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How to select units to play in great big war game
Select the barracks.
Infantry units are the soldiers and personnel units in the game. They are made in the barracks. | Tap on the barracks to see what units are available. Not all units are available at all times. |
How does the next paragraph end?
How to treat breast and extramammary paget's disease
Undergo breast-conserving surgery if you don't have a lump.
If you have paget's disease but do not have a lump, you may be able to undergo a surgery that saves the breast. Your nipple and areola will be removed, but the breast will remain intact. | You may also need to get surrounding tissue removed near the nipple area. Get a mastectomy if you have a tumor. |
How to dehumidify a car<br>Vacuum up lots of water with a wet/dry vac. If your car is soaked or if there's a lot of standing water, you'll want to start by getting that out. Use a wet/dry vac to remove the excess water.
A wet/dry vac can remove excess H2O from a vehicle. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
Then I put on her last winter 's party dress .<br>It was such a pretty pale yellow thing , with touches of black lace , and it did n't matter about its being a little old-fashioned , since it fitted me like a glove .<br>Finally I stepped back and looked at myself .<br>I saw a woman in that glass ... a tall , straight creature with crimson cheeks and glowing eyes ... and the thought in my mind was so insistent that it said itself aloud : `` Oh , I wish Sidney could see me now ! ''<br>At that very moment the maid knocked at the door to tell me that Mr. Elliot was downstairs asking for me .
Mr. Elliot was asking for me downstairs. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
I agree with that. I agree with that. I think that one of the problems that we have faced in the world is that we are so much more powerful than any single nation has been in relationship to the rest of the world than at any time in history, that I know about, anyway.
Though I agree with that, I may or may not disagree with other things. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | It's impossible to say |
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
[EX Q]: Kelly played Laurie Forman, the older sister of Eric Forman, on That '70s Show. She abruptly left the show midway through the third season, and her character was written out of the show to ``attend beauty school''. She returned to the show in the fifth season for four episodes but was replaced with Christina Moore in the sixth season. In an interview with ABC News, she admitted that ``with That '70s Show I was guilty of a drinking problem, and I ran'', blaming her alcoholism on the loss of a baby.
[EX A]: did they change laurie in that 70s show?
[EX Q]: State level laws vary significantly in their form, content, and level of restriction. Forty-four states have a provision in their state constitutions similar to the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which protects the right to keep and bear arms. The exceptions are California, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, and New York. In New York, however, the statutory civil rights laws contain a provision virtually identical to the Second Amendment. Additionally, the U.S. Supreme Court held in McDonald v. Chicago that the protections of the Second Amendment to keep and bear arms for self-defense in one's home apply against state governments and their political subdivisions.
[EX A]: is it illegal to have a gun in your home?
[EX Q]: The third season of Fargo, an American anthology black comedy--crime drama television series created by Noah Hawley, premiered on April 19, 2017, on the basic cable network FX. The season had ten episodes, and its initial airing concluded on June 21, 2017. As an anthology, each Fargo season possesses its own self-contained narrative, following a disparate set of characters in various settings, albeit in a connected shared universe.
[EX A]: | is there going to be a third season of fargo?
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"A Texas State of Mind" is a song written by Cliff Crofford, John Durrill and Snuff Garrett and recorded by American country music artists David Frizzell and Shelly West. It was released in August 1981 as the second single from the album "Carryin' On the Family Names". The song reached #9 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
A Texas State of Mind has been covered by korn
A: It's impossible to say
The bill relates specifically to the fact that under the current provisions of the legislation, if a bill arrives in the hands of a member or a candidate following the election, if it was not received within the required time period in which a candidate or his or her official agent may pay the bill, the only process available now to the member to be able to pay that bill is to get a court order allowing that to happen.
The bill was declined
A: It's impossible to say
Elly Griffiths is the pen name of Domenica de Rosa (born 17 august 1963, London), a British crime novelist. She has written two series as Griffiths to date, one featuring Ruth Galloway, the other featuring Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens and Max Mephisto.
Elly Griffiths will write a series of romance novels.
A: | It's impossible to say |
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
(CNN) -- Argentina's star-studded line-up began their World Cup campaign with a 1-0 victory over Nigeria in their Group B opener in Johannesburg on Saturday. A goal from defender Gabriel Heinze after six minutes was all that separated the two teams after an inspired display from Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama. But South Korea ended the day on top of the group following a 2-0 victory over Greece in Port Elizabeth earlier on Saturday. Goals from Lee Jung-Soo and Park Ji-Sung gave the 2002 semifinalists a comfortable win over the 2008 European cvhampions. Argentina 1-0 Nigeria Enyeama could do little to stop Heinze's powerful early header from a Juan Sebastian Veron corner, but he kept his team alive with a string of acrobatic saves to deny World Player of the Year Lionel Messi. Diego Maradona was delighted to secure his first victory as a World Cup coach, but critical of his strikers for failing to make the game safe. "When you don't kill things off in front of goal you can pay a heavy price. They almost got a draw -- we missed loads of chances," Maradona told AFP. "Players such as Leo Messi and Higuain knocked in around 60 goals last season between them, yet today it was almost as if they couldn't set their sights on goal. "But the win means we can be calm -- we are in the right track." <sep>Who are Argentina's strikers?<sep>Lee Jung-Soo
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IN: What happens next?
How to spend less when shopping
Make a list of what you need.
This list should reflect the purpose of your shopping trip.
Do not buy anything that is not on the list.
OPTIONS:
- Try not to shop for this for this is 50 days from when you close the window and if it's go shopping, make sure you get good-quality free preparation. Buy frozen foods in bulk and some low-cost fresh water.
- This includes: a bag, a workout or exercise suit, sunscreen, clothes, baths, etc. Consider what you will spend your time doing.
- Stick to everything you need in your vacation package. If you're unable to take pictures or a tour of the local place, then you could be spending too much time on your vacation.
- If you see other things that you want, or might need in the future, start a second list for a later shopping trip. Note the price of the item and where you saw it.
OUT: If you see other things that you want, or might need in the future, start a second list for a later shopping trip. Note the price of the item and where you saw it.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to start a journal
Find a notebook to write in.
The book can be simple or ornate. If you're happy with a simple journal, then just buy a basic college-ruled notebook.
OPTIONS:
- Just buy a 1-inch notebook and write your journal entries down on the front page, preferably in a separate page. Write in a journal for a two-hundred word notebook.
- If you want something more serious, look for a nice leather-bound journal-perhaps even one with a lock and key! Choose between a lined or an unlined notebook. A lined notebook can be better for writing, while an unlined notebook might facilitate art and drawing.
- Cover the notebook with spiral paper or toilet paper. The silver paper will reflect this, which will make the journal more interesting! Fill the notebook with items you wish to use in the journal.
- Avoid using the plain, simple notebook you'll get at a local library. Having a notebook on hand will also help save you time if you're writing down stuff for a class, study, or essay.
A: If you want something more serious, look for a nice leather-bound journal-perhaps even one with a lock and key! Choose between a lined or an unlined notebook. A lined notebook can be better for writing, while an unlined notebook might facilitate art and drawing.
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
They continue playing several rounds of dodge ball. The player aims directly at one of his opponents and hits him on his leg. the game
OPTIONS:
- ends and the two walk off stage, shaking hands before signing out.
- ends after the coach blows the whistle.
- continues on with both opponents trying to block him.
- continues on for another rounds with attempts to hit the winning ball.
OUT: ends after the coach blows the whistle.
Question:
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
How to handle hr issues
Attempt to handle issues with coworkers directly before going to hr.
When an issue arises, talk to the other party before going to hr. Not only will your hr rep expect you to have attempted to resolve the issue, but you may find that a conversation fixes the problem.
OPTIONS:
- For example, one coworker may perceive another co-worker's complaints as being unfair or impolite. This issue should be addressed, provided that it does not come to a snag or cause disagreement.
- For example, if your hr rep asks for changes and you disagree, you may suggest addressing the problem by saying, " i'm not sure if you understand the limitations on computer programs. " Set up a meeting with a hr rep.
- Write down what you want to say ahead of time so that you don't get off-topic during the conversation. Say, " yesterday when you cut me off during the staff meeting, you prevented me from sharing my ideas with the rest of the team.
- Before handling an hr issue with the hr specialist, consider reaching out to hr support group. Talking to hr support group members helps you become familiar with the effect of focus and interaction on your work.
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Answer:
Write down what you want to say ahead of time so that you don't get off-topic during the conversation. Say, " yesterday when you cut me off during the staff meeting, you prevented me from sharing my ideas with the rest of the team.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
How to apply for guardianship
Decide whether becoming a legal guardian is right for your situation.
Guardians are court-supervised caretakers for minors and incapacitated persons. Guardians are responsible for the wellbeing of their wards (the person for whom they are the guardian), and may also be responsible for handling the person's assets and finances.
OPTIONS:
- Guardianship does not provide the services required for that person's needs. If your ward is elderly, there are potential complications associated with taking guardianship if necessary.
- The guardian must periodically report to the court on the ward's status. Make sure that you are prepared to accept the responsibility of acting as a legal guardian.
- Depending on the circumstances, guardianship may or may not be an option for your situation. Talk to your primary care care provider.
- In some cases, a guardian may not be an effective caretaker. Guardianship however is useful if someone dies of an illness or is unable to live during a particularly stressful time, such as a medical emergency or job merger.
A: The guardian must periodically report to the court on the ward's status. Make sure that you are prepared to accept the responsibility of acting as a legal guardian.
How to buy a used forklift
Determine what type of forklift you need.
Forklifts vary in brand, size and purpose. If you have previously owned a forklift, determine what aspects you liked and didn't like about the lift.
OPTIONS:
- There are many different forklifts that you may want, but if you love to take your forklift to the gym or for automotive classes, these may be the type of forklift that you want. Familiarize yourself with different forklifts that you consider the equipment to fit you best.
- How much weight does the forklift need to lift? Always purchase a lift that can handle at least the heaviest load, even if you rarely lift that much weight. What is the maximum height the load will be lifted? Forklifts vary in how high they can lift a load.
- If you rarely lifted a forklift, you may want a older forklift. An older forklift isn't secure enough to raise 50 passengers, so a newer forklift may be better for uploading more people.
- Some forklifts may still be too heavy to lift, and may fly on unfamiliar roads. Others may be too small to be used on unstable roads and may end up destroying small areas.
| How much weight does the forklift need to lift? Always purchase a lift that can handle at least the heaviest load, even if you rarely lift that much weight. What is the maximum height the load will be lifted? Forklifts vary in how high they can lift a load. |
``this section, the Ministers and the minister responsible for the other Act referred to in paragraph (6)( a ) are responsible for determining whether or not the requirements referred to in that paragraph are met by that other Act or regulations made under that Act, and ( a ) if the Ministers and that other minister determine that the''
The document that this text comes from has over 3 paragraphs. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
The two-time defending Olympic luge champion led a German sweep of the top three spots in the World Cup opening race Saturday. She finished her two runs at the Igls-Innsbruck track in 1 minute, 19.619 seconds for her 44th World Cup victory, extending her record.
Germany won so many medals OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
The Copier<br>Jim worked in an office. He walked to the copier to make a copy. It was jammed. Jim stuck his hand inside the machine. He heard a noise, and it chopped his hand clean off.
Jim has two hands OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | No |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task.
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Where is South America dud Britain have trade control?, Context: In Britain's "imperial century", victory over Napoleon left Britain without any serious international rival, other than Russia in central Asia. Unchallenged at sea, Britain adopted the role of global policeman, a state of affairs later known as the Pax Britannica, and a foreign policy of "splendid isolation". Alongside the formal control it exerted over its own colonies, Britain's dominant position in world trade meant that it effectively controlled the economies of many nominally independent countries, such as China, Argentina and Siam, which has been generally characterized as "informal empire". Of note during this time was the Anglo-Zulu War, which was fought in 1879 between the British Empire and the Zulu Empire.
Output: | Argentina |
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: These crawls are part of an effort to archive pages as they are created and archive the pages that they refer to. That way, as the pages that are referenced are changed or taken from the web, a link to the version that was live when the page was written will be preserved.Then the Internet Archive hopes that references to these archived pages will be put in place of a link that would be otherwise be broken, or a companion link to allow people to see what was originally intended by a page's authors.The goal is to fix all broken links on the web . Crawls of supported "No More 404" sites. ||||| A bipartisan group of 11 senators is appealing directly to President Barack Obama to give lawmakers his administration's legal justification for using armed drones or other counterterrorism operations to kill American citizens.
The eight Democrats and three Republicans are also making a not-so-veiled threat that the nominations of officials like CIA director-designate John Brennan and perhaps even Defense Secretary-designate Chuck Hagel could be held up if Obama doesn't fork over the classified memos.
"We ask that you direct the Justice Department to provide Congress, specifically the Judiciary and Intelligence Committees, with any and all legal opinions that lay out the executive branch's official understanding of the President's authority to deliberately kill American citizens," the 11 senators wrote in a letter sent to Obama Monday (and posted here). "The executive branch's cooperation on this matter will help avoid an unnecessary confrontation that could affect the Senate's consideration of nominees for national security positions."
The senators' missive notes that in a May 2009 speech, Obama seemed to endorse the idea that Congress should be permitted to get such information even if the public is denied it.
"Whenever we cannot release certain information to the public for valid national security reasons, I will insist that there is oversight of my actions—by Congress or the courts," Obama said in remarks at the National Archives.
The Justice Department and other government agencies have rebuffed lawmakers' prior requests for such opinions. Last month, a federal judge in New York rejected Freedom of Information Act lawsuits the New York Times and the American Civil Liberties Union brought trying to force disclosure of the same legal memoranda.
The Obama Administration has also argued strenuously against any role for the courts in overseeing the use of lethal force against Americans, even though wiretapping U.S. nationals anywhere in the world requires some authorization from the judiciary branch.
White House spokesmen had no immediate reply to a request for comment on the letter, which was signed by Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Mark Udall (D-Colo.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Mark Begich (D-Alaska) and Al Franken (D- Minn.)
Wyden signaled a few weeks ago, in another letter, that he intends to make the legal issues surrounding the use of lethal force against Americans a central issue at Brennan's confirmation hearing. That hearing is now set for Thursday afternoon.
In September 2011, a drone strike in Yemen killed Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leader Anwar Al-Awlaki, who was a U.S. citizen. The strike was reportedly carried out by the U.S. Other Americans, including Al-Awlaki's teenage son, have reportedly been killed in drone attacks executed by the U.S. However, the Americans killed in those strikes are believed to have been collateral casualties and not the intended targets.
Read more about: Barack Obama, Al Qaeda, John Brennan, Anwar Al-Awlaki, Targeted Killing, Drones, Ron Wyden, Law Of Armed Conflict, Law Of War |||||
Student: | It is legal for the American government to order the killing of an American citizen if a "high-level" official decides that the person is a senior member of al-Qaeda or an associated group who poses "an imminent threat of violent attack" against the US, according to a Justice Department memo obtained by NBC News. But the 16-page document, which details the legal reasoning behind the use of drone strikes against Americans, uses a very broad definition of "imminent." A key part: "The condition that an operational leader present an 'imminent' threat of violent attack against the United States does not require the United States to have clear evidence that a specific attack on US persons and interests will take place in the immediate future." The document is not the same one used to justify the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki, but the legal reasoning appears very similar, reports the New York Times. An ACLU director describes the memo as "chilling." At its heart, "it argues that the government has the right to carry out the extrajudicial killing of an American citizen," he says. "It recognizes some limits on the authority it sets out, but the limits are elastic and vaguely defined, and it’s easy to see how they could be manipulated." A bipartisan group of 11 senators wrote to President Obama yesterday urging him to release documents explaining his "authority to deliberately kill American citizens" in drone strikes or other counter-terror operations, Politico reports, and the issue is expected to play a key role in the confirmation hearing of counter-terrorism adviser John Brennan as CIA director. |
Definition: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Input: Firefighters are removing the body of a skydiver who died when he crashed into the roof of a Perris home pic.twitter.com/g31kX5QQmo — Rob McMillan (@abc7robmcmillan) January 23, 2018
Tragic scene where a #skydiver lost their life after a primary parachute failed to deploy, crashing onto a rooftop of home near the #PerrisValleyAirport @ABC7 #Air7HD pic.twitter.com/CMoTIiDDIo — J.T. Alpaugh (@ABC7JT) January 23, 2018
A skydiver was killed Monday afternoon when he fell onto the roof of a home in Perris, officials said.The incident was reported shortly before 3 p.m. in the 200 block of Caldera Street, according to the Riverside County Fire Department."He hit the roof pretty hard," said witness Ali Muhassen, adding that the man appeared to be unconscious during the freefall. "I don't think that chute did anything to break his fall."Firefighter-paramedics arrived to find the skydiver on the tiled roof of the two-story house. The unidentified person was pronounced dead at the scene.Coroner's officials and firefighters used a ladder truck to access the roof and removed the body on a stretcher.The skydiver's primary parachute was apparently visible in the victim's backpack after the crash. What seemed to be his orange emergency chute was seen on the rooftop; Muhassen said it had deployed shortly before the impact, to no avail.Christina Blanco was inside the home at the time of the incident."I was in complete shock," she said. "I was like, no, this can't be happening. ... And then it took so long for us to find out if he was OK or not, just waiting. My heart just dropped when they were like, no, he's not OK." ||||| Police are investigating how a skydiver fatally landed on the roof of a home in Perris while he was competing in a skydiving competition. Marin Austin reports for Today in LA on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. (Published Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018)
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A skydiver was killed Monday when he came down on the roof of a Perris house, just south of Perris Valley Airport. The fatality occurred about 3 p.m. in the 200 block of Caldera Street, near Goetz Road, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
The parachutist, whose identity was not immediately released, was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. The victim made a jump from an aircraft reportedly associated with the skydiving academy located at the airport, which is less than a mile northeast of where the hard landing occurred.
No one at the residence was injured, but it was unclear whether the home sustained damage. The Federal Aviation Administration will be investigating the death. Skydiving around Perris Valley Airport is a routine occurrence, and in good weather, most commercial and recreational air traffic is routed away from the space within three or four miles of the field due to the regularity of jumps and potential conflicts.
Three parachuting exercises in the vicinity of the airport resulted in fatalities in the last five years.
Copyright City News Service |||||
Output: | A skydiver was killed after he slammed into the roof of a California home Monday afternoon after it appeared his main parachute didn't open, KABC reports. "He hit the roof pretty hard," a witness says, adding that the unidentified man's orange emergency chute, which didn't appear to soften the impact, had opened up right before the apparently unconscious skydiver fell onto the Perris residence. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, and firefighters and other emergency responders who answered the call around 3pm removed his body on a stretcher with the help of a ladder firetruck. Though a Riverside County Sheriff's Department rep tells the Los Angeles Times that other details on the fall were sparse, NBC Los Angeles reports the plane the skydiver jumped from appeared to be from a skydiving school at nearby Perris Valley Airport. Reuters notes Perris is a hot spot for skydiving, with NBC adding that there've been three local parachuting deaths over the past five years. However, the Times notes that skydiving fatalities overall are rare: Out of 3.2 million jumps in 2016, a total of 21 people died, per the United States Parachute Association. A woman who was inside the Perris home was in disbelief over the accident. "I was like, no, this can't be happening," Christina Blanco tells KABC. "And then it took so long for us to find out if he was OK or not, just waiting. My heart just dropped when they were like, no, he's not OK." There were no other reported injuries. (A Florida skydiver sent his wife a "disturbing" video before his fatal jump.) |
Part 1. Definition
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Part 2. Example
what is the first event mentioned?, Context: The Russian Revolution is the series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. Following the abdication of Nicholas II of Russia, the Russian Provisional Government was established. In October 1917, a red faction revolution occurred in which the Red Guard, armed groups of workers and deserting soldiers directed by the Bolshevik Party, seized control of Saint Petersburg (then known as Petrograd) and began an immediate armed takeover of cities and villages throughout the former Russian Empire.
Answer: Russian Revolution
Explanation: This is a good example, and the Russian Revolution is the first event mentioned.
Part 3. Exercise
Which coast is the snowiest?, Context: On average, the mountains of the western states receive the highest levels of snowfall on Earth. The greatest annual snowfall level is at Mount Rainier in Washington, at 692 inches (1,758 cm); the record there was 1,122 inches (2,850 cm) in the winter of 1971–72. This record was broken by the Mt. Baker Ski Area in northwestern Washington which reported 1,140 inches (2,896 cm) of snowfall for the 1998-99 snowfall season. Other places with significant snowfall outside the Cascade Range are the Wasatch Mountains, near the Great Salt Lake, the San Juan Mountains in Colorado, and the Sierra Nevada, near Lake Tahoe.
Answer: | western |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Q: “Words cannot describe the scene. It was shocking,” she said, with many buildings and cars on the surrounding streets damaged. Photographs of the area showed a roughly six-story building with its facade torn off, the floors dangling one on top of the others in a cascade of broken concrete and twisted support rods. A fine layer of dust covered a wide space, with small pools of blood and a large crater in one road.
The government said two suicide bombers carried out the Idlib blasts in what it called terrorist attacks, which came within minutes of each other. The opposition said the government had staged the attacks and had blamed jihadi networks to convince United Nations monitors that the opposition was responsible for sabotaging the cease-fire in place since April 12.
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Syria’s state-run television showed outraged citizens in the vicinity of the bombings or in the hospital repeating a standard government line. “Is this the freedom they want?” said one woman near a group of wounded men lying on stretchers. “They want death. This is the murder of innocent people.”
But activists wondered how anyone wanting to attack government buildings at the center of Idlib could have approached them, since the military had turned the administrative center at the heart of the city into an armed camp after the uprising gathered momentum last year.
