre ( French : " Centre Bell " ) , formerly known as the " Molson Centre " ( or " Le Centre Molson " ) , is a sports and entertainment complex in Montreal , Quebec , Canada .
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Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: Neverland Valley Ranch, owned by Michael Jackson, is to be sold at auction on March 19, 2008, unless Jackson pays over US$24 million. Financial Title Company, the trustee of his Santa Barbara County, California, home and amusement park, has foreclosed on the property. They notified Jackson of the foreclosure and sale on Monday. Jackson had only just recently paid an overdue property tax bill of $600,000.
Hypothesis: The auction can be avoided if MJ pays more than 24 million US dollars.
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: I look forward to our study of Bill C-54, and the appearance before the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce of the Privacy Commissioner, who for many years has advocated that his office act as supervisor of the application of the various privacy codes developed by financial and other institutions.
Hypothesis: the agent is aged 21
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: How to care for an affenpinscher<br>Teach your dog basic commands. Teaching your dog some basic commands is an excellent way to establish your dominance, encourage your dog to be polite, and begin building a relationship with your dog. You can begin by teaching " sit, " and then move on to teaching " stay, " " lay down, " and " heel.
Hypothesis: Teaching your dog some basic commands is a terrible way to establish your dominance, encourage your dog to be polite, and begin building a relationship with your dog
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: | Context: How to pebble a garden<br>Tour local gardens for inspiration before planning to pebble the garden. There are a variety of ways you can pebble your garden. Check out local gardens to see ways in which landscapers have pebbles in public spaces.
Hypothesis: Gardens benefit aesthetically from pebbles. |
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: In business, net income (total comprehensive income, net earnings, net profit, informally, bottom line) is an entity's income minus cost of goods sold, expenses and taxes for an accounting period. It is computed as the residual of all revenues and gains over all expenses and losses for the period, and has also been defined as the net increase in shareholders' equity that results from a company's operations. In the context of the presentation of financial statements, the IFRS Foundation defines net income as synonymous with profit and loss.
Output: | is net earning the same as net income? |
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
A background with text pops up briefly. a tai chi instructor
A: begins a stance routine and is seen shifting his weight to either leg multiple times before briefly returning to his original stance.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to enjoy a hayride
Find a hayride near you.
Many farms offer hayride experiences near to towns and cities. Look in notices in the paper, online, or ask around for recommendations by word-of-mouth.
A: An online search should return many hayride options accompanied by your locale. Choose the type of hayride that you prefer.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to test a refrigerator ptc relay
Expose the back of the fridge to get access to the motor.
Make sure the appliance is unplugged.
Find the fridge compressor and remove the plastic case that houses the starting circuitry.
A: Either memorize the wiring or take a few pictures just to be sure you know how to put it all back together when you're done. There's usually a diagram somewhere as well-make sure you can follow it and identify parts.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to feed a parrotlet
Provide plenty of fruits and veggies.
Fruits and veggies should make up 50% of a parrotlet's diet. Cut the fruits and veggies into small pieces and place them into the bird's food dish.
A: | Kale, spinach, dandelion greens, and carrot tops are all tasty and safe for your parrotlet. Apple, banana, kiwi, mango and pear are easy-to-find options. |
How to stop your days from feeling monotonous
Set ambitious goals.
One of the best ways to break up the monotony of your day is to set ambitious goals. By setting goals, you'll challenge yourself and give yourself something to accomplish.
Instead of seeing your work or activity as something to simply get through, you'll see it as something to excel at. If you're in sales or a similar occupation, set ambitious performance numbers.
A child is in a gym. He is wearing a martial arts uniform. he
displays several kicks and punches.
A comic of a man telling how to wash with a detergent. A house is shown with a sentence of how to wash the rooftop. the numbers and address
are shown in the advertising.
An athlete competes in a long jump competition in a track and field course. The long jumper fouls on numerous tries. the long jumper
| claps his hands to get the crowd behind him as he tries his final long jump and completes a perfect jump. |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then an example. Follow the example to solve a new instance of the task.
In this task, you 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".
Timothy likes to play sports. He spends his time after school playing basketball and baseball. Sometimes Timothy pretends he is a famous baseball pitcher for his favorite team with his friends. He plays with his friends Mandy and Andrew. Timothy also plays pretend when he is alone. He has an imaginary friend named Sean. Sean is an elephant who watches television with Timothy. Mandy likes playing baseball but she also likes to paint. Mandy's favorite class at school is art. She likes making pictures of flowers. Her teacher says she is a good artist. She painted a picture of a tree for her teacher. There were red and yellow leaves on it. It had apples on it. When Andrew goes home after baseball, he likes to eat a snack. He eats carrots and bananas. If he is a good boy his mom, Mrs. Smith, sometimes gives him milk and cookies. Afterwards, Andrew finishes his homework. <sep>Who does Timothy play with?<sep>Basketball and baseball
Solution: No
Why? Based on the passage Timothy plays with his friends Mandy and Andrew. So, the given answer is incorrect and the output should be "No".
New input: Dr. Alex Cross is a psychiatrist and police lieutenant who lives in Detroit with his wife , Maria , their children , Damon and Janelle , and his grandmother , Nana Mama . Upon learning that Maria is pregnant with their third child , Cross considers accepting a job as an FBI profiler , but fears Maria's reaction , as it 'd require them to relocate to Washington , D.C. Meanwhile , a man called Picasso attends to an illegal underground Mixed Martial Arts fighting ring , where he flirts with businesswoman Fan Yau . After brutally beating his opponent , Picasso is invited to Fan Yau's house , where he sedates her while they 're having sex , tortures and kills her . Police Captain Richard Brookwell calls Cross and his partner , Tommy Kane , to the crime scene . On the way there , Cross tells Kane about Maria's pregnancy and the the FBI's offer , and Kane reveals that he is secretly dating their colleague , Monica Ashe . Cross deduces that Picasso is a professional assassin , and finds a sketch made behind by Picasso , revealing that his next target is businessman Erich Nunemarcher . Cross , Kane and Ashe go to Nunemarcher's office , but Nunemarcher ignores their claims . Picasso manages to enter the building , but is prevented from killing Nunemarcher by Cross , and escapes after being shot by Kane . Cross analyzes a drop of Picasso's blood and learns that he is a psychotic former member of the Special Forces and that his real target is billionaire CEO Leon Mercier . Cross informs Mercier that Picasso might be trying to kill him . <sep>How did cross come by the drop of Picasso's blood?<sep>He is shot by Alex Cross's partner
Solution: | Yes |
How to dismount from a bicycle
From the seated position, pedal on one side then lean forward to stand up on that pedal while lifting your butt off the seat.
Slow the bike almost to a stop, making sure to keep your balance.
Use your body, rather than the handlebars.
Remove the higher foot from its pedal. As the bike comes to a complete stop, tip your bicycle slightly to the side with the freed foot.
How to make your breasts smaller
Use a minimizing or sports bra.
Minimizing bras are specialty bras which specifically add no bulk. They help a little and may be enough for your purposes, especially if you're just wanting to fit into particular clothes.
Sports bras, however, not only provide support but also flatten your chest. These originally served the purpose of stopping breasts from moving during exercise, causing pain.
How to fix a lcd monitor power problem
Remove the stand first.
It uses 4 screws and can be easily removed from the back of the monitor. This is shown by the red arrows in the picture.
Lay the monitor down carefully, backside up. Remove the other 4 screws that are holding down the case.
How to determine your fat burning zone
Calculate your fat-burning zone with a formula.
There's a relatively simple formula to help you determine where your fat-burning zone falls. It's not 100% accurate, but will give you a relatively reliable range to aim for.
| First, find your maximum heart rate (mhr). To do this, subtract your age from 220 if you're male; subtract your age from 226 if you're female. |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Problem: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. ||||| You're Almost There...
Your custom domain mapping may take as little as 15-30 minutes to resolve, but in some cases mapping a new custom domain can take up to 24 hours. If you need additional information about domain mapping, please visit our help center. ||||| FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2013 file photo, Drew Barrymore poses for a portrait in promotion of the launch of her new cosmetics line "Flower" at the Maesa offices in New York. Flower products can be found... (Associated Press)
Business ownership is the latest must-have among women on the A-List. Stars including Halle Berry, Nicki Minaj and Drew Barrymore, have launched businesses in recent years that sell lingerie, bubby wine and lip gloss.
Here are some celebs that are cashing in on their star power:
Halle Berry, Scandale Paris
The Oscar winner's line of $7 panties and $18 bras went on sale at Target stores last year. "The line got off to a strong start when it launched in October and its performance continues to build," said Target spokesman Joshua Thomas. Berry wants to expand the brand into swimsuits and nightgowns, but first, Scandale Paris lingerie will be sold in more international stores later this year.
More info: http://scandale.com/
Nicki Minaj, Myx Fusions
The "Anaconda" rapper co-owns bubbly moscato maker Myx Fusions with Mona Scott-Young, the producer of the "Love & Hip Hop" reality TV series on VH1. Myx Fusions Moscato comes in single-serve bottles and in three flavors: mango, coconut and peach. Up next for Myx Fusions is a line of fizzy sangrias, set to launch in June.
More info: http://www.myxfusions.com/
Drew Barrymore, Flower
Flower, the makeup brand co-owned by Barrymore, sells lipsticks, nail polishes and other cosmetics at Wal-Mart. A website for Flower has pictures and videos of the actress and producer in a white lab coat testing foundations, nail polishes and eye shadow colors. Flower, co-owned by makeup company Maesa, doesn't advertise, instead it relies on the star power of Barrymore, who starred in 1982's "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" and the "Charlie's Angels" films.
More info: http://flowerbeauty.com/
Jessica Simpson, The Jessica Simpson Collection
The singer, actress and reality TV star started her brand a decade ago. Its clothing, shoes and accessories are now sold in several department stores, including Macy's, Nordstrom and Dillard's. In March, she sold a majority stake of the Jessica Simpson Collection to brand management company Sequential Brands. Sequential said annual sales of the brand were about $1 billion. Simpson still has a stake in the company, and her mother Tina Simpson remains as creative director.
More info: http://jessicasimpson.com/
Jessica Alba, The Honest Company
Alba co-founded consumer products business The Honest Company five years ago. It sells diapers, baby wipes, laundry detergent and other products. The actress, who starred in two "Fantastic Four" movies, told CNBC that the company had $150 million in sales last year.
More info: https://www.honest.com/
Kate Hudson, Fabletics
The "Almost Famous" actress has a line of colorful leggings, sports bras and other workout gear called Fabletics. Each item costs less than $100, and is sold through the Fabletics website. She co-founded Fabletics with JustFab Inc., an online seller of shoes, handbags and jewelry.
More info: http://www.fabletics.com/
Reese Witherspoon, Draper James
The star of "Wild," ''Walk the Line," and "Legally Blonde" fame started online shopping website Draper James last week. The company sells Southern-inspired fashions and home goods, including $125 shorts, a $155 tote bag and $175 sunglasses.
More info: http://www.draperjames.com/ ||||| Shop or "Skip" The choice to shop is always yours! Shop or log into your account to "Skip the Month" by the 5th of the month and you won't be charged.
VIP Member Credits If you don't shop or "Skip the Month" by the 5th, your credit card will be charged $49.95 on the 6th until you cancel. That charge can be used as a credit to spend or save. |||||
Solution: | Business ownership is the latest must-have among women on the A-list. Five female celebs who are cashing in on their star power: Halle Berry, Scandale Paris: The Oscar winner's line of $7 panties and $18 bras went on sale at Target stores in October. It's doing well, and Berry wants to expand the brand into swimsuits, nightgowns—and more international stores. Nicki Minaj, Myx Fusions: The "Anaconda" rapper co-owns bubbly moscato maker Myx Fusions; the drink comes in single-serve bottles in three flavors: mango, coconut, and peach. Up next: a line of fizzy sangrias, set to launch in June. Drew Barrymore, Flower: Flower, the makeup brand co-owned by Barrymore, sells lipsticks, nail polishes, and other cosmetics at Walmart. The company doesn't advertise, instead simply relying on the star power of Barrymore. Jessica Alba, The Honest Company: Alba co-founded consumer products business The Honest Company five years ago. It sells diapers, baby wipes, laundry detergent, and other products, and she said it had $150 million in sales last year. Kate Hudson, Fabletics: The Almost Famous actress has a line of colorful leggings, sports bras, and other workout gear. Each item costs less than $100 and is sold through the Fabletics website. Click for two more celebs who've started their own businesses, including one whose brand has annual sales of $1 billion. |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Q: When the Spanish bank bailout was announced, the head of the European Commission made a big show of saying that the money would be provided on good terms for the lenders.
That appears to have been a crock.
Rumors are beginning to circulate about the terms of the deal:
The Spanish government organization receiving the funds—FROB—will likely have to repay the funds at a 3 percent interest rate.
It won't start making payments until 2017.
It will have a 15-year repayment schedule.
Banks could ultimately have to repay the loans at an interest rate of 8.5 percent.
Given that Spain's 10-year bonds are currently trading at yields over 6 percent, Spain could be getting a sweetheart deal relative to the price it would pay to recapitalize banks on its own.
That is, if concerns about investor subordination and the size of the bailout end up being unwarranted.
Regardless of all these details, however, it is important to remember that the terms of the deal will not be finalized until the end of this month at the earliest.
EURO-DATES: Here Are The Next 9 Crucial Events In The Euro Debt Saga > ||||| Article Excerpt
Borrowing costs for Italy and Spain continued to surge on Tuesday, escalating calls for bigger steps from euro-zone leaders amid a new warning that the crisis is dragging down even the world's resilient emerging economies.
Spain's 10-year borrowing costs touched 6.80% before settling at a euro-era closing high of 6.72%, the second straight jump in the two trading days since European officials announced a bank bailout of as much as €100 billion ($126 billion) that was intended to calm markets. That fueled fears that the government itself could need its own rescue from the rest of Europe.
Italy's borrowing costs ... |||||
A: | Spain's bank bailout hasn't exactly put the markets at ease—indeed, it may have done the opposite. Spain's 10-year borrowing costs closed at a euro-era high of 6.72% yesterday, the Wall Street Journal reports. Indeed, bond yields rose across Europe, with Italy's hitting 6.26%, its highest level in a year. "We're in very precarious times yet again," said an economist at the World Bank, which yesterday slashed its global growth forecast to 2.5%. The pessimism comes despite what Henry Blodget of Business Insider calls a "sweetheart bailout" for Spain's banks. If the rumors circulating are true, Spain won't have to make any payments until 2017, and will pay just 3% on the loans—even as the banks repay it at 8.5%. The European Commission had promised that the bailout would be made on lender-friendly terms, but "that," Blodget observes, "appears to have been a crock." |
Detailed Instructions: You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Problem:Taxation in Puerto Rico takes the form of both Federal and Commonwealth taxes. Puerto Rico has independent tax-levying authority by provisions of 48 U.S.C. § 734 of the United States code.
Solution: | do citizens in puerto rico pay us taxes? |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Q: Solid state lighting has increased because of what?, Context: In recent years light emitting diodes (LEDs) are becoming increasingly efficient leading to an extraordinary increase in the use of solid state lighting. In many situations, controlling the light emission of LEDs may be done most effectively by using the principles of nonimaging optics.
A: | (LEDs) are becoming increasingly efficient leading |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Q: How did Russia change after the USSR?, Context: The post-Imperial nature of Russian subdivision of government changed towards a generally autonomous model which began with the establishment of the USSR (of which Russia was governed as part). It was liberalized in the aftermath of the Soviet Union, with the reforms under Boris Yeltsin preserving much of the Soviet structure while applying increasingly liberal reforms to the governance of the constituent republics and subjects (while also coming into conflict with Chechen secessionist rebels during the Chechen War). Some of the reforms under Yeltsin were scaled back by Vladimir Putin.
A: | increasingly liberal reforms |
Q: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
If you're Jewish, and not following Sephardic practices, what are you?, Context: In this respect, the counterpart of Ashkenazi is Sephardic, since most non-Ashkenazi Orthodox Jews follow Sephardic rabbinical authorities, whether or not they are ethnically Sephardic. By tradition, a Sephardic or Mizrahi woman who marries into an Orthodox or Haredi Ashkenazi Jewish family raises her children to be Ashkenazi Jews; conversely an Ashkenazi woman who marries a Sephardi or Mizrahi man is expected to take on Sephardic practice and the children inherit a Sephardic identity, though in practice many families compromise. A convert generally follows the practice of the beth din that converted him or her. With the integration of Jews from around the world in Israel, North America, and other places, the religious definition of an Ashkenazi Jew is blurring, especially outside Orthodox Judaism.
