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Sentence: Aaron S Daggett was born in Maine and fought in the American Civil War. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
What structured data could we extract from this sentence?
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Aaron S. Daggett, battle, American Civil War; Aaron S. Daggett, award, Purple Heart; Aaron S. Daggett, birthPlace, Maine
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A follow up to your questions on the accounting for the above: HPL - when Gosset began marking the position 9\30, our balance sheet gave your book the $33 Million annuity that we held as the difference between the $2.34 (original swap price with B of A) and the market price at the time of the bammel unwind. He obviously needed this amount to keep your book whole when he began marking it. Included in the $33 was the original $1.2 bid\offer spread. On October 1, when Jeff pulled the total marked value off of schedule C and recognized the income, he recognized the bid\offer spread as well. All Accounting looks clean! Pan Nat - The day 1 booking of the arbitration changes resulted in a $18 MM loss that we booked to the office of the chair. Since that time I am told that all of the related resid positions that you now hold are marked everyday and taken into income. Again accounting looks fine. The only two items that remain in the "Wes Colwell" accrual book are the (1) mark of the Napoleonville pad gas and the related hedge (scheduled to begin the withdrawls 8\02) and (2) the hedge of the financial obligation to fill the Enron 1 cavern with financial gas. You locked in the capital contribution for about $20 million with the hedge. The hedge began liquidating in September and we began paying Bridgeline. The payments take place for 4 months. Call me with any questions
Generate a subject line for this email.
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HPL and Pan Nat accounting
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mexico wishes to guarantee citizens' safety.
Generate a new sentence that is, on a scale from 0 to 5, a V. in textual similarity to the above sentence.
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mexico wishes to avoid more violence.
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Here is a dialogue:
Angie: send me a picture of your cat
Louisa:
Angie: thx
Write a short summary!
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Louisa sends Angie a picture of her cat.
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Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context (see options)?
Context:
The Legend of Paradise Island is a Hawaiian Musical Fantasy in two acts, with book, music, and lyrics by Carmen Lombardo and John Jacob Loeb. The book was adapted by Francis Swann. The show was produced by Guy Lombardo at the Jones Beach Marine Theater. The show opened on June 22, 1961.
Hypothesis: The Legend of Paradise Island had a small cast
Available choices: * Yes. * It's impossible to say. * No.
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It's impossible to say
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Dad took out cable *off the attic. Attic's no longer my "new home."
How would the sentiment of this tweet be described?
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1). negative.
2). positive.
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Dealing With The Next Crisis: Credit Cards
The mortgage meltdown is by no means over, but now consumers need to brace for another economic crisis--credit cards.
According to the consumer Web site Credit.com, at the end of last year, U.S. consumers owed more than $961 billion in credit card debt. Although not as large as the $11 trillion mortgage market, that's still a lot of lost cash and lenders are starting to feel the consequences of the huge lines of credit they have been allowing. American's have been borrowing more money than they can pay back, and credit card companies have been there to support the habit every step of the way.
Sound familiar? The situation is almost the same as the housing crisis, in which people have been taking on mortgages they can't afford. Now it all seems to be catching up to them.
People who are already stretched for cash are not only going to have a harder time paying their credit card bills, they may also start using borrowed cash to pay for basic living expenses. Not to mention that the unemployment rate has increased by about 2 million people in the last 12 months. For many, the only solution is to pile debt on top of debt.
Lenders are bracing for consumers defaulting. They are tightening their wallets to soften the blow, and we, as consumers, will feel the pressure. "I would not be surprised if credit card companies start finding creative ways to add to the bottom line," says Bill Hardekopf, CEO of consumer Web site LowCards.com.
Here are some things to be aware of in terms of using credit cards in our current economy.
Lenders are going to start raising the standards of who they loan money to and how the consumer pays them back. It may seem just as easy to get a credit card today as it was yesterday, but the terms and how much you can extend your credit limit are probably going to be stricter.
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You can expect to see more serious consequences for missing a payment. Some lenders are lowering credit limits or hiking up interest rates after just one missed payment. When credit scoring companies, such as Fair Isaac Corp. (FICO) see these negative shifts in your credit, your credit score is probably going to go down. Be aware that some credit cards are decreasing credit limits or increasing interest rates even if you're not at fault. Be sure to monitor your credit card statement. Lenders are allowed to increase your interest rate without even telling you.
You will find that your credit score is going to matter more now than it ever did before, and you'll want to protect it. Credit card companies are not the only suddenly more cautious lenders out there. For example, you may find it harder to get a car loan and you may see student loan interest rates going up. "Lenders are going to be cherry-picking customers," says Gerri Detweiler, author of The Ultimate Credit Handbook: How to Cut Your Debt and Have a Lifetime of Great Credit.You're probably going to need a decent credit score to get a good deal on a loan. Expect to need a credit score about 100 points higher than what you may have needed in the past for a particular loan.
Now is a great time to start thinking about paying off any debt you have so you can avoid paying even more in interest than you already do, if your rates do go up. Consider consolidating your debt with a card that carries a low interest rate. Usually there is a fee to transfer balances, typically been about 3%, but lately fees have been increasing so be sure to do your research. You could opt for the old-fashioned approach; use your card less and pay off more. If any lessons have been learned, it's that credit cards are not smart emergency funds.
If you think the card you have now might not be the best for you--whether the interest rate is too high or the rewards are not what you're looking for, think about switching. Be sure to pay off the balance or consolidate your debt before you do so. Don't start opening too many new cards, though, because this can affect your credit score. Keep this in mind during the holidays as well, when retailers will be pushing cards on you.
If you are shopping around for some new cards, here are a few to check out. ("See Best Credit Cards For The Buck.") Labor union members may want to look into credit union cards. "[Labor union cards] don't engage in some of the more egregious practices such as ... raising your rate at any time for any reason." says Detweiler. Look for cards that have low rates, but still offer rewards, such as the Advanta (nasdaq: ADVNA - news - people ) Small Business Card or Blue from American Express (nyse: AXP - news - people ). If you are working on building or rebuilding your credit, think about a secured credit card. Secured cards are like pre-paid credit cards. Your line of credit is as high as the amount of money you give to the lender, so you are never really borrowing money, but you are reestablishing your credit history which will use to better loan rates in the future.
You shouldn't stop using credit cards altogether, as we're realizing our credit score is going to be more important as lenders get choosier. In fact, now may be the time to prove yourself to lenders as a trustworthy investment. Keep your debt low and your credit strong, and lenders will be eager to work with you. You may find you'll get benefits with good credit that you haven't been able to get in the past.
For the basics on credit score, check out Your Credit Score Counts.
What was this article about?
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Lenders are preparing for a credit card crisis. Here's how it might affect you and what you can do about it.
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Il est essentiel de garder l'esprit dégagé afin de ne pas confondre les divers facteurs, lorsqu'on procède à une analyse des options.
Translate this to English?
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It is important to think clearly and not confuse various factors when carrying out an option analysis.
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is it possible because i have text in the website that save in jpg. so meaning i have to edit that or recreate a text in spanish version?
How would the previous sentence be correctly capitalized?
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Is it possible because I have text in the website that save in jpg. so meaning I have to edit that or recreate a text in Spanish version?
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Choose the correct sentiment from candidates:
pick from the following.
-negative;
-positive;
TEXT:Hey HULU.com is playing the Elvira late night horror show on their site and this movie is their under the Name Monsteroid, good fun to watch Elvira comment on this Crappy movie ....Have Fun with bad movies. Anyways this movie really has very little value other than to see how bad the 70's were for horror flicks Bad Effects, Bad Dialog, just bad movie making. Avoid this unless you want to laugh at it. While you are at HULU check out the other movies that are their right now there is 10 episodes and some are pretty decent movies with good plots and production and you can watch a lot of them in 480p as long as you have a decent speed connection.
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Please briefly summarize this news article:
Report from the Big Apple crush
In 2011, 50-million-plus tourists visited New York, breaking records and prompting a proud Mayor Michael Bloomberg to declare his city the nation's No. 1 tourist destination.
From where I stood on a sidewalk in Midtown last Friday, inching from one gridlocked corner to the next in a holiday-dazed crush of camera-wielding, stroller-pushing, shopping-bag-slinging humanity, I'd swear about 49 million of those visitors arrived en masse last week.
Last Tuesday, 36,000 visitors flooded the hallowed halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The restaurant ran out of food.
At Macy's cavernous Midtown store, "aisle cops" directed pre-Christmas shoppers, advising them to "move along, move along."
Even the New York Public Library had a line to exit the front door.
I overheard the concierge at my hotel tell a guest he could get third-row balcony seats for a performance of the Broadway hit The Book of Mormon for $500 per ticket. Recession? What recession?
I'm not big on crowds (I'd rather eat dirt than step foot in Times Square several weeks either side of the Ball Drop), but I do understand visitors willing to endure extreme gridlock – and even do so cheerfully – for iconic experiences in this singular city.
Here's what I don't get: Going to New York to shop at Victoria's Secret and Forever 21. Yet, it seemed every other young woman of a certain age (and some guys, too) were toting bounty from those and other chain stores. Can't they just shop at the local mall? (To be fair, a Swedish tourist told me Victoria hasn't done Stockholm yet. Neither has Starbucks, where she was headed next. By the way, foreigner travelers, who spend more and stay longer, accounted for a quarter of N.Y.'s tourists in 2011.)
And what was up with the velvet ropes corralling lines at the Lego Store, Abercrombie & Fitch and the Hard Rock Café, among other mass-market purveyors of stuff available in plenty of other locales?
Which got me wondering: When you travel, do you frequent chain stores and restaurants you can access closer to home? Why? Or why not?
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NYC hosts record crowds
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1. The Crişul Mic River is a tributary of the Doba River in Romania .
2. The river Doba is a tributary of the Crişul Mic River in Romania .
Select your answer from the options. Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
Options: - no; - yes;...I think the answer is
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Produce a detailed sentence about a restaurant using the following words: name = Blue Spice, eatType = restaurant, food = Fast food, area = riverside
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Blue Spice is a fast food restaurant in the riverside area. its price range is less than £20.
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Single/multi-select question: Do the following sentences say the same thing?
Girls are walking on the stage.
Women models are walking down a catwalk.
Return your answer on a scale from 0 to 5, where 0 is "not similar" and 5 is "very similar".
OPTIONS:
(A). 0;
(B). 1;
(C). 2;
(D). 3;
(E). 4;
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Generate a sentence that contains a fact.
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many vehicles emit pollution into the air
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lotte studying the route to mt. elbrus.
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Lotte studying the route to Mt. Elbrus.
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Will you want me to read a whole book in English?
Yes. Believe it or not, that may be easier than you think. Not all classics are so difficult or complicated. So you're not limited to the simplified versions. And the easier books are not all for children.
In the original versions ,books may send you to the dictionary. And you might not understand everything you read. But reading one from cover to cover will give you a real sense of accomplishment.
The key is to find the right books. Let's take a look at these.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
Stepping into an old wardrobe, four English schoolchildren find themselves in the magical world of Narnia. On this delightful land, they find friends among the many talking creatures.