“There are government buildings on all sides — it has been called the ‘security zone’ since the uprising started,” said Abou Salid, an activist in Idlib reached via Skype, using a nickname to avoid repercussions. “It’s impossible for anyone to sneak in or even to get close.”
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Activists reported a third blast later in the day, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. No independent reporters are allowed to circulate freely in Syria — although such access is required under one provision in the peace plan the government has accepted. So it is difficult to assess the constant claims and counterclaims.
From Damascus, government news media broadcast pictures of damage to the facade of the Central Bank, with a hole in the facing of one of the pillars, which official accounts said had been made by terrorists firing a rocket-propelled grenade. In a separate attack, the government said, four police officers in Damascus were wounded when their patrol car was struck with a rocket-propelled grenade.
If antigovernment forces were responsible for the attacks, particularly the two in Damascus, that would suggest that they were attempting to show the ability to strike at the heart of the capital despite more than a year of harsh repression.
“Neither I nor my family feel secure living in Damascus,” said Basil, a 40-year-old resident who said he heard the attack on the Central Bank around 1:30 a.m., but emerged onto the street only to find security forces blanketing the area. “The government has been singing about the security and stability in Syria, but now Syria is neither.”
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On Friday, a suicide bombing in a suburb of the capital killed at least nine people.
The attacks, particularly the rush by both sides to assert their versions, highlighted the challenge facing the small team of about 16 unarmed observers trying to monitor the truce negotiated by Kofi Annan, the special envoy for the United Nations and the Arab League. Most of the plan’s provisions remain unfulfilled, even if the level of violence has lessened somewhat. ||||| Syria's state-run news agency says two blasts in the northwestern city of Idlib have killed at least eight people and caused serious damage, amid appeals by the head of the UN observer mission in the country for both sides to stop fighting.
SANA said civilians and security officers were among those killed in Monday's bombings.
State media blamed the attacks on "armed terrorists", a term it uses to describe those trying to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad.
State television said monitors from the UN team sent in to oversee an18-day-old ceasefire were visiting the scene in Idlib.
Opposition activists said the explosions went off outside a security compound and near a hotel where the UN observers were staying.
Al Jazeera's Rula Amin, reporting from Beirut in neighbouring Lebanon, quoted the activists as saying that "two huge explosions took place [in Idlib] near two security buildings, one of which belongs to the air force intelligence, and the other to the military security".
Activists' accounts
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), more than 20 people were killed in the Idlib blasts.
The majority of those killed were members of the security forces, the UK-based opposition group said.
A third blast rocked Idlib hours after the twin explosions, SOHR said.
"An explosion shook the university neighbourhood in Idlib ... and there are reports of wounded," it said.
The SOHR reported a separate powerful blast near the capital, Damascus, that caused casualties.
"A strong explosion shook the suburbs of Qudsiya and it appears it was a car bomb," it said. "Initial reports indicate there are casualties."
Al Jazeera is unable to independently verify reports of violence, as the Syrian government has placed strict restrictions on reporting.
Another opposition monitoring group, the Local Co-ordination Committees (LCC), confirmed that it had received reports of several "suspicious explosions" early on Monday in Damascus "in or near several government buildings, including the official state media and television office; a security centre in Rukneddine; and the Central Bank building in Sabaa Bahrat Square".
'Escalation in bombings'
Al Jazeera's Rula Amin said: "We have seen in the past two weeks an escalation in the bombings and targeting of the security officers and security buildings.
"The government has been blaming al-Qaeda for these attacks and they want to make sure this narrative overruns any other narrative.
"What we are hearing from the activists again is blaming the government in order to fortify and strengthen that kind of argument. So again, they are accusing each other, but on the ground it is an escalation."
The head of UN observer mission to Syria says 'even 1,000 unarmed observers cannot solve all problems' [Reuters]
Jihad Makdissi, Syrian foreign ministry spokesperson, said the head of the UN mission, Norwegian General Robert Mood, was being briefed on "violations by armed opposition".
The blasts took place in spite of the UN-backed ceasefire that came into effect on April 12 but has failed to stop the violence.
Mood urged all sides on Sunday to abide by the ceasefire as he arrived in Damascus to take command of the UN military observer mission.
The peace plan - arranged by Kofi Annan, UN and Arab League envoy - calls for a commitment to stop all armed violence; a daily two-hour humanitarian ceasefire; media access to all areas affected by the fighting; an inclusive Syrian-led political process; a right to demonstrate; and the release of arbitrarily detained people.
The UN ceasefire monitors are gradually arriving in Syria, with 30 out of a planned 300 now on the ground.
Mood, a veteran of previous Middle Eastern peace missions, has acknowledged the huge task awaiting the unarmed mission but says he is confident it could make headway.
"We will be only 300 but we can make a difference," he said in Damascus on Sunday. "Thirty unarmed observers, 300 unarmed observers, even 1,000 unarmed observers cannot solve all the problems."
Speaking to Al Jazeera from Beirut, Joseph Kechichian, a Middle East analyst, said: "Since April 12, when the ceasefire was supposed to come into effect, almost 500 people have been killed on both sides in Syria. The presence of the UN observers is not making any difference whatsoever." |||||
A: | Two large explosions rocked the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib, killing as many as 20 people, reports al-Jazeera. Both bombs exploded near air force intelligence and military security buildings, and most of those killed were members of security forces, although some civilians were also reported to be among the dead. Some reports said the attacks were made by suicide bombers. The Syrian state-run news agency put the number killed at eight, blaming the attack, as usual, on "armed terrorists." Rebels also reportedly fired rockets at the Syrian Central Bank building in Damascus this morning, and the New York Times reports that if true, the strike would indicate a push by the rebels to damage symbols of state power. Government reports said no one was injured and the building suffered only "material damages" in the attack. In addition, a car bomb was reported in the suburbs of Damascus, injuring four police officers. Coming after a huge blast killed 70 in Hama last week, analysts are increasingly calling the April 12 ceasefire a failure. |
TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
PROBLEM: Where would Drakes ships ambush the Portuguese?, Context: Englishman Sir Francis Drake probably located the island on the final leg of his circumnavigation of the world (1577–1580). Further visits by other English explorers followed, and, once Saint Helena’s location was more widely known, English ships of war began to lie in wait in the area to attack Portuguese India carracks on their way home. In developing their Far East trade, the Dutch also began to frequent the island. The Portuguese and Spanish soon gave up regularly calling at the island, partly because they used ports along the West African coast, but also because of attacks on their shipping, the desecration of their chapel and religious icons, destruction of their livestock and destruction of plantations by Dutch and English sailors.
SOLUTION: Saint Helena
PROBLEM: What did the principle of inertia do for general relativity?, Context: The concept of inertia can be further generalized to explain the tendency of objects to continue in many different forms of constant motion, even those that are not strictly constant velocity. The rotational inertia of planet Earth is what fixes the constancy of the length of a day and the length of a year. Albert Einstein extended the principle of inertia further when he explained that reference frames subject to constant acceleration, such as those free-falling toward a gravitating object, were physically equivalent to inertial reference frames. This is why, for example, astronauts experience weightlessness when in free-fall orbit around the Earth, and why Newton's Laws of Motion are more easily discernible in such environments. If an astronaut places an object with mass in mid-air next to himself, it will remain stationary with respect to the astronaut due to its inertia. This is the same thing that would occur if the astronaut and the object were in intergalactic space with no net force of gravity acting on their shared reference frame. This principle of equivalence was one of the foundational underpinnings for the development of the general theory of relativity.
SOLUTION: one of the foundational underpinnings
PROBLEM: why did Sony require the update, Context: The 'OtherOS' functionality was not present in the updated PS Slim models, and the feature was subsequently removed from previous versions of the PS3 as part of the machine's firmware update version 3.21 which was released on April 1, 2010; Sony cited security concerns as the rationale. The firmware update 3.21 was mandatory for access to the PlayStation Network. The removal caused some controversy; as the update removed officially advertised features from already sold products, and gave rise to several class action lawsuits aimed at making Sony return the feature or provide compensation.
SOLUTION: | for access to the PlayStation Network
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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: What is Sand Point at the tip of?, Context: The main coastal towns are, from the west to the north-east, Minehead, Watchet, Burnham-on-Sea, Weston-super-Mare, Clevedon and Portishead. The coastal area between Minehead and the eastern extreme of the administrative county's coastline at Brean Down is known as Bridgwater Bay, and is a National Nature Reserve. North of that, the coast forms Weston Bay and Sand Bay whose northern tip, Sand Point, marks the lower limit of the Severn Estuary. In the mid and north of the county the coastline is low as the level wetlands of the levels meet the sea. In the west, the coastline is high and dramatic where the plateau of Exmoor meets the sea, with high cliffs and waterfalls.
A: Sand Bay
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Q: What first lady was a member?, Context: In 1975, a group of Chicago Cubs fans based in Washington, D.C. formed the Emil Verban Society. The society is a select club of high profile Cub fans, currently headed by Illinois Senator Dick Durbin which is named for Emil Verban, who in three seasons with the Cubs in the 1940s batted .280 with 39 runs batted in and one home run. Verban was picked as the epitome of a Cub player, explains columnist George Will, because "He exemplified mediocrity under pressure, he was competent but obscure and typifying of the work ethics." Verban initially believed he was being ridiculed, but his ill feeling disappeared several years later when he was flown to Washington to meet President Ronald Reagan, also a society member, at the White House. Hillary Clinton, Jim Belushi, Joe Mantegna, Rahm Emanuel, Dick Cheney and many others have been included among its membership.
A: Hillary Clinton
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Q: Who did not accept inspections before 1955?, Context: In 1955 American nuclear arms policy became one aimed primarily at arms control as opposed to disarmament. The failure of negotiations over arms until 1955 was due mainly to the refusal of the Russians to permit any sort of inspections. In talks located in London that year, they expressed a willingness to discuss inspections; the tables were then turned on Eisenhower, when he responded with an unwillingness on the part of the U.S. to permit inspections. In May of that year the Russians agreed to sign a treaty giving independence to Austria, and paved the way for a Geneva summit with the U.S., U.K. and France. At the Geneva Conference Eisenhower presented a proposal called "Open Skies" to facilitate disarmament, which included plans for Russia and the U.S. to provide mutual access to each other's skies for open surveillance of military infrastructure. Russian leader Nikita Khrushchev dismissed the proposal out of hand.
A: | the Russians
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You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Example Input: This is a list of decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States that have been explicitly overruled, in part or in whole, by a subsequent decision of the Court. It does not include decisions that have been abrogated by subsequent constitutional amendment or by subsequent amending statutes.
Example Output: has the supreme court ever reversed a decision?
Example Input: The Capitals were founded in 1974 as an expansion franchise, alongside the Kansas City Scouts. Since purchasing the team in 1999, Leonsis revitalized the franchise by drafting star players such as Alexander Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, Mike Green and Braden Holtby. The 2009--10 Capitals won the franchise's first-ever Presidents' Trophy for being the team with the most points at the end of the regular season. They won it a second time in 2015--16, and did so for a third time the following season in 2016--17. In addition to eleven division titles and three Presidents' Trophies, the Capitals have reached the Stanley Cup Finals twice (in 1998 and 2018), winning in 2018.
Example Output: did the washington capitals win the stanley cup?
Example Input: Impaired driving is the term used in Canada to describe the criminal offence of operating or having care or control of a motor vehicle while the person's ability to operate the motor vehicle is impaired by alcohol or a drug. Impaired driving is punishable under multiple offences in the Criminal Code, with greater penalties depending on the harm caused by the impaired driving. It can also result in various types of driver's licence suspensions.
Example Output: | is a dui a criminal offence in canada?
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In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
question:
The Vietnam War (Vietnamese: Chiến tranh Việt Nam), also known as the Second Indochina War, and known in Vietnam as the Resistance War Against America (Vietnamese: Kháng chiến chống Mỹ) or simply the American War, was a war that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vietnam and the government of South Vietnam. The North Vietnamese army was supported by the Soviet Union, China and other communist allies and the South Vietnamese army was supported by the United States, South Korea, Australia, Thailand and other anti-communist allies. The war is therefore considered a Cold War-era proxy war.
answer:
when did north and south vietnam start fighting
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Colombo (Sinhala: කොළඹ Kolamba, pronounced (ˈkəlɐmbɞ); Tamil: கொழும்பு) is the commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo metropolitan area has a population of 5.6 million, and 752,993 in the city proper. It is the financial centre of the island and a popular tourist destination. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to the Greater Colombo area which includes Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the legislative capital of Sri Lanka and Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia. Colombo is often referred to as the capital since Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is within the urban area of, and a suburb of, Colombo. It is also the administrative capital of Western Province, Sri Lanka and the district capital of Colombo District. Colombo is a busy and vibrant place with a mixture of modern life and colonial buildings and ruins. It was the legislative capital of Sri Lanka until 1982.
answer:
where is colombo located on the world map
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The Jurassic Coast is a World Heritage Site on the English Channel coast of southern England. It stretches from Exmouth in East Devon to Studland Bay in Dorset, a distance of about 96 mi (154 km), and was inscribed on the World Heritage List in mid-December 2001.
answer:
| where does the jurassic coast start and finish
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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.
Let me give you an 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.
The answer to this example can be: who has the maximum number of followers on instagram
Here is why: 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.
OK. solve this:
American Idol is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by FremantleMedia North America. It initially aired on Fox from June 11, 2002 to April 7, 2016 for 15 seasons. On March 11, 2018, the 16th season made its debut on ABC.
Answer: | how many years was american idol off tv |
How to cure astigmatism<br>Speak to your optometrist about getting eyeglasses. Eyeglasses are a good option for correcting astigmatism. They help to correct the irregular curve of your cornea and allow your retina to focus properly.
Eyeglasses are not a good option for astigmatism
A: No
Black Hawk said we could live on the horses several days and still travel before they felt it .<br>But by another morning we found the buffalo , and I shot the one whose head is in my box , ready to hang up and scare brats into fits .<br>He 's a fierce old fellow , you bet . '
Black Hawk said we could live on the horses several months
A: No
King of New York is a 1990 Italian-American crime thriller film, starring Christopher Walken, Laurence Fishburne, David Caruso, Wesley Snipes, Victor Argo, and Giancarlo Esposito. It was directed by independent filmmaker Abel Ferrara and written by Nicholas St. John.
king of new york was written in 1970s.
A: | It's impossible to say |
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:My parents, Kelly and Kelley, said that it was that time of year to take a family vacation. We've been to big ride parks that have hotels with large pools. This year my parents wanted to do something different. They wanted to take us all to Elk River Castle. After lots of planning we hit the road for our trip. My Brother Kelsey and I enjoyed the long car ride there. Once we arrive, the castle looked much bigger than we had imagined. There was so much to see and so much to do. There was a swimming pool, movie theater and an elevator to take us from floor to floor. What a magical place! I was so excited because we had the whole place to our family! We spent our vacation playing around the huge castle and finding small mysterious places. There was even a tiny room in the back of one of the closets. My brother, Kelsey, and I played hide and go seek for hours, watched movies and swam until the sun went down. It was sad when our vacation finally came to an end but we made some amazing memories. We'll never forget our trip to Elk River Castle! <sep>Even though the narrator's parents wanted to plan a different-than-normal family vacation, name at least one thing that was the same as past vacations.<sep>A long car ride
Solution: | No |
Possible answers: [+] Avoiding condoms can help minimize the occurrence of the most common symptoms you may have if you do not yet have gonorrhea or chlamydia. Keep an eye out for vaginal discharge. [+] Unlike other infections, they do not have a clear clear cause. In cases where disease is suspected, however, it's important to be cautious. [+] Symptoms gonorrhea typically arise within 10 days after exposure; symptoms of chlamydia typically arise one to three weeks after exposure. Gonorrhea and chlamydia can both infect the genital tract, eyes, mouth, pharynx, and anus. [+] They are usually very mild and are mostly caused by inflammation or moisture in the penis. Other symptoms include : Mild discharge from the penis.Choose from options above and answer: What most naturally follows?
How to check a penis for signs of sexual infection
Know that the symptoms of gonorrhea and chlamydia may not be obvious.
You or your partner may have all, some, or none of these symptoms. Gonorrhea and chlamydia are bacterial infections.
Answer: | Symptoms gonorrhea typically arise within 10 days after exposure; symptoms of chlamydia typically arise one to three weeks after exposure. Gonorrhea and chlamydia can both infect the genital tract, eyes, mouth, pharynx, and anus. |
How to stop erosion on a river bank<br>Use coir netting that's 700-900 grams per square meter (gsm). Coir netting is made from coconut fibers and is biodegradable. Normal or heavy duty netting should be used when there is a large amount of water flow.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
erosion on a river bank can not be stopped using fibers from coconut
Choose your answer from:
[+] Yes
[+] It's impossible to say
[+] No | No |
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: (CNN) -- Air New Zealand's latest in-flight safety video, released Tuesday, is already another viral hit but is encountering some turbulence over its use of several bikini-clad Sports Illustrated models. View the video here Previous versions of the video -- starring anything from Hobbits to Bear Grylls to New Zealand's all conquering All Blacks rugby team -- have revolutionized the on-board safety message airlines deliver to passengers. The most recent effort though is being criticized by some as neither ground-breaking nor as creative, after the airline teamed up with Sports Illustrated magazine to produce what it's calling "The world's most beautiful safety video." The "Safety in Paradise" video, which rolls out on Air New Zealand flights at the end of February, is beautifully shot and certainly cheerful and fun. It was filmed in the Cook Islands -- home to several stunning beaches -- and coincides with the 50th anniversary of Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit franchise. Earlier videos have been witty, clever and quirky but the paradise video combines a far less subtle use of eye-catching material -- using four of the planet's most beautiful, and scantily clad women, to deliver information to passengers. The models include Ariel Meredith, Chrissy Teigen, Hannah Davis and Jessica Gomes. Christie Brinkley makes a cameo. "It seems that suddenly they are saying that my sexuality is all that matters about me," one critic, Massey University lecturer and feminist commentator Deborah Russell told the Sydney Morning Herald. Social media reaction to the video was predictably mixed, though the majority of commenters on Facebook and Twitter appeared to support the video -- and the women in it. Many praised Air New Zealand for using beautiful women to promote the Cook Islands and complimented the airline on its marketing prowess, given the mass of media attention now being given to the safety video. From the negative corner, while some commented they were appalled Air New Zealand would be so sexist, others said the Sports Illustrated version just isn't all that clever -- a disappointing follow up to the airline's creative safety videos of the past. <sep>How many male models were featured in the current video<sep>3
Output: | No |
This month the experimental Milwaukee electronica artist The Demix began curating MELT, a weekly Tuesday night music series at Mad Planet that promises a mix of DJs and live bands. Tonight the event is headlined by the Madison post-rock band All Tiny Creatures, who will build on their already extensive electronic undercurrents with their first all-electronic set. Pressboard, adoptahighway, Stagediver and The Demix will also perform.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
All Tiny Creatures has no previous music.
Choices: [-] Yes. [-] It's impossible to say. [-] No. | No |
How to change your name in michigan
Understand age-related requirements.
In michigan, different rules apply depending on your age and different documents and procedures are required.
For adults 22 or older, fingerprinting is required to conduct a criminal background check.
You must have your fingerprints taken at a local police agency. If you're older than 18 but younger than 22 no fingerprinting is required if you do not have a criminal background.
A man in sesame street costume is riding a recumbent bike. A man dressed as ernie soon joins bert. they
bike together, as if in a race.
How to date an extrovert
Get out and socialize.
Extroverts like to go places, meet people, and generally be out and about in the world. You're not going to attract an extrovert by sitting at home.
If you want to attract and date an extrovert you're going to have to get off the couch and go socialize, too. Attend parties and other events that your extrovert might be interested in.
How to keep wooden window frame paintwork in good shape
Use quality paint whenever you repaint windows.
Expect to have to repaint your windows every second year.
In between, it may be necessary to retouch the paintwork.
| If you use exterior primer before you paint, the paint will last 10 years or more. I painted a building 10 years ago with exterior behr primer and exterior behr paint and it still has not peeled. |
How does the next paragraph end?
How to have soft shiny hair inexpensively
Apply coconut oil to your dry hair.
Coconut oil can quickly cure your split ends and give your hair a smooth texture. The coconut oil must be unrefined, otherwise it won't soak into your hair as it should. | Your main goal is to condition your ends to eliminate dryness; the scalp is where much of your natural oils are and won't need quite as much attention. To successfully complete a coconut oil treatment, you need to : Wash your hair with warm water. |
In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Ex Input:
The surfer uses their surfboard to catch a wave and ride in towards the shore .
Ex Output:
Surfing is a surface water sport in which the wave rider , referred to as a surfer , rides on the forward or face of a moving wave , which usually carries the surfer towards the shore .
Ex Input:
Many people call all sparkling wines " champagne " but according to trade laws , only sparkling wine from the Champagne region can be called champagne .
Ex Output:
Many people use the term " Champagne " as a generic term for sparkling wine but in some countries , it is illegal to label any product " Champagne " unless it both comes from the Champagne region and is produced under the rules of the appellation .
Ex Input:
By the 1891 conference , many people wanted a federal system .
Ex Output:
| By the 1891 conference , significant momentum had been built for the federalist cause , and discussion turned to the proper system of government for a federal state .
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You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Example input: Powdered sugar, also called confectioners' sugar, icing sugar, and icing cake, is a finely ground sugar produced by milling granulated sugar into a powdered state. It usually contains a small amount of anti-caking agent to prevent clumping and improve flow. Although most often produced in a factory, powdered sugar can also be made by processing ordinary granulated sugar in a coffee grinder, or by crushing it by hand in a mortar and pestle.
