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3ranct1zvfhe5vhsu75syep8sikubw | race | Welcome to the world of multitasking -- a place where the measure of a person is how many jobs they can perform at the same time. In fact, if experts are to be believed, multitasking is a disastrous idea.
One of the opponents of multitasking is Dr. Clifford Nass, a professor at Stanford University. "People who multitask frequently are less able to pay attention; they're worse at managing their memory." he said. In his opinion, the loss that we get with multitasking is harmless in some situations, for example, part of doing business in the digital world: but you can't do serious work like writing, thinking or solving an important problem this way. You do worse even as you think you're doing better. All the time the research points to a simple fact: the brain cannot cope. When you stop midway through composing a report to check an email, you force your brain to stop and regroup. It is like pressing the pause button during a movie, meaning the film takes longer to watch.
And as for Dr. Nass, the problems extend beyond the brain. Young people who frequently multitask are not as socially and emotionally healthy as those who don't. They just feel more emotionally satisfied and the feeling is so good and they are bound to desire it again. Todd Oppenheimer, a writer said "We've become a very short-term society and don't reward people for taking a lot of time on something." He fears we may end up losing the next generation of great thinkers. "It's really unfortunate because the long-term challenges of our world -- environmental issues, financial issues -- require people to think wisely about the long-term consequences of what they do. And it's no coincidence that the kind of people who do think long-term don't multitask." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who is against multitasking?
2. Who doesn't think multitasking is good?
3.
Q2:
1. What university employs Clifford Nass?
2. Where does Clifford Nass teach?
3.
Q3:
1. Do multitasking problems go beyond the brain?
2. Are the issues with multitasking not just cognitive?
3.
Q4:
1. Where do multitasking issues extend past the brain?
2. What other problems are there with multitasking besides in the brain?
3.
Q5:
1. What is indicated by all the research?
2. What does 100% of research seem to tell us?
3.
Q6:
1. Is it possible to write, think or solve big problems when multitasking?
2. Can one multitask and do something like write, thing, or resolve a big issue?
3.
Q7:
1. What scares Todd Oppenheimer?
2. What is Todd Oppenheimer afraid of?
3.
Q8:
1. What is Todd Oppenheimer's profession?
2. What does Todd Oppenheimer do for a living?
3.
Q9:
1. Does solving environmental problems necessitate multitasking?
2. Is it necessary to multitask when solving problems with the environment?
3.
Q10:
1. Do people feel good when they multitask?
2. Does multitasking produce endorphins?
3.
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3qjoxow4xjrtzqo3vwgw8cezi2ymei | wikipedia | A Creative Commons (CC) license is one of several public copyright licenses that enable the free distribution of an otherwise copyrighted work. A CC license is used when an author wants to give people the right to share, use, and build upon a work that they have created. CC provides an author flexibility (for example, they might choose to allow only non-commercial uses of his/her own work) and protects the people who use or redistribute an author's work from concerns of copyright infringement as long as they abide by the conditions that are specified in the license by which the author distributes the work.
There are several types of CC licenses. The licenses differ by several combinations that condition the terms of distribution. They were initially released on December 16, 2002 by Creative Commons, a U.S. non-profit corporation founded in 2001. There have also been five versions of the suite of licenses, numbered 1.0 through 4.0. , the 4.0 license suite is the most current.
In October 2014 the Open Knowledge Foundation approved the Creative Commons CC BY, CC BY-SA and CC0 licenses as conformant with the "Open Definition" for content and data.
Work licensed under a Creative Commons license is governed by applicable copyright law. This allows Creative Commons licenses to be applied to all work falling under copyright, including: books, plays, movies, music, articles, photographs, blogs, and websites. Creative Commons does not recommend the use of Creative Commons licenses for software. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What was the release date of the first Creative Commons licenses?
2. What was the date when the first Creative Commons licenses were made available?
3.
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1. Who released the first Creative Commons licenses?
2. Who were the first to issue creative commons licenses?
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1. Is Creative Commons a for profit foundation?
2. Is Creative Commons an organization designed to generate a profit?
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Q4:
1. When was Creative Commons founded?
2. What was the year of Creative Commons' establishment?
3.
Q5:
1. What does a Creative Commons license allow one to do?
2. What does it mean to have a Creative Commons license?
3.
Q6:
1. Is a Creative Commons license recommended for software?
2. Is it advisable to use a Creative Commons license for software?
3.
Q7:
1. What types of work can a Creative Commons license be applied to?
2. What sorts of projects can use a Creative Commons license?
3.
Q8:
1. What is the current version of the Creative Commons license?
2. What version is the most up to date suite of the Creative Commons license?
3.
Q9:
1. How many versions have there been of the Creative Commons license?
2. What is the number of total versions of the Creative Commons license that have existed?
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1. What licenses conformed to the Open Definition for content and data?
2. Name the licenses that were decided to be in accordance with the Open Definition for content and Data?
3.
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1. Who approved the CC BY, CC BY-SA and CC0 licenses?
2. Who gave the go ahead for the CC BY, CC BY-SA and CC0 licenses?
3.
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1. When did the Open Knowledge Foundation approve the CC BY, CC BY-SA and CC0 licenses?
2. At what point did the Open Knowledge Foundation give the go ahead for CC BY, CC BY-SA and CC0 licenses?
3.
Q13:
1. At what point should an author use a Creative Commons license?
2. When is it good for content creators to deploy Creative Commons licenses?
3.
Q14:
1. What is kept safe by a Creative Commons license?
2. What does a Creative Commons license protect?
3.
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1. What does a Creative Commons license protect one's work from?
2. What is a Creative Commons license keeping a creator's content safe from?
3.
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304sm51wa34yqipo52asjd7k6eubsd | race | For many girls, having long beautiful hair is something to beproud of. Rachel Barrett, 15, recently cut her long hair and lookedlike a boy. But she was also proud of herself. She donated herhair to a charity and raised a lot of money.Barrett is a middle school student in Britain. On Nov. 16 at her school's talent contest, Barrett had her hair cut off in front of around 300 students. The hair would be used to make wigs for children with cancer. She has raised several thousand pounds and the money will help people with breast cancer . Barrett got the idea when she visited her friend's mom with cancer. "All of her hair had fallen out, and it really made me want to do something," Barrett said. When she found out that the charity Little Princess Trust could make wigs for children with cancer, she decided to donate her own hair, even though she loved it. "I saw how sad it was for my friend's mom to lose her hair. So if my hair can go to help a young child with cancer then it's worth it," she said. Cath Stanton, a teacher, felt proud of the girl. "She's always been very well groomed , so for her to cut all her hair off really moves us," she said. "She has done a moving job." Many students were moved by her courage and donated money. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What pushed Rachel to chop off her hair?
2. Why did Rachel decide t oget a haircut?
3.
Q2:
1. Where is Rachel a middle school student at?
2. Where does Rachel attend middle school?
3.
Q3:
1. Who did the charity that Rachel donated to benefit?
2. Who did the charity Rachel worked with help?
3.
Q4:
1. Who inspired Rachel to donate her hair?
2. Who made Rachel decide to make a hair donation?
3.
Q5:
1. At what event did Rachel get her hair cut off?
2. Where did Rachel chop off her hair?
3.
Q6:
1. When did Rachel's school hold the talent contest?
2. What was the date of the talent contest at Rachel's school?
3.
Q7:
1. Did Rachel's gesture impress Cath Stanton?
2. Was Cath Stanton moved by what Rachel did?
3.
Q8:
1. Did students other than Rachel also get inspired to donate something?
2. Did Rachel's action make other students want to donate something?
3.
Q9:
1. What did other students donate?
2. What donation was made by Rachel's classmates?
3.
Q10:
1. What was Rachel's age when she donated her hair?
2. How old was Rachel during the events in the story?
3.
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3qy7m81qh7md0n9qncpanpue774k7o | wikipedia | The University of Oxford (informally Oxford University or simply Oxford) is a collegiate research university located in Oxford, England. It has no known date of foundation, but there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's second-oldest university in continuous operation. It grew rapidly from 1167 when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris. After disputes between students and Oxford townsfolk in 1209, some academics fled north-east to Cambridge where they established what became the University of Cambridge. The two "ancient universities" are frequently jointly referred to as "Oxbridge".
The university is made up of a variety of institutions, including 38 constituent colleges and a full range of academic departments which are organised into four divisions. All the colleges are self-governing institutions within the university, each controlling its own membership and with its own internal structure and activities. Being a city university, it does not have a main campus and instead its buildings and facilities are scattered throughout the city centre. Most undergraduate teaching at Oxford is organised around weekly tutorials at the colleges and halls, supported by classes, lectures and laboratory work provided by university faculties and departments. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Is it clear when Oxford was founded?
2. Are we aware of the date of Oxford's establishment?
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Q2:
1. How far back is there evidence of teaching at Oxford?
2. Since when is there proof that teaching was done at Oxford?
3.
Q3:
1. Why did Oxford grow quickly in 1167?
2. What was the reason for Oxford's rapid expansion in 1167?
3.
Q4:
1. What does "Oxbridge" refer to?
2. What do people call "Oxbridge"?
3.
Q5:
1. "Oxbridge" is a combination of what two universities?
2. Which two institutions make up "Oxbridge"?
3.
Q6:
1. What is the number of constituent colleges at Oxford?
2. How many college are a part of the University of Oxford?
3.
Q7:
1. Does Oxford have a main campus?
2. Is there a central campus at the University of Oxford?
3.
Q8:
1. Where are Oxford's building and facilities?
2. Where can one find buildings and facilities belonging to the University of Oxford?
3.
Q9:
1. What took place in 1209?
2. What was an event from 1209?
3.
Q10:
1. Which university has been around the longest in the anglophone world?
2. What is the anglophone community's oldest university?
3.
Q11:
1. Do all of Oxford's colleges govern themselves?
2. Are 100% of Oxford's colleges self-governing?
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Q12:
1. How is most of Oxford's undergrad teaching organized?
2. What is the manner of putting together the majority of Oxford's undergrad teaching?
3.
Q13:
1. What are weekly tutorials supplemented by at Oxford?
2. What do Oxford undergrads receive to help with their weekly tutorials?
3.
Q14:
1. What are weekly tutorials supplemented by at Oxford, besides classes?
2. What do Oxford undergrads receive to help with their weekly tutorials, in addition to classes?
3.
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3olf68ytn91k33fat4axh34z0elfaq | race | Local businessmen are increasingly facing competition from on line retailers. Larry Pollock, owner of Camera Co/Op on South Congress, said he has been dealing with this kind of problem for years, even before the Internet. The struggle began with mail-order catalogues, which are similar to online retailers in that they have few employees to pay, no sales tax fees and no business venue to lease and manage.
"Their overhead is lower, but they don't offer a service like we do," Pollock said.
Pollock, however, said providing a valuable service to customers does not always guarantee continued sales.
"We spend 30 minutes to an hour with somebody and they go home and buy it online," he said.
According to the state comptroller's office, online shopping is developing at a more rapid rate than traditional businesses.
In spite of how fair or unfair online shopping may be to the local businessmen, consumers will continue to turn to the Internet for its variety and accessibility, said Mitch Wilson, an online shopper. "You have a larger selection and it's easier to compare prices."
Wilson said he built his personal computer and paid a third of the price by shopping online.
"Before the Internet, I would have had to go and buy an assembled computer from somebody like Dell," he said. "Before I started shopping online I could never find all the pieces I wanted. No single store had everything needed, so shopping online saved me from having to buy from Dell."
Janny Brazeal, a psychology freshman, said online shopping is too impersonal.
"I'd rather see it in person, touch it, know that I'm getting it," she said.
Brazeal also said she would not give out her credit card number or other personal information online no matter how safe the site claims it is. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What does not always ensure that sales will continue?
2. What is not a guarantee of sales that will continue to be made?
3.
Q2:
1. Who made a statement regarding service and sales?
2. Who declared that providing good service doesn't guarantee continued sales?
3.
Q3:
1. What company does Larry Pollock own?
2. Which company belongs to Larry Pollock?
3.
Q4:
1. What is the location of Camera Co/Op?
2. Where can Camera Co/Op be found?
3.
Q5:
1. Has Larry Pollock been dealing with sales problems since before the Internet?
2. Do Larry Pollock's issue with sales predate online shopping?
3.
Q6:
1. How long has Larry Pollock been dealing with sales issues?
2. How long have sales created problems for Larrry Pollock?
3.
Q7:
1. Do online businesses have higher or lower overhead?
2. Are overhead costs for a business that operates on the internet higher or lower?
3.
Q8:
1. Do online businesses offer the same service as Larry Pollock?
2. Is the quality of service online equal to what Larry Pollock provides?
3.
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35gcefq6i5oqoz7pl1puxn6b5a3z3j | mctest | I spent last weekend with my grandma and grandpa. I love them very much! I always look forward to visiting them! They always do fun things with me. Last weekend, we went to the zoo together. I saw a great big elephant. It had a long nose. My grandpa and I played a game to see who could be the most like an elephant. We stomped around a lot and made trumpeting noises. I won! Grandma looked on and laughed. I saw a monkeys too! The monkeys swung through the trees. They even made monkey noises! Grandma wanted to take a picture of me with the monkeys, but I was too busy pretending I was monkey to stand still. After we left the zoo, I went home. We had dinner together. Then, my grandma read me a story and tucked me into bed. I had a great time with my grandparents. I love them a lot. I always look forward to visiting them. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who did the narrator spend last weekend with?
2. Whose company was the narrator in all last weekend?
3.
Q2:
1. Does the narrator like going to see their grandparents?
2. Is it enjoyable for the narrator to spend time with their grandparents?
3.
Q3:
1. What was the last place that the narrator and their grandparents visit?
2. Where did the narrator last go with their grandparents?
3.
Q4:
1. What large animal did the narrator see at the zoo?
2. What big animal did the author come across at the zoo?
3.
Q5:
1. Who played a game pretending to be the elephant?
2. Who played pretend at being the elephant?
3.
Q6:
1. What did the narrator's grandpa and them do to imitate the elephant?
2. How did the narrator and their grandpa pretend to be elephants?
3.
Q7:
1. How did the narrator's grandma react to the elephant make believe?
2. What did the narrator's grandma think of them and grandpa pretending to be elephants?
3.
