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Definition: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Input: What is another word for books?, Context: Texts on architecture have been written since ancient time. These texts provided both general advice and specific formal prescriptions or canons. Some examples of canons are found in the writings of the 1st-century BCE Roman Architect Vitruvius. Some of the most important early examples of canonic architecture are religious.
Output: | Texts |
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 many people were under the jurisdiction of the Thames River Police?, Context: With the initial investment of £4,200, the new trial force of the Thames River Police began with about 50 men charged with policing 33,000 workers in the river trades, of whom Colquhoun claimed 11,000 were known criminals and "on the game." The force was a success after its first year, and his men had "established their worth by saving £122,000 worth of cargo and by the rescuing of several lives." Word of this success spread quickly, and the government passed the Marine Police Bill on 28 July 1800, transforming it from a private to public police agency; now the oldest police force in the world. Colquhoun published a book on the experiment, The Commerce and Policing of the River Thames. It found receptive audiences far outside London, and inspired similar forces in other cities, notably, New York City, Dublin, and Sydney.
A: | 33,000 workers |
Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Heemeyer equipped an old bulldozer with three television cameras and monitors so he could see to steer.
Sentence: something obstructed his view
Output: It's impossible to say
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
Unlike seal hunting in Canada, where pups are hunted for fur, poachers in China catch seals primarily to sell to zoos or to use the genital organs for traditional Chinese medicine.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: Canadian hunters hunt seal pups for fur.
****
Answer:
Yes
[Q]: On August 19, 1999, I received a letter from Dr. Chopra in which he states that, "I mentioned that all these actions were the direct consequence of my testimony, which I was requested (required) to give before the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry for its bovine growth hormone rBST investigations." Dr. Chopra has blue eyes. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: It's impossible to say
Problem: Major technology companies had been experimenting with Intel alternatives even before the security flaws were revealed. Last March, Microsoft committed to using ARM processors for its Azure cloud service, and in December, Microsoft Azure deployed Advanced Micro Devices processors in its data centers. Alphabet Inc's Google said in 2016 that it was designing a server based on International Business Machines Corp's Power9 processor. And Amazon.com Inc's Amazon Web Services chose AMD graphics processing units for a graphics design service announced in September.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Alphetic Inc's Google is designing a server based on a processor with an odd digit in its name."? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
Q: The Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic is interested in teaching others about healthy eating.
YAKIMA, WA - The Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic is looking to teach you and your family about healthier eating habits. They are hosting an event Tuesday called Food + Fun = Health. It is all part of an effort to fight obesity here locally. Doctors with the organization say changing the way we eat is also critical to avoiding bigger medical issues. "Please come, because it will be fun and it will be a great opportunity for family education that will benefit your life," Dr. Thatcher Felt, Pediatrician YVFWC said. The event starts at 5:30 Tuesday at the Grandview Library.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
Q: Canadian Depository for Securities has been pushing to be able to hold negotiable money market a far more efficient process to make book entry ownership.
As well, the Canadian Depository for Securities has been pushing to be able to hold negotiable money market instruments in its depository and to be able to make book entry ownership transfers as soon as possible, a far more efficient process, it believes, than having to take physical possession of the instrument.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | 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:Photo
The Chinese government is considering a reduction in the number of crimes eligible for capital punishment, part of a long-term trend that has seen a decline in executions, though China still leads the world in the number of people put to death annually.
The proposal, which was put before the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Monday, would change the maximum punishment for nine crimes to life imprisonment, Xinhua, the state news agency, reported. The crimes include counterfeiting, fraudulent fund-raising, forcing others into prostitution, “obstructing a commander or a person on duty from performing his duties,” “fabricating rumors to mislead others during wartime,” and smuggling ammunition, counterfeit currency, nuclear materials or weapons, Xinhua said.
China now lists 55 crimes for which offenders can be executed. In 2011 it dropped the death penalty for 13 offenses. That move was seen as largely symbolic, as the crimes were generally nonviolent acts for which the death penalty was rarely used. But the move signaled a willingness on the part of the authorities to restrict capital punishment.
In 2007, China’s highest court, the Supreme People’s Court, began reviewing death penalty cases following a series of well-publicized, flawed convictions, including the 2005 case of She Xianglin, a man convicted of killing his missing wife, who later returned to her hometown alive. In June, the Supreme People’s Court overturned the death sentence for a woman convicted of murdering her abusive husband.
China is believed to have executed about 2,400 people last year, according to the Dui Hua Foundation, a San Francisco-based human rights group. The official totals are considered secret, so rights groups and legal experts can only make estimates based on published sentences and details released in Chinese media reports. The 2013 total was about three times the number of people executed in all the other countries of the world combined, but far lower than the total in 2002, when China executed about 12,000 people.
While public opinion in China regarding the death penalty isn’t well documented, it is believed to have general support. While the government has gradually decreased the number of crimes eligible for execution, most experts believe it is unlikely to eliminate capital punishment altogether, particularly for violent crimes or for official corruption.
Some of the crimes for which China is now considering dropping the death penalty have been the subject of high-profile controversies. Wu Ying, a wealthy businesswoman who was sentenced to death in 2009 for fraudulent fund-raising, had her sentence overturned in 2012 after widespread public criticism.
In June, two defendants accused of raping an 11-year-old girl and forcing her into prostitution had their death penalty overturned by the Supreme People’s Court, which questioned whether the sentence was appropriate for their crimes and sent it to a lower court for reconsideration. The girl’s mother, Tang Hui, had become famous in China for her efforts to see those responsible for her daughter’s abuse executed. She was sent to a labor camp in 2012 in an effort to silence her calls for their punishment. ||||| BEIJING China is considering trimming nine crimes from the list of offences punishable by death, state media said on Monday, as the ruling Communist Party considers broader reforms to the country's legal system.
Rights groups say China uses capital punishment more than any other country, raising public concern of irreversible miscarriages of justice.
A draft amendment to China's criminal law, which includes the use of the death penalty, was submitted for initial review to the country's National People's Congress, the official Xinhua news agency said.
Crimes that would be exempt from capital punishment under the amendment include "smuggling weapons, ammunition, nuclear materials or counterfeit currencies; counterfeiting currencies; raising funds by means of fraud; and arranging for or forcing another person to engage in prostitution", Xinhua said.
The crimes of "obstructing a commander or a person on duty from performing his duties" and "fabricating rumors to mislead others during wartime", are also under review, the news agency said.
Officials had previously said that China would review the application of the death penalty, which applies to 55 offences, including fraud and illegal money-lending.
China guards the number of people executed every year as state secrets.
The San Francisco-based Dui Hua Foundation, which seeks the release of political prisoners in China, estimated that 2,400 people were executed in 2013. By comparison, 39 people were executed in 2013 in the United States, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
The reduction in death penalty crimes, however, is not expected to greatly reduce the number of executions per year, scholars have said.
The Communist Party, worried about rising social unrest and anger over land grabs, corruption and pollution unveiled legal reforms aimed at improving judicial independence at a key meeting last week.
The Party has stressed that it will remain in overall control of the judiciary, and despite the move to implement legal reforms, few analysts expect significant political change any time soon.
(Reporting by Michael Martina; Editing by Jeremy Laurence) |||||
Solution: | Good news for China's pimps, counterfeiters, and ammunition smugglers: Their crimes are among those that the government plans to stop punishing with death. A plan put before the National People's Congress yesterday eliminates the death penalty for nine non-violent offenses but still leaves 46 capital crimes on the books, reports the New York Times. The new maximum sentence for those offenses would be life. The San Francisco-based Dui Hua Foundation, a human rights group, estimates China executed at least 2,400 people last year, mostly for violent crimes, reports Reuters. That's far more executions than the rest of the world put together, but down from an estimated 12,000 in 2002. Three years ago, the death penalty was dropped for 13 offenses, including tax evasion and the smuggling of precious metals. |
Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Input: Dubai's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum inaugurated a free zone for e-commerce today, called Dubai Internet City. The preliminary stages of the project, the only one of its kind according to its designers, are estimated at $200 million. Sheikh Mohamed, who is also the Defense Minister of the United Arab Emirates, announced at the inauguration ceremony that "we want to make Dubai a new trading center." The minister, who has his own website, also said: "I want Dubai to be the best place in the world for state-of-the-art technology companies." He said companies engaged in e-commerce would be able to set up offices, employ staff and own equipment in the open zone, including fully-owned foreign companies. The e-commerce free zone is situated in north Dubai, near the industrial free zone in Jebel Ali, the top regional and tenth international leading area in container transit. The inauguration of Dubai Internet City coincides with the opening of an annual IT show in Dubai, the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (Gitex), the biggest in the Middle East. <sep>How much are the preliminary stages of Dubai Internet City estimated to cost?<sep>$200 Million
Output: | 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:__ was directed by Paul fejos., Context: "Junior" Laemmle persuaded his father to bring Universal up to date. He bought and built theaters, converted the studio to sound production, and made several forays into high-quality production. His early efforts included the critically mauled part-talkie version of Edna Ferber's novel Show Boat (1929), the lavish musical Broadway (1929) which included Technicolor sequences; and the first all-color musical feature (for Universal), King of Jazz (1930). The more serious All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), won its year's Best Picture Oscar.
Solution: | Broadway |
Continue writing the next sentence in this paragraph:
And sart putting the christmas lights around the tree. Once the lights are ready they are putting red balls on the tree. th little girl on man's shoulders | put the star at the top of the tree. |
Definition: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Input: Starting in 1996, Alexa Internet has been donating their crawl data to the Internet Archive. Flowing in every day, these data are added to the Wayback Machine after an embargo period. ||||| Greg Bensinger joins the News Hub to discuss Verizon's planned $2 fee the company says it will impose on some customers in 2012. AP Photo/Alan Diaz
Verizon Wireless has built its reputation on the quality of its cellular network, touting its reliability over rival AT&T Inc., but a series of outages this month threatens the largest U.S. wireless carrier's image.
Update The FCC said it was "concerned about Verizon's actions" and is looking into the carrier's decision to charge some customers $2 to pay their bills. Read updated story
On Thursday, Verizon Wireless said its engineers had fixed the third outage in December for its new high-speed data network. Some customers had complained they were getting slower connections or no signal at all.
Verizon Wireless further frustrated customers Thursday by disclosing it would impose a $2 fee on those paying their bills by phone or on Verizon's website starting Jan. 15. The company said it was necessary to help provide "single-bill payment options."
Customers can avoid the new fee by paying electronically through their bank or by mailing a check. Customers paying with a credit card can avoid the fee, but only those who sign up to have the card automatically charged. But some cried foul over the fee, which effectively amounts to a $24 annual surcharge. "I'm getting a little tired of businesses figuring out ways to get their hands in my pockets," wrote one customer on a Verizon forum.
Verizon Wireless is considered to have a headstart in offering products that run on its fourth-generation network, a point emphasized in its advertisements. But this week's outage was the fourth time this year Verizon Wireless's 4G network went down.
In each case, Verizon offered little explanation for the outages, which were generally resolved within about 24 hours. The company said Wednesday's problem was resolved overnight, its 3G service operated normally, and calling and texting were unaffected.
Verizon Wireless called the outages "regrettable" and vowed to improve its 4G service to be on par with its more broadly used 3G service. "Certainly we've shown we're not there in some aspects," said Mike Haberman, vice president of network operations.
The disruptions "were unforeseen despite careful and diligent planning" and each incident was prompted by a different technical glitch, such as software problems, said Mr. Haberman. "When you're operating the biggest, most advanced network, there are growing pains."
Verizon Wireless, a joint venture between Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone Group PLC, has rolled out its 4G network to more than 200 million Americans and has introduced a lineup of pricey smartphones—such as the $299.99 Samsung Galaxy Nexus—to entice new customers seeking faster download speeds for videos and photos. AT&T's 4G network, which reaches just 70 million Americans, hasn't had any reported nationwide outages.
While AT&T's iPhone customers struggled with dropped calls on its 3G network in large markets like New York and San Francisco, Verizon touted a more reliable network with its "Can You Hear Me Now?" ads.
"They've spent billions to say they have the highest quality network and up until this point they've been able to back that up," said John Byrne, analyst with International Data Corp. "Particularly for a company like Verizon, this is a big problem."
The network's stumbles come at a crucial time, as wireless carriers offer holiday deals on devices to entice them into two-year contracts. In addition, Verizon Wireless faces new competition in 2012 from Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp., which will be building out their own 4G networks using a similar wireless standard, called long-term evolution, or LTE.
Mr. Byrne said outages suffered by Verizon Wireless were to be expected on a new network and would likely be worked out over time. "This is the largest active 4G LTE network, you're going to have some hiccups."
The carrier has made moves to bolster its 4G network, including a nearly $4 billion deal to buy capacity from a consortium of cable companies and a swapping of airwaves with pay-as-you-go carrier Leap Wireless International Inc. in Chicago. AT&T said its failed $39 billion bid for T-Mobile USA was necessary to help it reach more Americans more efficiently with 4G LTE service. |||||
Output: | Will outraged consumers convince Verizon to backtrack on its newest fee, just as they did with Bank of America? Perhaps: The New York Times notes that yesterday's announcement of the $2 fee, which will be levied against customers who make one-time bill payments using a credit or debit card over the phone or online, led to quite an uproar on Twitter. (Sample tweet: "Scumbags, as if we don't pay enough for crappy signals and service ... Verizon will charge fee for paying bill.") Some upset customers set up online petitions, complained in Verizon forums, and planned to flood the company with paper payments in order to ensure it makes no profit from the new fee. The Times notes that there are still many ways to make a payment without incurring the fee, including the aforementioned check payment, automated bank or credit card payment, in-store payment, money order, or Verizon gift card or rebate card. Verizon even offers a one-time option to make a last-minute phone or Web payment via bank account, rather than credit or debit card, sans fee. Other Internet service providers already have similar fees for certain types of payments, but, of course, that fact apparently did nothing to quell the Internet outrage. The Wall Street Journal notes that Verizon customers were already feeling sore, thanks to at least three outages this month. |
Instructions: In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
Input: Aspirin should not be taken by people who are allergic to ibuprofen or naproxen, or who have salicylate intolerance or a more generalized drug intolerance to NSAIDs, and caution should be exercised in those with asthma or NSAID-precipitated bronchospasm. Owing to its effect on the stomach lining, manufacturers recommend people with peptic ulcers, mild diabetes, or gastritis seek medical advice before using aspirin. Even if none of these conditions is present, the risk of stomach bleeding is still increased when aspirin is taken with alcohol or warfarin. People with hemophilia or other bleeding tendencies should not take aspirin or other salicylates. Aspirin is known to cause hemolytic anemia in people who have the genetic disease glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, particularly in large doses and depending on the severity of the disease. Use of aspirin during dengue fever is not recommended owing to increased bleeding tendency. People with kidney disease, hyperuricemia, or gout should not take aspirin because it inhibits the kidneys' ability to excrete uric acid, thus may exacerbate these conditions. Aspirin should not be given to children or adolescents to control cold or influenza symptoms, as this has been linked with Reye's syndrome.
Output: | when might the administration of aspirin be contraindicated |
Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Input: Albert Bandura OC (/baen'dU@r@/; born December 4, 1925) is a psychologist who is the David Starr Jordan Professor Emeritus of Social Science in Psychology at Stanford University. For almost six decades, he has been responsible for contributions to the field of education and to many fields of psychology, including social cognitive theory, therapy and personality psychology, and was also influential in the transition between behaviorism and cognitive psychology. He is known as the originator of social learning theory and the theoretical construct of self-efficacy, and is also responsible for the influential 1961 Bobo doll experiment. Social learning theory is how people learn through observing others. An example of social learning theory would be the students imitating the teacher. Self-efficacy is "The belief in one's capabilities to organize and execute the courses of action required to manage prospective situations." To paraphrase, self-efficiacy is believing in yourself to take action. The Bobo Doll Experiment was how Albert Bandura studied aggression and non-aggression in children. A 2002 survey ranked Bandura as the fourth most-frequently cited psychologist of all time, behind B. F. Skinner, Sigmund Freud, and Jean Piaget, and as the most cited living one. Bandura is widely described as the greatest living psychologist, and as one of the most influential psychologists of all time. In 1974 Bandura was elected to be the Eighty-Second President of the American Psychological Association (APA). He was one of the youngest president-elects in the history of the APA at the age of 48. Bandura served as a member of the APA Board of Scientific Affairs from 1968 to 1970 and is well known as a member of the editorial board of nine psychology journals including the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology from 1963 to 1972. At the age of 82, Bandura was awarded the Grawemeyer Award for psychology. <sep>Who is the originator of social learning theory?<sep>Skinner
Output: | No |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task.
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.
The Episcopal Church (TEC) is the United States-based member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. It is a Christian church divided into nine provinces and has dioceses in the United States, Taiwan, Micronesia, the Caribbean, Central and South America, as well as the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe and the Navajoland Area Mission. The current presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church is Michael Bruce Curry, the first African American bishop to serve in that position.
Output: | what is the difference between the anglican church and the episcopalian church |
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: Almost at the same time a pistol-shot , flash and report , came from the hedge side .<br>And that was plainly the last signal of danger , for the buccaneers turned at once and ran , separating in every direction , one seaward along the cove , one slant across the hill , and so on , so that in half a minute not a sign of them remained but Pew .
Hypothesis: The first signal of danger was a bang
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: Is anybody being discriminated against? It becomes a tool, a corrective tool. And I believe the federal government must say that if you receive any money, any money from the federal government for disadvantaged children, for example, you must show us whether or not the children are learning.
Hypothesis: federal government money should be available for anything
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: Guest Writer SaaS Sales & Marketing Enthusiast - Senior Director, Product Marketing at Gong.io Chris Orlob is senior director of product marketing at Gong.io, a conversation intelligence platform for sales. Gong helps sales leaders close the performance gap between their top reps and everyone else by giving them visibility into their sales conversations. Go to www.gong.io to learn more.
Hypothesis: Chris Orlob is the only senior director of product marketing Gong.io have had.
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: | Context: Kay's Bad Day<br>Kay had always told her two eldest kids to be quiet in the morning. She had wanted to let the baby sleep. Unfortunately, her eleven year old decided to be loud. Kay was stuck with a cranky baby all day because of this mistake. Kay forced to threaten her kids with a grounding if it happened again.
Hypothesis: Kay had less than two kids. |
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:The opening shot of the movie shows Kunti praying for Lord Krishna's protection for the Pandavas . Lord Krishna consoles Kunti and promises to ever protect the Pandavas and guide them through troubles and problems that may occur in life . The sons of Pandu and Dhritarashtra progeny break into an argument . When Duryodhana insults the Pandavas as `` dependents '' , Bheema counters by saying that , the Kauravas are the progeny of a widow . Duryodhana asks Veda Vyasa for an explanation . He is then told that , since his mother , Gandhari had an astrological defect , she is first married of to a goat and then married to his father . Duryodhana gains animosity towards the kingdom of Gandhara where the king , the father of his mother Gandhari , rules . He attacks Gandhara and lays waste of the whole kingdom . He them imprisons the royal family in his prison . He gives them only one rice grain per prisoner . The king of Gandhara then stops everyone from grabbing the little food that is provided . He says that instead of everyone dying , they could keep at least one of their princes alive . He chooses Sakuni to be alive . Sakuni takes an oath that he will do everything he can to destroy the entire Kaurava clan . He makes magic dice from his father's spinal cord . The magic dice show exactly the number that he would want . Duryodhana takes pity on the lone prisoner , Sakuni after the rest of the Gandhara royal family dies in prison out of starvation . Sakuni joins the evil of coterie of Duryodhana , Karna and Dushyasana . <sep>What is the royal family fed in prison?<sep>Duryodhana
Solution: | No |
Part 1. Definition
In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Part 2. Example
The Inheritance Cycle is a series of fantasy books written by Christopher Paolini.
Answer: The Inheritance Cycle is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini.
Explanation: The output sentence elaborates on the input sentence without changing its general meaning e.g. "tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels".
Part 3. Exercise
Comparison , in grammar , is a property of adjectives and adverbs .
Answer: | Comparison is a feature in the morphology or syntax of some languages , whereby adjectives and adverbs are inflected or modified to indicate the relative degree of the property defined by the adjective or adverb . |
Continue writing the next sentence in this paragraph:
We see the opening title screen. We see the ocean and an island in the water. we | see a person kitesurfing in the water. |
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:A "brazen" trio has robbed nearly two dozen Los Angeles area banks in the span of seven months and police, worried that the bandits' attempts may become violent, appealed last week to the public for help in catching them.
The suspects are still on the loose, Det. Joe Harris with the Los Angeles Police Department's Robbery-Homicide Division told NBC News Friday, a week after the department released security footage of the three men and asked the public to call in any information that might lead to their arrests.
The LAPD decided to release the videos because police have "had it" with the volume of heists connected with the group — 23 since November, Harris said.
"They're hitting all over the place," he said.
Typically, the thieves casually walk into their target bank and one hands a teller a note, according to the LAPD. "They demand money and claim to be armed while threatening violence if their demands are not met," said a statement from the department.
No one has been physically hurt to date by the robbers, who have been dubbed the "Cold Hand Bandits" because one of the suspects wore winter gloves during one of the first robberies, said Laura Eimiller with the Los Angeles FBI office. But authorities worry that the violent threats on the notes might become reality if the robbers don't get what they want.
LAPD's robbery homicide division seeks the public's help in identifying bank robbery suspect. LAPD
The FBI is working with the LAPD, along with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Alhambra Police Department, Pasadena Police Department and Long Beach Police Department to identify and catch the three suspects, who are considered "armed and dangerous," according to the LAPD.
"It is scary," said the manager of a bank that the "Cold Hand Bandits" have robbed twice.
The manager, who didn't want to be identified for security reasons, told NBC News she will be on edge until the robbers are caught, but the chance of robberies is always a fear. "Working with cash, that’s the worry that we have every day," she said.
The most recent robbery took place in late April and was a repeat performance at a bank in the city of Artesia that the suspects had robbed ten days earlier, according to security footage released by the LAPD that showed portions of five different robberies.
Footage from April 18 shows a single robber handing a teller a note and then exiting with a wad of cash she hands him.
In footage from April 28, one of the suspects wanders the lobby of the bank, brandishing what appears to be a gun, while another suspect jumps over the counter. At least two tellers drop to the floor as the robber behind the counter opens drawers, using his shirt in an apparent bid to avoid leaving behind fingerprints.
One teller gets up to open a drawer that requires a key, and the robber fills a bag with what appears to be cash before he and the man with the gun run out of the bank.
"This isn’t amateur hour," Det. Charles Geiger of the LAPD’s Robbery-Homicide Division told NBC Los Angeles. "The next level is people get tied up, maybe somebody gets hurt.” ||||| Published on May 20, 2016
Los Angeles: The Los Angeles Police Department Robbery Homicide Division is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying three suspects who have been involved in 24 bank robberies.
Los Angeles Police Department Robbery Homicide Division detectives have partnered with investigators from the Federal Bureau of Investigations, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Alhambra Police Department, Pasadena Police Department and Long Beach Police Department to identify suspects involved in a series of bank robberies which began in November 2015. The most recent robbery occurred in April 2016. The suspects enter the location and pass the teller a note. They demand money and claim to be armed while threatening violence if their demands are not met. In recent robberies, the suspects have become increasingly brazen and have jumped over the teller’s counter. Law enforcement is greatly concerned that the level of aggression the suspects are displaying is increasing as the bank robberies continue.
The suspects are described as male Blacks, approximately 25 to 30 years of age. Two of the suspects are between 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 9 inches tall and weigh 170 to 190 pounds. The third suspect is between 5 feet 6 inches and 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 140 to 160 pounds. All the suspects should be considered armed and dangerous.
Anyone with information is urged to call Robbery Homicide Division Detective Koman or Detective Geiger at (213) 486-6890. After hours, please call 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (1-877-527-3247). Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477). Tipsters may also contact Crime Stoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S) on most keypads with a cell phone. All text messages should begin with the letters "LAPD." Tipsters may also go to www.lapdonline.org, and click on "Anonymous Web Tips." ||||| (credit: CBS)
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A team of robbers has hit nearly two dozen banks in the Los Angeles area since November, and police need help to catch them.
Alhambra police are working with the LAPD, Los Angeles County sheriff’s department and the FBI to capture a trio of bank robbers they have dubbed the “Cold Hands Bandits” for their habit of walking in with one hand in their pockets.
“In recent robberies, the suspects have become increasingly brazen and have jumped over the teller’s counter,” police said in a statement. “Law enforcement is greatly concerned that the level of aggression the suspects are displaying is increasing as the bank robberies continue.”
The trio has robbed 23 banks since November.
The robbers were all described as black men between 25 and 30 years old. Two of them are between 5-foot7 and 5-foot-9 and 170 to 190 pounds. The third suspect is between 5-foot-6 and 5-foot-7 and 140 to 160 pounds. They are all considered to be armed and dangerous.
Anyone with information can call the LAPD’s Robbery-Homicide Division at (213) 486-6890.
(©2016 CBS Local Media, a division of CBS Radio Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Wire services contributed to this report.) |||||
Solution: | Police are hoping to find three men they say are responsible for robbing 23 Los Angeles-area banks since November before things turn violent, NBC News reports. According to CBS Los Angeles, the men have been dubbed the Cold Hand Bandits because they always walk into a bank with one hand in their pocket. They typically hand a teller a note stating they're armed and threatening violence, police say. One manager, whose bank has been robbed twice, says it's "scary." Police say the Cold Hands Bandits last struck April 28. Police say they've "had it," deciding Friday to release video of the suspects in hopes the public can identify them. “In recent robberies, the suspects have become increasingly brazen and have jumped over the teller’s counter,” CBS quotes a statement from police as saying. “The next level is people get tied up, maybe somebody gets hurt,” LAPD Det. Charles Geiger tells NBC Los Angeles. |
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
I do not believe, though, that my colleague's amendment has a chance in the world of passing since at committee, on at least one occasion, members of the government made remarks that they certainly were not foolish enough to entertain or to pass any amendments put forth by the opposition.
