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3lrliptpeq9vjp7ouf1uxgw48h3ak2 | CHAPTER XVII
Julian, on, the morning following his visit to the Prime Minister, was afflicted with a curious and persistent unrest. He travelled down to the Temple land found Miles Furley in a room hung with tobacco smoke and redolent of a late night.
"Miles," Julian declared, as the two men shook hands, "I can't rest."
"I am in the same fix," Furley admitted. "I sat here till four o'clock. Phineas Cross came around, and half-a-dozen of the others. I felt I must talk to them, I must keep on hammering it out. We're right, Julian. We must be right!"
"It's a ghastly responsibility. I wonder what history will have to say."
"That's the worst of it," Furley groaned. "They'll have a bird's-eye view of the whole affair, those people who write our requiem or our eulogy. You noticed the Press this morning? They're all hinting at some great move in the West. It's about in the clubs. Why, I even heard last night that we were in Ostend. It's all a rig, of course. Stenson wants to gain time."
"Who opened these negotiations with Freistner?" Julian asked.
"Fenn. He met him at the Geneva Conference, the year before the war. I met him, too, but I didn't see so much of him. He's a fine fellow, Julian--as unlike the typical German as any man you ever met."
"He's honest, I suppose?"
"As the day itself," was the confident reply. "He has been in prison twice, you know, for plain speaking. He is the one man in Germany who has fought the war, tooth and nail, from the start." | ['Did Furley relate to Julian?', 'What did he admit to him?', 'Why?', 'Since when?', 'to who?', 'How long has Miles been sitting there?', 'Who came by?', 'anyone else?', 'Did he think it was wrong?', 'What was he curious about?', 'Who did he see that morning', 'what kind of writing was he curious about', 'Where are moves being made?', 'When were they in Ostend?', 'What did he hope Fenn was?', 'Did they think he was?', 'was he a felon?', 'for what?', 'What has he fought?', 'from when?'] | {'answers': ['Yes', "he can't rest", 'he was afflicted with a curious and persistent unrest', 'the morning following his visit', 'the Prime Minister', "till four o'clock", 'Phineas Cross', 'half-a-dozen of the others', 'No', 'what history will say', 'the Press', 'requiem or eulogy', 'the West', 'last night', 'honest', 'Yes', 'Yes', 'for plain speaking', 'the war', 'from the start'], 'answers_start': [328, 265, 23, 15, 27, 328, 400, 399, 520, 594, 782, 731, 818, 895, 1273, 1301, 1346, 1347, 1407, 1407], 'answers_end': [368, 325, 133, 81, 81, 399, 425, 458, 558, 634, 817, 780, 868, 947, 1298, 1346, 1376, 1406, 1459, 1491]} |
38f71oa9gtwl54ozq702quzzu06mfn | (CNN) -- Camille Olivia Hanks was studying at the University of Maryland when she met Bill Cosby in the early '60s. He was doing stand-up comedy in Washington when the two were set up on a blind date. They fell in love and she left school to support his burgeoning career in entertainment.
By 1964, the two were married and they would go on to have five children together. In 1997, their son Ennis (who inspired the character Theo Huxtable) was murdered, and a few years later Dr. Camille Cosby did a one-on-one with Oprah explaining how she'd eventually been able to find joy after mourning the loss of a child.
Throughout that interview it was so clear that you were looking at the real-life Clair Huxtable that even Oprah seemed a bit star-struck by her poise and grace.
During her 2000 appearance on Oprah, Camille revealed:
"I became keenly aware of myself in my mid-thirties. I went through a transition. I decided to go back to school, because I had dropped out of college to marry Bill when I was 19. I had five children, and I decided to go back. I didn't feel fulfilled educationally. I dropped out of school at the end of my sophomore year. So I went back, and when I did, my self-esteem grew. I got my master's, then decided to get my doctoral degree. Education helped me to come out of myself."
When asked why she wasn't content to just settle for being the wife of a famous entertainer she continued: | ["Who's this about?", 'What loss did she face in the 90s?', 'How many kids in total did they have?', 'At what age did she go through a life change?', 'How old was she when she married?', 'Who did she marry?', 'What was his profession then?', 'What did she do to get married?', 'How did they meet?', 'What was she doing then?', 'Where?', 'What year did they marry?', 'Who did she have an interview with?', 'Who was the real Clair?', 'What did she decide to do during her mid life awakening?', 'In what year of school had she quit?', 'What degree did she get first upon return?', 'Did she get any others?', 'Which?'] | {'answers': ['Camille Olivia Hanks', 'her son Ennis was murdered', 'five', 'mid-thirties', '19', 'Bill Cosby', 'stand-up comedy', 'drop out of college', 'on a blind date', 'studying', 'University of Maryland', '1964', 'Oprah', 'Camille', 'go back to school', 'sophomore', "master's", 'yes', 'a doctoral degree'], 'answers_start': [9, 384, 351, 876, 1013, 85, 129, 965, 183, 34, 50, 295, 809, 483, 1055, 1143, 1222, 1255, 1255], 'answers_end': [29, 455, 355, 888, 1015, 96, 145, 988, 199, 42, 72, 299, 815, 490, 1062, 1153, 1230, 1270, 1270]} |
32n49tqg3gi9z010tjf1zp7ln13va9 | Jean is a bright young woman from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has almost everything that money can buy. But the people in Jean's family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. In fact, Jean is quite lonely. So Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ. She likes being anonymous talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and made a lot of friends. Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and he lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had the same interests in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them many hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot the time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself: he was a tall, good-looking young man with big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other. When Jean's father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him, so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of the rock singer they liked most. But when Jean knocked in David's door in San Francisco, she found that the special friend she had written to was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim! | ['who is a bring young woman ?', 'what is her name on qq ?', 'what is her speical friends name ?', 'from where ?', 'how many friend did she make ?'] | {'answers': ['Jean', 'Linda', 'David', 'San Francisco', 'unknown'], 'answers_start': [0, 419, 520, 542, -1], 'answers_end': [4, 424, 525, 555, -1]} |
3h7z272lx77dqzv84yvs2byew12lpm | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (CNN) -- The broadcast antennae for Ivory Coast's state news agency was targeted Saturday night by youths loyal to President-elect Alassane Ouattara, according to his representative to South Africa.
Patrice Mallet told CNN that Ouattara supporters attacked Radiodiffusion-Television-Ivoirienne (RTI), calling it a "tool" used by disputed President Laurent Gbagbo "to spread hate and xenophobia."
Mallet also accused Gbagbo's armed youth league, known as the Young Patriots, along with armed forces loyal to Gbagbo, of committing "gross human rights violations" over the past week and a half during fighting that has left the commercial capital, Abidjan, in an increasingly lawless situation.
People have been burned alive or gunned down in public because they are supporters of Ouattara, Mallet said. In November, both incumbent Gbagbo and challenger Ouattara claimed victory in the presidential election run-off. An independent electoral commission declared Ouattara the winner, but Gbagbo has refused to step aside.
Mallet said other rights abuses include using heavy artillery and rocket-launched grenades against protesters, the destruction of mosques, denial of medical care for Ouattara loyalists and the use of rape and sexual assault as a tactic. Gbagbo is also tracking down Ouattara backers on social networks and chat rooms, Mallet said.
The Young Patriots are run by Charles Ble Goude, Gbagbo's minister of youth. On Friday, he called on Gbagbo supporters to impede the movement of United Nations forces around the country "by any means."
There have also been clashes between Gbagbo and Ouattara supporters in the central cities, Yamoussoukro and Daoukro, in addition to ongoing fighting in Abidjan. | ['What happened Saturday night?', 'By who?', 'Where did this happen?', 'Which is where?', 'Why?', 'Who talked to CNN?', 'Who is she accusing?', 'Who is Gbagbo?', 'What is she accusing them of?', 'Like what?', 'What is the main issue between the two sides?', 'Why?', 'When was this?', 'Then what happened?', 'Who was President before?', 'Did he give up his office?', 'What is the name of the youth of Gbagbo?', 'Who leads them?', 'Who is he?', 'Are there clashes in other parts of the country?'] | {'answers': ["broadcast antennae for Ivory Coast's state news agency was attacked", 'youths loyal to President-elect Alassane Ouattara', 'Abidjan', 'Ivory Coast', '"tool" used by disputed President Laurent Gbagbo "to spread hate and xenophobia."', 'Patrice Mallet', "Gbagbo's armed youth league", 'disputed President', 'gross human rights violations', 'People have been burned alive or gunned down in public', 'Who is the real President?', 'both claimed victory in the presidential election run-off.', 'November', 'independent electoral commission declared Ouattara the winner', 'Gbagbo', 'No', 'The Young Patriots', 'Charles Ble Goude', "Gbagbo's minister of youth", 'Yes'], 'answers_start': [34, 120, 0, 9, 337, 222, 441, 352, 555, 719, 837, 887, 831, 944, 1011, 1022, 1380, 1410, 1428, 1584], 'answers_end': [88, 169, 7, 20, 419, 236, 468, 370, 584, 773, 941, 940, 839, 1005, 1017, 1029, 1398, 1427, 1455, 1674]} |
3rgu30dzta81a6av9xrn5srrnavmj4 | Morality (from the Latin "" "manner, character, proper behavior") is the differentiation of intentions, decisions and actions between those that are distinguished as proper and those that are improper. Morality can be a body of standards or principles derived from a code of conduct from a particular philosophy, religion or culture, or it can derive from a standard that a person believes should be universal. Morality may also be specifically synonymous with "goodness" or "rightness".
Moral philosophy includes moral ontology, or the origin of morals, as well as moral epistemology, or knowledge of morals. Different systems of expressing morality have been proposed, including deontological ethical systems which adhere to a set of established rules, and normative ethical systems which consider the merits of actions themselves. An example of normative ethical philosophy is the Golden Rule, which states that: "One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself."
Immorality is the active opposition to morality (i.e. opposition to that which is good or right), while amorality is variously defined as an unawareness of, indifference toward, or disbelief in any particular set of moral standards or principles.
Ethics (also known as moral philosophy) is the branch of philosophy which addresses questions of morality. The word "ethics" is "commonly used interchangeably with 'morality,' and sometimes it is used more narrowly to mean the moral principles of a particular tradition, group, or individual." Likewise, certain types of ethical theories, especially deontological ethics, sometimes distinguish between ethics and morals: "Although the morality of people and their ethics amounts to the same thing, there is a usage that restricts morality to systems such as that of Immanuel Kant, based on notions such as duty, obligation, and principles of conduct, reserving ethics for the more Aristotelian approach to practical reasoning, based on the notion of a virtue, and generally avoiding the separation of 'moral' considerations from other practical considerations." | ['where does the word morality come from?', 'Latin words that mean what?', 'what word is used interchangeably with morality?', 'what is that known as?', 'are ethics and morality mostly the same?', 'what is morality restricted to?', 'based on what?', 'what approach are ethics reserved for?', 'influenced by who?', 'based on what concept?'] | {'answers': ['from the Latin', 'manner, character, proper behavior', 'ethics', 'moral philosophy', 'yes', 'to systems such as that of Immanuel Kant', 'on notions such as duty, obligation, and principles of conduct,', 'practical reasoning', 'Aristotelian', 'the notion of a virtue'], 'answers_start': [10, 29, 1355, 1259, 1345, 1777, 1824, 1944, 1919, 1974], 'answers_end': [25, 63, 1361, 1276, 1531, 1817, 1888, 1963, 1931, 1996]} |
3hmvi3qicjsu96j52b9svnic20m1yc | CHAPTER 30
She's a winsome wee thing, She's a handsome wee thing, She's a bonnie wee thing, This sweet wee wifie of mine. --BURNS
'Look here, Amy,' said Guy, pointing to a name in the traveller's book at Altdorf.
'Captain Morville!' she exclaimed, 'July 14th. That was only the day before yesterday.'
'I wonder whether we shall overtake him! Do you know what was this gentleman's route?' inquired Guy, in French that was daily becoming more producible.
The gentleman having come on foot, with nothing but his knapsack, had not made much sensation. There was a vague idea that he had gone on to the St. Gothard; but the guide who was likely to know, was not forthcoming, and all Guy's inquiries only resulted in, 'I dare say we shall hear of him elsewhere.'
To tell the truth, Amabel was not much disappointed, and she could see, though he said nothing, that Guy was not very sorry. These two months had been so very happy, there had been such full enjoyment, such freedom from care and vexation, or aught that could for a moment ruffle the stream of delight. Scenery, cathedrals music, paintings, historical association, had in turn given unceasing interest and pleasure; and, above all, Amabel had been growing more and more into the depths of her husband's mind, and entering into the grave, noble thoughts inspired by the scenes they were visiting. It had been a sort of ideal happiness, so exquisite, that she could hardly believe it real. A taste of society, which they had at Munich, though very pleasant, had only made them more glad to be alone together again; any companion would have been an interruption, and Philip, so intimate, yet with his carping, persecuting spirit towards Guy, was one of the last persons she could wish to meet; but knowing that this was by no means a disposition Guy wished to encourage, she held her peace. | ['Who is Burns referring to?', 'What did Guy show Amy?', 'Where was it listed?', 'Whose French was improving?', 'Was the guide any help?', 'How had the last few months been?', 'Full of what?', 'What did they have in Munich?', 'What did it make them long for?', 'How did Phillip feel about Guy?'] | {'answers': ['Amy,', 'a name', 'in the a book', 'Guy', 'no', 'so very happy,', 'enjoyment,', 'A taste of society', 'being alone', 'persecuting'], 'answers_start': [146, 174, 180, 404, 621, 920, 960, 1456, 1522, 1674], 'answers_end': [150, 180, 204, 408, 767, 935, 970, 1474, 1580, 1686]} |
3v26sbztbder9sei68k31obqk5rzz5 | It was Saturday afternoon and Andrew was bored. He had been watching TV all day. He told his dad, "There's nothing to do!" Andrew's dad said, "I think the newspaper is here. Maybe we can find an idea in the newspaper." Andrew looked outside the window and saw the newspaper by the door. On the front was a picture of an elephant. He picked up the newspaper and brought it to his dad. Andrew and his dad read the story. The circus was in town! Andrew had never been to the circus. He asked his dad, "Can we go?" "Yes, we can,' Andrew's dad said, 'but first you need to feed your goldfish." Andrew fed his goldfish some goldfish food. He promised to bring it some peanuts from the circus for later. Andrew and his dad went to the circus. The people and animals at the circus did lots of tricks. The elephant even went down a slide! Andrew and his dad ate lots of peanuts. There weren't any peanuts left to bring home to the goldfish. Andrew and his dad had a lot of fun at the circus. | ['Was andrew excited?', 'Why?', 'What had he been doing all day?', 'Did he see a book when he looked out the window?', 'what did he see?', 'Was a tiger on the front?', 'what was?', 'Did he ask his mom if they could go see it at the crcus?', 'Who did he ask?', 'Did he take him?', 'Did he do anything before he left?'] | {'answers': ['Yes', 'The circus was in town!', 'watching TV', 'No', 'the newspaper', 'no', 'an elephant', 'No', 'his dad', 'Yes', 'Andrew fed his goldfish'], 'answers_start': [419, 419, 60, 218, 259, 287, 304, 479, 480, 697, 544], 'answers_end': [442, 442, 71, 286, 273, 329, 328, 511, 496, 735, 632]} |
3gs6s824sqxty8vusxp27xazthswns | (CNN) -- Jonathan Winters, the wildly inventive actor and comedian who appeared in such films as "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" and "The Loved One" and played Robin Williams' son on the TV show "Mork & Mindy," has died. He was 87.
Winters died Thursday evening of natural causes at his home in Montecito, California, according to business associate Joe Petro III.
Winters was known for his comic irreverence, switching characters the way other people flick on light switches. His routines were full of non sequiturs and surreal jokes. Williams, in particular, often credited him as a great influence.
"First he was my idol, then he was my mentor and amazing friend," tweeted Williams. "I'll miss him huge. He was my Comedy Buddha. Long live the Buddha."
Winters, who was widely admired by comedians in general, was awarded the Mark Twain Prize -- which goes to outstanding humorists -- in 1999.
"Genius" was a common touchstone as comedians reacted to Winters' death.
"R.I.P Jonathan Winters," tweeted comedian and filmmaker Albert Brooks. "Beyond funny, he invented a new category of comedic genius."
"Had a great run. Actual genius," tweeted Kevin Pollak.
"A genius and the greatest improvisational comedian of all time," tweeted Richard Lewis.
Gottfried: Jonathan Winters was mad brilliant
Though he never had a breakout starring role, over the years his appearances on TV shows made him a beloved figure in the entertainment world. He was a favorite guest on "The Tonight Show" -- particularly in the early '60s when Jack Paar hosted it -- and turned up on the game show "The Hollywood Squares," Dean Martin's celebrity roasts and countless variety shows. | ['What show likes having Winters on?', 'What other shows did he appear on?', 'Who was Winters', 'What happened to him?', 'When?', 'What time of day?', 'Where?', 'Where did he live?', 'What was the cause of death?', 'How old was he?', 'Who idolized him?', 'What else did Williams consider him to be?', 'What did Richard Lewis think of him?', 'How many lead roles did he have?', 'What did Kevin Pollak think of him?', 'How many people commented on his intelligence?', 'Who is Albert Brooks?', 'What prize did he win?', 'When?', 'Who usually gets that?'] | {'answers': ['The Tonight Show', 'The Hollywood Squares and variety shows', 'an actor and comedian', 'he died', 'Thursday', 'evening', 'at home', 'Montecito California', 'natural causes', '87', 'Williams', 'a mentor and friend', 'he was a genius', 'none', 'he was a genius', 'four', 'a comedian and filmmaker', 'the Mark Twain Prize', 'in 1999', 'outstanding humorists'], 'answers_start': [1458, 1570, 9, 8, 236, 236, 236, 236, 236, 223, 610, 610, 1178, 1316, 1119, 908, 1017, 822, 822, 822], 'answers_end': [1505, 1682, 67, 221, 257, 265, 369, 320, 284, 234, 693, 673, 1265, 1361, 1173, 981, 1053, 855, 906, 904]} |
3u088zljvktqdc3nrrn4wlemlqdw0h | CHAPTER XLVI - ROGER CARBURY AND HIS TWO FRIENDS
Roger Carbury, having found Ruby Ruggles, and having ascertained that she was at any rate living in a respectable house with her aunt, returned to Carbury. He had given the girl his advice, and had done so in a manner that was not altogether ineffectual. He had frightened her, and had also frightened Mrs Pipkin. He had taught Mrs Pipkin to believe that the new dispensation was not yet so completely established as to clear her from all responsibility as to her niece's conduct. Having done so much, and feeling that there was no more to be done, he returned home. It was out of the question that he should take Ruby with him. In the first place she would not have gone. And then,--had she gone,--he would not have known where to bestow her. For it was now understood throughout Bungay,--and the news had spread to Beccles,--that old Farmer Ruggles had sworn that his granddaughter should never again be received at Sheep's Acre Farm. The squire on his return home heard all the news from his own housekeeper. John Crumb had been at the farm and there had been a fierce quarrel between him and the old man. The old man had called Ruby by every name that is most distasteful to a woman, and John had stormed and had sworn that he would have punched the old man's head but for his age. He wouldn't believe any harm of Ruby,--or if he did he was ready to forgive that harm. But as for the Baro-nite;--the Baro-nite had better look to himself! Old Ruggles had declared that Ruby should never have a shilling of his money;-hereupon Crumb had anathematised old Ruggles and his money too, telling him that he was an old hunx, and that he had driven the girl away by his cruelty. Roger at once sent over to Bungay for the dealer in meal, who was with him early on the following morning. | ['Who did Roger find?', 'What kind of hosue was she living in', 'With who?', 'Where did Roger return?', 'What did he give the girl?', 'Did he do it ineffectually?', 'Did he frighten her?', 'Who else did he frighten?', 'Did he teach her?', 'How much did he do?', 'Where did he return?', 'Did he want to take Ruby?', 'Who had sworn?', 'Where did he not want her to be received?', 'Who did the squire hear the news from', 'Who had been at the farm?', 'Was there a fight?', 'Who did the old man call?', 'Did Old Ruggles want Ruby to have his money?', 'Did Roger send over to Bungay?'] | {'answers': ['Ruby Ruggles', 'a respectable one', 'her aunt', 'to Carbury', 'his advice', 'No', 'Yes', 'Mrs Pipkin', 'Yes', 'so much', 'home', 'No', 'old Farmer Ruggles', "at Sheep's Acre Farm", 'from his own housekeeper', 'John Crumb', 'Yes', 'Ruby', 'No', 'Yes'], 'answers_start': [51, 121, 121, 186, 207, 207, 306, 329, 365, 532, 600, 618, 877, 917, 988, 1062, 1099, 1159, 1493, 1725], 'answers_end': [91, 170, 184, 205, 239, 304, 327, 363, 389, 551, 616, 678, 911, 986, 1061, 1094, 1158, 1187, 1569, 1758]} |
3f0bg9b9mpn8ksy7rrq1wx9p4a57y9 | I'll never forget that summer day in 1965 when my mother suddenly died of an unexplained illness at the age of 36. Later that afternoon, a police officer stopped by to ask my father if the hospital could use Mother's corneas . I was shocked. "The doctors want to _ Mum and give her away to other people!" I thought as I ran into the house in tears. "How can you let them do that to her?" I screamed at my father. "My mum came into this world in one piece and that is how she should go out." "Linda," Father said quietly, putting his arm around me, "the greatest gift you can give is a part of yourself. Your mother and I decided long ago that if we can make a difference in just one person's life after we die, our death will have meaning." He went on to explain they had both decided to donate their organs . The lesson my father taught me that day became one of the most important in my life. Years passed. I married and had a family of my own. In 1980, my father became seriously ill and moved in with us. He cheerfully told me that when he died, he wanted me to donate his eyes. "Sight is one of the greatest gifts a person can give," he said. I told Wendy what her grandpa had said, and with tears in her eyes, she went into her grandpa's room and gave him a big hug. She was only fourteen years old------the same age at which I was introduced to such a thing. What a difference! My father died on April 11,1986, and we donated his eyes as he had wanted. Three days later, Wendy said, "Mum, I'm so proud of you for what did for Grandpa." At that moment, I realized that my father gave much more than his eyes. | ['How did my mother pass away?', 'What was my dad asked?', 'Was Linda understanding?', 'What did she do?', 'What did her dad say?', 'How can dying have meaning?', 'When did her dad get sick?', 'When did he die?', 'What year?', 'Who was proud?'] | {'answers': ['unexplained illness', "use Mother's corneas", 'no', 'ran into the house in tears', 'the greatest gift you can give is a part of yourself', 'make a difference', '1980', 'April 11', '1986', 'Wendy'], 'answers_start': [77, 204, 305, 320, 549, 653, 950, 1403, 1412, 1478], 'answers_end': [97, 224, 347, 347, 601, 671, 954, 1411, 1416, 1483]} |
3gna64guze4komt2coualrsrfyqq5e | Physically, clothing serves many purposes: it can serve as protection from the elements, and can enhance safety during hazardous activities such as hiking and cooking. It protects the wearer from rough surfaces, rash-causing plants, insect bites, splinters, thorns and prickles by providing a barrier between the skin and the environment. Clothes can insulate against cold or hot conditions. Further, they can provide a hygienic barrier, keeping infectious and toxic materials away from the body. Clothing also provides protection from harmful UV radiation.
There is no easy way to determine when clothing was first developed, but some information has been inferred by studying lice. The body louse specifically lives in clothing, and diverge from head lice about 107,000 years ago, suggesting that clothing existed at that time. Another theory is that modern humans are the only survivors of several species of primates who may have worn clothes and that clothing may have been used as long ago as 650 thousand years ago. Other louse-based estimates put the introduction of clothing at around 42,000–72,000 BP. | ['what does clothing do?', 'from what?', 'what does it protect from?', 'what else?', 'how does it protect from those things?', 'do other mammals today wear them?', 'how long have people had clothes?', 'how do we know that?', "how do we know they've been around for many years?", 'can wearing it us safe from the sun?'] | {'answers': ['serve many purposes', 'it can serve as protection and enhance safety', 'the elements', 'rough surfaces, rash-causing plants, insect bites, splinters, thorns and prickles by \\\\', 'by providing a barrier between the skin and the environment', 'no', 'as long ago as 650 thousand years ago', 'unknown', 'The body louse specifically lives in clothing, and diverge from head lice about 107,000 years ago, suggesting that clothing existed at that time.', 'yes'], 'answers_start': [0, 43, 42, 167, 278, 832, 832, -1, 686, 497], 'answers_end': [558, 166, 87, 338, 338, 948, 1024, -1, 831, 558]} |
3on104kxqkw7c0loasa68o4z37j4w6 | Are you preparing for a big test? If so, you may want to play some basketball in between hitting the books. Doctors are starting to find more and more information that suggests a connection between exercise and brain development. Judy Cameron, a scientist at Oregon Health and Oregon Health and Science University, studies brain development. According to her research, it seems that exercise can make blood vessels , including those in the brain, stronger and more fully developed. Dr. Cameron claims this allows people who exercise to concentrate better. As she says, "While we already know that exercise is good for the heart, exercise can really cause physical changes in the brain."
The effects of exercise on brain development can even be seen in babies. Babies who do activities that require a lot of movement and physical activity show greater brain development than babies who are less physically active. With babies, even a little movement can show big results. Margaret Barnes, a pediatrician , believes in the importance of exercise. She thinks that many learning disabilities that children have in elementary school or high school can be traced back to a lack of movement as babies. "Babies need movement that stimulates their five senses. They need to establish a connection between motion and memory. In this way, as they get older, children will begin to associate physical activity with higher learning," says Margaret.
Older people can beef up their brains as well. Scientists from 11 universities studied a group of seniors ranging in age from seventy to seventy-nine. Their study showed a short-term memory increase of up to 40 percent after exercising just three hours a week. The exercise does not have to be very difficult, but it does have to increase the heart rate. Also, just like the motion for infants , exercise for older people should involve some complexity. Learning some new skills or motions, such as with yoga or tai-chi, helps to open up memory paths in the brain that may not have been used for a long time.
For most people, any type of physical activity that increases the heart rate is helpful. The main goal is to increase the brain's flow of blood. And your brain can benefit from as little as three hours of exercise a week. | ['Can old farts beef up their brains?', 'Who studied a group of seniors?', 'Were they all from the same university?', 'How many difference schools were involved?', 'How old were the greyhairs they studied?', 'What could short-term memory increase up to?', 'What did they seniors need to do?', 'How many hours?', 'Daily or weekly?', 'Does the exercise have to be arduous?', 'What does it need to increase, though?', 'Should learning be simpler or more complex?', "What's a new skill or motion that might help them?", "What's another?"] | {'answers': ['Yes', 'Scientists', 'No', '11', 'seventy to seventy-nine', '40 percent', 'exercise', 'three', 'weekly', 'No', 'heart rate', 'More complex', 'yoga', 'tai-chi'], 'answers_start': [664, 1487, 1503, 1503, 1566, 1647, 1665, 1681, 1695, 1739, 1783, 1882, 1944, 1952], 'answers_end': [672, 1498, 1506, 1506, 1589, 1658, 1675, 1687, 1699, 1748, 1793, 1892, 1949, 1958]} |
3pb5a5bd0v68y1d7xl4vpx2l0qwg7q | CHAPTER XIII
THE WESTERN EXPRESS
The old miser was very much excited and began to pace the floor of his cottage.
"Yes, I better tell the police, that's what I better do," he muttered.
"There won't be any necessity to tell the police--if it was really my brother who did it," said Sam.
"Why not, I'd like to know?" challenged Hiram Duff. "He ain't no better'n other folks."
"If he took the box, I and my family will see to it that you are repaid for your loss, Mr. Duff," answered the youngest Rover.
"Humph! Do you guarantee that?" demanded the old miser, suspiciously.
"Yes."
"And you can take his word for it, sir," added Songbird. "The Rovers are well-known and wealthy, and they will do exactly as they promise.
"I've heard that name before. Didn't you have some trouble with the railroad company?" asked Hiram Duff. "About a busted-up flying machine?"
"Yes," replied Sam.
"And got the best of that skinflint lawyer, Belright Fogg?"
"We made Mr. Fogg pay for the biplane, yes."
"I know all about it," chuckled Hiram Duff. "Served Fogg right. And he lost his job with the railroad company, too." The old man pursed up his lips. "Well, if you'll give me your word that you will settle with me I won't go to the police. But I want every cent that is coming to me, understand that."
