Information: - A commander-in-chief is the person or body that exercises supreme operational command and control of a nation's military forces or significant elements of those forces. In the latter case, the force element is those forces within a particular region, or associated by function. As a practical term; it refers to military competencies that reside in a nation-state's executive leadershipeither a head of state, a head of government, a minister of defence, a national cabinet, or some other collegial body. Often, a given country's commander-in-chief (if held by an official) need not be or have been a commissioned officer or even a veteran. This follows the principle of civilian control of the military. - A judge presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open court. The judge hears all the witnesses and any other evidence presented by the barristers of the case, assesses the credibility and arguments of the parties, and then issues a ruling on the matter at hand based on his or her interpretation of the law and his or her own personal judgment. In some jurisdictions, the judge's powers may be shared with a jury. In inquisitorial systems of criminal investigation, a judge might also be an examining magistrate. - James A. Yates is an American lawyer and former judge from New York . He had been appointed general counsel to the Governor of New York , David Paterson , in 2008 , but Yates ultimately decided to remain a judge instead . The appointment had come as a surprise , as the two are not close associates . Yates received an A.B. from Princeton University in 1967 and a J.D. from Rutgers School of Law in 1973 . He began his career as an attorney with the Legal Aid Society in New York City in 1973 , and was one of the founders of the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers , an organization whose mission is to '' ensure justice and due process for persons accused of crimes or other misconduct . '' He went on to serve as counsel to the New York State Assembly Majority Leader from 1987 to 1989 , and to the Speaker of the Assembly from 1989 to 1992 . Yates taught as an adjunct professor on the faculty of the New York Law School from 1997 to 2004 , the New York University School of Law from 1989 to 1993 , the Queens College City University of New York School of Law from 1986 to 1991 , the Cardozo School of Law from 1985 to 1986 , and the Pace University School of Law in 1984 . In 1992 , Yates was appointed to the New York State Court of Claims by Governor Mario Cuomo , and served until 1998 , when he was elected to a fourteen - year term to the state 's highest trial court , the New York State Supreme Court , in New York County . On the bench , Yates was known as a liberal , and former New York City prosecutor Daniel Alonso noted that his '' appointment may signal Governor Paterson 's intention to adopt a progressive criminal justice agenda . '' He is now Chief Counsel to the Speaker of the New York State Assembly . - Andrew Mark Cuomo (born December 6, 1957) is an American politician who has been the 56th Governor of New York since January 1, 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected in 2010, holding the same position his father, Mario Cuomo, held for three terms from 1983 to 1995. - David Alexander Paterson (born May 20, 1954) is an American politician. He was the 55th Governor of New York, in office from 2008 to 2010. He was the first African American governor of New York and also the second legally blind governor of any U.S. state after Bob C. Riley, who was Acting Governor of Arkansas for 11 days in January 1975. Since leaving office, Paterson has been a radio talk show host on station WOR in New York City, and was in 2014 appointed Chairman of the New York Democratic Party by his successor as governor, Andrew Cuomo. - A court is a tribunal, often as a government institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of law. In both common law and civil law legal systems, courts are the central means for dispute resolution, and it is generally understood that all persons have an ability to bring their claims before a court. Similarly, the rights of those accused of a crime include the right to present a defense before a court. - The Governor of the State of New York is the chief executive of the U.S. state of New York. The governor is the head of the executive branch of New York's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military and naval forces. After reading the paragraphs above, we are interested in knowing the entity with which 'james yates ' exhibits the relationship of 'member of political party'. Find the answer from the choices below. Choices: - democratic party - military - the right
democratic party
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Information: - The European Southern Observatory (ESO, formally: "European Organization for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere") is a 16-nation intergovernmental research organization for ground-based astronomy. Created in 1962, ESO has provided astronomers with state-of-the-art research facilities and access to the southern sky. The organisation employs about 730 staff members and receives annual member state contributions of approximately 131million. Its observatories are located in northern Chile. - La Silla Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Chile with three telescopes built and operated by the European Southern Observatory (ESO). Several telescopes are located at the site and are partly maintained by ESO. The observatory is one of the largest in the Southern Hemisphere and was the first in Chile to be used by ESO. - 14832 Alechinsky , provisional designation 1987 QC3 , is a stony asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , about 4 kilometers in diameter . It was discovered by Belgian astronomer Eric Elst at ESO 's La Silla Observatory in northern Chile on 27 August 1987 . The S - type asteroid is a member of the Flora family , one of the largest groups of stony asteroids in the main - belt . It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.0 -- 2.6 AU once every 3 years and 6 months ( 1,268 days ) . Its orbit is tilted by 6 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic and shows an eccentricity of 0.12 . The body has an albedo of 0.24 , as assumed by the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link ( CALL ) . Two different observations from the Palomar Transient Factory rendered a rotation period of 8.1 and 9.6 hours , respectively . The minor planet was named after Belgian painter Pierre Alechinsky ( b. 1927 ) . He founded the expressionist movement '' CoBRa '' , a name linking the cities of Copenhagen , Brussels and Amsterdam . He was one of the leading artist of mid-Century Europe , and is well known for his treatment of colors , versatility and graphic humor . After reading the paragraphs above, we are interested in knowing the entity with which '14832 alechinsky' exhibits the relationship of 'site of astronomical discovery'. Find the answer from the choices below. Choices: - european southern observatory - la silla observatory
european southern observatory
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