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Translate "The overarching problem he found, however, was that inmates were unaware of their rights." to Turkish?
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Ancak Celevski en acil sorunun tutukluların haklarının farkında olmamaları olduğunu ortaya çıkardı.
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wmt16_translate/tr-en:1.0.0
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zs_opt
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What is the solution?
Solve -43*k - 228 = 73 for k.
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-7
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math_dataset/algebra__linear_1d:1.0.0
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zs_opt
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duse of your Contribution as defined in Clause 39 below including the exhibition of audiovisual recordings of you as set out in Clause 27 below
Please fix the punctuation.
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(d)use of your Contribution (as defined in Clause 39 below) including the exhibition of audio-visual recordings of you as set out in Clause 27 below;
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fix_punct
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1. As schools recognize this is beyond most students , they struggle to make time spent in history lessons conducive ; a study in America found that only 20 percent of fourth graders were proficient in history , while that dropped to 12 per cent for high school seniors .
2. Even if no agenda is being consciously or subconsciously pursued , school pupils are presented with oversimplified information in History .
3. This is a result of the limited time available , the limited intellectual capacity of pupils , the limited knowledge of many teachers -LRB- who may not be history specialists , especially in primary schools -RRB- and the desire for answers that can be labelled as `` correct '' or `` incorrect '' in examinations .
4. Much school history teaching is therefore concerned simply with memorising `` facts '' .
5. However , such learning needs to be accompanied by a deeper understanding of events , lacking definitive answers but providing a narrative to give the ` facts ' -LRB- often figures -RRB- meaning .
What is the general argument implied by these sentences?
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History should be left for those intellectual capable of understanding its limitations, and therefore not taught at school
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opinion_abstracts_idebate
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Dank ihres hohen Dynamikumfanges bieten Rohdaten eine ideale Grundlage zur Bildoptimierung. Fotografen bezeichnen sie auch als "Digitale Negative".
Could you please translate this to English?
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RAW images are often referred to as "Digital Negatives" by photographers due to the maximum dynamic range they contain.
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wmt16_translate/de-en:1.0.0
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zs_opt
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What's an example of a movie review?
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Okay, I've always been a fan of Batman. I loved the animated series, and even Batman Beyond. I even read a batman comic now and then. So as can be imagined--I was a little excited when I heard about this series, and then I was SEVERELY disappointed. This series is nothing. It doesn't even begin to compare with the original series. It's like one long TOY commercial. No depth whatsoever. And what the heck was with the Joker? Who,in my most humble opinion, is the best Batman villain of ALL time and they KILLED him. I wish I could say his design was the worst part. Actually, I wish I could say there was anything about this series that was remotely creative or interesting. In short (because believe me I could say so much more)do NOT waste your time on this show, or your money.
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imdb_reviews/plain_text:1.0.0
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What is the most logical completion of this news story?.
By Louise Boyle PUBLISHED: 08:54 EST, 10 February 2014 | UPDATED: 11:45 EST, 10 February 2014 The American and Russian figure skating teams have been accused of conspiring to fix who will receive the sport's Olympic medals. According to an anonymous Russian coach, the two countries decided ahead of the Sochi Games just who would be receiving which place on the podium. Russian judges vowed to support American skaters Charlie White and Meryl Davis to win gold in the ice dancing competition if the same was done for Russia in the team and pairs event, the coach claimed.
In no discipline did Russia finish worse than third, compiling 75 points to Canada's 65 that won silver and the 60 that gave bronze to the
OPTIONS:
- American.
- Canada.
- Canadian.
- Charlie White.
- Davis.
- French.
- L'Equipe.
- Louise Boyle.
- Meryl Davis.
- Olympic.
- Russia.
- Russian.
- Sochi Games.
- U.S..
- UPDATED.
- White.
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American.
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super_glue/record:1.0.2
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Posición : Lado de la Playa, Cerca de Puerto, Cerca de Tiendas, Cerca del Mar, Cerca de Cuidad, Cerca de Colegios, Marina, Urbanización. How do you say this sentence in English?
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Setting : Beachside, Close To Port, Close To Shops, Close To Sea, Close To Town, Close To Schools, Marina, Urbanisation.
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para_crawl_enes
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Multi-select: Let's say that "Bill passed the gameboy to John because his turn was over."
Can we now say that "John's turn was over."?
Choose from:
(A). no.
(B). yes.
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(A).
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glue/wnli:2.0.0
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zs_opt
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Das Kapital unserer Aktionäre stellt für uns Verantwortung und Verpflichtung dar, den Wert ihres Investments in unser Unternehmen zu steigern.
Translate this to English?
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Our Shareholders' capital represents a responsibility and indeed a commitment on our part to increase the value of their investment in our company. Our priorities are to generate high earnings, to pay above-average dividends and to achieve a sustained increase in enterprise value.
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Jehovah's Witnesses is a millenarian restorationist Christian denomination with nontrinitarian beliefs distinct from mainstream Christianity. The group claims a worldwide membership of more than 8.2 million adherents involved in evangelism, convention attendance figures of more than 15 million, and an annual Memorial attendance of more than 19.9 million. Jehovah's Witnesses are directed by the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses, a group of elders in Brooklyn, New York, which establishes all doctrines based on its interpretations of the Bible. They prefer to use their own translation, the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures, although their literature occasionally quotes and cites other translations. They believe that the destruction of the present world system at Armageddon is imminent, and that the establishment of God's kingdom over the earth is the only solution for all problems faced by humanity.
Jehovah's Witnesses are best known for their door-to-door preaching, distributing literature such as The Watchtower and Awake!, and refusing military service and blood transfusions. They consider use of the name Jehovah vital for proper worship. They reject Trinitarianism, inherent immortality of the soul, and hellfire, which they consider to be unscriptural doctrines. They do not observe Christmas, Easter, birthdays or other holidays and customs they consider to have pagan origins incompatible with Christianity. Adherents commonly refer to their body of beliefs as "the truth" and consider themselves to be "in the truth". They consider secular society to be morally corrupt and under the influence of Satan, and most limit their social interaction with non-Witnesses. Congregational disciplinary actions include disfellowshipping, their term for formal expulsion and shunning. Baptized individuals who formally leave are considered disassociated and are also shunned. Disfellowshipped and disassociated individuals may eventually be reinstated if deemed repentant.
Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions.
1. no
2. door-to-door preaching
3. The Watchtower
4. Awake!
5. Brooklyn, New York,
6. a group of elders
7. establishes all doctrines
8. more than 19.9 million
9. more than 8.2 million
10. more than 15 million,
11. Trinitarianism
12. Christmas
13. use of the name Jehovah
Numbered questions:
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1. Are Jehova's Witnesses the same as Christians?
2. What are they best known for?
3. What is one of the publications they distribute?
4. And another?
5. Where is the Governing Body?
6. What is the Body made of?
7. What is one thing they do?
8. How many attend the yearly Memorial?
9. What is their worldwide membership count?
10. How many were in attendance at the convention?
11. What is one thing they refuse?
12. What's another?
13. What is vital in their worship?
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coqa:1.0.0
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rotatethespecimenholderandpolishingclothatthesamespeed.
Generate a sentence using the above characters:
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rotate the specimen holder and polishing cloth at the same speed.
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word_segment
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1. Connelly is an American reporter who looks much less like an American reporter than like Jennifer Connelly pretending to be an American reporter who knows she looks more like Jennifer Connelly than any American reporter ever will.
2. For all its good intentions, the film ends clumsily, and it is possible to miss the complicity of the bling-bling West in these African nightmares.
3. Just once, I'd like someone to cast [Hounsou] as a venal yuppie or mincing fashion designer. Put him in touch with Stanley Tucci's agent.
4. Bling-bang.
5. Blood Diamond lives unsteadily as an action-fueled real-world expose.
6. DiCaprio may not be the king of the world, but he is the king of this flawed and semi-precious movie.
7. A top-notch adventure movie with fantastic production values and the cold, sharp edge of a machete.
8. DiCaprio proves himself the most watchful and watchable actor of his age.
9. You can't have it both ways. But writer-director Edward Zwick keeps trying ... to make socially conscious movies, the kind where stuff blows up real good.
10. The movie doesn't know when to quit.
Based on these individual reviews, what is the critic consensus?
