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34bbwhlwhab1k7k3vhca2pei8orwii | "Oh please God, no, no!" Stephen Eldredge cried out when he saw his wife, Shelli, badly wounded on the side of the road. She had broken actually every long bone in her body, along with her pelvis, jaw, and cheekbones. He was terrified his bride would bleed to death.
Stephen and Shelli had married just six months before near their home in South Jordan, Utah. They were in Hawaii on a family vacation with two of their sons. The family had rented electric motors and headed towards a nature preserve near Waikiki. But Shelli had fallen behind and the family turned back to make sure she was okay.
Shelli lost so much blood that her heart couldn't function properly and she went into shock at the hospital. Physicians were able to make her come to herself. On the first and second days there, she lived through half a dozen operations. On day three, the worst of Stephen's fears came true. Shelli didn't wake. She had shown heart failure and lung failure. "I thought every heartbeat would be her last," Stephen says.
As days passed with no change, one doctor gently asked if it was time to let Shelli go. An MRI showed her brain didn't have much chance of supporting life. Stephen couldn't bear the thought of trapping his wife's beautiful spirit in a body that would never work. If he kept her alive, what kind of life would she have ? He called family, religious leaders, and physician friends in Utah for guidance.
And he decided there still was a chance.
The family moved Shelli to a Utah hospital closer to home. In the next few weeks she started opening her eyes, but it wasn't entirely clear how conscious she was. Nearly seven weeks after the accident, Stephen was joking with his sister in the hospital room when he saw Shelli smile, a big toothy grin. "Did you understand that?" he asked. She smiled again. Stephen fell to his knees in thanks.
Shelli's recovery has been slow but steady. Initially, she couldn't remember much of the previous months, including her own wedding. Shelli has endured 17 operations so far and may require more surgery. She will definitely need more months of recovery. But she is able to walk. "She's got her life back. She's able to love and be loved, and be the person she was." Elovie says.
When Shelli hears about each step in her recovery, she calls it "miracle after miracle". As for his experience, Stephen says, "This is a story of fear that was slowly replaced by faith." | ['Who was in a accident?', 'What was she doing?', 'Where was she from?', 'Did the accident occur there?', 'Where did it happen?', 'What was she doing there?', 'What happened to her?', 'Did she break any bones?', 'Who found her?', 'Was she taken to the hospital?', 'What was her condition?', 'Did they operate on her?', 'How many times?', 'Was she in a coma?', 'Did she ever recover?', 'How many surgeries did she undergo in total?', 'Will she need more?', 'Did she awake from the coma?', 'Who did her husband thank for this?'] | {'answers': ['Shelli', 'riding, electric motors', 'South Jordan, Utah.', 'No', 'in Hawaii', 'She was on a family vacation', 'She wrecked.', 'She had broken actually every long bone in her body, along with her pelvis, jaw, and cheekbones', 'Stephen', 'Yes', "Shelli lost so much blood that her heart couldn't function properly and she went into shock at the hospital", 'Yes', 'half a dozen', 'Yes', 'Yes', '17', 'Maybe', 'Yes', 'God'], 'answers_start': [74, 449, 342, 372, 371, 382, 82, 121, 269, 682, 601, 796, 813, 710, 1866, 2017, 2042, 1865, 2372], 'answers_end': [80, 464, 361, 381, 381, 402, 119, 216, 276, 707, 708, 837, 826, 758, 1906, 2019, 2067, 1907, 2431]} |
3pq8k71nhxkp7cy2ioo532t82qzaai | Dear Peter, My name is Frank. I am from America. Here is a picture of my friends. We are in the same grade. Look at the picture, in the middle, you can see my friend Jimmy. He likes all the sports. He likes to eat apples and French fries. You can see Helen in the picture, too. Helen likes math. Her favorite food is meat. But Sandra doesn't like math. Look, Sandra is here in the picture. She can speak French. She likes ping-pong. Behind her, there is a girl. She is Sally. She is a black girl. She likes to swim. And she likes to eat ice cream. Maria and Rick are behind Jimmy. Maria likes computer very much. She plays computer games very well. Rick is fun. He can play soccer ball. He likes strawberries best. I like math, too. I like to eat bananas. All of us think Beijing Opera is fun. So we go to see it. But we can't _ the words. So we don't want to see it again. But my father likes it very much. He often watches it. He can understand it. One interesting thing:two of my English friends can understand it, too. They are Maya and Kelsey. They are not in the picture. They often go to see Beijing Opera like my father. Can you send me a picture of your friends. Yours, Frank | ['Whose favorite food is meat?', 'How many friends are in the picture?', 'What language does Sandra speak?', 'Who enjoys bananas?', 'Who goes to the Beijing Opera often?', 'Does anyone else go often?', 'What does Frank ask for?', "Where is Frank's country of origin?", 'Who enjoys math?', 'How many people enjoy math?'] | {'answers': ['Helen', 'send me a picture of your friends', 'French', 'Rick', 'Maya and Kelsey', 'father', 'a picture', 'America', 'Helen', 'Frank'], 'answers_start': [277, 1137, 404, 649, 1032, 1121, 1145, 39, 278, 23], 'answers_end': [283, 1170, 410, 653, 1047, 1127, 1154, 47, 283, 28]} |
3l4d84milzsfis9ki0badnjv6gmjh2 | In South America, the rich soil of the Amazon River basin in Brazil is known as "black gold". Scientists found that the secret of this rich soil was charcoal . Local people made it from animal bones and tree branches. They mixed the charcoal with the soil about 1.500 years ago.
Now, scientists in the United States have done a modern demonstration. They say charcoal fertilization offers a revolutionary way to improve soil quality for hundreds or even thousands of years.
Mingxin Guo and his team at Delavare State University heated tree leaves, corn stalks , small pieces of wood and poultry waste into "biochar" . They reported their findings at a recent meeting of the American Chemical Society in New Orleans.
Biochar could be good news for farmers with poor soil and hungry populations to feed. Professor Guo says it could even help against global warming. Intensive farming and overuse of chemical fertilizer give out carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Biochar does the opposite, he says. It traps carbon in the ground.
The researchers planted winter wheat in containers of soil in a greenhouse -- some with biochar, some without. Professor Guo says the wheat grows much better in the pots with biochar. The soil was added two percent charcoal to. But he says even a one percent treatment will increase productivity.
The results demonstrated that biochar can increase organic matter in soil. Loss of nutrients in soil is an increasing problem worldwide as farmers try to grow more food for growing populations.
Next, the team will carry out a five-year study of biochar with spinach , green peppers and tomatoes.
Mingxin Guo says he learns about the "black gold" in Brazil from a magazine story. He explains that it was discovered in the jungle, in the area where waters flow to the Amazon, in the 1960's. But it was not until recent years that scientists began to bring public attention to it. | ['Where is the Amazon River basin located?', 'What kind of soil if found there?', 'What is the rich soil also known as?', 'Who made the soil the way it is?', 'Using what?', 'When did they do this?', 'What country is doing modern demonstrations of this method?', 'Who is the scientist that is heading this project?', 'Does he work alone?', 'What school does he work for?', 'How did he learn about black gold?', 'Where was black gold discovered?', 'When?'] | {'answers': ['Brazil', 'the secret of this rich soil was charcoal', 'black gold', 'Local people', 'animal bones and tree branches', '1.500 years ago', 'United States', 'Mingxin Guo', 'Mingxin Guo and his team at Delavare State University', 'Delavare State University', 'heated tree leaves, corn stalks , small pieces of wood and poultry waste into "biochar"', 'Amazon River basin in Brazil', "in the 1960's"], 'answers_start': [60, 116, 81, 160, 185, 262, 303, 478, 478, 506, 532, 39, 1814], 'answers_end': [67, 157, 91, 172, 216, 277, 317, 489, 531, 531, 619, 68, 1827]} |
31z0pcvwukfc36zdhl32oghap877t4 | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The moderator's chair on NBC's "Meet the Press" stood empty on Sunday in remembrance of Tim Russert, the man who had occupied it for 17 years.
The moderator's chair on NBC's "Meet the Press" stood empty Sunday in remembrance of Tim Russert.
As the show's host, Russert became a mainstay of television journalism's political talk.
He died Friday of apparent heart attack, according to the network. He was 58. The network said Russert collapsed while at work.
Colleague and former NBC anchor Tom Brokaw, who broke the news about the anchor's death, spoke on Sunday the familiar first four words of the news program, "Our issues this Sunday." He noted that those were the same words Russert had been recording for the show when he collapsed and died.
"Our issue this sad Sunday morning is remembering and honoring our colleague and friend," Brokaw said.
"He said he was only the temporary custodian," of this program, which he called a national treasure, Brokaw said. "Of course, he was so much more than all that."
Brokaw sat among some of Russert's other colleagues in the front of the show's set, including Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin and political analysts Mary Matalin and James Carville, who is also a CNN contributor.
"This is where you separated the men from the boys," said Matalin, who is married to Carville. "You weren't a candidate until you came on this show."
A montage of clips from past years showed various politicians -- former President Bill Clinton, President Bush, former presidential candidate Ross Perot, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff -- sitting across the table from Russert. Watch politicians, journalists pay homage to Russert » | ['Who was the "Meet the Press" moderator?', 'On which network?', 'How long had he held that position?', 'Who broke the news of his death?', 'Were they colleagues?', 'How old was Russert?', 'What did he die of?', 'Where was he when he collapsed?', 'What day of the week did it happen?', 'What was he saying when he collapsed?', 'Were they the closing words of the broadcast?', 'Which Pulitzer-Prize winning author attended the memorial show?', 'Where did she sit?', "Who sat in the moderator's chair?", 'Which day did this episode air?', 'Who called the program a national treasure?', 'DId he see himself as the permanent leader of the program?', 'What did the memorial montage show?', 'How many presidents had joined him?', 'Which ones?'] | {'answers': ['Tim Russert', 'NBC', '17 years', 'Tom Brokaw', 'Yes', '58', 'a heart attack', 'at work', 'Friday', '"Our issues this Sunday."', 'no', 'Doris Kearns Goodwin', "in the front of the show's set", 'no one', 'Sunday', 'Tim Russert', 'No', 'various politicians sitting across the table from Russert', 'two', 'Presidents Clinton and Bush'], 'answers_start': [20, 44, 121, 507, 779, 356, 356, 451, 356, 642, 591, 1115, 1047, 20, 20, 778, 884, 1433, 1498, 1505], 'answers_end': [163, 68, 163, 573, 881, 432, 395, 484, 370, 776, 667, 1191, 1191, 79, 89, 982, 928, 1673, 1543, 1543]} |
3te22npxpbcv3y240m4ndwl8jgf44j | NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- The five remaining defendants in the racially charged "Jena Six" case will appear in court Friday and are expected to enter a plea, a spokesman for the district attorney's office said.
Protesters converged on the small Louisiana town in September 2007 after the "Jena 6" were charged.
Bill Furlow, spokesman for LaSalle Parish District Attorney Reed Walters, declined to say whether the defendants will plead guilty.
"It's not a done deal until it's a done deal," he said.
In December 2006, six African-American teenagers were charged with second-degree attempted murder and conspiracy in the beating of a white classmate.
The incident followed months of racial tension in the community of about 3,000 people.
Jena, Louisiana, is about 140 miles southeast of Shreveport in the north-central part of the state.
The case drew national attention from civil rights groups, who argued that the charges were excessive.
An estimated 15,000-plus demonstrators turned out for a rally on behalf of the teens: Carwin Jones, Jesse Ray Beard, Robert Bailey Jr., Bryant Purvis, Theo Shaw and Mychal Bell.
The charges were eventually reduced.
Bell pleaded guilty to battery in a juvenile court and moved to Monroe, Louisiana. In January, Bell said he had attempted suicide the month before by shooting himself in the chest but was recovering.
Friday's hearing is set for 1:30 p.m.
| ['What is the name of the group?', 'Who was in the group?', 'What were their names?', 'What were they being charged with?', 'Were the charges reduced?', 'When were they charged?', 'Did they have supports who thought the charges were extreme?', 'Who tried to kill himself?', 'How did he attempt this?', 'With what?', 'Where did the attack take place?', 'How many individuals live there?', 'How many showed up to protest?'] | {'answers': ['The "Jena 6"', 'Six African-American teenagers', 'Carwin Jones, Jesse Ray Beard, Robert Bailey Jr., Bryant Purvis, Theo Shaw and Mychal Bell.', 'Second-degree attempted murder and conspiracy', 'Yes.', '2006', 'Yes.', 'Bell', 'By shooting himself in the chest', 'A gun.', 'Jena, Louisiana', 'About 3,000 people.', 'An estimated 15,000-plus'], 'answers_start': [219, 513, 1047, 513, 1141, 513, 856, 1263, 1263, 1275, 754, 665, 961], 'answers_end': [319, 664, 1139, 664, 1179, 663, 959, 1381, 1380, 1380, 854, 752, 1045]} |
30zx6p7vf8vb3262zf83qjdthtyj26 | In February 1907, the Royal Dutch Shell Group was created through the amalgamation of two rival companies: the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company of the Netherlands and the "Shell" Transport and Trading Company Ltd of the United Kingdom. It was a move largely driven by the need to compete globally with Standard Oil. The Royal Dutch Petroleum Company was a Dutch company founded in 1890 to develop an oilfield in Sumatra, and initially led by August Kessler, Hugo Loudon, and Henri Deterding. The "Shell" Transport and Trading Company (the quotation marks were part of the legal name) was a British company, founded in 1897 by Marcus Samuel, 1st Viscount Bearsted, and his brother Samuel Samuel. Their father had owned an antique company in Houndsditch, London, which expanded in 1833 to import and sell sea-shells, after which the company "Shell" took its name.
Shell was vertically integrated and is active in every area of the oil and gas industry, including exploration and production, refining, distribution and marketing, petrochemicals, power generation and trading. It has minor renewable energy activities in the form of biofuels and wind. It has operations in over 90 countries, produces around 3.1 million barrels of oil equivalent per day and has 44,000 service stations worldwide. Shell Oil Company, its subsidiary in the United States, is one of its largest businesses. | ['What company did Marcus Samuel form?', 'Was it an American company?', 'What then?', 'What year was it founded?', 'Did Marcus have a title?', 'What was it?', 'Did he have a sibling?', 'Brother or sister?', 'And his name?', 'How much oil does Shell produce per day?', 'How many of their services stations are there around the world?', 'In what year was the Shell Group founded?', "Did Marcus Samuel's father own a company?", 'What sort?', 'In what city was it?', 'In what area of London?', 'What was the year of its expansion?', 'What did the company import?', 'Is this where Shell got its name?', 'Was Royal Dutch Shell Group formed from two different companies?'] | {'answers': ['the "Shell" Transport and Trading Company', 'no', 'British', '1897', 'yes', '1st Viscount', 'yes', 'brother', 'Samuel Samuel', '3.1 million barrels', '44,000', '1897', 'yes', 'an antique company', 'London', 'Houndsditch', '1833', 'sea-shells', 'yes', 'yes'], 'answers_start': [489, 489, 488, 489, 622, 622, 488, 623, 622, 1149, 1147, 489, 693, 692, 692, 692, 692, 692, 758, 0], 'answers_end': [637, 603, 604, 619, 660, 650, 692, 690, 690, 1248, 1291, 620, 757, 756, 757, 756, 780, 811, 859, 210]} |
3pmby0ye273zv8lvaw6wd28cxipc99 | It was 3:30 in the morning and 8-year-old Walt Disney was doing what he did at that time every morning- rolling hundreds of newspapers he would soon deliver in his neighborhood.
It was hard work for a little kid who had to go to school, then deliver another round in the evening. But delivering papers beat picking apples for a living. That's what he'd been doing before, on his family's failing farms in Missouri.
Walt Disney, born in December, 1901, never had time for a childhood. As a result, he spent all of his adult life attempting to invent one for himself. In the process - almost by accident - he created wonderful childhood memories for generation after generation of children worldwide.
When the Disneys moved to Chicago, Walt signed up for cartooning classes, working three part-time jobs to pay for them. At 24, he created a cartoon character called Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, which was a great success. Hethen shifted his attention to mice, or one particular mouse called Mickey.And Mickey Mouse became an overnight success.
Success followed success, but Walt Disney pushed himself even harder. He produced Snow White and Seven Dwarfs, for which he won a special Oscar. After the Second World War, Walt came up with the idea of Disneyland. Everyone said it was too costly a dream, but he wouldn't listen. His great world of fantasy opened on July 17, 1955. In the next seven weeks, more than one million people walked into Disneyland. The man who had spent a painful childhood now watched other people enjoy the perfect childhood world that he had created. | ['What happened at 3:30 in the morning?', 'why?', 'where did he pick apples?', 'where?', 'What did he do with the rolled up papers?', 'Did he do this once a day?', 'How many times?', 'When was he born?', 'What happened in Chicago?', 'Did he quit working?', 'Was Mickey his first cartoon character?', 'who was?', 'What did he win an Oscar for?', 'When did he think of Disneyland?', 'After what war?', 'What did people think?', 'Did it end up a success?', 'How many people came?', 'in how long?', 'When did it open?'] | {'answers': ['Walt Disney was rolling hundreds of newspapers', 'It beat picking apples.', "On his family's farms.", 'Missouri.', 'Deliver in his neighborhood.', 'No.', 'Twice.', '1901.', 'Walt signed up for cartooning classes.', 'No.', 'No.', 'Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.', 'Snow White and Seven Dwarfs.', 'His great world of fantasy.', 'Second World War.', 'It was too costly a dream.', 'Yesl', 'More than one million.', 'Seven weeks.', 'July 17, 1955.'], 'answers_start': [7, 281, 373, 380, 124, 244, 252, 419, 730, 779, 825, 832, 1116, 1326, 1190, 1261, 1378, 1378, 1378, 1345], 'answers_end': [134, 323, 417, 417, 178, 280, 281, 455, 778, 823, 895, 893, 1189, 1352, 1259, 1301, 1456, 1454, 1455, 1377]} |
3z2r0dq0jhe3smkalexct301cuu2ee | CHAPTER XVIII. Some Homes in the Green Forest.
Reddy Fox wasted very little time waiting for Peter Rabbit to come out from under that pile of brush where he had hidden at Sammy Jay's warning. After making some terrible threats just to try to frighten Peter, he trotted away to look for some Mice. Peter didn't mind those threats at all. He was used to them. He knew that he was safe where he was, and all he had to do was to stay there until Reddy should be so far away that it would be safe to come out.
Just to pass away the time Peter took a little nap. When he awoke he sat for a few minutes trying to make up his mind where to go and what to do next. From 'way over in the direction of the Old Pasture the voice of Blacky the Crow reached him. Peter pricked up his ears, then chuckled.
"Reddy Fox has gone back to the Old Pasture and Blacky has discovered him there," he thought happily. You see, he understood what Blacky was saying. To you or me Blacky would have been saying simply, "Caw! Caw!" But to all the little people of the Green Forest and Green Meadows within hearing he was shouting, "Fox! Fox!"
"I wonder," thought Peter, "where Blacky is nesting this year. Last year his nest was in a tall pine-tree not far from the edge of the Green Forest. I believe I'll run over there and see if he has a new nest near the old one." | ['Where was Peter Rabbit?', 'why was he there?', 'Who was he hiding from?', 'why?', 'Did the fox threaten him?', 'Did peter stay there for a while?', 'what did he do there?', 'Did the fox leave?', 'where did he go?', 'How did Peter know he was gone?', 'what did he say?', 'Did peter understand this language?', 'who else did?', 'What did caw caw mean?', 'Did Peter know where Blacky was?', 'where?', 'Who else did peter think was there?', 'Where did Blacky live last year?', 'where?', 'did he live this year too?'] | {'answers': ['A pile of brush', "he had hidden at Sammy Jay's warning.", 'Reddy Fox', 'unknown', 'Yes.', 'Yes.', 'took a little nap', 'Yes.', 'to look for some Mice', 'the voice of Blacky the Crow', '"Caw! Caw!"', 'Yes.', 'all the little people of the Green Forest and Green Meadows', '"Fox! Fox!"', 'Yes.', 'the Old Pasture', 'Reddy Fox', 'a tall pine-tree', 'not far from the edge of the Green Forest', 'unknown'], 'answers_start': [136, 156, 49, -1, 221, 402, 542, 259, 276, 711, 997, 908, 1016, 1108, 828, 825, 798, 1211, 1228, -1], 'answers_end': [150, 193, 58, -1, 228, 437, 559, 275, 297, 739, 1008, 945, 1076, 1120, 877, 840, 807, 1227, 1269, -1]} |
3leiz60cdjzc31w52aq4o09x60xz9h | Joe came to New York from the Middle West, dreaming about painting. Delia came to New York from the South, dreaming about music. Joe and Delia met in a studio. Before long they were good friends and got married. They had only a small flat to live in, but they were happy. They loved each other, and they were both interested in art. Everything was fine until one day they found they had spent all their money. Delia decided to give music lessons. One afternoon she said to her husband: "Joe, , I've found a pupil, a general's daughter. She is a sweet girl. I'm to give three lessons a week and get $5 a lesson." But Joe was not glad. "But how about me?" he said." Do you think I'm going to watch you work while I play with my art? No, I want to earn some money too." "Joe, , you are silly," said Delia. "You must keep at your studies. We can live quite happily on $15 a week." "Well, perhaps I can sell some of my pictures," said Joe. Every day they parted in the morning and met in the evening. A week passed and Delia brought home fifteen dollars, but she looked a little tired. "Clementina sometimes gets on my nerves. I'm afraid she doesn't practice enough. But the general is the nicest old man! I wish you could know him, Joe." And then Joe took eighteen dollars out of his pocket. "I've sold one of my pictures to a man from Peoria," he said, "and he has ordered another." "I'm so glad," said Delia. "Thirty-three dollars! We never had so much to spend before. We'll have a good supper tonight." Next week Joe came home and put another eighteen dollars on the table. In half an hour Delia came, her right hand in a bandage. "What's the matter with your hand?" said Joe. Delia laughed and said: "Oh, a funny thing happened! Clemantina gave me a plate of soup and spilled some of it on my hand. She was very sorry for it. And so was the old general. But why are you looking at me like that, Joe?" "What time this afternoon did you burn your hand, Delia?" "Five o'clock, I think. The iron-I mean the soup-was ready about five, Why?" "Delia, come and sit here," said Joe. He drew her to the couch and sat beside her. "What do you do every day, Delia? Do you really give music lesson? Tell me the truth." She began to cry. "I couldn't get any pupils," she said, "So I got a place in a laundry ironing shirts. This afternoon a girl accidentally set down an iron on my hand and I got a bad burn. But tell me, Joe, how did you guess that I wasn't giving music lessons?" "It's very simple," said Joe. "I knew all about your bandages because I had to send them upstairs to a girl in the laundry who had an accident with a hot iron. You see, I work in the engine-room of the same laundry where you work." "And your pictures? Did you sell any to that man from Peoria?" "Well, _ And then they both laughed. | ['Where did Joe come from?', 'Where did he move to?', 'Where did Delia move to?', 'Where did she move from?', 'What was she dreaming about?', 'Where did they meet?', 'Did they get married?', 'What did Delia decide?', 'How many lessons a week/', 'How much money for each lesson?', 'Did Joe want to make money?', 'How much can they live happily on?', 'How much money did Delia bring home?', 'How much did Joe take home?', "What happened to Delia's hand?", 'Who did that?', 'What time did this happen?', 'What actually happened to her hand?', 'Where does Delia actually work?', 'Where does Joe work?'] | {'answers': ['he Middle West', 'New York', 'New York', 'the South', 'music', 'in a studio', 'yes', 'to give music lessons', 'three', 'Five', 'yes', '$15 a week', 'fifteen dollars', 'eighteen dollars', 'soup was spilled on it', 'Clemantina', "Five o'clock", 'set down an iron on her hand', 'in a laundry', 'the engine-room of the same laundry'], 'answers_start': [27, 11, 82, 96, 122, 146, 175, 424, 569, 598, 734, 864, 1033, 1252, 1760, 1730, 1961, 2346, 2282, 2648], 'answers_end': [41, 20, 90, 105, 127, 158, 210, 445, 589, 600, 766, 874, 1048, 1268, 1798, 1740, 1973, 2374, 2294, 2683]} |
3npfyt4izc42dgjyfy8tjwf92lygxc | Chapter XXX
The Man Who Dusted His Boots With His Handkerchief
When Florence Burton had written three letters to Harry without receiving a word in reply to either of them, she began to be seriously unhappy. The last of these letters, received by him after the scene described in the last chapter, he had been afraid to read. It still remained unopened in his pocket. But Florence, though she was unhappy, was not even yet jealous. Her fears did not lie in that direction, nor had she naturally any tendency to such uneasiness. He was ill, she thought; or if not ill in health, then ill at ease. Some trouble afflicted him of which he could not bring himself to tell her the facts, and as she thought of this she remembered her own stubbornness on the subject of their marriage, and blamed herself in that she was not now with him, to comfort him. If such comfort would avail him anything now, she would be stubborn no longer. When the third letter brought no reply she wrote to her sister-in-law, Mrs. Burton, confessing her uneasiness, and begging for comfort. Surely Cecilia could not but see him occasionally--or at any rate have the power of seeing him. Or Theodore might do so--as, of course, he would be at the office. If anything ailed him would Cecilia tell her all the truth? But Cecilia, when she began to fear that something did ail him, did not find it very easy to tell Florence all the truth. | ['Who was writing letters?', "Who had a problem they didn't want to tell anyone about?", 'What was their relationship?', 'Who was at the office?', 'Who else did the wife write letters to?', 'Who saw the husband sometimes?', 'How many letters did the wife send?', 'Did he read all of them?', 'Was she afraid he was seeing someone else?', 'What did she resolve to change?', 'What did she want to do for him?', 'Did Cecilia have any difficulties?', 'What?', 'How many people are mentioned in the text?'] | {'answers': ['Florence Burton.', 'Harry.', 'Married.', 'Theodore', 'Mrs. Burton.', 'Cecilia.', 'Florence Burton had written three letters', 'No.', 'No.', ',She would be stubborn no longer.', 'Comfort him.', 'Yes.', 'She did not find it very easy to tell Florence all the truth.', 'Five.'], 'answers_start': [69, 601, 756, 1163, 971, 1067, 73, 213, 411, 897, 836, 1355, 1354, 69], 'answers_end': [115, 676, 783, 1230, 1016, 1117, 115, 331, 436, 930, 852, 1412, 1412, 123]} |
3snlul3wo4nqi434lkumchld3f7ulx | I am very hungry. I look for my mother.
When is dinner? I ask.
Dinner is at six, my mother says.
What can we eat? I ask.
We can pick food from our garden, she says. I help her pick corn, beans, and peas.
The corn is yellow and white. The beans are small and brown. The peas are green and round.
I put the beans in a basket. I put the peas in a bowl. Mother brings the corn. We go inside.
I have dirty hands. I wash my hands with soap and water. The water is warm. My hands are now clean.
Mother lets me stir the beans. I fill a pot with water. Mother puts the corn into the pot. She puts the pot on the stove. The water boils.
Mary is my sister. Mary puts four plates on the table. Each plate is blue.
We each eat two pieces of meat. I eat more corn than Mary. Mary eats more beans than our mother.
What did you learn today? Mary asks.
I can spell ten new words, I say.
Mary can only spell two words. | ['How many items were picked for dinner?'] | {'answers': ['corn, beans, and peas'], 'answers_start': [189], 'answers_end': [210]} |
3atpcq38j8aq3uw5yu2l6obf6vdayw | CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
FURTHER PROCEEDINGS IN EDEN, AND A PROCEEDING OUT OF IT. MARTIN MAKES A DISCOVERY OF SOME IMPORTANCE
From Mr Moddle to Eden is an easy and natural transition. Mr Moddle, living in the atmosphere of Miss Pecksniff's love, dwelt (if he had but known it) in a terrestrial Paradise. The thriving city of Eden was also a terrestrial Paradise, upon the showing of its proprietors. The beautiful Miss Pecksniff might have been poetically described as a something too good for man in his fallen and degraded state. That was exactly the character of the thriving city of Eden, as poetically heightened by Zephaniah Scadder, General Choke, and other worthies; part and parcel of the talons of that great American Eagle, which is always airing itself sky-high in purest aether, and never, no never, never, tumbles down with draggled wings into the mud.
When Mark Tapley, leaving Martin in the architectural and surveying offices, had effectually strengthened and encouraged his own spirits by the contemplation of their joint misfortunes, he proceeded, with new cheerfulness, in search of help; congratulating himself, as he went along, on the enviable position to which he had at last attained.