A: | Ashkenazi |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Problem:The continental shelf is a shallow ocean .
Solution: | A continental shelf is a portion of a continent that is submerged under an area of relatively shallow water known as a shelf sea . |
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to clean smoke damage
Get permission from a fire marshal to safely re-enter your home.
Do not enter a house or other building affected by fire until you have received word from a professional that it is safe to do so. How soon after a fire you are allowed back in the building will depend on the severity of the fire and the measures employed to put the fire out.
Choices:
(a). Have a fire extinguisher ready and ready to handle the blaze. In case a fire immediately appears near the firefighters, get out of the building as quickly as possible..
(b). Close and gather water and an extinguisher. Be aware that certain fires can be highly dangerous..
(c). Remove and replace smoke proof flooring. Do not remove fresh smoke from a burned floor..
(d). Assess the damage to your belongings once you are back inside. Decide what you want to try to clean, and what you need to discard.. | (d). |
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".
One example is below.
Q: Timothy likes to play sports. He spends his time after school playing basketball and baseball. Sometimes Timothy pretends he is a famous baseball pitcher for his favorite team with his friends. He plays with his friends Mandy and Andrew. Timothy also plays pretend when he is alone. He has an imaginary friend named Sean. Sean is an elephant who watches television with Timothy. Mandy likes playing baseball but she also likes to paint. Mandy's favorite class at school is art. She likes making pictures of flowers. Her teacher says she is a good artist. She painted a picture of a tree for her teacher. There were red and yellow leaves on it. It had apples on it. When Andrew goes home after baseball, he likes to eat a snack. He eats carrots and bananas. If he is a good boy his mom, Mrs. Smith, sometimes gives him milk and cookies. Afterwards, Andrew finishes his homework. <sep>Who does Timothy play with?<sep>Basketball and baseball
A: No
Rationale: Based on the passage Timothy plays with his friends Mandy and Andrew. So, the given answer is incorrect and the output should be "No".
Q: What if you could drain all of Earths oceans? What would it look like? You might be really surprised. You see that the surface has two main features. It has continents and ocean basins. Continents are large land areas. These are the areas that are mostly above sea level. Ocean basins extend from the edges of continents. They include the ocean floor and Earths deep ocean trenches. You will also notice the ocean floor is not flat. It too has many Continents are much older than ocean basins. Some rocks on the continents are billions of years old. Ocean basins may only be millions of years old. Because the continents are so old, a lot has happened to them! As we view the land around us, we see landforms. Landforms are physical features on Earths surface. These features change over time, but how? There are actually two types of forces at work. <sep>What are the ages of ocean basins and continents?<sep>Continents have rocks that are billions of years old; ocean basins may only be millions of years old
A: | Yes |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Q: What was sparked by the Six-Day War?, Context: Idris' government was increasingly unpopular by the latter 1960s; it had exacerbated Libya's traditional regional and tribal divisions by centralising the country's federal system in order to take advantage of the country's oil wealth, while corruption and entrenched systems of patronage were widespread throughout the oil industry. Arab nationalism was increasingly popular, and protests flared up following Egypt's 1967 defeat in the Six-Day War with Israel; allied to the western powers, Idris' administration was seen as pro-Israeli. Anti-western riots broke out in Tripoli and Benghazi, while Libyan workers shut down oil terminals in solidarity with Egypt. By 1969, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency was expecting segments of Libya's armed forces to launch a coup. Although claims have been made that they knew of Gaddafi's Free Officers Movement, they have since claimed ignorance, stating that they were monitoring Abdul Aziz Shalhi's Black Boots revolutionary group.
A: | Arab nationalism was increasingly popular, and protests flared up |
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.
Many human genetic disorders come from splicing variants .
Output: | Abnormal variations in splicing are also implicated in disease ; a large proportion of human genetic disorders result from splicing variants . |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Problem:Amanda Bynes has been forced out of her Midtown Manhattan apartment, In Touch is exclusively reporting. The troubled star, who was arrested at her apartment on May 23 following a complaint that she was smoking marijuana in the building’s lobby, “was notified that she is no longer welcome as a tenant in the building in light of recent events,” an insider reveals.
“At 9 p.m. on Tuesday, movers showed up and removed Amanda’s belongings from her apartment,” the insider adds. “She is officially gone from the building.”
That could also explain why Amanda was spotted in Buffalo, N.Y., the following day (May 29), jumping on a trampoline at the Sky Zone gym.
Amanda Bynes Claims Police Sexually Harassed Her
An NYPD source tells In Touch that the plan to get Amanda out of the apartment had been in the works for weeks. “Even before her arrest, residents had constant complaints about the smell of marijuana coming from her apartment,” the source says. “She had also cursed out residents and the doormen, and the smell of pot from her apartment was really annoying people.”
As In Touch previously reported, when the Easy A star first moved into the Biltmore apartment building in Times Square, the doormen were incredibly protective of her, but that quickly changed as her behavior became more and more erratic. Just a month after she moved in, it was one of the building staff who called police to report that Amanda was smoking a joint in the lobby on May 23.
Exclusive: Photographer Details Amanda Bynes Drug Use Weeks Before Arrest
When police arrived at her 36th-floor apartment, they found it filled with heavy smoke. They arrested the 27-year-old after she allegedly threw a foot-high bong out a window. Amanda was taken to Roosevelt Hospital for a psychological evaluation, and charged with reckless endangerment, tampering with evidence and possession of marijuana.
Though Amanda has vehemently denied she does drugs, a photographer who recently spent time with Amanda in her apartment tells In Touch that Amanda had drugs on her.
“She had at least a dozen hand-rolled joints on her,” he says. “She had them in her palm at one point — she'll smoke one halfway, put it out. Then light a new one. Then re-light the other half. It’s so weird! But she is constantly smoking weed.”
In Touch reached out to Amanda for comment but she had not responded by press time. ||||| Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)
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The Amanda Bynes situation just keeps getting uglier.
The former child star on Sunday admitted via Twitter she had a nose job after her arrest late last month, while taking a shot at her concerned parents, Rick and Lynn.
“My dad is as ugly as RuPaul!” she tweeted Sunday. “So thankful I look nothing like you both! I had nose surgery after my mug shots so my nose and I are gorgeous!
PHOTOS: Amanda Bynes Shows Off Half-Shaved Head At The Gym
The 27-year-old last month alluded to other procedures she’s had in the past, writing on May 5: “The reason I’ve asked all magazines and blogs to stop using old photos of me is I don’t look like that anymore!
“I had a nose job to remove skin that was like a webbing in between my eyes. I wasn’t going to tell anyone, but I look so much prettier in my new photos that I don’t want old photos used anymore!”
PHOTOS: Amanda Bynes Handcuffed After New York Drug Bust
After she was released from custody following her May 23 arrest in connection with criminal possession of marijuana, reckless endangerment, and felony tampering with physical evidence, she tweeted May 24, “I need to get another nose job after seeing my mugshot!”
It’s worth noting that Bynes has used — or should we say overused? — the term “ugly” in her attacks on a number of individuals, including Rihanna, Courtney Love, Sports Illustrated model Chrissy Teigen and Playboy Playmate Jenny McCarthy.
PHOTOS: Amanda Bynes Tweets More Racey Photos Of Herself
Keep it right here on RadarOnline.com for the latest on Amanda Bynes. |||||
Solution: | Amanda Bynes' increasingly strange behavior has finally gotten her booted from her apartment, an NYPD source tells In Touch. Days after she was arrested after allegedly throwing a foot-high bong out her window, "movers showed up and removed Amanda’s belongings from her apartment," the source says. Bynes "was notified that she is no longer welcome as a tenant in the building in light of recent events." And she might have been kicked out even without the alleged bong-throwing incident. "Even before her arrest, residents had constant complaints about the smell of marijuana coming from her apartment,” the source says. “She had also cursed out residents and the doormen, and the smell of pot from her apartment was really annoying people." Meanwhile, on Twitter, Bynes admitted she recently had a nose job ... and randomly called her dad "as ugly as RuPaul." |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
How is the Super Bowl host committee collecting for the 50 fund?, Context: The Super Bowl 50 Host Committee has vowed to be "the most giving Super Bowl ever", and will dedicate 25 percent of all money it raises for philanthropic causes in the Bay Area. The committee created the 50 fund as its philanthropic initiative and focuses on providing grants to aid with youth development, community investment and sustainable environments. | 25 percent of all money it raises |
What happens next in this paragraph?
How to run away from home and live in the woods
Think it through.
Running away from home should be a last-ditch resort, and never a first choice. Similarly, trying to live in the woods on your own should never be your first choice.
--The wildlife that lives in the woods should be the last resort. However, being exposed to uncontrolled wildlife might limit your ability to run or to even try to live your life in the wilderness.
--Make sure you have no other options (like calling the police if you live in an abusive situation or going to a homeless shelter instead of the wilderness) before you try to run away and live in the woods. Living in the woods is dangerous, draining, and scary.
--Make a choice, and make a plan of action. Consider the height of the trees around your home.
--After all, surviving anywhere can be tough. Although the odds of survival are very slim to live in the woods, there are pros and cons to running away from home. | Make sure you have no other options (like calling the police if you live in an abusive situation or going to a homeless shelter instead of the wilderness) before you try to run away and live in the woods. Living in the woods is dangerous, draining, and scary. |
Café Paradis (English Title: Paradise Cafe) is a 1950 Danish film, directed by Bodil Ipsen and Lau Lauritzen Jr., and written by Johannes Allen. The film received the Bodil Award for Film of the Year, and Ib Schønberg, for what is regarded his finest performance, received the Bodil Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Does this next sentence follow, given the preceding text?
Ib Schønberg was successful in his presentation of the role he played in Paradise Cafe. | Yes |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Problem:Taylor Swift has got bad blood with a British photographer.
Freelance photographer Jason Sheldon wrote a response to Swift's much-lauded letter to Apple, accusing her of artistic double standards.
While Swift lambasted Apple Music for not paying artists during a free three-month trial — a policy Apple quickly changed — Sheldon says the singer is guilty of doing something similar to concert photographers.
In his response, Sheldon shares a contract he had to sign when photographing Swift's March 2011 show at the LG Arena in Birmingham, England, which said, "Photographs may be used on a one-time only basis for news or information purposes," and that Swift's management company will have "perpetual, worldwide right to use" of the photos.
"I can't use it in my portfolio, feature it on my website and even the original newspaper couldn't reuse it," Sheldon told the BBC.
Taylor Swift in concert at the Birmingham LG Arena in the UK in 2011. Image: Dave Hogan/Getty Images
Not being able to repurpose the photos in any way means Sheldon has "incurred expenses to work, which I can’t recover," according to his response. "Therefore preventing me from licensing my photos to more than one publication, or even (as later versions of this contract stipulate) preventing me from using the images ... while they can use them without licensing the usage is highly unfair and unjustified."
Swift's demands are not unusual of a performer, especially one at her level of fame. After the 2013 Super Bowl, photos that were deemed "unflattering" of Beyoncé were allegedly removed from Getty. It's part of the artist's way to establish control over the use of some of their images.
A spokesperson for Swift responded to Sheldon in a statement.
"The standard photography agreement has been misrepresented in that it clearly states that any photographer shooting The 1989 World Tour has the opportunity for further use of said photographs with management's approval," the spokesperson said. "Another distinct misrepresentation is the claim that the copyright of the photographs will be with anyone other than the photographer — this agreement does not transfer copyright away from the photographer."
"Every artist has the right to, and should, protect the use of their name and likeness."
Have something to add to this story? Share it in the comments. ||||| If there's one thing we know about Taylor Swift, it's that she wants to get paid.
The world's biggest-selling artist is not so much a musician as she is a full-body lifestyle experience. You can fill yourself with her Diet Coke and moisturize your skin with her lotions before stepping into her line of Keds and moving to New York, which has been waiting for you.
There isn't a single aspect of Swift's career as an artist that isn't diligently commercial; she's a force of nature, a constant tidal wave of art and business. It's awe-inspiring, even if staying brand-safe means that she might never be able to write a song about anything other than new relationships, ongoing relationships, and failed relationships, in an unending cycle.
So why did Apple think for one second that it could get away with not paying Taylor Swift?
We don't need to get into the depth of the details here; you know them. Apple Music pays higher royalties than competitors like Spotify because there's no free option; you have to pay $9.99 a month to use it. But to entice consumers into signing up, Apple's offering a three-month free trial, and artists like Swift weren't going to see any money during those three months. Last week Adele's label said it wouldn't participate in Apple Music, and yesterday, Swift posted an open letter to her Tumblr saying she would withhold her album 1989 due to this "shocking" and "disappointing" turn of events, and 17 hours later Apple's Eddy Cue apologized on Twitter and completely backtracked. Artists will now collect some royalties during the Apple Music free trial period, but at a different (presumably lower) per-stream rate, according to Apple. Applause and retweets all around. You just can't screw with Taylor Swift; she wants to get paid.
So what was this? A victory for Taylor Swift? A victory for Apple, which turned a day of headlines about Swift withholding 1989 into a day of Taylor Swift victory laps? A victory for consumers? A victory for the music industry?
Turns out it's none of the above. Instead, it's a victory for the status quo, which remains steadfastly in place even as Apple insists that its new music service will save the industry from plummeting streaming royalties just as the iPod and iTunes saved it from piracy.
There's no guarantee 1989 will be on Apple Music when it launches
Apple's frantic fallback still hasn't guaranteed that 1989 will be on Apple Music when it launches; the company has to figure out the specifics of those per-stream rates, and presumably has to sign a new deal with Swift. But the speedy damage control ensured that today's headlines would be about Taylor Swift beating Apple, not Taylor Swift being mad at Apple for not paying her. It's a win on many levels, but it also exposes a hard truth about Apple Music: it's offering the same fundamental deal to artists and labels as the much-vilified Spotify.
Here's the basic deal Spotify offers artists: a free service that pays very low per-stream royalties supported by ads but promises to convert users into paying customers of the paid service, which pays much higher royalties.
Here's the basic deal Apple is now offering artists: a three-month free trial that pays very low per-stream royalties supported by Apple's enormous bank account but promises to convert users into paying customers of the paid service, which pays much higher royalties.
Swift has been pointing the fuck-you-pay-me bus at streaming services for a year now and Apple still got smacked
Hmm. Not much of a difference there, especially if Apple doesn't convert free users to paid users at a significantly higher rate than Spotify; you'd rather get a little money indefinitely than a little money for three months. But that's the entire bet, if you think about it: the industry is wagering that Apple's marketing prowess and huge iPhone install base will allow it to sign up more paid music subscribers than any other service has seen thus far. It's probably a good bet, but it illustrates the difficult high wire act Apple is trying to pull off as it positions itself as the second-time savior of the music industry while coming up with fundamentally the same ideas as everyone else. And Apple hasn't shown any particular ability to walk that line; Taylor Swift has been pointing the fuck-you-pay-me bus at streaming services for a year now and Apple still got smacked in the face. If Apple had played it correctly, Swift would have launched Apple Music at WWDC with a live performance; instead Eddy Cue was doing damage control at midnight on a Sunday.
It's only when the services have meaningful leverage that artists back down; Swift hasn't said word one about YouTube, the most popular ad-supported streaming service in existence, because taking her videos of off YouTube would be a disaster for her fans. But Apple can't afford to have Swift taking shots at Apple Music, while Swift can just sit back and let her army of ultra-devoted fans actually buy her albums from iTunes proper.
In fact, it's curious that Apple's not overtly taking advantage of its commanding lead as a music retailer to let artists like Swift window their releases against demand. Hardcore fans might buy new records on their release days, while others might wait for them to hit the streaming catalog. Singles might be made available to buy first, or to stream for a while ahead of wider release as a promotional tactic. Apple's already taught millions of people to pay for music on iTunes, but instead of using streaming to support and expand music sales, it seems to be running two distinct services whose overlap hasn't been made entirely clear. To be fair, that's Spotify's problem as well: the company's foolishly religious stance on free streaming means that it hasn't offered any particularly innovative new solutions to the business of selling music to artists beyond yet more playlist types.
