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3ywrv122cszv3xjlrvli7cz7kccu8a | Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5:30 and at 6:30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club. At last, the traffic was moving. She swung quickly racing to her house. As she opened the door , she nearly tripped over Sheba.
"Hey, Sheba," she said, "I've got no time for you now, but I'll take you out as soon as I get back from tennis club." Then she noticed Sheba seemed to be coughing or choking. Obviously, she could hardly breathe. Immediately, Joanne realized she would have to take her to the vet .
When she got there, the vet was just about to close for the day. Seeing the state of Sheba, Dr. Sterne brought her quickly into his office.
"Listen, doctor, I'm really in a rush to get to a meeting, can I leave her with you, and go and get changed? I'll be back in ten minutes to pick her up, and then I'll take her on to the meeting with me. Is that OK?"
"Sure." said the doctor.
Joanne made the quick trip back to her house in a couple of minutes. As she was once more entering the hallway, the phone by the door began to ring.
"This is Dr. Sterne," said an anxious voice. "I want you to get out of that house immediately, "said the doctor's voice. "I'm coming round right away, and the police will be there any time now. Wait outside!"
At that moment, a police car screeched to a stop outside the house. Two policemen got out and ran into the house. Joanne was by now completely confused and very frightened. Then the doctor arrived.
"Where's Sheba? Is she OK?" shouted Joanne.
"She's fine, Joanne. I took out the thing which was choking her, and she's OK now. "
Just then, the two policemen reappeared from the house, half-carrying a white--faced man, who could hardly walk. There was blood all over him.
"My God, " said Joanne, "how did he get in there? And how did you know he was there?"
"I think he must be a burglar." said the doctor. "I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba's throat:it turned out to be three human fingers." | ['What was holding Joanne up?', 'Where?', 'At what time?', 'Where was she heading?', 'Why?', 'Who almost made her fall?', 'Who is that?', 'Was the dog okay?', 'What happened?', 'Did she stay with the dog?', 'Where did she go?', 'What happened when she walked in?', 'Who was it?', 'What did he want?', 'Who was on their way to the house?', 'Who showed up?', 'What did they do?', 'Did the doctor get there?', 'Is the dog okay?', 'What was she choking on?', 'What did the officers find?', 'Was he hurt?', 'Who was he?'] | {'answers': ['traffic jam', 'Birmingham', '5:30', 'tennis club', 'chairing a meeting of the tennis club', 'Sheba', 'Her dog.', 'No, she seemed to be coughing or choking', 'She had to take her to the vet.', 'No', 'back to her house', 'the phone by the door began to ring', 'Dr. Sterne', 'to get out of that house immediately', 'police', 'a police car', 'ran into the house', 'yes', "She's fine", 'three human fingers."', 'half-carrying a white--faced man', 'yes', 'a burglar'], 'answers_start': [22, 45, 59, 125, 99, 259, 269, 409, 527, 752, 965, 1050, 1098, 1146, 1248, 1316, 1394, 1473, 1547, 2019, 1689, 1746, 1885], 'answers_end': [33, 55, 63, 136, 136, 264, 279, 441, 545, 801, 982, 1085, 1108, 1182, 1254, 1328, 1412, 1497, 1557, 2041, 1721, 1776, 1895]} |
3iuzpwiu1o7sq2arvkxmf5tvznmkwc | CHAPTER XXXIII
From Titherington, the aviator, in his Devonshire home, from a millionaire amateur flier among the orange-groves at Pasadena, from his carpenter father in Joralemon, and from Gertie in New York, Carl had invitations for Christmas, but none that he could accept. VanZile had said, pleasantly, "Going out to the country for Christmas?"
"Yes," Cal had lied.
Again he saw himself as the Dethroned Prince, and remembered that one year ago, sailing for South America to fly with Tony Bean, he had been the lion at a Christmas party on shipboard, while Martin Dockerill, his mechanic, had been a friendly slave.
He spent most of Christmas Eve alone in his room, turning over old letters, and aviation magazines with pictures of Hawk Ericson, wondering whether he might not go back to that lost world. Josiah Bagby, Jr., son of the eccentric doctor at whose school Carl had learned to fly, was experimenting with hydroaeroplanes and with bomb-dropping devices at Palm Beach, and imploring Carl, as the steadiest pilot in America, to join him. The dully noiseless room echoed the music of a steady motor carrying him out over a blue bay. Carl's own answer to the tempter vision was: "Rats! I can't very well leave the Touricar now, and I don't know as I've got my flying nerve back yet. Besides, Ruth----"
Always he thought of Ruth, uneasy with the desire to be out dancing, laughing, playing with her. He was tormented by a question he had been threshing out for days: Might he permissibly have sent her a Christmas present? | ["What was the aviator's name?", 'Where was he from?', 'And where did he live now?', 'Where did he sail to a while ago?', 'How long ago?', 'For what purpose?', 'Was he poor?', 'Who was always on his mind?', 'What did he want to do with her?', 'What did he wonder if he could have given her?', 'Did he have anyone to spend Christmas Eve with?', 'Where did he learn to fly?', 'Did that person have a son?', 'What was he called?', 'What was he testing?', 'At what location?', 'What did he want Carl to do?', 'What was Carl invited to?', 'Could he go?'] | {'answers': ['Carl', 'Titherington', 'Devonshire', 'South America', 'one year ago', 'to fly with Tony Bean', 'no', 'Ruth', 'dance, laugh and play', 'a Christmas present', 'no', "the doctor's school", 'yes', 'Josiah Bagby, Jr', 'hydroaeroplanes and with bomb-dropping devices', 'at Palm Beach,', 'join him', 'Christmas', 'no'], 'answers_start': [212, 17, 49, 376, 442, 376, 566, 1322, 1322, 1419, 279, 817, 818, 817, 816, 817, 817, 211, 212], 'answers_end': [278, 71, 71, 482, 482, 504, 626, 1418, 1418, 1541, 375, 904, 903, 904, 990, 989, 1057, 248, 278]} |
3e7tuj2egcm900r9as17x8quifs9dr | On the Origin of Species, published on 24 November 1859, is a work of scientific literature by Charles Darwin which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. Darwin's book introduced the scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection. It presented a body of evidence that the diversity of life arose by common descent through a branching pattern of evolution. Darwin included evidence that he had gathered on the Beagle expedition in the 1830s and his subsequent findings from research, correspondence, and experimentation.
Various evolutionary ideas had already been proposed to explain new findings in biology. There was growing support for such ideas among dissident anatomists and the general public, but during the first half of the 19th century the English scientific establishment was closely tied to the Church of England, while science was part of natural theology. Ideas about the transmutation of species were controversial as they conflicted with the beliefs that species were unchanging parts of a designed hierarchy and that humans were unique, unrelated to other animals. The political and theological implications were intensely debated, but transmutation was not accepted by the scientific mainstream. | ['Was there thinking about evolution before Darwin?', 'Why were these ideas controversial?', 'Who was supportive of these ideas?', 'anyone else?', 'Who did not support it?', 'How did the scientific mainstream think about the idea?', "What was the name of Darwin's book?", 'When was it in print?', 'what month', 'Is it considered literature?', 'What kind?', 'What do people this this is the foundation for?', 'What did the book talk about?', 'About what?', 'Does all life come from one place?', 'What kind of pattern does evolution have?', 'Do populations change overnight?', 'how long does it take?', 'Where did he get his evidence?', 'When?'] | {'answers': ['yes', 'people thought humans were unique', 'dissident anatomists', 'the general public', 'the Church of England', 'they did not accept it', 'On the Origin of Species', '1859', 'November', 'yes', 'scientific literature', 'evolutionary biology', 'a scientific theory', 'evolution', 'yes', 'a branching one', 'no', 'generations', 'his beagle expedition', 'the 1830s'], 'answers_start': [609, 1023, 698, 698, 790, 1243, 0, 25, 25, 56, 60, 119, 175, 190, 317, 318, 240, 240, 443, 489], 'answers_end': [697, 1142, 788, 788, 958, 1302, 109, 55, 55, 92, 91, 174, 222, 246, 401, 443, 277, 277, 527, 526]} |
3ob0cao74hp5dh4j40cdnayjjpehyn | Albany is the capital of the U.S. state of New York and the seat of Albany County. Roughly north of New York City, Albany developed on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River. The population of the City of Albany was 97,856 according to the 2010 census. Albany constitutes the economic and cultural core of the Capital District of New York State, which comprises the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area, including the nearby cities and suburbs of Troy, Schenectady, and Saratoga Springs. With a 2013 Census-estimated population of 1.1 million the Capital District is the third-most populous metropolitan region in the state and 38th in the United States.
Fortune 500 companies with offices in Albany include American Express, J.P. Morgan and Chase, Merrill Lynch, General Electric, Verizon, Goldman Sachs, International Paper, and Key Bank. In the 21st century, the Capital District has emerged as a major anchor of Tech Valley, the moniker describing the technologically-focused region of eastern New York State.
This was the first European settlement in the state. It was settled by Dutch colonists who in 1614, built Fort Nassau for fur trading and Fort Orange in 1624. They formed successful relations with both the Mahican and the Mohawk peoples, two major Native American nations in the region. The fur trade attracted settlers who founded a village called Beverwijck near Fort Orange. In 1664 the English took over the Dutch settlements, renaming the city as Albany, in honor of the then Duke of Albany, the future James II of England and James VII of Scotland. The city was officially chartered in 1686 under English rule. It became the capital of New York State in 1797, following the United States gaining independence in the American Revolutionary War. Albany is one of the oldest surviving settlements of the original British thirteen colonies, and the longest continuously chartered city in the United States. Its charter is possibly the longest-running instrument of municipal government in the Western Hemisphere. | ['What are some Fortune 500 companies with offices in Albany?', 'What state is it the capital of?', 'What river was it developed on the bank of?', 'Who was it first settled by?', 'When was this?', 'Were there any other european colonies in the state at the time?', 'When did it become the capital?', 'How does it rank in poulation with other cities in the U.S.?', "And what about in it's state?", 'What is notable about the cities charter?', "Is it possible it's the longest-running in the western hemisphere?", "What is it's population according to the 2010 census?", 'What other districts encompass the Capital district of New York State?', 'When did the English take over rule from the Dutch of the city?'] | {'answers': ['American Express and J.P. Morgan and Chase', 'the state of New York', 'on the bank of the Hudson River', 'by Dutch colonists', '1614', 'yes', 'in 1797', 'it is 38th in the United States.', 'it is the third-most populous', 'it is the longest continuously chartered city in the United States', 'yes', '97,856', 'the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area', 'In 1664'], 'answers_start': [779, 0, 115, 1139, 1139, 1464, 1703, 632, 612, 1930, 1996, 227, 410, 1465], 'answers_end': [910, 51, 168, 1185, 1185, 1517, 1752, 724, 659, 1994, 2101, 301, 471, 1516]} |
3pjuzcgdj6gxj5vitkqrbgct7zl89w | Vermont () is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It borders the other U.S. states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. Lake Champlain forms half of Vermont's western border with the state of New York and the Green Mountains run north-south the length of the state.
Vermont is the second-least populous of the U.S. states, ahead of Wyoming, and the the sixth smallest by area. The state capital is Montpelier, the least populous state capital in the U.S. The most populous city, Burlington, is the least populous city in the U.S. to be the most populous city in a state. As of 2015, Vermont was the leading producer of maple syrup in the United States. It was ranked as the safest state in the country in 2016.
For thousands of years indigenous peoples, including the Mohawk and the Algonquian-speaking Abenaki, occupied much of the territory that is now Vermont and was later claimed by France's colony of New France. France ceded the territory to Great Britain after being defeated in 1763 in the Seven Years' War. For many years, the nearby colonies, especially the provinces of New Hampshire and New York, disputed control of the area (then called the New Hampshire Grants). Settlers who held land titles granted by New York were opposed by the Green Mountain Boys militia, which supported the many settlers whose claims were based on grants from New Hampshire. | ['What is the least populous U.S. state?', 'And the second-least?', 'Which region is that state located in?', 'What borders it to the west?', 'Anything else found on its western border?', "What's on the southern edge of the state?", 'The west?', 'The north?', 'To the east?', 'Who are its earliest inhabitants?', 'What European nation first seized the location?', 'What was the name of their colonial entity?', 'When did they give it up?', 'To whom?', 'During what historic event?', 'After that, was the ownership of the area settled?', 'Who fought with the British for ownership?', 'Which force represented the New Hampshire colonists?', 'What is the state known for producing?', "What's it's capital?", "And it's largest city?"] | {'answers': ['Wyoming', 'Vermont', 'New England region', 'New York', 'Lake Champlain', 'Massachusetts', 'New York', 'Quebec', 'New Hampshire', 'the Mohawk and the Abenaki', 'France', 'New France', '1763', 'Great Britain', "Seven Years' War", 'No', 'the nearby colonies', 'Green Mountain Boys militia', 'maple syrup', 'Montpelier', 'Burlington'], 'answers_start': [394, 394, 0, 84, 246, 82, 174, 196, 147, 841, 1002, 1001, 1049, 1049, 1049, 1147, 1147, 1309, 699, 505, 582], 'answers_end': [467, 449, 47, 245, 326, 145, 194, 244, 172, 992, 1048, 1047, 1121, 1121, 1145, 1308, 1307, 1495, 780, 537, 618]} |
3ea3qwiz4iv9sqg90c7zf57j4ujito | Coral Polge is a person who has provided comfort to thousands. She has a remarkable talent which may prove the survival of the human spirit after death, for Coral is a medium who draws the portraits of spirits who contact her.
Coral, whose parents were spiritualists, was brought up in Harrow, North London, where she attended a local spiritualist church. She studied art at the local college, where she specialized in textile design. Even though, at the time, she wasn't very good at drawing portraits, she met a medium who told her she would be a psychic artist.
She doesn't actually see the dead nor are her hands controlled by the spirits; instead she 'feels' them coming through. Early in her career she drew the portraits of 'spirit guides' from whom she had received help. These portraits of guides, who included Red Indians, nuns and monks, were remarkable, yet could have been attributed to the working of a strong imagination. She also drew portraits by holding on to letters that had been written by people who had since died.
Coral says, 'I know exactly what to draw without thinking about it. It's involuntary, like breathing or walking.' Not only are her portraits a good likeness but she sketches her subjects in clothes they would have worn in life.
Coral has displayed her talent at public meetings around the world. At one gathering there was a woman whose grandfather had just died. Her name was Phyllis Timms. Coral made a sketch of a man who had a long moustache and Phyllis recognized the man as her grandfather. However, she was reluctant to acknowledge the portrait without extra proof. Coral then said that the colour green was a link with the man whom she had drawn. Mrs Timms, whose maiden name had been Green, understood the significance of the comment and claimed the portrait.
There are some people for whom this is evidence of survival from beyond the grave. Others, who have their reservations, may put it down to an extraordinary kind of extrasensory perception . Whatever the reason, it remains a gift impossible to explain away and we should try to keep an open mind. | ['What does Coral Polge do?', 'by doing what?', 'What is that called?', 'Is she taken over by them?', 'What did she study in school?', 'Did she plan on this path?', 'was she always good at it?', 'How does she do it?', 'Are the dressed randomly?', 'what did she do in beginning?'] | {'answers': ['provides comfort', 'she draws the portraits of spirits who contact her', 'a medium', 'No', 'art', 'No', 'Yes', "It's involuntary", 'Yes', 'unknown'], 'answers_start': [32, 179, 166, 590, 370, 569, 569, 1057, 1701, -1], 'answers_end': [61, 225, 175, 646, 373, 687, 687, 1129, 1815, -1]} |
3k772s5np8b77cns4z0jg7631h0he7 | CHAPTER VI.
After the conversation at dinner which we have noticed, the restless and disquieted Coningsby wandered about Paris, vainly seeking in the distraction of a great city some relief from the excitement of his mind. His first resolution was immediately to depart for England; but when, on reflection, he was mindful that, after all, the assertion which had so agitated him might really be without foundation, in spite of many circumstances that to his regardful fancy seemed to accredit it, his firm resolution began to waver.
These were the first pangs of jealousy that Coningsby had ever experienced, and they revealed to him the immensity of the stake which he was hazarding on a most uncertain die.
The next morning he called in the Rue Rivoli, and was informed that the family were not at home. He was returning under the arcades, towards the Rue St. Florentin, when Sidonia passed him in an opposite direction, on horseback, and at a rapid rate. Coningsby, who was not observed by him, could not resist a strange temptation to watch for a moment his progress. He saw him enter the court of the hotel where the Wallinger family were staying. Would he come forth immediately? No. Coningsby stood still and pale. Minute followed minute. Coningsby flattered himself that Sidonia was only speaking to the porter. Then he would fain believe Sidonia was writing a note. Then, crossing the street, he mounted by some steps the terrace of the Tuileries, nearly opposite the Hotel of the Minister of Finance, and watched the house. A quarter of an hour elapsed; Sidonia did not come forth. They were at home to him; only to him. Sick at heart, infinitely wretched, scarcely able to guide his steps, dreading even to meet an acquaintance, and almost feeling that his tongue would refuse the office of conversation, he contrived to reach his grandfather's hotel, and was about to bury himself in his chamber, when on the staircase he met Flora. | ['What was he experiencing or the first time?', 'Who did he not find at their residence the next day?', 'Where was this at?', 'Did he remain there waiting all day?', 'Where was he the night before?', 'What was he looking for?', 'And what was he trying to calm?', 'What had set him off?', 'Who shot past him on his way back the next day?', 'Did the man see him?', 'Where was the jealous man headed when this happened?', 'Did he continue on his journey?', 'Where did he see the man stop?', 'How did the man travel?'] | {'answers': ['jealousy', 'the family', 'in the Rue Rivoli', 'no', 'Paris', 'distraction', 'his mind', 'unknown', 'Sidonia', 'no', 'towards the Rue St. Florentin', 'no', 'the hotel', 'on horseback'], 'answers_start': [538, 762, 716, 813, 98, 130, 152, -1, 885, 965, 848, 1004, 1079, 884], 'answers_end': [612, 811, 760, 878, 128, 223, 223, -1, 928, 1003, 878, 1077, 1118, 942]} |
3amywka6ybmdmeg02ucbosbrwvoo6v | War Horseis a historical story by Michael Morpurgo. It is written for kids ages 8 to 12. Now just sit and get through the introduction to the plot.
In 1914, a young horse named Joey is sold to a farmer. The farmer' s son, Albert, is thrilled. He cares for Joey. When the family begins to feel the financial impact of war, Albert' s father secretly sells Joey to an army officer named Captain Nicholls. Albert begs the captain to let him join the army. Albert is too young, but Nicholls promises to take good care of Joey for him.
Nicholls treats Joey well. Though Joey still remembers Albert, he grows to like his new master. He develops a friendship with another horse, Topthorn., who belongs to Nicholls' friend, Captain Stewart. The horses and men are shipped overseas for battle. They soon face their own battle in France, and Captain Nicholls is killed.
A young soldier named Warren becomes Joey's new owner. Joey and Topthorn do well in battle, but the Germans capture Warren and Stewart and their horses. The horses' duty of pulling carts full of wounded German soldiers earns them praise. An old farmer and his granddaughter, Emilie, _ the horses as well. When the German army moves out of the area, Emilie and her grandfather keep the two horses. Joey and Topthorn are content to work the farm until another band of soldiers takes them. They become workhorses under bad conditions. Joey is very upset when Topthorn dies of exhaustion.
Alone and frightened, Joey wanders into "no-man's-land" between the German and English camps. An English soldier takes him back to camp.
Joey is reunited with Albert. As the war ends, Albert' s officer announces the horses will be sold in France. An old Frenchman buys Joey. The man, Emilie' s grandfather, tells Albert how Emilie lost the will to live after the horses were taken. However, he eventually sells Joey to Albert for one penny, as long as Albert promises to share Emilie' s story so her life will not be in vain. Joey and Albert return home. | ['What story did he write?', 'who wrote it?', 'who is the farmers child?', 'who is the animal sold to?', "what is the animal's name?", 'where are all of them sent?', "Who is Joey's friend?", 'how did he die?', 'were they captured?', 'by who?', 'Who was Joey’s owner when captured?', 'Where did Joey wander to?', 'what did the Germans make them do?', 'where were the animals to be sold later?', 'Did Albert get him back?', 'for how much?', 'from?', 'Did they go back to where they came from?', 'why did Joey wander?', 'who took him to camp?'] | {'answers': ['War Horse', 'Michael Morpurgo', 'Albert', 'Captain Nicholls.', 'Joey', 'unknown', 'Topthorn', 'exhaustion', 'Yes', 'soldiers', 'Emilie and her grandfather', "no-man's-land", 'pull carts full of wounded German soldiers', 'France', 'Yes', 'one penny', "Emilie' s grandfather", 'Yes', 'unknown', 'An English soldier'], 'answers_start': [0, 0, 205, 264, 150, -1, 630, 1352, 1352, 1261, 1171, 1452, 1016, 1621, 1835, 1836, 1729, 1980, -1, 1546], 'answers_end': [51, 50, 244, 403, 203, -1, 735, 1450, 1450, 1351, 1261, 1545, 1169, 1700, 1980, 1979, 1979, 2008, -1, 1588]} |
3jjvg1ybebxxkgrdt6xkq2xst80b5i | CHAPTER XXI.
Shooting a Grizzly Bear
"I wonder if Captain Grady is alone or if he has a number of the gang with him?" observed Paul, as he rode alongside of his younger brother, and just in front of the two men.
"Most likely he is expecting trouble and has help at hand," returned Chet. "He knows well enough we won't give up our claim without a fight."
"It's possible he thought to frighten us off until Allen got back from San Francisco."
"Don't make any difference how much help he has," broke in Jack Blowfen. "He ain't no right to put ye out like a couple o' dogs, an' he knows it."
In this manner the talk went on until a little after noon, when the locality known as Demon Hollow was reached.
"Do you remember the badger, Paul?" laughed Chet. "The Hollow looks different in the daylight, doesn't it?"
"Yes, indeed, but still--what was that?"
"Jumpin' June bugs!" cried Jack Blowfen. "Dottery, did ye hear that?"
"I did," replied the old ranch owner, and he clutched his gun apprehensively.
"I heard something," said Chet. "What was it?"
"A bar, boy, sure ez ye are born--a grizzly!"
"Oh!"
At once the little party came to a halt. To the right of them was a tall overhanging rock, to the left a number of prickly bushes. Ahead and behind was the winding and uneven road along which their animals had come on a walk.
"Do ye see old Ephraim?" asked Jack Blowfen, as he, too, got his gun in readiness. | ['who wondered about the captian?', 'what was the captians name?', 'who came back from Can fransico?', 'Did the cap put someone out?', 'how long did the talk last?', 'where did they go>', 'was it local?', 'does it look the same during the day?', 'What was heard?', 'was the party large?', 'who has a gun?'] | {'answers': ['Paul', 'Captain Grady', 'Allen', 'yes', 'A little after noon', 'Demon Hollow', 'yes', 'no', 'a grizzly!', 'no', 'Jack'], 'answers_start': [41, 41, 362, 453, 599, 658, 659, 714, 1069, 1124, 1378], 'answers_end': [135, 67, 450, 598, 710, 712, 712, 820, 1114, 1164, 1434]} |
30og32w0subzh8937xvwlr3zns2ned | The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is often ranked as one of the world's most prestigious universities.
Founded in 1861 in response to the increasing industrialization of the United States, MIT adopted a European polytechnic university model and stressed laboratory instruction in applied science and engineering. Researchers worked on computers, radar and inertial guidance during World War II and the Cold War. Post-war defense research contributed to the rapid expansion of the faculty and campus under James Killian. The current campus opened in 1916 and extends over along the northern bank of the Charles River basin.
The Institute is traditionally known for its research and education in the physical sciences and engineering, but more recently in biology, economics, linguistics and management as well. MIT is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU). For several years, MIT's School of Engineering has been ranked first in various international and national university rankings, while MIT is also often ranked among the world's top universities overall. The MIT Engineers compete in 31 sports, most teams of which compete in the NCAA Division III's New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference, whereas the Division I rowing programs compete as part of the EARC and EAWRC. | ['Where is the school located', 'What year was it started', 'for what purpose', 'in what subjects', 'what did researches work on at first', 'during what', 'who led the post war defense research', 'What year was the current campus opened up', 'along what', 'what is it known for recently', 'what program is it a member of', 'Is the school a top ranked one', 'how many sports do they compete in', 'what is one conference they compete in'] | {'answers': ['Cambridge, Massachusetts', '1861', 'To stress laboratory instruction', 'Applied science and engineering', 'Computers, radar, and inertial guidance.', 'World War II and the Cold War', 'ames Killian', '1916', 'Charles River', 'Biology, economics, linguistics, and management', 'Association of American Universities', 'Yes', '31', "New England Women's"], 'answers_start': [0, 184, 270, 325, 394, 455, 492, 601, 651, 816, 893, 1015, 1166, 1258], 'answers_end': [108, 199, 392, 392, 454, 491, 599, 634, 702, 883, 958, 1028, 1201, 1307]} |
3ruiqrxjbbonzegac62llupurrkll7 | CHAPTER XXIX.
THE SECOND TRIUMVIRATE.
44--33.
The murderers of Cæsar had expected the Romans to hail them as deliverers from a tyrant, but his great friend Marcus Antonius, who was, together with him, consul for that year, made a speech over his body as it lay on a couch of gold and ivory in the Forum ready for the funeral. Antonius read aloud Cæsar's will, and showed what benefits he had intended for his fellow-citizens, and how he loved them, so that love for him and wrath against his enemies filled every hearer. The army, of course, were furious against the murderers; the Senate was terrified, and granted everything Antonius chose to ask, provided he would protect them, whereupon he begged for a guard for himself that he might be saved from Cæsar's fate, and this they gave him; while the fifteen murderers fled secretly, mostly to Cisalpine Gaul, of which Decimus Brutus was governor.
Cæsar had no child but the Julia who had been wife to Pompeius, and his heir was his young cousin Caius Octavius, who changed his name to Caius Julius Cæsar Octavianus, and, coming to Rome, demanded his inheritance, which Antonius had seized, declaring that it was public money; but Octavianus, though only eighteen, showed so much prudence and fairness that many of the Senate were drawn towards him rather than Antonius, who had always been known as a bad, untrustworthy man; but the first thing to be done was to put down the murderers--Decimus Brutus was in Gaul, Marcus Brutus and Cassius in Macedonia, and Sextus Pompeius had also raised an army in Spain. | ['What did the murderers of Caesar expect?', "Who read Caesar's will?", 'What was his body laying on?', 'What did the will show?', 'Did he have children?', 'Did someone demand an inheritance?', 'Who?', 'How old was he?', 'What relation was he?', 'Had the inheritance been seized?', 'By whom?', 'Why?', 'What did the Senate think?', 'Why?', 'How was Antonious known?', "Who were Caesar's murderers?"] | {'answers': ['Romans to hail them as deliverers from a tyrant', 'Antonius', 'couch of gold and ivory', 'benefits he had intended for his fellow-citizens', 'No', 'Yes', 'Caius Octavius', 'eighteen', 'his young cousin', 'Yes', 'Antonius', 'it was public money', 'they were drawn towards Octavius', 'he showed prudence and fairness', 'a bad, untrustworthy man', 'Decimus Brutus, Marcus Brutus, Cassius, and Sextus Pompeius'], 'answers_start': [52, 332, 229, 352, 907, 988, 972, 1185, 970, 1096, 1096, 1122, 1274, 1186, 1320, 1384], 'answers_end': [139, 363, 295, 430, 926, 1122, 1121, 1222, 1019, 1148, 1148, 1184, 1328, 1307, 1383, 1567]} |
3137onmdkg5t7gshkti1v7u2mhygei | CHAPTER XXXV.
Were uneasiness of conscience measured by extent of crime, human history had been different, and one should look to see the contrivers of greedy wars and the mighty marauders of the money-market in one troop of self-lacerating penitents with the meaner robber and cut-purse and the murderer that doth his butchery in small with his own hand. No doubt wickedness hath its rewards to distribute; but who so wins in this devil's game must needs be baser, more cruel, more brutal than the order of this planet will allow for the multitude born of woman, the most of these carrying a form of conscience--a fear which is the shadow of justice, a pity which is the shadow of love--that hindereth from the prize of serene wickedness, itself difficult of maintenance in our composite flesh.
On the twenty-ninth of December Deronda knew that the Grandcourts had arrived at the Abbey, but he had had no glimpse of them before he went to dress for dinner. There had been a splendid fall of snow, allowing the party of children the rare pleasures of snow-balling and snow-building, and in the Christmas holidays the Mallinger girls were content with no amusement unless it were joined in and managed by "cousin," as they had always called Deronda. After that outdoor exertion he had been playing billiards, and thus the hours had passed without his dwelling at all on the prospect of meeting Gwendolen at dinner. Nevertheless that prospect was interesting to him; and when, a little tired and heated with working at amusement, he went to his room before the half-hour bell had rung, he began to think of it with some speculation on the sort of influence her marriage with Grandcourt would have on her, and on the probability that there would be some discernible shades of change in her manner since he saw her at Diplow, just as there had been since his first vision of her at Leubronn. | ['What is measured by degree of criminality?', 'Who arrived in December?', 'Who knew this?', 'Did he see them before his meal?', 'What did he do before eating?', 'How was the weather?', 'What were the kids gonna do?', 'Which kids wanted to play with "cousin?"', 'Who was "cousin?"', 'What was he doing?', 'Who did he plan to meet later?', 'Where did he go before something rang?', 'Who was she engaged to?', 'Where had he seen Gwen?', 'And where else had he seen her?'] | {'answers': ['unknown', 'the Grandcourts', 'Deronda', 'no', 'went to dress', 'it was snowing', 'snow-balling and snow-building', 'Mallinger girls', 'Deronda', 'playing billiards', 'Gwendolen', 'to his room', 'Grandcourt', 'at dinner', 'Leubronn'], 'answers_start': [-1, 850, 831, 896, 936, 996, 1055, 1121, 1243, 1293, 1397, 1540, 1677, 1407, 1882], 'answers_end': [-1, 865, 839, 961, 949, 1000, 1085, 1136, 1251, 1310, 1406, 1551, 1688, 1416, 1890]} |
3txd01zld4hukwwjfsv5q0j2i0au4h | CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT.