The children soon discover, however, that Narnia is ruled by the White Witch. Edmund, one of the children, falls under her power. Who can free Narnia? Only Aslan, the great and noble lion. He alone knows the Deeper Magic. But the children themselves must help fight the battle against the White Witch and those who serve her.
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
Santiago, an old Cuban fisherman, hasn't caught any fish in more than 80 days. Sailing far out from land, the old man hooks an enormous fish. That begins an agonizing three-day battle. First he struggles against the great fish. Then he must fight off the sharks that circle the little boat and threaten to eat his fish. Exhausted and bleeding, the old man arrives back at shore. But his fish, his beautiful fish . . .
Hemingway won the Nobel Prize for this superb story of strength and courage, of victory and regret.
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine Lingle)
Meg's father, a U.S. government scientist, has been missing for many months. He had been experimenting with time travel when he mysteriously disappeared.
Now Meg, her little brother Charles Wallace and her friend Calvin will try to rescue him. But first they must _ the forces of evil they encounter on their journey through time and space. Can they find Meg's father before it's too late?
This novel is more than just a science-fiction adventure. It's an exploration of the nature of our universe.
The Pearl (John Steinbeck)
One day Kino, a poor Mexican pearl diver, finds a magnificent pearl. With it he dreams of buying a better life, new clothes and schooling for his son. Instead, it brings only evil. His wife pleads with him to get rid of it. "No," says Kino. "I will have my chance. I am a man." But when he kills a man who is trying to steal the pearl, Kino and his wife must run for their lives.
This tale of dreams, justice and the power of greed is told simply and beautifully.
1. Who wrote the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe?
2. Where does it take place?
3. Who is the lion in the story?
4. Who is he and the children fighting against?
5. What award did The Old Man and the Sea receive?
6. Who is it written by?
7. Who wrote A Wrinkle in Time?
8. What is Meg's father's profession?
9. What was he doing when he disappeared?
10. How long has he been gone?
11. How many children will try and rescue him?
12. What does Kino find?
13. What does he hope it will bring him?
14. What did he want for his son?
15. Did the pearl grant his wishes?
16. What country is Kino from?
17. Who wrote the story?
18. How long does Santiago fight for his fish?
19. How many days had he previously gone without a catch?
20. What will reading a novel front to back give you?
Provide a numbered list of answers.
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1. C.S. Lewis.
2. Narnia.
3. Aslan.
4. The White Witch.
5. Nobel Prize.
6. Ernest Hemingway.
7. Madeleine Lingle.
8. U.S. government scientist.
9. Experimenting with time travel.
10. Many months.
11. Three.
12. A magnificent pearl.
13. A better life.
14. Schooling.
15. No.
16. Mexico.
17. John Steinbeck.
18. 3 days.
19. More than 80 days.
20. A real sense of accomplishment.
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What's an example of a grad-school level question?
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Which object has a gravitational force so strong that it forms the center of the solar system?
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"Perhaps we can arrange a meet. " "Where are you now? " "I'm sitting in my office. " "I doubt that. " "Why would you doubt that? " "If you were in your office right now we'd be having this conversation face-to-face. "
Bourne remains street tough, and elusive. Only his inhuman resilience leads the film a little too far into fantasy. Conversation is macho, to the point with only shards of Bond type gallows humour. Its all about the action.
The feeling that there is something going on at another level to the world we live in is what the trilogy coveys so well. A scene set in Waterloo with a Guardian journalist does this to great effect. There is no meeting of worlds - you are in it or just a superfluous body.
If the shaky cam doesn't annoy you too much, enjoy this film and hope they somehow keep the franchise going.
Choose your answer. How would you describe the sentiment of this review?
Options:
a). negative;
b). positive;
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Produce a long descriptive sentence that uses all these words: Antioch, California, isPartOf, Contra Costa County, California; Antioch, California, isPartOf, California; California, language, Vietnamese language; Antioch, California, areaTotal, 75.324 (square kilometres); Contra Costa County, California, isPartOf, San Francisco Bay Area.
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Antioch is part of Contra Costa County in California and has a total area of 75.324 (square kilometres). Contra Costa County in California, where Vietnamese is spoken, is part of the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Complete the following sentence.
The team decided to keep their goal despite the new information because the
(1). team was organized.;
(2). information was organized.;
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but when she inhaled , her chest was electric with something it wanted to release , a scream or an inappropriate laugh or ... tears . that was it . `` never have i ever broken down and sobbed . '' for a moment no one said anything . her classmates did n't know whether to believe her , to judge her , or to take it as a joke . no one moved to pass eureka their drink , though over twelve years of school together she realized she 'd seen most of them
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It is in Otsego Township in Steuben County , and in DeKalb County it is in Franklin Township .
In Steuben County , it is in Otsego Township , and in DeKalb County it is in Franklin Township .
Select your answer from the options. Do these sentences mean the same thing?
pick from the following.
[1]. no
[2]. yes
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Well what is to be said about this place, for starter in just moving into Charlotte many of my coworkers and friends have recommend this place saying its some of the best Chinese food in town. As a food Connoisseur I enjoy Chinese food a lot but upon having high hope for finding a new place to enjoy some delicious cuisine the lack luster effort has seized to impress my expectations. The quality of the food has ranged from okay to mediocre, while the portions range can differ upon a full meal for an adult to "emergency rations" that in turn causes the meal to become inconsistent and make not worth it's full price. It also seems that the cook doesn't put care into his work often times making the experience to be a let down and it seems to be the same at the all of the locations. My final verdict is poor, this place has a lot of work for improvement.
Choose: was this review given positively or negatively?
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Is it true that can you use a scythe as a weapon based on the following text?
The scythe and pitchfork, farming tools, have frequently been used as a weapon by those who couldn't afford or didn't have access to more expensive weapons such as pikes, swords, or later, guns. Scythes and pitchforks were stereotypically carried by angry mobs or gangs of enraged peasants. The process usually involved reforging the blade of a scythe at a 90 degree angle, strengthening the joint between the blade and the shaft with an additional metal pipe or bolts and reinforcing the shaft to better protect it against cuts from enemy blades. At times, instead of a scythe blade, a blade from a hand-operated chaff cutter was used.
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all i do is study
Describe the sentiment embodied by this tweet.
pick from the following.
a). negative
b). positive
I think the answer is
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Summarize this article:
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Friday blocked the release of a classified Democratic memo rebutting Republican claims that top federal law enforcement officials had abused their powers in spying on a former Trump campaign aide, a move that Democrats denounced as politically motivated hypocrisy.
Last week, the president moved quickly, over the objections of the Justice Department and the F.B.I., to declassify the contents of a rival Republican memo drafted by House Intelligence Committee staff members. He claimed, incorrectly, that the Republican memo had vindicated him in the special counsel investigation into Russian election interference.
But Donald F. McGahn II, the president’s lawyer, said in a letter to the committee on Friday night that the Democratic memo could not be released because it “contains numerous properly classified and especially sensitive passages.” He said the president would again consider making the memo public if the committee, which had approved its release on Monday, revised it to “mitigate the risks.”
Under the obscure rule invoked by the Intelligence Committee to initiate the document’s release, the committee could choose to make those changes, or could decide to seek a vote of the full House to try to override Mr. Trump’s decision. ||||| (CNN) President Donald Trump won't release the Democratic rebuttal to the Republican intelligence memo alleging FBI abuses of its surveillance authority at this time, and has sent it back to the House Intelligence Committee for changes.
In a letter to the committee , White House counsel Donald McGahn said, "although the President is inclined to declassify the February 5th Memorandum, because the Memorandum contains numerous properly classified and especially sensitive passages, he is unable to do so at this time."
Trump had said earlier Friday he planned to release the memo.
"It's gonna be released soon," Trump told reporters at the White House, adding, "We're going to release a letter."
The House Intelligence Committee voted unanimously on Monday to release the 10-page Democratic memo, and the committee rules gave Trump five days to decide whether to block or allow its release.
The memo from Rep. Adam Schiff of California, the top Democrat on the committee, was written to rebut the Republican memo released one week prior, which accuses the FBI of suppressing Democratic ties to an opposition research dossier on Trump and Russia used in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrant for former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser Carter Page.
Schiff and other Democrats charge that the Republican memo led by House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes of California is misleading and omits key facts, including that the FISA application did state that ex-British intelligence agent Christopher Steele, the author of the dossier, was paid by a political entity.
"The Democratic response sets out the material facts that were necessary for the public to see that the FBI acted properly in seeking a FISA warrant on Carter Page," Schiff said in a statement. "After promising to treat the Democratic response in precisely the same way, the White House now seeks to have the Democratic memo sent back to committee and revised by the same Majority that produced the flawed Nunes document to begin with."
The White House included a letter signed by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher Wray that says they have identified portions of the Democratic memo that would raise national security or law enforcement concerns if released publicly.
"Along with other Intelligence Committee Republicans, I had warned that the Democratic memo contains many sources and methods," Nunes said in a statement following Trump's decision. "Ranking Member Schiff pledged to seek the input of the Department of Justice and FBI regarding the memo's public release, and it's no surprise that these agencies recommended against publishing the memo without redactions. Intelligence Committee Republicans encourage the minority to accept the DOJ's recommendations and make the appropriate technical changes and redactions so that no sources and methods are disclosed and their memo can be declassified as soon as possible."
Trump cited concerns from the Justice Department and FBI in his objection to releasing the Democratic memo. But Trump ignored those concerns when he decided to release the Republican memo last week -- despite the FBI releasing a rare statement to say the Nunes memo omitted key information and the Justice Department raising "grave concerns" about its release without proper review.
Trump's objection puts the committee in uncharted waters, as the committee used an obscure rule that had never been invoked before to vote to release both memos.
The White House allowed the Nunes memo to be made public. But with the objection to the Democratic memo, there is a procedure available to the House to override the objection and make it public anyway.
That would require a vote of the full House after a rare debate in closed session for the full chamber.
But it's not clear whether Republicans will be willing to take that step, and the GOP committee members were hesitant about defying Trump on the memo earlier this week.
At the committee's Monday meeting where it voted to release the memo, Nunes expressed concerns that the Democratic memo went further than the Republican document in disclosing sources and methods.
"This memo contains a large volume of classified information, including some touching on sources and methods heightening the potential damage to national security," Nunes said.
Schiff said he gave his memo to the Justice Department and FBI so they could review for national security concerns in addition to just a White House review, as he expressed concerns there would be "political redactions" to the memo.
"In order to rebut the errors, omissions and distortions in the Republican-drafted memo, we have included certain details beyond the revelations made public by the release of the majority's document," Schiff said.
Democrats immediately cried foul at the decision to send the Democratic memo back to the committee.
