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EyeToy: Play 3 is the third game in the "" series, for up to four players. The camera takes snapshots during the game for your player and is a requirement to play the game. Unlike previous "EyeToy: Play" games, "Play 3" was not released in North America. Unlike the previous games, 4 players were able to play on screen at the same time as opposed to taking it in turns like the previous games.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
Play 3 is the third game in the series.
Select from the following. 1). Yes. 2). It's impossible to say. 3). No. | 1). | 2 | Flan2021 | anli/r2:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
Generate a correctly punctuated version of the following text: If you cant think of a password use the password generator and save it in Roboform
| If you can’t think of a password, use the password generator, and save it in Roboform. | 8 | Flan2021 | fix_punct | zs_opt |
Make use of the article to answer the questions.
A couple who held hands at breakfast every morning even after 70 years of marriage have died 15 hours apart. Helen Felumlee, died at 92 on April 12. Her husband, 91-year-old Kenneth Felumlee, died the next morning.
The couple's eight children say the two had been inseparable since meeting as teenagers, once sharing the bottom of a bunk bed on a ferry rather than sleeping on night apart.
They remained deeply in love until the very end, even eating breakfast together while holding hands, said their daughter, Linda Cody. "We knew when one went, the other was going to go," she said. According to Cody, about 12 hours after Helen died, Kenneth looked at his children and said, "Mon's dead." He quickly began to fade, surrounded by 24 of his closest family members and friends when he died the next morning. "He was ready," Cody said, "He just didn't want to leave her here by herself."
Son Dick said his parents died of old age, surrounded by family.
The pair had known each other for several years when they eloped in Newport across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, on Feb. 20, 1994. At two days shy of his 21stbirthday, Kenneth-who went by Kenny-was too young to marry in Ohio. "He couldn't wait.' son Jim said.
Kenneth worked as a railroad car inspector and mechanic before becoming a mail carrier for the Post Office. He was active in the church as a Sunday teacher.
Helen stayed at home, not only cooking and cleaning for her own family but also for other families in need in the area. She taught Sunday school, too, but was known more for her greeting card ministry, sending cards for birthdays, sympathy and the holidays to everyone in her community, each with a personal note inside. "She kept Hallmark in business," daughter-in-law Debbie joked.
When Kenneth retired in 1983 and the children began to leave the house, the Felumlees began to explore their love of travel, visiting almost all 50 states by bus. "He didn't want to fly anywhere because you couldn't see anything as you were going," Jim said.
Although both experienced declining health in recent years, Cody said, each tried to stay strong for the other. "That's what kept them going," she said.
1. How many children did the couple have?
2. Did they condsider their parents inseparable?
3. What was the date they eloped?
4. What were the couples names?
5. what did kenny do for a living?
6. Did helen work?
7. What kind of comunity activities did she do?
8. What type of transport did they use to travel after retirement?
9. Why did Kenneth want to fly?
10. Why not?
Numbered answers: | 1. Eight
2. Yes
3. In 1994
4. One is Kenny
5. Inspected railroad cars
6. No
7. Taught Sunday school
8. bus
9. He didn't.
10. because you couldn't see anything as you were going | 8 | Flan2021 | coqa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
A mule is the offspring of a male donkey (jack) and a female horse (mare). Horses and donkeys are different species, with different numbers of chromosomes. Of the two F1 hybrids (first generation hybrids) between these two species, a mule is easier to obtain than a hinny, which is the offspring of a female donkey (jenny) and a male horse (stallion).
Choose your answer: Is the following statement correct based on the text
is a mule a cross between a horse and a donkey
Choose from:
(1). no;
(2). yes; | (2). | 7 | Flan2021 | bool_q:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Here are some concepts: bear, sleep, zoo
What is a sentence about these concepts? | polar bears at zoo lay and sleep close to each other | 2 | Flan2021 | gem/common_gen:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Write a sentence not in English. | Ano. Hraje si s tebou, Liv. | 8 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/cs-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
What concepts are described in the following sentence?
"The capital of Michigan is Lansing."
Return the answer as pairs of triples. | Michigan CAPITAL Lansing, Michigan | 8 | Flan2021 | gem/dart:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
In 2011, Samsung had the highest shipment market share worldwide, followed by Apple. In 2013, Samsung had 31.3% market share, a slight increase from 30.3% in 2012, while Apple was at 15.3%, a decrease from 18.7% in 2012. Huawei, LG and Lenovo were at about 5% each, significantly better than 2012 figures, while others had about 40%, the same as the previous years figure. Only Apple lost market share, although their shipment volume still increased by 12.9 percent; the rest had significant increases in shipment volumes of 36 to 92 percent. In Q1 2014, Samsung had a 31% share and Apple had 16%. In Q4 2014, Apple had a 20.4% share and Samsung had 19.9%. In Q2 2016, Samsung had a 22.3% share and Apple had 12.9%. In Q1 2017, IDC reported that Samsung was first placed, with 80 million units, followed by Apple with 50.8 million, Huawei with 34.6 million, Oppo with 25.5 million and Vivo with 22.7 million.
Answer this question: How many more million units in q1 2017 did Samsung have than Vivo? | 57.3 | 3 | Flan2021 | drop:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Article: By taking an inventory of your strengths and areas that need improvement, you will begin to see what you do well and what you need to work on. This can be a good starting point for figuring out who you are. When you create your inventory, phrase your list so that the strengths use “I am” statements and the areas of improvement use “I want” statements. For example, for strengths, you might include things like “I am a good friend” and “I am generous with my time.” For areas of improvement you might include things like “I want to be a better listener” and “I want to care less about what other people think of me.” To make your list even longer, you can ask your friends what they think your strengths are and where you could use improvement. Make sure you're asking people who know you well and who will provide you with constructive, positive feedback. Do not ask your friends for help with your list if you think that it might hurt your feelings. Schedule some alone time so that you can look over your list. Scheduling some alone time will also give you a chance to do some self-exploration. You may even want to make scheduled alone time a regular part of your day for a while so that you can have the time and privacy to get to know yourself better. Keep in mind that you don't need to spend your alone time meditating or being reflective. You can discover something new about yourself, even if you're just watching your favorite movie or getting some light exercise. The important thing is to make time that is just for you and enjoy it. Deciding what you want to change about yourself can also tell you about your priorities and help you better understand who you are. If you have identified some areas that you want to improve, then try setting a small goal for yourself. Think about what this goal says about you. What does it say about who you are? Make sure that your goal is small and measurable.For example, if you have decided that you want to be more assertive, then set a goal to speak up for yourself once per day. This can be as simple as voicing your choice for dinner or telling someone “No.” You may think that you're the least creative person on the planet, but maybe you never gave yourself a chance. Try writing a poem, story, or song. Paint something or sketch whatever you see outside your window. Take an acting class or make videos with your friends. Hang out with creative people and see if they can teach you something. Forcing yourself to be creative will take you out of your comfort zone and may help you to discover something new about yourself. Don't be too critical of your art when you are just getting started. Remember that the point is to explore who you are and enjoy yourself. Do something that you would never do because it scares or intimidates you. Don't let obstacles stop you. Instead, start with small challenges and work your way up to larger ones. You may discover that you're more determined than you thought and you may even discover a talent that you did not know you had. For example, you could go up to a new group of people and try to make friends, sign up for a 10K though you've never run more than two miles, or see how long you can go without logging onto your Facebook account. You'll learn more about yourself if the people around you encourage you and make you feel good about yourself. Steer clear of people who are negative of critical of you and seek out people who build you up. Try to find people who excite you, live their lives in a way you admire, and who are fun to be around.
What is a summary of what this article is about? | Take a personal inventory. Ask people you trust for help. Make time for yourself. Start small. Create art. Challenge yourself. Spend time with people who make you happy. | 7 | Flan2021 | gem/wiki_lingua_english_en:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Here are some keywords about a restaurant:
name = Zizzi, eatType = pub, eatType = restaurant, food = Italian, familyFriendly = no. Write a sentence that describes the following attributes of a restaurant. | Zizzi is an average restaurant that serves Italian pub fare. It is not family-friendly. | 3 | Flan2021 | gem/e2e_nlg:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
This is the content of an email: Rick, Jim, Harry: You will have the first status report for California by COB on Monday. We will update that report weekly. If there's anything you need between now and Monday, please let me know. Have a good weekend. Best,
What was the subject line for this email? | First Status Report for California | 5 | Flan2021 | aeslc:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Single/multi-select question: Is it possible to conclude that "People are doing cement workout in the woods." if "People sleeping in a tent in the woods"?
Choices: (a). yes (b). it is not possible to tell (c). no...I think the answer is | (c). | 7 | Flan2021 | snli:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Komission jäsen Kroes puhui Tunisian talouden integroimisesta yhtenäismarkkinoihin.
Which language is this? | Finnish | 9 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/fi-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
The Henry Art Gallery opened in 1927, the first public art museum in Washington. The Seattle Art Museum (SAM) opened in 1933; SAM opened a museum downtown in 1991 (expanded and reopened 2007); since 1991, the 1933 building has been SAM's Seattle Asian Art Museum (SAAM). SAM also operates the Olympic Sculpture Park (opened 2007) on the waterfront north of the downtown piers. The Frye Art Museum is a free museum on First Hill. Regional history collections are at the Loghouse Museum in Alki, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, the Museum of History and Industry and the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. Industry collections are at the Center for Wooden Boats and the adjacent Northwest Seaport, the Seattle Metropolitan Police Museum, and the Museum of Flight. Regional ethnic collections include the Nordic Heritage Museum, the Wing Luke Asian Museum and the Northwest African American Museum. Seattle has artist-run galleries, including 10-year veteran Soil Art Gallery, and the newer Crawl Space Gallery.
If it is possible to answer this question, answer it for me (else, reply "unanswerable"): When did The Seattle Art Museum open its doors? | 1933 | 5 | Flan2021 | squad/v2.0:3.0.0 | zs_opt |
Solve 5*k - 62 = -67 for k.
Solve this problem. | -1 | 7 | Flan2021 | math_dataset/algebra__linear_1d:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Other items were also stolen but he wants that set more than anything . Apparently it has some dark properties which he is worried will be abused should it fall in the wrong hands . He claims it must have been Death Eaters who broke into his home . But he did n't see the face of the man who jumped out the window just as he walked into the room .
Based on the preceding passage, choose your answer for question What might the person who wrote this be a fan of ?
A). The Lord of the Rings series .; B). The Narnia series; C). The Twilight series .; D). None of the above choices .;
The answer is: | D). | 3 | Flan2021 | cosmos_qa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Select the correct sentiment of the following review: When we started watching this series on cable, I had no idea how addictive it would be. Even when you hate a character, you hold back because they are so beautifully developed, you can almost understand why they react to frustration, fear, greed or temptation the way they do. It's almost as if the viewer is experiencing one of Christopher's learning curves.
