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Single/multi-select question: Do the following sentences say the same thing?
Algerian priest to lecture about Christian heritage in N. Africa
Telstra applies to list China site in NY
Return your answer on a scale from 0 to 5, where 0 is "not similar" and 5 is "very similar".
Choose from:
--0;
--1;
--2;
--3;
--4;
--5; | 0 | 4 | Flan2021 | glue/stsb:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Vest Recklinghausen was first mentioned in 1228 as a fiefdom of the Archbishopric of Cologne and thus it belonged to the Electoral Rhenish Circle. The administrator lived in castle Westerholt, located in Herten. From 1446 to 1576 it was used as collateral, first pawned to the lords of Gemen and after 1492 to the Lords of Schauenburg and Holstein-Pinneberg, who pawned the territory back to the Archbishops of Cologne in 1576. During the Cologne War , Vest Recklinghausen was occupied and sacked several times by troops from both sides of the conflict. In 1583, although much of the territory was already Protestant, the Calvinist Elector of Cologne, Gebhard, Truchsess von Waldburg and his wife, Agnes, ordered the destruction of the icons and decorative elements of the churches. In 1584, the territory was sacked again, this time by the competing archbishop, Ernst of Bavaria. In 1586, the territory was invaded by Martin Schenck and Hermann Cloedt, who caused great damage to the farms and small villages, and were besieged by Claude de Berlaymont, also known as Haultpenne, in the city of Werl.
Based on the above article, answer a question. How many years was Vest Recklinghausen used as collateral? | 130 | 5 | Flan2021 | drop:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
The United States Postal Service (USPS; also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or Postal Service) is an independent agency of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the United States, including its insular areas and associated states. It is one of the few government agencies explicitly authorized by the United States Constitution.
is the us postal service part of the us government?
Pick from: - no. - yes. | yes | 2 | Flan2021 | bool_q:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Solve -40 = 7*v - 15*v for v.
Solve this problem. | 5 | 7 | Flan2021 | math_dataset/algebra__linear_1d:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Write an email with the subject line "Keegan Farrell - Out of the Office tomorrow morning". | Good Afternoon All, FYI, I will be out of the office to attend a doctor's appointment tomorrow morning at 9am. I will be having some blood work done so I am unsure as to the exact time that I will arrive at the office, but I will be returning immediately after the appointment . Please leave me a note, voicemail or email in my absence and I will respond promptly upon receipt. Thank you! | 9 | Flan2021 | aeslc:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Trinidad was born in Queens, New York. She is of Puerto Rican descent. She grew up watching professional wrestling with her father Michael and younger brother Timothy. Her parents divorced when she and her brother were still young, while still remaining friends.
In late August 2011, Rosita traveled to Mexico to attend an event held by the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) promotion, for which Sarita regularly works under the ring name Dark Angel. During Rosita's stay in Mexico, she was trained by CMLL trainers, Hijo del Gladiador and Tony Salazar, and was eventually offered a contract with the promotion, which she, however, could not sign due to TNA's working relationship with rival promotion AAA. Just days later, Rosita appeared on AAA's television program, Sin Limite, promoting a storyline, where wrestlers from TNA were invading the promotion. On May 14, 2011, Rosita made her in-ring debut for Family Wrestling Entertainment at the Meltdown pay-per-view, losing to fellow knockout Winter with Christy Hemme as the special guest referee. Rosita and Winter had three rematches, first on August 20 at Empire City Showdown, the second on November 15 at Fallout and the third on December 17 at Haastility; all were won by Winter. Rosita made her return to the promotion on March 24, 2012, at the Welcome to the Rumble pay-per-view, where she unsuccessfully challenged Maria Kanellis for FWE Women's Championship in a three-way match, after Winter pinned her to become the new champion. On May 6, 2015, Global Force Wrestling (GFW) announced Trinidad as part of their roster. She debuted for the promotion on June 12, 2015, where she defeated Lei'D Tapa at the first show of the GFW Grand Slam Tour in Jackson, Tennessee. On August 20, 2015, her profile was removed from GFW website. On July 17, 2015, Trinidad made her debut in Ring of Honor (ROH), managing Austin Aries. On September 2, 2016, Thea joined Shine Wrestling, debuting on Shine 37, which she ended up defeating Stormie Lee.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article? | On July 17, 2015, Trinidad made her debut in Ring of Honor (ROH), managing Austin Aries. | 3 | Flan2021 | quac:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
You will be given a text below. Complete the text.
`` i do n't know how you can joke about it . '' `` you ca n't take yourself seriously all the time , '' she said with a smile . `` yeah , but ... it 's not funny , '' henry protested . `` sure it is . life 's funny . you telling me nothing about your life is | funny | 3 | Flan2021 | lambada:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
What's an example of a movie review? | The bad news is it's still really dreadful. I gave it a 2 because occasionally some of this kitchy slapstick parody actually seems funny.
It's supposed to be better than "Mulva, Zombie Ass Kicker", and progress should be rewarded. Or maybe I was drinking heavily when I watched it and felt generous. Whatever, "2" it is.
Maybe the best thing about this movie is that it's over pretty quick. It takes elements from most of Kill Bill I & II's key themes and fight scenes, hacks them up, dumbs them way down, dirties up the dialog, and squishes the whole mess into about an hour of truly awful amateur video.
You'd best smoke a lot of something powerful if you want to enjoy this one. And get this DVD back to the video store on time! You'll really hate yourself if you have to pay a late fee. | 9 | Flan2021 | imdb_reviews/plain_text:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Write an ordered list of reviews about "iron man 3". | 1. The movie flies by in an entertaining flash.
2. Iron Man 3 is a primer on how not to handle a superhero sequel--but Paltrow's abs look great!
3. Iron Man 3 is passable mindless entertainment, but even if the film grosses $1 billion worldwide the franchise has run its course.
4. A great way to kick off the spring and summer blockbuster movie season!
5. A bit like Tony Stark himself, "Iron Man 3" crackles with personality and humanity, not caring what people may think.
6. Black (co-writing with Drew Pearce) certainly has a knack for poking exposed cultural nerves. Limbless war veterans, terrorist videos and a mass shooting find their way into his fantasy. No wonder Iron Man has PTSD.
7. For half the movie, Black challenges what audiences have come to expect from comic book movies and Marvel movies in particular. But then in the other half, he falls back on the same-old same-old.
8. Let the other superheroes fret over the state of civilization, Iron Man just wants you to have fun and from the look of things there are no signs of rust to slow him down.
9. It gives Black and his co-writer Drew Pearce ample opportunity to showcase the natural ease with which Downey creates America's snarkiest of flawed heroes.
10. By even posing questions of identity, the film creates the kind of jeopardy we can believe in, and for a superhero movie, that is an accomplishment in and of itself. | 7 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_rotten_tomatoes | zs_opt |
Another variation and improvisation on the famous and beloved children tale, La Bete (1975) aka The Beast tries to imagine (in very graphic and what may seem offensive and disturbing but in reality rather silly and comical way), what actually happened between Beauty and the Beast? I am amused by many reviews and comments that seem to look too deeply into this movie. I would not go so far as saying that it is a serious and dark exploration of such subjects as sexual frustration, longing, fulfillment, or satirical criticizing of the catholic Religion. I would not even call it a horror-erotic movie. It's more of the parody on all genres it touches or mentions even though it's got some shocking moments in all departments that sure will stay in your memory.
The long (way too long) scene between an Aristocratic young woman and the supposedly horrifying but the most laughable I've ever seen in the movies creature with truly impressive...well anatomy, is set to the clavichord music of Scarlatti and is hysterical. My husband and I both laughed out loud at the exaggerated details of the encounter. The moral of the scene is - beauty can and will defeat the monster. The question is - who is the target audience for the film? For an erotic picture, it is too verbose; for an art movie - it's got too many jaw-dropping scenes of sheer madness and I'd say an abrupt ending. IMO, the film creator did not mean for it to be a serious drama. As a parody of art house/horror/erotica, it is funny and certainly original. Have a good laugh and try not to look for some deep meaning. This story of the curious Beauties and the lustful Beasts certainly is not recommended for co-viewing with the children. The opening scene that may shock an unprepared viewer much more than the infamous scene of bestiality can be successfully used On Discovery channel for the program like "In the world of animals - mating habits and rituals of horses".
Would you say this review is positive or negative?
Available choices:
I. negative
II. positive | I. | 1 | Flan2021 | imdb_reviews/plain_text:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Richard: Hey guy, what time will you be here?
Charles: We should be on time, so 17:34
Michelle: Will you pick us up? My suitcase is quite heavy :(
Richard: Yea, yea. I will be waiting for you with your mom
What was that dialogue about, in two sentences or less? | Charles and Michelle will be there at 17:34. Richard will be waiting for them with their mom. He will pick them up. | 3 | Flan2021 | samsum:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Read this: In the middle of the 17th century, the peasant rebel leader Zhang Xianzhong (1606–1646) from Yan'an, Shanxi Province, nicknamed Yellow Tiger, led his peasant troop from north China to the south, and conquered Sichuan. Upon capturing it, he declared himself emperor of the Daxi Dynasty (大西王朝). In response to the resistance from local elites, he massacred a large native population. As a result of the massacre as well as years of turmoil during the Ming-Qing transition, the population of Sichuan fell sharply, requiring a massive resettlement of people from the neighboring Huguang Province (modern Hubei and Hunan) and other provinces during the Qing dynasty.
What was the nickname revel leader Daxi Dynasty?
What is the answer? (If it cannot be answered, return "unanswerable") | unanswerable | 7 | Flan2021 | squad/v2.0:3.0.0 | zs_opt |
CHAPTER VII
But, ah me! she's a heart of stone, Which Cupid uses for a hone, I verily believe; And on it sharpens those eye-darts, With which he wounds the simple hearts He bribes her to deceive.--_A Coquette_, by X.
