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What debate topic are the following sentences about?
1. Furthermore , as much of the funding both the sport and their participation in the event is provided by the state , they must heed to the states decision .
2. If the government in question rules that the regime hosting the event is not deserving of the attention and credence bestowed on successful hosts , it has the ability to order its sports bodies and athletes to not travel .
3. The sports bodies that pick athletes for the worlds major sports events can be dictated to by their respective governments .
4. As the sports bodies would ultimately be representing their state , not their sporting body , they need the approval of the government in question before they can compete .
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This House would boycott sports events in states with repressive regimes
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Multi-select: Is it possible to draw the conclusion that "Beth stopped and counted to ten." if "Beth didn't get angry with Sally, who had cut her off, because she stopped and counted to ten."?
Options are: 1). no; 2). yes;
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Translate the following.
English: You are paid out for winning combinations on enabled paylines only. Name of this page is This Means Any Slots.
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Usted es gastado para ganar combinaciones en paylines permitido sólo. El nombre de esta página es Esto Medios Cualquier Ranura.
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when did the 10 series gpu come out??
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May 27th, 2016
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Generate a context and a hypothesis.
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Context: Well, I think we need tough enforcement of the civil rights laws. I think we still need affirmative action. I would pass a hate crimes law, as I said, and I guess I had misunderstood the governor's previous position. The Byrd family may have a misunderstanding of it in Texas also. But I would like to shift, if I could, to the big issue of education.
Hypothesis: The person thinks that education is important
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Christopher Houston Carson (December 24, 1809 - May 23, 1868), better known as Kit Carson, was an American frontiersman. He was a mountain man (fur trapper), wilderness guide, Indian agent, and U.S. Army officer. Carson became a frontier legend in his own lifetime via biographies and news articles. Exaggerated versions of his exploits were the subject of dime novels.
Carson wanted to take a winter break from the campaign. Major General Carleton refused. Kit was ordered to invade the Canyon de Chelly. It was here that many Navajos had taken refuge. Historian David Roberts writes, "Carson's sweep through the Canyon de Chelly in the winter of 1863-1864 would prove to be the decisive action in the Campaign." The Canyon de Chelly was a sacred place for the Navajo. They believed that it would now be their strongest sanctuary. Three hundred Navajo took refuge on the canyon rim at a place called Fortress Rock. They resisted Carson's invasion by building rope ladders and bridges, lowering water pots into a stream, and keeping quiet and out of sight. These three hundred Navajo survived the invasion. In January 1864, Carson swept through the 35-mile (56 km) Canyon with his forces. The thousands of peach trees in the canyon were cut down. Few Navajo were killed or captured. Carson's invasion, however, proved to the Navajo that the United States could invade their country at any time. Many Navajo surrendered at Fort Canby. By March 1864, there were 3,000 refugees at Fort Canby. An additional 5,000 arrived in the camp. They were suffering from the intense cold and hunger. Carson asked for supplies to feed and clothe them. The thousands of Navajo were led to Bosque Redondo. Many died along the way. Stragglers in the rear were shot and killed. In Navajo history, this horrific trek is known as Long Walk of the Navajo. By 1866, reports indicated that Bosque Redondo was a complete failure. Major Carleton was fired. Congress started investigations. In 1868, a treaty was signed, and the Navajo were allowed to return to their homeland. Bosque Redondo was closed.
How many people died there?
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Few Navajo were killed or captured.
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Based on the premise "Sharon has especially exploited Kosovo to court Israel's 1 million new Russian immigrants, whose votes are expected to decide the election's outcome.", can we conclude the hypothesis "No Russians were allowed in Israel." is true (see options)?
Pick your answer from:
(1). yes
(2). it is not possible to tell
(3). no
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There are other disorders of neuromuscular transmission such as tick paralysis that may have the same symptoms so your veterinarian will want to rule them out before coming to a conclusion about the diagnosis
Could you correct the punctuation please?
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There are other disorders of neuromuscular transmission, such as tick paralysis, that may have the same symptoms, so your veterinarian will want to rule them out before coming to a conclusion about the diagnosis.
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Это является большим предложением, если вы когда-либо awoken с большой идеей в середине ночи и обнаружили, что вы полностью забыли, когда вы проснетесь утром.
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This is a colossal suggestion if you have ever awoken with a colossal idea in half the distance of the night and found that you have completely forgotten it when you wake up in the morning.
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Answer the question
The average rainfall in Nevada is about 7 inches per year. The most likely reason for the low amount of rainfall is the
Select from:
+ high elevations of deserts.;
+ location north of the equator.;
+ lack of moisture in the air.;
+ great distance from the ocean.;
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lack of moisture in the air.
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(options at the end). Does the word "read" mean the same thing in "She read my mind and promptly rose to get me a glass of water." and "I read this address as a satire."?
Options are:
(1). different meanings.
(2). the same meaning.
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I wish to end by pointing out that an assessment of the economic impact of introducing new welfare regulations must be carried out and current legislation should be fully enforced before introducing new regulations.
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Lopuksi haluan korostaa, että eläinten hyvinvointia koskevien uusien sääntöjen käyttöönotosta aiheutuvat taloudelliset vaikutukset on arvioitava ja nykyiset säännöt on pantava asianmukaisesti täytäntöön ennen uuden lainsäädännön laatimista.
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Single/multi-select question: Does the sentence "At the University of Arizona, where records have been kept since 1894, the record maximum temperature was 115 °" provide a valid answer to the question "What was Tucson's record low?"
Select from the following.
1). yes;
2). no;
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Article:
As the last Marvel prequel that includes two Iron Man and Incredible Hulk movies before next summer’s The Avengers, this one feels perhaps a little too simplistic and routine. TWITTER
Sticking to its simplistic, patriotic origins, where a muscular red, white and blue GI slugging Adolf Hitler in the jaw is all that’s required.
If you take a World War II movie, dial up the action with contemporary visual effects and CGI, then give your hero a double dose of steroids and human growth hormones, you wind up in the movie/comic book world of Captain America: The First Avenger. The movie is, of course, Marvel Comics' and Paramount’s filmization of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby’s Super Soldier series that first appeared in comic books in March 1941, well before Pearl Harbor, so understandably this is one superhero movie that demands that the first movie at least be a period one. So you get an alternative WWII, say like Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds -- only without all that dialogue and enough oversized vehicles and outlandish sets to fit its beefcake hero.
Captain America delivers comic book action that should satisfy Captain America’s fans, old and new, while Chris Evans’ no-nonsense yet engaging portrayal of a man who doesn’t know how to back away from a fight may cause young women to swoon and young men to join a gym. Yet the film will leave others wondering -- especially following the film’s long gestation and marketing buildup -- “Is this all there is?”
For in terms of even recent films, Captain America lacks the deft touch, appealing character interaction and sophisticated storytelling skills of Marvel Comics’ X-Men: First Class. And let’s not even bother to compare this to Christopher Nolan’s Batman series.
Sticking to its simplistic, patriotic origins, where a muscular red, white and blue GI slugging Adolf Hitler in the jaw is all that’s required, Captain America trafficks in red-blooded heroes, dastardly villains, classy dames and war-weary military officers. There is no ambiguity here. Nor does any superhero question his powers. No, sir, not in this war and not with these determined heroes.
While bracketed by a modern-day sequence, the movie otherwise takes place in a heightened rendering of the early days of the fight against Nazi Germany. Brooklyn’s Steve Rogers (Evans), son of a dead war hero, repeatedly tries to enlist in the military, but his physical condition is pure 4F.
In perhaps the movie’s best or at least weirdest visual effect, Evans’ face sits atop an unbelievably scrawny body that recruiting sergeants shoo away until German-American scientist Dr. Erskine (Stanley Tucci, with the phoniest of accents) sees something special in the young man. Col. Chester Phillips (Tommy Lee Jones, having a fine time) dismisses Steve as a “90-pound asthmatic,” not without justification. But the minute Dr. Erskine performs a “procedure” on Steve — with equipment that looks like it was left over from Bride of Frankenstein -- suddenly Steve is buff and fast-healing, in fact, nearly impossible to injure. Moments after his rebirth, he faces his first test as he races barefoot through Manhattan streets circa 1942 to take down a Nazi spy. This feat more than catches the eye of British military liaison Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell), not to mention the press.
An overnight media sensation, the military doesn't know what to do with Steve other than send him -- shades of Flags of Our Fathers -- on a bond-raising tour as the newly dubbed Captain America. When the tour takes him to Europe, he breaks out of the carnival show long enough to save the lives of nearly 400 GIs, including his Brooklyn buddy Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan). This rescue cues a new assignment for Captain America.
Steve is now point man for Col. Phillips’ team in Strategic Scientific Research, along with the redoubtable Peggy Carter and inventor Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper), in taking on the Hydra organization, a Nazi science division that is even worse than the Nazis. In fact, it’s more like a worldwide criminal organization out of the James Bond era, intent on world conquest and more than willing to kill fellow Nazis. Everyone associated with this evil group shouts not “Heil Hitler” but “Heil Hydra.”
It’s run by the mad scientist Red Skull (go-to villain guy Hugo Weaving), whose red face may be the result of an experiment gone horribly wrong or just pain embarrassment at the Nazi clichés he is forced to play. He even listens to the soothing strains of Richard Wagner. Yes, he does.
Caught between contemporary tentpole moviemaking and a period piece, the movie keeps featuring very odd visual anachronisms. You might accept the battles that feature sci-fi weapons alongside vintage WWII arms, but what can you make of the Hydra soldiers’ Darth Vader costumes, those weird planes, cars and a submarine that maneuver within 1943’s Earth, sky and sea and, most alarming of all, that red dress Peggy wears in the battle zone? It’s a knock-‘em-dead outfit that may be a special weapon all its own.
Director Joe Johnston makes certain that amid all the retro-futuristic nonsense, his nucleus of actors playing SSR heroes fits well together. Evans nicely underplays the role, giving a Gary Cooper-ish air to the young hero who just wants to do the right thing. Atwell is a perfect throwback to that era: Darkly gorgeous yet tough as nails, she would look just at home painted on a bomber fuselage as she is slugging a solider who gives her lip.
Jones knows how to make every moment of screen time count with these grumpy and gruff characters he now plays, but Stan and Cooper aren’t so lucky: Their characters came out a little too thin in Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely‘s screenplay. Meanwhile, Weaving is very one-notish as the villain, which leaves it to Toby Jones, as his sidekick, to add a little nuance to Nazi villainy.
The tech team brilliantly supports the comic book action without any single department showing off or adding unnecessary flourishes. A special tip of the hat to Anna B. Sheppard’s costumes and Rick Heinrichs’ production design for maintaining enough period flavor so the production doesn’t go too overboard.
Oh yes, this film is yet another summer fantasy in 3D in certain theaters. For some sequences, the format works well enough, but it’s hardly worth the extra expenditure. This gimmick is truly running out of steam.
Opens: July 22 (Paramount Pictures)
Production companies: Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment present a Marvel Studios production
Cast: Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Dominic Cooper, Toby Jones, Neal McDonough, Derek Luke, Stanley Tucci.
Director: Joe Johnston
Screenwriters: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
Based on the comic books created by: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby
Producer: Kevin Feige
Executive producers: Louis D’Esposito, Joe Johnston, Nigel Gostelow, Alan Fine, Stan Lee, David Maisel
Director of photography: Shelly Johnson
Production designer: Rick Heinrichs
Music: Alan Silvestri
Costume designer: Anna B. Sheppard
Editors: Jeffrey Ford, Robert Dalva
PG-13 rating, 122 minutes ||||| Earnest. Square-jawed. Unapologetically square. Chris Evans is ideally cast as the patriotic title character in Captain America: The First Avenger, easily the best 1941 movie made in 2011.