I can't understand why Adriana would put up with Christopher's abuse of her, verbally, physically and emotionally, but I just have to read the newspaper to see how many women can and do tolerate such behavior. Carmella has a dream house, endless supply of expensive things, but I'm sure she would give it up for a loving and faithful husband - or maybe not. That's why I watch.
It doesn't matter how many times you watch an episode, you can find something you missed the first five times. We even watch episodes out of sequence (watch season 1 on late night with commercials but all the language, A&E with language censored, reruns on the Movie Network) - whenever they're on, we're there. We've been totally spoiled now.
I also love the Malaprop's. "An albacore around my neck" is my favorite of Johnny Boy. When these jewels have entered our family vocabulary, it is a sign that I should get a life. I will when the series ends, and I have collected all the DVD's, and put the collection in my will.
OPTIONS: 1). negative. 2). positive. | 2). | 5 | Flan2021 | imdb_reviews/plain_text:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Premise: In accordance with section 604a(2), it provides a summary of the significant issues raised in the comments submitted in response to the Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis and its reaction to those comments.
Hypothesis: Section 604a gives a summary of the issues raised.
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
pick from the following.
* yes;
* it is not possible to tell;
* no; And the answer is: | yes | 1 | Flan2021 | glue/mnli:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Math problem: Solve 154 = 72*q - 130*q + 69*q for q.
What is the solution? | 14 | 6 | Flan2021 | math_dataset/algebra__linear_1d:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Read this and answer the question
Increasing urbanisation of India in 7th and 6th centuries BCE led to the rise of new ascetic or shramana movements which challenged the orthodoxy of rituals. Mahavira (c. 549–477 BC), proponent of Jainism, and Buddha (c. 563-483), founder of Buddhism were the most prominent icons of this movement. Shramana gave rise to the concept of the cycle of birth and death, the concept of samsara, and the concept of liberation. Buddha found a Middle Way that ameliorated the extreme asceticism found in the Sramana religions.
Who was the founder of Jainism? | Mahavira | 1 | Flan2021 | squad/v1.1:3.0.0 | zs_opt |
His son , Herbie Matthews , later won a Brownlow Medal and his grandson of the same name also played with South Melbourne .
His son , Herbie Matthews , also won a Brownlow medal and his grandson the same name played later with South Melbourne .
Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
pick from the following. (a). no (b). yes | (a). | 1 | Flan2021 | paws_wiki:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
the four dynafleet services make this happen.
Can you repeat this sentence, but capitalize it correctly? | The four Dynafleet services make this happen. | 5 | Flan2021 | true_case | zs_opt |
Choose your answer: Who is he in the following sentence?
Tom likes John because he has a cool name.
Available choices:
*Tom.
*John. | John | 5 | Flan2021 | definite_pronoun_resolution:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Choose how you want this story to end.
(CNN) -- World champion Sebastian Vettel apologized to Red Bull teammate Mark Webber after defying orders to snatch a "risky" victory at the Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday and go to the top of the driver standings. Webber had been poised for the 10th victory of his career and first since July as he led comfortably after the team's final pit stops, and was told to hold back to maintain his car until the finish at the Sepang circuit. Vettel, however, took the opportunity to edge past the veteran Australian and claim his 27th race win, having started from pole position for the second time in two events this season.
"He was trying to save the car and tires, but I took a lot of risk in passing him when he was trying," the 25-year-old
OPTIONS:
- Australian added.
- CNN added.
- German added.
- Grand Prix added.
- Lewis Hamilton added.
- Malaysia Grand Prix added.
- Malaysian added.
- Mark Webber added.
- Mercedes added.
- Red Bull added.
- Sebastian Vettel added.
- Sepang added.
- Vettel added.
- Webber added.
| Sebastian Vettel added. | 5 | Flan2021 | super_glue/record:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
some rabbits live in forests
Where might you find the primary ingredient for making grilled rabbit in a spicy marinade?
[+] a spacious area mostly covered with trees and undergrowth
[+] inside of an AA battery
[+] an enclosed bank vault
[+] at the bottom of a bleached coral reef | a spacious area mostly covered with trees and undergrowth | 0 | Flan2021 | openbookqa:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
The Oban lifeboat was sent to the scene at about 16:55 after Stornoway coastguard reported that a vessel was in "serious trouble".
The man had put down his anchor to avoid hitting rocks on the Falls of Lora at the mouth of Loch Etive.
His boat was towed out of the current to safety. He was taken to hospital for treatment to a hand injury.
The Falls of Lora are a set of overfalls which form white water rapids when a particularly high tide runs out from the loch.
What is a summary of this text? | A man has been rescued after his motorboat got caught in strong currents at Connel Bridge near Oban. | 3 | Flan2021 | huggingface:xsum | zs_opt |
and I got to see Abby again , who got an ADORABLE haircut . she 's so cute . Cosplaying blew . The quality of costumes went down-- again . although the ones that were good were AMAZING .
Q with options: Give answer the following question using evidence from the above passage: What is the reason that " cosplaying blew " ?
pick from the following. (a). Because the feather look better with blowing wind .. (b). None of the above choices .. (c). It made time fly by .. (d). It was exciting .. | (b). | 4 | Flan2021 | cosmos_qa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Question: What was the dominant nationality among Europeans living in the Congo prior to the civil war?
Is "Before the 1997 war, about 9,000 Europeans and other non-Africans lived in Congo, most of whom were French; only a fraction of this number remains." the correct answer?
OPTIONS:
(a). yes
(b). no | (a). | 8 | Flan2021 | glue/qnli:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
The most recent major entrant to the browser market is Chrome, first released in September 2008. Chrome's take-up has increased significantly year by year, by doubling its usage share from 8% to 16% by August 2011. This increase seems largely to be at the expense of Internet Explorer, whose share has tended to decrease from month to month. In December 2011, Chrome overtook Internet Explorer 8 as the most widely used web browser but still had lower usage than all versions of Internet Explorer combined. Chrome's user-base continued to grow and in May 2012, Chrome's usage passed the usage of all versions of Internet Explorer combined. By April 2014, Chrome's usage had hit 45%.
As Chrome usage increases, which browser usage has continued to decrease? | Internet Explorer | 2 | Flan2021 | squad/v1.1:3.0.0 | zs_opt |
The Apes were determined to be contaminated by disease specialists, so they were forced to be released in secured captivity.
Who is "they" in this prior sentence(see options)?
1). The Apes 2). disease specialists | 1). | 1 | Flan2021 | definite_pronoun_resolution:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Multi-select problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to postpone a court date
Contact the court.
Call or visit the clerk's office of the court that is handling your case and explain why you cannot attend the scheduled date. The clerk will inform you how continuances are handled in that state, county, or city.
Choose from:
[+] In most cases, obtaining a continuance will need to be handled a certain number of days in advance of the court date. Contact the court as soon as you are aware you cannot attend to give yourself ample time.
[+] Typically, many courts will attempt to finalize these procedures in response to certain requirements such as reduced rent, reduced visitation costs, or mandatory pay for children. Find out how many hours you need to attend the scheduled date as well as what time you should be there.
[+] Avoid getting more information than you need to get in the courtroom. Provide all of the factual details: your name, gender, occupation, and job as well as your sex and your legal status within that jurisdiction (or state or community).
[+] In many cases, you can get the clerk's decision on your free date. In other states, you can request a jury trial in another state's case. | In most cases, obtaining a continuance will need to be handled a certain number of days in advance of the court date. Contact the court as soon as you are aware you cannot attend to give yourself ample time. | 5 | Flan2021 | hellaswag:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
A change in the environment that causes a response is known as a
Options:
[i] stimulus
[ii] habit
[iii] reflex
[iv] source | [i] | 0 | Flan2021 | unified_qa_science_inst | zs_opt |
His mother driving the car, so happy, young-looking and fashionably dressed and his father, a big, confident man in a smart suit, smiling and turning round to say something to Simon in the back seat. Marie thought of her own mother with her frumpy clothes and ageing, lined face. No one would have guessed that she was only forty-two.
Select from options. Does this next sentence follow, given the preceding text?
Marie's mother was only forty-two
Options:
(A). Yes
(B). No
(C). It's impossible to say | (A). | 3 | Flan2021 | super_glue/cb:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
See the multi-choice question below:
Sentence 1: and you noticed all the pretty little trees that are out everything now the native trees
Sentence 2: I'm sure you've observed all the trees that are out.
If the first sentence is true, then is the second sentence true?
Select from the following.
+yes;
+it is not possible to tell;
+no; | yes | 4 | Flan2021 | glue/mnli:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Sentiment possibilities
(a). negative
(b). positive. Generate a tweet that has the following sentiment: (b). | @PhillyGirl528 thank you... so 1 mysterious less. :* | 9 | Flan2021 | sentiment140:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Please answer this question: who wrote the song you're no good? | Clint Ballard, Jr. | 4 | Flan2021 | natural_questions_open:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
3changes in market demand color widely used with guests
What is the correctly punctuated version of this sentence? | 3.changes in market demand, color, widely used, with guests | 2 | Flan2021 | fix_punct | zs_opt |
Do these two sentences from wikipedia have the same meaning?
Cunningham Elementary School was recognized in 2003 by Governor Jim McGreevey as one of 25 schools selected nationwide for the first annual Governor 's School of Excellence .
Cunningham Elementary School was selected in 2003 by Governor Jim McGreevey as one of 25 schools awarded nationwide for the first annual Governor 's School of Excellence .
Choices:
[1]. no.
[2]. yes.
The answer is: | [1]. | 5 | Flan2021 | paws_wiki:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Possible tweet sentiments: Options are: --negative. --positive.
Write a tweet that is positive. | Yess!! Got the breakthrough in Alfresco.. Yes Yes.. Saved my weekend | 6 | Flan2021 | sentiment140:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to date on a budget
Check social media events calendars.
If you're on any social media site, you already have a great resource for finding free local events. Depending on where you live, you may be able to find screenings of older movies, live music, mini festivals, and community events that you and your date can attend.
Choose from:
(I). If there are specific events you want to attend that you would be interested in seeing, keep a calendar handy and other ways you may check them. Create and share pictures, images, or videos which will be beneficial to you and your date.;
(II). While it might not be the latest films or your favorite bands, it will be a good time that costs you little or nothing. Look for events sponsored by local businesses, schools, churches, or the city.;
(III). Find out if an event you've always wanted to attend is upcoming. Save that dream for what's just on that date.;
(IV). Look for a site that has a logo that says " free " or something else similar to the one you're looking at. Watch for online events that you might not normally attend.; | (II). | 4 | Flan2021 | hellaswag:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
The saddest thing about this "tribute" is that almost all the singers (including the otherwise incredibly talented Nick Cave) seem to have missed the whole point where Cohen's intensity lies: by delivering his lines in an almost tuneless poise, Cohen transmits the full extent of his poetry, his irony, his all-round humanity, laughter and tears in one.