Example output: is confectionary sugar the same as powdered sugar?
Example explanation: The question is a yes/no question, and it is answerable based on the given passage.
Q: The plug pictured on the left, as used in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and many Pacific Island countries, has two flat pins forming an inverted V-shape plus a vertical earthing pin. These flat blades measure 6.35 by 1.6 mm (⁄ by ⁄ in) with the Active and Neutral pins 17.35 mm (⁄ in) long set 30° to the vertical and the vertical Earth pin being 20 mm (0.787 in) in length. The pins are arranged at 120° angles around a common midpoint, with the Active and Neutral centred 7.92 mm (⁄ in) from the midpoint, and the Earth pin centred 10.31 mm (⁄ in) away.
A: | are australia and new zealand power plug the same? |
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.
A large gypsum deposit at Montmartre in Paris led 'calcined gypsum' (roasted gypsum or gypsum plaster) to be commonly known as 'plaster of Paris'.
Output: | how did plaster of paris get its name |
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
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Question: From a human point of view, a habitat is where you live. It might be your city, town, or neighborhood. Your habitat can be altered. Most people move a few times in their lives. But a plant cannot move. An animal may not be suited to live in another area. A habitat is the natural home or environment of an organism. Humans often destroy the habitats of other organisms. The loss of habitat can cause the extinction of species. Extinction is when a species disappears forever. Once a species is extinct, it can never be brought back. Humans cause habitat destruction in many ways. There are two common ways this happens. Land may be cleared. Another way is when an animal or plant is brought to an area where it does not belong. <sep>What is a habitat?<sep>a place to eat
Answer: No
Question: A flood occurs when a river overflows its banks. This might happen because of heavy rains. Floodplains In very flat regions, flood water may spread out on the surface of the land. It then slows down and drops its sediment. If a river floods often, a floodplain develops. A floodplain is an area where a thick layer of rich soil is left behind as the floodwater recedes. Thats why floodplains are usually good places for growing plants. They are very flat areas and they have very rich soils. The Nile River valley is a great example of a floodplain. Each year, the Nile River rises over its banks. This floodwater carries a lot of sediment. This sediment has been eroded off areas of land from upstream. This sediment is dropped as the water slows down after spreading across the land. What is left behind is a very rich soil. Thats why crops can be raised in the middle of a sandy desert. Natural Levees A flooding river often forms natural levees along its banks. A levee is a raised strip of sediments deposited close to the waters edge. <sep>What may cause a river to flood and overflow its banks?<sep>Upstream erosion
Answer: No
Question: At the conference room table was White House Deputy Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten. Bolten watched the exchanges and, after what he called "a quiet moment,"suggested that the Vice President get in touch with the President and confirm the engage order. Bolten told us he wanted to make sure the President was told that the Vice President had executed the order. He said he had not heard any prior discussion on the subject with the President. The Vice President was logged calling the President at 10:18 for a twominute conversation that obtained the confirmation. On Air Force One, the President's press secretary was taking notes; Ari Fleischer recorded that at 10:20, the President told him that he had authorized a shootdown of aircraft if necessary. Minutes went by and word arrived of an aircraft down in Pennsylvania. Those in the shelter wondered if the aircraft had been shot down pursuant to this authorization. At approximately 10:30, the shelter started receiving reports of another hijacked plane, this time only 5 to 10 miles out. Believing they had only a minute or two, the Vice President again communicated the authorization to "engage or "take out" the aircraft. At 10:33, Hadley told the air threat conference call: "I need to get word to Dick Myers that our reports are there's an inbound aircraft flying low 5 miles out. The Vice President's guidance was we need to take them out." Once again, there was no immediate information about the fate of the inbound aircraft. In the apt description of one witness, "It drops below the radar screen and it's just continually hovering in your imagination; you don't know where it is or what happens to it." Eventually, the shelter received word that the alleged hijacker 5 miles away had been a medevac helicopter. Transmission of the Authorization from the White House to the Pilots The NMCC learned of United 93's hijacking at about 10:03. At this time the FAA had no contact with the military at the level of national command. The NMCC learned about United 93 from the White House. <sep>Where was Joshua Bolten when he suggested that the Vice President get in touch with the President and confirm the engage order?<sep>Air Force One
Answer: | No
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In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Input: Consider Input: What kind of a audio device is talked about in this scenario?, Context: In lossy audio compression, methods of psychoacoustics are used to remove non-audible (or less audible) components of the audio signal. Compression of human speech is often performed with even more specialized techniques; speech coding, or voice coding, is sometimes distinguished as a separate discipline from audio compression. Different audio and speech compression standards are listed under audio coding formats. Voice compression is used in internet telephony, for example, audio compression is used for CD ripping and is decoded by the audio players.
Output: internet telephony, for example, audio compression is used for CD ripping and is decoded by the audio players
Input: Consider Input: What is Rayleigh scattering?, Context: In nature, the red color of blood comes from hemoglobin, the iron-containing protein found in the red blood cells of all vertebrates. The red color of the Grand Canyon and other geological features is caused by hematite or red ochre, both forms of iron oxide. It also causes the red color of the planet Mars. The red sky at sunset and sunrise is caused by an optical effect known as Rayleigh scattering, which, when the sun is low or below the horizon, increases the red-wavelength light that reaches the eye. The color of autumn leaves is caused by pigments called anthocyanins, which are produced towards the end of summer, when the green chlorophyll is no longer produced. One to two percent of the human population has red hair; the color is produced by high levels of the reddish pigment pheomelanin (which also accounts for the red color of the lips) and relatively low levels of the dark pigment eumelanin.
Output: optical effect
Input: Consider Input: What is virgin in greek?, Context: The Perpetual Virginity of Mary asserts Mary's real and perpetual virginity even in the act of giving birth to the Son of God made Man. The term Ever-Virgin (Greek ἀειπάρθενος) is applied in this case, stating that Mary remained a virgin for the remainder of her life, making Jesus her biological and only son, whose conception and birth are held to be miraculous. While the Orthodox Churches hold the position articulated in the Protoevangelium of James that Jesus' brothers and sisters are older children of Joseph the Betrothed, step-siblings from an earlier marriage that left him widowed, Roman Catholic teaching follows the Latin father Jerome in considering them Jesus' cousins.
| Output: ἀειπάρθενος
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Greatest Comedy Hits is the first compilation album by American comedian Eddie Murphy. The album was released on May 27, 1997 for Columbia Records, produced by Vernon 'Vas' Lynch Jr and Murphy himself. "Greatest Comedy Hits" featured his greatest stand-up comedy sketches as well as recordings from his films, "Coming to America", "The Nutty Professor" and "Eddie Murphy Raw".
Can we infer the following?
Eddie Murphy's Greatest Comedy Hits compilation included sketches from movies that he was featured in. | Yes |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Q: When did Turing begin his work?, Context: Early computing machines had fixed programs. Changing its function required the re-wiring and re-structuring of the machine. With the proposal of the stored-program computer this changed. A stored-program computer includes by design an instruction set and can store in memory a set of instructions (a program) that details the computation. The theoretical basis for the stored-program computer was laid by Alan Turing in his 1936 paper. In 1945 Turing joined the National Physical Laboratory and began work on developing an electronic stored-program digital computer. His 1945 report ‘Proposed Electronic Calculator’ was the first specification for such a device. John von Neumann at the University of Pennsylvania, also circulated his First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC in 1945.
A: | 1936 |
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Example: Powdered sugar, also called confectioners' sugar, icing sugar, and icing cake, is a finely ground sugar produced by milling granulated sugar into a powdered state. It usually contains a small amount of anti-caking agent to prevent clumping and improve flow. Although most often produced in a factory, powdered sugar can also be made by processing ordinary granulated sugar in a coffee grinder, or by crushing it by hand in a mortar and pestle.
Example solution: is confectionary sugar the same as powdered sugar?
Example explanation: The question is a yes/no question, and it is answerable based on the given passage.
Problem: Permits issued in New York are valid statewide, except in NYC, unless validated by the NYC police commissioner. A NYC concealed carry license is valid throughout the state. NY Penal Code 400 (6).
| Solution: can you have a concealed weapon in new york? |
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori has been sentenced to 25 years in jail for ordering killings and kidnappings by security forces. At the end of a 15-month trial, judges found him guilty of two death-squad killings of 25 people during the conflict with guerrillas in the 1990s. After being sentenced, Mr Fujimori said he would appeal against the verdict. Human rights group Amnesty International described the verdict as "a milestone in the fight for justice".
Can we draw the following conclusion?
By law, Alberto Fujimori is guilty of crimes
Choose from: --Yes. --It's impossible to say. --No. | Yes |
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.
Eudaimonia (Greek: εὐδαιμονία (eu̯dai̯moníaː)), sometimes anglicized as eudaemonia or eudemonia / juː dɪˈmoʊniə /, is a Greek word commonly translated as happiness or welfare; however, 'human flourishing or prosperity' has been proposed as a more accurate translation. Etymologically, it consists of the words 'eu' ('good') and 'daimōn' ('spirit'). It is a central concept in Aristotelian ethics and political philosophy, along with the terms 'aretē', most often translated as 'virtue' or 'excellence', and 'phronesis', often translated as 'practical or ethical wisdom'. In Aristotle's works, eudaimonia (based on older Greek tradition) was used as the term for the highest human good, and so it is the aim of practical philosophy, including ethics and political philosophy, to consider (and also experience) what it really is, and how it can be achieved. | how does eudaimonia differ from a more contemporary understanding of happiness |
How to help someone reach a goal<br>Discuss values. If someone you know is looking to improve his/her life, but doesn't have a clear goal in mind yet, you can help with goal setting. A good place to start is to have a discussion with this person about his or her values and aspirations.
Can we infer the following?
Make the goal realistic. | It's impossible to say |
Q: Maya Kodnani was facing serious charges
Morning Breaking: Zee News in exclusive conversation with Maya Kodnani Zee News exclusively spoke to Maya Kodnani who has been recently acquitted in the Naroda Patiya massacre case of 2002. "I am happy with the high court judgment. The truth has prevailed. I am thankful to God for giving me and my family the strength to fight this battle," a frail-looking Kodnani said while speaking with reporters at her residence on Saturday afternoon.
A: Yes
Q: The Sun workstation prototype was designed in 1982.
For Bechtolsheim, who designed the prototype for the first Sun workstation while he was a Birkenstock-shod Stanford University graduate student in 1982, the new line of computers, code named Galaxy, is a return to the company's roots.
A: Yes
Q: there were tons of toxic substances, so the management and control of them in the environment was essential
These initiatives include: the Canada prenatal nutrition program; modernizing and strengthening the federal food safety program; improving the management and control of toxic substances in the environment, in food and in drinking water; continuing to explore innovative approaches in the area of rural and community health; and combating diabetes.
A: It's impossible to say
Q: Eurylochus not by himself did not look through a closed doorway
Eurylochus and his followers now passed under a lofty portal , and looked through the open doorway into the interior of the palace .<br>The first thing that they saw was a spacious hall , and a fountain in the middle of it , gushing up towards the ceiling out of a marble basin , and falling back into it with a continual plash .
A: | Yes |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Q: The 2012 D.C. United is the seventeenth season for D.C. United playing in Major League Soccer .
A: | The 2012 D.C. United season was the club 's seventeenth season of existence , and their seventeenth consecutive season of playing in Major League Soccer , the top division of American soccer . |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
One example: what is the first event mentioned?, Context: The Russian Revolution is the series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. Following the abdication of Nicholas II of Russia, the Russian Provisional Government was established. In October 1917, a red faction revolution occurred in which the Red Guard, armed groups of workers and deserting soldiers directed by the Bolshevik Party, seized control of Saint Petersburg (then known as Petrograd) and began an immediate armed takeover of cities and villages throughout the former Russian Empire.
Solution is here: Russian Revolution
Explanation: This is a good example, and the Russian Revolution is the first event mentioned.
Now, solve this: What style was acceptable along with dub, avant-garde, disco, noise, jazz, krautrock, and world music?, Context: Though the music varied widely between regions and artists, the post-punk movement has been characterized by its "conceptual assault" on rock conventions and rejection of aesthetics perceived of as traditionalist, hegemonic or rockist in favor of experimentation with production techniques and non-rock musical styles such as dub, electronic music, disco, noise, jazz, krautrock, world music and the avant-garde. While post-punk musicians often avoided or intentionally obscured conventional influences, previous musical styles did serve as touchstones for the movement, including particular brands of glam, art rock and "[the] dark undercurrent of '60s music".[nb 1] According to Reynolds, artists once again approached the studio as an instrument, using new recording methods and pursuing novel sonic territories. Author Matthew Bannister wrote that post-punk artists rejected the high cultural references of 1960s rock artists like the Beatles and Bob Dylan as well as paradigms that defined "rock as progressive, as art, as 'sterile' studio perfectionism ... by adopting an avant-garde aesthetic".
Solution: | electronic |
How to manage cash flow for a business<br>Write down your business's balance at the beginning of each month. Check your business's bank account to see how much cash you have on hand. You will need to do this for a few months before you have a good idea of what your cash flow is like.
Choose your answer: based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Not writing down your balance at the beginning of the month will help manage your cash flow. "?
OPT:
- Yes.
- It's impossible to say.
- No.
I think the answer is | No |
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How to buy major medical insurance
Understand the kind of major medical insurance you need.
Some consumers and businesses have different definitions for major medical insurance policies. Some people understand these as policies that are supplemental to medicare, where others use the term " major medical insurance " to refer to any self-purchased health insurance plan.
pick from the following. A. Also review your specific needs for the policies that you are seeking. Figure out what your health costs will be in any given year.. B. This could include any policy that covers a single woman's entire lifetime and is recognized only by either doctors, hospitals, and medical organizations who may own the policy. Understand the different types of major medical insurers.. C. Others understand the term " luxury " or " non-universal medical care. " this is a great search if you want to find major medical insurance plans, or if you want a low-cost, affordable option.. D. Others understand only the concept of a major medical term. Determine if your plan has a minimum or maximum amount of coverage.. | A. |
Detailed Instructions: You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
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Problem: Powdered sugar, also called confectioners' sugar, icing sugar, and icing cake, is a finely ground sugar produced by milling granulated sugar into a powdered state. It usually contains a small amount of anti-caking agent to prevent clumping and improve flow. Although most often produced in a factory, powdered sugar can also be made by processing ordinary granulated sugar in a coffee grinder, or by crushing it by hand in a mortar and pestle.
Solution: is confectionary sugar the same as powdered sugar?
Explanation: The question is a yes/no question, and it is answerable based on the given passage.
Problem: The T-bone and porterhouse are steaks of beef cut from the short loin (called the sirloin in Commonwealth countries and Ireland). Both steaks include a ``T''-shaped bone with meat on each side. Porterhouse steaks are cut from the rear end of the short loin and thus include more tenderloin steak, along with (on the other side of the bone) a large strip steak. T-bone steaks are cut closer to the front, and contain a smaller section of tenderloin. The smaller portion of a T-bone, when sold alone, is known as a filet mignon, especially if it's cut from the small forward end of the tenderloin.
Solution: | is porterhouse steak same as t-bone? |
This is a test of commonsense. Complete the next sentence:
How to give cat milk to your cat
Use specially formulated milk.
Specially formulated cat milks are lactose-free. Choose a cat milk that is enriched with taurine-an essential amino acid that is required for heart and eye health. | You can find specially formulated milks at your local pet store, or ask your veterinarian. Because the majority of adult cats are lactose intolerant, do not give your cat cow's milk. |
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Here at Uproxx, we love all things travel. That said, we readily admit that sometimes getting to where you’re going can be tough, what with red-eyes, delays, and overpriced airport food. Oh, and the 47-year layovers.
Had to do a double-take on that last one? So did Skyscanner customer James Lloyd, who encountered the extra long layover when he was trying to book a flight from New Zealand to London last week. Instead of trying to tweak his flight date and figure out a way around what was obviously a bug in the system, he took the problem to Skyscanner’s Facebook page. ||||| LONDON — There's a lot of competition for the greatest ever social media brand response out there, but Jen — a member of travel company Skyscanner's Facebook team — may just have taken the top spot.
The thread started last week, after a confusing flight suggestion from Skyscanner (a UK-based travel app that allows people to find cheap flights) led to the following query from a user called James Lloyd.
There are probably loads of great things to do in Bangkok, in fairness, but 413,786 hours (or 47.2 years) does seem like quite a bit of time to fill.
Luckily, Skyscanner came back with a few suggestions.
Within minutes, Jen from Skyscanner was everyone's new Internet hero.
And when she waded into the comments, she became even more famous.
Soon, Jen had her own fanclub.
Over the next few days, Jen kept the responses coming.
The best part? The whole thing had a happy ending.
If Jen hasn't been promoted at least twice in the last week, there's surely something wrong with the world. ||||| The only problem with the flight option would be the suggested 413,786 hours (47 years) wait in Bangkok, Thailand, to get back home.
He contacted Skyscanner on Facebook, asking: “Hi Skyscanner. Just wondering what you'd recommend I do during the 47 year layover your website has suggested?”
Jen from Skyscanner’s responded to the query by helpfully listing a host of activities the customer could spend the next few decades enjoying.
She wrote: “Unless you're a huge fan of The Terminal, I'd probably recommend spending those years outside of the airport, so here are a few suggestions …” |||||
Output: | "Just wondering what you'd recommend I do during the 47-year layover your website has suggested?" James Lloyd asked last week on the Skyscanner Facebook page after noticing the travel app had recommended an itinerary that included a 413,786-hour layover in Bangkok. Mashable reports the answer to the question set a small corner of the internet on fire. "The Moon Bar is pretty good and it's open until 1am, so you could spend a good chunk of time there," Jen with Skyscanner wrote back. She also suggested a cruise or becoming a tai chi expert, while also saying she would have the company's tech people look at the glitch. Jen's answer—and a subsequent Game of Thrones reference—earned her quite a following, with replies such as "Jen for PM!!!" and "This woman has it all!!" Jen spent the next few days joking around with her fans, fielding requests for similar layovers, and admitting Skyscanner invented time travel after a commenter pointed out that Lloyd was scheduled to arrive the day before he departed despite his massive stopover in Bangkok, the Telegraph reports. UPROXX calls it "a perfect lesson to all of us in looking for lighter moments amid the frustrations of travel" and believes Jen "deserves a raise or three." Jen and Skyscanner ended up sending Lloyd a gift as a thank-you for providing "a wonderful six days." (Guy sends airline a merry letter, actually gets what he wants.) |
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How to navigate with google maps on an android
Turn on location services.
Swipe down from the top of your screen to access the notification panel, and look for the icon for location services.
The icon for location services is located in the row of quick settings in the notification panel, and can either be a circular icon with a dot in the middle, or a tapered pin facing downward, depending on the model of your device.
Choices:
*Select location services by tapping on its icon. Once on it, tap on " store and location services.
*Swipe left to scroll down and tap location services. It's a cog located in the column below the auto-maps icon.
*Slide the location services icon towards the bottom of the screen. A menu will expand with destinations and city border options.
*It will likely be labeled, so it should be easy to find in the notification panel. Tap on the location services icon to turn it on. | It will likely be labeled, so it should be easy to find in the notification panel. Tap on the location services icon to turn it on. |
TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
PROBLEM: Besides sheriffs and posses, who helped keep the peace?, Context: In the American Old West, policing was often of very poor quality.[citation needed] The Army often provided some policing alongside poorly resourced sheriffs and temporarily organized posses.[citation needed] Public organizations were supplemented by private contractors, notably the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, which was hired by individuals, businessmen, local governments and the federal government. At its height, the Pinkerton Agency's numbers exceeded those of the United States Army.[citation needed]
SOLUTION: Army
PROBLEM: What is the landscape of Southampton?, Context: As with the rest of the UK, Southampton experiences an oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Its southerly, low lying and sheltered location ensures it is among the warmer, sunnier cities in the UK. It has held the record for the highest temperature in the UK for June at 35.6 °C (96.1 °F) since 1976.
SOLUTION: low lying and sheltered location
PROBLEM: where is Kham known to receive high orders from?, Context: According to the official Twenty-Four Histories, the History of Ming compiled in 1739 by the subsequent Qing dynasty (1644–1912), the Ming dynasty established the "É-Lì-Sī Army-Civilian Marshal Office" (Chinese: 俄力思軍民元帥府) in western Tibet and installed the "Ü-Tsang Itinerant High Commandery" and "Amdo-Kham Itinerant High Commandery" to administer Kham. The Mingshi states that administrative offices were set up under these high commanderies, including one Itinerant Commandery, three Pacification Commissioner's Offices, six Expedition Commissioner's Offices, four Wanhu offices (myriarchies, in command of 10,000 households each) and seventeen Qianhu offices (chiliarchies, each in command of 1,000 households).
SOLUTION: | Ming dynasty
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How to recover after carpal tunnel release surgery
Know that you will most likely be sent home shortly after surgery.
A carpal tunnel release surgery is generally done as an " outpatient procedure, " meaning that you show up during the day, receive the surgery, and are sent home the same day. It is very rare that anyone would need to stay overnight, or be officially admitted for a hospital stay, for this surgery.
Available choices:
-- Plan to be unaccompanied for the day after surgery. This allows doctors to check on you, and monitor you for the day after surgery.
-- Stay with your team after the surgery. Regardless of the decision after surgery, your team can still help you get through any problems as they await your recovery.
-- Know that cavities in the body undergo surgery. Cavities can cause other body parts to move in different directions.