"The President's double standard when it comes to transparency is appalling," Sen. Chuck Schumer said in a statement. "The rationale for releasing the Nunes memo, transparency, vanishes when it could show information that's harmful to him. Millions of Americans are asking one simple question: what is he hiding?" ||||| Tweet with a location
You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more ||||| Tweet with a location
You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more ||||| Focused crawls are collections of frequently-updated webcrawl data from narrow (as opposed to broad or wide) web crawls, often focused on a single domain or subdomain. ||||| Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) accused President Trump Donald John TrumpIG investigating Comey memos over classified information: report Overnight Defense: Congress poised for busy week on nominations, defense bill | Trump to deliver Naval Academy commencement speech | Trump administration appeals decision to block suspected combatant's transfer Top Pruitt aid requested backdate to resignation letter: report MORE of obstructing justice by declining to release the Democratic response to the GOP surveillance memo.
Trump on Friday said he would not declassify the memo, which outlines House Intelligence Committee Democrats’ rebuttal to the GOP document that accuses the FBI and Justice Department of surveillance abuses.
“Refusal to release Democratic response to #NunesMemo - evidence of obstruction of justice by Donald Trump happening in real time,” Blumenthal tweeted.
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Trump cited national security concerns in deciding to block the release of the memo, which the committee voted earlier this week to release.
Democrats accused Trump of exhibiting a double standard by blocking the memo after approving the release of the GOP document last week over the objections of the FBI.
“Trump’s refusal to release Democratic response to #NunesMemo makes a mockery of national security and common sense,” Blumenthal tweeted.
“This political ploy reveals the White House’s one-sided transparency. But the public sees through it - the #NunesMemo fell with a deafening thud.”
Refusal to release Democratic response to #NunesMemo - evidence of obstruction of justice by Donald Trump happening in real time. — Richard Blumenthal (@SenBlumenthal) February 9, 2018
Democrats have come out in droves to criticize Trump’s decision, with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro PelosiA warning to Ryan’s successor: The Speakership is no cakewalk Race for Republican Speaker rare chance to unify party for election The Hill's Morning Report: Inside the Comey memos MORE (D-Calif.) saying that Trump must have "something to hide."
Some GOP lawmakers have also blasted the move, saying the American people should have the opportunity to read both memos. |||||
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– Earlier Friday, President Trump spoke to reporters about the 10-page Democratic rebuttal memo to the GOP memo alleging wrongdoing in the FBI and DOJ, noting that the Dem memo is "going to be released soon." "Soon" may be relative, however, as Trump, via a letter sent Friday evening from his lawyer, Don McGahn, to the House Intelligence Committee, said he won't release the memo as is because it "contains numerous properly classified and especially sensitive passages," per the New York Times. McGahn's letter noted Trump was "inclined to declassify" the memo and could change his mind if certain revisions recommended by the DOJ and FBI were made to "mitigate the risks." The ball now lies in the HIC's hands: If the panel decides not to make the requested changes, it would need a full House vote to override the president. Per CNN, Rep. Devin Nunes, the GOPer who pushed for the original memo's release, said in a statement "it's no surprise" the Dem memo had to go back for revisions and that he had "warned that the Democratic memo contains many sources and methods." The top-ranking Democrat on the HIC, Rep. Adam Schiff, had worried Trump might push for "political edits" and said in his own statement the committee will now go over the revisions to "address any concerns." Other Dems weren't as reserved in their reactions. Per the Hill, Sen. Richard Blumenthal tweeted Friday night: "Evidence of obstruction of justice by Donald Trump happening in real time." Sen. Dianne Feinstein called Trump's decision "hypocrisy at its worst," while Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer used similarly pointed words: "Millions of Americans are asking one simple question: What is he hiding?"
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Write an article that answers the following question: How many points did the Vikings score?
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Playing their first road game in three weeks, the Vikings traveled to Lambeau Field to play their long-time rivals, the Green Bay Packers. In the first half, a 30-yard run by Ryan Grant would give the Packers a 7-0 lead, and two field goals by Mason Crosby (a 39-yard field goal midway through the 2nd quarter and a 24-yard field goal at the end of the half) would provide all the first half scoring, as the Vikings went to the locker room trailing 13-0. The Packers completed the shutout with Brett Favre throwing a pair of third-quarter touchdown passes, one to Donald Lee and one to Ruvell Martin. Martin would score again in the fourth quarter. The Vikings were shut out 34-0, the first time the Vikings had been shut out in the regular season since 1991. Adrian Peterson suffered a knee injury in the third quarter and left the game. With the loss, Minnesota fell to 3-6 and were swept by the Packers.
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drop:2.0.0
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Mr President, Mr Federal Chancellor and President-in-Office of the Council, Mr President of the Commission, ladies and gentlemen, I am actually very happy with the way in which roles are allocated in the European Union, with Chancellor Schüssel as both Chancellor and President of the Council and President Barroso chairing the Commission.
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Finnish:
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Arvoisa puhemies, arvoisa liittokansleri ja neuvoston puheenjohtaja, arvoisa komission puheenjohtaja, hyvät kollegat, olen itse asiassa oikein tyytyväinen tavasta, jolla asemat jaetaan Euroopan unionissa, kun liittokansleri Schüssel on sekä liittokansleri että neuvoston puheenjohtaja ja puheenjohtaja Barroso johtaa komissiota.
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Translate the following.
English: A new generation of artists came on the scene at the time, and, in recovering the political origin of worker photography from the 1920s, began the reinvention of documentary practices, understood in parallel to the critique of the forms of modernism inherited from the Cold War.
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En aquella época, una nueva generación de artistas entró en escena y, recuperando el origen político de la fotografía obrera de los años 20, inició la reinvención de la práctica documental, entendida en paralelo a la crítica a las formas de modernidad heredadas de la Guerra Fría.
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Complete the following sentence.
They decided to go on a holiday during the winter instead of the summer, because they hate the hot weather during the
Options are:
+ winter .;
+ summer .;
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summer .
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Question: first book in the lord of the rings series??
Answer:
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The Fellowship of the Ring
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Read the text and determine if the sentence is true (see options at the end):
Horford (knee) is listed as questionable for Wednesday's game against the Wizards. Horford has missed the last two games with the lingering injury, which coach Brad Stevens labeled Monday as patellar tendinitis. His status should be updated again following Boston's shootaround in the morning, but with Horford and fellow big man Aron Baynes (ankle) currently questionable, Daniel Theis and rookie Robert Williams could be holding down the center position again Wednesday in Washington.
Sentence: they are talking about snakes only
Possible answers:
(A). Yes
(B). It's impossible to say
(C). No
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(C).
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anli/r3:0.1.0
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zs_opt
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What is the solution to this math problem?
Solve 0*b + 14 = -b + 1 for b.
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-13
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math_dataset/algebra__linear_1d:1.0.0
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zs_opt
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Write an article based on this summary:
Push your jaw forward to line up your lips. Leave about ¼” (6 mm) between your teeth. Keep your tongue low in your mouth.
Article:
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Most people naturally have an overbite, which means their lips are not lined up on top of each other. Moving your jaw forward situates your bottom lip directly under your top lip. Be sure not to push your jaw too far forward. The right spot aligns your top and bottom teeth straight up and down. Practice moving your jaw forward and backward while you buzz your lips to hear how this affects the buzz. You can also feel how it directs the airflow either down to your chin or up to your nose. Aligning your teeth directs the airflow straight forward into the mouthpiece for maximum airflow. Do not clamp your teeth together as this will hinder the airflow. Your teeth should be at least ¼” (6 mm) and at most ½” (12 mm) apart. Your jaw should feel like it is hanging loosely. Get the feel for this placement by putting the narrow end of the mouthpiece between your teeth. You can also use a pen or pencil, or a straw, which can help you test your airflow. Proper embouchure allows just the right amount of air to pass through your lips. If your tongue is on the roof of your mouth or moving around your mouth, it will block the airflow. Your tongue will move and tap your lips as you play the notes, but when you aren't tonguing notes, it should rest low in your mouth.
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gem/wiki_lingua_english_en:1.1.0
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Generate a context and a hypothesis.
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Context: Ralph Edward Tresvant Sr. (born May 16, 1968), also known as Rizz and Rizzo, is an American contemporary R&B singer best known as the lead singer of R&B/pop group New Edition. As a solo artist, Tresvant released the album "Ralph Tresvant" (1990). In 2008, he began touring with Bobby Brown and Johnny Gill in a new group named Heads of State.
Hypothesis: Ralph Edward Tresvant Sr. was born during 1980 and died during 1968.
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Ayrıca uzun zamandır AB üyesi olan ülkelerin bile Maastricht kriterlerinden bazılarını sağlayamadığı bir süreçte, Romanya konusunda fazlasıyla katı bir tutum içinde olmak mantıklı mıdır?
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Furthermore, when long-standing members of the EU have had a difficult time meeting some of the Maastricht criteria, does it make sense to be overly strict with Romania?
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One day a young boy went to visit a toy store. In the toy store the young boy found many fun toys. One toy that the boy really liked was a small blue toy truck. The small blue toy truck was a lot of fun to play with, and made a lot of funny noises. The young boy played with the toy truck for a long time, and then another little boy showed up and began to play with a little red car. The two boys ended up becoming friends and played with the toys for a long time. They ended up becoming good friends and had many play dates together over the months ahead. On one play date the two boys built a large tree house and called it the tree castle. They played for hours in the tree castle and always found something fun to do when they played together. They were glad that they met in the toy store and became life-long friends.
What question would one ask from this paragraph?
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Who was playing with the toy that made a lot of funny noises?
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super_glue/multirc:1.0.2
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When Hollinger International bosses Conrad Black and David Radler were selling the company #39;s Canadian newspapers - including the National Post -our years ago, they put more effort into lining their own pockets than getting a good price for the papers
Q: Which is the best summary of this article?
Available options:
[A]. World.
[B]. Sports.
[C]. Business.
[D]. Science/Tech.
I think the answer is
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[C].
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Justselectyourfavoritesongsandclicktoburn.ItsupportsAudioformatsoyoucanplayyourCDsinanyCDplayerandyoucanburnthemtoMP3formatanduseinMP3CDplayers.
Please segment the words:
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Just select your favorite songs and click to burn. It supports Audio format so you can play your CDs in any CD player and you can burn them to MP3 format and use in MP3 CD players.
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Kenneth Charles Loach (born 17 June 1936) is an English director of television and independent film. His socially critical directing style and socialist ideals are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as poverty (Poor Cow, 1967), homelessness (Cathy Come Home, 1966) and labour rights (Riff-Raff, 1991, and The Navigators, 2001). Loach's film Kes (1969) was voted the seventh greatest British film of the 20th century in a poll by the British Film Institute. Two of his films, The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) and I, Daniel Blake (2016) received the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, making him the ninth filmmaker to win the award twice.