Q8:
1. What animal did the narrator see in the trees?
2. Which species did the narrator spot in the trees?
3.
Q9:
1. What were the monkeys doing?
2. What were the monkeys up to?
3.
Q10:
1. Who wanted to take pictures?
2. Who wished to snap some photos?
3.
Q11:
1. Did Grandma take any pictures?
2. Was the narrator's grandmother able to snap any photographs?
3.
Q12:
1. Where did the narrator and their grandparents go after the zoo?
2. Where did the narrator and their grandparents head once they were done with the zoo?
3.
Q13:
1. Who read the narrator a story?
2. Who did the narrator get a bedtime story from?
3.
Q14:
1. What did grandma do after reading a bedtime story?
2. Once grandma had read the story, what did she do after that?
3.
Q15:
1. Was it fun for the narrator to spend time with their grandparents?
2. Did the narrator have a good time with their grandparents?
3.
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3qilpralq5vi87zcuu9wth7dbam8nm | cnn | (CNN) -- Zachary Tomaselli, the third man to publicly allege that former Syracuse University coach Bernie Fine molested him, pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges that he sexually abused a teenage boy.
Under the terms of the deal, Tomaselli faces a maximum of three years and three months in prison, said defense attorney Justin Leary.
Tomaselli originally faced 11 charges, including gross sexual assault, in Maine involving alleged assaults against a then 13- and 14-year-old in 2009 and 2010. The two had grown close when Tomaselli was the teen's summer camp counselor.
Seven of those charges were dropped, Leary said, and Tomaselli pleaded guilty to gross sexual assault, unlawful sexual contact and two counts of visual sexual aggression towards a minor.
Tomaselli, 23, had told CNN earlier this month that he planned to plead guilty.
"I take complete responsibility for what I did," he said by phone from Lewiston, Maine.
Tomaselli, who is currently out on bail, is the third man to say publicly that Fine molested him. Mike Lang and his stepbrother, Bobby Davis, have also stepped forward to accuse the former men's assistant basketball coach of molesting them over several years.
Tomaselli said he and Fine watched pornography together before Fine fondled him in a hotel room in Pittsburgh, where he'd gone to watch a Syracuse game in 2002. He was 13 years old when the alleged abuse occurred.
Police in Syracuse and Pittsburgh are investigating the allegations and looking for other potential victims, authorities have said.
When the allegations first surfaced, Fine -- married with a son and two daughters -- called them "patently false." He has not commented since. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who is accusing someone of molesting them?
2. Who is making accusations that someone inappropriately touched them sexually?
3.
Q2:
1. Is Zachary Tomaselli the first to make accusations of molestation?
2. Is Zachary Tomaselli the first person saying someone molested them?
3.
Q3:
1. How many accusations of molestation have there been?
2. What is the number of people saying they have been molested?
3.
Q4:
1. Who allegedly molested people?
2. Who is being accused of molestation?
3.
Q5:
1. Who was Bernie Fine?
2. How was Bernie Fine employed?
3.
Q6:
1. Where was Bernie Fine a coach at?
2. Who employed Bernie Fine as a coach?
3.
Q7:
1. What was Bernie Fine accused of?
2. What were the accusations against Bernie Fine?
3.
Q8:
1. Was Bernie Fine charged with molestation?
2. Did the police arrest Bernie Fine for what he is accused of?
3.
Q9:
1. How was Bernie Fine's court case decided?
2. What decision was handed down in Bernie Fine's case?
3.
Q10:
1. What did Bernie Fine face?
2. What was the number of charges against Bernie Fine?
3.
Q11:
1. Was Bernie charged on all 11 counts?
2. Did all 11 of the charges against Bernie Fine hold up?
3.
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3jzqsn0i3qaldusdf427dpf2x3gfg7 | gutenberg | CHAPTER XIII
SAM ON THE ROAD
The next few days were very busy ones for Sam because he had a number of important classes to attend, and he was hard at work finishing his theme on "Civilization in Ancient Central America." It was impossible to call on Grace, and so he did nothing to find out the truth about Chester Waltham because he did not wish to ask the girl about this over the telephone, nor did he see his way clear to expressing his thoughts on paper.
Sunday came and went, and Monday morning brought a letter to the youngest Rover which he read with much interest. It was from Belright Fogg, a long-winded and formal communication, in which the lawyer stated that he had been under medical treatment because of being hit in the head by a snowball thrown by Sam, and he demanded fifty dollars damages. If the same was not paid immediately, he stated that he would begin suit.
"Anything wrong, Sam?" questioned Songbird, who was present while Sam was reading the letter. "You look pretty serious."
"Read it for yourself, Songbird," was the reply, and Sam passed the communication over.
"Well, of all the gall!" burst out the would-be poet of Brill. "Fifty dollars! Of course you won't pay any such bill as this?"
"Not so you can notice it," returned Sam, sharply. "If he had sent me a bill for five dollars or less I might have let him have the money just to shut him up. But fifty dollars! Why, it's preposterous!" QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the story's protagonist?
2. Who is the main character in the passage?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the title of Sam's paper?
2. What is Sam writing a paper about?
3.
Q3:
1. What did Sam receive on Monday?
2. What came into Sam's possession on Monday?
3.
Q4:
1. Who sent Sam a letter?
2. From whom did Sam receive a letter?
3.
Q5:
1. What does Belright Fogg do for a living?
2. How is Belright Fogg employed?
3.
Q6:
1. Why did Belright Fogg send the letter?
2. What was Belright Fogg's reason for sending the missive?
3.
Q7:
1. What kind of damages was Belright Fogg asking for?
2. What did Belright Fogg require damages to be paid for?
3.
Q8:
1. Why did Belright Fogg need medical treatment?
2. What made Belright Fogg seek medical care?
3.
Q9:
1. Who hit Belright Fogg?
2. Who was Belright Fogg struck by?
3.
Q10:
1. Is Sam excited to pay Belright fogg?
2. Does it make Sam happy to give Belright Fogg money?
3.
Q11:
1. Is there an amount of money that Sam would agree to pay Belright Fogg?
2. Is there a sum that Sam would be willing to pay the lawyer?
3.
Q12:
1. Does Sam's friend think he should give the lawyer money?
2. Is it Songbird's opinion that Sam ought to hand over the cash?
3.
Q13:
1. Who was Sam's friend?
2. What was the name of Sam's chum?
3.
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39u1bhvtdlru2nyqf90cbz5ulhf3tc | wikipedia | In logic, a logical connective (also called a logical operator, sentential connective, or sentential operator) is a symbol or word used to connect two or more sentences (of either a formal or a natural language) in a grammatically valid way, such that the value of the compound sentence produced depends only on that of the original sentences and on the meaning of the connective.
The most common logical connectives are binary connectives (also called dyadic connectives) which join two sentences which can be thought of as the function's operands. Also commonly, negation is considered to be a unary connective.
Logical connectives along with quantifiers are the two main types of logical constants used in formal systems such as propositional logic and predicate logic. Semantics of a logical connective is often, but not always, presented as a truth function.
A logical connective is similar to but not equivalent to a conditional operator.
In the grammar of natural languages two sentences may be joined by a grammatical conjunction to form a "grammatically" compound sentence. Some but not all such grammatical conjunctions are truth functions. For example, consider the following sentences:
The words "and" and "so" are "grammatical" conjunctions joining the sentences (A) and (B) to form the compound sentences (C) and (D). The "and" in (C) is a "logical" connective, since the truth of (C) is completely determined by (A) and (B): it would make no sense to affirm (A) and (B) but deny (C). However, "so" in (D) is not a logical connective, since it would be quite reasonable to affirm (A) and (B) but deny (D): perhaps, after all, Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water, not because Jack had gone up the hill at all. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What does a logical connective refer to?
2. What is the definition of a logical connective?
3.
Q2:
1. What is another name for a logical connective?
2. How else are logical connectives referred to?
3.
Q3:
1. Which connectives appear most frequently?
2. What are the most used connectives?
3.
Q4:
1. Are logic connectives identical to conditional operators?
2. Is there zero difference between a logic connective and a conditional operator?
3.
Q5:
1. What does negation mean?
2. How can negation be defined?
3.
Q6:
1. How can one join two sentences using natural language?
2. What is the mechanism for combining two sentences using natural language?
3.
Q7:
1. Are grammatical conjunctions considered to be truth functions?
2. Do grammatical conjunctions count as truth functions?
3.
Q8:
1. Give an example of a grammatical conjunction.
2. What are some grammatical conjunctions that exist?
3.
Q9:
1. Who climbed a hill?
2. Name someone that went up an incline.
3.
Q10:
1. What was Jill after?
2. What was Jill fetching up the hill?
3.
Q11:
1. Did Jack climb the hill?
2. Did Jack mount the incline?
3.
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31n2ww6r9rqkjigpkpvnuvqtu6w3fp | cnn | Two friends of former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez were indicted on murder charges Friday in connection with the 2013 homicide of Odin Lloyd in North Attleboro, Massachusetts, according to the Bristol County District Attorney's Office.
The associates, Carlos Ortiz and Ernest Wallace, allegedly were in the car with Hernandez the night of the murder.
Hernandez, 24, is being held on first-degree murder and weapons charges in the shooting death of Lloyd. He has pleaded not guilty to those charges.
Authorities have said Hernandez, Carlos Ortiz and Ernest Wallace picked Lloyd up from his Boston apartment in the early morning of June 17. Surveillance cameras showed the car at an industrial park near Hernandez's North Attleborough, Massachusetts, home.
Surveillance cameras then captured the rental car leaving the crime scene and Hernandez carrying a gun as he returned to his home minutes later. He was with two other people. Lloyd -- a 27-year-old semi-pro football player himself -- was not among them.
Lloyd's body was found in the industrial park later that day.
Prosecutors have accused Hernandez of orchestrating the death of Lloyd, who was shot five times with a .45 caliber handgun.
Ortiz and Wallace were already being held on charges related to the Lloyd murder when the indictments were handed down Friday.
"Ernest Wallace did not shoot or kill anybody," his attorney, David Meier of Boston, told CNN.
"The nature and timing of these new charges against Mr. Wallace speak for themselves. One can only ask are these charges based on the facts and the law or something else. Mr. Wallace looks forward to confronting his accusers in the courtroom," Meier said. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. How old is Aaron Hernandez?
2. What is the former football player's age?
3.
Q2:
1. Who is the former football player?
2. What is the name of the former NFL star?
3.
Q3:
1. What team employed Aaron Hernandez?
2. Who did Aaron Hernandez play for?
3.
Q4:
1. Is Aaron Hernandez accused of a crime?
2. Has Aaron Hernandez allegedly committed a crime?
3.
Q5:
1. Who was murdered?
2. Whose life was taken?
3.
Q6:
1. Does Aaron Hernandez have a friend?
2. Has Aaron Hernandez got an accomplice?
3.
Q7:
1. Does Aaron Hernandez have a friend besides Carlos Ortiz?
2. Has Aaron Hernandez got an accomplice other than Carlos Ortiz?
3.
Q8:
1. Who is Aaron Hernandez's friend that isn't Carlos Ortiz?
2. Who does Aaron Hernandez associate with outside of Carlos Ortiz?
3.
Q9:
1. Has Ernest Wallace got an attorney?
2. Does Ernest Wallace have legal representation?
3.
Q10:
1. What is the name of Ernest Wallace's lawyer?
2. Who is representing Ernest Wallace in court?
3.
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3ve8ayvf8mx6kfmvw6qjlcy49j6f8s | cnn | London (CNN) -- If your mother is one of the world's best-loved children's authors who has written more than 70 books and sold well in excess of 11.5 million copies, you might think about taking a different career path.
Not Clara Vulliamy.
Undaunted by the success of her mother Shirley Hughes, whose creations include Dogger and the Alfie series, Vulliamy has followed her lead.
She has written and illustrated 25 children's books and -- like her mother -- wrote her first book soon after having children of her own.
Now the mother-daughter team have collaborated for the first time on a new series called "Dixie O'Day", written by Hughes and illustrated by Vulliamy, with the first book to be published in September 2013.
It will be the first time in a career spanning 53 years that Hughes, 85, has had her words illustrated by someone else.
She said it was "absolutely marvelous" to work with her daughter.
"I loved it," said Hughes. "Clara's illustrations surprised as well as delighted me. She put things into the book I would never have dreamed of doing myself."
Vulliamy's influence is immediately apparent: Hughes's books are known for their realistic portrayal of everyday family dramas, from lost toys to days at the seaside.
But, at Vulliamy's suggestion, the heroes of Dixie O'Day are two dogs in suits. She is used to writing about animals, while her mother never before has.
"I just can't put into words how much I have enjoyed it," said Vulliamy, 50, of working with her mother. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who was Clara inspired by?
2. Who made Clara want to do something?
3.
Q2:
1. What woman is Clara Vulliamy the daughter of?
2. Who is Clara Vulliamy's mom?
3.
Q3:
1. What is a book that Shirley Hughes has written?
2. Name a Shirley Hughes book?
3.
Q4:
1. How many books for kids has Clara Vulliamy penned?
2. What is the number of childrens book's that Clara Vulliamy has authored?
3.
Q5:
1. Did Clara Vulliamy start writing after having her own children?
2. Did Clara Vulliamy become an author after she became a mother?
3.
Q6:
1. Are Clara Vulliamy and Shirley Hughes teaming up for the first time?
2. Are Clara Vulliamy and her mom teaming up on a book as they never have before?
3.
Q7:
1. What book are Clara Vulliamy and Shirley Hughes collaborating on?
2. What's the name of the book that Clara Vulliamy and her mom are writing together?
3.
Q8:
1. When will the first book in the Dixie O'Day series come out?
2. When is publication of the first Dixie O'Day book set for?
3.
Q9:
1. How old is Clara Vulliamy's mom?
2. What is Shirley Hughes' age?
3.
Q10:
1. How old is Clara Vulliamy?
2. What is Clara Vulliamy's age?
3.
Q11:
1. How did Clara Vulliamy's mom react to working with her?
2. What did Shirley Hughes think about teaming up with her daughter?
3.
Q12:
1. What subjects appear in the majority of Shirley Hughes' books?
2. What themes does Shirley Hughes' work touch on?
3.
