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3qbd8r3z21jz7rcmj6jwrurd0exo49 | What will you do if you have six million dollars? Different people give different answers. David I will buy an island if I have six million dollars. Then I will be the king of the island. I will invite my friends to my island and we'll have a good time there. Cathy If I get six million dollars, I want to start my own business and I will do a lot of things for my family. For me, nothing is more important than my family. I will buy a new house for my parents and take them to travel around the world. Julie If I have six million dollars, I will put five million in the bank and spend one million. I will visit Sydney, Toronto, Moscow and other interesting cities. I want to try different kinds of delicious food, and build a house with a swimming pool. Victor If I have six million dollars, I will use the money to do everything I like. I will use two million to open my own shop. And I will give another four million to schools and charities. I would like to help students in poor areas to get good education. I want everyone to live a happy life. | ['How much money are people pretending to have?', 'How many people?', 'Did they all want the same thing?', 'What would David get?', 'Who will he have a good time with there?', 'Who will rule the island?', 'As what?', 'What does Cathy want to do?', "What's the most important thing to her?", 'How many things will she do for them?', 'What will she buy her parents?', 'Will she take them somewhere?', 'Where?', 'Who want to visit different cities?', 'What are three of them?', 'How much will she spend?', 'How much is going in the bank?', 'Is she going to build a house?', 'With what?', "Who's giving a bunch of money away?"] | {'answers': ['six million dollars', 'Four', 'no', 'an island', 'his friends', 'David', 'king', 'start her own business', 'her family', 'a lot', 'a new house', 'yes', 'around the world', 'Julie', 'Sydney, Toronto,and Moscow', 'one million', 'five million', 'yes', 'a swimming pool', 'Victor'], 'answers_start': [29, 50, 66, 108, 201, 153, 167, 306, 411, 342, 434, 464, 485, 598, 611, 586, 551, 719, 737, 887], 'answers_end': [48, 60, 89, 117, 212, 156, 172, 327, 421, 347, 445, 485, 501, 600, 635, 597, 563, 732, 753, 899]} |
3tk8ojtym1lgm472i2xypkwgnu1vp2 | I have a good memory of my grandfather,Jack. He was sitting in his armchair in the front room.
I sat next to him. We were reading aloud,our heads bent over the page in front of us,a finger marking the words;separated by seven decades,brought together by words. It's a common scene in British families;however,in our case,the usual order of things is reversed .Granddad had been blind since I was tiny,so I was reading to him.When reading aloud,people usually read something that's of interest to the listener. So I didn't read children's books;I read the sorts of things Granddad liked to hear about. Much of the vocabulary in Granddad's reading material was far beyond me. When I met unfamiliar words,I'd spell them out.
Granddad would help me. It must have been painful for him to hear news;but he never hurried me along or complained. Our reading wasn't really about getting knowledge. It was a way for us to spend time together.
My grandfather wasn't always blind. He had been a good carpenter .The first Christmas of my parents' marriage,he built my mother a bookcase,which now belongs to my son Jonah,providing a link between four generations.
I was a fortunate child;I spent a lot of time with my grandfather,and he opened the world to me in a particular way. Reading was our way of building a relationship that has had a lasting effect on me. In the school holidays,I sometimes accompanied him on trips to the seaside with the local association for the blind. This might seem strange,but I felt that my personal value was realized because I could finally do something for Granddad.
A decade later,I found a position in a nursing home,which reminded me of my early experiences;reading to senior citizens was a connection back to Granddad. More than simple conversation,reading aloud is a connection between two individuals and it can have a big emotional effect on elderly people. | ["Could the author's grandfather see?", 'Had he always been blind?', 'What was his previous profession?', 'What is his name?', 'Where does the author work later in life?', 'Can reading to senior citizens have a positive effect?', "What piece of furniture has been passed down for generations in the author's family?", 'How many generations?', 'Who owns it now?', 'Where did the author and Jack sometimes go on trips?', 'What group accompanied them?', 'Is reading together common in British households?', 'Did the author and Jack read kids books together?', 'Did his grandfather get annoyed with him?', 'What reminds the author of his Granddad?'] | {'answers': ['no', 'no', 'carpenter', 'Jack', 'nursing home', 'yes', 'a bookcase', 'four', 'Jonah', 'seaside', 'the local association for the blind', 'yes', 'no', 'no', 'reading to senior citizens'], 'answers_start': [362, 939, 975, 26, 1614, 1843, 1049, 1137, 1096, 1410, 1438, 262, 512, 797, 1694], 'answers_end': [402, 974, 1003, 43, 1651, 1897, 1078, 1154, 1112, 1433, 1474, 302, 603, 840, 1754]} |
3r08vxyt7cv4vn37cq8db0o9u9hw7q | Maricel Apatan, 22, stands in the kitchen of the Edsa Shangi-La Hotel in Manila, preparing to decorate a cheesecake. It would seem to be a routine task for a cake chef, but Maricel is no ordinary chef -- she has no hands.
Maricel has come a long way since the day in September 2000 when she and her uncle were attacked near their farm. Fortunately, both of them survived, but the 11-year-old girl lost her hands. In 2004, she entered a Manila training centre for people with disabilities. She learned how to write and do housework and, more importantly, came to terms with her disability.
After graduation from high school, she took a two-year Hotel and Restaurant course and _ even though she was the only disabled student in the course. After she moved back to Manila to continue her studies, the media started reporting on this determined young woman. She didn't shy away from the attention. "I wanted others living with disabilities to believe it's possible to live a normal life," Maricel says.
After managers at the Edsa Shangri-La Hotel saw Maricel on television, they hired her as part of the hotel's Care for People project. She has also accomplished her goal of inspiring others. One of them is Ronelyn Calumpiano, a 21-year-old with cerebral palsy . She saw Maricel on television and was moved by her confidence. Ronelyn will soon start classes and is already planning a career in IT.
Maricel's three younger sisters have moved to Manila. She pays for the rent of their small apartment, while their parents look after their family farm in Mindanao. "It is difficult to make ends meet but I don't lose hope. I believe anything is possible if you dream, work hard and pray." | ['How old is Maricel?', 'What is her disability?', 'Did she always have no hands?', 'Was she in a violent altercation?', 'Was there a family member with her?', 'Which one?', 'Did he survive?', 'How old she during this?', 'Where did it happen?', 'Did she make it out of high school?'] | {'answers': ['22', 'she has no hands.', 'No', 'Yes', 'Yes', 'her uncle', 'Yes', '11', 'near their farm', 'Yes'], 'answers_start': [0, 172, 382, 284, 289, 288, 337, 269, 312, 593], 'answers_end': [18, 222, 413, 336, 320, 320, 372, 384, 336, 625]} |
3gna64guze4komt2coualrsrfa95q0 | (CNN) -- A CNN Hero's journey to global recognition begins with a nomination by someone who's been touched by their efforts -- someone like you who wants us to share their story with the world.
History has shown that great things can happen to those selected as CNN Heroes:
• Andrea Ivory has nearly doubled the amount of free mammograms she's offered to underserved women in South Florida.
• Doc Hendley, of Boone, North Carolina, expanded his sustainable clean-water systems on three continents as well as earthquake-ravaged Haiti.
• Dan Wallrath, of Houston, Texas, and his organization, Operation Finally Home, doubled the number of homes they've built for injured veterans.
• Anne Mahlum expanded her Philadelphia running program for the homeless into eight cities across the country.
• Jordan Thomas of Chattanooga, Tennessee, has delivered prosthetic limbs to children in three countries.
Do you know an everyday person changing the world? It's easy to nominate them as a CNN Hero. Here are some suggestions we hope will help you in crafting your nomination.
• Think about what makes your hero special. Ask yourself: What makes my nominee unique? What specific accomplishment has he or she achieved that is truly remarkable? What impact has their work had on others? We encourage you to watch videos of previous CNN Heroes to familiarize yourself with the achievements of the inspiring individuals we honor as "everyday people changing the world."
• Take a look at our nomination form. We suggest you review the information requested about yourself, your nominee and their work before filling out your submission. | ['What honor is bestowed by CNN?', 'How does someone become that?', 'What does one have to do to nominate someone?', 'How do you let CNN know?', 'Has anyone from Tennessee won the honor?', 'What has he done?', 'What can getting the honor do for that person?', 'What has Andrea Ivory received?', 'Who from Philadelphia received the award?', 'What kind of program did she run?'] | {'answers': ['CNN Heroes', 'be nominated.', 'Think about what makes your hero special.', 'nomination form', 'yes', 'delivered prosthetic limbs to children in three countries.', 'unknown', "nearly doubled the amount of free mammograms she's offered to underserved women in South Florida.", 'Anne Mahlum', 'program for the homeless'], 'answers_start': [264, 960, 1084, 1474, 804, 804, -1, 278, 690, 737], 'answers_end': [274, 1003, 1126, 1509, 908, 908, -1, 396, 800, 761]} |
3nc5l260mom9579b3nffiyo4puqfoo | Qian Xuesen is one of the pioneers of China's space science. As a world-famous expert on aerospace rockets and aerodynamics, he obtained great achievements in the areas of applied mechanics, engineering cybernetics and system engineering and made distinguished contributions to the foundation and development of Chinese aerospace undertaking . He graduated from Shanghai Jiaotong University in 1934, and Qian Xuesen went to the United States to study in MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, one year later. After receiving master's degree in MIT, he went to study in California Institute of Technology and received PhD degrees in both aerospace and mathematics. In 1955, six years after the founding of People's Republic of China, Qian Xuesen returned to his motherland. His return brought China the hope of developing space science and its own missiles. In 1956, Qian Xuesen put forward "Proposal on the Development of China's Aviation Industry for National Defense". With the support from Zhou Enlai, the premier, and marshal Nie Rongzheng, Qian Xuesen began to prepare for the establishment of China's first missile and rocket research and development structure, the Fifth Research Institute of State Ministry of Defense. Henceforth , he has long been in charge of the chief technological research and development of China's missile, rocket and spacecraft. Due to research and development led by Qian Xuesen, China successfully exploded its first atom bomb in 1964. Later, China launched its first man-made satellite, Dong Fang Hong I, to the earth orbit on April 24, 1970, becoming the fifth country in the world to independently launch satellite following the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the USA, France and Japan. The satellite floated around the earth, blaring the song Dong Fang Hong, which has the same name as the satellite. As a _ leading the development of China's aerospace science and technology, Qian Xuesen also provided chances for young scientists. Wang Yongzhi, former chief designer of China's manned-space project, has benefited a lot from Qian Xuesen. "He suggested that rocket of the second generation should be developed by our second generation scientists. This suggestion gave us chances to be general designers." Recalling the experience working with Qian Xuesen, Sun Jiadong, general designer of China's lunar orbiter project, is very grateful. "He put great expectation on us and trusted us a lot. Whenever we made mistakes, he seldom blamed us, but helped us to find out the reason so we could avoid it in the future." Honored as Father of China's Missile and King of Rockets, Qian Xuesen never stopped his work on scientific research after he retired. He said he had no time to review the past, but looked forward to the future. | ['Who is the story about?', 'What is he viewed as by others?', "Did he contribute to China's aerospace research?", 'Where did he begin his education?', 'And what year did he graduate?', 'Did he remain in China after that?', 'Where did he go?', 'What fields did he receive phds in while he was there?', 'What new technology did he help develop in China?', 'Did he ever stop researching?'] | {'answers': ['Qian Xuesen', "Father of China's Missile and King of Rockets", 'Yes', 'Shanghai Jiaotong University', '1934', 'No', 'United States', 'aerospace and mathematics', 'first man-made satellite', 'No'], 'answers_start': [0, 2572, 0, 344, 344, 344, 344, 514, 1476, 2572], 'answers_end': [59, 2704, 343, 398, 398, 513, 513, 667, 1742, 2705]} |
3r8yzbnq9hizbq7l0h97jb6n6dm7qt | HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Political corruption in Zimbabwe threatens efforts to save millions of people from malaria in the southern African country, according to aid agency officials.
HIV-positive 13-year-old orphan Evans Mahlangu, left, and his brother Edmond, 8, had to jump Zimbabwe's border with Mozambique to get anti-retroviral drugs.
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has demanded that Zimbabwe's government return $7.3 million placed in the country's reserve bank to pay for the distribution medicine that can cure malaria, according to the group's spokesman.
A senior western diplomat in Zimbabwe told CNN he believes the money was taken by Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's government to fund political activities. He accused reserve bank governor Gideon Gono of involvement.
"This could put millions of people in Zimbabwe at risk of malaria in the current malaria season," said John Linden, spokesman for the group which is a leading international financing institution for those diseases.
Linden said his group has given Zimbabwe until Thursday to repay the money or else no more aid will be sent to the country.
"At this stage we do not have confidence in the reserve bank's ability to release the money when needed, so we have demanded that all the money be released immediately," Linden said.
The money was intended to train thousands of health workers to distribute the malaria cure, medicine that is already available but sits on shelves.
CNN's Kim Norgaard in Johannesburg, South Africa contributed to this report.
| ['Who is the President of Zimbabwe?', 'How much money is he accused of misusing?', 'Who does he claim is responsible, instead?', 'What illness, in particular, could be cured by those funds?', 'How long does the country have to repay the funds?', 'Or what will be witheld?', 'According to whom?', 'What was the money intended for?', 'How many workers are in need of training?', 'Is the medicine readily available?', 'How many people are at risk of Malaria in Zimbabwe?'] | {'answers': ['Robert Mugabe', '$7.3 million', 'Gideon Gono', 'malaria', 'until Thursday', 'aide', 'Linden', 'to pay for distribution medicine', 'thousands', 'Yes', 'millions'], 'answers_start': [678, 419, 755, 1409, 1035, 1035, 1035, 449, 1346, 1346, 818], 'answers_end': [711, 461, 816, 1436, 1109, 1159, 1160, 535, 1405, 1494, 883]} |
3cp1to84pt13w3rhad49p9uoyys253 | Tammy likes the park. There are swings at the park. There is a slide at the park.
Mary goes to the park with Tammy. They jump rope. They play tag. They like the park.
Tammy and Mary have fun at the park. Tammy has a dog named Max. Tammy and Mary take Max to the park.
Max likes the park. He chases rabbits. He chases a ball. Tammy throws the ball to Max. Mary throws the ball to Max.
The park is no fun in the rain. Tammy and Mary cannot go to the park when it rains. Mother says no. They are sad when they cannot go to the park.
Tammy and Mary play in the house when it rains. They play with dolls. They dress up and have a tea party.
Today is sunny. Tammy and Mary can go to the park. Mother says yes. They can take Max to the park. They are happy when it is sunny. | ['What does Tammy like?', "What's there?", 'Who is with her?', 'Who is with them?', 'Do they enjoy themselves?', 'When is it not?', 'What do they do then?', 'At what?', 'Do they do that today?', 'What do they do?', 'How do they feel?', 'Why?'] | {'answers': ['the park', 'swings', 'Mary', 'a dog named Max', 'yes', 'in the rain', 'play in the house', 'a tea party', 'no', 'go to the park', 'happy', 'it is sunny'], 'answers_start': [0, 22, 84, 208, 149, 392, 540, 610, 648, 664, 747, 746], 'answers_end': [20, 50, 116, 233, 167, 422, 586, 644, 663, 697, 761, 779]} |
3vhhr074h3hoktr88c1b2p7tw98l7v | CHAPTER V
CASTELL'S SECRET
In John Castell's house it was the habit, as in most others in those days, for his dependents, clerks, and shopmen to eat their morning and mid-day meals with him in the hall, seated at two lower tables, all of them save Betty, his daughter's cousin and companion, who sat with them at the upper board. This morning Betty's place was empty, and presently Castell, lifting his eyes, for he was lost in thought, noted it, and asked where she might be--a question that neither Margaret nor Peter could answer.
One of the servants at the lower table, however--it was that man who had been sent to follow d'Aguilar on the previous night--said that as he came down Holborn a while before he had seen her walking with the Spanish don, a saying at which his master looked grave.
Just as they were finishing their meal, a very silent one, for none of them seemed to have anything to say, and after the servants had left the hall, Betty arrived, flushed as though with running.
"Where have you been that you are so late?" asked Castell.
"To seek the linen for the new sheets, but it was not ready," she answered glibly. "The mercer kept you waiting long," remarked Castell quietly. "Did you meet any one?"
"Only the folk in the street."
"I will ask you no more questions, lest I should cause you to lie and bring you into sin," said Castell sternly. "Girl, how far did you walk with the Señor d'Aguilar, and what was your business with him?" | ['Where did John eat?', 'For what meals?', 'Who joined him?', 'Who sat at the upper table?', 'How many lower ones were there?', 'Who was missing this morning?', 'Who noticed?', 'Did Margeret know her whereabouts?', 'Did Peter?', 'Who saw her last?', 'Who did he see her with?', 'Was it a lively and conversational meal?', 'Did Betty arrive?', 'Did she lie about her whereabouts?', 'To whom?', 'What was her excuse for being late?', 'Was she flushed?', 'As if she had been what?', 'Did Castell know she was lying?', 'What was the name of the Spanish don?'] | {'answers': ['in the hall', 'morning and mid-day', 'his dependents, clerks, and shopmen', 'Betty', 'two', 'Betty', 'Castell', 'no', 'no', 'One of the servants at the lower table', 'the Spanish don', 'no', 'yes', 'yes', 'Castell', 'To seek the linen for the new sheets', 'yes', 'running', 'yes', "Señor d'Aguilar"], 'answers_start': [194, 159, 110, 252, 216, 334, 386, 497, 497, 540, 731, 806, 956, 1236, 1194, 1066, 971, 971, 1270, 1419], 'answers_end': [205, 178, 145, 257, 233, 371, 449, 538, 537, 760, 759, 863, 969, 1268, 1268, 1103, 1003, 1003, 1381, 1435]} |
3vhp9mdgrnk8wic8di6onyunz9mfcr | Peng Jiangya, a 24-year-old girl, was born in Guizhou Province. She lives in a village of the Yinjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County at the foot of the Fanjing Mountains on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau . Twenty-two years ago, One day her parents were out, she fell into a fire stove at home, and the fire burned her fingers badly. The family was too poor at the time to afford the expensive medical treatment ,at last she lost all her fingers. "When I was a child, I was unable to hold chopsticks. My parents taught me for a long time. It was really difficult, but I tried it over and over again ,and at the age of seven, I overcame it. From then on I knew that one had to put great efforts into what she was doing," said PengJiangya. As a child , PengJiangya often saw others make cross-stitch and then she decided to learn how to make it herself. " Of course, it took me many years to do that, when I was 18, I got it." Said Peng. Now she can make as good cross-stitch works as her companions ,but she is faster than other people. Her hometown of Yinjiang Tujia at the foot of the Fanjing Mountains on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateauhas become a tourist attraction. As for her future, Peng Jiangya said: "I will gather a few other people to embroider the beautiful landscape of our hometown as a souvenir and lasting memory for tourists. At the same time, we can make more money." | ['How old is Peng?', 'Does she live in a village?', 'Is that at the foot of the Rocky Mountains?', 'How long ago was her accident?', 'Where was she hurt?', 'Was her leg injured?', 'What did she burn?', 'Was she wealthy?', 'Did she get great medical care?', 'When she was little, could she hold chopsticks?', 'When did she figure out how?', 'Did she know she had to try hard?', 'What did she see others doing?', 'When did she get it?', 'Is she slower?', "Where's she from?", 'What will she sew to sell?', 'Will she earn cash?', 'Will she do it alone?'] | {'answers': ['24-year-old', 'yes', 'no', 'Twenty-two years ag', 'fire stove at home', 'no', 'her fingers', 'no', 'no', 'no', 'age of seven', '.yes', 'make cross-stitch', '18,', 'no', 'Guizhou Province', 'beautiful landscape of our hometown', 'yes', 'no'], 'answers_start': [16, 64, 136, 205, 273, 411, 313, 332, 332, 466, 609, 636, 778, 908, 997, 46, 1253, 1354, 1203], 'answers_end': [27, 86, 173, 224, 291, 443, 324, 355, 409, 497, 621, 692, 795, 911, 1015, 62, 1288, 1378, 1235]} |
3wakvudhuwgr3je2hqtctc3c9psu73 | In an ecosystem, predation is a biological interaction where a predator (an organism that is hunting) feeds on its prey (the organism that is attacked). Predators may or may not kill their prey prior to feeding on them, but the act of predation often results in the death of the prey and the eventual absorption of the prey's tissue through consumption. Thus predation is often, though not always, carnivory. Other categories of consumption are herbivory (eating parts of plants), fungivory (eating parts of fungi), and detritivory (the consumption of dead organic material (detritus)). All these consumption categories fall under the rubric of consumer-resource systems. It can often be difficult to separate various types of feeding behaviors. For example, some parasitic species prey on a host organism and then lay their eggs on it for their offspring to feed on it while it continues to live in or on its decaying corpse after it has died. The key characteristic of predation however is the predator's direct impact on the prey population. On the other hand, detritivores simply eat dead organic material arising from the decay of dead individuals and have no direct impact on the "donor" organism(s). | ['how do parasites support themselves?', 'what do they do with their offspring?', 'what is a detrtitivore?', 'are they harmful to their hosts?', 'What is predation?', 'what happens in that interaction?', 'what is a predator?', 'and prey?', 'is predation always carniverous?', 'What are other ways that predators feed on prey', 'What do herbivores eat?', 'and fungivores?', 'are feeding patterns easily distinguishable?', 'what is the defining quality of predation', 'how are the consumption categories outlined?'] | {'answers': ['Prey on a host organism', 'Lay their eggs on it', 'They eat dead organic material', 'No', 'A biological interaction', 'A predator feeds', 'An organism that is hunting', 'The organism that is attacked', 'No', 'Herbivory, fungivory, and detritvory', 'Plants', 'Fungi', 'No', "Predator's direct impact on the prey population", 'They fall under rubric of consumer-resource systems'], 'answers_start': [746, 746, 1063, 1046, 0, 0, 54, 114, 354, 409, 444, 481, 671, 944, 586], 'answers_end': [806, 856, 1152, 1206, 55, 120, 101, 152, 408, 587, 479, 514, 744, 1045, 670]} |
30iqtzxkak652c8d1wjqy4stvt90x7 | Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections do not have symptoms, known as latent tuberculosis. About 10% of latent infections progress to active disease which, if left untreated, kills about half of those infected. The classic symptoms of active TB are a chronic cough with blood-containing sputum, fever, night sweats, and weight loss. The historical term "consumption" came about due to the weight loss. Infection of other organs can cause a wide range of symptoms.
One-third of the world's population is thought to be infected with TB. New infections occur in about 1% of the population each year. In 2014, there were 9.6 million cases of active TB which resulted in 1.5 million deaths. More than 95% of deaths occurred in developing countries. The number of new cases each year has decreased since 2000. About 80% of people in many Asian and African countries test positive while 5–10% of people in the United States population tests positive by the tuberculin test. Tuberculosis has been present in humans since ancient times. | ['what infected the population?', 'what does it consist of?', 'where is it located?', 'how many did it kill?', 'how many americans?', 'how long has it been around?', 'what percentage is active?', 'is it deadly?', 'what is the abbreviation for it?', 'how many got sick?'] | {'answers': ['TB', 'cough', 'lungs', '1.5 million deaths', '5–10%', 'ancient times.', '10%', 'yes', 'TB', 'One'], 'answers_start': [639, 408, 109, 772, 979, 1142, 264, 328, 0, 710], 'answers_end': [708, 466, 195, 859, 1060, 1202, 328, 382, 107, 770]} |
3txd01zld4hukwwjfsv5q0j2in34uu | Department stores today have sections that sell the following: clothing, furniture, home appliances, toys, cosmetics, gardening, toiletries, sporting goods, do it yourself, paint, and hardware and additionally select other lines of products such as food, books, jewelry, electronics, stationery, photographic equipment, baby products, and products for pets. Customers check out near the front of the store or, alternatively, at sales counters within each department. Some are part of a retail chain of many stores, while others may be independent retailers. In the 1970s, they came under heavy pressure from discounters. Since 2010, they have come under even heavier pressure from online stores such as Amazon.
The origins of the department store lay in the growth of the conspicuous consumer society at the turn of the 19th century. As the Industrial Revolution accelerated economy expansion, the affluent middle-class grew in size and wealth. This urbanized social group, sharing a culture of consumption and changing fashion, was the catalyst for the retail revolution. As rising prosperity and social mobility increased the number of people, especially women (who found they could shop unaccompanied at department stores without damaging their reputation), with disposable income in the late Georgian period, window shopping was transformed into a leisure activity and entrepreneurs, like the potter Josiah Wedgwood, pioneered the use of marketing techniques to influence the prevailing tastes and preferences of society. | ['Who was the potter?', 'What did he pioneer?', 'why?', 'What?', 'What type of business has lots of different sections?', 'Where do customers pay?', 'Or where else?', 'Do they get competition from discount outfits?', 'When did that start?', 'Have conditions improved?', 'WHo is the modern competition?', 'What kind of business is that?', 'When did they start?', 'What revolution spurred the growth?', 'Which social group flourished?', 'Did they cause the changes?', 'Which sex primarily caused this?', "What could they do that didn't harm their reputation?"] | {'answers': ['Josiah Wedgwood', 'marketing techniques', 'to influence', 'prevailing tastes and preferences of society.', 'Department', 'near the front of the store', 'at sales counters within each department', 'Yes', 'In the 1970s', 'No', 'Amazon', 'online stores', 'at the turn of the 19th century', 'Industrial', 'middle-class', 'Yes', 'women', 'shop unaccompanied'], 'answers_start': [1406, 1444, 1465, 1482, 0, 378, 425, 559, 558, 621, 703, 681, 803, 843, 909, 947, 1159, 1187], 'answers_end': [1421, 1464, 1477, 1527, 10, 405, 465, 620, 570, 709, 709, 694, 834, 854, 921, 1074, 1164, 1205]} |
3zv9h2yqqd7mu42kae5nyjctp49w3t | Adult contemporary music (AC) is a style of music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, rhythm and blues, quiet storm, and rock influence. Adult contemporary is rather a continuation of the easy listening and soft rock style that became popular in the 1960s and 1970s with some adjustments that reflect the evolution of pop/rock music.
Adult contemporary tends to have lush, soothing and highly polished qualities where emphasis on melody and harmonies is accentuated. It is usually melodic enough to get a listener's attention, and is inoffensive and pleasurable enough to work well as background music. Like most of pop music, its songs tend to be written in a basic format employing a verse–chorus structure.
Adult contemporary is heavy on romantic sentimental ballads which mostly use acoustic instruments (though bass guitar is usually used) such as acoustic guitars, pianos, saxophones, and sometimes an orchestral set. The electric guitars are normally faint and high-pitched. However, recent adult contemporary music may usually feature synthesizers (and other electronics, such as drum machines). | ['What does AC stand for?', 'What is that?', 'What does that style include?', 'What is it considered an extension of?', 'What changes have been made?', 'What is a quality that it has?', 'Is it loud and brash or soft and calming?', 'What is a good use for this style?', 'What is the format of it?', 'Are there more electric or acoustic sounds?'] | {'answers': ['Adult contemporary', 'style of music', 'ranging from 1960s and 1970s soft rock to ballad-heavy music of today', 'easy listening and soft rock style from the 1960s and 1970s', 'adjustments reflecting evolution of pop/rock music.', 'Adult contemporary', "It's lush and soothing", 'background music', 'verse–chorus structure', 'acoustic'], 'answers_start': [0, 35, 51, 311, 400, 260, 493, 710, 811, 837], 'answers_end': [18, 49, 156, 388, 457, 278, 506, 726, 833, 1050]} |
39rp059mehtvsncjl5e6748ef2mbm2 | (CNN) -- A lawsuit has been filed claiming that the iconic Led Zeppelin song "Stairway to Heaven" was far from original.
The suit, filed on May 31 in the United States District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, was brought by the estate of the late musician Randy California against the surviving members of Led Zeppelin and their record label. The copyright infringement case alleges that the Zeppelin song was taken from the single "Taurus" by the 1960s band Spirit, for whom California served as lead guitarist.
"Late in 1968, a then new band named Led Zeppelin began touring in the United States, opening for Spirit," the suit states. "It was during this time that Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin's guitarist, grew familiar with 'Taurus' and the rest of Spirit's catalog. Page stated in interviews that he found Spirit to be 'very good' and that the band's performances struck him 'on an emotional level.' "
One of the causes of action for the suit is listed as "Falsification of Rock N' Roll History" and the typeface in the section headings of the filing resembles that used for Led Zeppelin album covers. According to claims in the suit, "Parts of 'Stairway to Heaven,' instantly recognizable to the music fans across the world, sound almost identical to significant portions of 'Taurus.' "
The estate is seeking court ordered damages and writing credit for California, born Randy Craig Wolfe. Part of the defense includes a printed interview conducted with California prior to his death from drowning in 1997. In the 1997 interview with Listener Magazine, the guitarist claims that some of the music from "Stairway to Heaven" was taken from his group's song. | ['When was the lawsuit filed?', 'Where was it filed?', 'against who?', 'Anyone else?', 'Who?', 'Why were they suing?', 'What song was it taken from?', 'What group did that song belong to?', 'Was someone from Zeppelin previously in that group?', 'Who?', 'In what capacity?', 'Did Zeppelin tour with Spirit?', 'What year?', "Who was Zeppelin's guitarist?", 'What was one fo the causes of the lawsuit?', 'What do they claim?', 'What does the estate want?', 'What is part of the defense?', 'How did he die?', 'What year?', 'Who was the interview with?'] | {'answers': ['May 31', 'in the United States District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania', 'was brought by the estate of the late musician Randy California', 'Yes', 'against the surviving members of Led Zeppelin and their record label', 'They claimed that the iconic Led Zeppelin song "Stairway to Heaven" was far from original', 'the single "Taurus', 'Spirit', 'Yes', 'California', 'lead guitarist', 'Yes', '1968,', 'Jimmy Page', '"Falsification of Rock N\' Roll History"', '"Parts of \'Stairway to Heaven,\' instantly recognizable to the music fans across the world,', 'court ordered damages and writing credit for California', 'a printed interview conducted with California', 'drowning', '1997', 'Listener Magazine'], 'answers_start': [123, 123, 219, 219, 283, 9, 401, 451, 451, 477, 475, 525, 525, 679, 917, 1117, 1305, 1408, 1483, 1482, 1524], 'answers_end': [148, 217, 282, 352, 351, 119, 449, 475, 523, 523, 521, 630, 629, 717, 1011, 1241, 1382, 1482, 1523, 1523, 1569]} |
36w0ob37hwe5i7eo0mew1h7loe7zha | John woke up. It was Tuesday, and he was at home. He was still sleepy, but his alarm clock was ringing and he knew he had to be on time for school. He wished it were Saturday or Sunday. He yawned, got out of bed, and put on his slippers. Then, he walked to the bathroom, where he brushed his teeth and washed his face. Still in his pajamas, he went down to the kitchen. His mother, Sylvia, greeted him with a glass of orange juice and a big bowl of cereal. He was still kind of sleepy, but he drank his juice and ate his cereal.