No one knows how any of this is going to work
Apple is the world's largest music retailer, so Swift was extremely deferential in her open letter yesterday. But last November, when she pulled her catalog from Spotify, she was blunt. "Everything new, like Spotify, all feels to me a bit like a grand experiment," she said. "And I'm not willing to contribute my life's work to an experiment that I don't feel fairly compensates the writers, producers, artists, and creators of this music."
We're still in that experimental phase. No one knows how any of this is going to work, or even if paid music streaming services are a realistic path towards making music itself as valuable as tote bags and tour merch has been for Taylor Swift. But unless Apple and Spotify and all the rest try to come up with newer, better ideas, Taylor's just going to stay pissed.
Verge Video: Achieving high-end personal audio in the streaming music era ||||| Being the biggest name in music has its perks, but it’s not without a trade off. Unless Taylor Swift donned a brunette wig and a fat suit, she’ll be recognized in public (and even in disguise, we’d probably find out and her alter-ego would be a internet sensation all in itself). So when she goes for a casual hike, the cameras find her.
But, um, Taylor – you’re going the wrong way. Is hiking backwards the latest craze in fitness?
Nope, she just didn’t feel like smiling. (We all have those days, amiright?) Swift posted this response to the photos on Tumblr.
But this isn’t the first time T. Swift has used her security to blindly guide her while she stumbles backwards. Check out this video from March taken in Los Angeles.
Ironically, both times she walked backwards to avoid publicity, these stories are getting ten times more coverage because Swift chose to walk backwards. Is she looking for the funny pictures so she can giggle with Martha Hunt, Gigi Hadid, and Hailee Steinfeld about how the paparazzi fell for her calculated stunt? She certainly doesn’t hide from cameras when she’s holding hands with Calvin Harris.
All we know is that Taylor is going to have some killer calves if she keeps this avoidance tactic up. |||||
Solution: | Many people have been fawning over Taylor Swift since her open letter to Apple convinced the company to do an about-face and pay musicians for music streamed during a user's Apple Music free trial period. But a number of people, chief among them Pandora's former chief technology officer, are now pointing out some problems with the idea that this is somehow a victory for artists: That ex-CTO, Tom Conrad, posted a series of tweets yesterday pointing out that Spotify, YouTube, Pandora, and other music streaming services already pay artists for music streamed during free trial periods, Time reports. Apple's 180 "simply puts it at parity with all other players," he wrote, adding, "Reminder: Apple uses music to make billions off hardware. Artists see nothing from this. Swift's letter and Apple's response is mostly theater. ... We shouldn't herald this move as progress. It's status quo." Plus, he notes, there's the fact that Swift has never gone after terrestrial radio (on which her career was built and from which she doesn't get any money), and—though she's criticized Spotify for "devaluing music"—she's never pulled her music off YouTube, which "certainly devalues music if Spotify does," Conrad writes. That's because Swift can't afford to pull her music off YouTube—the site is too huge, and her fans would revolt, writes Nilay Patel in a post at The Verge titled, "Taylor Swift vs Apple: nobody wins." As Patel points out, "It's only when the services have meaningful leverage that artists back down," and "Apple can't afford to have Swift taking shots at Apple Music, while Swift can just sit back and let her army of ultra-devoted fans actually buy her albums from iTunes proper." But the only result of her campaign was to essentially ensure Apple offers "the same fundamental deal to artists and labels as the much-vilified Spotify." And she wasn't alone in achieving that result, as NPR notes: Though she's getting most of the credit, independent music labels also played a big role in convincing Apple to change its mind. Meanwhile, Mashable notes that Swift also had to respond to a freelance photog who accused her of doing the same thing to the people who photograph her shows. Still a Taylor fan? Click to watch her shut down a Grammys reporter or to find out why she walks backward. |
IN: What happens next?
Three kids are making a sand castle on the beach. a man
OPTIONS:
- holds them a red bag of sand.
- wash and dry the sand castles, then he jumps in the sand.
- is laying next to them on a towel.
- is holding two little boys by the arms.
OUT: is laying next to them on a towel.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to buy a pet corn snake
Learn to differentiate between an adult corn snake and a newborn.
A newborn will simply be smaller than an older one. It's important to ask whoever you purchase your corn snake from the snake's age.
OPTIONS:
- Therefore, if you purchase one older than a newborn, you should do a self assessment and determine what adult corn snakes would be like. Newborn corn snakes should normally not be horned.
- Newborn corn snakes often have a trunk and tail at the bottom of their body. This is especially true about baby corn snakes, which are separated from their mother's baby fetus and grow quickly over two years.
- A newly born or weaned corn snake will have a tendency to be larger than a newborn. Or it may have stunted weight since birth.
- There are pros and cons to each side-a newborn can't breed and is more fragile, however can be trained to be friendlier and easily eat frozen mice. An adult, on the other hand, can breed, is less fragile, but may have issues eating frozen mice.
A: There are pros and cons to each side-a newborn can't breed and is more fragile, however can be trained to be friendlier and easily eat frozen mice. An adult, on the other hand, can breed, is less fragile, but may have issues eating frozen mice.
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to make jerk seasoning
Consider making a spicy jerk marinade.
Traditionally, jerk marinades combine many spices such as pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon, and allspice with hot peppers, onions and garlic.
This marinade is an excellent flavorful addition to grilled chicken and other meats.
OPTIONS:
- Keep in mind that jerk seasoning is meant to be spicy. The scotch bonnet pepper is traditionally used in authentic jamaican cuisine.
- Ham, cauliflower, and shiitake peppers are examples of pepper marinades. Soak the raw chicken prior to eating.
- Take a pinch of salt and pepper and fry it up to a thin paste. Measure out 5/8 of a teaspoon of salt and 1/3 cup of pepper.
- Cooks should, however, stir things up using this seasoned marinade and chicken seasoning method. For the best flavor and moisture, avoid using salt and pepper and instead strive for a spicy alternative.
OUT: Keep in mind that jerk seasoning is meant to be spicy. The scotch bonnet pepper is traditionally used in authentic jamaican cuisine.
Question:
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
How to decorate an ice cream cake
Freeze the cake for at least 3 hours before icing it.
You want your ice cream cake to stay together while you're icing and decorating it, which is why keeping it as frozen as possible is important.
Pick out a frosting that complements a frozen cake.
OPTIONS:
- Cakes with very consistent flavors and texture don't work well together. Choose a frosting that is categorized as gel or paste.
- A traditional 6-flavor cake will have a rather bitter flavor to it. Choose a cake that complements that taste.
- Most normal buttercream frostings will crack or break once they're frozen. A whipped cream topping is the best choice-it will stay nice and smooth after being used.
- Most cake mixes are white but you can try a milk chocolate-chocolate, normal, or peanut oil-based frosting. For a slightly sweeter frosting, try adding some honey, maple syrup, or cream cheese.
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Answer:
Most normal buttercream frostings will crack or break once they're frozen. A whipped cream topping is the best choice-it will stay nice and smooth after being used.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
A young lady dressed in a pink leotard and tuto begins prancing around a large stage. as she
OPTIONS:
- continues her routine, she continues doing ballet leaps and swinging her arms and twisting like a ballerina.
- is about to perform, she begins stepping up and down and one of her feet falls off.
- leaps she twirls her legs and hocks her body as she leaves the stage to come to a stop at the end.
- continues prancing, a small monkey appears, screaming continually and banging the girl in the face during her performance.
A: continues her routine, she continues doing ballet leaps and swinging her arms and twisting like a ballerina.
How to climb a 14er
Prepare your route.
Make sure the trail you plan to follow is within your hiking and endurance capabilities. Check the weather report for the day you plan to hike.
OPTIONS:
- Early in the morning or late into the night, look up the hike rope. This will identify your route going uphill and called your approach if you live nearby and walk without a ride.
- Determine how many jumps you can reasonably achieve in a day of climbing. Start slowly with vertical jumps at this level.
- Try to be off the peak as early as possible to avoid afternoon thunderstorms and lightning. Gather all your supplies the day before you attempt the climb.
- Pick a place that has nice, sunny conditions so that you are prepared. The higher elevation slopes will shake more than the lower ones.
| Try to be off the peak as early as possible to avoid afternoon thunderstorms and lightning. Gather all your supplies the day before you attempt the climb. |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Problem:(CNN) -- Declaring 2010 "The best year in safety performance in our company's history," Transocean Ltd., owner of the Gulf of Mexico oil rig that exploded, killing 11 workers, has awarded its top executives hefty bonuses and raises, according to a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. That includes a $200,000 salary increase for Transocean president and chief executive officer Steven L. Newman, whose base salary will increase from $900,000 to $1.1 million, according to the SEC report. Newman's bonus was $374,062, the report states. Newman also has a $5.4 million long-term compensation package the company awarded him upon his appointment as CEO in March 2010, according to the SEC filing. The latest cash awards are based in part on the company's "performance under safety," the Transocean filing states. "Notwithstanding the tragic loss of life in the Gulf of Mexico, we achieved an exemplary statistical safety record as measured by our total recordable incident rate and total potential severity rate," the SEC statement reads. "As measured by these standards, we recorded the best year in safety performance in our Company's history." The company called that record "a reflection on our commitment to achieving an incident-free environment, all the time, everywhere," the SEC filing states. The company did not respond to an e-mail from CNN seeking comment. The April 20, 2010, explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig injured 17 workers and killed 11 others, including nine Transocean employees, according to the SEC filing. It has been called the worst spill in U.S. history. The well was capped three months later, but not before millions of barrels of oil spilled into the Gulf. In January, President Barack Obama's National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling released a report that spread blame for the accident among Transocean, BP -- which leased the rig -- and Halliburton, which installed the rig's cement casing. <sep>How long after the well was capped did the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling apportion the blame for the oil spill between Transocean, BP, and Halliburton?<sep>3 months
Solution: | No |
Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to be ready for your first period
Understand menstruation.
Spend some time familiarizing yourself with the bodily processes behind menstruation. Many women feel more comfortable with their first period if they understand why menstruation occurs. | Your menstrual cycle is a bodily process that begins in puberty, when you reach sexual maturity. Each month, your body prepares you for possible pregnancy. |
Problem: In mathematics, an O*-algebra is an algebra of possibly unbounded operators defined on a dense subspace of a Hilbert space. The original examples were described by and , who studied some examples of O*-algebras, called Borchers algebras, arising from the Wightman axioms of quantum field theory. and began the systematic study of algebras of unbounded operators.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "O*-algebra is taught in highschool."?
A: It's impossible to say
Problem: Wayne Philip Colin Sleep OBE (born 17 July 1948) is a British dancer, director, choreographer, actor and panellist. He was a Principal Dancer with the Royal Ballet and has appeared as a Guest Artist with several other ballet companies. He was a judge on the ITV entertainment series "Stepping Out".
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Sleep loved broccoli."?
A: It's impossible to say
Problem: The two sectors of the divided island of Cyprus held a referendum on reunification on Saturday, April 24, 2004.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Cyprus held a referendum in 2004."?
A: | Yes |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Q: What is Compass-M1 like, Context: Compass-M1 is an experimental satellite launched for signal testing and validation and for the frequency filing on 14 April 2007. The role of Compass-M1 for Compass is similar to the role of the GIOVE satellites for the Galileo system. The orbit of Compass-M1 is nearly circular, has an altitude of 21,150 km and an inclination of 55.5 degrees.
A: GIOVE
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Q: What group did not have a high opinion of royalty?, Context: In the words of Labour Member of Parliament George Hardie, the abdication crisis of 1936 did "more for republicanism than fifty years of propaganda". George VI wrote to his brother Edward that in the aftermath of the abdication he had reluctantly assumed "a rocking throne", and tried "to make it steady again". He became king at a point when public faith in the monarchy was at a low ebb. During his reign his people endured the hardships of war, and imperial power was eroded. However, as a dutiful family man and by showing personal courage, he succeeded in restoring the popularity of the monarchy.
A: public
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Q: What is offered by the counterparts of the institutions cited here?, Context: The National Art Gallery in Yerevan has more than 16,000 works that date back to the Middle Ages, which indicate Armenia's rich tales and stories of the times. It houses paintings by many European masters as well. The Modern Art Museum, the Children’s Picture Gallery, and the Martiros Saryan Museum are only a few of the other noteworthy collections of fine art on display in Yerevan. Moreover, many private galleries are in operation, with many more opening every year, featuring rotating exhibitions and sales.
A: | rotating exhibitions and sales
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How does the next paragraph end?
How to question your parents' religion
Find a time and place.
There are many feeling when it comes to religions. Some people can preach it to the whole universe with pride while others wish to practice in private and in peace. | With these different feelings, it's necessary to put it into consideration. Usually, it is appropriate to ask your parents personal questions when it's just them and you. |
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Venus Williams and Serena Williams (born June 17, 1980, and September 26, 1981, respectively) are professional tennis players and sisters who have faced off 29 times in professional tournaments, most recently in the 2018 Indian Wells Masters 1000 event. Serena leads their head-to-head 17--12.
have the williams sisters played each other in a final?
``Stop and identify'' statutes are statutory laws in the United States that authorize police to legally obtain the identification of someone whom they reasonably suspect of having committed a crime. If there is no reasonable suspicion that a crime has been committed, is being committed, or is about to be committed, an individual is not required to provide identification, even in ``Stop and ID'' states.
do i need to provide id to police?
The World Cup is a gold trophy that is awarded to the winners of the FIFA World Cup association football tournament. Since the advent of the World Cup in 1930, two trophies have been used: the Jules Rimet Trophy from 1930 to 1970, and the FIFA World Cup Trophy from 1974 to the present day.
| do fifa make new world cup trophy every 4 years?
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Stardom is a 2000 Canadian comedy-drama film directed by Denys Arcand and written by J.Jacob Potashnik and Arcand. It stars Jessica Paré and Dan Aykroyd. It tells the story of a young girl who tries to cope with her rise to stardom after being discovered by a fashion agency. The film was screened out of competition at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
Stardom has been viewed by kyle | It's impossible to say |
What is the most logical next event?
How to unhook a fish
Reel the fish in until you can grab it with your hand.
Keep the fish in the water as long as possible-do not bring it onto land, where it can flop about wildly, until you are close enough to grab it. Land the fish quickly. | Don't let it fight and jump until it's exhausted. Increase the drag on your reel, and make sure that your fishing line is in good condition. |
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: A clash between rival gangs in a prison in Mexico's north-western state of Sinaloa has left 29 inmates dead.
The killings brought the number of dead on another day of apparent drug-related violence to more than 40.
In the western state of Michoacan, 12 police officers died in an ambush by suspected drug cartel gunmen.
Michoacan and Sinaloa are home to rival drug gangs that are fighting turf wars and battling security forces.
Officials said 18 inmates had died in the Mazatlan jail in Sinaloa when members of one gang armed with pistols and an assault rifle forced their way into a cell-block holding prisoners from a rival gang and began shooting.
Eleven others had been stabbed to death as fighting broke out in other parts of the prison, they said.
Two police officers and a prison guard were wounded as they tried to stop the violence. Police and soldiers later regained control of the prison.
Continue reading the main story If we remain with our arms crossed, we will remain in the grip of organised crime, we will always live in fear President Felipe Calderon
Local media reports said some of the victims belonged to the Zetas drug gang, which has been fighting the Sinaloa cartel for control of smuggling routes.
The Sinaloa cartel is headed by Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, Mexico's most wanted man.
Sinaloa state governor Jesus Aguilar warned last week of serious overcrowding at the prison, and asked that serious offenders be transferred.
Road blocked
Monday saw 15 police officers killed in clashes with suspected drug gang members.
Three officers were shot dead in the northern border state of Chihuahua when gunmen drew up alongside their two vehicles.
The ambush in Michoacan hit a federal police convoy as it was returning to Mexico City, officials said.
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Gunmen blocked the road with trucks and machine-gunned the police vehicles outside a school in the town of Zitacuaro.
Police say they killed and wounded some of the attackers, who fled.
Michoacan - President Felipe Calderon's home state - is the base of La Familia.
Last year the drug gang was blamed for the murder of 12 federal agents, whose tortured bodies were dumped on a highway in Michoacan.
At least 23,000 people have been killed in drug-related violence in Mexico since December 2006, when President Calderon ordered the army and federal police to combat the cartels.
