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Translate the following sentence to Czech:
There's something about her.
Czech: | Proč? Na ní něco je. | 5 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/cs-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
What sentence would provide a factual answer to this question: "An example of a chemical reaction might be" | combining two substances chemically causes chemical reactions | 7 | Flan2021 | openbookqa:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
Write an article based on this "The eurozone gives Greece until Thursday to present new proposals to secure a deal with creditors, and has called a full EU summit for Sunday."
Article: | The moves came after an emergency eurozone leaders' summit in Brussels.
The eurozone had asked Greece to submit fresh plans after its voters rejected a draft bailout in a referendum.
But Greece brought no written plans, suggesting instead a few changes to an earlier draft, which would respect "the mandate of the referendum".
On Sunday a meeting of all 28 members of the European Union will be held.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the eurozone leaders had a "serious, candid discussion" in Brussels that "reflected the seriousness of the situation at hand".
She said the leaders "obviously respect the results of the referendum" but also had a "shared responsibility" for the European Union.
Italian PM Matteo Renzi said Greek PM Alexis Tsipras was acting in good faith to provide sensible proposals to stave off the debt crisis. | 9 | Flan2021 | huggingface:xsum | zs_opt |
An international warrant for his arrest was issued both to the Ghanaian authorities and to Interpol .
A warrant for Taylor 's arrest has been served on the Ghanaian authorities and sent to Interpol .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
Available choices:
(a). no.
(b). yes. | (b). | 5 | Flan2021 | glue/mrpc:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
"can impart an almost visceral sense of dislocation and change "
How would the sentiment of this sentence be perceived --
Select from the following. + negative; + positive;
Answer: | positive | 3 | Flan2021 | glue/sst2:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Review: Some things need to be clarified. The picture of Mark Ferris is not the Mark Ferris who starred in this movie. I know that because he was my dad. Please remove that picture. Also, Mark Ferris was the writer, at least one of them. I have been trying to find a copy or a way to see this movie again. It has been years and if someone can point me in the direction of obtaining a copy, that would be great. The movie wasn't all that bad, and trying to compare it to todays world of Star Wars and other high tech sci fi's it futile. If you watch it, just enjoy it for the rediculousness and humor it possesses. Lighten up on being movie snobs and enjoy some less creative and innovated films.
What is the sentiment of this review?
Choices: 1. negative; 2. positive; | 1. | 7 | Flan2021 | imdb_reviews/plain_text:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Produce a detailed sentence about a restaurant using the following words: name = Green Man, priceRange = moderate, area = riverside, familyFriendly = yes
Sentence: | Green Man has a moderate price range and is kids-friendly. It is located in the riverside area. | 8 | Flan2021 | gem/e2e_nlg:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Choose the next sentence.WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Congressional Republicans offered what they call a "centrist, practical" plan to overhaul the U.S. health care system Tuesday, one they say would be the cheapest of any option proposed so far. House Republicans say their health care plan is a better package than the Senate version. Illinois Rep. Mark Kirk said the package put together by moderate Republicans in the House of Representatives would be far cheaper than a plan being drawn up in the Senate. A preliminary review of that plan by the Congressional Budget Office found it would cost about $1 trillion over 10 years to extend health insurance to 16 million people who otherwise would not be covered -- about a third of the roughly 45 million now uninsured.
The package announced by the
OPTIONS:
- CNN" includes some perennial Republican favorites such as regulatory relief, an individual tax break for purchasing health insurance and limits on malpractice lawsuits.
- Congressional Budget Office" includes some perennial Republican favorites such as regulatory relief, an individual tax break for purchasing health insurance and limits on malpractice lawsuits.
- GOP" includes some perennial Republican favorites such as regulatory relief, an individual tax break for purchasing health insurance and limits on malpractice lawsuits.
- House" includes some perennial Republican favorites such as regulatory relief, an individual tax break for purchasing health insurance and limits on malpractice lawsuits.
- House of Representatives" includes some perennial Republican favorites such as regulatory relief, an individual tax break for purchasing health insurance and limits on malpractice lawsuits.
- Illinois" includes some perennial Republican favorites such as regulatory relief, an individual tax break for purchasing health insurance and limits on malpractice lawsuits.
- Kirk" includes some perennial Republican favorites such as regulatory relief, an individual tax break for purchasing health insurance and limits on malpractice lawsuits.
- Mark Kirk" includes some perennial Republican favorites such as regulatory relief, an individual tax break for purchasing health insurance and limits on malpractice lawsuits.
- Republicans" includes some perennial Republican favorites such as regulatory relief, an individual tax break for purchasing health insurance and limits on malpractice lawsuits.
- Robert Gibbs" includes some perennial Republican favorites such as regulatory relief, an individual tax break for purchasing health insurance and limits on malpractice lawsuits.
- Senate" includes some perennial Republican favorites such as regulatory relief, an individual tax break for purchasing health insurance and limits on malpractice lawsuits.
- U.S." includes some perennial Republican favorites such as regulatory relief, an individual tax break for purchasing health insurance and limits on malpractice lawsuits.
- WASHINGTON" includes some perennial Republican favorites such as regulatory relief, an individual tax break for purchasing health insurance and limits on malpractice lawsuits.
| GOP" includes some perennial Republican favorites such as regulatory relief, an individual tax break for purchasing health insurance and limits on malpractice lawsuits. | 4 | Flan2021 | super_glue/record:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
Write a short summary for this text: peter jacobsen made back-to-back birdies late in the third round saturday to maintain a one-stroke lead in the greater hartford open .
Summary: | jacobsen maintains one-shot lead at greater hartford open | 0 | Flan2021 | gigaword:1.2.0 | zs_opt |
The agent , Bassem Youssef , filed the lawsuit on Friday in Federal District Court for the District of Columbia .
The lawsuit was filed on Friday at the US District Court for the District of Columbia .
Select from the options at the end. Do the above sentences mean the same thing?
Available options: [i] no. [ii] yes. | [ii] | 2 | Flan2021 | glue/mrpc:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
A boy waves around a sparkler.
A young boy is twisting a sparkler around in the air.
On a scale from 0 to 5, where 0 is "no meaning overlap" and 5 is "means the same thing", how closely does the first sentence resemble the second one?
Choose from:
- 0;
- 1;
- 2;
- 3;
- 4;
- 5; | 4 | 1 | Flan2021 | glue/stsb:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Premise: I drank from the water fountain.
What is the cause?
Choose your answer from: (1). I was thirsty. (2). I felt nauseous. | (1). | 9 | Flan2021 | super_glue/copa:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
Add punctuation to the following sentence: The featured China GuangDong dmx512 highpower led wall washer lww1 manufacturers and listed here are sourced by the karnar lighting
| The featured China GuangDong dmx512 high-power led wall washer lww-1 manufacturers and listed here are sourced by the karnar lighting. | 7 | Flan2021 | fix_punct | zs_opt |
Produce a long descriptive sentence that uses all these words: Blue Spice eatType restaurant; Blue Spice priceRange cheap; Blue Spice customer rating 5 out of 5; Blue Spice area city centre; Blue Spice familyFriendly no | Blue Spice is a cheap restaurant in the city centre. It's been rated 5 out of 5 but is not family-friendly. | 7 | Flan2021 | gem/dart:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
A rook piercing is a perforation of the antihelix of the ear for the purpose of wearing jewelry. It is located just above the tragus on the ridge between the inner and outer conch with the piercing passing from the underside to the top of this ridge, differing from many ear piercings that essentially span between a ``front'' and ``back'' surface. Erik Dakota, a well known professional piercer and the individual responsible for originating and popularizing the rook piercing, is said to have named this modification after a shortened version of his first name. The piercing was first named in issue #4 of the magazine Body Play and Modern Primitives Quarterly (published by Fakir Musafar) around 1992 alongside the first printed reference to the industrial piercing, then termed ``industrial ear project''.
does a rook piercing go through the back of your ear?
(A). no; (B). yes; | (A). | 2 | Flan2021 | bool_q:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
And we have got to again lead by example and help these other countries that are trying to straighten out their situations find the tools in order to do it. I just think, Jim, that this is an absolutely unique period in world history. The world has come together, as I said, they're looking to us.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
The speaker is speaking metaphorically about international politics and policy, he doesn't actually mean that the entire world is looking and Jim and him, or that they need to find some physical tools to use for straightening things.
Options are: (I) Yes. (II) It's impossible to say. (III) No. | (I) | 2 | Flan2021 | anli/r3:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
What debate topic are the following sentences about?
1. Oil will need to be phased out slowly , but until then , the US will continue to consume and demand oil .
2. The cost of oil is placing a serious strain on the US economy and on individual household budgets , and every available strategy should be used to combat the problem
3. Obviously , renewable energy sources must be developed and the way Americans consume energy must be addressed , but that is no reason to ignore an effective part of the solution .
4. Considering the amount of oil that the US currently consumes , 19 million barrels a day , it is both unreasonable and nave to believe that the US will quit using oil overnight . | This house would encourage offshore drilling | 6 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_idebate | zs_opt |
Generate a context and a hypothesis. | Context: USS "Christopher" (DE-100) was a Cannon class destroyer escort built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. She was named for a Navy Cross recipient, Harold Jensen Christopher, who was killed at Pearl Harbor aboard on 7 December 1941.
Hypothesis: USS Christopher was named after a navy cross recipient | 9 | Flan2021 | anli/r2:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
David Scott "Dave" Foley (born January 4, 1963) is a Canadian actor, stand-up comedian, director, producer and writer. He is known as a co-founder of the comedy group "The Kids in the Hall", responsible for their eponymous sketch show and the feature-length film "". He played Dave Nelson in the sitcom "NewsRadio", voiced Flik in "A Bug's Life" and hosted the game show "Celebrity Poker Showdown".
