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Translate to Russian:
Nearest neighbor
Russian: | Ближайший сосед | 4 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/ru-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Translate to Turkish:
Although prosecutors eventually decided not to file any charges against Atanasiu, Basescu refuses to revoke the suspension order.
Turkish: | Savcılar nihayetinde Atanasiu aleyhinde suçlamada bulunmama kararı vermelerine rağmen, Basescu kızağa çekme kararını iptal etmeyi reddediyor. | 4 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/tr-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Continue writing the following text.
William wrote the script for their film, while Kevin was the director, because
OPT: (I). William was better with people.; (II). Kevin was better with people.; | (II). | 9 | Flan2021 | winogrande:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
What is the sentiment of the following review?
Quick, easy, cheap, and large portions. I have been here 3 times for lunch and there is never a long wait and they are always quick to bring me my order. I had a teriyaki chicken bowl that came with a large amount of rice. It was just over 5 dollars. So 5 dollars for a very big lunch and it was pretty tasty works for me. I did also have the sweet and sour chicken that I didn't care for because it was breaded and it made it seem like there was no chicken under the breading.
Available choices:
+ negative;
+ positive; | positive | 5 | Flan2021 | yelp_polarity_reviews:0.2.0 | zs_opt |
Choose your answer?
Which of the following best describes the number of chromosomes in a normal human liver cell?
pick from the following.
[1]. 23 pairs of chromosomes;
[2]. 46 different types of chromosomes;
[3]. 46 male chromosomes and 46 female chromosomes;
[4]. 23 original chromosomes and 23 duplicate chromosomes; | [1]. | 4 | Flan2021 | ai2_arc/ARC-Easy:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Article: The FBI also spied upon and collected information on Puerto Rican independence leader Pedro Albizu Campos and his Nationalist political party in the 1930s. Abizu Campos was convicted three times in connection with deadly attacks on US government officials: in 1937 (Conspiracy to overthrow the government of the United States), in 1950 (attempted murder), and in 1954 (after an armed assault on the US House of Representatives while in session; although not present, Abizu Campos was considered the mastermind). The FBI operation was covert and did not become known until U.S. Congressman Luis Gutierrez had it made public via the Freedom of Information Act in the 1980s.
Question: What party was Pedro Albizu Campos part of? | Nationalist | 5 | Flan2021 | squad/v1.1:3.0.0 | zs_opt |
Generate a sentence that contains a fact. | a berry contains seeds | 9 | Flan2021 | openbookqa:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
Premise:
"There are, however, dozens of shops specializing in Tibetan antiques and other Tibetan souvenirs." Based on this premise, is the hypothesis "Tibetan antiques are not offered for sale in any shops." true?
Pick from:
(1). yes.
(2). it is not possible to tell.
(3). no. | (3). | 7 | Flan2021 | glue/mnli:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
SENTENCE: `` our town is called osford in moran , '' she said with a sniffle . `` i will remember it . '' after saying farewell to everyone else mica turned to argon . `` see them safe to their homes , argon . i will come to moorland in the spring . '' `` it will be as you wish , | mica | 5 | Flan2021 | lambada:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Donate warm tones and natural absolutely brilliant
What is the correctly punctuated version of this sentence? | Donate warm tones and natural absolutely brilliant. | 2 | Flan2021 | fix_punct | zs_opt |
Bununla birlikte, büyükelçiler Sırbistan-Karadağ'ın PfP üyeliğine kabul edilmek için BM savaş suçları mahkemesi ve Uluslararası Adalet Divanıyla tam işbirliği de dahil olmak üzere daha yapması gereken çok işi olduğu konusunda uyarıda bulundular.
Translate to English
English: | At the same time, the ambassadors cautioned that Serbia-Montenegro still has much to do in order to meet the conditions for PfP membership, including full co-operation with the UN war crimes tribunal and the International Court of Justice. | 1 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/tr-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Excluding the impact of accounting changes , Ford would have earned 13 cents a share .
Excluding the $ 56 million charge and the accounting change , Ford 's third-quarter earnings amounted to 15 cents a share .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
OPTIONS: (I) no (II) yes | (I) | 5 | Flan2021 | glue/mrpc:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Do these two sentences mean the same thing?
They fear the treatment would leave 12-year-old Parker Jensen sterile and stunt his growth .
The Jensens have said they fear the treatment would stunt Parker 's growth and leave him sterile .
Pick your answer from:
+no
+yes...I think the answer is | yes | 8 | Flan2021 | glue/mrpc:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
myanmar said its top leader will not run in next month 's elections as it presented a new image to the world at a regional summit , while the u.n. chief warned that the vote may lack legitimacy if the country 's junta does not release political prisoners .
Can you generate a short summary of the above paragraph? | myanmar says top general will not run in elections | 7 | Flan2021 | gigaword:1.2.0 | zs_opt |
Please answer this question: only person to win two nobel prizes in two fields? | Marie Skłodowska Curie | 4 | Flan2021 | natural_questions_open:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Some private companies (e.g., United Parcel Service (UPS) and commercial mail receiving agencies) also offer similar services of renting a mailbox in a public location. The difference with an official PO box is that mail sent there is addressed to a street address (along with the box number), instead of just addressed to ``PO Box CSX''.
Answer this question, making sure that the answer is supported by the text: can a po box have a street address?
OPT:
[1]. no.
[2]. yes. | [2]. | 6 | Flan2021 | bool_q:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Can you tell me the answer to where do bald eagles live in the world?? | North America | 7 | Flan2021 | natural_questions_open:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Who was best man at the inventor Marconi's wedding in 1927?
What is the answer? | benito mussolini | 9 | Flan2021 | trivia_qa/rc:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
The Green Bay Packers beat the Atlanta Falcons, 25-14, in a matchup at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA in the NFL week 5 edition of Sunday Night Football. The Falcons received the opening kickoff and took the ball 80 yards in just under 7 minutes to jump out to an early 7-0 lead on a QB Matt Ryan to WR Roddy White touchdown connection. On the ensuing possession, Green Bay drove into Atlanta territory but Atlanta CB Brent Grimes forced a fumble from Green Bay RB Ryan Grant. The Falcons once again took the ball down the field for a touchdown, this time on a RB Michael Turner 1-yard run, and with just over 12 minutes remaining in the second quarter, Atlanta led 14-0. Green Bay cut the lead to 14-6 at the half on a pair of second-quarter field goals by K Mason Crosby. In the second half it was all about the Green Bay defense which posted a shutout in the final 42 minutes of the game. Midway through the third quarter, Crosby boomed a 56 yarder to cut it to 14-9. Then after a stand by the Packer defense, Packers QB Aaron Rodgers hooked up with WR James Jones on a 70-yard touchdown that put the Packers ahead for good 15-14 (failed 2-pt conv.). On the first play of the fourth quarter Rodgers went to work again and hooked up with WR Greg Jennings on a 29-yard touchdown and Crosby added his fourth field goal with 1:10 remaining to seal it for the visiting Packers. Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers completed 26 of 39 passes for 396 yards and 2 TD's to lead the offense and remain the early season favorite for MVP. Atlanta QB Matt Ryan struggled, completing 18 of 32 passes for 167 yards, with a TD and 2 INT (by S Charlie Peprah & CB Jarrett Bush). With the win, Green Bay improved to 5-0 as the defending Super Bowl Champions went to Atlanta and dealt them another defeat at home. This coming off a decisive 48-21 Green Bay victory in last years NFC divisional round, also in Atlanta. The Falcons drop to 2-3 with the loss and host the Carolina Panthers next Sunday. Green Bay returns to Lambeau Field to take on the winless St. Louis Rams.
How many interceptions did Matt Ryan throw? | 2 | 2 | Flan2021 | drop:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
If "Two teams playing a game of football.", does this mean that "Both teams are losing."?
Pick your answer from:
[I] yes.
[II] it is not possible to tell.
[III] no. | [III] | 0 | Flan2021 | snli:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Write a dialog based on this summary:
Amanda saw a sad film yesterday. Piper will watch it after the lecture. Amanda is going to the gym now.. | Amanda:
Amanda: I cried yesterday when I saw this film.
