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Review: "Three Daring Daughters" is a sickly sweet, rose-colored look at divorce, remarriage, and single-parent living. Obviously, social issues and economic difficulty have no place in the picture perfect life of a single parent mother who feels exhausted, takes a cruise, and then dates and marries a band conductor. Even when the "its just a movie" phrase excuses the script from addressing real-life problems, 'Daughters' suffers from too many incoherent high-note songs, children whose personalities are not based on real children and band leader Hose Iturbi playing himself. Isn't it bizarre that any real person would star in a film in which their supposed real self gets married?
Admittedly, this movie was released in the nineteen forties. Only a love for old style Hollywood romance and comedy could make 'Daughters' a tolerable film.
What is the sentiment of this review?
Available options: [I] negative [II] positive | [I] | 7 | Flan2021 | imdb_reviews/plain_text:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Note that this question lists possible answers. Which person is they referring to in the following sentence?
Some citizens of the kingdom were put in chains by the royal guard since they have been accused of breaking the law.
A). Some citizens of the kingdom.
B). the royal guard. | A). | 8 | Flan2021 | definite_pronoun_resolution:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Summarize this article:
Former porn star Ginger Lee, during a press conference today in New York City, said Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., asked her to lie about their correspondence.
Lee said she never sent photos to or received photos from the congressman, and although he tried to make their conversations sexual by references to his "package," she "did not reciprocate."
"'I have wardrobe demands, too. I need to highlight my package,'" Weiner wrote in an email to Lee that was read aloud at the press conference by Lee's attorney, Gloria Allred.
Allred said that Lee began following Weiner on Twitter because he supported Planned Parenthood and health care, two issues that are important to her.
After the photo of Weiner's crotch went public, Lee said, "he asked me to lie" about the relationship. She said she issued a three-sentence statement at Weiner's request.
On June 2, Lee said Weiner called her and told her to avoid the media. According to Lee, Weiner believed if they both said nothing the story would calm down and die. Now Lee wants Weiner to resign.
"I think that Anthony Weiner should resign, because he lied. He lied to the public and the press for more than a week," she said. "If he lied about this, I can't have much faith in him about anything else."
House Democrats and President Obama have all urged the congressman to step down.
Weiner, who has taken a two-week leave from the House, is currently at an undisclosed location seeking treatment for an undisclosed disorder. His wife, Huma Abedin, aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, returned from a trip to Africa with Clinton this morning.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. ||||| Amid all the chaos and confusion of Rep. Anthony Weiner's sexting scandal, somehow Los Angeles attorney Gloria Allred got connected with one of the New York Democrat's female electronic correspondents.
And today, the pair opted to call a news conference in New York to announce that they would really like to avoid publicity and get on with their private lives.
Because Weiner has refrained from publicly texting his whereabouts and desires the last couple of days, times were slow on the power/sex news front. So, fewer than several hundred news media showed up at the Friars Club to watch the shy women enter down a spiral staircase.
Weiner's texting partner is a Tennessean known as Ginger Lee. She is a former porn actress and what Allred calls a "featured dancer," who is studying to become a real estate agent and likes long walks on the beac h. We made up that last part.
Lee carefully read a written statement (see video below).
Mainly, in her attempt to duck publicity, Lee said she had not responded in kind to Weiner's suggestive sexts but had continued exchanging maybe 100 messages since March, mostly about politics, she said. And especially about the managed care opt-out for certain states that obtain healthcare waivers by the deadline set out in Section 14 (v). We made up that last part again.
Lee said the married Democrat would often steer their political exchanges toward sexual subjects, one time proudly texting her: "I have wardrobe demands too. I need to highlight my package." We did not make up that last part.
Lee also said that Weiner, who apparently got her phone number somehow, called when the scandal began to urge her to lie about their relationship.
She said she became disturbed when she saw the New York representative lie on national television about the photo of a brief-covered package that Weiner originally said was sent from his Twitter account by a hacker.
Lee said she wanted to get on with her regular life. Somehow, shortly after the news conference, word leaked that Lee was off the unemployment line and would be uncovering her package tonight at an Atlanta strip club.
Weiner has since admitted lying about the hacker and numerous other things during these three years of explicit online exchanges with a half-dozen women who are not his wife.
Wife Huma Abedin returned from a lengthy Africa trip with her boss, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, early today.
The 46-year-old Weiner is on a two-week leave of absence allegedly receiving some kind of treatment for something and consulting with his wife on growing demands for his resignation after seven terms in the House.
Even BlackBerry addict President Obama has weighed in on the titilating distractions of shower photos and explicit texts between a man and women he's never met.
When asked about the fellow Democrat by NBC's Ann Curry, Obama said if he were in Weiner's towel, he would resign.
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Summary: | – Nancy Pelosi, John Boehner, and stripper Ginger Lee have got something in common: They all think Anthony Weiner should step down. Lee, a former porn actress, says she exchanged more than a hundred messages with Weiner but she was discussing politics and didn't respond in kind to his suggestive emails. She says Weiner would attempt to turn the conversation around to sex with messages such as, "I have wardrobe demands, too. I need to highlight my package," the Los Angeles Times reports. Lee, speaking yesterday at a press conference with attorney Gloria Allred, repeated her accusation that Weiner asked her to lie about their exchanges when the scandal broke, ABC News reports. Allred says Lee started following Weiner on Twitter because he supported Planned Parenthood and health care reform. "I think that Anthony Weiner should resign, because he lied to the public and the press for more than a week," Lee said. "If he lied about this, I can't have much faith in him about anything else." | 0 | Flan2021 | multi_news:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
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Answer the following question:
when did season 4 of the fosters come out? | June 20, 2016 | 2 | Flan2021 | natural_questions_open:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Who is he referring to in the following sentence?
The boy gave his friend a cookie because he was hungry.
Choose from:
- The boy.
- his friend. | his friend | 7 | Flan2021 | definite_pronoun_resolution:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Trois États parties à la Convention doivent présenter un deuxième rapport périodique en 2002 conformément à l'alinéa b) du paragraphe 1 de l'article 9 de la Convention.
Translate to English. | Second periodic reports under article 9, paragraph 1 (b), of the Convention are due in 2002 from three States parties. | 1 | Flan2021 | wmt14_translate/fr-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
What Do You Do With Tech-Obsessed Kids When the Lights Go Out?
Beth Blecherman is founder of TechMamas.com, a site that curates information on family technology. Her new book “My Parent Plan” applies her years of technology project management to helping parents make their own plans. Follow her at @TechMama.
As a West Coast resident, my heart goes out to all the people who lost power and property during Hurricane Sandy. I can only imagine what it must have been like waiting, as the temperature dropped each day, for the power and the heat to be restored. During the height of Sandy’s devastation, I, like many others, used Facebook to check on how family and friends were doing — and learn where to donate.
While the safety and well being of those affected were the first priority, many parents also used online social networks to share ideas on how to keep their kids occupied. Without electricity, this meant activities that didn’t require technology. And with schools closed and gasoline in short supply, it also meant extended time at home … “unplugged.”
In our house, with three tech-obsessed boys, no power and no technology is cause for shrieks of terror with children walking zombie-like through the house, thumbs twitching in a mad search for a game controller. Or, as MommyShorts put it, “Spending time with a toddler in a power outage is 76% ‘how many times do I have to tell you the TV does not work?!’”
Several of my East Coast friends were very resourceful during and after the storm, finding non-electric family activities to productively pass the time. Melissa Chapman of Staten Island “played a lot of cards” including Spit, War and Go Fish. Her son, along with completing a collection of drawings, also spent time perfecting his “break dancing” moves. Maria Colaco, a New York Mom and her family played cards, made leaf prints from the yard, and did a ton of craft projects together, noting that “glitter always saves the day.” They also enjoyed playing Legos by candlelight.
Cristie Ritz King noted that her tech-obsessed son was OK during the day because he acted out the video game “Zelda.” However, “when it got dark (at night) he got the shakes itching for his gadgets.” I know without power my boys would be twitching with the urge to play Minecraft, so I’ll likely add a box of unopened Minecraft Legos to my emergency prep kit.
SEE ALSO: Powerless New Yorkers Find Creative Ways to Charge Gadgets [PICS]
For my family, the moment of truth would be when the power comes back on but the kids are still out of school. When we’ve been faced with that situation in the past, we did tend to bend the screen time rules and let our kids (and us) satisfy their tech itch. Our rules are in place so the kids know the screen time limits for their regular daily routines. But parents agree sometimes screen time rules were made to be broken, especially when external forces come into play.
Some families, like Chapman, let kids Facetime with friends using an iPad. However, whether the kids liked it or not, “the piano worked so piano practice was still a requirement.” King’s family finally moved to her sister’s house temporarily, and found they all (parents included) spent much of the first day in front of some type of screen (computer, TV, iPad) because they were without it for so long.
Sometimes I wonder if we should just make it official and impose a “no power” night at home, spending quality non-tech uninterrupted time together. We could then designate an “extended screen time day of fun” for select occasions. Maybe that would help my kids learn that screen time is a special privilege and not just a regular event. A parent can only hope.
If your family has had power outages, what activities did you do to entertain the kids? What would you do with a ‘no power’ night at home every once in a while? Let us know in the comments.
This post is part of a series on the digital dilemmas of raising digital kids. We’d like to hear some of the parenting issues technology has raised for you. Please let us know in the comments, or on our Mashable Lifestyle Facebook page. You can also follow and tweet us @mashlifestyle.
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Write a one or two sentence summary. | The power's out. Your kids are wondering why they can't play their video games. What next? | 0 | Flan2021 | newsroom:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
A total of 17 confirmed cases of cholera were reported yesterday by the World Health Organisation in the southern Iraqi city of Basra.