Previously, Johnny Storm the Human Torch in the Fantastic Four films, Evans has a jaunty humor strictly under wraps in this diverting hokum from Joe Johnston (The Rocketeer, October Sky) about the scrawny kid transformed into a muscular superhero, the Allies' secret weapon against Nazi renegade Red Skull (Hugo Weaving).
His head digitally superimposed on a pencil-necked body, Evans plays Steve Rogers, a 90-pound asthmatic desperate to enlist in the U.S. Army and routinely rejected as physically unfit.
At a New York induction center, a German refugee scientist (Stanley Tucci with a Col. Klink accent) taps Steve for a military experiment. "De veek mann knows de value off strength und compassion," says the scientist. In other words, the kid who is accustomed to being bullied will not use his enhanced powers to bully others.
Steve is injected with super-serum and irradiated to accelerate its steroidal effects. He emerges a full foot taller with square shoulders, bulging biceps, and the ability to outrun most motor vehicles.
Now buff, he catches the eye of British officer Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell), on whom he nurses a major crush, and earns the grudging respect of Col. Chester Phillips (Tommy Lee Jones, gruffly endearing in the one good performance in the film). The newly pumped Steve becomes Captain America. Assigned to sell war bonds, he goes AWOL to liberate U.S. prisoners of war.
From its antagonists to its art direction, everything about Johnston's movie has a been-there, seen-that familiarity. Yet Evans' clean-cut idealism and objectives make old-fashioned patriotism look fresh.
Shot in 2-D, Captain America was subjected to a 3-D conversion. The effect is one of a nicely lit and atmospheric film seen through an algae-encrusted aquarium glass.
Contact movie critic Carrie Rickey at 215-854-5402 or crickey@phillynews.com. Read her blog, "Flickgrrl," at http://www.philly.com/flickgrrl/
Captain America: The First Avenger Directed by Joe Johnston. With Neal McDonough, Natalie Dormer, Dominic Cooper, Richard Armitage, Sebastian Stan, Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Stanley Tucci, Tommy Lee Jones. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. Running time: 2 hours, 5 minutes. Parent's guide: PG-13 (for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action). |||||Summary:
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– Captain America: The First Avenger, starring Chris Evans, isn't exactly deserving of 50 stars, but as far as superhero flicks go, it's an enjoyable, if somewhat enhanced, period piece. Just don’t expect Dark Knight-quality stuff. "Captain America, like its unapologetically corny hero, is propelled by unpretentious and plucky ingenuity,” not to mention a “winningly pulpy, jaunty, earnest spirit,” writes AO Scott in the New York Times. “Enjoyably preposterous” and “occasionally touching,” “its goal seems to be refreshment rather than reinvention.” “From its antagonists to its art direction, everything about Johnston's movie has a been-there, seen-that familiarity,” writes Carrie Rickey in the Philadelphia Inquirer. “Yet Evans' clean-cut idealism and objectives make old-fashioned patriotism look fresh.” While the film “delivers comic book action that should satisfy Captain America’s fans, old and new,” others may wonder, “‘Is this all there is?’” notes Kirk Honeycutt in the Hollywood Reporter. And "let’s not even bother to compare this to Christopher Nolan's Batman series." Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Joe Morgenstern observes that “in its early stretches,” Captain America “brings a spectacular sense of design to the World War II era.” But its “action grows ponderous and repetitive.”
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SENTENCE: instead , the fang caught the skin between my br ** sts , as a hand tried to stop me . but , the force and speed of my strike was too powerful to stop , so the silver fang sliced a u across my chest and up into my shoulder . crimson flowed from the wound in the wake of the silver
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Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below:
they know that she had done it in the colors that they had decorated the nursery
Possible answers:
i. Yes
ii. No
iii. It's impossible to say
B: Yeah. Those are pretty. A: Number one turned out just great, and the lady said she couldn't believe that they know that I had done it in the color that they had decorated the nursery
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Asker fazlalığını önlemek ve ortak ücret standartlarını belirlemek için, orduya ve içişleri bakanlığına bağlı özel kuvvetlerin konaklama kapasitesi ve iletişim araçlarının yanı sıra, teçhizat ve silahları da standart hale getirilecek.
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Standardisation of the accommodation capacity and the means of communication, as well as the equipment and weapons of the special task forces of the army and interior ministry, will take place in order to avoid redundancy and to establish joint wage standards.
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Sixth-placed Quins are five points adrift of the play-off places, with three games of the regular season remaining.
"If we are going to be in the top four, we have to win this weekend, full stop," O'Shea told BBC Radio 5 live.
"This is do or die for us in the league."
Opponents Saracens won the Premiership last season and look certainties for a home-semi final, having also reached the latter stages of the European Rugby Champions Cup.
"The game against Saracens is won or lost in one way - and that's a physical battle," O'Shea continued.
"You have to be up for the physical battle and be prepared to go to war. It's as simple as that."
Last year's corresponding fixture attracted a world-record club crowd of over 84,000, with a similar attendance expected this year.
"Everyone wants to play this weekend," O'Shea said. "They just want to be around games like this."
After joining Harlequins in 2009 and guiding them to the European Challenge Cup in 2011 and the Premiership title in 2012, he will leave The Stoop at the end of this season to become the head coach of Italy's national team.
"I'm really excited by that but I'll think about it when it comes," the 45-year-old said.
"I just hope this group of players fulfil [their potential]. I've said to [captain] Danny [Care] many times this year that I just want to see him lift some silverware."
And the Irishman hopes his impending departure will not be a factor in how Quins finish the season, with the club in the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup as well as in Premiership contention.
"I love the place, it's been six years of my life," he added.
"But the game is never about coaches. The day the coaches believe it's about them, it's a sad day. This is about players, and it's the players who sacrifice so much.
"I've grown to admire some of these fellas so much. That I will miss, because they are very, very special people.
"Hopefully I've earned their respect, because they've certainly earned mine."
What was that article about?
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Harlequins director of rugby Conor O'Shea says his side's Premiership season hinges on Saturday's clash with league leaders Saracens at Wembley.
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My brother got a ticket. He never went to court. He eventually got pulled over again. They arrested him for failure to appear.
What is the next sentence?
OPTIONS: (i) He went to jail.; (ii) The judge convicted him of murder.;
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Generate a descriptive sentence about a restaurant using the following words:
name = Cotto, eatType = coffee shop, food = French, priceRange = moderate, customer rating = 1 out of 5, area = riverside, near = The Portland Arms
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Cotto, is a moderately priced French coffee shop near The Portland Arms, in riverside. It has a 1 out of 5 customer rating.
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Write some highlights for the following article:
The death threats, Mary Willingham expected. More shocking is that the University of North Carolina is now disavowing her research as a whistle-blower -- research that showed between 8% and 10% of the school's football and basketball players are reading below a third-grade level. UNC issued a statement Wednesday night saying it did not believe Willingham's account of a basketball player who could not read or write. It went on: "University officials can't comment on the other statistical claims mentioned in the story because they have not seen that data. University officials have asked for that data, but those requests have not been met." As well as questioning UNC many times about the story before publication, CNN has also detailed Willingham's research. And purported e-mail exchanges obtained by CNN since August show that Willingham did share her findings at least twice -- once with Executive Vice Provost James W. Dean Jr., and once with a member of a university committee on academics and athletics. In addition, Willingham says her research on the students in the athletics programs that make money for the university was done based on screenings that the university itself paid for. And, she says, she has gotten permission from the university several times since 2008 to access those findings to continue her research. "It's already available to them," Willingham said. "It's in their system. ... They have all the data and more. It belongs to them, and they paid a lot of money for it." Women who blew whistle and what happened next. Last year, when CNN asked UNC for comment on Willingham's research, officials initially denied knowing about it, and said: "Such analysis is not part of her job duties at the university." Then, after being shown the e-mails, a spokesperson admitted that Willingham did share her findings and did have permission from the university to do the research in the first place, and said a meeting with Willingham was being scheduled. Apart from Wednesday's statement, UNC has not responded to CNN's request for an explanation. In the meantime, Willingham said she has heard from one branch of the university -- the Department of Public Safety. Since CNN's report, Willingham said she's gotten four death threats, and more than 30 other alarming messages. "Not people who disagree, people who put in the subject or body (of the e-mail) straight-up hate speech," she said. But there have also been notes of support from several other academic advisers around the country, Willingham says, and they make it worth the trouble. "I've been getting more and more nice notes from high school teachers and literacy specialists across the country saying 'Thank you.'" A formal incident report hasn't been made yet, but university police said: "We are looking into it and making effort to reach out and investigate the nature of the threats." "It's really OK," Willingham said of the threats, "because I'm telling the truth."
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Mary Willingham receives death threats in wake of CNN report. University of North Carolina says it hasn't seen her research, contradicting earlier statements. Willingham: "I'm telling the truth"
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Premise: A sailboat in the water at sunrise.
Hypothesis: The sailboat is small
.Choose the correct answer: Given the premise, can we conclude the hypothesis?
Select from:
(a). yes;
(b). it is not possible to tell;
(c). no;
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Write an article with the title: "Revealing the Soul of the MetroCard"
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Looks like the art-on-a-MetroCard art show “Single Fare,” which we featured last year in these virtual pages, is becoming an annual thing. On Thursday evening, “Single Fare 2: Please Swipe Again” opens at Sloan Fine Art at 128 Rivington Street on the Lower East Side. It will run for only a week and close on March 26, so act fast when the time comes. Here, once again, is a slide show demonstrating some of the zillions of things you can do on a shiny canvas that measures two-and-an-eighth-by-three-and-a-quarter-inches.
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Hours after the last voters walked out of Iowa’s caucuses, the focus of the reshaped 2016 U.S. presidential race shifted to New Hampshire, where Hillary Clinton tried to put the best face on her slender victory over Bernie Sanders and the gaggle of Republican also-rans trained their sights on the three leaders of their race.
After a shattering loss in Iowa eight years ago, Clinton arrived in New Hampshire Tuesday declaring herself satisfied with Monday’s result, even if her advantage was only a fraction of a percentage point.
“I’ve won and I’ve lost there and it’s a lot better to win,” Clinton told a community college audience in Nashua.
Sanders, addressing a crowd of several dozen supporters in the parking lot of a Chinese restaurant in Bow, New Hampshire, claimed a moral victory.
“We just got in from Iowa, where we astounded the world, and now in New Hampshire we’re going to astound the world again,” Sanders said from the bed of a white Dodge Ram pickup truck.
For the eight Republicans who were distant runners-up in Iowa to firebrand Texas Senator Ted Cruz, billionaire Donald Trump, and Florida Senator Marco Rubio, the target was clear.
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, who finished sixth in Iowa with 2.8 percent of the Republican vote, took on all three while addressing a crowd in Rindge, New Hampshire.
“Is there something you can look back on and say -- whether it’s their business career or their political career -- that they actually did something that might be against their own ambition in order to achieve a public good?” Bush asked rhetorically.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who won 2 percent support in Iowa, said Tuesday at his Bedford, New Hampshire, headquarters that Rubio had been sheltered from reporters’ questions -- the “boy in the bubble.”
