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Context:
The 1989 Newcastle earthquake occurred in Newcastle, New South Wales on Thursday, 28 December. The shock measured 5.6 on the Richter magnitude scale and was one of Australia's most serious natural disasters, killing 13 people and injuring more than 160. The damage bill has been estimated at A$ 4 billion (including an insured loss of about $1 billion).
Hypothesis: Everyone remained unharmed.
No
Context:
Kenny becomes famous<br>Kenny is a singer. Kenny wants to be famous. Kenny performs nights at coffee shops. One day Kenny gets noticed. Kenny is signed to a record deal after his performance at the shop.
Hypothesis: Kenny is a songwriter.
It's impossible to say
Context:
Naulakha Bazaar (Punjabi, Urdu: ) is Bazaar (market) located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. This Bazaar was established in 1633 and is located in Lahore Fort near Naulakha Pavilion. The Shaheed Ganj Mosque is located in Naulakha Bazaar. The used clothing and crockery bazaar, landa bazaar, is also located near Naulakha Bazaar.
Hypothesis: The used clothing and crockery bazaar, landa bazaar, is located at Naulakha Bazaar.
| No |
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
A large river is shown with people riding in tubes. people
A: wave to the camera as well as smoke cigarette and swim in the water.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
A small group of people are seen standing around a kitchen eating food. They speak to one another as a man cooks for them in front and mixes ingredients together. he
A: continues cooking and speaking to the women and showing off his work in the end.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
A bull comes out of the gate at a rodeo and man in the ring jumps on then off his back. the man
A: picks up his fallen hat in the ring.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
A young boy is seen pouring soap into his hands and scrubbing his hands above a sink. he
A: | then grabs a paper towel and dries off his hands. |
Continue writing the next sentence in this paragraph:
The sidewalk then appears and a boy begins to skateboard down the road near the beach. He continues doing tricks and skateboarding through the city passing people and cars. after a while | , he sits down a takes a break and begins talking to another guy before he eventually gets back up to continue skateboarding. |
Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Input: The film begins with Brick Bardo ( Tim Thomerson , from ( ( Dollman hitchhiking to get to the town of Pahoota , where he tries to find a girl named Nurse Ginger ( Melissa Behr , who was shrunken to 11 inches in ( ( Bad Channels , to prove to her that she's not alone . Meanwhile , the film cuts to Judith Grey , who has a nightmare about the events that happened in the previous film a year before . Ever since the events that took place a year before , Judith has been watching the Toyland Warehouse , believing that the toys are still alive . Meanwhile , a bum breaks into the Warehouse , and starts to mess around with a clown tricycle , until he gets knocked in the head with a box of toys , causing him to hit his head on the ground , killing him . However , his blood continues to flow over to the place where the demon was buried , and brings back : Baby Oopsie Daisy , Jack Attack , Mr. Static , and this time brings up a new killer toy named Zombietoid , a blonde GI JOE action figure with a sword as a weapon . Judith , who's now inside the building , finally sees the toys in full view , but is then arrested for breaking into a secluded building . After the police leave , the toys force the new security guard Ray Vernon to help them with their needs . Meanwhile , Judith , who now knows about Nurse Ginger and Brick Bardo's history , bribes a news reporter to tell her where they 're at , and tells her they are in Pahoota . Judith , after having a deal with Bardo and Ginger to help her kill the toys , they head off back to the Warehouse . <sep>What happens in the warehouse?<sep>Judith kills a bum
Output: | No |
Continue writing the next sentence in this paragraph:
The guy is exercising by pulling a handle. The guy stops exercising fixes his reading glasses and touches his beard. the guy | removes his legs from the exercise machine and touches the knob. |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Q: Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan Voicemail Audio Just Hours Before Death ... Cheerful, Ready to Record
Cranberries Singer Dolores O'Riordan Left Final Voicemail Before Death
EXCLUSIVE
Dolores O'Riordan sounded pumped and ready to belt out her old tune with a new band the day she died ... this according to her last voicemail ever.
TMZ has obtained a voice message Dolores left for her longtime friend and label exec, Dan Waite, on Jan. 15 -- the day she unexpectedly passed away -- which also happened to be the day she was set to record a cover of The Cranberries' song "Zombie" with Bad Wolves.
We're told the voicemail's time stamp was 1:12 AM GMT in London ... and, as you can hear, Dan -- who set up the collab -- is clearly mentioned in the audio. Dolores also says she loved Bad Wolves' version of "Zombie" ... adding it "sounds f****** terribly good."
Clearly, she was excited to get in the studio -- but, unfortunately, she never made it. As we reported ... The Cranberries singer was found dead just hours later in her hotel. Her cause of death has yet to be released -- police have only said she died suddenly.
Reports surfaced Dolores may have taken her own life, especially because she had extreme bouts with depression. If it turns out to be the case, it would be eerily similar to Chris Cornell's death ... where his wife said he was in a great mood hours before he died. You'll recall, Chris seemed as if nothing was wrong just before he took the stage for his final performance.
Dolores was officially laid to rest in her native Ireland a couple days after a public reposal was held for her. She was 46 years old.
As for the Bad Wolves cover ... the band released their version in Dolores' honor about a month after she passed, donating the proceeds of the song to her three children. ||||| Friends of The Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan are shocked by her sudden death, including those who were in contact with her just recently.
In a statement obtained by PEOPLE, O’Riordan’s longtime friend and Eleven Seven International Managing Director Dan Waite revealed the 46-year-old Irish musician had left a voicemail on his phone hours before she died.
“Dolores left me a voice message just after midnight last night stating how much she loved Bad Wolves’ version of ‘Zombie.’ She was looking forward to seeing me in the studio and recording vocals,” Waite said of O’Riordan’s remix of The Cranberries’ 1994 hit single with the hard rock band, Bad Wolves.
Dolores O'Riordan performing in June 2016 in Barcelona, Spain Xavi Torrent/WireImage
“She sounded full of life, was joking and excited to see me and my wife this week. The news of her passing is devastating and my thoughts are with Don her ex-husband, her children, and her mother,” he added.
O’Riordan was scheduled to record her vocals in London on the day of her death.
Bad Wolves singer Tommy Vext released a statement on O’Riordan’s passing on Facebook Monday.
“We are shocked and saddened at the news of Dolores’s passing, mere hours before she was to record vocals on our upcoming version of Zombie. We have always had deep respect for her as an artist and a vocalist and she was never afraid to bare her soul in her music and lyrics,” Vext said.
“Zombie is an incredibly personal song and although we are a hard rock band, we always felt the rawness and honesty she projected on stage and in her recordings was something to which all bands should aspire to, regardless of genre. When we heard she liked our version and wanted to sing on it, it was the greatest compliment a new band, or any band for that matter, could have received,” he continued.
Concluding, “Our hearts are broken that we were not able to see this collaboration through and our deepest condolences go out to her family, friends, loved ones and fans in Ireland and around the globe. We hope we can still make her proud by sharing our version of Zombie with the world.”
RELATED VIDEO: Dolores O’Riordan of The Cranberries Dead at 46
Eleven Seven Music CEO Allen Kovac, who previously managed The Cranberries, also released a statement.
“From the very first time I met Dolores, I knew she was a great talent. Managing the Cranberries and being part of making ‘Zombie’ one of the biggest records of its time was a great professional honor,” he said. “So when Dan Waite called me suggesting a collaboration with Dolores and Bad Wolves’ on ‘Zombie,’ I was excited to once again be a part of the magic she was able to create. My heart goes out to her children, I hope they can find some peace despite this tragic event.”
Dolores O'Riordan and band members of The Cranberries in 2012 WENN
The remaining members of The Cranberries also spoke out about their grief on Monday.
“We are devastated on the passing of our friend Dolores,” Fergal Lawler, Noel and Mike Hogan wrote in a joint statement on social media. “She was an extraordinary talent and we feel very privileged to have been part of her life from 1989 when we started the Cranberries. The world has lost a true artist today,” they added.
In July, the band thanked fans for their “outpouring of support” after they were forced to cancel most of their European summer tour because of O’Riordan’s “recovery from her ongoing back problem.”
“Her doctors have now instructed her to cancel her upcoming almost sold out tour of North America with the band,” they added, saying her recovery “has not been going as well as expected.” The musicians were scheduled to tour in the States from Sept. 11 through Oct. 6.
RELATED: Sexual Abuse, Depression and a Previous Suicide Attempt: Inside Cranberries Singer Dolores O’Riordan’s Difficult Life
O’Riordan’s cause of death has not been announced.
“Police in Westminster are dealing with a sudden death. Officers were called at 9:05 a.m. on Monday 15th January to a hotel in Park Lane. A woman in her mid-40s was pronounced dead at the scene. At this early stage, the death is being treated as unexplained and inquiries continue,” police said in a statement to PEOPLE.
Just a little more than three weeks before her sudden death, O’Riordan assured her fans she was “feeling good” after canceling the band’s tour earlier in the year because of ongoing issues with her health.
“Hi All, Dolores here. Feeling good!” she wrote on the band’s Facebook account. “I did my first bit of gigging in months at the weekend, performed a few songs at the Billboard annual staff holiday party in New York with the house band. Really enjoyed it! Happy Christmas to all our fans!! Xo.”
O’Riordan is survived by her three children: son Taylor, 20, and daughters Molly, 16, and Dakota, 12.
Many celebrity fans of The Cranberries, including James Corden, Hozier and Duran Duran, expressed their condolences on social media. ||||| O'Riordan was visiting London for the recording session later that day where she would reprise her iconic vocals on the famous Cranberries track. She sounded excited to get into the studio when she left the message for Waite, who had set up the collaboration. |||||
A: | Shortly after the sudden death in January of Dolores O'Riordan, People reported on an old friend and label executive who said the 46-year-old Cranberries singer left a final voicemail for him the day she died in which she sounded "full of life" and "was joking." Now TMZ says it has the voicemail left for Dan Waite, and in that 40-second recording, O'Riordan sounds chipper and ready to get together with the group Bad Wolves later that day to record her part for their cover of the Cranberries song "Zombie," a collaboration set up by Waite. "I think it's f---ing awesome!," she gushes over the Bad Wolves version of her song. "It sounds f---ing terribly good," she adds, before signing off by sending love to "Irene." The New York Daily News notes that the time of the voicemail was just after 1am London time on Jan. 15; O'Riordan was found dead in her hotel room shortly after 9am that same morning. No official cause of death has yet been released, though O'Riordan was said to have suffered from depression. Bad Wolves released their cover, without the vocals O'Riordan was going to record, after her death, with all proceeds going to her three kids. |
Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context (see options)?
Context:
Dirty Sexy Knights in Paris is the only major label album by alternative rock band Audiovent. It was released in 2002 on Atlantic Records. The album had two singles, "The Energy" and "Looking Down". Audiovent toured with Saliva and Theory of a Deadman in promotion of the album.
Hypothesis: saliva and theory of a deadman don't go on tour because of promotion of the album is not on their agenda.
Choose from: 1. Yes; 2. It's impossible to say; 3. No; | 3. |
TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
PROBLEM: Paul put the despised watch away And laid out before him his array Of stones and metals, and when the morning Struck the stones to their best adorning, He chose the brightest, and this new watch Was so light and thin it seemed to catch The sunlight's nothingness, and its gleam. Topazes ran in a foamy stream Over the cover, the hands were studded With garnets, and seemed red roses, budded. The face was of crystal, and engraved Upon it the figures flashed and waved With zircons, and beryls, and amethysts. It took a week to make, and his trysts At night with the Shadow were his alone. Paul swore not to speak till his task was done. The night that the jewel was worthy to give. Paul watched the long hours of daylight live To the faintest streak; then lit his light, And sharp against the wall's pure white The outline of the Shadow started Into form. His burning-hearted Words so long imprisoned swelled To tumbling speech. Like one compelled, He told the lady all his love, And holding out the watch above His head, he knelt, imploring some Littlest sign. The Shadow was dumb. <sep>What were the hands of the watch studded with?<sep>Zircons
SOLUTION: No
PROBLEM: The rally took place on October 17, the shooting on February 29. Again, standard filmmaking techniques are interpreted as smooth distortion: "Moore works by depriving you of context and guiding your mind to fill the vacuum -- with completely false ideas. It is brilliantly, if unethically, done." As noted above, the "from my cold dead hands" part is simply Moore's way to introduce Heston. Did anyone but Moore's critics view it as anything else? He certainly does not "attribute it to a speech where it was not uttered" and, as noted above, doing so twice would make no sense whatsoever if Moore was the mastermind deceiver that his critics claim he is. Concerning the Georgetown Hoya interview where Heston was asked about Rolland, you write: "There is no indication that [Heston] recognized Kayla Rolland's case." This is naive to the extreme -- Heston would not be president of the NRA if he was not kept up to date on the most prominent cases of gun violence. Even if he did not respond to that part of the interview, he certainly knew about the case at that point. Regarding the NRA website excerpt about the case and the highlighting of the phrase "48 hours after Kayla Rolland is pronounced dead": This is one valid criticism, but far from the deliberate distortion you make it out to be; rather, it is an example for how the facts can sometimes be easy to miss with Moore's fast pace editing. The reason the sentence is highlighted is not to deceive the viewer into believing that Heston hurried to Flint to immediately hold a rally there (as will become quite obvious), but simply to highlight the first mention of the name "Kayla Rolland" in the text, which is in this paragraph. <sep>When was Kayla Rolland shot?<sep>February 17
SOLUTION: No
PROBLEM: Paris, France (CNN) -- Hundreds of French workers, angry about proposed layoffs at a Caterpillar factory, were holding executives of the company hostage Tuesday, a spokesman for the workers said. Caterpillar's French staff say they are angry about a lack of negotiations over layoffs. It is at least the third time this month that French workers threatened with cutbacks have blockaded managers in their offices to demand negotiations. Executives were released unharmed in both previous situations. The latest incident started Tuesday morning at the office of the construction equipment company in the southeastern city of Grenoble. The workers were angry that Caterpillar had proposed cutting more than 700 jobs and would not negotiate, said Nicolas Benoit, a spokesman for the workers' union. They did not want to harm the Caterpillar executives, Benoit told CNN. One hostage was released Tuesday evening leaving workers with four captives inside the Caterpillar building. The released man was a human resources director identified only as Mr. Petit, because he has heart problems, union representative Bernard Patrick told CNN. Petit had a heart attack a few weeks ago, Patrick said. The four others still being held are Nicolas Polutnik, the head of operations; two other executives; and Petit's personal assistant, he said. About 500 employees were also outside the building protesting. <sep>What did Caterpillars refuse to do regarding the jobs they proposed to cut?<sep>Provide sufficient construction equipment
SOLUTION: | No
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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".
The Legal Services Corp. (LSC), a quasi-governmental agency that provides legal aid for the poor, would receive $329 million in fiscal 2004 under President Bush's proposal - the same amount requested in 2003 and approved for 2002 and 2001. If approved, the hold-the-line request for LSC means its budget would erode with inflation for another year, but it could be worse for the organization: Many conservatives fought for years to do away with the LSC altogether, saying legal services attorneys were spending too much time fighting for liberal causes or pursuing politically charged cases against the government instead of representing the needy. Opposition to the organization has cooled since 1996, when Congress approved restrictions (PL 104-134) on the sorts of cases federally funded legal aid attorneys can take. (1996 Almanac, p. 5-36) Republicans cut the organization's budget deeply in 1996, but its funding has recovered slowly. Last month, in the omnibus spending bill for fiscal 2003, the Senate added a onetime increase of $19 million, which, if approved in the final version, would bring the LSC budget to $348 million. The money would go to help states, such as Michigan and Ohio, that lost money when the organization redistributed its funding based on census counts made in 2000 of poor households. If the extra money survives a conference with the House and makes it to the president's desk, LSC supporters may try to include it in the organization's fiscal 2004 funding. The federal government began funding some programs to provide legal assistance to the poor in the late 1960s; the Legal Services Corporation was created in 1974 (PL 93-355). LSC gives nearly all its money to state and local agencies, which provide civil legal assistance to those whose income is less than 125 percent of the federal poverty level - $11,075 a year for an individual and $22,625 for a family of four. Funding for legal services goes to defend needy clients in domestic violence cases, custody cases and other such matters, according to LSC. Since 1996, lawyers who receive money from Legal Services have been prohibited from such activities as lobbying legislatures, filing class-action suits, participating in political demonstrations or strikes, pursuing abortion-related litigation, representing illegal aliens or prisoners, or defending public housing tenants evicted because they were charged with selling drugs <sep>Provide the year in which the LSC was created and a summary of its services.<sep>It was created in 1974 to provide funding to states for families who need civil legal services but are under 125% of the federal poverty line. They help in domestic abuse, custody matters, and other matters
A: | Yes |
In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
It is also known as coronary artery bypass graft ( CABG , pronounced " cabbage " ) surgery , and known by doctors as heart bypass or bypass surgery . | Coronary artery bypass surgery , also known as coronary artery bypass graft ( CABG , pronounced " cabbage " ) surgery , and colloquially heart bypass or bypass surgery , is a surgical procedure to restore normal blood flow to an obstructed coronary artery . |
input hypothesis: Right now no nation stands with them.
Context: If we're an arrogant nation, they'll resent us. If we're a humble nation, but strong, they'll welcome us. And it's -- our nation stands alone right now in the world in terms of power, and that's why we have to be humble. And yet project strength in a way that promotes freedom.
true or false: Yes
input hypothesis: The containers are usually one gallon in size
Context: A few growers place charcoal in the bottom of containers to absorb excess salts and maintain sweet soil, if plants are grown more than a few months.
true or false: It's impossible to say
input hypothesis: Wichita Heights High School is located in Kansas
Context: Ray Troll (born March 4, 1954) Attended Wichita Heights High School in Kansas, graduating in 1972. He is an American artist based in Ketchikan, Alaska. He is best known for his scientifically accurate and often humorous artwork. His most well known design is "Spawn Till You Die", which has appeared in many places including the film Superbad and being worn by Daniel Radcliffe
true or false: Yes
input hypothesis: Talbot will play, this was been reported by Jack Michaels.