"You'll get it--if my brother took the box," answered Sam. "But listen to me. First of all I want to find my brother. I think he ought to be under a doctor's care." | ['Who was robbed?', 'Was he a generous man?', 'Who does he suspect stole it?', 'Whose sibling is that?', 'Does Sam ask the old man to call the cops?', "What does he assure the old man that he'll do?", 'Can they afford to repay him?', 'Who backs up his words?', 'Who have they gotten the better of in the past?', "What's his occupation?", 'What was the issue over?'] | {'answers': ['Hiram Duff', 'no', 'the brother', 'Rover.', "he says it's not needed", 'If the brother stole the money the man will be repaid', 'yes', 'songbird', 'Mr. Fogg', 'lawyer', 'busted up flying machine'], 'answers_start': [296, 545, 192, 482, 192, 385, 515, 594, 963, 926, 736], 'answers_end': [512, 568, 293, 512, 293, 512, 593, 734, 1008, 960, 877]} |
3qxnc7eipivf1gqfygdci16bnpx090 | CHAPTER XXX
FERN Mullins rushed into the house on a Saturday morning early in September and shrieked at Carol, "School starts next Tuesday. I've got to have one more spree before I'm arrested. Let's get up a picnic down the lake for this afternoon. Won't you come, Mrs. Kennicott, and the doctor? Cy Bogart wants to go--he's a brat but he's lively."
"I don't think the doctor can go," sedately. "He said something about having to make a country call this afternoon. But I'd love to."
"That's dandy! Who can we get?"
"Mrs. Dyer might be chaperon. She's been so nice. And maybe Dave, if he could get away from the store."
"How about Erik Valborg? I think he's got lots more style than these town boys. You like him all right, don't you?"
So the picnic of Carol, Fern, Erik, Cy Bogart, and the Dyers was not only moral but inevitable.
They drove to the birch grove on the south shore of Lake Minniemashie. Dave Dyer was his most clownish self. He yelped, jigged, wore Carol's hat, dropped an ant down Fern's back, and when they went swimming (the women modestly changing in the car with the side curtains up, the men undressing behind the bushes, constantly repeating, "Gee, hope we don't run into poison ivy"), Dave splashed water on them and dived to clutch his wife's ankle. He infected the others. Erik gave an imitation of the Greek dancers he had seen in vaudeville, and when they sat down to picnic supper spread on a lap-robe on the grass, Cy climbed a tree to throw acorns at them. | ["Who couldn't come with?", 'According to whom?', 'How many people ended up going?', 'Were there any couples?', 'Who?', 'What does Erik have more than other boys?', 'Where were they all going?', 'Why?', 'During what month?', 'And on what day of the week?', 'What time of day?', 'Where did the guys undress?', 'What were they afraid of?', 'Where did the women do the same?', 'What did Cy do when people were eating?', 'Who went there together?', "What did Dave drop down someone's back?", 'What was the lake called?', 'What kind of trees were there?', "Why couldn't one of the people come?"] | {'answers': ['the doctor', 'Carol', 'Six', 'Yes', 'the Dyers', 'style', 'to the lake', 'to have a picnic', 'September', 'Saturday', 'the afternoon', 'behind the bushes', 'poison ivy', 'in the car', 'climbed a tree to throw acorns at them', 'Carol, Fern, Erik, Cy Bogart, and the Dyers', 'an ant', 'Lake Minniemashie', 'birch trees', 'he had to make a country call'], 'answers_start': [369, 106, 764, 799, 799, 682, 222, 208, 80, 54, 240, 1138, 1209, 1081, 1462, 765, 1000, 898, 864, 434], 'answers_end': [379, 111, 809, 808, 808, 688, 230, 216, 90, 62, 249, 1156, 1219, 1092, 1500, 808, 1007, 915, 870, 468]} |
30jnvc0or9kw4fdxdqvjaovhkb3qhp | Roger Federer and Serena Williams have been named as 2009' s world champions by the International Tennis Federation(ITF) after topping the year-end rankings.
Federer, who wins the honour for the fifth time, completed a career Grand Slam at Roland Garros before winning his 15th Grand Slam ride at Wimbledon.
And Williams won the Australian Open and Wimbledon, her llth major success.
The pair will receive their awards at the annual 1TF world champions dinner in Paris in June.
Federer regained the world number one ranking from Rafael Nadal after his Paris victory and his Wimbledon win over Andy Roddick saw him surpass Pete Sampras' haul of Grand Slam titles.
He was also runner - up at the Australian Open and the US Open and helped his country retain its Davis Cup world group status.
" It is an honour for me to be named ITF world champion for a fifth time.It was an incredible year for me both on and off the court," said the 28 - year - old Swiss star whose wife Mirka gave birth to twin girls in July.
"To win my first Roland, Garros title, break the all - time Grand Slam record and regain the number one ranking is amazing.It means a lot to me to finish the year again at the top."
Williams takes _ for the first time since 2002.As well as her Grand Slam wins, she won the season - ending WTA Championships in Doha.sealing the top ranking in the last event of die year.
She also took the doubles year award with sister Venus after taking their career total to 10 Grand Slam titles.In doing so, she joins Lindsay Davenport and Martina Hingis as the only players to become singles and doubles world champions in the same year.
American twins Bob and Mike Bryan were named as the men' s doubles world champions for the sixth time in seven years. | ['Who named them world champions?', 'Was this the first time for Roger Federer?', 'How many times had he won it before?', 'Will he get an award?', 'Who else?', 'Does he have any children?', 'How many?'] | {'answers': ['the International Tennis Federation', 'no', 'five', 'yes', 'Serena Williams', 'yes', 'at least two'], 'answers_start': [34, 160, 160, 390, 0, 956, 978], 'answers_end': [120, 207, 207, 424, 50, 1023, 1023]} |
3ngi5arftt500sr4bod9iwp0yp4p1f | It takes more than just practice to become an Olympian. Gold medal performances require some serious nutrition. Have you ever wondered what these successful athletes eat to stay in peak shape?
Keri Glassman, a registered dietitian and founder of Nutritious Life Meals, appeared on "Good Morning America" today to give you a glimpse into the diets of some top athletes. Some of their meals could surprise you.
Crazy Calorie Count
_ One secret of swimmer Michael Phelps' astonishing performance in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing was consuming as many as 12,000 calories in one day.
Athletes can eat like this and not gain any weight because their workouts are intense. According to Glassman, Phelps' workouts can burn 4,000 to 6,000 calories in a day, and those calories must be replenished in order to train the following day.
Snacking Secrets
Some athletes eat wacky (strange, unusual) foods that they swear improve their performance. Yohan Blake, the Jamaica sprinter and 100-meter world champion, has been making waves for stealing champion sprinter Usain Bolt's thunder on the track during the Olympic trials. Asked about how he gets his stamina, Blake answered that he eats 16 bananas per day, Glassman said.
Jonathan Horton, the lead gymnast on the US team, has a blood sugar problem. His solution is honey. When he starts to feel shaky at the gym, he takes swigs of honey to boost his energy, Glassman said.
Foods for Recovery
What are the best foods to help the body recover after rigorous (strict) competition?
For Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte, the recovery meal is grilled chicken breasts with Alfredo sauce, whole-grain spaghetti and a salad with lemon juice and olive oil. Lochte, who recently cut out junk food, candy and soda, has undertaken a rigorous strength-training regimen that involves flipping tractor tires, dragging shipyard chains and tossing beer kegs, Glassman said. | ['Is nutrition important to athletes?', 'Who founded Nutritious Life Meals?', 'Who ate 12,000 calories a day?', 'How many did he expend during training?', 'How many bananas would Blake eat?', "What's a good tip if you feel shaky?", 'Is Lochte an athlete?', 'Which sport?', 'What did he eliminate from his diet?'] | {'answers': ['yes', 'Keri Glassman,', 'Michael Phelps', '12,000 calories', '16', 'honey', 'yes', 'swimming', 'junk food, candy and soda'], 'answers_start': [93, 195, 459, 556, 1188, 1383, 1549, 1549, 1729], 'answers_end': [110, 209, 473, 571, 1190, 1389, 1555, 1553, 1755]} |
31jlpphs2uuepvtijsedhpz7m4j3o1 | In a generous display of maturity and sympathy, one Jewish boy made his first deed as a man in his faith a great act of charity. Joshua Neidorf, a 13-year-old boy from Los Angeles, donated most of his birthday money to Operation Mend, a program that reconstructs the faces of severely burned U. S. veterans . The young man decided to donate his money after getting to know Army Sgt. Louis Dahlman, who was undergoing a series of reconstruction surgeries at UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles) thanks to Operation Mend. The Neidorfs had signed up to be Dahlman's "buddy family", spending time with him whenever he visited Los Angeles for a surgery. "I just love knowing that it's going somewhere...to help the people who save our lives and keep us safe every day," said Neidorf. His mother added, "It makes me feel like our world is going in a good direction with this next generation." In all, Neidorf gave $13,000 to Operation Mend. He also encouraged his friends to donate to the cause. He is the organization's youngest donor so far. Operation Mend is a privately funded program that works in partnership with the UCLA Medical Center. Ron Katz, a board member at the hospital, started the program in 2006 after seeing a TV programme about Aaron Mankin, a veteran who had gone through dozens of surgeries after a fight in Iraq which completely burned off his face. Mankin ended up being Operation Mend's first patient, starting the first of 20 reconstructive facial surgeries at UCLA in Sept. 2007. In a 2011 interview, Katz shared how his experience of helping Mankin made him realize the need to establish a more permanent program. "My wife and I soon realized that there were dozens of Aarons out there," Katz said. "They deserve the best that we offer them." | ['What charity did Joshue Neidorf donate to?', "What's it for?", 'How much did he give?', 'What made him donate?', 'What were the Neidorfs to Dahlman?', 'Neidorf gave thirteen thousand to who?', 'Is it publicly funded?', 'Who started the program?', 'When?', 'Who was the first patient?', 'How many surgiest happened in Sept 2007?'] | {'answers': ['Operation Mend', 'a program that reconstructs the faces of severely burned U. S. veterans', 'most of his birthday money', 'after getting to know Army Sgt. Louis Dahlman', 'buddy family', 'Operation Mend', 'No', 'Ron Katz', '2006', 'Mankin', '20'], 'answers_start': [897, 234, 181, 309, 530, 905, 1068, 1149, 1191, 1378, 1454], 'answers_end': [943, 306, 216, 396, 587, 943, 1092, 1210, 1218, 1430, 1510]} |
3ovr4i9uspj2s3p2yjb0gzmde6t4qs | Corky walked to the store to buy some milk, like he does every Tuesday. On his way, he passed the red house where John lives, the green house where June lives, the white house where Barack lives, the blue hat store, and the orange house where Jessie lives. He finally reached the store at 5 o'clock.
Corky thought about buying some other things too. He looked at the potato chips, but didn't like the flavors they had left. All of the normal flavored ones were gone. He never liked hard candy, so he ignored those. He saw the apples, but didn't need one because he had apples at home. So he picked out some cookies instead. Corky thought he'd eat them on his way home. He waited in line until it was his turn, and then paid Abe the cashier. Abe gave him his change and wished him a good day.
On his way home, Corky ate his cookies. He had hoped to buy peanut butter cookies, but the store never has those. Instead, he bought sugar cookies. He liked them very much too, so he wasn't at all upset. When he got home, he poured a glass of milk and finished his cookies. | ['Who walked to the store?', 'What day was it?', 'and what was being bought?', 'what color houses did he pass?', 'What time did he reach the store?', 'What other things did Corky consider buying?', 'and what extra thing did he buy?', 'What was the cashiers name?', 'Did he give corky any change?', 'What did Cory do on his way home?', 'what kind were they?', 'and what kind did he wish he had?', 'was he upset about getting sugar cookies?', 'What did corky do when he got home?'] | {'answers': ['Corky', 'Tuesday', 'milk', 'red, green, white, orange', "5 o'clock.", 'potato chips', 'cookies', 'Abe', 'yes', 'ate his cookies', 'sugar cookies', 'peanut butter cookies', 'no', 'poured a glass of milk and finished his cookies'], 'answers_start': [0, 44, 26, 84, 268, 352, 590, 726, 743, 796, 919, 836, 976, 1018], 'answers_end': [25, 70, 42, 255, 300, 382, 624, 741, 766, 834, 942, 877, 998, 1068]} |
3dy4fpooa1o1yhnhvu1nufwvoi4rvh | CHAPTER XV Sammy Jay Makes Paddy a Call.
Paddy the Beaver was hard at work. He had just cut down a good- sized aspen tree and now he was gnawing it into short lengths to put in his food pile in the pond. As he worked, Paddy was doing a lot of thinking about the footprint of Old Man Coyote in a little patch of mud, for he knew that meant that Old Man Coyote had discovered his pond, and would be hanging around, hoping to catch Paddy off his guard. Paddy knew it just as well as if Old Man Coyote had told him so. That was why he was at work cutting his food supply in the daytime. Usually he works at night, and he knew that Old Man Coyote knew it.
"He'll try to catch me then," thought Paddy, "so I'll do my working on land now and fool him."
The tree he was cutting began to sway and crack. Paddy cut out One more big chip, then hurried away to a safe place while the tree fell with a crash.
"Thief! thief! thief!" screamed a voice just back of Paddy.
"Hello, Sammy Jay! I see you don't feel any better than usual this morning," said Paddy. "Don't you want to sit up in this tree while I cut it down?"
Sammy grew black in the face with anger, for he knew that Paddy was laughing at him. You remember how only a few days before he had been so intent on calling Paddy bad names that he actually hadn't noticed that Paddy was cutting the very tree in which he was sitting, and so when it fell he had had a terrible fright. | ['What is Paddy?', 'what kind of tree was he working on?', 'What did he do after chopping it down?', 'Who was going to be luring near his home?', 'What was paddy doing to avoid him', 'What did Sammy call him?', 'What had Paddy done a few days ago?', 'Did Paddy tease him about it?', 'What was Sammy doing while Paddy had been chopping the tree?', 'How did Sammy feel when the tree fell?', 'Where did Paddy invite him to sit while he worked?', 'What did Paddy do when the tree was about to go down>', 'then what?', 'What made him suspicious that the coyote was prowling nearby?', 'What was he going to do with the short wood he had cut?', 'Where was Sammy whe nhe yelled at Paddy?'] | {'answers': ['a beaver', 'aspen tree', 'gnawed it into short lengths', 'Old Man Coyote', 'working in the day', '"Thief! thief! thief!"', 'Paddy had cut down the very tree in which he was sitting,', 'yes', 'calling Paddy bad names', 'frightened', 'Don\'t you want to sit up in this tree while I cut it down?"', 'Paddy cut out One more big chip', ', then hurried away to a safe place', 'he saw footprints in a patch of mud', 'put it in his food pile in the pond.', 'just back of Paddy.'], 'answers_start': [42, 78, 128, 341, 517, 904, 1329, 1118, 1268, 1329, 1056, 800, 832, 261, 140, 904], 'answers_end': [60, 124, 206, 481, 584, 983, 1385, 1202, 1293, 1433, 1116, 902, 902, 385, 205, 964]} |
3tr2532vipuzl3p3mhk6gwu5wvgj6w | U.S. billionaire Bill Gates went to watch a game of his friend, U.S. teen player Ariel Hsing, at the ExCel Centre while the girl was playing against Chinese Li Xiaoxia. Gates wore an orange jacket and dark blue baseball cap. He sat in the front row of thespectators' stand andapplauded for every point Hsing scored. "I'm wishing her the best of luck, but the opposite player is really great," Gates said. Hsing was in her third match at London 2012. She had already beaten Mexico's Yadira Silva and Luxembourg's Ni Xia Lian. Hsing is known in the U.S. as a close friend with billionaires Warren Buffett and Gates. She is close enough to call them "Uncle Warren" and "Uncle Bill". Buffett met Hsing when she was only 9. Two years later, he invited her to play against his friends. She has returned several times after that. Earlier this year after winning a position on the U.S. team, she took a few points off Buffett and Gates. When asked whether he has won a point off Hsing, Gates said, "She beat me when she was nine. She has been nice to me." | ['Did Bill Gates have a lot of money?', 'Where did bill games watch the match?', 'Who did he go to see compete?', 'What was he wearing?', 'What else?', 'Where did he sit for the match?', 'Did he cheer for his compadre?', 'Did he know the competitor well?', 'How old was the competitor when they were first introduced?', 'How long after was he allowed to compete with Bills companions?', 'Did she go back to compete after that?', 'Was she ever victorious against him?'] | {'answers': ['yes', 'at the ExCel Centre', 'Ariel Hsing and Li Xiaoxia', 'an orange jacket', 'a dark blue baseball cap', 'in the front', 'He applauded', 'yes', 'nine', 'Two years later', 'several times', 'yes'], 'answers_start': [0, 94, 81, 169, 168, 225, 225, 525, 994, 719, 780, 991], 'answers_end': [27, 113, 167, 197, 223, 244, 285, 613, 1021, 735, 810, 1021]} |
386pbuzzxfxh4osa9lq85fc2mrejlf | Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Libya's transitional government picked an engineering professor and longtime exile as its acting prime minister Monday, with the new leader pledging to respect human rights and international law.
The National Transitional Council elected Abdurrahim El-Keib, an electrical engineer who has held teaching posts at the University of Alabama and Abu Dhabi's Petroleum Institute, to the post with the support of 26 of the 51 members who voted. El-Keib emerged victorious from a field that initially included 10 candidates.
"This is a new Libya," El-Keib told reporters. "It's been 42 years with our friends and people all around the world dealing with a brutal dictator, so concerns are in order, but I want to tell you there should be none of those.
"We expect the world to understand that we have national interests as well, and we expect them to respect this," he said. "In fact, we demand respect of our national rights and national interests. In return, we promise respect and dealing according to international law."
But in response to questions about allegations of human rights abuses by the revolutionary forces that toppled longtime strongman Moammar GGadhafi, El-Keib said Libyans needed time to sort things out.
"I also need to remind myself that the Libyan revolution ended just recently in Bani Walid, Sirte, and in Tripoli only about two months ago," he said. "We beg you , the media, to give us the opportunity and the time to think through all the issues that have been raised by yourself as well as other Arab media. But we guarantee you that we are after building a nation that respects human rights and that does not permit abuse of human rights, but we need time." | ['What news media made this article?', 'What country is this about?', 'In what town?', 'Who chose the new head?', 'Who was chosen?', 'Where did he teach?', 'How many voted for him?', 'For how long was there a cruel ruler?', 'What did he ask to be respected?', 'Who was the prior ruler?', 'Where besides the focus town had a revolution recently ended.', 'How long ago had it ended in the focus town?', 'What would the new ruler not allow abuse of?'] | {'answers': ['CNN', 'Libya', 'Tripoli', 'the transitional government', 'Abdurrahim El-Keib', "the University of Alabama and Abu Dhabi's Petroleum Institute", 'o the post with the support of 26 of the 51 members who voted.', '42 years', 'national rights and interests', 'Gadhafi', 'Bani Walid and Sirte', 'about two months ago', 'human rights'], 'answers_start': [0, 0, 0, 0, 222, 338, 402, 593, 899, 1161, 1253, 1253, 1562], 'answers_end': [21, 87, 63, 220, 284, 399, 464, 692, 973, 1198, 1366, 1394, 1714]} |
336yqze83vet37vakvnt4i8m41y5mi | Tomorrow was Little Bunny's birthday. He was very excited. He wanted to invite all of his friends. "We only have enough cake for five friends." His mother said. Little Bunny thought and thought. He wanted to invite Rabbit, Bear, Duck and Goose. Little Bunny could invite one more friend. He thought about Turtle. Turtle was lots of fun and always told funny jokes. He thought about Fox. Fox was super nice and always made Little Bunny feel good. He also thought about how not inviting one of his friends would make them feel bad. Little Bunny didn't want to make anyone feel bad. After a little bit he had an idea. He told his mother his idea. "I like both Turtle and Fox, and I want them both to come. One would feel really left out if they didn't get invited. I can give my cake to one of my friends, and that way they can both come and have a piece." His mother thought it was very sweet of Little Bunny to give up his piece of birthday cake so that none of his friends would feel left out. "I'll tell you what." Said his mother. "I'll make a batch of cupcakes, and all of your friends can have some." | ['What is tomorrow?', 'How does she feel about it?', 'Did he invite all of his friends?', 'How many?', 'How come?', 'Did he like turtle?', 'how come?', 'Did he like Fox?', 'how come?', 'How did he make little bunny feel?', 'What did Little Bunny have?', 'Who did he tell it to?', 'Who did he want to come?', 'How was this going to happen?', 'What did his mother think?', 'What did she do?', 'why?', 'Did they?'] | {'answers': ["Little Bunny's birthday", 'very excited', 'yes', 'Six', "One would feel really left out if they didn't get invited", 'Yes', 'He was lots of fun and always told funny jokes', 'Yes', 'He was super nice', 'good', 'an idea', 'his mother', 'Turtle and Fox', 'He will give his cake to one of them', 'that it was very sweet', 'make a batch of cupcakes', 'So all of his friends can have some', 'unknown'], 'answers_start': [13, 45, 59, 195, 703, 313, 320, 387, 391, 440, 606, 623, 657, 762, 873, 1039, 1068, -1], 'answers_end': [36, 57, 98, 702, 760, 363, 363, 444, 405, 444, 615, 633, 671, 801, 890, 1063, 1102, -1]} |
3uouji6mtdeliyktz3xanbg0afnux7 | (CNN) -- Former Olympic champion Angel Matos of Cuba faces a life ban after kicking a referee flush in the face during his taekwondo bronze medal match in Beijing.
Matos reacted in extraordinary fashion to being disqualified by Chelbat.
Matos, who took gold in Sydney in 2000, was winning 3-2, with just over a minute left in the second round, when he fell to the mat after being hit by his opponent, Kazakhstan's Arman Chilmanov.
Matos lay down, awaiting medical attention, but was then disqualified by referee Chakir Chelbat of Sweden for taking too much injury time.
A furious Matos reacted by pushing a judge, then pushed and kicked Chelbat in the face.
It left the Swede with blood pouring from his lip while Matos spat on the floor and was then escorted out of the arena.
"We didn't expect anything like what you have witnessed to occur," said World Taekwondo Federation secretary general Yang Jin-suk.
"I am at a loss for words," he told the Associated Press.
Matos' coach, Leudis Gonzalez, is also in hot water for his angry reaction and claiming the Kazakhs had tried to fix the match.
"This is an insult to the Olympic vision, an insult to the spirit of taekwondo and, in my opinion, an insult to mankind," Yang added.
Although the arena announcer said Matos and his coach were banned effective immediately, Yang said due process must be followed before officially banning the two.
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3i02618ya06g9pi2dcnttyux9t4puv | CHAPTER XX. THE MUFFLED BRIDEGROOM.
This old fantastical Duke of dark corners.-- _Measure for Measure._
There was some coming and going of Mr. Hargrave in the ensuing weeks; and it began to be known that Miss Delavie was to become the wife of the recluse. Mrs. Aylward evidently knew it, but said nothing; Molly preferred a petition to be her waiting maid; Jumbo grinned as if over-powered with inward mirth; the old ladies in the pew looked more sour and haughty than ever to discourage "the artful minx," and the little girls asked all manner of absurd and puzzling questions.
My Lady was still at Bath, and Aurelia supposed that the marriage would take place on her return; and that the Major and Betty would perhaps accompany her. The former was quite in his usual health again, and had himself written to give her his blessing as a good dutiful maiden, and declare that he hoped to be with her for her wedding, and to give himself to his honoured friend.
She was the more amazed and startled when, one Sunday evening in spring, Mr. Hargrave came to her as she sat in her own parlour, saying, "Madam, you will be amazed, but under the circumstances, the parson and myself being both here, Mr. Belamour trusts you will not object to the immediate performance of the ceremony."
Aurelia took some moments to realise what the ceremony was; and then she cried, "Oh! but my father meant to have been here."
"Mr. Belamour thinks it better not to trouble Major Delavie to come up," said Mr. Hargrave; and as Aurelia stood in great distress and disappointment at this disregard of her wishes, he added, "I think Miss Delavie cannot fail to understand Mr. Belamour's wishes to anticipate my Lady's arrival, so that he may be as little harassed as possible with display and publicity. You may rely both on his honour and my vigilance that all is done securely and legally." | ['who was supposed to marry the recluse?', 'who knew about it?', 'did she say anything?', 'who wanted to be her maid?', 'what is the name of the recluse?', 'where was delavie?', 'when would she get married?', 'who would go with her?', 'did the major give his blessing?', 'did he want to go to the wedding?', 'when did she see Hargrave?', 'where was she sitting?', 'who did he bring with him?', 'what was his name?', 'why was he there?', 'was she happy about it?', 'why not?', 'who thought it was better to not bother her father?', 'was she happy that her feelings and wants were ignored?', 'did he promise that the ceremony will be secure and legal?'] | {'answers': ['Miss Delavie', 'Mrs. Aylward', 'no', 'Molly', 'Mr. Hargrave', 'Bath', 'when she returned', 'the Major and Betty', 'yes', 'yes', 'Sunday evening', 'her parlour', 'the parson', 'Mr. Belamour', 'to perform the ceremony', 'no', 'her father was not there', 'Mr. Belamour', 'no', 'yes'], 'answers_start': [208, 260, 295, 309, 143, 585, 638, 692, 793, 880, 1011, 1077, 1162, 1201, 1247, 1353, 1374, 1418, 1516, 1790], 'answers_end': [258, 290, 308, 359, 155, 610, 681, 739, 837, 920, 1066, 1095, 1199, 1213, 1285, 1369, 1416, 1487, 1598, 1879]} |
39n5acm9henipxuzf1s2x27jwb89p8 | Bob is a middle school student. He is 13years old. He lives in Shanghai with his parents and his twin brother, Jack. They are in the same( ) school, but in different classes. Bob is good at Maths, but not good at English. He thinks it's a little difficult for him. But he plans to spend more time on it. Every morning, Bob gets up early. He usually reads English for half an hour. And then he has breakfast with his family. He usually has two eggs and a glass of milk. After breakfast, he walks to school with his brother. It takes them about twenty minutes to get to school. They get to school at about 7:40. Bob begins his classes at 8:00. After four lessons in the morning, he has a hamburger, some fish and vegetables for lunch at school. Then he has three classes in the afternoon. His last class is over at 4:50p.m. After school, he usually plays football or basketball from 5:00 p. m. to 6:00 p.m. He says it is good for his health to play sports every day. He gets home at 6:20 p.m. He usually eats some rice and vegetables for dinner. Sometimes, he eats some noodles. After dinner, he does his homework from 7:30to 9:30. Then he listens to music or reads books for a while( ). He doesn't watch TV or play computer games on weekdays. He goes to bed at 10:30 p.m. His friends say his lifestyle is very healthy. Do you think so? | ['when does Bob get up in the morning?', 'who does he walk to school with?', 'how long does it take them?', 'how old is bob?', 'what does he normally have for breakfast?', 'does he eat it with his family?', 'when does his first class start?', 'what does he have for lunch?', 'where does he live?', 'is Jack his twin?', 'do they go to the same school?', 'are they in the same class?', "what time is Bob's class over?", 'what time does he get home?', 'what does he do in between?', 'when does he do his homework?', 'what does he have for dinner?', 'does he ever eat something else?', 'what?', 'what do his friends think of his lifestyle?', 'does he watch TV?'] | {'answers': ['early.', 'his brother.', 'twenty minutes', '13', 'two eggs and a glass of milk', 'yes', '8:00', 'a hamburger, some fish and vegetables', 'Shanghai', 'yes', 'yes', 'no', '4:50p.m', '6:20 p.m', 'plays football or basketball', 'After dinner', 'rice and vegetables', 'yes', 'noodles', 'that his lifestyle is very healthy.', 'no'], 'answers_start': [304, 469, 522, 31, 424, 381, 609, 677, 51, 92, 116, 116, 787, 964, 821, 1076, 990, 1042, 1043, 1271, 1186], 'answers_end': [338, 523, 574, 50, 467, 423, 641, 742, 88, 115, 149, 174, 821, 990, 905, 1130, 1044, 1075, 1076, 1317, 1240]} |
3xc1o3lbosmbiroflf4c7lzblvetl8 | Arsenal was the first club from the south of England to join The Football League, in 1893. They entered the First Division in 1904, and have since accumulated the second most points. Relegated only once, in 1913, they continue the longest streak in the top division. In the 1930s, Arsenal won five League Championships and two FA Cups, and another FA Cup and two Championships after the war. In 1970–71, they won their first League and FA Cup Double. Between 1988 and 2005, they won five League titles and five FA Cups, including two more Doubles. They completed the 20th century with the highest average league position.
In 1886, Woolwich munitions workers founded the club as Dial Square. In 1913, the club crossed the city to Arsenal Stadium in Highbury. They became Tottenham Hotspur's nearest club, commencing the North London derby. In 2006, they moved to the Emirates Stadium in nearby Holloway. Arsenal earned €435.5m in 2014–15, with the Emirates Stadium generating the highest revenue in world football. Based on social media activity from 2014–15, Arsenal's fanbase is the fifth largest in the world. Forbes estimates the club was worth $1.3 billion in 2015. | ['What did the munitions workers create?', 'What ended when they crossed the city?', 'How large was there fan base?', 'What do hold a streak in?', 'When did they move to Arsenal Stadium?', 'What is their estimated worth?', 'How did they end the 20th century?', 'What were they the first from their area to join?', 'When they crossed the city where was the stadium?', 'What did they become?'] | {'answers': ['Dial Square football club', 'unknown', '6th largest in the world', 'the longest streak in the top division', '1913', '$1.3 billion', 'the highest average league position', 'The football league', 'Highbury', "Tottenham's nearest neighbour"], 'answers_start': [624, -1, 1015, 213, 694, 1114, 547, 0, 693, 761], 'answers_end': [691, -1, 1171, 265, 758, 1171, 622, 91, 758, 840]} |
3hmvi3qicjsu96j52b9svnic2371y3 | C++ (pronounced "cee plus plus" ) is a general-purpose programming language. It has imperative, object-oriented and generic programming features, while also providing facilities for low-level memory manipulation.