Loach was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, the son of Vivien (nee Hamlin) and John Loach. He attended King Edward VI Grammar School and went on to study law at St Peter's College, Oxford. He graduated with a law degree in 1957. After Oxford He spent 2 years in the Royal Air Force. Loach's ten contributions to the BBC's Wednesday Play anthology series include the docudramas Up the Junction (1965), Cathy Come Home (1966) and In Two Minds (1967). They portray working-class people in conflict with the authorities above them. Three of his early plays are believed to be lost. His 1965 play Three Clear Sundays dealt with capital punishment, and was broadcast at a time when the debate was at a height in the United Kingdom. Up the Junction, adapted by Nell Dunn from her book with the assistance of Loach, deals with an illegal abortion while the leading characters in Cathy Come Home, by Jeremy Sandford, are affected by homelessness, unemployment, and the workings of Social Services. In Two Minds, written by David Mercer, concerns a young schizophrenic woman's experiences of the mental health system. Tony Garnett began to work as his producer in this period, a professional connection which would last until the end of the 1970s. During this period, he also directed the absurdist comedy The End of Arthur's Marriage, about which he later said that he was "the wrong man for the job". Coinciding with his work for The Wednesday Play, Loach began to direct feature films for the cinema, with Poor Cow (1967) and Kes (1969). The latter recounts the story of a troubled boy and his kestrel, and is based on the novel A Kestrel for a Knave by Barry Hines. The film was well received, although the use of Yorkshire dialect throughout the film restricted its distribution, with some American executives at United Artists saying that they would have found a film in Hungarian easier to understand. The British Film Institute named it No 7 in its list of best British films of the twentieth century, published in 1999. Answer this question using a quote from the following article:
was kes successful?
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quac:1.0.0
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What's an example of a grad-school level question?
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Plants need iron to grow. What parts of plants take in iron?
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ai2_arc/ARC-Easy:1.0.0
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Here is one sentence: The Democratic Party is an umbrella for many liberal groups.
Here is another sentence: Under the umbrella of capitalism.
Q: Does the term umbrella mean the same thing in both these sentences?
Options are:
+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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Sentence: name = The Punter, eatType = coffee shop, food = Japanese, customer rating = high, familyFriendly = yes, near = Café Sicilia
Can you represent the content in this sentence in data form?
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Located near Café Sicilia the Japanese coffee shop The Punter has a high customer rating, is kids Friendly and prices range between £20-£25
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gem/e2e_nlg:1.1.0
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zs_opt
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Write the next sentence in the following story.
The clip flips, and the guy is closer to the camera. The phone number and credits associated with the clip are shown. the guy
(I). is walking away from the camera, he stops and talks.. (II). is the last to leave the camera frame.. (III). walks back from the camera.. (IV). stops talking and looks straight at the camera... The answer should be
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(IV).
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hellaswag:1.1.0
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struggling music group emi faces being taken over by its bankers after failing to clinch a deal to sell the north american distribution rights for its artists to universal music group or sony music .
Summarize the aforementioned text in a single phrase.
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music group emi in dire straits
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B: Well, that's kind of the way I feel about rock and roll sometimes, too, I guess. They don't really, has kind of the same sound over and over, and the other thing I don't like about it is they have a tendency to play the instrumental so loud that you can't understand what the lyrics are A: Um. Right. B: you can't understand what they're saying on some of those songs which probably is just as well on some of them, too. A: Yeah. And I can't say that I like a lot of the very modern, uh, rock and roll,
Multi-choice question: Can we infer the following?
she likes a lot of the very modern rock and roll
Pick your answer from:
1). Yes
2). No
3). It's impossible to say
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2).
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super_glue/cb:1.0.2
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Yet what good came from knowing that a woman had killed herself? The children who had suffered a trauma would survive the experience, scarred by it and a little flawed by it. They would never forget that for a week they had imagined the act of murder had been committed.
Can we draw the following conclusion (choose your answer)?
for a week the children had imagined the act of murder had been committed
Options are:
- Yes
- No
- It's impossible to say
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Yes
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super_glue/cb:1.0.2
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Here is some data: Blockbuster (comicsCharacter) CREATOR Gardner Fox.
Write a sentence that describes this data:
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The creator of Blockbuster (comics character) is Gardner Fox.
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gem/dart:1.1.0
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demonstrators took control of parliament , hurling pictures of president slobodan milosevic into the streets , and police fought protesters amid clouds of tear gas thursday as hundreds of thousands of people swarmed belgrade to demand that milosevic accept electoral defeat .
Write a brief summary in a sentence or less.
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protesters seize yugoslav building
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gigaword:1.2.0
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zs_opt
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Multi-choice problem: Is the next sentence syntactically and semantically acceptable?
Tamara poured water onto the plants.
Choices:
1). unacceptable.
2). acceptable.
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2).
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glue/cola:2.0.0
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Plant responses to climate and other environmental changes can inform our understanding of how these changes affect ecosystem function and productivity. For example, plant phenology can be a useful proxy for temperature in historical climatology, and the biological impact of climate change and global warming. Palynology, the analysis of fossil pollen deposits in sediments from thousands or millions of years ago allows the reconstruction of past climates. Estimates of atmospheric CO2 concentrations since the Palaeozoic have been obtained from stomatal densities and the leaf shapes and sizes of ancient land plants. Ozone depletion can expose plants to higher levels of ultraviolet radiation-B (UV-B), resulting in lower growth rates. Moreover, information from studies of community ecology, plant systematics, and taxonomy is essential to understanding vegetation change, habitat destruction and species extinction.
Try to answer this question if possible (otherwise reply "unanswerable"): What atmospheric gas can be determined from fossilized leaf sizes and shapes?
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CO2
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squad/v2.0:3.0.0
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Translate "Many things that need to be transported in industrial or commercial operation can be moved by a Weidemann machine, especially on uneven terrain." to Spanish.
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Muchas de las cosas que se tienen que transportar en las actividades industriales o comerciales pueden trasladarse con una máquina Weidemann, especialmente en terrenos irregulares.
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Multi-choice problem: Is "Since Jade always has good luck, Alice spotted her quickly." true if "Alice looked for her friend Jade in the crowd. Since she always has good luck, Alice spotted her quickly."?
Choices:
--no.
--yes.
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no
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The air in here is thick with fear , too thick to breath . A faceless clockon a silent wall ticks out seamlessseconds that build upon each otherto form empty minutes and endlesshours . I have forgotten your face , ormerely blocked it from my memory , but I sometimes think if I could seeit again just once I would be able tolet it all go , let you fade into the pastwhere you belong but refuse to stay . We met again last night in another ofmy nightmares .
Choose your answer from: -- I am strong and fearless . -- I have courage no others have . -- None of the above choices . -- I am afraid and that makes it so .
Q: Why is there so much fear in the air ?
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I am afraid and that makes it so .
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Answer the questions at the end based on the text.
Billy and Sally are brother and sister. Billy is seven and Sally is eight. Their mother, Deborah, likes to have Billy and Sally dress up in costumes and play a game where they are answering the telephone. Usually when they play the game, Billy answers the telephone in a loud voice, and Sally answers the telephone in a quiet voice. On Tuesdays, Billy answers in a quiet voice, and Sally answers in a loud voice. On Fridays, Billy answers in a loud voice and Sally in a quiet voice. \tabBilly has blonde hair. Sally has brown hair. Deborah has blonde hair, and Billy and Sally's father, Bob, has brown hair. He tells them to eat lettuce every time that he sees them, so that they grow big and strong like he is. Deborah likes to add some sugar with the lettuce so that Billy and Sally know what it is like to have sweet tastes in their life. One day, a Wednesday, Billy throws some lettuce into Sally's hair. Deborah laughs an grabs some straw from their farm and puts it in Billy's hair. Billy and Sally live on a farm. They have a goat, named Joey, and a duck, named Quack. They sometimes play a game with the goat where they chase him around the farm. Other times, they play a game with Quack where they wave at Quack and laugh. They have a fun life growing up on the farm.
1. Are billy and sally related?
2. How old is Billy?
3. How old is sally?
4. What is their mom's name?
5. What does she like to do?
6. Who answers in a loud voice?
7. Who anwsers in a quiet voice?
8. Is it diverent on different days of the week?
9. Who is quiet on tuesdays?
10. Does Sally anwser loud on tuesdays?
11. What color hair does billy have?
12. What about Sally?
13. What about deborah?
14. What is billy and sally's father's name?
15. What color hair does he have?
16. What does he tell them to eat everytime he see's them?
17. what's his reasoning for that?
18. What does deborah like to add to the lettuce?
Numbered answers:
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1. yes
2. seven
3. eight
4. Deborah
5. to have Billy and Sally dress up in costumes and play a game where they are answering the telephone
6. Billy
7. Sally
8. yes
9. Billy
10. yes
11. blonde
12. brown
13. blonde
14. Bob
15. brown
16. lettuce
17. so that they grow big and strong like he is
18. sugar
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Add punctuation: The description of this video it is in the categories Closeup Masturbate Drousie Stockings Orgasms name Multiple orgasms view and download free of charge and without registration
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The description of this video - it is in the categories Close-up, Masturbate, Drousie, Stockings, Orgasms name Multiple orgasms view and download free of charge and without registration
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Review: This movie is just lame. A total waste of time and money. The jokes are predictable, the characters are so cliché and the way it talks about RPG gamers is not funny as well. The problem is that the writers seems not to know how a RPG game works and, most important, how to make jokes about this game. Of course there are a bunch of losers who play RPG like freaking retards and total losers. But for me this is not the funniest way to make jokes about this game. The story doesn't make any sense at all. Who cares about how long a game is being played? The greatest problem in this movie is that the writers and actors didn't even try to know what RPG is about to make jokes about it. I felt ashamed by watching this lame movie.
Now, what is this review like?
Pick your answer from:
(i) negative
(ii) positive
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(i)
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imdb_reviews/plain_text:1.0.0
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Here is a goal: Build a book shelf out of old lumber.
Which way makes more sense to accomplish this goal?
Options:
(1). Sort out lumber and make sure you have two wide pieces 8 x 2 6 feet long and then cut plywood for the shelves, attactc all the shelves evenly spaced with nails..
(2). Its best to use glue instead of nails and dont measure anything..
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Bill left when everyone will believe that the police have forced me to confess that I shot Sandra.
How would you consider the linguistic integrity of the preceding sentence?
Choose from:
[A]. unacceptable
[B]. acceptable
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[B].
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Joaquin Rafael Phoenix (; ne Bottom; born October 28, 1974) is an American actor, producer, and activist. For his work as an actor, Phoenix has received a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and has three Academy Award and British Academy Film Award nominations. Phoenix started acting in television shows with his brother River Phoenix and sister Summer Phoenix.
During the comeback portion of his career, Phoenix went back to his given name Joaquin and was often cast in supporting roles as conflicted, insecure characters with a dark side. In 1995, he co-starred in To Die For, as the disturbed young man Jimmy who gets seduced by Suzanne Stone (Nicole Kidman) to commit murder. Directed by Gus Van Sant, the film was screened out of competition at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival and became a financial and critical success, resulting in a domestic box office total of $21 million. New York Times critic Janet Maslin praised Phoenix's performance, writing "So pity poor Jimmy. Rivetingly played by Mr. Phoenix with a raw, anguished expressiveness that makes him an actor to watch for, Jimmy is both tempted and terrified by Suzanne's slick amorality. In that, he speaks for us all." In 1997, Phoenix played a small-town troublemaker in Oliver Stone's U Turn, and a poor man in love with a rich woman in Inventing the Abbotts. The films were received with mostly mixed and negative reviews, respectively, and neither performed well at the box office. The following year, Phoenix starred in Clay Pigeons (1998) as a young man in a small town who befriends a serial killer. Budgeted at $8 million, the film became a box office flop, grossing only $1 million and was, like Phoenix's previous projects, not well received by critics. In his next film, 8mm (1999), Phoenix co-starred as an adult video store employee who helps Tom Welles (Nicolas Cage) penetrate the underworld of illegal pornography. The film turned out be a box office success, grossing $96 million worldwide, but found few admirers among critics.
what significant event happened in 1996?
