Number: 851 Description: Provide opinion of the film documentary "March of the Penguins". Narrative: Relevant documents should include opinions concerning the film documentary "March of the Penguins". Articles or comments about penguins outside the context of this film documentary are not relevant. Number: 852 Description: Find opinions on Harvard President Larry Summers' comments on gender differences in aptitude for mathematics and science. Narrative: Statements of opinion on Summers' comments are relevant. Quotations of Summers without comment or references to Summers' statements without discussion of their content are not relevant. Opinions on innate gender differences without reference to Summers' statements are not relevant. Number: 853 Description: Find opinions on President Bush's 2006 State of the Union address. Narrative: All statements of opinion on the address are relevant. Descriptions of the address, quotes from the address without comment, and comedians' jokes about the address are not relevant unless there is a clear statement of opinion. Announcements that the address will take place or has taken place are not relevant. Schedules of events or discussion groups to support or oppose the address are not relevant. Predictions of what will be in the address are not relevant. Number: 854 Description: What opinions do readers have of Ann Coulter? Narrative: Statements showing like or dislike of Ann Coulter are relevant. Any characterizations of her political orientation are also relevant. Number: 855 Description: Find opinions on the significance of the relationship between lobbyist Jack Abramoff and President George W. Bush. Narrative: Statements of belief, disbelief, approval or disapproval concerning the relationship between Bush and Abramoff are relevant. Quoted statements from Abramoff or Bush without other comment are not relevant. News reports which do not express an opinion are not relevant. Polls showing public opinion on the relationship are not relevant unless such a poll is cited in such a way on the blog as to show the poster's opinion. Number: 856 Description: What has been the reaction to the Macbook Pro laptop computer? Narrative: General statements of liking or disliking the Macbook Pro are relevant. Value comparisons to earlier versions of Macintosh laptops or to other companies laptops are relevant. Product reviews are relevant if they contain opinions. Speculation about unreleased laptops is not relevant. Number: 857 Description: Find opinions of Jon Stewart of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show". Narrative: Opinions on Stewart's performance, effectiveness and content of "The Daily Show" are relevant. Direct quotations or retelling of segments from the show without comment are not relevant. Expressions of praise or disapproval of particular jokes or lines are relevant. Number: 858 Description: What is the opinion of advertisements shown during the Super Bowl? Narrative: Documents should reveal whether the ads during the Super Bowl were enjoyed by viewers. The documents may mention which ads were liked better than others. Documents describing the ads and providing web sites where they may be viewed are not relevant. Number: 859 Description: Find pro and con views on accepting India as a nuclear power. Narrative: Documents that discuss whether India should be allowed to have nuclear weapons and nuclear technology are relevant. Opinions on the US-brokered agreement to which India agrees to assume the same responsibilities as other nuclear weapons countries, particularly in relation to IAEA safeguards, are also relevant. Number: 860 Description: What is the opinion of the TV program "Arrested Development"? Narrative: Documents should reveal whether Arrested Development was a favorite or not and the reasons for watching it or not. The documents may specify programs that were enjoyed and those that were not. Documents mentioning Fox and whether the station was liked or not when Arrested Development was canceled are not relevant. Number: 861 Description: Provide opinions concerning the festival of Mardi Gras. Narrative: Relevant documents should include statements of opinion concerning the festival of Mardi Gras. If news media reports included either editorial or quoted opinion, the document is relevant. Items of a purely commercial nature are not relevant. Number: 862 Description: How does the Blackberry cellphone compare in performance to other cellphones. Narrative: A document should reveal the functions of push email, phone capability and web browsing of the blackberry and how this compares in usage and performance to other cellphones. The document should indicate the reason for either purchasing or using this cellphone and why it was chosen over others. Documents which mention the product without any opinion as to how it is liked or not are considered not relevant. Number: 863 Description: Identify documents that show customer opinions of Netflix. Narrative: A relevant document will indicate subscriber satisfaction with Netflix. Opinions about the Netflix DVD allocation system, promptness or delay in mailings are relevant. Indications of having been or intent to become a Netflix subscriber that do not state an opinion are not relevant. Number: 864 Description: Find opinions of the Comedy Central show "The Colbert Report." Narrative: Descriptions of the show or its star in a positive or negative vein are relevant. Reporting on the nature of the show without opinion is not relevant. Direct quotes from the show without comment are not relevant. Complaints about missing the show, comparisons of The Colbert Report to other shows, and petitions to bring the show to Canadian TV are all relevant opinions. Number: 865 Description: What are the reactions worldwide to Spain's Basque separatist movements? Narrative: Documents which convey official and unofficial positive or negative opinions about Basque violence, terrorism or other displays of separatist activities are relevant. Documents describing the Basque region without reference to Basque separatists are not relevant. Number: 866 Description: Find opinions on the quality, expense, and value of purchases at Whole Foods stores. Narrative: All opinions on the quality, expense and value of Whole Foods purchases are relevant. Comments on business and labor practices or Whole Foods as a stock investment are not relevant. Statements of produce and other merchandise carried by Whole Foods without comment are not relevant. Number: 867 Description: Find opinions on Vice President Cheney's quail-hunting trip on which a companion was wounded. Narrative: Only opinions on the particular quail-hunting trip on which the accident occurred are relevant. Opinions about quail hunting in general or Cheney's quail hunting in general are not relevant. Quotes of official news releases are not relevant; only opinions expressed on blogs. Comical parodies