Does this next sentence follow, given the preceding text?
David Scott "Dave" Foley died on January 4, 1963
Options: a). Yes b). It's impossible to say c). No | c). | 3 | Flan2021 | anli/r2:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London, England in 1962. The first stable line-up consisted of Brian Jones (guitar, harmonica), Mick Jagger (lead vocals), Keith Richards (guitar, backing vocals), Bill Wyman (bass), Charlie Watts (drums), and Ian Stewart (piano). Stewart was removed from the official line-up in 1963 but continued as a touring member until his death in 1985. Jones left the band less than a month before his death in 1969, having already been replaced by Mick Taylor, who remained until 1974.
Before leaving Atlantic, the Rolling Stones released Undercover (UK 3; US 4) in late 1983. Despite good reviews and the Top Ten peak position of the title track, the record sold below expectations and there was no tour to support it. Subsequently, the Stones' new marketer/distributor CBS Records took over distributing the Stones' Atlantic catalogue. By this time, the Jagger/Richards rift had grown significantly. To Richards' annoyance, Jagger had signed a solo deal with CBS Records, and he spent much of 1984 writing songs for his first album. He also declared his growing lack of interest in the Rolling Stones. By 1985, Jagger was spending more time on solo recordings, and much of the material on 1986's Dirty Work was generated by Richards, with more contributions by Wood than on previous Rolling Stones albums. The album was recorded in Paris, and Jagger was often absent from the studio, leaving Richards to keep the recording sessions moving forward. In June 1985, Jagger teamed up with David Bowie for "Dancing in the Street", which was recorded as part of the Live Aid charity movement. This was one of Jagger's first solo performances, and the song reached No. 1 in the UK, and No. 7 in the US. In December 1985, Stewart died of a heart attack. The Rolling Stones played a private tribute concert for him at London's 100 Club in February 1986, two days before they were presented with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Dirty Work (UK No. 4; US No. 4) was released in March 1986 to mixed reviews despite the presence of the US Top Five hit "Harlem Shuffle". With relations between Richards and Jagger at a low, Jagger refused to tour to promote the album, and instead undertook his own solo tour, which included Rolling Stones songs. As a result of the animosity within the band during this period, they almost broke up. Jagger's solo records, She's the Boss (UK 6; US 13) (1985) and Primitive Cool (UK 26; US 41) (1987), met with moderate success, and in 1988, with the Rolling Stones mostly inactive, Richards released his first solo album, Talk Is Cheap (UK 37; US 24). It was well received by fans and critics, going gold in the US. Richards has subsequently referred to this late-80s period, where the two were recording solo albums with no obvious reunion of the Stones in sight, as "World War III". The following year 25x5: The Continuing Adventures of the Rolling Stones, a documentary spanning the career of the band was released for their 25th anniversary. Answer this question using a quote from the following article:
what were some of his solo recordings? | Jagger's solo records, She's the Boss (UK 6; US 13) (1985) and Primitive Cool (UK 26; US 41) (1987), met with moderate success, | 7 | Flan2021 | quac:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Scribner 's body was found floating in the city 's Portage Bay , where he lived with his wife in a houseboat .
A kayaker found Dr. Scribner 's body floating near the doctor 's houseboat in Portage Bay , where he was eating lunch when his wife , Ethel , left for an appointment .
Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
OPTIONS:
-- no
-- yes | no | 3 | Flan2021 | glue/mrpc:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Sentence: "Martina is deathly afraid of spiders."
Pick from options: would a linguist rate this sentence to be acceptable linguistically?
Options are:
(A). unacceptable.
(B). acceptable....I think the answer is | (B). | 0 | Flan2021 | glue/cola:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Translate "It ends in a fourth part against beleiving in fates and fortunes, with an allegory taken from Boccaccio. Many printed editions added a probably apocryphal Demanda in which the author begs the women's pardon." to Spanish. | Concluye una cuarta parte, contra las creencias en hados y fortunas, en una alegoría, deudora de Boccaccio. Algunas ediciones impresas añadieron una Demanda, probablemente apócrifa, en que se pide perdón a las mujeres. | 6 | Flan2021 | para_crawl_enes | zs_opt |
Write a question about the following article.
I have a neibor who has a wireless router I was connecting to but I had a problem with the signal . I got a lynksys router and upgraded to DD - WRT and put it in bridge mode . it connects to there router and I connect to mine . all works fine untill this weekend .
Question: | What subject is the narrator discussing ?
Options:
a). None of the above choices .
b). They are talking IT .
c). They are talking bridges .
d). They are talking telephone signals . | 8 | Flan2021 | cosmos_qa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Identify the most salient words in this sentence:
shot from the sky of solar panels on the roof | panel
roof
sky | 8 | Flan2021 | gem/common_gen:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
Two men talk to the camera, interspersed with action footage of them playing lacrosse. The man dressed in orange talks to the camera. the man in orange
Options are:
[I] returns the ball to the man dressed wearing orange and tells him to hit the ball..
[II] demonstrates passing the lacrosse ball against the wall..
[III] continue talking to the camera..
[IV] kicks some balls around the court.. | [II] | 4 | Flan2021 | hellaswag:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Is the premise "A girl playing in the water, wearing diving goggles." true if "The girl is in the water."?
Possible answers:
[1]. yes;
[2]. it is not possible to tell;
[3]. no; | [1]. | 8 | Flan2021 | snli:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Poliţia l-a arestat pe făptaş, identificat de presă ca fiind Anders Behring Breivik, un norvegian de 32 de ani.
Which language is this? | Romanian | 9 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/ro-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Here is a goal: To help calm down a panicking dog,
Which way makes more sense to accomplish this goal?
Choose your answer from:
-take the dog outside and spray them with a gentle temperature water stream..
-do not make tense eye contact, speak in a soft voice and gently pet them.. | do not make tense eye contact, speak in a soft voice and gently pet them. | 1 | Flan2021 | piqa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
A toy car rolls at a constant speed down a straight inclined track. When the car reaches the flat surface at the base of the inclined track, the speed of the car decreases. Which statement best explains why the speed of the car decreases when it reaches the flat surface?
OPTIONS:
(I) The force of gravity acting on the car increases..
(II) The force of gravity acting on the car decreases..
(III) The forces influencing the car are not balanced..
(IV) The forces influencing the car are balanced..The answer is: | (III) | 1 | Flan2021 | unified_qa_science_inst | zs_opt |
Read this: Even though proportionality is confined to the proportional seats to prevent a part from being overrepresented, several restrictions apply in the assignation of the seats; namely, that no party can have more than 63% of all seats, both uninominal and plurinominal. In the 2006 elections leftist PRD got the absolute majority in the direct uninominal elections, securing 34 of the 40 FPP seats. As such, the PRD was not assigned any plurinominal seat to comply with the law that prevents over-representation. The overall composition of the Legislative Assembly is:
Now answer this question, if there is an answer (If it cannot be answered, return "unanswerable"): How many seats of the uninominal elections did the PRD get in the 2006 elections? | 34 | 8 | Flan2021 | squad/v2.0:3.0.0 | zs_opt |
Sanctions have been an effective long term policy tool in the past.
Come up with some evidence to support this claim. | 1. Nelson Mandela himself has stated that sanctions played a role in forcing the South African government to end apartheid .
2. Economic restrictions were first placed on South Africa in 1963 and were ultimately lifted after the end of apartheid almost 30 years later .
3. Due to prior success in South Africa , sanctions are an appropriate tool to push countries towards reform while preventing military escalation .
4. The success of sanctions in the past has prevented the international community from taking military action against certain states .
5. They cause financial pain to leaders pressuring them to reform .
6. If sanctions are effective , their use is justified because they ultimately achieve a desired outcome .
7. They caused the living standards in the country to deteriorate , however this ultimately led to the right amount of pressure on the government for apartheid to be ended .
8. Long term sanctions on South Africa were an effective policy . | 8 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_idebate | zs_opt |
Write a title:
German bank WestLB sells its 43.4 percent stake in the UK's Odeon cinema chain to a private equity firm.
Title: | German bank sells Odeon holding | 8 | Flan2021 | ag_news_subset:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Ted Stevens Topics Page
14d ago By Alexander Heffner, Special for USA TODAY
Book reveals how a lack of regulations prompted a generation of profiteering and profiles Bill Allen, Ted Stevens and Sarah Palin.
under seal. The judge said Schuelke found prosecutors concealed significant helpful evidence that would have corroborated Stevens' defense and testimony. The evidence would have seriously damaged the credibility of the government's key witness. Schuelke recommended
more people than usual but nothing out of the ordinary for the Thanksgiving travel period. John Parrot, the manager of Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, says that if people show up two hours before their flight, they should be in good shape. He
deputized to find a last-ditch deal and avert yet another failure of Congress’s own making. … But moments after Krone rejected one of Jackson’s proposals over the issue of taxes, details of the negotiations leaked to the press. Krone and the Senate Democrats
goes here A 2 1/2 year investigation into the bungled prosecution of then-U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens found widespread and sometimes intentional misconduct by Justice Department attorneys in that and other Alaska corruption cases. But the special prosecutor
What was this article about? | Collection of all USATODAY.com coverage of Ted Stevens, including articles, videos, photos, and quotes. | 3 | Flan2021 | newsroom:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Summarize this article:
Richard Dabate, 40, claimed to have seen Connie Dabate shot to death more than an hour before her Fitbit device recorded her last movements.