It was designed with a bias toward system programming and embedded, resource-constrained and large systems, with performance, efficiency and flexibility of use as its design highlights. C++ has also been found useful in many other contexts, with key strengths being software infrastructure and resource-constrained applications, including desktop applications, servers (e.g. e-commerce, web search or SQL servers), and performance-critical applications (e.g. telephone switches or space probes). C++ is a compiled language, with implementations of it available on many platforms. Many vendors provide C++ compilers, including the Free Software Foundation, Microsoft, Intel, and IBM.
C++ is standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), with the latest standard version ratified and published by ISO in December 2014 as "ISO/IEC 14882:2014" (informally known as C++14). The C++ programming language was initially standardized in 1998 as "ISO/IEC 14882:1998", which was then amended by the C++03, "ISO/IEC 14882:2003", standard. The current C++14 standard supersedes these and C++11, with new features and an enlarged standard library. Before the initial standardization in 1998, C++ was developed by Bjarne Stroustrup at Bell Labs since 1979, as an extension of the C language as he wanted an efficient and flexible language similar to C, which also provided high-level features for program organization. The C++17 standard is due in July 2017, with the draft largely implemented by some compilers already, and C++20 is the next planned standard thereafter. | ['What are the biggest strengths of C++?', 'What kind of language is it?', 'What do companies like the Free Software Foundation offer?', 'Does anyone else offer those?', 'Who?', 'Who standardizes it?', 'What was the last version when this article was written?', 'Which version came out in 2014?', 'Which on should come out in 2017?', 'What month do they expect to see it?', 'Who created C++?', 'Where did he work?', 'When did he start working on it?', 'Was he trying to improve something?', 'What?', 'When was it first standardized?', 'What was the official name?', 'What was the next version?', 'What was made bigger in C++14?', 'How do you pronounce C++?'] | {'answers': ['software infrastructure and resource-constrained applications', 'a general-purpose programming language.', 'C++ compilers', 'yes', 'Microsoft, Intel, and IBM.', 'the International Organization for Standardization', 'C++20', '"ISO/IEC 14882:2014" (informally known as C++14)', 'C++17', 'July', 'Bjarne Stroustrup', 'Bell Labs', '1979', 'yes', 'an efficient and flexible language similar to C', '1998', '"ISO/IEC 14882:1998"', '"ISO/IEC 14882:2003"', 'standard library.', '"cee plus plus"'], 'answers_start': [456, 0, 794, 795, 794, 900, 1754, 1027, 1649, 1649, 1379, 1423, 1379, 1523, 1524, 1114, 1114, 1180, 1273, 0], 'answers_end': [542, 76, 869, 898, 898, 979, 1761, 1112, 1687, 1687, 1474, 1474, 1485, 1648, 1648, 1177, 1201, 1271, 1378, 33]} |
3g5w44veu7iwtgkrgft4t2776axgkx | CHAPTER XVI
"NON PROVEN"
"There is no doubt," continued the man in the corner, "that what little sympathy the young girl's terrible position had aroused in the public mind had died out the moment that David Graham left the witness-box on the second day of the trial. Whether Edith Crawford was guilty of murder or not, the callous way in which she had accepted a deformed lover, and then thrown him over, had set every one's mind against her.
"It was Mr. Graham himself who had been the first to put the Procurator Fiscal in possession of the fact that the accused had written to David from London, breaking off her engagement. This information had, no doubt, directed the attention of the Fiscal to Miss Crawford, and the police soon brought forward the evidence which had led to her arrest.
"We had a final sensation on the third day, when Mr. Campbell, jeweller, of High Street, gave his evidence. He said that on October 25th a lady came to his shop and offered to sell him a pair of diamond earrings. Trade had been very bad, and he had refused the bargain, although the lady seemed ready to part with the earrings for an extraordinarily low sum, considering the beauty of the stones.
"In fact it was because of this evident desire on the lady's part to sell at _any_ cost that he had looked at her more keenly than he otherwise would have done. He was now ready to swear that the lady that offered him the diamond earrings was the prisoner in the dock. | ['Who was in a terrible position?', 'Who had just left the witness box?', 'On what day of the trial?', 'Who had a lover?', 'How was the lover described?', 'Was Crawford being accused of murder?', 'Were a lot of people against her?', 'What profession was Mr. Campbell?', 'Of what street?', 'Did a man or woman come into his shop?', 'In what month?', 'On what day?', 'What did she offer to sell him?', 'Did he buy them?', 'What had been very bad for him lately?', 'What was he prepared to swear about the woman?', 'Were the stones in the earrings ugly?', 'What word was used to describe them?', 'What is the title of this chapter?', 'What is the number of it?'] | {'answers': ['the young girl', 'David Graham', 'second', 'Edith Crawford', 'deformed', 'yes', 'yes', 'a jeweller', 'High Street', 'a lady', 'October', '25th', 'a pair of diamond earrings', 'no', 'Trade', 'that she was the prisoner in the dock', 'no', 'beauty', '"NON PROVEN"', 'XVI'], 'answers_start': [109, 205, 246, 279, 366, 298, 416, 863, 877, 938, 925, 933, 986, 1042, 1014, 1439, 1176, 1175, 14, 7], 'answers_end': [124, 217, 252, 293, 375, 321, 445, 872, 888, 944, 932, 937, 1012, 1058, 1019, 1467, 1182, 1182, 27, 12]} |
35k3o9huabdntgwm99cjdmuqlxvef4 | Augustine of Hippo ( or ; 13 November 354 – 28 August 430) was an early North African Christian theologian and philosopher whose writings influenced the development of Western Christianity and Western philosophy. He was the bishop of Hippo Regius in north Africa and is viewed as one of the most important Church Fathers in Western Christianity for his writings in the Patristic Era. Among his most important works are "The City of God" and "Confessions."
According to his contemporary, Jerome, Augustine "established anew the ancient Faith." In his early years, he was influenced by Manichaeism and afterward by the neo-Platonism of Plotinus. After his baptism and conversion to Christianity in 386, Augustine developed his own approach to philosophy and theology, accommodating a variety of methods and perspectives. Believing that the grace of Christ was indispensable to human freedom, he helped formulate the doctrine of original sin and made seminal contributions to the development of just war theory. When the Western Roman Empire began to disintegrate, Augustine developed the concept of the Church as a spiritual City of God, distinct from the material Earthly City. His thoughts profoundly influenced the medieval worldview. The segment of the Church that adhered to the concept of the Trinity as defined by the Council of Nicaea and the Council of Constantinople closely identified with Augustine's "On the Trinity". | ['Who wrote "Confessions?"', 'Did he write anything else around that time?', 'What?', 'What time period was it written in?', 'Who influenced him first?', 'And after?', 'Was he a Christian?', 'Since when?', 'What did he do at that time?', 'Hold old was in 386?', 'Where did he live?', 'Where was he bishop of?', 'What did he think you needed as part of human freedom?', 'What doctrine did he help create?', 'And what theory did he contribute to?', 'When did he formulate the church as a sacred city?', 'When the Roman Empire ended, did he separate church cities from material cities?', 'What was the concept called?', 'Did his ideas carry much weight back then in the world?', 'When did he die?'] | {'answers': ['Augustine of Hippo', 'yes', '"The City of God"', 'Patristic Era', 'Manichaeism', 'Plotinus', 'yes', '386', 'developed his own approach to philosophy and theology', '32', 'North Africa', 'Hippo Regius in north Africa', 'grace of Christ', 'doctrine of original sin', 'just war theory', 'unknown', 'yes', 'Church as a spiritual City of God', 'yes', '28 August 430'], 'answers_start': [0, 420, 419, 368, 572, 602, 646, 682, 702, 6, 66, 224, 821, 892, 979, -1, 1065, 1103, 1179, 43], 'answers_end': [18, 455, 437, 382, 597, 644, 701, 701, 766, 42, 85, 262, 855, 940, 1009, -1, 1178, 1136, 1236, 57]} |
3dpnqgw4llf9il6ijax2au5mey1461 | Dixon, Illinois (CNN) -- William Heirens, the "Lipstick Killer," is believed to be the longest-serving inmate in the United States. He turns 81 on November 15.
Diabetes has ravaged his body, but his mind is sharp.
"Bill's never allowed himself to be institutionalized," said Dolores Kennedy, his long-time friend and advocate. "He's kept himself focused on the positives."
The days are spent mostly watching television and reading magazines. Using a wheelchair and sharing a cell with a roommate in the health unit of Dixon Correctional Center, he still yearns for a chance at freedom. It is something he has not tasted since 1946.
Heirens has been locked behind bars and walls for 63 years, making inmate C06103 the longest-serving prisoner in Illinois history, state officials say.
According to Steven Drizin, the legal director of the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern University, Heirens "has served longer than anyone in the U.S. that I can find."
He was put away a year after the end of World War II. It is a dubious record, but fitting for the man dubbed the Lipstick Killer, whose crime spree remains among the most infamous in the history of Chicago, the city of Capone and Leopold and Loeb.
The scar-faced gangster and the thrill-kill pair are long gone. Heirens, however, has not slipped into the past. He lives in the present and hopes for a future outside prison. Supporters have championed his cause, convinced that he is innocent, or arguing that he has been rehabilitated, a model inmate who has served his sentence. | ['Who is the person who has been in prison the longest in the US?', 'What is he known as?', 'How old is he?', 'Does he have any diseases?', 'how long has he been imprisoned?', 'In what State?', 'When was he jailed?', 'What other criminals are famous in Chicago?', 'Is anyone pleaded for his release?', 'What is one reason why?', 'and other reason?', 'When is his birthday'] | {'answers': ['William Heirens', '"Lipstick Killer"', '81', 'Diabetes', 'for 63 years', 'Illinois', 'a year after the end of World War II', 'Capone and Leopold and Loeb', 'yes', 'he is innocent', 'has been rehabilitated', 'November 15'], 'answers_start': [25, 25, 132, 162, 685, 741, 994, 1197, 1404, 1442, 1492, 132], 'answers_end': [109, 64, 158, 191, 698, 761, 1030, 1224, 1440, 1471, 1514, 158]} |
3yz8upk3vtmxf09y871n9yvqa9iucd | NEW YORK (CNN) -- After spending nearly 28 years in an irreversible coma, heiress and socialite Martha "Sunny" von Bulow died Saturday in a New York nursing home, according to a family statement. She was 76.
Sunny von Bulow is pictured during her 1957 wedding to Prince Alfred von Auersperg.
Von Bulow was subject of one of the nation's most sensational criminal cases during the 1980s.
Her husband, Claus, was accused of trying to kill her with an overdose of insulin, which prosecutors alleged sent her into the coma.
He was convicted of making two attempts on her life, but the conviction was overturned on appeal. He was acquitted in a second trial.
His retrial in 1985 received national attention.
"We were blessed to have an extraordinarily loving and caring mother," said the statement from Von Bulow's three children -- Annie Laurie "Ala" Isham, Alexander von Auersperg and Cosima Pavoncelli -- released by a spokeswoman. "She was especially devoted to her many friends and family members."
Martha von Bulow was born Martha Sharp Crawford into a wealthy family. She inherited a fortune conservatively estimated at $75 million, according to an article on the von Bulow case posted on truTV.com's Crime Library Web site.
In her early years, she drew comparisons to actress Grace Kelly.
She became known as Princess von Auersperg with her first marriage, to Prince Alfred von Auersperg of Austria. That marriage produced two children: Alexander and Annie Laurie.
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339ansotr52ap7qm63t7eeknlqlkiv | Little Rock, Arkansas (CNN) -- Former President Bill Clinton suggested on Saturday that the fall in Hispanic turnout for Democrats in 2014 was partly due to President Barack Obama's decision to not issue an executive order on immigration.
At a Politico event with Mike Allen in Little Rock, Clinton and his former aides reminisced about the past but with a clear eye on how their decisions in the 1990s could be implemented in the future.
Clinton also handicapped the disastrous midterms for Democrats.
"There was a collapse of the youth vote, the African-American vote held fairly steady," Clinton said. "We had a little bit of a loss of the Hispanic vote, perhaps because the President didn't issue the immigration order. But it was a tough call for him because had he done so, a lot of others would have lost by even more. It was a difficult call."
Latinos made up 10% of the electorate in 2012, according to CNN's exit polls. In 2014, that number was 8%.
In September, Obama decided to postpone issuing an executive action on immigration until after November's elections because it would be "more sustainable" then.
Clinton said the biggest problem for Democrats -- who lost their majority in the Senate and fell deeper into the minority in the House -- was that "the people who were against us felt more strongly than the people for us."
The former president also suggested that a national advertising campaign -- that Democrats "didn't have" -- on an economic message and other issues could have "made all the difference in a couple of close races." | ['Which political party did Clinton identify as?', 'What did he think their biggest problem was?', 'What percentage did the hispanic vote drop from 2012 to 2014?', 'Why did Clinton think that was?', 'What did Obama do in September?', 'Until when?', 'Why?', 'Did more youth vote then normally?', 'Less?', 'How did the African-American vote do?', 'What reasoning was it speculated that the hispanic vote dropped?', 'Was that a hard decision to make?', 'Why?', 'What did Clinton think would have made a difference?', 'Did the dems have one?', 'What year did Clinton make decisions?', 'What event did he go to?', 'With whom?', 'Was Hillary there?', 'Where was the event?'] | {'answers': ['Democrat', 'The people who were against us felt more strongly than the people for us.', 'From 10% to 8%', "Partly due to President Barack Obama's decision to not issue an executive order on immigration", 'He decided to postpone issuing an executive action on immigration', "Until after November's elections", 'They would be "more sustainable" then.', 'No', 'Yes', 'Held fairly steady', "The President didn't issue the immigration order", 'Yes', 'Others may have lost by even more', 'A national advertising campaign', 'No', 'In the 1990s', 'A Politico event', 'Mike Allen', 'unknown', 'Little Rock'], 'answers_start': [443, 1132, 860, 48, 969, 969, 969, 510, 510, 550, 612, 612, 612, 1357, 1357, 241, 241, 241, -1, 241], 'answers_end': [506, 1353, 965, 237, 1084, 1128, 1130, 548, 548, 594, 728, 855, 830, 1567, 1462, 404, 291, 291, -1, 291]} |
3q5zz9zevofeiit6qudaz07rl1p58l | CHAPTER XIII. A SWEETER WOMAN NE'ER DREW BREATH
Thenceforward Eric Marshall was a constant visitor at the Gordon homestead. He soon became a favourite with Thomas and Janet, especially the latter. He liked them both, discovering under all their outward peculiarities sterling worth and fitness of character. Thomas Gordon was surprisingly well read and could floor Eric any time in argument, once he became sufficiently warmed up to attain fluency of words. Eric hardly recognized him the first time he saw him thus animated. His bent form straightened, his sunken eyes flashed, his face flushed, his voice rang like a trumpet, and he poured out a flood of eloquence which swept Eric's smart, up-to-date arguments away like straws in the rush of a mountain torrent. Eric enjoyed his own defeat enormously, but Thomas Gordon was ashamed of being thus drawn out of himself, and for a week afterwards confined his remarks to "Yes" and "No," or, at the outside, to a brief statement that a change in the weather was brewing.
Janet never talked on matters of church and state; such she plainly considered to be far beyond a woman's province. But she listened with lurking interest in her eyes while Thomas and Eric pelted on each other with facts and statistics and opinions, and on the rare occasions when Eric scored a point she permitted herself a sly little smile at her brother's expense.
Of Neil, Eric saw but little. The Italian boy avoided him, or if they chanced to meet passed him by with sullen, downcast eyes. Eric did not trouble himself greatly about Neil; but Thomas Gordon, understanding the motive which had led Neil to betray his discovery of the orchard trysts, bluntly told Kilmeny that she must not make such an equal of Neil as she had done. | ['Which chapter is this?', 'What is it called?', 'Who is first mentioned?', 'Where?', 'Is he a frequent guest?', 'Who likes him?', 'Who else?', 'Which of them the most?', 'Who could read well?', 'Was the main character as well-read?', 'Did the other man like doing this?', 'How did he feel about it?', 'What did the woman not discuss?', 'Why', 'Did she enjoy hearing about it?', 'From who?', 'Who did she prefer to win?', 'Who wasn’t seen much?', 'By who?', 'Why not?'] | {'answers': ['CHAPTER XIII', "A SWEETER WOMAN NE'ER DREW BREATH", 'Eric Marshall', 'Gordon homestead', 'Yes', 'Thomas', 'Janet', 'Janet', 'Thomas Gordon', 'No', 'No', 'Ashamed', 'Matters of church and state', "Considered it to be far beyond a woman's province", 'Yes', 'Thomas and Eric', 'Eric', 'Neil', 'Eric', 'The boy avoided him'], 'answers_start': [0, 0, 50, 50, 50, 126, 126, 126, 310, 310, 768, 767, 1025, 1025, 1140, 1140, 1274, 1395, 1395, 1395], 'answers_end': [12, 47, 101, 124, 124, 174, 175, 197, 350, 392, 872, 872, 1074, 1139, 1179, 1221, 1391, 1423, 1423, 1454]} |
3ftf2t8wlri896r0rn6xpwffos8w9q | (CNN) -- The Idaho man who slapped a crying 19-month-old boy on a Delta flight in February was sentenced Monday to eight months in prison, the man's lawyer said.
Joe Rickey Hundley pleaded guilty to assault in federal court in October.
Hundley's attorney, Marcia Shein, said Hundley will report to a yet-to-be determined prison but didn't say what the date would be.
She said she respects the judge's ruling but called the sentence "disproportionate" to the crime and added that it was two months longer than what prosecutors had recommended.
In February, Hundley was seated next to Jessica Bennett and her 19-month-old son in row 28 when Delta flight 721 from Minneapolis, Minnestoa, began its descent into Atlanta .
When the baby began to cry, Hundley allegedly told Bennett to "shut that (N-word) baby up," according to an FBI affidavit.
"(He) then turned around and slapped (the child) in the face with an open hand, which caused (him) to scream even louder," the affidavit continued. The boy suffered a scratch below his right eye.
Shein said in a February statement that her client was in distress and grieving during the flight after learning the day before that his son was in a coma, after overdosing on insulin.
Hundley was headed to Atlanta to decide whether or not to take his son -- who died the day after the flight -- off life support.
Shein said Hundley "had paid a terrible price for his hurtful words but asks only that people understand that he was not doing well that night and spoke hurtful words he would have not otherwise have said." | ['Why was the man in trouble?', "What was the man's name?", 'Where was he from?', 'Who was representing him?', 'In what month did the incident occur?', "Who was the child's mother?", 'What row were they sitting in?', 'On what airline?', 'Where had they flown from?', 'Where were they landing?', 'Why did he slap the child?', 'What did he plead?', 'When did he enter the plea?', 'Did he receive a sentence?', 'When?', 'What was the sentence?', 'Did the baby have any injuries?', 'What was it?', 'Where?', 'Does Hundley have kids?'] | {'answers': ['he slapped a crying 19-month-old boy', 'Joe Rickey Hundley', 'Idaho', 'Marcia Shein', 'in February', 'Jessica Bennett', '28', 'Delta', 'Minneapolis, Minnestoa', 'Atlanta', 'they were crying', 'guilty', 'in October', 'yes', 'October', 'eight months in prison', 'yes', 'a scratch', 'below his right eye', 'Yes'], 'answers_start': [23, 164, 13, 240, 78, 591, 632, 647, 669, 716, 737, 183, 225, 304, 228, 115, 1009, 1018, 1027, 1238], 'answers_end': [60, 182, 22, 272, 90, 606, 641, 652, 691, 723, 754, 197, 237, 331, 236, 137, 1047, 1047, 1047, 1308]} |
3ochawuvgok7f2fh5pt8ho729v8xkb | Will you want me to read a whole book in English?
Yes. Believe it or not, that may be easier than you think. Not all classics are so difficult or complicated. So you're not limited to the simplified versions. And the easier books are not all for children.
In the original versions ,books may send you to the dictionary. And you might not understand everything you read. But reading one from cover to cover will give you a real sense of accomplishment.
The key is to find the right books. Let's take a look at these.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
Stepping into an old wardrobe, four English schoolchildren find themselves in the magical world of Narnia. On this delightful land, they find friends among the many talking creatures.
The children soon discover, however, that Narnia is ruled by the White Witch. Edmund, one of the children, falls under her power. Who can free Narnia? Only Aslan, the great and noble lion. He alone knows the Deeper Magic. But the children themselves must help fight the battle against the White Witch and those who serve her.
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
Santiago, an old Cuban fisherman, hasn't caught any fish in more than 80 days. Sailing far out from land, the old man hooks an enormous fish. That begins an agonizing three-day battle. First he struggles against the great fish. Then he must fight off the sharks that circle the little boat and threaten to eat his fish. Exhausted and bleeding, the old man arrives back at shore. But his fish, his beautiful fish . . .
Hemingway won the Nobel Prize for this superb story of strength and courage, of victory and regret.
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine Lingle)
Meg's father, a U.S. government scientist, has been missing for many months. He had been experimenting with time travel when he mysteriously disappeared.
Now Meg, her little brother Charles Wallace and her friend Calvin will try to rescue him. But first they must _ the forces of evil they encounter on their journey through time and space. Can they find Meg's father before it's too late?
This novel is more than just a science-fiction adventure. It's an exploration of the nature of our universe.
The Pearl (John Steinbeck)
One day Kino, a poor Mexican pearl diver, finds a magnificent pearl. With it he dreams of buying a better life, new clothes and schooling for his son. Instead, it brings only evil. His wife pleads with him to get rid of it. "No," says Kino. "I will have my chance. I am a man." But when he kills a man who is trying to steal the pearl, Kino and his wife must run for their lives.
This tale of dreams, justice and the power of greed is told simply and beautifully. | ['Who wrote the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe?', 'Where does it take place?', 'Who is the lion in the story?', 'Who is he and the children fighting against?', 'What award did The Old Man and the Sea receive?', 'Who is it written by?', 'Who wrote A Wrinkle in Time?', "What is Meg's father's profession?", 'What was he doing when he disappeared?', 'How long has he been gone?', 'How many children will try and rescue him?', 'What does Kino find?', 'What does he hope it will bring him?', 'What did he want for his son?', 'Did the pearl grant his wishes?', 'What country is Kino from?', 'Who wrote the story?', 'How long does Santiago fight for his fish?', 'How many days had he previously gone without a catch?', 'What will reading a novel front to back give you?'] | {'answers': ['C.S. Lewis.', 'Narnia.', 'Aslan.', 'The White Witch.', 'Nobel Prize.', 'Ernest Hemingway.', 'Madeleine Lingle.', 'U.S. government scientist.', 'Experimenting with time travel.', 'Many months.', 'Three.', 'A magnificent pearl.', 'A better life.', 'Schooling.', 'No.', 'Mexico.', 'John Steinbeck.', '3 days.', 'More than 80 days.', 'A real sense of accomplishment.'], 'answers_start': [524, 635, 918, 988, 1555, 1090, 1657, 1696, 1773, 1696, 1855, 2230, 2299, 2307, 2381, 2238, 2201, 1240, 1135, 378], 'answers_end': [575, 683, 950, 1063, 1606, 1133, 1694, 1738, 1850, 1772, 1941, 2299, 2341, 2380, 2411, 2271, 2228, 1320, 1214, 456]} |
3m23y66po27sk68t9btk8xlsttvs6i | Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as "Washington", "the District", or simply "D.C.", is the capital of the United States.
The signing of the Residence Act on July 16, 1790, approved the creation of a capital district located along the Potomac River on the country's East Coast. The U.S. Constitution provided for a federal district under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Congress and the District is therefore not a part of any state. The states of Maryland and Virginia each donated land to form the federal district, which included the pre-existing settlements of Georgetown and Alexandria. Named in honor of President George Washington, the City of Washington was founded in 1791 to serve as the new national capital. In 1846, Congress returned the land originally ceded by Virginia; in 1871, it created a single municipal government for the remaining portion of the District.
Washington had an estimated population of 681,170 as of July 2016. Commuters from the surrounding Maryland and Virginia suburbs raise the city's population to more than one million during the workweek. The Washington metropolitan area, of which the District is the principal city, has a population of over 6 million, the sixth-largest metropolitan statistical area in the country. | ['what city is being talked about here?', 'is it the capital of the US?', 'how many people are there during a work week?', 'what states do they commute from?', 'is D.C. on the west coast?', 'what happened in 1790?', 'what settlements that was already there?', 'Was D.C. named after a president?', 'which one?', 'who returned the land and why?', "what's the current population?", "what's the rank in the US?"] | {'answers': ['Washington, D.C.', 'Yes', 'one\xa0million', 'Maryland and Virginia', 'No', 'The signing of the Residence Act', 'Georgetown and Alexandria.', 'Yes', 'George Washington', 'Congress returned the land originally ceded by Virginia', '681,170 as of July 2016', 'the sixth-largest metropolitan statistical area'], 'answers_start': [0, 0, 1062, 995, 294, 167, 565, 639, 639, 767, 928, 1245], 'answers_end': [51, 164, 1129, 1055, 322, 216, 638, 709, 684, 831, 993, 1308]} |
369j354ofdapu1z2ebz3jj2p5jdg60 | Jack Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited a million dollars when he was 23, but he wasn't happy at all.When his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didn't have to. Jack decided to keep living a simple life like everyone else. He gave $ 10,000 of his money to a charity to help poor children live a happy life. Today he is 36. He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only, but he is very happy. Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world, by sending them each $200 a month. The money is used for the children's study, food, medicine and clothing. Jack receives a report each year on the children's progress They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English. When Jack first heard about these children, he wanted to help them. "It was nothing special,"he said."Until I went to these countries and met the children I was helping, I didn't know anything about their life." Once Jack went to meet a little girl in Africa, he said that the meeting was very exciting. "When I met her, I felt very,very happy,"he said."And I saw that the money was _ . It brought me happiness. I want to do everything I can to go on helping these children." | ["What is jack's occupation?", 'how old is he?', 'when did he inherit money?', 'how much did he get?', 'did it make him happy?', 'what decision did he make?', 'does he drive an expensive car?', 'do his cheap shoes make him sad?', 'How much of his money did he originally donate?', 'what does he do every month?', 'who?', 'where are they from?', 'what is the money used for?', 'anything else?', 'was it used for education?', 'do the children often speak English?', "prior ot meeting any of the children, what was Jack's attitude towards helping them>", 'how did hefeel after meeting the little African girl?', 'did it ispire him to keep helping?', 'Does he follow their progress?'] | {'answers': ['an office worker', '36', 'when he was 23', 'a million dollars', 'No', 'to keep living a simple life', 'No', 'No', '$ 10,000', 'sending them each $200', 'some children', 'poor countries', 'medicine and clothing', 'food', 'Yes', 'No', 'It was nothing special', 'very,very happy', 'Yes', 'Yes'], 'answers_start': [12, 356, 82, 64, 101, 210, 410, 435, 268, 532, 476, 495, 615, 609, 602, 752, 844, 1102, 1187, 643], 'answers_end': [28, 358, 96, 81, 117, 239, 422, 448, 277, 555, 489, 509, 636, 613, 607, 773, 866, 1118, 1225, 661]} |
3yhh42uu5bfa2irondg2nax6oo00lu | Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, has died at the age of 82. Many people paid tribute to the former astronaut. But other people feel regret that no human has been back to the moon since 1972, just three years after Armstrong landed on it and gave his famous "giant leap for mankind" speech.
Elliot Pulham, Chief Executive of the Space Foundation, thinks that America's space agency NASA should get more money, like in the 1960s, during the moon landings programme, when astronauts went to the moon. "In this age of limited goals and tiny NASA budgets, Armstrong is a reminder of what our nation was once capable of," he said.
Armstrong died because of heart problems after surgery. His recovery seemed to be going well, and his death was a surprise to many people. His family described him as a "reluctant American hero" and said: "Honour his example of service, and the next time you walk outside on a clear night and see the moon smiling down at you, think of Neil Armstrong and give him a wink."
Speaking from the White House, Barack Obama said Armstrong was "among the greatest of
American heroes - not just of his time, but of all time". He added: "And when Neil stepped on the
moon for the first time, it was a moment of human achievement that will never be forgotten."
Buzz Aldrin flew with Armstrong on Apollo 11. He was the second man to walk on the moon. He said he was very sad at the death of his good friend and companion.