To see some of these singer upstarts make convoluted suffering faces, launch their pathetic squeals in the patent effort to scream "I'm a singer!," is a true pain. It's the same feeling many of you probably had listening in to some horrendous operatic versions of simple songs such as Lennon's "Imagine." Nothing, simply nothing gets close to the simplicity and directness of the original. If there is a form of art that doesn't need embellishments, it's Cohen's art. Embellishments cast it in the street looking like the tasteless make-up of sex for sale.
In this Cohen's tribute I found myself suffering and suffering through pitiful tributes and awful reinterpretations, all of them entirely lacking the original irony of the master and, if truth be told, several of these singers sounded as if they had been recruited at some asylum talent show. It's Cohen doing a tribute to them by letting them sing his material, really, not the other way around: they may have been friends, or his daughter's, he could have become very tender-hearted and in the mood for a gift. Too bad it didn't stay in the family.
Fortunately, but only at the very end, Cohen himself performed his majestic "Tower of Song," but even that flower was spoiled by the totally incongruous background of the U2, all of them carrying the expression that bored kids have when they visit their poor grandpa at the nursing home.
A sad show, really, and sadder if you truly love Cohen as I do.
Would you say this review is positive or negative?
Pick from: A. negative; B. positive; | A. | 1 | Flan2021 | imdb_reviews/plain_text:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Sentence: name = The Wrestlers, food = Indian, priceRange = £20-25, customer rating = high, familyFriendly = yes
Can you represent the content in this sentence in data form? | The Wrestlers offers highly rated Indian food, with prices ranging between 20 - 25 pounds. This establishment welcomes families of all ages. | 5 | Flan2021 | gem/e2e_nlg:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
This is an email
Dear Dr Lay, Thank you very much for your prompt response concerning the Preparatory Meeting for the Energy Governors Meeting in Davos. Of course, I am fully aware what a long way it is to go for a one-day meeting from Houston to Geneva. However, in order to prepare a successful Governors Meeting, the issue selection is primordial. I am pleased that among the first confirmations for the Preparatory Meeting we received confirmations from ABB Ltd, ENI SPA, Royal Dutch/Shell, Saudi Aramco, Statoil Group, Ruhrgas, some of which will be represented by their top-executives. Nevertheless, in order to have a representative overview on issue priorities I would very much appreciate your feedback on the issue list that had been attached to the invitation for the Preparatory Meeting. (I re-attach it to this email.) (See attached file: issues.doc) I will participate at this years World Energy Congress in Buenos Aires. Should you be planning to be there, it would be a great pleasure for me to meet with you on this occasion in order to get an in-depth feedback on your specific interests concerning the Energy Governors Meeting. I will stay at the Reconquista Plaza hotel (Tel. : 54 11 4311 4600 / Fax: 54 11 4311 3302). Should you have any questions concerning the Governors Meeting, please do not hesitate to contact me any time. Yours sincerely,
What is the subject of this email? | World Economic Forum, Energy Governors Meeting | 6 | Flan2021 | aeslc:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
The park contains high peaks, large, active glaciers, and one of Canada's largest cave systems. Its dense forests support populations of large mammals, birds, and alpine species. The region is noted for its heavy snowfall. The park has an extensive network of trails, three campgrounds, and four backcountry huts and cabins. Due to the major transportation routes that bisect it, Glacier National Park sees large numbers of visitors.
Multi-choice problem: Is it true that are there glaciers in glacier national park canada?
OPTIONS:
1). no;
2). yes;
The answer is: | 2). | 1 | Flan2021 | bool_q:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Here are some concepts: butterfly, collect, nectar
What is a sentence about these concepts? | butterfly flies to a flower and collects nectar | 2 | Flan2021 | gem/common_gen:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
Sri Malyadri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Vari Devasthanam is a Hindu Narasimha (avatar of Vishnu) with a temple in Malakonda, Valetivari Palem, Prakasham district, Andhra Pradesh, India. He is Lord of Malyadri (Malakonda). A large number of devotees visit the sacred shrine of Lord Lakshmi Narasimha to pay their homage to him. Malyadri is one of the NavaNarasimhas (Nine Narasimhas).
Choices:
(1). Yes.
(2). It's impossible to say.
(3). No.
Hypothesis: Vishnu has avatars that are human beings.
| (1). | 5 | Flan2021 | anli/r3:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
Finally . I ' ve found the perfect chair for my desk here at work while I toil away : a replica of Captain Kirk 's command chair . Shatner not included .
Based on the preceding passage, choose your answer for question Which of the following is true of the narrator ?
pick from the following.
[I] They are captain Kirk ..
[II] They will be comfy now ..
[III] They have the perfect job ..
[IV] They built a replica ..
The answer is: | [II] | 3 | Flan2021 | cosmos_qa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Sentence: name = Fitzbillies, eatType = coffee shop, food = Japanese, priceRange = high, customer rating = 3 out of 5, area = riverside, familyFriendly = no
Can you represent the content in this sentence in data form? | Fitzbillies is an Japanese coffee shop located in riverside with a high price range to suit the upper class we have a 3 out of 5 rating with no children welcome. | 5 | Flan2021 | gem/e2e_nlg:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
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The UK will "probably" begin formal negotiations to leave the European Union early in 2017, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has told the BBC.
Article: | The foreign secretary said it was still "subject for discussion" but the "Article 50 letter" would be produced "probably in the early part" of 2017.
But Number 10 said the government's position had not changed and Article 50 would not be triggered in 2016.
PM Theresa May has not yet given a clear statement on when it will begin.
Asked about Mr Johnson's comments, a spokeswoman for the prime minister said the government position on when it would trigger Article 50 was "not before the end of this year".
"The decision is hers [Mrs May's] and she will do that at a time which is most likely to get the best deal for Britain," the spokeswoman added.
Speaking in New York to the BBC and Sky News on Thursday, Mr Johnson appeared to go further when he suggested the Article 50 process could begin early in 2017.
Sir Alan Duncan: Johnson didn't want Brexit win
He told the BBC: "The government is working towards an Article 50 letter which as you know will be produced, probably, in the early part of next year.
"That's still subject for discussion but what is clear I think to our friends and partners in the EU is two broad principles: we are not leaving Europe;
"Although we are leaving the EU treaties, we do want to have the closest possible trading relationship and it's very much in their interests to achieve that... it's very much in their interests to do a great free trade deal with us, and I think that will happen."
He also told Sky: "We are talking to our European friends and partners in the expectation that by the early part of next year you will see an Article 50 letter. We will invoke that.
"In that letter I am sure we will be setting out some parameters for how we propose to take this forward. I don't think we will actually necessarily need to spend a full two years but let's see how we go."
Formal negotiations over the UK's withdrawal from the European Union cannot begin until the UK triggers Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty.
Mrs May earlier welcomed European Parliament President Martin Schulz to Downing Street, on a two-day visit to Britain.
In a statement ahead of the visit, Mr Schulz said: "The future deal between the EU and the UK must be good for all sides and must be one which allows the UK and the EU to keep working closely together on various aspects."
He added: "In London I will also stress why the European Parliament favours the earliest possible triggering of Article 50, which is a pre-condition to opening negotiations."
On arrival at Downing Street, Mr Schulz admitted the European Parliament was "not the easiest" partner to work with - with 750 members from 28 countries representing 300 parties - but said he was in Britain "to listen and to learn".
Mrs May said she was looking forward to working with the European Parliament and acknowledged the "understanding" shown by European partners that the Article 50 process would not be triggered before the end of 2016.
"I think this period of preparation is valuable for all concerned and while we are going to leave the European Union, we are not leaving Europe," she said.
Mr Schulz, a member of Germany's centre-left Social Democrats, will also meet Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on his visit. | 8 | Flan2021 | huggingface:xsum | zs_opt |
police raided a hideout on a farm in southern egypt on tuesday , killing a suspected muslim militant .
What is a very short summary of the above text? | police kill suspected militant in southern egypt | 5 | Flan2021 | gigaword:1.2.0 | zs_opt |
Choose your answer: Is "The sporophyte generation is nonphotosynthetic in liverworts but may be able to contribute part of its energy needs by photosynthesis in mosses and hornworts." a good answer to the question "What makes a plant non-vascular?"
Possible answers:
(I). yes;
(II). no; | (II). | 2 | Flan2021 | glue/qnli:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
How dare they treat that day as a selling point ? How dare they gloss over their own failures and stupidity and condescending , patronizing pablum ? I remember 9/11 , but I remember the week that followed , too . Had the president announced , on live TV , " We know where those responsible are , and we need volunteers to bring them out , " thousands if not millions of us would have been heading in the right direction after the last digit in the GPS coordinates was given .
Question with options to choose from: Why is the narrator angry by the event referenced ?
Available options:
[i] It was a traumatic event ..
[ii] None of the above choices ..
[iii] It was a heart breaker for the fan base ..
[iv] It was a big frustration for fans .. | [i] | 0 | Flan2021 | cosmos_qa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Context:The woman held the girl against *her* will.
Is "her" the same as "The woman"? Possible answers:OPTIONS: 1. no 2. yes
Answer: | 1. | 5 | Flan2021 | super_glue/wsc.fixed:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
Make use of the article to answer the questions.
Joey felt the very first rain drop hit his hat.
"Let's go inside!" he said to his friend Billy.
The two ran inside the house as it began to rain more outside. Joey's mother was very happy that they missed the rain and got inside before it made a big mess. Joey and Billy weren't as happy.
"What are we going to do in here all day?" asked Billy.
"I don't know" said Joey, looking out the window as the rain came down.
Harder. And harder.
"Oh no! I left my baseball glove outside" said Joey as he watched it begin to fill up with rain. His glove was going to be a mess!
Thankfully, Joey's dad pulled up in his car. Seeing the glove on the ground, he picked it up as he ran inside.
"Careful sport, you almost lost this" he told his son as he tossed him the wet mitt. But Joey wasn't listening, he was looking past his dad as he walked through the door. The sky was clearing up! Joey ran outside, Billy came after him.
"Look at that!" Billy said as he pointed at the sky. A rainbow was appearing, it was so beautiful! The rain wasn't bad after all!
1. Who left the baseball gloce outside?
2. What happened as he watched?
3. Who picked the glove up?
4. What was he doing at the time?
5. from where?
6. what did he call Joey?
7. did he put the glove away
8. what did he do?
9. Did joey listen?
10. why not?
11. what was happening there?
12. how many boys were there?
13. their names?
14. Who had been happy they'd missed the rain?
15. why?
16. when the boys went out, what did they see?
17. was it ugly?
18. what was it?
19. Did the boys like the rain?
20. who was the first to feel the rain?