Options: I. Yes. II. It's impossible to say. III. No.
Hypothesis: The members of the government made no remarks that there certainly were not foolish enough to pass any amendments
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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.
Image copyright PA Image caption Mr Trump's interview comes as protesters - both anti and pro-Trump - prepare to march on Friday
Theresa May and Donald Trump are holding talks at her country retreat Chequers, following his controversial comments on the PM's Brexit plan.
In an interview with the Sun, Mr Trump said the PM's plan would "probably kill" any trade deal with the US.
But on Friday, he said he and Mrs May had "probably never developed a better relationship" than during this trip - his first to the UK as president.
Meanwhile, a giant blimp of Mr Trump as a baby is floating in central London.
It is part of a demonstration in Parliament Square, one of many due to take place across the UK on Friday.
In his interview with the Sun, Mr Trump also said that former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson - who disagrees with the PM on Brexit and resigned this week - would make a "great prime minister", adding "I think he's got what it takes".
He also renewed his criticism of London Mayor Sadiq Khan over last year's terror attacks in London, saying he had done "a terrible job".
Downing Street has not yet reacted to Mr Trump's remarks, but Chancellor Philip Hammond said the talks will be "very positive".
Theresa May has been making the case for a US free trade deal, and says Brexit is an "unprecedented opportunity" to create jobs in the UK and US.
The US president and his wife, Melania, were given a red carpet reception at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire on Thursday evening.
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Mays greet Trumps for UK black-tie dinner
They were at a black-tie dinner with Mrs May as news broke of his interview with the newspaper, which said it was conducted while he was in Brussels.
After it was published, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said the president "likes and respects Prime Minister May very much", adding that he had "never said anything bad about her".
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Protesters near Blenheim Palace making their feelings known on Thursday
Mr Trump - who has been a long-time supporter of Brexit - told The Sun that the UK's blueprint for its post-Brexit relations with the EU was "a much different deal than the people voted on".
He said the Brexit proposals Mrs May and her cabinet thrashed out at the PM's country house Chequers last week "would probably end a major trade relationship with the United States."
"We have enough difficulty with the European Union," he said, saying the EU has "not treated the United States fairly on trading".
'I told May how to do it'
He also said Mrs May had not listened to his advice on how to do a Brexit deal, saying: "I would have done it much differently.
"I actually told Theresa May how to do it but she didn't agree, she didn't listen to me. She wanted to go a different route," he said.
Tom Newton Dunn, the Sun journalist who interviewed Mr Trump, said the US president seemed "sensitive" and knew about the "Trump baby" inflatable.
"He's really quite stung by the criticism he's been getting," said Mr Newton Dunn. "He knew all about the baby blimp. I think it hurt him."
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption The Sun journalist who interviewed Donald Trump says the president "really cares" what people in Britain think of him.
The BBC's political editor, Laura Kuenssberg, said Mr Trump's interview had "driven a bulldozer" through Mrs May's claim that the UK would be able to get decent trade deals with the wider world, while sticking to the EU rules.
But Foreign Office minister Sir Alan Duncan said things had "moved on" since Mr Trump's interview - which was carried out before he arrived in the UK - and the mood at Thursday night's dinner was "fantastically positive and did focus a lot on trade".
The government does not see Mr Trump's behaviour as "rude", said Sir Alan, adding: "Donald Trump is a controversialist. That's his style."
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan defended his decision to allow the giant Trump baby inflatable to fly over London, saying: "The idea that we limit the right to protest because it might cause offence to a foreign leader is a slippery slope."
And, responding to Mr Trump's criticism of his response to terrorism, Mr Khan said it was "interesting" that he "is not criticising the mayors of other cities" which have also experienced terror attacks.
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London: "It's not for me to be the censor"
Meanwhile, Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry said the PM "should be standing up to [Mr Trump]" after he "slagged her off", instead of holding his hand.
Image copyright EPA Image caption Mr Trump briefly held Mrs May's hand as they went up the stairs
Mr Trump's comments came on the same day the UK government published its proposal for its long-term relationship with the EU.
The plan is aimed at ensuring trade co-operation, with no hard border for Northern Ireland, and global trade deals for the UK. Mrs May said the plan "absolutely delivers on the Brexit we voted for".
But after ministers reached an agreement on the plan at Chequers a week ago, leading Brexiteers Boris Johnson and David Davis resigned from the cabinet.
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Some of Mr Trump's supporters and protesters have been explaining their motivation
Mrs May and Mr Trump are watching a joint counter-terrorism exercise by British and US special forces at a military base.
The pair will then travel to Chequers - the PM's country residence in Buckinghamshire - for talks also being attended by Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt.
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Seven things President Trump could learn from the Queen
Extra security is in place to police protests planned for the second day of Mr Trump's visit.
The president and first lady will travel to Windsor on Friday afternoon to meet the Queen, before flying to Scotland to spend the weekend at Mr Trump's Turnberry golf resort. This part of the visit is being considered private. ||||| A helicopter leaves the grounds of the US ambassador residence in Regent's Park, London, while demonstrators protest against the visit of US President Donald Trump Thursday July 12, 2018. (Gareth Fuller/PA... (Associated Press)
A helicopter leaves the grounds of the US ambassador residence in Regent's Park, London, while demonstrators protest against the visit of US President Donald Trump Thursday July 12, 2018. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP) (Associated Press)
LONDON (AP) — The Latest on protests in Britain against U.S. President Donald Trump's visit (all times local):
11:20 a.m.
Hundreds of people in London have crowded under a balloon depicting Donald Trump as a screaming baby as protests across the U.K. accompanying the U.S. president's arrival got underway.
Some 16 balloon minders in yellow vests identifying themselves as "babysitters" minded lead lines to the 6-meter (20-foot) inflatable as the curious gawked and took pictures.
Dominique Blum, 31, and Mia Parker, 50, from Pensacola Florida, were overjoyed with the spectacle.
Parker says she hopes the protest will encourage more people to get creative and organized in protesting Trump's policies. She says "it's brilliant. I just want to party with these people forever."
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9:30 a.m.
Demonstrators plan to mock U.S. President Donald Trump with a giant balloon depicting him as a screaming orange baby as tens of thousands march through the streets of London to protest the American leader's visit to the U.K.
The diaper-clad balloon infant, with a quiff of hair and a mobile phone for tweeting, is to soar Friday over the Houses of Parliament in London. It's the centerpiece of demonstrations across the country protesting Trump's policies on issues ranging from immigration and race relations to women and climate change.
Kevin Smith, one of the 16 people behind the balloon, says "this is what people need to be doing — to come together in their communities to organize and work out how to stand against right wing populism and xenophobia that we're seeing not just in the U.S. but in Europe."
Protest organizers say they plan to stage demonstrations in some 50 cities around the U.K.
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9 a.m.
President Donald Trump's visit to Britain is one of the biggest operations for police in recent years, requiring similar resources to the 2014 NATO summit in Wales.
Protests are planned Friday in some 50 U.K. cities. In London, a screaming orange baby balloon will be featured in the anti-Trump protest.
The 20-foot (6-meter) tall balloon's creators, who call themselves babysitters, admit they borrowed the idea from comedian Jon Stewart, who in 2016 called Trump a "man-baby." A crowd-funding campaign raised 20,000 pounds ($26,400) to make it a reality.
Matthew Bonner, one of the organizers, says "depicting Trump as a baby is a great way of targeting his fragile ego, and mocking him is our main motivation."
He says Trump "doesn't seem to be affected by the moral outrage that comes from his behavior and his policies. You can't reason with him but you can ridicule him." ||||| Sadiq Khan has hit back at “preposterous” claims by Donald Trump after the US president criticised the London mayor for doing a “a bad job” on terrorism and crime in the capital.
In an interview in the Sun, Trump lashed out at Khan, who has allowed a Trump protest balloon to float above Westminster during his visit.
The US president reignited his feud with Khan, who criticised the US president as “ill-informed” over a tweet following the London Bridge attack in June 2017.
Trump protests: baby blimp takes off as Foreign Office hits back over trade threat – live updates Read more
“I think allowing millions and millions of people to come into Europe is very, very sad ... You have a mayor who has done a terrible job in London,” Trump said.
“He has done a terrible job. Take a look at the terrorism that is taking place. Look at what is going on in London. I think he has done a very bad job on terrorism.
“I think he has done a bad job on crime, if you look, all of the horrible things going on there, with all of the crime that is being brought in.”
Khan responded on Friday morning, saying terrorism was a global problem, with people dying all over Europe. “What is interesting is Trump is not criticising mayors of those cities, but he is criticising me,” he said in an interview on the BBC’s Today programme.
Trump’s comments blaming immigration for crime in England were “preposterous”, he added.
“There has been an increase in violent crime across England and Wales … it’s gone up by more than 20% … and by 4% in London ... We must deal with the causes, but also enforcement and where we have lost £7m in our budget in London I have invested £4m ... [but] the idea to blame immigration from Africa is preposterous, and we should call him out when does,” Khan said.
Play Video 0:46 The moment Trump baby blimp lifts off - video
Trump’s verbal attack on Khan came after the London mayor refused to block a plan to fly a giant inflatable “Trump baby” near parliament to coincide with the president’s visit to the UK. The 20ft-high blimp depicts the US leader as an angry infant wearing a nappy and clutching a mobile phone.
Khan defended the decision, saying to have blocked the inflatable would have been to inhibit freedom of speech.
“The UK, like the USA, has a long and rich history of rights and the freedom to protest and freedom of speech. The US ambassador himself commented that one thing [the] USA and the UK have in common is freedom of speech, and the idea of restricting that and [the] right to assemble because someone is offended by something is [a] slippery slope,” he said.
“When determining these things [it should be about] ... whether it is safe and peaceful. As a politician I should not be the arbiter of what is good or bad taste.”
Khan said there would be far-right and pro-Trump demonstrations taking place on Saturday. “I disagree with their views as well, but letting them protest should not mean endorsing their views ... I am not banning the pro-Trump demo either,” he added. |||||
A: | London has seen countless strange sights over the centuries—but a blimp depicting President Trump as an angry orange baby rising outside the Houses of Parliament is a new one. The blimp—part of protests against Trump's visit that are planned in dozens of British cities—went up Friday morning, held with lead lines by 16 people calling themselves "babysitters," the AP reports. Tens of thousands of people are expected to march in London against Trump amid the UK's biggest police mobilization since riots in 2011. But the president will be elsewhere: His plans for the day include meetings with Prime Minister Theresa May at Chequers, her country retreat, and tea with Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle. Trump's meeting with May is likely to be an awkward one: In an interview published late Thursday, he accused of her wrecking Brexit and praised leadership rival Boris Johnson. Tom Newton Dunn, the journalist who interviewed him, says Trump is "really quite stung by the criticism he's been getting," the BBC reports. "He knew all about the baby blimp. I think it hurt him," Newton Dunn says. London Mayor Sadiq Khan has hit back against claims Trump made in the interview, the Guardian reports. Khan slammed Trump's "preposterous" claims blaming immigration for crime. The mayor, accused by Trump of doing a "bad job," said he had authorized the blimp because he didn't want to restrict freedom of speech. |
Choose from options: Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below:
Alan is a chairman
Federal Reserve Chairman, Alan Greenspan, warned Friday that recent gains in U.S. home prices, stock values and other forms of wealth may be temporary and could easily erode if long-term interest rates rise.
Available choices: (a). Yes. (b). It's impossible to say. (c). No. | (a). |
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: VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A man accused of robbing the TowneBank on Constitution Drive Monday afternoon posted videos of the robbery on social media, as well as a picture of the note he handed a teller.
Police say 23-year-old Dominyk Antonio Alfonseca walked into the bank and handed the teller a note, asking for $150,000, “please.”
“I decided to go to the bank … She gave me money, and I left,” Alfonseca told WAVY.com during a jailhouse interview Wednesday.
But before he left the bank, Alfonseca did something surprising — he recorded the incident on his cell phone and put two videos and a picture of the note online. The videos show the teller pulling out stacks of cash and placing the money in a bag.
“I posted the video on my Instagram,” Alfonseca said from jail. “I videotaped it. If it was a robbery, I don’t think I would videotape it, post the picture of the letter and do that all to come to jail.”
Alfonseca was picked up by officers 20 minutes after he left the bank. Police say he was found with a gym bag full of money, but Alfonseca claims what he did wasn’t a crime.
“A robbery is going in and demanding something and taking the money,” he said. “I didn’t do that.”
Alfonseca said he moved back to the area two weeks ago, from California. He said he is rapper. 10 On Your Side asked him if he robbed the bank to get attention.
“Maybe my Instagram is under exposure,” he said. “A lot of exposure. There are a lot of things on my Instagram that have nothing to do with what happened.”
Alfonseca does believe he will be found innocent in court.
“Police told me, ‘we are just doing our job,’ and I don’t think they even believe there was a crime,” Alfonseca said.
He will make his next court appearance June 12 for a preliminary hearing. ||||| Please enable Javascript to watch this video
Virginia Beach, Va. - A Virginia Beach man was arrested within an hour after he allegedly robbed the Townebank at 297 Constitution Drive Monday afternoon. And in the 20 minutes it took for police to find him, he was able to post some incriminating evidence to his Instagram account.
Dominyk Antonio Alfonseca, 23, walked into the bank approximately 1:40 p.m. and handed the teller a note demanding money, according to police.
He then ran south toward Main Street. About 20 minutes later, at approximately 2:02 p.m., officers in the area of Kellam Road and Columbus Street located Alfonseca and took him into custody.
Two videos of the bank robbery and one picture of the note Alfonseca allegedly used were uploaded to his Instagram account before he was arrested.
NewsChannel 3 spoke to Alfonseca about the incident. He wanted to give shout outs to Michelle Obama, Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga.
He says he did not rob the bank, he just “asked for the money.”
“I don’t know how I’m a robber because I asked for it. She could have said no, and I could have left," he says.
He says he posted it on Instagram to protect himself from police who may have said he was armed. He also wanted to show his social media followers what he was doing.
“I handed the letter to the woman. I recorded her as it was happening, you know," says Alfonseca.
There were no injuries reported.
Alfonseca is scheduled to be in court for a preliminary hearing on June 12th. ||||| Editor's note, May 16: The videos and photo appear to have been deleted from the Instagram account.
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VIRGINIA BEACH
Dominyk Antonio Alfonseca said yes, he did post a photo of the note he handed to a bank teller on Instagram.
And yes, he did post a video to his account on the photo app of the bank teller reading the note, and another of her stuffing stacks of money into a bag.
But he said that doesn't make what he did a bank robbery.
Police disagree. They arrested and charged Alfonseca, 23, of Norfolk, with robbing the TowneBank in Town Center 22 minutes after it happened.
From the city jail Wednesday, Alfonseca said he doesn't see it that way.
He said he didn't threaten anyone, and even his note wasn't threatening. It read, "I need 150,000 Bands Right NOW!! Please Police take 3 to 4 minites to get here, I would appriceate if you Ring the alarm a minute after I am gone... Make sure the money doesn't BLOW UP ON MY WAY OUT,-)"
He said he was polite, and he pointed out that he used "please" in the note. If he was trying to rob the bank, he said, he would have worn a mask.
"I'm basically asking permission for money" in the video, he said. "In my eyes, I did not commit a robbery, and I feel I'm being charged without reason."
Officer James Cason Jr., a police spokesman, declined to discuss Alfonseca's Instagram account and videos, citing the ongoing investigation.
When asked why he went to the bank, Alfonseca said he has reasons he'd rather not share. He talked about wanting people to see his online postings and wanting to speak directly with higher authorities, "like the president."
Alfonseca said he, too, has been the victim of theft, that businesses and artists have stolen ideas from his Instagram account. He said it's like there's a chip in his brain that tells people what he thinks before he says it.
He said he hopes he gets justice for those thefts, as well.
Elisabeth Hulette, 757-222-5097, [email protected] |||||
Student: | "I decided to go to the bank. She gave me money, and I left," Dominyk Antonio Alfonseca tells WAVY from his perch in jail. “I videotaped it. If it was a robbery, I don’t think I would videotape it, post the picture of the letter and do that all to come to jail.” Where police in Virginia Beach and Alfonseca agree: The 23-year-old walked into a bank Monday afternoon and handed the teller a note that read, "I need 150,000 Bonds Right NOW!! Please Police take 3 to 4 minites to get here, I would appriceate if you Ring the alarm a minute after I am gone... Make sure the money doesn't BLOW UP ON MY WAY OUT,-)" He then walked out $150,000 richer. Alfonseca next helpfully posted two videos of the exchange to Instagram, as well as a photo of his note. Where police and Alfonseca diverge in their characterization of events: Alfonseca tells the Virginian-Pilot that he made a simple request and was "basically asking permission for money"; "She could have said no, and I could have left," he tells WTVR, which notes that the ever-so-chatty Alfonseca "wanted to give shout-outs to Michelle Obama, Justin Bieber, and Lady Gaga." And while he did, in fact, say "please" and use a little winky emoticon, police who arrested him 22 minutes later seem to think a crime was involved and charged him with robbery. It's not the first time Alfonseca has contemplated the not-terribly-fine line between theft and non-theft: In another post he muses, "Should I Pay For My Items in Cash Routine Or Should I Just Take What Ever I Want?" (Want more criminal masterminds? Go here.) |
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 done to secure the line of succession?, Context: In 1374 King Louis of Hungary approved the Privilege of Koszyce (Polish: "przywilej koszycki" or "ugoda koszycka") in Košice in order to guarantee the Polish throne for his daughter Jadwiga. He broadened the definition of who was a member of the nobility and exempted the entire class from all but one tax (łanowy, which was limited to 2 grosze from łan (an old measure of land size)). In addition, the King's right to raise taxes was abolished; no new taxes could be raised without the agreement of the nobility. Henceforth, also, district offices (Polish: "urzędy ziemskie") were reserved exclusively for local nobility, as the Privilege of Koszyce forbade the king to grant official posts and major Polish castles to foreign knights. Finally, this privilege obliged the King to pay indemnities to nobles injured or taken captive during a war outside Polish borders.
A: | In 1374 King Louis of Hungary approved the Privilege of Koszyce (Polish: "przywilej koszycki" or "ugoda koszycka") in Košice in order to guarantee the Polish throne for his daughter Jadwiga |
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In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
question:
Who, between Mary and Aquinas, was NOT Doctor Angelicus in 1567?, Context: Popular opinion remained firmly behind the celebration of Mary's conception. In 1439, the Council of Basel, which is not reckoned an ecumenical council, stated that belief in the immaculate conception of Mary is in accord with the Catholic faith. By the end of the 15th century the belief was widely professed and taught in many theological faculties, but such was the influence of the Dominicans, and the weight of the arguments of Thomas Aquinas (who had been canonised in 1323 and declared "Doctor Angelicus" of the Church in 1567) that the Council of Trent (1545–63)—which might have been expected to affirm the doctrine—instead declined to take a position.
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Mary
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What gave these hunters their food supply?, Context: Evidence suggests big-game hunter gatherers crossed the Bering Strait from Asia (Eurasia) into North America over a land bridge (Beringia), that existed between 47,000–14,000 years ago. Around 18,500-15,500 years ago, these hunter-gatherers are believed to have followed herds of now-extinct Pleistocene megafauna along ice-free corridors that stretched between the Laurentide and Cordilleran ice sheets. Another route proposed is that, either on foot or using primitive boats, they migrated down the Pacific coast to South America.
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big-game
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What festive music contributed?, Context: Classical music has often incorporated elements or material from popular music of the composer's time. Examples include occasional music such as Brahms' use of student drinking songs in his Academic Festival Overture, genres exemplified by Kurt Weill's The Threepenny Opera, and the influence of jazz on early- and mid-20th-century composers including Maurice Ravel, exemplified by the movement entitled "Blues" in his sonata for violin and piano. Certain postmodern, minimalist and postminimalist classical composers acknowledge a debt to popular music.
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| student drinking songs
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In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
[EX Q]: For example , in " Koopa 's Tycoon Town , " players get stars by putting coins into hotels ( like " Monopoly " ) .
[EX A]: For example , " Koopa 's Tycoon Town " involves players investing coins into hotels ( as in " Monopoly " ) in order to earn stars , with each hotel only providing stars to the player with the highest current investment .
[EX Q]: She posted criticism of ISIL 's destruction of religious places in Mosul .
[EX A]: During the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 's occupation of Mosul , she posted comments on her Facebook account critical of ISIS ' destruction of religious shrines there .
[EX Q]: This Ai n't A Scene , It 's an Arms Race is a 2007 single by Fall Out Boy , from the album " Infinity on High " .
[EX A]: | " This Ai n't a Scene , It 's an Arms Race " is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy and the second single from their commercially successful third studio album " Infinity on High " ( 2007 ) .
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In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Q: Cultures have different?, Context: Translation has served as a school of writing for many authors. Translators, including monks who spread Buddhist texts in East Asia, and the early modern European translators of the Bible, in the course of their work have shaped the very languages into which they have translated. They have acted as bridges for conveying knowledge between cultures; and along with ideas, they have imported from the source languages, into their own languages, loanwords and calques of grammatical structures, idioms and vocabulary.
A: | languages |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then an example. Follow the example to solve a new instance of the task.
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
what is the first event mentioned?, Context: The Russian Revolution is the series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. Following the abdication of Nicholas II of Russia, the Russian Provisional Government was established. In October 1917, a red faction revolution occurred in which the Red Guard, armed groups of workers and deserting soldiers directed by the Bolshevik Party, seized control of Saint Petersburg (then known as Petrograd) and began an immediate armed takeover of cities and villages throughout the former Russian Empire.
Solution: Russian Revolution
Why? This is a good example, and the Russian Revolution is the first event mentioned.
New input: What is a change for the marketers?, Context: Some high-speed black-and-white films, such as Ilford Delta 3200 and Kodak T-MAX P3200, are marketed with film speeds in excess of their true ISO speed as determined using the ISO testing method. For example, the Ilford product is actually an ISO 1000 film, according to its data sheet. The manufacturers do not indicate that the 3200 number is an ISO rating on their packaging. Kodak and Fuji also marketed E6 films designed for pushing (hence the "P" prefix), such as Ektachrome P800/1600 and Fujichrome P1600, both with a base speed of ISO 400.
Solution: | Kodak and Fuji also marketed E6 films designed for pushing (hence the "P" prefix), such as Ektachrome P800/1600 and Fujichrome P1600, both with a base speed of ISO 400 |
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Input: Consider Input: It is common to mark the altitude with the letter h (as in height), often subscripted with the name of the side the altitude is drawn to.
Output: is altitude the same as height in a triangle?
Input: Consider Input: A Song of Ice and Fire is a series of epic fantasy novels by the American novelist and screenwriter George R.R. Martin. He began the first volume of the series, A Game of Thrones, in 1991, and it was published in 1996. Martin, who initially envisioned the series as a trilogy, has published five out of a planned seven volumes. The fifth and most recent volume of the series published in 2011, A Dance with Dragons, took Martin six years to write. He is still writing the sixth novel, The Winds of Winter.
Output: is the game of thrones book series over?
Input: Consider Input: On September 22, 2016, NBC renewed the series for a second season, set in various European and African countries, which premiered on January 1, 2018. A special preview aired on December 11, 2017. On July 16, 2018, the series was cancelled after two seasons.
| Output: is tv show better late than never coming back?
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Definition: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Input: Amazon is going on the offensive against fake reviews, filing a lawsuit against more than 1,000 people who allegedly asked for money to post about products.
The online marketplace is suing people who had been offering on Fiverr.com, a website that lets people do tasks for as little as $5, to write and post fake reviews. Amazon did not include the website in the complaint, choosing instead to go after the people writing the reviews. The lawsuit claims that a group of anonymous people — termed as "John Does" in the filing — have been offering to write five-star reviews for products in return for payment.
Amazon's review section is among its most important features, offering users the ability to comb through positive, negative and lukewarm feedback on the items. The company has been working on other ways to improve the quality of its reviews, recently revamping its system to give more weight to reviews of people who bought the product through Amazon.
This lawsuit follows a similar action filed in April against the owners of a group websites that offered to write Amazon reviews, including buyamazonreviews.com, bayreviews.net, and buyreviewsnow.com.
"While small in number, these reviews threaten to undermine the trust that customers, and the vast majority of sellers and manufacturers, place in Amazon, thereby tarnishing Amazon’s brand," Amazon claimed in that case.
Amazon provided examples of the posts offering fake reviews.
Image: Amazon
Amazon alleged that one reviewer manipulated the system in order to post "verified reviews," considered the most trusted on the platform,
"In at least one instance, the seller of a 'Verified Review'... was willing to receive an empty envelope, not the product itself, simply to create a shipping record in an attempt to deceive Amazon and its customers," Amazon claimed in its lawsuit. ||||| Payment Protection, Guaranteed Payment is released to the freelancer once you’re pleased and approve the work you get.
Know The Price Upfront Find any service within minutes and know exactly what you’ll pay. No hourly rates, just a fixed price. ||||| Online retailer files lawsuit in US against people whose names it says it does not know, claiming they offer reviews for sale
Amazon has started legal action against more than 1,000 unidentified people it claims provide fake reviews on the US version of its website.
The online retailer said in the lawsuit, filed in the US on Friday, that its brand reputation was being tarnished by “false, misleading and inauthentic” reviews.