What is a sentence that would be (on a scale from 0 to 5) a E). out of 5 in terms of textual similarity to the above sentence? | A total of 17 cases have been confirmed in the southern city of Basra, the Organization said. | 9 | Flan2021 | glue/stsb:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Does "interest" mean the same thing in these two sentences? See options at the end.
In the interest of safety.
In the common interest.
pick from the following.
[-] different meanings
[-] the same meaning..Answer: | the same meaning | 8 | Flan2021 | super_glue/wic:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
Read the text and answer the questions.
CHAPTER XXIV.
Next day, sure enough, the cablegram didn't come. This was an immense disaster; for Tracy couldn't go into the presence without that ticket, although it wasn't going to possess any value as evidence. But if the failure of the cablegram on that first day may be called an immense disaster, where is the dictionary that can turn out a phrase sizeable enough to describe the tenth day's failure? Of course every day that the cablegram didn't come made Tracy all of twenty-four hours' more ashamed of himself than he was the day before, and made Sally fully twenty-four hours more certain than ever that he not only hadn't any father anywhere, but hadn't even a confederate--and so it followed that he was a double-dyed humbug and couldn't be otherwise.
These were hard days for Barrow and the art firm. All these had their hands full, trying to comfort Tracy. Barrow's task was particularly hard, because he was made a confidant in full, and therefore had to humor Tracy's delusion that he had a father, and that the father was an earl, and that he was going to send a cablegram. Barrow early gave up the idea of trying to convince Tracy that he hadn't any father, because this had such a bad effect on the patient, and worked up his temper to such an alarming degree. He had tried, as an experiment, letting Tracy think he had a father; the result was so good that he went further, with proper caution, and tried letting him think his father was an earl; this wrought so well, that he grew bold, and tried letting him think he had two fathers, if he wanted to, but he didn't want to, so Barrow withdrew one of them and substituted letting him think he was going to get a cablegram--which Barrow judged he wouldn't, and was right; but Barrow worked the cablegram daily for all it was worth, and it was the one thing that kept Tracy alive; that was Barrow's opinion.
1. What has not arrived?
2. Who is this bad news for?
3. Was it one day late?
4. Did it ever come?
5. What is the cablegram?
6. How does Tracy feel about himself?
7. What family member is Tracy missing?
8. Who is convinced of that?
9. What does she call him?
10. Who is trying to make him feel better?
11. Does Tracy think he has a father?
12. Who does he think his father is?
13. What does he think his father is going to do?
14. What makes Tracy mad?
15. How many fathers did he try to tell him he had?
16. How'd that go?
17. What did he replace the second father with?
18. What does Barrow think it does for Tracy?
Numbered answers: | 1. the cablegram
2. Tracy
3. no
4. no
5. a ticket
6. ashamed
7. a father
8. Sally
9. a double-dyed humbug
10. Barrow and the art firm
11. yes
12. an earl
13. send a cablegram.
14. telling Tracy he had no father
15. two
16. he didn't believe it
17. a cablegram
18. keeps him alive | 1 | Flan2021 | coqa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
If "Through the truck's rear window you can see the back of the seats as well as the rear view mirror.", does this mean that "This is the interior of a truck."?
Pick your answer from: (a). yes; (b). it is not possible to tell; (c). no; | (a). | 0 | Flan2021 | snli:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
USFC "Fish Hawk" was a fisheries research ship operated by the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries and its successor, the United States Bureau of Fisheries, from 1880 to 1926. She was the first large ship purpose-built by any country for the promotion of fisheries, and spent her 46-year career operating along the United States East Coast, in the Gulf of Mexico, and off Puerto Rico.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
The USFC "Fish Hawk" was in service for 46 years.
Pick from:
--Yes;
--It's impossible to say;
--No; | Yes | 2 | Flan2021 | anli/r2:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
M. Hébert a affirmé dans son témoignage que la sécurité constituait la principale préoccupation.
Translate to English. | Mr. Hébert testified that security was foremost. | 1 | Flan2021 | wmt14_translate/fr-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Create a set of triples that describes the content in the following sentence.
The Olive Grove is a high-priced Fast food pub located at the center of the city. The Olive Grove is children friendly.
| The Olive Grove eatType pub
The Olive Grove food Fast food
The Olive Grove priceRange high
The Olive Grove area city centre
The Olive Grove familyFriendly yes | 9 | Flan2021 | gem/dart:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Daylight saving time:
Microsoft Windows keeps the system real-time clock in local time. This causes several problems, including compatibility when multi booting with operating systems that set the clock to UTC, and double-adjusting the clock when multi booting different Windows versions, such as with a rescue boot disk. This approach is a problem even in Windows-only systems: there is no support for per-user timezone settings, only a single system-wide setting. In 2008 Microsoft hinted that future versions of Windows will partially support a Windows registry entry RealTimeIsUniversal that had been introduced many years earlier, when Windows NT supported RISC machines with UTC clocks, but had not been maintained. Since then at least two fixes related to this feature have been published by Microsoft.
Please answer a question about this article. If the question is unanswerable, say "unanswerable". In what year did Microsoft imply that they would be making changes to support RealTimeIsUniversal in a step towards compatibility with UTC? | 2008 | 0 | Flan2021 | squad/v2.0:3.0.0 | zs_opt |
"Your withdrawal from our country is inevitable, whether it happens today or tomorrow, and tomorrow will come soon."
"Your withdrawal from our country is inevitable, whether it happens today or tomorrow," added the voice, which signed off giving the date as "mid-September."
On a scale from 0 to 5, where 0 is "no meaning overlap" and 5 is "means the same thing", how closely does the first sentence resemble the second one?
Choose your answer from:
a). 0
b). 1
c). 2
d). 3
e). 4
f). 5 | e). | 1 | Flan2021 | glue/stsb:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Répertoire sélectif d’événements historiques et politiques.
Could you please translate this to English? | Selective indexing of historical and political events. | 2 | Flan2021 | wmt14_translate/fr-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Bradley Lowery, who has neuroblastoma, took part in the warm-up against Chelsea on 14 December, scoring a goal.
A campaign saw fans call for the strike to be given the accolade.
The youngster, of Blackhall, County Durham, was named joint-winner alongside Manchester United's Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Bradley's mum, Gemma, tweeted: "Brad just woke up and watched #MOTD2 and found out he got #goalofthemonth - he is over the moon."
Eight goals were selected for a public vote with Mkhitaryan's effort - also against Sunderland, on 26 December - notching up 39.9%.
While not included in that selection, Bradley's goal was named joint-winner of the prize for December.
He was diagnosed with cancer in 2013 and last year more than £700,000 was raised to pay for treatment in the USA, including a donation of £200,000 from Everton.
However, his family were later told his cancer had grown and treatment would only give him more time.
After his story made headlines, he was sent more than 250,000 Christmas cards by well-wishers from across the globe.
This article was about: | A seriously ill five-year-old boy who took to the pitch for his beloved Sunderland has won Match of the Day's Goal of the Month award. | 5 | Flan2021 | huggingface:xsum | zs_opt |
The protagonist Preetam ( ( ( Ganesh , on a visit to Eva Mall amidst a heavy wind , spots a pretty girl , Nandini . While staring at her , he inadvertently falls into a manhole . Nandini rescues him from the pit , but in the process loses her heart-shaped watch she had just bought . While accompanying his mother to Madikeri , Preetam confronts a man named Jaanu . Jaanu , who has been following Nandini , beats up Preetam thinking that he is in love with Nandini . Preetam , unaware that Jaanu has vowed not to allow any one near Nandini , trashes Jaanu and his gang in return . In Madikeri , Preetam meets Nandini unexpectedly . He identifies himself and expresses his love towards her and offers to tie the watch as an indication for their marriage . Nandini , who is already engaged rejects his request . Still , Preetam vows to marry Nandini if she meets him again . In the meantime , Preetam discovers that his host in Madikeri , Col. Subbayya is Nandini's father , who is pretty much deaf , and Nandini's marriage is a just a week away . Dejected , Preetam throws Nandini's heart-shaped watch away . But Nandini calls him over the phone and taunts him to return . Delighted , Preetam goes in search of her watch and brings it back . While searching it , he spots a rabbit , Which he calls Devadas , and brings it along with him . Since Nandini's friends are due to arrive from Mumbai for the marriage , Preetam takes Nandini to the railway station . The train from Mumbai is delayed by five hours , so Nandini and Preetam decide to visit a nearby hill-temple .
After reading the above, is "Preetam" the correct answer to the question "Who falls into a manhole?"?
OPTIONS:
(A). no.
(B). yes. | (B). | 6 | Flan2021 | super_glue/multirc:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
How does the sentence end?
The employees threw a party and drank so much alcohol that they could not go into work the next day. The
Choices: (i) party was loud. (ii) alcohol was loud. | (i) | 5 | Flan2021 | winogrande:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Does the following review have a positive or negative opinion of the movie?
a captivating drama that will speak to the nonconformist in us all
Options: A). negative. B). positive. | B). | 7 | Flan2021 | glue/sst2:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Translate "The third is to approve the guidelines; this needs to be done as quickly as possible, if possible at the June Council." to French? | Troisième étape : approbation de ces lignes directrices. Il faut le faire dans les plus brefs délais, si possible dès le Conseil de juin. | 7 | Flan2021 | wmt14_translate/fr-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Generate a sentence that contains a fact. | high temperatures can cause an object to combust | 9 | Flan2021 | openbookqa:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
Choose your answer: Do "John" and "him" point to the same thing in the following sentence?
The boy continued to whip the pony , and eventually the pony threw him over. John laughed out quite loud. "Good for *him* ," he said.