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Blood Diamond overcomes poor storytelling with its biting commentary and fine performances.
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Single/multi-select question: Does the sentence "An autopsy revealed that he had ephedrine, a stimulant banned by the NCAA, in his system, which prompted Northwestern to investigate the prevalence of stimulants and other banned substances across all of its athletic programs." provide a valid answer to the question "What did an autopsy reveal was in Rashidi Wheeler's system after he died during a practice?"
Choose your answer from: i. yes ii. no
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i.
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glue/qnli:2.0.0
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zs_opt
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Please write a short summary for the following article:
On Dennis Walcottâs First Day, Hot Seat Before City Council
By the time the questioning began, though, it was clear that the honeymoon would not last.
“You should be congratulated,” Councilwoman Letitia James said. “But today the reality sets in.”
Mr. Walcott, the deputy mayor appointed Thursday to replace Cathleen P. Black, was forced to defend proposed budget cuts, which are being imposed on virtually every city agency but have been most contentious in the school system because they may lead to widespread layoffs.
At one point, Councilman Robert Jackson, chairman of the education committee, challenged him. “Let’s talk about the 7,500 teachers,” Mr. Jackson said. Mr. Walcott was quick to correct him, saying the number of teaching positions projected to be lost to layoffs or attrition was actually 6,133. It prompted a couple of chuckles from the audience.
Councilwoman Margaret Chin brought up a line in next year’s Department of Education budget that calls for more money for full-time support staff members and asked, “Who are these people?”
Councilman G. Oliver Koppell offered Mr. Walcott a stern admonishment: “Saying you’re going to have to lay off teachers is a very ominous statement. What you should be saying is, ‘I hope we’re not going to have to lay off teachers.’ ”
Indeed, to Charles Barron, the outspoken Brooklyn councilman, Mr. Walcott said, “I don’t want to lay off teachers.”
“Don’t!” Mr. Barron retorted, adding dismissively that Mr. Walcott was “smooth enough, sharp enough,” and that he would have an answer for everything.
Mr. Walcott testified for nearly four hours. He deferred to the department’s top deputy, Shael Polakow-Suransky, for explanations about instruction, curriculum and testing, and to its chief financial officer, Veronica Conforme, for details about the numbers, but he took most of the questions himself.
Whenever there was something he did not know, he promised to find out.
He defended the city’s policy to offer space in public school buildings to new charter schools, but acknowledged the process could be improved. He pledged to keep “the pedal to the metal” and praised the school system’s “remarkable progress” since Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg took its reins in 2002.
“I believe in what we’re doing, and I haven’t had any evidence that what we’re doing is wrong,” said Mr. Walcott, who as deputy mayor has advised Mr. Bloomberg on education matters.
He also repeated a mantra of the Bloomberg administration, that the state law protecting the most senior teachers in the event of layoffs was “one of the most crippling policies on the books.”
As he testified, the teachers’ union president, Michael Mulgrew, scrawled “sick of it” on the back of a printout of his testimony. “This isn’t about the chancellor,” Mr. Mulgrew said afterward. “It’s about the policies, and they don’t seem to have changed.”
Sarah Porter and Janine Sopp, whose children go to Public School 132 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, signed up to speak at the hearing, but left after Mr. Walcott did; Ms. Porter said she had gone there for a chance to talk to him directly about the city’s need to control growing class sizes, so there was no point sticking around.
“He says he listens to people and he talks very nicely, but he’s still implementing the same policies,” she said.
Sounding equally disappointed, Ms. Sopp called Mr. Walcott “another mouthpiece for the mayor.”
City Hall, not wanting a contentious Council hearing to frame the public’s first impression of Mr. Walcott, scheduled a photo opportunity beforehand in which he walked his grandson, Justin, into P.S. 36, which he also attended as a child. The Bloomberg administration is making the most of Mr. Walcott’s ties to public schools, since his predecessor was criticized for having none.
But Mr. Walcott’s appointment is subject to the approval of a waiver from the state education commissioner because he does not have enough experience working in schools. (Ms. Black also needed a waiver.) In a letter seeking the waiver, Mr. Bloomberg laid out Mr. Walcott’s many years of public service, including 12 years running the New York Urban League, his master’s degree in education, his year and a half as a kindergarten teacher and the fact that his four children attended city public schools.
They went to public high schools, but for elementary and middle school they attended Allen Christian School, founded by the Rev. Floyd Flake, the influential Queens minister and former congressman who is a friend of Mr. Walcott. A spokeswoman for the Education Department, Natalie Ravitz, said Mr. Walcott had wanted his children to have a Christian education.
After the hearing, Mr. Walcott returned to the department’s headquarters, where he finished filling out forms to submit to the state, met with the chancellor’s remaining cabinet members (four of them left in recent months) and ate a salad before he headed out to record a television interview.
Mr. Walcott has a full calendar in the coming days. He will be attending a special education conference on Saturday, an event set up before his appointment; going to a church on Sunday; and visiting schools, meeting with parents, traveling to Albany and holding a town-hall-style meeting in the city next week.
Rebecca White and Karen Zraick contributed reporting.
Summary:
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Dennis M. Walcott was forced to defend proposed budget cuts, which are being imposed on virtually every city agency but have been most contentious in the school system.
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The soldiers were concealed in the brush.
What is the cause of the preceding sentence?
Choose from:
(A). They were armed with rifles..
(B). They wore camouflage uniforms..
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(B).
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super_glue/copa:1.0.2
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zs_opt
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Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
Tongdao (the full name: ""Tongdao Dong Autonomous County"", ; usually referred to as ""Tongdao County"", ) is an autonomous county of Dong people in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Huaihua Prefecture-level City. Tongdao is also the 5th least-populous county of the province (after Shaoshan, Guzhang, Shuangpai and Yanling).
OPTIONS:
a). Yes;
b). It's impossible to say;
c). No;
Hypothesis: There are four counties in the province (after Shaoshan, Guzhang, Shuangpai and Yanling) which are less populous than Tongdao.
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c).
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anli/r1:0.1.0
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zs_opt
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Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true. Select from options at the end:
Fernandez, of FEMA, was on scene when Martin arrived at a FEMA base camp before going to the hospital.
Hypothesis: Fernandez works for FEMA.
Options are: (i) yes. (ii) no.
The answer is
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(i)
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super_glue/rte:1.0.2
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zs_opt
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Can you generate a question with a factual answer?
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Where do dialects tend to be limited to in the Italian speaking regions?
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glue/qnli:2.0.0
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zs_opt
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Translate the following.
English: They used mainly Indian slave labor.
Spanish:
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Utilizaron principalmente el trabajo auxiliar indio.
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zs_opt
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Solve this math problem
Solve 33*u - 3*u + 270 = -0*u for u.
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-9
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math_dataset/algebra__linear_1d:1.0.0
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zs_opt
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Data: Albuquerque, New Mexico, isPartOf, New Mexico
Sentence about the following data:
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Albuquerque is in New Mexico.
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Flan2021
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gem/web_nlg_en:1.1.0
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zs_opt
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Note that this question lists possible answers. Which person is she referring to in the following sentence?
Right after work Angelina took Sandy to the park because she knew the place.
Pick your answer from:
A). Angelina
B). Sandy
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A).
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definite_pronoun_resolution:1.1.0
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zs_opt
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Translate to Turkish:
This, and the crackdown on organised crime he initiated, enraged nationalists loyal to the former regime.
Turkish:
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Bu ve organize suça karşı başlattığı mücadele, eski rejime sadık milliyetçileri kızdırdı.
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zs_opt
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In Virginia , Mr. Kilgore , a Republican , accused the court of undermining " Virginia 's right to pass legislation that reflects the views and values of our citizens . "
The Virginia attorney-general , Jerry Kilgore , accused the Supreme Court of undermining " Virginia 's right to pass legislation that reflects the views and values of our citizens " .
Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
Options: -- no -- yes
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yes
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glue/mrpc:2.0.0
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zs_opt
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What is the most logical completion of this news story?.
