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Q: You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
A routing number consists of a five digit transit number (also called branch number) identifying the branch where an account is held and a three digit financial institution number corresponding to the financial institution. The number is given as one of the following forms, where XXXXX is the transit number and YYY is the financial institution number:
A: | is the transit number the same as a routing number? |
George Tzavellas, also rendered Giorgos Tzavellas, Yiorgos Tzavellas, or Yorgos Javellas (Greek: Γιώργος Τζαβέλλας , 1916, Athens – October 18, 1976), was a Greek film director, screenwriter, and playwright. His filmmaking was particularly influential, with critic Georges Sadoul considering him "one of the three major postwar Greek directors" (along with Michael Cacoyannis and Nikos Koundouros).
Can we infer the following?
Georges Sadoul did not consider Nikos Koundouros to be a major director. | No |
Benjamin Clapp (born October 13, 1977) is an American musician from Boise, Idaho. He has performed, composed, and recorded music with numerous artists, most notably Jim Breuer, Jesse Blaze Snider and Baptized By Fire, Tom Marshall and Amfibian, Kronos Quartet, Erik Sanko and Skeleton Key, Dee Snider (Twisted Sister), David Peel (The Lower East Side), and White Trash.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
Benjamin Clapp has only worked with a few artists | 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.
What is a concern when using the computer?, Context: Seemingly, multitasking would cause a computer that is switching between several programs to run more slowly, in direct proportion to the number of programs it is running, but most programs spend much of their time waiting for slow input/output devices to complete their tasks. If a program is waiting for the user to click on the mouse or press a key on the keyboard, then it will not take a "time slice" until the event it is waiting for has occurred. This frees up time for other programs to execute so that many programs may be run simultaneously without unacceptable speed loss.
A: | multitasking would cause a computer that is switching between several programs to run more slowly |
The 1920 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1920 college football season. Head coach Gus Welch led the team to a 1–1 mark in the PCC and 5–1 overall. This year marked the team's adoption of the "Cougars" nickname.
Can we infer the following?
Before 1920 Washington State was known as the Cougars. | No |
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: Who can remove the plague?, Context: A number of non-Greek etymologies have been suggested for the name, The Hittite form Apaliunas (dx-ap-pa-li-u-na-aš) is attested in the Manapa-Tarhunta letter, perhaps related to Hurrian (and certainly the Etruscan) Aplu, a god of plague, in turn likely from Akkadian Aplu Enlil meaning simply "the son of Enlil", a title that was given to the god Nergal, who was linked to Shamash, Babylonian god of the sun. The role of Apollo as god of plague is evident in the invocation of Apollo Smintheus ("mouse Apollo") by Chryses, the Trojan priest of Apollo, with the purpose of sending a plague against the Greeks (the reasoning behind a god of the plague becoming a god of healing is of course apotropaic, meaning that the god responsible for bringing the plague must be appeased in order to remove the plague).
SOLUTION: god of plague
PROBLEM: Which ship is older, the America, or the Enterprise?, Context: With the deactivation of USS Enterprise in December 2012, the U.S. fleet comprises 10 supercarriers. The House Armed Services Seapower subcommittee on 24 July 2007, recommended seven or maybe eight new carriers (one every four years). However, the debate has deepened over budgeting for the $12–14.5 billion (plus $12 billion for development and research) for the 100,000 ton Gerald R. Ford-class carrier (estimated service 2016) compared to the smaller $2 billion 45,000 ton America-class amphibious assault ships, which are able to deploy squadrons of F-35Bs. The first of this class, USS America, is now in active service with another, USS Tripoli, under construction and 9 more are planned.
SOLUTION: Enterprise
PROBLEM: What is the irregularities of the surface smaller than for specular reflection?, Context: The net quality of a ground reflection depends on the topography of the surface. When the irregularities of the surface are much smaller than the wavelength, we are in the regime of specular reflection, and the receiver sees both the real antenna and an image of the antenna under the ground due to reflection. But if the ground has irregularities not small compared to the wavelength, reflections will not be coherent but shifted by random phases. With shorter wavelengths (higher frequencies), this is generally the case.
SOLUTION: | wavelength
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[Q]: Swift crater is a crater on Mars's moon Deimos. It is about 3 km in diameter. Swift crater is named after Jonathan Swift, whose 1726 book "Gulliver's Travels" predicted the existence of two moons of Mars. Swift crater is one of two named features on Deimos, the other being Voltaire crater. On 10 July 2006, Mars Global Surveyor took an image of Deimos from 22985 km away showing Swift crater. Swift crater is 50 km away from the next-nearest crater on Deimos.
[A]: It's impossible to say
[Q]: Chomana Dudi (Kannada: ಚೋಮನ ದುಡಿ , English: "Choma's Drum" ) is a feature film in the Kannada language. It is based on a novel of the same name, written by Shivaram Karanth. The film was released in the year 1975 and won the "Swarna Kamal", India's National Award for the best film. Chomas Drum was written by an Indian man
[A]: It's impossible to say
[Q]: W. de Wycombe (Wicumbe, and perhaps Whichbury) (late thirteenth century) was an English composer and copyist of the Medieval era. He was precentor of the priory of Leominster in Herefordshire. It is possible that he was the composer of the most famous tune from medieval England, "Sumer is icumen in". Herefordshire is in England.
[A]: Yes
[Q]: Blackburn with Darwen is a unitary authority area in Lancashire, North West England. It consists of Blackburn, the small town of Darwen to the south of it, and the surrounding countryside. The population of the Unitary Authority taken at the 2011 census was 147,489. Blackburn is part of a unitary authority area.
[A]: | Yes |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
Example: For four years we have waited expectantly for the pitter patter of tiny paws. Soon, that wait could finally be over. Tian Tian, the UK's only female giant panda, has conceived and could give birth to a cub as early as August. However Edinburgh Zoo, where the pandas live, have warned people 'not to get too excited' as the process is 'extremely complex'. Moreover, on the two previous occasions keepers inseminated Tian Tian - whose name means 'Sweetie' - she has failed to produce a panda cub. She was artificially inseminated again in March this year, but keepers at the zoo say implantation - when a fertilised egg attaches to the uterus - has not yet occurred.Tian Tian has conceived and could give birth to a cub as early as AugustShe has been inseminated twice before but so far failed to produce a cubTian Tian and Yang Guang arrived in 2011 from China to great fanfareOn loan at £600k a year, became first giant pandas to live in UK for 17 years
Questions:Under the terms of the agreement any cubs will return to _ at the age of two, the age at which they would normally leave their mother in the wild. (A) Tian Tian (B) UK (C) Edinburgh Zoo (D) Sweetie (E) Yang Guang (F) China
Example solution: (F)
Example explanation: This is a good example. Based on the passage, any cubs will return to China at the age of two
Problem: With Easter Sunday just on the horizon, Christians across American observed Good Friday, which commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ. 'Way of the Cross' walks took place in Ohio, Pennsylvania and over the Brooklyn Bridge, among others. These were just a few of the events that were taking place all over the world as Holy Week, which began on Palm Sunday, nears its end. Tens of thousands of people flocked to Pope Francis' Good Friday torchlight procession at the Colosseum in Rome. The pope used the service to stress the persecution of Christians. On Thursday the pope washed the feet of 12 inmates and a baby at Rome's main prison in a pre-Easter ritual meant to show his willingness to serve.Good Friday commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ'Way of the Cross' walks took place in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Los Angeles and over the Brooklyn Bridge, among othersJust a few of the events that were taking place all over the world at Holy Week nears its endTens of thousands of people flocked to Pope Francis' Good Friday procession at the Colosseum in Rome
Questions:_ is made up of fourteen stations that are related to the hours of Jesus Christ's life leading up to and after his crucifixion. (A) Easter Sunday (B) Christians (C) American (D) Good Friday (E) Jesus Christ (F) Way of the Cross (G) Ohio (H) Pennsylvania (I) Brooklyn Bridge (J) Holy Week (K) Palm Sunday (L) Pope Francis (M) Colosseum (N) Rome (O) Los Angeles
| Solution: (F) |
Instructions: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Input: Besides vocalising instruments what are a capella singers good at?, Context: In addition to singing words, some a cappella singers also emulate instrumentation by reproducing instrumental sounds with their vocal cords and mouth. One of the earliest 20th century practitioners of this method were The Mills Brothers whose early recordings of the 1930s clearly stated on the label that all instrumentation was done vocally. More recently, "Twilight Zone" by 2 Unlimited was sung a cappella to the instrumentation on the comedy television series Tompkins Square. Another famous example of emulating instrumentation instead of singing the words is the theme song for The New Addams Family series on Fox Family Channel (now ABC Family). Groups such as Vocal Sampling and Undivided emulate Latin rhythms a cappella. In the 1960s, the Swingle Singers used their voices to emulate musical instruments to Baroque and Classical music. Vocal artist Bobby McFerrin is famous for his instrumental emulation. A cappella group Naturally Seven recreates entire songs using vocal tones for every instrument.
Output: | singing words |
TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
PROBLEM: Washington (CNN) Transportation Security Administration misconduct is threatening the security of the flying public, according to a report released by the House Homeland Security committee Thursday. After a six-month investigation the report on the agency shows that misconduct grew by almost 29% from fiscal year 2013 to 2015, according to TSA data. And while the number of misconduct allegations has increased, TSA has conducted fewer investigations into misconduct and taken fewer disciplinary actions against employees. The authors of the report say misconduct within the agency is affecting airport security. RELATED: Airline passenger sues TSA for $506.85 over missed flight "The ever-evolving threat landscape and increased concern about the insider threat to aviation security underscores the need for a capable aviation security workforce to detect and stop nefarious activity," the report says.TSA misconduct is threatening the security of the flying public, a new report saysMisconduct grew by almost 29% from fiscal year 2013 to 2015, the report said
Questions:The committee made several recommendations for _ to implement to get a better handle on employee misconduct, including identifying a senior executive to be responsible for overseeing the misconduct process. (A) Washington (B) CNN (C) Transportation Security Administration (D) House Homeland Security committee
SOLUTION: (C)
PROBLEM: PSV frontman Memphis Depay has been tipped to match Arjen Robben and even touted as a better player than Cristiano Ronaldo at the same age. With 16 Eredivisie strikes to his name, the 21-year-old winger has stormed to the top of the goalscoring charts this season and even found the net for Holland at the World Cup in Brazil last summer. Wanted by Manchester United and Tottenham, Depay may well depart the Philips Stadion at the end of the season after PSV admitted it may be difficult to keep him at the club. Here, Sportsmail tells you everything you need to about the exciting Dutch hotshot.Memphis Depay is the current leading goalscorer in the Dutch EredivisieThe PSV hotshot is wanted by Manchester United and TottenhamFrontman scored twice for Louis van Gaal's Holland at the World CupThe man who scouted Cristiano Ronaldo prefers Depay at the same age
Questions:_ loves to run at defenders and has more than a few tricks up his sleeve to leave opponents for dead. (A) PSV (B) Memphis Depay (C) Arjen Robben (D) Cristiano Ronaldo (E) Eredivisie (F) Holland (G) World Cup (H) Brazil (I) Manchester United (J) Tottenham (K) Depay (L) Philips Stadion (M) Sportsmail (N) Dutch (O) Dutch Eredivisie (P) Frontman (Q) Louis van Gaal
SOLUTION: (B)
PROBLEM: A teenager who was beaten and tortured by three thugs she believed were her friends has spoken about her ordeal and described feeling haunted by the attack one year on. Summer Gregg, 18, from Doncaster, was spat and urinated on, beaten and repeatedly slapped by the trio, who also attacked her with metal chain and forced her to act like a dog. Her attackers, Jay Blades, 20, James Canning, 20, and 21-year-old Amy Gaines, were jailed in September this year but for Summer the nightmare is far from over. Speaking on The Jeremy Kyle Show on ITV, Summer described having flashbacks of the attack, which took place at Blades' flat in December last year, and said certain sounds trigger her to panic.Summer Gregg, 18, was attacked by Jay Blades, James Canning and Amy Gaines during her ordeal at Blades's flat in Doncaster last DecemberShe was punched in the face, beaten with a chain and urinated onTrio since jailed but Summer still suffering from the nightmare ordealSays she suffers flashbacks and flinches on hearing loud noises
Questions:_, Canning and Blades initially denied charges of false imprisonment and wounding before admitting to what Judge Julian Goose described as a 'prolonged and degrading attack'. (A) Summer Gregg (B) Doncaster (C) Jay Blades (D) James Canning (E) Amy Gaines (F) Jeremy Kyle Show (G) ITV (H) Summer (I) Blades
SOLUTION: | (E)
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Logic ==> Table is a piece of furniture with a flat top and one or more legs, providing a level surface for eating, writing, or working at. Table is a good place to set a cup of coffee while relaxing.
table
Question ==> Where is a good place to set a cup of coffee while relaxing?
Options:
- coffee shop
- kitchen
- hand
- table
- office
** Closet is used to keept the clothes and closet have floor. Floor at closet can get covered in clothes.
closet
** Where would a floor be covered in clothes?
Options:
- closet
- chair
- table
- house
- desk
Detailed logic: Organs in the body carry blood toward the heart. Blood only flows through living beings. Veins are organs in the body.
vein
Question for this logic: What carries blood toward the heart?
Options:
- pumps
- vein
- hospital
- person
- soccer game
Logic ==> Western north america is the part along the coast side. Bald eagles roam along the coast for food.
western north america
Question ==> Where could you find more than a few bald eagle?
Options:
- the park
- in washington
- eagle's nest
- aerie
- western north america
** He was good but still he had a reputation for causing trouble. As he had a reputation for causing trouble so even when he was being good still the teacher kept an eye on him.
being good
** He had a reputation for causing trouble, even when he was what the teacher kept an eye on him?
Options:
- okay
- being crooked
- being good
- calm
- good behavior
Detailed logic: A person began to cry by having an emotional experience. By doing the best as he could, the old veteran began to cry because visiting museum was an emotional experience for him.
cry
Question for this logic: | Visiting museum was an emotional experience for the old veteran, he hid it best he could but he began to what?
Options:
- cry
- whisper
- appriciation
- take pictures
- feeling proud |
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: Which party had the majority in 1918?, Context: Second, Democrats have always elevated their minority floor leader to the speakership upon reclaiming majority status. Republicans have not always followed this leadership succession pattern. In 1919, for instance, Republicans bypassed James R. Mann, R-IL, who had been minority leader for eight years, and elected Frederick Gillett, R-MA, to be Speaker. Mann "had angered many Republicans by objecting to their private bills on the floor;" also he was a protégé of autocratic Speaker Joseph Cannon, R-IL (1903–1911), and many Members "suspected that he would try to re-centralize power in his hands if elected Speaker." More recently, although Robert H. Michel was the Minority Leader in 1994 when the Republicans regained control of the House in the 1994 midterm elections, he had already announced his retirement and had little or no involvement in the campaign, including the Contract with America which was unveiled six weeks before voting day.
Solution: | Democrats |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
Q: QPR boss Chris Ramsey was furious with his side's poor finishing and shoddy defending in their Capital One Cup second-round exit at home to Carlisle. The League Two outfit won 2-1 at Loftus Road, where substitute Jason Kennedy netted a 79th-minute winner to earn them a third-round trip to Liverpool. Rangers have conceded two goals in five of their six matches this season. 'We've conceded two very soft goals again. I'm not happy. We've conceded two goals in every game and that cannot be right,' said Ramsey. 'It means that teams are coming to us and rubbing their hands, knowing that they're going to score. It means we then have to score three or four goals to win a game and that's not right.QPR were embarrassed in the Capital One Cup as Carlisle beat them 2-1Jay Emmanuel-Thomas equalised for QPR after Derek Asamoah's openerSub Jason Kennedy netted a 79th-minute winner for the League Two sideRangers boss Chris Ramsey admitted his side conceded two soft goals
Questions:'They should be capable of overcoming a team like _. (A) QPR (B) Chris Ramsey (C) Capital One Cup (D) Carlisle (E) League Two (F) Loftus Road (G) Jason Kennedy (H) Liverpool (I) Rangers (J) Ramsey (K) Jay Emmanuel (L) Thomas (M) Derek Asamoah
A: | (D) |
Animals are not always animals. Some of them will try to cheat or cow some others in the way the human beings often do. Here is a fairy tale from Aesop for you to enjoy. An eagle made her nest at the top of a high tree while a cat, having found a convenient hole, moved into the middle of the trunk, and at the same time a wild pig, with her young took shelter in a hollow at its foot. The cat then decided to make all serve her in her wise way. To carry out her design, she climbed to the nest of the eagle, saying, "Destruction is preparing for you and for me too, unfortunately. The wild pig, whom you see daily digging up the earth, wishes to uproot the tree, so she may on its fall seize our families as food for her young." Having thus frightened the eagle out of her senses, she crept down to the cave of the pig, saying, "Your children are in great danger, for as soon as you go out to find food, the eagle is prepared to jump upon one of your little pigs." Having filled these fears into the pig, she went and pretended to hide herself in the hollow of the tree. When night came she went out silently and obtained food for herself and her children, but pretending to be afraid, she kept a lookout all through the day. Meanwhile, the eagle, full of fear of the pig, sat still on the branches, and the pig, terrified by the eagle, did not dare to go out from her cave. Thus they both, along with their families, starved from hunger, and afforded good food for the cat and her children. Which of the following might be the best title of the above passage? A) Believe it or not. B) Animal stories. C) How one can be successful. D) Don't be afraid.
A
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Beyond two or three days, the world's best weather forecasts are doubtful, and beyond six or seven they are worthless. The Butterfly Effect is the reason. For small pieces of weather--to a global forecaster, small can mean thunderstorms and blizzards --any prediction becomes worse rapidly. Errors and uncertainties increase, from dust devils and storms up to continent-size eddies that only satellites can see. The modern weather models work with net-like points sixty miles apart, and even so, some starting data have to be guessed, since ground stations and satellites cannot see everywhere. But suppose the earth could be covered with sensors placed one foot apart, rising at one-foot intervals all the way to the top of the atmosphere. Suppose every sensor gives perfectly accurate readings of temperature, pressure, humidity , and any other data a weatherman would want. Exactly at noon a powerful computer takes all the data and calculates what will happen at each point at 12.01, then 12.02, then 12.03... the computer will still be unable to predict whether Princeton will have sun or rain one month away. At noon the spaces between the sensors will hide fluctuations that the computer will not know about. By 12.01, those fluctuations will already have created small errors one foot away. Soon the errors will have added to the ten-foot scale, and so on up to the size of the globe. A weather forecast _ in the world. A) is reliable within one or two days B) is doubtful beyond 24 hours C) becomes useless beyond two or three days D) is still worthwhile in seven days
A
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There once lived in China a very foolish king and queen. One day the queen had a baby daughter. When they saw their baby, they both cried out, "My goodness! How small it is! It's hairless and toothless! It's a monster!" They sent for all the doctors in the country and ordered them to prepare some medicine for her. "When she drinks your medicine, she must grow to the right size and have hair and teeth," the king said, "If you don't do this, you'll have a beating." The doctors thought it impossible, but they dared not say anything against the king's order. Just then and old doctor stepped forward. "Oh, we shall certainly obey your order," he said, "but it takes time. We have to dig a mineral from the Kun Lun Mountains when the snow melts for the second time. The snow melts on those mountains only once in six years. So we need twelve years." At last the king agreed and the doctors took away the little princess. On her twelfth birthday, they brought her back to her parents with long black hair and beautiful teeth. The king and queen were very happy and gave the doctors expensive presents. The old doctor wanted to keep the king's daughter for twelve years because _ . A) they needed a lot of different plants B) they need a lot of different minerals C) this would give the baby time to grow up D) they had to dig a mineral the snow melted for the second time
C
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"When studying foreign speech, don't forget about body language," Anne Merritt said. Something as simple as a smile can show friendliness in one culture, embarrassment in another, impatience in a third. Even silence means different things in different places. If you want to avoid making some mistakes when traveling abroad, you should pay attention to the following. Touch Britain, along with much of Northern Europe and the Far East, has a "non-contact" culture. In those countries, there is very little physical contact in people's daily talks. Even brushing someone's arm by accident is the reason for an apology. However, in the high-contact cultures of the Middle East, Latin America, and southern Europe, physical touch is a big part of daily life. What's more, there are different standards for who touches whom and where. In much of the Arab world, men hold hands and kiss each other in greeting, but would never do the same with a woman. In Thailand and Laos, it is taboo to touch anyone's head, even children's. In South Korea, elders can touch younger people with force when trying to get through a crowd, but younger people can't do the same. Eye contact In most Western countries, frequent eye contact is a sign of confidence and attentiveness . We may think that a conversation partner who looks away is either not listening to us or lying. Of course, this is not the standard around the world. In many Asian, African, and Latin American countries, the unbroken eye contact would be considered impolite and rude. These cultures consider avoiding eye contact a sign of respect for bosses and elders. In these parts of the world, children won't look at an adult who is speaking to them, and nor will employees look at their bosses. In Britain, when people are talking, they usually_. A) avoid eye contact B) brush the others' arms C) avoid physical contact D) apologize for their mistakes
| C
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Read the text and determine if the sentence is true:
In conversations with Ms. Robbins, it is understood that Armstrong Environmental Inc. has been retained by past or present owners or some combination of these parties.
Sentence: Ms Robbins is a co-owner of Armstrong Environmental Inc. | no |
Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
Input: Sportsmail looks at the top five players in form and the top five out of form of Fantasy Football during the past 30 days ahead of this weekend's Premier League matches... The Belgium international has found his feet at the Etihad following his summer move from Wolfsburg, scoring in Manchester City's Premier League victory over Newcastle and Wednesday's Capital One Cup win against Crystal Palace. Holland international midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum has managed to stand out during the Magpies' struggles. He netted an incredible four-goal haul in the 6-2 victory over Norwich at St James' Park. The midfielder has pulled the strings in the middle of the park as Arsenal claimed victories over Manchester United, Everton and Watford in the month of October.Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil is in a hot run of formManchester City's big-money summer signing Kevin De Bruyne has hit the ground running since joining the club from WolfsburgNewcastle captain Fabricio Coloccini has under performedIt's not too late to sign up for MailOnline's fantasy football game
Questions:The Congo international has only played in one game that _ have kept a clean sheet since joining from Anderlecht in the summer. (A) Fantasy Football (B) Premier League (C) Belgium (D) Etihad (E) Wolfsburg (F) Manchester City (G) Newcastle (H) Capital One Cup (I) Crystal Palace (J) Holland (K) Georginio Wijnaldum (L) Magpies (M) Norwich (N) St James' Park (O) Arsenal (P) Manchester United (Q) Everton (R) Watford (S) Mesut Ozil (T) Kevin De Bruyne (U) Fabricio Coloccini (V) MailOnline
Output: | (G) |
Continue writing the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to change a background in adobe illustrator
Make a rectangle the size of your artboard.
