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Choose from:
[1]. Familiarize yourself with the lsac tri-foundation. The tri-foundation stands for: analytic association of exam takers (mba).;
[2]. Understanding the context will also help you understand what questions will actually be discussed throughout the course of the test and when they will be discussed. For instance, suppose you are learning the subject of clog forms in history.;
[3]. Figure out how to use primary and secondary source documents. In some kinds of tests, only primary documents will be included for dbq questions.;
[4]. Some questions will come about college admissions requirements, which may limit you from answering them. Other questions will come about graduating from high school.;Choose from options above and answer: What most naturally follows?
How to answer document based questions for ap tests
Understand the context for dbq questions.
These questions briefly come up in ap exams and related high-level academic testing. Knowing when to anticipate these kinds of questions will help you deal with them as they arise.
Answer: | [3]. |
Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below:
Weak atheism means you believe in something.
How to tell your parents you are an atheist<br>Understand what atheism is. An atheist is simply someone who does not believe in a god (or gods). This position is sometimes called weak atheism, because it consists of no beliefs in and of itself. | No |
How to train a german shepherd
Begin your training attempts at around eight weeks old.
Although any german shepherd dog is trainable, they are very strong and powerful animals. If you start out with a puppy, you have the opportunity to shape and mold its personality and develop your relationship early.
OPTIONS:
- If you start it as a puppy, begin training it quickly at around eight to 12 weeks old. Make sure you train your puppy at a safe pace.
- If you happen to get an older dog, adult dogs can still be trained effectively. German shepherds can be very protective of their family members, so you want to socialize your puppy early in puppyhood.
- Early training is a great stepping stone to poor socialization. It also means recognizing that socialization is lacking.
- Be very careful when training german shepherds if you haven't had any luck with them. German shepherds have strong personalities and are generally gentle, affectionate, and generous.
If you happen to get an older dog, adult dogs can still be trained effectively. German shepherds can be very protective of their family members, so you want to socialize your puppy early in puppyhood.
A game of beer pong is being played outside at night, the camera is sideways. the camera
OPTIONS:
- pans left to show several women who are hitting the cups with clubs.
- is in a large gym showing people throwing balls and misses a little.
- is righted as the game continues.
- goes back and forth between der people eating their food and serving the drinks.
is righted as the game continues.
How to buy prepaid cell phone cards online
Get an internet connection.
To buy online, you need to be connected to the internet, obviously. While you can do this on your laptop or desktop, you can also do it through your phone or any other internet-ready device.
OPTIONS:
- Look for a good website that sells phone load for the network you may be using. It may be useful to add your country to the search term when you run a search online.
- If you don't already have a internet connection, you may want to get one now. Visit the prepaid card store website.
- For instance, you could use a local phone router, a modem, or some internet-able software. Often, mobile phones will have a router installed that can connect to your pc.
- Do a internet search for " prepaid wifi service " to begin your search. You can also download a free prepaid wireless connection from sites like conyer.com /.
Look for a good website that sells phone load for the network you may be using. It may be useful to add your country to the search term when you run a search online.
How to get a prison sentence reduced
Read over your sentencing order carefully.
When you receive your sentencing order, you must look it over carefully with your attorney to ensure there are no errors.
Although this isn't necessarily a matter of shortening or reducing your sentence, keep in mind that you will serve the period of time written on your sentencing order.
OPTIONS:
- By following the terms of your sentencing order, you are freeing yourself up to make changes to your sentence. Reading over your sentencing order can open the gates to change your sentence.
- Compare the sentencing order to the trial transcript. If you have any questions about your sentencing order, compare it to the original trial transcript and make sure the document matches the judge's orders.
- Read over this document from several different angles to check for any uncertainties or misrepresentations. Avoid pleading pleas of " guilty " or pleading appeals that are not clearly explained in detail in your sentencing order.
- For example, sentencing order 13 states you were convicted of murder or numerous other crimes. You also must have your sentence reduced to a maximum of 14 months of prison sentence, which is the standard law for sufficient years to convict you of your crime.
| Compare the sentencing order to the trial transcript. If you have any questions about your sentencing order, compare it to the original trial transcript and make sure the document matches the judge's orders. |
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to choose a good nursing home
Go on the internet or use your phone book and find five nursing homes close to you.
Call the homes and make arrangements for a tour of the facility.
Be aware of the way the staff answers the phone, your questions, and their demeanour.
OPTIONS:
- Run some internet searches on the various nursing homes in your area. Note the address and contact information on each patient.
- Scout out local nursing homes in person. You may want to ask the residents to share the information on their facilities with you or with their children, or try to visit the parents of a chosen patient.
- It says a lot about possible stress levels. Write out a list of your questions regarding the level of care of your loved one.
- Find out the numbers for the facilities. Many nursing homes will share a phone number with the nursing home that you are interested in.
A: It says a lot about possible stress levels. Write out a list of your questions regarding the level of care of your loved one.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
A person picks a lemon off a tree. They are standing at a counter squeezing the lemons. they
OPTIONS:
- continue to squeeze and hang them on a wall.
- squeeze it into a jar and pour it into a metal container.
- pour that into a pitcher.
- put the lemon into syrup.
A: pour that into a pitcher.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
A man in a black shirt is standing in a salon. He starts shaving a man's beard that is laying down. he
OPTIONS:
- towels off the man's face.
- begins to press because of the bottom.
- then started grabbing a razor and cutting the beard.
- gets off the table and wipes the beard all over with a cloth.
A: towels off the man's face.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
We see the person carve a drawing on a pumpkin. We see a person draw on the pumpkin with a black marker. we
OPTIONS:
- see the ending screen.
- see the finished jack o lantern with a candle in it.
- see the person make a pumpkin with a cut backdrop.
- see an animated cat.
A: | see the finished jack o lantern with a candle in it. |
Teacher:In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: Which of the following is not a newspaper: the Boston Globe, teen publication, or the Boston Herald?, Context: The Boston Globe and the Boston Herald are two of the city's major daily newspapers. The city is also served by other publications such as Boston magazine, The Improper Bostonian, DigBoston, and the Boston edition of Metro. The Christian Science Monitor, headquartered in Boston, was formerly a worldwide daily newspaper but ended publication of daily print editions in 2009, switching to continuous online and weekly magazine format publications. The Boston Globe also releases a teen publication to the city's public high schools, called Teens in Print or T.i.P., which is written by the city's teens and delivered quarterly within the school year.
Student: | teen publication |
IN: What happens next?
A man is seen sitting behind a drum set beginning to play while others watch him on the side. the man
OPTIONS:
- moves back and fourth playing drums while others watch on the side.
- continues to hit the drums and walk around the field.
- has a hand up as the camera captures his movements.
- continues to play the drum set faster and faster and ends by stopping to speak to the camera.
OUT: continues to play the drum set faster and faster and ends by stopping to speak to the camera.
IN: What happens next?
How to prevent mold in the kitchen
Use a garbage can that holds about 1 day's worth of garbage and empty it daily to prevent growth of mold.
Garbage is moist and has organic material where molds can grow.
Clear old food out of the refrigerator regularly.
OPTIONS:
- If you think you'll never eat the food, throw it out immediately. Check the refrigerator thoroughly at least once and dispose of old food.
- Moldy food may cause mold growth in the fridge, freezer etc. So choose a dishwasher that has the proper garbage disposal.
- Get rid of any towels, other foodstuffs and ware which mold will usually get on and then move it to an area where mold cannot grow. Dehumidify couches and chairs.
- Multiple trash cans in an area with excess moisture can result in mold growth. In addition to moving waste to the trash can, you should also remove food from it regularly to keep mold growth below 40 ° f (20 ° c).
OUT: If you think you'll never eat the food, throw it out immediately. Check the refrigerator thoroughly at least once and dispose of old food.
IN: What happens next?
How to clean a dyson filter
Locate your vacuum's serial number.
Look for a sticker on your machine. Write down the first three digits of the serial number shown on the sticker.
OPTIONS:
- This will help you decide whether your device is a factory model or not. Factory models come in three sizes : 2 " , 6 ", and 7 ".
- The sticker may be in one of the following places: on the back behind the hose; at the base between the wheels; behind the bin. If you're having trouble finding the sticker, navigate to http: // www.dyson.com/support/findserialnumber.
- If you don't see the sticker or serial number, if your manual doesn't have this information, it probably means your plug plug cannot be set. Perform an old-fashioned cleaning of your dyson chain.
- You can use this as a road map or as a very brief reminder to find your vacuum's serial number. Fill the inner reservoir with hot water.
OUT: | The sticker may be in one of the following places: on the back behind the hose; at the base between the wheels; behind the bin. If you're having trouble finding the sticker, navigate to http: // www.dyson.com/support/findserialnumber. |
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
How to negotiate a union contract
Choose your representatives.
Both the employer and the union must have designated representatives to negotiate on behalf of the entire group.
Representatives should be trustworthy and authoritative, with assertive personalities and knowledge of labor law and regulatory standards.
A: Your representatives also should have a basic understanding of the employment terms and benefits available for similar groups of employees in your industry. Union employees typically vote to determine who will represent them in collective bargaining negotiations.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
A telescopic view of multiple people dressed in biking gear is shown. The crowd spreads out, walking around with guns in hand. they
A: aim at various objects.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
How to get organized in high school
Buy a planner.
A planner is an easy way to keep track of your schedule and stay organized. As a student, you're probably on the go a lot.
A: It's a good idea to choose a planner that is small enough that you can easily carry it or find room for it in your back-pack. Look at several planners before choosing one.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
A couple of little girls are sitting on the floor in a kitchen. a man
A: | is washing dishes while the girls are playing. |
The city ferry fleet shuttles about 70,000 people a day between Staten Island and Manhattan, a 5.2-mile trip across New York Harbor that takes about 25 minutes.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
The city ferry shuttles are the only way to get between Staten Island and Manhattan.
Options: I. Yes II. It's impossible to say III. No | II. |
I don't think so. I think what we need to do is convince people who live in the lands they live in to build the nations. Maybe I'm missing something here. I mean, we're going to have kind of a nation building core from America? Absolutely not. Our military is meant to fight and win war.
Does this next sentence follow, given the preceding text?
America's military only wins wars. | It's impossible to say |
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
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Possible answers: A). Yes. B). It's impossible to say. C). No.
Hypothesis: Murai Sake Nebuta Honjozo 300 ML Sake is an alcohol free delicious drink.
| C). |
How to manage hair loss during chemotherapy
Embrace your temporary hair loss.
Losing your hair can be emotionally challenging. Accepting hair loss from chemo won't happen overnight, in part because hair loss is often devastating for women and men.
Keeping in mind that it is only temporary and a part of making you healthy again can help you embrace it more easily. Allow yourself to gradually get used to your condition.
How to paint metal
Work in a ventilated area.
Working around paint and rust particles can be harmful, so choose a well ventilated area where you can put a drop sheet down underneath your metal project. Wear gloves and a dust mask while you work.
Keep a damp cloth nearby to wipe away paint, dust and rust particles periodically while you work. This is much safer for you than waiting until the end to deal with them.
How to reduce bile
Eat soluble fiber foods with every meal.
Absorb liquids like bile as they move through your stomach and intestines. Every time you eat a meal, include foods like oat bran, barley, nuts, peas, beans, bananas, peaches, or apples.
You may also want to include vegetables that contain soluble fiber, which tends to be easier to digest. Some vegetables to try include : Summer and winter squash carrots yams, sweet potatoes, potatoes turnips parsnips rutabagas plantains beets yuca taro Limit fatty foods.
How to change your last name after marriage
List your new name on your marriage certificate.
When you go to the courthouse to get your marriage certificate, the clerk should ask you if you would like to change your name. Make sure your full new name is listed on the marriage certificate.
| If you have already obtained your marriage certificate and it does not include your name change, you will need to use the court system to change your name. In some states, this method only permits you to change your middle and/or last name to the last name of either spouse, or combine your last names. |
Mastermind or Master Mind is a code-breaking game for two players. The modern game with pegs was invented in 1970 by Mordecai Meirowitz, an Israeli postmaster and telecommunications expert. It resembles an earlier pencil and paper game called Bulls and Cows that may date back a century or more.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
Mastermind is not a code-breaking game.
Available choices:
[+] Yes;
[+] It's impossible to say;
[+] No; | No |
Input:
How to open dll files<br>Understand what a dll file is. A dll (dynamic link library) is a windows file that is used by program to call upon existing functions. Essentially, they allow windows and other programs to gain functionality without having to have that functionality built-in.
Sentence: DLL is not used by LINUX
Output: It's impossible to say
Input:
I do not believe, though, that my colleague's amendment has a chance in the world of passing since at committee, on at least one occasion, members of the government made remarks that they certainly were not foolish enough to entertain or to pass any amendments put forth by the opposition.
Sentence: The government didn't make remarks that they certainly were not foolish enough to entertain or to pass any amendments put forth by the opposition is false.
Output: No
Input:
In support of international efforts, we are prepared to take the following steps today: to put a halt to any export credit through the Export Development Corporation; to put on hold any negotiations with the Yugoslav airlines for landing rights; to put on hold any discussions on bilateral efforts; and to consider what kind of support we might provide on a humanitarian basis.
Sentence: Humanitarian aid will be halted for Yugoslavia.
Output: No
Input:
The Norwegian Newspaper Corpus is a large and self-expanding corpus of Norwegian newspaper texts. The collection of this dynamic and continually growing corpus began in 1998.
Sentence: The Norwegian Newspaper got it's start in 1989.
Output: | No |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task.
In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
'All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down' is a song written by Raul Malo and Al Anderson, and recorded by American country music group The Mavericks featuring accordionist Flaco Jiménez. It was released in January 1996 as the second single from the album Music for All Occasions. The song reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, representing the band's highest entry there, and Jiménez's only entry.
Output: | who wrote the song all you ever do is bring me down |
Instructions: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Input: In a lengthy statement, Jackson called the allegations "false and fabricated," but said he pulled out to allow Trump to move forward with a new nominee.
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"Unfortunately, because of how Washington works, these false allegations have become a distraction for this president and the important issue we must be addressing — how we give the best care to our nation’s heroes," he said.
Jackson, the head White House physician, said he “did not expect to have to dignify baseless and anonymous attacks on my character and integrity.”
The decision caps off more than three days of controversy surrounding Jackson that virtually ended any chance he would be confirmed by the Senate as VA secretary.
The Navy doctor’s nomination was already in trouble when Senate Democrats on Wednesday released a new batch of allegations, including that he provided a “large supply” of opioid painkillers to a White House military staffer and wrecked a government vehicle after getting drunk at a Secret Service going-away party.
Republican and Democratic lawmakers had previously expressed concern over Jackson’s lack of experience leading a large organization and his views on whether to privatize veterans health-care services.
The VA is the second-largest Cabinet agency, employing roughly 360,000 people. Jackson manages a staff of 70 at the White House Medical Unit.
Trump called into the “Fox & Friends” morning show shortly after Jackson dropped out to praise him as a "highly respected" doctor who “runs a fantastic operation” at the White House.
The president blamed Democrats for sinking his nomination, even though many Republicans also wanted Jackson to withdraw.
“These are false accusations," Trump said. "They’re trying to destroy a man. I did say, ‘Welcome to Washington. Welcome to the swamp.’"
"Jon Tester, I think this is going to cause him a lot of problems in his state," he said. "I think Jon Tester has to have a big price to pay in Montana.”
Trump said he has a replacement in mind for Jackson, but declined to say who it is. He said his next nominee has more political experience than the former combat physician.
The White House said Jackson will continue to work at the White House Medical Unit, but it's not clear whether he will still serve as the president's lead physician.
"Admiral Jackson is a doctor in the United States Navy assigned to the White House and is here at work today," press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said.
Jackson is just the latest Trump nominee whose confirmation was derailed by problems with their background.
The president’s original pick to lead the Labor Department withdrew amid allegations of spousal abuse and that he employed an undocumented immigrant as a housekeeper.
Trump’s first nominee for drug czar pulled out last fall after it was revealed he helped author a bill that made it harder for federal law enforcement to go after opioid manufacturers.
Critics say such issues would have been uncovered earlier with a more stringent vetting process.
Trump last month announced on Twitter he had selected Jackson before his own communications staff was informed, according to news reports. Many lawmakers complained they knew little about Jackson's views on veterans issues, including privatizing health care.
Jackson heaped praise on Trump's health during a January news conference, declaring the president has "incredible genes" and joking that he could live to be 200 years old if he improved his diet. The remarks are said to have endeared Jackson to Trump and played a role in his selection to lead the VA.
Jackson’s nomination became imperiled earlier this week when the Senate Veterans Affairs' Committee indefinitely postponed his confirmation hearing.
Isakson in a statement thanked Jackson for his service and said he will "work with the administration to see to it that we get a VA secretary for our veterans and their families."
Staffers on the committee were looking into charges that Jackson created a "hostile work environment" and that he engaged in "excessive drinking on the job [and] improperly dispensing meds.”
The White House had defended Jackson against the allegations, which were detailed in a report released by Tester on Wednesday . Tester said the accusations came from 23 different current and former colleagues of Jackson, many of whom are still in the military.
Jackson has served as the White House physician to the president, a position he also held for both President Obama and President George W. Bush. The White House pointed to praise from Obama in defending Jackson.
Jackson allegedly wrote himself prescriptions, handed out drugs without prescriptions and kept a “private stock” of medication.
In addition to allegedly wrecking the car, the report said Jackson on another occasion "could not be reached when needed because he was passed out drunk in his hotel room."
Following the release of the memo, Jackson denied that he ever wrecked a car and insisted his nomination would proceed as planned.
Trump on Tuesday had questioned why Jackson would want to go forward with the nomination and take “abuse” from politicians, comments that opened the door for the 50-year-old doctor to withdraw.
“It’s totally his decision, he’ll be making a decision,” Trump said this week.
Updated at 9:41 a.m. ||||| Dr. Ronny Jackson, the embattled nominee for secretary of Veterans Affairs, withdrew his name from consideration on Thursday, saying the “false allegations” against him have become a “distraction” for President Trump.
The announcement comes after more allegations surfaced overnight, including that he crashed a government car while drunk.
Trump still defended Jackson Thursday morning and described the allegations as false.
"He would have done a great job, he has a tremendous heart," Trump said in an interview on "Fox & Friends." "These are false accusations, they are trying to destroy a man."
Jackson had denied the allegations against him and as recently as Wednesday said he was looking forward to answering “everybody’s questions.”
But on Thursday morning, he pulled his name.
“The allegations against me are completely false and fabricated,” he said in a statement. “If they had any merit, I would not have been selected, promoted and entrusted to serve in such a sensitive and important role as physician to three presidents over the past 12 years.”
However, he said, “Unfortunately, because of how Washington works, these false allegations have become a distraction for this President and the important issue we must be addressing – how we give the best care to our nation’s heroes.”
He said he is “regretfully withdrawing” his nomination. The White House announced shortly after that he was back at work as a White House doctor.
The withdrawal came after a fresh set of accusations Wednesday, unearthed by a review by Democrats, including that Jackson was nicknamed "Candyman" because he would provide prescriptions without paperwork such as the sleep aide Ambien.
Colleagues and former colleagues told Democratic staffers that there were multiple incidents of drunkenness on duty, including one where he got drunk at a Secret Service going-away party and wrecked a government car. Jackson said he had "no idea" where the claim he wrecked a car came from.
A 2012 report by the Navy's Medical Inspector General also accused him of exhibiting "unprofessional behaviors" amid a power struggle over the White House medical unit.
But the White House has stood by Jackson, and noted that he had received glowing evaluations from President Barack Obama.
“A most impressive leader who continues to perform at the Flag Officer level," Obama said in October 2014. "Ronny has earned my confidence and the gratitude of my family for his diligence and knowledge. Promote to Flag immediately.”
“Ronny does a great job — genuine enthusiasm, poised under pressure, incredible work ethic and follow through. Ronny continues to inspire confidence with the care he provides to me, my family and my team," Obama said in October 2016. "Continue to promote ahead of peers.”
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters on Wednesday that Jackson’s record has been “impeccable” and that background checks revealed “no areas of concern." Sanders also noted that Jackson has worked “within arm's reach of three presidents.”
“Given his unique position of trust and responsibility, Dr. Jackson’s background and character were evaluated during three different administrations,” she said. “Dr. Jackson has had at least four independent background investigations conducted during his time at the White House including an FBI investigation conducted as part of the standard nomination vetting process.”