Choose from: A. no. B. yes. | A. | 9 | Flan2021 | super_glue/wsc.fixed:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
a kuwaiti cleric just elected to parliament said wednesday he would continue to wear his black turban despite the strong criticism it received before the polls .
Can you generate a short summary of the above paragraph? | kuwaiti mp says turban stays despite criticism | 7 | Flan2021 | gigaword:1.2.0 | zs_opt |
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Drew, I've attached my proposed changes to the Red Cedar contract. Our beloved Min/Max Language became a bit problematic, as you can see. I'd welcome your comments on this.
Subject Line: | more Red Cedar | 1 | Flan2021 | aeslc:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
The United States on Saturday removed North Korea from its list of states that sponsor terrorism, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said. "Based upon the cooperation agreement North Korea has recently provided ... the secretary of state this morning rescinded the designation of the DPRK [Democratic People's Republic of Korea] as a state sponsor of terrorism, and that was effective as of her signature," McCormack said. McCormack said the United States and North Korea had reached agreement "on an number of important verification measures" of North Korea's nuclear program. These include participation by all members of the Six Party Talks, the role of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency, access to all of North Korea's nuclear facilities and what procedures would be used in the verification process. "Every element of verification that we sought is included in this package," McCormack said at a news conference. A senior State Department official said earlier that President Bush made the decision Friday night to remove North Korea from the terrorism list. Watch how North Korea escaped the terror list ». The official said verification of North Korea's statements about its nuclear program will start right away, and the North Koreans will immediately reverse actions they have taken in recent weeks to restart their reactor and reprocessing facilities that produce plutonium for nuclear weapons. The North Koreans are expected to make a separate announcement Saturday, McCormack said. McCormack said Japan had agreed to formalizing the agreement at the Six-Party level, although the issue of North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s has not yet been addressed. See why North Korea was on the terror list ». President Bush spoke Saturday morning with Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, telling him that the United States "will never forget the abduction of Japanese citizens by the North Koreans," White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe said. "We will continue to strongly support Japan's position on the abduction issue and will urge North Korea to take immediate steps to implement the commitments it made this summer as part the agreement reached with Japan," he said. North Korea was added to the list of state sponsors of terrorism in 1988, the fourth country to be added. Cuba, Syria, Sudan and Iran remain on the list. View details about the countries on the list ». Countries designated as state sponsors of terrorism are subject to limitations on foreign aid, a ban on defense exports and sales, restrictions on exports of "dual use" items -- those that could be used for defense or non-defense purposes -- and a variety of financial and other restrictions. In recent weeks, North Korea objected to the way the United States and its allies were proposing to verify that North Korea was revealing all its nuclear secrets. The question of removing North Korea from the terror list had been under intense deliberations in the Bush administration over the past several days, since the U.S. point man in the negotiations, Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill, had returned from talks in North Korea. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had talked by phone to her counterparts in China, Japan and South Korea, and according to a spokesman on Friday, she expected to talk to Russia's foreign minister in coming days. Speculation had been rising in Washington that the Bush administration would decide to "de-list" North Korea, despite fierce opposition from some of Bush's fellow Republicans. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Florida, the ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a strongly critical statement after Saturday's announcement. "While I am not surprised by today's decision, I am profoundly disappointed," she said. "Given the regime's decision to restart its plutonium reactor at Yongbyon and actions barring access to the site by inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency, it is clear that North Korea has no intention of meeting its commitment to end its nuclear program." Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain put out a statement Friday opposing taking North Korea off the terrorism list. "I have previously said that I would not support the easing of sanctions [against] North Korea unless the United States is able to fully verify the nuclear declaration Pyongyang submitted on June 26," McCain said. "It is not clear that the latest verification arrangement will enable us to do so." McCain's Democratic rival, Sen. Barack Obama, had a more positive view, calling North Korea's agreement to the verification measures "a modest step forward." But, he said, any failure on Pyongyang's part to follow through with its side of the agreement must be met with swift action. "President Bush's decision to remove North Korea from the list of state sponsors of terrorism is an appropriate response, as long as there is a clear understanding that if North Korea fails to follow through there will be immediate consequences," Obama said. "If North Korea refuses to permit robust verification, we should lead all members of the Six-Party Talks in suspending energy assistance, re-imposing sanctions that have recently been waived, and considering new restrictions." Participants in the Six-Party Talks, besides the United States and North Korea, are South Korea, China, Japan and Russia.
What are highlight points for this article? | N. Korea agrees to halt nuclear activities that produce plutonium, allow inspections. Bush made decision Friday night, Rice signed order Saturday morning. North Korea recently had taken steps to restart nuclear reactor. Republican in Congress says she's disappointed by decision. | 3 | Flan2021 | cnn_dailymail:3.4.0 | zs_opt |
This question has options. Answer the question about text:
The secondary hotel is a lot further away from the primary hotel than , say , the Anaheim Marriott is from the Anaheim Hilton . And being a casino / resort property , we 'll be sharing it with a lot of non - convention attendees . But it does seem to me that we could be pretty comfortable here , especially for those who end up staying in the Atlantis , who will have the opportunity to stay indoors for the entire five days , if that 's what they want to do .
What may be the reason for people wanting to stay indoors for 5 days ?
Choices: (I) Because of the weather . (II) None of the above choices . (III) Because they are on their honeymoon . (IV) Because they are sick . | (I) | 7 | Flan2021 | cosmos_qa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Multi-choice problem: Based on the sentence "A crowd of people talking at a bar.", is the sentence "A crowd of men talking at a bar." a true sentence?
Available choices:
i. yes;
ii. it is not possible to tell;
iii. no; | ii. | 3 | Flan2021 | snli:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Translate the following sentence to Russian:
4.I.1.2 Cleaning mechanisms
Russian: | 4.I.1.2 Чистящие механизмы | 5 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/ru-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Write a subject line for this message:
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Subject Line: | Internet Trading Consultants | 1 | Flan2021 | aeslc:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Sentiment possibilities Choices:
(a). negative
(b). positive. Generate a tweet that has the following sentiment: (b). | Packing for Beach Trip with Sigma Nu | 9 | Flan2021 | sentiment140:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Write an email with the subject line "Statoil Marketing & Trading (US) Inc.". | Michael and Deepak: Attached are the execution copies of the documents signed with ENA. If I have missed anything, please contact Susan Flynn (as Marie Heard is now with EBS). Thanks. Sara | 9 | Flan2021 | aeslc:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Write a sentence not in English. | Ympäristöpuolelle henkilöresursseja on lisätty, mutta metsätaloudesta vastaava maatalouden pääosasto toimii hyvin pienin resurssein samoin kuin teollisuuden pääosasto. | 8 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/fi-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
If "The path to the lake was blocked, so we couldn't reach it.", is "We couldn't reach the lake." correct?
Possible answers: 1. no. 2. yes.
Answer: | 2. | 2 | Flan2021 | glue/wnli:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Generate short a sentence that can be linguistically classified as B). (Possible answers:
A). unacceptable
B). acceptable) | The kettle bubbled water. | 8 | Flan2021 | glue/cola:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Text: A bank holiday is a public holiday in the United Kingdom, some Commonwealth countries, Hong Kong and the Republic of Ireland. There is no automatic right to time off on these days, although banks close and the majority of the working population is granted time off work or extra pay for working on these days, depending on their contract. The first official bank holidays were the four days named in the Bank Holidays Act 1871, but today the term is also commonly used for Good Friday and Christmas Day which were already public holidays under common law and therefore not official bank holidays in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Question: did good friday used to be a bank holiday?
Available choices:
1). no;
2). yes; | 2). | 3 | Flan2021 | bool_q:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
``I hope you are settling down and the cat is well.'' This was a lie. She did not hope the cat was well.
Based on that paragraph can we conclude that this sentence is true?
the cat was well
Choose your answer from: (I). Yes; (II). No; (III). It's impossible to say; | (III). | 1 | Flan2021 | super_glue/cb:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
New Orleans is renown for their unique style of crawfish, because they are flavored and cooked to be delicious.
Who is "they" in this prior sentence(see options)?
Pick from:
(A). New Orleans;
(B). crawfish; | (B). | 1 | Flan2021 | definite_pronoun_resolution:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Jesu, nun sei gepreiset (Jesus, now be praised), BWV 41 , is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed the chorale cantata in Leipzig for New Year's Day and first performed it on 1 January 1725 as part of his second cantata cycle. It is based on the hymn by Johannes Hermann (1591).
Does this next sentence follow, given the preceding text?
Johann Sebastian Bach wrote Cantatas for churches during his career.
Select from:
- Yes.
- It's impossible to say.
- No. | Yes | 3 | Flan2021 | anli/r2:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
1. This lightweight, bubblegum caper synthesises robust, physical humour, self-deprecation and witty one liners. The main problem, as with most other dumb boy pictures, is that the supporting characters are underwritten.
2. However simplistic Big Daddy is, it is also easy viewing.
3. Another genial Sandler opus.
4. Those expecting another run of the mill Sandler film will either be pleasantly surprised or disgusted by this foray of his into new and different territory.
5. This light yet earnest drama starring Adam Sandler deals openly with one of the most insidious elements in popular filmmaking -- the male screenwriter's relationship with his own father.
6. Ending is predictably gooey but Sandler's edge staves off the sludge for long enough in an otherwise fresh and funny piece.
7. The heavy-handed sentimentality provokes a most violent gag reflex.
8. Typical Adam Sandler -- charm mixed with crude humor.
9. Funny-sweet, understand, not bleccchh sweet.
10. Things roll along quite charmingly, until the action hit the courtroom and gets bogged down in a boorish, maudlin custody case.