A PECULIAR CONFIDANT--MORE DIFFICULTIES, AND VARIOUS PLANS TO OVERCOME THEM.
When Alice Mason was a little child, there was a certain tree near her father's house to which, in her hours of sorrow, she was wont to run and tell it all the grief of her overflowing heart. She firmly believed that this tree heard and understood and sympathised with all that she said. There was a hole in the stem into which she was wont to pour her complaints, and when she had thus unburthened her heart to her silent confidant she felt comforted, as one feels when a human friend has shared one's sorrows.
When the child became older, and her sorrows were heavier and, perhaps, more real, her well-nurtured mind began to rise to a higher source for comfort. Habit and inclination led her indeed to the same tree, but when she kneeled upon its roots and leaned against its stem, she poured out her heart into the bosom of Him who is ever present, and who can be touched with a feeling of our infirmities.
Almost immediately after landing on the island Alice sought the umbrageous shelter of her old friend and favourite, and on her knees thanked God for restoring her to her father and her home.
To the same place the missionary directed his steps, for he knew it well, and doubtless expected to find his daughter there.
"Alice, dear, I have good news to tell you," said the missionary, sitting down beside her. | ['Did Alice have a human friend to tell about her worries?', 'When she was little, what did she tell instead?', 'What part would she speak into?', 'True or False: Later she would go to the same tree but tell her problems to God instead.', 'Is the tree on an island?', "What is her father's job?", 'What did he have to tell her?', "What is the girl's name?", "What is the father's name?", 'What did the tree grow near?', 'Did she believe the tree could hear her?', 'What else did she believe it did?', 'What made her pick the same tree when she was older?', 'What did she kneel on?', 'What did she do at its stem?', 'True or False: The narrator says that God can sympathize with our weaknesses.', 'Did the father know about the tree?', 'Where did he sit?', 'Was he surprised to see her there?', 'What had she thanked God for?'] | {'answers': ['No', 'A tree', 'A hole in the stem', 'True', 'Yes', 'Missionary', 'Good news', 'Alice Mason', 'unknown', "Her father's house", 'Yes', 'It understood and sympathised with all that she said', 'Habit and inclination', 'Its roots', 'Leaned against it', 'True', 'Yes', 'Beside her', 'No', 'Restoring her to her father and her home'], 'answers_start': [391, 140, 391, 768, 1023, 1210, 1338, 103, -1, 149, 295, 294, 769, 833, 834, 888, 1210, 1403, 1210, 1150], 'answers_end': [613, 268, 466, 935, 1131, 1333, 1380, 138, -1, 188, 366, 389, 822, 860, 887, 1013, 1333, 1426, 1335, 1208]} |
3z3zlgnnsiuha76yy56h6uu70zl3qg | (CNN) -- Justin Bieber's defense team now includes Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande.
Both singers stood up for the 19-year-old pop star as he was being hammered on Twitter and TV after his DUI arrest Thursday, encouraging their fans to show some compassion and support.
"Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and to stand up for themselves, but I think we should be supportive of Beliebers," Gaga told her Little Monsters -- aka her fans -- in a post on her website Thursday.
"We may not understand everything celebrities do because there's only so much we see, but Justin and Beliebers were 'born this way' too. Let's spread love and compassion to Beliebers today. That is what we are all about."
Ellen DeGeneres, who once had Bieber on her show to surprise him with a car as a birthday gift, sounded genuine when she tweeted she hopes the star will be able to mature without injury.
Nickelodeon star Grande, who spent some time on tour with Bieber and shares a manager with the pop star, Scooter Braun, didn't directly address Bieber by name, but the timing of her reaction on Twitter spoke volumes.
Meanwhile, other stars such as Seth Rogen and Jason Biggs had decidedly less kind reactions to the news that Bieber had been pulled over while drag racing in Miami Beach, Florida, and then arrested on charges of drunken driving, resisting arrest and driving without a valid license.
"All jokes aside, Justin Bieber is a piece of s***," Rogen tweeted. Biggs joked, "50 in a 30. Jesus, Bieber even drag races like a p****." | ["What are Lady Gaga's fans called?", 'Who did she want them to be nice to?', 'Who else stood up for him?', 'Was there anyone else?', 'What happened to him?', 'When?', 'How old is he?', 'What speed was he going?', 'Who joked about this?', 'Do they like him?', 'Was he arrested peacefully?', 'What was he doing?', 'Where?', 'Where is that?', "What is Lady Gaga's profession?", "Who is Grande's manager?", "Is he anyone else's?", 'Did he have a license?', 'Where was one place he was being made fun of?', 'Where else?'] | {'answers': ['Little Monsters', 'Beliebers', 'Ellen DeGeneres', 'Ariana Grande', 'DUI arrest', 'Thursday', '19', '50 in a 30', 'Seth Rogen and Jason Biggs', 'no', 'no', 'drunk driving', 'Miami Beach', 'Florida', 'singer', 'Scooter Braun', "Bieber's", 'no', 'Twitter', 'TV'], 'answers_start': [409, 384, 706, 65, 186, 197, 112, 1481, 1145, 1431, 1343, 1326, 1271, 1285, 86, 1000, 953, 1363, 161, 173], 'answers_end': [425, 393, 721, 78, 197, 206, 114, 1491, 1171, 1451, 1359, 1341, 1283, 1292, 93, 1013, 959, 1395, 168, 175]} |
3gu1kf0o4i11dq9wdl6yo829k73pbi | The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is an independent charity that supports, develops and promotes the art forms of the moving image – film, television and game in the United Kingdom. In addition to its annual awards ceremonies, BAFTA has an international, year-round programme of learning events and initiatives offering access to talent through workshops, masterclasses, scholarships, lectures and mentoring schemes in the UK and the USA.
BAFTA started out as the British Film Academy, was founded in 1947 by a group of directors David Lean, Alexander Korda, Roger Manvell, Laurence Olivier, Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell, Michael Balcon, Carol Reed, and other major figures of the British film industry.
David Lean was the founding chairman of the academy. The first Film Awards ceremony took place in May 1949 and honouring the films "The Best Years of Our Lives", "Odd Man Out" and "The World Is Rich".
The Guild of Television Producers and Directors was set up in 1953 with the first awards ceremony in October 1954, and in 1958 merged with the British Film Academy to form the Society of Film and Television Arts, whose inaugural meeting was held at Buckingham Palace and presided over by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. | ['What is the main subject?', "What's its acronym?", 'How did it start as?', 'What type of charity is it?', 'When was it founded?', 'By one person?', 'At least how many were involved?', 'What was there profession?', 'In what industry?', 'From what country?', 'Was there a founding chairperson?', 'Who was he?', 'When did the Guild begin?', 'And its first trophy event?', 'What happened on May 1949?'] | {'answers': ['British Academy of Film and Television Arts', 'BAFTA)', 'The British Film Academy.', 'It develops and promotes the art forms of the moving image.', '1947', 'No.', '10', 'directors', 'film', 'Britain', 'Yes.', 'David Lean', '1953', '1954', 'The first Film Awards ceremony.'], 'answers_start': [4, 49, 463, 97, 525, 534, 554, 544, 719, 487, 736, 736, 943, 1015, 788], 'answers_end': [47, 55, 508, 152, 529, 553, 678, 553, 733, 508, 772, 746, 1005, 1052, 842]} |
3ias3u3i0fg5lj8qbnvmsvug9u12bs | Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- An earthquake in Pakistan, powerful enough to prompt the appearance of a small island off the coast, has killed more than 200 people, Pakistani officials said.
The 7.7-magnitude quake struck in a remote area of southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, but it had severe consequences.
At least 208 people were killed in the district of Awaran and the city of Turbut in Balochistan province, Asad Gilani, the provincial home secretary, said Wednesday.
In addition to the fatalities, around 350 people have been injured, he said, and more people are still trapped in rubble.
The quake was strong enough to cause a mass 20 to 30 feet high to emerge from the Arabian Sea like a small mountain island off the coast of Gwadar, local police official Mozzam Jah said. A large number of people gathered to view the newly formed island, he said.
Large quakes can cause significant deformation to the earth's crust, particularly visible along coastlines.
The island is about 100 feet in diameter and about one mile off the coast, GEO TV reported.
Zahid Rafi, principal seismologist for the National Seismic Monitoring Center, confirmed the island had formed. He said it was "not surprising," considering the magnitude of the earthquake.
But John Bellini, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey, said that generally it would be unlikely for such a large island to emerge from a quake like Tuesday's.
Many things, such as the tide, could come into play regarding the rise of the island, he said. | ['How many died?', 'Why?', 'Where?', 'Was it a shock?', 'How many hurt?', 'What did it make?', 'Where?', 'Was it looked at?', 'Who agreed that it happened?', 'Who is he?', 'How big was it?', 'How big was the shake?'] | {'answers': ['more than 200', 'An earthquake', 'Pakistan', 'no', '350', 'a mass 20 to 30 feet high', 'off the coast of Gwadar', 'yes', 'Zahid Rafi', 'principal seismologist for the National Seismic Monitoring Center,', '100 feet in diameter', 'unknown'], 'answers_start': [141, 29, 46, 1199, 516, 639, 724, 826, 1071, 1082, 997, -1], 'answers_end': [154, 42, 54, 1213, 519, 664, 748, 830, 1081, 1149, 1017, -1]} |
3itxp059pwj481n0tun9h1qxfnasjv | Registered dietitian nutritionists (RDs or RDNs) are health professionals qualified to provide safe, evidence-based dietary advice which includes a review of what is eaten, a thorough review of nutritional health, and a personalized nutritional treatment plan. They also provide preventive and therapeutic programs at work places, schools and similar institutions. Certified Clinical Nutritionists or CCNs, are trained health professionals who also offer dietary advice on the role of nutrition in chronic disease, including possible prevention or remediation by addressing nutritional deficiencies before resorting to drugs. Government regulation especially in terms of licensing, is currently less universal for the CCN than that of RD or RDN. Another advanced Nutrition Professional is a Certified Nutrition Specialist or CNS. These Board Certified Nutritionists typically specialize in obesity and chronic disease. In order to become board certified, potential CNS candidate must pass an examination, much like Registered Dieticians. This exam covers specific domains within the health sphere including; Clinical Intervention and Human Health. | ['what is an abbreviaion for them?', 'what does the exam cover?', 'what do RDs provide?', 'what is another nutrition prefessional?', 'what is the short term for them?', 'what do they offer?'] | {'answers': ['(RDs or RDNs', 'health professionals', 'health professionals', 'Clinical Nutritionists', 'CCNs', 'dietary advice'], 'answers_start': [35, 53, 53, 375, 401, 455], 'answers_end': [47, 73, 73, 397, 405, 469]} |
3bxqmrhwkzyaomlplwv1cu024phmum | The Mexican–American War, also known as the Mexican War and in Mexico the American intervention in Mexico, was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States (Mexico) from 1846 to 1848. It followed in the wake of the 1845 American annexation of the independent Republic of Texas, which Mexico still considered its northeastern province and a part of its territory after its "de facto" secession in the 1836 Texas Revolution a decade earlier.
After its Treaty of Córdoba with obtaining independence in 1821, from the Kingdom of Spain and its Spanish Empire as New Spain for the past 300 years, and a brief experiment with a monarchy government, Mexico became a republic in 1824. It was characterized by considerable instability, leaving it ill-prepared for international conflict only two decades later when war broke out in 1846. Native American raids in Mexico's sparsely settled north in the decades preceding the war prompted the Mexican government to sponsor migration from the U.S.A. on its northeast border (since 1803 with the Louisiana Purchase from the French Empire (France) of Emperor Napoleon I) to the Mexican province of Texas to create a buffer. However, the newly-named "Texians" revolted against the Mexican government of President / dictator Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana, who had usurped the Mexican constitution of 1824, in the subsequent 1836 Texas Revolution, creating a republic not recognized by Mexico, which still claimed it as part of its national territory. In 1845, the Texan Republic agreed to an offer of annexation by the U.S. Congress, and became the 28th state in the Union on December 29 that year. | ['When did Mexico become a republic?', 'So, how long after that was the Mexican-American War?', 'Who were the parties to the Mexican-American War?', 'What was the time period of that war?', 'Did the United States annex anything?', 'What?', 'Did Mexico think it was part of Mexico?', 'What part?', 'When was the Texas Revolution?', 'Was Mexico ever a monarchy?', 'How long was it?', 'Before when?', 'Who was raiding Mexico in the north?', "What was Mexico's attempted solution to those raids?", 'When did Texas become a US state?', 'What was it just before that?', 'What was the offer it took up from the US then?', 'Which French person was party to the Louisiana Purchase?', 'When was that?', 'What was a new name for Texans?'] | {'answers': ['1824', '22 yearrs', 'United States of America and the United Mexican States', '1846 to 1848', 'Yes', 'the independent Republic of Texas', 'Yes', 'northeastern province', '1836', 'Yes', 'brief', '1824', 'Native Americans', 'to sponsor migration from the U.S.A. on its northeast border', '1845', 'Texan Republic', 'offer of annexation', 'Emperor Napoleon I', '1803', 'Texians'], 'answers_start': [684, 0, 111, 111, 1523, 251, 311, 311, 436, 637, 636, 637, 870, 870, 1523, 1523, 1523, 1070, 1060, 1210], 'answers_end': [716, 222, 195, 222, 1604, 316, 402, 401, 478, 682, 682, 716, 926, 1052, 1670, 1604, 1604, 1146, 1146, 1235]} |
3z7efshgn9epw43tdccat5uu4ojcx1 | (CNN) -- When Jack Nicklaus gives you advice, it pays to listen. Rory McIlroy did so last year, and he won his first major tournament.
Now, having missed three cuts in a row ahead of his U.S. Open title defense next week, the world No. 2 has again acted on the wisdom of one of golf's greatest champions.
McIlroy had intended to pay his first visit to the host course, San Francisco's Olympic Club, just days before the season's second major tees off.
But after a joint interview with Nicklaus, hosted by Shane O'Donoghue of CNN's Living Golf show, the 23-year-old decided to go there early and use the free window that opened up when he missed the weekend action at the Memorial Tournament run by the "Golden Bear."
McIlroy had planned to go straight from Muirfield Village to Memphis for this week's St. Jude Classic in the hope that more competitive play would help restore the form that has made him the world's most exciting young player.
But it was Nicklaus, winner of a record 18 major titles and joined by Tiger Woods on Sunday in second place on the PGA Tour roll of honor with 73 victories, pointed him in the right direction.
"My wife has always had a statement, which is: 'There is no excuse for not being prepared,' " the 72-year-old said.
"I know that there were times when I wasn't prepared and I got exactly what I deserved -- nothing."
Woods revealed after his victory on Sunday that he had visited Olympic before the Memorial, and that it had been perfect preparation. | ['when did Mcllroy plan to visit?', 'where did he plan to go after muirfield village?', 'how many titles has micklaus won?', 'does Nicklaus give good advice?', 'who won thier first tournament?', 'what is happening next week?', 'what title has Mcllroy been given?', 'who runs the Memorial Tournament?', 'who says There is no excuse for not being prepared?', 'how many victories does Tiger have?'] | {'answers': ["just days before the season's second major tees off.", 'Memphis', '18 major titles', 'yes', 'Rory McIlroy', 'U.S. Open', "he world's most exciting young player", 'Golden Bear."', 'Nicklaus wife', '73 victories'], 'answers_start': [309, 725, 954, 9, 65, 189, 913, 697, 1150, 1097], 'answers_end': [456, 793, 1009, 63, 133, 222, 950, 722, 1157, 1109]} |
3mx2nq3yc9u4xjuey2p2fzokcdvx5o | (CNN) -- When White House press secretary Josh Earnest said this week that President Barack Obama had "substantially improved the tranquillity of the global community," many observers reacted with disbelief.
When the President refused to go to the U.S.-Mexico border last week to see the crisis of young people flooding into the United States because "he's not interested in photo ops," lesser mortals noted he had played pool with Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, dropped by a brewery to have a beer and shook hands with a man wearing a horse-head mask.
When he went to Delaware on Thursday and opened with a few sentences about the shooting down of a Malaysian airliner in Ukraine before joking about Joe Biden and going back to his prepared text on infrastructure, many thought he had failed to take seriously an international disaster. They were even less impressed when he had lunch at the Charcoal Pit and ordered burgers and fries (not a photo op, of course). It was not until 24 hours later that he took to the podium to promise an aggressive investigation.
With the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria causing the collapse of Iraq and continued violence in Syria, the Syrian dictatorship consolidating its power, the Iranians failing to take steps to end their nuclear weapons program and Hamas firing more than 1,000 rockets at Israel, the President and his team have moved decisively to brief The New York Times on his passion for late-night intellectual dinners exploring physics, architecture and questions far more profound than the fate of the Middle East. | ['Who was playing pool?', 'With who?', "Who's that?", 'Of what?', 'Did the president go to a bar?', 'Where else did he go?', 'What did he do there?', 'Did he meet anyone unusual?', 'How so?', 'What kind?', 'Where did he go Thursday?', 'What did he talk about there?', 'Who did he joke about?', 'What is happening in Iraq?', 'Why?', 'Is there a battle happening somewhere?', 'Where?', 'Who is the first person mentioned?', 'What does he do?', 'What did he say?'] | {'answers': ['Barack Obama', 'John Hickenlooper', 'A governor', 'Colorado', 'No', 'a brewery', 'had a beer', 'Yes', 'a man with a rather unique mask', "of a horse's head", 'to Delaware', 'the shooting down of an airliner', 'Joe Biden', 'the collapse of it', 'because of the Islamic State of Iraq', 'Yes', 'Syria', 'Josh Earnest', "he's a press secretary", 'that President Obama had "substantially improved the tranquillity of the global community,"'], 'answers_start': [417, 432, 433, 433, 210, 465, 468, 466, 467, 467, 559, 579, 686, 1072, 1072, 1071, 1156, 7, 8, 102], 'answers_end': [557, 555, 557, 554, 557, 557, 557, 557, 557, 557, 597, 677, 716, 1174, 1172, 1344, 1173, 208, 208, 168]} |
33jkghpfycuxtw1govjfyz88vennmz | When this story happened, they were working around a very large house. Their job was to do the cleaning. It was not a difficult job, but sometimes it was a little dangerous, because they had to walk below where workmen were working. Often these workmen dropped something from the top of the house many meters high to the ground. One morning Joe was working near the house with a cigarette behind one of his ears. Suddenly somebody on the top shouted, "Look out!" But Joe did not "look out". He looked up. And as he did so, a long knife missed Joe's head, but it cut off one of his ears. At once he put his hand to one side of his head and cried out, "I've lost an ear. Help! Help!" Jeff ran up to help his friend. "Look for my ear," Joe told him. "It must be on the ground somewhere." Jeff looked everywhere for the missing ear. At last he found an ear on the ground. He picked it up and carried it to Joe. "Here you are," he said, "I've found it." Joe looked at it. "No, that's not my ear." he said, "Mine had a cigarette behind it." | ['What were they doing?', 'Doing what?', 'Was it easy?', 'Why?', 'What would happen?', 'Where was Joe?', 'What did he hear?', 'What did he do instead?', 'What went by his face?', 'What did it do?', 'What did he do next?', 'Who helped him?', 'Where did they search?', 'Did they find it?', 'But did he think it was his?', 'Why?'] | {'answers': ['working on a house', 'Cleaning', 'Yes, but a bit dangerous', 'They had to walk under the workmen', 'The workmen would drop things from the top of the house', 'Joe was close to the house', 'A shout of "look out"', 'Joe looked up', 'A long knife', 'The knife cut off one of his ears.', 'He put his hand to his head and cried out', 'Jeff', 'On the ground first, then everywhere', 'Yes', 'No', 'His had a cigarette behind it'], 'answers_start': [36, 71, 105, 174, 233, 329, 413, 463, 505, 555, 587, 682, 746, 829, 967, 1001], 'answers_end': [69, 103, 131, 231, 329, 412, 491, 505, 553, 586, 682, 712, 828, 867, 1034, 1034]} |
33cusnvvnncx50c8oskdbkhimhj88y | CHAPTER XXI
OFF FOR THE MINING DISTRICT
While Jack Wumble was off attending to his private business the three Rover boys took a stroll through Denver.
The city was different from any they had visited, and their walk was full of interest.
Coming to a store in the window of which were exhibited a number of Indian curiosities, the boys halted to examine the objects, when Tom uttered a sudden cry.
"Look, Dick! There is Bradner inside!"
"Yes, and Dan Baxter is with him!" returned the elder brother quickly. "Here's luck, surely!"
"Will you have them locked up?" asked Sam.
"To be sure--if we can."
The boys looked around for a policeman, but none happened to be in sight.
"Run and see if you can find one," said Dick to Sam. "Tom and I can watch the pair."
At once Sam made off. But policemen were not numerous, and it took quite some time to locate one and explain what was wanted.
In the meantime Dan Baxter had caught sight of Tom and told Bradner of his discovery.
Boy and man came out of the store in a great hurry. They were about to run off when Dick caught Bradner by the arm, while his brother halted the former bully of Putnam Hall.
"Let go of me!" hissed Bradner, and as Dick paid no attention he aimed a blow for the youth's head. But Dick "had been there before," and dodged, and the force of his effort nearly took the rascal off his feet. Before he could recover Dick had him down on his back and was sitting on his chest. | ['Who took a stroll while Jack was off?'] | {'answers': ['Rover boys'], 'answers_start': [104], 'answers_end': [138]} |
3o7l7bfshep737ycahi4gj7i1s8eim | The War of 1812 (18121815) was a conflict fought between the United States, the United Kingdom, and their respective allies. Historians in Britain often see it as a minor theater of the Napoleonic Wars; in the United States and Canada, it is seen as a war in its own right.
Since the outbreak of war with Napoleonic France, Britain had enforced a naval blockade to choke off neutral trade to France, which the United States contested as illegal under international law. To man the blockade, Britain impressed American merchant sailors into the Royal Navy. Incidents such as the "Chesapeake–Leopard" Affair inflamed anti-British sentiment. In 1811, the British were in turn outraged by the "Little Belt" Affair, in which 11 British sailors died. British political support for a Native American buffer state, which conducted raids on American settlers on the frontier, hindered American expansion. On June 18, 1812, President James Madison, after receiving heavy pressure from the War Hawks in Congress, signed the American declaration of war into law. Senior figures such as Lord Liverpool and Lord Castlereagh believed it to have been an opportunistic ploy to annex Canada while Britain was fighting a war with France. The view was shared in much of New England. | ['Who signed a declaration for America?', 'When did he do it?', 'What specific declaration was it?', 'Which war did this begin?', 'Who was it between?', 'Did the Brits view it as part of a larger engagement?', 'Which one?', 'What other country was a major player in that conflict?', 'Which country had a naval blockade imposed on them?', 'Did the US believe this was legal?', 'What did the Brits do to keep the blockade running?', 'How long did the American war last?', 'Did people believe this conflict was an attempt to add more territory to the US?', 'Which people in particular?', 'Was this opinion common in much of the South?'] | {'answers': ['James Madison', '1812', 'American declaration of war', 'The War of 1812', 'he United States, the United Kingdom, and their respective allies', 'Yes', 'the Napoleonic Wars', 'Canada', 'France', 'No', 'impressed American merchant sailors into the Royal Navy', '3 years', 'Yes', 'Senior figures such as Lord Liverpool and Lord Castlereagh', 'No'], 'answers_start': [926, 910, 1015, 0, 58, 162, 182, 228, 394, 409, 500, 17, 1111, 1053, 1222], 'answers_end': [939, 914, 1042, 16, 123, 201, 201, 234, 400, 470, 556, 25, 1264, 1111, 1260]} |
3kkg4cdwkiyw048ghh0eu4wo5d6947 | CHAPTER XXI. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
In the search for a new abode Mrs. Lee was in much difficulty, for it was needful to be near St. Kenelm's, and the only vacant houses within her means were not desirable for the reception of a feeble convalescent; moreover, Mr. Gudgeon grumbled and inquired, and was only withheld by warnings enhanced by the police from carrying the whole charivari of the Salvation Army along Ivinghoe Terrace on Sunday afternoon.
Perhaps it was this, perhaps it was the fact of having discussed the situation with the two Miss Mohuns, that made Mr. White say to Alexis, 'There are two rooms ready for your sister, as soon as Dagger says she can be moved safely. The person who nurses her had better come with her, and you may as well come back to your old quarters.'
Alexis could hardly believe his ears, but Mr. White waved off all thanks. The Mohun sisters were delighted and triumphant, and Jane came down to talk it over with her elder sister, auguring great things from that man who loved to deal in surprises.
'That is true,' said Sir Jasper.
'What does that mean, Jasper?' said his wife. 'It sounds significant.'
'I certainly should not be amazed if he did further surprise us all. Has it never struck you how that noontide turn of Adeline's corresponds with his walk home from the reading-room?'
Lady Merrifield looked rather startled, but Jane only laughed, and said, 'My dear Jasper, if you only knew Ada as well as I do! Yes, I have seen far too many of those little affairs to be taken in by them. Poor Ada! I know exactly how she looks, but she is only flattered, like a pussy-cat waggling the end of its tail---it means nothing, and never comes to anything. The thing that is likely and hopeful is, that he may adopt those young people as nephews and nieces.' | ['Who is looking for something?', 'What is it?', 'Is it going easily?', 'Where did she need it to be?', 'Could she afford anything there?', 'Did she like them?', 'Who is giving her a hard time?', 'Who prevents him from being more obnoxious?', 'With what?', 'What does someone say to Alexis because of this?', 'Who says it?', 'When can they have them?', 'Who else should come?', 'Was this a surprise?', 'What about the sisters?'] | {'answers': ['Mrs. Lee', 'a new abode', 'No', "near St. Kenelm's,", 'Yes', 'No', 'Mr. Gudgeon', 'the police', 'warnings', 'There are two rooms ready for your sister', 'Mr. White', 'as soon as Dagger says she can be moved safely', 'The person who nurses her', 'Yes', 'Yes'], 'answers_start': [67, 56, 81, 126, 149, 189, 262, 342, 322, 597, 570, 639, 688, 795, 869], 'answers_end': [77, 67, 99, 144, 188, 207, 273, 353, 331, 638, 581, 686, 713, 831, 917]} |
3l4d84milzsfis9ki0badnjv6o5hjz | (CNN) -- Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who is still believed to be at his residence in Sharm el-Sheikh, will be brought to Cairo next week for questioning in his corruption case, said Mustafa Bakri, a former member of parliament.
Bakri, who brought the case against Mubarak and other officials, was told of the development by the Prosecutor General's office on Thursday.
Attorney General Abdel Maguid Mahmoud issued an order freezing assets of Mubarak and his family on Monday and prohibited them from leaving the country.
Meanwhile, Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafik has submitted his resignation and the Egyptian military has appointed former transport minister Essam Sharaf to the post, the military's Facebook page said Thursday.
Bakri, a member of Egypt's parliament who lost his seat after filing corruption cases against various officials, provided documents indicating Mubarak's family has secret bank accounts totaling more than 200 million Egyptian pounds ($147 million), according to EgyNews.
"I submitted the corruption documents on Sunday night and on Monday morning I was called in by the public prosecutor for investigation, and he asked me to rush to his office." Bakri told CNN.
"The attorney general, himself, went over the documents in my possession and then issued his orders to bar Mubarak and his family from travelling and to impound their assets."
Mahmoud ordered the freeze for property owned by Mubarak, his wife Suzanne, his two sons Alaa and Gamal Mubarak, and their wives and children, EgyNews reported. The seizures include "movable properties, real estate, stocks, bonds and various financial assets." | ['Who filed suit?', 'Against?', 'Any others?', "What was the accused's profession/title?", 'Who resigned and it was announced on FB?', 'What bank-related evidence did the accuser have?', 'How much is in them?', 'When were the docs turned in?', 'Who requested his presence the next day?', 'After review the evidence, what did he do?', 'Who in his family was included in this?', 'What was to be seized?', 'What was the accuser a member of?'] | {'answers': ['Bakri,', 'Mubarak', 'other officials', 'Former Egyptian President', 'Ahmed Shafik', 'secret bank accounts', 'more than 200 million Egyptian pounds', 'Sunday night', 'the public prosecutor', 'issued his orders to bar Mubarak and his family from travelling and to impound their assets."', 'his wife Suzanne, his two sons Alaa and Gamal Mubarak, and their wives and children,', 'movable properties, real estate, stocks, bonds and various financial assets."', "Egypt's parliament"], 'answers_start': [243, 279, 291, 9, 575, 920, 950, 1069, 1123, 1303, 1458, 1583, 775], 'answers_end': [249, 286, 306, 35, 587, 940, 987, 1081, 1144, 1397, 1542, 1660, 794]} |
3mb8lzr5bftcf8ysr6qk6ucf2r6lkv | One month before the Winter Olympics begin in the Russian resort town of Sochi -- and in the shadow of last month's deadly bombings in Volgograd -- a huge security operation has swung into gear.
A special exclusion zone went into force Tuesday under which only Sochi-marked vehicles, emergency or specially accredited intelligence service cars will be allowed into the wider Sochi area.
