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What does the acronym IMET stand for? | Below is an instruction that describes a task, paired with an input that provides further context. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
What does the acronym IMET stand for?
### Input:
International Military Education and Training (IMET) is the title of a United States security assistance program, a type of student exchange program.
### Response:
| International Military Education and Training (IMET) is the title of a United States security assistance program, a type of student exchange program. | International Military Education and Training |
Tell me which of these foods is spicy: jalapeño, apple, five-alarm chili, marshmallow, tabasco, wasabi | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Tell me which of these foods is spicy: jalapeño, apple, five-alarm chili, marshmallow, tabasco, wasabi
### Response:
| Jalapeño: spicy
Apple: not spicy
Five-alarm chili: spicy
Marshmallow: not spicy
Tabasco: spicy
Wasabi: spicy | |
Who would win in a fight? Pirates or ninjas? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Who would win in a fight? Pirates or ninjas?
### Response:
| While this topic has been hotly debated over the years with people siding with one group or the other based on admiration or perceived skill advantages, it's actually pirates that would win in a fight due to their innate resourcefulness and guns. | |
What is rationing? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
What is rationing?
### Response:
| Rationing is the restriction of goods.
It is mostly done when there are insufficient goods/products to meet the demand or needs of the people.
It is used to save resources. | |
Give me Personal finance advice | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Give me Personal finance advice
### Response:
| Live within your means.
Save and Invest
Avoid credit cards
Avoid any financial product that you don't understand
Do research before making a large purchase
Read financial books and blogs to get educated on personal finance
Home ownership generally is worth more in the long run
Ensure you have sufficient insurance to cover unexpected major catastrophes | |
How do archaeologists study the past? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
How do archaeologists study the past?
### Response:
| Archaeologists study the past by implementing a variety of scientific strategies that include survey, excavation, analysis, interpretation, and reporting. They begin by determining an area of interest to be studied. They then survey that area using a variety of methods that include laying in a grid system for testing the area of interest to locate sites. Next, they excavate, or dig, to find evidence of past habitations. This results in recovering material culture, or artifacts. The artifacts are then taken to a laboratory where they are analyzed. This analysis including cleaning the artifacts, determining dates and functions, and entering those artifacts into a database where further statistical analysis may be performed. Once all this data is gathered and analyzed, archaeologist need to interpret what they have found. This data can tell you when a site was occupied, who lived there, what they were eating, and what time of year a site was occupied. Once the archaeologists have interpreted the data the write a report detailing the work that was done and their interpretation of the site. The report is very detailed as archaeological excavation destroys the sites being studying. The report includes photographs, field notes, and an inventory of the artifacts recovered as well as an interpretation of the site. | |
Identify which instrument is string or percussion: Clapper, Chagane | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Identify which instrument is string or percussion: Clapper, Chagane
### Response:
| Chagane is string, Clapper is percussion. | |
What is a compound statement? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
What is a compound statement?
### Response:
| A compound statement contains two independent clauses of words that can each be their own statement independently | |
What are the primary causes of inflation? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
What are the primary causes of inflation?
### Response:
| In an economy with too much money (the money supply), the currency value decreases when the total amount of money increases.
Prices of goods/services increase (price inflation) when the money supply increases (monetary inflation) over a longer period of time.
Economists disagree on the causes over shorter periods of time. | |
What languages are spoken in Belgium? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
What languages are spoken in Belgium?
### Response:
| There are 3 languages: Dutch, French, and German. Dutch is spoken in the Northern part of Belgium, French in the South, and German is spoken along the German border. | |
What is the paleolithic? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
What is the paleolithic?
### Response:
| The word "Paleolithic" comes from the Greek for "ancient stone." It refers to a time period of several million years in the past, from the beginning of humans to the invention of agriculture about 10 million years ago, when stone tools were made and used. | |
What animals are famously depicted playing poker in a painting? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
What animals are famously depicted playing poker in a painting?
### Response:
| Dogs | |
What US state has the greatest population? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
What US state has the greatest population?
### Response:
| California is the most populous American state. | |
Tell me whether these are indoor or outdoor games.
Cricket, Table Tennis, Soccer, Carom | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Tell me whether these are indoor or outdoor games.
Cricket, Table Tennis, Soccer, Carom
### Response:
| Cricket- Outdoor Game, Table Tennis - Indoor Game, Soccer- Outdoor Game, Carom - Indoor Games | |
I need to move a large piece of furniture out of my second-story apartment. I assembled it in my apartment and would rather not disassemble it. What can I do? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
I need to move a large piece of furniture out of my second-story apartment. I assembled it in my apartment and would rather not disassemble it. What can I do?
### Response:
| If it's not too heavy, you might be able to lower it over the balcony of your apartment to some helpers at the street level below. | |
Which of these are not playable races on Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition: Giant, Gnome, Half-Elf, Chimera, Kenku, Troll, Gnoll | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Which of these are not playable races on Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition: Giant, Gnome, Half-Elf, Chimera, Kenku, Troll, Gnoll
### Response:
| From this list, Giant, Chimera, Troll and Gnoll are not playable races in Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition, although there is a race similar to the concept of giants called Firbolg. | |
List down some points about life of cricketer Peggy Antonio from the given passage | Below is an instruction that describes a task, paired with an input that provides further context. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
List down some points about life of cricketer Peggy Antonio from the given passage
### Input:
Peggy Antonio (2 June 1917 – 11 January 2002, Melbourne, Australia) was an Australian women's Test cricketer, known as the "Girl Grimmett".
Antonio was raised in Port Melbourne, Victoria, a working class suburb of Melbourne. Her father was a Chilean docker of French and Spanish descent who died when she was 15 months. With the encouragement of her uncle she learnt her cricket from the boys in her neighbourhood streets. As a young girl during the Great Depression, she was lucky enough to find work at a shoe factory in the industrial suburb of Collingwood. The factory was home to a women's cricket team where Antonio came to the attention of Eddie Conlon, a club cricketer with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the game. With the assistance of Conlon, Antonio developed a rare mix of leg spin and off spin, including a top spinner and a wrong'un.
### Response:
| Peggy Antonio (2 June 1917 – 11 January 2002, Melbourne, Australia) was an Australian women's Test cricketer, known as the "Girl Grimmett".
Antonio was raised in Port Melbourne, Victoria, a working class suburb of Melbourne. Her father was a Chilean docker of French and Spanish descent who died when she was 15 months. With the encouragement of her uncle she learnt her cricket from the boys in her neighbourhood streets. As a young girl during the Great Depression, she was lucky enough to find work at a shoe factory in the industrial suburb of Collingwood. The factory was home to a women's cricket team where Antonio came to the attention of Eddie Conlon, a club cricketer with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the game. With the assistance of Conlon, Antonio developed a rare mix of leg spin and off spin, including a top spinner and a wrong'un. | 1. Peggy Antonio, also referred to as the "Girl Grimmett," played women's Test cricket for Australia and died on January 11, 2002, in Melbourne, Australia.
2. Antonio grew up in the working-class Melbourne district of Port Melbourne, Victoria.
3. When she was 15 months old, her father, a Chilean docker of French and Spanish ancestry, passed away.
4. With her uncle's encouragement, she picked up cricket from the guys on the streets of her area.
5. She was fortunate enough to work at a shoe factory in the Collingwood industrial area during the Great Depression as a young child.
6. Eddie Conlon, a club cricketer with encyclopaedic knowledge of the game, saw Antonio when he was playing for the women's cricket team at the factory.
7. With Conlon's help, Antonio created an uncommon combination of leg spin and off spin, including a top spinner and a wrong'un. |
How is it that some high net-worth individuals are able to avoid paying taxes completely? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
How is it that some high net-worth individuals are able to avoid paying taxes completely?
### Response:
| The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) taxes regular income and investment income differently. For one type of common investment income i.e long term capital gains, the tax rates are 0%, 15% and 20% based on the annual income of the individual. The income used for calculating the above rates doesn't include income from the long term capital gains itself. For example, if an individual makes less than $41,675 for the year 2022 through regular income, his or her capital gains tax rate would be 0% even if the long term capital gains itself is more than a million dollars. Assuming many of these high net-worth individuals don't have any regular income and all their income is through long term capital gains, they end up paying no taxes at all. | |
Which of the following rivers are in India? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Which of the following rivers are in India?