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3bxqmrhwkzyaomlplwv1cu023bcumw | race | Many people like animals and raise one or more as pets--dogs, cat or some kinds of birds. I love dogs, too. My aunt gave me a dog on my birthday. We call it Wangwang. It is a little black dog. He is friendly and helpful. Most of the time he likes to run and play with me. Sometimes he follows my father around in the fields. One day, my father took off his grey coat and put it on the ground under a big tree. Wangwang stood watching him. My father said, "Watch over my coat, Wangwant." Wangwant sat down beside the coat. My father went on working. After he finished his work, he forgot all about his coat and went home. Late in the evening I didn't see my dog. I looked everywhere for him calling, "Wangwang, Wangwang!" But Wangwang didn't come back. Soon my father wanted something that was in his coat pocket. Then he remembered what he had done. He went back to the big tree. What do you think he saw? Wangwang was sitting on the coat so that nobody could take it away. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Are people fans of animals?
2. Are animals pleasing to people?
3.
Q2:
1. What sorts of animals make people happy?
2. What kinds of animals do people enjoy?
3.
Q3:
1. Did someone get an animal for their house?
2. Was there a person that adopted a pet?
3.
Q4:
1. What sort of animal was the narrator given?
2. What kind of pet did the narrator get?
3.
Q5:
1. What did the narrator name their pet?
2. What name did the narrator give to their dog?
3.
Q6:
1. What color is Wangwang?
2. What is the shade of Wangwang's fur?
3.
Q7:
1. Is Wangwang a big dog?
2. Is Wangwang a sizeable canine?
3.
Q8:
1. Does Wangwang like to follow somebody around?
2. Is there someone that Wangwang likes to walk behind?
3.
Q9:
1. Who does Wangwang enjoy following?
2. Which person does Wangwang like to follow?
3.
Q10:
1. Did dad instruct someone to do something?
2. Did dad give sombody something to do?
3.
Q11:
1. What did dad tell Wangwang to do?
2. What task did the narrator's father give Wangwang?
3.
Q12:
1. Did Wangwang complete his task well?
2. Did Wangwang do a good job guarding dad's coat?
3.
Q13:
1. What made dad return for his coat?
2. How did the narrator's father think to go back for his jacket?
3.
Q14:
1. Where did the narrator's father leave his coat?
2. What was the location where the dad had left his jacket?
3.
Q15:
1. What did the dad discover at the big tree?
2. What was at the big tree for the dad to find?
3.
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3dhe4r9ocwb1c0g1r9n0t6ldp1p2gt | wikipedia | In the human digestive system, food enters the mouth and mechanical digestion of the food starts by the action of mastication (chewing), a form of mechanical digestion, and the wetting contact of saliva. Saliva, a liquid secreted by the salivary glands, contains salivary amylase, an enzyme which starts the digestion of starch in the food; the saliva also contains mucus, which lubricates the food, and hydrogen carbonate, which provides the ideal conditions of pH (alkaline) for amylase to work. After undergoing mastication and starch digestion, the food will be in the form of a small, round slurry mass called a bolus. It will then travel down the esophagus and into the stomach by the action of peristalsis. Gastric juice in the stomach starts protein digestion. Gastric juice mainly contains hydrochloric acid and pepsin. As these two chemicals may damage the stomach wall, mucus is secreted by the stomach, providing a slimy layer that acts as a shield against the damaging effects of the chemicals. At the same time protein digestion is occurring, mechanical mixing occurs by peristalsis, which is waves of muscular contractions that move along the stomach wall. This allows the mass of food to further mix with the digestive enzymes. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the first place to receive food?
2. Where does food go into?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the mouth a part of?
2. What system contains the mouth?
3.
Q3:
1. What action starts digestion?
2. What is the first element in the process of digestion?
3.
Q4:
1. What's in saliva?
2. What is saliva composed of?
3.
Q5:
1. What do stomach juices do?
2. What is the function of the acidic liquid in the stomach?
3.
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3j88r45b2gy8qtcxihygd5t125expb | mctest | The kitchen comes alive at night in the Sanderson house. Vegetables, fruit, bread, and more come out to play. The knives and forks dance on the tables. There are games and prizes. Milk is used for swimming races. The cereal often wins those. Fruit gets used as balls in some games. Blueberries scream in joy as they are kicked into soccer goals in games between the spoons and vegetables like celery and carrots. Their cousins, the raspberries, like to watch the games. Everyone has a great time and laughs. They are happy to come out and be friends. If someone, like little John or his sister Kim, comes down to get water, they all hide until they leave. The father, Ryan, sometimes wakes up and thinks he hears something downstairs. His wife, Susan, tells him he needs to go back to bed. She tells him he is imagining things. He is not. The kitchen got too loud. They were having so much fun they woke up the family! QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What wakes up in the dark?
2. What becomes living at nightime?
3.
Q2:
1. What house does the kitchen come alive in?
2. What is thouse where the kitchen wakes up in the evening?
3.
Q3:
1. Whose dances happen on tables?
2. Who parties on top of the tables?
3.
Q4:
1. What dances on the tables with the knives?
2. Who are the knives joined by when they dance on tables?
3.
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352ythgrovdpfaqzfto67lucop2h4r | gutenberg | CHAPTER THE NINTH.
"Well, then, the world's mine oyster, Which I with sword will open. MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR.
When Adam Hartley arrived at his lodgings in the sweet little town of Ryde, his first enquiries were after his comrade. He had arrived last night late, man and horse all in a foam. He made no reply to any questions about supper or the like, but snatching a candle, ran up stairs into his apartment, and shut and double-locked the door. The servants only supposed, that, being something intoxicated, he had ridden hard, and was unwilling to expose himself.
Hartley went to the door of his chamber, not without some apprehensions; and after knocking and calling more than once, received at length the welcome return, "Who is there?"
On Hartley announcing himself, the door opened, and Middlemas appeared, well dressed, and with his hair arranged and powdered; although, from the appearance of the bed, it had not been slept in on the preceding night, and Richard's countenance, haggard and ghastly, seemed to bear witness to the same fact. It was, however, with an affectation of indifference that he spoke.
"I congratulate you on your improvement in worldly knowledge, Adam. It is just the time to desert the poor heir, and to stick by him that is in immediate possession of the wealth."
"I staid last night at General Witherington's," answered Hartley, "because he is extremely ill."
"Tell him to repent of his sins, then," said Richard. "Old Gray used to say, a doctor had as good a title to give ghostly advice as a parson. Do you remember Doctor Dulberry, the minister, calling him an interloper? Ha! Ha! Ha!" QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who got to where they were staying?
2. Who arrived in the town of Ryde?
3.
Q2:
1. Where did Adam Hartley arrive?
2. What town did Adam Hartley get to?
3.
Q3:
1. When did Adam Hartley arrive in Ryde?
2. What was the time of Adam Hartley's arrival in Ryde?
3.
Q4:
1. What was the first thing Adam Hartley wanted to do in Ryde?
2. What did Adam Hartley want to do before anything else?
3.
Q5:
1. Did Adam Hartley eat supper?
2. Did Adam Hartley have dinner?
3.
Q6:
1. What did Adam Hartley grab up?
2. What was snatched by Adam Hartley?
3.
Q7:
1. Where did Adam Hartley take the candle?
2. To what location did Adam Hartley go with the candle?
3.
Q8:
1. How did Adam Hartley lock the door?
2. What was Adam Hartley's mechanism for locking the door?
3.
Q9:
1. What assumption did the servants make?
2. What did the servants figure about Adam Hartley?
3.
Q10:
1. Who approached Adam Hartley's door?
2. Who arrived at the entrance of Adam Hartley's apartment?
3.
Q11:
1. Where had Adam Hartley spent the night prior?
2. In what location had Adam Hartley stayed last night?
3.
Q12:
1. What was Adam Hartley's alleged reason for staying at General Witherington's?
2. Why was Adam Hartley supposedly at General Witherington's?
3.
Q13:
1. What did Richard say about Adam Hartley being at General Witherington's?
2. What was Richard's reaction to what Adam said?
3.
Q14:
1. Who had the title of minister?
2. What was the minister's name?
3.
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3bqu611vfpkxxaesycw5bc74qto99i | gutenberg | CHAPTER XXXVII
THE END OF A BOYHOOD
Convinced of his own worthlessness, Tommy was sufficiently humble now, but Aaron Latta, nevertheless, marched to the square on the following market day and came back with the boy's sentence, Elspeth being happily absent.
"I say nothing about the disgrace you have brought on this house," the warper began without emotion, "for it has been a shamed house since afore you were born, and it's a small offence to skail on a clarty floor. But now I've done more for you than I promised Jean Myles to do, and you had your pick atween college and the herding, and the herding you've chosen twice. I call you no names, you ken best what you're fitted for, but I've seen the farmer of the Dubb of Prosen the day, and he was short-handed through the loss of Tod Lindertis, so you're fee'd to him. Dinna think you get Tod's place, it'll be years afore you rise to that, but it's right and proper that as he steps up, you should step down."
"The Dubb of Prosen!" cried Tommy in dismay. "It's fifteen miles frae here."
"It's a' that."
"But--but--but Elspeth and me never thought of my being so far away that she couldna see me. We thought of a farmer near Thrums."
"The farther you're frae her the better," said Aaron, uneasily, yet honestly believing what he said.
"It'll kill her," Tommy cried fiercely. With only his own suffering to consider he would probably have nursed it into a play through which he stalked as the noble child of misfortune, but in his anxiety for Elspeth he could still forget himself. "Fine you ken she canna do without me," he screamed. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who performs the role of a parent for Tommy?
2. Who is like a father to Tommy?
3.
Q2:
1. Who is the warper?
2. Who is referred to as a warper?
3.
Q3:
1. Who does Tommy seem keen on?
2. Who is it implied that Tommy has affection for?
3.
Q4:
1. Is it implied that Tommy has been on good behavior prior to the passage's events?
2. Does it seem like Tommy has been acting like a good boy before the passage starts?
3.
Q5:
1. Is Tommy probably going to change locations soon?
2. Will Tommy likely go somewhere else in the near future?
3.
Q6:
1. Where is Tommy probably going to move to?
2. What is likely to be Tommy's next location?
3.
Q7:
1. What will Tommy do at Dubb of Prosen?
2. What will be Tommy's business at the Dubb of Prosen?
3.
Q8:
1. Does Tommy want to move to the Dubb of Prosen?
2. Is Tommy keen on going to the Dubb of Prosen?
3.
Q9:
1. Where would Tommy rather go than the Dubb of Prosen?
2. If Tommy could choose, where would he prefer to go over the Dubb of Prosen?
3.
Q10:
1. What makes Thurms preferable to Tommy over the Dubb of Prosen?
2. Why would Tommy rather go to Thurms than the Dubb of Prosen?
3.
Q11:
1. Was Tommy allowed to further his education?
2. Was Tommy given the opportunity to keep studying?
3.
Q12:
1. Did Tommy decide to continue his education?
2. Did Tommy choose to keep studying?
3.
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326o153bmiyqvwiqi3htpmr589odee | cnn | (CNN) -- The way some Republicans talk about the Environmental Protection Agency, you would think it was created by a bunch of pot-smoking hippies communing at a nudist camp in northern California -- when in fact, the EPA was created by one of their own, Richard Nixon, in 1970.
Much as Republicans don't like to bring up the huge tax increases instituted by their hero, Ronald Reagan, they prefer to sidestep their role in the EPA's humble beginnings and blame it on Democrats. They characterize the whole thing as an albatross hanging around the economy's neck.
To be fair, Nixon did not ride into the White House as a conservationist, and he did veto the Clean Water Act. But he said he did so because of the price tag of the policy, not its purpose. After the Santa Barbara oil spill in 1969 -- which at the time was the largest in U.S. history -- Nixon agreed with the rest of thinking society that clean water and air were a good thing. And his fingerprints are all over such tree-hugging initiatives as the Clean Air Act.
Sadly, if he tried any of that funny business today, his own party would probably impeach him. That's how far down the oil well some in the Republican leadership have fallen.
Rep. Michelle Bachmann said she would lock the EPA's doors and turn off its lights if she were president (thankfully there's no chance of that); Newt Gingrich said he would shut down the EPA and create a replacement to work with businesses to create jobs (making it more of a lapdog than watchdog); Rick Perry asked the president to halt all regulations, adding "his EPA regulations are killing jobs all across America." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Which president created the EPA?
2. Who brought the EPA into existance?
3.
Q2:
1. When did Richard Nixon create the EPA?
2. What was the year of the EPA's creation?
3.
Q3:
1. What political party did Richard Nixon belong to?
2. What was Richard Nixon's political affiliation?
3.
Q4:
1. Were the Republicans proud that Richard Nixon started the EPA?
2. Did it make Republicans happy that Richard Nixon created the EPA?
3.
Q5:
1. Why did Richard Nixon create the EPA?
2. What was Richard Nixon's reasoning for making the EPA?
3.
Q6:
1. What event led to Richard Nixon creating the EPA?
2. What happened that made Richard Nixon found the EPA?
3.
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3npi0jqdao519c3dd7xjo28vqg6ptf | gutenberg | CHAPTER XXX
THE LADY FROM BEYOND
The morning was sultry, brooding, steamy. Antonia was at her music, and from the room where Shelton tried to fix attention on a book he could hear her practising her scales with a cold fury that cast an added gloom upon his spirit. He did not see her until lunch, and then she again sat next the Connoisseur. Her cheeks were pale, but there was something feverish in her chatter to her neighbour; she still refused to look at Shelton. He felt very miserable. After lunch, when most of them had left the table, the rest fell to discussing country neighbours.
"Of course," said Mrs. Dennant, "there are the Foliots; but nobody calls on them."
"Ah!" said the Connoisseur, "the Foliots--the Foliots--the people--er--who--quite so!"
"It's really distressin'; she looks so sweet ridin' about. Many people with worse stories get called on," continued Mrs. Dennant, with that large frankness of intrusion upon doubtful subjects which may be made by certain people in a certain way, "but, after all, one couldn't ask them to meet anybody."
"No," the Connoisseur assented. "I used to know Foliot. Thousand pities. They say she was a very pretty woman."
"Oh, not pretty!" said Mrs. Dennant! "more interestin than pretty, I should say."