Piper: I'll watch it after this lecture, but thanks!
Piper: I see it's about a dog!
Piper: *.*
Amanda: Yup, but it's quite a sad film.
Amanda: This dog is waiting for his owner.
Piper: Oh, noo... Poor thing. :(
Amanda: Okay, Pipes. I've gotta go to the gym now.
Piper: Have fun! :*
Amanda: Thanks! Bye! :) | 8 | Flan2021 | samsum:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
CHAPTER III--WIN AND SLOW
'The rude will shuffle through with ease enough: Great schools best suit the sturdy and the rough.'
COWPER.
At school Griffith was very happy, and brilliantly successful, alike in study and sport, though sports were not made prominent in those days, and triumphs in them were regarded by the elders with doubtful pride, lest they should denote a lack of attention to matters of greater importance. All his achievements were, however, poured forth by himself and Clarence to Emily and me, and we felt as proud of them as if they had been our own.
Clarence was industrious, and did not fail in his school work, but when he came home for the holidays there was a cowed look about him, and private revelations were made over my sofa that made my flesh creep. The scars were still visible, caused by having been compelled to grasp the bars of the grate bare-handed; and, what was worse, he had been suspended outside a third story window by the wrists, held by a schoolfellow of thirteen!
'But what was Griff about?' I demanded, with hot tears of indignation.
'Oh, Win!--that's what they call him, and me Slow--he said it would do me good. But I don't think it did, Eddy. It only makes my heart beat fit to choke me whenever I go near the passage window.'
I could only utter a vain wish that I had been there and able to fight for him, and I attacked Griff on the subject on the first opportunity.
1. Did Griffith like school?
2. What about sports?
3. Was he good at school?
4. Did he work hard?
5. Did Clarence get good grades?
6. Why was he home?
7. Who did he tell something to?
8. Was it something he was upset about?
9. Had he been bullied?
10. Was he injured?
11. What was he holding onto?
12. did he have gloves on?
13. Who was holding his wrists?
14. How old was he?
15. Where was he hanging from?
16. What did the nickname him?
17. What do they call Griffith?
18. What's his nickname at school?
19. Did he help Clarence?
20. Did Griff get talked to about this later?
Numbered answers: | 1. yes
2. he was good at them
3. yes
4. yes
5. yes
6. the holidays
7. yes
8. yes
9. yes
10. they were
11. the bars of the grate
12. no
13. a schoolfellow
14. thirteen
15. a third story window
16. Win
17. Griff
18. Win
19. no
20. yes | 6 | Flan2021 | coqa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
A student adds water and detergent to a cup of soil. The mixture is shaken and allowed to settle. The student observes that silt particles stay suspended long after the other particles form layers at the bottom of the jar. The most likely explanation is that the silt particles are
Pick the answer from these options
Select from:
[1]. organic.
[2]. dissolving.
[3]. less dense.
[4]. moving faster. | [3]. | 6 | Flan2021 | ai2_arc/ARC-Challenge:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
" I think we should leave them as they are , " said Lott , R-Miss . , of the current ownership rules during a Senate Commerce Committee hearing .
" I think we should hesitate , " Olympia Snowe , R-Maine , said at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing .
Select from the options at the end. Are these sentences conveying the same meaning?
Available choices:
(1). no;
(2). yes; | (1). | 4 | Flan2021 | glue/mrpc:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Sara wanted to play on a baseball team. She had never tried to swing a bat and hit a baseball before. Her Dad gave her a bat and together they went to the park to practice. Sara wondered if she could hit a ball. She wasn't sure if she would be any good. She really wanted to play on a team and wear a real uniform. She couldn't wait to get to the park and test out her bat. When Sara and her Dad reached the park, Sara grabbed the bat and stood a few steps away from her Dad. Sara waited as her Dad pitched the ball to her. Her heart was beating fast. She missed the first few pitches. She felt like quitting but kept trying. Soon she was hitting the ball very far. She was very happy and she couldn't wait to sign up for a real team. Her Dad was very proud of her for not giving up.
1. how did sara's dad feel about her?
2. for what?
3. what did she want to do?
4. what sport did she want to play?
5. had she done it before?
6. what did her father give her?
7. where did they go?
8. to do what?
9. was she confident in her abilities?
10. what did she want to wear?
11. what was she going to try out at the park?
12. where did she stand in relation to her father?
13. what did her father throw to her?
14. was she calm?
15. was she good right away?
16. did she persevere?
17. what was the result?
18. how did she feel about that?
Numbered answers: | 1. very proud of her
2. not giving up
3. quit
4. baseball
5. No
6. a bat
7. the park
8. to practice
9. no
10. a real uniform
11. her bat
12. a few steps away
13. the ball
14. no
15. no
16. yes
17. she started hitting the ball very far
18. very happy | 6 | Flan2021 | coqa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Next question: who wrote the song everything i do i do it for you?
| Michael Kamen | 8 | Flan2021 | natural_questions_open:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Simpson is also part of the civil parish of Simpson and Ashland , which now includes Ashland and West Ashland .
Simpson is also part of the municipality of Simpson and Ashland , which now includes Ashland and West Ashland .
Select your answer from the options. Do these sentences mean the same thing?
Pick from:
A). no;
B). yes; | B). | 0 | Flan2021 | paws_wiki:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Select from the following.
[+] yes.
[+] no.
Does "Gherman Titov became the first Soviet cosmonaut to exercise manual control of his Vostok 2 craft on August 6, 1961." correctly answer the question of What first person from the USSR controlled their own spacecraft?
| yes | 3 | Flan2021 | glue/qnli:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Midnight Sun is a 2018 American romantic drama film directed by Scott Speer and written by Eric Kirsten, based on the 2006 Japanese film of the same name. The film stars Bella Thorne, Patrick Schwarzenegger, and Rob Riggle, and follows a teenage girl with the disease xeroderma pigmentosum, which prevents her from going out into sunlight. When she meets a boy, she struggles to decide whether to tell him about her condition or pretend to live a normal life. Principal photography began on October 12, 2015 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The film was released in the United States on March 23, 2018.
What's the best answer to this question: is midnight sun based off a true story?
Choose your answer from:
(i) no;
(ii) yes;...A: | (i) | 4 | Flan2021 | bool_q:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
You'il just have to roll the dice and hope a kidney comes through soon.
Translate to Czech
Czech: | Můžete si hodit kostkou a doufat, že ledvina se brzo objeví. | 0 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/cs-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Although Bin Laden, Atef, and KSM initially contemplated using established al Qaeda members to execute the planes operation, the late 1999 arrival in Kandahar of four aspiring jihadists from Germany suddenly presented a more attractive alternative. The Hamburg group shared the anti-U.S. fervor of the other candidates for the operation, but added the enormous advantages of fluency in English and familiarity with life in the West, based on years that each member of the group had spent living in Germany. Not surprisingly, Mohamed Atta, Ramzi Binalshibh, Marwan al Shehhi, and Ziad Jarrah would all become key players in the 9/11 conspiracy. Mohamed Atta was born on September 1, 1968, in Kafr el Sheikh, Egypt, to a middle-class family headed by his father, an attorney. After graduating from Cairo University with a degree in architectural engineering in 1990, Atta worked as an urban planner in Cairo for a couple of years. In the fall of 1991, he asked a German family he had met in Cairo to help him continue his education in Germany. They suggested he come to Hamburg and invited him to live with them there, at least initially. After completing a course in German, Atta traveled to Germany for the first time in July 1992. He resided briefly in Stuttgart and then, in the fall of 1992, moved to Hamburg to live with his host family. After enrolling at the University of Hamburg, he promptly transferred into the city engineering and planning course at the Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg, where he would remain registered as a student until the fall of 1999. He appears to have applied himself fairly seriously to his studies (at least in comparison to his jihadist friends) and actually received his degree shortly before traveling to Afghanistan. In school, Atta came across as very intelligent and reasonably pleasant, with an excellent command of the German language. When Atta arrived in Germany, he appeared religious, but not fanatically so. This would change, especially as his tendency to assert leadership became increasingly pronounced. According to Binalshibh, as early as 1995 Atta sought to organize a Muslim student association in Hamburg. In the fall of 1997, he joined a working group at the Quds mosque in Hamburg, a group designed to bridge the gap between Muslims and Christians. Atta proved a poor bridge, however, because of his abrasive and increasingly dogmatic personality. But among those who shared his beliefs, Atta stood out as a decisionmaker.