“This isn’t a student council election; this is an election for president of the United States,” Christie told reporters.
Monday’s results in Iowa, which were kind to outsiders who have challenged parties’ settled assumptions, set fresh challenges before the candidates before the Feb. 9 New Hampshire primary.
Clinton, the former secretary of state, is trying to portray herself as the candidate most likely to win in November and to persuade the 41 percent of Democrats in the state who were undecided in a recent University of New Hampshire poll. In the meantime, Sanders, who comes from neighboring Vermont, leads the polls in the state with his pitch of democratic socialism.
Cruz, a senator from Texas who defied polls to win Monday with massive evangelical turnout, now confronts a more secular electorate. Trump, a billionaire reality-show star whose brand is based on the idea of winning, has a chance to overcome his runner-up finish in Iowa, while Rubio, whose third-place finish may position him as the best alternative to the outsiders, hopes for another strong showing in New Hampshire to consolidate support of those who seek a more traditional candidate.
Trump swiftly began damage control on Twitter, his primary mode of communication:
“The media has not covered my long-shot great finish in Iowa fairly. Brought in record voters and got second highest vote total in history!”
New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary often contradicts the preferences of Iowans. For many candidates, the sprint will include three or four events daily in school gymnasiums, town halls or VFW posts, each of which might feature an hour of question-and-answer with the ever-present risk of a hostile public.
“The best eight days in American politics,” said Tom Rath, the state’s former attorney general and an adviser to Ohio Governor John Kasich, a Republican candidate whose hopes are so tightly pinned to the state that he didn’t even leave for the Iowa caucuses.
Robo-calls, mailers, yard signs, and radio and television ads have been facts of life for months in New Hampshire. Now, the candidates themselves are descending on the Granite State.
“You’ll be just going about your day and -- boom! -- there will be a presidential candidate right there in front of you,” said Tara Bishop, a freelance marketing consultant from Manchester.
Before Tuesday’s rush of campaign staff and reporters, parking spots were easy to find in downtown Manchester. At Campo Enoteca, an Italian restaurant on Elm Street, owner Edward Aloise said Monday would be the last quiet lunch hour he’ll see in a week.
“The circus doesn’t really start until tomorrow afternoon,” he said. “Then, look out.”
Moe’s Italian Sandwiches, also on Elm, is doubling its staff and extending workers’ hours to serve the staffers arriving to join those stuffed into volunteers’ homes for months, as well as hundreds of journalists from all over the world.
“It’s not disruptive,” said Lan Ciesluk, a retired business manager in Merrimack. “It’s entertaining, if anything.”
Like Iowa, New Hampshire is economically robust, weathering the post-recession era better than many states. Its seasonally adjusted jobless rate in December was 3.1 percent, the fourth-lowest in the U.S.
The mountainous state is wealthier and whiter than the U.S. as a whole. According to the Census Bureau, 94 percent of its 1.3 million people are white, compared with 77.4 percent nationally. The median household income of $64,916 is 22 percent above the national figure.
The state isn’t immune from the 2016 fervor for outsiders. Trump leads by more than 20 points on RealClearPolitics, the poll-aggregating site. On the Democratic side, Sanders leads by 18 points according to the site, suggesting voters may be poised to hand him an unusual win for a non-moderate.
The state, whose motto is “Live Free or Die,” listens to candidates’ stances on national and international issues, but voters often say personalities matter, too. John McCain, the Arizona senator who was the Republican nominee in 2008, won the state twice through incessant touring on a bus. His stripped-down campaign proved that candidates can generate big momentum by impressing voters even if they can’t boast strong fundraising.
New Hampshirites relish and dread in almost equal measure the attention that such a competitive race brings.
“The day after the primary everything will be gone,” said Ciesluk. “No more phone calls. No more events. It’ll just be winter.”
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How to activate almonds
Purchase raw almonds from your local grocery store.
If your local grocery store doesn't carry raw almonds, check your local health food store. You can either purchase non-organic or organic raw almonds.
Available choices:
(1). Only purchase raw almonds if they are raw (e.g., skim, half, whole) or have been properly dried. They cannot be baked or eaten raw-either raw or organic is fine.
(2). Make sure they are unsalted and not roasted. Pour 2 to 4 cups (280 to 560 grams) of raw almonds in a large bowl.
(3). Look for unflavored or real-sourced almonds. Fresh raw almonds do not have the same rich, nutty properties as unflavored or unshelled fresh ones.
(4). Raw almonds contain the seeds of eight obicides, six alpha chi (3-7 local organic alternative), and two ci manga (10-5 local nonco pest control). It is, in essence, non-organic.
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How to prevent frostbite
Check the weather before you go out.
Take time to look at the weather forecast and decide what you need to wear today. Preventing frostbite is all about being as prepared as possible.
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1). If this is the case, your best bet is to try to be prepared for the following : Snow conditions. While fairly mild, air temperatures could deplete if heavy rain approaches.;
2). If you're going to be outside all day, whether you're hiking or standing in line for concert tickets, frostbite is a real possibility. Make sure you have enough clothing to face dropping temperatures.;
3). This will help you to anticipate the weather. If you are going skiing, you need to remember to have an at-home supply of snowshoes.;
4). Before going out, check weather information on your cell phone or of course the internet for rain warnings. The expected rain (is usually august through october) is a good thing.;
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NYS Reliability Council Executive Committee
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The Executive Committee of the New York State Reliability Council ("NYSRC") is posting this message to inform all interested parties of the ability to attend in person or participate, on a "listen-only" basis, in the NYSRC Executive Committee's Meeting No. 29 scheduled for September 14, 2001, starting at 10:00A.M. at the Albany Country Club in Guilderland, NY. Attached in Word format is the Agenda for this meeting. Also attached please find directions to the Albany Country Club. The NYSRC has opened its Committee, Subcommittee, and Working Group meetings in accordance with NYSRC Policy No. 2, which is available of the NYSRC web site at "www.nysrc.org", on the "Policies" web page. Those who plan on attending the meeting in person are requested to contact me at least four (4) days in advance of the meeting (by at least September 10th) by sending me an email at "jcfleury@nyseg.com", with the names of the individuals & organizations attending. Meeting space will be available on a first-come, first-served basis due to the space limitations of the conference rooms. Those wishing to participate on a "listen-only" basis can call (304) 345-7506, and enter Participant Code 903712, starting at 10:00 A.M. Participants will be required to place their telephones on mute so as not to prevent other parties from participating. Those who plan on listening to the meeting shall send an email to my attention at "jcfleury@nyseg.com" with the names of the individuals & organizations participating. Attendees who are not NYSRC Executive Committee Members or Alternate Members will be given an opportunity to comment at the end of each meeting, or earlier at the Chairman's invitation.
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Giant ribbons of moist air flowing north from the tropics - each carrying 1,000 times more water than the Thames - are to blame for Britain's recent floods and wet summers, scientists believe. The 'atmospheric rivers', which bring the equivalent of the Amazon's content in rain, are thought to have caused the worst 10 winter floods to have hit the UK since 1970. Now scientists believe they may also be linked to heavy rain in the summer, suggesting they pose an all-year threat to the country's flood defences. Why does it always rain on us? This graphic shows how huge 'atmospheric rivers' in the sky are causing floods in Britain. Water from warm Atlantic waters west of Portugal and north Africa evaporates and the moist air is carried north by depressions. The air cools as it rises above Britain's mountainous west coast, producing heavy cloud and then downpours. Deluge: An aerial view of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, in the summer of 2007. Scientists believe giant ribbons of moist air flowing from the Atlantic are causing flooding in Britain all year round. Submerged: Scientists believe the 2007 flooding in Tewkesbury may have been caused by ribbons of moist air each carrying 1,000 times more water than the River Thames. Measuring up to 300 miles wide and. extending up to 2,000 miles from the tropics to northern Europe, they. can bring torrential rainfall that lasts days. Researchers. say there are only four or five parts of the world where the ribbons. form - and one of them is located above Britain. The. UK is particularly vulnerable because of its mountainous west coast,. which causes the moisture-laden air to rise and cool, creating rain. clouds. A. study by meterologists at Reading University found that atmospheric. rivers caused winter floods, including those which devastated Cumbria in. November 2009 and Cornwall in November 2010. But. the phenomenon has also been linked to the heavy downpours that hit. Britain in June, and scientists believe the ribbons may be to blame for. flooding which struck large parts of the country in the summer of 2007. Recurring problem: Tewkesbury was hit by flooding again in May this year. Scientists believe the heavy rainfall was caused by moist air flowing north from the tropics. Water, water everywhere: Researchers have found that atmospheric rivers are to blame for the worst 10 floods to hit Britain since 1970, including those which affected Cockermouth in Cumbria in November 2009. Inundated: The River Derwent burst its banks and flooded properties in Cockermouth, Cumbria, in 2009. For years, the cause of Britain's wet summers has been identified as the jet stream, a fast-flowing band of air more than 30,000ft up which brings Atlantic depressions over the country when it moves south. While the jet stream is almost certainly a factor, scientists now believe the atmospheric rivers also contribute to the heavy rainfall. The Reading University team looked into the subject at the request of the Natural Environment Research Council, which has set aside £15million to pay for studies into Britain's changing weather patterns. Led by atmospheric scientist David Lavers, the team's work involved flying research aircraft into storms and using satellites to follow the movement of masses of moist air. Dangerous: A car struggles to make its way through water in St Blazey, Cornwall, in November 2010, one of the 10 worst winter floods to hit Britain since 1970. Help: A girl gets a piggyback during floods in the village of Lostwithiel, near St Austell, Cornwall, in 2010. The scientists found that much of the rain falling in Britain comes from water evaporated from the warm Atlantic waters west of Portugal and north Africa. Between eight and 10 times a year, Atlantic depressions generate a narrow band of wind which carries the water to Britain. Having found the atmospheric rivers, which had been invisible to most scientific instruments, researchers are expected to look into how they could be affected by climate change. There are fears that rising temperatures will lead to more flooding as warm air can carry more moisture. Downpours: A Lostwithiel resident's home is protected by sandbags in November 2010 (left) and floodwater surrounds local shops (right) in the centre of Mytholmroyd near Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, in June 2012. The study's abstract reads: 'Damage from flooding in the winter and fall seasons has been widespread in the United Kingdom (UK) and Western Europe over recent decades. 'Here we show that winter flood events in the UK are connected to Atmospheric Rivers (ARs), narrow ribbons along which a large flux of moisture is transported from the subtropics to the mid-latitudes. 'Combining river flow records with rainfall measurements, satellite data and model simulations, we demonstrate that ARs occur simultaneously with the 10 largest winter flood events since 1970 in a range of British river basins, suggesting that ARs are persistently critical in explaining extreme winter flooding in the UK. 'Understanding the physical processes that determine the persistence of AR events will be of importance in assessing the risk of future flooding over north-western Europe and other mid-latitude regions.' No entry: Floodwater swells the River Ouse as it flows through York in September this year, almost covering road signs. Giant: The strongest ribbons of moist air carry more water than the Amazon, the world's longest river, scientists believe.
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Giant ribbons of moist air flowing north from the tropics bring heavy rain. Some 'rivers' carry as much water as the Amazon. Ribbons blamed for worst 10 winter floods to hit Britain since 1970. Researchers say they are also linked to the country's recent wet summers.
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"i don't know whether it is or not" Based on this premise, is the hypothesis "I don't know what's going on." true?