on what other newsworthy people might say about the trip are not relevant. Jokes about the trip and accident that don't state an opinion are not relevant, but if the joke is from a blogger, not a comedian, and is heavily sarcastic in one direction or another it represents an opinion and is relevant. Number: 868 Description: Provide opinion concerning the aviation defense program "Joint Strike Fighter". Narrative: Relevant documents should include opinions concerning the "Joint Strike Fighter" aviation defense program. News media reports are relevant when editorial or quoted opinions concerning the program are included. Articles concerning the computer game "JSF-Joint Strike Fighter" are not relevant. Number: 869 Description: Find opinions worldwide to the cartoons depicting the Muslim prophet Muhammad printed in a Danish newspaper. Narrative: Relevant documents contain a direct opinion on the cartoons. Descriptions of protest demonstrations and reactions by public officials are not relevant. Quotes from or links to news reports are not relevant unless they contain an opinion about the cartoons specifically. Number: 870 Description: Find opinions on alleged use of steroids by baseball player Barry Bonds. Narrative: Relevant documents will refer to Barry Bonds' use of steroids. Comments about Bonds personally or as a baseball player are not relevant unless they mention allegations of drug use. Number: 871 Description: What has been the reaction to Cindy Sheehan and the demonstrations she has been involved in? Narrative: Any favorable or unfavorable opinions of Cindy Sheehan are relevant. Reactions to the anti-war demonstrations she has organized or participated in are also relevant. Number: 872 Description: What opinions have been posted on the movie Brokeback Mountain? Narrative: Relevant documents should indicate that the movie was liked or disliked. Judgments of the movie's content, quality of presentation, or timeliness are also relevant. A description of the movie without review or assessment is not relevant. Number: 873 Description: What opinions do readers and viewers have of columnist and commentator Bruce Bartlett. Narrative: Any opinion of Bruce Bartlett and his writing is relevant. Also relevant are characterizations of his political assessments and of his political orientation. Number: 874 Description: Find opinions of speeches and eulogies delivered at the funeral of Coretta Scott King. Narrative: Opinions on the speeches delivered at the funeral of Coretta Scott King are relevant. Straight reporting on the speeches is not relevant. Vague references to "lack of civility", "politicizing" or "spreading propaganda" at the funeral with no indication of the content of the speeches are not relevant. Number: 875 Description: What is the public's opinion on the TV program "American Idol"? Narrative: Relevant documents present an opinion of the show "American Idol". Those which refer to the popularity and quality of the program, and the behavior and fairness of the judges are relevant. Opinions on the individual performers are not relevant. Number: 876 Description: Provide opinion of the BBC television series "Life on Mars". Narrative: Relevant documents should include statements of opinion concerning the BBC television series "Life on Mars". Any item not specifically about the TV show, such as a science article about the planet Mars, is not relevant. Number: 877 Description: How well are Sonic fast-food restaurants liked by those eating at fast food establishments. Narrative: A document should reveal the reason why Sonic fast food is enjoyed and what foods are liked best. The document may include why Sonic is chosen and what consistently brings the person back there. Documents which mention Sonic games are not relevant. Number: 878 Description: Provide opinion concerning the jihad movement. Narrative: Relevant documents should include statements of opinion concerning the jihad movement. Jihad is generally defined as holy war dedicated to the expansion of Islam. News media reports are relevant when they include editorial or quoted opinions concerning the jihad movement, or in reports about individual factions involved in the jihad movement. Articles having tag lines such as "women's jihad" or "cartoon jihad" are only relevant when opinions are in the context of holy war and/or Islam, and not when emphasizing women's rights movements or internal strife in certain countries. Number: 879 Description: Find reviews and ratings of hybrid cars in current production. Narrative: Relevant documents are those which rate hybrid cars in terms of performance and prospects for future success. A document which mentions a hybrid car without giving any opinion of it is not relevant. Number: 880 Description: Provide opinion concerning the actress Natalie Portman. Narrative: Relevant documents should include opinion concerning the actress Natalie Portman. Articles or comments with opinions about her work, appearance, or personal history are relevant. News media reports are relevant when editorial or quoted opinions are present. Number: 881 Description: Is the Fox News Report perceived to be fair or biased in selecting and reporting news topics? Narrative: Relevant documents include opinions which would indicate bias or fairness in reporting. Also relevant are opinions that some topics in the Fox News Report receive unwarranted emphasis. Opinions regarding presentation such as logos and studio sets are not relevant. Number: 882 Description: What are fans' opinions regarding the Seattle Seahawks football team? Narrative: Relevant documents should describe whether the team is liked or not. Document containing emotional reactions to the Seahawks are relevant. The sentiments of the person may reveal their reasons for either a positive or negative response to the team. Documents describing team members or how a game was played without expressing an opinion are not relevant. Number: 883 Description: Find opinions on the taste, quality, health effects and marketing of Heineken's Beer. Narrative: Opinions to Heineken's beers such as "good", "terrible", "like water", etc. are relevant. Statistics rating favorite beers and advertisements stating that Heineken's is "favorite", "number 1", etc. are judged relevant. Pictures featuring Heineken's or advice to try Heineken's without comment are not relevant. Number: 884 Description: What are opinions of Qualcomm, its business practices, marketing and products? Narrative: Any opinion of Qualcomm's business practices, marketing procedures or products are relevant. Statements of mergers or takeovers are relevant only if they serve to alter the opinion of the company. Any reference to Qualcomm Stadium used by the San Diego Chargers is not relevant. Number: 885 Description: Provide opinions on equipment using the brand name Shimano. Narrative: Relevant documents should include opinions concerning either