-- Therefore, excluding unforeseen complications, you can expect to be sent home on the same day. Wear a bandage or splint after surgery. | Therefore, excluding unforeseen complications, you can expect to be sent home on the same day. Wear a bandage or splint after surgery. |
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Q: How did the theory change?, Context: Hayek's principal investigations in economics concerned capital, money, and the business cycle. Mises had earlier applied the concept of marginal utility to the value of money in his Theory of Money and Credit (1912), in which he also proposed an explanation for "industrial fluctuations" based on the ideas of the old British Currency School and of Swedish economist Knut Wicksell. Hayek used this body of work as a starting point for his own interpretation of the business cycle, elaborating what later became known as the "Austrian Theory of the Business Cycle". Hayek spelled out the Austrian approach in more detail in his book, published in 1929, an English translation of which appeared in 1933 as Monetary Theory and the Trade Cycle. There he argued for a monetary approach to the origins of the cycle. In his Prices and Production (1931), Hayek argued that the business cycle resulted from the central bank's inflationary credit expansion and its transmission over time, leading to a capital misallocation caused by the artificially low interest rates. Hayek claimed that "the past instability of the market economy is the consequence of the exclusion of the most important regulator of the market mechanism, money, from itself being regulated by the market process".
A: | he also proposed an explanation for "industrial fluctuations" based on the ideas of the old British Currency School |
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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.
Located three hours south of Lisbon near Cape Sagres, Salema is a small fishing village known for its gentle Atlantic shore break on a wide beach between two steep cliffs. While much of Portugal’s scenic Algarve Coast has been engulfed by new high-rises and resorts, Salema remains admirably authentic, with one main street, white stucco houses, an outdoor market providing staples for picnics, and just a dozen places to eat and drink. The lack of luxuries and diversions translates into accommodation savings: “Quatros” (rooms with bathrooms in private homes) go for about $26, while self-catering apartments at Pension A Maré are under $130 nightly.
—David A. Keeps ||||| Even for die-hard swimmers, surfers, and sunbathers, sometimes a day at the beach is anything but. You know the drill: too many people, too much noise, not nearly enough serenity to enjoy the majesty of blue skies and white-crested waves.
The good news is that there are still undiscovered beaches out there—blissful hideaways where tourism hasn’t yet eclipsed the local culture and there’s more to do, for those so inspired, than loll on the sand. T+L went scouting for such secret beaches and turned up everything from a quaint, affordable fishing village in Portugal to world-class surfing waves in Todos Santos, a cliff-side artist colony in Mexico.
If you prefer diving to surfing, opt for the abundant displays of marine life around Ibo Island in Mozambique, known for mangrove forests and pristine sandbank beaches accessed by traditional African dhow sailboats. It’s just the kind of secret beach for travelers who want to return home with got-there-first bragging rights.
Cultural tourists will be drawn to Cirali, a protected village on the turquoise Turkish Mediterranean, where the beach leads to nature preserves and ancient ruins. The endangered loggerhead sea turtles that nest on these pebbly sands have helped Cirali fend off developers.
But you don’t have to cross the ocean to find a slice of beachy paradise. The tiny surf town of Cayucos—210 miles north of Los Angeles—is dotted with 19th-century western buildings, vintage shops, and a pier that stretches nearly 1,000 feet into the ocean. While Cayucos’s Ocean Avenue is chockablock with antique boutiques, other sleepy American beach towns have boardwalks that take a kid-friendly approach.
Of course, for some stressed-out folks, just finding a beach with lounge chair cocktail service is enough to revive the spirit. Economist John Kenneth Galbraith nailed it when he wrote this assessment of a day by the sea. “Total physical and mental inertia are highly agreeable...a beach not only permits such inertia, but enforces it, thus neatly eliminating all problems of guilt. It is now the only place in our overly active world that does.”
So look no further than our slideshow to find the guilt-free beach that’s right for you. |||||
Output: | Even for die-hard swimmers, surfers, and sunbathers, sometimes a day at the beach is anything but, thanks to way, way too many people. The good news is that there are still undiscovered beaches out there. Travel + Leisure went scouting for such secret beaches. Here are its best finds: Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico: This artist colony is way cooler in both temperature and temperament than the Margaritaville of Cabo San Lucas, an hour to the south. Pacific breezes stir up rough and tumbling waves that have made this kicked-back community a surfer’s haven. Puako, Big Island, Hawaii: Tucked between the Kona airport and the plush resorts on the Big Island’s Kohala coast, Puako is a relaxed little residential enclave with one main road, a general store, and lovely, affordable vacation rentals. Ibo Island, Mozambique: The 32 coral islands of the Quirimbas Archipelago—which have been proposed as a UNESCO World Heritage site—beckon with mangrove forests and sandbank beaches. Sparkling turquoise waters filled with marine life are superb for shipwreck snorkeling and deep-sea diving. Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam: The largest island in the Gulf of Thailand, Phu Quoc is nearer to Cambodia than mainland Vietnam. This still underdeveloped tourist destination of less than 100,000 residents is known for uncluttered beaches and the country’s best fish sauce—a key Vietnamese ingredient. Salema, Portugal: Located three hours south of Lisbon, this small fishing village is known for its gentle Atlantic shore break on a wide beach between two steep cliffs. Salema remains admirably authentic, with one main street, white stucco houses, an outdoor market, and just a dozen places to eat and drink. Check out other secret beaches that made the cut—including one where tourists are capped at 400. |
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Input: “She is communicating by writing words and sentences on paper, and she has written to ask Sam to thank everyone for their overwhelming support so far on her behalf.” ||||| The giraffe cow that seriously injured a mother and son at the Blyde Wildlife Estate in Limpopo was relocated on Tuesday but her two-month-old calf did not survive.
Dr Katy Williams‚ 35‚ and three-year-old Finn‚ were injured when they were attacked by the female giraffe at the estate – where they live - outside Hoedspruit on September 3. The mother and son survived but were taken to hospital in a critical condition and underwent surgery.
The family’s lawyer‚ Marina Botha from Botha & Lovegrove Incorporated‚ said on Friday that Williams' recovery was going well and her condition was improving daily.
“She understands that it will take time to recover fully‚ but she has a positive attitude and she is surprising doctors with her rapid progress. She is communicating by writing words and sentences on paper‚ and she has written to … thank everyone for their overwhelming support so far on her behalf.” ||||| Katy Willams, a wildlife biologist, and her three year old son Finn were attacked by a giraffe whilst walking close to their home near Hoedspruit, South Africa, and sustained life changing injuries. They are currently both in hospital in critical condition. It will be a long and difficult recovery for both of them so this is to raise funds to help support the family throughout the process.
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Output: | In a heartbreaking ending to an already tragic story, the 2-month-old giraffe whose mother trampled a US scientist and her 3-year-old son in South Africa earlier this month has died. Katy Williams and son Finn were near their home in Blyde Wildlife Estate when they surprised the mother and calf, and the mother attacked. Both giraffes were to be relocated from the wildlife reserve to another location; the mother survived the move, but the calf did not, the Times reports. "It is with the utmost sadness that we have to break the news that the 2-month-old calf unfortunately did not survive," the board of the estate said in a statement. The estate manager adds that "all necessary precautions were taken and all legal requirements were adhered to," and says everyone involved is "devastated," the New York Daily News reports. As for the Williams family, their lawyer says Katy "understands that it will take time to recover fully‚ but she has a positive attitude and she is surprising doctors with her rapid progress. She is communicating by writing words and sentences on paper‚ and she has written to ask [husband] Sam to thank everyone for their overwhelming support so far on her behalf." A GoFundMe campaign set up to raise money for medical expenses says she is also using sign language. Finn, according to the crowdfunding page, is "stable but still in critical condition, and Sam has stated that he hopes he wakes up so that they can be reunited as a family." The family's lawyer says Finn has been sedated but is beginning to wake up; the severity of his injuries will be better understood when he has regained consciousness. |
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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
Why? 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: Set in the small suburban town of Rosewood, Pennsylvania (not far from Philadelphia), the series follows the lives of five girls: Spencer Hastings, Alison DiLaurentis, Aria Montgomery, Hanna Marin and Emily Fields, whose clique falls apart after the leader of the group, Alison, goes missing. One year later, the remaining estranged friends are reunited as they begin receiving messages from a mysterious villain named 'A' or 'A.D.', who threatens and tortures them for the mistakes they have made before and after Alison's death. At first, they think it is Alison herself, but after her body is found, the girls realize that someone else is planning on ruining their lives.
Solution: | who are the liars in pretty little liars |
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How to determine an extended warranty's worth
Check for free coverage first.
In most cases, the manufacturer's warranty will include a year or more of coverage. In addition, a retailer might add their own warranty on top of that.
Options: (1). For example, some companies include a provision requiring all items in your vehicle to be covered before you sell it. For example, a company might decide that your car only has three years of coverage.. (2). If you're preparing to buy a branded first-line guitar, for example, you probably won't need an extended warranty. It's really up to the company.. (3). Check with the retailer and read your included warranty papers to understand the extent of the warranties provided to you with a purchase. With these covering two or even three years, you may realize that an extended warranty is unnecessary.. (4). Generally, an extended warranty will cover goods or services such as : Comic book stores. A comic book store will normally offer the same services on dvd or digital frames, but some stores may also sell toys and goods as a part of the warranty package.. | (3). |
Founded by a joint venture between private group TF1 and the public France Télévisions the new channel is managed by Alain de Pouzilhac, former Havas head. Employing 170 journalists and a total of 380 people, France 24 is funded by 86 million euro of public money.The motto of the new freely-available international channel is "un regard français", aiming to promote a French world-view the channel was a project with the blessing of the country's president, Jacques Chirac.
Can we infer the following?
France 24 was founded by TF1 & France Télévisions. | Yes |
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In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
In 1863, Alexander II re-convened the Diet of Finland and initiated several reforms increasing Finland's autonomy from Russia including establishment of its own currency, the markka. Liberation of business led to increased foreign investment and industrial development. Finland also got its first railways, separately established under Finnish administration. Finally, the elevation of Finnish from a language of the common people to a national language equal to Swedish opened opportunities for a larger proportion of the society. Alexander II is still regarded as "The Good Tsar" in Finland. These reforms could be seen as results of a genuine belief that reforms were easier to test in an underpopulated, homogeneous country, than in the whole of Russia. They may also be seen as a reward for the loyalty of its relatively western-oriented population during the Crimean War and during the Polish uprising. Encouraging Finnish nationalism and language can also be seen as an attempt to dilute ties with Sweden. <sep>In what ways did Alexander ll encourage Finland's growth?<sep>increasing Russia's autonomy from Finland
Output: | No |
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Input: Consider Input: New Legitimacy: Organized crime was soon to have a formidable adversary in its bid to control Las Vegas — corporate cash. Though Las Vegas had developed a powerful local economy, few major outside investments were made in the city, due primarily to mob infiltration and its inherent ties to illegal activities. That would change dramatically with the 1966 arrival of billionaire Howard Hughes. A legitimate businessman, Hughes was nonetheless eccentric and dramatic, a style suited to the Las Vegas ethos. True to the myth, the reclusive Hughes immediately cloistered himself in the Desert Inn's penthouse. Several weeks later he was asked — then ordered — to vacate the room to make room for high rollers, whereupon he promptly bought the property and fired the management. Thus began Hughes' legendary three-year, $300-million Las Vegas buying spree. When it was over, Hughes owned six casinos, an airport, and an airline, along with numerous plots of land stretching from the Strip to the mountains. Hughes' actions would have beneficial repercussions, both immediate and lasting. Because of the new legitimacy Las Vegas acquired from Hughes' investments, established companies such as Hilton Hotels bought into the gaming business, and their influence helped draw a line in the desert sand between legitimate operations and mob casinos, where illegal skimming of profits was rampant. That, combined with the formation of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, would signal the beginning of the end for heavy mob influence in the city. Las Vegas with a Vision As corporations moved in and the mob was slowly pushed out, a new Las Vegas emerged. The legitimization of gambling led to its increased legalization across the US. What was once a sure thing became much more competitive. Casino operators had to reassess the nature of their business. The first to really do so was Steve Wynn, a Las Vegas resident and owner of the Golden Nugget. In the mid-1980s, Wynn began plans to reinvigorate Las Vegas with a new resort. He bought several Strip properties — the Silver Slipper and Castaways among them — and demolished them to make way for a new kind of resort — Mirage — which became an instant success. <sep>What did Howard Hughes purchase during his Vegas buying spree?<sep>Six casinos, an airport, an airline, and a large tract of land
Output: Yes
Input: Consider Input: Tuesday, September 11, 2001, dawned temperate and nearly cloudless in the eastern United States. Millions of men and women readied themselves for work. Some made their way to the Twin Towers, the signature structures of the World Trade Center complex in New York City. Others went to Arlington, Virginia, to the Pentagon. Across the Potomac River, the United States Congress was back in session. At the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue, people began to line up for a White House tour. In Sarasota, Florida, President George W. Bush went for an early morning run. For those heading to an airport, weather conditions could not have been better for a safe and pleasant journey. Among the travelers were Mohamed Atta and Abdul Aziz al Omari, who arrived at the airport in Portland, Maine. Boston: American 11 and United 175. Atta and Omari boarded a 6:00 A.M. flight from Portland to Boston's Logan International Airport. When he checked in for his flight to Boston, Atta was selected by a computerized prescreening system known as CAPPS (Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System), created to identify passengers who should be subject to special security measures. Under security rules in place at the time, the only consequence of Atta's selection by CAPPS was that his checked bags were held off the plane until it was confirmed that he had boarded the aircraft. This did not hinder Atta's plans. Atta and Omari arrived in Boston at 6:45. Seven minutes later, Atta apparently took a call from Marwan al Shehhi, a longtime colleague who was at another terminal at Logan Airport. They spoke for three minutes. It would be their final conversation. <sep>How long was the phone call Between Atta and Marwan al Shehhi<sep>1 minute
Output: No
Input: Consider Input: Plants also detect the daily cycle of light and darkness. Do you know how plants respond to these changes? Some plants open their leaves during the day. It is during these hours the plant can collect sunlight. At night, the plant closes its leaves to prevent water loss. Many plants respond to the change in the length of the day. As days grow shorter, some plants respond by going dormant. Dormant is when a plant suspends its growth. It does this in order to survive. Shorter days signal the coming of winter. Winter in most areas means extreme cold. It is also very dry in the winter months. As winter approaches, some plants respond by their leaves changing color. After the change in color, they fall off. This dormancy period helps trees. It allows them to survive the cold and dry winter. Plants only want to grow when conditions are right. <sep>When and why do plants go dormant?<sep>When the days get shorter, so the cold and dry winter doesn't kill them
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Q: He repeatedly calls on his followers to embrace martyrdom since "The walls of oppression and humiliation cannot be demolished except in a rain of bullets." For those yearning for a lost sense of order in an older, more tranquil world, he offers his "Caliphate" as an imagined alternative to today's uncertainty. For others, he offers simplistic conspiracies to explain their world. Bin Laden also relies heavily on the Egyptian writer Sayyid Qutb. A member of the Muslim Brotherhood executed in 1966 on charges of attempting to overthrow the government, Qutb mixed Islamic scholarship with a very superficial acquaintance with Western history and thought. Sent by the Egyptian government to study in the United States in the late 1940s, Qutb returned with an enormous loathing of Western society and history. He dismissed Western achievements as entirely material, arguing that Western society possesses "nothing that will satisfy its own conscience and justify its existence." Three basic themes emerge from Qutb's writings. First, he claimed that the world was beset with barbarism, licentiousness, and unbelief (a condition he called jahiliyya, the religious term for the period of ignorance prior to the revelations given to the Prophet Mohammed). Qutb argued that humans can choose only between Islam and jahiliyya. Second, he warned that more people, including Muslims, were attracted to jahiliyya and its material comforts than to his view of Islam; jahiliyya could therefore triumph over Islam. Third, no middle ground exists in what Qutb conceived as a struggle between God and Satan. All Muslims-as he defined them-therefore must take up arms in this fight. Any Muslim who rejects his ideas is just one more nonbeliever worthy of destruction. Bin Laden shares Qutb's stark view, permitting him and his followers to rationalize even unprovoked mass murder as righteous defense of an embattled faith. Many Americans have wondered, "Why do 'they' hate us?" Some also ask, "What can we do to stop these attacks?" Bin Laden and al Qaeda have given answers to both these questions. <sep>Whose scholarship dismisses Western achievements as entirely material?<sep>Sayed Qtbo
A: | No |
[Q]: artikel-ansicht/dg/0/ Lindendorf/Libbenichen (MOZ) Der östliche Teil der Lindenstraße, in Richtung Bruchkante, sei in einem katastrophalen Zustand. Immer wieder würden sich Anwohner bei ihm darüber beschweren. Das berichtete der Libbenichener Ortsvorsteher Reiner Schumann am Dienstagabend in der Beratung der Lindendorfer Gemeindevertreter. Vermieter Werner Schulze-Kahleyss befürchtet, dass Mieter deswegen aus seinem Wohnkomplex ausziehen und fordert, dass die Gemeinde etwas tut. Die unbefestigte Straße sollte profiliert werden, meinen die Abgeordneten. This is not in English.
[A]: Yes
[Q]: The New Zealand Maori Queen, Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu died on Tuesday at 5.32 p.m. (NZST) following a long illness. She was 75 years old. The Maori Queen holds no constitutional function in New Zealand, but Dame Te Atairangikaahu was an avid supporter of cultural and sporting events; the 40th anniversary of her coronation was celebrated in May. She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Waikato University in 1973, and an Honorary Doctor of Laws from Victoria University in 1999. She was one of the first inductees of the Order of New Zealand when it was established in 1987. The Maori Queen had no political authority in New Zealand.
[A]: Yes
[Q]: MONROVIA, Liberia — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price is making his first trip overseas to Liberia, the West African country where Ebola killed more than 4,800 people. Price on Thursday praised Liberia for its "remarkable co-operation " on health care issues. He toured a community that was hit hard by the Ebola virus in 2014. Ebola survivor Mohammed Kromah told Price how he spent almost two months at a treatment centre . He showed the U.S. health secretary his Ebola-free certificate, which was greeted with wide applause. Tom will travel on Thursday
[A]: Yes
[Q]: How to buy gas gift cards<br>Choose your retailer. Almost every major gas station offers gift cards. To decide which station's card you want to buy, ensure that the person you're buying the card for has a gas station of the corresponding card nearby. gas gift cards are easy to buy.
[A]: | It's impossible to say |
Definition: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Input: CLOSE Former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell will spend two years in federal prison after asking for mercy Tuesday at his own sentencing hearing on public corruption convictions. VPC
Former Virginia governor Robert McDonnell, center, arrives Jan. 6, 2014, at U.S. District Court in Richmond, Va., with his daughter Cailin Young, right, and his son-in-law Chris Young, left. (Photo: Alex Wong, Getty Images)
RICHMOND, Va. — Former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell, who asked a judge Tuesday for mercy for his wife and himself, was sentenced to two years in federal prison for public corruption.
McDonnell was convicted Sept. 4 of trading access to the power of the governor's office for more than $165,000 in loans and high-end gifts. Prosecutors had wanted him to spend more than 10 years in prison, but early in the four-hour hearing Judge James Spencer said federal officials misinterpreted the guidelines, contending the range was more like 78 to 97 months — 6½ to a little more than 8 years.
Then Spencer discarded the recommendations entirely but rejected the 6,000 hours of intensive community service that McDonnell's lawyers had suggested.
"It breaks my heart, but I have a duty I can't avoid," Spencer said in handing down the punishment. "Mrs. McDonnell may have allowed the serpent into the mansion, (but) the governor knowingly let him into his personal and business affairs."
Former Star Scientific CEO Jonnie Williams received immunity for testifying against the McDonnells. Williams, who was seeking state support for his company's nutrition supplements, gave the family lavish gifts including a $6,500 Rolex that McDonnell's wife presented to her husband as a Christmas present and loans that helped shore up the finances of two beach houses that McDonnell owned with his sister.
Spencer ordered McDonnell to report to prison by Feb. 9. McDonnell's wife, Maureen, is to be sentenced Feb. 20.
"I want to thank the court and Judge Spencer for the mercy he dispensed to me today," McDonnell said shortly after the sentencing. "I am a fallen human being. I have made mistakes in my life. ... But I have never, ever betrayed my sacred oath of office in any way while I served this great commonwealth."
“I am a fallen human being. I have made mistakes in my life. ... But I have never, ever betrayed my sacred oath of office in any way while I served this great commonwealth.” Bob McDonnell, former Virginia governor
He said he would appeal immediately.
The day before, McDonnell's lawyers filed a motion asking Spencer to allow the former governor to remain out of prison on bond pending the outcome of his appeal. The judge can reconsider or the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals could decide to delay McDonnell's incarceration.
"Any time an elected official is sent to prison, it sends a message," said the FBI's lead agent in the investigation, Adam Lee. "There's no victory lap. There's no celebration."
McDonnell is the first Virginia governor and the 12th nationally to be convicted of corruption, federal officials said.
The judge received almost 450 letters attesting to McDonnell's integrity. And McDonnell supporters, including former NFL standout Bruce Smith, McDonnell family members, McDonnell's wife and several lawmakers packed the courtroom.
"He's been punished enough," Speaker William J. Howell of the Virginia House of Delegates said in testimony. The Republican politician from Falmouth, Va., and the former governor have been friends for decades.
McDonnell's wife, tried at the same time as her husband, was convicted on nine of 13 charges filed against her. One of her convictions was later dropped. She sobbed as her husband left the courtroom.
Before the hearing, several charities offered McDonnell volunteer positions, including religious broadcaster Pat Robertson's Operation Blessing.