White House spokesman Raj Shah later said Trump met with Jackson Wednesday, and he said the president still supported the nomination.
The White House has also been criticial of Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., the ranking Democrat on the Veterans Affairs Committee, for airing some of the allegations.
“It’s quite unusual for a United States senator to take allegations that have not been fully investigated, but to flaunt them to the national public to suggest he’s the ‘candyman’ I think is outrageous,” White House legislative director Marc Short said. Trump, on "Fox & Friends" Thursday, said that Tester "has a big price to pay" in Montana.
Tester, in a statement, thanked those who had "bravely spoke out over the past week."
"It is my Constitutional responsibility to make sure the veterans of this nation get a strong, thoroughly vetted leader who will fight for them," he said.
Fox News' John Roberts, Serafin Gomez, Frank Miles and The Associated Press contributed to this report. |||||
Output: | The so-called "Candyman" won't be getting a sweet gig in the Trump administration after all. Dr. Ronny Jackson, the White House physician who became the president's pick to head the Department of Veterans Affairs, has withdrawn his nomination amid misconduct allegations, per the Hill. Jackson put out a statement Thursday insisting the accusations against him—including charges of drinking on the job, creating a "hostile work environment," inappropriately doling out meds such as Ambien and Percocet, and even writing prescriptions for himself—were "false and fabricated" but that these issues had become a "distraction." A new accusation that emerged Wednesday: one from a report by Democrats on the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee that Jackson had become intoxicated at a Secret Service party and "wrecked a government vehicle," per the New York Times. Jackson said that if any of the allegations had any truth to them, "I would not have been selected, promoted, and entrusted to serve in such a sensitive and important role as physician to three presidents over the past 12 years," per Fox News. Rumors had started floating Wednesday Jackson would withdraw his name, with two White House officials telling the Washington Post that Jackson, 50, was telling co-workers he was getting fed up with the nomination process. Before he stepped away Thursday, the White House was still standing behind Jackson but was also prepared for him to walk away, the AP reports. After Jackson's announcement, Trump called into Fox & Friends and said Jackson "would have done a great job [and] … has a tremendous heart. These are false accusations, they are trying to destroy a man." |
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: When American 11 struck the World Trade Center at 8:46, no one in the White House or traveling with the President knew that it had been hijacked. While that information circulated within the FAA, we found no evidence that the hijacking was reported to any other agency in Washington before 8:46. Most federal agencies learned about the crash in New York from CNN. Within the FAA, the administrator, Jane Garvey, and her acting deputy, Monte Belger, had not been told of a confirmed hijacking before they learned from television that a plane had crashed. Others in the agency were aware of it, as we explained earlier in this chapter. Inside the National Military Command Center, the deputy director of operations and his assistant began notifying senior Pentagon officials of the incident. At about 9:00, the senior NMCC operations officer reached out to the FAA operations center for information. Although the NMCC was advised of the hijacking of American 11, the scrambling of jets was not discussed. In Sarasota, Florida, the presidential motorcade was arriving at the Emma E. Booker Elementary School, where President Bush was to read to a class and talk about education. White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card told us he was standing with the President outside the classroom when Senior Advisor to the President Karl Rove first informed them that a small, twin-engine plane had crashed into the World Trade Center. The President's reaction was that the incident must have been caused by pilot error. At 8:55, before entering the classroom, the President spoke to National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, who was at the White House. She recalled first telling the President it was a twin-engine aircraft-and then a commercial aircraft-that had struck the World Trade Center, adding "that's all we know right now, Mr. President." At the White House, Vice President Dick Cheney had just sat down for a meeting when his assistant told him to turn on his television because a plane had struck the NorthTower of the World Trade Center. The Vice President was wondering "How the hell could a plane hit the World Trade Center" when he saw the second aircraft strike the South Tower. Elsewhere in the White House, a series of 9:00 meetings was about to begin. In the absence of information that the crash was anything other than an accident, the White House staff monitored the news as they went ahead with their regular schedules. <sep>What is the NMCC and when did their senior operations officer discuss scrambling jets?<sep>It stands for National Militia Craft Control and jets were not in range
Student: | No |
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Example Input: The PlayStation 2 was designed to be backward compatible with PlayStation games. However, not all PlayStation games work on the PlayStation 2. In addition, later models of the PlayStation 2 console could not play all of the games that were released for prior version of the PlayStation 2. This article provides a list of some of the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 games that are not compatible with all models of the PlayStation 2.
Example Output: can i play ps1 games on ps2 slim?
Example Input: Frozen custard is a cold dessert similar to ice cream, but made with eggs in addition to cream and sugar. It is usually kept at a warmer temperature compared to ice cream, and typically has a denser consistency.
Example Output: is frozen custard the same as soft serve ice cream?
Example Input: Hiatal hernia has often been called the ``great mimic'' because its symptoms can resemble many disorders. Among them, a person with a hiatal hernia can experience dull pains in the chest, shortness of breath (caused by the hernia's effect on the diaphragm), heart palpitations (due to irritation of the vagus nerve), and swallowed food ``balling up'' and causing discomfort in the lower esophagus until it passes on to the stomach. In addition, hiatal hernias often result in heartburn but may also cause chest pain or pain with eating.
Example Output: | can a hiatal hernia cause heart rhythm problems?
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Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Prince William and Kate Middleton Choose Charities In Lieu of Wedding Gifts
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A statement on the website reads, "Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton have created a charitable gift fund to help celebrate their wedding. The fund will focus on assisting charities which support the five causes chosen by the couple. These causes are close to their hearts and reflect the experiences, passions and values of their lives so far."
The statement continued, "Having been touched by the goodwill shown to them since their engagement, they have asked that anyone wishing to send them a wedding gift consider doing so in the form of a donation to the fund." Prince William and Kate Middleton have decided that they would like donations to be made to various charities in lieu of wedding gifts.According to RadarOnline.com , the royal couple have hand-picked 24 charities for people to donate to, instead of getting a wedding registry. The name of the charity fund is ' The Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton Charitable Gift Fund .'A statement on the website reads, "Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton have created a charitable gift fund to help celebrate their wedding. The fund will focus on assisting charities which support the five causes chosen by the couple. These causes are close to their hearts and reflect the experiences, passions and values of their lives so far."The statement continued, "Having been touched by the goodwill shown to them since their engagement, they have asked that anyone wishing to send them a wedding gift consider doing so in the form of a donation to the fund."
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The charities have been grouped into five categories: 'Changing lives through Arts and Sport,' 'Children fulfilling their potential,' 'Support for Services personnel and their families,' 'Conservation for future generations' and 'Help and Care at Home.'Among the charities supported include 'Beatbullying,' a children's charity working with young people to create a world where bullying, violence and harassment are unacceptable; and 'Cruse Bereavement Care', a charity that provides care to armed forces families facing bereavement and the support they need to rebuild their lives. ||||| To say that the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton will be an extremely dignified affair is surely an understatement. But must the future king's bachelor party be that way? Apparently Queen Elizabeth II doesn't think so.On 'Lopez Tonight,' Snoop Dogg claimed that the queen phoned the rapper and requested "somethin' special for her grandkid. So why not? Let me do it. I'm the best one when it comes to throwin' parties anyway."'Wet' is the result: a special anthem for the royal "stag" party. He explained, "I want him to have a little bit of fun before he get married ... to see all the girls that you gonna be able to see before you lie down with that one. And enjoy yourself." ||||| What's in a ring? Palace confirms that Prince William will not be wearing a wedding band when he marries Kate Middleton
Prince William has decided not to wear a wedding ring following his marriage to Kate Middleton, palace officials have revealed.
According to senior royal sources, the Prince discussed the issue with his fiancée but has chosen not to. 'It is simply down to personal preference,' an aide said.
Kate, 29, will wear a band fashioned from a lump of Welsh gold already owned by the Royal Family which will be given to her in the traditional way during the April 29 Westminster Abbey royal wedding ceremony, the Mail can reveal.
Breaking with tradition: Prince William will not be wearing a wedding ring after his marriage to Kate Middleton on April 29
The use of Welsh gold in royal wedding bands is a long-standing tradition.
Most male royals do wear a wedding ring of some kind, with the exception of the Duke of Edinburgh.
Like many members of the upper classes, Prince Charles wears a gold wedding ring under a signet ring on the little finger of his left hand given to him by the Duchess of Cornwall.
His signet ring bears the fleur-de-lys crest of the Prince of Wales and is believed to have been a gift from his parents.
He also wore a ring given to him by his first wife, Diana, Princess of Wales, until the day after his engagement to Camilla.
William's decision not to sport a wedding band is likely to cause some surprise, however, as it is so commonplace nowadays.
Symbol: Prince Charles wears a wedding ring under a signet ring on the little finger of his left hand given to him by the Duchess of Cornwall, who he married in 2005
But a St James's Palace aide insisted that it was a decision that Kate was happy with.
'It was something the couple discussed but Prince William isn't one for jewellery - he doesn't even wear a signet ring - and decided he didn't want to. It really is just down to personal preference,' they said.
'Catherine will wear a ring fashioned from a lump of Welsh gold owned by the Royal Family that has been smelted down. The couple have both had a hand in the design. This is the ring Prince Harry will carry and hand over in the traditional way.'
Another source added: 'It is quite common for men in that strata of society not to wear a traditional wedding band. If they do, they tend to wear it with their family signet ring but William doesn't have one of those.'
Most male royals, including Prince Edward (left), do wear a wedding ring of some kind, with the exception of the Duke of Edinburgh (right)
Prior to the Second World War is was unheard of for men to wear wedding rings. It then became customary for soldiers serving overseas to wear a wedding band to remind them of home and their commitment to their wives and families.
The popularity of wedding rings for men has since soared, but there is still divided opinion on whether wearing one is obligatory or not.
Although wearing a wedding ring for men in the past was not crucial, most modern brides would not hear of her new husband’s fourth finger going unadorned.
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David Miller, director of Debretts, a leading authority on etiquette, said: 'Wearing a wedding ring used to be uncommon for men but now it is quite accepted practice. That said, it really is a matter of personal choice and members of the Royal Family often chose to wear it with a signet ring on the little finger of their left hand.
'Although this is a very modern royal wedding in so many ways, I think there will be a few surprises of this kind to come.'
According to some customs, the wedding ring forms the last in a series of gifts, which also may include the engagement ring, traditionally given as a betrothal present. This tradition was already in use in Ancient Rome and is possibly much older.
After marriage, the ring is worn on the hand it had been placed on during the ceremony. By wearing rings on the fourth finger, a married couple symbolically declares their eternal love for each other. |||||
| Perhaps when you heard that Prince William won’t sport a wedding ring after he finally ties the knot with Kate Middleton, you thought it was some sort of royal tradition. Nope, turns out the prince just doesn’t like jewelry, the Daily Mail reports. “It is simply down to personal preference,” says an aide. “It was something the couple discussed but Prince William isn't one for jewelry—he doesn't even wear a signet ring—and decided he didn't want to.” And Kate’s fine with that, the aide says. Another source adds, “It is quite common for men in that strata of society not to wear a traditional wedding band. If they do, they tend to wear it with their family signet ring but William doesn't have one of those.” Most male royals do wear some type of wedding band, including Wills’ dad. The only other exception noted by the Daily Mail is the Duke of Edinburgh. For more royal wedding gossip, click to find out where the couple is “registered”—or check out rumors involving Queen Elizabeth and Snoop Dogg. |
Q: geraldine's eyes were the color of a school bus
Then I read it to Matthew and he said it was fine .<br>That is the kind of critic I like .<br>It 's a sad , sweet story .<br>I just cried like a child while I was writing it .<br>It 's about two beautiful maidens called Cordelia Montmorency and Geraldine Seymour who lived in the same village and were devotedly attached to each other .<br>Cordelia was a regal brunette with a coronet of midnight hair and duskly flashing eyes .<br>Geraldine was a queenly blonde with hair like spun gold and velvety purple eyes . ''<br>`` I never saw anybody with purple eyes , '' said Diana dubiously .<br>`` Neither did I. I just imagined them .
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Q: You will not be protected by googles.
How to make soft plastic lures<br>Choose a suitable work space and don protective gear. Look for a place with good ventilation where burns and spills won't matter. Put on gloves and goggles to protect yourself.
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Q: medesano is known as a comune by everyone who visits it
Medesano is a "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 100 km northwest of Bologna and about 15 km southwest of Parma. As of 31 May 2007, it had a population of 10,221 and an area of 88.8 km2 .
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Q: The chicken definitely came before the egg.
How to take care of chickens<br>Check your local laws and regulations on keeping chickens. Some municipalities will not allow you to keep chickens, or they might have some strict rules on keeping them. Before you start spending money on chickens and supplies, take the time to search your local laws and regulations online.
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Q: In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
'What a Wonderful World' is a pop ballad written by Bob Thiele (as 'George Douglas') and George David Weiss. It was first recorded by Louis Armstrong and released in 1967 as a single, which topped the pop charts in the United Kingdom. Thiele and Weiss were both prominent in the music world (Thiele as a producer and Weiss as a composer / performer). Armstrong's recording was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. The publishing for this song is controlled by Memory Lane Music Group, Carlin Music Corp. and BMG Rights Management.
A: | who made the song what a wonderful world |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task.
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
This week, we've been treated to the increasingly familiar sight of former NBA star and provocateur Dennis Rodman attending events in Pyongyang, North Korea. It's his fourth trip in less than 12 months. On Tuesday, an angry Rodman defended his visit in a CNN interview straight from Pyongyang, at one point saying to "New Day" anchor Chris Cuomo, "I don't give a rat's ass what the hell you think ..." in response to question about Kenneth Bae, an American detained in North Korea. When will we tire of this circus? In case you don't watch cable news, you might miss that the media really loves this kind of thing. No story about North Korea is too weird to go unreported, even if there is no real information to disseminate. Recall the recent rumor that Kim Jong Un's uncle was executed by being fed to hungry dogs, which most likely was started as satire on Chinese social media but was at first reported widely in the media (CNN was unable to confirm and did not report the story). In media discourse, North Korea is the classic enemy. The regime's injustices, quirks and dysfunctions are reassuring to Americans that their own country is just the opposite: Normal, well-functioning, a land of peace and liberty. But add in Rodman to the North Korea story, and it's bound to produce eye-popping headlines: The Weird American Athlete Goes to Weird Country story is just too easy not to cover. Rodman himself seems to be thriving on finding a strange smidgen of relevance through his visits to North Korea (and perhaps a Paddy Power paycheck). Though often described as quite shy, he has always enjoyed challenging the values of Middle America. North Korea is providing him a new avenue to be in the spotlight. The most passive player in this tragicomedy is Rodman's home country, the United States. The U.S. State Department has deployed the rhetorical equivalent of an embarrassed teenager whose dad has shown up to dance at his prom. Something along the lines of "this has nothing to do with us" is what the State Department has said with every one of Rodman's trip. Last winter,the State Department criticized Rodman's timing as it followed a nuclear test and rocket launch. <sep>How many trips has Dennis Rodman made to North Korea in under 12 months?<sep>4
Output: | Yes |
IN: What happens next?
How to find old friends online
Brainstorm a list of information that you know about the person.
The more information you have, the easier it will be to locate your friend. Think about when and where you knew the person, and who else you knew at the same time.
OUT: Write down as many of the following pieces of information about the person as you can recall. It is not necessary to have all of this information, but the more you have to work with, the better your chances are of finding your friend.
IN: What happens next?
Guy are wrestling in a wrestling box. a wrestler and the referee
OUT: push on each other.
IN: What happens next?
A man is holding a rubik's cube. He begins to twist it around. he
OUT: | then solves the cube. |
Pick your answer from:
A). Pick the spot with tall grass, flat space, and a canopy of dense foliage to prevent water from soaking into the grass. In the first six months of its life, swamp hibiscus requires a nearly constant rain.;
B). Swamp hibiscus grows best in a spot with full sun, and is best in areas with poorly drained streams, natural water sources, and other open spaces (e.g., swamps) that are prone to flooding. Check weather predictions and narrow up your radius.;
C). For this reason, it is best not to plant your hibiscus in full sun. Additionally, you should not plant it in a dry area, such as under a collapsing barn.;
D). If you have a marshy patch in your garden that gets plenty of sun, consider planting your swamp hibiscus there. Swamp hibiscus prefers a mildly acidic soil but this isn't critical.;Choose from options above and answer: What most naturally follows?
How to grow swamp hibiscus
Look for a sunny, boggy spot to plant your hibiscus.
Swamp hibiscus is a tall perennial that favors a sunny spot with lots of water. Unlike many plants, it prefers a boggy spot where water collects.
Answer: | D). |
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Q: The Glory of Melaka: In the early days, if you were not a pirate or a mosquito, Melaka was not much of a place to live. The land was infertile, just a swampy plain, the river small and sluggish. But it had a sheltered harbor, protected from the monsoons by neighboring Sumatra. Later, the strategic location and deep-water channel close to the coast brought in the bigger vessels of the trade-wind traffic crossing the Indian Ocean. The first to realize the larger commercial potential, as so often throughout the country's subsequent history, were the Chinese. In 1409, under a new directive from Emperor Chu Ti to pursue trade in the South Seas and the Indian Ocean, a Chinese fleet of 50 ships headed by Admiral Cheng Ho called in at Melaka. They made Parameswara an offer he could not refuse: port facilities and an annual financial tribute in exchange for Chinese protection against the marauding Thais. In 1411, Parameswara took the money to Beijing himself, and the emperor gratefully made him a vassal king. Twenty years later, the Chinese withdrew again from the South Seas trade. The new ruler of Melaka, Sri Maharajah, switched his allegiance to the Muslim trading fraternity by marrying into the Muslim faith, wedding the daughter of a sultan in Sumatra. Islam won its place in Malaya not by conquest — as had been the case in North Africa and Europe — but by trade, dynastic alliances, and peaceful preaching. Bengali peddlers had already brought the faith to the east coast. In Melaka and throughout the peninsula, Islam thrived as a strong, male-dominated religion of individuality, offering dynamic leadership and preaching brotherhood and self-reliance — all qualities ideally suited to the coastal trade. At the same time, Sufi mystics synthesized Islamic teaching with local Malay traditions of animistic magic and charisma, though Islam did not become the state religion until Muzaffar Shah became sultan of Melaka (1446–1459). But the key figure in the sultanate was Tun Perak, bendahara (prime minister) and military commander. He expanded Melaka's power along the west coast and down to Singapore and the neighboring Bintan islands. He also had orang laut pirates patrolling the seas to extort tribute from passing ships. After Ailied district chiefs had repelled assaults from Thai-controlled armies from Pahang, Tun Perak personally led a famous victory over a Thai fleet off Batu Pahat in 1456. <sep>Who expanded Melaka's power to Singapore?<sep>Local Malay
A: | No |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
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Question: Kirstjen Nielsen moved with John Kelly to the West Wing as his principal deputy chief of staff when he was appointed as White House chief of staff in July, leaving the cabinet post vacant. | Andrew Harnik/AP Trump to nominate Kelly's White House deputy as DHS secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, who served as Kelly's chief of staff at DHS, was his pick to fill his old job, which has been vacant since July.
The White House announced on Wednesday that President Donald Trump will nominate Kirstjen Nielsen to run the Department of Homeland Security.
Nielsen served as White House chief of staff John Kelly’s top aide during his time as DHS secretary and moved with him to the West Wing as his principal deputy chief of staff when he was appointed in July, leaving the Cabinet post vacant.
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Nielsen, 45, is a cybersecurity expert and an attorney with an extensive background in homeland security, including stints at the Transportation Security Administration and on the White House Homeland Security Council under President George W. Bush.
“She would be the first person to run the department who has actually worked there,” a person close to the administration said earlier on Wednesday. “She has a deep familiarity.”
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Nielsen developed a close working relationship with Kelly during the transition, in which she served as his “sherpa,” guiding him through the Senate confirmation process.
Her selection was reported first by POLITICO. Previously considered a dark horse candidate for the post, she rose to the top of the list at Kelly’s recommendation — and after other candidates fell through.
Other people considered by the White House included House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul of Texas, who was passed over because Trump aides didn’t think he had the breadth of knowledge or management capability to do the job.
