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Shares in Wal-Mart closed at $ 58.28 , up 16 cents , in Tuesday trading on the New York Stock Exchange .
Wal-Mart shares rose 16 cents to close at $ 58.28 on the New York Stock Exchange .
Select from the options at the end. Do the above sentences mean the same thing?
Possible answers: 1). no 2). yes | 2). | 2 | Flan2021 | glue/mrpc:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
who is the best selling boy band of all time?? | Backstreet Boys | 1 | Flan2021 | natural_questions_open:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
In the United States, a Minor in Possession, or a MIP, (also referred to as a PAULA, Possession of Alcohol Under the Legal Age) is illegal, typically a misdemeanor. In California, depending on the county in which the person is charged, the crime may also be charged as an infraction. Anyone who is under the age of 21 and possesses alcohol in the United States, with the exception of special circumstances, is violating the law of the state.
Answer this question, making sure that the answer is supported by the text: is minor in possession of alcohol a misdemeanor?
Possible answers:
(a). no
(b). yes | (b). | 6 | Flan2021 | bool_q:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Is the question "What does Playboy title its `` continuing dialog on contemporary issues between Playboy and its readers '' ?" asking about an entity, an abbreviation, a description, a human, a location, or a numeric entity?
Choices:
(a). description.
(b). entity.
(c). abbreviation.
(d). human.
(e). numeric.
(f). location. | (b). | 1 | Flan2021 | trec:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Idichapuli Selvaraj (c. 1939 – 30 January 2012) was a veteran Tamil comedy actor. He acted in more than hundreds of films. He acted along with lot of actors. His brother Pandu is also a comedy actor. He also worked as an assistant director for the M. G. Ramachandran films like "Idhayakkani" and "Ulagam Sutrum Valiban".
Can we infer the following?
Selvaraj died in January
Choose your answer from:
(a). Yes.
(b). It's impossible to say.
(c). No.
The answer is: | (a). | 4 | Flan2021 | anli/r2:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
Options are:
(A). It's not as sensitive as non-makeup removers and provides relief. Apply a 2-3 times a day.;
(B). You can also use a lotion if you have one. Don't rinse very long, as that will ruin your skin.;
(C). Going to bed with makeup on is the worst thing any teenage girl or woman can do! It clogs your pores overnight and will cause pimples! Wash your face with warm water. If you wash your face with cold water, your pores will remain closed throughout the wash and they will not be cleaned, leading to blackheads.;
(D). Use a cotton swab (felt ones can damage the skin) to remove excess cream or oil from your face. Wash your face with a gentle cleanser.;Choose from options above and answer: What most naturally follows?
How to make a bedtime skin care routine (teenage girls )
Get a makeup remover.
They are typically cheap.
Remove your makeup.
Answer: | (C). | 6 | Flan2021 | hellaswag:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
A crop of corn plants is genetically modified so that the plants produce a natural pesticide. People are concerned that these corn plants might transfer modified genetic material to other plants. Which of the following is the best way to further modify the plants to prevent them from transferring their genetic materials to other plants?
Options are:
[i] changing the plants so they do not make pollen.
[ii] changing the plants so they do not harm insects.
[iii] changing the plants so they cannot produce nutrients.
[iv] changing the plants so they cannot be easily identified.
| [i] | 5 | Flan2021 | unified_qa_science_inst | zs_opt |
HAR GILO, West Bank (Reuters) - Israel plans to build 530 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank after Washington softened its opposition to growth in Jewish enclaves, a policy shift Palestinians say will make peace impossible.
What best summarizes the content of the above article?
Pick your answer from:
[1]. World;
[2]. Sports;
[3]. Business;
[4]. Science/Tech; | [1]. | 4 | Flan2021 | ag_news_subset:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
This question has options. How would someone go about accomplishing this goal?
To prevent cake from sticking to the cake pan.
Options are:
+Grease the inside of the pan with shortening and then flour it. I also place a round piece of parchment paper on the bottom.;
+Grease the inside of the pan with shortening and then sugar it. I also place a round piece of parchment paper on the bottom.; | Grease the inside of the pan with shortening and then flour it. I also place a round piece of parchment paper on the bottom. | 7 | Flan2021 | piqa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
What are the characteristics of a well constructed sentence in the English language?
"English (language): Is it correct to use the following sentence, 'I will update you once I get more updates.'?"
Do those questions have the same meaning?
OPTIONS: a). no b). yes | a). | 1 | Flan2021 | glue/qqp:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
It is a scientific fact that Spaniards have internal clocks that run on some whacked out Iberian quartz crystals that can not be found in North America . This is not necessarily a bad thing but it is a force to be reckoned with if you are one of those time - constricted / restricted anal butt - clenching clock - watchers who like meetings and people to be punctual and for things to happen in a timely manner . Like me . The reality is that quite simply , things tend to happen late here .
Question with options to choose from: What issues does the quartz clock cause ?
Pick from: 1). None of the above choices .; 2). It can cause people to be late to important places .; 3). It can confuse people with the time .; 4). The time jumps around too much on the clock .; | 2). | 0 | Flan2021 | cosmos_qa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
What's an example of a movie review? | I haven't always been a fan, but the show grew on me. It wasn't until after season 5 that I started to see the richness of the show. They finally brought Daniel Jackson's search for his wife to an end and finally most of the Go,ould System Lords were killed by rival Lords, SG-1 or others.
Towards Season 5, Stargate SG-1, was beginning to become stale. With the new writers and the close attention by Produer Peter Deleuise, the show became more and more solid.
The characters had become stale as well. Colonel Jack O'Neill was the stereotypical hero with emotional baggage. After his son Charlie was killed in a shooting accident with O'Neill's weapon, he had decided to end his own life by going to Abydos in order to face off with the Go'ould RA. The character offers little growth for any actor and actor Richard Dean Anderson chose to play him straight raising emotional barriers to protect himself. only allowing his close friends in.
Amanda Tapping joined the cast as Captain Samantha Carter. She was a feminist on the edge, ready to battle any man who would doubt her ability to do her job. Though this character had little area to grow, Tapping has done a great job of concentrating on Carter's strengths. She has taken the time to get a basic understanding of some of the things Carter talks about in order that she can present the character intelligently.
Christopher Judge joined the cast playing the alien Teal'c. Teal'c was an alien called the Jaffa. Infant Go'ould, (snake like creatures) would embed themselves into the Jaffa until they had grown to the point when it would be inserted into another life form. The Jaffa would die. Teal'c was the First Prime of Apophis' army. Knowing that Apophis was not a god like Go'ould pretend, he realized the genocide that their armies had wreaked on the galaxy. Finally, having had enough, he and Jack O'Neill freed their team along with quite a few innocent people. After arriving on Earth, he realized that Earth was the planet he was looking for, who would help him fight the Go'ould. Christopher Judge has done quite a bit with a limited character. Teal'c is a wise warrior, much of which he learned was from his teacher Master Bra'tac. The show would not be complete without Master Bra'tac played by Tony Amandola. He is also a rock. In the end, he became adviser to most of SG-1, especially Daniel Jackson.
Don S. Davil was there from the beginning playing Major General George Hammand. Davis has done an incredible job with Hammond making him sympathetic and normal. He does his job, has a wife, sons and daughters and grandchildren. You can really say, he is the anchor of the base. Simply, I would die for that man. If not allowed by his superiors to provide troops to support teams off world. He will go himself. He doesn't leave anyone behind.
I saved Dr. Daniel Jackson for last, because this character, I believe has grown the most in the ten or eleven years it has been on. In choosing Shanks I don't think the producer realized how strong Shanks would be and now when people talk about Jackson, they don't talk about Spader, they talk about Shanks. In the early years, the Jackson character came off as a whiner. That's why I probably wasn't a fan. As the seasons pasted, the character became stronger. This gave him confidence. In the end, as of season 10, the Jackson character has matured to the point that he has become a self sacrificing hero. He still monitors the groups ethics. He still is lead at providing information that can move any mission forward. Acheaology, History, Culture and Exploration are part of his very being. He is determined. Though a man of peace, he has matured to the point that using his weapons may be the only way to solve a disagreement.
Other characters include, most recently: Vala Mal Doran(Claudia Black) and Colonel Cameron Mitchell(Ben Browder), new lead of SG-1. Both actors come from a series called Farscape and why they were put together is any bodies guess. I see little difference between Mitchell and Crichton (Farscape character). Black's character is simply off the wall. Definitely different from her soldier like character Arin Soon. | 9 | Flan2021 | imdb_reviews/plain_text:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Which city is more appropriate to move in terms of living and job, Sydney or Melbourne?
I am planning on doing an MS in finance from Melbourne or Sydney. What are the prospects of landing a job post my graduation in Australia?
Do those questions have the same meaning?
Possible answers:
A). no.
B). yes. | A). | 1 | Flan2021 | glue/qqp:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Multi-select problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to adapt your style of writing
Try starting out on paper.
Especially, for something different. If you normally write wikihow computers' live', then try breaking out the old pen and paper and doing it differently.
Pick from:
(a). Working together now, try something different that you may need to do any day or once a week. Also, maybe start cooling off your anger..
(b). Also try to be adapted to a book of 99-1200 words, what ever for long periods of time until you feel comfortable writing with this article. Depending on what you're writing, don't be afraid to experiment or start over..
(c). If you find that you do it all the time, you may be breaking out of writing for where you are. Fresh don't become rude or angry at yourself..