When John was done with his breakfast, he went upstairs and got his school clothes on. Then it was time to catch the bus to school. John hated the bus, because he was quiet and the bus was always loud. Plus there was always some kid who thought it was funny to make gross jokes or say bad words.
Today, John was ready for the bus. With the sandwich and potato chips in his lunchbox, he had some cake he had made yesterday. He had used salt to make the cake instead of sugar. He knew it tasted horrible, and he was going to give a piece of cake to the first person who was bad on the bus, and he didn't even care if he got in trouble. His friends Anne, Margaret, and Charlotte were in on it, too. He sat in the house, a little excited, eating an apple and waiting until it was time to leave the house. It was time! He put on his shoes and left. | ['What day was it?', 'Who woke up?', 'Where was he?', 'What did he have to be on time for?', 'What did he wish?', 'What did he do third?', 'What did he do next?', 'What was he wearing?', 'Did he go downstairs?', 'Who gave him a drink?', 'How did he feel?', 'Where did he have to go afterwards?', 'Why did he hate the ride?', 'Anything else?', 'How many things did he have in his lunch box?', 'How did the planned trick have him feeling?', 'What did he eat last?'] | {'answers': ['Tuesday', 'John', 'home', 'school', 'weekend', 'slippers', 'bathroom', 'pajamas', 'yes', 'mother', 'sleepy', 'school', 'loud', 'bad words', 'three', 'excited', 'apple'], 'answers_start': [12, 0, 30, 115, 148, 186, 238, 319, 340, 370, 456, 618, 683, 732, 864, 1249, 1267], 'answers_end': [28, 12, 48, 146, 185, 237, 269, 340, 369, 388, 484, 662, 732, 827, 955, 1267, 1283]} |
3fk0yff9pzgtro4y4e6xvcly8cavvi | BOGOTA, Colombia (CNN) -- "Easy money, fast and effective."
Investors protest outside the headquarters of DMG, one of many companies accused of defrauding the public.
That was the name of one of the businesses in which millions of Colombians deposited their life savings after being promised short-term returns of as much as 150 percent.
But government officials say the businesses were pyramid schemes that raked in at least $200 million from 3 million people.
The government has said it knows who most of those responsible are, but they have escaped. The government is tracking them down.
Sergio Munoz is among those who lost their savings.
"That was for my children," he said. "Now, it comes to light that they have robbed us. It was with complicity of the authorities who permit this -- knowing that it is illegal for it to be permitted."
The government says the businesses defrauded the public by offering false promises of a sure investment.
Wilson Rodriguez handed over the equivalent of $80,000 to a money man who offered him what he thought were assets in hotels and property in exchange.
Now, he doesn't know whom to approach.
"I don't even have enough to care for my family," he said. "I lent money and what I make from my salary goes to pay off debts. I have nothing. I lost everything."
Infuriated investors have demonstrated outside the headquarters of several companies in question across the nation.
Worried that the situation has already led to physical altercations and riots, President Alvaro Uribe asked that authorities act immediately to bring those responsible to justice. | ['Who is protesting?'] | {'answers': ['Investors'], 'answers_start': [62], 'answers_end': [71]} |
30budkltxdvvrj3x3xzara3dvz65es | Leah Catches a Fish
Leah loved to eat fish as a young girl. She saw fish as good food. But she asked, "Where do fish come from?" "People have to catch them," Daddy said." Leah wanted to know how to catch a fish.
"People have caught fish from a pole, line, and hook for a long time," Daddy said." "I am about to show you how to that."
"Let's take a lunch with us," Daddy said. Leah chose some fries with ketchup and a bean sandwich. Leah also like sweets. She brought some candy bears. Leah has strange tastes.
Daddy drove to a nearby lake. It was early. Leah was yawning in daddy's car.
The people at the lake had special times for young people learning to fish. They talked with Leah about them. Leah was excited.
Daddy took Leah to a small spot on the lake. Daddy showed Leah how to put a worm on the hook as something to get the fish. Daddy said other like things like grasshoppers, corn, or tiny fish could also get the fish.
Leah lifted her pole and dropped her line in the water. The small red and white float was there on the water. It was easy to see that from the blue water and sunny sky.
Leah said, "Daddy I'm bored."
Daddy told her that sometimes you need to wait.
After a short wait, the float went under!
"Leah, you have a fish!" Daddy yelled.
Leah lifted up her line and took the small fish out of the water.
"Daddy, I can catch fish", she happily said. | ['Did Leah like to eat fish when she was young?', 'What did she want to know about fish?', 'and what did her dad anwser?', 'What did Leah want to know after that?', 'What did her dad anwser to that?', 'Was he going to show her how to catch a fish?', 'What did he want to take with them?', 'What did Leah pick for lunch?', 'Did she bring any other food?', 'Where did they drive to?', 'What time of day was it?', 'What did her dad show her how to put on the hook?', 'What else did he say fish like?', 'Whas it sunny out?', 'Did she get bored?', 'What happends after a short wait?', 'What did leah do next?', 'Was she happy to catch a fish?'] | {'answers': ['yes', 'Where fish come from', 'People have to catch them', 'how to catch a fish', 'People have caught fish from a pole, line, and hook for a long time', 'yes', 'Lunch', 'fries with ketchup and a bean sandwich', 'candy bears', 'a nearby lake', 'early', 'a worm', 'grasshoppers, corn, or tiny fish', 'yes', 'yes', 'the float went under', 'lifted up her line and took the small fish out of the water.', 'yes'], 'answers_start': [22, 105, 132, 173, 217, 302, 341, 382, 461, 518, 548, 772, 850, 1054, 1115, 1217, 1282, 1351], 'answers_end': [61, 128, 157, 212, 284, 335, 367, 436, 489, 546, 560, 819, 916, 1111, 1143, 1237, 1348, 1393]} |
3xc1o3lbosmbiroflf4c7lzbl1rtlx | (CNN) -- Utility companies will return Sunday to restore power in parts of Rayne, Louisiana, after a tornado pummelled the region, killing at least one person.
A Louisiana mother who died sheltering her child during the tornado was identified early Sunday as Jalisa Granger, a sheriff's office official said.
The 21-year-old's body was found by "a family member who lived nearby" who went to check on her, said Maxine Trahan, a spokeswoman for the Acadia Parish Sheriff's Office in Rayne, Louisiana, adding that the "child was OK."
Granger was killed when a tree fell on her house in the storm.
Eleven people were injured, she said.
"There's a lot of damage out there," Trahan said. "Most residents were evacuated, leaving for other relatives' homes. About 20 (who were) evacuated didn't have somewhere to go, but were taken to the local fire department."
Utility companies will be returning to the area Sunday morning to help restore power, she said.
The storm that killed Granger was one of at least two twisters tied to a weather system that has caused major damage in the state and wreaked havoc on Mardi Gras festivities.
The National Weather Service confirmed that tornadoes hit the city of Rayne, about 80 miles west of Baton Rouge, and the nearby city of Crowley on Saturday morning.
Packing winds between 111 and 135 mph, the tornado was 300 yards wide and produced damage over a 5-mile stretch, according to the weather service.
The northwest section of Rayne was especially hard hit, with video from CNN affiliate KATC showing several buildings leveled, lots reduced to rubble and large trees knocked down. | ['Where did this event take place?', 'What battered the area?', 'Were there fatalities?', 'Was it more than one?', 'How old was the victim?', 'Who was she protecting when she died?', 'Who found her remains?', 'Did they reside in the vicinity?', 'Was the child injured?', 'How many people were injured?', 'Did most of the people who lived there, leave?', 'How exactly did the mother die?', 'The tornado that killed her was one of how many in the state that day?', 'How high did the winds get with that twister?', 'How far across was the twister?', 'How far did the destruction spread?', 'What other town was hit?', 'How many people who fled their homes were taken to a fire department?', 'Was there a lot of damage?', 'Says who?'] | {'answers': ['Rayne, Louisiana', 'a tornado', 'yes', 'no', '21', 'her child', 'a family member', 'yes', 'unknown', '11', 'yes', 'Granger was killed when a tree fell on her house', 'Two', 'between 111 and 135 mph', '300 yards wide', 'a 5-mile stretch', 'Crowley', 'about 20', 'yes', 'Trahan'], 'answers_start': [9, 93, 98, 93, 313, 162, 313, 313, -1, 603, 692, 538, 966, 1310, 1310, 1348, 1143, 761, 966, 643], 'answers_end': [92, 129, 160, 160, 383, 244, 384, 408, -1, 642, 761, 601, 1140, 1457, 1422, 1421, 1308, 866, 1142, 692]} |
3pb5a5bd0v68y1d7xl4vpx2l0l5g7p | I had my first job at a local diner called the Buttercup Bakery when I was 22. I worked there for seven years and learned so many lessons, especially from a fellow waitress Helen who had incredible self-respect and did what she loved--serving people. She made everyone smile and feel good, customers and co-workers alike.
Being a waitress changed my life. One of my regular customers was Fred Hasbrook, an electronics salesman. Thanks to the newfound confidence I picked up from Helen, I dreamed of having my own restaurant. But when I called my parents to ask for a loan, they said, "We just don't have the money."
The next day, I shared my dream with him and said, "Fred, I know I can do more if somebody would just have faith in me."
He walked over to some of the other diner regulars and the next day handed me checks totaling $50,000--along with a note that I have to this day. It reads, "The only collateral on this loan is my trust in your honesty as a person. Good people with a dream should have the opportunity to make that dream come true."
I took the checks to Merrill Lynch--the first time I had ever entered a brokerage house--where the money was invested for me. I continued working at the Buttercup, making plans for the restaurant I would open. My investments soured, though, and I lost the money.
After great deliberation I decided to apply for a job at Merrill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was hired and ended up becoming a pretty good broker. Eventually I paid back Fred and my customers the $50,000, plus 14-percent annual interest. Five years later, I was able to open my own firm.
I got a thank-you note from Fred, which will be imprinted on my head forever. He had been sick and wrote that my check had helped cover his mounting medical bills. His letter read, "That loan may have been one of the best investments that I will ever make." | ['Where does the narrator work?', 'How old was she when she worked there?', 'Who helped her become a good person and a positive person?', 'Name one of their regular customer?', 'Did he support her in her dream?', 'What about her parents?', 'What was the amount check that he handed her?', 'Who invested the money for her?', 'Did she get more money or she lost?', 'Was Fred happy of her accomplishments at the end?', 'Where did she work then?', 'How much interest did she pay back to Fred?'] | {'answers': ['Buttercup Bakery', '22', 'Helen', 'Fred Hasbrook', 'Yes', 'No', '$50,000', 'Merrill Lynch', 'She lost it', 'Yes', 'Merrill Lynch', '14-percent annual interest'], 'answers_start': [46, 74, 173, 390, 633, 574, 837, 1080, 1270, 1629, 1382, 1549], 'answers_end': [63, 77, 178, 403, 740, 617, 845, 1094, 1321, 1661, 1395, 1575]} |
304sm51wa34yqipo52asjd7k7mnbsn | It's not every week that England's greatest playwright William Shakespeare hits the headlines, but the Bard of Avon has been the subject of two news stories in recent days as new information has come to light about the writer and his working environment.
In the first development, a portrait of Shakespeare, which is believed to be the only picture painted of him during his lifetime, was _ in London.
The artwork has been dated back to 1610, meaning it was painted six years before the writer's death.
The painting had been owned by a family descended from Shakespeare's literary patron tor hundreds of years without them ever knowing who the man in the picture was.
Alec Cobbe, who inherited the portrait, realized that the painting was a likeness of Shakespeare after visiting an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery where he saw a portrait that had, until 70 years ago, been accepted as a life portrait of Shakespeare.
Mr Cobhe immediately realized he was looking at a copy of the painting that had been in his family for centuries.
The painting will now go on display in Shakespeare's hometown Stratford-upon-Avon.
In a separate story, archaeologists in London believe they have unearthed the remains of Shakespeare's first theatre.
The site was excavated by a team from the Museum of London last summer, and is believed to have been built in 1576.
Experts think that Shakespeare himself acted at the theatre, which may have been where the play Romeo and Juliet was premiered .
It is believed that 25 years after construction, the building was pulled down and moved timber by timber to the South Bank of the Thames, where a reconstruction of the theatre now stands. | ["who is England's greatest playwright", 'The artwork has been dated back to', 'The painting had been owned by a family descended from', 'when was the art work painted', 'where is the picture of Shakespeare located?', 'are there lots of portrats of Shakespeare', 'The painting had been owned by who?', 'how long did they have the portrait?', 'did they know who the man in the picture was.', 'who is Alec Cobbe', 'what did he realize?', 'how did he come to this realization?', 'The painting will now go on display where', 'what do archaeologists in London believe', 'what do Experts think', 'what plays premiered there'] | {'answers': ['William Shakespeare', '1610', "Shakespeare's literary patron", 'during his lifetime', "Shakespeare's hometown", 'no', "by a family descended from Shakespeare's literary patron", 'hundreds of years', 'no', 'he inherited the portrait', 'that the painting was a likeness of Shakespeare', 'after visiting an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery', "in Shakespeare's hometown", "that they have unearthed the remains of Shakespeare's first theatre", 'that Shakespeare acted at the theatre', 'Romeo and Juliet'], 'answers_start': [24, 433, 549, 351, 1056, 257, 509, 509, 578, 676, 715, 743, 1056, 1162, 1379, 1440], 'answers_end': [74, 445, 593, 385, 1137, 385, 593, 675, 673, 716, 773, 834, 1118, 1257, 1438, 1508]} |
31qtrg6q2tdxqy27ndkiwj0a45xpym | Jakarta (CNN)An Indonesian court has rejected a bid by two Australian drug smugglers -- members of the "Bali Nine" -- to challenge their planned executions.
Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are awaiting death by firing squad on Indonesia's "execution island" for their role in a failed 2005 heroin smuggling plot.
A panel of three judges in the state administrative court in Jakarta on Monday confirmed an earlier ruling that it lacked the jurisdiction to hear challenges against President Joko Widodo's refusal to grant clemency.
Lawyers for the pair had argued that Widodo had failed to individually consider their cases.
One of the condemned men's lawyers, Leonard Aritonang, said he was disappointed with the rulings but would respect the court's decision.
He said his team would file a further review, asking the Constitutional Court to explain Widodo's obligations regarding granting clemency.
"I'm hoping the government still respects... any ongoing proceedings," he said.
Tony Spontana, a spokesman for the Indonesian attorney general's office, told CNN that the state administrative court's ruling was "a relief."
"We had predicted it will be rejected because clemency is a prerogative right of the President, as head of the government, not an object of a suit at the administrative court," he said in a message.
"With this decision, it's a step closer towards the scheduled execution."
Australia has repeatedly appealed for clemency for the pair and has unsuccessfully proposed a prisoner swap with Indonesia as a way of avoiding their deaths.
Indonesia has long taken a hard line on drug smugglers, and since assuming office in October, Widodo has made it clear he intends to be tough on those found guilty of such crimes. | ['What does Widodo plan to do while in office?', 'What office does he hold?', 'Of what?', 'What request has he denied?', 'for who?', 'What is their sentence?', 'How will this be carried out?', 'by what method?', 'where?', 'Are they from Indonesia?', 'Where are they from?', 'What kind of criminals are they?', 'What drug were they dealing in?', 'Are they part of a group?', 'Which one?', 'Which country is trying to get them released?', 'What are they willing to trade for them?'] | {'answers': ['Be tough on the guilty', 'President', 'Indonesia', 'One to grant clemency', 'Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran', 'To be put to death', 'Execution', 'Firing squad', 'Execution island', 'No', 'Australia', 'Drug smugglers', 'Heroin', 'Yes', 'Bali Nine', 'Australia', 'Other prisoners'], 'answers_start': [1576, 318, 1576, 318, 159, 1416, 1341, 159, 159, 0, 13, 0, 159, 13, 13, 1416, 1416], 'answers_end': [1756, 535, 1755, 534, 316, 1574, 1414, 316, 316, 157, 157, 157, 316, 157, 157, 1574, 1574]} |
3ts1ar6uqqe2k1hcm1yd7c29y0w7fv | CHAPTER XXXVI
Selingman had scarcely left the place when Ernshaw arrived, piloted into the room by Aaron, who had been waiting for him below. Maraton and he gripped hands heartily. During the first few days of the campaign they had been constant companions.
"At least," he declared, as he looked into Maraton's face, "whatever the world may think of the justice of their cause, no one will ever any longer deny the might of the people."
"None but fools ever did deny it," Maraton answered.
"How are they in the north?" Ernshaw asked.
"United and confident," Maraton assured him. "Up there I don't think they realise the position so much as here. In Nottingham and Leicester, people are leading their usual daily lives. It was only as we neared London that one began to understand."
"London is paralysed with fear," Ernshaw asserted, "perhaps with reason. The Government are working the telephones and telegraph to a very small extent. The army engineers are doing the best they can with the East Coast railways."
"What about Dale and his friends?"
Ernshaw's dark, sallow face was lit with triumph.
"They are flustered to death like a lot of rabbits in the middle of a cornfield, with the reapers at work'!" he exclaimed. "Heckled and terrified to' death! Cecil was at them the other night. 'Are you not,' he cried, 'the representatives of the people?' Wilmott was in the House--one of us--treasurer for the Amalgamated Society, and while Dale was hesitating, he sprang up. 'Before God, no!' he answered. 'There isn't a Labour Member in this House who stands for more than the constituency he represents, or is here for more than the salary he draws. The cause of the people is in safer hands.' Then they called for you. There have been questions about your whereabouts every day. They wanted to impeach you for high treason. Through all the storm, Foley is the only man who has kept quiet. He sent for me. I referred him to you." | ['Who arrived shortly after he left?', 'and who was "guiding" him?', 'Did they shake hands?'] | {'answers': ['Ernshaw', 'Aaron', 'Yes'], 'answers_start': [16, 76, 144], 'answers_end': [74, 106, 182]} |
32utubmz7gweia6szxfxu0rr6yubvl | Internet Explorer (formerly Microsoft Internet Explorer and Windows Internet Explorer, commonly abbreviated IE or MSIE) is a series of graphical web browsers developed by Microsoft and included in the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, starting in 1995. It was first released as part of the add-on package Plus! for Windows 95 that year. Later versions were available as free downloads, or in service packs, and included in the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) service releases of Windows 95 and later versions of Windows. The browser is discontinued, but still maintained.
Internet Explorer was one of the most widely used web browsers, attaining a peak of about 95% usage share during 2002 and 2003. This came after Microsoft used bundling to win the first browser war against Netscape, which was the dominant browser in the 1990s. Its usage share has since declined with the launch of Firefox (2004) and Google Chrome (2008), and with the growing popularity of operating systems such as macOS, Linux, iOS and Android that do not run Internet Explorer. Estimates for Internet Explorer's overall market share range from 3.91% to 16.84% or by StatCounter's numbers ranked 3rd, just after Firefox (or even as low as 5th when counting all platforms), (browser market share is notoriously difficult to calculate). Microsoft spent over per year on Internet Explorer in the late 1990s, with over 1,000 people working on it by 1999. | ['What is the full name of IE?', 'Who is it made by?', 'When was it first introduced?', 'What other abbreviation does it go by?', 'What OS is it included with?', 'What MS package was it first included with?', 'and for what OS?', 'Were later versions free?', 'Is the project ongoing?', "When did it obtain it's peak useage?", 'What market share did it have then?', "With whom was it's first browser war?", 'Did MS win or lose the war?', 'When was Netscape the most popular browser?', 'When did Firefox launch?', 'and Chrome?', 'Did the advent of these two hurt the market share of IE?', "What is IE's market share now?", 'In what market share position are they now?', 'Which competitor do they trail directly behind?'] | {'answers': ['Internet Explorer', 'Microsoft', '1995', 'MSIE', 'Microsoft Windows', 'Plus!', 'Windows 95', 'yes', 'no', '2002 and 2003', '95%', 'Netscape', 'Microsoft', 'the 1990s.', '2004', '2008', 'yes', '3.91% to 16.84%', '3rd', 'Firefox'], 'answers_start': [0, 201, 246, 108, 201, 264, 322, 348, 538, 655, 681, 719, 719, 796, 894, 924, 851, 1071, 1174, 1194], 'answers_end': [110, 244, 262, 118, 244, 346, 336, 395, 589, 717, 696, 804, 787, 850, 919, 943, 945, 1153, 1192, 1212]} |
3wi0p0ii61sf40nv491totqoocvrdf | CHAPTER XXIV
AGATHA RESUMES HER JOURNEY
There was silence for a minute or two after Agatha had spoken, and then Father Lucien said, "Now we know what Driscoll looked for. Few secrets can be kept."
Thirlwell gave him a warning glance that Agatha did not note. She was gazing across the river, her face towards the North, as if she had forgotten the others, but she presently roused herself.
"Can we start to-morrow?" she asked.
"No," said Thirlwell firmly, "you must rest for two or three days, and there are a number of things to be got."
"I don't think I can rest until I have seen the lode."
"You will have to try. It may be some time yet before we find the spot. For one thing, the directions aren't complete. You see they stop--"
Agatha took the paper. "Yes; I hadn't noticed that. It begins very clearly and then breaks off. I wonder why."
Thirlwell said nothing. It looked as if Strange had been interrupted; the shakiness of the last few lines hinted that they had been written in haste. There was a space between the last and the bottom of the paper. Perhaps Driscoll had joined him and he had distrusted the man, who might have come into the camp while he was writing. Then, when he afterwards sealed the box, he had forgotten that he had not finished what he meant to say; but, if the supposition were correct, this was not remarkable. Strange might have taken some liquor with him. But Agatha must not suspect. | ['Who was Agatha with?', 'What had they received?', 'From whom?', 'Where does Agatha want to go?', 'When?', 'What do they say about it?', 'Why?', 'What is her response?', 'What was funny about the note?', 'What do they want to keep from her?', 'What does she want to see?', 'Where was she looking?', 'Will they have a hard time?', 'Why?'] | {'answers': ['Father Lucien and Thirwell.', 'A note.', 'Driscoll.', 'To see the lode.', 'Tomorrow.', 'No,', 'She needs to rest for two or three days.', "I don't think I can rest until I have seen the lode.", 'The shakiness of the last few lines', 'Strange might have taken some liquor with him.', 'The lode.', 'Across the river,', 'Yes.', "The directions aren't complete."], 'answers_start': [43, 750, 136, 551, 399, 437, 467, 552, 933, 1363, 582, 264, 631, 680], 'answers_end': [134, 773, 174, 606, 435, 441, 502, 603, 968, 1409, 604, 298, 679, 726]} |
3dhe4r9ocwb1c0g1r9n0t6ldp5u2g6 | The Oscars ceremony at the 87th Academy Awards took place in Hollywood's 3,300-seat Dolby Theatre in California on Sunday evening(Feb.23, 2015). The night concluded with the biggest award of the evening, Best Picture. After already securing the Best Screenplay and Best Director Award for Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Birdman took flight as the winner of the night.
Competing with 7 other contenders including another much-predicted winner "Boyhood", the top prize of the night was finally awarded to the film "Birdman". The director of "Birdman" was also awarded the Best Director Oscar by the Academy. In addition, the film took home two other awards for Best Original Screenplay and Cinematography.
Starring Michael Keaton, the dark comedy "Birdman" tells the story of a faded Hollywood star, famous for his roles as the "Birdman superhero", who struggles to win the support and confidence to perform in a different character type in a Broadway show.
The Academy's Best Leading Actor award went to Eddie Redmayne, for his performance in the film "the Theory of Everything". It was the actor's first nomination and first win.
Meanwhile, the Best Leading Actress award went to Julianne Moore who plays a college professor who learns that she is suffering from early-onset Alzheimer's disease.
Patricia Arquette also won her first Oscar for her supporting actress role in the movie "Boyhood", while J.K. Simmons won the Best Supporting Actor in "Whiplash".
Best foreign Language film went to "Ida", while "Crisis Hotline" won the award for Best Documentary Short Subject. | ['Who does Birdman star?', 'What type of show does he need the confidence to perform in?', 'Is it a light and fluffy comedy?', 'Is it about a current Hollywood star?', 'Who won the Best Leading Actor award?', 'For what film?', 'Was he ever nominated for anything before?', 'Who pretends to be a college professor in another movie?', 'Did she win anything for her role?', 'What award does she earn?', 'What does she suffer from in her movie?', 'Where did the Oscars ceremony take place?', 'On which day?', 'Was it early in the day or later?', 'What was the biggest award of the evening?', 'How many contenders were there for it?', 'Which film was predicted to win?', 'What film did J.K. Simmons win an award for?', 'What was the award?'] | {'answers': ['Michael Keaton', 'A Broadway show.', 'No.', 'No.', 'Eddie Redmayne.', 'The Theory of Everything', 'No', 'Julianne Moore', 'Yes.', 'Best Leading Actress', "Early-onset Alzheimer's disease.", "They took place in Hollywood's 3,300-seat Dolby Theatre in California.", 'Feb.23, 2015', 'It was later.', 'Best Picture.', 'Eight', 'Boyhood', 'He won Best Supporting Actor.', 'Best Supporting Actor'], 'answers_start': [706, 849, 706, 747, 960, 1023, 1082, 1186, 1147, 1147, 1211, 0, 115, 112, 145, 368, 401, 1409, 1409], 'answers_end': [756, 959, 756, 799, 1021, 1081, 1135, 1230, 1201, 1200, 1302, 111, 144, 129, 217, 401, 451, 1465, 1452]} |
3tk8ojtym1lgm472i2xypkwgnz3pv8 | Brunei, officially the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace (, Jawi: ), is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its coastline with the South China Sea, the country is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak. It is separated into two parts by the Sarawak district of Limbang. Brunei is the only sovereign state completely on the island of Borneo; the remainder of the island's territory is divided between the nations of Malaysia and Indonesia. Brunei's population was in .
At the peak of the Bruneian Empire, Sultan Bolkiah (reigned 1485–1528) is alleged to have had control over most regions of Borneo, including modern-day Sarawak and Sabah, as well as the Sulu Archipelago off the northeast tip of Borneo, Seludong (modern-day Manila), and the islands off the northwest tip of Borneo. The maritime state was visited by Spain's Magellan Expedition in 1521 and fought against Spain in the 1578 Castilian War.
During the 19th century, the Bruneian Empire began to decline. The Sultanate ceded Sarawak (Kuching) to James Brooke and installed him as the White Rajah, and it ceded Sabah to the British North Borneo Chartered Company. In 1888, Brunei became a British protectorate and was assigned a British resident as colonial manager in 1906. After the Japanese occupation during World War II, in 1959 a new constitution was written. In 1962, a small armed rebellion against the monarchy was ended with the help of the British. | ['Who controlled much of the areas at one point?', 'When?', 'How long was he in power?', 'What was a specific place he controlled?', 'Anywhere else?', 'Did a famous explorer visit there?', 'Who?', 'When?', 'What is the place of his visit called?', 'What is its official name?', 'Does it have another name?', 'What continent is it on?', 'In the west?', 'Where then?', 'What mostly surrounds it?', 'How many pieces is it split into?', 'When did it start to go downhill?', 'Who took over at that point?', 'Who occupied it in WW2?', 'What new document was created in 1959?'] | {'answers': ['Sultan Bolkiah', 'At the peak of the Bruneian Empire', 'from 1485 to 1528', 'modern-day Sarawak', 'Sabah', 'yes', 'Magellan', '1521', 'The maritime state', 'Brunei', 'the Nation of Brunei', 'Asia', 'no', 'in Southeast Asia', 'the Malaysian state of Sarawak', 'two', 'the 19th century', 'James Brooke', 'the Japanese', 'a new constitution'], 'answers_start': [589, 553, 613, 693, 717, 902, 910, 933, 868, 0, 20, 157, 147, 144, 254, 306, 999, 1096, 1330, 1383], 'answers_end': [603, 587, 622, 712, 722, 929, 918, 937, 887, 6, 39, 161, 156, 161, 284, 311, 1015, 1108, 1342, 1401]} |
3xcc1odxdlb9t9r09v7dosxn7mrqrg | (CNN) -- Lewis Hamilton endured a nightmare start to testing his new Mercedes after driving straight off the track at Jerez on his first day following a hydraulic problem Wednesday.
The 2008 world champion, who left McLaren at the end of last season, was on his 15th lap of timed testing when his car went off the track and hit a barrier of tires.