In an article published on the presidency website and also in several newspapers, Mr Calderon defended his strategy.
"I am convinced that we would be in a much worse situation if we had not decided to take on the criminals," Mr Calderon wrote.
"If we remain with our arms crossed, we will remain in the grip of organised crime, we will always live in fear, our children will have no future, there will be more violence and we will lose our freedom."
On Friday, nearly 40 people were killed in two separate attacks blamed on drugs gangs - one in Ciudad Juarez on the US border, the other in Ciudad Madero in north-eastern Tamaulipas state. ||||| At least 29 inmates were killed Monday as rival gangs clashed inside a prison in a cartel-plagued Mexican state, authorities said. Three policemen guarding the prison were wounded.
In one attack, 20 inmates were shot to death when a group of prisoners opened fire on members of a rival gang inside the prison in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, state Public Safety Secretary Josefina Garcia told Radio Formula. One of the three wounded police was in serious condition, Garcia said.
The gang that initiated the attack killed 17 rivals and lost three of its own members.
An inmate who was wounded died later Monday at a hospital, said Martin Gastelum, a spokesman for the Sinaloa state prosecutors' office. He didn't say which gang the prisoner belong to.
The lockup in the Pacific coast city of Mazatlan was quickly brought under control and investigators found two pistols and an assault rifle inside, Gastelum said.
Gastelum said the killings were all at the hands of other prisoners.
Local media said those attacked were apparently members of the Zetas drug gang, which is battling the powerful Sinaloa cartel, but officials were unable to confirm that.
Hours later, eight more prisoners were stabbed to death by other inmates, said state Public Safety Department spokeswoman Angeles Moreno. She said police are investigating what sparked the violence.
Many of Mexico's most powerful drug traffickers hail from Sinaloa, a key smuggling corridor and cultivation area for marijuana and opiates. The northwestern state, and Mazatlan in particular, are rife with turf battles among drug gangs.
Mexico's drug gangs frequently try to break their members out of prison, by staging attacks from the outside or buying off prison officials. But there was no immediate confirmation Monday's shootings involved a prison-break attempt.
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Associated Press Writer Ricardo Gonzalez contributed to this report from Sinaloa, Mexico. |||||
A: | At least 29 inmates were killed yesterday as drug cartels clashed at a prison in Mexico's Sinaloa state. Three policeman guarding the prison were injured, and 20 inmates were shot to death when one gang forced its way into another cell block and opened fire on its rivals, AP reports. One wounded man died later in hospital and eight inmates were stabbed to death later in the day. The group attacked were members of the Zetas cartel, according to local media. In Michoacan state, headquarters of the La Familia cartel, ten federal police officers were killed in an ambush the same day. Police say the attackers blocked a highway with a truck and machine-gunned a police convoy when it stopped, the BBC reports. Several of the attackers were killed or wounded when police returned fire. |
Q: Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Generated: Context: AT&T Corp. says it will stop selling traditional local and long-distance residential service in seven states, blaming its move on a court decision that it says will result in higher prices for its use of regional networks.
Hypothesis: It implies that states are going to lose this service, but does not mention which, so technically it could be California is one of them.
Q: Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Generated: Context: At the upcoming meeting of the attorneys general, serious consideration must also be given to expanding police powers to allow the admissibility of evidence such as roadside sobriety tests and police videotaping, and making it mandatory that breath or blood-testing for alcohol be obtained at all crash scenes involving fatalities or serious injuries.
Hypothesis: The meeting is tomorrow.
Q: Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Generated: Context: How to file a complaint against a realtor in florida<br>Gather evidence that supports your complaint against the agent. The more documentation of misconduct or ineffectiveness you can provide, the more likely your complaint will be taken seriously. [substeps] Include copies of any supporting paperwork with your complaint.
Hypothesis: It is very difficult to win a case against a realtor in Florida.
Q: Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Generated: | Context: Well, in numerous ways. First, as a teacher, professionally, I feel that teachers in general are harmed, myself, as well, because there's a dichotomy here in what they're saying about this statement that they have passed on intelligent design as they're not teaching it.
Hypothesis: Intelligent design is being taught. |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
[EX Q]: What is sometimes combined with an RPG tube to keep from harming the user?, Context: Rocket-propelled grenades can be—and often are—used against hovering helicopters (e.g., by Somali militiamen during the Battle of Mogadishu (1993)). Firing an RPG at steep angles poses a danger to the user, because the backblast from firing reflects off the ground. In Somalia, militia members sometimes welded a steel plate in the exhaust end of an RPG's tube to deflect pressure away from the shooter when shooting up at US helicopters. RPGs are used in this role only when more effective weapons are not available.
[EX A]: a steel plate in the exhaust end
[EX Q]: Who is married to Kim?, Context: In September 2010, West wrote a series of apologetic tweets addressed to Swift including "Beyonce didn't need that. MTV didn't need that and Taylor and her family friends and fans definitely didn't want or need that" and concluding with "I'm sorry Taylor." He also revealed he had written a song for Swift and if she did not accept the song, he would perform it himself. However, on November 8, 2010, in an interview with a Minnesota radio station, he seemed to recant his past apologies by attempting to describe the act at the 2009 awards show as "selfless" and downgrade the perception of disrespect it created. In "Famous," a track from his 2016 album The Life of Pablo, West implies that this incident led to Swift's stardom, rapping, "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex/ Why? I made that bitch famous." After some media backlash about the reference, West posted on Twitter "I did not diss Taylor Swift and I've never dissed her...First thing is I'm an artist and as an artist I will express how I feel with no censorship." He continued by adding that he had asked both Swift and his wife, Kim Kardashian, for permission to publish the line.
[EX A]: West
[EX Q]: What was Louis Agassiz's theory about the ice covering the Alps?, Context: In the Miocene Epoch the mountains underwent severe erosion because of glaciation, which was noted in the mid-19th century by naturalist Louis Agassiz who presented a paper proclaiming the Alps were covered in ice at various intervals—a theory he formed when studying rocks near his Neuchâtel home which he believed originated to the west in the Bernese Oberland. Because of his work he came to be known as the "father of the ice-age concept" although other naturalists before him put forth similar ideas.
[EX A]: | various intervals
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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".
One example: Timothy likes to play sports. He spends his time after school playing basketball and baseball. Sometimes Timothy pretends he is a famous baseball pitcher for his favorite team with his friends. He plays with his friends Mandy and Andrew. Timothy also plays pretend when he is alone. He has an imaginary friend named Sean. Sean is an elephant who watches television with Timothy. Mandy likes playing baseball but she also likes to paint. Mandy's favorite class at school is art. She likes making pictures of flowers. Her teacher says she is a good artist. She painted a picture of a tree for her teacher. There were red and yellow leaves on it. It had apples on it. When Andrew goes home after baseball, he likes to eat a snack. He eats carrots and bananas. If he is a good boy his mom, Mrs. Smith, sometimes gives him milk and cookies. Afterwards, Andrew finishes his homework. <sep>Who does Timothy play with?<sep>Basketball and baseball
Solution is here: No
Explanation: Based on the passage Timothy plays with his friends Mandy and Andrew. So, the given answer is incorrect and the output should be "No".
Now, solve this: (CNN) -- Cuba will pardon more than 2,900 prisoners, the government said Friday, though U.S. subcontractor Alan Gross is not among those who will be freed. The decision to release the prisoners follows "numerous requests" from their family members and religious institutions, and is a humanitarian gesture, said Cuban President Raul Castro. Among those who might be freed are prisoners over the age of 60, along with those who are sick, female or young with no previous criminal record. With some exceptions, prisoners convicted of spying, terrorism, murder and drug trafficking will not be released. Those who will be freed have already served a "important" part of their sentences and exhibited good behavior, according to an official statement published on the state-run website Cubadebate. The jailed American, Gross, will not be among those pardoned, the Cuban Interests Section in Washington said. Gross was jailed in December 2009, when he was working as a subcontractor on a U.S. Agency for International Development project aimed at spreading democracy. Castro has accused him of importing satellite equipment to connect dissidents to the Internet, and this year Cuba's highest court upheld the 15-year sentence imposed on Gross for committing crimes against the security of the state. He has maintained his innocence and said he was trying to help connect the Jewish community to the Internet. Castro, speaking to the National Assembly, said that 86 prisoners from 25 countries would be among those released in coming days. He cited the upcoming visit of Pope Benedict XVI as one of the motivations behind the move, which he said showed the "generosity and strength of the revolution." The pope has said he plans to visit Mexico and Cuba before Easter. <sep>Why was Alan Gross sentence to jail?<sep>Castro accused him of importing satellite equipment to connect dissidents to the Internet
Solution: | Yes |
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".
Tuesday, September 11, 2001, dawned temperate and nearly cloudless in the eastern United States. Millions of men and women readied themselves for work. Some made their way to the Twin Towers, the signature structures of the World Trade Center complex in New York City. Others went to Arlington, Virginia, to the Pentagon. Across the Potomac River, the United States Congress was back in session. At the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue, people began to line up for a White House tour. In Sarasota, Florida, President George W. Bush went for an early morning run. For those heading to an airport, weather conditions could not have been better for a safe and pleasant journey. Among the travelers were Mohamed Atta and Abdul Aziz al Omari, who arrived at the airport in Portland, Maine. Boston: American 11 and United 175. Atta and Omari boarded a 6:00 A.M. flight from Portland to Boston's Logan International Airport. When he checked in for his flight to Boston, Atta was selected by a computerized prescreening system known as CAPPS (Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System), created to identify passengers who should be subject to special security measures. Under security rules in place at the time, the only consequence of Atta's selection by CAPPS was that his checked bags were held off the plane until it was confirmed that he had boarded the aircraft. This did not hinder Atta's plans. Atta and Omari arrived in Boston at 6:45. Seven minutes later, Atta apparently took a call from Marwan al Shehhi, a longtime colleague who was at another terminal at Logan Airport. They spoke for three minutes. It would be their final conversation. <sep>Where did Atta and Oari travel from, and where did they travel to?<sep>Boston to Virginia
| No |
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
--------
Question: Joey got a German Shepherd for his birthday present. He had never had any pets before, but was always excited to see the other dogs and cats in his neighborhood. Since his birthday was in June, he spent a lot of time playing outside with his new puppy, which he named Max. Max and Joey would often run through fields in a game of chase. They also liked to go through the small forest behind the house, making a game of hide and seek. They never went near the lake because Joey was afraid of water. One day, Max hid a little too well and Joey couldn't find him. Joey spent the afternoon looking for his German Shepherd where they often played, like the field and forest. Joey was a shy boy who often read by himself, and Max was his best friend. After dinner, he went to look for Max one last time before he had to take a bath and go to bed. He heard some barking on the next street, so he ran to see if it was his puppy. Sure enough, he saw Max playing with a poodle. The dogs were having so much fun. Joey brought Max home, happy that he had his puppy back. Max seemed to be happy to have his human by his side as well as a new doggy friend. All summer long, Joey took Max to the poodle's house so they could play without having to worry about losing his present. <sep>What type of dog did Was Max?<sep>Poodle
Answer: No
Question: Fossils give clues about major geological events. Fossils can also give clues about past climates. Fossils of ocean animals on the top of a mountain? Ocean animals have been found on the Earths tallest mountain. Its hard to believe, but it is true. These fossils were found at the top of Mt. Everest. Mt. Everest is the highest mountain on Earth. These fossils showed that this entire area was once at the bottom of a sea. It can only mean that Mt. Everest was uplifted. In fact, the entire Himalaya mountain range was raised. It was forced up from the collision of two continents. Fossils of plants are found in Antarctica. Now, Antarctica is almost completely covered with ice. Plants do not grow in Antarctica. According to fossils, they once did. This means that Antarctica was once much warmer than it is now. These fossils tell us about Antarcticas past climate. <sep>Where is an unexpected location fossils have been found?<sep>Hawaii
Answer: No
Question: The only home Hamilton ever owned was a Federal style mansion designed by John McComb Jr., which he built on his 32-acre country estate in Hamilton Heights in upper Manhattan. He named the house, which was completed in 1802, the "Grange" after his grandfather Alexander's estate in Ayrshire, Scotland. The house remained in the family until 1833 when his widow sold it to Thomas E. Davis, a British born real estate developer, for $25,000. Part of the proceeds were used by Eliza to purchase a new townhouse from Davis (Hamilton-Holly House) in Greenwich Village with her son Alexander. The Grange, first moved from its original location in 1889, was moved again in 2008 to a spot in St. Nicholas Park on land that was once part of the Hamilton estate, in Hamilton Heights, a neighborhood in upper Manhattan. The historic structure was restored to its original 1802 appearance in 2011, and is maintained by the National Park service as Hamilton Grange National Memorial. Alexander Hamilton served as one of the first trustees of the Hamilton-Oneida Academy in New York state. Later the Academy received a college charter in 1812, and the school was formally renamed Hamilton College.Columbia University, Hamilton's alma mater, has official memorials to Hamilton on its campus in New York City. The college's main classroom building for the humanities is Hamilton Hall, and a large statue of Hamilton stands in front of it. The university press has published his complete works in a multivolume letterpress edition. Columbia University's student group for ROTC cadets and Marine officer candidates is named the Alexander Hamilton Society. <sep>What structure from Hamilton's estate is maintained by the National Park service as Hamilton Grange National Memorial?<sep>The Grange
Answer: | Yes
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Hausmania is a self-governed cultural house in Oslo, Norway. It is run by a group of underground artists based on collectivist ideology. It is located in Hausmannsgate 34 in Oslo and is a fertile ground for avant-garde art. Also, next door it contains the experimental music venue Kafe Hærverk
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Hausmannsgate 34 is the address of a cultural house."? | Yes |
Problem: Boothstown and Ellenbrook is an area and electoral ward of Salford, England. The ward was created in 2004 following recommendations made by the Boundary Committee for England. It is represented in Westminster by Barbara Keeley MP for Worsley and Eccles South. It is represented in Westminster by Barbara Keeley MP for Worsley and Eccles South. The 2011 Census recorded a population of 9,532.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Barbara represents all areas"? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Problem: Lebanon is in a period of mourning after a massive car bomb killed the former Prime Minister, Rafik Hariri, on Tuesday.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Rafik Hariri was a good man during his lifetime."? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Problem: How to clean vinyl flooring<br>Use a doormat to keep the floor clean. The substances you track into your house on your shoes are damaging to vinyl flooring. Dirt, tiny pits of gravel, and chemicals from asphalt are abrasive to the vinyl, and over time will cause it to get scratched and yellowed.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "vinyl flooring has been used by dan"? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | 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]: Tocqueville thought the conquest of Algeria was important for two reasons: first, his understanding of the international situation and France's position in the world, and, second, changes in French society. Tocqueville believed that war and colonization would "restore national pride, threatened", he believed, by "The gradual softening of social mores" in the middle classes. Their taste for "material pleasures" was spreading to the whole of society, giving it "an example of weakness and egotism". Applauding the methods of General Bugeaud, Tocqueville went so far to claim that "war in Africa is a science. Everyone is familiar with its rules and everyone can apply those rules with almost complete certainty of success. One of the greatest services that Field Marshal Bugeaud has rendered his country is to have spread, perfected and made everyone aware of this new science." Tocqueville advocated racial segregation in Algeria with two distinct legislations, one for European colonists and one for the Arab population. Such a two-tier arrangement would be fully realised with the 1870 Cremieux decree and the Indigenousness Code, which extended French citizenship to European settlers and Algerian Jews, whereas Muslim Algerians would be governed by Muslim law and restricted to a second-class citizenship. <sep>What did Tocqueville believe was spreading and which society was it spreading through?<sep>A deadly virus
[A]: No
[Q]: Timothy likes to play sports. He spends his time after school playing basketball and baseball. Sometimes Timothy pretends he is a famous baseball pitcher for his favorite team with his friends. He plays with his friends Mandy and Andrew. Timothy also plays pretend when he is alone. He has an imaginary friend named Sean. Sean is an elephant who watches television with Timothy. Mandy likes playing baseball but she also likes to paint. Mandy's favorite class at school is art. She likes making pictures of flowers. Her teacher says she is a good artist. She painted a picture of a tree for her teacher. There were red and yellow leaves on it. It had apples on it. When Andrew goes home after baseball, he likes to eat a snack. He eats carrots and bananas. If he is a good boy his mom, Mrs. Smith, sometimes gives him milk and cookies. Afterwards, Andrew finishes his homework. <sep>Who does Timothy play with?<sep>Mrs Smith
[A]: No
[Q]: Military Notification and Response. Boston Center did not follow the protocol in seeking military assistance through the prescribed chain of command. In addition to notifications within the FAA, Boston Center took the initiative, at 8:34, to contact the military through the FAA's Cape Cod facility. The center also tried to contact a former alert site in Atlantic City, unaware it had been phased out. At 8:37:52, Boston Center reached NEADS. This was the first notification received by the military-at any level-that American 11 had been hijacked: FAA: Hi. Boston Center TMU [Traffic Management Unit], we have a problem here. We have a hijacked aircraft headed towards New York, and we need you guys to, we need someone to scramble some F-16s or something up there, help us out. NEADS: Is this real-world or exercise? FAA: No, this is not an exercise, not a test. NEADS ordered to battle stations the two F-15 alert aircraft at Otis Air Force Base in Falmouth, Massachusetts, 153 miles away from New York City. The air defense of America began with this call. At NEADS, the report of the hijacking was relayed immediately to Battle Commander Colonel Robert Marr. After ordering the Otis fighters to battle stations, Colonel Marr phoned Major General Larry Arnold, commanding general of the First Air Force and NORAD's Continental Region. Marr sought authorization to scramble the Otis fighters. General Arnold later recalled instructing Marr to "go ahead and scramble them, and we'll get authorities later." General Arnold then called NORAD headquarters to report. F-15 fighters were scrambled at 8:46 from Otis Air Force Base. <sep>How many military facilities did Boston Center try to contact?<sep>4
[A]: | No
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If you’re an Austin Powers fan, you might have a sense of withdrawal, considering there hasn’t been another movie in the series since 2002’s Goldmember. Well now you can get a taste of the nostalgia thanks to Mike Myers. He stopped by Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday as Dr. Evil. Apparently, the diabolical mastermind was another person fired from Trump‘s cabinet. He went on to describe all the people who did evil-like things while he was there, including Steve Bannon and Ben Carson. Watch the hilarious bit for yourself in the clip below! Also On 101.1 The Wiz:
Based on that paragraph can we conclude that this sentence is true?