Breakfast was late, and lengthened out by the greater lateness of many of the guests, and the superlative tardiness of the lady of the house, who had repudiated the cares of the hostess, and left the tea-equipage to her sister-in-law. Lucilla had been down-stairs among the first, and hurried away again after a rapid meal, forbidding any one to follow her, because she had so much to do, and on entering the drawing-room, she was found with a wilderness of flowers around her, filling vases and making last arrangements.
Honora and Phoebe were glad to be occupied, and Phoebe almost hoped to escape from Rashe. Speaking to Lucilla was not possible, for Eloisa had been placed by Rashe in a low chair, with a saucer before her, which she was directed to fill with verbenas, while the other four ladies, with Owen, whom his cousin had called to their aid, were putting last touches to wreaths, and giving the final festal air to the rooms.
Presently Robert made his appearance as the bearer of Mr. Prendergast's flowers, and setting his back against a shutter, in his favourite attitude, stood looking as if he wanted to help, but knew not how. Phoebe, at least, was vividly conscious of his presence, but she was supporting a long festoon with which Owen was adorning a pier-glass, and could hardly even turn her head to watch him.
Answer the following questions:
1. Why was the meal so long at the start?
Numbered answers: | 1. lateness of the guests | 0 | Flan2021 | coqa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Article: Some scents, such as coffee or spices, repel a dog from approaching and eating grass. Spray or spread readily available scents you have in your home to keep the dog from eating grass. Sprinkle black or cayenne pepper or chili powder around the edges of your lawn. You can also mix these in a bottle with water and spray it around the yard. Make sure to use only a moderate amount of each as sniffing these scents can cause your dog’s nose to become inflamed. Spray a mixture of equal parts lemon juice and vinegar around the yard. These scents will deter your dog from crossing on to the lawn. Avoid spraying directly on the grass, as the vinegar may harm your lawn. Avoid spreading coffee grounds on the grass. Some people recommend this method, but caffeine is actually toxic to dogs, so this is a potentially dangerous deterrent. Certain plants have a scent that repels dogs. Creating borders around your grass with these plants can keep your dog away from the lawn. The following plants may deter your dog from eating grass: Coleus canina Marigold or calendula Lemongrass Citrus trees Hollies Evergreen huckleberry Succulents such as aloe Despite your best efforts, your canine companion may still chew on grass. Some owners physically punish their dogs to stop undesirable behaviors. This does little to deter the behavior and can make your dog fear you. Using a firm, “No!,” can teach your dog to stop eating grass. If your dog is on a leash, you can gently pull on it while saying, “No!” Stay consistent with your reprimanding. Dogs eventually learn that “No!” means you don’t like the behavior. Although sometimes difficult, you can train your dog to not eat grass. The safest and kindest way to do this is using a spray bottle. Whenever you go outside with your dog, carry a spray bottle filled with cool and clean water. If your dog puts its mouth near the grass, reprimand it with a firm "No!" followed by a spray in the face with the water. Avoid filling the spray bottle with hot water or other liquids. These could get sting your dog’s eyes or hurt it. If your dog continues to eat grass despite your best attempts, schedule an appointment with your vet. The vet can examine your dog for underlying physical and mental conditions. The doctor may also suggest an animal behavioral specialist or dog trainer who can help stop your dog from eating grass.
What is a summary of what this article is about? | Deter your dog with a home scent. Plant borders on the grass. Reprimand your dog. Train your dog to not eat grass. Visit your vet. | 7 | Flan2021 | gem/wiki_lingua_english_en:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Premise: The bones of escaped brill still littered the trails between Fena Set and Fena Dim as a grim reminder of the lethality of the torrent.
Hypothesis: The events of earlier were still left behind in the bones littering the trail.
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Possible answers:
i. yes
ii. it is not possible to tell
iii. no And the answer is: | ii. | 1 | Flan2021 | glue/mnli:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Risk of a two-tier Internet
Come up with some evidence to support this claim. | 1. As things stand there are relatively flat rate services .
2. The concern is that ISP would charge higher rates for full Internet access or act to ensure that their own content arrived seamlessly and smoothly , while that of competitors was delayed or poorer quality or that higher bandwidth applications end up with a higher price-tag .
3. This is of concern both to end users and to the producers of content .
4. There are very real concerns here , as a result , about the impact this has on freedom of expression .
5. The best way to avoid censorship either commercial or political is to ensure that it remains impossible to achieve in the first place .
6. Once it becomes possible to give preference to some forms of content or points of origin , then commercial censorship at least becomes a great deal easier . | 8 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_idebate | zs_opt |
Today is my 24th birthday , and it is also my first birthday without my father . I did n't really want to celebrate it at all , but my sisters and my mother convinced me that I should . It is also my brother in laws birthday as well .
Question with options to choose from: Why would I be celebrating my birthday without my father this year ?
OPTIONS:
(i). my father 's car broke down
(ii). my father had to work
(iii). my father and I are n't speaking
(iv). None of the above choices . | (iii). | 0 | Flan2021 | cosmos_qa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Are these paraphrases?
Henderson married Vera Cameron Price Fitz Randolph on 23 August 1923 , with whom he had a son , Richard Henderson .
Henderson married Richard Henderson , with whom he had a son , Vera Cameron Price Fitz Randolph , on August 23 , 1923 .
Pick your answer from: a. no; b. yes; | a. | 7 | Flan2021 | paws_wiki:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Answer this question:
who were the 4 killed at kent state?? | Jeffrey Glenn Miller | 3 | Flan2021 | natural_questions_open:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Here are two sentences:
Attorneys for the Roman Catholic archdiocese and nearly 250 alleged victims began meeting last week to reach an out-of-court settlement .
Attorneys for both the archdiocese and the plaintiffs began meeting last week to reach the out-of-court settlement .
Choose your answer: are the two sentences saying the same thing?
1). no.
2). yes. | 2). | 1 | Flan2021 | glue/mrpc:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Multi-choice problem: Which entity is they this sentence?
New Orleans is renown for their unique style of crawfish so they have many restaurants which sell it.
Choose your answer from:
(A). New Orleans;
(B). crawfish; | (A). | 6 | Flan2021 | definite_pronoun_resolution:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
In which of the following ways are photosynthesis and cellular respiration alike?
Possible answers:
(I). Both processes produce glucose..
(II). Both processes consume carbon dioxide..
(III). Both processes take place in chloroplasts..
(IV). Both processes involve energy transformations..The answer is: | (IV). | 1 | Flan2021 | unified_qa_science_inst | zs_opt |
Next question: when does season 15 of the kardashians come out?
| June 17, 2018 | 8 | Flan2021 | natural_questions_open:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
weight loss is but the first step towards enhanced health and fitness.
Write the above sentence using proper case. | Weight loss is but the first step towards enhanced health and fitness. | 1 | Flan2021 | true_case | zs_opt |
Generate a short summary this sentence:
president bush on friday boldly made a direct pitch for black votes -- long out of reach for republican presidential candidates -- but got a tepid response from the national urban league conference .
Summary: | in urban league speech bush asks blacks to give gop a chance | 2 | Flan2021 | gigaword:1.2.0 | zs_opt |
Data: Fitzbillies eatType coffee shop; Fitzbillies food Fast food; Fitzbillies priceRange less than £20; Fitzbillies customer rating low; Fitzbillies area riverside; Fitzbillies familyFriendly no
What would a sentence about this data be like? | A fast food coffee shop in riverside that has a low customer rating and is not family-friendly is called Fitzbillies. It cost less than 20 euros. | 1 | Flan2021 | gem/dart:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Are "Tom" and "his" the same in this sentence?
Tom said "Check" to Ralph as he moved *his* bishop.
Choices:
1). no.
2). yes.
The answer is: | 2). | 7 | Flan2021 | super_glue/wsc.fixed:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
Select your answer: Which is this about?
Chinese officials Monday rebuffed Secretary of State Colin L. Powell #39;s suggestion they use a possibly conciliatory speech by Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian to restart
Pick from: - World; - Sports; - Business; - Science/Tech; | World | 5 | Flan2021 | ag_news_subset:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Choose from options: Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below:
The Beverly Center Business District is located on Central Street.
The Beverly Center Business District encompasses much of the historic 19th century commercial heart of Beverly, Massachusetts. Centered on Cabot and Church Streets between Central Street and the Beverly Common, its architecture reflects the city's growth over 150 years. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Options are:
-- Yes.
-- It's impossible to say.
-- No. | No | 8 | Flan2021 | anli/r1:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
'Gone Girl' Movie Feminist or Misogynist? On Cool Girls and Psychopaths
This post contains spoilers for the Gone Girl movie and book.
The highly anticipated film adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl is out, and nobody can agree if it’s a sexist portrayal of a crazy woman or a feminist manifesto. The answer is it’s both, and that’s what makes it so interesting.
The story of Gone Girl pits a feminist psychopath against a misogynist jerk in what might be the world’s most twisted marriage. When the wife, Amy, sets up her philandering husband, Nick, for her murder, the two characters vie for the reader’s sympathy, lying and manipulating one another in order to survive. Most would agree that Amy is the “worse” spouse: she’s smarter, stronger and willing to commit murder. But while some argue that a conniving character like Amy only gives women a bad name, ultimately Flynn and director David Fincher created a female role more complex than the women usually seen in blockbuster films.
(REVIEW: Gone Girl Plays a Fatal Game of Love and Marriage)
At the heart of this debate is the “Cool Girl” speech that Flynn penned originally for the novel and adapted for the screenplay. Those who saw Gone Girl this weekend without having read the book were probably utterly confused about why, as Amy is making her getaway, she goes on a rant about women who try to become the “Cool Girl” in order to please men.