Hamilton's accident, which prevented him from returning to action, follows teammate Nico Rosberg's disastrous run which was ended by a minor fire Tuesday.
Webber vows to battle Vettel for F1 title
The German's car was found to have been suffering with electrical problems, while Mercedes took to Twitter to give an update on Hamilton's setback.
"Lewis suffered a loss of rear brake pressure, the front brakes enabled him to slow the car but he couldn't avoid the barrier," said Mercedes on Twitter.
"Obvious damage to the front wing and nose; we're checking the car over now. Lewis himself is fine.
"Update from Jerez, we have traced the problem to the hydraulic brake line connecting to the right-rear caliper."
Hamilton is expected to return to the track on Friday following the collision, which saw the car career on straight for some 70 meters at 280 kilometers per hour.
Ferrari ready for Red Bull fight
Meanwhile, Russian team Marussia has replaced Timo Glock with Brazil's Luis Razia as its second driver for the 2013 season.
The 23-year-old, who finished as runner-up in last season's GP2 series, will partner fellow rookie Max Chilton when the campaign starts in Australia on March 17. | ['What is the article about?', 'Who published this story?', 'Who had a brake problem?', 'What happened?', 'to which axle?', 'Who won in 2008?', 'What car does he drive?', 'What happened?', 'Could he rejion the race?', 'what social media platform did he use?'] | {'answers': ['auto races', '(CNN)', 'Lewis', 'suffered a loss of rear brake pressure', 'the front', 'Lewis Hamilton', 'Mercedes', 'the carwent off the track and hit a barrier of tires', 'no', 'Twitter'], 'answers_start': [84, 0, 704, 710, 750, 9, 52, 299, 373, 643], 'answers_end': [123, 7, 748, 748, 768, 23, 77, 348, 417, 660]} |
3fe7txl1linsppafu5scnkpfvrhq21 | Alfred Alder, a famous psychiatrist, had an interesting experience. When he was a small boy he got off to a poor start in arithmetic. His teacher got the idea that he had no ability in arithmetic, and told his parents what she thought in order that they would not expect too much of him. In this way, they too developed the idea, "Isn't it too bad that Alfred can't do arithmetic?" He accepted their mistaken estimate of his ability, feeling that it was useless to try, and that he was very poor at arithmetic, just as they expected.
One day he became very angry at the teacher and the other students because they laughed when he said he saw how to do a problem which none of the other students had been able to solve.
Adler succeeded in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He rejected the idea that he couldn't do arithmetic and was determined to show them that he could. His anger and his new found confidence stimulated him to go at arithmetic problems with a new spirit. He now worked with interest, determination, and purpose, and he soon became extraordinarily good at arithmetic. He not only proved that he could do arithmetic, but he learned early in life from his own experience that, if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may astonish himself as well as others by his ability.
This experience made him realize that many people have more ability than they think they have, and that lack of success is as often the result of lack of knowledge of how to apply one's ability, lack of confidence, and lack of determination as it is the result of lack of ability. | ['Is Alfred Alder good at math?', 'Was he always?', 'Did the teacher encourage him?', 'Did she have a talk with his parents?', 'About what?', 'Then did they give up on his future in math?', 'Did this effect him?', 'Try what?', 'What ending up boosting his ego?', 'Was he mad?', 'At who?', 'Why?', 'did he approach math in a new way?', 'Wny?', 'Did he learn a lesson from this?', "What does he think people are missing when they don't succeed?", 'What did he do for a living?', 'Was the teacher wrong about his math ability?', 'What about his parents?', 'did he complete the problem that he was laughed at for?'] | {'answers': ['Yes', 'no', 'No', 'yes', 'that they should not expect too much of his math abilities', 'Yes', 'he felt that it was useless to try', 'To try and excel at arithmetic', 'Adler succeeded in solving a problem that none of the other student had been able to', 'Yes', 'at the teacher and the other students', 'because they laughed when he said he saw how to do the problem', 'He now worked with interest, determination, and purpose', 'Because he was determined to show them that he could do arithmetic', 'He learned that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may astonish himself as well as others by his ability.', "a lack of knowledge of how to apply one's ability, a lack of confidence, and a lack of determination", 'He was a famous psychiatrist', 'Yes', 'Also yes', 'Yes'], 'answers_start': [723, 95, 134, 197, 244, 288, 434, 470, 723, 888, 565, 603, 990, 845, 1203, 1473, 14, 789, 394, 723], 'answers_end': [761, 132, 195, 217, 286, 328, 468, 509, 761, 897, 602, 663, 1045, 886, 1324, 1567, 35, 809, 417, 761]} |
3qemnnsb2xz5mh3gvv3njczonz2d71 | CHAPTER XLVII
How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding
And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money. And then, such a quantity of money! The Scatcherd wealth greatly exceeded the Dunstable wealth; so that our hero may be looked on as having performed his duties in a manner deserving the very highest commendation from all classes of the de Courcy connexion.
And he received it. But that was nothing. That _he_ should be fêted by the de Courcys and Greshams, now that he was about to do his duty by his family in so exemplary a manner: that he should be patted on the back, now that he no longer meditated that vile crime which had been so abhorrent to his mother's soul; this was only natural; this is hardly worthy of remark. But there was another to be fêted, another person to be made a personage, another blessed human mortal about to do her duty by the family of Gresham in a manner that deserved, and should receive, Lady Arabella's warmest caresses.
Dear Mary! It was, indeed, not singular that she should be prepared to act so well, seeing that in early youth she had had the advantage of an education in the Greshamsbury nursery; but not on that account was it the less fitting that her virtue should be acknowledged, eulogised, nay, all but worshipped. | ['what school did she go to?', 'is Frank marrying someone poor?', 'who was Frank "feted" by?', "what was abhorrent to his mother's soul?", 'Is he marry Lady Arabella you think?', 'is Mary her first name?', 'who is richer than Dunstable?', 'is he married yet?', "what should be done about Mary's virtue?", "what is Frank's family name?", 'is there a lot of talk about the wedding?', 'why is he being called hero?', 'what had the good education help Mary with?', 'did Frank deserve a pat on the back?'] | {'answers': ['the Greshamsbury nursery', 'no', 'the de Courcys and Greshams', 'that vile crime', 'yes', 'yes', 'Scatcherd', 'no', 'it should be acknowledged, eulogised, nay, all but worshipped', 'de Courcy', 'no', 'he had engaged himself to marry money', 'she acts so well', 'yes'], 'answers_start': [1289, 278, 624, 824, 1121, 1178, 353, 166, 1412, 535, 219, 421, 1223, 754], 'answers_end': [1358, 315, 675, 888, 1174, 1189, 411, 202, 1482, 573, 243, 489, 1259, 790]} |
3xcc1odxdlb9t9r09v7dosxn7k6qrr | Robert Fredy was general manager of a large hotel in Ashbury park. New Jersey. One cold day two years ago when he stopped his car at a traffic light, Stephen Pear man, an out-of-work taxi and truck driver, walked up to Fredy's car hoping to earn some change by washing his windshield.Like many motorists who try to keep the beggars off, Fredy turned on the wipers to show he wasn't interested.
Pearman put his head close to the window."Come on, mister.Give me a chance.I need a job," he said.Something in Stephen Pearman's voice moved Robert Fredy.In the seconds before traffic started moving again, Fredy handed a business card and told him to call if he was serious.
"My friends told me he was just pulling my leg, "said Pearman."But I said, " No, he's a
businessman.I need to give it a shot."
Two days later,29-year-old Pearman appeared in the manager's office of the big hotel.Fredy gave him a job and housing and lent him pocket money while training him.
Today, Pearman works full time setting up the hotel's dining halls for business meetings.In the past two years, he has found a flat, married and repaid Fredy's loans.
"Mr.Fredy gave me a second chance, "says Pearman, " And I took advantage of it.I could have just come here a while, eaten up and left.But there is no future in washing windshields."
Ordinarily, Fredy keeps away from the street people."But Pearman seemed so honest and open, asking for a chance rather than just money," Fredy says, "I don't hand my business card to just anybody.But I'm glad I did in this case." | ['Give me a chance.I need a job said who ?', 'who was a general manager', 'what happened 2 years ago ?', 'did Stephen Pear man have a job at the time ?', 'how old is Pearman ?', 'did he get a job then ?', 'what does he do today for work ?', 'who gave him the business card ?', 'what did his friends think ?', 'did he pay all his loans ?'] | {'answers': ['Pearman', 'Robert Fredy', 'stopped his car at a traffic light', 'No', '29', 'Yes', "works full time setting up the hotel's dining halls", 'Fredy', 'he was just pulling his leg', 'Yes'], 'answers_start': [396, 0, 78, 150, 804, 888, 970, 602, 673, 1103], 'answers_end': [486, 33, 150, 205, 838, 968, 1036, 671, 761, 1137]} |
386pbuzzxfxh4osa9lq85fc2nzjlj3 | New York (CNN) -- The man accused of attempting to set off a car bomb in Times Square considered other targets in and around New York before the failed attack, an investigator said.
Faisal Shahzad, 30, pondered attacks on Rockefeller Center, Grand Central Terminal, the World Financial Center and Connecticut helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky, going so far as to case some of the targets, a senior counterterrorism official with oversight of the investigation said Tuesday.
Dressed in a gray sweatsuit, free of handcuffs, Shahzad appeared before a federal magistrate on Tuesday afternoon to hear the charges against him. As he walked into courtroom, Shahzad gave a slight smile to his public defender, Julia Gatto. At the end of the hearing, Gatto requested that Shahzad be served halal food -- prepared according to Islamic dietary laws -- while jailed.
Gatto did not object to the government's request that he remain in federal custody. He did not enter a plea, and Magistrate Judge James Francis set his next hearing for June 1.
Shahzad faces five counts in connection with the attempted bombing in Times Square on May 1. He could face life in prison if convicted.
The Pakistani-born naturalized U.S. citizen has been in federal custody since his arrest two days after the bomb attempt. During that time, he "has provided valuable intelligence from which further investigative action has been taken," the U.S. attorney's office said.
After 15 days of questioning, Shahzad invoked his right to an attorney at Tuesday's hearing, a federal law enforcement official said. | ['What is he accused of?', 'where?', 'Where is that?', 'Was that his first choice?', 'Who is he?', 'How old is he?', 'Is he a citizen?', 'Is he a natural born?', 'Where is he from?', 'When was he arrested?', 'Did he help the investigators?', 'How', 'Did he plead?', 'When did he ask for a Lawyer?', 'When was the attempt?', 'What is the sentence if found guilty?', 'Who is his lawyer?', 'What did she request?', 'What is that?', 'What was another place he considered?'] | {'answers': ['attempting to set off a car bomb', 'Times Square', 'New York City', 'No', 'Faisal Shahzad', '30', 'Yes', 'no', 'Pakistan', 'two days after the bomb attempt', 'yes', 'provided valuable intelligence', 'No', 'After 15 days of questioning', 'May 1', 'life in prison', 'Julia Gatto', 'that Shahzad be served halal food', 'Islamic dietary laws', 'the World Financial Center'], 'answers_start': [37, 73, 125, 86, 184, 200, 1177, 1177, 1181, 1265, 1320, 1325, 944, 1448, 1125, 1145, 705, 761, 820, 268], 'answers_end': [69, 85, 133, 158, 198, 202, 1220, 1220, 1190, 1297, 1410, 1355, 967, 1476, 1130, 1160, 716, 794, 840, 295]} |
32ktq2v7rdfc4uxmnl0agydoqrg9m0 | (CNN) -- Presidential candidates Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain are detailing their plans for solving the country's energy crisis and criticizing each other's proposals this week as they campaign in battleground states.
Here's a look at the candidates' energy proposals:
Overall strategy
McCain, the presumptive GOP nominee, has proposed a national energy strategy that would rely on the technological prowess of American industry and science.
McCain has said he would work to reduce carbon emissions 60 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. He has said he would commit $2 billion annually for 15 years to advance clean coal technology.
He also has pledged to oppose a windfall profits tax on oil companies that, according to his campaign Web site, "will ultimately result in increasing our dependence on foreign oil and hinder investment in domestic exploration."
McCain also believes the U.S. needs to deploy SmartMeter technologies, which collect real-time data on the electricity use of individual homes and businesses.
Meanwhile, Obama laid out his comprehensive energy plan Monday in Lansing, Michigan.
"If I am president, I will immediately direct the full resources of the federal government and the full energy of the private sector to a single, overarching goal -- in 10 years, we will eliminate the need for oil from the entire Middle East and Venezuela," the presumptive Democratic nominee told a crowd.
Obama's plan also would invest $150 billion over the next 10 years and leverage billions more in private capital to build a new energy economy that he said would harness American energy and create 5 million new jobs. | ['Who are the two presidential hopefuls?'] | {'answers': ['Barack Obama and John McCain'], 'answers_start': [9], 'answers_end': [67]} |
3duzq9u6smodzwnuaj1skp1radhsvm | Where Are They Now: Life after Olympic Gold
These celebrated Olympic champions from decades past wrote sports history, but what are they up to now? Here's the latest on some of the greatest.
Edwin Moses
_ : Gold Medals in 400 Meters Hurdles (1976 Montreal Games, 1984 Los Angeles Games)
_ : Moses earned a degree in physics and later held a full-time job as an engineer.After retirement, he earned his master's degree in business.In 2000, Moses took on the role of executive chairman of Laureus.
Kerri Strug
_ : Gold Medal in Gymnastics (1996 Atlanta), when she competed through the pain of the ankle damage to land the gold-winning vault.
_ : Strug lives in Tucson, Arizona.She does public relations for USA Gymnastics, speaking regularly at events and attending the Games on behalf of sponsors.
Dick Fosbury
_ : Gold Medal in High Jump (1968 Mexico City Games)
_ : Fosbury is an executive committee member of the World Olympians Association.But he hasn't left the tracks just yet - he coaches teenager athletes at Dick Fosbury Track Camps.
Greg Louganis
_ : Gold Medals in Diving (1984 Los Angeles Games, 1988 Seoul Games)
_ : Louganis developed AIDS and retired in 1989.It wasn't until the mid-90s that he announced he was HTV-positive.Since then, Louganis has been an outspoken advocate for HTV awareness.
Dominique Dawes
_ : Gold Medal in Gymnastics (1996 Atlanta Games)
_ : President Barack Obama appointed her and New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees as co-chairs of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition.
Dawes is also the co-host for Yahoo! News Weekend Edition. | ['Who co hosts Yahoo! News?', 'Weekdays or weekends?', "Which other athlete did she work with on the President's Council?", 'Is he a baseball player?', 'When she won her gold medal, in which country were the games?', 'What was another year the U.S. had the olympics?', 'Where were those?', 'Who was the diving star of those games?', 'Does he still dive?', 'Why not?', 'Did he win in another olympics as well?', 'How many years between gold medals was it for Edwin Moses?', "What was memorable about Kerri Strug's gold medal?", 'Which specific event did she win in?', 'Does she live in L.A.?', 'Who has an athletic camp named after them?', 'Is it for young kids?', 'What event did he win at?', "Who has a master's in business?", 'What was his undergrad degree in?'] | {'answers': ['Dawes', 'Weekend', 'Drew Brees', 'no', 'Atlanta', '1984', 'Los Angeles', 'Greg Louganis', 'no', 'he developed AIDS', 'yes', 'Eight', 'she had ankle damage', 'Gymnastics', 'no', 'Dick Fosbury', 'no', 'High Jump', 'Edwin Moses', 'physics'], 'answers_start': [1571, 1571, 1453, 1453, 1360, 1084, 1107, 1064, 1155, 1155, 1084, 248, 524, 524, 658, 1004, 1004, 832, 378, 299], 'answers_end': [1608, 1629, 1495, 1494, 1405, 1129, 1129, 1105, 1198, 1198, 1149, 293, 651, 548, 688, 1060, 1060, 855, 438, 331]} |
3fprzhyepy79ff2fk40rchtfi333v2 | Utah ( or ) is a state in the western United States. It became the 45th state admitted to the U.S. on January 4, 1896. Utah is the 13th-largest by area, 31st-most-populous, and 10th-least-densely populated of the 50 United States. Utah has a population of more than 3 million (Census estimate for July 1, 2016), approximately 80% of whom live along the Wasatch Front, centering on the state capital Salt Lake City. Utah is bordered by Colorado to the east, Wyoming to the northeast, Idaho to the north, Arizona to the south, and Nevada to the west. It also touches a corner of New Mexico in the southeast.
Approximately 62% of Utahns are reported to be members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or LDS (Mormons), which greatly influences Utahn culture and daily life. The LDS Church's world headquarters is located in Salt Lake City. Utah is the only state with a majority population belonging to a single church.
The state is a center of transportation, education, information technology and research, government services, mining, and a major tourist destination for outdoor recreation. In 2013, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that Utah had the second fastest-growing population of any state. St. George was the fastest-growing metropolitan area in the United States from 2000 to 2005. Utah also has the 14th highest median average income and the least income inequality of any U.S. state. A 2012 Gallup national survey found Utah overall to be the "best state to live in" based on 13 forward-looking measurements including various economic, lifestyle, and health-related outlook metrics. | ['Is Utah part of the United States?', 'What area of the US is it located in?', 'Are more than half of the people living there Mormons?', 'What percentage are Mormon?', 'What is the name of the Mormon church?', 'What year did it become part of the US?', 'What month and day?', 'Was it the 15th state to become part of the US?', 'Was it the 45th?', 'How many people live there?', 'Where so most of them reside?', 'What is the capital?', 'What states border Utah?', 'What state does it touch a corner of?', 'Does the state have a slow growing population?', 'What city was said to be the fastest growing?', 'In what years?', 'Do they have a high level of income inequality?', 'What did the Gallup survey find?', 'What did they base that on?'] | {'answers': ['Yes', 'west', 'Yes', '62%', 'The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints', '1896', 'January 4', 'no!', 'yes', 'more than 3 million', 'along the Wasatch Front', 'Salt Lake City', 'Colorado to the east, Wyoming to the northeast, Idaho to the north, Arizona to the south, and Nevada to the west', 'New Mexico', 'no', 'St. George', 'from 2000 to 2005', 'no', 'Utah overall to be the "best state to live in', '13 forward-looking measurements'], 'answers_start': [0, 30, 608, 622, 666, 113, 102, 51, 53, 256, 342, 399, 434, 577, 1156, 1217, 1290, 1368, 1450, 1505], 'answers_end': [21, 34, 730, 625, 713, 117, 111, 117, 117, 275, 366, 413, 547, 587, 1215, 1227, 1308, 1413, 1495, 1537]} |
3ob0cao74hp5dh4j40cdnayjidghy0 | (CNN) -- Schalke moved to within a point of German Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen after winning 2-0 away to fellow title hopefuls Werder Bremen on Saturday night.
Kevin Kuranyi and Jan Moravek scored in the second half to put Schalke a point above third-placed Bayern Munich, who earlier crushed lowly Bochum 5-1 to cap a memorable week.
Former Germany striker Kuranyi put Schalke ahead two minutes after halftime and midfielder Moravek ensured Bremen's first league defeat since the opening day of the season with his 72nd-minute goal.
Bremen could also have closed to within a point of Leverkusen, who were held 2-2 at bottom club Hertha Berlin on Friday night, but ended the night two points adrift of Bayern.
Louis Van Gaal's Bayern, runners-up to Wolfsburg last season, briefly reached their highest league position since he took over as coach in the summer as Mario Gomez continued his recent scoring run with the opening goal at Bochum and strike partner Ivica Olic netted twice.
Bayern, who crushed Italian giants Juventus 4-1 in midweek to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League, moved to within two points of leaders Bayer Leverkusen,
Olic set up Gomez's 23rd-minute header for the opening goal, and Mergim Mavraj put through his own net 10 minutes later as the Germany international tried to repay the favor to the Croatian.
Olic got on the scoresheet two minutes before halftime from Bastian Schweinsteiger's cross and made it 4-0 four minutes after the break with a header from Holger Badstuber's delivery. | ['Who won 2-0?', 'who are hopefuls?', 'who is the former striker for Germany?', 'when did he put his team ahead?', 'with whom did he score in the second half?', 'who is runners up to Wolfsburg last season?', 'who did they crush midweek?', 'what was the crushing score?', 'what did that qualify them for?', 'they moved to within two points of...?', 'who set up a 23rd minute header?', 'whose header was it?', 'When did Olic get on the scoresheet?', 'who made the cross?', 'what was the score then?', 'who could have closed within a point of Leverkusen?', 'where was someone held 2-2?', 'on what night did that happen?', 'how many points did they end up adrift?'] | {'answers': ['Schalke', 'Werder Bremen', 'Kuranyi', 'two minutes after halftime', 'Jan Moravek', "Louis Van Gaal's Bayern", 'Italian giants', '4-1', 'the knockout stages of the Champions League,', 'Bayer Leverkusen', 'Ivica Olic', "Gomez's", 'two minutes before halftime', 'Bastian Schweinsteiger', '4-0', 'Bremen', 'Hertha Berlin', 'Friday night', 'two'], 'answers_start': [9, 113, 347, 370, 170, 726, 1002, 1002, 1045, 1121, 1179, 1191, 1372, 1432, 1467, 548, 611, 632, 694], 'answers_end': [104, 148, 377, 422, 226, 787, 1060, 1061, 1120, 1175, 1217, 1217, 1427, 1462, 1478, 610, 658, 674, 713]} |
3yoh7bii097fbdam5asqt3ahttmvka | Harry is from London. But he is in China with his parents now. He is 13 years old. He is a student of Grade 7. Harry is a clever student. He works very hard. He is good at all his lessons. He says he likes Chinese best. He can speak some Chinese now. His teachers and classmates are all nice to him. Harry gets up at 6.20 on weekdays. He has his breakfast at home. Then he walks to school. His lessons begin at 7.50 every day. In the morning, they have four classes. Harry has lunch at school with his classmates. They have three classes in the afternoon. And school is over at 4.40. After school, Harry plays ball games in the playground. He goes home at about 5.30. He has supper with his parents every day. In the evening, he does his homework and watches TV. And then he goes to bed at 9.30. "I like living in China very much. The people here are friendly and the food is very nice. I like all the things here," He says to his parents. | ["what is Harry's favorite lesson?", 'is he a good student?', 'where does he live?', 'where was he born?', 'what grade is he in?', 'does he like the kids in his class?', 'what does he usually do after classes?', 'what time does he wake up?', 'when does he get home?', 'does the family eat together?', 'when does he go to sleep?', 'how many subjects does he study before lunch?', 'and in the afternoon?', 'when is school over?', 'does he enjoy China?', 'Does he enjoy the cuisine?', "Is there anything he doesn't like?", 'does he study every night?', 'Does he watch TV?', 'what time is his first class?'] | {'answers': ['Chinese', 'Yes', 'China', 'London', 'Seven', 'Yes', 'plays ball', '6.20', 'about 5.30', 'Yes', '9.30', 'four', 'three', '4.40', 'Yes', 'Yes', 'No', 'Yes', 'Yes', '7.50'], 'answers_start': [189, 111, 22, 0, 83, 251, 598, 300, 639, 668, 763, 427, 514, 556, 797, 864, 887, 710, 710, 390], 'answers_end': [218, 136, 61, 20, 109, 298, 638, 333, 666, 708, 794, 465, 554, 582, 829, 885, 913, 746, 761, 425]} |
34fnn24dcm9txoko3yb4ydvteex5y0 | (CNN) -- A teenage mother and her young daughter, snatched off a Cleveland street, were found shot to death in a garage early Sunday, Cleveland, Ohio, police said.
Thomas Lorde, the estranged boyfriend of 19-year-old Latasha Jackson and the father of 1-year-old Chaniya Wynn, was found next to them, dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, police said Sunday.
Cleveland police issued an Amber Alert on Saturday after witnesses reported seeing Jackson and Chaniya abducted while walking on East 72nd Avenue in Cleveland.
Jackson's 14-year-old brother was walking with the pair when he said Lorde approached.
"He walked up on us and ... he pulled out the gun. He pointed it at me," the brother told CNN affiliate WEWS. "He told me to run."
The brother, who CNN is not identifying because of his age, ran home and called 911.
"I was scared for my niece and my sister," he said. "She (Jackson) was silent. She was scared. She didn't know what to do."
The alert named Lorde, 25, as the kidnapping suspect, warning that he was a "violent sexual predator with felony warrants out of New York," and armed and dangerous.
The alert was lifted Sunday after police found the bodies of the three "in a closed garage of an unoccupied structure in the 7000 block of Union Avenue," a police statement said.
"All three were found unresponsive with gunshot wounds and pronounced dead on the scene," the statement said.
No other details of the investigation were made public. | ['Who was snatched?', 'from where ?'] | {'answers': ['A teenage mother and her young daughter', 'a Cleveland street'], 'answers_start': [8, 50], 'answers_end': [81, 81]} |
3hsyg7lrbjy1v2ga66ejruz0dqgkk4 | Antioch on the Orontes (; , also Syrian Antioch) was an ancient Greco-Roman city on the eastern side of the Orontes River. Its ruins lie near the modern city of Antakya, Turkey, and lends the modern city its name.
Antioch was founded near the end of the 4th century BC by Seleucus I Nicator, one of Alexander the Great's generals. The city's geographical, military, and economic location benefited its occupants, particularly such features as the spice trade, the Silk Road, and the Persian Royal Road. It eventually rivaled Alexandria as the chief city of the Near East. It was also the main center of Hellenistic Judaism at the end of the Second Temple period. Most of the urban development of Antioch was done during the Roman Empire, when the city was one of the most important in the eastern Mediterranean area of Rome's dominions.
Antioch was called "the cradle of Christianity" as a result of its longevity and the pivotal role that it played in the emergence of both Hellenistic Judaism and early Christianity. The Christian New Testament asserts that the name "Christian" first emerged in Antioch. It was one of the four cities of the Syrian tetrapolis, and its residents were known as "Antiochenes". The city was a metropolis of half a million people during Augustan times, but it declined to relative insignificance during the Middle Ages because of warfare, repeated earthquakes, and a change in trade routes, which no longer passed through Antioch from the far east following the Mongol conquests. | ['WHen was Antioch founded?', 'By who?', 'WHo was he?', 'Where was it located?', 'Are any modern places near it?', 'What one?', "What was one way the city's placement was a good one?", 'ANy other ways?', 'Was it near any particular trading lines?', 'What was one?', 'And another?', 'Was the city associated with any faiths?', 'How many?', 'WHat was one?', 'How is it connected to that religion?', 'WHat is the other faith?', 'How was it important to that one?'] | {'answers': ['Antioch was founded near the end of the 4th century BC', 'by Seleucus I Nicator', "he was one of Alexander the Great's generals.", 'on the eastern side of the Orontes River', 'yes', 'Antakya', 'its economic location benefited its occupants', 'unknown', 'yes', 'the Persian Royal Road', 'the Silk Road', 'yes', 'two', 'Christianity.', 'The Christian New Testament asserts that the name "Christian" first emerged in Antioch.', 'Judaism', 'it played a pivotal role in its emergence'], 'answers_start': [216, 216, 271, 0, 123, 122, 333, -1, 413, 414, 415, 574, 979, 973, 1023, 974, 922], 'answers_end': [270, 292, 332, 122, 176, 177, 503, -1, 504, 503, 504, 625, 1021, 1023, 1110, 1023, 998]} |
33f859i566d909b8u8ytfz0ixc7bh4 | Marcel lived on a farm. Every morning when he woke up, he got dressed, washed his face, and then helped his Pa with the chores before having breakfast. After breakfast, he walked with his sisters to the school in the town.
One day on his way to school, Marcel remembered he left his books on the table. "Oh no!" he said. "I forgot my books!"
His older sister Lucianne frowned. "Oh, Marcel, how could you be so forgetful? You'll have to go home and get them."
Marcel's younger sister Paula was excited. "I can go get your books for you," she said.
"No," Marcel said. "You're too young to go home by yourself. It'll have to be me."
"Be careful," Lucianne warned him. "And hurry, or you'll be late for school."
Marcel chose to leave the road so he could get home faster. So he left the road and ran into the grassy pasture, passing by a group of lambs. The shepherd waved at him as he ran past. | ['Who lived outside the city?', 'Who did Marcel walk with?', 'Where?', 'Where was it?', 'What was forgotten?', 'Who was disappointed?', 'Who was enthusiastic?', 'What did she offer?', 'What was his response?', 'Why?', 'What did his sister warn?', 'What did he move off of?', 'And went where?', 'What was passed?', 'Who waved?', 'When?', 'What was he doing?', 'Why was he in a hurry?', 'Was there only one animal?', 'What covered the space?', 'Who received the wave?', 'Was he walking?', 'Where was he going?', 'Where were the books?', 'What did he clean?', 'Who did he help?', 'With what?', 'When?'] | {'answers': ['Marcel', 'he walked with his sisters', 'School', 'in town', 'Books', 'Lucianne', 'Paula', 'To get his books', 'No', 'Because she was too young', "You'll be late for school", 'the road', 'The grassy pasture', 'Lambs', 'The shepherd', 'When he ran past', 'Running', 'Because he needed to get home faster', 'No', 'Grass', 'Marcel', 'No', 'home', 'on the table', 'his face', 'Pa', 'the chores', 'before having breakfast.'], 'answers_start': [0, 169, 196, 210, 281, 346, 465, 509, 556, 575, 676, 742, 808, 844, 862, 888, 891, 751, 844, 817, 862, 891, 754, 291, 71, 104, 116, 127], 'answers_end': [22, 195, 209, 221, 290, 379, 506, 540, 558, 614, 715, 750, 831, 860, 880, 902, 897, 778, 860, 831, 887, 903, 778, 303, 86, 110, 126, 151]} |
39paafcodm0eew09zj6iuuxdc57vt8 | (CNN) -- It's being called the most expensive divorce in the history of ... well, marriage.