'I used to think, sometimes,' said Mr Tapley, 'as a desolate island would suit me, but I should only have had myself to provide for there, and being naturally a easy man to manage, there wouldn't have been much credit in THAT. Now here I've got my partner to take care on, and he's something like the sort of man for the purpose. I want a man as is always a-sliding off his legs when he ought to be on 'em. I want a man as is so low down in the school of life that he's always a-making figures of one in his copy-book, and can't get no further. I want a man as is his own great coat and cloak, and is always a-wrapping himself up in himself. And I have got him too,' said Mr Tapley, after a moment's silence. 'What a happiness!' | ['Was Miss Pecksniff ugly?', 'How was she described?', 'What did the narrator describe her as being too good for?', 'What did Mr Tapley say he used to think would suit him?', 'What is an easy transition?', 'What is Eden?', 'Who proceeded in search of help?', 'Was he happy about it?', 'Who did he congratulate?', 'About what?', 'What kind of man did Mr Tapley say he wanted?', 'And what else would the man be?', 'Did he say he already had him?', 'Where did Mr Moddle live?', 'Who poetically heightened the character of Eden?', 'And who else?', 'What is always airing itself sky-high?', 'Does it ever tumble down?', 'Where did Tapley leave Martin?', 'And what had he made stronger?'] | {'answers': ['no', 'The beautiful Miss Pecksniff', 'man in his fallen and degraded state', 'a desolate island', 'no', 'city', 'Mark Tapley', 'yes', 'himself', 'the enviable position to which he had at last attained', "is always a-sliding off his legs when he ought to be on 'em.", 'as is so low down in the school of life', 'yes', 'in a terrestrial Paradise', 'Zephaniah Scadder', 'General Choke, and other worthies', 'great American Eagle', 'no', 'architectural and surveying offices', 'the contemplation of their joint misfortunes'], 'answers_start': [400, 400, 493, 1264, 1297, 578, 874, 1111, 1125, 1156, 1559, 1634, 1855, 276, 621, 640, 712, 812, 909, 1008], 'answers_end': [428, 429, 530, 1282, 1439, 584, 885, 1134, 1133, 1210, 1620, 1674, 1879, 302, 638, 673, 733, 827, 944, 1053]} |
3w8cv64qj2zqcgwbwokxot5sa7ah9x | The term high definition once described a series of television systems originating from August 1936; however, these systems were only high definition when compared to earlier systems that were based on mechanical systems with as few as 30 lines of resolution. The ongoing competition between companies and nations to create true "HDTV" spanned the entire 20th century, as each new system became more HD than the last.In the beginning of the 21st century, this race has continued with 4k, 5k and current 8K systems.
The British high-definition TV service started trials in August 1936 and a regular service on 2 November 1936 using both the (mechanical) Baird 240 line sequential scan (later to be inaccurately rechristened 'progressive') and the (electronic) Marconi-EMI 405 line interlaced systems. The Baird system was discontinued in February 1937. In 1938 France followed with their own 441-line system, variants of which were also used by a number of other countries. The US NTSC 525-line system joined in 1941. In 1949 France introduced an even higher-resolution standard at 819 lines, a system that should have been high definition even by today's standards, but was monochrome only and the technical limitations of the time prevented it from achieving the definition of which it should have been capable. All of these systems used interlacing and a 4:3 aspect ratio except the 240-line system which was progressive (actually described at the time by the technically correct term "sequential") and the 405-line system which started as 5:4 and later changed to 4:3. The 405-line system adopted the (at that time) revolutionary idea of interlaced scanning to overcome the flicker problem of the 240-line with its 25 Hz frame rate. The 240-line system could have doubled its frame rate but this would have meant that the transmitted signal would have doubled in bandwidth, an unacceptable option as the video baseband bandwidth was required to be not more than 3 MHz. | ["What can't the video baseband bandwidth be more than?", 'Whose high-definition TV service first started trials?', 'When?', 'When did regular service start?', 'What did high definition originally describe?', 'How many lines of resolution did they have?', 'What drove companies and nations to create true HDTV?', 'How long did that competition last?', 'What is the most current system?', 'What was one of the previous systems in this race?', 'Whas the Baird 240 scan mechanical or electrical?', 'What was it wrongly known as?', 'Which system was electronic?', 'How many lines did it have?', 'Was it interlaced?', 'When did the Brits kill it off?', 'What country had their own system the next year?', 'How many lines did they have in 1949?', 'Did it have any color?', 'What was the aspect ratio used?'] | {'answers': ['3 MHz', 'The British high-definition TV service', 'August 1936', '2 November 1936', 'A series of television systems', '30', 'Competition', 'The entire 20th century', '8K systems.', '4k', 'mechanical', 'Progressive', 'Marconi-EMI 405', '405', 'Yes', '1937.', 'France', '819', 'No', '4:3'], 'answers_start': [1879, 517, 517, 586, 0, 188, 260, 261, 490, 455, 627, 687, 740, 748, 761, 802, 854, 1019, 1168, 1315], 'answers_end': [1972, 585, 585, 626, 71, 258, 335, 367, 515, 515, 685, 739, 776, 800, 800, 854, 908, 1092, 1232, 1376]} |
3amw0rghod23ezytgbb7f3231r7pnn | Psychiatrists who work with older parents say that maturity can be an advantage in child raising--older parents are more thoughtful, use less physical discipline and spend more time with their children. But raising kids takes money and energy. Many older parents find themselves balancing their limited financial resources, decreasing energy and failing health against the growing demands of an active child. Dying and leaving young children is probably the older parents' biggest, and often unspoken fear. "Having late-life children often means parents, particularly fathers, end up retiring much later. For many, retirement becomes an unobtainable dream." says Brandy Gabrielle, an economics professor.
Henry Metcalf, a 54-year-old journalist, knows it takes money to raise kids. But he's also worried that his energy will give out first. Sure, he can still ride bikes with his athletic fifth grader, but he's learned that young at heart doesn't mean young. Lately he's been taking afternoon naps to keep up his energy. "My body is aging," says Metcalf. "You can't get away from that."
Often, older parents hear the ticking of another kind of biological clock. Therapists who work with middle-aged and older parents say fears about aging are nothing to laugh at. "They worry they'll be mistaken for grandparents, or that they'll need help getting up out of those little chairs in nursery school," says Joann Gals, a New York psychologist. But at the core of those little fears there is often a much bigger one: "that they won't be alive long enough to support and protect their children," she says.
Many late-life parents, though, say their children came at just the right time. After marrying late and undergoing years of pregnancy treatment, Marilyn Nolen and her husband, Randy, had twins. "We both wanted children," says Marilyn, who was 55 when she gave birth. The twins have given the couple what they desired for years -- a sense of family. Kids of older dads are often smarter, happier and more sociable because their fathers are more involved in their lives. "The dads are older, more mature," says Dr. Silber, "and more ready to focus on parenting." | ['How old is Henry Metcalf?', "What's he do for a living?", "What's it take to raise kids?", "Instead of worrying about cash, though, what's he worried about giving out first?", "What's he like to ride with his fifth grader?", 'Is his kid a couch potato?', "What's Henry take to keep his energy up?", "What's the name of Marilyn Nolan's husband?", 'How many kids do they have?', 'How old was Marilyn when she had them?', 'Did they want the kids?', 'What kind of sense did it give them?', "When older dudes have kids, what's one of the things the kids tend to be?", 'Are kids with older dudes for fathers smarter?', 'Are they happier or sadder than other tykes?', 'Do their fathers get more involved in their lives?', "What's an older's parent biggest, and often unspoken terror?", 'What turns into an unobtainable dream?', 'Who said this?', "What's she do for a living?"] | {'answers': ['54', 'journalist', 'money', 'energy', 'bikes', 'no', 'afternoon naps', 'randy', 'Two', '55', 'yes', 'of family.', 'more ready to focus on parenting', 'yes', 'happier', 'yes', 'Dying and leaving young children', 'retirement', 'Brandy Gabrielle', 'an economics professor.'], 'answers_start': [707, 722, 747, 784, 843, 873, 960, 1752, 1790, 1827, 1874, 1923, 2133, 1979, 1984, 2033, 409, 605, 658, 663], 'answers_end': [736, 746, 782, 842, 903, 905, 1022, 1801, 1799, 1872, 1954, 1955, 2165, 2027, 2001, 2074, 506, 655, 679, 705]} |
3f1567xtnw53p9vefe7rx7xt13n9qk | The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or GPL) is a widely used free software license, which guarantees end users the freedom to run, study, share and modify the software. The license was originally written by Richard Stallman of the Free Software Foundation (FSF) for the GNU Project, and grants the recipients of a computer program the rights of the Free Software Definition. The GPL is a copyleft license, which means that derivative work can only be distributed under the same license terms. This is in distinction to permissive free software licenses, of which the BSD licenses and the MIT License are widely used examples. GPL was the first copyleft license for general use.
Historically, the GPL license family has been one of the most popular software licenses in the free and open-source software domain. Prominent free software programs licensed under the GPL include the Linux kernel and the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC). David A. Wheeler argues that the copyleft provided by the GPL was crucial to the success of Linux-based systems, giving the programmers who contributed to the kernel the assurance that their work would benefit the whole world and remain free, rather than being exploited by software companies that would not have to give anything back to the community. | ['What is a widely favored license in the computer world?', 'Is it know by any other acronym?', 'And it is?', 'Is it expensive?', 'How much is it?', 'What is another system it has helped flourish?', 'According to whom?', 'In what way did it help?', 'Does this mostly help the whole planet, or just a company?', 'Is it only utilized by a few people?', 'Who wrote it?', 'Of what?'] | {'answers': ['GNU', 'yes', 'GPL', 'no', 'free', 'Linux', 'David A. Wheeler', 'copyleft', 'benefit the world', 'No', 'Richard Stallman', 'Free Software Foundation'], 'answers_start': [4, 0, 43, 0, 65, 885, 937, 970, 817, 936, 211, 235], 'answers_end': [7, 173, 46, 173, 69, 890, 953, 978, 1289, 1289, 227, 259]} |
3qavnhz3em463vp6ffdvcg9jw71ald | Lulu is a little dog. She likes to play with her toys. She really likes her little lamb. She likes when Lauren throws her lamb. Lulu likes to chases the lamb. Lulu doesn't like to bring the lamb back to Lauren. Lauren gets mad.
Lulu likes to bark. She barks at the children outside. She barks when the mailman comes to the door. Lulu barks at everything. Lulu barks all the time. Daddy gets mad.
Lulu likes to eat. She likes her dog food. Her dog food has a picture of dog that looks like her on the bag. Lulu likes her food, but she likes the cat's food better. The cat gets mad.
Lulu likes to drink water. Her favorite water bowl is in her cage. Lulu likes that water bowl because it's the right height. Lulu likes her water bowl, but she likes Heather's glass of water better. Heather gets mad.
Lulu likes her bed. She goes there to rest. She likes to sleep on the blanket there. Her favorite blanket is from Grandma. Lulu likes Grandma's blanket, but she likes Alan's better. Alan gets mad.
Lulu curls up on the blanket on the couch. Lauren gives Lulu her lamb to sleep with. Daddy pets Lulu. The cat licks Lulu. Heather thinks Lulu looks sweet. Alan lets Lulu use his blanket. No one gets mad at Lulu. | ['what is lulu?', 'what does she like to play with?', 'what toy does she like the most?', 'who throws the lamb?', 'Who does she bark at?', 'does she bark at anyone else?', 'what does lulu eat', 'Which does she like better?', 'does the cat get mad for eating her food?', "where is lulu's favorite water bowl?"] | {'answers': ['dog', 'She likes to play with her toys', 'lamb', 'lauren', 'children outside', 'everything.', 'dog and cat food', 'cat food', 'yes', 'in her cage'], 'answers_start': [17, 22, 55, 89, 250, 285, 419, 534, 534, 614], 'answers_end': [20, 53, 87, 126, 283, 381, 567, 564, 583, 652]} |
3snlul3wo4nqi434lkumchld378uli | Steubenville, Ohio (CNN) -- One of the teens who recorded himself mocking the girl at the center of an Ohio rape case "did a really dumb thing and regrets it" but did not commit any crime, his lawyer said Monday.
The attorney, Dennis McNamara, said there was "no excuse or justification" for the jokes Michael Nodianos made, "and with some sober reflection, he is ashamed and embarrassed to hear them himself."
"He sincerely regrets his behavior and his comments and the effect that it's had on the parties involved, including his own family," McNamara told reporters in Steubenville, the small Ohio town that has become the focus of national attention because of the case. "He was not raised to act in this manner."
Two 16-year-old members of the town's powerhouse high school football team are charged with sexually assaulting a girl after a series of parties in August. They are set for trial in a juvenile court in February.
McNamara said Nodianos, 18, has been interviewed by detectives "at some length" and is not the subject of an investigation.
"Michael is a really good kid from a really good family who did a really dumb thing and regrets it," he said. "Beyond that, he has no involvement in the criminal case or in any of the underlying activity that led to the filing of the criminal charges."
Defense battles social media blizzard in Ohio rape case
The case gained national attention after The New York Times published a lengthy piece on it in December. The activist hacker group Anonymous and other critics have accused community leaders of trying to paper over rampant misconduct by football players and suggested that other students took part in the assaults or failed to do enough stop them. Anonymous helped organize a weekend protest in Steubenville that drew a crowd of hundreds to the town, a community of about 18,000 on the Ohio River across the river from West Virginia. | ['how many football players are charged in the case?', 'how old are they?', 'did one of them mock the girl?', 'True or False: He recorded himself mocking her.', 'what is the name of the mocker?', 'who is the attorney representing him?', 'how old is Nodianos?', 'where is the case taking place?', 'which publication published a piece about it?', 'did it gain national attention?', 'did McNamara condone the jokes?', 'how did he feel about hearing them?', 'does McNamara say he is innocent?', 'who is battling social media?', 'what does Anonymous accuse community leaders of?', 'what did they organize?', 'how many showed up?', 'how many people live in Steubenville?', 'is it near west virginia?', 'by what river?'] | {'answers': ['Two', '16', 'Yes.', 'True', 'Michael Nodianos', 'Dennis McNamara', '18', 'Steubenville, Ohio.', 'The New York Times', 'Yes.', 'No.', 'Ashamed and embarrassed.', 'Yes.', 'The defense.', 'Trying to paper over rampant misconduct by football players.', 'A protest.', 'hundreds', 'About 18,000.', 'Yes.', 'The Ohio River.'], 'answers_start': [723, 723, 28, 28, 294, 215, 951, 575, 1417, 1376, 236, 360, 1174, 1318, 1507, 1723, 1759, 1769, 1826, 1854], 'answers_end': [809, 746, 117, 82, 325, 244, 963, 676, 1467, 1410, 303, 410, 1229, 1355, 1628, 1766, 1812, 1853, 1908, 1907]} |
3kopy89hm820ok2l3fm89tilnakj39 | When your pet meets your infant ,it might not be love at first sniff. When Jennifer brought her baby home from the hospital, her cherished dogs had very different reactions. Her Boxer, Sonya, was immediately gentle and protective. But Tiger, the Pomeranian, was less welcoming. "If any diapers or toys were on the floor, he peed on them," says the Greenbrier, mom. In the eyes of a pet, there's a new star in home who's stealing his spotlight. Even the gentlest animal will probably act up if he doesn't get his usual attention. These simple steps will help your pet adjust and keep your baby safe.
Introduce Them with Care
Your newborn and per's first encounter can set the tone for their relationship. To make it as smooth as possible, try this trick from Caryn Ruiz:"Before we left the hospital, my husband took blankets home to our dog, Daisy, so she'd know our newborn Devon's smell." When you get home, have your husband carry the baby so you can greet your pet without worrying about her jumping on you. A cat will likely walk away at first, while a dog probably wants to investigate right away.
To introduce your baby, get down on your pet's level and let her have a hello sniff. Don't panic and pull your baby away unless your pet is barking or hissing, because it'll send the message that the baby is a threat.
Learn the Safety Basics
No matter how smoothly the introduction goes, there are certain safety rules you should follow. Never leave your baby alone with the pet. Even the gentlest animal can react unpredictably. Your baby's crying could frighten your cat, or your dog could suddenly become territorial. Consider setting up baby gates to limit your pet's access. To keep your cat from jumping into the bassinet , try putting mosquito netting over the top. Cats hate sticky paws, so keep the crib and changing table off-limits by lining the edges with sticky strips made for furniture. You can also train your dog to sleep in a crate . | ['Do animals always love the babies first', 'Who had a baby', 'How many dogs does she have', 'Who was kind and on guard', 'How did the other react', 'What did he do', 'What is the first step for introducing the baby and pet', 'What trick did caryn use', 'When should you pull baby away from animal', 'What animal will most likely walk away from you'] | {'answers': ['no', 'Jennifer', 'two', 'Her Boxer, Sonya', 'Tiger, the Pomeranian, was less welcoming.', 'something gross I wont say', "get down on your pet's level and let her have a hello sniff.", "took blankets home to our dog, Daisy, so she'd know our newborn Devon's smell.", 'your pet is barking or hissing', 'A cat'], 'answers_start': [0, 75, 125, 174, 231, 339, 1110, 813, 1237, 1014], 'answers_end': [67, 123, 257, 229, 278, 358, 1194, 892, 1267, 1051]} |
3vfjci1k4zzigkxm6z21uetl13hrgt | CHAPTER XII. DINGAAN'S BET
As I advanced to the wagons accompanied by Kambula and his two companions, I saw that Marais, in a state of great excitement, was engaged in haranguing the two Prinsloo men and Meyer, while the Vrouw Prinsloo and Marie appeared to be attempting to calm him.
"They are unarmed," I heard him shout. "Let us seize the black devils and hold them as hostages."
Thereon, led by Marais, the three Boer men came towards us doubtfully, their guns in their hands.
"Be careful what you are doing," I called to them. "These are envoys," and they hung back a little while Marais went on with his haranguing.
The Zulus looked at them and at me, then Kambula said:
"Are you leading us into a trap, Son of George?"
"Not so," I answered; "but the Boers are afraid of you and think to take you prisoners."
"Tell them," said Kambula quietly, "that if they kill us or lay a hand on us, as no doubt they can do, very soon every one of them will be dead and their women with them."
I repeated this ultimatum energetically enough, but Marais shouted:
"The Englishman is betraying us to the Zulus! Do not trust him; seize them as I tell you."
What would have happened I am sure I do not know; but just then the Vrouw Prinsloo came up and caught her husband by the arm, exclaiming:
"You shall have no part in this fool's business. If Marais wishes to seize the Zulus, let him do so himself. Are you mad or drunk that you should think that Allan would wish to betray Marie to the Kaffirs, to say nothing of the rest of us?" and she began to wave an extremely dirty "vatdoek", or dishcloth, which she always carried about with her and used for every purpose, towards Kambula as a sign of peace. | ['Who accompanied him toward the wagons?', 'Who was Marais talking to?', 'What was Marie doing?', 'Was anyone else helping her?', 'who?', 'Who wasan envoy?', 'Who was concerned they were being lured into a trap?', 'Was it a trick?', 'who wanted to take them prosiner?', 'Who did Marais want to take prisoner?', 'Who did Marais assume was betraying them?', 'Who averted the fight?', 'How did she do that?', 'what did she say ot him?', 'What was she waving?', 'what is that?', 'was it clean?', 'why did she have it with her?', 'What did Kambula threaten would happen to the Boers if they attacked?', 'were the Zulus armed?'] | {'answers': ['Kambula and his two companions', 'two Prinsloo men and Meyer', 'attempting to calm him', 'yes', 'Vrouw Prinsloo', 'Kambula and his companions', 'Kambula', 'no', 'the boers', 'Kambula and his companions', 'the Englishman', 'Vrouw Prinsloo', 'caught her husband by the arm', "He wouldn't take part in it", 'a vatdoek', 'dishcloth', 'no', 'she always carried it with her', 'soon they and their women would be dead', 'Tno'], 'answers_start': [72, 184, 240, 222, 222, 411, 671, 740, 764, 328, 1077, 1217, 1263, 1308, 1575, 1602, 1566, 1616, 936, 290], 'answers_end': [104, 211, 287, 287, 237, 559, 738, 758, 829, 387, 1166, 1306, 1307, 1358, 1599, 1615, 1598, 1655, 1003, 387]} |
3var3r6g1p10qszov999867i1lh8ot | Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A young, female suicide bomber was behind a blast in Pakistan that killed at least 46 people and injured 105 others at a food distribution point, an official said Sunday.
Zakir Hussain Afridi, the top government official in Bajaur Agency, Pakistan, said that the preliminary investigation into the explosion shows that a girl between the ages of 16 and 18 blew herself up. The determination was made from remains of the bomber that were recovered.
The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for Saturday's blast in that Asian nation's tribal region.
Azam Tariq, the central spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban, told CNN in a phone call that it targeted people who had formed what he called a pro-government and anti-Taliban group.
The blast took place about 600 meters from a U.N. World Food Programme distribution point at a security checkpoint in Khar, according to Amjad Jamal, a spokesman for the agency. He said that more than 300 people were going through a security screening to get food and other items at the time of the explosion.
Khar is the headquarters of Bajaur Agency, one of the seven districts of Pakistan's tribal region bordering Afghanistan. Jamal said that those who had been internally displaced during military efforts in Bajaur Agency get a month's supply of food and other goods.
Afridi said that the suicide bomber was in a burqa, a traditional full-body covering worn by some Muslim women. He said she was stopped for a security check at a checkpoint, where she detonated herself. | ['Who was behind the blast?', 'How old was she?', 'How do they know?', 'Who said they were responsible?', 'Who was responsible for the bomb?', 'Where did it happen?', 'Near which particular place?', 'How far away from that?', 'How many were there?', 'What were they doing there?', 'Were there any casualties?', 'Where was the attacker stopped?', 'What happened there?'] | {'answers': ['A young, female', 'between the ages of 16 and 18', 'remains of the bomber that were recovered.', 'Zakir Hussain Afridi', 'Pakistani Taliban', 'Khar', 'U.N. World Food Programme distribution point', '600 meters', 'more than 300 people', 'get food and other items', 'at least 46 people', 'security check at a checkpoint', 'she detonated herself.'], 'answers_start': [28, 357, 436, 202, 485, 887, 815, 797, 961, 1025, 103, 1490, 1528], 'answers_end': [44, 386, 480, 223, 502, 892, 859, 807, 981, 1049, 121, 1520, 1550]} |
3ovhno1ve61o6r9meqv6awsnwftzd2 | (CNN) -- Achtung, baby!
Sacha Baron Cohen stars as a flamboyant Austrian fashionista in "Bruno."
There's a British theory that everything sounds funnier delivered with a Teutonic accent. That's tested to the limit in Sacha Baron Cohen's newest provocation, "Bruno," but it's not what comes out of his mouth that makes the Austrian fashionista such a handful.
The man in the tight yellow lederhosen knows that in our visually overstimulated culture, a picture is vorth a thousand vords. More if there's significant skin involved -- and he's happy to show us his wurst.
Cohen seems to believe that prudery is the enemy. Certainly, bad taste is his Trojan horse. An early montage of romantic coupling, Bruno-style, is enough to get tongues wagging -- or clucking in disapproval. It's the closest thing to gay porn most heterosexuals will see this side of "300."
Either way, Cohen's laughing: Properly managed, outrage is a useful marketing tool, as "Borat" showed.
Apparently permanently airbrushed right down to his backside, Bruno looks nothing like his hirsute Kazakh cousin, but the men share an ego; they're equally insensitive to other people and oblivious to notions of social decorum and the politically correct.
And they both invest heavily in the American Dream. Bruno hungers after fame as hungrily as Borat lusted for Pamela Anderson.
After a brief prologue in Europe -- and the distressing revelation of the vacuity of the fashion scene -- he sets out for Los Angeles, determined to become Austria's "biggest superstar since Hitler."
Perhaps inspired by another Cohen creation, Ali G, he sets out to make a celebrity interview show -- but sadly, the only dupes ignorant enough to participate are "American Idol" judges (Paula Abdul chats about her philanthropic pursuits while perched on the back of an immigrant laborer) and presidential candidates (take a bow, Ron Paul). | ['What does he star in?', 'What accent is thought to be funny?', 'Who think that?', 'What country is the star from?', 'What brightly colored outfit is he known to wear?', 'WHat is his "trojan horse"?', 'Who does he not resemble at all?', 'What do the men share?', 'and what are they not aware of?', 'What do they fully invest in?', 'What does the star hunger for?', 'Where does the film begin?'] | {'answers': ['Bruno', 'Teutonic', 'British', 'Austria', 'lederhosen', 'bad taste', 'his cousin', 'an ego', 'notions of social decorum and the politically correct', 'American Dream', 'fame', 'unknown'], 'answers_start': [91, 174, 111, 326, 393, 637, 1061, 1106, 1175, 1268, 1304, -1], 'answers_end': [96, 182, 118, 334, 403, 646, 1086, 1112, 1228, 1282, 1308, -1]} |
3olqqlkknsp3yiiisz34skmie8wejz | The Boston Globe (sometimes abbreviated as The Globe) is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts since its creation by Charles H. Taylor in 1872. The newspaper has won a total of 26 Pulitzer Prizes as of 2016, and with a total paid circulation of 245,824 from September 2015 to August 2016, it is the 25th most read newspaper in the United States. "The Boston Globe" is the oldest and largest daily newspaper in Boston.
Founded in the later 19th century, the paper was mainly controlled by Irish Catholic interests before being sold to Charles H. Taylor and his family. After being privately held until 1973, it was sold to "The New York Times" in 1993 for $1.1 billion, making it one of the most expensive print purchases in U.S. history. Historically, the newspaper has been noted as "one of the nation’s most prestigious papers," and was purchased in 2013 by Boston Red Sox and Liverpool F.C. owner John W. Henry for $70 million from the New York Times Company.
The paper's coverage of the 2001–2003 Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal, received international media attention and served as the basis of the 2015 American drama, "Spotlight." The movie revolved around the Boston Globe Spotlight Team, a team of investigative journalists tasked with uncovering intricacies of a single topic or story. | ['When was the movie Spotlight?', 'What was it about?', 'Who did it talk about?', 'Who are they?', 'What do they investigate?', 'What is The Globe?', 'Where?', 'When was it founded?', 'By whom?', 'When was the scandal?', 'Did the coverage get a lot of attention?', 'Who owns it now?', 'How much did he pay?', 'To whom?', 'When?', 'How much did the times buy it for?', 'When?', 'Have they had any Pulitzers?', 'How many?', 'Is it the newest paper in the city?'] | {'answers': ['2015', 'Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal', 'Boston Globe Spotlight Team', 'team of investigative journalists', 'a single topic or story', 'newspaper', 'Boston, Massachusetts', '1872', 'Charles H. Taylor', '2001–2003', 'yes', 'John W. Henry', '$70 million', 'New York Times Company', '2013', '$1.1 billion', '1993', 'yes', '26', 'No'], 'answers_start': [1149, 1037, 1212, 1244, 1315, 75, 106, 171, 150, 1028, 1079, 934, 953, 974, 887, 690, 681, 208, 210, 405], 'answers_end': [1153, 1077, 1240, 1277, 1339, 85, 127, 175, 167, 1037, 1128, 948, 964, 996, 891, 702, 686, 228, 212, 411]} |
3unh76focs5r5v5uvxsqff6f0f5my1 | CHAPTER XV.
COASTING.
The current was now losing its power, and Godfrey, dipping his hand into the water and then putting it to his lips, found that it was distinctly brackish, and congratulated himself upon having laid in a stock of water when he did. After Luka had slept for six hours, Godfrey roused him.
"Now, Luka, you must take my place and steer; move very carefully else we shall capsize her. That is it. Now, if there is any change you lean forward and touch me; I shall wake in a moment. If the sail should shift over to the other side all you have got to do is to shift this sheet to its fastening on that side. With this light wind jibing does not matter at all, but if the wind freshens wake me at once."
For a quarter of an hour Godfrey watched to see that Luka steered steadily, then he worked himself down in the cockpit and closed his eyes. It did not seem to him that he had been asleep long when Luka touched him.
"I would not have woke you," Luka said; "but the land seems going right away from us."
Godfrey sat up. "So it is, Luka! I should not be surprised if that is the extreme northern point. Of course it may be only a deep bay, but at any rate we must see." He looked at his watch, "Why, I have been asleep nearly seven hours. Now, Luka, you had better haul the boat alongside, and see about cooking. We forgot to try those onions yesterday. Cut one up small and put it in the pan with the meat. By the by, you had better tie a piece of cord to those four bears' hams, and let them tow overboard for two or three hours. The water must be quite salt now, and when you take them out we will rub a little fresh salt into them. They ought to keep well then." | ['Who wanted to take a nap?', 'Who did he wake to take over?', 'How long did he observe to make sure he was steering correctly?', 'Was he able to nap then?', 'For how long?', 'What would happen to the ship if Luka did badly?', 'What should he do if the sails change sides?', 'Even if the winds are gentle?', 'what if they get a lot stronger though?', 'Are the currents getting stronger and stronger?', 'Was the water clear or spoiled?', 'Is there any backup?', 'How long did Luka get to sleep?', 'What is Luka set to do when Godfrey wakes up?', 'Are there any vegetables?', 'What kind?', 'What is he to drag in the waters?', 'How many?', 'For how long?', 'And then do what with them?'] | {'answers': ['Godfrey', 'Luka', 'For a quarter of an hour', 'yes', 'not long', 'it would capsize', 'shift this sheet', 'yes', 'jibing matters', 'no', 'it was distinctly brackish,', 'yes', 'six hours', 'to see about cooking', 'yes', 'onions', "bears' hams", 'four', 'two or three hours.', 'rub a little fresh salt into them.'], 'answers_start': [257, 257, 727, 727, 866, 315, 504, 630, 630, 26, 76, 185, 255, 1266, 1340, 1340, 1435, 1485, 1512, 1594], 'answers_end': [313, 314, 802, 942, 942, 406, 598, 681, 725, 64, 181, 256, 314, 1339, 1398, 1399, 1559, 1509, 1560, 1664]} |
3oswbblg1exz1w97d87ldbccpskdxz | CHAPTER IV
IN THE GYMNASIUM
"Company attention! Carry arms! Present arms! Shoulder arms! Forward march!"
Captain Jack Rover, assisted by Lieutenant Fred Rover and his other officers, was drilling Company C in a corner of the gymnasium of Colby Hall. It was two days after the adventure on the Rick Rack River, and it was still raining, so that drilling in the open was almost out of the question.