Though the movie cuts much of the time Amy pretends to be the Cool Girl at the beginning of her relationship with Nick, the first half of the book is dedicated to establishing this very specific persona. According to Amy, the Cool Girl is a woman who pretends to like what men like in order to attract attention. She’s the type of girl who unabashedly loves sex and drinking beer and eating burgers — while still miraculously maintaining a perfect figure — and is always ready to forgive her husband’s foibles. The speech struck a chord, becoming a major topic of discussion that’s been reignited with the release of the film. Here’s a portion of the passage:
That night at the Brooklyn party, I was playing the girl who was in style, the girl a man like Nick wants: the Cool Girl. Men always say that as the defining compliment, don’t they? She’s a cool girl. Being the Cool Girl means I am a hot, brilliant, funny woman who adores football, poker, dirty jokes, and burping, who plays video games, drinks cheap beer, loves threesomes and anal sex, and jams hot dogs and hamburgers into her mouth like she’s hosting the world’s biggest culinary gang bang while somehow maintaining a size 2, because Cool Girls are above all hot. Hot and understanding. Cool Girls never get angry; they only smile in a chagrined, loving manner and let their men do whatever they want. Go ahead, shit on me, I don’t mind, I’m the Cool Girl.
Men actually think this girl exists. Maybe they’re fooled because so many women are willing to pretend to be this girl…Oh, and if you’re not a Cool Girl, I beg you not to believe that your man doesn’t want the Cool Girl. It may be a slightly different version—maybe he’s vegetarian, so Cool Girl loves seitan and is great with dogs; or maybe he’s a hipster artist, so Cool Girl is a tattooed, bespectacled nerd who loves comics. There are variations to the window dressing, but believe me, he wants Cool Girl, who is basically the girl who likes every f***ing thing he likes and doesn’t ever complain. (How do you know you’re not Cool Girl? Because he says things like “I like strong women.” If he says that to you, he will at some point f*** someone else. Because “I like strong women” is code for “I hate strong women.”
When I first read the Cool Girl speech, I nodded my head. Out of context it contains a lot of truisms, and I identified with the pressure to pretend to be someone else at the beginning of a relationship. (A pressure, which Amy later points out, men do not feel, otherwise we’d see a lot of boyfriends learning to knit and pretending to like girly drinks to impress their girlfriends.) At one point early in the book, Cool Girl Amy writes about a time Nick ditches her, her friends and their husbands in order to play poker. He doesn’t call and doesn’t text. When Amy arrives home she embraces him and tells him it’s OK. It’s a move that I’ve seen many female friends make: pretending like they don’t care when their boyfriends don’t show up. They do care, and it will most likely become fodder for a fight later.
(MORE: Gone Girl Bests Annabelle at the Box Office)
So why pretend to not care? Because the Cool Girl has become so mainstream that some men have come to expect every girl to be the Cool Girl. Flynn says that she was inspired by Cameron Diaz in There’s Something About Mary, but there other many other versions in pop culture. She’s the girl who drinks beer with the guys (Katie Aselton in The League, Olivia Wilde in Drinking Buddies). The girl that will like your nerdy hobbies because you like them (Summer dressing up as Super Woman on The O.C., Rachel fulfilling Ross’ Princess Leia fantasy on Friends). The girl who doesn’t want commitment (Natalie Portman in No Strings Attached, Zooey Deschanel in 500 Days of Summer). The girl who swears and talks about eating pizza and can be described as “chill” (Chrissy Tiegan and Jennifer Lawrence on the red carpet) — oh yeah, and she’s always hot.
Amy does touch on a fundamental problem with the way men and women interact. While Amy was pretending to be the Cool Girl, Nick was pretending to be what I’ll dub the Charming Guy. This is how men and women court each other: they pretend to be something they are not. Optimistically, it can be described as trying to be your best self for the person you love. For pessimists, it’s called faking it. “But it was unsustainable,” Amy writes. “It turned out he couldn’t sustain his side either: the witty banter, the clever games, the romance, and the wooing. It all started collapsing on itself.”
But then I remembered these words that rang so true were being uttered by a woman who lied about being sexually assaulted multiple times, set her husband up for murder and killed someone herself. And that makes things complicated.
It makes us squirm to agree with someone who just might be a psychopath. Even if her assertions are true — women shouldn’t allow themselves to be trampled — her rationale is harder to endorse: “I don’t get it: If you let a man cancel plans or decline to do things for you, you lose.” Does the fact that Amy gives the Cool Girl speech turn her ideas into the mere rantings of a lunatic? If so, it’s easy to cast Flynn as a misogynist who sees women as bitter and vengeful. The takedown of the Cool Girl then becomes not a feminist piece of criticism but evidence for those who think all feminists are angry and crazy.
(MORE: This Case Is the Real-World Version of Gone Girl)
Gillian Flynn told TIME’s Lev Grossman that she’s been accused of misogyny because of Amy’s evilness. Amy fakes a sexual assault, even though overwhelming evidence indicates that women don’t lie about being raped. She manipulates men to an exaggerated and terrifying degree (like faking a pregnancy), saying reasonable things despite being a murderous madwoman. Her vengeance is utterly feminine. In short, it would be easy for someone to see the movie and reduce its message to “bitches be crazy.” She’s a men’s rights advocate’s worst nightmare.
(This is less true of the book, where Nick becomes a feminist’s worst nightmare: he visits strip clubs on their third wedding anniversary, cheats and struggles with an urge to commit violent acts against any woman who disagrees with him. This and Nick’s latent misogynist thoughts — a “stupid bitch” mumble he inherited from his father — are largely missing from the movie. But before we accuse David Fincher of sexism himself, note that the director shows Nick slamming Amy’s head against the wall after she tells him she’s pregnant, a scene which drew an audible gasp from the theater I was in even though Affleck calling her a “bitch” drew laughs minutes before.)
What Gillian Flynn is doing is also extremely feminist. Because there are so few strong women in literature (or TV shows or movies) the burden falls on the writers who do write about women to make them represent all of womanhood. And that’s simply not fair. We should have all sorts of women in our novels — just as we have all sorts of men. Very few writers are creating complex, evil female characters with interesting motivations. Gillian Flynn is. It seems sexist to assert that female characters ought to be, at their core, loving and good.
Which brings us back to the “Cool Girl” speech and the inherent ickiness of liking something a devil has said.
(MORE: The 13 Biggest Differences Between the Gone Girl Movie and Book)
I think Flynn likes that complication: she and Fincher have constructed a movie that forces the audience to debate and pick apart its gender dynamics. There’s no question that Amy is a monster when she slashes Desi’s throat during sex or when she fakes her death to trap Nick. But she does these things to rebel against the boxes others have tried to put her in — “Amazing Amy” by her parents, “Cool Girl” Amy by Nick, beautiful and doting Amy by Desi. It’s an extreme form of rebellion, but an interesting mediation on society’s expectations of women nonetheless. The fact that audience members could answer the question, “who is most sympathetic in the film?” in several different ways is in and of itself an endorsement of the movie.
And no, you’re not a bad person if you agree with Amy about the Cool Girl. Psychopaths are smart. Her conclusions are valid. It’s just her resultant actions that are problematic. So maybe don’t use it as a justification for murder.
What is a short summary of the above article? | On "Cool Girls" and psychopaths | 4 | Flan2021 | newsroom:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Write a question you would see in a school textbook. | A meteorologist records data for a city on a certain date. The data includes temperature, cloud cover, wind speed, barometric pressure, and wind direction. Which method should the meteorologist use to record this data for a quick reference? | 7 | Flan2021 | ai2_arc/ARC-Challenge:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
In these two sentences (1) The rookie made a brief appearance in the first period. (2) It was Bernhardt's last appearance in America., does the word appearance mean the same thing?
pick from the following. a). different meanings b). the same meaning.... A: | b). | 3 | Flan2021 | super_glue/wic:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
I want to go back again. But I am afraid, honestly, I am afraid. Propaganda against me made people think I am terrorist., said el-Nashar.
Question with options: Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "El-Nashar is accused of terrorism."?
Choose your answer from:
I. yes
II. no | I. | 0 | Flan2021 | super_glue/rte:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
Produce a detailed sentence about a restaurant using the following words: name = Blue Spice, priceRange = less than £20, customer rating = average, area = city centre, familyFriendly = yes
Sentence: | Blue Spice in the city centre is an average rated, family-friendly venue, with a cheap menu. | 8 | Flan2021 | gem/e2e_nlg:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Seiko Lukia Automatic Swarovski SSVM018 Womens Watch
Add punctuation. | Seiko Lukia Automatic Swarovski SSVM018 Women's Watch | 0 | Flan2021 | fix_punct | zs_opt |
Translate "Last year, more than 80,000 visitors attended the fair, taking advantage of free admission." to Romanian? | Anul trecut, peste 80 000 de vizitatori au trecut pragul târgului, profitând de faptul că intrarea a fost liberă. | 7 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/ro-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Context: Coming off their win over the Jaguars the Chiefs played on home ground for an AFC duel with the Bills. Late in the second quarter the Chiefs took the lead as QB Matt Cassel got a 1-yard TD pass to WR Dwayne Bowe. The lead was cut in the third quarter with kicker Rian Lindell making a 43-yard field goal. The Chiefs scored with kicker Ryan Succop getting a 28-yard field goal. The Bills responded and tied the game with Ryan Fitzpatrick throwing a 4-yard TD pass to WR Steve Johnson. At overtime the decision was made with Succop successfully hitting a 35-yard field goal with 5 seconds left on the clock to win the game for the Chiefs.
Question: How many total yards did the Chiefs make in field goal kicks in the second half of the game?
Answer: | 63 | 6 | Flan2021 | drop:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Environmental organizations have asked businesses to take action to reduce waste. Which of the following changes could a business make in order to become more "environmentally friendly"?
Pick your answer from: 1. Purchase only recycled paper and paper products.. 2. When making photocopies, print on only one side of the paper.. 3. Purchase wood products manufactured only in other countries.. 4. When packing boxes, use Styrofoam™ filler instead of old newspapers.. | 1. | 0 | Flan2021 | unified_qa_science_inst | zs_opt |
Answer this:
In a large forest with many animals, there are only a small number of bears. Which of these most likely limits the population of bears in the forest?
Choose from:
(A). supply of food;
(B). type of tree;
(C). predation by carnivores;
(D). amount of suitable shelter; | (A). | 7 | Flan2021 | unified_qa_science_inst | zs_opt |
If "A shirtless man is resting on a log next to his house.", does this mean that "A person has just finished chopping wood for the winter."?
