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Use evidence from the fact that a plant stem contains a system of tubes for transporting water and nutrients to other parts of the plant to answer the following question. Choose from options. "One way to see how a plant stem works could be"
pick from the following. A). eating the plant entirely; B). putting the stems in food colouring; C). throwing the plants away; D). pulling out the petals; | B). | 4 | Flan2021 | openbookqa:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
Review:
potentially trite and overused concept
Is this movie review sentence negative or positive?
Pick your answer from: A). negative B). positive
The answer is: | A). | 0 | Flan2021 | glue/sst2:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Jennifer Aniston does not like Angelina Jolie because she stole her boyfriend.
Pick your answer from:
-- Jennifer Aniston;
-- Angelina Jolie;
Who is she referring to? | Angelina Jolie | 0 | Flan2021 | definite_pronoun_resolution:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Is the question "What state was Herbert Hoover born in ?" asking about an entity, an abbreviation, a description, a human, a location, or a numeric entity?
pick from the following.
- description;
- entity;
- abbreviation;
- human;
- numeric;
- location; | location | 1 | Flan2021 | trec:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
What debate topic are the following sentences about?
1. Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs , Background Note : Israel , , 10 December 2010 , Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs , Background Note : China , , 6 September 2011 ,
2. There are even other member states that are not recognised by every other member state , Israel is not recognised by 33 UN members and the Peoples Republic of China is not recognised by 23 UN members .
3. There are plenty of nations that do not function in line with European and North American concepts of statehood , Afghanistan for example , however they take their seat at the UN and add their voice to the choir of nations .
4. It may well be one at war with a neighbour and in dispute over its boundaries but the only reason it has yet to be recognised is that it would be politically inconvenient for the US , Israel and their allies .
5. In any meaningful way Palestine is a state . | THB that Palestinian Statehood should be recognised by the United Nations General Assembly | 6 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_idebate | zs_opt |
TEXT: i nodded and got out of the car . suddenly really nervous , and rethinking what it was i was doing out here , i walked behind renn as he made his way to the house . as we neared the front door , it burst open and a teenage boy came running out . he was tall and lanky , though not quite as tall as | renn | 4 | Flan2021 | lambada:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to be a modern hippie
Eat organic foods.
Try to buy organic foods and avoid genetically modified foods at all costs. Hippie's find that it is better for the earth and healthier for the body.
Select from the following.
I. Hippies nowadays and in the past ate to sustain themselves and the planet. A reason hippies eat this way is because they treat their bodies like a temple.
II. Making a meal out of fresh fruit and vegetables is also an alternative. To make chickpea soup or indian beef stew, you'll need 3 to 4 oz of dried beans , 1 cup of rice , 1 carrot, and 1 tablespoon of soy sauce.
III. The industry has vigorously argued that once a product comes from organic, that it's about the welfare of society. In today's world, this means that we consume a wide range of things from fruits and vegetables to seafood to meat products.
IV. This is a huge part of being a hippie. Study organic products before you buy them, since it is what most teens and adolescents will buy. | I. | 1 | Flan2021 | hellaswag:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
The Catalina 30 is a series of American sailboats designed by Gerry Douglas and later by Frank Butler .
The Catalina 30 is a series of American sailboats , that were designed by Frank Butler and later by Gerry Douglas .
Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
OPTIONS: I. no; II. yes; | I. | 1 | Flan2021 | paws_wiki:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Translate the following.
English: These leaders, whose main spokesman was Kautsky, adopted the view that imperialism was not a necessary outgrowth of capitalism, but an abscess which the capitalist class as a whole would more and more wish to get rid of. Kautsky’s theory was that imperialism was a method of expansion supported by certain small but powerful capitalist groups (the banks and the armament kings), which was contrary to the needs of the capitalist class as a whole, as expenditure on armaments reduced available capital for investment in the country and abroad, and therefore affected the majority of the capitalist class which would progressively increase its opposition to the policy of armed imperialist expansion.
Spanish: | Estos líderes, cuyo principal vocero era Kautsky, adoptaron el punto de vista de que el imperialismo no derivaba necesariamente del capitalismo, sino que era un absceso que la clase capitalista en su totalidad quería sacarse de encima. La teoría de Kautsky era que el imperialismo era un método de expansión apoyado por ciertos grupos capitalistas, poco numerosos pero poderosos (los bancos, los grandes fabricantes de armas), lo que era contrario a las necesidades de la clase capitalista en su totalidad, ya que las erogaciones en armamentos reducían el capital disponible para inversiones en el país y en el exterior, y en consecuencia afectaban a la mayor parte de la clase capitalista, la que progresivamente aumentaría su oposición a la política de la expansión imperialista armada. | 7 | Flan2021 | para_crawl_enes | zs_opt |
Premise: The man made an error in his calculations.
What is the cause?
Choose your answer from: 1). He checked his work. 2). His work was hasty. | 2). | 9 | Flan2021 | super_glue/copa:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
Giannis Valinakis: Balkans Must Work Together for Change
Translate to Romanian
Romanian: | Giannis Valinakis: Balcanii trebuie să coopereze pentru schimbare | 0 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/ro-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Identify the most salient words in this sentence:
man can not discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore | lose
ocean
shore
sight | 8 | Flan2021 | gem/common_gen:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Complete the following sentence.
He wanted to go RV camping but she wanted a luxury hotel, since the
Pick your answer from:
[-] RV was so fancy.
[-] hotel was so fancy. | hotel was so fancy. | 8 | Flan2021 | winogrande:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Fact: using tools is a learned characteristic
Question: a learned characteristic is a
What's the answer? Choices: (A). a baby having the same color eyes as parent (B). toddler banging with a stick while parent hammers (C). a child covered with freckles (D). infant diagnosed with sickle cell anemia | (B). | 5 | Flan2021 | openbookqa:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context (see options)?
Context:
Canelo Álvarez vs. Kermit Cintron was a Super-Welterweight championship fight for the WBC World title. The fight took place at the Plaza de Toros México in Mexico City, Distrito Federal Mexico on the 26 of November 2011. It was a split-site doubleheader headlined which featured junior lightweight Adrien Broner against separate opponents from Broner's hometown in Cincinnati.
Hypothesis: Adrien Broner is from Cincinnati.
Options are: *Yes *It's impossible to say *No | Yes | 7 | Flan2021 | anli/r1:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
Translate the following sentence to German:
Thank you, Mr President, for your helpful collaboration.
German: | Vielen Dank, Herr Präsident, für die gute und kollegiale Zusammenarbeit. | 5 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/de-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Choose your answer: What is "What are the limits to `` self-defense ? ''" asking about?
OPT:
(a). description.
(b). entity.
(c). abbreviation.
(d). human.
(e). numeric.
(f). location.
Answer: | (a). | 4 | Flan2021 | trec:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
What are songs that you can listen to throughout your entire lifetime and never get tired of?
What song can you listen to and never get tired of hearing?
Do those questions have the same meaning?
pick from the following. +no +yes | yes | 1 | Flan2021 | glue/qqp:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Q: What college football team did Knute Rockne build into a power ?
Which one of the following options would the answer to this be?
Select from: 1. description. 2. entity. 3. abbreviation. 4. human. 5. numeric. 6. location.
A: | 4. | 8 | Flan2021 | trec:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to diagnose panic attacks in children
Listen to your child's physical complaints.
Children often find it hard to explain the emotional symptoms of a panic attack. Instead, your child may instead describe the physical symptoms that go along with panic attacks.
Select from the following.
a). You should be very attentive to your child's every emotional response and interpret this for your own ideas. Break down your child's symptoms by smiling as you are talking to him or her..
b). Understanding or noticing the physical symptoms also gives you an idea of what kind of behavior your child is trying to brush aside from the mental symptoms you're noticing. For example, your child may complain about a hot day, but he probably doesn't have the symptoms you'd be looking for..
c). During the learning stages, encourage your child to respond to their child's symptoms. It is important to understand that it is normal for your child to be upset or scared..
d). These are the symptoms that they are more likely to understand. These physical symptoms can include : Trembling or shaking chest pain feeling dizzy or light headed feeling chills or overheated nausea sweating choking sensations difficulty breathing Pay attention to your child's fears.. | d). | 4 | Flan2021 | hellaswag:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Write an article based on this "US President Donald Trump has been urged to provide evidence to back his allegation that his predecessor, Barack Obama, ordered his phones to be tapped during the election campaign."
Article: | Republican Senator Ben Sasse said Mr Trump's comments were "serious" and he should explain the alleged wire-tapping and how he came to know about it.
The Republican president has supplied no details to back his words.
An Obama spokesman said he had never ordered surveillance of any US citizen.
Under US law, wire-tapping can only be approved if there is probable cause to believe that the target is an agent of a foreign power.
Mr Trump, who has been facing intense scrutiny over alleged Russian interference in support of his election campaign, made the allegation on Saturday.
He tweeted: "Terrible! Just found out Obama had my 'wires tapped' in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism!"
The spokesman for Mr Obama, Kevin Lewis, said the accusation was "simply false".
A "cardinal rule of the Obama Administration was that no White House official ever interfered with any independent investigation led by the Department of Justice", he said.
The statement left open the possibility that a judicial investigation had been taking place.
Earlier Ben Rhodes, who was Mr Obama's foreign policy adviser and speechwriter, also addressed Mr Trump's claims in a tweet, saying: "No President can order a wire-tap. Those restrictions were put in place to protect citizens from people like you."
Mr Trump, who is at his Florida resort, fired off a series of tweets from just after 06:30 local time (11:30 GMT) on Saturday.
He called the alleged tapping "a new low" and said "This is Nixon/Watergate" - referring to the most notorious political scandal of 1972, which led to the downfall of President Richard Nixon after a web of political spying, sabotage and bribery was exposed by the media.
McCarthyism, which Mr Trump referred to in one of the first posts, relates to the persecution of US Communists and their allies led by Senator Joe McCarthy in the 1950s.
In other developments:
Partisan maelstrom: Analysis by Anthony Zurcher, BBC News, Washington
As the Trump administration continues to be bedevilled by a drip-drip of revelations about ties to Russian officials during and after last year's election, the president has seemingly settled on the identity of the malevolent figure behind the turmoil.
Barack Obama.
It was the former president, Mr Trump asserts, who is guilty of meddling in the 2016 campaign, not Russia. Mr Obama, he says, is the one whose deeds merit investigation.
The president's early morning tweets follow an interview on Tuesday in which he accused Mr Obama and "his people" of orchestrating recent political protests across the US and of being behind the government leaks that have embarrassed the White House.
There is scant evidence supporting these allegations, but charges like these fit a pattern. Mr Trump is at his sharpest when pushing back against perceived antagonists, such as Republican primary opponents like Jeb Bush, establishment conservatives who resisted his nomination or Hillary Clinton in the election.