(d). Consider what your reader will get out of it. Why would they want to read your article versus the myriad of other sites and articles out there.. | (d). | 5 | Flan2021 | hellaswag:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Ask a question about Muammar Gaddafi. | When was Gaddafi born? | 8 | Flan2021 | squad/v1.1:3.0.0 | zs_opt |
Bush's second term as President of the United States, which began on January 20, 2005, expired with the swearing-in of the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, at noon EST (UTC-5), under the provisions of the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Bush performed his final official act this morning, welcoming Barack Obama and Michelle to the White House for coffee before the swearing-in, shortly before 10am EST, and then accompanied them there by motorcade to attend the ceremony. Last week, Bush had made his farewells to the nation in a televised address, saying that the inauguration turns a page in race relations. "Obama's story ―his black father was from Kenya, his white mother from Kansas ―represents "the enduring promise of our land," said Bush.
Question with options: Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Barak Obama is the 44th President of the United States."?
Options are:
[1]. yes.
[2]. no. | [1]. | 0 | Flan2021 | super_glue/rte:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
New York (CNN) -- A self-described "ex-madam" who claims she supplied fellow city comptroller candidate Eliot Spitzer with escorts several years ago is facing charges of illegally distributing prescription drugs, authorities said.
Kristin Davis, 38, was arrested on Monday night and charged with selling Adderall, Xanax and other drugs. She's also accused of orchestrating the sale of approximately 180 oxycodone pills for cash.
The candidate was released Tuesday on $100,000 bail, with a preliminary hearing scheduled for September 5. Prosecutors said she will have strict pretrial supervision.
"Prescription drug abuse is the fastest-growing drug problem in this country, resulting in more overdose deaths than heroin and cocaine combined, and this office has a zero tolerance policy towards anyone who helps to spread this plague at any level," Preet Bharara, Manhattan U.S. Attorney, said in a statement.
Spitzer, Weiner and why New York is talking about sex
Davis is charged with four counts of distributing and possessing with intent to distribute a controlled substance. She faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for each count, if convicted.
Prosecutors allege that from 2009 through 2011 Davis bought ecstasy pills, Adderall pills and Xanax pills from an FBI cooperating witness at least once a month, paying hundreds of dollars for each purchase. She told the witness she provided these drugs to people at house parties, authorities say.
An attorney for Davis was could not be immediately reached for comment.
Davis' campaign manager, Andrew Miller, said he was aware of the arrest but couldn't provide any information.
Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions:
1. Who was arrested on Monday?
2. During the day or night?
3. How old is she?
4. Was she charged with anything?
5. Was she accused of selling oxycodone pills?
6. For sex?
7. What then?
8. How many pills?
9. What sentence does she face?
10. What did Davis' attorney have to say?
11. Why?
12. Is Davis' campaign manager a man or woman?
13. What is his name?
14. Was he aware of the arrest?
15. What information could he provide?
16. Was Davis released?
17. When?
18. How much was the bail set at?
19. Did the judge schedule a hearing?
20. For when?
Numbered answers: | 1. Kristin Davis
2. night
3. 38
4. Yes
5. Yes
6. No
7. cash
8. 180
9. 20 years in prison
10. Nothing
11. could not be reached for comment.
12. Man
13. Andrew Miller
14. Yes
15. none
16. yes
17. Tuesday
18. $100,000
19. yes
20. September 5 | 5 | Flan2021 | coqa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Summarize the following movie reviews:
1. Casanova Virgil and virginal Dante into the concentric circles of casual sex hell.
2. As one could guess, a gabfest social comedy is completely dependent on its actors, and Roger Dodger has one of this year's best-assembled casts
3. Kidd and Scott have created one of the year's most memorable characters
4. Sitting in the dark while people droan on and on about pretty much anything gets boring after a while.
5. Scott delivers a terrific performance in this fascinating portrait of a modern Lothario.
6. Its keenly observed set-pieces never add up to a larger picture.
7. ...Campbell is entirely convincing as he slips into the shoes of this long-time player.
8. A fresh, original look at sex, replete with scathing humor, pathos and memorable characters.
9. Scott completely owns the film, and leaves you wondering why on earth we don't see an awful lot more of him.
10. Great Scott, 'Rodger Dodger' is not the man
Summary: | The movie could have benefited from a more experienced director, but a great cast and script overcome any first time jitters the director may have had. | 5 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_rotten_tomatoes | zs_opt |
" What they have done is a thinly veiled attempt to do an end run around the Constitution , " she said .
The church 's lawyer , Shirley Phelps-Roper , was clear : " What they have done is a thinly veiled attempt to do an end run around the constitution , " she said .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
Choose from: I. no II. yes | II. | 5 | Flan2021 | glue/mrpc:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
While I found the country-wide consensus on this issue interesting, I found equally interesting the wide range of diversity within the system, among the universities, colleges, and technical schools scattered across the country - each with its own unique mission and mandate, and each responding to the particular needs of the community within which it is situated - working together to provide a post-secondary system of education that may well be second to none.
Can we infer the following?
The universities, colleges, and technical schools scattered across the country each have their own unique atmospheres.
Options:
- Yes.
- It's impossible to say.
- No.
The answer is: | It's impossible to say | 4 | Flan2021 | anli/r3:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
She speaks enough clearly.
How would you consider the linguistic integrity of the preceding sentence?
Pick your answer from: (1). unacceptable (2). acceptable | (1). | 1 | Flan2021 | glue/cola:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Premise: Two men are riding Segways on busy street.
Hypothesis: The men the street are on is very crowded at the moment.
.Choose the correct answer: Given the premise, can we conclude the hypothesis?
Select from:
[a]. yes
[b]. it is not possible to tell
[c]. no | [a]. | 5 | Flan2021 | snli:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Translate to German:
The Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs has accepted by a substantial majority the so-called soft opt-out compromise supported by the rapporteur.
German: | Der Innenausschuss hat mit einer deutlichen Mehrheit den vom Berichterstatter unterstützten Kompromissvorschlag, das so genannte soft opt-out angenommen. | 4 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/de-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Write a sentence about the following things:
fog, rise, valley | fog rising over a valley | 4 | Flan2021 | gem/common_gen:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Boise and OfficeMax customers will have the opportunity to get involved with the Belief in Hope campaign in a variety of ways.
Does this next sentence follow, given the preceding text?
Boise to acquire OfficeMax.
Possible answers:
(1). yes;
(2). no; | (2). | 3 | Flan2021 | super_glue/rte:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
Single/multi-choice problem: Which of the following solutions is better for the following goal:
Prevent groceries from spilling in trunk.
(1). Attach a phone cord in trunk and hang bangs on the cord.;
(2). Attach a bungee cord in trunk and hang bangs on the cord.; | (2). | 6 | Flan2021 | piqa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Here is some data about a restaurant: name = Loch Fyne, eatType = restaurant, food = Chinese, customer rating = low, area = city centre, near = The Rice Boat. Write a sentence that includes the above data about a restaurant | Loch Fyne is a Chinese restaurant located in City Centre near The Rice Boat. Loch Fyne has a low customer rating. | 4 | Flan2021 | gem/e2e_nlg:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Choose your answer: Do "slip" and "it" point to the same thing in the following sentence?
It is not easy to space buttonholes exactly the same distance apart, and it is very difficult to cut them precisely the right size . The tiniest slip of the scissors will make the hole too large, and even one thread uncut will leave *it* too small.
OPTIONS:
A). no;
B). yes; | A). | 9 | Flan2021 | super_glue/wsc.fixed:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
While it waits for a federal court to rule on its hostile bid for PeopleSoft, Oracle (Quote, Chart) is keeping the deal in play. The database giant extended its previously announced tender offer of \$21 for
What is a good title for this? | Oracle Refreshes PeopleSoft Offer | 9 | Flan2021 | ag_news_subset:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
How is "In accordance with their mandates, the various committees set up by the relevant international conventions take the content of education into account in a wide variety of ways." said in French? | Dans le cadre de leur mandat, les différents comités institués par les conventions internationales pertinentes prennent en compte de manière très variable la question du contenu de l'éducation. | 6 | Flan2021 | wmt14_translate/fr-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
What happens next in this paragraph?
A construction worker uses a handheld scraper to apply plaster to the bare floor. A worker places tiles onto the floor and uses plastic cross spacers in the groves. a heavy weight roller
Choose from:
[+] blows a patch of plaster out onto the floor..
[+] rises from the floor an sets off sparks around the plaster..
[+] is placed on the floor and the roller is pushed apart with an elastic and strap..
[+] is rolled over the newly placed tiles.. | is rolled over the newly placed tiles. | 0 | Flan2021 | hellaswag:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
What's an example of a grad-school level question? | Which structure of a bird is correctly paired with its function? | 8 | Flan2021 | ai2_arc/ARC-Challenge:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Here is some data about a restaurant: name = Travellers Rest Beefeater, eatType = restaurant, priceRange = less than £20, familyFriendly = yes. Write a sentence that includes the above data about a restaurant | A family friendly restaurant, Travellers Rest Beefeater is in the less than £20 price range. | 4 | Flan2021 | gem/e2e_nlg:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Choose from:
A). Monica and her friends enjoyed the doritos before the next Dare..
B). Monica could not explain why her friend had stolen the doritos..
Write a story that ends with: A). | Monica decided to play Truth or Dare with her friends. They were all afraid to confess anything and only picked Dare. The Dares got progressively more elaborate as the day wore on. Monica dared a friend to shoplift doritos and the friend did it. A). | 8 | Flan2021 | story_cloze/2016:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Mayoral elections were held in Skopje's predominantly Roma municipality of Suto Orizari on 21 August.