He told detectives that she was killed by a home intruder in the US state of Connecticut on 23 December 2015.
But police say her electronic device tells a different story.
Mr Dabate was charged this month with murder, tampering with physical evidence and making false statements about his 39-year-old wife's death.
Police say he initially told them he had just returned home at around 09:00 after dropping off his two sons when he was attacked by a home intruder.
He claimed the perpetrator was a "tall, obese man" with a deep voice like actor Vin Diesel's and wearing "camouflage and a mask", according to an arrest warrant.
The accused said a .357 revolver registered in his name was used by the purported attacker to shoot Mrs Dabate.
The victim, a pharmaceutical representative, was shot twice, once in the back of her head, with the pistol that her husband had purchased two months earlier, say prosecutors.
Mr Dabate, a computer technician, claimed the home intruder then tied him up after a struggle.
Police found Mr Dabate with an arm and leg bound by zip ties to a chair in the kitchen at the crime scene.
He had what police described as superficial knife wounds.
Investigators say physical evidence showed no sign of the struggle described by Mr Dabate.
Data found on a Fitbit that Mrs Dabate had worn for an exercise class that morning shows she did not take her last movements until 10:05, more than an hour after her husband claimed to watch her die.
Also, police sniffer dogs picked up no scent of other people in the house in the hours before Mrs Dabate's death.
Her husband was in a relationship with another woman, who was expecting his baby - which detectives suspect as a motive for the attack.
According to investigators, Mr Dabate had texted his wife a year before her death saying: "I want a divorce."
Bank statements obtained by the Hartford Courant newspaper showed credit card charges from hotels and bouquets of flowers for his girlfriend, as well as strip clubs.
The accused is currently not in custody after posting bail of $1m.
His next trial date is scheduled for 28 April.
Mr Dabate's lawyer says his client is innocent.
Summary: | A cheating US husband has been charged with killing his wife after police said data from her wearable fitness tracker contradicted his version of events. | 1 | Flan2021 | huggingface:xsum | zs_opt |
Choose from the options at the end. Are the following two questions the same?
How do I get over old regrets?
How do I get over regrets?
Choose from:
+ no
+ yes
The answer is: | yes | 8 | Flan2021 | glue/qqp:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Multi-select: Knowing that "wind is an inexhaustible resource", how would one answer "Wind can be used to"
Select from:
*make pasta
*turn back time
*make magic
*time travel...A: | make pasta | 3 | Flan2021 | openbookqa:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
I just took a test in school today. What question was I asked? | How does too much fishing in an area affect its ecosystem? | 9 | Flan2021 | ai2_arc/ARC-Challenge:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Review: I've watched this movie twice now on DVD, and both times it didn't fail to impress me with its unique impartial attitude. It seems more like a depiction of reality than most other Hollywood fare, especially on a topic that is still hotly discussed. Even though it sticks closely with the southern viewpoint, it doesn't fail to question it, and in the end the only sentence passed is that the war is lost, not matter what, and cruelty is a common denominator.
What really makes this movie outstanding is the refusal to over-dramatize. Nowadays truly good movies (in a nutshell) are few and far apart, with mainstream fare being enjoyable (if you don't have high expectations), but terribly commercially spirited. I think this movie comes off as a truly good movie (without being a masterpiece), because it sticks to itself, and gives the viewer a chance to watch and analyze it, instead of wanting to bombard him with effect and emotion to blot out his intelligence. This movie is cool, observant, and generally light-handed in its judgement, which is GOOD.
The story has its flaws, especially Jewel's Character comes off doubtfully, but then again the situation at the time was so chaotic, that for a young widow it might have been only logical to somehow get back into a normal life, even by liberally taking each next guy. Still she doesn't come off as weak, in fact I think she's one of the stronger characters, she's always in control of the relationships, with the men just tagging. And I take it very gratefully that she's not a weeping widow. I believe in the 19th century death of a loved one was something a lot more normal than now. You could die so easily of even minor illnesses and injuries, so the prospect of of someone dying, while surely causing grief, didn't traumatise people like it does now. People didn't seem to build shrines about their lost ones like they do now, and I like that attitude.
My recommendation is for intelligent people to watch this movie, if they are in the mood for something different than the usual hollywood fare. Don't watch if if you want non-stop action or heart-renting emotion.
What is the sentiment of this review?
Available options: a. negative. b. positive. | b. | 7 | Flan2021 | imdb_reviews/plain_text:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Summarize this article:
Jazz composer and pianist Dave Brubeck, whose pioneering style in pieces such as "Take Five" caught listeners' ears with exotic, challenging rhythms, has died. He was 91.
FILE - This July 4, 2009 file photo shows Jazz legend Dave Brubeck performing at the 30th edition of the Montreal International Jazz Festival in Montreal. Brubeck, a pioneering jazz composer and pianist... (Associated Press)
FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2009 file photo, Kennedy Center honoree Dave Brubeck stands for the National Anthem at the Kennedy Center Honors gala in Washington. Brubeck, a pioneering jazz composer and pianist... (Associated Press)
Brubeck died Wednesday morning of heart failure after being stricken while on his way to a cardiology appointment with his son Darius, said his manager Russell Gloyd. Brubeck would have turned 92 on Thursday.
Brubeck had a career that spanned almost all American jazz since World War II. He formed The Dave Brubeck Quartet in 1951 and was the first modern jazz musician to be pictured on the cover of Time magazine _ on Nov. 8, 1954 _ and he helped define the swinging, smoky rhythms of 1950s and `60s club jazz.
The seminal album "Time Out," released by the quartet in 1959, was the first ever million-selling jazz LP, and is still among the best-selling jazz albums of all time. It opens with "Blue Rondo a la Turk" in 9/8 time _ nine beats to the measure instead of the customary two, three or four beats.
A piano-and-saxophone whirlwind based loosely on a Mozart piece, "Blue Rondo" eventually intercuts between Brubeck's piano and a more traditional 4/4 jazz rhythm.
The album also features "Take Five" _ in 5/4 time _ which became the Quartet's signature theme and even made the Billboard singles chart in 1961. It was composed by Brubeck's longtime saxophonist, Paul Desmond.
"When you start out with goals _ mine were to play polytonally and polyrhythmically _ you never exhaust that," Brubeck told The Associated Press in 1995. "I started doing that in the 1940s. It's still a challenge to discover what can be done with just those two elements."
After service in World War II and study at Mills College in Oakland, Calif., Brubeck formed an octet including Desmond on alto sax and Dave van Kreidt on tenor, Cal Tjader on drums and Bill Smith on clarinet. The group played Brubeck originals and standards by other composers, including some early experimentation in unusual time signatures. Their groundbreaking album "Dave Brubeck Octet" was recorded in 1946.
The group evolved into the Quartet, which played colleges and universities. The Quartet's first album, "Jazz at Oberlin," was recorded live at Oberlin College in Ohio in 1953.
Ten years later, Joe Morello on drums and Eugene Wright on bass joined with Brubeck and Desmond to produce "Time Out."
In later years Brubeck composed music for operas, ballet, even a contemporary Mass.
In 1988, he played for Mikhail Gorbachev, at a dinner in Moscow that then-President Ronald Reagan hosted for the Soviet leader.
"I can't understand Russian, but I can understand body language," said Brubeck, after seeing the general secretary tapping his foot.
In the late 1980s, Brubeck contributed music for one episode of an eight-part series of television specials, "This Is America, Charlie Brown."
His music was for an episode involving NASA and the space station. He worked with three of his sons _ Chris on bass trombone and electric bass, Dan on drums and Matthew on cello _ and included excerpts from his Mass "To Hope! A Celebration," his oratorio "A Light in the Wilderness," and a piece he had composed but never recorded, "Quiet As the Moon."
"That's the beauty of music," he told the AP in 1992. "You can take a theme from a Bach sacred chorale and improvise. It doesn't make any difference where the theme comes from; the treatment of it can be jazz."
In 2006, the University of Notre Dame gave Brubeck its Laetare Medal, awarded each year to a Roman Catholic "whose genius has ennobled the arts and sciences, illustrated the ideals of the church and enriched the heritage of humanity."
At the age of 88, in 2009, Brubeck was still touring, in spite of a viral infection that threatened his heart and made him miss an April show at his alma mater, the University of the Pacific.
By June, though, he was playing in Chicago, where the Tribune critic wrote that "Brubeck was coaxing from the piano a high lyricism more typically encountered in the music of Chopin."
More acclaim came his way when it was announced that he would be a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors at a ceremony in late 2009.
Brubeck told the AP the announcement would have delighted his late mother, Elizabeth Ivey Brubeck, a classical pianist who was initially disappointed by her youngest son's interest in jazz. (He added that she had lived long enough to come to appreciate his music.)
Born in Concord, Calif., on Dec. 6, 1920, Brubeck actually had planned to become a rancher like his father. He attended the College of the Pacific (now the University of the Pacific) in 1938, intending to major in veterinary medicine and return to the family's 45,000-acre spread.
But within a year Brubeck was drawn to music. He graduated in 1942 and was drafted by the Army, where he served _ mostly as a musician _ under Gen. George S. Patton in Europe. At the time, his Wolfpack Band was the only racially integrated unit in the military.
In an interview for Ken Burns' PBS miniseries "Jazz," Brubeck talked about playing for troops with his integrated band, only to return to the U.S. to see his black bandmates refused service in a restaurant in Texas.
Brubeck and his wife, Iola, had five sons and a daughter. Four of his sons _ Chris on trombone and electric bass, Dan on drums, Darius on keyboards and Matthew on cello _ played with the London Symphony Orchestra in a birthday tribute to Brubeck in December 2000.