Available choices:
A). yes.
B). it is not possible to tell.
C). no. | B). | 0 | Flan2021 | snli:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context (see options)?
Context:
Isabelle Guérard (born July 1, 1978) is a Canadian film and television actress. She garnered a Canadian Screen Award nomination as Best Actress at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2013 for "The Storm Within (Rouge sang)", and a Jutra Award nomination as Best Actress in 2010 for "Détour".
Hypothesis: Isabelle Guerard lived to be at least 35 years old.
OPT: 1. Yes. 2. It's impossible to say. 3. No. | 1. | 7 | Flan2021 | anli/r3:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
Question 1: How are gravitational waves a path to unification of general relativity and quantum mechanics?
Question 2: How many students give SAT subject tests in India to get admissions in Indian universities?
A. no B. yes
Are questions 1 and 2 asking the same thing? | A. | 6 | Flan2021 | glue/qqp:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Use this fact to answer the question: winter is when a hemisphere is tilted away from the sun
On June 1st, it's the first day of winter in
Choices: a). the sun; b). the Kepler belt; c). the southern hemisphere; d). the northern hemisphere;
The answer is: | c). | 6 | Flan2021 | openbookqa:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
Produce a detailed sentence about a restaurant using the following words: name = Green Man, priceRange = cheap, area = riverside, familyFriendly = yes
Sentence: | By the riverside, cheap family friendly, Green Man. | 8 | Flan2021 | gem/e2e_nlg:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Question: What was the title of Deep Purple's 1980s reunion album?
Is Established bands made something of a comeback in the mid-1980s. a good answer to this question?
Options:
- yes.
- no. | no | 7 | Flan2021 | glue/qnli:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Read this: During the Later Middle Ages, theologians such as John Duns Scotus (d. 1308)[AH] and William of Ockham (d. c. 1348), led a reaction against scholasticism, objecting to the application of reason to faith. Their efforts undermined the prevailing Platonic idea of "universals". Ockham's insistence that reason operates independently of faith allowed science to be separated from theology and philosophy. Legal studies were marked by the steady advance of Roman law into areas of jurisprudence previously governed by customary law. The lone exception to this trend was in England, where the common law remained pre-eminent. Other countries codified their laws; legal codes were promulgated in Castile, Poland, and Lithuania.
Now answer this question, if there is an answer (If it cannot be answered, return "unanswerable"): Before Roman law, what were areas of jurisprudence traditionally decided by? | customary law | 8 | Flan2021 | squad/v2.0:3.0.0 | zs_opt |
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (pɔrtə ɹikoʊ, Spanish: pwɛrtɔ rikɔ) (Spanish for ``Rich Port''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit. ``Free Associated State of Puerto Rico'') and briefly called Porto Rico, is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the northeast Caribbean Sea.
Choose your answer from: [+] no. [+] yes.
Is this statement correct "is puerto rico part of the us territory"? | yes | 8 | Flan2021 | bool_q:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Befitting a lush, tropical island stranded in the middle of the ocean, Madeira’s origins are shrouded in mystery and fanciful legend. Some claim that the archipelago is what remains of Plato’s lost Atlantis, or part of a landmass that once fused the continents of Europe and America. The Portuguese Step Ashore: Recorded history of the volcanic archipelago begins in relatively recent times: 1418, just as the golden age of Portuguese discovery was erupting. Under the leadership of Henry the Navigator, caravels set out from the westernmost point of the Algarve, in southern Portugal, in search of foreign lands, fame, and wealth. João Gonçalves Zarco, sailing in the service of Prince Henry, made the first of many famous Portuguese discoveries, which would culminate a century later in Magellan’s historic circumnavigation of the globe. Zarco happened upon a small volcanic archipelago 1,000 km from Lisbon. Perhaps Zarco knew precisely where he was heading, having learned of the existence of Madeira from a Castilian source. After all, the waters of the Canary Islands, only 445 km (275 miles) to the south, had occupied busy shipping lanes for very nearly a century, and Genovese maps from the mid-14th century depict both Madeira and Porto Santo. More likely, Zarco was heading for Guinea and storms forced him onto the beach of Porto Santo. If so, then he was extremely fortunate, for he managed to land on the only large, sandy beach for hundreds of miles around. Little wonder he subsequently named it Porto Santo (Holy Port). The following year Zarco returned to claim the larger island he had seen from Porto Santo, and with him went Tristão Vaz Teixeira and Bartolomeu Perestrelo. They officially became the first men to set foot on the heavily forested island, naming it Ilha da Madeira, “Island of Timber. ” The Portuguese Crown, delighted with its first important discovery, immediately embarked on a program of colonization. Zarco and Teixeira were appointed co-governors of Madeira, while Perestrelo was awarded Porto Santo.
Choose from options: Based on the paragraph, does the response "the mid-14th century" correctly answer the question "In what year did the recorded history of Madeira begin?"?
OPT:
(A). no.
(B). yes. | (A). | 4 | Flan2021 | super_glue/multirc:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
Absolutely the best! Dr. Drew is amazing. I have tried other Joint locations, but sold here! This is a great concept - in and out usually in about 10-15 minutes!
How would this review be described in terms of sentiment?
Select from the following.
+negative.
+positive. | positive | 3 | Flan2021 | yelp_polarity_reviews:0.2.0 | zs_opt |
Paralysis was followed by aphasia, and after acute pain, followed by a long period of apathy, from which death relieved Swift in October 1745.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
swift was relieved by death
pick from the following.
+Yes
+It's impossible to say
+No | Yes | 2 | Flan2021 | anli/r3:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
(1) At the time , Meacham was president , and his administration knew that Andrew Johnson did not support him .
(2) At the time , Andrew Johnson was president , and his administration learned that Meacham did not support him .
Do these two sentences mean the same thing?
Choose your answer from: (1). no (2). yes | (1). | 3 | Flan2021 | paws_wiki:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Write a sentence not in English. | Zavřel ji? | 8 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/cs-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
If "Anne gave birth to a daughter last month. She is a very charming woman.", does it follow that "Anne's daughter is a very charming woman."
OPTIONS:
(a). no.
(b). yes. | (a). | 1 | Flan2021 | glue/wnli:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Dialogue:
Walter: U wanna go for a walk later?
Diana: What time?
Walter: I dunno, maybe three o clock, so it's still light?
Diana: If I get all my work done, then that's doable.
Diana: I haven't had a decent walk for several days.
What was going on in that conversation? | Diana will go for a walk with Walter at three o'clock, if she gets all her work done by then. | 6 | Flan2021 | samsum:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Produce a long descriptive sentence that uses all these words: Bionico COUNTRY Mexico; Mexico LANGUAGE Spanish language; Mexico LEADER_NAME Silvano Aureoles Conejo; Bionico DISH_VARIATION Cottage cheese; Bionico COURSE Dessert | Served as a dessert course and made using cottage cheese, Bionico a food found in Mexico. Where Silvano Aureoles Conejo is the leader and the language is Spanish. | 7 | Flan2021 | gem/dart:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
According to Tony Sclafani from MSNBC, "It's worth noting that before Madonna, most music mega-stars were guy rockers; after her, almost all would be female singers ... When The Beatles hit America, they changed the paradigm of performer from solo act to band. Madonna changed it back—with an emphasis on the female." Howard Kramer, curatorial director of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, asserted that "Madonna and the career she carved out for herself made possible virtually every other female pop singer to follow ... She certainly raised the standards of all of them ... She redefined what the parameters were for female performers." According to Fouz-Hernández, subsequent female singers such as Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Kylie Minogue, the Spice Girls, Destiny's Child, Jennifer Lopez, and Pink were like her "daughters in the very direct sense that they grew up listening to and admiring Madonna, and decided they wanted to be like her." Time magazine included her in the list of the "25 Most Powerful Women of the Past Century", where she became one of only two singers to be included, alongside Aretha Franklin. She also topped VH1's lists of "100 Greatest Women in Music" and "50 Greatest Women of the Video Era".
Answer this question, if possible (if impossible, reply "unanswerable"): Who included Madonna as the most powerful woman of the century? | Time magazine | 6 | Flan2021 | squad/v2.0:3.0.0 | zs_opt |
What are the most important words in the following sentence:
concept art of a samurai that i could base my ideas on . | art, base, concept | 7 | Flan2021 | gem/common_gen:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
What is the difference between red meat and white meat? Which one is healthier?
What is the difference between red meat and white meat?
Multi-choice problem: Would you say that these questions are the same?
Select from the following.
(a). no
(b). yes | (b). | 0 | Flan2021 | glue/qqp:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
To find out what build version you are currently running, do the following: Within Sitekeeper = Click on 'Help' and go to 'About'.
Translate to German
German: | Zum Anzeigen des Builds gehen Sie vor wie folgt: In Sitekeeper = Klicken Sie auf 'Help' und gehen Sie zu 'Info'. | 0 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/de-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Tweet: Good night at work...off to Broad Street
Predict the sentiment of this tweet.
Options:
(I). negative
(II). positive | (II). | 3 | Flan2021 | sentiment140:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
It goes without saying that while we are building the infrastructure and building the reputation as one of the premier sporting capitals, not only nationally but internationally, part of the reason we are doing so is that we have high performance young athletes like Eric Daggett.
Based on that paragraph can we conclude that this sentence is true?
Eric Daggett is under 20 years old.
Available choices: (A). Yes. (B). It's impossible to say. (C). No. | (B). | 1 | Flan2021 | anli/r3:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
Do these two sentences mean the same thing?
Kerry last month outlined a U.N. resolution authorizing a military force under U.S. command and transferring responsibility to the United Nations for the political and humanitarian efforts .
Kerry outlined last month a UN resolution authorizing a military force under US command and transferring responsibility for political and humanitarian efforts to the UN .