The only way to permanently change the color of your background is to create a separate background layer. If you simply change the background color, the color will disappear when you print your artwork. | To create a background layer : Select the " rectangle tool " in the left tool bar. ( right column, fourth item from the top). |
Saturday was my husband's birthday, but we spent most of the time in the car. We were driving to Phoenix for the weekend to celebrate his birthday and see the Warriors play the Suns. My husband is a lucky man. Not only has he lived to see another birthday, but he doesn't mind driving 200 miles to see an NBA basketball game. In the car, his cellphone kept ringing with birthday greetings from family and friends. He put them all on the speakerphone so he could drive with both hands and I could listen in even though it wasn't my birthday. Meanwhile, on the CD player, the Reverend AL Green began to singLove and Happiness. A little good music makes a bad road better. Four hours later, we checked into hotel, got dinner and sat out a rooftop feeling glad to be alive. We had a great weekend--we ate too much, slept too little and the Warriors, well, they lost. But still, it was worth the drive. On the way home, I started thinking about birthdays. In our family, we celebrate four in January, four in February, and all the others throughout the year. Mine is next week. I felt lucky, like my husband, I will get cards and calls and maybe a few videos. I don't need presents any more. When you've seen as many birthdays as I have seen, the only gift you truly want is to see one more. Birthdays are the mile markers on the road of life. They tell us how far we have come, but not how far we have gone. Life is a journey more than a destination. What matters is whom we choose as traveling companions, and how often we get to sit back and enjoy the ride. What kind of birthday gift does the author really want? A) A wish to live another year. B) Calls and cards from friends. C) A live NBA game D) Videos from friends and family.
The answer to this question is: | A |
Q: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
England all-rounder David Willey powered Northamptonshire Steelbacks into the finals of the NatWest T20 Blast with the fastest century in the format by an English batsman against Sussex Sharks at Hove. The left-handed all-rounder hit 10 sixes - including five in an over from Mike Yardy - and seven fours in a 40-ball 100 that was also the second fastest in England in T20. Willey's sensational hitting ensured the Steelbacks made light work of a target of 166, reaching it with four overs and seven wickets in hand after they had restricted Sussex to 165 for seven. Willey launched his onslaught in the third over when he took 18 off England team-mate Chris Jordan, who was playing his first competitive game after two months out with a side strain.David Willey hit the fastest century in the format by an English batsmanThe Steelbacks all-rounder hit 10 sixes and seven fours in a 40-ball 100Northamptonshire reached victory target of 166 with four overs to spare
Questions:_ could have no complaints although halfway through their innings they looked on course for a total of 200 plus after being put in to bat on a slow pitch. (A) England (B) David Willey (C) Northamptonshire Steelbacks (D) NatWest T20 Blast (E) English (F) Sussex Sharks (G) Hove (H) Mike Yardy (I) Willey (J) Steelbacks (K) Chris Jordan (L) The Steelbacks (M) Northamptonshire
A: | (F) |
Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: Tabby cat George turned up 128 miles from its home after apparently hitching a ride in a caravan A runaway cat turned up 128 miles from his home after apparently hitching a ride in a caravan. George was last seen running off in the direction of a caravan park near his home in North Wales and was found on a doorstep in West Yorkshire five weeks later. He has now been reunited with his owners after Julia Hill, who found the 18-year-old tabby outside her home in Calderdale last week, posted on a lost and found cats Facebook group. Owners Steven Davison, 71, and his wife Susan, 68, from Llanrwst in the Conwy Valley, couldn't believe their luck when their daughter Gemma Davison-Lemalle, 30, saw a picture of her childhood pet on the page.George went missing from North Wales home and turned up in YorkshireRunaway 18-year-old tabby has been reunited with owners after five weeksThey believe he ran off towards caravan park and hitched a 128-mile rideHe was found 'poorly, thin and grumpy' on Julia Hill's doorstep last week
Question:Gemma said: 'We can't thank _ enough for taking such good care of him for us.
Output: | Julia Hill |
Detailed Instructions: You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Problem:There is no legal statute specifically prohibiting the carry of a firearm other than a handgun (pre-1899 black powder weapons, and replicas of such, are not legally firearms in Texas). However, if the firearm is displayed in a manner ``calculated to cause alarm,'' then it is ``disorderly conduct''. Open carry of a handgun in public had long been illegal in Texas, except when the carrier was on property he/she owned or had lawful control over, was legally hunting, or was participating in some gun-related public event such as a gun show. However, the 2015 Texas Legislature passed a bill to allow concealed handgun permit holders to begin carrying handguns openly. The bill was signed into law on June 13, 2015, and took effect on January 1, 2016. A License to Carry (LTC) is still required to carry a handgun openly or concealed in public.
Solution: | can i carry a gun in texas without a license? |
Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Input: Recommendation: Congressional oversight for intelligence-and counterterrorism-is now dysfunctional. Congress should address this problem. We have considered various alternatives: A joint committee on the old model of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy is one. A single committee in each house of Congress, combining authorizing and appropriating authorities, is another. The new committee or committees should conduct continuing studies of the activities of the intelligence agencies and report problems relating to the development and use of intelligence to all members of the House and Senate. We have already recommended that the total level of funding for intelligence be made public, and that the national intelligence program be appropriated to the National Intelligence Director, not to the secretary of defense. We also recommend that the intelligence committee should have a subcommittee specifically dedicated to oversight, freed from the consuming responsibility of working on the budget. The resolution creating the new intelligence committee structure should grant subpoena authority to the committee or committees. The majority party's representation on this committee should never exceed the minority's representation by more than one. Four of the members appointed to this committee or committees should be a member who also serves on each of the following additional committees: Armed Services, Judiciary, Foreign Affairs, and the Defense Appropriations subcommittee. In this way the other major congressional interests can be brought together in the new committee's work. Members should serve indefinitely on the intelligence committees, without set terms, thereby letting them accumulate expertise. The committees should be smaller-perhaps seven or nine members in each house-so that each member feels a greater sense of responsibility, and accountability, for the quality of the committee's work. The leaders of the Department of Homeland Security now appear before 88 committees and subcommittees of Congress. One expert witness (not a member of the administration) told us that this is perhaps the single largest obstacle impeding the department's successful development. The one attempt to consolidate such committee authority, the House Select Committee on Homeland Security, may be eliminated. The Senate does not have even this. Congress needs to establish for the Department of Homeland Security the kind of clear authority and responsibility that exist to enable the Justice Department to deal with crime and the Defense Department to deal with threats to national security. <sep>What are two alternatives that Congress have considered?<sep>Making a new Department to oversee everything or increasing spending
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".
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: Flowing water causes sediment to move. Flowing water can erode both rocks and soil. You have already learned that materials can dissolve in water. With enough time, even rocks can be dissolved by water. This process happens really slowly. It may take over a million years to dissolve a rock. It doesnt matter how big the rock is. With enough time, flowing water can dissolve it. Moving water also has the ability to move small pieces of rock and soil. How can water move a rock? Doesnt it need energy? Of course, water gets its energy because it is moving. Moving water has kinetic energy. Things that have more energy can do more work. When water stops moving it will have no energy. It will no longer be able to move the rock and soil. When this happens the rock and soil will settle to the bottom of the calm water. Scientists call this process deposition. <sep>Does water have kinetic energy?<sep>Yes
Solution: | Yes |
Q: Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Generated: Context: In electromagnetism, charge density is a measure of electric charge is the amount of electric charge per unit length, surface area, or volume, called the linear, surface, or volume charge density, respectively. The respective SI units are C⋅m, C⋅m or C⋅m.
Hypothesis: electromagnetism has to do also with the linear surface
Q: Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Generated: Context: Al compás de tu mentira (English: To the Compass of Your Lie ) is a 1950 black-and-white Argentine musical film directed by Héctor Canziani. The film was adapted from Oscar Wilde's play "The Importance of being Earnest" by Abel Santacruz. The film starred Francisco Álvarez and Pedro Quartucci.
Hypothesis: To the Compass of Your Lie featured actors that did not like their personal performances.
Q: Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Generated: Context: Roger Heman Sr. (February 27, 1898 – March 14, 1969) was an American sound engineer. He won an Academy Award for Best Special Effects and was nominated for four more in the same category. He worked on more than 350 films during his career. His son was also a sound engineer.
Hypothesis: Roger Heman Sr.'s son Roger was also a sound engineer.
Q: Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Generated: | Context: Vasili Vyacheslavovich Blagov (Russian: Василий Вячеславович Благов ; born October 29, 1954 in Moscow) is a Russian pair skater who competed for the Soviet Union. With partner Irina Cherniaeva, he represented the Soviet Union at the 1972 Winter Olympics where they placed 6th.
Hypothesis: Vasili Vyacheslavovich Blagov also competed in the 1976 winter olympics. |
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: Democrats, myself included, tend to respect and value expertise, and find that people who have established a record of accuracy and developed a model that’s proven to be beneficial over time should be people accorded great deference when they opine on a topic that they have demonstrated past mastery over.
You don’t hear complaints about skewered polls, global cooling, tax cuts paying for themselves, people riding dinosaurs and other silly crap like that from Democrats. So that is why it’s disturbing news that David Wasserman, from The Cook Political Report, who is a smart person’s idea of what a smart person sounds like, recently changed his House rating’s model toward favoring Republicans. 538.com’s Nate Silver’s recent commentary that Republicans have a 60 percent chance of a Senate takeover is similarly disconcerting. The reasons are plentiful and valid; the obvious ones are that we’re in the sixth year of the presidential term, there’s a tepid presidential approval rating, we’re seeing high wrong-track numbers, and we’re facing an unfavorable map. In the past these numbers have proven to have a great deal of validity.
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There are a couple of things that I think should give Republicans a dash of caution and the Democrats a teaspoon of hope. Looking at the just released ABC/Washington Post poll, which also has a solid reputation, we find that the Democratic Party is viewed favorably by 49 percent and the Republican Party at — hold your breath — 35 percent. Now ponder this for a second: in essence, in what other endeavor would you be selling something attached to a brand so unpopular and expect success? And yet so many people conclude that how people view a political party has nothing to do with their vote. By the way, these have to be among historically high numbers for party favorability differential.
The favorable differential is reflected in self-described party ID. Remember, pollsters said long ago not to pay as much attention to how a voter is registered as how a voter identifies him or herself. According to the ABC/Washington Post poll, 32 percent of Americans identify themselves as Democrats versus only 22 percent who claim to be Republicans. Other polls, including from Democracy Corps, have shown similar gaps in both party image and self-described political identification. I do not doubt that Wasserman and Silver have arrived at their consensus out of anything other than a high degree of professionalism. I just wonder why they are placing such a large bet on a party that so few people like and even less want to identify with.
Carville is a political contributor for Fox News and ARISE News. He also serves as a professor at Tulane University in New Orleans, where he lives with his wife, Republican strategist Mary Matalin. His column will appear twice a month in The Hill. ||||| The midterm contest is almost over and the Republicans are winning. That, at least, is the impression left by some modelers and other analysts. But three months out from November, many questions remain before the ballots can be counted.
For politics aficionados, half a dozen outlets are offering assessments and predictions. Three use traditional methods of handicapping (analysis of polls and reporting): the Cook Political Report, the Rothenberg Political Report and Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball. Three others employ modeling to develop probability assessments. They include Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight.com (the best known of the group), The Washington Post’s Monkey Cage and the New York Times’s Upshot.
In one form or another, all point toward a Republican takeover of the Senate, although their leanings vary significantly. The Monkey Cage is by far the most bullish, saying that it is more than 80 percent likely that the Republicans will take control of the Senate in January. Others suggest that the battle will continue to rage until November.
Republicans need to win a net of six seats to take the reins. Three states are considered almost certain to switch from Democrat to Republican: Montana, South Dakota and West Virginia. It’s relatively easy to assume they will gain one or two. The debate is about how many more Republicans will win beyond that. They have plenty of options but their victories must come either by defeating Democratic incumbents in red states or picking off seats in blue or purple states that Barack Obama and the Democrats have been winning in presidential elections.
To give some idea of the differences in current assessments of the outlook, the Upshot has published a chart summarizing what the six election forecasters say about 10 competitive Senate races (beyond Montana, South Dakota and West Virginia).
View Graphic Election Lab: See our current forecast for every congressional race in 2014
The Cook report listed nine of the 10 as toss-ups. The Monkey Cage’s analysis listed only one as a toss-up. The Upshot modeling counts seven toss-ups. Silver and Rothenberg each say there are six (and agree on what they are), while Sabato’s analysis lists five as too close to call.
Republicans feel confident for several reasons. First and perhaps most important, key contests will be fought on turf favorable to the GOP. They could win control of the Senate without ever having to win a state Mitt Romney lost in 2012.
To do that means they will have to overcome one serious obstacle: They must defeat incumbent Democrats in Alaska, Arkansas, Louisiana and North Carolina. Their best chances appear to be in Arkansas and Louisiana. Alaska and North Carolina are more problematic.
At the beginning of the year, those four states were considered the prime battlegrounds, with Republicans needing to win in three of them to take control. Now, the map of competitive races has expanded. One Republican strategist noted in a recent e-mail that the GOP might have to win only two of those four Democratic-incumbent states because there are opportunities elsewhere.
Four states that Obama won in 2008 and 2012 are either highly competitive or could become competitive: Colorado, Iowa, Michigan and New Hampshire. The key for Democrats in November could be their ability to protect all four.
Colorado and Iowa are considered toss-ups by both parties. Iowa is an open seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Tom Harkin (D) and is now hotly contested because of stumbles by Democratic Rep. Bruce Braley and an impressive primary victory by Republican Joni Ernst. But that race has miles to go. In Colorado, Democratic Sen. Mark Udall faces a serious challenger in Republican Rep. Cory Gardner in one of the prototypical swing states. But Republicans still must oust the incumbent.
Neither Michigan nor New Hampshire is in the tossup category today, mainly because neither of the Republican candidates has proved to be as sure-footed as needed. If that changes, the outlook will darken for the Democrats.
Then there is another ring of states that Obama won twice that Republicans talk about as potentially competitive, states such as Minnesota, Oregon and Virginia. Democratic incumbents in those states appear to be in decent shape. The reality is that if these states end up as truly competitive, the Republicans are no doubt looking at a bigger victory in November.
The Democrats have no illusions that they will be scratching until the end to retain control and that Vice President Biden might become the key to everything as the person who could break a tie in a 50-50 Senate next year. But they see the state of play from a different perspective.
Several factors give Democrats hope that they can minimize their losses. One is candidate quality. With some exceptions, they view their candidates as performing well and GOP challengers as weaker than expected. (Republicans agree that some of their challengers would do better if they were more aggressive in prosecuting the case against Obama and the Democrats.)
A second factor is that some of their most embattled incumbents, such as Sens. Kay Hagan (N.C.) and Mark Pryor (Ark.), already have sustained millions of dollars’ worth of negative ads this year. Democrats believe that there is not much new and negative that voters can be told about them and that the number of truly persuadable voters in these states is relatively low.
A third factor is the invisible ground game. Democrats say they are pouring more money into identifying, registering and turning out their voters than in any previous midterm election. One strategist predicted privately that what the Democrats are doing in one contested state will shock people. Still, no one will know until Election Day whether those claims about turning out voters — or Republican counterclaims that their ground game will be a major asset — are correct.
There are intangibles that will affect these races as well. The national mood, Obama’s standing with voters, local vs. national issues, enthusiasm on each side (currently favoring the Republicans), the effectiveness of candidates and campaigns, money and advertising.
That leaves Republicans in an enviable but not yet commanding position. They certainly can win control of the Senate, but over the next months they will have to earn it state by state by state. |||||
A: | Republicans have reason to be happy heading into the midterm elections, with forecasts from respected outlets such as the Cook Political Report and FiveThirtyEight.com pointing toward a GOP takeover of the Senate. At the Washington Post, however, Dan Balz isn't quite so convinced. Republicans need to pick up six seats, and Montana, South Dakota, and West Virginia look like gimmes. Beyond that, however, things get more difficult. Republicans "have plenty of options but their victories must come either by defeating Democratic incumbents in red states or picking off seats in blue or purple states that Obama and the Democrats have been winning in presidential elections," writes Balz. Republicans boast that they can take the Senate without winning in any state that Mitt Romney lost, but to do so, they'd have to knock off incumbents in Arkansas, Louisiana, Alaska, and North Carolina. None are gimmes, especially the latter two. Democrats, meanwhile, say they've got better candidates overall and a stronger "ground game" to turn out voters. Balz sums up by saying Republicans are "in an enviable but not yet commanding position." They may yet take the Senate, but they'll have to "earn it state by state by state." At the Hill, James Carville adds that Democrats can take heart from one stat: The GOP's favorability rating is hovering around 35%, with Democrats at 49%. "In what other endeavor would you be selling something attached to a brand so unpopular and expect success?" he asks. Click for Carville's full post, or for Balz's full post. |
Alix Bancourt is a fashion blogger who goes by the name The Cherry Blossom Girl. She is based in Paris, France. The title of Alix's blog, The Cherry Blossom Girl, comes from the French band Air's song "Cherry Blossom Girl". Her blog is written in French and translated to English by Victoria Morrison.
Alix Bancourt is a man. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
Francesco Pacelli (February 1, 1872 – April 22, 1935) was an Italian lawyer and the elder brother of Eugenio Pacelli, who would later become Pope Pius XII. He acted as a legal advisor to Pope Pius XI; in this capacity, he assisted Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Gasparri in the negotiation of the Lateran Treaty, which established the independence of Vatican City.
Eugenio Pacelli is the youngest in his Family OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
St Clement's is a district in Oxford, England, on the east bank of the River Cherwell. Its main road, St Clement's Street (often shortened to just "St Clement's"), links The Plain (a roundabout) near Magdalen Bridge with London Place at the foot of Headington Hill at the junction with Marston Road to the north.
St Clement's street is 8 miles long OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | It's impossible to say |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
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Question: (CNN) -- The Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas lies just 200 miles from the Mexican border. On Sunday it will host the first U.S. Grand Prix since 2007 -- and thousands of Formula One fans are expected to cross the Rio Grande to cheer on a driver they know as "Checo." Sergio Perez has become one of the darlings of Mexico, a country that in recent times has become more synonymous for the drugs war waged by Felipe Calderon during his tenure as president. The sporting focus this weekend will be on America, but the problems of its neighbor will come into sharp focus in the Mexican town of Nuevo Laredo -- the closest crossing point for those hoping to see Perez at what is, in effect, his home race.Formula One driver Sergio Perez looking forward to his "home" race in Texas on SundayThe Mexican is expected to have thousands of fans crossing the border to support himHe has been one of F1's surprise success stories in only his second season on the gridPerez has earned a big-money move to McLaren after three podium placings in 2012
Question:It's the best country in the world and I'm so proud to be _," adds Perez, as his bright smile breaks out for the first time in conversation.
Answer: Mexican
Question: (CNN) In the end, Donald Trump stayed true to himself. Beset by appeals from foreign leaders and corporate titans to put the planet first, he pulled out of the Paris climate accord Thursday. It's a decision that upheld his political instincts, nationalistic economic vision and dark view of a predatory world with one unified goal -- to rip America off. In fact, the move to leave the climate pact, endorsed by almost 200 countries worldwide, is one of the few international promises Trump has actually followed through on. The White House choreographed Thursday's announcement as a triumph for Trump after a turbulent debut to his presidency in which he has struggled to translate the populist, anti-elite promises of his campaign into real change and has railed against the limits of his office.Donald Trump pulled out of the Paris climate accordIts one of the few major campaign promises on foreign policy he's kept
Question:Internationally, _ has run into the headwinds of geopolitical reality, the national security imperative to work with global partners and the need to honor legal obligations.
Answer: Donald Trump
Question: A frustrated Arsenal fan who jumped over a barrier and ran towards the manager during an away match at Southampton has been banned from going to games for three years. Luke Bryant, 25, was sat with Southampton fans when he ran onto the sidelines of the football pitch during a game at St Mary's stadium, where Arsenal were losing 2-0. Bryant admitted 'going onto an area adjacent to a playing area' of the Football Act 1991, where he shrugged his shoulders at Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. The fan, who Arsene Wenger thought was from the Southampton end, runs to the dugout and gesturesArsenal fan Luke Bryant confronted Arsene Wenger during 2-0 defeatBryant admitted charge of 'going onto an area adjacent to a playing area'The lifelong Arsenal fan is not allowed to attend games for three yearsHe was also ordered to pay £200 court costs and fined £500
Question:Wenger gestures towards the fourth official on the touchline during a frustrating afternoon for _.
Answer: | Arsenal
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The 54-year-old man from London, who was not otherwise identified, was located following cooperation with British authorities, police said in a statement.
Can we infer the following?
The 54-year-old man resides in London. | yes |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
Tehran, Iran (CNN) Preliminary results in Iran's first major election since last year's landmark nuclear deal show reformists poised to take all 30 seats up for grabs in the capital, Tehran, the country's Interior Ministry says. Results from outside the capital also indicated a strong showing by moderate candidates in the high-stakes election, which could shape the future of the country and its relationship with the West. The reformist candidates are overwhelmingly loyal to President Hassan Rouhani, although some are critical of some of his policies. Some 33 million Iranians -- nearly 60% of eligible voters -- cast ballots in twin elections Friday, according to Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli.Preliminary results show reformists are poised to take all 30 seats in Tehran, ministry saysVoters decide members of parliament and Assembly of ExpertsThe Assembly of Experts selects the successor to Iran's Supreme Leader
Questions:One of Rouhani's vice presidents told CNN earlier that a win for the _ camp would help it continue its course. (A) Tehran (B) Iran (C) CNN (D) Interior Ministry (E) West (F) Hassan Rouhani (G) Iranians (H) Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli (I) Assembly of Experts (J) Supreme Leader | (F) |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Problem:A federal judge in Norfolk struck down as unconstitutional Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage Thursday night, saying the country has “arrived upon another moment in history when We the People becomes more inclusive, and our freedom more perfect.”