"We never had a rift," Chris Brubeck once said of living and playing with his father. "I think music has always been a good communication tool, so we didn't have a rift. We've always had music in common."
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Former Associated Press writer Mary Campbell contributed to this report. ||||| In his seven-decade career, Dave Brubeck was both an artistic and a commercial success, a pianist and composer who expanded the musical landscape and who crossed other borders as one of the world’s foremost ambassadors of jazz.
He had an inventive style that brought international music into the jazz mainstream, but he was more than a musical innovator: He was an American original.
Mr. Brubeck died Dec. 5 at a hospital in Norwalk, Conn., one day before his 92nd birthday. His manager, Russell Gloyd, said Mr. Brubeck was on his way to a regular medical checkup when his heart gave out.
Considered one of the greatest figures of a distinctively American art form, Mr. Brubeck was a modest man who left a monumental legacy. His 1959 recording “Time Out,” with its infectious hit “Take Five,” became the first jazz album to sell 1 million copies. He toured once-forbidden countries in the Middle East and in the old Soviet empire and was honored by presidents and foreign dignitaries.
He wrote hundreds of tunes, including the oft-recorded “In Your Own Sweet Way” and “The Duke.” His quartet, featuring alto saxophonist Paul Desmond, was one of the most popular jazz groups in history, and he kept up a busy performing schedule into his 90th year.
Jazz composer and pianist Dave Brubeck, whose pioneering style in pieces like “Take Five” captivated listeners with exotic rhythms, has died. We take a look back at his music and his story. (The Fold/The Washington Post)
He also composed ambitious classical and choral works, released nearly 100 albums, and remained a charismatic and indefatigable performer into old age. In December 2010, the month Mr. Brubeck turned 90, his quartet won the readers’ poll of DownBeat magazine as the best group in jazz — 57 years after he first won the poll.
A bespectacled cowboy who grew up on a remote California ranch, Mr. Brubeck was known for his complex rhythmic patterns, which he said were inspired by riding his horse and listening to its syncopated hoofbeats striking the ground. He studied in the 1940s with the experimental French composer Darius Milhaud, who encouraged his interest in jazz. Mr. Brubeck was among the first jazz musicians to make wide use of polytonality, or playing in more than one musical key at a time. He was an early advocate of “world music,” adopting exotic sounds that he heard in his travels.
After Mr. Brubeck formed a quartet in the early 1950s, his wife, Iola, suggested that the quartet perform on college campuses, which produced a nationwide sensation, with record sales to match.
“We reached them musically,” he told the New York Times in 1967. “We had no singers, no beards, no jokes. All we presented was music.”
With their curly hair and horn-rimmed glasses, Desmond and Mr. Brubeck looked like professorial brothers and were unlikely jazz stars. The two had an instant musical bond and could anticipate each other’s bandstand improvisations, as Desmond’s ethereal, upper-register saxophone soared above Mr. Brubeck’s driving keyboard attack.
With the release of “Time Out” in 1959, Mr. Brubeck had an unexpected best seller. The album reached No. 2 on the pop charts, and its eternally catchy signature tune, “Take Five,” became a surprise hit. Written by Desmond but heavily arranged by Mr. Brubeck, “Take Five” — with its unusual time signature of 5/4 — helped make the Dave Brubeck Quartet a leading jazz attraction of the 1950s and ’60s.
“Every once in a while,” jazz historian and critic Ted Gioia wrote in an e-mail exchange with The Washington Post, “jazz is blessed by one of those great figures who can do it all. They give us a body of work that is full of musical riches . . . but the music also can appeal to the average listener. Dave Brubeck is one of those figures.”
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West Coast sound
Mr. Brubeck’s position in musical history has often been debated. He was born the same year as Charlie Parker, the tortured genius of the bebop movement, but Mr. Brubeck was never a true bebopper himself. He defied the raffish image of the jazz musician by being a clean-living family man who lived with his wife and six children.
He was considered a seminal force in the West Coast’s understated jazz of the 1950s, but he disdained the “Cool Jazz” label and preferred to forge an original musical path of his own.
After early struggles, Mr. Brubeck was reportedly earning more than $100,000 a year by 1954, the year he became the second jazz musician to be featured on the cover of Time magazine (after Louis Armstrong in 1949).
Some musicians and critics openly resented his success, and others questioned his prominence in a form of music that was created primarily by black musicians.
But Mr. Brubeck was an outspoken advocate of racial harmony and often used his music as a platform for cross-cultural understanding. He once canceled 23 of 25 concerts in the South when local officials would not allow his African American bass player, Eugene Wright, to appear with the rest of the group.
On a tour in the Netherlands in the 1950s, the African American pianist Willie “The Lion” Smith was asked, in Mr. Brubeck’s presence, “Isn’t it true that no white man can play jazz?”
Without answering at first, Smith gestured toward Mr. Brubeck and said to the reporter, “I’d like you to meet my son.”
In 1958, Mr. Brubeck and his quartet undertook an arduous international tour for the State Department, spreading the improvisatory spirit of jazz to Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkey and Sri Lanka, among other countries. In Poland, they were among the first U.S. jazz musicians to perform behind the Iron Curtain.
In each new country, Mr. Brubeck mingled with musicians, absorbing local rhythms and melodies. Long before the term “world music” gained currency, he was writing compositions that borrowed elements he had heard from other countries.
In 1988, Mr. Brubeck and his quartet performed at a gala dinner at the U.S. ambassador’s residence in Moscow during a summit meeting between President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. During “Take Five,” observers noticed that Gorbachev was tapping his fingers along with the music. “I can’t understand Russian,” Mr. Brubeck said at the time, “but I can understand body language.”
A diplomatic stalemate soon dissolved, and the two leaders signed a historic treaty to dismantle nuclear weapons.
“The next day,” Gloyd recalled to The Post 20 years later, Secretary of State George P. Shultz “broke through the ranks, gave Dave a big hug and said, ‘Dave, you made the summit. No one was talking after three days. You made the breakthrough.’ ”
A cowboy childhood
David Warren Brubeck was born Dec. 6, 1920, in Concord, Calif. He and his family lived on a 45,000-acre ranch near Ione, Calif.
His father was a champion rodeo roper, and his mother was a conservatory-trained pianist who had studied in London with Dame Myra Hess, a concert star. She gave her three sons an advanced musical education, and Mr. Brubeck’s two older brothers, Henry and Howard, became music teachers and composers.
Because of early eyesight problems, Mr. Brubeck always had difficulty reading musical notation. He compensated by learning to improvise and to play by ear, which served him well in jazz.
At the University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif., Mr. Brubeck had planned to study veterinary medicine. But a zoology professor saw how much time he spent in the music department and suggested that he change majors.
Mr. Brubeck played in nightclubs through college, developing a powerful boogie-woogie style, but his sight reading remained rudimentary. A dean called him a disgrace but allowed Mr. Brubeck to graduate after a professor pleaded on his behalf, calling him a budding genius.
In college, Mr. Brubeck proposed on his first date with Iola Whitlock, and the two were married in 1942. She sometimes wrote lyrics for his music and managed their growing household.
During World War II, Mr. Brubeck was pulled from the infantry by an Army colonel, who asked him to start a jazz band to entertain troops on the front lines. The group was perhaps the only integrated military musical unit during the war.
After the war, Mr. Brubeck did graduate work at Mills College in Oakland, Calif., with Milhaud and performed avant-garde jazz. Based in San Francisco early in his career, he worked for low pay and scrounged for dented cans of food that he could buy at a discount.
“We lived in a tin, corrugated one-room shack with no windows,” he told The Post in 2008. “We were so broke, God almighty.”
Just when Mr. Brubeck began to develop a following, he damaged his spinal cord and several vertebrae while diving in the surf in Hawaii in 1951. He said emergency workers in the ambulance described him as a “DOA” — dead on arrival.
After a few months, he recovered, although he had residual nerve pain in his hands for years.
Realizing he couldn’t handle the burden of being the sole leader of a group, he reached out to Desmond, whose dry, lyrical style on alto saxophone was a bracing contrast to Mr. Brubeck’s vigorous approach on the piano.
Drummer Joe Morello joined the quartet in 1956, followed by Wright in 1958, forming a group that recorded dozens of records and found international acclaim. Despite the challenging nature of Mr. Brubeck’s music, with its unusual rhythmic patterns and sometimes unfamiliar tunes, his quartet had a huge following until it split up in 1967.
“You could hardly find a less likely formula for popularity,” Gioia, the author of “West Coast Jazz,” wrote in an e-mail. “Brubeck, by all definitions, was a fringe within a fringe. Despite all this, he managed to achieve a rare degree of fame and popularity. How did he pull this off? Mostly through the sheer brilliance and audacity of his musical vision.”
Mr. Brubeck began to write more symphonic and sacred music, then toured with a quartet that included baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan. The original quartet had occasional reunions before Desmond’s death in 1977, and Mr. Brubeck often performed with his sons, four of whom — Dan, Darius, Chris and Matthew — became musicians. Another son, Michael Brubeck, died in 2009.
Besides his wife, of Wilton, Conn., survivors include his four sons and a daughter, Catherine Brubeck Yaghsizian; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
In the early 1980s, Mr. Brubeck formed a new quartet, with which he toured until he was 90. Even in his final years, when he was physically frail, he exuded energy at the keyboard. A solo piano recording from 2007, “Indian Summer,” won many awards and was considered one of his finest albums.
In 1996, Mr. Brubeck received a Grammy Award for lifetime achievement, and he was a Kennedy Center honoree in 2009.
When he reached his 80s, Mr. Brubeck stopped traveling overseas. But if his jazz diplomacy could help unite superpowers, it could also bring families together.