### Response:
| Ganges, Nile, Yamuna, Indus, Thames | |
Why indian Marriage is so long process | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Why indian Marriage is so long process
### Response:
| 1. Its an ancient process to get married and go through all rituals for Indians. So it takes time. Because they pray for so long in a Marriage | |
What are the parts of a sail? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
What are the parts of a sail?
### Response:
| The parts of a sail are: Head, Leech, Clew, Foot, Tack, and Luff. | |
Based on the paragraph below, how much did Beyonce earn in 2013 - 2014 | Below is an instruction that describes a task, paired with an input that provides further context. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Based on the paragraph below, how much did Beyonce earn in 2013 - 2014
### Input:
MTV estimated that by the end of 2014, Beyoncé would become the highest-paid Black musician in history;[415] this became the case in April 2014.[416] In June 2014, Beyoncé ranked at number one on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list, earning an estimated $115 million throughout June 2013 – June 2014. This in turn was the first time she had topped the Celebrity 100 list as well as being her highest yearly earnings to date.[417] In 2016, Beyoncé ranked at number 34 on the Celebrity 100 list with earnings of $54 million. She and Jay-Z also topped the highest paid celebrity couple list, with combined earnings of $107.5 million.[418]
### Response:
| MTV estimated that by the end of 2014, Beyoncé would become the highest-paid Black musician in history;[415] this became the case in April 2014.[416] In June 2014, Beyoncé ranked at number one on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list, earning an estimated $115 million throughout June 2013 – June 2014. This in turn was the first time she had topped the Celebrity 100 list as well as being her highest yearly earnings to date.[417] In 2016, Beyoncé ranked at number 34 on the Celebrity 100 list with earnings of $54 million. She and Jay-Z also topped the highest paid celebrity couple list, with combined earnings of $107.5 million.[418] | Beyonce earned $115 million throughout June 2013 - June 2014. In 2014 she also became the highest-paid Black musician in history. |
Why do people like soccer? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Why do people like soccer?
### Response:
| People like soccer as it is a creative worldwide game. Unlike other sports that have frequent stoppages and timeouts soccer has two 45 minute halves. On top of that it is a very creative sport as it requires 11 team members to work in union to achieve a common goal. Everybody can play soccer no matter your age or athletic level so it is extremely appealing to many. Additionally, unlike other sports that require significant associated cost, soccer is rather cheap, all you need is a ball. | |
Extract all of the names of people mentioned in this paragraph and list them using bullets in the format {Name} | Below is an instruction that describes a task, paired with an input that provides further context. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Extract all of the names of people mentioned in this paragraph and list them using bullets in the format {Name}
### Input:
After becoming a major success by the early 1940s, the company diversified into live-action films, television, and theme parks in the 1950s. Following Walt Disney's death in 1966, the company's profits, especially in the animation division, began to decline. Once Disney's shareholders voted Michael Eisner as the head of the company in 1984, it became overwhelmingly successful during a period called the Disney Renaissance. In 2005, under new CEO Bob Iger, the company started to expand and acquire other corporations. Bob Chapek became the head of Disney in 2020 after Iger's retirement. Chapek was ousted in 2022 and Iger was reinstated as CEO.
### Response:
| After becoming a major success by the early 1940s, the company diversified into live-action films, television, and theme parks in the 1950s. Following Walt Disney's death in 1966, the company's profits, especially in the animation division, began to decline. Once Disney's shareholders voted Michael Eisner as the head of the company in 1984, it became overwhelmingly successful during a period called the Disney Renaissance. In 2005, under new CEO Bob Iger, the company started to expand and acquire other corporations. Bob Chapek became the head of Disney in 2020 after Iger's retirement. Chapek was ousted in 2022 and Iger was reinstated as CEO. | • Walt Disney
• Michael Eisner
• Bob Iger
• Bob Chapek |
Tell me all the different ways I could eat an orange. | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Tell me all the different ways I could eat an orange.
### Response:
| You could slice it in circles. You could cut it into cubes and add it to a fruit salad. You could juice it. You could rip it apart with your hands and eat with your teeth while showering. You could peel it first and eat segment by segment. | |
What are a few different ways to spend a free weekend | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
What are a few different ways to spend a free weekend
### Response:
| - Write LLM Prompts
- Go hiking
- Play Video Games
- Watch Netflix
- Cook Molecular Gastronomy dishes | |
Why should we eat organic food? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Why should we eat organic food?
### Response:
| Organic food doesn't mean you can eat endless amounts of it. It actually doesn't even mean it's healthy for you. It simply means no chemicals and pesticides are sprayed all over the crop. Some crops absorb this worse than others or even pull it up through what exists in the soil. These chemicals can be detrimental to our physical health but also to our mental health. | |
What happens during the section called "Giggle Box"? | Below is an instruction that describes a task, paired with an input that provides further context. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
What happens during the section called "Giggle Box"?
### Input:
The TV series was starred and created by Justin Fletcher, who plays the characters in all of the comedy sketches and also wrote a few sketches in its first series. Some of the sketches are filmed in the studio, while other sketches are filmed outside; for example, one is filmed at Portmeirion, used for the fictional town of Wiggyville where Captain Adorable's sketches are set from Series 1 to 2. The show is interspersed with a selection of children called the Gigglekids, who tell jokes to Justin himself, in their own section called 'Giggle Box'.
### Response:
| The TV series was starred and created by Justin Fletcher, who plays the characters in all of the comedy sketches and also wrote a few sketches in its first series. Some of the sketches are filmed in the studio, while other sketches are filmed outside; for example, one is filmed at Portmeirion, used for the fictional town of Wiggyville where Captain Adorable's sketches are set from Series 1 to 2. The show is interspersed with a selection of children called the Gigglekids, who tell jokes to Justin himself, in their own section called 'Giggle Box'. | Children called the Gigglekids tell jokes to Justin. |
Which is a bird or fish: Black grouse, Blackfish | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Which is a bird or fish: Black grouse, Blackfish
### Response:
| Black grouse is a bird, Blackfish is a fish | |
What are some criticism of Betty Friedan's Feminine Mystique? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
What are some criticism of Betty Friedan's Feminine Mystique?
### Response:
| While groundbreaking, Betty Friedman took a narrow view on what the experience of a women is. She mainly focused on middle class white women. This narrow view meant she missed some of the challenges that women of other classes and races. As an example she focuses on the desire of women wanting to work without thinking about poorer women who are forced to work. | |
Identify which car manufacturer is German or American: Lotec, Aurica Motors | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Identify which car manufacturer is German or American: Lotec, Aurica Motors
### Response:
| Lotec is German, Aurica Motors is American | |
Who founded The Heart Institute (InCor) in São Paulo? | Below is an instruction that describes a task, paired with an input that provides further context. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Who founded The Heart Institute (InCor) in São Paulo?
### Input:
The Heart Institute, University of São Paulo (Instituto do Coração da Universidade de São Paulo, or InCor) is one of the clinical institutes of the central University's teaching hospital (Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade de São Paulo) and recognized as one of the world's academic and clinical excellence centers in cardiology, cardiovascular medicine and cardiovascular surgery.
The Heart Institute was founded in 1963 (60 years ago) by the noted cardiovascular surgeon and professor of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo, Dr. Euryclides de Jesus Zerbini.
### Response:
| The Heart Institute, University of São Paulo (Instituto do Coração da Universidade de São Paulo, or InCor) is one of the clinical institutes of the central University's teaching hospital (Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade de São Paulo) and recognized as one of the world's academic and clinical excellence centers in cardiology, cardiovascular medicine and cardiovascular surgery.
The Heart Institute was founded in 1963 (60 years ago) by the noted cardiovascular surgeon and professor of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo, Dr. Euryclides de Jesus Zerbini. | The Heart Institute (InCor) was founded by Dr. Euryclides de Jesus Zerbini. |
Given this paragraph about computer engineering, what is RISC? | Below is an instruction that describes a task, paired with an input that provides further context. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Given this paragraph about computer engineering, what is RISC?