Context: Talbot will guard the goal in Tuesday's home game against the Wild, Oilers play-by-play announcer Jack Michaels reports. Talbot has been razor-sharp of late, posting a 6-0-1 record while maintaining an admirable 1.37 GAA and .950 save percentage over his last seven appearances. The 29-year-old netminder will look to keep rolling in a tough home matchup with a Wild team that is 15-5-5 on the road this season.
true or false: | 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".
The judge leaned back in his chair and beckoned to Mr. Andrews. It was finished. Spear was free, and from different parts of the courtroom people were moving toward the door. Their numbers showed that the friends of the young man had been many. Mr. Thorndike felt a certain twinge of disappointment. Even though the result relieved and pleased him, he wished, in bringing it about, he had had some part. He begrudged to Isaacs & Sons the credit of having given Spear his liberty. His morning had been wasted. He had neglected his own interests, and in no way assisted those of Spear. He was moving out of the railed enclosure when Andrews called him by name. "His honor," he said impressively, "wishes to speak to you." The judge leaned over his desk and shook Mr. Thorndike by the hand. Then he made a speech. The speech was about public-spirited citizens who, to the neglect of their own interests, came to assist the ends of justice, and fellow-creatures in misfortune. He purposely spoke in a loud voice, and every one stopped to listen. "The law, Mr. Thorndike, is not vindictive," he said. "It wishes only to be just. Nor can it be swayed by wealth or political or social influences. But when there is good in a man, I, personally, want to know it, and when gentlemen like yourself, of your standing in this city, come here to speak a good word for a man, we would stultify the purpose of justice if we did not listen. I thank you for coming, and I wish more of our citizens were as unselfish and public-spirited." It was all quite absurd and most embarrassing, but inwardly Mr. Thorndike glowed with pleasure. It was a long time since any one had had the audacity to tell him he had done well. <sep>Who did Mr. Thorndike want to help?<sep>Himself | No |
Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
A female chef in white uniform shows a stack of baking pans in a large kitchen presenting them. the pans | are filled with pastries and loaded into the oven. |
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: Triumph and Disaster: The 20th century saw a stupendous release of energies that had been pent up for the 250 years of Tokugawa isolation. By 1930 raw-material production had tripled the figure of 1900, manufactured goods had increased twelve-fold, and heavy industry was galloping towards maturity. Britain led the World War I Ailies in large orders for munitions, while Japan expanded sales of manufactured goods to Asian and other markets cut off from their usual European suppliers. Merchant shipping doubled in size and increased its income ten-fold as the European fleets were destroyed. Setbacks in the 1930s caused by the European postwar slump were only a spur to redouble efforts by diversifying heavy industry into the machine-making, metallurgical, and chemical sectors. Even the terrible 1923 Tokyo earthquake, which cost over 100,000 lives and billions of dollars, provided another stimulus due to the construction boom that followed. Riding the crest of this economic upsurge were the zaibatsu conglomerates — a dozen family-run combines, each involved in mining, manufacturing, marketing, shipping, and banking. These tightly controlled commercial pyramids were the true heirs to the old feudal structures. Japan's progress toward parliamentary democracy was halted in the 1930s by the growing nationalism being imposed on government by the generals and admirals. They proclaimed Japan's mission to bring progress to its backward Asian neighbors in language not so very different from that of the Europeans in Africa or the US in Latin America. After the Russian Revolution of 1917, the Soviet Union was regarded as a major threat to Japan's security, and the army felt it needed Manchuria and whatever other Chinese territory it could control as a buffer against Russian advances. In 1931 the Japanese occupied Manchuria. And then in 1937, with the popular support of ultra-right-wing groups, the army overrode parliamentary resistance in Tokyo and went to war against the Chinese Nationalists. By 1938, they held Nanking, Hankow, and Canton. Japanese expansionist policies were leading to direct confrontation with the West. Japan hoped that war in Europe would divert the Soviet Union from interference in East Asia, giving Japan a free hand both in China and, through its alliance with Germany, in French IndoChina after the defeat of France. The US responded to the Japanese invasion of IndoChina with a trade and fuel embargo, cutting off 90 percent of Japan's supplies. The result was the attack on the American fleet at Pearl Harbor (7 December 1941) and total war. <sep>Who proclaimed Japan's mission to bring progress to its backward Asian neighbors?<sep>The Japanese government
Student: | No |
Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Input: Before crossing to Asia, Alexander wanted to safeguard his northern borders. In the spring of 335 BC, he advanced to suppress several revolts. Starting from Amphipolis, he traveled east into the country of the "Independent Thracians"; and at Mount Haemus, the Macedonian army attacked and defeated the Thracian forces manning the heights. The Macedonians marched into the country of the Triballi, and defeated their army near the Lyginus river (a tributary of the Danube). Alexander then marched for three days to the Danube, encountering the Getae tribe on the opposite shore. Crossing the river at night, he surprised them and forced their army to retreat after the first cavalry skirmish. News then reached Alexander that Cleitus, King of Illyria, and King Glaukias of the Taulanti were in open revolt against his authority. Marching west into Illyria, Alexander defeated each in turn, forcing the two rulers to flee with their troops. With these victories, he secured his northern frontier. While Alexander campaigned north, the Thebans and Athenians rebelled once again. Alexander immediately headed south. While the other cities again hesitated, Thebes decided to fight. The Theban resistance was ineffective, and Alexander razed the city and divided its territory between the other Boeotian cities. The end of Thebes cowed Athens, leaving all of Greece temporarily at peace. Alexander then set out on his Asian campaign, leaving Antipater as regent. <sep>What did Alexander do when he learned that Cleitus, King of Illyria and King Glaukias of the Taulanti were in open revolt against his authority?<sep>Defeated both
Output: | Yes |
[Q]: In lending support to what the previous speaker from Peterborough said to a grassroots movement, we are recognizing that the insanity of land mines and the insanity of war that maims hundreds of thousands, indeed millions of people, is something that we must stop and work against. the agent is aged 20 OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: It's impossible to say
Problem: Delhi Public School Megacity was established in 2004 at Kolkata belonging to the Delhi Public School Society. It is the only DPS other than Delhi Public School Newtown Kolkata to be affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Educations(CISCE).
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "DPS stands for "Delhi Private School.""? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
Q: To assess a potential employee's fit for a position, tests are used in modern hiring practices.
How to pass a psychological test for a job<br>Think about the job requirements. As the job market becomes increasingly competitive, the hiring process is becoming more complex. More and more companies are turning to psychological (or personality) assessments to determine whether someone is the right fit for the job.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
Speaking of Jean Charles de Menezes, who was chased by armed officers into the station and shot five times at close range, his cousin, Alex Pereira, hinted today that his family would sue Scotland Yard over the killing.
The family of Jean Charles De Menezes hinted that they will sue Scotland Yard. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
input hypothesis: My father has no daughters.
Context: Daddy's Girl<br>I was always a daddy's girl. One day he began calling me his princess. I became obsessed with princess themes. We decorated my bedroom with crowns and Disney toys. He told me I would always be his princess.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
true or false: No
input hypothesis: the devices are priced high at the moment
Context: Posted Today, 07:49 PM These Samsung MicroSD memory cards reached a new historical low this week 128gb for $19.99 64gb for $10.99 256gb for $44.99 These memory cards are ideal for expanding your storage space in the Nintendo Switch, Samsung phones, or Samsung tablets. I know that I bought a pair of 64gb cards for $19.99 apiece at this time last year which was a good deal at the time. This is a great opportunity to get your 128gb or 256gb card to store games.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
true or false: | No |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Where are the fur bearing animals hunted from?, Context: Montana is home to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and has a historic big game hunting tradition. There are fall bow and general hunting seasons for elk, pronghorn antelope, whitetail deer and mule deer. A random draw grants a limited number of permits for moose, mountain goats and bighorn sheep. There is a spring hunting season for black bear and in most years, limited hunting of bison that leave Yellowstone National Park is allowed. Current law allows both hunting and trapping of a specific number of wolves and mountain lions. Trapping of assorted fur bearing animals is allowed in certain seasons and many opportunities exist for migratory waterfowl and upland bird hunting. | Montana |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
what does the fourth fund support?, Context: Various benefactions make it possible to give grants each year to boys who wish, for educational or cultural reasons, to work or travel abroad. These include the Busk Fund, which supports individual ventures that show particular initiative; the C.M. Wells Memorial Trust Fund, for the promotion of visits to classical lands; the Sadler Fund, which supports, amongst others, those intending to enter the Foreign Service; and the Marsden Fund, for travel in countries where the principal language is not English. | travel in countries where the principal language is not English |
Question:
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
How to get caramel off pots and pans
Wait until the caramel cools and solidifies.
If only a thin, partially translucent layer remains, you may be able to scrape it off without taking any additional steps. If a thicker layer remains, you may need to soak it before scraping.
OPTIONS:
- Check the underside of the pot carefully for broken or melted caramel. If you notice that there is, scrape away more caramel.
- Use a kitchen chisel to flake off the dried caramel. Position the chisel at the nearest end of the pot or pan and move the chisel away from you in short strokes.
- Push back the spout at the bottom, deep end of the pot. There's no need to make a spot with the spout exactly on top of the pot.
- Scrape the caramel out with a spoon. If it is a metallic caramel, you can use a spoon (or a long, fluted spoon) to scrape it out of the area.
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Answer:
Use a kitchen chisel to flake off the dried caramel. Position the chisel at the nearest end of the pot or pan and move the chisel away from you in short strokes.
Question:
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
How to buy a firearm in virginia
Visit a licensed and registered firearms dealer in the state of virginia if you are over the age of 18.
Determine the firearm you want to purchase.
The virginia age requirement for purchase of handguns is 21, and 18 for rifles and shotguns.
OPTIONS:
- This information will be readily available on the website of all gun sellers. Get a buying license if the gun you have purchased was purchased from a non-authorized dealer, if you do not own the firearm, or if you are registered in virginia in the united states.
- You must be at least 21 years old at the time of purchase. Learn the laws in the state of virginia.
- Purchase.22 caliber ammunition, if you have no real need to purchase it. Plan to buy a 6 x 8 inch (1.7 x 1.27 m) barrel.
- If you want to purchase more than one firearm in one month, you must apply for a multiple handgun purchase certificate with the virginia state police first. * * the multiple purchase law has been repealed, as of feb 29 , 2012.
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Answer:
If you want to purchase more than one firearm in one month, you must apply for a multiple handgun purchase certificate with the virginia state police first. * * the multiple purchase law has been repealed, as of feb 29 , 2012.
Question:
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
As the game continues, the young lady bends over the table and looks at the guys and asks if she is blocking their view. after they
OPTIONS:
- end the video, an ad for beer appears that the men were drinking.
- finish, the man walks over and help the girl stand up and when done, he walks over with a yes, saying hello as he watches others interact with the game.
- are done, he points to someone else that is in the game and they switch to a girl being blocked.
- both then get on their knees and begin to hug each other and continue to talk to her before the game ends.
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Answer:
end the video, an ad for beer appears that the men were drinking.
Question:
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
How to get rid of smelly gas
Contain your gas until you can pass it discreetly.
Everyone produces gas, and some days your gas may be smelly. If you're gassy on a given day, try holding your gas in during moments where it may be embarrassing to pass gas.
OPTIONS:
- Pass gas when you're severely ill. Maybe you've gotten it the night before at the last possible moment, or been diagnosed with a history of breathing in smelly gas.
- These could include when you're gassy on the date, or getting late for a work exam. Sit in a changing room with your hot dog, or write a note for yourself saying, " smelling my dog.
- You can wait for a discreet moment, such as when you're alone in your office, to pass gas. However, do not hold in gas to the point you experience pain.
- This trick works for many reasons including : Gas may cause a stuffy nose. People take longer to fart, resulting in fewer laughs.
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Answer:
| You can wait for a discreet moment, such as when you're alone in your office, to pass gas. However, do not hold in gas to the point you experience pain. |
Context:
It has become increasingly clear that Iran is making rapid progress toward attaining a nuclear weapons capability as U.S. officials have confirmed the presence of various nuclear sites that Tehran has failed to disclose
Hypothesis: US officials confirmed something that was not disclosed.
Yes
Context:
[India], Mar 21 (ANI): The Delhi Police on Wednesday filed charge sheet in connection with Bawana fire case, in which 17 people were charred to death in a massive blaze at a firecracker storage unit in Delhi's Bawana area. Earlier in January, a Delhi court sent the owners of the firecracker factory Manoj jain and Lalit Goyal, accused in the Bawana fire, to judicial custody. On January 20, 17 people were killed in a fire at a firecracker storage unit in Bawana area in New Delhi. Of the 17 killed, 10 were women. A man and woman were also injured. (ANI)
Hypothesis: The people were killed because of an earthquake.
No
Context:
The Howling is a 1981 American horror film directed by Joe Dante, and starring Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan, and Robert Picardo. Based on the novel of the same name by Gary Brandner, the film follows a television newswoman sent to a remote mountain resort after a fatal incident with a serial killer, unaware that the inhabiting residents are werewolves.
Hypothesis: the agent is aged 22
| It's impossible to say |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s wedding rehearsal at Versailles was predictably lavish – with women dressed in Marie Antoinette costumes, a performance from Lana Del Rey and tricks performed by David Blaine.
Sources inside Friday’s party said guests at the party at the French royal chateau included the entire Kardashian clan, designer Valentino Garavani, LaLa Anthony, and Serena Williams – but noticeably absent were Beyonce and Jay Z, who is expected to be the best man at the ceremony today in Florence.
A source said, “A lot of the talk was how much they paid to be allowed to use Versailles, even though they couldn’t marry there because French law has a residency requirement.”
Guests at Versailles were chauffeured in a fleet of Mercedes Benz limos and treated to endless Champagne and caviar. Inside, they were entertained by a performance by Lana Del Rey, while Blaine roamed around doing magic tricks, and women dressed as Marie Antoinette. Let them eat cake indeed.
Others there included Madonna’s manager Guy Oseary, movie producer Joel Silver, fashion entrepreneur Renzo Russo, Kim’s close friend Brittny Gastineau and producer Rick Rubin.
This morning, the guests were flown to Florence, Italy on two private jets – where the actual wedding will take place today – and were told their phones would be taken away from them before the big event.
A source said the celebrations in the two European cities were because, “They fell in love in Paris and their daughter was conceived in Florence. Kanye planned every single detail.” ||||| Here is the moment that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West exchanged their vows in front of hundreds of guests in a lavish ceremony in Florence, Italy.
The picture, obtained by Radaronline.com, shows the lace cutout back of Kim’s Givenchy Haute Couture dress, designed by Riccardo Tisci, a close friend of the couple.
She is seen standing with West, in a tuxedo also designed by Tisci, before a pastor and guests at the 16th century Forte di Belvedere.
Despite the obvious absence of rumored best man Jay Z and wife Beyonce, the couple looked blissfully happy, we’re told.
They were serenaded during the wedding by opera star Andrea Bocelli and John Legend performed his song “All Of Me” for their first dance.
Guests included the entire Kardashian clan, except Rob Kardashian, who strangely skipped the wedding after flying to Italy.
Bruce Jenner walked Kim down the aisle, while mom Kris Jenner carried Kim and Kanye’s daughter North West.
Other friends there included LaLa Anthony, Brittny Gastineau, Scottie Pippen, jewelry designer Lorraine Schwartz, Jonathan Cheban and Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen.
The wedding took place at 6 p.m. local time on Saturday after guests were flown in from Paris on two private jets, following a party at Versailles with a performance by Lana Del Rey.
Groom West was said to have carefully planned every detail of the wedding, which included a wall of flowers at the altar, similar to the one he’d presented his bride earlier this month for Mother’s Day.
Kim changed out of her gown into a cocktail dress for the reception, which included a photo booth where guests including her sisters Kylie and Kendall posed for photos.
And according to reports, Kanye gave a 15-minute speech where he called the Kardashian family “the most remarkable people of our time,” adding that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with Kim. ||||| The New York Post clearly is not a fan of Kimye.
The publication marked the wedding of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian with a news story short on words and long on snark. "Two jackasses got married in Italy Saturday," the Post's story begins, before describing Kardashian as a "sex-tape star" and West as an "egotist."
See also: Kanye West and Kim Kardashian Are Married
This isn't the first time the Post has thrown shade on Kim and Kanye's nuptials. Earlier this week, it published "a brutally honest toast to Kimye."
"You guys have everything a couple needs to keep a marriage strong. You have love and class and talent, and above all, high name recognition among the coveted 18-24 demographic," the newspaper wrote in that article. "So let’s all raise a glass of champagne — and Kanye, Biebs wanted you to have this sizzurp — to Mr. and Mrs. West. May the TV writers never pen you out of each other’s lives!" ||||| Kim Kardashian isn’t waiting for her wedding to get the party started.
The reality star, 33, hit Paris with her sisters and girlfriends for her bachelorette party on Thursday, reports Us Weekly.
Wearing a $20,000 bejeweled Balmain dress, Kardashian was joined by sisters Khloe Kardashian, Kendall and Kylie Jenner, along with a group of long-time friends including La La Anthony, Rachel Roy and Brittny Gastineau.
The hen night started with champagne in Kardashian’s room at the Four Seasons Hotel George V. From there the group headed to Hotel Costes for dinner, before hopping into a party van to take in as many of the French capital’s sights as they could in one night.
According to the magazine’s sources, Kardashian looked “happy” and appeared to be “having a great time.”
Whether she was having a blast or not, she took time to thank the group for coming out, posting a picture of the party at dinner to Instagram.