In 1971, Mr. Brubeck gave a concert in Honolulu that marked, President Obama wrote in one of his books, the last time Obama ever saw his father.
When Mr. Brubeck received his Kennedy Center award at the White House in 2009, Obama recalled that concert and said, “You can’t understand America without understanding jazz, and you can’t understand jazz without understanding Dave Brubeck.” ||||| Dave Brubeck changed the sound of jazz in profound ways, unexpectedly becoming something of a pop star in the process.
Starting in the mid-1950s, in fact, he emerged as a symbol of jazz in America, and well beyond, gracing the cover of Time magazine in 1954 and selling more than a million copies of “Take Five” in 1960. To this day, the puckishly syncopated tune remains one of the most recognizable in jazz, though Brubeck didn’t write it – his alto saxophonist, Paul Desmond, did.
Beneath the popular acclaim stood a brilliant, uncompromising composer-pianist who challenged conventional jazz techniques, brought the music to American college campuses and helped break down racial barriers through a music uniquely suited to that task.
Brubeck was en route to an appointment with his cardiologist when he was stricken Wednesday morning, said his longtime manager-producer-conductor, Russell Gloyd. The pianist died of heart failure at Norwalk Hospital, in Norwalk, Conn., near his home in Wilton, Conn.
Brubeck was anticipating a birthday concert Thursday, when he would have turned 92. The performance will go on, but in the form of a tribute, in Waterbury, Conn.
"Dave Brubeck was one of the giants in the music – he changed the way people listened to the music,” said David Baker, distinguished professor of music at Indiana University and a friend of the Brubeck family.
"He could swing in any time signature – it seemed like forward motion was born in his blood,” said pianist Ramsey Lewis, who played four-hand piano with Brubeck at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park in 2010. Though the Ravinia Festival does not release attendance figures, a huge audience turned out for that concert, a celebration of Lewis’ 75th birthday.
"Playing with Dave at Ravinia was one of the most exciting moments in my life,” added Lewis.
Brubeck’s last performance in the Chicago area was a 2011 Father’s Day show at Ravinia, where the 90-year-old pianist shared the stage with four sons: pianist Darius, trombonist Chris, cellist Matt and drummer Dan. The elder Brubeck also consistently drew large audiences to Symphony Center, where he last played in 2009.
"Dave Brubeck was one of few jazz headliners who was guaranteed to bring in a large crowd,” said Nick Pullia, Ravinia Festival communications director.
Though widely beloved as an elder statesman in jazz during recent decades, Brubeck’s initial burst of immense popularity, more than half a century ago, caused a backlash. When “Take Five” made him a household name, some critics and deejays accused him of selling out, he said in a 1990 Tribune interview.
"But I had a lot of fun with them,” recalled Brubeck. “One of the most internationally known disc jockeys accused me, right on the air, of going commercial.
"So I said to him, on the air: ‘OK, let’s play the (‘Take Five’) record, and you follow along and count it,’” said Brubeck, referring to its underlying rhythmic pattern, which defied the two-, three- and four-beats-to-the-bar techniques of the day.
"And there was this huge blank – he didn’t say anything.
"So I said, ‘Well, why don’t you do it?’
"And he just didn’t answer.
"At that time, hardly any musicians could play ‘Take Five.’ Now a grammar school kid can play it.
"But those were breakthroughs.”
Brubeck ventured even further afield in another piece that, to his surprise, became a popular hit, his “Blue Rondo a la Turk.” Its lush harmonies sounded exotic in the late ’50s, while its switches between offbeat rhythms and bona fide swing were like nothing yet encountered in American music.
For “Blue Rondo,” Brubeck drew inspiration from a characteristically unlikely source: “I heard street musicians playing in Istanbul,” he said in the 2010 documentary film “In His Own Sweet Way.” By transforming Eastern harmonies and regional rhythms through jazz, Brubeck hit upon an alluring sound and a signature hit. |||||
Summary: | – Jazz legend Dave Brubeck died this morning of heart failure in Norwalk, Conn., one day short of his 92nd birthday. Even those who are not aficionados will likely recognize hits such as "Take Five" and "Blue Rondo a la Turk," which came out in 1959 on what the AP calls his "seminal" album, Time Out. It became the first in the genre to sell 1 million copies. A look around at the tributes pouring in: Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune: Brubeck "defied conventions long imposed on jazz musicians. The tricky meters he played in 'Take Five' and other works transcended standard conceptions of swing rhythm." Owen McNally, Hartford Courant: "His lanky, 6-foot-2 frame, aquiline profile, customary suit-and-tie attire for concert hall gigs and, most particularly, his horn-rimmed glasses, which became a signature piece of the iconic Brubeck image, made him look like the embodiment of the jazz musician as an intellectual in the 1950s." Matt Schudel, Washington Post: He "had unparalleled commercial success, expanding musical boundaries with his daring compositions and carrying jazz throughout the world." | 0 | Flan2021 | multi_news:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Here is one sentence: Corn doesn't grow here.
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Choose the correct sentiment from candidates:
Choices:
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TEXT:I found this movie to be suspenseful almost from the get-go. When Miss Stanwyck starts her narration it's only a few minutes until you realize that trouble is coming. The deserted area, the lock on the deserted gas station door, everything sets you up to wait for it...here it comes. At first you think it will be about the little boy, but all too soon you start holding your breath watching the tide coming in. I found this movie to be really stressful, even though I had watched it before and was prepared for the denouement. Now a movie that can keep you in suspense even when you have seen it before deserves some sort of special rating, maybe a white knuckles award?
| (B). | 6 | Flan2021 | imdb_reviews/plain_text:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Is it true that did gone with the wind win the best picture academy award based on the following text?
The film received positive reviews upon its release, in December 1939, although some reviewers found it overlong. The casting was widely praised, and many reviewers found Leigh especially suited to her role as Scarlett. At the 12th Academy Awards, it received ten Academy Awards (eight competitive, two honorary) from thirteen nominations, including wins for Best Picture, Best Director (Fleming), Best Adapted Screenplay (posthumously awarded to Sidney Howard), Best Actress (Leigh), and Best Supporting Actress (Hattie McDaniel, becoming the first African American to win an Academy Award). It set records for the total number of wins and nominations at the time. The film has been criticized as historical revisionism glorifying slavery, and it has been credited with triggering changes in the way in which African Americans are depicted cinematically.
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Callow is a village and a civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales District, in the English county of Derbyshire. At the 2011 Census the population of the civil parish was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Kirk Ireton. It is near the small town of Wirksworth and the reservoir Carsington Water.
Can we infer the following?
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Generate short a sentence that can be linguistically classified as (2). (Select from the following. (1). unacceptable; (2). acceptable;) | You must not simply not work. | 8 | Flan2021 | glue/cola:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
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A solid, if unremarkable film. Matthau, as Einstein, was wonderful. My favorite part, and the only thing that would make me go out of my way to see this again, was the wonderful scene with the physicists playing badmitton, I loved the sweaters and the conversation while they waited for Robbins to retrieve the birdie.
Choose your answer. What is the sentiment of this review?
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How is "Thank you for your attention." said in German? | Ich danke Ihnen für Ihre Aufmerksamkeit. | 6 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/de-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Here is one sentence: I hope to become one of their number before I die.
Here is another sentence: This sweater is an all-wool number.
Q: Does the term number mean the same thing in both these sentences?
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Who are some celebrities that have a Quora account?
Which celebrities are on Quora?
Multi-choice problem: Are these two questions inquiring about the same information?
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What is the most logical completion of this news story?.
Cigarettes enhanced sex appeal, signified rebellion and oozed glamour when used by film stars in the golden age of Hollywood. But tobacco companies hoping that e-cigarettes will receive similar treatment are in for an unpleasant surprise. Oscar nominee Michael Shannon has argued that the vaporising devices are ideal props for amoral villains who look ‘too slick to be trusted’. Scroll down for video Actor Michael Shannon (left) says that e-cigarettes are ideal props for amoral villains. The Tourist, starring Johnny Depp, was one of the first films to show the devices (pictured) Shannon, who stars as a corrupt estate agent in 99 Homes, said that his e-cigarette was a crucial part of his character, in an interview with The Times.
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- Tourist is seen using the device on a train, when questioned why he is smoking in public place, which is obviously banned, he explains how electronic cigarettes are exempt from the public smoking ban.
| Johnny Depp is seen using the device on a train, when questioned why he is smoking in public place, which is obviously banned, he explains how electronic cigarettes are exempt from the public smoking ban. | 8 | Flan2021 | super_glue/record:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
Test sentence: "Tom is confident that the elephants respect him."
Is this test sentence a correct grammatical English sentence?
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James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death. The kingdoms of Scotland and England were individual sovereign states, with their own parliaments, judiciary, and laws, though both were ruled by James in personal union.
James was the son of Mary, Queen of Scots, and a great-great-grandson of Henry VII, King of England and Lord of Ireland, positioning him to eventually accede to all three thrones. James succeeded to the Scottish throne at the age of thirteen months, after his mother Mary was compelled to abdicate in his favour. Four different regents governed during his minority, which ended officially in 1578, though he did not gain full control of his government until 1583. In 1603, he succeeded the last Tudor monarch of England and Ireland, Elizabeth I, who died without issue. He continued to reign in all three kingdoms for 22 years, a period known after him as the Jacobean era, until his death in 1625 at the age of 58. After the Union of the Crowns, he based himself in England (the largest of the three realms) from 1603, only returning to Scotland once in 1617, and styled himself "King of Great Britain and Ireland". He was a major advocate of a single parliament for England and Scotland. In his reign, the Plantation of Ulster and British colonization of the Americas began.