"When I look at the moon I remember that special moment, over forty years ago, when Neil and I stood on the moon," he said. "Looking back at our brilliant blue planet Earth hanging in the darkness of space, I realized that even though we were farther away from Earth than two humans
had ever been, we were not alone. Almost the entire world took that memorable journey with us. I know many millions of people around the world will join me in mourning the death of a true
American hero and the best pilot I ever knew. My friend Neil took the small step but giant leap that changed the world and will always be remembered as a historic moment in human history."
In the US, people felt that he represented the achievement of a past age of American greatness. Today, things are very different: NASA has cancelled a number of missions because they don't have enough money.
Former astronaut Eugene Cernan, the last man on the moon, said: "Neil did something that people thought was impossible." Others complained about the state of the US. Journalist Andrew Pasternak wrote: "It will take longer to rebuild lower Manhattan after 9/11 than it took to build an entire space program and send a man to the moon."
Of course, NASA has its modern successes. Its engineers have landed a nuclear-powered robot on Mars. There will also be another Mars mission. It will drill below the planet's surface. But these achievements are not as exciting as Armstrong's. NASA administrator Charles Bolden expressed that in his tribute. "As we enter this next era of space exploration, we are standing on the shoulders of Neil Armstrong," he said.
Armstrong was disappointed by what NASA has become. Blogger Eric Berger saw an email from Armstrong and other former astronauts. It expressed frustration at the current problems at NASA and quoted Yogi Berra, an American baseball legend: "If you don't know where you are
going, you might not get there." | ['Who is Elliot Pulham?', 'Where?', 'Does he think NASA gets too much money?', 'What are his thoughts on this?', 'Who is Neil Armstrong?', 'What is he most known for?', 'What speech did he give?', 'Is he still alive?'] | {'answers': ['A Chief Executive', 'of the Space Foundation', 'No', '"In this age of limited goals and tiny NASA budgets, Armstrong is a reminder of what our nation was once capable of"', 'A former astronaut', 'Being the first man to walk on the moon', '"giant leap for mankind"', 'No'], 'answers_start': [310, 340, 366, 518, 0, 0, 255, 0], 'answers_end': [367, 429, 429, 643, 128, 128, 308, 78]} |
34hjijklp5wuxbljki5ammllw7vv4j | Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Without him, the world might still be in the dark. However, the electric light was not his only invention. He also invented the motion picture camera and 1200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new. Thomas Edison was born in 1847. He attended school for only three months. His mother taught him at home, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. He started experimenting at a young age. When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on a train. He did experiments on the train in his spare time. Unluckily, his first work experience did not end well. They _ him when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train. Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator, but he continued to spend much of his time in experimenting his first patent in 1868 for a vote recorder run by electricity. Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways. It kept conversations short, so that he could have more time for work. He always worked 16 out of every 24hours. Sometimes his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat. Thomas Edison died at the age of 84. He left a great many inventions that greatly improved the quality of life all over the world. | ['Was Edison well educated?', 'Did he go to school for long?', 'how long?', 'Who taught him after that?', 'was he married?', 'did he work a lot?', 'how much?', 'what is his most recgonized invention?', 'how many other things did he invent?', 'what was his first job?', 'where?', 'how did that end?', 'on purpose?', 'What was his next job?', 'How long did he work there?', 'when was his first patent?', 'for what?', 'Was he deaf?', 'in both ears?', 'was he saddened by it?'] | {'answers': ['No', 'No', 'Three months.', 'His mother', 'Yes', 'Yes', '16 out of 24 hours', 'Electric light', '1201 other things', 'A newsboy', 'On a train.', 'He set a fire on the train.', 'No', 'Telegraph Operator', '5 years', 'in 1868', 'a vote recorder', 'Yes', 'Totally deaf in one', 'No'], 'answers_start': [326, 325, 325, 368, 1161, 1121, 1121, 0, 180, 477, 525, 607, 663, 731, 730, 790, 824, 915, 915, 991], 'answers_end': [368, 436, 368, 398, 1216, 1161, 1162, 73, 246, 557, 556, 730, 731, 790, 788, 875, 894, 991, 991, 1049]} |
3zsy5x72nxb68xekuif9zn2nrbtor5 | Michael Jackson's sudden death really astonished his fans, but soon they are glad to find another younger "King of Pop" has appeared. Wang Yiming, who is known as Xiao Bao, has already been popular across the world with his wonderful dance moves. He once appeared on U.S. television show "Ellen" and performed successfully at the World Expo 2010. About seven years ago, Xiao Bao was born prematurely , which made his mother really worried. He was so weak. What could he do? Doctors suggested that moving his body to music would help make him strong, but soon his parents were surprised by how quickly Xiao Bao fell in love with music! "When he was young, we just started playing music to him and he started moving around like this. But we didn't think that he had such a strong feeling for music. When he was just several months old, we would let him listen to music and he would stop crying and calm down at once," the proud mother once said. So far, Xiao Bao has learned the moonwalk and other Jackson's moves well. His fans are crazy about his wonderful shows. He has drawn more people's attention. He is fast becoming internationally popular. There are lots of problems waiting for him, but Xiao Bao will never give up. He is serious about his dancing career . Where there is a will, there is a way. We are sure that Xiao Bao's dream will come true one day. | ["Who is the younger King of Pop that's recently appeared?", 'What is he also called?', 'Why did he learn to move himself to song?', 'Who decided he should move himself to song?', 'What daytime program was he on?', 'Was he delivered later than expected as a baby?', 'Was he seven years old when he found his affection for song?', 'How old was he?', "Does he struggle with Jackson's dances?", 'What are his followers crazy about?', 'Did he once perform at the European Exposition in 2010?', 'Where he did perform in 2010?'] | {'answers': ['Wang Yiming', 'Xiao Bao', 'unknown', 'Doctors', 'Ellen', 'No', 'No', 'Several months old', 'No', 'His shows', 'No', 'At the World Expo'], 'answers_start': [134, 163, -1, 474, 289, 383, 814, 814, 965, 1047, 330, 330], 'answers_end': [145, 171, -1, 481, 294, 399, 832, 832, 1016, 1062, 345, 340]} |
3uj1cz6izhpw128f4sjfgr7sxpps5p | "Mister D'Arcy is not a policeman. He is, however, very wise. He knew the police would search his apartment. He also knew how police think. So, he did not hide the letter where he knew they would look for it.
"Do you remember how Germont laughed when I said the mystery was difficult for him to solve because it was so simple?"
Dupin filled his pipe with tobacco and lit it. "Well, the more I thought about it, the more I realized the police could not find the letter because D'Arcy had not hidden it at all.
"So I went to visit D'Arcy in his apartment. I took a pair of dark green eyeglasses with me. I explained to him that I was having trouble with my eyes and needed to wear the dark glasses at all times. He believed me. The glasses permitted me to look around the apartment while I seemed only to be talking to him.
"I paid special attention to a large desk where there were a lot of papers and books. However, I saw nothing suspicious there. After a few minutes, however, I noticed a small shelf over the fireplace. A few postcards and a letter were lying on the shelf. The letter looked very old and dirty.
"As soon as I saw this letter, I decided it must be the one I was looking for. It must be, even though it was completely different from the one Germont had described.
"This letter had a large green stamp on it. The address was written in small letters in blue ink. I memorized every detail of the letter while I talked to D'Arcy. Then when he was not looking, I dropped one of my gloves on the floor under my chair.
"The next morning, I stopped at his apartment to look for my glove. While we were talking, we heard people shouting in the street. D'Arcy went to the window and looked out. Quickly, I stepped to the shelf and put the letter in my pocket. Then I replaced it with a letter that looked exactly like it, which I had made it the night before.
"The trouble in the street was caused by a man who had almost been run over by a horse and carriage. He was not hurt. And soon the crowd of people went away. When it was over, D'Arcy came away from the window. I said goodbye and left.
"The man who almost had an accident was one of my servants . I had paid him to create the incident."
Dupin stopped talking to light his pipe. I did not understand. "But, Dupin," I said, "why did you go to the trouble of replacing the letter? Why not just take it and leave?"
Dupin smiled. "D'Arcy is a dangerous man," he said. "And he has many loyal servants. If I had taken the letter, I might never have left his apartment alive." | ["Was Mister D'Arcy a policeman?", 'Did he know much a about police?', 'What did Dupin fill?', 'With what?', 'What color were the eyeglasses?', 'Did they believe he needed the glasses at all time?', 'What did the glasses allow him to do?', 'What was on the letter?', 'What did he drop there?'] | {'answers': ['no', 'yes', 'his pipe', 'tobacco', 'dark green', 'I explained to him that I was having trouble with my eyes and needed to wear the dark glasses at all times. yes', 'to look around', 'large green stamp', 'his glove'], 'answers_start': [1, 35, 332, 332, 559, 607, 732, 1295, 1486], 'answers_end': [33, 138, 379, 378, 722, 829, 829, 1338, 1543]} |
3k9fobbf2hjdnejvoji0ymtjwm1nls | (CNN) -- When Chuck and Elicia James ventured to their local animal shelter to adopt a dog, they expected to meet a new member of their family. Instead they found themselves reunited with their long lost canine.
The James' had not seen Reckless, a brown and white terrier-pitbull mix, since he went missing over a year and a half ago during Superstorm Sandy. They had lost their beloved pup after the fence in their Keansburg, New Jersey, home was mangled during the storm, Chuck James told CNN on Friday.
While the family never stopped looking for Reckless, for their 10-year-old daughter's birthday they decided it was time to move on and adopt a new dog at the Monmouth County SPCA.
To their surprise, the first dog they were introduced to was one named Lucas, who had a striking resemblance to their former pup.
"He jumped 3 feet in the air," James said. "He immediately recognized us. And then the tears came -- there wasn't a dry eye in the place."
The James' confirmed it was their dog based on an uncanny scar on the top of his head.
"After Sandy, we had so many animals being turned in," said Jerry Rosenthal, president and CEO of the animal shelter. Rosenthal told CNN that 3-year-old Reckless ended up at the shelter last November after an employee found him on the streets.
Rosenthal believes Reckless was taken in by another family for a period of time before he once again got loose.
Rosenthal said the James' story really emphasizes the importance of getting your pet microchipped. Microchipping is a process in which an animal is implanted with a rice-sized chip that is used to identify him or her. | ['What were the couple in the story trying to do?', 'What are their names?', 'Where did they go to do this?', 'What surprise did they find there?', 'What was his name?', 'How long was he absent?', 'During what disaster did he get misplaced?', 'Where were they living at the time?', 'Why did they decide to get another dog?', 'Which office did they go to to find one?', 'Who was the first doggy they met there?', 'What was unusual about him?', 'What did he do when he met them?', 'Did he seem to recognize them?', 'Did the couple cry?', 'How did they know he was theirs?', 'Who is the chief officer of the shelter?', 'What news network did he speak to?', 'How old is the dog?', 'Who located him?'] | {'answers': ['Adopt a dog.', 'Chuck and Elicia James.', 'Their local animal shelter.', 'Their long lost canine.', 'Reckless.', 'Over a year and a half ago.', 'Superstorm Sandy.', 'Keansburg, New Jersey.', "For their 10-year-old daughter's birthday.", 'The Monmouth County SPCA.', 'Lucas.', 'He had a striking resemblance to their former pup.', 'He jumped 3 feet in the air.', 'Yes.', 'Yes.', 'An uncanny scar on the top of his head.', 'Jerry Rosenthal.', 'CNN.', 'Three', 'An employee.'], 'answers_start': [79, 14, 49, 188, 238, 309, 343, 418, 562, 664, 763, 770, 825, 868, 907, 1012, 1114, 1187, 1196, 1260], 'answers_end': [90, 36, 75, 212, 246, 336, 360, 439, 605, 690, 768, 822, 852, 898, 922, 1052, 1129, 1191, 1197, 1271]} |
34pgfrqonobxfi49dzxaeqtil67jwe | Four years after Michael Jackson died, his oldest son is ready to tell a jury about the last days of his life.
Prince Jackson, now 16, was 12 when he followed an ambulance carrying his father to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on the afternoon of June 25, 2009.
On Monday, in the Jackson family's wrongful death lawsuit, Jackson lawyers informed AEG Live attorneys that Prince will be the next witness after a doctor who is an expert in medical conflicts of interest completes his testimony Tuesday.
That would likely put Prince on the stand Wednesday, a day after the fourth anniversary of his father's death.
Paris Jackson: Superstar's daughter builds own identity in spotlight
Prince, Paris and Blanket Jackson and their grandmother Katherine Jackson are suing AEG Live, accusing their father's last concert promoter of negligently hiring, retaining or supervising Dr. Conrad Murray, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Jackson's death.
Jackson lawyers argue that the promoter and producer of the "This Is It" shows pressured Murray to get Jackson to rehearsals but failed to get Jackson help despite numerous red flags that he was in trouble.
Murray told police he used the surgical anesthetic propofol nearly every night for two months to treat Jackson's insomnia. The coroner ruled that an overdose of propofol killed him.
AEG Live lawyers argue that Jackson chose and supervised Murray and that their executives had no way of knowing the doctor was using the dangerous treatment.
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3z7ishfuh0vcpwdvxikqo4emm0r8zp | San Antonio ( Spanish for "Saint Anthony"), officially the City of San Antonio, is the seventh-most populous city in the United States and the second-most populous city in Texas. Founded as a Spanish mission and colonial outpost in 1718, the city became the first chartered civil settlement in Texas in 1731, making it the state's oldest municipality. The city's deep history is contrasted with its rapid growth: it was the fastest growing of the top ten largest cities in the United States from 2000 to 2010, and the second from 1990 to 2000. Straddling the regional divide between South and Central Texas, San Antonio anchors the southwestern corner of an urban megaregion colloquially known as the "Texas Triangle".
San Antonio serves as the seat of Bexar County. Recent annexations have extended the city's boundaries into Medina County and, though for only a very tiny area near the city of Garden Ridge, into Comal County. Since San Antonio was founded during the Spanish Colonial Era, it has a church (San Fernando Cathedral) in its center, along with a main civic plaza accompanying it in front, a characteristic which is also found in some other Spanish-founded cities, towns, and villages in Spain and Latin America. Due to its placement, the city has characteristics of other western urban centers in which there are sparsely populated areas and a low density rate outside of the city limits. San Antonio is the center of the San Antonio–New Braunfels Metropolitan Statistical Area. Commonly referred to as Greater San Antonio, the metropolitan area has a population of 2,454,061 based on the 2017 US Census estimate, making it the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the United States and third-largest in the state of Texas. Growth along the Interstate 35 and Interstate 10 corridors to the north, west and east make it likely that the metropolitan area will continue to expand. | ['What is this about?', 'Where is that?', 'Is it the most populated city there?', 'What ranking is it?', 'What about in the country?', 'What was it started as?', 'What else?', 'When?', 'Is it an old city there?', 'What is in the center of it?', 'What building, in the town?', 'What is it called?', 'What is in front of that?', 'Where else is that found?', 'Is it thickly populated out of town?', 'What is it the corner of?', 'Which side?', 'What is that?', 'What county is it in?', 'How many people live there?'] | {'answers': ['San Antonio', 'Texas', 'No.', 'Second in Texas.', 'Seventh in the United States.', 'A Spanish mission.', 'A colonial outpost.', '1718', 'Yes.', 'Texas.', 'A church.', 'San Fernando Cathedral', 'A civic plaza.', 'In villages in Spain and Latin America.', 'No.', 'The "Texas Triangle".', 'The southwestern corner.', 'An urban megaregion.', 'Bexar\xa0County.', 'unknown'], 'answers_start': [0, 172, 143, 142, 87, 178, 212, 232, 323, 568, 1003, 1011, 1061, 1192, 1360, 658, 620, 654, 742, -1], 'answers_end': [11, 177, 178, 177, 134, 207, 228, 236, 350, 606, 1049, 1033, 1080, 1228, 1404, 718, 651, 675, 767, -1]} |
3dy4fpooa1o1yhnhvu1nufwvoiyrvb | CHAPTER XXIX
A REPRESENTATIVE GATHERING
When John returned to the office, he found that his absence had been causing Betty an anxious hour's waiting. She had been informed by Pugsy that he had gone out in the company of Mr. Parker, and she felt uneasy. She turned white at his story of the ride, but he minimized the dangers.
"I don't think he ever meant to shoot. I think he was going to shut me up somewhere out there, and keep me till I promised to be good."
"Do you think my stepfather told him to do it?"
"I doubt it. I fancy Parker is a man who acts a good deal on his own inspirations. But we'll ask him, when he calls to-day."
"Is he going to call?"
"I have an idea he will," said John. "I sent him a note just now, asking if he could manage a visit."
It was unfortunate, in the light of subsequent events, that Mr. Jarvis should have seen fit to bring with him to the office that afternoon two of his collection of cats, and that Long Otto, who, as before, accompanied him, should have been fired by his example to the extent of introducing a large yellow dog For before the afternoon was ended, space in the office was destined to be at premium.
Mr. Jarvis, when he had recovered from the surprise of seeing Betty and learning that she had returned to her old situation, explained:
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3kjyx6qcm9bk0t44npsesoa4ev4jvz | Autumn means different things to different people. "It all depends on your personality," said British naturalist Richard Mabey. "Personality shapes your view of the season," he said. "You may see it as a fading-away,a packing-up ,or as a time of packing in another sense--the exciting gathering of resources before a long journey."
If this is true,perhaps it tells us a little about,for instance,Thomas Hood,the 19th Century English poet. About November,he wrote:
No warmth,no cheerfulness,no healthful ease
No shade,no shine,no butterflies,no bees
November!
On the other hand,another English poet John Keats,already sensing he was seriously ill,was inspired by a late September day to pen one of the most famous poems in the English language,To Autumn. He wrote to a friend afterwards that there was something comforting and healing about it.
According to Richard Mabey,Keats has the biological evidence on his side. Autumn is not a time of slowing down,but a time of new beginnings and great movements of creatures. For example,just at the moment that Keats's "gathering swallows" ( in To Autumn)are departing for Africa,millions of creatures are fleeing from the frozen north like Iceland,Greenland and Russia to winter along the east and south coasts of Britain. According to scientists,before falling,the leaves transfer their chlorophyll and carbohydrates into the woody parts of the tree for safe keeping over winter. What remains is the natural antioxidants in the leaves: the yellow and orange carotenoids ,and another protective chemical specially produced for autumn,the bright-red anthocyanin .High colour is not a signal of deterioration and decline,but of detox ability and good health.
A century after Keats,the American poet Loren Eiseley wrote in his journal:
"Suppose we saw ourselves burning-like maples in a golden autumn. And that we could break up like autumn leaves...dropping their substance like chlorophyll. Wouldn't our attitude towards death be different?" | ['What season is being talked about?', 'What does Richard Mabey do?', 'What is his nationality?', 'Who wrote about November?', 'What was his occupation?', 'What was his nationality?', 'What time period did he live?', 'Who is the next poet mentioned?', 'What was his nationality?', 'Was his writing well known?', 'What was the name of his famous poem?', 'What inspired the poem?', 'Was he in good health when it was written?', 'Do things slow down in Autumn?', 'What happens to leaves before they fall?', 'What is left behind?', 'Is high color a bad thing?', 'What is it a sign of?', 'When did Loren Eiseley live?', 'What is his nationality?', 'What kind of evidence does Keats have on his side?'] | {'answers': ['Autumn', "he's a naturalist", 'British', 'Thomas Hood', 'poet', 'English', '19th Century', 'John Keats', 'English', 'Yes', 'To Autumn', 'a late September', 'No', 'No', 'leaves transfer their chlorophyll and carbohydrates into the woody parts of the tree', 'natural antioxidants', 'No', 'detox ability and good health', 'A century after Keats', 'American', 'biological'], 'answers_start': [0, 102, 94, 398, 398, 427, 414, 603, 595, 696, 753, 672, 635, 930, 1322, 1457, 1617, 1682, 1715, 1741, 896], 'answers_end': [6, 127, 126, 409, 439, 434, 426, 618, 602, 728, 762, 688, 655, 966, 1406, 1477, 1662, 1711, 1736, 1768, 916]} |
3qavnhz3em463vp6ffdvcg9jxcial5 | Several Jamaican sprinters were banned for doping earlier this year and now a footballer from the Caribbean nation has been suspended.
Jermaine Hue, a creative midfielder who has made more than 40 appearances for the national team, received a nine-month suspension after he tested positive for dexamethasone.
But a stiffer penalty was given to the team doctor, Carlton Fraser. He was hit with a four-year punishment after "having administered" the corticosteroid, FIFA said in a statement on its website.
The two were provisionally banned in August after Hue tested positive following Jamaica's World Cup qualifier at Honduras in June.
Hue, 35, has spent most of his career with Jamaica's Harbour View but had brief stints with the Kansas City Wizards of the MLS and Sweden's Mjallby.
According to a report in the Jamaica Observer in August, Fraser was a personal friend of the late Bob Marley and also treated the reggae great.
The sanctions are a further blow to the 'Reggae Boyz' -- they sit last in their qualifying group with only two matches remaining.
Former world-record holder in the 100 meters, Asafa Powell, and Sherone Simpson admitted to testing positive for banned substances in July, a month after double 200-meter Olympic gold medalist Veronica Campbell-Brown received a provisional ban.
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3dh6gaktyypr424damiknh2ofa7zyx | Photos that you might have found down the back of your sofa are now big business!
In 2005, the American artist Richard Prince's photograph of a photograph, Untitled (Cowboy), was sold for $ 1, 248, 000.
Prince is certainly not the only contemporary artist to have worked with so-called "found photographs"--a loose term given to everything from discarded prints discovered in a junk shop to old advertisements or amateur photographs from a stranger's family album. The German artist Joachim Schmid, who believes "basically everything is worth looking at", has gathered discarded photographs, postcards and newspaper images since 1982. In his on-going project, Archiv, he groups photographs of family life according to themes: people with dogs; teams; new cars; dinner with the family; and so on.
Like Schmid, the editors of several self-published art magazines also champion found photographs. One of _ , called simply Found, was born one snowy night in Chicago, when Davy Rothbard returned to his car to find under his wiper an angry note intended for some else: "Why's your car HERE at HER place?" The note became the starting point for Rothbard's addictive publication, which features found photographs sent in by readers, such a poster discovered in our drawer.
The whole found-photograph phenomenon has raised some questions. Perhaps one of the most difficult is: can these images really be considered as art? And if so, whose art? Yet found photographs produced by artists, such Richard Prince, may riding his horse hurriedly to meet someone? Or how did Prince create this photograph? It's anyone's guess. In addition, as we imagine the back-story to the people in the found photographs artists, like Schmid, have collated , we also turn toward our own photographic albums. Why is memory so important to us? Why do we all seek to freeze in time the faces of our children, our parents, our lovers, and ourselves? Will they mean anything to anyone after we've gone?
In the absence of established facts, the vast collections of found photographs give our minds an opportunity to wander freely. That, above all, is why they are so fascinating. | ['what is topic of the article in general?', 'how much did untitled cowboy sell for?', 'who left rothbard a note?', 'why are found photos so fascinating?', 'where might you find found photos?', 'who founded simply found?', 'what year was untitled cowboy taken?', 'who was it taken by?', 'who is another artist mentioned?', 'what does he collect?', 'since when?', 'what is his current project?', 'what is his strategy to organizing it?', 'like what for example?', 'do people think this is art?', 'how many questions does this raise?'] | {'answers': ['found photographs', '$ 1, 248, 000', 'unknown', 'they give our minds an opportunity to wander freely', "in a junk shop to old advertisements or amateur photographs from a stranger's family album.", 'Davy Rothbard', '2005', 'Richard Prince', 'Joachim Schmid', 'discarded photographs, postcards and newspaper images', '1982', 'Archiv', 'according to themes', 'people with dogs; teams; new cars; dinner with the family; and so on.', "It's anyone's guess", 'Four'], 'answers_start': [291, 190, -1, 2059, 376, 974, 87, 113, 487, 573, 632, 663, 709, 730, 1598, 1377], 'answers_end': [308, 203, -1, 2105, 469, 987, 91, 127, 501, 626, 637, 670, 728, 799, 1618, 1598]} |
3oonkj5dkcjjsqxvyltjz8xja53ob2 | iTunes ( or ) is a media player, media library, online radio broadcaster, and mobile device management application developed by Apple Inc. It is used to play, download, and organize digital downloads of music and video (as well as other types of media available on the iTunes Store) on personal computers running the macOS and Microsoft Windows operating systems. The iTunes Store is also available on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.
Through the iTunes Store, users can purchase and download music, music videos, television shows, audiobooks, podcasts, movies, and movie rentals (in some countries), available on the iPhone and iPod Touch (fourth generation onward). Application software for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch can be downloaded from the App Store. iTunes 12.5 is the most recent major version of iTunes, available for Mac OS X v10.9.5 or later and Windows 7 or later; it was released on September 13, 2016. iTunes 12.2 added Apple Music to the application, along with the Beats 1 radio station, and iTunes 12.5 offers a refinement of the Apple Music interface.
On May 11, 2017, Microsoft announced that iTunes would be coming to the Windows Store by the end of the year.
In the latest version of iTunes released on September 12, 2017 (iTunes 12.7), Apple removed the App Store and Ringtone section of the software. iTunes U was also merged with the podcasts section. | ['who makes the software the article is about?', 'what is it called?', 'can you buy stuff with it?', 'how many different thing can you buy?', 'is music one of the things?', 'is software?', 'for what devices?', 'can you use this application on non apple products?', 'can you get ringtones?', 'as of when?', 'what month?', 'is this in the most current version?', 'what is it called?'] | {'answers': ['Apple Inc', 'iTunes', 'Yes', 'Seven', 'Yes', 'Yes', 'the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch', 'Yes', 'Not anymore', '2017', 'September', 'Yes', 'iTunes 12.7'], 'answers_start': [125, 0, 450, 473, 473, 671, 683, 1097, 1271, 1251, 1237, 1236, 1257], 'answers_end': [137, 7, 482, 583, 501, 772, 727, 1166, 1335, 1335, 1255, 1271, 1268]} |
3tok3khvjtiwqeu5l4h3u6bnr9g7or | SAVANNAH, Georgia (CNN) -- What does it really take to dress someone as fashion-forward and in the spotlight as Michelle Obama?
Designer Yigal Azrouël talks with students at the Savannah College of Art and Design.
"Bravery," says Isabel Toledo, designer of the first lady's attention-grabbing lemongrass yellow wool and lace ensemble that she wore for the inauguration of her husband President Obama.
But along with bravery about their fashion sense, new graduates at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) will need courage in the face of the current recession.
"Fashion is being hit particularly hard in the new job market. Fashion as a whole is feeling a greater level of lost revenues and in turn has lost opportunities for sustaining volume and even more so for growth," said Marshal Cohen, chief analyst and expert fashion analyst for the NPD market research group.
"The ironic thing is that new ideas and creations are just what the industry needs but is too cautious to react to it," he added.
Full of new ideas, student designers say they are aware of the challenges as they head out into the work force, but they're optimistic they can make it in these tough times.
"After I graduate, I'm going to New York, I have an internship lined up with a trend forecasting company, Promostyl," said Shelby Simon whose designs made it into SCAD's annual fashion show. See the runway fashions »
"Everyone needs an assistant so hopefully I'll be able to find something pretty easily," said Caitlin Clarke. She would like to land an internship in New York and has interviewed with New York & Co. and applied for positions at Oscar de la Renta, Calvin Klein and Zac Posen. | ['Who is Yigal Azrouel talking with?', 'At what school?', 'What did Isabel Toledo say?', 'What clothing did she create?', 'What will graduates from the school need besides being brave?', 'What industry is suffering in the new job market?', 'Has it gained revenue?'] | {'answers': ['students', 'Savannah College of Art and Design', '"Bravery," answered Isabel Toledo', "the first lady's attention-grabbing lemongrass yellow wool and lace ensemble that she wore for the inauguration of her husband President Obama", 'new ideas and creations', 'Fashion', 'No'], 'answers_start': [130, 180, 218, 234, 889, 579, 641], 'answers_end': [215, 214, 403, 405, 1009, 639, 703]} |
3tmsxrd2x60qk1o5nar4aqxwrsi1w9 | Honolulu is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. It is an unincorporated part of and the county seat of the City and County of Honolulu on the island of Oahu. The city is the main gateway to Hawaii and a major portal into the United States. The city is also a major hub for international business, military defense, as well as famously being host to a diverse variety of east-west and Pacific culture, cuisine, and traditions.
Honolulu is the most remote city of its size in the world and is the westernmost major U.S. city. For statistical purposes, the U.S. Census Bureau recognizes the approximate area commonly referred to as "City of Honolulu" (not to be confused with the "City and County") as a census county division (CCD). Honolulu is a major financial center of the islands and of the Pacific Ocean. The population of the city of Honolulu was 337,256 as of the 2010 census, while the Honolulu CCD was 390,738 and the population of the consolidated city and county was 953,207.