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In 1997, Phoenix played a small-town troublemaker in Oliver Stone's U Turn, and a poor man in love with a rich woman in Inventing the Abbotts.
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I am beside myself just thinking about where they might be and who is taking care of them if anyone . I have notified all the area dog pounds and humane societies and I have ads coming out in the paper and I am looking everywhere . What else can I do ?
Based on the preceding passage, choose your answer for question How might the narrator be feeling during this event ?
[I] None of the above choices .. [II] worried. [III] content. [IV] happy.
The answer is:
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[II]
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cosmos_qa:1.0.0
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Choose your answer?
Inside cells, special molecules carry messages from the membrane to the nucleus. Which body system uses a similar process?
Pick your answer from:
1). endocrine system.
2). lymphatic system.
3). excretory system.
4). integumentary system.
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1).
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ai2_arc/ARC-Challenge:1.0.0
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Choose your answer: If "Two young people serve food.", does it logically follow that "One elderly person is eating food."?
Available options: --yes. --it is not possible to tell. --no.
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no
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Sentence: "I must can eat plums."
Would a linguist rate this sentence to be acceptable linguistically?
Choices: a). unacceptable b). acceptable
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a).
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glue/cola:2.0.0
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zs_opt
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A wet towel will dry when it is left in the Sun. Which process occurs to make this happen?
Options: a). melting b). boiling c). condensation d). evaporation
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d).
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unified_qa_science_inst
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What debate topic are the following sentences about?
1. Breaching such a law while relying on such logical fallacies is a sign of how the government failed on human rights .
2. -LSB- 1 -RSB- DREDF , The Constitution Of Uganda ; Chapter 4 , human rights and freedoms , dredf.org , -LSB- 2 -RSB- Mark Duell & Leon Watson , ` Gay people are unnatural and disgusting ' , says Ugandan president as he signs bill punishing homosexual sex with life in jail , dailymail.co.uk , 24 February 2014 ,
3. Chapter 4 of the Ugandan constitution recognises fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual as inherent and not granted by the State .
4. The constitution states ; All persons are equal before and under the law in all spheres of political , economic , social and cultural life and in every other respect and shall enjoy equal protection of the law ; Without prejudice , a person shall not be discriminated against on the ground of sex , race , colour , ethnic origin , tribe , birth , creed or religion , or social or economic standing , political opinion or disability -LSB- 1 -RSB- .
5. It defines discriminate '' as giving different treatment to different persons attributable only or mainly to their respective descriptions by sex , race , colour , ethnic origin , tribe , birth , creed or religion , or social or economic standing , political opinion or disability .
6. The government has acted contrary to their own law , with President Museveni remarking that what homosexuals do is disgusting , un African and had no place in his country -LSB- 2 -RSB- and MP David Bahati , asserting that homosexuals do not deserve to be treated as humans .
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This House believes the government of Uganda has failed its citizens over LGBT rights
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zs_opt
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Please add punctuation to this: Using pegs on the brim will leave indentations and marks
Punctuation version:
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(Using pegs on the brim will leave indentations and marks)
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fix_punct
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zs_opt
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Write a plausible story that ends with this sentence?
Last sentence: 1).
Options:
1). Kay had to put some of her things in storage..
2). Kay had to go buy more things..
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Kay was moving back in with her mom. She sadly packed her things and drove to her mom's house. Her mother helped her unpack her car. There was no enough room for Kay's things. 1).
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story_cloze/2016:1.0.0
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An Italian scientist named Alessandro Volta invented the Voltaic pile in 1800. It was able to produce a steady electrical current. Based on this description, what is the modern equivalent of the Voltaic pile?
Choose from:
A). a wire
B). a battery
C). a resistor
D). a light bulb
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B).
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unified_qa_science_inst
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zs_opt
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Use evidence from the fact that the Grand Canyon was formed by the Colorado River flowing over long periods of time to answer the following question. Choose from options. "A long time ago, the Grand Canyon was"
Select from: (1). wider (2). deeper (3). grander (4). less deep
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(4).
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openbookqa:0.1.0
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zs_opt
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Please answer a question about the following article about Space Race:
The trip to the Moon took just over three days. After achieving orbit, Armstrong and Aldrin transferred into the Lunar Module, named Eagle, and after a landing gear inspection by Collins remaining in the Command/Service Module Columbia, began their descent. After overcoming several computer overload alarms caused by an antenna switch left in the wrong position, and a slight downrange error, Armstrong took over manual flight control at about 180 meters (590 ft), and guided the Lunar Module to a safe landing spot at 20:18:04 UTC, July 20, 1969 (3:17:04 pm CDT). The first humans on the Moon would wait another six hours before they ventured out of their craft. At 02:56 UTC, July 21 (9:56 pm CDT July 20), Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the Moon.
At what time on Earth did Armstrong first step onto the Moon?
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9:56 pm CDT July 20
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squad/v1.1:3.0.0
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zs_opt
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Write the answer: In the Old Testament, to which the twelve tribes of Israel did Saul, David, and the prophesied Messiah belong?
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judah
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trivia_qa/rc:1.1.0
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zs_opt
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Premise: A photo taken from an outboard motor-equipped boat shows three children playing next to a waterway.
Hypothesis: Three children are playing cops and robbers.
.Multi-select problem: Can we conclude that the hypothesis is true if the premise is true?
Choose from: a). yes b). it is not possible to tell c). no
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b).
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snli:1.1.0
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zs_opt
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Entrez dans le monde de DQ pour connaître les opportunités qui s’offrent à vous...
Translate to English.
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Step inside the world of DQ to learn about the variety of opportunities that lay ahead...
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wmt14_translate/fr-en:1.0.0
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zs_opt
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In a copper wire, a temperature increase is the result of which of the following? Available choices: +an increase in the size of the copper particles +a decrease in the mass of the copper particles +an increase in the motion of the copper particles +a decrease in the distance between the copper particles
Your answer:
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an increase in the motion of the copper particles
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unified_qa_science_inst
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zs_opt
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Context:Sir Clifford wants me to find him a new groom , about twenty or twenty-one, who knows his business. *His* old coachman is getting feeble, and he wants a man to work with him and get into his ways, who would be able, when the old man was pensioned off, to step into his place.
Is "His" the same as "new groom"? Possible answers: +no; +yes;
Answer:
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no
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super_glue/wsc.fixed:1.0.2
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zs_opt
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Background: Fred McFeely Rogers (March 20, 1928 - February 27, 2003) was an American television personality, musician, puppeteer, writer, producer, and Presbyterian minister. Rogers was famous for creating, hosting and composing the theme music for the educational preschool television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968-2001), which featured his kind-hearted grandfatherly personality, and direct connection to his audiences. Originally trained and ordained as a minister, Rogers was displeased with the way television addressed children at the time, and made an effort to change this when he began to write for and perform on local Pittsburgh-area shows dedicated to youth. Rogers developed his own show on WQED in 1968, and it was distributed nationwide by Eastern Educational Television Network.
Context: During the controversy surrounding the introduction of the household VCR, Rogers was involved in supporting the manufacturers of VCRs in court. His 1979 testimony, in the case Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc., noted that he did not object to home recordings of his television programs, for instance, by families in order to watch them together at a later time. This testimony contrasted with the views of others in the television industry who objected to home recordings or believed that devices to facilitate it should be taxed or regulated. When the case reached the Supreme Court in 1983, the majority decision considered the testimony of Rogers when it held that the Betamax video recorder did not infringe copyright. The Court stated that his views were a notable piece of evidence "that many [television] producers are willing to allow private time-shifting to continue" and even quoted his testimony in a footnote: Some public stations, as well as commercial stations, program the Neighborhood at hours when some children cannot use it ... I have always felt that with the advent of all of this new technology that allows people to tape the Neighborhood off-the-air, and I'm speaking for the Neighborhood because that's what I produce, that they then become much more active in the programming of their family's television life. Very frankly, I am opposed to people being programmed by others. My whole approach in broadcasting has always been "You are an important person just the way you are. You can make healthy decisions." Maybe I'm going on too long, but I just feel that anything that allows a person to be more active in the control of his or her life, in a healthy way, is important.
Question: Did Fred Rogers have anything to do with the development of the VCR?. Whats the answer?
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Rogers was involved in supporting the manufacturers of VCRs in court.
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quac:1.0.0
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zs_opt
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This question has options. Does the word "voice" have the same definition in the next two sentences?
After the fire a still small voice. -- 1 Kings 19:12.
Conservatism has many voices.
OPT:
(A). different meanings.
(B). the same meaning.
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(A).
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super_glue/wic:1.0.2
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zs_opt
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Read this and answer the question
In ring-porous woods each season's growth is always well defined, because the large pores formed early in the season abut on the denser tissue of the year before.
When does the denser tissue the new pores abut come from?
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the year before
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squad/v1.1:3.0.0
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zs_opt
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Hooper, a salesman of Portland, is accused of posing as a potential home buyer on July 26, then forcing himself inside the residence and raping a 19-year-old woman.
Q with options: Can we draw the following conclusion?
Hooper bought a house in Portland.
OPTIONS:
[-] yes
[-] no
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no
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super_glue/rte:1.0.2
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Electric charge is a physical property. It occurs between particles or objects. It causes them to attract or repel each other. They do not even have to touch. This is unlike the typical push or pull you may be familiar with. All electric charge is based on the protons and electrons in atoms. A proton has a positive electric charge. An electron has a negative electric charge. Forces on Charged Objects Most atoms are balanced electrically. They have the same number of positive and negative charges. Therefore, the number of protons equals the number of electrons. Neutrons do not matter as they have no charge. When an object loses some electrons, it becomes positively charged. There are now more protons than electrons inside the atom. The lost electrons may remain free. Or, they may attach to another object. The new object now has more electrons than protons. It then becomes negatively charged.
After reading the above, is "Lost protons may remain free" the correct answer to the question "What kind of charge does a particle with more protons than electrons have?"?
OPT:
[-] no;
[-] yes;
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no
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super_glue/multirc:1.0.2
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zs_opt
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What is the answer to this question? who did patriots play last year in the super bowl?
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Atlanta Falcons
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natural_questions_open:1.0.0
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zs_opt
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How might one describe the sentiment of this review?