Nielsen’s no-nonsense style has rankled some in the White House, who had grown accustomed to a freewheeling West Wing under Kelly’s predecessor, Reince Priebus. But Nielsen has been instrumental in Kelly’s efforts to push Trump and his senior aides to use the disciplined policymaking processes of previous administrations, which has limited the flow of paper to the president as well as the stream of advisers who had breezed in and out of the Oval Office.
||||| WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Wednesday that he intended to name Kirstjen Nielsen, a top White House aide, to lead the Department of Homeland Security, elevating a former homeland security official in the George W. Bush administration who has lately worked to impose order in Mr. Trump’s chaotic West Wing.
Mr. Trump announced his choice in a statement that noted Ms. Nielsen’s “extensive professional experience in the areas of homeland security policy and strategy, cybersecurity, critical infrastructure and emergency management.” She is the first nominee for the homeland security post who had served in the department, according to the statement.
If confirmed, Ms. Nielsen would replace John F. Kelly, who was homeland security secretary until he left in July to serve as the White House chief of staff and bring discipline and direction to a West Wing plagued by disorganization and infighting. Mr. Kelly had drafted Ms. Nielsen to be his chief of staff at the Homeland Security department, and when the president plucked him for the White House, he brought her as his No. 2.
Known as a no-nonsense player and policy wonk, Ms. Nielsen appears unlikely to land at the center of the type of controversies that have engulfed Mr. Trump’s presidency. But her regimented style in a freewheeling and often dysfunctional West Wing frustrated some senior officials and people close to the president, who chafed under her dictates. On Wednesday, some of them described Ms. Nielsen’s promotion as a solution to a toxic personnel situation, while others fretted privately that her departure would create a void at the White House that would be difficult to fill. |||||
Answer: President Trump announced Wednesday he will nominate Kirstjen Nielsen to replace John Kelly as the head of the Department of Homeland Security after the latter left the post to become Trump's chief of staff, Politico reports. Nielsen is an attorney and cybersecurity expert who served in the Transportation Security Administration and on the White House Homeland Security Council under the second President Bush. She was Kelly's second in command at both the White House and DHS, and Kelly was said to be pushing Trump to nominate her. The New York Times states Nielsen is "known as a no-nonsense player and policy wonk" whose style has "frustrated" some people close to Trump during her time at the White House. A number of senior White House officials say her move to DHS would solve some workplace issues for them.
Question:
Hey guys! So yesterday I was doing a photo shoot with an adorable black kitty cat and I Twitpic'd this picture... I have been getting negative comments regarding the way I was holding the kitty, but rest assured, the owner and vet were on set and showed me how to pick him up. The cat was not harmed in any way and is perfectly fine! I love animals and would never do anything to harm any animals. ||||| Kim Kardashian's handling of kitty sparks outrage from animal rights organizations
Twitpic.com Kim Kardashian may have held a 'good kitty,' but the she received a bad reaction from fans.
There may not be a photo of Kim Kardashian that doesn't spark a controversy.
Coming off her fully nude, unretouched photo shoot for Harper's Bazaar, the reality TV star posted a photo on Twitter that sparked outraged from some of her followers and several animal rights organizations.
In the photo posted Monday, Kardashian is clad in a low-cut black ensemble and leather gloves as she holds a black kitten up by the hair on its neck.
"Pic from my shoot yesterday...good kitty cat!" she tweeted.
Among those who weren't too happy with Kardashian's handling of the feline were the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
"Kim Kardashian isn't the only person who mistakenly thinks that because a mother cat picks up her kittens by the scruff of the neck that a supportive hand under the rump isn't needed," a rep for PETA told the Daily News. "But I'll bet plenty of fans have let her know - nicely, we hope!"
On the other hand, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals L.A said that it is tolerable to hold a kitten by his or her scruff for a brief amount of time, however warns "the manner in which Ms. Kardashian is holding the kitten could lead others to mishandle animals."
Following the uproar the photo created, Kardashian took to her blog to defend her actions.
"I have been getting negative comments regarding the way I was holding the kitty, but rest assured, the owner and vet were on set and showed me how to pick him up," she wrote. "The cat was not harmed in any way and is perfectly fine! I love animals and would never do anything to harm any animals." ||||| Starting in 1996, Alexa Internet has been donating their crawl data to the Internet Archive. Flowing in every day, these data are added to the Wayback Machine after an embargo period. |||||
Answer: Congratulations, Kim Kardashian: You managed to piss off PETA without wearing fur or eating meat! After the reality TV fixture tweeted a photo of herself holding a kitten by the scruff of the neck, the animal rights organization was quick to respond: “Kim Kardashian isn't the only person who mistakenly thinks that because a mother cat picks up her kittens by the scruff of the neck that a supportive hand under the rump isn't needed,” a rep tells the New York Daily News. The SPCA, however, says it’s fine to hold a kitten that way, briefly—but says it still thinks “the manner in which Ms. Kardashian is holding the kitten could lead others to mishandle animals.” Kardashian was quick to blog about her good intentions, noting that the cat’s owner and veterinarian gave her pose a thumbs-up.
Question: WASHINGTON (WJLA) - Youtube is full of clips of this so-called “Knockout Game,” in which an unsuspecting victim gets punched in the head so hard that he or she is knocked out cold.
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And in at least three different cases in New York, New Jersey, and St. Louis, there have been deadly consequences.
Now, a D.C. woman says she was a victim and lived to tell police about it.
The 27-year-old says just after 10 p.m. on Thursday night, she was walking home along a busy strip of 14th Street in Columbia Heights. A group of teens on bicycles came up behind her, and one punched her in the back of the head – hard – before the group took off laughing.
The victim escaped serious injuries, but says she wants her neighbors to be warned that it could happen to them – even on a crowded street. ||||| A terrifying new ‘game’ that’s already caused deaths in Syracuse, St. Louis and New Jersey is sweeping the nation, and it preys upon unsuspecting people walking the streets, anywhere.
A recent report from New York-based CBS 2 shed light on the growing trend, displaying unsettling footage of teens participating in this game – which goes by the name ‘Knockout’ – and involves randomly targeting passersby, with the ultimate goal being to knock them out with one punch as they walk by.
One victim shown in the footage is a 46-year-old man from Hoboken, N.J., who was found dead with his neck broken and head lodged between iron fence posts, according to NJ.com.
Video surveillance shows Santiago walking in an alleyway in broad daylight, and just as he’s about to pass a pack of teenagers, one launches the fatal, knockout blow.
And what’s the point?
“For the fun of it,” one teen said in the video.
“They just want to see if you got enough strength to knock somebody out,” said another.
D.C. has not been spared of this violent trend.
One local woman, who was attacked on 14th Street NW in Columbia Heights on Thursday, tells DCist.com she believes to have been a target of this game, as a group of around eight males on bikes came up behind her, with one hitting her in the head. According to the report, police categorized the attack as “simple assault.”
The woman tells the publication she believes others in the area should be on the lookout for similar types of attacks. ||||| It’s a disturbing “game” that’s terrorizing residents in some Brooklyn communities.
“Knockout,” where a random person is targeted and sucker-punched for no reason other than to knock them unconscious, is a growing trend among bored, clearly misguided, teens.
After a string of attacks in predominately Jewish neighborhoods in Brooklyn, the NYPD is investigating the incidences as possible hate crimes.
The most recent attack was caught on surveillance video this past Tuesday in Crown Heights. Ten men spotted a man walking alone, punched him and kept on moving.
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly says the NYPD is working to see if all these attacks are in fact connected. ||||| NEW YORK — It’s a disturbing new “game” that’s terrorizing residents in East Coast cities. Even more disturbing: There are reports of the game moving West.
The game, according to WPIX in New York City — where the incidents seem to have originated, is called “Knockout.” It involves a group of individuals targeting a random person for an unprovoked sucker-punch, seeking to knock the target unconscious in one blow.
It’s a growing trend among bored teens, police say.
After a string of seven similar attacks were reported in New York, including several attacks in predominately Jewish neighborhoods, the New York Police Department has gone so far as to start investigating the incidents as hate crimes.
WPIX reports that the most recent attack was caught on surveillance video this week in New York’s Crown Heights neighborhood. Ten men spotted a man walking alone, punched him — knocking him unconscious — and kept on moving.
There are widespread reports of similar attacks taking place in the Tri-State area, especially in New Jersey, where a man died of injuries sustained after being knocked out by a random teen in October.
There are reports of similar attacks in St. Louis and in Pittsburgh, where teacher James Addlespurger was knocked out by 15-year-old he did not know on his walk home from school last month. The teen was charged for the assault, which was caught on a security camera.
“The video speaks for itself,” Addlespurger told WTAE-TV. “But I don’t remember it happening when it happened.”
Days after the attack on Addlespurger, a WTAE reporter took to the streets, asking unidentified teens to describe the motivation behind the game.
“It’s for the fun of it,” one teen said. “It’s like when you were a little kid, running around and hitting people. Only now you’re grown, so you can knock ’em out. Even though they shouldn’t be doing it, people do it.”
One New York man told WPIX he believes it all comes down to finding ways to get teens involved in more enriching activities — maybe even after school jobs.
“People need to do more constructive stuff with their time,” the man said. “If people are working and trying to get their money together, they wouldn’t have time for this nonsense. It’s crazy.” |||||
Answer: | A terrifying new "game" is sweeping across the nation: "Knockout." Just like it sounds, it involves targeting a stranger on the street and rendering him unconscious with one punch, WPIX reports. Videos of the attacks are increasing on YouTube, WJLA reports. The NYPD is investigating a series of attacks in Jewish neighborhoods in Brooklyn as possible hate crimes; officers think they may be related to the game. There have been reports of similar attacks recently in other US cities and even London, KDVR reports; victims have actually died of their injuries in Syracuse, St. Louis, and New Jersey, CBS Local reports. One teen described the "game" this way: "It’s for the fun of it. It’s like when you were a little kid, running around and hitting people. Only now you’re grown, so you can knock ’em out. Even though they shouldn’t be doing it, people do it." Another says in one "knockout" video, "They just want to see if you got enough strength to knock somebody out." The "game" may have spread to DC, where a woman tells DCist eight males surrounded her on bikes Thursday night and one hit her on the back of the head.
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You will be given a definition of a task first, then an example. Follow the example to solve a new instance of the task.
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
what is the first event mentioned?, Context: The Russian Revolution is the series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. Following the abdication of Nicholas II of Russia, the Russian Provisional Government was established. In October 1917, a red faction revolution occurred in which the Red Guard, armed groups of workers and deserting soldiers directed by the Bolshevik Party, seized control of Saint Petersburg (then known as Petrograd) and began an immediate armed takeover of cities and villages throughout the former Russian Empire.
Solution: Russian Revolution
Why? This is a good example, and the Russian Revolution is the first event mentioned.
New input: Which trade route connected Northern Europe and Northwestern Russia with the Capsian Sea?, Context: The new Kievan state prospered due to its abundant supply of furs, beeswax, honey, and slaves for export, and because it controlled three main trade routes of Eastern Europe. In the north, Novgorod served as a commercial link between the Baltic Sea and the Volga trade route to the lands of the Volga Bulgars, the Khazars, and across the Caspian Sea as far as Baghdad, providing access to markets and products from Central Asia and the Middle East. Trade from the Baltic also moved south on a network of rivers and short portages along the Dnieper known as the "route from the Varangians to the Greeks," continuing to the Black Sea and on to Constantinople. Kiev was a central outpost along the Dnieper route and a hub with the east-west overland trade route between the Khazars and the Germanic lands of Central Europe. These commercial connections enriched Rus' merchants and princes, funding military forces and the construction of churches, palaces, fortifications, and further towns. Demand for luxury goods fostered production of expensive jewelry and religious wares, allowing their export, and an advanced credit and money-lending system may have also been in place.
Solution: | Volga trade route |
Q: Halperin v. Kissinger was studied by carl
Halperin v. Kissinger was a court case filed by Morton Halperin against National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger, who approved wiretapping Halperin's home and White House office, starting in 1969. Halperin dropped the case after Kissinger publicly apologized on November 13, 1992.
A: It's impossible to say
Q: The earthquake did no damage at all.
MEXICO CITY Mexican President Felipe Calderon said on Tuesday, via his Twitter account, that there was no serious damage reported from a strong earthquake that hit near the country's western coast and shook buildings as far as the capital. Mexico City mayor Marcelo Ebrard said, also via his Twitter account, that he saw no damages as he surveyed the city from a helicopter. (Reporting By Mexico City Newsroom; editing by Jackie Frank)
A: No
Q: Milwaukee Art Museum's has a z
The latest installment of Milwaukee Art Museum's monthly after-hours event MAM After Dark commemorates the museum's current featured exhibition "Impression: Masterworks on Paper." The pastel and watercolor work of impressionist greats including Degas, Cézanne and Van Gogh will be on display, along with an exhibit of photographs from Taryn Simon. Along with a cash bar, there will also be live art, a DIY studio, performances and screenings from the UWM Dance and Digital Media departments and music from Radio Milwaukee.
A: No
Q: There is no right place to throw it.
How to throw a spitball<br>Put a small amount of saliva or vaseline on the baseball. The object is to create resistance and a change in the uniform weight of the ball to make its motion more unpredictable and difficult to hit. There's no " right place " to put it, since the object is unpredictability, as with a knuckleball.
A: | Yes |
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
One example: Timothy likes to play sports. He spends his time after school playing basketball and baseball. Sometimes Timothy pretends he is a famous baseball pitcher for his favorite team with his friends. He plays with his friends Mandy and Andrew. Timothy also plays pretend when he is alone. He has an imaginary friend named Sean. Sean is an elephant who watches television with Timothy. Mandy likes playing baseball but she also likes to paint. Mandy's favorite class at school is art. She likes making pictures of flowers. Her teacher says she is a good artist. She painted a picture of a tree for her teacher. There were red and yellow leaves on it. It had apples on it. When Andrew goes home after baseball, he likes to eat a snack. He eats carrots and bananas. If he is a good boy his mom, Mrs. Smith, sometimes gives him milk and cookies. Afterwards, Andrew finishes his homework. <sep>Who does Timothy play with?<sep>Basketball and baseball
Solution is here: No
Explanation: Based on the passage Timothy plays with his friends Mandy and Andrew. So, the given answer is incorrect and the output should be "No".
Now, solve this: You might want to know how cold it is. You may need to know how fast the wind is blowing. Maybe it rained last night? Do you know how much? Does it feel humid to you? You have heard all these questions before. To answer these questions, we need data. That data comes from special tools. These tools collect data about the weather. You can see some of the common tools listed below: A thermometer measures temperature. An anemometer measures wind speed. A rain gauge measures the amount of rain. A hygrometer measures humidity. A wind vane shows wind direction. A snow gauge measures the amount of snow. <sep>How do we get weather data?<sep>Special tools
Solution: | Yes |
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
One example is below.
Q: Powdered sugar, also called confectioners' sugar, icing sugar, and icing cake, is a finely ground sugar produced by milling granulated sugar into a powdered state. It usually contains a small amount of anti-caking agent to prevent clumping and improve flow. Although most often produced in a factory, powdered sugar can also be made by processing ordinary granulated sugar in a coffee grinder, or by crushing it by hand in a mortar and pestle.
A: is confectionary sugar the same as powdered sugar?
Rationale: The question is a yes/no question, and it is answerable based on the given passage.
Q: Goalkeepers are normally allowed to handle the ball within their own penalty area, and once they have control of the ball in their hands opposition players may not challenge them for it. However the back-pass rule prohibits goalkeepers from handling the ball after it has been deliberately kicked to them by a team-mate, or after receiving it directly from a throw-in taken by a team-mate. Back-passes with parts of the body other than the foot, such as headers, are not prohibited. Despite the popular name ``back-pass rule'', there is no requirement in the laws that the kick or throw-in must be backwards; handling by the goalkeeper is forbidden regardless of the direction the ball travels.
A: | can goalie pick up ball from throw in? |
In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
Let me give you an example: This list contains the top 25 accounts with the most followers on the social photo-sharing platform Instagram. As of May 2018, the most followed user is Instagram's own account, with over 235 million followers. Selena Gomez is the most followed individual, with over 137 million followers. Ten accounts have exceeded 100 million followers on the site.
The answer to this example can be: who has the maximum number of followers on instagram
Here is why: The answer is talking about the Instagram accounts that have the most followers. The question asking about the maximum number of followers. So this is a good example.
OK. solve this:
During 2005 -- 2050, twelve countries are expected to account for half of the world's projected population increase: India, China, United States, Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Brazil, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Philippines, Mexico and Egypt, listed according to the size of their contribution to population growth.
Answer: | what countries will have the largest population in 2050 |
[Q]: Music 2<br>I turned on music to help me concentrate. It began to energize me. I started working faster and more efficiently. I really enjoyed listening to the music. I played it all day long for motivation. The Music was played for a quarter of the day
[A]: No
[Q]: If there is any life in him that will bring it back .<br>But if he moves , hide thyself in the bushes near by , and see what he does . '<br>The damsel took the flask and did her mistress ' bidding .<br>Soon the man began to move his arms , and then rose slowly to his feet . the damsel drank alcoholl
[A]: It's impossible to say
[Q]: / Front page / News Update: 12:25PM RENWICK road in Suva will be closed from this afternoon and is expected to reopen again to the public tomorrow afternoon. The Fiji Roads Authority in a statement is advising travellers in Central Suva that Renwick Road will be closed from the corner of Ellery Street to Greig Street from 6pm today to 6pm tomorrow January 15, 2017. The closure is to allow installation works for a pedestrian crossing on Renwick Road. Motorists are requested to use alternative routes in the city. The News update is from January 15th.
[A]: No
[Q]: Pete's Popular Pens<br>Pete made custom pens in his garage. His pens became very popular with businesses in his hometown. He decided to expand his pen business. Pete opened a shop and hired four employees. Now Pete sells his popular pens nationwide. 4 workers were hired by Pete.
[A]: | Yes |
How to grow basil indoors
Purchase basil seeds from a reliable source.
Visit your local nursery or garden store to pick out basil seeds you'd like to plant, or you can buy them online. You can often buy a packet containing over 100 seeds at a very low price.
If you're buying the seeds online, do some research to find out which websites have the best seeds. Use coarse, well-draining soil to plant the seeds in.
How to stop being scared
Assess the situation.
Fear is a natural response to a perceived threat, and in certain circumstances it can be healthy. However, fear can also inspire a fight or flight response in situations even when there is no threat.
Take a moment to assess the situation and see if your fear is coming from an actual threat, or just as a reaction to something unfamiliar. If, for example, you hear a bump in the night, take a moment to think about if there are other things, such as your neighbor closing their car door, that could make that noise.
How to take synthroid
Take a whole synthroid tablet once a day.
Take the tablet on an empty stomach--between an hour and a half hour before breakfast is a good time. Swallow the tablet whole, instead of chewing or crushing it, with a sip of water.
Drink a full glass of water after taking the tablet. The synthroid pill can seem large or difficult to swallow.
How to reduce floor noise
Put a rubber floor mat under machinery to absorb noise.
Rubber floor mats help absorb and reduce noise from machines in your home such as televisions, stereo systems, washers, dryers, and dishwashers. These mats, when placed directly below a machine, muffle the vibrations and reduce noise and impact.
| Padded flooring products, such as the elephant bark mat, are available online in thicknesses ranging from 1/5 to 3/8 inches (5 mm to 9.5 mm). Add interlocking flooring to reduce noise. |
How to avoid being banned from a windows or linux irc chat channel<br>Be polite at all times. Do not be rude to other members in the chat and avoid any direct arguments. That is no name calling and personal attacks.
Can we infer the following?
Do not put anyone down.
Pick your answer from: +Yes. +It's impossible to say. +No.
The answer is: | Yes |
IN: What happens next?
How to install a modem
Make sure that your modem will work with your internet subscription.
While rare, some modems encounter issues when paired with a specific internet company (e.g., comcast). Double-check your modem's compatibility with your current internet subscription before buying (if possible).
OUT: If you find that your modem won't work with your current subscription, try to exchange the modem for a different one that will work, or switch your internet subscription. Find your room's cable output.
IN: What happens next?
A man is standing in a weight room with multiple screens on and computers on it. After he finishes talking, he gets on an ellipitacal and starts rowing. next
OUT: , he moves to another machine and does the same thing as well in a slightly different way.
IN: What happens next?