Now Mr Trump is returning to his favourite political foil - a necessity given the current Democratic power vacuum in Washington. It could mark the beginning of a massive water-muddying effort in which any forthcoming investigatory revelations are swept up in a growing partisan maelstrom.
Mr Trump's tweets followed allegations made by conservative radio host Mark Levin.
Mr Levin said there should be a congressional investigation into what he called Mr Obama's "police state" tactics in his last months in office to undermine Mr Trump's campaign.
Some Democrats have suggested Mr Trump's latest tweets are an attempt to focus attention away from the Russian affair.
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said: "The Deflector-in-Chief is at it again." | 9 | Flan2021 | huggingface:xsum | zs_opt |
Brie and her cat moved in with her boyfriend and his cat. The two cats hated each other. They spent most of their hissing each other. One night, six months later, the cats decided to cuddle.
Choices:
a). Brie was glad they had become friends.;
b). Brie hated cheese.;
Which option is the next sentence? | a). | 0 | Flan2021 | story_cloze/2016:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Multi-choice problem: Given the following context
Madonna fired her trainer because *she* couldn't stand her boyfriend.
Are "Madonna" and "she" the same?
pick from the following.
(i). no.
(ii). yes.
A: | (ii). | 2 | Flan2021 | super_glue/wsc.fixed:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
lu said that hksar chinese nationals who want to have a change of nationality can , with valid documentation , make a declaration to the appropriate authority responsible for nationality applications .
Can you generate a short summary of the above paragraph? | chinese official on hk residents nationality | 7 | Flan2021 | gigaword:1.2.0 | zs_opt |
Write a sentence not in English. | Эволюционная эпистемология | 8 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/ru-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
This text is missing some spaces, please add them: Voltagedurability5550Vrmsacfor1minute,betweenvoltageinputterminals,voltageinputterminalsandcurrentprobes,andvoltageinputterminalsandcase(50/60Hz,1mAsensecurrent)
| Voltage durability 5550 V rms ac for 1 minute, between voltage input terminals, voltage input terminals and current probes, and voltage input terminals and case (50/60 Hz, 1 mA sense current) | 5 | Flan2021 | word_segment | zs_opt |
Sentence from a movie review: a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games
Select your answer: was the movie seen positively or negatively based on the preceding review?
Pick your answer from: (I). negative (II). positive | (I). | 2 | Flan2021 | glue/sst2:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Generate a sentence that contains a fact. | a car engine is a source of heat | 9 | Flan2021 | openbookqa:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
An estimated four billion copies of her novels have been sold.
Does it follow that "Although she writes many novels, they never seem to be able to reach any audience. "?
Pick from:
(i) yes.
(ii) it is not possible to tell.
(iii) no. | (iii) | 9 | Flan2021 | glue/mnli:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Generate a context and a hypothesis. | Context: The Newnes railway line (also called Wolgan Valley Railway) is a closed and dismantled railway line in New South Wales, Australia. The line ran for 32 mi from the Main Western line to the township of Newnes. Along the way, it passed through a tunnel now known as the Glowworm Tunnel, because it is famous for its glow-worms. The tunnel is now contained within the Wollemi National Park.
Hypothesis: While Newnes railway line is closed, Glowworm Tunnel is still open. | 9 | Flan2021 | anli/r2:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
John asked the scientist what he was working on.
Who is he referring to in this sentence?
OPT:
(i) John;
(ii) the scientist; | (ii) | 2 | Flan2021 | definite_pronoun_resolution:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Two other marines, Tyler Jackson and John Jodka III, have already pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and conspiracy to obstruct justice and were sentenced to 21 months and 18 months, respectively.
Available choices:
a). yes.
b). no.
Question: Can we infer the following?
Tyler Jackson has been sentenced to 18 months. | b). | 4 | Flan2021 | super_glue/rte:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
Is the sentiment of the following sentence positive or negative (see options at the end)?
overplayed and exaggerated
Select from the following. +negative +positive | negative | 4 | Flan2021 | glue/sst2:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Write the following list of characters into a correctly formed sentence: Startofthestagewas12:30ClockbetweenthestartingvesselCUMULUSandyellowbininfrontofmolesofBormes.
| Start of the stage was 12:30 Clock between the starting vessel CUMULUS and yellow bin in front of moles of Bormes. | 7 | Flan2021 | word_segment | zs_opt |
Fifty-seven senators , including 24 Republicans , have signed the letter .
Of those who signed the letter , 57 are senators , including 24 Republicans .
Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
Options:
[a]. no
[b]. yes | [b]. | 6 | Flan2021 | glue/mrpc:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Write a "a)." movie review (Pick from:
a). negative.
b). positive.). | blob | 8 | Flan2021 | glue/sst2:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Please capitalize where necessary: please click here for the latest newsletter #6 from vietnam… | Please click here for the latest newsletter #6 from Vietnam… | 8 | Flan2021 | true_case | zs_opt |
Identify the most salient words in this sentence:
A woman and a young girl smiling for the camera, in front of some flowers. | flower
front
smile | 8 | Flan2021 | gem/common_gen:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Produce a detailed sentence about a restaurant using the following words: name = The Waterman, eatType = restaurant, food = English, priceRange = high, area = riverside, familyFriendly = yes
Sentence: | There is a none family-friendly restaurant located in the riverside named The Waterman. It serves English food for high prices. | 8 | Flan2021 | gem/e2e_nlg:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Choose your answer. YUKOS #39; Hollow Victory
Yesterday, Russia #39;s erstwhile largest oil company, YUKOS (OTC BB: YUKOY), won a single legal skirmish in a land far from home.
Which topic is this article about?
OPTIONS:
(a). World.
(b). Sports.
(c). Business.
(d). Science/Tech. | (c). | 1 | Flan2021 | ag_news_subset:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Write a sentence that is about a restaurant with all the following properties: name = Giraffe, food = English, area = riverside
Sentence: | Giraffe great English food at riverside | 7 | Flan2021 | gem/e2e_nlg:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Sentence 1: a group of teenagers are dancing on a wooden floor.
Sentence 2: A group of people in dark colored clothing are line dancing on a wooden floor.
From 0 to 5 (0="no meaning overlap" and 5="means the same thing"), how similar are the two sentences?
Choose from: (I). 0 (II). 1 (III). 2 (IV). 3 (V). 4 (VI). 5 | (IV). | 2 | Flan2021 | glue/stsb:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Write a sentence in English. | Rent a Car in Luxor International Airport | 8 | Flan2021 | para_crawl_enes | zs_opt |
Context: I was grumpy for having woken up an hour earlier than I needed to , but ended up getting free coffee out of the deal so all was well . In order to see why my experiments have n't been going well , we did the same set up . I put together my mix and then he came over to use my chemicals to make a mix , to see whether it was just me or my chemicals that were screwing things up . Turns out , I was using the wrong magnesium chloride .
Question What do we do ?
Possible answers:
OPTIONS:
1). We are chemical sellers ..
2). We are scientists ..
3). None of the above choices ..
4). We are coffee sellers ..
The answer: | 2). | 5 | Flan2021 | cosmos_qa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
John gave a large sum of money to Bill because he needed a loan.
Based on this sentence, who is he?
Select from: *John *Bill | Bill | 4 | Flan2021 | definite_pronoun_resolution:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
What is the effect of the following sentence?
I made a resolution to eat a healthy diet.
Choose from:
--I attended a yoga class..
--I bought fruits and vegetables..
The answer is: | I bought fruits and vegetables. | 6 | Flan2021 | super_glue/copa:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
The Agencies Confer When they learned a second plane had struck the World Trade Center, nearly everyone in the White House told us, they immediately knew it was not an accident. The Secret Service initiated a number of security enhancements around the White House complex. The officials who issued these orders did not know that there were additional hijacked aircraft, or that one such aircraft was en route to Washington. These measures were precautionary steps taken because of the strikes in New York. The FAA and White House Teleconferences. The FAA, the White House, and the Defense Department each initiated a multiagency teleconference before 9:30. Because none of these teleconferences-at least before 10:00- included the right officials from both the FAA and Defense Department, none succeeded in meaningfully coordinating the military and FAA response to the hijackings. At about 9:20, security personnel at FAA headquarters set up a hijacking teleconference with several agencies, including the Defense Department. The NMCC officer who participated told us that the call was monitored only periodically because the information was sporadic, it was of little value, and there were other important tasks. The FAA manager of the teleconference also remembered that the military participated only briefly before the Pentagon was hit. Both individuals agreed that the teleconference played no role in coordinating a response to the attacks of 9/11. Acting Deputy Administrator Belger was frustrated to learn later in the morning that the military had not been on the call. At the White House, the video teleconference was conducted from the Situation Room by Richard Clarke, a special assistant to the president long involved in counterterrorism. Logs indicate that it began at 9:25 and included the CIA; the FBI; the departments of State, Justice, and Defense; the FAA; and the White House shelter. The FAA and CIA joined at 9:40. The first topic addressed in the White House video teleconference-at about 9:40-was the physical security of the President, the White House, and federal agencies. Immediately thereafter it was reported that a plane had hit the Pentagon. We found no evidence that video teleconference participants had any prior information that American 77 had been hijacked and was heading directly toward Washington.
Question: "What motivated Secret Service to enhance White House security?"
Answer: "Strikes in New York"
Is this answer to the question correct?
Pick from:
(A). no;
(B). yes; | (B). | 7 | Flan2021 | super_glue/multirc:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
Read the following article and answer the question by choosing from the options.
Finally , after a bit of deliberation and general freaking out , Laura decided that she probably had enough to get me back to the Starbucks so we could both drive home . If she ran out of gas on the road , she would pull over and I 'd drive her home . Thankfully it did n't come to that .
Why might they be freaking out with Laura ?
Available choices: (1). They were getting very low on gas . (2). None of the above choices . (3). They were unable to get to their car . (4). Laura had ran out of gas during their trip ....A: | (1). | 6 | Flan2021 | cosmos_qa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Write a sentence about a restaurant with all the following attributes: name = Taste of Cambridge, eatType = restaurant, priceRange = more than £30
Sentence: | Taste of Cambridge is a restaurant which is rated highly by customers. The price range is over £30 | 6 | Flan2021 | gem/e2e_nlg:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Please capitalize where necessary: 19 in that day shall there be an altar to the lord in the midst of the land of egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the lord. | 19 In that day shall there be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the LORD. | 8 | Flan2021 | true_case | zs_opt |
Probably the most influential single device on the interpretation of these characters was the Teletype Model 33 ASR, which was a printing terminal with an available paper tape reader/punch option. Paper tape was a very popular medium for long-term program storage until the 1980s, less costly and in some ways less fragile than magnetic tape. In particular, the Teletype Model 33 machine assignments for codes 17 (Control-Q, DC1, also known as XON), 19 (Control-S, DC3, also known as XOFF), and 127 (Delete) became de facto standards. The Model 33 was also notable for taking the description of Control-G (BEL, meaning audibly alert the operator) literally as the unit contained an actual bell which it rang when it received a BEL character. Because the keytop for the O key also showed a left-arrow symbol (from ASCII-1963, which had this character instead of underscore), a noncompliant use of code 15 (Control-O, Shift In) interpreted as "delete previous character" was also adopted by many early timesharing systems but eventually became neglected.