“I’m so lucky! I have the best friends in the whole wide world! #ParisNights #LastSupper,” she wrote alongside the snap.
After months of anticipation, Kardashian and fiancé Kanye West will finally tie the knot in a castle in Florence on Saturday. ||||| Kim and Kanye, thank you so much for including me in your most special — and hopefully most highly Nielsen-rated — day.
It’s been so incredible. Dinner in Paris, a ceremony at an Italian castle, a multimillion-dollar budget. Wow! But it’s a bittersweet day, for sure. On one hand, we’re delighted for this happy couple. On the other hand, for all those fathers out there trying to instruct their daughters that nothing but ruin and humiliation will come from making porn — well, good luck explaining this.
Holy crap! Two thousand specially trained white doves just spelled out “Kim” in the heavens.
This has been such a beautiful wedding, and so unique. It’s definitely the first wedding I’ve ever been to with a merch table.
I picked up a Kimye T-shirt and six grains of rice to throw, each covered in 294 Swarovski crystals at a cost of $9,100 each. I’m told some of the proceeds go to Scott Disick, so in the eyes of the IRS, it counts as a charitable deduction.
It’s been so much fun spending this weekend with you and your guests. The list reportedly once included some 1,600 of your nearest and dearest — a full third of whom hadn’t dated or been married to Kim before.
But Kim, in truth, it’s so lovely to see that you’re still close with your exes, and that you’re a big enough person to include them in your wedding. Kris Humphries will be by with a drinks tray any minute now.
Remember Kris? Kim, you were married to him for 72 days, and I’m sure a lot of people are ribbing you about that. But, hey, at least you didn’t end up with Lamar Odom.
Sorry, the producers of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” are stopping me here. They’d like to reshoot that last joke. It didn’t quite work. Hang on. I’m being handed a script.
OK, action!
Remember Kris? Kim, you were married to him for 72 days, and I’m sure a lot of people are ribbing you about that. But this marriage should last much longer. I hear it has a five-episode commitment.
Close friends Beyoncé and Jay Z were apparently on the fence about coming because they were a bit squeamish about appearing on Kim’s reality show. They prefer to appear on-camera in elevators.
And the food here has been really amazing. Kanye, you weren’t lying when you screamed at everyone who would listen that these were the “best crudités of all time. Of all time.” I can’t disagree. Tasty.
It’s been really great getting to meet both of your families. Congratulations to Bruce Jenner for catching the bouquet. You’re next, girl!
And per Page 42, section iii of her contract, Khloe is here. So is Kourtney, who also negotiated an executive producer credit. So is the youngest Kardashian, 16-year-old Kylie Jenner. I know the family is grateful that she didn’t let her rigorous academic commitments get in the way of attending this wedding.
You guys have everything a couple needs to keep a marriage strong. You have love and class and talent and, above all, high name recognition among the coveted 18-24 demographic.
Kardashian klan matriarch Kris Jenner is also here, and she wants to assure everyone that she would have cried rivers when Kim was walking down the aisle had her tear ducts not been Botoxed into oblivion.
That ceremony was moving, and I personally loved how Kim took the time to tweet during the exchange of vows. I don’t understand the people who are criticizing her. How else was she supposed to pass the time while Kanye set up the Auto-Tune?
Also, can I just say how great everyone looks, especially the bride and groom? Kanye, I’ve never seen a sweatpants tuxedo before, but you really pull it off. I’m sure it’s going to be a big seller for your A.P.C. fashion line.
And Kim, three outfit changes for one occasion! They look amazing — or at least the backs of them do. I’m sure one of these days you’ll get around to letting the paparazzi and everyone else gathered here see you from another angle.
You guys have everything a couple needs to keep a marriage strong. You have love and class and talent and, above all, high name recognition among the coveted 18-24 demographic.
So let’s all raise a glass of champagne — and Kanye, Biebs wanted you to have this sizzurp — to Mr. and Mrs. West. May the TV writers never pen you out of each other’s lives! ||||| | It's safe to say the New York Post is not a fan of America's favorite newlyweds. The paper gave Kim Kardashian and Kanye West what Mashable calls the "world's worst wedding announcement" in its print edition. The piece, which is attributed only to "Post Wire Services," begins thusly: "Two jackasses got married in Italy Saturday. Sex-tape star Kim Kardashian, 33, wed egotist Kanye West, 36, in a wedding opulent enough for Florence's Medici dynasty and tacky enough for reality TV." After another brief paragraph, it concludes, "The republic still stands." But the snarky, disaffected tone belies just how exhaustive the Post's coverage of the wedding has been. A quick search of the paper's site reveals at least 17 pieces related to the wedding, including a look inside the rehearsal, the bachelorette party, and the ceremony itself—along with an equally snarky "toast" to the couple. |
Definition: In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Input: Scientists later looked back to the hours before the eruption and noticed that several long period earthquakes had occurred .
Output: | Scientists later looked back to the hours before the eruption and noticed that several long-period earthquakes , which start out strong and then slowly die out , had occurred in the final hours before the eruption . |
Context:
The Legend of the Titanic (Spanish: La leyenda del Titanic , Italian: La leggenda del Titanic ) is a 1999 Italian animated film directed by Orlando Corradi and Kim J. Ok. The film is a very loose adaptation of the RMS Titanic sinking and featured several fantasy elements such as anthropomorphic animals.
Hypothesis: Legend of the Titanic has some fantasy elements.
Yes
Context:
Hurdle Jumper<br>Dan loved to run, but he also loved to jump. During college, Dan's running coach recommended being a Hurdler. Dan decided to try out jumping hurdles. Dan loved jumping hurdles so much! Dan was glad his coach recommended jumping hurdles for him.
Hypothesis: the agent is aged 23
It's impossible to say
Context:
That motion, like this one, arose out of parliamentary debate during the Thirty-fifth Parliament on Bill C-41, to amend the Divorce Act, the Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act, the Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act and the Canada Shipping Act.
Hypothesis: There has never been a parliamentary debate.
| No |
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.
Police block the intersection at Memorial and Wilcrest as they respond to a shooting where authorities say a gunman and at least one other person are dead, Sunday, May 29, 2016, in Houston. (Gary Fountain/Houston... (Associated Press)
Police block the intersection at Memorial and Wilcrest as they respond to a shooting where authorities say a gunman and at least one other person are dead, Sunday, May 29, 2016, in Houston. (Gary Fountain/Houston Chronicle via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT (Associated Press)
HOUSTON (AP) — A gunman and at least one other person were killed Sunday, authorities said, as many shots were fired in a Houston neighborhood where police had urged people to remain in their homes.
Police spokesman John Cannon says there were two armed suspects involved, one of whom was killed and one who was wounded and taken to a hospital. Acting Police Chief Martha Montalvo said police believe one suspect was shot by the other and the second was shot by a SWAT officer.
Cannon says the second person killed was found inside a vehicle, though the circumstances were not immediately available. Montalvo said two officers and three citizens were also shot, and a police helicopter was shot at with a "high-powered" weapon.
She said police were working to piece together what had spurred the shootings.
At least two drivers told KHOU their vehicles were shot at, and a police SUV could be seen with a shattered windshield and the back window broken out.
Stephen Dittoe, 55, lives in the house right behind the shooting scene, separated by a fence and tall shrubbery at the end of cul-de-sac. He said when he first heard the noise Sunday he thought it was a transformer. His wife, Ha, 41, said it went on too long for that and described the series of staccato sounds.
She took their two children into the bathroom, told them to eat breakfast in there, and called 911. She said police came to the door about two hours later and asked if anyone in the house was being held captive, and if they could walk around the backyard.
The streets were still blocked off late Sunday afternoon with many police cars and fire trucks on the scene. ||||| Two people died and six people were injured in a shooting Sunday in west Houston, according to the Houston Police Department. (Photo: KHOU)
HOUSTON - Two people are dead and six others were injured in a shooting in west Houston Sunday, according to the Houston Police Department.
The motive behind the shooting is unknown at this time.
One of the deceased is a suspect who was shot by a SWAT officer. The other is a citizen who was shot and killed inside a vehicle, police said.
According to authorities, the civilian was in his 50s and was a customer at an auto detail shop where the suspect shot him with a pistol. Police say the suspect was also armed with an AR-15 that was used to shoot at officers.
Photos: 2 dead after active shooting situation in west Houston
A second suspect was wounded in the shootout and was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Authorities say he was armed with at least one weapon, but it is unclear what his role in the shooting may have been at this time.
Three civilians – two men and one woman -- were among the wounded and were taken to local hospitals. Police say their injuries are not life-threatening.
Watch: Two men, one woman recovering in hospital after west Houston shooting
Two officers were also wounded. One was shot in the hand and is expected to be OK. The other was shot in the chest, but officers say his bullet-proof vest saved his life. Officials say they are both out of the hospital as of Sunday evening.
Watch: HPD PIO John Cannon provides update on west Houston shooting
Police say the first officer who pulled up to the scene was immediately shot at, leaving 21 bullet holes in his windshield.
Amazing no officer was seriously hurt or killed. Just look at this HPD vehicle. Thankful 4 our officers #khou11 pic.twitter.com/x9izldUAt1 — Marcelino Benito (@MarcelinoKHOU) May 29, 2016
An HPD helicopter also had five bullet strikes. Police believe the deceased suspect shot at HPD’s helicopter and that officer.
Police said reports of a third suspect were false.
SWAT teams doing door to door searches through neighborhood #khou11 pic.twitter.com/0XpgoB3vWO — Marcelino Benito (@MarcelinoKHOU) May 29, 2016
Officials say the neighborhood is now secure and the shelter-in-place has been lifted.
Watch: Witnesses describe active shooting scene Sunday in west Houston
The active shooter situation was initially reported at Memorial and Wilcrest drives Sunday morning. Officials, however, are urging residents to avoid the area on Memorial Drive near Wilcrest where the active shooter situation was initially reported, as the investigation is ongoing.
Watch: HPD Chief Montalvo gives update on active shooter situation in west Houston
SWAT, Houston Police, Houston Fire Department and Precinct 5 deputies rushed to the scene just after 10 a.m. Sunday. Houston Fire Department officials say a fire that broke out at a nearby gas station may have resulted from the suspect shooting and striking several gas pumps.
KHOU 11 reporter Marcelino Benito was on the scene and spoke with witnesses who said they were shot at by one of the shooters.
This guy is super lucky. Was shot at at by shooter while he was driving. He's okay! #khou11 pic.twitter.com/Aou97HnfGw — Marcelino Benito (@MarcelinoKHOU) May 29, 2016
Just talked to witness. This man says he was shot at. Very scary stay inside folks. #khou11 pic.twitter.com/ahfhFyXZPC — Marcelino Benito (@MarcelinoKHOU) May 29, 2016
Check back here for more updates on this developing story as they become available. |||||
| A gunman and at least one other person were killed Sunday, authorities say, as many shots were fired in a Houston neighborhood where police had urged people to remain in their homes. Police spokesman John Cannon says there were two armed suspects involved, one of whom was killed and one who was wounded and taken to a hospital, the AP reports. Acting Police Chief Martha Montalvo says police believe one suspect was shot by the other and the second was shot by a SWAT officer. Cannon says the second person killed was found inside a vehicle, though the circumstances were not immediately available. Montalvo says two officers and three citizens were also shot, and the suspects apparently had AR-15's, KHOU reports. She says police were working to piece together what had spurred the shootings. At least two drivers say their vehicles were shot at, and a police SUV could be seen with a shattered windshield and the back window broken out. Stephen Dittoe, 55, lives in the house right behind the shooting scene, separated by a fence and tall shrubbery at the end of cul-de-sac. He says when he first heard the noise Sunday he thought it was a transformer. His wife, Ha, 41, says it went on too long for that and described the series of staccato sounds. She took their two children into the bathroom, told them to eat breakfast in there, and called 911. The streets were still blocked off late Sunday afternoon with many police cars and fire trucks on the scene. |
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to tell your family about your gambling addiction
Decide what you will say.
It's a good idea to have a plan for what you want to say to your family before you start the conversation. This will help ensure that you remember to say all of the important things that are on your mind.
A: You may want to write some notes down and bring them with you when you have the conversation with your family. You may get more emotional than you had expected, and the notes will help keep you on track.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
People are riding motor bikes around a dirt race track. Two bike riders fall off their motor bikes. a person
A: drops the rope and heads toward the fallen bike riders.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
A woman is putting mousse into her hair. She then starts putting her hair up. She puts a bobby pin into her hair. she
A: then sprays her hair with hairspray.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
A guy in a white tee shirt enters a bedroom. the guy
A: | moves the ironing table. |
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: She was widely criticized for her militant tactics , but her work helped to achieve women 's suffrage in Britain .
Solution: | She was widely criticised for her militant tactics , and historians disagree about their effectiveness , but her work is recognised as a crucial element in achieving women 's suffrage in the United Kingdom . |
Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Input: Brad, Texas (CNN) -- Authorities were working on plans Friday for residents who were forced to flee a wildfire in northern Texas to return home, a day after firefighters made progress battling the blaze that destroyed dozens of homes. The blaze in Palo Pinto County scorched 6,200 acres by Thursday, according to the Texas Forest Service. The fire is burning near the resort of Possum Kingdom Lake, near the town of Brad, about 100 miles west of Dallas. "We feel much better about this fire today," as the blaze is now 50% contained, said John Nichols, a spokesman for the Forest Service. He said evacuations were lifted for some residents forced to evacuate the fire, which was driven by high temperatures and dry winds. The wildfire has destroyed 40 homes and nine RVs since it began Tuesday, the Forest Service said Thursday. Firefighters were receiving support from aerial tankers and helicopters. Authorities are mapping out plans to allow residents to return to their homes, said Palo Pinto County Sheriff Ira Mercer. Authorities also are trying to open the lake for the Labor Day holiday, he said. On Wednesday, evacuations were ordered in several communities on the north side of the lake after the fire charged over a ridge and approached a dam on the lake, CNN affiliate WFAA reported. The wildfire was moving so fast that the Forest Service pulled out of its command observation post, telling journalists and onlookers to get out of the way of the fire. "My house is right through here, though it may be gone," Tom Hardeston told WFAA as he watched the fire. Nearby ranchers battled to save their herds from the encroaching fire. "I'm just moving them from pasture to pasture," Cindi McCoy told WFAA, referring to her livestock. "As one pasture burns, I'm moving them back to that one and bring(ing) them back around." <sep>What was destroyed by the September Texas wildfires?<sep>9 mountains
Output: | No |
input hypothesis: It rained the night before and campers were soaked.
Context: 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.
true or false: It's impossible to say
input hypothesis: The narrator thinks war in the Middle East is in the nation's interest
Context: I have, I have. First question is what's in the best interests of the United States? What's in the best interests of our people? When it comes to foreign policy that will be my guiding question. Is it in our nation's interests? Peace in the Middle East is in our nation's interests.
true or false: No
input hypothesis: in 1994 the petitioners won an event before taking noticed of the moratorium imposed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Context: The petitioners are drawing attention to the fact that our region has been heavily affected by the groundfish moratorium imposed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada back in May 1994. Since then, the Atlantic Groundfish Strategy, or TAGS, has been the only means of survival for a large part of our population.
true or false: It's impossible to say
input hypothesis: Pete got his own store to sell the pens.
Context: 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.
true or false: | 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 is below.
Q: Timothy likes to play sports. He spends his time after school playing basketball and baseball. Sometimes Timothy pretends he is a famous baseball pitcher for his favorite team with his friends. He plays with his friends Mandy and Andrew. Timothy also plays pretend when he is alone. He has an imaginary friend named Sean. Sean is an elephant who watches television with Timothy. Mandy likes playing baseball but she also likes to paint. Mandy's favorite class at school is art. She likes making pictures of flowers. Her teacher says she is a good artist. She painted a picture of a tree for her teacher. There were red and yellow leaves on it. It had apples on it. When Andrew goes home after baseball, he likes to eat a snack. He eats carrots and bananas. If he is a good boy his mom, Mrs. Smith, sometimes gives him milk and cookies. Afterwards, Andrew finishes his homework. <sep>Who does Timothy play with?<sep>Basketball and baseball
A: No
Rationale: Based on the passage Timothy plays with his friends Mandy and Andrew. So, the given answer is incorrect and the output should be "No".
Q: Dubai's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum inaugurated a free zone for e-commerce today, called Dubai Internet City. The preliminary stages of the project, the only one of its kind according to its designers, are estimated at $200 million. Sheikh Mohamed, who is also the Defense Minister of the United Arab Emirates, announced at the inauguration ceremony that "we want to make Dubai a new trading center." The minister, who has his own website, also said: "I want Dubai to be the best place in the world for state-of-the-art technology companies." He said companies engaged in e-commerce would be able to set up offices, employ staff and own equipment in the open zone, including fully-owned foreign companies. The e-commerce free zone is situated in north Dubai, near the industrial free zone in Jebel Ali, the top regional and tenth international leading area in container transit. The inauguration of Dubai Internet City coincides with the opening of an annual IT show in Dubai, the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (Gitex), the biggest in the Middle East. <sep>What will companies involved in Dubai Internet City be able to do?<sep>Provide equipment in the open zone
A: | Yes |
Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Input: The center of an atom is held together by powerful forces. This gives them a huge amount of stored energy. This type of energy is called nuclear energy. This energy can be released and used to do work. This happens in nuclear power plants where they split apart the nucleus of an atom. This splitting apart is called nuclear fission. Another type of nuclear energy happens in the Sun. Here the atoms nuclei are not split apart. Instead, the nuclei of the atoms are fused, or joined together. This process is called nuclear fusion. Some of the suns energy travels to Earth. This energy from nuclear fusion warms the planet and provides the energy for photosynthesis. <sep>What are the two nuclear processes called?<sep>Fusion
Output: | Yes |
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to stop compulsive shopping
Pay with cash only.