21. Where?
Numbered answers: | 1. Joey
2. filled up with rain
3. Joey's dad
4. running inside
5. his car
6. sport
7. no
8. tossed him the mitt
9. no
10. he was looking outside
11. The sky was clearing up
12. Two
13. Joey and Billy
14. Joey's mother
15. they would have made a mess
16. A rainbow
17. no
18. beautiful
19. yes
20. Joey
21. his hat | 8 | Flan2021 | coqa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
1. Therefore , the outing of gay celebrities is something that society is entitled to do as the lack of outing themselves breaks their obligation to the society that created them .
2. Celebrities have limited rights to privacy when that privacy conflicts with the well-being of the individuals who create their success and celebrity status in the first place .
3. Celebrities are products of the society that admires them , and so as a result they owe a particularly high duty to that society .
4. Celebrities have a special obligation to society because their success and lives are directly created and maintained by society .
5. If gay celebrities do not out themselves to help the cause of an oppressed group in society , the society that has created them and their success has the right to do it for them .
6. As a result , they have an obligation to help that community and whatever way they possibly can in return for the fact that their existence and success is facilitated by them .
What is the general argument implied by these sentences? | Celebrities have an obligation to out themselves | 0 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_idebate | zs_opt |
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Do some vocal exercises Practice reading aloud Record yourself See a voice coach. Smile as you speak.
Article: | . Practicing vocal exercises can be a good way to develop your natural speaking voice. Practicing while looking in the mirror is the most effective way to achieve this, as are some of these ways: Try to loosen your mouth and relax your vocal cords. You can do this by yawning widely, wiggling your jaw from side to side, humming a tune, and gently massaging your throat muscles with your fingers. Increase your breathing capacity and volume by fully exhaling until all of the air is completely expelled from your lungs, then take a deep breath and hold it for 15 seconds before exhaling again. Work on your pitch by singing the sound "ah", first at your normal pitch, then getting progressively lower. You can also do this with each of the letters of the alphabet. Repeat tongue twisters like: Red leather, yellow leather. She sells seashells by the seashore. Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. . In order to work on pronunciation, pace and volume, it is a good idea to practice reading aloud. Pick a passage from a book or magazine, or better yet, find a transcript of a famous speech (such as one by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.) and read it aloud to yourself. Remember to stand up straight, breathe deeply and open your mouth fully when you speak. Stand in front of a mirror if it helps. Keep practicing until you are happy with what you hear. Then try to employ the same techniques as part of your everyday speech. . Even though most people don't like listening to the sound of their own voices, it's a good idea to record yourself speaking. This can help you to pick up on any faults that you wouldn't normally pick up on, such as mispronunciations and speed or pitch problems. Nowadays, most phones will have a recording option that you can use to listen to yourself. You could also use a video camera (which could be helpful to check your posture, eye contact and mouth movement). If you're really worried about improving your speaking voice - for something like a debate, speech or presentation - then it might be a good idea to book an appointment with a voice coach. They can identify your individual speech issues and help you to correct them. A voice coach is also a good idea if you have a native or very colloquial accent that you're trying to minimize or eliminate. Getting rid of an accent is a difficult thing to do, so seeing a professional can really help. If seeing a voice coach seems a little extreme, then consider practising in front of a particularly articulate friend or family member. They may be able to pick up on any issues and give you some helpful pointers. This will also help you to feel more confident about speaking in front of others. People will judge you and the content of your speech more favorably if you use an open, friendly, encouraging tone (as opposed to an aggressive, sarcastic or bored one). A good way to make your tone more friendly and warm is to smile while you speak. Not a crazed grin, mind you, but even a slight upturn of the corners of your mouth can make the sound of your voice more appealing - even over the phone. Of course, smiling isn't always appropriate, especially if you're discussing a serious issue. But just remember that inserting emotion into your voice (whatever emotion it may be) can do wonders. | 8 | Flan2021 | gem/wiki_lingua_english_en:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Note the options at the end. Select the topic that this about:
LONDON, Nov 29 (SW) - The English Football Association has confirmed Bolton Wanderers striker El Hadji Diouf had been charged with improper conduct.
Choices: -World -Sports -Business -Science/Tech | Sports | 7 | Flan2021 | ag_news_subset:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
I slip out of the corridor and down to the library . I did n't have any real reason to be in the vast library ; I did n't need a book for any of my assignments . I merely wanted to get away from that corridor and my brothers ; the four story building I had taken refuge in had old oak floors and wooden pillars , every wall was lined 7 feet high with books .
Generate a question about the above context. | What may happen while they are in the library ?
Choose from:
(a). They will check - out books from the library .;
(b). They will sit alone and away from others .;
(c). None of the above choices .;
(d). They will do their assignments in the library .; | 9 | Flan2021 | cosmos_qa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Answer based on context:
The widespread smoking of cigarettes in the Western world is largely a 20th-century phenomenon. At the start of the 20th century, the per capita annual consumption in the U.S. was 54 cigarettes (with less than 0.5% of the population smoking more than 100 cigarettes per year), and consumption there peaked at 4,259 per capita in 1965. At that time, about 50% of men and 33% of women smoked (defined as smoking more than 100 cigarettes per year). By 2000, consumption had fallen to 2,092 per capita, corresponding to about 30% of men and 22% of women smoking more than 100 cigarettes per year, and by 2006 per capita consumption had declined to 1,691; implying that about 21% of the population smoked 100 cigarettes or more per year.
How many percent of the population smoked less than 100 cigarettes per year at the start of the 20th century? | 99.5 | 0 | Flan2021 | drop:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Here is a news article: Rep. Nancy Pelosi vowed to continue fighting to pass gun control legislation as her fellow Democrats wrapped up an historic sit-in protest in Congress. Pelosi said the moments of silence that Congress observes in honor of the victims of gun violence are actually "moments of denial" of the need to take action. (Reuters)
Democratic lawmakers on Thursday afternoon ended the dramatic protest they had staged on the House floor for more than 25 hours, while pledging to continue to find ways to pressure Republicans to hold votes on gun-control measures.
Tired of what they viewed as a publicity stunt by Democrats, Republican early Thursday morning formally adjourned for the long-scheduled Fourth of July recess.
But Democrats said they would continue to press the issue, both on the House floor and in districts across the country under the belief that they finally have momentum behind putting in place some restrictions on the sale of guns following the recent mass shooting in Orlando.
“Now we have to take the actions which will enable us to meet our goal, which is to win the vote,” said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
Pelosi declined to say specifically what type of future protests Democrats plan to employ.
“You’ll see more spontaneity as to the form things will take,” she told reporters Thursday afternoon.
Democrats began a sit-in on the House floor Wednesday morning to pressure Republicans to hold votes on proposals that would prevent suspected terrorists from purchasing guns and expand background checks for firearm purchases. For more than 24 hours, lawmakers remained in the well of the House chamber, some wrapped in blankets and gripping paper coffee cups early Thursday while excoriating Republicans for not taking action to address gun violence.
House Democrats staged a sit-in June 22 for more than 15 hours to try and force a vote on gun control measures. Here's why. (Victoria Walker/The Washington Post)
Shortly after 1 p.m. Thursday, Democrats left the floor and marched outside down the House steps to link up with more than 100 cheering supporters, vowing to press ahead. Pelosi, joined by Reps. John B. Larson (D-Conn.) and John Lewis (D-Ga.), two of the key leaders of the sit-in, urged the activists to keep demanding action on gun control.
“The continuation of the message will not be possible without all of you,” Pelosi told the crowd.
Lewis, a civil rights icon, recounted meeting the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as a teenager, saying he has learned it is better to love and ensure that no person is left behind.
“We’ve got to work together,” Lewis said. “We’ve got to vote like we’ve never, ever voted before.”
The crowd then broke out into several verses of the protest song “We Shall Overcome.”
Moments earlier, Pelosi’s leadership team had gathered nearly 100 Democrats in the well of the House chamber, surrounding Lewis as he brought to a close the marathon protest that he had begun with just a few lawmakers at his side the day before. Lewis thanked several of his colleagues who helped craft and engineer the plan, hugging Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), one of the architects.
House GOP leaders made clear they will not give in to Democrats’ demands.
Addressing reporters at a Thursday news conference, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) fiercely criticized the Democratic sit-in, saying it undermined the House as an institution.
“We can disagree on policy, but we do so within the bounds of order and respect for the system, otherwise it all falls apart,” he said. “We are not going to allow stunts like this to stop us from carrying out the people’s business.”
Ryan sharpened his attack on Democrats, repeating his accusation that the sit-in was a “publicity stunt” but also accusing them of engaging in a “fundraising scheme.” He waved an emailed solicitation issued by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee that cited the protest.
“Look at what we’re doing on the House floor! Send us money!” Ryan said, mocking the solicitation. “If this is not a political stunt, then why are they trying to raise money off of this, off of a tragedy.”
Buoyed by the attention the sit-in received, some veteran Democratic lawmakers said the effort was unparalleled and expressed optimism that Republicans would eventually have to hold a vote on gun-control proposals. The episode took on the cast of a civil rights sit-in, led by Lewis, the nearly 30-year House veteran whose blood was spilled during civil rights marches of the 1960s.
“Thank you for getting in trouble — good trouble,” Lewis told colleagues Wednesday night. “Sometimes by sitting down, by sitting in, you’re standing up.”
[‘Good trouble’: How John Lewis fuses new and old tactics to teach about civil disobedience]
Later, the Georgia Democrat addressed about 150 supporters, who cheered on Democrats from the West Lawn outside the Capitol.
“By standing here tonight, by standing with us, you’re bearing witness to the truth. You must never, ever give up or give in or give out,” Lewis said. “We’ve got to stop the violence and do something about the proliferation of guns.”
[How Democrats pulled off their dramatic sit-in on House floor]
House Democrats were responding to anger over the failure of lawmakers to pass any kind of gun-control measure — or in the House, even vote on one. Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) described a “tipping point” where “people are sick of moments of silence” in the House and elsewhere.
The episode poses a big test for Ryan’s fledgling speakership. Previous speakers have had trouble controlling their own caucus, and Ryan has done better, so far, on that score. But it’s unclear what kind of effect the images of Democrats seizing the floor, waving placards with the names of gun victims and delivering emotional speeches will have on voters, with whom lawmakers will spend time during the recess.
“What are the consequences?” Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.), former chairman of the House Democrats’ campaign arm, asked on MSNBC, referring to congressional inaction. “They’re going to have to go home to their districts . . . and explain to their constituents why they weren’t courageous enough to even bring a bill to a vote.”
Seemingly exasperated, Ryan had dubbed the guerrilla protests a “publicity stunt” on Wednesday night before gaveling in the House around 10 p.m. for an unrelated vote.
Several hours later, the House GOP moved ahead with its package to fund the Zika virus response and moved to adjourn the chamber until July 5. Republican members then headed home while Democrats remained on the floor throughout the night before deciding early Thursday afternoon it was time to call it quits after more than 24 hours.