How to install landscape edging
Mark the area with spray paint.
Use an old garden hose to mark the perimeter of the area you want to edge. Once it's laid out in the shape and size you want, spray paint the ground around the outside edge of the perimeter.
OUT: | Dig a trench with a spear-headed shovel. Use the shovel to start digging a trench along the spray painted line. |
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: By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- A new form of treatment for type 1 diabetes that's based on the immune system appears safe for patients in an early trial.
However, only a larger trial will show if the treatment -- which uses immune cells called regulatory T cells (Tregs) -- is effective against the illness, researchers said.
If the therapy does work out, it "could be a game-changer," study first author Jeffrey Bluestone, a professor of metabolism and endocrinology at the University of California, San Francisco, said in a university news release.
"For type 1 diabetes, we've traditionally given immunosuppressive drugs, but this trial gives us a new way forward. By using Tregs to 're-educate' the immune system, we may be able to really change the course of this disease," he explained.
In type 1 diabetes, the immune system attacks insulin-secreting beta cells in the pancreas. Many treatments suppress the immune system, but that can lead to serious side effects, such as increasing a patient's susceptibility to infections or cancer. About 5 percent of all cases of diabetes are type 1 disease.
According to the researchers, the new therapy uses a patient's own regulatory T cells to protect insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. The approach is designed to reduce the immune system's attack on beta cells, while still leaving the immune system strong enough to fight infections.
The patients in the first U.S. safety trial of the treatment received infusions of as many as 2.6 billion of the protective Treg cells and had no serious side effects, Bluestone's team said.
The results of the Phase 1 trial were published in the Nov. 25 online edition of the journal Science Translational Medicine. Phase 1 trials typically only examine if a drug or intervention is safe, they are not focused on effectiveness.
The next phase of this research would be a clinical trial to test the effectiveness of the new therapy, the researchers said.
Two experts in type 1 diabetes said the approach holds real promise.
"This is a very novel approach to treatment because it deals with the route cause for type 1 diabetes -- which is destruction of the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas by one's own immune system," said Dr. Deena Adimoolam, assistant professor of medicine, endocrinology, diabetes and bone disease at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City.
"The use of regulatory T-cells in its early stages of clinical research appears successful," she said, "and I hope that future trials show long-term treatment with minimal side effects."
Dr. Minisha Sood directs inpatient diabetes care at Lenox Hill Hospital, also in New York City. She said that regulatory T cells "are known to control autoimmunity -- not only in type 1 diabetes but also in a number of other autoimmune diseases. Therefore, it is believed that eventual treatments involving regulatory T cells may slow progression of or reverse the autoimmunity, which is the cause of type 1 diabetes."
While larger trials are needed to confirm a benefit for patients, the study "did establish that immunotherapy with regulatory T cells is feasible from a safety standpoint, which is very promising," Sood said.
More information
The American Diabetes Association has more about type 1 diabetes.
Copyright © 2015 HealthDay. All rights reserved.
||||| Hundreds of thousands of diabetics could potentially be freed from the “daily grind” of insulin injections after research suggested a new treatment was safe.
Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco, developed a way of restoring the ability of people with type-1 diabetes to produce insulin for a year or more using their own immune cells, The Times newspaper reported.
A type-1 diabetic’s immune system attacks the pancreas but the researchers cultivated billions of T-regulatory immune cells, known as Tregs, that do not have this trait and gave them to the patients.
Professor Jeffrey Bluestone, one of the scientists involved in the work, said their findings could be a “game-changer”.
“For type-1 diabetes, we’ve traditionally given immunosuppressive drugs, but this trial gives us a new way forward,” he said.
“By using Tregs to re-educate the immune system, we may be able to change the course of this disease.”
In the first clinical trial of the technique, 14 people were treated without any serious side-effects, the researchers reported in the journal, Science Translation Medicine. They now plan a larger trial.
The method involves taking a pint of blood from the patient, removing up to 4 million Tregs and then increasing that number by 1,500 times in a test tube.
They are then returned to the patient and do not attack the pancreas. Up to 25 per cent were found to be still there after 12 months.
The procedure could potentially be used to treat other conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, cardiovascular disease and even obesity.
“Using a patient’s own cells - identifying them, isolating them, expanding them, and infusing them back - is an exciting new pillar for drug development,” Professor Bluestone said.
One of the patients in the trial, Mary Rooney, 39, said: “The work of Dr Bluestone and his team offers new hope for people with type-1 diabetes.
“The Treg intervention aims to prevent the development and progression of type-1 diabetes, freeing people like me from the daily grind of insulin therapy and lifelong fear of complications.” ||||| Thank you for your interest in spreading the word about Science Translational Medicine.
NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. We do not capture any email address. ||||| In the first U.S. safety trial of a new form of immunotherapy for type 1 diabetes (T1D), led by UC San Francisco scientists and physicians, patients experienced no serious adverse reactions after receiving infusions of as many as 2.6 billion cells that had been specially selected to protect the body's ability to produce insulin.
T1D is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system, which normally defends against infections, somehow goes awry and targets insulin-secreting cells, called beta cells, in the pancreas. Many T1D therapies aim to tackle this problem by suppressing the immune response, but that approach can have serious consequences, including an increased susceptibility to infection or cancer.
As reported in the Nov. 25, 2015, online issue of Science Translational Medicine, however, the cells used in the completed Phase 1 trial, known as regulatory T cells (Tregs; pronounced "tee-regs"), are instead based on the concept of "immune tolerance" - these cells have the potential to dampen the immune system's assault on beta cells while leaving its infection-fighting capabilities intact.
"This could be a game-changer," said first author Jeffrey A. Bluestone, PhD, the A.W. and Mary Margaret Clausen Distinguished Professor in Metabolism and Endocrinology at UCSF. "For type 1 diabetes, we've traditionally given immunosuppressive drugs, but this trial gives us a new way forward. By using Tregs to 're-educate' the immune system, we may be able to really change the course of this disease."
The encouraging safety results from the trial, conducted at UCSF by Stephen E. Gitelman, MD, professor of pediatrics, and at Yale School of Medicine by Kevan C. Herold, MD, "support the development of a Phase 2 trial to test efficacy of the Treg therapy," the research team writes.
The infused Tregs used in the trial were derived from the trial participants' own cells, using an ex vivo (outside the body) "isolation and expansion" technique first described by Bluestone and colleagues in 2009.
In this procedure, doctors remove less than two cups of blood, which in T1D patients usually contain between 2 and 4 million of the desired Tregs, commingled with millions of cells of other types. Using a method known as fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS), which precisely segregates cells based on molecules they display on their surface, the therapeutic Tregs are separated and then placed into a growth medium in which they can attain a 1,500-fold increase in number.
Bluestone and colleagues have shown in previous work that Tregs recovered after this expansion are more functionally active, can repair defects in the immune system of patients with T1D and are more likely to survive long-term in the body than Tregs produced by other means.
The trial marked the first U.S. study in which large populations of Tregs created using these techniques were infused back into patients' circulation. Fourteen patients from 18 to 43 years old, all with recent-onset T1D, were organized into four groups that successively received infusions containing greater numbers of Tregs: members of the first group received about 5 million cells, and the fourth group about 2.6 billion cells.
In addition to being well tolerated by all four groups, the treatments were durable, with up to 25 percent of the infused therapeutic cells still detectable in patients' circulation a year after they had received just a single infusion.
The positive safety results from the trial are particularly reassuring, because in some instances T cells that were therapeutically introduced in cancer treatment have caused patients' immune systems to spiral out of control. Based on the Phase 1 data from this trial, New Jersey-based Caladrius Pharmaceuticals is now in the early stages of planning a Phase 2 trial of Tregs for T1D.
Trial participant Mary Rooney, 39, who was diagnosed with T1D four years ago, said she has experienced no side effects from Treg treatment. "The work of Dr. Bluestone and his team offers new hope for people with type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune disorders," Rooney said. "The Treg intervention aims to prevent the development and progression of type 1 diabetes, freeing people like me from the daily grind of insulin therapy and lifelong fear of complications. It's truly groundbreaking research with enormous potential."
In addition to their potential value as a diabetes therapy, said Bluestone, a member of the UCSF Diabetes Center, Tregs hold great promise as treatments for other autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, and even as therapies for cardiovascular disease, neurological diseases and obesity.
UCSF research on Tregs and other novel approaches to autoimmune diseases recently received a significant boost from the Parker Foundation, established this year by Silicon Valley entrepreneur and philanthropist Sean Parker. In November, the foundation donated $10 million to establish the Sean N. Parker Autoimmunity Research Laboratory, with Bluestone as the laboratory's inaugural director.
"Using a patient's own cells - identifying them, isolating them, expanding them, and infusing them back into the patient - is an exciting new pillar for drug development," said Bluestone, "and we expect Tregs to be an important part of diabetes therapy in the future."
Explore further: Immune cell subset in mouse model of disease promotes healing and reduce inflammation
More information: "Type 1 diabetes immunotherapy using polyclonal regulatory T cells," by J.A. Bluestone, Science Translational Medicine, stm.sciencemag.org/lookup/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.aad4134
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A: | A new treatment going through clinical trials could mean the end of daily insulin injections for diabetics—and could even have huge benefits for people suffering from arthritis, cardiovascular diseases, and obesity, the Independent reports. "This could be a game-changer," one University of California, San Francisco, researcher says in a press release. "We may be able to really change the course of this disease." Basically, researchers figured out how to get people with type 1 diabetes to produce their own insulin for a year or longer, the Independent reports. Results from the new treatment's first clinical trial—which found no serious side effects in 14 volunteers—were published Wednesday in Science Translational Medicine. Researchers caution, however, that larger tests are needed to back up the results, notes HealthDay. When a person has type 1 diabetes, their immune system begins to target beta cells that produce insulin, according to the press release. The new treatment uses things called T-regulatory immune cells—or Tregs—which can slow the immune system's attack on beta cells while still allowing it to continue fighting infections. Researchers removed up to a pint of blood—along with 2 million to 4 million Tregs—from patients. After putting those Tregs into a growth medium to increase their numbers by 1,500%, they were returned to the patient's body. The Independent reports up to a quarter of those Tregs were still in the volunteers' bodies a year later. Researchers will now prepare a second trial to test the effectiveness of the treatment. A diabetes specialist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City who was not affiliated with the study called the results "very promising." (These stats show why this could be a very big deal.) |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Q: what instrument is mentioned last?, Context: Samuel Adelstein described the Lombardi mandolin in 1893 as wider and shorter than the Neapolitan mandolin, with a shallower back and a shorter and wider neck, with six single strings to the regular mandolin's set of 4. The Lombardi was tuned C, D, A, E, B, G. The strings were fastened to the bridge like a guitar's. There were 20 frets, covering three octaves, with an additional 5 notes. When Adelstein wrote, there were no nylon strings, and the gut and single strings "do not vibrate so clearly and sweetly as the double steel string of the Neapolitan."
A: | Neapolitan |
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 is below.
Q: 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.
A: Russian Revolution
Rationale: This is a good example, and the Russian Revolution is the first event mentioned.
Q: What category of organism has the restriction modification system?, Context: It is likely that a multicomponent, adaptive immune system arose with the first vertebrates, as invertebrates do not generate lymphocytes or an antibody-based humoral response. Many species, however, utilize mechanisms that appear to be precursors of these aspects of vertebrate immunity. Immune systems appear even in the structurally most simple forms of life, with bacteria using a unique defense mechanism, called the restriction modification system to protect themselves from viral pathogens, called bacteriophages. Prokaryotes also possess acquired immunity, through a system that uses CRISPR sequences to retain fragments of the genomes of phage that they have come into contact with in the past, which allows them to block virus replication through a form of RNA interference. Offensive elements of the immune systems are also present in unicellular eukaryotes, but studies of their roles in defense are few.
A: | bacteria |
Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to mute sounds on the apple watch
Unlock your apple watch.
Tap your watch's face once, then tap it once again. Enter your pin.
Select from the following. + If you own an apple watch, you'll enter the seven reset codes manually using this method. Below are some key shortcuts for trying this method.. + Swipe the screen from the bottom up. A menu will appear with options including connectivity, airplane mode, mute, do not disturb mode, theater mode and two modes that will help you look for and remotely lock your iphone from your watch.. + The phone will now begin to lose notifications. You'll also see a message that notifications of payments will no longer appear.. + If you've created this feature, you should only have to do this once. If you want to make it more complex, you can use this same method to disable all sound interference.. | Swipe the screen from the bottom up. A menu will appear with options including connectivity, airplane mode, mute, do not disturb mode, theater mode and two modes that will help you look for and remotely lock your iphone from your watch. |
IN: What happens next?
How to make a salt lick for horses
Use salt that is meant for animal consumption.
Look for salt made for horses at your local pet store or feed store and buy it in bulk. Check that the salt is not a mineral salt blend, such as red salt, or salt that is meant for de-icing roads.
OUT: If you are introducing your horse to a salt lick, start with plain white salt or iodized table salt. The type of salt that is best for your horse will depend on his nutritional needs and his current diet.
IN: What happens next?
A man lifts weights over his head in a gym. A woman then lifts weights over her head. a " catalyst athletics " logo
OUT: appears with social media links.
IN: What happens next?
How to diagnose dental disease in dogs
Pay attention to unusually bad breath.
If your dog's breath is worse than usual, it could be a sign that your dog has dental disease. With dental disease, bacteria and infected tissue can exude a putrid smell once it has developed quite a bit.
OUT: | Dogs can have bad breath for a wide variety of reasons. The key is to identify when the smell changes or becomes markedly worse. |
Continue writing the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to apply the 4d method to email
Close your inbox.
To start being in control of your incoming emails, first close your inbox and think of the structure you want to apply. Use tools for filtering and organizing your emails. | Decide how often and at what times you will be checking your emails. Depending on your job requirements, it can be anything from once a week to five times per day. |
Problem: ``this section, the Ministers and the minister responsible for the other Act referred to in paragraph (6)( a ) are responsible for determining whether or not the requirements referred to in that paragraph are met by that other Act or regulations made under that Act, and ( a ) if the Ministers and that other minister determine that the''
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "This is about religion."? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Problem: No. 234 Squadron RAF had a long career within the RAF, being operational on flying boats in World War I and on fighter aircraft in World War II. After the war it remained a fighter unit till 1957. In its last incarnation the squadron was in turn Operational Training Unit (OTU), Tactical Weapon Unit (TWU) and part of No. 4 Flying Training School RAF until lastly disbanded in 1994.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "No. 234 Squadron RAF had been in continuous use before it disbanded."? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
Problem: How to eat a breakfast that is good for your brain<br>Make eggs for breakfast. By making eggs for breakfast, you can provide your brain with all kinds of benefits. Eggs are a great source of protein, as well as choline, a b vitamin found in eggs.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Eggs are a common breakfast food."? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | Yes |
How does the next paragraph end?
How to read an audiogram
Find the frequency plotted along the bottom of the graph.
The horizontal axis of the graph will show you the frequencies that were used in your test, measured in hertz. Each line in the graph will correspond to its own frequency, which will allow you to see how well you heard that frequency. | They start low and move higher on the spectrum. Frequencies commonly range from 250 hz up to 8000 hz. |
Teacher: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? If you are still confused, see the following 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: Russian Revolution
Reason: This is a good example, and the Russian Revolution is the first event mentioned.
Now, solve this instance: What happens after electing an untrustworthy person to lead our country?, Context: Corruption facilitates environmental destruction. While corrupt societies may have formal legislation to protect the environment, it cannot be enforced if officials can easily be bribed. The same applies to social rights worker protection, unionization prevention, and child labor. Violation of these laws rights enables corrupt countries to gain illegitimate economic advantage in the international market.
Student: | environmental destruction |
If you suffer from certain genetic illnesses, or carry a gene for that illness, scientists can take one or two cells to check for those genes and transfer only healthy embryos.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Scientists can take one or two cells and clone you."? | It's impossible to say |
What most naturally follows?
How to come out to your parents
Consider how receptive you think your parents will be to the news.
If you think that your parents might already suspect your sexual orientation and that they will likely be supportive, then move forward with making a plan. If you think this will be a complete shock to your parents, then consider how they might react. | If you think your parents might react negatively, you should wait to tell them. Consider questions such as whether your parents make homophobic comments, whether you would be crushed if they reacted negatively, or whether you are financially dependent upon them. |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
FILE- In this Jan. 20, 2016, file photo, T.I. arrives at the grand opening of "Jennifer Lopez: All I Have" show at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. According to authorities several people... (Associated Press)
FILE- In this Jan. 20, 2016, file photo, T.I. arrives at the grand opening of "Jennifer Lopez: All I Have" show at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. According to authorities several people were shot at a T.I concert in New York, Wednesday, May 25, 2016. (Photo by Omar Vega/Invision/AP,... (Associated Press)
NEW YORK (AP) — Police investigating a deadly shooting at a packed hip-hop concert arrested a rap artist Thursday, saying surveillance footage showed him stalking through the venue firing a gun.
Roland Collins, who's from Brooklyn and goes by the stage name Troy Ave, will face attempted murder and weapons charges, a police spokesman said.
Four people were shot, one fatally, when a fight started Wednesday night in a performers' lounge at a Manhattan concert hall where the star rapper T.I. was scheduled to perform.
The man who died, Ronald McPhatter, was a member of Collins' entourage and had been there to provide security, according to his family. Collins, 33, suffered a gunshot wound to the leg, police said.
An 8-second video clip released by police shows the gunman bursting through the door of a VIP room in apparent pursuit of another man, who flees off-screen.
As concertgoers huddle under a counter and clutch each other, the gunman, who appears to be limping, stops and scans the room for a moment with his eyes. Then, he spots something, raises his gun and fires.
There were nearly 1,000 people in the concert hall, Irving Plaza, when the shooting began. One of the victims, Christopher Vinson, was shot in the chest on the venue's ground level after a bullet traveled through the floor, Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said. Another bystander, Maggie Heckstall, was shot in the leg, authorities said.
The circumstances of what prompted the fight were still under investigation.
Police Commissioner William Bratton, in an interview with WCBS radio, blamed the shootings on "the crazy world of the so-called rap artists who are basically thugs that basically celebrate the violence that they live all their lives."
"The music, unfortunately, oftentimes celebrates violence, celebrates degradation of women, celebrates the drug culture, and it's unfortunate that as they get fame and fortune that some of them are just not able to get out of the life, if you will," he said.
That prompted an angry response from McPhatter's relatives and a city lawmaker, who derided the comments as insensitive and divisive.
"When white people are doing this violence, I don't hear the same language being used," said City Councilman Jumaane Williams, a Brooklyn Democrat who said he had worked on anti-violence initiatives with McPhatter and his older brother, Shanduke McPhatter, a former gang member.
The city's mayor, Bill de Blasio, also a Democrat, said afterward that he believed Bratton was "talking out of frustration."
"I think it's not really right to see a whole genre through one eye," he said. "There are some rap artists and folks in the hip-hop culture doing amazing, good things for the world."
Collins was in custody and couldn't be reached for comment Thursday. It was unclear if he had an attorney who could comment on the charges against him. A message left at a phone number listed for him wasn't immediately returned.
Shanduke McPhatter said his brother "got too much into" the glamour of the hip-hop scene and it landed him Wednesday night in an environment where alcohol flowed freely and trouble broke out.
In a post on his Instagram account, rapper T.I., born Clifford Joseph Harris Jr., sent his condolences to the victims, adding that "our music is intended to save lives, like it has mine and many others."
Police said there was no evidence connecting T.I. to the violence, but the incident marks the third time in a decade that shootings have occurred during or after concerts where the Grammy Award-winning musician was to perform.
A member of the rapper's entourage was killed and three others were injured during a gunbattle following a party after a concert where T.I. performed near Cincinnati, Ohio, in 2006. Last March, two people were shot and injured in a Charlotte, North Carolina, nightclub where he was to perform.
In 2010, the Atlanta rapper was sentenced to 11 months in prison on federal gun charges.
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Associated Press writers Kiley Armstrong, Tom McElroy, Mesfin Fekadu, Jennifer Peltz and Michael Balsamo contributed to this report. ||||| NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A suspect has been charged in connection with a shooting that took place in the Irving Plaza concert venue on Wednesday.
One person was killed and three others were injured in the shooting, and as CBS2’s Alice Gainer reported one of the injured has now been charged.