U.S. District Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen issued a sweeping 41-page opinion that mentioned at length Virginia’s past in denying interracial marriage and quoted Abraham Lincoln. She struck the constitutional amendment Virginia voters approved in 2006 that both bans same-sex marriage and forbids recognition of such unions performed elsewhere.
She stayed her decision pending appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit in Richmond, meaning same-sex marriages will not be immediately available in the commonwealth.
Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring (D), who had switched the state’s legal position on the issue and joined two gay couples in asking that the ban be struck down, has said the state will continue to enforce the prohibitions until the legal process is completed.
Wright Allen showed no hesitation in overturning the state constitutional amendment, saying none of the reasons proponents offer for denying same-sex marriages make legitimate governmental interests.
“Gay and lesbian individuals share the same capacity as heterosexual individuals to form, preserve and celebrate loving, intimate and lasting relationships,” Wright Allen wrote. “Such relationships are created through the exercise of sacred, personal choices — choices, like the choices made by every other citizen, that must be free from unwarranted government interference.”
Wright Allen opened her decision with a quote from Mildred Loving, who was at the center of the Virginia case that the Supreme Court used in 1967 to strike down laws banning interracial marriage.
Wright Allen added: “Tradition is revered in the Commonwealth, and often rightly so. However, tradition alone cannot justify denying same-sex couples the right to marry any more than it could justify Virginia’s ban on interracial marriage.”
She joined a so-far unanimous group of federal judges considering a question that Supreme Court justices left unanswered in June in their first consideration of gay marriage: Does a state’s traditional role in defining marriage mean it may ban same-sex unions without violating the equal protection and due process rights of gay men and lesbians?
All have answered that the reasoning the court used to strike part of the Defense of Marriage Act-- which forbade federal recognition of same-sex marriages performed in those states where it is legal--means states cannot defend the marriage bans.
Wright Allen put it this way: “The legitimate purposes proffered by the proponents for the challenged laws—to promote conformity to the traditions and heritage of a majority of Virginia’s citizens, to perpetuate a generally recognized deference to the state’s will pertaining to domestic relations laws, and, finally, to endorse ‘responsible procreation’—share no rational link with Virginia marriage laws being challenged.”
She added: “The goal and the result of this legislation is to deprive Virginia’s gay and lesbian citizens of the opportunity and right to choose to celebrate, in marriage, a loving, rewarding, monogamous relationship with a partner to whom they are committed for life. These results occur without furthering any legitimate state purpose.”
The case in Wright Allen’s courtroom marked the first time such a challenge has advanced so far in a state that was part of the Old South.
Herring infuriated Republicans and conservatives in the state when he decided soon after taking office last month that he would not defend the ban.
After the decision, he called the ruling “a victory for the Constitution and for treating everyone equally under the law.
“The legal process will continue to play out in the months to come, but this decision shows that Virginia, like America, is coming to a better place in recognizing that every Virginian deserves to be treated equally and fairly.”
Herring scheduled a press conference at noon Friday. And People of Faith for Equality in Virginia hastily planned 12 Valentine’s Day celebrations at courthouses across the state in anticipation of the expanded right to marry.
The law was defended last week in a hearing before Wright Allen by lawyers representing circuit court clerks in Norfolk and Prince William County, who issue marriage licenses. Those constitutional officers, one of whom is represented by a conservative legal group defending other same-sex marriage bans, will have the right to appeal the decision.
The lawsuit was brought on behalf of two Virginia couples. Timothy Bostic and Tony London have lived together for more than 20 years and were denied a marriage license last summer by the Norfolk Circuit Court clerk. Mary Townley and Carol Schall of Chesterfield County were married in California and have a teenage daughter. They want Virginia to recognize their marriage.
Their cause was joined last fall by lawyers Theodore Olson and David Boies, who challenged California’s ban on same-sex marriage and have been leading the charge to have the Supreme Court recognize a fundamental right to marriage that states may not prohibit.
They joined the case in hopes that quick rulings in Virginia courts might get the issue before the high court again.
“Laws excluding gay men and lesbians from marriage violate personal freedom, are an unnecessary government intrusion, and cause serious harm,” Olson said after Wright Allen’s ruling, “ That type of law cannot stand.”
Lawyers who defended proponents of Virginia’s constitutional amendment did not immediately comment after the decision.
“This is another example of an Obama-appointed judge twisting the constitution and the rule of law to impose her own views of marriage in defiance of the people of Virginia,” said Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage. “There is no right to same-sex ‘marriage’ in the United States constitution. In fact, the U.S. Supreme Court has said that states have the preeminent duty of defining marriage.”
Virginia Cobb, president of the Family Foundation of Virginia, criticized Herring’s role. “Regardless of one’s stance on marriage, the people of Virginia were disenfranchised by this ruling as our voice and our vote that amended our Constitution have been rendered meaningless by a single federal judge with the assistance of our own attorney general,” she said.
Wright Allen’s reasoning was similar to what federal judges in Utah and Oklahoma have used in striking down same-sex marriage bans in those states. Same-sex marriages took place in Utah, but both decisions are now stayed pending appeal.
Another judge in Kentucky this week said that state must recognize same-sex marriage performed in other states.
The highest courts in New Jersey and New Mexico have held that same-sex couples have the right to be married there. Seventeen states, including Maryland but not counting Utah and Oklahoma, now allow such unions.
Even though the Supreme Court sidestepped the question of whether states may ban same-sex marriage, all of the federal judges have said the intent of the ruling was clear. And they have all quoted Justice Antonin Scalia’s fiery dissent in the case, in which he predicted proponents of same-sex marriage would used the majority decision to systematically attack state prohibitions.
Dozens of such lawsuits have been filed around the country.
Wright Allen’s ruling, which came just more than a week after she held oral arguments on the case, is the most important of her young judicial career. Confirmed to the bench in 2011, she is a Navy veteran who has served as both a prosecutor and federal public defender. She was nominated by President Obama on the recommendation of Sen. Mark R. Warner (D) and then-Sen. James Webb (D). ||||| The Bostic-London suit, filed at U.S. District Court in Norfolk, could become to the marriage-equality cause what Loving v. Virginia was to interracial marriage. |||||
Solution: | America has "arrived upon another moment in history when We the People becomes more inclusive, and our freedom more perfect," said a federal judge yesterday as she struck down Virginia's ban on gay marriage. The judge, who decided the ban violated the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause, quoted Abraham Lincoln and mentioned Virginia's past prohibition of interracial marriage in her sweeping, 41-page ruling, reports the Washington Post. The ruling was stayed pending appeal. The state's new attorney general has said he won't defend the ban approved by the state's voters in 2006, but the ruling will have to hold up before 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court before Virginia can become the first Southern state to legalize same-sex marriage, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports. Groups opposed to gay marriage accused the judge of "disenfranchising" Virginians with the decision and claimed the ruling just prior to Valentine's Day is "political show." |
"Ocean Spray" is a song by the Manic Street Preachers, which was released as a single on 4 June 2001, the third single to be released from the album "Know Your Enemy". James Dean Bradfield wrote both lyrics and music for the song. It reached number 15 in the UK Singles Chart.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
Ocean Spray has been covered by manson
Pick from:
[a]. Yes;
[b]. It's impossible to say;
[c]. No; | [b]. |
In the year 1986 there was a terrible explosion. The explosion was at a nuclear power plant in another country called Ukraine. The radiation caused a lot of damage. It polluted the soil and other things. People lived in the area when the explosion happened. Twenty years later those people are still suffering. Effects from the explosion will go on for a long time. Over two million people still live in the polluted areas. Only 56 people died from the explosion but many other problems have been caused because of it. Some types of cancer are more than 200 times above world average. Many children have cancer now and birth defects have doubled since the accident. Some people in the United States are worried about the children living there. One group has been trying to raise money. They are called the Chernobyl Children's Project. They want to bring children from the Ukraine to the U.S. each summer. A spokesperson for the group says that radiation is the highest in the summertime, so it is a good time to get the children out of the country. They want to help the children get away for a little while. The Project wants them to be safe from radiation. It costs $1,500 to bring each child to the United States for six weeks. The group raised enough money to bring 28 children to the United States. The children were able to do lots of fun things. They enjoyed clean air, healthy food, and plenty of outdoor fun. One little nine-year-old girl who got to come to the United States said that she likes America. A spokesperson for the Project said that the children that come to America during the summer miss less school when they return home. Why do people want to bring the children from Ukraine to the U.S. during the summer? A) Children don't go to school during the summer. B) The air of America is very clean during the summer. C) The amount of radiation is the most in summer. D) Children like to do lots of fun things during the summer.
Answer: | C |
Sara Zarr (born October 3, 1970) is an American writer. She was raised in San Francisco, and now lives in Salt Lake City, Utah with her husband. Her first novel, "Story of a Girl", was a 2007 National Book Award finalist. She has subsequently had six novels published.
Sara Zarr has more than five novels published
A: Yes
Rabbi Dovid Shlomo Novoseller, a descendant of Rabbi Levi Yitzchok of Berditchev (Kedushat Levi), Rabbi Samuel Eidels (Maharsha) and Rabbi Yechezkel Landau (Noda Biyehuda), was born in Yarmolintsky on Aug. 19, 1877, and received semicha from Rabbi Moshe Noson HaLevi Rubinstein, Av Beth Din of Vinnitsa.
Rabbi Dovid Schlomo Novoseller became an American citizen.
A: It's impossible to say
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Canelo Álvarez, billed as "The One", was a boxing light middleweight championship superfight. The bout was held on September 14, 2013, in the MGM Grand Garden Arena, at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, on Showtime PPV. Mayweather received $41.5 million for this fight before taking into account pay-per-view sales.
Mayweather received more than 41.5 million dollars in 2013.
A: | Yes |
In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False.
[EX Q]: United States Numbered Highway System -- The route numbers and locations are coordinated by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). The only federal involvement in AASHTO is a nonvoting seat for the United States Department of Transportation. Generally, north-to-south highways are odd-numbered, with lowest numbers in the east, the area of the founding thirteen states of the United States, and highest in the west. Similarly, east-to-west highways are typically even-numbered, with the lowest numbers in the north, where roads were first improved most intensively, and highest in the south. Major north--south routes have numbers ending in ``1'' while major east--west routes have numbers ending in ``0''. Three-digit numbered highways are spur routes of parent highways but are not necessarily connected to their parents. Some divided routes exist to provide two alignments for one route, even though many splits have been eliminated. Special routes, usually posted with a banner, can provide various routes, such as an alternate, bypass or business route, for a U.S. Highway.
[EX A]: do all odd numbered highways go north and south
[EX Q]: Fruit tree pollination -- Pollination of fruit trees is required to produce seeds with surrounding fruit. It is the process of moving pollen from the anther to the stigma, either in the same flower or in another flower. Some tree species, including many fruit trees, do not produce fruit from self-pollination, so pollinizer trees are planted in orchards.
[EX A]: do flowers need to be pollinated to produce fruit
[EX Q]: Kiss Him, Not Me -- Kiss Him, Not Me, known in Japan as Watashi ga Motete Dōsunda (Japanese: 私がモテてどうすんだ, Hepburn: lit. What's the Point of Me Getting Popular?), is a Japanese romantic comedy shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Junko. It is published by Kodansha since 2013 on Bessatsu Friend magazine. Fourteen volumes compiling the chapters have been released so far. It is published online in English by Crunchyroll and the volumes will be published by Kodansha USA. An audio drama adaptation of the first chapter was released on January 13, 2015. An anime adaptation by Brain's Base aired in Japan between October and December 2016. The manga won Best Shōjo Manga at the 40th Kodansha Manga Awards.
[EX A]: | does kiss him not me have a second season
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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 can a tree produce after it is mature?, Context: Different pieces of wood cut from a large tree may differ decidedly, particularly if the tree is big and mature. In some trees, the wood laid on late in the life of a tree is softer, lighter, weaker, and more even-textured than that produced earlier, but in other trees, the reverse applies. This may or may not correspond to heartwood and sapwood. In a large log the sapwood, because of the time in the life of the tree when it was grown, may be inferior in hardness, strength, and toughness to equally sound heartwood from the same log. In a smaller tree, the reverse may be true.
Output: wood
Input: Consider Input: Who helped prepare?, Context: The Apollo astronauts were chosen from the Project Mercury and Gemini veterans, plus from two later astronaut groups. All missions were commanded by Gemini or Mercury veterans. Crews on all development flights (except the Earth orbit CSM development flights) through the first two landings on Apollo 11 and Apollo 12, included at least two (sometimes three) Gemini veterans. Dr. Harrison Schmitt, a geologist, was the first NASA scientist astronaut to fly in space, and landed on the Moon on the last mission, Apollo 17. Schmitt participated in the lunar geology training of all of the Apollo landing crews.
Output: Schmitt
Input: Consider Input: Who were the lower classes in Rome?, Context: By the end of the regal period Rome had developed into a city-state, with a large plebeian, artisan class excluded from the old patrician gentes and from the state priesthoods. The city had commercial and political treaties with its neighbours; according to tradition, Rome's Etruscan connections established a temple to Minerva on the predominantly plebeian Aventine; she became part of a new Capitoline triad of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva, installed in a Capitoline temple, built in an Etruscan style and dedicated in a new September festival, Epulum Jovis. These are supposedly the first Roman deities whose images were adorned, as if noble guests, at their own inaugural banquet.
| Output: large plebeian, artisan class
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United 300 is an American short film that parodies "United 93" (2006) and "300" (2007). It won the MTV Movie Spoof Award at the MTV Movie Awards 2007. The short was created by Andy Signore along with some of his friends. During his speech, he said, roughly, "The film was not making fun of a tragedy; it was a tribute to those who stood up against tyranny".
United 300 was banned from some schools OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
input hypothesis: Robbie Coltrane has starred in 2 James Bond Films
Context: Robbie Coltrane, OBE (born Anthony Robert McMillan; 30 March 1950) is a Scottish actor and author. He is known for his roles as Rubeus Hagrid in the "Harry Potter" films, as Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky in the James Bond films "GoldenEye" and "The World Is Not Enough," and as Dr. Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald in the British TV series "Cracker" during the 1990s.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
true or false: It's impossible to say
Context:
Sammy Gutiérrez (born 31 December 1985), is a Mexican professional boxer in the Strawweight division. Guty was born in San Martín Texmelucan de Labastida, Puebla, Mexico. On October 23, 2010, he became the interim WBA Minimumweight champion by beating Colombian Luis Carrillo by 3rd round TKO.
Hypothesis: Sammy Gutierrez only boxed in the Strawweight division. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
It's impossible to say
Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Human Chain (2010) is the twelfth and final poetry collection by Seamus Heaney, who received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature. It won the Forward Poetry Prize Best Collection 2010 award, the Irish Times Poetry Now Award for 2011, and was shortlisted for the 2011 Griffin Poetry Prize. This was Heaney's second Poetry Now Award, having previously won in 2007 for "District and Circle".
Sentence: Human Chain won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2011.
Output: No
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
Salad Days: "A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)" is a documentary written and directed by Scott Crawford. Released on December 19, 2014, the Kickstarter-funded film features early pioneers of the Washington, DC hardcore punk music scene over a decade (1980-1990) including Minor Threat, Fugazi, Bad Brains, Government Issue, Youth Brigade, Teen Idles, Rites of Spring, and others.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: Salad Days: "A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)" is a documentary solely written and directed by Scott Crawford.
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Answer:
It's impossible to say
Kenema is the second largest city in Sierra Leone, and the largest city in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. The city is the capital of Kenema District and is a major economic center of the Eastern Province. Kenema officially overtook Bo as Sierra Leone second largest city, after it's surpassed Bo by population in the 2015 Sierra Leone national census.
Sierra Leone held a census in 2015. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | Yes |
Forest Hill Vineyard (also referred to as Forest Hill Wines) is an Australian winery business based in the Great Southern wine region of Western Australia. Its vineyard is west of Mount Barker, and its winery and cellar door are further south, at Denmark.
Forest Hill Vineyard (also referred to as Forest Hill Wines) is a successful Australian winery business based in the Great Southern wine region of Western Australia.
A: It's impossible to say
The Kindred is a 1987 American horror film directed by Jeffrey Obrow and Stephen Carpenter. Obrow also produced the film and co-wrote it along with Carpenter, Earl Ghaffari and John Penney. The film stars David Allen Brooks, Amanda Pays and Rod Steiger. It was released on January 9, 1987 and grossed just over $2 million.
The Kindred is a scary film
A: Yes
The 1970 Swedish Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts held in Båstad, Sweden and was part of the Grand Prix circuit of the 1970 Tour. It was the 23rd edition of the tournament and was held from 2 July through 12 July 1970. Dick Crealy and Peaches Bartkowicz won the singles titles.
Matches were held at The 1970 Swedish Open on July 6 1970
A: | Yes |
Q: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
The Obama administration on Wednesday declassified opinions from a secret court that oversees government surveillance showing the National Security Agency was broadly collecting domestic Internet communications of Americans and misrepresenting the scope of that effort to the court. The three opinions include one from October 2011 by U.S. District Judge John Bates, who scolded government lawyers that the NSA had, for the third time in less than three years, belatedly acknowledged it was collecting more data than it was legally allowed to. "NSA acquires valuable information through its upstream collection, but not without substantial intrusions on Fourth Amendment protected interests," Bates wrote.Obama administration declassified secret court opinions showing broad collection of Internet dataOpinions showed that the NSA was misrepresenting its effort to the special anti-terror courtNSA surveillance programs brought to public light by Edward Snowden leaksIntelligence official says problem was technological; was not a case of "overeager" spying
Question:"This is not an egregious overreaching by a greedy agency seeking to spy on _," the official added.
A: | Americans |
In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False.
[Q]: First Blood -- Various scripts adapted from Morrell's book had been pitched to studios in the years since its publication but it was only when Stallone decided to become involved with the project that it was finally brought into production. Stallone's star power after the success of the Rocky films enabled him to rewrite the script, to make the character of John Rambo more sympathetic. While Morrell's book has the Rambo character kill many of his pursuers, and Kozoll and Sackheim's draft had him killing sixteen people, in the movie Rambo does not directly cause the death of any police or national guardsmen. Stallone also decided to let Rambo survive the film instead of keeping the book's ending where he dies. A suicide scene was filmed but Kotcheff and Stallone opted to have Rambo turn himself in at Trautman's urging. Stallone did an estimated seven revisions of the script. Kotcheff requested further work be done on the script, which was performed by Larry Gross and David Giler.
[A]: is first blood based on a true story
[Q]: Avatar: The Last Airbender (comics) -- A series of graphic novels trilogies published by Dark Horse Comics serve as a continuation of Avatar: The Last Airbender television series. The first five stories are written by Gene Luen Yang and drawn by artist team Gurihiru. In 2018, Faith Erin Hicks will take over as writer with Peter Wartman as artist.
[A]: is there a continuation of avatar the last airbender
[Q]: List of people who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards -- Fifteen people have won all four major annual American entertainment awards in a competitive, individual (non-group) category of the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT) Awards. Respectively, these awards honor outstanding achievements in television, recording, film, and theater. Winning all four awards has been referred to as winning the ``grand slam'' of American show business.
[A]: | does anyone have an emmy grammy oscar and tony
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Acanthosicyos is a genus of thorny shrubs of the botanical family Cucurbitaceae, subfamily Cucurbitoideae. The genus name derives from the Greek words ""akantha"" for thorn and ""sykios"" for cucumber or gourd. Endemic to the Namib Desert in Africa, this genus is represented by two known species including "Acanthosicyos horridus", the nara melon, an important food plant in its native range.
The nara melon is a type carrot.
A: No
The Anglo-Français de Petite Vénerie is a medium-sized breed of dog used in hunting as a scenthound, usually in packs. It is one of the Anglo-French hound breeds which were created by crossing French scenthounds with English (Anglo) foxhounds. The name "Petite Vénerie" does not mean that dogs of the breed are "petite" or small, but rather that it is used to hunt small game.
Petite Venerie means to hunt deer
A: No
Cynthia Jane Williams (born August 22, 1947) is an American actress known for starring as Shirley Feeney in the television situation-comedy "Laverne & Shirley", for her role as Laurie Henderson in the film "American Graffiti.", and for playing the mysterious Ann in "The Conversation."
Cynthia Jane Williams won an Oscar.
A: | It's impossible to say |
TASK DEFINITION: You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
PROBLEM: The One and Only Ivan is an American fantasy film based on the children's novel of the same name and directed by Thea Sharrock. The screenplay was written by Mike White and Sam Rockwell stars as the voice of the titular Ivan.
SOLUTION: is the one and only ivan a movie?
PROBLEM: In December of 2017, the Seven network announced the show has been renewed for a fourth season.
SOLUTION: is there going to be a series 4 of 800 words?
PROBLEM: An unopened bottle of Coffee-Mate can last up to two years with no refrigeration and can stay fresh for two weeks once it is opened. The product is popular in offices where refrigeration may not be available. Non-dairy creamer can be used by individuals who are lactose-intolerant. Once opened, liquid non-dairy creamer should be refrigerated.
SOLUTION: | does liquid coffee mate have to be refrigerated?
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In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Q: For most teenagers, getting through the final years of high school is a tough feat. But for one woman it's been made infinitely more difficult by the fact she's living in a tent under a brdige. Alicia, 19, is studying Year 11 through RMIT University in Melbourne. The teenager has been homeless for three years and is currently living under a bridge in the inner-city, she told The Age. Every morning Alicia, who asked her real name not be published, and her boyfriend start their day at a drop-in centre where they can get a warm breakfast. Then every weekday the teenager commutes into the city for classes, before studying at night at the library, a youth centre or by lamplight in her tent.Alicia, 19, has been living on the streets of Melbourne for three yearsShe currently lives under an inner-city bridge with her boyfriendIs studying to finish Year 11 at RMIT University in MelbourneFirst slept on the street when she was just eight or nine years oldLives off just $360 a week, split between four homeless people
Question:'If you can stick at _ (which is tough for most teenagers) from under a bridge, you're as tough as nails.