Amazon claims the 1,114 defendants it is suing touted their false review service for as little as $5 (£3.25) on the website Fiverr, an online platform for buying and selling minor tasks.
Amazon said it had found many of the fake reviewers, all termed “John Does” as the company said it was unaware of their real names, had requested review wordings from sellers and had used multiple accounts and IP addresses – numeric codes that identify a device in a network – to avoid being caught.
The e-commerce company started its campaign against the alleged fake reviewers by hiring some of the Fiverr members, according to the court report.
Amazon accused of 'Big Brother' tactics over customer reviews Read more
The legal action said: “Amazon is bringing this action to protect its customers from this misconduct, by stopping defendants and uprooting the ecosystem in which they participate.”
Amazon said there had been misleading five-star reviews and comments about products, such as: “This has lit up my life” about a USB cable. A bogus comment said: “Definitely buying more … I was impressed with how bright the lights on the cable are,” while another reviewer gave a product top marks and added the comment: “Cool charger.”
Amazon is not suing Fiverr, a startup that raised $30m from investors last year, as the company says in its terms and conditions that advertising for services such as writing bogus reviews is banned.
Fiverr did not dispute Amazon’s allegations regarding its freelancers. “As Amazon noted, we have worked closely together to remove services that violate our terms of use, and respond promptly to any reports of inappropriate content,” the online task company said in a statement.
Fiverr was also aware that Amazon, which describes itself as “Earth’s most customer-centric company”, forbids fictional or paid-for reviews.
Although Amazon has tried to remove the adverts for reviewers on the website, it said that doing this does not address the root cause of the issue or provide a deterrent to others.
The latest legal action comes after Amazon sued a number of websites in April for selling fake reviews.
In that complaint, filed to a Seattle court, Amazon said: “A very small minority of sellers and manufacturers attempts to gain unfair competitive advantages by creating false, misleading, and inauthentic customer reviews for their products on Amazon.com.”
It added: “While small in number, these reviews threaten to undermine the trust that customers, and the vast majority of sellers and manufacturers, place in Amazon, thereby tarnishing Amazon’s brand.”
The online retailer is also using algorithmic filtering to tackle the issue of fake product reviews and inflated star ratings, it was revealed earlier this year. According to Amazon, the artificial intelligence will bring more accurate reviews to the top, using them to create a star rating.
Previously, star ratings were simply an average of all reviews, which allowed fake reviews to heavily influence the first-glance rating, even if verified purchasers had slated the product.
In Britain, online reviews have also been “distorted” by the growth of a “clandestine” market of bogus reviews, reported the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the body responsible for market studies in the UK.
In its report earlier this year, the CMA said reviews formed an important part of consumers’ decision-making, with 54% of UK adults reading online reviews. It added that £23bn a year of UK consumer spending is potentially influenced by online reviews, across the six broad sectors analysed.
Although several sites that publish reviews told the CMA they suspected 1%-2% of all reviews being fake, the exact scale of the issue of bogus reviews in the UK, according to the CMA, is unknown.
“Given the clandestine nature of the fake reviews, it would almost impossible to arrive at a credible figure,” its report said.
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Last week scammers were found to be writing bogus reviews for a low quality ebook called Everything Bonsai!, which was written over a single weekend and littered with errors, as part of a Sunday Times investigation.
The newspaper journalists paid the fake reviewers a total of £56 to give the book a five-star rating, and take advantage of Amazon’s ebook deals to earn it a place at the top of the gardening and horticulture category of Amazon UK’s Kindle chart.
The newspaper subsequently went on to find that identities of those leaving the “reviews” had been stolen, including those of British teenage girls from Facebook. Amazon has since closed the accounts of ebook reviewers who were found to be posting fake reviews in exchange for cash.
Amazon UK told the Guardian: “Our goal is to make reviews as useful as possible for customers. We use a number of mechanisms to detect and remove the small fraction of reviews that violate our guidelines, and we terminate accounts,” and confirmed: “We’ve recently filed lawsuits against a number of individuals and businesses who were abusing the system.” ||||| Advertisement
Amazon has filed its second lawsuit this year, this time against over a thousand people for offering to create phony reviews of products listed on the company's e-commerce platform. Offers for fake reviews were at $5 each, and the profiles belonged to users of Fiverr.com.
Amazon engaged in an operation to crack down the phony reviewers by hiring some of the Fiverr members mentioned in the lawsuit, a report said.
The lawsuit targets neither the merchants nor Fiverr, because Fiverr's Terms of Service bans its users from conducting services that violate a third party's Terms of Service.
Included in Amazon's lawsuit are several Fiverr members, including one who goes by the username bess98.
"I will do, Amazon, Reviews, Amazon, Reviews, for $5," read the profile banner.
bess98's services, as per profile, consisted of the following:
"1. I will post awesome review on your amazon product, kindle ebook, ebook etc...
2. more than 30+ different account and ip
3. manual amazon reviews,
4. 100% satisfaction guaranty
5. 24/7 support
6. money back guaranty
7. For kindle review you have to provide me the review text.
8. Quick Responsiveness.
9. For verified purchases and kindle review , please send your own write text
10. Please send gift card/ coupon code for verified purchases
11. Verified Reviews: If you would like a verified amazon review, please provide me with a promo code or gift card so I can purchase the product for free."
Fiverr is a global online marketplace that provides a platform for people to sell their services, beginning at $5 per job, hence the name. Most of the services include audio transcription, photo conversion and video editing.
Amazon claims that the reviewers often arranged to have boxes shipped to their residences so as to appear that they had ordered the product. The boxes, however, would be empty.
"Amazon is bringing this action to protect its customers from this misconduct, by stopping defendants and uprooting the ecosystem in which they participate. Although Amazon has successfully requested removal of similar listings from Fiverr in the past, the removal of individual listings does not address the root cause of the issue or serve as a sufficient deterrent to the bad actors engaged in creating and purchasing fraudulent product reviews," stated Amazon in its court filing.
Similarly, in April 2015, Amazon filed a lawsuit against alleged operators of websites that offered Amazon merchants the ability to purchase fake 4- and 5-star customer reviews.
TAG Amazon, Complaint, lawsuit
© 2016 Tech Times, All rights reserved. Do not reproduce without permission. ||||| Amazon.com Inc. filed a lawsuit against more than 1,000 unidentified people selling fake reviews on its Web store, attempting to stamp out efforts by merchants and manufacturers seeking to boost the appeal of their products.
The largest online retailer said it sued freelancers offering to write fictional reviews on Fiverr.com, an online marketplace where people can be hired for minor tasks at prices starting at $5. The lawsuit was filed in state court in Seattle, Amazon said.
Amazon’s steps follow an earlier action taken in April, when Amazon sued several websites that sold fake customer reviews. Amazon gives anyone, whether they are customers or not, the ability to review products sold on its online store. Fake reviews -- positive or negative -- undermines Amazon’s goal of making sure that customers have the information they need to shop on the store, the company said.
"While small in number, these reviews can significantly undermine the trust that consumers and the vast majority of sellers and manufacturers place in Amazon, which in turn tarnishes Amazon’s brand," Amazon said in its complaint.
The defendants are identified as John Does 1 to 1,114 in the lawsuit. Amazon said it conducted an extensive investigation, which included communicating with people on Fiverr and purchasing fake customer reviews from those who promised five-star ratings and offered to let the purchaser write the review themselves.
Amazon said the lawsuit isn’t targeted at Fiverr, which isn’t a defendant in the complaint. While Fiverr has a take-down process in place, it doesn’t solve the root cause, Amazon said.
"We continue to use a number of mechanisms to detect and remove the small fraction of reviews that violate our guidelines," said Julie Law, a spokeswoman for Amazon. "We are currently taking legal action against a number of individuals including many that are referred to here."
Fiverr said it’s working with Amazon to resolve the issue.
"We have worked closely together to remove services that violate our terms of use, and respond promptly to any reports of inappropriate content," said Channing Barringer, a spokesman for Fiverr. "We facilitate close to a million transactions a month, across more than 100 categories of services, such as graphic design, copywriting, voiceover, multimedia editing and coding. These services are being consumed by businesses who depend on them to thrive." |||||
Output: | "I will post awesome review on your Amazon product, Kindle book, ebook, etc..." If you posted that ad, watch out—Amazon is suing you and more than 1,000 others for allegedly offering to provide fake reviews on the retailer's website, Mashable reports. The company's lawsuit claims that 1,114 unidentified defendants offered fake-review services on the website Fiverr for $5 and up, notes Tech Times. "While small in number, these reviews threaten to undermine the trust that customers, and the vast majority of sellers and manufacturers, place in Amazon, thereby tarnishing Amazon’s brand," states the suit, which was filed in Seattle on Friday, the Guardian reports. Amazon says that during an extensive investigation it even hired such fakers, who promised five-star reviews and even offered to let those purchasing their services write the review, Bloomberg reports. The rogue writers also had empty boxes sent to their homes to appear more legit, according to the suit. But Amazon isn't suing Fiverr—a site that allows people to sell many kinds of services—because Fiverr's terms and conditions explicitly forbid the writing of fake reviews. Amazon says it previously had such ads pulled from Fiverr, but "the removal of individual listings does not address the root cause of the issue or serve as a sufficient deterrent," the suit says. (Amazon also is firing back at the New York Times over a story critical of its workplace environment.) |
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".
Let me give you an 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
The answer to this example can be: No
Here is 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".
OK. solve this:
Density is also an important physical property of matter. The concept of density combines what we know about an objects mass and volume. Density reflects how closely packed the particles of matter are. When particles are packed together more tightly, matter is more dense. Differences in density of matter explain many phenomena. It explains why helium balloons rise. It explains why currents such as the Gulf Stream flow through the oceans. It explains why some things float in or sink. You can see this in action by pouring vegetable oil into water. You can see a colorful demonstration in this video. <sep>Why is density important?<sep>It explains many phenomena
Answer: | Yes |
Multi-select problem: How does the next paragraph end?
A woman walks in the sidewalk holding a box with a white sign to polish shoes. Then, the woman climbs the steps of a house, and a person gives her a bundle with shoes. after
Pick your answer from: a. , the woman puts shoes on her feet and polish the shoes.. b. , the woman cleans the shoes in the sunny weather and ice, then leaves and go back to street street.. c. , the woman sits on the steps and polish the shoes.. d. , the woman puts shoe polish on her shoes with a new white sign sign.. | c. |
Given the task definition, example input & output, solve the new input case.
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Example: 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
Output: No
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 case for you: Living things need non-living matter as well as energy. What do you think matter is used for? One thing is to build bodies. They also need it to carry out the processes of life. Any non-living matter that living things need is called a nutrient. Carbon and nitrogen are examples of nutrients. Unlike energy, matter is recycled in ecosystems. You can see how in Figure 3.11. Decomposers release nutrients when they break down dead organisms. The nutrients are taken up by plants through their roots. The nutrients pass to primary consumers when they eat the plants. The nutrients pass to higher level consumers when they eat lower level consumers. When living things die, the cycle repeats. <sep>What happens to nutrients when the decomposers use them to break down dead organisms?<sep>Disapear
Output: | No |
Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context?
Context:
Road Trip<br>Jordyn always wanted to go to California. She convinced her mother to take a trip. The two of them decided to make it a road trip. They packed their car with clothes and food. They hit the road and had a blast.
Hypothesis: Jordyn's mom died while giving birth to her. | No |
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: Sam Farragut is a sociopathic business executive in Southern California who forces a team of advertising agency employees to embark on a dangerous dirtbike trip to the Baja California desert in order to compete for his business . The men are Warren Summerfield , a suicidal middle-aged ad executive who has been fired from the agency ; the straightlaced Paul McIlvain who is inattentive to his wife , and brash art designer Maxon who feels suddenly trapped after his girlfriend announces she is pregnant . There are numerous long sequences of motorcycle riding on desert backroads . Summerfield has been having an affair with McIlvian's wife . He has not told his wife that he was fired and is simply serving out his tenure at the agency while looking for a new position . His wife is actually aware of the affair . Farragut convinces the ad men to make the motorcycle journey on the pretext of looking for a location to shoot a commercial . In reality , Farragut is reckless and looking to involve the men in spontaneous edgy adventure of his own manipulation . After they leave , McIlvain's wife suspects that Summerfield is planning to kill himself for the insurance money , but she can not convince Summerfield's wife to instigate a search . The four men travel deeper into Mexico on isolated dirt roads . At one point Summerfield contemplates plunging off a cliff . After being humiliated by a young American couple in a Baja bar , Farragut tracks them down on the beach while accompanied by Maxon . <sep>Under what pretext does a sociopathic company executive organize the motorcycle trip?<sep>Location for commercial shooting
A: | Yes |
In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Example input: The Inheritance Cycle is a series of fantasy books written by Christopher Paolini.
Example output: The Inheritance Cycle is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini.
Example explanation: The output sentence elaborates on the input sentence without changing its general meaning e.g. "tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels".
Q: A Digital Object Identifier ( or DOI ) is a permanent way to identify an online document .
A: | In computing , a digital object identifier ( DOI ) is a persistent identifier or handle used to identify objects uniquely , standardized by the International Organization for Standardization ( ISO ) . |
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: The French have always wanted to know what it means to be a Frenchman. Their history has been a constant quest for national identity: a conflict between strong regional loyalties and central authority. In about 2000 b.c. Celtic tribes — probably from eastern Europe — came looking for greener pastures in the areas that are now Franche-Comté, Alsace, and Burgundy. At the same time, migrants from the Mediterranean countries were trickling into the south. The first recorded settlement was the trading post set up by Phocaean Greeks from Asia Minor at Massalia (Marseilles) around 600 b.c. , followed by other ports at Hyères, Antibes, and Nice. But the Greeks developed few contacts with the interior beyond a little commerce in olives and wine with the Celts of Burgundy. When their position was threatened by Ligurian pirates at sea and warlike tribes from inland, the merchants of Marseilles called on Rome for help. From Gaul to France In 125 b.c. , the Romans came in force, conquered the "Gallic barbarians," and set up a fortress at Aquae Sextiae (Aix-en-Provence). They took advantage of this new stronghold to create Provincia (now Provence), stretching from the Alps to the Pyrénées, in order to guarantee communications between Italy and Spain. When this province was endangered by fresh attacks from the north, Julius Caesar himself took charge, conquering practically the whole of Gaul by 50 b.c. Caesar drew Gaul's northeastern frontier at the Rhine, taking in present-day Belgium, and warned that the Germanic tribes across the river — the Franks (after whom France is named), Alamans, and Saxons — would always threaten the security of the frontier. The Romanization of Gaul sent the most energetic warriors to defend the outposts of the empire while their families settled down to work the land or build towns such as Lyon, Orange, Arles, and Nîmes, and the first great highways between them. At the same time, merchants built up a thriving trade with the rest of the Roman Empire. The pattern for the peasantry and bourgeoisie of France was thus established. Christianity was introduced into Gaul in the first century a.d. <sep>When did the Romans set up a fortress at Aquae Sextiae (Aix-en-Provence)?<sep>125âb.c
Student: | Yes |
TASK DEFINITION: In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
PROBLEM: The Kingdom of France controlled the Louisiana territory from 1699 until it was ceded to Spain in 1762. In 1800, Napoleon, then the First Consul of the French Republic, hoping to re-establish an empire in North America, regained ownership of Louisiana. However, France's failure to put down the revolt in Saint-Domingue, coupled with the prospect of renewed warfare with the United Kingdom, prompted Napoleon to sell Louisiana to the United States. The Americans originally sought to purchase only the port city of New Orleans and its adjacent coastal lands, but quickly accepted the bargain. The Louisiana Purchase occurred during the term of the third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. Before the purchase was finalized, the decision faced Federalist Party opposition; they argued that it was unconstitutional to acquire any territory. Jefferson agreed that the U.S. Constitution did not contain explicit provisions for acquiring territory, but he asserted that his constitutional power to negotiate treaties was sufficient.
SOLUTION: what events led to the united states gaining the louisiana territory
PROBLEM: The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a military engagement fought primarily as part of the Battle of Arras, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France, during the First World War. The main combatants were the Canadian Corps, of four divisions, against three divisions of the German Sixth Army. The battle, which took place from 9 to 12 April 1917, was part of the opening phase of the British-led Battle of Arras, a diversionary attack for the French Nivelle Offensive.
SOLUTION: when did the battle of vimy ridge start
PROBLEM: The Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ; Hangul: 한반도 비무장 지대; Hanja: 韓 半島 非 武裝 地帶), informally known as the 38th Parallel, is a strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula. It is established by the provisions of the Korean Armistice Agreement to serve as a buffer zone between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the Republic of Korea (South Korea). The Demilitarized zone (DMZ) is a border barrier that divides the Korean Peninsula roughly in half. It was created by agreement between North Korea, China and the United Nations in 1953. The DMZ is 250 kilometres (160 miles) long, and about 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) wide.
SOLUTION: | where do north korea and south korea meet
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In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Q: “Sincere apologies to an American hero, Tammy Duckworth, and gratitude for her family's service,” Kirk wrote.
Sincere apologies to an American hero, Tammy Duckworth, and gratitude for her family's service. #ilsen — Mark Kirk (@MarkKirk) October 28, 2016
ADVERTISEMENT During a debate between the Senate candidates on Thursday, Kirk drew criticism for his reply to Duckworth’s remarks about her family history.
Answering a question on Middle East policy, Duckworth — an Iraq War veteran — detailed her family's military service going back to the American Revolution.
"I forgot that your parents came all the way from Thailand to serve George Washington," Kirk responded.
Duckworth's mother is an immigrant from Thailand, and her father is a World War II veteran.
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee called for Kirk to apologize immediately after the debate.
"Thankful for @TammyforIL's—and her family's—service to this country. It's really not that hard to grasp, @MarkKirk," Clinton wrote.
"The same Mark Kirk that unendorsed his party's presidential nominee and called him out in paid ads? Gotcha. Good luck," Conway wrote.
Kirk withdrew his endorsement of Trump for president in June after the billionaire's inflammatory comments about a federal judge’s Mexican heritage. Earlier this week, Kirk refused to say whom he will vote for on Nov. 8.
Kirk, considered one of the most vulnerable incumbent senators facing reelection, trails Duckworth by 7 points in the latest RealClearPolitics polling average.
Updated at 12:49 p.m. ||||| Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, answers questions during the first televised debate with Democratic U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, in what's considered a crucial race that could determine which party controls the Senate, Oct. 27, 2016, at the University of Illinois in Springfield, Ill.
Sen. Mark Kirk apologized to his opponent Rep. Tammy Duckworth Friday after making a racially charged comment about her parents during a debate.
Kirk tweeted the apology, writing "Sincere apologies to an American hero, Tammy Duckworth, and gratitude for her family's service. #ilsen."
His campaign also issued a statement about the comment that sparked backlash at Thursday's debate.
“Senator Kirk has consistently called Rep. Duckworth a war hero and honors her family’s service to this country,” Kirk spokeswoman Eleni Demertzis said in a statement. “But that’s not what this debate was about. Rep. Duckworth lied about her legal troubles, was unable to defend her failures at the VA and then falsely attacked Senator Kirk over his record on supporting gay rights.”
At Thursday’s debate, which was hosted at the University of Illinois Springfield’s Sangamon Auditorium, Kirk mocked Duckworth’s family history of military service after the congresswoman said her family has “served this nation in uniform going back to the Revolution.”
“I had forgotten your parents came all the way from Thailand to serve George Washington,” Kirk responded.
Duckworth, who lost both legs piloting a Black Hawk helicopter over Iraq in 2004, was born in Bangkok to a Thai mother of Chinese descent. Her father was a U.S. Army veteran.
Kirk’s comment was met with silence in the auditorium and thunderous condemnation on social media.
“That remark made by [Mark Kirk] about [Tammy Duckworth's] ancestry is about the lowest thing I’ve seen in a debate,” Capitol Fax’s Rich Miller said in a tweet.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's campaign manager Kellyanne Conway also took the opportunity to slam Kirk, who has disavowed Trump and taken out ads distancing himself from the divisive billionaire.
"The same Mark Kirk that unendorsed his party's presidential candidate and called him out in paid ads," Conway tweeted Thursday. "Gotcha. Good luck." |||||
A: | Sen. Mark Kirk has apologized for a comment he made Thursday during a debate with challenger Tammy Duckworth that was met with "thunderous condemnation" around the country, NBC Chicago reports. "I forgot that your parents came all the way from Thailand to serve George Washington," the Hill quotes the Illinois Republican as saying during the debate. The congresswoman's mother immigrated from Thailand, but her father—an American WWII veteran—traces his family's military service back to the Revolutionary War. Duckworth herself lost both legs while serving in Iraq. "Sincere apologies to an American hero, Tammy Duckworth, and gratitude for her family's service," Kirk tweeted Friday. His campaign also issued a statement: "Sen. Kirk has consistently called Rep. Duckworth a war hero and honors her family’s service to this country." |
In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
[EX Q]: The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States of America. It consists of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard. The President of the United States is the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Armed Forces and forms military policy with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), both federal executive departments, acting as the principal organs by which military policy is carried out. All five armed services are among the seven uniformed services of the United States.
[EX A]: how many branches of the armed forces are there
[EX Q]: South Dakota (/-dəˈkoʊtə / (listen)) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who compose a large portion of the population and historically dominated the territory. South Dakota is the 17th most expansive, but the 5th least populous and the 5th least densely populated of the 50 United States. As the southern part of the former Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889, simultaneously with North Dakota. Pierre is the state capital and Sioux Falls, with a population of about 174,000, is South Dakota's largest city.
[EX A]: where is south dakota located in the united states
[EX Q]: In chemistry, a group (also known as a family) is a column of elements in the periodic table of the chemical elements. There are 18 numbered groups in the periodic table, and the f-block columns (between groups 3 and 4) are not numbered. The elements in a group have similar physical or chemical characteristics of the outermost electron shells of their atoms (i.e., the same core charge), as most chemical properties are dominated by the orbital location of the outermost electron. There are three systems of group numbering. The modern numbering group 1 to group 18 is recommended by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). It replaces two older naming schemes that were mutually confusing. Also, groups may be identified by their topmost element or have a specific name. For example, group 16 is variously described as the oxygen group and chalcogens.
[EX A]: | what does the group number in the periodic table tell us
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In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Q: 777-year-old tree is a babe in Muir Woods
Photo: Michael Macor, The Chronicle Emily Burns, the Director of Science with, Save the Redwoods League...
The tallest redwood tree in Muir Woods — a giant that was assumed to have sprouted up to 1,500 years ago in the Middle Ages — is a measly 777 years old, a puerile sprig in the hallowed halls of old growth, an analysis of tree-ring data has revealed.
The study, by a Humboldt State University scientist, is the first definitive determination of the age of trees in Muir Woods. The findings by Allyson Carroll, a tree-ring specialist, mean that a 249-foot-tall coast redwood known by the lackluster name of Tree 76 sprouted seven centuries later than originally believed, at the beginning of the Medieval Inquisition in the early 13th century.
The new birth date is curiously apropos since the tree is in a place called Cathedral Grove, presumably acceptable under the Inquisition, which was characterized by an effort by the Catholic Church to suppress heresy. The date nevertheless means the oldest and biggest tree that researchers could find in the Bay Area’s most famous redwood forest is a babe in the woods compared with the giant old-growth trees farther north.
Photo: Michael Macor, The Chronicle A cross second taken from the "Vortex" tree which fell in June of...
“It’s one of the largest redwoods in Muir Woods, so it probably represents one of the oldest,” said Emily Burns, science director for San Francisco’s Save the Redwoods League, which is documenting the age, size, health and tree-ring history of California's last remaining old-growth redwood groves as part a statewide project known as the Redwoods and Climate Change Initiative.
Carroll, a biologist at Humboldt State and a consultant for the League, came up with 777 years by comparing the tree rings from Tree 76 to a database of core samples taken from redwoods across California, including from Samuel P. Taylor State Park.
Specific dates can be fleshed out by comparing the size and thickness of the tree rings, which are larger during wet years and smaller during dry years.
The samples were taken in Cathedral Grove in March 2014. Although that was one of dozens of redwood study plots in California, the research represented the first significant scientific study of the tree canopy at Muir Woods.
The plan over time is to identify tree-ring patterns, or markers, that are consistent throughout the coast redwood range and figure out how the trees react to climate change. As of now, the collective redwood tree-ring record in California can reliably be traced back to the year 328, revealing drought years and other major weather events, Carroll said. Scientists must have data from multiple trees in different locations to compare traits, which is why the reliable record goes back only 1,687 years. However, individual trees have been found that are older.
Photo: Michael Macor, The Chronicle A cluster of Redwoods at the Muir Woods National Monument, Calif....
Growth accelerating
Dendrochronology, as tree-ring science is called, was used to document a coast redwood in Redwood National and State Parks, near Crescent City, that is 2,520 years old. The oldest giant sequoia, a redwood species that grows in the Sierra, is 3,240 years old, according to the record.
Scientists have found that the growth trend of redwoods has accelerated over the past few decades, and they have pinpointed 1580 and 1739 as particularly parched years in California. The tree-ring record has also been used in cultural history projects. Carroll all but confirmed that a wood remnant at Trinidad Head, north of Arcata, was part of a cross erected by the Spanish in 1775. The redwood altar at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco came from the Humboldt area, but there wasn’t enough information to pinpoint the age of the tree it came from or the date it was cut, she reported.
Dendrochronologists are now trying to determine the age of the old adobe found at the historic Presidio Officers' Club by dating its redwood support beams. The adobe, hidden for years under a covering of wood planks and plaster, is believed to be the last remnant of the original Spanish fort El Presidio de San Francisco, established in 1776.