Is there an answer to this question (If it cannot be answered, say "unanswerable"): Why was paper tape better than timesharing systems? | unanswerable | 9 | Flan2021 | squad/v2.0:3.0.0 | zs_opt |
Lopes was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Wanda Denise (nee Andino), a seamstress, and Ronald Lopes Sr., a US Army staff sergeant, of Portuguese background. She had a younger brother, Ronald Jr., and a younger sister, Raina Anitra (who professionally goes by Reigndrop). Lopes said her father was "very strict, very domineering" and that he treated the family like they were in "boot camp". He was a "talented musician" and played the harmonica, clarinet, piano, and saxophone.
At the age of 19, having heard of an open casting call for a new girl group through her then-boyfriend, Lopes moved to Atlanta to audition. Originally starting as a female trio called 2nd Nature, the group had been renamed TLC, derived from the first initials of its members at the time: Tionne, Lisa and Crystal. Things did not work out with Crystal Jones, and TLC's manager Perri "Pebbles" Reid brought in Damian Dame backup dancer Rozonda Thomas as a third member of the group. To preserve the band's original name, Rozonda needed a name starting with C, and so became Chilli, a name chosen by Lopes. Bandmate Tionne Watkins became T-Boz, derived from the first letter of her first name and "Boz" (slang for "boss"). Lopes was renamed "Left Eye" after a compliment from a man who once told her he was attracted to her because of her left eye. Lopes emphasized her nickname by wearing a pair of glasses with the left lens covered with a condom, in keeping with the group's promotion of safe sex, wearing a black stripe under her left eye, and eventually getting her left eyebrow pierced. The group arrived on the music scene in 1992 with the album Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip. With four singles, it sold six million copies worldwide, leading to the group becoming a household name. Two years later CrazySexyCool was released, selling over 23 million copies worldwide, and cemented TLC as one of the biggest female groups of all time. TLC's third album, FanMail, was released in 1999 and sold over 14 million copies worldwide. Its title was a tribute to TLC's loyal fans and the sleeve contained the names of hundreds of them as a "thank you". During the recording of FanMail, a public conflict began amongst the members of the group. In the May 1999 issue of Vibe magazine, Lopes said, "I've graduated from this era. I cannot stand 100 percent behind this TLC project and the music that is supposed to represent me." In response to Lopes' comments, Watkins and Thomas stated to Entertainment Weekly that Lopes "doesn't respect the whole group" and "Left Eye is only concerned with Left Eye." In response, Lopes sent a reply through Entertainment Weekly issuing a "challenge" to Watkins and Thomas to release solo albums and let the public decide who was the "greatest" member of TLC: T-Boz and Chilli declined to take up the challenge, though Lopes always maintained it was a great idea. Things were heated between the ladies for some time, with Thomas speaking out against Lopes, calling her antics "selfish", "evil", and "heartless". TLC then addressed these fights by saying that they are very much like sisters that have their disagreements every now and then as Lisa stated, "It's deeper than a working relationship. We have feelings for each other, which is why we get so mad at each other. I usually say that you cannot hate someone unless you love them. So, we love each other. That's the problem." Answer this question using a quote from the following article:
What other albums did they do | TLC's third album, FanMail, was released in 1999 | 7 | Flan2021 | quac:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Article:Marcin Porczynski broke into Nicola Cross's home in Hemel Hempstead and attacked her with a knife shortly after she called 999 because she was alarmed by him banging on several doors.
Her husband was on the phone to her when she was stabbed and told the court he still hears her screams and pleas.
Porczynski, 24, had been questioned by police shortly before the attack.
He admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility and will be sentenced on Monday.
St Albans Crown Court was told the warehouse worker was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia at the time of the attack and had been hearing voices for up to two years.
Porczynski, of Claymore Avenue in Hemel Hempstead, had knocked on the doors of a number of houses in the Dunlin Road area, including 37-year-old Mrs Cross's home, on 14 September 2015.
Her husband Danny Cross was working in Hull and she was alone with her children, aged six and three.
She had been alarmed by Porczynski's behaviour and called the police, who searched and questioned him before leaving the street, the court heard.
Porczynski broke into the home of one of Mrs Cross's neighbours, only to be disturbed by a male occupant.
The court was told he threw a plant pot through a window at the back of Mrs Cross's home while she was on the telephone to her husband.
Porczynski took a knife from a block in the kitchen and attacked the mother upstairs.
Prosecutor Christopher Donnellan QC said: "Over the telephone Danny Cross heard his wife scream and say 'Get out of the house'."
Mr Cross then heard his wife shout: "You don't need to do this."
Porczynski replied "I do, I do" followed by a loud scream and silence, the court was told.
Mrs Cross was stabbed 10 times.
Porczynski was found in the back garden with one of the children by officers who were attending the break-in next door.
He has been kept at secure facility Rampton Hospital since his arrest.
A summary of the above article is? | A man has admitted killing a woman whose last words and screams were heard over the phone by her husband. | 6 | Flan2021 | huggingface:xsum | zs_opt |
Translate "But boxer himself always remains the anchor of the team." to Russian? | Но ключевой фигурой все равно остается сам спортсмен. | 7 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/ru-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Необходимы такие методы обучения и воспитания, которые бы помогли каждому вспомнить, что мы не хозяева Природы, а лишь ее часть.
Translate this to English? | The education should help people to realize that we are not Masters of the nature, but we are a part of it. | 3 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/ru-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
You will be given options, read the text and determine if the sentence is true:
Part of it was to be compulsorily purchased. You could say that Gustave was shepherded into creative retreat at Croisset by epilepsy. You could also say he was driven there by the railway.
Sentence: Gustave was driven to creative retreat in Croisset by the railway
Possible answers:
1). Yes;
2). No;
3). It's impossible to say; | 1). | 6 | Flan2021 | super_glue/cb:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
The Mother (How I Met Your Mother)
Tracy McConnell, better known as ``The Mother'', is the title character from the CBS television sitcom How I Met Your Mother. The show, narrated by Future Ted, tells the story of how Ted Mosby met The Mother. Tracy McConnell appears in 8 episodes from ``Lucky Penny'' to ``The Time Travelers'' as an unseen character; she was first seen fully in ``Something New'' and was promoted to a main character in season 9. The Mother is played by Cristin Milioti.
Available options:
- no.
- yes.
Is this statement correct "does how i met your mother ever show ted's wife"? | yes | 8 | Flan2021 | bool_q:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
lazio president sergio cragnotti said thursday that alessandro nesta , hernan crespo and claudio lopez would stay at club next season .
Write a brief summary in a sentence or less. | nesta crespo and lopez stay at lazio | 4 | Flan2021 | gigaword:1.2.0 | zs_opt |
so, when you delete any file mistakenly go to time machine and restore the file.
Make this proper case. | So, when you delete any file mistakenly go to time machine and restore the file. | 7 | Flan2021 | true_case | zs_opt |
Choose your answer: Who is he in the following sentence?
Chuck Norris can beat any man in a fight, unless he is tied up and blindfolded.
Pick from: (a). Chuck Norris (b). any man | (a). | 5 | Flan2021 | definite_pronoun_resolution:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Write a brief sentence. | The lead guitarist for the rock band is playing on stage. | 9 | Flan2021 | snli:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Here is a news article: Mr “Piñateria” Ramirez told The Independent that he created Mr Trump’s paper-mâché and cardboard look-a-like in one day and was inspired by his controversial presidential campaign announcement speech.
“They’re bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime,” Mr Trump said in at Trump Tower in New York City. “They’re rapists and some, I assume, are good people, but I speak to border guards and they’re telling us what we’re getting.”
The craftsman, from Reynosa in Mexico's Tamaulipas state, said that the piñatas provide an outlet for Mexicans to vent their frustrations at Mr Trump’s controversial portrayal of Mexicans.
"It was a way of expressing disagreement of what he said about us Mexicans," the artist said. "Donald Trump should not promote racism against Mexicans or Latinos in America."
Mr Trump also said that he'd plan on creating a Berlin Wall-type all in America to prevent illegal immigrants from migrating to the US.
I like Mexico and love the spirit of Mexican people, but we must protect our borders from people, from all over, pouring into the U.S. hyphen; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 20, 2015
The figure will come in a variety of sizes and the artist's shop has received more than 10 orders since its unveiling on Friday afternoon. ||||| Washington (CNN) Donald Trump is outpolling all other Republican candidates in New Hampshire except for Jeb Bush, according to a new survey released Tuesday, though if you ask the real estate mogul himself, he thinks he should be in first.
In a poll fielded immediately after their presidential announcements last week, Bush earned 14% of the vote in the crowded GOP field, followed by Trump with 11%. Nearly a third of respondents said they were undecided.
The results from Suffolk University are the clearest indication yet that Trump, the billionaire with a penchant for bombastic rhetoric and unorthodox claims, is catching on with Republican voters early on in the cycle.
Trump referenced the poll Tuesday night while speaking to the Maryland GOP, saying he can't believe he's behind Bush.
"I'm not thrilled, cause how could Bush be in first place?" Trump said. "This guy can't negotiate his way out of a paper bag!"
Read More ||||| Donald Trump is pushing back after taking heat for his comments last week about Mexican illegal immigrants, telling reporters on Tuesday: "Latinos love Trump."
The newly announced Republican presidential candidate spoke to reporters while giving them, and PGA officials, a tour of his 18-hole championship course, which hugs the Potomac River. Trump confronted criticism he's fielded -- from the Latino community, Hillary Clinton and others -- for saying last week he'd build a "great wall" on the Mexican border. Trump also had said Mexico is sending people who are "bringing drugs" and "bringing crime," including "rapists."
Asked about the backlash, Trump said: "I do great with Latino voters. I employ so many Latinos. I have so many people working for me. I'm a job creator. I create jobs. I'm a master job creator. No politician knows how to create jobs. They're all talk, they're no action. They don't know what they're doing."
He added: "And you know, the Latinos love Trump and I love them."
He also touted the results of a newly released New Hampshire primary poll showing him in second place, just behind Jeb Bush. The Suffolk University Political Research Center survey had Bush with 14 percent, and Trump with 11 percent.
"I think it's an honor," Trump said. "I was just told we're in second place. Bush, then Trump. And the headline is Trump."