dr. evil was hired by ben carson to raid trumps cabinet
OPT:
--Yes;
--It's impossible to say;
--No; | It's impossible to say |
Part 1. Definition
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Part 2. Example
what is the first event mentioned?, Context: The Russian Revolution is the series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. Following the abdication of Nicholas II of Russia, the Russian Provisional Government was established. In October 1917, a red faction revolution occurred in which the Red Guard, armed groups of workers and deserting soldiers directed by the Bolshevik Party, seized control of Saint Petersburg (then known as Petrograd) and began an immediate armed takeover of cities and villages throughout the former Russian Empire.
Answer: Russian Revolution
Explanation: This is a good example, and the Russian Revolution is the first event mentioned.
Part 3. Exercise
When are the samples transformed?, Context: During encoding, 576 time-domain samples are taken and are transformed to 576 frequency-domain samples.[clarification needed] If there is a transient, 192 samples are taken instead of 576. This is done to limit the temporal spread of quantization noise accompanying the transient. (See psychoacoustics.)
Answer: | During encoding |
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: According to the radar reconstruction, American 77 reemerged as a primary target on Indianapolis Center radar scopes at 9:05, east of its last known position. The target remained in Indianapolis Center's airspace for another six minutes, then crossed into the western portion of Washington Center's airspace at 9:10. As Indianapolis Center continued searching for the aircraft, two managers and the controller responsible for American 77 looked to the west and southwest along the flight's projected path, not east-where the aircraft was now heading. Managers did not instruct other controllers at Indianapolis Center to turn on their primary radar coverage to join in the search for American 77. In sum, Indianapolis Center never saw Flight 77 turn around. By the time it reappeared in primary radar coverage, controllers had either stopped looking for the aircraft because they thought it had crashed or were looking toward the west. Although the Command Center learned Flight 77 was missing, neither it nor FAA headquarters issued an all points bulletin to surrounding centers to search for primary radar targets. American 77 traveled undetected for 36 minutes on a course heading due east for Washington, D.C. By 9:25, FAA's Herndon Command Center and FAA headquarters knew two aircraft had crashed into the World Trade Center. They knew American 77 was lost. At least some FAA officials in Boston Center and the New England Region knew that a hijacker on board American 11 had said "we have some planes." Concerns over the safety of other aircraft began to mount. A manager at the Herndon Command Center asked FAA headquarters if they wanted to order a "nationwide ground stop." While this was being discussed by executives at FAA headquarters, the Command Center ordered one at 9:25. The Command Center kept looking for American 77. At 9:21, it advised the Dulles terminal control facility, and Dulles urged its controllers to look for primary targets. At 9:32, they found one. Several of the Dulles controllers "observed a primary radar target tracking eastbound at a high rate of speed" and notified Reagan National Airport. FAA personnel at both Reagan National and Dulles airports notified the Secret Service. <sep>Who notified the secret service<sep>Indianapolis Center
A: | No |
Instructions: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Input: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department investigators have arrested three former Diamond Bar elementary school PTA members in connection with an alleged ponzi scheme that defrauded more than 40 people out $1 million.
Maricela Barajas, 41, and Juliana Menefee, 50, both of Diamond Bar were arrested Tuesday at their homes. Also arrested in the case was Eva Perez, 51, who serving an 11-year state prison sentence after pleading guilty in San Bernardino County court last year to multiple felony counts of grand theft in connection with the same scheme.
Barajas, Menefee and Perez each face at least 20 counts of grand theft and securities fraud. If convicted on all counts, each faces up to 20 years in state prison, authorities said.
As members of the the Armstrong Elementary School PTA, the women were able to gain the trust of many of their victims during school events and at social functions, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Capt. Mike Parker.
The victims believed they were investing in the AltaDena Dairy company, a firm the women said would get high rates of return because they had exclusive rights to distribute those products at Disneyland, Disney Hotels and to small retailers, Parker said. |||||
MARICELA BARAJAS
JULIANA MENEFEE
EVA PEREZ
DIAMOND BAR - Three former members of a local PTA were arrested for allegedly running an investment scam that defrauded more than 40 people out of millions.
Investigators said the suspects earned the trust of their victims as members of the Neil A. Armstrong Elementary School PTA in Diamond Bar.
Two of the suspects, 41-year-old Maricela Barajas and 50-year-old Juliana Menefee, were arrested Tuesday at their Diamond Bar homes.
The third suspect, 51-year-old Eva Perez, is already serving an 11-year sentence in prison for a fraud case in San Bernardino County. She is facing additional charges from this case. Deputies said she has residences in Chino and Diamond Bar.
The arrests came after a six month investigation by the sheriff's Commercial Crimes Bureau.
The suspects allegedly claimed to have the exclusive rights to sell AltaDena Dairy products at Disneyland, Disney Hotels and to small retailers and promised investors returns of up to 100 percent.
About $14 million was collected during the scheme from 2008 to 2010. Of that an estimated $10 million was returned to investors to keep new money coming in while the suspects allegedly kept about $4 million, according to investigators.
Detectives think the suspects used the money on lavish vacations, expensive hotels, new cars, and at casinos in California and Nevada.
None of the money has been recovered.
The alleged scheme started to unravel when the investors pressed for
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payment.
Detective said the suspects organized meetings and attempted to pacify investors by explaining the delays in payment were a result of an internal audit of the business. By then one of the victims reported the scheme to the sheriff's Walnut/Diamond Bar station. Sheriff's officials said many of the investors took out second mortgages on their homes, maxed out their credit cards and invested their life savings. All transactions were done in cash and the losses ranged from $5,000 to $208,000.
The victims came from all over the Southland: Chino, Diamond Bar, Gardena, Granada Hills, Lawndale, Los Angeles, North Hollywood, Norwalk, Pacoima, Pico Rivera, Pomona, Rancho Cucamonga, Redondo Beach, Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Fe Springs, South Gate, Torrance, Whittier, Wilmington, and Salt Lake City, Utah.
Barajas and Menefee were being held at the sheriff's San Dimas station in lieu of $500,000 bail. Both are scheduled for a Wednesday arraignment at Pomona Superior Court.
— From staff and wire reports |||||
Output: | Look out, Bernie Madoff: A trio of mothers in a well-to-do suburb of Los Angeles have been charged with scamming other parents out of millions. Police say the women, all members of an elementary school PTA, ran a $14 million Ponzi scheme by simply winning the trust of victims at school events and social functions, the Pasadena Star-News reports. Prosecutors say the suspects, who promised investors very high rates of return, paid out $10 million to keep new investors coming in and kept around $4 million for themselves. "Like all ponzi or pyramid schemes, they ran out of people to provide an infusion of cash to keep things going and they collapse(d)," an LA County Sheriff's spokesman tells the LA Times. Investigators say many of the 40-plus victims lost their life savings. The moms have been charged with multiple counts of grand theft and securities fraud and face up to 20 years each in prison if convicted. |
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.
In its shorter form it is European Convention on Human Rights ( ECHR ) .
Output: | The European Convention on Human Rights ( ECHR ) ( formally the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms ) is an international convention to protect human rights and political freedoms in Europe . |
IN: What happens next?
A woman gets her belly button clamped with a white clamp. She then gets her belly button pierced. the person
OPTIONS:
- puts clamps into the top of her belly button and the piercing pierces.
- removes the clamp and wipes it with a towel.
- lights it on fire and her belly button is capped with clamps.
- puts an earring in then pierces the tissue.
OUT: removes the clamp and wipes it with a towel.
IN: What happens next?
How to study when you're high
Take a short nap or relax.
Go and sleep for a little bit. If you're wired and can't sleep, try to relax.
OPTIONS:
- If you're really high, right away your brain should be trying to reprocess information that's already been processed in your head. If you're going to sleep with a very busy day ahead, you won't be able to retain information for long.
- Taking a nap will let you feel refreshed and rest can reduce meltdowns the next day. Just make sure you take a nap when you get up in the morning.
- Staying awake can help your brain function properly. Just take a few moments to roll out any sleep-related worries or problems you may have.
- Either way, make sure your alarm is set for 20-60 minutes so you don't lose track of time. Taking a short nap or spending time relaxing will refresh you.
OUT: Either way, make sure your alarm is set for 20-60 minutes so you don't lose track of time. Taking a short nap or spending time relaxing will refresh you.
IN: What happens next?
How to beat a domestic violence charge
Gather evidence from the incident.
An effective defense hinges on your ability to present evidence that casts doubt on whether you committed domestic violence on the day in question. This evidence can take many forms, but you will need to gather it soon after the incident.
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- If you were falsely accused of hitting someone, then take photographs of your hands as soon as possible. If there are no bruises, swelling, or scratches, then you have some proof that you never struck anyone.
- A simple way to gather this information can be to call the police department. After speaking with the police, send a copy of your affidavit to the national crime reporting center.
- You should collect evidence from the instance that led you to believe you were involved in the crime. Check the following examples: you were found wandering outside after a traffic accident and saw someone else going in the same direction.
- When determining a defense against domestic violence in the united states, most state law allows you to gather documentary evidence that allows you to testify at trial. Composite evidence also gives you enough evidence to prove your claims.
OUT: | If you were falsely accused of hitting someone, then take photographs of your hands as soon as possible. If there are no bruises, swelling, or scratches, then you have some proof that you never struck anyone. |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then an example. Follow the example to solve a new instance of the task.
In this task, 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 Inheritance Cycle is a series of fantasy books written by Christopher Paolini.
Solution: The Inheritance Cycle is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini.
Why? The output sentence elaborates on the input sentence without changing its general meaning e.g. "tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels".
New input: Vacheron Constantin is one of the oldest watchmakers .
Solution: | Vacheron Constantin is one of the oldest watch manufacturers in the world with an uninterrupted watchmaking history since its founding . |
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".
One example: Timothy likes to play sports. He spends his time after school playing basketball and baseball. Sometimes Timothy pretends he is a famous baseball pitcher for his favorite team with his friends. He plays with his friends Mandy and Andrew. Timothy also plays pretend when he is alone. He has an imaginary friend named Sean. Sean is an elephant who watches television with Timothy. Mandy likes playing baseball but she also likes to paint. Mandy's favorite class at school is art. She likes making pictures of flowers. Her teacher says she is a good artist. She painted a picture of a tree for her teacher. There were red and yellow leaves on it. It had apples on it. When Andrew goes home after baseball, he likes to eat a snack. He eats carrots and bananas. If he is a good boy his mom, Mrs. Smith, sometimes gives him milk and cookies. Afterwards, Andrew finishes his homework. <sep>Who does Timothy play with?<sep>Basketball and baseball
Solution is here: No
Explanation: Based on the passage Timothy plays with his friends Mandy and Andrew. So, the given answer is incorrect and the output should be "No".
Now, solve this: After what seemed an eternity to Tibo, they arrived at the mouth of a cave between two rocky hills. The opening was low and narrow. A few saplings bound together with strips of rawhide closed it against stray beasts. Bukawai removed the primitive door and pushed Tibo within. The hyenas, snarling, rushed past him and were lost to view in the blackness of the interior. Bukawai replaced the saplings and seizing Tibo roughly by the arm, dragged him along a narrow, rocky passage. The floor was comparatively smooth, for the dirt which lay thick upon it had been trodden and tramped by many feet until few inequalities remained. The passage was tortuous, and as it was very dark and the walls rough and rocky, Tibo was scratched and bruised from the many bumps he received. Bukawai walked as rapidly through the winding gallery as one would traverse a familiar lane by daylight. He knew every twist and turn as a mother knows the face of her child, and he seemed to be in a hurry. He jerked poor little Tibo possibly a trifle more ruthlessly than necessary even at the pace Bukawai set; but the old witch-doctor, an outcast from the society of man, diseased, shunned, hated, feared, was far from possessing an angelic temper. Nature had given him few of the kindlier characteristics of man, and these few Fate had eradicated entirely. Shrewd, cunning, cruel, vindictive, was Bukawai, the witch-doctor. <sep>Who knew every twist and turn of the gallery?<sep>Bukawai
Solution: | Yes |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Problem:Who argued and prompted the Orthodox people make a decision?, Context: The son of Murad II, Mehmed the Conqueror, reorganized the state and the military, and conquered Constantinople on 29 May 1453. Mehmed allowed the Orthodox Church to maintain its autonomy and land in exchange for accepting Ottoman authority. Because of bad relations between the states of western Europe and the later Byzantine Empire, the majority of the Orthodox population accepted Ottoman rule as preferable to Venetian rule. Albanian resistance was a major obstacle to Ottoman expansion on the Italian peninsula.
Solution: | the states of western Europe and the later Byzantine Empire |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Q: Mitt Romney Accused of Hijacking Silversun Pickups Song
Exclusive Details
's been engaging in illegal activity -- playing the rock tuneon the campaign trail without permission from the band-- this according to the band which fired off a cease and desist letter to the candidate today.According to the band's frontman Brian Aubert, Romney has been using their 2009 hit ... even though no one ever asked them for permission, but it's pretty clear he wouldn't have gotten it even if he asked.Aubert says, "We don't like people going behind our backs, using our music without asking, and we don't like the Romney campaign. We're nice, approachable people. We won't bite. Unless you're Mitt Romney!"TMZ obtained a copy of the cease and desist, in which the band points out this also happened in 2008 ... when Sen. John McCain was sued by Jackson Browne for using "Running on Empty" without permission.According to the letter, Republicans promised to "respect and uphold the rights of artists and to obtain permissions" after that debacle.Aubert also says Romney's a victim of irony ... because "he is inadvertently playing a song that describes his whole campaign." ||||| The Silversun Pickups, shown at this year's Grammy Awards, have asked Mitt Romney's campaign to stop using their song "Panic Switch." (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles times / )
This post has been updated. Please see note at bottom for details.
Another political candidate is getting a cease-and-desist order from another rock act over the unauthorized use of a song during an election campaign. This time it's Mitt Romney’s camp, which is being urged to stop playing the Silversun Pickups’ hit "Panic Switch."