bicycle or fishing equipment using the brand name Shimano. An advertisement quoting a consumer opinion or review is relevant. Ad copy using arbitrary comparative terms (cheaper, more solid, stronger, etc) without opinion is not relevant. Number: 886 Description: Provide opinion concerning the television series West Wing. Narrative: Relevant documents should include opinion or reviews concerning history, actors or production information for the television series "West Wing". Simple news updates or media reports are relevant only when they include editorial or quoted opinions. Articles or comments about the real-world White House west wing are not relevant. Number: 887 Description: Find reaction worldwide to the results of the World Trade Organization meetings in the years 2004 and 2005. Narrative: Relevant documents are those which provide commentary on decisions about changes in trade relations, marketing and investment. Coverage or opinions about protests of the WTO are not relevant. Number: 888 Description: What are opinions of the Audi automobiles and the company that produces them? Narrative: A relevant document must indicate an opinion of the Audi automobile and company. Statements regarding introduction of new models or upgrading capabilities of an existing line of Audis are not relevant unless used to form or support an opinion. Number: 889 Description: Provide opinion concerning the Scientology religion. Narrative: Relevant documents should include opinion concerning either the history, beliefs, recruiting practices, or other information concerning Scientology. Articles or comments simply reporting an individual's membership in the Scientology religion without including opinions in one or more of the above Scientology-related contexts are not relevant. Reports by news media are relevant when editorial or quoted opinions are present. Number: 890 Description: Find opinions on the overall appeal and impression of the Winter and Summer Olympics. Narrative: Relevant documents are those pertaining to overall impressions of the Olympic games. Documents dealing only with specific subjects such as particular ceremonies, events or individual participants are not relevant. Number: 891 Description: What is the opinion of Intel processors in personal computers? Narrative: A document should reveal consumers' sentiments regarding Intel processors in PC's. The documents may include the attitude towards introducing Intel processors into Apple computers. Documents which merely discuss the new logo introduced by Intel are considered not relevant. Number: 892 Description: Find opinions of positions, statements, votes and behavior of Congressman Jim Moran (D-Va). Narrative: Statements of approval, disapproval or neutrality towards specific activities of the Congressman are relevant. References to his sponsorship of "town meetings" or reports on his activities without comment or obvious bias are not relevant. Number: 893 Description: Is Zyrtec considered an effective medication and does it have side effects? Narrative: Opinions as to the effectiveness of Zyrtec and identification of any side effects are relevant. The mere fact of someone taking Zyrtec where no indication of its effect is given is not relevant. Number: 894 Description: Provide opinion concerning the board game Chess. Narrative: Relevant documents should include statements of opinion concerning the board game Chess. The term board chess is generally defined to be the traditional game of chess using 32 pieces and played on a board having 64 black and white squares. All articles or comments having editorial or quoted opinions concerning individual games, tournaments, books, rules, membership, or general information about the game of chess are relevant. Articles or comments concerning non-traditional games such as literary chess, card chess, battle chess, etc., are not relevant. Number: 895 Description: Find opinions about Oprah Winfrey's TV show. Narrative: Relevant documents are those which refer to her TV program itself. Opinions of Oprah's other activities or about Oprah as a person are not relevant, unless they come in the context of her TV show. Number: 896 Description: What is the opinion about global warming? Narrative: A document should reveal concern pertaining to global warming and the effects there is to the environment. The concerns of scientists about the effects of climate change, for example an increase in the number of hurricanes, is relevant. The documents should describe the critical environmental challenge which is faced concerning global warming. Number: 897 Description: What is the opinion regarding Ariel Sharon? Narrative: Documents should reveal the sentiment toward the leadership of Ariel Sharon. The documents may also mention his illness and how this affects the current stance toward him. Documents relating to his biographical history are not relevant. Number: 898 Description: What is the opinion of available business intelligence resources? Narrative: Relevant documents should indicate current resources available for business intelligence which will enhance business performance. The documents should indicate the usefulness of the resources in the current business arena. Not relevant are documents that only mention the topic of business intelligence resources. Number: 899 Description: What is the concern regarding cholesterol? Narrative: Documents should reveal the attitude towards cholesterol and how the available medications have affected lowering the cholesterol. The documents may contain how lifestyle affects the individual's cholesterol. Documents describing good and bad cholesterol are not relevant. Number: 900 Description: Find opinions regarding the food at McDonald's restaurants. Narrative: Relevant documents give an opinion about the food in McDonald's restaurants. Documents which refer to dietary problems, nutrition, and health issues resulting from eating Mcdonalds foods are relevant. Opinions of McDonald's as a company are not relevant. Number: 901 Description: Find opinions on JSTOR, the system developed to make scholarly journals available from a digital archive. Narrative: Reports of difficulty or ease in using JSTOR are relevant opinions. A statement that one is lucky to have access or wishes to have access to JSTOR is a relevant opinion. A statement that information is available in JSTOR is not an opinion. Simply citing JSTOR as a reference for a document is not an opinion. Number: 902 Description: Find opinions about lactose gas, related symptoms and remedies. Narrative: All opinions about lactose gas, its related symptoms and remedies are relevant. Number: 903 Description: Find documents stating opinions about Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Narrative: Relevant documents will state opinions about Steve Jobs, the head of Apple Computer. Documents will include comments on his great success with the iPod, his