Russia's Dmitry Rybolovlev, 47, earned the dubious honor when Geneva, Switzerland's Court of First Instance last week ordered the 47-year-old billionaire to pay his wife, Elena, about 4 billion Swiss francs, according to CNN's French affiliate BFM.
That's a little more than $4.5 billion (little being a relative term).
The couple was married for 23 years but have been engaged in divorce proceedings since 2008, BFM reported, citing the Swiss daily newspaper Le Temps.
Rybolovlev, who owns the French soccer team AS Monaco, which finished second in Ligue 1 this season, is No. 148 on Forbes' list of billionaires. His estimated worth is $8.8 billion, according to Forbes.
Known lately for real estate moves -- including the purchases of a $300 million penthouse in Monaco and a $98 million Palm Beach, Florida, mansion owned by Donald Trump, along with his daughter's purchases of an $88 million New York apartment and the Greek island of Skorpios -- Rybolovlev made his original fortune in fertilizer, according to Forbes.
He and his father, a scientist, started their business in 1990, and Rybolovlev began buying shares of industrial enterprises in 1992, Forbes reported.
In 1995, he was named chairman of the board of Uralkali, Russia's top producer of potassium fertilizers, Forbes said. He sold his stake in Uralkali for $6.5 billion in 2010 and procured a controlling stake in AS Monaco the following year.
The divorce puts Rybolovlev in rarefied company, as only French businessman and art dealer Alec Wildenstein and Bernie Ecclestone, the top dog in Formula One racing, have been reported to shell out more than $1 billion in divorce proceedings. | ['Who got divorced?', 'How old is Dmitry?', 'How much is he to pay her?', 'How long were they husband and wife?', 'Does he own a soccer team?', 'what team?', 'What court ordered him to pay?', 'How much is it computed to American dollars?', "Is he on Forbes' list of billionaires?", 'What number does he come in at on the list?', 'How much is he worth?', 'How long has their divorce been going on?', 'Does he own an expensive house?', 'How much did it cost?', 'where is the house located?', 'How did he make his money?', 'Did he work with his father?', 'when did they start working together?', 'What was he appointed in 1995?'] | {'answers': ['Dmitry and Elena Rybolovlev', '47', 'about 4 billion Swiss francs', '23 years', 'yes', 'AS Monaco', 'Geneva', 'a little more than $4.5 billion', 'yes', 'No. 148', 'His estimated worth is $8.8 billion', 'since 2008', 'yes', '$300 million', 'in Monaco', 'fertilizer', 'yes', 'in 1990', 'chairman of the board of Uralkali,'], 'answers_start': [103, 103, 272, 418, 570, 570, 156, 345, 670, 671, 715, 458, 827, 813, 842, 1054, 1129, 1129, 1282], 'answers_end': [271, 125, 300, 454, 623, 623, 201, 383, 713, 713, 773, 509, 864, 864, 874, 1105, 1191, 1191, 1338]} |
3eicbyg644wo1ky4w8x92wmftw0cjl | New York (CNN) -- A member of Pedro Hernandez's family walked into a Camden, New Jersey, police station in the 1980s and reported that Hernandez told relatives and others that he had killed a boy in New York and threw the body near a Dumpster -- but there's no indication anything came out of that report, the family member told CNN.
"You feel like they didn't believe you. I felt empty and a little bit mad," the relative said. "I was expecting something else."
Now, 33 years after Etan Patz disappeared, Pedro Hernandez stands accused of choking to death the 6-year-old youngster after luring him to the basement of a corner grocery store in New York City, and of throwing away his body inside a trash bag.
The family member, who CNN has agreed to not identify, said there was no receipt of paperwork to document the information provided -- nor was the relative ever contacted again about the report.
"Police asked whether I was mad" at Hernandez or had an ulterior motive, the source added.
Hernandez allegedly confided the information to a New Jersey church prayer group that included some members of his family and his then-spiritual adviser, the source told CNN.
Tomas Rivera, a leader of the prayer group, declined comment Monday on Hernandez or the prayer group, citing authorities who told him not to talk to the media.
Pastor: Wife of suspect in Etan Patz case 'absolutely shell-shocked'
At 19, shortly after Patz's disappearance on May 25, 1979, Hernandez left his job as a stock clerk and returned to his mother's home in North Camden, New Jersey. The attempt to tell police that Hernandez might have killed a child happened a few years after that. | ['In what city did the crime occur?', 'How old was the victim?', 'What was his name?', 'How was he murdered?', 'Where?', 'Who did he first confess this to?', 'Where did he confess?', 'At what location?', 'Who was he with when he confessed?', 'Who from the religious institution would not comment?', 'What was his role there?', "What was the murderer's name?", 'First name?', 'What did the child vanish?', 'How old was the killer then?', 'What did he do for a living?', 'Where did he go after quitting?', 'Where?', 'Was he married?'] | {'answers': ['New York', 'Six', 'Etan Patz', 'choking to death', 'basement of a corner grocery store', 'relatives and others', 'New Jersey', 'New Jersey', 'church prayer group that included some members of his family and his then-spiritual adviser,', 'Tomas Rivera', 'a leader of the prayer group', 'Hernandez', 'Pedro', 'May 25, 1979', '19', 'stock clerk', "to his mother's home", 'North Camden, New Jersey.', 'unknown'], 'answers_start': [199, 564, 487, 544, 610, 150, 1054, 1054, 1065, 1181, 1195, 1004, 510, 1459, 1417, 1501, 1526, 1550, -1], 'answers_end': [207, 566, 496, 560, 644, 170, 1064, 1064, 1157, 1193, 1223, 1013, 516, 1471, 1419, 1512, 1546, 1575, -1]} |
3amywka6ybmdmeg02ucbosbrw3o6ot | CHAPTER XXII
A HURRICANE IN THE JUNGLE
On and on went the expedition. In the past many small towns and villages had been visited where there were more or less white people; but now they reached a territory where the blacks held full sway, with -- but this was rarely -- a Christian missionary among them.
At all of the places which were visited Cujo inquired about King Susko and his people, and at last learned that the African had passed to the southeast along the Kassai River, driving before him several hundred head of cattle which he had picked up here and there.
"Him steal dat cattle," explained Cujo, "but him don't say dat stealin', him say um -- um -"
"A tax on the people?" suggested Dick.
"Yes, um tax. But him big Vief."
"He must be, unless he gives the people some benefit for the tax they are forced to pay," said Tom.
At one of the villages they leaned that there was another American Party in that territory, one sent out by an Eastern college to collect specimens of the flora of central Africa. It was said that the party consisted of an elderly man and half a dozen young fellows.
"I wouldn't mind meeting that crowd," said Sam. "They might brighten up things a bit."
"Never mind; things will pick up when once we meet King Susko," said Dick. "But I would like to know where the crowd is from and who is in it."
"It's not likely we would know them if they are from the East," said Sam. "Probably they hail from Yale or Harvard." | ['who did Cujo ask about?', 'was a religious person with the party?', 'what religion?', 'what was their occupation?', 'did someone make a suggestion?', 'did Dick say something?', 'what?', 'what did one of the people from the village learn?', 'who were the members of that party?', 'where did Sam think they came from?'] | {'answers': ['King Susko and his people', 'yes', 'Christian', 'unknown', 'no', 'yes', 'A tax on the people', 'they leaned that there was another American Party in that territory, one sent out by an Eastern college to collect specimens of the flora of central Africa', 'an elderly man and half a dozen young fellows', 'from Yale or Harvard'], 'answers_start': [351, 274, 276, -1, 1121, 674, 674, 873, 1038, 1448], 'answers_end': [396, 307, 296, -1, 1156, 694, 693, 1029, 1116, 1469]} |
3ixqg4fa2tygl3tpwwa12i2uerh9be | The 18-meter-tall Rubber Duck arrived in Beijing on Friday. It was placed on waters in the International Garden Expo Park, where the Yongding River passes through. The Rubber Duck exhibition was designed by Dutch artist, Florentijn Hofman. It was part of the activities of Beijing Design Week, which ran from September 26 to October 3 in 2013. The Rubber Duck stayed in the park until September 23, then moved to the Summer Palace, a famous Beijing tourist spot, where it was on display until October 26. The duck is made of over 200 pieces of rubber. It was guarded not only by staff, but also by 10 volunteers wearing yellow T-shirts and hats with a rubber duck logo. Sun Yidong, a volunteer who guided visitors to the duck, said the art brought energy to the traditional Chinese park. "Seeing the giant Rubber Duck makes me feel like I'm a kid again." Sun said. Because of the rain on Friday, there were not too many people coming to see it. The Expo workers said they expected more people to come and visit the duck on weekends. Zhao Yan said she had been following news about the duck since 2007, when the duck began its journey. "I even considered going to Hong Kong to see it. It's great that the duck is in Beijing," Zhao said. Before arriving in Beijing, the Rubber Duck traveled to 13 cities in nine countries. "The aim of the Rubber Duck is simply to bring everyone back to their childhood again," said Zeng Hui, a leader of the Beijing Design Week Organizing Committee Office. "It can be a toy for adults." ,. | ['Who designed the sculpture?', 'How tall was it?', 'What dates was it being displayed?', 'What event was it a part of?', 'Was it there permanently?', 'Where did it move next?', 'Was that a popular destination?', 'When did the duck first begin travelling?', 'How many countries has it visited?', 'And how many cities?', 'Did many people go to see it arrive Friday?', 'Why not?', "What is the art's goal?", 'Did it work for Sun Yidong?', 'What was her job?', 'How many volunteers were there total?', 'How could you tell them apart from visitors?', 'What desigtn was on their clothing?', 'How many rubber pieces were used to make the display?', 'Was the sculpture guarded?'] | {'answers': ['Florentijn Hofman', '18 meters', 'September 26 to October 26', 'Beijing Design Week', 'no', 'Summer Palace', 'yes', '2007', 'nine', '13', 'no', 'rain', 'to bring everyone back to their childhood again', 'yes', 'volunteer guide', '10', 'wearing yellow T-shirts and hats', 'rubber duck logo', 'over 200 pieces', 'yes'], 'answers_start': [164, 0, 309, 239, 344, 399, 432, 1090, 1265, 1268, 865, 865, 1322, 788, 670, 552, 598, 598, 505, 552], 'answers_end': [238, 29, 503, 292, 397, 430, 461, 1134, 1319, 1301, 944, 944, 1406, 854, 726, 612, 644, 669, 551, 585]} |
3bxqmrhwkzyaomlplwv1cu024n6umf | CHAPTER XXIII
DAVE AND THE FAWN
"Sam, do you think he will live?"
Over and over Henry asked the question as he and the old frontiersman worked over the inanimate form they had brought to shore from the waters of the river.
"Hope so, Henry, but I can't tell yet," was Barringford's answer. "We'll do all we can, and trust the rest to God."
Both worked with a will, doing whatever they thought was best. Barringford held Dave up by the ankles and allowed much of the water to run from the unfortunate's mouth, and then they rolled the youth and worked his arms and rubbed him.
At first it looked as if all their efforts would be in vain, and tears gathered in Henry's eyes. But then they saw Dave give a faint shudder, followed by a tiny gasp.
"He's comin' around!" shouted Barringford, in a strangely unnatural voice. "Praise Heaven for it!"
But there was still much to do before Dave could breath with any kind of regularity, and they continued to rub him and slap him, while Barringford forced him to gulp down a small quantity of stimulants brought along in case of emergency. Then a fire was started up, and later on Henry brought over the youth's clothes, for to take Dave across the stream was out of the question.
For over an hour Dave felt so weak that neither of the others attempted to question him. Both helped him into his clothes, and gave him something hot to drink, and made him comfortable on a couch of twigs and leaves. | ['Who was held upside down?', 'Who held him that way?', 'who is with Barringford?', 'where did they find Dave?', 'what question did Henry keep repeating?', 'did he?', 'what else did they do besides the upside down hold to bring him around?', 'who yelled that he was coming to?', 'who did he give credit for this?', 'could Dave immediately speak?', 'was his breathing immediately ok?', 'what did they keep doing to him?', 'what was he forced to drink?', 'why did they have those?', 'what did they do to provide warmth?', 'what did Henry bring Dave after a while?', 'how long did they wait to start asking Dave things?', 'how did he feel during this time?', 'did he dress himself?', 'what did they make for him to lie down on?'] | {'answers': ['Dave', 'Barringford', 'Henry', 'the waters of the river', '"do you think he will live?"', 'yes', 'worked his arms and rubbed him', 'Barringford', 'Heaven', 'no', 'no', 'rub and slap him', 'stimulants', 'in case of emergency', 'started a fire', 'his clothes', 'over an hour', 'weak', 'no', 'a couch'], 'answers_start': [412, 412, 231, 204, 36, 756, 553, 756, 830, 857, 857, 947, 1003, 1059, 1095, 1136, 1238, 1259, 1327, 1425], 'answers_end': [451, 436, 247, 229, 70, 777, 585, 797, 855, 941, 940, 984, 1058, 1093, 1120, 1174, 1325, 1272, 1360, 1433]} |
3cfvk00fwll5gtd3p2wjwb7x0rnl6g | Sherry went out her back door and put on her sunglasses, large hat and heavy cloth work gloves. She knelt in front of her small garden and started to pull weeds, throwing each in a small trashcan nearby. As she worked she listened to the sounds of her neighbor's boys, Sam and Carl, playing. Sometimes she stopped long enough to sip from her bottle of water.
Her work and the heat of the day tired her out quickly, so she put her gardening tools away, dumped the weeds into the larger bin, and went back into her house to cool down and do some of the other items on her to-do list. She chose to do laundry so she could sit and read as the washer and dryer ran. Eventually the laundry was finished washing and drying, so she folded the laundry and put it away.
She marked the chores she had completed her to-do list, then it was time for dinner. First she filled the food bowl of her pet cat, Zoey, then she heated up some leftover lemon-garlic chicken saved from earlier in the week.
After dinner she made her bed with fresh sheets from the laundry she did earlier, finished reading her book, put on her pajamas, brushed her teeth, and went to sleep.
Overall, it had been a quiet but good day for Sherry, and she fell asleep feeling happy. | ['Who was gardening?', 'What did she put on her head?', 'what about on her hands?', 'what were they made of?', 'What was she doing in the garden?', 'where was she putting them after she got them up?', 'What could she hear as she did this?', 'what were their names?', 'and what were they doing?', 'what liquid was she drinking?', 'Why did she get fatigued?', 'so what did she do?', 'where did she put the rest of the weeds?', 'What task did she preform next?', 'why?', 'what did she do when it was done?', 'who did she feed first?', "what was it's name?"] | {'answers': ['Sherry', 'hat', 'work gloves', 'heavy cloth', 'pulling weeds', 'a trashcan', 'the neighbor boys', 'Sam and Carl', 'playing', 'water', 'Her work and the heat', 'put her gardening tools away', 'a larger bin', 'laundry', 'so she could sit and read', 'she folded the laundry and put it away', 'her pet cat', 'Zoey'], 'answers_start': [0, 57, 71, 71, 135, 162, 218, 269, 283, 329, 361, 417, 454, 584, 608, 722, 849, 896], 'answers_end': [6, 67, 94, 82, 160, 195, 267, 281, 290, 357, 393, 452, 490, 607, 661, 760, 894, 900]} |
32vnztt0a7424442by00lpwibxt4r2 | Jainism (), traditionally known as Jain Dharma, is one of the most ancient Indian religions.
The three main principles of Jainism are "ahimsa" ('non-violence'), "anekantavada" ('non-absolutism'), and "aparigraha" ('non-attachment'); it is also characterized by "asceticism". Followers of Jainism take five main vows: "ahimsa" ('non-violence'), "satya" ('truth'), "asteya" ('not stealing'), "brahmacharya" ('celibacy', 'chastity'), and "aparigraha" ('non-attachment'). These principles have impacted Jain culture in many ways, such as leading to a predominantly vegetarian lifestyle that avoids harm to animals and their life cycles. "Parasparopagraho Jivanam" ('the function of souls is to help one another') is the motto of Jainism. Namokar Mantra is the most common and basic prayer in Jainism.
Followers of Jainism are called "Jains", a word derived from the Sanskrit word "jina" ('victor') and connoting the path of victory in crossing over life's stream of rebirths through an ethical and spiritual life. Jains trace their history through a succession of twenty-four victorious saviors and teachers known as Tirthankaras, with the first being Rishabhanatha, who is believed to have lived millions of years ago, and twenty-fourth being the Mahavira around 500 BCE. Jains believe that Jainism is an eternal "dharma" with the Tirthankaras guiding every cycle of the Jain cosmology.
Jainism has two major ancient sub-traditions, Digambaras and Svetambaras; and several smaller sub-traditions that emerged in the 2nd millennium CE. The Digambaras and Svetambaras have different views on ascetic practices, gender and which Jain texts can be considered canonical. Jain mendicants are found in all Jain sub-traditions, with laypersons ("śrāvakas") supporting the mendicants' spiritual pursuits with resources. | ['Is Jainism old?', "What's it traditionally known as?", 'What culture is it from?', 'Is it a science?', 'What is it then?', 'How many principles are there in Jainism?', 'Does it have any sub-traditions?', 'Are they old or new traditions?', "What's the name of one of them?", 'And the other?'] | {'answers': ['yes.', 'known as Jain Dharma', 'Followers of Jainism take five main vows', 'no', 'ancient Indian religions', 'three', 'Jainism has two major ancient sub-traditions', 'ancient means old', 'Digambaras', 'Svetambaras'], 'answers_start': [0, 25, 277, 67, 62, 95, 1390, 1411, 1412, 1420], 'answers_end': [92, 46, 317, 91, 91, 119, 1434, 1433, 1446, 1462]} |
3u5nzhp4lr2b43ciddguaj57fblpht | Institute of technology (also: university of technology, polytechnic university, technikon, and technical college) is a designation employed for a wide range of learning institutions awarding different types of degrees and operating often at variable levels of the educational system. It may be an institution of higher education and advanced engineering and scientific research or professional vocational education, specializing in science, engineering, and technology or different sorts of technical subjects. It may also refer to a secondary education school focused in vocational training.[citation needed] The term institute of technology is often abbreviated IT and is not to be confused with information technology.
The English term polytechnic appeared in the early 19th century, from the French École Polytechnique, an engineering school founded in 1794 in Paris. The French term comes from the Greek πολύ (polú or polý) meaning "many" and τεχνικός (tekhnikós) meaning "arts".
While the terms "institute of technology" and "polytechnic" are synonymous, the preference concerning which one is the preferred term varies from country to country.[citation needed] | ['Is the institute of technology just one kind of school?', 'can you get different types of degrees?', 'is polytechnic a Latin term?', 'Then what kind?', 'where did it come from?', 'What school was opened in Paris?', 'Did it open in 1894?', 'When then?', 'Institute of technology can be shortened to what?', 'what else does that stand for?', 'Does institute of technology and polytechnic mean the same thing?', 'Are there advanced kinds of studies at these institutes?', "What's an example?"] | {'answers': ['No', 'Yes', 'No', 'English', 'École Polytechnique', 'an engineering school', 'No', '1794', 'IT', 'information technology', 'Yes', 'Yes', 'advanced engineering'], 'answers_start': [115, 151, 725, 725, 789, 827, 849, 856, 611, 674, 0, 284, 334], 'answers_end': [284, 218, 753, 742, 825, 873, 873, 864, 667, 723, 114, 510, 354]} |
3n1fsuefl5083ulxtx5gg0fevmq4dz | CHAPTER XIX
DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH
The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened. Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood. Henry, too, was hit by a flying fragment of the gun barrel which clipped off a lock of his hair. Poor Barringford lay like one dead.
Before Dave could recover the Indians were on them, whooping as if their very lives depended upon it. One threw a tomahawk at Dave, but the aim was poor and the weapon buried itself in the log which had sheltered our friends.
But just at this moment, when all seemed lost, the battleground shifted and instantly thirty or forty English red-coats burst from the woods directly behind the Indians. A volley rang out and four of the redmen pitched forward, shot through the back. Other bullets hit the log behind which our friends lay, but Dave, Henry, and Barringford were not touched.
Attacked so unexpectedly from a new quarter, the Indians appeared dazed. They attempted to turn upon the English soldiers, but when two more were laid low, they fled to one side, where there was a dense growth of walnuts. The soldiers at once made after them, and another skirmish took place in the forest.
"Are you hurt much, Sam?" asked Henry, when he had recovered sufficiently to speak.
"I--I reckon not," was the gasped-out answer, after a long silence. Barringford opened his eyes and gazed ruefully at the gun stock which lay at his feet. "Busted! Well, by gum! Didn't think Old Trusty would do it nohow. Ain't ye ashamed?" And he shook his head dolefully. He had carried the firearm for many years, as our old readers know, and to have it "go back on him" like this hurt him more than had the explosion. | ['What exploded?', 'Who felt something hit him?', 'Where was he hit?', 'Was anyone else hit?', 'Who were they battling?', 'What side were they on?', 'Where did they flee to?', 'Was Sam seriously hurt?', 'What wasOld Trusty?', 'Did bullets hit a log?', 'What chapter is this?', 'What is the title?', 'Where did another skirmish take place?'] | {'answers': ['the musket', 'Dave', 'his left cheek', 'Henry and Barringford', 'Indians', 'the English (the red-coats)', 'the Indians attempted to turn upon the English', 'no', 'a firearm', 'it backfired', 'XIX (19)', 'DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH', 'in the forest.'], 'answers_start': [38, 154, 155, 270, 406, 735, 1066, 1303, 1567, 1628, 0, 14, 1253], 'answers_end': [66, 184, 215, 404, 457, 753, 1116, 1408, 1703, 1809, 11, 36, 1301]} |
3zppdn2slvwes6596ncr3q8fhv99e7 | Maria was a teacher at a small school in Arizona. Maria had worked in the past at schools in California, Texas, and Vermont, but had to leave these schools because the school in Arizona was perfect for her dream job. When she moved to Arizona she found a small little one bedroom house that fit her perfectly. The house was on the top floor of another building, owned by another teacher. In her house was a bed, dresser, table and telephone. Nothing else came with the house. So Maria wanted to go shopping with her new teacher friend. So they went down to the mall to buy things for her new house. First she wanted to look for some chairs to go with her table. Then she wanted to find a TV for her living room and a TV for her bedroom. Last she wanted to find a big comfy couch for her living room. When she got to the couch store she had a few different choices. She could buy the biggest couch they had but would go over her limit, it was black. She could buy the middle couch right at her limit, which was brown. Or she could buy the smallest couch well under her limit, but was not a very good color, red. Maria went with the middle couch knowing she would not like the color of the smaller one even if it was least expensive. Maria then had to choose if she wanted them to deliver her couch or if she would pick it up. Knowing she had only a small car she went with the deliver choice. She also had to choose if she wanted them to set up the couch for her or for her to set it up herself. She went with them setting it up since they would be there to deliver it anyway. Maria loved her new house and job. | ['Who was Maria?', 'Where?', 'Where was that?', 'Where else did she work?', 'Why did she leave?', 'Did she move there?', 'Where did she live?', 'Was it right for her?', 'Where was it?', 'Who owned it?', 'What was in there?', 'Anything else?', 'What did Maria want to do?', 'with who?', 'Where did they go?', 'for what?', 'What did she do first?', 'to go with what?'] | {'answers': ['a teacher', 'at a small school', 'Arizona', 'California, Texas, and Vermont,', 'because the school in Arizona was perfect for her dream job.', 'yes', 'a small little one bedroom house', 'yes', 'the top floor of another building', 'another teacher.', 'a bed, dresser, table and telephone', 'no', 'go shopping', 'her new teacher friend.', 'the mall', 'to buy things for her new house', 'looked for some chairs', 'her table.'], 'answers_start': [0, 1, 0, 50, 156, 217, 243, 243, 310, 362, 389, 442, 476, 476, 537, 536, 599, 599], 'answers_end': [20, 37, 48, 124, 216, 243, 310, 309, 361, 387, 440, 475, 506, 535, 599, 597, 661, 661]} |
3tmsxrd2x60qk1o5nar4aqxwrns1w9 | Most students, when asked about their ideal graduation gift, would probably reply, "A car", or "Money for a deposit on a house". Cai Kaiyuan, 21, made a different choice. As a graduation gift to himself, he decided to work as a volunteer teacher in a remote village in Tibet.
Cai, a senior majoring in electrical engineering at Huan Railway Professional Technology College, originally planned to cycle from Sichuan to Tibet. During his journey, Cai's idea for a different graduation gift to himself began to take shape. "I did not know beforehand what the journey would mean to me. I just want to gain a unique experience and have pleasure in appreciating the view there," he said.
It turned out cycling on a plateau was extremely challenging. And it has kept changing his outlook on life. Cai's fingers even became frostbitten while cycling up a 5008-meter-high mountain, where temperatures often dropped to 18 below zero. At night, the ice covered the road and he fell off his bike three times. The lack of oxygen made him feel dizzy and weak. "At the most serious moment, I felt that my life was _ ," said Cai.
However, he also gained something unexpected. At Ya'an, a city in Sichuan, he met a group of tourists who are also university students. A girl called Wu Ling told him that she planned to work as a teacher in a primary school in Tibet after her journey. He was impressed by the idea as she looked slender and weak.
It was not until he reached a family-run hotel in Shigatse that Cai's spirits began to rise. The hotel manager's two daughters enjoyed talking with him. The kids asked about his experiences on his trip, and showed him the beautiful local lakes. "They told me that they always liked to talk to guests, as they wanted to improve their Mandarin," he said, "Their parents and many locals can only speak Tibetan."
Cai was touched by the girls' story. Their situation is tough and the local people have little chance to learn Mandarin because the schools are short of teachers. "I want to do something to improve the situation for kids like them," said Cai. His parents finally gave their agreement and his teachers also supported him. | ['What is the name of the first person mentioned?', 'Did he want a car for a gift?', 'What did he decide?', 'Where?', 'What female did he meet along the way?', 'Did she have a goal?', 'What was it?', 'What physical observation did he have about her?', "So he didn't think much of her then?", 'Did he have a near-death experience?'] | {'answers': ['Cai Kaiyuan', 'No', 'to work as a volunteer teacher', 'Tibet.', 'Wu Ling', 'Yes', 'to work as a teacher', 'she looked slender and weak.', 'He was impressed by the idea', 'No'], 'answers_start': [129, 171, 214, 245, 1270, 1304, 1304, 1405, 1373, 794], 'answers_end': [140, 275, 246, 277, 1277, 1324, 1324, 1434, 1401, 1049]} |
39ghhavomfrl6glp3trrjyar1iy4jd | The PlayStation Portable (PSP) (ᴊᴘ プレイステーション・ポータブル) is a handheld game console developed by Sony Computer Entertainment. Development of the handheld was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004. The system was released in Japan on , 2004, in North America on , 2005, and in the PAL region on , 2005. It primarily competed with the Nintendo DS, as part of the seventh generation of video games consoles.
The PlayStation Portable became the most powerful portable system when launched, just after the Nintendo DS in 2004. It was the first real competitor to Nintendo's handheld domination, where many challengers, such as SNK's Neo Geo Pocket and Nokia's N-Gage, failed. Its GPU encompassed high-end graphics on a handheld, while its 4.3 inch viewing screen and multi-media capabilities, such as its video player and TV tuner, made the PlayStation Portable a major mobile entertainment device at the time. It also features connectivity with the PlayStation 3, other PSPs and the Internet. It is the only handheld console to use an optical disc format, Universal Media Disc (UMD), as its primary storage medium.
The original PSP model (PSP-1000) was replaced by a slimmer model with design changes (PSP-2000/"Slim & Lite") in 2007. Another remodeling followed in 2008, PSP-3000, which included a new screen and an inbuilt microphone. A complete redesign, PSP Go, came in 2009, followed by a budget model, PSP-E1000, in 2011. The PSP line was succeeded by the PlayStation Vita, released in December 2011 in Japan, and in February 2012 worldwide. The PlayStation Vita features backward compatibility with many PlayStation Portable games digitally released on the PlayStation Network, via PlayStation Store. As of 2017, this is the primary method to purchase PlayStation Portable games digitally because Sony shut down direct access to the PlayStation Store via PSP on March 31, 2016. Shipments of PlayStation Portable hardware ended throughout 2014 worldwide, having sold 80 million units in its 10-year lifetime. Worldwide production of software UMDs ended when the last Japanese factory closed by the end of 2016. | ['When was the PlayStation Portable released?', 'Was it the least powerful at that time?', 'What came out just prior to it?', 'What size was the screen?', 'Could it play movies?', 'How?', 'Could you watch TV with it?', 'How?', 'What type of disc format did it use?', 'What type of storage did it utilize?', 'What does that stand for?', 'Who made the PlayStation?', 'When was PSP Go released?', 'When did the Vita get released in the US?', 'Is it backward compatible?', 'Could it play games downloaded digitally?', 'From where?', 'Through what other site?', 'Is the PlayStation Store still usable directly?', 'When did it end?'] | {'answers': ['2004.', 'No.', 'Nintendo DS.', '4.3 inch.', 'Yes.', 'Video player.', 'Yes.', 'TV tuner.', 'Optical.', 'UMD.', 'Universal Media Disc.', 'Sony.', '2009.', 'February 2012.', 'Yes.', 'Yes.', 'PlayStation Network,', 'PlayStation Store.', 'No.', 'March 31, 2016.'], 'answers_start': [464, 466, 544, 782, 853, 853, 853, 853, 1082, 1109, 1109, 66, 1414, 1530, 1605, 1643, 1688, 1679, 1860, 1860], 'answers_end': [579, 542, 571, 816, 884, 871, 885, 884, 1109, 1169, 1136, 132, 1435, 1603, 1656, 1739, 1741, 1763, 1922, 2016]} |
39asuflu6x74t2n793i5jtuxpy5xek | John and Bobby joined the same company together just after graduation from college the same year. Both worked very hard. After several years, however, the boss promoted Bobby to the position of manager but John remained an ordinary worker. John couldn't
it anymore, gave his resignation to the boss and complained that the boss only promoted those who only said good words to him.