Trump on Tuesday was marking the re-opening of a redesigned "Championship Course" at Trump National in suburban Washington.
The Donald also weighed in on the Confederate Flag controversy raging in South Carolina and elsewhere after last week's mass shooting in Charleston. "I think that it probably does [need to go], and I think they should put it in a museum. Let it go. ... I would take it down, yes," he said.
Trump advisers tell Fox News the Donald will be hitting the campaign trail this weekend, heading to Iowa, home of the critical first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses.
Jake Gibson is a producer working at the Fox News Washington bureau who covers politics, law enforcement and intelligence issues. |||||
A summary of this is? | – Though some Mexicans are buying pinatas in his likeness specifically so they can bash his head in, Donald Trump says that Latinos love him. That's exactly what he said yesterday, while ferrying reporters around his 18-hole golf course in Virginia: "Latinos love Trump." He made the comment as a way of pushing back against criticism over other recent comments he's made, like saying we need a "great wall" because Mexico is sending criminals across the border. "I do great with Latino voters," he said when questioned about the backlash, according to Fox News. He continues: "I employ so many Latinos. I have so many people working for me. I'm a job creator. I create jobs. I'm a master job creator. No politician knows how to create jobs. They're all talk, they're no action. They don't know what they're doing. And you know, the Latinos love Trump and I love them." Somehow, a new poll out of New Hampshire has Trump in second place at 11%, behind Jeb Bush (14%) in the GOP field, CNN reports. "I'm not thrilled, 'cause how could Bush be in first place?" Trump said last night. "This guy can't negotiate his way out of a paper bag!" (Meanwhile, none of the candidates can catch Darth Vader.) | 4 | Flan2021 | multi_news:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
What's an example of a grad-school level question? | Which is a major organ of the nervous system? | 8 | Flan2021 | ai2_arc/ARC-Easy:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Vivendi Universal increases its stake in Morocco's national telecoms business, days before it is partially floated.
Q: Which is the best summary of this article?
OPT:
(a). World.
(b). Sports.
(c). Business.
(d). Science/Tech.
I think the answer is | (d). | 2 | Flan2021 | ag_news_subset:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Note that this question lists possible answers. Which person is he referring to in the following sentence?
Doctor Igor was interrogated by Colonel Marshall because he had vital information on the location of enemy forces.
Select from the following.
1). Doctor Igor.
2). Colonel Marshall. | 1). | 8 | Flan2021 | definite_pronoun_resolution:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Read this article and answer this question Coming off from their divisional home win over the Chiefs, the Broncos flew to Charlotte for a Week 15 interconference duel with the Carolina Panthers. In the first quarter, Denver drew first blood as QB Jay Cutler completes a 7-yard TD pass to RB P.J. Pope. Carolina soon responded with QB Jake Delhomme completing a 15-yard TD pass to WR Steve Smith, yet Denver answered with kicker Matt Prater nailing a 43-yard field goal. Carolina kicker John Kasay ties the game with a 39-yard field goal. In the second quarter, Carolina took the lead with rookie RB Jonathan Stewart getting a 2-yard TD run, while Kasay closed out the half with a 44-yard field goal. In the third quarter, Carolina increased its lead with RB DeAngelo Williams's 56-yard TD run for the only score of the period. In the fourth quarter, Carolina sealed the win with Kasay's 42-yard field goal.
How many total field goals were kicked from more than 40 yards? | 3 | 4 | Flan2021 | drop:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence in this paragraph:
An athletic man is seen standing ready holding a shot put and then throws the ball off into the distance. he
i. throws again and it falls far behind him but then again it flips just in front of him. ii. lets the ball fall and weights his score on the distance. iii. then points to himself and the crowd looking confused and finally his score being shown. iv. then attempts again a second time and throws the distance again and again. | iii. | 1 | Flan2021 | hellaswag:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Who is he referring to in the following sentence?
Gary envied Bill because he was poor.
Pick your answer from:
I. Gary
II. Bill | I. | 7 | Flan2021 | definite_pronoun_resolution:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Write a sentence in English. | You've engaged a celebrant and you've picked the day. So how do you ensure that the naming ceremony for your baby goes smoothly and is memorable for friends and relatives alike? Focus on two things - preparation for the ceremony, and how things are organised on the day.Preparation Choose your child's godparents with care, talk to them about the promises they feel able ... | 8 | Flan2021 | para_crawl_enes | zs_opt |
Is marriage used to mean the same thing in the next two sentences (see options)?
A long and happy marriage.
You should enter marriage for love.
Select from the following.
(a). different meanings.
(b). the same meaning. | (b). | 7 | Flan2021 | super_glue/wic:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
How does repeating an experiment improve the likelihood of obtaining accurate results?
Options:
-Data can be compared.;
-Time can be decreased.;
-Equipment can be added.;
-Procedures can be changed.;
| Data can be compared. | 8 | Flan2021 | unified_qa_science_inst | zs_opt |
Write an article based on this summary:
– Does your heart swell with pride when an American flag is unfurled at a major sporting event? If so, know that you paid for the sensation. The Pentagon has shelled out about $10 million to sports franchises over the past five years for advertising and promotion, including $6.8 million that went toward staging "paid patriotism" events such as enlistment ceremonies and the reunions of soldiers and their families, report Bloomberg and USA Today. The finding comes in a scathing report from Sens. Jeff Flake and John McCain, which describes the spending as "inappropriate and frivolous," per NBC News. More than $6 million went to NFL teams, including almost $900,000 to the Atlanta Falcons. The team was paid $315,000 for a single event in 2013, during which an American flag was spread across the Georgia Dome's field. People assume the events "are paid for out of the goodness of the heart by the owners and the teams," Flake says. "To find out taxpayers are paying for it, it cheapens the whole lot." Back in July, the acting undersecretary of defense told Flake that it was difficult to meet recruiting goals with the upturn in the economy and that "sports events are an important component of this process." However, the military couldn't produce any evidence that their efforts worked. McCain suggested teams donate received funds to a charity supporting veterans, but NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says the league will conduct an internal audit and refund any "inappropriate" payments. The senators now plan to ban such services in a defense appropriations bill.
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CLOSE An investigation revealed the Department of Defense spent millions of dollars on patriotic displays at sporting events since 2012. Video provided by Newsy Newslook
There is no solid evidence the events helped recruiting efforts.
Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz. (Photo: Jacquelyn Martin, AP)
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has paid more than $9 million to professional sports franchises the past four years, including $6.8 million to stage “paid patriotism” events, Sens. Jeff Flake and John McCain disclosed Wednesday.
The events ranged from full-field displays of the American flag to enlistment and re-enlistment ceremonies and emotional reunions of returning servicemembers and their families.
“What is upsetting is when you see activities like this that people assume when they go to games are paid for out of the goodness of the heart by the owners and the teams, and then to find out the taxpayers are paying for it. It kind of cheapens (it) and it’s simply not right," Flake said at a news conference with McCain to release the report.
The advertising-marketing contracts were intended to help with recruiting efforts, but the military has no hard evidence they were effective. Many of the agreements involved the National Guard. The exact amount of the marketing contracts that went toward activities deemed as paid patriotism could not be determined.
The report includes details of contracts with payments totaling $9.1 million to teams in the National Football League, Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League, the National Basketball Association and Major League Soccer. Investigators identified $6.8 million worth of contracts to the major sports teams that included events considered to be paid patriotism.
NFL teams were among the biggest beneficiaries, receiving more than $6 million, according to the report. The Atlanta Falcons received $879,000; the New England Patriots, $700,000; and the Buffalo Bills, $650,000. The Atlanta Braves received $450,000, the most of any Major League Baseball franchise, while the Minnesota Wild were paid $570,000, the most of any National Hockey League team.
The Atlanta contracts included a 2013 event during which a roaring crowd cheered as the Falcons welcomed 80 guard members who unfurled an American flag across the Georgia Dome’s turf.
“Little did those fans — or millions of other Americans — know that the National Guard had actually paid the Atlanta Falcons for this display of patriotism,” the report said.
Besides the major sports franchises, the military paid NASCAR about $1.6 million. For that the U.S. Air Force received, among other things, personal appearances by driver Aric Almirola and retired driving legend Richard Petty.
In statements in the report, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Falcons owner Arthur Blank defend the voluntary support the league and its teams provide to the military. Goodell said the league is conducting an audit of all the agreements between teams and the military and would refund any "inappropriate" payments. At Wednesday's news conference, McCain called on teams to donate the money they received to charity, particularly ones that help veterans.
President Obama's spokesman, Josh Earnest, offered a mild defense Tuesday of the military using sporting events as a promotional stage.
"I'm not aware that the president has weighed in on this, and I will acknowledge that I'm not aware of the policies that govern those kinds of relationships," Earnest said. "I do know that the Department of Defense would likely say that these kinds of relationships enhance their recruiting efforts."
In a July letter to Flake, Brad Carson, acting undersecretary of defense, said the improvement in the economy had made recruiting more difficult and that marketing was needed to meet recruiting goals. "Sports events are an important component of this process," he wrote.
Flake asked in May for records of all marketing contracts since 2012 between military and sports franchises after discovering one between the New Jersey Army National Guard and the New York Jets.
But the material he received from the Pentagon was incomplete and in some cases misleading, the report said. Military officials turned over only about two-thirds of the 122 contracts identified by Senate investigators.
In correspondence included in the report, Defense Department officials said they were continuing to gather information on the issue. In the meantime, both the National Guard and the Defense Department have banned some practices, such as paying for player appearances and ceremonies such as enlistments.
The September memo from the Pentagon said the military branches should “neither fund nor approve any sports marketing or sports-related contract in which the terms of the contract require the service to pay … to honor members of the armed services.”
In addition, the military authorization bill recently passed by Congress, but vetoed by President Obama, included a provision banning the military from entering into any agreements in which it pays for events honoring members of the military. A revised version of the authorization bill is expected to be voted on in Congress soon.
In the report, the Arizona senators said they “hope that both DOD and the professional sports teams will refrain from signing marketing and advertising contracts that could suggest even the appearance of impropriety.”
“Americans deserve the ability to assume that tributes for our men and women in military uniform are genuine displays of national pride, which many are, rather than taxpayer-funded DOD marketing gimmicks,” the report concludes.
McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said he was not planning to hold hearings on the issue. He said the changes already made by the services plus the ban on paid patriotism events included in the military authorization bill make any further action unnecessary.
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That military tribute you saw at your last pro ballgame — a service member's stirring rendition of "America The Beautiful," a surprise "welcome home" celebration for returning troops, a soldier's ceremonial first pitch — may not have been a charitable gesture by the home team.
Instead, that event may have been paid for by the Pentagon, part of a multimillion-dollar program to promote the armed services and boost recruitment through patriotic events, game tickets, player appearances and other perks.