Air traffic and sea access will be restricted, and everyone going into the zone will have to go through heavy security and identity checks.
Russia is pouring huge resources into ensuring that the Games, seen as a flagship project of President Vladimir Putin, go off without incident.
Two bombings in 24 hours last month in Volgograd, one targeting the city's main train station and the second a trolley bus, raised concerns of a potential threat to the Sochi event.
No group has to date claimed responsibility for the attacks, but suspicion has fallen on Chechen separatist groups.
A bitter battle for an independent Chechnya, lasting almost two decades, spawned an insurgency that has spilled into neighboring republics in the North Caucasus region, including Dagestan.
Chechen warlord Doku Umarov, leader of the Islamist Caucasus Emirate group, last summer called on his followers to do what they can to disrupt the Games. He claims they will be held on the graves of Muslim occupants of Sochi, who he says were driven out by Russian imperial forces in the 19th century.
Despite the shockwaves of the Volgograd attack, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said he was confident that Russia would keep the Winter Olympics safe. | ['What event is upcoming?', 'Which organization runs it?', 'Who is in charge of that group?', "What's his position?", 'Where are the Olympics being held?', 'Which is in what country?', 'Is it an urban location?', 'Who is the leader of Russia?', 'How many bombings were there?', 'How much time passed between them?', 'Where were the explosions?', 'In what city?', 'Has anyone been arrested?', 'Who is thought to have done it?', 'How long has the struggle in Chechnya gone on?', 'What region are they in?', 'Who is a leader in the struggle?', 'What organization is he in?', 'Is he in charge of that?', 'Who used to live in Sochi?'] | {'answers': ['the Winter Olympics', 'International Olympic Committee', 'Thomas Bach', 'Committee President', 'Sochi', 'Russia', 'no', 'Vladimir Putin', 'Two bombings', '24 hours', "one targeting the city's main train station and the second a trolley bus", 'in Volgograd', 'No', 'Chechen separatist groups', 'almost two decades', 'the North Caucasus region', 'Doku Umarov', 'the Islamist Caucasus Emirate group', 'yes', 'Muslim occupants'], 'answers_start': [17, 1524, 1556, 1546, 65, 50, 57, 626, 679, 695, 729, 678, 863, 924, 981, 1123, 1172, 1201, 1201, 1371], 'answers_end': [42, 1555, 1577, 1566, 78, 78, 78, 650, 704, 703, 801, 861, 979, 977, 1052, 1148, 1199, 1246, 1224, 1396]} |
3qilpralq5vi87zcuu9wth7dbh3n8w | The turtle and the fox were best friends. One day Turtle wanted to find Fox and ask if he would come fishing with him. Turtle went to foxes house. Fox was not home. Turtle went to look for Fox. Fox lived near several friends. Turtle went to Bear's house first. Bear lived next door to Fox. Bear answered the door, but Fox wasn't there. Turtle went to Duck's house next. Duck lived next door to Bear. Duck answered the door, but Fox wasn't there. Turtle went to Goose's house next. Goose answered the door, but Fox wasn't there. Finally, Turtle stopped at Rabbit's house. Rabbit wasn't home, and Fox wasn't there. Turtle was sad because he wanted to go fishing with his friend. He walked slowly toward the stream to go fishing by himself. When he got to the stream, he found Fox and Rabbit were there. They were fishing. They asked Turtle to join them. Turtle was very happy that he had found Fox, and he joined them for a fun afternoon of fishing in the stream. | ['Who was Turtle friends with?', 'What did Turtle want to do with him?', 'Where did Turtle find him?', 'Who was he with?', 'What were they doing?', 'Where did Turtle look for Fox first?', 'Where did he check next?', 'Who lives two doors down from him?', 'Who lives next to him?', 'Where did Turtle check last?'] | {'answers': ['fox', 'go fishing', 'at the stream', 'Rabbit', 'fishing', 'foxes house.', "Bear's house", "Duck's house", 'duck', "Rabbit's house"], 'answers_start': [0, 636, 738, 773, 801, 119, 226, 336, 370, 528], 'answers_end': [40, 659, 799, 799, 820, 147, 260, 400, 398, 569]} |
3suwzrl0mydran3b8g9fjghdroye6m | CHAPTER XXI
MARJORY THE FRANK
At the door of the senior block Burgess, going out, met Bob coming in, hurrying, as he was rather late.
"Congratulate you, Bob," he said; and passed on.
Bob stared after him. As he stared, Trevor came out of the block.
"Congratulate you, Bob."
"What's the matter now?"
"Haven't you seen?"
"Seen what?"
"Why the list. You've got your first."
"My--what? you're rotting."
"No, I'm not. Go and look."
The thing seemed incredible. Had he dreamed that conversation between Spence and Burgess on the pavilion steps? Had he mixed up the names? He was certain that he had heard Spence give his verdict for Mike, and Burgess agree with him.
Just then, Mike, feeling very ill, came down the steps. He caught sight of Bob and was passing with a feeble grin, when something told him that this was one of those occasions on which one has to show a Red Indian fortitude and stifle one's private feelings.
"Congratulate you, Bob," he said awkwardly.
"Thanks awfully," said Bob, with equal awkwardness. Trevor moved on, delicately. This was no place for him. Bob's face was looking like a stuffed frog's, which was Bob's way of trying to appear unconcerned and at his ease, while Mike seemed as if at any moment he might burst into tears. Spectators are not wanted at these awkward interviews.
There was a short silence.
"Jolly glad you've got it," said Mike.
"I believe there's a mistake. I swear I heard Burgess say to Spence----" | ['Who was the first person to meet Bob?', 'What was everyone saying to him?', 'Was Bob surprised?', 'Why was everyone congratulating him?', 'Was he dreaming?', 'What did he think he heard?', 'Who did he come in contact with that he was uncomfortable with?', 'Was Mike crying?', 'Did Mike respond to him?', 'Where did Spence and Burgess speak at?', 'Who told Bob he got first?', 'Who was running late?', 'What did he think when he heard the news?', 'Where did this take place?', 'Did Mike show his real feelings to him?', "What did Bob's face look like when talking to Mike?"] | {'answers': ['Burgess', 'Congratulate you, Bob', 'Yes', 'He got first', 'No', 'Spence give his verdict for Mike', 'Mike', 'No', 'Yes', 'pavilion steps', 'Trevor', 'Bob', 'He was in disbelief', 'At the door of the senior block', 'no', 'a feeble grin'], 'answers_start': [66, 141, 392, 365, 480, 623, 698, 698, 949, 547, 227, 89, 451, 34, 915, 787], 'answers_end': [73, 162, 417, 387, 562, 655, 702, 720, 970, 561, 233, 136, 479, 65, 946, 800]} |
358010rm5etlvd9t4t7fjxijpszvxd | 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business .But he was not a good artist.So he invented a very simple camera .He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden .That was the first photo.
The next important date in the history of photography was 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his studio. He used a new kind of camera and a different processs. In his pictures, you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest details. This kind of photograph was called a daguerreotype.
Soon, other people began to use Daguerre's process. Travellers brought back daguerreotypes from all around the world. People photographed famous buildings, cities and mountains.
In about 1840, the process was improved. Now photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. The process was not simple. The photographers had to carry lots of film and processing equipment. But this did not stop the photographers, especially in the United States, where from the 1840s daguerreotype artists were popular in most cities.
Mathew Brady was a well-known American photographer. He took many pictures of famous people. The pictures were unusual because they were very life-like and full of personality.
Brady was also the first person to take pictures of war. His 1862 Civil War pictures showed dead soldiers and ruined cities. They made the war seem more real and more terrible
In the 1880s, new inventions began to change photography. Photographers could buy film readymade in rolls. So they did not have to make the film immediately. They could bring it back to their studios and develop it later, meaning that they did not have to carry lots of equipment. And finally, the invention of the small handheld camera made photography less expensive.
With the small camera, anyone could be a photographer. People began to use cameras just for fun. They took pictures of their families, friends and favourite places. They called these pictures "snapshots".
Photographs became very popular in newspapers in the 1890s. Soon magazines and books also used documentary photographs. These pictures showed true events and people. They were much more real than drawings.
Photography had turned into a form of art by the beginning of the 20th century. Some photographs were not just copies of the real world. They showed ideas and feelings, like other art forms. | ['who was a well known american photographer?', 'who took a picture of their studio?', 'what was his process called?', 'who took the first photo?', 'what did he photograph?', 'when did this happen?', "were Daguerre's photos detailed?", 'what year did Daguerre make his contribution to photography?', "what was unusual about Brady's pictures?", 'what was the subject of his photos?', 'in 1840, was the process easy?', 'was it still popular?', 'who was the first person to take photos of war?', 'name a new photographic invention from the 1880s', 'did this make the equipment easy to carry or hard to carry?', 'when did newspapers really start to use photographs heavily?', 'when does photography become considered an art?', 'what is another name for pictures that people take?', 'with a small camera, who can be a photographer?', 'who do they take pictures of?'] | {'answers': ['Mathew Brady', 'Daguerre', 'a daguerreotype', 'Niepce', 'his garden', '1826', 'Yes', '1837', 'they were very life-like and full of personality.', 'famous people and Civil War', 'No', 'Yes', 'Matthew Brady', 'Readymade film in rolls', 'Easier to carry', '1890s', 'by the beginning of the 20th century', 'snapshots', 'anyone', 'families, friends and favorite places'], 'answers_start': [1088, 292, 500, 200, 131, 0, 417, 228, 1181, 1141, 735, 940, 1267, 1517, 1604, 2024, 2274, 1982, 1839, 1914], 'answers_end': [1141, 360, 552, 226, 200, 4, 499, 290, 1265, 1181, 869, 1086, 1322, 1550, 1726, 2083, 2310, 2021, 1870, 1982]} |
3sb5n7y3o34ugqdncmjmaisysdl0g7 | CHAPTER XVIII
DOUBTS AND DIFFICULTIES
The Stanton girls and Mrs. Montrose came in early that afternoon. They had heard rumors of the arrest of Jones and were eager to learn what had occurred. Patsy and Beth followed them to their rooms to give them every known detail and canvass the situation in all its phases.
"Goldstein has been an angel all afternoon," said Flo. "He grinned and capered about like a schoolboy and some of us guessed he'd been left a fortune."
"He ought to be ashamed of himself." Patsy indignantly asserted. "The man admitted to Uncle John that Ajo is the biggest stockholder in the Continental, the president, to boot; yet Goldstein wouldn't lift a finger to help him and positively refused to obey his request to go to him after he was arrested."
"I know about that," said Aunt Jane, quietly. "Goldstein talked to me about the affair this afternoon and declared his conviction that young Jones is really a pearl thief. He has taken a violent dislike to the boy and is delighted to think his stock will be taken away from him."
Maud had silently listened to this dialogue as she dressed for dinner. But now she impetuously broke into the conversation, saying:
"Something definite ought to be done for the boy. He needs intelligent assistance. I'm afraid his situation is serious."
"That is what Arthur thinks," said Beth. "He says that unless he can furnish proof that he is not Jack Andrews, and that he came by those pearls honestly, he will be shipped to Austria for trial. No one knows what those foreigners will do to him, but he would probably fare badly in their hands." | ['Who followed the women?', 'Why were the women in early?', 'Did Patsy and Beth want to talk about it?', 'How was Goldstein acting?', 'What did Flo suspect was the reason for this?', 'Who thought he should feel bad?', 'Was Goldstein helpful to Ajo?', 'What had Ajo asked him to do?', 'Did he go?', 'When did he speak with Aunt Jane?', 'And who did he think was a criminal?', 'Who had listened to the conversation?', 'Did she make herself known?', 'What did she think the young man needed?', 'What did she fear?', 'Who did Beth say agreed with her?', 'Who does he need to convince them that he is not?', 'Might they send him to Belgium for prosecution?', 'Where then?', 'What do they think will be done to him?'] | {'answers': ['Patsy and Beth.', 'They had heard rumors of the arrest.', 'Yes.', 'Like an angel.', "He'd been left a fortune.", 'Patsy.', 'No.', 'Go to him after he was arrested.', 'No.', 'This afternoon.', 'Jones.', 'Maud.', 'Yes.', 'Intelligent assistance.', 'His situation is serious.', 'Arthur.', 'Jack Andrews.', 'No.', 'Austria.', 'No one knows.'], 'answers_start': [195, 107, 196, 319, 424, 474, 649, 729, 702, 828, 887, 1063, 1133, 1198, 1280, 1320, 1374, 1475, 1474, 1515], 'answers_end': [225, 143, 271, 362, 470, 537, 698, 780, 779, 883, 952, 1107, 1195, 1318, 1319, 1360, 1431, 1516, 1515, 1566]} |
3hvvdcpgtesviqve4ut21t17ugtyts | Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- As violence continues to wrack Iraq, another ethnic slaughter may be in the making by Sunni extremists from ISIS.
ISIS fighters have besieged the ethnic Turkmen Shiite town of Amerli in the north for two months, and its fewer than 20,000 residents are without power and running out of food, water and medical supplies.
"The situation of the people in Amerli is desperate and demands immediate action to prevent the possible massacre of its citizens," said Nickolay Mladenov, the U.N. secretary-general's special representative for Iraq.
He said the suffering was "unspeakable" and demanded that the Shiite majority Iraqi government "relieve the siege" on Amerli.
Small town fights ISIS
About 5,000 families live in Amerli, which has been under siege for 70 days, according to Dr. Ali Albayati, head of the Turkmen Saving Foundation. He told CNN the town is running without electricity, is out of medicine and can only turn to wells for water.
Nearly three dozen villages surrounding Amerli are already under ISIS control, Albayati said. The people of Amerli are relying on the Iraqi government to take them out by helicopter or support them with food drops, Albayati said. In the past 10 days, he added, only one flight has delivered food.
Surrounded on four sides, the 17,400 residents have had to defend themselves with only the help of local police, said Masrwr Aswad of Iraq's Human Rights Commission.
Their situation echoes the ordeal of Iraq's ethnic Yazidis, whose plight after they were forced to flee into the mountains to escape militants ISIS triggered U.S. aid drops and the first U.S. airstrikes against ISIS. | ['How long has Amerli been under siege?', 'Who is responsible to them being under siege?', 'How many people reside there?', 'Where are residents going for their water?', 'Who is reporting this information?', 'Anyone specific?', 'What does he do?', 'How is food getting to the people?', 'Who is doing the food drops?', 'How many have there been recently?', 'Have the residents had to defend themselves?', 'Is anyone helping?', 'Who?', 'Are they at any sort of disadvantage?', 'How so?', 'Does this story remind us of any other?', 'What happened?', 'Did anyone help them?', 'Who?', 'How?', 'What was noteworthy about that?'] | {'answers': ['70 days', 'ISIS', 'fewer than 20,000', 'wells', 'CNN', 'Dr. Ali Albayati', 'head of the Turkmen Saving Foundation', 'food drops', 'the Iraqi government', 'only one', 'yes', 'yes', 'local police', 'yes', "they're surrounded on four sides", 'yes', 'The Yazidis were forced to flee into the mountains', 'yes', 'the U.S.', 'aid drops and airstrikes against ISIS', 'they were the first U.S. airstrikes against ISIS'], 'answers_start': [747, 106, 201, 942, 0, 719, 827, 1073, 1097, 1239, 1277, 1359, 1367, 1277, 1277, 1445, 1482, 1570, 1602, 1603, 1626], 'answers_end': [794, 135, 272, 974, 19, 825, 864, 1191, 1191, 1275, 1388, 1388, 1388, 1323, 1301, 1503, 1603, 1660, 1617, 1617, 1661]} |
3luy3gc63z0ebe6604uij6gd0cx7po | Stinky Pete wanted to build a tree house. He needed to get a ladder to bring wood up the tree. He went to his friend's house to borrow a ladder. He also borrowed a bucket. He needed the bucket to carry nails. His friend is named James. The ladder was too big for Stinky Pete to carry alone. He had James help him carry the ladder back home. The ladder was heavy. They were careful to stay on the sidewalk. Stinky Pete got the hammer from his tool box. He gave James a rope. Stinky Pete and James got to work on the tree house. They worked all day. They painted the inside of the tree house blue. They painted the outside of the tree house red. They did not use green or orange paint. They used the rope to climb down from the tree house. When they were all finished, Stinky Pete helped James carry the ladder and bucket back to his house. Stinky Pete thanked James for helping him. | ['What did skinny pete want to build?', 'what did he borrow?', 'whose?', 'what was their name?', 'what else did James lend him?', 'for?', 'could pete carry the ladder himself?', 'why not?', 'what did he do?', 'they were careful to do what?', 'where did pete normally keep his hammer?', 'what did he hand to James?', 'how long did they work?', "what color paints didn't they use?"] | {'answers': ['tree house', 'ladder', "friend's", 'James', 'bucket', 'nails', 'no', 'too big', 'had James help', 'stay on the sidewalk', 'tool box', 'rope', 'all day', 'blue and red'], 'answers_start': [30, 137, 110, 229, 186, 202, 240, 251, 293, 384, 442, 468, 539, 565], 'answers_end': [40, 143, 119, 234, 192, 207, 258, 258, 308, 404, 450, 472, 547, 642]} |
3ikz72a5b4grnm9z28f239ozzqqfnq | (CNN) -- Veteran American Paul Goydos has become just the fourth player in PGA Tour history to break the 60-shot barrier after carding a remarkable 12-under-par 59 in the opening round of the John Deere Classic on Thursday.
Goydos follows in the footsteps of Al Geiberger (1977), Chip Beck (1991) and David Duval (1999) after his 12-birdie blitz at the TPC Deer Run, Silvis, Illinois.
However, Goydos, who at 46 is the oldest player to achieve the feat, is the only one of the quartet to break the barrier on a par-71.
The Californian closed out the back nine in just 28 shots, with eight birdies in nine holes, while he took just 22 putts all day.
Michael Letzig and Australian Matt Jones head the chasing pack after carding seven-under-par 64s, with Letzig also keeping a bogey off his card.
Japan's Ryo Ishikawa is the only player to shoot a round of 68, which he achieved in the final round of The Crowns on his home tour on May 2.
Meanwhile, Irishman Darren Clarke leads the field after the opening round of the Scottish Open at Loch Lomond.
The former Ryder Cup player carded a six-under-par 65 to hold a narrow advantage over Graeme Storm, Damien McGrane and Edoardo Molinari in the traditional British Open warm-up.
The 40-year-old Clarke has still not secured a place in the St Andrews field next week and he told reporters: "This is the first round and there's an awful long way to go, but of course I would love to qualify." | ['What sport is the article about?', 'Who does the first half of the article focus on?', "What did he do that's special?", 'Is he the first person to do that?', 'How many others have?', 'Who?', 'Who is the oldest to do it?', 'How old is he?', 'How many birdies did he hit?', 'How many were in the last nine holes?', 'How many shots did he need for those holes in total?', 'What was his final score in the round?', 'Which tournament was this at?', 'Where is Goydos from?', 'Who are behind Goydos in the standings?', 'What were their scores?', 'Who shot 68?', 'Where is Darren Clarke from?', 'Where is he leading?', 'Has he won a championship before?'] | {'answers': ['golf', 'Paul Goydos', 'He broke the 60-shot barrier', 'No', 'Three', 'Al Geiberger, Chip Beck and David Duval', 'Goydos', '46', '12', 'Eight', '28', '12-under-par 59', 'the John Deere Classic', 'California', 'Michael Letzig and Matt Jones', 'seven-under-par 64s', 'Ryo Ishikawa', 'Ireland', 'the Scottish Open at Loch Lomond', 'unknown'], 'answers_start': [9, 9, 9, 10, 26, 226, 389, 389, 322, 525, 525, 127, 127, 525, 657, 657, 804, 948, 959, -1], 'answers_end': [83, 120, 120, 120, 71, 321, 456, 415, 385, 616, 582, 163, 223, 655, 719, 753, 866, 981, 1057, -1]} |
36v4q8r5zk0iwte84nbw2t3d112qm6 | The Uralic languages (; sometimes called Uralian languages ) constitute a language family of 38 languages spoken by approximately 25 million people, predominantly in Northern Eurasia. The Uralic languages with the most native speakers are Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian, which are official languages of Hungary, Finland, and Estonia, respectively, and of the European Union. Other Uralic languages with significant numbers of speakers are Erzya, Moksha, Mari, Udmurt, and Komi, which are officially recognized languages in various regions of Russia.
The name "Uralic" derives from the fact that areas where the languages are spoken spread on both sides of the Ural Mountains. Also, the original homeland (Urheimat) is commonly hypothesized to lie in the vicinity of the Urals.
Finno-Ugric is sometimes used as a synonym for Uralic, though Finno-Ugric is widely understood to exclude the Samoyedic languages. Scholars who do not accept the traditional notion that Samoyedic split first from the rest of the Uralic family, such as Tapani Salminen, may treat both terms as synonymous.
In recent times, linguists often place the Urheimat (original homeland) of the Proto-Uralic language in the vicinity of the Volga River, west of the Urals, close to the Urheimat of the Indo-European languages, or to the east and southeast of the Urals. Gyula László places its origin in the forest zone between the Oka River and central Poland. E. N. Setälä and M. Zsirai place it between the Volga and Kama Rivers. According to E. Itkonen, the ancestral area extended to the Baltic Sea. P. Hajdu has suggested a homeland in western and northwestern Siberia. Recent ancient DNA analysis revealed that Uralic haplogroup N1 (Y-DNA) was originated from northeastern China, Liao river region, which is a new candidate of the homeland. | ["What language's original homeland is Urheimat?", 'What does the name come from?', 'Is this just one tongue, or is it made up of many?', 'How many?', 'By how many?', 'Is Tasmania somewhere this is prevalent?', 'How many countries are the most fluent?', 'Does anywhere else also use it to a lesser degree?', 'Where?', 'Does a governing body also recognize it?', 'Which one?', 'Where do those who study these tongues think the original home of this tongue is today?', 'Is this in dispute?', "What's the most recent theory of where it is?", 'Is there science behind this?', 'What kind?'] | {'answers': ['Uralic', 'Ural Mountains', 'Many', '38', '25 million people', 'No', 'Hungary, Finland, and Estonia', 'Yes', 'Russia', 'YEs', 'Various regional governments of Russia', 'Near the Urals', 'Yes', 'Northeastern China', 'Yes', 'DNA analysis'], 'answers_start': [554, 554, 0, 73, 91, 0, 184, 377, 149, 480, 480, 680, 1090, 1649, 1649, 1664], 'answers_end': [780, 678, 105, 105, 147, 1820, 334, 551, 551, 511, 550, 779, 1434, 1777, 1676, 1676]} |
3r6byfzzp7cwzgn34e2b1bfx0sbfxw | (CNN) -- Ohio State's former marching band director is speaking out for the first time since the university fired him over the band's overly sexual culture.
Jonathan Waters was fired in July after a university investigation concluded he "should have known about sexual harassment that created a hostile environment."
Waters told CNN affiliate WBNS on Tuesday that he was "absolutely shocked by the one-sidedness of the report," and called his firing a "rush to judgment."
He also said that despite the school's conclusion to the contrary, he was sanitizing the marching band's historically tawdry culture that he first experienced as a sousaphone player in the 1990s.
"That cultural change is also evident in the many, many letters from current and former band members, which attest to Jonathan's efforts and concrete success at moving the band's culture in a positive direction," his attorney, David Axelrod, said Tuesday.
The investigation's report, released July 23, told of bawdy band member nicknames and risqué traditions such as the "midnight ramp," in which band members entered the stadium through a ramp wearing only their underwear.
Axelrod said Waters knew about some of the band's bad behavior, but he said he did "everything he possibly could to end it."
"You know he experienced inappropriate behavior as a rookie band member himself. He was deeply affected by it and that's why as band director he did everything he could to stop anything inappropriate," he said.
The attorney said Waters "left the band with a far improved culture from the one that he inherited," and slammed the report that ousted him. | ['Who was fired?', 'From where?', 'Why?', 'When was he fired?', 'When did he first experience the culture?', 'What was his job?', 'What did he play?', 'What did he tell the reporter?', 'Who was his lawyer?', 'When did the report come out?', 'What was he trying to do?', 'Was there any evidence?', 'Was there any proof that he was fixing the band?', 'What was a tradition?', 'Who said the report was wrong?'] | {'answers': ['Jonathan Waters', 'Ohio State', "the band's overly sexual culture", 'in July', 'the 1990s', 'marching band director', 'sousaphone', 'he was shocked', 'David Axelrod', 'July 23,', 'end the bad behavior', 'just the report', 'yes', 'the midnight ramp', 'Waters'], 'answers_start': [159, 9, 108, 159, 616, 9, 616, 368, 889, 934, 1157, 934, 677, 1028, 321], 'answers_end': [185, 117, 155, 192, 672, 51, 659, 475, 916, 979, 1282, 961, 887, 1066, 476]} |
3io1lgzlk9xa1mtkvdnfr6lrhns68c | Royal assent is sometimes associated with elaborate ceremonies. In the United Kingdom, for instance, the sovereign may appear personally in the House of Lords or may appoint Lords Commissioners, who announce that royal assent has been granted at a ceremony held at the Palace of Westminster. However, royal assent is usually granted less ceremonially by letters patent. In other nations, such as Australia, the governor-general merely signs the bill. In Canada, the governor general may give assent either in person at a ceremony held in the Senate or by a written declaration notifying parliament of his or her agreement to the bill.
Royal assent is the method by which a country's constitutional monarch (possibly through a delegated official) formally approves an act of that nation's parliament, thus making it a law or letting it be promulgated as law. In the vast majority of contemporary monarchies, this act is considered to be little more than a formality; even in those nations which still permit their ruler to withhold the royal assent (such as the United Kingdom, Norway, and Liechtenstein), the monarch almost never does so, save in a dire political emergency or upon the advice of their government. While the power to withhold royal assent was once exercised often in European monarchies, it is exceedingly rare in the modern, democratic political atmosphere that has developed there since the 18th century. | ['How does a monarch approve an act of parliament?', 'What does that do?', 'Is this just a formality?', 'Is there a ceremony to go with it?', 'In the UK do they hold a ceremony?', 'where?', 'Who will announce it?', 'Where might the sovereign show up?', 'Does Canada hold a ceremony?', 'Where will it be?', 'Does someone give assent in person?', 'who?', 'What is the other way in Canada?', 'Who will that go to?', 'What does it tell them?', 'Is there a ceremony in Australia?', 'What happens there?', 'Who?', 'How often does the monarch not give assent?', 'When might they not give it?'] | {'answers': ['through royal assent', 'makes it a law', 'yes', 'sometimes', 'yes', 'the Palace of Westminster', 'Lords Commissioners', 'in the House of Lords', 'sometimes', 'in the Senate', 'yes', 'the governor general', 'by a written declaration n', 'parliament', 'of the agreement to the bill.', 'no', 'the just sign the bill.', 'the governor-general', 'almost never', 'in a dire political emergency'], 'answers_start': [637, 806, 859, 0, 64, 246, 174, 100, 454, 519, 460, 462, 551, 557, 577, 396, 396, 396, 996, 1108], 'answers_end': [800, 858, 966, 63, 291, 290, 225, 158, 530, 548, 515, 515, 635, 598, 636, 450, 451, 451, 1139, 1175]} |
3wq3b2kge8gywyqusjv8nckbgeq1bs | Grandma was always forgetting things." What's wrong with her?" Anna asked. "We think she's getting old, and she may be ill. We may have to send her to a nursing home so that she can be taken good care of. But we can go to see her and bring her presents, like strawberry ice cream." Mother said. One day, they went to see Grandma at the nursing home. Anna hugged Grandma. "Look," she said, "we've brought you strawberry ice cream!" Grandma didn't say anything. She just took it and began eating. "Do you know who I am?" Anna asked. "You're the girl who brings me ice cream." Grandma said. "Yes, but I'm Anna, your granddaughter. Don't you remember me?" she asked, throwing her arms around the old lady. Grandma smiled, "Remember? Sure. You're the girl who brings me ice cream." Suddenly Anna realized that Grandma would never remember her. "Oh, how I love you, Grandma!" she said. Just then she saw a tear roll down Grandma's cheeks . "Love," she said, "I remember love. n "You see, dear, that's what she wants--love!" Mother said. It's more important to remember love than someone's name. | ['Who was always forgetting things?', 'Who thought something was wrong with her?', "What kind of ice cream did Anna's mom mention?", 'Who would the ice cream be a present for?', "What's more important to remember than someone/s name?", 'Who remembered it?', 'Who thought she knew why Grandma was forgetting things?', "What was her thought on the reason for Grandma's memory loss?", "What did Anna's mom say Grandma wanted more than ice cream?", "Who's the girl who brings grandma ice cream?", 'Who did she throw her arms around?', 'Was Grandma young?', 'Where was grandma sent?', 'Why was she sent there?', 'Is grandma in good health?', "What was on Grandma's cheeks?", 'Who does Anna love?', 'Did they visit Grandma at night?', 'Did Grandma thank Anna for the ice cream?', 'Does a boy bring Grandma ice cream?'] | {'answers': ['Grandma', 'Anna', 'strawberry', 'Grandma', 'love', 'Grandma', 'Mother', "she's getting old, and she may be ill.", 'love', 'Anna', 'Grandma', 'No', 'a nursing home', 'so that she can be taken good care of.', 'No', 'a tear', 'Grandma', 'No', 'No', 'No'], 'answers_start': [0, 63, 259, 124, 1030, 915, 75, 84, 972, 495, 589, 652, 122, 166, 103, 879, 777, 295, 460, 531], 'answers_end': [8, 68, 270, 294, 1088, 969, 294, 123, 1017, 573, 701, 701, 166, 204, 124, 933, 870, 302, 494, 586]} |
3ph3vy7djlxnfx9dvl0w2kh847fwzd | (Mental Floss) -- Over the centuries, people have had some very good reasons to dress up like a member of the opposite sex.