Until now, nobody had ever definitively calculated the age of the trees in Muir Woods, but scientists have suggested that the tallest trees were probably 1,200 to 1,500 years old. Besides Tree 76, Carroll calculated the ages of two fallen redwoods in Muir Woods, further bolstering the tree ring record in the grove.
Catastrophe centuries ago
The Vortex Tree, which fell in 2011, was 693 years old, according to her report published in April. The Solstice Tree, which fell in 2012, was 536 years old, she concluded.
Burns said the relative youth of the three trees means the grove itself is probably younger than was believed. She suggested a fire, flood or some other catastrophe might have struck the area many centuries ago, forcing the entire forest to regenerate itself from scratch.
“We know redwoods can get older than this, and some redwoods in the Bay Area were logged. But we don't see any evidence of logging,” she said. “That leads me to believe that there may have been some sort of disturbance.”
Peter Fimrite is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: [email protected]. Twitter: @pfimrite ||||| The finding, initially reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, is the first time the towering Muir Woods trees have been dated -- and the results were encouraging, said Emily Burns, science director with Save the Redwoods League, which is working with the university on a longterm study of climate change's effects on redwoods and giant sequoias -- the tallest and largest trees, respectively, on Earth. |||||
A: | You had us all fooled, Tree 76. Up til now, scientists believed that the tallest redwood in California's Muir Woods was about 1,500 years old, the Los Angeles Times notes. But the 249-foot-tall giant—or, as the San Francisco Chronicle now refers to it, "a puerile sprig in the hallowed halls of old growth"—likely came to be about 777 years ago. Allyson Carroll, a dendrochronologist (aka tree-ring expert) at Humboldt State University, discovered the discrepancy when she compared Tree 76's rings to those of its relatives around other parts of California. Carroll also pinpointed the ages of two fallen redwoods in the forest at 693 years old and a youthful 536, lending credence to the theory that Muir Woods is relatively young compared to the redwoods and sequoias further north: A coastal redwood cited by both the Times and the Chronicle is a mature 2,520 years old. So why is the famous forest so much younger than its cousins? Carroll notes that natural events like landslides or fires may have wiped out older trees somewhere down the timeline, per the Chronicle. (Climate change may be making the redwoods grow faster.) |
Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context?
Context:
These acoustic methods are now expected to be useful for the long-range remote sensing of schools of fish as well as for distant ocean bottom characterizations.
Hypothesis: These methods may be put into effect in the next twenty-five years. | It's impossible to say |
instruction:
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
question:
Although we think of Arabic languages as being Middle Eastern, what are they often referred to as in studies?, Context: A large percentage of experts on the modern Middle East began their training in university departments named for the Near East. Similarly the journals associated with these fields of expertise include the words Near East or Near Eastern. The meaning of Near East in these numerous establishments and publications is Middle East. Expertise on the modern Middle East is almost never mixed or confused with studies of the Ancient Near East, although often "Ancient Near East" is abbreviated to "Near East" without any implication of modern times. For example, "Near Eastern Languages" in the ancient sense includes such languages as Sumerian and Akkadian. In the modern sense, it is likely to mean any or all of the Arabic languages.
answer:
Near Eastern Languages
question:
Which of the following is not a port linked to Palermo: Genoa, Naples or marina?, Context: The port of Palermo, founded by the Phoenicians over 2,700 years ago, is, together with the port of Messina, the main port of Sicily. From here ferries link Palermo to Cagliari, Genoa, Livorno, Naples, Tunis and other cities and carry a total of almost 2 million passengers annually. It is also an important port for cruise ships. Traffic includes also almost 5 million tonnes of cargo and 80.000 TEU yearly. The port also has links to minor sicilian islands such as Ustica and the Aeolian Islands (via Cefalù in summer). Inside the Port of Palermo there is a section known as "tourist marina" for sailing yachts and catamarans.
answer:
marina
question:
What makes Antarctic meteorites more desirable than meteorites from other continents?, Context: Meteorites from Antarctica are an important area of study of material formed early in the solar system; most are thought to come from asteroids, but some may have originated on larger planets. The first meteorite was found in 1912, and named the Adelie Land meteorite. In 1969, a Japanese expedition discovered nine meteorites. Most of these meteorites have fallen onto the ice sheet in the last million years. Motion of the ice sheet tends to concentrate the meteorites at blocking locations such as mountain ranges, with wind erosion bringing them to the surface after centuries beneath accumulated snowfall. Compared with meteorites collected in more temperate regions on Earth, the Antarctic meteorites are well-preserved.
answer:
| Antarctic meteorites are well-preserved
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Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context (see options)?
Context:
Halperin v. Kissinger was a court case filed by Morton Halperin against National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger, who approved wiretapping Halperin's home and White House office, starting in 1969. Halperin dropped the case after Kissinger publicly apologized on November 13, 1992.
Hypothesis: A court case was filed before he apologized.
Options: A. Yes. B. It's impossible to say. C. No. | A. |
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? If you are still confused, see the following example:
This list contains the top 25 accounts with the most followers on the social photo-sharing platform Instagram. As of May 2018, the most followed user is Instagram's own account, with over 235 million followers. Selena Gomez is the most followed individual, with over 137 million followers. Ten accounts have exceeded 100 million followers on the site.
Solution: who has the maximum number of followers on instagram
Reason: The answer is talking about the Instagram accounts that have the most followers. The question asking about the maximum number of followers. So this is a good example.
Now, solve this instance: An example of concurrent validity is a comparison of the scores of the CLEP College Algebra exam with course grades in college algebra to determine the degree to which scores on the CLEP are related to performance in a college algebra class. An example of predictive validity is a comparison of scores on the SAT with first semester grade point average (GPA) in college; this assesses the degree to which SAT scores are predictive of college performance.
Student: | what is an example of criterion related validity |
Problem: Write the next sentence for:
How to put your legs over your head
Warm up before doing these stretches.
A brisk walk around the house or some jumping jacks can be useful. Or, do a short dance, run on the spot or jump rope..
Next sentence: Select a reasonably high item in your house that it is safe and okay to reach up to. This might be a shelf, a chair/couch back, a window ledge, etc.
Problem: Write the next sentence for:
How to donate empty ink and toner cartridges to charity
Explore recycle4charity.
Recycle4charity is one of the oldest online virtual recycling centers in the united states. At recycle4charity, you are provided with free prepaid ups shipping boxes and labels..
Next sentence: You can send empty toner and ink cartridges in for free and the money from your cartridges goes to charity. Recycle4charity donates money to charities of their choosing.
Problem: Write the next sentence for:
How to prevent heart disease in kids
Reduce your child's intake of salt.
If bad eating habits are started at a young age, there is a good chance they will carry over into adult life. Try to keep your child's intake of salt to a minimum, as salt has been linked to high blood pressure, stroke, and heart disease..
Next sentence: 0 to 12 month old should get a maximum of 1 gram of salt each day. 1 to 3 year olds should get two grams of salt each day.
Problem: Write the next sentence for:
A woman cleans the window of a big truck. A young man cleans a nissan and its license plate area. a young woman.
Next sentence: | cleans the engine area of a car. |
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".
Input: You may be wondering, how can a glacier get so big? Why does it move? These are both good questions. In the winter months, precipitation falls as snow. This solid form of water builds up on the ground as long as the temperatures stay cold enough. As the temperature rises, the snow starts to melt. The frozen water changes state back into a liquid state. Nearer the poles, summer does not last very long. If the summer is long enough and warm enough, all the snow may melt. This is what typically happens now. The earth was a little cooler 12,000 years ago. As a result, during the summer months, that amount of snow did not melt. It may have only been an inch or so of snow that melted. The following winter, snow fell on top of this left-over snow. This next winters snowfall had a head start. Year after year, the snow that did not melt became thicker and thicker. Inch by inch the snow started to build up. Over many years, layer upon layer of snow compacted and turned to ice. <sep>How do glaciers form?<sep>By accumulation of snow
Output: | Yes |
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Example Input: (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>List some of the effects of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion<sep>President Obama's National Commission reporting the blame was solely on Transocean Ltd
Example Output: No
Example Input: As noted above, the 9/11 plotters spent somewhere between $400,000 and $500,000 to plan and conduct their attack. The available evidence indicates that the 19 operatives were funded by al Qaeda, either through wire transfers or cash provided by KSM, which they carried into the United States or deposited in foreign accounts and accessed from this country. Our investigation has uncovered no credible evidence that any person in the United States gave the hijackers substantial financial assistance. Similarly, we have seen no evidence that any foreign government-or foreign government official-supplied any funding. We have found no evidence that the Hamburg cell members (Atta, Shehhi, Jarrah, and Binalshibh) received funds from al Qaeda before late 1999. It appears they supported themselves. KSM, Binalshibh, and another plot facilitator, Mustafa al Hawsawi, each received money, in some cases perhaps as much as $10,000, to perform their roles in the plot. After the Hamburg recruits joined the 9/11 conspiracy, al Qaeda began giving them money. Our knowledge of the funding during this period, before the operatives entered the United States, remains murky. According to KSM, the Hamburg cell members each received $5,000 to pay for their return to Germany from Afghanistan after they had been selected to join the plot, and they received additional funds for travel from Germany to the United States. Financial transactions of the plotters are discussed in more detail in chapter 7. Requirements for a Successful Attack As some of the core operatives prepared to leave for the United States, al Qaeda's leaders could have reflected on what they needed to be able to do in order to organize and conduct a complex international terrorist operation to inflict catastrophic harm. We believe such a list of requirements would have included leaders able to evaluate, approve, and supervise the planning and direction of the operation; communications sufficient to enable planning and direction of the operatives and those who would be helping them; a personnel system that could recruit candidates, vet them, indoctrinate them, and give them necessary training; an intelligence effort to gather required information and form assessments of enemy strengths and weaknesses; the ability to move people; and the ability to raise and move the necessary money. The information we have presented about the development of the planes operation shows how, by the spring and summer of 2000, al Qaeda was able to meet these requirements. By late May 2000, two operatives assigned to the planes operation were already in the United States. Three of the four Hamburg cell members would soon arrive. <sep>What time in 2000 does al Queada meet the requirements and what chapter can you find more details about financial transactions?<sep>Before May
Example Output: No
Example Input: With a budget of $329 million, LSC provides civil legal assistance to low-income people in every county in America, Kleiman said. NLAP was created in 1968. A decade later, the agency used a $50,000 LSC grant to buy a building at 438 King St. in Charleston and $33,000 to buy a building at 201 King St. in Georgetown, according to Erlenborn's letter to Kaynard. In 1980, NLAP used $63,000 in LSC funds to buy property at 607 Main St. in Conway, the letter said. On Nov. 14, 2001, NLAP transferred title of the King Street building in Charleston to the Charleston County Bar Association, according to county property records. The local bar paid $5 for the building, which sits between a redeveloped office building and an antique shop. The local bar said it would maintain the building for "legal services to indigent residents of Charleston County and coastal South Carolina," the records said. The King Street building appears to be vacant. Notices at the entrance direct visitors to the equal justice center on West Montague Avenue in North Charleston. E. Douglas Pratt-Thomas, president of the local bar, was not available for comment. Charleston County has not appraised the King Street property because it is tax-exempt. But Randall Goldman, managing partner of Patrick Properties, which owns buildings from 440 to 456 King St., said he estimates 438 King St. would sell for between $700,000 and $900,000. "That building, which was purchased solely with federal legal aid dollars, should be used to provide legal services for poor people in South Carolina," Kleiman said. LSC wants the title to go to the equal justice center in Charleston or "we want 100 percent of the proceeds from the sale of the building to stay in Charleston. We are not contemplating taking that money out of South Carolina," he said. Kleiman said if the neighborhood legal program in Charleston "had honored their obligation, this would not be an issue." <sep>The local bar paid $5 for what building?<sep>201 King St
Example Output: | No
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Question:
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
Scissors and different types of tape are shown, as well as a roll of wrapping paper. A woman is on the floor with a box. she
OPTIONS:
- lies down on the wrapping paper and cuts it.
- sits next to a beautiful bald man.
- starts wrapping the present the cake is placed on top.
- demonstrates how to cut and fold the paper around the present.
****
Answer:
demonstrates how to cut and fold the paper around the present.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
A cooker shows ingredients to make salad pasta while talking. the cooker
OPTIONS:
- puts away the ingredients and puts the timer on to indicate 9 pm.
- puts pasta on a square container and adds vegetables.
- is shown laying down a ground nish where the ingredients are needed to make a good salad.
- puts two cooked meatballs on top to cook and a tomato on top of it.
A: puts pasta on a square container and adds vegetables.
How to construct a sandstone wall
Pick the location.
Make sure you aren't preventing natural run-off water from the position of the wall and footing. Observe the land in question for a few days prior to doing any work.
OPTIONS:
- Trace the run-off the day before the project, take your measurements and cut out a path to the location. The path may be difficult to follow, but be sure to have all your permits completed in two days.
- Pay special attention to the area after it rains. You don't want to disrupt the flow of water so that it floods into your neighbor's property.
- Select a location that has not been disturbed in a long time. The distance of your yard from your home is always a good place to begin for any repairs you might have to make.
- After the initial survey, use this as a basis for final calculations. Later, you can calculate your actual cost.
Pay special attention to the area after it rains. You don't want to disrupt the flow of water so that it floods into your neighbor's property.
question: Complete the next sentence:
How to tell when a guy is no longer interested in you
Look for reduced communication.
This can be one of the first signs that a guy is losing interest. Usually, you can safely assume that a guy will contact you if they want to talk to you.
OPTIONS:
- However, don't think of it as a temporary effort to win him back. The guy might have only met you once, so he might start talking about no longer wanting to have sex.
- When a guy that usually calls and texts you frequently stops doing so, you should take note. More isolation and less verbal contact can be a sign of declining interest.
- This doesn't necessarily mean he's not interested, but it may mean he doesn't want you to talk to him anymore. Underestimating your ability to communicate is one of the physical signs of a difficult relationship.
- Pay close attention to how early or late boys display a decrease in their communication. You could take this as a sign that they don't want to be friends anymore.
answer: When a guy that usually calls and texts you frequently stops doing so, you should take note. More isolation and less verbal contact can be a sign of declining interest.
Problem: Write the next sentence for:
How to start using ventrilo
Download the software.
Make sure to download the corresponding file for your operating system (os). For instance, if you are a windows os user you will want to download the " windows i386-32bit " file.
OPTIONS:
- Launch ventrilo from your computer. Launch file explorer using the chrome browser.
- All you need to install is the " windows usb it " file. Connect your browser to the network that you are installing the device on.
- If you are a macromedia users user you will want to download the " rochilan " file. Launch ventrilo on the gta iii pc.
- ( the ventrilo client is licensed free for users. ) next, when the software is downloaded, you will need to run the executable and follow the instructions on the screen..
Next sentence: ( the ventrilo client is licensed free for users. ) next, when the software is downloaded, you will need to run the executable and follow the instructions on the screen.
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
A person is seen riding around on a horse holding a piece of rope in his hands moving back and fourth. the man
OPTIONS:
- continues to ride around on the horse with jumps up and down and ends by jumping off the horse.
- then ropes a calf and stands up dead still holding it.
- backs the horse up a bit and then takes off chasing a calf and roping him and tying him down.
- continues to walk around on the horse with the rope around his neck and leads into another person jumping off the horse and flying off into the distance.
OUT: | backs the horse up a bit and then takes off chasing a calf and roping him and tying him down. |
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Q: The United States Pharmacopeia defines 'isopropyl rubbing alcohol USP' as containing approximately 70 percent by volume of pure isopropyl alcohol and defines 'rubbing alcohol USP' as containing approximately 70 percent by volume of denatured alcohol. In Ireland and the UK, the comparable preparation is surgical spirit B.P., which the British Pharmacopoeia defines as 95% methylated spirit, 2.5% castor oil, 2% diethyl phthalate, and 0.5% methyl salicylate. Under its alternative name of ``wintergreen oil'', methyl salicylate is a common additive to North American rubbing alcohol products. Individual manufacturers are permitted to use their own formulation standards in which the ethanol content for retail bottles of rubbing alcohol is labeled as and ranges from 70-99% v/v.
A: | is surgical spirit the same as methylated spirit? |
Instructions: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Input: Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Donald Tusk: "After 17 hours of negotiations we have reached agreement"
Eurozone leaders have agreed to offer Greece a third bailout, after marathon talks in Brussels.
Amid one of the worst crises in the EU's history, the head of the European Commission said the risk of Greece leaving the eurozone had been averted.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said that after a "tough battle", Greece had secured debt restructuring and a "growth package".
The bailout is conditional on Greece passing agreed reforms by Wednesday.
These include measures to streamline pensions, raise tax revenue and liberalise the labour market.
An EU statement spoke of up to €86bn (£61bn) of financing for Greece over three years.
Though it included an offer to reschedule Greek debt repayments "if necessary", there was no provision for the reduction in Greek debt - or so-called "haircut" - that the Greek government had sought.
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Parliaments in several eurozone states also have to approve any new bailout.
"There will not be a 'Grexit'," said European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker, referring to the fear that if there had been no deal, Greece could have crashed out of the euro.
Mr Tsipras also said he had the "belief and the hope that... the possibility of 'Grexit' is in the past".
"The deal is difficult but we averted the pursuit to move state assets abroad," he said. "We averted the plan for a financial strangulation and for the collapse of the banking system."
The Greek PM returned to Athens after the talks and went straight into a meeting with Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and other party officials.
Mr Tsipras must get several unpopular measures through the Greek parliament in the next two days, including sales tax increases and pension reforms, to continue the third bailout process.
Image copyright AFP Image caption Greeks had an anxious wait as talks in Brussels dragged on
Analysis: Gavin Hewitt, BBC News, Athens
Athens has been offered a third bailout. Bankruptcy - the spectre of a failed state - has been avoided, and Greece will stay inside the euro. But the deal has left many Greeks humiliated. It is not just the ranks of the left that are using the word "surrender".
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will have to rush key measures on pension reforms, tax increases and a debt repayment fund through parliament. It will be a bruising process. Only then will bridging loans be released that will enable Greece to meet a payment to the European Central Bank next Monday.
As it is, the deal will almost certainly lead to snap elections. Mr Tsipras will reshuffle his cabinet and discard those cabinet ministers who opposed his latest proposal.
Greek anger at eurozone debt deal
Harsh deal leaves European vision tainted
Rifts between Europe's superpowers
Economic consequences for Greece
Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the head of the eurozone group of finance ministers, said the agreement included a €50bn Greece-based fund that will privatise or manage Greek assets. Out of that €50bn, €25bn would be used to recapitalise Greek banks, he said.
Greek banks have been closed for two weeks, with withdrawals at cash machines limited to €60 per day. The economy has been put under increasing strain, with some businesses closing and others struggling to pay suppliers.
Monday saw the European Central Bank maintain its cap on emergency funds being provided to Greek banks, meaning they will stay shut for now to prevent them running out of funds.
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption There have been mixed views on the streets of Athens to the new agreement
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Greek reforms - in 60 seconds
Eurozone finance ministers meeting in Brussels have discussed providing "bridge financing" that would cover Greece's short-term needs, but have made no final decisions.
"The road will be long, and judging by the negotiations tonight, difficult," German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday morning.
French President Francois Hollande said the agreement had allowed Europe to "preserve integrity and solidarity".
"We also had to show that Europe is capable of solving a crisis that has menaced the eurozone for several years," he said.
Greek debt crisis timeline
26 June: Greece halts talks with creditors and calls referendum on bailout terms
Greece halts talks with creditors and calls referendum on bailout terms 28 June: European Central Bank (ECB) limits emergency funding to Greece; Greece imposes capital controls, forcing banks to stay shut
European Central Bank (ECB) limits emergency funding to Greece; Greece imposes capital controls, forcing banks to stay shut 30 June: Eurozone bailout expires, Greece misses €1.6bn payment to IMF
Eurozone bailout expires, Greece misses €1.6bn payment to IMF 5 July: Greeks overwhelmingly vote "No" in referendum, rejecting creditors' conditions
Greeks overwhelmingly vote "No" in referendum, rejecting creditors' conditions 9 July: Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras presents new proposals to creditors, including measures rejected in referendum
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras presents new proposals to creditors, including measures rejected in referendum 13 July: Eurozone leaders agree to offer Greece third bailout
And looking forward...
15 July: Greek parliament to pass reforms demanded by creditors
Greek parliament to pass reforms demanded by creditors 16-17 July: Possible votes in eurozone member state parliaments on bailout
Possible votes in eurozone member state parliaments on bailout 20 July: Greece due to make €3.5bn payment to ECB
Mr Juncker said: "In this compromise, there are no winners and no losers.
"I don't think the Greek people have been humiliated, nor that the other Europeans have lost face. It is a typical European arrangement."
However, many Greeks and others who thought that unduly harsh terms were being imposed on Greece have expressed their widespread anger online using the hashtag #ThisIsACoup.
Mr Tsipras came to power after his left-wing Syriza party won elections in January on a promise to end austerity. Greece has already received two bailouts totalling €240bn since 2010.
Europe shares rise on news of deal ||||| BRUSSELS (AP) — Greece reached a deal with its European creditors Monday that avoids an exit from the euro and the global financial chaos that prospect had raised. The deal calls for Greece, already reeling from harsh austerity measures, to cut back even further in exchange for more loans without which its financial system would surely collapse.
Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos, right, speaks with Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde during a round table meeting of eurogroup finance ministers at the EU... (Associated Press)
A presidential guard, right, stands guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier as riot police officers guard one of the entrances to the parliament during a demonstration of supporters of the no vote in... (Associated Press)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, speaks with French President Francois Hollande, center, and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras during a meeting of eurozone heads of state at the EU Council building... (Associated Press)
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, sitting center, goes over papers with members of his delegation during a round table meeting of eurogroup finance ministers at the EU Lex building in Brussels... (Associated Press)
French President Francois Hollande said the Greek parliament would convene within hours to adopt the reforms called for in the plan, and he celebrated Greece's continued membership in the euro. For the eurozone to have lost Greece, Hollande said, would have been to lose "the heart of our civilization."
The agreement came after months of often bitter negotiations and a summit that stretched from Sunday afternoon well into Monday morning. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had been holding out for a better deal to sell to his reluctant legislature in Athens this week, even as financial collapse grew closer by the day.
A breakthrough came in a meeting between Tsipras, Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and EU President Donald Tusk, after the threat of expulsion from the euro put intense pressure on Tsipras to swallow politically unpalatable austerity measures in exchange for the country's third bailout in five years.
"We took the responsibility of the decision to be able to avert the harshest outcome," Tsipras said. "We managed to avert the demand to transfer Greek assets abroad, to avert the collapse of the banking system."
The deal includes commitments from Tsipras to push a drastic austerity program including pension, market and privatization reforms through parliament by Wednesday. In return, the 18 other eurozone leaders committed to start talks on a new bailout program that should stave off the imminent collapse of the Greek financial system.
A Cypriot official said the creditors would look into bridge financing for Greece later Monday, suggesting that the political decision could pave the way for the European Central Bank to extend emergency liquidity assistance to Greek banks. Without it, they risk running out of cash this week. The official spoke only on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the deal publicly.
If the talks had failed, Greece could have faced bankruptcy and a possible exit from the euro, the European single currency that the country has been a part of since 2002. No country has ever left the joint currency, which launched in 1999, and there is no mechanism in place for one to do so.
Greece had requested a three-year, 53.5 billion-euro ($59.5 billion) financial package, but that number grew larger by the tens of billions as the negotiations dragged on and the leaders calculated how much Greece will need to stay solvent.
A discussion paper put to eurozone leaders Sunday and obtained by The Associated Press spoke of a potential "time-out from the euro area" for Greece if no agreement could be found.
Greece has received two previous bailouts, totaling 240 billion euros ($268 billion), in return for deep spending cuts, tax increases and reforms from successive governments. Although the country's annual budget deficit has come down dramatically, Greece's debt burden has increased as the economy has shrunk by a quarter.
The Greek government has made getting some form of debt relief a priority and hopes that a comprehensive solution will involve European creditors at least agreeing to delayed repayments or lower interest rates.
Greek debt stands at around 320 billion euros ($357 billion) — a staggering 180 percent or so of the country's annual gross domestic product. Few economists think that debt will ever be fully repaid. Last week, the International Monetary Fund said Greece's debt will need to be restructured.
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Menelaos Hadjicostis and John-Thor Dahlburg in Brussels contributed to this story. |||||
Output: | After a grueling 17 hours of talks at an emergency summit, eurozone leaders have emerged with an "aGreekment," as EU chief Donald Tusk puts it, instead of a "Grexit." Leaders have agreed—in principle—on a deal that "means continued support for Greece," Tusk said in a statement, although it will have to be passed by the parliaments of several EU countries, including Greece. European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker says that with the deal, which includes a $55 billion fund to be created by privatizing parts of the Greek economy, Greece will not have to leave the eurozone, the BBC reports. In return for more loans to keep its economy from collapsing, the deal requires Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to bring in what the AP calls a "drastic austerity program" in a country that has already seen years of tough austerity measures—and voted against them just a week ago. The Greek leader, who had been under intense pressure to accept the deal and now has to present it to lawmakers, told reporters it had been a "tough battle" but that Greece had averted "extreme measures" and won debt restructuring. "The deal is difficult but we averted the pursuit to move state assets abroad," he said, per the BBC. "We averted the plan for a financial strangulation and for the collapse of the banking system." |
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: The Brooklyn Cyclones are a minor league baseball team based in Brooklyn, New York that plays in the Short-Season A classification New York–Penn League, affiliated with the New York Mets. The Cyclones play at MCU Park just off the Coney Island boardwalk in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
Hypothesis: The Brooklyn Cyclones are not a minor league baseball team.