That initiative was detailed in a Senate report released Wednesday that described the spending as "inappropriate and frivolous" and criticized the Department of Defense for failing to disclose and keep track of such deals.
"Americans deserve the ability to assume that tributes for our men and women in military uniform are genuine displays of national pride, which many are, rather than taxpayer-funded DOD marketing gimmicks," Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake, the report's co-authors, wrote.
The paid marketing campaigns cast "an unfortunate shadow" over "genuine patriotic partnerships" between the military and pro sports clubs, the senators said.
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They acknowledged that the department has, since the start of their investigation, limited what they called "paid patriotism." But McCain and Flake said the Pentagon still cannot fully account for its past spending. They hoped to ban the practice by including restrictive language in a defense appropriations bill.
The senators also criticized the dozens of pro teams that took the Pentagon's money. In a press conference announcing their findings, McCain called on the teams to donate the funds to organizations that help troops.
Flake pointed out that, overall, pro sports teams' work on behalf of the military "dwarfs anything in these contracts.' He added, "What is upsetting is that when you see activities like this, that people assume when they go to games are paid for out of the goodness of their heart by the owners and the teams, then to find out the taxpayers paid for it, it kind of cheapens the whole lot. And that’s simply not right."
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wrote the senators to say the league opposed "the use of recruitment funds for anything other than their proper purpose." He also said his office was conducting an audit of all contracts between the league's 32 clubs and the military, and would refund any inappropriate payments.
The report summarizes the conclusions of an investigation McCain and Flake began last spring, when they said they discovered that weekly "hometown hero" tributes hosted by the New York Jets and New England Patriots were paid for by taxpayer money. They said they asked the Pentagon for documentation, and found $53 million in spending on marketing and advertising contracts with sports teams between 2012 and 2015, $10 million of which went to clubs in the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL and Major League Soccer.
The senators said the Pentagon was unable to accurately account for how many contracts it has awarded or how much has been spent. The exact amount of the questionable spending isn’t clear, the lawmakers said.
The senators said their findings offered only a glimpse of a wider problem. The Pentagon's "official response" to their request accounted for two-thirds of its contracts with major league teams, and only 70 percent of the $10 million spent.
"The Department of Defense dragged their feet every step of the way," McCain said at the press conference.
The "paid patriotism" spanned a variety of activities: on-field color guards, enlistment and re-enlistment ceremonies, performances of the national anthem, full-field flag details, ceremonial first pitches and puck drops, and hometown hero and wounded warrior tributes, the senators said.
They highlighted several events which "could be considered waste and abuse of taxpayer funds." The list included:
The unfurling of an American flag across the Georgia Dome's playing field during a 2013 Atlanta Falcons game, part of a $315,000 marketing contract.
An on-field swearing ceremony hosted by the New York Mets, at a cost of $10,000.
The honoring of five Air Force officers by the L.A. Galaxy in 2012, including sideline seats, at a cost of $1,500.
The National Guard's paying the Indianapolis Colts for use of a luxury suite, autographed items, pre- game field visits and cheerleader appearances.
National Guard's paying the Boston Bruins for a luxury box for 18 people and an executive view suite for 25 people on Military Appreciation Night.
"If the most compelling message about military service we can deliver to prospective recruits and influencers is the promise of game tickets, gifts, and player appearances, we need to rethink our approach to how we are inspiring qualified men and women to military service," the senators wrote.
Department of Defense spokesman Matthew Allen said in a statement the Pentagon's sports marketing initiatives "help to educate the public, build brand recognition, renew interest in public service and overcome negative perceptions of military that may exist among influencers and eligible youth." Much of these paid agreements are with networks, not the leagues, Allen said.
In September, the Pentagon imposed more stringent guidelines on the agreements, Allen said. Those measures included a ban on contracts that require the military to pay for honors and stricter oversight and monitoring of sports marketing agreements. ||||| The Department of Defense spent a little more than $10 million on sports sponsorship in the last five years, a minuscule fraction of the military budget allocated for box seats, advertising, on-site recruiting, and -- controversially -- tributes for soldiers. Now the NFL says it will pay back the money its teams received for the latter.
The practice of "paid patriotism" at sporting events came under fire a few months ago, and today Arizona senators John McCain and Jeff Flake released a 146-page report detailing exactly how the Department of Defense spent taxpayer money on military pageantry at sporting events. Almost 60 percent of the 122 sponsorship agreements between various branches of the DOD and major league sports teams contained provisions for displays like on-field color guard performances and ceremonies to honor soldiers.
“To find out taxpayers are paying for it, it cheapens the whole lot,” Flake said today. “Also, for the Pentagon, they say there’s no fat to cut anywhere. When you look into these marketing contracts and find activities like this that are being paid for, it makes you question that as well.”
In a letter to McCain and Flake dated Nov. 2, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell pledged that the National Football League would conduct an audit of all contracts between its clubs and military service branches. He said any payments made for activities beyond recruitment or advertising would be refunded in full. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said the league would complete the audit as "quickly as possible."
NBA spokesman Mike Bass said that while pro basketball teams do occasionally recognize servicemen and women with on-court ceremonies, "These tributes are not paid for by the military. We will perform an additional review to ensure that this is the case." Spokesmen from the NHL and MLB declined to comment.
It’s unclear how much money was directly tied to things like paid on-field tributes, or how much the NFL will pay back. It’s not that much relative to the defense budget, which was $619 billion in 2013, or to the bottom line of the NFL. The contracts that contained such activities were worth $6.8 million out of the $10.4 million the DOD spent on marketing and advertising contracts with professional sports teams from 2012-2015.
As examples, the McCain-Flake report noted that the New Jersey Army National Guard paid $20,000 for the NFL’s New York Jets to recognize one or two soldiers as hometown heroes, which included club seats for the soldiers and three guests. MLB’s Atlanta Braves had a $200,000 deal with Georgia Army National Guard that included four on-field presentations that could be used for a surprise homecoming, first pitch, calling “play ball” and parades. And in the NBA, the Atlanta Hawks had $225,000 in contracts that included a video presentation highlighting a National Guard soldier that was played at home games.
Congress is trying to ban taxpayer-financed salutes to U.S. troops. The National Defense Authorization Act, vetoed by Obama and scheduled to reach his desk again soon, is also seeking to conduct a study of all existing DOD sports sponsorship deals, and encourages sports leagues and teams to consider donating the money they received for those salutes to military charities.
Before the 2015 football season began, the NFL asked teams to separate military sponsorship from events such as soldier appreciation and community outreach.
(Correction: Removes mention of an DOD contract with the Charlotte Hornets in the 7th paragraph.) ||||| | 8 | Flan2021 | multi_news:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
How does the tilt of Earth's axis and its rotation affect the weather?
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Select from the following.
a). The tilt of Earth allows Earth to absorb all of the Sun's radiation as it rotates.
b). The tilt allows certain latitudes of Earth to be heated at a greater rate while Earth rotates.
c). The tilt of Earth allows Earth to rotate fast enough to allow surface cooling to occur at night.
d). The tilt allows energy to be evenly distributed throughout the atmosphere while Earth rotates. | b). | 4 | Flan2021 | unified_qa_science_inst | zs_opt |
facing the back of the building, these studios feature a fully fitted, open plan kitchen with dishwasher and washing machine, a seating area with a flat-screen smart tv, and a modern bathroom.
Capitalize this past sentence correctly. | Facing the back of the building, these studios feature a fully fitted, open plan kitchen with dishwasher and washing machine, a seating area with a flat-screen smart TV, and a modern bathroom. | 3 | Flan2021 | true_case | zs_opt |
Write a question about the following article.
Not too long ago she never would have thought she would be attracted to a career military soldier like John . And a pilot who loved to go fast , no less . All her life the path to romantic companionship had meant doctors , professors , academics , and even politicians and diplomats .
Question: | Why are some surprised with her partner ?
Select from the following. 1). They are surprised by her choice of an academic .; 2). They have a different lifestyle than past mates .; 3). None of the above choices .; 4). They are surprised by her choice of a professor .; | 8 | Flan2021 | cosmos_qa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
What is the main function of the circulatory system?
Pick from:
(A). secrete enzymes;
(B). digest proteins;
(C). produce hormones;
(D). transport materials;
| (D). | 8 | Flan2021 | unified_qa_science_inst | zs_opt |
Choose your answer.OPT:
[1]. no
[2]. yes.
I asked Dave to get me my sweater from the other side of the yacht . While he was gone, I rested my arm on the rail over there and suddenly *it* gave way.
Do "it" and "rail" mean the same thing? | [2]. | 3 | Flan2021 | super_glue/wsc.fixed:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
Single/multi-select question: Do the following sentences say the same thing?
A woman is swinging her arms.
A woman is slicing an onion.
Return your answer on a scale from 0 to 5, where 0 is "not similar" and 5 is "very similar".
a). 0
b). 1
c). 2
d). 3
e). 4
f). 5 | b). | 4 | Flan2021 | glue/stsb:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Summarize this article in one sentence.
A survey of 2,000 people to mark Thursday's World Aids Day explored the beliefs that still persist, despite the significant medical advances since that time.
Here are five common mistaken beliefs about how HIV is contracted and treated:
Myth - HIV can be transmitted by kissing
Truth - The YouGov survey found 20% still believed this - but HIV cannot be passed on through skin-to-skin contact or saliva.
Myth - Sharing a toothbrush with someone who has HIV can pass on the virus
Truth - Just under a third believed this - but it is not possible because HIV does not survive outside the body.
Myth - People with HIV will pass it on to their children
Truth - Effective treatment works by reducing the amount of the virus in the blood to undetectable levels. It means people with HIV who are being treated can have babies without passing it on - 29% of the people surveyed were not aware of this.
Myth - If someone has HIV they will die young
Truth - The advances in treatment also mean that people with HIV can and do live into old age, which only half of those in the survey knew.
Myth - It is not possible to have sex with someone who has HIV without contracting it
Truth - This year, a landmark study proved that people on effective HIV treatment cannot transmit the virus - even through sex. Only 39% in the survey were aware that was the case. The much bigger risk of transmission is from people who have no idea they are living with the virus so may be unwittingly passing it on.
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Ian Green, chief executive of THT, said: "We've come a long way since the Aids crisis first emerged, when the nation was gripped by panic and fear.
"Thankfully, we now know far more about how HIV is and is not transmitted and medical advances now mean HIV doesn't have to stand in the way of living a long and healthy life.
"But it's not over. While science has moved on, we can see today that inaccurate myths from the 1980s are still deeply entrenched in society, both in terms of how HIV is transmitted and what it's like to live with HIV."
He added: "Misunderstanding of the virus can fuel stigma and cause immense distress for people coming to terms with an HIV diagnosis. Much more needs to be done to bring the British public up to date with what HIV means in 2016."