Shelton, who knew the lady slightly, noticed that they spoke of her as in the past. He did not look towards Antonia; for, though a little troubled at her presence while such a subject was discussed, he hated his conviction that her face, was as unruffled as though the Foliots had been a separate species. There was, in fact, a curiosity about her eyes, a faint impatience on her lips; she was rolling little crumbs of bread. Suddenly yawning, she muttered some remark, and rose. Shelton stopped her at the door. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What was Antonia up to at the chapter's beginning?
2. What was Antonia doing at the passage's start?
3.
Q2:
1. Was someone listening to Antonia's music?
2. Did anybody listen to Antonia playing?
3.
Q3:
1. Who listened to Antonia's music?
2. Who listened as Antonia played?
3.
Q4:
1. Was Shelton trying to do something other than listen to Antonia?
2. Was Shelton attempting to draw his attention away from Antonia's music?
3.
Q5:
1. What was Shelton trying to do?
2. What was Shelton attempting to accomplish?
3.
Q6:
1. What was Shelton trying to focus on?
2. What was Shelton attempting to fix his attention on?
3.
Q7:
1. What was Antonia sitting by?
2. What was Antonia seated in close proximity to?
3.
Q8:
1. Did Antonia have a sun tan?
2. Was Antonia kissed by the sun?
3.
Q9:
1. What was Antonia's coloring?
2. What shade was Antonia's skin?
3.
Q10:
1. Who is a missus?
2. Which woman is married?
3.
Q11:
1. Was Mrs. Dennant in conversation?
2. Did Mrs. Dennant talk to somebody?
3.
Q12:
1. Who was Mrs. Dennant in conversation with?
2. With whom was Mrs. Dennant speaking?
3.
Q13:
1. What was the subject of the conversation between Mrs. Dennant and the Connoisseur?
2. What were the Connoisseur and Mrs. Dennant talking about?
3.
Q14:
1. Did Mrs. Dennant think the Foliots were good looking?
2. Did Mrs. Dennant find the Foliots attractive?
3.
Q15:
1. How did Mrs. Dennant think the Foliots looked?
2. What was Mrs. Dennant's opinion of the Foliots' appearance?
3.
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3uouji6mtdeliyktz3xanbg0brdxup | cnn | (CNN) -- Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has made an emotional appeal after his father was abducted in his native Nigeria.
"Please just let him go," he told Sky Sports News.
"He's just an old man, he hasn't done any harm to anyone as far as I know and I don't know why he has been taken."
Michael Obi, who runs a transport company in Jos, the main city in Plateau State in central Nigeria, has not been seen or heard of since he failed to return home from work last Friday.
Obi Mikel was told of the problem just before the start of Chelsea's Premier League match at Stoke Sunday which finished goalless and said his father was at the forefront of his thoughts throughout the match.
"Nigeria is the country I am from, I've always tried to help my country in any way I can, playing for my country or anything," he said.
"This is a time where I need the country to help me. Whoever has got my dad, whoever knows where my dad is, please contact me and hopefully he can be released."
Chelsea have given Mikel their support in a statement on their official website.
"Everyone at Chelsea Football Club was very concerned to hear that John Mikel Obi's father has been reported as missing and possibly abducted.
"We will give Mikel and his family our full support at this most difficult time."
Mikel confirmed they had not heard from his father's abductors and no ransom had yet been demanded. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of a Chelsea player?
2. Who is on Chelsea's team?
3.
Q2:
1. Did something happen to one of John Obi Mikel's family members?
2. Did someone in John Obi Mikel's go through something?
3.
Q3:
1. Which family member of John Obi Mikel's went through something bad?
2. Who in John Obi Mikel's family did something bad happen to?
3.
Q4:
1. Who is John Obi Mikel's dad?
2. What is the name of John Obi Mikel's father?
3.
Q5:
1. What happened to John Obi Mikel's father?
2. What happened to Michael Obi?
3.
Q6:
1. Where was John Obi Mikel's father kidnapped?
2. In what country did Michael Obi get abducted?
3.
Q7:
1. What does John Obi Mikel do on the Chelsea team?
2. What position does John Obi Mikel play?
3.
Q8:
1. When did John Obi Mikel learn about his father's abduction?
2. When was John Obi Mikel informed of his dad's kidnapping?
3.
Q9:
1. Before what match did John Obi Mikel learn about what happened to his dad?
2. What was John Obi Mikel about to play in when he got the news about his father?
3.
Q10:
1. What day of the week was the Premier League?
2. When in the week was the Premier League?
3.
Q11:
1. Where was the Premier League?
2. What was the location of the Premier League?
3.
Q12:
1. Is John Obi Mikel receiving support from his team?
2. Is John Obi Mikel's team supportive of him?
3.
Q13:
1. What's the proof that John Obi Mikel's team is supporting him?
2. How do we know that Chelsea is there for John Obi Mikel?
3.
Q14:
1. Where is John Obi Mikel from?
2. What is John Obi Mikel's home city?
3.
Q15:
1. Are the demands of Michael Obi's kidnappers known?
2. Do we know what the men who took John Obi Mikel's dad want?
3.
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3a1cohj8njvqybd1rwejoxahpxph8w | race | In a surprising result, the No. 69 Middle School girls' football team yesterday beat their school's boys' team. The boys' team often helped the girls with their training . They had never lost to the girls before, but this time the girls beat them 4 -- 3. After the game, Wu Nai, head of the boys' team, was very unhappy. "We all thought this would be an easy game," he said. "We never thought a team of girls could beat us. This is the saddest day of my life. " But Mr Hu, the boys' PE teacher, said he thought the girls should win. "The boys were too confident ," he said. "I told them before the match that they needed to play well. They all thought that girls' football was a joke. Now they know better. They didn't play carefully, and they lost." The match had started well for the boys. After 30 minutes, they were winning 2 - 0. Their best player, Lu Ming, scored in the thirtieth minute. Earlier, the mid-field player, Ma Zhengquan, had scored the first goal in only the second minute of the match. After the first half hour, the boys seemed to become too confident. At first, the girls had felt a bit nervous , but then they became more and more confident. Just before half time, Li Xiaolin made the score 2 - 1. In the second half, the boys were the first to score. It was from Lu Ming. After that the boys became lazy, but the girls kept on working hard. Hao Meiling scored in the 68th minute, to make the score 3 -- 2. Then Li Xiaolin scored twice in the last six minutes to make the last score 4-3. It was a surprising finish. The girls' PE teacher, Miss Wang, was very pleased with their work. "They were great!" She said. "I told them they could win. I told them that the most important thing was teamwork. The boys' team had some good players, but my girls were a better team!" QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who did the boys team lose a football match to?
2. Who bested the boys team in football?
3.
Q2:
1. Who had two goals in the last six minutes?
2. Which player scored two goals with six minutes left in the game?
3.
Q3:
1. How many points did each team have after thirty minutes?
2. After the game had been going on for a half hour, what was the score?
3.
Q4:
1. Was the boys team coach happy after the game?
2. Did the coach of the boys team feel pleased once the game was over?
3.
Q5:
1. Did Wu Nai think it would be an easy game?
2. Did Wu Nai figure it would be easy for the boys to win?
3.
Q6:
1. Why was it right for the girls to win, in Mr. Hu's opinion?
2. What made Mr. Hu feel that the girls deserved to come out on top?
3.
Q7:
1. Did the girls play confidently from the time the game begin?
2. Were teh girls self assured as they played throughout the whole game?
3.
Q8:
1. Which team made the first goal of the second half?
2. Which was the first team to score in the second half?
3.
Q9:
1. Who made a goal in the 68th minute?
2. Which player made a point after 68 minutes of playtime?
3.
Q10:
1. How many points did each team have at the end of the game?
2. What was the score of both teams at the game's end?
3.
Q11:
1. Had the boys previously lost to the girls?
2. Had the girls team bested the boys in the past?
3.
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3y9n9ss8lybnly2ttj0x6vn8hjk3dx | race | Several years ago Robert knew a girl at a party. He loved her at once. But he hadn't enough money to marry her. He went to another village and wanted to borrow five thousand dollars from Peter, one of his classmates. He said he was going to return the money in two years. Peter Black believed him and lent the money to him. And Robert thanked the young man very much. In the past four years Robert married the girl and she had a baby. They lived a happy life, but he didn't give the money back to Peter. One day Peter's mother was ill and needed an operation. He looked for Robert for a few times, but he never met him. One day Peter heard that the young man was in. He hurried there. He knocked at the door for a long time and Robert's wife came out to meet him. "I'm sorry, Mr. Black." said the woman. "My husband has just gone out." Peter thought for a while and said, "Yes, I met him on my way here. He told me that he had left all his money at home and let you return it to me." "Don't believe him, dear!" Robert came out in a hurry and called out. "I've never told him about it!" QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who did Robert meet?
2. Who did Robert find one day?
3.
Q2:
1. Did Robert like the girl?
2. Was Robert enamored with the girl?
3.
Q3:
1. Did a problem arise?
2. Did Robert encounter an issue?
3.
Q4:
1. What problem did Robert encounter?
2. What issue arose in Robert's life?
3.
Q5:
1. Where did Robert go?
2. To what location did Robert travel?
3.
Q6:
1. Why did Robert go to another village?
2. What led Robert to a neighboring village?
3.
Q7:
1. How much money did Robert want to borrow?
2. What was the sum that Robert needed lent to him?
3.
Q8:
1. Who did Robert borrow money from?
2. Who lent Robert some cash?
3.
Q9:
1. Who was Peter to Robert?
2. How did Robert know Peter?
3.
Q10:
1. Did Robert plan to return Peter's money to him?
2. Was it Robert's intention to pay Peter back?
3.
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3ggai1sqevye2s4pz5a1ioewxhwcm8 | race | A recent report found 46% of parents agreed that their child knew more about the Internet than they did. And now new research shows parents are turning to their children for lessons in technology.
The new study of around 1,000 parents showed that 67% of parents have asked their teenager children for technology-related advice. 44% have asked their teenager for help using the Internet, and 41% have received teen advice about how to use the TV or home entertainment system.
Ahad Surooprajally, a father of five children, says his children help him with technology in the home. "They've grown up surrounded by technology," he explains. "We have four computers and four iPads in our house. If I want to know something technical they're the ones I go to."
He says his nine-year-old son Habeeb is the only person in the house who really understands the TV. So he tells Habeeb which film he wants to watch and Habeeb connects his mobile phone to the TV. "You teach your kids everyday life lessons, but the tables are turned when it comes to technology," says Ahad.
As well as learning how to use technology properly, there is another advantage of parents asking their children to help them understand the digital world. They may be able to get a better understanding of what their kids are doing online.
Will Gardner of the charity Childnet International says, "We have to continuously encourage parents to find out more about what their children are doing online. If the kids are using a social networking site, get them to show you around it if you are not using it already." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What was the number of parents that the study polled?
2. How many parents were asked questions for the report?
3.
Q2:
1. What percentage of parents needed their teenagers to help them with technology?
2. What ratio of parents needed their teenagers to lend them a hand with technology?
3.
Q3:
1. How many parents affirmed that their kids were more knowledgeable about the internet than them?
2. What percentage of parents agreed that their kids had a superior grasp on the internet than them?
3.
Q4:
1. How many kids has Ahad Surooprajally got?
2. What number of children is Ahad Surooprajally a father to?
3.
Q5:
1. What different types of technology does Ahad Surooprajally have at home?
2. What kinds of technology can be found in the home of Ahad Surooprajally?
3.
Q6:
1. Which of Ahad Surooprajally's kids really gets the TV?
2. Which of Ahad Surooprajally's children has the superior grasp on the television?
3.
Q7:
1. How old is Habeeb?
2. What is Habeeb's age?
3.
Q8:
1. What does Habeeb help with?
2. In what context does Habeeb lend a hand?
3.
Q9:
1. Why else is it good to ask kids about technology other than just getting general help?
2. What's an extra advantage of asking one's children for help with technology, besides understanding it better oneself?
3.
Q10:
1. What does Will Gardner do?
2. What organization is Will Gardner from?
3.
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3vnxk88kkcivuhrv1d113uw1him9v7 | race | Watson won his most important game and became Southern Chess Master in 1977.He was given the silver cup. "It isn't rightly mine."he said,when he was holding the cup, "It was won two years ago when I was on holiday in...." "A family was staying at my hotel at that time.Mrs Prang,the mother,was told that I played chess;and she begged me to give her young son a game." "He's only ten."She said,Ive been told that you play quite well." "Well,as you can guess.I wasn't too happy. A player likes the opponent to play as well as he does. But it was holiday time and I agreed to play. We placed the board in the garden. The game began .I hoped it would be quick-----and so it was." "I soon knew that David Prang was no learner.After ten minutes his sister came outside and began to play tennis against in our game. He moved a piece without care. I gave my attention to the board." "Call me when you are ready,Mr Watson,"he said. "When I was ready?" I looked up. He had gone off to play with his sister,I studied the board-----and found I was driven into a corner. So it went on with David;a quick move,then tennis,back to the board,then back to his sister.My difficult condition became impossible to change. I was beaten,oh,so easily,by a ten-year-old chess player. He was the winner--in twenty-eight minutes." "David Prang:a name to remember.I had a chance to use his game today and it won this cup for me. To him,of course,it'sonly one of a hundred,or perhaps a thousand,winning games." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. In how much time did David Prang beat the chessmaster?
2. How many minutes did it take David Prang to win?
3.
Q2:
1. How old was the winner of the chess match?
2. What was David Prang's age when he won the chess game?
3.
Q3:
1. What ten year old does the article discuss?
2. What ten year old beat a chessmaster?
3.
Q4:
1. In what year did David Prang beat the chessmaster?
2. What was the year when David Prang won the chess match?
3.
Q5:
1. What did the chessmaster play between moving his pieces?
2. When he wasn't actively playing chess, what was Watson playing?
3.
Q6:
1. Who did David Prang play tennis with in between chess moves?
2. Who was David Prang having a tennis match with during his chess match?
3.
Q7:
1. What took place in 1977?
2. What was an event from 1977?
3.
Q8:
1. What was the Southern Chess Master cup?
2. What shade did the cup for Southern Chess Master come in?
3.
Q9:
1. Where was the Prang family vacationing?
2. What was the location of the Prang family's stay?
3.