House Democrats are seeking votes on two bills that they say would prevent suspected terrorists from buying firearms, similar to legislation rejected Monday by the Senate. But House Republicans have declined to hold votes on gun-control measures since retaking control of the chamber in 2011, allowing only a vote in 2013 to renew an expiring ban on plastic firearms.
[Why House Republicans aren’t giving in to Democrats’ demands for gun votes]
Following the 2012 mass shooting of schoolchildren in Newtown, Conn., a bipartisan gun-control measure was drafted in the Senate, but it failed to earn enough Republican votes to advance in April 2013.
Some of the bills rejected by senators this week mirrored the proposed gun controls of three years ago. A bipartisan group led by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) has been promised a vote on a potential compromise, and the group was working this week to secure enough support.
[Collins builds support for gun-control compromise]
The House Democratic sit-in began at 11:29 a.m. Wednesday and included more than 100 lawmakers who squatted on the floor of the chamber or sat watching as colleagues recounted incidents of gun violence from their home districts. At several points they waved signs with the names of gun violence victims or sang protest songs such as “We Shall Overcome.”
Television cameras normally used to broadcast chamber proceedings went dark for most of the day, keeping with rules prohibiting live broadcasts when the House is in recess. Scrambling to fulfill its duties as a nonpartisan chronicler of congressional affairs, C-SPAN — and other broadcasters later in the day — relied instead on video feeds from the smartphones of several lawmakers, who used Facebook and Periscope to beam the speeches to the world.
[How Democrats pulled off their House floor sit-in]
Throughout the day and into the night, Democrats claimed they’d marked a tipping point in the emotionally fraught gun-control debate, while Republicans dismissed their moves as an unprecedented, indecorous political scheme.
In a heated scene, Ryan seized the gavel at 10 p.m. Wednesday to call a vote on an unrelated measure as Democrats began shouting “No bill! No break!” and “Shame!” Ryan persisted by quickly yielding time to a Republican colleague who yielded back, allowing Ryan to launch a series of votes.
As members of both parties cast votes, Democrats continued shouting and waving signs.
Later, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.) came to the floor and yelled at Democrats, telling them that they should talk instead about “radical Islam” — a reference to Omar Mateen, the shooter in the June 12 mass killing of patrons at a gay nightclub in Orlando. During the massacre, Mateen pledged solidarity with the Islamic State.
Democrats shouted back at Gohmert, saying that Republicans should hold a vote on gun-control proposals. At one point, Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) stepped in between Gohmert and some Democrats, saying later that he was afraid their shouting would result in a physical fight.
[Things to bring to a sit-in: iPhones, snacks and pink-striped pillows]
The idea for the sit-in began with 15 Democratic members who gathered in Lewis’s office on Tuesday night, according to Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.).
Initially, the group wanted to keep the plan a secret from leaders, but word leaked during the House Democrats’ weekly meeting Wednesday morning. When Pelosi found out that Lewis was formally inviting people to join the protest, she endorsed the initiative, Yarmuth said. But there were no rules or strategy beyond that.
“We wanted to keep it a little organic,” Yarmuth said. Grinning, he added, “It’s cool.”
[Everything lawmakers said (and didn’t say) after the Orlando mass shooting]
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Apart from the intensity of the speeches, the House floor had the atmosphere of an open-mic night.
The sit-in turned somber at times. At one point, Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) offered a prayer. Other members sang the spiritual “We Shall Not Be Moved.” Late Wednesday, Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) emotionally recounted her personal history with gun violence. Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Tex.), who was one of those using his phone to live-stream the proceedings, told colleagues that the sit-in marked the proudest moment of his two terms in Congress.
Mike Debonis and Paul Kane contributed to this report. ||||| While Hillary Clinton was rallying with House Democrats at a high-profile meeting Wednesday morning in the Capitol Hill basement, one senior lawmaker was missing.
Connecticut Rep. John Larson skipped the rare session with his party’s presidential hopeful for a face-to-face with the House parliamentarian. Larson had an obscure question about House rules: What would happen if he and a bunch of his colleagues took to the House floor to stage a sit-in protest, effectively shutting down the House?
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Larson was told that it was an “unprecedented instance that was hard to know what the response would be.” It was assumed the raucous Democratic protest would force Republicans to adjourn the House, which is exactly what happened.
As Democrats on Capitol Hill struggle to push new gun control measures in the face of overwhelming GOP opposition, Larson and Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) — with the blessing of Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and other top Democrats — wanted to do something dramatic after the massacre in Orlando.
And Wednesday’s protest was nothing if not dramatic — an escalation of tactics by a virtually powerless minority that amounted to guerrilla warfare to force action on an issue. Longtime House watchers hadn’t seen anything quite like it in many years, if at all.
If Republicans stuck together, Democrats would never be able to move their favored proposals, including blocking gun purchases by anyone on the federal “no fly” list, and expanded background checks for gun sales.
So Larson and Lewis and a handful of their colleagues decided to copy a GOP tactic from when Republicans were in the minority in 2008: Get dozens of members to go on the floor and refuse to leave. Demand action or say they won’t let the House adjourn in mid-July. Block the House from any business until Republicans give in.
Speaker Paul Ryan and Republican leaders could either yield and allow a vote — extremely unlikely — or House Democrats would bring new attention to the issue. It was the GOP tactic on steroids, this time in the era of widespread social media. And the passion of Democrats on guns far exceeded that of Republicans eight years ago, when the GOP was demanding more offshore oil drilling.
The plan was laid out at a Tuesday night meeting with Larson and about a dozen Democrats. They met in the office of Rep. Katherine Clark of Massachusetts to hash out a plan to force a vote on the matter. The lawmakers decided they were ready to play hardball — even if it meant shutting down their half of Congress for an entire day, or longer.
“Most of the members didn’t even know what was going ahead for us,” Lewis told C-SPAN. “We never said anything or shared anything.”
When Lewis and Larson led their band of roughly two dozen Democrats onto the floor Wednesday to begin their sit-in, they staged the equivalent of the Senate’s filibuster. What began as an intricate behind-the-scenes plot with a handful of members grew to include almost the entire 188-person Democratic Caucus.
Releasing their pent-up anger over the nation’s gun laws after the Orlando massacre that left 49 dead and 53 wounded, they took over the House floor for hours, plopping down and shutting down all legislative business until GOP leadership would allow a vote.
“We said at the beginning of this week that we would use every tool in our toolbox,” Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) said. “We said some of those tools involved hammers. Some of those tools involved screwdrivers. Some are blunt, some not. We’re going to keep using every single tool.”
Hill Democrats had been itching for a political fight on guns since the Orlando shootings. In the Senate, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) last week had staged a successful filibuster that caught national attention and eventually led to a series of floor votes. Those measures failed, but there will be another vote on a proposal by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine).
House Democrats wanted to do something similar and had been brainstorming for days. There had been talk about trying a discharge petition — doing an end run on GOP leaders to force a vote — but they didn’t have the support and it would take too long.
So they needed to come up with something bigger, something more catchy.
On Sunday, Pelosi called Israel, her caucus’ top messager, and asked him to come up with a list of ways they could force the issue in the House before the chamber left for its July 4 recess.
They spoke again later that day with representatives from roughly 100 gun-control advocacy groups to discuss other options, coming up with the “No Bill, No Break” mantra that House Democrats would start chanting on the floor Tuesday when Republicans refused to recognize Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) for a vote.
Israel came up with a list of options that Pelosi floated to the fuller Democratic Caucus on a conference call Monday, including asking for a vote in a motion to recommit.
The Democratic plan was to keep trying anything they could and keep causing a scene in hopes of increasing pressure on Republicans to let members go on record in a roll-call vote.
Separately, a small group of rank-and-file Democrats was plotting on its own. Just before the week’s first series of votes Tuesday evening, as lawmakers were flying back to Washington from their districts, Clark hosted a meeting in her office to brainstorm ways to force a vote.
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici via AP
Larson, whose Connecticut district is near the Sandy Hook elementary school where 20 children were shot to death in 2012, helped drive the conversation. About 12 to 15 people showed, a source present said, including Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)
“We wanted to make sure the House couldn’t proceed until we got a vote,” said one Democratic source.
Democratic leaders caught wind of the meeting and approved the plan but gave one bit of advice: Go big. If you pursue such an overt demonstration, leaders said, according to one Democratic leader, “seize the opportunity” and make sure it succeeded by tapping a big name to lead the protest.
The group’s choice for leader was an easy one: Civil rights leader John Lewis, who decades ago protested racial inequality during his own sit-ins in the South.
Clark and Larson asked him to take the lead. Lewis accepted, later holding another meeting in his office Tuesday night to finalize their plans.
Some were a bit concerned about the timing. One Democratic aide told Politico he was worried that the sit-in happening on the day that Clinton came to Capitol Hill would look staged and coordinated, when the effort began organically among rank-and-file lawmakers.
But with the House scheduled to adjourn on Friday for recess, it was now or never.
On Wednesday, just before Clinton arrived to meet with Democrats and as Larson went to speak to the parliamentarian, Pelosi stood up at a conference meeting to rally the troops.
“Many of you have said that we cannot have another moment of silence without action to follow. These moments of silence have almost become a moment of denial because it’s a denial of what we need to do,” Pelosi said. “Now, many of you have said, we want to be disruptive, we want to be dilatory, we want to make sure the public knows that there is an opportunity to get this done. This isn’t about politics, it’s not about elections, it’s not about campaigns. It’s much bigger than that.”
John Bresnahan contributed to this report.
||||| GOP leaders abruptly adjourned the House a day early Thursday morning as a Democratic sit-in over gun control led to chaos on the floor.
Republicans, the majority in the chamber, lost control of the House for much of Wednesday after Democrats launched the sit-in before noon to demand votes on gun control legislation.
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The GOP refused to cave to those demands and managed to regain enough control of the floor to approve an emergency funding package to combat the Zika virus after 3 a.m. Thursday.
Democrats then continued their sit-in, which will hit the 24-hour mark at midday Thursday.
While House cameras have been turned off, lawmakers have been able to televise their protest through social media. C-SPAN, which does not control the House cameras, has used feeds from Facebook Live and Periscope to continue showing action on the House floor.
Democrats have been energized by their protest, and Republicans have expressed frustration and anger.
Rights of the minority party are much weaker in the House than in the Senate. And some Republican lawmakers appeared to be furious at seeing their party lose control of the floor proceedings.
Rep. Louie Gohmert Louie GohmertHow Republicans split on the Harvey aid, fiscal deal House passes Trump deal on majority Democratic vote Lawmakers press DOJ to help victims of Ponzi scheme MORE (R-Texas) on Wednesday night shouted at his Democratic colleagues, arguing their demands for gun control ignored that the gunman who killed 49 people at an Orlando nightclub earlier this month was inspired by Islamic terror groups.
"Radical Islam killed these people," Gohmert railed, pointing to posters displayed by Democrats that showed photos of gun violence victims.
The Democrats drowned him out with chants of "No bill, no break" as other colleagues filmed the scene.