The four cadets who had taken part in the rescue of John Franklin and his son Phil had explained the situation to Captain Dale on their return to the school and had been warmly praised by that old West Point military man for their bravery.
It may be mentioned here that Captain Dale had been in charge of the school since Colonel Colby had volunteered for the war and gone to France to fight.
Many of the cadets hated the rain and hoped it would soon clear. They loved drilling in the open far more than when held indoors, and they also wished to get at baseball and other Spring sports.
"It's a shame it doesn't let up," remarked Gif Garrison, after the drilling had come to an end and the rifles had been put away in their cases along the wall. Gif was a big youth, and the recognized head of many of the athletic sports.
"Well, we have to take such matters as they come," returned Spouter Powell, running his hand through his heavy brush of hair. "Were it not for the gentle rains, and the dews later on, the fields and slopes of the hills would not be clothed in the verdant green which all true lovers of nature so much admire. Instead we might have a bleak barrenness, a dissolution which would appall----" | ['Who was marching?', 'led by whom?', 'was it sunny?', 'where were they being drilled?', 'how long after their recent adventure?', 'was someone rescued?', 'who?', 'who else?', 'by whom?', 'who did they talk to?', 'were there weapons?', 'were they praised for their rescue?', 'what kind of weapons?', 'where were they now?', 'was the weather liked?', 'what sports wanted to be played?', 'who went to france?', 'why?', 'was gif small?', 'were they drilling outside?'] | {'answers': ['Company C', 'Captain Jack Rover', 'No', 'in a corner of the gymnasium of Colby Hall', '2 days', 'Yes', 'John Franklin', 'his son Phil', 'four cadets', 'Captain Dale', 'unknown', 'Yes', 'rifles', 'in their cases', 'No', 'baseball', 'Colonel Colby', 'for the war', 'No', 'No'], 'answers_start': [193, 111, 315, 193, 253, 405, 405, 446, 405, 492, -1, 575, 1094, 1109, 802, 936, 729, 729, 1156, 111], 'answers_end': [212, 212, 341, 254, 315, 487, 470, 487, 453, 531, -1, 646, 1157, 1156, 835, 971, 801, 800, 1177, 257]} |
3wleiwsyhohfcwbcbf5ie6xe4a62he | (Oprah.com) -- When Chicagoan Tammy Jo Long visited Savannah, Georgia, ten years ago, she was delighted by its fountain-filled parks, corner cafés -- and grand architecture.
Long had always been a design aficionado, but the Italianate and Victorian homes she encountered in Savannah became "an obsession," she says. "I saw a mansion with enormous cornices and cast-iron window surrounds, and I was hooked." So hooked, in fact, that she decided to buy a second home there, closing the deal on her next visit.
Oprah.com: What's Your Design Style?
Her learning curve:
Long was determined to restore her new house to its original glory. Though she'd remodeled a few kitchens and bathrooms over the years, a historically accurate renovation that did justice to the Savannah architecture she loved was daunting.
Oprah.com: 5 things a professional organizer wants you to know
But the all-nighters spent poring over floor plans and scouring eBay for doorknobs paid off: Every detail of the home -- from the crown moldings to the brass finger pulls -- is as it was in the 1800s. Yearning to share her handiwork, Long turned the home into a vacation rental. Soon, enchanted out-of-towners were eagerly booking their stays.
Oprah.com: ingenious ways to decorate small spaces
Her business model:
In 2003 Long quit her job in sales and bought and restored four more homes, traveling between Savannah and Chicago (where she and her ex-husband share custody of their 9-year-old son). "Some of the properties had been vacant for 20 years," Long says. "They had rats you could put a saddle on." | ['In what year did Long quit her job?', 'What was her line of work at that time?', 'What did she buy?', 'How many?', 'How many cities did she travel between?', 'Which ones?', 'Does she have a daughter or son?', 'How old is he?', 'Is she currently married?', 'What sort of animals were in some of the properties?'] | {'answers': ['2003', 'sales', 'homes', 'four', 'two', 'Savannah and Chicago', 'son', 'Nine', 'unknown', 'rats'], 'answers_start': [1303, 1316, 1303, 1361, 1379, 1379, 1448, 1471, -1, 1488], 'answers_end': [1328, 1337, 1377, 1377, 1417, 1417, 1485, 1485, -1, 1596]} |
3j2uybxqqlcsjxoh09a0yrf9y1m60j | (CNN) -- The deal struck at the weekend between Iran and world powers over its nuclear program is not just a triumph of Western diplomacy, but a step forward in the budding rapprochement between Iran and the U.S. that had been long in the making.
Every U.S. administration from Reagan to Obama has tried to reach out to Iran. Unfortunately, these efforts all failed because the circumstances for rapprochement were not quite right -- unlike today, where Iran's new president, Hassan Rouhani, has been determined to outflank his ideological opponents in Tehran and reach a deal with the West.
The Obama administration seems equally determined -- despite opposition from Saudi Arabia and Israel, as well as an obstructive Congress -- to welcome the Iranians back into the international community, so long as they agree to play by the rules.
This is Obama's "opening to China" moment and he must seize it.
Ever since Iranian students stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979 and initiated the 444-day Iran-hostage crisis, the United States and Iran have been regional arch-nemeses. Even so, in the thirty years since this traumatic event, there have been periodic efforts to improve relations.
The first episode occurred in 1985 when Israeli officials helped facilitate a back-channel approach to so-called Iranian "moderates", represented by Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. This led to the infamous "Mission to Tehran", where senior U.S. officials traveled to Tehran to trade weapons and spare parts in exchange for the release of American hostages held in Lebanon. This mission failed spectacularly. Details were leaked to the press, leading to the Iran-Contra scandal, which nearly brought the Reagan administration down. | ['What country was the main focus of the issue?', 'What program was in discussion?', 'Was this deal a long time coming?', 'What U.S president was a part of this deal?', 'Did Reagan try to do the same thing?', 'Did it work out for him?', "Who is Iran's President?", 'Is he new?', 'Who did he want to reach a deal with?', 'Where were his ideological opponents at?', 'Did obama have opposition?', 'Was it from a country or a person?', 'Which country?', 'What similar opening was this like for obama?', 'Were the students that stormed out Iranian or American?', 'When did this happen?', 'Where?', 'In want place/location?', 'What crisis happened due to the storm out?', 'For how many days?'] | {'answers': ['Iran', 'Nuclear Program', 'Yes.', 'Obama.', 'Yes.', 'No.', 'Hassan Rouhani', 'Yes.', 'With the west.', 'Tehran', 'Yes', 'Country', 'Saudi Arabia and Israel', 'Opening to China', 'Iranian', 'November 4, 1979', 'U.S. Embasssy', 'ehran', 'Iran-hostage crisis', '444'], 'answers_start': [9, 68, 249, 596, 257, 328, 455, 451, 548, 525, 595, 648, 675, 845, 912, 911, 951, 951, 994, 1012], 'answers_end': [55, 94, 410, 842, 327, 416, 493, 491, 595, 561, 734, 733, 695, 909, 973, 993, 973, 973, 1039, 1039]} |
3t111ihz5eq31aaestwr2x7yxp59r1 | Malawi (, or ; or [maláwi]), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. Malawi is over with an estimated population of 16,777,547 (July 2013 est.). Its capital is Lilongwe, which is also Malawi's largest city; the second largest is Blantyre, the third is Mzuzu and the fourth largest is its old capital Zomba. The name Malawi comes from the Maravi, an old name of the Nyanja people that inhabit the area. The country is also nicknamed "The Warm Heart of Africa".
Malawi is among the smallest countries in Africa. Lake Malawi takes up about a third of Malawi's area.
The area of Africa now known as Malawi was settled by migrating Bantu groups around the 10th century. Centuries later in 1891 the area was colonised by the British. In 1953 Malawi, then known as Nyasaland, a protectorate of the United Kingdom, became a protectorate within the semi-independent Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. The Federation was dissolved in 1963. In 1964 the protectorate over Nyasaland was ended and Nyasaland became an independent country under Queen Elizabeth II with the new name Malawi. Two years later it became a republic. Upon gaining independence it became a one-party state under the presidency of Hastings Banda, who remained president until 1994, when he lost an election. Arthur Peter Mutharika is the current president. Malawi has a democratic, multi-party government. The country has a Malawian Defence Force that includes an army, a navy and an air wing. Malawi's foreign policy is pro-Western and includes positive diplomatic relations with most countries and participation in several international organisations, including the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations, the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), and the African Union (AU). | ['Who settled in Malawi?', 'when?', 'What does the defence force include?', 'What does COMESA stand for?', 'Is it a large country?', 'When was it colonized?', 'By who?', 'What was it called before Malawi?', 'when was the federation dissolved?', 'What is the capital city?', 'What is the biggest lake?', "how much of Malawi's space does it take up?", 'What is AU?'] | {'answers': ['Bantu groups', '10th century', 'army, a navy and an air wing', 'Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa', 'No', '1891', 'British', 'Nyasaland', '1963', 'Lilongwe', 'Lake Malawi', "a third of Malawi's area", 'African Union'], 'answers_start': [790, 790, 1564, 1926, 653, 860, 860, 931, 1089, 336, 703, 703, 1990], 'answers_end': [834, 859, 1651, 1980, 702, 922, 921, 962, 1126, 359, 756, 756, 2009]} |
37q970snze8xdk7w35h3d1ubljt1s9 | Anny was a five-year-old girl. One day when she and her mother were in a department store , Anny saw a plastic pearl necklace . What a beautiful necklace! She wanted it very much, so she begged her mother to buy it for her. The mother said, "Well, I can buy you the necklace, but when we get home, we should discuss what you can do to pay for it. Can we do that?" Anny agreed with much happiness, and she got the necklace. How much Anny loved the necklace! She wore it everywhere and every minute. Anny also did part - time jobs to make pocket money. She worked very hard. Soon she succeeded in paying off the price for the necklace. Anny's daddy knew how she tried her best to get the necklace. He also knew how much Anny cared about it. One night, he asked Anny if she loved him. "Sure, Daddy." the little girl said. "Then how about giving me your necklace?" "Oh, no, Daddy! Not my necklace!" Anny cried. "Oh, dear, it's fine." her father gave her a kiss. Several days later, Anny went to her daddy, with her lips trembling . "Here, Daddy. I love you." She held out her hand. Inside it was the plastic pearl necklace that she loved so much. When he saw this, Anny's father smiled with surprise. He then pulled a cute box out of his pocket. Inside the box was a real and colourful pearl necklace, which was waiting for Anny for so long. | ['What did the girl do when she saw a piece of jewelry?', 'for who?', 'what kind of jewelry?', 'what kind?', 'was it real pearls?', 'then what kind?', 'where were they??', 'how old was the girl?', 'what was her name?', 'did her mom agree to get the necklace?', 'was there a condition?', 'what?', 'did Anny agree?', 'how often did she wear it?', 'where?', 'did she pay it back?', 'how?', 'what did her dad want her to give him?', 'what did she say?', 'did she ever give it to him?'] | {'answers': ['begged her mother to buy it', 'for herself', 'a necklace', 'pearl', 'no', 'plastic', 'in a department store', 'five', 'Anny', 'yes', 'yes', "later they'd discuss how Anny could pay for it", 'yes', 'every minute', 'everywhere', 'yes', 'did part - time jobs', 'her necklace', '"Oh, no, Daddy! Not my necklace!"', 'yes'], 'answers_start': [186, 215, 117, 111, 103, 103, 68, 10, 0, 248, 276, 280, 363, 483, 469, 578, 508, 845, 861, 1029], 'answers_end': [214, 222, 125, 116, 110, 110, 89, 15, 4, 274, 346, 345, 375, 496, 479, 632, 528, 858, 894, 1040]} |
3ejjqnku9r5wggsxq5kjfe5mgzrhr7 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin (CNN) -- During the course of his long run for the presidency, Mitt Romney has consistently presented himself to voters as a "turnaround" artist, or as his supporters have taken to calling him recently, a "Mr. Fix-It."
In making his closing argument to voters that he should have that chance to take his government tool belt to Washington, Romney has vowed to "bring people together," to govern as president.
"I've got be able to reach across the aisle and get good Democrats and good Republicans to work together," the former Massachusetts governor told a crowd in Jacksonville, Florida, on Wednesday.
If Obama wins a second term ...
"My legislature was about 85% Democrat and it was not lost on me that to get anything done at all, and even to have my veto upheld, I had to have people across the aisle I could work with," he continued.
Romney's critics insist the Republican candidate's bipartisan overtures are in need of a serious reality check. They look no farther than his statement to last February's gathering of the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington.
"I fought long odds in a deep blue state. But I was a severely conservative Republican governor," Romney told the conference.
Romney defends his 'severely conservative' record
The words "severely" and "conservative" are no longer part of Romney pitch with the campaign in the home stretch. Asked how Romney's promises of bipartisanship align with what quickly became a YouTube moment at CPAC last winter, a senior campaign adviser argued the two claims are not mutually exclusive. | ['Who is this about?', 'What did he present himself as?', 'What about his supporters?', 'What did he say he could do?', 'Where was he?', 'When?', 'what did he want to do?', 'What was his congress?', 'What did he fight?', 'Where?', 'What did he defend?', 'What do his critics say?', 'where do they look?'] | {'answers': ['Mitt Romney', '"turnaround" artist', 'Mr. Fix-It', 'get good Democrats and good Republicans to work together', 'Jacksonville, Florida', 'Wednesday', 'take his government tool belt to Washington,', '85% Democrat', 'long odds', 'in a deep blue state', "his 'severely conservative' record", 'he is in need of a serious reality check', "his statement to last February's gathering of the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington"], 'answers_start': [84, 146, 226, 482, 591, 617, 308, 690, 1126, 1136, 1259, 949, 1008], 'answers_end': [95, 165, 237, 538, 612, 626, 362, 702, 1135, 1156, 1293, 980, 1112]} |
3p4rdnwnd56fenk4oitvdzka5nuija | A senior Palestinian Authority official died Wednesday after a confrontation with Israeli troops, prompting President Mahmoud Abbas to halt security coordination with Israel, according to Palestinian officials.
Ziyad Abu Ein died after clashes with Israeli soldiers midday Wednesday in the Palestinian village of Turmusaya, which is northeast of the West Bank city of Ramallah, longtime chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat said in a statement. Abu Ein -- a minister in Abbas' Fatah party and head of the Committee to Resist the Wall and Settlements -- was there participating in nonviolent demonstrations to mark international Human Rights Day, according to Erakat's statement.
There were varying reports of exactly how Abu Ein died, including what role -- if any -- Israeli authorities played in it.
Pictures from various news agencies depict an Israeli soldier with his hands to Abu Ein's neck, followed by another showing him on the ground. The official Palestinian news agency WAFA, meanwhile, reported that the Palestinian official lost consciousness after he inhaled tear gas and an Israeli soldier hit him in the chest.
"The Israeli soldiers called Abu Ein by name and seemed to be focused on him," witness Kamal Abu Safaka told CNN. "There was a lot of pushing, kicking and punching by the soldiers. ... When Abu Ein tried to intercede, they hit him on the chest with a rifle butt and grabbed him by the throat and pushed him back and then threw a large amount of tear gas and stun grenades."
Dr. Ahmed Bitawi, the director of the Ramallah hospital that inspected Abu Ein's body, said he died from asphyxiation after choking on vomit brought on by tear gas inhalation. | ['what caused Ziyad death'] | {'answers': ['unknown'], 'answers_start': [-1], 'answers_end': [-1]} |
3wygz5xf3wfzjltibfnligqaumjksf | CHAPTER IV.
NEGOTIATIONS.
It is necessary in this chapter to return to Phonny and Wallace, in order to explain how Phonny succeeded in getting his squirrel.
He was quite in haste, as he went on after leaving the squirrel, in order to get down to the mill where Espy lived, before the squirrel should have gnawed out. The road, he was quite confident, led to the mill.
"I should like to buy the squirrel, if Espy will sell him," said Phonny.
"Do you think that your mother would be willing?" asked Wallace.
"Why yes," said Phonny, "certainly. What objection could she have?"
"None, only the trouble that it would occasion her," replied Wallace.
"Oh, it would not make her any trouble," said Phonny. "I should take care of it myself."
"It would not make her much trouble, I know," said Wallace, "if you were only considerate and careful. As it is I think it may make her a great deal."
"No," said Phonny, "I don't think that it will make her any trouble at all."
"Where shall you keep your squirrel?" asked Wallace.
"In a cage, in the back room," said Phonny, promptly.
"Have you got a cage?" asked Wallace.
"No," said Phonny, "but I can make one."
"I think that in making a cage," replied Wallace, "you would have to give other people a great deal of trouble. You would be inquiring all about the house, for tools, and boards, and wire,--that is unless you keep your tools and materials for such kind of work, in better order than boys usually do." | ['Who wanted to buy the squirrel?', 'Who would have to sell the squirrel?', 'Where did Espy live?', 'Was Phonny in a hurry?', 'What did he think his mom think about the squirrel?', 'Where did Phonny plan to keep the squirrel?', 'Where would he put it?', 'Did he already have one?', 'How was he going to get one?', 'Who was Phonny talking to about all this?', 'Did Wallace think that it would be troublesome to build?', 'Why?', 'For what?', 'And what else?', 'Did Phonny ever get his squirrel?', 'What did he worry the squirrel might do?', 'What was Phonny pretty confident about?', 'What was he sure led to the mill?', "What did Phonny's father say?", 'At first, did Wallace think his mother would object?'] | {'answers': ['Phonny', 'Espy', 'the mill', 'Yes', 'she would be willing', 'In a cage', 'in the back room', 'No', 'he can make one', 'Wallace', 'yes', 'You would be inquiring all about the house', 'tools', 'and boards', 'yes', 'gnaw out', 'it would not make his Mom any trouble', 'Yes', 'unknown', 'Yes'], 'answers_start': [376, 412, 251, 163, 452, 983, 1038, 1094, 1140, 451, 1228, 1289, 1333, 1299, 95, 280, 664, 323, -1, 588], 'answers_end': [449, 433, 277, 185, 528, 1049, 1068, 1139, 1175, 516, 1287, 1331, 1342, 1364, 161, 322, 698, 373, -1, 658]} |
3f0bg9b9mpn8ksy7rrq1wx9p5m17yu | (CNN) -- Gordon Stoker, who as part of the vocal group the Jordanaires sang backup on hits by Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline, George Jones and countless others, died Wednesday at his home in Brentwood, Tennessee. He was 88.
His death was confirmed by the group's website.
For many years, the Jordanaires were Elvis' go-to backup singers, performing on hits including "Hound Dog," "Are You Lonesome Tonight" and "Crying in the Chapel."
The group also supported Patsy Cline on "Crazy," Jim Reeves on "Four Walls," Kenny Rogers on "Lucille" and Jones on "He Stopped Loving Her Today."
On their own, they generally stuck to gospel, releasing more than a dozen albums over the course of several decades.
The group met Presley after a performance with Eddy Arnold in 1955. According to a much-told story, after the show the then-unknown Elvis told the group that, if he ever landed a major-label contract -- he was on Memphis' Sun Records at the time -- he'd have the Jordanaires back him up. After Presley joined RCA in 1956, he was true to his word. The group sang with him on both recordings and in concert for the next 14 years.
Stoker wasn't an original member of the group, which formed in Springfield, Missouri, in the 1940s. He was hired as its piano player in 1950 and only became a vocalist later -- staying for more than 60 years, generally as its lead tenor.
"As a longtime member of the vocal quartet the Jordanaires, he helped to influence the sound of gospel, country and pop music with a unique and versatile style while recording with an impressive roster of artists," said the Recording Academy in a statement. "We have lost a gifted and timeless artist who made significant contributions to music and our industry." | ['What was Gordon Stokers job?', 'What happened to him?', 'Where?', 'How old was he?', 'Who did he sing back up for?', "What was the name of Gordon's group?", 'When did they meet Elvis?', 'What year?', 'What promise did Elvis make?', 'did he keep it?', 'how long did they sing with Elvis?', 'What genre of music were the Jordanaires known for on their own?', 'What other artists did they work with?'] | {'answers': ['he sang backup', 'He died', 'at his home', '88', 'Elvis Presley', 'the Jordanaires', 'after a performance', '1955', "if he ever landed a major-label contract he'd have the Jordanaires back him up", 'yes', '14 years', 'gospel', 'Patsy Cline and George Jones'], 'answers_start': [9, 222, 157, 209, 71, 24, 705, 727, 864, 1027, 1052, 586, 54], 'answers_end': [82, 268, 183, 219, 107, 70, 746, 771, 991, 1050, 1131, 630, 134]} |
36h9ulyp62uv4wienanaa27iq45jf6 | (CNN) -- The height of luxury -- or a vulgar monstrosity?
To its owner, this 15-meter, Lamborghini-inspired speedboat is the apex of nautical engineering. A sleek, innovative, gutsy vessel worthy of its $1.1 million price tag.
But others disagree.
When Gino Gargiulo turned up at the Miami Boat Show with his banana-yellow beauties in tow -- the boat and the $750,000 car it resembles -- a small crowd quickly gathered around.
"This is the best boat you can buy -- it's the Lamborghini of boats," says the 48-year-old automobile and restaurant mogul from Miami, Florida.
"The response we've had ... letters, emails. If you do a Google search today there are 14,000 pages on it already -- and the boat's never even been in the water."
However, not everyone is impressed by the idea of a high-performance sports car dressed up as a superyacht.
To Quentin Willson, former presenter of BBC TV show "Top Gear," the Lamborghini boat is a tasteless display of wealth that screams: "I'm rich and bored."
Willson quickly moves into fourth gear with his analysis.
"And that's really sad. Anybody who's got that amount of money that they need to go and commission a special boat to keep them entertained -- I think it's nuts," he says.
"The key with these people is they want to be different, and they want to be separate, and they want to be distinctive -- and that impulse throws good taste, and reason, and rationale out the window."
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3xcc1odxdlb9t9r09v7dosxn7rfqre | Hinduism is an Indian religion, or a way of life, widely practiced in South Asia. Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world, and some practitioners and scholars refer to it as "", "the eternal tradition," or the "eternal way," beyond human history. Scholars regard Hinduism as a fusion or synthesis of various Indian cultures and traditions, with diverse roots and no founder. This "Hindu synthesis" started to develop between 500 BCE and 300 CE following the Vedic period (1500 BCE to 500 BCE).
Although Hinduism contains a broad range of philosophies, it is linked by shared concepts, recognisable rituals, cosmology, shared textual resources, and pilgrimage to sacred sites. Hindu texts are classified into Śruti ("heard") and Smṛti ("remembered"). These texts discuss theology, philosophy, mythology, Vedic yajna, Yoga, agamic rituals, and temple building, among other topics. Major scriptures include the Vedas and Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Agamas. Sources of authority and eternal truths in its texts play an important role, but there is also a strong Hindu tradition of the questioning of this authority, to deepen the understanding of these truths and to further develop the tradition.
Prominent themes in Hindu beliefs include the four Puruṣārthas, the proper goals or aims of human life, namely Dharma (ethics/duties), Artha (prosperity/work), Kama (desires/passions) and Moksha (liberation/freedom/salvation); karma (action, intent and consequences), Saṃsāra (cycle of rebirth), and the various Yogas (paths or practices to attain moksha). Hindu practices include rituals such as puja (worship) and recitations, meditation, family-oriented rites of passage, annual festivals, and occasional pilgrimages. Some Hindus leave their social world and material possessions, then engage in lifelong Sannyasa (monastic practices) to achieve Moksha. Hinduism prescribes the eternal duties, such as honesty, refraining from injuring living beings (ahimsa), patience, forbearance, self-restraint, and compassion, among others. The four largest denominations of Hinduism are the Vaishnavism, Shaivism, Shaktism and Smartism. | ['what are some nicknames for Hinduism?', 'what are the 2 types of text?', 'what are 2 topics of these texts?', 'what is Hinduism?', 'what are some important themes in Hinduism?', 'what are the four Puruṣārthas?', 'why do some engage in Sannyasa?', 'what are some of the Major scriptures?', 'where is Hinduism mostly practiced?', 'what do scholars define it as?', 'when did it start to develop?', 'what are some enternal duties?', 'what are some of the biggest denominations?', 'what is karma?', 'who created Hinduism?', 'what are yogas?'] | {'answers': ['"the eternal tradition," or the "eternal way', 'Śruti ("heard") and Smṛti', 'theology and philosophy', 'an Indian religion, or a way of life, widely practiced in South Asia', 'four Puruṣārthas, the proper goals or aims of human life, namely Dharma (ethics/duties), Artha (prosperity/work), Kama (desires/passions) and Moksha (', 'Dharma Artha Kama and Moksha', 'to achieve Moksha', 'the Vedas and Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Agamas.', 'South Asia', 'a fusion or synthesis of various Indian cultures and traditions, with diverse roots and no founder.', '500 BCE and 300 CE', 'honesty, refraining from injuring living beings (ahimsa), patience, forbearance, self-restraint, and compassion, among others. T', 'the Vaishnavism, Shaivism, Shaktism and Smartism.', 'action, intent and consequences', 'it has no founder.', 'paths or practices to attain moksha'], 'answers_start': [176, 712, 770, 0, 1227, 1338, 1811, 898, 50, 265, 392, 1907, 2059, 1454, 358, 1546], 'answers_end': [240, 754, 810, 80, 1423, 1424, 1882, 984, 80, 392, 461, 2060, 2155, 1494, 392, 1581]} |
34majl3qp4nal2j008z43rt25n443x | Luo Zhixiang is a popular singer, an actor and a TV host. His English name is Show. He dances well. He is often called "Dancing King of Asia". He now becomes more and more popular. Show is from Taiwan Island. He is tall and cool. A lot of people love him very much because they love his songs and his wonderful voice. He is handsome now. but he was very fat in high school. So he got a nickname "Pig"at that time. His classmates made fun of him sometimes. But he exercised and lost weight successfully . Now he is glad that people call him "Pig". He likes showing himself to others. The people around him are very happy to see his performance . Show is hard-working. His TV show is successful. Many people like watching _ . He often says, "If you have a chance, just do it!" He does it. Maybe it is why he is so successful. | ['What does the subject of the article often say?', 'Does he follow this motto himself?', "What's the guy's name?", "What's his profession?", 'Is he a good dancer?', 'Is he good looking?', 'What was his problem in high school?', 'What did the other kids call him?', 'What did he do to change this?', 'Does he appreciate his high school nickname now?', "What's a new nickname he got?", "What's he called in English?", 'He lazy?', "How's his television program doiing?", 'Is his popularity increasing?', 'Is he short?', 'Is he uncool?', 'Why do folks like him so much?', "Where's he from?"] | {'answers': ['If you have a chance, just do it!', 'Yes.', 'Luo Zhixiang', 'singer, an actor and a TV host', 'YEs.', 'Yes.', 'he was very fat', 'Pig', 'exercised', 'Yes.', 'Dancing King of Asia', 'Show', 'No.', 'successful', 'YEs', 'No.', 'No.', 'they love his songs and his wonderful voice', 'Taiwan Island'], 'answers_start': [740, 775, 0, 26, 84, 318, 342, 396, 463, 504, 120, 78, 645, 682, 143, 209, 209, 273, 194], 'answers_end': [773, 785, 12, 56, 99, 336, 357, 399, 472, 545, 140, 82, 665, 692, 180, 219, 228, 316, 207]} |
3efe17qcrc58hvsa5uko5oai21nhs8 | The latest chapter in Amanda Knox's long legal battle began Monday in Florence, Italy, with a retrial over the 2007 killing of her British roommate Meredith Kercher.
But Knox, 26, who has expressed concern about returning to a country where she spent four years behind bars, was not in court.
Neither was Kercher's family, which said in a statement submitted by their lawyer in court on Monday that they would be following the new trial closely from the United Kingdom.
Knox was convicted in 2009 of murdering Kercher, a 21-year old British exchange student who was found stabbed to death in November 2007 in the villa the two young women rented in the central Italian university town of Perugia.
Family: Amanda Knox won't return to Italy for new trial
The convictions of Knox and her ex-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, were overturned in 2011 for "lack of evidence."
After her acquittal, Knox returned to her hometown of Seattle, where she has been living since.
Knox: Sometimes, I can't stop crying
But Italy's Supreme Court decided last year to retry the case, saying the jury that acquitted Knox didn't consider all the evidence, and that discrepancies in testimony needed to be answered.
The retrial's opening day Monday was dominated by procedural items. The presiding judge, Alessandro Nencini, read out the facts of the case, including the conviction of Ivory Coast native Rudy Guede for his role in Kercher's murder.
The defense teams asked for several items of evidence to be retested for DNA, and Nencini agreed that a knife found in Sollecito's apartment would be re-examined. The court also agreed to hear testimony from Luciano Aviello, who served time in jail with Sollecito and claims that his brother killed Kercher. | ["Where did Knox's legal battle start?", 'what was she convicted of?', 'What is her home town?', 'When was she convicted?', 'Is she in prison now?', 'Why not?', 'Why did that happen?', 'When was Kercher found stabbed to death?', 'Will she be back in Italy for the retrial?', 'Why not?'] | {'answers': ['Italy', 'killing of her roommate', 'Seattle', '2009', 'No', 'The jury acquitted', "They didn't consider all the evidence.", 'November 2007', 'No', 'Knox has expressed concern about returning.'], 'answers_start': [705, 0, 900, 476, 879, 1016, 1079, 476, 705, 172], 'answers_end': [761, 166, 940, 523, 976, 1147, 1148, 611, 761, 276]} |
34s6n1k2zvjldixkllnnt2wnaa7lhw | The Kuomintang of China ( or , KMT; also spelled as Guomindang , GMD by its pinyin transliteration; often translated as the Nationalist Party of China or Chinese Nationalist Party) is a major political party in the Republic of China (ROC). It is currently the largest opposition party in the country.