Q10:
1. Was David Prang a brother?
2. Was there another kid in David Prang's family?
3.
Q11:
1. Did David Prang have a brother or sister?
2. Was David Prang's sibling a sister or a brother?
3.
Q12:
1. What did David Prang's sister play?
2. What sport was David Prang's sister practicing?
3.
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33jkghpfycuxtw1govjfyz88wo5nm2 | cnn | (CNN) -- Three radio DJs in Kenya are going six days without food while broadcasting non-stop to promote peaceful voting in a country that was nearly torn apart after its last election five years ago.
Ghetto Radio presenters Mbusii, Solloo and Essie have been locked inside a "glass house" in central Nairobi since Wednesday, as part of the station's annual Serious Request Kenya event.
This year's theme is "Vote4Peace Vote4Kenya," ahead of the East African country's elections on March 4 2013. The vote will be the first since ethnic violence engulfed the country after disputed elections in December 2007, leaving more than 1,000 people dead and 350,000 displaced, according to the Kenya Red Cross.
Read related: Can tech revolutionize African elections?
Three days into the challenge, DJ Solloo is in good spirits -- despite the lack of food.
"I'm a bit hungry," he laughingly admits, "but we have to do this -- it's a pretty good feeling."
Solloo, whose real name is Solomon Njoroge, says Kenya cannot afford a return to post-election violence. Last time around, he says, he was a victim of the bloody unrest that swept his town of Eldoret, one of the fighting hotspots in Kenya's Rift Valley province.
Solloo says that back then he had to spend more than two weeks with limited food supplies while camping at a police station for safety.
"This country cannot afford to go back to that time," says Solloo from the glass house, a few moments before going on air. "I decided to come here because we have to push for this message to be a part of every Kenyan. It has to be every Kenyan's initiative to know that peace is more than just the absence of war." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who aren't eating?
2. Who are refusing to consume food?
3.
Q2:
1. Are the DJs American?
2. Are the DJs from the United States?
3.
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3a9aa95atwmzoasncbfllm2ha875ph | cnn | Hong Kong (CNN) -- Not your average great-great grandfather, Fauja Singh has completed nine 26-mile (42-kilometer) marathons since taking up long-distance running just over a decade ago.
On Sunday, the 101-year-old Sikh finished his final competitive race in Hong Kong, putting an end to a sporting career that has raised thousands of dollars for charity and been an inspiration to many around the world.
Nicknamed "Turbaned Tornado" by fans for his distinctive traditional headwear, Singh said he began long-distance running in an attempt to lift the depression that engulfed him after he witnessed the death of his son.
"I suffered a tragic incident in my life, a traumatic experience; I took up running as a new focus in life. And then marathon running developed from there," he told CNN at a training session before Sunday's race.
He completed the 10-kilometer route that wound its way along Hong Kong's harborfront in one hour 32 minutes and 28 seconds -- four minutes faster than his time last year despite a small stumble.
"Five or six kilometers into the race, I really decided to go for it," he said. "I had lots of power today because I was very happy. "
Singh moved to the UK from India following the death of his son and entered his first marathon in London in 2000 aged 89.
In 2011, Singh became the first centenarian on record to complete a marathon after finishing the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 2011 in eight hours and 11 minutes and six seconds. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the age of Fauja Singh?
2. State Fauja Singh's age.
3.
Q2:
1. How many marathons has Fauja Singh completed?
2. What is the number of marathon races that Fauja Singh has finished?
3.
Q3:
1. What do people sometimes call Fauja Singh?
2. What is Fauja Singh's nickname?
3.
Q4:
1. What pushed Fauja Singh to begin running?
2. Why did Fauja Singh start running?
3.
Q5:
1. How far did Fauja Singh run today?
2. What was the length of today's run for Fauja Singh?
3.
Q6:
1. How long did it take Fauja Singh to run 10 km?
2. In how much time was Fauja Singh done with his 10 kn run?
3.
Q7:
1. Did Fauja Singh run faster or slower last year?
2. Was Fauja Singh's 10 km time faster or slower than the previous years?
3.
Q8:
1. How much faster did Fauja Singh run this year than last year?
2. How much quicker did Fauja Singh complete his race this year as compared to last?
3.
Q9:
1. How old was Fauja Singh when he first ran in a marathon?
2. At what age did Fauja Singh complete his first marathon?
3.
Q10:
1. In what year did Fauja Singh become the first centenarian to complete a marathon?
2. What was the year when Fauja Singh became the first person over 100 to finish a marathon?
3.
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33foty3kemlh63i06jr3ywqtzds1cu | gutenberg | CHAPTER XXVII.
And full of hope, day followed day, While that stout ship at anchor lay Beside the shores of Wight. The May had then made all things green, And floating there, in pomp serene, That ship was goodly to be seen, His pride and his delight.
Yet then when called ashore, he sought The tender peace of rural thought, In more than happy mood. To your abodes, bright daisy flowers, He then would steal at leisure hours, And loved you, glittering in your bowers, A starry multitude. WORDSWORTH.
Harry's last home morning was brightened by going to the school to see full justice done to Norman, and enjoying the scene for him. It was indeed a painful ordeal to Norman himself, who could, at the moment, scarcely feel pleasure in his restoration, excepting for the sake of his father, Harry, and his sisters. To find the head-master making apologies to him was positively painful and embarrassing, and his countenance would have been fitter for a culprit receiving a lecture. It was pleasanter when the two other masters shook hands with him, Mr. Harrison with a free confession that he had done him injustice, and Mr. Wilmot with a glad look of congratulation, that convinced Harry he had never believed Norman to blame.
Harry himself was somewhat of a hero; the masters all spoke to him, bade him good speed, and wished him a happy voyage, and all the boys were eager to admire his uniform, and wish themselves already men and officers like Mr. May. He had his long-desired three cheers for "May senior!" shouted with a thorough goodwill by the united lungs of the Whichcote foundation, and a supplementary cheer arose for the good ship Alcestis, while hands were held out on every side; and the boy arrived at such a pitch of benevolence and good humour, as actually to volunteer a friendly shake of the hand to Edward Anderson, whom he encountered skulking apart. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Is Harry going somewhere?
2. Is Harry about to travel?
3.
Q2:
1. What was Harry wearing?
2. What did Harry have on?
3.
Q3:
1. Is Harry in the service?
2. Does Harry serve in the military?
3.
Q4:
1. Is Harry a private?
2. Is Harry's rank that of a private?
3.
Q5:
1. What does Harry serve as in the military?
2. What is Harry's military rank?
3.
Q6:
1. Where did Harry go prior to his trip?
2. What location did Harry pay a visit before going on his trip?
3.
Q7:
1. What did Harry stop at school for?
2. Why did Harry go to school?
3.
Q8:
1. Are Harry and Norman related?
2. Are Norman and Harry from the same family?
3.
Q9:
1. How are Norman and Harry related?
2. What is the familial relation between Norman and Harry?
3.
Q10:
1. Are Harry's sisters present?
2. Does Harry have his sisters with him?
3.
Q11:
1. Is Norman being blamed for something?
2. Is Norman getting punished?
3.
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3wokgm4l71gi83ul05wufr10jqqo0e | wikipedia | Black people is a term used in certain countries, often in socially based systems of racial classification or of ethnicity, to describe persons who are perceived to be dark-skinned compared to other given populations. As such, the meaning of the expression varies widely both between and within societies, and depends significantly on context. For many other individuals, communities and countries, "black" is also perceived as a derogatory, outdated, reductive or otherwise unrepresentative label, and as a result is neither used nor defined.
Different societies apply differing criteria regarding who is classified as "black", and these social constructs have also changed over time. In a number of countries, societal variables affect classification as much as skin color, and the social criteria for "blackness" vary. For example, in North America the term black people is not necessarily an indicator of skin color or majority ethnic ancestry, but it is instead a socially based racial classification related to being African American, with a family history associated with institutionalized slavery. In South Africa and Latin America, for instance, mixed-race people are generally not classified as "black." In South Pacific regions such as Australia and Melanesia, European colonists applied the term "black" or it was used by populations with different histories and ethnic origin. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Do all groups use the term "black" in the same way?
2. Is the use of the term "black" identical everywhere?
3.
Q2:
1. Is the term "black" used everywhere?
2. Does every society refer to some people as "black"?
3.
Q3:
1. Why isn't the term "black" universal?
2. What keeps the word "black" from being used everywhere?
3.
Q4:
1. What is a basic definition of the term "black"?
2. How can the word "black" generally be defined?
3.
Q5:
1. Do black people generally have darker skin in comparison to others?
2. Is the shade of a black person's skin generally darker than that of their compatriots?
3.
Q6:
1. Where does the term "black" relate to slaves?
2. What continent has a relationship between slaves and "black" people?
3.
Q7:
1. Does "black" indicate skin color in North America?
2. Do North Americans use the term "black" to refer to skin color?
3.
Q8:
1. What region does not refer to mixed race people as "black"?
2. Where are mixed race people not considered to be "black"?
3.
Q9:
1. How is being "black" socially defined?
2. What social constructs contribute to the definition of being "black"?
3.
Q10:
1. In what region was the term "black" deployed by European colonists?
2. What part of the word did European colonists call people "black"?
3.
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3n2bf7y2vqu5j0f5lxo2tfbcaf4hm1 | gutenberg | CHAPTER XXX
FINAL SCENES OF THE GREAT FIGHT
"Si has fallen overboard!"
The cry came from half a dozen throats at once, and Walter's heart almost stopped beating, so attached had he become to the Yankee lad.
"If he's overboard, he'll be sucked under and drowned," he groaned. "I wonder if I can see anything of him."
Without a second thought he leaped on the gun and began to crawl out, on hands and knees, as perilous a thing to do, with the vessel going at full speed, as one would care to undertake.
"Come back!" roared Caleb, trying to detain him. "You'll go overboard, too."
At that moment came a cry from below, and looking down the steel side of the _Brooklyn_, Walter beheld Si clinging to a rope ladder, one of several flung over, to be used in case of emergency. "Si, are you all right?" he called loudly.
"I--reckon--I--I am," came with a pant.
"But I had an awful tumble and the wind is about knocked out o' me." And then Si began to climb up to the deck.
"He's on the ladder and he's all right," shouted Walter, to those still behind the gun. Then a sudden idea struck him. "Hand me another rammer, Stuben."
"Mine cracious! don't you try dot," cried the hose-man. "You vos fall ofer chust like Si."
"Yes, come in here," put in Caleb, and Paul also called upon him to return.
"I'm all right," was the boy's reply. "Give it to me, Stuben." And catching the rammer from the hose-man, Steve Colton passed it forward. "In war we have got to take some risks," he reasoned, as Caleb gave him a severe look. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Wnat is the chapter at hand?
2. What is the number associated with the chapter?
3.
Q2:
1. Who fell out of the boat?
2. Who tumpled from the boat into the water?
3.
Q3:
1. What was Si?
2. How was Si described?
3.
Q4:
1. Who went looking for Si?
2. Who went off in search of Si?
3.
Q5:
1. Who attempted to stop Walter?
2. Who tried to prevent Walter from getting Si?
3.
Q6:
1. How did Si return aboard?
2. How did Si come back onto the boat?
3.
Q7:
1. Was Si alright?
2. Was Si in an okay state?
3.
Q8:
1. What was Walter asking for when he had an idea?
2. What was Walter attempting to procure when inspiration came to him?
3.
Q9:
1. Did the other men think Walter had a good idea?
2. Were the other men on board with Walter's idea?
3.
Q10:
1. What was Steve Colton's remark as he passed the ramer?
2. What did Steve Colton have to say as he gave away the ramer?
3.
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3m0nz3jdp1yt2eutzkdnck4vjzy5z5 | gutenberg | CHAPTER XIII.
Shall I sit alone in my chamber, And set the chairs by the wall, While you sit with lords and princes, Yet have not a thought at all?
Shall I sit alone in my chamber, And duly the table lay, Whilst you stand up in the diet, And have not a word to say?--Old Danish Ballad.
"Oh, Norman, are you come already?" exclaimed Margaret, as her brother opened the door, bringing in with him the crisp breath of December.
"Yes, I came away directly after collections. How are you, Margaret?"
"Pretty brave, thank you;" but the brother and sister both read on each other's features that the additional three months of suspense had told. There were traces of toil and study on Norman's brow; the sunken look about his eyes, and the dejected outline of his cheek, Margaret knew betokened discouragement; and though her mild serenity was not changed, she was almost transparently thin and pale. They had long ago left off asking whether there were tidings, and seldom was the subject adverted to, though the whole family seemed to be living beneath a dark shadow.
"How is Flora?" he next asked.
"Going on beautifully, except that papa thinks she does too much in every way. She declares that she shall bring the baby to show me in another week, but I don't think it will be allowed."
"And the little lady prospers?"
"Capitally, though I get rather contradictory reports of her. First, papa declared her something surpassing--exactly like Flora, and so I suppose she is; but Ethel and Meta will say nothing for her beauty, and Blanche calls her a fright. But papa is her devoted admirer--he does so enjoy having a sort of property again in a baby!" QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Are Margaret and Norman from the same family?
2. Is there a familial relation between Margaret and Norman?
3.
Q2:
1. How are Margaret and Norman related?
2. What is the familial relation between Margaret and Norman?
3.
Q3:
1. During which month did Norman visit?
2. What was the month when Norman paid a visit?
3.
Q4:
1. Who did Norman ask about?
2. Who did Norman inquire after?
3.
Q5:
1. What is Flora's state?
2. How is Flora feeling?
3.
Q6:
1. What does Father say regarding Flora?
2. What is the dad's opinion of Flora?
3.
Q7:
1. What does Blanche say about Flora?
2. What is Blanche's opinion regarding Flora?
3.
Q8:
1. What do Ethel and Meta say about Flora?
2. What is Ethel and Meta's opinion regarding Flora?
3.
Q9:
1. Was Margaret extremely overweight?
2. Was Margaret quite plump?
3.
Q10:
1. What did Norman's eyes bear resemblance to?
2. How could Norman's peepers be described?
3.
Q11:
1. What did Norman's cheek resemble?
2. How was Norman's cheek looking?
3.