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Valerie decided she wanted to learn German. She signed up for a class to teach her. When she wasn't in class, she studied very hard. Soon, she decided to practice speaking German with a German friend.
Available options: (1). Valerie wanted to visit Germany.. (2). Valerie hopes to live in Italy someday..
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Looking for French food in the city centre, The Waterman is a highly praised eatery offering 5 star adult dining starting from £30.
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1. Additionally rebel General Laurent Nkunda has also been arrested in neighbouring Rwanda although there have as yet been no charges against him the government of the DRC wishes to extradite him .
2. Lubanga was found guilty of using child soldiers and given a 14 year sentence .
3. The former warlord Thomas Lubanga and warlord and politician Jean-Pierre Bemba have both been put on trial in the Hague for war crimes .
4. There has been some justice for past crimes .
5. , , 20 January 2012 ,
6. Trial Reports : Lubanga Trial , Trial Reports : Bemba Trial , Wakabi , Wairagala , Lubanga Given 14-Year Jail Sentence , , 10 July 2012 , Nienaber , Georgianne , What Happened to Congolese General Laurent Nkunda ?
7. showing that accountability is being introduced and providing a warning for current militia leaders .
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Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Erkan Mumcu went to Japan for the launch of an exhibition on the Hittite, Byzantine and Ottoman civilisations.
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Türk Kültür ve Turizm Bakanı Erkan Mumcu, Hitit, Bizans ve Osmanlı medeniyetleri konulu bir serginin açılışı için Japonya'ya gitti.
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Panda's play on a swing.
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The Haitian government wants to hook country's growth on tourism. Dominican Republic attracted 1.7million visitors from January to April, 2013. New airport being built in Haiti and coastal town of Jacmel being developed. Officials say tourism push will. create 1,600 direct jobs and 6,500 indirect jobs. Critics say government needs to focus on giving citizens clean water, reliable electricity and pavements.
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By. Becky Evans. PUBLISHED:. 22:18 EST, 7 July 2013. |. UPDATED:. 05:17 EST, 8 July 2013. Tourism is worth billions of pounds to the Caribbean every year but after 2010's devastating earthquake and years of escalating crime, Haiti has been left behind. Now the government is attempting to rebuild the country by redeveloping the once buoyant tourism industry. The Dominican Republic, which shares an island with Haiti, attracted 1.7million visitors in the first four months of this year alone. Tourist push: Haiti's Club Indigo beach resort is relatively empty in peak times but the government is hoping it can emulate its Caribbean neighbours by attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors a year. Packed: Haiti wants to build its economy on tourism, like the Dominican Republic, which attracted 1.7million visitors in the first four months of this year alone. Haitians hope jobs will be creating by emulating their neighbour and growing the economy on the back of its paradise beaches and weather. However, critics of the policy say it is moving too fast when much of the country is still lacking basics during as paved roads, drinking water and reliable electricity. Crime, health scares, hurricanes and. the monster earthquake of January 2010 have badly damaged the tourism. that was once a mainstay of the Haitian economy, attracting the likes of. Mick Jagger and Jackie Onassis. The Government is hoping a Venezuelan-financed $13.2million (£8.7million) airport. and new infrastructure on the southern island of Ile-a-Vache, and an $8million (£5.3million) development of the historic coastal town of Jacmel will help reverse the trend. However, it is a big challenge. The Club Indigo beach resort north of the Haiti capital Port-au-Prince is crowded with U.N. peacekeepers, aid workers, diplomats and missionaries, rather than tourists. Officials say the tourism push will. create more than 1,600 direct jobs and 6,500 indirect jobs. Tourism. generated $200million last year, Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin said. The country's entire budget is $3billion. Haiti was once a haunt of the rich and famous who came in search of late-night Voodoo ceremonies and rum-fueled revelry. But an AIDS scare in the early 1980s sent the tourists packing, and years of political instability continued to keep them away. Investment: Officials say building of more resorts like this one in Montrouis, will create 1,600 direct jobs. Picturesque: Haiti wants to see itself on its glorious beaches, such as the Raymond les Bains beach (pictured) Jobs: A water taxi waits for customers at the Wahoo Bay Beach hotel in Montrouis, Haiti. Many Haitians welcome anything that will create jobs but some say the tourism push is too soon. Officials say the 2010 earthquake killed 316,000 people, and a cholera outbreak nine months later took more than 7,750 lives. Today, the only mass tourism - 600,000 a. year, according to Villedrouin - comes from cruise ships stopping at. Labadie on the north coast where passengers can frolic for a few hours. in a fenced-in resort. Sen. Francois Anick Joseph said: 'There are a lot of things that need to be done before we can attract. tourists," he said in a telephone interview.' But steps are being made. The Tourism Ministry's budget has more than doubled. Under the previous government it was $2million (£1.3million) plus a $1million (£670,000) loan from Venezuela's PetroCaribe oil fund. Now it's $4.7million (£3.1million), and Petrocaribe is paying $27million (£18million) to finance development on projects that include Ile-a-Vache and in Jacmel. It says it has signed off on 15-year tax breaks and exemptions from import duties for 11 hotel and resort projects costing a total of $160million (£107million), with nearly $100million (67million) more in the pipeline or completed. It is also training a force of 53. 'tourism police officers' who will learn Spanish and English and be. trained in first aid and customer service. Devastation: More than 300,000 people died in the 2010 earthquake that flattened whole neighbourhoods. Too soon? Critics say the government should ensure there are countrywide pavements and clean water first. While many in Haiti welcome anything that can create jobs, some worry that the country isn't ready for a tourist invasion. The Tourism Ministry says it has only. 3,200 hotel rooms and U.S. and Canadian travel advisories say medical. services are woefully lacking. The UK's Foreign Office advises against all travel to the country's slum districts and advises caution in visits to other parts of Haiti. The government hopes to double the number of hotel rooms in two years. But the critics say Haiti first has to improve its infrastructure. Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin says Haiti has to stand on its own feet. 'If we want to be a sovereign country, if we don't want to depend on other countries, we need to figure out ourselves how to move forward and how to get revenue, and tourism must be no.1 on the list,' she said. Each hotel room built creates two jobs and four indirect jobs, she said. Last year the U.S. State Department designated Haiti a 'major drug trafficking country.' Meanwhile, the country faces tough competition from Caribbean neighbours offering cheaper holiday deals. Air Transat, a Canadian charter carrier, flies weekly between Montreal and Port-au-Prince, and says it has brought in 120 tourists this year on holiday packages in Haiti costing $1,399 to $1,600.
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Corrosion resistance depends on the temperature and concentration as well as the chemical composition of the product in contact with the stainless steel
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Please write a short summary for the following article:
Do We Really Need A National Weather Service?
As Hurricane Irene bears down on the East Coast, news stations bombard our televisions with constant updates from the National Hurricane Center.
While Americans ought to prepare for the coming storm, federal dollars need not subsidize their preparations. Although it might sound outrageous, the truth is that the National Hurricane Center and its parent agency, the National Weather Service, are relics from America’s past that have actually outlived their usefulness.
The National Weather Service (NWS) was founded in 1870. Originally, the NWS was not a public information agency. It was a national security agency and placed under the Department of War. The Service’s national security function has long since disappeared, but as agencies often do, however, it stuck around and managed to increase its budget.
Today the NWS justifies itself on public interest grounds. It issues severe weather advisories and hijacks local radio and television stations to get the message out. It presumes that citizens do not pay attention to the weather and so it must force important, perhaps lifesaving, information upon them. A few seconds’ thought reveals how silly this is. The weather might be the subject people care most about on a daily basis. There is a very successful private TV channel dedicated to it, 24 hours a day, as well as any number of phone and PC apps. Americans need not be forced to turn over part of their earnings to support weather reporting.
The NWS claims that it supports industries like aviation and shipping, but if they provide a valuable contribution to business, it stands to reason business would willingly support their services. If that is the case, the Service is just corporate welfare. If they would not, it is just a waste.
As for hurricanes, the insurance industry has a compelling interest in understanding them. In a world without a National Weather Service, the insurance industry would probably have sponsored something very like the National Hurricane Center at one or more universities. Those replacements would also not be exploited for political purposes.
As it stands today, the public is forced to pay more than $1 billion per year for the NWS. With the federal deficit exceeding a trillion dollars, the NWS is easily overlooked, but it shouldn’t be. It may actually be dangerous.
Relying on inaccurate government reports can endanger lives. Last year the Service failed to predict major flooding in Nashville because it miscalculated the rate at which water was releasing from dams there. The NWS continued to rely on bad information, even after forecasters knew the data were inaccurate. The flooding resulted in 22 deaths.
Private weather services do exist, and unsurprisingly, they are better than the NWS. When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, the National Weather Service was twelve hours behind AccuWeather in predicting that New Orleans would be affected. Unlike the NWS, AccuWeather provides precise hour-by-hour storm predictions, one of the reasons private industry supports them.
It is not just random mistakes in crises either. Forecast Watch has found that the National Weather Service predictions of snow and rain have an error rate 20 percent higher than their private alternatives. “All private forecasting companies did much better than the National Weather Service,” their report concludes. In 2008, they found that the NWS’s temperature predictions were worse than every private-sector competitor including the Weather Channel, Intellicast, and Weather Underground. Even NWS’s online ZIP code search for weather reports is in some cases totally inaccurate, giving reports for areas hundreds of miles away.
NWS claims to spread information, but when the topic of budget cuts came up earlier this year, all they spread was fear. “There is a very heightened risk for loss of life if these cuts go through,” NWS forecasters said, “The inability for warnings to be disseminated to the public, whether due to staffing inadequacies, radar maintenance problems or weather radio transmitter difficulties, would be disastrous.”
Disastrous? The $126 million in cuts would still have left the Service with a larger budget than it had a decade ago. The massive bloat in government should not get a pass just because it’s wrapped in good-of-the-community clothing. NWS services can and are better provided by the private sector. Americans will invest in weather forecasting because if there is one thing we can be certain of, people will want to protect their property and their lives.
Iain Murray is Vice President at the Competitive Enterprise Institute and author of "Stealing You Blind: How Government Fatcats Are Getting Rich Off of You." David Bier is a Research Associate at CEI.
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A former NBC News foreign reporter, who was kidnapped for several days during the Iraq War, has died at the age of 56. Ned Colt passed away in Boston, NBC reported on Thursday, after suffering a massive stroke. Colt joined NBC News' London bureau in 1996 then moved to Asia the following year, where he worked out of Beijing and Hong Kong. Former NBC reporter Ned Colt passed away in Boston, the network reported on Thursday, after suffering a massive stroke, aged 56. He is pictured reporting in 2005 in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, a year after the Indian Ocean tsunami. He played a major role in NBC's Iraq War coverage - he was kidnapped and held for several days while reporting one story. He also reported from the Indian Ocean tsunami in Christmas 2004 during his long and distinguished career. Over the past few years, Mr Colt had worked for the International Rescue Committee and the UN office for refugees. Colt's last tweet from December 31, linked to an article by the UN Refugee Agency about displaced Iraqis seeking safety and aid in camps during the winter. Olivia Fecteau, reporter at NBC10, tweeted: 'Another sad loss MT @NBCNews Fmr reporter Ned Colt, kidnapped covering Iraq war, dead at 56.'
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1. Other people may feel a greater connection , for example , because of the impact on their close family , which can not simply be ignored .
2. In a situation like this , clearly the impact is infinitely more negative for that individual whose trauma is , in effect , being highlighted as now acceptable for comic material , than the positive gain is for the Chapmans : if restricted , they are simply caused to move on to other subjects .