"We don't like people going behind our backs, using our music without asking, and we don't like the Romney campaign," Silversun Pickups lead singer-guitarist Brian Aubert said in a statement issued Wednesday. "We're nice, approachable people. We won't bite. Unless you're Mitt Romney! We were very close to just letting this go because the irony was too good. While he is inadvertently playing a song that describes his whole campaign, we doubt that 'Panic Switch' really sends the message he intends."
The song’s chorus says:
When you see yourself in a crowded room
Do your fingers itch, are you pistol-whipped?
Will you step in line or release the glitch?
Can you fall asleep with a panic switch?
The statement said the band’s attorney has issued a cease-and-desist letter to the Romney campaign.
Various politicians have run into trouble over the years attempting to fire up their constituencies using familiar pop and rock songs against the wishes of the artists.
Jackson Browne successfully sued Arizona Sen. John McCain’s campaign in 2008 for using his song “Running On Empty,” and '80s rock group Survivor put a stop to Newt Gingrich’s use of their hit "Eye of the Tiger" during his failed campaign bid earlier this year.
And just last month, a Romney campaign’s attack ad directed at President Obama -- showing a clip of Obama singing a snippet from Al Green’s hit “Let’s Stay Together” -- was pulled from YouTube because the song's publisher said the use constituted a violation of copyright.
[Update at 4:43 p.m.: Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul responded Wednesday stating, "The song was inadvertently played during event set-up before Gov. Romney arrived at the location. As anyone who attends Gov. Romney’s events knows, this is not a song we would have played intentionally. That said, it was covered under the campaign’s regular blanket license, but we will not play it again.”
Saul also noted that the Romney ad incorporating Obama's singing has since been restored to YouTube.]
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A: | Once again, a band is accusing a campaign of hijacking its tune. Alternative rockers Silversun Pickups have told the Romney campaign to unhand their hit "Panic Switch," TMZ reports. "We don't like people going behind our backs, using our music without asking, and we don't like the Romney campaign," frontman Brian Aubert says. "We're nice, approachable people. We won't bite. Unless you're Mitt Romney!" The band's cease-and-desist letter notes that the GOP agreed to respect artists' rights after being successfully sued by Jackson Browne over John McCain's unauthorized use of "Running on Empty." But the band's big stink may be a little inflated: The Romney campaign say it's not even a Silversun Pickups fan, notes the Los Angeles Times. "The song was inadvertently played during event set-up before Gov. Romney arrived at the location," a spokeswoman says. "As anyone who attends Gov. Romney’s events knows, this is not a song we would have played intentionally. That said, it was covered under the campaign’s regular blanket license, but we will not play it again." |
Q: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
In 2012, which foreign media source endorsed the president of the USA?, Context: The Times occasionally makes endorsements for foreign elections. In November 2012, it endorsed a second term for Barack Obama although it also expressed reservations about his foreign policy.
A: | The Times |
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
BUENOS AIRES, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Argentina’s July tax revenue rose 28.2 percent from a year earlier to a record 61.32 billion pesos ($13.37 billion), Argentine President Cristina Fernandez said in a televised speech on Thursday. Fernandez also said the country’s trade surplus from January through July totaled $8.32 billion. The surplus in the first six months of this year totaled $7.34 billion, according to government data released last month.
Choose your answer from: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No
Hypothesis: Sao Paolo has the highest tax rate in Argentina.
| It's impossible to say |
Select from options: Continue writing the next sentence.
How to clean greasy kitchen cabinets
Create a vinegar solution.
Pour undiluted distilled white vinegar into a spray bottle. If your cabinets have a delicate finish, make a gentler vinegar cleaning solution by adding equal parts of vinegar and warm water to the spray bottle.
OPTIONS: A). This will allow the cleaner to penetrate into the cabinet. You can use fresh vinegar if your cabinets are not very oily.. B). If you don't have a spray bottle at home, you can purchase one at most grocery stores, hardware stores, and general retailers. Vinegar is especially good at removing the sticky film sometimes left behind by hands.. C). You may need a bottle sprayer or a container large enough to cover the cabinet surface you will be cleaning. To make your vinegar solution, pour the vinegar and water solution into a spray bottle.. D). Shake the bottle often to mix the ingredients. If you have extra water in the spray bottle, make a 1:1 ratio of vinegar and water and pour the mixture into your clean sink..
Answer: | B). |
How to canter a figure eight
Put out cone markers (optional).
Imagine a figure eight shape in your practice area. Position two markers, one on either end of the figure eight.
OPTIONS:
- Again, these should be at least 3.8 in (8.9 cm) in diameter. Be sure your dog does not get his neck hooked through either marker.
- This is a useful guide for riders or horses who haven't yet learned this exercise. Start in the center of an open area.
- With cones facing the direction that you want to canter, place one marker right in front of the figure eight. Position the other marker at a slight angle to the figure eight.
- Try to keep it small and out of sight so it doesn't overwhelm the instructor during the canter. Put a rubber tip on one marker.
This is a useful guide for riders or horses who haven't yet learned this exercise. Start in the center of an open area.
This woman is making small homemade cakes using her hands and ingredients. First, she mixes the ingredients up together and she adds eggs into it along with flour and milk. she
OPTIONS:
- then mixes the thin manageable mix in the bowl and puts it inside of a square baking pan to let it bake and when it's done, she takes the cake out to cut it into little slices.
- makes it all into a big batch and she uses a man's hands to clean them all out.
- pours some of the stuff into the cup while she talks and then dumping it into food oil.
- canning the cakes and adding more seasonings into the pan to cook them.
then mixes the thin manageable mix in the bowl and puts it inside of a square baking pan to let it bake and when it's done, she takes the cake out to cut it into little slices.
A camera pans around a group of people standing around each other with one spinning in circles. a man
OPTIONS:
- walks into frame and bends down to begins hurling.
- then walks forward with a jack hammering around a piece of wood.
- pushing the spinning girl around and around and zooms in on a pinata.
- flips several times and a ladies ref yells at the man.
pushing the spinning girl around and around and zooms in on a pinata.
How to make stuffed chicken breast
Buy thick boneless, skinless chicken breasts.
You'll need a relatively thick cut of meat, and regular boneless, skinless chicken breasts are usually sufficient. Avoid anything labeled tenders, filets, or thin-cut.
OPTIONS:
- You'll also need a sharp, smooth paring knife with a 3 to 4 inch (7.6 to 10 cm) blade. Avoid serrated knives since these won't be able to pierce through the side of the chicken without sawing it.
- Avoid the prongs or fillings on boneless, skinless breasts. These will get trapped inside the breast and will release excess juices in addition to the fat which aids the cooking process.
- Many boneless, skinless chicken breasts come in multiple sizes, from larger to smaller. Smaller cuts of lean chicken can also be substituted for larger cuts of beef-chicken tastes abut easier on the immune system, as you can still taste the thickest part.
- Mince the chicken breasts and pat them dry. You can use a meat tenderizer like cropping or angiogram to tenderize the chicken before you marinate it.
| You'll also need a sharp, smooth paring knife with a 3 to 4 inch (7.6 to 10 cm) blade. Avoid serrated knives since these won't be able to pierce through the side of the chicken without sawing it. |
Teacher:In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: The Palaeoptera is the group of primitive ( basal ) winged insects which do not fold the wings back over the abdomen , as Neoptera do .
Student: | The name Palaeoptera has been traditionally applied to those ancestral groups of winged insects ( most of them extinct ) that lacked the ability to fold the wings back over the abdomen as characterizes the Neoptera . |
Teacher:In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: Two women trade houses without ever having met . They 're both looking for an escape from their problems , but by running away , both come to discover a great deal about themselves . Ria Lynch is married to Danny Lynch and they have a daughter and a son . Danny begins spending less and less time at home with his wife and children . Ria believes another baby is the solution , and is shocked to find out that indeed her husband is going to be a father - but to a child from an affair he has been having . Her husband's unfaithfulness is the event that leads Ria into her decision to switch homes with a woman from the US called Marilyn who lost her teenage son to a motorcycle accident on his birthday . Marilyn is struggling to come to terms with her son's death and has become estranged from her husband . She hopes her time in Dublin will cease her grief . Ria and Marilyn discover deep , dark secrets about the other during the summer . The two become close friends but do not reveal the secrets . { { Expand section } } <sep>Why do the women switch houses?<sep>To be estranged from their husbands
Student: | No |
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
A before and after picture of a sink is shown. a person
OUT: is then shown putting cleaner on a sponge and scrubbing a sink.
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to freeze butternut squash
Prepare the squash.
Peel and cut the squash into your desired size.
Cut the squash in half and cut off both ends.
OUT: The squash should be able to stand flat on its end. Use a sharp chef's knife with a smooth blade to shave off the outer peel.
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to store cat food properly
Store food in a dry and cool environment.
Dry cat food should be stored in a cool and dry environment that does not exceed 100 degrees fahrenheit (38 degrees celsius). If the food is stored in a warm place, it could lead to the destruction of vitamins in the food and cause the food to go rancid.
OUT: | Do not store cat food in a garage because you cannot control the environment. Depending on where you live the food may be exposed to heat and moisture in a garage. |
Teacher:In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: What snakelike bony fish can be found here?, Context: The marine life found here consists of anemones, urchins, sea cucumbers, and eels, which all live on the reefs along with turtles, conch and many varieties of marine fishes. The marine aquafauna is rich in conch, which has pearly-pink shells. Its meat is a favourite food supplement item and their shells are a collectors item. Other species of fish which are recorded close to the shore line in shallow waters are: sergeant majors, the blue chromis, brown chromis, surgeon fish; blue tangs and trumpet fish. On the shore are ghost crabs, which always live on the beach in small burrowed tunnels made in sand, and the hermit crabs, which live in land but lay eggs in water and which also eat garbage and sewerage. They spend some months in the sea during and after the hatching season.
Student: | eels |
Q: 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 Jacksonville Landing shooting was a mass shooting that happened on August 26 , 2018 , at a " Madden NFL 19 " video game tournament at the Jacksonville Landing in Jacksonville , Florida .
A: | The Jacksonville Landing shooting , also known as the Jacksonville shooting , was a mass shooting that occurred at a video game tournament for the video game " Madden NFL 19 " in Jacksonville Landing , Jacksonville , Florida , on August 26 , 2018 , at about 1:30 pm ( EDT ) . |
In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Example Input: In some cultures , Santa Claus brings coal to misbehaved children for Christmas .
Example Output: Some cultures hold that children who misbehave will receive only a lump of coal from Santa Claus for Christmas in their christmas stockings instead of presents .
Example Input: The Small Temple was built about 100 meters northeast of the Great Temple .
Example Output: The temple of Hathor and Nefertari , also known as the Small Temple , was built about 100 m northeast of the temple of Ramesses II and was dedicated to the goddess Hathor and Ramesses II 's chief consort , Nefertari .
Example Input: The freighter version of the A300 has been replaced by the A330-200F .
Example Output: | The freighter sales for which the A300 had previously competed in later life are instead fulfilled by the A330-200F , a derivative of the newer Airbus A330 .
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Instructions: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Input: Kevin Spacey Sexual Assault Case Being Reviewed by L.A. District Attorney
The case was presented to the district attorney's office April 5 by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office is reviewing a sexual assault case against Kevin Spacey, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
The case was presented to the district attorney's office April 5 by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
No additional details were given.
The two-time Oscar winner and former star of Netflix's House of Cards has been accused of sexual assault by a number of men in the U.S. and England. Authorities in both countries have opened criminal investigations into the accusations. According to the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department, its Special Victims Bureau has been investigating claims against Spacey since December 2017.
In the subsequent fallout, Spacey was fired from the Netflix drama and replaced in Ridley Scott’s big-screen crime thriller All the Money in the World.
The first person to come forward with an allegation was Star Trek: Discovery star Anthony Rapp, who claimed Spacey made sexual advances toward him in his New York apartment in 1986 when Rapp was 14 years old.
Spacey responded to that with a highly controversial statement, and he has remained silent over subsequent allegations. ||||| This article is over 8 months old
California investigation adds to three already active against the Oscar-winning actor in London
Kevin Spacey being investigated in LA over sexual assault claims
Prosecutors in Los Angeles are reviewing sexual assault allegations against the actor Kevin Spacey, it has emerged.
The police investigation in California adds to three already active in London against the two-time Oscar-winner.
Prosecutors from the Los Angeles district attorney’s industry sex crimes task force are considering whether to bring a charge over a claim that Spacey attacked a man in West Hollywood in October 1992.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman, Nicole Nishida, said the force’s special victims bureau began an investigation into “allegations of a sexual assault involving Mr Kevin Spacey on 11 December 2017”.
“The events were reported to have taken place in October of 1992 in West Hollywood involving a male adult,” she said.
The district attorney spokesman, Greg Risling, confirmed the investigation and said the case was handed to prosecutors on 5 April for review.
Scotland Yard has been investigating allegations of sexual assault on three men in London, from 2005 to 2008.
Spacey, 58, was one of the first stars to face public allegations amid the downfall of the film producer Harvey Weinstein.
The actor Anthony Rapp was the first to make an allegation, claiming he was 14 when a 26-year-old Spacey made a sexual advance on him in 1986. Spacey said he did not remember the encounter but apologised for any “inappropriate drunken behaviour”.
The Old Vic theatre in London, where Spacey was artistic director from 2004 to 2015, later found that 20 people alleged they had been subjected to inappropriate behaviour by Spacey.
The US actor was subsequently sacked from Netflix’s House of Cards and Ridley Scott scrubbed Spacey from a completed film, All The Money In The World, with reshoots costing millions.
A spokeswoman for Spacey’s legal team declined to comment on the latest investigation. ||||| Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The 58-year-old has been dropped from a number of projects after allegations were made against him
Prosecutors in Los Angeles are reviewing a historical sexual assault accusation against actor Kevin Spacey, officials have confirmed.
Police have filed evidence about an allegation involving an incident with a man in West Hollywood in 1992.
More than 30 men have come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against the Oscar-winning actor in recent months.
A spokeswoman for Mr Spacey, 58, has declined to comment.
The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department said on Wednesday it began investigating the case in December, and presented it to the Los Angeles District Attorney office for review earlier this month.
No details of the allegation have been released.
It is unclear if California's statute of limitations on prosecuting criminal sexual assault, which is normally 10 years, would apply.
Kevin Spacey first became embroiled in controversy last November when actor Anthony Rapp accused him of a sexual advance in 1986 when he was 14 and Mr Spacey was 26.
Mr Spacey claimed to have no memory of the events, but publicly apologised. He has since issued an "absolute" denial of the other allegations that later emerged.
Police in London are investigating three criminal cases against him.
The Old Vic theatre in London, where he was artistic director, has said it's received 20 complaints of inappropriate behaviour against him.
The controversy has led to the actor being axed from a number of roles, including from Netflix series House of Cards and the 2017 movie All the Money in the World, which was re-shot without him. |||||
Output: | Kevin Spacey is now the subject of criminal investigations in two countries. The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office has confirmed to the Hollywood Reporter that it is reviewing a sexual assault case against the actor passed to it by the sheriff's office earlier this month. Police say the alleged events occurred in West Hollywood in Oct. 1992 and involved a male adult, reports the Guardian, which notes that British police are investigating allegations Spacey sexually assaulted three men in London between 2005 and 2008. The BBC reports more than 30 men have come forward with allegations against Spacey, who has been removed from Netflix hit House of Cards and other projects. (London's Old Vic theater says it received more than 20 "personal testimonies" against Spacey.) |
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.
Renee Ganz, 86, originally from Oradea, Romania, discusses her time at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. (Photo: Debbie Hill for USA TODAY)
TEL AVIV, Israel — Shortly after the Nazi invasion of what was then Hungary in May 1944, Renee Ganz's family and most of the 25,000 Jews in the city of Oradea were forced into cattle cars and transported to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.
Men and boys were placed in one line, while women and girls were led to another when they arrived at the camp in Oświęcim, Poland. Ganz was just 15 at the time.
"I asked a German soldier why we were being separated and he said, 'You've had a long journey. You need to take a shower,'" Ganz, now 86, recalls. "That's when the selection began."
A photo of Renee Ganz's family before the war. From left is her brother Nickolai, mother Bella, Renee, and her father Laslo. (Photo: Debbie Hill for USA TODAY)
German officers took one look at the prisoners and decided who would live and who would die.
"If they pointed left, you went to the gas chambers and crematorium. If they pointed to the right, you became a slave," she says. "We were sent to the right, but I never saw my father or brother Nikolai again."