Choose your answer from:
(1). no;
(2). yes;...I think the answer is | (2). | 8 | Flan2021 | glue/mrpc:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
– Masked militiamen in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk are handing out fliers demanding that Jews register with the self-proclaimed pro-Russian separatist government there, Jews in the area tell Ynet News. The leaflet explains that because Jews "supported the Bendentry Junta," meaning the nationalist movement that supported Ukrainian independence following World War II, "and oppose the pro-Slavic People's Republic of Donetsk," they must register all their property, and pay a $50 fee, or else lose their citizenship and property, and face deportation. The masked men, who according to Haaretz carried a Russian Federation flag, waited outside synagogues and handed out the fliers following Passover prayers. The letter bears the supposed signature of Denis Pushilin, self-proclaimed chairman of the separatist government. Pushilin acknowledged that the fliers are going around, but denies involvement, USA Today reports. John Kerry condemned the letters as "grotesque" and "beyond unacceptable." An Anti-Defamation League official says anti-Semitism has been a current running through the separatist movement.
Expand this summary. | A notice ordering all Jews in the eastern Ukraine city of Donetsk to register with the pro-Russian separatists or face deportation has been pasted near the local synagogue, according to the Novosti Donbassa news agency.
According to the report, the notice was distributed by "three unidentified men wearing balaclavas and carrying the flag of the Russian Federation." The notice was reported by members of the Jewish community of Donetsk.
Novosti Donbassa speculated that the men involved were provocateurs who "tried to provoke a conflict, then to blame the attack on separatists."
The notice apparently bore the stamps of the self-proclaimed People's Republic of Donetsk and was signed by its self-styled people's governor Denis Pushilin.
It orders all Jews over the age of 16 to register at the government building, which has been occupied by pro-Russian insurgents in defiance of Kiev rule. Jews would also have to pay a registration fee of $50 before May 3 and list all real estate and vehicles owned.
The notice explained the measure as being due to the alleged support of Jewish leaders for the "nationalist junta of [Stepan] Bandera in Kiev" and their hostility "to the Orthodox Donetsk republic and its citizens."
Failure to register, the notice said, would result in people being "stripped of their citizenship and deported forcibly outside the country with confiscation of property."
||||| A leaflet distributed in Donetsk, Ukraine calling for all Jews over 16 years old to register their religion marred the Jewish community's Passover festivities Monday (Passover eve), causing concern among the Jewish community.
The leaflet demanded the city's Jews supply a detailed list of all the property they own, or else have their citizenship revoked, face deportion and see their assets confiscated.
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Donetsk, a Ukraine province with 4.3 million people - 10 percent of Ukraine's population - and 17,000 Jews, is home to much of the country's heavy industry, and is thus the biggest prize of the eastern regions where pro-Russian separatists have captured government buildings in the past week.
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The leaflet, signed by the Chairman of Donetsk's temporary government Denis Pushilin, was distrbiuted to Jews near the Donetsk synagogue and later in other areas of the city where pro-Russians activists have declared Donetsk as an independent "people's republic", defying an ultimatum from Kiev to surrender.
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The leaflet was written in Russian and had Russia's national symbol on it, as well as the Donetsk People's Republic insignia.
"Dear Ukraine citizens of Jewish nationality," the flyer began, "due to the fact that the leaders of the Jewish community of Ukraine supported Bendery Junta," a reference to Stepan Bandera, the leader of the Ukrainian nationalist movement which fought for Ukrainian independence at the end of World War II, "and oppose the pro-Slavic People's Republic of Donetsk, (the interim government) has decided that all citizens of Jewish descent, over 16 years of age and residing within the republic's territory are required to report to the Commissioner for Nationalities in the Donetsk Regional Administration building and register."
The leaflet detailed what type of documents the Jewish citizens would need to supply: "ID and passport are required to register your Jewish religion, religious documents of family members, as well as documents establishing the rights to all real estate property that belongs to you, including vehicles."
If the message was not made clear enough, the leaflet further stipulated the consequences that would come to those who failed to abide by the new demands: "Evasion of registration will result in citizenship revoke and you will be forced outside the country with a confiscation of property."
To add insult to injury, the leaflet demanded the Jews pay a registration fee of $50.
The leaflet demanding the Jews to register their nationality or face deportation (Photo: Olga Reznikova)
According to Alex Tenzer, a Kiev native and one of the directors of the National Association of Immigrants from the Former USSR in Israel, said: "The Jewish-Ukrainian leadership supports Ukraine's new government, but it's hard to tell whether the leaflet is valid or simply a provocation.
"Anyway, the material is very anti-Semitic and reminds me of the kind of material distributed by the Nazis in WWII."
Emanuelle Shechter, from Israel, received a copy of the leaflet via Whatsapp from his friends in Donetsk. "They told me that masked men were waiting for Jewish people after the Passover evening prayer, handed them the flyer and told them to obey its instructions."
Olga Reznikova, a member of Donetsk's Jewish community, told Ynet that "We do not know if the leaflet was spread by pro-Russian forces or someone else, but it did manage to create quite a fear. This reminds me of texts from darker times. Other members of the Jewish community I spoke with are not afraid, but it is unpleasant."
"I do not intend to register, I am 32, I have lived in Donetsk my entire life and have never had to deal with anti-Semitism until I laid eyes on this piece of paper. Though I take it very seriously, I am uncertain of its authenticity," said Reznikova.
Ukrainian soldiers and pro-Russians activists in Donetsk (Photo: EPA)
Jenia from Israel, who also received the letter from a Jewish acquaintance, said "the Jews in Donetsk are uncertain of anything; it is unclear who is responsible for the leaflet and who controls the city at the moment.
"We don't feel safe like we used to because of the political instability in the area; there isn't a legitimate president or sovereign. Currently Donetsk is ruled by a junta."
In a response to a request by a Ukrainian Jewish website, Pushilin, the interim government's regional chairman, confirmed that the flyers were distributed by his organization, but denied any connection to the leaflet's content. ||||| A leaflet distributed in Donetsk, Ukraine, calls for all Jewish people over age 16 to register as Jews. The leaflet demanded the city's Jews supply a detailed list of all the property they own or else have their citizenship revoked. (Photo: The Coordination Forum for Countering Antisemitism)
World leaders and Jewish groups condemned a leaflet handed out in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk in which Jews were told to "register" with the pro-Russian militants who have taken over a government office in an attempt to make Ukraine part of Russia, according to Ukrainian and Israeli media.
Jews emerging from a synagogue say they were handed leaflets that ordered the city's Jews to provide a list of property they own and pay a registration fee "or else have their citizenship revoked, face deportation and see their assets confiscated," reported Ynet News, Israel's largest news website, and Ukraine's Donbass news agency.
Secretary of State John Kerry said the language of the leaflets "is beyond unacceptable" and condemned whomever is responsible.
"In the year 2014, after all of the miles traveled and all of the journey of history, this is not just intolerable — it's grotesque," he said. "And any of the people who engage in these kinds of activities — from whatever party or whatever ideology or whatever place they crawl out of — there is no place for that."
U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt called the leaflets "the real deal." But the man whose name appears on the leaflets, Denis Pushilin, identified as chairman of "Donetsk's temporary government," said he was not responsible.
Pushilin, who is a leader of the pro-Russian movement in Donetsk, acknowledged that leaflets were distributed under his organization's name but denied any connection to them, Ynet reported.
Donetsk is the site of an "anti-terrorist" operation by the Ukraine government, which has moved military columns into the region to force out militants who are demanding a referendum be held to join Russia.
Emanuel Shechter, in Israel, told Ynet his friends in Donetsk sent him a copy of the leaflet through social media.
"They told me that masked men were waiting for Jewish people after the Passover eve prayer, handed them the flier and told them to obey its instructions," he said.
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The leaflet begins "Dear Ukraine citizens of Jewish nationality" and states that all people of Jewish descent over 16 years old must report to the Commissioner for Nationalities in the Donetsk Regional Administration building and "register."
It says the reason is because the leaders of the Jewish community of Ukraine supported Bendery Junta, a reference to Stepan Bandera, the leader of the Ukrainian nationalist movement that fought for Ukrainian independence at the end of World War II, "and oppose the pro-Slavic People's Republic of Donetsk," a name adopted by the militant leadership.
The leaflet then described which documents Jews should provide: "ID and passport are required to register your Jewish religion, religious documents of family members, as well as documents establishing the rights to all real estate property that belongs to you, including vehicles."
Consequences for non-compliance will result in citizenship being revoked "and you will be forced outside the country with a confiscation of property," it said. A registration fee of $50 would be required, it said.
'SMELLS LIKE PROVOCATION'
Olga Reznikova, 32, a Jewish resident of Donetsk, told Ynet she never experienced anti-Semitism in the city until she saw this leaflet.
"We don't know if these notifications were distributed by pro-Russian activists or someone else, but it's serious that it exists," she said. "The text reminds me of the fascists in 1941," she said referring to the Nazis who occupied Ukraine during World War II.
The Jewish community in Donetsk issued a statement saying the leaflet distribution "smells like a provocation." The chief rabbi of nearby Dnipropetrovsk, Shmuel Kaminezki said, "Everything must be done to catch them."
"It's important for everyone to know its not true," Kaminezki told CNN. "The Jews of Donetsk will not do what the letter says."
Morton Klein, president of the Zionist Organization of America, the oldest pro-Israel group in the USA, said the leaflets should be seen in the context of a rising tide of anti-Semitism across Europe.
"This is a frightening new development in the anti-Jewish movement that is gaining traction around the world," Klein said.
Michael Salberg, director of the international affairs at the New York City-based Anti-Defamation League, said it's unclear whether the leaflets were issued by the pro-Russian leadership or a splinter group operating within the pro-Russian camp.
But he said the Russian side has used the specter of anti-Semitism in a cynical manner. Russia and its allies in Ukraine have issued multiple stories about the threat posed to Jews by Ukraine's new pro-Western government in Kiev, Salberg said.
"The message is a message to all the people that is we're going to exert our power over you," he said. "Jews are the default scapegoat throughout history for despots to send a message to the general public: Don't step out of line."