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: The itch<br>I was sitting on the floor. My dog had played in this room. I rolled over to get more comfortable. I landed on a pile of dog hair. The dog hair made my skin itch.
Hypothesis: The dog was fighting
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: A special ceremony to commemorate the life of Civil Rights Activist Vernon Dahmer Sr. will be held Sunday. The program will be held at Shady Grover Baptist Church in Hattiesburg at 3 p.m. Dahmer was a leader of the Forrest County NAACP. He was killed at his home 50 years ago. Governor Phil Bryant declared January 10 as Vernon Dahmer Day Friday. Copyright 2016 WDAM. All rights reserved
Hypothesis: Dahmer was governor on January 10
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: | Context: TOKYO, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Japan’s Shionogi & Co said on Tuesday that it has applied to health regulators in the United States, Canada and Europe for approval of its HIV drug Dolutegravir. Shionogi developed Dolutegravir with a Viiv Healthcare, an AIDS drug joint venture between GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer, in exchange for its rights to the drug.
Hypothesis: A lot of people are sick in Canada. |
Q: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Artificial lighting could be making us frail, withering muscles and making bones more fragile, according to a new study.
Researchers kept mice under a constant light for six months – a torture technique used by the security services around the world.
When the mice were examined, they were found to be suffering from muscle loss and the early signs of osteoporosis, while their immune system appeared as if it was reacting to an infection.
The bottom line, the academics said, was that the natural cycle of day followed by night matters to animals.
Professor Johanna Meijer, of Leiden University Medical Centre in The Netherlands, who led the research, said: “We used to think of light and darkness as harmless or neutral stimuli with respect to health.
“We now realize this is not the case based on accumulating studies from laboratories all over the world, all pointing in the same direction.
“Our study … showed that the absence of environmental rhythms leads to severe disruption of a wide variety of health parameters.”
However a paper about the study, published in the journal Current Biology, reported that the mice recovered after they were switched to natural light.
“The good news is that we subsequently showed that these negative effects on health are reversible when the environmental light-dark cycle is restored,” Professor Meijer said.
The researchers said that light exposure should be taken into consideration, particularly for elderly and vulnerable people.
About 75 per cent of the world’s population is exposed to light during the night and constant light exposure is common in intensive care units. The problem could also affect night-workers.
“Possibly this is not surprising as life evolved under the constant pressure of the light-dark cycle,” Professor Meijer said.
“We seem to be optimized to live under these cycles, and the other side of the coin is that we are now affected by a lack of such cycles.” ||||| Along with eating right and exercising, people should consider adding another healthy habit to their list: turning out the lights. That's according to a new study reported in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on July 14 showing many negative health consequences for mice kept under conditions of constant light for a period of months.
"Our study shows that the environmental light-dark cycle is important for health," says Johanna Meijer of Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands. "We showed that the absence of environmental rhythms leads to severe disruption of a wide variety of health parameters."
Those parameters included pro-inflammatory activation of the immune system, muscle loss, and early signs of osteoporosis. The researchers say that the observed physiological changes were all indicative of "frailty" as is typically seen in people or animals as they age. But there was some more encouraging news, too.
"The good news is that we subsequently showed that these negative effects on health are reversible when the environmental light-dark cycle is restored," Meijer says.
To investigate the relationship between a loss of the light-dark cycle and disease, Meijer and colleagues, including Eliane Lucassen, exposed mice to light around the clock for 24 weeks and measured several major health parameters. Studies of the animals' brain activity showed that the constant light exposure reduced the normal rhythmic patterns in the brain's central circadian pacemaker of the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) by 70 percent.
Strikingly, the disruption to normal light and dark patterns and the circadian rhythm led to a reduction in the animals' skeletal muscle function as measured in standard tests of strength. Their bones showed signs of deterioration, and the animals entered a pro-inflammatory state normally observed only in the presence of pathogens or other harmful stimuli. After the mice were returned to a standard light-dark cycle for 2 weeks, the SCN neurons rapidly recovered their normal rhythm, and the animals' health problems were reversed.
The findings suggest that more care should be taken in considering the amount of light exposure people get, particularly those who are aging or otherwise vulnerable. That's important given that 75 percent of the world's population is exposed to light during the night. Constant light exposure is very common in nursing homes and intensive care units, and many people also work into the night.
"We used to think of light and darkness as harmless or neutral stimuli with respect to health," Meijer says. "We now realize this is not the case based on accumulating studies from laboratories all over the world, all pointing in the same direction. Possibly this is not surprising as life evolved under the constant pressure of the light-dark cycle. We seem to be optimized to live under these cycles, and the other side of the coin is that we are now affected by a lack of such cycles."
The bottom line, according to the researchers is "light exposure matters."
They say they now plan to perform more in-depth analysis of the influence of distorted light-dark cycles on the immune system. They'd also like to investigate possible health benefits to patients exposed to more normal conditions of light and dark.
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This research was funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research grant TOPGO. L.10.035 and by the Dutch Diabetes Research Foundation grant 2013.81.1663.
Current Biology, Lucassen et al.: "Environmental 24-hr Cycles Are Essential for Health" http://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(16)30497-3 ||||| OJO Images Ltd/Alamy Stock Photo
Eliane Lucassen works the night shift at Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands, beginning her day at 6 p.m. Yet her own research has shown that this schedule might cause her health problems. “It’s funny,” the medical resident says. “Here I am, spreading around that it’s actually unhealthy. But it needs to be done.”
Lucassen and Johanna Meijer, a neuroscientist at Leiden, report today in Current Biology1 that a constant barrage of bright light prematurely ages mice, playing havoc with their circadian clocks and causing a cascade of health problems.
Mice exposed to constant light experienced bone-density loss, skeletal-muscle weakness and inflammation; restoring their health was as simple as turning the lights off. The findings are preliminary, but they suggest that people living in cities flooded with artificial light may face similar health risks.
“We came to know that smoking was bad, or that sugar is bad, but light was never an issue,” says Meijer. “Light and darkness matter.”
Disrupted patterns
Many previous studies have hinted at a connection between artificial light exposure and health problems in animals and people2. Epidemiological analyses have found that shift workers have an increased risk of breast cancer3, metabolic syndrome4 and osteoporosis5, 6. People exposed to bright light at night are more likely to have cardiovascular disease and often don’t get enough sleep.
Yet drawing a direct link between light exposure and poor health has been difficult. Meijer’s group explored this relationship in mice by implanting electrodes in the part of the animals’ brains that controls their body clocks, to measure the activity of neurons there. The scientists then housed the mice in brightly lit cages for 24 weeks.
The animals had bedding to make nests, could move freely and were able to close their eyes when they slept. But sleeping mice couldn't avoid the light entirely, and still got about one-seventh of the light exposure that they did while awake. Overall, the animals were exposed to more light than they would get in a typical light–dark cycle.
In response, the mice’s neuronal activity patterns shifted, leaving cells in the brain’s pacemaker region pulsing irregularly. This loss of synchronization mirrors what happens in ageing brains.
The mice also adopted a 25.5-hour day, lost bone density and had weaker muscles, as measured by how strongly they could grip with their forelimbs. After the researchers restored darkness, the mice's neurons returned to their normal rhythms and the animals reverted to a 24-hour day.
Bright lights, big impact
The analysis takes an innovative approach to studying circadian biology in mice, says Richard Stevens, an epidemiologist at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington who studies the effect of light on cancer. But he says that the findings may not apply to people. The bright lights foisted on the mice were more dramatic than the light–dark cycles that people would experience in real life, even in extreme situations.
“The next experiment ought to be something like 12 hours of light, 6 hours of dim light and 6 hours of dark. That would be the kind of exposure that humans would have,” Stevens says.
And disruption of the biological clock alone might not cause the health effects reported in the study, says Steven Lockley, a neuroscientist at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. Poor sleep and light itself can each affect health, so an altered circadian clock may not be to blame.
But Meijer says the study should be a warning to people who work in intensive-care facilities or long-term care facilities, and to shift workers — such as her former student, Lucassen.
An atlas of artificial light pollution released in June showed that two-thirds of the world’s population is exposed to light at night7. Also last month, the American Medical Association’s Council on Science and Public Health called for a reduction in bright artificial light, citing evidence that it may increase a person’s risk of developing cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Meijer now plans to examine how light affects the immune system, and she wants to repeat her neuron-monitoring study with grass rats, which are active during the day (unlike standard lab mice). She remains fascinated by the circadian system.
“There is no other region of the brain we know so much about,” Meijer says. “It has been a beautiful model for neuroscience research. But only in the last five to seven years have we realized it is also essential for health.” |||||
A: | Roughly one-third of the globe can no longer see the Milky Way thanks to artificial light at night. The impact of light pollution has long been obvious, but scientists are now exploring the role of constant exposure to light on health, and a study in the journal Current Biology adds both good and bad news. Researchers in Holland say the absence of natural light-and-dark rhythms can lead "to severe disruption of a wide variety of health parameters"—including a loss of bone density. The conditions were extreme: They were studying mice subjected to constant artificial light for six months, which is a torture technique, notes the Independent. The good news, as delivered by researcher Johanna Meijer at Eureka Alert: "These negative effects on health are reversible when the ... light-dark cycle is restored." To study the impact of so much light, the team implanted electrodes in the parts of the brain that control circadian rhythms and observed neuron activity in the mice. Though they could make nests and move freely, they were unable to totally avoid the light while they slept, reports Nature. Certain cells began to pulse irregularly, they adopted a 25.5-hour day, and they lost both bone density and muscle strength, becoming more frail. After researchers gave them dark periods again, though, all systems normalized. How much of this can be applied to humans remains unclear, but Meijer says it should serve as a warning to people such as shift workers who have irregular hours. (Light at night even inhibits cancer drugs.) |
Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below:
The history of a certain part of the US political system was used in Barron's writing.
Barron is this year's winner of the William E. Colby Award, a $5,000 honour given for a fiction or nonfiction book about the military, intelligence operations or foreign policy. Barron, a judge for the First Circuit Court of Appeals, was cited for "Waging War: The Clash Between Presidents and Congress, 1776 to ISIS." | Yes |
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.
Prince William and Kate Middleton Choose Charities In Lieu of Wedding Gifts
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A statement on the website reads, "Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton have created a charitable gift fund to help celebrate their wedding. The fund will focus on assisting charities which support the five causes chosen by the couple. These causes are close to their hearts and reflect the experiences, passions and values of their lives so far."
The statement continued, "Having been touched by the goodwill shown to them since their engagement, they have asked that anyone wishing to send them a wedding gift consider doing so in the form of a donation to the fund." Prince William and Kate Middleton have decided that they would like donations to be made to various charities in lieu of wedding gifts.According to RadarOnline.com , the royal couple have hand-picked 24 charities for people to donate to, instead of getting a wedding registry. The name of the charity fund is ' The Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton Charitable Gift Fund .'A statement on the website reads, "Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton have created a charitable gift fund to help celebrate their wedding. The fund will focus on assisting charities which support the five causes chosen by the couple. These causes are close to their hearts and reflect the experiences, passions and values of their lives so far."The statement continued, "Having been touched by the goodwill shown to them since their engagement, they have asked that anyone wishing to send them a wedding gift consider doing so in the form of a donation to the fund."
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The charities have been grouped into five categories: 'Changing lives through Arts and Sport,' 'Children fulfilling their potential,' 'Support for Services personnel and their families,' 'Conservation for future generations' and 'Help and Care at Home.'Among the charities supported include 'Beatbullying,' a children's charity working with young people to create a world where bullying, violence and harassment are unacceptable; and 'Cruse Bereavement Care', a charity that provides care to armed forces families facing bereavement and the support they need to rebuild their lives. ||||| To say that the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton will be an extremely dignified affair is surely an understatement. But must the future king's bachelor party be that way? Apparently Queen Elizabeth II doesn't think so.On 'Lopez Tonight,' Snoop Dogg claimed that the queen phoned the rapper and requested "somethin' special for her grandkid. So why not? Let me do it. I'm the best one when it comes to throwin' parties anyway."'Wet' is the result: a special anthem for the royal "stag" party. He explained, "I want him to have a little bit of fun before he get married ... to see all the girls that you gonna be able to see before you lie down with that one. And enjoy yourself." ||||| What's in a ring? Palace confirms that Prince William will not be wearing a wedding band when he marries Kate Middleton
Prince William has decided not to wear a wedding ring following his marriage to Kate Middleton, palace officials have revealed.
According to senior royal sources, the Prince discussed the issue with his fiancée but has chosen not to. 'It is simply down to personal preference,' an aide said.
Kate, 29, will wear a band fashioned from a lump of Welsh gold already owned by the Royal Family which will be given to her in the traditional way during the April 29 Westminster Abbey royal wedding ceremony, the Mail can reveal.
Breaking with tradition: Prince William will not be wearing a wedding ring after his marriage to Kate Middleton on April 29
The use of Welsh gold in royal wedding bands is a long-standing tradition.
Most male royals do wear a wedding ring of some kind, with the exception of the Duke of Edinburgh.
Like many members of the upper classes, Prince Charles wears a gold wedding ring under a signet ring on the little finger of his left hand given to him by the Duchess of Cornwall.
His signet ring bears the fleur-de-lys crest of the Prince of Wales and is believed to have been a gift from his parents.
He also wore a ring given to him by his first wife, Diana, Princess of Wales, until the day after his engagement to Camilla.
William's decision not to sport a wedding band is likely to cause some surprise, however, as it is so commonplace nowadays.
Symbol: Prince Charles wears a wedding ring under a signet ring on the little finger of his left hand given to him by the Duchess of Cornwall, who he married in 2005
But a St James's Palace aide insisted that it was a decision that Kate was happy with.
'It was something the couple discussed but Prince William isn't one for jewellery - he doesn't even wear a signet ring - and decided he didn't want to. It really is just down to personal preference,' they said.
'Catherine will wear a ring fashioned from a lump of Welsh gold owned by the Royal Family that has been smelted down. The couple have both had a hand in the design. This is the ring Prince Harry will carry and hand over in the traditional way.'
Another source added: 'It is quite common for men in that strata of society not to wear a traditional wedding band. If they do, they tend to wear it with their family signet ring but William doesn't have one of those.'
Most male royals, including Prince Edward (left), do wear a wedding ring of some kind, with the exception of the Duke of Edinburgh (right)
Prior to the Second World War is was unheard of for men to wear wedding rings. It then became customary for soldiers serving overseas to wear a wedding band to remind them of home and their commitment to their wives and families.
The popularity of wedding rings for men has since soared, but there is still divided opinion on whether wearing one is obligatory or not.
Although wearing a wedding ring for men in the past was not crucial, most modern brides would not hear of her new husband’s fourth finger going unadorned.
Poll Should all men wear wedding rings when they get married? Yes No Should all men wear wedding rings when they get married? Yes 14122 votes
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David Miller, director of Debretts, a leading authority on etiquette, said: 'Wearing a wedding ring used to be uncommon for men but now it is quite accepted practice. That said, it really is a matter of personal choice and members of the Royal Family often chose to wear it with a signet ring on the little finger of their left hand.
'Although this is a very modern royal wedding in so many ways, I think there will be a few surprises of this kind to come.'
According to some customs, the wedding ring forms the last in a series of gifts, which also may include the engagement ring, traditionally given as a betrothal present. This tradition was already in use in Ancient Rome and is possibly much older.
After marriage, the ring is worn on the hand it had been placed on during the ceremony. By wearing rings on the fourth finger, a married couple symbolically declares their eternal love for each other. |||||
| Perhaps when you heard that Prince William won’t sport a wedding ring after he finally ties the knot with Kate Middleton, you thought it was some sort of royal tradition. Nope, turns out the prince just doesn’t like jewelry, the Daily Mail reports. “It is simply down to personal preference,” says an aide. “It was something the couple discussed but Prince William isn't one for jewelry—he doesn't even wear a signet ring—and decided he didn't want to.” And Kate’s fine with that, the aide says. Another source adds, “It is quite common for men in that strata of society not to wear a traditional wedding band. If they do, they tend to wear it with their family signet ring but William doesn't have one of those.” Most male royals do wear some type of wedding band, including Wills’ dad. The only other exception noted by the Daily Mail is the Duke of Edinburgh. For more royal wedding gossip, click to find out where the couple is “registered”—or check out rumors involving Queen Elizabeth and Snoop Dogg. |
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.
Additive color is in contrast to subtractive color, in which colors are created by subtracting (absorbing) parts of the spectrum of light present in ordinary white light, by means of colored pigments or dyes, such as those in paints, inks, and the three dye layers in typical color photographs on film. | what do you call any two colors of light that combine to form white light |
Choose from options: Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below:
The Environment Court decision was unrelated to the Blue Mountain Lumber project.
Blue Mountain Lumber said today it may have to relocate a $30 million project offshore in the wake of an Environment Court decision that blocked it from a planned development site on the Coromandel.
Options are: (I) Yes (II) It's impossible to say (III) No | (III) |
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? If you are still confused, see the following example:
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.
Reason: The output sentence elaborates on the input sentence without changing its general meaning e.g. "tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels".
Now, solve this instance: Vitebsk Region , Vitsebsk Voblast , or Vitebsk Oblast is a region ( voblast ) of Belarus .
Student: | Vitebsk Region , Vitsebsk Voblast , or Vitebsk Oblast ( , " Viciebskaja vobłasc ́ " , -RSB- ; Russian : , ) is a region ( voblast ) of Belarus with its administrative center being Vitebsk ( Vitsebsk ) . |
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: Sound waves are mechanical waves. They can travel only through matter. They cannot travel through empty space. This was demonstrated in the 1600s by a scientist named Robert Boyle. Boyle placed a ticking clock in a sealed glass jar. The clock could be heard ticking through the air and glass of the jar. Then Boyle pumped the air out of the jar. The clock was still running, but the ticking could not be heard. Thats because the sound couldnt travel without air particles to transfer the sound energy. Is there any other place where sound cannot be heard? Here is a hint: is there any other place that does not have air molecules? Thats right, in space sound cannot be transferred. So can astronauts hear each other? Yes, they can, because they are in enclosed space stations or pressurized suits.In both cases, they are surrounded by air molecules. If they left their space ship and did not use their electronics, they would not be able to hear each other. Next time you watch a science fiction movie, think about this factoid. When spaceships are destroyed by hostile alien beings, there would be no sound heard. Sound waves can travel through many kinds of matter. <sep>Why can astronauts hear each other even if sound cannot be transferred in space?<sep>They have special electronics.
A: | No |
Ahern, who was travelling to Tokyo for an EU-Japan summit yesterday, will consult with other EU leaders about the election of the EU commission president.
Ahern was travelling to Osaka for the Japan-EU summit OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
input hypothesis: America's military fights and wins each war.
Context: I don't think so. I think what we need to do is convince people who live in the lands they live in to build the nations. Maybe I'm missing something here. I mean, we're going to have kind of a nation building core from America? Absolutely not. Our military is meant to fight and win war.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
true or false: It's impossible to say
Context:
Nicholas Cage's wife, Alice Kim Cage, gave birth Monday, to Kal-el Coppola Cage, in New York City, said the actor's Los Angeles-based publicist, Annett Wolf.
Hypothesis: Nicholas Cage has a wife and a child OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Yes
Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
On the other hand, a couple of days ago the member who sits opposite, the member who is running off at the mouth over there, during a very emotional vote in this House was crying her eyes out simply because her party and her leader had threatened her and coerced her into voting the party line.
Sentence: The party and leader treated the member harshly.
Output: Yes
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
Raymond signed with the Giants practice squad Tuesday. The Giants are lacking depth in the receiving corps after adding Brandon Marshall (ankle), Odell Beckham (ankle) and Dwayne Harris (foot) to injured reserve this week. As a result, Ed Eagan was promoted to the Giants active roster Tuesday, opening up a spot for Raymond on the practice squad. Should the Giants suffer any more injuries, the 23-year-old could find himself on the active roster as well.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: Reymonf is on the middle of his 23 years old.
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Answer:
It's impossible to say
FOX Fan Weekend is back! Join your favorite FOX News Channel personalities for America's pastime on Saturday, July 28th or Sunday, July 29th at Yankee Stadium. For your chance to receive 2 tickets to one game, email your full name and phone number to [email protected] by Monday, July 16th. First come, first serve. The New York Yankees will take on the Kansas City Royals. The FOX Fan party starts at 12pm with the first pitch being thrown at 1:05pm. Don't miss a minute of the fun!
Ratings will increase for the ticket giveaway. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | It's impossible to say |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Q: What does taking refuge in the Three Jewels reveal?, Context: Buddhist schools vary on the exact nature of the path to liberation, the importance and canonicity of various teachings and scriptures, and especially their respective practices. Buddhism denies a creator deity and posits that mundane deities such as Mahabrahma are misperceived to be a creator. The foundations of Buddhist tradition and practice are the Three Jewels: the Buddha, the Dharma (the teachings), and the Sangha (the community). Taking "refuge in the triple gem" has traditionally been a declaration and commitment to being on the Buddhist path, and in general distinguishes a Buddhist from a non-Buddhist. Other practices are Ten Meritorious Deeds including, giving charity to reduce the greediness; following ethical precepts; renouncing conventional living and becoming a monastic; the development of mindfulness and practice of meditation; cultivation of higher wisdom and discernment; study of scriptures; devotional practices; ceremonies; and in the Mahayana tradition, invocation of buddhas and bodhisattvas.
A: | distinguishes a Buddhist from a non-Buddhist |
Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below:
Talent showcases are created to allow people to share their talents with others.
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. It’s a radio talent contest with a mission: showcasing the skills of Mosul’s youth after years of jihadist rule and a months-long battle for the city. | Yes |
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:Dubai's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum inaugurated a free zone for e-commerce today, called Dubai Internet City. The preliminary stages of the project, the only one of its kind according to its designers, are estimated at $200 million. Sheikh Mohamed, who is also the Defense Minister of the United Arab Emirates, announced at the inauguration ceremony that "we want to make Dubai a new trading center." The minister, who has his own website, also said: "I want Dubai to be the best place in the world for state-of-the-art technology companies." He said companies engaged in e-commerce would be able to set up offices, employ staff and own equipment in the open zone, including fully-owned foreign companies. The e-commerce free zone is situated in north Dubai, near the industrial free zone in Jebel Ali, the top regional and tenth international leading area in container transit. The inauguration of Dubai Internet City coincides with the opening of an annual IT show in Dubai, the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (Gitex), the biggest in the Middle East. <sep>Where did the minister talk about the Dubai internet city?<sep>At the inauguration
Solution: | Yes |
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: A Matter of Chance is a short story by Vladimir Nabokov written in Russian under his pen name Vladimir Sirin in Berlin in 1924. It was rejected by the newspaper "Rul" and first published by the emigre magazine "Segodnya" in Riga. In 1974 it became part of a collection of thirteen stories called "Tyrants Destroyed and Other Stories" published by McGraw-Hill.
Hypothesis: A newspaper called Rul rejected a short story by Vladimir Nabokov in 1924.
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: Sheehan, whose 24-year-old son, Casey, died last year in Iraq, started her antiwar demonstration along the roadside in Crawford, Texas, on Aug. 6, demanding to meet with the president.
Hypothesis: sheehan does not like the president
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: Therefore I am very pleased to indicate to the member that within the next couple of weeks we will make available a service charge calculator free of charge on our website, Strategis, that will enable consumers to compare the charges levied against them by a variety of financial institutions and see in a very transparent and rapid way where the best services charges can be obtained.
Hypothesis: I am not pleased to indicate this to the member.
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: | Context: Singularity is an experimental operating system (OS) which was built by Microsoft Research between 2003 and 2010. It was designed as a high dependability OS in which the kernel, device drivers, and application software were all written in managed code. Internal security uses type safety instead of hardware memory protection.
Hypothesis: Type safety is better than hardware memory protection for internal security. |
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:
Former Massachusetts senator Scott Brown welcomes attendees to a Donald Trump campaign stop, in Portsmouth, N.H. (Matt Rourke/AP)
As Donald Trump continues to call Elizabeth Warren "Pocahontas" for claiming Native American heritage, former Massachusetts senator Scott Brown -- who lost to her in 2012 -- is defending that line of attack.
"As you know, she's not Native American," Brown, an early Trump endorser, told reporters on a conference call organized by the Republican National Committee. "She's not 1/32 Cherokee."
In the 2012 race, Brown tried and, for a short time, succeeded in making a campaign issue out of Warren's claim of Native American ancestry and whether it helped her win academic positions because of affirmative action. Brown allies in talk radio called her "Fauxcahontas," and to this day, photoshopped images of Warren with a feather headdress follow her around the Internet.
[Together for the first time, Clinton and Warren knock Trump, talk policy]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is on Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's short list of potential vice presidential candidates. Here's what you need to know about her. (Sarah Parnass,Osman Malik/The Washington Post)
Four years ago, Warren struggled for a while with the storyline. "I still have a picture on my mantle at home," she explained at one point, "and it’s a picture of my mother’s dad, a picture of my grandfather, and my Aunt Bee has walked by that picture at least a thousand times, remarked that her father, my poppa, had high cheekbones, like all of the Indians do."
The storyline eventually backfired on Brown, especially after some campaign workers were filmed war-whooping and making "tomahawk chops" at Warren. Today, with the campaign very much in the rear-view mirror, Brown was happy to re-litigate it, suggesting ways for Warren to prove her ancestry.
"Harvard can release the records, she can authorize the release of those records, or she can take a DNA test," he said, insisting that Warren took a job that might have rightly gone to a nonwhite applicant. "It’s a reverse form of racism, quite frankly."