### Input:
In computer engineering, a reduced instruction set computer (RISC) is a computer architecture designed to simplify the individual instructions given to the computer to accomplish tasks. Compared to the instructions given to a complex instruction set computer (CISC), a RISC computer might require more instructions (more code) in order to accomplish a task because the individual instructions are written in simpler code. The goal is to offset the need to process more instructions by increasing the speed of each instruction, in particular by implementing an instruction pipeline, which may be simpler given simpler instructions.[1]
### Response:
| In computer engineering, a reduced instruction set computer (RISC) is a computer architecture designed to simplify the individual instructions given to the computer to accomplish tasks. Compared to the instructions given to a complex instruction set computer (CISC), a RISC computer might require more instructions (more code) in order to accomplish a task because the individual instructions are written in simpler code. The goal is to offset the need to process more instructions by increasing the speed of each instruction, in particular by implementing an instruction pipeline, which may be simpler given simpler instructions.[1] | RISC stands for reduced instruction set computer. It is a computer architecture designed to simplify the individual instructions given to the computer to accomplish tasks. |
Tell me whether these are nouns or proper nouns: United States of America, playground, rope, St. Petersburg, Miami, ocean | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Tell me whether these are nouns or proper nouns: United States of America, playground, rope, St. Petersburg, Miami, ocean
### Response:
| United States of America: Proper Noun
Playground: Noun
Rope: Noun
St. Petersburg: Proper Noun
Miami: Proper Noun
Ocean: Noun | |
Identify which instrument is string or percussion: Bombo criollo, Imzad | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Identify which instrument is string or percussion: Bombo criollo, Imzad
### Response:
| Imzad is string, Bombo criollo is percussion. | |
Classify each of the following as cold or hot: snow, fire, refrigerator, lava, stove top, freezer | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Classify each of the following as cold or hot: snow, fire, refrigerator, lava, stove top, freezer
### Response:
| Snow: Cold
Fire: Hot
Refrigerator: Cold
Lava: Hot
Stove Top: Hot
Freezer: Cold | |
How to bake the perfect flourless cheesecake? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
How to bake the perfect flourless cheesecake?
### Response:
| 1. Assemble the following ingredients: 500 gm quark, mascarpone cheese 250gm (alternatively cream cheese 420gm and heavy cream 200gm), 3 eggs, 2 egg yolks, 50gm sugar, lemon juice 10gm (2 teaspoons). Make sure that all ingredients are at room temperature.
2. Crack the eggs and whisk them until they form a smooth mixture. Don't overdo it.
3. In a mixing bowl, add the quark, mascarpone cheese and sugar. Mix till it is well incorporated. Then gradually add the whisked eggs.
4. Whisk the mixture while adding the lemon juice. You may add a flavouring essence of your choice, such as vanilla. Blend everything well.
5. Preheat the oven at 210 degree Celsius.
6. Apply butter on the inner sides and bottom of the baking tin and stick butter paper or baking paper to cover all inner surfaces.
7. Pour the batter prepared in step 4 into the baking tin and put the tin in the preheated oven
8. Bake for 20-25 minutes until the top of the cheesecake is burnt to a shade of brown.
9. Remove the baking tin from the oven and let it cool down in open air
10. Once cooled, chill the cheesecake in the fridge overnight for then best taste and texture. However it can also be enjoyed without refrigerating. | |
Who wrote The Originals? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Who wrote The Originals?
### Response:
| Adam Grant | |
Where is New Hampshire? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Where is New Hampshire?
### Response:
| Location is a relative concept, although for the sake of this response, let's assume that you are looking at a standard map of the world built using the widely accepted Mercator projection. New Hampshire is a state located in the north east corner of the United States of America, which itself is located in the Northern and Western hemispheres. New Hampshire is bordered on 4 sides by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine to the east, and Canada to the north. | |
Which is the most populous city in the United States | Below is an instruction that describes a task, paired with an input that provides further context. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Which is the most populous city in the United States
### Input:
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over 300.46 square miles (778.2 km2), New York City is the most densely populated major city in the United States and more than twice as populous as Los Angeles, the nation's second-largest city.
### Response:
| New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over 300.46 square miles (778.2 km2), New York City is the most densely populated major city in the United States and more than twice as populous as Los Angeles, the nation's second-largest city. | New York |
What is a SuperDisk? | Below is an instruction that describes a task, paired with an input that provides further context. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
What is a SuperDisk?
### Input:
The SuperDisk LS-120 is a high-speed, high-capacity alternative to the 90 mm (3.5 in), 1.44 MB floppy disk. The SuperDisk hardware was created by 3M's storage products group Imation in 1997, with manufacturing chiefly by Matsushita.
The SuperDisk's format was designed to supersede the floppy disk with its higher-capacity media that imitated the ubiquitous format with its own 120 MB (and later 240 MB) disk storage while the SuperDisk drive itself was backwards compatible with 1.44 MB and 720 KB floppy formats (MFM). Superdisk drives read and write faster to these sorts of disks than conventional 1.44 MB or 720 KB floppy drives. The newer LS-240 drives also have the ability to read and write regular 1.44 MB floppies at much higher densities.
### Response:
| The SuperDisk LS-120 is a high-speed, high-capacity alternative to the 90 mm (3.5 in), 1.44 MB floppy disk. The SuperDisk hardware was created by 3M's storage products group Imation in 1997, with manufacturing chiefly by Matsushita.
The SuperDisk's format was designed to supersede the floppy disk with its higher-capacity media that imitated the ubiquitous format with its own 120 MB (and later 240 MB) disk storage while the SuperDisk drive itself was backwards compatible with 1.44 MB and 720 KB floppy formats (MFM). Superdisk drives read and write faster to these sorts of disks than conventional 1.44 MB or 720 KB floppy drives. The newer LS-240 drives also have the ability to read and write regular 1.44 MB floppies at much higher densities. | The SuperDisk is a storage medium that was created to supplant the 90 mm 1.44 MB floppy disk. It was created by 3M's storage products group in 1997. The product was not commercially successful and was discontinued in 2003. |
What is the game called Lacrosse | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
What is the game called Lacrosse
### Response:
| Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America,[ with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century.The game was extensively modified by European colonists, reducing the violence, to create its current collegiate and professional form.
Players use the head of the lacrosse stick to carry, pass, catch, and shoot the ball into the goal. The sport has four versions that have different sticks, fields, rules and equipment: field lacrosse, women's lacrosse, box lacrosse and intercrosse. The men's games, field lacrosse (outdoor) and box lacrosse (indoor), are contact sports and all players wear protective gear: helmet, gloves, shoulder pads, and elbow pads. The women's game is played outdoors and does not allow body contact but does allow stick to stick contact.The only protective gear required for women players is eyegear, while goalies wear helmets and protective pads. Both men's and women's field lacrosse have 6v6 versions played on smaller fields, gaining acceptance in multi-sport events. Intercrosse is a mixed-gender non-contact sport played indoors that uses an all-plastic stick and a softer ball.
The modern sport is governed by World Lacrosse and is the only international sport organization to recognize First Nations bands and Native American tribes as sovereign nations.The organization hosts the World Lacrosse Championship for men, the Women's Lacrosse World Cup, the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship for box lacrosse, and the Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships for both men and women. Each is held every four years. Lacrosse at the Summer Olympics has been contested at two editions of the Summer Olympic Games, 1904 and 1908.It was also held as a demonstration event at the 1928, 1932, and 1948 Summer Olympics. | |
How can a drought impact food supplies, and what effect does this change have? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
How can a drought impact food supplies, and what effect does this change have?
### Response:
| A drought can reduce the amount of crops that can be grown due to less water being available for the farms in an area. In turn, fewer crops lead to smaller harvests, which can lead to issues supplying food to the area. These can lead to high food prices, or in severe cases, this can lead to famines. | |
Tell me about the American Civil War | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Tell me about the American Civil War
### Response:
| The American Civil War was fought from 1861 - 1865 between the Union (North) and Confederate (South) armies. The Union was thought to have an easy path to victory since it enjoyed the advantages of a more modern industrial economy and greater numbers of fighting aged-men. However, the war dragged on for much longer, and at a higher cost than most initially imagined - carrying on 4 years and at a cost of about 600,000 dead. The Union won, and the United States was saved from a constitutional crisis as a result. | |
Why did a William the Conqueror, a Frenchman, become the King of England? | Below is an instruction that describes a task, paired with an input that provides further context. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Why did a William the Conqueror, a Frenchman, become the King of England?