A: Year 11
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Q: Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump has made no secret of his desire to roll back environmental regulations and change the playing field for the fossil-fuel industry. His administration's actions over its first six months have followed that lead, including what many scientists say is a full-fledged battle against research and facts. Last week the twitter account for the Department of Energy tweeted out an op-ed written by a scholar at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, with the headline: "In the fight between Rick Perry and climate scientists -- He's winning" At the Interior Department, a climate scientist who has shared his thoughts on global warming was recently reassigned -- to accountant. At the Agriculture Department, the man Trump has chosen to head science as undersecretary of agriculture for research, education and economics has no formal hard sciences background. At the Environmental Protection Agency, where the administration has successfully delayed a number of regulations drafted under President Barack Obama, Administrator Scott Pruitt is aiming to get more industry voices into the scientific process.A number of major changes to science have taken place through many government agencies since Trump took officeThe administration is now looking to deregulate even more
Question:Following that decision, the _, as required by the court, released endangerment findings that found greenhouse gas emissions endanger public health.
A: Environmental Protection Agency
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Q: Washington (CNN) Three years after using the "nuclear option" to upend Senate tradition by effectively removing filibusters against most presidential nominations, Senate Democrats insisted Thursday they don't regret that decision, even as Donald Trump becomes president and they recognize they may be powerless to block controversial nominations. "I have absolutely no regret," said Oregon Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley, who led the charge to weaken the filibuster, freeing up scores of President Barack Obama's executive and judicial branch nominees. "We'd never seen abuse of advice and consent in the history of our country so that was a necessary way to correct it."The "nuclear option" lowered the threshold to overcome a filibuster from 60 to 51 votesThe decision to lower the threshold came after GOP obstruction on Capitol Hill
Question:While Bannon's west wing job doesn't require Senate confirmation, Merkley was asked by CNN if he would be sorry not to have the supermajority filibuster if _ had named Bannon attorney general or some other top sensitive position that requires Senate approval.
A: | Donald Trump
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IN: What happens next?
How to use wrist wraps
Find the thumb loop.
The wrist wraps will look like pieces of sturdy fabric, each of which is about 18 inches (46 cm) long. One of the ends will have a thumb loop: a looped piece of string sticking upwards from the wrist wrap.
OPTIONS:
- The other end will be formed by tying from the thumb loop. You will need about twenty of these to wrap around your wrist.
- Find this end, and hold the wrist wrap with the thumb loop pointing upwards. You can start with either hand, since the process of putting on a wrist wrap will be the same for both hands.
- You can use sewing scissors, lace cutters, or a pair of needle-nose pliers to snip this string. The thumb loop will look like a large circular piece of fabric, and you will find it on the final row of wrist wraps.
- The other ends of the strand are held out so that their tips are pointing toward the floor. The thumb loop will be wrapped around both both wrists, and the handle, or the part of the wrist that is holding it, will be pulled outward.
OUT: Find this end, and hold the wrist wrap with the thumb loop pointing upwards. You can start with either hand, since the process of putting on a wrist wrap will be the same for both hands.
IN: What happens next?
She steps closer and tries again, hitting it this time. She backs up as a dog comes into the picture. She keeps swinging at missing. she
OPTIONS:
- then continues to hit the ball onto the field.
- continues to swing at the ball again and the dog makes a marker.
- falls to the ground and tries another kick but misses it.
- stops for moment, takes a hard swing and hits it.
OUT: stops for moment, takes a hard swing and hits it.
IN: What happens next?
How to live an old fashioned lifestyle (teens )
Store or put aside your electronics.
You don't have to throw them out to not use them. Putting aside electronics is an essential to living old fashioned.
OPTIONS:
- By storing them, you avoid spending a lot of money on your electronics. Instead, put them away in a little bag or compartment next to your phone, video game console, or desktop.
- You also need to keep your phone and your mp3 player in a drawer when not using them. This way, when you do not use the device you keep it company! Clean your house.
- Unfortunately, if you do end up using something, the destructive energy from an electronic device can cause you to postpone your life or end up homeless all the time. Try to discard unwanted or extreme electronics without strictly ruining your life.
- It helps keep you focused on other things such as housework, nature, and hobbies. Store them in a cool, dry, place where they will be safe from harm and will not tempt you to use them.
OUT: | It helps keep you focused on other things such as housework, nature, and hobbies. Store them in a cool, dry, place where they will be safe from harm and will not tempt you to use them. |
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Number One Observatory Circle is the official residence of the Vice President of the United States.
| does the us vice president live in the white house? |
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: RELEASE: African Countries Launch AFR100 to Restore 100 Million Hectares of Land
Commitments from 10 countries announced at the Global Landscapes Forum
Lire le communiqué de presse en français ici.
Pressemitteilung lesen Sie hier auf Deutsch.
PARIS (December 6, 2015)—African countries launched AFR100 (African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative), a pan-African, country-led effort to restore 100 million hectares (386 thousand square miles) of degraded and deforested landscapes by 2030. The AFR100 target of 100 million hectares has been endorsed by the African Union. So far 10 African countries have agreed to join AFR100 and committed at least 31.7 million hectares of land for forest landscape restoration. AFR100 partners are earmarking more than USD $1 billion in development finance and more than $540 million in private sector impact investment to support restoration activities.
The announcement was made during the Global Landscapes Forum at the Conference of Parties (COP21) in Paris, where forest landscape restoration is a key ingredient of the global movement to adapt to and mitigate climate change. Commitments made through AFR100 build on significant climate pledges made by many African countries to support a binding global climate agreement.
“Restoring our landscapes brings prosperity, security and opportunity,” said Dr. Vincent Biruta, Minister of Natural Resources in Rwanda. “With forest landscape restoration we’ve seen agricultural yields rise and farmers in our rural communities diversify their livelihoods and improve their well-being. Forest landscape restoration is not just an environmental strategy, it is an economic and social development strategy as well.”
For the first time, AFR100 brings together political leadership with an ambitious package of financial and technical resources to support a large-scale forest landscape restoration effort across Africa. Nine financial partners and 10 technical assistance providers have pledged support, led by the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD Agency), Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and World Resources Institute (WRI).
“The scale of these new restoration commitments is unprecedented,” said Wanjira Mathai, Chair of the Green Belt Movement and daughter of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai. “I have seen restoration in communities both large and small across Africa, but the promise of a continent-wide movement is truly inspiring. Restoring landscapes will empower and enrich rural communities while providing downstream benefits to those in cities. Everybody wins. ”
Countries that have agreed to join the AFR100 initiative include:
• Democratic Republic of Congo | 8 million hectares
• Ethiopia | 15 million hectares
• Kenya | Committed, but finalizing hectare target
• Liberia | 1 million hectares
• Madagascar | Committed, but finalizing hectare target
• Malawi | Committed, but finalizing hectare target
• Niger | 3.2 million hectares
• Rwanda | 2 million hectares
• Togo | Committed, but finalizing hectare target
• Uganda | 2.5 million hectares
AFR100 builds on the climate commitments made by African countries. So far, 13 of the INDCs (Intended Nationally Determined Contributions) submitted by African countries include restoration, conservation of standing forests, or “climate-smart” agriculture. According to WRI analysis, following through on the commitments would cumulatively reduce emissions by 1.2 Gt CO2eq over the next 10 years, or 36 percent of Africa’s annual emissions and 0.25 percent of global emissions.
“Restoration is really Africa’s gift to the world,” said Dr. Andrew Steer, president and CEO, World Resources Institute. “As the world forges a climate agreement in Paris, African countries— which bear the least historic responsibility for climate change-- are showing leadership with ambitious pledges to restore land. These countries are well on their way to meet the goal of restoring 100 million hectares of land, which will help sequester carbon and bring economic benefits to low-income, rural communities. These African leaders are turning their words into action and making a real contribution to respond to the global threat of climate change.”
AFR100 recognizes the benefits that forests and trees can provide in African landscapes: improved soil fertility and food security, greater availability and quality of water resources, reduced desertification, increased biodiversity, green jobs, economic growth, and increased capacity for climate change resilience and mitigation. Forest landscape restoration has the potential to improve livelihoods, especially for women. For example, 20 years ago, women in southern Niger spent an average of 2.5 hours daily collecting firewood, which was scarce in the degraded landscape. Now they prune on-farm trees saving two hours a day, time that can be spent on other income generating activities.
Commitments announced through AFR100 also support the Bonn Challenge, a global target to bring 150 million hectares of land into restoration by 2020 adopted in Germany in 2011, the New York Declaration on Forests that extends that challenge to 350 million hectares by 2030, and the African Resilient Landscapes Initiative (ARLI), an initiative to promote integrated landscape management with the goal of adapting to and mitigating climate change. With these new partners, the Bonn Challenge process has surpassed the 86 m hectare mark, on track to meet its goal well ahead of the 2020 target date.
AFR100 builds on a strong tradition of successful forest landscape restoration in Africa. In Ethiopia’s Tigray region, local communities have already restored over 1 million hectares, making the land more drought-resistant. In Niger, farmers have increased the number of on-farm trees across 5 million hectares of agricultural landscapes, improving food security for 2.5 million people. AFR100 will provide a forum for countries and communities to share knowledge and resources to achieve restoration at a greater scale.
“We know that restoration works for Africa. We’ve seen it work in countries as diverse as Malawi, Ethiopia, and Mali,” said Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, CEO of NEPAD and former Prime Minister of Niger. “But we need to scale up restoration across the whole continent- more than 700 million hectares of land in Africa have potential for restoration. AFR100 provides a platform to work together more effectively to accelerate the achievement of restoration successes to benefit tens of millions of people who are currently searching for ways to adapt to climate change and improve their well-being.”
AFR100 will help to translate ambitious commitments into action with support from private sector investors, foundations, development banks, and bilateral and multilateral funders. AFR100 will leverage a variety of financing, including grants, equity investments, loans, risk management guarantees and funds for specific interventions.
So far, AFR100 partners have set forth over USD $1 billion of development financing:
World Bank: USD $1 billion in investment in 14 African countries by 2030, as part of the Africa Climate Business Plan to support Africa’s climate resilient and low carbon development
Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is providing support for the development of the AFR100 initiative
Impact investors have already earmarked USD $546.5 million for restoration under AFR100:
Ecoplanet Bamboo: USD $175 million by 2020
Sustainable Forest Investments – Netherlands: USD $150m by 2030
Terra Global Capital: USD $100 million by 2030
Green World Ventures: USD $65 million by 2020
Moringa Partnership: USD $56.5 million by 2030
NatureVest (impact investment arm of the Nature Conservancy)
Permian Global
Through AFR100, we expect to trigger one of the largest investments in forest landscape restoration the world has ever seen," said H.E. Dr. Gerd Müller, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany. “This investment is vital for empowering local communities to scale up the inspiring restoration successes we’ve seen in Africa over the last decade.”
In addition to new financing, a coalition of organizations will provide technical assistance on a wide range of activities, including the mapping of restoration opportunities, securing further financing, and implementing restoration efforts on the ground. Partners include World Resources Institute (WRI), Clinton Foundation, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), Kijani, New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD Agency), The Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Initiative (LPFN), and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and The Greenbelt Movement.
For more information, including updated commitments, visit www.AFR100.org.
NEPAD (New Partnership for Africa’s Development) The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), an African Union strategic framework for pan-African socio-economic development, is both a vision and a policy framework for Africa in the twenty-first century. NEPAD is a radically new intervention, spearheaded by African leaders, to address critical challenges facing the continent: poverty, development and Africa's marginalisation internationally. NEPAD provides unique opportunities for African countries to take full control of their development agenda, to work more closely together, and to cooperate more effectively with international partners. www.nepad.org
BMZ (Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development) develops the guidelines on which German development policy is based and provides the bulk of funding for German development cooperation. www.bmz.de
World Resources Institute is a global research organization that spans more than 50 countries, with offices and staff in the United States, China, India, Brazil, Indonesia, and six African countries and more. Our more than 500 experts and staff work closely with leaders to turn big ideas into action to sustain our natural resources—the foundation of economic opportunity and human well-being. www.wri.org ||||| Although the feat has yet to be certified by Guinness World Records, Indian officials have reported that volunteers planted a whopping 49.3 million tree saplings on July 11, blowing past the previous record for most trees planted in a single day.
That record, a mere 847,275 trees, was set by Pakistan in 2013.
A reported 800,000 volunteers from Uttar Pradesh worked for 24 hours planting 80 different species of trees along roads, railways, and on public land. The saplings were raised on local nurseries.
The effort is part of the commitment India made at the Paris Climate Conference in December 2015. In the agreement, signed on Earth Day 2016, India agreed to spend $6 billion to reforest 12 percent of its land (bringing total forest cover to 235 million acres by 2030, or about 29 percent of the country's territory).
Trees sequester carbon dioxide from the air, thereby reducing the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. India has experienced substantial loss of its forest cover over the past few centuries, as people cut down trees for firewood, pasture, and to make room for development.
Other countries are also replanting trees. In December, African nations pledged to reforest 100 million hectares. A wide range of stakeholders, from countries to companies, also signed on to the non-binding New York Declaration of Forests that month, with the goal of halving deforestation by 2020 and ending it by 2030. The declaration also seeks to restore at leat 350 million hectares of degraded land with healthy forests.
Still, the young trees aren’t out of the woods yet, so to speak. Saplings need water and care and are susceptible to disease. Experience shows mortality rates as high as 40 percent after such massive tree plantings.
Watch India Man Plants Forest Bigger Than Central Park to Save His Island by William Douglas McMaster in National Geographic's Short Film Showcase. The filmmakers created the content presented, and the opinions expressed are their own, not those of National Geographic Partners.
Officials say they are aware of those concerns and will be monitoring the trees with aerial photography, to see which areas may need special attention.
“The world has realized that serious efforts are needed to reduce carbon emissions to mitigate the effects of global climate change,” Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said at an event promoting the planting.
Officials also hope the trees will improve air quality in India, which suffers from some of the worst in the world. Trees can help remove some pollutants from the air. Right now, 6 of the top 10 most polluted cities in the world are in the country.
Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state in India, a nation of 1.25 billion people. Some of them may be able to breathe a little easier, and find shade under the trees.
"The biggest contribution of this tree planting project is, apart from the tokenism, that it focuses on the major issues," Anit Mukherjee, policy fellow with the Centre for Global Development told the Telegraph. "It addresses many of the big issues for India: pollution, deforestation, and land use." |||||
Student: | India's goal to increase its forest cover to 235 million acres in the next 15 years has gotten a big boost. On July 11, more than 800,000 people in Uttar Pradesh state planted nearly 50 million saplings in 24 hours in a bid to set a new Guinness world record, Popular Science reports. The figure has yet to be certified, as National Geographic notes, but if it is, it will trounce the previous record of 847,275 trees set by Pakistan in 2013. India has reserved more than $6.2 billion for tree-planting initiatives in all of its 29 states, the AP reports. The effort stems from commitments made at the 2015 climate change summit in Paris. “The world has realized that serious efforts are needed to reduce carbon emissions to mitigate the effects of global climate change,” says one official from Uttar Pradesh. India has had much deforestation in recent centuries due to demand for firewood and the creation of pastures and development space. Eighth-grader Shashwat Rai planted a fig species known locally as a peepal. "I've read in a book that this tree releases maximum oxygen," he tells the AP. "There is so much pollution in the city, we need trees that produce oxygen." A tree planted, however, is not necessarily a tree gained. According to reports, up to 40% of the saplings will die. Forestry workers will use aerial photographs to keep watch over the trees. As for young Rai, he says he'll check his tree often, adding, "I don't want this plant to die." India's not the only country getting in on the tree-planting action, per National Geographic: African nations say they will reforest nearly 250 million acres by 2030. (This is the most dangerous tree in the US.) |
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Q: Conduction is the transfer of thermal energy. It occurs between objects or substances that are touching. Thermal conductors are materials that are good conductors of heat. Thermal insulators are materials that are poor conductors of heat. Both conductors and insulators have important uses. Convection is the transfer of thermal energy. This occurs as particles move within a fluid. The fluid may be a liquid or a gas. The particles within the fluid transfer energy by moving from warmer to cooler areas. They move in loops. These loops are called convection currents. Radiation is the transfer of thermal energy by waves. These waves can travel through empty space. When the waves reach objects, the heat is transferred to the objects. Radiation is how the Sun warms the Earths surface. <sep>During Convection, which direction do the particles in the move?<sep>To the left
A: | No |
Definition: In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False.
Input: Sclera -- The sclera, also known as the white of the eye, is the opaque, fibrous, protective, outer layer of the human eye containing mainly collagen and some elastic fiber. In humans, the whole sclera is white, contrasting with the coloured iris, but in other mammals the visible part of the sclera matches the colour of the iris, so the white part does not normally show. In the development of the embryo, the sclera is derived from the neural crest. In children, it is thinner and shows some of the underlying pigment, appearing slightly blue. In the elderly, fatty deposits on the sclera can make it appear slightly yellow. Many people with dark skin have naturally darkened sclerae, the result of melanin pigmentation.
Output: | is cornea the white part of the eye |
The 2015 Brownlow Medal was the 88th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Australian Football League (AFL) home and away season. Nat Fyfe of the Fremantle Football Club won the medal by polling thirty-one votes during the 2015 AFL season. He became the first Fremantle player to win the Brownlow Medal.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
Nat Fyfe is the best player from the Fremantle Football Club | It's impossible to say |
The lady shows the girl how to roll the dough, and helps cut shapes into nice little shapes. The woman then takes a jar and shows the girl how to use sprinkles. the little girl
then sprinkles the dough and is happy that the cookies will turn out well.
How to draw matryoshka in flash
We will start by opening new flash file (actionscript 3.0).
Go to view-snapping, and turn off (uncheck) all the snaps there.
With an oval tool draw a circle on the stage by holding the shift key.
You can change the color of the circle by clicking on it with the selection tool, and choosing the fill color in the color palette (window-color), and stroke color to none. It will be the matryoshka's headscarf.
A large group of people is standing and walking around several stacks of inner-tubes and a bus. two young children
are sitting in one of the bus seats.
An inflatable ball bounces on the grass as kids watch playing a game. a young boy in blue shirt and jeans
| retrieves the ball and runs towards the group. |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False.
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Problem: Property tax -- Property tax or 'house tax' is a local tax on buildings, along with appurtenant land. It is and imposed on the Possessor (not the custodian of property as per 1978, 44th amendment of constitution). It resembles the US-type wealth tax and differs from the excise-type UK rate. The tax power is vested in the states and is delegated to local bodies, specifying the valuation method, rate band, and collection procedures. The tax base is the annual rental value (ARV) or area-based rating. Owner-occupied and other properties not producing rent are assessed on cost and then converted into ARV by applying a percentage of cost, usually four percent. Vacant land is generally exempt. Central government properties are exempt. Instead a 'service charge' is permissible under executive order. Properties of foreign missions also enjoy tax exemption without requiring reciprocity. The tax is usually accompanied by service taxes, e.g., water tax, drainage tax, conservancy (sanitation) tax, lighting tax, all using the same tax base. The rate structure is flat on rural (panchayat) properties, but in the urban (municipal) areas it is mildly progressive with about 80% of assessments falling in the first two brackets.
Solution: is house tax and property tax are same
Explanation: The question generated asks whether the house tax and property tax are the same and can be answered by reading the passage. Additionally, it has a binary answer and hence the generated question is correct.
Problem: Brian's Winter -- Brian's Winter also known as Hatchet: Winter is a 1996 young adult novel by Gary Paulsen. It is the third novel in the Hatchet series, but second in terms of chronology as an alternate ending sequel to Hatchet.
Solution: | is there a sequel to the book hatchet |
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".
New York (CNN) -- Three defendants pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to conspiring to defraud a Holocaust reparations organization out of $57.3 million, according to court documents. Genrikh Kolontyrskiy, Moysey Kucher and Dora Kucher, all of Brooklyn, helped produce and process some of the thousands of fraudulent applications for the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany that are under investigation. The organization, also known as the Claims Conference, distributes more than $400 million a year from funds provided by the German government to victims of the Holocaust. "Our efforts to hold to account all of the individuals who participated in defrauding an organization that exists solely for the purpose of aiding victims of Nazi atrocities continues," said Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, in a statement. The defendants aided in defrauding two funds managed by the Claims Conference, the Article 2 Fund and the Hardship Fund, of $45 million and $12.3 million, respectively, according to court documents. The Article 2 Fund makes monthly payments of around $400 to survivors of Nazi persecution who make less than $16,000 per year "and either lived in hiding or under a false identity for at least 18 months," according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's office. The Hardship Fund pays a one-time payment of $3,500 to "victims of Nazi persecution who evacuated the cities in which they lived and were forced to become refugees." Kolontyrskiy, 80, knowingly processed fraudulent applications for payment while employed with the Article 2 Fund, according to court documents. Moysey Kucher, 66, and Dora Kucher, 58, recruited individuals to provide identification documents that were used to prepare fraudulent applications for both funds, in exchange for money paid out to the false applicants, according to court documents. Jesse Siegel, Kolontyrskiy's attorney, said his client was by no means a major instigator, but he takes responsibility for his actions. <sep>When Genrikh Kolontyrskiy, Moysey Kucher and Dora Kucher submitted applications fraudulently, what two organizations did their money come from?<sep>Claims Conference and the Holocaust reparations organization | No |
In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False.
Example: Property tax -- Property tax or 'house tax' is a local tax on buildings, along with appurtenant land. It is and imposed on the Possessor (not the custodian of property as per 1978, 44th amendment of constitution). It resembles the US-type wealth tax and differs from the excise-type UK rate. The tax power is vested in the states and is delegated to local bodies, specifying the valuation method, rate band, and collection procedures. The tax base is the annual rental value (ARV) or area-based rating. Owner-occupied and other properties not producing rent are assessed on cost and then converted into ARV by applying a percentage of cost, usually four percent. Vacant land is generally exempt. Central government properties are exempt. Instead a 'service charge' is permissible under executive order. Properties of foreign missions also enjoy tax exemption without requiring reciprocity. The tax is usually accompanied by service taxes, e.g., water tax, drainage tax, conservancy (sanitation) tax, lighting tax, all using the same tax base. The rate structure is flat on rural (panchayat) properties, but in the urban (municipal) areas it is mildly progressive with about 80% of assessments falling in the first two brackets.