The boss knew John worked very hard for the years. He thought for a moment and said, "I hope you will do one more thing for our company before you leave."
John agreed. The boss asked him to go and find anyone selling watermelons in the market. John went and returned soon. He said he had found a man selling water melons. The boss asked how much they per kilo. John shook his head and went back to the seller to ask and returned to tell the boss $1.2 per kilo.
The boss told John to wait a second, and he called Bobby to come to his office. He asked Bobby to go and find anyone selling watermelons in the market. Bobby went, returned and said, "Boss, only one person is selling watermelons. $1.2 per kg, and $10 for 10 kg. He has 340 melons in all, 58 of which are on the table. Every melon weighs about 2 kg. Brought from the South two days ago, they are fresh and red. "
John was impressed and realized the difference between himself and Bobby. He decided not to resign but to learn from Bobby. | ['who resigned?', 'what had he complained about?', 'did the boss think John worked hard?', 'how many things did he ask of John before John left?', 'did John say yes?', 'What did he want him to find?', 'where?', 'how long did he take?', 'did he find one?', 'what did the boss ask?'] | {'answers': ['John decided not to', 'the boss only promoted those who said good words', 'Yes', 'one more thing', 'Yes', 'anyone selling watermelons', 'the market', 'unknown', 'Yes', 'find anyone selling watermelons'], 'answers_start': [1338, 257, 385, 490, 542, 589, 619, -1, 555, 584], 'answers_end': [1387, 382, 435, 504, 553, 615, 629, -1, 659, 615]} |
374tnbha8bviqa3mnqz7woqkafbqyz | (CNN) -- When it comes to living on the edge, there are some women who have the tenacious spirit to conquer all.
Whether it's scaling the world's highest peaks or becoming the first person to cross a dangerous ocean stretch, these extreme sportswomen have smashed records around the globe thanks to their fearless sense of determination.
On the heels of Diana Nyad's record breaking swim, CNN takes a look at five sports stars who have reached the very top of their game.
Diana Nyad
After 35 years and five attempts at swimming from Cuba to Florida, 64-year-old Diana Nyad has finally made her name as the first person to cross the treacherous Straits. Wearing a mask to protect her from the trip halting jellyfish bites that plagued her last effort, the endurance swimmer is the only person to complete the 177 km (100 m) journey without either a wetsuit or a shark cage. Describing her achievement as 'a lifelong dream,' Nyad, who made her first attempt to cross the waters in 1978, was also congratulated by President Obama via Twitter.
Read more: Nyad's next challenge will be a 48 hour swim in New York City
Edurne Pasaban
As a keen young mountaineer, Edurne Pasaban made her hobby into a record breaking profession by becoming the world's first woman to climb all 14 peaks over 8,000 meters. The 44-year-old Spaniard spent nine years working her way to the top of the world's biggest summits before completing her quest in 2010, and was named as National Geographic's Adventurer of the Year in 2011. With the likes of Everest, K2 and Kangchenjunga under her belt, Pasaban has seen some of the world's most beautiful landscapes from a viewpoint only reached by a select few. | ['Who had a record breaking swim?', 'Who else is mentioned?', 'What did she do?', 'How old is she?', 'When did she accomplish the record?', 'How long did it take her?', 'Did she win an award?', 'Which one?', 'When did she win that?', 'What notable locations did she climb?', 'How far did Nyad go?', 'How old is she?', 'Was it her first try?', 'How many did it take?', 'What danger is mentioned?', 'What did she wear to help with that?', 'What was she the first to do?', 'What notable leader contacted her after?', 'How did he reach out to her?', 'When did she first try this?'] | {'answers': ['Diana Nyad', 'Edurne Pasaban', "Became the world's first woman to climb all 14 peaks over 8,000 meters", '44-years-old', '2010', 'Nine years', 'Yes', "The National Geographic's Adventurer of the Year", '2011', 'Everest, K2 and Kangchenjunga', 'From Cuba to Florida', '64-years-old', 'No', 'Five', 'Jellyfish bites', 'A mask', 'Complete the 177 km journey without either a wetsuit or a shark cage', 'President Obama', 'Twitter', '1978'], 'answers_start': [342, 1142, 1170, 1312, 1312, 1312, 1312, 1313, 1312, 1520, 491, 491, 491, 491, 661, 661, 759, 930, 931, 931], 'answers_end': [391, 1185, 1310, 1411, 1447, 1411, 1518, 1518, 1518, 1567, 556, 581, 556, 556, 729, 757, 879, 1046, 1046, 991]} |
3c2nj6jbkah7msxned0vjquaqlqn2h | Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, army officer, and writer. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. As a Member of Parliament (MP), he represented five constituencies over the course of his career. As Prime Minister, Churchill led Britain to victory during World War II. He led the Conservative Party for fifteen years from 1940 to 1955.
Churchill was born into an aristocratic family, the son of an English politician and American socialite. Joining the British Army, he saw action in British India, the Anglo–Sudan War, and the Second Boer War, gaining fame as a war correspondent and writing books about his campaigns. Moving into politics, before the First World War, he served as President of the Board of Trade, Home Secretary, and First Lord of the Admiralty as part of Asquith's Liberal government. During the war, Churchill departed from government following the disastrous Gallipoli Campaign. He briefly resumed active army service on the Western Front as commander in the Royal Scots Fusiliers. He returned to government under Lloyd George as Minister of Munitions, Secretary of State for War, Secretary of State for Air, then Secretary of State for the Colonies. After two years out of Parliament, he served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in Baldwin's Conservative government of 1924–1929, controversially returning the pound sterling in 1925 to the gold standard at its pre-war parity, a move widely seen as creating deflationary pressure on the UK economy. | ['what kind of family did Churchill grow up in?', 'what did his parents do?', 'where was he a commander?', 'where was he the Chancellor?', 'how long was he prime minister?', 'did he lead Britain to victory?', 'what war?', 'what party was he a member of?', 'when did he start politics?', 'when did he leave the government?'] | {'answers': ['an aristocratic family', 'English politician and American socialite', 'Royal Scots Fusiliers.', 'Exchequer', '10 years in total', 'Yes', 'World War II', 'Conservative Party', 'before the First World War', '1955'], 'answers_start': [485, 523, 1106, 1364, 178, 347, 378, 403, 767, 453], 'answers_end': [507, 564, 1128, 1373, 221, 390, 390, 421, 793, 457]} |
3pw9opu9pqk48lqy9q2xmjh7nl921e | (CNN) -- For all the headaches on the campaign trail, you would not think a candidate would be hounded by his own dog.
That, however, has been the relentless fate of Republican contender Mitt Romney. A trip to Canada 30 years ago with the family pooch in a car top carrier, has been the gift that just keeps giving to Democrats. They've lampooned him as cruel at worst, foolish at best, with bumper stickers and T-shirts that say "Dogs aren't luggage!" and "Mitt is Mean!"
Republicans have counterattacked by pointing out that President Obama wrote in his own book about eating dog as a child, helping the dog fight become a theme at this year's White House Correspondents Association dinner.
Comedian Jimmy Kimmel nipped at both of them. "If Mitt Romney offers you a ride, call shotgun. And if President Obama starts buttering you, run!"
It would be easy to dismiss all of this as political silliness were it not for one troubling fact: Sometimes the way a president connects with critters can affect the way voters relate to him.
"Presidents and their pets have a long and storied history," says Garrett Graff, a goldfish owner and editor-in-chief at Washingtonian magazine. His theory about why voters take such an interest in such matters: "Most of us don't 'get' Middle East oil politics, and the rise and fall of the G.D.P., but we can 'get' if you connect with a dog or you connect with a cat."
First a little history. Ever since George Washington took office with horses and hounds in tow, presidents have welcomed animals into their lives. A lot of animals. | ['How long ago did someone go on a trip?', 'Where did they go?', 'What is this story about?', 'Did he have a pet?', 'What kind?', 'Why were people mad at him?', 'What did they say?', 'Are any other presidents mentioned?', 'Which is one?', 'Did he have a pet?', 'Did he eat a cat?', 'What did he eat?', 'Who made fun of them?', 'Did anybody else?', 'What did he say about Mitt?', 'And the other?', 'Which editor is mentioned?'] | {'answers': ['30 years ago', 'Canada', 'Mitt Romney', 'yes', 'dog', 'the family pooch was in a car top carrier', 'unknown', 'yes', 'President Obama', 'no', 'no', 'dog', 'Democrats', 'Jimmy Kimmel', 'If Mitt Romney offers you a ride, call shotgun', 'And if President Obama starts buttering you, run!', 'Garrett Graff'], 'answers_start': [202, 201, 189, 241, 102, 237, -1, 531, 531, 575, 575, 575, 294, 699, 746, 794, 1108], 'answers_end': [231, 218, 200, 253, 117, 274, -1, 546, 546, 596, 596, 596, 329, 743, 792, 843, 1159]} |
3hrmw88u16qu8099nphhnncvotgm08 | Einstein's connection with the politics of the nuclear bomb is well known: He signed the letter to President Franklin Roosevelt that persuaded the United States to take the idea seriously, and he engaged in postwar efforts to prevent nuclear war. But these were not just the isolated actions of a scientist dragged into the world of politics. Einstein's life was, in fact, "divided between politics and equations ."
Sickened by what he saw as the waste of human lives during the First World War, he became involved in antiwar demonstrations. His support of civil disobedience did little to endear him to his colleagues. Then, following the war, he directed his efforts toward reconciliation and improving international relations. And soon his politics were making it difficult for him to visit the United States, even to give lectures.
Einstein's second great cause was Zionism . Although he was Jewish, Einstein rejected the idea of God. However, a growing awareness of anti-Semitism , both before and during the War, led him gradually to identify with the Jewish community, and later to become an outspoken supporter of Zionism.
His theories came under attack. One man was accused of motivating others to murder Einstein and fined a mere six dollars. When a book was published entitled 100 Authors Against Einstein, he retorted, "If I were wrong, then one would have been enough!" When Hitler came to power, Einstein then in America declared he would not return to Germany. While Nazi attacked his house and confiscated his bank account, a Berlin newspaper displayed the headline "Good News from Einstein--He's Not Coming Back."
Fearing that German scientists would build a nuclear bomb, Einstein proposed that the United States should develop its own. But he was publicly warning of the dangers of nuclear war and proposing international control of nuclear weaponry. Throughout his life, Einstein's efforts toward peace probably achieved little and won him few friends. His support of the Zionist cause, however, was recognized in 1952, when he was offered the presidency of Israel. He declined, saying he was too naive in politics. But perhaps his real reason was different:" Equations are more important to me, because politics is for the present, but an equation is something for eternity." | ['Who signed a note to President Franklin?', 'What was he so upset about in WWI?', 'So what did he do about it?', 'Then what did he do after the war?', 'What group did he finally identify with?', 'Was that his first greatest cause?'] | {'answers': ['Einstein', 'the waste of human lives', 'became involved in antiwar demonstrations', 'reconciliation and improving international relations', 'Zionism.', 'unknown'], 'answers_start': [0, 445, 507, 647, 1080, -1], 'answers_end': [416, 495, 542, 730, 1135, -1]} |
34qn5it0tzrfnb75to7yi5b04q308e | AUSTIN, Texas (CNN) -- Lady Bird Johnson, who was first lady during the 1960s and in her later years became an advocate for beautifying public landscapes, died Wednesday, family spokesman Tom Johnson said. She was 94.
Lady Bird Johnson's real name was Claudia.
She was the widow of Lyndon Baines Johnson, sworn in as the nation's 36th president on November 22, 1963, just hours after President John F. Kennedy's assassination.
Lady Bird Johnson was briefly hospitalized last month with a low-grade fever. She was released and returned to her Austin home on June 28. After suffering a stroke in 2002 that limited her ability to speak, she communicated chiefly by writing.
Upon news of her death, Texas Gov. Rick Perry ordered flags in the state to be flown at half-staff.
"Lady Bird Johnson embodied all that is beautiful and good about the great state of Texas," Perry said. "She inspired generations of Americans with her graceful strength, unwavering commitment to family and keen sense of social justice."
The former first lady was born Claudia Alta Taylor in 1912 in Karnack, Texas, a small town near the Louisiana line. She got her unusual nickname while still a toddler from her nurse, who proclaimed the child was as "purty as a lady bird."
Lady Bird attended St. Mary's Episcopal School for Girls, a junior college near Dallas and then transferred to the University of Texas at Austin. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in history in 1933, then stayed an extra year to earn a journalism degree. | ['who died?', 'how old was she when she died?'] | {'answers': ['Bird Johnson', 'She was 94.'], 'answers_start': [437, 206], 'answers_end': [451, 218]} |
3r5f3lqfv2kfao0b4z9mlq4m1wazog | The region, as part of Lorraine, was part of the Holy Roman Empire, and then was gradually annexed by France in the 17th century, and formalized as one of the provinces of France. The Calvinist manufacturing republic of Mulhouse, known as Stadtrepublik Mülhausen, became a part of Alsace after a vote by its citizens on 4 January 1798. Alsace is frequently mentioned with and as part of Lorraine and the former duchy of Lorraine, since it was a vital part of the duchy, and later because German possession as the imperial province (Alsace-Lorraine, 1871–1918) was contested in the 19th and 20th centuries; France and Germany exchanged control of parts of Lorraine (including Alsace) four times in 75 years.
With the decline of the Roman Empire, Alsace became the territory of the Germanic Alemanni. The Alemanni were agricultural people, and their Germanic language formed the basis of modern-day dialects spoken along the Upper Rhine (Alsatian, Alemannian, Swabian, Swiss). Clovis and the Franks defeated the Alemanni during the 5th century AD, culminating with the Battle of Tolbiac, and Alsace became part of the Kingdom of Austrasia. Under Clovis' Merovingian successors the inhabitants were Christianized. Alsace remained under Frankish control until the Frankish realm, following the Oaths of Strasbourg of 842, was formally dissolved in 843 at the Treaty of Verdun; the grandsons of Charlemagne divided the realm into three parts. Alsace formed part of the Middle Francia, which was ruled by the youngest grandson Lothar I. Lothar died early in 855 and his realm was divided into three parts. The part known as Lotharingia, or Lorraine, was given to Lothar's son. The rest was shared between Lothar's brothers Charles the Bald (ruler of the West Frankish realm) and Louis the German (ruler of the East Frankish realm). The Kingdom of Lotharingia was short-lived, however, becoming the stem duchy of Lorraine in Eastern Francia after the Treaty of Ribemont in 880. Alsace was united with the other Alemanni east of the Rhine into the stem duchy of Swabia. | ['In antiquity Lorraine belonged to whom?', 'Who got them in 17th century?', 'What was its status then?', 'What became part of Alsace?', 'By what process?', 'When?', 'Whose part is it often mentioned?', 'Who got them later?', 'When?', 'What was its status then?', 'Did countries fight over it?', 'Which countries?', 'In which centuries?', 'Did it change hands?', 'How many times?', 'For how long?', 'What was the inhabitants profession in Roman Empire period?', 'How many parts Charlemagne divided the place?', 'How many brothers Lothar had?', 'What place Alsace united with then?'] | {'answers': ['he Germanic Alemanni', 'France', 'one of the provinces of France', 'the Calvinist manufacturing republic of Mulhouse', 'after a vote', 'on January 4, 1798', 'Alsace', 'Germany', '1871–1918', 'an imperial province', 'yes', 'France and Germany', 'in the 19th and 20th centuries', 'yes', 'four tiems', '75 years', 'agricultural', 'the grandsons of Charlemagne divided the realm into three parts', 'two', 'Alsace formed part of the Middle Francia'], 'answers_start': [709, 0, 0, 180, 181, 180, 335, 429, 488, 470, 977, 606, 574, 605, 605, 606, 801, 1374, 1673, 1440], 'answers_end': [801, 129, 180, 287, 334, 335, 429, 531, 559, 530, 1138, 708, 707, 707, 707, 706, 839, 1439, 1827, 1482]} |
36dsne9qz5ypa9v7md60xwgwhwhjou | Beijing, China (CNN) -- A court in eastern China sentenced a man to death Saturday for attacking 29 kindergarten students and three teachers with a knife, state-run media said.
The Taixing Intermediate People's Court found Xu Yuyuan, 47, guilty of intentional homicide after a half-day trial, Xinhua news agency said.
Xu told the court that his rage against society motivated him in the April 29 attacks, according to Xinhua. But he appealed the death sentence, arguing that the punishment was too severe since no one died in the attacks, Xinhua said.
Chinese penal code says a person can be convicted of intentional homicide for acting on an intent to kill, the news agency reported.
A police probe found Xu had been unemployed since 2001, when he was fired by a local insurance company. He told police he carried out the attack because he was angry about a series of business and personal humiliations, Xinhua said.
About 300 people attended Saturday's open trial, according to Xinhua.
Xu's sentence was the second death penalty conviction after a recent spate of school attacks that have prompted public outrage across China.
Zheng Minsheng, 42, was sentenced to death and executed on April 28 for attacking students in front of an elementary school in Fujian province, killing eight and wounding several others. Zheng also used a knife in the attacks, Xinhua reported.
Authorities said Zheng carried out the attack because he was frustrated at "failures in his romantic life," the news agency said.
At least four other such attacks on school children in China have been reported since March. | ['How old was the defendant?', 'What was his nationality?', 'Was he found guilty?', 'of what?', 'How long was the proceeding?', 'Who published the information?', 'How many victims were there?', 'was Xu employed?', 'Did anyone perish in the incident?', 'What punitive measures were sought by the prosecutors?', "What was the assailant's motive?", 'about what?', 'Have there been other similar crimes commited recently?', 'What became of the other criminal?', 'How many lives did he take?', 'and his motivation?', 'with what?', 'How many crimes of this nature have been reported this year?'] | {'answers': ['47', 'Chinese', 'yes', 'intentional homicide', 'a half-day', 'CNN', '32', 'no', 'no', 'the death penalty', 'he was angry', 'business and personal humiliations', 'yes', 'he was executed', 'eight', 'he was frustrated', 'failures in his romantic life', 'four'], 'answers_start': [225, 23, 218, 247, 277, 0, 97, 714, 514, 1018, 838, 876, 1211, 1176, 1287, 1443, 1465, 1521], 'answers_end': [247, 48, 247, 271, 287, 20, 141, 747, 541, 1043, 911, 911, 1285, 1210, 1301, 1460, 1494, 1553]} |
3zy8ke4isj31mg8hifcnppmqsm6vq4 | As the number of possible tests for even simple software components is practically infinite, all software testing uses some strategy to select tests that are feasible for the available time and resources. As a result, software testing typically (but not exclusively) attempts to execute a program or application with the intent of finding software bugs (errors or other defects). The job of testing is an iterative process as when one bug is fixed, it can illuminate other, deeper bugs, or can even create new ones.
Although testing can determine the correctness of software under the assumption of some specific hypotheses (see hierarchy of testing difficulty below), testing cannot identify all the defects within software. Instead, it furnishes a criticism or comparison that compares the state and behavior of the product against oracles—principles or mechanisms by which someone might recognize a problem. These oracles may include (but are not limited to) specifications, contracts, comparable products, past versions of the same product, inferences about intended or expected purpose, user or customer expectations, relevant standards, applicable laws, or other criteria. | ['What is infinite?', 'What do these tests find?', "Once it's fixed is everything good to go?", 'Why not?', 'Can testing identify everything?', 'What did it do instead?', 'Are contracts included in the oracles?', 'How many things were oracles?', 'What did software testing typically attempt to do?', 'What type of process is the job?'] | {'answers': ['possible tests', 'software bugs', 'no', 'it can illuminate or create new ones', 'no', 'it furnishes a criticism', 'yes', 'more than eight', 'execute a program', 'iterative'], 'answers_start': [0, 216, 426, 448, 670, 736, 913, 913, 218, 379], 'answers_end': [91, 352, 517, 514, 711, 799, 989, 1180, 296, 423]} |
31uv0mxwnqc77o5jzgp1cp15oxoi50 | Washington (), officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Named after George Washington, the first President of the United States, the state was made out of the western part of the Washington Territory, which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 in accordance with the Oregon Treaty in the settlement of the Oregon boundary dispute. It was admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889. Olympia is the state capital. Washington is sometimes referred to as Washington State to distinguish it from Washington, D.C., the capital of the U.S., which is often shortened to Washington.
Washington is the 18th largest state with an area of 71,362 square miles (184,827 sq km), and the 13th most populous state with over 7 million people. Approximately 60 percent of Washington's residents live in the Seattle metropolitan area, the center of transportation, business, and industry along Puget Sound , an inlet of the Pacific Ocean consisting of numerous islands, deep fjords, and bays carved out by glaciers. The remainder of the state consists of deep temperate rainforests in the west, mountain ranges in the west, central, northeast and far southeast, and a semi-arid basin region in the east, central, and south, given over to intensive agriculture. Washington is the second most populous state on the West Coast and in the Western United States, after California. Mount Rainier, an active stratovolcano, is the state's highest elevation at almost 14,411 feet (4,392 m) and is the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States. | ['What is this about?', 'What is that?', 'Where?', 'But where?', 'When was it made?', 'Which one was it?', 'Was it part of the Confederate states?', 'What is the capital of it?', 'Does it ever get confused with anything else?', 'What?', 'How do they get around that?', 'How large is it?', 'How many miles?', 'How many people live there?', 'What ranking does that make it?', 'Where do most of them live there?', 'What is that?', 'What is the rest of it?', 'What is the highest point?', 'How high is it?'] | {'answers': ['Washington', 'a state', 'in the United States', 'in the Pacific Northwest region', '1889', 'the 42nd', 'No', 'Olympia', 'Yes', 'Washington, D.C', 'Washington is sometimes referred to as Washington State', "It's the 18th largest state", '71,362', '7 million', 'the 13th most populous', 'in the Seattle metropolitan area', 'the center of transportation, business, and industry along Puget Sound', 'temperate rainforests, mountain ranges, and a semi-arid basin region', 'Mount Rainier', '14,411 feet'], 'answers_start': [0, 53, 62, 61, 438, 419, 407, 444, 530, 553, 474, 651, 691, 771, 732, 845, 878, 1104, 1420, 1503], 'answers_end': [11, 61, 114, 93, 442, 428, 416, 451, 568, 568, 529, 674, 698, 780, 754, 877, 949, 1234, 1433, 1515]} |
3w92k5rlwuhctupjynokrerzwwnv57 | When no one wanted to build the world's tallest and fastest water slide, Jeff Henry built it himself.
So when Verrückt was completed, and it was time to test the 168-foot coaster in his Kansas City, Kansas, water park, the choice of test riders was rather easy.
The guinea pigs: Henry, owner of Schlitterbahn Waterparks and Resorts; Henry's assistant; and head designer John Schooley.
"It was terrifying," Schooley said. "It was great fun, but it was actually terrifying."
The slide finally opened to the public on Thursday, July 10, after several weeks of delays. Technical glitches forced the original May 23 opening date to be pushed back three times, a park spokesperson said.
Officially certified by Guinness World Records in May, Verrückt -- which is German for "insane" -- is 5 feet taller than the previous record holder, a water slide at a Rio de Janeiro country club.
Verrückt is precisely 168 feet 7 inches tall. To put that free fall in perspective, it's longer than a plunge at Niagara Falls.
Schooley stressed, however, that the ride is more than a single drop, calling it an "extreme thrill" without comparison.
"You have three or four experiences on the ride," he said. "There is a 3-second free fall before you get launched into a weightless situation for a few seconds, and then you come down like a roller coaster and have a long splash down."
The origins of Verrückt are as extreme as the ride itself.
According to Schooley, owner Henry was at a trade show and simply decided he wanted to build the tallest, fastest water slide at one of his five Schlitterbahn water parks. He immediately shopped the idea to vendors, who declined, but he refused to be denied. | ['What water slide is the biggest in the world?', 'What does that mean?', 'Who created it?', 'How tall is it?', 'Who tested it?', 'Where?', 'Did they think it was a good time?', 'How else did they feel?', 'When did it open for everyone?', 'Did they encounter any issues with the opening?', 'What happened?', 'Who used to hold the record for the tallest slide', 'So, is it just one big fall?', 'How many elements are involved with the ride?', 'What is without comparison?', 'When did the owner decide to build it?', 'How many places does he own like this?', 'Was everyone on board with his plan?', 'Who was against it?', 'Did he give up?'] | {'answers': ['Verrück', '"insane"', 'Jeff Henry', '168 feet 7 inches', 'Jeff Henry and John Schooley', 'Kansas City, Kansas', 'Yes.', 'Terrified', 'Thursday, July 10', 'Yes', 'Technical glitches.', 'A Rio de Janeiro country club.', 'No.', '3 or 4', 'The Verruckt', 'At a trade show', 'Five', 'No', 'Vendors', 'No'], 'answers_start': [691, 746, 0, 890, 266, 142, 426, 391, 481, 573, 573, 840, 1143, 1144, 1048, 1464, 1568, 1614, 1614, 1672], 'answers_end': [753, 786, 102, 934, 389, 207, 479, 426, 540, 689, 661, 888, 1379, 1192, 1120, 1614, 1613, 1701, 1670, 1701]} |
36ahbnmv1rco11zhi4tnwpjlrxodyd | CHAPTER XIV
WILLIAM BENT PITMAN HEARS OF SOMETHING TO HIS ADVANTAGE
On the morning of Sunday, William Dent Pitman rose at his usual hour, although with something more than the usual reluctance. The day before (it should be explained) an addition had been made to his family in the person of a lodger. Michael Finsbury had acted sponsor in the business, and guaranteed the weekly bill; on the other hand, no doubt with a spice of his prevailing jocularity, he had drawn a depressing portrait of the lodger's character. Mr. Pitman had been led to understand his guest was not good company; he had approached the gentleman with fear, and had rejoiced to find himself the entertainer of an angel. At tea he had been vastly pleased; till hard on one in the morning he had sat entranced by eloquence and progressively fortified with information in the studio; and now, as he reviewed over his toilet the harmless pleasures of the evening, the future smiled upon him with revived attractions. "Mr. Finsbury is indeed an acquisition," he remarked to himself; and as he entered the little parlour, where the table was already laid for breakfast, the cordiality of his greeting would have befitted an acquaintanceship already old.
"I am delighted to see you, sir"--these were his expressions--"and I trust you have slept well."
"Accustomed as I have been for so long to a life of almost perpetual change," replied the guest, "the disturbance so often complained of by the more sedentary, as attending their first night in (what is called) a new bed, is a complaint from which I am entirely free." | ['what happened the day before?', 'what did Pitman think about the lodger?', 'did he change his mind about him?', 'what is the story about?', 'what day does it take place?', 'did he wake up at usual time?', 'what was different this morning?', 'what did he say to himself about Finsbury?', 'what was on the table when he entered?', 'what room was this in?'] | {'answers': ['an addition had been made', 'more than the usual reluctance.', 'yes', 'WILLIAM BENT PITMAN HEARS OF SOMETHING TO HIS ADVANTAGE', 'Sunday', 'yes', 'more than the usual reluctance.', 'Mr. Finsbury is indeed an acquisition,', 'breakfast', 'the little parlour,'], 'answers_start': [237, 72, 634, 14, 72, 72, 72, 991, 1092, 1058], 'answers_end': [302, 198, 695, 71, 96, 140, 198, 1029, 1140, 1093]} |
3kxir214i4gl0knhw8lzkhoazzt24p | A nine-year-old kid was sitting at his desk when suddenly there was a puddle between his feet and the front of his trousers was wet. He thought his heart was going to stop because he couldn't possibly imagine how this had happened. It had never happened before, and he knew that when the boys found out, especially Jack, _ When the girls found out, especially Martha and Jackie, they would never speak to him again as long as he lived.
He prayed this prayer, "Dear God, I need help now! Five minutes from now I'm dead meat!" He looked up from his prayer and here came the teacher with a look in her eyes that said he had been discovered. As the teacher was walking toward him, a classmate named Susie was carrying a goldfish bowl full of water. Susie lost her balance in front of the teacher and dumped the bowl of water in the boy's lap. The boy pretended to be angry, but all the while was saying to himself, "Thank you, Lord!"
Now all of a sudden, instead of being the object of ridicule , the boy was the object of sympathy . The teacher rushed him downstairs and gave him gym shorts to put on while his trousers dried out. All the other children were on their hands and knees cleaning up around his desk. Martha even gave him her own candy. The sympathy was wonderful. But as life would have it, the ridicule that should have been his had been turned to someone else--Susie. She tried to help, but they told her to get out.
When school was over, the boy walked over to Susie and whispered, "You did that on purpose, didn't you?" Susie whispered back, "I wet my trousers once, too!" | ['Who old was the child who was wet?', 'Who were the girls that found out?', 'How would they react?', 'Who was the classmate?', 'What was she carrying?', 'Did she drop it?', 'Was the boy angry?', 'Did he pretend to be?', 'He was now the object of what', 'Who assisted him downstairs?', 'What did Martha give him?'] | {'answers': ['Nine', 'Martha and Jackie', 'They would never speak to him again', 'Susie', 'a goldfish bowl full of water', 'Yes', 'No', 'Yes', 'sympathy', 'The teacher', 'her own candy'], 'answers_start': [0, 322, 322, 747, 697, 746, 840, 841, 934, 1033, 1214], 'answers_end': [131, 436, 436, 839, 745, 841, 929, 933, 1032, 1131, 1248]} |
3a4tn5196kisae3e88uoqj60g17chl | Microsoft Word is a word processor developed by Microsoft. It was first released on October 25, 1983 under the name "Multi-Tool Word" for Xenix systems. Subsequent versions were later written for several other platforms including IBM PCs running DOS (1983), Apple Macintosh running Classic Mac OS (1985), AT&T Unix PC (1985), Atari ST (1988), OS/2 (1989), Microsoft Windows (1989), SCO Unix (1994), and macOS (2001). Commercial versions of Word are licensed as a standalone product or as a component of Microsoft Office, Windows RT or the discontinued Microsoft Works suite. Microsoft Word Viewer and Office Online are freeware editions of Word with limited features.