management style, and his unusual keynote presentations he gives at the introduction of new products. Number: 904 Description: Find opinions about author and columnist Eric Alterman. Narrative: Any opinions about author/columnist and blogger Eric Alterman are relevant. Also pertinent are comments on positions Alterman has taken on controversial subjects. Number: 905 Description: Find documents that show opinions on the funeral of Coretta Scott King. Narrative: Opinions on the political nature of speeches given by top government officials and others at the funeral of the civil rights icon, Coretta Scott King, are relevant. Opinions on other aspects of the funeral are also relevant. Not relevant are mention of the King funeral in lists of news topics. Number: 906 Description: Find opinions on the World Economic forum in Davos, Switzerland. Narrative: Relevant documents will include opinions about the World Economic Forum held annually in Davos, Switzerland, and the topics or people at the most recent Forum. Opinions on economic topics not connected with Davos are not relevant. Number: 907 Description: Find opinions about the Brrreeeport experiment. Narrative: Robert Scoble requested bloggers to attach the coined word brrreeeport to their blogs. The purpose was to determine how soon that word would show up on various search engines. Opinions of the experiment and its author are relevant. Opinions of the Microsoft company, where Scoble worked, are not relevant. Opinions regarding search engine reactions to brrreeeport are not relevant. Number: 908 Description: Find opinions of singer Carrie Underwood. Narrative: Opinions of singer Carrie Underwood, personally and of her singing ability are relevant. Opinions of songs she has written are also relevant. Statements regarding her appearance in any particular venue can be relevant but do not necessarily imply an opinion. Number: 909 Description: Find opinions on Barilla brand pasta or other foods. Narrative: Indication of Barilla as one's brand of choice is a relevant opinion. The simple statement that Barilla was used is not a relevant opinion because Barilla may have been all that was available. Number: 910 Description: Find opinions about either the company Aperto Networks or its products. Narrative: All opinions about either the company itself or the products produced by Aperto Networks are relevant. Number: 911 Description: Find opinions regarding the cable television Sci-Fi Channel. Narrative: All statements of opinion regarding the Sci-Fi Channel are relevant. All statements regarding programming, such as show titles or reviews, are relevant provided the name Sci-Fi Channel is included. Number: 912 Description: Find opinions about NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Narrative: All statements of opinion regarding the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are relevant. Statements of opinion about NASA projects or programs are relevant provided that NASA is mentioned. Number: 913 Description: Find opinions regarding the Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG). Narrative: All statements of opinion regarding the Screen Actors Guild Awards are relevant. Statements of opinion regarding actors or other participants or film productions are relevant provided the Screen Actors Guild Awards or SAG are mentioned. Number: 914 Description: Find opinions about the Canadian blogging conference "NorthernVoice." Narrative: All opinions expressed about the NorthernVoice blogging conference are relevant, including comments by attendees and conference organizers. Number: 915 Description: Find opinions of the international insurance company Allianz. Narrative: Opinions of the international insurance company Allianz and its business and personnel practices are relevant. Also, any opinions about Allianz subsidiary companies or the process creating them are pertinent. Opinions about the Allianz Stadium are not relevant. Number: 916 Description: Find opinions concerning dice.com, an on-line job search site. Narrative: Opinions on dice.com's effectiveness are relevant. Mention of its problems is relevant. Recounting an experience using dice.com is relevant. Simply mentioning it as a possible tool is not relevant. Number: 917 Description: Find opinions on the urban legends reference site snopes.com. Narrative: Recommendations to check snopes.com are relevant opinions. Opinions on the effectiveness of Snopes or the quality of its advice are relevant. A statement that Snopes confirms or debunks something is not relevant by itself. Opinions of stories or myths found on Snopes are not relevant. Report of use of Snopes is not relevant. Number: 918 Description: Find opinions about the city of Varanasi, India. Narrative: Relevant opinions should be about the city of Varanasi and its people, either currently or historically. Number: 919 Description: Find opinions of the drug company Pfizer and its products. Narrative: Any opinion of the drug company Pfizer is relevant. Opinions of Pfizer products are also relevant. Statements that a Pfizer product is being used are not relevant unless accompanied by an opinion of like or dislike or the effectiveness of the product. Number: 920 Description: Find opinions about the Canadian journalist Andrew Coyne. Narrative: Opinions about the journalist Andrew Coyne himself and about his writings are all relevant. Number: 921 Description: Find opinions on the Evangelical Protestant magazine "Christianity Today". Narrative: Statements of opinions regarding content from or descriptions of the Evangelical Protestant magazine "Christianity Today" are relevant. Number: 922 Description: Find opinions of shock jock Howard Stern. Narrative: Opinions of Howard Stern and his radio program are relevant. Comments and opinions expressed by Stern are not relevant. Opinions expressed by guests on the program are relevant only if about Stern or the program but not if about the program's topic. Number: 923 Description: Find opinions about the Challenger space shuttle disaster. Narrative: Relevant opinions should be specifically about the space shuttle Challenger disaster event, not about other Challenger missions, crews, or the shuttle program generally. Number: 924 Description: Find opinions about the evangelist Mark Driscoll. Narrative: Opinions about Mark Driscoll include value judgments expressed about his appearance, behavior or views (observed, inferred, or imputed). Apparent distortions of fact about him constitute relevant opinions. Number: 925 Description: Find opinions about the first Mashup Camp event. Narrative: Relevant opinions should be about the first real Mashup Camp event, other events that used that same name, and similar events focused on the mashup approach to software-based services development. References to the mashup programming approach, per se, are not relevant. Number: 926 Description: Find opinions on the band