Example solution: is house tax and property tax are same
Example explanation: The question generated asks whether the house tax and property tax are the same and can be answered by reading the passage. Additionally, it has a binary answer and hence the generated question is correct.
Problem: Leatherface (2017 film) -- Leatherface is a 2017 American horror film directed by Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, written by Seth M. Sherwood, and starring Stephen Dorff, Vanessa Grasse, Sam Strike, and Lili Taylor. It is the eighth film in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise (TCM), and works as a prequel to 1974's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, explaining the origin of the series' lead character.
| Solution: is leatherface a prequel to texas chainsaw massacre |
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Argument over video games may have led to teen’s death SUN-TIMES MEDIA WIRE
A possible argument over video games may have led to the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy early Sunday in the South Side Bronzeville neighborhood.
Police have charged the cousin of the slain teen – a 13-year-old boy – with first-degree murder, police said. That teen has been sent to juvenile court for processing.
The shooting occurred at 5:50 a.m. in the 500 block of East 38th Place, police said. Raymond Galloway, of the 4300 block of South Champlain Avenue, was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7:32 a.m., authorities said.
It is unclear how the 13-year-old obtained the gun at this time. ||||| A 13-year-old boy has been charged with killing his 16-year-old cousin over a video game system.
A 13-year-old boy who allegedly killed his sleeping 16-year-old cousin after an argument over a video game system was ordered held in custody today by a juvenile court judge, authorities said.
The teen shot his cousin, Raymond Galloway, in the head at around 5:50 a.m. Sunday while Galloway slept in the teen’s bedroom in the 500 block of East 38th Place, according to Chicago police and Cook County prosecutors.
The 16-year-old was pronounced dead about 90 minutes later at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, according to authorities.
The two boys had been arguing earlier about an Xbox, according to a police report.
A fired 9mm cartridge was found in the teen’s bedroom and a 9mm semi-automatic handgun was recovered in the apartment, said Tandra Simonton, a spokeswoman for the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office.
The 13-year-old told police he shot Galloway, she said. Police said the boy’s mother was present when he made that statement.
The boy was charged as a juvenile with first-degree murder just after midnight Monday. Judge Stuart Katz ordered him held in custody, Simonton said.
It’s not clear where the boy got the gun. No adults have been charged.
Galloway lived in the 4300 block of South Champlain Avenue, a spokeswoman for the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.
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rsobol@tribune.com | Twitter: @RosemarySobol1 |||||
| Police say a 13-year-old fatally shot his 16-year-old cousin after the teen boys got into a fight about an Xbox. Raymond Galloway was shot in his sleep in a Chicago home early yesterday, the Chicago Tribune reports; his cousin was charged with first-degree murder today. It's not clear how the boy allegedly got the gun, the Chicago Sun-Times reports, but police say he confessed to the crime. |
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 passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
Brunswick, Georgia (CNN) A jury in Georgia on Monday found Justin Ross Harris guilty of murder in the 2014 death of his 22-month-old son, Cooper. Harris, 35, was accused of intentionally locking Cooper inside a hot car for seven hours. On that same day, Harris was sexting with six women, including one minor, according to phone records. In addition to three counts of murder, Harris was found guilty of two counts of cruelty to children for Cooper's death, and guilty of three counts relating to his electronic exchanges of lewd material with two underage girls. "This is one of those occasions where actions speak louder than words," Cobb County Assistant District Attorney Chuck Boring said after the verdict. "He has malice in his heart, absolutely."Harris, guilty of all charges, to be sentenced December 5His attorneys reiterated his innocence, and say they plan to appeal the verdictJurors in Harris' trial heard five weeks of testimony related to his son's 2014 death
Questions:State witnesses testified that _ lived what prosecutors described as a "double life." (A) Brunswick (B) Georgia (C) CNN (D) Justin Ross Harris (E) Cooper (F) Cobb County (G) Chuck Boring
Output: | (D) |
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 passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Jeremain Lens was axed from Sunderland’s first-team squad and is set to be fined two weeks' wages after refusing to take part in a post-match workout, Sportsmail can reveal. The Holland forward – a £9million summer signing from Dynamo Kiev - was an unused substitute during the 1-0 home defeat to Watford last weekend. Afterwards, Lens infuriated manager Sam Allardyce and his backroom team by refusing to join his fellow subs in a running exercise on the pitch at the Stadium of Light. The Black Cats boss and the club are now in the process of imposing a maximum fine – thought to be in the region of £100,000 – and Lens trained with the Under-21s towards the end of last week.Jeremain Lens failed to take part in running exercise after Watford defeatDutchman set to be handed maximum club fine and trained with Under 21sDropped for Sunderland's squad against Chelsea for 'disciplinary reasons'Boss Sam Allardyce and players infuriated by forward's attitude
Question:He was then left out of the squad beaten 3-1 at Chelsea on Saturday with _ confirming his omission was because of ‘disciplinary reasons’.
Output: | Sam Allardyce |
Teacher: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? If you are still confused, see the following example:
For four years we have waited expectantly for the pitter patter of tiny paws. Soon, that wait could finally be over. Tian Tian, the UK's only female giant panda, has conceived and could give birth to a cub as early as August. However Edinburgh Zoo, where the pandas live, have warned people 'not to get too excited' as the process is 'extremely complex'. Moreover, on the two previous occasions keepers inseminated Tian Tian - whose name means 'Sweetie' - she has failed to produce a panda cub. She was artificially inseminated again in March this year, but keepers at the zoo say implantation - when a fertilised egg attaches to the uterus - has not yet occurred.Tian Tian has conceived and could give birth to a cub as early as AugustShe has been inseminated twice before but so far failed to produce a cubTian Tian and Yang Guang arrived in 2011 from China to great fanfareOn loan at £600k a year, became first giant pandas to live in UK for 17 years
Questions:Under the terms of the agreement any cubs will return to _ at the age of two, the age at which they would normally leave their mother in the wild.
Solution: China
Reason: This is a good example. Based on the passage, any cubs will return to China at the age of two
Now, solve this instance: Sebastian Vettel's once-promising title challenge is getting stuck - just like his Ferrari did during Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix. Vettel had high hopes of pushing for a fifth Formula One title after winning the second race of the season in Malaysia, but he has failed to finish on the podium in the past two races and trails championship leader Lewis Hamilton by 49 points. Vettel looked well set for third place at the Red Bull Ring circuit, until he pitted for new tires midway through the race. The change took far too long, with one of the mechanics struggling to fit the rear right wheel. Vettel could not catch Felipe Massa, who took third for an improving Williams team still hopeful of beating Ferrari in the constructors' battle.Nico Rosberg finished ahead of Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to win the Austrian Grand PrixSebastian Vettel had high hopes of pushing for a fifth Formula One titleThe German driver looked well set for third place in Sunday's raceVettel currently trails championship leader Lewis Hamilton by 49 points
Question:'(Regarding) the time we lost during Seb's unfortunate pit stop, we must work with humbleness because, even if everything had gone well, that wouldn't have been enough to beat both _ on track.'
Student: | Mercedes |
This morning, the Minister of Immigration told me that 248 confirmed refugees were on their way to Canada - mostly women, children and grandparents - and she also said that 19 of those who had been chosen to be among the first to come had actually declined the invitation, having decided to stay close to their home.
Immigrants were on the way to a canadian country
A: Yes
Shortcut Island is a crescent-shaped island 0.4 mi long, with three prominent indentations of the north shore, lying 0.7 mi SSE of Gamage Point and Palmer Station along the SW coast of Anvers Island. The suggestive name was given by Palmer Station personnel. The narrow, deep channel separating this island from Anvers Island is a shortcut from the station to the Biscoe Bay area by water.
Anvers Island is connected to Shortcut Island
A: No
On Thursday, February 11, Ed Roberson will read at the University of Chicago. Roberson is the recipient of the 2015 Ron Offen prize and the subject of a special section in the upcoming issue of CR. He will read from his ten books of poetry and present unpublished work. Event co-sponsored by the Ron Offen Poetry Prize Fund and the Program in Poetry & Poetics Thursday, February 11, 6 PM Logan Center for the Arts Seminar Terrace, Room 801 University of Chicago 915 E. 60th St. Free admission
robert was recognized in the second month of the year
A: | Yes |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
[EX Q]: Brazil legend Pele has praised his country's current star Neymar as 'an excellent young player' but says he will never replace him as the footballing 'king' even if he matches his goalscoring record. Neymar has scored 42 international goals despite only turning 23 last month, and Pele's Brazilian record of 77 strikes is well within his sights with a long career at the top still ahead of him. But the 74-year-old Brazilian icon feels that even if the young pretender can match his incredible feat, he will still not be considered in the same class as him. Brazil legend Pele says that even if Neymar matches his goalscoring record he still won't be the 'king'Pele praised Neymar but says he will not match his legacy as a Brazil iconNeymar has 42 international goals and could reach Pele's record of 77But even if Neymar does that, Pele says 'the machine is closed'Former Santos striker threw his backing behind Brazilian coach DungaPele: Why Lionel Messi is better than Cristiano Ronaldo
Question:'I think to be the new king, the new Pele, is impossible,' _ said of his young pretender in the national team.
[EX A]: Pele
[EX Q]: Lindsay and Jon Hall spent 12 years having 12 rounds of IVF to achieve their dream of three children - but soon after tragedy struck. After spending more than £12,000 on the treatments, Lindsay and Jon Hall, who once feared they might never have children, have finally created their perfect family. When twins Esme and Oliver, now one, finally came along four years after son Taylor, five, it was a dream come true. But their joy was short-lived. Just months after the twins were born, Lindsay found a lump in her breast and she was diagnosed with stage three aggressive breast cancer .Lindsay and Jon Hall from Chesterfield, Derbyshire spent £12,000 on IVFAfter 12 years of treatment, Lindsay, now 33, has three childrenBut she also battled breast cancer, which may have been caused by the IVF
Question:'I asked my consultant outright if _ had given me cancer, and he wouldn't answer.
[EX A]: IVF
[EX Q]: Celebrities and top fashion designers lent their support to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign last night at a private - but star-studded - New York City fundraiser. The ritzy event was held in designer Vera Wang's Upper East Side apartment on Sunday night, and was co-hosted by Vera, Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour, Marchesa designer Georgina Chapman, and Georgina's husband, producer Harvey Weinstein. And plenty of other famous names were happy to fork over a donation for the chance to spend time with the Democratic frontrunner, who turns 68 today and arrived at the party with husband Bill Clinton in tow. Tickets for the exclusive event cost $2,700 and included a photo with the Clintons, who seemed to be in a good mood as they walked past paparazzi after most of the other guests had arrived.Anna, Vera, Marchesa's Georgina Chapman, and her husband producer Harvey Weinstein organized the A-list eventTickets to the fundraiser cost a donation of at least $2,700Matthew Morrison, Martha Stewart, Michael Kors, Jason Wu, Annie Leibovitz, and Countess LuAnn were also in attendanceHillary and husband Bill arrived holding hands after most of the guests were already thereClinton's fundraising numbers dropped by 41 per cent in the year's third quarter after a strong performance following her campaign's launch
Question:Other fashionable guests who turned up for the fete included celebrity designers Jason Wu, _, and Cynthia Rowley.
[EX A]: | Michael Kors
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How to eat a sugar cane
Look for the cane in the grocery store.
Look for raw sugar cane in many grocery stores. Find the raw stalks in the produce section.
Check latin grocery stores, farmers markets, or any other place that sells fresh produce. Find sugar cane more easily in areas known to grow it, which are typically temperate in climate.
How to make sweet and sour chicken
Cube the chicken into 1 inch (2.5 cm) pieces and put the pieces in a bowl.
Coat the chicken pieces with the corn starch and mix well.
Oil and heat the skillet at about 325 to 350 degrees f (163 to 177 degrees c).
Oil blanch (or deep fry) the chicken pieces in the skillet for about a minute. The chicken will still be raw inside, but the outside will turn a golden brown.
How to write a strong title for an argumentative essay
Start brainstorming.
Pull out a piece of paper for brainstorming. You can also work on the computer.
However, writing it out can sometimes be helpful to combine and reuse ideas. Have a pen and paper ready to jot down ideas.
How to care for an arabian horse
Provide a large pasture.
Because of their high intelligence, arabian horses require a large pasture to roam and forage in. Use metal or wooden fencing that is at least 5 feet (1.5 m) tall to keep your horse in the pasture.
| Avoid using barbwire or any other high tensile wire fencing. These can cause serious injury to your horse if they get their legs caught. |
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Q: The film, produced by Stan Rogow, was directed by Jim Fall from a screenplay by Susan Estelle Jansen, Ed Decter and John J. Strauss and filmed on location in Rome, Italy in the fall of 2002. All the series characters reprised their roles except for Lalaine (Miranda Sanchez), who left the series late in the second season to film the Disney Channel original movie You Wish! Her character was said to be on vacation with her family in Mexico City.
A: | was the lizzie mcguire movie filmed in italy? |
Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below.
Rabies is fatal in humans.
Rabies virus infects the central nervous system, causing encephalopathy and ultimately death. Early symptoms of rabies in humans are nonspecific, consisting of fever, headache, and general malaise.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
yes
Definitely do not lift the ban on ivory, it will drive the species to near extinction again. Elephant numbers should be controlled but what has ivory got to do with it? It is a barbaric trade and should be banned permanently.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
Question: The ban on ivory trade has been effective in protecting the elephant from extinction.
yes
Once called the "Queen of the Danube," Budapest has long been the focal point of the nation and a lively cultural centre.
Is this true: Budapest was once popularly known as the "Queen of the Danube."
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
A: yes
Question:
With oil prices at $90 a barrel and fear of recession in the UK and many other European economies, the current outlook for the coming fiscal year is poor. While it is impossible to accurately forecast full year fuel prices and yields this far in advance, there is now a significant chance that profits may decline next year, Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary cautioned. Ryanair said that it is not hedged against oil price increases for the next fiscal year. However, Ryanair is not the only airline to suffer from the economic downturn. Aer Lingus shares are down 3% to €1722.30. Easyjet has declined 11%. However shrewd, Mr. O'Leary has plans to spend up to 200 million purchasing back shares in the company, which equates to 3% of the company share capital.
Is this true?
Ryanair shares suffered a 3% decrease.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
Answer:
no
Problem: Typhoon Chanchu, packing winds up to 170 kph (106 mph) and the strongest typhoon on record to enter the South China Sea in May, made landfall between the cities of Shantou and Xiamen and was advancing northeast, the Hong Kong Observatory said.
Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
A typhoon batters the Philippines.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
****
Answer: no
Problem: On this particular trip, Airbus, in cooperation with its partners, organized a trip for 80 children between the ages of 9 and 16 years from nearby National Children's Homes to visit EuroDisney for a day.
Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
EuroDisney is located nearby National Children's Homes.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
****
Answer: | no |
How to feed a pet rat
Choose your food containers carefully.
Metal bowls can produce sound frequencies which may disrupt the rats. Use ceramic bowls instead.
Ceramic bowls are also heavier, and therefore harder for the rats to tip over when feeding. Finally, choose a small bowl; the larger the bowl, the less cage space the rat has.
A man makes tattoos on the back head and neck of a person. then
, the man cleans the head and neck with a white tissue.
How to upload an html file to your server in order to verify ownership to google
After you have created your site and have it published, create a google account or sign into google webmaster.
On webmaster, choose' add site' and type in your url.
In order to verify your ownership of the site, you have 4 options.
One of these options is uploading an html file onto your ftp server. So download the html file that google gives you and save it onto your desktop.
How to manage auditors and regulators
Be truthful.
Listen to their full question and do not interrupt. Answer the question asked (and no more).
| If you don't know the answer, don't guess. Don't answer questions for other managers; instead, tell them who is the right manager. |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
Input: Consider Input: An upcoming documentary describes Yelp as the internet's equivalent to the mafia, and the publicly-traded company is doing everything in its power to discredit the film before it is released. Yelp, founded in 2004 by two former PayPal employees, is a website that lets users write their own reviews of businesses like restaurants and doctor's offices. However, like many web businesses, Yelp's revenue comes mainly from advertising and the businesses that buy ads are often also rated and reviewed on the site. Kaylie Milliken is the filmmaker behind Billion Dollar Bully, an ongoing documentary focused on Yelp's impact on small businesses.Billion Dollar Bully, an upcoming documentary, focuses on the review site's impact on small businessesFilmmaker Kaylie Milliken spoke to several business owners who believe their Yelp ratings went down after they declined to advertise on the siteThe company has denied the allegations, citing court rulings, an FTC investigation and a Harvard study as validation of their business practices
Questions:In a statement, the company spokesman explained why they decided to pass on speaking to _. (A) Yelp (B) PayPal (C) Kaylie Milliken (D) Billion Dollar Bully (E) FTC (F) Harvard
Output: (C)
Input: Consider Input: Mark Sampson's women became the most successful England football side for almost 50 years when they beat Germany for the first time to finish third at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada. A Fara Williams penalty in extra-time gave Mark Sampson’s side their historic 1-0 win after a fiercely fought encounter in Edmonton in which both sides gave their absolute all. Germany are two-time world champions, European Champions and heavy favourites going into this competition. England on the other hand were expected to have done well if they simply made it out of their group, although Sampson insists he and his team always believed they could go all the way.Germany and England could not be separated after 90 minutes, playing out a tense 0-0 drawMark Sampson's side had the best of the chances in normal time with Jill Scott squandering a good opportunityIn the 108th minute referee Ri Hyang-ok pointed to the penalty spot after Germany defender Tabea Kemme had dragged down Lianne Sanderson in the areaFara Williams, who was successful from the penalty spot against Colombia and Japan, sent German goalkeeper Nadine Angerer the wrong way, cue jubilant celebrations on the England benchThe Lionesses held out to overcome favourites Germany to take home the bronze medal
Questions:Houghton had her chance to cap a fine performance with the winning goal when set up by _ her long range shot sailed over. (A) Mark Sampson (B) England (C) Germany (D) FIFA Women’s World Cup (E) Canada (F) Fara Williams (G) Edmonton (H) European Champions (I) Sampson (J) Jill Scott (K) Ri Hyang (L) Tabea Kemme (M) Lianne Sanderson (N) Colombia (O) Japan (P) German (Q) Nadine Angerer (R) The Lionesses
Output: (M)
Input: Consider Input: (CNN) President-elect Donald Trump is "irritated" with top aide Kellyanne Conway's public campaign against Mitt Romney's potential nomination as Secretary of State, according to a source. The Trump source, who is familiar with the President-elect's thinking, acknowledged the existence of an internal feud between Conway and chief of staff Reince Priebus, specifically about the choice between Romney and former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani for the nation's top diplomatic position. The strange feud playing out in public between Romney and Giuliani has captured the attention of the nation in a way rarely seen after the election ends and the transition to the White House begins.Conway says Trump supporters feel "betrayed"Mitt Romney is being considered for Secretary of State
Questions:"Receiving deluge of social media & private comms re: Romney Some Trump loyalists warn against _ as sec of state," she tweeted, including a link to a Politico story. (A) CNN (B) Donald Trump (C) Kellyanne Conway (D) Mitt Romney (E) Secretary of State (F) Trump (G) Conway (H) Reince Priebus (I) New York City (J) Rudy Giuliani (K) Giuliani (L) White House
| Output: (D)
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In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: Consider Input: Philippe Coutinho will more than likely be sidelined for Liverpool's Europa League clash with Bordeaux on Thursday after suffering a minor hamstring strain at the weekend. The in-form Brazilian scored the Reds' second goal in their 4-1 demolition of Manchester City on Saturday but limped off in the second half with a leg problem. A scan on Monday night revealed no major damage and the 23-year-old is a chance to be involved when Swansea City visit in the Premier League on Sunday. Although only a minor set-back, the blow comes at a terrible time for Coutinho after he's managed to string together a series of stand-out performances.Philippe Coutinho was replaced in the second half of Saturday's winIn-form Brazilian more than likely to miss Thursday's visit by BordeauxThe forward was diagnosed with a minor hamstring strain after scansHe's a chance of being fit for Sunday's Premier League clash with SwanseaJohn Aldridge: Jurgen Klopp is Liverpool's 12th man
Question:'It's been personally a good year for me, with big moments, some good goals and receiving awards,' _ told liverpoolfc.com.
Output: Philippe Coutinho
Input: Consider Input: Naypyidaw, Myanmar (CNN) Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi finally broke her silence on the Rohingya refugee crisis Tuesday, insisting that her country was not "afraid of international scrutiny." But her speech in the nation's capital of Nyapyidaw drew widespread criticism: Suu Kyi did not denounce alleged atrocities against the Rohingya community and claimed the government needed more time investigate the exodus from Myanmar of more than 400,000 members of the minority Muslim group. Amnesty International described the speech -- in which Suu Kyi only once referred to the Rohingya by name -- as a "mix of untruths and victim blaming."More than 400,000 Rohingya have fled the countryAung San Suu Kyi skipped the UN General Assembly to handle the crisis
Question:"After half a century or more of authoritarian rule, now we are in the process of nurturing our nation," she said, adding that recent violence is just one of many complexities faced by _.