Based on these individual reviews, what is the critic consensus? | Adam Sandler acquits himself admirably, but his charm isn't enough to make up for Big Daddy's jarring shifts between crude humor and mawkish sentimentality. | 2 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_rotten_tomatoes | zs_opt |
Kremlin'in basın sekreteri yardımcısı Dmitri Peskov, "Rusya, şirketlerinin pazarlara eşit erişim hakkını sağlamak için uluslararası hukuka uygun her türlü yasal yola başvuracaktır." dedi.
Translate to English
English: | "Russia will use any legal means possible in accordance with international law to ensure equal access to markets for its companies," the Kremlin's deputy press secretary, Dmitri Peskov, said. | 1 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/tr-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
An Internet service provider (ISP) is an organization that provides services for accessing, using, the Internet. Internet service providers may be organized in various forms, such as commercial, community-owned, non-profit, or otherwise privately owned.
Internet services typically provided by ISPs include Internet access, Internet transit, domain name registration, web hosting, Usenet service, and colocation.
The Internet was developed as a network between government research laboratories and participating departments of universities. By the late 1980s, a process was set in place towards public, commercial use of the Internet. The remaining restrictions were removed by 1995, 4 years after the introduction of the World Wide Web.
In 1989, the first ISPs were established in Australia and the United States. In Brookline, Massachusetts, The World became the first commercial ISP in the US. Its first customer was served in November 1989.
On 23 April 2014, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was reported to be considering a new rule that will permit ISPs to offer content providers a faster track to send content, thus reversing their earlier net neutrality position. A possible solution to net neutrality concerns may be municipal broadband, according to Professor Susan Crawford, a legal and technology expert at Harvard Law School. On 15 May 2014, the FCC decided to consider two options regarding Internet services: first, permit fast and slow broadband lanes, thereby compromising net neutrality; and second, reclassify broadband as a telecommunication service, thereby preserving net neutrality. On 10 November 2014, President Barack Obama recommended that the FCC reclassify broadband Internet service as a telecommunications service in order to preserve net neutrality. On 16 January 2015, Republicans presented legislation, in the form of a U.S. Congress H.R. discussion draft bill, that makes concessions to net neutrality but prohibits the FCC from accomplishing the goal or enacting any further regulation affecting Internet service providers. On 31 January 2015, AP News reported that the FCC will present the notion of applying ("with some caveats") Title II (common carrier) of the Communications Act of 1934 to the internet in a vote expected on 26 February 2015. Adoption of this notion would reclassify internet service from one of information to one of the telecommunications and, according to Tom Wheeler, chairman of the FCC, ensure net neutrality. The FCC is expected to enforce net neutrality in its vote, according to the New York Times.
Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions:
1. What is an ISP?
2. What does ISP stand for?
3. When was the first one started in the US?
4. Where?
5. What was it called?
6. What is the internet?
7. When was it becoming available to the general population?
8. What things does an ISP generally provide?
9. When was the government thinking about letting them offer fast and slow packages?
10. Who is Susan Crawford?
11. What was her answer to threats to net neutrality?
12. What would happen if broadband was called a telecommunications service?
13. What did Obama want to do about it?
14. who wanted to prevent more rules on ISPs?
15. Is the upcoming vote going to support net neutrality?
Numbered answers: | 1. organization that provides services for accessing, using, the Internet
2. Internet service provider
3. In 1989
4. In Brookline, Massachusetts
5. The World
6. developed as a network between government research laboratories
7. November 1989.
8. Internet access, transit web hosting, etc
9. compromise net neutrality
10. a legal and technology expert at Harvard Law School
11. municipal broadband
12. Preserve net neutrality
13. Reclassify it
14. Republicans
15. unknown | 5 | Flan2021 | coqa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Continue writing the following text.
Both the furnace and the air conditioner were turned off, so Janet turned on the
Available options: [I] air conditioner because it was cold.. [II] furnace because it was cold.. | [II] | 4 | Flan2021 | winogrande:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Generate a short movie review that has "(ii)." sentiment (Available choices:
(i). negative.
(ii). positive.). | 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you | 9 | Flan2021 | glue/sst2:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
In October 2016, it was revealed that the Abrams-produced God Particle would be the third installment in the Cloverfield franchise. After several postponements of the film's release date, it was released as a Netflix Original on February 4, 2018, under the new title The Cloverfield Paradox.
Multi-choice problem: Is it true that is there a movie after 10 cloverfield lane?
Possible answers:
a). no
b). yes
The answer is: | b). | 1 | Flan2021 | bool_q:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Write a text based on "mubarak leaves for switzerland"
Text: | egyptian president hosni mubarak left here today for switzerland to start a previously unannounced visit . | 9 | Flan2021 | gigaword:1.2.0 | zs_opt |
Here is a premise:
Did he do wrong?
Here is a hypothesis:
Is what he did incorrect?
Here are the options: Pick from:
(a). yes.
(b). it is not possible to tell.
(c). no.
Is it possible to conclude that if the premise is true, then so is the hypothesis?
| (a). | 2 | Flan2021 | glue/mnli:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
6 And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean; from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.
Please remove spaces between words. | 6Andwhentheyopposedthemselves,andblasphemed,heshookhisraiment,andsaiduntothem,Yourbloodbeuponyourownheads;Iamclean;fromhenceforthIwillgountotheGentiles. | 8 | Flan2021 | word_segment | zs_opt |
This is a test of commonsense with single/multi-choices. Complete the next sentence:
How to save orphaned newborn puppies
Take them to the vet.
A vet should check the puppies within 48 hours of birth. The vet will examine them for cleft palates, birth defects, or other health issues.
Choose your answer from: *The vet can also perform a more systematic examination of the animals by running a rectal exam (some tests may be performed only under the vet's supervision). Your veterinarian may prescribe an antibiotic.; *They may also run tests to determine intestinal changes, for example. If an adult female takes two puppies each, it is a good idea to take your new puppy to the vet before the first one if she develops lactation problems.; *They can also order treatment to minimize the potential complications. The vet will order a stool culture or dna testing.; *The vet may also be able to give you advice on how best to raise the orphaned puppies. Ask your vet if they recommend a certain puppy milk substitute or if they can teach you how to properly feed the puppies.;
The answer is: | The vet may also be able to give you advice on how best to raise the orphaned puppies. Ask your vet if they recommend a certain puppy milk substitute or if they can teach you how to properly feed the puppies. | 3 | Flan2021 | hellaswag:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Jake: guess who's the booooosssss!!!!
Greg: you go maaan!!!
Christine: omg *facepalm*
Christine: really guys?
Jake:
Jake: She said yes!
Peter: wow cute
Greg:
Christine: and that's all thanks to...?
Jake: Thank you Christine :P
Christine: you're welcome
Greg: are you giving free love advice? ;D
Christine: well, free... for a wine?
Jake: if you help Greg, I'll buy you a bottle as well
Greg: thanks mate
Briefly summarize that dialogue. | Jake's got engaged. Christine gave him love advice. | 0 | Flan2021 | samsum:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration rushed to contain a growing diplomatic crisis between the United States and China, sending a senior diplomat to Beijing to discuss the fate of a blind dissident who fled house arrest last week.
Amid intense secrecy, including a nearly blanket refusal to comment, the administration sought to negotiate over the safety of the dissident, Chen Guangcheng, who is said to be in American hands in Beijing — though it remained unclear late Sunday whether he was in the embassy, in a diplomatic residence, or somewhere else.
The senior diplomat, Kurt M. Campbell, an assistant secretary of state, arrived Sunday to meet with Chinese officials concerning Mr. Chen’s case, and to try to keep the matter from undermining the administration’s longstanding effort to improve economic and security relations with China, senior officials and diplomats in Washington and Beijing said.
A senior American official said that China’s leadership met Sunday to work out their response to Mr. Chen’s escape before scheduled meetings this week with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner. Mrs. Clinton is due to leave Washington for China on Monday night.
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“They’re trying to figure out what they’re going to tell Hillary Clinton,” the official said of the Chinese leaders, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the diplomatic delicacy surrounding the case. “We’d like to know as much as we can before she leaves.”
The administration’s effort to contain the crisis — the State Department declined to confirm that Mr. Campbell was in China, even though he was photographed in a Marriott hotel in Beijing — underscored the political challenge facing President Obama, at home and abroad.
“This is the greatest test in bilateral relations in years, probably going back to ’89,” said Christopher K. Johnson, until recently a senior China analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency, referring to the year of the crackdown on student protests in Tiananmen Square. He noted that the relationship had weathered tense moments since then, like the forced landing of a Navy spy plane on Hainan Island in 2001 after a midair encounter with a Chinese fighter jet.
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Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, called for the administration to “take every measure” to protect Mr. Chen and his family. While he did not address the handling of the case, he said the matter demonstrated the need for unflinching American support for human rights in China.
“Any serious U.S. policy toward China must confront the facts of the Chinese government’s denial of political liberties, its one-child policy and other violation of human rights,” Mr. Romney said in a statement on Sunday, his first remarks on the issue since Mr. Chen’s escape was reported Friday.
Mr. Chen, 40, became famous because of his strong opposition to forced abortions and sterilizations conducted as part of China’s policy of limiting families to one child per couple. “Our country must play a strong role in urging reform in China and supporting those fighting for the freedoms we enjoy,” Mr. Romney said.
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The administration’s only public comment so far on Mr. Chen’s case came from an unexpected source: Mr. Obama’s top counterterrorism adviser, John O. Brennan. Asked about the matter on “Fox News Sunday,” he declined to discuss Mr. Chen’s whereabouts in any detail, but he acknowledged that “we are working very closely with the individuals involved in this.”
He went on to say that the administration sought “an appropriate balance” when advocating for human rights in strategically important countries like China.