### Input:
In the 1050s and early 1060s, William became a contender for the throne of England held by the childless Edward the Confessor, his first cousin once removed. There were other potential claimants, including the powerful English earl Harold Godwinson, whom Edward named as king on his deathbed in January 1066. Arguing that Edward had previously promised the throne to him and that Harold had sworn to support his claim, William built a large fleet and invaded England in September 1066. He decisively defeated and killed Harold at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066. After further military efforts, William was crowned king on Christmas Day, 1066, in London. He made arrangements for the governance of England in early 1067 before returning to Normandy. Several unsuccessful rebellions followed, but William's hold was mostly secure on England by 1075, allowing him to spend the greater part of his reign in continental Europe.
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| In the 1050s and early 1060s, William became a contender for the throne of England held by the childless Edward the Confessor, his first cousin once removed. There were other potential claimants, including the powerful English earl Harold Godwinson, whom Edward named as king on his deathbed in January 1066. Arguing that Edward had previously promised the throne to him and that Harold had sworn to support his claim, William built a large fleet and invaded England in September 1066. He decisively defeated and killed Harold at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066. After further military efforts, William was crowned king on Christmas Day, 1066, in London. He made arrangements for the governance of England in early 1067 before returning to Normandy. Several unsuccessful rebellions followed, but William's hold was mostly secure on England by 1075, allowing him to spend the greater part of his reign in continental Europe. | William the Conqueror was from Normandy, located in northwest France. The King of England in the late 1050s and early 1060s was Edward the Confessor. Edward was William's cousin. Since Edward was childless, there were multiple people who claimed that they were the rightful heir and should become king. These conflicting claims gave rise to armed conflict. William invaded England, where he won the Battle of Hastings, defeating earl Harold Godwinson. A number of battles followed, but William became King of England late in 1066. He dealt with multiple rebellions over the next decade, but retained his power. Ultimately he was able to return to Normandy and rule England from there. |
Which are the main reasons for doing a PhD? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Which are the main reasons for doing a PhD?
### Response:
| A PhD degree is an essential qualification and prerequisite towards the Academia carrier; in order to be able to teach University students and also progress the research interests and activities. From the first semesters of the PhD studies, candidates will be encouraged to practice their teaching skills, by giving seminars or lectures to undergraduate students. | |
What is the population of Breezy Point city in Minnesota? | Below is an instruction that describes a task, paired with an input that provides further context. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
What is the population of Breezy Point city in Minnesota?
### Input:
Breezy Point is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,346 at the 2010 census.
### Response:
| Breezy Point is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,346 at the 2010 census. | Breezy Point's population was 2,346 at the 2010 census. |
How do you play Baseball? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
How do you play Baseball?
### Response:
| Baseball is a game between two teams involving a baseball, which is a ball that is about 2 inches in diameter, and a bat used to hit the ball. Two teams alternate turns pitching and hitting the ball. The hitting team attempts to score as many runs by advancing through the four bases, prior to their team getting three outs during their turn hitting. The pitching team's objective is to prevent the hitting team from scoring runs. Games traditionally last 9 innings, with each team having the opportunity to both hit and pitch 9 times. The team with the most runs after 9 innings wins the game. | |
What is Docker? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
What is Docker?
### Response:
| Docker takes away repetitive, mundane configuration tasks and is used throughout the development lifecycle for fast, easy and portable application development – desktop and cloud. Docker’s comprehensive end to end platform includes UIs, CLIs, APIs and security that are engineered to work together across the entire application delivery lifecycle. | |
Write a paragraph on why visit and stay at Marysville in Victoria Australia. | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Write a paragraph on why visit and stay at Marysville in Victoria Australia.
### Response:
| Maryville is located 120km from Melbourne. Nestled just past the Victorian Yarra Valley, Marysville offers a range of activities for the outdoor enthusiast. Mountain Biking, Bush Walking and during winter Marysville's Lake Mountain is the closest snow resort to the Melbourne CBD. Marysville has some fantastic accommodation options from Caravan Parks all the way to high-end houses for multiple families to enjoy time together. A magnificent location to get away and feel connected with nature. Marysville also has some amazing places to enjoy a meal. From the Duck Inn Pub to the various other eatery options Marysville caters for all tastes and budgets. | |
Brainstorm sea shanty lyrics | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Brainstorm sea shanty lyrics
### Response:
| There once was a ship that went to sea, and they named her the O'Malley. It bobbed in the waves and tipped you see! The sea was rough and the weather went sour. Then the crew heaved every hour! Oh no, down she goes! Oh no, down she goes; Down O'Malley into the sea! | |
Give me some tips to impress my aspiring Father-in-law. | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Give me some tips to impress my aspiring Father-in-law.
### Response:
| 1. Try to be authentic self. It will cause you less stress in long run and also provide a chance to the other person to get to know you better.
2. Be respectful. It is always good to understand other person's perspective specially when they are coming from a different generation.
3. Light the conversation over the lighter topics or if required keep yourself up to date with the recent events happening in the world. Bonus points if you also know about the topics of interest for the other party.
4. Relax and try to enjoy the time together. At the end of the day, both of you would like to know each other better. There can always be some judgement in the equation but with openness and mindful transparency, things should evolve constructively. | |
List some of the characters on The X-Files who were infected by, but did not die from, exposure to the alien black oil virus. | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
List some of the characters on The X-Files who were infected by, but did not die from, exposure to the alien black oil virus.
### Response:
| Alex Krycek, Dana Scully, Fox Mulder, Marita Covarrubias, Dmitri, Bernard Gauthier, Joan Gauthier | |
Given a reference text about David Allan Farrish, tell me how many games he played in the NHL. | Below is an instruction that describes a task, paired with an input that provides further context. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Given a reference text about David Allan Farrish, tell me how many games he played in the NHL.
### Input:
David Allan Farrish (born August 1, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 430 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers, Quebec Nordiques, and Toronto Maple Leafs between 1976 and 1984. He featured in the 1979 Stanley Cup Finals with the Rangers.
He also played in the American Hockey League and won the Eddie Shore Award as the league's best defenceman during the 1981–82 season.[1] After his playing career Farrish worked as a coach.
### Response:
| David Allan Farrish (born August 1, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 430 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers, Quebec Nordiques, and Toronto Maple Leafs between 1976 and 1984. He featured in the 1979 Stanley Cup Finals with the Rangers.
He also played in the American Hockey League and won the Eddie Shore Award as the league's best defenceman during the 1981–82 season.[1] After his playing career Farrish worked as a coach. | David Allan Farrish played 430 games in the NHL. |
Based on this paragraph, tell me who was responsible for the discovery of nuclear fission. | Below is an instruction that describes a task, paired with an input that provides further context. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Based on this paragraph, tell me who was responsible for the discovery of nuclear fission.
### Input:
Nuclear fission of heavy elements was discovered on Monday 19 December 1938 in Berlin, by German chemist Otto Hahn and his assistant Fritz Strassmann in cooperation with Austrian-Swedish physicist Lise Meitner. Hahn understood that a "burst" of the atomic nuclei had occurred.[1][2] Meitner explained it theoretically in January 1939 along with her nephew Otto Robert Frisch. Frisch named the process by analogy with biological fission of living cells. In their second publication on nuclear fission in February of 1939, Hahn and Strassmann predicted the existence and liberation of additional neutrons during the fission process, opening up the possibility of a nuclear chain reaction.
### Response:
| Nuclear fission of heavy elements was discovered on Monday 19 December 1938 in Berlin, by German chemist Otto Hahn and his assistant Fritz Strassmann in cooperation with Austrian-Swedish physicist Lise Meitner. Hahn understood that a "burst" of the atomic nuclei had occurred.[1][2] Meitner explained it theoretically in January 1939 along with her nephew Otto Robert Frisch. Frisch named the process by analogy with biological fission of living cells. In their second publication on nuclear fission in February of 1939, Hahn and Strassmann predicted the existence and liberation of additional neutrons during the fission process, opening up the possibility of a nuclear chain reaction. | Otto Hahn and his assistant Fritz Strassmann achieved nuclear fission in the laboratory, but could not explain what had happened. It was Lise Meitner and her nephew Otto Robert Frisch that interpreted the laboratory results and discovered that nuclear fission had occurred. |
In dimensional modeling, what is a bus matrix? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
In dimensional modeling, what is a bus matrix?