Output: Myanmar
Input: Consider Input: (CNN) Three freshmen on the UCLA men's basketball team accused of shoplifting in the Chinese city of Hangzhou could be months away from returning home while the legal process in their case plays out. ESPN, citing a source with firsthand knowledge, reported Wednesday that LiAngelo Ball, Cody Riley and Jalen Hill were released on bail after being questioned about stealing sunglasses from a Louis Vuitton store near the team hotel. ESPN's Los Angeles-based reporter Arash Markazi is covering the team from China. Chinese officials wouldn't confirm the ESPN report that Ball, Riley and Hill were arrested. Hua Chunying, a spokeswoman for China's Foreign Ministry, said the case had been reported to US authorities.LiAngelo Ball, Cody Riley and Jalen Hill allegedly stole sunglasses from a Louis Vuitton store, ESPN reportsUCLA is scheduled to open its season in Shanghai on Saturday against Georgia Tech
Question:We stand ready to provide appropriate consular assistance for _ citizens."
| Output: UCLA
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In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
[EX Q]: Washington (CNN) -- The Pacific island nation of Palau has agreed to take in 17 Chinese Muslims held at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the country's ambassador to the United States said Wednesday. The map shows the Pacific island nation of Palau in relation to China. Details of the transfer are still being worked out, Ambassador Hersey Kyota told CNN. But Kyota said his country, a former U.S. Pacific trust territory, has agreed to take in the ethnic Uighur detainees "for humanitarian reasons" and because of the "special relationship" between Palau and the United States. U.S. State Department spokesman Ian Kelly would not comment on the announcement, telling reporters, "We're still involved in ongoing discussions." The agreement includes some U.S. aid for Palau, Kyota said, but he said those details remained to be worked out as well. The country, with a population of about 20,000, is about 1,000 miles southeast of Manila, Philippines, and about 4,600 miles west of Hawaii. Palau has received nearly $900 million in U.S. aid since independence in 1994, according to congressional auditors, and depends on Washington for defense. The "Compact of Free Association" between Palau and the United States is up for review, but Kelly said any additional aid offer "is not linked to any other discussions we may be having with the government of Palau." The Uighurs were accused of receiving weapons and military training in Afghanistan. <sep>What is the ethnicity of the 17 Chinese Muslims held in Guantanamo Bay?<sep>American
[EX A]: No
[EX Q]: Living things need non-living matter as well as energy. What do you think matter is used for? One thing is to build bodies. They also need it to carry out the processes of life. Any non-living matter that living things need is called a nutrient. Carbon and nitrogen are examples of nutrients. Unlike energy, matter is recycled in ecosystems. You can see how in Figure 3.11. Decomposers release nutrients when they break down dead organisms. The nutrients are taken up by plants through their roots. The nutrients pass to primary consumers when they eat the plants. The nutrients pass to higher level consumers when they eat lower level consumers. When living things die, the cycle repeats. <sep>What happens to nutrients when the decomposers use them to break down dead organisms?<sep>Disapear
[EX A]: No
[EX Q]: Registration fees for Illinois lawyers could jump as much as $49 a year if lawmakers adopt two separate measures to bolster pro-bono services and support for lawyers with drug and alcohol problems. The Illinois Supreme Court is pushing for legislation that would allow it to dedicate money raised through the fee hikes to legal services to the poor. The justices are floating a $42 increase to shore up financing for pro-bono work, as the normal funding mechanism for legal services has fallen short in recent years. Currently, support for non-profit legal aid groups comes from interest generated on the Lawyers' Trust Fund, which pools clients' money that attorneys hold for such matters as escrow funds. But low interest rates and a sagging economy mean there is less money being generated. After hours of discussion, the high court agreed that raising the registration fees would be the best way to address the declining revenues, Chief Justice Moses W. Harrison II said. The judges were reluctant to raise those fees but eventually decided that supporting probono services was important enough "and lawyers had a responsibility to contribute" to the cause, Harrison said. Last year, the high court raised the base fee for active attorneys to $180 from $140. Lawyers in their first three years of practice or who are inactive pay $90, and retired lawyers pay nothing. Legislation circulated by the high court's lobbyist specifies that the hike would apply to attorneys "paying full annual registration fees." In 2001, there were 57,392 active attorneys in Illinois and 74,311 on the full roll, according to the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission. The hike would raise roughly $2.4 million. Last year, interest on the trust fund totaled $4.5 million, but service and handling fees consumed $538,000 of that amount. This year's returns are projected to be anywhere between $700,000 and $1 million short of that mark, said Ruth Ann Schmitt, the executive director of Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois. Harrison said the fee hikes are designed only to counter the shortfall in interest income, not add to the total amount available. "Our legal services are already stretched to the breaking point," Schmitt said. "We have a tough time raising enough money to properly fund services that our clients need." Neither the Illinois State Bar Association nor The Chicago Bar Association has taken a stance on the proposed hikes. <sep>Who made the following remark: "We have a tough time raising enough money to properly fund services that our clients need."<sep>Sothesby
[EX A]: | No
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Ruth Mott (5 February 1917 – 28 July 2012) was an English domestic servant who became a television cook and personality. Mott spent most of her life working in country houses with her television work not beginning until the age of 70 when her knowledge of a working Victorian kitchen was utilized for the television show "The Victorian Kitchen".
Mott was a producer of The Victorian Kitchen. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
WSJD (100.5 FM, "True Oldies 100.5") is a radio station serving the Evansville, Indiana area with an oldies format. It broadcasts on FM frequency 100.5 MHz and is under self ownership. Majority of the programming is featured from ABC Radio's "The True Oldies Channel" satellite feed. The station broadcasts Major League Baseball games as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers Radio Network.
The station broadcasts Major League Baseball games because love Los Angeles Dodgers OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Red Amnesia () is a 2014 Chinese thriller film directed by Wang Xiaoshuai. The film deals with the psychological impact of an elderly retired widow (played by Lü Zhong)'s past. Wang considers "Red Amnesia" to be the last film of his Cultural Revolution trilogy, which includes 2005's "Shanghai Dreams" and 2011's "11 Flowers". It was released on April 30, 2015.
Red Amnesia is a very scary film. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | It's impossible to say |
Generate a context and a hypothesis. | Context: Assailants also ambushed two civilian sport utility vehicles, favoured by Western civilian contractors, on the road to Baghdad's international airport
Hypothesis: Assailants also ambushed two civilian sport utility vehicles on the road to Baghdad's international airport. |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
[EX Q]: What do you need in addition to the LaserDisc in order to experience surround sound?, Context: Only one 5.1 surround sound option exists on a given LaserDisc (either Dolby Digital or DTS), so if surround sound is desired, the disc must be matched to the capabilities of the playback equipment (LD Player and Receiver/Decoder) by the purchaser. A fully capable LaserDisc playback system includes a newer LaserDisc player that is capable of playing digital tracks, has a digital optical output for digital PCM and DTS audio, is aware of AC-3 audio tracks, and has an AC-3 coaxial output; an external or internal AC-3 RF demodulator and AC-3 decoder; and a DTS decoder. Many 1990s A/V receivers combine the AC-3 decoder and DTS decoder logic, but an integrated AC-3 demodulator is rare both in LaserDisc players and in later A/V receivers.
[EX A]: playback equipment
[EX Q]: How known was the phrase used?, Context: The only words of Jesus on the cross in the Mark and Matthew accounts, this is a quotation of Psalm 22. Since other verses of the same Psalm are cited in the crucifixion accounts, it is often considered a literary and theological creation. Geza Vermes, however, points out that the verse is cited in Aramaic rather than the Hebrew in which it usually would have been recited, and suggests that by the time of Jesus, this phrase had become a proverbial saying in common usage. Compared to the accounts in the other Gospels, which he describes as 'theologically correct and reassuring', he considers this phrase 'unexpected, disquieting and in consequence more probable'. He describes it as bearing 'all the appearances of a genuine cry'. Raymond Brown likewise comments that he finds 'no persuasive argument against attributing to the Jesus of Mark/Matt the literal sentiment of feeling forsaken expressed in the Psalm quote'.
[EX A]: in common usage
[EX Q]: The current strength depends indirectly on the amount of what?, Context: Ion gauges are used in ultrahigh vacuum. They come in two types: hot cathode and cold cathode. In the hot cathode version an electrically heated filament produces an electron beam. The electrons travel through the gauge and ionize gas molecules around them. The resulting ions are collected at a negative electrode. The current depends on the number of ions, which depends on the pressure in the gauge. Hot cathode gauges are accurate from 10−3 torr to 10−10 torr. The principle behind cold cathode version is the same, except that electrons are produced in a discharge created by a high voltage electrical discharge. Cold cathode gauges are accurate from 10−2 torr to 10−9 torr. Ionization gauge calibration is very sensitive to construction geometry, chemical composition of gases being measured, corrosion and surface deposits. Their calibration can be invalidated by activation at atmospheric pressure or low vacuum. The composition of gases at high vacuums will usually be unpredictable, so a mass spectrometer must be used in conjunction with the ionization gauge for accurate measurement.
[EX A]: | gas molecules
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How to clean a cast iron stove
Place an old newspaper on the ground in front of the stove.
Do this as a protective measure before you begin scooping ashes out of the stove, as they are liable to drop onto the ground. A newspaper will make cleanup much easier.
As you're spreading the newspaper, open the air dampener so that any ash stuck to it will fall into the firebox. The air dampener will be a small knob on the front of the cast iron stove, that you should pull outward to open.
How to draft a motion to dismiss
Search for forms.
Many states have court-approved forms you can use for your motion to dismiss so you don't have to format the document yourself.
You typically can find forms available for download by visiting the website for the state court system or the state's highest court.
Forms also may be available at the websites of state legal aid societies. Paper forms typically are available at the clerk's offices of individual courts.
How to uninstall avg internet security 2014
Click windows start button, go to control panel on right pane of the menu.
If you're running a windows xp sp3 machine, you click " add or remove programs "; and if you're windows 8/7/vista owner, you choose " uninstall a program " under programs instead.
It'd be easy.
Find the following " avg 2014 " (2014. 0.4016 version), click " uninstall " button behind it.
He then drives around a flat dirt track while cutting a few times to his talks describing his techniques. he
| ends by talking about his bike some more. |
Nathaniel McMillan (born August 3, 1964) is an American basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He coached the Seattle SuperSonics from 2000 to 2005, and the Portland Trail Blazers from 2005 to 2012.
McMillan at one time played for one of the teams that he coached. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
There have been four head coaches of the Houston Texans, a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas, United States. The Texans play in the South Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL).
The Houston Texans are based in California. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
Neelix is a character in the science fiction television series "", played by actor Ethan Phillips since the series' inception. Neelix is an alien native to the distant far side of the galaxy, who has joined the crew of the United Federation of Planets starship USS "Voyager" as cook after its being captured by a mysterious shock wave to the Delta Quadrant.
Ethan Phillips was the only actor considered for the role of Neelix. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | It's impossible to say |
On a Saturday morning earlier this September, the world got its first look at the Strati. This electric vehicle is unlike any other currently on the road. It rolls on four wheels, but its body and chassis weren't built in a factory. Instead, Strati's designers used a technology called 3-D printing. It created those parts of the car in one piece, from the ground up. "Compared to a typical vehicle on the road, the Strati definitely looks different," says Greg Schroeder, a senior research engineer at the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Mich. He did not work on the new car. His organization studies trends and changes in the auto industry. It took 44 hours to print the new car at the International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago. Over the next few days, the car's designers installed additional parts. These included the car's engine, brakes and tires. Then, early on September 13, Jay Rogers climbed into the car, started its engine and drove the vehicle onto the street. Rogers helped found Local Motors. It's the Arizona-based company behind the Strati. Two weeks later, his team printed a second Strati, and just as fast, at a fair in New York City. Justin Fishkin, a local Motors official, sees the Strati as a window into the future. Today, car buyers are limited in their choice of a vehicle. They can order only what car companies have already designed. But in the future, he says, you may be able to design your own car online and then get it printed to order. Manufacturing experts say 3-D printing has begun to revolutionize how they make things. The technology has been around for decades. But these machines used to be so expensive that only large companies could afford them. In the last few years, though, that has changed. Many of the machines are now inexpensive enough for small companies--or even individuals --to own. Some local libraries make them available to the public. High Schools are beginning to use them in classrooms. Wide access to these printers means people can now design and print... Which of the following statements about the first Strati is TRUE? A) It was born in a car factory in Chicago. B) All parts of it were not made by using a technology called 3-D technology. C) It is a pity that it has not run on the street so far. D) Many senior research engineers worked on it, including Greg Schroeder.
Answer: | B |
The 2010 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Blue Devils were led by 3rd year head coach David Cutcliffe and played their home games at Wallace Wade Stadium. They are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference in the Coastal Division. They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in ACC play.
The 2010 Duke Blue Devils football beat a top opponent.
A: It's impossible to say
Dry Doddington is a small village in the north-west of the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England within the civil parish of Westborough and Dry Doddington. It is situated approximately 5 mi south-east from Newark, approximately 8 mi north-west from Grantham, and just over 1 mi to the east from the A1 road.
Dry Doddington is 5 mi from Newark
A: Yes
The Reader's Digest Select Editions are a series of hardcover fiction anthology books, published bi-monthly and available by subscription, from "Reader's Digest". Each volume consists of four or five current bestselling novels selected by "Digest" editors and abridged (or "condensed") to shorter form to accommodate the anthology format.
The Select Editions are published every 2 months.
A: | Yes |
Definition: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Input: TWIN FALLS • It often takes a lot of work to catch a burglar, but sometimes criminals make it easy for investigators.
A Twin Falls burglary suspect returned to the scene of the crime Saturday looking for keys and a cellphone he dropped during the heist, police say.
Caleb Shay Funke, 22, was arraigned Monday in Twin Falls County Magistrate Court on two charges of burglaries and one charge of grand-theft.
A woman called police about 2:30 p.m. saying she’d arrived home on the 200 block of Sixth Avenue North to find her back door open and her house ransacked, police said. Cupboards were open, books and paper were scattered, a file-cabinet was pried open and an unfamiliar cellphone was left on the bed.
A silver 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt was parked behind the house, where police said they could see cash and jewelry on the passenger seat.
While officers were still at the house investigating, a woman drove up behind the car and dropped Funke off, police said.
Funke told officers he let a friend borrow the car and the keys ended up locked inside, court documents said. He said he had arranged for a locksmith to come unlock the car. As Funke spoke with police, a resident of the burglarized house came out with some keys, saying they didn’t belong to anyone in the house, court documents said.
An officer unlocked and started the car with the keys. Funke said he wasn’t the burglar but knew who was.
His story didn’t add up, so police arrested him. When officers patted him down they found a piece of jewelry in his pocket belonging to the homeowner. Her cellphone was in his car, police said.
Police say Funke is also a suspect in two other Saturday burglaries.
A house on the 500 block of Washington Street North had a window broken out and was left in disarray, court documents said. Footprints found near both the garage and the backdoor matched the slippers Funke was wearing when he was arrested, police said.
Another house was burglarized in the 1000 block of Wirsching Avenue West, police said.
The homeowner’s daughter said she noticed bags of change missing and police found checks and a credit card from the home inside the Cobalt, court documents said.
In an interview with police, Funke admitted to being involved with all three burglaries, court documents said. He said he burglarized the house on Wirsching Avenue and was a lookout for a friend for the Sixth Avenue burglary.
Funke said he accidentally broke the window on Washington Street and was only there because he thought his friends lived there, police said. After climbing into the house he figured his friends must have moved and left without taking anything, court documents said.
Funke’s bond was set at $5,000 and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for Sept. 25. ||||| Hello, Im Craig Nabat, President of Ambitious Ideas, Inc., and inventor of FINDIT® -- the most innovative and easy-to-use locating device that attaches via adhesive strip or key ring to any of your commonly lost household items such as car keys, cellular phones, remote controls, electronic organizers, eyeglass cases, purses, and anything you tend to misplace.
Since 1993, Ive been devoted to developing and perfecting FINDIT® for people just like me who lose absolutely everything they own.
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Output: | If only Caleb Shay Funke had invested in a clap-automated key finder. The 22-year-old showed up at the scene of a home burglary in Twin Falls, Idaho, on Saturday and was arrested shortly thereafter for the crime—all because cops say he left his car keys in the house, the Times-News reports. The homeowner had come home to a ransacked house, the paper notes, as well as an unfamiliar silver car parked behind the house. As officers were peering into the locked car (where they say they could clearly see cash and jewelry on one of the seats), they say another car pulled up and dropped off Funke, who told cops a friend had borrowed his car and locked the keys inside, the Times-News notes. Cue one of the home's residents, who walked out of the house dangling the keys left inside (which unlocked Funke's car); the homeowner also found someone else's cellphone on a bed. Funke tried to say he knew the real burglar, but he was arrested and eventually admitted to police—who say they found a piece of the homeowner's jewelry in Funke's pocket—to being involved in that burglary, plus two others in the neighborhood. (A Delaware burglary suspect had to call 911 after getting stuck in an elevator.) |
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Jerusalem (CNN) Long-time Palestinian rivals Fatah and Hamas have reached a reconciliation agreement after a decade of failed attempts and often bitter acrimony. Under the deal, brokered by Egypt, a new unity government will take administrative control of Gaza in December. If the deal holds, it would end a decade-long rift that began with violent clashes between the two groups in 2007. Fatah, the party of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, governs the West Bank, while Hamas runs Gaza. The two factions had started reconciliation talks in Cairo on Tuesday. Senior Hamas member Saleh al-Arouri told a Cairo news conference that Hamas was determined to end the division between it and Fatah, saying they had "no choice but to continue to advance the unity of [the Palestinian people] and reach our hopes and aspirations."Long-standing Palestinian rivals agree accordDeal could mean the end of a decade-long rift between the West Bank and Gaza
Question:He said the two sides were going to _ "resolved and determined to make it happen and achieve concrete results in that respect."
| Cairo |
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Washington (CNN) No one knows who will win the White House on Tuesday. But there's already one undisputed loser from the ferocious presidential campaign: James Comey. The FBI director cleared Hillary Clinton for a second time Sunday in the probe over her private email server. But the damage to her campaign -- and his own reputation -- is unlikely to quickly heal. With his highly public handling of the email probe and his resulting entanglement in the political tumult, Comey accomplished the unusual feat of antagonizing each side of the partisan divide. In the aftermath, his stature is diminished and his future in a Clinton or Donald Trump administration is highly uncertain.Democrats blast Comey for influencing the final days of an already vitriolic campaignRepublicans say he caved to political pressure
Question:Comey is three years into a 10-year appointment at the _.
| FBI |
Consider the question. I needed more knowledge and had a reputation for truancy, what did I need to go to more of?
Options:
- church
- meeting
- encyclopedia
- university
- class
If the answer is 'class'; explain the reasoning: | Class means a group of students or pupils who are taught together. I needed more knowledge and had a reputation for truancy, I need to go to more of class. |
Q: The deadly earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11 damaged two nuclear power stations. Officials are now working to prevent dangerous radiation from poisoning the air in the area surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi plant. The Japanese government has ordered people living within 12 and a half miles of the plant to , and asked those living 12 and a half to 20 miles away to stay indoors. Nuclear power plants create energy using a chemical reaction that produces large amounts of heat. Reactors in Japan have many long, thin rods, called fuel rods , which must be kept cool. If the reactor's fuel rods aren't cooled, the reaction can burn out of control. That's what happened at the two Japanese plants after the quake caused a power failure and the cooling systems malfunctioned . This overheating could cause radiation to escape and sicken many people. Japan's 54 nuclear reactors are built to withstand the many small or moderate earthquakes the country faces each year. But Friday's earthquake was one of the most severe earthquakes ever recorded. People exposed to unsafe levels of radiation have a higher than normal risk of getting cancer. The Japanese government has been distributing potassium iodide pills to people in the surrounding areas to protect those who may have come in contact with radiation from the power plant. The pills flood the body with healthy potassium iodide. The potassium iodide works to crowd out "bad" iodine in the body that may have been poisoned by radiation. On Tuesday morning, 750 workers left the Fukushima Daiichi plant. However, 50 workers stayed behind to use sweater to cool the fuel rods. These dedicated employees are risking their own lives to save many others. On Thursday, officials used helicopters, fire trucks, and water cannons to spray water on the reactors to cool the fuel rods. But it's not clear whether these efforts were successful. Officials are now working on a power line to restore electricity to the plant. They hope this will help restart the plant's cooling... What can we learn from the text? A) The local people are scared and ready to run away. B) The earthquake led to many deaths and caused damage to roads. C) The Japanese government has found a kind of pill that can treat cancer. D) The two stations were damaged because their cooling systems didn't work.
A: D
Q: Chinese high school students have the longest study hours compared to their peers in Japan , the US and South Korea. A survey conducted by the four countries said. The survey, released by the China Youth and Children Research Center on Monday, was jointly conducted with instructions in the four countries in September-October of 2008. It covers nearly 4,000 students in senior schools and vocational high schools in the four countries. About 78.3 percent of Chinese students said they spend more than eight hours at school and 56.7 percent said they study at least two more hours each day at home .by contrast, only 24.7 percent of their peers in the US , 20.5percent in Japan and 15.4 in Korea study more than two hour s after school. Around 60 percent of all students surveyed said their burden for studies was the heaviest. However the Japanese felt their burden was the worst with respondents reaching 79.2 percent Among the five biggest headaches for young people in the four countries were: 0ver-sheduling ranked first, followed by a boring leisure life, unsatisfied appearance, little time for exercise and making friends, and no spare money "Moderate study pressure can better drive students to develop, however, too much will press their development space, and can even cause harm to their physical and psychological health" the survey said "Balancing their studies and all round development is a very important task" it said. What would be the best title for the text? A) Chinese high school students study more B) high school students need more rest C) heavy burdens of high school students D) big headaches of high school students
A: C
Q: Do you start your work by making a list of all you have to complete, from walking the dog and washing the clothes, to phoning a or checking your emails? Do you always take a list with you to the supermarket? Do you write down all the steps you need to see a big project through? If you're a natural list maker you can consider this habit as a good thing to do. Here are some reasons: Gives your memory a kick: Even if you pride yourself on remembering all you need to complete, it's only human to forget every once in a while. A to-do list is a handy reminder. Helps you stay in the moment: It sounds surprising, but true. Trying to mentally keep track of the things weighing on your mind can make it tougher to concentrate on the activity at hand. _ : Instead of carrying around a nagging nervousness that you've forgotten to take care of a chore, keeping an up-to-date list can help relieve that kind of stress. Helps planning: Most of us are likely to put off until tomorrow what we can do today, but keeping a list helps to keep this natural impulse at bay. Thinking about what has to be done in advance is a good way to prevent us from falling behind schedule. Prioritizes : Seeing everything we want to take care of allows us to prioritize and give the most time to the more important tasks. On the other hand, not having a to-do list makes it possible for us to spend too much time on unimportant items. Boosts happiness: You will feel very happy each time you check off a task you have completed on your list. Studies show that reaching your goal actually releases feel-good chemical in your brain that boosts happiness. From the text we know that a to-do list can _ . A) ensure that you finish everything on time B) remind you of the things you should do C) make it easy for you to form a good habit D) help you save money while shopping
A: B
Q: My father left me a treasure when he died. It wasn't a big house or a car. It wasn't cash or gold. In the eyes of the world my father died a poor man. He was a simple mechanic who worked hard to support his family. My father's treasure, rather, was in a thousand wonderful memories that he gave me over the course of his life. One particular one stood out in my mind today. I was just a boy playing in the backyard of a friend's house while my father spent the afternoon under the hood of an old car, trying to get it running again. It seemed to take hours and I wasn't sure whether he could bring the ancient car back to life again this time. At long last, though, he closed the hood and turned the key in the ignition . There was a sweet smile of satisfaction on his face as the engine started. There was a twinkle of joy in his eye when he shook his head. And there was a quiet hum of happiness in his voice as we drove back home that day. This memory made a home in my heart and became a priceless pearl for my soul to cherish. Time and time again, my father showed me that a kind life, a giving life and a heavenly life was created one choice at a time. Not all of his choices were the right ones, but most of them were. He did the best he could. He lived the best he could. And he helped to bring out the best in me, too. He once said to me, "It is lucky that all of your choices are driven by love and inspired by joy." As I look back into those memories my father left me, I realize that each one of them inspired me to live and to love. May all of your choices bring memories of happiness to those around you! What does the author learn from his father? A) To focus on life every lay. B) To bring the right and best choices to family. C) To make choices based on love and happiness. D) To live a kind and giving life and help others as much as possible.
| A: C |
Mosaics is an album by Mark Heard, released in 1985 on Home Sweet Home Records. According to the liner notes in "Ashes and Light", this album was recorded first but delayed by the record company who wanted the less rock-oriented "Ashes" released first. Consequently, this was the first album recorded in Heard's own Fingerprint Recording Studio.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
Mosaics was released more than 12 years ago.