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In the first quarter, both Tampa Bay and Chicago were fired up and committed several skirmishes. On the second play of the game, Brian Griese's pass was tipped and intercepted by Lance Briggs. The Bears capitalized on the turnover with a field goal. A field position battle saw the Bears kick another field goal, and hold a 6-0 lead early. After the early turnover, Brian Griese led the Buccaneers on an 8-play, 81-yard scoring drive. The drive was capped off by a touchdown pass to Ike Hilliard. Early in the second quarter, Griese completed a pass to Maurice Stovall, but Stovall fumbled the ball with Chicago recovering at the 38-yard line. Attempting to score quickly, Kyle Orton threw deep to the endzone on the next play. The pass was broken up in the endzone, and bounced into the hands of Barrett Ruud for an improbable interception. The teams traded possessions twice, and the Bears found themselves driving across midfield with about 6 minutes left in the half. After a sack, Orton was again pressured, and threw a screen pass which was intercepted. Gaines Adams returned the ball 45 yards to the goal line, and after review, was awarded a touchdown. The Bears regrouped and drove to their own 44-yard line. On fourth down, a well-executed fake punt resulted in a 38-yard run by Garrett Wolfe. The Bears scored a third field goal as time expired in the half, and Tampa Bay took a 14-9 lead into halftime. After an interception midway through the third quarter, Chicago scored their first touchdown (and added a two-point conversion) for a 17-14 lead. With less than 7 minutes to go in the fourth quarter, hoping to put the game out of reach, a fourth field goal by Gould put the Bears up by ten points. Brian Griese drove the Buccaneers 63 yards in 12 plays, and set up a 35-yard field goal by Matt Bryant. The kick narrowed the deficit to 7 points. The Buccaneer defense held Chicago to a 3-and-out, and the Bears punted to Tampa Bay immediately after the two-minute warning. In just over a minute and a half, Griese drove the Buccaneers 81 yards in 11 plays. Jerramy Stevens caught a 1-yard touchdown pass with 10 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the score and force overtime. In the overtime period, Tampa Bay won the coin toss and received. They quickly drove to the Chicago 39-yard line, but an intentional grounding penalty stalled the drive. Chicago received a punt, but was unable to cross midfield. Brad Maynard punted, and pinned the Buccaneers at their own 7-yard line. Facing 3rd & 9 at their own 8-yard line, Griese passed to Jerramy Stevens for a short 2-yard gain. The drive, however, was given new life when a skirmish broke out and Charles Tillman of the Bears was called for unnecessary roughness. In seven plays, Griese drove the Buccaneers to the Chicago 44-yard line. With just over 5 minutes left in the overtime period, Griese connected with Antonio Bryant for a 38-yard pass, and a first & goal at the Chicago 6. Two plays later, Matt Bryant came on the field, and kicked a game-winning field goal. Brian Griese set a franchise record for most pass attempts (67, fourth most in NFL history). His passing yards (407) was the third-most in team history.
How many field goals did the Bears have before the 4th quarter? | 3 | 2 | Flan2021 | drop:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Translate from Spanish to English:
Asesores y consultores empresariales en Guantánamo - AmarillasLatinas.net
English: | Business consultants in San José de las Lajas - AmarillasLatinas.net | 4 | Flan2021 | para_crawl_enes | zs_opt |
Worldwide consumption of paper has risen by 400% in the past 40 years leading to increase in deforestation, with 35% of harvested trees being used for paper manufacture. Most paper companies also plant trees to help regrow forests. Logging of old growth forests accounts for less than 10% of wood pulp, but is one of the most controversial issues.
Answer this question, if possible (if impossible, reply "unanswerable"): What percentage of harvested bushes are used in the manufacturing of paper? | unanswerable | 6 | Flan2021 | squad/v2.0:3.0.0 | zs_opt |
Single/multi-select question: Do the following sentences say the same thing?
Use of force in defense of person.-A
Use of force by aggressor.
Return your answer on a scale from 0 to 5, where 0 is "not similar" and 5 is "very similar".
Choices:
A). 0;
B). 1;
C). 2;
D). 3;
E). 4;
F). 5; | B). | 4 | Flan2021 | glue/stsb:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Use evidence from the fact that a windmill converts wind energy into electricity to answer the following question. Choose from options. "a windmill converts wind energy into"
Select from the following. [I] food. [II] music. [III] architecture. [IV] charged electrons. | [IV] | 4 | Flan2021 | openbookqa:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
CHAPTER THIRTEEN.
A SLEEPLESS BUT A PLEASANT NIGHT.
The evening which followed the day that has just been described was bright, calm, and beautiful, with the starry host unclouded and distinctly visible to the profoundest depths of space.
As it was intended to send the _Smeaton_ to Arbroath next morning for a cargo of stones from the building-yard, the wrecked party were prevailed on to remain all night on board the _Pharos_, instead of going ashore in one of the ship's boats, which could not well be spared at the time.
This arrangement, we need hardly say, gave inexpressible pleasure to Ruby, and was not altogether distasteful to Minnie, although she felt anxious about Mrs Brand, who would naturally be much alarmed at the prolonged absence of herself and the captain. However, "there was no help for it"; and it was wonderful the resignation which she displayed in the circumstances.
It was not Ruby's duty to watch on deck that night, yet, strange to say, Ruby kept watch the whole night long!
There was no occasion whatever for Minnie to go on deck after it was dark, yet, strange to say, Minnie kept coming on deck at intervals _nearly_ the whole night long! Sometimes to "look at the stars", sometimes to "get a mouthful of fresh air", frequently to find out what "that strange noise could be that had alarmed her", and at last-- especially towards the early hours of morning--for no reason whatever, except that "she could not sleep below."
1. what was the weather like?
2. what could you see?
3. what were they trying to obtain?
4. where would they get them from?
5. what were they going to send there?
6. what couldn't be spared?
7. who did it please that it didn't work out?
8. Who would worry about them being missng?
9. Could they control the situation?
10. who stayed alert all night?
Numbered answers: | 1. Bright, calm, and beautiful.
2. The starry sky.
3. A cargo of stones from the building-yard.
4. Arbroath.
5. The Smeaton.
6. One of the ship's boats.
7. Ruby.
8. Mrs Brand.
9. No.
10. Ruby. | 6 | Flan2021 | coqa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Canada and the United States signed an agreement on January 30, 1979, to amend the treaty to allow subsistence hunting of waterfowl.
Does this next sentence follow, given the preceding text?
The Israel-Egypt Peace Agreement was signed in 1979.
Choose from:
1). yes;
2). no; | 2). | 3 | Flan2021 | super_glue/rte:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
steam is a kind of water above 100 degrees celsius
if the boiling point of water is attained, what ensues beyond this point?
Select from the following.
[i] the water turns evaporates rapidly.
[ii] the water then solidifies.
[iii] the water becomes black.
[iv] all of these. | [i] | 0 | Flan2021 | openbookqa:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
Make use of the article to answer the questions.
(CNN) -- Dr. Jack Kevorkian, the Michigan pathologist who put assisted suicide on the world's medical ethics stage, died early Friday, according to a spokesman with Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. He was 83.
The assisted-suicide advocate had been hospitalized for pneumonia and a kidney-related ailment, his attorney had said.
He had struggled with kidney problems for years and had checked into a hospital earlier this month for similar problems, his lawyer, Mayer Morganroth, said. He checked back into the hospital in the Detroit suburb on May 18 after suffering a relapse, Morganroth said.
Kevorkian, dubbed "Dr. Death," made national headlines as a supporter of physician-assisted suicide and "right-to-die" legislation. He was charged with murder numerous times through the 1990s for helping terminally ill patients take their own lives.
He was convicted on second-degree murder charges in 1999 stemming from the death of a patient who suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly called Lou Gehrig's disease. He was paroled in 2007.
After his release, he said he would not help end any more lives.
Morganroth told CNN Friday that he was summoned to the hospital Thursday night, with doctors telling him "the end was near" for Kevorkian.
1998 video sparked criminal case against Kevorkian
"The doctors and nurses were extremely supportive," Morganroth said. They played music by Kevorkian's favorite composer -- Bach -- in his room, and Kevorkian died about 2:30 a.m., Morganroth said.
Attorney Geoffrey Fieger, who was Kervorkian's lawyer on several assisted-suicide cases, described Kevorkian as a "historic man."
1. Who died?
2. In what building?
3. Which is where?
4. What was his specialty?
5. What was he best known for?
6. Was he in jail?
7. When was he paroled?
8. What was his hickname?
9. Why was he in the hospital?
10. When did he check in for the last time?
Numbered answers: | 1. Dr. Jack Kevorkian
2. Beaumont Hospital
3. Royal Oak, Michigan.
4. pathology
5. putting assisted suicide on the world's medical ethics stage.
6. no
7. in 2007.
8. "Dr. Death,"
9. kidney problems
10. May 18 | 8 | Flan2021 | coqa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Ms. Bristol measured the mass of a closed beaker containing several ice cubes. The mass was 100 g. An hour later, after the ice cubes had melted, Ms. Bristol measured the mass of the beaker again. What was the mass of the beaker of water the second time?
Choices:
+50 g.
+75 g.
+100 g.
+125 g.
| 100 g | 3 | Flan2021 | unified_qa_science_inst | zs_opt |
Write a sentence not in English. | Ar mai trebui să subliniez că această rezoluţie, care a fost redactată sub îndrumarea excelentă a colegului meu şi a raportorului Hannes Swoboda, a mai evidenţiat, într-un mod obiectiv şi pozitiv, domeniile problematice în care Croaţia mai are multe de făcut. | 8 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/ro-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Man , my skin is doing swell ! I have Rosacea , as I ' ve mentioned before , and during July I had to take two doses of antibiotics to clear up a sinus infection and a bad cough that would n't go away . After twenty days of antibiotics , my Rosacea was looking great ! They ' ve put me on tetracyclene in the past , but that just kills my stomach .
Based on the preceding passage, choose your answer for question What may be a fact about this person 's situation ?