Question: "Who is in the Hamburg group"
Response: "Al Qaeda"
Based on the paragraph, is the response to the question is factually correct?
Pick your answer from: 1. no 2. yes | 1. | 1 | Flan2021 | super_glue/multirc:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
Triple: Buzz Aldrin BIRTH_PLACE Glen Ridge, New Jersey; Buzz Aldrin NATIONALITY United States; Buzz Aldrin WAS_SELECTED_BY_NASA 1963; Buzz Aldrin WAS_A_CREW_MEMBER_OF Apollo 11; Buzz Aldrin ALMA_MATER "Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sc.D. 1963"
What is a sentence that describes this triple? | American Buzz Aldrin was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, graduated in 1963 from MIT with a Sc.D and in the same year was selected by NASA who was a crew member on Apollo 11. | 0 | Flan2021 | gem/dart:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
During the break , Craig was still chatting with Julie , while Chunky B was trying to get the audience to clap along with some pretty sorry music . This is how we know Craig is really paying attention to what is going on with the studio audience because when they came back from break , he said something to the camera about the audience half heartedly , disinterestedly clapping along and that he had to get up and do the " yes " dance . Then came the interview with Eddie Izzard , who before he came out Craig said that he was one of his favorite comedians , the other being Chris Rock .
Generate a question about the above context. | How may Craig be feeling after he left ?
Available choices: - Sad; - Happy; - None of the above choices .; - Tired; | 9 | Flan2021 | cosmos_qa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Question: who plays cleveland jr on the cleveland show??
Answer: | Mike Henry | 0 | Flan2021 | natural_questions_open:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Solve 0 = -81510*i + 81441*i + 345 for i. | 5 | 0 | Flan2021 | math_dataset/algebra__linear_1d:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
I urge Congress to quickly resolve any differences and send me the final bill as soon as possible so that I can sign it into law . "
He urged Congress to " send me the final bill as soon as possible so that I can sign it into law . "
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
pick from the following.
A). no;
B). yes; | A). | 5 | Flan2021 | glue/mrpc:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Here is a premise:
We know increasing returns can't exist.
Here is a hypothesis:
We know you can't get returns to increase.
Here are the options: Available options: 1). yes 2). it is not possible to tell 3). no
Is it possible to conclude that if the premise is true, then so is the hypothesis?
| 1). | 2 | Flan2021 | glue/mnli:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Summarize this article in one sentence.
Visit the websites of companies offering shipping services to find contact information. They will give you estimates on how much moving costs. Read about and consider the benefits and drawbacks of the service to figure out which one works best for your situation. The cheapest way to move is to pack lightly and fly, drive, or ride a train across the country. However, you may have to sacrifice more of what you own. Hiring a moving service is costly, but you don’t have to worry about moving your possessions. You can then save money by flying to your destination. Pack some clothing into a box and ship it to your new location through UPS, the post office, or another service. You can also affordably send heavier possessions, like books, through ground shipping. This is a great way to save money if you plan on traveling light or can’t fit everything into another transportation option. You will need somewhere to send these items. Arrange for a place to stay in advance or ship them to someone you know who can get them to you when you arrive. If you have no furniture, hop on a plane to travel cheaply. Seek out a budget airline for extra savings. You can usually pack a suitcase or 2 for free. If needed, pack extra suitcases for a small charge. Even with the fees, this can be a surprisingly cheap option. This kind of moving involves checking the bags in on a flight you will be taking. Bring the bags up to the check-in counter when you arrive at the airport. Pack lightly, since each extra checked bag comes at a price. Remember that you will need to transport each bag to and from the airport yourself. Use Amtrak or Greyhound’s Bus Freighter service. You will have to pack your items and bring them to the bus or train. It’s not as fast as using a plane, but it is cheaper than using a moving truck. These services usually accept heavier boxes and furniture. First, contact these services to find out if they have a line from your old destination to your new one. Sometimes this isn’t possible. These services may also deliver to your door, although it costs extra. This is the most obvious solution, since it gets both you and your necessities to your destination. You won’t have a lot of space for supplies, so limit yourself to important items like food, clothing, and valuables. Driving includes planning out your route and budget for gas and other supplies. Also consider the wear and tear on your vehicle. The hauling method is trustworthy and the cheapest way to move everything you own. Make sure you call U-Haul and competing companies for estimates. You will need to pay for gas and unload all of your gear yourself, but you get to bring your vehicle with you if you have one. Check that you are able to drop off the trailer in your new destination. Not all companies allow this, and it would be unpleasant to have to drive all the way back to return the trailer. You can also rent larger trucks from these companies. They’re a little more expensive than trailers and you would need someone else to drive your vehicle if you have one to bring along. On uShip, you list what you need to move and private contractors bid on it. You don’t have to do any of the work, so it’s a great way to move difficult items like TVs, motorcycles, and even pets for a lower cost. The contractor will deliver it to your new home, so you can take the cheapest transportation method available. Receiving good bids isn’t guaranteed and takes time, so put up the listing weeks in advance of your move. Using this service involves trusting the contractor. Even someone who is highly rated can end up ruining your items. Moving companies take out some of the hassle of moving. Pack what you want to bring, then have the movers load it into the truck. They will also unload it when you arrive, so this is an efficient way of moving a lot of stuff. Expect it to be the most expensive option. Call these companies to get estimates, then schedule pick up and drop off times for your items. Make sure you accurately estimate the weight of your boxes. Heavier boxes cost more. Also be aware of the fees.
Summary: | Compare the costs of different shipping methods. Ship essentials through the mail to save money. Bring a few suitcases on a commercial airline at a low cost. Use a bus or train service to move a few heavy items. Pack anything you can fit into your car to avoid extra expenses. Rent a trailer to transport more possessions. Create a uShip listing to move a few heavy possessions. Hire cross country movers to avoid packing and planning. | 3 | Flan2021 | gem/wiki_lingua_english_en:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
BAGHDAD -- Iraq's electoral commission yesterday set Jan. 30 for elections to choose a National Assembly, a vote that could deliver power to Iraq's Shi'ite Muslim majority after decades of disenfranchisement. The balloting, however, remains imperiled by calls for a Sunni Muslim boycott and a persistent insurgency that has roiled Sunni regions.
What is a good title for this? | National Assembly elections set for Jan. 30 | 9 | Flan2021 | ag_news_subset:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Write a question you would see in a school textbook. | Which system of the human body provides protection to most of the major organs? | 7 | Flan2021 | ai2_arc/ARC-Easy:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Choose from options. Continue the following story.
Paul felt brave so he tried to join the Army. The Army said he was too weak to join. Paul was undeterred so he then tried to join the Navy. The Navy refused him because Paul couldn't swim.
Select from: i. Paul was very frustrated.; ii. Paul was very pleased with his results.; | i. | 7 | Flan2021 | story_cloze/2016:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
This undated photo distributed on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, by the North Korean government shows what was said to be the test launch of an intermediate range Hwasong-12 in North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korea News Service via AP Korean Central News Agency
Does this next sentence follow, given the preceding text?
North Korea had missiles at some point in September 2017.
Choose your answer from: i. Yes ii. It's impossible to say iii. No | i. | 3 | Flan2021 | anli/r3:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
Dialogue:
Judith: Hi Abe how are you?
Abel: Good and you?
Judith: fine thanks listen I was wondering if you could give Suzie a ride to the sports centre this evening
Abel: Sure no problem I can pick her up around 6:30
Judith: perfect thank you so much Abe
Abel: no problem
Judith: see you soon!
Abel: see you!