3. Those who see the artwork , or hear of it , must be considered .
4. Often , social disgust stems from the violation of those values that are most central to an individual .
5. An individuals right not to have their most central values abused or ridiculed is surely of more importance than the desire of an artist to be entirely unrestricted in their work : the harm caused to individuals by the continuing acceptance by society , -LRB- and consequent exposure -RRB- of art they find disgusting , can be great , and the reasonable modern society recognises such harms and does not impose them unnecessarily .
6. For example , the case of the Chapman brothers repeated use of Hitler and Nazi imagery : for the Chapmans the horror of WW2 might be distant and historical , and therefore for them the time may have come for Hitler to simply be mocked ; however , for others that horror is altogether more current .
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Question: Where would rocks be the smoothest?
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Coming off their overtime win to the Falcons, the Giants flew for a Week 12 interconference game against the Denver Broncos, their first Thanksgiving game since 1992. In the first quarter the Giants trailed early with kicker Matt Prater making a 26-yard field goal and then a 32-yard field goal in the second quarter. The Broncos kept on top with RB Knowshon Moreno making a 1-yard touchdown run. After that Matt Prater made a 47-yard field goal to end the half. In the third quarter the Giants replied with kicker Lawrence Tynes nailing a 39 then a 52-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter New York fell further behind with QB Kyle Orton making a 17-yard touchdown pass to WR Brandon Stokley, and Prater making a 24-yard field goal.
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These Lines are Just Filler. The movie was bad. Why I have to expand on that I don't know. This is already a waste of my time. I just wanted to warn others. Avoid this movie. The acting sucks and the writing is just moronic. Bad in every way. The only nice thing about the movie are Deniz Akkaya's breasts. Even that was ruined though by a terrible and unneeded rape scene. The movie is a poorly contrived and totally unbelievable piece of garbage.
OK now I am just going to rag on IMDb for this stupid rule of 10 lines of text minimum. First I waste my time watching this offal. Then feeling compelled to warn others I create an account with IMDb only to discover that I have to write a friggen essay on the film just to express how bad I think it is. Totally unnecessary.
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Question 1: What are the chances of changing one's choice of campus in 2nd round of counselling in NIFT if one's common merit rank is 153?
Question 2: What are the chances of changing one's choice of campus in 2nd round of counselling in NIFT if one's common merit rank is 4121?
Select from:
(a). no
(b). yes
Are questions 1 and 2 asking the same thing?
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This is a question with answer options. Goal: To remove the paper from the stamp block,
Which of the following methods is more reasonable for accomplishing this goal?
Pick your answer from:
a). Peel the paper off the stamp block from one end
b). Carefully peel the paper off of the stamp block, starting at one end and peeling towards the other end...I think the answer is
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b).
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piqa:1.0.0
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Premise:
"As a result, the agencies were struggling to achieve their efficiency and service improvement objectives." Based on this premise, is the hypothesis "The agencies met every objective." true?
Select from:
(a). yes;
(b). it is not possible to tell;
(c). no;
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(c).
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Für die Kinder steht Spass und Spiel in der Gruppe im Vordergrund, nicht nur mit dem Tennisball.
Could you please translate this to English?
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The priority is learning tennis with having fun in a group with other children together at the court.
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wmt16_translate/de-en:1.0.0
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Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
NEW YORK (AP) -- Matt Lauer returned to the "Today" show with his arm in a sling — only to see his colleagues joke about his accident by donning deer antlers. Lauer flipped over his bike last weekend after colliding with a deer. He had surgery for a separated shoulder and missed three days of work. He says he came armed to Thursday's show with extra meds to deal with the jokes. He gave as good as he got, though — saying a backstage director with antlers had just tried to bum pain medication off him.
Pick your answer from:
(A). Yes
(B). It's impossible to say
(C). No
Hypothesis: Matt Lauer returned to the show with another injury
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(B).
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anli/r3:0.1.0
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zs_opt
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Choose your answer: is the following review positive or negative?
What a playful little dive bar! Let's try to look past the hodgepodge of an interior (which may be difficult), and focus on what TLW does well. TLW does well at getting me soused. The bartenders are quick with the drinks, and are really good about cocktailing the lounge areas. I always had a tasty cold beverage in my hand. TLW does well with the 'play section'. I could play foosball for hours! It's fun, competitive, and you could make it into a drinking game. The skeeball and foosball are great ways to interact with other patrons, especially of the female variety. All in all, it's a great place for my friends and I to pregame. I'll definitely be back.
Choose your answer from: + negative. + positive.
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positive
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yelp_polarity_reviews:0.2.0
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zs_opt
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if your work involves regular contact with albanian speakers, being able to talk speak albanian will help you to communicate with them. knowledge of albanian increases your job opportunities.
Repeat this setence, but with the correct capitalization.
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If your work involves regular contact with Albanian speakers, being able to talk speak Albanian will help you to communicate with them. Knowledge of Albanian increases your job opportunities.
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true_case
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Smoking in restaurants , bars , and casinos is something which has long been a fixture in the food and entertainment industry . Often non - smokers avoided places which allowed smoking for both work and recreation . However in 1998 California became one of the first to pass a bill which outlawed smoking in casinos , bars , clubs and restaurants . In the last ten years , other states such as Arizona , Florida , New York and recently Oregon have followed California 's example .
pick from the following.
[a]. Other states will largely ignore California .
[b]. None of the above choices .
[c]. Other states will be fine with such provisions .
[d]. Others states will not mind one way or the other .
Answer the following question: What will happen if California outlaws vaping in Casinos ?
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[b].
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cosmos_qa:1.0.0
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The only home Hamilton ever owned was a Federal style mansion designed by John McComb Jr., which he built on his 32-acre country estate in Hamilton Heights in upper Manhattan. He named the house, which was completed in 1802, the "Grange" after his grandfather Alexander's estate in Ayrshire, Scotland. The house remained in the family until 1833 when his widow sold it to Thomas E. Davis, a British born real estate developer, for $25,000. Part of the proceeds were used by Eliza to purchase a new townhouse from Davis (Hamilton-Holly House) in Greenwich Village with her son Alexander. The Grange, first moved from its original location in 1889, was moved again in 2008 to a spot in St. Nicholas Park on land that was once part of the Hamilton estate, in Hamilton Heights, a neighborhood in upper Manhattan. The historic structure was restored to its original 1802 appearance in 2011, and is maintained by the National Park service as Hamilton Grange National Memorial. Alexander Hamilton served as one of the first trustees of the Hamilton-Oneida Academy in New York state. Later the Academy received a college charter in 1812, and the school was formally renamed Hamilton College.Columbia University, Hamilton's alma mater, has official memorials to Hamilton on its campus in New York City. The college's main classroom building for the humanities is Hamilton Hall, and a large statue of Hamilton stands in front of it. The university press has published his complete works in a multivolume letterpress edition. Columbia University's student group for ROTC cadets and Marine officer candidates is named the Alexander Hamilton Society.
What question would one ask from this paragraph?
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When the house was sold for $25,000, who used a part of the proceeds to purchase a townhouse?
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super_glue/multirc:1.0.2
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zs_opt
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google's research and outreach activities protect the wider community of internet users – beyond just those who choose our solutions.
Capitalize this past sentence correctly.
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Google's research and outreach activities protect the wider community of Internet users – beyond just those who choose our solutions.
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true_case
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zs_opt
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Generate a sentence, and then tell me the concepts included in that sentence.
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Sentence:
cricketer drove automobile model to the stadium as did cricketer and cricket player
Concepts:
drive
model
player
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gem/common_gen:1.1.0
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zs_opt
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Here is one sentence: This Chinese year is the year of the Rooster.
Here is another sentence: She is 4 years old.
Q: Does the term year mean the same thing in both these sentences?
Select from:
* different meanings
* the same meaning
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the same meaning
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super_glue/wic:1.0.2
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zs_opt
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Text complete: besides , sometimes the mess staff puts very strange things between those two crackers . it 's much safer to tear it apart than to just eat it blind . i look up , and admiral shockpaw is standing across the table from me with a sandwich on a tray . i 'm surprised enough that he 's here in the mess hall , but i 'm really surprised he has a pre-made
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sandwich
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lambada:1.0.0
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zs_opt
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Translate to Russian:
Gravity's Rainbow
Russian:
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Радуга земного тяготения
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wmt16_translate/ru-en:1.0.0
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Q: Vehicle exhaust contains a form of pollution called particulate matter. Technologies are being developed to reduce the amount of particulate matter in exhaust. A vehicle that produces less particulate matter would have the greatest impact on which aspect of human health?
What is the correct answer to this question?
Select from the following.
(A). heart health;
(B). respiratory health;
(C). the rate of birth defects;
(D). weight and physical fitness;...A:
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(B).
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ai2_arc/ARC-Easy:1.0.0
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it was the worst ending i have ever seen if some one can please tell me how and why the last chick goes crazy and eats the old women in the end. why dose the movie have all those cheap crappy scares in it in the beginning but yet when the first person dies they kill them all off in 5 minutes! most of the people could act but i do give so credit to the porn stars they did their best. also it had a couple funny parts and kills like when the care taker gets his organs riped out of his ass and then gets choked with it. if this movie had an ending that could make any since i would have given it a 8 out of 10 but the ending made no since. the ending sucked but the rest was great
Choose your answer. How would you describe the sentiment of this review?
Available choices: *negative; *positive;
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negative
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imdb_reviews/plain_text:1.0.0
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zs_opt
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You can't compare my problems and yours.
We compared notes after we had both seen the movie.
Choose your answer: Does the word "compare" mean the same thing in the above two sentences?
OPTIONS:
- different meanings;
- the same meaning;
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the same meaning
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super_glue/wic:1.0.2
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zs_opt
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Complete text: as he drove off it occurred to him that his life path had hit rocky ground somewhere in florida , which was where he had tried for five years to qualify as a professional golfer . ultimately he had made it , but the sunshine state was fixed in his mind as a threatening terrain and he never wanted to go back there . now just about every snag he fell into was linked in his mind with
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florida
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lambada:1.0.0
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1. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives is boring and completely fails to engage on any level. Simply put, it's much too strange for its own good.
2. "Uncle Boonmee" is a pleasant enough experience, but it doesn't say anything and is instead content to merely project the sort of neo-Orientalism of which festival programmers and art-house patrons are so enamored.
3. Weerasethakul's sixth feature is a typically slowburning experience of art cinema that doesn't feature a single spoken word until eight minutes in and is as equally enchanting as it is infuriating.
4. A film about recurrent visions and round-trip journeys: a movie not just about previous incarnations but about the possibilities of multiple and diverging paths into the future and out of the past
5. Uncle Boonmee is a film to be experienced for its immediacy and thought upon for its ineffability.
6. Uncle Boonmee is about ... the moments when our worlds expand; when our outlines turn out to be more porous than we thought.
7. One to absorb, to wonder at, and, perhaps most significantly, to give exposure to lines of thinking that one might not be familiar with.
8. Fits neatly into Weerasethakul's cinema-shaking oeuvre of beautiful experimentation. [Blu-ray]
9. Weerasethakul's sincerity is evident, though the film's meditative pace and vague philosophical undertones will not be for everyone.
10. Beguiling, frequently baffling and frustrating.
Write a one sentence summary of the reviews above.
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Languorous and deeply enigmatic, Palme d'Or winner Uncle Boonmee represents an original take on the ghosts that haunt us.