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2. What is his name?
3. Where was he known as James VI?
4. When did that start?
5. Where was he the first?
6. Did something combine to cause this?
7. What happened to the crowns of Scotland and England?
8. Was James the ruler of both Scotland and England?
9. Where they one country?
10. What were they?
11. How many parliaments did they have?
12. Did James like it that way?
13. What did he want?
14. Did they have separate laws?
15. Who was his mother?
16. How many places did he rule?
17. How old was he when he was given the Scottish throne?
18. When was he completely in control of that government?
19. How old was he when he died?
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Numbered answers: | 1. Yes
2. James Charles Stuart
3. Scotland
4. 24 July 1567
5. Scotland
6. He was the son of the Queen of scots and the great-great-grandson of King of England, and the lord of ireland.
7. his mother Mary was compelled to abdicate
8. Yes
9. No
10. individual sovereign states
11. 1 each
12. No
13. a single parliament
14. Yes
15. Mary, Queen of Scots
16. Three
17. thirteen months
18. 1583
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Given the fact "a plant stem contains a system of tubes for transporting water and nutrients to other parts of the plant", what is the answer to the question or completion "To see how the plant stem works, you place a rose in what?"
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b). Fire.
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Silverman was born in Bedford, New Hampshire, to Beth Ann (nee Halpin; 1941-2015) and Donald Silverman. She was raised in Manchester, New Hampshire. Beth had been George McGovern's personal campaign photographer and would found the theater company New Thalian Players, while Donald has training as a social worker and also ran the clothing store Crazy Sophie's Outlet. Silverman's parents divorced and later remarried others.
Silverman played Geraldine alongside Michelle Williams and Seth Rogen in Take This Waltz, written and directed by Sarah Polley. The film was well received when it premiered in Toronto in 2011 and was picked up by Magnolia for U.S. distribution in summer 2012. At the Toronto International Film Festival, she told the press she'd deliberately gained weight for the part, which required a nude scene, emphasizing that Polley wanted "real bodies and real women." In interviews, she warned fans not to expect too much. However, she later told podcaster and author Julie Klausner that she had not really gained weight for the role and that the statements were meant as self-deprecating humor. On September 20, 2012, Silverman made a public service announcement (PSA) criticizing new voter identification laws that create obstacles to the ability of certain groups to vote in the November presidential election, i.e., young, old, poor, and minority citizens. The project was financed by the Jewish Council for Education & Research (JCER) and was co-produced by Mik Moore and Ari Wallach (the pair that also co-produced The Great Schlep and Scissor Sheldon). Silverman voiced Vanellope von Schweetz, one of the main characters in the 2012 Disney animated film, Wreck-It Ralph. She is in the creative team that writes and produces the content for the YouTube comedy channel called Jash. The other partners are Michael Cera, Reggie Watts, and Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim (also known as Tim & Eric). The JASH channel premiered online March 10, 2013. In Seth MacFarlane's western comedy film, A Million Ways to Die in the West, she played Ruth, a prostitute, who is in love with Edward (Giovanni Ribisi). It was released on May 30, 2014. In 2013, HBO announced that Silverman would star with Patti LuPone and Topher Grace in a situation comedy pilot called People in New Jersey, produced by SNL's Lorne Michaels. The pilot was not picked up for a series order. In 2017, Silverman became the host of a new talk show on Hulu called I Love You, America.
Did it win any awards? | Polley wanted | 3 | Flan2021 | quac:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
The lindworm had often watched the eagle flying about the top of the tree , carrying food to his young ones and , accordingly , he watched carefully for the moment when the eaglets began to try their wings and to fly away from the nest .<br>Of course , if the eagle himself was there to protect them even the lindworm , big and strong as he was , knew that he could do nothing ; but when he was absent , any little eaglets who ventured too near the ground would be sure to disappear down the monster 's throat .
Based on that paragraph can we conclude that this sentence is true?
The lindworm never watches the eagle.
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Чернобровый альбатрос
Which language is this? | Russian | 9 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/ru-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Read the text and answer the questions.
Scientists in Argentina have created the world's first cow to own two human genes that will enable it to produce human-like milk, which is matchless up to now. It is a breakthrough in the area of clone.
Genetic engineering was used to introduce the "mothers' milk" genes into the animal before birth, according to the National Institute of Agribusiness Technology in Buenos Aires.
As an adult, the cloned cow "will produce milk that is similar to humans" in what will prove "a development of great importance for the nutrition of infants", it said in a statement.
"The cloned cow, named Rosita ISA, is the first one born in the world that owns two human genes that contain the proteins present in human milk," the statement said.
In April, scientists in China published details of research showing that they had created GM Holstein dairy cows which produced milk containing proteins found in human breast milk.
But the Argentine team says the Chinese only introduced one human gene, whereas their research involved two genes meaning the milk will more closely resemble that of humans.
Rosita ISA was born on April 6 and was delivered by Caesarean section because she weighed around 100 pounds, roughly twice the normal weight of Jersey cows.
Adrian Mutto, from the National University of San Martin said "Our goal was to raise nutritional value of cows' milk by adding two human genes, the protein lactoferrin and lysozyme, which can provide newly-born babies with anti-bacterial and anti-viral protection."
Cristina Kirchner, President of Argentina, said that the scientific institute "makes all proud." She also revealed that she had rejected the "honor" of having the cow named after her. "They came to tell me that the name is Cristina, but what woman would like to have a cow named after her? It appeared to me to be more appropriate to call it Rosita."
1. This cow has human what?
2. Where's it at?
3. What does it produce?
4. What was used to get the genes into the cow?
5. According to who?
6. Where's that?
7. Is this a good thing for the health of babies?
8. What do they call this bovine?
9. Is she a clone?
10. When was she born?
11. How much did she weigh?
12. Is that more than a Jersey usually weighs?
13. Was Adrian Mutto from the National University of San Martin?
14. Who was president of Argentina?
15. Was she proud of the cow?
16. Did they want to name the cow Christina?
17. Ms. Kirchner declined that?
18. In April, scientists from where published their research?
19. What kind of cows were they using?
20. How many human genes did the Chinese introduce?
Numbered answers: | 1. genes
2. Argentina
3. human-like milk
4. Genetic engineering
5. the National Institute of Agribusiness Technology
6. Buenos Aires
7. Yes
8. Because it's describing a cow
9. Yes
10. Argentina
11. 100 pounds
12. no
13. Yes
14. Cristina Kirchner
15. Yes
16. Yes
17. Yes
18. China
19. GM Holstein dairy cows
20. two | 1 | Flan2021 | coqa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Kuuden kuukauden lisäajasta, joka ollaan myöntämässä niille lääkevalmistajille, joilla on edelleen patentti tai jotka hakevat patenttia, on kuitenkin kehkeytynyt riita, jollaista nähdään tässä parlamentissa vain harvoin.
Could you please translate this to English? | Yet a dispute of which I have seldom seen the like in this House has developed about a six-month period to be given to those pharmaceutical manufacturers engaged in research who still have a patent, or are applying for one. | 2 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/fi-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Review:
exceptionally
Is this movie review sentence negative or positive?
OPT:
(A). negative
(B). positive
The answer is: | (B). | 0 | Flan2021 | glue/sst2:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Translate to Romanian:
However, we know only too well today that, on issues such as cabotage, social conditions in the various countries are such that, were it to be systematised, we could, as things stand, see a number of workers from countries with high levels of pay ejected, ousted from the market by countries with low levels of pay.
Romanian: | Cu toate acestea, ştim prea bine astăzi că, în ceea ce priveşte aspecte precum cabotajul, condiţiile sociale din diferite ţări sunt într-o situaţie în care, dacă ar fi ca acesta să fie sistematizat, am putea, după cum stau lucrurile, să constatăm că un număr de lucrători din ţări cu niveluri ridicate de remunerare este eliminat, scos de pe piaţă de ţări cu niveluri scăzute de remunerare. | 4 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/ro-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Choose your answer: What is "What was the only country in the Western Hemisphere to join the Russian-led boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics ?" asking about?
Possible answers:
[1]. description.
[2]. entity.
[3]. abbreviation.
[4]. human.
[5]. numeric.
[6]. location.
Answer: | [6]. | 4 | Flan2021 | trec:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Continue writing the following text.
The gardener took the water out of the cart and into the pond until the
Available choices:
(A). cart was full.;
(B). pond was full.; | (B). | 4 | Flan2021 | winogrande:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
There are four stages to the life cycle of a butterfly: adult, pupa, egg, and caterpillar. Which of these occurs first?
Pick the answer from these options
pick from the following. (i) egg (ii) adult (iii) pupa (iv) caterpillar | (i) | 6 | Flan2021 | ai2_arc/ARC-Challenge:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Miss New York is crowned Miss America
What is a sentence that would be (on a scale from 0 to 5) a f. out of 5 in terms of textual similarity to the above sentence? | Miss New York wins Miss America crown | 9 | Flan2021 | glue/stsb:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
"Happy Birthday" is a 1980 song and by The Boys Next Door. It was released as a single on 16 February 1980 on Missing Link. The song is not related to the popular birthday song "Happy Birthday to You". The first album it appeared on was "The Birthday Party". It was later included as track two on the 1992 compilation "Hits".
Choose your answer: based on the paragraph above can we conclude that ""Happy Birthday to You" is being sung right now."?
Select from the following.
A). Yes.
B). It's impossible to say.
C). No.
I think the answer is | B). | 0 | Flan2021 | anli/r2:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
Choose from options. Continue the following story.