Translate to Turkish
Turkish: | Üsküp'ün Roman nüfusun çoğunlukta olduğu Suto Orizari belediyesinde 21 Ağustos'ta yerel seçimler yapıldı. | 0 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/tr-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Women are poorly trained for politics.
Based on that paragraph can we conclude that the sentence below is true?
Women are poorly represented in parliament.
OPT: -- yes; -- no; | no | 1 | Flan2021 | super_glue/rte:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
Choose from options: Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below:
Whiskey School is a 2015 comedy film starring Olympia Dukakis and Mary Stuart Masterson.
Whiskey School is a 2005 drama film starring Olympia Dukakis, Mary Stuart Masterson, Alexandra Eitel, Thomas Flanagan, Carlin Glynn, Lainie Kazan, Gary Swanson, Denise Lute, Mario Macaluso, David Margulies and directed by Peter Masterson and based on the play "Intervention" by Jo Ann Tedesco. The film is distributed by Warner Bros. and Polychrome Pictures.
OPTIONS:
- Yes;
- It's impossible to say;
- No; | No | 8 | Flan2021 | anli/r1:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
In control of your credit management Say this using Spanish. | Su gestión de créditos bajo control | 2 | Flan2021 | para_crawl_enes | zs_opt |
What is an example of a tweet? | woop - 6 days to go! off to town now to meet my matey shop til we drop! | 7 | Flan2021 | sentiment140:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
The following 177 countries maintain chanceries (embassy buildings) in Washington, D.C. as their primary diplomatic missions to the United States. Entries marked with an asterisk (*) have chanceries located on or near a portion of Massachusetts Avenue known as Embassy Row.
Choose your answer: Is the following statement correct based on the text
do other countries have embassies in the us
OPTIONS:
A). no
B). yes | B). | 7 | Flan2021 | bool_q:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Generate a context and a hypothesis. | Context: How to appreciate poems<br>Read the poem several times. Doing just 1 reading of the poem may not be enough for you to appreciate it. Try reading it at least 2-3 times, taking breaks between each reading.
Hypothesis: Most poems are for kids | 9 | Flan2021 | anli/r3:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
Answer by taking a quote from the following article:
Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert Cassotto; May 14, 1936 - December 20, 1973) was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actor in film and television. He performed jazz, pop, rock and roll, folk, swing, and country music. He started his career as a songwriter for Connie Francis.
Born Walden Robert Cassotto in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York City, Bobby Darin was reared by his maternal grandmother, whom he believed was his mother. Darin's birth mother, Vanina Juliette "Nina" Cassotto (born November 30, 1917), became pregnant with him in the summer of 1935 when she was 17. Presumably because of the scandalous nature of out-of-wedlock pregnancies in that era, Nina and her mother hatched a plan to pass her baby off as Nina's younger brother. Years later, when Nina finally told Darin the truth about his upbringing, she refused to reveal the identity of his biological father, and kept the secret to her death in 1983. Darin's maternal grandfather, Saverio Antonio "Big Sam Curly" Cassotto (born January 26, 1882), was of Italian descent and a would-be mobster who died in prison from pneumonia a year before Darin's birth. His maternal grandmother, Vivian Fern Walden (also born in 1882), who called herself Polly, was of English ancestry and a vaudeville singer. From his birth, Darin always believed Nina to be his older sister and Polly his mother. But in 1968, when he was 32, Nina told Darin the truth, reportedly devastating him. By the time he was a teenager, Darin could play several instruments, including piano, drums, and guitar. He later added harmonica and xylophone. Darin moved to the Bronx early in his life (with a rented summer home in Staten Island) and graduated from the prestigious Bronx High School of Science. In later years he attributed his arrogance to his experiences there, where he was surrounded by brighter students who teased him. He then enrolled at Hunter College and soon gravitated to the drama department. After only two semesters, he dropped out to pursue an acting career.
When did he find out who his mother was | But in 1968, when he was 32, Nina told Darin the truth, reportedly devastating him. | 2 | Flan2021 | quac:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Write a sentence not in English. | O zaman seçilen adaylar seçimden sonra parti bayrağı altında tekrar birleşecekler. | 8 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/tr-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Who is he referring to in the following sentence?
Mr. Sanders gave James a promotion because he appreciated his good work.
Select from:
(a). Mr. Sanders
(b). James | (a). | 7 | Flan2021 | definite_pronoun_resolution:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
(a). negative;
(b). positive;Would the following phrase be considered positive or negative?
that burns is a filmmaker with a bright future ahead of him
| (b). | 6 | Flan2021 | glue/sst2:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Generate a short movie review that has "negative" sentiment (Choices:
+negative;
+positive;). | sadly -- | 9 | Flan2021 | glue/sst2:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Write the following list of characters into a correctly formed sentence: Countries:JordanRemoveThisItem
| Countries: Jordan Remove This Item | 7 | Flan2021 | word_segment | zs_opt |
Albert Levitt (March 14, 1887 – June 18, 1968) was a judge, law professor, attorney, and candidate for political office. While he was a memorable teacher at Washington and Lee University, and as judge of the United States District Court for the Virgin Islands ordered that woman voters must be registered, he later came to hold what some thought were eccentric views on religion.
Can we infer the following?
Albert Levitt died in the second quarter of the year
1. Yes; 2. It's impossible to say; 3. No;
The answer is: | 1. | 4 | Flan2021 | anli/r2:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
On a scale from 0-5, where 0 is "not similar" and 5 is "very similar", how similar is the sentence "US Senate confirms Janet Yellen as US Federal Reserve chief" to the sentence "Senate confirms Janet Yellen as next Federal Reserve Chair"?
Possible answers:
[A]. 0;
[B]. 1;
[C]. 2;
[D]. 3;
[E]. 4;
[F]. 5; | [F]. | 6 | Flan2021 | glue/stsb:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Sam.
Translate this to English? | Ah, Sam. | 3 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/cs-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
What are some of the most aesthetically pleasing signatures you have come across?
What is the most aesthetically pleasing way to destroy the Earth?
Multi-choice problem: Are these two questions inquiring about the same information?
a). no;
b). yes; | a). | 2 | Flan2021 | glue/qqp:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Sentence 1: A woman is peeling a potato.
Sentence 2: A man is slicing potato.
From 0 to 5 (0="no meaning overlap" and 5="means the same thing"), how similar are the two sentences?
Choose from:
(1). 0.
(2). 1.
(3). 2.
(4). 3.
(5). 4.
(6). 5. | (3). | 2 | Flan2021 | glue/stsb:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Question: The Tatra Mountains is the highest range in which mountain range?
Answer: | carpathian mountains | 6 | Flan2021 | trivia_qa/rc:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Question with options: can we draw the following hypothesis from the context?
Context:
Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA), headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey, is responsible for the sales, marketing and service of all Mercedes-Benz and Maybach products in the United States.
Hypothesis: MBUSA is based in New Yersey.
Choices: 1. yes; 2. no;
A: | 1. | 7 | Flan2021 | super_glue/rte:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
Context: Inspired by my recent Thai cooking class , I stopped by the local Asian food mart in search of galangal , shrimp paste and fish sauce for green curry sauce . As I stood in line to pay I spotted a big bin of freeze dried durian . Normally I only make last minute impulse purchases when chocolate is involved , but having recently seen and read so much about the much - maligned fruit , I quickly grabbed a bag and added it to my basket .
Question What is a good sign that I enjoyed my Thai cooking class ?
Possible answers:
Pick your answer from:
(a). I bought extra types of fish sauce as an impulse buy when I do n't normally do that .;
(b). I purchased the ingredients to make a Pad Thai sauce which I learned to make in class .;
(c). I made a special trip to a special store to find the right ingredients to make a dish .;
(d). None of the above choices .;
The answer: | (c). | 5 | Flan2021 | cosmos_qa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Italian authorities responded late Thursday to a ship without any crew that was carrying 450 migrants, that country's coast guard said. It's the second time this week Italy's coast guard has rescued such a vessel. "Because of the difficult weather conditions, the ship can only be reached by air. From what we know, the ship, which flies the flag of Sierra Leone, would have hundreds of migrants on board," the Italian air force said in a statement. It said the cargo ship Ezadeen was in at a standstill because of a blackout. The migrants launched an SOS, said Floriana Segreto, a spokeswoman for the Italian coast guard. Women and children are thought to be on the ship. By early Friday morning, the vessel remained at a standstill 58 miles (93 kilometers) off the coast of the city of Crotone in the Ionian Sea, the coast guard said, where rescuers were trying to restart the boat's engines. On Wednesday, a freighter carrying 768 people, most believed to be migrants from war-torn Syria, docked safely in the southern port of Gallipoli after the coast guard seized control. The Italian coast guard told CNN a "real disaster" was avoided when authorities boarded the Blue Sky M after the crew apparently jumped ship. Italian coast guard commander Filippo Marini said the vessel was cruising on autopilot toward the rocky Italian coast at 6 nautical miles per hour. The course of the vessel was reversed to avoid a collision with the rocks. The coast guard said a collision would not only have led to the deaths of passengers but would also have created an environmental disaster.
Write highlights for this article. | Rescuers are trying to restart the boat's engines, the coast guard says. The ship without any crew is carrying 450 migrants. This is the second time this week the Italian coast guard has rescued such a vessel. | 2 | Flan2021 | cnn_dailymail:3.4.0 | zs_opt |
Answer the following question. Which Cole Porter musical includes the songs True Love and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | high society | 5 | Flan2021 | trivia_qa/rc:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
The teacher did not recommend William because he was not a good student.
Who is "he"?
[A]. The teacher.