Hawthorne Heights, its music, or its members. Narrative: Opinions on activities of the band's members are relevant. The presence of the band's music in a playlist is not a relevant opinion. A decision to listen to the band's music or see the band in concert is not an opinion. Number: 927 Description: Find opinions on dresses or other garments worn at the Academy Awards, or fashions that are designed for Oscar night. Narrative: Predictions of what will be worn or what designers will be represented are relevant opinions. A statement that a garment is appropriate for the Oscars is a relevant opinion. Hairstyles are not relevant. A statement that a gown has been rejected, with no other information about it, is not relevant. Fashions for other award ceremonies are not relevant. "Oscar" or "Academy Award" must be mentioned in connection with clothing for a document to be relevant. Number: 928 Description: Find opinions regarding the HBO television show "Big Love". Narrative: All statements of opinion regarding the HBO production "Big Love" are relevant. Statements of opinion about HBO or actors in the show are relevant provided that "Big Love" is mentioned. Number: 929 Description: Find opinions about individual brand managers. Narrative: Relevant opinions should be about individuals who are brand managers identified by their name, product, brand or company, not about the brand manager process generally. Number: 930 Description: Find opinions on Ikea or its products. Narrative: Recommendations to shop at Ikea are relevant opinions. Recommendations of Ikea products are relevant opinions. Pictures on an Ikea-related site that are not related to the store or its products are not relevant. Number: 931 Description: Find opinions on the Canadian oil boom town of Fort McMurray. Narrative: Opinions about the people who make up the community are relevant. Opinions of Fort McMurray residents are not relevant unless the opinion concerns or reflects on the town. Descriptions of the town that show bias are relevant. Number: 932 Description: Find opinions expressed about the rumor that Google is planning a desktop operating system named "Goobuntu." Narrative: All opinions expressed about "Goobuntu" are relevant, regardless of the fact that there was really no operating system by that name. Number: 933 Description: Find opinions on the Winter Olympics. Narrative: All statements of opinion about the Winter Olympic games are relevant. Statements about the Summer Olympics are not relevant. Number: 934 Description: Find opinions of the liqueur Cointreau and drinks or food containing Cointreau. Narrative: Statements regarding like or dislike of Cointreau are pertinent as are opinions about its addition to drinks or food items. Opinions regarding the business practices of the company that owns Cointreau are not relevant. Number: 935 Description: Find opinions regarding the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Narrative: All statements of opinion regarding the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are relevant. All statements of opinion regarding music authored by Mozart are relevant. Statements of opinions regarding events, festivals, or publications using Mozart's name are relevant. Number: 936 Description: Find opinions regarding the Grammy awards. Narrative: All statements of opinion regarding the annual television Grammy awards are relevant. Statements of opinions of contestants or television productions are relevant provided the names "Grammy" or "Grammys" are mentioned in the statement. Number: 937 Description: Find opinions about the information service LexisNexis. Narrative: Relevant documents will provide opinions about the information service LexisNexis. Documents that are obviously sponsored by LexisNexis are considered to be spam and not relevant. Number: 938 Description: Search for opinions about the "Plug Awards" annual award show. Narrative: All opinions are relevant, including those of promoters or attendees. The "Plug Awards" show pits deserving independent and underground artists against each other. Number: 939 Description: Find opinions about Beggin' Strips brand dog snacks. Narrative: All opinions about Beggin' Strips dog treats are relevant. Number: 940 Description: Find opinions about the seven-time Tour de France cyclist Lance Armstrong. Narrative: All opinions about Lance Armstrong are relevant, whether related to the Tour de France race or not. Number: 941 Description: Find opinions about the actress Teri Hatcher. Narrative: All statements of opinion regarding the persona or work of film and television actress Teri Hatcher are relevant. Number: 942 Description: Find documents providing opinions about lawful access by the government to private files. Narrative: Relevant documents will state opinions on whether or not government agents had lawful access to private files they have examined in recent years. These files included e-mails, library and phone records, etc., of private U.S. citizens as well as aliens. Documents about actions of both Canadian and government agents are relevant. Documents on Internet access are not relevant. Number: 943 Description: Find opinions on bills in the U.S. Congress to censure President Bush and Vice-president Cheney. Narrative: Relevant documents should include opinions on bills in the U.S. Congress, sponsored by Representative Conyers, to censure President Bush and Vice President Cheney. Not relevant are actions to censure other people or other countries, i.e. Iran in the UN. Number: 944 Description: Find opinions about the "Opera" web browser. Narrative: General information about the Opera Browser and its features does not constitute an opinion. Simple links (e.g., "Download the best and fastest...") with no supporting text are also not relevant. All other opinions about either the company or the Opera web browser product are relevant. For example, how does it compare with other browsers? Is it faster? More reliable? Better features? Liked or disliked? Number: 945 Description: Find documents that show opinions about Bolivia. Narrative: Relevant documents will state opinions about Bolivia and the government headed by its new indigenous president, Evo Morales. Documents that provide opinions about Bolivia other than its government can be relevant, i.e. opinions about new businesses and changed aspects of a city. Number: 946 Description: Find opinions about TIVO brand digital video recorders Narrative: Relevant opinions should be about TIVO technology, functionality, marketing, benefits to users, and comparisons with similar products. Number: 947 Description: Find opinions about Olympic figure skater Sasha Cohen. Narrative: All opinions expressed about figure skater Sasha Cohen are relevant. She should not be confused with Sacha Baron Cohen. Number: 948 Description: Find opinions about the Sorbonne. Narrative: Documents that state opinions about the Sorbonne University