Save ||||| Story highlights Scott Brown spoke Monday on behalf of Trump
He ran against Warren in 2012
(CNN) Former Sen. Scott Brown on Monday stepped into the attack dog role for Donald Trump, saying his former Senate opponent Elizabeth Warren should "take a DNA test" if she wants to prove her Native American heritage.
"She's not Native American, she's not 1/32nd, she has no Native American background, except for what her family told her," Brown told reporters on a conference call hosted by the Republican National Committee, hours after Hillary Clinton and Warren appeared at an event together. "The easy answer, as you all know, is that Harvard and Penn can release those records, she can authorize the release of those records, she can take a DNA test, she can release the records herself. There's never been any effort," Brown said.
Warren responded on Tuesday telling the hosts of ABC's "The View" that the comments were aimed at bullying her "into shutting up."
"What this is really about is can they bully me into shutting up?" she said. "Can they be nasty enough and ugly enough and throw enough in my direction that I will say 'oh' and just go back into the shadows? And the answer is nope, not happening."
Warren and Clinton appeared at a campaign event together earlier in the day, a large part of which was spent slamming Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee.
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Solution: | Former Massachusetts senator Scott Brown is not letting the Elizabeth Warren Native American controversy go. For those of you who don't remember, Warren's claims of Native American ancestry made waves during the 2012 senate race (she's reportedly only 1/32 Cherokee), and Brown made sure to rail on Warren over the claim often; his supporters edited images of her to include a feather headdress, for example, or called her "Fauxcahontas." (He still lost the race to her anyway.) Brown, who has now endorsed Donald Trump for president, brought the controversy up again Monday in a conference call with reporters that was organized by the Republican National Committee, the Washington Post reports. "As you know, she's not Native American. She's not 1/32 Cherokee. She has no Native American background, except for what her family told her," Brown said, per CNN. "The easy answer, as you all know, is that Harvard and Penn can release those records, she can authorize the release of those records, she can take a DNA test, she can release the records herself. There's never been any effort." He continued to insist that she may have taken teaching jobs away from other non-white applicants: "That took away somebody who truly was a Native American and gave that opportunity to somebody who is not, and that's just not right. It's a reverse form of racism, quite frankly." (Warren had choice words for Trump Monday.) |
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: A monument in London that commemorates the husband of Queen Victoria is?, Context: The Monument in the City of London provides views of the surrounding area while commemorating the Great Fire of London, which originated nearby. Marble Arch and Wellington Arch, at the north and south ends of Park Lane respectively, have royal connections, as do the Albert Memorial and Royal Albert Hall in Kensington. Nelson's Column is a nationally recognised monument in Trafalgar Square, one of the focal points of central London. Older buildings are mainly brick built, most commonly the yellow London stock brick or a warm orange-red variety, often decorated with carvings and white plaster mouldings.
Output: | Albert Memorial |
Given the task definition, example input & output, solve the new input case.
In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
Example: This list contains the top 25 accounts with the most followers on the social photo-sharing platform Instagram. As of May 2018, the most followed user is Instagram's own account, with over 235 million followers. Selena Gomez is the most followed individual, with over 137 million followers. Ten accounts have exceeded 100 million followers on the site.
Output: who has the maximum number of followers on instagram
The answer is talking about the Instagram accounts that have the most followers. The question asking about the maximum number of followers. So this is a good example.
New input case for you: The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest ranking judicial body in the United States. Its membership, as set by the Judiciary Act of 1869, consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight associate justices, any six of whom would constitute a quorum. Justices are nominated by the President of the United States and appointed after confirmation by the United States Senate. Justices of the Supreme Court have life tenure and receive a salary which is set at $255,500 per year for the chief justice and at $244,400 per year for each associate justice as of 2014.
Output: | how many justice are in the supreme court |
input hypothesis: The source is the New York Times.
Context: The source added that the investigation proved that the bases of the genocide crime "were completed with a series of illegal arrests followed in some cases with assassinations or cases of disappearances and were preceded, according to information attached to the file, by cases of torture."
true or false: It's impossible to say
input hypothesis: The perpetrator was never found in this case and is still on the run
Context: A man has been rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a drive-by shooting in Etobicoke late Wednesday night. Around 11:30 p.m., police received calls about a shooting in a parking lot in the area of Martin Grove Rd. and John Garland Blvd. They found a victim, a man in his 30s, in critical condition and transported him to hospital via emergency run.
true or false: It's impossible to say
input hypothesis: Clint Brown worked for the staion for over 20 years.
Context: Clint Brown, sports presenter for 3 News on TV3 in New Zealand has resigned amid the allegations that he had verbally attacked a taxi driver which resulted in him being admitted to hospital with a concussion and a broken eye socket. TV3 has confirmed that they have accepted the resignation of Brown. Rick Friesen, Chief Operating Officer of the TV Works division of CanWest MediaWorks NZ, that runs TV3, said: "We wish to acknowledge Clint's significant skills as a sports broadcaster, and thank him for his 17 years of very loyal service to TV3. Clint Brown is a passionate New Zealand sports fan, and he has been at the forefront of some of New Zealand's biggest sporting moments."
true or false: No
input hypothesis: The Ford Thunderbird does not exists.
Context: The sixth generation of the Ford Thunderbird is a large personal luxury coupe that was produced by Ford for the 1972 to 1976 model years. A counterpart of the Lincoln Continental Mark IV, this generation of the Thunderbird was the largest ever produced; weighing in at over 5000 lb , they are also the heaviest coupes ever produced by Ford (aside from its Mark IV counterpart).
true or false: | No |
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to plan a child's birthday party
Decide on your budget.
Whether the party includes entertainers, happens at a for-profit venue, or serves a meal will depend on how much you're able to spend on the event. Use an excel spreadsheet to start the process.
OPTIONS:
- An unlimited budget means you can spend on little things like treats and special things. Another example of an unlimited budget would be food, entertainment, drinks, transportation, and anything else you might be able to afford to provide.
- On the top left hand side, type in your budget and the few things you want to consider. Get a hold of a few halloween decorations.
- First, put down how much you're willing to spend. Afterwards you can begin to break down all the different sections of spending, such as food and decorations.
- By the end of the party, you'll have an idea of how much you actually have in your budget. Select a theme based on the birthday of the people you want to invite.
A: First, put down how much you're willing to spend. Afterwards you can begin to break down all the different sections of spending, such as food and decorations.
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
Water is rushing between rocks in a river. Rafters appear, paddling through the rushing currents. the rafter
OPTIONS:
- continues as he navigates the river.
- falls, sideways into a branch.
- rides off of a hill.
- falls into the water.
OUT: continues as he navigates the river.
Question:
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
How to prevent sweaty palms
Apply antiperspirant to your hands.
There are many antiperspirants designed especially for hands and feet. Nonprescription antiperspirants will temporarily block sweat pores, which means less sweat will be produced on your skin.
OPTIONS:
- Make sure to choose an antiperspirant and not just a deodorant; these are different kinds of products for different uses. It may help to include an antiperspirant in your daily body care routine, preventing occasional sweat rather than treating already-sweaty palms.
- These antiperspirants last about 3 days. You can buy the antiperspirant in either an oral oral or injected form.
- When sweat glands become blocked, sweat is produced and picked up by bacteria. These bacteria are then excreted into sweat glands and cause stickiness.
- Buy antiperspirant products that are prescription. In addition to using a first aid kit, antiperspirant products can be purchased over the counter at pharmacies.
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Answer:
Make sure to choose an antiperspirant and not just a deodorant; these are different kinds of products for different uses. It may help to include an antiperspirant in your daily body care routine, preventing occasional sweat rather than treating already-sweaty palms.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
How to translate a web page from spanish to english in google
Open a new tab (ctrl-t) or window in your internet browser.
You do not need to use chrome for this to work.
Navigate to google translate.
OPTIONS:
- Click the search text box located at the bottom of the page (or the window underneath, above the various button buttons to open a new tab) or click " translate. " If you prefer to use " english " to translate, keep in mind that google translate is responsible for all content (including documents) in google translate.
- This page can translate documents, words, sentences, and entire webpages for you. Copy and past the url you want to translate into the left-most box.
- Do this by going to the top menu in the tools-] editor. Select import language from this menu and paste the english, subtext, and translation combination into the desired format.
- Open a new tab (ctrl-t) or window in your browser. Click paste to paste the table of contents from either the standard search bar at the top of the page or anywhere in between.
A: This page can translate documents, words, sentences, and entire webpages for you. Copy and past the url you want to translate into the left-most box.
A woman is seen sitting on the floor next to a pair of ballet shoes and begins taping up her feet. the woman
OPTIONS:
- then puts pads on her feet as well as the ballet shoe and then ties them around in a certain order, pointing her feet in the end.
- then shows how she still paints them and laughing to add color to the sparkling shoes as well as adding sparkle to her nails.
- removes the tape from the bottom of the shoes and begins talking into the camera while rubbing along the floor.
- then begins moving slowly away from the shoes to she holds a shoe up talking and pausing to clip the edges.
then puts pads on her feet as well as the ballet shoe and then ties them around in a certain order, pointing her feet in the end.
Problem: Write the next sentence for:
How to use " too " and " to " correctly
Focus on " too " first.
" too " is used less frequently than " to, " so if you know what " too " means, then you can use it just for those specific meanings. You can feel confident that when " too " is not appropriate, " to " is the right choice.
OPTIONS:
- For example, if a section says, " too " you're doing something incorrect, so keep that in mind. Use the " too " line to separate a whole paragraph from a paragraph in a book or movie.
- Try stressing (emphasizing) " too " when spoken, to help yourself assess whether it is the correct word. If the word is meant to be " to, " it will sound odd if stressed.
- Try to describe yourself as " nice " or " jolly ". This refers to your personality and other aspects of your life.
- Using " too " may overbrand other forms of " too " and make you sound overly arrogant. For example, using " too " may make you sound more allotted and spoiled..
Next sentence: | Try stressing (emphasizing) " too " when spoken, to help yourself assess whether it is the correct word. If the word is meant to be " to, " it will sound odd if stressed. |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Fox News chairman Roger Ailes says "the air has been cleared" with Donald Trump.
"Donald Trump and I spoke today," Ailes said Monday in a statement obtained by CNNMoney. "We discussed our concerns, and I again expressed my confidence in Megyn Kelly. She is a brilliant journalist and I support her 100 percent."
Ailes continued: "I assured him that we will continue to cover this campaign with fairness & balance. We had a blunt but cordial conversation and the air has been cleared."
Kelly briefly acknowledged the controversy on her 9 p.m. program -- and then moved on. "I certainly will not apologize for doing good journalism" she said in a pointed response to Trump, who had suggested earlier in the day that she should apologize to him.
In an interview on CNN's "New Day" Tuesday morning, Trump effusively praised Ailes, calling him "an amazing guy and an amazing executive" and a "very good friend of mine."
When anchor Chris Cuomo asked, "Was part of the deal that Megyn Kelly wouldn't go on her show and attack you and keep it going?," Trump responded, "No, I don't -- we didn't even discuss that -- it's not about Megyn Kelly."
He reiterated that "I have no problems" with Fox.
That's a big change, because Trump had been lambasting Kelly and Fox for days, ever since he was challenged in last week's GOP debate on the network. He says the Fox moderators were unfair to him and that Fox should be "ashamed."
After Trump started complaining, Fox dramatically ratcheted down its coverage of the candidate. The channel barely covered Trump's criticisms of the moderators Kelly, Chris Wallace and Bret Baier.
But the motor-mouth Republican candidate began to ease up on his criticism of the channel on Monday morning after Ailes called.
Trump tweeted that Ailes had assured him of this: "'Trump' will be treated fairly on Fox News."
Trump added: "His word is always good!"
Soon after the phone call, Fox confirmed that Trump would be appearing on Tuesday's "Fox & Friends."
The show's co-host Steve Doocy welcomed him back by saying, "Glad we're friends again."
Trump will also be on Sean Hannity's 10 p.m. show on Tuesday.
This was (and is) a true clash of titans. Fox News is the favored network of Republicans, and Trump is the Republican campaign front-runner.
Trump complained over and over again about what he perceived to be the network's unfair treatment. On Sunday afternoon he tweeted: "It amazes me that other networks seem to treat me so much better than Fox News. I brought them the biggest ratings in history, and I get zip!"
And he repeatedly and personally insulted Kelly, Fox's 9 p.m. host.
While Trump is appearing on other Fox shows, it is "highly unlikely" that he will appear with Kelly in the coming days, a source said -- and that's probably an understatement.
The fight started several days ago when Kelly and the other moderators posed tough questions to Trump and other GOP candidates.
Kelly was praised for asking Trump about sexist and misogynistic comments from his past. But Trump was furious.
On Friday night, speaking with CNN's Don Lemon, Trump complained about Kelly's "anger" at the debate by saying there was "blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever." Many people believe he insinuating something about her menstrual cycle, but Trump denied that.
Kelly and Ailes declined to comment on the "blood" comments. Privately, though, they were disgusted by what Trump said and by the response from some of his supporters.
There was so much invective directed at her on the Internet that it created security concerns for Fox.
Kelly did not want to be seen as a victim; rather, she wanted to stay above the fray and be seen as an independent-minded journalist. That's why she barely addressed the controversy on Monday night.
Roger Ailes just called. He is a great guy & assures me that "Trump" will be treated fairly on @FoxNews. His word is always good! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 10, 2015
Ailes' role in all this was critical. He was a masterful Republican media consultant for decades before creating Fox News. He is widely regarded as a television genius and a conservative power broker.
And he has a long history with Trump. Before this current presidential bid, Trump was a weekly guest on the network's morning show "Fox & Friends."
According to Politico, the two men met for a long lunch in late June, shortly after Trump entered the race.
So what was Ailes thinking in this case? Ailes has a reputation as a fighter -- someone who has employed his network and his hosts to win many battles over the years.
Around the office, Ailes has been known to repeat advice from his father: "Don't pick a fight with someone who likes to fight."
Usually when he invokes it, he means it as a warning to others.
But this situation was tricky. Why? Because Trump is a fighter, too.
For now, the two men seem to have struck a fragile truce.
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Lagging in the polls, Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky set aside his right to privacy agenda on Monday afternoon to take up another cause: derailing Donald J. Trump.
Mr. Paul laid into Mr. Trump in an afternoon conference call, calling him “a bully” and an “empty suit,” and comparing him to the “emperor with no clothes.”
“Are we going to fix the country through bombast and empty blather?” Mr. Paul asked. “Somebody has to challenge him.”
Mr. Paul has made that his mission. He started the Republican presidential debate on Thursday evening with a verbal assault on Mr. Trump’s integrity, accusing him of pretending to be conservative and cozying up to the Clintons.
He followed that with an op-ed in IJReview listing Mr. Trump’s history of liberal positions and calling on Republican voters to fire Mr. Trump and pick a serious candidate.
On Monday evening, Mr. Trump responded on Twitter, comparing Mr. Paul to a “spoiled brat” and saying he “was terrible at DEBATE!”
The confrontation with Mr. Trump comes as Mr. Paul’s campaign appears to be stumbling. His debate performance was panned and recent polls have shown him slipping into the bottom tier of candidates.
Last week also brought the specter of scandal, as a close aide and the head of a “super PAC” that supports the senator was indicted on charges of hiding secret payments while working on the 2012 presidential campaign of Ron Paul, Mr. Paul’s father.
Mr. Paul had little to say about that on Monday, instead reminding voters of his Tea Party credentials and directing his ire at Mr. Trump.
“I think if no one stands up to a bully, a bully will just keep doing what they’re doing,” Mr. Paul said. “Unless someone points out the emperor has no clothes, they will continue to strut about, and then we’ll end up with a reality TV star as our nominee.” ||||| Megyn Kelly opened her Fox News program on Monday night by addressing the uproar over Donald J. Trump’s personal attacks on her, her first comments since he made a remark that many interpreted as a reference to her menstrual cycle.
“I certainly will not apologize for doing good journalism, so I’ll continue doing my job without fear or favor,” she told viewers in brief comments on her show, “The Kelly File.”
“This is a tough business,” she added, “and it’s time now to move forward.”
She said she would not respond directly to any of Mr. Trump’s numerous insults and disparaging statements about her.
Mr. Trump and many of his supporters have unleashed a social media assault against Ms. Kelly and Fox News since she asked him pointed questions about his descriptions of women as pigs, dogs and slobs. ||||| | Looks like Fox News and Donald Trump are friends again: The candidate will appear on Fox & Friends this morning, and Roger Ailes, the network's chairman, says the "air has been cleared" after what he describes as a "blunt but cordial" conversation in which he promised Trump his campaign would be covered with "fairness and balance," CNN reports. "We discussed our concerns, and I again expressed my confidence in Megyn Kelly. She is a brilliant journalist and I support her 100%," Ailes says. Fox & Friends co-host Steve Doocy says Trump will discuss "his relationship with Fox News" in what will be his first appearance on the network since last week's debate and his widely slammed remarks about Kelly. On her show last night, Kelly said she wouldn't respond to Trump's attacks, but would keep on doing her job "without fear or favor," the New York Times reports. "This is a tough business, and it's time now to move forward," she said. Insiders tell New York magazine that Ailes reached out to Trump because he was worried that conservatives were taking his side and the episode could end up damaging the network. Trump tweeted yesterday that Ailes is a "great guy" who had promised to treat him fairly. He already appears to have found a new target: After Sen. Rand Paul described Trump as "a bully" and an "empty suit" in a New York Times interview yesterday afternoon, Trump tweeted that the "truly weird" senator reminded him of a "spoiled brat without a properly functioning brain." |
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A new social media craze is taking over the internet. This time, kids are attempting to summon a Mexican demon named Charlie.
The Charlie Charlie Challenge surfaced Monday on Twitter and has gone viral across social media platforms.
The challenge includes putting two pencils on a piece of paper in the shape of a cross. The words “yes” and “no” are written in boxes outlined by the pencils. Then the participants say “Charlie, Charlie are you here?”
Social media users have been uploading videos “summoning” Charlie.
When social media challenges go viral, memes are to be expected.
Me when I see someone doing the #charliecharliechallenge pic.twitter.com/9BNWTB0VE4 — Best Scenes (@BestScenees) May 25, 2015
Some Twitter users have been advising others against the Charlie Challenge with warnings of demons. Users say the craze stems from “an old Mexican game” to summon a demon named Charlie.
Report a typo ||||| Story highlights The challenge has taken off on social media
It's supposed to summon demons
(CNN) Please don't kill the messenger -- or send a Mexican demon our way.
Here are the five things you need to know, with the full understanding that we are not advising you to do this, people. Do not start trying to summon spirits and blame it on us.
Come with pencils
Remember those things from elementary school? Challenge-takers are laying two of them on a piece of paper in the form of a cross (some people are probably substituting pens). They write "yes" and "no" in the four boxes formed by the cross.
Read More ||||| The internet has been gripped by a Ouija board-like game called "Charlie Charlie challenge", but its origins are not what they seem.
More than 2 million people have used the hashtag #CharlieCharlieChallenge over the past 48 hours. It's a game which involves balancing pencils over the words "yes" and "no" on a piece of paper. Players ask questions which are supposedly answered by Charlie - a mysterious demon who spookily moves the pencils, if you believe in that sort of thing.
Two days ago a Twitter user called @_kluh was one of the first to use the hashtag #CharlieCharlieChallenge. It was also made popular by a number of big social media stars in the US. But where did the game come from? Several reports and tweets claim the game's origins are in Mexico. For example, one of the most retweeted videos about Charlie Charlie Challenge, shows a popular Mexican beer brand and the Spanish words for "yes" and "no":
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There's just one problem. The game has nothing to do with Mexican folklore.
"There's no demon called 'Charlie' in Mexico," says Maria Elena Navez of BBC Mundo. "Mexican legends often come from ancient Aztec and Maya history, or from the many beliefs that began circulating during the Spanish conquest. In Mexican mythology you can find gods with names like 'Tlaltecuhtli' or 'Tezcatlipoca' in the Nahuatl language. But if this legend began after the Spanish conquest, I'm sure it would've been called 'Carlitos' (Charlie in Spanish)."
"Mexican demons are usually American inventions," she says.
Describing the game as a traditional Mexican way to summon the dead is probably a way to make it sound mysterious or meaningful - in the same way that the Ouija board has its roots in a clever bit of 19th century American marketing rather than ancient Egypt. Another possible explanation is this YouTube video posted a year ago which shows a slightly different pencil trick. It's in Spanish, and its title translates as "Playing Charlie Charlie."
Image copyright Le Videoblog Image caption This year-old YouTube video in Spanish might explain why the 'Charlie Charlie' game is described as being 'Mexican' - even though there's little evidence that it actually is.
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You can follow BBC Trending on Twitter @BBCtrending. All our stories are at bbc.com/trending ||||| What’s the Charlie Charlie Challenge and where did it come from?
The Charlie Charlie Challenge — or variants of it, known as the pencil game or Charlie pencil — has been around for some time. It’s claimed that the game is an old Mexican tradition, but there’s no trace of that on the internet, but it seems to have been around for years before it took off this week.
To play the game, grab a sheet of paper and draw two lines on it to make a cross. Put a “yes” in the top right and bottom left hand corner, and a “no” in the remaining two.
Then put a pencil right on the line going across. Balance another pencil on top of that, along the line going downwards.
To properly summon the demon, according to the game, you then have to ask “Charlie, Charlie, can we play?”
The pencils should then start moving. If they go to yes, the demon is ready and willing to answer your questions — put the pencil back, and use the same technique to get answers. If it’s a no, then you’ll have to come back later, or try again.
What’s actually moving the pencils?
Gravity, and the awkward positioning of some pencils. They just wouldn't sit still even if you wanted them to.
It’s perhaps scarier than a Ouija board because it doesn’t have the same explanations. With those boards, players have to keep hold of a glass while it moves around the table — so it’s not difficult to imagine that people might be pushing it around without knowing it.
With the Charlie Charlie game, however, nobody is actually touching the pencils. But they are still likely being pushed — the pencils have to be so finely balanced on top of each other that even the slightest movement from a breath or slightly tilted surface will push it around.
The arrangement of pencils that the game requires means that they’ll always move, because it’s just not a natural position for them to be in.
That’s why the game works reliably, to make the demon at least say no — unlike the Ouija board, it doesn’t require people to work, and so the pencils will always move if they’re aligned correctly. But if the friction of the pencils is too much, they just won't move.
If you’d like to debunk the game for yourself, try doing the same thing without the paper and without the incantation. Pencils placed on top of and across each other always move around, whether or not a demon is summoned to push them.
Why does scary stuff happen afterwards?
Afterwards, some have reported strange goings on. Those seem especially scary if people don’t chant the important words “Charlie, Charlie, can we stop?” and say goodbye when the demon says yes.
My sister did the Charlie challenge she didn't say bye to him, now her Siri keeps popping up out of no where saying pic.twitter.com/mxGdiffpxc — coz (@coral_olivia) May 26, 2015
It’s possible that strange things are happening. But it’s equally likely that after playing the game the brain gets itself into a state that makes it extra suggestible and fearful.
That’s the same thing that makes people more likely to hear strange noises when they’re on their own or in the dark. In both of those situations, people are genuinely more in danger — so the brain think itself into a special fight or flight state that makes it extra-vigilant to noises, so that those dangers can be avoided.
Who is Charlie?
As with most urban legends, the actual fact of who Charlie is seems to vary depending on who’s telling it. Some claim it is a child that took his own life, others a demonic Mexican man with black and red eyes.
The only way to really find out who he is for sure is to play the game and ask him. |||||
A: | If you've been curious about the #CharlieCharlieChallenge hashtag popping up on Twitter over the past few days, here's a warning that this is nothing like last year's Ice Bucket Challenge—though participants may scream just as loud. The game, which CNN points out could be described as "nothing but a mashup of the Ouija board and [the] 'Bloody Mary' [game]," involves summoning a supposed Mexican demon by placing two pencils in the form of a cross on a piece of paper and writing "Yes" and "No" in the alternating squares. Players then ask, "Charlie, Charlie, are you here?" (or some variant, like "Charlie, Charlie, can we play?"); if a pencil rolls toward a "Yes," players must then ask Charlie some more specific questions and see how he/she/it responds. The game has produced a plethora of videos and tweets of those partaking, ostensibly spooked by the presence of Charlie, described as both a group of Mexican demons or a single spooky entity (some say it's a child who committed suicide; others, a "demonic Mexican man with black and red eyes," per the Independent). KFOR has compiled a decent number of these photos and freakouts. But BBC Mundo reporter Maria Elena Navez says there's no demon known as "Charlie" in Mexican mythology, pointing out out that gods in old-time Mexican myths would have had names like Tlaltecuhtli or Tezcatlipoca. "If this legend began after the Spanish conquest, I'm sure it would've been called 'Carlitos' (Charlie in Spanish)," she tells the BBC. So why do the pencils move? Gravity and the "awkward positioning of some pencils," the Independent explains. (Some Mexican priests spend their time battling an "infestation of demons.") |
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ISIS has released propaganda videos celebrating the attacks in Paris and threatening to carry out another in Washington, D.C.
In one of the videos, a purported Algerian member of the terror group addresses the United States, saying, "like France we will strike in its center in Washington," according to global security firm and NBC News analyst Flashpoint Intelligence.
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French soldiers patrol at the Arch of Triumph in the Champs Elysees district of Paris, France, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015. Amr Nabil / AP
The man also threatens that ISIS is coming to Europe with "booby traps and explosives."
Another of the videos includes fighters congratulating their "brothers" in France for perpetrating Friday night's massacre, and urging more violence, Flashpoint said.
A senior U.S. official told NBC News that the video had not yet been authenticated.