[B]. William. | [B]. | 9 | Flan2021 | definite_pronoun_resolution:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Sergeant Holmes asked the girls to describe the intruder . Nancy not only provided the policeman with an excellent description of the heavyset thirty-year-old prowler, but drew a rough sketch of *his* face.
Multi-choice question: Do "Sergeant Holmes" and "his" have the same meaning?
Options:
-- no.
-- yes. | no | 1 | Flan2021 | super_glue/wsc.fixed:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
Tropical rock (or trop rock) is a genre of popular music with influences from rock and roll, reggae, country music, caribbean, Calypso music and zydeco. It incorporates themes and compositions of a tropical nature and represents a relaxed and easygoing lifestyle.
Pick from:
[i] Yes
[ii] It's impossible to say
[iii] No
Hypothesis: Tropical rock (or trop rock) is a genre of popular music incorporates many ages into its listeners
| [ii] | 5 | Flan2021 | anli/r1:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
- A small bar, meeting place of our house invites guests to drink with good friends
Please remove spaces between words. | -Asmallbar,meetingplaceofourhouseinvitesgueststodrinkwithgoodfriends | 8 | Flan2021 | word_segment | zs_opt |
Generate a descriptive sentence about a restaurant using the following words:
name = Giraffe, eatType = pub, food = Italian, area = riverside, familyFriendly = yes
Sentence: | Giraffe offers family-friendly Italian pub-style dining in riverside | 9 | Flan2021 | gem/e2e_nlg:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
На основе спецификации мы изготавливаем для заказчиков прототипы или функциональные образцы.
Translate this to English? | Based on specifications, we manufacture prototypes or functioning samples for our customers. | 3 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/ru-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Article:After three recounts it was announced Chris Williamson lost the seat to Amanda Solloway by just 41 votes.
The Conservatives held Erewash, Amber Valley, Mid Derbyshire, Derbyshire Dales, High Peak and South Derbyshire
Chesterfield, Bolsover, Derby South and North East Derbyshire were retained by Labour.
Ms Solloway said she was "surprised".
"I certainly feel the country's doing well, the economy's going the way that it should be going," she said.
"When I knocked on people's doors they said they didn't want that to change so we could finish the job."
In the local elections, Labour has retained control of Derby City Council.
The party gained Blagreaves from the Liberal Democrats and took back Mackworth from Independent Lisa Higginbottom.
It also held Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire.
But the Conservatives gained control of High Peak and Amber Valley councils, while retaining South Derbyshire and Derbyshire Dales.
Votes were counted in Erewash on Saturday and saw the Conservatives retain control of the borough council.
Summarize the main points of that article. | Labour has lost Derby North to the Conservatives in what has been the only change to the East Midlands' political make-up. | 7 | Flan2021 | huggingface:xsum | zs_opt |
Write the answer: Who was the first woman to be appointed Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports | queen mother | 2 | Flan2021 | trivia_qa/rc:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
News article:
FILE - In this June 14, 2007 file photo, Abraham Lincoln's iconic stovepipe hat is photographed at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Ill. The hunt for auctioneers to... (Associated Press)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The hunt for auctioneers to settle a $9.7 million debt by selling off parts of a valuable collection of Lincoln artifacts, including an iconic stovepipe hat and gloves bloodied the night he was assassinated, began Wednesday, but the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Foundation cautioned a sale isn't imminent.
The foundation voted in a private meeting to begin seeking an auction house to dispose of parts of the Taper collection of 1,400 items related to Lincoln in a move that foundation CEO Carla Knorowski said is necessary to meet the debt's due date, not as a tactic to scare up state funding.
But state officials, including the representative who holds the Illinois House seat in which the 16th president began his political career, raised questions about the timing of the foundation's action and cautioned there's still time before Lincoln lore is shipped out Illinois' door.
The top hat purportedly belonging to the Great Emancipator and the blood-stained kid gloves are the crown jewels of an extraordinary bevy which also includes the quill pen left on Lincoln's desk when he died; his presidential seal, replete with wax left on it from its last use; a book with his earliest known writings; notes between Lincoln and his wife, Mary; and Lincoln White House china.
"Lincoln is an economic engine. He always has been," Knorowski told The Associated Press. "He's what people look for, he's who people look to. To this day, they ask, 'What would Lincoln do?' These items, whether it's the hat or the gloves or a lock of his hair, they tell the story of the leader among leaders."
The $25 million collection was purchased in 2007 by borrowing $23 million — Taper donated $2 million worth of items. There's a $9.7 million balance due in October 2019 on a loan that's been re-financed and has strained the patience of private contributors. While no one wants to see Illinois lose any of the items, Knorowski said, the process for preparing to sell has to begin now. It took ten months to arrange and auction off Taper-collection items which belonged to movie star Marilyn Monroe.
Rep. Tim Butler, the Springfield Republican who represents largely the same area Lincoln did in the House for four terms beginning in 1834 , isn't convinced the move is necessary.
"This is a really bad sign that they've started these proceedings," Butler said. "I realize they've got to do some planning, but I would hope that the foundation wouldn't move to that step until the absolutely last minute."
There's no question that the brash action serves as a wake-up call to anyone, including state officials, who might think it couldn't happen. It could bolster foundation hopes to tap $5 million in tourism promotion funds — paid for by hotel occupancy taxes — that could serve as a "challenge" grant to inspire private contributors to put up the rest.
"After 11 years of fundraising for a specific campaign, there comes a point at which you have donor fatigue," Knorowski said. "They need a new song, they need a new angle. ... A tourism grant would break the logjam."
Butler called turning to the state budget a "last step" after the foundation has "exhausted every avenue."
Patty Schuh, spokeswoman for Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, noted the idea for tax dollars is coming from a board "which the state government does not control, nor has a voice in, nor has an opportunity to review all their books."
"The taxpayers probably have a lot of questions," Schuh said.
Interim steps on debt reduction have shown good faith, if few dollars. The nine items associated with the late movie star Marilyn Monroe, including a dress that sold for $50,000 in June, were auctioned in Las Vegas. A foundation staff member started a crowdsourcing GoFundMe campaign , which has raised just over $10,000 from 213 people.
The foundation will request proposals from auction houses and interview bidders for their expertise and suggestions on how to set up a sale, Knorowski said. She said how quickly one would be hired and in place to begin the auction process would depend in part on the auctioneer. A Taper-collection sale could involve more than one auction house, she said.
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The items are part of the Barry and Louise Taper Collection, which the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation paid $25 million for in 2007 to obtain.
Seth Perlman/AP, FILE
A total of $23 million was borrowed to fund the purchase, and the foundation still owes about $9.7 million, it said in a statement.
"While the foundation’s lender has been quite helpful, we now face significant uncertainty about whether the foundation’s lender will be willing and able to refinance the loan at affordable terms," the statement reads. "The loan comes up for renewal in October 2019, just 20 short months away."
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Also included in the collection is an 1824 book containing the first-known example of Lincoln's handwriting.
The foundation did not receive any financial commitments for state funding during a meeting at the office of Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner this week, so it will continue to try to raise the funds privately "in the hopes of avoiding having to sell these unique artifacts," it said.
Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
The foundation noted in the statement that it has attempted to secure funds from the Illinois Legislature to help pay down the debt on three different occasions.
Rauner's office did not immediately return a request for comment from ABC News. Patty Schuh, a spokeswoman for Rauner, described the museum to The Associated Press as "a jewel for the state," adding that the governor's office is working with the foundation as it considers its options.
"We are listening to them and we are listening to their business plan," Schuh told the AP.
If they can't raise the funds, the foundation "will have no choice but to accelerate the possibility" of selling the artifacts on the private market, "which would likely remove them from public view forever," it said.
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Director of Communications Chris Wills said that while the collection "has some great items on it," it only represents a small portion of the museum and library's overall history, which has thousands of Lincoln's items and millions of pieces of Illinois history.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. |||||
What is a shorter version of the above article? | – Abraham Lincoln's iconic stovepipe hat is among items that may be auctioned off to meet a dire debt payment deadline, the Washington Post reports. Short a $9.7 million infusion, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Foundation has approved the search for an auctioneer to sell the hat and other items, like the blood-stained gloves Lincoln wore the night he was assassinated. These are the highlights among 1,400 objects in the Barry and Louise Taper Collection, which includes the quill pen left on his desk, his presidential seal, and the Lincoln White House china, the AP notes. The foundation paid $25 million in 2007 for the Taper collection, $23 million of which was borrowed. But the debt has risen to nearly $10 million on the re-financed loan. "We now face significant uncertainty about whether the foundation’s lender will be willing and able to refinance the loan at affordable terms," says Foundation CEO Carla Knorowski, per ABC News. "The loan comes up for renewal in October 2019, just 20 short months away." The foundation has also started a GoFundMe account (which has only reached about $23,500 as of this writing) and hopes for a $5 million state grant that private donors might match. Without that money, the foundation says it "will have no choice but to accelerate the possibility" of selling the items to a private buyer, "which would likely remove them from public view forever." | 5 | Flan2021 | multi_news:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Nick Nanton is an award winning director, agent, and author. He is a 5 time Emmy Award winner for directing and producing the short films Jacob's Turn, Esperanza, Mi Casa Hogar, and Visioneer. Nanton is a 13 time Telly Award winner and has co-authored several best-selling books. He is the founder and CEO of The Dicks and Nanton Celebrity Branding Agency.
Does this next sentence follow, given the preceding text?
Nick Nanton not only is a director, agent, and author, but also owns a branding agency.