Start to carry cash in a variety of denominations with you when out shopping. Buying everything with cash will make the transactions seem more real.
A: You'll actually have to count out the money that you've earned instead of simply handing over a piece of plastic. If you give yourself a certain amount of cash to spend each week, you can also start to budget.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to care for a flock of ducks
Choose your ducks.
There are about 5 different breeds of ducks that would be suitable for you to keep.
The saxony is a large breed that can lay about 150 eggs per year.
A: They are practical, but the females are noisy. The indian runner is pretty hardy and they stay in an unusual upright position.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to get the weekly free music on itunes
Go to your itunes application.
Go to the itunes store.
Go to the home page.
A: Scroll down to the bottom of the screen. Their should be listed some songs from the week.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
One tuber comes across the rapids bobbing up and down through the rapids. The second tuber comes through the rapids. The third tuber goes through the rapids. the camera
A: | zooms out as the tubers pass through the rough water and end up in the calm waters of the river. |
Choose from options: Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below:
The commission did not made an order
The commission's order on the proposed hydroelectric development shall describe the Energy Facility Siting Council's recommendations on the need for the power.
Select from the following.
[A]. Yes;
[B]. It's impossible to say;
[C]. No; | [C]. |
Definition: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Input: Images that appear to show Beijing's prototype stealth fighter jet during a 'taxi test' at a facility in western China.
BEIJING—The first clear pictures of what appears to be a Chinese stealth fighter prototype have been published online, highlighting China's military buildup just days before U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates heads to Beijing to try to repair defense ties.
The photographs, published on several unofficial Chinese and foreign defense-related websites, appear to show a J-20 prototype making a high-speed taxi test—usually one of the last steps before an aircraft makes its first flight—according to experts on aviation and China's military.
WSJ's Rebecca Blumenstein explains to Simon Constable new photos indicate the possibility that the Chinese military has developed a new stealth fighter jet, confirming fears of a military buildup.
The exact origin of the photographs is unclear, although they appear to have been taken by Chinese enthusiasts from the grounds of or around the Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute in western China, where the J-20 is in development. A few experts have suggested that the pictured aircraft is a mock-up, rather than a functioning prototype of a stealth fighter—so-called because it is designed to evade detection by radar and infrared sensors.
But many more experts say they believe the pictures and the aircraft are authentic, giving the strongest indication yet that Beijing is making faster-than-expected progress in developing a rival to the U.S. F-22—the world's only fully operational stealth fighter.
China's defense ministry and air force couldn't be reached to comment on the latest photos. Even without official confirmation, however, the photographs are likely to bolster concerns among U.S. officials and politicians about China's military modernization, which also includes the imminent deployment of its first aircraft carrier and "carrier-killer" antiship ballistic missiles.
Global View Columnist Bret Stephens analyzes the stealth fighter and China's growing firepower.
Such weapons systems would significantly enhance China's ability to hinder U.S. intervention in a conflict over Taiwan, and challenge U.S. naval supremacy in the Asia-Pacific region.
Gen. He Weirong, deputy head of China's Air Force, announced in 2009 that China's first stealth fighters were about to undergo test flights and would be deployed in "eight or 10 years." But there was no clear physical evidence of their existence until the latest photographs emerged.
Chinese authorities who monitor Internet traffic in the country appear not to have tried to block the J-20 pictures.
"The photos I've seen look genuine," said Gareth Jennings, aviation desk editor at Jane's Defence Weekly.
"It's pretty far down the line," he said. "The fact that its nose wheel is off the ground in one picture suggest this was a high-speed taxi test—that usually means a test flight very soon afterwards. All the talk we've heard is that this could happen some time in the next few weeks."
U.S. officials played down Chinese advances on the plane, which American intelligence agencies believe will likely be operational around 2018. "We are aware that the Chinese have recently been conducting taxi tests and there are photos of it," said Pentagon spokesman Col. David Lapan. "We know they are working on a fifth-generation fighter but progress appears to be uneven."
Col. Lapan said it appears the Chinese are still seeking engines for a fourth-generation fighter from Russia, an indication that they are "still encountering problems" with development work toward the fifth-generation aircraft, the J-20.
But the 2018 estimate suggests U.S. officials believe China's development of the fifth-generation fighter has accelerated. In 2009, Mr. Gates predicted that China wouldn't deploy a fifth-generation fighter until 2020. U.S. officials said the latest disclosures wouldn't affect any U.S. aircraft-development programs.
China has made rapid progress in developing a capability to produce advanced weapons, also including unmanned aerial vehicles, after decades of importing and reverse engineering Russian arms. The photographs throw a fresh spotlight on the sensitive issue of China's military modernization just as Washington and Beijing try to improve relations following a series of public disputes in 2010.
U.S.-China Disputes in 2010 January: China suspends military ties over U.S. arms sales to Taiwan March: China refuses to blame North Korea for sinking of South Korean ship July: China protests after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says U.S. has national interest in South China Sea September: China angered by perceived U.S. support for Japan in row over disputed islands.
U.S. House of Representatives passes bill authorizing action against China for manipulation of its currency October: U.S. congratulates Liu Xiaobo, jailed Chinese dissident, for winning the Nobel Peace Prize November: China refuses to condemn North Korea for artillery raid on South Korea.
U.S. sends aircraft carrier to joint military exercises with South Korea December: U.S. again expresses support for Liu Xiaobo ahead of Nobel ceremony. U.S. moves two more aircraft carriers to the region
Defense Secretary Gates is due to begin a long-delayed visit to Beijing on Sunday—almost exactly a year after China suspended military ties in protest over U.S. arms sales to Taiwan.
China's President Hu Jintao is then due to begin a state visit to the U.S. on Jan. 19. President Barack Obama joined in preparatory talks at the White House on Tuesday between his national security adviser, Tom Donilon, and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi. During the meeting, Mr. Obama said he was committed to building a bilateral relationship that is "cooperative in nature," the White House said.
The two countries clashed last year over issues including the value of the Chinese currency, China's territorial claims in the South China Sea and vocal U.S. support for a jailed Chinese dissident who won the Nobel Peace Prize.
The U.S. was also frustrated by China's refusal to condemn two North Korean attacks on South Korea, while Beijing was angered by a U.S. decision to respond to the second attack, the shelling of a South Korean island in November, by sending an aircraft carrier to take part in joint naval exercises with Seoul near China's coast.
The U.S. and its Asian allies have also been alarmed by China's naval maneuvers and more forceful stance on territorial issues, while China's military strategists have accused the U.S. of trying to "contain" China—most recently by sending two more aircraft carriers to the region in December.
"The U.S. wants to retain its global hegemony and also preserve its regional interests. It is not comfortable with China's military rise," Senior Col. Han Xudong, a professor at China's National Defense University, was quoted as saying in the Global Times newspaper Tuesday.
Experts who said they thought the photographs were authentic included Andrei Chang of the Canadian-based Kanwa Asian Defence Monthly, and Richard Fisher, an expert on the Chinese military at the International Strategy and Assessment Center in Washington.
Several experts said the prototype's body appeared to borrow from the F-22 and other U.S. stealth aircraft, but they couldn't tell from the photographs how advanced it was in terms of avionics, composite materials or other key aspects of stealth technology.
They said that China was probably several years behind Russia, whose first stealth fighter, the Sukhoi T-50, made its first flight in January 2010, but that Beijing was catching up faster than expected.
The U.S. cut funding for the F-22 in 2009 in favor of the F-35, a smaller, cheaper stealth fighter that made its first test flight in 2006 and is expected to be fully deployed by around 2014. The F-22 has mainly been used for exercises and operations around U.S. airspace, but some have been deployed to Guam and Okinawa to help maintain the U.S. security umbrella in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Chinese prototype looks like it has "the potential to be a competitor with the F-22 and to be decisively superior to the F-35," said Mr. Fisher. The J-20 has two engines, like the F-22, and is about the same size, while the F-35 is smaller and has only one engine.
China's stealth-fighter program has implications also for Japan, which is considering buying F-35s, and for India, which last month firmed up a deal with Russia to jointly develop and manufacture a stealth fighter.
— Adam Entous in Washington contributed to this article. ||||| The buzz on the Web today is all about leaked photos of China's new military toy, the J-20 stealth fighter jet . Both military enthusiasts and China observers are intrigued by the J-20 and eager for details.Hard information is difficult to come by, since there are conflicting reports out of China on what might be the country's first fifth-generation fighter. Here's what we do know about the new stealth aircraft:The prototype J-20 was allegedly tested today on a runway in central China. It still has to be tested in the air, but observers think that that could happen soon -- maybe even Thursday. Pictures allegedly showing the J-20 were apparently leaked to some Chinese media this week, either by authorities or by people who sneaked in to see the plane. But it hardly seems like a coincidence that this news comes just ahead of U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates ' visit to Beijing, scheduled to begin Sunday.This is just the first J-20, and it could be a long time before they work the kinks out and others are made, skeptics say . Some even think that the plane shown in the pictures is just a mock-up. It could be 2018 or even later before the plane is ready to be deployed.From the pictures, it looks like the J-20 may be larger than the U.S. stealth planes. Some speculate that that would allow it to carry more and fly longer. But it probably still won't be able to compete with the F-22 Raptor, the United States' fifth-generation stealth plane.The country has apparently been investing heavily in new military equipment so it can remain competitive with the United States and Russia. According to reports , China has an aircraft carrier in the works and is also developing anti-ship ballistic missiles. |||||
Output: | The first clear photos of what appears to be a Chinese stealth fighter prototype have hit the Internet—and they're sparking concerns that China’s military modernization is happening faster than previously thought. The pictures, which many experts believe are authentic, appear to show a J-20 prototype performing a high-sped taxi test, which likely means the aircraft’s first flight will happen as soon as the next few weeks, the Wall Street Journal reports. The prototype appears to have "the potential to be a competitor with the F-22 and to be decisively superior to the F-35," the United States’ two stealth fighters, says an expert. If the pictures are authentic, it would mean China is close to developing an F-22 rival—that jet is currently the only fully operational stealth fighter in the world. Along with other new military equipment, including its first aircraft carrier as well as “carrier-killer” missiles, the J-20 could give China the ability to challenge the US Navy in the Asia-Pacific region. US officials downplayed the photos, however, claiming there is evidence the Chinese are still having development problems. American intelligence agencies reportedly place the J-20’s operational date around 2018, two years earlier than Robert Gates predicted in 2009. Click for more details about the J-20. |
Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Input: Amateur tennis star Guy Haines wants to divorce his vulgar and unfaithful wife Miriam , so he can marry the elegant and beautiful Anne Morton , daughter of a senator . While on a train to meet Miriam , Haines meets Bruno Anthony , a forward stranger who recognizes Guy from gossip items in the newspapers that detail his marital problems . During lunch in Bruno's compartment , Bruno tells Guy about his idea for the perfect `` Criss-cross '' murder : he will kill Miriam and in exchange , Guy will kill Bruno's father . Since both are strangers , otherwise unconnected , there is no identifiable motive for the crimes , Bruno contends , hence no suspicion . Guy hurriedly leaves the compartment but leaves Bruno thinking he has agreed to the deal . Guy accidentally leaves his cigarette lighter behind , a gift from Anne to Guy , Which Bruno pockets . Bruno heads to Guy's hometown of Metcalf and follows Miriam and her two beaux to an amusement park , where he briefly illuminates her face with Guy's lighter , then strangles her to death . Guy's problems begin when his alibi an inebriated college professor on the same train as Guy can not remember their meeting . But they increase exponentially when Bruno makes repeated appearances into Guy's life as he seeks to remind Guy that he is now obliged to kill Bruno's father , according to the bargain he thinks they struck on the train . Bruno sends Guy the keys to his house , a map to his father's room , and a pistol . Soon after , Bruno appears at a party at Senator Morton's house and hobnobs with the guests , much to Guy's apprehension and Anne's increasing suspicion . <sep>Why did Guy feel comfortable about telling Bruno about this murder plan?<sep>He's a stragner
Output: | Yes |
Definition: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Input: FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2017, file photo, longtime Donald Trump associate Roger Stone arrives to testify before the House Intelligence Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington. An associate of Stone... (Associated Press)
FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2017, file photo, longtime Donald Trump associate Roger Stone arrives to testify before the House Intelligence Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington. An associate of Stone said Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, that he expects to face charges in the special counsel’s Russia investigation.... (Associated Press)
FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2017, file photo, longtime Donald Trump associate Roger Stone arrives to testify before the House Intelligence Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington. An associate of Stone said Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, that he expects to face charges in the special counsel’s Russia investigation.... (Associated Press) FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2017, file photo, longtime Donald Trump associate Roger Stone arrives to testify before the House Intelligence Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington. An associate of Stone... (Associated Press)
WASHINGTON (AP) — An associate of longtime Trump confidant Roger Stone said Monday that he expects to face charges in the special counsel's Russia investigation.
Conservative conspiracy theorist Jerome Corsi said on his YouTube show that negotiations fell apart with special counsel Robert Mueller's team and he expects in the coming days to be charged with making false statements.
"I'm going to be indicted," Corsi said on his show. "That's what we were told. Everyone should know that, and I'm anticipating it."
The Associated Press couldn't immediately confirm Corsi's claims that charges against him are forthcoming. Corsi's attorney, David Gray, declined to comment Monday evening. A spokesman for the special counsel's office also declined to comment.
Corsi is one of several Stone associates who have been questioned by investigators as Mueller probes Stone's connections with WikiLeaks. American intelligence agencies have concluded that Russian agents were the source of hacked material released by WikiLeaks during the 2016 campaign, including emails belonging to former Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta. And Mueller's office is trying to determine whether Stone and other associates of President Donald Trump had advance knowledge of WikiLeaks' plans.
Corsi, the former Washington bureau chief of the conspiracy theory outlet InfoWars, said Monday that he had no recollection of ever meeting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
"To the best of my recollection, what I knew in advance about what Julian Assange was going to do in terms of having the Podesta emails, I figured out," he said.
Corsi said Monday that he has been cooperating with the Mueller investigation since receiving a subpoena in late August. He said he gave investigators two computers, a cell phone and access to his email accounts and tweets.
But he said talks with investigators recently had "blown up."
"I fully anticipate that in the next few days, I will be indicted by Mueller," he said, as he made a pitch for donations to his legal defense fund.
Stone, who has also said he expects to be indicted, has denied being a conduit for WikiLeaks, which published thousands of emails stolen from Podesta in the weeks before the election.
In a telephone interview with the AP last month, Stone said: "I had no advanced notice of the source or content or the exact timing of the release of the WikiLeaks disclosures." ||||| Jerome Corsi said he's raising money for his legal defense. | AP Photo Legal Roger Stone ally expecting Mueller indictment Jerome Corsi, a longtime Stone associate and conspiracy theorist, said Mueller snared him in a 'perjury trap.'
Jerome Corsi, an ally of longtime Donald Trump associate Roger Stone, said Monday that he expected to be indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller for perjury.
Corsi, a conspiracy theorist who has been meeting with Mueller‘s team for two months, said that he spoke to prosecutors for around 40 hours but that talks had “all blown up.“
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“I‘m going to be indicted,“ he said in a livestreamed video. “I anticipate being indicted.“
Reports have suggested that Mueller‘s interest in Corsi stems from a review of communications between him and Stone in 2016 about an impending release of Clinton campaign emails by WikiLeaks, the transparency activist organization. Mueller is investigating whether any Americans had advance knowledge of the email dump, which dominated the final weeks of the campaign.
Corsi called the impending indictment the result of a “perjury trap,“ though he emphasized that he wasn‘t totally sure what the indictment might be for. Corsi‘s attorney declined to comment.
Corsi also repeatedly emphasized his continued support for Trump‘s presidency and urged backers to send him money for his legal defense.
“I think my crime, really, is supporting Donald Trump,“ he said, in between long rants about voter fraud and suggesting that Democrats intend to overthrow Trump.
Corsi said prosecutors showed up at his house on Aug. 28, just before his 72nd birthday, and presented a subpoena. He said he didn‘t talk to them at the time. But later, with his lawyer present, Corsi said, he met multiple times with Mueller‘s team in Washington. He recalled prosecutors Jeannie Rhee, Aaron Zelinsky and Andrew Goldstein being present.
Corsi also said he was raising money for his legal defense.
His hourlong remarks meandered among various conspiracy theories, suggesting “criminals“ were running the Justice Department and that Democrats were seeking to “overthrow“ Trump.
“In prison, if I‘m allowed to write, maybe I‘ll do some fiction about this,“ he said.
Corsi gained notoriety as the author of a book questioning John Kerry‘s military service during the 2004 presidential campaign. He also fomented birtherism, a conspiracy theory that Trump ultimately championed as well. Trump once retweeted a Corsi article claiming baselessly that Obama‘s administration fabricated jobs numbers.
According to an ABC report last month, Corsi was scheduled to appear before the Mueller grand jury on Nov. 2. But reporters at the Washington courthouse that day did not see him enter or leave the building.
During a webcast last Monday, Corsi said he’d been involved “in a really constant basis” with the Mueller investigation for about two months.
“It’d been one of the biggest pushes of my life,” he said on the show . Beyond that, Corsi said, he couldn’t talk about the special counsel inquiry.