Later, Gohmert got into a particularly heated exchange with Rep. Corrine Brown Corrine BrownGenuine veteran charities face a challenge beating the fakes Former Florida rep found guilty of tax evasion, fraud Corruption trial could roil NJ Senate race MORE (D-Fla.), whose district includes the site of the massacre in Orlando. Other lawmakers had to separate the two.
"If we give in to it, it will be seen as productive behavior and will happen again. I don't want to live in a House that runs this way," said Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.).
The House will have a pro forma session at 9 a.m. Friday but won’t return for legislative votes until Tuesday, July 5, and will then adjourn again 10 days later until after Labor Day.
Speaker Paul Ryan Paul RyanTrump, Dem leaders reach agreement on young immigrants Trump steps up courtship of Dems Lawmakers huddle on replacing Dreamer legislation MORE’s (R-Wis.) spokeswoman said that the Zika package was the only “must-pass” item before leaving for recess.
“Despite the publicity stunt on the floor, House Republicans were intent on not allowing these tactics to stop us from completing this important business,” Ryan spokeswoman AshLee Strong said in a statement. “With that tangible accomplishment, we will be moving on to the previously scheduled district work period.”
What happens next is unclear.
Members of the House Democratic whip team will meet later Thursday morning to discuss the next steps.
Hoyer is presiding over a whip meeting Thursday morning in the Capitol to plan the next move. But lawmakers seem to be moving toward to a strategy of ending the sit-in this week, heading home for the long Fourth of July holiday and returning to the fight — in whatever form it takes — when the House returns to Washington on July 5.
"We've crossed one bridge, we've energized the caucus," Hoyer said. "[And] you can bet your sweet life that when House goes back into session, this fight will be continued."
Overnight, while the number of lawmakers taking part in the sit-in thinned, more than two dozen Democrats remained on the floor, including several who wrapped themselves in blankets. Pizza arrived to feed the members who had held the floor for more than half a day.
Democrats fundraised off the protests and appeared to revel in the sense that they had Republicans off balance.
"They will leave town in the middle of the night in a cowardly fashion," Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said of the GOP's decision to adjourn.
Ryan's spokesman said Democrats were fooling themselves.
“Democrats can continue to talk, but the reality is that they have no end-game strategy,” Strong said. “The House is focused on eliminating terrorists, not constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens. And no stunts on the floor will change that.”
Democrats are demanding votes on legislation to prevent terror suspects from buying guns and requiring background checks for more gun purchases. The Senate defeated similar proposals earlier this week, though a compromise bill to prevent suspected terrorists from buying firearms could still come up for a vote.
Despite the early adjournment, Ryan is scheduled to hold his weekly press conferences later Thursday morning.
The House spent most of the day in recess as GOP leaders were forced to abandon originally scheduled plans to consider a financial services spending bill.
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), a civil rights icon who participated in sit-ins of the 1960s, led the protests as an act of civil disobedience.
Lewis, addressing the Democrats on the House floor after most Republicans had left, encouraged the lawmakers to continue the fight in a speech that was part thank you, part pep talk and part sermon.
"We crossed one bridge, but we have other bridges to cross," said Lewis, who was nearly killed while marching across an Alabama bridge in 1965. "It took us three times to make it from Selma all the way to Montgomery."
Republicans didn't try to interrupt Democrats' sit-in until a vote at 10 p.m. on an unrelated measure to overturn an Obama administration rule on financial advisers.
Ryan, who was presiding over proceedings, could barely be heard over the Democratic din as they continued their chants and held up sheets of paper bearing the names of gun violence victims.
At one point, Democrats began singing a version of the civil rights anthem "We Shall Overcome" with modified lyrics such as "We shall pass a bill someday" and "We shall save the kids someday." ||||| Democrats seized the floor and the political spotlight on gun control Wednesday, staging a sit-in that shut down the House and C-SPAN’s cameras.
Lawmakers took over the floor just before midday and said they would not relinquish control until Republicans allowed a vote on legislation to prevent suspected terrorists from buying firearms.
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Republicans gaveled the chamber into recess and turned off the House cameras, leaving Democrats to give speeches in a mostly empty chamber.
But Democrats used Twitter and other social media platforms to deliver their gun control speeches and chants of “No bill, no break” to a national audience.
And C-SPAN, after repeatedly noting on air that it had no control over the House cameras, switched to Periscope and Facebook Live to air the scene on its main network.
CNN and other cable networks also frequently cut to the House floor, ensuring the Democratic push got a lot of attention.
Democrats on the floor said the sergeant at arms kept reminding them to stop taking photos and video, a violation of House rules. But that didn’t stop Democrats from continuing to whip out their cellphones throughout the sit-in.
Even reality TV star Kim Kardashian got into the act, tweeting a picture of the protest to her 46 million followers on Twitter.
With the House scheduled leave for its July 4 recess on Friday, it wasn’t clear whether the chamber would be able to return to normal operation.
Republicans attempted to take back control of the floor late Wednesday evening by voting on an override of President Obama's fiduciary rule. Democrats erupted into deafening chants as Speaker Paul Ryan Paul RyanRyan calls on voters to support Trump Ryan offers to appear at Trump rally as it gets canceled: report Another GOP rep refuses to say whether he'll back Ryan as Speaker MORE tried to take control, and promptly shot down the measure in a roll call vote while chanting, singing, and holding signs with the names of gun violence victims. Ryan called the House back into recess after the vote.
In the Senate, Minority Leader Harry Reid Harry ReidExpert: Trump 'needs a miracle' in Nevada after early voting boom Poll: Clinton leading in five battleground states Clinton faces tough decision with court pick MORE (D-Nev.) announced his support for a bipartisan measure to keep guns from suspected terrorists that has been spearheaded by Sen. Susan Collins Susan CollinsRepublican opposition to raising the minimum wage Is crumbling 5 takeaways from the Indiana Senate debate GOP senators avoid Trump questions on rigged election MORE (R-Maine).
The National Rifle Association opposes the bill, and it would need 60 votes to clear procedural hurdles, but it appears to have a chance of passing.
The extraordinary actions in the House marked a significant change in Democratic tactics on gun control, highlighting the rising passions since a lone gunman who pledged support for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria killed 49 people in Orlando on June 12.
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), a civil rights icon who was beaten by police in the 1965 march in Selma, Ala. and has participated in civil rights sit-ins, led Wednesday’s protests in a move meant to symbolize civil disobedience.
“Sometimes you have to do something out of the ordinary. Sometimes you have to make a way out of no way. We have been too quiet for too long,” Lewis said in a speech that led into the sit-in.
“There comes a time when you have to say something, when you have to make a little noise, when you have to move your feet. And this is the time. Now is the time to get in the way.”
The plan seems to have originally stemmed from Reps. David Cicilline (R.I.) and Katherine Clark (Mass.). Rep. John Larson (Conn.) thanked them on the floor Wednesday evening for working with Lewis to organize the sit-in.
Democrats participating in the protests seemed to revel in sitting casually on the House floor. Seats in the chamber remained empty as many lawmakers opted to sit cross-legged on the floor taking photos of each other and live-streaming video.
Lawmakers took turns reading aloud names of recent victims of gun violence, sharing personal stories and returning to chants of "No bill, no break."
At one point, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, read aloud a letter from her close friend, former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.).
Giffords, who was shot in the head at a constituent event in January 2011, has since become a prominent advocate for gun control.
House Republicans were visibly annoyed by the protest.
“I don't think we should allow ourselves to be blackmailed and intimidated, and that's what this is. No minority gets control of the floor,” Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.), a senior appropriator, told The Hill. “We didn't do this during ObamaCare, but if we allow this precedent to get set, where does is stop?
“I don't think the people who started this fight have thought very much about a way to end it.”
He said Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) “needs to ask herself what she'd do about it if she were Speaker and this were being done to her.”
On social media, a few Republicans offered harsher takes.
“Calling this a sit-in is a disgrace to Woolworth's,” Rep. Mark Walker (R-N.C.) tweeted, referring to the 1960 protests at a lunch counter in Greensboro, N.C., that helped kick off the civil rights movement. He argued that Democrats were in fact sitting-in to strip rights away from Americans.
The cameras showing House floor proceedings are controlled by the majority leadership, which has repeatedly declined in recent years under both parties to grant C-SPAN power over the footage.
House GOP aides also noted that the chamber approved rules for this Congress that call on the House cameras to be turned off when the chamber is not in session.
And they pointed to a 2008 incident under then-Speaker Pelosi’s leadership when Democrats turned off the cameras as Republicans talked about gas prices.
Even so, Republicans were clearly caught off guard by Democrats’ stunt on Wednesday.
The sit-in stretched throughout the day, forcing Republicans to postpone scheduled consideration of a financial services spending bill.
Multiple senators trekked across the Capitol to show solidarity with House Democrats, including Sens. Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth WarrenExperts hedge bets as election tightens Wells Fargo faces SEC probe into unauthorized accounts Left emboldened for post-Obama era MORE (D-Mass.), Tim Kaine Tim KaineKaine: FBI email review 'probably going to be a net wash' Sunday show preview: Trump, Clinton camps make final pitches Kaine: FBI 'a leaky sieve' MORE (Va.), Dick Durbin Dick DurbinClinton faces tough decision with court pick Dem senators announce bill to protect military reservists Great Lakes senators seek boost for maritime system MORE (Ill.), Maria Cantwell Maria CantwellThe most important question in 2017: how do we get to yes? US wins aerospace subsidies trade case over the EU Wells CEO Stumpf resigns from Fed advisory panel MORE (Wash.), Ron Wyden Ron WydenWells Fargo faces SEC probe into unauthorized accounts Liberals wary of Schumer tax plan Clinton camp seizes on latest NYT report on Trump’s taxes MORE (Ore.) and Cory Booker (N.J.).
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton Hillary Rodham ClintonRepublican Burr clings to slim lead in key Senate race amid criticism Dems getting nervous over Michigan Gingrich: 'We are in for a long, difficult couple of years' MORE, who met with House Democrats on Capitol Hill earlierWednesday, praised the protest on Twitter, as did former President Bill Clinton Bill ClintonDems getting nervous over Michigan Trump: Clinton 'wasting her time' in Michigan Clinton adds Michigan to final campaign schedule MORE and White House spokesman Josh Earnest.
Scott Wong contributed.