From glowing skylines to a city perched 12,000 feet in the air, these cities are among the seven most incredible urban hubs in the world. Beirut, in Lebanon, the Cuban capital of Havana and La Paz, in Bolivia, have been named among the seven most incredible cities in the world. The honour comes courtesy of the New7Wonders Cities - an initiative to identify the top urban centres on Earth - and follows the campaign to find the seven modern wonders of the world as well as the seven natural wonders. Scroll down for video Despite its history of unrest, Beirut, Lebanon, was named one of the 'seven city wonders' of the world
Colonial architecture in Vigan,
OPTIONS:
- Beirut, meant that it was a no-brainer for inclusion in the list of the seven world wonders
- Bolivia, meant that it was a no-brainer for inclusion in the list of the seven world wonders
- Cuban, meant that it was a no-brainer for inclusion in the list of the seven world wonders
- Doha, meant that it was a no-brainer for inclusion in the list of the seven world wonders
- Durban, meant that it was a no-brainer for inclusion in the list of the seven world wonders
- Earth, meant that it was a no-brainer for inclusion in the list of the seven world wonders
- Havana, meant that it was a no-brainer for inclusion in the list of the seven world wonders
- La Paz, meant that it was a no-brainer for inclusion in the list of the seven world wonders
- Lebanon, meant that it was a no-brainer for inclusion in the list of the seven world wonders
- New7Wonders Cities, meant that it was a no-brainer for inclusion in the list of the seven world wonders
- Philippines, meant that it was a no-brainer for inclusion in the list of the seven world wonders
- Qatar, meant that it was a no-brainer for inclusion in the list of the seven world wonders
- South Africa, meant that it was a no-brainer for inclusion in the list of the seven world wonders
- Vigan, meant that it was a no-brainer for inclusion in the list of the seven world wonders
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Philippines, meant that it was a no-brainer for inclusion in the list of the seven world wonders
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super_glue/record:1.0.2
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zs_opt
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Single/multi-select question: If "A man sitting at his desk with empty soda cans.", can we conclude "A man is sitting at his desk."?
Choose from:
(1). yes.
(2). it is not possible to tell.
(3). no.
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(1).
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snli:1.1.0
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Write a short summary for this text: rhone-poulenc rorer inc. 's lovenox drug can help prevent complications in heart attack patients while cutting costs , a new study found .
Summary:
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rhone-poulenc rorer heart drug better than heparin study says
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gigaword:1.2.0
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Solve -3 + 0 = -x for x.. What is the answer??
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3
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math_dataset/algebra__linear_1d:1.0.0
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zs_opt
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What is an example of a tweet?
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injured myself
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sentiment140:1.0.0
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zs_opt
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This is some data: Midsummer House food Chinese; Midsummer House priceRange more than £30; Midsummer House customer rating high; Midsummer House near All Bar One.
Generate a detailed description of this data.
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Midsummer House serves Chinese food and has a high customer rating, the price range is more than £30 and is located near All Bar One.
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gem/dart:1.1.0
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zs_opt
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Choose your answer: Who is they in the following sentence?
Males always outnumber females at Comic Con since they generally take less interest in things that are considered nerdy.
Select from:
[1]. Males;
[2]. females;
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[2].
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definite_pronoun_resolution:1.1.0
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zs_opt
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How is "Last week, 42 members of Kosovo's 120-seat parliament backed a motion calling for the adoption of a declaration of independence." said in Turkish?
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Geçen hafta 120 sandalyeli Kosova Meclisi'nin 42 üyesi, bağımsızlık ilan edilmesi yönünde verilen bir önergeye imza atmışlardı.
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wmt16_translate/tr-en:1.0.0
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zs_opt
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In one sentence, describe what the following article is about:
Try to step like you would in any other flat shoe, heel to toe. It can take some getting used to maintain balance on a thinner heel. Take small steps and look at yourself walk in a mirror if you can. It's a good idea to practice walking around your house in heels to get used to their feel and the right way to walk. Keep your abs engaged, your shoulders back, and your head up. Note that your posture in heels will require more curves in your body, with your back slightly arched and your chest and pelvis pushed forward. Get used to walking with this new, slightly more forward center of gravity. Hold onto a railing or wall when you can to lend support and prevent catching a heel or rolling an ankle. Wear a wider heel for outdoor surfaces, to prevent them from sticking into dirt or grass or causing you to slip or injure an ankle. Take a break from your heels every now and then while you're wearing them. Try slipping off your heels while you're sitting down, or even elevating or massaging your feet to bring circulation to them. Gently rotate your ankles and spread your toes apart under the table when you can to provide relief and prevent injury. Slip on no-show socks that will hide under your heels, or wear tights or stockings to make heels more comfortable if they tend to rub against your feet, especially after sweating a little. Limit the period of time you wear heels to a minimum, as best you can. Instead of wearing heels through the whole day, try wearing a flat during work and save the heels for going out at night.
Summary:
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Practice heel-toe walking. Use good posture. Find support when you're on stairs or uneven surfaces. Relieve the pressure occasionally. Wear socks or tights. Simply reduce the amount of time in heels.
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gem/wiki_lingua_english_en:1.1.0
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zs_opt
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Select the correct answer: Which is an appropriate title for this article?
StorageTek said Thursday it has acquired Storability to further strengthen its information lifecycle management software portfolio.
Select from:
(a). World.
(b). Sports.
(c). Business.
(d). Science/Tech.
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(d).
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ag_news_subset:1.0.0
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zs_opt
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Beatrix: we're outside, in the red car
Liam: perfect! I'm coming
Beatrix: no rush
What was that dialogue about, in two sentences or less?
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Beatrix is waiting for Liam outside in the red car.
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samsum:1.0.0
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zs_opt
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Select your answer from the options. How would one describe the sentiment of this tweet?
@kvnhi Aaahhhhhh! man, your not making this very easy Mr High!
Possible answers:
a). negative
b). positive
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b).
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sentiment140:1.0.0
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zs_opt
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Write a question about the following article: Trying to snap a four-game skid, the Lions went home for an NFC North rematch with the Minnesota Vikings. In the first quarter, the Lions trailed as Vikings RB Artose Pinner (a former Lion) got a 3-yard and a 4-yard TD run. In the second quarter, Detroit's struggles continued as Vikes QB Brad Johnson got a 3-yard TD run, yet the 2-point conversion failed. Afterwards, the Lions finally got on the board with DB Jamar Fletcher returning an interception 88 yards for a touchdown, while kicker Jason Hanson nailed a 53-yard field goal. In the third quarter, Detroit held Minnesota to a 30-yard field goal by kicker Ryan Longwell, while Hanson kicked a 45-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, Pinner wrapped things up for the Vikings with a 1-yard TD run. Even though the Lions would get a touchdown, from QB Jon Kitna's 23-yard strike to RB Kevin Jones, Detroit was plagued with 6 turnovers. They pulled within 10 in the 4th qtr and had a fourth and goal with less than four minutes to play. Needing two scores, inexplicably the Lions went for a touchdown and failed, thus killing any hope for a last minute victory. With their fifth-straight loss, the Lions fell to 2-11.
Question about the article:
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Which team allowed the least points?
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drop:2.0.0
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zs_opt
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Claim: The failure of rule of law
What evidence supports this claim?
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1. Compliance with the law can be even harder to obtain in highly plural societies .
2. Generally , a state will not be able to give a pronouncement the force of law if it does not reflect the values held by a majority of a society .
3. Where there is a disconnect between a law and the daily lives , aspirations and struggles of a society , it becomes unlikely that that law will be complied with .
4. Debate as to which norms the state should be custodian of is constant .
5. However , this ideal can be difficult to achieve .
6. The value of these norms is such that they are deemed to be a vital part of a societys identity and the state is entrusted with their protection .
7. Laws are , ultimately , social norms that are taught , enforced and arbitrated on by the state .
8. As the anthropologist and lawyer Sally Falk-Moore observed law is only ever a piecemeal intervention by the state in the life of society .
9. The Indian child marriage restraint act has been in force since 1929 , but the practice remains endemic in southern India to this day .
10. Even in plural societies ruled peacefully by an effective central government -LRB- such as India -RRB- , communities conceptions of childrens rights may be radically different from those set down in law .
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Neil wanted to see a historical spot on his trip to London. He took a bus tour to an old prison. It was called the Tower of London. Neil learned the history of the impressive tower.
Write the next sentence, by choosing from:
Possible answers:
(1). He had a boring day..