Summary: | Myths about HIV that were common in the the 1980s still endure, according to the Terrence Higgins Trust. | 2 | Flan2021 | huggingface:xsum | zs_opt |
The term Hispanic ( or ) broadly refers to the people, nations, and cultures that have a historical link to Spain. It commonly applies to countries once owned by the Spanish Empire in the Americas (see Spanish colonization of the Americas) and Asia, particularly the countries of Hispanic America and the Philippines. It could be argued that the term should apply to all Spanish-speaking cultures or countries, as the historical roots of the word specifically pertain to the Iberian region. It is difficult to label a nation or culture with one term, such as "Hispanic", as the ethnicities, customs, traditions, and art forms (music, literature, dress, culture, cuisine, and others) vary greatly by country and region. The Spanish language and Spanish culture are the main distinctions.
"Hispanic" originally referred to the people of ancient Roman Hispania, which roughly comprised the Iberian Peninsula, including the contemporary states of Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.
The term "Hispanic" derives from Latin "Hispanicus" ('Spanish'), the adjectival derivation of Latin (and Greek) "Hispania" ('Spain') and "Hispanus"/"Hispanos" ('Spaniard'), ultimately probably of Celtiberian origin. In English the word is attested from the 16th century (and in the late 19th century in American English).
1. What did the word Hispanic refer to, first?
2. What does the word refer to now?
3. Should the word apply to any Spanish speaking country?
4. The roots of the word pertain to what region?
5. Does that one word easily name an entire culture?
6. What are the primary distinctions?
7. Was Andorra part of Roman Hispania?
8. Name another area that was part of that region.
9. When did the word Hispanic enter the English language?
10. The word applies to places once owned by with empire?
11. And where else?
Provide a numbered list of answers. | 1. the people of Hispania
2. people, nations, and cultures that have a historical link to Spain
3. It could be argued
4. the Iberian Peninsula
5. no
6. the Spanish language and culture
7. yes
8. Portugal
9. the 16th century
10. Spanish
11. Asia | 7 | Flan2021 | coqa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Produce a brief English sentence that would be considered grammatically as category: [b].
All categories: Choose from:
[a]. unacceptable.
[b]. acceptable. | That I should evaporate is my fondest dream | 9 | Flan2021 | glue/cola:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
What's the most logical way to complete this passage?
For centuries France has held out against the dull language of 'les rosbifs' just across the Channel. But now the country's future leaders have been told they must master English – a dramatic climbdown for a nation that has tried to ban words such as 'le weekend' from encroaching on its precious vocabulary. ENA, the elite National School of Administration in Strasbourg, which produces the French governing class, is to make mastery of English a compulsory rule of entry from 2018. Nathalie Loiseau, director of the elite National School of Administration in Strasbourg, which produces the French governing class, has said the school will make mastery of English a compulsory rule of entry from 2018
'I was profoundly shocked to see a Frenchman express himself in
OPTIONS:
- Channel,' said Mr Chirac.
- ENA,' said Mr Chirac.
- English,' said Mr Chirac.
- France,' said Mr Chirac.
- French,' said Mr Chirac.
- Jacques Chirac,' said Mr Chirac.
- Nathalie Loiseau,' said Mr Chirac.
- National School of Administration,' said Mr Chirac.
- Strasbourg,' said Mr Chirac.
| English,' said Mr Chirac. | 3 | Flan2021 | super_glue/record:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
Here is a dialogue:
John: Hi, i'm writing about the add you have posted
John: The apartment for rent
Anna: Yes, what would you like to know?
John: Firstly what is the floor area and what floor is it on?
Anna: 55 sq meters, 3 rooms
Anna: And it's on 5th out of 7 floors
Anna: But there is an elevator
John: Ok, that the size I was looking for actually
John: does it happen to have a balcony?
Anna: yes, there is a balcony. Nothing much, but should be enough to dry your laundry :)
John: That's good.
John: Do you happen to have floor plans? Kinda hard to figure out the layout based on the pictures
Anna: Sure, here it is
Anna:
John: Great, let me have a look and I will get back to you shortly
Write a short summary! | Anna is renting her 55-square-meter 3-room flat with a small balcony. It is situated on the 5th floor and there is a lift in the building. John is interested in the offer but needs to see the floor plan first. | 1 | Flan2021 | samsum:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Busch Stadium has been their home ballpark since 2006. With origins as one of the early professional baseball clubs in St. Louis, entrepreneur Chris von der Ahe purchased a barnstorming club in 1881, then known as the Brown Stockings, and established them as charter members of the American Association (AA) the following season. Upon the discontinuation of the AA, St. Louis joined the NL in 1892; at that time, they were called the Browns and the Perfectos before they were officially renamed as the Cardinals in 1900.
One of the most successful franchises in baseball history, the Cardinals have won 11 World Series championships, the second-most in Major League Baseball and most in the National League. Their 19 National League pennants rank third in NL history. In addition, St. Louis has won 13 division titles in the East and Central divisions. While still in the AA, St. Louis won four league championships, qualifying them to play in a forerunner of the World Series. They tied in 1885 and won outright in 1886, both times against Chicago, in the first meetings of the Cardinals–Cubs rivalry that continues to this day.
1. what was the very first name of the team?
2. when did they get the name Cardinals?
3. who was the early mentioned owner?
4. when did he buy them?
5. what state do they play in?
6. in what city?
7. who is their main rival?
8. did they face the cubs in championships prior to the 20th century?
9. how many times?
10. are they a member of the American League?
11. what league are they in?
12. what division are they a part of?
13. what years did they face the cubs in championships?
14. did they win both times?
15. how many times did they win?
16. how many times have they won the world series
17. is that the most in the MLB?
18. how does it rank?
19. what is the name of their stadium?
20. when did that become their park?
Provide a numbered list of answers. | 1. the Brown Stockings
2. 1900
3. Chris von der Ahe
4. 1881
5. Missouri
6. St. Louis
7. the Cubs
8. Yes
9. two
10. No
11. the National League
12. the Central division
13. 1885 and 1886,
14. No
15. once
16. 11
17. No
18. second
19. Busch Stadium
20. 2006. | 7 | Flan2021 | coqa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Is sign used to mean the same thing in the next two sentences (see options)?
The hunters found deer sign at the end of the trail.
Those clouds show signs of raining soon.
Options: (i) different meanings. (ii) the same meaning. | (ii) | 7 | Flan2021 | super_glue/wic:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
Identify the most salient words in this sentence:
golfer holds aloft award after winning recurring competition played . | golfer
hold
recur
win | 8 | Flan2021 | gem/common_gen:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
The Christian Church is a term generally used by Protestants and some others to refer to the whole group of people belonging to the Christian religious tradition throughout history. In this understanding, the "Christian Church" does not refer to a particular Christian denomination but to the body of all believers; but most Christians follow the traditional Christian understanding of the term, and believe that the term "Christian Church" or "Church" applies only to a specific historic Christian body or institution, namely their own (e.g., the Roman Catholic Church, the Orthodox Church, the Non-Chalcedonian Churches of Oriental Orthodoxy, or the Assyrian Church of the East). The Four Marks of the Church first expressed in the Nicene Creed are that the Church is One (a unified Body of Particular Churches in full Communion of doctrines and faith with each other), Holy (a sanctified and deified Body), Catholic (Universal and containing the fullness of Truth in itself), and Apostolic (its hierarchy, doctrines, and faith can be traced back to the Apostles).
Thus, the majority of Christians globally (particularly of the apostolic churches listed above, as well as some Anglo-Catholics) consider the Christian Church as a visible and institutional "societas perfecta" enlivened with supernatural grace, while Protestants generally understand the Church to be an invisible reality not identifiable with any specific earthly institution, denomination, or network of affiliated churches. Others equate the Church with particular groups that share certain essential elements of doctrine and practice, though divided on other points of doctrine and government (such as the branch theory as taught by some Anglicans).
Answer this series of questions:
1. What do the majority of Christians consider the Christian Church?
2. What do others equate the church with?
3. Who is the term Christian Church usually used by to refer to the whole group?
4. What do most Christians believe about the term "Christian Church"?
5. Can you name a couple of these churches?
6. Name two?
7. Where were the Four Marks of the Church 1st expressed?
8. What is the first one of these Marks?
9. Can you name another?
10. What can the Apostolic Mark hierarchy, doctrines and faith be traced back to?
11. Who thinks the the church is an invisible reality?
Numbered answers: | 1. a visible and institutional "societas perfecta" enlivened with supernatural grace
2. an invisible reality not identifiable with any specific earthly institution, denomination, or network of affiliated churches
3. Protestants
4. it applies only to a specific historic Christian body or institution
5. yes
6. the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church
7. in the Nicene Creed
8. the Church is One
9. the Church is Holy
10. the Apostles
11. Protestants | 3 | Flan2021 | coqa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
By. Associated Press. PUBLISHED:. 17:02 EST, 21 May 2013. |. UPDATED:. 17:48 EST, 21 May 2013. Photos taken in the aftermath of the attack that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep Gabrielle Giffords show the handgun, high-capacity pistol magazines and knife that Jared Lee Loughner carried with him as he carried out the January 2011 attack. The 600 photos, released Tuesday, also show images of Loughner's receipt for the motel where he stayed the night before the shooting, a credit card record showing ear plugs he bought and dozens of vehicles that were in the parking lot of the shopping center where the shooting unfolded. The most graphic image shows a small puddle of blood on the ground outside the shopping center amid plastic bags and other trash. Evidence: Newly released photos taken after the attack that killed six people and wounded Gabrielle Giffords show the handgun used by Jared Loughner - as well as high-capacity pistol magazines. Chilling: The most graphic image shows a small puddle of blood on the ground outside the shopping center amid plastic bags and other trash. Loughner, left, shot former Rep Gabrielle Giffords, right, in the head in the January 2011 shooting spree, and killed six others during a Giffords event at an Arizona supermarket. Another photo shows a specimen cup that contained a bullet fragment recovered from the shooting scene. At the time of the shooting, Loughner had two extended pistol clips that held up to 31 bullets, two 15-round magazines, a four-inch knife and other items. Loughner had cleared a federal background check and legally bought the Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol at a sporting goods store months before the shooting. Though he was carrying the knife during the attack, Loughner didn't use it to injure anyone. Blade: Although he was carrying the knife during the attack, Loughner didn't use it to injure anyone. Notes on a squad car: A series of photos shows a sheriff's patrol car that was turned into a makeshift whiteboard. Drawing: The images include a police diagram showing where Loughner and his victims were standing during the attack. Crime scene: Police tape marks the location where Giffords was shot. Other photos show sheriff's deputies talking to people in the parking lot, the interior of the cab that Loughner took to the Safeway where the attack occurred, the motel room where he stayed the night before the attack and a motel record noting the time he checked in but also saying in a handwritten notation that the motel operators 'don't know when he left.' A series of photos shows a sheriff's patrol car that was turned into a makeshift whiteboard. Authorities used markers to record the phone numbers of investigators and the hospitals where victims were being treated. Loughner's name and birth date also were written on the car's trunk. The images were made public nearly two months after the sheriff's department released roughly 2,700 pages of investigative reports examining the shooting, marking the public's first view into documents that authorities had kept private since the attack. Scene: In this image released by the Pima County Sheriff's department, medical gloves and other debris are seen near a lunch table outside of the Safeway grocery store. Investigation: In this image released by the Pima County Sheriff's department, officers are seen speaking to people in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage. The records provided more detail about the deteriorating psychological condition of Loughner in the hours leading up to the attack and the first glimpse into Loughner's family. News organizations seeking police records and photos from the shooting were denied access in the months after the attack and after the arrest of Loughner, who was sentenced in November to seven consecutive life sentences, plus 140 years, after he pleaded guilty to 19 federal charges. In late February, U.S. District Judge Larry Burns cleared the way for the release of the photos and records after Star Publishing Company, which publishes the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson, joined by Phoenix Newspapers Inc., which publishes The Arizona Republic, and KPNX-TV, sought their release. The judge said Loughner's right to a fair trial was no longer on the line now that his criminal case has resolved. Tragedy: This image shows the Safeway supermarket where Giffords was hosting an event before she was shot in January 2011. Suspect: Police notes show what they know about Jared Loughner shortly after their investigation began. Arizona's chief federal judge and a 9-year-old girl were among those killed in the rampage. Thirteen people were injured, including Giffords, who was left partially blind with a paralyzed right arm and brain injury, resigned from Congress last year and has since started, along with her husband, a gun control advocacy group. Loughner's guilty plea enabled him to avoid the death penalty. He is serving his sentence at a federal prison medical facility in Springfield, Missouri, where he was diagnosed with schizophrenia and forcibly given psychotropic drug treatments to make him fit for trial.