Select from: * Medicine is giving them bad side effects . * None of the above choices . * They had painful skin problems . * Their skin has cleared up .
The answer is: | Their skin has cleared up . | 3 | Flan2021 | cosmos_qa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Tweet: my new client liked what he got - so now is giving me more projects Love a happy client!
Predict the sentiment of this tweet.
Pick from: [+] negative [+] positive | positive | 3 | Flan2021 | sentiment140:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
William enforced a mandatory choir practice for Ryan since he is a mean teacher.
Who is he referring to in this sentence?
Choose your answer from:
- William
- Ryan | William | 2 | Flan2021 | definite_pronoun_resolution:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
What concepts are described in the following sentence?
"Bacon sandwiches are popular in the UK and one of the variations is BLT and condiments are one of the ingredients. The sandwich can also be known as a bacon butty, bacon sarnie, rasher sandwich, bacon sanger, piece 'n bacon, bacon cob, bacon barm, or bacon muffin."
Return the answer as pairs of triples. | Bacon sandwich DISH_VARIATION BLT
Bacon sandwich COUNTRY United Kingdom
Bacon sandwich ALTERNATIVE_NAME "Bacon butty, bacon sarnie, rasher sandwich, bacon sanger, piece 'n bacon, bacon cob, bacon barm, bacon muffin"
Bacon sandwich INGREDIENT Condiment | 8 | Flan2021 | gem/dart:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Il faut se réjouir de l'amélioration constatée dans le domaine de l'agriculture et du fait que l'expérience combinée à la réorganisation de la PAC ont rendu la situation plus transparente.
Which language is this? | French | 9 | Flan2021 | wmt14_translate/fr-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Produce a long descriptive sentence that uses all these words: London, leaderTitle, Parliament of the United Kingdom; Alfred Garth Jones, deathPlace, London; London, leader, Boris Johnson.
Sentence: | Alfred Garth Jones died in Parliament of the U.K. and Boris Johnson led, London. | 6 | Flan2021 | gem/web_nlg_en:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
News article:
Between 1999-2000 and 2011-2012, 8% more U.S. adults used at least one prescription drug in the past 30 days, according to government survey results. Part of that rise is due to the fact that more medications are continually hitting the market to treat our various ills, from heart conditions to cancer. Some of the increase could also be related to a tendency to overprescribe medications as an easy fix for chronic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension. Either way, the surge is worth noting, say researchers, since it remained strong even after they accounted for the fact that older people, who make up a growing proportion of the population, tend to take more medications.
Reporting in JAMA , Elizabeth Kantor, an epidemiologist from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, says that the uptick in prescription drug use “is really not surprising. But the consistency of the trend, and the fact that we saw it in the majority of drug classes, was surprising.”
Overall, 59% of American adults said they used prescription drugs in the 2011-2012 survey, in which public health representatives conducted in person interviews with people as part of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, compared to 51% of adults in 1999-2000. Those who said they used a cholesterol-lowering agent, mostly statins, jumped more than two-fold, or 10%, from 6.9% to 17% in that time period, while people using drugs to control blood pressure increased from 20% to 27%. Use of narcotics, including oxycodone, increased by nearly 2%, a trend supported by recent reports of widespread abuse of the potentially addictive painkillers.
“While the trends were not surprising, we wanted to quantify them,” says Kantor, of the comprehensive breakdown of prescription drug classes and changes in their use patterns over the past decade or so. While she says that the participants themselves answered questions about their drug use and therefore might not have always been truthful, particularly about potentially misuse of drugs such as narcotics, the survey takers did view prescription bottles and labels in 84% of cases.
Kantor hopes that the data might spawn further research to better understand prescription drug use and to refine prescription practices and limit abuse. According to the data, for example, use of antibiotics dropped by 1.5%, which could reflect growing education and awareness of the dangers of overprescribing the medications and of antibiotic resistance. The growing number of people prescribed more than five drugs is also an area of great interest, particularly among those who are over 65 years old (39% of them said they used five or more drugs in the past month), because strong data on the way different drugs interact with each other is not always available. Gender-based differences may also reveal clues about susceptibility and vulnerability to certain conditions as well. The data showed, for example, that the prevalence of antidepressant use was significantly higher among women than among men, although men used drugs overall at twice the rate that women do.
“We hope that people in different areas of research might see different trends and see more or less in these patterns,” says Kantor. “By creating such a broad resource, we hope it’s useful in different ways to different groups.” |||||
More than half of American adults have taken a prescription drug in the past month, according to research released Tuesday. (iStock)
Nearly 3 in 5 American adults take a prescription drug, up markedly since 2000 because of much higher use of almost every type of medication, including antidepressants and treatments for high cholesterol and diabetes.
In a study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers found that the prevalence of prescription drug use among people 20 and older had risen to 59 percent in 2012 from 51 percent just a dozen years earlier. During the same period, the percentage of people taking five or more prescription drugs nearly doubled, to 15 percent from 8 percent.
One likely factor driving the increased use: obesity.
Researchers noted that eight of the 10 most commonly used drugs in the United States are for hypertension, heart failure, diabetes and other elements of the “cardiometabolic syndrome.” In addition, another frequently prescribed drug treats gastroesophageal reflux, a widespread condition among the overweight or obese.
[Why do drug companies charge so much? Because they can.]
Elizabeth Kantor, an epidemiologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and co-author of the JAMA study, cautioned against drawing too many conclusions from the data. Although prescription drug use is increasing across most drug types, the reasons probably vary from drug to drug, she said. New medications hit the market, others lose their patent protection and public health officials revise their recommendations. Major policy changes have occurred, such as the implementation of Medicare Part D in 2006. All those factors can alter prescribing patterns and access to drugs.
“There’s so much going on in each area, it’s hard to draw concrete conclusions,” Kantor said. “Each drug class stands on its own.”
The country’s aging population would seem to be one obvious explanation, she noted. Yet after researchers adjusted for age, the trends toward increased prescription use held true.
[It's true: Drug companies are bombarding your TV with more ads than ever]
Kantor and her colleagues based their findings on data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which involves a sample of about 5,000 people each year who reflect the U.S. population. In the survey, people were asked about their use of prescription drugs in the previous 30 days. The 2012 data was the most recent available.
Some other highlights from the study:
Use of sex hormones among women decreased from 19 percent to 11 percent over the period, a change driven largely by the decline in use of hormones to treat menopause.
The most commonly used individual drug in 2011-2012 was simvastatin, which is taken by roughly 8 percent of U.S. adults. It is a statin drug, often marketed under the brand name Zocor, which aims to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
Non-Hispanic white Americans take prescription drugs at roughly twice the rate of Mexican Americans. Researchers offered no clear explanation but said the disparity "was not entirely attributable" to differences in insurance status.
The use of antibiotics decreased from 5.7 percent to 4.2 percent.
The new study largely matches a similar report published two years ago by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which found that from 2007 to 2010, about half of the U.S. population reported having taken at least one prescription drug over the previous month — with 10 percent taking five or more.
The CDC cited numerous factors potentially contributing to the trend, including the growth of third-party insurance and increased drug-marketing to doctors and directly to consumers.
The agency also noted that although the greater role of prescription drugs in U.S. health care had led to better treatment of heart disease, diabetes and other conditions, it also had contributed to serious problems such as the overprescribing of antibiotics and the ongoing overuse and abuse of prescription painkillers.
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For more health news, you can sign up for our weekly newsletter here. ||||| Importance It is important to document patterns of prescription drug use to inform both clinical practice and research.
Objective To evaluate trends in prescription drug use among adults living in the United States.
Design, Setting, and Participants Temporal trends in prescription drug use were evaluated using nationally representative data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Participants included 37 959 noninstitutionalized US adults, aged 20 years and older. Seven NHANES cycles were included (1999-2000 to 2011-2012), and the sample size per cycle ranged from 4861 to 6212.
Exposures Calendar year, as represented by continuous NHANES cycle.
Main Outcomes and Measures Within each NHANES cycle, use of prescription drugs in the prior 30 days was assessed overall and by drug class. Temporal trends across cycles were evaluated. Analyses were weighted to represent the US adult population.
Results Results indicate an increase in overall use of prescription drugs among US adults between 1999-2000 and 2011-2012 with an estimated 51% of US adults reporting use of any prescription drugs in 1999-2000 and an estimated 59% reporting use of any prescription drugs in 2011-2012 (difference, 8% [95% CI, 3.8%-12%]; P for trend <.001). The prevalence of polypharmacy (use of ≥5 prescription drugs) increased from an estimated 8.2% in 1999-2000 to 15% in 2011-2012 (difference, 6.6% [95% CI, 4.4%-8.2%]; P for trend <.001). These trends remained statistically significant with age adjustment. Among the 18 drug classes used by more than 2.5% of the population at any point over the study period, the prevalence of use increased in 11 drug classes including antihyperlipidemic agents, antidepressants, prescription proton-pump inhibitors, and muscle relaxants.
Conclusions and Relevance In this nationally representative survey, significant increases in overall prescription drug use and polypharmacy were observed. These increases persisted after accounting for changes in the age distribution of the population. The prevalence of prescription drug use increased in the majority of, but not all, drug classes. ||||| Use of prescription medications—for chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, acid reflux and depression—has surged in the U.S. in the past decade, according to a paper published Tuesday in JAMA.
Researchers looked at data on nearly 38,000 adults aged 20 and older and estimated that overall prescription drug use in the U.S. rose from approximately 51 percent to 59 percent between 1999 and 2012. In particular, the number of Americans who are on five or more maintenance medications at once—called poly-pharmacy use—increased from 8 percent to 15 percent in the same period.
To conduct the study, the researchers used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey that included seven different cycles from 1999 to 2000 and 2011 to 2012. Information was collected through in-home interviews; for 84 percent of the interviews, patients showed the surveyor bottles of their medications.