Ganz, a self-described optimist, tries not to dwell on the horrors of the Holocaust and the 100 relatives she lost, but the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau has stirred up painful memories. She spent two months at Auschwitz before being sent to a slave labor camp along with her mother, who also survived the war.
On Tuesday — Holocaust Remembrance Day — Ganz will return to the death camp for the first time, along with nearly 100 other Auschwitz survivors from 19 countries.
"It will be very difficult, but it is important," she says.
The railway track leading to the infamous "Death Gate" at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration in Oswiecim, Poland. Ceremonies marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation will be Jan. 27, 2015. (Photo: Christopher Furlong, Getty Images)
A medical team of 12 doctors, psychologists and nurses will accompany the survivors, ages 73 to 96, because of the "emotionally powerful and physically taxing" nature of the visit, the World Jewish Congress said.
"This may be the last major anniversary we will be able to remember with those who experienced the Holocaust firsthand. From this historic event, their voices will echo across the generations," says Robert Singer, secretary general for the Jewish congress, which helped organize the event.
Of the more than 1.1 million people who died at Auschwitz, about 90% were Jews, according to the Yad Vashem Holocaust World Center in Jerusalem. About one in six of all Jews killed during the Holocaust died at the camp. Also killed there were homosexuals, Soviet prisoners of war, Christian Poles, Romani and others.
Hundreds of thousands of prisoners transported from all across Europe were sent to the gas chambers, then cremated at the camp. Those who survived the daily death "selections" often died from infection or starvation.
As the Soviet army was approaching in January 1945, the Nazis stepped up their exterminations and — in an attempt to destroy evidence of their genocide — sent the surviving prisoners in Auschwitz and its satellite camps on a series of death marches.
Emaciated and dressed in flimsy uniforms unsuited to the frigid cold of a Polish winter, thousands of prisoners died as a result.
"After the war ended we learned that my brother died just two weeks before the liberation," Ganz says, her voice cracking.
Shalom Lindenbaum, 88, originally from Przytyk, Poland, discusses his time at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. (Photo: Debbie Hill for USA TODAY)
When he was 16, Shalom Lindenbaum was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau in July 1944 along with his parents and sister. His older brother, Moshe, had already died from illness in a labor camp.
"We were sent straight to Birkenau because the Nazis wanted us as laborers, and other than for the children and the elderly there was no selection," says Lindenbaum, now 88 and a retired professor of Hebrew literature.
"They tattooed numbers on our arms and shaved both the men and the women everywhere we had hair," he says while sitting in his book-filled home in Ramat Gan, a Tel Aviv suburb.
Lindenbaum and his father were then sent to the nearby Buna-Monowitz concentration camp, while his mother and sister remained at Auschwitz-Birkenau. On Jan. 18, 1945, Lindenbaum and his father were among 1,500 surviving prisoners sent on a death march.
"My sister and mother, meanwhile, were sent on a death march toward Bergen Belsen," another concentration camp, he says. "After four or five days in the bitter cold, only 500 or 600 of our original 1,500 were alive."
A photo of Shalom Lindenbaum in his concentration camp uniform. (Photo: Debbie Hill for USA TODAY)
Lindenbaum's mother died the day after Bergen Belsen was liberated. "She told my sister that she knew I was still alive and asked her to tell me to recite Kaddish, the memorial prayer, for her."
Lindenbaum, who will attend the Auschwitz ceremony in Poland, said the anti-Semitism that fueled the Holocaust survives today.
"After 70 years a Jew still can't walk freely on the streets of Europe without fearing for his life," he says, referring to many assaults there, including the terror attack on a kosher supermarket in Paris this month that left four Jews dead.
Ganz agrees: "Anti-Semitism will be around for another thousand years." For her, traveling to Auschwitz is about getting "revenge," she says.
"I have children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The Germans tried to kill the entire Jewish people but they failed. I am alive. I am here."
Read or Share this story: http://usat.ly/1JIARhh ||||| WEIL DER STADT, Germany—When Auschwitz commemorates the 70th anniversary of its liberation on Jan. 27, the ceremonies will include an unlikely attendee: the grandson of the camp commandant who was held responsible for 1.1 million deaths there.
Rainer Hoess, 49 years old, has grappled with the curse of his bloodline since his teens. He has tattoos of a Star of David and of the Auschwitz numbers of several survivors he has met. He has... |||||
| Tomorrow, survivors will mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, and among the speakers will be Rainer Hoess, the grandson of the camp's infamous commandant Rudolf Hoess. The younger Hoess has devoted his life to educating people about the horrors his grandfather perpetrated. "I know my heritage. I can’t change it," he tells the Wall Street Journal. “It’s more effective to use the name and show that the idea that evil is in the blood—these things the Nazis said—is wrong." Hoess speaks at some 70 schools each year, and he has met with survivors; he's gotten their camp numbers, as well as a Star of David, tattooed on his body. Not everyone approves of his work, with some accusing him of using his name for financial gain. "I don’t want to have any connection to this criminal," an Israeli journalist and grandson of survivors tells the Journal. Tomorrow, Hoess will visit the camp, where survivors will also gather; the Journal puts the number at 300, while USA Today expects 100. "It will be very difficult, but it is important," says Renee Ganz, who is returning to Auschwitz for the first time since she was sent there at age 15, USA Today reports. Health specialists will be on hand to help survivors with the "emotionally powerful and physically taxing" experience, says the World Jewish Congress. "This may be the last major anniversary we will be able to remember with those who experienced the Holocaust firsthand. From this historic event, their voices will echo across the generations," says the group's secretary general. Some 1.1 million people died at Auschwitz; 90% were Jews, while others included homosexuals, Christian Poles, and Romani, USA Today notes. |
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Input: Consider Input: Washington (CNN) -- The Pacific island nation of Palau has agreed to take in 17 Chinese Muslims held at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the country's ambassador to the United States said Wednesday. The map shows the Pacific island nation of Palau in relation to China. Details of the transfer are still being worked out, Ambassador Hersey Kyota told CNN. But Kyota said his country, a former U.S. Pacific trust territory, has agreed to take in the ethnic Uighur detainees "for humanitarian reasons" and because of the "special relationship" between Palau and the United States. U.S. State Department spokesman Ian Kelly would not comment on the announcement, telling reporters, "We're still involved in ongoing discussions." The agreement includes some U.S. aid for Palau, Kyota said, but he said those details remained to be worked out as well. The country, with a population of about 20,000, is about 1,000 miles southeast of Manila, Philippines, and about 4,600 miles west of Hawaii. Palau has received nearly $900 million in U.S. aid since independence in 1994, according to congressional auditors, and depends on Washington for defense. The "Compact of Free Association" between Palau and the United States is up for review, but Kelly said any additional aid offer "is not linked to any other discussions we may be having with the government of Palau." The Uighurs were accused of receiving weapons and military training in Afghanistan. <sep>What is the ethnicity of the 17 Chinese Muslims held in Guantanamo Bay?<sep>American
Output: No
Input: Consider Input: There are more than 30 attorneys in Butler County that volunteer for an organization offering free legal services for low income or elderly households. Legal Services of Southern Missouri (LSSM) serves 43 counties in this area and is dedicated to ensuring all people, regardless of their income, equal access to legal advice and counsel. Out of the 43 counties in the LSSM service region, Butler County has the fifth highest number of cases served in 2001 and the third largest number of attorney panel members. "The Butler County attorneys have really stepped up to the plate to help us represent the poor population in this county," said LSSM Director of Development Sharon Alexander. "We had approximately 400 cases in Butler County last year." LSSM is funded by the Legal Services Corporation (LSC)- a private, not-for-profit organization. Created by Congress, LSSM also receives funding from the Missouri Lawyer Trust Account Foundation and local area agencies on aging. But LSSM credits the attorneys that volunteer their time and skills to representing the underprivileged and elderly for the success of the organization. Currently, LSSM utilizes the services of 243 private attorneys who provide a minimum of 20 hours of pro bono or two pro bono cases per year. "Fundamentally, what we're trying to do is provide equal access to justice, for all people - regardless of their economic standing," said LSSM Board Member and volunteer attorney, Fred Hall. "If a husband knocks his wife down, breaks her jaw or arm - abuses her terribly - he will be picked up and put in jail. But he's entitled to have a public defender ... Don't you think she's entitled to have a lawyer to get a temporary restraining order from this guy?" LSSM operates like a law firm, but does not charge fees to their clients. Due to federal guidelines, LSSM does not accept cases concerning criminal, post-criminal, or municipal court matters. Rather, the attorneys provide pro bono counsel in matters such as protecting victims of spouse or child abuse, protecting individuals and families from loss of housing through illegal eviction or assisting the elderly in disputing Medicaid claim denials. "One example of a case we recently handled was over in Springfield," Alexander said. "There was an elderly woman who had some plumbing work done to her home and the work was not up to standards and the cost was above what it should have been ... we were able to help her through our pro bono program. One local Springfield attorney volunteered to handle the case." <sep>What county is being discussed in this passage?<sep>Illinois
Output: No
Input: Consider Input: As his car slid downtown on Tuesday morning the mind of Arnold Thorndike was occupied with such details of daily routine as the purchase of a railroad, the Japanese loan, the new wing to his art gallery, and an attack that morning, in his own newspaper, upon his pet trust. But his busy mind was not too occupied to return the salutes of the traffic policemen who cleared the way for him. Or, by some genius of memory, to recall the fact that it was on this morning young Spear was to be sentenced for theft. It was a charming morning. The spring was at full tide, and the air was sweet and clean. Mr. Thorndike considered whimsically that to send a man to jail with the memory of such a morning clinging to him was adding a year to his sentence. He regretted he had not given the probation officer a stronger letter. He remembered the young man now, and favorably. A shy, silent youth, deft in work, and at other times conscious and embarrassed. But that, on the part of a stenographer, in the presence of the Wisest Man in Wall Street, was not unnatural. On occasions, Mr. Thorndike had put even royalty— frayed, impecunious royalty, on the lookout for a loan—at its ease. The hood of the car was down, and the taste of the air, warmed by the sun, was grateful. It was at this time, a year before, that young Spear picked the spring flowers to take to his mother. A year from now where would young Spear be? It was characteristic of the great man to act quickly, so quickly that his friends declared he was a slave to impulse. It was these same impulses, leading so invariably to success, that made his enemies call him the Wisest Man. He leaned forward and touched the chauffeur's shoulder. "Stop at the Court of General Sessions," he commanded. What he proposed to do would take but a few minutes. A word, a personal word from him to the district attorney, or the judge, would be enough. <sep>How does Mr. Thorndike act upon his impulse?<sep>It depended on the impulse
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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.
The social network is designed to let users send and receive honest feedback and learn what people think about you. Sarahah, which means "honesty or "candour" in Arabic, started life as a workplace feedback tool but was expanded after teens started using it on Snapchat.
Here's everything you need to know about the Sarahah app.
What is Sarahah for?
Sarahah was created by a developer from Saudi Arabia called ZainAlabdin Tawfiq as a way for people to share honest thoughts anonymously with their friends and contacts.
In the words of the app itself: "Sarahah helps you in discovering your strengths and areas for improvement by receiving honest feedback from your employees and your friends in a private manner." ||||| Sarahah: This app lets you know what people really think about you
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Since its release in June, Sarahah has been downloaded millions of times on Google Play and Apple's App Store. Before that, the website version was already a hit in the Middle East.
So why would people who already have Snapchat and Instagram and Messenger and Whatsapp want yet another messaging app?
Well, the hook of Sarahah is that any messages received are anonymous (sarahah loosely translates to "honesty" in Arabic). And that's also what has got people so worried about it.
This is how it works
It's really simple. You download the app, or go to the website, and create an account. Once you're done, you're given a unique shareable link that sends people to a page that looks like this:
Anyone who has your link can send you an anonymous message — they don't even need to have their own account, they just type and tap "send". (Though there is an option to only receive messages from registered users.)
You can't reply to messages, but Sarahah is looking into the possibility of adding this feature.
The app has become popular with users of Snapchat, who are sharing their Sarahah links as well as messages they've received.
You can see why people might be worried about cyber bullying
Sarahah says it wants messages to be "constructive", and sells itself as a way for people to discover their "strengths and areas for improvement".
That fits with the app's origins — Saudi Arabian developer Zain al-Abidin Tawfiq initially created it as a way for employees to give anonymous feedback to their bosses without worrying about blowback.
But the whole point of the app is that you're telling people things that you don't want to say to them directly.
And the sorts of things you wouldn't say to someone directly aren't always very pleasant.
"Any messaging app or social media app that markets itself as being a place to post anonymous messages or posts will lend itself to anonymous bullying," cyber safety expert Leonie Smith said.
She says similar apps like Yik Yak and Secret largely failed due to the amount of online abuse on those platforms.
There is a button to report abuse on Sarahah, but it's hard to know how bullying behaviour could be effectively stopped or punished when the people sending messages don't even need to have an account.
This is what users have to say
"People will say what they think and it can be harsh, but it's your choice if you want to sign up," said Ilona Jobson in a review on Google Play.
"This app is so fun! I've gotten the most honest — and craziest — opinions about me and I've gotta say, people have had a lot of nice and humorous things to say," said user Sarah Eleanor.
Keeran Williams, meanwhile, had this warning for other parents:
"Kids are using this to bully other kids. There's no way of telling who they are so they think they can say anything. My 13 year old daughter had a deluge of sickening abuse and sexual harassment. I've deleted it off her phone. The Devs need to put more protection in place."
So you probably want to keep your kids away from it
That's Ms Smith's advice. These are her tips for parents:
Make sure your children aren't using apps which could potentially lead to abuse
Have open conversations with them about their safety online
Openly supervise them when they're using the internet
What about adults, is Sarahah a good idea for them?
Again, Ms Smith is sceptical.
"Accountability is important for civility," she said.
She said anonymity is important for protecting vulnerable people online, but adds "feedback sites are dubious places for fair feedback when commentators are anonymous".
So, you've been warned.
Topics: internet-technology, mobile-phones |||||
A: | Imagine being able to hear exactly what family, friends, and coworkers think of you without knowing who is behind each comment. It's enticing to the millions of people who've downloaded the massively popular new app Sararah since it was released in June. Adweek reports that it's currently the top free iPhone app on iTunes. Created by a developer in Saudi Arabia, Sararah, which means "honesty" or "candor" in Arabic, offers just that—a platform for totally anonymous direct text messages, reports the Telegraph. What started as a tool for constructive workplace feedback has gone mainstream, and fast, with some raving about the feedback and others calling it "evil" and an "excuse to bully people." Here's how it works: Users register online or download the app to a phone, share their link via social media, and wait. Messages can come from anyone (including people who haven't signed up for Sarahah themselves, unless you change the setting allowing it), are anonymous, and cannot be replied to—although USA Today reports that some users work around this by taking a screenshot and broadcasting a reply on platforms like Twitter and Snapchat. A cyber safety expert tells ABC Australia that any service like this "will lend itself to anonymous bullying," while reporting abuse is difficult since people don't have to register to send a message. "When it comes to no face, we can see how the internet can be," a stand-up comedian tells KMTV. "So it's terrifying." The counter argument? Don't sign up for it in the first place. (Some call cell phones a "lethal weapon" when in the hands of certain kids.) |
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 was the term for the era of great progress?, Context: Despite these crises, the 14th century was also a time of great progress in the arts and sciences. Following a renewed interest in ancient Greek and Roman texts that took root in the High Middle Ages, the Italian Renaissance began. The absorption of Latin texts had started before the Renaissance of the 12th century through contact with Arabs during the Crusades, but the availability of important Greek texts accelerated with the capture of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks, when many Byzantine scholars had to seek refuge in the West, particularly Italy.
Output: | Renaissance |
Question:
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
He is putting training wheels on the back wheel of the bike. He puts the front tire on the bike. He puts the handlebars on the bike. he
OPTIONS:
- puts the pedals onto the bike.
- puts the spare tire on the bike.
- puts on either helmet.
- puts the jack on the bike, he puts go of the tire on the handlebars.
****
Answer:
puts the pedals onto the bike.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
A large group of people are seen playing around a gymnasium throwing balls at one another and bouncing around. The people continue throwing balls when one hits the camera and shows a persons face. the game
OPTIONS:
- continues on and leads into two men hitting others with objects.