"Honolulu" means "sheltered harbor" or "calm port". The old name is said to be Kou, a district roughly encompassing the area from Nuuanu Avenue to Alakea Street and from Hotel Street to Queen Street which is the heart of the present downtown district. The city has been the capital of the Hawaiian Islands since 1845 and gained historical recognition following the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan near the city on December 7, 1941. | ['What does Honolulu mean?', 'Or what else?', 'Was it always called this?', 'What was its old name?', "True or False: Honolulu is Hawaii's capital.", 'Since when?', 'How many Hawaiian cities are bigger than Honolulu?', 'What island is it on?', 'Is it important to travel into the U.S.?', 'How else is it important?', 'And how else?', 'What kind of culture is it known for?', 'What is a CCD?', "How many people live in Honolulu's CCD?", 'How many in just the city?', 'As of when?', 'What notable conflict occurred near the city?', 'By what nation?', 'In what year?', 'And the month?'] | {'answers': ['"sheltered harbor', '"calm port".', 'no', 'Kou', 'true', '1845', '0', 'Oahu', 'yes', 'hub for international business', 'hub for military defense', 'Pacific', 'a census county division', '390,738', '337,256', '2010', 'the attack on Pearl Harbor', 'Japan', '1941', 'December'], 'answers_start': [1012, 1012, 1064, 1064, 0, 1263, 450, 0, 179, 261, 261, 363, 725, 833, 832, 832, 1264, 1263, 1263, 1264], 'answers_end': [1062, 1063, 1095, 1094, 69, 1329, 547, 178, 260, 448, 448, 449, 754, 1011, 907, 906, 1443, 1443, 1443, 1443]} |
35gcefq6i5oqoz7pl1puxn6b51gz3e | Mary was waiting for the airplane to take off. She was happy to get a seat by herself. Just then,an air hostess came up to her and asked. "Would you mind changing your seat? A man would like to sit with his wife." The only available seat was next to a girl with her arms broke, a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression. "I don't want to sit there," Mary thought immediately. But a soft voice spoke, "She needs help." Finally, Mary moved to that seat. The girl was named Emily. She had been in a car accident and now was on her way for treatment. When the snack and juice arrived, Mary realized that Emily could not feed herself. Mary considered offering to feed her but hesitated , as it seemed too impolite to offer a service to a stranger. But then Mary realized that Emily's need was more important. Mary offered to help her eat. Although Emily was uncomfortable to accept, _ . They became closer and closer in a short time. By the end of the five-hour trip, Mary's heart had warmed, and the time was really better spent than if she had just sat by herself. Mary was very glad that she had sat next to Emily and fed her. Love sometimes goes beyond human borders and removes the fears that keep people away. When we reach our hands to serve another, we grow to live in a larger and more rewarding world. | ['What was Mary waiting for?', 'Why was she happy?', 'Was she able to k Rhys Lewis it?', 'Was she able to keep it?', 'Why not?', 'How come?', 'Did She want to move?', 'How come?', 'Did she move?', 'Who was sitting there?', 'from what?', 'Whatr was her name?', 'Where was she headed?', 'What happened when they were sitting together?', 'What did Mary think?', 'Did she?', 'Did Mary like her?', 'HOw long was the trip?', 'Did Mary feel anything?', 'What did she feel?'] | {'answers': ['takeoff', 'She had a seat to herself.', 'unknown', 'no', 'The flight atenndant asked her to move', 'A married couple wanted to sit together', 'no', 'She wanted to sit by herself', 'yes', 'A girl with several injuries', 'A car accident', 'Emily', 'To get treatment', 'Emily could not eat the snacks', "She wasn't sure she should help", 'yes', 'yes', 'five hours', 'yes', 'Very glad'], 'answers_start': [21, 47, -1, 139, 97, 173, 323, 47, 420, 215, 480, 454, 518, 584, 685, 806, 964, 938, 1064, 1073], 'answers_end': [45, 87, -1, 175, 173, 213, 351, 86, 453, 321, 511, 478, 547, 632, 744, 836, 1064, 963, 1082, 1082]} |
308xblvesi4mp3pbqdant32olrmrbb | CHAPTER XI.--The Night of Adventures.
A cold March wind whistled and yelled round the twisted chimneys of the _Hit or Miss_. The day had been a trial to every sense. First there would come a long-drawn distant moan, a sigh like that of a querulous woman; then the sigh grew nearer and became a shriek, as if the same woman were working herself up into a passion; and finally a gust of rainy hail, mixed with dust and small stones, was dashed, like a parting insult, on the windows of the _Hit or Miss_.
Then the shriek died away again into a wail and a moan, and so _da capo_.
"Well, Eliza, what do you do now that the pantomime season is over?" said Barton to Miss Gullick, who was busily dressing a doll, as she perched on the table in the parlor of the _Hit or Miss_.
Barton occasionally looked into the public-house, partly to see that Maitland's investment was properly managed, partly because the place was near the scene of his labors; not least, perhaps, because he had still an unacknowledged hope that light on the mystery of Margaret would come from the original centre of the troubles.
"I'm in no hurry to take an engagement," answered the resolute Eliza, holding up and examining her doll. It was a fashionable doll, in a close-fitting tweed ulster, which covered a perfect panoply of other female furniture, all in the latest mode. As the child worked, she looked now and then at the illustrations in a journal of the fashions. "There's two or three managers in treaty with me," said Eliza. "There's the _Follies and Frivolities_ down Norwood way, and the _Varieties_ in the 'Ammersmith Road. Thirty shillings a week and my dresses, that's what I ask for, and I'll get it too! Just now I'm taking a vacation, and making an honest penny with these things," and she nodded at a little basket full of the wardrobe of dolls. | ['Who sometimes looked into the public-house?', 'What was one of the reasons he did?', 'What was another?', "Who wasn't in a hurry?", 'Who was busy dressing a doll?', 'Where was she?', 'Was it windy around the Hit or Miss?', 'What was the doll dressed in?', 'What was the child looking at?', 'Who was in treaty with Eliza?', 'Who was looking at the illustrations in the journal?', 'How many shillings did she want per week?', 'What else did she ask for?', 'Did she say she was on vacation?', 'What was in the basket?', 'What mystery did Barton hope to find out about?', 'What had been a trial to the senses?', 'What did the wind sound like at first?', 'And who did it sound like?', 'Was there rain?'] | {'answers': ['Barton', "see that Maitland's investment was properly managed", 'the place was near the scene of his labors', 'Eliza', 'Miss Gullick', 'on the table', 'yes', 'close-fitting tweed ulster', 'her doll', 'two or three managers', 'Eliza', 'Thirty', 'dresses', 'yes', 'wardrobe of dolls', 'of Margaret', 'The day', 'long-drawn distant moan', 'a sigh like that of a querulous woman', 'yes, rainy hail'], 'answers_start': [779, 839, 907, 1171, 667, 728, 52, 1245, 1202, 1461, 1171, 1617, 1648, 1709, 1825, 1041, 127, 193, 216, 386], 'answers_end': [785, 890, 949, 1176, 679, 740, 78, 1271, 1211, 1483, 1176, 1623, 1655, 1732, 1843, 1052, 134, 216, 255, 397]} |
3kgtpgbs6xlkhihwbechxlm4x662uo | For many years, Yang Shanzhou was the local party secretary in a remote, mountainous village in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Though he could live a better life in the city, he still decided to move even further into the mountains, and devoted himself to greening the land. He passed away in 2010, but his story lives on. A blanket of green - And it all started with a surprising decision made by Yang Shanzhou back in 1988. The 62 year old decided to return to his hometown in Daliang Mountain, to bring green back to the _ hills. Along with fifteen other people, Yang settled down deep in the mountains and began to work on his plan. It was a life that was harder than most people could ever imagine. Su Jiaxiang, Yang Shanzhou's secretary, said, "I went to visit him several times. He didn't even have decent shoes and it was very cold at night. But you know he was almost seventy!" In 2010, Yang Shanzhou passed away. He was buried in Daliang Mountain, according to his will. More than twenty years has passed since he first began his planting in the mountains.The hills are now covered with kinds of trees. By planting trees, Yang Shanzhou also planted hope. This hidden hero left his local government with a priceless legacy. | ['In what year did Yang die?', 'What big decision did he make in 1988?', 'What mountain?', 'How many other people were with him there?'] | {'answers': ['2010', 'he decided to move even further into the mountains', 'Daliang Mountain', 'fifteen'], 'answers_start': [891, 179, 446, 537], 'answers_end': [926, 278, 499, 609]} |
3gm6g9zbknxvo960lr5r7ye0lcttmn | (CNN) -- Looks like Dave Chappelle is making up for lost time.
The comedian, who famously and abruptly quit his acclaimed, wildly popular "Chappelle's Show" on Comedy Central in 2005 and dropped out of public life, seems to be a bit less reclusive these days.
He recently appeared on the "Late Show With David Letterman," telling the host he never actually quit but was instead "seven years late for work." He also "crashed" morning show "Today" by banging on the glass window and holding a sign advertising his comedy shows at Radio City Music Hall.
On Wednesday night, Chappelle played Radio City for a two-hour concert that the New York Daily News said showed he had "returned with his irreverent and often raunchy sense of humor fully intact."
"I'm just here to make enlightened money so I can disappear again," the paper quoted Chappelle as saying during his stand-up.
The New York Times noted that Chappelle's act reflected his almost a decade of absence from the set.
"Once you chat with Matt Lauer while holding a handmade sign plugging your new shows, your days as a reclusive rebel are over," Jason Zinoman of The New York Times wrote. "That shift is reflected in his comedy."
Chappelle has had a few pop-up and one-off performances over the years, including one in which he stormed off a Hartford, Connecticut, stage after being heckled. Sporting a more buff look but still chain-smoking cigarettes, Chappelle reportedly joked at Radio City about everything from the Donald Sterling controversy to life as a married father. | ['What venue did Dave Chappelle recently perform at?', 'When?', 'Was it a short set?', 'How long did it last?', 'Did he engage in any publicity stunts to promote it?', 'What did he do?', 'Where?', 'Was he booked as a guest?', 'Then how did he insure they saw him?', 'When did he stop doing his program?', 'Did he spend a lot of time out and about after that?', 'Did he give a lot of warning that the program would end?', 'Does he say that he had planned to stop performing?', 'What does he say happened?', 'Who did he say that to?', 'Did he talk about any recent current events in his performance?', 'Which one?', 'How many newspaper reviews are mentioned?', 'Are they in different cities?', 'Where are they published?'] | {'answers': ['Radio City Music Hall', 'Wednesday night', 'No', 'Two hours', 'Yes', 'He held a sign advertising it', 'The "Today" show', 'No', 'By banging on the glass window', 'In 2005', 'No', 'No', 'No', 'That he was "seven years late for work."', 'David Letterman', 'Yes', 'The Donald Sterling controversy', 'Two', 'No', 'New York'], 'answers_start': [500, 557, 557, 557, 411, 411, 411, 411, 411, 65, 65, 65, 264, 264, 264, 1425, 1425, 633, 633, 637], 'answers_end': [604, 604, 627, 628, 553, 556, 555, 556, 556, 262, 261, 158, 410, 410, 409, 1548, 1548, 986, 902, 902]} |
38jbbyetqoadv0zxpsg0mixzwz04e4 | Philosophers in antiquity used the concept of force in the study of stationary and moving objects and simple machines, but thinkers such as Aristotle and Archimedes retained fundamental errors in understanding force. In part this was due to an incomplete understanding of the sometimes non-obvious force of friction, and a consequently inadequate view of the nature of natural motion. A fundamental error was the belief that a force is required to maintain motion, even at a constant velocity. Most of the previous misunderstandings about motion and force were eventually corrected by Galileo Galilei and Sir Isaac Newton. With his mathematical insight, Sir Isaac Newton formulated laws of motion that were not improved-on for nearly three hundred years. By the early 20th century, Einstein developed a theory of relativity that correctly predicted the action of forces on objects with increasing momenta near the speed of light, and also provided insight into the forces produced by gravitation and inertia. | ['Who corrected misconceptions about motion and force?', 'Who compiled laws of motion?', 'Were they ever improved?', 'After how long?', 'Who furthered knowledge of gravity and inertia?', 'What did his theory of relativity predict?', 'When was it developed?', 'What misconception did Aristotle have?', 'Did anyone else share this misconception?', 'Who?', 'Is force required to maintain motion?', 'Did Aristotle and Archimedes correctly understand that theory?', 'Who eventually corrected the falsehoods?'] | {'answers': ['Galileo Galilei and Sir Isaac Newton', 'Sir Isaac Newton', 'yes', 'three hundred years', 'Einstein', 'the action of forces on objects with increasing momenta near the speed of light', 'early 20th century', 'force of friction', 'yes', 'Archimedes', 'no', 'no', 'Galileo Galilei and Sir Isaac Newton'], 'answers_start': [585, 654, 781, 733, 782, 849, 762, 298, 154, 154, 399, 515, 585], 'answers_end': [621, 670, 790, 753, 790, 928, 780, 315, 164, 164, 404, 532, 621]} |
39n5acm9henipxuzf1s2x27jw5dp9h | Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Libya's interim leaders will declare liberation on Sunday and hold elections in the coming months as the war-torn country works toward building a new society in the post-Moammar Gadhafi era.
Mahmoud Jibril, chairman of the National Transitional Council executive board, said elections "should be within a period of eight months, maximum." He spoke at the World Economic Forum in Jordan.
The first vote will be for a National Congress that will draft a constitution. After that, parliamentary and presidential elections will be held.
Jibril said that oil-rich Libya is currently producing around 300,000 barrels per day, up from near zero during the depths of the conflict.
The country should be back at its prewar output of 1.6 million barrels of oil per day within 15 months, he said.
Gadhafi's death Thursday solidified the power of the NTC, which will mark the country's liberation on Sunday in the eastern city of Benghazi, where the uprising started.
NATO, which launched an operation to protect Libyan citizens against the Gadhafi regime during the Libyan war, plans to ends its operations by October 31.
Speaking in his weekly address Saturday, Obama said Gadhafi's death "showed that our role in protecting the Libyan people, and helping them break free from a tyrant, was the right thing to do."
"Our brave pilots and crews helped prevent a massacre, save countless lives, and give the Libyan people the chance to prevail. Without putting a single U.S. service member on the ground, we achieved our objectives. Soon, our NATO mission will come to a successful end even as we continue to support the Libyan people, and people across the Arab world, who seek a democratic future." | ['What era of the country is this?', 'What will they vote on first?', "Who commented on Gadhafi's death in his weekly address?", 'When does NATO plan to cease operations?', 'How many barrels of oil were produced regularly?', 'Within what time frame?', 'On what day did Gadhafi die?', 'Whose power was solidified?', 'Where did the uprising begin?', 'On what day did Obama give his weekly speech about the Lybian leader?'] | {'answers': ['the post-Moammar Gadhafi era', 'National Congress', 'Obama', 'by October 31', '1.6 million', '15 months', 'Thursday', 'the National Transitional Council', 'Benghazi', 'Saturday'], 'answers_start': [185, 415, 1149, 1103, 705, 705, 820, 820, 928, 1149], 'answers_end': [215, 492, 1216, 1148, 790, 818, 844, 876, 990, 1200]} |
3copxfw7xbc26tdqjyjrnblz711pkr | (CNN) -- Serena Williams underlined her status as the overwhelming favorite for the women's U.S. Open title with a crushing "double bagel" win over Carla Suarez Navarro in the quarterfinals of the New York grand slam.
The defending champion, bidding for a fifth singles triumph at Flushing Meadows, beat the Spanish world No. 20 6-0 6-0 to become the first woman since Martina Navratilova in 1989 to win a women's U.S. Open quarterfinal without losing a game.
"I played well -- I played really well," world No. 1 Williams told the WTA's official website. "I was just more focused than anything.
"I like to believe there is always room for improvement though. I haven't really thought about it yet, but off the bat, I think it was very difficult to hit a big serve today because of the winds, and I didn't get my serve up as much as I wanted to. But I don't know. I do think I definitely played well tonight."
Blog: When should Federer quit tennis?
The American's latest commanding win means she has lost just 13 games at the tournament ahead of her semifinal meeting with Li Na, who is appearing in the last four of the year's final grand slam for the first time after beating Russia's Ekaterina Makarova.
"I'm still in the tournament and I'm not thinking like, 'I'm really dominant now'," added Williams. "I'm thinking I have a really tough match in the next round and want to do well."
Earlier in the day second seed Victoria Azarenka, beaten by Williams in the 2012 final, won her delayed fourth round match against former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic. | ['What sport is this article about?', 'What male player is mentioned?', 'Who is the article mostly about?', 'Is she an underdog in the upcoming event?', 'What is the name of the tournament?', 'Who won it last year?', 'What city is it in?', 'What did Williams say after the match?', 'Who was she talking to?', 'Did she play as good as she is capable of playing?'] | {'answers': ['Tennis', 'unknown', 'Serena Williams', 'No', "women's U.S. Open", 'Carla Suarez Navarro', 'New York', '"I played well -- I played really well"', 'WTA', 'No'], 'answers_start': [0, -1, 0, 220, 0, 2, 8, 464, 526, 601], 'answers_end': [218, -1, 218, 463, 218, 218, 218, 599, 557, 914]} |
3xcc1odxdlb9t9r09v7dosxn7trqru | Chapter 2: A Valiant Band.
The permission was not attended with the result that the young prince's counsellors had hoped. For a time, James showed a lively pleasure when Desmond rode over to Saint Germain, walked with him in the gardens, and talked to him alone in his private apartments, and professed a warm friendship for him; but Desmond was not long in discovering that his first estimate of the prince's character had been wholly erroneous, and that his outburst at their first meeting had been the result of pique and irritation, rather than any real desire to lead a more active life. Upon the contrary, he was constitutionally indolent and lethargic. There were horses at his command, but it was seldom, indeed, that he would take the trouble to cross the saddle, although walking was distasteful to him. Even when speaking of his hopes of ascending the throne of England, he spoke without enthusiasm, and said one day:
"It is a pity that it cannot be managed without fuss and trouble. I hate trouble."
"Nothing can be done worth doing, without trouble, Your Majesty," Desmond said sturdily. "It almost seems to me that, if everything could be had without trouble, it would not be worth having."
"How do you mean, Mr. Kennedy?"
"I may illustrate it by saying, Sire, that no true fisherman would care about angling in a pond, close to his house, and so full of fish, that he had but to drop a baited hook into the water to bring up one immediately. The pleasure of fishing consists largely in the hard work that it demands. It is, perhaps, miles to a stream across the hills, and a long day's work may produce but a half dozen fish; but these the angler prizes in proportion to the trouble he has had to get them. I think that, were I born heir to a throne, I would rather that it should cost me hardship, toil, and danger to obtain it, than walk into a cathedral, a few days after my father's death, and there be crowned." | ['Who died?', 'How was he born?', 'Who took a ride?', 'To where?', 'Who was happy to see him?', 'What did they do?', 'Where?', 'WHat else?', 'Was it in public?', 'Where then?', 'Would a real angler fish near his home?', 'How far should he go to fish?', 'Where would he then go fishing?', 'How many would he catch?', 'Over what land would he rule?'] | {'answers': ['a father', 'heir to a throne,', 'Desmond', 'Saint Germain', 'James', 'walked', 'in the gardens,', 'talked', 'no', 'in his private apartments', 'yes', 'miles', 'a stream across the hills', 'a half dozen', 'England,'], 'answers_start': [1900, 1757, 172, 193, 135, 207, 224, 244, 267, 263, 1278, 1558, 1567, 1632, 875], 'answers_end': [1909, 1775, 179, 206, 141, 214, 239, 250, 288, 289, 1362, 1563, 1592, 1644, 883]} |
35usikebnrgv4tgo1fcy93bm6rnn6v | At the height of his power, Zhou Yongkang controlled police forces, spy agencies, court systems and prosecution offices across China -- and the domestic security czar wasn't shy in deploying his vast assets to crush dissent and unrest in the name of "preserving social stability."
During his reign before retiring in 2012, as worsening income inequality and official corruption fueled mass discontent nationwide, Zhou oversaw the domestic security budget swell to surpass that of the two million-strong Chinese military -- the world's largest.
As a member of the ruling Communist Party's Politburo Standing Committee -- China's top decision-making body -- Zhou was one of nine men who effectively ruled the country of more than 1.3 billion people.
Away from the spotlight, though, Zhou and his family members were reportedly taking advantage of his leadership position to accumulate enormous wealth. The allegedly blatant exchange between money and power, as revealed by China's state media, would eventually prompt Zhou's shocking downfall last summer.
After months of intense political rumors, the Communist Party's disciplinary arm in late July announced a formal investigation into Zhou for "serious disciplinary violations." On Saturday, state-run Xinhua news agency reported his arrest after the Communist leadership expelled him from the party.
Zhou's case was sent to the country's highest prosecution authority, paving the way for a criminal trial that would make him the most senior official ever to face corruption charges in the history of the People's Republic.
Party investigators found the 71-year-old former leader received huge bribes, abused his power to benefit family and friends, and leaked state secrets, according to Xinhua. He was also accused of having affairs with multiple women, and trading power and money for sex. | ['Who was the domestic security czar?', 'Where?', 'Did he control a bunch of groups?', 'How many?', 'What are two of them?', 'And the other two?', 'What committee did he belong to?', 'How many were on it/', 'What did the group do?', 'When did he retire?', 'What grew under his control?', 'Which budget got bigger?', 'What was it bigger than?', 'How many people were in the country?', 'Did he and his family get rich?', 'How old is he?', 'What did he take in exchange for favors?', 'Did he keep state secrets safe?', 'Was he faithful to his wife?', 'What kind of charges is he up against?'] | {'answers': ['Zhou Yongkang', 'China', 'yes', 'Four', 'police forces, spy agencies', 'court systems and prosecution offices', "Communist Party's Politburo Standing Committee", 'nine', 'effectively ruled the country', '2012', 'income inequality and official corruption', 'domestic security budget', 'The military budget', '1.3 billion people', 'yes', '71-years-old', 'huge bribes', 'Nope!', 'no', 'corruption charges'], 'answers_start': [27, 127, 28, 52, 53, 82, 573, 675, 688, 319, 337, 432, 463, 732, 786, 1616, 1651, 1717, 1759, 1524], 'answers_end': [41, 132, 119, 119, 80, 119, 620, 684, 718, 323, 379, 457, 521, 750, 905, 1629, 1663, 1738, 1854, 1544]} |
3h8dhmccw9bthwa0epswnh4as88dkq | CHAPTER XVII
"Well!"
Reist unfastened his sword. The State uniform of the Thetian Guards was cumbersome, and the day was hot.
"Let Basil bring me wine," he ordered. "The cathedral was a furnace. Everywhere the air seems hot with the shouting of the people."
"Up here," Marie said, "the clamour of voices has seemed incessant. I have never heard anything like it."
He walked up and down moodily. He was not sure whether the day had gone according to his liking. All the time her eyes questioned him.
"One thing," he declared, "is certain. Never again will a republic exist in Theos. Two generations of _roués_ and madmen have not sickened this people of the House of Tyrnaus. Their loyalty is amazing."
"This man," she said, "is neither _roué_ nor madman."
"It is true," he admitted.
He drank his wine, and as he set the glass down he felt her watching him. He understood the unspoken question in her deep, blue eyes.
"Of his betrothal," Reist said, slowly, "there was no word."
She drew herself up haughtily, a slim, stately figure in her magnificent white dress, caught up with jewels, and the curious bejewelled head-dress which in Theos was the symbol of her rank. Yet Nicholas, who watched her closely, caught the gleam of something in her eyes which surprised him. It was more like relief than anger.
"Was our ancient usage explained to him?" she asked.
"Yes! I told him that an unmarried king was contrary to the time-sanctioned custom of our country. I told him that the announcement of his betrothal should be made at the moment of his coronation. The people expected it, and it would add immensely to his popularity." | ['What chapter is this?', 'Who was wearing military gear to start?', 'How was the weather?', 'What does he want from Basil?', 'Who is he talking to?', 'Was he happy?', 'What did he feel would not occur in Theos again?', 'What did he think was amazing of the folk there?', 'Does he ever get the wine?', "What color are Marie's eyes?", 'And her outfit?', 'When did he feel the engagement should be announced?'] | {'answers': ['CHAPTER XVII', 'Reist', 'hot', 'wine', 'Marie', 'no', 'a republic', 'Their loyalty', 'yes', 'blue', 'white', "at the moment of the king's coronation"], 'answers_start': [0, 53, 201, 133, 277, 374, 550, 687, 801, 910, 1057, 1500], 'answers_end': [13, 107, 229, 156, 287, 403, 592, 711, 818, 933, 1084, 1580]} |
3m81gab8a0jmd2abdylnodsjoslbq4 | Washington (CNN) -- The federal government said it will recommend that new cars have rear-view video systems, a move immediately denounced as "insufficient" by safety groups who say the cameras should be mandatory.
The camera and monitor system enables drivers to see whether people or objects are in the blind spot behind vehicles.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday it will add the rear-view video systems to its list of recommended features under its New Car Assessment Program, designed to encourage car manufacturers to improve vehicle safety.
But safety groups called the action a stalling tactic, saying the agency is dragging its feet in fulfilling a congressionally imposed deadline to issue a rule on rear visibility.
Passed in 2008, the law had a 2011 deadline. The regulation is now two and a half years overdue.
Death toll from backover accidents grows
The NHTSA action "is an inadequate substitute for issuing a mandatory safety regulation," Jackie Gillan, president of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, said in a statement. "In fact, safety advocates are concerned that NHTSA's announcement is an attempt to divert attention from their failure to act."
The NHTSA announcement Tuesday came just one day before a group of safety advocates, including two parents who unintentionally hit their children while backing up, was expected to file suit against the U.S. Department of Transportation, which includes NHTSA.
The suit is to be filed Wednesday morning by Greg Gulbransen, who reportedly backed over his 2-year-old son, Cameron, in his driveway in 2002, killing him, and by Susan Auriemma, who backed over her 3-year-old daughter, Kate, in her driveway in 2005, injuring her. | ['When was the law passed?', 'What was the deadline?', 'What is the NHTSA?', 'What is the new program called?', 'What does it do?', "Is everyone happy with it's action?", "Who isn't?", 'Who is she>', "What does she think it's trying to do?", 'From what?', 'Do safety groups think they are acting too quickly?', 'What do they think?', "Do they think the cameras shouldn't be mandatory?", 'What do the cameras allow the people to see?', 'Where is that?', 'When was this announced?', 'What was supposed to happen the next day?', 'Against who?', 'Who is included in that?', 'Which individuals are filing suit?'] | {'answers': ['in 2008', '2011', 'The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration', 'its New Car Assessment Program', "It's designed to encourage car manufacturers to improve vehicle safety.", 'No', 'Jackie Gillan', 'The president of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety', 'divert attention', 'their failure to act', 'No', "It's a stalling tactic", 'No', 'whether people or objects are in the blind spot', 'behind vehicles', 'Tuesday', 'a group was expected to file a suit', 'the U.S. Department of Transportation', 'The NHTSA', 'a group of safety advocates, including two parents'], 'answers_start': [772, 795, 337, 482, 514, 907, 997, 1012, 1169, 1191, 587, 620, 160, 270, 318, 1239, 1272, 1413, 1468, 1272], 'answers_end': [779, 800, 387, 513, 582, 952, 1010, 1062, 1185, 1211, 637, 637, 213, 317, 333, 1247, 1451, 1451, 1473, 1322]} |
3ekvh9qmey4y0g6apjmsnligcd02di | During his college years, Rogers spent his summer holidays at an Idaho logging camp . When Roy, the manager, had to leave for a few days, he put Rogers in charge. "What if the workers refuse to follow my orders?" Rogers asked. He thought of Tony, a worker who was always giving the other men a hard time. "Fire them," Roy said. Then, as if reading Rogers' mind, he added, "I suppose you want to fire Tony if you get the chance. I'd feel bad about that. Tony is the most reliable worker I've ever had. I know he complains a lot, but he comes first and leaves last. There has not been an accident on the hill where he works for eight years."
Rogers took over the manager's job the next day. He went to Tony and spoke to him, "Tony, did you know that I'm in charge today?" Tony didn't show any respect or interest. "I was going to fire you because you once gave me a hard time, but I want you to know I'm not," he told Tony, adding what Roy had said. When Rogers finished, tears streamed down Tony's face. That day Tony worked harder than ever before --and he smiled for the first time! Rogers went back to school after that summer.
Twelve years later he met Tony again. He was in charge of one of the largest logging companies in the West. Rogers asked him how he managed to become so successful. Tony replied, "If it were not for that time you spoke to me back in Idaho, I would not be myself today. That one minute changed my whole life."
Have you got one minute to appreciate someone? It can make a difference for a lifetime. | ['Who was put in charge?', 'Who was he worried about?', 'Why?', 'Did he let him go?', 'Why not?', 'What kind of employee was he?', 'What happened some time after?', 'How was he?', 'Why?', 'How did he get there?'] | {'answers': ['Rogers', 'Tony', 'he was always giving the other men a hard time', 'No', 'he spoke to him', 'reliable', 'he met Tony again', 'successful', 'in charge of large logging company in the West', 'because of Rogers'], 'answers_start': [642, 162, 247, 725, 690, 427, 1134, 1262, 1172, 1312], 'answers_end': [677, 245, 304, 909, 724, 486, 1172, 1299, 1241, 1403]} |
3570y55xzpjrdl98kuuv2ami3f5ygo | CHAPTER SEVEN.