Write highlights for this article. | Photos included gun used by Jared Loughner and various pictures from the scene of the shooting spree in Tucson, Arizona. Former U.S. Rep Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head, but survived. Six people were killed - including a 9-year-old girl. | 2 | Flan2021 | cnn_dailymail:3.4.0 | zs_opt |
In these two sentences (1) I must see your passport before you can enter the country. (2) See whether you can come tomorrow., does the word see mean the same thing?
Options are:
1). different meanings
2). the same meaning.... A: | 1). | 3 | Flan2021 | super_glue/wic:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
Write a summary based on this article:
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. -- A former New York prison worker who helped two murderers escape from a maximum-security lockup has been sentenced to between 2 1/3 and seven years behind bars.
Fifty-one-year-old Joyce Mitchell wiped away tears and apologized before her sentencing Monday, which she agreed to in July as part of plea deal with prosecutors. She pleaded guilty to charges related to providing tools to Richard Matt and David Sweat, who broke out of the Clinton Correctional Facility June 6.
"If I could take it all back I would," Mitchell said. "I can't begin to explain how sorry I am for all this."
During Mitchell's statement she claimed that Matt threatened to kill her husband if she didn't help him and Sweat escape.
"Why I did what I did I don't know, other than that I was scared for my husband," Mitchell said, before asking Judge Mark Rogers to let her "wear an ankle bracelet for the rest of my life," instead of sending her to prison.
But Rogers appeared unswayed by Mitchell's statement. He said before sentencing that if Mitchell wanted to protect her husband, she should have turned Sweat and Matt in when she learned of their escape plan.
"Ms. Mitchell I just don't find that explanation credible, your husband's life just would not have been in more danger," Rogers said.
He also noted that New York State officials estimate the cost of the search for Sweat and Matt -- who eluded more than 1,000 searchers in northern New York for weeks -- at $23 million.
"But staggering as the economic costs to New York State may be, the economic and non-economic cost suffered by so many people is incalculable. A large portion of the population was terrorized, " Rogers said, adding that law enforcement "traversed deeply inhospitable territory, never knowing if the next step they took would be their last."
Matt was killed by a border agent June 26. Sweat was wounded and captured by a trooper two days later.
Mitchell admitted becoming close with the pair, and she agreed to be their getaway driver before backing out.
Prosecutors also requested that Mitchell pay more than $200,000 in restitution to the State of New York. A hearing on that request is scheduled for November. ||||| The former New York state prison worker who helped two murderers escape from a maximum-security lockup has been sentenced to up to seven years in prison. (Published Monday, Sept. 28, 2015)
A remorseful, tearful former prison worker who helped two convicted murderers escape from a maximum-security lockup by providing them with tools was sentenced Monday to up to seven years behind bars.
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Joyce Mitchell, 51, wept and apologized as she was sentenced to 2 1/3 to seven years in prison under terms of a plea deal reached with prosecutors this summer. The judge also set a November hearing on the state's claim for about $120,000 in restitution from Mitchell.
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Mitchell entered the courtroom in tears and continued to cry through most of the 35-minute sentencing, and even removed her glasses to wipe her eyes.
She apologized to the community, her former co-workers and the law enforcement officers for the weeks of fear, disruption and inconvenience the search caused.
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"If I could take it all back, I would," she told the judge. "I never intended for any of this to happen."
Mitchell, 51, had pleaded guilty to charges related to providing hacksaw blades and other tools to Richard Matt and David Sweat, who broke out of the Clinton Correctional Facility on June 6.
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Matt was serving 25 years to life for the killing and dismembering of his former boss. Sweat was serving a sentence of life without parole for killing a sheriff's deputy in Broome County in 2002.
The pair eluded more than 1,000 searchers who combed the thick woods and bogs of northern New York for much of the next three weeks. Matt was killed by a border agent June 26. Sweat was wounded and captured by a state trooper two days later.
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Mitchell admitted becoming close with the pair while she worked as an instructor in the prison tailor shop. She told investigators she agreed to be their getaway driver before backing out after suffering a panic attack at the last minute. The escapees were forced to scrub plans to head to Mexico and instead fled on foot after emerging from a manhole near the prison.
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Clinton County Court Judge Kevin Ryan told Mitchell she "did terrible things" when she helped the inmates and noted how the resulting search disrupted life in a wide swath of the region for three weeks.
"A large portion of the local population were terrorized," he said. "Many were forced to flee their homes."
Mitchell said she didn't tell anyone about the inmates' escape plan because Matt had threatened to harm her family, particularly her husband, Lyle, who also worked in the prison.
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"I was fearful of Mr. Matt threatening to kill my husband and wanting to know where my son and mother live," she told the judge.
But the judge rebuffed her claim that she was protecting her family by not divulging the escape plot to authorities.
"I just don't find that explanation credible," Ryan said.
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Officials said the convicts used tools to cut their way out of their adjacent cells and get into the catwalk between the cell block walls. They crawled through an underground steam pipe and reached a street near the prison walls through a manhole.
Sweat, who is being housed in a solitary cell at a central New York prison, faces charges in the escape.
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A prison guard, Gene Palmer, who authorities have said unwittingly abetted the escape plot, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of promoting prison contraband. Officials said he gave the two prisoners frozen hamburger meat Mitchell used to hide the hacksaw blades she smuggled to Sweat and Matt.
Copyright Associated Press ||||| Former New York prison employee Joyce Mitchell cried at her sentencing today, telling the judge, "If I could take it all back I would."
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"I can't begin to explain how sorry I am for all this," she added.
Her sentencing came exactly two months after she pleaded guilty to helping two convicted murderers escape from a maximum-security prison.
Mitchell pleaded guilty in July to first-degree promoting prison contraband and fourth-degree criminal facilitation. Today, on the prison contraband charge, she was sentenced to an indeterminate period of incarceration from 2 1/3 years to 7 years. For the criminal facilitation charge, she was sentenced to 1 year concurrent to the prison contraband sentence.
She was also fined $5,000 and $1,000 for each charge respectively.
Today, the judge described the impact the manhunt had on the community -- from the millions in overtime costs for police officers to the terrorized residents who were forced out of their homes.
Mitchell, 51, wiped away tears in court today before the sentencing was announced.
"Please allow me to start by saying how sorry I am. How much remorse I have," she said through tears.
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"I am 51 years old. And this is by far the worst mistake I have ever made in my life. I live with regret every day and will for the rest of my life," Mitchell said.
Mitchell said she is seeking mental help and counseling. She said she acknowledges her actions and is still trying to understand why she made the choices she did.
District Attorney Andrew Wylie said today Mitchell has cooperated with the investigators and gave up her teaching certificate, as required by her plea deal. Wylie also said the state of New York is seeking restitution against Mitchell.
New York State Police
Mitchell's attorney, Stephen Johnston, said the prisoners used power tools to escape -- which Mitchell did not provide -- so they must have had some other assistance.
Mitchell who worked in the tailor shop at Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York, was jailed shortly after prisoners Richard Matt and David Sweat escaped in June. She allegedly provided tools to Matt before the escape, authorities said, by concealing them in hamburger meat.
After a three-week manhunt for the prisoners in June, Matt was shot and killed by authorities near the town of Elephant's Head in upstate New York.
Sweat was later shot and apprehended by authorities near the town of Constable in upstate New York. |||||
Summary: | – Joyce Mitchell, the prison worker who helped two convicts escape an upstate New York correctional facility in June, wept during her sentencing Monday. "If I could take it all back I would," Mitchell said "in a choked voice," per NBC News. "I live with regret every day and will for the rest of my life." She also reiterated what she said in a two-part Today interview from September: that she had only helped David Sweat and Richard Matt because she feared they would kill her husband. She also asked to "wear an ankle bracelet for the rest of my life" rather than be incarcerated, per CBS News. But the presiding judge wasn't buying it. "I just don't find that explanation credible," he said before sentencing her to 2 1/3 to seven years on a contraband charge. (Mitchell avoided charges of sexual relations with the inmates and plotting to kill her husband by taking a July plea deal.) The judge rehashed all the trouble Mitchell caused, including the trauma of upstate residents whose lives were turned upside down by the manhunt, which he says was estimated to cost about $23 million, CBS notes. Mitchell acknowledged it all in her speech before the court. "I am 51 years old. And this is by far the worst mistake I have ever made in my life," she said, per ABC News, adding that she's seeking counseling. Prosecutors are also going after her to recoup the nearly $120,000 in damages that Sweat and Matt reportedly made to cell walls as they busted out; a November hearing has been set to address that issue, per NBC New York. One person who has, apparently, remained by Mitchell's side: her husband, Lyle. "My wife has a heart of gold," he told Today, per NBC. "That's her biggest downfall." | 1 | Flan2021 | multi_news:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Iphones are selling more than androids because they are trendy.