In 1981, Microsoft hired Charles Simonyi, the primary developer of Bravo, the first GUI word processor, which was developed at Xerox PARC. Simonyi started work on a word processor called "Multi-Tool Word" and soon hired Richard Brodie, a former Xerox intern, who became the primary software engineer.
Microsoft announced Multi-Tool Word for Xenix and MS-DOS in 1983. Its name was soon simplified to "Microsoft Word". Free demonstration copies of the application were bundled with the November 1983 issue of "PC World", making it the first to be distributed on-disk with a magazine. That year Microsoft demonstrated Word running on Windows. | ['Who did they hire in 1981?', 'What did he do?', 'what did he develope?', 'what is that?', 'What is Microsoft word?', 'What magazine were distributed demo copies?', 'when?', 'Name a few other platforms that it was written for later.', 'when was it first released?', 'what month?', 'what was it called?', 'who did Simonyi hire?', 'where was he from?', 'what was he there?', 'what did Microsof announce in 1983?', 'what versions are licensed?', 'which ones are freeware editions?', 'do they have unlimited features?', 'what platform was it released on in 2001?', 'and what year did it demonstrate word on windows?'] | {'answers': ['Charles Simony', 'developer', 'Bravo', 'first GUI word processor', 'a word processor', 'PC World', 'November 1983', 'IBM PCs running DOS (1983), Apple Macintosh running Classic Mac OS (1985),', '1983', 'Microsoft Word is a word processor developed by Microsoft. It was first released on October 25, 1983 under the name "Multi-Tool Word" for Xenix systems. Subsequent versions were later written for several other platforms including IBM PCs running DOS (1983), Apple Macintosh running Classic Mac OS (1985), AT&T Unix PC (1985), Atari ST (1988), OS/2 (1989), Microsoft Windows (1989), SCO Unix (1994), and macOS (2001). Commercial versions of Word are licensed as a standalone product or as a component of Microsoft Office, Windows RT or the discontinued Microsoft Works suite. Microsoft Word Viewer and Office Online are freeware editions of Word with limited features.', 'Multi-Tool Word', 'Richard Brodie', 'Xerox', 'primary software engineer', 'Multi-Tool Word for Xenix and MS-DOS', 'Microsoft Office, Windows RT or the discontinued Microsoft Works suite', 'Microsoft Word Viewer and Office Online', 'No', 'macOS', 'Microsoft Windows'], 'answers_start': [695, 724, 737, 748, 18, 1180, 1156, 230, 1032, 0, 117, 890, 915, 944, 992, 503, 575, 650, 403, 356], 'answers_end': [709, 733, 742, 772, 34, 1188, 1169, 304, 1037, 668, 132, 904, 920, 969, 1029, 573, 614, 667, 408, 373]} |
3kyqyyshyv7c7nvfchkpuyljdmtdo4 | The Australian is a broadsheet newspaper published in Australia from Monday to Saturday each week since 14 July 1964. The editor in chief is Paul Whittaker; the editor is John Lehmann and the editor-at-large is Paul Kelly.
Available nationally (in each state and territory), "The Australian" is the biggest-selling national newspaper in the country, with a circulation of 116,655 on weekdays and 254,891 on weekends in 2013, figures substantially below those of top-selling local newspapers in Sydney ("The Daily Telegraph"), Melbourne ("The Herald Sun"), and Brisbane ("The Courier-Mail"). Its chief rivals are the business-focused "Australian Financial Review", and on weekends, "The Saturday Paper". In May 2010, the newspaper launched the first Australian newspaper iPad app. "The Australian" is owned by News Corp Australia.
"The Australian" is published by News Corp Australia, an asset of News Corp, which also owns the sole dailies in Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart and Darwin and the most popular metropolitan dailies in Sydney and Melbourne. News Corp's Chairman and Founder is Rupert Murdoch.
"The Australian" integrates content from overseas newspapers owned by News Corp Australia's parent, News Corp, including "The Wall Street Journal" and "The Times" of London.
The first edition of "The Australian" was published by Rupert Murdoch on 15 July 1964, becoming the third national newspaper in Australia following shipping newspaper "Daily Commercial News" (1891) and "Australian Financial Review" (1951). Unlike other Murdoch newspapers, it was neither a tabloid nor an acquired publication. From its inception "The Australian" struggled for financial viability and ran at a loss for several decades. | ['What is the Australian?', 'What kind of newspaper?', 'Does the Australian contain content from other papers?', 'Papers from where?', 'Name an overseas paper used by the Australian.', 'And another?', 'Who owns those papers?', 'Is the Australian a popular newspaper in Australia?', 'How many papers go out on weekdays?', 'And on weekends?', 'From what year was that circulation data taken?', "Who is News Corp's founder?", 'What is his company position?', 'When was the first edition released?', 'By whom?', 'Name a paper that was more popular at the time.', 'Name a national paper that had been released before that time.', 'And another?', 'What kind of paper was "Daily Commercial News"?', 'Was the Australian financially successful?'] | {'answers': ['newspaper', 'broadsheet', 'Yes', 'from overseas', '"The Wall Street Journal"', '"The Times"', 'News Corp', 'yes', '116,655', '254,891', '2013', 'Rupert Murdoch', 'Chairman', '15 July 1964', 'Rupert Murdoch', 'unknown', '"Daily Commercial News"', '"Australian Financial Review"', 'a shipping newspaper', 'no'], 'answers_start': [0, 18, 1106, 1134, 1147, 1217, 1147, 277, 357, 352, 357, 1052, 1052, 1282, 1323, -1, 1420, 1484, 1430, 1628], 'answers_end': [40, 39, 1166, 1166, 1252, 1280, 1215, 350, 393, 417, 425, 1102, 1102, 1367, 1351, -1, 1472, 1520, 1472, 1678]} |
3tu5zicbrd13b4c4am1dxb2igla8qa | Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who was found dead February 2 on the bathroom floor of his New York apartment with a syringe in his left arm, died of acute mixed drug intoxication, including heroin, cocaine, benzodiazepines and amphetamine, the New York medical examiner's office said Friday.
The manner of death was ruled an accident, the medical examiner's office said in a statement.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, said that as addicts take mixtures of drugs more chronically, they may not necessarily feel the effects of the narcotics, which still suppress the respiratory system.
"They're not feeling it, but it's still having an impact on their ability to breathe, and that's the real problem," he said. "It's called stacking. You can stack the same drug too close together, or you can start to stack other drugs, one on top of the other. That's how people get into trouble. They do call it accidental death as well."
Police found nearly 50 envelopes branded "Ace of Spades" filled with what they believe was heroin in the actor's Manhattan apartment, two law enforcement sources familiar with the inquiry said.
Used syringes, prescription drugs and empty bags that authorities suspect were used to hold heroin also were found in the apartment where Hoffman, 46, was found dead, sources said.
He was expected to pick up his children that day but didn't show up, the official said. Playwright David Katz and another person went to the apartment and found him dead, the official said.
Police officers found him in a T-shirt and shorts with his eyeglasses still on his head. | ["What state medical examiner's office handled the actor's death?", "What is the actor's first name?", 'And last name?', 'And middle name?', "Was the actor's death judged to be an accident?", "Through what means did the medical examiner's office release this information?", 'What was the brand on the envelopes found/', 'What drug was in the envelope?', 'Was Hoffman found dead in a house?', 'In what city was his apartment?', 'How old was he at the time of his death?', "What is the last name of CNN's medical correspondent?", 'And his first name?', 'What is the last name of the playwright who found his body?', 'Was someone else with Katz?', 'What was Hoffman wearing when found?', 'What did he have on his head?', 'What persons were Hoffman supposed to pick up that day?', "In which arm of Hoffman's was a syringe found?"] | {'answers': ['New York', 'Philip', 'Hoffman', 'Seymour', 'yes', 'a statement.', '"Ace of Spades"', 'heroin', 'no', 'New York', '46', 'Gupta', 'Sanjay', 'David Katz', 'yes', 'in a tee shirt and shorts', 'his eyeglasses', 'his children', 'the left'], 'answers_start': [239, 0, 5, 6, 293, 335, 951, 952, 0, 88, 1286, 389, 389, 1419, 1330, 1523, 1523, 1331, 113], 'answers_end': [278, 28, 28, 28, 387, 387, 1146, 1146, 107, 107, 1297, 440, 440, 1520, 1521, 1611, 1612, 1379, 138]} |
3igi0vl647kltzms1bysq3xdqehonu | Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. "Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at west hill farm. good food., fresh air, horse riding,Walking,fishing, cheap and interesting." "This sounds a good idea," He thought. "I'll spend a month at west hill farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They'll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming." He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for west hill farm.But four days later, he returned home. "What was wrong with west hill farm?" His best friend, Ed, asked him. "Didn't you enjoy country life?" "Country life was very good," Henry said. "But there was another problem." "Oh. what?" "Well," he said, "The first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner." "What's wrong with that?" Ed asked. "Fresh meat is the best." "I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner." "Lucky you!" "You don't understand," Henry said. "On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner." "A different meat every day," Ed said loudly, " And you are ing!" "Let me finish," Henry said. "On the fourth day the farmer died, and i didn't dare stay for dinner!" | ['who is the main character?', 'Did he take a trip?', 'where did he go?', 'did he normally go to the countryside on holiday?', 'where did he normally go?', 'what did the generally do on holiday?', 'what was there to do in the countryside?', 'who was his pal?', 'was he a casual acquaintance?', 'how close were they?', 'when did the main character go on holiday?', 'did he plan a short trip?', 'how long was the trip supposed to be?', 'was he cut his holiday short?', 'how long was his trip?', 'what did he eat for his main meal on the first day?', 'and the second?', 'and the third?', 'did he eat a main meal on the fourth day?', 'why not?'] | {'answers': ['Henry', 'Yes', 'to west hill farm', 'No', 'the seaside', 'sit by the seaside and swim', 'horse riding,Walking,fishing', 'Ed', 'No', 'Ed was his best friend', 'on the first of July', 'No', 'a month', 'yes', 'four days', 'roast mutton', 'roast beef', 'roast pork', 'No', 'the farmer died'], 'answers_start': [0, 617, 617, 101, 101, 454, 225, 743, 743, 743, 617, 360, 361, 670, 670, 913, 1068, 1183, 1377, 1339], 'answers_end': [5, 665, 665, 131, 131, 516, 295, 762, 762, 764, 665, 397, 397, 703, 703, 987, 1127, 1230, 1407, 1408]} |
3ywrv122cszv3xjlrvli7cz7kfau8e | (CNN) -- Jon Meis' reported habit of carrying pepper spray may have saved students' lives after a man opened fire at a Seattle college.
The shooter had just wounded three people Thursday, one of whom died. He was reloading his shotgun when Meis, a volunteer security guard, saw an opening.
He doused the gunman with the spray and tackled him to the ground.
Other students at Seattle Pacific University piled on and took the weapon away from suspected shooter Aaron Ybarra, 26, police said.
Officers are convinced the bloodshed at the Christian school would have been worse had Meis and the others not intervened.
A man who said he was close friends with Meis' older brother and sister-and-law described him as "amazingly resourceful."
"I wasn't surprised to see he was the hero -- his resourcefulness, love for others and knowledge of the greater good are what defines him, in my mind," Andrew Van Ness told CNN in an e-mail.
Van Ness said Meis enjoyed playing a campus "humans versus zombies" game organized by the school's Student Union Board, finishing in the top 10 both times the game was held.
On Thursday, Meis appeared shaken, at moments on the verge of tears, when ambulances arrived to tend to the wounded. Medics put him on a stretcher and took him to a hospital to check him over.
Harborview Medical Center spokeswoman Susan Gregg didn't identify Meis by name but said a man believed to be the student hero was thoroughly evaluated and released. He had no injuries, she said. | ['When did the incident occur?', 'Was anyone injured?', 'By what?', 'How did he injure them?', 'What is the attackers name?', 'How many did he injure?', 'Who may have saved their lives?', 'How did he help?', 'Did anyone else try to stop the man?', 'Who?', 'How old is the suspect?', 'according to who?', 'How do the people who now him, describe him?', "Do they know Meis's sister?", 'Which relatives do they know?', 'What did Meis place top ten in?', 'What was the game about?', 'Did Meis have to see a doctor after the incedent?', 'Where was he taken?', 'Did he have any serious injuries?', 'Was he released?'] | {'answers': ['Thursday,', 'yes', 'a man', 'he opened fire', 'unknown', 'three people', 'Jon Meis', 'He doused the gunman with pepper spray', 'Yes', 'Other students', '26,', 'police', 'amazingly resourceful', 'no', 'older brother and sister-and-law', 'the game', 'humans versus zombies', 'Yes', 'Harborview Medical Center', 'No', 'Yes'], 'answers_start': [178, 152, 96, 102, -1, 166, 9, 294, 363, 363, 478, 482, 721, 623, 670, 1095, 985, 1393, 1311, 1475, 1465], 'answers_end': [189, 179, 102, 113, -1, 179, 17, 330, 378, 377, 482, 489, 742, 742, 702, 1103, 1006, 1474, 1335, 1493, 1474]} |
3vj40nv2qinjocrcy7k4z235g6xtof | (CNN) -- She's built her career caring for orphans.
Jane Aronson has evaluated more than 10,000 adopted children from around the world. Her patients include the offspring of Hollywood luminaries. An infectious disease specialist, she treated Angelina Jolie's daughter Zahara, who was critically ill when the actress brought her home from Ethiopia.
In her new book, "Carried in Our Hearts: The Gift of Adoption: Inspiring Stories of Families Created Across Continents," Aronson curates a collection of stories written by many of the families she helped to unite. The actress Mary-Louise Parker shares the moment she first met her daughter in an Ethiopian orphanage. "Grey's Anatomy" creator Shonda Rhimes remembers crying in a Detroit hospital parking garage, overcome with emotion while waiting for her adopted daughter's birth.
The book is also a family affair for Aronson. Her two adopted sons contribute their own recollections of how they became a family. Des Aronson, now almost 15 years old, shares an anecdote about getting lost soon after meeting his new mother when he was 5. Elevator doors closed unexpectedly at the Hilton Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, sending the new family into a panic across hotel floors.
But "Carried in Our Hearts" is about more than the orphans who found their way to loving homes. It also includes a heart-wrenching reminder of the children left behind. The number of international adoptions has plummeted by more than 60% from its peak of 22,991 in 2004.
More than 90% of Aronson's young patients were adopted internationally. In her work as a doctor, and as an advocate for children without families, she has witnessed brutal treatment of orphans in many parts of the world. She also knows the potential these children have to succeed, with education, attention and love. | ['What book did Jane Aronson write?', 'How many families has she evaluated?', 'Only in the United States?', 'What is her career built on?', 'What is her book a compilation of?', 'What does Mary-Louise Parker say?', 'Who is Shonda Rhimes?', 'What does she remember?', 'Why?', 'What else is the book for her?', 'Did she adopt any children herself?', 'How many?', 'Boys or girls?', 'What story does one of them share?', 'How old was he?', 'What happened?', 'What else is the book about?', 'Has adoption increased since 2004?', 'How many of her patients have been adopted all over the world?', 'She she witnessed despicable things done to children?'] | {'answers': ['"Carried in Our Hearts: The Gift of Adoption: Inspiring Stories of Families Created Across Continents', 'more than 10,000 adopted children', 'No', 'caring for orphans.', 'a collection of stories written by many of the families she helped to unite', 'She shares the moment she first met her daughter in an Ethiopian orphanage.', '"Grey\'s Anatomy" creator', 'crying in a Detroit hospital parking garage,', "She was overcome with emotion while waiting for her adopted daughter's birth.", 'A family affair.', 'Yes', 'Two', 'Boys', 'about getting lost soon after meeting his new mother', 'he was 5.', 'Elevator doors closed unexpectedly sending the new family into a panic across hotel floors.', 'a heart-wrenching reminder of the children left behind.', 'No', 'More than 90%', 'Yes'], 'answers_start': [353, 54, 98, 9, 472, 578, 669, 693, 716, 835, 880, 881, 880, 1004, 1081, 1091, 1326, 1400, 1504, 1575], 'answers_end': [470, 114, 137, 51, 564, 668, 707, 762, 833, 881, 901, 902, 902, 1076, 1090, 1229, 1399, 1502, 1574, 1723]} |
3pzdlqmm0tlovo0wpnrh3f0yrj3c2j | CHAPTER IX.
LIBERATED.
The revolution was, indeed, ended. The unexpected arrival of a relieving garrison in the bay of Todos Santos had completed what the dissensions in the insurgents' councils had begun; the discontents, led by Brace and Winslow, had united with the Government against Perkins and his aliens; but a compromise had been effected by the treacherous giving up of the Liberator himself in return for an amnesty granted to his followers. The part that Bunker had played in bringing about this moral catastrophe was, however, purely adventitious. When he had recovered his health, and subsequent events had corroborated the truth of his story, the Mexican Government, who had compromised with Quinquinambo, was obliged to recognize his claims by offering him command of the missionary ship, and permission to rediscover the channel, the secret of which had been lost for half a century to the Government. He had arrived at the crucial moment when Perkins' command were scattered along the seashore, and the dragoons had invested Todos Santos without opposition.
Such was the story substantially told to Hurlstone and confirmed on his debarkation with the ladies at Todos Santos, the Excelsior being now in the hands of the authorities. Hurlstone did not hesitate to express to Padre Esteban his disgust at the treachery which had made a scapegoat of Senor Perkins. But to his surprise the cautious priest only shrugged his shoulders as he took a complacent pinch of snuff.
"Have a care, Diego! You are of necessity grateful to this man for the news he has brought--nay, more, for possibly being the instrument elected by Providence to precipitate the denouement of that miserable woman's life--but let it not close your eyes to his infamous political career. I admit that he was opposed to the revolt of the heathen against us, but it was his emissaries and his doctrines that poisoned with heresy the fountains from which they drank. Enough! Be grateful! but do not expect ME to intercede for Baal and Ashtaroth!" | ['Who got off at Todos Santos with the ladies?', 'Who did he complain to?', 'Was Estaban careful?', 'What wa his reaction to Hurlstone?', 'What else?', 'What name did he call Hurlstone?', 'Does he think that Diego is ignoring something?', 'What?', 'Whose career do you think?', 'Was the revolution still going on?', 'What ended it?', 'What did the Mexican Government give to someone?', 'And what else?', 'Had that been well known?', 'For how long was it not known?'] | {'answers': ['Hurlstone', 'Padre Esteban', 'Yes', 'shrugged his shoulders', 'he took a complacent pinch of snuff.', 'Diego', 'Yes', 'his infamous political career', 'the Excelsior being now in the hands of the authorities.', 'No', 'The unexpected arrival of a relieving garrison in the bay of Todos Santos', 'command of the missionary ship', 'and permission to rediscover the channel', 'No', 'half a century'], 'answers_start': [1081, 1255, 1382, 1384, 1429, 1495, 1715, 1715, 1198, 27, 62, 661, 807, 849, 878], 'answers_end': [1196, 1321, 1424, 1493, 1493, 1514, 1779, 1777, 1254, 60, 209, 806, 848, 903, 902]} |
3copxfw7xbc26tdqjyjrnblz7vhpkv | Going on a road trip? The St. Louis Arch, Statue of Liberty, and Golden Gate Bridge are common great tourist sites. If you prefer offbeat places, check out the following roadside attractions.
World's Largest Ball of Paint
Alexandria, Ind.
In 1977, Michael Carmichael set out to create the biggest ball of paint anywhere. Starting with a baseball as centre, he painted layer by layer of paint day after day, year after year. The ball weighs more than 1,300 pounds, with more than 20,000 coats of paint, which is recognized by Guinness World Record. Visitors can paint the wall themselves and become part of the history.
The Museum of Dirt
Boston, Mass.
The museum is the idea of Glenn Johnson. Labeled glass bottles contain such treasures as dirt from the Great Wall of China, as well as sand from a desert in Saudi Arabia and Omaha Beach in France. Best of all, the cost of seeing this museum is dirt cheap: It's free.
Mount Horeb Mustard Museum
Mount Horeb, Wis.
It's heaven for hotdog lovers! This museum says it has to have the world's largest collection for prepared mustard . Its more than 4,100 bottles of spices come from 60 nations, including Turkey and China. Visitors learn the history of mustard, from how it's made to how it's advertised and sold. The museum's creator, Barry Levenson, loves mustard so much that he even puts it on ice-cream!
Paper House
Rockport, Mass.
Swedish immigrant Ellis Stenman was much ahead of his time in 1922, when he started to build a two-room house almost entirely out of newspaper. At the time, people didn't give much---if any---thought to recycling paper. In fact, "recycling" wasn't even a word yet. The house is framed with wood, but the walls are made of 210 layers of newspaper. In all, he used about 100,000 newspapers. | ['Is golden gate a common tourist attraction?', 'Where is the largest ball of paint?', 'Who created it?', 'Which year?', 'What was at the center?', 'What was the final weight?', 'How many coats of paint he used?', 'Did he get any recognition for that?', 'Like what?', 'Can visitors participate in this activity?', 'If I like hotdog where should I go?', 'Where is it?', 'What they have there?', 'How many bottles?'] | {'answers': ['Yes', 'Alexandria, Ind.', 'Michael Carmichael', '1977', 'baseball', '1,300 pounds', '20,000', 'Yes', 'Guinness World Record', 'yes', 'Mount Horeb Mustard Museum', 'Mount Horeb, Wis.', "world's largest collection for prepared mustard .", '4,100 bottles'], 'answers_start': [21, 194, 254, 245, 326, 430, 485, 517, 517, 554, 933, 933, 1013, 1099], 'answers_end': [115, 244, 327, 327, 361, 468, 506, 553, 552, 625, 1013, 980, 1098, 1136]} |
36dsne9qz5ypa9v7md60xwgwh4hojf | Once upon a time there was a cute brown puppy. He was a very happy puppy. His name was Rudy. Rudy had a best friend. His name was Thomas. Thomas had a nice dad named Rick. Thomas and Rudy had been friends for almost a year. Rudy and Thomas loved to play in the big back yard. Sometimes, Thomas would ask his friend Jacob to come to the back yard and play with them. Jacob would always bring his puppy too. Jacob's puppy was named Sally. Thomas and Jacob would run around the back yard and Rudy and Sally chased them and barked. They all had so much fun playing together. One day, Thomas told Rudy that tomorrow would be a very special day. It would be Rudy's birthday. Rudy was very excited. The next day came and Thomas threw a birthday party for Rudy. All of Rudy's friends were there and they had presents for him. Jacob brought Rudy a new ball and Sally brought him a bone. There was one more present for Rudy to open. When he opened the gift from Thomas, Rudy was so exited that he jumped and barked. It was a new red collar with a shiny name tag on it. It was the best gift Rudy had ever been given. | ['where did Thomas and Rudy like to play?', 'how long were they friends for?', 'what kind of animal was Rudy?', 'and his color?', "what was the name of Jacob's dog?", 'what did she take to Jacob?', 'what was the occasion?', 'for who?', 'was Rudy pumped?', 'what was the gift?'] | {'answers': ['yard.', 'a year', 'puppy.', 'brown', 'Sally', 'bone', 'birthday', 'Rudy', 'best gift Rudy had ever been given.', 'red collar'], 'answers_start': [270, 216, 66, 34, 430, 872, 659, 651, 1069, 1019], 'answers_end': [275, 222, 73, 39, 435, 876, 667, 656, 1105, 1029]} |
3vnl7uk1xfjpizejz41ec8uro2rftu | Vivi Mac, an amazing artist from France, can use nearly any kind of food to create detailed celebrity portraits .Although she has yet to _ her short-lived work of arts in a proper art gallery, Vivi Mac has already made a name for herself online.
We've seen some amazing food artists in the past, but none are quite like this one .Karen Eland is a master coffee painter, Elisabetta Rogai uses wine as her medium ,Kelly McCollam uses food colouring to recreat classic paintings, but the self-taught Vivi Mac can take anything from chewing gum to milk and turn it into a fantastic portrait When working with liquids, Mac uses a simple plastic straw and her hands to guide the unusual .mediums around a plastic plate which acts as a painting. Just how she manages to capture the finest facial features is still a mistery to me, and I've seen videos of her doing it many times,
Vivi Mac has never attended art school. She only used online resources like blogs and facebook to learn the basics of drawing and painting. She started out working with pens and paper, but soon realized drawing wasn't just creative enough for her. She got into speed painting and body painting, posting videos of her works on You Tube, but it wasn't until she began experimenting with different kinds of foods that her art got serious coverage. Photos and videos of her eatable celebrity portraits, like Bruce Lee in milk Ice Cube in crushed ice or Amy Winehouse in wine, became popular on the French inter-webs and changed Vivi Mac into an online celebrity. | ['Where was Vic Mac from?', 'Whatis it she is know for?', 'Who is considered a Master coffee painter?', 'Dis Mac ever attend art school?', 'Where did she make her name for herself?', 'What does Kelly Mccollam use to recreate classic paintings?', 'How did Vivi Mac learn the basics of drawing and painting?', 'Does she do celebrity portraits?', 'Who has she painted?', 'Has her works ever been in a proper art gallery?'] | {'answers': ['France', 'using food to create portraits', 'Karen Eland', 'no', 'online.', 'food colouring', 'online resources', 'yes', 'Bruce Lee', 'no'], 'answers_start': [0, 68, 332, 877, 193, 414, 917, 68, 1354, 126], 'answers_end': [39, 111, 370, 914, 246, 448, 1002, 111, 1390, 191]} |
3i2pta7r3tun65e5jbygngb9cu8kqs | A recent Treasury Department report of misconduct by a banking regulator is giving watchdogs some ammunition to argue that financial regulators are too cozy with the banks they are tasked with overseeing.
The report, part of a small batch just released by the department's inspector-general, says that a government employee in Florida who served as a bank examiner accepted "gratuities (golf fees and/or food) on at least four occasions" from a bank he was reviewing. The report, conducted in 2010, called the situation a "conflict of interest" for the employee, who worked at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
"You have a government employee, during a time when he has a special responsibility to oversee this bank, actually taking time from work and going to play golf with these folks," said Michael Smallberg, a researcher with the Project on Government Oversight. "It was a pretty striking example of a government employee actually cozying up to the folks he's supposed to be regulating."
But Inspector-General Eric Thorson, who polices the Treasury Department and released the files, defended the agency.
"These investigative reports are good examples of the fact that the department has been successful in demonstrating that there is little toleration for individual misconduct."
"My opinion is that Treasury has an institutional highly ethical culture," he added.
But Smallberg is still critical. "When folks wonder why regulators didn't do a better job of stopping the financial crisis, or they're wondering why OCC didn't spot the huge trading loss at JP Morgan earlier this year, I think part of the issue is just that the examiners were just too close to the folks they were supposed to be examining," he said. | ['What was the recent report about?', 'Was this a big batch?', 'When was the report?', 'What was it called?', 'Who took up for the agency?', 'Who was he?', 'What does he do?', 'Where these reports bad or good?', 'How were they good?', 'What was Thorsons thoughts on the Treasury?', 'Did Smallberg have any thoughts?', 'What was one of his thoughts?'] | {'answers': ['Misconduct by a banking regulator', 'No', '2010', 'A "conflict of interest" for the employee', 'Eric Thorson', 'Inspector-General', 'Polices the Treasury Department', 'Good', 'They are good examples that there is little toleration for individual misconduct.', 'It has an institutional highly ethical culture.', 'Yes', 'That the examiners were just too close to the folks they were supposed to be examining'], 'answers_start': [0, 207, 470, 470, 1017, 1016, 1018, 1132, 1132, 1310, 1397, 1615], 'answers_end': [72, 254, 499, 563, 1128, 1047, 1085, 1309, 1308, 1384, 1428, 1736]} |
3wqq9fus6aug7yafr44n2m7jv09b8w | (CNN) -- Fernando Torres rediscovered his scoring touch as Spain soared to the top of Euro 2012 Group C and knocked the Republic of Ireland out of the tournament.
The much-maligned striker, who spurned several chances in Spain's opening game against Italy, scored twice as the defending champions cruised to a 4-0 win in Gdansk.
Strikes from David Silva and Cesc Fabregas helped to see off Giovanni Trapattoni's Ireland, who become the first team eliminated from Euro 2012.
In Thursday's other game in Group C, Croatia fought back to hold Italy to a 1-1 draw.
The Italians dominated the first half and evergreen playmaker Andrea Pirlo put his side in front with an exquisite free-kick.
But in-form striker Mario Mandzukic, who scored twice in Croatia's first match, brought his tournament tally to three with an emphatic finish to earn a point.
Spain 4-0 Ireland
Fernando Torres bagged a much-needed double as Spain thrashed the Republic of Ireland and cemented their status as Euro 2012 favorites.
After being frustrated by Italy in their opening game, Vicente Del Bosque's world champions looked close to their best in a display that dazzled the Irish.
Giovanni Trapattoni's side struggled to create a meaningful chance in the whole match and they limp out of the tournament following two defeats.
Spain outclassed their opponents from the first whistle and led after four minutes when Torres skipped away from Richard Dunne's challenge and blasted high into the net.