Read numerous Yelp reviews singing praises for Lawry's lunch special and their salad bar. First impression: the place was a ghost town. Totally empty. Not a good sign. The "salad bar" was, no joke, 2' x 3'. If you're making a movie and you need a miniature version of a real salad bar, come here. I told my wife I thought I was being punk'd. The "lunch special" was a BBQ sandwich for $10. It was God horrible. Couldn't eat it. The meat was very dry and rubbery and black on the outside. The BBQ sauce helped lube it up but didn't change the fact that it was inedible. I returned that for the Prime Rib Sandwich for $16. MUCH better. The meat was perfectly cooked, tender and tasty. The au jus was also excellent. But - $16? For a sandwich? Off a lunch menu? So, three sandwiches, a salad (which my wife enjoyed), and some iced teas - including tip = $72! Yep. Punk'd....Available options:
(1). negative.
(2). positive. I think the answer is
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(1).
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Just a reminder when drafting any documents that refer to EES's load: there are over 17,000 meters associated with this load and any estimates of projected load are based upon incomplete data and a fair amount of guess work. Tim Coffing has significantly improved this process; however, it is my understanding that we do not have, even at this time, a 100% accurate picture of historic usage, much less precise forecasts. Therefore, I strongly suggest liberal use of the word approximate when referring to Enron's California load. Thanks,
Write a subject line for this email.
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EES load data
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zs_opt
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Translate "In football terms this was a one-two which the referee should not have allowed." to German?
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In der Fußballsprache könnte hier von einem "Doppel" gesprochen werden, das durch Eingreifen des Schiedsrichters nicht zugelassen werden sollte.
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wmt16_translate/de-en:1.0.0
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zs_opt
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Write the following list of characters into a correctly formed sentence: Itisnotdifficulttodefinesuchbets.Thebetsyouchoosedeterminetheoutcome.
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It is not difficult to define such bets. The bets you choose determine the outcome.
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word_segment
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zs_opt
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This question has options. How would someone go about accomplishing this goal?
Prevent cold sores.
Available options: -- Add yogurt to diet. -- Add ice cream to diet.
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Add yogurt to diet.
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zs_opt
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Translate "Así tan seguro como que el abuso excesivo de los órganos sexuales destruyen su poder y uso, produciendo inflamaciones, enfermedad y corrupción, precisamente así de seguro es que una menor cantidad de abuso en la misma proporción relativa, daña la función paternal de los órganos y deteriora la salud y la fuerza de todo el sistema." from Spanish to English.
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Just as sure as that the excessive abuse of the sexual organs destroy their power and use, producing inflammation, disease, and corruption, just so sure is it that a less amount of abuse in the same relative proportion, injures the parental function of the organs, and impairs the health and strength of the whole system.
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zs_opt
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Write a sentence in English.
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The same thing happened to the French nuns, Alice Domon and Léonie Renée Duquet, I had an opportunity to speak to Sister Alice in person as I was taken, together with Sister Renée, to the third floor of the officers' mess in the Navy Mechanics School, where I was being held prisoner.
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Can we conclude that "Mr. Singer heard him calling for the captain" if the statement "Mark was close to Mr. Singer's heels. He heard him calling for the captain, promising him, in the jargon everyone talked that night, that not one thing should be damaged on the ship except only the ammunition, but the captain and all his crew had best stay in the cabin until the work was over." is true?
Available options:
+ no.
+ yes.
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no
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glue/wnli:2.0.0
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Here are some reviews for a movie: 1. Chopper is the rare film in which you can root for a heinous, real-life criminal and not feel like a tool for doing it.
2. With his metal teeth and deformed satyr-like ears, Chopper is a spectacular lowlife clown.
3. Dominik's perspective makes it a lot less incriminating to watch the film.
4. Though handsomely photographed and designed, the film doesn't really say much about Chopper or the cult of criminal celebrity. But it hardly matters, because Bana's performance is nothing short of electrifying.
5. A profoundly disturbing movie, and an important one.
6. Unsettling and at times uneven, but always fascinating material for anyone prepared for a grim ride.
7. One of the most perplexing movies ever made.
8. The film is not much more than a loose compilation of events, and so, we never get a sense of a larger story.
9. The excitement and tension comes from never knowing when Chopper is really going to lose it.
10. Thanks to the director's exceptional visual style, Chopper evokes a life of emotional baggage before a single word is spoken.
What was the overall consensus about the movie?
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Eric Bana's performance as the charming but twisted Chopper is the highlight of this disturbing portrait about Australia's notorious author/criminal.
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zs_opt
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Rate the similarity of the following two sentences on a scale from 0 to 5, where 0 is "no meaning overlap" and 5 is "means the same thing"?
A woman boils eggs.
A woman places two eggs into a pot of water.
Choose your answer from:
[1]. 0.
[2]. 1.
[3]. 2.
[4]. 3.
[5]. 4.
[6]. 5.
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[4].
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glue/stsb:2.0.0
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zs_opt
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Her priggishness. I admire it. I know she does wrong things she tries to organize other people's lives she can't see Mr Knightley is a man in a million.
Can we draw the following conclusion (choose your answer)?
Mr Knightley is a man in a million
Select from the following.
A). Yes.
B). No.
C). It's impossible to say.
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A).
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super_glue/cb:1.0.2
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zs_opt
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News article:
Something strange is happening in Washington. We are slowly dismantling the federal government, even as its spending is growing larger. The paradox is that governmental competence is being systematically degraded while the government’s size, as measured by its budget, is increasing. We are spending more and getting less, and — unless present trends are reversed — this will continue for years. It threatens the end of government as we know it.
The cause is no mystery. An aging population and higher health spending automatically increase budget outlays, which induce the president and Congress to curb spending on almost everything else, from defense to food stamps. Over the next decade, all the government’s projected program growth stems from Social Security and health care, including the Affordable Care Act. By 2024, everything else will represent only 7.4 percent of national income (gross domestic product), the lowest share since at least 1940, says Douglas Elmendorf, head of the Congressional Budget Office.
This is the central budget story, and it’s largely missed — or ignored — by political leaders, the media, political scientists and the public. The welfare state is taking over government. It’s strangling government’s ability to respond to other national problems and priorities, because the constituencies for welfare benefits, led by Social Security’s 57 million, are more numerous and powerful than their competitors for federal support. Politicians of both parties are loath to challenge these large, expectant and generally sympathetic groups.
The United States, of course, is not the only advanced society grappling with aging, but it is extreme in its stubborn denial of the obvious. The Pew Research Center recently polled people in 21 countries about whether aging is a problem. The United States ranked 19th in its unconcern, ahead of only Indonesia and Egypt, whose populations are young. Only 26 percent of Americans thought aging was a problem. The share was 87 percent in Japan, 55 percent in Germany and 45 percent in France.
Why the differences? Pew speculates that these other societies are already older and are aging faster. In Japan, the 65-and-over population is projected to be 37 percent of the total in 2050, up from 23 percent in 2010. For Germany, the increase is from 2010’s 21 percent to 33 percent. These societies face huge adjustments. By contrast, the United States’ shift is from 13 percent in 2010 to 21 percent in 2050. But that’s still a major change, with most of it occurring by 2025. Americans don’t worry about aging, mainly because their leaders studiously avoid the subject.
Choices are made on the sly with little public understanding. The Budget Control Act of 2011 imposed across-the-board limits on most non-Social Security and non-health-care spending; the 2013 “sequester” deepened cuts. To offset an explosion of spending on new retirees (in the next decade, Social Security beneficiaries grow by a third), the remedy is to chop the rest. Consider:
●The military is being weakened. As a share of national income, defense spending is projected to fall by 40 percent from 2010 to 2024. For example, the Air Force has discussed retiring all its 300 A-10 jets, a close-in ground support fighter, for a savings of $3.7 billion. The move would mean that “more people will get hurt and die” in combat, one general told the Wall Street Journal.
●The National Institutes of Health reports that since 2003 its budget has declined 22 percent in inflation-adjusted dollars. The cuts squeeze research for Alzheimer’s, AIDS, cancer and heart disease — among others — and makes it harder for younger scientists to get grants.
●Chief Justice John Roberts warns that cuts in the federal courts’ $7 billion budget threaten delays in trials and decisions. Since 1997, the system’s workforce has shrunk 14 percent, despite more civil filings (up 2 percent), criminal defendants charged (up 34 percent) and people on probation (up 45 percent).
These examples aren’t isolated. The Post reports that the number of immigration judges has fallen nearly 10 percent, making deportation hearings more perfunctory. Government’s most powerful agency isn’t even on the organizational chart. It’s AARP, the chief lobbying group for retirees, which triumphs over the Pentagon and other Cabinet departments. A better balance between retirees and everything else needs to be found.
But no one is looking. Budget debates and the media focus on deficits and debt ceilings. This makes people seem engaged when they are actually evading explicit choices of what programs to cut and taxes to raise. Both liberals and conservatives are complicit in this charade, but liberals are more so because their unwillingness to discuss Social Security and Medicare benefits candidly is the crux of the budget stalemate. This refusal is rich in irony: The pro-government party in rhetoric has become an anti-government party in practice.
Read more from Robert Samuelson’s archive. ||||| Attitudes about Aging: A Global Perspective
In a Rapidly Graying World, Japanese Are Worried, Americans Aren’t
Overview
At a time when the global population of people ages 65 and older is expected to triple to 1.5 billion by mid-century, public opinion on whether the growing number of older people is a problem varies dramatically around the world, according to a Pew Research Center survey.
Concern peaks in East Asia, where nearly nine-in-ten Japanese, eight-in-ten South Koreans and seven-in-ten Chinese describe aging as a major problem for their country. Europeans also display a relatively high level of concern with aging, with more than half of the public in Germany and Spain saying that it is a major problem. Americans are among the least concerned, with only one-in-four expressing this opinion.
These attitudes track the pattern of aging itself around the world. In Japan and South Korea, the majorities of the populations are projected to be older than 50 by 2050. China is one of most rapidly aging countries in the world. Germany and Spain, along with their European neighbors, are already among the countries with the oldest populations today, and their populations will only get older in the future. The U.S. population is also expected to get older, but at a slower rate than in most other countries.
Public concern with the growing number of older people is lower outside of East Asia and Europe. In most of these countries, such as Indonesia and Egypt, the proportion of older people in the population is relatively moderate and is expected to remain so in the future.
Pakistan, Nigeria and other countries potentially stand to benefit from future demographic trends. These are countries that currently have large shares of children in their populations, and these children will age into the prime of their work lives in the future.
The Pew Research survey also finds a wide divergence in people’s confidence that they will have an adequate standard of living in their old age. Confidence in one’s standard of living in old age appears to be related to the rate at which a country is aging and its economic vitality. Confidence is lowest in Japan, Italy and Russia, countries that are aging and where economic growth has been anemic in recent years. In these three countries, less than one-third of people are confident about their old-age standard of living. Meanwhile, there is considerable optimism about the old-age standard of living among the public in countries whose populations are projected to be relatively young in the future or that have done well economically in recent years, such as in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and China.
When asked who should bear the greatest responsibility for the economic well-being of the elderly—their families, the government or the elderly themselves—the government tops the list in 13 of the 21 countries that were surveyed. However, many who name the government are less confident in their own standard of living in old age compared with those who name themselves or their families.