In the group, 27 percent of people were on medications to treat high blood pressure in 2011 to 2012, compared with 20 percent in 1999 to 2000. The use of antidepressants nearly doubled, going from 7 percent to 13 percent. Perhaps most startling was the rising prevalence of statins, usually prescribed to lower cholesterol. Simvastatin use increased the most: from 2 percent in 1999 to 2000 to 7.9 percent in 2011 to 2012.
On the other hand, use rates did decline for some medications. For example, despite ongoing reports that Americans are overusing antibiotics to the point of building up resistance, this study noted a small decrease in use among this class of drugs over the past decade: from 5.7 percent to 4.2 percent.
The study also found fewer women are using hormone drugs. This decrease—from 19 percent to 11 percent—was primarily driven by the diminishing use of menopausal hormone therapy. Fewer women are now taking hormone replacement therapy, a result of a large-scale study by the Women’s Health Initiative that found hormone replacement therapy significantly increased the risk for heart disease and certain types of cancer. In 2002, the study’s advisory board recommended researchers end the trial on combination hormone therapy versus a placebo, since higher rates of breast cancer and heart disease appeared to directly correlate with use of the hormones. This prompted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to caution women who choose hormone replacement therapy to use the drugs at lower doses and for a shorter duration, and so the drugs became less popular.
But overall drug use is up, and that finding raises an important question: Are adults in the U.S. getting sicker or are doctors simply over-prescribing drugs to patients?
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The 65 and over population is growing, and that certainly is contributing to overall rising rates of prescription drug use; nearly 40 percent of adults 65 and older reported use of five or more medications. But this doesn’t explain the fact that the rates of poly-pharmacy rose for all age populations, not just seniors. Other factors, such as better screening and diagnosis, may also account for that particular change. For example, the paper’s authors write that the increase in antidepressant use could “reflect shifting attitudes regarding depression.”
But the researchers also point out one overarching theme: The drugs that are most commonly prescribed right now are used for medical conditions that tend to afflict people who are overweight or obese. The study found that 8 of the 10 most commonly used drugs are used to manage heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol, all conditions and health complications that may develop as a person gains weight. |||||
What is a shorter version of the above article? | – Americans are taking more prescription drugs than ever before, according to a new study that finds almost three in five take at least one medication. Researchers surveyed 38,000 adults aged 20 and older, then estimated that 59% of Americans took prescription drugs as of 2012, compared to 51% in 1999. They also found those on five or more medications rose from 8% to 15%, reports Newsweek. Why the jump? Scientists note the 65-and-older population is growing, with 40% of those in this group taking five or more meds. However, the number of people taking at least five meds rose across all ages. Researchers say part of the reason is likely obesity, noting eight of the 10 most commonly used drugs treat conditions like hypertension, heart failure, and diabetes, per the Washington Post. There's also better screening and diagnosis, but the possibility of medications being overprescribed remains, reports Time. Researchers say the use of drugs to treat high blood pressure jumped from 20% to 27%, while the use of statins, which lower cholesterol, rose from 2% to almost 8%. The most commonly used drug, taken by 8% of Americans, was simvastatin, which lowers cholesterol and the risk of heart attacks and strokes. The use of antidepressants also grew from 7% to 13%, a change scientists link to "shifting attitudes regarding depression," while the use of narcotics rose 2%. Still, some prescription drugs are being used less. The use of antibiotics fell 1.5% from 1999 to 2012, while hormone drug use dropped 8% after a study found menopausal hormone therapy increased a woman's risk for heart disease and some cancers. (Meanwhile, placebos are getting more effective.) | 5 | Flan2021 | multi_news:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Add spaces: unit-converter.org-Converterfordensityunitslikemilligrampercubicmeter
| unit-converter.org - Converter for density units like milligram per cubic meter | 3 | Flan2021 | word_segment | zs_opt |
To Kill a Mockingbird has been a source of significant controversy since its being the subject of classroom study as early as 1963. The book's racial slurs, profanity, and frank discussion of rape have led people to challenge its appropriateness in libraries and classrooms across the United States. The American Library Association reported that To Kill a Mockingbird was number 21 of the 100 most frequently challenged books of 2000–2009.
If it is possible to answer this question, answer it for me (else, reply "unanswerable"): In what year did the book become a subject of classroom study? | 1963 | 5 | Flan2021 | squad/v2.0:3.0.0 | zs_opt |
Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context (see options)?
Context:
Navarretia is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants related to the phloxes and the gilias. This is one genus of plants, among others, which are sometimes called pincushionplants. The inflorescence which bears the flowers is surrounded by frilly green bracts bearing soft spines, giving it the appearance of a pincushion. Several species are members of the vernal pool ecosystem.
Hypothesis: Navarretia is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants not related to the phloxes and the gilias.
Possible answers:
1). Yes;
2). It's impossible to say;
3). No; | 3). | 7 | Flan2021 | anli/r1:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
Write a [b]. yelp review (Select from:
[a]. negative;
[b]. positive;). | I came here to check my PC for issues since my job kept indicating I was having issues through my end. I work from home so having my PC is important. The guys here were SO helpful they did every test possible and were able to help me clear that there was nothing wrong with my PC!! They were even nice enough to give me a print out to show to my job that there was nothing wrong with my PC. This will be my first to go place in the future if I ever have PC issues again!! Everyone was very helpful :)) thanks guys!! | 7 | Flan2021 | yelp_polarity_reviews:0.2.0 | zs_opt |
Řekne všechno, co budeme chtít.
Translate this to English? | She'll say anything we want. | 3 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/cs-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Now, it's very important for our citizens to also know that I don't believe we ought to have amnesty. I don't think we ought to reward illegal behavior. There are plenty of people standing in line to become a citizen. And we ought not to crowd these people ahead of them in line.
Does this next sentence follow, given the preceding text?
The person opposes citizenship for illegals
OPT:
1). Yes;
2). It's impossible to say;
3). No; | 1). | 3 | Flan2021 | anli/r3:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
Context:Jim yelled at Kevin because *he* was so upset.
Is "he" the same as "Jim"? Possible answers:Select from the following. (I) no (II) yes
Answer: | (II) | 5 | Flan2021 | super_glue/wsc.fixed:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
Which sequence correctly shows the levels of organization for structure and function in a human?
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Available options: [+] cell -> tissue -> organ -> organ system. [+] organ system -> cell -> tissue -> organ. [+] tissue -> organ -> organ system -> cell. [+] cell -> organ -> tissue -> organ system. | cell -> tissue -> organ -> organ system | 4 | Flan2021 | unified_qa_science_inst | zs_opt |
John has carefully studied Russian.
How would you consider the linguistic integrity of the preceding sentence?
Pick from:
i. unacceptable;
ii. acceptable; | ii. | 1 | Flan2021 | glue/cola:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Which are the best love story novels ever?
What is the best love story book ever?
Please tell me if those questions are the same.
Select from the following. * no; * yes; | yes | 3 | Flan2021 | glue/qqp:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
What is the sentiment of the following review?
I'm surprised at all the haters here...... I love this place. It's not five star dining for sure, but the pizza is awesome and I have always gotten excellent service, nobody working there has ever been rude or looked dirty at all, just because people have tattoos doesn't make them dirty. In fact the times my sons and I decide to eat there instead of taking pizza home, they've gone out of their way to make sure we had a good experience. It's the best pizza around and the fries are great too.
OPTIONS: (1). negative (2). positive | (2). | 5 | Flan2021 | yelp_polarity_reviews:0.2.0 | zs_opt |
Aby bylo správné, mělo být vážení zvláštních nákladů na produkty pro rok 2001 založeno výlučně na počtech spojení uvedených v tabulce 4 napadeného rozhodnutí týkající se roku 2001.
Translate to English
English: | In order for it to be correct, the weighting of product-specific costs for 2001 should have been based solely on the numbers of connections referred to in Table 4 of the contested decision for 2001. | 1 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/cs-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
TEXT: `` except the snobbery of its patronesses , '' morgan whispered back . . a lovely young woman nodded slightly at rhys as she passed and morgan watched his brother 's next criticism die on his lips . rhys 's eyes followed the beauty , one with black hair and the flashing dark eyes foreign to english girls . rhys watched her , but he spoke to | morgan | 4 | Flan2021 | lambada:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Does the Bible really say homosexuality is an abomination?
What does the Bible say about homosexuality?
Do those questions have the same meaning?
Possible answers: (I). no. (II). yes. | (II). | 1 | Flan2021 | glue/qqp:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
You will be given a text below. Complete the text.
do n't worry -- i wo n't let her into the cottage . ' i thought for a second , then nodded . it was a far from ideal scenario , but i could n't see what else we could do . ` just watch out , james . please , be careful . ' he kissed me . ` whatever you do , stay in the | cottage | 3 | Flan2021 | lambada:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Canadian Press - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The killers of an outspoken Dutch filmmaker threatened his scriptwriter - a politician who renounced Islam and has criticized its customs - in a letter that was pinned to the victim's body with a knife.
What best summarizes the content of the above article?
pick from the following. * World; * Sports; * Business; * Science/Tech; | World | 4 | Flan2021 | ag_news_subset:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Generate a descriptive sentence about a restaurant using the following words:
name = Browns Cambridge, food = Italian, priceRange = £20-25, customer rating = high
Sentence: | With a high customer rating, price range of £20-25, Browns Cambridge sells Italian food. | 9 | Flan2021 | gem/e2e_nlg:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Select from options: How similar are the following two sentences?
A person is rinsing a steak off with water.
A man is rinsing a large steak.
Give the answer on a scale from 0 - 5, where 0 is "not similar at all" and 5 is "means the same thing".
Select from:
+ 0
+ 1
+ 2
+ 3
+ 4
+ 5 | 4 | 3 | Flan2021 | glue/stsb:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Towards the end of the season, Randy Jackson, the last remaining of the original judges, announced that he would no longer serve as a judge to pursue other business ventures. Both judges Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj also decided to leave after one season to focus on their music careers.
Try to answer this question if possible (otherwise reply "unanswerable"): Who were the other judges to leave after this season? | Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj | 4 | Flan2021 | squad/v2.0:3.0.0 | zs_opt |
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