### Response:
| A bus matrix is a logical construct, it has nothing to do with tables or data sources, at least not directly.
You put business processes (things that generate facts) on the rows and dimensions (attributes about events) on the columns, and then identify which dimensions apply to which process.
In totality it defines a logical model which can be translated to a physical dimensional model.
It helps you understand what dimensions to conform, what granularity you need to support, and how your various facts are interrelated, especially causally (e.g. this process produces these facts, which in turn influence this process which produces these facts, and so on ..)
Mostly it's a way to talk to the business in their own language about the types of analysis they want to do, introducing concepts like dimensions, facts, schemas, and measures in a way that is meaningful to how the business operates. | |
Please important statistics from this passage. | Below is an instruction that describes a task, paired with an input that provides further context. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Please important statistics from this passage.
### Input:
India's nominal per capita income was US$1,670 per year in 2016, ranked 112th out of 164 countries by the World Bank,[4] while its per capita income on purchasing power parity (PPP) basis was US$5,350, and ranked 106th.[5] Other estimates for per capita gross national income and gross domestic product vary by source. For example, India's average GDP per capita on PPP basis in 2009, according to The Economist, was US$5,138, with significant variation among its states and union territories. Goa had the highest per capita PPP GDP at US$14,903, while Bihar the lowest with per capita PPP GDP of US$682 as of 2015[6] In rupee terms, India's per capita income grew by 10.4% to reach Rs.74,920 in 2013-
### Response:
| India's nominal per capita income was US$1,670 per year in 2016, ranked 112th out of 164 countries by the World Bank,[4] while its per capita income on purchasing power parity (PPP) basis was US$5,350, and ranked 106th.[5] Other estimates for per capita gross national income and gross domestic product vary by source. For example, India's average GDP per capita on PPP basis in 2009, according to The Economist, was US$5,138, with significant variation among its states and union territories. Goa had the highest per capita PPP GDP at US$14,903, while Bihar the lowest with per capita PPP GDP of US$682 as of 2015[6] In rupee terms, India's per capita income grew by 10.4% to reach Rs.74,920 in 2013- | 1. India's nominal Per capita income was US$1,670 per year in 2016
2. India's rank on per capita Income was 112 out of 164
3. India's per capita income on purchasing power parity (PPP) basis was US$5,350
4.India's rank based on purchasing power parity was 106th
5.India's average GDP per capita on PPP basis in 2009 was US$5,138
6. Goa had the highest per capita PPP GDP at US$14,903
7. Bihar the lowest with per capita PPP GDP of US$682
8.India's per capita income grew by 10.4% to reach Rs.74,920 |
What is the primary cause of rain? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
What is the primary cause of rain?
### Response:
| The primary cause of rain is when water condenses in a cloud and gets heavy enough to fall. | |
What rank did Elvis Presley hold in the US Army? | Below is an instruction that describes a task, paired with an input that provides further context. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
What rank did Elvis Presley hold in the US Army?
### Input:
Elvis Aaron Presley[a] (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often referred to mononymously as Elvis, was an American singer, actor and sergeant in the United States Army. Dubbed the "King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, led him to both great success and initial controversy.
### Response:
| Elvis Aaron Presley[a] (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often referred to mononymously as Elvis, was an American singer, actor and sergeant in the United States Army. Dubbed the "King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, led him to both great success and initial controversy. | Elvis Presley held the rank of sergeant in the United States Army. |
What are the best places to eat and top Japanese sushi restaurant in San Mateo? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
What are the best places to eat and top Japanese sushi restaurant in San Mateo?
### Response:
| The best Japanese Restaurant in San Mateo are Sushi Sam and Sushi Maruyama | |
What are some common sauces or toppings for tacos? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
What are some common sauces or toppings for tacos?
### Response:
| Common toppings and sauces for tacos include guacamole, salsa, queso, sour cream, shredded cheese, hot sauce, cilantro, lime juice, green onion, and jalapeno. | |
What are the five highest peaks in the world, their altitude, and the countries where are they located? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
What are the five highest peaks in the world, their altitude, and the countries where are they located?
### Response:
| - Everest Mount, 8849 meters, is located in the Himalayas chain at the Nepalese border with China
- K2, 8611 meters, located in the Karakoram mountain range in Pakistan and China
- Kangchenjunga, 8586 meters, located in the Himalaya chain across Nepal & India
- Lhotse, 8,516 meters, still located in the Himalayas chain in China and Nepal
- Makalu, 8,485 meters, located in the Himalayas chain across Nepal and China | |
Extract the names of individuals in the passage who have eponymous laws. | Below is an instruction that describes a task, paired with an input that provides further context. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Extract the names of individuals in the passage who have eponymous laws.
### Input:
This list of eponymous laws provides links to articles on laws, principles, adages, and other succinct observations or predictions named after a person. In some cases the person named has coined the law – such as Parkinson's law. In others, the work or publications of the individual have led to the law being so named – as is the case with Moore's law. There are also laws ascribed to individuals by others, such as Murphy's law; or given eponymous names despite the absence of the named person.
### Response:
| This list of eponymous laws provides links to articles on laws, principles, adages, and other succinct observations or predictions named after a person. In some cases the person named has coined the law – such as Parkinson's law. In others, the work or publications of the individual have led to the law being so named – as is the case with Moore's law. There are also laws ascribed to individuals by others, such as Murphy's law; or given eponymous names despite the absence of the named person. | Parkinson, Moore, and Murphy are listed as examples of individuals who have an eponymous law. |
Imagine you are walking alone on the sidewalk of a residential street, and a large dog comes running toward you. It does not look aggressive, but it is also showing no fear. What might be an appropriate course of action. | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Imagine you are walking alone on the sidewalk of a residential street, and a large dog comes running toward you. It does not look aggressive, but it is also showing no fear. What might be an appropriate course of action.
### Response:
| Because you are in a residential area, it is likely that the dog is someone's lost pet. If you are comfortable around dogs, it would be good to allow the dog to come close enough to you that you can see whether it has a collar and tags, and if so, to contact the owner listed on the tags. If the dog has no identification, it might be best to call animal control. And of course, be wary of signs of aggression, including any symptoms of rabies. | |
What are the most airplanes to learn how to fly? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
What are the most airplanes to learn how to fly?
### Response:
| The most popular single engine propeller plane in the United States is Cessna 172 model, where it gives pilots the ability to complete visual flight rules (VFR) flying as well as Instrument flight rules (IFR). Cessnas tend to be reliable and safe planes with proper maintenance. | |
How can you identify and suss out misinformation seen in so-called news stories and on social media? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
How can you identify and suss out misinformation seen in so-called news stories and on social media?
### Response:
| Be sure to inspect the source of the content - look for known news organizations that are domestic or internationally recognized. Be leery of sources that you've never heard of (even if these sound legitimate) and when in doubt, search for information about the publication's ownership. It may be a government-backed entity or some other group regurgitating propaganda to further a specific cause. It is also important to go to the primary source wherever possible. This means if the article quotes a person/company/government/other entity, check that entity's website or social media feed to see if you can independently verify the information. Sometimes, propaganda can manufacture quotes or attribution and simply corroborating on your own can uncover lies and misinformation. | |
Which of these actions should we do and not to do in case of security incidents? deleting forensic artefacts, hiding the security incident, informing the security team. | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Which of these actions should we do and not to do in case of security incidents? deleting forensic artefacts, hiding the security incident, informing the security team.
### Response:
| In case of security incidents, first you need to inform the security team. It is important to not delete any forensic artefacts or files so the security team can check what has happened. Hiding the security incident can have serious consequences for the company and should not be done. | |
How do I wire an electrical outlet? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
How do I wire an electrical outlet?
### Response:
| While wiring an outlet can be a fairly simple task when following all safety precautions, if you are unsure about anything or have a complicated scenario, it is best to consult a licensed electrician that understands local electrical code and laws.