The predecessor of the KMT, the Revolutionary Alliance (Tongmenghui), was one of the major advocates of the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty and the establishment of a republic. The KMT was founded by Song Jiaoren and Sun Yat-sen shortly after the Xinhai Revolution of 1911. Sun was the provisional president but he did not have military power and ceded the first presidency to the military leader Yuan Shikai. After Yuan's death, China was divided by warlords, while the KMT was able to control only part of the south. Later led by Chiang Kai-shek, the KMT formed the National Revolutionary Army and succeeded in its Northern Expedition to unify much of China in 1928. It was the ruling party in mainland China from 1928 until its retreat to Taiwan in 1949 after being defeated by the Communist Party of China (CPC) during the Chinese Civil War, and despite losing its territory, the KMT held onto China's UN seat (with considerable international support) until 1971. In Taiwan, the KMT continued as the single ruling party until the reforms in the late 1970s through the 1990s loosened its grip on power. Since 1987, the Republic of China is no longer a single-party state; however, the KMT remains one of the main political parties. The KMT is currently the main opposition party in the Legislative Yuan. | ['What do the initials KTM stand for?', 'What other names is it know by when translated?', 'What country is it found in?', 'Is it the most powerful party there?', 'What did the Revolutionary Alliance become?', 'Did the Revolutionary Alliance wish to keep the Qing Dynasty?', 'What did they wish to have ruling instead?', 'Who founded the KMT?', 'Who was the first individual in charge?', 'How did he become to be no longer in power?', 'Who did he give power to?', 'What happened to the country when Yaun died?'] | {'answers': ['Kuomintang of China', 'Nationalist Party of China', 'China', 'yes', 'KMT', 'no', 'unknown', 'Song Jiaoren and Sun Yat-sen', 'Sun was the provisional president', 'ceded the first presidency to the military leader Yuan Shikai', 'Yuan Shikai', 'China was divided by warlords'], 'answers_start': [4, 124, 18, 186, 303, 388, -1, 482, 575, 648, 698, 731], 'answers_end': [23, 150, 24, 232, 357, 440, -1, 529, 608, 709, 709, 760]} |
3wseltnvr32um8xboofmy7j0rsxat7 | Woodbridge, Virginia (CNN) -- The police photograph is chilling. In grainy black and white tones, it shows 13-year-old Martin Andrews sitting in a makeshift box, his leg chained. The look in his eyes is one of fear, fatigue and disbelief. He had just been rescued from a nightmare.
"I was abducted by a sexually violent predator by the name of Richard Ausley, who had been twice convicted for sexually assaulting young boys, and he had taken me for eight days," Andrews recalled of his ordeal 37 years ago this month. "I was left to die."
As a survivor of a sex crime, Andrews is one face of an issue the Supreme Court will revisit Tuesday: civil commitment, which allows the government to keep sex offenders in custody even after they have served their sentences. Twenty states have such laws, including Virginia, where Andrews was held captive and repeatedly assaulted.
CNN normally doesn't name victims of sex crimes, but Andrews, now a victims' advocate, agreed to tell his story.
On the other side of the debate is the first sex offender released from Virginia's civil commitment program, and one of just a handful nationwide.
"I served my time for what I did, and I didn't feel like I should be incarcerated again," said this man, who asked that his identity not be revealed for fear of retribution. "It was a scary thing to know that you could be committed to a mental institution for the rest of your life."
The man said mandatory therapy helped him, but he thinks that could have been initiated while he was in prison. | ['Who is the victim of a sex crime?', 'How old was he at the time?', 'What evidence did the police have?', 'Who kidnapped him?', 'How long ago was this?', 'How many times had he been convicted?', 'How long was he in captivity?', 'What issue is the Supreme Court looking at?', 'Do states already have such laws?', 'What is that?', 'Which states?', 'Who is being released in Virginia?', 'What was the state going to make him do?', 'What did the police photograph show?', 'Was it in color?', 'What had just happened before the picture was taken?'] | {'answers': ['Martin Andrews.', '13.', 'unknown', 'Richard Ausley.', '37.', 'Twice.', 'Eight days,', 'Civil commitment.', 'Yes.', 'It allows the government to keep sex offenders in custody.', 'Twenty states including Virginia.', 'unknown', 'Be committed to a mental institution.', 'Martin Andrews sitting in a makeshift box, his leg chained.', 'No.', 'He had just been rescued.'], 'answers_start': [119, 107, -1, 346, 495, 370, 451, 645, 769, 669, 769, -1, 1361, 119, 75, 239], 'answers_end': [133, 109, -1, 360, 507, 391, 462, 661, 797, 723, 817, -1, 1397, 178, 91, 263]} |
3gd6l00d3sxufpurj8lh1sv5tq8m17 | CHAPTER XXXIV.
HOPE.
From Edie Le Breton's lodgings, Hilda Tregellis drove straight, without stopping all the way, to Arthur Berkeley's house at Chelsea; for Arthur had long since risen to the dignity of an enfranchised householder, and had bought himself a pretty cottage near the Embankment, with room enough for himself and the Progenitor, and even for any possible future domestic contingency in the way of wife and children. It was a very unconventional thing for her to do, no doubt; but Lady Hilda was certainly not the person to be deterred from doing anything she contemplated on the bare ground of its extreme unconventionally; and so far was she from objecting personally to her visit on this score, that before she rang the Berkeleys' bell she looked quietly at her little bijou watch, and said with a bland smile to the suspicious Mr. Jenkins, 'Let me see, Jenkins; it's one o'clock. I shall lunch with my friends here this morning; so you may take the carriage home now for my lady, and I shall cab it back, or come round by Metropolitan.' Jenkins was too much accustcmed to Lady Hilda's unaccountable vagaries to express any surprise at her wildest resolutions, even if she had proposed to go home on a costermonger's barrow; so he only touched his hat respectfully, in his marionette fashion, and drove away at once without further colloquy.
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3p59jyt76lk5h527b9m7sp02f872t2 | CHAPTER IX.
IN WHICH MR. HAMLIN PASSES.
With his lips sealed by the positive mandate of the lovely spectre, Mr. Hamlin resigned himself again to weakness and sleep. When he awoke, Olly was sitting by his bedside; the dusky figure of Pete, spectacled and reading a good book, was dimly outlined against the window--but that was all. The vision--if vision it was--had fled.
"Olly," said Mr. Hamlin, faintly.
"Yes!" said Olly, opening her eyes in expectant sympathy.
"How long have I been dr--I mean how long has this--spell lasted?"
"Three days," said Olly.
"The ---- you say!" (A humane and possibly weak consideration for Mr. Hamlin in his new weakness and suffering restricts me to a mere outline of his extravagance of speech.)
"But you're better now," supplemented Olly.
Mr. Hamlin began to wonder faintly if his painful experience of the last twenty-four hours were a part of his convalsecence. He was silent for a few moments and then suddenly turned his face toward Olly.
"Didn't you say something about--about--your sister, the other day?"
"Yes--she's got back," said Olly, curtly.
"Here?"
"Here."
"Well?" said Mr. Hamlin, a little impatiently.
"Well," returned Olly, with a slight toss of her curls, "she's got back and I reckon it's about time she did."
Strange to say, Olly's evident lack of appreciation of her sister seemed to please Mr. Hamlin--possibly because it agreed with his own idea of Grace's superiority and his inability to recognise or accept her as the sister of Gabriel.
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3sb4ce2tjvv13p6vtygjna463dtxay | It isn't that the man had done anything wrong to infuriate Elytte Barbour and his wife.
The couple - married three weeks -- just wanted to kill someone together, police said.
And Troy LaFerrara, 42, happened to be the unlucky one.
The Barbours are accused of luring LaFerrara through a "companionship" ad on Craigslist, and stabbing and strangling him to death.
Barbour told police he and his wife had tried to kill others. But the plans didn't work out.
"This," said Sunbury Police Chief Steve Mazzeo, "happened to be one that worked."
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LaFerrara's body was found in the backyard of a home in Sunbury, a small city about 100 miles northwest of Philadelphia, on November 12.
He had been stabbed 20 times and strangled, police said.
The last number dialed on his cell phone led police to the Barbours.
At first, the wife, Miranda Barbour, 18, denied knowing the victim. But presented with more and more evidence that police had gathered, she confessed.
According to the police affidavit, this is what happened:
Miranda Barbour told police she would use Craigslist to meet men -- "men who wanted companionship," and were willing to pay her for it.
On November 11, she met LaFerrara at a mall, picked him up in her red Honda CR-V and drove to Sunbury.
Elytte Barbour was hiding under a blanket in the back seat, he said. The couple had agreed on a pre-arranged signal so that he would know when "it was time to kill the victim." | ['who go killed?', 'who killed him?', 'how old was LaFerrara?', 'when did they find his body?', 'where?', 'what had barbour told police?', 'where did they find the body?', 'how long had the barbours been married?', 'did LaFerrara do anything to provoke it?', 'where did the last phone number dialed by LaFerrara lead the police?', 'was there an affadavit?', 'how old is Miranda Barbour?', 'how far north is Sunbury from Philadelphia?', 'did Miranda deny knowing the victim?', 'who hid in her back seat?', 'where did they meet LaFerrara?', 'did they have a signal?', 'to do what?', 'how many times did they stab him?', 'was he also strangled?'] | {'answers': ['Troy LaFerrara,', 'The Barbours', '42', 'November 12', 'in Sunbury,', 'he and his wife had tried to kill others', 'in the backyard of a home in Sunbury', 'three weeks', 'no', 'the Barbours.', 'yes', '18', '100 miles', 'yes', 'Elytte Barbour', 'at a mal', 'yes', 'signal time to kill', '20', 'yes'], 'answers_start': [183, 237, 182, 558, 558, 370, 558, 103, 0, 756, 980, 847, 613, 827, 1283, 1194, 1351, 1352, 697, 697], 'answers_end': [233, 366, 201, 693, 622, 430, 621, 122, 86, 826, 1038, 866, 677, 893, 1341, 1220, 1460, 1459, 725, 747]} |
3ob0cao74hp5dh4j40cdnayjjp9hyi | zbMATH, formerly Zentralblatt MATH, is a major international reviewing service providing reviews and abstracts for articles in pure and applied mathematics, produced by the Berlin office of FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure GmbH. Editors are the European Mathematical Society (EMS), FIZ Karlsruhe, and the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences. zbMATH is distributed by Springer Science+Business Media. It uses the Mathematics Subject Classification codes for organising the reviews by topic.
Mathematicians Richard Courant, Otto Neugebauer and Harald Bohr, together with the publisher Ferdinand Springer, took the initiative for the foundation of a new mathematical reviewing journal. Harald Bohr, the brother of the famous physicist Niels Bohr, worked in Copenhagen. Courant and Neugebauer were professors at the University of Göttingen. At that time, Göttingen was considered one of the central places for mathematical research, having appointed mathematicians like David Hilbert, Hermann Minkowski, Carl Runge and Felix Klein, the great organiser of mathematics and physics in Göttingen. His dream of a building for an independent mathematical institute with a spacious and rich reference library was realised four years after his death. The credit for this achievement is particularly due to Richard Courant, who convinced the Rockefeller Foundation to donate a large amount of money for the construction. | ['Who does the editing?', 'and the publishing?', 'Who are some of the mathematicians involved?', 'Was anyone famous related to the project?', 'Whom?', 'Where did he work?', 'What is the name of the group?', 'That was formerly known as?', 'What was the name of one of the most active centers for mathematics study?', 'Who donated an appreciable amount to the project?', 'Was a deam brought to life?', 'Who received most of the credit for the realization?', 'How are the reviewed materials organized?'] | {'answers': ['the European Mathematical Society (EMS), FIZ Karlsruhe, and the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences.', 'the Berlin office of FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure GmbH.', 'Richard Courant, Otto Neugebauer and Harald Bohr', 'yes', 'Niels Bohr', 'Copenhagen', 'zbMATH', 'Zentralblatt MATH', 'Göttingen', 'The Rockefeller Foundation', 'yes', 'Richard Courant', 'by topic'], 'answers_start': [260, 157, 519, 712, 761, 772, 0, 0, 865, 1268, 1118, 1267, 427], 'answers_end': [368, 260, 582, 795, 771, 793, 157, 157, 1056, 1436, 1268, 1436, 517]} |
39gxdjn2otevgc8lwlvn3y1qyjgv8v | Charles Dickens is often thought of as one of the greatest British writers. February 7 marked the 200th anniversary of his birthday. Yet for many, his language is old-fashioned and his stories often improbable. So why do so many people know and read Dickens today?
One reason is the British government's insistence that every child studies a Dickens novel at school. Alongside William Shakespeare, Dickens is on every English literature school reading list.
His stories, though often long by today's standards, are great moral tales. They are filled with colorful characters.
Earlier this month, a ceremony was held in Portsmouth, where Dickens was born. Prince Charles said at the ceremony, "Dickens used his creative genius to campaign passionately for social justice... His characterization is as fresh today as on the day it was written."
His books stand out from many other writers because of his insight into human nature. Dickens, like Shakespeare, tells us truths about human behavior. They are as true in the 21st century as they were to his readers in the 19th century.
Readers have returned to Dickens' books again and again over the years to see what he has to say about their own times.
No surprise then that it was Dickens whom Britons turned to during the economic crisis in the last couple of years. Dickens helped them make sense of a world that was rapidly falling apart. The BBC adapted one of his less well-known novels, Little Dorrit, into a popular television drama that introduced many Brits to the novel for the first time. A dark story about greed and money, it was the perfect illustration of bad times.
As long as Dickens's novels have something to say to modern audiences, it seems likely that he will remain one of Britain's best-loved writers. | ['who is the story about?', 'was he alive 300 years ago?', 'Was his birth in the month that follows January?', 'on what day?', 'where was he born?', 'what happened there recently?', 'did anyone prominent attend?', 'who?', 'was one of his works mentioned?', 'which one?', 'does it have an upbeat plot?', 'what is it about?', 'has it recently been reinterpreted?', 'by who?', 'in what medium?', 'was it a dark comedy?', 'what was it?', 'where is the Dickens from?'] | {'answers': ['Charles Dickens', 'No', 'Yes', 'the 7th', 'Portsmouth', 'a ceremony was held', 'Yes', 'Prince Charles', 'Yes', 'Little Dorrit', 'No', 'greed and money', 'Yes', 'The BBC', 'television', 'No', 'a drama', 'England'], 'answers_start': [0, 76, 76, 76, 624, 601, 661, 661, 1434, 1424, 1559, 1559, 1406, 1406, 1453, 1453, 1472, 0], 'answers_end': [16, 131, 132, 131, 659, 635, 696, 696, 1467, 1466, 1573, 1594, 1451, 1467, 1493, 1499, 1499, 68]} |
3rrcefrb7mcfoxndf1ealaret9nb4p | (Health.com) -- Middle-aged men who take steps to improve their heart health by eating better, getting more exercise, or taking cholesterol-lowering drugs may end up improving their sex lives as well, according to a new analysis of existing research.
Nearly 1 in 5 men in the U.S. has difficulty achieving or maintaining an erection, a condition known as erectile dysfunction (ED). The new study, which appears this week in the Archives of Internal Medicine, suggests that ED drugs such as Viagra aren't the only solution and aren't always enough to address the problem, says coauthor Dr. Stephen Kopecky, M.D., a cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
"If you do take care of your lifestyle—eating right, exercising, losing weight—you respond much better to the Viagra, the Levitra, the Cialis," Kopecky says. By the same token, he adds, if these drugs become less effective "that should be a sign that...you need to take care of your lifestyle.'"
Health.com: 7 ways to treat erectile dysfunction
ED is troubling enough by itself, but to make matters worse it's also a known harbinger of heart disease. The arteries in the penis that expand during an erection can become weakened and clogged with cholesterol in the same way as the arteries that surround the heart. This is why ED often shows up three to five years ahead of life-threatening cardiovascular problems such as heart attack or stroke, especially in younger men, Kopecky says.
"The common denominator is blood flow," he explains. "If you look at a guy in his 40s who has erectile dysfunction and then you compare [him] to another guy in his 40s who doesn't have erectile dysfunction, the guy with ED is about 50 times more likely to have heart disease." | ['Do many men have difficulty with erections?', 'how many?', 'does it have a name?', 'what?', 'Are drugs like viagra the only solution?', 'who says this?', 'who is?', 'where?', 'What should it tell you if these drugs are less effective?', 'What could this include?', 'ED is a known harbinger for what?', 'what can the arteries become clogged with?', 'Where does this study appear?', 'What are some ED drugs?', 'any others?', 'any other ED drugs?', 'Who is 50 times more likely to have heart disease?', 'Where is the MAyo clinic?', 'What is the common denominator?', 'What becomes weakened when arteries expand?'] | {'answers': ['yes', 'Nearly 1 in 5', 'yes', 'erectile dysfunction (ED', 'no', 'Dr. Stephen Kopecky', 'cardiologist', 'at Mayo Clinic', 'that you need to take care of your lifestyle.\'"', 'eating right, exercising, losing weight', 'heart disease', 'cholesterol', 'Archives of Internal Medicine', 'Viagra', 'cholesterol-lowering drugs', 'Levitra', 'the guy with ED', 'Rochester, Minnesota.', 'blood flow', 'the arteries in the penis'], 'answers_start': [253, 253, 338, 336, 384, 587, 587, 614, 899, 676, 1024, 1131, 385, 475, 128, 786, 1675, 632, 1469, 1131], 'answers_end': [334, 335, 383, 381, 523, 673, 674, 673, 971, 791, 1128, 1290, 459, 498, 199, 816, 1744, 673, 1505, 1218]} |
3y54sxro1lle1hb9utwdy8vuymatu5 | Kenya (/ˈkɛnjə/; locally [ˈkɛɲa] ( listen)), officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country in Africa and a founding member of the East African Community (EAC). Its capital and largest city is Nairobi. Kenya's territory lies on the equator and overlies the East African Rift covering a diverse and expansive terrain that extends roughly from Lake Victoria to Lake Turkana (formerly called Lake Rudolf) and further south-east to the Indian Ocean. It is bordered by Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, South Sudan to the north-west, Ethiopia to the north and Somalia to the north-east. Kenya covers 581,309 km2 (224,445 sq mi), and had a population of approximately 45 million people in July 2014.
Kenya has a warm and humid tropical climate on its Indian Ocean coastline. The climate is cooler in the savannah grasslands around the capital city, Nairobi, and especially closer to Mount Kenya, which has snow permanently on its peaks. Further inland, in the Nyanza region, there is a hot and dry climate which becomes humid around Lake Victoria, the largest tropical fresh-water lake in the world. This gives way to temperate and forested hilly areas in the neighboring western region. The north-eastern regions along the border with Somalia and Ethiopia are arid and semi-arid areas with near-desert landscapes. Kenya is known for its safaris, diverse climate and geography, and expansive wildlife reserves and national parks such as the East and West Tsavo National Park, the Maasai Mara, Lake Nakuru National Park, and Aberdares National Park. Kenya has several world heritage sites such as Lamu and numerous beaches, including in Diani, Bamburi and Kilifi, where international yachting competitions are held every year. | ["who is one of Kenya's neighbors?", 'who is to the west?', 'and in the north-east?', 'how many countries in total border it?', 'what is its official name?', 'how many people live there?', 'does it have any mountains?', 'name one', 'what is the capital of Kenya?', 'is it cooler there?'] | {'answers': ['Tanzania', 'Uganda', 'Somalia', 'Five', 'Republic of Kenya', '45 million', 'yes', 'Mount Kenya', 'Nairobi', 'yes'], 'answers_start': [464, 487, 564, 591, 60, 671, 298, 888, 854, 784], 'answers_end': [473, 494, 572, 615, 77, 682, 315, 899, 861, 802]} |
3uouji6mtdeliyktz3xanbg0ae9xuu | Beijing Opera is also called Peking Opera.. It came into being after 1790 when the famous four Anhui opera troupe came to Beijing. Its music and singing came from Xipi and Er-huang in Anhui and Hubei. Its costtumes are all fascinating and artistic.It is the highest expression of the Chinese culture. It's full of famous stories , beautiful facial paintings, and wonderful gestures and fighting. This kind of opera is very popular with Chinese people. There are four main roles in Beijing Opera: Sheng ,Dan, Jing and Chou. Sheng is the leading male actor. For example , a Wusheng is a soldier or fighter .A Xiaosheng is a young man . A Laosheng is the comedy actor or clown.Dan is the female role . Jing,mostly male , is the face-painted role and Chou is the comedy actor or clown. Stories in Beijing Opera are very intetesting . Some of them are from the history book ,but most of them are from the literature , especially famous novels . The people in the story usually have some disagreements. They become angry and uhappy . They are sad and lonely . Sometimes they are nervous and worried. Then they find a way to make peace . The stories usually end with happiness and lunghter and people are all happy in the end. | ['What kind of Opera is popular with Chinese people?', 'how many main roles are there in it?', 'what else is Beijing opera called?', 'what year did it start?', 'which troupe brought it to Beijing?', 'is there fighting in it?', 'what is the name of the leading male actor?', 'what role is the clown?', 'where do the stories mostly come from?', 'did the people in the stories tend to have disagreements?'] | {'answers': ['Beijing Opera', 'four', 'Peking Opera', '1790', 'the famous four Anhui opera troupe', 'yes', 'Sheng', 'A Laosheng', 'from the literature', 'The people in the story usually have some disagreements.'], 'answers_start': [0, 451, 0, 44, 74, 453, 523, 634, 830, 939], 'answers_end': [46, 495, 41, 73, 130, 604, 560, 678, 940, 996]} |
3jzqsn0i3qaldusdf427dpf2x9wfgz | One day, Jane and Mike went to the zoo with their mother. As soon as they arrived, Jane said she wanted to go see the bears and the lions. Mike didn't want to see them at all, he wanted to see the monkeys. Their mother told them that they can see all of the animals, but they have to start with the sneaky snakes. After going around to some of the animals, Mike was happy to finally see the monkeys. As soon as they started to watch the monkeys, they started dancing by the window in front of Mike, Jane, and their mother. "Look! Mike," their mother said, "those monkeys are dancing for you!" and Mike watched them happily dance and dance! When they stopped dancing, their mother told Jane it was time to see some scary lions and bears. Jane wasn't scared at all, she knew they weren't going to get her. Jane bravely went to the section with the lions and watched them roaring at her and Mike. Mike got scared and hid behind his mom. Jane was happy watching the lions. Next was the bears, but they were all asleep by the time they got to see them. At the end of the day, Mike said he loved the monkeys the best, Jane said she loved the lions. Both, Jane and Mike, said they loved the zoo. | ['Who went to the zoo?', 'Who did Jane want to see?', 'Did Mike want to see them?', 'Who did he want to see?', 'Where did their mom say they had to start?', "What did the monkey's do when they saw them?", 'Did the mom say something?', 'Who did she say they danced for?', 'Where did they go after the monkeys?', 'And what else?', 'Who was not scared?', 'Who got scared?', 'Where did he hide?', 'Was Jane happy watching the lions?', 'Who was asleep?', 'What did Mike love?', 'What did Jane love?', 'What did they both love?'] | {'answers': ['Jane, Mike and their mother', 'bears and lions', 'No', 'monkeys', 'snakes', 'Dancing by the window', 'Yes', 'Mike', 'lions', 'bears', 'Jane', 'Mike', 'behind his mom', 'Yes', 'all of them', 'monkeys', 'the lions', 'the zoo'], 'answers_start': [9, 83, 140, 176, 272, 400, 524, 523, 667, 689, 737, 894, 894, 1112, 969, 1071, 1113, 1143], 'answers_end': [56, 138, 176, 204, 312, 522, 592, 591, 851, 735, 763, 933, 933, 1142, 1070, 1111, 1141, 1188]} |
3h7xdtshkcrnoge85tc7hd12teqgw7 | (CNN) -- Amy Poehler drew a standing ovation when she initiated an impromptu pageant during the outstanding lead actress in a comedy category at the 2011 Emmy Awards.
At the 2012 Golden Globes, Tina Fey made viewers do a double take, photo-bombing Poehler as the nominees were announced for best actress in a TV comedy or musical.
The "Parks and Recreation" and "30 Rock" stars have been stealing the spotlight at awards shows as presenters and nominees for years. As Suzy Byrne of Yahoo! Entertainment says, "It's almost like they've been practicing for this."
"This" being their gig co-hosting the 70th Golden Globes, to air on NBC on January 13. The news, which broke Monday evening, was met with such excitement from fans, celebrities and the media that many were left wondering, "Seth Mac-who?"
It was announced this month that "Family Guy" creator MacFarlane would host the 85th Academy Awards. It's still considered a great get for the Oscars, which have been fixated on attracting a younger demographic, but all anybody seems to care about is the Fey/Poehler Globes.
Tim Brooks, an author, TV historian and former network executive, told The Hollywood Reporter of MacFarlane's appeal, "Younger viewers probably know the name, but he's not an A star."
It should be noted, however, that MacFarlane's "Ted" recently broke a box office record: The flick about a teddy bear that comes to life has surpassed "The Hangover" as the highest-grossing non-sequel R-rated comedy worldwide.
Meanwhile, Brooks said of the Globes pick, "Tina Fey is a good choice, particularly. She's appealing to younger and older viewers. She's accessible. She's not too trendy but trendy enough." | ['Who photo bombed someone?', 'who did she do this to?', 'where?', 'what year?', 'Who hosted?', 'What did he host?', 'What did Macfarlene create?', 'Who works for Yahoo?', 'Who is not a star?', 'who said this?', 'who is he?', 'who did he say this to?', 'What broke box office records?', 'Who does Brooks believe is a good choice?', 'why?', 'does he think she is trendy?', 'when is the golden globes to air?', 'on what network?', 'Who started and impromtu paegent?', 'during what?'] | {'answers': ['Tina Fey', 'Poehler', 'Golden Globes', '2012', 'MacFarlane', 'Academy Awards', 'Family Guy', 'Suzy Byrne', 'MacFarlane', 'Tim Brooks', 'an author, TV historian and former network executive', 'The Hollywood Reporter', 'Ted', 'Tina Fey', "She's appealing to younger and older viewers", "She's not too trendy but trendy enough", 'January 13', 'NBC', 'Amy Poehler', 'outstanding lead actress in a comedy category'], 'answers_start': [196, 250, 181, 175, 862, 892, 842, 472, 1182, 1085, 1097, 1156, 1319, 1544, 1585, 1649, 643, 636, 9, 95], 'answers_end': [204, 257, 194, 180, 872, 907, 852, 482, 1192, 1095, 1149, 1178, 1322, 1552, 1629, 1687, 653, 639, 20, 141]} |
3zotghdk5ibi9cex97fepx7jetpso7 | The Vatican Apostolic Library (), more commonly called the Vatican Library or simply the Vat, is the library of the Holy See, located in Vatican City. Formally established in 1475, although it is much older, it is one of the oldest libraries in the world and contains one of the most significant collections of historical texts. It has 75,000 codices from throughout history, as well as 1.1 million printed books, which include some 8,500 incunabula.
The Vatican Library is a research library for history, law, philosophy, science and theology. The Vatican Library is open to anyone who can document their qualifications and research needs. Photocopies for private study of pages from books published between 1801 and 1990 can be requested in person or by mail.
In March 2014, the Vatican Library began an initial four-year project of digitising its collection of manuscripts, to be made available online.
The Vatican Secret Archives were separated from the library at the beginning of the 17th century; they contain another 150,000 items.
Scholars have traditionally divided the history of the library into five periods, Pre-Lateran, Lateran, Avignon, Pre-Vatican and Vatican.