The girls went to a bar. They opened a tab. They had a few drinks. They finally decided to close their tab.
Select from the following. (1). They went home talking about their night. (2). They got into the plane. | (1). | 7 | Flan2021 | story_cloze/2016:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Her husband, political novice Juan Carlos Lecompte, scrambles to preserve Betancourt's dream and sustain the Oxygen Green Party, the political party she founded.
Available options:
*yes;
*no;
Question: Can we infer the following?
Juan Carlos Lecompte is the founder of the Green Oxygen Party. | no | 4 | Flan2021 | super_glue/rte:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
Q: Jenny's class made an instrument to measure air pressure. The instrument is a
What is the correct answer to this question?
pick from the following.
[+] thermometer.;
[+] rain gauge.;
[+] barometer.;
[+] wind vane.;...A: | barometer. | 3 | Flan2021 | ai2_arc/ARC-Easy:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Choose your answer: What is "How many eyes does a bat have ?" asking about?
OPTIONS: -- description -- entity -- abbreviation -- human -- numeric -- location
Answer: | numeric | 4 | Flan2021 | trec:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
7. all pilots must have international insurance.
Capitalize this past sentence correctly. | 7. All pilots must have international insurance. | 3 | Flan2021 | true_case | zs_opt |
Which is the best explanation of the term ecology?
Pick the answer from these options
Select from: [-] the study of the nonliving parts of the environment; [-] the study of the living parts of the environment; [-] the study of the protection and renewal of natural resources; [-] the study of organisms and their interactions with the environment; | the study of organisms and their interactions with the environment | 6 | Flan2021 | ai2_arc/ARC-Easy:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Question: How many murders occurred in 1990?
Is "A few years later, Philadelphia began to see a rapid drop in homicides and violent crime." the correct answer?
1). yes.
2). no. | 2). | 8 | Flan2021 | glue/qnli:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Sentence: "The explorers cut their way through the jungle."
Pick from options: would a linguist rate this sentence to be acceptable linguistically?
Choose from:
A). unacceptable
B). acceptable...I think the answer is | B). | 0 | Flan2021 | glue/cola:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Sentence 1: A Time investigation finds that nursing homes neglect Seniors have died of thirst and starvation
Sentence 2: There are seniors that are neglected in nursing homes because of lack in funding.
Pick from:
[I] yes.
[II] it is not possible to tell.
[III] no.
Is this second sentence entailed by the first sentence?
| [II] | 3 | Flan2021 | glue/mnli:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Песня Will Smith Black Suits Commin (Nod Ya Head) представлена вам Lyrics-Keeper. Flash-фичу можно использовать в качестве караоке к песне Black Suits Commin (Nod Ya Head), если есть возможность скачать минусовку.
Could you please translate this to English? | The Will Smith Black Suits Commin (Nod Ya Head) lyrics are brought to you by Lyrics-Keeper. | 2 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/ru-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
New JFK video game called #39;despicable #39;
A new video game that allows players to recreate the 1963 assassination of US president John F. Kennedy is being called quot;despicable quot; by family members.
Multi-choice problem: What is this text about?
Choices:
1). World
2). Sports
3). Business
4). Science/Tech | 4). | 0 | Flan2021 | ag_news_subset:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
English has been written using the Latin alphabet since around the ninth century. (Before that, Old English had been written using the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc.) The spelling system or orthography of English is historical, not phonological.
Does this next sentence follow, given the preceding text?
A spelling reform was approved in all German speaking countries.
pick from the following. (1). yes (2). no | (2). | 3 | Flan2021 | super_glue/rte:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
NYPD’s Chinatown selfie scavenger hunt on Twitter
Tuesday, April 12, 2016, 1:38 AM
The NYPD wants your selfies.
The Police Department’s 5th Precinct in Chinatown has started a three-month “Know Your Precinct Scavenger Hunt” on Twitter, asking people to take pictures of themselves in front of landmarks in their neighborhood.
The idea is to familiarize the community with the neighborhood and build relationships with the community, especially tech-savvy young people, said NYPD Sgt. Chris KaKit Yip, who has grabbed headlines for his benefit piano recitals at Carnegie Hall.
“There will be basically little missions, 30 of them,” Yip said. “A few of them will be in front of a police car, for example, or a handshake with a police officer.”
On Monday, the precinct posted a photo of Foley Square, with a link to the spot’s history, asking in English and Chinese for people to reply with selfies.
Participants may win prizes like NYPD T-shirts and hats, he said.
An early social media campaign by the cops, dubbed #myNYPD, backfired in 2014, when Twitter users posted hundreds of pictures of police violence.
More recently, the department’s precincts and ranking officers have become active on Twitter — showing off photos of gun and drug arrests, posting anti-crime tips and sharing videos of officers buying groceries and giving gifts to civilians.
What was this article about? | BY JOHN ANNESE
The NYPD wants your selfies. | 3 | Flan2021 | newsroom:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
(CNN) -- Horror-meister, Stephen King calls George Pelecanos "perhaps the greatest living American crime writer." His stories are set in Pelecanos' hometown of Washington, D.C., but this is not the side of the U.S. capitol that you see portrayed on TV with white marble monuments, lawyers and lobbyists. Pelecanos is more interested in working families struggling to get by, the racial tensions in its ethnic neighborhoods and the low-lifes on the edges. His crime-writing peers call Pelecanos the "undisputed poet" of Washington's gritty side. The best-selling and award-winning author is out this week with his 17th and latest novel, "The Cut." It's the first in a new series featuring Iraq war veteran and private investigator Spero Lucas. When he's not working for a Washington defense attorney, Lucas recovers stolen property for a 40% cut. Now, a high-profile crime boss hires Lucas to find out who's been stealing from him, and it could turn out to be Lucas' biggest payday or an untimely end. While Pelecanos made his bones in the noir tradition, there's a definite "Western" feel to "The Cut." The new novel takes place in a morally gray and often violent world. It's peppered with pitch-perfect dialogue and captures the sights, sounds and taste of Washington in rich detail. In short, Pelecanos reads like the real deal. Pelecanos knows a thing or two about capturing the authenticity of urban America with an ethnically and socially diverse cast. In addition to his success as a novelist, Pelecanos is a producer and writer for HBO's New Orleans-set, "Treme." He was previously a producer and Emmy-nominated writer on the hit series "The Wire" and the miniseries "The Pacific." Read an excerpt from "The Cut" CNN recently spoke to Pelecanos about his new novel. The following is an edited transcript. CNN: Tell me more about your new character, Spero Lucas.
Question: "In addition to writing novels, George Pelecanos has written for what TV shows?"
Response: "Treme, The Wire, and The Pacific"
Based on the paragraph, is the response to the question is factually correct?
Select from the following.
(a). no;
(b). yes; | (b). | 1 | Flan2021 | super_glue/multirc:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
Is it true that is the pentagon the largest office building in the world based on the following text?
The Pentagon is the world's largest office building, with about 6,500,000 sq ft (600,000 m), of which 3,700,000 sq ft (340,000 m) are used as offices. Approximately 23,000 military and civilian employees and about 3,000 non-defense support personnel work in the Pentagon. It has five sides, five floors above ground, two basement levels, and five ring corridors per floor with a total of 17.5 mi (28.2 km) of corridors. The Pentagon includes a five-acre (20,000 m) central plaza, which is shaped like a pentagon and informally known as ``ground zero,'' a nickname originating during the Cold War on the presumption that it would be targeted by the Soviet Union at the outbreak of nuclear war.
Pick from:
a). no
b). yes | b). | 9 | Flan2021 | bool_q:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Choose your answer: Is "Policing in Greater London, with the exception of the City of London, is provided by the Metropolitan Police Service, overseen by the Mayor through the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC)." a good answer to the question "What area of London does the Metropolitan Police Service cover?"
OPTIONS: A. yes B. no | A. | 2 | Flan2021 | glue/qnli:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
PSR B1919+21 is a pulsar with a period of 1.3373 seconds and a pulse width of 0.04 seconds. Discovered by Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish on November 28, 1967, it is the first discovered radio pulsar. The power and regularity of the signals were briefly thought to resemble an extraterrestrial beacon, leading the source to be nicknamed LGM-1 (for "little green men").
Select from the following. (i) Yes (ii) It's impossible to say (iii) No
Hypothesis: PSR B1919+21 was named after aliens.
| (i) | 5 | Flan2021 | anli/r1:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
Bill O'Reilly Denies Domestic Abuse Allegations : People.com
05/19/2015 AT 12:25 PM EDT
has fired back at allegations that he physically assaulted his ex-wife, Maureen McPhilmy, during their marriage.
"All allegations against me in these circumstances are 100 percent false," said O'Reilly, 65, in a statement released to PEOPLE through his personal attorney, Fred Newman of Hoguet Newman Regal & Kenney, LLP. "I am going to respect the court-mandated confidentiality put in place to protect my children and will not comment any further."
The instance of physical assault in question was allegedly heard three weeks ago by a Nassau County Supreme Court justice after a court-appointed forensic examiner testified at the closed hearing that O'Reilly and McPhilmy's 16-year-old daughter "claimed to have witnessed her father dragging McPhilmy down a staircase by her neck,"
reported. The Fox News anchor was "apparently unaware that the daughter was watching."
The incident is believed to have occurred in 2010, according to Gawker's source.
O'Reilly and McPhilmy met in 1992 and married in 1996. The couple separated in 2010 and divorced in 2011; McPhilmy now has custody of their two children following a contentious, three-year dispute.