"It looks like a typical propaganda video, and it's getting attention now because ISIS has been in the news," the official said. ||||| CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State warned in a new video on Monday that countries taking part in air strikes against Syria would suffer the same fate as France, and threatened to attack in Washington.
The video, which appeared on a website used by Islamic State to post its messages, begins with news footage of the aftermath of Friday’s Paris shootings in which at least 129 people were killed.
The message to countries involved in what it called the “crusader campaign” was delivered by a man dressed in fatigues and a turban, and identified in subtitles as Al Ghareeb the Algerian.
“We say to the states that take part in the crusader campaign that, by God, you will have a day, God willing, like France’s and by God, as we struck France in the center of its abode in Paris, then we swear that we will strike America at its center in Washington,” the man said.
It was not immediately possible to verify the authenticity of the video, which purports to be the work of Islamic State fighters in the Iraqi province of Salahuddine, north of Baghdad.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security would not comment on the video but said it has not received information indicating a potential attack.
“While we take all threats seriously, we do not have specific credible information of an attack on the U.S. homeland,” a DHS official said on condition of anonymity.
The French government has called the Paris attacks an act of war and said it would not end its air strikes against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.
French fighter jets launched their biggest raids in Syria to date on Sunday, targeting the Islamic State’s stronghold in the city of Raqqa, in coordination with U.S. forces.
Police raided homes of suspected Islamist militants across France overnight following the Paris attacks.
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“Al Ghareeb the Algerian” also warned Europe in the video that more attacks were coming.
“I say to the European countries that we are coming, coming with booby traps and explosives, coming with explosive belts and (gun) silencers and you will be unable to stop us because today we are much stronger than before,” he said.
Apparently referring to international talks to end the Syrian war, another man identified in the video as Al Karrar the Iraqi tells French President Francois Hollande “we have decided to negotiate with you in the trenches and not in the hotels.” |||||
Output: | The Paris terror attacks were just the start if airstrikes against Syria don't cease, according to unauthenticated ISIS video that surfaced Monday—and the next target could be DC, reports Reuters. The video—which the news agency says was posted on a site used by ISIS, supposedly by militants north of Baghdad—features a man dressed in fatigues and a turban and labeled in the subtitles as "Al Ghareeb the Algerian." "We say to the states that take part in the crusader campaign that … as we struck France in the center of its abode in Paris, then we swear that we will strike America at its center in Washington," the man says in the clip. Europe gets an additional warning as well: "I say to the European countries that we are coming, coming with booby traps and explosives, coming with explosive belts and [gun] silencers and you will be unable to stop us because today we are much stronger than before." The idea of talks to end the Syrian war were also roundly dismissed in the video, with another man called "Al Karrar the Iraqi" addressing French President Francois Hollande: "We have decided to negotiate with you in the trenches and not in the hotels." A senior US official, however, tells NBC News that the video looks like many other ISIS propaganda videos and that it may just be bubbling to the surface because of Friday's attacks. |
Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context (see options)?
Context:
Stains<br>I tried not to do anything to mess up the new carpet. I was very careful while I cleaned the house. Just as I turned from picking up a can, my dog ran into me. The can flew out of my hand and hit the carpet. There was now a huge soda stain that I couldn't get out.
Hypothesis: The can felt bad when it hit the ground
Pick from:
A). Yes.
B). It's impossible to say.
C). No. | B). |
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: Gathering Mercury is the eleventh studio album by Colin Hay, released on May 9, 2011, on Compass Records. Regarding the album's thematic content, Hay said, "I think it’s about life and loss and the injustice of the way the universe is set up; how we lose people we love."
Hypothesis: The studio album by Colin Hay released on Compass Records on May 9, 2011, was about his theory of universe injustice, loss of life and the injustice of the universal setup which Hay says is how we lose people we love.
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: We would not advance this argument, but the Government has offered an argument in a parallel case that suggests a distinction between the '76 act and this case. That's not been briefed here. It's been grounded in their claim that the treaty power creates some special power.
Hypothesis: This case happened in 1987.
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: How to cool cakes<br>Decide how much time you have. Depending on the type of cake, cooling using this method can be done in just a couple of hours. Here are some things to consider : [substeps] Angel food cakes, pound cakes, sponge cakes and other light and fluffy cakes can cool in the refrigerator in about 1-2 hours.
Hypothesis: light and fluffy cakes can cool in the refrigerator in about 180 minutes
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: | Context: Karim Mostafa Benzema (born 19 December 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and the France national team as a striker. He has been described as an "immensely talented striker" who is "strong and powerful" and "a potent finisher from inside the box".
Hypothesis: his position is secure for life |
Continue writing the next sentence in this paragraph:
People are strapping on these qloja machines to their feet. It takes a pretty long time to get them on and then they start to walk. they | build up a little speed and start kind of running in a line. |
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Example: 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
Example solution: No
Example 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".
Problem: When the Algerian War began in 1954, Camus was confronted with a moral dilemma. He identified with the pieds-noirs such as his own parents and defended the French government's actions against the revolt. He argued that the Algerian uprising was an integral part of the 'new Arab imperialism' led by Egypt and an 'anti-Western' offensive orchestrated by Russia to 'encircle Europe' and 'isolate the United States'. Although favouring greater Algerian autonomy or even federation, though not full-scale independence, he believed that the pieds-noirs and Arabs could co-exist. During the war he advocated a civil truce that would spare the civilians, which was rejected by both sides, who regarded it as foolish. Behind the scenes, he began to work for imprisoned Algerians who faced the death penalty. From 1955 to 1956, Camus wrote for L'Express. In 1957, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature "for his important literary production, which with clear-sighted earnestness illuminates the problems of the human conscience in our times". When he spoke to students at the University of Stockholm, he defended his apparent inactivity in the Algerian question; he stated that he was worried about what might happen to his mother, who still lived in Algeria. This led to further ostracism by French left-wing intellectuals. Camus remained active and ambitious until the end of his life. Financed by the money he received with his Nobel Prize, he adapted and directed for the stage Dostoyesvsky's Demons. The play opened in January 1959 at the Antoine Theatre in Paris. It was a critical success as well as an artistic and technical tour de force: 33 actors, 4 hours long, 7 sets, 24 scenes. The walls could move sideways to reduce the size of each depicted location and the whole stage rotated to allow for immediate set transformations. Camus put the painter and set decorator Mayo, who had already illustrated several of Camus' novels (The Stranger - 1948 Ed.), in charge of the demanding task of designing these multiple and complex theater sets. <sep>How many scenes are portrayed in Dostoyesvsky's Demons?<sep>33
| Solution: No |
Select from options: Continue writing the next sentence.
A slide of pictures shows performing a marching band and girls moving around. then
OPT: 1). , marching bands play and girls perform holding flags.; 2). , a girl performs piano exercises and standing walking, then she talks.; 3). , all the people step in front of a court and three kids slide in the middle.; 4). , a girl practice metal leg kick.;
Answer: | 1). |
Detailed Instructions: In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
Problem:Pluto, also called Pluto the Pup, is a cartoon character created in 1930 at Walt Disney Productions. He is a yellow-orange color, medium-sized, short-haired dog with black ears. Unlike most Disney characters, Pluto is not anthropomorphic beyond some characteristics such as facial expression. He is Mickey Mouse's pet. Officially a mixed-breed dog, he made his debut as a bloodhound in the Mickey Mouse cartoon The Chain Gang. Together with Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, and Goofy, Pluto is one of the 'Sensational Six' -- the biggest stars in the Disney universe. Though all six are non-human animals, Pluto alone is not dressed as a human.
Solution: | how is goofy a dog if pluto is a dog |
Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Silvana, J. 87, is an opera by Carl Maria von Weber, first performed in Frankfurt am Main on 16 September 1810. The libretto, by , is a reworking of an earlier, unsuccessful opera by Weber, "Das Waldmädchen ". Weber also reused music from the same piece in "Silvana".
Sentence: Carl Maria von Weber catapulted to the top of the opera game after his groundbreaking work, "Silvana, J. 87".
Output: It's impossible to say
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
That is why we intend to move an amendment which would ask the government to go beyond the initial motion and give some indication of whether or not the Liberals would have the fortitude on behalf of the Canadian people to not be a party to any international agreement which in future was found to compel us to export freshwater in bulk against our will.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: This is an apolitical article
****
Answer:
No
[Q]: The Hubble is a scientific workhorse in the prime of its life. It is also the privileged photographer of the universe. Whether the images are of solar systems at birth, galaxies colliding, or the death throes of a star in supernova, Hubble's photos reveal both the ferocity and tranquillity of our universe. The hubble can do pictures in infared OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: It's impossible to say
Problem: Reginald DeSean Davis (born September 3, 1976) is a former American football tight end and current running backs coach for Nebraska. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 1999. He played college football at Washington.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Reginald Davis became the running backs coach for Nebraska in 2015."? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Q: George Allen Murphy was not at home when he was shot
× Accidental shooting injures Crossville man CROSSVILLE, Ala. – Over the weekend, one man was shot in what authorities are calling an accident. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office reported that they were called to a shooting at a home on County Road 34 on December 1. Upon arrival, authorities stated they found George Allen Murphy, 45, with a gunshot wound to the head. Authorities said Murphy was standing on the front porch of his neighbor’s house when a juvenile at the house accidentally fired a shot through the closed front door. Murphy was still in the hospital according to authorities.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
Q: The sister-in-law has met with trump
Ride to Lowell<br>My sister-in-law had jury duty in 2010. The trial was in Lowell, 29 miles away from Cambridge. She does not like driving, so I took her there. I stayed in the library while she went to court. She did not get picked and we went home at noon.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | It's impossible to say |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Let me give you an example: what is the first event mentioned?, Context: The Russian Revolution is the series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. Following the abdication of Nicholas II of Russia, the Russian Provisional Government was established. In October 1917, a red faction revolution occurred in which the Red Guard, armed groups of workers and deserting soldiers directed by the Bolshevik Party, seized control of Saint Petersburg (then known as Petrograd) and began an immediate armed takeover of cities and villages throughout the former Russian Empire.
The answer to this example can be: Russian Revolution
Here is why: This is a good example, and the Russian Revolution is the first event mentioned.
OK. solve this:
Which are there more of in the Armed Forces, Rangers or reservists?, Context: The Armed Forces are today funded by approximately $20.1 billion annually and are presently ranked 74th in size compared to the world's other armed forces by number of total personnel, and 58th in terms of active personnel, standing at a strength of roughly 68,000, plus 27,000 reservists, 5000 Rangers, and 19,000 supplementary reserves, bringing the total force to approximately 119,000. The number of primary reserve personnel is expected to go up to 30,000 by 2020, and the number of active to at least 70,000. In addition, 5000 rangers and 19,000 supplementary personnel will be serving. If this happens the total strength would be around 124,000. These individuals serve on numerous CF bases located in all regions of the country, and are governed by the Queen's Regulations and Orders and the National Defence Act.
Answer: | reservists |
Definition: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Input: WikiLeaks has released a 2011 memo by top Bill Clinton aide Douglas Band which revealed him using his firm, Teneo, to pressure many of the corporations that donated to the Clinton Foundation’s charity to also privately enrich the former president.
In a memo written for the law firm Simpson Thatcher, Band bragged about how Teneo managed to raise “well over $150 million, much of it from people who did not know President Clinton when he was in office.”
Band co-founded Teneo in 2011 with Declan Kelley, who Hillary Clinton appointed as U.S. Economic Envoy to Northern Ireland when she was secretary of state.
Band also wrote that he “sought to leverage my activities, including my partner role at Teneo, to support and to raise funds for the foundation.”
Simpson Thatcher, which specializes in ethical nonprofit management and regulation, was retained by Chelsea Clinton to conduct a “governance review” after she grew concerned about Teneo’s role in the Clinton Foundation’s activities.
The memo described how Band, after co-founding Teneo, blurred the lines between his private for-profit firm and the non-profit Clinton Global Initiative, which had been created by the Clinton Foundation to encourage political and business leaders to meet each year and discuss world problems. ||||| A memo written by a former top aide to Bill Clinton in 2011 shows how the same organizations donating to the Clinton charity were also paying him speaking fees. (Sarah Parnass/The Washington Post)
A memo written by a former top aide to Bill Clinton in 2011 shows how the same organizations donating to the Clinton charity were also paying him speaking fees. (Sarah Parnass/The Washington Post)
When top Bill Clinton aide Douglas Band wrote the memo, he was a central player at the Clinton Foundation and president of his own corporate consulting firm. Over the course of 13 pages, he made a case that his multiple roles had served the interests of the Clinton family and its charity.
In doing so, Band also detailed a circle of enrichment in which he raised money for the Clinton Foundation from top-tier corporations such as Dow Chemical and Coca-Cola that were clients of his firm, Teneo, while pressing many of those same donors to provide personal income to the former president.
The system has drawn scrutiny from Republicans, who say it allowed corporations and other wealthy supporters to pay for entree to a popular former president and a onetime secretary of state who is now the Democratic presidential nominee.
Band wrote the memo in 2011 to foundation lawyers conducting a review of the organization amid a brewing feud with the Clintons’ daughter, Chelsea Clinton, who was taking a stronger role in leading the foundation and had expressed concerns about Teneo’s operations.
Clinton supporters at a rally in Florida respond to the latest WikiLeaks revelations. (Alice Li/The Washington Post)
[Read the 2011 memo about Teneo and the Clinton Foundation]
The memo, made public Wednesday by the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, lays out the aggressive strategy behind lining up the consulting contracts and paid speaking engagements for Bill Clinton that added tens of millions of dollars to the family’s fortune, including during the years that Hillary Clinton led the State Department. It describes how Band helped run what he called “Bill Clinton Inc.,” obtaining “in-kind services for the President and his family — for personal travel, hospitality, vacation and the like.”
Band and his Teneo co-founder, former Hillary Clinton fundraiser Declan Kelly, declined to comment. But Teneo issued a statement saying that “as the memo demonstrates, Teneo worked to encourage clients, where appropriate, to support the Clinton Foundation because of the good work that it does around the world. It also clearly shows that Teneo never received any financial benefit or benefit of any kind from doing so.”
Spokesmen for Bill Clinton and Chelsea Clinton and the foundation declined to comment.
Hillary Clinton campaign spokesman Glen Caplin declined to comment on the memo, calling the material “hacked by the Russian government and weaponized by WikiLeaks.” Caplin declined to authenticate the memo, but he also did not dispute it.
Band, who grew close to Bill Clinton two decades ago as his personal aide in the White House and became the architect of his post-presidential activities, argued in the memo that he and his firm had benefited the former president and his foundation.
“We have dedicated ourselves to helping the President secure and engage in for-profit activities,” Band wrote. He also said he had “sought to leverage my activities, including my partner role at Teneo, to support and to raise funds for the foundation.”
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Band’s memo provided data showing how much money each of Teneo’s 20 clients at the time had given to the Clinton Foundation, how much they had paid Bill Clinton and, in some cases, how he or Kelly had personally forged the relationships that resulted in the payments.
Band wrote that Teneo partners had raised in excess of $8 million for the foundation and $3 million in paid speaking fees for Bill Clinton. He said he had secured contracts for the former president that would pay out $66 million over the subsequent nine years if the deals remained in place.
For instance, Band wrote that Kelly arranged for the former president to meet the chief executive of Coca-Cola in January 2009 at the Clintons’ home in Washington. In all, according to Band’s memo, Coke had contributed $4.33 million to the foundation between 2004 and 2010.
A Coca-Cola spokesman said the company had supported the Clinton Foundation because it believed “in the great work that can be done when businesses, civil society and governments come together to solve problems.” He said Teneo had been hired to provide “business and communications” consulting.
Band also described how Kelly helped expand a fruitful relationship with UBS Global Wealth Management, introducing Bill Clinton to a top executive at a 2009 charity dinner. In the ensuing years, UBS upped its giving to the foundation, signed on as a Teneo client and agreed to pay Bill Clinton for speeches, Band wrote.
Records show UBS paid Clinton about $2 million in speaking fees between 2011 and 2015 for a series of appearances, generally alongside former president George W. Bush. The company also paid Hillary Clinton $225,000 for a 2013 speech.
UBS declined to comment.
Another achievement cited by Band: Laureate International Universities, a chain of for-profit international colleges, which donated to the foundation and agreed to pay Bill Clinton $3.5 million a year to serve as honorary chancellor.
[ Inside Bill Clinton’s nearly $18 million job as ‘honorary chancellor’ of a for-profit college ]
Clinton has credited Band with conceiving of the Clinton Global Initiative, the glitzy annual meeting where corporate, government and nonprofit leaders gathered annually to talk about the world’s problems. Started in 2005, CGI became the best-known arm of the Clinton Foundation, which also operated education, environmental and health programs around the world. The final CGI meeting took place last month.
By 2011, the longtime Clinton aide was ready to strike out on his own.
That’s when Band and Kelly joined forces to form Teneo. At first, the firm remained closely linked to the Clinton network.
Band described in the memo how he combined his work for CGI and Teneo. He wrote that he had used a hotel room upstairs from the 2011 CGI gathering to meet with Teneo clients. He also acknowledged giving free CGI memberships to “target Teneo clients” being cultivated as potential foundation donors. Memberships generally cost $20,000 a year.
Teneo, meanwhile, named Bill Clinton its “honorary chairman.” Clinton had been initially tapped for a three-year arrangement in which he would provide advice to Teneo “regarding geopolitical, economic and social trends,” according to a separate June 2011 memo that Band wrote to the State Department seeking ethics approval for the former president’s employment.
Bill Clinton was initially paid $2 million by Teneo, according to “Man of the World,” a book written with the former president’s participation by author Joe Conason.
But Chelsea Clinton grew concerned when news leaked in late 2011 that MF Global, the hedge fund owned by former New Jersey governor Jon Corzine, had been paying the Clinton-tied firm $125,000 a month just before MF Global went bankrupt.
According to emails released by WikiLeaks, Chelsea Clinton complained in December 2011 to longtime Clinton aide John Podesta, who at the time was serving as an adviser to the Clinton Foundation, that she had been informed that a member of her father’s office staff who answered to Band had been making calls to British lawmakers “on behalf of President Clinton” for Teneo clients, particularly for the chief executive of Dow Chemical.
Chelsea Clinton wrote that the calls were occurring without her father’s knowledge and that the reactions she was hearing to them would “horrify” Bill Clinton. In another email, she wrote she feared Teneo was “hustling business at CGI.”
Chelsea Clinton’s concerns helped spark efforts at the foundation to adopt new policies governing outside consulting agreements designed to erect a more solid wall between Bill Clinton’s private and charitable activities. Emails show that Cheryl Mills, who at the time was serving as Hillary Clinton’s chief of staff at the State Department, was deeply involved in the foundation’s proceedings.
Bill Clinton also separated from Teneo, returning to the company all but $100,000 of the money he had been paid, tax returns show.
Emails show how the dispute between Chelsea Clinton and her father’s longtime aide led to personal hostility.
“I don’t deserve this from her and deserve a tad more respect or at least a direct dialogue for me to explain these things,” Band wrote to Podesta at the time. “She is acting like a spoiled brat kid who has nothing else to do but create issues to justify what she’s doing because she, as she has said, hasn’t found her way and has a lack of focus in her life.”
Band complained that no similar scrutiny was being applied to Bill Clinton himself. Band noted that he had previously signed a conflict of interest document for CGI.
“Oddly, WJC does not have to sign such a document even though he is personally paid by 3 cgi sponsors, gets many expensive gifts from them, some that are at home etc.,” he wrote.
The Band memo disclosed by WikiLeaks on Wednesday made no direct reference to Hillary Clinton.
But Band outlined that Kelly, his Teneo co-founder, had served simultaneously between 2009 and 2011 as an unpaid economic envoy to Northern Ireland appointed by then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and as head of a separate consulting company whose clients included Coke, UBS and Dow. Band wrote that the arrangement was consistent with Kelly’s State Department ethics agreement.
Kelly’s multiple roles came together during one State Department event in 2010, when then-Secretary Clinton recognized Dow, among other companies, for creating jobs in Northern Ireland and thanked Kelly for his work on the issue.
Dow became one of Teneo’s first major clients. According to Band’s memo, Dow chief executive Andrew Liveris had been introduced to Bill Clinton over a round of golf with Kelly in August 2009.
The company then increased its Clinton Foundation support, contributing $705,000 in 2010 and 2011. A Dow spokeswoman said that the company’s participation in the foundation dated to 2007 and that the charity was “aligned to core business and citizenship strategies that have positively leveraged the resources and capabilities of our company.”
Dow paid Teneo $2.8 million in 2011, payments that then jumped to $19.4 million in 2012, according to internal Dow documents made public as part of a whistleblower complaint. The company later said in public filings that the increase reflected a cost-saving decision to consolidate several consulting contracts with one firm.
But the spike raised red flags for an internal company fraud investigator, who expressed alarm that it may be linked to Bill Clinton’s work with a charity founded by Liveris — a charge the company denied.
“It appears Dow is paying Teneo for connections with Clinton,” the investigator wrote.
Anu Narayanswamy and Alice Crites contributed to this report. |||||
Output: | A 13-page memo detailing what an aide calls "Bill Clinton Inc." was made public Wednesday by WikiLeaks and will only add to Republican criticisms of the Clinton Foundation, the Washington Post reports. The memo, sent by Douglas Band, lays out how he and his company, Teneo, helped secure donations for the Clinton Foundation while lining up paid gigs for Bill Clinton. According to Salon, the memo says Teneo helped raise more than $150 million for the foundation. At the same time, Band says he secured tens of millions of dollars in income for Bill Clinton. For example, he got financial company UBS to donate $540,000 to the Clinton Foundation; he also got UBS to pay Bill Clinton $900,000 personally to give three speeches, the New York Daily News reports. The memo was written in 2011 after Chelsea Clinton expressed concern about Teneo's role in raising money for the Clinton Foundation. Band admits his methods are "unorthodox" but argues that his raising money for the foundation was completely separate from getting paid gigs for Bill Clinton. "As the memo demonstrated, Teneo worked to encourage clients, where appropriate, to support the Clinton Foundation because of the good work that it does around the world," Teneo said in a statement released this week. Republicans have claimed the Clinton Foundation allowed corporations and others to buy access to Bill and Hillary Clinton. For example, the memo reveals Coca-Cola gave more than $4 million to the foundation between 2004 and 2010 and its chief executive was able to meet with Bill Clinton at home in 2009. |
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: What is a good area to find wild foods?, Context: Many groups continued their hunter-gatherer ways of life, although their numbers have continually declined, partly as a result of pressure from growing agricultural and pastoral communities. Many of them reside in the developing world, either in arid regions or tropical forests. Areas that were formerly available to hunter-gatherers were—and continue to be—encroached upon by the settlements of agriculturalists. In the resulting competition for land use, hunter-gatherer societies either adopted these practices or moved to other areas. In addition, Jared Diamond has blamed a decline in the availability of wild foods, particularly animal resources. In North and South America, for example, most large mammal species had gone extinct by the end of the Pleistocene—according to Diamond, because of overexploitation by humans, although the overkill hypothesis he advocates is strongly contested.[by whom?]
A: | arid regions or tropical forests |
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
What happened to new Buddhism in modern times?, Context: A number of modern movements or tendencies in Buddhism emerged during the second half of the 20th Century, including the Dalit Buddhist movement (also sometimes called 'neo-Buddhism'), Engaged Buddhism, and the further development of various Western Buddhist traditions.
| emerged |
Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context (see options)?
Context:
Jim, I hope that we can come back to the subject of education because the governor made an extensive statement on it and I have a very different view than the one he expressed. But that having been said, I believe that -- well, first of all, let me say that the governor and I agree on some things where this subject is concerned.
Hypothesis: the governor did not make an extensive statement
Options are: [I] Yes. [II] It's impossible to say. [III] No. | [III] |
question: Complete the next sentence:
A woman in a white shirt is sitting down. She pours some product into her palm. she
OPTIONS:
- touches a objects with her hand.
- rubs her palm and walks away.
- takes her hand away from the camera.
- starts wiping the product onto her face.
answer: starts wiping the product onto her face.
Problem: Write the next sentence for:
How to save money on utility bills
Adjust your thermostat.
Heating and cooling can be roughly half of the utility bill costs in your home. Keep your thermostat warmer in the summer and cooler in the winter.
OPTIONS:
- According to the official homeowners association, much of the utility bill should follow this format : Change your water bill every 14 to 45 days. Change your furnace every 3 to 4 months, if it is not already turned on during the day.
- Many home owners limit their thermostats to a reasonable range from 9 to 12 degrees fahrenheit (24 to 36 degrees celsius). For example, you may have a thermostat of 12 to 24 degrees fahrenheit (24 to 36 degrees celsius).
- There are more than two heating elements in your home, one colder than the other. You will have to adjust each one the same number of times to ensure it stays in place.
- You can also get a programmable thermostat to save money. When no one is home, you can keep your settings closer to the outdoor temperature to avoid heating or cooling an empty place..
Next sentence: You can also get a programmable thermostat to save money. When no one is home, you can keep your settings closer to the outdoor temperature to avoid heating or cooling an empty place.
context: A woman walks into frame and speaks to the camera followed by pulling a towel off her hair. she
OPTIONS:
- continues brushing while cutting the back and the other woman speaking again.
- combs her hair and sprays product into it and brushes her hair afterwards.
- places the towel over her hair and continues speaking while drying her hair and spraying the white towel.
- shaves her long and blonde hair followed by wearing makeup and posing for the camera.
****
next sentence for the context: combs her hair and sprays product into it and brushes her hair afterwards.
IN: What happens next?
How to clone yourself on a youtube video
Create a video on a video device.