Roland Collins, a Brooklyn-based rapper known by the name Troy Ave, has been charged with criminal possession of a weapon, reckless endangerment, and menacing.
Collins was hit in the leg during the shooting, sources said. Police sources told CBS2 he was one of two shooters involved in the incident. Authorities alleged that Collins is the one who can be seen firing a gun on surveillance video released late Thursday.
Police released the video in hopes that the public could identify others seen in it.
Meanwhile, NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton called rap artists “basically thugs” Thursday in the wake of the shooting that left one person dead and three others wounded.
Speaking on WCBS 880, Bratton said the shooting Wednesday inside Irving Plaza was the result of “the crazy world of the so-called rap artists.”
“Basically thugs that basically celebrate the violence that they live all their lives and unfortunately that violence often manifests itself during the performances and that’s exactly what happened last evening,” he said. “The music, unfortunately, oftentimes celebrates gun violence, celebrates the degradation of women, celebrates the drug culture and it’s unfortunate that as they get fame and fortune, that some of them are just not able to get out of the life, if you will.”
NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said it began as a quarrel between two groups that traveled from a top floor down to an area outside a green room on the second level.
“It looked like from what we can determine right now from witnesses and video, a fisticuffs broke out and then gun play directly thereafter,” Boyce said. “It went on for about five minutes — the fight — and then someone pulled a gun and people were shot.”
Five casings from a 9 mm gun were recovered, police said.
Fans were waiting for hip-hop artist T.I. to perform when the gunfire erupted as opening acts Maino and Uncle Murda were on stage.
“When he was about to go on, we saw two people up on the VIP arguing and then everybody just started running cause they heard the shots,” said concertgoer Sagine Morenci.
The shooting could be heard over the music and sent panicked concertgoers running for the exits, WCBS 880’s Marla Diamond reported. Cellphone video captured the hundreds of people trying to get out.
“It was a stampede,” one man said. “Everyone was trying to save themselves.”
“Just chaos,” said another concertgoer. “We ran outside, thought it was OK, then we heard more shots so we just kept running.”
Ronald McPhatter, 33, a bodyguard for suspect Collins, was fatally shot in the abdomen, police said. Two others in addition to Collins were wounded.
Concertgoer Maggie Heckstall, 26, was shot in the leg, and Christopher Vinson, 34, was shot in the chest. They are listed in stable condition.
Manhattan Chief of Detectives William Aubry said Wednesday that detectives were talking with witnesses and looking for video.
“We have recovered ballistic evidence and the crime scene search is continuing at this time,” he said.
Investigators said there was a security check and a metal detector at the venue, but some at the concert said security was lax, CBS2’s Janelle Burrell reported.
“We’re looking into that and that’s going to be part of the investigation,” Aubry said.
One concert-goer offered his own thoughts.
“It was easy. Anyone could have gone in there with a piece,” he said.
Police sources said it doesn’t appear that the VIP group was checked. Police said they are monitoring social media to see if there was an ongoing beef that sparked the shooting.
On Twitter, Irving Plaza said the “safety of our guests is of the utmost importance” and said until further details are known, all inquiries are being referred to the NYPD.
[1/2] The safety of our guests is of the utmost importance. — Irving Plaza (@IrvingPlaza) May 26, 2016
[2/2] Until we have further details about what transpired, we are referring all inquiries to the NYPD. — Irving Plaza (@IrvingPlaza) May 26, 2016
Wednesday’s incident was the third shooting either during or after a T.I. concert over the last decade.
In 2006, shots were fired at a show he performed at in Cincinnati. That shooting left his friend and personal assistant Philant Johnson dead and three others hurt.
Two people were hurt in another shooting last March at a nightclub in Charlotte, North Carolina, where T.I. was set to perform.
The Atlanta-based rapper was also sentenced to 11 months in prison back in 2010 on federal gun charges.
T.I. released a tweet Thursday mourning the loss of life.
In response to Bratton’s comments Thursday, Mayor Bill de Blasio was asked whether he personally believes the rap world fosters violence, WCBS 880’s Rich Lamb reported.
“I would say it differently. I think rap, like any other genre, is very, very diverse,” he said. “But I could say that about a lot of genres. I could say that about popular culture in general, I could say that about popular movies.
“This is not a state secret — a huge amount of money is made in this country glorifying violence,” de Blasio added. “I think it’s a much bigger problem than just rap, and I don’t think you generalize about rap. I think our culture glorifies violence, I think it’s an American problem.”
He said he is “relatively current” because of the musical choices of his children.
“So I hear a lot and some is thoughtful and socially conscious and some I find distasteful,” he said.
CBS2 reached out to the musicians who performed Wednesday, but so far none have returned a request for comment. ||||| | Police investigating a deadly shooting at a packed hip-hop concert arrested a rap artist Thursday, saying surveillance footage showed him stalking through the venue firing a gun. Roland Collins, who's from Brooklyn and goes by the stage name Troy Ave, will face attempted murder and weapons charges, a police spokesman says. Four people were shot, one fatally, when a fight started Wednesday night in a performers' lounge at a Manhattan concert hall where the star rapper TI was scheduled to perform, the AP reports. The man who died, Ronald McPhatter, was a member of Collins' entourage and had been there to provide security, according to his family. Collins, 33, suffered a gunshot wound to the leg, police say. One of the victims, Christopher Vinson, was shot in the chest on the venue's ground level after a bullet traveled through the floor. Another bystander, Maggie Heckstall, was shot in the leg, authorities say. The circumstances of what prompted the fight are still under investigation. Police Commissioner William Bratton, in an interview with WCBS radio, blamed the shootings on "the crazy world of the so-called rap artists who are basically thugs that basically celebrate the violence that they live all their lives." Mayor Bill de Blasio said afterward that he believed Bratton was "talking out of frustration." "I think it's not really right to see a whole genre through one eye," he said. "There are some rap artists and folks in the hip-hop culture doing amazing, good things for the world." |
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Q: He continued to lie in place, still breathing heavily. I tried to keep myself calm. Then, with a sigh, he said, "I have need of a certain stone that I once possessed. It would allow me to leave this bed, despite my current illness. My problem is that it was not made in this realm, but by a human, and only a human may handle it. The herb vendor will tell you where you can find it. If you would fetch me this stone, I would tell you what I can." "Of course we will fetch you the stone," Nepthys assured him. "You have our thanks." Outside, the thing at the herb cart nodded when we mentioned the stone. He told Nepthys the name of a woman who lived on a certain street, and we set off. When we reached the street, I expected some sort of temple, or a row of antiquaries, or at least a sleazy, black-market relics merchant. Instead, it looked like we were in the red-light district: women who probably wanted more than our money eyed us from the alleys. Nepthys didn't need to warn me not to speak to them. He took us to the door of a building like a short pagoda that had a sign hanging over it showing a face with hands uplifted, like a saint under G d's light, and handcuffed. Inside, the entrance room was hung with bright silks and scattered with velvet cushions. Sails of obscene orange and a green that insulted springtime hung draped across reds that might have been sensual elsewhere but here were only offensive. A large woman, similarly decorated, quickly drifted up to us. "Good evening, gentlemen," she said. "May I invite you to have a cup of tea?" "No, thank you," said Nepthys, "we regret that we cannot take up your kind offer. Are you the proprietor of this shop?" "Yes," answered the woman. "I am Madame Entera, at your service. <sep>Who can tell me where to find the stone?<sep>The Herb Vendor
A: | Yes |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Utah is considering a bill that would allow patients with certain debilitating conditions to be treated with edible forms of marijuana. If the bill passes, the state's wildlife may "cultivate a taste" for the plant, lose their fear of humans, and basically be high all the time. That's according to testimony presented to a Utah Senate panel (time stamp 58:00) last week by an agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration.
"I deal in facts. I deal in science," said special agent Matt Fairbanks, who's been working in the state for a decade. He is member of the "marijuana eradication" team in Utah. Some of his colleagues in Georgia recently achieved notoriety by raiding a retiree's garden and seizing a number of okra plants.
Fairbanks spoke of his time eliminating back-country marijuana grows in the Utah mountains, specifically the environmental costs associated with large-scale weed cultivation on public land: "Personally, I have seen entire mountainsides subjected to pesticides, harmful chemicals, deforestation and erosion," he said. "The ramifications to the flora, the animal life, the contaminated water, are still unknown."
Fairbanks said that at some illegal marijuana grow sites he saw "rabbits that had cultivated a taste for the marijuana. ..." He continued: "One of them refused to leave us, and we took all the marijuana around him, but his natural instincts to run were somehow gone."
During a Utah Senate panel on a bill that will allow certain patients to be treated with edible forms of marijuana, special agent Matt Fairbanks warned of the environmental costs associated marijuana cultivation on public land. (Utah State Legislature)
It's true that illegal pot farming can have harmful environmental consequences. Of course, nothing about these consequences is unique to marijuana. If corn were outlawed and cartels started growing it in national forests, the per-plant environmental toll would be about the same.
But backcountry marijuana grows are a direct result of marijuana's illegal status. If you're concerned about the environmental impact of these grows, an alternative is to legalize and regulate the plant so that people can grow it on farms and in their gardens, rather than on remote mountainsides.
Now, regarding rabbits. Some wild animals apparently do develop a taste for bud (and, yes, best to keep it away from your pets). But I don't know that the occasional high rabbit constitutes grounds for keeping marijuana prohibition in place, any more than drunk squirrels are an argument for outlawing alcohol. And let's not even get started on the nationwide epidemic of catnip abuse.
There was a time, not too long ago, when drug warriors terrified a nation with images of "the devil's weed" and "reefer madness." Now, it seems that enforcers of marijuana law conjuring up a stoned bunny?
Not scary enough for the Utah Senate, it seems: the panel approved the bill and sent it to the full Senate, where it will be debated this week.
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Wonkblog on marijuana policy » ||||| DEA agent tells state senate of ‘rabbits that had cultivated a taste for marijuana’ and warns of problems of pesticides, deforestation and erosion
Legalising medical marijuana in Utah could lead to absent-minded rabbits and other animals who don’t feel their natural instincts, a special agent for the DEA has warned the state.
In testimony last week before the Utah state senate, and first spotted by the Washington Post, special agent Matt Fairbanks expressed “some severe concerns” about marijuana as a cash crop. “Now I deal in facts. I deal in science,” he said, citing his experience ranging Utah’s mountains as a member of the state’s “marijuana eradication” team to bolster his concerns.
“Deforestation has left marijuana grows with even rabbits that had cultivated a taste for the marijuana,” Fairbanks declared, suggesting that hares were yet one more of an unknown number of species to have succumbed to a cannabis addiction.
Leporine marijuana abuse was so severe, Fairbanks said, that “one of them refused to leave us, and we took all the marijuana around him, but his natural instincts to run were somehow gone.”
“Personally, I have seen entire mountainsides subjected to pesticides, harmful chemicals, deforestation and erosion,” he added. “The ramifications to the flora, the animal life, the contaminated water are still unknown.”
Fairbanks did not say why marijuana cash crops would be any more destructive than the corn and wheat crops that grow in Utah and have similarly destructive consequences, also by way of the pesticides, deforestation and erosion that farmers inflict on the environment. Nor did Fairbanks present science from environmental researchers or biologists, despite his assertion that “I come to represent the actual science. I want the science studied and looked at and specifically gone over.”
The bill would legalize medical marijuana for people with severe conditions but would not go so far as Colorado’s legalization of the drug, and carries provisions that would ban “back-country” grows of the kind that Fairbanks warned against.
Jeremy Roberts, president of the company Medical Cannabis Payment Solutions testified to that point, beginning: “I was kind of shocked to find out the killer rabbit of Caerbannog from Monty Python and the Holy Grail is actually in the Utah mountains.”
The bill would require medical marijuana be grown indoors, Roberts said, “so the concerns of our mountains being overrun with cannabis are a little bit of a hyperbole”.
“In terms of the environmental impact we’re talking about water and electricity,” he said. Although pesticides and herbicides are “an absolutely valid concern”, he added, the bill would require a laboratory to test for potency, inorganics, pesticides, fungus and mould – and would make Utah only the second state to necessitate lab tests. Roberts argued that such testing and licensing would end the mystery of what chemicals are in the marijuana currently bought from illicit vendors.
“Evidently we hear that it makes rabbits go crazy if it’s grown in Utah, in the mountains, so one of the things we want to do is make sure we don’t have any crazed rabbits any more in Utah, and actually bring that into control into the Department of Professional Licensing.”
Utah’s senate also heard passionate, emotional pleas in support of the bill. Forrest Shaw, a 42-year-old man, spoke about suffering from terminal prostate cancer and his experience with marijuana. “I wanted to be able to relieve some of my suffering,” he said, “I’m horrified of being taken away from my family and having my home taken away from me because I just want to seek out a little bit of peace.”
Another man, Aaron Campbell, spoke of how three of his children have been diagnosed with a terminal neurological disorder, two of whom suffered failed bone marrow transplants. “It’s the stupidest thing ever for lawmakers to tell me what me and my doctors cannot do,” he said, before adding, his voice breaking, “I have full intentions of bringing cannabis into Utah and treating my daughter.”
“We are Utah, we can do this, we are not Colorado,” he said.
Time to take the high road and legalize marijuana – at the federal level | Nushin Rashidian and Alyson Martin Read more
State senator Mark Mardsen also said that seeing children denied pain relief last year had helped move him to sponsor the bill. “I was frankly angry that public policy would have kept these kids for years from receiving something that was tremendous benefit to them and may well have saved lives.”
Those who testified in opposition to the bill largely called for patience, saying the state should not “short-circuit the FDA process” and should wait for more research. Physicians remain divided about the health effects of marijuana, vouching for its analgesic effects but calling for more research into its consequences and potential for abuse, especially among young people.
For most mammals – from squirrels to monkeys to dogs and deer – drugs have the same consequences as they do for humans; for that reason pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies had until recently tested substances on beagles and chimpanzees for decades. Monkeys have shown symptoms of alcohol addiction and heroin withdrawal, and edibles lying around a home can easily intoxicate cats and dogs.
But unlike the fermented fruits and coca leaves that animals might take a shine to in the wild, drugs such as the alcohol and the marijuana products consumed by humans sometimes contain chemicals that uniquely harm them (eg chocolate for dogs) in addition to their usual negative effects. And while rabbits and other wild creatures can suffer the effects of chemical inebriation, they remain unable to communicate with humans even on their sober days, and incapable of expressing even to experienced DEA agents exactly the degree of their high. ||||| | People who advocate legalizing medical marijuana in Utah clearly haven't given much thought to the risk of pot-crazed rabbits running wild, a DEA agent testified last week. Special Agent Matt Fairbanks told a state Senate hearing about how in the course of his marijuana eradication work, he had encountered animals, including rabbits, that had developed a taste for the drug, the Washington Post reports. One stoned bunny "refused to leave us, and we took all the marijuana around him, but his natural instincts to run were somehow gone," the agent told the hearing, stressing that "I deal in facts. I deal in science." He also spoke of seeing deforestation and other damage caused by grow-ops in remote areas. The president of the company Medical Cannabis Payment Solutions told the hearing that warnings of wilderness destruction and reefer madness among wildlife may have been a bit overstated, since the bill requires medical marijuana to be grown indoors. "Evidently we hear that it makes rabbits go crazy if it's grown in Utah, in the mountains, so one of the things we want to do is make sure we don't have any crazed rabbits anymore in Utah," he said. The hearing also heard from people with medical reasons for supporting legalization, including a man who wants to use cannabis to ease the suffering of three of his children, who have been diagnosed with a terminal genetic disorder, the Guardian reports. |
How to check out cuts, scratches and abrasions<br>After getting a cut, scratch, or abrasion, your skin may start bleeding. This happens because the injury breaks or tears the tiny blood vessels that live right under the skin's surface. Your body wants to stop the bleeding, so the platelets in your blood come to the rescue.
Does this next sentence follow, given the preceding text?
Bleeding is a bodily function | Yes |
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In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
One of Brazil's best-known footballers was last night behind bars in a high-security Rio jail after allegations that he masterminded the abduction and execution of his former lover.
Police in Belo Horizonte, Brazil's third largest city, claimed that Bruno Fernandes, until recently captain and goalkeeper of Brazil's most popular club, Flamengo, plotted the killing of 25-year-old Eliza Samudio, who disappeared in June.
Edson Moreira, the homicide investigator in charge of the case, told reporters that while fans saw Fernandes as an "idol", the footballer was "a monster for what he did to this young lady".
"Bruno was there and he saw how the woman was completely broken," he said. "According to witnesses he accompanied Eliza to her sacrifice and to her death."
Samudio, a former model and actor, reportedly met Fernandes last year at a party and became pregnant during their first encounter. Police believe the 25-year-old player was infuriated by her decision to keep the child, who is now four months old, and claim that Samudio was lured from Rio de Janeiro to Belo Horizonte, around six hours away by car, where she was killed by a former policeman named as Marcos Aparecido dos Santos.
Before her disappearance on 4 June Samudio had approached police to report receiving threats from the goalkeeper, who was recently linked with a multi-million dollar transfer to AC Milan. "You don't know me and you don't know what I am capable of – I'm from the favela," he allegedly told her, according to a statement given to authorities in Rio and reproduced in the Brazilian press.
While police have yet to find Samudio's body, investigators say they are certain she is dead, having been beaten, bound and then strangled in the former policeman's home. Police claim parts of her body were fed to a rottweiler.
According to Moreira, Fernandes was present when Santos strangled the former model. Santos's lawyer last night said his client denied taking part in the killing.
"Shortly before dying, she said: 'I can't take being beaten any more'," Moreira claimed, adding that her alleged killer had replied: "You're not going to be beaten any more, you are going to die."
As the scandal grew yesterday and TV news channels gave the case virtually uninterrupted coverage, candidates in the upcoming presidential election spoke out. "This is a barbaric crime," Dilma Rousseff, current president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's favoured successor, told the Record news channel. "The whole of Brazil is disgusted by such a barbaric and perverse crime."
Marina Silva, the rainforest defender who is also running for president in the October elections, told reporters the killing was part of a worrying trend of violence against women. "We have repeatedly seen this kind of episode against the lives of women," she said.
Recent months have seen increasing concern about the off-field actions of Brazil's high-earning footballers.
In May the Rio-born striker Adriano, who recently signed for Italian club AS Roma, was summoned for questioning after the Brazilian press uncovered photographs of him and a friend brandishing what appeared to be automatic rifles and making the sign for the Red Command drug faction with their hands.
Adriano denied the reports, claiming that one of the rifles was a Philippe Starck lampshade in the shape of a gold plated AK-47. But his exclusion from Brazil's World Cup squad was largely attributed to his troubled personal life and other reports about Adriano have claimed he has links to one of Rio's most notorious gangsters.
Earlier this year former CSKA Moscow striker Vagner Love found himself in hot water after police obtained a video showing the player at a dance party in Rio's largest slum, surrounded by men with assault rifles and a bazooka.
Speaking to the Guardian before the latest scandal involving Fernandes, the head of Rio's civil police, Allan Turnowski, said footballers who had grown up surrounded by drug traffickers needed to take greater care in their choice of friends.
"We know of their roots [in the favelas], the friendships they have there… But it is hard to explain to our kids – who see [these players] as idols – that [their idols] are hanging around with armed people, bad people, people who kill, rob and traffic drugs. [People] who do everything that we try and advise our children not to do," he said.
"The bad example they set for our children is what upsets us." ||||| The missing former lover of a top Brazilian football star was strangled and then fed to dogs, police say.
Eliza Samudio, 25, was a former girlfriend of Bruno Fernandes, goalkeeper for Flamengo, Brazil's most popular club.
He handed himself into police after a warrant was issued for his arrest over her disappearance nearly a month ago.
Mr Fernandes, 25, has denied any wrongdoing, and said he has a "clear conscience".
But police say a teenage cousin of Mr Fernandes has given evidence that the goalkeeper was involved in her kidnap and suspected murder.
Ms Samudio had said that the married footballer was the father of her baby.
Search for remains
Police say Ms Samudio was taken by force from a hotel in Rio de Janeiro on the day of her disappearance and was strangled in the city of Belo Horizonte.
They say her body was cut up and parts were fed to dogs, while the rest was buried under concrete.
Police are still searching for her remains, but say her death is "materially proven".