What is a summary of this dialogue? | Abel will drive Suzie to the sports centre at 6:30. | 2 | Flan2021 | samsum:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
What's an example of a task that requires knowledge of physical objects to perform? | To find a perfect circle within a piece of cardboard, you can | 8 | Flan2021 | piqa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Q: A handheld sewing machine uses a battery to make a needle move. The needle goes up and down quickly. Which energy change is taking place?
What is the correct answer to this question?
OPTIONS: -- Motion changes to chemical energy. -- Stored energy changes to motion. -- Electricity changes to stored energy. -- Heat changes to electricity....A: | Stored energy changes to motion. | 3 | Flan2021 | ai2_arc/ARC-Challenge:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
moist means high in moisture
What item is high in moisture?
Pick from: i. firewood ii. light bulb iii. wet dog iv. a book | iii. | 0 | Flan2021 | openbookqa:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to network on twitter
Decide what image you want to project on twitter.
For most people, twitter is a mix of professional interests and personal hobbies, but for others it is purely one or the other. As with all social media, you should be careful what you post, especially with photos, political beliefs, religious beliefs or potentially offensive material.
Available options:
[-] Create a twitter account that puts your best face forward. Create a profile that explains who you are, where you are, what you do and what interests or hobbies are.
[-] Most people are automatically confronted with unflattering messages or are turned off and taken aback. So with this in mind when you first start dating, you should check what sort of image you want to use.
[-] What do you do on twitter besides you social networking? Post things everyday. Do you post things daily? Weekly? Weekly? As a result, you can't allow superficial forms of communication to jump out at you.
[-] Professional interests include journalism, fashion or photography. You might post about sports, watches, money, tobacco or tobacco products, etc. | Create a twitter account that puts your best face forward. Create a profile that explains who you are, where you are, what you do and what interests or hobbies are. | 1 | Flan2021 | hellaswag:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Phelps tied the record for most medals by an athlete at a single Olympics, matching the achievement of Soviet gymnast Aleksandr Dityatin in the boycotted 1980 Moscow Games.
What is a good title for this? | Phelps watches and wins | 9 | Flan2021 | ag_news_subset:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Choose your answer: Who is he in the following sentence?
A policeman saw John Edwards commit the crime, so he was arrested.
Available options:
+ A policeman.
+ John Edwards. | John Edwards | 5 | Flan2021 | definite_pronoun_resolution:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
What is the subject line for this email?
With the delayed debut of the Speaker Series, we decided to start it off with a bang! Not one great speaker, but two! Wondering about the HP-Compaq merger? Interested about the future of the PC industry? Curious about Microsoft's plans? What does Intel do next? Then we invite you to... The Inaugural Haas Fall Technology Speaker Series presented by the Haas Technology Club "The Future of the PC Sector and Wintel" Rich Gardner, Senior Analyst, Salomon Smith Barney & Joe Osha, Senior Analyst, Merrill Lynch
Subject Line: | HTC presents "The Future of the PC Sector and Wintel" | 0 | Flan2021 | aeslc:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Bank of America had to charge their members checking fees unlike Chase since they are not struggling in the current economy.
Who is "they"?
OPT:
*Bank of America
*Chase | Chase | 9 | Flan2021 | definite_pronoun_resolution:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
ClimateChange,Copenhagen,population,UNFPA
What's a sentence that uses these characters? | Climate Change, Copenhagen, population, UNFPA | 1 | Flan2021 | word_segment | zs_opt |
Please check if these have the same meaning. Options:
(1). no;
(2). yes;
They have also served vehicles and crew-released heavy weapons in 1 : 6 scale .
They have also released vehicles and serve heavy weapons in scale 1 : 6 . | (1). | 9 | Flan2021 | paws_wiki:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Write an email with the following subject:
Union Gas transport
Email: | Attached is the file with the appropriate liquidations that should match the transport expense variance. We are within a few thousands dollars of the variance using these calculated liquidation amounts. They are all physical annuities in the FT-Ont-Central book. I am getting the post ids unarchived to verify that they were in the flash financial liquidations. Please tell me if you have these in the FT file, I have already checked Jim's intra physical and financial files for Ontario and came up empty. My thinking(hoping) on this issue is that the liquidations will be flashed and not captured in the GL. Give me a shout with any questions. PL | 8 | Flan2021 | aeslc:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
United States, ethnicGroup, African Americans; United States, language, English language; English language, spokenIn, Great Britain; United States, capital, Washington, D.C.; A Fortress of Grey Ice, country, United States
What is sentence that verbalizes this data? | A Fortress of Grey Ice comes from the United States. The capital of the United States is Washington DC and English is spoken as it is in Great Britain, and one of the ethnic groups is African American. | 0 | Flan2021 | gem/web_nlg_en:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Sentence 1: Rub my hands.
Sentence 2: I rubbed the cloth over the glass.
Multi-choice problem: Does rub mean the same thing in these two sentences?
Choices:
[i] different meanings
[ii] the same meaning | [ii] | 1 | Flan2021 | super_glue/wic:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
Stars may burn out and die, but their light goes on forever. All the light ever produced by stars is still circulating through the universe, a phenomenon known as extragalactic background light or EBL. This light is a kind of cosmic "fog" that dims light from distant stars passing through it, much like the beams from a lighthouse are dimmed by real fog. Now, for the first time, astronomers have been able to measure the sum total of EBL and to calculate the spacing of stars in the cosmos. They reported Thursday in the journal Science that the average density of stars in the universe is about 1.4 per 100 billion cubic light-years. That means that the average distance between stars is about 4,150 light-years.
To measure EBL, astronomers needed a kind of galactic signpost to allow them to determine how much light from distant stars is being lost. As their measuring marks, a team headed by Marco Ajello of Stanford University chose blazars -- galaxies emitting large amounts of gamma-radiation. Blazars are characterized by massive black holes at the center of the galaxies. As matter falls into the black hole, some of it is accelerated outward at nearly the speed of light. In the gamma-ray spectrum, these beams of light are especially bright and their sources are called blazars. The highest-energy gamma rays tend to pass through the EBL more efficiently that light in the visible spectrum.
Over the last four years, NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has been examining the entire universe looking for, among other things, blazars. The satellite has so far identified more than 1,000 of the brilliant objects. Ajello and his team examined 150 blazars that emit gamma-rays of very high energy -- greater than 3 billion electron volts, or more than a billion times the energy of visible light. The team calculated the amount of gamma-radiation emanating from blazars ranging in age from 4 billion years to 11.2 billion years.
Some of the gamma-rays traveling through space strike photons in the EBL. These collisions form an electron-positron pair, destroying the gamma-radiation. By measuring the attenuation of gamma radiation, the team was able to produce the best estimate of total EBL obtained so far, allowing them to calculate the average star density.
The universe is known to be 13.7 billion years old. During the first 400 million years or so, the universe was composed primarily of pure hydrogen and helium gas and was essentially dark, according to team member Volker Bromm of the University of Texas at Austin. The universe then underwent a very rapid transition to star formation, with those first stars having masses ranging from 10 to 100 times that of our sun. That is when most of the heavy elements in the universe were created, he said. The peak of star formation occurred when the universe was about 3 billion years old, and star formation has been declining ever since.
By measuring EBL, Bromm said, Fermi is providing a shadow image of the first stars. Astronomers hope to see them directly when the powerful James Webb Space Telescope is launched in 2018.
LATimesScience@gmail.com ||||| This plot shows the locations of 150 blazars (green dots) used in the EBL study. The background map shows the entire sky and was constructed from four years of gamma rays with energies above 10 billion electron volts detected by Fermi. The plane of our Milky Way galaxy runs along the middle of the plot. The Fermi LAT instrument is the first to detect more than 500 sources in this energy range. Credit: NASA/DOE/Fermi LAT Collaboration (Phys.org)—Astronomers using data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have made the most accurate measurement of starlight in the universe and used it to establish the total amount of light from all of the stars that have ever shone, accomplishing a primary mission goal.