What are the most important parts of this text? | O'Reilly's ex-wife, Maureen McPhilmy, was recently granted custody of the couple's two children | 5 | Flan2021 | newsroom:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Hollywood's attempt to turn Jack London's life into a "Jack London" adventure film isn't a bad idea; certainly, he led an interesting, and sometimes adventurous, life. This film, however, winds up flat and unsatisfying. Most importantly, it lacks integrity. Michael O'Shea (as London) has some Londonesque speeches; and, it's nice to see his bearded Jack receive "The Call of the Wild" after spending some quality time alone, in the snowy mountains, with his dog, "Buck". Virginia Mayo and Susan Hayward are both very pretty. The film draws unfortunate "Yellow Peril" parallels between London's life and World War II, which are both strained and insulting.
** Jack London (11/24/43) Alfred Santell ~ Michael O'Shea, Susan Hayward, Virginia Mayo
Did this review think positively or negatively of the movie (see options below)?
OPT: - negative. - positive....I think the answer is | negative | 4 | Flan2021 | imdb_reviews/plain_text:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
If you bend it too much, it will snap.
She snapped a picture of the President.
Choose your answer: Does the word "snap" mean the same thing in the above two sentences?
Options:
i. different meanings.
ii. the same meaning. | i. | 0 | Flan2021 | super_glue/wic:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
Answer a question about this article:
Ann Arbor's residential neighborhoods contain architectural styles ranging from classic 19th-century and early-20th-century designs to ranch-style houses. Among these homes are a number of kit houses built in the early 20th century. Contemporary-style houses are farther from the downtown district. Surrounding the University of Michigan campus are houses and apartment complexes occupied primarily by student renters. Tower Plaza, a 26-story condominium building located between the University of Michigan campus and downtown, is the tallest building in Ann Arbor. The 19th-century buildings and streetscape of the Old West Side neighborhood have been preserved virtually intact; in 1972, the district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and it is further protected by city ordinances and a nonprofit preservation group.
Which is the tallest building in Ann Arbor? | Tower Plaza | 3 | Flan2021 | squad/v1.1:3.0.0 | zs_opt |
Question: Which statement best compares single-celled and multi-celled organisms?
What is the correct answer to the question from the following choices?
pick from the following.
a). Tissues in a single-celled organism are like the cells in a multi-celled organism..
b). The nucleus in a single-celled organism is like the skin of a multi-celled organism..
c). Organelles in a single-celled organism are like the organs in a multi-celled organism..
d). The cytoplasm in a single-celled organism is like the nervous system in a multi-celled organism.. | c). | 2 | Flan2021 | ai2_arc/ARC-Challenge:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
If a new organism were discovered, which of the following would most likely be used to classify it into the appropriate kingdom?
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OPTIONS:
(a). the color of the organism.
(b). the organism's natural habitat.
(c). the structure of the organism's anatomy.
(d). the location where the organism was found. | (c). | 4 | Flan2021 | unified_qa_science_inst | zs_opt |
Amy Pratt, 20, an administrator from Manchester, tipped the scales at 17st. She joined WeightWatchers after being unable to fit into a size 24 dress. Had fallen into a vicious cycle of comfort eating followed by crash diets.
Write an article based on these highlights. | By. Ruth Styles. PUBLISHED:. 06:56 EST, 2 September 2013. |. UPDATED:. 05:47 EST, 3 September 2013. A teenager has lost a whopping seven stone after discovering she was too plump to fit into her prom dress. At 17st, Amy Pratt, now 20, was unable to fit into her size 24 frock, the biggest dress available. Distraught, she decided to join WeightWatchers in a bid to shed a stone and squeeze into her gown in time for the prom. Four years on, 5ft 7in Amy is now a slimline 10st and will appear on the cover of WeightWatchers' glossy magazine. Amy Pratt, 20, lost more than 7st after being unable to fit into a size 24 prom dress. Amy, from Tameside in Greater Manchester, joined WeightWatchers in 2009 as a last resort after years of feeling uncomfortable in her own skin. The teenager had fallen into a vicious circle of comfort eating and faddy dieting in a bid to quell feelings of self-doubt and as a result weighed more than 17st at the age of 16. 'It was hard going to that first class, especially as I hadn’t weighed myself in a very, very long time,' revealed Amy. 'But after I stood on the scales, uncomfortable though it was, I felt relieved. The prom was eight weeks away and I just wanted to fit into that dress.' By the time prom day arrived, the dress was too big. 'I lost half a stone in the first week,' she adds. 'That was such a big incentive. 'Seeing the changes in my body motivated me to continue after the prom. It wasn’t always easy. There are times when you feel fed up after trying really hard and you only lose 1lb in a week. It’s the small changes that make a big difference and focusing on portion size.' Amy piled on the pounds after falling into a vicious cycle of overeating and faddy diets. Amy then went on to lose more than seven stone gradually over two years and looks every inch the model as she graces the cover of WeightWatchers magazine. During the photoshoot in London, Amy was also given the chance to meet the slimming organisation's ambassador, actress Patsy Kensit. Amy, who works in business administration at the Co-operative Group’s head office in Manchester, said: 'I didn’t have much confidence before and I’m sure losing weight contributed to me getting my job. 'I’m the happiest I’ve ever been. I enjoy my job and I’ve got a boyfriend. Life’s great.' Amy’s WeightWatchers leader Eleanor Murdoch added: 'Amy has shown a quiet and steady determination to reach her goal even when faced with the ups and downs that life throws at you. 'She has grown into a confident and beautiful young woman who is an inspiration to myself, her fellow members and her work colleagues, friends and family.' | 9 | Flan2021 | cnn_dailymail:3.4.0 | zs_opt |
Write down the solution for this math problem: Solve 0 = -375*m + 362*m - 182 for m. | -14 | 4 | Flan2021 | math_dataset/algebra__linear_1d:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
What are the best career option for a Diploma holder in Electrical Engineering?
What are career options after B.tech in Electrical engineering?
Do those questions have the same meaning?
Select from: i. no ii. yes | ii. | 1 | Flan2021 | glue/qqp:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Text: Mamma Mia! (promoted as Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus' Mamma Mia!) is a jukebox musical written by British playwright Catherine Johnson, based on the songs of ABBA composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, former members of the band. The title of the musical is taken from the group's 1975 chart-topper ``Mamma Mia''. Ulvaeus and Andersson, who composed the original music for ABBA, were involved in the development of the show from the beginning. Singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad has been involved financially in the production and she has also been present at many of the premieres around the world.
Question: did abba write all the songs for mamma mia?
(A). no;
(B). yes; | (B). | 3 | Flan2021 | bool_q:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
This is some data: Psi Chapter COLLEGIATE_INSTITUTION Saint John's University; Psi Chapter CITY Queens.
Generate a detailed description of this data. | The collegiate institution in queens is saint john's university | 4 | Flan2021 | gem/dart:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Sentence: name = The Waterman, eatType = restaurant, food = French, priceRange = £20-25, customer rating = 3 out of 5, area = riverside, familyFriendly = no
Can you represent the content in this sentence in data form? | The Waterman is a restaurant on the riverside that serves French food. It is not kid friendly. The customer rating is 3 out of 5 and the price range is £20-25. | 5 | Flan2021 | gem/e2e_nlg:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Translate to Finnish:
As the rapporteur for the discharge for 'other institutions' for 2005, I tell you right now that I will be taking a particularly close look at this.
Finnish: | Vastuuvapauden myöntämistä "muille elimille" koskevan vuoden 2005 mietinnön esittelijänä kerron teille heti, että aion erityisesti tarkastella tätä. | 4 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/fi-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
The Leathermouth show was amazing ! I ca n't believe how good they are live . When I first listened to them I was like " okay this is pretty good " but no , they are amazing . Frank puts on a good damn show .
Question with options to choose from: Why did I think that they are amazing ?
OPT:
I. I enjoyed their performance and thought it was great .;
II. It was boring to watch .;
III. The way they performed was underwhelming .;
IV. None of the above choices .; | I. | 0 | Flan2021 | cosmos_qa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
The film is set in Igloolik in the Eastern Arctic wilderness at the dawn of the first millennium . http://atanarjuat.com/legend/legend_film.php The wind is blowing over a bleak snowy landscape while a man tries to herd away some marauding dogs . We hear the voice of an old man singing a childish song . Inside a stone house a strange shaman by the name of Tungajuaq , who comes from up north , is singing playfully to the gathered community and camp leader Kumaglak . But among the spectators there are some mistrustful faces . Flash forward to another day . Qulitalik is bidding goodbye to his sister Panikpak , wife of Kumaglak , promising to come if she calls for help in her heart . She gives him her husband's rabbit's foot for spiritual power . Qulitalik tells his sister , `` Tulimaq is the one they 'll go after now . '' It seems that Qulitalik is leaving to escape a threat , and the hope is that one day he will return to help . As Panikpak watches him leave , we hear a voice-over from a woman : `` We never knew what he was or why it happened . Evil came to us like Death . It just happened and we had to live with it . '' Flash back to the original scene in the stone house . The visitor and the camp leader Kumaglak are in a `` friendly '' spiritual duel involving binding in leather thongs . But Panikpak is startled when the stone lamp in front of her breaks in half , and , to the horror of those present , Kumaglak falls over dead . The visitor removes the leader's walrus-tooth necklace from Kumaglak's body , and , passing by Tulimaq , he puts the necklace around the neck of Sauri , the son of the murdered leader Kumaglak , saying , `` Be careful what you wish for '' .
Choose your answer: According to the above paragraph, the correct answer to the question "Did Qulitalik leave his sister Panikpak?" is "Yes"?
Options:
(1). no
(2). yes | (2). | 5 | Flan2021 | super_glue/multirc:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
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