in Paris are relevant. Mention of books written by professors currently at the Sorbonne, or notations about persons having studied or given speeches there are not relevant. Number: 949 Description: Find opinions of Minnesota veterinarian and political candidate Ford Bell. Narrative: Opinions of Ford Bell's character and his viability as a political candidate are relevant. Opinions of him as a veterinarian are also relevant. Opinions of the actions of other political elements that affected Ford's candidacy are not relevant. Number: 950 Description: Locate opinions about either the Hitachi Data Systems company or its products. Narrative: All opinions about Hitachi Data Systems are relevant, including those expressed in advertising by the company itself, with the exception of spam. Number: 1001 Description: Find opinions of people who have sold a car, purchased a car, or both, through Carmax. Narrative: Relevant documents will include experiences from people who have bought or sold a car through Carmax and expressed an opinion about the experience. Do not include posts where people obtain estimates from Carmax but do not buy or sell an auto with Carmax. Number: 1002 Description: Find positive and negative opinions of the use of Wikipedia as a primary source of information by students. Narrative: Student use of Wikipedia as a resource for term papers, etc. is controversial among educators and librarians. Opinions expressed about Wikipedia as a general or secondary research source are not considered relevant. Number: 1003 Description: What is the opinion of the services provided by Jiffy Lube? Narrative: Jiffy Lube is a franchise company that provides automobile maintenance services, particularly oil changes. Documents should indicate whether the service provided by Jiffy Lube is viewed as good or poor. Comments about help provided by people at Jiffy Lube, even if not part of their usual services, will be considered as a positive opinion. Number: 1004 Description: What do people think about the Starbucks chain of coffee shops? Narrative: Any opinion of Starbucks and their products and services is relevant. Opinions of Starbucks' business practices, their ubiquity, etc are also relevant. Number: 1005 Description: Find opinions about the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system or any of its features. Narrative: Relevant documents should express views that refer specifically to the Windows Vista operating system, either generally, or any features included in the operating system. Number: 1006 Description: Find positive and/or negative opinions of Mark Warner as a potential presidential candidate. Narrative: Blog posts should express an opinion about Mark Warner as a presidential candidate. Posts that contain opinions of Mark Warner's tenure and/or policies as Governor of Virginia without reference to his presidential candidacy are not relevant. Number: 1007 Description: What is the opinion of the treatment of women in Saudi Arabia? Narrative: Relevant documents should show the views of people regarding Saudi Arabian attitudes toward women and restrictions placed upon women in Saudi society. Documents containing opinions of the conservative Wahabi branch of Islam, the dominant form of Islam in Saudi Arabia, are relevant provided they concern the role and rights of women. Also relevant are posts that describe how Saudi attitudes and society are changing. Comments about who might be required to wear abayas, or that generally these views need to change, will be considered negative opinions. Number: 1008 Description: Is the UN Commission on Human Rights viewed as effective? Narrative: The United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) was the UN's principal mechanism and international forum concerned with the promotion and protection of human rights. The Commission held its final meeting on March 27, 2006. Relevant documents will indicate whether the actions of UNCHR are considered effective. Documents that report on presentations or planned presentations before UNCHR will be considered as not relevant. Number: 1009 Description: What opinions have been made by critics and the public about the architecture of Frank Gehry? Narrative: Relevant documents will praise or criticize structures designed by Frank Gehry. Criticisms and compliments from other architects would be most appropriate but comments by the general public are also relevant. Number: 1010 Description: What do people think about Picasa, the photo management software suite. Narrative: Find blogs containing opinions about any facet of Picasa. Opinions in advertisements such as those contained in ads by Google, freeware sites etc. are not relevant. Number: 1011 Description: What is the opinion of Chipotle restaurants? Narrative: Blog posts describe how people feel about Chipotle Restaurants and the reasons they feel that way. How people feel about specific menu items is not relevant, but their opinions of Chipotle burritos in general as well as opinions on Chipotle food in general are relevant. Number: 1012 Description: Find opinions on movie actor Ed Norton. Narrative: Ed Norton's career as a leading movie actor is uncertain. He is mostly known for his supporting roles in movies. Documents should emphasize whether or not people liked/disliked him and/or his movies. Comments, both positive/negative, regarding his capabilities are relevant. Number: 1013 Description: Find opinions on Iceland's relations with the European Union. Narrative: Documents about Iceland's joining the European Union are relevant. Opinions from non-residents of Iceland, as well as from residents, are all relevant. Documents about European Union relations with other nations are not relevant. Number: 1014 Description: Find opinions on the Federal tax break for purchasers of gasoline- electric hybrid automobiles. Narrative: The Federal program offers graduated (based on gas mileage) incentives to purchasers of new, efficient, mostly hybrid automobiles. Positive and negative opinions on the tax incentive concern changes in the tax incentive from a deduction to a credit, limits on the incentive's application (phasing out after 60,000 units are sold), positive and negative economic impacts, and competitive advantages are all relevant. Number: 1015 Description: Find opinions about Whole Foods' announcement that all its stores would get their electricity from wind power. Narrative: Relevant documents will respond to the announcement that Whole Foods would be paying a premium on its energy costs to buy wind power in the form of credits to be applied to present and future wind power production. Opinions on Whole Foods' role in encouraging the use of wind power in the United States are also relevant. Number: 1016 Description: What do people think about Papa John's Pizza? Narrative: Opinions about Papa John's Pizza, not limited to food items but including any facet of the chain