“There will come a time when I can and will talk about it,” he said, “but right now I’m going to continue to follow my lawyer’s advice and be in a ‘no comment‘ mode.” |||||
Output: | Conservative author and conspiracy theorist Jerome Corsi says he expects to be charged by Robert Mueller's investigation in the coming days—because the "Department of Justice is run by criminals." Corsi, an ally of longtime Trump associate Roger Stone, said in a livestreamed video Monday that he had spoken to prosecutors for around 40 hours, but talks had "all blown up" and he was going to be indicted, Politico reports. The AP reports that Corsi is among several Stone associates to have been interviewed as the Mueller investigation looks into Stone's connection with WikiLeaks, which released hacked material during the 2016 election believed to have been provided by Russian agents. Corsi said Monday that he doesn't recall ever meeting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and he doesn't remember knowing in advance that WikiLeaks was going to release thousands of emails stolen from Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta. Stone has also denied having advance knowledge of WikiLeaks' plans. Corsi said Monday that he expected to be indicted for "some form of lying," the Washington Post reports. "I think my crime really was that I supported Donald Trump," he said. "Now I guess I’ll go to prison for the rest of my life, because I dared to oppose the 'deep state.'" (Corsi, a prominent supporter of the Obama "birther" theories, was kicked out of Kenya in 2008.) |
Question:
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
How to clean vomit from a mattress
Scrape the vomit off the bed.
The first step is cleaning the mattress is removing the vomit from the surface of the bed. Use a paper plate to scrape any solids off the bed, and place it in a plastic bag to discard in the trash.
OPTIONS:
- Before cleaning up the vomit, it's a good idea to put on rubber gloves. That will protect you from any germs.
- Most people may choose not to use a paper plate, as it won't remove the vomit as quickly. Alternatively, you can use a rubber spatula instead of a paper plate.
- Another way to remove the vomit is to place a paper plate over the area where the vomit was. This will catch any solids that have collected.
- If the vomit did not come from any solid bedding, use a paper plate and clean the whole mattress with it. Use a bucket to pour out the vomit.
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Answer:
Before cleaning up the vomit, it's a good idea to put on rubber gloves. That will protect you from any germs.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
How to hire a caretaker for an elderly parent
Drug testing.
These should be done frequently and randomly and should be included as part of an extensive hiring process, as well as once they have been hired.
Being " bonded " means almost nothing.
OPTIONS:
- Not seeing a licensed caretaker at all or having a caregiver come in unannounced means that you will no longer be contacted by them. In other words, you could lose your job trying to find an caretaker.
- Bonded is a term that means it protects the hiring agency from property loss. Bonded does not give any notion of a person's integrity, level of ability or honesty.
- When a parent is officially bonded, the caregiver will automatically be appointed a caretaker. A bonded caretaker is eligible for " trugate by the child " (" dosotac/pharmacy ") and obtaining a deposit in this account will make it easier to build a trusting relationship and expense the cost of the fee.
- This means no one at all should get involved in the familial planning. No direct control over how a caregiver treats their own " kids " (or the children of strangers).
A: Bonded is a term that means it protects the hiring agency from property loss. Bonded does not give any notion of a person's integrity, level of ability or honesty.
How to stay in contact with your clients
Send relevant information on a regular basis.
As you read professional literature, newspapers, magazines, trade publications, and internet articles, be thinking about your clients. When you find an article which would be helpful to them, take the time to send them a link or a copy along with a short note explaining how you feel it will be of help or interest to them.
OPTIONS:
- Develop a regular newsletter for your clients. Write a newsletter that details events, new products, and other information that the clients may find useful.
- Communicate your reactions or responses to helpful articles as they come up. For example, suppose you have a client who has been checking their email a lot lately and needs your attention as soon as you can.
- Use role-play to forge relationships with your clients. Evaluate each client's emotional and mental state.
- If you are interested in a particular topic, write about that. Remember that this will be more important when you receive your invitation to stay in touch.
Develop a regular newsletter for your clients. Write a newsletter that details events, new products, and other information that the clients may find useful.
question: Complete the next sentence:
How to build a calorimeter
Get a small metal can.
This can will be used to contain water that will be heated as part of the calorimetric measurements. Any small metal can will work, such as those used to package vegetables, or a soda can.
OPTIONS:
- Or, any small ceramic or glass container will do. Stick a penny or coin in the minnow to hold its weight.
- Gather the bottles for the calorimeter. You can buy bottles in a larger size, or leave them in a smaller size while constructing the calorimeter.
- Set the can on a table to catch any spills while you design the calorimeter. Make sure that your can is at least 16 inches (45.7 cm) from the heat source.
- Make sure that it is empty, clean, and open on one end. If you are using a soda can, the opening used for drinking out of the can will suffice.
answer: Make sure that it is empty, clean, and open on one end. If you are using a soda can, the opening used for drinking out of the can will suffice.
Problem: Write the next sentence for:
How to freewrite
Pick a theme, location, or emotion as a prompt.
To do a freewrite, you need a writing prompt to help frame the exercise. You can create your own prompts by focusing on a theme like love, loss, or power.
OPTIONS:
- Identify whether writing a regular prompt does this, and make sure your theme, location, or emotion matches your design. For example, you may write something like " love is a powerful force.
- You can also choose a particular location as the prompt, such as the doctor's office, your parent's home, or a rocket ship on mars. Emotions can also work as prompts.
- One excellent way to meet your attention outside of just the text lines is to have an imagination. This can help you find ideas in your text without cluttering them.
- For instance, if you are writing a wedding, you may start with a romantic theme. This will require more consideration and self-reflection than a prompt to describe death or frustration..
Next sentence: You can also choose a particular location as the prompt, such as the doctor's office, your parent's home, or a rocket ship on mars. Emotions can also work as prompts.
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to get rid of skin moles
Determine the type of mole in order to assess your treatment options.
While you may use natural methods to remove moles for cosmetic reasons, you will need to see a doctor for cancerous moles. If you have several moles and one looks different from the others, you should get it evaluated by a doctor.
OPTIONS:
- Mole moles are usually caused by ovarian cysts. They may also be caused by certain parasites or bacteria.
- Clean mole sores infrequently. Do not scrub and dry any infected sores, as doing so will irritate the area and cause more moles to form.
- If you have none of the above, you might want to consider facing a dermatologist. If you have none of the above, talk to a medical professional.
- If you're ever in doubt about a mole, always see your doctor. Common moles--non-cancerous moles are typically pink, tan or brown.
OUT: | If you're ever in doubt about a mole, always see your doctor. Common moles--non-cancerous moles are typically pink, tan or brown. |
Context:
But I also believe that because we are the United States of America, we're a country with a great, unbelievable Constitution, with rights that we afford people, that you can't discriminate in the workplace. You can't discriminate in the rights that you afford people.
Hypothesis: discrimination in the work place is getting better
It's impossible to say
Context:
The Car<br>Taryn was out for a walk. She was trying to reduce her carbon footprint. She started walking instead of driving. Soon, she realized that she didn't need her car anymore. She sold it to her neighbor and started walking everywhere.
Hypothesis: The car was a ferrari
It's impossible to say
Context:
Washington Scientists have identified a hormone that significantly extends the lifespan of mice, a discovery that could mark a crucial step toward developing drugs that boost longevity in people.
Hypothesis: Scientists were in the process of trying to increase human lifespan
| 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".
Let me give you an example: Timothy likes to play sports. He spends his time after school playing basketball and baseball. Sometimes Timothy pretends he is a famous baseball pitcher for his favorite team with his friends. He plays with his friends Mandy and Andrew. Timothy also plays pretend when he is alone. He has an imaginary friend named Sean. Sean is an elephant who watches television with Timothy. Mandy likes playing baseball but she also likes to paint. Mandy's favorite class at school is art. She likes making pictures of flowers. Her teacher says she is a good artist. She painted a picture of a tree for her teacher. There were red and yellow leaves on it. It had apples on it. When Andrew goes home after baseball, he likes to eat a snack. He eats carrots and bananas. If he is a good boy his mom, Mrs. Smith, sometimes gives him milk and cookies. Afterwards, Andrew finishes his homework. <sep>Who does Timothy play with?<sep>Basketball and baseball
The answer to this example can be: No
Here is why: Based on the passage Timothy plays with his friends Mandy and Andrew. So, the given answer is incorrect and the output should be "No".
OK. solve this:
In 1990, the U.S. Custom House in New York City was renamed after Hamilton. In 1880, his son John Church Hamilton commissioned Carl Conrads to sculpt a granite statue, now located in Central Park, New York City. One statue honoring Alexander Hamilton in Chicago was mired in controversy, at least concerning the surrounding architecture. Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858-1937), of the Buckingham Fountain family, commissioned the monument. Its impetus was that Treasury Secretary Hamilton "secured the nation's financial future and made it possible for her own family to make its fortune in grain elevators and banking. Consequently, John Angel was hired to model a figurative sculpture and the Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen was to create a "colossal architectural setting" for it. The proposed 80-foot tall columned shelter was poorly received. By Ms. Buckingham's death in 1937, the sculpture's setting. location and design were uncertain. Conspiracy allegations surfaced, and the matter became mired in litigation. After the courts ordered the construction to be completed by 1953, the trustees hired architect Samuel A. Marx. The structure was completed, had structural problems, and was eventually demolished in 1993. The statue was gilded, and is still on display. A statue, by James Earle Fraser, was dedicated on May 17, 1923, on the south terrace of the Treasury Building, in Washington. <sep>After being demolished the statue was:<sep>The statue was recycled to make a new statue
Answer: | No |
Continue writing the next sentence in this paragraph:
There are tourists waiting to get onto the camels to enjoy a camel back ride. Men in red shirts and cowboy hats are helping the tourists get on the camels' backs. the camels | slowly raise themselves up and begin walking around with the tourists on their backs. |
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.
Pangaea or Pangea (/ pænˈdʒiːə /) was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras. It assembled from earlier continental units approximately 335 million years ago, and it began to break apart about 175 million years ago. In contrast to the present Earth and its distribution of continental mass, much of Pangaea was in the southern hemisphere and surrounded by a superocean, Panthalassa. Pangaea was the most recent supercontinent to have existed and the first to be reconstructed by geologists. | when did all the continents combine into the pangaean supercontinent |
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: Which island country is not part of the UN Security Council as a permanent member?, Context: A great power is a sovereign state that is recognized as having the ability and expertise to exert its influence on a global scale. Great powers characteristically possess military and economic strength, as well as diplomatic and soft power influence, which may cause middle or small powers to consider the great powers' opinions before taking actions of their own. International relations theorists have posited that great power status can be characterized into power capabilities, spatial aspects, and status dimensions. Sometimes the status of great powers is formally recognized in conferences such as the Congress of Vienna or an international structure such as the United Nations Security Council (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States serve as the body's five permanent members). At the same time the status of great powers can be informally recognized in a forum such as the G7 which consists of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
A: | Japan |
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.
On a day when Brian Grazer, Michael DeLuca, Mark Johnson, Cean Chaffin and others discussed passion projects, "Battleship" director Peter Berg says his "underperforming" film was too big and impersonal
"Battleship," the high-concept but underperforming action film released by Universal earlier this year, made a surprise appearance in discussions about risky movies and passion projects at the Produced By Conference on Sunday morning.
Peter Berg, the director of that film, was taking part in a discussion entitled "Passion Projects: Making Films Everyone Says Will Never Get Made" when he addressed the elephant in the room: that his last film, based on the board game, was the kind of movie generally seen as the antithesis of a passion project.
"I have a movie in theaters right now which has obviously underperformed in many ways," he said. "When [a movie] doesn't work, it's an … interesting opportunity to look at what went wrong and how it went wrong."
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With "Battleship," he said, the scale of the movie simply overwhelmed everything else. "It was a movie that I tried as hard as I could to get inside of. But the concept is so big and powerful, and the money is so big and so powerful, that the movie is going to run away with itself."
In the end, he said, he failed to find a personal connection that would make him passionate about the movie. "I want to get inside the movie's world and feel like I know it better than anyone, and I couldn't do that … It was an interesting eye-opener."
His comments about "Battleship" came on a morning when a couple of the biggest panels at the Producers Guild's Produced By Conference dealt with the problems of getting risky movies made in an increasingly conservative studio system.
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Grazer shared his story about launching "Splash" in the face of a competing mermaid movie that would have starred Warren Beatty and Jessica Lange, and about reviving "American Gangster," which Universal killed after already spending $28 million.
The studio told him to never mention the words "American Gangster" again, he said – but he ignored them and immediately repackaged the Denzel Washington film with a new director, Ridley Scott, and co-star, Russell Crowe, in place of original players Antoine Fuqua and Benicio del Toro.
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Grazer and Berg also talked about their experiences together making "Friday Night Lights," and about the night Berg tried to get the studio excited about making the film by flying a batch of executives to Odessa, Texas for a Friday night high-school football game.
None of them wanted to go, he said – but they reluctantly agreed while stipulating that they'd leave at halftime. Instead, they stayed until the end and fell in love with the world of high-school football. Then, on the way home, the engines failed and the power went out on their airplane.
"I was like, 'Fuck!'" said Berg. "I knew I had the green light, and instead we were going to crash." But the power came back on, they made it home "and by the time we got off that plane, we had had the communal experience that ignited the particular passion necessary to get that movie made."
Earlier on the same soundstage on the Sony lot, another group of producers spent an hour talking about their own passion projects, and about the future of film production in an era where, as moderator Michael Shamberg pointed out, the annual chart of top-grossers is dominated by sequels and nearly 70 percent of box-office revenue comes from international.
"The audience is causing the change," said Ceán Chaffin, director David Fincher's producing partner. "The audience that we want [for serious dramas] is harder and harder to find."
"We have to be more inventive and resourceful than we ever had to in the past," added Mark Johnson, who began his career with "Diner" 30 years ago.
The session was titled "Game Changers: Where Movies Should Be Going," but most of the producers admitted that they don't really know where movies should be going – they just know that it's difficult to make quality films and difficult to find an audience.
"The most elusive thing is always good," said Doug Wick, producer of "Gladiator" and the upcoming Baz Luhrmann version of "The Great Gatsby." "Making something that turns out good is the hardest part."
The panel, which also included "Moneyball" producer Michael DeLuca, talked about dream projects that took years to get off the ground. For DeLuca, it was "Moneyball": "It took eight years," he said of the film, which would have died if Sony's Amy Pascal hadn't been a big supporter. "I've sworn off dream projects since then."
Johnson, though, admitted he has a dream project he's currently hoping to get off the ground: a script from "Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan called "Two Face."
"I still think it's the best script I've ever come across," said Johnson, one of the producers on "Breaking Bad." "It's a comedy about racism, and it’s a very hard sell, but I'm convinced it's going to get made."
In a discussion of future projects, Chaffin said that she and Fincher (who was watching from the back of the soundstage) are considering a movie that would partially be shot in 3D.
"We think 3D should be applied very specifically," she said. "We're actually thinking of mixing 3D and 2D in one film."
Again and again, the conversation circled back to dealing with studios in an uncertain era in which even the old standbys are no longer safe bets. "If you just get a mediocre director and a superhero, it's not a particularly good equation for a studio anymore," said Wick.
And when a film doesn't work, the producers agreed that the results can be devastating. Johnson talked about going into a months-long depression after the commercial failure of Alfonso Cuaron's "A Little Princess," which he said was "the closest thing to a perfect movie I've ever made."
And Chaffin said she and Fincher were badly shaken by the commercial failure of "Fight Club," which Fox executives hated and which couldn't find its market until it was released on home video.
"'Fight Club' was devastating," Chaffin said. "All of us who worked on the film thought we had something great."
Throughout the session, Sony's Pascal received so much praise from the panelists that eventually Shamberg stepped in.
"Everybody here loves Amy," he said, "but we also like the others."
"All except one," said Chaffin, who declined to specify the one. ||||| And you thought "John Carter" was a bust. After four weeks of release, "Battleship" has grossed just $59.8 million in North America, nearly $7 million less than "John Carter" had earned after its fourth weekend earlier this year. That puts the Peter Berg film on the unfortunate track of grossing less domestically than the derided "Carter," an ignominy that director sees as a learning experience.
"I have a movie in theaters right now which has obviously underperformed in many ways," Berg said at the Produced By conference on Sunday. "When [a movie] doesn't work, it's an ... interesting opportunity to look at what went wrong and how it went wrong."
Produced By, which is hosted by the Producers Guild of America, is an event where some of the biggest players in Hollywood get together to discuss the temperature of the industry. Per TheWrap, Berg was speaking at a panel titled "Passion Projects: Making Films Everyone Says Will Never Get Made."
"It was a movie that I tried as hard as I could to get inside of," Berg said. "But the concept is so big and powerful, and the money is so big and so powerful, that the movie is going to run away with itself."
Berg, who called working on "Battleship" an "eye-opener," has a close connection to the film. HIs father was a naval historian and he made sure to use real military veterans in key roles.
"I wanted to do a Navy film and I'm thinking, right now, in our business, there are these huge movies that are getting made -- I wanted to make one of these big 'super movies,'" he told Moviefone earlier this year about his decision to direct "Battleship." "I thought, 'What if I create an adventure story around something as simple as 'Battleship'?'"
If only it ended up being that simple.
"Battleship," which is actually closing in on $300 million in total ticket sales worldwide despite indifference in America, is out in theaters now.
[via TheWrap]
Also on HuffPost: |||||
| It's not often that directors publicly admit that a movie was a mess, but that's what Peter Berg did yesterday at a Producers Guild conference. Speaking at a panel called "Passion Projects: Making Films Everyone Says Will Never Get Made," Berg took a moment to acknowledge Battleship's grisly box-office take. "I have a movie in theaters right now which has obviously underperformed in many ways," he said, according to the Wrap. "When [a movie] doesn't work it's … an interesting opportunity to look at what went wrong." Berg said he hadn't been able to make the movie personal enough. "It was a movie that I tried as hard as I could to get inside of. But the concept is so big and powerful, and the money is so big and so powerful, that the movie is going to run away with itself. … It was an interesting eye-opener." Battleship sunk badly at the box office, grossing just $59.8 million domestically—which, the Huffington Post points out, is $7 million less than John Carter. |
Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context (see options)?