Police have also arrested Mr Fernandes's wife, Dayane Souza, and several of his friends.
They say interrogation of the other suspects has backed up the account given by Mr Fernandes's teenage cousin.
Flamengo have suspended Mr Fernandes's contract and say the club lawyer will no longer be acting in his defence.
He had been goalkeeper of the Rio de Janeiro club since 2006, and captained them to the Brazilian championship last year.
Mr Fernandes has expressed regret that the allegations could damage his chances of playing for Brazil in the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals. |||||
Output: | The former lover of a popular Brazilian goalkeeper was "fed to dogs," according to police. The body of Eliza Samudio, 25, hasn't been found, but traces of her blood were discovered in soccer star Bruno Fernandes de Souza's car, say authorities. Samudio was kidnapped from a hotel, beaten, strangled and cut into pieces, with some parts fed to a rottweiler and others buried in concrete, say police who base the account on other suspects' revelations. When Samudio told Fernandes she couldn't take any more beating, he responded, "You're not going to be beaten any more, you are going to die," said the lead investigator, who called the goalkeeper a "monster.' Fernandes was reportedly angry that Samudio decided to have the baby she conceived with the goalkeeper and that she was insisting he acknowledge his 4-month-old son. Fernandes has surrendered to police, but maintains he has a "clear conscience" and will "laugh at all this" in the future. He's worried, however, that the incident might keep him from playing in the next World Cup. His club, Flamengo, has suspended Fernandes' contract and will not defend him against the charges. His wife and friends have also been arrested, notes the BBC. Click here for more on the grisly case. |
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You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Puppies are born with a fully functional sense of smell but can't open their eyes. During their first two weeks, a puppy's senses all develop rapidly. During this stage the nose is the primary sense organ used by puppies to find their mother's teats, and to locate their littermates, if they become separated by a short distance. Puppies open their eyes about nine to eleven days following birth. At first, their retinas are poorly developed and their vision is poor. Puppies are not able to see as well as adult dogs. In addition, puppies' ears remain sealed until about thirteen to seventeen days after birth, after which they respond more actively to sounds. Between two and four weeks old, puppies usually begin to growl, bite, wag their tails, and bark.
Output: | can puppies see right when their eyes open? |
Q: This was said by a politician
The first priority has to be on ending the violence, dampening down the tensions that have arisen there. We need to call upon Syria to release the three Israeli soldiers who have been captured. We need to insist that Arafat send out instructions to halt some of the provocative acts of violence that have been going on.
A: It's impossible to say
Q: Gulf War illness has been cured.
Meanwhile, thousands of soldiers from the first Gulf War are still suffering from severe symptoms that have been linked to what is now known as Gulf War illness, say veterans advocates.
A: No
Q: High Life was released after 9/11
High Life is a 2009 Canadian film based on the stage play by Lee MacDougall, written by Lee MacDougall and directed by Gary Yates. Starring Timothy Olyphant, Stephen Eric McIntyre, Joe Anderson and Rossif Sutherland, "High Life" is a comedic heist movie from the flip-side of the '80s consumer dream.
A: Yes
Q: Pasta cannot be tube-shaped.
How to make american chop suey<br>Soak the macaroni in hot water. Take 1 pound (454 g) of elbow macaroni or another tube-shaped pasta, and place it in a large bowl. Pour enough hot water over the pasta to cover it, and add salt to taste to season the mixture.
A: | No |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
See one example below:
Problem: The Inheritance Cycle is a series of fantasy books written by Christopher Paolini.
Solution: The Inheritance Cycle is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini.
Explanation: The output sentence elaborates on the input sentence without changing its general meaning e.g. "tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels".
Problem: Compared to other stick insects ( order Phasmatodea ) , the genus " Timema " is basal .
Solution: | Compared to other stick insects ( order Phasmatodea ) , the genus " Timema " is considered basal ; that is , the earliest " branch " to diverge from the phylogenetic tree that includes all Phasmatodea . |
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
How to kill cigarette beetles<br>Give your home a thorough cleaning and vacuuming. Any spilled food has the potential to become a food source for cigarette beetles. The most effective way to eliminate them long-term is to remove these food sources.
Select from:
1). Yes.
2). It's impossible to say.
3). No.
Hypothesis: Cigarette beetles are called that because they smell of tobacco.
| 2). |
input hypothesis: Only elderly people have parkinson's disease.
Context: How to recognize the signs of parkinson's disease<br>Notice any shaking or twitching. When you think of parkinson's disease, the first thing to come to mind may be tremors. These can occur anywhere on the body: a shaking finger or leg, a twitching eye, a trembling lip or chin, etc.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
true or false: It's impossible to say
input hypothesis: This passage is in a language other than English.
Context: artikel-ansicht/dg/0/ Lindendorf/Libbenichen (MOZ) Der östliche Teil der Lindenstraße, in Richtung Bruchkante, sei in einem katastrophalen Zustand. Immer wieder würden sich Anwohner bei ihm darüber beschweren. Das berichtete der Libbenichener Ortsvorsteher Reiner Schumann am Dienstagabend in der Beratung der Lindendorfer Gemeindevertreter. Vermieter Werner Schulze-Kahleyss befürchtet, dass Mieter deswegen aus seinem Wohnkomplex ausziehen und fordert, dass die Gemeinde etwas tut. Die unbefestigte Straße sollte profiliert werden, meinen die Abgeordneten.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
true or false: Yes
input hypothesis: Meg found her sister eating oranges and crying over the Heir of Redclyffe.
Context: Beth nestled up to her , and whispered softly , `` I wish I could send my bunch to Father .<br>I 'm afraid he is n't having such a merry Christmas as we are . ''<br>CHAPTER THREE THE LAURENCE BOY `` Jo !<br>Jo !<br>Where are you ? ''<br>cried Meg at the foot of the garret stairs .<br>`` Here ! ''<br>answered a husky voice from above , and , running up , Meg found her sister eating apples and crying over the Heir of Redclyffe , wrapped up in a comforter on an old three-legged sofa by the sunny window .
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
true or false: No
input hypothesis: The US and China have more than 3 offices
Context: In 1973, the United States and Communist China agreed to establish liaison offices in Beijing and Washington.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
true or false: | It's impossible to say |
The 337 Squadron (Norwegian: "337-skvadronen" ) is a maritime helicopter unit of the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF). Based at Bardufoss Air Station, the squadron operates eight NHIndustries NH90. The helicopters are used by the Norwegian Coast Guard and serve on the "Nordkapp"-class, the "Barentshav"-class and on NoCGV "Svalbard".
The 337 Squadron has a member named ralph
A: It's impossible to say
I have seen no indication that these Liberal members who sit on the justice committee and others who well over a year ago unanimously sent to the justice committee a supply day motion by the Reform Party that called for action are serious in any way about addressing the very serious crime of impaired driving.
Liberals sent a supply day motion.
A: Yes
Senator Kerry, a new question. Let's talk about economic security. You pledged during the last debate that you would not raise taxes on those making less than $200,000 a year. But the price of everything is going up, and we all know it. Health-care costs, as you are talking about, is skyrocketing, the cost of the war.
Governor Kerry made a pledge that he would raise taxes on those making less than $50,000 a year
A: | No |
Definition: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Input: Which happened first, the most radical revolutionaries adopted the red flag, or the demonstration on the Champs de Mars?, Context: The red flag appeared as a political symbol during the French Revolution, after the fall of Bastille. A law adopted by the new government on October 20, 1789 authorized the Garde Nationale to raise the red flag in the event of a riot, to signal that the Garde would imminently intervene. During a demonstration on the Champs de Mars on July 17, 1791, the Garde Nationale fired on the crowd, killed up to fifty people. The government was denounced by the more radical revolutionaries. In the words of his famous hymn, the Marseillaise, Rouget de Lisle wrote: "Against us they have raised the bloody flag of tyranny!" (Contre nous de la tyrannie, l'entendard sanglant est leve). Beginning in 1790, the most radical revolutionaries adopted the red flag themselves, to symbolize the blood of those killed in the demonstrations, and to call for the repression of those they considered counter-revolutionary.
Output: | the most radical revolutionaries adopted the red flag |
This is a test of commonsense with single/multi-choices. Complete the next sentence:
How to go to changi beach
Book a flight into changi international airport if you live outside of singapore.
Changi is a state-of-the-art airport in singapore. In addition to flights from major airlines around the world, changi is home to singapore airlines, which offers flights to and from 64 destinations across 5 continents.
pick from the following.
[1]. Both these airlines provide the fastest, most convenient flights to changi international airport. Check the staff at changi airport if you are unable to fly.;
[2]. You can also travel to singapore by rail if you're already in asia. Changi beach is within walking distance of the airport, depending on what terminal you're at.;
[3]. Before booking a flight in changi, you'll need to secure a driver's license or passport. Take a ferry to changi beach.;
[4]. Book a vacation in a nearby city or coastal area. Changi is home to over 50 , 000 people.;
The answer is: | [2]. |
This is a test of commonsense. Complete the next sentence:
How to change your skype password
Visit any of the skype websites featured in the sources section of this article to sign in to your skype account.
Click on the " sign in " link located in the upper-right corner of any skype website session.
Type your skype name and password into the corresponding fields and click on the " sign me in " button. | Scroll down on your profile page to locate the " your password " section on the left. Click directly on the " change your password " link. |
question: Complete the next sentence:
How to get exactly what you want with the guy you like
Make sure that the guy you like is single.
If he is in a relationship or dating somebody, don't be afraid to still talk to him. Flirt with him subtly; if you do it properly then he will subconsciously flirt with you back.
answer: Flirting is such an obvious factor, but it's an important one. Hold eye contact with him, smile, touch his arm while laughing, be assertive.
question: Complete the next sentence:
A woman holding a pole runs on a track toward a goal line and performs a pole vault in front of event onlookers and supporters. the woman
answer: is then shown at two more event performing the same pole vault surrounded by onlookers and score takers.
question: Complete the next sentence:
A man in a funkin shirt talks about and demonstrates how to make the bacardi cocktail from behind a bar. the man
answer: | is showing people how to make a drink in a martini glass. |
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Ex Input:
Unlike the other pieces, pawns cannot move backwards. Normally a pawn moves by advancing a single square, but the first time a pawn moves, it has the option of advancing two squares. Pawns may not use the initial two-square advance to jump over an occupied square, or to capture. Any piece immediately in front of a pawn, friend or foe, blocks its advance. In the diagram, the pawn on c4 can move to c5, while the pawn on e2 can move to either e3 or e4.
Ex Output:
can you move a pawn backwards in chess?
Ex Input:
The cast had an unusual amount of freedom to suggest changes to the script. Grammer used an acting method he called ``requisite disrespect'' and did not rehearse with the others, instead learning and rehearsing his lines once just before filming each scene in front of a live studio audience. Although effective, the system often caused panic among guest stars. In 1996, Grammer's recurrent alcoholism led to a car accident; the cast and crew performed an intervention that persuaded him to enter the Betty Ford Clinic, delaying production for a month.
Ex Output:
was frasier filmed in front of a live audience?
Ex Input:
The eighth season of Shameless, an American comedy-drama television series based on the British series of the same name by Paul Abbott, was announced on December 19, 2016, a day after the seventh season finale. The season, which premiered on November 5, 2017, consisted of a total of 12 episodes.
Ex Output:
| will there be a season 8 for shameless?
|
What is the most logical next event?
How to calculate amount financed in excel
Create cell borders.
Click in cell b1 and drag to select cells b1 through e1. On the formatting toolbar, click the arrow on the borders button and select " outside borders " from the options available.
Available options: * Now click and drag to select cells b2 through e2. On the formatting toolbar, click the arrow on the borders button and select " thick bottom borders " from the menu options.. * On the outside borders toolbar, select cells b2 through e1. On the inside borders toolbar, select cells b2 through e1.. * Then create borders on cells b1 through e1. This will create a dashed border, for example, on cell b2.. * Name a cell border by holding the enter key and dragging to the main text palette. Enter column numbers into cell b2 and " outside border " to understand the " cell border " value.. | Now click and drag to select cells b2 through e2. On the formatting toolbar, click the arrow on the borders button and select " thick bottom borders " from the menu options. |
Continue writing the next sentence.
How to be a quirky writer
Evaluate your writing style.
Your writing style comes from your mastery of voice and tone. Your writing voice is the authorial personality you assume in your writing. | You may use different writing voices depending on the type of story you are writing. Or, you may maintain the same writing style throughout all of your writing. |
IN: What happens next?
How to find the cause of aggression in older dogs
Detect aggression with unfamiliar people or pets.
Older dogs do not always adjust well to change. If you bring unfamiliar people or pets around your older dog, it could become very anxious and display aggression toward that person or pet.
OPTIONS:
- It may also start barking as if trying to get attention and show other aggression. Pay close attention to your dog's cues regarding aggression, including which behavior upsets and causes him to bark.
- You should observe your dog and hear what it is thinking. The dog might be wary or aggressive and you might wonder what the dog is doing or saying.
- Sign up for a dog safe weekly pass and see what changes occur within a few days. If your dog displays aggression because of fear for the strangers around your dog, stay away from pets you do not know.
- Dogs with dementia (canine cognitive dysfunction) have trouble recognizing familiar faces. If your dog has dementia, it could become aggressive toward familiar people or pets because it can't remember who they are.
OUT: Dogs with dementia (canine cognitive dysfunction) have trouble recognizing familiar faces. If your dog has dementia, it could become aggressive toward familiar people or pets because it can't remember who they are.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to get a merchant account on paypal
Visit the paypal sign up page.
Select your country or region and language using the drop down menus.
Select your account type.
OPTIONS:
- You should see a list of things like payment status, payment schedule, method of payment, service of choice, button number and specific customer verification amount. Select a selected and appropriate payment date from the drop down menu.
- Use the drop down menus to select account name, account type, and billing options. Ensure that you have sufficient credit card or debit card balances.
- To get a merchant account, click the " get started " button underneath the " business " option. Select the payment solution you are using with your paypal merchant account.
- Customers may choose your preferred country or region to be in charge of all of their transactions. Select a payment method based on your selected country or region.
A: To get a merchant account, click the " get started " button underneath the " business " option. Select the payment solution you are using with your paypal merchant account.
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to cook instant rice
Bring the water to a boil.
Pour 1 cup (237 ml) of water into a medium pot, and place it on the stove over high heat. Allow the water to come to a full boil, which should take approximately 5 minutes.
OPTIONS:
- The water should be at a pressure around 110 to 145 degrees fahrenheit (121.2 to 192.4 degrees celsius), which should help the rice soften faster, and reduce the tension in the water. Cook the rice for 4 to 5 minutes.
- A 2-quart (1.9 l) pot is usually a good size for 1 cup (200 g) of rice. If you prefer, you can substitute chicken or vegetable stock for the water to give the rice added flavor.
- You can find quick-boil rice at most grocery stores. Rice comes in a variety of shapes and sizes, and " instant " is the best option.
- If you're using packed rice, the rice should be steamed or simply cut into small pieces first. Make sure to remove the rice and drain the water before you place it into the frying pan.
OUT: A 2-quart (1.9 l) pot is usually a good size for 1 cup (200 g) of rice. If you prefer, you can substitute chicken or vegetable stock for the water to give the rice added flavor.
Question:
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
How to use a squat toilet
Decide what to do with your pants.
Before you can sit down, squat, and make use of the squat toilet you will need to deal with your clothes first. Similar to using a western toilet, you have to get your clothes out of the way before you can get to business.
OPTIONS:
- Though squat toilet situations are typically business related, you can consider folding your other clothing in order to see what works and doesn't work. In a western toilet, folding your pants at the knees means that they are open.
- However, squat toilets can be difficult for a beginner who is still wearing their pants. If you are new to squat toilets, it can be a good idea to fully remove your pants and underwear.
- Ideally, you will ask a friend to help you grab your pants if they are in the way. This way, you aren't wasting some time if you happen to need to go the bathroom and to take your clothes inside.
- If you are in a hurry you will have to move back and forth between standing and sitting to get in there, with your clothes on and your pants on. Make sure you've got the necessary supplies.
****
Answer:
However, squat toilets can be difficult for a beginner who is still wearing their pants. If you are new to squat toilets, it can be a good idea to fully remove your pants and underwear.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
How to conduct a pet's funeral
Inquire about home burial.
It can be nice to have your animal's remains buried in your own backyard. This way, you and your family can visit your pet's grave easily whenever you want.
OPTIONS:
- Find a friendly, happy place to find your pet's body. Don't be shy; there are tons of places that are so friendly you might not know the neighborhood well enough to actually bury your pet.
- Your mother's grave will also be less crowded than your siblings' homes. However, if you are not comfortable letting the dog use your house as a home burial site, you can honor your mother's wishes and officiate her death by having her burial outside of your house.
- Alternatively, you can also get your cat's pet's grave made and set up yourself. It will be helpful if you talk with your veterinarian before settling on this option.
- However, you need to make sure to look into the legality of this. Call a local courthouse to see if there are regulations on burying animals in your backyard in your area.
A: However, you need to make sure to look into the legality of this. Call a local courthouse to see if there are regulations on burying animals in your backyard in your area.
A woman is seen sitting on a camel looking at the camera while another man climbs on top. A man then helps the camels stand up while the people are still riding in front. the man
OPTIONS:
- quickly rides her camel along the beach all along a city and around shops while stopping off to speak to the other.
- shows the camel how to mount the camel while the woman continues to look around and the camel slowly walks around.
- then stands them up in the air and they ride away.
- then leads the camels one after the one with a small boy helping in front.
| then leads the camels one after the one with a small boy helping in front. |
In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Ex Input:
The word " apartheid " means " separateness " in the Afrikaans language .
Ex Output:
" Apartheid " is an Afrikaans word meaning " separateness " , or " the state of being apart " , literally " apart-hood " ( from Afrikaans " -heid " ) .
Ex Input:
This order gave the region self-rule and an elected legislative assembly .
Ex Output:
The order granted self-rule to the people of Gilgit-Baltistan , by creating , among other things , an elected Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly and Gilgit-Baltistan Council .
Ex Input:
The UEFA Euro 1996 was the 10th UEFA European Football Championship tournament .
Ex Output:
| The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship , commonly referred to as Euro 96 , was the 10th UEFA European Championship , a quadrennial football tournament contested by European nations and organised by UEFA .
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How to buy antiques<br>Know your terms. Learn the difference between a true antique, near antique, vintage, and collectable before you start searching for antiques. [substeps] True antique is a collectable at least a century old, according to the majority of antique dealers.
Based on that paragraph can we conclude that this sentence is true?
Antiques are in good condition | It's impossible to say |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
One example: what is the first event mentioned?, Context: The Russian Revolution is the series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. Following the abdication of Nicholas II of Russia, the Russian Provisional Government was established. In October 1917, a red faction revolution occurred in which the Red Guard, armed groups of workers and deserting soldiers directed by the Bolshevik Party, seized control of Saint Petersburg (then known as Petrograd) and began an immediate armed takeover of cities and villages throughout the former Russian Empire.
Solution is here: Russian Revolution
Explanation: This is a good example, and the Russian Revolution is the first event mentioned.
Now, solve this: What might Australian air Express not provide service to?, Context: Melbourne has four airports. Melbourne Airport, at Tullamarine, is the city's main international and domestic gateway and second busiest in Australia. The airport is home base for passenger airlines Jetstar Airways and Tiger Airways Australia and cargo airlines Australian air Express and Toll Priority; and is a major hub for Qantas and Virgin Australia. Avalon Airport, located between Melbourne and Geelong, is a secondary hub of Jetstar. It is also used as a freight and maintenance facility. Buses and taxis are the only forms of public transport to and from the city's main airports. Air Ambulance facilities are available for domestic and international transportation of patients. Melbourne also has a significant general aviation airport, Moorabbin Airport in the city's south east that also handles a small number of passenger flights. Essendon Airport, which was once the city's main airport also handles passenger flights, general aviation and some cargo flights.
Solution: | passenger |
Detailed Instructions: In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
Q: The legislation was proposed by President George W. Bush on January 23, 2001. It was coauthored by Representatives John Boehner (R-OH), George Miller (D-CA), and Senators Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Judd Gregg (R-NH). The United States House of Representatives passed the bill on May 23, 2001 (voting 384 -- 45), and the United States Senate passed it on June 14, 2001 (voting 91 -- 8). President Bush signed it into law on January 8, 2002.