(2). He was fascinated..
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Consider this sentence: Our mistress hired a room for my crippled sister Nelly , and she gave *her* knitting and needlework when she was able to do it, and when she was ill she sent her dinners and many nice comfortable things and was like a mother to her.
Are "her" and "mistress" the same (see options)?
OPTIONS: (a). no (b). yes
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Mr. Neville ( ( ( Anthony Higgins , a young and arrogant artist and something of a Byronic hero , is contracted to produce a series of 12 landscape drawings of an estate by Mrs. Virginia Herbert for her absent and estranged husband . Part of the contract is that Mrs. Herbert agrees `` to meet Mr. Neville in private and to comply with his requests concerning his pleasure with me . '' Several sexual encounters between them follow , each of them acted in such a way as to emphasise reluctance or distress on the part of Mrs Herbert and sexual aggression or insensitivity on the part of Mr Neville . Meanwhile , whilst living on the estate , Mr. Neville gains quite a reputation with its dwellers , especially with Mrs. Herbert's son-in-law , Mr. Talmann . Mrs. Herbert , wearied of meeting Mr. Neville for his pleasure , tries to terminate the contract before all of the drawings are completed and orders Mr. Neville to stop . But he refuses to void the contract and continues as before . Then Mrs. Herbert's married , but as yet childless , daughter , Mrs. Talmann , who has apparently become attracted to Mr. Neville , seems to blackmail him into making a second contract in Which he agrees to comply with what is described as her pleasure , rather than his a reversal of the position in regard to her mother . A number of curious objects appear in Neville's drawings , Which point ultimately to the murder of Mr. Herbert , whose body is discovered in the moat of the house . Mr. Neville completes his twelve drawings and leaves the house .
Question: "Who has several sexual encounters?"
Answer: "Barnett"
Is this answer to the question correct?
Available choices:
a). no
b). yes
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b).
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super_glue/multirc:1.0.2
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Data: 15 TEAM_USA Tim Mack; 15 PROGRESSIVE_TOTAL 7 - 8
What would a sentence about this data be like?
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Progressive Total is 7-8 for tim mack in Team USA
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gem/dart:1.1.0
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Q: What did a study claim about the beliefs of faculty members on increased diversity?
A: This has been shown to have positive effects on the educational outcomes and experiences of college students as well as the teaching of faculty members.
Does the answer correctly answer the question
Pick your answer from: +yes +no
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no
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glue/qnli:2.0.0
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zs_opt
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Are "mothers" and "they" the same in this sentence?
The mothers of Arthur and Celeste have come to the town to fetch them. They are very happy to have them back, but *they* scold them just the same because they ran away.
Choose your answer from:
a). no
b). yes
The answer is:
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b).
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The hippo ate the food the trainer brought when he put it in the trough.
Who is he referring to in this sentence?
Possible answers:
a). The hippo;
b). the trainer;
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b).
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Pastatt he has kicked the habit and do not play anymore
Can you repeat this sentence, but add in punctuation?
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Pastatt he has kicked the habit and do not play anymore.
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fix_punct
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zs_opt
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What is the sentiment of the following movie (choose your answer from the options) review sentence?
although ... visually striking and slickly staged
Select from the following.
-- negative.
-- positive.
The answer is:
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positive
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glue/sst2:2.0.0
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zs_opt
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What is the solution to this math problem?
Solve -32*i - 169 = -41 for i.
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-4
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math_dataset/algebra__linear_1d:1.0.0
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zs_opt
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Translate to German:
Take a walk in Puerto Banús.
German:
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Ein Spaziergang am Puerto Banus ist etwas ganz besonderes.
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Sunt în favoarea unei cooperări strânse cu SUA şi a schimbului de date, dar diavolul se ascunde în detalii.
Could you please translate this to English?
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I am in favour of close cooperation with the USA and exchange of data, but the devil is in the detail.
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wmt16_translate/ro-en:1.0.0
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"Încerc întotdeauna să acţionez în beneficiul cetăţenilor obişnuiţi.
Translate this to English?
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"I always try to act for the benefit of ordinary citizens.
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Read the text and answer the questions.
CHAPTER XII.
SENTENCE OF DEATH.
After parting with their companion, de Lescure and Henri were not long in reaching Durbellière; and on the road thither they also learnt that Santerre, and upwards of a hundred blue horsemen, were prisoners in the château, or in the barns, out-houses, or stables belonging to it; and that the whole place was crowded with peasants, guarding their captives. As they entered the château gates, they met Chapeau, who was at the bottom of the steps, waiting for them; and Henri immediately asked after his father.
"Monseigneur is much fatigued," said Chapeau, "but apparently well; he is, however, still in bed."
"And my sister?" said Henri.
"Mademoiselle has of course been much fatigued, but she is well; she is with your father, M. Henri."
"And tell me, Chapeau, is it true, is it really true that M. Denot brought the blues here, and that since he has been here he has treated my sister in the manner they describe?"
"It is true as gospel, M. Henri. I knew that this would be the worst of the whole affair to you. I knew you would sooner the château should have been burnt than have heard this. We are only waiting for you and M. de Lescure, to hang him as a traitor from the big chestnut out on the road-side. You might have seen as you came in, that they have the ropes and everything ready."
Henri shuddered as he followed his cousin into the house. The steps were crowded with his own followers, who warmly welcomed him, and congratulated him on the safety of his father, his sister, and his property; but he said very little to them; he was thinking of the friend whom he had loved so well, who had so vilely disgraced himself, and whose life he now feared he should be unable to save.
1. who was fatigued?
2. who asks about their dad?
3. did Henri ask about anyone else?
4. who?
5. was his father the only one fatigued?
6. who was with Henri?
7. how many people did Henri ask about?
8. where was his sister?
9. who brought the sadness?
10. who answered his questions?
11. what would they do to M.Denot?
12. who did Henri go into the house behind?
13. were his sister and father alive?
14. where was the chateau?
Numbered answers:
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1. Monseigneur
2. Henri
3. yes
4. his sister
5. no
6. de Lescure
7. Three
8. with his father
9. M. Denot
10. Chapeau
11. hang him
12. his cousin
13. yes
14. Durbellière
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Summarize this article:
ate" email and/or call important guests. This does not serve as the invitation -- it just lets everyone know the plan well ahead of time (those coming from distant lands will appreciate it). Contact guests you know the bride needs there -- her best friend for college, favorite extended family, and females from the groom's side to see if they all can make your date. As you're doing this, compile a list of addresses to send the real invitations out to. In your email, request their information if you don't already have it. It will help direct both the mood of the shower party and can even impact the gifts. Consider a classic "Round the Clock" shower, where every guest gets a certain time of day to buy their gift for. Those with 7 a.m. could give the bride breakfast items, whereas those with 6 p.m. may gift the couple with dinner plates and napkins. Another idea is to have a location theme: Hawaiian, French, Chinese, or Spanish works well. Or, tailor your theme to the location: if the shower is at the beach, an obvious choice is to have a luau or Hawaiian theme. Choose a charity theme. Ask that guests not bring gifts but donate money to charity instead. This in consideration of the reality that you will receive wedding gifts anyway and a shower seeking gifts is akin to double dipping and can irritate potential wedding guests. . Bridal showers can run from the very inexpensive to the extremely pricey, depending on your location and number of guests. Enlist a few of the bride's friends to help plan (and pay!) for the shower. Be sensible, however, as most of the money should go to the wedding and reception and not be eaten up by a wedding shower party. If you're a bridesmaid or maid of honor, consider asking all the girls to pitch in. A group effort will not only lessen the limits of your purse strings, but it will also help the shower itself run much more smoothly. Get together with the girls to decide on the decorations, menu, party favors, flowers, activities and the like. Give each person a specific to-do list to make all the duties manageable. If any of the team has connections (or is particularly crafty), the details can be sorted out. You don't necessarily need a theme now, but knowing what is and is not reasonable will help lessen the burden on your shoulders. The invitations do not have to be store-bought or otherwise ordered -- you can make them yourself! wikiHow has a plethora of sources for this! Often personalized, hand-made invites are even more meaningful. Once you've gotten the invitations taken care of, think about special items you'd like for the shower. Do you have to rent any equipment? Get anything intricately designed? Some companies may ask you give them 8 weeks to complete your order.