"The optical and ultraviolet light from stars continues to travel throughout the universe even after the stars cease to shine, and this creates a fossil radiation field we can explore using gamma rays from distant sources," said lead scientist Marco Ajello, a postdoctoral researcher at the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology at Stanford University in California and the Space Sciences Laboratory at the University of California at Berkeley.
Gamma rays are the most energetic form of light. Since Fermi's launch in 2008, its Large Area Telescope (LAT) observes the entire sky in high-energy gamma rays every three hours, creating the most detailed map of the universe ever known at these energies.
The total sum of starlight in the cosmos is known to astronomers as the extragalactic background light (EBL). To gamma rays, the EBL functions as a kind of cosmic fog. Ajello and his team investigated the EBL by studying gamma rays from 150 blazars, or galaxies powered by black holes, that were strongly detected at energies greater than 3 billion electron volts (GeV), or more than a billion times the energy of visible light.
"With more than a thousand detected so far, blazars are the most common sources detected by Fermi, but gamma rays at these energies are few and far between, which is why it took four years of data to make this analysis," said team member Justin Finke, an astrophysicist at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington.
The video will load shortly This animation tracks several gamma rays through space and time, from their emission in the jet of a distant blazar to their arrival in Fermi's Large Area Telescope (LAT). During their journey, the number of randomly moving ultraviolet and optical photons (blue) increases as more and more stars are born in the universe. Eventually, one of the gamma rays encounters a photon of starlight and the gamma ray transforms into an electron and a positron. The remaining gamma-ray photons arrive at Fermi, interact with tungsten plates in the LAT, and produce the electrons and positrons whose paths through the detector allows astronomers to backtrack the gamma rays to their source. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Cruz deWilde
As matter falls toward a galaxy's supermassive black hole, some of it is accelerated outward at almost the speed of light in jets pointed in opposite directions. When one of the jets happens to be aimed in the direction of Earth, the galaxy appears especially bright and is classified as a blazar.
Gamma rays produced in blazar jets travel across billions of light-years to Earth. During their journey, the gamma rays pass through an increasing fog of visible and ultraviolet light emitted by stars that formed throughout the history of the universe.
Occasionally, a gamma ray collides with starlight and transforms into a pair of particles—an electron and its antimatter counterpart, a positron. Once this occurs, the gamma ray light is lost. In effect, the process dampens the gamma ray signal in much the same way as fog dims a distant lighthouse.
From studies of nearby blazars, scientists have determined how many gamma rays should be emitted at different energies. More distant blazars show fewer gamma rays at higher energies—especially above 25 GeV—thanks to absorption by the cosmic fog.
The farthest blazars are missing most of their higher-energy gamma rays.
The researchers then determined the average gamma-ray attenuation across three distance ranges between 9.6 billion years ago and today.
Fermi measured the amount of gamma-ray absorption in blazar spectra produced by ultraviolet and visible starlight at three different epochs in the history of the universe. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
From this measurement, the scientists were able to estimate the fog's thickness. To account for the observations, the average stellar density in the cosmos is about 1.4 stars per 100 billion cubic light-years, which means the average distance between stars in the universe is about 4,150 light-years.
A paper describing the findings was published Thursday on Science Express.
"The Fermi result opens up the exciting possibility of constraining the earliest period of cosmic star formation, thus setting the stage for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope," said Volker Bromm, an astronomer at the University of Texas, Austin, who commented on the findings. "In simple terms, Fermi is providing us with a shadow image of the first stars, whereas Webb will directly detect them."
Measuring the extragalactic background light was one of the primary mission goals for Fermi.
"We're very excited about the prospect of extending this measurement even farther," said Julie McEnery, the mission's project scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
Explore further: Mysterious objects at the edge of the electromagnetic spectrum
More information: "The Imprint of The Extragalactic Background Light in the Gamma-Ray Spectra of Blazars," by M. Ackermann, www.sciencemag.org/content/early/2012/10/31/science.1227160
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What is a one-paragraph summary of the above article? | – Here's an astronomer's quote to try to wrap your head around, courtesy of PhysOrg: "The optical and ultraviolet light from stars continues to travel throughout the universe even after the stars cease to shine, and this creates a fossil radiation field we can explore using gamma rays from distant sources." How this exploration of cosmic "fog," or "extragalactic background light," might apply to real life: If you're in a bar and somebody bets that you don't know the average distance between stars, say 4,150 light-years and collect your money. The LA Times has more on how the new measurement came to be, thanks to NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. | 3 | Flan2021 | multi_news:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Context: Sam hopped into his mail truck and drove off. He was trying to do his route fast to get home early today. He drove so fast he didn't see a pothole in the road. The truck bounced hard when he hit the pothole.
Now do a next sentence writing task.
Pick your answer from:
1). Sam was happy that he disabled his mail truck..
2). Sam's head hit the steering wheel.. | 2). | 4 | Flan2021 | story_cloze/2016:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
"Union City Blue" is a song by the US rock band Blondie. It was written by Debbie Harry and Nigel Harrison, and was featured on their fourth studio album "Eat to the Beat" from 1979. The tune was inspired by the 1979 movie "Union City", which Debbie Harry appeared in (she wrote the lyrics one evening during a break in the shooting).
(a). Yes.
(b). It's impossible to say.
(c). No.
Hypothesis: Union City Blue had more than a songwriter
| (a). | 5 | Flan2021 | anli/r1:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
Translate to Romanian:
Serbia Seeks Breakthrough on War Crimes Co-operation
Romanian: | Serbia încearcă să iasă din impasul privitor la cooperarea în domeniul crimelor de război | 4 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/ro-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
ABD'nin Avrupa ve Kanada ile ilişkilerden sorumlu eski Dışişleri Bakan Yardımcısı olan Holbrooke, BH'de 1992-1995 olaylarını sona erdiren Dayton Barış Anlaşması'nın baş mimarıydı.
Translate to English
English: | A former US assistant secretary of state for European and Canadian affairs, Holbrooke was the chief architect of the Dayton Peace Accord, which ended the 1992-1995 conflict in BiH. | 1 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/tr-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
John went skydiving for the first time. He went with an instructor on a plane into the air. He screamed when they jumped. John was terribly afraid of heights and passed out.
What is a natural next sentence?
Available options:
(1). John loved every second of the skydiving trip..
(2). When he woke up, he had already landed.. | (2). | 2 | Flan2021 | story_cloze/2016:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Write the next sentence in this story.
I had a job interview last week. My girlfriend helped me pick out a new tie. We went to the store and looked for hours. I found three I liked.
Select from the following. (1). I bought a bow tie instead.. (2). I bought all of them.. | (2). | 6 | Flan2021 | story_cloze/2016:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Ruth: In follow-up to our telephone conversation, I am confirming that it is my analysis of the purchase agreement between CES and ENA that ENA must refund to CES any transportation refunds it gets relating to the CES transportation contracts that relate to activity prior to January 1, 2000. Likewise, if there are costs relating to such contracts prior to January 1, 2000, those are the responsibility of CES. I hope this helps to clarify the situation. Jeff
Propose a subject line for this email? | Columbia Energy Services Corporation | 4 | Flan2021 | aeslc:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Механизм ActiveX: чтобы воспользоваться этим механизмом, необходимо установить, по крайней мере, "Средний" уровень безопасности браузера IE и убедиться в том, что загрузка подписанных элементов ActiveX разрешена.
Which language is this? | Russian | 9 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/ru-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Solve 196 = 5*r - r - 32*r for r.. What is the answer?? | -7 | 9 | Flan2021 | math_dataset/algebra__linear_1d:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Answer the following question:
whi is the father of bridget jones baby? | Mark | 2 | Flan2021 | natural_questions_open:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
What do you get when you add up these numbers?
I got a computer from my parents for my birthday.
Choose your answer: Does the word "get" mean the same thing in the above two sentences?