Twelve months passed away, and Christmas came again, with its frost and snow and sunshine--its blazing fires, its good cheer, and its merry greetings.
Many a Christmastide had now passed over the head of our blacksmith, John Thorogood, and his excellent wife Mary, but Time had touched them lightly in its flight. They both looked young and hale, and full of vigour. The only difference in them was a wrinkle or two at the corners of the eyes, and a few grey hairs mingling with the brown. Perhaps John was a little more corpulent than when he was a youth; but he could wield the fore-hammer as easily and powerfully as ever.
A cloud, however, had been gathering over their happy home during the past year. Molly--the sweet active girl who had never known a day's illness from her childhood--had fallen into bad health. Her step had lost its spring, but her cheerful spirit was unsubdued.
"You're better to-day, Molly darling?" asked the smith, in a tone which showed he was not sure of the answer.
"Yes, father, much better." Molly did not use endearing terms, but the sweetness of her looks and voice rendered such needless.
She was pale and thin, and could not check the touch of sadness in her tones.
"Fred is sure to come, darling," said Mrs Thorogood, stopping in her preparations for supper to smooth her daughter's fair head.
"Oh yes, mother, I know that Fred is sure to come," returned Molly, with a laugh and a little blush. "No fear of _him_. I was not thinking of him, but of Jim. It is the first Christmas we shall have spent without him. Dear Jim! I wonder what company he will have to spend it with him in the backwoods." | ["What is John's profession?", 'Who is his wife?', 'And his daughter?', 'True or False: This is the first Christmas the family has to spend without Jim.', 'Do John and Mary look much different since last holiday?', 'Is John as strong as he once was?', 'Does Molly have an upbeat personality?', 'Is she in good health currently?', 'True or False: It was unusual for the daughter to be sick.', 'In what country does the passage take place?', 'How is John different from in his youth?', 'Has John put on a bit of weight since his youth?', 'Does Molly think Fred will return?', 'How about Mrs. Thorogood?', 'What was Mrs. Thorogood getting ready for the family?', "Who asks if Molly's health has improved?", 'True or False: Molly could hide her sadness.', "How is Molly's skin color described?", 'What does Molly wonder about Jim?', 'What chapter is the passage from?'] | {'answers': ['blacksmith', 'Mary', 'Molly', 'true', 'no', 'yes', 'yes', 'no', 'true', 'unknown', 'a wrinkle or two at the corners of the eyes, and a few grey hairs mingling with the brown.', "yes if that's what corpulent means", 'yes', 'yes', 'supper', 'the smith', 'false', 'pale', 'what company he will have to spend it with him in the backwoods."', 'SEVEN'], 'answers_start': [170, 239, 728, 1524, 385, 509, 727, 727, 728, -1, 385, 508, 1366, 1235, 1267, 913, 1154, 1154, 1592, 0], 'answers_end': [254, 283, 812, 1583, 509, 646, 757, 839, 811, -1, 509, 576, 1432, 1285, 1363, 967, 1232, 1176, 1668, 15]} |
3ioen3p9s7jsqm9zwse0cwyj3tq16f | (CNN) -- The United States breached international law by executing a Mexican national without having granted him consular access, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said Friday.
Navi Pillay, in a statement, said she deeply regrets the execution of Humberto Leal Garcia, after a 5-4 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court denied him a stay of execution Thursday night.
"The execution of Mr. Leal Garcia places the U.S. in breach of international law," said Pillay, who is on an official mission in Mexico. "What the state of Texas has done in this case is imputable in law to the U.S. and engages the United States' international responsibility."
Pillay said Leal was not granted consular access, which -- as a foreign national -- was his right under Article 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.
The denial of access raises concerns about whether Leal got a fair trial, Pillay said.
Leal, who was convicted for the 1994 rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl, was executed Thursday evening by lethal injection in Texas.
Federal officials, including the Obama administration, had tried to persuade Texas Gov. Rick Perry to delay the execution. "The secretary herself is quite disappointed in the outcome in this case," said State Department spokeswoman Victoria Neuland about Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
"The U.S. government sought a stay of Leal's execution in order to give the Congress time to act on the Consular Notification Compliance Act, which would have provided Leal the judicial review required by international law." | ['Who was killed?', 'What country was he from?', 'In which state did the issue occur?', 'What did Garcia have a right to under an article of the Vienna Convention?', 'What number article details this right?', 'What was it about Garcia that entitled him to this right?', 'What crime did Garcia commit?', 'And what else?', 'Of whom?', 'How was he put to death?', 'True or False: Pillay upholds the decision to execute Garcia.', 'What did she say she feels about it?', 'What body refused to grant a stay of execution?', 'How many voted in support of granting the stay?', 'When was the decision made?', 'What is Pillay doing in Mexico?', 'Who did officials fail to get to delay the execution?', 'Who was dissappointed by what happened?', 'Who is the Secretary?', 'Hillary who?', 'Who was her spokesperson?'] | {'answers': ['Garcia', 'Mexico', 'Texas', 'consular access', '36', 'oreign national', 'rape', 'murder', '16-year-old girl', 'lethal injection', 'false', 'regrets', 'U.S. Supreme Court', 'Nine', 'Thursday', 'official mission', 'Federal', 'secretary', 'Hillary', 'Clinton', 'Victoria'], 'answers_start': [404, 506, 533, 690, 769, 722, 948, 957, 969, 1020, 227, 234, 309, 289, 359, 486, 1049, 1177, 1323, 1331, 1281], 'answers_end': [411, 512, 539, 705, 772, 737, 953, 964, 985, 1036, 242, 242, 328, 292, 368, 502, 1057, 1187, 1331, 1338, 1290]} |
3suwzrl0mydran3b8g9fjghdszo6er | JSTOR ( ; short for "Journal Storage") is a digital library founded in 1995. Originally containing digitized back issues of academic journals, it now also includes books and primary sources, and current issues of journals. It provides full-text searches of almost 2,000 journals. As of 2013, more than 8,000 institutions in more than 160 countries had access to JSTOR; most access is by subscription, but some older public domain content is freely available to anyone. JSTOR's revenue was $69 million in 2014.
William G. Bowen, president of Princeton University from 1972 to 1988, founded JSTOR. JSTOR originally was conceived as a solution to one of the problems faced by libraries, especially research and university libraries, due to the increasing number of academic journals in existence. Most libraries found it prohibitively expensive in terms of cost and space to maintain a comprehensive collection of journals. By digitizing many journal titles, JSTOR allowed libraries to outsource the storage of journals with the confidence that they would remain available long-term. Online access and full-text search ability improved access dramatically.
Bowen initially considered using CD-ROMs for distribution. However, Ira Fuchs, Princeton University's vice-president for Computing and Information Technology, convinced Bowen that CD-ROM was an increasingly outdated technology and that network distribution could eliminate redundancy and increase accessibility. (For example, all Princeton's administrative and academic buildings were networked by 1989; the student dormitory network was completed in 1994; and campus networks like the one at Princeton were, in turn, linked to larger networks such as BITNET and the Internet.) JSTOR was initiated in 1995 at seven different library sites, and originally encompassed ten economics and history journals. JSTOR access improved based on feedback from its initial sites, and it became a fully searchable index accessible from any ordinary web browser. Special software was put in place to make pictures and graphs clear and readable. | ['Who is William Bowen?', 'from when?', 'What is he?', 'What does JSTOR stand for?', 'when was it founded?', 'What did it originally contain?', 'and what now?', 'how many journals?', 'how many institutions?', 'how many countries?', 'What is its revenue?', 'in what year?', 'What did they originally use for distribution?', 'Who is Ira Fuchs?', 'When wre all the buildings networked at Princeton?', 'and the dorms?', 'What network were they linked with?', 'When initiated, how many library sites?', 'In what year?', 'What did the special software put in place do?'] | {'answers': ['president of Princeton University', 'from 1972 to 1988', "JSTOR's founded", 'Journal Storage', '1995.', 'digitized back issues of academic journals', 'it now also includes books and primary sources, and current issues of journals', '2,000 journals', '8,000 institutions', '160 countries', '$69 million', '2014', 'CD-ROMs', "Princeton University's vice-president", '1989', '1994', 'BITNET', 'seven', '1995', 'made pictures and graphs clear and readable'], 'answers_start': [530, 563, 583, 21, 70, 98, 143, 263, 302, 333, 489, 504, 1191, 1236, 1556, 1609, 1709, 1766, 1758, 2039], 'answers_end': [563, 581, 596, 36, 76, 141, 221, 278, 320, 347, 500, 508, 1198, 1274, 1560, 1613, 1717, 1772, 1763, 2086]} |
339ansotr52ap7qm63t7eeknln5ik7 | (RealSimple.com) -- A lengthy separation -- and a surprise trip to Paris -- caused this husband and wife to realize that their marriage could be saved.
Mary L. Tabor and Del Persinger Washington, D.C. Married 26 years
Mary was still in her nightgown and robe, sipping a cappuccino in the kitchen of the Washington, D.C., brownstone she shared with her husband, Del, when he walked in and announced he wanted to live alone. They had been married for 21 years.
"I didn't know what had hit me," Mary, 64, recalls of that fall morning in 2005. "I wondered, does he have a girlfriend? A boyfriend? I had no idea what was wrong."
Although the couple's relationship had been strained for a few months, Mary simply assumed they were going through a rough patch. She attributed Del's loss of interest in sex and his suddenly quick temper to stress from his high-pressure job as a financial analyst.
"Del was so on edge that he would yell at me about every little thing -- like a knife accidentally placed in the dishwasher with the point up," says Mary, a writer and a teacher. Still, she figured that things would soon return to normal.
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For Del, the decision had been a long time coming. Increasingly restless within his marriage, he wondered whether it was holding him back from leading a more exciting life. "I knew the problem wasn't Mary -- it was me," he says. "And I felt I needed to work through my mixed emotions alone." | ['What caused the couple to not separate?', 'What were their names?', 'How long had they been married for?', 'What state were they in?', 'How did Mary react when Del told him he wanted to live alone?', 'Had their relationship been strained for a while?', 'What did Mary assume?', "What was Mary's profession?", 'How would Del react towards Mary?', 'What year was it when Del told her he wanted to live alone?', 'Did Del blame Mary?'] | {'answers': ['a trip to Paris', 'Mary L. Tabor and Del Persinger', '26 years', 'Washington, D.C.', 'she had no idea what was wrong', 'yes', 'they were going through a rough patch', 'a writer and a teacher', 'he would yell at her', '2005', 'no'], 'answers_start': [20, 154, 203, 154, 465, 632, 702, 1044, 900, 465, 1355], 'answers_end': [151, 185, 220, 202, 629, 701, 761, 1077, 944, 545, 1411]} |
39k0fnd3ahfq9d7rfreacto8xehama | Some years ago, Wang Baoqiang was a nobody to most Chinese people. However, he is now a household film star in China.
Wang is the youngest child of a poor family in Hebei Province. Dreaming of becoming an actor, he left home at the age of 8 to study kung fu at Shaolin Temple, since kung-fu actors seemed to appear most often on the big screen.
At 14, he moved to Beijing for his acting career for the first time, with little money in his pocket. He worked at a construction site for 20 to 25 yuan per day, and spent his free time standing in front of the Beijing Film Studio, eager to be chosen as temporary actors. This was the hardest time for the boy. His opportunity finally came one day after he went for a role in the movie "Blind Shaft" . He was chosen to play a young coal miner. The movie won him three prizes in Thailand, France and Taiwan. But his success didn`t make any difference to his life.
That year, he went home for the Spring Festival. He gave his family his earnings from the movie, around $ 250 and then returned to Beijing with 500 yuan, the same amount he had when he first came to the city. His life was as simple as before.
Thanks to his natural performance in "Blind Shaft", he was invited by the famous director Feng Xiaogang to act in the film "A World Without Thieves" in 2004, which made him famous immediately. People called him "Shagen", the name of his character in the movie.
Wang's work, "Soldiers Sortie" has made him the most popular actor on the Chinese mainland. For the actor, it's a dream coming true.
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33ooo72ivhlifnu982bd429oqifcth | How important is color in the business world? Google, one of the biggest U.S. companies, is trying to find it out. The company has already found "a close connection between color and satisfaction with a person's work area". That's according to its spokeswoman named Meghan Casserly. "Color is a silent salesperson," said Elyria Kemp. She is an assistant professor of marketing at the University of New Orleans. Kemp is following color trends in business. She is studying the connection between feelings and color. According to Kemp, when people make an evaluation of a product, usually they do this within 90 seconds or less. Besides, more than half of their first evaluation is based on (......) color alone. That's why so many companies are researching their color choices. They are spending thousands of dollars on the research, too. Just think of UPS's Pullman brown, Home Depot's orange and Tiffany & Co.'s blue. Joclyn Benedetto is a spokeswoman for Tiffany & Co. She said the success of the company's jewelry was connected to its blue color. It is used to wrap every product. She said the color was chosen by the founder Charles Lewis Tiffany for the cover of Blue Book, Tiffany's annual collection of beautifully hand-made jewels, which first came out in 1845. Coca-Cola's red color also dates back more than 100 years. The soft drink was shipped in barrels painted red. A spokesperson for Home Depot said research showed that the first thing people thought of was orange when they heard the name of the company. Smaller companies are also realizing the importance of color. But picking the right color is important. "You know when something is right because you get a feeling of safety, and it's not something that you think about. It just will hit you," said Emil Hagopian, a distributor for Mar Plast Color Building Accessories in Ann Arbor, Mich. "And sometimes, if it's done wrong, that also hits you." | ['who is Elyria?', 'what is she following', 'what is she studying?', 'how long does it take people to evaluate according to her?', 'how much are companies spending on research?', 'who is orange?', 'What color is Tiffany and Co', 'Who chose that color?', 'how long does coca cola', 'What was it shipped in?', "when did tiffany's annual collection come out?", 'what does it consist of?', 'who is Joclyn?', 'what does she say is responsible for their success', 'where is elyria a professor?', 'what is her job there?', 'who found a connection between color and satisfaction?', 'what country are they a big company in?', 'who is their spokeswoman?', 'what world is color important in?'] | {'answers': ['Assistant professor of marketing at the University of New Orleans.', 'Color trends in business.', 'The connection between feelings and color.', '90 seconds or less.', 'Thousands of dollars.', 'Home Depot.', 'Blue.', 'Founder Charles Lewis Tiffany.', 'More than 100 years.', 'Barrels painted red.', 'In 1845.', "Tiffany's annual collection of beautifully hand-made jewels,", 'A spokeswoman for Tiffany & Co.', 'Its blue color.', 'University of New Orleans', 'Assistant professor', 'Google did.', 'The U.S.', 'Meghan Casserly.', 'The business world?'], 'answers_start': [333, 411, 455, 514, 775, 872, 896, 1083, 1268, 1328, 1179, 1177, 918, 969, 320, 334, 45, 53, 224, 0], 'answers_end': [411, 454, 513, 625, 836, 891, 916, 1268, 1328, 1379, 1268, 1239, 969, 1048, 409, 363, 223, 87, 282, 45]} |
32riadziss4e5j4fqn05bz1exwx4s5 | MAMONI VALLEY PRESERVE, Panama (CNN) -- A famed primatologist says the plight of chimpanzees helped inspire Michael Jackson to write the song "Heal the World."
Michael Jackson loved chimpanzees, said Jane Goodall: "They made him smile."
But the theme and the lyrics of the song turned out to be about a better world for humanity.
"He wrote what he told me he thought was his most powerful song ever, but it didn't end up for animals," Jane Goodall said in a CNN interview Thursday night.
Goodall spoke exclusively to CNN in a Panamanian rain forest where she is exploring a partnership on behalf of Roots & Shoots, her global youth education program.
The interview comes as a new version of the song, first released on Jackson's 1991 "Dangerous" album, is being recorded by a collection of artists for release in late October.
Goodall became friends with Jackson about 20 years ago when he invited her to his Neverland Ranch, where "he talked about his dreams for the place to have animals running, looking free like they would in the wild. ... It was just a very charming day, very low key, nobody else was there," she said.
Goodall, famous for her 50 years of groundbreaking research on chimpanzees in Africa, said Jackson invited her because "he loved what I did."
"He loved chimpanzees," she said. "He loved to watch them feeding. He liked their faces. They made him smile."
Years later, she met Jackson's chimp, Bubbles, and has visited him at his retirement refuge in Florida, she said. | ['Who wrote the song this story was about?', 'Why did the singer love monkey?', 'Who did he tell this to?', 'Did the two know each other well?', 'What did the animal serve as inspiration for?', 'What was it called?', 'Who did the scientst speak to on TV?', 'Did the celebrity ask the scientist out anywhere?', 'Where?', 'What was the scientist famous for?', 'When is the new music for this melody being put out?', 'Is it being put out by Mike?', 'What is the name of this piece of work?', 'Is it being worked on by one person?', 'Did MJ have a monkey?', "What was it's name?", 'Where is that animal now?', 'Where is that refuge located?', 'What nonprofit is the scientist involved with?'] | {'answers': ['Michael Jackson', '"They made him smile."', 'Jane Goodall', 'Yes', 'a song', '"Heal the World."', 'CNN', 'Yes', 'Neverland Ranch', 'research on chimpanzees in Africa', 'October.', 'No', '"Dangerous"', 'No', 'Yes', 'Bubbles', 'retirement refuge', 'Florida', 'Roots & Shoots'], 'answers_start': [40, 162, 162, 839, 39, 40, 496, 839, 899, 1140, 661, 661, 745, 661, 1397, 1398, 1397, 1492, 496], 'answers_end': [160, 239, 216, 893, 160, 160, 660, 1053, 936, 1283, 838, 838, 761, 837, 1511, 1511, 1510, 1499, 659]} |
3ea3qwiz4iv9sqg90c7zf57j4ubitg | "Show them the money!" That's what some people are saying for college athletes. They say students who play sports for their school should receive salaries.
Top athletes should be paid because many of them practice full time, Mark Jameson argues. Rico Cannon, a former college football player, agrees. "Nonathletes can get a job for extra spending money, but many student athletes spend so many hours in training that they don't have time to work," he explains. "Shouldn't athletes be able to earn extra money too?"
The students also make money for their schools when people buy tickets to their games. The players should receive some of that cash, supporter Robbie Pokora reasons.
College athletes are about honor and tradition, but they're also a business. Thanks to ticket sales, there's money for schools to build new athletic stadiums and give the coaches high salaries. The cash should be shared with athletes. They're the ones out on the field or court working hard for their school.
The money matter has others _ , though. Kaitlyn Rentala argues that colleges should not pay their athletes. Students are in school to get an education. Playing a sport is an extracurricular activity, not a job. If athletes need extra money, they can apply for college scholarships . Michael Massett is a middle school teacher and a football and a basketball coach. He agrees. "Athletes should be paid with scholarships, like nonathletes are," Massett explains.
In addition, if colleges pay their athletes, those students might focus more on sports than on their education. "Most students do not become professional athletes after college. If they focus too much on sports, they may not learn the skills they need to get good jobs," Kate Macrae reasons. Plus, she says, many athletes have schoolships that help them pay for school. | ['Who do people think should get paid?', 'What do they think they should receive?', 'Why?', 'Can they be employed?', 'Why?', 'What other reason is there?', 'Who thinks they should get some of that?', 'What are two important traits atheletes have?', 'What does the money from tickets buy?', 'What else?', 'Why do others disagree?', 'How could they get money?', 'Who thinks this is the best idea?', 'Who is he?', 'What is the concern with paying them?'] | {'answers': ['ollege athletes', 'salaries', 'because many of them practice full time', 'No', "they don't have time to work", 'The students also make money for their schools when people buy tickets to their games', 'Robbie Pokora', 'honor and tradition', 'build new athletic stadiums', 'give the coaches high salaries', 'Students are in school to get an education', 'college scholarships', 'Michael Massett', 'a middle school teacher and a football and a basketball coach', 'might focus more on sports than on their education'], 'answers_start': [63, 146, 186, 419, 419, 519, 662, 714, 817, 849, 1105, 1258, 1281, 1300, 1521], 'answers_end': [78, 154, 225, 447, 447, 604, 675, 733, 844, 879, 1148, 1278, 1296, 1361, 1571]} |
3bf51chdtva8gm8yws14vi4z67kh0w | Rose and Lily were best friends. They had met when they were little and grew up together. Lily and Rose got a house to live in and painted the walls blue. Then they went to buy a couch. Jerry worked at the couch store. Lily found a green couch that she liked. But the couch was too hard. Rose found a soft red couch. She showed it to Lilly and they both thought it was very soft. Jerry said he would help them move it and let them buy the couch. Rose and Lily went to another store to buy extra cushions. Tom worked at the store that had a lot of pillows to buy. Rose and Lily did not think Tom was nice. Tom did not help them. Rose found red pillows but Tom would not give them to her. Lily found pretty green pillows but Tom said they cost a lot of money. Rose and Lily went to another store where they met Steve and Megan. Steve and Megan showed them a lot of pillows that were nice. Rose and Lily showed Megan and Steve the couch they had. Megan and Steve helped find pretty blue pillows for the red couch. Rose and Lily were so happy they threw a party. Megan and Steve went to the party. Jerry went too. Jerry went to the party and gave Megan and Lily a rug. It was blue. The rug matched the pillows. | ['What color was the rug?', 'Did it match anything?', 'What?', 'Who gifted the rug to someone?', 'To whom?', 'What were the two of them to each other?', 'When did they meet?', 'Who worked at the store with the pillows?', 'Did Rose and Lily like him?', 'Why?', 'What color pillows did one of the girls find at the store where he worked?', 'What about the other girl?', 'Where did they go next?', 'Did they meet anyone there?', 'How many people?', 'Were they both the same gender?', 'What genders are they most likely to be?', 'Who went to the party?'] | {'answers': ['Blue.', 'Yes.', 'The pillows', 'Jerry.', 'To Megan and Lily.', 'unknown', 'When they went to another store.', 'Tom.', 'No.', 'Because Tom did not help them.', 'Rose found red pillows.', 'Green.', 'Another store', 'Yes.', 'Two.', 'Probably not.', 'Steve is probably male, Megan is probably female.', 'Megan, Steve, and Jerry.'], 'answers_start': [1164, 1178, 1178, 1110, 1110, -1, 758, 505, 563, 605, 628, 687, 758, 800, 800, 800, 809, 1059], 'answers_end': [1176, 1205, 1205, 1164, 1164, -1, 824, 561, 604, 627, 650, 718, 793, 825, 825, 826, 825, 1109]} |
3x4mxao0bgoed6nml46jghf9vhsrwt | Somalis (Somali: Soomaali, Arabic: صومال) are an ethnic group inhabiting the Horn of Africa (Somali Peninsula). The overwhelming majority of Somalis speak the Somali language, which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family. They are predominantly Sunni Muslim. Ethnic Somalis number around 16-20 million and are principally concentrated in Somalia (around 12.3 million), Ethiopia (4.6 million), Kenya (2.4 million), and Djibouti (464,600), with many also residing in parts of the Middle East, North America and Europe.
Irir Samaale, the oldest common ancestor of several Somali clans, is generally regarded as the source of the ethnonym Somali. The name "Somali" is, in turn, held to be derived from the words soo and maal, which together mean "go and milk" — a reference to the ubiquitous pastoralism of the Somali people. Another plausible etymology proposes that the term Somali is derived from the Arabic for "wealthy" (dhawamaal), again referring to Somali riches in livestock. | ['What area do the Somalis live in?', 'How do you say their name in their native language?'] | {'answers': ['the Horn of Africa', 'صومال'], 'answers_start': [0, 8], 'answers_end': [92, 46]} |
3aapld8ucch9wv5puupeft644r3thp | Lots of people make it as their aim to get to the top of Mount Everest. Mark is one of them. The difference between Mark and other climbers is that he lost both his legs when climbing. New Zealand's highest mountain, Mount Cook. He was caught in a big ice hole and he had to have his legs cut below the knees after he was saved. But that couldn't make Mark lose heart, who has become the first person with man-made legs to reach the top of Mount Everest. From the top of the world's highest mountain, Mark called his wife to say he made it. His wife, Anne got the phone when she was sleeping. She couldn't hear him clearly on the phone. She was unable to say when he reached the top but thought it was around mid-day. She also said his "legs" didn't work well sometimes, so her husband was carrying a spare leg and repair tools. Mark used to be a mountain guide before his accident. He said it was not important that no one like him had ever reached the 8850-meter mountain. "I'm not doing this to be the first. I have been climbing most of my life and I just feel Mount Everest is really a great aim. I want to send a message that I can do-anything better." | ['Where Mark wants to go?', 'Do many aspire that?', 'If he reaches there what record he would make?', 'Why he has man-made legs?', 'In what incident?', 'Where?', 'Where is it?', 'Is it the highest there?', 'What he used to do before the accident?', 'Did he really want to climb everest to set a record?', 'What was his thought about that?', 'Does he think his adventurer will send a great message?', 'What would be the message?', 'How high is the Everest?', 'Who did he call from that height?', "What's her name?", 'What she was doing at that moment?', 'What he told her?', 'Could she hear him properly?', 'Did his "legs" helped him always in climbing Everest?'] | {'answers': ['the top of Mount Everest', 'yes', 'he would be the first person with man-made legs to reach the top of Mount Everest', 'he had his legs cut after being saved', 'He was caught in a big ice hole', 'Mount Cook', 'New Zealand', 'yes', 'he was a mountain guide', 'no', 'he has been climbing most of my life', 'yes', 'he can do anything better', '8850 meters', 'his wife', 'Anne', 'she was sleeping', 'he made it to the top', 'no', 'no'], 'answers_start': [72, 0, 384, 264, 229, 151, 184, 185, 834, 975, 1011, 1101, 1131, 954, 500, 541, 575, 529, 593, 732], 'answers_end': [91, 36, 453, 308, 260, 215, 227, 215, 861, 1011, 1049, 1156, 1156, 973, 521, 555, 591, 539, 622, 769]} |
3txwc2nhnzqf2par7iwws7cujla9sz | A 51-year-old lawyer has moved back in with his mother-after giving up his Los Angeles home to a family of strangers for a year.
Tony Tolbert looked for a family in need after his father set a glowing example when he was growing up by always welcoming people to stay in their spare room. "You don't have to be Bill Gates or Warren Buffet or Oprah," Tolbert told CBS. "We can do it wherever we are, with whatever we have, and for me, I have a home that I can make available. " His mother, Marie Tolbert, added, " He is go giving, and he's always been that way. "
Tolbert went to Alexandria House, a shelter for homeless women and children, and came across Felicia Dukes, who lived in a single bedroom with three of her children. Her family had been separated as the shelter was just for children and her eldest son was unable to join them. Tolbert told the staff he wanted to bring the. family back together, and offered his home.
The family has now moved into the three-bedroom, two-bathroom home - with Duke's oldest son. It is worth nearly $400,000, according to online estimates. "My heart just fills up with appreciation, " Dukes said, as she wiped away her tears.
The heartwarming story comes after the report that l0-year-old Gracie McNulty, from England, served Christmas dinners t0 50 homeless people, achieving her fathers last Christmas wish.
Her father Craig, 38, was a regular charity volunteer who had served breakfast to the homeless on Boxing Day. But as a roofer, he suffered serious head injuries when he fell while working. And 'he died soon after the accident in August.
"It's been the best Christmas ever, " Cracie said. "I was just at school feeling sad and so I decided I wanted to do something to make him proud and this felt like the perfect thing. " | ['Who offered up their home?', 'What was his name?', 'Why did he give up his home?', 'Did his father set the example?', 'What was his mothers name?', 'What did she have to say about him?', 'Where did he go to find folks that could use help?', 'Did he find a person?', 'What was her name?', 'Did she have kids?', 'How many?'] | {'answers': ['51-year-old lawyer', 'Tony Tolbert', 'to a family of strangers for a year.', 'Yes', 'Marie Tolbert', 'He is go giving, and he\'s always been that way. "', 'Alexandria House', 'Yes', 'Felicia Dukes', 'Yes', 'three'], 'answers_start': [2, 131, 91, 177, 490, 514, 582, 659, 659, 709, 709], 'answers_end': [20, 143, 130, 210, 503, 564, 598, 672, 672, 730, 714]} |
3i02618ya06g9pi2dcnttyux9sjupd | Chapter XIII.
PHILIP AND MAGGIE.
Poor Tom bore his severe pain like a hero, but there was a terrible dread weighing on his mind--so terrible that he dared not ask the question which might bring the fatal "yes"--he dared not ask the surgeon or Mr. Stelling, "Shall I be lame, sir?"
It had not occurred to either of these gentlemen to set the lad's mind at rest with hopeful words. But Philip watched the surgeon out of the house, and waylaid Mr. Stelling to ask the very question that Tom had not dared to ask for himself.