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opinion_abstracts_rotten_tomatoes
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zs_opt
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Huntington's disease
Huntington's disease (HD), also known as Huntington's chorea, is an inherited disorder that results in death of brain cells. The earliest symptoms are often subtle problems with mood or mental abilities. A general lack of coordination and an unsteady gait often follow. As the disease advances, uncoordinated, jerky body movements become more apparent. Physical abilities gradually worsen until coordinated movement becomes difficult and the person is unable to talk. Mental abilities generally decline into dementia. The specific symptoms vary somewhat between people. Symptoms usually begin between 30 and 50 years of age, but can start at any age. The disease may develop earlier in life in each successive generation. About eight percent of cases start before the age of 20 years and typically present with symptoms more similar to Parkinson's disease. People with HD often underestimate the degree of their problems.
OPTIONS: (I) no (II) yes
Is this statement correct "are there any other names for huntington's disease"?
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(II)
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bool_q:1.0.0
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zs_opt
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Translate "Galletas analíticos, de terceros (sitios web externos no son propiedad de nosotros) que nos permiten ver cómo los visitantes navegan a través de la página web y almacenar el contenido que ven los visitantes y para los que están interesados." from Spanish to English.
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Analytical cookies, third-party (external websites not owned by us) that allow us to see how visitors navigate through the website and store the content that visitors see and to which they are interested.
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para_crawl_enes
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turkey 's new islamist prime minister necmettin erbakan will pay his first official visit to iran since taking up his job in june , his office announced monday .
Write a brief summary in a sentence or less.
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erbakan to visit iran four asian countries
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gigaword:1.2.0
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zs_opt
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Which of the following occurs during photosynthesis?
Pick from: +CO2 is used to produce water.. +CO2 is absorbed by mitochondria.. +CO2 and H2O are converted to carbohydrates.. +CO2 and H2O are combined into carbonic acid..
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CO2 and H2O are converted to carbohydrates.
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(CNN) -- Argentina's star-studded line-up began their World Cup campaign with a 1-0 victory over Nigeria in their Group B opener in Johannesburg on Saturday. A goal from defender Gabriel Heinze after six minutes was all that separated the two teams after an inspired display from Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama. But South Korea ended the day on top of the group following a 2-0 victory over Greece in Port Elizabeth earlier on Saturday. Goals from Lee Jung-Soo and Park Ji-Sung gave the 2002 semifinalists a comfortable win over the 2008 European cvhampions. Argentina 1-0 Nigeria Enyeama could do little to stop Heinze's powerful early header from a Juan Sebastian Veron corner, but he kept his team alive with a string of acrobatic saves to deny World Player of the Year Lionel Messi. Diego Maradona was delighted to secure his first victory as a World Cup coach, but critical of his strikers for failing to make the game safe. "When you don't kill things off in front of goal you can pay a heavy price. They almost got a draw -- we missed loads of chances," Maradona told AFP. "Players such as Leo Messi and Higuain knocked in around 60 goals last season between them, yet today it was almost as if they couldn't set their sights on goal. "But the win means we can be calm -- we are in the right track."
Question: "Who was the coach of Argentina?"
Response: "Maradona"
Possible answers: --no --yes
Does the response correctly answer the question?
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yes
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super_glue/multirc:1.0.2
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zs_opt
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According to fellow lawmakers and an advisor, Senator Christopher J. Dodd is considering running for governor of Connecticut in 2006.
What best summarizes the content of the above article?
(a). World; (b). Sports; (c). Business; (d). Science/Tech;
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(a).
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ag_news_subset:1.0.0
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zs_opt
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Answer the questions at the end based on the text.
Jimmy was 2 years old. One day his mom was out and his dad took care of him. Someone gave Jimmy a little tea set as a gift and it was one of his favorite toys. Dad was in the living room watching the evening news. Then Jimmy brought his dad a little cup of "tea". In fact, it was just water. After some cups of tea, his dad said to him, "Jimmy, you are a nice good boy. I love you." Later, Jimmy's mom came home. His dad made her wait in the living room to watch Jimmy bring him a cup of tea. "It's the cutest thing," he said to his wife. Mom waited. Jimmy came down the hall with a cup of tea for his dad. She watched him drink it up and laughed. Then she said: "Did you know that the only place he is tall enough to get water from is the toilet ?"
1. What was the boy playing with?
2. Who was he playing with?
3. What did his dad ask him to get?
4. What was his father doing?
5. What was in the cup?
6. Who drank it?
7. Who filled it up?
8. Where did the water come from?
9. Why did he get the water from there?
10. Who figured out where it was from?
11. Why did the mother laugh?
12. Who did the father think was a good kid?
13. How did the kid get the tea set?
Numbered answers:
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1. A little tea set.
2. His dad.
3. a cup of tea.
4. He had Jimmy's mom watch.
5. water.
6. Dad.
7. Jimmy.
8. the toilet ?"
9. That is the only place he is tall enough to get water from
10. Mom did.
11. She watched him drink it .
12. Jimmy
13. Someone gave him a little tea set as a gift
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Here are two sentences:
Late last year , for example , more than 1800 US soldiers were placed in Djibouti to conduct counter-terrorism operations in the Horn of Africa .
Since late last year , for example , more than 1,800 members of the American military have been placed in Djibouti to conduct counterterrorism operations in the Horn of Africa .
Do they have the same meaning?
Options are: [I] no [II] yes
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[II]
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glue/mrpc:2.0.0
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zs_opt
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Generate a short movie review that has "(2)." sentiment (Choose your answer from:
(1). negative
(2). positive).
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manages to find that real natural , even-flowing tone that few movies are able to accomplish .
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glue/sst2:2.0.0
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zs_opt
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Generate a sentence that includes all the following words: demonstration, give, power
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a helicopter gives a demonstration of its power
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gem/common_gen:1.1.0
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zs_opt
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SENTENCE: will i ever make it home without his help ? ailia glanced over the white and blue landscape . branches of aspen and oak trees were covered with crystallized ice and they glittered in the light of the sun . down by the frozen-over lake , ailia saw a small deer prance gracefully across the ice . she took a few steps out into the snow to get a closer look at the
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lambada:1.0.0
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The Armed Forces Press Committee (COPREFA) admitted that the government troops sustained 11 casualties in these clashes, adding that they inflicted three casualties on the rebels.
Based on that paragraph can we conclude that the sentence below is true?
Three rebels were killed by government troops.
Pick from: A). yes; B). no;
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A).
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super_glue/rte:1.0.2
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zs_opt
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Is it safe to download movies from Torrent in India?
Is torrenting safe in India?
Choose your answer. Are these two questions paraphrases of each other?
Pick your answer from:
[a]. no
[b]. yes
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[b].
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glue/qqp:2.0.0
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zs_opt
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Here are some keywords about a restaurant:
name = Strada, eatType = pub, food = Japanese, customer rating = 1 out of 5, near = Yippee Noodle Bar. Write a sentence that describes the following attributes of a restaurant.
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Near Yippee Noodle Bar is a low-rated pub serving Japanese food. It is called Strada.
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News article:
"I'm not supposed to be talking about this with you. This is not something that is supposed to be happening right now," musician Ben Harper says at the beginning of the new Spike TV documentary I Am Heath Ledger. "Some people are just bigger than the world has room for."
Related Heath Ledger's Lonesome Trail The breakout performer in the year's most talked-about film has all the makings of a classic leading man. Too bad he hates being a movie star
Harper, a close friend of the actor who died in 2008 of an accidental drug overdose, is one of several friends, peers and family members who discuss both the actor's singular talents and constant search for adventure and creative pursuits. The poignant film, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival last month and made its network debut on Spike last night, culls from archival interviews of the actor alongside handheld footage the actor shot throughout his life (as the film shows, Ledger was rarely without a camera).
More than just a cradle-to-grave portrait, I Am Heath Ledger transcends box-checking filmography and gushing tributes, looking past Ledger The Movie Star to focus on the young man who dedicated his life to pursuing – and helping others pursue – a wide variety of creative endeavors. Directors Derik Murray and Adrian Buitenhuis spend as much time on the actor's other pursuits – music, directing, nurturing talent – as his acting, giving a 360-degree view of the perpetually energetic and curious star. Here are 10 things we learned from the informative doc.
1. Venice Carnival Inspired His Early Development
Prior to auditioning for 1999's 10 Things I Hate About You, Ledger's then-girlfriend Lisa Zane took the actor to the Carnival of Venice. The pair donned costumes and shot 8mm films; it was that trip, according to friend and Ledger's creative collaborator Matt Amato, "that created him as an actor." Ledger would go on to nab the role of the romantic lead in that teen-comedy take on The Taming of the Shrew, which became an unexpected hit and his first big break in Hollywood.
2. He Thought He Bombed The Patriot Screen Test
Midway through his screen test for The Patriot, Ledger stopped and said, "Sorry, I'm wasting your time." Despite telling his agent he bombed, he got the part of Gabriel Martin, Mel Gibson's oldest child who joins the Continental Army. Intimidated by the opportunity to act alongside his idol, Ledger had what his agent calls an on-set "crisis of confidence ... Heath would get caught up in the fear of whether or not he could accomplish what he wanted to do. He almost pulled out of every movie he ended up doing." This self-doubt would haunt Ledger his whole career.
3. He Loved Burning Man
In 1999, Ledger and his friends went to Burning Man to enjoy downtime between movies, and the actor quickly became awestruck at the creativity of the Nevada festival's participants. "I think Burning Man was his favorite place on Earth,” friend Matt Amato said. Added another longtime buddy Trevor DiCarlo, "It was a bunch of half-naked people and dance music 24/7 ... we fit in really well."
4. He Loathed Being a "Salesman" of His Films
Virtually the entire marketing campaign for 2001's A Knight's Tale revolved around Ledger, a fact that upset the burgeoning superstar. "I could see him getting more and more upset [in interviews]," says his agent Steve Alexander. "He was getting very uncomfortable and fidgeting; he finally whispered to me that he needed to leave and get out of the room for a second." Ledger both craved and was terrified by fame. "Selling the film was the part of the business he was least comfortable with," Alexander says.
5 He Was Obsessed With Nick Drake
"He talked about Nick Drake, a musician he was absolutely passionate about and wanted to tell his story," says actor Djimon Hounsou, who starred with Ledger in 2002's The Four Feathers. Ledger would frequently discuss which visuals he would create to Drake's songs. "It was all about Nick Drake," adds Harper. "He had every record. He had interviews. He was completely immersed." According to friends, Ledger empathized with the musician – who died at 26 – ominously saying that he had a "lot to do" with not much time.
6. He Asked Ben Harper to Write a Lullaby for His Daughter
Having hit it off singer-songwriter Ben Harper, Ledger decided to start an independent record label – Masses Music – with the musician. One day after spending the night playing on Ledger's grand piano, Harper awoke to the delivery of the instrument; a spontaneous gift from the actor. "It's supposed to be with you," Ledger told him. A few weeks later, Ledger asked Harper to write a lullaby for Ledger's then-unborn daughter Matilda. "I've never been trusted so deeply," Harper says. "Nothing has ever been asked of me that was that precious." The song would eventually become "Happy Everafter in Your Eyes" from Harper's 2006 album Both Sides of the Gun.