OPTIONS:
[A]. different meanings
[B]. the same meaning | [A]. | 0 | Flan2021 | super_glue/wic:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
Choose your answer from options. Premise: "uh survive it and child" If this premise is true, what does that tell us about whether it entails the hypothesis "Last through it with your kid. "?
a. yes. b. it is not possible to tell. c. no. | a. | 6 | Flan2021 | glue/mnli:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Survey finds one in ten unadventurous eaters not willing to try foreign food. But drinks do well with more than two thirds coming back inspired. Spanish paella and tapas and Italian bruschetta and bolognese rank highly.
Write an article based on these highlights. | By. Anucyia Victor for MailOnline. Tucking into fresh, local produce should be part of the holiday experience. But it seems Britons prefer to stick to what they know. According to a new study, one in ten holidaymakers resorts to cooking British dishes when abroad because their family won't eat foreign food. A quarter of them (24 per cent) cook a traditional roast, while 21 per cent rustle up fish and chips. Breakfast's up: One in ten holidaymakers resort to cooking British dishes when abroad because their family won't eat foreign food. Fish dinner: 21 per cent rustle up fish and chips when away from home soil. The research found that 33 per cent of holidaymakers prefer eating traditional British food rather than sampling local delicacies. However it's not only a suntan that we tend to bring back from our hols. Although 10 per cent refuse to touch local food, many come home inspired by recipes they've tried while away. Paella tops the list of meals recreated back home as 10 percent consider Spain one of the top ten countries for food inspiration. Tapas also ranked highly with 40 per cent recreating the small, savoury dishes at home. Italy is the country most likely to encourage culinary masterpieces back on home soil, with 23 per cent of returning holiday makers attempting new Italian dishes. India comes a far second, with only 12 per cent trying to cook authentic Indian dishes. Traditional: Sunday roast dinners never seem to go out of fashion. Trying it out: Bruschetta and sushi are some of the holiday foods a number of Brits recreate at home. Mojito. Sangria. Jamaican Ginger Beer. Mai Tai. Caipirinha. Spanish Tea. Cachaça. Pisco Sour. Mama Juana. Queimada. Paella. Bolognese. Tapas. Moussaka. Tortilla. Bruschetta. Antipasti. Chorizo. Chickpea Hummus. Sushi. One in ten Brits even admit hosting a holiday-inspired dinner party after returning. Drink up: Brazilian cachaça is a favourite drink to make. France. and China were also considered inspiration foodie havens, as were. Mexico, America and Japan with four percent of the votes, and Barbados. and Portugal (two per cent each) Meanwhile, two thirds try to recreate the holiday mood by mixing up as many as three different drinks inspired by their trip. The. survey was conducted by Morrisons. Their spokesperson said, 'Feeding. the family when on holiday can often be difficult which is why many. people find it easier to cook meals they're familiar with.' Mother. of two Susan Baker, 42, of Southampton, Hants, said: 'My husband still. likes his fish and chips and English breakfast when we go to Spain. 'We eat in a lot of places which do typical English food and the kids are happiest with things they recognise too. 'But do like to have a paella too and I've given it a go at home - it never tastes as good though.' | 9 | Flan2021 | cnn_dailymail:3.4.0 | zs_opt |
Which movie is the following review about?
Director Chris Noonan ('Babe') gives us a story with the right balance of humor, pathos and romance.
Movie: | miss potter | 9 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_rotten_tomatoes | zs_opt |
Если же вы хотите, чтобы у вас был сайт с варезом, то перестаньте читать это руководство!
Could you please translate this to English? | If you want to have a warez site, stop reading this guide! | 2 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/ru-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Write an article based on this summary:
– Former Ohio Congressman James Traficant, who served time in jail on a corruption conviction, has died at 73 after a tractor accident, according to reports. The vehicle flipped over onto him while he was trying to park it, the AP reports. He spent four days in the hospital and died today, a Democratic official tells the news organization. Traficant, who spent 17 years in Congress, was expelled in 2002 following his conviction; he was just the second lawmaker since the Civil War to be voted out of the body, the AP notes. The Democrat spent seven years in prison after prosecutors said he took bribes and coerced employees into working on his farm and houseboat. Prior to his time in jail, he made a name for himself as a colorful character in Congress. He "was best known for his improbable hair piece and his outlandish suits" as well as "the broadsides he launched at Republicans, his fellow Democrats, and big government," says a commentator with NPR partner WKSU. Rep. Tim Ryan, who currently holds Traficant's former seat, notes that he was a force: "The only other person I can think of is Bill Clinton. It's that level of electricity."
Article: |
Ohio
Former Mahoning Valley Congressman Jim Traficant dies at age 73
The fiery Democrat from Youngstown was injured Tuesday on his farm after the tractor he was riding tipped over
by WKSU's KABIR BHATIA
Reporter
Kabir Bhatia Jim Traficant represented himself during trials in 1983 and 2002, winning the first time but going to prison for 7 years the second Courtesy of C-SPAN In The Region:
A family spokeswoman has confirmed that former Ohio Congressman Jim Traficant has died at age 73. Traficant was working on his farm Tuesday when his tractor flipped over, and he’s been unconscious and in the hospital ever since.
The fiery Democrat represented Youngstown for 17 years before being convicted of bribery and racketeering in 2002. But he was popular enough locally to get 15 percent of the vote when he ran for re-election from prison.
He lost to his former aide, Tim Ryan.
“People called and they'd need help with a veteran's benefit [or] social security. He was in alcohol and drug rehab work for a long, long time. So I think those people who have those personal experiences with him will have a much different take than the national persona.”
Traficant was released from prison in 2009, and unsuccessfully ran for Congress again the next year. He was also known for his fashion sense, which included bell bottoms, cowboy boots and hair that he himself said looked like it had been styled by a weed-wacker.
His 2002 conviction came for accepting kickbacks and having staffers work on his farm. But he remained popular in the Mahoning Valley with people like Artha Mitchell.
“I think he made some mistakes and apparently they caught up with him. But he's a human being. He's somebody's husband. He's somebody's father. I'm not here to judge.”
Traficant was also known for championing autoworker John Demjanjuk, who was convicted by Israel of being notorious Nazi guard Ivan the Terrible. The conviction was set aside in 1993.
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Former Rep. James Traficant, the Ohio politician whose career included 17 years in Congress and a conviction for bribery, has died at age 73. Traficant's family had been fearing for his life since earlier this week, when he was critically injured in a tractor accident.
Traficant's death comes years after he attempted a political comeback, filing to run for his old seat in 2010 as an independent in Ohio's 17th District. He had been kicked out of Congress in July of 2002, after being convicted on charges that included racketeering, bribery and tax evasion.
"A spokeswoman for the family of James A. Traficant Jr. confirmed that the former congressman died today at St. Elizabeth Health Center," reports Ohio's Youngstown Vindicator. The newspaper says the former congressman's death was announced in a brief text message from spokeswoman Heidi Hanni, which read, "Traficant dead."
NPR has confirmed the news with the family.
The Vindicator describes Traficant as "outspoken, outrageous and colorful." From member station WKSU, M.L. Schultze remembers Traficant as a man who could be said to represent the best and the worst of an old steel town.
Ohio's James Traficant Dies, Days After Accident On Farm Listen · 4:01 4:01
"Before he was convicted and expelled from Congress, Jim Traficant was best known for his improbable hair piece and his outlandish suits," Schultze reports, "and the broadsides he launched at Republicans, his fellow Democrats and big government."
Traficant was also famous for making Star Trek references, as he did when he decried an expensive study on manure on farms.
"Beam me up, Mr. Speaker," Traficant pleaded. "Two hundred million to determine that manure stinks."
The man who now has Traficant's old job, Rep. Tim Ryan, recalls him as a skilled politician who could light up a room.
"The only other person I can think of is Bill Clinton. It's that level of electricity," Ryan tells Schultze. "The room would shift the moment he got into it and he was the center of attention in the room, regardless of how many people were in it."
Traficant was also a former football star who played quarterback for the University of Pittsburgh, where his teammates included Mike Ditka. He was taken late in the NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Even after the scandals that brought him down, Traficant still had fans in Youngstown.
One of them was Karen Worstell, a grandmother who tells Schultze she would still vote for Traficant today.