“It breaks my heart, but I have a duty I can't avoid.” Judge James R. Spencer
"If Bob McDonnell were buried in jail, … it would be like burying something of enormous value," William F. Horan, Operation Blessing's executive director, said in court, as recounted in The Washington Post's sentencing blog.
Each of McDonnell's five children — he has three daughters and twin sons — wrote letters on their father's behalf. Some told the judge that their mother made bad decisions and solicited money and gifts behind their father's back.
One of the McDonnell jurors said Monday that a lenient sentence would be a slap in the face to justice.
"Good people can do bad things," Robin Trujillo said. "We talked, we went through documents about the testimony and looked at all the evidence. It was just overwhelming."
Former Virginia governor Robert McDonnell arrives Tuesday at U.S. District Court in Richmond, Va., for sentencing. (Photo: Alex Wong, Getty Images)
She has been disturbed by all the letters seeking no prison term.
"It was not just some small little thing. It was major, and it went on for a very long time," Trujillo said. "It's never been about how nice you are. It's what you did, what you allowed to happen."
McDonnell once was considered a possible running mate for 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney. McDonnell delivered the 2010 Republican response to the State of the Union Address and became chairman of the Republican Governors Association in 2011.
Throughout the trial and in the months since, McDonnell and his lawyers have argued that the laws under which he was convicted are unconstitutionally vague.
Most of the charges filed against the McDonnells stem from the Hobbs Act, which makes it illegal for public officials to take bribes.
Prosecutors contend that McDonnell took gifts from Williams in exchange for a continuing stream of favors and access. But at trial they acknowledged that they could not pinpoint one specific quid pro quo. Because of that, McDonnell's lawyers argue that their client should not have been convicted.
McDonnell's lawyers said their appeal will raise new legal questions that could have a major bearing on the outcome of his case.
"We will never give up in this case until justice is done." Henry "Hank" Asbill said.
Contributing: Peggy Fox and Joanie Vasiliadis, WUSA-TV, Washington; The Associated Press
Read or Share this story: http://usat.ly/1Ijhnz9 ||||| Judge: lengthy sentence 'would be ridiculous'
In a winding, roughly 15-minute speech before he imposed McDonnell’s two-year sentence, U.S. District Judge James Spencer mused on the fairness of the trial, the history of federal sentencing guidelines, the sadness of the case and even what personal knowledge he had of the former governor.
Spencer tipped that he would probably impose a lenient term when he talked of how the sentencing guidelines — once mandatory — would now allow him to show some discretion. Referring to a sentence of seven or eight years, he said: “That would be unfair, it would be ridiculous, under these facts.”
But Spencer was somewhat critical of McDonnell’s conduct and those of his supporters. He twice noted efforts to blame Maureen McDonnell, the former first lady of Virginia, who was also charged in the case. At one point, he called those who asserted that she had roped the governor into the case “dangerously delusional.” Later, he said: “While Mrs. McDonnell may have allowed the serpent into the mansion, the governor knowingly let him into his personal and business affairs.”
Spencer said he was saddened by the entire affair.
“No one wants to see a former governor of this great commonwealth in this kind of trouble,” he said, but added: “The jury by its verdict found an intent to defraud. That is a serious offense that all the grace and mercy that I can muster, it can’t cover it all.” |||||
Output: | Bob McDonnell asked for community service but got two years in prison today for corruption during his days as governor of Virginia. Still, the judge went easier on him than federal sentencing guidelines suggested he should, and prosecutors had wanted 10 years. “I stand before you a heartbroken and humbled man,” McDonnell told Judge James Spencer in court before he was sentenced, reports the Washington Post. “I renew that deep expression of sorrow to the people of Virginia today." McDonnell also asked the judge to show mercy to his wife, Maureen, who will be sentenced next month. “I’m now 60 years old," said McConnell. "All of the additional days that the Lord allows me … I dedicate them to the service of others." The McDonnells were convicted of essentially trading access to the governor's office in their dealings with businessman Jonnie Williams, who showered them with gifts and loans. The judge got about 450 letters from friends and supporters of McDonnell vouching for his integrity, reports WVEC-TV. |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then an example. Follow the example to solve a new instance of the task.
In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
The Inheritance Cycle is a series of fantasy books written by Christopher Paolini.
Solution: The Inheritance Cycle is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini.
Why? The output sentence elaborates on the input sentence without changing its general meaning e.g. "tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels".
New input: The carcinogens in them are caused by the radiation they release , such as gamma rays or alpha particles .
Solution: | Several radioactive substances are considered carcinogens , but their carcinogenic activity is attributed to the radiation , for example gamma rays and alpha particles , which they emit . |
What happens next in this paragraph?
How to invite friends to like your page on facebook pages manager
Download and install the application.
Facebook pages manager is available on both itunes app store and google play for android.
Log in your personal facebook account.
OPTIONS: i. You must be a very active fan with facebook to be able to request these connections. Navigate to the profile page you would like to invite friends to like your page.. ii. Enter your facebook login information as you normally would when creating an account on twitter or instagram. Browse through your facebook pages until you find a page you think will suit your purposes.. iii. To do this, first you need to log in. Make sure that the login confirmation box is displayed on your apple id.. iv. Fill out the email address and passwords, and tap " sign in " to proceed. If you don't have an account yet, tap " sign up " to create one.. | iv. |
How does the next paragraph end?
How to buy exchange traded funds
Open a brokerage account.
Like stocks, etfs are not available to individual investors directly, which is why those who want to buy in to these tradeable funds do so through brokers (including mutual funds acting as brokers). Many investors simply call their broker and place their trades over the phone. | Many others, including most beginners, use online brokerage accounts. Such accounts are generally easy to use and provide the documentation crucial for trades. |
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".
Take a look at this train in Figure 1.11. It looks very futuristic. What do you notice about it? Did you notice that the train has no wheels? How can a train have no wheels? It doesn't need wheels. It actually floats, or levitates, just above the track. Magnets enable the train to do this. This is not a normal train. This is a maglev train. The word maglev stands for magnetic levitation. Because it has no wheels, there is no friction. Some magnets hold the train up. Other magnets are used to move the train forward. This train can go very fast. It can reach speeds up to 480 kilometers (300 miles) per hour! Magnets are pretty cool. What exactly is a magnet? How is it able to exert such force? <sep>How does the train work without wheels?<sep>It uses magnets to levitates above the train tracks
Yes
Madame White Snake: East Asian Femme Fatale of Old The Chinese legend of Madame White Snake, the snake demon that takes human form and becomes the wife of a man, has exerted a lasting influence over East Asian folktales and fiction for centuries. Two quintessential novellas, "The Lust of the White Serpant" from Ugetsu Monogatari by the Japanese author Ueda Akinari and "Eternal Prisoner under Thunder Peak Pagoda" a traditional Chinese story, are both relatively complex and demonstrate not only the evolution of the White Snake figure to become a more believable human, but also what aspects may have given her enduring appeal. While both these stories are ostensibly morality tales about the dangerous beauty of this femme fatale, the true source of pleasure from these narratives is the femme fatale's transgressive behavior, not her eventual punishment for it. Early tales of Madame White Snake appeared in China as early as the Song Dynasty, and initially her portrayal was fairly direct, as a villainous demon who drains the life force out of her human husband. But over time, characterizations of her became more complex, and the persona of Madame White Snake became more sympathetic, and perhaps even a model of the ideal Confucian wife, particularly in "Pagoda". Whalen Lai notes, "She was a loving wife, a caring mother, rescuer of her family from the first flood, and, at that point, a general benefactor of man. She took on the virtues of a traditional Chinese female, particularly forbearance". But if she were really an ideal wife, why could she not live happily with her human mate? Her dangerous sexuality is the key. Femme fatale might seem an unusual term to apply to a character from pre-modern Chinese and Japanese literature who may exemplify the virtues of an ideal Confucian wife, since it is primarily associated with film characters, particularly those of the film noir genre. But this term, which is relatively speaking, a neologism (The earliest uses were around the beginning of the 20th century <sep>What novellas are morality tales about Asia's Femme Fatale White Snake?<sep>"The Lust of the White Snake" and "Eternal Prisoner under Thunder Peak Pagoda"
Yes
Porky is looking all over the big city for a hotel room , but due to a convention there are no vacancies . Porky takes the only available vacancy at one hotel , but will have to share with Daffy Duck , who is a very loud , obnoxious and annoying sort . Daffy introduces his invisible kangaroo friend `` Hymie '' , but Porky wo n't believe that . Daffy spends the rest of the night annoying Porky : pestering him with questions , shaking the bed , spilling water from a glass , hogging the blanket and finally literally sending the both of them flying off the bed when Daffy kicks , and startles , Porky with his literally frozen feet . Fed up with his antics , Porky stuffs Daffy in a pillow case and drops him out of the window . As Porky goes back to bed , Daffy returns bandaged , but shakes them off and prepares to get revenge . Daffy tricks the half-asleep pig into stepping out of a window thinking he 's boarding a train . Daffy hides the window saying it 's `` too gruesome '' to watch . Suddenly he hears train noises , and behind the shade , sees the still-drowsy Porky pulling away on an actual train and waving at Daffy . Daffy finds this silly . Then he bounces all around the room , `` Hoo-Hoo ! '' - ing wildly . <sep>Who hoo-hoos around the room<sep>Porky
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How to stop wage garnishment in georgia
Find out when the garnishment occurred.
Georgia law only gives you a limited period of time to stop a garnishment using a traverse and claim.
When a creditor files a garnishment lawsuit with the court, it essentially sues your bank for the money.
OPTIONS:
- The bank will be served with notice of the garnishment. After the bank is served, it has between 30 and 45 days to file an answer with the court.
- If you violate georgia's order, you lose the right to garnish certain deposits since the garnishment occurs over two years. You also lose the right to garnish certain other deposits within the year.
- A traverse tells the court that garnishment took place in violation of the written appraisal of the bank's assets. The court then pays off the balance, and less amounts are garnished in the future until the creditor has paid off the debt.
- The creditor claims you are protected for the garnishment if your bank charges you with the garnishment. If you were exempt under georgia law, creditors can continue garnishment lawsuits as long as you are not exempt.
The bank will be served with notice of the garnishment. After the bank is served, it has between 30 and 45 days to file an answer with the court.
question: Complete the next sentence:
The front of a car wash building is shown. A guy talks to someone inside a black car. he
OPTIONS:
- opens the door and she steps out.
- sprays water on a car using an aerosol gun.
- drives off in a black car.
- washes a blue car and cleans its interior.
answer: opens the door and she steps out.
Problem: Write the next sentence for:
How to handle a family members recent cancer diagnosis
Wait for all test results before worrying.
Doing this will ease the fear of the loved one you are supporting through this difficult time.
Reduce your own stress over the matter.
OPTIONS:
- As you wait for the test results to come in, use emotions to put on a front. Think of your happiness and positive things you know will go well as you wait and regret how you will handle the exciting news.
- Do this by being present during the actual test. Studies have shown that this will lessen anxiety by maintaining good mood throughout the entire journey.
- Keep your mind busy with things like work, reading, talking with friends (more on friends later ) Research, research, research. The internet is a wonderful resource when used properly, but remember not to take what you read as the absolute truth.
- That way, when your partner is diagnosed with cancer that doesn't involve any additional testing, you won't find yourself in the same situation all the time. This will make the experience easier and allow you to accept the news more calmly and respect your partner's wishes before such difficult things come up..
Next sentence: Keep your mind busy with things like work, reading, talking with friends (more on friends later ) Research, research, research. The internet is a wonderful resource when used properly, but remember not to take what you read as the absolute truth.
context: How to catch a mouse without killing it
Begin by cleaning your space.
Mice are initially attracted to your cozy environment. If you clean out your house and make it less hospitable, mice will be less inclined to stay.
OPTIONS:
- Sweep your furniture and walls thoroughly with a toothbrush. Then wipe your furniture and walls down with a disposable rags.
- Dirty spaces can discourage mouse attack, so before cleaning, place items on your counters, tables, and other places where mice can see them at all times. Lay down horizontal and vertical bedding.
- If you clean out a large area such as your basement, for example, mouse breeding is much more likely to occur and increase your chances of catching a mouse. Use a water dish or bucket-with a lid.
- Remove all clutter throughout your house. Don't leave out clothes, papers, or materials that mice could use to create nests.
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next sentence for the context: Remove all clutter throughout your house. Don't leave out clothes, papers, or materials that mice could use to create nests.
IN: What happens next?
The boy returns with a spoon and eats some of the pan of food. The boy takes off his sweatshirt. the boy
OPTIONS:
- throws the sweatshirt on the pickup.
- goes back to washing the dishes.
- is fed chicken broth and squeezed by a friend.
- plants his face into the pan of food.
OUT: plants his face into the pan of food.
question: Complete the next sentence:
A middle aged man is standing in the street wearing rollerblades. the man
OPTIONS:
- precisely skates in-between a tight row of small cones.
- then falls and the camera prevents him from being hurt by the rollerblades.
- then reaches behind his back and pulls out the dryers.
- then lifts a barbel and lifts it above his head.
answer: | precisely skates in-between a tight row of small cones. |
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:Tom plays pool in a deserted pool hall , pocketing two balls by lowdown means and then wakes Jerry up by shooting the 10-ball into the pocket where he is sleeping . Jerry awakes just in time to avoid the 10-ball and is carried out to the ball return , where the 10 and the 13 smash the mouse between each other . Jerry is mad and walks up through the pocket , first sees nothing , but after a few steps back to the pocket , he spots Tom perched behind it . Jerry tries to jump into another corner pocket , but Tom aims a cue ball with so much force that it roll's into the pocket , and spins back out of it and it rolls Jerry backwards to Tom , who has made a ramp with his cue stick for the mouse to slide up . Jerry stops at the top of the stick and is then blown down by Tom , who then shoots a stream of balls to make the mouse flat . The whole train rebounds back towards the cat and the balls stack up at Tom's end of the table . Tom shoots all the balls in succession with his cue , and then tries to shoot Jerry , but the mouse hangs onto the cue tip . The cat , as if he were saying `` Have it your way '' , chalks up and shoots the 8-ball using Jerry . The mouse drops off the cue tip and then is upended by the 8-ball rolling in circles , and Tom forces Jerry to jump through the ball rack as if he were a circus performer . Tom then sets it on fire to add an additional level of torment , and when Jerry accomplishes this with poise , Tom discards the flaming rack and shoots the 8-ball across the table and back . <sep>Why is Jerry mad?<sep>Anything else
Solution: | No |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Q: An Alaska official says military rescuers have arrived at the scene of a plane crash in southwest Alaska.
FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2005 file photo, Sean O'Keefe, answers questions at a news conference on the Baton Rouge campus of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Bill Feig, File) (Associated Press)
Authorities say the plane was carrying nine people, and that five were believed to be dead. Former Sen. Ted Stevens and ex-NASA chief Sean O'Keefe were believed to be aboard, but it was unclear if they were among the dead.
Alaska National Guard spokesman Maj. Guy Hayes says rescuers arrived on helicopter early Tuesday and were giving medical care to survivors. He offered no additional details, except that there were potential fatalities.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) _ A plane carrying nine people crashed amid southwest Alaska's remote mountains and lakes, killing five people on board, authorities said Tuesday. Former Sen. Ted Stevens and ex-NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe were believed to be aboard, but it was unclear if they were among the dead.
Reports from officials in Alaska were that nine people were aboard the aircraft and that "it appears that there are five fatalities," NTSB spokesman Ted Lopatkiewicz told The Associated Press in Washington.
A U.S. government official told The Associated Press that Alaska authorities have been told that the 86-year-old Stevens, a former longtime Republican senator, was on the plane. The official, who spoke on grounds of anonymity, says Stevens' condition is unknown.
The federal official declined to be publicly identified because the crash response and investigation are under way.
Stevens was one of two survivors in a 1978 plane crash at Anchorage International Airport that killed his wife, Ann, and several others.
Defense contractor EADS North America said Tuesday morning that O'Keefe, the CEO of the U.S.-based division of the European company, was a passenger on the small plane. The company said it had no further information about O'Keefe's status.
Alaska National Guard spokesman Maj. Guy Hayes said the Guard was called to the area about 20 miles north of Dillingham at about 7 p.m. Monday after a passing aircraft saw the downed plane. But severe weather has hampered search and rescue efforts.
Hayes said five people were on scene early Tuesday helping the crash victims. It was unclear how they reached the site.
A second U.S. government official in Washington said Tuesday that the National Guard in Alaska reported a private medical team was dropped near the crash site by commercial helicopter Tuesday morning. Four of nine people aboard the plane survived, the official said.
Coast Guard Petty Officer David Mosley said the agency has a plane flying over the crash scene, scouting it to make sure it's safe for helicopters to come into the area with pararescuers.
The National Weather Service reported rain and fog at Dillingham, with low clouds and limited visibility early Tuesday.
Conditions ranged from visibility of about 10 miles reported at Dillingham shortly before 7 p.m. Monday to 3 miles, with rain and fog, reported about an hour later, according to the agency.
Steven and O'Keefe are longtime fishing buddies and the former senator had been planning a fishing trip near Dillingham, longtime friend William Canfield said. The flight in and out of Dillingham is an often perilous trip through the mountains even in good weather, Canfield said.
Stevens, a moderate Republican, was appointed to the Senate in 1968 and served longer than any other Republican in history.
He remarried several years after the 1978 crash _ he and his second wife, Catherine, have a daughter, Lily.
Over the years, Stevens directed billions of dollars to Alaska. But one of his projects _ infamously known as the "Bridge to Nowhere" _ became a symbol of pork-barrel spending in Congress and a target of taxpayer groups who challenged a $450 million appropriation for bridge construction in Ketchikan.
Stevens' standing in Alaska was toppled by corruption allegations and a federal trial in 2008. He was convicted of all seven counts _ and narrowly lost his Senate seat to Democrat Mark Begich in the election the following week.
But five months after the election, Attorney General Eric Holder sought to dismiss the indictment against Stevens and not proceed with a new trial because of prosecutorial misconduct by federal prosecutors.
Stevens' family thanked those trying to reach the site of a plane crash in southwest Alaska in a statement released Tuesday morning by a former Stevens chief of staff.
Lopatkiewicz said the NTSB is sending a team to the crash site.
In Washington, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said the aircraft is a DeHavilland DHC-3T registered to Anchorage-based General Communication Corp.
Dillingham is located in northern Bristol Bay, about 325 miles southwest of Anchorage.
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Associated Press writers Pauline Jelinek and Natasha Metzler in Washington, D.C., contributed to this report. ||||| Former Sen. Stevens killed in crash near Dillingham Posted: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 3:03 AM EST Updated: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 11:26 PM EST
A longtime aide and family friend said Stevens was killed in the crash Monday night. (File/KTUU-DT)
by Channel 2 News staff
Monday, August 9, 2010
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Former Sen. Ted Stevens and four other people were killed in a plane crash Monday.
Five of the nine passengers of a DeHavilland DHC-3 Otter were killed. Alaska State Troopers identified all of the victims in the crash Tuesday afternoon.
Dead are Stevens, the plane's pilot Terry Smith, 62, of Eagle River, Bill Phillips, Sr., Dana Tindall, 48 of Anchorage and her daughter, Corey Tindall, 16.
The four survivors were transported to Providence Hospital in Anchorage with varying degrees of injuries – they are William Phillips, Jr., 13, former NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe, 54, his son Kevin O'Keefe, and Jim Morhard of Alexandria, Va.
The remains of all five victims are being flown to Anchorage.
National Transportation Safety Board chairwoman Deborah Hersman said the plane left the Agulowak Lodge at around 3 or 3:15 to head to a camp to fish. The crash site was about a 15-minute flight away from the lodge.
She said that when the plane did not return to the lodge for dinner, lodge workers found out that the plane had never made it to fish camp in the first place, and they called out for help to look for the plane.
They discovered the crash site about 17 miles north of Dillingham in a mountainous area and alerted authorities using a satellite phone at around 7 p.m. Weather kept night rescue crews battling bad weather conditions from the scene overnight, where good Samaritans had already arrived and were providing medical assistance, said Air National Guard spokesperson Maj. Guy Hayes. A military C-130 and a Pave Hawk helicopter were waiting in Dillingham for the weather to break and reached the site just after 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, transporting some survivors to Anchorage for medical treatment.
Smith was the father-in-law of Maj. Aaron Malone, an Alaska National Air Guardsman who was killed in a C-17 crash two weeks ago while practicing for the military's air show.
Dana Tindall, a vice president for GCI, has been with the company for more than 24 years. She has also served as an adjunct professor at Alaska Pacific University.
Morhard is a Washington, D.C. lobbyist and the former chief of staff for the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Gov. Sean Parnell offered a tribute to the 86-year-old former senator at a press conference Tuesday.
Parnell said that while Stevens may have been small in stature, he was "larger than life."
"He built Alaska, he stood for Alaska and he fought for Alaskans," Parnell said. "Ted was a lion who retreated from nothing."
Parnell said he learned of the crash and the possibility that Stevens was on board the plane late Monday night, and was informed that the former Senator was among the dead Tuesday morning.
"As a state, as a country and as a globe we are experiencing a tragedy," Parnell said. "As citizens of Alaska we have a long road of grief to walk."
The National Transportation Safety Board has sent a "Go-Team" from Washington D.C. early Tuesday morning to the crash site. An NTSB official said the team is responsible for investigating the most high-profile and catastrophic crashes. ||||| Sean O’Keefe , a former NASA administrator, and his son Kevin were among those on board who survived. A spokeswoman for Providence Alaska Medical Center said that Mr. O’Keefe was in critical condition and that Kevin was listed as serious. Now an executive with the European aerospace firm EADS, Mr. O’Keefe was a longtime friend and fishing companion of Mr. Stevens.