Available choices:
I. Yes
II. It's impossible to say
III. No | I. |
Ques:A different sort of _ is developing in the workplace. Someone --- specifically the father-daughter team of Larry and Meagan Johnson --- has figured out that on some American job sites, five generations are working side by side. In their new book about generations in the workplace the pair argue that while such an age difference adds a lot of texture and a variety of life experiences, it can also bring tensions and conflicts. The Johnsons are human-resource trainers and public speakers. Dad Larry is a former health-care executive; daughter Meagan is a onetime high-level sales manager. Here are the oldest and youngest of the five generations they identify: They call the oldest group Traditionals, born before 1945. They were heavily influenced by the lessons of the Great Depression and World War Two. They respect authority, set a high standard of workmanship, and communicate easily and confidently. But they're also stubbornly independent. They want their opinions heard. At the other extreme are what the Johnsons call Linksters, born after 1995 into today's more complicated, multi-media world. They live and breathe technology and are often social activists. You won't find many 15-year olds in the offices of large companies, except as volunteers, of course, but quite old and quite young workers do come together in sales environments like bike shops and ice-cream stores. The Johnsons, Larry and Meagan, represent a generation gap themselves in their work with jobsite issues. The Johnsons' point is that as the average lifespan continues to rise and retirement dates get delayed because of the tight economy, people of different generations are working side by side, more often bringing with them very different ideas about company loyalty and work values. The five generations are heavily influenced by quite different events, social trends, and the cultural phenomena of their times. Their experiences shape their behavior and make it difficult, sometimes, for managers to achieve a strong and efficient workplace. Larry and... According to the passage, the Linksters are usually _ . A) found working in the offices of large companies B) influenced by media and technology C) enthusiastic multi-media activists D) ice-cream sellers
Ans:B
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Ques:The 30 miles of steep roads that snake through the mountains of Logan Canyon in Utah are enough to make most drivers'hands sweat. But Andersen, a 46-year-old father of four, wasn't expecting any trouble on the road last New Year's Eve, when he set off for a ski trip to the Bear River Mountains with nine-year-old daughter Mia, four-old son Baylor, and nine-year-old neighbor Kenya. Andersen had driven through the Canyon hundreds of times over the years. The weather was fine-but the higher they drove, the more slippery the roads became. Rounding a sharp U-turn at mile marker473, Andersen saw a truck that had skated off the road and immediately tapped his brakes. In an instant, the car was sliding at 25 miles per hour toward the shoulder of the highway, then rolling down a steep ten-foot dam toward the extremely cold Logan River. As it hit the water, the car tipped toward the passenger side, hesitated, and then rolled onto its roof and sank into the river. There was no time to tell the kids what to do. The crash had broken a few windows, and within seconds, the upside-down car was filled with water. "It was frightening how fast we were completely underwater,"remembers Andersen, a soft-spoken product development manager."You're thinking, is this how it's all going to end?" Having lost all sense of direction, Andersen began to search the freezing water for the kids. Mia had been right next to him in the front seat; now, in the blackness, he couldn't find her."I thought, if I don't get out, maybe none of us are going to get out." Andersen got out of his seat belt, swam through a broken window, and, deeply and quickly, breathed air at the surface. That's when he saw a group of men, about ten in all, appear at the top of the dam. One after another, they raced down into the water. Helping onto safety all the three children, they began to shout at the father,"Who else is in the car?"Andersen says respectfully," _ ." What might be the main reason. For the car accident? A) The sharp U-turn. B) The steep dam. C) The sudden brake. D) A truck hitting the car.
Ans:C
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Ques:Want to live longer? Win an Oscar. A new study says that actors who received the award earn more than larger paychecks. So when 94-year-old Katharine Hepburn once remarked that she was respected internationally "like an old building", she had no idea that her four Oscars directly influenced her longevity . The study says winning actors will live 3.9 years longer than their losing counterparts . Actors who have won more than once, like Hepburn, live up to six years longer than those who were nominated but never won. "We found that they died from the same things we all die from--cancer, heart disease, but they fought them a bit longer and diseases came a bit later," says Dr. Donald Redelmeier, the leading author of the study. Redelmeier says the sense of success and satisfaction makes one's soul become more full of life. "We are not saying that you will live longer if you win an Oscar," explains Redelmeier, "or that people should go out and take acting courses. Our main conclusion is simply that social factors are important." The study's implied conclusion, he says, is that doctors should ask about their patients' personal feelings because mental well-being is related to physical health. Redelmeier says he got the idea for the study when he watched a glowing Gwyneth Paltrow win an Oscar in 1999 for her role in Shakespeare in Love. Redelmeier says, "She looked more full of life than anyone I had seen." "We found, too, those that had multi-nominations and no win had the same life expectancy as those with just a single nomination and no win," Redelmeier adds. What would be the best title for the passage? A) Most Oscar Winners Live Longer Lives B) How to Get a Long Life C) A New Study about Long Lives D) An Amazing Finding
Ans:A
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Ques:Yesterday the police were joined by more than 20 volunteers in the continuing search for the two missing teenagers, Vicky Gray and Tom Hunter, and their guide, Gavin Jones. The police said that they had disappeared during an adventure tour of Cape York Peninsula. This was the second day of the search and the police were now very worried about the safety of the three missing people. The police said that the search had covered a wide area, but the rainforest was thick and their work was made harder by the recent rain. Later on Chief Inspector Roger Fleet said, "The travelers had a radio with them. If they had been in trouble, they would have called us." The three travelers left Cooktown very early on Saturday morning in aToyota car. They took a small dirt road that runs down to the Daintree River, a dangerous river full of crocodiles . Chief Inspector Roger Fleet said the tourists wouldn't have got into trouble if they had stayed on the main road. A photo of Vicky and Tom was found by a policeman under the "Be Careful about crocodiles" sign near the river. Why was the photo left behind? This is just one of the unanswered questions. Other questions are: Why was the photo left behind? Why was theToyotaparked and locked at the edge of the rainforest? The police said that the travelers had left a map of the area behind. Why? Why had someone drawn a cross on the point where the car is? Is this a sign? What does it mean? If anyone can give information or has seen these three young people, contact the local police in Cooktown. The article asks people to _ . A) join the police in searching for the missing people B) tell the police about the travelers' ages and their appearance C) learn the lesson and stop taking adventure tours D) provide information about the missing people
Ans: | D
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TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
PROBLEM: Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump signed into law Wednesday morning legislation that levies new sanctions against Russia and restricts Trump's own ability to ease sanctions in place against Moscow. The bill is one of the first major pieces of legislation that was sent to Trump's desk, and it represents a rebuke of the President by giving Congress new veto power to block him from removing Russia sanctions. The White House announced the signing shortly after 11 a.m. ET, saying the bill includes "a number of clearly unconstitutional provisions" that "purport to displace the President's exclusive constitutional authority to recognize foreign governments, including their territorial bounds."The White House said the bill includes "a number of clearly unconstitutional provisions"Russia has reacted strongly to the bill, likening it to a "fully-fledged trade war"
Questions:"_ could not even negotiate a health care bill after seven years of talking. (A) Washington (B) CNN (C) Donald Trump (D) Russia (E) Trump (F) Moscow (G) Congress (H) White House
SOLUTION: (G)
PROBLEM: (CNN) -- People don't generally care what politicians read. But Rep. Paul Ryan is different. His fascination with the Russian-born novelist Ayn Rand could spell trouble for the GOP's new vice-presidential candidate. It could put him at odds with the Christian right and the Roman Catholic Church. It all depends how much you believe that he is in the thrall of Ayn Rand. Rand (1905-1982) is controversial because of the extremism of her views. In researching my recent book, I found that Rand's influence on the Republican Party, which dates back as far as her endorsement of Wendell Willkie in 1940, has been sharply growing, largely due to her vise-like hold on the imagination of the tea party and people like Ryan.Ayn Rand was a Russian-born novelist whose work celebrated selfishness, says Gary WeissIn April, Paul Ryan called reports of his adherence to Rand's views an "urban legend"But in 2005 Ryan said she was "the reason I got involved in public service," says WeissWeiss: That could put Ryan at odds with the Christian right and the Roman Catholic Church
Questions:_ painted the world in stark terms, as a struggle between the individual and the collective. (A) CNN (B) Paul Ryan (C) Russian (D) Ayn Rand (E) GOP (F) Christian (G) Roman Catholic Church (H) Republican Party (I) Wendell Willkie (J) Ryan (K) Gary Weiss (L) Weiss
SOLUTION: (D)
PROBLEM: It has long been considered the most expensive place in the UK to buy property, but it seems London is being pipped to the post by coastal Salcombe. According to data, analysed by Harbour Hotels, the average cost of property in London - a whopping £638,217 - actually falls below that of the Devon enclave. The seaside town in the South Hams district boasts a skyrocketing average property price: £671,759. According to new data, the average cost of property in Salcombe, Devon, now tops the average cost in London This is more then the average cost of property in some of the UK's most expensive cities, including Oxford, Bath and Edinburgh.Average cost of property in London is now less than in Salcombe, DevonIn Salcombe, property tops £671,759 and waterfront value is even higherKnown as 'Chelsea-on-Sea,' the area is famed for its yachting and sailing
Questions:Since then, property prices have continued to soar, increasing ten per cent in the last 12 months alone, which puts _'s property market on par with London's 11 per cent yearly increase. (A) UK (B) London (C) Salcombe (D) Harbour Hotels (E) Devon (F) South Hams (G) Oxford (H) Bath (I) Edinburgh (J) Chelsea-on-Sea
SOLUTION: | (C)
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The 1990 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested between Sampdoria of Italy and Anderlecht of Belgium. It was the final match of the 1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 30th European Cup Winners' Cup Final. The final was held at Ullevi in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 9 May 1990. Sampdoria won the match 2–0, thanks to two goals in extra time from Gianluca Vialli.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
No goals were scored in the first 90 minutes.
Pick from: + Yes + It's impossible to say + No | It's impossible to say |
"Sneakin'" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake and American rapper 21 Savage. London on da Track assisted the artists in writing the song and is also the producer. "Sneakin'" was released for digital download on October 29, 2016, through Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Republic Records.
Can we infer the following?
Sneakin is a song released with three record companies.
Select from:
[1]. Yes;
[2]. It's impossible to say;
[3]. No;
The answer is: | [1]. |
The Prince and Me is a 2004 romantic comedy film directed by Martha Coolidge, and starring Julia Stiles, Luke Mably, and Ben Miller, with Miranda Richardson, James Fox, and Alberta Watson. The film focuses on Paige Morgan, a pre-med college student in Wisconsin, who is pursued by a prince posing as a normal college student.
Julia Stiles was at least 40 years old when she starred in The Prince and Me in 2004. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Danielle Christine Fishel (born May 5, 1981 ) is an American actress, author, chef, television director and television personality best known for her role as Topanga Lawrence-Matthews on the 1990s teen sitcom "Boy Meets World", and its 2014 successor "Girl Meets World" on Disney Channel.
Danielle Christine Fishel is 50 years old. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
BGL Radio is an Internet radio station that started streaming in June 2015. Licensed out of Cleveland, Ohio, BGL Radio features modern pop, rock, and country as well as specialty shows for classic rock, retro, 90s, classic country, and motown. BGL Radio works with independent artists and bands to get them airtime that they normally would not receive.
BGL Radio helped many independent artists to become famous. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | It's impossible to say |
IN: What happens next?
How to improve your relationship with an ailing parent
Reconcile and forgive your parent.
If you have been estranged from your parent for a while, then you may need to reconcile with them first. This will involve getting in touch with your parent and taking small steps to rebuild your communication.
OPTIONS:
- Check with your parent's doctor to see how much time you are willing to put into this process. In most cases, you will probably have to work at setting up a " time-out ", where your parent sends you to a time out and you talk to a member of their family.
- Forgiveness means agreeing with your parent about what happened and moving on. You and your parent will move forward as a family, and a healthy, living relationship can be preserved by moving on.
- You may start by just calling your parent to talk for a few minutes. Then, you might follow up by calling a few days later or by arranging to meet the parent for lunch or coffee.
- Seek outside assistance if you are having difficulty reconciling with your parent. If you cannot talk or see your parent in person, then reach out to a media outlet like a social media sites page, or an interactive email if it is not possible to reach them through social media.
OUT: You may start by just calling your parent to talk for a few minutes. Then, you might follow up by calling a few days later or by arranging to meet the parent for lunch or coffee.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to do a seated hip roll with an exercise ball
Have your exercise ball in a vacated space.
Sit down on the ball with your legs in front of you, knees bent and feet on the ground.
Walk yourself forward slightly, but don't walk forward so much that you're fully lean your back against the.
OPTIONS:
- Lean forward and roll your shoulders out. Slightly roll the ball from your tailbone behind your front arm, keeping your spine straight.
- Roll your ball across the front of your body, and hold your arms up so that your torso remains straight. Don't tuck your pelvis into your chest.
- Place your right knee on top of your left foot and place your right arm on top of your right leg, keeping your arms and hands relaxed, keep your left hand on the ball at all times. Bring your right leg towards your left knee.
- With your arms resting at your sides you should now be in a neutral position. Inhale and prepare to begin the exercise.
A: With your arms resting at your sides you should now be in a neutral position. Inhale and prepare to begin the exercise.
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
A man pours concrete onto a plate. he
OPTIONS:
- is then shown adding the chunks of cement to the plate to form a mini-pyramid that he vaults over onto the floor.
- measures the cement to make sure it is evenly evenly separated.
- is wearing a blue uniform.
- puts the cement onto a carpet.
OUT: is wearing a blue uniform.
Question:
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
A young child is seen drinking from a bottle. He speaks to the camera while pausing to drink. he
OPTIONS:
- then begins playing the violin while the camera zooms in.
- continues drinking and pointing to the camera.
- licks a rag and starts brushing his teeth.
- speaks intensely into the camera while the camera moves around.
****
Answer:
continues drinking and pointing to the camera.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
How to clean a macbook or macbook pro computer
Purchase cleaning products.
Cleaning a computer that is still running could compromise any open documents or programs. Be sure that the computer is not in sleep mode, but completely powered down.
OPTIONS:
- Clean macbooks that are not keeping information in a high-speed printer nearby. This could mean the computer has shut down more than one time.
- Be sure that any unused buttons and hardware are out of harms reach. The best way to clean a macbook pro is to have your printer cartridges printed for you to print off, fully charged.
- If the computer needs to be used for another day or a week, it will need to be repaired. If you are having trouble finding cleaning products on the internet, and the computer is still powered down in sleep mode, call your local of computer repair services.
- If you have a removable battery, remove it. Make sure you detach the power adapter, too.
A: If you have a removable battery, remove it. Make sure you detach the power adapter, too.
How to act like a rich girl
Be confident and relaxed.
You can have the most expensive clothes and accessories, but they mean nothing if you don't have confidence. Try listening to your favorite music before you go into a social situation, smile and stand up straight, and make eye contact with people.
OPTIONS:
- If you have a good attitude, people will know not to give you the cold shoulder because you can act normal and you'll soon feel good about yourself. Drink some tea before you go out.
- This will let people know you're confident and friendly, and you'll look like a million bucks. To relax, breath in through your nose for four seconds, and out through your nose for four seconds.
- If they bring you their things, follow their lead. If they ask for yours, offer to buy one for them.
- Remember to be relaxed and cool, and treat people with respect if you feel you aren't doing very well in these settings. Keep your neat, simple and feminine.
| This will let people know you're confident and friendly, and you'll look like a million bucks. To relax, breath in through your nose for four seconds, and out through your nose for four seconds. |
Question:
Twenty-two other miners were working at the nearby Kangjiayao mine at the time of the accident, although it is unclear if any of those miners were affected. Thousands of miners die in mining accidents each year in China. Today's accident comes just one day after 19 coal miners were killed in a mining accident in the Sulongsi mine in Chongqing, and one month after the largest accident in recent history killed 214 miners, in Fuxin, Liaoning Province.
Is this true?
Liaoning Province is in China.
Answer:
yes
Question:
Ordonez Reyes accused Jose Jesus Pena, alleged chief of security for the Nicaraguan embassy in Tegucigalpa, of masterminding the January 7th assassination of contra-commander Manuel Antonio Rugama.
Is this true?
Jose Jesus Pena is accused of the assassination of Manuel Antonio Rugama.
Answer:
yes
Question:
After the press conference, I met up with a Microsoft guy, John Traynor: senior director of segment marketing for the mobile devices division.
Is this true?
John Traynor is an executive of Microsoft.
Answer:
| yes |
Teacher:In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: Mastermind Charlie Mascarenhas and his accomplice Riya are one of the greatest pair of thieves in India . A friend of Charlie , Raj is killed by the Russian mafia . At Raj's funeral , his wife hands Charlie a CD containing information about the transfer of gold by train from Russia to Romania . Charlie decides to rob the train with the help of imprisoned Don and con-artist Victor Braganza . They hire a team of criminals to join them in the robbery . The group includes Spider , who is a world-class hacker , an explosives expert Bilal Bashir , a prosthetic makeup artist Sunny , and an illusionist Ronnie . Charlie is also having an affair with Victor's daughter , Naina , who knows nothing about her father and Charlie's criminal activities . The group devise a plan to rob the Russian train in the sliest way possible . Spider hacks into a Russian satellite system and Ronnie uses his illusion to trick the soldiers guarding the gold while the rest of the team transfer the gold from the train . The robbery is executed successfully , however while celebrating Spider double crosses the gang and tries to flee with all of the gold . Spider is stopped by Ronnie , who is then shot multiple times by Spider's assassins . The group are chased by the assassins and Ronnie and Riya are killed . Charlie , Bilal and Sunny manage to escape after Spider blows up the location and flees with the gold . Charlie calls Victor to tell him about the betrayal , but Naina overhears the conversation . At the same time Spider's assassins breaks into the house and murder Victor . <sep>Who tries to stop the world-class hacker and gets killed?<sep>Riya
Student: | No |
Q: A Theory in Crisis is a 19th centurys' song.
Evolution: A Theory in Crisis is a 1985 book by Michael Denton arguing that the scientific theory of evolution by natural selection is a "theory in crisis". Reviews by scientists say that the book distorts and misrepresents evolutionary theory and contains numerous errors.
A: No
Q: 1st (County Antrim) Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment combined with another battalion to form one Battalion.
1st (County Antrim) Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment (1 UDR) was formed in 1970 as part of the 7 original battalions specified in The Ulster Defence Regiment Act 1969, which received Royal Assent on 18 December 1969 and was brought into force on 1 January 1970. It was amalgamated with the 9th Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment in 1984 to form the 1st/9th Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment.
A: Yes
Q: Heineken is not too happy about the sales of the beer lately and plans to revamp the brand
Piton is a Pilsner beer brand from the island of Saint Lucia, brewed by Windward & Leeward Brewing Limited, which is owned by Heineken. The beer was named for the Gros Piton and Petit Piton mountains on the island. It was first brewed on October 7, 1992.
A: It's impossible to say
Q: Agnotherium is the scientific name of a large meat eating mammal.
Agnotherium is an extinct genus of large terrestrial carnivores belonging to the suborder Caniformia, family Amphicyonidae ("bear dog"), and which inhabited Europe and North Africa from the Early Miocene subepoch to the Middle Miocene subepoch 16.9—11.6 Mya, existing for approximately .
A: | Yes |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
Q: Manchester City have turned up the pressure in their pursuit of Raheem Sterling by making Liverpool a £40million offer. Liverpool rebuffed City's opening bid of £25m plus £5m in add-ons last Thursday for the England international, who is one of Manuel Pellegrini's top summer targets. It is expected Liverpool, who have made it clear their valuation of Sterling is close to £50m, will reject City's new bid. It remains to be seen whether this will be City's final offer. City have indicated they will not go that far but on Wednesday raised the stakes by increasing the bid to £35m plus £5miin add-ons for Sterling, who has been in a contract stand-off with Liverpool since February.Manuel Pellegrini has made Raheem Sterling one of his top prioritiesManchester City have already had bid of £30million rejected this summerHowever, they have upped their offer by a further £10mLiverpool will now consider the new bid for their wantaway star playerTransfer news: CLICK HERE for all the latest
Questions:There has been no response from _ as yet about whether they will accept the package for a player who has two years left on his current deal. (A) Manchester City (B) Raheem Sterling (C) Liverpool (D) City (E) England (F) Manuel Pellegrini (G) Sterling
A: | (C) |
Multi-select problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to select annuity payments
Decide if a retirement annuity is right for you.