"If he'd ever run for office again, I would've voted for him because I knew what kind of politics he was; he was honest with the people. It was the people, not the government, it was the people." ||||| CLEVELAND (AP) — James Traficant, the colorful Ohio politician whose conviction for taking bribes and kickbacks made him only the second person to be expelled from Congress since the Civil War, died Saturday. He was 73.
FILE - In this Nov. 1986 file photo, U.S. Rep. James Traficant Jr. answers questions from the media in Cleveland. Traficant, who spent time in prison on corruption and racketeering charges, has died after... (Associated Press)
FILE - In this July 30, 2002 file photo, former U.S. Rep. James Traficant Jr. speaks to media in Cleveland. Traficant, who spent time in prison on corruption and racketeering charges, has died after being... (Associated Press)
FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2010, file photo, former U.S. Rep. James Traficant Jr. talks about politics at a diner in Boardman, Ohio. Traficant, who spent time in prison on corruption and racketeering charges,... (Associated Press)
FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2010, file photo, former U.S. Rep. James Traficant Jr. talks about politics at a diner in Boardman, Ohio. Traficant, who spent time in prison on corruption and racketeering charges,... (Associated Press)
FILE - In this July 15, 2002 file photo, Rep. James Traficant, D-Ohio, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Ethics Committee. Traficant, who spent time in prison on corruption and... (Associated Press)
Traficant was seriously injured Tuesday after a vintage tractor flipped over on him as he tried to park it inside a barn on the family farm near Youngstown. He died four days later in a Youngstown hospital, said Dave Betras, chairman of the Mahoning County Democratic Party.
The Democrat's expulsion from Congress in 2002 came three months after a federal jury in Cleveland convicted him. Prosecutors said he used his office to extract bribes from businesspeople and coerced staffers to work on his farm and his house boat on the Potomac River in Washington. He also was charged with witness tampering, destroying evidence and filing false tax returns. He spent seven years in prison.
Traficant's notoriety was rivaled only by his eccentricity.
He loved to play the buffoon during his 17 years in Congress. He got plenty of notice within the staid, buttoned-down Capitol and airtime on C-SPAN for his messy mop of hair — revealed to be a wig when he went to prison — his typical wardrobe of cowboy boots, denim or polyester suits, and his bombastic speaking style.
His made-for-TV rants on the House floor invariably ended with the signoff "Beam me up," which Traficant borrowed from "Star Trek" to show his disgust or bemusement at whatever he found particularly outrageous.
"Mr. Traficant was a complex man," Betras said. "He gave voice to the frustrations and anxieties of the common man. The public felt he was one of them and because of that connection, they supported him in good times and in bad. He was a larger than life character who will long be remembered."
Traficant was born May 8, 1941, in Youngstown and was a quarterback for the University of Pittsburgh, where he played with future NFL coaches Mike Ditka and Marty Schottenheimer.
He worked as a drug counselor for 10 years before running for Mahoning County sheriff at a colleague's suggestion.
He endeared himself to voters in the early 1980s by defying the courts and going to jail for three nights rather than foreclose on the homes of workers laid off from the city's dying steel industry.
The antagonism between Traficant and federal law enforcement authorities lasted throughout his public career, with Traficant trumpeting it as proof that he was on the side of "the little guy" against powerful government interests.
He faced his first federal bribery and corruption trial in 1983, when he was Mahoning County sheriff. Prosecutors accused Traficant of taking bribes to protect mobsters' criminal activity. He defended himself in court, although he was not a lawyer, and won. He argued that he was conducting a one-person sting.
He was elected to Congress the following year and was easily re-elected eight times.
He championed "Buy American" requirements on virtually every spending bill and prided himself on landing federal grants for hometown prospects, including highways, a sports arena and Youngstown's airport.
Yet he often exasperated fellow Democrats by breaking ranks, such as his decision to vote for Republican Dennis Hastert as speaker and his differences with President Bill Clinton on trade and other issues. He denounced Justice Department tactics and belittled Clinton's attorney general, Janet Reno, as a good prospect to run for governor of Beijing.
In 2000, as he geared up for re-election, Traficant was indicted in a grand jury investigation that targeted corruption and organized crime in the Youngstown area and led to the convictions of scores of people, including judges, a prosecutor and a sheriff.
But Traficant was the biggest prize, and he was not as lucky in his second trial as in his first.
He claimed the government had tried to frame him because of his criticism of the FBI, CIA and Internal Revenue Service.
During the two-month trial, he did a curbside interview on live network TV outside the courthouse each morning and then went inside to challenge U.S. District Judge Lesley Brooks Wells, who tried to dissuade Traficant from representing himself.
He often slumped alone at the defense table preparing handwritten motions as a team of prosecutors and investigators pressed the government's case under the eye of Justice Department attorneys.
He was expelled from Congress in a 420-1 vote on July 24, 2002, three months after being convicted on 10 corruption-related counts. He could have avoided the indignity of expulsion by choosing to resign, but he remained defiant to the end.
"I'm prepared to lose everything. I'm prepared to go to jail," Traficant told colleagues as they debated his political fate. "You go ahead and expel me."
Six days later, at his sentencing, he abruptly fired his attorney.
"Take your things and move," he told the lawyer, who then switched seats with Traficant.
He was sentenced to eight years in prison and led from the federal courtroom in handcuffs.
Traficant called life in prison "tough."
"Most political figures go to some camps in country clubs," he said. "I didn't."
His case over, Traficant ran for re-election from prison as an independent in 2002 and lost to former aide Tim Ryan. Traficant got 15 percent of the vote in a three-way race.
He was released from prison in September 2009 and the following year ran for the Youngstown-area congressional seat as an independent. He received 16 percent of the vote, again losing to Tim Ryan, and then faded from the spotlight.
From then on, he lived a quiet life on his farm, doting on his grandchildren.
The barn where his tractor tipped over played a key role in his criminal case.
A Youngstown businessman had the barn built for Traficant in return for a favor. The businessman later billed Traficant for the full construction cost after the congressman continued asking for favors. Traficant ended up paying him far less than what the barn was worth, and the businessman testified against him.
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Biographical material in this report was written by former AP staffer Thomas J. Sheeran. Associated Press writer Dan Sewell in Cincinnati contributed to this report. ||||| | 8 | Flan2021 | multi_news:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Do these mean the same?
It was directed by an Australian , Ed Devereaux , with many Australians in the cast including Alan Burke .
It was directed by an Australian , Alan Burke , with many Australians , including Ed Devereaux in the occupation .
OPTIONS: +no +yes | no | 8 | Flan2021 | paws_wiki:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Read this: Historian H. Paul Varley notes the description of Japan given by Jesuit leader St. Francis Xavier (1506–1552): "There is no nation in the world which fears death less." Xavier further describes the honour and manners of the people: "I fancy that there are no people in the world more punctilious about their honour than the Japanese, for they will not put up with a single insult or even a word spoken in anger." Xavier spent the years 1549–1551 converting Japanese to Christianity. He also observed: "The Japanese are much braver and more warlike than the people of China, Korea, Ternate and all of the other nations around the Philippines."
Now answer this question, if there is an answer (If it cannot be answered, return "unanswerable"): When was St. Francis Xavier born? | 1506 | 8 | Flan2021 | squad/v2.0:3.0.0 | zs_opt |
Sentence: "Bradley left."
Would a linguist rate this sentence to be acceptable linguistically?
OPT: (1). unacceptable (2). acceptable | (2). | 3 | Flan2021 | glue/cola:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Most recently, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called North Korea an "outpost of tyranny" enraging Kim Jong-il , the leader of North Korea.
Question with options: Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Condoleezza Rice is the U.S. Secretary of State."?
Choose your answer from: a). yes. b). no. | a). | 0 | Flan2021 | super_glue/rte:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
Tom fond that he was no longer happy in his job. Tom decided that it was time to find a new job. Tom looked through the want ads and put in applications. Tom went on job interviews and talked to a lot of people.
Select from the following.
[+] He finally received a job offer.
[+] Tom was sad about leaving his miserable job.