Context:
I want to explore your understanding of what has actually taken place in this ninth-grade biology class that your daughter Alix is presently taking. Is it your understanding that Darwin's theory of evolution will be taught in this class pursuant to the Pennsylvania academic standards?
Hypothesis: Darwin created the theory of evolution
Options: [+] Yes; [+] It's impossible to say; [+] No; | Yes |
Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context?
Context:
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said today's events could "make history anew" and to "escape the heavy chains of history". Blair said, "Look back and we see centuries pock-marked by conflict, hardship, even hatred, among the people of these islands." Blair's predecessor, Sir John Major said "The sight of people that were once totally antagonistic to one another sitting down to plan the future of Northern Ireland is very attractive," adding "I always believed from the outset that it was possible but that it would be difficult and that it would take a long time."
Hypothesis: Sir John was a Mayor in Britain | No |
Q: 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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The true identity of Jack the Ripper may have finally been uncovered by a teacher - who claims it was the work of a renowned poet.
Richard Patterson has spent nearly 20 years investigating his case to prove that respected poet Francis Thompson was responsible for butchering five women in East London.
The 45-year-old claims that Thompson, from Preston, Lancs, not only wrote about killing people, but also had surgical experience and close links to at least one prostitute in the area where the grisly murders took place.
He said: "I'm grateful to have played some part in helping people understand Thompson, and why he might have been the Ripper .
"I'm excited that people are beginning to take the theory seriously, seeing Thompson and the crimes in a different light creates interesting possibilities."
(Image: Mercury Press)
Richard, from Australia, became convinced that Thompson was the killer when he read a book of his poetry as a student in 1997 and then discovered he had trained as a doctor too.
Now, after travelling the world searching for clues as to who the killer really was, Richard claims that evidence against Thompson is stronger than that of any previous suspects.
Richard, who is an English teacher at various schools in Byron Bay, New South Wales, said: "Thompson kept a dissecting knife under his coat, and he was taught a rare surgical procedure that was found in the mutilations of more than one of the Ripper victims.
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"He helped with surgery and is known to have cut up heaps and heaps of cadavers while a student."
Thompson, originally from Lancashire, moved to London in 1885 with the hope of becoming a successful writer.
Already addicted to opium, the young poet lived rough in the city until a local prostitute is believed to have offered him a place to stay.
(Image: Mercury Press)
Their friendship is thought to have quickly turned into what was Thompson's only romantic relationship.
Richard believes that the mentally unstable poet snapped after she left him.
He is going to be publishing his findings in a book, Francis Thompson - a Ripper Suspect.
In it, he argues that the heartbroken writer started to take out his anger on other sex-workers in the area.
Richard said: "The moment he told her he was finally published, she said she was leaving him because the public would not understand their relationship.
"This was after Thompson's year long romance with the woman.
"Soon before and soon after the murders, he wrote about killing female prostitutes with knives."
The author's investigation has seen him visit Thompson's home town of Preston, and travel to the United States to view a collection of hand-written letters in Boston. |||||
A: | Did life imitate art in the case of Jack the Ripper? An Australian English teacher, who claims to have solved the 127-year-old mystery, certainly thinks so, the New York Daily News reports. Richard Patterson believes Jack the Ripper, who killed five London prostitutes over 10 weeks in 1888, was actually poet Francis Thompson. According to the Mirror, Patterson read a book of Thompson's poetry in 1997 and became convinced he was the legendary killer. He's spent the years since attempting to prove his theory. "Soon before and soon after the murders, he wrote about killing female prostitutes with knives," Patterson says. And the Daily News quotes a graphic short story by Thompson about a woman being stabbed to death. In addition to Thompson's grisly writings, Patterson points to his experience as a surgeon and his troubled relationship with a local prostitute, the Mirror reports. Patterson says Thompson kept a dissecting knife under his coat and knew a rare surgical procedure that was used to mutilate some of the victims. He also lived with a prostitute with whom he began a romantic relationship. When that relationship ended, Patterson says Thompson "snapped." "I'm excited that people are beginning to take the theory seriously," says Patterson, who is publishing it in a book. The Jack the Ripper case was eventually closed in 1892, and Thompson died 15 years later, according to the Christian Science Monitor. In the years since the slayings, scholars, amateur sleuths, and others have identified up to 100 suspects. (This Hollywood director thinks Jack the Ripper was actually a popular singer.) |
input hypothesis: Economic and social factors are integrated in most of Canada's policies.
Context: Whereas the Government of Canada seeks to achieve sustainable development that is based on an ecologically efficient use of natural, social and economic resources and acknowledges the need to integrate environmental, economic and social factors in the making of all decisions by government and private entities;
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
true or false: It's impossible to say
Context:
I would agree. And I also agree that most police officers, of course, are doing a good job and hate this practice also. I talked to an African-American police officer in Springfield, Massachusetts not long ago who raised this question and said that in his opinion one of the biggest solutions is in the training.
Hypothesis: the majority of police officers do a fantastic job OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Yes
Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
To my students taking a PSSA test, well, you know, I -- being an educator, I'm not in love with PSSA tests or standardized tests. But if you're asking me if I object to my daughter taking a standardized test with that information on it, of course not. I would hope that they would provide lots of academic information on those tests.
Sentence: The composers child will be taking a standardized test
Output: It's impossible to say
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
Landrum police are looking for the owner of a lost dog. Police posted on Facebook that a female German shepherd was found on Highway 14 and South Shamrock Avenue around 11 p.m. Sunday. The dog had a collar and red leash attached. If this is your dog, police ask you to contact the Landrum Police Department or Spartanburg County Dispatch Center. MORE NEWS: Olive Garden to provide lunch to first responders on Labor Day Copyright 2017 FOX Carolina (Meredith Corporation). All rights reserved.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: the dog will be claimed by its owners soon
****
Answer:
It's impossible to say
[Q]: Blue Mountain Lumber said today it may have to relocate a $30 million project offshore in the wake of an Environment Court decision that blocked it from a planned development site on the Coromandel. Blue Mountain Lumber said today it may have to relocate a $300 million project offshore OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: No
[Q]: Shelby Foote, author of the acclaimed three volume history of the American Civil War, The Civil War: A Narrative, died in Memphis on June 27 at age 88. Foote also wrote historical fiction, including Follow Me Down and Shiloh. He may be best known for his appearance in filmmaker Ken Burns' PBS documentary, The Civil War. The Modern Library ranked Foote's The Civil War: A Narrative as number 15 on its list of 100 best non-fiction books. He was commissioned to write a short history of the Civil War by Random House and spent more than 20 years on the work eventually producing the three volumes. Foote is an expert historian on many different wars throughout history OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: | It's impossible to say |
Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Bright Street<br>Jake pulled out of a parking lot. It was night but the road had several lights. He forgot to put his headlights on. A cop pulled him over shortly after to let him know. Jake was embarrassed and appreciative.
Sentence: Jake has to pay a ticket.
Output: It's impossible to say
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
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).
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: Jeremy Lee Renner lives in an underground cave on weekends.
****
Answer:
It's impossible to say
[Q]: How to reduce arguments between your kids<br>Stay calm. Try not to get upset or angry at your kids when they fight. Displaying anger can end up causing the situation to escalate and make your kids even more upset. You can increase arguments your kids have by remaining calm. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: No
Problem: The Kremlin described as "complete nonsense" on Tuesday media reports that U.S. President Donald Trump had disclosed classified intelligence during a meeting with Russian officials. "It's not a subject for us, it's the latest piece of nonsense. We don't want to have anything do to with this nonsense. It's complete nonsense, not a subject to be denied or confirmed," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on a conference call with reporters.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "The Kremlin believes they should be heavily involved and informed about any dealings or reports on Donald Trump's behavior."? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
Q: Mattie received a text message from a man.
The Pick-up<br>He texted her then hung up the phone. Mattie looked at her phone buzzing, as the notification came through. That was the signal, so she grabbed her purse and left. Once in the car, she quickly drove toward the station. He was waiting for her when she got there.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
Q: You can find every horse stable in the country by doing an online search.
How to select a horse stable<br>Do an online search. The quickest way to find all of the stables in your area is to do an. Once you have your search results, read through each of their websites.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | It's impossible to say |
In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
[Q]: Wiktionary is run by the Wikimedia Foundation , which also runs Wikipedia .
[A]: Like its sister project Wikipedia , Wiktionary is run by the Wikimedia Foundation , and is written collaboratively by volunteers , dubbed " Wiktionarians " .
[Q]: West Macedonia is one of the thirteen peripheries of Greece .
[A]: Western Macedonia ( , " Dytiki ́ Makedoni ́ a " ) is one of the thirteen regions of Greece , consisting of the western part of Greek Macedonia .
[Q]: There are three species : " Cannabis sativa " , " Cannabis indica " , and " Cannabis ruderalis " .
[A]: | Three species may be recognized : " Cannabis sativa " , " Cannabis indica " , and " Cannabis ruderalis " ; " C. ruderalis " may be included within " C. sativa " ; all three may be treated as subspecies of a single species , " C. sativa " ; or " C. sativa " may be accepted as a single undivided species .
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Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
A man is holding onto a bar as he is standing on a water ski. He is being pulled through the water by a motor boat. he
OPTIONS:
- is able to stabilize himself a bit and goes back to the water ski as the boat speeds closer.
- then floats to the beach as he smiles to the camera.
- is waving to the camera as he gets in the water in front of a large waterfall.
- is water skiing over a long lake, trying to remain upright.
A: is water skiing over a long lake, trying to remain upright.
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to pack for camp
Pick your camp.
Don't choose a camp based on something you don't enjoy like computer programming, if you don't like it. Research different camps based on your interests.
OPTIONS:
- There are so many different camps today that vary in a wide array of specialties. A popular camp for young kids is rock camp.
- This will give you something interesting to do with your camp, while also helping you stick to it. Speak to local producers and other campers about your canoe.
- If you are looking to make friends, find out who they have. If your camp is local, go to the local website to check out what they are serving there.
- For example, if you love to rock climb, go for a camp based on horseback riding. You may not be able to jump as high as you do in school, but try practicing to go as high as you can.
OUT: There are so many different camps today that vary in a wide array of specialties. A popular camp for young kids is rock camp.
Question:
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
How to reduce, reuse, and recycle
Buy products with less packaging.
Avoid single-serve or individually wrapped items. Shop at stores that have bulk dispensers for grains, nuts, dried fruits, and snacks.
OPTIONS:
- Use canned goods instead of dried fruit. Canned products take less energy and impact on your digestion than dried fruit.
- Bring your own plastic bag or container to put the bulk food in. And try to buy bulk sizes of food or sanitary products, which saves on packaging.
- Purchase real breads, processed meats, plain packaged foods, and veggie products. Products with added packaging would make it easier to place the food in the refrigerator.
- This way, you can spread the product more evenly. Avoid refrigerators and delivery areas with heavy chains.
****
Answer:
Bring your own plastic bag or container to put the bulk food in. And try to buy bulk sizes of food or sanitary products, which saves on packaging.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
How to garnish wages in virginia
Get a judgment.
You need to sue and be awarded a judgment before you can garnish someone's wages. If a debtor is behind on repaying a loan, you cannot immediately skip ahead to wage garnishment.
OPTIONS:
- Instead, you need to sue for the amount owed. Once you get a judgment from a court, then you can use wage garnishment to help you collect on the debt.
- However, you can definitely get a judgment against the debtor. There are several appellate courts that accept automatic garnishment orders under virginia law.
- However, your state's pardons process can be complicated and may take several months to complete. Look at the california filings method online and estimate whether you might be eligible in the area.
- Instead, you must grant a garnishment if someone fails to pay sufficient loan payment due to a wrong loan. A judgment is a court ruling that they are ineligible to garnish wages if you do not pay off the loan in a timely manner.
A: Instead, you need to sue for the amount owed. Once you get a judgment from a court, then you can use wage garnishment to help you collect on the debt.
A man is rubbing his hands in a frantic manner as he stands next to a female. the camera
OPTIONS:
- flashes frozen animation as they talk about what they are doing.
- shifts and you can see he is in a casino playing a game of black jack.
- goes back to the woman writhing on the floor.
- then pans up and another man is shown as well as some other people walking around and occasionally looking at the camera as well.
shifts and you can see he is in a casino playing a game of black jack.
Problem: Write the next sentence for:
How to unclog a slow running bathroom sink drain
Gather your materials.
Instead of relying on drain cleaner products, which are often corrosive and can cause allergic reactions and respiratory problems, you can use household items you likely already have. You will need :
Rags baking soda vinegar lemon boiling water
Measure out your ingredients.
OPTIONS:
- Again, you will need to use a measuring spoon to measure out your dry ingredients and the other wet ingredients. However, here are some things to consider : Prepare the dish you will be using (restaurant sauce).
- Take ¼ cup of baking soda , 1 cup of white vinegar, and 1 large pot of water to boil. Have a rag or sink stopper handy.
- Pour the cleaning solution into the sink basin. Keep in mind that although cleaning products sold by businesses require frequent stirring or plunging, the cleaning solution will react with the laundry detergent specifically designed for this purpose and remove odors from the sink.
- If you don't already have the ingredients associated with your homemade sink cleaner, you'll need them. Using a measuring spoon to measure out your ingredients will help you account for how much water you use..
Next sentence: | Take ¼ cup of baking soda , 1 cup of white vinegar, and 1 large pot of water to boil. Have a rag or sink stopper handy. |
Continue writing the next sentence in this paragraph:
Players on a field are running around playing a game. They get into a big fight on the field. the ref | comes and breaks the fight up. |
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: Ramadan told reporters at the opening ceremony of the Baghdad International Exposition, "No cooperation and no inspection or monitoring by the American Zionist espionage commission (the Special Commission for disarming Iraq's banned weapons - UNSCOM) before Iraq's demands are met."
Hypothesis: Ramadan will fully cooperate with the USA
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: Clint Brown, sports presenter for 3 News on TV3 in New Zealand has resigned amid the allegations that he had verbally attacked a taxi driver which resulted in him being admitted to hospital with a concussion and a broken eye socket. TV3 has confirmed that they have accepted the resignation of Brown. Rick Friesen, Chief Operating Officer of the TV Works division of CanWest MediaWorks NZ, that runs TV3, said: "We wish to acknowledge Clint's significant skills as a sports broadcaster, and thank him for his 17 years of very loyal service to TV3. Clint Brown is a passionate New Zealand sports fan, and he has been at the forefront of some of New Zealand's biggest sporting moments."
Hypothesis: Clint Brown is a sports reporter for 8 News
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: Context: How to prepare a schedule c<br>Make sure you qualify. Although the schedule c form itself says that it's designed for a sole proprietorship, that's a little misleading. We tend to think of sole proprietors as tiny businesses, like a hot dog cart or selling bric-a-brac at a flea market.
Hypothesis: Sole proprietors are only tiny businesses.
Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Answer: | Context: The Harold and Mary Jean Hanson Rare Book Collection is supported by the Special & Area Studies Collections in the George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida. The collection contains over 58,000 rare books, ranging in date from the 15th century through the present era.
Hypothesis: The oldest books in the collection are from the 1500s. |
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 were Triton's daughters?, Context: The origin of the legendary figure is not fully known. The best-known legend, by Artur Oppman, is that long ago two of Triton's daughters set out on a journey through the depths of the oceans and seas. One of them decided to stay on the coast of Denmark and can be seen sitting at the entrance to the port of Copenhagen. The second mermaid reached the mouth of the Vistula River and plunged into its waters. She stopped to rest on a sandy beach by the village of Warszowa, where fishermen came to admire her beauty and listen to her beautiful voice. A greedy merchant also heard her songs; he followed the fishermen and captured the mermaid.
A: | mermaid |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Microsoft's online video ads that mocked Apple's latest crop of iPhones have been yanked, following what appears to be a poor reception by viewers.
(Credit: CNET)
Microsoft has removed a series of online video advertisements that were critical of Apple's latest iPhones, after they were up for just a few hours.
The videos, which began with the title "A fly on the wall in Cupertino?" depicted fictional meetings supposedly taking place at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. They were posted from Microsoft's Windows Phone YouTube account, and at nearly two minutes were unlikely to be shown on TV.
The advertisements were ill-received, and even mocked, on numerous social networks. Some observers also suggested that similarities between one of the fictional executives -- seen only from behind -- and late Apple CEO Steve Jobs were in poor taste.
The campaign "was intended to be a lighthearted poke at our friends from Cupertino. But it was off the mark, and we've decided to pull it down," a Microsoft representative told CNET.
For those who missed it, here's a mirrored version of the main video:
Update, 1:30 p.m. PT: Adds fact that multiple videos were part of the campaign. Updated again at 2:20 p.m. PT with comment from Microsoft. ||||| This video is unavailable.
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Microsoft launched a series of online ads mocking Apple's new iPhones yesterday ... only to take them down a few hours later. The ads, titled "A fly on the wall in Cupertino?" featured send-ups of meetings between Apple staff and execs ("Remember the thing about how we were going to innovate the iPhone? ... What do you think when I say: new iPhone colors?" says one pretend staffer), but were mocked and derided on social media—particularly one ad that had someone impersonating the late Steve Jobs, reports CNET. A Microsoft rep admits the ad campaign was "off the mark." Although the videos have been taken off the Windows Phone YouTube account, nothing on the Internet is ever really gone, so here is a copy of one of the ads.
Chicago rapper Capo, a member of Chief Keef’s “Glo Gang,” was killed in a South Shore neighborhood shooting that resulted in a 1-year-old boy being fatally struck by a vehicle fleeing the gang-related attack Saturday afternoon.
The 22-year-old rapper, whose real name was Marvin Carr, was shot in the hip and back in a possible drive-by about 1:45 p.m. in the 7700 block of South Kingston, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
Carr, of the 7300 block of South East End, was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he died at 4:37 p.m., authorities said.