Goalkeeper Shay Given kept his side in it until halftime, making several saves as the Spanish controlled possession and created chances at will. | ['Who rose to the top in the Euro 2012 Group C games?', 'Who did they beat?', 'Who helped with that?', 'Was Ireland the first team out of the tournament?', 'Was there another game that day?', 'Who played?', 'Was it a tie?', 'Who was described as having an exquisite free-kick?', "Who scored 2 times in Croatia's first match?", 'Did he score again?', 'How many times?', 'What was the Spain-Ireland score?', 'Who sealed Spains win to Ireland?', "What was Spain's status?", 'How long into the game was Spain winning?', 'Who scored?', 'Who was the goaly?', 'How many saves did he make?', 'Who did Torres steal away from to score?', 'Was someone frustrated by Italy in the opening game?'] | {'answers': ['Spain', 'Republic of Ireland', 'Fernando Torres', 'Yes', 'Yes', 'Croatia and Italy', 'Yes', 'Andrea Pirlo', 'Mario Mandzukic,', 'Yes', 'once more', '4-0', 'bagged a much-needed double as Spain thrashed the Republic of Ireland', 'Euro 2012 favorites.', 'after four minutes', 'Torres', 'Shay Given', 'several', 'Richard Dunne', 'Yes'], 'answers_start': [59, 58, 9, 416, 480, 515, 517, 630, 696, 776, 776, 857, 877, 967, 1320, 1408, 1492, 1548, 1407, 1015], 'answers_end': [164, 164, 82, 478, 515, 551, 565, 694, 774, 853, 853, 876, 963, 1013, 1402, 1490, 1514, 1571, 1459, 1069]} |
3r8yzbnq9hizbq7l0h97jb6n6d6q7w | CHAPTER XXXII
AN INTERESTING MEETING
Hunterleys leaned suddenly forward across the little round table.
"The question of whether or no you shall pay your respects to Monsieur Douaille," he remarked, "is solved. Unless I am very much mistaken, we are going to have an exceedingly interesting luncheon-party on our right."
"Monsieur Douaille----" Mr. Simpson began, a little eagerly.
"And the others," Hunterleys interrupted. "Don't look around for a moment. This is almost historical."
Monsieur Ciro himself, bowing and smiling, was ushering a party of guests to a round table upon the terrace, in the immediate vicinity of the two men. Mr. Grex, with his daughter and Lady Hunterleys on one side and Monsieur Douaille on the other, were in the van. Draconmeyer followed with Lady Weybourne, and Selingman brought up the rear with the Comtesse d'Hausson, one of the most prominent leaders of the French colony in Monte Carlo, and a connection by marriage of Monsieur Douaille.
[Illustration: Mr. Grex, with his daughter and Lady Hunterleys on one side and Monsieur Douaille on the other, were in the van.]
"A luncheon-party for Douaille," Hunterleys murmured, as he bowed, to his wife and exchanged greetings with some of the others. "I wonder what they think of their neighbours! A little embarrassing for the chief guest, I am afraid."
"I see your wife is in the enemy's camp," his companion observed. "Draconmeyer is coming to speak to me. This promises to be interesting."
Draconmeyer and Selingman both came over to greet the English Minister. Selingman's blue eyes were twinkling with humour, his smile was broad and irresistible. | ['who leaned across the table?', 'was the table round?', 'Who bowed?', 'where the guests taken', 'who interrupted?', 'who was interrupted?', 'who was in the camp?', 'whose camp was it?', 'who was coming to speak?', 'who was greeted?', 'by whom?', 'what color eyes were they?', 'was his smile ugly?', 'who ushered the guest?', 'who was with Mr grex?', 'who was in the van?', 'how was bowed too?', 'how was bowed too?', 'who bowed?', 'who was the party for?'] | {'answers': ['Hunterleys', 'yes', 'Monsieur Ciro', 'to a round table', 'Hunterleys', 'Mr. Simpson', "Hunterleys' wife", "the enemy's", 'Draconmeyer', 'the English Minister.', 'Draconmeyer and Selingman', 'blue', 'no', 'Monsieur Ciro', 'his daughter and Lady Hunterleys and Monsieur Douaille', 'Mr. Grex, with his daughter and Lady Hunterleys and Monsieur Douaille', "Hunterleys' wife", 'his wife', 'Hunterleys', 'Douaille'], 'answers_start': [41, 86, 496, 569, 409, 352, 1361, 1377, 1421, 1545, 1495, 1579, 1617, 496, 662, 647, 1190, 1190, 1153, 1142], 'answers_end': [51, 105, 509, 586, 419, 363, 1370, 1388, 1432, 1566, 1521, 1584, 1654, 510, 729, 728, 1198, 1198, 1163, 1150]} |
39asuflu6x74t2n793i5jtuxoqaexp | Different people have different hobbies. For example, some people like reading, some people like swimming and some people like collecting something and so on. I have many hobbies, such as reading, skating, and traveling. I used to read books in my free time. I like reading because I could learn much by reading. At that time, reading was part of my life. Every day, I spent most of my free time reading books, newspapers and magazines. At night, I could hardly get to sleep without a novel in my hand. But later I found I could only learn from books by reading. I couldn't get knowledge from others. I needed a _ . Traveling is my hobby now. I can visit many different places by traveling. I can learn a lot about people, geography and history. It's very interesting. I have many good friends. They all have their hobbies. Ann studies very hard. So her hobby is reading all kinds of books. Tony loves working with her hands, and his hobby is gardening. He usually plants flowers and trees in his yard. Judy is a quiet girl. She likes knitting . She always knits sweaters for her dolls. We have different hobbies, but we are all good friends. (5) | ['Who is a quiet girl?', 'Does Tony like to read?', 'What does he like?', 'And what does Judy like?', 'What does she knit?', 'Does anyone like to read?', 'Who likes to travel?', 'What other types of things do people enjoy?', 'What does Tony plant?', 'Does he study hard?', 'Who does?', 'What is her hobby?'] | {'answers': ['Judy', 'No', 'gardening', 'knitting', 'sweaters for her dolls', 'Ann', 'I', 'some people like reading, some people like swimming and some people like collecting something and so on.', 'flowers and trees', 'unknown', 'Ann studies very hard', 'reading'], 'answers_start': [1003, 891, 943, 1035, 1063, 824, 159, 54, 972, -1, 824, 863], 'answers_end': [1007, 952, 952, 1043, 1085, 827, 161, 158, 989, -1, 845, 870]} |
38f71oa9gtwl54ozq702quzzuumfmk | Recently, tests have proved that Beethoven died from lead poisoning. Bill Walsh directed the Beethoven Research Project. Mr Walsh and his team examined pieces of bone belonging to Beethoven. They found a large amount of lead in the bone pieces. They said the lead levels were equal to those found in pieces of his hair in earlier studies of other scientists.
Genetic tests proved the bone pieces and hair came from Beethoven. The researchers also examined bone fragments( from someone else who lived during the same period. Both were from the top of the skull. The fragments from Beethoven had more lead than those from the other person. Their study didn't find measurable levels of cadmium or mercury , which scientists used to consider were the causes of his health problems.
Beethoven was sick for much of his life. He experienced strong stomach pains, a sign of lead poisoning, and a change of personality when he was around 20. He also got angry easily, and suffered from depression and hearing loss. His health problems became worse as Beethoven grew older.
Walsh said the lead levels found in Beethoven's skull suggested the metal might have been present in his body for many years. He said although there had been recognized cases of deafness caused by lead poisoning, there was no strong evidence to suggest that lead poisoning was the cause of Beethoven's deafness.
Ludwig van Beethoven visited many doctors to find a cure for his health problems. In a letter he wrote to a friend, he asked researchers to examine his body after he died so that other people would not have to suffer as he did. | ['What did recent tests prove about Beethoven?', 'Who directed the Beethoven research project?', 'Was Beethoven sick most of his life?', 'What were some of the symptoms he had?', 'What did scientist use to consider the cause of his health problems?', 'Did he visit lots of different doctors to find a cure?', 'What kind of evidince was there that pieces of hair other scientists studies were beethovens?', "Did Beethoven want researched to be done so others didn't have to suffer like he did?", 'How long was did the evendince point to that the metal was in his system?', 'Did they study someone else from the same time period to see if the amounts of lead in his system was similar?'] | {'answers': ['He died from lead poisoning.', 'Bill Walsh.', 'Yes.', 'Stomach pains.', 'Pieces of bone.', 'Yes.', 'Genetic tests.', 'Yes.', 'Many years.', 'Yes.'], 'answers_start': [9, 69, 782, 822, 137, 1395, 361, 1466, 1085, 428], 'answers_end': [68, 119, 821, 858, 189, 1426, 427, 1611, 1195, 524]} |
3dip6yhapcsee1mz1v6d3ud4xjie82 | (CNN) -- A June trial has been set for a Detroit-area man who said he accidentally shot and killed a 19-year-old woman he thought was breaking into his home.
Theodore Paul Wafer, 54, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Wednesday to second-degree murder charges in connection with the November 2, 2013 shooting of Renisha McBride. Authorities said McBride was intoxicated and possibly disoriented following a car crash before Wafer shot her on his porch in the community of Dearborn Heights.
The trial was set for June 2.
Last month, District Court Judge David Turfe said there was enough probable cause for Wafer to stand trial in connection with the shooting.
"Defendant came to the door with the shotgun," Turfe said, according to CNN Michigan affiliate WXYZ. "His first thought was to bring the gun, not call for help, or not answer the door. It suggests to this court, the defendant made a bad choice."
A friend of McBride told the court that she and the victim had been playing a drinking game with vodka and smoking marijuana the night of the shooting.
Wafer, whose lawyer said he shot the victim in self-defense, was charged with second-degree murder last month after days of pressure from McBride's relatives seeking an arrest.
He also was charged with manslaughter and possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
Wafer told investigators he thought McBride was breaking into his home, and that the shotgun accidentally discharged when he investigated, police said.
McBride was unarmed and there was no evidence of a break-in, so Wafer -- who authorities say shot McBride from behind a closed, locked screen door -- cannot lawfully claim he needed to shoot her to stop an imminent threat of death or great bodily harm, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy told reporters in November. | ['When was a trial set?', 'Who is going to trial?', 'Why?', 'Why was she going into his house?', 'What was she murdered with?', 'What is he charged with?', 'And why is this?', 'What was McBride doing on the night of the shooting?', 'And who was she doing that with?', 'Why did the defendant say he shot her?', 'Was she armed?'] | {'answers': ['June 2.', 'Theodore Paul Wafer', 'McBride was unarmed and there was no evidence of a break-in', 'intoxicated and possibly disoriented', 'gun', 'second-degree murder, manslaughter and possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony.', 'McBride was unarmed and there was no evidence of a break-in,', 'playing a drinking game with vodka and smoking', 'A friend', 'he thought McBride was breaking into his home.', 'no'], 'answers_start': [497, 160, 1504, 334, 772, 1073, 1504, 919, 919, 1351, 1505], 'answers_end': [528, 257, 1821, 496, 918, 1349, 1565, 1072, 1072, 1504, 1555]} |
36w0ob37hwe5i7eo0mew1h7lpgazhi | Boston (CNN) -- To see Mery Daniel today is to see how far she has come. Walking on her new prosthetic leg without crutches is a huge accomplishment, but to see Daniel ride 26 miles on a hand cycle underscores the tremendous progress she's made in the five months since the Boston Marathon bombings.
"This is the biggest challenge I've faced since the bombing," the 31-year-old Haitian immigrant said, referring to her participation in a recent ride from Waltham, Massachusetts, to Gillette Stadium in Foxboro. She beamed as her 5-year old daughter, Ciarra, and husband, Richardson, ran to offer hugs and congratulations.
"It's great," Richardson says proudly. "It's very encouraging to see -- despite what she's been through."
April 15 was the day that profoundly changed Mery's life and that of so many others.
Three people were killed and more than 250 were injured when a pair of bombs exploded just seconds apart near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
Suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was killed four days later in a standoff with police. His younger brother, Dzhokhar, faces charges that could bring a life sentence or the death penalty if he is convicted. He has pleaded not guilty.
More than 14 people lost limbs in the bombing.
Mery lost her left leg; amputated above the knee. Her right leg was spared, but it was severely mangled and she lost a significant portion of her calf. The team at Boston's Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital oversees the therapy for many of the new amputees. | ['How many lost limbs?', 'Who lost a leg?', 'Which one?', 'Where was it cut off?', 'Was the right leg amputated?', 'Is it okay?', 'What about her calf?', 'Where was she treated?', 'In what city?', 'Did others get treatment there?', 'What day did it happen?', 'On what day?', 'How old is she?'] | {'answers': ['More than 14', 'Mery Daniel', 'left', 'above the knee', 'no', 'no', 'lost a significant portion of her calf.', 'Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital', 'Boston', 'yes', 'The Boston Marathon', 'April 15', '"31'], 'answers_start': [1201, 1250, 1250, 1273, 1298, 1329, 1358, 1400, 1402, 1401, 270, 734, 362], 'answers_end': [1246, 1298, 1274, 1298, 1325, 1403, 1401, 1506, 1507, 1507, 300, 819, 480]} |
3xiqgxaumc8jkn8xmv4zdj2g3g77xo | (CNN) -- It has been a rocky couple of years for the people of Egypt. Since the 2011 revolution, the economy has tanked, street protests are an almost daily occurrence and the political situation remains volatile.
However, a handful of young Egyptians have found that the best way to take a stand against the turmoil is with stand-up comedy.
"We are like a little beam of sunlight, coming through and reminding people, 'Don't worry! When this cloud passes, it will be brighter. It will be happier,'" says Rami Borai, a comedian in one of Egypt's first home-grown comedy troupes, Hezb El Comedy.
The group, whose name means "The Comedy Party," was formed in 2009 by Hashim Al Gahry, who admits he started up with "zero capital." Al Gahry and some friends pooled their savings, and started marketing the group through social media. When they're not performing, Hezb El Comedy teaches the art of stand-up to other aspiring comics, instructing them on things like timing and body language.
"We're not the funniest people in the world, but it's the experience that has put us in a position to give them advice and tell them, 'These are our mistakes, and this is what you can do to avoid what we did,'" says Al Gahry.
Read more: Book shows collection of Iran's political cartoons
Other Arab nations are similarly investing in grassroots comedy. In Qatar, a few young comics have come together to form SUCQ (an acronym for Stand Up Comedy Qatar).
"It's an American art. We took it from the Americans. We have reshaped it to adapt to our culture and society and people," says Hamad Al Amri, 24, a comedian who is also a banker by day. Mohamed Kamal, who also performs stand-up with SUCQ, notes that given Qatar's political climate, there are limits to what he can joke about. | ['What place is this article aiming at?', 'When did their revolution take place', 'What did the young Egyptians come up with?', 'Name one of the comedian?', "What's the group's name?", 'and what does it mean?', 'What year was it formed>', 'By who?', 'Did he have any capital at all?', 'So what did he use?', 'How did they market their group?'] | {'answers': ['Egypt', '2011', 'Stand-up comedy to combat turmoil', 'Rami Borai', 'Hezb El Comedy.', 'The Comedy Party', '2009', 'Hashim Al Gahry', 'No', 'Savings', 'Through social media'], 'answers_start': [9, 70, 216, 346, 482, 601, 601, 601, 601, 601, 733], 'answers_end': [69, 97, 343, 520, 599, 649, 667, 686, 733, 781, 835]} |
3hmigg0u4l6ck63q1wi7ax5kg7m8yz | CHAPTER III. Rome
One warm, still day, late in the Roman autumn, our two young men were sitting beneath one of the high-stemmed pines of the Villa Ludovisi. They had been spending an hour in the mouldy little garden-house, where the colossal mask of the famous Juno looks out with blank eyes from that dusky corner which must seem to her the last possible stage of a lapse from Olympus. Then they had wandered out into the gardens, and were lounging away the morning under the spell of their magical picturesqueness. Roderick declared that he would go nowhere else; that, after the Juno, it was a profanation to look at anything but sky and trees. There was a fresco of Guercino, to which Rowland, though he had seen it on his former visit to Rome, went dutifully to pay his respects. But Roderick, though he had never seen it, declared that it could n't be worth a fig, and that he did n't care to look at ugly things. He remained stretched on his overcoat, which he had spread on the grass, while Rowland went off envying the intellectual comfort of genius, which can arrive at serene conclusions without disagreeable processes. When the latter came back, his friend was sitting with his elbows on his knees and his head in his hands. Rowland, in the geniality of a mood attuned to the mellow charm of a Roman villa, found a good word to say for the Guercino; but he chiefly talked of the view from the little belvedere on the roof of the casino, and how it looked like the prospect from a castle turret in a fairy tale. | ['What season was it?', 'what was the weather like?', 'how many people sat under a tree?', 'were they old?', 'were they men or women?', 'where were they?', 'under what tree?', 'what kind?', 'of what?', 'how long had they been there?', 'what mask is there?', 'what kind?', 'where does it stare?', 'with what look?', 'from where?', 'who found something nice to say?', 'about what?', 'what did he discuss?', 'from where?', 'where is that?'] | {'answers': ['autumn', 'warm', 'two', 'no', 'men', 'at the garden-house', 'pines', 'high-stemmed', 'the Villa Ludovisi', 'an hour', 'mask of the famous Juno', 'colossal', 'out', 'blank eyes', 'that dusky corner', 'Rowland', 'the Guercino', 'the view', 'the little belvedere', 'on the roof of the casino'], 'answers_start': [59, 24, 70, 75, 81, 211, 130, 117, 138, 182, 244, 235, 274, 283, 298, 1239, 1350, 1389, 1402, 1423], 'answers_end': [65, 28, 75, 80, 85, 223, 135, 129, 157, 190, 267, 244, 278, 293, 316, 1246, 1362, 1397, 1423, 1449]} |
3wokgm4l71gi83ul05wufr10j2l0o9 | Simon hardly listened to his teachers or worked hard in class. For him, talking was so much better. He never stopped talking. He wanted to be heard. "If you listen carefully, you'll learn something." Mrs. Jacobs told him many times, but it didn't work. Last Sunday, Simon had a sore throat and he lost his voice the next morning. "Can I stay home?" he tried to ask, but words didn't come out. His mother thought he could go to school. He felt upset. When he got to school, he didn't say anything to his friends or teachers. Everyone started talking at once. They were excited, worried and surprised. Mrs. Jacobs seemed happy. Simon was bored because he couldn't talk. But it wasn't so bad. He could do his homework. The next day, even though his voice was coming back, he stayed quiet again. He listened and put up his hand to speak. What a great difference! ,. | ["What was the teacher's name?", 'Who was one of her students?', 'Was he quiet?', 'Was he a good listener?', 'What made him be quiet?', 'When?', 'Did he go to school the next day?', "Why didn't he stay home?", 'Did he talk to anyone that day?', 'Was he able to concentrate more when he was silent?', 'Did he try to be quiet more often?'] | {'answers': ['Mrs. Jacobs', 'Simon', 'No.', 'No.', 'Lost his voice.', 'Last Sunday', 'Yes', 'His mother thought he could go to school', 'No.', 'Yes.', 'Yes.'], 'answers_start': [200, 0, 100, 149, 266, 252, 393, 393, 473, 690, 716], 'answers_end': [232, 37, 125, 252, 311, 312, 472, 433, 524, 715, 791]} |
3mh9dq757wcawcp3atx6zpg57prgu1 | (CNN) -- Zlatan Ibrahimovic produced a memorable performance after his four-goal salvo helped Sweden defeat England in Stockholm.
The 31-year-old, who has scored ten goals in as many games for club side Paris Saint-Germain, was on fire once again as Roy Hodgson's men were swept away.
The Swedish skipper had given his side a 20th minute lead before goals from Manchester United's Danny Welbeck and Tottenham's Steven Caulker gave England a half-time.
Ibrahimovic arrival marks watershed moment for Paris Saint-Germain
But it was Ibrahimovic who stole the show after the interval, with three strikes in the final 12 minutes.
After netting a 78th minute equaliser, Ibrahimovic slammed home a rasping 30-yard free-kick before rounding off his night with a scarcely believable scissors kick.
It ruined the night for England captain Steven Gerrard, who had hoped to celebrate his 100th cap with victory.
Gerrard told ITV 1: "I still stick by Zinedine Zidane, he is the best player in the world as the best player of his generation, but his (Ibrahimovic's) performance was world class and he just scored one of the best goals I seen live.
"It was his night. If someone scores four goals and the way he scored them....it's one of the best I've seen."
Hodgson added: "The fourth goal was extraordinary, but it was the second and third goals which cost us.
"For 70 minutes we were playing very well and we deserved to be in the lead, but we made changes and they took the initiative."
Elsewhere, France recorded an impressive 2-1 victory over Italy after it came from behind in Parma. | ['WHo produced a performance?', 'after what>?', 'did they win?', 'who did they beat?', 'where?', 'What was his nationality?', 'how old was he?', 'What did Ibrahimovic do?', 'how?', 'what happened the last 12 minutes?'] | {'answers': ['Zlatan Ibrahimovic', 'his four-goal salvo', 'yes', 'England', 'Stockholm.', 'Swedish', '31', 'stole the show', '30-yard free-kick', 'three strikes i'], 'answers_start': [9, 60, 88, 100, 115, 293, 136, 538, 635, 589], 'answers_end': [60, 86, 130, 115, 130, 308, 147, 568, 726, 633]} |
3ifs6q0hjij8dq3ubc2950bx141isg | With the beautiful music, the first lesson of the new term in 2014 began at 8:05 on the evening of September 1st, 2014. The program includes four parts: be nice to your parents, be polite to others, love others and be self-improved. It really makes a great difference to the students and the parents' ideas. Family education plays an important role to the children. The "king" of fairy tales Zheng Yuanjie told us the story between his father, his son and him. His father helped him fill the pen in order to let Zheng focus on writing. His father set us a good example on how to be a nice father. Zheng is nice to his father, too. He bought a TV for his father and his son learnt from him. The moving story really touched my heart. It made me know how important it is to teach by precept and example role. Joey Yung told us that how her mother taught her to be a polite girl. We should think about others when we do something we like. We need try to be popular people. She reminded us of good manners in our daily life. Qin Yong, a famous rock star, gave up his career and put all his heart in educating his sick son. Though he felt too tired, he never quitted. It's his duty to bring his son up. When he found that his son made great progress, he felt very happy. The orphans' life made us deeply moved. From their father, we know that if we encourage a person, he will have self-improvement. From this program, we know that we should love the people around us. Then, our world will be better and better. | ['What time did the lesson start?', 'On what date?', 'How many sections are there?', 'Is hating others one of them?', 'What nickname does Zheng Yuanjie have?', 'How many characters are in his tale?', 'Who are they?', 'What did his dad do for him?', 'Why?', 'Did he set a bad example?', 'What did Zheng purchase?', 'Did he keep it for himself?', 'Are they mean to each other?', 'Who did Joey Yung learn from?', 'What did she teach her?', "What is Qin Yong's occupation?", 'Does he still do that?', 'Why not?', 'Did he give up?', 'How did he feel later?'] | {'answers': ['8:05', 'September 1st, 2014', 'four', 'No', 'The "king" of fairy tales', 'Three', 'his father, his son and him.', 'helped him fill the pen', 'in order to let him focus on writing', 'No', 'He bought a TV', 'No', 'No', 'her mother', 'to be a polite girl.', 'rock star', 'No', 'he gave up his career and put all his heart in educating his sick son', 'No', 'he felt very happy'], 'answers_start': [36, 36, 120, 153, 365, 431, 392, 461, 461, 536, 631, 631, 536, 806, 829, 1020, 1020, 1020, 1143, 1245], 'answers_end': [80, 118, 151, 233, 405, 459, 460, 495, 534, 568, 645, 660, 630, 850, 875, 1048, 1069, 1116, 1160, 1263]} |
3sbehtycwn359cf3aiuynmzyjtaiyg | The terms upper case and lower case can be written as two consecutive words, connected with a hyphen (upper-case and lower-case), or as a single word (uppercase and lowercase). These terms originated from the common layouts of the shallow drawers called type cases used to hold the movable type for letterpress printing. Traditionally, the capital letters were stored in a separate case that was located above the case that held the small letters, and the name proved easy to remember since capital letters are taller.
The convention followed by many British publishers (including scientific publishers, like Nature, magazines, like The Economist and New Scientist, and newspapers, like The Guardian and The Times) and U.S. newspapers is to use sentence-style capitalisation in headlines, where capitalisation follows the same rules that apply for sentences. This convention is usually called sentence case. It may also be applied to publication titles, especially in bibliographic references and library catalogues. Examples of global publishers whose English-language house styles prescribe sentence-case titles and headings include the International Organization for Standardization. | ['Is sentence case a requirement or a convention?', 'What titles might it be applied to?', 'Especially in which type of references?', 'And also, what type of catalogues?', 'What organization does ISO stand for?', 'Are they a global publisher?', 'Do they have an English language house style?', 'What must their titles and headings use?', 'How many words can the terms upper and lower case be written as?', 'What can they be connected with?', 'Were the drawers deep?', 'What was stored in the drawers?', 'What were they called?', 'Were capital letters stored in the same type case?', 'Where was its case located?', 'Are capital letters taller or shorter?', 'What country initially followed this convention?', 'What type of publisher was Nature?', 'What kind of publication was The Guardian?', "What's another newspaper that used this convention?"] | {'answers': ['Convention', 'Publication', 'Bibliographic references', 'library catalogues.', 'International Organization for Standardization.', 'Yes', 'Yes', 'Sentence-case', 'Twi', 'A hyphen', 'No', 'Movable type for letterpress printing', 'unknown', 'No', 'Above the case', 'taller.', 'Britan', 'Scientific', 'Newspaper', 'The Times'], 'answers_start': [861, 917, 956, 998, 1129, 1019, 1019, 1055, 0, 75, 200, 239, -1, 320, 336, 448, 521, 571, 672, 671], 'answers_end': [907, 954, 1017, 1019, 1188, 1188, 1084, 1188, 128, 138, 248, 319, -1, 387, 418, 519, 571, 618, 701, 715]} |
3ixqg4fa2tygl3tpwwa12i2uez29bf | Once there was a boy named Bill who liked to play at being a cowboy. One day he was playing at chasing Indians in his room when he heard a loud crack of thunder. He got really scared. Bill's parents, Ned and Susan, came into his room. They told him not to be scared. They said they were going to make sure the car windows were shut and they would be back soon. Bill said okay. He climbed under his bed and listened to the wind outside. He had his favorite toy gun to keep him safe, but he was still scared because his parents weren't back yet. His brother Zack had given him the gun. Bill started to think he could hear voices in the wind. It sounded like a strange kind of chanting. He started to shake and hug his toy gun. He said, "I'm not afraid of you. If you try to hurt me I'll shoot you." After that he felt a little better. But then he jumped as his bedroom door slammed shut. He hit his head on the bottom of his bed and it hurt. He looked out from under his blanket and saw a strange orange light in his room. He was worried that it was on fire, but he couldn't smell any smoke. | ['who liked playing a cowboy?', 'what was he doing in his room?'] | {'answers': ['Bill', 'playing at chasing indians'], 'answers_start': [27, 69], 'answers_end': [67, 122]} |
3ii4upycoj7fsz8vructj3gjspoqd6 | Chapter 15: The Pirates' Hold.
Sivagi, the founder of the Mahratta Empire, had, in 1662, seized and fortified Yijiyadrug; or, as the English call it, Gheriah, a town at the mouth of the river Kanui, one hundred and seventy miles south of Bombay; and also the island of Suwarndrug, about half way between Gheriah and Bombay. Here he established a piratical fleet. Fifty years later, Kanhagi Angria, the commander of the Mahratta fleet, broke off this connection with the successors of Sivagi, and set up as a pirate on his own account. Kanhagi not only plundered the native vessels, but boldly preyed upon the commerce of the European settlements. The ships of the East India Company, the French Company, and the Dutch were frequently captured by these pirates.
Tulagi Angria, who succeeded his father, was even bolder and more successful; and when the man-of-war brig, the Restoration, with twenty guns and two hundred men, was fitted out to attack him, he defeated and captured her. After this, he attacked and captured the French man-of-war Jupitre, with forty guns; and had even the insolence to assail an English convoy guarded by two men-of-war; the Vigilant, of sixty-four guns, and the Ruby, of fifty.
The Dutch, in 1735, sent a fleet of seven ships of war, two bomb vessels, and a strong body of troops against Gheriah. The attack was, however, repulsed with considerable loss. From that date the pirates grew bolder and bolder, and were a perfect scourge to the commerce of Western India. | ['Who seized and fortified Yijiyadrug?', 'what kind of fleet did he establish?', 'who preyed apon the commerve of European settlements?', 'In 1734 who was it that sent ships of war as well as other troops against Gheriah?', 'Where was Gheriah located?', 'How far south was it from Bombay?', "Who's ships did the pirates often capture?", 'What Empire did Sivagi found?', 'How was Tulagi Angria in comparance with his father when it came to piratry?', 'Was he notable for capturing any ships?', 'Can you name any?', 'Were the dutch sucessful in their attack of Gheriah?', 'Was the Dutch loss encouraging to the pirates?', 'Who broke off their conection with the successors of Savagi'] | {'answers': ['Sivagi', 'a piratical fleet', 'Kanhagi', 'The Dutch', 'at the mouth of the river Kanui', 'one hundred and seventy miles', 'The ships of the East India Company, the French Company, and the Dutch', 'the Mahratta Empire', 'he was even bolder and more successful', 'yes', 'the Vigilant', 'no', 'yes', 'Kanhagi Angria'], 'answers_start': [33, 326, 536, 1215, 152, 201, 649, 33, 765, 831, 987, 1334, 1391, 384], 'answers_end': [124, 364, 649, 1333, 199, 247, 762, 76, 842, 987, 1213, 1391, 1503, 494]} |
3azhrg4cu4ktme1zh7c2ro3po1430c | The quality of water supply in southern Beijing has been improving in recent years, an official said.