The Pre-Lateran period, comprising the initial days of the library, dated from the earliest days of the Church. Only a handful of volumes survive from this period, though some are very significant. | ['When was the Vat formally opened?', 'what is the library for?', 'for what subjects?', 'and?', 'what was started in 2014?', 'how do scholars divide the library?', 'how many?', 'what is the official name of the Vat?', 'where is it?', 'how many printed books does it contain?', 'when were the Secret Archives moved from the rest of the library?', 'how many items are in this secret collection?', 'Can anyone use this library?', 'what must be requested to view?', 'what must be requested in person or by mail?', 'of what books?', 'What is the Vat the library of?', 'How many books survived the Pre Lateran period?', 'what is the point of the project started in 2014?', 'what will this allow?'] | {'answers': ['It was formally established in 1475', 'research', 'history, and law', 'philosophy, science and theology', 'a project', 'into periods', 'five', 'The Vatican Apostolic Library', 'in Vatican City', '1.1 million', 'at the beginning of the 17th century;', '150,000', 'anyone who can document their qualifications and research needs.', 'unknown', 'Photocopies', 'only books published between 1801 and 1990', 'the Holy See', 'a handful of volumes', 'digitising manuscripts', 'them to be viewed online.'], 'answers_start': [151, 454, 457, 457, 769, 1048, 1048, 4, 94, 328, 917, 915, 546, -1, 643, 644, 78, 1192, 785, 868], 'answers_end': [179, 494, 511, 545, 879, 1127, 1128, 94, 150, 412, 1009, 1046, 643, -1, 764, 724, 125, 1384, 881, 910]} |
3bdcf01ogxu7zdn9vlrbf2rqztdyla | Can you write down a Chinese word being read to you? Sometimes it can be difficult when you find the word is not included in most dictionaries. Lu Jialei, 14, from Hangzhou Foreign Language School, won the CCTV Chinese Character Spelling Contest on Oct 18th, 2013. About 160 people competed. The host read a word to the contestant, explained its meaning and gave sample sentences. The contestant was required to write down the word. Winning the contest was a "surprise" to Lu. "I was not the smartest one," she said. "But I paid attention to details." To prepare for the contest, she and her teammates studied the Modern Chinese Dictionary for 10 days. There are more than 56,000 entries including characters, words and phrases in it. She also had a secret weapon. She studied how Chinese characters were formed. "When others paid attention to the plot of a story, she looked at how authors use words and sentences to express themselves," said Su Yunsheng, Lu's Chinese teacher. Su is happy to see students like Lu find the beauty of Chinese language. "Besides using something Chinese and having Chinese traditional festivals, learning to write Chinese characters is also an important part of inheriting Chinese culture," said Su. | ['Who won the spelling contest?', 'Was she surprised?', 'How many people entered?', 'Was she the smartest one?', 'What was her secret weapon?', 'Who is Su Yunsheng?', 'What does she say is important to her culture?', 'How many words and phrases were in the contest?', 'Was Lu required to spell the word?', 'What did she need to do to win?', 'What school did she attend?', 'Did she study alone?', 'Who was she with?', 'What did they study?', 'for how long?', 'When did the contest take place?', 'Was her teacher pleased?'] | {'answers': ['Lu Jialei', 'Yes', 'About 160', 'No', 'she looked at how authors use words and sentences to express themselves', "Lu's Chinese teacher", 'Several things', 'more than 56,000', 'No', 'write down the word', 'Hangzhou Foreign Language School', 'No', 'her teammates', 'the Modern Chinese Dictionary', '10 days', 'Oct 18th, 2013', 'Yes'], 'answers_start': [144, 433, 265, 478, 865, 957, 1061, 663, 381, 412, 164, 580, 588, 610, 644, 249, 979], 'answers_end': [153, 475, 290, 505, 936, 977, 1163, 679, 431, 431, 196, 601, 601, 639, 651, 263, 990]} |
35gcefq6i5oqoz7pl1puxn6b6gh3ze | A shire is a traditional term for a division of land, found in the United Kingdom and some other English speaking countries. It was first used in Wessex from the beginning of Anglo-Saxon settlement, and spread to most of the rest of England in the tenth century. In some rural parts of Australia, a shire is a local government area; however, in Australia it is not synonymous with a "county", which is a lands administrative division.
The word derives from the Old English "scir", itself a derivative of the Proto-Germanic "skizo" (cf. Old High German "scira"), meaning care or official charge. In the UK, "shire" is the original term for what is usually known now as a "county"; the word "county" having been introduced at the Norman Conquest of England. The two are nearly synonymous. Although in modern British usage counties are referred to as "shires" mainly in poetic contexts, terms such as Shire Hall remain common. Shire also remains a common part of many county names.
In regions with so-called rhotic pronunciation such as Scotland, the word "shire" is pronounced or . In non-rhotic areas the final R is silent unless the next word begins in a vowel. When "shire" is a suffix as part of a placename in England, the vowel is unstressed and thus usually shortened and/or monophthongised: pronunciations include , or sometimes , with the pronunciation of the final R again depending on rhoticity. In many words, the vowel is normally reduced all the way to a single schwa, as in for instance "Leicestershire" or "Berkshire" . Outside England, and especially in Scotland and the US, it is more common for "shire" as part of a placename to be pronounced identically to the full word, as a result of spelling pronunciation. | ['What is a shire?', 'For what?', 'Where is the word found?', 'When was it first used?', 'When?', 'Is it used outside of England?', 'Where?', 'Anyplace else?', 'What word does it come from?', 'Which is what language?', 'Meaning?', 'Does it mean the same as county?'] | {'answers': ['a term', 'a division of land', 'in the United Kingdom', 'in Wessex', 'the beginning of Anglo-Saxon settlement', 'Yes', 'in Australia', 'no', '"scir"', 'Old English', 'care or official charge', 'yes'], 'answers_start': [10, 34, 61, 143, 157, 262, 342, 262, 475, 462, 571, 596], 'answers_end': [30, 52, 80, 153, 197, 295, 354, 433, 481, 475, 595, 679]} |
3w8cv64qj2zqcgwbwokxot5s94vh9b | (CNN) -- With Walter White dead, fans everywhere are mourning, celebrating, tallying up bets and discussing what just happened. Was the series finale of "Breaking Bad" satisfying? Did it tie up all loose ends? Did the character you wanted to live survive and did the ones you wanted to die get their just deserts? Is it sending you back to the beginning to binge watch it all over again?
Just when it seemed Walt was heading out of his New Hampshire hideaway to exact revenge on Elliot and Gretchen Schwartz (for dismissing his involvement with Gray Matter Technologies in the episode previous), he pulled the first of several surprises of the evening. Instead of threatening to kill them outright, he asks them to set up a trust fund so that his children would benefit from the money he'd illegally amassed (presumably the goal of his entire meth enterprise to begin with).
Gretchen and Elliott of course are terrified by his sudden appearance in their ritzy new home, but had they been paying attention, they would have seen Walt waltz on in. His entrance is a bit ironic, considering their wealth and legitimacy is in some way a result of his earlier contributions. He's always been there, in the shadows, whether they acknowledged him or not.
Bryan Cranston, man of the moment
Walt wants them to "make it right," but of course, he knows he can't trust them to take care of his kids on a handshake alone, so he brought backup -- two "hitmen" who shine sniper-style red lights on the Schwartzes to lend credibility to Walt's threat that if for any reason his children don't receive the money, "a kind of countdown begins," in which they would be killed. It's a bluff, but they don't know that, so it's a win-win. Walt's children will get the money in a semi-legal fashion, and no one will actually die in the process. | ['Who is Bryan Cranston?', 'What show was he in?', 'What was his business?', 'Who will get his money?', 'Who is going to help get the money to them?', 'Why do they help him"', 'What did the Hitmen do?', "Where was Walt's hideout?", "What company were the Schwartz's involved with?", 'Is the threat to them a bluff?'] | {'answers': ['Walter White', 'Breaking Bad', 'meth enterprise', 'his children', 'Elliot and Gretchen Schwartz', "So they won't die", 'shine sniper-style red lights', 'New Hampshire', 'Gray Matter Technologies', 'yes'], 'answers_start': [1173, 154, 811, 749, 481, 1106, 1439, 438, 547, 1663], 'answers_end': [1287, 166, 875, 787, 770, 1107, 1487, 460, 572, 1677]} |
320duz38g7m1iwe9yutssn7uq9ijgx | It's the end of class.When the bell rings, students of Luohu Foreign Languages School in Shenzhen quickly take out their telephones.They want to log on to their micro blogs to check the interesting things.They want to see what have happened in the last hour. Since several years ago, more and more people have used micro blogs in our country.Recent surveys shows that most students in middle schools have a micro blog and some even update their blogs over five times per day. "We learn many fresh and interesting things on micro blogs and they have become popular topics in class," said Kitty Jiang, 14."If you do not know about them, you are _ ." It is also a great place for students to say something about themselves."My parents always ask me to study hard, and encourage me before exams, but it really gives me pressure ," said Alan Wang, 15."I share these feelings on my micro blog.My friends always give me answers in the same situation.This makes me feel better." But parents worry that micro blogging could be a waste of time.Some unhealthy information may even bring danger to kids, they said. Mr Shen, a professor asks parents not to worry too much as long as kids are not crazy about micro blogging.Maybe it can become a window for parents to understand their children."If parents can read their children's micro blogs, they'll know what they think, they can know more about their children and help them solve their problems," he said.He also gives some advice for kids. -Don't micro blog for more than one hour a day. -Never micro blog in class. -Try to talk face to face with people from time to time. -Don't believe all the information on a micro blog. | ['What school do they go to?', 'Do they call their friends when class is over?', 'What do they do?', 'Who is fourteen years old?', 'Who is 15?', 'How do parents feel about these blogs?', "What is the professor's name?", 'Does he set a time limit for children blogging?', 'how long is it?', 'Where should they not blog?', 'How do they know class is over?'] | {'answers': ['Luohu Foreign Languages School', 'No', 'log on to their micro blogs', 'Kitty Jiang', 'Alan Wang', 'parents worry that micro blogging could be a waste of time.', 'Mr Shen', 'Yes', 'less than one hour a day.', 'in class', 'When the bell rings'], 'answers_start': [43, 106, 145, 587, 832, 975, 1102, 1483, 1483, 1531, 0], 'answers_end': [85, 173, 173, 602, 845, 1034, 1124, 1528, 1529, 1556, 41]} |
3piwwx1fjj6b9y4a60evp0zajg5jj2 | Buenos Aires ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the South American continent's southeastern coast. "Buenos aires" can be translated as "fair winds" or "good airs", but the first one was the meaning intended by the founders in the 16th century, by the use of the original name "Real de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre". The Greater Buenos Aires conurbation, which also includes several Buenos Aires Province districts, constitutes the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas, with a population of around 17 million.
The city of Buenos Aires is neither part of Buenos Aires Province nor the Province's capital; rather, it is an autonomous district. In 1880, after decades of political infighting, Buenos Aires was federalized and removed from Buenos Aires Province. The city limits were enlarged to include the towns of Belgrano and Flores; both are now neighborhoods of the city. The 1994 constitutional amendment granted the city autonomy, hence its formal name: Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (Autonomous City of Buenos Aires). Its citizens first elected a chief of government (i.e. mayor) in 1996; previously, the mayor was directly appointed by the President of the Republic. | ['What is the population?', 'What did they do in 1996?', 'What is another name for this?', 'What happened before that?', "Where did the city's leader come from before?", 'By whom?', 'Is it a small city?', 'What is its rank?', 'Is it in a Province?', 'Since when?'] | {'answers': ['around 17 million', 'Its citizens first elected a chief of government', 'mayor', 'the city was granted autonomy', 'the mayor was directly appointed', 'the President of the Republic.', 'No', 'it is the most populous city of Argentina', 'No', '1994'], 'answers_start': [615, 1165, 1220, 1014, 1236, 1284, 41, 41, 662, 1018], 'answers_end': [646, 1213, 1225, 1073, 1281, 1314, 71, 72, 742, 1073]} |
34s6n1k2zvjldixkllnnt2wnac6hlv | CHAPTER XVIII
When Jethro Bass walked out of the hotel that evening men looked at him, and made way for him, but none spoke to him. There was something in his face that forbade speech. He was a great man once more--a greater man than ever; and he had, if the persistent rumors were true, accomplished an almost incomprehensible feat, even for Jethro Bass. There was another reason, too, why they stared at him. In all those twelve weeks of that most trying of all sessions he had not once gone into the street, and he had been less than ever common in the eyes of men. Twice a day he had descended to the dining room for a simple meal--that was all; and fewer had gained entrance to Room Number 7 this session than ever before.
There is a river that flows by the capital, a wide and gentle river bordered by green meadows and fringed with willows; higher up, if you go far enough, a forest comes down to the water on the western side. Jethro walked through the hooded bridge, and up the eastern bank until he could see the forest like a black band between the orange sky and the orange river, and there he sat down upon a fallen log on the edge of the bank. But Jethro was thinking of another scene,--of a granite-ribbed pasture on Coniston Mountain that swings in limitless space, from either end of which a man may step off into eternity. William Wetherell, in one of his letters, had described that place as the Threshold of the Nameless Worlds, and so it had seemed to Jethro in the years of his desolation. He was thinking of it now, even as it had been in his mind that winter's evening when Cynthia had come to Coniston and had surprised him with that look of terrible loneliness on his face. | ['Who had achieved something?', 'Where was he coming from?', 'Did he speak with anyone?', 'And they to him?', 'How long had it been since he went in to the hotel?', 'Was he easy to find?', 'How many times would he leave his room in a day?', 'To do what?', 'What ws Jethro thinking of?', 'Was it near the ocean?'] | {'answers': ['Jethro Bas', 'the hotel', 'no', 'no', 'twelve weeks', 'he had not once gone into the street', 'Twice a day', 'eat', 'another scene', 'no'], 'answers_start': [21, 47, 16, 16, 426, 475, 571, 623, 1189, 1162], 'answers_end': [31, 56, 133, 132, 439, 511, 582, 636, 1202, 1344]} |
3gd6l00d3sxufpurj8lh1sv5slsm1g | Bobby was a little barn mouse and loved to sleep on a blanket. Every day in the morning, Bobby would wake up and fold his little blue blanket that he slept on. Bobby's uncle Arthur got the blanket for Bobby from in the big house. Bobby loved this blanket more than any other thing he had. Bobby had a lot of neat stuff. He had a penny, a safety pin and an earring. He found all of these when he would walk through the forest in the afternoon. Bobby's uncle Arthur would always take walks with him through the forest, to make sure that Bobby didn't get in any trouble. Bobby had to be careful that people didn't see him, because the people didn't like mice. Bobby didn't understand, because people liked other animals, but would scream if they saw a mouse. They didn't scream if they saw a dog, cat or chicken. Bobby thought the dogs were the scariest and people might rather scream when they saw dogs and not mice. | ['What kind of animal was Bobby?', 'Where did he like to sleep?', 'What color was it?', 'Was he fond of it?', 'Who got it for him?', 'And how did he know Bobby?', 'Where did Bobby find a penny?', 'at what time of day?', 'What else did he find?', 'Who came along on the walk?', 'Why?', 'What was Bobby scared of most?', 'Did people scream when they saw one?', 'What did they scream at?', 'What did Bobby do every morning?', 'Was it his favorite possession?'] | {'answers': ['a mouse', 'on a blanket', 'blue', 'very', 'Arthur', 'his uncle', 'the forest', 'afternoon', 'a safety pin and an earring', 'Arthur', 'keep Bobby out of trouble', 'dogs', 'no', 'mice', 'fold his blanket', 'yes'], 'answers_start': [9, 33, 121, 230, 160, 167, 400, 425, 336, 450, 516, 810, 756, 717, 112, 229], 'answers_end': [29, 62, 141, 288, 206, 180, 441, 441, 363, 497, 566, 850, 792, 754, 141, 287]} |
32z9zlut1lktj30hyd3flj0h4boohj | A man named Jerry lived in a small town in the state of Kentucky. Jerry owned a sheep farm. His favorite time of year was when lambs were born. They were very cute. Jerry also had other animals on his farm, such as pigs, dogs, cats, and cows.
One day Jerry wanted to paint his barn. He could not find his ladder. He looked in the barn, in his house, in his garage, and in his field. Since he could not find it he had to stand on a table. It took Jerry six days to paint his barn that way.
Jerry's favorite activity was to sit on his porch and sip lemonade. He would watch the clouds float by in the sky. He thought they looked a lot like his sheep. Every night when Jerry went to sleep, he would listen to the sound of the wind blowing across the fields on his farm. He would dream about feeding his sheep. | ['Who owned a sheep farm?', 'Where was his sheep farm?', 'What did he want to do?', 'What was holding him back?', 'Where did he look?', 'did he ever find it?', 'what did he use instead?', 'what is his favorite activity?', 'How long did his barn painting take him?', 'What did he watch from his porch?', 'and what did he think they looked like?', 'what did he do when he went to sleep?', 'and what did he do as he slept?'] | {'answers': ['Jerry', 'Kentucky', 'paint his barn', 'He could not find his ladder.', 'the barn, in his house, in his garage, and in his field', 'no', 'table', 'sit on his porch and sip lemonade.', 'six days', 'the clouds', 'sheep', 'he would listen to the sound of the wind blowing across the fields on his farm', 'He would dream about feeding his sheep.'], 'answers_start': [66, 40, 252, 285, 314, 384, 384, 493, 439, 560, 608, 652, 770], 'answers_end': [90, 64, 283, 358, 383, 438, 438, 560, 492, 607, 651, 769, 810]} |
3g5w44veu7iwtgkrgft4t2776arkgv | Rome is the capital of Italy and a special comune (named "Comune di Roma Capitale"). Rome also serves as the capital of the Lazio region. With 2,877,215 residents in , it is also the country's most populated comune. It is the fourth-most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. It is the center of the Metropolitan City of Rome, which has a population of 4.3 million residents. Rome is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, within Lazio (Latium), along the shores of the Tiber. The Vatican City is an independent country inside the city boundaries of Rome, the only existing example of a country within a city: for this reason Rome has been often defined as capital of two states.
Rome's history spans more than 2,500 years. While Roman mythology dates the founding of Rome at around 753 BC, the site has been inhabited for much longer, making it one of the oldest continuously occupied sites in Europe. The city's early population originated from a mix of Latins, Etruscans and Sabines. Eventually, the city successively became the capital of the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, and is regarded as the birthplace of Western civilisation and by some as the first ever metropolis. It was first called "The Eternal City" by the Roman poet Tibullus in the 1st century BC, and the expression was also taken up by Ovid, Virgil, and Livy. Rome is also called the "Caput Mundi" (Capital of the World). | ['What is the main subject?', 'How long does its history span?', 'And according to myth, it was around when?', 'Is it the capital city of where?', 'And what region?', "What is the metro area's population?", 'What independent country is within its limits?', 'Is this normal?', 'Where did the population originate from?', 'The capital of where did it become in those days?'] | {'answers': ['Rome', '2,500 years', '753 BC', 'Italy', 'Lazio region', '4.3 million', 'The Vatican City', 'Not really', 'T a mix of Latins, Etruscans and Sabines.', 'the Roman Kingdom'], 'answers_start': [0, 771, 790, 0, 85, 385, 534, 535, 963, 1103], 'answers_end': [4, 782, 849, 28, 136, 396, 551, 735, 1046, 1120]} |
30mvjzjnhmdm3mr1koni06l7n2x9jj | 12-year-old Robert Looks Twice appears to be the typical all-American boy. He is the quarterback of his school's football team, student council president and one of the top students in his class.
But he hasn't forgotten his Lakota Sioux root. Unlike most children on the reservation , he keeps his hair long, a symbol of strength, and he performs at powwows , traditionally known as wacipis, where he is a champion of the traditional Lakota dance. Robert was inspired to start dancing by his grandfather, John Tail, who had a small role in the famous film about Indian Amercans, Dances with Wolves. Six years ago, John passed away, and Robert wears little wolves on his clothes in his memory.
We are told that his last name, " Looks Twice", came about because his ancestors were cautious and always took a second look.
Robert lives in a trailer with his grandmother, uncle and eight other cousins. When he gives us a tour, the trailer is falling apart. " It is getting ready to cave in ," says Robert about the kitchen floor. The family also put trash bags on the ceiling, because it's leaking. " When it rains it gets all my shirts wet," he says of another leak in his bedroom. Often the electricity goes off and the family have to use the burners on the stove to heat the house.
This kind of poverty is typical of the reservation. The reservation is the third poorest county in America, and Robert's community, Manderson, is known for its high crime rate. But despite all the temptations of drugs and alcohol around him, Robert remain focused on being the first person in his family to go to college and then a very big dream.
" I want to be the first Native American President," Robert said. " I want to build better houses and clean up the reservation, because it's bad. Get people off the drugs and alcohol and spend that money on their children. Build a better school and playground. Try to get a mall down here to help people get work." | ['What sport does Robert play?', 'HOw old is he?', 'Where does he live?', 'What does he perform in ?', 'also known as?', 'What does he do?', 'is this a new dance?', 'Who was he inspired by?', 'which was?', 'What movie did he play in?', 'What does Robert do in his memory?', 'Does Roberts family have a lot of money?', 'Is this typical for the reservation?', 'where do they rank in America?', 'What does Robert want to be?', 'What does he want to do?', 'What does he want to build?', 'and?', 'Is the trailor he lives in, in good condition?', 'why?'] | {'answers': ['football', '12', 'the reservation', 'powwows', 'wacipis,', 'Lakota dance', 'no', 'John Tail,', 'his grandfather', 'Dances with Wolves.', 'wears little wolves on his clothes', 'no', 'yes', 'third poorest', 'first Native American President,', 'to build better houses and clean up the reservation,', 'a better school', 'playground.', 'no', 'It is getting ready to cave in'], 'answers_start': [75, 0, 198, 337, 362, 394, 424, 450, 450, 553, 617, 1289, 1289, 1342, 1640, 1706, 1862, 1862, 904, 961], 'answers_end': [126, 24, 284, 360, 393, 448, 449, 517, 516, 600, 695, 1339, 1339, 1395, 1690, 1766, 1898, 1899, 956, 991]} |
3a7y0r2p2ooc4i9zn4twg97ptzkxj9 | The tooth fairy's trash became another man's treasure Saturday when a discolored molar that once belonged to John Lennon was put up for auction.
The winning bid came in at 19,500 pounds (U.S. $31,200), according to auction results posted online.
Michael Zuk, a Canadian dentist, is claiming responsibility for the winning bid. Omega Auction House, which sold the tooth, did not immediately respond to requests for comment Saturday.
Lennon gave the tooth to Dorothy "Dot" Jarlett when she worked as his housekeeper at his Kenwood home in Weybridge, Surrey, according to her son, Barry. Jarlett, who was employed between 1964 and 1968, developed a warm relationship with Lennon, her son said.
"She was very close with John, and one day whilst chatting in the kitchen, John gave my mother the tooth (he had been to the dentist to have it removed that day) and suggested giving it to my sister as a souvenir, as she was a huge Beatles fan," he said. "It has been in the family ever since."
With the exception of the past two years, the tooth has been in Canada for 40 years after Dot Jarlett's daughter married a Canadian.
Barry Jarlett, who said his mother is now 90 years old, said it was the right time to pass it on rather than to risk the tooth getting lost.
Karen Fairweather, the owner of Omega Auction House, told CNN last month that the tooth is too fragile for DNA testing but she has no doubt about its authenticity. | ['What was for sale?', 'How much was it sold for?', 'Who got it?', 'What years did the maid work for him?', 'How old is she?', 'Why give it away now?', 'Where was it the last 4 decades?', 'Whose mouth did it come from?', 'Who did he give it to?', 'Why?', 'Can they check if it is real?'] | {'answers': ['a discolored molar that once belonged to John Lennon', '19,500 pounds (U.S. $31,200)', 'Michael Zuk', 'between 1964 and 1968', '90 years old', 'tooth getting lost possiblity', 'Canada', 'John', 'Dorothy "Dot"', "Dot's daughter", 'no'], 'answers_start': [68, 173, 250, 591, 1131, 1228, 1041, 774, 438, 865, 1351], 'answers_end': [120, 202, 261, 638, 1185, 1270, 1079, 859, 476, 943, 1392]} |
3m0nz3jdp1yt2eutzkdnck4vk4n5z5 | Collections were the inspiration for a project at Thomas Tallis School, which formed part of the Imagine Children's Literature Festival last autumn. Each child (aged 12-13) beatified a box and wrote a story on the subject of collections to throw inside it. The boxes were spread within the Royal Festival Hall's Ballroom. Some were left empty to encourage
The subject chosen by Luren was an imaginative one. "It's a sort o f Cinderella story," she told me, inspired by a collection of letters from her cousin, ha the story these become love letters, burned by a creel stepmother. Lauren's best friend Charlotte is the stepmother. "I'm in Charlotte's story too," says Lauren, "and I get run over." Charlotte's tale was inspired by the girls' coin collection. "We've collected foreign coins for years - since our families went on holiday to Tenerife." she explains. "That was before the Euro, so we put pesetas in." Lauren continues: "I fred a coin in the road, go to get it and get run over. I'm in hospital and then I die." Charlotte adds: "Or she might not die. I haven't decided yet."
Millie Murray, who is a tea-novel author, thinks that setting the subject of collections was a useful inspiration to their creativity rather than a restriction . "In the beginning I thought, 'Will the children be able to do it?'" she says. "But it's been fruitful. Some have their own collection, some have parents who do, and some have wlstten complete stories. It's made them think about something they wouldn't have otherwise, winch can only be a good thing." | ['What was the inspiration for the project?', 'Which school?', 'Which festival did it help form', 'When?', 'What age were the children?', 'What did they do?', 'Anything else?', 'What was it?', 'Where were the boxes spread?', 'Which child chose a Cinderella story?', 'What was she inspired by?', "Who is Lauren's best friend?", "What is Charlotte's story inspired by?", 'What have they done for years?', 'Since when?', 'Who is Millie Murray', 'What kind?', 'What does she think?', 'Did she question if the children could do it?', 'Had it been fruitful?'] | {'answers': ['Collections', 'Thomas Tallis', "Imagine Children's Literature Festival", 'Literature Festival last autumn', '12-13', 'beatified a box', 'yes', 'wrote a story', "within the Royal Festival Hall's Ballroom", 'Luren', 'a collection of letters', 'Charlotte', 'a coin collection', 'collected coins', 'since they went to Tenerife', 'an author', 'tea-novel', 'thinks that setting the subject was useful', 'yes', 'yes'], 'answers_start': [0, 39, 85, 116, 148, 148, 189, 189, 260, 358, 459, 581, 699, 761, 791, 1091, 1105, 1132, 1255, 1331], 'answers_end': [47, 71, 136, 147, 171, 189, 209, 237, 320, 444, 510, 630, 758, 801, 849, 1131, 1131, 1205, 1330, 1357]} |
3lq8puhqflsjnhpe0iqa1m4vt3hhic | (CNN) -- A Yemeni court Monday sentenced to death one of the leaders of the terrorist group al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Yemen's state-run news agency reported.
Prior to his capture, trial and sentencing, Saleh al-Shawsh had been one of the three most wanted members of the group, an arm of Osama bin Laden's broader terrorist organization formed last year.
The Specialized Criminal Court in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa sentenced al-Shawsh after finding him guilty of killing Yemeni soldiers and attacking oil installations and security checkpoints in the province of Hadramout, reported Saba, the Middle Eastern nation's state-run news agency. Referring to al-Shawsh as a member of an "armed gang," the report said that the incidents he was involved in occurred between 2007 and 2010.
Yemen has become a main battleground for al Qaeda, with the government carrying out air strikes and a ground campaign against the group this weekend.
President Barack Obama's counterterrorism adviser, John Brennan, met the president of Yemen a month ago to discuss al Qaeda and U.S. support for Yemen, the U.S. Embassy announced at the time. Brennan delivered a letter to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh affirming U.S. support for Yemen, the embassy said.
The Obama administration is considering adding armed CIA drones to help fight the increasing threat of al Qaeda in Yemen, a U.S. official said in August.
A U.S. counterterrorism official told CNN that the administration recognizes that "not enough is being done in Yemen" to meet the growing challenge posed by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. | ['What court sentenced someone to death?', 'Who was sentenced?', 'What group was he a member of?', "Who's organization was it?", 'What kind of organization is it?', 'What was Saleh sentenced for?', "What was the president's administration's answer to this?", 'Who reported that?', 'When did the the crimes take place?', 'In what province did the crime take place?', 'When was it announced that Obama was going to add the drones?'] | {'answers': ['A Yemeni court', 'Saleh al-Shawsh', 'al Qaeda', "Osama bin Laden's", 'a terrorist organization', 'killing Yemeni soldiers and attacking oil installations and security checkpoints', 'They are considering adding armed CIA drones to help fight the increasing threat of al Qaeda in Yemen', 'U.S. official', 'between 2007 and 2010.', 'the province of Hadramout', 'It was announced a month ago.'], 'answers_start': [8, 213, 72, 289, 324, 478, 1266, 1386, 730, 562, 950], 'answers_end': [125, 228, 100, 366, 347, 587, 1416, 1400, 796, 587, 1141]} |
35l9rvqfcoiow8keuzfokps6mr0uhe | CHAPTER III
They had dinner in the open-air, tree-walled dining-room, and Saxon noted that it was Billy who paid the reckoning for the four. They knew many of the young men and women at the other tables, and greetings and fun flew back and forth. Bert was very possessive with Mary, almost roughly so, resting his hand on hers, catching and holding it, and, once, forcibly slipping off her two rings and refusing to return them for a long while. At times, when he put his arm around her waist, Mary promptly disengaged it; and at other times, with elaborate obliviousness that deceived no one, she allowed it to remain.
And Saxon, talking little but studying Billy Roberts very intently, was satisfied that there would be an utter difference in the way he would do such things... if ever he would do them. Anyway, he'd never paw a girl as Bert and lots of the other fellows did. She measured the breadth of Billy's heavy shoulders.
"Why do they call you 'Big' Bill?" she asked. "You're not so very tall."
"Nope," he agreed. "I'm only five feet eight an' three-quarters. I guess it must be my weight."
"He fights at a hundred an' eighty," Bert interjected.
"Oh, out it," Billy said quickly, a cloud-rift of displeasure showing in his eyes. "I ain't a fighter. I ain't fought in six months. I've quit it. It don't pay."