After record-setting Olympics athlete Stella Walsh died in 1980, it was revealed that she had indeed been a man.
And I'm not talking about people who live this way out of personal preference, or those who dress up for theater and entertainment.
Here are just five examples.
1. Cross-dressing to join the army
Until recently, women have rarely been allowed to serve as soldiers.
So what was a gal to do if she wanted to serve her country? Naturally, disguise herself as a man and join the troops.
At least 400 Civil War soldiers were women in drag. These included Union Army soldier "Frank Thompson" (also known as Sarah Edmonds), whose small frame and feminine mannerisms (rather than causing suspicion) made her an ideal spy, as she could spy on the Confederates disguised as... a woman!
She wasn't the first woman to don a male disguise and join the army, though. During the Revolutionary War, women fought as men on both sides.
Hannah Snell, for example, joined the British army to find her husband, who had walked out on her to enlist.
Once her true sex was discovered (thanks to a pesky groin injury), she became a national celebrity in Britain, and made a post-war career of performing in bars as the "Female Warrior." Mental Floss: The Confederacy's plan to conquer Latin America
2. Cross-dressing to keep a royal family together | ['Name the athlete who died and was then revelead that she was a man?', 'What year?', 'How many civil war soliders were women in drag?', 'Who was Frank Thompson in "real"?', 'Was she the first woman to do a male disguise?', 'During what war did women fight as men?', 'Name a woman who joined the British Army?', 'and why did she do that?', 'what led to the discovery of her gender?', 'and what was she known as after?'] | {'answers': ['Stella Welsh', '1980', 'at least 400', 'Sarah Edmonds', 'no', 'revolutionary', 'Hannah Snell', 'to find her husband', 'groin injury', 'the Female Warrior'], 'answers_start': [156, 173, 634, 720, 929, 929, 1073, 1123, 1201, 1309], 'answers_end': [189, 195, 686, 813, 1071, 1072, 1130, 1182, 1251, 1369]} |
3fq5jj512lo2381d3j6zjmg47krnkg | Rebel-controlled northern Syria (CNN) -- Mohamed Rashid walked out of the gate of his house with a giant blood stain on his white T-shirt.
"This is the blood of a martyr! Of a hero! Of a lion!" he bellowed. "This is his blood. It is pure!"
Mad with grief, Rashid kissed his bloody T-shirt before being led away by worried relatives.
Just hours before, Rashid learned his son Abdul was killed in battle in the Syrian city of Aleppo.
Housam Abdul Rashid was a 22-year-old defector from the army. He was also the fourth man from his small hilltop village to be killed fighting for the rebels.
The younger Rashid is one of the casualties of the five-day-old rebel offensive on Aleppo, the country's commercial capital. Another rebel, who asked only to be named "Khorshid" because his wife and children were still living in Aleppo, described how his comrade was killed by a helicopter gunship, while climbing onto a rooftop.
Syria: As al-Assad's grip loosens, what could come next?
"Housam's specialty was a sniper," Khorshid said. "He went to the roof, and a helicopter gunship killed him. Another fighter from Aleppo with him was also killed. I was just 4 meters away when it happened."
Khorshid said the rebels mounted their offensive on Aleppo last Friday, two days after a bomb killed four of Syria's top security officials.
Rebel commanders and fighters claimed they made gains, particularly in the neighborhood of Salahuddin. But they were also clearly suffering casualties.
What began 17 months ago as a peaceful protest movement has evolved into a full-fledged armed insurgency. | ["Who's blood was on Mohamed's shirt?", "What was his son's name?", 'What animal did he compare Abdul to?', 'Where did he die?', 'How old was he?', 'What was his role when he was battling rebels?', 'What specifically caused his death?', 'Was he the only one who died on the roof that day?', 'How many soldiers died with him?', 'Who provided this information?', "Why didn't he want to provide his real name?", 'When did the rebels begin planning their attack?', 'How did 4 Syrian personnel die?', 'Do the rebels feel they are making progress?', 'Where is the progress most evident?', 'Was Housam the only person from his village to be lost from the battling?', 'How many others?', 'What did all this start as?'] | {'answers': ['His sons', 'Housam Abdul Rashid', 'A lion', 'in battle in the Syrian city of Aleppo.', '22', 'a sniper', '"He went to the roof, and a helicopter gunship killed him', 'No', 'One', 'Khorshid', 'because his wife and children were still living in Aleppo,', 'last Friday,', 'a bomb killed them', 'Yes', 'in the neighborhood of Salahuddin.', 'No', 'Three', '17 months ago'], 'answers_start': [358, 440, 141, 339, 440, 991, 1041, 1100, 1099, 1026, 766, 1225, 1281, 1343, 1398, 501, 502, 1497], 'answers_end': [407, 459, 196, 438, 477, 1023, 1098, 1152, 1153, 1039, 836, 1271, 1341, 1398, 1446, 599, 598, 1522]} |
3z9wi9eozzoatcf20lbme2j8k62khj | Many, many years back, in a place full of magic, there lived a man and a woman who were married. The man and woman did not love one another or anything else. The man was a wood man and often spent days alone in the wood. One day the man spent more time in the wood and he became lost. After days and days he grew hungry and weak. When he thought for sure he was going to die a tall wizard appeared before him. The man did not know the wizard had placed a spell on him, making him get lost, but he did.
The wizard smiled at the man in a friendly way and said to him, "I can show you the way out of the woods, if you give me the one thing you love most in the world."
Since there was nothing that the man loved, he said yes at once. The Wizard showed the man the way home and then disappeared into the wood. The man and woman lived well for many years and the man never told his meeting to the wizard and after a time, he too forgot about his promise.
In time the woman gave birth and the man had a daughter who he loved. One day the wizard came to the door to take the girl, making the man remember his promise. The man was very sad to lose his daughter. But in the end he had to give her over to the wizard. The wizard was bad and locked the girl away in a cave. Every day the girl grew to be prettier and smarter. Every day the Wizard asked if the girl would marry him, but he was mean and she would not marry him. And every time the girl said no, the wizard would find a new way to make her sad. But the girl had found a secret flower that was very beautiful.
"If you marry me I can let you out."
"There is a lovely bit of sunlight that comes in through the rocks. I am very happy here in my cave." The girl said. The wizard became angry and steam poured from his eyes
He blocked out the sun so the girl lived only in darkness. Still the girl said no. The wizard came back again and told the girl, "If you marry me I can let you out." The wizard became angry and steam poured from his mouth
"There is a lovely stream of water that comes in through the rocks. I am very happy here in my cave." The girl said. The wizard became angry and steam poured from his ears
He blocked out the water so the girl lived only in dry sand. Still the girl said no. The wizard came back again and told the girl, "If you marry me I can let you out."
Again, the girl only said "There is a soft wind that comes in through the rocks. I am very happy here in my cave." The wizard became angry and steam poured from his ears and fire came out of his eyes
So the Wizard blocked out the wind and left the girl in a hot cave with no air. But the girl would still not marry him. The wizard became so angry he turned to flame and burned up. The girl was free and went down to her flower only to find it was gone. Instead she found a handsome prince.
"I thank you my lady," he said, "for saving me from the evil wizard. In return you may come live in my palace with me and be happy."
The girl said yes. In time they came to love one another and got married and lived happy together. | ['Who were married', 'Where did they live?', 'When?', 'What did the man do for a living?', 'Did he love his partner?', 'How did he pass the time during the day?', 'What happened one day when he was by himself?', 'For how long?', 'How did he feel after that length of time?', 'What did he think would happen next?'] | {'answers': ['a man and a woman', 'a place full of magic', 'Many, many years back', 'He was a wood man', 'No', 'alone in the wood', 'he became lost', 'days and days', 'hungry and weak', 'he was going to die'], 'answers_start': [60, 0, 0, 157, 97, 185, 220, 285, 304, 335], 'answers_end': [95, 47, 48, 220, 157, 219, 284, 328, 328, 374]} |
3p529iw9kyl1zm6eqvznqhkaun8lfw | Ctenophora (/tᵻˈnɒfərə/; singular ctenophore, /ˈtɛnəfɔːr/ or /ˈtiːnəfɔːr/; from the Greek κτείς kteis 'comb' and φέρω pherō 'carry'; commonly known as comb jellies) is a phylum of animals that live in marine waters worldwide. Their most distinctive feature is the ‘combs’ – groups of cilia which they use for swimming – they are the largest animals that swim by means of cilia. Adults of various species range from a few millimeters to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) in size. Like cnidarians, their bodies consist of a mass of jelly, with one layer of cells on the outside and another lining the internal cavity. In ctenophores, these layers are two cells deep, while those in cnidarians are only one cell deep. Some authors combined ctenophores and cnidarians in one phylum, Coelenterata, as both groups rely on water flow through the body cavity for both digestion and respiration. Increasing awareness of the differences persuaded more recent authors to classify them as separate phyla. | ['What is this article about?', 'Where is this word derived from?', 'What are they known as?', 'What makes them unique?', 'How do they move? By using what?', 'Are there any similar creatures?', 'What are they called?', 'What are they made of?', 'What do they use for breathing?', 'Does the ocean help them digest food?', 'How big do they get?', 'What are the smallest?', 'The biggest?', 'Where are they found?', 'Are they found on land?', 'Are they only found in the ocean?', 'What is the main difference between the two creatures?'] | {'answers': ['Ctenophora', "the Greek κτείς kteis 'comb' and φέρω pherō 'carry", 'comb jellies', 'the comb like cilia', 'They move using Cilia', 'yes', 'Cnidarians', 'consist of a mass of jelly', 'water flow', 'yes', 'It ranges.', 'A few millimeters', '4ft 11 in', 'worldwide', 'No', 'No', 'In ctenophores, these layers are two cells deep, while those in cnidarians are only one cell deep'], 'answers_start': [0, 80, 151, 226, 274, 463, 463, 464, 764, 764, 405, 403, 377, 166, 193, 193, 601], 'answers_end': [10, 130, 164, 271, 377, 521, 520, 520, 870, 871, 454, 433, 463, 226, 225, 226, 698]} |
30jnvc0or9kw4fdxdqvjaovhj30qh5 | In the ancient Arabic story called Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, the young hero Ali Baba said "Open Sesame" and a door to hidden treasures was opened to him.The old story had a special meaning for Ma Yun.He drew inspiration from _ for Alibaba.com - Chinese largest e-commerce website. In 1995, Ma Yun was working for a US trading company when he was introduced to the Internet."I know nothing about computers and has never touched a keyboard," he said.He searched the word "beer" and nothing came up about Chinese products. Ma Yun had an idea.Why not build a large Internet market to connect customers with companies from all over the world? They could do business online in that way.That was how Alibaba began.His company grew quickly.But that didn't mean everything went smoothly.In 2000, many Internet companies failed including Alibaba.But later, he was successful because he managed to attract investment into his company."You should stick to your dream," he said."Everyone thought I was daydreaming when I started.But the most important thing is that we believe in our dream from past to today and tomorrow.Of course we made many mistakes, but we never give up." Ma Yun is also smart.For him, success in business is like trying to catch a rabbit.If there are nine rabbits, focus on catching one - don't try to catch them all," he said."Change your ways if you need to, but don't change the rabbit.Get one first, put it in your pocket and then catch the others." | ['What culture is the story from?', 'How many stealers?', 'What was his catchphrase?', 'Was it meaningful for Ma Yun?', 'What site did he start?', 'Where did he work?', 'When?', 'Had he seen the internet before?', 'Was he knowledgeable about technology?', 'What keyword did he use?', 'Did he get information about Chinese things?', 'What was his idea?', 'When did many businesses fail?', 'Did Alibaba fail too?', 'Did he quit?', 'How many bunnies were there originally?', 'How many bunnies should you capture?', 'And then do what with it?', 'And then what?'] | {'answers': ['Arabic', '40', 'Open Sesame', 'Yes', 'Alibaba.com', 'a US trading company', 'In 1995', 'no', 'no', 'beer', 'no', 'build a large Internet market', '2000', 'yes', 'no', 'nine', 'One', 'put it in your pocket', 'catch the others'], 'answers_start': [0, 1, 66, 159, 205, 286, 287, 286, 379, 453, 454, 545, 748, 783, 1115, 1192, 1192, 1405, 1405], 'answers_end': [67, 67, 159, 205, 287, 379, 379, 380, 445, 524, 524, 643, 842, 842, 1170, 1304, 1333, 1469, 1469]} |
34z02eimisdylvztwmit917ni9kt04 | Suffolk () is an East Anglian county of historic origin in England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowestoft, Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket and Felixstowe, one of the largest container ports in Europe.
The county is low-lying with very few hills, and is largely arable land with the wetlands of the Broads in the north. The Suffolk Coast and Heaths are an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
By the fifth century, the Angles (after whom East Anglia and England are named) had established control of the region. The Angles later became the "north folk" and the "south folk", from which developed the names "Norfolk" and "Suffolk". Suffolk and several adjacent areas became the kingdom of East Anglia, which later merged with Mercia and then Wessex.
Suffolk was originally divided into four separate Quarter Sessions divisions. In 1860, the number of divisions was reduced to two. The eastern division was administered from Ipswich and the western from Bury St Edmunds. Under the Local Government Act 1888, the two divisions were made the separate administrative counties of East Suffolk and West Suffolk; Ipswich became a county borough. A few Essex parishes were also added to Suffolk: Ballingdon-with-Brundon and parts of Haverhill and Kedington. | ['where is it located', 'who borders it to the north', 'west?', 'south?', 'and east?', 'what is the name of the main town', 'what is another important town', 'what is so special aboutthem', 'does the county have a lot of hills', 'which direction are the wetlands located', 'who took control of the region in the 5th century', 'what did they become known as', 'Which area did the Suffolk get', 'how was it originally divided', 'when was this number reduced', 'to how many', 'which is the eastern', 'and western?', 'what act was this under'] | {'answers': ['East Anglia', 'Norfolk', 'Cambridgeshire', 'Essex', 'The North Sea', 'Ipswich', 'Felixstowe', "It's one of the largest container ports in Europe.", 'No', 'North', 'the Angles', 'the "north folk" and the "south folk"', 'Mercia and Wessex.', 'four separate Quarter Sessions', '1860', 'two', 'East Suffolk', 'West Suffolk', 'the Local Government Act 1888'], 'answers_start': [0, 68, 110, 141, 161, 193, 221, 221, 353, 353, 545, 664, 783, 903, 980, 990, 1159, 1160, 1123], 'answers_end': [66, 108, 136, 159, 191, 219, 351, 351, 469, 469, 662, 725, 900, 979, 1032, 1032, 1240, 1257, 1158]} |
33c7ualjvlyfu0snp7bywaua9pn18a | On a sunny morning, children in Ganale stood in front of their new school and expressed their thanks to Tina Charles. Tina Charles, a woman member of the WNBA, plays for the women's basketball team of America. She understands the importance of education and of giving back to others. So the WNBA star made sure to support a school in an African village when she heard about the chance to give money to it. Charles first knew about the chance while she was in a college. But she didn't have the money to help out at that time. After she played for the WNBA, she made much money. With the help of charitable organizations , Charles donated $32,000 to the school. Charles did the charity work while playing basketball and getting ready for the London Olympics. She played for the team that had won the gold medal in the last four Olympic Games. And they got the fith gold medal in London. Charles always works hard on both working for the country in the Olympic Games and giving back to others."The more I give, the more happiness I get."she said. | ['Where were the kids standing?', 'In what city?', 'Who did they want to recognize?', 'Is she an athlete?', 'What sport does she play?', 'Does she belong to a league?', 'Which one?', 'Has she ever gotten to play in the Olympics?', 'The Olympics in what city?', 'Did her team win a medal?', "What was Charles' contribution to the school?", 'Is the school in America?', 'Where is it?', 'Is it in a big city there?', 'Did Charles go to college?'] | {'answers': ['front of their new school', 'Ganale', 'Tina Charles', 'yes,', 'basketball', 'yes', 'WNBA', 'yes', 'London', 'yes', '$32,000', 'no', 'Africa', 'no', 'yes'], 'answers_start': [47, 32, 104, 132, 182, 154, 154, 740, 878, 858, 638, 336, 337, 337, 448], 'answers_end': [73, 38, 116, 159, 192, 158, 158, 757, 884, 874, 645, 352, 344, 352, 468]} |
3yt88d1n08yvz483l0mka8iy25pk3q | CHAPTER III
THE WAR BEGUN
There could be no question, after this cry from Amos Nelson, but that he and his Tory friends had in some way come to learn of what we lads would do toward aiding the Cause.
It was natural that I, suspecting Seth Jepson, should set down to his door the crime of having betrayed us to our enemies; but when I put that thought into words Archie would have none of it. He declared that however much Seth might be inclined toward Toryism, he was not such a knave as to join us with traitorous intentions in his heart.
We had made no reply to Amos Nelson, and it appeared much as if his only desire was to let us understand that he was in possession of our secret, for immediately after having taunted us he went off in the direction of Corn hill, taking his friend with him, therefore Archie and I had nothing to do except discuss the possibility of our having been betrayed, with not a little warmth but no result.
Silas was still engaged in the work of enrolling recruits, and failed to come to the rendezvous, most like believing he could be doing better service in seeking out those who would become Minute Boys, than by wagging his tongue at the city dock with us.
Because of knowing that that which we would keep private was a secret no longer, I grew disheartened, and instead of agreeing to Archie's proposition that the remainder of the day be spent in gaining yet more recruits, I turned my face homeward once more, agreeing crustily to meet those who had promised to become Minute Boys at the old ship-yard that evening. | ['Who suspected Jepson?', 'What crime did the narrator want to accuse him of?', 'Who did not agree?', 'Even though Seth supported what?', 'What was Silas doing?', 'Recruits to become what?', 'Did he join the two friends?', 'Did he think he would be more productive talking to them?', 'Where were the two friends talking?', 'What did Archie want to do with the rest of the day?', "True or False: The narrator agreed to Archie's suggestion.", 'Where would he go that evening?', 'Who knew the secret of Archie and the narrator?', 'Amos who?', 'Where did he go off to?', 'Did he go alone?', 'Who went with him?', 'What is the name of this friend?', "True or False: Nelson's friends are Tories.", 'What is the title of the chapter?'] | {'answers': ['Amos Nelson', 'betrayed us', 'Archie', 'Toryism', 'enrolling recruits', 'Minute Boys', 'no', 'yes', 'dock', 'gaining more recruits', 'true', 'ship-yard', 'Amos', 'Nelson', 'the direction of Corn hill', 'no', 'his friend', 'unknown', 'true', 'THE WAR BEGUN'], 'answers_start': [206, 253, 368, 428, 948, 1119, 1007, 1045, 1148, 1333, 1460, 1478, 548, 572, 734, 778, 777, -1, 91, 14], 'answers_end': [251, 327, 397, 465, 1005, 1147, 1043, 1147, 1202, 1421, 1566, 1566, 693, 583, 775, 804, 794, -1, 123, 28]} |
32q90qcq1sly92o0ak3gtzmvtoeeky | Every month, Julia and her cousins would go to visit their grandparents. They would be excited because their grandfather would give them a few coins. Then they would buy toys and sweets. The grandparents commented that, behaving like this, the children would never learn to manage their money. So they planned a special test, in which the children would have to show, over the course of a year, just what they could manage to get with those few coins.
Some thought that they would save their money, but Rubin and Nico continued spending it all on sweets. So they give up saving.
Monty decided to manage his money by exchanging it: buying and selling things, or bettering it with others. Soon he surprised the whole family. He had accumulated lots of money. However, Monty was not very careful, and he got involved in more and more risky deals. A few months later he became penniless after a losing bet.
Alex, had a will of iron. He saved the money and at the end of the year he had collected more money than anyone. Even better, with so much money, he had managed to buy sweets at a reduced price, so that on the day of the competition he was presented with enough sweets for more than a year. And even then, he still had enough left for a toy. He was the clear winner, and other children learnt the advantages of knowing how to save and how to wait.
There was also Julia. Poor Julia didn't enjoy the competition because even though she had a wonderful secret plan, she had spent her money without giving her plan enough time to work. However, she was so sure that her plan was a good one, that she decided to carry on with it, and maybe change the expressions on her s' faces, who had seemed to be saying "What a disaster that girl is. She couldn't manage to save anything."
When she was about to complete the second year of her plan, Julia surprised everyone by turning up at the grandparents' house with a violin and a lot of money. She did it very well. | ['Who spent money on sweets', 'Where did the money come from?', 'Did her grandma approve?', 'Why not?', 'Which cousin had willpower?', 'What did he accomplish?', 'Who lost all their moola?', 'Who lost it gambling??', 'How many kids were competing?', 'Did any of them learn a lesson?', 'Who?', 'Who purchased the instrument?', 'During the first year?', 'How long did it take?', 'Who devised the experiment?'] | {'answers': ['Julia and her cousins', 'their grandfather', 'no', 'they thought the children would never learn to manage their money', 'Alex', 'He saved the money', 'Julia', 'Monty', 'Five', 'yes', 'Children other than Alex', 'Julia', 'no', 'Until she was about to complete the second year of her plan', 'The grandparents'], 'answers_start': [13, 103, 186, 240, 909, 934, 1386, 770, 505, 1280, 1279, 1374, 1816, 1786, 187], 'answers_end': [35, 120, 292, 292, 913, 953, 1391, 775, 519, 1355, 1295, 1379, 1832, 1844, 203]} |
3wq3b2kge8gywyqusjv8nckbgo0b1w | The cute red ball rolled over to the blue ball and said hello. The blue ball was scared and went to cry to the green ball. The green ball laughed at the blue ball. Then the green ball told the orange ball that blue ball was stupid. Most felt this was not good to do and so they punished the green ball by taking away all his air.
From that day on everyone saw the air-less green ball and knew that they could not do or say any bad things. This is how the trouble started. The purple ball used the fear of everyone to become the leader that they all feared. The purple ball was mean to everyone. Until one day the red ball spoke up and got all the other colored balls together and they took the air from the purple ball and put it in the green ball. Sadly, the green ball had been without air for too long and was dead. | ['How many different colored balls are in this story?', 'What did the purple ball do?', 'How?'] | {'answers': ['three', 'It became the leader', 'by using the fear of everyone'], 'answers_start': [110, 518, 494], 'answers_end': [116, 536, 516]} |
36wlnqg78zaxgzk647qnuw35606beo | CHAPTER XXXVI.
GRACE CRAWLEY RETURNS HOME.
[Illustration]
About this time Grace Crawley received two letters, the first of them reaching her while John Eames was still at the cottage, and the other immediately after his return to London. They both help to tell our story, and our reader shall, therefore, read them if he so please,--or, rather, he shall read the first and as much of the second as is necessary for him. Grace's answer to the first letter he shall see also. Her answer to the second will be told in a very few words. The first was from Major Grantly, and the task of answering that was by no means easy to Grace.
Cosby Lodge, -- February, 186--.
DEAREST GRACE,
I told you when I parted from you, that I should write to you, and I think it best to do so at once, in order that you may fully understand me. Spoken words are soon forgotten,--
"I shall never forget his words," Grace said to herself as she read this;--
and are not always as plain as they might be. Dear Grace, I suppose I ought not to say so, but I fancied when I parted from you at Allington, that I had succeeded in making myself dear to you. I believe you to be so true in spirit, that you were unable to conceal from me the fact that you love me. I shall believe that this is so, till I am deliberately and solemnly assured by yourself that it is not so;--and I conjure you to think what is due both to yourself and to myself, before you allow yourself to think of making such an assurance unless it be strictly true. | ['What is the name of the chapter?', 'What did Grace get?', 'Did both make it to her before Eames left?', 'Did Grace reply to both letters?', 'Who sent the first letter?', 'In what month?', 'From where?', 'How does he address Grace?', 'True or False: Grace finds his words to be very memorable.', 'Does Grantly think Grace loves him?', 'Till when will he believe this?', 'Does he warn her not to say it unless it is absolutely the truth?', 'Where did Grantly and Grace part ways?'] | {'answers': ['GRACE CRAWLEY RETURNS HOME.', 'two letters', 'No', 'Yes', 'Major Grantly', 'February', 'Cosby Lodge', 'DEAREST GRACE', 'True', 'Yes', 'til he is assured by her that it is not so', 'Yes', 'Allington'], 'answers_start': [0, 64, 116, 424, 537, 637, 637, 672, 870, 1180, 1247, 1426, 1038], 'answers_end': [45, 114, 242, 537, 571, 669, 671, 686, 943, 1245, 1354, 1517, 1088]} |
3dl65mzb8dfgq4cci7mi5g9nnh1eck | At the farm, the farmer found that he needed to go to the town to get some tools. He needed to pick up five things at the store. The farmer needed to get a shovel, some hay, extra string, feed for the horses and a tire for his truck. He also found that one of the steps on his ladder was broken and needed to be fixed. He would have to get some wood to fix the ladder. He thought he might like to look at new ladders and see if it was time to get a new one. He went into the house and found his keys. He started driving down the road when he found that he forgot his wallet and needed to go back to the house. He turned the truck around and went back to the house. While he was in the house, he remembered that he also needed to get some milk at the store. He picked up his keys and wallet and went back to his truck. He picked up all the items he needed in town and was still home in time for dinner. | ['Where was the farmer?', 'What did he need?', 'Where?', 'How many things?', 'What were they?', 'What was broken?', 'On what?', 'What needed to be done?', 'with what?', 'What did he think?', 'Where did he go?', 'for what?', 'Then where?', 'What did he find?', 'What did he need to do?', 'What did he remember?', 'from where?', 'What did he pick up?', 'Anything else?', 'what?'] | {'answers': ['the farm', 'tools', 'in town', 'Five', 'a shovel, some hay, extra string, feed for the horses and a tire for his truck.', 'a step', 'his ladder', 'it needed to be fixed', 'wood', 'he might like to look at new ladders', 'the house', 'keys', 'down the road', 'that he forgot his wallet', 'go back to the house', 'he needed to get milk', 'the store', 'keys', 'yes', 'his wallet'], 'answers_start': [0, 0, 0, 81, 153, 233, 232, 233, 318, 368, 457, 484, 501, 538, 578, 691, 719, 756, 756, 757], 'answers_end': [12, 80, 80, 127, 233, 318, 317, 317, 368, 416, 479, 499, 533, 573, 608, 742, 755, 789, 789, 789]} |
37td41k0ah9h0nhuj26nuxd2o0jcsc | (CNN) -- Jodi Arias and her legal team began fighting for her life Tuesday when a new jury heard opening arguments on whether she should receive a life or death sentence for her murder conviction.
It's been a long legal journey for Arias, 34, whom a jury found guilty last year of first-degree murder in the gruesome killing of ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander, 30.
This week's court proceeding in Arizona is a retrial of the penalty phase. In 2013, the same jury that convicted her became deadlocked later on whether she should be executed for the 2008 murder of Alexander, who was stabbed 29 times, shot in the face and had his neck slit from ear to ear.
The impasse came when the jury voted 8-4 in favor of the death penalty for Arias, a source with knowledge of the jury's vote said at the time.
"The tale of this relationship is one of infinite sadness," Arias's lawyer, Kirk Nurmi, told the jury onTuesday. "The story of this relationship is one of tragedy, friendship, spirituality, lust, passion, forbidden sex, abuse and violence."
Nurmi said Arias went through an abusive childhood and developed a personality disorder early in life but had never committed a crime before the killing. She also suffered emotional abuse at the hands of Alexander, he said.
She is very remorseful and is punishing herself, he said. The only appropriate sentence is life in prison, Nurmi concluded.
The prosecutor in the case, Juan Martinez, cast doubt on Arias's feelings toward Alexander, saying "she loved him so much that after she slaughtered him she showed up at his memorial service." | ['Who was killed?', 'How old was he?', 'Who killed him?', 'How old was she?', 'Was she found guilty?', 'On what charge?', 'Has she been sentenced?', 'Who is her lawyer?', 'Did she have it easy as a child?', 'What did she suffer from?', 'Has she commited any other crimes?', 'Did her Ex treat her well?', 'What did he do to her?', 'Where was the case held?', 'What year was he killed?', 'What about the trial?', 'Did she regret what she did?', 'Was their relationship always abusive?', 'Who prosecuted her?', "Did she go to her ex's funeral?", 'Has it been a short legal process?'] | {'answers': ['Travis Alexander', '30', 'Jodi Arias', '34', 'Yes', 'First-degree murder', 'YesThe impasse came when the jury voted 8-4 in favor of the death penalty for Arias,', 'Kirk Nurmi', 'No', 'a personality disorder', 'No', 'No', 'Emotionally abuse her', 'Arizona', '2008', '2013', 'Yes', 'unknown', 'Juan Martinez', 'Yes', 'No'], 'answers_start': [319, 343, 199, 233, 199, 234, 660, 865, 1048, 1058, 1059, 1202, 1203, 367, 548, 440, 1274, -1, 1400, 1500, 200], 'answers_end': [366, 365, 365, 243, 365, 302, 741, 892, 1270, 1135, 1201, 1272, 1272, 407, 575, 541, 1332, -1, 1442, 1593, 246]} |
3mx2nq3yc9u4xjuey2p2fzokc145xh | Logging was Seattle's first major industry, but by the late 19th century the city had become a commercial and shipbuilding center as a gateway to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush. By 1910, Seattle was one of the 25 largest cities in the country. However, the Great Depression severely damaged the city's economy. Growth returned during and after World War II, due partially to the local Boeing company, which established Seattle as a center for aircraft manufacturing. The Seattle area developed as a technology center beginning in the 1980s, with companies like Microsoft becoming established in the region. In 1994 the Internet retail giant Amazon was founded in Seattle. The stream of new software, biotechnology, and Internet companies led to an economic revival, which increased the city's population by almost 50,000 between 1990 and 2000.