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and/or call important guests. Pick a theme. Set a budget Purchase the invitations and order special menu items, if applicable.
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Triple: Strada eatType pub; Strada food Fast food; Strada customer rating average; Strada near Yippee Noodle Bar
What is a sentence that describes this triple?
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Near Yippee Noodle Bar you will find Strada, a pub offering fast food with an average customer rating.
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gem/dart:1.1.0
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Please briefly summarize this news article:
Teva's Scale Needs to Start Paying Off Soon
Teva's deal-driven scale is supposed to help it thrive in the struggling and price-pressured generic drug business. It's not happening yet.
Just as investors were worrying about competition for the company's best-selling drug -- the MS treatment Copaxone -- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. on Tuesday cut its 2016 cash-flow guidance by a billion dollars, revealed shakiness in its legacy generic business, and said it intended to avoid big M&A for the "foreseeable future" due to its bulging debt load. Shares fell more than 7 percent.
Teva has completed 12 acquisitions worth $46 billion in the past four years, promising this approach will pay off in the long run. But with its big deals done and its biggest product at the mercy of a patent court, Teva needs to stop promising things will get better in the future and start delivering in the present.
A guidance cut sent Teva's shares tumbling
Intraday times are displayed in ET.
Teva might get more leeway from investors if 19 percent of its sales, in the form of Copaxone, weren't teetering on the edge of a cliff.
The question is not if the drug's sales will die off, but when. Teva has lost several patent challenges in the U.S. and may face generic competition for the most popular dose as early as next year, putting more than $4 billion in sales at risk.
Even without a generic competitor, sales declined 2.2 percent year-over-year in the third quarter. Comparing gross to net sales data suggests the company is already being forced to offer bigger and bigger discounts to maintain market share in the U.S.
Teva may be paying higher rebates in order to secure market share for Copaxone
Actual acquisition cost of projected total prescriptions dispensed by retail.
On the generics side, revenue grew 32 percent year-over-year. But that headline growth is deceiving, flattered by the addition of $887 million in sales that came with the $40 billion purchase of Allergan's generics unit, Actavis. Teva's pre-deal generics business actually saw sales decline by about $30 million from a year earlier, due largely to price erosion and a lack of new drug launches. Combined with Copaxone concerns, it's not the best look for a company trying to grow organically.
Without a two month Actavis sales boost, Teva's generics business does not look quite as healthy
Teva claims its generics business is set to grow for the long term and that the generic pricing environment hasn't changed fundamentally. But drug distributors and others in the business are more pessimistic about the outlook for generic prices than the 5 percent-ish decline Teva predicts for the rest of the year. Rival Perrigo, for example, expects 9 to 10 percent price erosion for the rest of this year.
Teva and Actavis have been subpoenaed as part of a federal antitrust investigation into possible collusion on generic drug pricing. The company said it is not aware of any exposure, but the probe may have a substantial price-cooling effect.
Teva's scale does not seem to be protecting it from price pressure at the moment. Nor are new drug launches: Teva launched 11 products in the third quarter, none of which were big. And the company now expects major launches to be pushed back into 2017 or 2018.
The company has more than 300 products awaiting approval at the FDA. But if the drugs keep getting delayed or launch into a weakened market, then they won't do much good.
It's early enough in the Actavis transition that Teva should get some benefit of the doubt. But it hasn't given itself much margin for error; it will need to generate an additional $6 billion in revenue annually by 2019 to meet the long-term guidance it set this summer -- more if Copaxone sales go down the tubes.
Investors are right to doubt new launches will magically save the day when none of note have yet materialized. Unless things start to improve substantially, Teva's latest guidance cut won't be the last.
This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Bloomberg LP and its owners.
To contact the author of this story: Max Nisen in New York at mnisen@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Mark Gongloff at mgongloff1@bloomberg.net
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Its $46 billion in deals haven't shielded it from price pressure.
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Summarize this article in one sentence.
You can use makeup that is slightly darker/lighter than your natural skin tone to make your nose appear slimmer. Keep in mind, however, that it won't physically make your nose smaller. Also, if you have a very long nose, contouring will not make your nose look shorter in side view. You can use powder or cream-based makeup, but many people find powder easier to blend and work with. You can use special contouring and highlight makeup, or you can use matte eye shadow. Avoid anything with shimmer in it, or your skin will look shiny instead. For the shadow, choose a color that two to three shades darker than your natural skin tone. For the highlighter, choose a color that is two to three shades lighter than your natural skin tone. Consider your skin undertone. Some people will have a warmer/yellow-tinted undertone while others will have a cooler/pink-tinted undertone. When choosing your highlighting and contouring shadows, try to find something that also matches the undertone of your skin. Wearing the wrong one can look unnatural. You will need some brushes to apply the makeup. If you are using a powder-based makeup, choose a soft-bristled brush. If you are using a cream-based makeup, choose a brush with stiffer bristles. Here are the specifics of what you will need: An angled brush to apply the shadow and highlighter. This will also give you the most control. A soft, blending brush to blend the two colors together. You can also use a blending sponge, if you find that easier to use. The primer will help minimize any pores, and the foundation will give the contouring makeup something to grip onto. It will also make it easier to blend and even out skin tone. Use your fingers to apply the primer and a makeup sponge or a foundation brush to apply the foundation. Make sure that the foundation matches your face exactly. It is not a good idea to match foundation on your hand or wrist; these are usually a different shade than your face. Wait until the foundation is dry to the touch before you start contouring. This will take only a few minutes. Use an angled brush to draw a thin line down the center of your nose. Try not to make the line too thick, or your nose will look wider than it actually is. Start at the top of your nose, and continue down to the tip. Do not curve under the tip, however. Set aside the angled brush, and pick up the blending brush (or sponge. Gently run the brush down the center of your nose, to either side of the highlight. You are just softening any harsh edges; you are not widening the highlight or blending it out. Highlighting helps to lift the face up, drawing focus to these points. It also adds dimension to your face. Use a clean, angled brush to draw the shadow from the inner corners of your eyes down towards the tip. Use a blending brush to blend the shadow upward towards the highlight. If you want to slim down wide nostrils, then apply the shadow to the sides of your nose as well. Start by drawing the shadow down either side of your nose. Then, extend the shadow under the tip of your nose, just above the nostrils. Be sure to blend the "bottom" shadow up towards the tip of your nose. This will "lift" your nose up and make it look shorter Begin by drawing the shadow from the inner corners of your eyes down towards the tip of your nose. Curve both lines under the tip to form a small "U" or downward arrow shape. Try not to make it too pointy, or your nose will look unnatural. Instead, try to match the width of the "U" to the width of your nose' bridge. Crooked noses can sometimes appear large, even if they are small to begin with. Draw the shadows down either side of your nose. Start at the inner corners of your eyes, and end just at the tip. Instead of following the contour of your nose, try to make the lines at straight as possible in the mirror. Run it down the sides of your nose, right between the highlight and shadow. This will soften any harsh lines. Next, feather the shadow towards your face. Do this by brushing across the side of your nose, starting just next to the highlight, and going towards the side of your face. If you added shadow to the tip of your nose, be sure to soften it by swirling your brush around it. If you added shadow to the sides of your nostrils, be sure to sweep your blending brush across them too. This will set the contouring makeup and prevent it from shifting. It will also help soak up any excess oil. Try to use a translucent powder, or one that matches your skin tone. Avoid using anything shimmer, or your nose will look oily. If you notice any excess powder on your nose, use a clean brush to lightly dust it off.
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Understand how contouring and highlighting work. Choose the right shading and highlighting makeup. Get the right tools and brushes. Apply some primer and foundation. Start by applying the highlighter. Blend and soften the highlight. Use shadow to slim down a wide nose. Apply shadow under the tip of a long nose to make it look shorter. Know how to work with a nose that is wider at the bottom, or bulbous. Use shadow to make a crooked nose appear straighter. Use a soft blending brush to blend your work. Dust on some setting powder over your nose and face using a large, fluffy powder brush or a kabuki brush.
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Choose your answer: Is "While not in Oklahoma City proper, other large employers within the MSA region include:" a good answer to the question "How many universities are within the MSA region?"