A: | who made the no child left behind act |
What happens next in this paragraph?
How to make bakherkhani thool
Chop onions with a knife and keep onion aside.
Take an oiled frying pan and be warming one of the bakherkhani, while you prepare the egg mixture.
Use a non-stick pan, if you like. | Add one tablespoon of chopped onions into a glass bowl. Add half a tablespoon of salt and kashmiri red chili powder. |
Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to deal with cold urticaria
Avoid cold weather conditions.
If you've noticed that your skin develops an itchy rash when it's chilly, then the best precaution is to not expose yourself to cold weather conditions. This can be a challenge in northern climates, but making sure you're always dressed warmly during winter months can help a great deal. | Layer your clothes and try to wear natural breathable fibers, such as cotton and wool. Always wear gloves and don't forget to cover your neck and face with a scarf. |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
See one example below:
Problem: what is the first event mentioned?, Context: The Russian Revolution is the series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. Following the abdication of Nicholas II of Russia, the Russian Provisional Government was established. In October 1917, a red faction revolution occurred in which the Red Guard, armed groups of workers and deserting soldiers directed by the Bolshevik Party, seized control of Saint Petersburg (then known as Petrograd) and began an immediate armed takeover of cities and villages throughout the former Russian Empire.
Solution: Russian Revolution
Explanation: This is a good example, and the Russian Revolution is the first event mentioned.
Problem: How do Presbyterians demonstrate their faith with actions as opposed to words?, Context: Presbyterians place great importance upon education and lifelong learning. Continuous study of the scriptures, theological writings, and understanding and interpretation of church doctrine are embodied in several statements of faith and catechisms formally adopted by various branches of the church, often referred to as "subordinate standards". It is generally considered that the point of such learning is to enable one to put one's faith into practice; some Presbyterians generally exhibit their faith in action as well as words, by generosity, hospitality, as well as proclaiming the gospel of Christ.
Solution: | generosity, hospitality |
How to install a split system air conditioner<br>Select an unobstructed location on your interior wall to mount the indoor air conditioning unit. [substeps] Avoid direct sunlight and heat sources. Avoid locations where gas may leak or where oil mist or sulphur exists.
Does this next sentence follow, given the preceding text?
Keep it away from direct sunlight.
Choose from:
(A). Yes;
(B). It's impossible to say;
(C). No; | (A). |
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Example Input: The National Council is incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is funded from private donations, membership dues, corporate sponsors, and special events with total revenues of $237 million.
Example Output: is the boy scouts a non profit organization?
Example Input: There has been a great deal of debate in the past few years in the United Kingdom about whether to discourage cousin marriages through government public relations campaigns or ban them entirely. The debate has been prompted by a Pakistani immigrant population making up 1.5% of the British population, of whom about 50-70% marry a first cousin. In the 1980s researchers found that children to closely related Pakistani parents had an autosomal recessive condition rate of 4% compared to 0.1% for the European group. For example, Environment Minister (later Immigration Minister) Phil Woolas said in 2008, ``If you have a child with your cousin the likelihood is there'll be a genetic problem'' and that such marriages were the ``elephant in the room''. Physician Mohammad Walji has spoken out against the practice, saying that it is a ``very significant'' cause of infant death, and his practice has produced leaflets warning against it. However, Alan Bittles of the Centre for Comparative Genomics in Australia states that the risk of birth defects rises from roughly 2% in the general population to 4% for first cousins and therefore that ``It would be a mistake to ban it''. Aamra Darr of the University of Leeds has also criticized what she called an ``alarmist presentation of data'' that exaggerates the risk.
Example Output: is it legal to marry your first cousin in england?
Example Input: The evolution mechanic from previous games returns in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!; however, the player's starting Pikachu or Eevee cannot evolve, like Pokémon Yellow. Only other Pokémon that the player has caught can evolve, including the ones of the same species of the partner Pokémon. Some features, like Pokémon breeding and HMs, will be absent from the games.
Example Output: | can i evolve eevee in lets go eevee?
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You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Q: Collard greens are a staple vegetable in Southern U.S. cuisine. They are often prepared with other similar green leaf vegetables, such as kale, turnip greens, spinach, and mustard greens in the dish called ``mixed greens''. Typical seasonings when cooking collards are smoked and salted meats (ham hocks, smoked turkey drumsticks, smoked turkey necks, pork neckbones, fatback or other fatty meat), diced onions, vinegar, salt, and black pepper, white pepper, or crushed red pepper, and some cooks add a small amount of sugar. Traditionally, collards are eaten on New Year's Day, along with black-eyed peas or field peas and cornbread, to ensure wealth in the coming year. Cornbread is used to soak up the ``pot liquor'', a nutrient-rich collard broth. Collard greens may also be thinly sliced and fermented to make a collard sauerkraut that is often cooked with flat dumplings.
A: | are collard greens the same as turnip greens? |
Q: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
It is almost summer time. Spring has been very long and very rainy. Winter was very warm and very long. In the winter the snows falls on the ground. It covers all the grass. It covers all the trees. It covers all the flowers. In the winter, the chipmunk goes to sleep. The chipmunk works all summer long to gather enough food for the winter. The chipmunk gathers berries. The chipmunk gathers pine cones. The chipmunk drops the pine cones off our roof and rolls them to her favorite hiding place. Boom! Boom! Boom! The pine cones sound so loud when they drop off the roof! The snow melts away in the spring. It is off the ground in our yard by the month of May. In June, there is still snow on the mountains. The snow on the mountains is still there until July. In May the grass starts to grow. In June, the flowers bloom again. In July, we go swimming in the lake. We get to play all summer. We do not have to go to school. We do not have to gather pine cones for food. We get to play outside and we get to have cook outs. We are not chipmunks. We are children. Our mom makes us lemonade in the summer time. Our mom takes us to the beach. Our mom lets us have a lot of campfires. Our mom mows the lawn. It is summer time and now we play for 90 days and the chipmunk works for 90 days. In the winter we work and go to school and the chipmunk gets to sleep. I am glad it is summer and I am glad that I am a human child and not a chipmunk. I am glad that we get to be awake through all the seasons. I like spring. I like fall. I like winter. My favorite time of all is, for sure, summer! <sep>What covered all the grass, trees and flowers?<sep>The snow
A: | Yes |
[Q]: How to get support for social anxiety<br>Identify the key factors in your social anxiety. Social anxiety comes in a range of forms and severities, but it is very common. If you are concerned about social anxiety, and think that it is having a serious impact on your life, you should seek some support to address it. social anxiety has a s OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: Yes
Problem: "The capacity people have to adjust and make peace with a new situation, even if they feel vulnerable, is really remarkable," said Randy Quevillon, chair of the psychology department and the Disaster Mental Health Institute at the University of South Dakota.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Randy Quevillon thinks people could be stronger"? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Q: If states require court handling of temporary custody issues, write a guardianship letter anyway.
How to write a guardianship letter<br>Check if your state allows guardianship letters. Not all states recognize guardianship letters. Instead, they require that even temporary custody issues be handled through the courts.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Jeremy Lee Renner (born January 7, 1971) is an American actor. He appeared largely in independent films, such as "Dahmer" (2002) and "Neo Ned" (2005). Renner appeared in supporting roles in bigger films, such as "S.W.A.T." (2003) and "28 Weeks Later" (2007). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his much-praised performance in "The Town" (2010).
28 Weeks Later was a film in 2007. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
input hypothesis: Winds that come from the west are cause by air moving from a high pressure area to a low pressure area.
Context: How to predict the weather without a forecast<br>Detect the direction of the wind. Wind is caused when air moves from a high pressure area to a low pressure area. Since weather moves in from the west, westerly winds indicate good weather because they suggest the bad weather is already to your east.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
true or false: Yes
input hypothesis: Cockatiels are hard to care for
Context: How to have fun with your new cockatiel<br>Give your cockatiel time to adjust to your home. When you first bring your new cockatiel home, he may need anywhere from a few days to two weeks to get comfortable in his new environment. Limit your interactions with him during this time.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
true or false: | It's impossible to say |
What is the most logical next event?
How to meditate with binaural beats mp3s
Realize that meditation naturally lowers our brainwave patterns.
During your daily activities the brain is functioning at a high level. When we are constantly at this high level of brainwave activity, we don't have the opportunity to rest and recharge. | Meditation lowers brainwave patterns to a restful level. Download meditation music with binaural beats embedded and plug in your stereo headphones. |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Q: what is the second to last amount mentioned?, Context: Apple spent $2.5 million purchasing all 39 advertising pages in a special, post-election issue of Newsweek, and ran a "Test Drive a Macintosh" promotion, in which potential buyers with a credit card could take home a Macintosh for 24 hours and return it to a dealer afterwards. While 200,000 people participated, dealers disliked the promotion, the supply of computers was insufficient for demand, and many were returned in such a bad condition that they could no longer be sold. This marketing campaign caused CEO John Sculley to raise the price from US$1,995 to US$2,495 (about $5,200 when adjusted for inflation in 2010). The computer sold well, nonetheless, reportedly outselling the IBM PCjr which also began shipping early that year. By April 1984 the company sold 50,000 Macintoshes, and hoped for 70,000 by early May and almost 250,000 by the end of the year.
A: | 70,000 |
What happens next?
How to join the army cadets
Know the history and current status of the army cadet force (acf).
The acf traces its history back to 1860, and has existed in its present form as a national youth organization since 1957. Today, roughly 41 , 000 cadets and 9 , 500 volunteers in over 1 , 600 locations across the uk make up the acf.
Choose your answer from:
(1). Some discussions have led to major changes in american nations, specifically changes to parliamentary and political attitudes, executive technologies and leadership practices. Reports of notable military accomplishments in the country..
(2). Newer buildings-the newest buildings are former military offices and concrete-building office buildings with student-grade clearance facilities. These buildings were once factories and classrooms for administration purposes..
(3). Cadet detachments typically meet twice a week in the evening, with the focal point of the year for most cadets being the two-week summer camp. Discover the diverse training opportunities in the acf..
(4). There is no existence of government or enforcement information. The army cadet forces are based around the single co-operation of the united states navy cadet, and working together as a unit unit, ghost, and co-operation.. | (3). |
How to clean burners on a stove<br>Remove the burners. Before cleaning, remove the burners from your gas or electric stove top. Be sure that the stove is off and that the elements are completely cooled down before taking off the burner grates or coils.
Based on that paragraph can we conclude that this sentence is true?
These are not intended for grill burners. | It's impossible to say |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
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Question: How is Valencia pronounced in English?, Context: Valencia (/vəˈlɛnsiə/; Spanish: [baˈlenθja]), or València (Valencian: [vaˈlensia]), is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third largest city in Spain after Madrid and Barcelona, with around 800,000 inhabitants in the administrative centre. Its urban area extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of around 1.5 million people. Valencia is Spain's third largest metropolitan area, with a population ranging from 1.7 to 2.5 million. The city has global city status. The Port of Valencia is the 5th busiest container port in Europe and the busiest container port on the Mediterranean Sea.
Answer: vəˈlɛnsiə
Question: what language is mentioned second to last?, Context: In Latin, papyri from Herculaneum dating before 79 AD (when it was destroyed) have been found that have been written in old Roman cursive, where the early forms of minuscule letters "d", "h" and "r", for example, can already be recognised. According to papyrologist Knut Kleve, "The theory, then, that the lower-case letters have been developed from the fifth century uncials and the ninth century Carolingian minuscules seems to be wrong." Both majuscule and minuscule letters existed, but the difference between the two variants was initially stylistic rather than orthographic and the writing system was still basically unicameral: a given handwritten document could use either one style or the other but these were not mixed. European languages, except for Ancient Greek and Latin, did not make the case distinction before about 1300.[citation needed]
Answer: Ancient Greek
Question: Which county saw close to total destruction in infrastructure?, Context: One rescue team reported only 2,300 survivors from the town of Yingxiu in Wenchuan County, out of a total population of about 9,000. 3,000 to 5,000 people were killed in Beichuan County, Sichuan alone; in the same location, 10,000 people were injured and 80% of the buildings were destroyed. The old county seat of Beichuan was abandoned and preserved as part of the Beichuan Earthquake Museum. Eight schools were toppled in Dujiangyan. A 56-year-old was killed in Dujiangyan during a rescue attempt on the Lingyanshan Ropeway, where due to the earthquake 11 tourists from Taiwan had been trapped inside cable cars since May 13. A 4-year-old boy named Zhu Shaowei (traditional Chinese: 朱紹維; simplified Chinese: 朱绍维; pinyin: Zhū Shàowéi) was also killed in Mianzhu City when a house collapsed on him and another was reported missing.
Answer: | Beichuan
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How to calculate molar mass
Understand molar mass.
Molar mass is the mass (in grams) of one mole of a substance. Using the atomic mass of an element and multiplying it by the conversion factor grams per mole (g/mol), you can calculate the molar mass of that element.
Find the relative atomic mass of the element. An element's relative atomic mass is the average mass, in atomic units, of a sample of all its isotopes.
A person is washing their hands as the words "tutorial: how to wash your hands" appears on screen. A continuous scroll of instructions crawls across the bottom of the screen. someone washing their hands improperly
is shown with the words " how not to wash your hands:-(".
How to get vitamin d naturally
Learn how the sun creates vitamin d.
Sunlight is a form of radiation that has two forms, ultraviolet a (uva) and ultraviolet b (uvb) radiation. Your main source of vitamin d occurs when uvb radiation strikes your skin. When this happens, the first steps of vitamin d synthesis in your body is triggered.
After this, the next steps occur in the liver and then the kidneys. Because the rest takes place inside the body, once the body is triggered, you no longer need to be exposed to uvb radiation.
How to dry garlic
Plant varieties of garlic that are specially suited to drying and storage.
The best options are creole and silverskin. Some heirloom varieties will lose their rich flavor after drying.
| Dig your garlic from your garden when the soil is dry. Avoid watering for several days before you harvest. |
How to make a shower caddy garden<br>Gather suitable pots for your shower caddy garden. You'll need pots that can fit in your shower caddy. If you have a caddy with multiple tiers, you can use each of these to hold plants.
Choose your answer: based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "People are interested in shower caddy gardens."?
pick from the following.
(A). Yes
(B). It's impossible to say
(C). No
I think the answer is | (B). |
As well, the Canadian Depository for Securities has been pushing to be able to hold negotiable money market instruments in its depository and to be able to make book entry ownership transfers as soon as possible, a far more efficient process, it believes, than having to take physical possession of the instrument.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
By using book entry ownership transfers rather than taking physical possession of a money market instrument, the Canadian Depository for Securities can be more efficient and save consumers money.
(1). Yes.
(2). It's impossible to say.
(3). No. | (2). |
[Q]: OmniDictionary is a DICT client by The Omni Group. Unlike Apple Computer's Dictionary, it retrieves definitions from the internet via the DICT protocol instead of a file on the hard drive. Starting with the release of version 2.0.4 is now a universal binary. Apple have their own dictionary.
[A]: Yes
[Q]: The Great Maratha is an Indian historical drama television series directed by Sanjay Khan and produced by Numero Uno International Limited. The drama, aired on Doordarshan National, is based on the life of Mahadaji Shinde. The show comprised 47 episodes. The music was composed by Mohammed Zahur Khayyam. There are no television series in India.
[A]: No
[Q]: Our concern with the budget is not only its failure to acknowledge that, but that it actually worsens the situation by not dealing with unemployment, by not dealing with wage inequities, by not dealing with homelessness, by not dealing with poverty and by not dealing with deplorable living conditions on and off reserves in the country. the situation gets worse by dealing with unemployment
[A]: No
[Q]: Climatologists believe artificially induced climate change is the reason Australia is destined for the warmest year on record. Temperatures so far this year have averaged one degree above the 30-year average, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) told the Greenhouse 2005 - Action in Climate Change Conference being held in Melbourne this week. The head of the National Climate Centre, Michael Coughlan, says Australia has had the warmest ever first 10 months of 2005, and seems likely to be a record-breaking year. temperatures were above a 30 year average.
[A]: | Yes |
Ritual Spirit is an EP by British trip hop group Massive Attack, released on 28 January 2016. It features trip hop artist Tricky for the first time since the release of "Protection" in 1994, and also features Scottish hip-hop group Young Fathers, London rapper Roots Manuva and singer Azekel.
Based on that paragraph can we conclude that this sentence is true?
Ritual Spirit has been covered by megadeth
Select from: (a). Yes; (b). It's impossible to say; (c). No; | (b). |
The 2000 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented the Oklahoma State University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They played their home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They were coached by head coach Bob Simmons, who resigned as the head coach of the Cowboys on November 6, 2000.
Can we infer the following?
Lewis Field is not a well kept field.
Select from: a). Yes. b). It's impossible to say. c). No.
The answer is: | b). |
The increase in womens' representation in the first elections to the Scottish Parliament has become a symbol for change, backed by the Parliament's principled commitment to creating a more equal society.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
Women are becoming more powerful and in the spotlight in scotland. | Yes |
What is the most logical next event?
How to understand psalm 23
Read and study the 23rd psalm--and be mindful of god's still small voice :
The lord is my shepherd, i shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. | Truly, though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death, i will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Q: LA STAMPA (Italy)
Worldcrunch
ROME- Workers restoring Rome's historic Palazzo Venezia have discovered what they are calling Benito Mussolini’s 12th and most secret bunker, reports La Stampa.
There are no records or mentions of this bunker, which was abandoned and left incomplete. City superintendent Anna Imponente and architect Carlo Serafini made the discovery after they had seen a one-meter by one-meter wooden trap-door while inspecting work on restoring the caverns of the 15th century building.
[via La Stampa Facebook]
After they opened the door and walked along the short passage with flashlights, they came into a square that was divided by partitions into nine spaces. “When we saw the concrete, it was all clear,” says Serafini. "It’s the twelfth bunker of Rome -- Benito Mussolini’s last bunker."
The discovery was made in 2011, but has only been revealed now. La Stampa reports that the bunker is clearly unfinished -- there are holes in the wall meant for a sewer system and electric wiring, and flooring had not yet been installed.
On July 13 1943 the Commander of the Royal Air Force (RAF) asked permission from British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to eliminate Il Duce. The plan was to simultaneously bomb Palazzo Venezia (where his office was, and where he made his famous balcony speeches...see below) and Villa Torlonia (his state residence). But the plan was never green-lighted as Foreign Minister Anthony Eden doubted whether Mussolini could be killed, and feared the collateral damage on civilians and the Eternal City since Palazzo Venezia is in the heart of Rome.
Indeed Mussolini may have had the means to survive such an attack. “The structure is solid and would probably hold up, although it depends on the firepower,” says Serafini.
The architect notes that the bunker is more than 15 meters below ground, well-insulated and free of humidity. "The walls rest on the foundations of an old tower, and are almost two meters thick in some places," he explained. "It would have probably only been designed for Mussolini himself and one other person; more than likely his mistress, Claretta Petacci.”
There are two escape routes from the bunker -- one goes directly to the gardens of San Marco (the church adjoining Palazzo Venezia) and the other, which is entirely a hypothesis, goes to the Altare della Patria (Monument to King Victor Emmanuel II) where there is another bunker.
The bunker will become open to the public this autumn. Superintendent Imponente says that new lighting systems will be put in and an interactive touchscreen for tourists and an air siren to simulate a bombing raid. Otherwise, everything else will remain as it was found, La Stampa reports.
The video is an exclusive tour of the bunker with Carlo Serafini (in Italian). ||||| The 860 square feet bunker, which was built about 50ft beneath Palazzo Venezia, his Rome headquarters, was only rediscovered in 2010, during routine maintenance work.
Now there are plans to open it to the public, possibly in the autumn, to provide an insight into the paranoid last few months of Il Duce's regime.
Mussolini ordered the construction of the bunker at the end of 1942 because he feared that the RAF was planning to launch an audacious raid on his headquarters in an attempt to kill him and knock Italy out of the war.
His fears were well founded – the RAF had indeed drawn up a plan to launch a bombing raid on the palazzo, as well as his private residence in Rome, Villa Torlonia, using the 617 Squadron of Dambusters fame.
Air Marshal Arthur "Bomber" Harris proposed using the squadron's Lancaster bombers to fly over Rome at "rooftop level" and simultaneously drop bombs on Il Duce's headquarters and his family home in an attempt to kill him.