Officials in Alaska said the plane, owned by GCI, an Alaska telecommunications provider, was first reported overdue about 7 p.m. on Monday by the company. The group had been staying at the company’s main lodge on Lake Aleknagik.
Deborah A. P. Hersman, chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board , told reporters in Anchorage on Tuesday night that witnesses said the plane left GCI’s main lodge at the lake about 3:15 p.m. Monday on a day trip to a GCI fish camp nearby. Around 6 p.m., people at the lodge called the fish camp to see whether the party would be returning to the main lodge for dinner. Staff members at the fish camp said Mr. Stevens’s group had never arrived.
That prompted GCI to send up its own helicopter and other planes, which soon found the wreckage, at the end of a debris field about 100 yards long. Ms. Hersman said the witnesses speculated that the plane must have crashed about 15 minutes after taking off.
A doctor and two paramedics at the lodge were taken to the site by helicopter. One survivor, whom Ms. Hersman would not identify, was first seen walking outside the plane; the others were inside. The doctor and paramedics stayed with the victims overnight and communicated with rescue officials via satellite phone and handheld radio.
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The group had not filed a flight plan, and one was not required. Had they done so, aviation officials would have known sooner that the plane was missing.
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“Having no flight plan really screwed up the rescue,” said John Bouker, a longtime bush pilot in the Dillingham area who helped locate the crash site. “If we had known about this at 2 or 3 o’clock in the afternoon, we would have been on this four or five hours earlier.”
The authorities said weather and remoteness prevented military and Coast Guard personnel from reaching the crash site until about 7 a.m. Tuesday. It was unclear whether any of the victims, who spent the night at the crash site, could have fared better if they had been reached sooner.
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Mr. Bouker said the plane crashed about 1,000 feet up in the scrub of the Muklung Hills Range on a day when visibility was poor.
He said the pilot, Theron A. Smith, appeared to have been trying a sharp ascent when the plane crashed, perhaps realizing suddenly the proximity of mountains cloaked in the clouds. The authorities said the plane was found on a slope of about 40 degrees.
“The plane was in a steep incline,” Mr. Bouker said. “He bounced the airplane uphill once it hit. When you’re in the clouds, you don’t see nothing. He was going to try to climb out of the mountains and find somewhere where the weather was clear.”
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Mr. Bouker said he was joined in the search by several private pilots, including two helicopter pilots.
“The plane was not all broken apart,” Mr. Bouker said. “It looked survivable to me. There were four last night that were definitely alive when the helicopters got there.”
Alaska officials said three others died in addition to Mr. Stevens and Mr. Smith: William D. Phillips Sr., a former chief of staff for Senator Stevens and a Washington lawyer; Dana Tindall, 48, a 24-year employee and vice president for GCI in Anchorage; and her daughter, Corey, 16.
The four survivors were Mr. O’Keefe; his son; William Phillips Jr., 13; and James Morhard, chief of staff for the Senate Appropriations Committee when Mr. Stevens was its chairman.
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GCI executives often flew staff members, politicians and special guests from the Lower 48 to the handsome lodge for salmon fishing and sightseeing. Mike Porcaro, a local radio personality and advertising executive who has handled advertising for GCI since 1997, said he flew to the Aleknagik lodge last month on the same plane that crashed. The original engine in the plane, which had both wheels and floats, had been replaced with a turbine engine for power and stability, Mr. Porcaro said.
“The plane is old, but it was meticulously maintained,” he said. “It was gorgeous.”
Mr. Stevens was appointed to the Senate in 1968 and then elected to six terms. He had served for 40 years until he lost his bid for a seventh term in 2008 after he was found guilty of corruption charges. After the case was thrown out, Mr. Stevens, often called Uncle Ted in Alaska, seemed to retain much of his local stature.
“He weathered it pretty well,” former Gov. Bill Sheffield, a longtime friend, said of the scandal. “He felt good, looked good, walked faster than ever, played tennis several times a week.” |||||
A: | Ted Stevens was among the five people killed in a plane crash last night in remote western Alaska, a former aide to the ex-US senator tells KTUU in Anchorage. Former NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe was also believed to be among the nine people on the aircraft, but his fate is unknown, the AP reports. In 1978, Stevens survived a plane crash that killed 5 people, including his first wife, Ann, notes the New York Times. |
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".
The letterhead on correspondence still bears the Bexar County Legal Aid name, even though the organization is no longer. Texas Rural Legal Aid - known for its fearless and sometimes controversial advocacy of the poorest of the poor - last week took over four other corporations serving the legal needs of the indigent in Southwest Texas, including the one in Bexar County. The new 68-county legal aid organization has yet to be named and stretches from El Paso to Corpus Christi, Harlingen to Austin. The leader for the super-sized law firm has big plans. "I'm more interested in looking at what we as advocates can do to address the serious problems of poverty than the number of cases we close," said David Hall, the TRLA executive director. In the Rio Grande Valley, Hall's attorneys set up separate groups to assist small-business owners and residents with low-interest loans and legal representation. They also operate a legal arm that assists migrant workers from Texas to Kentucky. Now, Hall said, he wants to make services to the poor more efficient by working with law students who will handle less complicated legal matters, allowing licensed attorneys to take more "high impact" cases to court. "What we need to do is handle cases as efficiently as we can, leveraging the amount of time of the lawyer that goes in there and maximizing the number of people that they can help at one time," Hall said. His plan is to place the 110 attorneys on staff in teams working on specialized legal issues. He wants to expand the law clinic it already has with St. Mary's University Law School to involve students at the University of Texas Law School. The law students at St. Mary's interview potential clients, assist them with filling out legal documents and answer the telephones for the legal hotline, freeing up TRLA lawyers to handle the complicated cases, Hall said. By the end of September, Hall said all the attorneys working with the poor in the 68county area will be placed on the same computer network so they can pass cases to the best available attorneys. Last year, board members on the former Legal Aid of Central Texas and Bexar County Legal Aid resisted the merger, saying that the mergers were done illegally and without the input of board members. They also argued that Hall's litigious style hampered their ability to garner funds from Congress. TRLA generated controversy in 1996, when its attorneys challenged the rights of 800 military personnel to vote in Val Verde County elections by absentee ballot after a former Ku Klux Klan member won a county commissioner post. Brendan Gill, the former executive director of the Bexar County group, said he has since come to see the merger as a positive move for South Texas. "I always knew there were good points to merging, just as I knew that there were bad points," Gill said. <sep>What is the first name of the director whose attorneys set up separate groups to assist small-business owners and residents with low-interest loans in the Rio Grande Valley?<sep>David
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Nil Fyodorovich Filatov (Russian: Нил Фёдорович Филатов , 2 June [O.S. 21 May] 1847 , or 16 April [O.S. 4 April] 1847 , – 8 February [O.S. 26 January] 1902 ) was a physician who is considered the founder of Russian paediatrics. His nephew Vladimir Filatov was a prominent ophthalmologist.
Nil Fyodorovich Filatov has a y
A: Yes
Reba gets robbed<br>Reba is walking down the street. She gets mugged. Her purse is taken and her watch. She tries running after them. She cannot catch them and they get away.
The mugger was caught by the cops.
A: No
Measure<br>John wanted to know how dogs could find electronic devices. He set up a test to measure the chemicals off-gassed by plastic. John used a sensitive device that could detect odors. He found plastic devices gave off a certain chemical as they decayed. John published his research in an esteemed science journal.
John measured gas for his car
A: | No |
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How to purchase builder's risk insurance
Find an insurance company to buy builder's risk insurance from.
If you already have home insurance, the company that holds that policy is a good place to start. If you do not have homeowner's insurance, you can inquire with the company that you have renter's insurance or even automobile insurance with. | Ask your agent if they offer builder's risk insurance and if he can give you a reduced rate since you already have your other policies with them. You can also shop around and get price quotes from other insurance companies. |
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 input: 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.
Example output: who has the maximum number of followers on instagram
Example explanation: 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.
Q: The Nigerian Civil War, commonly known as the Biafran War (6 July 1967 -- 15 January 1970), was a war fought between the government of Nigeria and the secessionist state of Biafra. Biafra represented nationalist aspirations of the Igbo people, whose leadership felt they could no longer coexist with the Northern-dominated federal government. The conflict resulted from political, economic, ethnic, cultural and religious tensions which preceded Britain's formal decolonisation of Nigeria from 1960 to 1963. Immediate causes of the war in 1966 included a military coup, a counter-coup and persecution of Igbo living in Northern Nigeria. Control over oil production in the Niger Delta played a vital strategic role.
A: | causes of nigerian civil war of 1967 pdf |
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Input: Consider Input: There are more than 30 attorneys in Butler County that volunteer for an organization offering free legal services for low income or elderly households. Legal Services of Southern Missouri (LSSM) serves 43 counties in this area and is dedicated to ensuring all people, regardless of their income, equal access to legal advice and counsel. Out of the 43 counties in the LSSM service region, Butler County has the fifth highest number of cases served in 2001 and the third largest number of attorney panel members. "The Butler County attorneys have really stepped up to the plate to help us represent the poor population in this county," said LSSM Director of Development Sharon Alexander. "We had approximately 400 cases in Butler County last year." LSSM is funded by the Legal Services Corporation (LSC)- a private, not-for-profit organization. Created by Congress, LSSM also receives funding from the Missouri Lawyer Trust Account Foundation and local area agencies on aging. But LSSM credits the attorneys that volunteer their time and skills to representing the underprivileged and elderly for the success of the organization. Currently, LSSM utilizes the services of 243 private attorneys who provide a minimum of 20 hours of pro bono or two pro bono cases per year. "Fundamentally, what we're trying to do is provide equal access to justice, for all people - regardless of their economic standing," said LSSM Board Member and volunteer attorney, Fred Hall. "If a husband knocks his wife down, breaks her jaw or arm - abuses her terribly - he will be picked up and put in jail. But he's entitled to have a public defender ... Don't you think she's entitled to have a lawyer to get a temporary restraining order from this guy?" LSSM operates like a law firm, but does not charge fees to their clients. Due to federal guidelines, LSSM does not accept cases concerning criminal, post-criminal, or municipal court matters. Rather, the attorneys provide pro bono counsel in matters such as protecting victims of spouse or child abuse, protecting individuals and families from loss of housing through illegal eviction or assisting the elderly in disputing Medicaid claim denials. "One example of a case we recently handled was over in Springfield," Alexander said. "There was an elderly woman who had some plumbing work done to her home and the work was not up to standards and the cost was above what it should have been ... we were able to help her through our pro bono program. One local Springfield attorney volunteered to handle the case." <sep>Who funds the organization LSSM?<sep>Legal Service Corporation
Output: Yes
Input: Consider Input: A flood occurs when a river overflows its banks. This might happen because of heavy rains. Floodplains In very flat regions, flood water may spread out on the surface of the land. It then slows down and drops its sediment. If a river floods often, a floodplain develops. A floodplain is an area where a thick layer of rich soil is left behind as the floodwater recedes. Thats why floodplains are usually good places for growing plants. They are very flat areas and they have very rich soils. The Nile River valley is a great example of a floodplain. Each year, the Nile River rises over its banks. This floodwater carries a lot of sediment. This sediment has been eroded off areas of land from upstream. This sediment is dropped as the water slows down after spreading across the land. What is left behind is a very rich soil. Thats why crops can be raised in the middle of a sandy desert. Natural Levees A flooding river often forms natural levees along its banks. A levee is a raised strip of sediments deposited close to the waters edge. <sep>What may cause a river to flood and overflow its banks?<sep>Upstream erosion
Output: No
Input: Consider Input: There once was a guy named Kevin and girl named Erin. They really liked spending time together. One day, Kevin traveled from his home in the United States of America to Erin's house in England. They then thought to take a sudden trip around the world. They first traveled by plane around Europe, where they saw many different people and sights. They then took a boat to Africa and Asia, where they went on a trip through the mountains. Later in the month, they traveled to China by train and were allowed to see how different life was over there. Next they took another plane to Australia, where they had a lot of fun seeing kangaroos and a different type of English speaking people. After spending a week in Australia, Kevin and Erin took a really long plane ride to North America, where they drove across the land. They saw everything from the mountains to forests. They even got to visit the beach! Because they had so much fun, Kevin returned home with Erin to England where they hung out and spent the next few days and months talking about all of the neat things they saw and did on their trip. <sep>Kevin and Erin saw mountains and what two other places on their trip?<sep>kangaroos and people
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How to burn fat (for men )<br>Determine how much you should be eating. Many people eat more calories than their bodies can use. When this happens, your body will store those calories for later as fat.
you don't need to exercise to lose weight
A: Yes
How to raise a smart baby<br>Bond with your baby. Experts note that, upon birth, a baby's brain is concerned with safety. Without a feeling of safety, your baby will be unable to learn as well as they could.
If a baby does not feel safe, it cannot learn as well as babies that feel safe.
A: Yes
Lemon is an American comedy-drama film directed by Janicza Bravo, from a screenplay by Bravo and Brett Gelman. It stars Brett Gelman, Judy Greer, Michael Cera, Shiri Appleby, Fred Melamed, Rhea Perlman, David Paymer, Gillian Jacobs, Jon Daly, Martin Starr, Megan Mullally, Jeff Garlin, Elizabeth De Razzo, Marla Gibbs and
Lemon's screenplay was written by Brett Bravo and Janicza Gelman.
A: | No |
Q: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Who did Benson have a deal with?, Context: In October 2008, Tom Benson announced that the New Orleans VooDoo were ceasing operations and folding "based on circumstances currently affecting the league and the team". Shortly thereafter, an article in Sports Business Journal announced that the AFL had a tentative agreement to sell a $100 million stake in the league to Platinum Equity; in exchange, Platinum Equity would create a centralized, single-entity business model that would streamline league and team operations and allow the league to be more profitable. Benson's move to shut down the VooDoo came during the Platinum Equity conference call, leading to speculation that he had folded because of the deal.
A: | AFL |
How to diagnose copd<br>See your doctor. The best way to fight copd is to see your doctor before symptoms arise. This is because symptoms of copd often don't appear until significant lung damage has already occurred.
copd cant be diagnosed after symptoms arise
A: It's impossible to say
Drummer<br>Bennie wants to learn how to play drums. He hires someone to teach him. Bennie spends two hours a day playing drums. He learns quickly all about drum playing. Bennie is now a drummer in the school band.
Bennie learned to play drums.
A: Yes
Facebook Helps Regular People Make Money In The Internet Economy The technology sector is being criticized for killing jobs by having robots and algorithms replace human labor. Facebook developed a way to help regular people make money in the Internet economy.
Facebook gets a cut of money made through it's internet economy platforms
A: | It's impossible to say |
How to use herbs for increased energy<br>Take korean ginseng, also called panax ginseng. This herb is considered an adaptogen. In addition to taking pressure off the adrenal system to boost your natural levels of energy, it also helps your body resist stress.
Does this next sentence follow, given the preceding text?
Korean ginseng is an adaptogen.
Available choices:
(1). Yes.
(2). It's impossible to say.
(3). No. | (1). |
Teacher:You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: Common constitutional signs and symptoms of the HFMD include fever, nausea, vomiting, feeling tired, generalized discomfort, loss of appetite, and irritability in infants and toddlers. Skin lesions frequently develop in the form of a rash of flat discolored spots and bumps which may be followed by vesicular sores with blisters on palms of the hands, soles of the feet, buttocks, and sometimes on the lips. The rash is rarely itchy for children, but can be extremely itchy for adults. Painful facial ulcers, blisters, or lesions may also develop in or around the nose or mouth. HFMD usually resolves on its own after 7--10 days. Most cases of the disease are relatively harmless, but complications including encephalitis, meningitis, and paralysis that mimics the neurological symptoms of polio can occur.
Student: | do you itch with hand foot and mouth? |
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How to buy pearls
Choose a growth style.
Cultured pearls grow through a process in which a small piece of sediment-a grain of sand or a bit of shell-is deposited inside of an oyster. The oyster then coats the deposit with a glossy secretion called nacre.
Select from:
(1). There are no significant changes in carat size. A new pearl will usually be larger than oyster size, but there are some exceptions to the guidelines.
(2). Oyster building habits are laid out differently for choosing a growth style that involves holding the oyster in place. It comes down to respect, drug usage, and its overall cost, and fully understand what the market will be like for the size and shape of the oyster shell.
(3). This coating smooths out the solids and minerals, which gives the pearls a matte glossy look. Other innovative options include oysters used for recipes, smoked oysters, and kosher food.
(4). Over time, the nacre builds layers to form a pearl. Originally, pearls could be found in abundance in oysters throughout the oceans, but now they can be grown in laboratories. | (4). |
Experts share their insights on implications for businesses following changes in the anti-graft Act Why was there a need to amend the anti-graft law? The Prevention of Corruption Act was enacted three decades ago in 1988. Since then, several major socio-economic changes have taken place. During this time the international stance on bribery and corruption has also become way more stringent. In May 2011, India ratified the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. In this context, the 1988 Act was being considered a bit archaic, if not completely obsolete. Therefore, a need for ...
The United Nations Convention Against Corruption is not the same thing as The Prevention of Corruption Act.
A: Yes
All India Kashmir Committee was set up by prominent Muslim leaders of India on July 25, 1931. Muhammad Iqbal and a number of other leaders were invited by Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad to form the committee. Although orthodox press and historians attribute the formation of the Committee to Dr. Muhammad Iqbal.
There are no Indian's in Kashmir
A: No
Robert Marion "Robi" Eusebio Domingo (born September 27, 1989) is a Filipino VJ, actor, dancer, and host. He first gained fame as a reality show contestant by joining and ending up as the first runner-up of the reality competition series "" in 2008, after which he became a member of ABS-CBN's group of film and television talents collectively known as Star Magic.
Robi Domingo is from the Philippines
A: | Yes |
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
MALS was formed here more than 30 years ago. Today, 14 staff attorneys, 26 office workers and 21 University of Memphis third- year law students work out of rented offices in the old Claridge Hotel building at 109 N. Main. Offices are spartan. There are no lush rugs or stylish furniture. The large table in the conference room is simple varnished wood. Offices are small and mostly plain, except for the eclectic mix of pop art, African statuary and neon that adorns litigation director Webb Brewer's space. Brewer, who has been at the agency 20 years, said there is a need for lawyers of all stripes to help with the problems of the poor. "The private bar could meet more of the need through pro bono work, but there are still cases that involve the systemic problems for low-income people that we would need to do," said Brewer. "The legal system marketplace just doesn't serve low-income people too well, except in fee-generat-ing type cases," Brewer said. "If a poor person gets run over by a bus, an attorney might take that case because they might be able to recover part of the damage award as attorney fees. But so many of the cases we handle have to do with basic rights and a decent life. There is just no profit motive." Larry Pivnick, law professor at the University of Memphis Law School and director of political programs at MALS, said Legal Services is a great learning laboratory for law students. "There are thousands and thousands of people who have problems that never get an opportunity to appear in court," Pivnick said. "Some people may not be particularly articulate. Courts have rules that clients don't always understand." Brewer said a major focus of the agency's work involves housing. "Although a lot of our work is grant-driven, we find that the lack of safe and decent affordable housing and the prevalence of predatory lending are the biggest problems in our client population," Brewer said, referring to clients such as James. <sep>The director of political programs at MALS said that there are a lot of people who don't get the opportunity to what?<sep>Get into nursing
No
Surely, you have noticed the tall poles along the roadside. Do you know what is on top of those poles? Thats right, wires that carry electric current. These wires carry electric current to your home. But what is electric current? Electric current is actually the flow of electrons. You may recall, an electron is the outer-most particle in an atom. They have a negative charge. Electricity is the continuous flow of these particles. Electrons are able to move through wires. Their speed can even be measured. The SI unit for electric current (or speed) is the ampere (A). Ampere is often shortened to amp. Electric current may flow in just one direction, or it may keep reversing direction. Direct current (DC) flows in only one direction. Direct current is what is used in devices like flashlights. Alternating current (AC) flows in two directions. This is the type of current that flows into your home through wires. <sep>What is on top of the poles on the roadside?<sep>Wires carrying electric current
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We do not know exactly how the hijackers gained access to the cockpit; FAA rules required that the doors remain closed and locked during flight. Ong speculated that they had "jammed their way" in. Perhaps the terrorists stabbed the flight attendants to get a cockpit key, to force one of them to open the cockpit door, or to lure the captain or first officer out of the cockpit. Or the flight attendants may just have been in their way. At the same time or shortly thereafter, Atta-the only terrorist on board trained to fly a jet-would have moved to the cockpit from his business-class seat, possibly accompanied by Omari. As this was happening, passenger Daniel Lewin, who was seated in the row just behind Atta and Omari, was stabbed by one of the hijackers-probably Satam al Suqami, who was seated directly behind Lewin. Lewin had served four years as an officer in the Israeli military. He may have made an attempt to stop the hijackers in front of him, not realizing that another was sitting behind him. The hijackers quickly gained control and sprayed Mace, pepper spray, or some other irritant in the first-class cabin, in order to force the passengers and flight attendants toward the rear of the plane. They claimed they had a bomb. About five minutes after the hijacking began, Betty Ong contacted the American Airlines Southeastern Reservations Office in Cary, North Carolina, via an AT&T airphone to report an emergency aboard the flight. This was the first of several occasions on 9/11 when flight attendants took action outside the scope of their training, which emphasized that in a hijacking, they were to communicate with the cockpit crew. The emergency call lasted approximately 25 minutes, as Ong calmly and professionally relayed information about events taking place aboard the airplane to authorities on the ground. At 8:19, Ong reported:"The cockpit is not answering, somebody's stabbed in business class-and I think there's Mace-that we can't breathe-I don't know, I think we're getting hijacked." She then told of the stabbings of the two flight attendants. At 8:21, one of the American employees receiving Ong's call in North Carolina, Nydia Gonzalez, alerted the American Airlines operations center in Fort Worth, Texas, reaching Craig Marquis, the manager on duty. Marquis soon realized this was an emergency and instructed the airline's dispatcher responsible for the flight to contact the cockpit. At 8:23, the dispatcher tried unsuccessfully to contact the aircraft. <sep>For what country was the stabbed man a part of the military?<sep>Iraq
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Peter MacDonald is an English film director, cinematographer, and producer from London, England. A prolific second unit director, MacDonald has worked on various Hollywood blockbusters including "Guardians of the Galaxy, The Bourne Ultimatum, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", and "The Empire Strikes Back."