"Yon got two hundred the night you put the Frisco Slasher to the bad," Bert urged proudly. | ['What synonym for "bill" is used to describe what Billy paid?', "What is Billy's surname?", "What did Bert take off Mary's hand?", 'How many?', 'Did he give them back promptly?', "What is Billy's nickname?", 'True or False: The nickname was given because he is tall.', 'How much does Bert say the fighter weighs?', 'True or False: Billy beat the Slasher in a fight.', 'Does Billy still fight?', 'Why not?', 'True or False: The group ate indoors.', 'How many diners were there?', 'Who is Bert controlling of?', 'What did he do with her waist?', 'Did the group know anyone else in the restaurant?', 'How many others, exactly?', 'True or False: Saxon spoke a lot.', "What does Saxon think he wouldn't do as others did?", 'How much did Billy win for beating the Frisco Slasher?'] | {'answers': ['"Reckoning"', 'Roberts', 'Rings.', 'Two.', 'No.', "'Big' Bill", 'False.', 'One hundred and eighty', 'True.', 'No.', "It doesn't pay.", 'False.', 'Four', 'Mary.', 'He put his arm around it.', 'Yes.', 'Unknown.', 'False.', 'Paw a girl.', '200'], 'answers_start': [100, 663, 249, 388, 406, 946, 984, 1112, 1363, 1271, 1315, 14, 133, 249, 458, 143, 143, 628, 818, 1333], 'answers_end': [128, 676, 401, 401, 447, 970, 1032, 1145, 1400, 1314, 1328, 45, 142, 283, 494, 184, 184, 649, 882, 1400]} |
34s9dkfk73pxndqu7y7qsuvf5swyn4 | Northwestern was founded in 1851 by John Evans, for whom the City of Evanston is named, and eight other lawyers, businessmen and Methodist leaders. Its founding purpose was to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that today includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Instruction began in 1855; women were admitted in 1869. Today, the main campus is a 240-acre (97 ha) parcel in Evanston, along the shores of Lake Michigan just 12 miles north of downtown Chicago. The university's law, medical, and professional schools are located on a 25-acre (10 ha) campus in Chicago's Streeterville neighborhood. In 2008, the university opened a campus in Education City, Doha, Qatar with programs in journalism and communication.
The foundation of Northwestern University is traceable to a meeting on May 31, 1850 of nine prominent Chicago businessmen, Methodist leaders and attorneys who had formed the idea of establishing a university to serve what had once been known as the Northwest Territory. On January 28, 1851, the Illinois General Assembly granted a charter to the Trustees of the North-Western University, making it the first chartered university in Illinois. The school's nine founders, all of whom were Methodists (three of them ministers), knelt in prayer and worship before launching their first organizational meeting. Although they affiliated the university with the Methodist Episcopal Church, they were committed to non-sectarian admissions, believing that Northwestern should serve all people in the newly developing territory. | ['Why was Northwestern University established?', 'What year was it founded?', 'By whom?', "What is it's purpose?", 'What areas of the US does it serve?', 'When did they begin to teach there?', 'Were woman able to go there at first?', 'How big is the main campus?', 'Where is their law and medical schools located?', 'When was the Education City campus opened?', 'What programs are there?', 'Who can the foundation be traced back to?', 'What idea did the come up with?', 'What happened in January 1851?', 'Was this the first chartered university in Illois?', 'Is it affliated with anyone/anything?', 'What?', "Are only Methodist's allowed to attend?", 'Who granted the Charter status?', 'What year did this take place?'] | {'answers': ['to serve what had once been known as the Northwest Territory.', '1851', 'John Evans', 'to serve the Northwest Territory', 'Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota', '1855', 'No', '240-acre', "Chicago's Streeterville neighborhood.", 'In 2008', 'journalism and communication.', 'a meeting on May 31, 1850 of nine prominent Chicago businessmen, Methodist leaders and attorneys', 'establishing a university to serve what had once been known as the Northwest Territory.', 'On January 28, 1851, the Illinois General Assembly granted a charter to the Trustees of the North-Western University,', 'Yes', 'Yes', 'Methodist Episcopal Church', 'No', 'Illinois General Assembly', '1851'], 'answers_start': [942, 0, 32, 148, 206, 318, 344, 382, 609, 649, 722, 828, 926, 1041, 1159, 1376, 1417, 1454, 1062, 1056], 'answers_end': [1040, 32, 46, 205, 316, 344, 372, 412, 650, 721, 769, 925, 1041, 1158, 1213, 1452, 1452, 1589, 1091, 1060]} |
3os4rqucr9fpmdk2ziatceo5iyifb1 | (CNN)Juniper and Violet are best friends who are both battling the same rare form of cancer.
They also shared a dream to visit "the happiest place on Earth" -- Disneyland.
Violet's wish came true in December 2013, thanks to Make-A-Wish Foundation. When the nonprofit group granted 3-year-old Juniper's wish in October, they offered Violet the chance to share the news to her beloved friend.
Violet, now 4, jumped at the idea, appearing in a heartwarming video posted on YouTube. The video has been viewed more than 100,000 times since being posted on Thursday, and it's drawing unusually positive comments for the video platform, which is notorious for its anonymous, at-times snarky commenters.
Dressed in the same glittering Cinderella costume she wore on her own Make-A-Wish trip, Violet twirls around her bedroom, bubbling with excitement.
"You're going to Disneyland!" she squeals.
Danielle Ouellette, Juniper's mother, says her daughter cheered when she saw the video.
"She was super excited to see Violet and she knows what Disneyland is, so she got really excited," she said.
The girls met in November 2013 and became treatment buddies at Seattle Children's Hospital while battling retinoblastoma, a cancer that forms in the eye's retina. Violet lives in Gig Harbor, Washington, and Juniper lives in Everett.
The girls formed an instant bond when they first met, Violet's mother, Shenay Spataro, said.
Hospital staffers became accustomed to seeing the girls playing together, Spataro said.
"They just hugged each other for so long. Danielle [Juniper's mother] and I were both in tears," she said. | ['What is known as the happiest place on earth?', 'Who did the Make A Wish Foundation send there in October 2013?', 'How about December 2013?', 'Does this group work for profit?', 'What type of organization are they?', 'How old was Violet when she posted a video to You Tube?', 'How many views has it received?', 'Since when?', 'What types of comments has it been receiving?', 'Are the commenters usually anonymous?', 'What else?', 'All the time?', 'What was Violet wearing in the video?', 'Was it dull?', 'How would you describe it?', 'How did Juniper react to the video?', 'When did the girls meet?', 'Where?', 'What disease were they battling?', 'Where does it form?'] | {'answers': ['Disneyland', 'Juniper', 'Violet', 'no', 'nonprofit', 'Four', 'more than 100,000 times', 'since Thursday', 'unusually positive', 'yes', 'snarky', 'at-times', 'Cinderella costume', 'no', 'glittering', 'super excited', 'November 2013', "Seattle Children's Hospital", 'retinoblastoma', "eye's retina"], 'answers_start': [162, 296, 176, 260, 261, 405, 503, 534, 584, 655, 683, 674, 735, 724, 724, 998, 1117, 1163, 1206, 1249], 'answers_end': [172, 303, 185, 270, 276, 410, 534, 565, 602, 701, 689, 682, 753, 735, 735, 1012, 1130, 1190, 1220, 1261]} |
33cusnvvnncx50c8oskdbkhinvt881 | ,A,B,C,D,. Luisa is from the USA. She lives in New York. She is twenty-one years old. She likes her teaching job. Now she is a teacher in Beijing. From Monday to Friday, she is very busy and gives classes every day. She likes her students a lot and often plays games with them in the afternoon. Her favorite sport is tennis. Sometimes she reads in the reading room in the afternoon. On weekends, she often goes to see Beijing Opera . She thinks it is very interesting and fun. She collects many pictures of Beijing Opera. Sometimes she goes to see her friends. She like singing, dancing and drawing. She has a pen pal in China. The pen pal is a boy, he is from Shanghai. He likes sports and Beijing Opera. They talk about Beijing Opera in the letters. Luisa wants to go to Shanghai to see the pen pal one day. | ['Who is a teacher?', 'Where is she from?', 'Where does she live now?', 'Where does she teach?', 'Does she write to anyone?', 'Of what gender?', 'Where is he from?', 'Specifically?', 'What interest do they have in common?', 'Does she want to meet him someday?', 'Does she teach every day?', 'Does she like her job?', 'What does she do on the weekends?', 'Does she enjoy that?', 'Does she save anything from going to see them?', 'What?', 'Does she have fun with her students?', 'What does she do with them?', 'What else does she like?', 'Is her favorite sport soccer?'] | {'answers': ['Luisa', 'the USA', 'New York', 'in Beijing', 'yes', 'male', 'China', 'Shanghai', 'Beijing Opera', 'yes', 'Monday to Friday', 'yes', 'goes to see Beijing Opera', 'yes', 'yes', 'pictures', 'yes', 'plays games', 'singing', 'no'], 'answers_start': [11, 10, 33, 114, 599, 628, 599, 629, 383, 751, 147, 86, 383, 433, 477, 477, 216, 215, 561, 295], 'answers_end': [113, 33, 56, 146, 627, 649, 627, 670, 705, 809, 216, 114, 433, 476, 522, 522, 295, 295, 599, 324]} |
3ekvh9qmey4y0g6apjmsnligclk2di | In mathematics, a function is a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs with the property that each input is related to exactly one output. An example is the function that relates each real number "x" to its square "x". The output of a function "f" corresponding to an input "x" is denoted by "f"("x") (read ""f" of "x""). In this example, if the input is −3, then the output is 9, and we may write . Likewise, if the input is 3, then the output is also 9, and we may write . (The same output may be produced by more than one input, but each input gives only one output.) The input variable(s) are sometimes referred to as the argument(s) of the function.
Functions of various kinds are "the central objects of investigation" in most fields of modern mathematics. There are many ways to describe or represent a function. Some functions may be defined by a formula or algorithm that tells how to compute the output for a given input. Others are given by a picture, called the graph of the function. In science, functions are sometimes defined by a table that gives the outputs for selected inputs. A function could be described implicitly, for example as the inverse to another function or as a solution of a differential equation. | ['What are functions?', 'Between what?', "What are different types of function in today's mathematics?", 'What sort of image could you use to describe them?', "How could a function's representation be implied?", 'Any other way?', 'What way is that?', 'How could a function be directly defined?', 'Can each input give many outputs?', 'Can an output give many inputs?'] | {'answers': ['relations', 'inputs and outputs', 'the central objects of investigation', 'a graph', 'as the inverse to another function', 'yes', 'a solution of a differential equation', 'by a table', 'no', 'yes'], 'answers_start': [16, 16, 684, 961, 1125, 1136, 1136, 1038, 120, 503], 'answers_end': [40, 98, 762, 1024, 1214, 1257, 1257, 1123, 165, 557]} |
3suwzrl0mydran3b8g9fjghdszj6em | SHANGHAI, China (CNN) -- If it weren't for the Internet, Murong Xuecun might still be working as a sales manager at a car company in the southern Chinese city of Chengdu. That is what he was doing when he started writing his first novel on his office's online bulletin board system back in 2001.
The Internet is increasingly being seen in China as a tool for literary empowerment, analysts say.
Week by week when he got home from work, Murong would post new pieces to a story that painted a bleak yet honest picture of modern urban life in the city where he lived. It contained tales about sex, love, gambling and drugs and became so popular that it soon appeared on numerous other online forums.
Today the 35-year-old is considered one of the most famous authors to have emerged in contemporary China. His debut work, "Leave Me Alone: A novel of Chengdu," has been read by millions of Chinese "netizens" -- steady Internet users -- and adapted for film and television and translated into German, French and English.
He also is viewed as a pioneer of what has become nothing short of a literary renaissance online in the country, particularly among young Chinese writers. This is a constituency that has struggled to find a platform for their work in a publishing industry that is viewed as conservative as it often faces state censorship. Instead of remaining silent, a new generation of authors has found its voice on the Web.
"It is a very big revolution," said Yang Hengjun, a political espionage novelist who published his first work online. "When you write something on the Internet that you can't do in reality and you cause a change, that is revolutionary." | ['who is the article mainly about', 'how old is he?', 'was he doing anything before he started writing?', 'what?', 'what saved him?', 'what would he write his story on?', 'when?', 'who is the political espionage mentioned?', 'who said it is a big revolution?', "what was Murong's first work?", 'is he seen as a pioneer?', 'amongst who?', 'how many chinese have read is first work?', 'what would he do when he got home?', 'what has the internet become for the chinese?', 'for?', 'has his story been televised?', 'what about for movies?', 'how many languages has it been translated to?', 'which ones?'] | {'answers': ['Murong Xuecun', '35', 'yes', 'working as a sales manager', 'the Internet', 'an online bulletin board system', '2001', 'unknown', 'Yang Hengjun', 'Leave Me Alone: A novel of Chengdu', 'yes', 'young Chinese writers', 'millions', 'post new pieces', 'a tool', 'literary empowerment', 'yes', 'yes', 'three', 'German, French and English'], 'answers_start': [56, 703, 57, 57, 24, 213, 213, -1, 1439, 808, 1025, 1138, 809, 412, 298, 298, 939, 939, 978, 979], 'answers_end': [112, 769, 113, 112, 112, 281, 294, -1, 1487, 860, 1055, 1178, 899, 479, 381, 381, 974, 975, 1023, 1021]} |
30lsnf239uvf8rmwhxn3eiyt4h0i2q | When Joan gave birth to the first boy in her family in three generations, she and her husband were overjoyed. So were her parents. Joan expected her elder sister, Sally, to be just as delighted as them. Joan had always admired Sally--the beauty and the star of the family--and felt happy about her achievements.
But since the baby's arrival, the sisters have become distant. Joan feels hurt for Sally seems completely uninterested in her baby. Sally, who has no children, claims that her younger sister "acts as if no one ever had a baby before."
Neither Sally nor Joan understands that the real cause of the current coldness is that their family roles have suddenly changed to the opposite. Finally Joan seems to be better than her elder sister--and Sally doesn't like it! Their distance may be temporary, but it shows that childhood competition don't fade easily as ages grow. It can remain powerful in relationships throughout life.
In a study of the University of Cincinnati, 65 men and women between ages 25 and 93 were asked how they felt about their brothers and sisters. Nearly 75 percent admitted having hidden competitive feelings. In a few cases, these emotions were so strong as to have affected their entire lives.
Many adult brothers and sisters are close, supportive--yet still tend to compete. Two brothers I know turn into killers when on opposite sides of a tennis net. Off the court, they are the best of friends. My own younger sister can't wait to tell me when I've put on weight. However, she's a terrible cook and that pleases me; I tease her when she comes to dinner. Happily, despite these small failings, we have been an important resource for each other.
In between the very competitive and the generally supportive children lie those who say that no friendship should survive. _ . Why do these puzzling, unproductive, often painful relationships continue to exist? | ['who gave birth?', 'what happens to two brothers who are playing?', "who is Joan's sister?", 'who is older?', 'how many people were questioned about siblings?', 'what age was the youngest?', 'oldest?', 'did Sally feel happy?', 'What did sally say?', 'does competition fade?', 'how many of those asked felt competitive?', "What did someone say about her sister's cooking?", 'how are the brothers when not playing?', 'is the distance between sally and her sister permanent?', 'which sister does not have children?', 'did they have other boys in the family?'] | {'answers': ['Joan', 'unknown', 'Sally', 'Sally', '65', '25', '93', 'Yes', 'her younger sister "acts as if no one ever had a baby before', 'No', '75 percent', "she's a terrible cook", 'they are the best of friends', 'No', 'Sally', 'No'], 'answers_start': [5, -1, 163, 163, 984, 1016, 1023, 277, 486, 1165, 1092, 1519, 1411, 778, 446, 344], 'answers_end': [10, -1, 168, 168, 988, 1019, 1025, 287, 546, 1231, 1103, 1541, 1439, 809, 451, 375]} |
3oe22wjigio191jhdp2it3k7ej3quo | A couple who held hands at breakfast every morning even after 70 years of marriage have died 15 hours apart. Helen Felumlee, died at 92 on April 12. Her husband, 91-year-old Kenneth Felumlee, died the next morning.
The couple's eight children say the two had been inseparable since meeting as teenagers, once sharing the bottom of a bunk bed on a ferry rather than sleeping on night apart.
They remained deeply in love until the very end, even eating breakfast together while holding hands, said their daughter, Linda Cody. "We knew when one went, the other was going to go," she said. According to Cody, about 12 hours after Helen died, Kenneth looked at his children and said, "Mon's dead." He quickly began to fade, surrounded by 24 of his closest family members and friends when he died the next morning. "He was ready," Cody said, "He just didn't want to leave her here by herself."
Son Dick said his parents died of old age, surrounded by family.
The pair had known each other for several years when they eloped in Newport across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, on Feb. 20, 1994. At two days shy of his 21stbirthday, Kenneth-who went by Kenny-was too young to marry in Ohio. "He couldn't wait.' son Jim said.
Kenneth worked as a railroad car inspector and mechanic before becoming a mail carrier for the Post Office. He was active in the church as a Sunday teacher.
Helen stayed at home, not only cooking and cleaning for her own family but also for other families in need in the area. She taught Sunday school, too, but was known more for her greeting card ministry, sending cards for birthdays, sympathy and the holidays to everyone in her community, each with a personal note inside. "She kept Hallmark in business," daughter-in-law Debbie joked.
When Kenneth retired in 1983 and the children began to leave the house, the Felumlees began to explore their love of travel, visiting almost all 50 states by bus. "He didn't want to fly anywhere because you couldn't see anything as you were going," Jim said.
Although both experienced declining health in recent years, Cody said, each tried to stay strong for the other. "That's what kept them going," she said. | ['How many children did the couple have?', 'Did they condsider their parents inseparable?', 'What was the date they eloped?', 'What were the couples names?', 'what did kenny do for a living?', 'Did helen work?', 'What kind of comunity activities did she do?', 'What type of transport did they use to travel after retirement?', 'Why did Kenneth want to fly?', 'Why not?'] | {'answers': ['Eight', 'Yes', 'In 1994', 'One is Kenny', 'Inspected railroad cars', 'No', 'Taught Sunday school', 'bus', "He didn't.", "because you couldn't see anything as you were going"], 'answers_start': [217, 217, 962, 1129, 1225, 1384, 1384, 1770, 1932, 1933], 'answers_end': [245, 392, 1091, 1223, 1380, 1504, 1528, 1931, 2029, 2029]} |
3kopy89hm820ok2l3fm89tilngoj3p | CHAPTER VIII
AN INFORMAL COURT
One morning, soon after Fuller and his daughter had gone home, Dick stood at a table in the testing house behind the mixing sheds. The small, galvanized iron building shook with the throb of engines and rattle of machinery, and now and then a shower of cinders pattered upon the roof; for the big mill that ground up the concrete was working across the road. The lattice shutters were closed, for the sake of privacy, and kept out the glare, though they could not keep out the heat, which soaked through the thin, iron walls, and Dick's face was wet with perspiration as he arranged a number of small concrete blocks. Some of these were broken, and some partly crushed. Delicate scales and glass measures occupied a neighboring shelf, and a big steel apparatus that looked rather like a lever weighing machine stood in the shadow.
Where the draught that came through the lattices flowed across the room, Bethune lounged in a canvas chair, and another man, with a quiet, sunburned face, sat behind him. This was Stuyvesant, whose authority was only second to Fuller's.
"Brandon seems to have taken a good deal of trouble, but this kind of investigation needs the strictest accuracy, and we haven't the best of testing apparatus," Bethune remarked. "I expect he'll allow that the results he has got may be to some extent misleading, and I doubt if it's worth while to go on with the matter. Are you sure you have made no mistakes, Dick?" | ['How many went home at first?', 'Who was one of them?', 'And the other?', 'Who was in the testing house?', 'What was it behindd?', 'Was it a big building?', 'What was it made out of?', 'What landed on the roof sometimes?', 'Where the blinds open or closed?', 'Why?', 'Who was relaxing in a seat?', 'What type was were she was sitting?', 'Was there anyone else there?', 'Where in relation to Bethune?', 'Who was it?'] | {'answers': ['Two', 'Fuller', 'his daughter', 'Dick', 'the mixing sheds', 'no', 'galvanized iron', 'cinders', 'closed', 'for the sake of privacy', 'Bethune', 'a canvas chair', 'yes', 'behind him.', 'Stuyvesant,'], 'answers_start': [47, 47, 59, 97, 127, 166, 166, 275, 394, 419, 941, 949, 980, 1017, 1039], 'answers_end': [97, 82, 83, 141, 164, 201, 201, 319, 426, 451, 975, 974, 1038, 1039, 1060]} |
3r3yrb5grf39mlc0ot5w3352a84au2 | CHAPTER XXI.
While Bathurst was busying himself completing his preparations for the attempt, Rabda came in with her father.
"My lord," she said, "I tremble at the thought of your venturing your life. My life is of no importance, and it belongs to you. What I would propose is this. My father will go to Bithoor, and will obtain an order from one of the Nana's officers for a lady of the zenana to visit the prisoners. I will go in veiled, as I was on the day I went there. I will change garments with the lady, and she can come out veiled, and meet you outside."
"I would not dream of such a thing, Rabda. You would be killed to a certainty when they discovered the trick. Even if I would consent to the sacrifice, Miss Hannay would not do so. I am deeply grateful to you for proposing it, but it is impossible. You will see that, with the aid of your father, I shall succeed."
"I told her that would be your answer, sahib," Rujub said, "but she insisted on making the offer."
It was arranged that they were to start at nine o'clock, as it was safer to make the attempt before everything became quiet. Before starting, Rabda was again placed in a trance. In reply to her father's questions she said that Mary Hunter was dead, and that Isobel was lying down. She was told to tell her that in an hour she was to be at the window next to the door. | ['Is Rabda a boy or a girl?'] | {'answers': ['girl'], 'answers_start': [95], 'answers_end': [126]} |
3qavnhz3em463vp6ffdvcg9jxflale | International standard ISO 7736 defines a standard size for car audio head units and enclosures. The standard was originally established by the German standards body "Deutsches Institut für Normung" as DIN 75490, and is therefore commonly referred to as the "DIN car radio size". It was adopted as an international standard in 1984.
Head units generally come in either "single DIN" (180 x 50 mm panel) or "double DIN" (180 x 100 mm panel) size. The depth is not standardized; as a result, some cars such as the Opel Manta / Ascona have the correct sized front aperture but will accommodate few DIN sized radios other than the original due to the shallow depth; this despite the vehicle being manufactured as late as 1988. The US standard for a DIN radio is 7" x 2" (although the actual 180 mm width converts to something like 7-3/32" so most people use 7-1/8" to allow for clearance) and the Double DIN sized radio is a 7" x 4". Some radios in Japanese Kei cars do not conform to the DIN standard however.
For removing the unit, a pair of U-shaped devices are often used. The devices are inserted in the two pairs of holes, at either end of the stereo fascia, the action releasing the unit from the mounting and providing a pair of handles to pull the unit free. These tools vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. Becker uses a pair of key-shaped removal tools, with one hole each. Often a set of thin screwdrivers will work just as well. | ['What was a car audio head unit standard adopted?', 'Is it internationally recognized?', 'Which country created the standardization/', 'Which organization, specifically?', 'What is the standard commonly referred to?', 'And its formal/technical name?', 'What is the international standard known as today?', 'How many sizes are commonly used?', 'What are they?', 'What is the US standard?', 'What about the double DIN size?', "Which area's cars don't use this standard?", 'Which cars are they?', 'What tools allow you to remove a head unit?', 'Are they universally identical?', "If you didn't have access to those tools, what else could you use?", 'How many holes does the Becker style of tool use?'] | {'answers': ['in 1984', 'yes', 'Germany', '"Deutsches Institut für Normung"', '"DIN car radio size"', 'DIN 75490', 'International standard ISO 7736', 'two', '"single DIN" (180 x 50\xa0mm panel) or "double DIN" (180 x 100\xa0mm panel) size.', '7" x 2"', '7" x 4"', "Japan's", 'Kei', 'a pair of U-shaped devices', 'no', 'a set of thin screwdrivers', 'one hole on each pair'], 'answers_start': [324, 279, 125, 136, 258, 199, 0, 335, 370, 724, 891, 931, 946, 1010, 1266, 1387, 1319], 'answers_end': [331, 333, 165, 198, 278, 211, 32, 446, 446, 766, 930, 963, 958, 1074, 1318, 1443, 1385]} |
317hq483i7sbxdbp3gln661re58nio | So far, there have been so many successful men and women in the world. And it's no surprise for many of us to dream of doing business when we grow up. However, Moziah Bridge tells us quite different story. Moziah Bridges is now the CEO of his Mo's Bow's company. He has already earned $200,000 by selling bow ties and other men's fashion accessories . The boy designs all the bow ties together with seven other workers in the company, including his mother and grandmother. "Mo is the CEO of the company, but I am the CEO of Mo," Bridges' grandma said. About four years ago, when Bridges went shopping for bow ties, he found they were in ugly" black and red. He wanted a change. So he asked his grandma to teach him to sew and finally he developed the talent of creating bow ties. Though his very first bow tie didn't look nice, the young sewer kept on practicing. He used colorful cloth with different pictures. Then his parents and friends started to like his works. At first he tried to sell them online to several stores in the south. Soon Mo's bow ties became popular. With the help of Dayond John, CEO of the famous US clothes brand FUBU, Bridges built his own company. Not only did Daymond John provide money for him, but also produced Bridges to the circle of fashion and business industries. Now the 13-year-old's business has developed rapidly. So you can just start now! You don't have to wait till you're older. If you have a dream, go for it! | ['Men and women have been what?', 'Who tells a different story?', 'Moziah is now CEO of?', 'How much was already earned?', 'By selling?', 'Designs with how many worker?', 'Including which relatives?', "What is Mo's role?", 'What were the colors that were ugly?', 'Did his first bow tie look nice?', 'So what did he keep doing?', 'What kind of cloth was used?', 'And?', 'He first tried to sell them where?', 'What friend helped?', 'CEO of what company?', 'Daymond exposed to?', 'If you have a dream, do what?'] | {'answers': ['successful', 'Moziah Bridges', "Mo's Bow's company", '$200,000', "bow ties and other men's fashion accessories", 'seven', 'mother and grandmother', 'CEO', 'black and red', 'no', 'practicing', 'colorful cloth', 'different pictures', 'online', 'Dayond John, CEO', 'FUBU', 'the circle of fashion and business industries', 'go for it'], 'answers_start': [32, 206, 232, 263, 294, 393, 435, 474, 643, 787, 844, 864, 892, 971, 1090, 1121, 1253, 1422], 'answers_end': [69, 220, 261, 293, 349, 419, 471, 502, 656, 826, 862, 886, 910, 1006, 1107, 1142, 1298, 1453]} |
3ws1nttkeyco2qhs12d4sxsmryff0h | CHAPTER FIFTEEN.
TREATS OF ANCIENT DIPLOMACY AMONG THE NORSEMEN, AND SHOWS HOW OUR HERO TURNS THE TABLES ON A WOULD-BE ASSASSIN.
When King Harald heard the news of the defeat of Hake and the slaughter of his men by Erling and Glumm, great was his wrath at first, and Jarl Rongvold had much ado to appease him and prevent him from going at once to Horlingdal to ravage it with fire and sword. But when he had cooled a little, and heard the details of the fight from Hake himself, his anger against the young warriors changed into admiration of their dauntless courage.
Harald Fairhair was a kingly man in spirit as well as in appearance, and was above encouraging a mean or vengeful mood. He was indeed fierce and violent in his rage, and often did things which, when read of in the calm of a comparatively peaceful time, make one shudder; but it must not be forgotten that the age in which he lived was a cruel and bloody one, and, in Norway, without one touch of the gentle religion of Christ to soften its asperities. He could never have retained his power and rule over the stern warriors of his day, had he not possessed much of their own callous indifference to the horrors and cruelties of war.
"Thou hadst tougher work than thou countedst on, it would seem," he said to Hake; then, turning to Jarl Rongvold, with a laugh, "Methinks I would fain have this Erling the Bold and his friend Glumm the Gruff among my men-at-arms." | ['how is Harald Fairhair described?', 'what was the age he lived in like?', 'who was defeated?', 'who killed his men?', 'where did Harald Fairhair live?', 'how did he feel about war?', 'how did he react to the news of the defeat?', 'who calmed him?', 'what did the king want to go do?', 'and do what there?', 'with what/', 'what did his rage change to?', 'why did his feelings change?', 'who told him the details?', 'were the warriors young or old?'] | {'answers': ['a kingly man', 'a cruel and bloody', 'Hake', 'Erling and Glumm,', 'Norway', 'indifference', 'wrathful', 'Jarl Rongvold', 'going to Horlingda', 'ravage it', 'fire and sword', 'admiration', 'their dauntless courage.', 'Hake', 'young'], 'answers_start': [574, 879, 172, 191, 905, 1130, 237, 267, 317, 351, 362, 483, 545, 429, 483], 'answers_end': [617, 927, 186, 236, 947, 1171, 265, 313, 360, 375, 394, 572, 572, 481, 520]} |
3570y55xzpjrdl98kuuv2ami4s1gyt | (CNN) -- He may not have started from the top of the mountain but it was still a dream downhill for Patrick Kueng as he skied to victory at the World Cup event in Wengen.
The course at the Swiss Alpine resort is renowned as the longest downhill course on the World Cup calendar at 4.4 kilometers (2.12 miles) long but high winds Saturday meant the skiers had to start their runs lower down the slope.
Victory still tasted sweet for Switzerland's Kueng, who beat Austrian Hannes Reichelt and Norwegian Aksel Lund Svindal with a time of one minute 32.66 seconds.
"Since I was a kid, I've been watching this race," the 30-year-old told reporters. "My first dream was to race it and my second dream was to win it.
"In 2006 I had a terrible accident in which I broke one leg and broke the ankle in my other leg. I ended up in a wheelchair and my thoughts did turn to quitting.
"It was a very tough time, but when I decided to continue, it was nothing but 100 per cent. Eventually I got a World Cup spot and now I'm here!"