“I think, in all instances, the president tries to balance our commitment to human rights, making sure that the people throughout the world have the ability to express themselves freely and openly,” Mr. Brennan said, “but also that we can continue to carry out our relationships with key countries overseas.”
The two days of talks to be held in Beijing this week — known as the Strategic and Economic Dialogue — will be overshadowed by the diplomatic complications surrounding Mr. Chen’s daring escape, which took American officials by surprise. Still, both sides suggested that the talks would go ahead. In the only comment by a Chinese official so far, Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai said Saturday that he did not believe the Chen case would “occupy much time” at the talks.
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The meetings have been an important element of the administration’s policy to manage America’s increasingly complex relations with China through regular discussions on a wide spectrum of issues, though they were not expected to yield any specific results this week. In recent months, administration officials say they have seen signs of greater Chinese flexibility on security issues involving Iran, Syria and North Korea and on economic concerns like China’s exchange rate.
Mr. Cui’s statement did not preclude the possibility that a senior Chinese leader would meet with Mrs. Clinton separately from the planned sessions and deliver a sharp message about American involvement in Mr. Chen’s case, or a broader condemnation of American support for dissidents in China.
The Chinese government regards foreign criticism of its human rights policies and practices as undue interference in its internal affairs, and it will almost certainly use the occasion of the talks to drive that point home, diplomats in Beijing said. In fact, the Chinese might go forward with the planned talks specifically to have the chance to confront Mrs. Clinton about it.
Mr. Chen’s case is the second in recent months that has drawn the Obama administration into the affairs of the Chinese government without any intention on Washington’s part. In February a provincial official showed up at the American Consulate in Chengdu, seeking protection from a powerful party leader, Bo Xilai. The State Department instead arranged for him to be transferred to the national authorities in Beijing. Evidence that the provincial official claimed to possess apparently caused Mr. Bo’s political downfall and prompted an investigation of Mr. Bo’s wife in the killing of a British businessman.
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Mr. Chen’s case is different. A self-taught lawyer, he has called attention to human rights abuses against the disabled and women who have been forcibly sterilized. In 2006 he was sentenced to 51 months in prison on charges of destroying property and assembling a crowd to disrupt traffic, charges his supporters say were trumped up.
After he was released from prison, the local authorities held him under an extralegal form of house arrest, with cordons of police officers surrounding his family’s farmhouse. In an audacious video released Friday, Mr. Chen did not call for a change of government, but rather appealed to Prime Minister Wen Jiabao to investigate and halt the abuse of his family. Other advocates who have spoken to him since he fled say he does not want asylum that would force him to leave China.
That could create an opening for resolving a standoff with the United States, the officials said.
“The federal government doesn’t have to take this as a threat,” the senior American official said Sunday, noting that Mr. Chen had not escaped from official detention, but rather from harassment at the hands of the local authorities.
Mr. Chen’s supporters and Chinese officials have said that he is now in the American Embassy. More than the usual number of security vehicles, containing men in uniform and plain clothes patrolled the area near the embassy over the weekend, but there was no sign of a major security presence at the gates or entrances to the compound.
It was possible, however, that Mr. Chen was not in the fortresslike embassy, but in an apartment or some other building, and thus still vulnerable to arrest, diplomats in Beijing said. That could explain the administration’s refusal to discuss his case or his precise whereabouts.
Officials in Washington and Beijing refused Sunday to talk about Mr. Campbell’s mission or any negotiations he may be conducting. The senior American official said that much remained unclear, including China’s response to what has become a major embarrassment to Beijing. “It’s not something that’s going to be resolved quickly,” the official said. ||||| Mitt Romney waded into Washington's diplomatic dilemma with China by urging Barack Obama to protect the blind civil rights activist who is believed to have sought sanctuary in the US embassy.
The Republican frontrunner raised the political stakes for the Obama administration by saying it should "take every measure" to protect Chen Guangcheng, who escaped from house arrest last Sunday after more than six years.
"Our country must play a strong role in urging reform in China and supporting those fighting for the freedoms we enjoy," Romney said in a statement.
His comments came as Kurt Campbell, the US assistant secretary of state, arrived in Beijing and Chinese police moved to detain activists and relatives suspected of being involved in the activist's dramatic bid for freedom last week.
According to friends and overseas human rights groups, Chen is now under US diplomatic protection.
Romney, who is expected to challenge Obama in November, did not directly criticise the president's handling of the case but urged a tough line with China, complicating already delicate calculations. "Any serious US policy toward China must confront the facts of the Chinese government's denial of political liberties, its one-child policy and other violations of human rights," he said.
The Texas-based NGO ChinaAid said on Saturday at the weekend that "high-level talks are currently under way between US and Chinese officials regarding Chen's status". Neither government has yet spoken publicly about the issue, which could hardly have come at a more politically sensitive moment for the world's two biggest economies. Campbell was originally expected to visit China later this week. The secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, and the treasury secretary, Timothy Geithner, are due to arrive in Beijing on Wednesday for two days of strategic dialogue.
If Chen is confirmed to be in the embassy, negotiations about his future could overshadow efforts to improve the bilateral relationship. Friends say Chen does not want to leave China, but he will not put himself into the hands of the authorities unless there are guarantees for his safety and liberty and that of his family and associates.
Diplomatic sources described the situation as messy, with the potential to affect US-China relations for several months. With the US presidential election looming, the White House will not want to hand over a high-profile civil rights campaigner who exposed illegally enforced abortions by officials.
The Chinese government is months away from a transition of power and struggling to overcome a scandal sparked by the death of the British businessman Neil Heywood that brought down municipal party leader Bo Xilai.
Jean-Pierre Cabestan of Hong Kong University said if Chen was at the embassy, the two governments would probably try to downplay the issue, at least until the end of this week's talks.
"Then the Obama administration will try to find a solution that may not be asylum, but an assurance from Beijing that they will stop harrassing Chen; but if that does not work, asylum will eventually be granted," he said.
Nicholas Bequelin, of Human Rights Watch, said it was unlikely that the Chinese government would accept Chen's demands for an investigation into his case. In the interim, Washington should offer to take Chen and his family to the US for "medical reasons". "If Beijing is not ready for that either, they should be ready to shelter Chen for a longer time, until a solution is negotiated," Bequelin said.
Human rights groups emphasise that negotiations should also focus on the plight of Chen's family and supporters. Several were targeted by police at the weekend. He Peirong, who drove Chen to Beijing, was detained on Friday.
Another alleged collaborator, Guo Yushan, not been heard of since Saturday and is thought to have been taken away by police. The activist Hu Jia, who was photographed with Chen after his escape, was held and questioned for more than a day. The whereabouts of Chen's wife and daughter remain unknown. His nephew Chen Kegui has been arrested for allegedly fighting local officials, activists said.
In a separate case, a Chinese writer who fled the country last year alleged that officials had detained a friend for seven months in the mistaken belief that he funded the escape. Liao Yiwu, now living in Germany, urged writers and campaigners to call for Li Bifeng's release.
Liao said a court was likely to consider Li's case on 8 May, although prosecutors had twice rejected attempts to charge him with economic crimes. "The pretext provided this time was too far-fetched even for the Communist party," he wrote.
"I recently learned from several channels that the police arrested Li Bifeng because of me. The police suspect [he] financed my escape – this is a groundless lie." Liao slipped across the border into Vietnam last July after authorities had denied him permission to leave China 17 times. |||||
Summary: | – The silence speaks volumes. Days after blind dissident Chen Guangcheng fled house arrest and took shelter with US officials in Beijing, American diplomats and Chinese officials are still keeping quiet about what's going to happen next, as both sides scramble to figure out how to resolve the standoff, reports the New York Times. A senior US diplomat has been dispatched to Beijing, and it's not clear if Chen is still in the US embassy, a diplomatic residence, or elsewhere. The intense secrecy reflects the sensitivity and importance both sides are placing on the standoff, especially with Hillary Clinton due in Beijing to participate in two days of talks with the Chinese government. "This is the greatest test in bilateral relations in years, probably going back to '89," said one China expert formerly at the CIA, referring to the Tiananmen Square crackdown. But there could be an out for all sides. Chen has not asked for asylum or called for an overthrow of China's government, and insiders are saying Chen's actions were more about escaping harassment by local authorities. Of course, Mitt Romney weighed in on the issue yesterday. While not criticizing the Obama administration directly he called for a tough response, reports the Guardian. "Any serious US policy toward China must confront the facts of the Chinese government's denial of political liberties, its one-child policy, and other violations of human rights," he said. | 0 | Flan2021 | multi_news:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Here are two sentences:
Marisa Baldeo stated , however , the authority 's official uniform policy says " they are not supposed to wear anything on their heads but a NYC transit depot logo cap .
" As of now , they are not supposed to wear anything on their heads but a NYC transit depot logo cap , " Baldeo said .
Do they have the same meaning?
Available choices:
(1). no.
(2). yes. | (2). | 0 | Flan2021 | glue/mrpc:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Answer this:
Which location on Earth has the least intense sunlight on December 22?
OPTIONS: [+] Equator [+] Florida [+] Maine [+] North Pole | North Pole | 7 | Flan2021 | unified_qa_science_inst | zs_opt |
Of course we think that when we pay 300.00 a month for trash pickup at our business, we should get what we pay for... yeah, I know that's a funny one. We've got drivers who expect us to push the big ole dumpster about 50 feet from the side of our building so its convenient for them, when they don't pick it up they say call Republic. Then they say...we show you've complained in the past, but we're not going to do anything about it. Worst...Company...Ever. If you're only going to pick up the trash half the time, then cut my bill by half. If you're going to charge me for a service...deliver the dang service. What's so difficult after all?
Is this review positive or negative?