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3c8hj7uop7uralfzrju9tmfh65zmza | cnn | New York (CNN) -- Longtime local news anchor Sue Simmons will no longer fill her familiar co-anchor chair at New York's NBC station, according to a company statement.
Simmons, 68, who has spent more than three decades on-air for WNBC and was reportedly at one time the highest paid local television anchor in the country, will not get her contract renewed when it expires in June.
"We have tremendous respect and admiration for Sue Simmons," said Dawn Rowan, a spokesperson for the station. "For decades, Sue has been a critical part of New York's longest tenured anchor team in the city and has more than earned her iconic status."
The announcement of her departure spawned a "Save Sue Simmons" Facebook page, and prompted other social media postings about her past exploits.
Her anchoring is punctuated by what some called a quintessential New York attitude, and her often sassy comments, smirks and grins go against what might be considered typical news anchor decor.
Jack Cafferty, a CNN commentator who co-anchored with Simmons for 13 of the 32 years she has worked for WNBC, called her a "breath of fresh air in the otherwise stuffy, pretentious world of journalism."
Mark Harris, a columnist for Entertainment Weekly, tweeted: "Fellow New Yorkers, I hope you all get that this is wrong, stupid and evil,"
Her newscast was ranked No. 1 in the fiercely competitive New York local news market this year among advertisers' favorite demographic, ages 25 to 54.
Simmons did not immediately return calls seeking comment. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who does the article discuss?
2. Who is at the center of the article?
3.
Q2:
1. What was Sue Simmons' occupation?
2. How was Sue Simmons employed?
3.
Q3:
1. Where did Sue Simmons work?
2. Where was Sue Simmons employed?
3.
Q4:
1. How long did Sue Simmons work at New York's NBC station?
2. For how many years was Sue Simmons employed at New York's NBC station?
3.
Q5:
1. How many years exactly did New York's NBC station employ Sue Simmons?
2. What was the exact duration of Sue Simmons tenure at New York's NBC station?
3.
Q6:
1. Was Sue Simmons' show popular?
2. Did people love watching Sue Simmons show?
3.
Q7:
1. Does Sue Simmons still work at New York's NBC station?
2. Is Sue Simmons still employed by New York's NBC station?
3.
Q8:
1. How did Sue Simmons' fans respond to her firing?
2. What did those who like Sue Simmons show say in response to her leaving?
3.
Q9:
1. When does Sue Simmons' contract expire?
2. In what month is Sue Simmons' contract up?
3.
Q10:
1. What is the name of the station that Sue Simmons works for?
2. Which station is Sue Simmons employed by?
3.
Q11:
1. How many fellow journalists spoke about Sue Simmons?
2. What was the number of other journalists with something to say about Sue Simmons?
3.
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3137onmdkg5t7gshkti1v7u2mdgegq | cnn | (CNN)The United States is now working on the assumption that Charlie Hebdo attacker Said Kouachi met American terrorist cleric Anwar al-Awlaki at some point in Yemen and received orders from al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) to carry out an attack, a U.S. official tells CNN.
The official said Kouachi's motivation for waiting so long -- possibly since 2011 -- to launch an attack was not clear.
U.S. officials Sunday said American authorities don't have evidence yet directly linking AQAP to specifically ordering the Paris attack last week at the offices of the satirical magaine. "We don't have credible information, at least as yet, to indicate who was responsible, who sponsored this act. That is clearly one of the things that we have to make a determination of," Attorney General Eric Holder told CNN's Gloria Borger on "State of the Union."
French security agencies had been monitoring Said Kouachi and his brother, Cherif, but stopped months before the two carried out the attack that left 12 people dead. The French monitoring faded despite a previous tip-off from American intelligence agencies that one of them had likely trained with al Qaeda in Yemen, a French news magazine reported Saturday.
Said Kouachi is suspected of slipping off for terror training in Yemen during a trip he made with another French national to Oman between July 25 and August 15 in 2011, according to multiple French officials who spoke to L'Express national security reporter Eric Pelletier. Pelletier shared the details of his reporting with CNN. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What does AQAP mean?
2. What is AQAP short for?
3.
Q2:
1. Do American authorities have evidence that links AQAP to the Paris attack?
2. Are American authorities in possession of proof that ties AQAP to the attack in Paris?
3.
Q3:
1. Who is suspected of committing the Paris attack?
2. Who is the alleged attacker of Charlie Hebdo?
3.
Q4:
1. Where did Said Kouachi train?
2. Where did Said Kouachi learn to be a terrorist?
3.
Q5:
1. When was Said Kouachi in Yemen?
2. During what dates was Said Kouachi in Yemen?
3.
Q6:
1. Did anyone accompany Said Kouachi to Yemen?
2. Did Said Kouachi go to Yemen with anybody?
3.
Q7:
1. What was the name of the person that accompanied Said Kouachi to Yemen?
2. Who did Said Kouachi go to Yemen with?
3.
Q8:
1. Did Said Kouachi meet anyone in Yemen?
2. Was there anyone that Said Kouachi came across in Yemen?
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1. Who acquaintance did Said Kouachi make in Yemen?
2. What person did Said Kouachi meet in Yemen?
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1. Do authorities think that Anwar al-Awlak ordered the Paris attack?
2. Is it the belief of authorities that Anwar al-Awlak commandeered the attack?
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1. Who was the victim of a terrorist attack?
2. Who did Said Kouachi attack?
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1. Why did Said Kouachi wait so long to attack?
2. What took Said Kouachi to actually commit his act?
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1. Were authorities monitering Said Kouachi when the attack was carried out?
2. When Said Kouachi committed the attack, was he under surveillance?
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1. Were authorities monitering Said Kouachi before he committed the attack?
2. Was Said Kouachi under surveillance prior to his attack?
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3jjvg1ybebxxkgrdt6xkq2xst5g5bm | cnn | (CNN) -- It was far from vintage Barcelona, but it was enough to keep alive the Catalan club's dwindling hopes of retaining the Spanish league title.
With white handkerchiefs waving in the Camp Nou to indicate the fans' frustration at what appeared to be another disappointing setback, Lionel Messi came to the rescue on Sunday to earn a 2-1 victory against Athletic Bilbao.
Having been knocked out of the Champions League, then losing the Copa del Rey final to Real Madrid, Gerardo Martino's team had been staring down the barrel of an unthinkable fourth successive defeat.
With Atletico Madrid having gone seven points clear at the top of the table with Friday's 2-0 win over Elche, it would've spelled disaster if Barca could not recover from Aritz Aduriz's opener for the fourth-placed Basques.
The early signs weren't good.
After Messi had a goal ruled out for offside, Aduriz hit the Barca woodwork with a spectacular overhead kick, then Alexis Sanchez smacked the Bilbao bar when it seemed easier to score.
Aduriz ghosted through Barca's frail defense to slot in a low shot five minutes after the break, and teammate Markel Susaeta had an effort ruled out for offside soon after.
To the home supporters' intense relief, Pedro provided the equalizer in the 72nd minute with his 15th league goal this season, diverting a low shot from Sanchez into the net from close range.
Soon after that, Messi picked himself up after being fouled on the edge of the penalty area and fired a free-kick through the wall. QUESTIONS:
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1. Was one of Lionel Messi's goals ruled out?
2. Did Lionel Messi get a goal cancelled?
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1. What day of the week did the game take place on?
2. What was the day of the match?
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1. How many points did each team get?
2. What was the scoreboard at the end of the game?
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1. Which player smacked the woodwork?
2. Who was the player that pounded the woodwork?
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Q5:
1. Who did Barca beat?
2. Which team lost to Barca?
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1. Where on the field did Lionel Messi receive a foul?
2. What was the location of Lionel Messi's foul?
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Q7:
1. What dream did Barca winning keep alive?
2. What hope was not extinguished when Barca won?
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Q8:
1. Who coaches Barca?
2. What is the name of Barca's coach?
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1. What was Barca knocked out of?
2. What did Barca lose in and could no longer compete in?
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1. What did team supporters wave?
2. What did fans of the team show off?
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1. What team does the article discuss?
2. Which team is at the center of the article?
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1. What were the white handkerchiefs symbols of?
2. What was symbolized by the white tissues?
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1. Who did Barca lose the Copa del Ray final to?
2. Who defeated Barca to win the Copa del Ray final?
3.
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1. In what minute did Pedro make a goal?
2. At what point did Pedro's goal come?
3.
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3qecw5o0kh1xg2lutso5qw3ey2f5tq | race | 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." ,. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who thought up the design of the exhibit?
2. What was the name of the exhibit's creator?
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3l0kt67y8egu3qizfuocro5lsuksyw | race | Some people collect stamps. Other people collect works of art or musical instruments. But a man in the American state of Maryland collects secrets.
For the past 10 years, people have been sending Frank Warren postcards and other objects with secrets written on them. He now has a million secrets. "It's a drawing of a lift. And the secret says: 'I feel guilty when I take lifts for one floor, so I limp when I get out.'" Frank said.
Ten years ago, Mr. Warren created an art project called PostSecret. People then began to send him postcards, other objects and emails telling their secrets. Every Sunday, he chooses 10 secrets and puts them on the website.
Mr. Warren says he created PostSecret so people could share their secrets in a safe place. "I was struggling with secrets in my own life. And it was by creating this safe place where others could share their secrets with me, I think that space was something I needed just as much as they did."
He has published six books full of the secrets people have shared with him. One secret in each book is his. Eric Perry delivers mail for the U.S. Postal Service. He has brought thousands of secrets to Frank's home over the past three years. "I have a couple of the books that Frank's given me and I've read them all and my family has read them all and it's wild!"
The project itself was once one of Frank's secrets. His wife Jan didn't know exactly what he was doing until the first book was published. The publisher told him that the address was going to be on the book, and he refused. However, the address was there just because of the contract between them. Actually Warren wasn't very happy about that.
Some people tell Frank of their secret desire to kill themselves. So he and the PostSecret community have raised more than $1 million to help prevent suicides . QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What man collects people's intimate thoughts?
2. Who is a collector of things people don't normally reveal?
3.
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1. What state is Frank Warren in?
2. What is Frank Warren's home state?
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1. How long has Frank Warren been doing Post Secret?
2. For how many years has Post Secret been active?
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3c6fju71tqtai3a34zjc6pn9dunyu6 | cnn | (CNN) -- A magnitude-4.4 earthquake rattled residents of southern California early Tuesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, authorities said. However, police and fire officials said they had received calls from residents awakened by the quake. Its epicenter was 11 miles east-southeast of the Los Angeles Civic Center, the USGS reported. It struck at 4:04 a.m.
"First it was a small one and then a big one," said Chris Curiel, who was working at the Vallejo Mini Market in Whittier, a town near the epicenter. "It felt like the floor was sinking."
He said merchandise on the shelves began shaking, but there was no damage. Because his market is a gas station, earthquakes are a bit more worrisome, he said.
Curiel said he knew immediately an earthquake was happening, and he has felt one before.
Ravi Singh, night shift supervisor at a 7-Eleven in Pico Rivera -- the town a mile east-northeast of the epicenter -- told CNN he was making coffee when the store's windows started rattling. There was no damage, he said. "Everything is fine."
iReporter says "it sounded like there were kids dancing upstairs"
Although the temblor was centered 11 miles below the Earth's surface, according to USGS, the movement was enough to awaken some southern Californians.
"It felt like two quick jolts," said CNN's Rosalina Nieves. "I felt some shaking, and I wasn't sure if it was just my upstairs neighbor ... but then you definitely felt two quick jolts." She said the movement lasted for a couple of seconds. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. At what precise time did the earthquake strike?
2. What was the time when the earthquake hit?
3.
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1. On what day did the earthquake strike?
2. When was there an earthquake?
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1. Was the earthquake near a major city?
2. Did the earthquake strike close to a large metropolis?
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1. What city was close to the earthquake?
2. Near what metropolitan center did the earthquake hit?
3.
Q5:
1. How far away from LA was the earthquake?
2. What was the distance between Los Angeles and the earthquake?
3.
Q6:
1. Where was Chris Curiel when the earthquake happened?
2. What was Chris Curiel's location at the time of the earthquake?
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Q7:
1. Is Vallejo the location of the Vallejo Mini Market?
2. Can the Vallejo Mini Market be found in Vallejo?
3.
Q8:
1. Where can the Vallejo Mini Market be found?
2. What is the location of the Vallejo Mini Market?
3.
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1. Was just one earthquake felt?
2. Did Californians experience just one earthquake?
3.
Q10:
1. How was the earthquake experienced?
2. What did the experience of the earthquake feel like?
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Q11:
1. Was Chris Curiel shopping when the earthquake hit?
2. At the time of the earthquake, was Chris Curiel making purchases?
3.
Q12:
1. What was Chris Curiel doing at the time of the earthquake?
2. What was Chris Curiel up to when the earthquake struck?
3.
Q13:
1. Were there damages to Chris Curiel's store?
2. Did the earthquake damage anything in Chris Curiel's shop?
3.
Q14:
1. Did Chris Curiel have a particular reason for concern?
2. Was there anything specific that had Chris Curiel worried?
3.
Q15:
1. Why was Chris Curiel concerned?
2. What had Chris Curiel worried?
3.
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3z2r0dq0jhe3smkalexct301cu6e22 | wikipedia | The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a measurement standards laboratory, and a non-regulatory agency of the United States Department of Commerce. Its mission is to promote innovation and industrial competitiveness.
NIST's activities are organized into laboratory programs that include Nanoscale Science and Technology, Engineering, Information Technology, Neutron Research, Material Measurement, and Physical Measurement.
The Articles of Confederation, ratified by the colonies in 1781, contained the clause, "The United States in Congress assembled shall also have the sole and exclusive right and power of regulating the alloy and value of coin struck by their own authority, or by that of the respective states—fixing the standards of weights and measures throughout the United States". Article 1, section 8, of the Constitution of the United States (1789), transferred this power to Congress; "The Congress shall have power...To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures".
In January 1790, President George Washington, in his first annual message to Congress stated that, "Uniformity in the currency, weights, and measures of the United States is an object of great importance, and will, I am persuaded, be duly attended to", and ordered Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson to prepare a plan for Establishing Uniformity in the Coinage, Weights, and Measures of the United States, afterwards referred to as the Jefferson report. On October 25, 1791, Washington appealed a third time to Congress, "A uniformity of the weights and measures of the country is among the important objects submitted to you by the Constitution and if it can be derived from a standard at once invariable and universal, must be no less honorable to the public council than conducive to the public convenience", but it was not until 1838, that a uniform set of standards was worked out. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What does NIST mean?