Keung has never represented Switzerland at a Winter Olympics and is hoping that two World Cup victories this season will be enough to book his place on the plane to the Sochi Games next month.
American Ted Ligety, a 2006 Olympic gold medallist in the combined, tuned up for his next tilt at the Games with a decisive victory in the super-combined in Wengen Friday. | ['Where was the event held?', 'What event?', 'Where Kueng is from', 'Who did he beat?', 'Where Hannes is from?', 'Where Aksel is from?', "What was Kueng's timing on that match?", 'How old is he?', 'What was his first dream?', 'And second?', 'Did he win eventually?', 'Where is the longest downhill course?', 'How long was that?', 'in miles?', 'Did skieres have to do something special there?', 'What?', 'Did he have any accident?', 'When?', 'Where he ended up?', 'Did he ever represent his country in Winter Olympics?'] | {'answers': ['Wengen', 'the World Cup event', 'Switzerland', 'Hannes Reichelt and Aksel Lund Svindal', 'Austria', 'Norway', 'one minute 32.66 seconds', '30', 'race in the World Cup', 'win it', 'yes', 'at the Swiss Alpine resort', '4.4 kilometers', '2.12 miles', 'yes', 'start their runs lower', 'yes', '2006', 'the World Cup', 'no'], 'answers_start': [140, 140, 436, 460, 466, 495, 528, 617, 651, 685, 117, 173, 280, 282, 345, 346, 727, 719, 984, 1029], 'answers_end': [169, 169, 455, 523, 491, 523, 563, 634, 681, 714, 154, 253, 315, 309, 401, 401, 753, 752, 1027, 1089]} |
36w0ob37hwe5i7eo0mew1h7lpn8zhu | CHAPTER XI
THE BAT'S EXIT
_Columbine_ rolled heavily on the broken swell and the lamp that swung from a beam threw a puzzling light about the cabin. Now and then water splashed on the deck and the slack sails flapped. The fresh breeze had dropped, although the sea had not yet gone down, and Marston had set the topsail and the balloon jib. The light canvas would chafe and was not of much use, but he must reach Kingston as soon as possible. He was exhausted by physical effort and anxious watching, and when Rupert replaced the bandage on his comrade's face he leaned back slackly on the locker seat.
Wyndham lay in an upper berth, in the faint draught that came down through the open skylight. A wet cloth covered his face and the cabin smelt of drugs. He did not move and had not been altogether conscious for some time. Rupert wore Harry's white clothes and looked, in the unsteady light, like a rather haggard and jaundiced Englishman. Marston had noted his firm touch when he fixed the bandage and now he was methodically putting back some bottles in the medicine chest. When he finished he bent over the berth for a moment, as if he listened to Wyndham's breathing.
"I think he will live," he said. "Although he is very weak, we have got the fever down, and the wound is not as septic as it was. Anyhow, you must get him into hospital at Kingston soon."
Marston remembered afterwards that Rupert had said _you_, not we, and thought it significant. Now, however, he was dully pondering something else. | ['whose face was covered with a wet cloth?', 'where were they going to?', 'what had chafed?', 'what is the name of the boat?', 'do they think he will live?', 'was Rupert wearing his own clothes?', 'then whose?', 'was the wound still as septic?', 'did he check to see if Wyndham was still alive?', 'how?', 'who was exhausted?', 'who was exhausted by physcial effort?', 'what did Marston set up?', 'and?', 'what did the cabin smell of?', 'was Wyndham strong?', 'had he been conscious?', 'who replaced the bandage?', 'who put the medicine bottles back?', 'what were they going to to in Kingston?'] | {'answers': ['Wyndham', 'Kingston', 'The light canvas', 'Columbine', 'yes', 'no', 'Harry', 'no', 'yes', 'listening to his breathing', 'Wyndham', 'Marston', 'topsail', 'the balloon jib', 'drugs', 'no', 'no', 'Marston', 'Marston', 'getting him into a hospital'], 'answers_start': [609, 417, 345, 31, 1182, 829, 843, 1274, 1137, 1138, 609, 296, 316, 327, 754, 1216, 780, 948, 948, 1329], 'answers_end': [616, 426, 361, 40, 1204, 864, 848, 1310, 1179, 1179, 616, 304, 323, 343, 760, 1240, 829, 955, 955, 1368]} |
3qxnc7eipivf1gqfygdci16bozx09l | CHAPTER IX.
CORIOLANUS AND CINCINNATUS.
B.C. 458.
All the time these struggles were going on between the patricians and the plebeians at home, there were wars with the neighboring tribes, the Volscians, the Veians, the Latins, and the Etruscans. Every spring the fighting men went out, attacked their neighbors, drove off their cattle, and tried to take some town; then fought a battle, and went home to reap the harvest, gather the grapes and olives in the autumn, and attend to public business and vote for the magistrates in the winter. They were small wars, but famous men fought in them. In a war against the Volscians, when Cominius was consul, he was besieging a city called Corioli, when news came that the men of Antium were marching against him, and in their first attack on the walls the Romans were beaten off, but a gallant young patrician, descended from the king Ancus Marcius, Caius Marcius by name, rallied them and led them back with such spirit that the place was taken before the hostile army came up; then he fought among the foremost and gained the victory. When he was brought to the consul's tent covered with wounds, Cominius did all he could to show his gratitude--set on the young man's head the crown of victory, gave him the surname of Coriolanus in honor of his exploits, and granted him the tenth part of the spoil of ten prisoners. Of them, however, Coriolanus only accepted one, an old friend of the family, whom he set at liberty at once. Afterwards, when there was a great famine in Rome, Coriolanus led an expedition to Antium, and brought away quantities of corn and cattle, which he distributed freely, keeping none for himself. | ['Who was consul during the war with the Volscians?', 'Who was he besieging?', 'Called what?', 'What did he find out?', 'Who was fought off?', 'Who was a descendant of Ancus Marcius?', 'Who won?', 'What year was this?', 'A.C.?', 'B.C.?', 'What were the 2 groups fighting at home?', 'What other conflict were there?', 'Which ones?', 'What else?', 'Any others?', 'Who else?', 'What kind of things were harvested?', 'What else did the men do at home?', 'Anything else?', 'What time of year did they fight?'] | {'answers': ['Cominius was', 'a city', 'Corioli', 'the men of Antium were marching against him', 'the Romans', 'Caius Marcius', 'Coriolanus', '458', 'No', 'Yes', 'the patricians and the plebeians', 'wars with the neighboring tribes', 'the Volscians', 'the Veians', 'the Latins', 'the Etruscans', 'grapes and olives', 'attend to public business', 'vote for the magistrates', 'Every spring'], 'answers_start': [636, 674, 688, 716, 801, 899, 1271, 49, 44, 44, 107, 160, 194, 209, 221, 237, 439, 476, 506, 252], 'answers_end': [644, 680, 695, 760, 811, 912, 1281, 52, 55, 54, 139, 192, 207, 219, 231, 250, 456, 501, 530, 264]} |
34q075jo1xdxcbnku3yj3vosqkb109 | (CNN) -- Maria Sharapova was forced to call on all her resilience to ensure her place in the semifinals of the French Open Tuesday.
The World No.8 endured a nightmare opening set, losing it 6-1 to Spain's Garbine Muguruza, before launching an impressive fightback.
Sharapova, who was beaten in last year's final, won the second set 7-5 before taking the decider 6-1.
The Russian, who won at Roland Garros in 2012, will now face Canada's rising star Eugenie Bouchard.
"I came across a player playing with such confidence and I knew it was going to be a tough match," Sharapova told the WTA website.
"I had a tough start but luckily I had a good finish.
"She was playing so aggressive at the start, but also I wasn't really helping myself with my movement or serving."
Sharapova, seeded seventh, made a dreadful start to the contest and fell 4-0 behind before finally winning a game.
Murguruza, who defeated defending champion Serena Williams 6-2 6-2 earlier in the tournament, played with a verve and quality which belied her age.
After conceding the first set, she slowly got to grips with 21-year-old Muguruza, who was playing in her first ever grand slam quarterfinal.
There was heartbreak for another Spaniard in the other quarterfinal after Carla Suarez Navarro threw away a 4-1 advantage in the final set.
Bouchard, ranked 16th in the world, appeared to be heading out of the tournament but fought back to take the match 7-6 2-6 7-5.
It is a second successive grand slam semifinal for Bouchard, who was beaten in straight sets by Li Na at the Australian Open earlier this year. | ['who called on all of her resilience so that she may place in the semifinals?', 'what were the semifinals for?', 'when was it to be held?', 'did she lose her opening set?', 'by how much?', "what's her nationality?", 'did she win?', 'who will she face next?', 'did she think Bouchard lacked cofidence?', 'did she think it would be an easy match?', 'what was the score before she won a game?', 'who defeated serena?', 'who had a 4-1 advantage?', 'is bouchard #16 in the world?', 'was she beaten by Li Na?', 'when?', 'at what semifinal?'] | {'answers': ['Maria Sharapova', 'the French Open', 'Tuesday', 'yes', 'Five', 'Russian', 'yes', 'Eugenie Bouchard.', 'unknown', 'no', '6-1, 7-5', 'Murguruza', 'Carla Suarez Navarro', 'yes', 'yes', 'earlier in the year', 'Australian Open'], 'answers_start': [9, 104, 120, 150, 191, 373, 316, 427, -1, 529, 191, 898, 1259, 1333, 1524, 1563, 1571], 'answers_end': [25, 133, 133, 213, 196, 385, 372, 473, -1, 606, 371, 958, 1331, 1368, 1606, 1607, 1592]} |
3dhe4r9ocwb1c0g1r9n0t6ldoxl2gg | Martin Lynch, an American businessman, had been going on vacation to a small Mexican fishing village for a number of ears. One morning while going for a walk along the beach, he saw his friend Pablo Perez, a local fisherman. Martin watched Pablo _ his boat and pack the fish in a box. Martin noticed Pablo was smiling and looked very happy. He could also see several large fish in the boat. Martin greeted Pablo and asked how long it took to catch the fish. "Just a few hours," replied Pablo. Martin asked, "Why didn't you stay longer and catch more fish?" "I have enough for my family," Pablo said. "And what do you do with the rest of your day?" asked Martin. "I take a nap, play with my children, spend time with my wife, and go into the village to see my friends and play cards, I have a full and busy life." Martin explained that if Pablo worked longer hours and caught more fish, he could make more money. With the extra money, Pablo could buy more boats and catch money more fish. By selling the fish, Pablo could open his own factory and sell direct to supermarkets. "Then what?" asked Pablo. "Well you would probably have to move to Mexico City to run the business. Finally, you would be able to sell your business and make millions of dollars," replied Martin. "How long will that take?" asked Pablo. Martin thought for a while and said it would probably take at least 15 years. "And then what" asked Pablo. "Well, that's the best part," Martin said. "You will be able to retire, buy a house near the ocean, sleep longer, play with your children, spend more time with your wife, see your friends, and play cards." | ["What is Martin's last name>", 'Where did he go on vacation?', 'Did he run into a friend there?', 'Who?'] | {'answers': ['Lynch', 'a small Mexican fishing village', 'Yes', 'Pablo Perez'], 'answers_start': [7, 69, 175, 193], 'answers_end': [12, 100, 204, 204]} |
3ngms9vztlifzuwi4kwpv4fqxzaffp | Evolutionary biology is the subfield of biology that studies the evolutionary processes that produced the diversity of life on Earth, starting from a single common ancestor. These processes include natural selection, common descent, and speciation.
The discipline emerged through what Julian Huxley called the modern synthesis (of the 1930s) of understanding from several previously unrelated fields of biological research, including genetics, ecology, systematics and paleontology.
Current research has widened to cover the genetic architecture of adaptation, molecular evolution, and the different forces that contribute to evolution including sexual selection, genetic drift and biogeography. The newer field of evolutionary developmental biology ("evo-devo") investigates how embryonic development is controlled, thus creating a wider synthesis that integrates developmental biology with the fields covered by the earlier evolutionary synthesis.
Evolution is the central unifying concept in biology. Biology can be divided in various ways. One way is by the level of biological organisation, from molecular to cell, organism to population. An earlier way is by perceived taxonomic group, with fields such as zoology, botany, and microbiology, reflecting what were once seen as the major divisions of life. A third way is by approach, such as field biology, theoretical biology, experimental evolution, and paleontology. These alternative ways of dividing up the subject can be combined with evolutionary biology to create subfields like evolutionary ecology and evolutionary developmental biology. | ['What is a unifying concept?', 'Of what science?', 'Can it be split up into different ways?', 'Name one?', 'Can you provide an example?', 'And another example, please?', 'Is there another type of grouping?', 'And it is?', 'Example, please', 'And another?', 'Any more?', 'What are these known as?', 'Is there a third way to divide the science?', 'What is that?', 'How many examples can you provide?', 'Who helped develop the synthesis?', 'When?', 'Were the fields related?', 'What is the new field called?', 'And the abbreviated form is?'] | {'answers': ['evolution', 'biology', 'yes', 'level of biological organization', 'from molecular to cell', 'organism to population', 'yes', 'perceived taxonomic group', 'zoology', 'botany', 'microbiology', 'major divisions of life', 'yes', 'by approach', 'Four', 'Julian Huxley', '1930s', 'no', 'Evolutionary biology', 'evo-devo'], 'answers_start': [956, 956, 1009, 1050, 1101, 1125, 1150, 1150, 1198, 1198, 1198, 1253, 1316, 1316, 1344, 251, 251, 251, 0, 699], 'answers_end': [1008, 1008, 1048, 1100, 1124, 1148, 1196, 1196, 1251, 1251, 1251, 1314, 1342, 1342, 1428, 328, 342, 485, 87, 767]} |
3mmn5bl1wz4qps866cz0pla2rda3ma | Mahātmā Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahātmā (Sanskrit: "high-souled", "venerable")—applied to him first in 1914 in South Africa—is now used worldwide. In India, he is also called Bapu ji (Gujarati: endearment for "father", "papa") and Gandhi ji. He is unofficially called the "Father of the Nation"
Born and raised in a Hindu merchant caste family in coastal Gujarat, western India, and trained in law at the Inner Temple, London, Gandhi first employed nonviolent civil disobedience as an expatriate lawyer in South Africa, in the resident Indian community's struggle for civil rights. After his return to India in 1915, he set about organising peasants, farmers, and urban labourers to protest against excessive land-tax and discrimination. Assuming leadership of the Indian National Congress in 1921, Gandhi led nationwide campaigns for various social causes and for achieving "Swaraj" or self-rule.
Gandhi famously led Indians in challenging the British-imposed salt tax with the Dandi Salt March in 1930, and later in calling for the British to "Quit India" in 1942. He was imprisoned for many years, upon many occasions, in both South Africa and India. He lived modestly in a self-sufficient residential community and wore the traditional Indian "dhoti" and shawl, woven with yarn hand-spun on a "charkha". He ate simple vegetarian food, and also undertook long fasts as a means of both self-purification and political protest. | ['Who was Mahātmā Gandhi?', 'Where was he born?', 'What part of India is that?'] | {'answers': ['the leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule', 'coastal Gujarat', 'western India'], 'answers_start': [0, 570, 622], 'answers_end': [145, 637, 652]} |
340ugxu9dy1te9fyzowszqjfubmuvp | Joey went to the doctor yesterday. He was a little scared because he might have to get a shot, but his mother promised that it wouldn't hurt. During the time they were in the waiting room, Joey played with some blue and green blocks and some toy cars that the doctor kept there for the children who came to see him. He also met another little boy named Bobby who also had to see the doctor. Bobby liked playing with the cars more than the blocks, but Joey liked playing with both of them. Joey also met a little girl named Sandy who was playing with some dolls the doctor also had for the children. When it was Joey's turn to see the doctor, his mother led him into one of the rooms and had him sit on a yellow chair. The doctor was a friendly man who wore glasses. He took Joey's temperature and looked in his ears, then asked him a few questions about how he had been feeling. When Joey said his throat hurt a little, the doctor took a look at it as well. He said everything looked okay, and Joey wouldn't need any shots this visit. On the way out Susan the nurse let Joey take a red lollipop from a basket on her desk. By the time Joey got home, he thought the doctor wasn't so scary after all. | ['Where did Joey go?', 'when?', 'For what?', 'HOw did he feel?', 'What did his mother say?', 'What did he do in the waiting room?', 'with what?', 'What color were they?', 'Was anyone else there?', 'Who?', 'named?', 'Anyone else?', 'who?', 'named?', 'What was she doing?', 'Where did Joey go?', 'Where did he sit?', 'What did the doctor wear?'] | {'answers': ['to the doctor', 'yesterday', 'a shot', 'scared', "it wouldn't hurt.", 'played', 'blocks and car', 'blue and green', 'yes', 'another little boy', 'Bobby', 'yes', 'a little girl', 'Sandy', 'playing with dolls', 'into one of the rooms', 'on a yellow chair', 'glasses.'], 'answers_start': [0, 0, 34, 35, 99, 189, 189, 190, 315, 316, 316, 490, 503, 499, 523, 642, 687, 718], 'answers_end': [24, 33, 93, 58, 141, 250, 250, 232, 389, 346, 358, 527, 528, 528, 597, 717, 717, 765]} |
3qavnhz3em463vp6ffdvcg9jw5ual2 | CHAPTER V
AT NIAGARA FALLS
"See here, I want you to let me alone!" stormed Nat Poole, and he tried to jerk himself free.
"Listen, Nat," said Dave, sternly. "If you make a noise it will be the worse for you, for it will bring the others here, and then we'll tell about what you tried to do. Maybe Mrs. Wadsworth will call an officer, and anyway all the girls and the boys will be down on you. Now, if you want Phil and me to keep this a secret, you've got to come along with us."
"Where to?" grumbled Nat, doggedly.
"You'll soon see," returned Dave, briefly, and with a wink at his chum.
Somewhat against his will, Nat walked toward the end of the garden. He wished to escape from Mrs. Wadsworth and the others, but he was afraid Dave and Phil contemplated doing something disagreeable to him. Maybe they would give him a sound thrashing.
"Don't you touch me--don't you dare!" he cried, when the barn was readied. "Remember, my father can have you locked up, Dave Porter!"
"Well, don't forget what Professor Potts can do to you, Nat," answered Dave.
"What are you going to do?" asked Phil, in an aside to his chum.
Dave was trying to think. He had been half of a mind to lock Nat in the harness closet until the party was over--thus preventing him from making more trouble. Now, however, as he heard a locomotive whistle, a new thought struck him. | ['Which chapter is this?', 'Where does it take place?', 'Did Nat do something somewhat against his will?', 'Did he want to be let alone?', 'Who spoke to him sternly?', 'Who might call an officer?', 'Who will help keep the secret with Dave?', 'What did Nat think they were going to give him?', 'Were they going to murder Nat?', "What can Nat's father do to Dave Porter?", 'Who did Dave threaten Nat with in return?', 'Where did he consider locking Nat up?', 'For how long?', 'What gave him a new thought?'] | {'answers': ['Five', 'NIAGARA FALLS', 'Yes', 'Yes', 'Dave', 'Mrs. Wadsworth', 'Phil', 'a sound thrashing.', 'No', 'Have him locked up', 'Professor Potts', 'the harness closet', 'until the party was over', 'a locomotive whistle'], 'answers_start': [0, 12, 94, 42, 128, 295, 403, 805, 1160, 928, 995, 1187, 1221, 1307], 'answers_end': [10, 30, 126, 70, 160, 337, 449, 851, 1292, 971, 1048, 1219, 1245, 1366]} |
37fmassaycr9w4ms0qgefb1xxjebid | CHAPTER LXVIII King Media Dreams
That afternoon was melting down to eve; all but Media broad awake; yet all motionless, as the slumberer upon the purple mat. Sailing on, with open eyes, we slept the wakeful sleep of those, who to the body only give repose, while the spirit still toils on, threading her mountain passes.
King Media's slumbers were like the helmed sentry's in the saddle. From them, he started like an antlered deer, bursting from out a copse. Some said he never slept; that deep within himself he but intensified the hour; or, leaving his crowned brow in marble quiet, unseen, departed to far-off councils of the gods. Howbeit, his lids never closed; in the noonday sun, those crystal eyes, like diamonds, sparkled with a fixed light.
As motionless we thus reclined, Media turned and muttered:--"Brother gods, and demi-gods, it is not well. These mortals should have less or more. Among my subjects is a man, whose genius scorns the common theories of things; but whose still mortal mind can not fathom the ocean at his feet. His soul's a hollow, wherein he raves."
"List, list," whispered Yoomy--"our lord is dreaming; and what a royal dream."
"A very royal and imperial dream," said Babbalanja--"he is arraigning me before high heaven;--ay, ay; in dreams, at least, he deems himself a demi-god."
"Hist," said Mohi--"he speaks again."
"Gods and demi-gods! With one gesture all abysses we may disclose; and before this Mardi's eyes, evoke the shrouded time to come. Were this well? Like lost children groping in the woods, they falter through their tangled paths; and at a thousand angles, baffled, start upon each other. And even when they make an onward move, 'tis but an endless vestibule, that leads to naught. In my own isle of Odo--Odo! Odo! How rules my viceroy there?--Down, down, ye madding mobs! Ho, spearmen, charge! By the firmament, but my halberdiers fly!" | ['Who was wide awake?', 'Who was similar to a deer?', 'What was said about his rest?', 'What did the king say?', 'How come?', 'Who whispered about the dream?', 'Who else was there?', 'Anyone else?', 'What was Odo?', 'Whose island?', 'Where was the king thought to travel to during slumber?'] | {'answers': ['all but Media', 'King Media', 'that he never slept', 'it is not well', 'These mortals should have less or more', 'Yoomy did', 'Babbalanja', 'Mohi too', 'an island', "the King's", 'heaven'], 'answers_start': [75, 325, 464, 819, 864, 1104, 1207, 1335, 1752, 1745, 1245], 'answers_end': [88, 435, 488, 862, 902, 1120, 1222, 1344, 1767, 1767, 1263]} |
3z3zlgnnsiuha76yy56h6uu71bi3q2 | CHAPTER IV
Mrs. Penniman, with more buckles and bangles than ever, came, of course, to the entertainment, accompanied by her niece; the Doctor, too, had promised to look in later in the evening. There was to be a good deal of dancing, and before it had gone very far, Marian Almond came up to Catherine, in company with a tall young man. She introduced the young man as a person who had a great desire to make our heroine's acquaintance, and as a cousin of Arthur Townsend, her own intended.
Marian Almond was a pretty little person of seventeen, with a very small figure and a very big sash, to the elegance of whose manners matrimony had nothing to add. She already had all the airs of a hostess, receiving the company, shaking her fan, saying that with so many people to attend to she should have no time to dance. She made a long speech about Mr. Townsend's cousin, to whom she administered a tap with her fan before turning away to other cares. Catherine had not understood all that she said; her attention was given to enjoying Marian's ease of manner and flow of ideas, and to looking at the young man, who was remarkably handsome. She had succeeded, however, as she often failed to do when people were presented to her, in catching his name, which appeared to be the same as that of Marian's little stockbroker. Catherine was always agitated by an introduction; it seemed a difficult moment, and she wondered that some people--her new acquaintance at this moment, for instance-- should mind it so little. She wondered what she ought to say, and what would be the consequences of her saying nothing. The consequences at present were very agreeable. Mr. Townsend, leaving her no time for embarrassment, began to talk with an easy smile, as if he had known her for a year. | ['Who had buckles and bangles?', 'who went with her to the entertainment?', 'Who was expected to come?', 'Was they going to dance?', 'who came up to Catherine?', 'Was she alone?', 'how old was Almond?', 'Was she overeweight?', 'What did she have the airs of?', 'what was one thing she did as a hostess?', 'What was she shaking?', 'Was she goinng to dance?', 'Did she make a short speech?', 'Who was the speech about?', 'Who was Catherine paying attention to?', 'was the man ugly?', 'who had the same name?', 'How did Catherine feel about introductions?', 'Did she know what she would say?', 'Did she consider saying nothing?'] | {'answers': ['Mrs. Penniman', 'her niece', 'the Doctor', 'Yes', 'Marian Almond', 'No', 'seventeen', 'No', 'a hostess', 'receiving the company', 'her fan', 'No', 'No', "Mr. Townsend's cousin", 'Marian', 'No', "Marian's stockbroker", 'it seemed a difficult moment', 'No', 'Yes'], 'answers_start': [15, 125, 136, 205, 272, 308, 542, 558, 694, 705, 736, 790, 832, 853, 1039, 1116, 1296, 1375, 1519, 1555], 'answers_end': [28, 134, 146, 237, 285, 340, 551, 577, 703, 726, 743, 822, 847, 874, 1046, 1143, 1324, 1404, 1553, 1611]} |
3b1nlc6ugzwx47h7t7ycpjt60iagp1 | Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The Pakistani Taliban vowed Thursday to carry out attacks against India to avenge the death of a man executed by Indian authorities for his role in the 2008 terrorist assault on Mumbai.
Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, a Pakistani, was hanged Wednesday in Pune, a city southeast of Mumbai. He was the lone surviving gunman from the attacks in India's financial capital in November 2008 that killed more than 160 people.
Read more: Who are the Pakistani Taliban?
Ihsanullah Ihsan, the spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban, said the militant group would conduct various attacks in India in response to the execution. He didn't provide further details.
The Pakistani Taliban, who are closely linked with their namesake in Afghanistan and with al Qaeda, operate in the ungoverned area that sits on the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Read more: Mumbai attack survivor: 'It's like a dead man living'
India has requested extra protection for its diplomats in Pakistan following the execution, said J.P. Singh, an official at India's Ministry of External Affairs.
India executes last Mumbai gunman
He said the ministry had no immediate comment on the threat from the Taliban.
The Taliban spokesman said they are demanding that Kasab's body be returned to Pakistan for an Islamic burial. He criticized the Pakistani government, saying it had failed by not requesting the return of the body.
Read more: The Mumbai attacks: Getting the story amid chaos
Indian authorities said Wednesday that Kasab had been buried in the "surrounding area" of the jail where he was hanged. They didn't say what kind of burial rites had been performed. | ['Who was hanged?', 'Who vowed to get revenge for his death?', 'How?', 'Where did the initial incident happen?', 'Who said the terroists would attack India in retaliation for the death of Kasab?', 'Where do the Pakistani Taliban work from?', 'What makes it a good place for their malcious work?', 'Do they have ties with other groups?', 'What did India ask for to secure their officials in Pakistan?', 'Who reported this?', 'Who does he represent??', 'What did that organization say about the hostile words of the Taliban?', 'Why were the terrorists salty at the Pakistani politicians?', 'Will this be the final intentiona death by the Indian government for the Mumbai incident?', 'Has the gunman been laid to rest?', 'Did they perform any traditional rituals?', 'How many people were slaughtered in the terrorist attack in Mumbai?', 'When did this occur?', "When in '08?"] | {'answers': ['Mohammed Ajmal Kasab', 'Pakistani Taliban', 'carry out attacks against India', 'southeast of Mumbai', 'Ihsanullah Ihsan,', 'border of Pakistan and Afghanistan.', 'ungoverned area', 'with al Qaeda', 'extra protection for its diplomats in Pakistan', 'J.P. Singh', "India's Ministry of External Affairs.", 'no immediate comment', 'saying it had failed by not requesting the return of the body.', 'various attacks', 'buried in the "surrounding area" of the jail where he was hanged', "didn't say what kind of burial rites had been performed.", '160 people', '2008', 'November'], 'answers_start': [217, 32, 68, 289, 486, 823, 790, 760, 948, 1025, 1052, 1152, 1358, 582, 1540, 1611, 427, 180, 392], 'answers_end': [237, 50, 100, 308, 673, 860, 805, 773, 994, 1035, 1091, 1174, 1423, 598, 1604, 1667, 438, 185, 400]} |
30jnvc0or9kw4fdxdqvjaovhkihhq8 | Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a sovereign country in Central Europe. It is a unitary state divided into 16 administrative subdivisions, covering an area of with a mostly temperate climate. With a population of over 38.5 million people, Poland is the sixth most populous member state of the European Union. Poland's capital and largest city is Warsaw. Other cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk and Szczecin.
The establishment of a Polish state can be traced back to 966, when Mieszko I, ruler of a territory roughly coextensive with that of present-day Poland, converted to Christianity. The Kingdom of Poland was founded in 1025, and in 1569 it cemented a longstanding political association with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania by signing the Union of Lublin. This union formed the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, one of the largest (about 1 million km²) and most populous countries of 16th and 17th century Europe with a uniquely liberal political system which declared Europe's first constitution.
Following the partitions of Poland at the end of the 18th century, Poland regained its independence in 1918 with the Treaty of Versailles. In September 1939, World War II started with the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany, followed by the Soviet Union invading Poland in accordance with the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. More than six million of Poland's citizens died in the war. After World War II, the Polish People's Republic was established as a satellite state under Soviet influence. In the aftermath of the Revolutions of 1989, most notably through the emergence of the Solidarity movement, Poland established itself as a democratic republic. | ['what country is the article about?', "what is it's official name?", 'what is the earliest date in the article?', 'what happened then?', 'by who?', 'what religion was he?', 'when did the monarchy come into being?', 'what was signed in 1569?', 'what did it form?', 'was that big?'] | {'answers': ['Poland', 'The Republic of Poland', '966', 'Polish state established', 'Mieszko I', 'Christian', '1025', 'Union of Lublin', 'Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth', 'Yes'], 'answers_start': [0, 0, 436, 436, 436, 436, 615, 666, 615, 786], 'answers_end': [150, 43, 498, 555, 555, 616, 704, 784, 838, 881]} |
374tnbha8bviqa3mnqz7woqk926qy3 | CHAPTER VI.