OPTIONS:
(A). negative
(B). positive
Answer: | (A). | 0 | Flan2021 | yelp_polarity_reviews:0.2.0 | zs_opt |
By. James Chapman. PUBLISHED:. 04:32 EST, 18 April 2013. |. UPDATED:. 09:29 EST, 18 April 2013. Bishop of London Richard Chartres said: 'After the storm of a life led in the heat of political controversy, there is a great calm¿ at Baroness Thatcher's funeral. The Bishop of London paid tribute to Margaret Thatcher yesterday by saying that ‘after the storm of a life led in the heat of political controversy, there is a great calm’. He added: ‘Lying here, she is one of us, subject to the common destiny of all.’ The funeral address by the Right Reverend Richard Chartres was the centrepiece of a simple service; at Lady Thatcher’s own request there were no eulogies. His words delighted the former prime minister’s allies and prompted tears and laughter as he applauded her strength of character and Methodist faith. He also debunked controversy over the most provocative quote of Baroness Thatcher’s career – that there is ‘no such thing as society’. In an address deemed perfectly pitched by her closest friends in politics, the bishop hailed her as a ‘mythological figure’ and went out of his way to draw a line under the comment that has been a millstone around Tory necks since she delivered it in 1987 – setting it in its proper context. He said the former premier had referred to the Christian doctrine, ‘that we are all members one of another, expressed in the concept of the Church on earth as the Body of Christ’. ‘From this we learn our interdependence and the great truth that we do not achieve happiness or salvation in isolation from each other but as members of society,’ he quoted her saying. ‘Her later remark about there being no such thing as “society” has been misunderstood, and refers to some impersonal entity to which we are tempted to surrender our independence,’ he explained. ‘She was very aware there are prior dispositions which are needed to make market economics and democratic institutions function well: the habits of truth-telling, mutual sympathy, and the capacity to co-operate. These dispositions are incubated and given power by our relationships. ‘In her words, “the basic ties of the family are at the heart of our society and are the very nursery of civic virtue”.’ The Bishop of London Richard Chartres paid tribute to Lady Thatcher's ¿courtesy and personal kindness' at her funeral on Wednesday. Bishop of London Richard Chartres (left) stood with the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby (right), behind Thatcher's children Mark, right, and Carol, left. Conservative MP Ben Wallace, an aide to minister without portfolio Kenneth Clarke, said: ‘The Bishop of London chose to dispel one of the Left’s many smears that Mrs Thatcher didn’t believe in society. It is a long overdue correction.’ The bishop paid tribute to Lady Thatcher’s ‘courtesy and personal kindness which she showed to those who worked for her, as well as her capacity to reach out to the young, and often also to those who were not, in the world’s eyes, “important”.’ He added that it was important to debate Lady Thatcher’s policies and legacy and to assess the impact of political decisions on the everyday lives of individuals and communities. But he insisted: ‘Parliament held a frank debate last week – but here and today is neither the time nor the place. This, at Lady Thatcher’s personal request, is a funeral service, not a memorial service with the customary eulogies. At Lady Thatcher's request the service did not include eulogies and instead featured an address from the Bishop of London, Richard Chartres, left, pictured with the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh and the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby. ‘At such a time, the parson should not aspire to the judgments which are proper to the politician; instead this is a place for ordinary human compassion of the kind that is reconciling. ‘It is also the place for the simple truths which transcend political debate. Above all it is the place for hope.’ He said she described her religious upbringing in a lecture she gave in the nearby church of St Lawrence Jewry: ‘Her upbringing, of course, was in Methodism to which this country owes a huge debt. When it was time to challenge the political and economic status quo in 19th century Britain, it was so often the Methodists who took the lead.’ The Bishop pointed out it was the Methodist tradition that inspired the Tolpuddle Martyrs, who, in protest at wage cuts, formed the first trade union.
What are the important parts of this article? | Bishop praised Baroness Thatcher's courtesy and personal kindness. Funeral had no eulogies, only Bishop's address at Lady Thatcher's request. Bishop said her 'no such thing as society' comment was misunderstood. | 5 | Flan2021 | cnn_dailymail:3.4.0 | zs_opt |
Problem: Solve -19*m = -15*m + 8 for m.
And the answer is... | -2 | 8 | Flan2021 | math_dataset/algebra__linear_1d:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Article: If you work with a group, you can brainstorm together to come up with energy-saving ideas. Plus, the more voices you have supporting you, the more likely you are to be heard by the people in charge of making energy-saving decisions at your school. Try organizing a group that is open to all students who want to work together to help the school save energy. If you are a student, walk or ride your bicycle to school whenever possible. You could then go a step further by inviting other students to join a group in school. You could also ask your teacher if they would spread the word and maybe even let you use the classroom for meetings. If you are a teacher, you could recruit students and help them by giving them ideas for how to save energy at school. One other great way to get students organized is to start an official school club. Check the student handbook or talk to an administrator at the school about how to get started. Either as an individual or as a team, create and post signs around your school. Try posting signs that remind people of specific things they can do to save energy and also some signs that raise awareness about saving energy in a more general way. If you are a student, you could create some signs on your own or with a few friends who are also interested in helping your school save energy. Make sure to get permission to hang the signs first. If you are a teacher, you could have your students create signs for a class project or homework assignment, and then go around posting the signs together. For example, you might hang up signs next to light switches around the school with reminders, like “Remember to turn off the lights when you leave!” Recycling is a great way to save energy because it reduces the need to produce new materials. If your school does not already have a recycling station, then ask your school principal if you can set one up. Your school’s garbage company may offer recycling services. Check with them first to see if they can provide receptacles, and then ask them to place these in designated areas throughout the school. There’s only so much you can do as an individual student or teacher, or even as an organized group. If you want your school to make major changes, such as purchasing energy-saving appliances for the classrooms, waterless urinals for the boys' bathrooms, and dual-flush toilets inside all student bathroom stalls; you’ll need to get the administration involved. If you’re a student, circulate a petition among your fellow students or organize a meeting between the administrators and your student energy-saving club. It can also help to get teachers involved. Support your case by doing some research and writing up a formal report. Include statistics to demonstrate how much money and energy the school would save by making the changes you’re suggesting.
What is a summary? | Organize a student energy patrol. Post signs about conserving energy. Set up a recycling station at your school. Approach your school’s administration about making big changes. | 6 | Flan2021 | gem/wiki_lingua_english_en:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Write a (a). tweet. Possible tweet types: Available choices: (a). negative (b). positive | Storm! What storm? Oh the one that nearly knocked down my house? Oh yea. But now it's blue skies again. *sigh* irish weather | 8 | Flan2021 | sentiment140:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Political corruption:
Trading in influence, or influence peddling, refers a person selling his/her influence over the decision making process to benefit a third party (person or institution). The difference with bribery is that this is a tri-lateral relation. From a legal point of view, the role of the third party (who is the target of the influence) does not really matter although he/she can be an accessory in some instances. It can be difficult to make a distinction between this form of corruption and some forms of extreme and loosely regulated lobbying where for instance law- or decision-makers can freely "sell" their vote, decision power or influence to those lobbyists who offer the highest compensation, including where for instance the latter act on behalf of powerful clients such as industrial groups who want to avoid the passing of specific environmental, social, or other regulations perceived as too stringent, etc. Where lobbying is (sufficiently) regulated, it becomes possible to provide for a distinctive criteria and to consider that trading in influence involves the use of "improper influence", as in article 12 of the Criminal Law Convention on Corruption (ETS 173) of the Council of Europe.
Please answer a question about this article. If the question is unanswerable, say "unanswerable". Selling or trading government position influence is called what? | influence peddling | 0 | Flan2021 | squad/v2.0:3.0.0 | zs_opt |
Who is the current UN Secretary General ?
What kind of thing would answer this question?
Options:
- description
- entity
- abbreviation
- human
- numeric
- location | human | 6 | Flan2021 | trec:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Q: A small, fast-moving river in is in a V-shaped valley on the slope of a mountain. If you follow the river to where it passes through a plain, what will the river most likely look like compared with how it looked on the mountain?
What is the correct answer to this question?
Choices:
(1). Much the same.
(2). Deeper and faster.
(3). Slower and wider.
(4). Straighter....A: | (3). | 3 | Flan2021 | ai2_arc/ARC-Easy:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Q: who is known as the first kashmiri historian? A: | Kalhana | 9 | Flan2021 | natural_questions_open:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
What happens next in this paragraph?
How to use hybrid cars efficiently
Limit your driving.
The best way to use your hybrid car efficiently is to not use it at all. Walk or bike to your destinations when possible.
Pick from: a). Do not drive away from other drivers unless you know you are going to a scenic destination. If you are stopping at a packed street, stop at all-stops and look at traffic lights to see if they are blinking or flashing.; b). You can also find good gear in these locations. Try driving slowly to accommodate more power and avoid driving in rush hour traffic.; c). This may mean you could change your route immediately, but try to maintain a moderate driving speed. This may mean you can safely drive faster without looking at traffic or stopping to stop, and you can evade police or dangerous area signs.; d). You could also use public transport, such as buses, trains, and subways. Alternately, grab a ride with a friend and carpool to your destinations.; | d). | 0 | Flan2021 | hellaswag:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Answer a question about this article:
As the capital of Uruguay, Montevideo is home to a number of festivals and carnivals including a Gaucho festival when people ride through the streets on horseback in traditional gaucho gear. The major annual festival is the annual Montevideo Carnaval which is part of the national festival of Carnival Week, celebrated throughout Uruguay, with central activities in the capital, Montevideo. Officially, the public holiday lasts for two days on Carnival Monday and Shrove Tuesday preceding Ash Wednesday, but due to the prominence of the festival, most shops and businesses close for the entire week. During carnival there are many open-air stage performances and competitions and the streets and houses are vibrantly decorated. "Tablados" or popular scenes, both fixed and movable, are erected in the whole city. Notable displays include "Desfile de las Llamadas" ("Parade of the Calls"), which is a grand united parade held on the south part of downtown, where it used to be a common ritual back in the early 20th century. Due to the scale of the festival, preparation begins as early as December with an election of the "zonal beauty queens" to appear in the carnival.