Soon after the shooting, a vehicle hit 1-year-old Dillan Harris in a stroller as he and his mother waited for a bus at 63rd and Ellis, according to family and authorities. The boy died at the University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital.
Two people were being questioned Sunday about the incidents, police said.
Ald. Willie Cochran (20th) said Sunday a person who saw the shooting followed the car that eventually crashed into the stroller.
“He followed the car and called 911 and lead police to it,” Cochran said. The alderman said the person was “connected to law enforcement” but wouldn’t elaborate.
The crash happened in Cochran’s ward.
“One of the disturbing things that has come to light is how people on the scene of the accident were saying that the police had no business chasing these guys and are blaming the police,” said Cochran, a former police officer. “But who do you chase if you don’t chase a murderer? . . . Rather than saying the gunman had no business going to shoot and kill somebody, they were saying the police had no business chasing them.”
Cochran said a vigil was being planned for Monday at the site of the crash to remember and pray for the infant.
Chicago Police would not comment about Cochran’s description of what happened, saying it is an ongoing investigation.
Renaldo Hess, Carr’s manager, said the rapper had recently returned from a recording session in Los Angeles.
“He was a good kid. The streets of Chicago is something,” Hess said. “He was murdered. I don’t understand what is going on with all these kids.”
Mario Hess, Chief Keef’s cousin and a member of his rap group who was known as “Big Glo,” was gunned down in West Englewood in April 2014.
Contributing: Mitch Dudek ||||| Chicago rapper Chief Keef plans to hold a concert Friday to memorialize the toddler who was struck and killed on Saturday by a car fleeing a shooting that left a friend of the rapper dead.
Chief Keef will be appearing at the Chicago concert via hologram from a soundstage in Beverly Hills, Calif. The concert will be free, but concertgoers will be encouraged to make donations, which will benefit the family of Dillan Harris, the 1-year-old boy who was killed when a car struck his stroller on the sidewalk in the 6300 block of South Ellis Avenue in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood.
Police said the car was driven by a suspect who a half-hour earlier was involved in the shooting of Marvin Carr, also known as Chicago rapper Capo. Chief Keef and Capo were associates, said a spokesman for FilmOn Networks, which recently signed Chief Keef to a two-album deal. Carr, 22, was shot in the 7700 block of South Kingston Avenue and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he died, according to authorities.
The toddler was struck about 3 1/2 miles from where Carr was shot.
Chief Keef, who now lives in the Los Angeles area, "is just so heartbroken and appalled" by the deaths of the boy and his friend, the spokesman said, that he wanted to do something for the family and to address the "out-of-control situation."
But he cannot attend in person because of "outstanding warrants his legal team is addressing," the spokesman added.
Chief Keef, whose legal name is Keith Cozart, has an outstanding warrant in Cook County for nonpayment of child support. The warrant was issued in July of 2014 and the bond is $10,000 cash. It is enforceable in Illinois only.
Cozart also announced the formation of the Stop the Violence Now Foundation, which will aim to curb neighborhood crime.
A June 2014 Chief Keef concert scheduled for a Cicero theater was canceled because of security concerns. About the same time, Chief Keef was evicted from his rented Highland Park mansion because he was about $30,000 behind in rent payments.
In April 2014, another Chicago rapper related to Chief Keef was shot and killed. Chief Keef's recently released single "Ain't Missing You" is about the death in Englewood of his second cousin, Mario Hess, known as Big Glo and, before that, Blood Money.
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Twitter @pmocwriter ||||| The following day, he announced he had started the Stop the Violence Now Foundation and pledged to appear from Los Angeles in a free hologram concert in Chicago on Friday, according to the Tribune. Chief Keef will encourage attendees to contribute money for young Dillan's family, a spokesman for the rapper told the publication. |||||
Another bloody weekend in Chicago: Local rapper Capo was killed in a drive-by shooting Saturday afternoon by suspects who killed a baby with their vehicle as they made their getaway, police say. A police spokesman tells the New York Daily News that the two suspects, who are now in custody, ran down 13-month-old Dillan Harris in his stroller in front of his mother and two sisters. Witnesses say the people in the car kept going across a parking lot after their car jumped the sidewalk and killed the boy. Capo, whose real name was Marvin Carr, was an associate of LA-based rapper Chief Keef, who plans to appear via hologram at a concert on Friday to raise money for Dillan's family, the Chicago Tribune reports. A spokesman says Chief Keef is "heartbroken and appalled" by the death, but he can't appear in person because of "outstanding warrants his legal team is addressing." Capo's manager tells the Chicago Sun-Times the rapper had just returned from recording in LA. "He was a good kid. The streets of Chicago is something," he says. "He was murdered. I don't understand what is going on with all these kids." (During the previous weekend, 10 people were killed and 54 were injured in Chicago shootings.)
As tough as the job market has been in 2010, many top-flight employers aren't trying to make the interview process any easier. With the jobless claims at their lowest level in more than two years, job seekers, encouraged by the prospect of an improving economy, are dusting off their interviewing skills for the new year.
Job site Glassdoor.com has sifted through 80,000 interview questions shared by job seekers providing us with some of the most odd and difficult questions asked by top-flight employers this year.
Think you're smart enough to work at Goldman Sachs or Google? Check out the questions to see just how far out the box employers are expecting their interviewees to think. Which questions are expected and which are just too odd? ||||| As tough as the job market has been in 2010, many top-flight employers aren't trying to make the interview process any easier. With the jobless claims at their lowest level in more than two years, job seekers, encouraged by the prospect of an improving economy, are dusting off their interviewing skills for the new year.
Job site Glassdoor.com has sifted through 80,000 interview questions shared by job seekers providing us with some of the most odd and difficult questions asked by top-flight employers this year.
Think you're smart enough to work at Goldman Sachs or Google? Check out the questions to see just how far out the box employers are expecting their interviewees to think. Which questions are expected and which are just too odd?
PHOTO GALLERY BEFORE YOU GO 15 Oddball Interview Questions Of 2010 PHOTO GALLERY 15 Oddball Interview Questions Of 2010 |||||
| The Huffington Post rounds up some out-there job interview questions from the likes of Google and Goldman Sachs, via Glassdoor.com. Get your thinking caps on: Goldman Sachs, analyst: “If you were shrunk to the size of a pencil and put in a blender, how would you get out?” Volkswagen, business analyst: “What would you do if you just inherited a pizzeria from your uncle?" Google, people analyst: “How many basketball[s] can you fit in this room[?]” Bloomberg financial, software developer: “Out of 25 horses, pick the fastest three horses. In each race, only five horses can run at the same time. What is the minimum number of races required?” Facebook, software engineer: “Given the numbers one to 1000, what is the minimum number of guesses needed to find a specific number if you are given the hint 'higher' or 'lower' for each guess you make?” Click here for the full list.
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Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Input: (CNN) -- Women seeking an abortion in Texas will have to view a picture of the embryo or fetus and hear a description of its development before having the procedure, under a law that takes effect September 1. The bill stirred some controversy in Texas, but it easily passed through the state House and Senate, both of which are controlled by Republicans. It was signed into law Thursday by Republican Gov. Rick Perry. The law says that at least 24 hours before an abortion is performed, women must undergo a sonogram, a procedure that uses ultrasound to create an image. The doctor, then, is required to give, "in a manner understandable to a layperson, a verbal explanation of the results of the sonogram images, including a medical description of the dimensions of the embryo or fetus, the presence of cardiac activity, and the presence of external members and internal organs," the law states. There are some exceptions, including pregnancies that resulted from sexual assault, incest or other violations of law. Women seeking abortions also are exempt if the fetus has been found to have an irreversible medical condition that will cause a disability. "Governor Perry was pleased to sign this important legislation, which bolsters our efforts to protect life by ensuring Texans are fully informed when considering such an important decision," said his deputy press secretary, Lucy Nashed. Critics say the new law is unnecessary. "What no one is focusing on is that this is a mandate to humiliate women who want an abortion," said Yvonne Gutierrez, vice president for public affairs at the Planned Parenthood Trust of South Texas. Texas already requires a 24-hour consent period, and the new law will simply add emotional and financial costs to those seeking abortions, she said. <sep>What law taking affect September 1st easily passed through the Texas House and Senate?<sep>A law requiring women to take a class before having an abortion
Output: | No |
Problem: The American television network "CNN" reported that officials at the American Defense Department (The Pentagon) will recommend halting the bombing on Iraq to President Bill Clinton this evening, Saturday.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "cnn reported that non officials at the american defense department will recommend halting the bombing of iraq"? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
Q: miami contains a m and an a
How to time your trip to miami<br>Consider what you want most from a miami trip, because most trips involve a trade-off. [substeps] The best time of year in terms of weather and miami attractions and events is also the most expensive. If you're looking for the best value for your money, you can avoid the crowds, but miami weather can be uncomfortable and volatile.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
Hurting Eyes<br>I got a new job in an office. I worked on the computer all day. This caused my eyes to hurt badly. My mother bought me shades to wear while at work. Now my eyes would not hurt from the computer screen.
The shades were helpful to the person in the story. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
input hypothesis: The Liberals say the Quebeckers and Canadians who showed before the Committee don't understand the plan.
Context: So, even though statistics come out every week telling us what a total fiasco the employment insurance plan is, how it does not serve the interests of the unemployed in Quebec and Canada, the Liberals say the Quebeckers and Canadians who appeared before the Standing Committee on Finance do not understand the plan when it is the plan that makes no sense at all.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
true or false: Yes
Context:
How to become a ted translator<br>Make sure you are sufficiently fluent in the spoken source language. You must be fluent in both the language of the ted talk (almost always english), and the language that you are translating into. Therefore, you need to be able to capture the nuances of spoken english well enough to translate it into the target language.
Hypothesis: It is easy to become a ted translator. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
It's impossible to say
Problem: By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Soggy throngs, fireworks greet 2019 in rain-drenched Times Square as new year dawns in eastern US. NEW YORK (AP) — Soggy throngs, fireworks greet 2019 in rain-drenched Times Square as new year dawns in eastern US. Copyright © 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "New Year's Day celebrations took place at dawn in Times Square."? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | No |
Teacher: You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? If you are still confused, see the following example:
Powdered sugar, also called confectioners' sugar, icing sugar, and icing cake, is a finely ground sugar produced by milling granulated sugar into a powdered state. It usually contains a small amount of anti-caking agent to prevent clumping and improve flow. Although most often produced in a factory, powdered sugar can also be made by processing ordinary granulated sugar in a coffee grinder, or by crushing it by hand in a mortar and pestle.
Solution: is confectionary sugar the same as powdered sugar?
Reason: The question is a yes/no question, and it is answerable based on the given passage.
Now, solve this instance: Section 1. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this Article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this Article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.
Student: | can the president serve more than two terms? |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
See one example below:
Problem: 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: 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".
Problem: The protagonist Preetam ( ( ( Ganesh , on a visit to Eva Mall amidst a heavy wind , spots a pretty girl , Nandini . While staring at her , he inadvertently falls into a manhole . Nandini rescues him from the pit , but in the process loses her heart-shaped watch she had just bought . While accompanying his mother to Madikeri , Preetam confronts a man named Jaanu . Jaanu , who has been following Nandini , beats up Preetam thinking that he is in love with Nandini . Preetam , unaware that Jaanu has vowed not to allow any one near Nandini , trashes Jaanu and his gang in return . In Madikeri , Preetam meets Nandini unexpectedly . He identifies himself and expresses his love towards her and offers to tie the watch as an indication for their marriage . Nandini , who is already engaged rejects his request . Still , Preetam vows to marry Nandini if she meets him again . In the meantime , Preetam discovers that his host in Madikeri , Col. Subbayya is Nandini's father , who is pretty much deaf , and Nandini's marriage is a just a week away . Dejected , Preetam throws Nandini's heart-shaped watch away . But Nandini calls him over the phone and taunts him to return . Delighted , Preetam goes in search of her watch and brings it back . While searching it , he spots a rabbit , Which he calls Devadas , and brings it along with him . Since Nandini's friends are due to arrive from Mumbai for the marriage , Preetam takes Nandini to the railway station . The train from Mumbai is delayed by five hours , so Nandini and Preetam decide to visit a nearby hill-temple . <sep>What did Nandini lose while rescuing Preetam from the manhole?<sep>Her watch
Solution: | Yes |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Problem:Image copyright Pero Jelinic's Facebook page Image caption Pero Jelinic was an experienced hunter who had travelled all over the world in pursuit of his passion
A Croatian national has died in unclear circumstances while hunting lions with two friends in South Africa.
Pero Jelinic, 75, was hit by a bullet on Saturday at Leeubosch Lodge farm, about 355km (221 miles) west of Johannesburg, police said.
"At this stage it is not clear who fired the fatal shot that killed Mr Jelinic," a police spokeswoman said.
One of Mr Jelinic's hunting friends said it had been an accident but police have opened a culpable homicide case.
They say Mr Jelinic was shot after the hunters had already killed one lion and were tracking a second.
The injured man was airlifted to hospital but died shortly afterwards.
Police are also investigating whether the hunters had illegal guns while hunting lions bred in captivity, police spokeswoman Charlize van der Linden told news24 website.
The death of Pero Jelinic was first reported over the weekend but his hunting friend later gave more details to Croatian media about what had allegedly transpired on Saturday.
Diva Curlic told 24sata website Mr Jelinic's death during a morning hunt had been an "accident" - not "murder".
Mr Jelinic - from the island of Pag in the Adriatic Sea - was an experienced hunter who had travelled all over the world in pursuit of his passion, his friends say.
Animal rights activists have been pushing South Africa to ban the hunting of lions bred in captivity - a practice known as "canned lion" hunting.
South Africa is the world's biggest exporter of animal heads - mainly to hunters who pay thousands of dollars to hunt lions and take their heads home as trophies. ||||| Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email
A big game hunter was shot dead in a freak accident as he aimed his rifle at a lion he hoped would be the "crown" in his animal trophy collection, it was claimed.
Pero Jelinic, 75, and his party had killed one captive-bred lion on a remote hunting farm in South Africa and were tracking a second one when he was shot dead.
There have been conflicting reports about who fired the fatal shot and the circumstances, but police say they do not suspect foul play.
Hotel owner Jelinic was excited to kill and mount a lion after shooting everything that could be hunted in Europe, a close friend said.
Police have opened a case of culpable homicide as the investigate the death, which has been celebrated on social media by big game hunting opponents.
(Image: Twitter)
Jelinic, who lived on the Croatian island of Pag, and two friends were at a farm where hunters can shoot and kill lions bred in captivity, purely for sport.
The practice - called 'canned' lion hunting - is legal in South Africa, but has been condemned.
There were conflicting accounts about how Jelinic was shot dead.
A report by MailOnline suggested he was mortally wounded as he aimed his rifle at a lion.
Hunting partner and longtime friend Divo Curlica, who witnessed the incident, called it "a series of unfortunate circumstances".
(Image: Facebook)
He said the group arrived at the farm on Friday and started hunting the following morning.
He told 24 Sata that it was an accident, with the gun going off while it was pointed at his friend.
Curlica added: "It is not murder - it is an unlucky event."
The newspaper Vecernji List also spoke to Curlica and said that the shot came from the gun of a professional foreign hunter, reported the English-language Total Croatia News.
However a report by Dnevnik stated that police have claimed the shot was fired by one of the Croatian hunters.
It was said that Jelinic got tired during the hunt and gave his guns to the other two Croatians in his party.
(Image: Moment RF)
He allegedly walked in front of one of the other hunters and was shot in the shoulder.
Friend Slavko Pernar, a hunting partner who did not join Jelinic in South Africa, told the Jutarnji List newspaper that the hotelier was a "passionate hunter" and had leased his hotel so he could focus on trophy hunting.
Jelinic, originally from Bosnia, had travelled all over, killing bears, deer and other animals which were on display in his office, and considered a lion the "crown" in his collection, his friend said.
Pernar added: "He, unfortunately, received the ugliest end - he died in South Africa doing what he loved.
"His office, a hunting hall, was full of trophies - deer, bears and everything that could be hunted in Croatia and Europe."
Slave Zunik, who knew Jelinic from a local hunting association, added: "He hunted all over the world, there was no corner of the globe he had not been to hunt, so we were not surprised when we heard he was going to South Africa to hunt for lions.
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"That was a big wish, crowning a hunter's career. Unfortunately, the worst news came from there and that shocked us.
"Only God knows what happened there."
Police spokeswoman Captain Charlize van der Linden told News 24 that Jelinic and two other Croatians were hunting captive-bred lions at Leeubosch Lodge near Setlagole when he was killed on Saturday.
She said: "At this stage it is not clear who fired the fatal shot that killed Mr Jelinic. Our investigations are ongoing."
Captain van der Linden said the group was tracking a second lion when Jelinic was shot.
He was airlifted to Vryburg Hospital by helicopter, but doctors were unable to save him.
Police have opened a case of culpable homicide and are also investigating charges of illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition, the spokeswoman added.
Curlic has told Croatian media that the firearms and ammunition the group had were not illegal. ||||| We’ve been following the story of Croatian lion hunter Pero Jelinić and his death after he was shot during a hunting expedition in South Africa over the weekend. International media including The Independent and the Evening Standard has jumped on the story while Croatian press has searched vigorously for more details.
But who was it to shoot the Croatian hunter over the weekend? The details are still up in the air.
Vecernji List reports on January 30, 2018, that after talking to Đivo Ćurlica of the Dubrovnik Croatian Hunters' Safari Association, a professional foreign hunter shot the bullet that killed Jelinić.
“It was an unlucky case, an unfortunate circumstance. It was the gunshot of a professional foreign hunter, and the bullet hit Pero,” said Ćurlica in a telephone interview with Vecernji List.