In addition to improvements in the network of pipes, the government has been upgrading three recycled water plants in the south of the capital, said Zhao Lei, spokesman for the Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform.
"The transformation of the three plants has increased the recycled water processing capacity by 160,000 cubic meters per day," he said.
In addition, the city is also speeding up the construction of sewage treatment plants to further recycle the sewage, Zhao said.
Zhang Xiang, a researcher from Nature University, an environmental protection NGO in Beijing, said recycled water use should be promoted, especially in water-scarce cities such as Beijing.
Setting up more recycled water plants in the capital will not only promote efficient water use, but also reduce costs because recycling water is much cheaper than transferring it over long distances, he said.
According to the Beijing Water Authority, the capital will set up 46 more recycled water plants citywide in the next three years while upgrading 20 sewage treatment plants.
The treatment rate of domestic sewage in downtown Beijing will reach 98 percent by the end of 2015, it said.
The capital's recycled water is mainly used for industry, landscaping and cleaning, Zhang said.
Many new communities in southern Beijing are equipped with a network to recycle water.
In the past, people were not enthusiastic about using recycled water. However, as the government has boosted the quality of recycled water and set up more recycled water plants, more residents are gradually accepting it.
Residents in southern Beijing will also enjoy more clean energy, as the government will replace traditional coal-burning stoves with electric radiators as part of a three-year plan to develop southern Beijing from 2013 to 2015.
Since 2010, Beijing has taken measures to develop its southern areas. Earlier efforts have seen the region, which used to rely heavily on low-end industries such as cement factories and small coal mines, being turned into a bustling commercial center and home to many educational institutions. | ['Which city is this story about?', 'Which section of the city?', 'Are things getting better there?', 'What specifically is getting better?', 'Is the entirety of the sewage treated in Beijing?', 'What uses does the treated water have?', 'Previously, did people get excited about treated water?', 'Has that changed at all?', 'What brought about that change?', 'What kind of heating is used there?', 'Is that going to change?', 'To what?', 'When?', 'How many parts are there to the plan for that?', 'What are the traditional industries of the region?', 'What kinds of things have been developed there more recently?', 'When did the city begin to make changes to this area?', 'How many new plants are there plans to open?', 'Will some plants also be improved?', 'How many?'] | {'answers': ['Beijing', 'southern', 'yes', 'quality of water supply', 'unknown', 'industry, landscaping and cleaning', 'no', 'yes', 'government has boosted the quality of recycled water', 'traditional coal-burning stoves', 'yes', 'electric radiators', '2013 to 2015', 'three', 'cement factories and small coal mines', 'commercial center and educational institutions', '2010', 'According to the Beijing Water Authority, the capital will set up 46 more recycled water plants', 'yes', '20'], 'answers_start': [0, 0, 0, 0, -1, 1294, 1482, 1552, 1552, 1705, 1706, 1705, 1705, 1705, 2005, 2005, 1935, 1009, 1138, 1138], 'answers_end': [47, 48, 82, 82, -1, 1391, 1551, 1702, 1701, 1933, 1933, 1933, 1933, 1933, 2228, 2228, 2004, 1104, 1182, 1182]} |
3k2755hg5s3i1aimde1z74c5ljtdf5 | Pretoria, South Africa (CNN) -- Oscar Pistorius prosecutor Gerrie Nel wants the South African track star sent for independent psychiatric evaluation, he said Monday, in a move that could delay the athlete's murder trial for a month or more.
A psychiatrist testified Monday that Pistorius has an anxiety disorder stemming from his double amputation as an infant and his unstable parents.
He's depressed now and feeling guilt from having killed his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, defense witness Dr. Meryl Vorster said on the stand.
Nel responded by comparing the athlete's mental state to post-traumatic stress disorder and saying the law required psychiatric observation.
The prosecutor's extremely unusual move is essentially an effort to maneuver the court into considering an insanity or "capacity" defense even though the athlete's legal team is not mounting one, CNN legal analyst Kelly Phelps said. Phelps, a criminologist and law lecturer at the University of Cape Town, said she had never seen this done before.
Pistorius' lead defense lawyer, Barry Roux, is fighting back, saying Nel is oversimplifying the law.
The question was left unresolved when court adjourned for the day. Nel is due to submit his application on Tuesday after both sides have finished questioning Vorster.
The psychiatrist took the stand Monday morning for the defense, going all the way back to when the disabled sprinter was 11 months old.
Pistorius would have experienced the amputation of both of his legs below the knee at that time as a "traumatic assault" because he was too young to speak or understand what was happening to him, she said in court. | ['What Oscar been accused of?', 'Who is prosecuting that?', 'What he wants?', 'When he said that?', 'Will it delay the procedure?', 'For how long?', "Who is Oscars's attorney?", 'What he said Nel oversimplified?', 'Was that issue resolved?', 'What nel had to do for that?', 'After what?', 'Who is she?', 'What is her profession?', 'When she took stand?', 'For whom?', 'Is Oscar a disable person?', 'What happened to him?', 'Why?', 'Was he able to express it when he was young?', 'What was the earliest age the psychiatrist could describe him?'] | {'answers': ['murder', 'Gerrie Nel', 'him sent for independent psychiatric evaluation', 'Monday', 'yes', 'a month or more', 'Barry Roux', 'the law', 'no', 'submit his application', 'both sides have finished questioning Vorster', 'a defense witness', 'a psychiatrist', 'Monday morning', 'the defense', 'yes', 'the amputation of both of his legs below the knee', 'unknown', 'no', '1 months old'], 'answers_start': [192, 32, 75, 150, 175, 187, 1028, 1097, 1131, 1197, 1246, 479, 1300, 1300, 1300, 1395, 1438, -1, 1566, 1364], 'answers_end': [220, 69, 148, 164, 239, 239, 1070, 1127, 1196, 1296, 1296, 531, 1362, 1362, 1362, 1416, 1520, -1, 1632, 1434]} |
3x1fv8s5jxra9re3fj7bvbiolw5vga | (CNN) -- Svetlana Kuznetsova drew on her vast experience to keep Russia in contention for a fifth Fed Cup tennis title in the final against the Czech Republic on Saturday.
The 26-year-old, who featured in three of her nation's four winning line-ups between 2004 and 2008, helped Russia end the first day on level terms in Moscow after world No. 2 Petra Kvitova continued her remarkable year.
Kvitova, who last weekend added the season-ending WTA Championships title to her July Wimbledon crown, gave the visiting Czechs a 1-0 lead when she beat Maria Kirilenko 6-2 6-2 in the opening singles rubber.
Kuznetsova lost both of her singles matches in the 2004 final, a 3-2 win over France sealed in the deciding doubles tie, but was undefeated in four finals outings in 2007-08.
The former U.S. Open and French Open champion continued that winning run as she beat Lucie Safarova 6-2 6-3.
"I felt colossal pressure. But if I was playing that rubber in the year 2004, I think I would feel really tight and jittery," she told the Fed Cup website.
"Now I have more expertise, and that expertise helped me to motivate myself and to motivate myself in the right direction."
Kuznetsova, ranked 19th, will take on the 21-year-old Kvitova in Sunday's opening reverse singles rubber in their first career meeting.
Kirilenko has a 4-1 career record over Safarova, but they have not met since 2009.
The Czechs have not won the title since 1988, which came five years before the formation of the republic and Slovakia. | ['What happened over the weekend?', 'Who won?', 'What happened over summer?', 'Were those her only wins?', 'Who lost in 2004?', 'What had she lost?', 'Was she a novice then?', 'Is she ranked top ten?', 'Who is her next match against?', 'When?', 'Have they opposed one another before?', 'Who last met in 2009?', 'When was the czechs last win?', 'What did not exist then?', 'When were they formed?', 'Who beat someone 6-2 6-3?', 'Who did she beat?', 'When is the final?', 'When did someone havea perfect record?', 'Who was it?'] | {'answers': ['WTA Championships title', 'Kvitova', 'She won Wimbledon crown.', 'No, her fifth.', 'Kuznetsova.', 'Both of her singles matches', 'Yes.', '19th', 'Kvitova', 'Sunday', 'Their first meeting.', 'Kirilenko and Safarova,', '1988', 'The republic and Slovakia.', 'five years later.', 'Kuznetsova.', 'She beat Lucie Safarova.', 'On Saturday.', '2007-08.', 'Kuznetsova.'], 'answers_start': [396, 396, 428, 9, 606, 606, 1052, 1178, 1178, 1178, 1232, 1316, 1401, 1447, 1401, 606, 859, 86, 684, 606], 'answers_end': [469, 497, 496, 118, 661, 650, 1176, 1202, 1239, 1275, 1314, 1364, 1445, 1519, 1476, 892, 892, 173, 782, 781]} |
3tpzplc3m0cwav5jysrs6p4xw773p6 | In European history, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted from the 5th to the 15th century. It began with the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. The Middle Ages is the middle period of the three traditional divisions of Western history: Antiquity, Medieval period, and Modern period. The Medieval period is itself subdivided into the Early, the High, and the Late Middle Ages.
Depopulation, deurbanisation, invasion, and movement of peoples, which had begun in Late Antiquity, continued in the Early Middle Ages. The barbarian invaders, including various Germanic peoples, formed new kingdoms in what remained of the Western Roman Empire. In the 7th century, North Africa and the Middle East—once part of the Eastern Roman Empire—came under the rule of the Caliphate, an Islamic empire, after conquest by Muhammad's successors. Although there were substantial changes in society and political structures, the break with Antiquity was not complete. The still-sizeable Byzantine Empire survived in the east and remained a major power. The empire's law code, the Code of Justinian, was rediscovered in Northern Italy in 1070 and became widely admired later in the Middle Ages. In the West, most kingdoms incorporated the few extant Roman institutions. Monasteries were founded as campaigns to Christianise pagan Europe continued. The Franks, under the Carolingian dynasty, briefly established the Carolingian Empire during the later 8th and early 9th century. It covered much of Western Europe, but later succumbed to the pressures of internal civil wars combined with external invasions—Vikings from the north, Magyars from the east, and Saracens from the south. | ['what is the article about?', 'is it called something else?', 'what?', 'how long was it?', "what even signaled it's begging?", 'when did it end?', 'is there a division?', 'just one?', 'how many?', 'what is divided?', 'are the division named?'] | {'answers': ['the Middle Ages', 'Yes', 'the medieval period', '10 centuries', 'the collapse of the Western Roman Empire', 'when the Renaissance began', 'yes', 'No', 'three', 'Western history', 'Yes'], 'answers_start': [21, 20, 25, 55, 97, 25, 253, 254, 254, 254, 253], 'answers_end': [36, 55, 56, 95, 151, 208, 281, 282, 281, 300, 347]} |
3bqu611vfpkxxaesycw5bc74qst99l | CHAPTER IV
THE WAY INTO PRINT
Sam Cotting's General Store at Millville divided importance with Bob West's hardware store but was a more popular loafing place for the sparse population of the tiny town. The post office was located in one corner and the telephone booth in another, and this latter institution was regarded with much awe by the simple natives. Once in awhile some one would telephone over to the Junction on some trivial business, but the long-distance call was never employed except by the "nabobs"--the local name for John Merrick and his nieces--or by the manager of the new mill at Royal, who had extended the line to his own office in the heart of the pine forest.
So, when Uncle John and the girls entered Cotting's store and the little gentleman shut himself up in the telephone booth, a ripple of excitement spread throughout the neighborhood. Skim Clark, the youthful hope of the Widow Clark, who "run the Emporium," happened to be in the store and he rushed out to spread the news that "the nabob's talkin' to New Yoruk!"
This information demanded immediate attention. Marshall McMahon McNutt, familiarly known as "Peggy" McNutt--because he had once lost a foot in a mowing machine--and who was alleged to be a real estate agent, horse doctor, fancy poultry breeder and palmist, and who also dabbled in the sale of subscription books, life insurance, liniment and watermelons, quickly slid off his front porch across the way and sauntered into Cotting's to participate in the excitement. Seth Davis, the blacksmith, dropped his tools and hurried to the store, and the druggist three doors away--a dapper gentleman known as Nib Corkins--hurriedly locked his door and attended the meeting. Presently the curious group was enlarged by the addition of Nick Thome the liveryman, Lon Taft, a carpenter and general man-of-all-work, and Silas Caldwell the miller, the latter a serious individual who had "jest happened to come acrost from the mill in the nick o' time." | ['who used long-distance calls?', 'what was the name of the town?', 'what was nabob the local name for?', "whose store was more popular, Sam's or Bob's?", 'was it a specific store or a general store?', 'what did people like to do there?', 'who went in the telephone booth?', 'did it cause excitement?', 'whose nickname was Peggy?', 'who was Widow Clark related to?', 'were they the one who talked about the phone call?', 'how many professions was Peggy alleged to have?', 'what chopped off his foot?', "what was Nick Thome's job?", 'was Peggy excited?', 'where did he go to participate?', 'did Seth Davis also go?', 'what were they doing?'] | {'answers': ['the "nabobs"', 'Millville', 'John Merrick and his nieces', "Sam's", 'General', 'loaf', 'Uncle John', 'yes', 'Marshall McMahon McNutt', 'Skim Clark', 'Yes', 'Five', 'a mowing machine-', 'a liveryman', 'Yes', "into Cotting's", 'Yes', "watching the nabob's use the phone"], 'answers_start': [456, 64, 519, 34, 34, 129, 699, 813, 1101, 872, 872, 1219, 1169, 1780, 1147, 1461, 1520, 1018], 'answers_end': [565, 74, 565, 205, 61, 204, 811, 870, 1161, 921, 1052, 1407, 1214, 1804, 1519, 1500, 1590, 1099]} |
32ktq2v7rdfc4uxmnl0agydoqsu9mg | CHAPTER XIII
WOE, WOE TO JERUSALEM
Two more years went by, two dreadful, bloody years. In Jerusalem the factions tore each other. In Galilee let the Jewish leader Josephus, under whom Caleb was fighting, do what he would, Vespasian and his generals stormed city after city, massacring their inhabitants by thousands and tens of thousands. In the coast towns and elsewhere Syrians and Jews made war. The Jews assaulted Gadara and Gaulonitis, Sebaste and Ascalon, Anthedon and Gaza, putting many to the sword. Then came their own turn, for the Syrians and Greeks rose upon them and slaughtered them without mercy. As yet, however, there had been no blood shed in Tyre, though all knew that it must come. The Essenes, who had been driven from their home by the Dead Sea and taken refuge in Jerusalem, sent messengers to Miriam warning her to flee from Tyre, where a massacre was being planned; warning her also not to come to Jerusalem, which city they believed to be doomed, but to escape, if possible over sea. Nor was this all, for her own people, the Christians, besought her to fly for her life's sake with them to the city of Pella, where they were gathering from Jerusalem and all Judæa. To both Miriam answered that what her grandsire did, that she must do. If he fled, she would fly; if he stayed at Tyre, she would stay; if he went to Jerusalem, she would go; for he had been good to her and she had sworn that while he lived she would not desert him. So the Essene messengers went back to Jerusalem, and the Christian elders prayed with her, and having blessed her and consigned her to the care of the Most High and His Son, their Lord, departed to Pella, where, as it was fated, through all those dreadful times not a hair of their heads was touched. | ['Who had been driven from their home bye the Dead Sea?', 'Where did they take refuge?', 'Who did they send messengers to?', 'Who made war in the coast towns and other places?', 'Was there blood shed in Tyre?', 'What did the messengers warn Miriam to do?', 'What did Miriam answer?', 'So where did the Essene messengers go back to?', 'And which elders prayed with her?', 'To who did they consign her care?', 'And then where did they depart to?', 'Who assaulted Gadara and Gaulonitis?', 'Who was the Jewish leader in Galilee?', 'Which person was fighting under him?', 'Where was a massacre planned?'] | {'answers': ['The Essenes', 'Jerusalem', 'Miriam', 'Syrians and Jews', 'had been no blood shed in Tyre', 'to flee from Tyre', 'answered that what her grandsire did, that she must do', 'Jerusalem', 'Christian elders', 'Most High and His Son,', 'Pella', 'Jews', 'Josephus', 'Caleb', 'city after city'], 'answers_start': [706, 791, 821, 376, 639, 839, 1211, 1501, 1520, 1614, 1661, 407, 167, 188, 261], 'answers_end': [717, 800, 827, 392, 669, 857, 1265, 1510, 1536, 1636, 1666, 411, 175, 193, 276]} |
3krvw3htznlu99tlwr01xtiejlvsmx | Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29,1958 in Gary, Indiana. Being the seventh child in his family, Michael was often physically abused by his father, beaten up and also orally abused. But Michael also owed his success to his father's strict discipline.
Michael was always an entertainer. Even when he just started school, he would perform in front of his friends and classmates. He started his professional music career at the age of 11, as a member of The Jackson Five.
He is well-known for increasing the popularity of MTV through his music videos. Before this, music videos were made just to promote the album. But Michael's videos managed to change that by making them an art and a big business. Some of the music videos that are good examples of this are Beat It, Billie Jean, and thriller. Through these works the world got caught onto the idea of music videos and focused on music video channels.
Michael _ his fans and audience with his style of singing, dressing, and his complex dance moves, especially the moonwalks all around the world to show their love for him.
Through his work and various foundations , Michael raised and donated millions to charity, which is much more than any showman. He supported 39 charities in all. Apart from that, he had a great love for children, especially the poor ones, and he felt that children were the best thing than God.
Michael planned to start a 50-concert tour in July 2009. Sadly on June 25th, 2009, Michael passed away at home. Besides a great performer, showman and entertainer, he was a good and charitable person. Nobody can be another graeter entertainer like Michael Jackson ever again. | ['Is Michael Jackson still alive?', 'Where did he die?', "Where's that?", 'When it happen?', 'What was the cause?', 'Where did he grow up?', 'Did he have any siblings?', 'How many?', 'What was his dad known for?', 'Did his dad help him in any way?', 'How so?', 'What was his first musical group?', 'Was he on tv?', 'What channel?', 'What songs is he known for?', 'Was he religious?'] | {'answers': ['no', 'at home', 'unknown', 'June 25th, 2009', 'unknown', 'unknown', 'yes', 'unknown', 'being abusive', 'yes', 'with his strict discipline', 'The Jackson Five', 'yes', 'MTV', 'Beat It, Billie Jean, and thriller', 'unknown'], 'answers_start': [1472, 1492, -1, 1454, -1, -1, 78, -1, 125, 229, 229, 463, 894, 533, 772, -1], 'answers_end': [1491, 1499, -1, 1470, -1, -1, 91, -1, 157, 259, 259, 479, 914, 536, 806, -1]} |
3i3wadaz9q4h3agmxb26wmxr0y05of | Mexico City, or the City of Mexico (Spanish: Ciudad de México audio (help·info) American Spanish: [sjuˈða(ð) ðe ˈméxiko]; abbreviated as "CDMX"), is the capital of Mexico. As an "alpha" global city, Mexico City is one of the most important financial centers in the Americas. It is located in the Valley of Mexico (Valle de México), a large valley in the high plateaus at the center of Mexico, at an altitude of 2,240 metres (7,350 ft). The city consists of sixteen municipalities (previously called boroughs).
The Greater Mexico City has a gross domestic product (GDP) of US$411 billion in 2011, making Mexico City urban agglomeration one of the economically largest metropolitan areas in the world. The city was responsible for generating 15.8% of Mexico's Gross Domestic Product and the metropolitan area accounted for about 22% of total national GDP. As a stand-alone country, in 2013, Mexico City would be the fifth-largest economy in Latin America—five times as large as Costa Rica's and about the same size as Peru's. | ['How much money is domestically made each year?', 'Which year specifically?', 'Where at?', 'Is it a small suburb?', "What percent of the country's money did it make?", 'What about the metro?', "Is it a 'beta' place?", 'What is it then?', 'Is it found on a mountain?', 'Where then?', 'How high?', 'Is it unimportant financially?', 'How many smaller parts is the broken into?', 'What are they named?', 'Did they used to have a different name?', 'What was it?', 'Is it the 2nd largest money maker in Latino territory?', 'Then what is it?', 'Where is it equal to?', 'Where is it bigger than?'] | {'answers': ['US$411 billion', '2011', 'Greater Mexico City', 'no', '15.8%', 'about 22%', 'no', 'alpha', 'No', 'Valley of Mexico', '2,240 metres', 'no', 'sixteen', 'municipalities', 'yes', 'boroughs', 'no', 'Mexico City would be the fifth-largest economy in Latin America', 'Peru', 'Costa Rica'], 'answers_start': [536, 592, 516, 660, 742, 791, 172, 172, 296, 295, 399, 229, 457, 464, 480, 491, 891, 890, 996, 978], 'answers_end': [588, 596, 578, 700, 783, 854, 197, 206, 312, 312, 423, 273, 479, 479, 507, 507, 954, 954, 1024, 990]} |
3a0ex8zrn8ovm41x482h1zvlodqbyk | CHAPTER XXVI
For Helen Rayner that brief, dark period of expulsion from her home had become a thing of the past, almost forgotten.
Two months had flown by on the wings of love and work and the joy of finding her place there in the West. All her old men had been only too glad of the opportunity to come back to her, and under Dale and Roy Beeman a different and prosperous order marked the life of the ranch.
Helen had made changes in the house by altering the arrangement of rooms and adding a new section. Only once had she ventured into the old dining-room where Las Vegas Carmichael had sat down to that fatal dinner for Beasley. She made a store-room of it, and a place she would never again enter.
Helen was happy, almost too happy, she thought, and therefore made more than needful of the several bitter drops in her sweet cup of life. Carmichael had ridden out of Pine, ostensibly on the trail of the Mexicans who had executed Beasley's commands. The last seen of him had been reported from Show Down, where he had appeared red-eyed and dangerous, like a hound on a scent. Then two months had flown by without a word.
Dale had shaken his head doubtfully when interrogated about the cowboy's absence. It would be just like Las Vegas never to be heard of again. Also it would be more like him to remain away until all trace of his drunken, savage spell had departed from him and had been forgotten by his friends. Bo took his disappearance apparently less to heart than Helen. But Bo grew more restless, wilder, and more wilful than ever. Helen thought she guessed Bo's secret; and once she ventured a hint concerning Carmichael's return. | ['Who made changes in the home?', 'What became of the dining room?', 'Who had she remembered having dinner there?', 'Was Carmichael still there?', 'Why had he left?', 'Where was he last seen?', 'Had he looked healthy then?', 'How long ago was this?', 'Had Helen heard about him since?', 'Had Dale heard anything about him?'] | {'answers': ['Helen', 'She made a store-room of it', 'Las Vegas Carmichael and Beasley', 'no', "he was on the trail of the people who had executed Beasley's commands", 'Show Down', 'he had appeared red-eyed and dangerous,', 'two months', 'no', 'no'], 'answers_start': [415, 640, 572, 850, 897, 963, 1023, 1094, 1093, 1136], 'answers_end': [450, 667, 638, 884, 961, 1016, 1063, 1134, 1134, 1276]} |
3hqukb7lnfejrmeuu08p1a3gtn7hhi | When one loves one's Art, no service seems too hard.
Joe was a man with a genius for art. Delia did things in six octaves promisingly.
Joe and Delia became in love with one of the other, or each of the other, as you please, and in a short time were married - for (see above), when one loves one's Art no service seems too hard.
They began housekeeping in a flat. It was a lonesome flat, but they were happy; for they had their Art, and they had each other.
Joe was learning painting in the class of the great Magister - you know his fame. His fees are high; his lessons are light - his high-lights have brought him fame. Delia was studying under Rosenstock - you know his reputation as a disturber of the piano keys.
They were mighty happy as long as their money lasted.
After a while, Art flagged . Everything going out and nothing coming in, money was lacking to pay Mr. Magister and Rosenstock their prices. When one loves one's Art, no service seems too hard. So, Delia said she must give music lessons to make the ends meet.
For two or three days she went out looking for pupils. One evening she came home overjoyed.
"Joe, dear," she said, cheerfully, "I've a pupil. And, oh, the loveliest people! General - General Pinkney's daughter Clementina - on Seventy-first street."
"That's all right for you, Dele," said Joe, "but how about me? Do you think I'm going to let you work while I play in the regions of high art? "
Delia came and hung about his neck.
"Joe, dear, you are silly. You must keep on at your studies. It is not as if I had quit my music and gone to work at something else. While I teach I learn. I am always with my music."
"All right," said Joe. "But I may sell some of my pictures as well."
The next few weeks, they both busied themselves with their own business and brought back a ten, a five, a two and a one - all legal tender notes - and laid them beside each others' earnings.
One Saturday evening Joe reached home first. He spread his $18 on the table and washed what seemed to be a great deal of dark paint from his hands.
Half an hour later Delia arrived, her right hand tied up in a shapeless bundle of wraps and bandages .
"How is this?" asked Joe. Delia laughed, but not very joyously. "Clementina," she explained, "insisted upon a Welsh rabbit after her lesson. In serving the rabbit she spilled a great lot of it, boiling hot, over my wrist. Nothing serious, dear."
"What time this afternoon did you burn your hand, Dele?"
"Five o'clock, I think," said Dele. "The iron - I mean the rabbit came off the fire about that time."
"Sit down here a moment, Dele," said Joe. "What have you been doing for the last few weeks, Dele?" he asked.
She braved it for a moment or two with an eye full of love and stubbornness, but at last down went her head and out came the truth and tears.
"I couldn't get any pupils," she wept. "I got a place ironing shirts in that big Twenty-fourth street laundry . A girl in the laundry set down a hot iron on my hand this afternoon. I think I did very well to make up both General Pinkney and Clementina. What made you ever suspect that I wasn't giving music lessons?"
"I didn't," said Joe, "until tonight. And I wouldn't have then, only I sent up this cotton waste and oil from the engine-room this afternoon for a girl upstairs who had her hand burned with a smoothing-iron. I've been firing the engine in that laundry for the last few weeks."
"And then you didn't ..." said Delia
And then they both looked at each other and laughed, and Joe began:
"When one loves one's Art no service seems ..."
But Delia stopped him with her hand on his lips. "No," she said - "just 'When one loves.'" | ['Who was the pianist?', 'Who was the artist?', 'Were they married?', 'Do you believe they we recently wed?', 'Why were they without cash?', 'How many teachers did they pay?', 'What were their names?', 'Who offered to instruct the young lady in keyboarding?', 'What was her husband doing to help?', 'How much cash did he put on the counter?', 'What was on his fingers and palms?', 'Was someone burned?', 'Joe spread 18 bucks on the table', 'Ok cool. Who was injured?', 'How did she injure herself?', 'Where did she hurt herself?'] | {'answers': ['Delia', 'Joe', 'yes', 'unknown', 'High fees', 'Two', 'Mr. Magister and Rosenstock', 'Delia', 'art', 'unknown', 'unknown', 'unknown', '$18', 'Dele', 'a burn', 'hand'], 'answers_start': [629, 55, 228, -1, 545, 856, 856, 1173, 1405, -1, -1, -1, 1977, 2435, 2469, 2465], 'answers_end': [725, 91, 260, -1, 564, 921, 908, 1295, 1438, -1, -1, -1, 2006, 2492, 2490, 2493]} |
3wminlgalb3d0rv022kw9xjw3yfacq | The flowering plants (angiosperms), also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants, with about 350,000 species. Like gymnosperms, angiosperms are seed-producing plants; they are distinguished from gymnosperms by characteristics including flowers, endosperm within the seeds, and the production of fruits that contain the seeds. Etymologically, angiosperm means a plant that produces seeds within an enclosure, in other words, a fruiting plant. The term "angiosperm" comes from the Greek composite word (angeion-, "case" or "casing", and sperma, "seed") meaning "enclosed seeds", after the enclosed condition of the seeds.
Fossilized spores suggest that higher plants (embryophytes) have lived on land for at least 475 million years. Early land plants reproduced sexually with flagellated, swimming sperm, like the green algae from which they evolved. An adaptation to terrestrialization was the development of upright meiosporangia for dispersal by spores to new habitats. This feature is lacking in the descendants of their nearest algal relatives, the Charophycean green algae. A later terrestrial adaptation took place with retention of the delicate, avascular sexual stage, the gametophyte, within the tissues of the vascular sporophyte. This occurred by spore germination within sporangia rather than spore release, as in non-seed plants. A current example of how this might have happened can be seen in the precocious spore germination in Selaginella, the spike-moss. The result for the ancestors of angiosperms was enclosing them in a case, the seed. The first seed bearing plants, like the ginkgo, and conifers (such as pines and firs), did not produce flowers. The pollen grains (males) of Ginkgo and cycads produce a pair of flagellated, mobile sperm cells that "swim" down the developing pollen tube to the female and her eggs. | ['What are the most diverse group of land plants?', 'How many different types of them are there?', 'What do they create?', 'What differentiates them from gymnosperms?', 'What edible things do they create?', 'How long have they been on Earth?', 'What other plant-like thing helped them evolve?', 'What is that considered?', 'What is the thing that was created after all the evolution?', 'What did the first ones not create?', 'What are some examples of those?'] | {'answers': ['flowering plants (angiosperms)', '350,000', 'seeds', 'flowers,', 'fruit', 'at least 475 million years', 'green algae', 'swimming sperm', 'the seed', 'flowers', 'the ginkgo, and conifer plants'], 'answers_start': [4, 135, 186, 278, 468, 747, 856, 831, 1589, 1703, 1636], 'answers_end': [34, 142, 190, 286, 482, 773, 867, 845, 1598, 1710, 1660]} |