What does Desfile de las Llamadas mean? | Parade of the Calls | 3 | Flan2021 | squad/v1.1:3.0.0 | zs_opt |
Helen wiped the wall.
How would you consider the linguistic integrity of the preceding sentence?
Options:
- unacceptable.
- acceptable. | acceptable | 1 | Flan2021 | glue/cola:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Generate a short summary this sentence:
sri lankan president chandrika kumaratunga saturday swore in three new ministers in a bid to further strengthen the government 's majority in parliament .
Summary: | three new sri lankan ministers sworn in | 2 | Flan2021 | gigaword:1.2.0 | zs_opt |
BLAHHHHH....looked way better then it tasted.... under cooked noodles, over cooked meats.....no thanks...wont b coming back....
Choose the sentiment of this review?
Options:
[A]. negative
[B]. positive | [A]. | 1 | Flan2021 | yelp_polarity_reviews:0.2.0 | zs_opt |
Translate "Change isn't always easy." to Czech? | Změna není vždycky jednoduchá. | 7 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/cs-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Translate from English to Spanish:
automatic car rental in Cloncurry Airport
Spanish: | alquiler vehículos automáticos en Cloncurry Aeropuerto | 3 | Flan2021 | para_crawl_enes | zs_opt |
Missing plane search expands as third possible sighting adds to confusion
The international hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 expanded to cover 27,000 square nautical miles on Wednesday as a third potential last sighting added to the confusion over its movements.
India became the 12th country to say it would join the search, indicating how far north the operation had been extended.
The plane was heading north-east to Beijing when it took off from Malaysia in the early hours of Saturday morning. Officials have said it may have turned around and headed back to Kuala Lumpur when it was lost.
On Wednesday, in a new twist to the mystery, officials suggested the plane may have been detected on military radar at 2.15am on Saturday, 200 miles north-west of Penang – a point which is not only west of the Malay peninsula, but so far north that it would be beyond the coast of Thailand. It was the third possible final time and location officials have given.
"We are not saying this is MH370. It's an unidentified plot," said air force chief Rodzali Daud at a press conference in Kuala Lumpur.
Malaysian authorities are facing growing criticism about muddled and sometimes contradictory briefings.
China's foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang told reporters: "Right now there is a lot of information, and it's pretty chaotic, so up to this point we too have had difficulty confirming whether [detection over the strait of Malacca] is accurate or not."
Vietnamese officials had said they were calling off their air search and scaling back their sea search pending further information from Malaysia, but have since announced they will resume a full-scale search.
Malaysia's transport minister, Hishammuddin Hussein, told reporters: "With each day that passes, I fear search and rescue becomes just search – but we will never give up hope."
He insisted that authorities had been consistent and transparent, adding: "It is only confusion if you want it to be seen to be confusion."
He told reporters: "We have nothing to hide."
Five days after Beijing-bound MH370 disappeared not long after taking off from Kuala Lumpur at 12.41am on Saturday, questions regarding its final moments have if anything multiplied.
The last certain contact with the plane was at around 1.30am, when it was flying over the South China Sea, between Malaysia and Vietnam. Subsequent readings come from military radars which can detect civilian planes but do not communicate with them, meaning that they cannot identify a particular flight. It is not clear if these radar readings were cross-checked with other information.
On Tuesday it was reported that the Malaysian air force chief said the plane had been detected at 2.40am close to Pulau Perak, an island in the strait of Malacca – meaning it had not only turned back but flown right across the peninsula. Rodzali Daud subsequently denied making that comment, but it is not clear if the authorities are discounting the possible presence of MH370 over the strait or simply cannot confirm it.
Experts stress it is far too early to be certain what happened. If both the military radar spots are correct, then they could be consistent with the plane turning back and attempting to navigate back to Kuala Lumpur along the west coast of the peninsula.
Earlier on Wednesday, pressed by relatives of Chinese passengers on what information the military had given civil officials, the Malaysian government's envoy to China told them now was "not the time" to reveal it, Singapore's Straits Times reported.
He did disclose that the last words heard from the flight were: "All right, good night" – the crew's response to Malaysian air traffic controllers telling them the flight was entering Vietnamese airspace and that air traffic controllers from Ho Chi Minh City would take over.
Two-thirds of those on board the Boeing-777 were Chinese, and China has repeatedly urged Malaysia to speed up search efforts as well as sending more ships and aircraft to assist. It is under pressure as public concern grows about the state of the operation, and relatives have already vented their frustration at Chinese officials.
The Washington Post cited one popular post, which has been shared thousands of times by Chinese microbloggers: "Vietnam keeps discovering. Malaysia keeps denying. China keeps sending things on the way. Journalists keep waiting at the Lido hotel [where relatives are waiting]. Family members keep being in pain … But where is the plane?"
Malaysia Airlines has confirmed it received a warning from the Federal Aviation Administration in November, urging airlines to look out for corrosion under the skin of the fuselage of Boeing 777s.
Chief executive Ahmad Jauhari Yahya added: "We ensure that all our aircraft are airworthy and comply with all the [circulars] issued by the manufacturers."
Experts have said the aircraft has a strong safety record.
What was this article about? | Officials suggest missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 may have been spotted on military radar 200 miles north-west of Penang | 3 | Flan2021 | newsroom:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Sentence 1: She was found in 1874 by Alpheus Spring Packard and is described in North America .
Sentence 2: It was described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1874 and is found in North America .
Do these two sentences convey the same information?
Choose your answer from: 1). no 2). yes | 1). | 4 | Flan2021 | paws_wiki:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Choose the next sentence for this paragraph.
(CNN) -- Bayer Leverkusen regained second place in the Bundesliga on Sunday, with a 4-2 win at home to struggling Stuttgart. Stuttgart twice battled back from behind, but goals in the last ten minutes of play from Stefan Reinartz and Stefan Kiessling ensured victory for coach Jupp Heynckes' side. The 2007 German champions Stuttgart now find themselves joint bottom-of-the-table with Monchengladbach, who inflicted a surprise 2-1 defeat at home to Champions League side Schalke. A goal from Peer Kluge gave mid-table Schalke a second-minute lead, but Gladbach leveled through Marco Reus before Mohamadou Idrissou scored to give his team their first home-win of the season.
Just five points now separate the bottom five teams in the Bundesliga, with Stuttgart and
OPTIONS:
- Bayer Leverkusen level at the foot of the table with just 19 points.
- Bundesliga level at the foot of the table with just 19 points.
- CNN level at the foot of the table with just 19 points.
- Champions League level at the foot of the table with just 19 points.
- German level at the foot of the table with just 19 points.
- Gladbach level at the foot of the table with just 19 points.
- Jupp Heynckes level at the foot of the table with just 19 points.
- Leverkusen level at the foot of the table with just 19 points.
- Marco Reus level at the foot of the table with just 19 points.
- Mohamadou Idrissou level at the foot of the table with just 19 points.
- Monchengladbach level at the foot of the table with just 19 points.
- Peer Kluge level at the foot of the table with just 19 points.
- Schalke level at the foot of the table with just 19 points.
- Stefan Kiessling level at the foot of the table with just 19 points.
- Stefan Reinartz level at the foot of the table with just 19 points.
- Stuttgart level at the foot of the table with just 19 points.
| Monchengladbach level at the foot of the table with just 19 points. | 7 | Flan2021 | super_glue/record:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
Do these two sentences mean the same thing?
The speaker issued a one-paragraph statement , saying , " I am advised that certain allegations of criminal conduct have been interposed against my counsel , J. Michael Boxley .
" I am advised that certain allegations of criminal conduct have been interposed against my counsel J. Michael Boxley , " Silver said .
Options are:
i. no;
ii. yes;...I think the answer is | ii. | 8 | Flan2021 | glue/mrpc:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Sentence from a movie review: even fans of ismail merchant 's work , i suspect , would have a hard time sitting through this one .
Select your answer: was the movie seen positively or negatively based on the preceding review?
pick from the following.
* negative
* positive | negative | 2 | Flan2021 | glue/sst2:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Which sentence describes a characteristic of offspring produced by sexual reproduction? Choose your answer from:
(a). The offspring have half the amount of genetic material as the parents.
(b). The offspring contain genetic material from both parents.
(c). The female offspring contain only genes from the mother.
(d). The male offspring contain only genes from the father.
| (b). | 6 | Flan2021 | unified_qa_science_inst | zs_opt |
In one sentence, describe what the following article is about:
You should eat three meals per day — one when you wake, another towards the middle of the day, and another in the mid-to-late evening. Missing a meal or consuming fewer carbs than your body requires could cause your blood sugar to crash. If you miss a meal or cannot eat a meal, grab a snack like popcorn, trail mix, or a banana. Exercise takes a lot of energy, and your blood sugar typically declines after an intense workout. Consume a source of carbs within three hours of your workout, but not within the hour prior to your planned workout. After you’re done working out, have a source of protein and carbs (a protein smoothie, for instance) within 20 minutes to prevent low blood sugar. If you have diabetes, check your blood sugar regularly, as directed by your doctor. You can do this using a blood sugar monitoring device. If you do not have a blood sugar monitoring device, consult your doctor for a recommendation regarding the most reliable such device available. Follow manufacturer directions to use the blood sugar monitoring device. When you notice signs of low blood sugar, it is important to address it as quickly as possible. You should consume about 15 grams of glucose or simple carbohydrates. Wait 15 minutes, then check your blood sugar again. If you are still hypoglycemic, eat another 15 grams. If your next meal is more than an hour or two away, eat a small snack once your blood sugar has returned to normal. Try the following sources of simple carbohydrates: 4 ounces of juice or soda (not diet) 1 tablespoon sugar, honey, or corn syrup 8 ounces of nonfat or 1% milk Glucose tablets or gel (follow package instructions). If your family and friends know you have diabetes, they will be able to help you spot low blood sugar warning signs. By catching your low blood sugar levels early, you could avoid more serious complications associated with low blood sugar. Wear a medical ID bracelet that identifies your condition and carry a medical ID card as well. If you are in an emergency situation and unable to communicate (such as if you fall unconscious), this information can help the emergency medical staff determine treatment.