2. What is NIST an abbreviation for?
3.
Q2:
1. What sort of lab is NIST?
2. What does the National Institute of Standards and Technology laboratory do?
3.
Q3:
1. What kind of agency is NIST?
2. What sort of agency is the National Institute of Standards and Technology?
3.
Q4:
1. What government organization does National Institute of Standards and Technology belong to?
2. What government department is NIST a part of?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the goal of NIST?
2. What does NIST aim to do?
3.
Q6:
1. What is one of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's programs?
2. What is something that NIST works on?
3.
Q7:
1. What does NIST work on besides nanoscale science and technology?
2. What is one of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's programs besides nanoscale science and technology?
3.
Q8:
1. Does the National Institute of Standards and Technology have any programs besides nanoscale science and information technology?
2. Does NIST work on things in addition to nanoscale science and information technology?
3.
Q9:
1. How many NIST programs does the article mention?
2. What is the number of progrmas at the National Institute of Standards and Technology that the article discusses?
3.
Q10:
1. In what year were the Articles of Confederation passed?
2. When did the Articles of Confederation get ratified?
3.
Q11:
1. When did Congress give itself the power to regulate currency?
2. In what year was an article that lets congress regulate currency passed?
3.
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34fnn24dcm9txoko3yb4ydvtean5yi | race | Time was running out, and Mark Dickinson wasn't sure whether he'd get to see his dying 2-year-old grandson one last time. A long line at Los Angeles International Airport's security checkpoint had kept him from getting to his gate on time.
His grandson Caden would be taken off life support in a matter of hours in Denver, Colorado, with or without his grandfather's presence, according to CNN affiliate KABC.
"I was kind of panicking because I was running late, and I really thought I wasn't going to make the flight," Dickinson told KABC.
That's when a pilot from Southwest Airlines stepped up and held the flight at the gate until Dickinson arrived. The pilot was standing by the air bridge waiting for him when Dickinson arrived in socks, so rushed that he just grabbed his shoes at security and ran through the terminal.
"I told him, 'Thank you so much. I can't tell you how much I appreciated that.' And he said, 'No problem. They can't leave without me anyway,'"Dickinson told KABC.
Authorities say Dickinson's grandson, Caden Rodgers, suffered a head injury after his mother's boyfriend threw him across the room. The boyfriend reportedly told police he was drunk and high on marijuana at the time. The child later died and the boyfriend has been charged with first-degree murder, according to the Aurora Sentinel.
Thanks to the pilot, Dickinson made it to Colorado in time to say goodbye to his grandson. Most airlines would punish any staff member who holds up a flight, according to consumer advocate Christopher Elliott, who broke the story of the sympathetic pilot on his blog. However, a Southwest spokeswoman said the pilot's actions were praiseworthy.
"You can't hold a plane for every late customer, but I think we would all agree that these were extenuating circumstances and the pilot absolutely made the right decision," Southwest spokeswoman Marilee McInnis said. "I don't think you could ask for a better example of great service for our customers." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who is losing their life?
2. Who is about to leave the mortal realm?
3.
Q2:
1. Whose grandson was dying?
2. Who had a grandson that was about to pass?
3.
Q3:
1. Who is Mark Dickinson's grandson?
2. What boy is Mark Dickinson the grandfather of?
3.
Q4:
1. What is being removed from Caden?
2. What are authorities taken Caden off of?
3.
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3k2755hg5s3i1aimde1z74c5lm5dfn | wikipedia | Newark ( or also locally ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County. As one of the nation's major air, shipping, and rail hubs, the city had a population of 277,140 in 2010, making it the nation's 67th most-populous municipality, after being ranked 63rd in the nation in 2000. For 2015, the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated a population of 281,944, an increase of 1.7% from the 2010 enumeration, ranking the city the 70th largest in the nation. Newark is the second largest city in the New York metropolitan area, located approximately west of lower Manhattan.
Settled in 1666 by Puritans from New Haven Colony, Newark is one of the oldest European cities in the United States. Its location at the mouth of the Passaic River (where it flows into Newark Bay), has made the city's waterfront an integral part of the Port of New York and New Jersey. Today, Port Newark-Elizabeth is the primary container shipping terminal of the busiest seaport on the American East Coast. In addition, Newark Liberty International Airport was the first municipal commercial airport in the United States, and today is one of its busiest. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Which New Jersey city is the one with the largest population?
2. What city in New Jersey has the most people in it?
3.
Q2:
1. What county is Newark located in?
2. In which county can Newark be found?
3.
Q3:
1. How many people live in Newark in 2010?
2. What is Newark's 2010 population?
3.
Q4:
1. Does Newark have some of the least amount of air traffic in the US?
2. Is Newark far behind most US cities in terms of air traffic?
3.
Q5:
1. When was Newark colonize?
2. In what year did people first settle in Neward?
3.
Q6:
1. Who was Newark colonized by?
2. Who were the first settlers in Newark?
3.
Q7:
1. Has Newark been around for less time than the majority of US cities?
2. Is Newark one of the United States' newer cities?
3.
Q8:
1. Is Newark near a body of water?
2. Does Newark have a water source close to it?
3.
Q9:
1. Which body of water is near Newark?
2. What is the water source close by Newark?
3.
Q10:
1. Does Newark have a bustling airport?
2. Is Newark Liberty International Airport considered to be busy?
3.
Q11:
1. Where does Newark's population rank in 2010?
2. How does Newark's population rank against other cities as of 2010?
3.
Q12:
1. How many people are living in Newark in 2015?
2. What is Newark's population as of 2015?
3.
Q13:
1. Where does Newark's population rank in 2015?
2. How does Newark's population rank against other cities as of 2015?
3.
Q14:
1. What percentage of population increase did Newark see between 2010 and 2015?
2. What was the percentage increase of Newark residentes between 2010 and 2015?
3.
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3gs6s824sqxty8vusxp27xaztitnwm | gutenberg | CHAPTER XXXII. THE TEST OF DAY-DREAMS
Faith's meanest deed more favour bears, Where hearts and wills are weighed, Than brightest transports, choicest prayers, That bloom their hour and fade.-—J. H. NEWMAN.
That return to Brompton was the signal for the numerous worries awaiting Clement. First, the doctors thought him much improved, but declared that a return to full work at St. Matthew's would overthrow all the benefit of his long rest, and would not hear of his going back, even with another curate, for an experiment.
Then all went down to Vale Leston together. Mr. Ed'dard was welcomed with rapture by his old flock. Alda had been almost ill with excitement and delight, and had not words enough to show her ecstasy over her beautiful daughter, nor her gratitude to Geraldine, to whose management she insisted on attributing the glorious result. In vain did Geraldine disclaim all diplomacy, Lady Vanderkist was sure that all came of her savoir faire. At any rate, it was really comfortable to be better beloved by Alda than ever in the course of her life! Alda even intimated that she should be well enough to come to Brompton to assist in the choice of the trousseau, and the first annoyance was with Clement for not allotting a disproportioned sum for the purpose. He declared that Francie ought not to have more spent on her than was reserved for her sisters, especially as it would be easy for her to supply all deficiencies, while Alda could not endure that the future Lady Ivinghoe should have an outfit unworthy of her rank, even though both Wilmet and Geraldine undertook to assist. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who recognized the presence of savoir faire?
2. Who gave credit to the skill with which things were done?
3.
Q2:
1. Where can favor be found?
2. What is something that is pleasant?
3.
Q3:
1. Who hadn't been feeling well?
2. Who had been under the weather?
3.
Q4:
1. How was Clement doing now?
2. What was Clement's present state?
3.
Q5:
1. Where did Clement work?
2. What was Clement's place of employment?
3.
Q6:
1. Was Clement back to working more than forty hours a week?
2. Had Clement gone back to working full time?
3.
Q7:
1. Who was the woman that wanted things that cost more than the others?
2. Which woman was interested in things more expensive than their peers?
3.
Q8:
1. Where did Alsa want to travel to lend a hand?
2. To what location did Alsa wish to go provide aid?
3.
Q9:
1. Who would not set aside money for Alsa to go to Brompton?
2. Who wasn't willing to spare the cash for Alsa to travel to Brompton?
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Q10:
1. Who wanted high quality new clothing?
2. Who desired clothing that was in good condition and had just been purchased?
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3z3zlgnnsiuha76yy56h6uu70723qd | mctest | Jamey really wanted a pet dog, so he went to ask his parents.
"Mom, Dad, can I we get a dog?"
Jamey's mom and dad thought about this, and then answered him.
"Having a pet can be a lot of work, Jamey. When you own a dog, you have to feed him, and take him for walks, and clean up after him. You even have to do those things when you would rather be playing or watching TV. If you promise to help take care of him, we'll get a dog."
Jamey was very happy to hear this! The next weekend, his mom and dad took him to a big building where puppies and kittens without homes were kept. It was very noisy inside! Jamey looked at a big yellow dog first.
"This dog is pretty big, Jamey," his father said. "He might need a bigger yard to run around in than we have."
Jamey thought that Dad was right about that. The next dog Jamey looked at was a very small white dog. It barked over and over again as Jamey and his mother looked at it.
"This dog is very noisy Jamey. He might need a lot of attention from you. Do you think you want to give this puppy that much attention?"
Jamey wasn't sure he could give the little white dog all the time it needed to be happy. Finally Jamey looked at a third dog, a brown dog that was bigger than the white dog, but smaller than the yellow one. The dog came over to Jamey right away and seemed to love to be petted and fussed over.
"Do you like the brown dog?" asked Jamey's dad.
"Yes!" said Jamey. "Can we get him?"
"Will you feed him and walk him every afternoon when you get home from school?" asked Jamey's mom.
"I promise," said Jamey.
"In that case, I guess we have a dog!"
This made Jamey very happy. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who was wishing for a pup?
2. Who desired a canine?
3.
Q2:
1. Is Jamey a boy or a girl?
2. Did a boy or a girl want to get a dog?
3.
Q3:
1. Who took Jamey to get a dog?
2. Who was Jamey's mode of transportation to get a pup?
3.
Q4:
1. When did Jamey and his parents go to get the dog?
2. When did Jamey's family head off in search of a pup?
3.
Q5:
1. Was the place where they had dogs quiet?
2. Was there just a small amount of noise at the dog adoption place?
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Q6:
1. What dog did Jamey pick out first?
2. Which was the first dog Jamey chose?
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Q7:
1. What dog did Jamey pick out second?
2. Which was the second dog Jamey chose?
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Q8:
1. Why did Jamey opt out of getting the second dog?
2. What made Jamey decide not to choose the second pup?
3.
Q9:
1. What dog did Jamey pick?
2. Which pup did Jamey decide upon?
3.
Q10:
1. Did Jamey choose a dog that was smaller than the second one?
2. Was the third dog tinier than the second dog?
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3zv9h2yqqd7mu42kae5nyjctp9rw3l | cnn | A police cruiser draped in black banners and topped with a rose sat in front of the Jupiter, Florida, police department Monday morning, paying testament to a 20-year department veteran killed Sunday while helping escort President Barack Obama through Palm Beach County.
Officer Bruce St. Laurent, 55, was traveling with the presidential motorcade around 4:45 p.m. Sunday southbound on Interstate 95 through West Palm Beach when he pulled his motorcycle onto an on ramp, so he could stop traffic from accessing the highway, according to a statement released Monday by Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Teri Barbera.
The statement said St. Laurent drove into the path of a 1994 Ford F150 driven by Susan Holloway, 56, of West Palm Beach, as she was accelerating to merge onto the interstate. Holloway hit the brakes to avoid the crash, but she hit St. Laurent's motorcycle, knocking the officer from his motorcycle and trapping him under her pickup when the vehicles came to rest, the statement said.
Jupiter Police Chief Frank Kitzerow said St. Laurent was transported to nearby St. Mary's Medical Center, where he died Sunday.
Barbera told CNN the statement details preliminary findings, and the ongoing investigation "could take months." When the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office and the Florida Highway Patrol complete their investigation, state attorneys will determine whether any charges will be filed in the case.
CNN senior photojournalist Peter Morris, who was in the motorcade, said this presidential caravan was longer than normal. In addition to the standard package of SUVs, he said three buses, including the president's campaign bus, comprised Sunday's motorcade south through Florida. Morris said motorcycle police often act as escorts and handle intersection control for motorcades. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is Officer St. Laurent's age?
2. How old was the officer who died?
3.
Q2:
1. What happened to Officer St. Laurent?
2. What became of Officer St. Laurent?
3.
Q3:
1. How did Bruce St. Laurent die?
2. What was Bruce St. Laurent's cause of death?
3.
Q4:
1. WHo was Bruce St. Laurent employed by?
2. Where did Bruce St. Laurent work at?
3.
Q5:
1. What police department employed Bruce St. Laurent?
2. Where did Bruce St. Laurent work as a police officer?
3.
Q6:
1. What was the length of Bruce St. Laurent's tenure in the Jupiter Police Department?
2. How old did Bruce St. Laurent work as a police officer in Jupiter?
3.
Q7:
1. What was Bruce St. Laurent doing when the wreck happened?
2. What was Bruce St. Laurent in the middle of at the time of the crash?
3.
Q8:
1. Who struck Bruce St. Laurent with their vehicle?
2. Who hit Bruce St. Laurent with their car?
3.
Q9:
1. Where is Susan Holloway from?
2. What city does Susan Holloway live in?
3.
Q10:
1. Who serves as police chief in Jupiter?
2. What is the name of Jupiter's police chief?
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Q11:
1. Will charges be filed against Susan Holloway?
2. Will Susan Holloway be facing any charges?
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Q12:
1. Was Bruce St. Laurent a part of a regular sized motorcade?
2. Was the motorcade the same size as it always is?
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Q13:
1. How many busses were a part of the motorcade?
2. What was the number of busses taking part in the motorcade?
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3ihr8nyam71hsrony6wbguw3ahhp4b | gutenberg | CHAPTER XXXVIII.
THE SCARBOROUGH CORRESPONDENCE.