Who is "they"?
Available options: i. Iphones. ii. androids. | i. | 9 | Flan2021 | definite_pronoun_resolution:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Is it true that the term ontological comes from the greek and means having to do with the science of being based on the following text?
Ontology is the philosophical study of being. More broadly, it studies concepts that directly relate to being, in particular becoming, existence, reality, as well as the basic categories of being and their relations. Traditionally listed as a part of the major branch of philosophy known as metaphysics, ontology often deals with questions concerning what entities exist or may be said to exist and how such entities may be grouped, related within a hierarchy, and subdivided according to similarities and differences.
Pick your answer from: *no; *yes; | yes | 9 | Flan2021 | bool_q:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Write an article based on this "Car giant Toyota says it is creating 70 jobs at its engine plant in Flintshire to meet an increase in demand."
Article: | The Deeside factory is now making engines for vehicles made in Brazil and it is about to start supplying them for a new car being made in the UK.
The Welsh plant employs more than 500 people and became the first factory outside Japan to build Toyota's hybrid engine.
Welsh Secretary David Jones will visit the factory later on Friday.
Toyota said it had already started recruiting new staff to help with its increased workload.
Welsh Secretary Mr Jones, who is MP for Clwyd West, said: "Toyota has made a vital contribution to the growing success of the UK car manufacturing sector and to the creation of sustainable jobs in north Wales.
"It is a glowing example of collaboration between a global company and the UK, and a demonstration of why Wales continues to be a prime location to invest and do business."
Richard Kenworthy, director of the Deeside engine manufacturing factory, said the new jobs were great news for the plant and for Wales.
The Deeside plant marked its 20th anniversary last year, with First Minister Carwyn Jones describing it as "a Welsh success story". | 9 | Flan2021 | huggingface:xsum | zs_opt |
A sound is heard when you pluck a string on a guitar. What will happen to the sound if the same string is plucked harder?
Choose from: [i] The volume will stay the same, and the pitch will be higher.; [ii] The pitch will stay the same, and the volume will be higher.; [iii] Both the pitch and the volume will be higher.; [iv] Both the pitch and the volume will stay the same.;
| [ii] | 5 | Flan2021 | unified_qa_science_inst | zs_opt |
I'm confused at how this is my first visit to this bar since I first moved to Montreal. It's got a great atmosphere, and I really like the layout of the place. Although I don't drink anymore, (trials don't count!) I did however get to sample the Drak and Rousse too. I personally liked Drak a lot! I found the Rousse too florally, where as the Drak had more of a cut to the chase personality of a beer, meaning, no floral, no fruit, it doesn't try to get complicated. I like that this bar had two floors, it gave it a nice airy openess instead of feeling crowded. They also serve food there. the server was very nice and attentive to my friends watering needs.
Is this review positive or negative?
Choices:
a). negative.
b). positive.
Answer: | b). | 0 | Flan2021 | yelp_polarity_reviews:0.2.0 | zs_opt |
Dundas found the net for visitors Sutton in the 32nd minute after racing clear from a throw-in to slide the ball past Scott Davies from 20 yards.
Tranmere, who recorded their first league win of the season with a 3-1 victory over Woking on Tuesday, came close early in the second half when Andy Cook hit the underside of the bar from Liam Ridehalgh's cross.
Sutton almost added a second in the 67th minute when Kenny Davis' shot was blocked and Craig Eastmond was also denied with the follow-up.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Tranmere Rovers 0, Sutton United 1.
Second Half ends, Tranmere Rovers 0, Sutton United 1.
Substitution, Sutton United. Daniel Spence replaces Ross Lafayette.
Substitution, Sutton United. Kieron Cadogan replaces Craig Dundas.
Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Andy Mangan replaces Jay Harris.
Craig Eastmond (Sutton United) is shown the yellow card.
Andy Cook (Tranmere Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
Dean Beckwith (Sutton United) is shown the yellow card.
Kenny Davis (Sutton United) is shown the yellow card.
Second Half begins Tranmere Rovers 0, Sutton United 1.
Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. James Alabi replaces Jack Dunn.
First Half ends, Tranmere Rovers 0, Sutton United 1.
Goal! Tranmere Rovers 0, Sutton United 1. Craig Dundas (Sutton United).
Nicky Bailey (Sutton United) is shown the yellow card.
Aswad Thomas (Sutton United) is shown the yellow card.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
This article was about: | Craig Dundas scored the only goal as Sutton climbed to fourth in the fledgling National League standings with victory over Tranmere. | 5 | Flan2021 | huggingface:xsum | zs_opt |
Hungary is a unitary parliamentary republic in Central Europe. It covers an area of , situated in the Carpathian Basin, and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Romania to the east, Serbia to the south, Croatia to the southwest, Slovenia to the west, Austria to the northwest, and Ukraine to the northeast. With about 10 million inhabitants, Hungary is a medium-sized member state of the European Union. The official language is Hungarian, which is the most widely spoken Uralic language in the world. Hungary's capital and its largest city and metropolis is Budapest, a significant economic hub, classified as a leading global city. Major urban areas include Debrecen, Szeged, Miskolc, Pécs and Győr.
Following centuries of successive habitation by Celts, Romans, West Slavs, Gepids and Avars, the foundation of Hungary was laid in the late 9th century by the Hungarian grand prince Árpád in the conquest of the Carpathian Basin. His great-grandson Stephen I ascended the throne in 1000, converting the country to a Christian kingdom. By the 12th century, Hungary became a middle power within the Western world, reaching a golden age by the 15th century. Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526 and about 150 years of partial Ottoman occupation (1541–1699), Hungary came under Habsburg rule, and later formed the great power Austro–Hungarian Empire together with Austria.
What are the answers to this following set of questions:
1. Is Hungary a republic?
2. What kind of republic?
3. How many people are there?
4. What country borders it to the north?
5. To the northeast?
6. To the west?
7. What is the official language?
8. Is it part of the European Union?
9. Which city is the capital>
10. Which city is the largest?
11. Name one of the other people that lived there?
12. Name another?
13. Who was Arpad?
14. Who was Stephen I?
15. When did he ascend to the throne?
16. And then what did he do to the country?
17. When was Hungary's golden age?
18. When was the Battle of Mohacs?
19. Was there an Ottoman occupation?
20. When?
Numbered answers: | 1. Yes.
2. Parliamentary.
3. About 10 million.
4. Slovakia.
5. Ukraine.
6. Slovenia .
7. Hungarian.
8. Yes.
9. Budapest.
10. Budapest.
11. Celts.
12. Romans.
13. The Hungarian grand prince.
14. His great-grandson.
15. 1000.
16. Converted it to a Christian kingdom.
17. The 15th century.
18. 1526.
19. Yes.
20. 1541–1699. | 4 | Flan2021 | coqa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
@ThinkReferrals That's disappointing to hear
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Broken air conditioner!!! thank god Palatka Heating and Air is here to save the day! I couldn't sleep at all.
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Two men wearing crash helmets burst into Manchester store on Thursday. Once inside, they let off a smoke bomb before smashing the display glass. Escaped on moped with 8 watches including five Cartiers and luxury Rolex. Police released footage of man they wish to speak to in connection.
Write an article based on these highlights. | This is the dramatic moment two sledgehammer-wielding raiders stormed into an upmarket jewellers and stole £200,000 in watches - including a rare £50,000 Rolex. The men, both wearing crash helmets, were filmed on CCTV bursting into the store in Manchester city centre just before 4.30pm on Thursday. The thieves used a long-handled sledgehammer to smash their way into the shop, with the tool then being employed to shatter the display case. Scroll down for video. Break-in: Two men were caught on CCTV smashing their way into a boutique jewellery store in Manchester city centre on Thursday - escaping with £200,000 worth of luxury watches. Once inside the boutique, The Cheshire Watch Company, the men let off a smoke bomb, which sent clouds billowing from the shop and caused staff to become disorientated. While one smashed the counter displays, grabbing eight men's watches including three Rolexes and five Cartiers - the other held the doors open. After breaking into the The Cheshire Watch Company, thieves escaped with eight watches worth a staggering £200,000. Here are their models:. 1. Cartier Ballon Bleu: £15,900. 2. Cartier Santos: £3,250. 3. Cartier Tank: £11,100,. 4. Cartier Tank Ang: £23,800. 5. Cartier Tortue: £10,500. 6. Rolex 116505: £25,100,. 7. Rolex GMT Master II Pepsi Bezel: £26,160. 8. Rolex GMT Master II: £47,900. No customers were inside at the time and the pair ran back into the street after the raid and escaped on a Honda NSS 300 moped. The bike was later found abandoned in the car park of the Grosvenor Casino on Ramsgate Street. Having trawled through CCTV images provided by the casino, police have now issued the picture of a man they wish to question in connection with the robbery. He is described as white, around 5ft 10in tall, slim build and dark brown hair. He was wearing a blue puffer jacket with a hood and red logo, grey jeans and white trainers. A police spokesman said: 'The main opportunity for officers now is going to be tracking the offenders when they try to sell the watches on. 'They will inevitably look to off-load them and we are talking about rare timepieces that are both very expensive and quite recognisable. 'I would urge the public to be vigilant and to contact police if they believe someone has tried to sell them one of these watches.' Smash-and-grab: One of the thieves uses a sledgehammer to break the display glass while his companion holds both doors open to prevent them from automatically locking. Police originally said 25 watches were snatched from the boutique on King Street West, but bosses have now confirmed the figure to be eight, together worth a whopping £200,000. The most expensive is the Rolex GMT Master II and is worth £47,900, with diamonds and sapphires embedded in its face and rim. All but one of the watches are solid gold. Haul: The two men escaped on a moped with eight expensive watches worth a staggering £200,000. Smoke bomb: The device was let off during the raid to disorientate staff and sent clouds of smoke billowing out of the shop door. Police would like to speak to this man in connection with the robbery. He was filmed on CCTV at the Grosvenor Casino, near to where the getaway moped was dumped. Bosses have now released the serial numbers, descriptions and photographs of all the stolen timepieces as part of a fresh appeal - and a 'large reward' remains on offer. The same boutique was targeted by robbers in September 2013 but they left empty-handed after smashing through the main window. The store was due to open again today. A company spokesman said: 'We are appealing for anyone with any information about the watches to contact police as soon as possible.' Clouds of smoke: As the men flee the store, clouds of smoke obscure the view of the CCTV camera. Scene: The raid took place at upmarket jewellers The Cheshire Watch Company in Manchester. The most expensive watch stolen was the Rolex GMT Master II. It is worth £47,900 and has diamonds and sapphires embedded in its face and rim. | 9 | Flan2021 | cnn_dailymail:3.4.0 | zs_opt |
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