Summary: | Eat regularly. Eat before and after workouts. Check your blood sugar. Treat low blood sugar promptly. Let your family know of your condition. | 5 | Flan2021 | gem/wiki_lingua_english_en:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Voici quelques-unes des dépenses de nature courante qui donnent droit aux encouragements fiscaux à la RS&DE :
Translate this to English? | In general, current expenditures that are eligible for the SR&ED tax incentives include: | 3 | Flan2021 | wmt14_translate/fr-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Write an article with the title: "Disney gives a first look at new 'Frozen' ride"
Article: |
In case you haven't heard, there's a "Frozen"-themed attraction coming to Walt Disney World's Epcot theme park next year.
The company unveiled a glimpse of the attraction, Frozen Ever After, on Tuesday and said it will make parkgoers "feel like they stepped into the magical world of 'Frozen.' "
"Guests will be transported to the Winter in Summer Celebration where Queen Elsa embraces her magical powers and creates a winter-in-summer day for the entire kingdom," Disney said in a release. "They will also visit Elsa's Ice Palace and the ice-blue world of the North Mountain along with other locations before returning to the Bay of Arendelle."
The attraction will also feature a meet and greet with versions of film's main characters, Anna and Elsa, and special screenings of the forthcoming animated short film "Frozen Fever," the company said. | 7 | Flan2021 | newsroom:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
(1) It is a sub-label of the Dutch label Black Hole Recordings , consisting of Magik Muzik , which was founded in 2001 by Tiësto .
(2) Electronic is a sub-label of Dutch label Black Hole Recordings consisting of Magik Muzik . It was founded by Tiësto in 2001 .
Do these two sentences mean the same thing?
Choices:
(1). no;
(2). yes; | (2). | 3 | Flan2021 | paws_wiki:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Dialogue:
Nate: Hey, u know a good restaurant in town?
Bill: Define good.
Nate: Nice place, good food, great atmosphere.
Bill: So not the usual cheap place?
Nate: Not this time.
What were the main points in that conversation? | Nate wants to know if Bill has a good restaurant to recommend. | 5 | Flan2021 | samsum:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Review: This version moved a little slow for my taste and I suppose I have problems with this play to begin with. But first the movie, it's a typical TV movie version of a play which means it doesn't have the flair of the original film version with William Holden. What they couldn't afford to hire more than twelve people as extras? Why move the movie up to 1966? So you could give the little sister a line about the Vietnam war protests? Why not 1963 and give her a line about the civil rights movement?
As for the casting, some hits some misses. Jay O. Sanders hit the right notes for his character especially with his scenes with Josh Brolin. Brolin on the other hand miss a lot of the notes. He's believable as an ex-BMOC jock but he doesn't have the raw sensuality of William Holden. I always thought Brolin looks a little bit like a gorilla to have all the women in town go ape over him (pardon the pun). Gretchen Moll was lovely but she seemed a little too wise for the character she played. She didn't project the innocence or ignorance that the character required. Maybe it's because she and Brolin were about 5 years older than the characters should be. But then again Holden was ten years too old. Bonnie Bedelia was rather forgettable as the mother and Mary Steenburgen can't seem to make up her mind whether she was playing Blanche duBois or Katharine from "The Taming of The Shrew".
As for Mr. Inge's play, I always felt that stories like this of a young woman choosing passion over practicality always needed an epilogue. "The Twilight Zone" I believe offer a likely epilogue with the episode, "Spur of the Moment" where a young Diana Hyland was being chased by a bitter older Diana Hyland, because the younger Diana Hyland chose to run off with a guy similar to Hal Carter.
What is the sentiment of this review?
Select from the following.
1). negative;
2). positive; | 1). | 7 | Flan2021 | imdb_reviews/plain_text:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Add punctuation to the following sentence: There you have hit it she said nodding and then slipped away
| "There, you have hit it," she said, nodding, and then slipped away. | 7 | Flan2021 | fix_punct | zs_opt |
Attributes: name = The Cricketers, eatType = pub, customer rating = low, familyFriendly = no, near = Ranch. Produce a detailed sentence about this restaurant. | Near Ranch is The Cricketers. It's not a family-friendly pub that has low customer ratings. | 0 | Flan2021 | gem/e2e_nlg:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
didn't get my face painted
How would the sentiment of this tweet be described?
Options:
[A]. negative
[B]. positive | [A]. | 1 | Flan2021 | sentiment140:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
What debate topic are the following sentences about?
1. In 2009 Kenyas exports had risen to Kshs 90.5 billion and imports to Kshs 12.5 billion -LSB- 1 -RSB- .
2. Ethiopia , DRC and South Sudan are all mineral rich countries and are big potential markets for East Africa .
3. Widening the East African Community , will help enlarge the common market , increase production and improve regional trade as people will be able to freely do business across more than five countries .
4. Prior to Rwanda and Burundis membership to the bloc in 2004 , Kenyas exports and imports to the EAC were Kshs 64 billion and Kshs 3 billion respectively this however increased after the two countries joined creating a single market of 133.5 million people .
5. Welcoming them to the community is predicted to double the production , imports and exports among member states -LSB- 2 -RSB- due to policies policies like the EAC trade facilitation , customs union and competition policy and law -LSB- 2 -RSB- .
6. -LSB- 1 -RSB- Mary , Odongo , Institute of Economic Affairs ; Towards an East African Community common market , , 30 Jan 2011 , -LSB- 2 -RSB- Ernest & Young , The East Africa boom , , -LSB- 3 -RSB- East African Community Customs , market size , access and trade policy , , | This House would widen the East African Community | 6 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_idebate | zs_opt |
Write a one sentence review of the movie "her". | Sweet, soulful, and smart, Spike Jonze's Her uses its just-barely-sci-fi scenario to impart wryly funny wisdom about the state of modern human relationships. | 6 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_rotten_tomatoes | zs_opt |
Please add spaces between words: Anditmakesthelonghours,andallthenightsawayfromhomeandlovedonesworththetimeandeffort.
| And it makes the long hours, and all the nights away from home and loved ones worth the time and effort. | 4 | Flan2021 | word_segment | zs_opt |
Which is NOT a fossil fuel? Select from the following.
(i) Coal.
(ii) Oil.
(iii) Wood.
(iv) Natural gas.
Your answer: | (iii) | 2 | Flan2021 | unified_qa_science_inst | zs_opt |
Write the next sentence in this story.
Candice loves tacos. Although her love is strong, her tacos are not very good. Candice decides she wants to better her taco recipe. She searches for an assortment of different taco recipes.
Select from the following.
--Candice stuck to her original taco recipe.
--Candice got better at making tacos. | Candice got better at making tacos. | 6 | Flan2021 | story_cloze/2016:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Read the text and determine if the sentence is true (see options at the end):
The Kent State Golden Flashes baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, United States. The team competes at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a member of the Mid-American Conference East division. The head coach is retired Major League Baseball player Jeff Duncan, who was hired in June 2013.
Sentence: The team's head coach used to play baseball in the MLB.
OPTIONS: a. Yes; b. It's impossible to say; c. No; | a. | 6 | Flan2021 | anli/r3:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
Erstens, dass man endlich den Binnenmarkt in diesem Bereich verwirklicht.
Which language is this? | German | 9 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/de-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Read this and answer the question
In 1941, Zuse followed his earlier machine up with the Z3, the world's first working electromechanical programmable, fully automatic digital computer. The Z3 was built with 2000 relays, implementing a 22 bit word length that operated at a clock frequency of about 5–10 Hz. Program code was supplied on punched film while data could be stored in 64 words of memory or supplied from the keyboard. It was quite similar to modern machines in some respects, pioneering numerous advances such as floating point numbers. Replacement of the hard-to-implement decimal system (used in Charles Babbage's earlier design) by the simpler binary system meant that Zuse's machines were easier to build and potentially more reliable, given the technologies available at that time. The Z3 was Turing complete.
When did Konrad Zuse create the Z3 computer? | 1941 | 1 | Flan2021 | squad/v1.1:3.0.0 | zs_opt |
Multi-select: Let's say that "I was trying to open the lock with the key, but someone had filled the keyhole with chewing gum, and I couldn't get it out."
Can we now say that "I couldn't get the chewing gum out."?
Choose from:
a). no.
b). yes. | b). | 3 | Flan2021 | glue/wnli:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
1. In 1473 he was created cardinal , was promoted to the Archdiocese of Seville and named chancellor of Castile .
2. In 1473 he was called Cardinal , was promoted to the Archdiocese of Seville and created Chancellor of Castile .
Select your answer from the options. Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
Available choices:
A). no.
B). yes....I think the answer is | A). | 2 | Flan2021 | paws_wiki:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Translate "Might do you some good." to Czech? | Může ti to být k užitku. | 7 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/cs-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
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