Which option is the next sentence? | He finally received a job offer. | 0 | Flan2021 | story_cloze/2016:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
i woke jase , and him and me went all the way out to pine rock hollow to get it . jase said that was the most special place in the whole world to him because he had a real special day there one time a couple of weeks ago . '' zack looked up at jase , whose face was turning an odd shade of red . `` did n't you say that , | jase | 0 | Flan2021 | lambada:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
In this issue: - Feature: Here Come Super RTOs to Save the Day - California's regulators postponed votes once again on proposed rate increases, threatening the state's US$12.5 bond sale - All the news, commentary, and earnings reports, plus price performance and valuation charts *As a special addition to this week's Prometheus File we have included a note on Calpine and news affecting the company over the past week. Please see the separate attachment below. <<prometheus010907.pdf>> <<Calpine Note 09-06-01 95.doc>> Best regards,
Propose a subject line for this email? | The Prometheus File - Energy Technology Weekly 09/07/01 | 4 | Flan2021 | aeslc:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
What is astigmatism and can I be hereditary?
Why is astigmatism considered to be hereditary?
Multi-choice problem: Are these two questions inquiring about the same information?
Select from:
[1]. no;
[2]. yes; | [1]. | 2 | Flan2021 | glue/qqp:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Multi-choice problem: Choose from the options at the end, and answer how do you do this: how do you pounce?
Select from the following. 1). jump on something. 2). jump around something. | 1). | 4 | Flan2021 | piqa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Kiels Mountain is a suburb of the Sunshine Coast Region in South East Queensland, Australia about 100 kilometres north of Brisbane. At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 657. The Bruce Highway defines the western boundary and Eudlo Creek passes through the southeast tip of Kiels Mountain.
Based on that paragraph can we conclude that this sentence is true?
Brisbane is south to this suburb
Select from: -- Yes. -- It's impossible to say. -- No. | Yes | 1 | Flan2021 | anli/r3:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
She was born March 8th 2007 and is 3 quarters American Pit Bull Terrier & 1 quarter Labrador Retriever . If you have room in your heart for one more please ADOPT DIOR . She s great with any other dogs and children , she loves to go hiking and to dog beach .
Question with options to choose from: Who or what was born on March 8th ?
pick from the following. [+] A child; [+] A lab; [+] None of the above choices .; [+] A dog; | A dog | 0 | Flan2021 | cosmos_qa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Answer the following question:
who played the invisible man in hotel transylvania? | David Spade | 2 | Flan2021 | natural_questions_open:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Multi-choice problem: Based on the sentence "4 guys in Army fatigue walking down street", is the sentence "Four men walking down a street." a true sentence?
Pick your answer from:
(A). yes;
(B). it is not possible to tell;
(C). no; | (A). | 3 | Flan2021 | snli:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
2 Alyson Palacios from Kuwait DLL Suite helped me solve my blue screen Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64bit issue today At first I thought the system Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64bit is crashed so I turned to DLL Suite Well I can only say Problem Solved hah hah
Please fix the punctuation. | 2. Alyson Palacios from Kuwait: DLL Suite helped me solve my blue screen Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64-bit issue today. At first I thought the system Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64-bit is crashed so I turned to DLL Suite. Well, I can only say: Problem Solved, hah hah... | 3 | Flan2021 | fix_punct | zs_opt |
Here is a premise: "A man is going upstairs in a museum or archaeological area."
Here is a hypothesis: "A man is going to the upper floor."
.Does the premise tell us whether the hypothesis is true?
Available options:
[A]. yes;
[B]. it is not possible to tell;
[C]. no; | [A]. | 6 | Flan2021 | snli:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Here is a question about this article: The Company's headquarters in London, from which much of India was governed, was East India House in Leadenhall Street. After occupying premises in Philpot Lane from 1600 to 1621; in Crosby House, Bishopsgate, from 1621 to 1638; and in Leadenhall Street from 1638 to 1648, the Company moved into Craven House, an Elizabethan mansion in Leadenhall Street. The building had become known as East India House by 1661. It was completely rebuilt and enlarged in 1726–9; and further significantly remodelled and expanded in 1796–1800. It was finally vacated in 1860 and demolished in 1861–62. The site is now occupied by the Lloyd's building.
What is the answer to this question: What building now sits where the EIC headquarters last sat? | the Lloyd's building | 4 | Flan2021 | squad/v1.1:3.0.0 | zs_opt |
turkish president suleyman demirel held talks with his croatian counterpart franjo tudjman friday , croatian television reported , ahead of discussions due over the weekend involving the warring bosnian sides .
Can you generate a short summary of the above paragraph? | demirel meets tudjman ahead of weekend bosnia talks | 7 | Flan2021 | gigaword:1.2.0 | zs_opt |
Please add spaces between words: HowdoIchangemyemailpreference?
| How do I change my email preference? | 4 | Flan2021 | word_segment | zs_opt |
Translate to Czech:
Which time you slaughtered millions, in silly arguments about how to divide the resources of your little world.
Czech: | Kdy jste vraždili milióny v hloupých sporech o zdroje svého malého světa. | 4 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/cs-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Question 1: What are some things one should know before moving to Maui?
Question 2: What are some things I should know before going to Maui?
Choose from:
1). no
2). yes
Would the answer to these two questions be the same? | 1). | 7 | Flan2021 | glue/qqp:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Does the following review have a positive or negative opinion of the movie?
is dicaprio 's best performance in anything ever , and easily the most watchable film of the year
OPTIONS:
+ negative;
+ positive; | positive | 7 | Flan2021 | glue/sst2:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
for light metal alloys, cast iron, brass, bronze, plastic and certain types of wood.
Make this proper case. | For light metal alloys, cast iron, brass, bronze, plastic and certain types of wood. | 7 | Flan2021 | true_case | zs_opt |
Primal Species (1996, Dir. Jonathan Winfrey)
International terrorists get a surprise when their cargo turn out to contain living dinosaurs. The army commando team now have to think fast, if they want to prevent the extinction of the human species, instead of the reptiles.
You look at the cover and you gain your first impressions of the film. That is pretty much it. The acting is only just acceptable from a few characters. The story is poor, with the whole film based on the army and the marines trying to kill the dinosaurs. This film came out three years after 'Jurassic Park'. Instead, this film looks to have come out 13 years before 'Jurassic Park'. The dinosaurs costumes are so poorly made, and i do mean costumes. There are obviously people dressed up, and this film makes no attempts at hiding this. A scene when a dinosaur runs down a corridor is created in a way, in which it looks like someone is riding the creature. The is one good thing, which comes out of this film. The short running time. At only 1 hour and 15 minutes, it doesn't waste too much of your life, but still try to avoid it altogether.
"It's like a Friday the 13th Nightmare." - Officer (Brian Currie)
Choose your answer. How would you describe the sentiment of this review?
Options are:
I. negative
II. positive | I. | 2 | Flan2021 | imdb_reviews/plain_text:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
The kitten played with the yarn because it was fun.
Who is "it"?
Select from the following.
a). The kitten;
b). the yarn; | b). | 9 | Flan2021 | definite_pronoun_resolution:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Test sentence: "If you eat more, you want correspondingly less."
Is this test sentence a correct grammatical English sentence?
Select from:
i. unacceptable.
ii. acceptable. | ii. | 2 | Flan2021 | glue/cola:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
220 La Loi sur le ministère du Développement des Ressources humaines, L.C., 1996, ch. 1 (Loi sur le DRH), a établi le ministère du Développement des Ressources humaines (le prédécesseur de RHDCC) et créé la Commission d'assurance-emploi du Canada.
Could you please translate this to English? | 220 The Department of Human Resources Development Act, S.C. 1996, c.11 (HRD Act), established Human Resources Development Canada (the predecessor to HRSDC) and created the Canada Employment Insurance Commission. | 2 | Flan2021 | wmt14_translate/fr-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Write a text based on this summary: swissair details job losses
Text: | swissair group on wednesday announced details of domestic job cuts expected after a salvage package was agreed earlier this week . | 8 | Flan2021 | gigaword:1.2.0 | zs_opt |
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