Tools and Materials Needed:
Outlet, of appropriate amperage
Electrical box - (Old-work type for adding an outlet to your home)
Non-metallic (NM) cable (also known as Romex) of appropriate gauge and length
Wire connectors (twist type or lever-nut type)
Non-Contact Voltage Detector
Wire stripper
Screwdriver
Steps If you are installing new outlet:
1. Turn off the power to the circuit you'll be working on by turning off the breaker
2. Locate a nearby junction box, and confirm there is no power running to it with the non-contact voltage detector.
3. Once deemed safe, remove the cover plate.
4. Run a new length of Romex cable from the junction box to the location of the new outlet. You may need to drill holes through studs, floors, or even cut holes in the wall to achieve this.
5. If the old outlet has connection screws that are not used, you may attach the new wire to the old outlet to run power to the new outlet. These are usually labeled “load” on the outlet. Otherwise, you will need to detach existing wiring and combine wiring colors together (black to black, white, to white, etc) and use pigtails to wire run a single wire to the outlet.
6. Follow the same steps as you would connecting wire to the new outlet found below to attach wiring to the existing outlet.
7. At the new location, cut a hole in the wall where you want the outlet to be.
8. Attach an electrical box (old-work type) to the wall using screws to tension the boxes tabs and secure it in place.
Steps to follow for both new outlet installation and replacing existing outlets:
1. Strip the outer insulation from the cable and separate the wires.
2. Strip about ½ inch of insulation from each wire (black, white, and green or bare). Depending on your house and wiring, you may have a 4th gray wire or even a red wire in place of black. The gray wire is the neutral wire that is often needed for smart devices to correctly function. If your device specifies the need for this wire, and you do not have one, please consult an electrician. A red wire indicates the outlet is switched, and is also “hot” like a black wire. One will commonly find these routed to lights or fans.
3. Connect the black wire to the brass-colored screw on the outlet (designated as “line”) and tighten the screw. This wire is the "hot" wire and carries the electrical current.
4. Connect the white wire to the silver-colored screw (designated as “line”) on the outlet and tighten the screw. This wire is the "neutral" wire and completes the circuit.
5. Connect the green or bare wire to the green screw on the outlet and tighten the screw. This wire is the "ground" wire and provides a path for electricity to safely flow to the ground in case of a short circuit.
6. Gently push the outlet into the box, making sure not to pinch any wires.
7. Screw the outlet into the box.
8. Install the cover plate.
9. Turn the power back on and test the outlet to make sure it's working. | |
How do I decorate my new home? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
How do I decorate my new home?
### Response:
| To decorate your new home, its good to get a strong sense of your own personal style and to seek inspiration from things you like. There are certain platforms like Pinterest where you can save images that you like to get inspiration from others, and see patterns in what type of decor speaks to you. Its good to invest in certain pieces that you will use a lot, like a mattress or couch, and then search for bargains on other pieces on secondhand marketplaces like Craigslist or Facebook marketplace. If you feel totally lost and overwhelmed, there are also interior design services available online to do remotely or you can hire a personal interior designer. Sometimes it is good to live in your space for a bit before making big purchases since your ideas on how to utilize the space may evolve as you spend more time in it. | |
What makes The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie good? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
What makes The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie good?
### Response:
| I re-read this book 7 years later, after recently reading book 4 and book 5 of the series.
Gosh I've forgotten how excellent the first book is. It's hilarious, grim/dark, witty, with a fantastic cast of characters and a nuanced worldbuilding that I'm dying to uncover. | |
What are some things that I could gift a curious toddler? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
What are some things that I could gift a curious toddler?
### Response:
| Toddlers are at an age where they are very curious and are learning by observing and playing with things around them. Some toys that you could gift a curious toddler are:
* Building blocks
* Picture books
* Simple puzzles
* A scooter
* Toys that play nursery rhymes
* Balls of different sizes
* Bubble gun
... and many more. | |
What is a automatic winding mechanical watch? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
What is a automatic winding mechanical watch?
### Response:
| A mechanical watch utilizes a non-electronic mechanism to provide the time of day. A mainspring is used to store energy in order for the mechanism to operate. An automatic winding mechanical watch utilizes a free rotating weight to wind the mainspring as the watch is worn on the wrist. In contrast, a manual winding watch requires the wearer to manually wind the mainspring. | |
What are the words of House Footly? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
What are the words of House Footly?
### Response:
| "Tread Lightly Here" | |
Think up some locations for me to ask my partner out | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Think up some locations for me to ask my partner out
### Response:
| - On a greek island
- At Disney World
- At their favorite pizza place
- On a cruise ship
- At the end of a hike
- At the Burj Khalifa
- On a private charter helicopter ride
- At Times Square, NYC
- At the Taj Mahal
- At a surprise party in their favorite place growing up
- where you first met your partner
- where you first confessed that you like each other
- at your favorite date spot
- at the northern lights in Norway | |
How many events were completed in first modern Olympic Games? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
How many events were completed in first modern Olympic Games?
### Response:
| There were 43 events which included shot put, boxing, running... | |
Which of these words can be both a noun and a verb in English? treat, apple, watch, wood, attach | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Which of these words can be both a noun and a verb in English? treat, apple, watch, wood, attach
### Response:
| The words 'treat' and 'watch' can be both a noun and a verb in English. | |
What are the best ways to decrease sound resonance in a room? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
What are the best ways to decrease sound resonance in a room?
### Response:
| The most impactful ways to decrease the sound resonance in a room would be to concentrate on a few significant points. The most impactful and easiest change is the source of the sound that is having resonance. A more suitable location not orthogonally facing a wall will decrease echo. Sound absorption is paramount to creating a space that does not meaningfully reflect sound waves in a way that causes resonance. Focus on corners and large flat walls to prevent resonance. The material and shape can distort the sound waves enough to prevent any audible artifacts from the resonance. | |
How are rocks formed? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
How are rocks formed?
### Response:
| Rocks are formed from molten rock from volcanos. When the lava cools new earth is formed after it solidifies. Sediment rocks are forms when particles in the air settle because of rain, or when minerals from water gather and cause mineral scale. You also get rocks when layers of earth (e.g. dirt) build on top of each other and compress the layers beneath it for millions of years. | |
What is an amendment? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
What is an amendment?
### Response:
| a change or addition to the Constitution | |
Classify each of the following as either solid, liquid or gas: fart, urine, poop, toilet paper, toilet, sink, water, bar of soap, underwear, belt, steam | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Classify each of the following as either solid, liquid or gas: fart, urine, poop, toilet paper, toilet, sink, water, bar of soap, underwear, belt, steam
### Response:
| The solids include poop, toilet paper, the toilet, the bar of soap, underwear and belt. The liquids include urine and water. The gases include the fart and steam. | |
Name some famous poets and their poems. | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Name some famous poets and their poems.
### Response:
| Edgar Allen Poe
Birthplace: Boston
Famous poem: ”The Raven”
Famous quote: ”I have great faith in fools — self-confidence my friends call it.”
William Shakespeare
Birthplace: Stratford-upon-Avon, England
Famous poem: ”Sonnet XVIII” (Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?)
Famous quote: ”All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts. His acts being seven ages.”
Maya Angelou
Birthplace: St. Louis
Famous poem: ”On the Pulse of Morning”
Famous quote: ”I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
Emily Dickinson
Birthplace: Amherst, Massachusetts
Famous poem: “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers”
Famous quote: “Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul — and sings the tunes without the words — and never stops at all.”
Shel Silverstein
Birthplace: Chicago
Famous poem: “Where the Sidewalk Ends”
Famous quote: ”What I do is good. I wouldn’t let it out if I didn’t think it was.”
Robert Frost
Birthplace: San Francisco
Famous poem: “The Road Not Taken”
Famous quote: “The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep.”
Pablo Neruda
Birthplace: Parral, Chile
Famous poem: “I Do Not Love You Except Because I Love You”
Famous quote: “To feel the love of people whom we love is a fire that feeds our life.”
E. E. Cummings
Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Famous poem: “i carry your heart with me”
Famous quote: “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”
Langston Hughes
Birthplace: Joplin, Missouri
Famous poem: “I Too Sing America”
Famous quote: “Hold fast to dreams for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.”
Walt Whitman
Birthplace: Long Island, New York
Famous poem: “I Hear America Singing”
Famous quote: “Either define the moment or the moment will define you.”