Seattle (i/siˈætəl/) is a West Coast seaport city and the seat of King County. With an estimated 662,400 residents as of 2015[update], Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. In July 2013 it was the fastest-growing major city in the United States, and remained in the top five in May 2015 with an annual growth rate of 2.1%. The Seattle metropolitan area of around 3.6 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the United States. The city is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington, about 100 miles (160 km) south of the Canada–United States border. A major gateway for trade with Asia, Seattle is the third largest port in North America in terms of container handling as of 2015. | ['what was', 'by late 19th century what did the city transform into?', "what damaged the city's economy?", 'how did the economy of the city improve?', 'which other companies set us shop in the city>', 'what these developments did to the population of the city?', 'it is the seat of which county?', 'it is the largest city of which region?', 'what was its annual growth rate?', 'what is its last known population?', 'where is this city situated?', "how large is the city's sea port?", 'which state is the city situated?'] | {'answers': ['Logging', 'commercial and shipbuilding center', 'Great Depression', 'the local Boeing company,', 'Microsoft and Amazon', "increased the city's population by almost 50,000 between 1990 and 2000", 'King County', 'Pacific Northwest region of North America.', '2.1%', '662,400', 'an isthmus between Puget Sound and Lake Washington', 'the third largest port in North America', 'Washington'], 'answers_start': [0, 72, 250, 317, 552, 772, 918, 987, 1175, 931, 1372, 1584, 986], 'answers_end': [8, 182, 316, 407, 676, 848, 929, 1097, 1246, 985, 1478, 1634, 1046]} |
3dy4fpooa1o1yhnhvu1nufwvohfrvq | CHAPTER II.
WHIMS.
"Come, Sylvia, it is nine o'clock! Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
"No, why should I?" And Sylvia turned her face away from the flood of light that poured into the room as Prue put aside the curtains and flung up the window.
"Why should you? What a question, unless you are ill; I was afraid you would suffer for that long row yesterday, and my predictions seldom fail."
"I am not suffering from any cause whatever, and your prediction does fail this time; I am only tired of everybody and everything, and see nothing worth getting up for; so I shall just stay here till I do. Please put the curtain down and leave me in peace."
Prue had dropped her voice to the foreboding tone so irritating to nervous persons whether sick or well, and Sylvia laid her arm across her eyes with an impatient gesture as she spoke sharply.
"Nothing worth getting up for," cried Prue, like an aggravating echo. "Why, child, there are a hundred pleasant things to do if you would only think so. Now don't be dismal and mope away this lovely day. Get up and try my plan; have a good breakfast, read the papers, and then work in your garden before it grows too warm; that is wholesome exercise and you've neglected it sadly of late." | ['Who was waking up Sylvia?', 'Who is she?', 'What time was that?', 'Where were they at that time?', 'Does she believe in much sleeping?', 'What Sylvia turned her face away from?', 'Through what?', 'Were there curtains?', 'Who put them aside?', 'Was her sister reluctant to get up?'] | {'answers': ['Miss Yule', 'her sister', "nine o'clock", "her sister's room", 'no', 'light', 'the window.', 'yes', 'Prue', 'Yes'], 'answers_start': [116, 141, 44, 141, 23, 356, 432, 306, 391, 285], 'answers_end': [125, 151, 56, 158, 283, 361, 443, 445, 395, 444]} |
3jnqlm5ft4mhysu220kg6yqlkey2ld | I'm Marie. I work in a nursing home and my job is to look after the old people. Alice is one of them. She's a very nice old woman. This year, Alice had a difficult time. She went to hospital twice. In November, I finally could get her back to her "home". Alice hoped that her daughter could come to visit her on Christmas Eve because she wanted to be with her family, like the old days. But her daughter was coming after Christmas, so she was very sad. I also felt sad because she would be alone on the holiday! On Christmas Eve, I took her to a candlelight service at church that night. I didn't take her to my church. I took her to the church in her old neighborhood. We got there early and I let her sit near the door, so people could see her when they came in. Soon some of her friends came to the church and they all talked to her and sat with her. Alice got a lot of love from her old and new friends there. She said she loved the gift like this. That night, I thought I got the best gift: the smile on Alice's face. . | ['Who is telling the story?', 'What is her job?', 'What is one of her duties there?', 'Who is one of her patients?', 'Is she nice?', 'How has she had a difficult time?', 'Why was she sad before the holidays?', 'Why was Marie sad?', 'Did she do anything special for Alice?', 'When?', 'Where?', 'For what?', "Was it Marie's church?", "Was it Alice's?", 'Did she see anyone she knew?', 'Who?', 'Did she talk with them?', 'What gift did she love?', 'What did Marie think was the best gift?', 'When was she thinking about that?', 'When was her daughter coming?'] | {'answers': ['Marie', 'She works in a nursing home', 'looking after old people', 'Alice', 'yes', 'She went to hospital twice', "Her daughter wouldn't be there on Christmas", 'She would be alone', 'yes', 'Christmas Eve', 'in her old neighborhood.', 'candlelight service', 'No', 'yes', 'yes', 'some of her friends', 'yes', 'love from her friends', "the smile on Alice's face", 'that night', 'after Christmas'], 'answers_start': [0, 0, 40, 80, 102, 131, 387, 453, 620, 512, 620, 530, 588, 620, 765, 765, 765, 854, 953, 953, 387], 'answers_end': [10, 79, 79, 101, 130, 197, 451, 511, 670, 586, 670, 588, 618, 670, 852, 852, 852, 952, 1024, 1024, 454]} |
3skemfqbz35h01e9xhhg1pq9ivjk8s | Do you like doing sports every day? A lot of people like doing sports because they can help them to keep fit. Today Yoga is women's favorite kind of sports. But many people like to watch others to play ball games. They like Yao Ming and David Beckham very much. Yao Ming plays basketball very well. David Beckham is good at playing football. People often watch their favorite players or teams on TV. When they watch them on TV, they feel excited. Sports change with the seasons. People play different games in different seasons. They will swim in summer and skate in winter. In autumn, they enjoy playing volleyball and tennis. They love going on a trip in spring. Doing sports is good for people's health. Swimming is suitable for the hot weather but skating is great for the cold weather. Swimming in some places is popular. People living near the sea or lakes or rivers often swim in summer. Many American families do some sports at the weekend. They are happy and healthy. | ['What do many families in the USA do on weekends?', 'are they unhappy about this?', 'what are they?', 'what is the favorite sport of women?', 'do some folks like to observe sports?', 'what kinds?', 'are there particular people they like watching?', 'who is one?', 'what does he play?', 'is he good at it?', 'who else do they like watching?', 'what does he play?', 'is he good at it?', 'what sport do people do in summer?', 'and winter?', 'what about in the fall?', 'where do people live who swim a lot?', 'do folks watch sports on the tele?', 'how does this make them feel?', 'what do folks like doing in spring?'] | {'answers': ['some sports', 'No', 'happy and healthy', 'Yoga', 'yes', 'ball games', 'yes', 'Yao Ming', 'basketball', 'yes', 'David Beckham', 'football', 'yes', 'swim', 'skate', 'volleyball and tennis', 'near the sea or lakes or rivers', 'yes', 'excited', 'going on a trip'], 'answers_start': [921, 949, 958, 116, 157, 202, 214, 224, 277, 262, 237, 332, 299, 539, 558, 605, 841, 342, 438, 638], 'answers_end': [932, 976, 975, 120, 213, 212, 261, 232, 287, 297, 250, 340, 341, 543, 563, 626, 872, 399, 445, 653]} |
3wetl7aqwt8shln0edie8jzg43q35v | Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Four Italian journalists kidnapped by unknown assailants in Libya have been freed, Italy's Foreign Ministry spokesman Maurizio Massari told CNN on Thursday.
They were "saved by two Libyans, two boys to whom we owe everything," one of the journalists said Thursday.
"I'm alive, well and free. Until an hour ago, I thought I was dead," the reporter, Sono Domenico Quirico, said, according to his newspaper La Stampa.
Another of the journalists, Elisabetta Rosaspina, told CNN they were kidnapped in Tripoli between Martyrs Square and Moammar Gadhafi's compound. Earlier reports said they had been abducted 80 kilometers (about 50 miles) from Tripoli.
Claudio Monici, a correspondent for the newspaper Avvenire, said they were seized by the Libyan army and "other people with guns."
"We understood that they were very angry. Their eyes had blood," he said, saying some of their captors said: "You are Italian. You are from NATO. You are bombing us."
Monici saw their captors kill their Libyan driver, he said.
"He understood that it was his last moment. We saw them kick him and kill him... When they shot at him I saw that he was praying... I saw that his lips were moving," he told Sky News.
Massari said while it was unclear who captured the journalists, the ministry assumed it was pro-Gadhafi forces.
All of the journalists, from prominent Italian daily newspapers, were well, Massari said Wednesday. He did not elaborate.
Paolo Alfieri, foreign editor of the newspaper Avvenire, identified the four as Rosaspina and Giuseppe Sarcina from the newspaper Corriere della Sera, Quirico from La Stampa, and Monici from Avvenire. | ['who was kidnapped ?', 'how many ?', 'by who ?', 'where ?', 'how many people saved them ?', 'grils ?', 'who is alive and well ?', 'what does he do ?', 'from what paper ?', 'who told CNN they were kidnapped ?', 'where wes she ?', 'how many miles from tripoli ?', 'who is a a correspondent for the newspaper Avvenire ?', 'were they seised ny isis ?', 'who seized them ?', 'and who else ?', 'who saw their captors kill their Libyan driver ?', 'what did the the ministry assumed ?', 'who is the foreign editor ?', 'who did not elaborate ?'] | {'answers': ['Italian journalists', 'Four', 'unknown assailants', 'Libya', 'two', 'boys', 'Sono Domenico Quirico', 'reporter', 'La Stampa', 'Elisabetta Rosaspina', 'Tripoli', 'about 50 miles', 'Claudio Monici', 'no', 'Libyan army', 'other people with guns', 'Monici', 'it was pro-Gadhafi forces', 'Paolo Alfieri', 'Massari'], 'answers_start': [29, 24, 62, 9, 203, 220, 376, 366, 432, 473, 527, 649, 681, 770, 770, 787, 983, 1316, 1469, 1421], 'answers_end': [48, 28, 80, 14, 206, 225, 397, 374, 441, 493, 535, 663, 695, 781, 781, 809, 990, 1341, 1482, 1428]} |
326o153bmiyqvwiqi3htpmr59liedy | CHAPTER XV
BEAUTY IN DISGUISE
Winter passed very monotonously with us in the sod-house at Crane Valley. When the season's work is over and the prairie bound fast by iron frost, the man whom it has prospered spends his well-earned leisure visiting his neighbors or lounging contentedly beside the stove; but those oppressed by anxieties find the compulsory idleness irksome, and I counted the days until we could commence again in the spring. The goodwill of my neighbors made this possible, for one promised seed-wheat, to be paid for when harvest was gathered in; another placed surplus stock under my charge on an agreement to share the resultant profit, while Haldane sent a large draft of young horses and cattle he had hardly hands enough to care for, under a similar arrangement.
I accepted these offers the more readily because, while prompted by kindness, the advantages were tolerably equal to all concerned. So the future looked slightly brighter, and I hoped that better times would come, if we could hold out sufficiently long. The debt I still owed Lane, however, hung as a menace over me, while although--doubtless because it suited him--he did not press me for payment, the extortionate interest was adding to it constantly. Some of my neighbors were in similar circumstances, and at times we conferred together as to the best means of mutual protection.
In the meantime the fire at Gaspard's Trail was almost forgotten--or so, at least, it seemed. Haldane, much against his wishes, spent most of the winter at Bonaventure; but his elder daughter remained in Montreal. Boone, the photographer, appeared but once, and spent the night with us. He looked less like the average Englishman than ever, for frost and snow-blink had darkened his skin to an Indian's color, and when supper was over I watched him languidly as we lounged smoking about the stove. Sally Steel had managed to render the sod-house not only habitable but comfortable in a homely way, and though she ruled us all in a somewhat tyrannical fashion, she said it was for our good. | ['What is disguised?', 'What season goes by?', 'Did it go by thrillingly?', 'Where did they experience it?', 'Are there more seasonal tasks to do?', 'Is the land greed still?', 'What do people who are finished with work do?', 'What about the nervous', 'Who helped with this?', 'What did one offer?', 'What else was sent?', 'By whom?', 'Could he handle them?', 'Who does he owe money to?', 'Did it bother him?', 'Why?', 'Did anyone else owe him?', 'Who?', 'Where does someone stay?', 'Who?'] | {'answers': ['unknown', 'Winter', 'no', 'the sod-house at Crane Valley', 'no', 'no', 'visit neighbors', 'they find the compulsory idleness irksome', 'neighbors', 'promised seed-wheat', 'a large draft of young horses and cattle', 'Haldane', 'no', 'Lane', 'yes', 'the extortionate interest was adding to it constantly.', 'yes', 'Some of the neighbors', 'Bonaventure', 'Haldane'], 'answers_start': [-1, 34, 34, 74, 108, 139, 211, 311, 446, 495, 661, 661, 721, 1046, 1083, 1191, 1245, 1246, 1472, 1472], 'answers_end': [-1, 47, 66, 106, 139, 179, 264, 376, 493, 522, 720, 680, 760, 1072, 1107, 1245, 1296, 1296, 1545, 1545]} |
3z2r0dq0jhe3smkalexct301bjs2ep | (CNN) -- Hilary Duff says her new album is "very positive" but admits that it started out "a lot heavier and a lot darker" because of the separation from her husband, Mike Comrie.
"I'm separated from my husband right now, which has been a very difficult thing to go through," she told Billboard's "Pop Shop" podcast. "In the beginning, the album was a lot heavier and a lot darker, because I had to get that out. Once I did get that out, a lot of fun came."
Duff married Comrie, a former pro hockey player, in 2010 after dating for three years. Their son, Luca, was born in 2012. Duff and Comrie announced their separation in January.
Duff, 26, admits that she's "nervous" after being away from music for seven years. Her just-released single, "Chasing the Sun," is from her still-untitled album, which will be her first studio release since 2007's "Dignity."
She says she first started thinking of new material when she was pregnant with her son. After having the child and taking another year, she was even more anxious.
"I felt like I was missing a big part of myself," she said.
Duff established a successful singing career on the heels of her popular Disney show, "Lizzie McGuire," which aired from 2001 to 2004. She spent most of her teenage years touring and says that turning 20 was a big factor in leaving the road.
"It was time for me to be a person, and the break just ended up being a long time," she said. | ["Is Hilary's newest album negative?", 'Why did it start out dark?', 'who is he?', 'On what forum did she discuss the album?', 'What did she tell them?', 'when were they married?', 'how long did they date prior to that?', 'Did they have any children?', 'who?', 'when?', 'How long was she away from music?', 'what is the name of her new album?', 'what are some of the songs?', 'at what point did she come up with the new songs?', 'What made her want to get back to music?', 'has she been succesful?', 'what show helped her gain fame?', 'on what network?', 'How were here teen years spent?', 'What was a major event that made her want to leave?'] | {'answers': ['no', 'because of the separation from her husband', 'Mike Comrie.', 'Billboard\'s "Pop Shop" podcast.', 'the separation is difficult', 'in 2010', 'three years', 'yes', 'Luc', '2012', 'seven years.', 'its still untitled', '"Chasing the Sun,', 'when shewas pregnant', 'she said it was like missing a part of herself', 'yes', '"Lizzie McGuire,"', 'Disney', 'touring', 'turning 20'], 'answers_start': [34, 123, 153, 287, 183, 462, 519, 549, 549, 569, 691, 777, 724, 877, 1034, 1095, 1168, 1168, 1248, 1282], 'answers_end': [59, 167, 180, 318, 275, 519, 547, 566, 564, 582, 723, 801, 767, 941, 1081, 1140, 1198, 1198, 1274, 1327]} |
3lo69w1su3d7dm291f5582kmv7tlgq | (CNN) -- Ohio has executed its second inmate using a new one-drug method, officials said Thursday.
Vernon Smith, 37, was pronounced dead at 10:28 a.m., according to a statement from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.
Smith was convicted of killing Toledo, Ohio, store owner Sohail Darwish during a robbery in 1993.
According to court documents, Darwish did not resist Smith's orders to open the cash register and hand over his wallet, but Smith shot him anyway, saying he "moved too slow." Darwish bled to death from a single gunshot wound to the chest, the documents said.
Darwish, a 28-year-old from Saudi Arabia, had a year-old daughter, and his wife was pregnant with another daughter, the Columbus Dispatch newspaper reported Thursday.
The execution was Ohio's second using the one-drug method. Kenneth Biros, 51, was put to death in December. It was Ohio's first execution since September, when Gov. Ted Strickland and federal courts halted capital punishment in the state after a botched attempt to execute another prisoner, Romell Broom. The prison staff could not find a suitable vein for Broom's lethal injections.
The one-drug method used on Biros had never been tried on U.S. death row inmates. It relies on a single dose of sodium thiopental injected into a vein. A separate two-drug muscle injection was available as a backup, officials said. The one-drug method has been used to euthanize animals.
The same drug, sodium thiopental -- but at a much lower dosage -- is the first ingredient in the three-drug method previously used in Ohio, as well as in all but one of the other 34 states with the death penalty. | ['What state excuted their second inmate?', 'What was his name?', 'How old was he?', 'What was he convicted of?', 'How many drugs were used in his execution?', 'When did the robbery occur?', "Did Darwish resis Smith's orders?", 'What was the reason for killing him?', 'What is the name of the single drug used?', 'Was their a second drug as back up?', 'Was this one drug used before Biros?', 'What else was this one drug used for?', 'How old was Darwish?', 'When was Kenneth put to death?', 'Did Darwish have any children?', 'What was the issue prison staff had with Brooms lethal injection?', 'Where was Darwish from?', 'Was he married?'] | {'answers': ['Ohio', 'Vernon Smith', '37', 'Killing a store owner', 'One', '1993.', 'No', 'saying he "moved too slow."', 'sodium thiopental', 'Yes', 'No', 'euthanize animals.', '28', 'December.', 'Yes', 'could not find a suitable vein', 'Saudi Arabia', 'Yes'], 'answers_start': [7, 101, 101, 240, 45, 312, 369, 487, 1446, 1306, 1156, 1388, 601, 827, 601, 1075, 601, 668], 'answers_end': [44, 113, 117, 311, 72, 338, 424, 514, 1479, 1370, 1238, 1444, 623, 877, 668, 1154, 641, 681]} |
3var3r6g1p10qszov999867i2qfo8i | The first day my new teacher walked into our school in Spanish Harlem, I burst out laughing. Ron Clark was a young white guy from North Carolina who talked with a funny Southern accent . He said he used to be a singing waiter. I thought, who is this guy? He's a complete joke.
It was 1999 and I was in the fifth grade at New York City's P.S. 83. _ . I'd always been a troublemaker. I'd get yelled at, and then the teachers would give up on me. I thought that's what would happen with Ron Clark.
I was wrong. That first week, I kept mocking him. He pulled me out to the hallway and said I'd better shape up. "Tamara," he said, "you're a smart kid. You can do better."
He told me I was a natural leader and that I'd go far in life if I started applying myself. I was mad at first, but then something happened: I began to respect him. There were 29 students in our class, and it didn't take long for us to realize that Ron Clark was no ordinary teacher.
He was only 27 and had the most unusual way of teaching. To help us learn the states and capitals, he changed the lyrics of a popular rap hit called "Thong Song" and had us sing and dance with him. When we read the Harry Potter books, he decorated our classroom like Hogwarts. And during the Presidential election, he put campaign posters on the walls and covered the room with 5,000 red, white and blue stars. | ['WHO WAS THE TEACHER', 'WHERE WAS HE FROM', 'WHERE DID HE TEACH', 'WHAT NEIGHBORHOOD', 'WHAT WAS HE PRIOR TO TEACHING', 'WHO IS TELLING THE STORY', 'DID SHE FIND HIM FUNNY', 'WAS SHE RESPECTFUL', 'DID HE HAVE FAITH IN HER', 'WAS SHE A PROBLEM CHILD', 'HOW MANY IN THE CLASS', 'DID HE TEACH LIKE OTHERS', 'HOW DID HE TEACH THE ABOUT THE U.S.', 'WHAT KIND OF READING MATERIAL', 'WHERE DID HE SAY TO HER', 'WHAT ELSE'] | {'answers': ['Ron Clark', 'North Carolina', "New York City's P.S. 83", 'Spanish Harlem', 'singing waiter', 'Tamara', "He's a complete joke", 'no', 'yes', 'She was always a troublemaker', '29 students', 'no', 'He rewrote words to poplular rap music.', 'Harry Potter', "I'd better shape up", "a natural leader and that I'd go far in life if I started applying myself"], 'answers_start': [93, 130, 323, 55, 210, 612, 255, 529, 631, 352, 849, 922, 1057, 1173, 590, 689], 'answers_end': [102, 144, 346, 69, 225, 618, 275, 547, 671, 382, 860, 955, 1156, 1186, 609, 763]} |
3dpnqgw4llf9il6ijax2au5mf1s641 | The competition is open to any eligible club down to Levels 10 of the English football league system - all 92 professional clubs in the Premier League and Football League (Levels 1 to 4), and several hundred "non-league" teams in Steps 1 to 6 of the National League System (Levels 5 to 10). A record 763 clubs competed in 2011–12. The tournament consists of 12 randomly drawn rounds followed by the semi-finals and the final. Entrants are not seeded, although a system of byes based on league level ensures higher ranked teams enter in later rounds - the minimum number of games needed to win the competition ranges from six to fourteen.
The first six rounds are the Qualifying Competition, from which 32 teams progress to the first round of the Competition Proper, meeting the first of the 92 professional teams. The last entrants are the Premier League and Championship clubs, into the draw for the Third Round Proper. In the modern era, non-league teams have never reached the quarter finals, and teams below Level 2 have never reached the final.[note 1] As a result, as well as who wins, significant focus is given to those "minnows" (smaller teams) who progress furthest, especially if they achieve an unlikely "giant-killing" victory. | ['How many rounds does the Qualifying Competition start with?', 'How many teams will progress to the first round?', 'How many teams will they meet then?', 'Are they professional or amateur?', 'Who are the last entrants?', 'And who else?', 'What are they put into the draw for?', 'Who has never reached the quarter finals these days?', 'What have teams below level 2 never reached?', 'Which teams are significant focus given to?', 'Are they bigger or smaller teams?', 'What type of victory is unlikely?', 'Who is the competition open to?', 'How many non-league teams are there?', 'How many clubs competed in the 2011-2012 season?', 'Was it a record?', 'How are the initial 12 rounds drawn?', 'What type of teams enter in later rounds?', 'What ensures this?', "What's that based on?"] | {'answers': ['Six', '32', '92', 'professional', 'The Premier League', 'Championship clubs', 'The Third Round Proper', 'Non-league teams', 'The final', 'minnows', 'Smaller', '"giant-killing"', 'any eligible club', 'several hundred', '763', 'Yes', 'Randomly', 'Higher ranked', 'a system of byes', 'On league level'], 'answers_start': [640, 694, 768, 767, 814, 817, 881, 921, 998, 1092, 1129, 1180, 0, 188, 291, 290, 331, 499, 425, 476], 'answers_end': [694, 766, 815, 815, 923, 880, 923, 998, 1051, 1156, 1155, 1242, 46, 228, 331, 331, 376, 549, 548, 499]} |
351sekwqs0ho7ka3z15c2uweinrmdd | Hefei, China (CNN) -- The murder trial of Gu Kailai, the wife of a recently deposed top official in the Chinese Communist Party, has begun in the eastern China city of Hefei, local officials said Thursday.
Gu and a family aide, Zhang Xiaojun, are accused of poisoning Neil Heywood, a British businessman who was found dead in the southwestern Chinese metropolis of Chongqing in November.
The trial is the latest phase in the fall from grace of the prominent family of Bo Xilai, Gu's husband, who until earlier this year had appeared destined to join the elite committee of leaders at the top of China's ruling party.
The saga has become the most sensational Chinese political scandal in recent years, creating an extraordinary set of challenges for the central government as it prepares for a once-in-a-decade leadership transition later this year.
Heywood, a 41-year-old British citizen, was found dead in a hotel in Chongqing, the city where Bo was the Communist Party chief. But the trial is taking place in Hefei, in Anhui province, more than 1,200 kilometers (750 miles) east of Chongqing, where lingering support for Bo and his family remains.
"This is definitely more than a criminal trial," said Wenran Jiang, a professor of political science at the University of Alberta. He added that the process is being closely watched for signs of what might happen to Bo, who is being investigated for "serious discipline violations" after being removed from his Chongqing and party posts.
Gu's family had wanted to hire two prominent Beijing lawyers to represent her, but Chinese authorities have chosen two local attorneys to form her defense team, a family friend told CNN on Wednesday. | ['Where was Heywood found?', 'In a gas station?', 'Where?', 'How old was he?', 'Which country was he a citizen of?', 'What is Wenran Jiang do for a job?', 'Of what?', 'AT a high school?', 'College?', "Where is Gu Kailai's murder trial taking place?", 'Was she married?', 'To whom?', 'From a particular party?', 'Which one?', 'Does she use a family aide?'] | {'answers': ['Chongqing', 'no', 'hotel', '41', 'Great Britain', 'professor', 'political science', 'no', 'University of Alberta.', 'Hefei', 'Yes', 'top official', 'Yes', 'Chinese Communist Party', 'Yes'], 'answers_start': [270, 857, 857, 857, 857, 1214, 1230, 1228, 1267, 22, 22, 53, 84, 83, 208], 'answers_end': [376, 935, 923, 880, 895, 1240, 1260, 1278, 1290, 173, 61, 96, 127, 127, 228]} |
3ryc5t2d73totxql9isoon7d2t7rpy | Pope Francis (; ; ; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936) is the 266th and current Pope of the Catholic Church, a title he holds "ex officio" as Bishop of Rome, and sovereign of Vatican City. He chose Francis as his papal name in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi. Francis is the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere, the first to choose a name not used by a predecessor since Lando in 913 AD, and the first pope from outside Europe since the Syrian Gregory III, who reigned in the 8th century.
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Bergoglio worked briefly as a chemical technologist and nightclub bouncer before beginning seminary studies. He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1969, and from 1973 to 1979 was Argentina's provincial superior of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). He became the Archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and was created a cardinal in 2001 by Pope John Paul II. He led the Argentine Church during the December 2001 riots in Argentina, and the administrations of Néstor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner considered him a political rival. Following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI on 28 February 2013, a papal conclave elected Bergoglio as his successor on 13 March. | ['What is the birth name of Pope Francis?', 'What is his current name and title?', 'How did he get his current name?', 'Whom did he name himself after?', 'Have any other popes used the name Francis?', 'Who was the last pope to choose a name that had not been used by a pope before?', 'Where was Pope Francis born?', 'What scientific job did he hold?', 'What nonscientific job did he hold in his early days?', 'What happened to him in 1969?', 'What was his title in 1973?', 'How long did he hold that?', 'How many years did he hold that title?', 'When did he become a cardinal?', 'Who gave him that title?', 'Who was pope before Francis?', 'Who gave Francis the title of pope?', 'When?', 'When did Benedict resign?'] | {'answers': ['Jorge Mario Bergoglio', 'Pope Francis', 'He chose it', 'Saint Francis of Assisi', 'no', 'Lando', 'Argentina', 'a chemical technologist', 'nightclub bouncer', 'He was ordained', 'provincial superior', 'from 1973 to 1979', 'six', '2001', 'Pope John Paul II', 'Pope Benedict XVI', 'a papal conclave', '13 March', '28 February 2013'], 'answers_start': [0, 0, 200, 200, 375, 388, 554, 596, 597, 696, 747, 743, 743, 885, 888, 1123, 1191, 1207, 1123], 'answers_end': [46, 12, 270, 270, 428, 449, 597, 639, 661, 737, 831, 795, 796, 916, 936, 1254, 1225, 1254, 1189]} |
3y54sxro1lle1hb9utwdy8vuyqltuo | Environmental protection was stressed at Kanas, a growing tourism destination in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, famous for its attractive scenery and its "lake monster".
"All of the hotels and restaurants will _ from the scenic site to 30 kilometers away," said Jim Liquan, an official with the Kanas Environment and Tourism Bureau. The move aims to protect environment of Kanas, a scenic site that is part of the European ecosystem and bordersprefix = st1 /Kazakhstan,RussiaandMongolia. Meanwhile, construction of environmental facilities including sewage and rubbish treatment plants will be completed soon.
According to Mao Ken, chief of AltayPrefecturewhere Kanas is located, the government invested 1 billion yuan (US $ 120 million) on environmental facilities. "Education for tourists is also important," he said. An education center is being created to provide information on how to protect the environment in Kanas. But he vowed that the government would not interfere with the lives of traditional residents in Kanas.
It is expected that Kanas will receive more than 500,000 tourists this year, 4,000 more than last year, according to the official. "However, there are still few overseas visitors," he said. Statistics showed that only 2 percent of the total number of tourists is foreigners. "This is partly because the transportation facilities connecting Kanas are still not convenient enough," Mao said. At present, there is only one highway connecting Kanas.