Choose your answer from: 1). yes 2). no
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2).
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glue/qnli:2.0.0
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zs_opt
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Translate the following sentence to Czech:
I notified the registrar's office.
Czech:
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Informoval jsem kancelář matriky.
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as lightness in color of an object increases , the ability of that object to reflect light will increase
a lighter object hue can lead to what?
Choices: -- none of these; -- positive charge in electricity; -- a bad electric conduction; -- ability to see yourself in it better;
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ability to see yourself in it better
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openbookqa:0.1.0
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What is a one-sentence summary of the following article?
Read the instructions on the bottles.
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Go to a colour-man (to a shop) Ask for sprays for graffiti use or tell him that you want it for burlap cloth. Keep the sprays stored in a dry, cold place.
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Based on the premise "The significance of a matter is its relative importance to the audit objectives and potential users of the audit report.", can we conclude the hypothesis "It's significance is based on it's importance to the audit's objectives and users." is true (see options)?
Select from the following.
- yes;
- it is not possible to tell;
- no;
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yes
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glue/mnli:2.0.0
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zs_opt
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See context followed by options. Is "Jane" the same as "she" in this sentence?
Jane knocked on Susan 's door but *she* did not answer.
Available choices: 1. no 2. yes
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1.
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Here are two sentences:
Pressed for details , Mr Warner said : " All six of them are dead , we were told by Harold and his group " .
" All six of them are dead , we were told by Harold and his group , " Warner said .
Choose your answer: are the two sentences saying the same thing?
(i) no (ii) yes
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(ii)
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glue/mrpc:2.0.0
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Write an email with the subject line "Heartland Steel".
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Patrice--I'm working on the reconciliation and I've noticed that in Sitara for deal 1084719, the pricing is at Citygate GD for day 16. Did you go back in and change this? Let me know b/c the pricing is coming across in Unify as $2.29 rather than the $2.22833 you put in for the rest of the month.
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aeslc:1.0.0
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What is the answer: "Who plays Joey LaMotta, Jake's brother and manager in the 1980 film ""Raging Bull""?"
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joe pesci
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trivia_qa/rc:1.1.0
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Translate the following sentence to Czech:
Thank you, Wilson.
Czech:
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Díky.
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The country was blocked from the 2016 Rio Paralympics by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) after revelations of systematic doping.
The IPC said on Monday there was a "strong chance" the ban would remain if there was no improvement by September.
The Paralympics begin in South Korea on 8 March, 2018.
"Russia has to restore confidence in the wider sporting world," IPC president Sir Philip Craven said.
Craven added that the governing board were "pleased and encouraged" by Russia's co-operation, and that the body would do all it could to ensure Russia's suspension ended when the reinstatement criteria was met.
"Russia is a great sporting nation and the Paralympic Movement would like to see Russia back competing as soon as it can prove it has met the reinstatement criteria in full," he said.
"Our mindset currently is on doing all we can to have the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) at Pyeongchang 2018."
The IPC taskforce had previously unanimously recommended the suspension, imposed in August 2016, stays in place.
A taskforce report expressed its concern at Russia's lack of action ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Russia was suspended after World Anti-Doping Agency investigator Richard McLaren detailed widespread drug use, and cover-ups allegedly involving government officials.
However, officials have not "specifically addressed'' McLaren's findings, either by accepting them or "properly rebutting'' them, according to the report from the IPC taskforce, which has been working with the RPC.
Craven said on Monday that a number of key criteria still needed to be met.
"At the moment there are a lot of good plans with timelines on paper, but we now need to see plans in action and delivering concrete results," he said.
Taskforce chairman Andy Parkinson, the chief executive of British Rowing, has reported "various positive developments", including Russia trying to set up an effective short-term testing programme.
However, athletics' world governing body, the IAAF, earlier this year voted to extend Russia's suspension from international competition, which saw many track and field athletes miss the Rio Olympic Games.
Parkinson said that until there was an official response specifically addressing the findings made by the McLaren report, the ban should remain in place.
"Unless and until these problems are fully addressed, the Taskforce is of the view that there can be no meaningful change in culture," he added on Monday.
"It would be almost impossible for Russian Para athletes to return to IPC-sanctioned competitions without jeopardising the integrity of those competitions."
What was that article about?
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Russia has been given a final warning to address doping or face a total ban from the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang.
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Here is a news article: We all know you can't tell a book by its cover, but can you tell a film by its release date? Where "Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit," is concerned, that becomes a bit of a trick question.
A glance at the calendar reminds us that this tale of espionage and derring-do starring Chris Pine as CIA analyst Jack Ryan is coming to theaters in January, the traditional elephant burial ground for major studio releases.
But before "The Wolf of Wall Street" dislodged it into 2014, "Jack Ryan" possessed a coveted Christmas slot all its own. So is this film a holiday gem slumming in the low-rent district, or a tawdry impostor stripped of ideas above its station? The answer lies somewhere in between.
GRAPHIC: Faces to watch 2014 | Entertainment
As directed by Kenneth Branagh, who costars along with fellow Brit Keira Knightley, this "Jack Ryan" has the additional burden of being the fifth film celebrating the exploits of the wily operative previously played by Alec Baldwin ("The Hunt for Red October"), Harrison Ford ("Patriot Games," "Clear and Present Danger") and Ben Affleck ("The Sum of All Fears").
Compared to those films, as well as the modern gold standard of the genre as represented by the "Bourne" epics, "Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit" comes off as a reasonable facsimile, serviceable but not compelling, something that could pass for the real thing if you're not looking too hard.
Because this is a combination reboot/origins story, as well as the first Ryan story not based directly on one of Tom Clancy's bestselling novels, screenwriters Adam Cozad and David Koepp have taken it upon themselves to fashion an elaborate back story for Ryan. "Shadow Recruit" introduces him as a student at the London School of Economics who patriotically joins the Marines after 9/11 only to be blown out of the sky over Afghanistan.
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The silver lining to that near-fatal situation turns out to be twofold. Ryan meets Cathy Muller (Knightley), the comely medical student involved with his rehab at Walter Reed who becomes the love of his life, and he catches the attention of Naval Cmdr. William Harper (Kevin Costner), a steely sort who recruits the young man for the CIA.
Pine, a capable actor who is just as he should be as Captain Kirk in the ongoing rebooting of the "Star Trek" franchise, is clearly intended to be the recipient the torch of the Jack Ryan franchise is being passed to.
Though Pine is acceptable in this latest rebooting, what Cmdr. Harper calls the "Boy Scout on a field trip look" he falls prey to emphasizes the absence of the kind of gravitas that Costner himself employs, and that is a chink in the younger actor's acting armor.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Oscar nominations 2014
The bulk of "Shadow Recruit's" action picks up 10 years after he signs with the agency. Ryan works as a compliance officer for a major Wall Street firm and, without telling live-in fiancée Cathy, also toils as a numbers cruncher for the CIA. When a clandestine meeting with fellow operatives is necessary, it takes place at Manhattan's Film Forum, providing a nice plug for this estimable movie house.
Smarter and more diligent than most, Ryan discovers that the pesky Russians his firm is doing business with seem to be hiding enormous amounts of money. The CIA wants him to go to Moscow and audit everyone's books, a situation that, in one of the film's less convincing plot strands, makes fiancée Cathy nervous enough to show up in the Russian capital as well.
It will come as no surprise that those Russians do have something underhanded up their sleeve. Ballet legend Mikhail Baryshnikov has an uncredited cameo as a nefarious government minister, but the key culprit is a poetry-loving plutocrat named Viktor Cherevin, a juicy part that director Branagh has kept for himself.
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Branagh does an excellent job as the dour, fanatical Cherevin, a man with more secrets than St. Basil's Cathedral has onion domes, and his machinations are so threatening to American interests that the formerly desk-bound Ryan is forced to go operational in a big way.
Though the considerable action in "Shadow Warrior's" second half is briskly done, there is no shaking the feeling that Branagh and his cast are a kind of an espionage film B team, capable of mild diversion but nothing more.
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'Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit'
MPAA rating: PG-13 for sequences of violence and intense action, and brief strong language
Running time: 1 hour, 46 minutes
Playing: In general release
kenneth.turan@latimes.com ||||| Who is Jack Ryan?
With �Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit,� this character, drawn from the late Tom Clancy�s novels, has now been played by four actors since 1990�s �The Hunt for Red October.� Alec Baldwin played him in �Hunt,� next came Harrison Ford in �Patriot Games� and �Clear and Present Danger� in the mid-�90s, then Ben Affleck took a shot in 2002�s �The Sum of All Fears.�
Now, after a decade, Ryan returns, younger than ever, with Chris Pine in the role. �Shadow Recruit� is basically an origins movie, and yet we still learn very little about the character at the center of all these films.
He�s mostly a gung-ho, all-American spy guy who gets into situations where he has to save the world from massive calamities. Yet you get the feeling that if you waved a hand in front of his eyes he wouldn�t blink. It�s hard to find anybody in there.
This can hardly be blamed on Pine, who has filled the personality of Captain Kirk to near bursting in the current �Star Trek� reboot. When Pine gets to actually do something � like fight for his unlikely survival early on in this film � he�s effective enough. But too much of the time Ryan is simply passing through some watered-down Bond-Mission:Impossible-Bourne hoops where he�s nothing more than the sum of his situation.
We begin with Ryan seeing the Sept. 11 attacks on a TV screen while studying something or other in England. Then he�s an officer in Afghanistan, flying in a helicopter that promptly gets blown out of the sky, which lands him, partially paralyzed, in a Washington hospital where a slumming Kiera Knightley plays the doctor who must teach him to walk again.
With Knightley as an eventual prize, he does indeed walk and even run again (wouldn�t you?). And around then a CIA guy named Thomas Harper (Kevin Costner, nice and cool) shows up. He�s noticed Ryan is brave and brilliant, how would he like to be a spy?
So Ryan is set up with a Wall Street firm where he secretly hunts for nefarious international doings while shacked up with the aforementioned doctor. One day, he stumbles on a problem with some Russian accounts and suddenly finds himself activated as an agent and sent overseas to investigate.
What he discovers is a Russian bad guy (Kenneth Branagh, also directing) on the verge of both a financial and terrorist attack on the United States (as if we�re not capable of engineering our own financial disasters). And thus begin all the Bond-Mission:Impossible-Bourne hijinks, including time-ticking sticky situations, assorted car chases, fisticuffs and � good news, locals! � a terrorist plot hatched in Dearborn.
Detroit pride indeed.
Branagh runs through all of this efficiently enough, but it feels awfully familiar.
And Ryan � well, Jack, we still hardly know you.
'Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit'
GRADE: C+
Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and intense action, and brief strong language
Running time: 105 minutes ||||| In “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit,” we learn that Greenwich Village’s lefty haven Film Forum is the favorite place in town for CIA agents to swap files, which is as I always suspected. Next we’ll hear about how Rumsfeld and Cheney plotted the Iraq War from the restrooms at CBGB, and it’s well known that Henry Kissinger frequented Studio 54, which is where he and Cher first got the idea to manufacture the oil crisis.
Despite the occasional hard-to-believe moment, the reboot of the 1990s franchise (later doomed by Ben Affleck, before the next “Batman” turns him into a serial franchise killer) is soundly structured, smart and fast, with a plausible central scenario, several gripping moments and well-wrought dialogue. If it isn’t quite as gritty or intelligent as the Bourne movies it is — as Ryan responds when asked if he’s still “intact” after nearly taking a few unexpected bullets — close enough.
“Jack Ryan” is also — a major point of relief with me — considerably less frivolous than most of the Bond and “Mission: Impossible” films about what it might be like to be an international man of mystery. If the star can brush everything off without even unknotting his tie, and crack jokes as he goes, so much for intensity. And Chris Pine is much less blockish here than in “Star Trek,” with his callow quality serving him well as an often-terrified newbie economics Ph.D. and ex-Marine combatant recruited by a CIA operative (Kevin Costner) to follow terrorism’s money trail while undercover at a Wall Street firm.
Under pressure, Pine gets red-faced and sweats instead of quips as his investigation of Russian banking transactions leads him to a cold-blooded Moscow financier (a chilling Kenneth Branagh, also the film’s director) who is engineering a simultaneous 9/11-style bombing and financial attack.
Jack’s girlfriend Cathy (Keira Knightley), the doctor who helped him recover after he was nearly killed fighting in Afghanistan, thinks he’s having an affair when she finds that Film Forum ticket stub and declines to marry him out of general suspicion — but he can’t tell anyone but his spouse about his secret life, so she can’t know. Even when she finds a firearm in his room, though, she considers that evidence of cheating, which seems obtuse in a feminine way: Honey, your man needs only one pistol to fool around, not two.
Knightley, though occasionally annoying (her patented gape-smile is getting old), anchors perhaps the best scene in the movie when, having been drawn into the plot, she must divert Branagh’s Cherevin by talking about Russian literature while her boyfriend downloads every villainous file from the evil mainframe. She’s a doctor, not a kickboxer, and the movie doesn’t burn off credibility by giving her ridiculous stunts, while the tender moments with Jack lay down a solid foundation for him to risk it all and tear after her in one of the admirably few, but potent, action scenes.
Keeping things nimble and clever (the financial scam makes scary sense, and how many blockbusters seamlessly work in themes from novelist Mikhail Lermontov?) brings the director total redemption after the unfortunate, nearly campy “Thor.” Branagh, that recovering Shakespearean, now looks like a reliable hand at le cinema du popcorn.
Equal credit goes to the script — based on Tom Clancy’s characters — by newcomer Adam Cozad and veteran David Koepp (“Jurassic Park”). An exchange worthy of John le Carré comes when Jack mentions he hurt his back in Afghanistan and Cherevin says icily, “Me too.” Two words tie together two eras and make clear why Cherevin hates America, for its support of the rebels during the Soviet invasion. Perhaps an even better line is the Costner character’s response to Ryan’s mildly insane (but perfectly correct) series of computations that lead to the conclusion that there’s a sleeper agent in Pennsylvania. Nah, says Costner: “Nobody blows up Pennsylvania.” |||||
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– Reviews are mixed for action thriller Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit. Just the latest actor to play Tom Clancy's popular character, Chris Pine has tough competition in previous Jacks as he uncovers a terrorist plot with Keira Knightley along for the ride. What critics are saying: "When Pine gets to actually do something—like fight for his unlikely survival early on in this film—he’s effective enough," writes Tom Long at the Detroit News. But the whole movie package "feels awfully familiar. And Ryan—well, Jack, we still hardly know you." Stephen Whitty at the Star-Ledger sums it up like this: "Take five parts violence to one part sex. Garnish with quips." Apparently that's not a bad thing for Whitty, who calls the movie "a promising start to a probable new franchise, and an early bright spot" on the late winter film calendar. Kyle Smith at the New York Post likes it, too. It's "soundly structured, smart and fast, with a plausible central scenario, several gripping moments, and well-wrought dialogue." Plus, director Kenneth Branagh, who also plays the film's bad guy, "looks like a reliable hand at le cinema du popcorn." Who's not a fan? Kenneth Turan. Though Branagh's acting is "excellent" and Pine is "acceptable," the flick "comes off as a reasonable facsimile, serviceable but not compelling, something that could pass for the real thing if you're not looking too hard," he writes for the Los Angeles Times. "Mild diversion but nothing more."
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Cocum is a kid friendly pub with high customer ratings. Prices range from £20-25.
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Write a dialog about anything you want.
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Karen: :(((((
Karen: Whiskers has cancer ;((((
Tom: oh no
Grace: i'm so sorry honey ;(
Tom: What kind of cancer?
Karen: lymphoma ;(
Grace: What are you going to do? Will they treat him?
Karen: They'll try, but they said it's serious
Tom: I'm really sorry Karen :(
Karen: It's so unfair, he's only 4 :(
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De asemenea, sunt de acord că acum este important să avem o delegație puternică la Geneva.
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I also agree that it is now important to get a strong delegation in Geneva.
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Total consumption (W): 330
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Two to go
No one wants the Red Sox to capture the franchise's first world championship since 1918 more than the players who fell so excruciatingly shy in the four seven-game heartbreakers since that glorious day 86 years ago.
Multi-choice problem: What is this text about?
Options are:
[-] World;
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[-] Business;
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Question: Birds live on how many continents?