On the other hand, Dnevnik reports on January 30, 2018, that the South African Police uncovered new details of what happened to Pero over the weekend, claiming that they know from whose gun the bullet was shot, though it is unclear how the situation unfolded.
Dnevnik reports that the South African police explained that Jelinić was shot by one of his fellow Croatian hunters. The group of hunters on the South African expedition, which included three Croats, were hunting at a lion farm near Setlagol. During the hunt, the 75-year-old was allegedly tired, after which he handed his firearms to his colleagues from Croatia. Two of them continued to walk and follow one another. The 75-year-old allegedly walked in front of the other Croatian citizen in the group, and a bullet struck him in the shoulder. He was taken to a hospital in Vryburg where he died, said the South African police.
The details are still pretty sketchy about what exactly happened to Pero in South Africa. What we do know is that Pero Jelinić was killed while hunting lions over the weekend. The South African police confirmed that the hunter died at a hospital in Vryburg, and immediately opened an investigation to find out exactly what happened to the Croat.
The news of his death shocked all his friends and colleagues on Saturday, including Slavko Pernar, a longtime friend who was in contact with him earlier this month. For a long time, he says, he planned to crown his rich hunting career with the trophy of the lion, but instead, it was the hunt to end his life.
Jelinić arrived on the island of Pag in the seventies to convey his experience in the hotel business which he acquired in Bonn, said Pernar. The hunters in the area had welcomed him warmly then, assisting him with finding work at a family home - and amongst everyone, he was a favorite, writes 057.
"He was a passionate hunter of big and small game, and in search of that, he traveled most of the world. For the past year, he had leased his hotel just to dedicate himself to the things he planned to accomplish and enjoyed a deserved retirement. He, unfortunately, received the ugliest end - he died doing what he loved,” Pernar said.
Jelinić was extremely vibrant for his age, and he faced no problems traveling to Africa to hunt at the age of 75. Such a journey, Pernar says, usually lasts seven to nine days.
“His office, a hunting hall, was full of trophies, deer and bear specimens and everything that could be hunted in Croatia and Europe. In this room he received friends, we will all miss him,” Pernar concluded.
More details to follow. ||||| A Croatian trophy hunter who boasted that he had shot ‘everything that could be hunted in Europe’ has died while hunting lions in South Africa.
Pero Jelinic, 75, was hit by a stray bullet during the hunt at a remote farm, where he had already killed one lion and was stalking another.
Jelinic was hunting at a remote farm where lions are raised in captivity purely to be hunted.
Police say they do not know who fired the fatal shot.
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The hotel owner’s friend Slavko Pernar told Croatia’s Jutarnji List newspaper, ‘Pero was a passionate hunter of big and small game, and in search of that he travelled most of the world.
Hunters travel to farms to kill lions which have been raised for hunting More
‘For the past year he had leased his hotel to dedicated himself to the things he planned to accomplish and enjoyed a deserved retirement.
‘He, unfortunately, received the ugliest end – he died in South Africa doing what he loved. His office, a hunting hall, was full of trophies, deer and bear specimens and everything that could be hunted in Croatia and Europe.’ |||||
Solution: | Pero Jelinic's love of big game hunting took him all over the world, but most recently to South Africa, where he hoped to bring down a lion. It was to be the "crown" of the Croatian's trophy hall, filled with "everything that could be hunted in Croatia and Europe," his friend, Slavko Pernar, told reporters, per Yahoo. But though Jelinic apparently managed to nab that crown, it was only shortly before Pernar says he met "the ugliest end." The details are murky, but police say 75-year-old Jelinic was fatally shot Saturday while hunting with two friends at Leeuwbosch Game Lodge, where lions are bred in captivity some 40 miles from the Botswana border. The group had killed one lion and was tracking a second when Jelinic was hit by a bullet and died after being airlifted to a hospital, reports the BBC. Police aren't sure who fired the fatal shot and while they don't suspect foul play, they've opened a culpable homicide (manslaughter) investigation and are considering charges of illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition, reports the Week. One of the men present maintains the guns were legal, however, and describes the shooting as an accident that came after "a series of unfortunate circumstances," per the Mirror. According to one account, a tired Jelinic handed his guns to other hunters in his party before he was accidentally shot in the shoulder, per Total Croatia News. A separate account suggests Jelinic was shot while aiming at a lion. Either way, Pernar says Jelinic—a hotel owner who leased the building to fund his retirement and hunting trips—died "doing what he loved." |
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.
One example is below.
Q: The Inheritance Cycle is a series of fantasy books written by Christopher Paolini.
A: The Inheritance Cycle is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini.
Rationale: The output sentence elaborates on the input sentence without changing its general meaning e.g. "tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels".
Q: A clonewheel organ is an electronic musical instrument that copies the sound of the Hammond organ .
A: | A clonewheel organ is an electronic musical instrument that emulates ( or " clones " ) the sound of the electromechanical tonewheel-based organs formerly manufactured by Hammond from the 1930s to the 1970s . |
Teacher:In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: As we informed our Chicago-based restaurant customers last week, we learned that a rogue OpenTable employee had made a few hundred false reservations at 45 Chicago restaurants using a competitor’s platform. We quickly investigated, confirmed this employee had acted alone and terminated the employee within 48 hours. The former employee was not in a sales function and had no managerial duties.
On behalf of OpenTable, I extend our sincerest apologies to the restaurant community in Chicago and to Reserve for this disgraceful, unsanctioned behavior.
This behavior goes against everything we stand for. Our culture and values at OpenTable are founded on the principle of integrity, and that absolutely encompasses how we embrace competition in the marketplace. The only reason we exist is to help restaurants grow. When they succeed, we succeed. Taking any action that puts restaurants in harm is a direct attack on us as well.
As in any restaurant that makes a mistake, the first rule of hospitality is to make it right with the customer. And we intend to do the same. As a result, we have already begun outreach to the restaurants affected and will reimburse them for lost revenue.
At OpenTable, we believe that it is our responsibility to help build awareness of the impact of no-shows, which made this egregious behavior by a former OpenTable employee all the more painful.
This action absolutely does not reflect our mission of helping restaurants grow and thrive, and we will continue to work hard to earn the trust and respect of the OpenTable community every day.
Christa
[email protected] ||||| OpenTable, the market leader in the online restaurant-booking world, is embroiled in a scheme that affected 45 Chicago restaurants that use Reserve, an OpenTable rival. Last week, OpenTable confirmed it fired an employee who made several hundred reservations at restaurants using Reserve, which resulted in hundreds of no-shows over the course of the past three months. Reserve and several Chicago restaurant workers allege that the employee, who remains unnamed, wanted to convince those Reserve customers that OpenTable was a better product and intended to use the no-shows in their sales pitches.
“This was obviously done with the intent to harm Reserve,” said Reserve COO Michael Wesner.
Reserve’s security team conducted an investigation and brought that evidence to OpenTable and started a dialogue between the two rivals. OpenTable confirmed that it fired the employee in question and had this to say: “We extend our sincerest apologies to the restaurants in Chicago that were impacted by the disgraceful, unsanctioned activity of a lone OpenTable employee. When this activity was brought to our attention, we swiftly investigated and the employee was terminated immediately. We have begun reaching out to the restaurants and are committed to making it right.”
According to Reserve, the former OpenTable employee created several email accounts to make fake reservations. The scheme started in December and peaked on Valentine’s Day, a notoriously busy and profitable day for restaurants. Reserve’s software engineers noticed a spike in prospective fraudulent activity on the afternoon of February 14. They then began more carefully examining their data. Reserve attempted to cancel suspicious reservations and alerted the restaurants. It’s difficult to estimate how much money the scheme cost the affected restaurants: In some cases, they were able to fill some of the falsely booked seats with last-minute reservation seekers.
Wesner and Reserve CEO Greg Hong said this was the only time they’ve ever tracked such behavior, which they don’t believe is criminal in nature. OpenTable claimed this was an isolated, rogue employee. Regardless, several Chicago restaurateurs — including Presidio, City Mouse, and Tavern on the Park — that fell victim are furious. Case in point: Tavern, a Downtown Chicago restaurant that overlooks Millennium Park, used OpenTable after opening in 2007. It was targeted after it switched to Reserve in June 2017.
“If you’re the biggest guy on the block, you’re supposed to lead by example,” Tavern on the Park co-owner Peter de Castro said. “Why would they stoop to the level of undermining the competition and hurting the restaurants that went to that competition?”
In addition to Reserve, OpenTable rivals include Resy (a company started by Eater co-founder Ben Leventhal) and Tock. In wooing restaurants, these reservation-booking services promise they’ll keep costs low while offering restaurants exposure. They also purport to reduce the risk of no-shows, which are a well-documented huge problem in the restaurant industry, costing restaurants thousands of dollars by taking away dining-room availability from interested diners. OpenTable has a “four strikes” user policy where an account is deactivated if there are four no-shows over the course of 12 months.
“Our commitment to reducing no shows made this egregious behavior by a former OpenTable employee all the more painful,” an OpenTable statement read.
Reserve declined to share the specifics of its security protocols. Despite attempts by the OpenTable employee to hide traces of their identity, Reserve’s software engineers tracked the IP addresses, which led them to OpenTable. During the week of February 18, Reserve’s executives quietly contacted OpenTable and shared their evidence. After an internal investigation, OpenTable fired the employee. Neither Reserve nor OpenTable provided any details about the employee’s identity.
The company’s rapid response satisfied Reserve’s executives, who said OpenTable CEO Christa Quarles also internally communicated that these tactics were unacceptable and encouraged employees to report any signs of suspicious activity.
However, restaurant owners aren’t so easy to forgive. There was no settlement or money exchanged between OpenTable and Reserve, Wesner said. Reserve offered the contact OpenTable on any restaurant’s behalf or provide further data if any owners wanted to pursue another course of actions. Meanwhile, De Castro noticed several large group reservations were no-showing starting in December at Tavern. There wasn’t a spike, but a gradual build up. The no-shows were accompanied by an OpenTable inquiry about Tavern’s “sagging sales,” with a renewed attempt to convince them to switch.
“It seemed a little too convenient given what their employee was doing,” De Castro said.
Restaurant workers, some wanting to remain anonymous, were the ones who contacted the media. One worker at a West Loop restaurant that opened last year was angry over throngs of vacant tables on Valentine’s Day. As a new restaurant, it’s trying to become established, and given Chicago’s turbulent restaurant market — with several recent high-profile closures — he was angry that OpenTable would risk damaging a restaurant’s bottom line. De Castro echoed those frustrations.
“I’m so upset with OpenTable that I think the company should leave Chicago,” he said. “But that would never happen.”
Reserve doesn’t believe other cities were affected by the scheme. One of OpenTable’s most vocal critics is Nick Kokonas — the Chicago restaurateur behind the city’s only three-Michelin-starred restaurant, Alinea. Kokonas runs OpenTable competitor Tock. He said he wasn’t surprised to hear about the incidents.
“OpenTable doesn’t truly care about restaurants,” Kokonas said. “If they did, they would never try to exploit no-shows on Reserve while hurting the restaurants’ income in a major way.”
Kokonas believes his system, where diners pay upfront, eliminates no-shows. He praised Reserve for noticing: “I’ll bet the same thing happened to Resy and they didn’t even know it.”
De Castro told the story to a few diners at Tavern and said they were so angry that they pulled out their smartphones and deleted the OpenTable app.
Reserve’s Hong is disgusted that his company was dragged into this situation.
“Quite frankly, it’s not something that we want to be spending time on,” he said. “We should be spending more time making our restaurant partners more successful, helping them run better businesses, and creating better experiences for their guests.”
Disclaimer: OpenTable is an Eater advertiser and uses Eater content on its website and app. ||||| OpenTable, the country's leading online reservation service, fired an employee who made hundreds of fake reservations at restaurants that used OpenTable's rival service — Reserve — in an attempt to hurt the competition.
The OpenTable employee used Reserve to make around 300 fake reservations at 45 restaurants that led to hundreds of no-shows for those restaurants over a three-month period, Reserve's CEO Greg Hong and COO Michael Wesner told BuzzFeed News on Monday.
The no-shows were equivalent to 1,200 to 1,300 diners.
The OpenTable employee's actions were an attempt to "cast negative light on Reserve in a competitive landscape," Wesner said.
According to Eater Chicago, which first reported the story, the employee intended to use the no-shows in their sales pitches to show OpenTable was a better product than Reserve.
In emails provided to BuzzFeed News, OpenTable confirmed that the "rogue" employee had "acted alone" and was fired for making false reservations in Chicago restaurants over the last several months.
"We recently discovered a rogue OpenTable employee who made false reservations at 40-50 Chicago restaurants using a competitor's platform," OpenTable said in a March 2 email to its restaurant customers.
"This resulted in a few hundred no-shows over the last several months. While this only affected restaurants using that competing platform, we wanted to make you aware that we immediately terminated this employee because we have a zero-tolerance policy for any unethical behavior," the email said.
The former employee was not in a sales function and had no managerial duties, OpenTable said in a letter to the restaurant community on Monday. The employee was fired within 48 hours of being investigated, the company said.
"This goes against everything we stand for, our ethical culture and our operating principles here at OpenTable," the company said in an internal email. "Harming any restaurant’s business is antithetical to who we are. We must endeavor to help ALL restaurants grow and thrive; even the ones that aren’t our customers."
OpenTable said it would be "reaching out individually to Reserve's restaurants to make this right." |||||
Student: | Tactics are apparently rough in the business of online dinner reservations. An employee for OpenTable, the nation's No. 1 such service, made 300 fake reservations over three months at dozens of Chicago restaurants through rival service Reserve, reports Eater Chicago. The idea was to make Reserve look bad. As many as 1,300 expected diners didn't show up, including on Valentine's Day, representing a significant loss of income for the restaurants, Reserve CEO Greg Hong tells BuzzFeed. His company figured out the scheme after looking into the data and notified OpenTable on Feb. 21. OpenTable fired the employee a day later, making clear the person "acted alone." "We immediately terminated this employee because we have a zero-tolerance policy for any unethical behavior," OpenTable said in an email to its restaurant customers. It's "disgraceful, unsanctioned behavior," CEO Christa Quarles added in a statement. She stressed the "rogue" employee wasn't in a managerial or sales position and said affected restaurants would be reimbursed for lost revenue. At least one of those restaurants, Tavern at the Park, switched to Reserve from OpenTable in June 2017. "I'm so upset with OpenTable that I think the company should leave Chicago," the co-owner tells Eater. (The company has other issues.) |
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
The Bundessozialgericht is federal court of appeals for social security law , cases about tax and customs law are decided by the " Finanzgerichte " ( Finance Courts ) , and lastly by the Bundesfinanzhof .
| However , cases concerning social security law belong to the jurisdiction of the " Sozialgerichte " ( Social Courts ) with the Bundessozialgericht as federal court of appeals , and cases of tax and customs law are decided by the " Finanzgerichte " ( Finance Courts ) , and , ultimately , by the Bundesfinanzhof . |
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Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
Two persons were injured in dynamite attacks perpetrated this evening against two bank branches in this northwestern, Colombian city.
OPTIONS:
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Hypothesis: The bank was completely destroyed.
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Answer:
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[Q]: In 1979, the very first cases of AIDS appeared in New York. Cases of the disease that had never been seen prior to 1979, but is now considered more deadly than the bubonic plague, continued to surface in California and New York, almost exclusively in homosexual men. New york experienced some of the lowest cases of AIDS OPTIONS:
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Problem: Michael J. McCann is a Canadian author of crime fiction and supernatural fiction. His crime novel "Sorrow Lake", the first March and Walker Crime Novel, is a finalist for the 2015 Hammett Prize. He is also the author of the Donaghue and Stainer Crime Novel series and "The Ghost Man", a supernatural thriller. He is a member of the Crime Writers of Canada.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Michael J. McCann has 4 daughters and 2 sons"? OPTIONS:
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How to activate a power of attorney for someone with alzheimer 's<br>Find the power of attorney. You need to get out your copy of the signed power of attorney. Go through your papers and try to find it.
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After a government prosecution that lasted nearly seven years, a federal jury Wednesday convicted home-run king Barry Bonds on one charge of obstruction of justice for allegedly lying about using performance-enhancing drugs. Read the full story here: Los Angeles Times – Top News
Barry Bonds has played with trump OPTIONS:
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A: It's impossible to say
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Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
How to become one with yourself<br>Do some positive thinking. A person who is a negative thinker is lead towards trying to be somebody else. This may be because they want to impress their friends or because they don't see purpose in themselves.
OPTIONS:
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- It's impossible to say
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Hypothesis: Try to be someone else.
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How to prevent a dog from defecating in its crate<br>Make sure the crate is the right size. Oftentimes, dogs will defecate in their crate if it's too big. If the crate is large enough that your dog can comfortably poop in a corner he might choose to go in his crate rather than wait to be let out.
Hypothesis: You don't want your dog to be able to comfortably poop in its crate
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The Inheritance Cycle is a series of fantasy books written by Christopher Paolini.
Answer: The Inheritance Cycle is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini.
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Oaxaca de Jua ́ rez is the capital city of the Mexican state of Oaxaca .
Answer: | The city and municipality of Oaxaca de Jua ́ rez ( -RSB- ) , or simply Oaxaca , is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of the same name . |
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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.
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New input: Were there fewer heavy attacks in November or December?, Context: Five nights later, Birmingham was hit by 369 bombers from KG 54, KG 26, and KG 55. By the end of November, 1,100 bombers were available for night raids. An average of 200 were able to strike per night. This weight of attack went on for two months, with the Luftwaffe dropping 13,900 short tons (12,600 t) of bombs. In November 1940, 6,000 sorties and 23 major attacks (more than 100 tons of bombs dropped) were flown. Two heavy (50 short tons (45 t) of bombs) attacks were also flown. In December, only 11 major and five heavy attacks were made.
Solution: | November |
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