Updated at 10:50 p.m. |||||
A summary of this is? | – Democrats are calling their sit-in protest on the House floor a success, even though it hasn't led to the votes on gun-control legislation they demanded. About two dozen lawmakers were still taking part Thursday morning, even after House Speaker Paul Ryan adjourned the chamber about 3am until after the July 4 holiday. It was unclear how long they'd stay, but the Hill says it has the potential to be a "days-long demonstration." If nothing else, Democrats say the protest is raising awareness of the issue around the world, the AP reports. "We crossed one bridge," says protest leader and civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis of Georgia. "We have other bridges to cross." In other coverage: Ryan made a move to end the standoff with what the New York Times calls the "remarkable step" of calling a vote on an appropriations bill around 3am without any debate. The bill, which includes $1.1 billion to fight Zika, passed 239 to 171. Rep. Katherine Clark of Massachusetts came up with the idea for the sit-in and recruited Lewis to lead it, reports the Washington Post. Lewis "gave us all the resolve and the grit and determination to see this through when we are back in July," Clark says. Republicans shut off House cameras after the sit-in began just before noon Wednesday, the Hill reports, but C-SPAN used Periscope and Facebook Live to keep broadcasting the protest. The protesting Democrats ignored GOP leaders' reminders that lawmakers are banned from using electronic devices to broadcast House proceedings. Ryan told CNN Wednesday night that the protest was a "publicity stunt" that would do nothing to make America safer. "This is not about a solution to a problem. This is about trying to get attention." Politico looks at how Democrats angered by the lack of action after the Orlando mass shooting planned and carried out the dramatic protest. "We said at the beginning of this week that we would use every tool in our toolbox," says Rep. Steve Israel. "We said some of those tools involved hammers. Some of those tools involved screwdrivers. Some are blunt, some not. We're going to keep using every single tool." | 4 | Flan2021 | multi_news:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Summarize:
Reddish, 31, currently plays for Super Rugby side Otago Highlanders but will join Quins in the autumn.
He has made more than 50 Super Rugby appearances since 2011 and has also represented New Zealand Barbarians.
"Mark's physical and uncompromising style will make him an invaluable part of the squad," Harlequins director of rugby John Kingston said.
Summary: | Premiership club Harlequins have added New Zealand-born second row Mark Reddish to their squad for next season. | 0 | Flan2021 | huggingface:xsum | zs_opt |
Fido Dido is a cartoon character created by Joanna Ferrone and Sue Rose. Rose first developed the character in 1985, on a napkin in a restaurant. They later stenciled Fido on T-shirts with the credo: "Fido is for Fido, Fido is against no one". These T-shirts became very popular in New York.
Can we infer the following?
Fido Dido was first developed more than 30 years ago.
Options: 1). Yes; 2). It's impossible to say; 3). No;
The answer is: | 1). | 4 | Flan2021 | anli/r1:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
Question with options: can we draw the following hypothesis from the context?
Context:
The Norwegian Nobel Committee is responsible for the selection of the candidates and the choice of Prize Winners for the Peace Prize. The Committee is composed of five members appointed by the Storting (Norwegian parliament). The Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway and not in Stockholm, Sweden like the other Nobel Prizes.
Hypothesis: Nobel Peace Prize candidates have been chosen.
(1). yes;
(2). no;
A: | (2). | 7 | Flan2021 | super_glue/rte:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
Four moreworkers were injured including one whose hand was severed. It is believed the man was trying to register his fourth child's birth. China's family planning laws limit couples to 'one child only'
Write an article based on these highlights. | By. Amanda Williams. A man has stabbed to death two government workers in China after they told him they couldn't register his fourth child, it has today been claimed. Four other workers were injured in the incident, including one whose hand was severed. They had told the man they were unable to record the birth because he had not paid a fine for breaching China's 'one child only' family planning laws, it has been reported. Footage of the unnamed father outside a family planning office in southern China's Guangxi region, still brandishing a machete as police tried to subdue him has emerged. A man is seen waving a machete after allegedly stabbed to death two government workers in China. It is believed they told him they couldn't register his fourth child because he had breached family planning policy. It comes after a months of protests against authority in China that have turned violent in recent months. Thirty years ago the China introduced highly unpopular family planning rules which limited most urban couples to one child and rural families to two - if the first is a girl. Family planning officials have confirmed that a man and a woman at the office died in the attack and four other workers were injured, including a woman who had her right hand cut off. An official from the Family Planning Commission of Fangchenggang city said the suspect was certified mentally disabled. Police wearing helmets and armed with long metal battled to bring the man them under control, according to footage broadcast on Guangxi TV. Associated Press reports that the suspect has now been detained. The official Xinhua News Agency, said staff at the Dongxing City Family Planning Bureau - which comes under Fangchenggang city - had refused to register the man's fourth child for a hukou, or resident's certificate, because he hadn't paid a social compensation fee. Four other workers were injured in the incident, including one whose hand was severed. It is believed they told the man they couldn't record the birth because he had not paid a fine for breaching China's 'one child only' family planning laws. The man is believed to be a villager and has one son and three daughters. He was said to be trying to register a second son. The fine is levied on parents who break family planning laws and can be up to 10 times a family's annual income. A child without a hukou faces problems registering for education, health care and government benefits. The man - named only by his last name He - is believed to have broken into the government building and attacked the six victim. The man is believed to be a villager and has one son and three daughters. It is not known whether he has previously paid a social compensation fee. China has been besieged by cases of people who have turned to violence to attract attention to their fights for justice. On Saturday, a motorcycle taxi driver detonated a homemade bomb at Beijing's main airport after eight years of frustration trying to seek redress for an attack by city guards that left him paralysed and in debt, according to his brother. And last month, a 60-year-old man reportedly chronicled online his unsuccessful efforts to get a local police station to correct his age so he could be eligible for social security payments. A day later he reportedly set fire to a crowded commuter bus, killing 47 people. | 9 | Flan2021 | cnn_dailymail:3.4.0 | zs_opt |
What is the title of this article:
In late 1977, music writers for Sounds first used the terms "New Musick" and "post punk" to describe British acts such as Siouxsie and the Banshees and Wire, who began experimenting with sounds, lyrics and aesthetics that differed significantly from their punk contemporaries. Writer Jon Savage described some of these early developments as exploring "harsh urban scrapings [,] controlled white noise" and "massively accented drumming". In January 1978, singer John Lydon (then known as Johnny Rotten) announced the break-up of his pioneering punk band the Sex Pistols, citing his disillusionment with punk's musical predictability and cooption by commercial interests, as well as his desire to explore more diverse interests.
Title: | Post-punk | 9 | Flan2021 | squad/v1.1:3.0.0 | zs_opt |
My daughter got all the words on her spelling pre-test correct Monday. Because of this, she doesn't have to take the post-test Friday. She was so excited when she showed me her test. She told me that not very many of the other kids got them all right.
Choices: [+] My daughter took the post-test on Friday. [+] My daughter was so proud of herself.
Which option is the next sentence? | My daughter was so proud of herself. | 0 | Flan2021 | story_cloze/2016:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
(1) Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo won the title and defeated Carlos Salamanca 5 -- 7 , 6 - 2 , 6 -- 1 in the final .
(2) Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo won the title , defeating Carlos Salamanca 5 -- 7 , 6 -- 2 , 6 -- 1 in the final .
Do these two sentences mean the same thing?
Available options: (1). no. (2). yes. | (2). | 3 | Flan2021 | paws_wiki:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Did the managers really sit around saying, Hey, let's gamble with the money those suckers have lent us?
Does it follow that "Did the managers really had the courage to spend the money without regret? Said the victim."?
Pick from:
(1). yes;
(2). it is not possible to tell;
(3). no; | (2). | 9 | Flan2021 | glue/mnli:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Note the options at the end. Select the topic that this about:
China was expected to press North Koreas No. 2 leader to restart stalled six-nation talks on the dispute over the Norths nuclear program when he visits Beijing this week, a state-run newspaper said today.
Choose your answer from:
(A). World
(B). Sports
(C). Business
(D). Science/Tech | (A). | 7 | Flan2021 | ag_news_subset:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Translate the following sentence to Romanian:
(PL) Madam President, both the Swoboda report and the statements by the Presidency and Commissioner Füle indicate that the climate for concluding negotiations with Croatia is very positive.
Romanian: | (PL) Doamnă președintă, atât raportul Swoboda cât și declarațiile făcute de Președinție și de comisarul Füle indică faptul că climatul pentru încheierea negocierilor cu Croația este foarte pozitiv. | 5 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/ro-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Translate to German:
If you so wish you should raise this matter with your group leader and other Members with theirs so that it can be raised in the Conference of Presidents.
German: | Wenn Sie dies wünschen, dann sollten Sie sich an Ihren Fraktionsvorsitzenden wenden, und andere Mitglieder sollten ein Gleiches tun, damit die Frage in der Konferenz der Präsidenten angesprochen werden kann. | 4 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/de-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
In an accurate diagram of the solar system, which object would be shown closest to Earth? Options are:
a). the Moon;
b). the asteroid belt;
c). Mars;
d). Saturn;
| a). | 6 | Flan2021 | unified_qa_science_inst | zs_opt |
Is it true that does the franchise tag count against the salary cap based on the following text?
Perhaps originally designed to reduce player movement to bigger markets, which is often evidenced in the other major pro sports leagues, the NFL revenue sharing and a hard salary cap have placed teams on an even playing field relative to salaries. The tag options allow NFL franchises an extended bargaining period for a player that they feel is key to their success. Usually reserved for players of great skill or of high importance to the team, a franchise tag allows a team's general manager the privilege of strategically retaining valuable free-agent players while seeking talent through the NFL draft or other acquisitions without exceeding the League's salary cap.
Pick from:
(A). no.
(B). yes. | (A). | 9 | Flan2021 | bool_q:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Generate a short movie review that has "negative" sentiment (Select from the following.
* negative;
* positive;). | laugh-free lecture | 9 | Flan2021 | glue/sst2:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Me kannatamme erilaista politiikkaa, jossa eläkkeillä vastataan nyky-yhteiskunnan tarpeisiin.
Which language is this? | Finnish | 9 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/fi-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context (see options)?
Context:
"Feel It Boy" is a song by Jamaican reggae artist Beenie Man featuring Janet Jackson from Beenie Man's sixteenth studio album "Tropical Storm" (2002). It was written by Beenie Man and Jackson, while being produced by The Neptunes. The song was released on June 25, 2002 as the lead single from the album by Virgin Records.
Hypothesis: Janet Jackson is the main artist in the song Feel It Boy.
Choose from: [I] Yes; [II] It's impossible to say; [III] No; | [III] | 7 | Flan2021 | anli/r3:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
Background: Miriam Johnson was born in 1943 in Phoenix, Arizona and raised in a strict Pentecostal home. Her mother was a Pentecostal preacher and her father was a race-car driver. At age 11, Colter became the pianist at her church. After graduating from Mesa High, Ariz. in 1961, she began singing in local clubs in Phoenix.