Is Several families of birds have adapted to life both on the world's oceans and in them, with some seabird species coming ashore only to breed and some penguins have been recorded diving up to 300 metres (980 ft). a good answer to this question?
Pick your answer from:
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Write the next sentence.
Emily has less fun skateboarding than Rachel because
Options: [i] Emily knows how to perform a lot of tricks.. [ii] Rachel knows how to perform a lot of tricks..
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Sentence 1: "The donkey wished a wart on its hind leg would disappear, and it did."
Sentence 2: "The donkey wished a wart on its hind leg would disappear, and wart did."
Is sentence 2 true, based on sentence 1?
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Hey, víš o močových mentolkách? - Cože?
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Hey, did you know about urine mints?
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Multi-choice problem: Given the following context
The mothers of Arthur and Celeste have come to the town to fetch them. They are very happy to have *them* back, but they scold them just the same because they ran away.
Are "Arthur and Celeste" and "them" the same?
Select from the following. 1. no. 2. yes.
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The will of millions of workers is now concentrated in this hall
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What is the solution to this math problem?
Solve 12 = -41*h + 44*h for h.
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Article:Police were called to the Kingswells store in the early hours of Monday morning.
The incident left the ATM badly damaged.
Police Scotland said a low five-figure sum had been taken.
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More than £10,000 was taken in a raid on an ATM at a Co-op store on the outskirts of Aberdeen, it has emerged.
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Please add spaces between words: Afurtherprogram,basedonMobileNets,candetect1,000differentobjectssuchasachair,orange,orcup.
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A further program, based on MobileNets, can detect 1,000 different objects such as a chair, orange, or cup.
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russia 's foreign minister has pulled out of a meeting with nato this month to protest the alliance 's upcoming military exercises in georgia and the expulsion of two russian diplomats from its headquarters , a senior diplomat said tuesday .
Summarize the aforementioned text in a single phrase.
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lavrov pulls out of russia-nato meeting
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All plants and animals have mechanisms that
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Select the correct answer: Which is an appropriate title for this article?
(Nov. 15) -- Would your car protect your head and neck in case of a crash? The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested restraint systems in dozens of cars.
pick from the following.
(1). World
(2). Sports
(3). Business
(4). Science/Tech
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Text complete: let me give the guy a call , maybe he 's changed his mind about it . i 'll tell him what you told me about maybe writing a story . if he says okay , i 'll get back to you , '' tagget said . `` thanks . '' `` yeah , bye . '' nick hung up , grabbed a notebook from the pile on the corner of his desk and stopped to talk to his
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Multi-choice question: What is the sentiment of the following tweet?
Tweet: @tmsruge Thanks for the support!
Pick your answer from:
I. negative.
II. positive.
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Complete the passage: pick from possible candidates.
After a week of live episodes to celebrate the 30th anniversary of EastEnders, the 'Who Killed Lucy?' storyline came to an emotional end. Bobby Beale was revealed as the killer on Thursday night, though Jane tried to take the blame for her murder when finally confronted by Ian. But the tearful father realised his new wife was protecting his youngest son, and decided to protect their murderous secret anyway - as Bobby doesn't even realise he killed his sister. Tragic truth: Ian Beale discovers his son Bobby killed Lucy in the finale of the EastEnders live week Show boss Dominic Treadwell-Collins said: 'He thinks she got up and walked out the door, and that is what Jane has said to him.'
She continues to try and justify
OPTIONS:
- Bobby's actions: 'He was frustrated, he just wanted to make things better.'
- Bobby Beale's actions: 'He was frustrated, he just wanted to make things better.'
- Dominic Treadwell-Collins's actions: 'He was frustrated, he just wanted to make things better.'
- EastEnders's actions: 'He was frustrated, he just wanted to make things better.'
- EastEnders Live's actions: 'He was frustrated, he just wanted to make things better.'
- Ian's actions: 'He was frustrated, he just wanted to make things better.'
- Ian Beale's actions: 'He was frustrated, he just wanted to make things better.'
- Jane's actions: 'He was frustrated, he just wanted to make things better.'
- Lucy's actions: 'He was frustrated, he just wanted to make things better.'
- Twitter's actions: 'He was frustrated, he just wanted to make things better.'
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Continue the following story.
The side effects of the medication prescribed to Lindsey by Betty are bad,
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Read the following article and answer the question by choosing from the options.
They were 2 students earlier , but soon 2 more moved in and they requested me to accommodate for a couple of months . I accepted their request thinking they are students , how could they pay more . Soon they started creating a nuisance . They started getting their women friends at the house and they used to party all night .
What will the narrator likely do with the tenants ?
Available choices:
(I) He will seek to throw a party with them ..
(II) None of the above choices ..
(III) He will evict them ..
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Here is some data: Mendrisio, neighboringMunicipality, Meride; Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio, city, Mendrisio.
Write a sentence that describes this data.
Sentence:
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Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio in Mendrisio is bordered by the Municipality of Meride.
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Write a dialog based on this summary:
Louise sent out invites to the class reunion. Patrick and Miranda are coming but Morgan can't make it..
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Louise: Hey, did you get the invites?
Morgan: What invites?
Noel: No.
Patrick: Yeah :) thank you :)
Miranda: Me too :)
Louise: Noel, Morgan do you still use your e-mail accounts from school?
Noel: Nope. Changed it after school. Decided it's better to stick with name.surname that a cute nickname ;)
Morgan: I still use mine. Occasionally.
Louise: Well, I've sent you invites to the class reunion, but got neither replies nor none of you signed up to the event on fb.
Miranda: I didn't know up until today if I'd be able to make it. Will be there :)
Patrick: Are you sure? I remember clicking the accept bttn.
Louise: Sorry, Patty, you're right. Got your reply :) assume nothing's changed?
Patrick: Nope :) still coming :)
Miranda: And I just clicked the accept bttn :) I'll be there 2 :)
Louise: Noel, Morgan, I'll drop you an e-mail with the link in a moment. Will you be there?
Noel: Sure :)
Morgan: Sorry, can't :(
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Write a question you would see in a school textbook.
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Which is a chemical change?
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Multi-select: Is it possible to draw the conclusion that "The judges were so stupid." if "At the Loebner competition the judges couldn't figure out which respondents were the chatbots because they were so stupid."?
pick from the following.
(A). no.
(B). yes.
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1. a world where the parental figures are never the real parents and almost everyone in plain view is still in some way a kid, regardless of the number of years they've lived.
2. Em seu momento mais sólido como diretor (numa carreira que se auto-destruiria pouco depois), Bogdanovich cria um monumento ŕ melancolia.
3. Its portrait of a floundering community is the film's strongest virtue.
4. Unmissable.
5. Bogdanovich's masterpiece, it's an elegy for a vanishing America...
6. Peter Bogdanovich's 1971 movie is a coming-of-age story, a portrait of small-town Texas, and one of the all-time great American elegies.
7. A worthy tribute to Bogdanovich's idols, Orson Welles and John Ford.
8. The director's most important film.
9. This is a masterclass in how to create fully rounded characters and then give them real lives to lead.
10. Peter Bogdanovich's eerie homage to olden times and movies, one of the key Hollywood films of the early 1970s, looks ever more crisply stunning and remote.
Write a one sentence summary of the reviews above.
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Making excellent use of its period and setting, Peter Bogdanovich's small town coming-of-age story is a sad but moving classic filled with impressive performances.
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West Virginia (/vərˈdʒɪniə/ ( listen)) is a state located in the Appalachian region of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland to the northeast. West Virginia is the 41st largest state by area, and is ranked 38th in population. The capital and largest city is Charleston.
Choose your answer: Is the following statement correct based on the text
are virginia and west virginia the same state
-no.
-yes.
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no
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Choose your answer: If "A professor is teaching a large group of students.", does it logically follow that "A teacher gives his students information."?
Choose your answer from: a. yes. b. it is not possible to tell. c. no.
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a.
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Write a sentence not in English.
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Sie gibt niemandem mehr Sicherheit.
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the front page is adorned (if that is the right word) by two of the cadaver musicians that guy marchant had added to his books in 1486.
Please write the text above using proper case.
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The front page is adorned (if that is the right word) by two of the cadaver musicians that Guy Marchant had added to his books in 1486.
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