Can we draw the following conclusion?
Peter MacDonald worked on Harry Potter and the Prison of Azkaban. | Yes |
TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
PROBLEM: Imagine you are standing in a farm field in central Illinois. The land is so flat you can see for miles and miles. On a clear day, you might see a grain silo 20 miles away. You might think to yourself, it sure is flat around here. If you drive one hundred miles to the south, the landscape changes. In southern Illinois, there are rolling hills. Why do you think this is? What could have caused these features? There are no big rivers that may have eroded and deposited this material. The ground is capable of supporting grass and trees, so wind erosion would not explain it. To answer the question, you need to go back 12,000 years. Around 12,000 years ago, a giant ice sheet covered much of the Midwest United States. Springfield, Illinois, was covered by over a mile of ice. Its hard to imagine a mile thick sheet of ice. The massive ice sheet, called a glacier, caused the features on the land you see today. Where did glaciers go? Where can you see them today? Glaciers are masses of flowing ice. <sep>What couldn't the erosion have been caused by?<sep>Wind
SOLUTION: Yes
PROBLEM: An atom is the very smallest particle that still the elements properties. All the atoms of an element are alike. They are also different from the atoms of all other elements. For example, atoms of gold are always the same. It does not matter if they are found in a gold nugget or a gold ring. All gold atoms have the same structure and properties. For example, all gold atoms contain 79 protons. One of golds unique properties is that it is a great conductor of electricity. Gold is a better conductor of electricity than copper. Gold is more rare and expensive than copper. Copper is used in house wiring. Gold is far too expensive. <sep>Are two atoms of different elements the same?<sep>No, atoms of a single element are alike and differ from other elements
SOLUTION: Yes
PROBLEM: The Glory of Melaka: In the early days, if you were not a pirate or a mosquito, Melaka was not much of a place to live. The land was infertile, just a swampy plain, the river small and sluggish. But it had a sheltered harbor, protected from the monsoons by neighboring Sumatra. Later, the strategic location and deep-water channel close to the coast brought in the bigger vessels of the trade-wind traffic crossing the Indian Ocean. The first to realize the larger commercial potential, as so often throughout the country's subsequent history, were the Chinese. In 1409, under a new directive from Emperor Chu Ti to pursue trade in the South Seas and the Indian Ocean, a Chinese fleet of 50 ships headed by Admiral Cheng Ho called in at Melaka. They made Parameswara an offer he could not refuse: port facilities and an annual financial tribute in exchange for Chinese protection against the marauding Thais. In 1411, Parameswara took the money to Beijing himself, and the emperor gratefully made him a vassal king. Twenty years later, the Chinese withdrew again from the South Seas trade. The new ruler of Melaka, Sri Maharajah, switched his allegiance to the Muslim trading fraternity by marrying into the Muslim faith, wedding the daughter of a sultan in Sumatra. Islam won its place in Malaya not by conquest — as had been the case in North Africa and Europe — but by trade, dynastic alliances, and peaceful preaching. Bengali peddlers had already brought the faith to the east coast. In Melaka and throughout the peninsula, Islam thrived as a strong, male-dominated religion of individuality, offering dynamic leadership and preaching brotherhood and self-reliance — all qualities ideally suited to the coastal trade. At the same time, Sufi mystics synthesized Islamic teaching with local Malay traditions of animistic magic and charisma, though Islam did not become the state religion until Muzaffar Shah became sultan of Melaka (1446–1459). But the key figure in the sultanate was Tun Perak, bendahara (prime minister) and military commander. He expanded Melaka's power along the west coast and down to Singapore and the neighboring Bintan islands. He also had orang laut pirates patrolling the seas to extort tribute from passing ships. After Ailied district chiefs had repelled assaults from Thai-controlled armies from Pahang, Tun Perak personally led a famous victory over a Thai fleet off Batu Pahat in 1456. <sep>What bodies of water were named in the story?<sep>Indian Ocean
SOLUTION: | Yes
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In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
She led the way into the cheerful schoolroom, where big girls and little girls were sitting about, amusing themselves in the quiet of a long Sunday afternoon. Several of the younger children ran to her as she came in, and stood holding fast to the folds of her black habit, staring up at the strangers, while she explained the kind of instruction given, the system, and the order reigning in each department. Finally, she persuaded a little girl, only six years old, to take her dusky face out of the long flowing veil of the nun, and show how quickly she could read a sentence that Sister Winifred wrote on the blackboard. Then others were called on, and gave examples of their accomplishments in easy arithmetic and spelling. The children must have been very much bored with themselves that stormy Sunday, for they entered into the examination with a quite unnatural zest. Two of the elder girls recited, and some specimens of penmanship and composition were shown. The delicate complexion of the little nun flushed to a pretty wild-rose pink as these pupils of hers won the Colonel's old fashioned compliments. <sep>What gender were the children who took the examination?<sep>They were all girls
Yes
Paris, France (CNN) -- Hundreds of French workers, angry about proposed layoffs at a Caterpillar factory, were holding executives of the company hostage Tuesday, a spokesman for the workers said. Caterpillar's French staff say they are angry about a lack of negotiations over layoffs. It is at least the third time this month that French workers threatened with cutbacks have blockaded managers in their offices to demand negotiations. Executives were released unharmed in both previous situations. The latest incident started Tuesday morning at the office of the construction equipment company in the southeastern city of Grenoble. The workers were angry that Caterpillar had proposed cutting more than 700 jobs and would not negotiate, said Nicolas Benoit, a spokesman for the workers' union. They did not want to harm the Caterpillar executives, Benoit told CNN. One hostage was released Tuesday evening leaving workers with four captives inside the Caterpillar building. The released man was a human resources director identified only as Mr. Petit, because he has heart problems, union representative Bernard Patrick told CNN. Petit had a heart attack a few weeks ago, Patrick said. The four others still being held are Nicolas Polutnik, the head of operations; two other executives; and Petit's personal assistant, he said. About 500 employees were also outside the building protesting. <sep>Have any executives from the Caterpillar factory been hurt by the workers so far?<sep>Yes
No
Bin Laden reportedly discussed the planes operation with KSM and Atef in a series of meetings in the spring of 1999 at the al Matar complex near Kandahar. KSM's original concept of using one of the hijacked planes to make a media statement was scrapped, but Bin Laden considered the basic idea feasible. Bin Laden, Atef, and KSM developed an initial list of targets. These included the White House, the U.S. Capitol, the Pentagon, and the World Trade Center. According to KSM, Bin Laden wanted to destroy the White House and the Pentagon, KSM wanted to strike the World Trade Center, and all of them wanted to hit the Capitol. No one else was involved in the initial selection of targets. Bin Laden also soon selected four individuals to serve as suicide operatives: Khalid al Mihdhar, Nawaf al Hazmi, Khallad, and Abu Bara al Yemeni. During the al Matar meetings, Bin Laden told KSM that Mihdhar and Hazmi were so eager to participate in an operation against the United States that they had already obtained U.S. visas. KSM states that they had done so on their own after the suicide of their friend Azzam (Nashiri's cousin) in carrying out the Nairobi bombing. KSM had not met them. His only guidance from Bin Laden was that the two should eventually go to the United States for pilot training. Hazmi and Mihdhar were Saudi nationals, born in Mecca. Like the others in this initial group of selectees, they were already experienced mujahideen. They had traveled together to fight in Bosnia in a group that journeyed to the Balkans in 1995. By the time Hazmi and Mihdhar were assigned to the planes operation in early 1999, they had visited Afghanistan on several occasions. Khallad was another veteran mujahid, like much of his family. His father had been expelled from Yemen because of his extremist views. Khallad had grown up in Saudi Arabia, where his father knew Bin Laden, Abdullah Azzam, and Omar Abdel Rahman (the "Blind Sheikh"). <sep>Bin Laden, KSM, and Atef made an initial list of targets but what original concept of KSM's was scrapped?<sep>Using one of the hijacked planes to make a media statement
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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: Why was Bell so inspired to do research on hearing and speech?, Context: Bell's father, grandfather, and brother had all been associated with work on elocution and speech, and both his mother and wife were deaf, profoundly influencing Bell's life's work. His research on hearing and speech further led him to experiment with hearing devices which eventually culminated in Bell being awarded the first U.S. patent for the telephone in 1876.[N 4] Bell considered his most famous invention an intrusion on his real work as a scientist and refused to have a telephone in his study.[N 5]
A: | Bell's father, grandfather, and brother had all been associated with work on elocution and speech, and both his mother and wife were deaf |
How to write a graduation thank you speech
Make a list of everyone you want to thank.
This is a great first step to take so you don't forget someone important. If you will be talking to a large audience, feel free to be vague about who you are addressing.
OPTIONS:
- For example, say " i want to thank all my teachers " rather than listing their names, and say " i want to thank my friends " rather than naming everyone. This is quicker and less likely to make some feel left out.
- People will most likely ask a lot of questions anyway. Even if they've already been there, it still may be helpful to bring up any significant names as well.
- You can write a brief description of each person that you want to thank. For example, you might write, " my name is sarah west, council president.
- This way, the people you're addressing are less likely to forget about you. For example, if you have a multi-million dollar gold ring, you might start by making a list of all your sponsors.
For example, say " i want to thank all my teachers " rather than listing their names, and say " i want to thank my friends " rather than naming everyone. This is quicker and less likely to make some feel left out.
question: Complete the next sentence:
A bench is shown in a backyard in front of bushes. A man is using a ladder to trim the hedges. he
OPTIONS:
- continues trimming the bushes in the yard.
- puttapes and adds sweet head fruit to the top of the hedge.
- strikes a match and begins trimming them.
- moves the bench, and walks around with the ladder, continuing to trim hedges.
answer: moves the bench, and walks around with the ladder, continuing to trim hedges.
Problem: Write the next sentence for:
How to spot high quality clothing
Look for a high content of natural fibers.
High quality clothes are often made with natural fibers. This is because natural fibers are not only more expensive, but sometimes hold up better over time.
OPTIONS:
- Certain fabrics like cotton, elastin, and particularly wool and silk were made from synthetic fibers when fiber was factored out in the fabrics. Heavy fabrics like silk, tatami, corduroy, and pleather may have synthetic fibers, as well.
- Natural fibers grow over time, and are often cut and pasted together to make clothes much stronger, which is why good quality fabrics are so expensive. Buy strong fibers like hemp, cotton, and other high quality fabrics, rather than thin ones.
- Ultimately, the fibers a product is made will tell you a lot about the product itself. High quality clothing is often made of wool, cotton, cashmere, and silk.
- Some, especially those made in the u.s., are great for growing pets and people who have larger babies, as the natural fibers are less bulky and allow better airflow. Do not buy high quality denim clothes since they tend to be more expensive..
Next sentence: Ultimately, the fibers a product is made will tell you a lot about the product itself. High quality clothing is often made of wool, cotton, cashmere, and silk.
context: How to understand the basic principles of the united nations
Read article 2 of the united nations charter.
This article contains the basic principles that guide the united nations.
Note that article 2 (1) makes it clear that the un is based on the sovereign equality of all its members.
OPTIONS:
- Article 2 (1) makes it clear that the nations respect each other as the constituent of their representatives. Consider what constitutes constituency for a member of the united nations.
- Learn about chapter 1 of the charter ii charter iv charter iv charter iv charter iv charter iv. You will need to read more to obtain the intent and the three heart triangle symbols on the upper left-hand corner of the charter v.
- Article 2 , 1) provides a guidebook because article 3 is not concerning the national task force. Article 2 argues that the nations' representatives are the only nations presently developing the nation, but it is still giving economic olibanites the freedom to invest in their infrastructure and system, while other nations have a limited freedom.
- This means that every country is sovereign and independent, which ensures that every country has an equal say in the un. There are some notable exceptions to this, namely the formation of the security council and the international court of justice, but every country who is a member of the un has equal voting power in the general assembly.
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next sentence for the context: This means that every country is sovereign and independent, which ensures that every country has an equal say in the un. There are some notable exceptions to this, namely the formation of the security council and the international court of justice, but every country who is a member of the un has equal voting power in the general assembly.
IN: What happens next?
Videos of several men throwing the discus are shown in turn, with the men being watched by audiences and judges, and the throws replayed in slow motion after. Judges are shown evaluating the distance of the one of the throws. judges
OPTIONS:
- sit near the funnel and watch.
- begin to measure the number of a thrower and measure his hiskating muscles before letting the loser take his hand.
- are once again shown evaluating the distance of one of the throws.
- and viewers talk to one another as the men video rolls over and ends with the film ending.
OUT: are once again shown evaluating the distance of one of the throws.
question: Complete the next sentence:
How to observe mercury
Consult astronomical calendars.
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, which means that it is often in the sun's glare and hardly seen. However, there are specific times and seasons where the orbits of the earth and mercury place mercury high above the horizon line.
OPTIONS:
- These include : Spring, october, and summer. Summer is the best time for your observance, because mercury is especially active on these days.
- What months and at what times of the day mercury is visible is entirely dependent on your location on earth, but most calendars will divide viewing months and times into hemispheres. Mercury is best observed in the northern hemisphere during the evening in april and may, and during the morning in october and november.
- If the orbits are well below the horizon line, then mercury is higher in the planet mercury, and may also be around mercury. Saturn (also known as mercury) is the brightest planet in the constellation constellation bullice, and is far to the right of the equator saturn, saturn, and neptune.
- Looking up at astronomical calendars along these routes is certain to be obvious. Saturn is a constellation that encompasses jupiter, the middle planet of the zodiac, aquarius and saturn, and usually only teed down to neptune.
answer: | What months and at what times of the day mercury is visible is entirely dependent on your location on earth, but most calendars will divide viewing months and times into hemispheres. Mercury is best observed in the northern hemisphere during the evening in april and may, and during the morning in october and november. |
Options are: --You can find these works at your local library, at bookstores, or online. Start with one of shakespeare's more popular and quintessential works, such as romeo and juliet or hamlet.; --It has far more cohesive parts than shakespeare's. Shakespearean plays are usually direct quotations, and usually use a stanza.; --Start by watching a few shakespeare's plays and reading information about the lord of the rings and his predictions. Just enough to get the basic vocabulary into your head before reading shakespeare's work.; --If you're right-handed, you can begin to read to the right of and slightly to the left, especially when reading your dialogue. This will help you pick up on an unusual pattern of syntax.;Choose from options above and answer: What most naturally follows?
How to speak like shakespeare
Read shakespeare's work.
To get a feel for shakespearean language, read some of his plays or sonnets. Shakespearean language can seem dense, but it is less difficult to understand the more your read.
Answer: | You can find these works at your local library, at bookstores, or online. Start with one of shakespeare's more popular and quintessential works, such as romeo and juliet or hamlet. |
How to calculate blood alcohol level<br>Understand what blood alcohol content (bac) means. Blood alcohol content is a measurement of the amount of alcohol in your body. So, a bac of 0.10% means 1 part alcohol for every 1000 parts of blood.
One part of alcohol for every 1000 parts of blood is considered to be a blood alcohol content of 0.10%. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
input hypothesis: I want to help these young fighters accomplish nothing.
Context: "People will get to know me on levels they never did before, and get to see me as a coach, as a human willing to take a backseat to try and help these young [fighters] evolve into something more, to accomplish a goal many can only dream of," Cormier said.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
true or false: No
Context:
The Final Cut is a 1995 BBC television serial, the third part of the "House of Cards" trilogy. Directed by Mike Vardy, the serial, based on Michael Dobbs's 1995 novel of the same name, was adapted for television by Andrew Davies. It details the conclusion of Francis Urquhart's reign as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Hypothesis: andrew davies was a good adapter OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
It's impossible to say
Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
The 2019 Cedar Commissions artists have each received $4,500 to create over 30 minutes of new music, drawing from their lives and experiences to create bold new works. Over the course of six months, they have been composing, exploring new ideas, and assembling musicians to bring their work to fruition on February 1st and 2nd. On night one, the artists Tarek Abdelqader, Antoine Martinneau, and Brianna Lane will perform their work.
Sentence: Cedar Commissions artists have landed grant money
Output: Yes
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
Airspeed Limited was established to build aeroplanes in 1931 in York, England, by A. H. Tiltman and Nevil Shute Norway (the aeronautical engineer and novelist, who used his forenames as his pen-name). The other directors were A. E. Hewitt, Lord Grimthorpe and Alan Cobham. Amy Johnson was also one of the initial subscribers for shares.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: Airspeed Limited was established by Tiltman and Norway.
****
Answer:
Yes
When we look at unemployment, the minister is boasting of fantastic surpluses in the unemployment insurance fund, which he is putting toward reduction of the deficit, when we look at the restrictions which have helped accumulate the unemployment insurance fund surplus, the restrictions to the new employment insurance program, we see that this is no joke.
The restrictions to the new employment insurance program are no joke. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | Yes |
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
One example: Timothy likes to play sports. He spends his time after school playing basketball and baseball. Sometimes Timothy pretends he is a famous baseball pitcher for his favorite team with his friends. He plays with his friends Mandy and Andrew. Timothy also plays pretend when he is alone. He has an imaginary friend named Sean. Sean is an elephant who watches television with Timothy. Mandy likes playing baseball but she also likes to paint. Mandy's favorite class at school is art. She likes making pictures of flowers. Her teacher says she is a good artist. She painted a picture of a tree for her teacher. There were red and yellow leaves on it. It had apples on it. When Andrew goes home after baseball, he likes to eat a snack. He eats carrots and bananas. If he is a good boy his mom, Mrs. Smith, sometimes gives him milk and cookies. Afterwards, Andrew finishes his homework. <sep>Who does Timothy play with?<sep>Basketball and baseball
Solution is here: No
Explanation: Based on the passage Timothy plays with his friends Mandy and Andrew. So, the given answer is incorrect and the output should be "No".
Now, solve this: You write: "Having created the desired impression, Moore follows with his Heston interview." No, he doesn't. You accuse Moore so often of changing the chronology, yet you have no problems changing it yourself. The Heston interview is at the very end of the movie. After the Flint rally comes a brief TV interview with Heston, where he is asked about Kayla Rolland (again, clear evidence that the local media in Flint raised questions about the NRA's presence), then an inteview with country prosecutor Arthur Busch, entirely ignored by critics of the film, who also mentions Heston's presence as notable, and refers to the immediate reactions of "people from all over America", gun owners/groups who, according to him, reacted aggressively to warnings of having guns accessible to children, much like spanking advocates react aggressively when anti-spankers point to a case of a child being killed or severely injured by a beating. These people do not feel the need to express sympathy, or to think about ways to avoid such incidents, but they feel the need to assert their "rights" and to look for quick, simple answers -- as Busch states, gun owners wanted to "hang [the child] from the highest tree". This is all not mentioned by critics of Moore's movie, who claim to be objective. Perhaps the best example of the paranoia surrounding Moore's film is your sub-essay "Is the end of the Heston interview itself faked?" Moore answers a simple question -- how could the scene have been filmed -- with a simple answer: two cameras. From this, you construct an obscure conspiracy of "re-enactment": "For all we can tell, Moore could have shouted 'Hey!' to make Heston turn around and then remained silent as Heston left." Even if your "re-enactment" theory is true (and I see no evidence that you have actually tried to ask the people involved in the filmmaking for their opinion), this itself is not unethical, and you have no evidence whatsoever that Moore has done anything unethical here, just like you have no evidence that Moore has unethically removed parts of the interview. You use standard filmmaking technique as a basis to construct bizarre conspiracies which sound plausible to the gullible reader, without ever providing any evidence for the implicit or explicit claims of fraud and distortion. <sep>What is not mentioned by critics of Moore's movie?<sep>Whether it was an actor
Solution: | No |
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:Of the three founding celebrity investors of Planet Hollywood whose full names are mentioned, which has the shortest last name?, Context: Schwarzenegger was a founding celebrity investor in the Planet Hollywood chain of international theme restaurants (modeled after the Hard Rock Cafe) along with Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone and Demi Moore. Schwarzenegger severed his financial ties with the business in early 2000. Schwarzenegger said the company had not had the success he had hoped for, claiming he wanted to focus his attention on "new US global business ventures" and his movie career.
Solution: | Demi Moore |
In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Ex Input:
RNAi may be used for large-scale screens that shut down each gene to analyse cellular process or cell division .
Ex Output:
RNAi may be used for large-scale screens that systematically shut down each gene in the cell , which can help to identify the components necessary for a particular cellular process or an event such as cell division .
Ex Input:
An artesian aquifer is trapped between rocks or clay which causes the pressure .
Ex Output:
An artesian aquifer is trapped water , surrounded by layers of impermeable rock or clay which apply positive pressure to the water contained within the aquifer .
Ex Input:
Psychoneuroimmunology ( PNI ) is the study of the interaction between psychological processes and the nervous and immune systems of the human body .