"Upon request from tourists, construction of an airport will start this month and will be completed by the end of next year," the official said. A railway line connecting Kuitun and Altay will also open to traffic in 2008 to make it possible to travel to Kanas by train, probably bringing in more tourists. | ['How much did the government invest in the environmental facilities?', 'How much is that in US dollars?', 'What information will the new education center provide?', 'What role does Jim Liquan play?', 'With what agency?', 'Who is Mao Ken?', 'What is Kanas known for?', 'What did Ken promise?', 'Is it estimated that Kanas will have more tourists this year?', 'How many more?', 'Are there many tourists from other countries?', 'Why does Ken say that is?', 'How many highways lead to Kanas?', 'When will the railway line open?', 'What will begin being built this month?', 'The railway will connect which two places?'] | {'answers': ['1 billion yuan', '$120 million', '. how to protect the environment', "he's an official", 'Kanas Environment and Tourism Bureau', 'chief of Altay Prefecture', 'lake monster', 'the government would not interfere', 'yes', '4,000', 'no', "transportation isn't convenient enough", 'one', '2008', 'an airport', 'Kuitun and Altay'], 'answers_start': [704, 729, 843, 284, 284, 648, 41, 948, 1773, 1130, 1244, 1330, 1444, 1647, 1530, 1646], 'answers_end': [790, 760, 947, 354, 354, 681, 189, 1050, 1808, 1156, 1328, 1431, 1500, 1724, 1579, 1689]} |
3txd01zld4hukwwjfsv5q0j2iz8u4d | The Hague (; , or "'s-Gravenhage" ) is a city on the western coast of the Netherlands and the capital of the province of South Holland.
With a population of 520,704 inhabitants (as of 1 April 2016) and more than 1 million inhabitants including the suburbs, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam. The Rotterdam The Hague Metropolitan Area, with a population of approximately 2.7 million, is the 12th-largest in the European Union and the most populous in the country. Located in the west of the Netherlands, The Hague is in the centre of the Haaglanden conurbation and lies at the southwest corner of the larger Randstad conurbation.
The Hague is the seat of the Dutch government, parliament, the Supreme Court, and the Council of State, but the city is not the capital of the Netherlands, which constitutionally is Amsterdam. Most foreign embassies in the Netherlands and 150 international organisations are located in the city, including the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court, which makes The Hague one of the major cities hosting the United Nations, along with New York City, Geneva, Vienna, Rome, and Nairobi. King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands plans to live at Huis ten Bosch palace and works at Noordeinde Palace in The Hague, together with Queen Máxima. The Hague is also home to the world headquarters of Royal Dutch Shell and numerous other major Dutch companies. | ['What country is the Hague located in?', 'Is it where the country is governed from?', 'Is it the capital?', 'What does the city host?', 'Who intends to reside there?', 'Who else?', 'What part of the country is it located in?', 'How many people live there?', 'What is the Dutch name of the city?', 'What is the city in the middle of?', 'What company makes its home there?', 'Which two cites in the country have a higher population?'] | {'answers': ['the Netherlands', 'no', 'no', 'United Nations', 'King Willem-Alexander', 'Queen Máxima', 'western coast', '520,704', 's-Gravenhage', 'Haaglanden conurbation', 'Royal Dutch Shell', 'Amsterdam and Rotterdam'], 'answers_start': [70, 786, 791, 1115, 1192, 1331, 53, 159, 20, 584, 1397, 314], 'answers_end': [85, 869, 832, 1129, 1213, 1343, 66, 166, 32, 606, 1414, 337]} |
3a4tn5196kisae3e88uoqj60gyichq | (CNN) -- CNN colleagues have been paying tribute to the network's former Jerusalem correspondent Jerrold Kessel, who died Thursday at age 65 after a long battle with cancer.
Kessel was a tireless reporter in a troubled part of the world.
"Jerrold worked for CNN for 13 years from 1990 to 2003 during some of the most spectacular highs and lows of the Middle East and was one of the network's regular reporting faces from the region," said Jerusalem Bureau Chief Kevin Flower.
"He was a passionate journalist and a guiding force for many he worked with."
Kessel was born in South Africa and moved to Israel as a young man. He was a widely published print reporter who worked for the Jerusalem Post and Israel Radio before joining CNN as a field producer, then correspondent and deputy bureau chief.
He led CNN's viewers through events ranging from the Oslo accords between Israel and the Palestinians, to the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, Israeli elections and the intifada.
A portly man with a fuzzy white beard, Kessel's gentle appearance and warm friendly manner gave no hint of his inner intensity. He was known to colleagues for his seven-day-a-week commitment to the story, his voluble personality and his insider's knowledge of Middle East events.
"Jerrold was an expert on the Israeli-Palestinian story, and managed to explain the complicated politics of the Mideast on our air for so many years," said Parisa Khosravi, CNN's Senior Vice President of international newsgathering.
CNN Anchor Jim Clancy, a former Beirut correspondent well-traveled through the region in his own right, said he also benefited from Kessel's experience. "Jerrold always went out of his way to help others understand the context of the story and shared his knowledge and his sources unselfishly." | ['who had cancer', 'how old was he when he passed', 'where was he born', 'whered he move to', 'where did he work', 'what major company', 'what did he do there', 'how was his appearance described as', 'was he committed to his work', 'what were some news stories that he covered', 'what was he an expert on', 'who was the VP of CNN', 'Who benefited from Kessel', 'what was he', 'was kessel selfish', 'what type of facial hair did he have', 'what color'] | {'answers': ['Jerrold Kessel', '65', 'South Africa', 'Israel', 'Jerusalem Post', 'CNN', 'field producer', 'gentle', 'Yes', 'Oslo accords between Israel and the Palestinians and the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin,', 'the Israeli-Palestinian story', 'Parisa Khosravi', 'Jim Clancy', 'a former Beirut correspondent', 'No', 'A beard', 'white'], 'answers_start': [97, 134, 572, 598, 690, 251, 746, 1036, 1147, 861, 1286, 1426, 1614, 1528, 1786, 1019, 1014], 'answers_end': [111, 140, 593, 614, 704, 265, 760, 1042, 1178, 949, 1325, 1470, 1632, 1557, 1798, 1025, 1020]} |
3180jw2ot4c32zpphya1oqg501kj5x | CHAPTER XXIII.
THE BLACK BEAR.
"Somebody is coming!" ejaculated Sam. "I hope it is Dick, with Mr. Barrow!"
"So do I," returned Tom.
Without saying a word more, Jasper Grinder ran from the inner cave and joined Baxter and the guide. His face was pale, and he was evidently much disturbed.
Soon Baxter and his party were outside, and the Rover boys heard them moving up and down the gully. Several minutes passed, and then came a gunshot, followed by another.
"I hope they are not firing on Dick or Mr. Barrow," said Sam, with something of a shudder.
"I guess not," returned his brother. "If they were, we'd probably hear shots in return."
An hour went by, and then Dan Baxter and the others came back, the guide carrying several rabbits and a large fox. The rabbits were skinned and kept for eating, and the fox was skinned and the carcass thrown away.
Tom and Sam had expected Jasper Grinder to return to them, but if the former teacher desired to do this, he was prevented by Dan Baxter, who kept his companions close by him, around the fire.
Slowly the time went by until darkness was upon them. The fire was kept up, but Baxter screened it as much as possible, so that the glare might not penetrate to the forest beyond the gully and prove a beacon to guide Dick and John Barrow to the spot.
The boys were tired out, and soon Sam sank to sleep, with his hands still tied to the tree roots. Tom tried to keep awake, but half an hour later he, too, was in dreamland. | ['Who wanted to see Dick and Mr. Barrow?', 'Was he concerned for their safety?', 'Why?', 'Whom did he expect to come back?', 'What was he holding on to?', 'Was he sleepy?', 'Who was his brother?', 'How long did he stay up past Sam?', 'Why was he not as concerned about Dick as Sam?', "What was Baxter's role?", 'What did they use the fox for?', 'Did Baxter want Dick and Barrow to find them?'] | {'answers': ['Sam', 'yes', 'they heard gunshots', 'Jasper Grinder', 'several rabbits and a large fox', 'yes', 'Tom', 'half hour', "they didn't hear shots in return", 'to screen the fire', 'the fox was skinned', 'no'], 'answers_start': [57, 471, 398, 886, 727, 1342, 564, 1440, 601, 1144, 819, 1144], 'answers_end': [112, 530, 469, 927, 767, 1368, 599, 1462, 653, 1235, 869, 1316]} |
3r2pkq87nw85fvqprf6ntrcr9f4imp | Jay Kohl, an American student, posted an online advertisement two weeks ago searching for a Chinese family to stay with so that he can learn the language and culture. "I'm a clean, non-smoking, and warm-hearted American man looking for a homestay in the Wudaokou area to improve my Chinese language skills," he wrote. "I'm willing to offer help with English tutoring and even can help you with applying for foreign universities." He still hasn't found a suitable home. "Most of the families that contacted me seem to be interested in doing business instead of cultural exchange," he said. "I think I might have to rent an apartment in the end." Kohl isn't the only foreigner finding it difficult to find a homestay in Beijing. Michael Benson, who wants to come to Beijing in September, has also faced the same problem. Why is finding a homestay family so difficult? Beijing Today _ a Chinese teacher, Jessie Xi, who has been teaching foreign students at the University of International Business and Economics for more than six years. Xi has accepted many homestays, and from her own experience and what she's been told, she said there were four major problems visitors may meet when applying for homestays. Problem 1:Having too high expectation for language improvement. Problem 2: Considering oneself as a guest instead of a family member. Problem 3: Not making clear what a family's rules are beforehand. Problem 4; Overly high demands for the living environment. | ['Where was Jay from?', 'What type of family did he want to stay with?', 'Is he dirty?', 'Does he smoke?', "What's Jay's last name?", 'How long ago did he post an ad?', 'Where did he post it?', 'What area did he want to find a family in?', 'Is Jay a woman?', 'What type of skills does he want to improve?', 'What type of universities is he willing to help the family apply for?', 'What have the families that contacted him seemed more interested in?', 'What do many foreigners apparently find it difficult to find in Beijing?', 'What type of tutoring is Jay willing to offer help with?', 'What type of teacher is Jessie?', 'How many years has she been teaching?', 'At which university?', 'What type of expectation might be too high?', 'What has Jay yet to find suitable?'] | {'answers': ['America', 'Chinese', 'No', 'No', 'Kohl', 'two weeks ago', 'online', 'the Wudaokou area', 'no', 'his Chinese language skills', 'foreign universities.', 'doing business', "Having too high expectation for language improvement, Considering themselves as guests instead of a family member, not making clear what a family's rules are beforehand and overly high demands for the living environment.", 'English tutoring', 'a Chinese teacher', 'more than six years', 'at the University of International Business and Economics', 'language improvement', 'a suitable home.'], 'answers_start': [0, 76, 168, 167, 0, 61, 31, 224, 168, 267, 376, 470, 1207, 319, 882, 924, 951, 1217, 430], 'answers_end': [31, 107, 219, 223, 9, 75, 61, 267, 223, 305, 428, 548, 1465, 366, 910, 1032, 1008, 1269, 468]} |
3ixqg4fa2tygl3tpwwa12i2ufxob90 | I've always felt a bit sad for weekend fathers, who are divorced and must maintain a bond with their children through visits on the weekend.Not having the opportunity for a lot of quality time, they go in for quantity giving lots of gifts and taking the children on non stop outings.
But now I can understand.I'm a weekend mom.My child, Henry, is a dog.
Henry just returned to his father, Jack, after a happy stay with me.For ten days, I fed him the best food, canceled plans to stay home with him and let him sleep on the bed every night.
Jack and I broke up a year ago.But neither of us wanted to part with Henry, so we share him.Not surprisingly, Henry is a willing participant in our contest for his love.
Jack doesn't let Henry sleep on his bed, so that's where I can always gain big points.I feed Henry higher quality food.I am always replacing his expensive "thingy" ,a cotton knot he likes chewing on.It' s his favorite toy, and the only one he has is at my house.Score another one for me.
Jack now has a girlfriend, Lucy.At first she was afraid of dogs, which secretly delighted me.But that Henry, just trying to be polite(the way I taught him to be),won her over.
If truth be told, as time passes, there has been a slight change in Henry' s behavior toward me.The worst was one day when Jack dropped him off for a two week stay.Henry and I were in the backyard playing as Jack was driving off.When he heard Jack's truck, he ran after it for two blocks until Jack had to stop and bring him back.
That hurt, especially since I had friends over at the time.In a rare conciliatory mood, Jack said to me, "You know, I' m his best friend, but you'll always be his mom."
Whatever it takes, I plan to make sure it stays that way. | ['How many kids does the main character have?', 'Who is Jack?', "What is the name of Jack's girlfriend?", 'Who is Henry?', 'Has he ever run away?', 'How far away did he get?', 'How did Henry\'s "mom" feel when that happened?', 'Whose bed does Henry sleep on?', "What's his favorite toy?", "How did Lucy respond to Jack's best pal?"] | {'answers': ['unknown', 'an ex', 'Lucy', 'a dog', 'yes', 'two blocks', 'hurt', 'she does', 'a cotton knot', 'At first she was afraid'], 'answers_start': [-1, 557, 1035, 349, 1446, 1462, 1524, 506, 885, 1040], 'answers_end': [-1, 565, 1039, 354, 1458, 1473, 1528, 519, 896, 1063]} |
3jc6vj2sabjs16mlnsxovrdmbp15a1 | Evolution is change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. Evolutionary processes give rise to biodiversity at every level of biological organisation, including the levels of species, individual organisms, and molecules.
Repeated formation of new species (speciation), change within species (anagenesis), and loss of species (extinction) throughout the evolutionary history of life on Earth are demonstrated by shared sets of morphological and biochemical traits, including shared DNA sequences. These shared traits are more similar among species that share a more recent common ancestor, and can be used to reconstruct a biological "tree of life" based on evolutionary relationships (phylogenetics), using both existing species and fossils. The fossil record includes a progression from early biogenic graphite, to microbial mat fossils, to fossilised multicellular organisms. Existing patterns of biodiversity have been shaped both by speciation and by extinction.
In the mid-19th century, Charles Darwin formulated the scientific theory of evolution by natural selection, published in his book "On the Origin of Species" (1859). Evolution by natural selection is a process demonstrated by the observation that more offspring are produced than can possibly survive, along with three facts about populations: 1) traits vary among individuals with respect to morphology, physiology, and behaviour (phenotypic variation), 2) different traits confer different rates of survival and reproduction (differential fitness), and 3) traits can be passed from generation to generation (heritability of fitness). Thus, in successive generations members of a population are replaced by progeny of parents better adapted to survive and reproduce in the biophysical environment in which natural selection takes place. | ['Define evolution?', 'Who formulated the theory of evolution?', 'Name his book that he published?', 'what year?', 'Evolutionary processes give rise to what?', 'At what levels?', 'Existing patterns of biodiversity have been shaped by what?', 'Define Evolution by natural selection?', 'Successive generations of populations are replaced by what?', 'Do the DNA sequences have a role in Evolution?'] | {'answers': ['Change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.', 'Charles Darwin', 'On the Origin of Species', '1859', 'Biodiversity', 'species, individual organisms, and molecules.', 'speciation and by extinction.', 'natural selection is a process demonstrated by the observation that more offspring are produced than can possibly survive,', 'Progeny of parents.', 'Yes.'], 'answers_start': [0, 1045, 1128, 1096, 107, 161, 928, 1185, 1656, 359], 'answers_end': [107, 1176, 1176, 1184, 270, 270, 1019, 1320, 1856, 547]} |
33sa9f9trxup42ihzymjhagqfxvew5 | Nick was so happy to finally meet his cousin. Just this morning he found out what a cousin is. A cousin is somebody who has the same grandmother and grandfather as you. He didn't even know he had a cousin and now they were going to play together. This was going to be a great day. Right after he ate lunch and had a quick piece of candy for snack he pulled out the letter that his cousin Chris wrote to him. He read it over and over again. They liked so many of the same things, like riding bikes and playing games. It was only twelve o'clock and Nick did not know if he would make it until Chris got here. He had two more hours to go. Nick fell asleep as he was reading a book and woke up to the sound of a car outside. It must be them! He jumped up and ran downstairs and right out the door to the car. That's when he saw Chris through the car window. Nick was really surprised. Chris had a ponytail! Chris was a girl! It turned out that Nick still really liked his cousin Chris, even if she was a girl. | ['When did he find out what a cousin is', 'Was he happy', 'were they going to play', 'was he excited', 'What snack did he have', 'What did they both like', 'did nick sleep?', 'what did he wake up to?', 'What was his cousins name', 'was chris a girl?'] | {'answers': ['Just this morning', 'yes', 'yes', 'yes', 'candy', 'riding bikes and playing games', 'Nick fell asleep', 'He woke up to the sound of a car outside.', 'Chris', 'yes'], 'answers_start': [46, 0, 209, 246, 316, 484, 636, 636, 377, 903], 'answers_end': [93, 44, 245, 281, 346, 514, 653, 720, 406, 919]} |
37wlf8u1wpquwnvl42kihbuicqu6k9 | Because plants cannot move or talk, most people believe that they have no feelings and that they cannot receive signals from outside. However, this may not be completely true.
People who studied plants have found out that plants carry a small electrical charge . It is possible to measure this charge with a small piece of equipment called "galvanometer". The galvanometer is placed on a leaf off the plant, and it records any changes in the electrical field of the leaf. Humans have a similar field which can change when we are shocked or frightened.
A man called Backster used a galvanometer for his studies of plants and was very surprised at his results. He found that if he had two or more plants in a room and he began to destroy one of them - perhaps by pulling off its leaves or by pulling it out of its pot - then the galvanometer on the leaves of the other plants showed a change in the electrical field. It seemed as if the plants were signalling a feeling of shock. This happened not only when Backster started to destroy plants, but also when he destroyed other living things such as insects .
Backster said that the plants also knew if someone had destroyed a living thing some distance away, because they signalled when a man who had just cut down a tree entered the room.
Another scientist, named Sauvin, achieved similar results to Backster's. He kept galvanometers fixed to his plants all the time and checked regularly to see what the plants were doing. If he was out of the office, he telephoned to find out about the signals the plants were sending. In this way, he found that the plants were sending out signals at the exact times when he felt strong pleasure or pain. In fact, Sauvin could cause a change in the electrical field of his plants over a distance of a few miles simply by thinking about them. | ['are plants known to carry an electrical charge?', 'What was the piece of equipment backster used?', 'Who was the other scientist who achieved similar results as backster?', 'do humans also have a small electrical field?', 'do plants sense strong pleasure or pain?', 'he pulled off the plants?', 'Could Sauvin change electrical field simply by thinking of them?', 'from what distance?', 'could they sense when other living things were destroyed?', 'most people believe they have no what?'] | {'answers': ['Yes.', 'A galvanometer.', 'Sauvin.', 'Yes.', 'No.', "It's leaves.", 'Yes.', 'A few miles.', 'Yes.', 'Feelings .'], 'answers_start': [204, 569, 1296, 474, 1591, 754, 1708, 1774, 918, 34], 'answers_end': [263, 598, 1353, 501, 1698, 820, 1835, 1804, 1111, 83]} |
3lrkmwokb5h13hb6h1bped1j0xz2za | (CNN) -- Despite their public handshake on Monday it appears there is still some way to go before Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia bury the hatchet.
A long-running spat between the two golfers resurfaced after they shared a contentious round together at The Players' Championship in May.
After several verbal volleys in either direction, Garcia's joke that he would invite Woods round for "fried chicken" during the U.S Open led to an immediate and unreserved apology from the Spaniard, who denied it was racially motivated.
A statement from the world No. 1 on social networking site Twitter called the remarks "wrong, hurtful and clearly inappropriate."
Woods also said that he was sure there was "real regret" on the part of Garcia and that it was time to move on.
Inevitably, the issue resurfaced as both players prepared to come face-to-face ahead of the second major of the year at Merion in Philadelphia.
The pair greeted each other on the practice range but the world No. 1 told a press conference on Tuesday there had been no time for a formal apology.
Asked if they had discussed Garcia's comments Woods replied: "No, we didn't discuss anything. Just came up and said 'hi' and that was it."
Woods was pressed by reporters as to whether the Spaniard had offered him any form of apology but he said: "No, we haven't had time for that.
"It's already done. We've already gone through it all. It's time for the U.S. Open and we tee it up in two days." | ['When did Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia shake hands?', 'Where did their difficult round occur?', 'What food did Garcia jest about?', 'Did he apologize?', 'Did he admit it was a racial joke?', 'On what social network did he make his statement?', 'Did Woods believe the statement was sincere?', 'What did he say it was time to do?', 'Where did the problems occur again?', 'Was there a formal apology?'] | {'answers': ['May', "The Players' Championship", 'fried chicken', 'Yes', 'no', 'twitter', 'yes', 'move on', 'The Merion', 'no'], 'answers_start': [282, 253, 339, 406, 491, 528, 660, 704, 774, 1040], 'answers_end': [285, 278, 425, 526, 526, 658, 772, 771, 918, 1071]} |
3dr23u6we5exclen4th8uq9rc65ete | Christopher Columbus ( ; 20 May 1506) was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer. Born in the Republic of Genoa, under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. Those voyages and his efforts to establish settlements on the island of Hispaniola initiated the permanent European colonization of the New World.
At a time when European kingdoms were beginning to establish new trade routes and colonies, motivated by imperialism and economic competition, Columbus proposed to reach the East Indies (South and Southeast Asia) by sailing westward. This eventually received the support of the Spanish Crown, which saw a chance to enter the spice trade with Asia through this new route. During his first voyage in 1492, he reached the New World instead of arriving in Japan as he had intended, landing on an island in the Bahamas archipelago that he named San Salvador. Over the course of three more voyages, he visited the Greater and Lesser Antilles, as well as the Caribbean coast of Venezuela and Central America, claiming all of it for the Crown of Castile.
Columbus was not the first European explorer to reach the Americas, having been preceded by the Viking expedition led by Leif Erikson in the 11th century, but his voyages led to the first lasting European contact with the Americas, inaugurating a period of exploration, conquest, and colonization that lasted several centuries. These voyages thus had an enormous effect on the historical development of the modern Western world. He spearheaded the transatlantic slave trade and has been accused by several historians of initiating the genocide of the Hispaniola natives. Columbus himself saw his accomplishments primarily in the light of spreading the Christian religion. | ['Who led the Vikings?', 'When?', 'Who suggested to go to the East Indies?', 'When did he set off?', 'Where did he land?', 'Where did he want to land?', 'Where was he from?', 'What three things was he known for?', 'What is Columbus accused of by historians?', 'What was motivation for Spain to start these voyages?', 'How many voyages did he take in total?', 'In what ocean?', 'What trade did he help get more popular?'] | {'answers': ['Leif Erikson', '11th century', 'Columbus', '1492', 'an island', 'Japan', 'Republic of Genoa', 'explorer, navigator, and colonizer.', 'initiating the genocide of the Hispaniola natives', 'establish new trade routes and colonies', 'Four', 'Atlantic Ocean', 'transatlantic slave trade'], 'answers_start': [1245, 1265, 518, 773, 864, 827, 101, 53, 1644, 425, 948, 209, 1571], 'answers_end': [1257, 1277, 526, 777, 873, 832, 118, 88, 1693, 465, 966, 224, 1597]} |
33ppungg385i71srwrqqfl9rct2rz9 | CHAPTER XII
FAIR AND FOUL FIGHTING
As Dick went down, Tom and Sam uttered cries of chagrin and horror. The eldest Rover had been struck on the chin, and the blood was flowing from a deep scratch.
"Get up! Get up, Dick!" cried Tom. "Don't say you are beaten!"
"Yes, yes; get up and go at him!" added Sam.
The urging was unnecessary, as Dick was already scrambling up. Dan Baxter made a dash at him, intending to strike him while he was down, but a fierce look from Tom stopped him.
"You'll fight fair, Baxter," were Tom's words.
"Yes, he'll fight fair," repeated Dick, throwing back his head as if to collect himself. "Fellow-students, Dan Baxter is not fit to be a pupil at this academy."
"Why not?" came in a chorus.
"He is not fighting me fairly."
"What do you mean?" blustered Mumps.
"Don't find fault because he knocked you down," added another of the bully's cronies.
"I say he is not fighting fair," repeated Dick stoutly. "He has something in each hand."
At this unexpected announcement Dan Baxter started back and changed color. Then of a sudden he placed both hands into his trouser pockets.
"He is putting the things out of sight!" cried Tom, who saw through the bully's intentions.
"Come, Baxter, show us what you had."
"I didn't have anything," growled the bully. "If you say I had I'll punch your head off. This is only a ruse to, let Dick gain time to get his wind." | ['Who was fighting?', 'Who was winning?', 'Was it said to be a fair fight?', 'Who said that?', 'Why?', 'Did anyone else see this?', 'Who?', 'What did Tom see Dan doing?', 'Where were his hands?', 'Did Baxter admit to having anything?', 'What was his response when it was suggested that he did?', 'Why did he say he was being accused?', 'Had he knocked Dick down?', 'Was Dick able to get back up?', 'Why was the fight stopped?', 'Was Dan known as a good guy?', 'What was he known as?', 'Did Dick think Dan should be allowed to continue at the academy?', 'Did anyone else witness the fight?', 'Who?'] | {'answers': ['Dick Rover and Dan Baxter', 'Dan Baxter', 'no', 'Dick', 'He thinks Dick has something in each hand', 'Yes', 'Tom', 'He saw Dan putting his hands out of sight', 'in his trouser pockets', 'no', "he growled and said he didn't.", 'He said it was ruse to let Dick gain time to get his wind', 'yes', 'yes', 'Tom gave Dan a fierce look', 'no', 'a bully', 'no', 'yes', "Tom, Sam and Dan's cronies."], 'answers_start': [345, 376, 898, 897, 898, 1130, 1130, 1130, 1062, 1263, 1263, 1352, 810, 314, 451, 857, 1181, 543, 39, 39], 'answers_end': [406, 449, 986, 983, 983, 1222, 1219, 1219, 1125, 1307, 1307, 1410, 896, 375, 490, 893, 1219, 700, 198, 199]} |
3ftf2t8wlri896r0rn6xpwffp6n9wb | Ramayana, originally titled as Kaavyam Ramayanam Kritsnam Sitaayaas Charitham Mahat, is an ancient Indian epic poem which narrates the struggle of the divine prince Rama to rescue his wife Sita from the demon king Ravana. Along with the Mahabharata, it forms the Sanskrit Itihasa.
The epic, traditionally ascribed to the Hindu sage Valmiki, narrates the life of Rama, the legendary prince of the Kosala Kingdom. It follows his banishment from the kingdom by his father King Dasharatha, his travels across forests in India with his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana, the kidnapping of his wife by Ravana, the demon king of Lanka, resulting in a war with him, and Rama's eventual return to Ayodhya to be crowned king.
The "Ramayana" is one of the largest ancient epics in world literature. It consists of nearly 24,000 verses (mostly set in the Shloka meter), divided into seven Kandas (books) and about 500 sargas (chapters). In Hindu tradition, it is considered to be the "adi-kavya" (first poem). It depicts the duties of relationships, portraying ideal characters like the ideal father, the ideal servant, the ideal brother, the ideal wife and the ideal king. "Ramayana" was an important influence on later Sanskrit poetry and Hindu life and culture. Like "Mahabharata", "Ramayana" is not just a story: it presents the teachings of ancient Hindu sages in narrative allegory, interspersing philosophical and ethical elements. The characters Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Bharata, Hanuman, Shatrughna, and Ravana are all fundamental to the cultural consciousness of India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and south-east Asian countries such as Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia and Indonesia. | ['Who is the divine Prince?', 'Is he married?', 'To whom?', 'What is the name of this this tale?', "What's was its name when written?", "Who was the Prince's spouse saved from?", "And who's he?", 'What type of tale is this?', 'Is it a fiction novel?', 'What other type of literary form is it?', 'Who is believed to have produced this work?'] | {'answers': ['Rama', 'Yes', 'Sita', 'Ramayana', 'Kaavyam Ramayanam Kritsnam Sitaayaas Charitham Mahat,', 'Ravana', 'he demon king', 'An epic', "Yes'", 'narrative allegory', 'Valmiki'], 'answers_start': [122, 165, 151, 0, 0, 147, 200, 283, 1275, 1255, 283], 'answers_end': [169, 193, 193, 115, 84, 221, 220, 342, 1377, 1378, 342]} |
3wj1oxy92agboo5nlq4r7bnddhg8ao | CHAPTER XXI.
FAIR ARGUMENTS.
As Mollett left the house he saw two men walking down the road away from the sweep before the hall door, and as he passed them he recognised one as the young gentleman of the house. He also saw that a horse followed behind them, on the grass by the roadside, not led by the hand, but following with the reins laid loose upon his neck. They took no notice of him or his car, but allowed him to pass as though he had no concern whatever with the destinies of either of them. They were Herbert and Owen Fitzgerald.