Rarely do people see retirement expenses as mainly a personal obligation. In only four countries—South Korea, the U.S., Germany and Britain—do more than one-third of the public say that the primary responsibility for the economic well-being of people in their old age rests with the elderly themselves.
American public opinion on aging differs dramatically from the views of the nation’s major economic and political partners. Americans are less likely than most of the global public to view the growing number of older people as a major problem. They are more confident than Europeans that they will have an adequate standard of living in their old age. And the U.S. is one of very few countries where a large plurality of the public believes individuals are primarily responsible for their own well-being in old age.
This is not because the U.S. is perennially young. American baby boomers are aging, and one-in-five U.S. residents are expected to be 65 and older by mid-century, greater than the share of seniors in the population of Florida today. It is also projected that the share of people 65 and older in the U.S. will eclipse the share of children younger than 15 by 2050.
But the U.S. is aging less rapidly than most of the other countries. In 2010, the global median age (29) was eight years lower than the U.S. median age (37). By 2050, the difference in age is projected to narrow to only five years. Also, driven by immigration, the U.S. population is expected to increase by 89 million by mid-century even as the populations of Japan, China, South Korea, Germany, Russia, Italy and Spain are either at a standstill or decreasing. For these reasons, perhaps, the American public is more sanguine than most about aging.
The aging of populations does raise concerns at many levels for governments around the world. There is concern over the possibility that a shrinking proportion of working-age people (ages 15 to 64) in the population may lead to an economic slowdown. The smaller working-age populations must also support growing numbers of older dependents, possibly creating financial stress for social insurance systems and dimming the economic outlook for the elderly.
Graying populations will also fuel demands for changes in public investments, such as the reallocation of resources from the needs of children to the needs of seniors. At the more personal level, longer life spans may strain household finances, cause people to extend their working lives or rearrange family structures. Perhaps not surprisingly, an aging China announced a relaxation of its one-child policy in November 2013.
This study reports on the findings from a Pew Research Center survey of publics in 21 countries. The surveys, conducted from March 3 to April 21, 2013, and totaling 22,425 respondents, gauged public opinion on the challenges posed by aging for the country and for the respondents personally. The report also examines trends in the aging of the global population, the U.S. population, and the populations in 22 other selected countries. The focus is on changes from 2010 to 2050, as projected by the United Nations (UN) in its latest World Population Prospects, the 2012 revision, released in June 2013.
Global Trends in Aging
The global population is on the brink of a remarkable transformation. Thanks to the aging of today’s middle-aged demographic bulge and ongoing improvements in life expectancy, the population of seniors is projected to surge, increasing from 530.5 million in 2010 to 1.5 billion in 2050. The result will be a much older world, a future in which roughly one-in-six people is expected to be 65 and older by 2050, double the proportion today.
The population of children, meanwhile, will be at a virtual standstill due to long-term declines in birth rates around the world. The number of children younger than 15 is expected to increase by only 10%, from 1.8 billion in 2010 to 2 billion in 2050. Consequently, the global share of the population that is 65 and older will double, from 8% in 2010 to 16% in 2050. And, more countries will find that they have more adults ages 65 and older than they have children younger than 15.
The graying of the world’s population in the aggregate conceals some important variations. Japan, China, South Korea and many countries in Europe are expected to have greater numbers of people dependent on shrinking workforces, a potentially significant demographic challenge for economic growth. However, aging elsewhere, such as India and several African countries, mostly means the aging of children into the workforce. That is a potentially favorable demographic trend for economic growth. Thus, the coming changes in world demography conceivably could alter the distribution of global economic power over the coming decades.
For the United States, population trends may lead to greater opportunities in the global economy of the future. Although the U.S. population is anticipated to turn older and grow at a slower rate in the future, it is projected to increase at a faster pace and age less than the populations of most of the rest of the developed world. Thus, to the extent that demography is destiny, the U.S. may be in a position to experience a more robust economic future in comparison with other developed nations.
Aging in Major Regions of the World
In the future, aging and slower rates of growth are expected to characterize the populations of all major regions in the world. Ranked by median age, Europe is currently the oldest region in the world and should retain that distinction in 2050. However, Latin America and Asia are projected to age the most rapidly through 2050. It is expected that the median age in Latin America, currently 10 years lower than the median age in North America, will match North America’s age level by 2050. Africa will continue to have the youngest population in the world.
Africa is expected to be home to a greater share of the world’s population in the future, 25% in 2050, up from 15% in 2010. The UN estimates that Africa’s population should more than double from 2010 to 2050 with the addition of 1.4 billion people, greater than the increase of 1 billion expected in Asia & Oceania and the gain of just 0.3 billion expected for the Americas. In sharp contrast, Europe’s population is expected to shrink by more than 30 million by the middle of the century.
Aging in the U.S. and Other Countries
Across the countries examined in this report, projections show that the U.S. population will grow at a faster rate than the populations of European and several East Asian and Latin American countries. Countries whose populations should grow at rates slower than in the U.S. include Brazil, Argentina, Britain, France, Spain, China, South Korea and South Africa. Some countries—Russia, Germany, Italy and Japan—are projected to experience reductions in their populations.
Nations expected to experience relatively rapid population growth are located mostly in Africa. Most notably, Nigeria’s population is projected to nearly triple and to overtake the U.S. population by 2050. Kenya is expected to more than double its population from 2010 to 2050. Pakistan, Egypt and Israel are expected to grow at much faster rates than the U.S. The populations of Mexico, India, Indonesia and Iran should increase at rates that are slightly higher than in the U.S.
Regardless of their initial size or the rate of growth in their population, the countries covered by this study are all expected to turn grayer between now and 2050. The median age in the U.S. is projected to increase from 37 in 2010 to 41 in 2050. That will be less of an increase than in the rest of the world as the global median age is projected to increase from 29 in 2010 to 36 in 2050.
The median age and the share of the population ages 65 and older also is projected to increase in other countries, sharply in China, South Korea, Mexico and Brazil, among others. Also, the total dependency ratio—the size of the “dependent” population (those younger than 15 or older than 64) relative to the “working age” population (ages 15 to 64)—is projected to rise in most countries. This means that future demographic conditions may not support the same rates of economic growth experienced in those countries in the past.
A handful of countries, even as their populations age, are poised to experience a potential demographic boost to their economies. The total dependency ratios in Egypt, India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa should decrease in the future, a consequence of their currently large youth populations aging into the workforce. This demographic transition is potentially a boon for economic growth. But, because these countries will also experience rising proportions of seniors in their populations, they will not be entirely immune to the social and economic challenges posed by an aging citizenry.
Pension and Health Care Expenditures
With aging, it is not surprising that public expenditures on pensions and health care are generally projected to increase as a share of gross domestic product (GDP). Increases in pension expenditures are principally driven by aging. In response, many countries have implemented reforms, such as a rise in the retirement age, designed to decelerate the rate of increase. Nonetheless, public pension expenditures are expected to consume about 15% of GDP by 2050 in several European countries. Pension expenditures in the U.S. are projected to increase by less, from 6.8% of GDP in 2010 to 8.5% in 2050.
Larger concerns revolve around public health care expenditures, which are rising faster than pension expenditures in most countries. The reason is that health care expenditures are pushed up not just by aging but also by cost inflation. In the U.S., public health expenditures are projected to more than double, from 6.7% of GDP in 2010 to 14.9% in 2050. Similarly, large increases are expected in Japan and several countries in Europe, if current rates of cost inflation persist. |||||
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– As the American people age, a pernicious paradox has taken hold of the federal budget: "We are slowly dismantling the federal government, even as its spending is growing larger," observes Robert Samuelson at the Washington Post. With every budget, lawmakers are slashing into discretionary spending, but with Social Security and various health entitlement costs rising, government spending is growing anyway. The result: "Governmental competence is being systematically degraded. … We are spending more and getting less." By 2024, current projections show that all spending on non-entitlements will be just 7.4% of GDP—the lowest share since 1940. Cuts are hitting everything from the military (sort of) to medical research to the federal courts. Yet political debates never focus on this dynamic, in part because polls show the public isn't concerned. "Both liberals and conservatives are complicit in this charade," but ironically it's liberals who most refuse to discuss entitlements. Hence another paradox: "The pro-government party in rhetoric has become an anti-government party in practice." Click for Samuelson's full column.
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– In what Courthouse News calls "a high-stakes legal and political drama," some 150 asylum seekers rescued from the Mediterranean Sea are being held on a docked Italian coast guard ship for a fifth day on Friday. Interior Minister Matteo Salvini—an anti-immigrant politician who has refused to let the asylum seekers set foot on Italian soil—has threatened to send those aboard the vessel, which is named the Diciotti, back to Libya. Critics say Salvini is breaking both Italian and international law. And Italian media has reported that a public prosecutor was investigating an "unknown person" for illegal imprisonment, according to DW.com. In reply to potential legal jeopardy, though, Salvini said, "I'm not afraid of anything. I have a clean conscience," per Courthouse News. On Thursday, 27 children between 14 and 16 years of age were allowed to leave the boat, per DW.com. As for the rest of the migrants, Salvini, who has pledged to deport some 500,000 immigrants from Italy, is asking other European Union countries to accept them, even threatening to withhold payments to the EU. As of Friday, Belgian and Hungary had refused, according to reports, and Germany has not made a decision. While Salvini's hardline stance on immigration reportedly has popular support, not all Italians agree with him. Earlier this week, some 300 people brought arancini (fried rice balls) to the Sicilian port where the Diciotti is docked as, organizers said, "a symbol of welcome and assistance, The Local reports. Onboard the boat, the asylum seekers have begun a hunger strike to protest their detention, the Guardian reports.
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After spending almost a week on the Italian coast guard ship Diciotti, 27 migrant children were on Thursday allowed to disembark from the vessel at the Sicilian port of Catania, Italian news agencies reported.
Aid organization Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said it had finally met the children; the Italian Interior Ministry said they were all between 14 and 16 years old. A delegation from Italy's guarantor of personal rights office also boarded the ship.
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Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Salvini had said on Wednesday that he would allow children to leave the rescue ship, but refused to let the remaining 150 migrants on board off the vessel.
"If there are children on board, they can get off now," Salvini said in a Facebook video. "For the others ... nobody gets off," he added, while challenging Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte or President Sergio Mattarella to overrule his decision.
The Diciotti was given permission to dock at Catania after a standoff with Malta, which refused to let the vessel dock at its port.
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Investigation reportedly underway
Italy's commissioner for the rights of detainees, Mauro Palma, said that the migrants are "de facto deprived of freedom without any legal basis or judicial oversight," and announced an inspection on the Ubaldo Diciotti would take place on Thursday.
Italian media reports also said the Sicilian public prosecutor was investigating an unknown person for illegal imprisonment.
Salvini, who heads Italy's right-wing Lega party, responded to the reports on Twitter, saying the unknown person was no stranger and it was in fact him.
"No one unknown, investigate me!" Salvini tweeted. "I am the one who does not want more illegal immigrants to land in Italy."