Pick from: --Yes; --It's impossible to say; --No; | Yes | 3 | Flan2021 | anli/r1:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
in IPT just chilling to the lies of "im yours' (jason mraz) and using the 256k throtteled connection the school has , love you all!
How would the sentiment of this tweet be described?
Possible answers: [i] negative; [ii] positive; | [i] | 1 | Flan2021 | sentiment140:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Answer based on context:
The Bills scored first on a 74-yard kick return by Roscoe Parrish. Denver then answered with a 10 play drive that led to a field goal by Jason Elam, making it 7-3. In the second quarter Denver scored first with a 48-yard field goal. Bills kicker Rian Lindell then missed a 45-yard field goal. The Broncos drove deep into Bills territory at the close of the half but Cutler threw an interception to end the drive. The Bills then drove into Denver territory and tried a long field goal but failed due to a false start, then ended the half with an interception thrown to Elvis Dumervil. On the opening kickoff for the second half, a scary injury occurred to Bills TE Kevin Everett, as he suffered a cervical spine injury while making a tackle on Domenik Hixon. Everett later underwent surgery that day and is currently in intensive care. He does have feeling and partial movement in his extremities and it is believed he will walk again. The Broncos began the second half with a drive that ended with a missed 50-yard field goal. The Bills then made a nine play drive that ended with a 23-yard touchdown run by Marshawn Lynch. The Broncos responded with a drive ending with a touchdown pass to Brandon Marshall. They then attempted to tie the game with a two-point conversion but failed with an incomplete pass to Javon Walker. The fourth quarter had little scoring. Elam missed a field goal, but the Bills failed to score or run out the clock, giving Denver the ball with a little over two minutes to play. After an ill-advised lateral bounced free, (saved by rookie back Selvin Young smartly batting the loose ball out of bounds) the Bronco's faced a seemingly insurmountable 3rd and 23 to go. Cutler immediately turned in the best clutch performance of his NFL career to date, one that drew comparisons to John Elway by both sportswriters and teammates. Cutler's drive included two fourth down conversions to drive deep into Bills' territory, where, with no time outs, they rushed the field goal unit onto the field with ten seconds left and the clock ticking down. Execution by the field goal unit allowed Jason Elam to kick the game winning 42-yard field goal just as the clock ticked to 0:00. Buffalo ended up leading the game for over 51 minutes of the contest. Denver lead for one second.
Which team scored a touchdown in the first quarter? | Bills | 0 | Flan2021 | drop:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Dialogue:
Blake: HEYYY
Alex: WHAAAT
Blake: LOOK OUT THE WINDOW
Alex: COME INSIDE THE CLASS
Blake: COME OUT OF THE CLASS
Alex: okay but WHY ARE WE SHOUTING
Blake: idk xD
Alex: wtf XD
Blake: come out
Alex: tea?
Blake: tea
Alex: ill be right outside
Blake: yayy!! \o/
What were the main points in that conversation? | Blake is outside the class. Alex is in the class. Alex's going out. | 5 | Flan2021 | samsum:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Continue writing the following text.
Justin wants to learn how to flip a pancake so he asks Robert for an advice, because
Pick from:
A). Justin is an experienced chef..
B). Robert is an experienced chef.. | B). | 4 | Flan2021 | winogrande:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
What happens next in this paragraph?
A woman standing at a counter speaking about making chocolate chip cookies. She combines and mixes the ingredients with a hand mixer. she
Available options: + adds the cookies to the hot oven and the dough goes into the oven in ten minutes flat. + lays out the dough and adds stepping stones and cream chamber. + takes a piece of the dough and a spoon and puts it on the oven. + then places flour into a bowl after she measures it along with baking soda. | then places flour into a bowl after she measures it along with baking soda. | 0 | Flan2021 | hellaswag:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Does "The train was delayed, so it worked out." appear to be an accurate statement based on "My meeting started at 4:00 and I needed to catch the train at 4:30, so there wasn't much time. Luckily, it was delayed, so it worked out."?
Possible answers:
1). no;
2). yes; | 2). | 5 | Flan2021 | glue/wnli:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Bridget: Some workout today?
Kristen: Can’t make it. I have a terrible hangover.
Bridget: Hahah! Where were you last night???
Kristen: Better ask where I wasn’t. I went to all the bars in the area then headed for havana club
Bridget: With whom
Kristen: First I met with Ann then we bumped into her colleagues
Bridget: Sounds like somebody had a fun night yesterday
Kristen: Yeah.. I met someone
Bridget: Show me!
Kristen:
Bridget: OMG xD Damn, he’s so hot!
Kristen: Told u
Bridget: I so envy you right now. Did he ask you out?
Kristen: We’re texting now, so will see.
Bridget:
Kristen: Stay tuned, haha
What was that dialogue about, in two sentences or less? | Kristen has hangover today, so she can't join Bridget for workout. Last night Kristen met with Ann and her colleagues, they went to a few bars and the Havana club. She met a handsome guy who is texting her now. She shares his photo with Bridget. | 3 | Flan2021 | samsum:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
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Investing, One Stock=20 =20 Broad Horizons=20 =20 by Jeff Schlegel=20 =20 December 2000, "Worth" magazine=20 =20 Energy giant Enron is expanding its powerful trading platform into the hear= t=20 of the new economy.=20 =20 Enron (NYSE: ENE) President and Chief Operating Officer Jeffrey Skilling=20 hates his office, a spacious lair on the 50th floor of the energy company's= =20 downtown Houston headquarters overlooking the flat Texas terrain. To Skilling, its= =20 haughty vastness is a vestige of the old mind-set from the days when energy= =20 markets=20 were highly regulated. Instead, he prefers strolling through Enron's three= =20 commodity-trading floors =01* the company's nerve centers, where it buys an= d=20 sells products=20 ranging from natural gas to electricity to communications bandwidth. The=20 often casually dressed Skilling is clearly in his element talking with the= =20 traders. "That's=20 how you find out what's going on," he says. Skilling doesn't think like an old-line energy executive, nor does Enron ac= t=20 like an old-line energy company. With its eclectic product mix and strong= =20 online presence, Enron has become a leader of a new breed of energy company tryin= g=20 to capitalize on deregulation. The ongoing unshackling of the natural gas= =20 and electric power markets that began in the mid-1980s has left both=20 industries in a tizzy: A dearth of new power supplies, combined with=20 insatiable demand,=20 has jacked up gas and electric prices and put the squeeze on suppliers and= =20 their customers. That suits Enron just fine. New Economy Initiatives The company, which 10 years ago earned some 80 percent of its profits from= =20 its regulated gas-pipeline business, has become the nation's largest buyer and seller of natural gas and electric power and has pioneered a powerful= =20 trading platform to make effective markets in both commodities. But what ha= s=20 really electrified Wall Street during the past year are Enron's new-economy= =20 initiatives. First, it launched EnronOnline, an Internet-based energy-tradi= ng=20 system, in November 1999. By mid-October 2000, the new venture had executed= =20 more than 350,000 transactions with a gross value totaling $183 billion.=20 Next it unveiled its strategy to become a dominant broadband player by both= =20 delivering content along its own sizable fiber-optic network and trading bandwidth as a commodity. The nascent broadband services group had $345=20 million in revenue for the first nine months of this year. Although energy remains Enron's main source of revenue and earnings,=20 management believes the growth of the Internet will enable the company to t= ap into new markets. "In five years, we will be a substantially different=20 company," says chairman and Chief Executive Kenneth Lay. "Underlying=20 everything we=20 do is the ability to make markets more efficient." Along with bandwidth,=20 Enron has added such mundane commodities as steel, and pulp and paper to it= s=20 trading platform, which will soon include such esoteric fare as DRAM chips= =20 and data storage. "Trading is the ultimate scalable concept," adds Skilling= .=20 "We're using the same computer systems, processes, controls and people. The=20 potential to expand into new markets is almost unlimited." Investors have bought into Enron's vision and sent its shares soaring, whic= h=20 at a recent price of $80 were up 85 percent since the beginning of 2000. Th= e=20 big question, of course, is how much of that euphoria is already built into=20 Enron's stock price and what happens if the company's broadband strategy=20 doesn't=20 unfold as quickly =01* or become as huge =01* as the company anticipates. "We are a unique company with a unique set of skills that are perfectly=20 suited for the changing economy." =01* Jeff Skilling, President and COO, Enron Company Culture Enron is a company that firmly believes in itself and its mission. From=20 management down, employees have little doubt that they're creating=20 revolutionary new businesses. This strong sense of purpose is evident everywhere at=20 Enron's headquarters, where throughout the day workers eagerly stop by a=20 ticker-tape kiosk in the main lobby to check on Enron's stock price. Management Ken Lay, 57, assumed the top job at Enron in February 1986, not long after= =20 the company was formed by the merger of Internorth and Houston Natural Gas,= =20 where he had been chairman and CEO. The two pipeline companies had joined= =20 forces to compete better as the wholesale natural gas market was being deregulated. In the past, government authorities set the price that utiliti= es=20 could charge for gas, and customers were bound by rigid, long-term contract= s.=20 But=20 with deregulation, the market determines energy prices, and both suppliers= =20 and consumers have more flexibility in how they buy and deliver goods. The new Enron moved swiftly to cash in on these changing dynamics by creating = a=20 trading platform to bring together buyers and sellers. Enron repeated the= =20 process with electricity when the government began deregulating that market= =20 in the 1990s. Lay has long been hailed as Enron's visionary, but COO Skilling is no slouc= h.