"I beg your pardon, sir, but does Mr. Askern say Tulliver will be lame?"
"Oh no, oh no," said Mr. Stelling; "only for a little while."
"Did he tell Tulliver so, sir, do you think?"
"No; nothing was said to him on the subject."
"Then I may go and tell him, sir?"
"Yes, to be sure. Now you mention it, I dare say he may be troubling about that. Go to his bedroom, but be very quiet."
It had been Philip's first thought when he heard of the accident, "Will Tulliver be lame? It will be very hard for him if he is." And Tom's offences against himself were all washed out by that pity.
"Mr. Askern says you'll soon be all right again, Tulliver; did you know?" he said, rather timidly, as he stepped gently up to Tom's bed. "I've just been to ask Mr. Stelling, and he says you'll walk as well as ever again, by-and-by." | ['what is the title ?', 'what chapter ?', 'who had very bad pain ?', 'who whatched the surgeon out of the house ?', 'will tuver be lame ?', 'and who said that ?', 'was anything said to him on the subject ?', 'he may be troubling about what ?', 'who shold go to his bedroom ?', 'will he walk every agian ?'] | {'answers': ['PHILIP AND MAGGIE.', 'XIII.', 'Tom', 'Philip', '"only for a little while."', 'Mr. Stelling', 'no', 'being lame', 'Philip', 'yes'], 'answers_start': [16, 0, 37, 384, 530, 605, 717, 530, 385, 1303], 'answers_end': [34, 14, 66, 435, 667, 668, 764, 882, 529, 1357]} |
3p1l2b7ad1pv5zj7pyiddbtomvmloj | Existentialism () is the work associated mainly with certain late-19th- and 20th-century European philosophers who, despite profound doctrinal differences, shared the belief that philosophical thinking begins with the human subject—not merely the thinking subject, but the acting, feeling, living human individual. While the predominant value of existentialist thought is commonly acknowledged to be freedom, its primary virtue is authenticity. In the view of the existentialist, the individual's starting point is characterized by what has been called "the existential attitude", or a sense of disorientation, confusion, or dread in the face of an apparently meaningless or absurd world. Many existentialists have also regarded traditional systematic or academic philosophies, in both style and content, as too abstract and remote from concrete human experience.
Søren Kierkegaard is generally considered to have been the first existentialist philosopher, though he did not use the term existentialism. He proposed that each individual—not society or religion—is solely responsible for giving meaning to life and living it passionately and sincerely, or "authentically". Existentialism became popular in the years following World War II, and strongly influenced many disciplines besides philosophy, including theology, drama, art, literature, and psychology.
The term is often seen as a historical convenience as it was first applied to many philosophers in hindsight, long after they had died. In fact, while existentialism is generally considered to have originated with Kierkegaard, the first prominent existentialist philosopher to adopt the term as a self-description was Jean-Paul Sartre. Sartre posits the idea that "what all existentialists have in common is the fundamental doctrine that existence precedes essence", as scholar Frederick Copleston explains. According to philosopher Steven Crowell, defining existentialism has been relatively difficult, and he argues that it is better understood as a general approach used to reject certain systematic philosophies rather than as a systematic philosophy itself. Sartre himself, in a lecture delivered in 1945, described existentialism as "the attempt to draw all the consequences from a position of consistent atheism". | ['Who is thought to be the first philosopher to be an existentialist?', 'Did he call his way of thinking existentialism?', "Who did he say is responsible for having meaning in one's life?", 'Instead of what?', 'Did this way of thought become popular after the second World War?', 'What are some other disciplines that existentialism influenced?', 'Where do these philosophers believe that thinking begins?', 'Instead of?', 'Is authenticity the main value of this type of thinking?', 'What is the main value then?', 'And what is authenticity?', 'What type of world does an existentialist think we live in?', 'What is the beginning point of an individual called?', 'Is that a feeling of happiness and order?', 'What then?', 'What do people who hold these beliefs think about academic philosophies?', 'Were those who thought this way called existentialists at the time?', 'Who was the first one to call himself by this term?', 'Does Steven Crowell believe that it is easy to define existentialism?', 'When did Sartre lecture about this?'] | {'answers': ['Søren Kierkegaard', 'No', 'each individual', 'society or religion', 'Yes', 'theology, drama, art, literature, and psychology.', 'with the human subject', 'the thinking subject', 'No', 'freedom', 'its primary virtue', 'meaningless or absurd', 'the existential attitude', 'No', 'disorientation, confusion, or dread', 'too abstract and remote from concrete human experience.', 'No', 'Jean-Paul Sartre', 'No', '1945'], 'answers_start': [866, 959, 1006, 1006, 1174, 1245, 163, 179, 315, 321, 409, 646, 480, 553, 553, 689, 1364, 1591, 1872, 2127], 'answers_end': [958, 1004, 1111, 1111, 1240, 1361, 231, 264, 443, 407, 443, 688, 579, 630, 630, 863, 1472, 1698, 1966, 2173]} |
3rgu30dzta81a6av9xrn5srrn1ajmy | Twenty years ago, Americans were a rare sight in China. But decades later, things have changed greatly. Americans are found in every Chinese province and region and in all walks of life. Much of this change is due to the increasing exchange and improving relationship between the two countries, but what attracts many here is China's rapid development and the huge opportunities that have arisen with that development.
Erik Nilsson has been working for the English newspaper China Daily as a reporter for five years since his graduation from Central Michigan University. Although his original plan was to become a conflict zone reporter in Latin America, he decided to stay at China Daily
Robert Brownell, a former IT engineer with Microsoft in Seattle, is now teaching in China and appreciates the different atmosphere in the school. His actions are a lot less restricted here than they would be in the U.S. "For good students, I can give them candy," he explains. "But in American schools, if you give food to students, they have to be sealed and tested. In China I can pat them on the back and raise my voice. But in America, everything is regulated so much, you just can't do anything."
Kodi Keith Avila, the 30-year- old Hawaiian is running a business English school, New York Minutes, in Beijing. Avila first came to China in 2007 on a scholarship program as a student of University of Hawaii. It was encouragement from his professor that finally convinced him to go to China. "He thought China would overtake other countries in trade, consumption and technology," Avila said."I saw many good opportunities for personal careers or business development in China. So many limousines Audi, Mercedes-Benz, so many businessmen and skyscrapers. One can get a business license in China as long as one has a good business plan"he told China Today.
"I came to China because I am interested in Chinese medicine. Learning Chinese language will help me learn Chinese medicine," Caponigro told China Today. She is not alone among Americans in becoming more and more fascinated with Chinese culture. | ['Who is Robert Brownell?', 'What does he do now?', 'Where?', 'Does Erik Nilsson work in China?', 'Where does he work?', 'And how about Kodi Avila?', 'Are American people living in China common today?', 'Why is that?', 'And what particularly draws many of them to live there?', 'Has it always been this way?', 'When was it not?', 'What kind of opportunity does Avila see?', 'Are there cultural factors that draw American people there?', 'What is an example?', 'And another example?', 'Where is Avila from?', 'And his age?', 'When did he first come to China?', 'Who influenced his decision?', 'What did he say his reasoning was?'] | {'answers': ['a former IT engineer', 'teaching', 'in China', 'no', 'England', 'Beijing.', 'yes', 'the increasing exchange and improving relationship', 'rapid development and huge opportunities', 'no', 'Twenty years ago', 'personal careers or business development', 'yes', 'Chinese medicine.', 'different atmosphere in school', 'hawaii', '30', '2007', 'his professor', 'the China would overtake other countries in trade, consumption and technology'], 'answers_start': [693, 757, 765, 421, 421, 1197, 0, 186, 318, 0, 0, 1605, 1855, 1856, 803, 1207, 1197, 1308, 1406, 1490], 'answers_end': [745, 783, 783, 488, 477, 1308, 103, 267, 379, 54, 55, 1664, 1916, 1915, 837, 1240, 1221, 1343, 1446, 1574]} |
3r8yzbnq9hizbq7l0h97jb6n65dq7n | St. John's (/ˌseɪntˈdʒɒnz/, local /ˌseɪntˈdʒɑːnz/) is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. St. John's was incorporated as a city in 1888, yet is considered by some to be the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 214,285 as of July 1, 2015, the St. John's Metropolitan Area is the second largest Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) in Atlantic Canada after Halifax and the 20th largest metropolitan area in Canada. It is one of the world's top ten oceanside destinations, according to National Geographic Magazine. Its name has been attributed to the feast day of John the Baptist, when John Cabot was believed to have sailed into the harbour in 1497, and also to a Basque fishing town with the same name.
St. John's is one of the oldest settlements in North America, with year-round settlement beginning sometime after 1630 and seasonal habitation long before that. It is not, however, the oldest surviving English settlement in North America or Canada, having been preceded by the Cuper's Cove colony at Cupids, founded in 1610, and the Bristol's Hope colony at Harbour Grace, founded in 1618. In fact, although English fishermen had begun setting up seasonal camps in Newfoundland in the 16th Century, they were expressly forbidden by the British government, at the urging of the West Country fishing industry, from establishing permanent settlements along the English controlled coast, hence the town of St. John's was not established as a permanent community until after the 1630s at the earliest. Other permanent English settlements in the Americas that predate St. John's include: St. George's, Bermuda (1612) and Jamestown, Virginia (1607). | ['Which is the largest Newfoundland city?', 'In what other part of Canada is it also the largest city?', 'When was it incorporated?', 'What was its population in 2015?', "What's its size ranking in the Census Metropolitan Area?", "What's the ranking in the Canadian metro area in size?", "What's its name attributed to?", 'In what continent is it located?', 'When did Cabot arrive?', 'When did seasonal camps in Newfoundland beging?', 'Who founded it?', 'Aside from largest city, what else is it to Labrador?', 'And where else?', 'What is CMA stand for?'] | {'answers': ["St. John's", 'Labrador', '1888', '214,285', '20th', '20th', 'feast day of John the Baptist', 'North America', '1497', 'Long before 1630', 'English', 'capital', 'Newfoundland', 'Census Metropolitan Area (CMA)'], 'answers_start': [0, 103, 136, 338, 514, 514, 692, 1073, 734, 938, 1050, 48, 86, 442], 'answers_end': [99, 120, 166, 385, 554, 545, 721, 1087, 791, 1010, 1069, 66, 99, 472]} |
3fk0yff9pzgtro4y4e6xvcly9kcvv1 | (CNN) -- Judge William Adams, who made national headlines after the release of a 2004 video of him beating his then-teenage daughter, has been suspended by the Texas Supreme Court.
Adams, while not admitting guilt or wrongdoing, agreed to the suspension. He will be paid during the suspension.
The judge's lawyer, William Dudley, said his client proposed the suspension motion with input from the state Commission on Judicial Conduct, which is investigating the incident. Adams already was on voluntary leave, Dudley said in a statement to CNN.
In a separate ruling, a Texas judge ruled Wednesday that Adams can have supervised visitation with his younger daughter, 10.
Adams, a court-at-law judge in Aransas County, was roundly criticized when his now-adult daughter posted online a video of him beating her with a belt when she was 16.
The video also showed the judge cursing and berating Hillary Adams.
William Adams was punishing the girl for using the Internet "to acquire music and games that were unavailable for legal purchase at the time," Hillary Adams wrote on the web posting.
The video is punctuated by cracks of the man's belt and the girl's screams and cries.
At one point in the 7 1/2-minute video, the man says to his near-hysterical daughter, "What happened to you, Hillary? Once you were an obedient, nice little girl. Now you lie, cheat and steal."
He yells at her, "You want to put some more computer games on? You want some more?"
"Are you happy?" he asks her. "Disobeying your parents? You don't deserve to f---ing be in this house." | ['Who beat his teenage daughter?', 'What did the Texas Supreme Court do?', 'How was the incident made public?', 'Did the Judge admit his mistake?', 'Who was his attorney?', 'Was he involved in other legal cases?', 'Was he involved in other legal cases?', 'In what State?', 'What was he granted in that case?', 'Who was upset about the video being leaked?', 'What was his profession?', 'From where?', 'How long after the incident was the clip leaked?'] | {'answers': ['Judge William Adams', 'suspended him', 'the daughter posted online a video', 'no', 'William Dudley', 'unknown', 'yes', 'Texas', 'supervised visitation', 'William Adams', 'a court-at-law judge', 'Aransas County', 'at least two years'], 'answers_start': [9, 142, 767, 190, 298, -1, 551, 575, 623, 918, 678, 708, 776], 'answers_end': [132, 179, 798, 229, 332, -1, 677, 586, 644, 931, 706, 723, 844]} |
3m23y66po27sk68t9btk8xlssdw6s0 | What could a poem writer and a movie director share? More than you think! Langston Hughes began writing poems in high school and soon became one of America's greatest writers. Most of his writing is about his experiences as an African American. He wrote poems about people who worked hard through life but still found things to be happy about. He wrote plays and books about justice for all people, and he wrote kids' books, too. The Sweet and Sour Animal Book is a book of his animal poems. Pictures and photos were used in the book. "Hold fast to dreams" is a line in a famous Hughes poem. That's exactly what he did throughout his life. When Steven Spielberg was in middle school, he wanted to make a film. He had an idea for a movie, but no money. He started a tree-planting business and made his film with the money he earned. Spielberg never stopped making films, even after many film schools refused him. Today he is one of the most popular and important filmmakers in the world. His movies are about people who are adventurous , brave, kind. His characters often fight for what is good. Some of his films are about his Jewish background, such as Schindler's List. Spielberg once said, "I don't dream that much at night because I dream for a living." In different ways, both Hughes and Spielberg have encouraged people of all ages to reach for their dreams. | ['What is the writers name?', 'What were most his writings about?', 'Did he write about justice?', 'For whom?', 'Who else did he write books for?', "What was a famous line mentioned in his children's book?", 'What book was this line from?', 'Who wanted to make a film while in middle school?', "Why couldn't he make one?", 'How did he earn money?', 'Did he stop making films?', 'Where is he now considered most popular?', 'What is his background?', 'Were his movies about this backgroud?'] | {'answers': ['Langston Hughes', 'his experiences', 'Yes', 'all people', 'kids', 'Hold fast to dreams', 'its a line in a famous Hughes poem', 'Steven Spielberg', 'no money', 'He started a tree-planting business', 'No', 'the world.', 'he has a Jewish background', "Schindler's List"], 'answers_start': [74, 176, 344, 344, 403, 492, 557, 645, 709, 752, 832, 918, 1095, 1122], 'answers_end': [109, 243, 382, 397, 428, 590, 590, 709, 750, 788, 868, 986, 1144, 1170]} |
34qn5it0tzrfnb75to7yi5b04ok08r | (Published March 30, 2011)Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity might have a few mistakes--and Jake Barnett has set out to prove it. Between attending college classes at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) and tutoring his fellow students, Jake is also working on a new theory about the creation of the universe. He happens to be 12 years old.
From an early age, Jake showed an extraordinary interest in stars. When he was 3, his parents took him to a space observatory. He tried to learn as much as he could about astronomy. Jake's IQ measured remarkably high at 170.
As a baby, Jake was found out with Asperser's syndrome, a form of autism . Autism causes difficulties in communication and social abilities. People with autism may also have strong interests--like Jake's interest in the stars at a young age.
The symptoms of autism can range from mild to extremely severe. Asperser's is one of the milder forms of autism. Sometimes people with Asperser's, like Jake, develop extremely advanced skills in science, music or art.
When Jake was in elementary school, his parents worried that the effects of his Asperser's were worsening. He became quiet. _ So a doctor recommended that Jake's parents let him study more advanced subjects, like math and physics.
Jake's mother asked an astronomy professor to let Jake sit in on his class. Now, Jake studies advanced sciences like electromagnetic physics at IUPUI.
But Jake thinks it's important to have a normal life too. He likes to play Guitar Hero with his friends and watch science fiction movies. He also enjoys playing classical music on the piano.But for Jake, studying physics is the most important thing. Jake's professor, John Ross, is working on getting a large sum of money for him to do research at the university.
Doctors have said Jake's autism symptoms have lessened over time. Still, Jake proudly refers to himself as an "Aspy", or someone with Asperser's. In an interview with his university student newspaper, he said, "I think the autism is the reason I'm even at IUPUI." | ['How old is Jake?', 'Whose theory might have a few mistakes?', "What is Jake's last name?", 'What school is he attending?', 'Is Jake at a normal age to be attending there?', 'How old is he?', 'At what age did he first go to the space observatory?', 'Who took him there?', 'Does he have a high IQ?', 'What is it?', 'Does Jake have a medical issue?', 'What is the name of the medical issue?', 'Is it mild or extremely severe?', 'What skills do people with it sometimes develop?', 'Does Jake think it is important to have a normal life?', 'What game does he like to play?', 'Does he have friends?', 'How does Jake refer to himself?', 'What theory is Jake working on?', 'What does Autism cause difficulties with?'] | {'answers': ['12', "Albert Einstein's", 'Barnett', 'Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis', 'no', '12', 'Three', 'his parents', 'yes', '170', 'yes', "Asperser's syndrome", 'mild', 'advanced skills in science, art, or music', 'yes', 'guitar hero', 'yes', 'as an aspy', 'Theory of Relativity', 'communication and socializing'], 'answers_start': [335, 26, 92, 170, 336, 336, 436, 452, 552, 551, 609, 609, 904, 953, 1445, 1504, 1504, 1897, 26, 671], 'answers_end': [368, 64, 109, 220, 367, 367, 496, 496, 595, 594, 749, 650, 952, 1058, 1501, 1532, 1554, 1927, 64, 736]} |
3zazr5xv01ie1z38eu0vqqa5crqzc0 | IPA Braille is the modern standard Braille encoding of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), as recognized by the International Council on English Braille.
A braille version of the IPA was first created by Merrick and Potthoff in 1934, and published in London. It was used in France, Germany, and anglophone countries. However, it was not updated as the IPA evolved, and by 1989 had become obsolete. In 1990 it was officially reissued by BAUK, but in a corrupted form that made it largely unworkable. In 1997 BANA created a completely new system for the United States and Canada. However, it was incompatible with braille IPA elsewhere in the world and in addition proved to be cumbersome and often inadequate. In 2008 Robert Englebretson revised the Merrick and Potthoff notation and by 2011 this had been accepted by BANA. It is largely true to the original in consonants and vowels, though the diacritics were completely reworked, as necessitated by the major revisions in print IPA diacritics since 1934. The diacritics were also made more systematic, and follow rather than precede the base letters. However, it has no general procedure for marking tone, and not all diacritics can be written.
IPA Braille does not use the conventions of English Braille. It is set off by slash or square brackets, which indicate that the intervening material is IPA rather than national orthography. Thus brackets are required in braille even when not used in print. | ['Does IPA Braille use the conventions of English Braille?', 'what indicates that the material is IPA?', 'are those brackets required?', 'what year did IPA become obsolete?', 'what is IPA?', 'where was it put into use?', 'where else?', 'who created it?', 'where was it first published?', 'when?', 'who reissued it?', 'was that version successful?', 'who created a completely new system?', 'when?', 'was it compatible withe Braille from other places?', 'what countries was it for?', 'who revised the Merrick and Pothoff version?', 'what did he completely rework?', 'was it accepted by BANA?', 'can all diacritics be written?'] | {'answers': ['No', 'It is set off by slash or square brackets', 'Yes', '1989', 'the modern standard Braille encoding of the International Phonetic Alphabet', 'France', 'Germany', 'Merrick and Potthoff', 'London', '1934', 'BAUK', 'No', 'BANA', 'In 1997', 'No', 'the United States and Canada', 'Robert Englebretson', 'the diacritics', 'Yes', 'No'], 'answers_start': [1208, 1269, 1398, 360, 0, 268, 268, 163, 189, 233, 414, 415, 515, 507, 508, 508, 726, 831, 725, 1170], 'answers_end': [1267, 1365, 1464, 406, 90, 289, 298, 234, 266, 267, 449, 506, 552, 552, 655, 585, 779, 940, 832, 1206]} |
3kyqyyshyv7c7nvfchkpuyljdh9odl | The discovery of an ancient giant panda skull has confirmed its bamboo diet dates back more than 2 million years and may have played a key part in its survival.[:
A Chinese-US research team reports its results today following studies on a fossil skull found in south China's Cuangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in 2001.
The six fossils unearthed in Jinyin Cave are dated between 2.4 and 2 million years ago, according to the report in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, an influential US journal.
Jin Changzhu, of the chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and lead author of the paper, said the smaller fossil skull indicates the giant pandas were about a third smaller than today's pandas.
Researchers knew the panda reached its maximum size about 500,000 years ago, when it peaked ,and then gradually became smaller.
Jin, a paleontologist at the Institute of Vertebrate paleontology and Paleoanthropology attached to the CAS, said the size _ was a basic rule of evolution.
"A species tends to grow bigger when it reaches the peak of its population , but becomes smaller when numbers decline," he said.
The dental remains of the skull, which is the oldest giant panda skull ever found, are similar to today's pandas, indicating the type of teeth that could munch mountains of bamboo. A panda can eat up to 40kg of bamboo per day.
Paleoanthropologist Russell Ciochon, the US co-author at the University of lowa, said the panda's focus on bamboo could have helped it survive all these years.
"Once an animal begins to rely on a common and stable food source, such as bamboo, it tends to evolve a larger body size," he said. "As individuals of the evolving species grow bigger, they have a better chance not to be eaten by predators due to their larger body size." | ['was something found?', 'what?', 'more than one?', 'how many?', 'where were they discovered?', 'how old are they?', 'who reported this?', 'is an anthropologist mentioned?', 'named?', 'does he have another profession?', 'what?', 'where does he work?', 'did he say something?', 'what?', 'how many years?', 'when was the specimen discovered?', 'in what country?', 'in the Northern section of the the country?'] | {'answers': ['yes', 'fossils', 'Yes', 'six', 'in Jinyin Cave', 'they are between 2.4 and 2 million years old', 'the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences', 'Yes', 'Russell Ciochon', 'Yes', 'co-author', 'the University of lowa', 'Yes', "that the panda's focus on bamboo could have helped it survive all these years.", 'more than 2 million', '2001.', 'China', 'No'], 'answers_start': [321, 329, 324, 325, 328, 325, 409, 1354, 1354, 1374, 1374, 1374, 1374, 1374, 63, 241, 241, 241], 'answers_end': [362, 361, 346, 337, 361, 407, 483, 1389, 1389, 1407, 1407, 1433, 1439, 1513, 155, 320, 276, 276]} |
326o153bmiyqvwiqi3htpmr58g5eda | There was once a family called the McAllisters. There was a dad, John McAllister, a mom, Amy McAllister, and their two twins, Ally and Jonah McAllister. This family was a family family, but when it came time to eat dinner, they sometimes argued. This is because different people liked different meals. John liked chicken most of all, and Amy liked vegetables. The twins, Ally and Jonah, preferred hotdogs, but Ally preferred ketchup, and Jonah preferred mustard. When it came to every day dinners, they took turns eating what each person liked. However, when it came to special meals like thanksgiving, it was difficult for the family to choose what to have. There would be frequent fights between all of them on what they would eat. Finally, they all had the answer. They would invite their grandpa over, because their grandpa was a great cook and could make everyone's favorite food, including chicken, vegetables, and hotdogs. On Thanksgiving, everyone was happy. | ['What is the family called?', 'How many are they?', 'Do they always get along?', "Why didn't they?", 'How did they fix this?', 'When did this not work?', 'How many different things did they like?', 'What did they find the solution to be on special meal days?', 'How did he fix things?', 'How did they feel about that?', "What's an example of one of the special meal days?", 'Who enjoyed veggies the most?'] | {'answers': ['McAllisters', '5 of them.', 'No', 'They all wanted something different to eat.', 'They took turns eat their favorites.', 'On special meals', '5 different things', 'Invite grandpa over.', "Made everyone's favorite food", 'Happy', 'Thanksgiving', 'Amy'], 'answers_start': [35, 55, 209, 246, 466, 545, 313, 769, 853, 947, 933, 338], 'answers_end': [46, 151, 244, 300, 544, 657, 462, 804, 884, 966, 945, 341]} |
33m4ia01qg1t26scv925i0tg4tyrx6 | CHAPTER XI. A FESTIVAL AND A PARTING
My grandfather and I were seated at table together. It was early June, the birds were singing in the garden, and the sweet odours of the flowers were wafted into the room.
"Richard," says he, when Scipio had poured his claret, "my illness cheated you out of your festival last year. I dare swear you deem yourself too old for birthdays now."
I laughed.
"So it is with lads," said Mr. Carvel; "they will rush into manhood as heedless as you please. Take my counsel, boy, and remain young. Do not cross the bridge before you have to. And I have been thinking that we shall have your fete this year, albeit you are grown, and Miss Dolly is the belle of the province. 'Tis like sunshine into my old heart to see the lads and lasses again, and to hear the merry, merry fiddling. I will have his new Excellency, who seems a good and a kindly man, and Lloyd and Tilghman and Dulany and the rest, with their ladies, to sit with me. And there will be plenty of punch and syllabub and sangaree, I warrant; and tarts and jellies and custards, too, for the misses. Ring for Mrs. Willis, my son."
Willis came with her curtsey to the old gentleman, who gave his order then and there. He never waited for a fancy of this kind to grow cold.
"We shall all be children again, on that day, Mrs. Willis," says he. "And I catch any old people about, they shall be thrust straight in the town stocks, i' faith." | ['What month was it?', 'Who were seated together?', 'Who was singing?', 'Where?', 'Who did they want to ring for?', 'What did Willis do when she arrived to the man?', 'Who would be thrown in the stocks?', "Who poured the old man's claret?", "Who wasn't able to enjoy the previous year's festivities?", 'The smell of what filled the room they were in?', 'Who filled the claret?', 'Who might feel he was too old for birthdays?', "What was Mr. Carvel's advice to the young one?", 'Who was the province belle?', 'What brightened one of their hearts?'] | {'answers': ['June', 'grandfather and I', 'birds', 'in the garden', 'Mrs. Willis', 'curtsey', 'any old people', 'Scipio', 'Richard', 'sweet odours of the flowers', 'Scipio', 'Richard', 'remain young', 'Miss Dolly', 'to see the lads and lasses again'], 'answers_start': [104, 42, 114, 133, 1106, 1152, 1356, 238, 214, 156, 238, 323, 519, 667, 746], 'answers_end': [108, 60, 119, 146, 1118, 1159, 1370, 244, 221, 183, 245, 380, 531, 678, 778]} |
3u4j9857oebc7k5whzchomboj2o7bx | (CNN) -- Fans of "Dancing With the Stars" know how grueling the competition can be.
Contestants practice for hours a day, and almost every season some celebs are brought low by injury. So how in the world will Valerie Harper, who just months ago announced that she had a terminal form of cancer, go for that mirror ball trophy?
Apparently with the same spirit that caused the "Rhoda" actress to offer this up for fans:
"I hope you dance! I hope you dance," Harper told CNN on Wednesday. " And that's what I'm saying to everybody, that's just my message. Dance."
'DWTS' thinks big for 17th season cast
Harper announced in March that she had been diagnosed with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, a condition in which cancer cells spread into the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. But Harper told CNN that she does not have brain cancer.
"I have lung cancer," she said. "It is situated in the lining of the brain; it's not even in the brain."
Her husband, Tony Cacciotti, encouraged her to sign on with the hit ABC dance competition, she said. He runs the couple's production company and had been considering her participation for a few years.
The actress said she initially resisted the idea.
"I said, 'Give me one good reason,' " Harper recalled. "He said, 'You have cancer! Get up there, and show people that you can dance and do -- and the doctors said it's fine to exercise. Encourage people to move, to exercise, to do all the things that will be good for them, and mainly not to sit in the house and glower and worry and feel sorry for yourself because you have this disease and anything else.'" | ['Who is competing on a show?', 'On which show?', 'What disease does Harper have?', 'What object could she win?', 'Does she have brain cancer?', 'What kind then?', 'Who is she married to?', 'Did he discourage her?', 'What network is the show on?', 'What is his occupation?', 'What show was she known for?', 'Is it an easy contest?', 'Who interviewed her?', 'When?', 'When did she announce she had cancer?', 'What month?', 'Did the doctors clear her to participate?', 'Was she excited to do it at first?', 'How long to participants practice?', 'Are people injured?'] | {'answers': ['Valerie Harper', 'Dancing With the Stars', 'leptomeningeal carcinomatosis', 'mirror ball trophy', 'No', 'lung cancer,', 'Tony Cacciotti', 'No', 'ABC', "He runs the couple's production company", 'Rhoda', 'No', 'CNN', 'Wednesday.', 'just months ago', 'March', 'Yes', 'No', 'hours a day', 'Yes'], 'answers_start': [212, 18, 670, 310, 836, 869, 981, 997, 1036, 1069, 381, 51, 475, 482, 231, 631, 1373, 1188, 111, 135], 'answers_end': [226, 40, 699, 328, 858, 881, 995, 1011, 1040, 1109, 386, 59, 478, 492, 247, 636, 1407, 1210, 122, 185]} |
3owepkl089ce8tutkphqfhbi145n7w | CHAPTER XII.