Salvini demands EU help
Salvini has requested that other European Union countries step up and take in the remaining migrants. Germany is among those who received a request, but the German government has yet to make a decision.
The Interior Ministry in Rome said that the European Commission has called a meeting to discuss the issue on Friday.
The new populist coalition government in Rome has refused to let a number of migrant ships dock in Italy since it took office in June.
Salvini has said he wants to send the migrants back to Libya, the main departure point for boats often filled beyond capacity with asylum-seekers headed for Europe.
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law/msh (AFP, dpa, Reuters) ||||| An estimated 300 people gathered at Catania port on Wednesday evening bearing arancini, Sicily's famous fried rice balls, as "a symbol of welcome and assistance", organizers said.
'Catania welcomes.' Photo: Silvio Laviano/Facebook
No arancini were allowed onto the Diciotti, the Italian coastguard ship that has been docked in Catania since Monday night with around 150 people on board, whom the Italian government has refused permission to disembark.
Interior Minister Matteo Salvini argues that those rescued at sea are illegal immigrants, not refugees, and has threatened to have them taken to Libya unless other EU countries offer to take them in.
READ MORE: 'No one lands in Italy without my permission': Salvini resists calls to let rescued migrants disembark
The arancini demonstration was called to show that some in the local community would like Catania to be an "open port" for these and other migrants, according to organizer Silvio Laviano. He described his message as: "Welcome to Catania! Here, have an arancino."
Why arancini? The Sicilian speciality represents not only a snack to be eaten while travelling but something to offer hungry visitors, participants said.
"For us in Sicily, food has always been the way you welcome guests," one woman explained.
While some 30 minors on board the Diciotti were allowed to disembark on Wednesday night, Salvini has so far resisted calls to allow the rest of the group to land.
"I'm not backing down," he insisted on Thursday, calling on the EU to intervene.
The United Nations refugee agency, as well as aid organizations, have expressed concerns over the migrants' continued detention on the ship, a week since they were rescued at sea near the Italian island of Lampedusa.
Pro-migrant protesters have been arriving at Catania port since the Diciotti docked there late on Monday. On Thursday, one group attempted to reach the coastguard ship in a dinghy, but was intercepted by police.
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||||| The EU has hit back at a threat by Italy’s populist government to halt its budget payments to Brussels amid a row over a rescue ship carrying refugees and migrants, as prosecutors from Sicily travel to Rome to question officials, including the far-right interior minister, Matteo Salvini, about the illegal detention of those onboard.
The investigation, conducted by the prosecutor of Agrigento, was launched against “unknowns”. Sources said Salvini risked coming under investigation because he was responsible for the disembarkation ban. Although prosecutors refused to confirm it officially, sources told the Guardian Salvini would be questioned at some point in the next few days.
Italy is facing a violation of the article 5 of the European convention on human rights. Under its terms, asylum seekers detained for more than 48 hours should be immediately released and should be given the opportunity to apply for a refugee status.
On Friday, the 150 migrants onboard the Diciotti started a hunger strike to protest against Salvini’s decision not to disembark them.
On Thursday, the Italian deputy prime minister threatened to suspend his country’s financial contribution to the EU if Brussels did not intervene and redistribute the 150 people onboard the coastguard ship Ubaldo Diciotti.
Luigi Di Maio, the leader of the Five Star Movement (M5S), which governs in coalition with the far-right League, said if the EU did not act immediately his party would not be willing to give €20bn each year to the bloc.
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The European commission said threats were unhelpful and called on all countries to find a solution to help the people onboard.
“Let’s not engage in finger-pointing,” said a commission spokesman, Alexander Winterstein, when asked about the comments. “Unconstructive comments, let alone threats, are not helpful, and they will not get us any closer to a solution. The European Union is a community of rules and it operates on the basis of rules, not threats. So we would call on all parties involved to find a swift solution for the persons onboard in the spirit of good cooperation.”
The 150 people onboard the vessel have gone on hunger strike, having been prevented from disembarking since Monday.
On Thursday, Di Mario said: “We have had enough, Europe must strike a blow. If tomorrow they do not make a decision about the Diciotti and the redistribution of migrants, M5S and I will suspend the funding.”
Along with Germany, France and the UK, Italy is one of the net payers to the EU budget, which pays for common policies, such as farm payments, infrastructure projects and running the bloc. Italy’s net contribution was €2.3bn in 2017.
The EU budget pays for common policies, such as farm payments, infrastructure projects and running the EU. Member states pay their membership dues monthly, giving Di Maio an imminent opportunity to flex his political muscles. But Italy would jeopardise the payments it receives, which totalled €10bn in 2017 and almost €12bn in 2016, if it makes good on its threat. The country was granted a further €9m in recent days to help it cope with the numbers of refugees and migrants crossing the Mediterranean.
The commission, which is the guardian of EU law and can take recalcitrant governments to the European court of justice, declined to comment on the consequences if the Italian government refused to pay its dues.
The sharp exchange highlighted the stalemate over which country will help the people onboard the Diciotti. Senior officials from 12 member states were holding emergency talks in Brussels on Friday. The commission said the meeting was not organised to find an immediate solution, but to find a long-term answer to the migration crisis.
“What we are looking for is a structural, sustainable solution, moving away from this ship-by ship troubleshooting,” said Winterstein.
EU leaders agreed in testy, all-night talks in June to create special “controlled centres” to process the asylum claims of people rescued from the Mediterranean. But the agreement appears merely to have papered over divisions and no country has agreed to set up a centre on its soil.
The Diciotti rescued 190 people from an overcrowded boat about 19.5 miles from the Italian island of Lampedusa on 15 August. Thirteen of them were evacuated for emergency medical treatment.
Rome insisted Malta should take in the group because the boat first passed through the country’s search-and-rescue area, but Valletta refused, claiming the people wanted to reach Italy.
On Monday afternoon, Italy’s transport minister, Danilo Toninelli, tweeted: “The Diciotti ship will dock in Catania.”
But shortly afterwards Salvini’s press officer said the interior minister had not given, and would not give authorisation for the 177 refugees and migrants to disembark until he was assured that all would “go elsewhere”.
On Wednesday afternoon, prosecutors in Agrigento visited the ship and questioned the captain and several of its passengers.
“I heard that the prosecutor’s office in Agrigento has opened an investigation,” Salvini said in a video on Facebook Live. “I also heard that the suspects are ‘unknown’ at the moment. But I’m not unknown. My name is Matteo Salvini, I’m the minister of the interior. Come on, try me too, I’m here.”
Salvini authorised on Wednesday night for the 27 unaccompanied minors to disembark after he was visited by magistrates, but madeclear he would not allow the remaining 150 onboard to also do so unless “Europe stepped in”.
“They need assistance as soon a possible,” Giovanna Di Benedetto, a spokeswoman for Save the Children, told the Guardian. “Some of them have suffered several months, if not over a year, of imprisonment in Libya’s detention camps.
“One of them had vision problems and his pupils were dilated, said Nathalie Leiba, a psychologist for Médecins Sans Frontières. “He told me that he was harassed by the Libyans who forced him to call his family to send them money.” ||||| CASTELBUONO, Sicily (CN) — A high-stakes legal and political drama is unfolding at the Sicilian port of Catania, where about 150 asylum-seekers rescued from the Mediterranean Sea were being kept aboard an Italian coast guard vessel on Friday — the fifth day they were blocked from setting foot in Italy.
Human rights lawyers charged that Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, a popular but divisive hardline anti-immigrant politician, was breaking Italian and international laws by ordering the asylum-seekers kept aboard the vessel, the Diciotti.
Salvini has vowed to stop people fleeing poverty and war in Africa and Asia from entering Italy. He’s also promised to deport a half million migrants from Italy. Since taking office in June, he has blocked humanitarian ships from bringing people rescued from the sea to Italy.
The Diciotti case, though, is forcing Europe into uncharted legal waters, and many legal experts say the Italian government is on the wrong side of the law.
“This is new,�? said Gianluca Vitale, an attorney who handles immigration cases, in a telephone interview. “The democratic system is in play.�?
He called the case a critical legal test.
“There are no uncertainties as far as the law is concerned,�? Vitale said. “As far as I am concerned, inhumane treatment is happening right now.�?
Salvini is not backing down. He even threatened to send the immigrants aboard the Diciotti back to Libya, a country where immigrants are known to be tortured and badly mistreated.
Humanitarian organizations warned that Salvini’s hardline policy against immigrants could lead to more deaths at sea by slowing rescue operations. More than 1,500 people have died this year trying to cross the Mediterranean.
Salvini’s stances, though, are popular with many Italians.
Human rights attorneys say the detention aboard the vessel is a violation of the immigrants’ rights to freedom and even constitutes a form of torture. They say the detention also violates international laws protecting refugees.
Many of the immigrants aboard the Diciotti are Eritrean. Twenty-seven children were allowed off the vessel Thursday. Some of those still aboard suffer from scabies, an Italian prosecutor said.
Sicilian prosecutors said they were looking into whether any laws had been violated.
Defiantly, Salvini blasted his critics, including Italian President Sergio Mattarella. The president wants the asylum-seekers to be allowed to disembark.
“If someone wants to investigate me, go ahead and investigate me,�? Mattarella said on Twitter, a medium he relies on to get his political messages out. “I’m ready to explain my reasons.�?
In response to this new flashpoint on immigration, European envoys huddled Friday in Brussels to discuss what to do. Italian media reported no breakthroughs were reached.
Italy’s new government is demanding that other European nations take in immigrants aboard the vessel. Italy complains it’s been abandoned by Europe in dealing with tens of thousands of immigrants and refugees crossing the Mediterranean.
On Friday, Belgian and Hungarian officials said they were unwilling to take in immigrants from the Diciotti, La Repubblica newspaper reported.
The Italian government has even threatened to stop payments it makes to the EU unless it gets its way with the immigrants aboard the Diciotti .
That threat was made by Luigi Di Maio, the leader of the 5-Star Movement, an anti-establishment party that formed a coalition government with Salvini’s right-wing nationalist League party.
In an interview on an Italian radio show, Salvini said that the people picked up by the Diciotti were illegal immigrants with no right to be in Italy. He doubted they were fleeing war.
“This morning 160,000 people are waking up in Italian hotels and getting breakfast paid for by Italians,�? he said, referring to thousands of asylum-seekers in Italy whose pleas for asylum are being handled by Italian authorities.
Salvini also claims that immigrants and refugees are fueling a system of human trafficking that allows smugglers to purchase weapons and drugs. He said he wants to follow the example of Australia, which has a policy of stopping immigrants from reaching Australia. Australia sends people back to where they left from or to centers outside of Australia.
“No one who is rescued in the middle of the sea is allowed to put foot on Australian soil,�? Salvini said in the interview. “This is what I want to get to.�?
“I’m not afraid of anything. I have a clean conscience,�? he said of the potential of being charged.
Vitale, the immigration lawyer, said that Salvini may have committed an abuse of power by closing the port to the ship. He said such an authority rests with the minister of infrastructure. He also said the coast guard captain of the Diciotti may face charges for carrying out an illegal order.
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