=20 "Jeff is one of the brightest and most creative people I've ever known," sa= ys=20 Lay,=20 who began working with him in the mid-1980s when Skilling was a McKinsey=20 consultant helping Enron develop its gas-trading system. "I've made it clea= r=20 for some time that he's my successor." The 46-year-old Skilling, who officiall= y=20 joined Enron in 1990, likes to toss around words like awesome and cool when describing the company's business. Lay's language is slightly less colorfu= l=20 but no less enthusiastic when the CEO is talking about Enron's future. Lay and Skilling both agree that the best ideas often come up from the=20 bottom. "We've flattened the organization, made it more entrepreneurial, an= d=20 developed a culture to take risks and try new ideas," Lay says. Take Michae= l=20 Moulton, 30, who is working in Enron's pulp-and-paper trading unit. Moulton= =20 came up with the notion to make markets in DRAM chips, and when the new uni= t=20 begins its operations later this year, he will run it. Wholesale Energy Despite its broad range of businesses and expansive aspirations, Enron is= =20 still at its core an energy company. During the first nine months of this= =20 year,=20 nearly $56 billion of its $60 billion in revenue came from its wholesale=20 energy operation, which centers around making markets in and creating=20 risk-management=20 products for natural gas and electricity. Some of what Enron sells comes fr= om=20 its own gas production and electric-power generation, but the bulk of it is= =20 bought=20 from other energy producers with excess capacity. The company's trading capacity has gotten a tremendous boost from=20 EnronOnline, which now handles about 60 percent of its transaction volume.= =20 Margins are razor-thin =01* maybe a penny per million BTUs of gas or per megawatt = of=20 electricity (standard contract measures). But Enron isn't doing trades just= =20 to=20 make money; it does them to create liquid spot markets that in turn enable = it=20 to package together risk-management products, such as futures and swap=20 contracts, that companies can use to hedge their energy costs. Enron is a= =20 principal in every trade, taking full responsibility for actual delivery of= =20 the product,=20 be it gas, electricity, or even pulp and paper. Overall margins in the=20 wholesale energy business average one to three percent. Trading is a risky business, of course, but few companies manage risk bette= r=20 than Enron, which has armies of people working to stay on top of sudden pri= ce=20 moves. "Enron seems to make all the right calls because it has the best=20 modeling systems, hires the brightest people, and has trading experience=20 throughout=20 the country," says Gregory Phelps, a portfolio manager at John Hancock Fund= s=20 who closely follows the utilities sector. Enron employs a dozen=20 meteorologists=20 on its gas-trading floor to monitor any weather changes =01* from an oncomi= ng=20 cold snap in Chicago to a potential hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico =01* th= at=20 could affect=20 supply and demand. Now Enron has turned its sights on Europe, which is in the early stages of= =20 deregulation. Enron established a presence in the U.K., Germany and=20 Scandinavia=20 in the early to mid-1990s. It currently has 18 offices in 16 countries,=20 making markets and hedging risks in a region where state-owned utilities=20 still loom large and=20 national differences present formidable hurdles. "We're the only company wi= th=20 pan-European operations," says Mark Frevert, who heads the wholesale energy unit. "There's a lot of complexity, but we like markets where it's=20 difficult." Broadband Operations The roots of Enron's bandwidth trading go back to 1997, when the company=20 bought Portland General Electric to gain a foothold in the West Coast energ= y market. At the time, the utility was laying fiber-optic cable alongside it= s=20 gas pipeline that ran between Portland and Salt Lake City, and as it was=20 being deployed,=20 "the Enron mind-set of 'Can we trade this stuff?' kicked in," says Kenneth= =20 Rice, CEO of Enron Broadband Services. "Bandwidth lends itself well to bein= g=20 traded like=20 a commodity." Today Enron buys excess bandwidth from Internet service providers and from= =20 carriers such as AT&T (NYSE: T), Global Crossing (NYSE: GX) and Qwest (NYSE: Q). As it does with energy, Enron bundles together bandwidth, then= =20 sells and delivers it on an as-needed basis to content providers, network= =20 carriers, and other end-users. Enron promises to deliver capacity at a set time and= =20 for a specified period over a fiber-optic network that stretches nearly=20 15,000 miles and connects some 30 major cities in the United States, Europe,and Japan. Enron is certainly ambitious. It wants to change the way bandwidth is sold,= =20 which up until now has been in fixed-rate monthly contracts that lock buyer= s=20 into=20 paying for capacity they don't always need. Enron provides bandwidth on=20 demand that users can purchase and procure on short notice for short period= s=20 of=20 time =01* for instance, if a company wants to broadcast a streaming video o= f its=20 CEO to its offices around the globe. The company made its first bandwidth trade last December when it sold a=20 monthly contract for DS-3 bandwidth between New York City and Los Angeles o= n=20 a Global Crossing network. (DS-3 is an industry standard for moving data at= a=20 speed of 45 megabits per second, fast enough for streaming video.) Enron delivered 1,399 months' worth of DS-3 broadband capacity in the third=20 quarter alone and is on target to meet its year-end goal of 5,000 DS-3=20 months. Both Lay and Skilling think bandwidth trading will contribute $1 billion in=20 annual operating profits in five years, or nearly as much as wholesale ener= gy=20 contributed=20 in 1999. Meanwhile, the company expects to pour another $650 million into= =20 broadband services during each of the next two years, offset by the pending= =20 $2=20 billion sale of Portland General to Sierra Pacific Resources (NYSE: SRP). The other major piece of Enron's broadband strategy centers on delivering= =20 streaming video. Using Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW) servers and switches made by Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU) and Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO) ,= =20 along with its own internally developed software, Enron's broadband system is built to whisk data around Internet traffic jams. Content customers ran= ge=20 from corporations doing video conferencing to retail chain Blockbuster (NYS= E:=20 BBI),=20 which this summer inked a 20-year deal to distribute video-on-demand over= =20 Enron's network. "Video will be the king application," Skilling says. "That= 's=20 where=20 it's all going to happen." Other Growth Drivers Some people may have questioned Enron's decision to plunk down $100 million= =20 for the 30-year naming rights to Enron Field, the Houston Astros' new=20 retractable-dome baseball stadium. But the deal also helped Enron seal a=20 30-year, $200 million agreement to outsource the energy management of the= =20 stadium. So Enron not only boosted its corporate profile but also made $100= =20 million in the process. Energy outsourcing is a potentially immense market, considering that U.S.= =20 businesses spend more than $240 billion on heat and electricity to run thei= r=20 operations every year. Enter Enron Energy Services, which does everything= =20 from analyzing a company's energy supply chain to pinpointing its=20 energy-guzzling equipment to financing the cost of buying more-efficient=20 gear. The group spent nearly a year under the hood at Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG) before making recommendations that landed it a 10-year, $1.5= =20 billion contract to buy and manage the energy for Simon's 253 real-estate= =20 properties. "The complexity of this business is so enormous that if you're= =20 going to be the leader, you've got to know every detail," says Marty Sunde, head of the group's North American unit. Energy savings can be significant. Enron guarantees eight to 13 percent, bu= t=20 sometimes the savings can be even greater. The business, which began=20 in 1997, recently started turning a profit and is expected to have earnings= =20 before interest and taxes, or EBIT, of $80 million this year. Enron is on= =20 target to=20 land $16 billion in customer contracts in 2000, double last year's total.= =20 "There's no reason this business can't roughly double in each of the next f= ew=20 years,"=20 Lay says. "Enron is very, very confident. Their tone borders on excessive confidence,= =20 but their track record warrants that." =01* Erik Gustafson, Senior Portfolio Manager, Stein Roe & Farnham The Competition Some of Enron's trading partners are also its biggest rivals in reshaping t= he=20 deregulated energy markets and forging ahead in telecommunications. Dynegy (NYSE: DYN), located just a few blocks away from Enron in Houston a= nd=20 called "Enron Jr." by at least one analyst, has its own gas- and=20 electricity-trading operations and is looking into bandwidth trading. The= =20 same goes for Williams Companies (NYSE: WMB), whose fiber-optic network is much larger than Enron's. A consortium of six energy companies, including= =20 Aquila Energy, a leading power marketer, just launched an online=20 energy-trading=20 system to rival EnronOnline. Several existing bandwidth traders, including Arbinet-thexchange,RateXchang= e=20 (AMEX: RTX) and Band-X, essentially provide Web-based bulletin boards for companies to find trading partners. They don't actually deliver the=20 product, which Enron feels gives it an advantage. In the energy-services=20 business,=20 Enron competes with a whole host of players, including consultants, regiona= l=20 utilities and energy outsourcers, but none have Enron's geographic scope. "It's a challenge to value Enron's stock, because it's such a hybrid. It=20 always seems expensive, but it continues to outperform expectations." =01* Zach Wagner, Analyst, Edward D. Jones & Co. What It's Worth Analysts and Enron management alike prefer to break down the company along= =20 its four reported business lines using a sum-of-the-parts model. They=20 also typically value the company's businesses in terms of EBIT, judging tha= t=20 to be a more consistent way to evaluate Enron's income because its business= es are so capital intensive. Using those metrics and a recent stock price of= =20 $80, Enron's pipeline transportation and distribution business is roughly= =20 valued at $5, wholesale energy at $40, energy services at $20 and broadband services at= =20 $15. Skilling believes the multiple of 30 times EBIT assigned to wholesale= =20 energy=20 is too low considering that business is expected to grow 35 percent this=20 year, to $1.8 billion, some 70 percent of Enron's projected total EBIT. And= =20 wholesale=20 energy's EBIT growth is likely to exceed 30 percent annually for at least t= he=20 next five years on the strength of further deregulation of global energy=20 markets.