Madame Colonna, with that vivacious energy which characterises the south, had no sooner seen Coningsby, and heard his praises celebrated by his grandfather, than she resolved that an alliance should sooner or later take place between him and her step-daughter. She imparted her projects without delay to Lucretia, who received them in a different spirit from that in which they were communicated. Lucretia bore as little resemblance to her step-mother in character, as in person. If she did not possess her beauty, she was born with an intellect of far greater capacity and reach. She had a deep judgment. A hasty alliance with a youth, arranged by their mutual relatives, might suit very well the clime and manners of Italy, but Lucretia was well aware that it was altogether opposed to the habits and feelings of this country. She had no conviction that either Coningsby would wish to marry her, or, if willing, that his grandfather would sanction such a step in one as yet only on the threshold of the world. Lucretia therefore received the suggestions and proposals of Madarne Colonna with coldness and indifference; one might even say contempt, for she neither felt respect for this lady, nor was she sedulous to evince it. Although really younger than Coningsby, Lucretia felt that a woman of eighteen is, in all worldly considerations, ten years older than a youth of the same age. She anticipated that a considerable time might elapse before Coningsby would feel it necessary to seal his destiny by marriage, while, on the other hand, she was not only anxious, but resolved, not to delay on her part her emancipation from the galling position in which she very frequently found herself. | ['How old is Lucretia?', 'Who is she younger than?', 'Was she convinced that he wanted to wed her?', 'Who might not approve of the marriage?', 'Who was the grandson?', 'Was Madame energetic', 'How is her energy characterized?', 'Did Lucretia look like her step-mom?', 'She felt a decade older than which 18 year old?', 'Did she believe that the wedding would occur soon?'] | {'answers': ['eighteen', 'Coningsby', 'Yes', 'his grandfather', 'Coningsby', 'Yes', 'the south', 'No', 'Lucretia', 'No'], 'answers_start': [1313, 1273, 1465, 934, 878, 15, 78, 420, 412, 1421], 'answers_end': [1322, 1282, 1531, 949, 887, 57, 87, 545, 420, 1457]} |
3dbqwde4y6yzlpgaww2thxxmay5n5c | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) is a British overseas territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote and inhospitable collection of islands, consisting of South Georgia and a chain of smaller islands known as the South Sandwich Islands. South Georgia is long and wide and is by far the largest island in the territory. The South Sandwich Islands lie about southeast of South Georgia. The territory's total land area is . The Falkland Islands are about north-west from its nearest point.
There is no permanent population on the islands. The present inhabitants are the British Government Officer, Deputy Postmaster, scientists, and support staff from the British Antarctic Survey who maintain scientific bases at Bird Island and at the capital, King Edward Point, as well as museum staff at nearby Grytviken.
The United Kingdom claimed sovereignty over South Georgia in 1775 and the South Sandwich Islands in 1908. The territory of "South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands" was formed in 1985; previously it had been governed as part of the Falkland Islands Dependencies. Argentina claimed South Georgia in 1927 and claimed the South Sandwich Islands in 1938.
Argentina maintained a naval station, Corbeta Uruguay, on Thule Island in the South Sandwich Islands from 1976 until 1982 when it was closed by the Royal Navy. The Argentine claim over South Georgia contributed to the 1982 Falklands War, during which Argentine forces briefly occupied the island. Argentina continues to claim sovereignty over South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. | ['What is the SGSSI?', 'Who owns it?', 'Where is it?', 'Does anyone live there?', 'Who?', 'Are there any permanent residents?', 'Who owns the naval station on the island?', 'What island was it on?', 'What was the station called?', 'When did the station start running?', 'Is it still open?', 'When did it shut down?', 'Who shut it down?', 'When did Argentina take control of South Georgia?', 'Did they take control of the South Sandwich Islands as well?', 'In the same year as they took control of South Georgia?', 'Before or after?', 'In what year?', 'Who had control of the area before them?'] | {'answers': ['South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands', 'British', 'southern Atlantic Ocean.', 'yes', 'British Government Officer, Deputy Postmaster, scientists, and support staff from the British Antarctic Survey', 'no', 'Argentina', 'Thule Island', 'Corbeta Uruguay', '1976', 'no', '1982', 'the Royal Navy', '1927', 'yes', 'no', 'after', '1938', 'United Kingdom'], 'answers_start': [0, 58, 92, 520, 601, 520, 1201, 1259, 1239, 1307, 1331, 1318, 1345, 1146, 1167, 1192, 1192, 1193, 847], 'answers_end': [45, 65, 116, 567, 712, 568, 1210, 1271, 1254, 1311, 1361, 1322, 1359, 1151, 1199, 1197, 1197, 1197, 861]} |
3y4w8q93lzk7x74cdt63pqfr9didvu | (CNN) -- Gary Sinise has played many characters on television and the big screen, but one of his most important roles in real life is fighting for veterans.
"I have a passionate love for our country. I know that our freedom is provided by men and women, ordinary men and women who take up the call and serve our country," he says. "We can never forget our defenders, and we should do everything we can for them before the battle, during the battle and after the battle when things get rough for them. We should take care of them."
And that's just what the actor is doing through programs at The Gary Sinise Foundation.
The nonprofit helps veterans translate their military skills to civilian careers, sponsors military scholarships and even helps build customized homes for the severely wounded.
"If you're a quadruple amputee, you've lost both arms and both legs, you're going to have some physical challenges for the rest of your life. We want your home to be the most secure, safe, manageable place in your life," explains Sinise. In partnership with Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, homes are built with smart technology such as automated doors and iPad-controlled electronics.
Cpl. Christian Brown, who lost both legs serving in Afghanistan, is looking forward to gaining more independence after he moves into his specialized house.
"Sometimes I get so focused on the small things that are easy for you but hard for me," the Marine says. "And now I actually have to think my way through them. So it's actually very tiring mentally and just to be able to scoot through your house and do the things you need to do, whether that be laundry, you know, use the bathroom, get to a certain area of the house without actually having to put so much thought into it. I think it'll be relief." | ['What does he love?', 'What does he do?', 'What else?', 'What is his program called?', 'What does it help do?', 'What else?', 'And?', 'Who does he partner with?', 'What does the partner help with?', 'Who appreciate the help?', 'What happened to him?', 'What is he excited about?', 'What should we never forget?'] | {'answers': ['Our Country', 'actor', 'help veterans', 'The Gary Sinise Foundation', 'Get civilian jobs', 'Get scholarships', 'Help build homes for the wounded', 'Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation', 'Making homes smart', 'Cpl. Christian Brown,', 'Lost both legs in war', 'More independence in his special house', 'Our defenders'], 'answers_start': [160, 9, 97, 535, 653, 707, 742, 1041, 1106, 1203, 1225, 1268, 334], 'answers_end': [201, 81, 155, 623, 705, 737, 803, 1201, 1200, 1224, 1266, 1359, 369]} |
3s4aw7t80bir169p6e34zdnj5zb4l7 | Having good social relationships -- friends, marriage or children -- may be every bit as important to a healthy life as quitting smoking, losing weight or taking certain medicines. U. S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
People with strong social relationships were SO percent less likely to die early than people without such support, the team at Brigham Young University in Utah found. They suggest that the government look at ways to help people keep social relationships as a way of keeping the population healthy.
"A lack of social relationships was equal to smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day," psychologist Julianne Holt-Lunstad, who led the study, said in a telephone interview.
Her team conducted a study that examined social relationships and their effects on health. They looked at 148 studies that covered more than 308,000 people, published in the Public Library of Science journal PLoS Medicine at www.plosmedicine.org.
Having low levels of social relationships was equal to being an alcoholic, was more harmful than not exercising and was twice as harmful as obesity. Social relationships had a bigger effect on early death than getting an injection to prevent pneumonia ,than taking drugs for high blood pressure and far more important than living in air pollution, they found.
"I certainly don't want to _ these other risk factors because of course they are very important," Holt-Lunstad said. We need to start taking social relationships just as seriously. " But Holt-Lundstad said there was some evidence that assigning caretakers does not help improve people's health. "Naturally occurring relationships may be different than the support received from someone who is hired for that purpose." she said. | ['Early death was less common with what type of relationships?', 'What institution found this?', 'Lack of social relations was equivalent to what?', 'Who came to this conclusion?', 'What is her job title?', 'How many studies did her team look at?', 'Covering how many individuals?', 'Where were these published to?', 'Were low levels of social relationships worse than alcoholism?'] | {'answers': ['People with strong social relationships', 'Brigham Young University', 'smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day', 'Julianne Holt-Lunstad', 'psychologist', '148', '308,000', 'Public Library of Science journal PLoS Medicine', 'no'], 'answers_start': [222, 349, 566, 616, 603, 797, 832, 865, 995], 'answers_end': [261, 373, 600, 637, 615, 800, 839, 912, 1014]} |
3oe22wjigio191jhdp2it3k7el4uqx | (CNN) -- The Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, who helped lead the civil rights movement, has died, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute said Wednesday. He was 89.
Shuttlesworth is among the iconic figures honored in the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site in Atlanta. King once called Shuttlesworth "the most courageous civil rights fighter in the South."
President Barack Obama issued a statement honoring Shuttleworth, saying he "dedicated his life to advancing the cause of justice for all Americans. He was a testament to the strength of the human spirit. And today we stand on his shoulders, and the shoulders of all those who marched and sat and lifted their voices to help perfect our union. ...
"America owes Reverend Shuttlesworth a debt of gratitude, and our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Sephira, and their family, friends and loved ones."
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against segregated busing in Montgomery, Alabama, Shuttlesworth rallied the membership of a group he established in May 1956 -- the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights -- to challenge the practice of segregated busing in Birmingham.
Shuttlesworth also helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, with King and other civil rights leaders.
Shuttlesworth's efforts weren't without a price: his home was bombed on Christmas Day in 1956, but he and his family were not injured.
He was, however, hurt in 1957 when he was beaten with chains and whips as he sought to integrate an all-white public school. | ['who issued a statement honoring Shuttleworth?', 'When was Shuttlesworth hurt?', 'How was he hurt?', 'Why was he beaten?', 'Who is Fred Shuttlesworth?', 'Did Obama say America owes Shuttlesworth a debt of gratitude?', 'Is Shuttlesworth still alive?', 'How old was he when he died?', 'Who announced his death?', 'When did make his group?', 'What was his group called?', 'What was their goal?', 'Did something bad happen to his home?', 'what happened to his home?', 'When was his home bombed?', 'What year was his home bombed?'] | {'answers': ['Barack Obama', 'in 1957', 'he was beaten with chains and whips', 'he sought to integrate an all-white public school.', 'A Reverend who helped lead the civil rights movement', 'yes', 'no', '89', 'Birmingham Civil Rights Institute', 'May 1956', 'the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights', 'to challenge the practice of segregated busing in Birmingham.', 'yes', 'it was bombed', 'his home was bombed on Christmas Day', '1956'], 'answers_start': [410, 1455, 1485, 1529, 9, 760, 80, 145, 91, 1043, 1080, 1131, 1367, 1367, 1367, 1367], 'answers_end': [473, 1484, 1525, 1579, 79, 815, 89, 156, 134, 1077, 1128, 1194, 1386, 1386, 1403, 1411]} |
3m0nz3jdp1yt2eutzkdnck4vjzy5z5 | CHAPTER XIII.
Shall I sit alone in my chamber, And set the chairs by the wall, While you sit with lords and princes, Yet have not a thought at all?
Shall I sit alone in my chamber, And duly the table lay, Whilst you stand up in the diet, And have not a word to say?--Old Danish Ballad.
"Oh, Norman, are you come already?" exclaimed Margaret, as her brother opened the door, bringing in with him the crisp breath of December.
"Yes, I came away directly after collections. How are you, Margaret?"
"Pretty brave, thank you;" but the brother and sister both read on each other's features that the additional three months of suspense had told. There were traces of toil and study on Norman's brow; the sunken look about his eyes, and the dejected outline of his cheek, Margaret knew betokened discouragement; and though her mild serenity was not changed, she was almost transparently thin and pale. They had long ago left off asking whether there were tidings, and seldom was the subject adverted to, though the whole family seemed to be living beneath a dark shadow.
"How is Flora?" he next asked.
"Going on beautifully, except that papa thinks she does too much in every way. She declares that she shall bring the baby to show me in another week, but I don't think it will be allowed."
"And the little lady prospers?"
"Capitally, though I get rather contradictory reports of her. First, papa declared her something surpassing--exactly like Flora, and so I suppose she is; but Ethel and Meta will say nothing for her beauty, and Blanche calls her a fright. But papa is her devoted admirer--he does so enjoy having a sort of property again in a baby!" | ['Is Margaret related to Norman?', 'How are they related?', 'During which month did he visit?', 'Who did he ask about?', 'How is Flora doing?', 'What does papa say about Flora?', 'What does Blanche say?', 'And what about Ethel and Meta?', 'Was Margaret obese?', "What did Norman's eyes look like?", 'And how about his cheek?'] | {'answers': ['Yes', 'Siblings', 'December.', 'Margaret', 'Pretty brave', 'She does too much', 'Calls her a fright', 'They will say nothing for her beauty', 'No', 'Sunken', 'A dejected outline'], 'answers_start': [507, 508, 405, 436, 507, 1132, 1545, 1472, 776, 652, 737], 'answers_end': [573, 561, 433, 505, 533, 1187, 1571, 1539, 895, 735, 815]} |
3hpzf4ivnmtew9t3i8yccj1360byc3 | (CNN) -- It is akin to Sebastian Vettel designing his own Formula One car, getting in the cockpit and driving it to the world title.
In F1, it would be a mission impossible; in the winter sport of skeleton racing it is, at the very least, a monstrous mission improbable which Briton Kristan Bromley has made an infinite reality from the unlikeliest of beginnings.
It has earned him the nickname Doctor Ice and brought him world, European and British titles.
The one medal missing from the trophy cabinet is an Olympic one, achieved by his fiancee and mother of the couple's daughter, Ella, Shelley Rudman, who won silver seven years ago in Turin on one of the sleds he designed.
There is a somewhat laughable nature to how he found a new career path in such cutting-edge design while based at BAE Systems and tasked with working on the Eurofighter Typhoon, which made its combat debut in Libya in 2011 with the Royal Air Force and Italian Air Force.
"I got a memo sent round internally inviting me to a talk about Bob Skeleton," he recalls. "I'd never heard of the sport so I asked one of the guys, 'who is Bob Skeleton?' -- I thought it was a guy to start with.
"You can imagine my surprise that it turned out to be a sport that changed my life completely."
It is a leap of faith to go from the Eurofighter, which cost an approximate £200m each, to design what is effectively a steel tray designed to ensure an athlete is propelled at speeds of up to 130km/h down a sheet ice bobsled run -- head first. | ["What is Kirstan Bromley's nickname?", 'Is Kristan a man or woman?', 'Has he won any titles?', 'What kind?', 'Does he have an Olympic medal?', 'Is he married?', 'Engaged?', 'What is her name?', 'Do they have any kids?', 'Boy or girl?', 'What is her name?', 'What sport does Dr. Ice participate in?', 'How fast do they go?', 'Feet first?', 'How?', 'Where did he work prior to getting involved in this?', 'Where?', 'Has it been in combat?', 'Where?', 'When?'] | {'answers': ['Doctor Ice', 'a man', 'yes', 'world, European and British', 'no', 'no', 'yes', 'Shelley Rudman', 'yes', 'girl', 'Ella', 'skeleton racing', 'speeds of up to 130km/h', 'no', 'head first', 'working on the Eurofighter Typhoon', 'at BAE Systems', 'yes', 'in Libya', 'in 2011'], 'answers_start': [368, 368, 368, 368, 464, 528, 528, 529, 540, 570, 571, 142, 1427, 1423, 1424, 829, 798, 865, 871, 865], 'answers_end': [409, 409, 461, 460, 527, 610, 595, 610, 596, 595, 594, 214, 1518, 1518, 1518, 864, 812, 909, 901, 909]} |
3skemfqbz35h01e9xhhg1pq9heuk84 | Nora, a 17-year-old American, notices that when she has to do a paper for school and researches it on the Internet, she rarely reads a whole page and does deep reading. "I'll read the beginning of a paragraph and then I'll skip the rest," she says. While Nora's mother, Martha, loves sitting down with a good book and reading carefully, her daughter may be the wave of the future. "Deep reading", or slow reading, is a process in which people think carefully while they read. With most, that means slowing down --- even stopping and rereading a page or paragraph to really understand what the author is trying to say. Last summer, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said he was concerned about what he sees as a decline in slow reading. Instant messages and 140-character tweets appear to be reducing out ability to concentrate on a single idea or theme of a book, he told Foreign Policy Magazine. It's easy to forget the benefits of deep reading in an age when anything worth doing is done fast. Experts warn that without deep reading, it is impossible to be an educated person of the world, a knowledgeable voter or even an imaginative thinker. "If you want to have a deep relationship with a text and understand a complex idea, then slow reading is a preferred style. It is good for pleasure, too. It is not a rushed experience and you can lose yourself in a text," said Canadian writer John Miedema, the author of the book Slow Reading. US' Ohlone College English professor Cynthia Lee Katona says reading is a highly social activity that builds the mind and social connections. If you read, she says, you simply know more and have more to talk about with friends, partners and people you know. Deep reading can also take a reader on a trip around the world even if they are sitting in a living room armchair, Katona says. Also, deep reading helps people develop thinking, writing and conversation skills. "If you like beautiful things, authors put words together that are really beautiful and expressive," she says. "If you want to write well--- and there are lots of reasons to express yourself clearly --- you should read." | ['What kind of activity does the English professor call reading?', 'What is another term for it?', 'Why is the Google CEO worried about it?', 'Is there something specific he thinks is the cause?', 'Who did he express these concerns to?', 'When did he talk to them?', 'Was there a specific book that addressed this issue?', 'What was it called?', 'Who was the author?', 'Where is he from?', 'Did anyone else comment on this issue?', 'Who?', 'Where is she from?', 'What does she do for a living?', 'Which college?', 'What did she say reading was?'] | {'answers': ['Deep reading', 'slow reading', 'decreases ability to concentrate', 'Instant messages and 140-character tweets', 'Foreign Policy Magazine', 'Last summer', 'Yes', 'Slow Reading', 'John Miedema', 'Canada', 'Yes', 'Cynthia Lee Katona', 'United States', 'college English professor', 'Ohlone College', 'a highly social activity'], 'answers_start': [381, 381, 631, 725, 631, 618, 1290, 1290, 1358, 1358, 1429, 1430, 1429, 1430, 1430, 1430], 'answers_end': [475, 475, 886, 887, 886, 886, 1486, 1429, 1429, 1391, 1572, 1571, 1485, 1486, 1526, 1526]} |
3f1567xtnw53p9vefe7rx7xt0qdq90 | Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him. He had tripped and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with some clothes, a baseball bat and a glove. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the things. Since they were going the same way, he offered to carry some things for the boy. As they walked, Mark discovered the boy's name was Bill. He loved video games, baseball and history, but he was having trouble with some of his subjects. They arrived at Bill's home first. Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with some laughs and talk. Then Mark went home. They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graduated from junior school. Three days before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk. Bill reminded Mark of the day years ago when they had first met. "Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill. "You see, I took away all my things from school. I had stored away some of my mother's sleeping pills . I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent some time talking and laughing, I realized that if I had died, I would have missed so many good time. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. " | ['what was the name of the boy that mark met?', 'did Bill like video games?', 'did mark offer to carry some of his things?', 'how did everything get on the ground?', 'who tripped?'] | {'answers': ['Bill', 'yes', 'yes', 'he tripped', 'Bill'], 'answers_start': [344, 384, 191, 77, 0], 'answers_end': [383, 439, 247, 192, 191]} |
32z9zlut1lktj30hyd3flj0h5hyhoz | Saint Barthélemy (), officially the Territorial collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy (), called Ouanalao by the indigenous people, is an overseas collectivity of France in the West Indies. Often abbreviated to "St-Barth" in French, and St. Barths or St. Barts in English, the island lies about southeast of St. Martin and north of St. Kitts. Puerto Rico is to the west in the Greater Antilles.
Saint Barthélemy was for many years a French commune forming part of Guadeloupe, which is an overseas region and department of France. In 2003, the island voted in favour of secession from Guadeloupe in order to form a separate overseas collectivity (COM) of France. The collectivity is one of four territories among the Leeward Islands in the northeastern Caribbean that comprise the French West Indies, along with Saint Martin, Guadeloupe ( southeast), and Martinique.
Saint Barthélemy, a volcanic island fully encircled by shallow reefs, has an area of and a population of 9,278 (Jan. 2013 census). Its capital is Gustavia, which also contains the main harbour to the island. It is the only Caribbean island which was a Swedish colony for any significant length of time; Guadeloupe was under Swedish rule only briefly at the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Symbolism from the Swedish national arms, the Three Crowns, still appears in the island's coat of arms. The language, cuisine, and culture, however, are distinctly French. The island is a popular tourist destination during the winter holiday season, especially for the rich and famous during the Christmas and new year period. | ['What is the population of Saint Barthélemy?', 'What happened with it in 2003?', 'What is the official name of Saint Barthélemy?', "What exactly is it?'", 'What kind of commune was it for many years?', 'How many territories are there in the collectivity?', 'Is Saint Barthélemy an island?', 'What do the natives call it?', 'What is its capital?', 'When do tourists usually go there?', 'And when do the rich and famous go often?', 'What formations encircle the island?', 'What used to be under Swedish rule?', 'What language is spoken there?', 'What Swedish symbolism still appears on the coat of arms?', 'What lies to the west of the island?', 'And what is Puerto Rico in?', 'Is Saint Barthélemy volcanic?', 'Where is its main harbour?'] | {'answers': ['9,278', 'the island voted in favour of secession', 'the Territorial collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy', 'an overseas collectivity of France', 'French', 'four', 'Yes', 'Ouanalao', 'Gustavia', 'the winter holiday season', 'during the Christmas and new year period.', 'shallow reefs', 'Guadeloupe', 'French.', 'the Three Crowns', 'Puerto Rico', 'the Greater Antilles.', 'Yes', 'Gustavia'], 'answers_start': [865, 527, 0, 0, 392, 659, 267, 85, 996, 1422, 1436, 883, 1168, 1354, 1250, 338, 338, 865, 996], 'answers_end': [975, 591, 80, 184, 444, 702, 337, 125, 1019, 1498, 1576, 934, 1201, 1421, 1352, 364, 389, 900, 1072]} |
3jc6vj2sabjs16mlnsxovrdmbpi5ai | The Nation of Islam, abbreviated as NOI, is an African American political and religious movement, founded in Detroit, Michigan, United States, by Wallace D. Fard Muhammad on July 4, 1930. Its stated goals are to improve the spiritual, mental, social, and economic condition of African Americans in the United States and all of humanity. Critics have described the organization as being black supremacist and antisemitic. The Southern Poverty Law Center tracks the NOI as a hate group. Its official newspaper is "The Final Call". In 2007, the core membership was estimated to be between 20,000 and 50,000.
After Fard disappeared in June 1934, the Nation of Islam was led by Elijah Muhammad, who established places of worship (called Temples or Mosques), a school named Muhammad University of Islam, farms, and real estate holdings in the United States and abroad. The Nation has long been a strong advocate of African-American businesses.
There were a number of splits and splinter groups during Elijah Muhammad's leadership, most notably the departure of senior leader Malcolm X to become a Sunni Muslim. After Elijah Muhammad's death in 1975, his son, Warith Deen Mohammed, changed the name of the organization to "World Community of Islam in the West" (and twice more after that), and attempted to convert it to a mainstream Sunni Muslim ideology. | ['What is the religious and political movement discussed in the article?', 'How is it abbreviated?', 'Where was it founded?', 'By whom?', 'When?', 'What is its print publication?', 'As of 2007, how many members did it boast?', 'What are its purported aims?', 'How do those critical of it describe it?', 'Who considers it a hate group?', 'What happened to its originator?', 'When?', 'Who was his replacement?', 'What kind of institutions did he establish?', 'What are those named?', 'Did he create an educational institution?', 'What is it titled?', 'What does the group promote advocacy of?', 'What famous figure left the Nation?', 'When did its head die?'] | {'answers': ['The Nation of Islam.', 'NOI.', 'Detroit, Michigan.', 'Wallace D. Fard Muhammad.', 'July 4, 1930.', '"The Final Call".', 'Between 20,000 and 50,000.', 'Improve the condition of African Americans in the US and all of humanity.', 'Black supremacist and antisemitic.', 'The Southern Poverty Law Center.', 'Disappeared.', 'June 1934.', 'Elijah Muhammad.', 'Places of worship.', 'pl Temples or Mosques.', 'Yes.', 'Muhammad University of Islam.', 'African-American businesses.', 'Malcolm X', '1975'], 'answers_start': [0, 0, 97, 98, 98, 484, 528, 192, 337, 420, 607, 618, 648, 692, 708, 754, 754, 865, 1029, 1109], 'answers_end': [20, 40, 126, 170, 187, 528, 606, 336, 420, 485, 630, 643, 691, 725, 753, 799, 799, 940, 1083, 1148]} |
31qnsg6a5rtt5m7pens7xklnc8778r | Chapter II
Mr. Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom
"What I want, you know," said Mr. Tulliver,--"what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as'll be a bread to him. That was what I was thinking of when I gave notice for him to leave the academy at Lady-day. I mean to put him to a downright good school at Midsummer. The two years at th' academy 'ud ha' done well enough, if I'd meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he's had a fine sight more schoolin' nor _I_ ever got. All the learnin' _my_ father ever paid for was a bit o' birch at one end and the alphabet at th' other. But I should like Tom to be a bit of a scholard, so as he might be up to the tricks o' these fellows as talk fine and write with a flourish. It 'ud be a help to me wi' these lawsuits, and arbitrations, and things. I wouldn't make a downright lawyer o' the lad,--I should be sorry for him to be a raskill,--but a sort o' engineer, or a surveyor, or an auctioneer and vallyer, like Riley, or one o' them smartish businesses as are all profits and no outlay, only for a big watch-chain and a high stool. They're pretty nigh all one, and they're not far off being even wi' the law, _I_ believe; for Riley looks Lawyer Wakem i' the face as hard as one cat looks another. _He's_ none frightened at him." | ["What does Mr Tulliver hope Tom's education will be to him?", 'Where was the school he had in mind for Tom?', 'Would 2 years be enough in his view?', 'What could Tom have been with 2 years?', 'But what did Tulliver want Tom to be a little of?', 'So did he himself have a lot of education?', 'How did he describe what his father provided him?', 'And what at the other end?', 'Did he want Tom to be an actual lawyer?', 'Well what was one occupation he had in mind for Tom?', 'And another?', 'And still another?', 'Was he thinking that Tom could help him?', 'With what?', 'Anything else?', 'What kind of business did he hope that Tom would get into?', 'Do they need a big investment?', 'Did he mention a Riley?', 'Riley was a what?', 'Is Riley scared of Wakem?'] | {'answers': ['A bread.', 'Midsummer.', 'No.', 'A miller and farmer.', 'A scholard.', 'No.', "A bit o' birch at one end.", 'The alphabet.', 'No.', "A sort o' engineer.", 'A surveyor.', 'An auctioneer.', 'Yes.', 'Lawsuits.', 'Arbitrations.', 'Smartish businesses as are all profits.', 'No.', 'Yes.', 'Lawyer.', 'No.'], 'answers_start': [186, 305, 364, 419, 632, 471, 527, 600, 844, 937, 960, 979, 770, 770, 770, 1019, 1021, 1005, 1220, 1298], 'answers_end': [211, 363, 465, 466, 679, 527, 630, 630, 891, 960, 975, 993, 814, 814, 832, 1086, 1086, 1018, 1295, 1328]} |
30budkltxdvvrj3x3xzara3dv0s5eg | A man named Albert had the choice to build a tree house, a garage, a desk, or a cabinet. Albert chose to build something big to share with his kid, so he wanted to make a tree house. Albert had to choose what kind of stuff to make the tree house out of. Wood is popular, but splinters would hurt his son. Metal is very strong, but it would also be very hard to use. Plastic is not expensive, but it also bends a lot. The last choice was to give up, but Albert really wanted to do this for his son. It would make him very happy. Albert ended up choosing wood, as it was the most popular choice. Albert went to the store to buy nails, tools, and wood, but forgot to buy glue. He had to go back there and he finally had everything he needed. He got started and it was very hard. One hour went by, then two, then three, then four. Finally, on the fifth hour, Albert finally finished the tree house. His son ran out and jumped into his dad's arms. They both looked at it, and Albert's son gave his dad a kiss for all the hard work he had done. Albert looked at the tree house he had built and was very happy. He had done it all by himself, and he was happy to see his son being so happy as well. They would have a long summer of playing together in the tree house that Albert built. It was one of the best tree houses ever! | ['Who had a choice to make?'] | {'answers': ['Albert'], 'answers_start': [12], 'answers_end': [19]} |