are relevant. Upper-level business practices, ownership, or stock are not relevant. Blogs consisting solely of advertisements are not relevant. Number: 1017 Description: What is the opinion of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the president of Iran? Narrative: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the president of Iran, has made a number of statements recently, and has promoted a number of programs in Iran that have created controversy. Documents should indicate how Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, including his recent actions or statements, is viewed. Documents discussing the views of other Iranians of Ahmadinejad will be considered relevant. Number: 1018 Description: Who likes The MythBusters television show on the Discovery Channel, and why? Narrative: Relevant documents are those blogs which express comments about the MythBusters show on the Discovery Channel. Documents about other mythbusters than this specific television show are not relevant. Number: 1019 Description: Find opinions about China's law that restricts families to only one child. Narrative: Relevant documents will include opinions about China's one child per family law, and why these opinions are favorable or not. Discussion of abortions of female fetuses is not relevant unless a connection is made to the one-child law. Number: 1020 Description: Find opinions about "intelligent design", the proposition that the world and its inhabitants did not evolve but instead were created by an entity or force possessing great intelligence. Narrative: Reasons both for and against the proposition of intelligent design are relevant. Equally important is citing individuals who have taken a position on the subject. Preferably these individuals should be well known and have some claim to credibility with the public. Number: 1021 Description: This topic seeks views about attending a Sheep and Wool Festival. Narrative: Relevant documents are those which express personal views about attending any Sheep and Wool Festival. Documents about sheep, wool, or festivals which don't express opinions about attending a Sheep and Wool Festival are not relevant. Also, documents about other kinds of festivals are not relevant. Number: 1022 Description: What are peoples' opinions about Subway Sandwiches? Narrative: Relevant blog posts will describe how people feel about Subway Sandwiches and why they feel that way. How Subway views itself is not relevant, how others perceive them is relevant. Also not relevant is how people feel about specific sandwiches or other Subway sandwich menu items. How people feel about Subway food in general is relevant. Number: 1023 Description: Find opinions on Yojimbo information organization software for Mac OS. Narrative: The release of Yojimbo, a program designed to help capture and classify disparate items found on computers and the World Wide Web, generated opinions from Mac OS user blogs and comments. Relevant opinions are from bloggers and comments that are using or testing Yojimbo. Number: 1024 Description: Find opinions about Zillow, a website that provides estimates of home values. Narrative: Relevant blogs will contain opinions from people who have used Zillow to produce home value information. Opinions based on multiple visits to zillow and comparisons of resulting differing values for the same property are also relevant. May include posts made by Realtors. Not relevant are general discussions of home and real estate values, the role of realtors, or the role of State or local tax authorities. Number: 1025 Description: Find opinions on Nancy Grace, a former prosecutor who is now a journalist on CNN. Narrative: Nancy Grace began her TV career on Court TV and later moved on to CNN as a legal analyst. Documents should indicate whether people like or dislike Nancy Grace. The intensity of how people dislike Nancy Grace is relevant. Number: 1026 Description: What positions are held by politicians and the public about criminalizing flag burning in the United States. Narrative: Relevant documents will contain pro or con positions on the subject of criminalizing burning of the United States flag, preferably with reasons for their position. Comments from public figures and the general public are equally relevant. Number: 1027 Description: Find views about the North American Free Trade Agreement, known by the acronym NAFTA. Narrative: Relevant documents will show the feelings of people about how well NAFTA is serving those countries. Documents which discuss views about other free trade agreements and do not discuss the NAFTA experiences per se are not relevant. Number: 1028 Description: What arguments have been made for and against Oregon's Death with Dignity Act, which was ruled as legal by the Supreme Court in February 2006? Narrative: Relevant documents will name people or organizations which have come out either supporting or opposing the Act. Preferably, these documents will also detail reasons for their positions. Number: 1029 Description: What do people think about Morgan Freeman? Narrative: Blog posts or comments containing opinions about Morgan Freeman or his works are relevant. Fan fiction is not relevant. Number: 1030 Description: What do people think about the metal band System of a Down and their music? Narrative: Any positive or negative comment about System of a Down, their music, albums, or songs is relevant. Opinions concerning the performers' personal lives or endorsements are not relevant. Number: 1031 Description: Find opinions about Sew Fast Sew Easy, an organization that provides materials and services on sewing and knitting. Narrative: Sew Fast Sew Easy objected to the use of a trademarked statement and forbade its use by local sewing and knitting groups. Documents should indicate whether people like or dislike Sew Fast Sew Easy, and why individuals and groups agree or disagree with the legal tactics used by Sew Fast Sew Easy. Historical disclaimers showing prior use of the effective date of the trademark statement are highly relevant. Number: 1032 Description: What is the opinion of the movie "I Walk the Line"? Narrative: Relevant blog posts will describe how people feel about the movie "I Walk the Line" and why they feel that way. Relevant opinions include how people feel about the movie, including the performance of the two lead actors. Posts describing award nominations and awards received by the movie are not relevant. Number: 1033 Description: Find opinions about the World Bank, its president, staff or programs. Narrative: Documents about the World Bank, its president, staff or programs are relevant. Opinions about world monetary policy that that do not specifically mention the World Bank are not relevant. Number: 1034 Description: What do people think about Ruth Rendell? Narrative: Any opinion about the author Ruth Rendell or about any of her books is relevant. (It must be