=20 Combine that with similar expected growth rates in both energy services and= =20 broadband,=20 not to mention the potential for new commodity-trading markets, and, Skilli= ng=20 argues, Enron's stock is easily worth $130. Analysts are more cautious. Most agree that wholesale energy deserves a=20 higher premium than the market is currently willing to pay, but bandwidth i= s=20 still=20 a couple of years away from profitability. In the meantime, Salomon Smith= =20 Barney analyst Ray Niles suggests that investors focus on the market=20 potential=20 of bandwidth trading, and that the quick acceptance of this product in the= =20 market could mirror the steady early growth of electricity trading in the= =20 mid-1990s. Niles thinks Enron's overall energy operations alone are worth more than= =20 Enron's current share price. If that's true, tacking on the $15 EBIT value= =20 for bandwidth would make Enron a $100 stock. Ultimately, many investors will look at plain old earnings per share. If=20 Enron meets analysts' consensus earnings forecast of $1.65 a share next yea= r=20 =01* and maintains its current multiple of 56 times earnings =01* it would be worth= $92. Social Responsibility Enron has won awards each of the past three years for its efforts to reduce= =20 methane emissions and has been applauded for its wind-power division. But= =20 certain Enron projects, such as the construction of its Dabhol power plant = in=20 India, have been mired in controversy. The state police there squelched=20 protests=20 against the plant in 1996 and 1997 with beatings and jailings, and Human=20 Rights Watch asserted that Enron was complicit because it benefited from th= e=20 suppression of dissent and didn't speak out against human rights violations= .=20 Enron has since built a 50-bed hospital in the area and committed $500,000 to improve the community's water and sanitation infrastructures. The Upside With less than half of the residential power market in the U.S. open to=20 competition, electricity deregulation is far from over. Some analysts belie= ve=20 the entire=20 market will be deregulated within five years. This would enable Enron to=20 expand its leading energy-trading business. On the retail side, Enron could= =20 get a=20 boost from the New Power Company, a partnership it formed with AOL (NYSE:= =20 AOL) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) aimed at selling electricity to homeowners via the Internet. Enron's attempt to sell residential electricity in Californi= a=20 ended in failure in 1998, and the company readily admits this isn't one of= =20 its strengths.=20 So it's relying on IBM's back-office expertise to handle the paperwork and= =20 AOL's Internet service to penetrate homes while Enron procures the power. The Downside The much-ballyhooed broadband revolution has failed to meet expectations.= =20 Currently, only five percent of U.S. households have broadband access, and Forrester Research analyst Maribel Dolinov says the rollout of so-called= =20 last-mile connections, which take broadband signals into homes, is moving= =20 very=20 slowly. She doesn't expect wide-scale availability of video-on-demand befor= e=20 2004. Who Needs It? Enron's mix of the old and new economies should appeal to all but the most= =20 conservative investors. Its energy trading and pipeline businesses give it = a=20 stable source of cash flow, while its new Internet-based ventures give it t= he=20 great growth potential of a tech stock. =20 =20
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Email: | To all, Well, if you didn't already know...we didn't make it to Texas! We were suppose to fly out of Frankfurt, Germany on Tuesday, June 5th but Jason got sick. Sunday late afternoon, Jason said his mouth hurt and we had our neighbor who is a doctor look at his throat. It was a little red but nothing serious (at that point). Nolan and I had had sore throats over the last two weeks that lasted a few days so I figured Jason would be recovered by the time we arrived in Houston. Then, I stayed up until 5am Sunday night/Monday morning doing laundry and packing. Monday, Jason and Nolan went to school and all seemed well while I ran around doing last minute errands. That evening, Wayne drove us to Wuerzburg so that we would only be 1 1/2 hours from the airport in Frankfurt rather than 3 1/2 hours. The boys both seemed fine and played outside for an hour or so when we arrived. We were staying with friends. During baths, Wayne noticed a rash on Jason but didn't think anything of it. But, as we were putting him in bed, Jason seemed hot. We took his temp (over 102) and gave him motrin. Then, since the main military hospital is in Wuerzburg, we decided to take him in to get him started on some medicine if needed. Before he left, we looked in his throat--this time his tonsils were almost | 8 | Flan2021 | aeslc:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Here is one sentence: Cut a movie scene.
Here is another sentence: Cut the engines when the plane comes to a halt!
Q: Does the term cut mean the same thing in both these sentences?
Available choices: (1). different meanings (2). the same meaning | (2). | 2 | Flan2021 | super_glue/wic:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
Generate a context and a hypothesis. | Context: Jojo Burger Tempest is a double album by the British band Working for a Nuclear Free City. Released in 2010, the album is the band's third album, and the second to be released in the U.S. The album contains one disc of 17 individual songs and one of a single 33-minute suite.
Hypothesis: Jojo Burger Tempest is a country British band Working for a Nuclear Free City | 9 | Flan2021 | anli/r1:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
Choose from options. Continue the following story.
Marcus was just starting his first flying lesson. He was learning to fly small commuter planes. He was nervous to take the plane up in the air. His instructor helped him take off from the airport.
Select from:
1). Marcus decided to learn how to fly planes..
2). Marcus relaxed once they were in the air.. | 2). | 7 | Flan2021 | story_cloze/2016:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
ABUJA, 31 October 2004 - Sudanese government delegates and Darfur rebels failed to reach agreement early yesterday on a draft security protocol aimed at breaking a deadlock at peace negotiations in Nigeria.
Choose your answer. What is this text about?
OPTIONS:
-- World
-- Sports
-- Business
-- Science/Tech
Answer: | World | 3 | Flan2021 | ag_news_subset:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Choose your reply from the options at the end. Does "Shias believe that Imamah is of the Principles of Faith (Usul al-Din).As the verse 4:165 of quran expresses the necessity to the appointment of the prophets; so after the demise of the prophet who will play the role of the prophet; till the people have not any plea against Allah." contain the correct answer to "On what day was Ali appointed as the prophet's successor?"
Available choices: (a). yes; (b). no; | (b). | 4 | Flan2021 | glue/qnli:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Read the text and answer the questions.
Jack woke up on a Saturday morning. He got out of bed and went to the bathroom, and brushed his teeth. He put on his clothes and walked to the kitchen. Jack had a few choices to pick for breakfast. He could choose between an apple, pear, cereal or eggs. He picked an apple to eat for breakfast. After his breakfast, he turned on the TV to find something to watch. He could watch sports, the news, the weather or a cooking show. He chose to watch the weather. The reporter said fall was coming but that the weather was getting warmer instead of cooler. He turned off the TV and went outside to the backyard. Jack wanted to make some hot dogs for lunch the next day. He went to the store to get hot dogs, mustard, and ketchup. After coming back home from the store, Jack made lunch. After lunch, he found that he needed to do some cleaning. He started cleaning the kitchen and moved on to the living room.
1. When did Jack wake up?
2. On what day?
3. WHat did he do after he got out of bed?
4. Why?
5. Did he go back to his bedroom?
6. How do you know?
7. How many things did he have to pick from for breakfast?
8. What did he choose?
9. What season was it?
10. Was the temperature outside getting hotter or colder?
11. Where did he get that information from?
12. DId he stay inside after that?
13. Where did he go?
14. Did he stay there?
15. What did he get from the store?
16. What did he do after the store?
17. Did he take a nap after his meal?
18. Why?
19. What did he clean?
20. Is that it?
21. What else?
Numbered answers: | 1. in the morning
2. Saturday
3. went to the bathroom
4. to brush his teeth
5. No
6. because he walked to the kitchen
7. four
8. an apple
9. Summer
10. hotter
11. the TV
12. No
13. outside to the backyard
14. No
15. hot dogs, mustard, and ketchup
16. made lunch
17. No
18. he needed to do some cleaning
19. the kitchen
20. no
21. the living room | 1 | Flan2021 | coqa:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Context: It was a gorgeous day outside. Emily wanted to take advantage of the great weather. She decided to go to the park. Emily was disappointed when she found out her car wouldn't start.
Now do a next sentence writing task.
Choices:
[A]. She asked her neighbor for a jump-start..
[B]. She drove her car to the mechanic to get it looked at.. | [A]. | 4 | Flan2021 | story_cloze/2016:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Answer the question...who proposed positive method in social science research?? | Émile Durkheim | 5 | Flan2021 | natural_questions_open:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Hokkien has one of the most diverse phoneme inventories among Chinese varieties, with more consonants than Standard Mandarin or Cantonese. Vowels are more-or-less similar to that of Standard Mandarin. Hokkien varieties retain many pronunciations that are no longer found in other Chinese varieties. These include the retention of the /t/ initial, which is now /tʂ/ (Pinyin 'zh') in Mandarin (e.g. 'bamboo' 竹 is tik, but zhú in Mandarin), having disappeared before the 6th century in other Chinese varieties.
Answer this question, if possible (if impossible, reply "unanswerable"): How do Hokkien vowels compare to Standard Mandarin vowels? | similar | 6 | Flan2021 | squad/v2.0:3.0.0 | zs_opt |
Choose your answer: is the following review positive or negative?
This staff is awesome laura is the best. Food is fantastic happy hour 4-7:30. They have a breakfast buffet for under $10. And dinner $7-27 range. Goood food
Choices: (I). negative. (II). positive. | (II). | 4 | Flan2021 | yelp_polarity_reviews:0.2.0 | zs_opt |
Choose from options, is the following sentence linguistically acceptable?
There is a man ready to jump from the roof, isn't there?
Possible answers:
(A). unacceptable.