Ex Output:
| Psychoneuroimmunology ( PNI ) , also referred to as psychoendoneuroimmunology ( PENI ) or psychoneuroendocrinoimmunology ( PNEI ) , is the study of the interaction between psychological processes and the nervous and immune systems of the human body .
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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 is unusual in a traditional ceremony of religion?, Context: Historically, the Methodist Church has supported the temperance movement. John Wesley warned against the dangers of drinking in his famous sermon, "The Use of Money," and in his letter to an alcoholic. At one time, Methodist ministers had to take a pledge not to drink and encouraged their congregations to do the same. Today the United Methodist Church states that it "affirms our long-standing support of abstinence from alcohol as a faithful witness to God's liberating and redeeming love for persons." In fact, the United Methodist Church uses unfermented grape juice in the sacrament of Holy Communion, thus "expressing pastoral concern for recovering alcoholics, enabling the participation of children and youth, and supporting the church's witness of abstinence." Moreover, in 2011 and 2012, The United Methodist Church's General Board of Church and Society called on all United Methodists to abstain from alcohol for Lent.
| unfermented grape juice |
TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
PROBLEM: What is Sand Point at the tip of?, Context: The main coastal towns are, from the west to the north-east, Minehead, Watchet, Burnham-on-Sea, Weston-super-Mare, Clevedon and Portishead. The coastal area between Minehead and the eastern extreme of the administrative county's coastline at Brean Down is known as Bridgwater Bay, and is a National Nature Reserve. North of that, the coast forms Weston Bay and Sand Bay whose northern tip, Sand Point, marks the lower limit of the Severn Estuary. In the mid and north of the county the coastline is low as the level wetlands of the levels meet the sea. In the west, the coastline is high and dramatic where the plateau of Exmoor meets the sea, with high cliffs and waterfalls.
SOLUTION: Sand Bay
PROBLEM: Who were the Spanish monarchs that financed Christopher Columbus?, Context: The 1469 marriage of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon and the 1479 death of John II of Aragon led to the creation of modern-day Spain. In 1492, Granada was captured from the Moors, thereby completing the Reconquista. Portugal had during the 15th century – particularly under Henry the Navigator – gradually explored the coast of Africa, and in 1498, Vasco da Gama found the sea route to India. The Spanish monarchs met the Portuguese challenge by financing the expedition of Christopher Columbus to find a western sea route to India, leading to the discovery of the Americas in 1492.
SOLUTION: Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon
PROBLEM: What level outshines the standard minimum, but isn't necessarily a good thing?, Context: Non-standard bit rates up to 640 kbit/s can be achieved with the LAME encoder and the freeformat option, although few MP3 players can play those files. According to the ISO standard, decoders are only required to be able to decode streams up to 320 kbit/s.
SOLUTION: | 640 kbit/s
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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: Ramstein Air Base is a United States Air Force base in Rhineland-Palatinate, a state in southwestern Germany. It serves as headquarters for the United States Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) and also for NATO Allied Air Command (AIRCOM). Ramstein is located near the town of Ramstein-Miesenbach, in the rural district of Kaiserslautern.
Output: | where is the military base located in germany |
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: Light rays strike a reflecting surface. They are then reflected back. You can predict the angle of the reflected light. Imagine a ball bouncing off a surface. Light can do the same thing. That is, assuming the surface is shiny. So how do you know where light will go after it strikes a shiny surface? It depends on how the light initially strikes the shiny object. Light does not always go straight toward a surface. Therefore, not all light bounces straight back. Sometimes, light can hit a surface at an angle. The angle at which it strikes the surface tells us how it will bounce off. While light is different to a ball, they react in a similar manner. Many sports rely on knowledge of reflection. Pool players know a lot about reflection. They take great care when they strike the pool ball. They need it to go to a certain place. They know the angle it will hit the side of the pool table. <sep>What type of people know alot about reflection?<sep>All the people in sports.
A: | No |
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".
Tokugawa Takes All: When Hideyoshi died in 1598, he hoped to have his five-year-old son continue his "dynasty," initially under the tutelage of five regents. But one of the regents was Ieyasu Tokugawa, who had been biding his time at Edo for 12 years, nurturing dynastic ambitions of his own. Of the cunning, ruthless triumvirate that came out on top at the end of the country's century of civil war, Tokugawa was without doubt the most patient, the most prudent — and most treacherous. He moved quickly to eliminate his strongest rivals, crushing them in 1600 at the great Battle of Sekigahara (near modern Nagoya). During its subsequent two and a half centuries of rule from the new capital established at Edo, the Tokugawa organized a tightly controlled coalition of some 260 daimyo in strategic strongholds throughout the country. The allegiance of this highly privileged and prestigious group was ensured by cementing their ethical principles in the code of bushido, "The way of the warrior": loyalty to one's master, defense of one's status and honor, and fulfillment of all obligations. Loyalty was further enforced by holding the vassals' wives and children hostage in Edo. All roads into Edo, the most famous being the Tokaido Highway, had checkpoints for guns coming in and for wives going out. One of the most effective ways of keeping a tight rein on the country was to cut it off from the outside world, to keep Japan Japanese. At first, Ieyasu Tokugawa was eager to promote foreign trade. He wanted silk and encouraged the Dutch and British as good, nonproselytizing Protestants just interested in trade. But he didn't like the Portuguese and Spanish Catholic missionaries, who he felt were undermining traditional Japanese values. He banned their activities in 1612 and two years later ordered the expulsion of all missionaries and unrepentant Japanese converts. Executions and torture followed. Converts were forced to renounce their faith by trampling crucifixes and effigies of Jesus and Mary. The Catholic Church has counted 3,125 martyrs in Japan from 1597 (beginning under Hideyoshi) to 1660. In 1635 the Japanese were forbidden, on pain of death, to attempt to travel abroad, and Japanese citizens already overseas were prevented from returning, in case they brought back subversive Christian doctrines. Western books were banned, as were Chinese books that mentioned Christianity. <sep>Give an important date in Japanese history that marks the "closing of Japan" to the outside world and give three examples of this isolation policy.<sep>In 1635, Japanese citizens were forbidden to travel abroad and couldn't come back if they were outside Japan, and Western books were banned
A: | Yes |
IN: What happens next?
How to treat the mumps
Keep in mind mumps is contagious before symptoms occur.
The symptoms of mumps usually develop 14 to 25 days after the person is infected. Someone who is infected with mumps is most contagious about 3 days before the facial swelling becomes evident.
OPTIONS:
- Symptoms of mumps in people who you might not know of until you've been exposed to mumps, include : Fever diarrhea muscle pain in one or both eyes vomiting mild fever ct or other. Poor blood circulation Monitor for any bite marks.
- If this is the case, then it might be due to fungal buildup. This fungus is usually spread a few days after the symptoms occur, so if you notice symptoms of mumps just before they occur, get rid of it and look for what is happening at home.
- Be aware, in addition, that in about 1 in 3 cases, mumps doesn't cause any noticeable symptoms in the infected person. Check for swelling of the salivary glands.
- Symptoms of mumps include : Fever dry skin high fever or chills changes in breathing confusion or difficulty walking unconsciousness other symptoms body weakness unkempt appearance Test your skin for mumps. There are several types of mumps that are relatively common.
OUT: Be aware, in addition, that in about 1 in 3 cases, mumps doesn't cause any noticeable symptoms in the infected person. Check for swelling of the salivary glands.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
People are playing lacrosse on a field. they
OPTIONS:
- throw a stick through the air which knocks down a goal.
- are running into each other in slow motion.
- kick the ball around trying to keep it out of the player's hand.
- score a point into the net.
A: score a point into the net.
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to buy foreclosures from fannie mae and freddie mac
Do your research about home buying in general.
This article is not designed to walk through all the steps of general home buying. There are numerous resources available online that can explain that process for you.
OPTIONS:
- Additionally, you can view the wikihow article, how to buy a house. In short, the steps for preparing to buy a home generally include :.
- Register for a mortgage before you place your home on the market. Before bidding on a mortgage, make sure you have a pre-approval statement from a mortgage company.
- Research the various items that you plan to purchase. This article will explain exactly what you expect to purchase from the home purchase, where the purchase will be made, and what the proceeds will be used.
- Check out what mortgage information you can find. Take into account the available mortgage payments, with an emphasis on offering a favorable return.
OUT: Additionally, you can view the wikihow article, how to buy a house. In short, the steps for preparing to buy a home generally include :.
Question:
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
He starts skiing down a hill of snow. A person is setting up a camera next to a lake. people
OPTIONS:
- are bungee jumping off of a bridge.
- are floating on inflatable boats down a snowy hill.
- are skiing down cliffs on a hill of snow.
- are sitting on a ski lift.
****
Answer:
are sitting on a ski lift.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
How to set up a fishing pole
Identify the parts of your fishing pole.
A fishing rod can be a complex piece of equipment so it is wise to learn the terminology before assembling your own. If your rod breaks into 2 parts or more, the joint where the sections fit together is called the ferrule.
OPTIONS:
- The male ferrule inserts into a female ferrule. The handle is also called a grip and is where you hold the rod.
- Your part of the pole which is technically fixed is called the diagonally shaped ferrule. This part runs parallel to and extends from the pole's right side to the big toe of your hook.
- If you can't identify the parts of your fishing pole, search online or look in your yard. Use a fishing needle for the ferrule, if you have it available.
- This is the area where the bridge connects the other elements of your fishing pole. Because this is the major part of your fishing pole, you will need to choose the parts of your fishing pole that will fit here.
A: The male ferrule inserts into a female ferrule. The handle is also called a grip and is where you hold the rod.
How to ride an icelandic horse
Get him ready for tölt.
The tölt is one of the two gaits that is uniquely natural for icelandic horses. It is a four-beat gait where there is always a part of the foot on the ground.
OPTIONS:
- During the tölt, the horse shifts his weight onto his dominant foot, toward the back of his legs. His right foot stays placed firmly on the ground behind him.
- The horse uses the space between the pads of the feet and pedals to propel himself forwards. Get in the habit of wearing your belt.
- Any movement that pushes his hooves in one direction is a lunge by the horse. With both feet out on the ground, pronate a pair of heels together to form a firm, defined line.
- It is an incredibly smooth gait that can still carry you along at up to 20 mph. Because of this, it's great for trail-riding and trekking.
| It is an incredibly smooth gait that can still carry you along at up to 20 mph. Because of this, it's great for trail-riding and trekking. |
What happens next in this paragraph?
How to prune a crepe myrtle
Gather pruning equipment.
To prune a mature crepe myrtle, you're going to need a few different types of pruning tools. Gather the following supplies from your garage or a hardware store before you get started :
A hand pruner, for pruning small twigs and thin branches.
Choices:
a). A succulent snipping tool, for cutting smooth, ¼ inch branches. A leaf blower, for removing roots and leaves..
b). Loppers, which are used to cut thicker branches that are higher up. Pole pruners, which cut even thicker branches..
c). A can opener, for pruning stems. Pruning shears, for trimming large shrubs..
d). A clipeboard, for pruning smaller branches. A wire clipeboard, for cutting bigger branches.. | b). |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Q: Tweet with a location
You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more ||||| Pfizer previously said the rollback would give Trump an opportunity to work on his administration's drug price plan. | Mario Tama/Getty Images Pfizer raises drug prices again, rebuking Trump
Drug giant Pfizer announced on Friday it will increase the list prices of 41 medicines in January, just months after it agreed to temporarily roll back price hikes under pressure from President Donald Trump.
Pfizer's new price increases, which take effect Jan. 15, will apply to 10 percent of its portfolio, the company said. Most of those drugs will see 5 percent increases.
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Trump attacked Pfizer in July after the company raised prices, just weeks after he announced a drug pricing plan he claimed would result in "historic" price cuts. Trump accused the company of "taking advantage of the poor & others unable to defend themselves," and Pfizer a day later agreed to cancel the price increases.
Pfizer at the time said the rollback would give Trump an opportunity to work on his administration's drug price plan. The company said it would reinstate price increases at the end of the year if the administration's drug pricing plan didn't take effect.
A spokesperson for HHS Secretary Alex Azar criticized Pfizer’s latest price hikes, saying they “further illustrate the perverse incentives of America’s drug pricing system.”
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Trump's criticism of Pfizer earlier this year also prompted nine other drugmakers to roll back or freeze prices. But the gestures were largely seen as symbolic, with some companies agreeing to freeze prices just weeks after they already took what is usually their last price increases of the year — companies typically raise prices in January and July. Health policy experts have expected the industry would resume regular price increases starting in January.
“The drug price pledges made earlier this year were just for show — it was obvious at the time, and it's obvious now,” said Walid Gellad, director of the Center for Pharmaceutical Policy and Prescribing at the University of Pittsburgh. “The bully pulpit doesn't work, and even if it did, we don't want a system in which the only way to bring down drug prices is for the president to publicly berate a company — that's not a healthy market and not good policy.”
But some health policy experts said they think Trump’s tendency to lash out at drug companies will keep price hikes lower next year, even it doesn’t completely eliminate them.
“I think it’s less likely we’ll see the same manner of price increases of previous years (double digit) that the market had grown accustomed to, but I don’t think that entails a wholesale stop to price increases,” John Leppard, an analyst at the research firm Washington Analysis, said in an email.
Pfizer said the new price increases are expected to be offset by higher rebates and discounts given to insurance companies and pharmacy benefits managers, and it doesn’t expect the hikes will increase its 2019 revenue. Azar spokesperson Caitlin Oakley pointed out the company’s discounts won’t help consumers who must pay list price or a set percentage of it.
Trump's drug pricing plan from May, a 44-page outline of proposals, largely remains unimplemented. Drug pricing is one area where the new Democratic House majority could find common ground with Trump.
Some Wall Street analysts said drug companies were holding down price increases this summer to avoid provoking more aggressive action from the Trump administration. But just before the elections, the administration offered proposals the industry doesn't like, including one tying Medicare payments for some expensive drugs to lower prices set by European countries.
Drug companies, "don't need to play nice anymore (or not 'as nice')," Bernstein investment analyst Ronny Gal said in an email.
||||| These two "quality" stocks look like a buy in a volatile market 2:35 PM ET Mon, 12 Nov 2018 | 03:24
List prices are the advertised price of a drug, not necessarily the price insurers pay after discounts, known as rebates.
The news was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.
"We believe the best means to address affordability of medicines is to reduce the growing out-of-pocket costs that consumers are facing due to high deductibles and co-insurance, and ensure that patients receive the benefit of rebates at the pharmacy counter," Pfizer's outgoing CEO Ian Read said in a statement.
Trump criticized Pfizer this summer when the company said it would raise prices on about 40 drugs. He tweeted that Pfizer and other drugmakers "should be ashamed" for increasing drug prices.
Pfizer reversed course and said it would hold off on making these increases until the end of the year or until Trump's blueprint to lower drug prices went into effect. On an earnings call with Wall Street analysts last month, Read said by the end of the year, the company's strategy on price increases would be back to "business as normal." ||||| Pfizer Inc, which is planning a merger of $160 billion with Allergen based in Ireland to cut its annual tax bill, raised the prices in the U.S. on January 1 of over 100 drugs, of which some were hiked by 20%, according to a global information company online that compiled the statistics.
Pfizer confirmed an increase of 9.4% for Lyrica its pain drug that is heavily advertised, which generated over $2.3 billion in U.S. sales during 2014; an increase of 12.9% for Viagra its erectile dysfunction pill, which has sales in the U.S. during 2014 of $1.1 billion; and an increase of 5% in Ibrance, a drug for breast cancer launched in 2015 at an annual price of $118,200.
A spokesperson for the company said he could not confirm the price increases, which had been compiled by the statistical company.
Lawmakers in the U.S. and candidates for president have recently stepped up their criticism of drug prices in the U.S. driven partly by the price hikes of incredible proportion from companies that recently acquired the rights to generic drugs.
Medicines are amongst the most efficient and effective use of public and private healthcare dollars said Pfizer in a statement that was emailed.
Pfizer, said an industry analyst, increased prices by up to 20% for Menest its hormone therapy, Dilantin its anticonvulsant, Nitrostat for angina, Tykosyn for a heartbeat that is irregular and Tygacil an antibiotic.
The report by the analyst said prices in the U.S. were increased on 105 drugs at Pfizer, with no reported prices reductions.
Pfizer by no means is the only drug makers that increased its prices. On online research firm found that prices of prescription drugs in the U.S. were increased 10.9% during 2014, including by 15% for products that were brand name.
The planned deal between Pfizer and Allergen would create the largest drug maker in the world and shift the headquarters of Pfizer to Ireland. It would also be the one instance that was the biggest ever of a company in the U.S. re-incorporating overseas as a way to lower its own taxes. |||||
A: | Give it to Pfizer—they waited a while. The pharmaceutical giant is raising the price of 41 prescription drugs after hitting the pause button this summer when President Trump opposed a price hike, reports CNBC. Most prices are slated to rise 5%, while Stocks Beat says the pain drug Lyrica will go up 9% and Viagra nearly 13%. These are advertised prices, which may differ from what insurers fork out after discounts. "We believe the best means to address affordability of medicines is to reduce the growing out-of-pocket costs that consumers are facing due to high deductibles and co-insurance, and ensure that patients receive the benefit of rebates at the pharmacy counter," says outgoing Pfizer CEO Ian Read. About 10% of Pfizer's drug prices are slated to rise. Pfizer initially rolled out a price-hike plan in July and ran headlong into a Trump tweet: "Pfizer & others should be ashamed that they have raised drug prices for no reason. They are merely taking advantage of the poor & others unable to defend themselves. ... We will respond!" Pfizer quickly backtracked, saying it shared "the President's concern for patients" and would hold off until Trump enacted a plan to curb drug prices, or the year ended—whichever came first, per the Wall Street Journal. Trump has announced a plan, and Pfizer's hike is slated for Jan. 15. Mostly unimplemented, Trump's plan is one thing he and Democrats may just agree on, notes Politico. (A $96 billion deal may reshape health care as we know it.) |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
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Question: Which crest inspired the creation of another?, Context: Unveiled in 1888, Royal Arsenal's first crest featured three cannon viewed from above, pointing northwards, similar to the coat of arms of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich (nowadays transferred to the coat of arms of the Royal Borough of Greenwich). These can sometimes be mistaken for chimneys, but the presence of a carved lion's head and a cascabel on each are clear indicators that they are cannon. This was dropped after the move to Highbury in 1913, only to be reinstated in 1922, when the club adopted a crest featuring a single cannon, pointing eastwards, with the club's nickname, The Gunners, inscribed alongside it; this crest only lasted until 1925, when the cannon was reversed to point westward and its barrel slimmed down.
Answer: the coat of arms of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich
Question: WHat is second mentioned location?, Context: Cork was one of the most rail-oriented cities in Ireland, featuring eight stations at various times. The main route, still much the same today, is from Dublin Heuston. Originally terminating on the city's outskirts at Blackpool, the route now reaches the city centre terminus of Kent Station via Glanmire tunnel. Now a through station, the line through Kent connects the towns of Cobh and Midleton east of the city. This also connected to the seaside town of Youghal, until the 1980s.[citation needed]
Answer: Ireland
Question: Why did people immigrate to Portugal?, Context: Portugal's colonial history has long since been a cornerstone of its national identity, as has its geographic position at the south-western corner of Europe, looking out into the Atlantic Ocean. It was one of the last western colonial European powers to give up its overseas territories (among them Angola and Mozambique in 1975), turning over the administration of Macau to the People's Republic of China at the end of 1999. Consequently, it has both influenced and been influenced by cultures from former colonies or dependencies, resulting in immigration from these former territories for both economic and/or personal reasons. Portugal, long a country of emigration (the vast majority of Brazilians have Portuguese ancestry), has now become a country of net immigration, and not just from the last Indian (Portuguese until 1961), African (Portuguese until 1975), and Far East Asian (Portuguese until 1999) overseas territories. An estimated 800,000 Portuguese returned to Portugal as the country's African possessions gained independence in 1975. By 2007, Portugal had 10,617,575 inhabitants of whom about 332,137 were legal immigrants.
Answer: | economic and/or personal reasons
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Q: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
What superhero is the GAU-8 named for?, Context: If current trends continue, missiles will replace gun systems completely in "first line" service.[citation needed] Guns are being increasingly pushed into specialist roles, such as the Dutch Goalkeeper CIWS, which uses the GAU-8 Avenger 30 mm seven-barrel Gatling gun for last ditch anti-missile and anti-aircraft defence. Even this formerly front-line weapon is currently being replaced by new missile systems, such as the RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile, which is smaller, faster, and allows for mid-flight course correction (guidance) to ensure a hit. To bridge the gap between guns and missiles, Russia in particular produces the Kashtan CIWS, which uses both guns and missiles for final defence. Two six-barrelled 30 mm Gsh-6-30 Gatling guns and 9M311 surface-to-air missiles provide for its defensive capabilities.
A: | Avenger |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task.
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Jenny was a 13 year old girl with blond hair and blue eyes. She had gotten out of her last day of school and was free for the summer. Two of her friends were going to the nearby beach to do some swimming and enjoy the sun. Jenny went with them and when they got there the beach was very full and there were people everywhere. They changed into their bathing suits and went to the water. The water was very cold. They chose not swim and walked to the sand. Then they laid down on some towels and enjoyed the sun. After several hours Jenny and her friends fell asleep. They woke up and the sun was beginning to set. When Jenny sat up she found that it was painful to touch her skin. When she looked down she saw that she had a very bad sunburn. Her friends were also very badly sunburned so they went home. Jenny's mother gave her a cream to put on the sunburn. Afterwards she felt a lot better and went to sleep. <sep>How did Jenny notice the pain on her skin and how did she get the pain?<sep>Students
Output: | No |
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