The next morning was gloomy and rainy, as Elizabeth informed Anne at about seven o'clock; 'and I am not sorry for it,' said she, 'for I want to have you all to myself at home, so we will turn the incubi over to Kate and Helen, and be comfortable together.'
'Will they submit to such treatment?' said Anne.
'Oh yes, my dear,' said Elizabeth; 'they want us as little as we want them; they only want a little civility, and I will not be so sparing of that useful commodity as I was yesterday evening. And now, Anne, I am going to beg your pardon for being so excessively rude to Harriet, as I was last night. She did not mind it, but you did, and much more than if it had been to yourself.'
'I believe I did,' said Anne; 'other people do not know what you mean when you set up your bristles, and I do. Besides, I was sorry for Lucy, who looks as if she had sensitiveness enough for the whole family.'
'Poor Lucy!' said Elizabeth;
"A weary lot is thine, fair maid, A weary lot is thine."
Yes, Lucy has very deep feeling; you may see it in the painful flushing of her cheek, and the downcast look of her eye, when her mother and sister expose themselves. I really believe that that poor girl has more to endure than most people.'
'O Lizzie,' said Anne, 'how differently you spoke of her yesterday!'
'Yes,' said Elizabeth, 'but then I was furious with Mrs. Hazleby; and besides, I believe the truth was, that I was very tired and very cross, not exactly the way in which I intended to conclude the Consecration day; and now I am in my senses, I am very sorry I behaved as I did. But, Anne, though I hereby retract all I said in dispraise of Lucy, and confess that I was rude to Harriet, do not imagine that I disavow all I said about society last night, for I assure you that I expressed my deliberate opinion.' | ['What section of the tale are we on?', "How's the weather?", 'Who are talking to each other?', "Is it nine o'clock yet?", 'Who did Elizabeth suggest to give the incubi to?', "Why did she think they wouldn't be bothered about this arrangement?", 'Who did she treat badly the night before?', 'Was Harriet upset about the way she was treated?', 'Who was Anne worried about when this happened?', "Did Elizabeth feel good about Lucy's reaction?", "What physical changes give Lucy's emotions away?", 'Who was Elizabeth extremely upset at setting of the events?'] | {'answers': ['Chapter VI', 'gloomy and rainy', 'Elizabeth and Anne', 'no', 'Kate and Helen', 'they only want a little civility', 'Harriet', 'no', 'Lucy', 'no', 'cheek flushing and downcast eye', 'Mrs. Hazleby'], 'answers_start': [0, 14, 53, 53, 189, 399, 515, 623, 819, 920, 1043, 1324], 'answers_end': [11, 52, 102, 103, 271, 432, 623, 643, 916, 949, 1128, 1388]} |
3kv0ljbbh2li8ut8h20w7jdiwd3rmm | CHAPTER XI
OVERHEARD IN THE SUMMER-HOUSE
"Dave, what do you think! I saw Link Merwell this morning!"
It was Laura who spoke, as she burst into her brother's room, where the youth was looking over the things he expected to take with him on his trip West.
"You saw Link Merwell!" cried Dave, dropping some collars he held in his hand. "Where?"
"Down on Main Street, near the post-office."
"Did he speak to you?"
"Oh, no, the minute he noticed that I saw him he hurried out of sight around the corner. I followed to the corner, but when I got there he had gone."
"Was Job Haskers with him?"
"I didn't see him."
"Humph! This is interesting, to say the least," mused Dave. He thought of what Nat Poole had told him, and of what Merwell and Haskers had attempted at the Morr homestead. "I'll have to look into this," he added, aloud.
"Oh, Dave, do you think he'll try to do something more round here--or at the jewelry works?"
"I'll warn Mr. Wadsworth, Laura, and he can notify the police. But it's queer Merwell should show himself, knowing there is a warrant out for his arrest. Weren't you mistaken?"
"I don't think so. Of course he had on a slouch hat, drawn down over his eyes, and an unusual suit of clothing, but I am pretty certain it was Merwell."
"Then Haskers must be here, too. They travel together." Dave heaved a sigh. "It's too bad! I wish they were in China, or at the North Pole!" | ['Who saw Link Merwell?', 'Where?', 'Was he alone?', 'Who did Laura tell this information to?', 'Where was he at the time?', 'What was he doing at the time?', 'Where is he going?', 'Who is going to talk to Mr. Wadsworth?', 'Was the person wearing a hat?', 'Did she talk to him?'] | {'answers': ['Laura', 'On Main Street', 'yes', 'Dave', 'in his room', 'looking over things to pack', 'to the West', 'Dave', 'yes', 'no'], 'answers_start': [45, 352, 576, 45, 45, 107, 169, 945, 1124, 399], 'answers_end': [130, 398, 627, 105, 167, 260, 260, 1008, 1177, 511]} |
3owepkl089ce8tutkphqfhbi13a7nj | CHAPTER VI--THE FAMINE
The spring of the year was at hand when Grey Beaver finished his long journey. It was April, and White Fang was a year old when he pulled into the home villages and was loosed from the harness by Mit-sah. Though a long way from his full growth, White Fang, next to Lip-lip, was the largest yearling in the village. Both from his father, the wolf, and from Kiche, he had inherited stature and strength, and already he was measuring up alongside the full-grown dogs. But he had not yet grown compact. His body was slender and rangy, and his strength more stringy than massive, His coat was the true wolf-grey, and to all appearances he was true wolf himself. The quarter-strain of dog he had inherited from Kiche had left no mark on him physically, though it had played its part in his mental make-up.
He wandered through the village, recognising with staid satisfaction the various gods he had known before the long journey. Then there were the dogs, puppies growing up like himself, and grown dogs that did not look so large and formidable as the memory pictures he retained of them. Also, he stood less in fear of them than formerly, stalking among them with a certain careless ease that was as new to him as it was enjoyable.
There was Baseek, a grizzled old fellow that in his younger days had but to uncover his fangs to send White Fang cringing and crouching to the right about. From him White Fang had learned much of his own insignificance; and from him he was now to learn much of the change and development that had taken place in himself. While Baseek had been growing weaker with age, White Fang had been growing stronger with youth. | ['Who was the old dog in the story who taught the younger one?', 'Who was the younger one?', 'What had he learned from Baseek?', 'What was he going to learn?', 'Which of them was getting weaker?', 'And more powerful?', 'How old was he when he came into the home village?', 'What season was it?', 'Was he let off his leash?', 'By whom?', 'Was he fully grown yet?', 'Was he the biggest one year old in the area?', 'Who was bigger?', "What was White Fang's father?", 'What had he gotten from his dad?', 'Who else did he get these things from?', 'What color was he?', 'Did he appear to be a dog?', 'How much of his ancestry was dog?', 'Did this affect the way he thought?'] | {'answers': ['Baseek', 'White Fang', 'his own insignificance', 'the change and development that had taken place in himself', 'Baseek', 'White Fang', 'a year old', 'spring', 'yes', 'Mit-sah', 'no', 'no', 'Lip-lip', 'a wolf', 'stature and strength', 'Kiche', 'wolf-grey', 'no', 'one quarter', 'yes'], 'answers_start': [1266, 122, 1413, 1490, 1584, 1625, 122, 25, 194, 194, 229, 270, 270, 350, 345, 376, 600, 637, 682, 778], 'answers_end': [1296, 147, 1475, 1576, 1614, 1661, 185, 59, 217, 228, 268, 323, 314, 370, 425, 425, 631, 672, 724, 824]} |
3hhragryx8504xiy01fn822tmwt9oo | A few months ago, Dr. Ken Duckworth, a psychiatrist in Massachusetts, was swimming in his community's pool, chatting with other swimmers. When he mentioned his career, one man wanted Duckworth's opinion on his struggles with depression; another asked for advice on a family member's mental illness.
"I was sort of amazed. They were talking openly about their mental disabilities with a stranger in a swimming locker room, " said Duckworth, "That wouldn't have happened 15 years ago. "
New research shows that these swimmers aren't the only ones opening up. According to a new study, more American adults than ever are reporting being disabled by the symptoms of depression, anxiety or other emotional problems.
The report, published Thursday in the American Journal of Public Health, found that people who said they couldn't perform everyday tasks or engage in social and leisure activities because of a mental illness increased from 2 percent in 1999 to 2.7 percent in 2009. That increase amounts to nearly 2 million more people disabled by mental distress in the past decade, the report said.
Although people did not say they felt more mental distressed compared to past years, they reported that their mental health problems had a greater impact on their daily lives.
Dr. Ramin Mojtabai, the study's author, said it's unclear whether the findings tell a sad story of greater mental distress in recent times or point to a victory for public education about the importance of acknowledging and evaluating mental illness.
"It is possible that people are realizing the effects of mental illness more acutely now than before," he said. "People could be becoming more aware. "
Mojtabai said it's also possible that a number of factors could be taking a toll on the population's mental well-being. High unemployment, economic hardships and a growing sense of isolation could be putting greater stress on Americans.
But Duckworth said there could be a more positive explanation -- like his fellow swimmers, people may be getting more comfortable with talking about their mental distress.
"I wonder if this tells us that American culture is becoming more open and is giving people the ability to speak about it," he said. "If people have this problem and are willing to acknowledge it, then we're getting closer to dealing with it." | ['Where did Dr. Duckworth work?'] | {'answers': ['Massachusetts'], 'answers_start': [55], 'answers_end': [68]} |
3va45ew49nnifsf3wo0utwkaoqw1oa | The Age is a daily newspaper that has been published in Melbourne, Australia, since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, "The Age" primarily serves Victoria but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and southern New South Wales. It is delivered in both hardcopy and online formats. The newspaper shares many articles with other Fairfax Media metropolitan daily newspapers, such as "The Sydney Morning Herald".
As at February 2017, "The Age" had an average weekday circulation of 88,000, increasing to 152,000 on Saturdays (in a city of 4.2 million). "The Sunday Age" had a circulation of 123,000. These represented year-on-year declines of 8% to 9%. "The Age"s website, according to third-party web analytics providers Alexa and SimilarWeb, is the 44th and 58th most visited website in Australia respectively, as of July 2015. SimilarWeb rates the site as the seventh most visited news website in Australia, attracting more than 7 million visitors per month.
The management board announced on 18 June 2012, that during the following three years, 1,900 positions were expected to be terminated from Fairfax Media, including many from "The Age", that the broadsheet format would be changed to a compact format and that the online version would no longer have free access after the introduction of a paywall to protect content with an expectation of increased revenue. The newspaper went compact in March 2013, with the Saturday and Sunday editions retaining the broadsheet format. On 22/23 February 2014, the final weekend edition were produced in broadsheet format with these too converted to compact format on 1/2 March 2014. The Age's parent company Chief executive officer, Greg Hywood, has foreshadowed the end of the print edition of the newspaper, with some analysts saying this will occur during 2017. | ['What is The Age?', 'When did it begin?', 'Where?', "What is it's primary service area?", 'Can you buy it elsewhere?', 'Who owns it?', 'Who publishes it?', 'How many jobs were being eliminated starting in 2012?', 'Who announced it?', 'When?', 'How long would it take to complete the cuts?', 'What was the broadsheet format being converted to?', 'When did that happen?', 'What month?', 'How much longer was the weekend paper offered in broadsheet?', 'In 2017 what was the circulation during the week?', 'What about Sunday?', 'And Saturday?', 'How many people view the website every month?', 'How does that rank among the websites in Australia?'] | {'answers': ['a daily newspaper', '1854', 'Melbourne', 'Victoria', 'Yes', 'Fairfax Media', 'Fairfax Media', '1,900', 'management board', '18 June 2012', 'three years', 'compact format', '2013', 'March', '1 year', '88,000', '123,000', '152,000', 'more than 7 million', 'seventh'], 'answers_start': [11, 84, 55, 155, 202, 113, 112, 1134, 1051, 1081, 1121, 1281, 1490, 1484, 1697, 565, 674, 587, 1005, 946], 'answers_end': [28, 88, 65, 163, 312, 126, 126, 1139, 1067, 1093, 1132, 1295, 1494, 1489, 1712, 571, 681, 594, 1024, 953]} |
3f6kkywmnb1up2v3b2kcf9leng1ndk | Jamaica () is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea, consisting of the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles. The island, in area, lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola (the island containing the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic). Jamaica is the fourth-largest island country in the Caribbean, by area.
Inhabited by the indigenous Arawak and Taíno peoples, the island came under Spanish rule following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1494. Many of the indigenous people died of disease, and the Spanish imported African slaves as labourers. Named "", the island remained a possession of Spain until 1655, when England (later Great Britain) conquered it and renamed it Jamaica. Under British colonial rule Jamaica became a leading sugar exporter, with its plantation economy highly dependent on slaves forcibly transported from Africa. The British fully emancipated all slaves in 1838, and many freedmen chose to have subsistence farms rather than to work on plantations. Beginning in the 1840s, the British imported Chinese and Indian indentured labour to work on plantations. The island achieved independence from the United Kingdom on 6 August 1962.
With /1e6 round 1 million people, Jamaica is the third-most populous Anglophone country in the Americas (after the United States and Canada), and the fourth-most populous country in the Caribbean. Kingston is the country's capital and largest city, with a population of 937,700. Jamaicans predominately have African ancestry, with significant European, Chinese, Indian, and mixed-race minorities. Due to a high rate of emigration for work since the 1960s, Jamaica has a large diaspora around the world, particularly in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. | ['How many Anglophone countries in the Americas have more people than Jamaica?', 'Is Mexico one of those?', 'What countries then?', 'How many more populous countries exist in the Caribbean?', 'Is there over 500,000 people in Jamaica?', "What's the biggest city?", 'What about its capital?', 'How many people live in the city?', 'What is their main ancestry?', 'Did a lot of people leave the country in the 1960s?', 'Why?', 'Are there many Jamaicans in the UK?', 'Where else?', 'Is it in the Mediterranean Sea?', 'Which sea?', 'What island is north of it?', 'Who arrived in the fifteenth century?', 'What are the native people called?', 'Who named it Jamaica?', 'What does it export?'] | {'answers': ['Two', 'no', 'United States and Canada', 'Three', 'yes', 'Kingston', 'Kingston', '937,700', 'African', 'yes', 'high rate of emigration for work', 'yes', 'Canada and the United States', 'no', 'Caribbean', 'Cuba', 'Christopher Columbus', 'Arawak and Taíno peoples', 'England', 'sugar'], 'answers_start': [1238, 1319, 1319, 1354, 1204, 1401, 1401, 1474, 1512, 1623, 1610, 1660, 1723, 1390, 48, 168, 460, 374, 660, 780], 'answers_end': [1344, 1343, 1343, 1382, 1236, 1409, 1409, 1481, 1519, 1658, 1642, 1773, 1772, 1399, 58, 172, 480, 398, 667, 786]} |
3qecw5o0kh1xg2lutso5qw3ey1v5t4 | The White family moves to a new city, but Mrs White's son, Bob, is not happy, because he doesn't have any friends to play with there. "Don't worry!" says Mrs White, "you'll soon make friends here." One morning, there is a knock on the door. Mrs White opens it and sees their neighbour Mrs Miller standing there. She comes to borrow two eggs to make some cakes. Mrs White gives her two eggs. In the afternoon, Mrs Miller's son, Jack comes to their home. He says to Mrs White, "my mother asks me to give some cakes and two eggs to you." "Well, thank you," says Mrs White. "Come in and meet my son, Bob." After Bob and Jack have the cakes, they go out to play football together. Jack says, "I am glad you live next door." Bob says, "I must thank your mother for coming to borrow eggs." Jack laughs and tells Bob, "My mother doesn't need any eggs, but she wants to make friends with your mother." Bob says, "Oh, I see. That's a clever way to make friends." | ["Where did the White's move to?", 'Why is Bob sad?', 'Who is his new friend?', 'Where does he live?', 'Who set them up to be friends?', 'Who knocked on the door?', 'Who answered?', 'What did she want?', 'For what?', 'Does Mrs. White loan them to her?', 'Did she really need the eggs?', 'Why did she ask for them?', 'What does Bob want to thank her for?', 'What does Jack think about that?', 'What does Jack bring over?', 'Who eats the cake?', 'What do they do after?', 'What does Bob think about the ploy to make friends?', 'What does Mrs. White say to Jack when he brings the cake', 'Who does she want him to meet?'] | {'answers': ['a new city', "because he doesn't have any friends to play with there", 'Jack', 'next door', "Jack's mom", 'Mrs Miller', 'Mrs White', 'two eggs', 'To make some cakes', 'Yes', 'No', 'To make friends with Mrs White', 'Borrowing the eggs.', 'Glad', 'Cakes and eggs', 'Jack and Bob', 'play football', "That it's clever", '"Well, thank you"', 'Bob'], 'answers_start': [26, 78, 427, 706, 453, 210, 241, 312, 312, 361, 810, 844, 728, 676, 474, 602, 637, 903, 535, 569], 'answers_end': [37, 132, 432, 716, 533, 304, 312, 360, 359, 389, 890, 893, 781, 718, 535, 635, 674, 952, 570, 602]} |
3h8dhmccw9bthwa0epswnh4ativkd5 | LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A will from Michael Jackson written in 2002 has been located, but it may be one of several, the Jackson family lawyer said Tuesday.
Though a 2002 Michael Jackson will has been located, the family's lawyer says there may be others.
"We need a certain amount of time to look at that," lawyer Londell McMillan said, referring to whether other wills exist. "I don't personally know, but it's possible."
Until now, the Jackson family has said it has not seen a will for the singer.
Without a legal will, the division of his estate would be decided in court.
The 2002 will surfaced Monday after a Los Angeles judge gave the singer's mother, Katherine Jackson, temporary control of her son's "tangible personal property."
The pop icon's three children -- ages 7, 11 and 12 -- were also placed under the temporary guardianship of Katherine Jackson.
McMillan said he has seen the will but would not disclose its details.
"There is a process called 'probating the will' that will validate any will in due course," he said.
Probate is the legal process to prove whether a will is authentic and valid. The process is used to pass on items in the will from the deceased to the beneficiaries.
The biological mother of Jackson's two oldest children, Debbie Rowe, will be invited to a hearing Monday in which the judge will consider who should have custody of them. She has not publicly indicated whether she will challenge the Jacksons for custody. | ['Whose will is this article talking about?', 'What year was it written?', 'Is there only one will?', 'Who is the lawyer representing the Jacksons?', 'Who has been given the temporary control of his will?', 'Even his children were placed under her guardianship?', 'The ages of his three children are?', 'What does probating the will mean?', 'Who is the biological mother of his oldest kids?', 'On what day is the hearing scheduled for?'] | {'answers': ['Michael Jackson', '2002', 'unknown', 'Londell McMillan', 'Katherine Jackson', 'yes', '7, 11 and 12', 'Probate is the legal process to prove whether a will is authentic and valid.', 'Debbie Rowe', 'Monday'], 'answers_start': [32, 33, -1, 268, 596, 760, 760, 1064, 1232, 1320], 'answers_end': [94, 76, -1, 348, 758, 884, 811, 1141, 1300, 1337]} |
3rkntxvs3mya5nil9neeqz78bv8a47 | Chennai (; formerly known as Madras or ) is the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal, it is one of the biggest cultural, economic and educational centres in South India. According to the 2011 Indian census, it is the fifth-largest city and fourth-most populous urban agglomeration in India. The city together with the adjoining regions constitute the Chennai Metropolitan Area, which is the 36th-largest urban area by population in the world. Chennai is among the most visited Indian cities by foreign tourists. It was ranked 43rd most visited city in the world for year 2015. The Quality of Living Survey rated Chennai as the safest city in India. Chennai attracts 45 percent of health tourists visiting India, and 30 to 40 percent of domestic health tourists. As such, it is termed "India's health capital". As a growing metropolitan city in a developing country, Chennai confronts substantial pollution and other logistical and socio-economic problems.
Chennai had the third-largest expatriate population in India at 35,000 in 2009, 82,790 in 2011 and estimated at over 100,000 by 2016. Tourism guide publisher Lonely Planet named Chennai as one of the top ten cities in the world to visit in 2015. Chennai is ranked as a beta-level city in the Global Cities Index and was ranked the best city in India by "India Today" in the 2014 annual Indian city survey. In 2015 Chennai was named the "hottest" city (worth visiting, and worth living in for long term) by the BBC, citing the mixture of both modern and traditional values. National Geographic ranked Chennai's food as second best in the world; it was the only Indian city to feature in the list. Chennai was also named the ninth-best cosmopolitan city in the world by Lonely Planet. | ['What is CHennai the capital of?', 'What level city is it Ranked by the Global Cities index?', 'It is the forth most populous what in India?', "What was it's expatriate population in 2011?", 'What about by 2016?', 'Who named it Hottest city both worth vsiting and living in in 2016?', 'Compaired to other cities in the world how does it rank in population?', 'Why is it termed Indias health capital?', 'Where is the CIty located?', 'What did National Geographic rank it second best of in the world?'] | {'answers': ['Tamil Nadu', 'Beta', 'Urban agglomeration', '82,790', 'Over 100,000', 'BBC', '36th-largest', 'It attracts 45 percent of health tourists visiting India, and 30 to 40 percent of domestic health tourists', 'Coromandel Coast', 'Food'], 'answers_start': [41, 1286, 299, 1018, 1113, 1424, 437, 708, 91, 1591], 'answers_end': [89, 1330, 349, 1113, 1150, 1531, 501, 820, 122, 1660]} |
3jnqlm5ft4mhysu220kg6yqllr12l7 | James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death. The kingdoms of Scotland and England were individual sovereign states, with their own parliaments, judiciary, and laws, though both were ruled by James in personal union.
James was the son of Mary, Queen of Scots, and a great-great-grandson of Henry VII, King of England and Lord of Ireland, positioning him to eventually accede to all three thrones. James succeeded to the Scottish throne at the age of thirteen months, after his mother Mary was compelled to abdicate in his favour. Four different regents governed during his minority, which ended officially in 1578, though he did not gain full control of his government until 1583. In 1603, he succeeded the last Tudor monarch of England and Ireland, Elizabeth I, who died without issue. He continued to reign in all three kingdoms for 22 years, a period known after him as the Jacobean era, until his death in 1625 at the age of 58. After the Union of the Crowns, he based himself in England (the largest of the three realms) from 1603, only returning to Scotland once in 1617, and styled himself "King of Great Britain and Ireland". He was a major advocate of a single parliament for England and Scotland. In his reign, the Plantation of Ulster and British colonization of the Americas began. | ['Is James the VI and the I the same person?', 'What is his name?', 'Where was he known as James VI?', 'When did that start?', 'Where was he the first?', 'Did something combine to cause this?', 'What happened to the crowns of Scotland and England?', 'Was James the ruler of both Scotland and England?', 'Where they one country?', 'What were they?', 'How many parliaments did they have?', 'Did James like it that way?', 'What did he want?', 'Did they have separate laws?', 'Who was his mother?', 'How many places did he rule?', 'How old was he when he was given the Scottish throne?', 'When was he completely in control of that government?', 'How old was he when he died?', 'When was that?'] | {'answers': ['Yes', 'James Charles Stuart', 'Scotland', '24 July 1567', 'Scotland', 'He was the son of the Queen of scots and the great-great-grandson of King of England, and the lord of ireland.', 'his mother Mary was compelled to abdicate', 'Yes', 'No', 'individual sovereign states', '1 each', 'No', 'a single parliament', 'Yes', 'Mary, Queen of Scots', 'Three', 'thirteen months', '1583', '58', '1625'], 'answers_start': [68, 16, 80, 106, 80, 446, 674, 1336, 246, 287, 316, 1336, 1363, 321, 440, 1013, 652, 877, 1131, 1112], 'answers_end': [166, 36, 88, 118, 88, 519, 716, 1408, 315, 315, 344, 1408, 1383, 365, 460, 1032, 667, 881, 1133, 1117]} |
33f859i566d909b8u8ytfz0iyhmhb0 | CHAPTER SIXTEEN.
FRIENDS AND FOES--PLOTS AND COUNTERPLOTS--THE RANCH IN DANGER.
In a few minutes the sound of heavy feet and gruff voices was heard in the outside passage, and next moment ten men filed into the room and saluted their chief heartily.
Charlie felt an almost irresistible tendency to open his eyes, but knew that the risk was too great, and contented himself with his ears. These told him pretty eloquently what was going on, for suddenly, the noise of voices and clattering of footsteps ceased, a dead silence ensued, and Charlie knew that the whole band were gazing at him with wide open eyes and, probably, open mouths. Their attention had been directed to the stranger by the chief. The silence was only momentary, however.
"Now, don't begin to whisper, pards," said Buck Tom, in a slightly sarcastic tone. "When will ye learn that there is nothing so likely to waken a sleeper as whisperin'? Be natural--be natural, and tell me, as softly as ye can in your natural tones, what has brought you back so soon. Come, Jake, you have got the quietest voice. The poor man is pretty well knocked up and needs rest. I brought him here."
"Has he got much?" the sentence was completed by Jake significantly slapping his pocket.
"A goodish lot. But come, sit down and out wi' the news. Something must be wrong."
"Wall, I guess that somethin' _is_ wrong. Everything's wrong, as far as I can see. The Redskins are up, an' the troops are out, an' so it seemed o' no use our goin' to bust up the ranch of Roarin' Bull, seein' that the red devils are likely to be there before us. So we came back here, an' I'm glad you've got suthin' in the pot, for we're about as empty as kettledrums." | ['What was heard in the corridor?', 'How many entered the room?', 'What did they do when they went in?', 'Who wanted to watch what was happening?', 'Did he?', 'Why not?', 'What did he do instead?', 'Could he tell what was going on from listening?', 'What was he sure was happening?', 'Who was being sarcastic?', 'What did he warn the guys against doing?', "Why didn't he think they should whisper?", 'Which gentleman was the softest spoken?', 'What were the group trying to do to Charlie?', 'Who was likely to have made it to the ranch before the group?', 'What was the name of the ranch?', 'Where the guys hungry when they got back?', 'What was the phrase used to convey that?', 'Which group was up?', 'And which was out?'] | {'answers': ['Heavy feet and gruff voices.', 'Ten.', 'Saluted their chief.', 'Charlie.', 'No.', 'The risk was too great,.', 'Contented himself with his ears.', 'Yes.', 'The whole band was gazing at him.', 'Buck Tom', 'Whispering.', 'It might wake a sleeper.', 'Jake', 'unknown', ', The Red Devils.', "Roarin' Bull,", 'Yes.', "We're about as empty as kettledrums.", 'The Redskins.', 'The troops.'], 'answers_start': [84, 176, 83, 256, 256, 256, 256, 394, 447, 750, 751, 750, 1034, -1, 1534, 1480, 1596, 1597, 1416, 1416], 'answers_end': [174, 255, 254, 394, 393, 392, 393, 446, 618, 833, 917, 918, 1078, -1, 1595, 1542, 1704, 1704, 1436, 1461]} |
3igi0vl647kltzms1bysq3xdrrnonr | Silesia (; ; ; ; Silesian German: "Schläsing"; Silesian: "Ślůnsk" ; ; ; ) is a region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is about , and its population about 8,000,000. Silesia is located along the Oder River. It consists of Lower Silesia and Upper Silesia.
The region is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław. The biggest metropolitan area is the Upper Silesian metropolitan area, the centre of which is Katowice. Parts of the Czech city of Ostrava fall within the borders of Silesia.
Silesia's borders and national affiliation have changed over time, both when it was a hereditary possession of noble houses and after the rise of modern nation-states. The first known states to hold power there were probably those of Greater Moravia at the end of the 9th century and Bohemia early in the 10th century. In the 10th century, Silesia was incorporated into the early Polish state, and after its division in the 12th century became a Piast duchy. In the 14th century, it became a constituent part of the Bohemian Crown Lands under the Holy Roman Empire, which passed to the Austrian Habsburg Monarchy in 1526. | ['True or False: Silesia is contained entirely in Germany.', 'How many countries is it in?', 'Where is most of it located?', 'What are the other two countries it is part of?', 'When did Bohemia rule there?', 'What other state ruled it?', 'When?', 'What happened to Silesia in the 900s?', 'What did it become in the 1100s?', 'What state ruled the Crown Lands?', 'True or False: The Holy Roman Empire passed to the Bourbon Monarchy.', 'To which monarchy did the Crown lands pass?', 'When?', 'What is the German name for Silesia?', 'How many people live there?', 'What flowing water is it near?', 'Is Silesia further divided in any way?', 'Into how many parts?', 'What are they called?', 'What is its major city?'] | {'answers': ['False.', 'Three.', 'Poland', 'the Czech Republic and Germany.', 'the 10th century', 'Greater Moravia', 'at the end of the 9th century', 'it was incorporated into the early Polish state', 'a Piast duchy', 'the Holy Roman Empire', 'False.', 'the Austrian Habsburg Monarchy', '1526', '"Schläsing"', 'about 8,000,000', 'the Oder River', 'Yes.', 'Two.', 'Lower Silesia and Upper Silesia.', 'Wrocław.'], 'answers_start': [104, 122, 104, 140, 950, 849, 900, 985, 1064, 1181, 1182, 1238, 1238, 17, 205, 238, 279, 279, 279, 431], 'answers_end': [128, 180, 128, 181, 983, 915, 945, 1058, 1123, 1230, 1278, 1278, 1286, 45, 236, 277, 326, 326, 326, 488]} |