7. He Was an Amazing Chess Player
Ledger played chess nearly every day, either physically or online. "I always felt that he was five moves in front of me," says his father Kim. "By the time he was 10, he was pretty hard to beat." According to Kim, he was only a few points away from becoming a Grandmaster. Ledger hoped his directorial debut would be an adaptation of The Queen's Gambit, a 1983 novel about a chess prodigy and her battles with drug and alcohol addiction. "He understood that story from the inside out," says cinematographer Ed Lachman. "He wanted to use chess as a metaphor for the girl's life."
8. The Joker's Constant Lip-Licking Started as a Way to Keep Prosthetics From Coming Off
For the role of the Joker in 2008's The Dark Knight, Ledger locked himself in a room for six weeks to perfect the character's singular voice, posture and stance. (Ledger would later conceive the white pancake makeup and smeared red lipstick himself.) As the lip prosthetics he wore for the part loosened as he talked, the actor would frequently lick his lips to keep them in place. The pragmatic solution to avoiding more time in make-up would become one of the character's most terrifying traits.
9. His Death Inspired Bon Iver to Write "Perth"
Amato was directing Bon Iver's "The Wolves (Act I & II)" the day that Ledger died. "It was no longer about just making a Bon Iver music video anymore," the group's singer-songwriter Justin Vernon says. "This was now our chance to be there with Matt as he grieved. It was a three-day wake." Amato would tell Vernon stories about Ledger that would eventually become the inspiration for "Perth," the first song on the indie band's 2011 album Bon Iver, Bon Iver.
10. He Couldn't Turn His Brain Off
Chronically unable to wind down at the end of the day, Ledger eventually turned to sleeping medications to help him sleep through the night. The actor developed a bad flu in London on the set of Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus that exhausted him, yet he confessed that the medications he was taking weren't helping him. "At times, he would say, 'I'm just having a hard time laying it down at the end of the day and not thinking about stuff,'" Alexander says.
||||| I Am Heath Ledger, the beautiful and heartbreaking documentary that premiered on Spike TV Wednesday, details the life and soul of the gone-too-soon actor told from the point of view of those family members and friends who shared his life. Compiled from interviews with the actor during his lifetime, as well as footage he shot on a handheld camera, the documentary offers viewers a rare insight into the actor’s life and philosophy.
Here are 15 things we learned about the star from I Am Heath Ledger.
1. He always wanted to act
As a teenager Ledger would follow all his older sister’s productions and watch from the front row telling his family: “That’s what I want to do, I can’t wait until I can do that!�? He always had a clear vision for where he saw his life going and would stare up at the stars he’d stuck on his bedroom ceiling, point to them and say: “That’s where I’m going to be. I’m going to be in the film industry and I’m going to be a film actor.�? This restless ambition led him to leave school and hit the road when he was just 17. “I had nothing to run away from in Perth,” the Australian says in a voiceover from a previous interview. “It’s just that there was all this going on outside of that and I just had to be a part of it.�?
2. When he read the script for 10 Things I Hate About You he immediately wanted the lead role
Ledger’s filmmaker-friend Matt Amato gave him a copy of his friend’s script for 10 Things I Hate About You. Once Ledger had read it he immediately told Amato he wanted to play the lead role of Patrick, despite his relative inexperience. Ledger landed the part at the audition. At that moment Amato realized there was truly something “different�? about his friend. After making the film, Ledger began to feel like this was really his career, that he truly was an actor. Because of his success in the rom-com, producers began scrambling to cast him in any and all similar projects, but that was the exact opposite of what the young actor was looking to do. Rather, he wanted to mix things up a bit, choosing his next role carefully. “People in Hollywood, they don’t like to hear no,�? says Ledger in voiceover. “So I had a lot of fun saying no.�? But he did it in a friendly way.
3. He made his own mini movies
Ledger was constantly recording what was going on around him, documenting his life with a camcorder, Polaroid camera, and regular camera and make art out of it. He had a knack for capturing friends at their most vulnerable and authentic. Cameras were a big passion of Ledger’s life, and he was able to set them up without using a light meter and understood how to use all their settings. He would also film himself acting — even if it was just him running around his hotel pretending to be on a mission — always curious to see how he, as a self-taught actor in many way, could improve.
4. Mel Gibson was one of his heroes
When Ledger screen tested for 2000’s The Patriot , he was excited at the thought of working with one of his longtime idols and fellow Aussies, Mel Gibson (he loved Mad Max growing up). However, halfway through the second scene of his screen test, Ledger stopped what he was doing, fearing he had messed up and didn’t want to waste anyone’s time. He called his agent when he left and told him he wouldn’t be getting the part, only to find out a little later that he had, in fact, landed the role — the producers were impressed by the little they’d seen.
5. He was plagued with self-doubt
While working on The Patriot, Ledger experienced a crisis of confidence. He called his friends from the set really upset and caught up in the fear that he wouldn’t be able to accomplish what he wanted in the role. However, Gibson took the young actor under his wing and looked out for him — he essentially became Ledger’s first teacher, telling his friends, “It’s not what Mel says, it’s what he doesn’t say.�? After the movie wrapped, Gibson invited his young prodigy and friends to fly back to L.A. with him on his private jet.
6. He basically lived in the house from Entourage before Entourage was a TV show
Ledger kept around him the close group of friends he’d grown up with back in Perth, often inviting everyone to stay at his home in L.A. — with or without him. The doors were always open — Ledger could be away shooting a movie in Europe and his home would still be full. “Heath’s place in L.A. was sort of a renowned pre-Entourage kind of Entourage house,” says friend and actor Ben Mendelsohn (Bloodline). Adrian Grenier was even there one night, which Mendelsohn believes was for research purposes. As alluring and enticing as Ledger’s life was, “he was very big on sharing his success,” says Naomi Watts, who starred along Ledger in 2003’s Ned Kelly.
7. The fame that came from A Knight’s Tale was unsettling for him
Realizing their lead’s star potential, the producers behind the 2001 movie built the marketing campaign around Ledger. There were billboards of his face everywhere and he knew it would project him into the limelight, which made him uncomfortable. Watts describes it as “tall poppy syndrome” — an Australianism that suggests too much success is ugly and one should be cut back down to size. Ledger was uneasy playing salesman for the movie on the multi-city promotional tour and despite having previously sought fame, when he got it realized he didn’t want it at all.
8. He picked projects based on directors and roles he could disappear into
In 2001, Ledger had a supporting role in Marc Forster’s Monster’s Ball, a role that allowed him to explore a completely different side of himself and a new skill set. Remembers Ledger’s future director Ang Lee: “He didn’t do a lot…but that’s the power of Heath Ledger; he will steal the movie.�? The next year Ledger took on a role in Shekhar Kapur’s film The Four Feathers because he was a huge fan of the director’s work, followed by 2003’s Ned Kelly — a project Watts signed onto because of her interest in working with Ledger. She describes his intense approach to his work and being blown away by him on the first day. Next up was the Catherine Hardwicke-directed Lords of Dogtown. Hardwicke was initially worried Ledger was too much of a heartthrob to play the part in the 2005 movie, but some fake teeth and dedication soon convinced her otherwise. “This interest in the exterior and the craft, the way that characters would look and sound and physically look on screen — he was sort of a painter in that way,” says costar Emile Hirsch. “But he still had a psychological interest in characters.” Seven days later he was on the set of Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain. Lee wasn’t initially convinced Ledger could carry a movie, but remembering his performance in Monster’s Ball convinced him otherwise.
9. He sent Ben Harper a grand piano
Ledger sent the musician a piano, telling him “it’s supposed to be with you.” Later, he called up Harper and asked him to write a lullaby for his unborn daughter. Harper saw the opportunity as a great privilege. Ledger later directed the music video for Harper’s “Morning Yearning.” Harper describes the video as “the best music video I’ve ever had in my 23 years of making videos,�? referencing Ledger’s prowess behind the camera and his “command of his vision.” Ledger and Harper started an independent record label together named The Masses — because it wasn’t meant to be exclusive; everyone has the capacity to tell their story.
10. Being a dad was his favorite thing
After the birth of his daughter Matilda with then-partner Michelle Williams (Brokeback Mountain), Ledger fell in love with being a father. The young family moved to Brooklyn, New York. Ledger fell in love with the city and everything about their life at the time. He would breeze through the streets of Manhattan with Matilda on his shoulders.
11. He rarely slept
His friends describe him as having too much energy, too much creativity, and too much to do to find time to sleep. He would call up people at all hours of the night because an idea had taken hold of him and he had to share it, or he would show up unannounced for breakfast at 5:30 or 6 a.m. If anyone could sense their own mortality, it was Ledger. He had a thing for artists who had died young, like Kurt Cobain and Janis Joplin, and would express to his friends that he felt he was like them and that he wouldn’t be around long so he had to get things done now. “If there wasn’t some type of risk involved, he had no time for it,” says Harper. “He went all the way to the edge in the time that he had. Some people are just bigger than the world has room for.�? When working on 2007’s I’m Not There Ledger felt things starting to unravel and was struggling with being unable to give Williams and Matilda the attention he wanted to give them. He felt he couldn’t control his destiny and was having trouble sleeping. As a result he had to medicate his sleep, which, in turn, wasn’t good for his body.
12. He loved chess
He was an avid and gifted chess player who, by ten years old, could beat his dad. He played every day, online or in person, and was only a few points off achieving Grand Master status. So when he saw the script for Queen’s Gambit, a movie about a pill-addicted chess player, he was intent on making it his directorial feature film debut.
13. The Joker’s lip-licking in The Dark Knight was a way to avoid less time in the makeup trailer
For his role as the Joker in his penultimate movie, The Dark Knight, Ledger had to don prosthetics over his lips to resemble scars, but they would loosen any time he spoke. In an effort to avoid revisiting the makeup chair multiple times a day, Ledger would lick his lips to prevent them from cracking. This soon became a character trait.
14. Playing the Joker was the first time he felt untouchable as an actor
After spending six weeks locked away preparing for the role and perfecting the characteristics, Ledger — for the first time in his career — felt like he really nailed the performance. No matter how great the other actors were in the scene, he felt as though he was controlling it. Although people think it was a strenuous role for him, Ledger would come off set and laugh about how much fun he was having creatively. When he wasn’t working he would turn up to set anyway to watch director Christopher Nolan at work and learn from him.
15. He was happy at the time of his death
Although people have painted a narrative of Ledger’s death that suggests he was in a dark place, his family and friends contend the opposite. “It’s still hard when people talk about it, or have preconceived ideas surrounding that period of time but that’s what people do; they come up with their version of it that makes it convenient and tidy and also tells a good story,” says his agent, Steve Alexander. “The truth is, he was super happy and was loving life, and he struggled with some demons but he wasn’t wanting to go anywhere but forward.” |||||
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– I Am Heath Ledger, the new documentary featuring previously unreleased home movies of the late actor, premiered on Spike TV Wednesday night. Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, and USA Today round up highlights from the film: He knew right away he wanted to play the lead in 10 Things I Hate About You. He told his friend as much just after reading the script, despite the fact that he was relatively inexperienced at the time. He landed the role, which was his career breakout. He told his agent he had bombed the screen test for The Patriot. In fact, he stopped in the middle of doing it to say, "Sorry, I'm wasting your time." After he got the part, Ledger still struggled with what his agent calls a "crisis of confidence." Such self-doubt continued to plague him: "He almost pulled out of every movie he ended up doing," his agent says. He hated having to "sell" his movies. His agent recalls that he got increasingly uncomfortable while doing interviews for A Knight's Tale. Once, "he was getting very uncomfortable and fidgeting; he finally whispered to me that he needed to leave and get out of the room for a second." He turned down the lead role in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man. "He said, 'That makes no sense for me, I can't possibly be Peter Parker,'" his agent recalls. The role eventually went to Tobey Maguire. He played chess almost every day. His father says he was only a few points away from grandmaster status. His attraction to Michelle Williams was obvious right away. She twisted her knee her first day shooting Brokeback Mountain, and Ledger held her hand all the way to the hospital. He "tried to comfort her and it was pretty obvious he was interested in her," recalls director Ang Lee. He constantly licked his lips while playing the Joker in order to keep his lip prosthetics from falling off. Though the tic ended up adding to the villain's terrifying nature, Ledger originally did all that licking to avoid having to spend more time in the makeup chair; the lip prosthetics he wore loosened as he talked.