The reader will perhaps remember the way in which Owen left Desmond Court on the occasion of his last visit there. It cannot be said that what he had heard had in any way humbled him, nor indeed had it taught him to think that Clara Desmond looked at him altogether with indifference. Greatly as she had injured him, he could not bring himself to look upon her as the chief sinner. It was Lady Desmond who had done it all. It was she who had turned against him because of his poverty, who had sold her daughter to his rich cousin, and robbed him of the love which he had won for himself. Or perhaps not of the love--it might be that this was yet his; and if so, was it not possible that he might beat the countess at her own weapons? Thinking over this, he felt that it was necessary for him to do something, to take some step; and therefore he resolved to go boldly to his cousin, and tell him that he regarded Lady Clara Desmond as still his own. | ['What did the man see as he left?', 'Where?', 'How many were there?', 'Did he recognize any of them?', 'As whom?', 'Did they see him?', 'Did they pay attention to him?', 'What were their names?', 'Did they obstruct his passage?', 'What was the name of the man who passed them?', 'Where had Owen departed from?', 'Did the events of his last visit, teach him humility?', 'Who did he blame for his injury?', 'Why had she turned on him?', 'What had she done with her female child?', 'What did he think he had stolen from him?', 'Did he feel he needed to take action?', 'To whom did he intend to talk?', 'What was he going to say to him?', 'What had followed the men as they left the house?'] | {'answers': ['men walking', 'down the road', 'two', 'yes', 'young gentleman', 'no', 'no', 'Herbert and Owen Fitzgerald', 'no', 'Mollett', 'the house', 'no', 'Lady Desmond', 'because of his poverty', 'sold her', 'love', 'yes', 'to his cousin', 'he regarded Lady Clara Desmond as still his own.', 'a horse'], 'answers_start': [70, 82, 66, 163, 185, 378, 447, 516, 411, 35, 49, 665, 936, 1008, 1040, 1100, 1321, 1414, 1447, 232], 'answers_end': [81, 95, 69, 178, 200, 388, 504, 543, 430, 43, 58, 684, 948, 1030, 1048, 1104, 1354, 1427, 1495, 239]} |
3jnqlm5ft4mhysu220kg6yqllro2lu | A Prontor-Compur connection (also known as a PC connector, PC terminal, or PC socket) is a standard 3.5 mm (1/8") electrical connector (as defined in ISO 519) used in photography to synchronize the shutter to the flash.
""Prontor"" has its origins in the Italian word "pronto", meaning "ready" (and was a leaf shutter made by ). ""Compur"" is derived from the word "compound" (the """" was a long-lived series of leaf shutters made by ).
The term is derived from brands of widely marketed photographic leaf shutters manufactured from the early 1950s by two distinct, but now defunct German companies. (which made the "Prontor-S" and "Prontor SV" models, amongst others) and (the "Synchro-Compur" model, successor to the "Compound" model).
Both companies' brands, "Prontor" (from 1953) and "Compur" (from 1951), shared a common 1/8"-inch coaxial connector for shutter/flash synchronization. This convergence of design is not as coincidental as it might first appear, owing to the fact that the Zeiss organisation held a significant shareholding in both of these companies prior to the introduction of the shared connector. By the 1950s, Gauthier were manufacturing up to 10,000 "Prontor" shutters daily.
The Gauthier company's essence lives on as , which is a wholly owned subsidiary of . The Deckel company went bankrupt in 1994. | ['What is also known as a protector?', 'What kind of protector?', 'What is the usual size?', 'Is this unusual?', 'Where does the term Prontor come from?', 'What is the connector used for?', 'Of what?', 'What is the word Compur from?', 'What is it the name of?', 'When did Prontor originate?', 'And Compur?', 'Are they totally different from one another?', 'What is alike about them?', 'What did this aid the item in achieving?', 'Who had a major interest in the brand?', 'Who was the manufacturer?', 'Did they make 20,000 a day?', 'How many did they make per day?', 'Is the company still creating these today?'] | {'answers': ['A Prontor-Compur connection', 'A PC connector', '3.5 mm', 'no', 'Italy', 'Synchronization', 'A shutter to the flash in photography', 'The word compound.', 'A series of leaf shutters.', '1953', '1951', 'No', 'shared a common 1/8"-inch coaxial connector', 'for shutter/flash synchronization.', 'Zeiss organization', 'Gauthier', 'No', 'up to 10,000', 'No'], 'answers_start': [0, 0, 86, 86, 224, 159, 159, 332, 376, 745, 745, 817, 817, 816, 971, 1142, 1141, 1141, 1211], 'answers_end': [57, 57, 158, 114, 278, 220, 220, 379, 440, 791, 816, 895, 896, 895, 1126, 1209, 1209, 1209, 1337]} |
3ovhno1ve61o6r9meqv6awsnwnydz1 | Sally wants to learn how to cook. She has only made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches before. Today she is going to try to make some spaghetti with meat sauce. First she goes to the store down the street to buy the food. She buys six tomatoes, some beef, seasoning, one box of pasta and ten pieces of fruit. When she gets home she goes to the kitchen and starts boiling some water. The water takes four hundred seconds to boil. Next, she cuts up the beef and puts it in a pan to fry it. When the beef is cooked she starts to cut the tomatoes. When she is finished with the tomatoes she puts them in the pan and puts a lid on top. Once the tomatoes get hot she adds the seasoning and mixes the sauce. Finally she adds the cooked pasta to the sauce. Sally thinks that her spaghetti with meat sauce smells really good! She takes some to the table and starts eating her dinner. Her table is in the dining room. Sally wants to cook more foods tomorrow, maybe she'll make some fried rice! | ['What two meals does Sally want to cook?', 'How many tomatoes does she buy for the meat sauce?', 'How does she cook the beef?', 'What was the last step in preparing the meal?', 'Did Sally think her meal smelled good?', 'How many dishes does Sally know how to make now?', 'Is she going to keep cooking?', 'What is she thinking about doing tomorrow?', 'Where did she eat her dinner?', 'Did she slice the tomatoes or the beef first?'] | {'answers': ['spaghetti with meat sauce', 'six', 'she fries it', 'adding the cooked pasta to the sauce', 'yes', 'two', 'yes', 'fried rice', 'the table', 'the beef'], 'answers_start': [134, 222, 460, 701, 749, 0, 908, 955, 817, 429], 'answers_end': [159, 243, 486, 747, 815, 160, 947, 982, 873, 542]} |
3leiz60cdjzc31w52aq4o09x5toz9t | Yao Ming was born in China in 1980. Now the big name from China is playing for the Houston Rockets in the NBA. He is the son of two basketball players and he learned how to play basketball when he was young. Now, as one of the stars in the NBA, he is working hard to show the world that Chinese basketball players can do well in this game, too! Pele was a famous football player. He was born in Brazil in 1940. He started playing for Santos when he was only 16 and he didn't retire until 1977. He played for Brazil 111 times and he scored 97 international goals. Pele came from a poor family. He started playing football in the streets. He played for Santos and quickly became an international star. Steffi Graf was born in Germany in 1969. She won the tennis semi-final at Wimbledon in 1985 when she was only 16, but she lost the final to another great tennis player, Martina Navratilova. People were 'surprised at the strength and power of her game. She soon became a famous tennis player and won most of the main matches. | ['Who is playing for the Houston Rockets?', 'What year was he born?', 'What did his parents do?', 'Who was born in Brazil?', 'What was he famous for?', 'Was he rich?', 'Who lost in Wimbledon to Martina Navratilova?', 'Where was she born?', 'When age did she win semi-final at Wimbledon?', 'How many times did Pele play for Brazil?'] | {'answers': ['Yao Ming', '1980', 'basketball players', 'Pele', 'Being a famous football player', 'No.', 'Steffi Graf', 'Germany', '16', '111'], 'answers_start': [0, 0, 111, 345, 345, 563, 700, 700, 740, 494], 'answers_end': [109, 34, 150, 410, 378, 592, 889, 740, 813, 524]} |
3iaeqb9fmekkcw4h33bzbsy5gjpdw3 | She almost did not run. Christine Williams admits that now. She could barely put one foot after another following the wake for her sister, who had died in an automobile accident. But she did run. With the cheers of friends and strangers reaching her heart, Williams set a C.W. Post record in Boston. Now she will run again, in the national Division II cross-country championships in Evansville, Ind. She wanted to be sure she was doing the right thing by running. She was the middle of three sisters, between Kerry, who is 25, and Jennifer, who was 18.
Just going through any motions was hard enough, but Christine Williams wanted to know if she should put on her uniform and her shoes and run through the woods on an autumn afternoon, in the awful gaping time between her sister's wake and her funeral. "I kind of got upset beforehand." Williams admitted. Not a chatterbox under normal conditions, she now holds herself the best way she can, the fewer words the better. She almost walked away from the start line. But her friend Angela Toscano, who had flown up to Boston with her, directly from the wake, was standing near the line and talked her through it. "She said my sister would have wanted me to run." Christine said. And that was enough to get her started.
The accident happened just after midnight on Nov, 4. Four young women were driving in an unfamiliar area of Long Island in Eastport, N.Y., when one of them apparently ran a yield sign, and the car was hit by another vehicle. Heather Brownrigg and Jennifer Williams died, and their friends April Brown and Kaci Moran were treated at a hospital and released.
The crash made the papers. April Brown was charged with drunken driving and driving without a license.
The wake began on Nov. 6. The next day Christine was to run with the Post cross-country team at the regional meet. Rich Degnan, the Post coach,"and Post officials offered a car service and tickets on the last flight-to Boston for Christine and Toscano. When they arrived at the hotel, the entire team was waiting up for her.
Everybody knew about it at the regional meet. Degnan had to arrange for the flexibility of an alternate, just in case Christine could not go. Several times during the race, Christine felt she could not continue. But then she heard her friends and all those other people, those strangers from other colleges, calling her name. She thought about Jennifer. And she ran. She finished fourth in 22 minutes 58 seconds, breaking the Post record for the 6-kilometer distance by 15 seconds. And although the Post team didn't qualify for the nationals, Christine did. | ["who almost didn't run?", 'who died in a car accident?', 'did she run in boston?', 'after boston, what race wil she run?', 'what city is that being hosted in?', "what is the name of Christine's friend?", 'did she go to boston with Christine?', 'how many sisters does christine have?', 'which of her sisters died in a car crash?', 'how old was she?', 'what part of NY were they in when the accident happened?', 'besides jennifer, who else died in the crash?', 'who was driving the vehicle?', 'was she charged with anything?', 'did she have a license?', "when was the wake for christine's sister?", 'was that the day christine went to the hotel?', 'when did she go?', 'did she think she could finish the race?', 'what place did she finish in the race?'] | {'answers': ['Christine Williams', 'her siste', 'yes', 'national Division II cross-country championships', 'Evansville', 'Angela Toscano,', 'yes', 'two', 'Jennifer', '18.', 'Long Island', 'Heather Brownrigg', 'April Brown', 'yes', 'no', 'Nov. 6.', 'no', 'The next day', 'no', 'fourth'], 'answers_start': [24, 123, 257, 324, 365, 973, 1048, 475, 1514, 531, 1371, 1496, 1658, 1657, 1630, 1735, 1761, 1761, 2204, 2429], 'answers_end': [59, 177, 298, 399, 399, 1047, 1084, 553, 1540, 554, 1410, 1541, 1713, 1734, 1733, 1760, 2060, 1986, 2272, 2462]} |
3j88r45b2gy8qtcxihygd5t137jpxd | Actress Patricia Modell, who was married to former Cleveland Browns/Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell, died Wednesday, the Ravens organization announced. She was 80.
She is survived by her husband, their two sons, John and David, and six grandchildren, the Ravens said.
Modell, also known as Patricia Breslin, appeared on television, film, and the New York stage during her 22-year acting career, the Ravens said. Her most widely known role was as nurse Meg Bentley in the daytime soap opera General Hospital in the late 1960s, and she also played Laura Brooks on the primetime TV drama "Peyton Place."
Modell was also a regular on "Twilight Zone," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "Perry Mason," and "Maverick."
At one point, the Ravens said, Modell had appeared in more television shows than any other woman in U.S. history. Her record was eventually broken by one of her closest friends, the late Lucille Ball.
Modell retired from acting after the couple married in 1969 and became involved in philanthropy. In Cleveland, she did work for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Cerebral Palsy Association, and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
She and her husband started and funded the Hospice of the Western Reserve in Cleveland.
Modell was a major contributor in Baltimore to the St. Vincent's Center and the Baltimore Museum of Art. The Modells contributed $3.5 million to the Lyric Opera House, which was recently renamed the Patricia and Arthur Modell Performing Arts Center at The Lyric.
The Modells pledged $5 million to help start a public boarding school, The SEED School, for disadvantaged students. They were named the 2009 Outstanding Philanthropists of the Year for their work and donations by the Association of Fundraising Professionals in Maryland. | ['what did Patricia Modell do for a living?', 'for how long?', 'what was her best known gig?', 'in what show?', 'during what years?', 'when did she retire?', 'what did she do afterward?', 'for which organizations?', 'who was her spouse?', 'what was his job?', 'when did they marry?', 'did they have any kids?', 'how many?', 'what happened on Wednesday?', 'how old was she?'] | {'answers': ['Actress', '22 years', 'Meg Bentley', 'General Hospital', "late 60's", '1969', 'Charity work', 'Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Cerebral Palsy Association, and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.', 'Art Modell', 'He was the owner of the Browns and Ravens', '1969', 'Yes', 'Two, John and David', 'She died', '80'], 'answers_start': [0, 378, 452, 496, 513, 927, 984, 1052, 25, 44, 964, 206, 206, 0, 154], 'answers_end': [7, 399, 512, 530, 530, 934, 1015, 1145, 43, 90, 971, 214, 209, 117, 164]} |
3y4w8q93lzk7x74cdt63pqfr8cadvj | Johnny and his class were looking forward to a fun day in art class. The teacher gave the class paint, brushes and other items to use to make their drawings. Johnny's friend Kevin used a straw to blow paint on his paper. It looked very cool. Lisa used markers to make a picture of her and her dog. Lisa has several pets, but her favorite one is her dog, Ben. Tony used a potato to make stars. He then put the potato into different colors of paint and made a nice pattern. Johnny used feathers to make his picture. When they had finished, the class chose which picture was the best. Johnny got second place and was very excited. Then it was time for lunch and the class had a party. They had hamburgers with ketchup and had cake for dessert. It was a very fun day for the whole class. They all went home tired and happy. Johnny took a nap when he went home. | ['Who used markers to draw her dog?', 'What was his name?', 'What did the teacher give the class?', 'Who used a straw?', "What was Lisa's favorite pet's name?", 'What did Tony use to make stars?', 'Who used feathers?', 'What were Johnny and his class looking forward to?', 'When they finished, what did the class choose?', 'What place did Johnny get?', 'Was he sad about it?', 'What did the class do when it was time for lunch?', 'What did they have with ketchup?', 'Did they have ice cream for dessert?', 'What did they have?', 'Did the class go home tired and upset?', 'What did Johnny do when he went home?'] | {'answers': ['Lisa', 'Johnny', 'class paint, brushes and other items', 'Kevin', 'Ben', 'a potato', 'Johnny', 'a fun day in art class', 'which picture was the best', 'second place', 'unknown', 'had a party.', 'hamburgers', 'no', 'cake', 'no', 'took a nap'], 'answers_start': [242, 820, 69, 173, 329, 359, 472, 0, 513, 582, -1, 628, 682, 715, 719, 784, 820], 'answers_end': [297, 856, 159, 192, 357, 393, 492, 67, 582, 605, -1, 681, 715, 740, 741, 820, 856]} |
3r9wasfe2zgl4bni5wqwywv8804zfo | John was very hungry. So he chose to make a sandwich. John invited Susan, Tim, and Jack over to help him. They all pulled out bread, lettuce, tomato, meat, pickle, and cheese. Cheese is Johns favorite food. One at a time, they each put one ingredient on the sandwich. John put the bread down. Tim put the tomato down. Susan put the meat down. Jack put the lettuce down. John also put the cheese down. Susan put the pickle down. After they finished, John ate his sandwich and it was delicious. | ['Who decided to make food?', 'Why?', 'What did he choose to make?', 'Did he ask for help?', 'How many people?', 'What were their names?', "What was John's favorite food?", 'How many ingredients did they pull out?', "Did that include John's favorite?", 'What ingredient went down first?', 'Then?', 'And who did it?', 'What was last?', 'Who did that part?', 'Did she also put down another topping?', 'What was it?', 'Who ate the sandwich?', 'Did he enjoy it?', 'What did Jack do?', 'How man ingredients did Tim touch?', 'What about John?'] | {'answers': ['John', 'was hungry', 'a sandwich', 'yes', 'three', 'Susan, Tim, and Jack', 'Cheese', 'six', 'yes', 'the bread', 'the tomato', 'Tim', 'the pickle', 'Susan', 'yes', 'the meat', 'John', 'yes', 'put the lettuce down', 'one', 'two'], 'answers_start': [0, 5, 42, 67, 67, 67, 176, 106, 163, 269, 293, 292, 401, 401, 318, 328, 449, 475, 343, 293, 268], 'answers_end': [52, 20, 52, 104, 87, 87, 205, 175, 174, 291, 316, 316, 426, 406, 341, 336, 470, 492, 368, 316, 400]} |
3uj1cz6izhpw128f4sjfgr7sxpe5sr | My mother, Marisol Torres, came with her family to Australia in the early 1960s. Then my parents' marriage ended and Mum began the study of precious stones. Her interest in opals took her to the New South Wales remote town of Lightning Ridge. There were no luxuries , but she was closer to nature and had a chance to find black opals and make some money. My mother was beautiful with dark hair and brown eyes, but she was also quiet and shy. Early in the Ridge years, she kept to herself, but later, she started going to the neighbourhood centre to make friends. It was her dream to mine, but her get-rich-quick thinking was unrealistic. She was cheated and she was never very successful. But she kept a sense of humour and a charming smile. Then, just as friendships began to blossom, she was diagnosed with cancer and had to return south for treatment. She had the intention of cooking Spanish food as special treat for her Ridge friends, but died too soon. In her honour, my aunt, Marisa, and I fulfilled her desire when we visited the Ridge in March last year. People who mine the Ridge come from a cross section of society, from lawyers to travels. Looks don't mean much: it can be hard to tell who is millionaire and who is poor. Opals attracted Sebastian and Hanna Deisenberger to Lightning Ridge. They planned a two-year stay, but became permanent residents. Then there's Neil Schellnegger, 45, who moved to the area with his parents when he was a child. He lives with his son, Luke. Luke is a shy 19-year-old boy who enjoys helping his dad. They haven't had much luck over the past couple of years, but their passion for opals conquers disappointment. They love the peaceful lifestyle. Danny Hatcher, 38, is a second-generation miner and president of the Lightning Ridge Miners' Association. He is an optimistic man, driven by the desire to find the perfect opal. "It's magic," he explains. "Once you start opal mining you don't want to do anything else... There is always the potential for finding a million dollars. Nothing beats it." It's a place where dreams --- spiritual or material --- can be fulfilled; a place, for one last bet in life. | ["Who is the author's mom?", 'What did she study?', 'Where?', 'What gem was she looking for there?', 'Are they valuable?', 'Was she successful in her search?', 'What illness did she end up having?', 'Did she stay in Lightning Ridge?', 'What was she planning to cook?', 'Did she end up doing it?', 'Who did?'] | {'answers': ['Marisol Torres', 'precious stones', 'Lightning Ridge.', 'opals', 'unknown', 'no', 'cancer', 'no', 'Spanish food', 'no', 'her child and Marisa'], 'answers_start': [0, 131, 157, 156, -1, 666, 794, 828, 880, 880, 974], 'answers_end': [25, 155, 242, 179, -1, 688, 816, 854, 900, 958, 1018]} |
3dhe4r9ocwb1c0g1r9n0t6ldp1p2gt | In the human digestive system, food enters the mouth and mechanical digestion of the food starts by the action of mastication (chewing), a form of mechanical digestion, and the wetting contact of saliva. Saliva, a liquid secreted by the salivary glands, contains salivary amylase, an enzyme which starts the digestion of starch in the food; the saliva also contains mucus, which lubricates the food, and hydrogen carbonate, which provides the ideal conditions of pH (alkaline) for amylase to work. After undergoing mastication and starch digestion, the food will be in the form of a small, round slurry mass called a bolus. It will then travel down the esophagus and into the stomach by the action of peristalsis. Gastric juice in the stomach starts protein digestion. Gastric juice mainly contains hydrochloric acid and pepsin. As these two chemicals may damage the stomach wall, mucus is secreted by the stomach, providing a slimy layer that acts as a shield against the damaging effects of the chemicals. At the same time protein digestion is occurring, mechanical mixing occurs by peristalsis, which is waves of muscular contractions that move along the stomach wall. This allows the mass of food to further mix with the digestive enzymes. | ['where does food enter?', 'as part of what system', 'what action starts the process?', 'what does saliva contain?', 'what does juice in the tummy do?'] | {'answers': ['Tthe mouth', 'Digestive system', 'Chewing', 'salivary amylase', 'Starts protein digestion'], 'answers_start': [29, 0, 84, 203, 714], 'answers_end': [53, 29, 137, 280, 827]} |
32zkvd547fnu6149fn9rb5z8eyt3bb | A lot of teenagers are good at art at school, but how would you feel if people called you "the new Picasso " or if presidents and other famous people collected your paintings? Alexandra Nechita was ten when her paintings became famous all over the world. She visited Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and her family's native place Romania where 5,000 fans came to see her at the airport. Alexandra said, "When it all started, I was moved. It was very exciting and I loved the traveling, but I got very tired. And I missed home." Alexandra is a good student. Her studies always come first. She only starts painting after she's done her homework. She works on two or three paintings at a time. The paintings sell for thousands and Alexandra's parents have given up their jobs to work for their daughter. Life for the Nechita family is very different from what it was like a few years ago. Alexandra's father Niki left Romania for political reasons in 1985. At first he tried his best to learn English and had different kinds of low-paid jobs. In 1987, he brought his wife and Alexandra, who was then 18 months old, to America. The family was very poor. Alexandra began to draw at the age of three. She was drawing for four or five hours a day. Soon people offered to buy her paintings and she had her first art show at the age of eight. Stories about this child appeared in the newspapers and television. They now live in a large house with a swimming pool. Her mother said, "We started without anything, but thanks to Alexandra, we have everything we ever dreamed of." | ['Who is well known for art?', 'How old was she?', 'Where?', 'Where are her drawings famous?', 'Where was her dad from originally?', 'How many went to meet her when she went there?', 'What were her feelings?', 'Then what happened?', 'What else?', 'What did she miss?'] | {'answers': ['Alexandra Nechita', 'Ten when she became famous', 'In America', 'All over the world', 'Romania', '5,000 fans met her', 'She was excited', 'She got very tired', 'unknown', 'She missed home'], 'answers_start': [176, 198, 1136, 235, 936, 365, 471, 513, -1, 542], 'answers_end': [193, 201, 1143, 253, 943, 370, 479, 527, -1, 546]} |
39l1g8wvwqrtt3mhdqg25tmztr1130 | Martin Luther (/ˈluːθər/ or /ˈluːðər/; German: [ˈmaɐ̯tiːn ˈlʊtɐ] ( listen); 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German professor of theology, composer, priest, former monk and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation. Luther came to reject several teachings and practices of the Late Medieval Catholic Church. He strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God's punishment for sin could be purchased with money. He proposed an academic discussion of the power and usefulness of indulgences in his Ninety-Five Theses of 1517. His refusal to retract all of his writings at the demand of Pope Leo X in 1520 and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms in 1521 resulted in his excommunication by the Pope and condemnation as an outlaw by the Emperor.
Luther taught that salvation and subsequently eternal life is not earned by good deeds but is received only as a free gift of God's grace through faith in Jesus Christ as redeemer from sin. His theology challenged the authority and office of the Pope by teaching that the Bible is the only source of divinely revealed knowledge from God and opposed sacerdotalism by considering all baptized Christians to be a holy priesthood. Those who identify with these, and all of Luther's wider teachings, are called Lutherans even though Luther insisted on Christian or Evangelical as the only acceptable names for individuals who professed Christ. | ['When was Luther born?', 'Where?', 'How old was he when he died?', 'What did Luther teach?', 'What was the name of paper written in 1517?', 'What resulted in his excommunication?', 'When did he die?', 'Who are the Lutherans?', 'What happened in 1521?', 'Who made a demand in 1520?', 'What did Luther come to reject?', "What did he feel you couldn't use to buy God's freedom?", 'Whose office did his theology challenge?', 'How was it challenged?', 'What did he oppose?', 'What were all baptized Christians considered?', 'What two names were acceptable to him for followers?'] | {'answers': ['10 November 1483', 'unknown', '63', 'that salvation and subsequently eternal life is not earned by good deeds', 'Ninety-Five Theses', 'His refusal to retract all of his writings', '18 February 1546', "Those who identify with Luther's wider teachings", 'the Diet of Worms', 'Pope Leo X', 'several teachings and practices of the Late Medieval Catholic Church', 'money', 'the Pope', 'by teaching that the Bible is the only source of divinely revealed knowledge from God', 'sacerdotalism', 'a holy priesthood', 'Christian or Evangelical'], 'answers_start': [76, -1, 76, 778, 513, 541, 95, 1204, 660, 587, 230, 335, 967, 1029, 1119, 1156, 1306], 'answers_end': [92, -1, 111, 864, 539, 583, 111, 1293, 685, 620, 321, 426, 1028, 1114, 1140, 1203, 1416]} |
3x0h8uuit1oqelnz0t6o6rk5hrtwsk | Nitrogen is a chemical element with symbol N and atomic number 7. It was first discovered and isolated by Scottish physician Daniel Rutherford in 1772. Although Carl Wilhelm Scheele and Henry Cavendish had independently done so at about the same time, Rutherford is generally accorded the credit because his work was published first. The name "nitrogen" was suggested by Jean-Antoine-Claude Chaptal in 1790, when it was found that nitrogen was present in nitric acid and nitrates; this name derives from the Greek roots νἰτρον "nitre" and -γεννᾶν "to form". Antoine Lavoisier suggested instead the name azote, from the Greek άζωτικός "no life", as it is an asphyxiant gas; his name is instead used in many languages, such as French, Russian, and Turkish, and appears in the English names of some nitrogen compounds such as hydrazine, azides and azo compounds.
Nitrogen is the lightest member of group 15 of the periodic table, often called the pnictogens. The name comes from the Greek πνίγειν "to choke", directly referencing nitrogen's asphyxiating properties. It is a common element in the universe, estimated at about seventh in total abundance in the Milky Way and the Solar System. At standard temperature and pressure, two atoms of the element bind to form dinitrogen, a colourless and odorless diatomic gas with the formula N. Dinitrogen forms about 78% of Earth's atmosphere, making it the most abundant uncombined element. Nitrogen occurs in all organisms, primarily in amino acids (and thus proteins), in the nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) and in the energy transfer molecule adenosine triphosphate. The human body contains about 3% nitrogen by mass, the fourth most abundant element in the body after oxygen, carbon, and hydrogen. The nitrogen cycle describes movement of the element from the air, into the biosphere and organic compounds, then back into the atmosphere. | ['What is the lightest member of group 15?', 'What kind of element is Nitrogen?', 'What are group 15 elements often called?', 'Is Nitrogen a common element?', 'What is the symbol for Nitrogen?', 'When was it discovered?', 'Is nitrogen present in nitric acid?', 'What does azote mean?', 'Who was nitrogen discovered by?', 'What ranking does it have for abundance in the universe?', 'Where does the name pnictogens come from?', 'Who created the name nitrogen?', 'What do 2 nitrogens form?', 'Does Nitrogen occur in all organisms?', 'Is nitrogen present in DNA?', 'What percent of earth’s atmosphere is made of dinitrogen?', 'What % of the human body contains nitrogen?', 'How many other elements come before nitrogen in abundance in the hyman body?', 'What’s one element that’s more abundant in the human body than nitrogen?'] | {'answers': ['Nitrogen', 'chemical', 'pnictogens', 'Yes', 'N', '1772', 'Yes', 'no life', 'Daniel Rutherford', 'seventh', 'from the Greek', 'ean-Antoine-Claude Chaptal', 'dinitrogen', 'Yes', 'Yes', '78%', 'Three', 'Three', 'oxygen'], 'answers_start': [862, 14, 946, 1065, 42, 146, 431, 635, 125, 1124, 972, 372, 1266, 1435, 1514, 1360, 1640, 1664, 1712], 'answers_end': [870, 22, 956, 1087, 44, 150, 467, 642, 142, 1131, 987, 398, 1276, 1467, 1549, 1363, 1642, 1672, 1718]} |
3spj033421314nz9s0fyzneywhsyjj | The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. It is published by Condé Nast. Started as a weekly in 1925, the magazine is now published 47 times annually, with five of these issues covering two-week spans.
Although its reviews and events listings often focus on the cultural life of New York City, "The New Yorker" has a wide audience outside of New York and is read internationally. It is well known for its illustrated and often topical covers, its commentaries on popular culture and eccentric Americana, its attention to modern fiction by the inclusion of short stories and literary reviews, its rigorous fact checking and copyediting, its journalism on politics and social issues, and its single-panel cartoons sprinkled throughout each issue.
"The New Yorker" debuted on February 21, 1925. It was founded by Harold Ross and his wife, Jane Grant, a "New York Times" reporter. Ross wanted to create a sophisticated humor magazine that would be different from perceivably "corny" humor publications such as "Judge", where he had worked, or "Life". Ross partnered with entrepreneur Raoul H. Fleischmann (who founded the General Baking Company) to establish the F-R Publishing Company. The magazine's first offices were at 25 West 45th Street in Manhattan. Ross edited the magazine until his death in 1951. During the early, occasionally precarious years of its existence, the magazine prided itself on its cosmopolitan sophistication. Ross famously declared in a 1925 prospectus for the magazine: "It has announced that it is not edited for the old lady in Dubuque." | ['What magazine came about in February of 1925?', "What's the name of the man that helped create it?", 'And who was the woman?', 'What was her name?', 'Where was Ross employed before the magazine?', 'Was he a reporter or an editor?', 'How many issues come out a year, now?', "What's different about five of them?", "Does this magazine's readers all live in New York?", 'Does the magazine have short stories in it?', 'What kind?', 'Do they publish reviews of other works?', 'What kind of Americana do they feature in commentaries?', 'How is their fact checking described?', "What's a magazine Ross didn't want to resemble?", 'Who created the General Baking Company?', 'What did he and Ross join to create?', 'What did Ross say about the old lady in Dubuque?', 'When did he say that?', 'When did he die?'] | {'answers': ['The New Yorker', 'Harold Ross', 'his wife', 'Jane Grant,', 'New York Times', '" reporter.', '47 times', 'they are two-week spans.', 'No', 'iyes', 'modern fiction', 'yes', 'eccentric', 'rigorous', 'Judge', 'entrepreneur Raoul H. Fleischmann', 'F-R Publishing Company.', "the magazine wasn't editer for her", '1925', '1951.'], 'answers_start': [830, 877, 830, 911, 933, 934, 123, 231, 285, 587, 588, 619, 526, 674, 1027, 1152, 1227, 1581, 1518, 1364], 'answers_end': [876, 930, 932, 932, 966, 962, 232, 283, 462, 674, 618, 673, 586, 702, 1100, 1227, 1267, 1649, 1577, 1389]} |
3k772s5np8b77cns4z0jg7631e1ehz | CHAPTER XLV.