The squadron had used "bouncing bombs" to attack three dams on the Ruhr just three months before.
"The plan was drawn up in July 1943, just after the Allied landings in Sicily," Christopher Duggan, an expert on Mussolini from Reading University, told The Daily Telegraph.
"Harris asked permission to go ahead with it from Winston Churchill. Palazzo Venezia had been Mussolini's headquarters since 1929 and Villa Torlonia was where his family lived."
But Churchill, along with Anthony Eden, his Foreign Secretary, thought that the plan had only a slim chance of success.
They were also worried that the British bombers could inadvertently do tremendous damage to the ancient Roman ruins that lie just a few hundred yards from the palazzo – the Roman Forum, the Colosseum and the Palatine Hill, where emperors built their sumptuous palaces.
The bunker was discovered three years ago when engineers carrying out structural work on the foundations of Palazzo Venezia noticed a small wooden trap door.
It opened out to a narrow flight of brick stairs which in turn led to the bunker, divided into nine rooms by thick concrete walls.
The structure was so deep that it had exposed some Roman remains, which are still visible today.
"When we saw the reinforced concrete, we realised what it was," Carlo Serafini, an architect involved in the discovery, told La Stampa newspaper. "Mussolini never stayed there but without doubt he would have gone down to inspect the progress of the work.
"The structure is still solid, it probably would have withstood a bombardment, although it would have depended on the force of the explosion. It was certainly well hidden."
The rough concrete walls of the bunker and the fact that it has just a dirt floor show that it had not been completed by the time Mussolini was arrested on the orders of Victor Emanuel III, the King of Italy, and sent into internal exile in the Apennine mountains in the summer of 1943.
He was rescued by German airborne troops and installed as the puppet leader of a rump Fascist state in northern Italy but in April 1945 he was caught by Italian partisans and strung up along with his lover in Milan's Piazzale Lotto.
The authorities in Rome hope to clean up the bunker and open it to the public later this year. |||||
A: | You'll soon be able to visit a manifestation of Benito Mussolini's paranoia: his "most secret" bunker, unearthed beneath his Rome headquarters in 2011 and just revealed. During the restoration of the 15th-century Palazzo Venezia, architect Carlo Serafini came upon a trap door, reports La Stampa by way of Worldcrunch. Inside: the dictator's 12th bunker, an unfinished 860-square-foot space located 50 feet below the building. It's set to open to the public this fall, largely preserved as-is, just with the addition of an interactive touchscreen and air-raid-simulating siren. Flooring and the sewer and electrical systems were never installed, but the nine-room space's purpose is clear, says Serafini. "It would have probably only been designed for Mussolini himself and one other person; more than likely his mistress, Claretta Petacci." The Telegraph reports that the order for the bunker, which looks to have led to two escape routes, came in late 1942, spurred by Mussolini's fears that the Royal Air Force planned to bomb his HQ—a plan the RAF actually considered but ultimately passed on. |
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]: Patricia Cross and her boyfriend Larry Osborne , two students in a San Francisco school , become expelled for the publication of an off-campus underground paper . As a result , a philosophy professor , Dr. Jonathon Barnett , resigns his teaching position and decides to become an advocate for the counterculture youth movement and , specifically , the use of LSD . The hippies of the Haight-Ashbury district first see him as a hero and then as something even more . Dr. Barnett even makes an appearance on the Joe Pyne TV show to voice his support of the hippie community and the use of LSD . One scheming young man sees the opportunity to build Dr. Barnett as the head of a cult centered around the use of LSD . He hopes to earn profit from the users , Dr. Barnett's speeches known as `` happenings , '' and their lifestyles . At a massive LSD-fueled dance , Patricia begins to have a bad trip Which leads to an argument between her and Pat , ultimately splitting the couple up . After Patricia realizes that she's pregnant , Dr. Barnett advises her to have an abortion , ultimately leading to Patricia attempting suicide . However , Larry saves her and makes the destruction of Dr. Barnett's cult his primary objective . Larry shoots Dr. Barnett from the crowd at one of his massive speeches . As another hippie in attendance calms the audience and Elliot sees his new leader for their cult-like organization , Larry realizes that his assassination of Dr. Barnett simply made him a martyr for the hippie movement . <sep>Which event drives Larry to destroy the cult?<sep>Dr. Barnett's assassination
[EX A]: No
[EX Q]: The movie is a powerful story that deals with feminism and patriarchy in the middle class of India . It is shot in the present and past tense showing lives of the characters Mahender and Sudha as they lived together as well as separately . The movie starts with Mahender getting down at the railway station and making his way to the waiting room just as it starts to rain heavily . A woman , Sudha , is already sitting in the waiting room . On seeing him , she tries to hide her face from him but later they confront each other . Mahender has an accomplished business dealing with photography . He respects his grandfather immensely . Incidentally , he had been engaged to Sudha for 5 years but always made some excuse to delay their wedding . However , this time his grandfather has fixed the wedding on the first week of the following month . He reveals to Sudha that he is having an affair with one of the most radical representations of feminism in a girl called Maya . He returns to tell Maya , but Maya has disappeared , leaving him some poetry . Mahender then marries Sudha and is quite happy , but the sudden return of Maya causes tensions in their married life . Mahender frequently tells Sudha about all the beautifully poignant , loving and authentic things Maya did over the years that they lived together . Later , Maya tries to commit suicide , and this leads to Mahender spending time with her over a few weeks . Sudha , not knowing about Maya 's suicide attempt and therefore believing that Mahender is being unfaithful to her , feels that her marriage was a mistake , and questions Mahender about his intentions . <sep>Who tries to hide her face?<sep>The photographer
[EX A]: No
[EX Q]: Dick was enraged to see how contentedly the men bore the irksome confinement, the meager food, and harsh peremptoriness of the beardless boys set over them as guards. Most of the prisoners passed the time in cards, playing for buttons, trinkets, or what not that formed their scanty possessions. Dick learned that all the commissioned officers of the company with Wesley Boone had been wounded or killed in the charge near the stone bridge. Wesley had been with the prisoners at first. He had been struck on the head, and was in a raging fever when his father and sister came to the prison to take him away. No one could tell where he was now, but Dick knew that he must be in the city, since there were no exchanges, the Confederates allowing no one to leave the lines except women with the dead, or those who came from the North on special permits. Then he visited the provost headquarters, and was shown the complete list of names recorded in the books there; but Barney's was not among them. At the Spottswood Hotel, the day after his coming, he met Elisha Boone, haggard, depressed, almost despairing. Dick had no love for the hard-headed plutocrat, but he couldn't resist making himself known. <sep>Who visited the provost headquarters?<sep>Wesley
[EX A]: | No
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In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
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.
Example solution: Russian Revolution
Example explanation: This is a good example, and the Russian Revolution is the first event mentioned.
Problem: What can the database differentiate?, Context: Database storage is the container of the physical materialization of a database. It comprises the internal (physical) level in the database architecture. It also contains all the information needed (e.g., metadata, "data about the data", and internal data structures) to reconstruct the conceptual level and external level from the internal level when needed. Putting data into permanent storage is generally the responsibility of the database engine a.k.a. "storage engine". Though typically accessed by a DBMS through the underlying operating system (and often utilizing the operating systems' file systems as intermediates for storage layout), storage properties and configuration setting are extremely important for the efficient operation of the DBMS, and thus are closely maintained by database administrators. A DBMS, while in operation, always has its database residing in several types of storage (e.g., memory and external storage). The database data and the additional needed information, possibly in very large amounts, are coded into bits. Data typically reside in the storage in structures that look completely different from the way the data look in the conceptual and external levels, but in ways that attempt to optimize (the best possible) these levels' reconstruction when needed by users and programs, as well as for computing additional types of needed information from the data (e.g., when querying the database).
| Solution: the conceptual level and external level from the internal level |
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
In an adorable Instagram post, the soon-to-be dad revealed the due date! "Little James' due date: May 13th, Mother's Day," he wrote. And the cuteness continued! "One day before Amber's actual birthday. She was born on Mother's Day 1990. The stars really aligned on this one." As fans may know, Amber announced her pregnancy in November with an adorable Instagram photo. Amber has one daughter, Leah, with her ex-fiance, Gary Shirley.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: the soon-to-be dad revealed the due date for little john.
****
Answer:
No
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
The Big River, an inland perennial river of the Goulburn Broken catchment, part of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the lower South Eastern Highlands bioregion and Northern Country/North Central regions of the Australian state of Victoria. The headwaters of the Big River rise on the northern slopes of the Yarra Ranges and descend to flow into the Goulburn River within Lake Eildon.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: Goulburn Broken is part of New Zealand.
****
Answer:
No
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
The National Australia Bank is a heritage-listed bank building at 61 Churchill Street, Childers, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Hubert George Octavius Thomas and built 1900 . It is also known as Bank of Northern Queensland, Bank of Queensland, and National Bank of Australasia. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: Hubert George Octavius Thomas banked at this bank.
****
Answer:
| It's impossible to say |
[Q]: The Dayton Peace Accords for Bosnia and Herzegovina was the first major peace agreement adopted after the Beijing conference, in December 1995. The Dayton Peace Accords for Bosnia and Herzegovina was adopted in 1992. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: No
Problem: How to save frequent flyer miles about to expire<br>Shop through an airline portal. Almost every airline has online malls or portals where you can shop. You'll earn extra miles on your purchases, and the clock will " reset, " so you won't lose any miles because of inactivity.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "the idea for frequent flyer miles came from danny dingwit"? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Q: the iphone x was a huge improvement
People lined up around the block to be one of the first to snag the new iPhone. Campers with tents filled the front sidewalk of the Apple store at Saddle Creek in the wee hours of Friday morning. The store will open at 8 a.m., two hours earlier than normal. The iPhone X released Friday, just in time for the holiday season. Copyright 2017 WMC Action News 5. All rights reserved.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Unlike seal hunting in Canada, where pups are hunted for fur, poachers in China catch seals primarily to sell to zoos or to use the genital organs for traditional Chinese medicine.
Seal pups are getting killed. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
input hypothesis: American trade secretaries protest Bill C-103.
Context: On March 11, 1996, Mickey Kantor, the American trade secretary, announced that he was filing a complaint with the World Trade Organization to protest, first, the 80% excise tax on split run magazines under Bill C-103, second, the lower postal rates granted Canadian publications, third, the postal subsidy and, fourth, tariff 9958 making it illegal to import split runs into Canada.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
true or false: Yes
input hypothesis: Either a doctor or a clinic can give immunizations.
Context: How to find immunization records<br>Call your healthcare provider. If you still have the name and contact information for the doctor or clinic that gave you immunizations, they typically have those records on file. In most cases, this is the fastest way to get your immunization record.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
true or false: | Yes |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Q: What can injury do to a plant?, Context: Plastid differentiation is not permanent, in fact many interconversions are possible. Chloroplasts may be converted to chromoplasts, which are pigment-filled plastids responsible for the bright colors seen in flowers and ripe fruit. Starch storing amyloplasts can also be converted to chromoplasts, and it is possible for proplastids to develop straight into chromoplasts. Chromoplasts and amyloplasts can also become chloroplasts, like what happens when a carrot or a potato is illuminated. If a plant is injured, or something else causes a plant cell to revert to a meristematic state, chloroplasts and other plastids can turn back into proplastids. Chloroplast, amyloplast, chromoplast, proplast, etc., are not absolute states—intermediate forms are common.
A: | revert to a meristematic state |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Barcelona's emblematic statue of Christopher Columbus pointing out to sea could be toppled under a proposal from far-Left councillors, who say it is an inappropriate celebration of Spain’s colonial legacy.
The CUP party group of councillors in Barcelona has proposed replacing the statue of the Italian explorer who claimed the discovery of the Americas with a symbol of “American resistance against imperialism, oppression and indigenous segregation”.
As well as knocking Columbus himself from the top of his ornate pillar at the start of Barcelona’s La Rambla boulevard, the CUP demands the removal of “all the ornaments at the base of the column which glorify the conquest of America”. ||||| Spain Call to topple Christopher Columbus statue from its Barcelona perch Leftwing councillors say city should not be celebrating his colonial legacy and call for memorial reflecting ‘American resistance to imperialism’ The monument has been part of Barcelona’s skyline since 1888. Photograph: Artem Dunaev/Getty Images/EyeEm
A group of anti-capitalist councillors in Barcelona are hoping to topple the statue of Christopher Columbus that has stood at the foot of La Rambla for more than a century, arguing that the city should not be celebrating the explorer’s colonial legacy.
The 197ft (60-metre) high memorial, topped with a bronze statue of the Genoan pointing out to sea, has been part of Barcelona’s skyline since 1888. Its base pays homage to Columbus’s colleagues and his patrons, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.
In proposals to be submitted to the city council on Friday, the three CUP Capgirem councillors call for the statue to be taken down along with “all the decorations at the base of the column that glorify the conquest of America and its ‘museumification’ through historical interpretation”.
Far more fitting, they say, would be a memorial reflecting “American resistance to imperialism, oppression and indigenous and African-American segregation”.
The image of Columbus is not the only monument on their hitlist: the councillors also want the statue of the merchant and slave trader Antonio López y López, Marquis of Comillas, removed from its plinth outside the post office building. In its place, the trio propose a monument to commemorate the victims of the slave trade.
Facebook Twitter Pinterest The Columbus monument at the foot of La Rambla. Photograph: Nikada/Getty Images
Their suggestions, however, go well beyond statuary. As well as removing Spanish flags from municipal buildings in Barcelona, they would also like to see 12 October – the national holiday on which Spain celebrates Columbus’s landfall in the Americas – turned into an ordinary working day.
They say the date not only marks “an intolerable act of colonialism and imperialism”, but also “the genocide of the indigenous American population by colonist-conquistadors, and an act of aggressive Spanish nationalism against all the peoples that it oppresses and has oppressed”.
Last is a demand for the council to ban fascist events in the city.
The notion of celebrating 12 October is increasingly distasteful to some in Spain, especially those on the left.
Last year, Barcelona’s mayor, Ada Colau, said the country should not be marking “a genocide” with an €800,000 (£700,000) military parade, while José María González, the Podemos-backed mayor of the southern city of Cádiz, tweeted: “We never discovered America; we massacred and suppressed a continent and its cultures in the name of God.”
||||| | Just a couple of years after the Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York Harbor, a statue of Christopher Columbus was erected to grace Barcelona's skyline—and while the former represents freedom and friendship, local council members say the latter should be torn down for symbolizing the worst of colonialism, reports the Guardian. The officials are formally requesting that the nearly 200-foot bronze figure, which went up in 1888, be dismantled, as well as all the adornments at the base of the column—including effigies of Columbus' sponsors, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, per the Telegraph—that "glorify the conquest of America and its 'museumification' through historical interpretation." Instead, the far-left officials say, a better tribute would be some kind of structure signifying "American resistance to imperialism, oppression, and indigenous and African-American segregation." That's not all the CUP Capgirem members are looking to eliminate. Also on the hit list: a statue of a slave trader outside Barcelona's post office, the Spanish flags that adorn municipal buildings, and Columbus Day celebrations on Oct. 12. Other Spanish officials have voiced displeasure at the holiday in the past, with the mayor of the port city of Cadiz tweeting last year, "We never discovered America; we massacred and suppressed a continent and its cultures in the name of God." The request has been met with some scorn by other parties, with one local leader sniffing, "Next thing you know, the CUP will ask for a statue of Kim Jong Un pointing at Ithaca." Meanwhile, Barcelona's deputy mayor said Tuesday that taking down the Columbus statue "is not part of the changes we currently have planned." (A stolen Columbus letter was found in a US institution.) |
Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
How to disguise your voice<br>Download a voice-changer app. There are a variety of smart phone apps for iphones and androids that you can use to change the sound of your voice, many of them free. New apps are always coming out, so check out the app store to find out what's available.
Sentence: Free apps allow voice changing software to be accessible to anyone with a smart phone
Output: Yes
Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
In the Ultimate Marvel Universe, Thor (Thorleif Golmen) is a fictional superhero based on the Marvel Universe version of Thor. Thor is the Asgardian God of Thunder based on the deity of the same name of Norse mythology and a founding member of the Ultimates.
Sentence: Thor also went by the name Thorleif Golmen which is what he was called
Output: Yes
Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
sets out the procedures that will have to be followed by businesses covered under this bill to make sure that the client is fully informed of the nature of the new service, of the date the new service is to begin, of its cost calculated monthly and annually, of the fact that the new service is not mandatory, of the fact that the client may obtain the new service by signing a business reply card, and of any other matter that may be prescribed.
Sentence: Everyone is not required to participate in the new service.
Output: Yes
Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
The Sultans of Ping FC are an Irish band formed in 1988 by Niall O'Flaherty, Pat O'Connell, Paul Fennelly and Ger Lyons. The band's name is a play on the Dire Straits song "Sultans of Swing", dating from a time when "it was sacrilege to say anything whatsoever funny or nasty about Dire Straits".
Sentence: Niall O'Flaherty was inspired by Dire Straits.
Output: | It's impossible to say |
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.
Baby back ribs (also back ribs or loin ribs) are taken from the top of the rib cage between the spine and the spare ribs, below the loin muscle. They have meat between the bones and on top of the bones, and are shorter, curved, and sometimes meatier than spare ribs. The rack is shorter at one end, due to the natural tapering of a pig's rib cage. The shortest bones are typically only about 3 in (7.6 cm) and the longest is usually about 6 in (15 cm), depending on the size of the hog. A pig side has 15 to 16 ribs (depending on the breed), but usually two or three are left on the shoulder when it is separated from the loin. So, a rack of back ribs contains a minimum of eight ribs (some may be trimmed if damaged), but can include up to 13 ribs, depending on how it has been prepared by the butcher. A typical commercial rack has 10--13 bones. If fewer than 10 bones are present, butchers call them ``cheater racks''.
A: | are pork back ribs same as baby back? |
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
The man with glasses is playing his accordion. The man is pressing the white buttons as he pull the bellows. the man
OUT: is also playing the keys while he is push and pulling the bellows.
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to care for dental implants
Clean your implants at least twice a day, especially after meals.
You should also floss your teeth, paying maximum attention to all sides of the implant. Both brushing and flossing should be done softly and gently.
OUT: Use a low-abrasive tartar control toothpaste. This step is one of the most basic things that you can do to extend the lifespan of your dental implants.
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to participate in a wikihow secret santa
Watch for a thread in the wikihow forums about the year's secret santa.
Anna will announce it in the village pump section.
Read the rules of the secret santa.
OUT: | You have to be at least 18 years old to participate, and the maximum price for a gift is $15.00. Fill out the form provided in the thread within the time frame that sign-ups are open. |
IN: What happens next?
How to get a trial of hootsuite pro
Go to hootsuite.
Open a web browser on your computer and go to.
Log into your account.
OPTIONS:
- Click the " sign in " link at the upper-right section of the web page and enter your account details (username and password). If you don't have an account yet, you can create one by choosing to link any of your twitter, facebook, or google plus account.
- You need to have a valid microsoft password for this process. You will need to be upfront about your username and password for the trial.
- You will have to use the up-front membership details to access the site. Enter your personal email address and password after entering them and then click on " sign in " at the bottom.
- Type in your credentials in the text box at the top of the window, and hit enter to sign in. After a moment, your computer will start broadcasting.
OUT: Click the " sign in " link at the upper-right section of the web page and enter your account details (username and password). If you don't have an account yet, you can create one by choosing to link any of your twitter, facebook, or google plus account.
IN: What happens next?
Then uses a dryer to dry the wet paint quickly. Then she uses a sharp blade to scrap off some paint in horizontal strokes. she
OPTIONS:
- does this for a few more years and then lets it dry.
- finishes by plastering the paint down and then covering the sides.
- wipes it off with a towel to dry fast.
- then applies some more paint over that and dries it with a dryer.
OUT: then applies some more paint over that and dries it with a dryer.
IN: What happens next?
The woman with the camera turns it to face herself before aiming it back toward the other women. one of the women
OPTIONS:
- aims the gun to back up the other woman and sees more women walking away to the camera with guns.
- walks away as the woman with the camera reaches into the case and releases her waterski and begins to finger comb her hair in her left hand.
- drops the block the camera is placed on while others watch on the sidelines.
- coughs as a cloud of smoke hits her in the face.
OUT: | coughs as a cloud of smoke hits her in the face. |
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