Context: In 1981, Colter and her husband returned to release a duet album entitled Leather and Lace. The album's first single, "Storms Never Last," was written by Colter, and the second single, "The Wild Side of Life"/"It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels," was also a major hit in 1981, peaking at No. 10 on the Billboard Country Chart. The album was certified Gold in sales by the RIAA that year, Colter's second RIAA-certified album to date. Stevie Nicks wrote the title track of the album; however, after receiving word that Colter and Jennings might divorce, Nicks released her own version of the song as a duet with Don Henley. It peaked at No. 6 on Pop chart, also in 1981. Also in 1981 Colter released her final studio album on Capitol records, Ridin' Shotgun, which also spawned Colter's last charting single on the country charts, "Holdin' on." As the decade progressed, Colter's success began to decline. She released an album in 1984 on the Triad label titled Rock and Roll Lullaby, produced by Chips Moman. However, in the later years of the decade, she decided to let her recording career decline in order to help take care of and nurse her husband through his drug abuse and various medical problems. She remained active during this time. In the early 1990s, she focused her attention on performing and released an album of children's music titled Jessi Colter Sings Just for Kids: Songs from Around the World in early 1996. It featured a guest appearance by Jennings, who recited some of his poetry for the video. In 2000, Colter performed on Jennings's live album Never Say Die, released two years before his death in 2002, at age 64.
Question: Did any of her songs go on the charts?
Answer: | "The Wild Side of Life"/"It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels," was also a major hit in 1981, peaking at No. 10 on the Billboard Country Chart. | 4 | Flan2021 | quac:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Translate to Romanian:
By Tzvetina Borisova for Southeast European Times in Sofia – 22/08/11
Romanian: | De Tzvetina Borisova pentru Southeast European Times din Sofia – 22/08/11 | 4 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/ro-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Choose your answer: Who is he in the following sentence?
Jean is making fun of Kyle because he won.
Available choices:
(a). Jean
(b). Kyle | (a). | 5 | Flan2021 | definite_pronoun_resolution:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
"Dan had to stop Bill from toying with the injured bird. He is very cruel." is a true sentence.
Does this mean that "Bill is very cruel."?
Pick your answer from:
1). no;
2). yes; | 2). | 4 | Flan2021 | glue/wnli:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
I went to las vegas. I learned that i really like the slot machines. I spent a lot of time on them. i spent a lot of money.
Pick your answer from:
+ I was upset when I lost all my money..
+ I was glad I hadn't spent much money on the slot machines..
Which option is the next sentence? | I was upset when I lost all my money. | 0 | Flan2021 | story_cloze/2016:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
a senior russian official said monday that moscow remains staunchly opposed to nato membership of the baltic states , but that it would not use force to resist the enlargement .
What is a very short summary of the above text? | russia says wo n't use force to halt baltic nato membership | 5 | Flan2021 | gigaword:1.2.0 | zs_opt |
Is the sentiment of the following sentence positive or negative (see options at the end)?
as a story of dramatic enlightenment
OPT: I. negative. II. positive. | II. | 4 | Flan2021 | glue/sst2:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
What is a random fact? | as the number of pollinators attracted to a flower increases , the ability of that flower to reproduce will increase | 8 | Flan2021 | openbookqa:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
Read the following article and answer the question by choosing from the options.
Okay , that is inherent in my nature lolol ! I am less likely to suffer fools gladly and go charging after you . I do n't go around you , behind you or over you . I just barrel headlong into you with the one thing in mind to remove your mouth from your person , or whatever part of your anatomy happens to be annoying me at the moment and in his case it was his mouth .
How do others look at me because of this trait ?
Pick your answer from: (I) Others find me to be passive .; (II) Others find me to be meek .; (III) None of the above choices .; (IV) Others find me to be aggressive .;...A: | (IV) | 6 | Flan2021 | cosmos_qa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Question: In a lab investigation, students use Brand X batteries in a flashlight and Brand Y batteries in a radio. After two hours, the flashlight stops working, but the radio continues to work. As a result, the students conclude that Brand Y batteries last longer. Which statement about the conclusion of the investigation is most accurate?
What is the correct answer to the question from the following choices?
OPT:
-- The conclusion is valid because they tested two different brands.
-- The conclusion is invalid because the test had multiple variables.
-- The conclusion is valid because they conducted the investigation in a lab.
-- The conclusion is invalid because the real names of the batteries were hidden. | The conclusion is invalid because the test had multiple variables. | 2 | Flan2021 | ai2_arc/ARC-Challenge:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Wolves kill many elk every year and often attack old, sick, and injured members of a herd. Which of the following best describes the role of the wolves in the wolf-elk relationship?
Choose your answer from:
(I) competitor
(II) host
(III) parasite
(IV) predator
| (IV) | 3 | Flan2021 | unified_qa_science_inst | zs_opt |
Sentence 1: "Fred is the only man still alive who remembers my great-grandfather. He was a remarkable man."
Sentence 2: "My great-grandfather was a remarkable man."
Is sentence 2 true, based on sentence 1?
Choices:
+no.
+yes. | yes | 9 | Flan2021 | glue/wnli:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Generate a correctly punctuated version of the following text: London is Europes largest financial centre and one of the worlds three largest financial centers alongside New York and Tokyo
| London is Europe’s largest financial centre and one of the world’s three largest financial centers’ alongside New York and Tokyo. | 8 | Flan2021 | fix_punct | zs_opt |
The United States men's national soccer team has played in several World Cup finals, with their best result occurring during their first appearance at the 1930 World Cup, when the United States finished in third place. After the 1950 World Cup, in which the United States upset England in group play 1--0, the U.S. was absent from the finals until 1990. The United States has participated in every World Cup since 1990 until they failed to qualify for the 2018 competition after a loss to Trinidad and Tobago in 2017.
What's the best answer to this question: has the us been in the world cup?
pick from the following.
(a). no;
(b). yes;...A: | (b). | 4 | Flan2021 | bool_q:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Concepts: attraction, centre, city
Write a sentence that includes all these words. | tourist attraction is situated at the centre of city . | 0 | Flan2021 | gem/common_gen:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Translate the following sentence to Czech:
The measures proposed for the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion are designed to add value at European level by:
Czech: | Cílem opatření navrhovaných pro Evropský rok boje proti chudobě a sociálnímu vyloučení je zvýšit přidanou hodnotu na evropské úrovni formou: | 5 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/cs-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Microsoft fell 5 percent before the open to $ 27.45 from Thursday 's close of $ 28.91 .
Shares in Microsoft slipped 4.7 percent in after-hours trade to $ 27.54 from a Nasdaq close of $ 28.91 .
Options are: 1). no 2). yes | 1). | 9 | Flan2021 | glue/mrpc:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
What happens next in this paragraph?
A man is sitting behind a table completing a rubik's cube. a person in a blue shirt
Options are: (1). comes up and flips the man off the table.; (2). is standing next to the table holding a stop watch.; (3). is handing him a bartender and helping him in.; (4). is sitting behind a table taking notes.; | (2). | 0 | Flan2021 | hellaswag:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Beat one's breast.
This sure beats work!
Choose your answer: Does the word "beat" mean the same thing in the above two sentences?
Choices:
1). different meanings
2). the same meaning | 1). | 0 | Flan2021 | super_glue/wic:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
Recommendation: Congressional oversight for intelligence-and counterterrorism-is now dysfunctional. Congress should address this problem. We have considered various alternatives: A joint committee on the old model of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy is one. A single committee in each house of Congress, combining authorizing and appropriating authorities, is another. The new committee or committees should conduct continuing studies of the activities of the intelligence agencies and report problems relating to the development and use of intelligence to all members of the House and Senate. We have already recommended that the total level of funding for intelligence be made public, and that the national intelligence program be appropriated to the National Intelligence Director, not to the secretary of defense. We also recommend that the intelligence committee should have a subcommittee specifically dedicated to oversight, freed from the consuming responsibility of working on the budget. The resolution creating the new intelligence committee structure should grant subpoena authority to the committee or committees. The majority party's representation on this committee should never exceed the minority's representation by more than one. Four of the members appointed to this committee or committees should be a member who also serves on each of the following additional committees: Armed Services, Judiciary, Foreign Affairs, and the Defense Appropriations subcommittee. In this way the other major congressional interests can be brought together in the new committee's work. Members should serve indefinitely on the intelligence committees, without set terms, thereby letting them accumulate expertise. The committees should be smaller-perhaps seven or nine members in each house-so that each member feels a greater sense of responsibility, and accountability, for the quality of the committee's work. The leaders of the Department of Homeland Security now appear before 88 committees and subcommittees of Congress. One expert witness (not a member of the administration) told us that this is perhaps the single largest obstacle impeding the department's successful development. The one attempt to consolidate such committee authority, the House Select Committee on Homeland Security, may be eliminated. The Senate does not have even this. Congress needs to establish for the Department of Homeland Security the kind of clear authority and responsibility that exist to enable the Justice Department to deal with crime and the Defense Department to deal with threats to national security.
After reading the above, is "Making a new Department to oversee everything or increasing spending" the correct answer to the question "What are two alternatives that Congress have considered?"?
OPTIONS: + no. + yes. | no | 6 | Flan2021 | super_glue/multirc:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
What concepts are described in the following sentence?
"Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the capital of Sri Lanka. In the Eastern Province of the country Austin Fernando is the leader. Also in that region is Ampara Hospital located in the Ampara District."
Return the answer as pairs of triples. | Ampara Hospital COUNTRY Sri Lanka
Ampara Hospital STATE Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
Ampara Hospital REGION Ampara District
Eastern Province, Sri Lanka LEADER_NAME Austin Fernando
Sri Lanka CAPITAL Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | 8 | Flan2021 | gem/dart:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Not to me , they are n't . Gee , maybe I should have a legal wife and an illicit , secretive affair instead , in which I ' m hurting both of the people I love instead of being open to the both of them that I love them ? I dunno .
Q with options: Give answer the following question using evidence from the above passage: What may be a fact about this person ?
OPTIONS:
A). They are having an affair behind their wife 's back .
B). None of the above choices .
C). They are in love with someone else more than their wife .
D). They are unsure who they should be with . | D). | 4 | Flan2021 | cosmos_qa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Thomas C. Fletcher House is a historic home located at Hillsboro, Jefferson County, Missouri. It was built about 1850, and is a two-story, log dwelling with later frame additions. It sits on a limestone and concrete block foundation. It was the home of Thomas C. Fletcher, Missouri's first Republican governor and the first native-born Missourian elected governor.
Choose your answer: based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Thomas C. Fletcher's son was Missouri's third Republican governor. "?
Select from:
(1). Yes;
(2). It's impossible to say;
(3). No;
I think the answer is | (2). | 0 | Flan2021 | anli/r1:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
Do these two sentences from wikipedia have the same meaning?
On 5 July 1846 , he married Elisabeth Klein , ( 1828 -- 1899 ) , daughter of the composer Bernhard Klein and great-granddaughter of Friedrich Nicolai .
On 5 July 1846 he married Elisabeth Klein , ( 1828 - 1899 ) , daughter of the composer Bernhard Klein and great-grandson of Friedrich Nicolai .
Select from: [i] no. [ii] yes.
The answer is: | [i] | 5 | Flan2021 | paws_wiki:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
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