Thomas Hardy
Birthplace: Dorset, England
Famous poem: “Hap”
Famous quote: “The main object of religion is not to get a man into heaven, but to get heaven into him.”
Rudyard Kipling
Birthplace: Bombay Presidency, British India
Famous poem: “Gunga Din”
Famous quote: “We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse.”
Oscar Wilde
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Famous poem: “A Vision”
Famous quote: “I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.”
John Keats
Birthplace: London
Famous poem: “A Thing of Beauty (Endymion)”
Famous quote: “A thing of beauty is a joy forever; its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness.”
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Birthplace: Durham, England
Famous poem: “How Do I Love Thee?”
Famous quote: “If you desire faith, then you have faith enough.”
William Blake
Birthplace: London
Famous poem: “The Tyger”
Famous quote: “The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness.”
Sylvia Plath
Birthplace: Boston
Famous poem: “Daddy”
Famous quote: “Everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it and the imagination to improvise.”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Birthplace: Portland, Maine
Famous poem: “The Song of Hiawatha”
Famous quote: “Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think.”
William Wordsworth
Birthplace: Cumberland, England
Famous poem: “The Prelude”
Famous quote: “Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.”
Mark Twain
Birthplace: Florida, Missouri
Famous poem: “Ode to Stephen Dowling Bots, Dec’d.”
Famous quote: “Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Birthplace: Boston
Famous poem: “Uriel”
Famous quote: “A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.”
John Donne
Birthplace: London
Famous poem: “No Man Is An Island”
Famous quote: “Any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.”
W.B. Yeats
Birthplace: County Dublin, Ireland
Famous poem: “The Second Coming”
Famous quote: “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”
Lord Byron
Birthplace: London
Famous poem: “She Walks in Beauty”
Famous quote: “There is no instinct like that of the heart.”
Lewis Carroll
Birthplace: Cheshire, England
Famous poem: “Jabberwocky”
Famous quote: “It is one of the great secrets of life that those things which are most worth doing, we do for others.”
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Birthplace: Lincolnshire, England
Famous poem: “The Charge of the Light Brigade”
Famous quote: “‘Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.”
Dante Alighieri
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Famous poem: “Divine Comedy”
Famous quote: “Consider your origin; you were not born to live like brutes, but to follow virtue and knowledge.”
T.S. Eliot
Birthplace: St. Louis
Famous poem: “The Waste Land”
Famous quote: “Friendship should be more than biting time can sever.”
Ezra Pound
Birthplace: Hailey, Idaho
Famous poem: “Hugh Selwyn Mauberley”
Famous quote: “With one day’s reading a man may have the key in his hands.”
John Milton
Birthplace: London
Famous poem: “Paradise Lost”
Famous quote: “A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit.”
Sappho
Birthplace: Lesbos, Greece
Famous poem: “Sappho 31”
Famous quote: “What is beautiful is good, and who is good will soon be beautiful.”
Homer
Birthplace: Smyrna (present-day Greece)
Famous poem: “The Iliad”
Famous quote: “Evil deeds do not prosper; the slow man catches up with the swift.”
Li Bai
Birthplace: Tang Empire (present-day Kyrgyzstan)
Famous poem: “Quiet Night Thought”
Famous quote: “We sit together, the mountain and me, until only the mountain remains.”
Jalal al-Din Rumi
Birthplace: Khorasan (present-day Afghanistan)
Famous poem: “Masnavi-ye Ma’navi (Spiritual Verses)”
Famous quote: “Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” | |
What is a non fungible token? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
What is a non fungible token?
### Response:
| A non fungible token (NFT) is another form of digital asset. This asset can be exchanged with other NFT token that are similar. Similar NFTs could be art, music, or photography. The idea is that you can monetize your craft by putting it into a block chain. This ensure that the original author and original say art is one of a kind. NFT art can be worth a lot of money and usually the intrinsic value of NFT art is tied to the popularity of the artist who produces it and how well known they are. | |
What type of diet does Dr. Michael Greger advocate for? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
What type of diet does Dr. Michael Greger advocate for?
### Response:
| Dr. Michael Greger advocates for a whole foods plant based diet. | |
Which of the following exercises are push exercises: bench press, bicep curl, skull crusher, tricep extension, pull up, dumbbell row. | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Which of the following exercises are push exercises: bench press, bicep curl, skull crusher, tricep extension, pull up, dumbbell row.
### Response:
| Bench press, skull crusher, tricep extension. | |
Where do sloths live? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Where do sloths live?
### Response:
| Sloths are found throughout Central America and northern South America, including parts of Brazil and Peru. They live high in the trees of tropical rainforests, where they spend most of their time curled up or hanging upside down from branches. | |
Given this paragraph about autonomous buildings, why would they be safer during a military attack? | Below is an instruction that describes a task, paired with an input that provides further context. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Given this paragraph about autonomous buildings, why would they be safer during a military attack?
### Input:
Advocates of autonomous building describe advantages that include reduced environmental impacts, increased security, and lower costs of ownership. Some cited advantages satisfy tenets of green building, not independence per se (see below). Off-grid buildings often rely very little on civil services and are therefore safer and more comfortable during civil disaster or military attacks. For example, Off-grid buildings would not lose power or water if public supplies were compromised.
### Response:
| Advocates of autonomous building describe advantages that include reduced environmental impacts, increased security, and lower costs of ownership. Some cited advantages satisfy tenets of green building, not independence per se (see below). Off-grid buildings often rely very little on civil services and are therefore safer and more comfortable during civil disaster or military attacks. For example, Off-grid buildings would not lose power or water if public supplies were compromised. | Autonomous buildings often rely on less civil services and are therefore safer and more comfortable during civil disasters or military attacks. |
What is the best location for an all-season vacation home with proximity to Philadelphia? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
What is the best location for an all-season vacation home with proximity to Philadelphia?
### Response:
| There are many options with lakes, mountains and beaches within 150 miles of Philadelphia. Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach and Bethany Beach Delaware are accessible and family-friendly destinations that have something for everyone; with beautiful parks, free beaches and tax-free outlet shopping. There is also a vibrant restaurant scene with top-notch seafood and highly-rated breweries that remain open year-round. | |
Extract the names of the teams Jubilee was a part of from the text. Separate them with a comma. | Below is an instruction that describes a task, paired with an input that provides further context. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Extract the names of the teams Jubilee was a part of from the text. Separate them with a comma.
### Input:
Forgiven,X-Men,Generation X,X-Corps,New Warriors,Patsy Walker Temp Agency
### Response:
| Forgiven,X-Men,Generation X,X-Corps,New Warriors,Patsy Walker Temp Agency | Jubilee was created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Marc Silvestri and first appeared in The Uncanny X-Men #244 (May 1989). Claremont had earlier introduced a "Jubilee" of sorts in The New Mutants Annual #2 (1986). In that story, Darla of the Fat Boys, after being mentally and biologically warped, uses identical powers to those of the later Jubilation Lee and introduces herself as "Jubilee! Whose every move is a celebration!" In her first appearance Jubilation Lee gives a similar self-introduction: "Actually, my name is Jubilee! 'Cause with me, every day's a celebration!" Darla is returned to normal by the end of The New Mutants Annual #2, and no in-story connection between the characters is ever established.
Jubilee appeared regularly as an X-Men team member in The Uncanny X-Men through issue #280 (Sept. 1991), and later was a staple of X-Men (1991) as a member of the X-Men's Blue Team.[2] During the same timeframe, she also served as Wolverine's sidekick in Wolverine vol. 2 #40–75 (1991–1993).
After the Phalanx Covenant storyline in X-Men #16–17 and The Uncanny X-Men #316–317, Jubilee, who was then a teenager, was transferred to the X-Men trainee squad Generation X and starred in the entire run of Generation X #1–75 (1994–2001). After the dissolution of Generation X, Jubilee returned to the pages of The Uncanny X-Men, first as a member of the X-Corporation (#403–406, 2002), and later as a team member in her own right (#423–437, 2003–2004). Jubilee had a six-issue self-titled limited series in 2004 written by Robert Kirkman, but loses her mutant powers in House of M – The Day After #1 (Jan. 2006). She then adopts the alias Wondra and joins the reconstituted New Warriors in New Warriors vol. 4 #1–20 (2007–2009).