(B). acceptable. | (B). | 4 | Flan2021 | glue/cola:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
We are new residents here in Mesa and several people recommended Serrano's. We were glad we tried it. This will be a go to place! The food was great and we loved the bean dip!
Is this review positive or negative?
Available choices:
I. negative
II. positive
Answer: | II. | 0 | Flan2021 | yelp_polarity_reviews:0.2.0 | zs_opt |
Triple: Julia Morgan SIGNIFICANT_PROJECT Hearst Castle
What is a sentence that describes this triple? | Hearst Castle was a significant project of Julia Morgan. | 0 | Flan2021 | gem/dart:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
Read this and answer the question. If the question is unanswerable, say "unanswerable".
Miami International Airport serves as the primary international airport of the Greater Miami Area. One of the busiest international airports in the world, Miami International Airport caters to over 35 million passengers a year. The airport is a major hub and the single largest international gateway for American Airlines. Miami International is the busiest airport in Florida, and is the United States' second-largest international port of entry for foreign air passengers behind New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, and is the seventh-largest such gateway in the world. The airport's extensive international route network includes non-stop flights to over seventy international cities in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
What airport is the largest international port of entry for overseas sea travelers in the United States? | unanswerable | 1 | Flan2021 | squad/v2.0:3.0.0 | zs_opt |
Do the following two sentences have the same meaning?
The results appear in the January issue of Cancer , the American Cancer Society journal , being published online today .
The results appear in the January issue of Cancer , an American Cancer Society ( news - web sites ) journal , being published online Monday .
Choices:
A). no
B). yes
The answer is: | B). | 7 | Flan2021 | glue/mrpc:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
I will not do anything to affect the rights of hunters or sportsmen. I think that homeowners have to be respected and their right to have a gun if they wish to. The problem I see is that there are too many guns getting into the hands of children, and criminals, and people who, for whatever reason, some kind of history of stalking or domestic abuse really should not be able to get guns.
Choose your answer: based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "No hunters or sportsmen are stalkers."?
A. Yes. B. It's impossible to say. C. No.
I think the answer is | C. | 0 | Flan2021 | anli/r3:0.1.0 | zs_opt |
Translate the following sentence to French:
Developing countries will suffer the most because they lack adequate capacity to cope with the change.
| Les pays en développement seront les plus atteints parce qu'ils n'ont pas les capacités nécessaires pour s'adapter aux changements. | 5 | Flan2021 | wmt14_translate/fr-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
The productivity is 213 per cent of the usual level
Please fix the punctuation. | The productivity is 213 per cent of the usual level. | 3 | Flan2021 | fix_punct | zs_opt |
What can I do to stop worrying what others think?
How do I stop caring about what others think?
Multi-choice problem: Are these two questions inquiring about the same information?
Choose your answer from: a. no. b. yes. | b. | 2 | Flan2021 | glue/qqp:2.0.0 | zs_opt |
Use the following highlights to write an article:
More than 400,000 visitors kissed the Blarney Stone in Ireland in 2008. Tourists will try to make artwork with their chewed gum on Seattle's Gum Wall. Oscar Wilde's tomb in Paris, France is covered with an array of lipstick kisses. The Grauman Chinese Theatre that houses celebrity hand prints is washed daily.
Article: | They scream germs: Used gum. A flock of pigeons. A tomb covered with kisses. The Blarney Stone in Ireland received more than 400,000 visitors in 2008, many who kissed the lucky stone. These bacteria-infested attractions have topped an unusual list compiled by editors at TripAdvisor.com, a travel advice Web site. This summer, editors at the site named the five "germiest" tourist spots in the world. Despite the H1N1 scare that went global this spring, tourists haven't stopped spitting out their gum and sticking it onto a wall already saturated with millions of gooey pieces, editors say. Nor do germ fears stop travelers from journeying to the pigeon-infested St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy, where the birds often bestow droppings. "These places are great attractions regardless of the fact that they are 'germy'," said Brooke Ferencsik, a travel expert at TripAdvisor. "Venice is lovely, and it's a great spot, but with all the pigeons, I'd bring an umbrella just in case the birds drop some gifts from above." Though it is unlikely to get sick from visiting one of these places, health experts say germs are always a gamble. The more people who touch and visit a spot, the more germs there are in the mix, they say. Their traveling advice? Travelers should load up on hand sanitizers and wash their hands often on their trips. Blarney Stone in Blarney, Ireland. Where the Blarney Stone came from and how it got to Ireland is a matter of debate. One old tale goes: Once upon a time, the king of Ireland saved a woman drowning in Blarney Lake. The woman told the king that if he kissed the stone, he would receive the gift of eloquence. Thus, the tradition of kissing the Blarney stone was born. Watch where you can find germ hotspots ». Last year, about 400,000 people kissed the stone, says a spokesman for Blarney Castle & Gardens. To do so, the person must be hung upside down to kiss the rock. Some people prefer watching to smooching. Chuck Gerba, a professor of microbiology at the University of Arizona, visited the Blarney Stone in Ireland last year and refused to kiss the same spot where millions of tourists had put their lips. "My wife did it," he added. "And I wiped her lips before I kissed her." Market Theater Gum Wall in Seattle, Washington. There is a distinct fruity aroma that welcomes visitors when they pass the giant wall of gum housing millions of chewed pieces in Seattle. The gum -- pink, blue, yellow and green -- is piled several inches thick, spanning an area 15 feet high and 50 feet wide. Watch the wall of gum ». The Gum Wall, also dubbed the Wall of Gum, is one of the strangest attractions in Pike Place Market, where visitors can go to watch fish throwers and see the original Starbucks. "People will do artwork with the gum," said Jay Hitt, the marketing director of the Market Theater. "They write words on the wall, stick posters and business cards." The gum-sticking tradition began by accident in 1993 when patrons, mostly college students waiting in line for a show, would stick gum to the wall. Theater company workers say they scraped the gum routinely, but eventually gave up. Slowly the gum amassed. Today, there aren't any rules at the Gum Wall. Visitors from all over the world snap photos next to it and leave as many pieces of their own gum as they want. St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy. In the heart of Venice, Italy, lies St. Mark's Square, also known as Piazza San Marco, where both tourists and pigeons flock. Each year, more than 2 million visitors venture to St. Mark's Square to see the Doge's Palace and St. Mark's Basilica. Thousands of the dirty birds crowd the square sometimes leaving their droppings or attacking visitors. Some fearless visitors who aren't worried about germs snap pictures with the birds. But health experts warn that birds are notorious for carrying dangerous germs and viruses. If you want to see the famous pigeons, go soon. In 2007, city officials have worked hard to remove the pigeons from the square. They have banned people from feeding them and have even started trapping the birds in nets, significantly reducing the pigeon population. Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. What do George Clooney, Clint Eastwood and Marilyn Monroe have in common? All three of them are celebrated stars with their hand prints molded into the concrete of the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theatre for millions of people to touch. The sidewalk is littered with 246 celebrity hand and footprints that draw in 4.5 million visitors a year, many of whom put their own hands and feet on them. The site began as an accident in 1927 when Norma Talmadge, a famous actress in the 1920s, stepped into wet cement. Creator and owner of the theater, Sid Grauman, decided to make the hand and footprints a tradition. "The stars are selected based on the longevity of their career," said Levi Tinker, a tour guide at the Grauman Theatre. "Stars who will be around 10 to 20 years from now are picked so people know who they are." For germ-conscious travelers, Tinker says the concrete is mopped daily and pressure washed once a week. Oscar Wilde's Tomb in Paris, France. It's an unusual site in the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. Author and playwright Oscar Wilde's body rests in a tomb speckled with lipstick marks from visitors from all over the world showing their literary appreciation. Wilde, who died in 1900 from cerebral meningitis, continues to be a celebrated literary figure today famous for his tabooed sexuality at the time and his novels such as "The Picture of Dorian Gray." The kisses display a rainbow of colors -- so much so that travel experts say Oscar Wilde's name on the tomb can be hard to discern sometimes. One TripAdvisor traveler wrote after visiting the grave, "The tombstone of Oscar Wilde is ... well, wild, excuse the pun." | 8 | Flan2021 | cnn_dailymail:3.4.0 | zs_opt |
Multi-choice problem: does word "fall" have the same meaning in the following two sentences?
The hills around here fall towards the ocean.
Her weight fell to under a hundred pounds.
Select from the following.
i. different meanings;
ii. the same meaning; | i. | 4 | Flan2021 | super_glue/wic:1.0.2 | zs_opt |
This is a question with answer options. What kind of thing would the answer to the question "What is the origin of the word `` tampon '' ?" be an entity, an abbreviation, a description, a human, a location, or a numeric value?
Pick your answer from:
-- description.
-- entity.
-- abbreviation.
-- human.
-- numeric.
-- location. | description | 3 | Flan2021 | trec:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Is the question "What building appropriately enough is depicted on the back of the 1-dollar bill ?" asking about an entity, an abbreviation, a description, a human, a location, or a numeric entity?
OPTIONS:
* description
* entity
* abbreviation
* human
* numeric
* location | location | 1 | Flan2021 | trec:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Translate the following sentence to Finnish:
The Netherlands and the United Kingdom, who are involved in these illegal imports, are being allowed to continue. Customs duties are not being imposed whereas the United States applies 376 % customs duties to imported garlic.
Finnish: | Alankomaiden, Ison-Britannian, villien maahantuojien annetaan jatkaa toimintaansa eikä tulleja peritä, vaikka Yhdysvalloissa valkosipulin tuonnista peritään 376 %: n tulli. | 5 | Flan2021 | wmt16_translate/fi-en:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
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