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Use evidence from the fact that decomposition increases amount of organic matter in soil to answer the following question. Choose from options. "Decomposition results in the production of which element?"
OPTIONS: 1). Silicon; 2). Phosphorus; 3). Carbon; 4). Hydrogen;
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Note the options at the end. Select the topic that this about:
Ryan Ohliger could be forgiven if he erred on the side of caution during Boston College kickoffs. The freshman took over the placekicking duties after Mike Fassel injured a hamstring during the offseason. But instead of shying away from collisions, Ohliger has made two tackles in three games.
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Translate to Czech:
I have this friend and he asked me to give you a message. Quote:
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Mám přítele, požádal mě, abych vám vyřídila toto:
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Translate the following.
English: 26 "You rely on your sword, you commit abominations and each of you defiles his neighbor's wife.
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26 Ustedes confían en su espada, cometen abominaciones, cada uno contamina la mujer de su prójimo.
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Guidolin was a surprise appointment as head coach in January but has guided the Swans to Premier League safety.
the 60-year-old Italian wants to stay, and chairman Huw Jenkins confirmed the matter will be on the agenda.
"We have got our normal monthly board meeting on Wednesday and, yes, we will be discussing the managerial situation," he said.
Swansea's 4-1 win at West Ham lifted them to 11th in the Premier League table a week after a 3-1 home win against Liverpool secured their place for next season.
"It could be this week or it could be next week when a decision is made," Jenkins told the South Wales Evening Post.
"There's lots to talk through. We will talk about the season we have had, where we have finished and what we feel we need in the summer."
Former Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers - who left to manage Liverpool in 2012 - has been heavily linked with a return to the Liberty Stadium.
The Northern Irishman disclosed in January that he had been approached by Swansea to succeed the sacked Garry Monk, but he said that he wanted to take a break from football until the summer.
Since then Guidolin, the former Parma and Udinese manager, has done his chances of holding on to the job no harm with seven wins and three draws from his 15 games in charge.
"He (Guidolin) has brought exactly what he thought he would bring to us," said Jenkins.
"He has brought in a bit of common sense and a bit of simplicity, as well as experience.
"I don't think those simple things are highlighted enough in the modern world of football."
This article was about:
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The future of head coach Francesco Guidolin will be discussed at a Swansea City board meeting on Wednesday.
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Add distinctly Shakespearean words to your vocabulary. Use Shakespearean contractions. Address people the way Shakespeare would. Make verbs more Shakespearean. Use Shakespearean double superlatives.
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The best way to talk like Shakespeare is to use words that are unique to his plays and not found in modern English. These words were used by Shakespeare frequently in his works and stand out as being characteristic of his style. Pepper your everyday speech with words like: "Anon," meaning right away. "Dost” or "Doth," meaning does or do. "Ere," meaning before. "Hark," meaning listen. "Hither," meaning here. "Wherefore," meaning why. "Fain," meaning gladly. In his works, Shakespeare frequently shortened words and phrases to help the flow of dialogue. This linguistic choice also allowed him to maintain iambic pentameter. Add some of these contractions to your regular speech by saying: "‘Tis," instead of “it is." "'Twas” instead of “it was." "Wi’" instead of “with.” "O"” instead of “of." "'T" instead of “to." When speaking to people, call them by names that Shakespeare employed in his writings. For example, when talking to someone, use the pronoun “thou” instead of “you.” Other examples include: Men were sometimes referred to as “sirrah.” Women were referred to as “mistress.” Friends were often affectionately called “cousin.” To sound more like Shakespeare, simply amend the end of verbs in sentences. Add the suffix “eth” to verbs to instantly make them more Shakespearean. For instance, instead of saying, “He is running to the store”, say, “He runneth to the store.” Superlatives are linguistic tools used to emphasize a higher degree of something in speech. Shakespeare often used double superlatives to create dramatic emphasis. To sound like Shakespeare, amend modern inflections by: Adding an adverb to a superlative (e.g., “most bravest” instead of just “bravest.”) Replacing the adverb “most” with the suffix “est” or “’st” (e.g., “daring’st” instead of “most daring.”)
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The Handmaid's Tale is an American dystopian drama web television series created by Bruce Miller, based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood. It was ordered by the streaming service Hulu as a straight-to-series order of 10 episodes, for which production began in late 2016. The plot features a dystopian future following a Second American Civil War wherein a totalitarian society subjects fertile women, called ``Handmaids'', into child-bearing servitude.
is the handmaid's tale a hulu original?
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(2). yes.
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What is the sentiment of the following movie (choose your answer from the options) review sentence?
does so marvelously compelling is present brown as a catalyst for the struggle of black manhood in restrictive and chaotic america ... sketchy but nevertheless gripping portrait of jim brown , a celebrated wonder in the spotlight
OPT:
-negative;
-positive;
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Generate a sentence that describes the following data: Romania, ethnicGroup, Germans of Romania; Romania, leader, Klaus Iohannis; Romania, leaderTitle, Prime Minister of Romania; Romania, patronSaint, Andrew the Apostle; Romania, capital, Bucharest; 1 Decembrie 1918 University, country, Romania; Romania, anthem, Deșteaptă-te, române!.
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Romania, capital Bucharest, is home to the ethnic group, the Germans of Romania and has a national anthem entitled "Desteapta-te romane!". The patron saint of Romania is Andrew the Apostle and the current leader is Prime Minister Klaus Iohannis. The country is the location of the 1 Decembrie 1918 University.
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Select your answer: Which is this about?
Security-conscious IT managers stand to gain a promising new option today, as a novel tool from software virtualisation pioneer VMware enters beta testing.
Options:
(a). World
(b). Sports
(c). Business
(d). Science/Tech
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Which are produced during photosynthesis?
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OPTIONS:
i. carbon dioxide and minerals;
ii. carbon dioxide and sugar;
iii. oxygen and minerals;
iv. oxygen and sugar;
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Vypadalo to přesně jako kniha.
Translate to English
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It looked exactly like a book.
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Single/multi-choice problem: Which of the following solutions is better for the following goal:
how to know you may have anxiety?
Pick from:
[i] you are worried all of the time.
[ii] you are relaxed all of the time.
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Yale University Press is a university press associated with Yale University. It was founded in 1908 by George Parmly Day, and became an official department of Yale University in 1961, but it remains financially and operationally autonomous.
, Yale University Press published approximately 300 new hardcover and 150 new paperback books annually and has more than 6,000 books in print. Its books have won five National Book Awards, two National Book Critics Circle Awards and eight Pulitzer Prizes.
The press co-owns the distributor TriLiteral LLC with MIT Press and Harvard University Press.
Since its inception in 1919, the Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition has published the first collection of poetry by new poets. The first winner was Howard Buck; the 2011 winner was Katherine Larson.
Yale University Press and Yale Repertory Theatre jointly sponsor the Yale Drama Series, a playwriting competition. The winner of the annual competition is awarded the David C. Horn Prize of $10,000, publication of his/her manuscript by Yale University Press, and a staged reading at Yale Rep. The Yale Drama Series and David C. Horn Prize are funded by the David Charles Horn Foundation.
In 2007, Yale University Press acquired the Anchor Bible Series, a collection of more than 115 volumes of biblical scholarship, from the Doubleday Publishing Group. New and backlist titles are now published under the Anchor Yale Bible Series name.
Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions.
1. 1908
2. George Parmly Day
3. Yes
Numbered questions:
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1. When was Yale University Press founded?
2. By whom?
3. Was it always operated from within Yale University?
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By. Lucy Osborne. In a country that has always been subject to changeable weather conditions, you might have thought our public transport would, by now, be accustomed to it. But whether it is too warm, too cold or too wet, transport in the UK still often struggles to cope. This was proven yesterday when all trams in Nottinghamshire were cancelled due to frost on the lines. Services were suspended because of frost on the rails but were resumed by 8am, albeit with persistent delays. All early morning tram services were forced to stop and replacement bus services put in their place because ‘ice had built up on overhead lines’. Nottingham Express Transit (NET) said the trams could not run because they could not pick up power properly on the first night that temperatures had gone to -6C for the first time this year. Trams get their power from electric lines suspended above their route. They are connected to the wires at all times by a mechanism which stretches from their roof and collects the electricity. Because of the layer of frost on the wires, the connection between wire and tram was broken and the vehicles were unable to collect enough electricity to power their engines. Trams were reintroduced just before 8am but there were still delays to services until late morning. Richard John Salter posted on Facebook saying it was ‘unbelievable’ for the service to fail due to the ‘first proper frost’. Peter Miles said: ‘So like the too many leaves on railway lines, our wonderful trams cannot operate in the winter when the temperature drops to freezing?’ Indeed, it is not just cold weather that has been known to cause travel disruption in the UK. In Autumn-months trains have been known to be severely delayed due simply to ‘leaves on the line’. And in the summer, warm weather has been blamed by operators who have cancelled services due to the wrong type of soil. In 2011, Network Rail cancelled First Capital Connect services between Ely, Cambridge, Downham Market and Norfolk because dry soil has caused the rails to shift. In the same year, Chiltern Railways scrapped its service from Saunderton, Buckininghamshire to London because the train is too big for the platform. This followed the decision of the company to add a seventh carriage to the service to ease overcrowding, not realising it would be too big for Saunderton station. Also in 2011, travellers hoping to alight at Shepley in West Yorkshire were unable to reach their destination after West Yorkshire Police received a call from a woman who thought she saw a lion.
What are highlight points for this article?
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Services were cancelled because trams could not pick up power. Frost struck as temperatures fell to -6C for first night this year. Trams were running again by 8am but with delays all morning.
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How does the sentence end?
Adam didn't keep a very predictable schedule but Hunter often did.
[I] Adam was always running late.; [II] Hunter was always running late.;
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Text: Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is bordered on three sides by the city of Los Angeles -- Pacific Palisades to the north, Brentwood on the northeast, West Los Angeles on the east, Mar Vista on the southeast, and Venice on the south. The Census Bureau population for Santa Monica in 2010 was 89,736.
Question: is santa monica part of the city of los angeles?
OPT: [i] no. [ii] yes.
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Premise: Tea is usually served black in small tulip-shaped glasses.
Hypothesis: Tea is served in an interesting glass and often comes black.
Does the premise entail the hypothesis?
Options: --yes --it is not possible to tell --no
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What type of thing is the question "What was Thatcher 's first name ?" asking about?
Available choices:
A). description
B). entity
C). abbreviation
D). human
E). numeric
F). location
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This ingenious design ensures effective crop throughput as well as consistent timing in erratic crop conditions
Please fix the punctuation.
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This ingenious design ensures effective crop throughput as well as consistent timing in erratic crop conditions.
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