Annuities are financial investment options for those who want secure, steady, and guaranteed income during their retirement. An annuity is an illiquid asset, meaning that it cannot easily be sold or exchanged for cash.
1). Only some investments are considered " safe ", meaning that you can exchange money for an annuity on a regular basis. The other half of major investments in the early phases of retirement are considered " undoable ", which means that there will be no way to cash these investments back later on.;
2). However, there are other types of annuities that are typically smaller and will not necessarily provide the same apr as annuities. Most annuities are found in retirement savings bonds and are accepted as iras.;
3). When you cash out of your annuity, you have the option to take a lump-sum payment, or you can choose to have guaranteed payments that are scheduled for a set period of time. Understand how annuities are taxed.;
4). In addition, annuities are small purchases that are not fully invested and rarely come to full value. After acquiring an annuity, you have the option of seeing how much you make each month, where you deposit your investments, and how long you can observe interest payments.; | 3). |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
Q: Greece has missed the deadline for its €1.6bn debt repayment to the International Monetary Fund, becoming the first developed country to fall into arrears on such payments. Eurozone finance ministers rejected the Greek government's new third bailout proposal just hours before it was set to default on its loans from the IMF. The last ditch attempt by the cash-strapped country to save itself advocated sidestepping the IMF altogether, and instead taking out a two-year bail-out extension using funds from the European Stability Mechanism. The potential deal would have made Germany Greece's biggest creditor as it contributes 27 per cent of the ESM - giving it a 'blocking majority' over any package.Has asked for a two-year rescue deal just hours before it is due to defaultGreece looking to sidestep the IMF and use the European Stability Mechanism insteadAlexis Tsipras previously urged Greeks to reject creditors' tough reformsFinance Minister said earlier today they would not pay by deadline19 finance ministers of the currency zone to discuss proposals tonight
Questions:The _ is a permanent crisis resolution mechanism for countries of the euro area. (A) Greece (B) International Monetary Fund (C) Eurozone (D) Greek (E) IMF (F) European Stability Mechanism (G) Germany Greece (H) ESM (I) Alexis Tsipras (J) Greeks
A: | (F) |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
(CNN) On four separate instances in 2011, Donald Trump took swipes at former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman's Mormon faith during a spat between the two, according to a CNN review of Trump's public statements at the time. Trump has struggled with Mormon voters this year, and a new "Deseret News" poll showed Trump and Hillary Clinton tied in the state at 26% with independent conservative candidate Evan McMullin trailing closely. In 2011, when Huntsman was a Republican candidate for president, Trump insisted that Huntsman requested a meeting with him but that he declined the request. Huntsman said he never asked to meet Trump, but it was actually Trump who asked him to meet with him at Trump Tower."Being a Mormon, I know he doesn't lie," Trump said of Huntsman in 2011.Huntsman declined to relitigate his exchanges with Trump when asked for comment from CNN.
Question:Huntsman called on Trump to drop out of the race after a 2005 video tape surfaced that showed _ making lewd comments. | Donald Trump |
In probability theory, the sample space of an experiment or random trial is the set of all possible outcomes or results of that experiment. A sample space is usually denoted using set notation, and the possible ordered outcomes are listed as elements in the set. It is common to refer to a sample space by the labels "S", Ω, or "U" (for "universal set").
Choose your answer: based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "There is more than one type of label."?
Choose from:
(1). Yes
(2). It's impossible to say
(3). No
I think the answer is | (1). |
Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating Leander Paes and Nenad Zimonjić 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 in the final. It was the 39th doubles title for Knowles and the 41th doubles title for Nestor, in their respective careers. It was also the 4th and final title of the year for the pair.
Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions and successfully defended their title before retiring very rich. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Elenco is a Brazilian record label created in 1963 by Aloysio de Oliveira. It was a major factor in the development of the Bossa Nova styles, also releasing samba, jazz, and spoken word recordings. It is often considered as one of the most influential labels in the Bossa nova and MPB genre.
Aloysio de Oliveira had a large part in creating Bossa Nova styles in 1963. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
A CHANT (from Chan"nel T"anker) was a type of prefabricated coastal tanker which was built in the United Kingdom during the Second World War due to a perceived need for coastal tankers after the invasion of France. Some CHANTs were adapted to carry dry cargos. These were known as the Empire F type coasters.
CHANT's were built in France. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | No |
Not being the best but touching the limits of your ability. This belief came from my third grade teacher, the most trusted and loved person in my life. Mr. Myrus was always perfectly dressed and spoke with the conviction that talking to small kids didn't mean that he had to sacrifice proper pronunciation or grammar. And he was demanding. Oh, he wasn't unreasonable or cruel; he simply felt that no matter what your best was, you should achieve it. As luck would have it, I met him again as my eighth grade math teacher. I was not, nor ever will be, gifted in math. And thirteen-year-old girls do not have the energy to devote to something like square roots . I remember our struggles, "I don't know the answer. I can't do it.!" "Perhaps you don't know the answer," he would say quietly. "Do you think we might figure it out together? How do you know what you can do until you try?" Mr. Myrus lived around the corner, and I would often stop by to talk while he worked in his wood shop. In this room of sawdust, wood chips, and the smoke from the woodburning stove, I felt respected and valued as a person. I knew there was someone who liked me for who I was, someone who, while he always wanted me to do my best, let me know that if I had really tried, that was enough. Mr. Myrus was my teacher and my friend. He taught me to be kind. He taught me my own value. He taught me about honor, about truth, and about doing my best--and that all feelings and beliefs have dignity and deserve respect. And of all the things I know, this I believe: We can't all be "the" best, but we can, each of us, be our best, and I know that's true because Mr. Myrus told me. Which of the following may Mr. Myrus agree with? A) Result always matters most. B) Everyone is equally talented. C) Whatever you do, spare no effort. D) When talking to kids, speak in their way.
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In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
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Question: Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) The father of one of the missing Nigerian schoolgirls abducted from Chibok two years ago has told CNN he is overjoyed to see her alive on a new video released by the terrorist group Sunday. Yakubu Kabu confirmed to CNN that he saw his daughter speaking in the new video, which demands the release of Boko Haram fighters in exchange for the kidnapped girls. The Nigerian government has said it is still "in touch" with Boko Haram and "working for the girls' release," the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture said on their official Facebook page. "We are being extremely careful because the situation has been compounded by the split in the leadership of Boko Haram," said Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information of Culture, according to the statement.A Boko Haram militant tells Nigeria to release jailed fighters in exchange for abducted girlsThe man says at least 40 of the girls have been married off
Questions:Read more: _ victim -- "I cried for someone to help". (A) Lagos (B) Nigeria (C) CNN (D) Nigerian (E) Chibok (F) Yakubu Kabu (G) Boko Haram (H) Federal Ministry of Information and Culture (I) Facebook (J) Alhaji Lai Mohammed (K) Information of Culture
Answer: (G)
Question: Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump, in a conversation with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, labeled New Hampshire "a drug-infested den," according to a transcript of Trump's January 27 call that was published by The Washington Post on Thursday. The comment was quickly decried by Republican and Democratic lawmakers in the Granite State, including the state's Republican governor who endorsed Trump during the 2016 campaign. During the call, according to the Post, Trump lashed out at Peña Nieto for the quantity of illegal drugs that come into the United States from Mexico. "We have a massive drug problem where kids are becoming addicted to drugs because the drugs are being sold for less money than candy," Trump said.Trump lashed out at Peña Nieto for the quantity of illegal drugs that come into the US from MexicoHe later bragged that he won the Granite State because of the opioid epidemic
Questions:The issue was so critical to _ that he headlined an event in New Hampshire focused strictly on opioids days before the 2016 election. (A) Washington (B) CNN (C) Donald Trump (D) Mexican (E) Enrique Peña Nieto (F) New Hampshire (G) The Washington Post (H) Republican (I) Democratic (J) Granite State (K) Post (L) Peña Nieto (M) United States (N) Mexico (O) US
Answer: (C)
Question: Washington (CNN) A billionaire backing Donald Trump is taking advertising into his own hands. Stephen Adams, a billboard magnate who made his fortune in a half-dozen different business ventures over the last five decades, is pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars into a pro-Trump campaign. Yet it is not the Trump campaign or a Trump super PAC that is spending over $650,000 to boost the Republican nominee -- it is Adams himself, who his buying his own billboards in a set of swing states. It is an unusual purchase and a throwback to a previous era when the wealthy had close to unfettered control over how their dollars were spent. Adams disclosed the spending this week in independent expenditure reports almost always filed by political action committees or nonprofits, rather than individuals: $150,000 in North Carolina, $200,000 in Pennsylvania and $300,000 in Michigan.Stephen Adams is spending over $650,00 to boost Donald Trump's campaignAdams is buying his own company's billboards in critical swing states to promote Trump
Questions:If donated to a _ -- staffed by professional operatives and fundraisers -- Adams would instantly become one of Trump's top donors. (A) Washington (B) CNN (C) Donald Trump (D) Stephen Adams (E) Trump (F) PAC (G) Republican (H) Adams (I) North Carolina (J) Pennsylvania (K) Michigan
Answer: | (F)
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In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
A Japanese newspaper has unearthed previously secret audio suggesting that government armed forces in Algeria attacked al-Qaeda hostage-takers with abandon in January 2013, killing dozens of captives despite an apparent promise not to interfere with the terrorists and pleas from foreign governments to safeguard the innocents. The news outlet Nikkan-Gendai published the shocking revelation on December 5, contradicting one line of thought that suggested the terrorists killed their own hostages as they came under fire from the Algerian army. A Japanese government-certified translator has provided DailyMail.com with an exclusive copy of the news report in English, headlined: 'The truth regarding the Algeria Hostage crisis has been verified by audio information.'Al-Qaeda offshoot group took hundreds of hostages during a 2013 attack on an Algerian natural gas facilityFour-day standoff ended when Algeria's army attacked the militants, killing dozens of innocentsAudio recordings obtained by a Japanese newspaper indicate the Algerian special forces were aware they were targeting cars carrying hostagesIn one audio intercept, a terrorist complains that 'the army has violated the pledge ... [and] struck the vehicles carrying the hostages and our friends'Initial reports had suggested that the terrorists may have killed their hostages as their master plan fell apart in a hail of gunfire
Question:Overall, 685 _ workers and 107 foreigners were set free.
Algeria
(CNN) Hundreds of law enforcement officers were scouring Orlando early Tuesday for a man suspected of fatally shooting a police officer outside a Walmart. The suspect fled, triggering an intense manhunt that included door-to-door searches in apartment complexes and the placing of a dozen schools on lockdown. Another officer died while taking part in the search for the gunman. The Orange County sheriff's deputy died when his motorcycle collided with another vehicle. After the deaths of two law enforcement officers in one day, Orlando Police Chief John Mina vowed to find the suspect -- who has been identified as Markeith Loyd.A reward of up to $60,000 is offered for information leading to Markeith Loyd's arrestMaster Sgt. Debra Clayton's death marks the first gun-related police fatality of 2017 in the United States
Question:_ was married and the mother of a college-age son.
Debra Clayton
Netflix has revealed its ambitious plan to win the on-line streaming war by giving Australians access to all content by 2016. At the moment Australian subscribers only have access to about 1,500 television shows and movies, while in the United States, viewers can watch 9,000. 'The plan is to go global next year,' a Netflix spokesman told Daily Mail Australia. 'It means subscribers won't have to worry about whether there's 8000 titles available in the US and only about 2000 in Australia,' he said. The company believes this will be the game changer in its battle for streaming dominance against competitors like Stan, Presto and Quickflix, because the company is believed to have an online database of more than 100,000 titles at its disposal.Netflix plans to go global in 2016The project will see expansion into Asia and could give Australian subscribers access to all programs in the Netflix catalogueNetflix has an estimated 62 million subscribers across 50 countries and it has access to more than 100,000 titlesUp to 200,000 Australians are believed to have accessed Netflix before it launched down underA 'new look' super interface is about to be launched in Australia
Question:Of the three major players, experts have labelled the Presto service as the 'weakest link' among the on-demand video streaming platforms available in _.
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This is a test of commonsense with single/multi-choices. Complete the next sentence:
How to throw a faster fastball
Perfect your grip.
There are two primary grips for the fastball: the four-seam and the two-seam. The four-seam generally gathers more velocity but some pitchers find the two-seam more comfortable and easier to command.
Options:
[1]. A seam at the center of the hand is often the most awkward part of the fastball. For the same reason: the seam of a fastball is made up of seven beads in and a single bead.;
[2]. Many experienced pitchers will switch between the two options when they want to emphasize velocity or movement respectively but you should stick with one until you're fully comfortable with it. For the four-seam grip, place your index and middle fingers across the seams where they form a horse-shoe shape with a comfortable amount of space between them.;
[3]. Beyond holding the ball, you should use both hands to closely access the grip. If you are an experienced pitcher, simply hold the ball with both hands and slap the ball on the edge of your glove.;
[4]. This flexibility will put more experience on the pitch, but might result in more accurate throws. That is true even for pitchers who only have as small hands as two, who hold the ball between them while they throw.;
The answer is: | [2]. |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
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Question: (CNN) President Donald Trump is under fire again, this time for his firing of former FBI Director James Comey. But many of his supporters aren't joining the outcry. CNN spoke to Trump backers across the country, and while some of them expressed surprise at Comey's ouster, few said it changed their image of the leader of the free world. Here's what they had to say: Jake Lee, business owner Lee, 46, of West Hollywood, California, said he believes Trump made "the right decision" in axing Comey. "As far as the Comey thing goes, I think he gave him plenty of chances. I think what became the last straw was when he (Comey) made that statement about the classified emails showing up on (Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin's and her husband, former Congressman Anthony Weiner's) laptop. You can't have rules for the elitist ruling class and not have those rules apply to everybody else. I think in my opinion that was part of (Trump's) decision. The guy likes to run a tight ship."Many Trump voters across the country say James Comey's firing doesn't change their opinion of the President"I was hoping Trump would've done a lot better with his presidency so far," Kentucky business owner says
Questions:He also appreciated the unexpected nature of _'s announcement: "Trump doesn't broadcast what he's gonna do; he just does it, and I like that." (A) Donald Trump (B) FBI (C) James Comey (D) CNN (E) Comey (F) Jake Lee (G) Lee (H) West Hollywood (I) California (J) Hillary Clinton (K) Huma Abedin (L) Anthony Weiner (M) Kentucky
Answer: (A)
Question: (CNN) -- Suddenly, Europe is talking about growth and not just austerity. The French and the Greeks have followed voters in a series of other European countries in rejecting a pro-austerity government. The Greeks just denied their ruling parties a majority vote in the parliamentary elections, throwing into question the country's commitment to structural and fiscal reform. And the French elected Francois Hollande, who will be France's first Socialist president in 17 years. America has a large stake in European prosperity. Twenty-two percent of U.S. exports are sent to Europe and the two economies are stitched together with cross-border investments, interdependent capital markets and a shared view of global economic governance. Our mutual dependence has grown to the point that when either economy catches cold the other one risks more than a mild sniffle.French and Greeks reject their pro-austerity governments in electionsKent Hughes: America has a large stake in European prosperityHe says that short-term austerity policies do not revive economic growthHughes: Traders will benefit from market volatility, long-term investors will do fine
Questions:_ banks that have been harboring reserves are likely to be even more cautious going forward. (A) CNN (B) Europe (C) French (D) Greeks (E) Francois Hollande (F) France (G) Socialist (H) America (I) U.S. (J) Kent Hughes (K) Hughes
Answer: (B)
Question: (CNN) -- Maria Sharapova beat Li Na in three sets to defend her Italian Open title in Rome on Sunday in a bizarre match played in sometimes heavy rain and amid the distraction of football fans gathering nearby. Sharapova was 6-4 4-0 down but fought back to take the match into a deciding tiebreak -- after saving a match point at 6-5 in the third set. By the time the tiebreak came around, the rain was falling heavily, making conditions unplayable, and it even started to rain again when the players returned two hours later to complete the match. Sharapova eventually won it 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) and the two players burst out laughing when they shook hands at the net.Maria Sharapova beats Li Na 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) to win Italian OpenDeciding tiebreak delayed by 2 hours because of rain in RomeMen's final between Nadal and Djokovic postponed until MondaySharapova heads to French Open with two clay-court titles this year
Questions:"The match was a joke, it was like playing a football match in the rain," said _, who came close to her first title since winning the French Open almost a year ago. (A) CNN (B) Maria Sharapova (C) Li Na (D) Italian Open (E) Rome (F) Sharapova (G) Nadal (H) Djokovic (I) French Open
Answer: | (C)
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TASK DEFINITION: You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
PROBLEM: Dr. Bailey is in labor, and without her husband Tucker Jones by her side, she refuses to push so she can give birth. George works with Addison to convince Bailey to have the baby. He finally gets through to Bailey by giving her the motivation that she needs, and ultimately he holds her while she delivers the baby. Izzie and Alex have sex again. Chief Richard Webber is under a lot of stress from everything that's been going on, and it is believed that he is having a heart attack, which lures his wife Adele to the hospita(anxiety attack)). Dr. Bailey's husband goes into cardiac arrest. Meredith finally removes the explosive from the patient, and Dylan, the leader of the bomb squad, carries it away. Meredith steps out of the operating room into the hallway, curiously watching Dylan walk away with the explosive, and at that moment, the bomb explodes, killing Dylan and a second bomb squad member. Meredith is knocked unconscious by the explosion. There is a revival of the ``shower scene'' from the first part, but with a more serious tone: the fully clothed Izzie and Cristina wash blood off of a stunned Meredith as George looks on. Dr. Bailey's husband and the man who had the explosive embedded in his body both survive. At the end of the episode, Preston and Derek become friends, overcoming their initial rivalry in the series beginning, and call each other by their first names. Cristina says ``I love you, too'' to a sleeping Preston. Derek comes to visit Meredith and says, ``You almost died today,'' and Meredith tells him that she can't remember their last kiss. Derek recalls the kiss for her, telling her that she ``smelled like some kind of flower,'' which Meredith says was lavender, and then he leaves.
SOLUTION: did the bomb really go off in grey's anatomy?
PROBLEM: Both Jersey and Bank of England notes are legal tender in Jersey and circulate together, alongside the Guernsey pound and Scottish banknotes. The Jersey notes are not legal tender in the United Kingdom but are legal currency, so creditors and traders may accept them if they so choose.
SOLUTION: is jersey currency legal tender in the uk?
PROBLEM: Thirteen Reasons Why has received recognition and awards from several young adult literary associations, and the paperback edition reached #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list in July 2011. A screenplay was written, based on the original release of the book, that became the basis of the dramatic television series 13 Reasons Why released through Netflix on March 31, 2017. The screenplay contains several deviations from the book, including, but not limited to, name changes, plot elements, and character personalities.
SOLUTION: | is thirteen reasons why based on a book?
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In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
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Question: Don McLean is selling the original manuscript and lyrics to pop anthem American Pie, including a 'lost verse', which included a line about the music being 'reborn'. The singer-songwriter's 16-page collection is expected to fetch up to $1.5million (£1,006,303) at auction today, which offers tantalising new details about the famous anthem, originally released in 1971. In an interview published by Christie's auction house New York, where the manuscript is up for grabs today, McLean says American Pie is about 'heading in the wrong direction'. Scroll down for video Original song: Christie's curator Tom Lecky holds the 16-page notes and manuscript for singer Don McLean's American Pie at Christie's auction house in New YorkOriginal lyrics to U.S. pop anthem American Pie up for auction todayNotes on Don McLean's 60s hit expected to fetch up to $1.5millionThe 16-pages also includes deleted verse about music being 'reborn'.
Question:_'s New York is estimating that the American Pie manuscript will sell for $1million to $1.5million.
Answer: Christie
Question: Carlos Tevez helped Boca Juniors reclaim top spot in the Argentine Primera Division in his first game back with the Buenos Aires giants for 11 years. The returning hero was given a rock star’s reception by the ecstatic fans in the Bombonera stadium for the visit of Quilmes but did not quite give a headliner’s performance as his side claimed a 2-1 win. His strike partner Sebastian Palacios gave Boca a first-half lead and then youngster Jonathan Calleri grabbed the plaudits by scoring a beautiful chipped rabona lob to double the lead, although Quilmes reduced the defect later in the second half through Alexis Canello.Boca Juniors got the better of Quilmes on Saturday to regain top spot in the Argentine Primera DivisionCarlos Tevez made his first appearance for the club in 11 years after re-signing from Italian giants JuventusTevez was given a rapturous reception by the home crowd, with Argentina legend Diego Maradona in attendanceThe 31-year-old played his part as Boca edged out Quilmes at the Bombonera StadiumDespite not playing a headline role, Tevez was at his industrious best as he helped his side secure victoryJonathan Calleri stole the show though, with a stunning rabona lob in the second half as Boca won 2-1
Question:The 31-year-old further thrilled supporters with a deft flick of the back heel on the left hand side of the area, freeing himself of a _ defender and making for the byline.
Answer: Quilmes
Question: Chelsea have sounded out Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone about becoming the club's permanent manager next summer. The Blues sacked Jose Mourinho on Thursday afternoon after a shocking season which saw nine defeats in their first 16 Premier League games. And with former boss Guus Hiddink taking over until the end of the season on a caretaker basis, Roman Abramovich and his board have identified Simeone as the man they want for the long term. Are Chelsea right to sack Jose Mourinho? Are Chelsea right to sack Jose Mourinho? Now share your opinion Chelsea have been in talks with the Argentine's camp over the past week, with it costing £15million to break his contract in the Spanish capital.Chelsea have sacked Jose Mourinho after a disastrous start to the seasonRoman Abramovich wants Diego Simeone to be the club's long-term bossGuus Hiddink will take charge of Chelsea until the end of the seasonIt will cost Chelsea £15m to buy Simeone out of his Atletico Madrid dealFormer Argentina midfielder is unsure about a move to Stamford BridgePep Guardiola has told Chelsea they need to sign 10 new players
Question:Abramovich may be forced to pay _ more than £40m after the Portuguese manager signed a four-year deal last summer.
Answer: | Jose Mourinho
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