evident that a given book is indeed by this author.) The author or a book by her appearing on a book list is not relevant unless there is an accompanying opinion, score, or any other indication of judgment. Number: 1035 Description: Find opinions about the Mayo Clinic or its medical practice. Narrative: Relevant documents include opinions on the quality of the Mayo Clinic's medical care, research, programs, personnel or facilities. Opinions on research expressed by Mayo researchers themselves are not relevant. Number: 1036 Description: Find opinions of the reality show "Project Runway", where designs by clothing designers are judged until there is a single winner. Narrative: Project Runway is a reality television program with clothing designer contestants of various personalities and egos. Documents should indicate what the viewers liked or disliked about the program and contestants. A basic statement from a viewer that they liked or disliked the program was considered relevant. Number: 1037 Description: Find opinions about the New York Philharmonic Orchestra or its performances. Narrative: Relevant documents include opinions about the New York Philharmonic in general, its management and operations or its individual performances. Listings of upcoming performances are not relevant. Number: 1038 Description: Find opinions about the government of Israel. Narrative: Relevant documents will include the feelings of government employees, other citizens, or noted non-Israelis who approve or disapprove of Israeli government policies. Positive or negative statements about individuals in the Israeli government are highly relevant. Number: 1039 Description: What is the opinion of the service provided by the Geek Squad? Narrative: The Geek Squad is a computer support subsidiary of Best Buy. Documents should indicate whether the service provided by the Geek Squad is viewed as good or poor. Recommendations that someone with a problem should consult Geek Squad will be considered a positive opinion of their services; where statements expressing a significant period of time that Geek Squad worked on their machines will be considered a negative opinion. Number: 1040 Description: What do people think about the TomTom GPS navigation system? Narrative: How well does the TomTom GPS navigation system meets the needs of its users? Discussion of innovative features of the system, whether designed by the manufacturer or adapted by the users, are relevant. Number: 1041 Description: What do people think of the proposed Federal Shield Law which would allow journalists to not divulge their sources. Narrative: Relevant documents will name individual legislators and journalists who are proponents of the law and reasons for their support. Also relevant will be opponents of the proposed law and reasons offered why the law should not be passed. Many bloggers wish to be included in the law and any reasons pro and con for this would be relevant. The First Amendment to the Constitution is critical to the subject and words clarifying this connection would be relevant. Number: 1042 Description: Find opinions on the arrest and trial of historian David Irving in Austria in violation of that country's law against denying the Holocaust. Narrative: Relevant documents will comment on historian David Irving's arrest and trial. Opinions regarding limits to free speech versus "hate speech," David Irving's motives for traveling to Austria, and inconsistent enforcement of Austria's law on Holocaust denial are all relevant Opinions on whether or not such prosecutions are useful from a strategic standpoint, that is, Calling attention to Holocaust deniers versus letting them disappear into obscurity, are also relevant. Number: 1043 Description: Find opinions of James Frey's book "A Million Little Pieces". Narrative: Relevant blog posts should describe how the people who read James Frey's book "A Million Little Pieces" felt about the book, or how people felt about James Frey after the revelation that his book was not biographical. The opinions of the book and of Frey are relevant. Number: 1044 Description: Find opinions of radio and television talk show hosts. Narrative: Relevant documents will name those talk show hosts who are either liked or disliked by viewers or listeners of their programs. Reasons for why the host is liked or disliked are relevant. Number: 1045 Description: Find opinions about the TV show Numb3rs with regard to women. Narrative: Find opinions about the female characters in the TV show Numb3rs but not about the actresses that play them. I will accept generic comments about women on the show or roles on the show as relating to women. The spelling of the show title as "Numbers" is also acceptable. Number: 1046 Description: Find opinions on whether the United States should provide a universal health care system that offers care to all citizens and residents. Narrative: Relevant documents will name people and organizations both supportive and opposed to universal health care, as well as the rationales offered for their positions. Relevant comments should be limited only to universal health care in the United States, although comments about the success or failure of such systems in other countries would be appropriate. Number: 1047 Description: What are peoples' opinions about Trader Joe's? Narrative: Relevant blog posts will describe how people feel about Trader Joe's and why they feel the way they do. How Trader Joe's views itself is not relevant. How people feel about specific Trader Joe's items is not relevant, but how they feel about a category of items or a food department (such as the produce department) is relevant. Peoples' requests or expressions of desire to have a Trader Joe's near their home are not relevant. Number: 1048 Description: Find opinions about "The Sopranos", a very popular, long running television program. Narrative: The Sopranos is the story of a mob leader and how he balances his life with his personal family life. Opinions as to whether mob violence should have been glorified on television are relevant. Documents expressing the attraction people had for watching the show are relevant. Positive comments regarding how well the male lead performs his dual life are very relevant. Number: 1049 Description: Find views about the YouTube video-sharing website. Narrative: The YouTube video-sharing website provides internet users with a relatively new way to share videos. Documents which express views about how well it succeeds in meeting the needs of users are relevant. Number: 1050 Description: What are peoples' opinions of George Clooney? Narrative: Relevant blog posts will describe how people feel about George Clooney and the reasons they feel that way. Opinions about his performance in a specific movie are not relevant, but opinions of him as an actor are relevant. Opinions of his personality, strengths, and weaknesses are also relevant.