Jubilee is affected with vampirism during the "Curse of the Mutants" in X-Men vol. 3 #1 (July 2010) and remained a sporadic character on that title through issue #27 (April 2012), as well as a supporting character in X-23 vol. 3 (2010–2011). In 2011, she saw print in her second four issue limited series, Wolverine and Jubilee written by Kathryn Immonen and drawn by Phil Noto, as an aftermath follow-up to the Curse of the Mutants storyline. Jubilee later featured as a regular character in the all-female X-Men vol. 4 #1–25 (2013–2015), and as a supporting character in Patsy Walker, a.k.a. Hellcat! (2016). She returned as a main cast member in Generation X vol. 2 #1-9, #85-87 (2017-2018) as the adult mentor to the new teenage main characters, during which she was cured of vampirism and had her mutant powers restored. |
Categorize the below in terms of Red wine or white wine.
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz, Pinot Noir, Malbec, Zinfandel, Grenache, Sangiovese, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Chenin Blanc, Pinot Gris (or Pinot Grigio), Semillon, Viognier, Torrontes, Albariño, Gewurztraminer. | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Categorize the below in terms of Red wine or white wine.
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz, Pinot Noir, Malbec, Zinfandel, Grenache, Sangiovese, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Chenin Blanc, Pinot Gris (or Pinot Grigio), Semillon, Viognier, Torrontes, Albariño, Gewurztraminer.
### Response:
| White wine - Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Chenin Blanc, Pinot Gris (or Pinot Grigio), Semillon, Viognier, Torrontes, Albariño and Gewurztraminer.
Red wine - Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz, Pinot Noir, Malbec, Zinfandel, Grenache and Sangiovese. | |
What are 3 to 5 creative ways to prevent deer from walking through your yard? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
What are 3 to 5 creative ways to prevent deer from walking through your yard?
### Response:
| Deer can be a menace, but here are 5 ways to keep them out of your yard:
1. Install motion sensors that trigger sprinklers when activated
2. Completely enclose your property with a solid fence; nothing cheap that will just be pushed over
3. Get a guard dog, and train it to bark at intruding deer
4. Plant only deer-resistant shrubs and flowers; the deer won't stop by if they have nothing to eat
5. Move to a location without deer! | |
How do you generate power in a roundhouse kick in Muay Thai? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
How do you generate power in a roundhouse kick in Muay Thai?
### Response:
| The power comes from a coordinated full body motion. You pivot on the ball of your foot, turn your hips and torso, and throw your leg forward in a sideways motion resembling the swinging of a baseball bat. | |
How was the Grammy Award named? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
How was the Grammy Award named?
### Response:
| The Grammy was named after the Gramophone, which was used to play music before records, tape, discs, or digital. | |
Categorize these super heroes as 'Marvel' or 'DC Comics' | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Categorize these super heroes as 'Marvel' or 'DC Comics'
### Response:
| Thor, Flash, Iron Man, Super Man, Wonder Woman, Captain America | |
What is the value of higher education? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
What is the value of higher education?
### Response:
| Higher education offers opportunities for people to expand their knowledge and experience. Choosing to pursue education beyond mandatory schooling provides people the chance to receive in-depth training on topics that they enjoy, but also have more exposure to a breadth of various topics. While everyone does not need higher eduction in order to be successful, it does offer many ways for people to explore new interests, develop a mastery of skills, and even learn more about themselves. Higher education offers academic, as well as personal benefits. For example, attending a college or university offers the chance for people to receive mentorship from distinguished professors, meet new people from diverse backgrounds, and share their own ideas with others. There is great value in higher education for people interested in learning new skills before they start their career, advancing their skillset in their current profession, or venturing into a new vocation. | |
Where are the headquarters of FATF | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Where are the headquarters of FATF
### Response:
| FATF has headquarters in Paris, France | |
What is Go? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
What is Go?
### Response:
| Go is a statically typed, compiled high-level programming language designed at Google by Robert Griesemer, Rob Pike, and Ken Thompson. It is syntactically similar to C, but with memory safety, garbage collection, structural typing, and CSP-style concurrency. It is often referred to as Golang because of its former domain name, golang.org, but its proper name is Go. | |
Why are airlines tickets so expensive, right now? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Why are airlines tickets so expensive, right now?
### Response:
| Post pandemic, airline travel has gotten more expensive due to all the major airlines having to cancel a lot of daily flights on popular routes. This is mainly due to staff shortages being faced by the industry. This has led to misalignment on the demand-supply front | |
What is the coldest place on Earth to live? | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
What is the coldest place on Earth to live?
### Response:
| The coldest place on Earth to live is Yakutsk in Siberia. | |
Divide these books into Science Fiction, Fantasy or neither. The Great Gatsby, Dune, The Fellowship of the Ring, Neuromancer, A Game of Thrones, The Colour of Magic, Brave New World, Anna Karenina, The Catcher in the Rye, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Snow Crash, Wuthering Heights, Magician, Catch-22, Foundation, The Stranger, 1984. | Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
Divide these books into Science Fiction, Fantasy or neither. The Great Gatsby, Dune, The Fellowship of the Ring, Neuromancer, A Game of Thrones, The Colour of Magic, Brave New World, Anna Karenina, The Catcher in the Rye, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Snow Crash, Wuthering Heights, Magician, Catch-22, Foundation, The Stranger, 1984.
### Response:
| Dune, Neuromancer, Snow Crash, Foundation, 1984, Brave New World are Science Fiction books. The Fellowship of the Ring, A Game of Thrones, The Colour of Magic, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Magician are Fantasy books. The Great Gatsby, Anna Karenina, The Catcher in the Rye, Wuthering Heights, Catch-22, and The Stranger are not considered to be either Science Fiction nor Fantasy books. | |
List down some points about Dalai Lama from the given text | Below is an instruction that describes a task, paired with an input that provides further context. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.
### Instruction:
List down some points about Dalai Lama from the given text
### Input:
Since the time of the 5th Dalai Lama in the 17th century, his personage has always been a symbol of unification of the state of Tibet, where he has represented Buddhist values and traditions. The Dalai Lama was an important figure of the Geluk tradition, which was politically and numerically dominant in Central Tibet, but his religious authority went beyond sectarian boundaries. While he had no formal or institutional role in any of the religious traditions, which were headed by their own high lamas, he was a unifying symbol of the Tibetan state, representing Buddhist values and traditions above any specific school. The traditional function of the Dalai Lama as an ecumenical figure, holding together disparate religious and regional groups, has been taken up by the fourteenth Dalai Lama. He has worked to overcome sectarian and other divisions in the exiled community and has become a symbol of Tibetan nationhood for Tibetans both in Tibet and in exile.
### Response:
| Since the time of the 5th Dalai Lama in the 17th century, his personage has always been a symbol of unification of the state of Tibet, where he has represented Buddhist values and traditions. The Dalai Lama was an important figure of the Geluk tradition, which was politically and numerically dominant in Central Tibet, but his religious authority went beyond sectarian boundaries. While he had no formal or institutional role in any of the religious traditions, which were headed by their own high lamas, he was a unifying symbol of the Tibetan state, representing Buddhist values and traditions above any specific school. The traditional function of the Dalai Lama as an ecumenical figure, holding together disparate religious and regional groups, has been taken up by the fourteenth Dalai Lama. He has worked to overcome sectarian and other divisions in the exiled community and has become a symbol of Tibetan nationhood for Tibetans both in Tibet and in exile. | 1. Since the 5th Dalai Lama's reign in the 17th century, when he embodied Buddhist principles and traditions, his persona has always been a symbol of Tibet's unification.
2. The Dalai Lama was a significant member of the Geluk lineage, which dominated Central Tibet politically and numerically, but his influence in Buddhism transcended beyond lines.
3. Although he played no official or institutional function in any of the religious traditions, which were led by their own high lamas, he served as the universal symbol of the Tibetan state, standing in preference to any particular school for Buddhist principles and traditions.
4. The 14th dalai lama has taken up the traditional functions of dalai lama as an ecumenical figure.
5. Dalai lama has become a symbol of Tibetan nationhood for Tibetans both in Tibet and in exile. |
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