Use props that are large enough to fit about double or longer sections of yourself inside the shot.
Position your camera, in only one place.
OPTIONS:
- Placing the camera on a tripod won't do at all, your real screen will be doctored and you'll be missing the important moment. You also won't be able to look down at the video you're making or press " home " button in order to end filming.
- For example, in that person's bathroom, put your camera directly on the toilet seat. Imagine that in their bathroom, there's a 1 ant under the toilet seat.
- Try not to spend too much time in one location, or else the smell will permeate your video instead of where you would like it to be. Get a maximum of 3.25 mm length.
- Make sure it has absolutely no breezes or any way to knock the camera around. If your device has a remote-controller, consider bringing it with you when taping.
OUT: Make sure it has absolutely no breezes or any way to knock the camera around. If your device has a remote-controller, consider bringing it with you when taping.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to stay up all night on a school night
Drink caffeine.
Bring a coffeemaker into your room, if you have one. The coffee will help you stay awake and bringing it in your room will decrease noise level.
OPTIONS:
- You may also drink tea, soda, energy drinks, or any other caffeinated beverage. Bear in mind that coffee won't keep you awake forever.
- Make sure the carafe is 3 in (7.9 cm) big enough to accommodate your sleeping bag. Use a cotton sheet to obscure your body from the sun.
- There are many different types of coffee : Fresh brewed coffee. Squeezed orange or cherry " hot brewing " coffee.
- Your caffeine container should be deep enough to accommodate about six cups. If you don't have access to a coffee pot, you can also use a small container with a zipper closed to bring some caffeinated tea or another beverage, such as a soda, milk, or juice.
A: You may also drink tea, soda, energy drinks, or any other caffeinated beverage. Bear in mind that coffee won't keep you awake forever.
context: How to get hypes on lookbook
Get interactive with lookbook.
Hype other looks, post comments, post comments on the forums etc. This way more people will see your face.
OPTIONS:
- Be informative about what you're looking for. At the very least, post about particular stuff you're looking for in the future.
- If you can, get to know some of the lookbookers a bit better, but don't ask them to hype you. Once you know a few people, time to sort out an outfit.
- Try posting to headlines, and uploading people on myspace and even page-ins. If you want people to be able to find you, put on some picture-editing software.
- A lot will give your hypes more of a buzz and more people will get started but you only have to post a few results. Stock up on facebook, myspace, whatever, so people may even reach out more to you.
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next sentence for the context: | If you can, get to know some of the lookbookers a bit better, but don't ask them to hype you. Once you know a few people, time to sort out an outfit. |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Which came first, the bridge across the Tyne or the first phase of Britain's first urban light rail system?, Context: The city is served by the Tyne and Wear Metro, a system of suburban and underground railways covering much of Tyne and Wear. It was opened in five phases between 1980 and 1984, and was Britain's first urban light rail transit system; two extensions were opened in 1991 and 2002. It was developed from a combination of existing and newly built tracks and stations, with deep-level tunnels constructed through Newcastle city centre. A bridge was built across the Tyne, between Newcastle and Gateshead, and opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1981. The network is operated by DB Regio on behalf of Nexus and carries over 37 million passengers a year, extending as far as Newcastle Airport, Tynemouth, South Shields and South Hylton in Sunderland. In 2004, the company Marconi designed and constructed the mobile radio system to the underground Metro system. The Metro system was the first in the UK to have mobile phone antennae installed in the tunnels.
first urban light rail transit system
What was the aftermath?, Context: In June 1963, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave a major speech in Detroit that foreshadowed his "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, D.C. two months later. While the African-American Civil Rights Movement gained significant federal civil rights laws in 1964 and 1965, longstanding inequities resulted in confrontations between the police and inner city black youth wanting change. Longstanding tensions in Detroit culminated in the Twelfth Street riot in July 1967. Governor George W. Romney ordered the Michigan National Guard into Detroit, and President Johnson sent in U.S. Army troops. The result was 43 dead, 467 injured, over 7,200 arrests, and more than 2,000 buildings destroyed, mostly in black residential and business areas. Thousands of small businesses closed permanently or relocated to safer neighborhoods. The affected district lay in ruins for decades. It was the most costly riot in the United States.
The result was 43 dead, 467 injured, over 7,200 arrests, and more than 2,000 buildings destroyed, mostly in black residential and business areas. Thousands of small businesses closed permanently or relocated to safer neighborhoods. The affected district lay in ruins for decades
How might the low and middle income countries be referred to as?, Context: As of 2011, 235–330 million people worldwide are affected by asthma, and approximately 250,000–345,000 people die per year from the disease. Rates vary between countries with prevalences between 1 and 18%. It is more common in developed than developing countries. One thus sees lower rates in Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa. Within developed countries it is more common in those who are economically disadvantaged while in contrast in developing countries it is more common in the affluent. The reason for these differences is not well known. Low and middle income countries make up more than 80% of the mortality.
| developing countries
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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: But they are not the only fossil hunters here.
Once a year for the past four years, the quarry has been opened to the public, and citizen paleontologists have come in droves — about 1,500 for the most recent community event last fall.
“I found a pile of rocks,” said Alexandra Hopper of Mantua, one of the participants. “When we rinse them off, we’re hoping some of them are fossils.” The diggers kept the fossils they found, and there are plenty to go around. The doomed creatures in the pit were mostly clams and oysters. But the fossils of animals like crocodiles and sea turtles are here, too, as well as the occasional mosasaur, a ferocious aquatic lizard with two long teeth at the back of its throat that pointed toward its gullet, ensuring that any prey it swallowed would never struggle out.
Fossils are being found throughout the sediment that fills the pit, but the assemblage occupies a single concentrated layer. Bones and shells sometimes pile up when currents sweep dead sea creatures toward a particular eddy, where they accumulate over years or centuries.
But here the skeletons of the larger creatures remain largely intact. That suggests they all died at the same time and then settled gently on the sea bottom. ||||| Rowan University alumni Jean and Ric Edelman made history on Oct. 17, 2016, when they announced a $25 million gift to transform the Rowan University Fossil Park into a world-class destination for scientific discovery and “citizen science.”
The Fossil Park will be known as the Jean & Ric Edelman Fossil Park at Rowan University.
The gift from the Edelmans is the largest ever from Rowan alumni and the second largest gift in the institution’s history.
Plans for the tract include a museum and visitor center, laboratory spaces, a nature trail, a paleontology-themed playground, and social spaces. Wildly popular community and school Dig Days at the site will continue.
For more on the Edelmans and their gift, visit rowan.edu/edelmangift. ||||| MANTUA TWP. — Imagine being a college student studying paleontology and having your own personal Jurassic Park as your classroom.
While lacking the real-life Velociraptors and Tyrannosaurus rex chopping electrified fences and eating people, Rowan University tried to get as close as possible by purchasing the Inversand fossil site in Mantua to transform into an academic research site like no other.
At the bottom of the 65-acre quarry on hot and sunny Wednesday afternoon, about 100 people gathered to hear Rowan announce that it had purchased the site for $1.95 million. The quarry, off Woodbury-Glassboro Road, had been owned by the Inversand Company for nearly a century.
The university plans to create a new School of Earth and Environment and utilize the site as a naturally built "classroom" for research.
Rowan Univeristy President Dr. Ali A. Houshmand — a staunch supporter of growing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education — said purchasing the quarry is one more component that shows Rowan's commitment in furthering STEM learning.
"The next step of the economy is how do we clean water from the sea, how do we lead in drug delivery ... all of these things (take) science, engineering," said Houshmand said after the announcement. "We need an army of people in this field."
The school, and all the research and activities at the quarry will be headed by internationally recognized paleontologist Dr. Ken Lacovara, who recently joined Rowan's faculty.
He said: "School kids, citizens; when they find a 65-million-year-old fossil with their own hands, it's a transformative experience."
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"Swimming right through where your bodies are right now were a couple dozen different species of sharks, four species of big marine crocodile are here, four species of big sea turtles ... we find these things right here," Lacovara said during the event.
He believes the site could become internationally renowned.
The discovery of a bone bed at the fossil site a couple years ago led experts to believe the site might be directly tied to the mass extinction of dinosaurs 65 million years ago — widely thought to have been caused by a large comet or asteroid impact.
Several years ago, the site was at risk of being lost to a redevelopment project of retail stores. However, after the economic downturn in 2008 plans changed.
Rowan University seized the opportunity to preserve the site for the long term.
Ashley Adams, a 25-year-old paleontology and geology graduate student at Rowan, was out digging at the site with her colleagues during the announcement.
"This might be a death assemblage of ... when dinosaurs died," she said. "This is a very unique site. There's not many sites you can just sit down and you know you'll be able to find something. It's abundant of bones."
State Senate President Stephen Sweeney and county and township officials all attended to celebrate the monumental purchase.
Rowan's board of trustees voted to move forward with the purchase of the site earlier this month.
Spencer Kent may be reached at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @SpencerMKent. Find the South Jersey Times on Facebook. |||||
Output: | Amateur enthusiasts and kids on field trips have been flocking to a New Jersey quarry pit for years to dig up some of its many prehistoric fossils. Incredibly, this pit may also be the only known dinosaur graveyard dating back to their destruction 66 million years ago, the New York Times reports. "It sounds silly, but is it the case that this pit in South Jersey, behind Lowe's, has the one window into this pivotal moment in time?" asks Kenneth Lacovara, who teaches geology and paleontology at Rowan University. The pit, which was in a shallow sea on the dinosaurs' last day, happens to contain a host of fossils about 40 feet down—which puts it around the "extinction layer" marked by an element found in comets and asteroids called radioactive iridium. "We are in the trying-to-poke-holes-in-it phase," says Lacovara. "Certainly we have rocks that are near that time. I know we're damned close." Owned by a water treatment plant for nearly a century, it became unprofitable due to environmental regulations and was slated to become a lake—until Rowan, pressed by Lacovara, bought it for $1.95 million, the Star-Ledger reported in September. Now Lacovara wants even more school trips and fossil days so enthusiasts can search through the muck in Mantua Township, NJ. "We really want to integrate this in the community," he says. "Kids start to think of science as a process. It's a way of asking questions about your world." |
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.
See one example below:
Problem: what is the first event mentioned?, Context: The Russian Revolution is the series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. Following the abdication of Nicholas II of Russia, the Russian Provisional Government was established. In October 1917, a red faction revolution occurred in which the Red Guard, armed groups of workers and deserting soldiers directed by the Bolshevik Party, seized control of Saint Petersburg (then known as Petrograd) and began an immediate armed takeover of cities and villages throughout the former Russian Empire.
Solution: Russian Revolution
Explanation: This is a good example, and the Russian Revolution is the first event mentioned.
Problem: What temp is the hydrogen purified by?, Context: Hydrogen is highly soluble in many rare earth and transition metals and is soluble in both nanocrystalline and amorphous metals. Hydrogen solubility in metals is influenced by local distortions or impurities in the crystal lattice. These properties may be useful when hydrogen is purified by passage through hot palladium disks, but the gas's high solubility is a metallurgical problem, contributing to the embrittlement of many metals, complicating the design of pipelines and storage tanks.
Solution: | hydrogen is purified by passage through hot |
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence in this paragraph:
Four woman and one man jump rope doing tricks with the rope. two women
Choose from:
[-] are doing sit ups while doing something else.;
[-] are doing somersaults and the third woman gets a rope up and starts walking and jumping in the pit passing one rope over another.;
[-] turns two ropes while a woman jumps, and a woman and a man jumps alone.;
[-] are together and the camera pans to show them down the drain.; | turns two ropes while a woman jumps, and a woman and a man jumps alone. |
Part 1. Definition
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Part 2. 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
Answer: 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".
Part 3. Exercise
Life for the partners of Cates, Katalinic & Lund holds little of the glamour one might expect from a career in law. Instead of lunches at Lut��ce, they caucus at the Palace Diner in Queens. Wooing clients means passing out fliers on street corners, not securing box seats at Madison Square Garden. To make ends meet, one partner stacks pipe and cleans the yard at a plumbing warehouse. Another handles urine samples in a hospital lab. A sign of failure, of a feeble economy, perhaps? Hardly. They are heeding the call of a growing pool of law schools, which are for the first time pointing graduates in a new direction and teaching them how to get there. Forget the lure of large firms, the security of a government post. Here is how to grapple "in the service of justice," as many of the schools put it, instead. Convinced that corporate largess and government programs barely dent the nation's legal needs, the law schools are urging graduates to buck tradition, pass up big salaries and ignore mushrooming student debt to join tiny neighborhood practices or simply start their own, all with an eye toward charging no more than their clients can afford. This is not pro bono legal work; it is "low bono," a term the schools coined to define the atypical kind of law career they are training students for. While its practitioners do charge for their services, they are also dead set on turning no one away - or at least as few as possible. "When you go into this kind of social justice law, it's really brutal and you're almost guaranteed to struggle for a couple of years before there's a light at the end of the tunnel," said Fred Rooney, director of the Community Legal Resource Network at City University of New York School of Law, from which the lawyers of the newly formed Cates, Katalinic & Lund graduated last May. "But if our graduates don't do it, the millions of people who cannot access justice in this country will continue to soar." The movement, primly called the consortium, started four years ago by CUNY, Northeastern University, the University of Maryland and St. Mary's Law School in Texas. (St. Mary's later dropped out.) Since then, it has drawn seven additional law schools to its ranks: the University of Michigan, Rutgers and Syracuse Law Schools, New York Law School, University of New Mexico School of Law, Thomas M. Cooley Law School and Touro Law School. It has elicited at least initial interest from 19 more. <sep>What food establishment do Cates, Katalinic & Lund frequent?<sep>Sele Diner
Answer: | No |
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
The Tree<br>Alex stood at the base of the tree and looked up into the branches. He reached for one limb and started to climb. Halfway up the tree, he inched out onto one particular limb. The kite dangled on the end and he dragged it closer. His friends cheered when Alex safely retrieved the kite.
Hypothesis: Alex stood at the trunk of the tree and looked up into the branches as he felt how pretty it was
****
Answer:
No
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
On the other hand, the article, "Fiction and Facts About Drug Legalization", by Joseph Califano identifies possible social problems that could occur as a result of marijuana being decriminalized in any form, whether for medical purposes or for recreational use.
Hypothesis: "Fiction and Facts About Drug Legalization" was written by Joseph California.
****
Answer:
No
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
Parks Canada announced that surf conditions in P.E.I. National Park are currently considered dangerous and visitors are asked not to enter the water, according to a news release. "Rip currents may be formed along the shores due to high winds and resulting surf conditions," reads the release. "To ensure visitor safety, entering the water is not recommended in these conditions and visitors are asked to follow surf guard instructions."
Hypothesis: P.E.I. National Park has a surf guard.
****
Answer:
| Yes |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Example input: what 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.
Example output: Russian Revolution
Example explanation: This is a good example, and the Russian Revolution is the first event mentioned.
Q: A bit is being transmitted by leaving the data lines, but how much is it in that one instance and how much was it before from J to K?, Context: USB data is transmitted by toggling the data lines between the J state and the opposite K state. USB encodes data using the NRZI line coding; a 0 bit is transmitted by toggling the data lines from J to K or vice versa, while a 1 bit is transmitted by leaving the data lines as-is. To ensure a minimum density of signal transitions remains in the bitstream, USB uses bit stuffing; an extra 0 bit is inserted into the data stream after any appearance of six consecutive 1 bits. Seven consecutive received 1 bits is always an error. USB 3.0 has introduced additional data transmission encodings.
A: | a 0 bit is transmitted by toggling the data lines from J to K or vice versa, while a 1 bit is transmitted by leaving the data lines as-is |
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: Justice, the theory, which would advance the aim of limiting times in a way that is enforceable, is only applicable in the case that we brought before you here to the '98 act, and would not necessarily be applicable under the '76 act for the reasons the Government has offered.
Hypothesis: Justice, the theory, which would greatly advance the aim of limiting times in a way that is enforceable, is only applicable in the case that we brought before you here to the '98 act,
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: A trio of jokes: -It's hard to say which of you is more wooden. -Why are you at Disneyland and Senator Warren is in DC? She's the one who still has a job. -One of the people in this photo is a dinosauric relic of American racism, best forgotten. The other is a cigar store statue.
Hypothesis: These three jokes are about politics.
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: 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.
Hypothesis: Contour lines are essential when reading topographic map.
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: | Context: Fishing Trip<br>Tommy went fishing in the lake. He got a new boat the day before. Unfortunately he did not know how to use the boat. He tried everything, but couldn't get it started. Instead he decided to fish from the bridge.
Hypothesis: Tommy went fishing on a lake near his house. |
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: The expansion of what further cemented Houston's emergence as a powerhouse commercial city?, Context: By 1860, Houston had emerged as a commercial and railroad hub for the export of cotton. Railroad spurs from the Texas inland converged in Houston, where they met rail lines to the ports of Galveston and Beaumont. During the American Civil War, Houston served as a headquarters for General John Bankhead Magruder, who used the city as an organization point for the Battle of Galveston. After the Civil War, Houston businessmen initiated efforts to widen the city's extensive system of bayous so the city could accept more commerce between downtown and the nearby port of Galveston. By 1890, Houston was the railroad center of Texas.
Student: | bayous |
Q: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Historically, LSEO letter-writing campaigns generated from $11,000 to $25,000 annually, recalls Dallas Ferguson, a Tulsa attorney and board president of the new LASO. That amount hardly offset enormous cuts, beginning in 1996, by Congress to Legal Services Corp., the chief funding source for state legal-aid agencies. Threatened with extinction, LSEO clawed its way back with the help of state funding, grant money and the Tulsa Area United Way. Meanwhile, the clients keep coming. At least three-quarters are women and children living in poverty. The agency helps more than 12,000 children a year. A third of LSEO's clients are the working poor who receive no government benefits. Many are senior citizens. Riggs regrets that retired Tulsa attorney John Athens, a champion of legal aid, did not live to see how much the money has meant. Athens died last year. In his honor, The Oxley Foundation donated $200,000 to expand a client hot line. That service, which will be expanded statewide, enables needy people to consult an attorney about civil legal problems, including rent and contract disputes, domestic abuse, consumer issues and custody matters. Attorneys handle no criminal cases. R.H. Harbaugh, foundation trustee and a colleague of Athens at the Conner & Winters law firm, said his mentor had "a special interest in people who could not afford legal services. He was aware of the hot line and supported its expansion." Said Riggs: "We use lofty phrases such as 'with justice for all,' when we talk about our legal system. That phrase is etched on our U.S. Supreme Court building. Those are just empty words if people don't have access to that system." <sep>The Oxley Foundation donated $200,000 to expand a client hot line in whose honor?<sep>Riggs
A: | No |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Q: How large is the IAH airport?, Context: The primary city airport is George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), the tenth-busiest in the United States for total passengers, and twenty eighth-busiest worldwide. Bush Intercontinental currently ranks fourth in the United States for non-stop domestic and international service with 182 destinations. In 2006, the United States Department of Transportation named IAH the fastest-growing of the top ten airports in the United States. The Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center stands on the George Bush Intercontinental Airport grounds.
A: | twenty eighth-busiest worldwide |
Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Both of these attacks, attributed to the drug trafficking cartels, took place after 10 bombs, placed in nine political offices of the Liberal and Social Conservative parties and in another bank office, exploded early this morning in downtown Bogota.
Sentence: The Conservative party office exploded first
Output: It's impossible to say
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
29th Street Community Center's Summer Fish Fry Steve Ruark, for The Baltimore Sun Media Group Taleah Edwards, front, 13, who will enter the eight grade at Barclay Elementary/Middle School this fall, and others dance during the 29th Street Community Center's Summer Fish Fry in Charles Village Sunday, July, 12, 2015.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: The 29th Street Community Center's Summer Fish Fry occurred after the July 4th holiday in 2015.
****
Answer:
Yes
[Q]: (b) are comparable to the employee benefits of the employee immediately before ceasing to be an employee of the local port corporation and at a rate of contribution by the employee not greater than the rate that was applicable in respect of the employee immediately before ceasing to be an employee of the local port corporation; and The employee benefits are fair. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: It's impossible to say
Problem: Because, if I understand correctly what has just happened, my hon. colleague for Lvis had the floor on a point of order and, during his point of order, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons rose on a point of order, and you recognized him.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "The Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons dislikes ontario."? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Q: Someone want people from Nunavut treated well.
In describing these features of the statutory review scheme in some detail, I want to emphasize that one of the important purposes of the scheme is to ensure that the people of Nunavut are not treated as second class citizens when it comes to the rights accorded to them by their court system.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
Q: the border is safe
Although most Palestinians crossed into Egypt in order to shop and see relatives, Palestinian officials say that the recent border chaos enabled smugglers to bring drugs and weapons into Gaza.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | No |
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
How to make orange wine
Boil the water.
Pour two gallons (7.6 l) of water into a large stockpot. Heat the water over high heat on the stove until it comes to a boil, which may take up to 35 minutes.
A: Peel the oranges and lemons. For the wine, you'll 10 very ripe oranges and 2 lemons.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
How to make a pintoid camera
Get tin can from a local store or just recycle any tin casing.
Using a pencil mark the center of the tin can.
Drill a hole approximately 1/4 "/6.35 mm into the nutrition information area of the tin.
A: File away any sharp edges and sand the inside of the tin. Spray paint the inside of the tin flat black.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
How to make a writing nook
Find a private space.
If you live with other people, find a spot where they won't distract you, such as your bedroom or a large closet. If there's nowhere you can go and close the door, clear out a corner of a room and put up a room divider.
A: Folding screens or curtains can visually separate a space and make it feel like you have some privacy. Try rearranging furniture to create this separate space.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
How to cite a website in text in apa
Use parentheses at the end of the phrase you are citing.
Always start the in-text citation with parentheses after the phrase you are quoting. The in-text citation should appear at the end of a sentence to adhere to apa style guidelines.
A: | For example, you may write: " mortality rates are increasing for infants in the united states (healey , 2001). " Note the author's full last name. |
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
A man from each team kicks the ball at the goal, each man gets the ball in the net and it flies back out. the same thing
A: happens for one more man from each team.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
A woman is seen raking leaves around a lawn while three dogs stand near her and hold toys. the woman
A: continues raking as the dog roam around her with toys and she gradually picks them up and throws them for the dogs.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
A woman is seen walking onto a large gym floor while holding a baton and striking a pose. the woman
A: then performs a dance routine with the baton throwing it up into the air and spinning around.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to clean polarized glasses
Follow the manufacturer's recommendations.
There is no universal type of polarized eyewear, and no universal way to keep them all clean. Different manufacturers rely on different techniques and materials to achieve polarization, so the specific care instructions for your eyewear should always be followed.
A: | Check your brand's website or go to a retailer if you need specific advice for your eyewear. Regardless of your brand, however, it is safe to assume that the next several steps will be applicable. |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Example input: what 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.
Example output: Russian Revolution
Example explanation: This is a good example, and the Russian Revolution is the first event mentioned.
Q: What is a prerequisite for weight to play a factor in conductivity?, Context: While inert gas reduces filament evaporation, it also conducts heat from the filament, thereby cooling the filament and reducing efficiency. At constant pressure and temperature, the thermal conductivity of a gas depends upon the molecular weight of the gas and the cross sectional area of the gas molecules. Higher molecular weight gasses have lower thermal conductivity, because both the molecular weight is higher and also the cross sectional area is higher. Xenon gas improves efficiency because of its high molecular weight, but is also more expensive, so its use is limited to smaller lamps.
A: | constant pressure and temperature |
Q: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Although the Fitzroy Tavern was a key meeting place for authors and writers, it did not serve as a reference for a pub mentioned in which novel?, Context: The Fitzroy Tavern is a pub situated at 16 Charlotte Street in the Fitzrovia district, to which it gives its name. It became famous (or according to others, infamous) during a period spanning the 1920s to the mid-1950s as a meeting place for many of London's artists, intellectuals and bohemians such as Dylan Thomas, Augustus John, and George Orwell. Several establishments in Soho, London, have associations with well-known, post-war literary and artistic figures, including the Pillars of Hercules, The Colony Room and the Coach and Horses. The Canonbury Tavern, Canonbury, was the prototype for Orwell's ideal English pub, The Moon Under Water.
A: | The Fitzroy Tavern |
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".
Mr. Thorndike had risen, and, in farewell, was holding out his hand to Andrews. He turned, and across the court-room the eyes of the financier and the stenographer met. At the sight of the great man, Spear flushed crimson, and then his look of despair slowly disappeared; and into his eyes there came incredulously hope and gratitude. He turned his head suddenly to the wall. Mr. Thorndike stood irresolute, and then sank back into his chair. The first man in the line was already at the railing, and the questions put to him by the judge were being repeated to him by the other assistant district attorney and a court attendant. His muttered answers were in turn repeated to the judge. "Says he's married, naturalized citizen, Lutheran Church, die- cutter by profession." The probation officer, her hands filled with papers, bustled forward and whispered. "Mrs. Austin says," continued the district attorney, "she's looked into this case, and asks to have the man turned over to her. He has a wife and three children; has supported them for five years." "Is the wife in court?" the judge said. A thin, washed-out, pretty woman stood up, and clasped her hands in front of her. "Has this man been a good husband to you, madam?" asked the young judge. The woman broke into vehement assurances. No man could have been a better husband. Would she take him back? Indeed she would take him back. She held out her hands as though she would physically drag her husband from the pillory. The judge bowed toward the probation officer, and she beckoned the prisoner to her. <sep>What was Mr. Thorndike's occupation?<sep>stenographer
| No |
Write the next sentence in the following story.
The woman raised the circular metal and she started to swirl around and threw the metal. The metal hit the field. a man | is running towards the white circle on the ground. |
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