- continues on moving around the area as well as hitting other balls.
- continues on with the people throwing balls around and people watching on the sides.
- continues and more shots are shown of the group playing around one another when alcohol is poured into cups.
A: continues on with the people throwing balls around and people watching on the sides.
Again, he speaks to the camera. He removes two pedals from bags and attaches both pedals onto the bicycle. he
OPTIONS:
- uses an electric scraper to sharpen to the speed of sound.
- tightens the handles on the seat as he attaches the pedals.
- takes the bicycle for a ride.
- takes the pedals off the bike and places them gently in a bag.
takes the bicycle for a ride.
question: Complete the next sentence:
A man is seen walking away while the camera pans around an area. another man
OPTIONS:
- speaks to the camera and interviews other people.
- is seen keyboarding behind him pushing equipment.
- is seen showing several more clips of people in the water.
- appears followed by another and the men begin fighting one another.
answer: speaks to the camera and interviews other people.
Problem: Write the next sentence for:
How to make baked garlic chicken
Preheat oven to 350 ° f (177 ° c).
Put the frying pan on the stove and over a medium heat slowly heat up the olive oil.
Add the minced garlic to the frying pan and gently fry in the oil for about four minutes using a wooden spoon to move the garlic around the pan to stop it from burning.
OPTIONS:
- Add the chopped onions and cook, stirring occasionally, for about three minutes until the onions turn golden brown. Put a pinch of salt and pepper over the tomatoes and cook again until all the tomatoes are dry.
- Remove the garlic and oil from the frying pan and pour into mixing bowl. Take another bowl and mix the italian bread crumbs and the parmesan cheese.
- After frying for one minute, flip the chicken and put it in the pot in which you reserved the olive oil. Drain the oil and put in the red wine salt.
- After three minutes you should see a brown; fry it for another thirty seconds once you get to the texture that you want. After the eight minutes you should be able to see the chicken improve a bit..
Next sentence: Remove the garlic and oil from the frying pan and pour into mixing bowl. Take another bowl and mix the italian bread crumbs and the parmesan cheese.
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to lower rental car costs
Compare rates.
You can use many travel websites such as expedia or priceline to check for the cheapest rate. Enter the dates you need the car and you can compare prices.
OPTIONS:
- You will have to make some reservations to save money, so you need a car with good storage and healthy fuel. You can also compare the rental car rates for different regions by going online.
- Ebay is one great resource as you can compare short-term and long-term rates. Many websites are open to new customers and offer discounted rates.
- Some travel websites also offer a price guarantee. If you find a cheaper deal after booking your car, they will honor the lower price.
- Between the quote and monthly rates, you can come up with a rate that meets your needs. Use the rates from monday through friday, and avoid booking on weekends in between.
OUT: | Some travel websites also offer a price guarantee. If you find a cheaper deal after booking your car, they will honor the lower price. |
Once again this year, the scheduling of leaf pickup is poorly organized. Surely, the city has enough historical data and internal management resources available to realize the first of two pickups is a complete waste of taxpayer money and staff time? The swamp maples that adorn our street are still over 99 per cent of complete foliage, yet a crew wandered aimlessly sucking up air. Are predetermined snow removal dates the next thing citizens can expect?
Does this next sentence follow, given the preceding text?
There's no white precipitation in the city mentioned | No |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
One example: what is the first event mentioned?, Context: The Russian Revolution is the series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. Following the abdication of Nicholas II of Russia, the Russian Provisional Government was established. In October 1917, a red faction revolution occurred in which the Red Guard, armed groups of workers and deserting soldiers directed by the Bolshevik Party, seized control of Saint Petersburg (then known as Petrograd) and began an immediate armed takeover of cities and villages throughout the former Russian Empire.
Solution is here: Russian Revolution
Explanation: This is a good example, and the Russian Revolution is the first event mentioned.
Now, solve this: Why is it difficult to define population?, Context: Population geneticists have debated whether the concept of population can provide a basis for a new conception of race. In order to do this, a working definition of population must be found. Surprisingly, there is no generally accepted concept of population that biologists use. Although the concept of population is central to ecology, evolutionary biology and conservation biology, most definitions of population rely on qualitative descriptions such as "a group of organisms of the same species occupying a particular space at a particular time" Waples and Gaggiotti identify two broad types of definitions for populations; those that fall into an ecological paradigm, and those that fall into an evolutionary paradigm. Examples of such definitions are:
Solution: | most definitions of population rely on qualitative descriptions |
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Galway TD has called on the Health Minister to act, as nearly 700 people are on waiting lists for home care packages in Galway, Roscommon and Mayo. Galway Roscommon Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy says that home care packages allow many people to be treated effectively at home, thereby freeing up hospital beds amid a serious trolley crisis. Nationally, almost five and a half thousand people are on waiting lists for home care packages. Deputy Murphy says investment in homecare packages will help tackle the trolley crisis.
Based on that paragraph can we conclude that this sentence is true?
The trolley crisis started after people were on waiting lists. | It's impossible to say |
Teacher:In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: What did the Ptolemaics get inspiration from?, Context: The Ptolemaic Kingdom was a powerful Hellenistic state, extending from southern Syria in the east, to Cyrene to the west, and south to the frontier with Nubia. Alexandria became the capital city and a centre of Greek culture and trade. To gain recognition by the native Egyptian populace, they named themselves as the successors to the Pharaohs. The later Ptolemies took on Egyptian traditions, had themselves portrayed on public monuments in Egyptian style and dress, and participated in Egyptian religious life.
Student: | Egyptian traditions |
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.
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders Bernard (Bernie) SandersBiden rallies Dem support for progressive Md. governor candidate Ocasio-Cortez: Democratic socialism is 'part of what I am, it's not all of what I am' Divided Democrats are in danger MORE said on Sunday that he takes issue with the idea of superdelegates.
"The whole concept of superdelegates is problematic," he said on CBS's "Face The Nation."
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The Vermont senator said he thinks it would be a good idea for superdelegates to come over to his side in states where he has won by a significant margin.
"I think it might be a good idea for superdelegates to listen to the people in their own state," he said.
"I just talked to a person the other day who said, 'You know what? I am going to listen to my state, and if my state votes for you, Bernie, you're going to have my vote.'"
Sanders said that's something he hopes a lot of superdelegates take into consideration, adding that it's "common sense" to listen to the voters.
The superdelegates have the right to make their own decisions, he said, adding that the primary objective is making sure a Republican does not win the White House.
"[If] it appears that I am the stronger candidate against Trump, I think you're doing to see some superdelegates saying, 'You know what, I like Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonOcasio-Cortez responds to Dem senator who said policies 'too far to the left' don't win in Midwest July vote to repeal medical device tax may bolster vulnerable GOP lawmaker Rosenstein conflicts undermine legitimacy of Mueller's investigation MORE, but I want to win this thing. Bernie is our guy.'" ||||| Is this just another case of the Establishment sticking it to the people, or legitimate frustration with a gadfly who won’t wake up and smell the coffee? Bernie Sanders’ colleagues in the Senate want to sound supportive, Politico reports, mindful of the anger of the populism that has allowed the longtime socialist crank to seriously contend for their party’s presidential nomination. They love Bernie. And more precisely, they’d love him even more if he got on the Hillary Clinton bandwagon:
After holding their fire on Sanders for the better part of a year, the senators — all backers of Hillary Clinton — are gently calling on Sanders to face the reality that there’s almost no chance he’s going to be the Democratic nominee. They don’t say outright he should quit; doing so would be counterproductive, they say. But nearly a dozen Democratic lawmakers suggested in interviews that Sanders should focus more on stopping Donald Trump and less on why he believes Clinton’s stands on trade, financial regulation and foreign policy would make her a flawed president. “What’s important is not whether or not he gets out, but how he campaigns,” said Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.). “If the contrast is now about what separates us from Donald Trump, then I think it’s fine. I just hope that we can begin to focus on unifying because obviously a lot of us are perplexed that we could be facing a country led by someone who seems to be a buffoon.” Added Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.): “It’s good [for Sanders] to continue to raise the concerns that people have, but I think it ought to be in the context of, ‘This is the difference between the Democrats and Republicans in this race.’”
Or, in other words, keep campaigning … but for Hillary.
This request isn’t so much a party establishment putting down its considerable foot as it is a cold dash of reality. Hillary already has two-thirds of the delegates she needs for the nomination, while Sanders would need almost double what he currently has to win on the first ballot. The problem for Sanders is that Democrats have gone through half of the states already, and at least some of the delegate-rich states left on the table will go to Hillary — New York and Pennsylvania for sure, Kentucky and Indiana probably, and California more than likely.
Even in states where Sanders competes well, close races will split delegates too narrowly to help, such as the upcoming Wisconsin primary. As Paul Begala pointed out in the aftermath of Super Tuesday II, Bernie wins the tight races and Hillary wins the blowouts. That produces an inevitable delegate-allocation gap that Sanders can’t overcome.
Ah, but what about the superdelegates? Absent the superdelegates, Hillary only has a lead of around 300 delegates — a difficult gap to bridge, but not insurmountable. Superdelegates can change their minds and flip to Sanders, right? Sure, but that won’t happen. Superdelegates exist to prevent candidates like Sanders from seizing the nomination from the party establishment. The reason it didn’t work in 2008 was that Barack Obama got too big of a lead on Hillary, and the historical moment and organizational power of Obama convinced the superdelegates to throw in with him in the end. (Recall that the question of the superdelegates ran almost all the way down to the convention in 2008.)
The Democratic party establishment is right on the math and on the moment this time around, but don’t expect Sanders to listen. He’ll keep campaigning until the cash runs out or until the DNC cuts him some sort of deal. Perhaps Hillary will offer Sanders a Cabinet post, such as HHS, where he can indulge all of his single-payer healthcare fantasies if Hillary wins the election. The deal will probably come sooner rather than later, but it may take a couple of more major-state blowouts to get the message through to Bernie that it’s over … and it’s been over for a while. ||||| Democratic senators of all stripes are as impressed as they are surprised by Bernie Sanders’ insurgent campaign.
But the time has come, they say, for Sanders to start winding things down.
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After holding their fire on Sanders for the better part of a year, the senators — all backers of Hillary Clinton — are gently calling on Sanders to face the reality that there’s almost no chance he’s going to be the Democratic nominee. They don’t say outright he should quit; doing so would be counterproductive, they say.
But nearly a dozen Democratic lawmakers suggested in interviews that Sanders should focus more on stopping Donald Trump and less on why he believes Clinton’s stands on trade, financial regulation and foreign policy would make her a flawed president.
“What’s important is not whether or not he gets out, but how he campaigns,” said Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.). “If the contrast is now about what separates us from Donald Trump, then I think it’s fine. I just hope that we can begin to focus on unifying because obviously a lot of us are perplexed that we could be facing a country led by someone who seems to be a buffoon.”
Added Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.): “It’s good [for Sanders] to continue to raise the concerns that people have, but I think it ought to be in the context of, ‘This is the difference between the Democrats and Republicans in this race.’”
The subtext of these comments is the general view among Democrats that Sanders has no path to win. Clinton has nearly double the number of delegates that Sanders has, and she swept the Vermont independent in three distinct regions of the country last week.
“It will be almost impossible for Sen. Sanders to catch up. And he should do the math and draw his own conclusions,” said Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.).
“The writing’s on the wall,” said Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.).
The message senators are airing publicly mirrors what President Barack Obama told donors in private recently, according to The New York Times: That while Clinton may have her faults as a candidate, the party needs to channel its energy into defeating Trump.
Over the past month, Clinton campaign staffers have bristled at the way Sanders is running. A Clinton campaign memo said Sanders has been “increasingly negative” and accused him of breaking his vows not to name Clinton in his ads, blaming his sweeping losses on a negative strategy that “backfired.”
While tame compared with the accusations of lying and name-calling that dominate the Republican race, Sanders has gone after Clinton more aggressively of late. In the run-up to the Illinois primary, he highlighted her ties to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who’s unpopular among African-American voters and distrusted by progressives. And Sanders has repeatedly dismissed Clinton supporters as part of the “establishment,” which Democratic senators interpret as showing disrepect for them.
Still, Democratic leaders say they’re confident Sanders will do the right thing in the end. As pointed as some of his barbs at Clinton have been, they argue, the self-described democratic socialist hasn’t gone overboard.
“Bernie is a very constructive person. And he wants to move American politics closer in his direction. He’s done that already,” said Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York, the expected next Democratic leader. “I am not worried.”
The Sanders campaign dismissed any suggestion that it’s time to wrap up his long-shot bid and pivot to defeating Trump and the Republicans. Campaign spokesman Michael Briggs insisted Sanders is still a superior general election candidate because he “consistently draws much more support than she does in general election matchups with the Republican front-runner.”
“If Democrats are interested in holding on to the White House, if Democratic senators are interested in regaining a majority in the Senate and picking up seats in the House and statehouses all across the county, Bernie’s the best bet,” Briggs said.
Even so, Democrats privately believe Sanders is already calculating how to gradually shift toward a posture of unity by summertime. With Clinton favored to win the nomination and beat Trump in the general election, Sanders also has to think about his relationship with a potential future president and returning to the Senate, where he caucuses with Democrats.
“He won’t do it,” said one high-ranking Democratic staffer on Capitol Hill of Sanders continuing to attack Clinton in ways that go beyond their policy differences.
At the same time, Democrats need to tread carefully in how they treat Sanders. His legion of followers will be critical to getting Clinton elected, not to mention scores of Democratic Senate and House candidates. It’s unknown how hard Sanders would campaign for Clinton, assuming she does prevail.
“I think that Sen. Sanders has built a movement. And that whatever happens, the two big tribes of the Democratic Party will be able to unite at the convention and be so much stronger,” said Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii).
But the dance is sure to be awkward. Not a single Democratic senator has endorsed Sanders. And beneath their deference, there’s growing irritation among the lawmakers that the longer his campaign continues, the more he will undermine Clinton in the fall.
“That’s something he’s going to have to decide,” Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said of how long Sanders remains in the race. “She’s going to be the nominee.”
But, for now at least, Democrats believe measured diplomacy is the best approach for dealing with Sanders and his supporters.
“I don’t think any Democrat should call on him to get out,” said Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio). “Almost no Democrat I know would say that. And shouldn’t.”
Seung Min Kim contributed to this report.
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Output: | Politico interviewed about a dozen Democratic lawmakers about the Bernie Sanders campaign and finds that a clear consensus is in the air: "The time has come, they say, for Sanders to start winding things down." The general view is that he can't possibly win and that if he wants to stay in the race, that's OK—as long as he starts directing his fire more toward Donald Trump than at Hillary Clinton. Sen. Claire McCaskill is one of those quoted in the story, and her remarks sum things up: “What’s important is not whether or not he gets out, but how he campaigns," she says. "If the contrast is now about what separates us from Donald Trump, then I think it’s fine." The story echoes the sentiment behind a recent New York Times story that said President Obama has been privately telling donors that it's time to get behind Clinton so she can focus on Trump. Blogger Ed Morrissey at Hot Air sums up the Democratic viewpoint toward Sanders as "keep campaigning ... but for Hillary." And he thinks that party leaders are probably on the mark with the strategy. "Perhaps Hillary will offer Sanders a Cabinet post, such as HHS, where he can indulge all of his single-payer healthcare fantasies if Hillary wins the election," he writes. "But it may take a couple of more major-state blowouts to get the message through to Bernie that it’s over … and it’s been over for a while." Sanders, though, clearly disagrees. On Sunday, he began raising pressure on superdelegates in states he's won by big margins to respect the will of voters and back him at the convention instead of Clinton. The whole issue of unbound superdelegates is "problematic," he says, per the Hill. (The latest campaign finance reports had some surprise winners and losers.) |
Teacher:In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: Which team's coach had nothing to do with the incident ?, Context: On Saturday, July 23, 1989, much of America learned of the AFL for an unintended reason, when the Pittsburgh Gladiators' head coach, Joe Haering, made football history by punching commissioner Jim Foster during a game with the Chicago Bruisers. The national media ran with the story, including a photo in USA Today. The game was played between the two teams in Sacramento's Arco Arena, as part of the AFL's 'Barnstorming America' tour. Foster had walked onto the field of play to mediate an altercation between the two teams when Haering, a former NFL assistant, punched him in the jaw. Haering was suspended without pay.
Student: | the Chicago Bruisers |
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