THE INVASION OF HAMPSHIRE.
When Tom and the major arrived at Waterloo Station, the latter in the breathless condition described in a preceding chapter, they found the German waiting for them with his two fellow-exiles. The gentleman of Nihilistic proclivities was somewhat tall and thin, with a long frock-coat buttoned almost up to his throat, which showed signs of giving at the seams every here and there. His grizzly hair fell over his collar behind, and he had a short bristling beard. He stood with one hand stuck into the front of his coat and the other upon his hip, as though rehearsing the position in which his statue might be some day erected in the streets of his native Russia, when the people had their own, and despotism was no more. In spite of his worn attire there was something noble and striking about the man. His bow, when Baumser introduced him to the major and Tom, would have graced any Court in Europe. Round his neck he had a coarse string from which hung a pair of double eye-glasses. These he fixed upon his aquiline nose, and took a good look at the gentlemen whom he had come to serve.
Bulow, of Kiel, was a small, dark-eyed, clean-shaven fellow, quick and energetic in his movements, having more the appearance of a Celt than of a Teuton. He seemed to be full of amiability, and assured the major in execrable English how very happy he was to be able to do a service to one who had shown kindness to their esteemed colleague and persecuted patriot, Von Baumser. Indeed both of the men showed great deference to the German, and the major began to perceive that his friend was a very exalted individual in Socialistic circles. He liked the look of the two foreigners, and congratulated himself upon having their co-operation in the matter on hand. | ['Who is traveling?', 'Where were they going?', 'Who was waiting for them?', 'What was the name of one of the exiles?', 'What country was he exiled from?', 'What did Bulow look like?', 'What language did he speak?', 'How did he feel at the moment?', "What was the other exile's name?", 'Did they like the German?', 'Is he an important individual?', 'Was the German tall?', 'Did he wear glasses?', 'Did he have any facial hair?', 'Was he wearing new clothes?', 'What was he wearing?', 'How could you tell it was not new?', 'Can you describe his hair?', 'Was it short?', 'Was he a distinguished individual?'] | {'answers': ['Tom and the major', 'Waterloo Station', 'the German with his two fellow-exiles.', 'Bulow,', 'Russia', 'he was small, dark-eyed, clean-shaven', 'English', 'full of amiability,', 'Von Baumser.', 'yes', 'yes', 'yes', 'yes', 'yes', 'no', 'a long frock-coat', 'it showed signs of giving at the seams every here and there.', 'grizzly', 'no', 'yes'], 'answers_start': [49, 78, 180, 1137, 701, 1156, 1362, 1307, 1501, 1550, 1458, 290, 1002, 476, 317, 310, 368, 430, 438, 814], 'answers_end': [66, 94, 236, 1143, 707, 1189, 1369, 1326, 1513, 1573, 1501, 303, 1029, 508, 403, 328, 425, 437, 470, 847]} |
39owyr0epkrlzldd9aodkpm637ofy4 | (CNN)It was in a New York cab. That's when Grammy Award-winning signer Angelique Kidjo realized the extent that "fear-bola" had spread.
"The driver just asked, 'where are you from?' Of course I have an accent, and I'm not going to hide the fact that I'm from West Africa. Then he said, 'Ebola', and I said, 'do I LOOK like I have Ebola?'"
Later, when announcing her recently wrapped up Carnegie Hall tribute to South African singer Miriam Makeba, aka, Mama Africa, the trolls came out again.
"It should be Mama Ebola," one wrote, and "I wonder if she is bringing any Ebloa (sic) with her?" chimed in another.
"Until that point, I felt the hysteria of it, but I kept saying to myself, 'it's just the media.' Then it comes to you direct."
Overall, she's not been impressed with how the Western media has covered the epidemic. In her opinion, the current coverage represents a tragically lost opportunity.
"I thought Ebola would bring greater journalism, that they'd write about the need for great nurses and great doctors, or how every human being on this planet has the right to a good healthcare system," she confesses. Clearly, she's been disappointed.
"I hoped they'd show the beauty of the people. But it's much more dramatic and more entertaining to show us dying."
In typical Kidjo fashion, she channeled her outrage into advocacy, and penned a New York Times op-ed. That is how the Benin-born singer-songwriter operates. When something makes her angry, she speaks out. | ['Who was the singer who realized how scared people are of ebola?', 'The Singer who figured it out in a taxi?', 'What did the taxi driver ask her?', 'Why?', 'What was he concerned about?', "What isMiriam Makeba's alias?", 'What did one mean person say it should be?', 'Does she think the media has does a good job covering the outbreak?', 'What does she think they should be reporting?', 'What did they report instead?', 'What did she do in response?'] | {'answers': ['Miriam Makeba', 'Angelique Kidjo', "'where are you from?'", 'because she had an accent', 'Ebola', 'Mama Africa', 'Mama Ebola', 'no', 'about the need for great nurses and doctors', 'people dying', 'penned a New York Times op-ed'], 'answers_start': [429, 31, 139, 184, 274, 451, 498, 756, 964, 1247, 1357], 'answers_end': [449, 86, 181, 210, 295, 467, 534, 832, 1031, 1284, 1386]} |
3urfvvm165iantk80llvkwwbjs7uzh | CHAPTER XXIV. THE INTERRUPTED MASS
The morning of that Wednesday of Corpus Christi, fateful to all concerned in this chronicle, dawned misty and grey, and the air was chilled by the wind that blew from the sea. The chapel bell tinkled out its summons, and the garrison trooped faithfully to Mass.
Presently came Monna Valentina, followed by her ladies, her pages, and lastly, Peppe, wearing under his thin mask of piety an air of eager anxiety and unrest. Valentina was very pale, and round her eyes there were dark circles that told of sleeplessness, and as she bowed her head in prayer, her ladies observed that tears were falling on the illuminated Mass-book over which she bent. And now came Fra Domenico from the sacristy in the white chasuble that the Church ordains for the Corpus Christi feast, followed by a page in a clerkly gown of black, and the Mass commenced.
There were absent only from the gathering Gonzaga and Fortemani, besides a sentry and the three prisoners. Francesco and his two followers.
Gonzaga had presented himself to Valentina with the plausible tale that, as the events of which Fanfulla's letter had given them knowledge might lead Gian Maria at any moment to desperate measures, it might be well that he should reinforce the single man-at-arms patrolling the walls. Valentina, little recking now whether the castle held or fell, and still less such trifles as Gonzaga's attendance at Mass, had assented without heeding the import of what he said.
And so, his face drawn and his body quivering with the excitement of what he was about to do, Gonzaga had repaired to the ramparts so soon as he had seen them all safely into chapel. The sentinel was that same clerkly youth Aventano, who had read to the soldiers that letter Gian Maria had sent Gonzaga. This the courtier accepted as a good omen. If a man there was among the soldiery at Roccaleone with whom he deemed that he had an account to settle, that man was Aventano. | ['Who arrived at the church?', 'Who was followed by a clerk dressed in black?', 'Who was crying?', 'Who noticed it?', 'Did any others arrive with her?', 'What other group of people were in her group?', 'And who in the group was anxious?', 'Was she well-rested?', 'Who should be reinforced?', 'Who thought these measures were required?'] | {'answers': ['the garrison first', 'Fra. Domenico', 'Valentina', 'her ladies', 'yes', 'her pages', ', Peppe', 'no', 'the single man-at-arms patrolling the walls.', 'Gian Maria'], 'answers_start': [254, 687, 459, 592, 301, 311, 378, 490, 1221, 1172], 'answers_end': [297, 853, 684, 665, 386, 386, 460, 553, 1307, 1304]} |
3wj1oxy92agboo5nlq4r7bnddcd8ab | New York (CNN) -- Popular science-fiction author Harry Harrison, whose book "Make Room! Make Room!" was the basis for the 1973 film "Soylent Green," about a futuristic society and its fictional food, has died, his publisher said Wednesday. He was 87.
Born in 1925 in Stamford, Connecticut, Harrison was best known for his 12 novels about the futuristic character "Slippery Jim" DeGriz, also known as the Stainless Steel Rat. Harrison also was the main writer for the "Flash Gordon" comic strip during the 1950s and '60s, according to his publisher, Tor Books.
Harrison started his career as an illustrator before switching to writing. He is a member of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame.
"He believed science fiction was important, that it caused people to think about our world and what it could become," Tor Books' publisher Tom Doherty wrote in a blog post.
On learning of his death, fiction author Harlan Ellison said, "It's a day without stars in it."
Ellison, who says he knew Harrison since 1952, said the author was one of the funniest guys who ever lived.
"Harry was one of those who you thought would go on forever like a wind-up toy," Ellison told CNN.
Harrison's death comes after notable science fiction author Ray Bradbury passed away in June.
Tributes to Harrison poured in on Twitter after his death was announced.
"Thank you for sharing your mind, kind sir!" wrote @hijadecano on Twitter.
"Heaven has to make room, make room for Harry Harrison," wrote @petdance.
Tor Books will be publishing Harrison's memoir in December, according to a spokesperson for the publisher. | ['What is the title of Mr. Harrisons Book?', 'In December who will be publishing his book?', 'What year was Harrison born?', 'and how did he start his career?', 'When had Harlan elison known harrison since?', 'What did Tom doherty write about in in a blog post?', 'Where was Harrison born?', 'Was he a member of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame?', 'What is he best known for?', 'How many books did her write about a character also known as the Stainless Steel Rat?'] | {'answers': ['"Make Room! Make Room!"', 'Tor Books', '1925', 'as an illustrator', 'since 1952', '"He believed science fiction was important, that it caused people to think about our world and what it could become,"', 'Stamford, Connecticut', 'yes', 'Soylent Green', '12'], 'answers_start': [71, 1501, 253, 573, 1001, 693, 269, 639, 133, 304], 'answers_end': [100, 1560, 277, 610, 1011, 810, 290, 690, 146, 426]} |
3r2pkq87nw85fvqprf6ntrcrap4mie | (CNN) -- Cristiano Ronaldo has consistently been linked with a move back to Manchester United -- but Real Madrid star Mesut Ozil insists his club must hold onto the player if it is to challenge at the very top.
Ronaldo, who left United for Real in a world record $130 million deal in 2009, has been the subject of much speculation in recent months.
The 28-year-old has scored 201 goals in 199 appearances for Real and club president Florentino Perez recently stated that he expected Ronaldo to finish his career in the Spanish capital.
But the speculation refuses to disappear -- leaving Ozil hoping his Portuguese teammate stays put.
"Cristiano Ronaldo is very important to the team, just look at all the goals he has scored in the past few seasons," he told CNN.
"He's a great person off the field. I hope he can stay here for a long time because he can help us win important titles."
The loss of Ronaldo would be a huge blow to a Real side hoping to snatch the league title back from Barcelona and win its first Champions League crown since 2002.
Real has lost out at the semifinal stage in each of the past three seasons with Borussia Dortmund the last team to put paid to the Spanish club's dream of a 10th triumph in the competition.
"We have come very close to winning the Champions League in the past few years and that leaves a very bitter taste in the mouth," Ozil revealed. | ['How many goals has Cristiano Ronaldo scored?', 'How old is he?', 'How many appearances?', 'Where might he be moving back to?', 'What club is he a part of at the moment?', 'Do they want him to leave?', 'What year did he make a deal with Real?', 'For how much money?', 'What country is Real from?', 'Do they think he is a bad guy in day to day life?', 'Who are they wanting to get the title from?', 'What would they win?', 'When was the last that they won it?', 'What stage have they lost at?', 'Was it just the last season?', 'How many seasons?', 'Have they ever got close to winning the Championship?'] | {'answers': ['201', '28', '199', 'Manchester United', 'Real', 'no', '2009', '$130 million', 'Spain', 'no', 'Barcelona', 'the Champions League crown', '2002', 'semifinal', 'no', 'three', 'yes'], 'answers_start': [380, 357, 393, 76, 242, 644, 285, 265, 1191, 776, 965, 1027, 1049, 1073, 1105, 1125, 1257], 'answers_end': [383, 368, 408, 93, 246, 691, 290, 277, 1207, 809, 1008, 1049, 1060, 1104, 1138, 1138, 1312]} |
3hwrjooet52wxl18ftcikld5aiusew | It is a novel that is probably more talked about than read. People think: "It's such a big book! It has such a serious theme!" The feeling that they are going to be taught a long, hard lesson often puts readers off. But really, War and Peace (1869), which tells the stories of five upper-class families in Russia at the time of the 1812 French invasion, is not to be missed. Reading this novel is one of those once-in-a-lifetime experiences, like climbing the Great Wall: You will regret it if you do not try.
Earlier this month, USA Today reported that a six-episode War and Peace miniseries produced by the BBC would air next year.
With a complex plot and so many characters, readers unfamiliar with the work might be most interested in the characters from the financially-troubled Rostov family of Moscow. Count Rostov has four teenage children. Natasha is in love with Boris Drubetskoy, who is about to become an army officer. Nikolai Ilyich loves the poor Sonya, a ward of the family, but his family is not happy with their relationship. The proud Vera is about to start a happy marriage with a German-Russian officer. The youngest Rostov is the 9-year-old Petya, who, like his brother Nikolai, has his heart set on fighting for his country.
The lives of all are about to be changed by the upcoming great war that involves many other major characters of War and Peace, such as Prince Andrei, who goes into a military career partly in order to get away from his unhappy marriage to the socialite Lise.
The novel has a great reputation among many kinds of writers and millions of readers. US writer Ernest Hemingway wrote: "I don't know anybody who could write about war better than Tolstoy did." A comment by the great 20th-century Russian short-story writer Isaak Babel shows the rich sense of history that Tolstoy's work conveys. "If the world itself could write, it would write like Tolstoy," Babel commented. | ['What is the name of the book?', 'Which year it was published?', 'How many families in the storyline?', 'What social class they belonged to?', 'Of which country?', 'Is there any tv miniseries about it?', 'Which new outlet made that?', 'When it will be aired?', 'Did Hemingway have a high opinion about the novel?', 'Anyone else commented about the novel?', 'Who?', 'Going back to the story - how many kid Rostov had?', 'Where they young?', 'Did Rostov do well financially?', "What was one of the kid's name?", 'How old was he?', 'Who was the older brother?', 'Who did he love?', 'Is Vera getting married?', 'Whom?'] | {'answers': ['War and Peace', '1869', 'five', 'upper', 'Russia', 'Yes', 'BBC', 'next year', 'Yes', 'Yes', 'Babel', 'four', 'teenagers', 'unknown', 'Petya', 'Nine', 'Nikolai', 'his country', 'Yes', 'a German-Russian officer.'], 'answers_start': [228, 243, 277, 282, 306, 532, 611, 625, 1610, 1844, 1908, 830, 835, -1, 1166, 1128, 1195, 1208, 1047, 1102], 'answers_end': [241, 247, 302, 302, 312, 635, 614, 634, 1707, 1924, 1924, 851, 852, -1, 1171, 1171, 1202, 1249, 1127, 1127]} |
3qavnhz3em463vp6ffdvcg9jxcqlao | (CNN) -- A Cincinnati man charged with fatally shooting his 11-year-old daughter Thursday was denied a temporary release to attend the girl's funeral.
Citing security concerns, state court Judge Nadine Allen denied a motion filed by a lawyer for Deandre Kelley, 34, who was charged with the shooting death of daughter Achauntiara Lanza during an argument with the victim's mother, according to bailiff Gail Ruth.
Kelley's lawyer, Hugh McCloskey Jr., said the judge expressed concern that people might want to hurt his client or that his presence at the funeral could spark a dispute.
"This motion was requested because it was requested by Mr. Kelley's family, especially the deceased young lady's mother," he said. "This is a family unit, whether we like it or not. They're suffering right now. In order to start healing, it's something they need to go through together."
The mother, who was not identified, could not be reached for comment.
Prosecutors said Kelley showed up at slumber party Lanza was hosting at her mother's house in the early hours of of January 12 and argued with her mother. Kelley allegedly fired his gun into the air during the exchange, with an errant bullet striking Lanza in an upstairs bedroom.
The girl, struck in the upper torso, was later pronounced dead at Cincinnati Children's Hospital.
Prosecutors said the dispute began hours before the shooting: Kelley and the victim's mother argued because he brought a gun into the home while the girl was having a slumber party with friends. Kelley left and went drinking. | ['Who was shot?', 'Was she killed by the shot?', 'How old was she?', 'Why was a motioned filed?', 'Was the victim related to the shooter?', 'How/.', 'What is the shooter', 'How old was he?', 'Who is his lawyer?', 'Did the family want Kelley at the funeral?', 'How did this happen?', 'Did he intentionally kill Lanza?', 'What date did the incident occur?', 'Who was he arguing with?', 'Were there other people present?', 'Who?', 'Where on her body was she shot?', 'Where did they take her for treatment?', 'Why did the judge deny the motion?', 'Any other reason?'] | {'answers': ['Achauntiara Lanza', 'Yes', '11 years', 'For the defendant to go to the funeral.', 'Yes', 'His daughter.', 'Deandre Kelley', '34', 'Hugh McCloskey Jr', 'Yes', 'He fired his gun during an argument.', 'No.', 'January 12', "Lanza's mother.", 'Yes', "The girl's friends.", 'Upper torso', "Cincinnati Children's Hospital.", 'Because people might want to hurt him', 'His presence could spark a dispute.'], 'answers_start': [293, 33, 59, 591, 10, 9, 247, 247, 417, 591, 1107, 1172, 1049, 968, 1474, 1474, 1235, 1235, 460, 458], 'answers_end': [337, 80, 81, 878, 81, 80, 319, 266, 451, 712, 1233, 1232, 1106, 1106, 1529, 1528, 1333, 1334, 588, 588]} |
3u84xhcdicdb6vqtlfud7syhj4v4zt | CHAPTER XXI
Before going to sleep that night Duane had decided to go to Ord and try to find the rendezvous where Longstreth was to meet his men. These men Duane wanted even more than their leader. If Longstreth, or Cheseldine, was the brains of that gang, Poggin was the executor. It was Poggin who needed to be found and stopped. Poggin and his right-hand men! Duane experienced a strange, tigerish thrill. It was thought of Poggin more than thought of success for MacNelly's plan. Duane felt dubious over this emotion.
Next day he set out for Bradford. He was glad to get away from Fairdale for a while. But the hours and the miles in no wise changed the new pain in his heart. The only way he could forget Miss Longstreth was to let his mind dwell upon Poggin, and even this was not always effective.
He avoided Sanderson, and at the end of the day and a half he arrived at Bradford.
The night of the day before he reached Bradford, No. 6, the mail and express train going east, was held up by train-robbers, the Wells-Fargo messenger killed over his safe, the mail-clerk wounded, the bags carried away. The engine of No. 6 came into town minus even a tender, and engineer and fireman told conflicting stories. A posse of railroad men and citizens, led by a sheriff Duane suspected was crooked, was made up before the engine steamed back to pick up the rest of the train. Duane had the sudden inspiration that he had been cudgeling his mind to find; and, acting upon it, he mounted his horse again and left Bradford unobserved. As he rode out into the night, over a dark trail in the direction of Ord, he uttered a short, grim, sardonic laugh at the hope that he might be taken for a train-robber. | ['who did Duane avoid?', 'Fill in the blank, If Cheseldine was the brains, Poggin was the ...', 'what was Duane trying to find?', 'where?', 'in what place?', 'did he decide this before sleeping?', 'what number train was robbed?', 'who was killed?', 'what was taken?', 'was the mail-clerk uninjured?', 'where was Duane happy to be away from?', 'did his heart ache for MIss Longstreth?', 'who lead the posse?', 'Did Duane think he was honest or crooked?', 'who made up the posse?', 'did Duane leave Bradford?', 'who did he pretend to be?', 'did he think this was funny?', 'where was headed?', 'what time of day was it?'] | {'answers': ['Sanderson.', 'executor.', "Longstreth's rendezvous.", 'Where he was to meet his men.', 'Bradford.', 'Yes.', 'No. 6.', 'Wells-Fargo messenger.', 'The bags.', 'No.', 'Fairdale.', 'Yes.', 'A sheriff.', 'Crooked.', 'Railroad men and citizens.', 'Yes.', 'Train-robber.', 'Yes.', 'The direction of Ord.', 'Night.'], 'answers_start': [810, 258, 89, 126, 534, 15, 943, 1024, 1090, 1068, 557, 641, 1260, 1266, 1224, 1514, 1674, 1613, 1595, 1545], 'answers_end': [831, 281, 145, 145, 558, 78, 977, 1053, 1114, 1091, 598, 682, 1276, 1304, 1258, 1527, 1708, 1653, 1611, 1570]} |
3zr9aiqjub9e4ak3hlhl1tvv22004w | BEIJING --- Since Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize in Literature, the public has started to consider the way to improve Chinese literature's global presence.
The prize indicates that Chinese contemporary authors and their works are getting the world's attention, which inspires writers and amateurs to continue their work, according to Wang Meng, a famous Chinese writer. But "the prize came a little late," said Xue Yongwu, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Journalism and Communication with Ocean University of China (OUC). There have been many accomplished writers of modern and contemporary literature in China, including Lu Xun, Ba Jin and Mao Dun, who should have won the prize earlier, he noted. China's splendid ancient literature, which extends thousands of years, has been widely acknowledged across the world. However, the contemporary literature failed to get enough recognition from outside the country due to its short history and complex political influences, he explained. Language has also been a barrier. Only a small proportion of Chinese literature has been translated into foreign languages, mainly English. The quality of some translated editions needs improvement, said Xue.
In addition to language skills, translation requires high-level comprehension and explanation of culture and art. It's hard for people without any literature background to produce a translation that fully reserves the aesthetic sense of the original version, according to Ren Dongsheng, professor with the College of Foreign Languages of OUC. The 57-year-old writer is known for his description of Chinese rural life. The settings for his works range from the 1911 revolution, Japan's invasion to Cultural Revolution. Mo combines hallucinatory realism with folk tales, which is more appealing to the taste of Western readers than the styles adopted by many of his peers, such as Yu Hua, Su Tong and Wang Shuo, said Zhang Hongsheng, dean of the Literature Department of the Communication University of China.
However, "Nobel Prize is not the unique standard to judge the achievements of a writer. Prizes presented by different organizations adopt various evaluation criteria," said Xu Yan, a literature critic. The quality of a literary work is always judged by the topic, language, structure, the way of story-telling, imagination and some other significant elements. People's tastes vary from different social background and cultural mechanism, she added.
Chinese contemporary literature, which appeared in 1949, has seen a trend of diversification since the country adopted the market economy in 1992. "The prize is a positive sign that the West begins to recognize Chinese literature. But it's an acknowledgement of individual efforts, and Chinese literature revival still has a long way to go," said Zhang. Xue called upon Chinese writers to produce quality works with international perspectives. Good literature should reveal social problems and people's concerns while create the beauty of art. "The society should provide favorable environment for the growth of Chinese writers," he stressed. Seeking increasing world attention requires Chinese writers to maintain the national characteristics and uniqueness. "Chinese elements are the last to lose in successful writings," Zhang said.
China's book market has witnessed booming sales of Mo's masterpieces over the past days. Zhicheng Classic Bookstore, registered at T-Mall of China's largest online retailer Taobao.com, said 1,500 volumes of Mo's latest novel Frog were sold out in six hours after Mo won the prize. The store has received 1,200 reservation orders by 3:30 pm Friday. The book, about China's family-planning policy, also moved up to 14th from 560th on the list of the most populous book at the Amazon.cn withinin two days. Cao Yuanyong, deputy editor-in-chief of Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing Group, said the company is producing the new edition of a collection of Mo's 16 works, which is expected to refill the empty shelves of many book retailers in a week. | ['Did Mo Yan win any awards?', 'Which ones?', 'For what?', 'Are Chinese books easy to translate?', 'Why?', 'So who can do it then?', 'When did Chinese contemporary books first show up?', 'How are book sales in China?', 'Who sells them?', 'How many copies has his latest book sold?'] | {'answers': ['Yes', 'Nobel Prize', 'Literature', 'No', 'It requires high-level comprehension', 'People with literature backgrounds', '1949', 'Great', 'Taobao.com', '1,500 volumes'], 'answers_start': [33, 33, 47, 1231, 1243, 1199, 2511, 3298, 3471, 3488], 'answers_end': [44, 44, 58, 1312, 1276, 2007, 2515, 3345, 3481, 3501]} |
3hsyg7lrbjy1v2ga66ejruz0ch5kka | CHAPTER XVI.
"WHEN THE DEVIL DRIVES."
Monsieur de Vivonne had laid his ambuscade with discretion. With a closed carriage and a band of chosen ruffians he had left the palace a good half-hour before the king's messengers, and by the aid of his sister's gold he had managed that their journey should not be a very rapid one. On reaching the branch road he had ordered the coachman to drive some little distance along it, and had tethered all the horses to a fence under his charge. He had then stationed one of the band as a sentinel some distance up the main highway to flash a light when the two courtiers were approaching. A stout cord had been fastened eighteen inches from the ground to the trunk of a wayside sapling, and on receiving the signal the other end was tied to a gate-post upon the further side. The two cavaliers could not possibly see it, coming as it did at the very curve of the road, and as a consequence their horses fell heavily to the ground, and brought them down with them. In an instant the dozen ruffians who had lurked in the shadow of the trees sprang out upon them, sword in hand; but there was no movement from either of their victims. De Catinat lay breathing heavily, one leg under his horse's neck, and the blood trickling in a thin stream down his pale face, and falling, drop by drop, on to his silver shoulder-straps. Amos Green was unwounded, but his injured girth had given way in the fall, and he had been hurled from his horse on to the hard road with a violence which had driven every particle of breath from his body. | ['What was the driver ordered to do?', 'where?', 'Who was travelling?', 'and?', 'Where we they coming from?', 'Did they travel quickly?', 'Who approached the travellers?', 'Did they mean the travellers harm?', 'Did the two parties meet amicably?', 'How many swordarms were there?', 'Did the stricken horsemen fight back?', "What were the horsemen's names?", 'and?', 'How were the horsemen brought down?', 'Had Green any air in his lungs?'] | {'answers': ['drive some little distance', 'along the branch road', 'Monsieur de Vivonne', 'a band of chosen ruffians', 'the palace', 'no', 'two courtiers', 'unknown', 'no', 'a dozen', 'no', 'De Catinat', 'Amos Green', 'A stout cord had been fastened eighteen inches from the ground', 'no'], 'answers_start': [326, 327, 42, 102, 102, 229, 570, -1, 815, 1002, 1119, 1171, 1359, 628, 1434], 'answers_end': [421, 422, 101, 154, 223, 326, 627, -1, 1002, 1098, 1170, 1230, 1432, 724, 1565]} |
3gm6g9zbknxvo960lr5r7ye0k5ttm8 | There once was a clown named Happy who traveled with the circus. He was one of the most famous clowns of all time, because he was once the star of a movie. Happy did a lot of things in his act that were very silly. He was best known for belting out songs in the wrong key, which would make neighborhood cats meow and howl. Happy would do other funny things in his act, like wrestle a big plastic alligator with tape over its mouth. He would also throw buckets of water at the people watching the circus, wetting all the people in the front seats.
One day, a driver in the circus needed to brush his teeth because he had been eating popcorn all day. He was out of toothpaste, so he went to ask Happy if he could borrow some. Happy was eating a brownie, and his mouth was very full. When he tried to talk, he sounded sillier than ever. The driver laughed and asked Happy to point to the toothpaste. Happy pointed over to the sink, and the driver picked up the toothpaste and left. The driver didn't know that it was trick toothpaste that was pumpkin flavor. The driver hated pumpkin flavor! It tasted so bad. So he took the toothpaste and put it back on Happy's sink. He never borrowed Happy's toothpaste ever again. | ['What was the clowns name?', 'What did he do?', 'How was his act?', 'What did he do to the neighborhood cats?', 'how?', 'What did Happy let someone borrow?', 'Who?', 'Why did he need it?', 'What was he eating?', 'How about Happy?', 'Was it normal toothpaste?', 'What was it?', 'Why?', 'How did it taste?', 'What did he do with it?', 'Did he like pumkin?', 'Where was the toothpaste?', 'What did Happy do in his act?', 'Anything else?', 'What?'] | {'answers': ['Happy', 'traveled with the circus.', 'very silly', 'meow and howl', 'belt out songs in the wrong key', 'toothpaste', 'a driver in the circus', 'He was out of toothpaste', 'popcorn', 'a brownie,', 'no', 'trick toothpaste', 'it was pumpkin flavor', 'Bad!', "put it back on Happy's sink", 'No!', 'the sink', 'wrestle a big plastic alligator with tape over its mouth', 'yes', 'throw buckets of water at the people watching the circus'], 'answers_start': [0, 0, 155, 272, 214, 899, 557, 651, 549, 726, 981, 981, 980, 1090, 1109, 1058, 899, 373, 431, 445], 'answers_end': [34, 64, 213, 321, 271, 979, 606, 675, 650, 753, 1056, 1057, 1056, 1108, 1166, 1089, 929, 430, 547, 502]} |