It was as Mountjoy had said. The squire had written to him a letter inviting him to Tretton, and telling him that it would be the best home for him till death should have put Tretton into other hands. Mountjoy had thought the matter over, sitting in the easy-chair in his brother's room, and had at last declined the invitation. As his letter was emblematic of the man, it may be as well to give it to the reader:
"My dear father,--I don't think it will suit me to go down to Tretton at present. I don't mind the cards, and I don't doubt that you would make it better than this place. But, to tell the truth, I don't believe a word of what you have told to the world about my mother, and some of these days I mean to have it out with Augustus. I shall not sit quietly by and see Tretton taken out of my mouth. Therefore I think I had better not go to Tretton.
"Yours truly,
"MOUNTJOY SCARBOROUGH."
This had not at all surprised the father, and had not in the least angered him. He rather liked his son for standing up for his mother, and was by no means offended at the expression of his son's incredulity. But what was there in the prospect of a future lawsuit to prevent his son coming to Tretton? There need be no word spoken as to the property. Tretton would be infinitely more comfortable than those rooms in Victoria Street, and he was aware that the hospitality of Victoria Street would not be given in an ungrudging spirit. "I shouldn't like it," said the old squire to himself as he lay quiet on his sofa. "I shouldn't like at all to be the humble guest of Augustus. Augustus would certainly say a nasty word or two." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who penned a missive?
2. Who wrote to somebody?
3.
Q2:
1. Who is the squire?
2. What is the squire's name?
3.
Q3:
1. Who was the squire's note written to?
2. Who did the squire pen a letter to?
3.
Q4:
1. What is the relationship between Mountjoy and the squire?
2. How are MOUNTJOY and the squire related to one another?
3.
Q5:
1.
2.
3.
Q6:
1. Was the squire's letter unexpected?
2. Was MOUNTJOY taken aback by the letter?
3.
Q7:
1. Did Mountjoy lose his temper after reading the letter?
2. Did the squire's letter send Mountjoy into a rage?
3.
Q8:
1. Why didn't the letter made the father angry?
2. How was the father able to keep his calm reading the letter?
3.
Q9:
1. Where did the father want his son to travel to ?
2. Where did the dad want the squire to go?
3.
Q10:
1. What accusation does the squire make in the letter?
2. What does the letter writer accuse his father of having done?
3.
Q11:
1. What doesn't the son believe?
2. What does the son think to be false?
3.
Q12:
1. Who was probably going to make an unkind statement?
2. Who did it seem was going to speak rudely?
3.
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3ccz6ykwr7jewncgvmjozw224zl597 | mctest | Jake wanted to eat an orange. He liked fruit, and the only fruits in the house were apples, which he didn't like, oranges, and strawberries, which made him itchy. But his mother had put oranges on top of the refrigerator. Jake couldn't reach the top of the refrigerator. He got the stool that he used to reach things in the cupboards. But the stool wasn't tall enough on its own. He thought if he stood on the edge of the kitchen sink he could reach the oranges. (The kitchen sink was right next to the refrigerator). So he used the stool to get up to the edge of the sink, and then he stood on the edge of the sink to get the oranges. He took one out of the bag and then put the bag back on top of the refrigerator. Then he used the stool to climb back down again with his orange. He sat at the kitchen table, peeled the orange, and ate it. Then he took all of the pieces of orange peel and threw them away in the yard waste. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What fruit did Jake want to put in his mouth?
2. What did Jake desire to ingest?
3.
Q2:
1. What gave Jake the itches?
2. What caused Jake to scratch himself?
3.
Q3:
1. What was the location of the oranges?
2. Where could the oranges be located?
3.
Q4:
1. Was Jake able to take down an orange?
2. Did Jake manage to procure an orange?
3.
Q5:
1. How was Jake able to take down an orange?
2. What gave Jake the ability to procure an orange?
3.
Q6:
1. What number of oranges did jake acquire?
2. How many oranges did Jake take down?
3.
Q7:
1. Where did Jake sit?
2. In what location did Jake take a seat?
3.
Q8:
1. What did Jake do with the orange peels?
2. Where did Jake place the inedible parts of the oranges?
3.
Q9:
1. Where did Jake throw away the orange peels?
2. Into what location did Jake dispose of the orange peels?
3.
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3ymtujh0dsgfkjhufn5vl4x0zdn4t2 | race | Twenty years are just a blink in time. But 20 years is also long enough for a man to grow up. It is always painful. For Andre Agassi, maturing in the spotlight of international tennis competition was even harder.
On September 3, the American tennis player said a tearful goodbye to his 21-year career after a third-round defeat in the US Open. The 36-year-old tried his best, but was unable to keep up with German Benjamin Becker, _ years his _
"The scoreboard said I lost today, but what the scoreboard doesn't say is what I've found," Agassi said to the fans. "I have found inspiration and you willed me to succeed." It was an emotional speech at the end of a long career.
Agassi hated tennis as a teenager as much as he loves it now. His father made him play when he was a child. He got bored, and became a rebel . The strict training that his father pushed upon him got in the way of his wild lifestyle. He grew hair long, wore colourful clothes and spat at a judge. Over the years, he has made bad jokes during news conferences Asked what he would say to his 17-year-old self, Agassi answered, "I would say, I understand you a lot more than I want to be you."
The turning point in Agassi's career came in 1992 when he unexpectedly won his first Grand Slam at Wimbledon. It was the first time Agassi understood what real champions finally understand: winning is a test of courage and not just power, it's a marathon, not a sprint .
And what a marathon Agassi was about to begin. He cut his long hair, got fitter and tightened up emotionally. On the court, he was ranked No. 1 for almost two years. His lowest point came in 1997 when his ranking dropped to No. 141. He didn't quit though. "I knew that I would try to get the most out of myself every day from that day forward. That was my promise," he said. "That never stopped." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who does the article discuss?
2. Who is at the center of the article?
3.
Q2:
1. Did Andre Agassi always love tennis?
2. Was tennis always a big passion of Andre Agassi's?
3.
Q3:
1. How many years was Andre Agassi ranked number one?
2. What was the number of years that Andre Agassi spent in the no.1 position?
3.
Q4:
1. How many years did Andre Agassi play tennis professionally?
2. For how much time was Andre Agassi a professional tennis player?
3.
Q5:
1. How old was Andre Agassi at the time of the article?
2. What was Andre Agassi's age when he said goodbye to tennis?
3.
Q6:
1. When did Andre Agassi win his first Wimbledon?
2. What was the year of Andre Agassi's first Wimbledon victory?
3.
Q7:
1. When was Andre Agassi's lowest point?
2. At what point in time was Andre Agassi at his lowest?
3.
Q8:
1. What made 1997 so hard on Andre Agassi?
2. Why was 1997 such a difficult time for Andre Agassi?
3.
Q9:
1. Where did Andre Agassi rank in 1997?
2. What was Andre Agassi's ranking in 1997?
3.
Q10:
1. When did Andre Agassi retire?
2. On what date did Andre Agassi announce he was leaving the game of tennis?
3.
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3yz8upk3vtmxf09y871n9yvqabnucm | gutenberg | CHAPTER XVII
THE PASSAGE OF THE MOUNTAINS
Kermode had been gone a fortnight when Prescott reached the camp and heard from Ferguson and others of his latest exploit. He smiled as he listened to their stories, but that he should find people willing to talk about the man did not surprise him. Kermode was not likely to pass unnoticed: his talents were of a kind that seized attention. Where he went there was laughter and sometimes strife; he had a trick of winning warm attachment, and even where his departure was not regretted he was remembered.
Ferguson insisted on taking Prescott in, for his comrade's sake, and late one evening he sat talking with him beside the stove. His house was rudely put together, shingle-roofed and walled with shiplap boards that gave out strong resinous odors. The joints were not tight and stinging draughts crept in. Deep snow lay about the camp and the frost was keen.
"I can't venture to predict Kermode's movements," said the clergyman. "It was his intention to make for a camp half-way to the coast, but he may change his mind long before he gets there."
"Yes," Prescott replied; "that's the kind of man he is."
Ferguson smiled.
"You and Kermode strike me as differing in many ways; yet you seem strongly attached to him."
"That's true," Prescott assented. "I can't see that I owe him anything, and he once led me into a piece of foolishness that nobody but himself could have thought of. I knew the thing was crazy, but I did it when he urged me, and I've regretted it ever since. Still, when I meet the fellow I expect I shan't have a word of blame for him." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who pressed the issue of taking in Prescott?
2. Who found it necessary to take care of Prescott?
3.
Q2:
1. Who had an attachment to Kermode?
2. Who cared for Kermode?
3.
Q3:
1. For what length of time had Kermode been away?
2. How much time had Kermode not been present for?
3.
Q4:
1. What was the location of Ferguson and Prescott's discussion?
2. Where did Ferguson and Prescott talk?
3.
Q5:
1. Whose home was equipped with a stove?
2. Who had a house that contained a heating source for food?
3.
Q6:
1. Was there a double layer of shingles on Ferguson's roof?
2. Did Ferguson have a double shingled roof?
3.
Q7:
1. What material was Ferguson's home walled with?
2. What were the walls made of in Ferguson's house?
3.
Q8:
1. In what location was Kermode going to set up camp?
2. Where was Kermode set to stop for the night?
3.
Q9:
1. Who stated where Kermode was planning on making camp?
2. Who announced the location in which Kermode was set to camp?
3.
Q10:
1. Where did Kermode take Prescott once?
2. What had Kermode once allowed Prescott to fall into?
3.
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3zppdn2slvwes6596ncr3q8firy9ep | wikipedia | Asthma is thought to be caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Environmental factors include exposure to air pollution and allergens. Other potential triggers include medications such as aspirin and beta blockers. Diagnosis is usually based on the pattern of symptoms, response to therapy over time, and spirometry. Asthma is classified according to the frequency of symptoms, forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), and peak expiratory flow rate. It may also be classified as atopic or non-atopic where atopy refers to a predisposition toward developing a type 1 hypersensitivity reaction.
There is no cure for asthma. Symptoms can be prevented by avoiding triggers, such as allergens and irritants, and by the use of inhaled corticosteroids. Long-acting beta agonists (LABA) or antileukotriene agents may be used in addition to inhaled corticosteroids if asthma symptoms remain uncontrolled. Treatment of rapidly worsening symptoms is usually with an inhaled short-acting beta-2 agonist such as salbutamol and corticosteroids taken by mouth. In very severe cases, intravenous corticosteroids, magnesium sulfate, and hospitalization may be required. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Can a person with asthma cure it?
2. Is there a way to completely rid people of their asthma?
3.
Q2:
1. Why can't asthma be cured?
2. What is the reason that one can never be fully rid of their asthma?
3.
Q3:
1. Can anything be done to help those with asthma?
2. Is there a way to make asthma easier on those who suffer from it?
3.
Q4:
1. How can the symptoms of asthma be eased?
2. What can be done to make asthma easier to live with?
3.
Q5:
1. Is an inhaled short-acting beta-2 agonist expensive?
2. Do inhaled short-acting beta-2 agonists cost a lot of money?
3.
Q6:
1. Is there anything else that can ease the symptoms of asthma besides inhaled short-acting beta-2 agonists?
2. Do treatments other than inhaled short-acting beta-2 agonists exist for asthma?
3.
Q7:
1. How can the symptoms of asthma be eased, other than a inhaled short-acting beta-2 agonist?
2. What can be done to make asthma easier to live with, besides inhaled short-acting beta-2 agonists?
3.
Q8:
1. Are there environmental factors that can contribute to asthma?
2. Can the environment contribute to having asthma?
3.
Q9:
1. Is asthma a disease?
2. Does the medical community consider asthma to be a disease?
3.
Q10:
1. How many people suffer from asthma?
2. What amount of the population lives with asthma?
3.
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37fmassaycr9w4ms0qgefb1xxhzib1 | race | How do you feel when you stay in hospital alone? Jenny, 13, a US student, feels bored. She knows the feeling because she has been in hospital many times herself. One day, she thought of an idea--if patients could get some books to read, they would feel better. So, from May, she and many of her friends began to collect books for hospital patients. In six months the students collected 1,250 books at school. They decided to donate the books to the North Shore Medical Centre, a children's hospital next door to their school. "There are books for kids of all ages, from babies up to high school level." said Jenny. The students put the books into "early readers", "middle readers" and "advanced readers". Then they wrote their best wishes to patients on bookmarks and letters, put the books in big boxes and donated them to the hospital. "We wrote things like, "Keep on reading!' and 'Hope you feel better!," said John, 14, Jenny's brother. "And we also wrote some funny things to make them laugh." Frank, 12, and Steven, 14, helped carry 16 large boxes of books into a car. "I think these books will make me a lot of patients feel happy." said Frank. Steven shared his opinion. "It is really the most meaningful thing that I have ever done in my life." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who is overcome with boredom?
2. Who has got nothing to do?
3.
Q2:
1. How old is Jenny?
2. What is Jenny's age?
3.
Q3:
1. What did the students gather up?
2. What did the students pile together?
3.
Q4:
1. How long did the students spend gathering books?
2. How long did it take for the students to collect up books?
3.
Q5:
1. How many books did the students gather up?
2. What was the size of the students' book collection?
3.
Q6:
1. Who were the collected books for?
2. For whom were the students gathering books?
3.
Q7:
1. What is the name of Jenny's brother?
2. What boy is Jenny the sister of?
3.
Q8:
1. Tell us how old Frank is.
2. What is Frank's age?
3.
Q9:
1. Who did the students send good wishes to?
2. To whom did the students address their kind messages?
3.
Q10:
1. How many boxes of books were gathered?
2. What number of boxes were the books placed in?
3.
Q11:
1. Who carried the boxes?
2. Who transported all the books?
3.
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3018q3zvoiqh6tkjkzarysii381rae | gutenberg | CHAPTER FOURTEEN.
CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE SURPRISE, AND TOUCHES ON "LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM."
One quiet and beautiful Sabbath morning, the inhabitants of the South Sea Island village wended their way to the House of God which they had so recently erected. Among them were Will Osten and his friends, with the clergyman's wife and daughter.
Poor Wandering Will was very unhappy. The sunshine was bright, the natives were blithe, and the birds were joyous, but our hero was despondent! The fact was that he had fallen head and ears in love with Flora Westwood, and he felt that he might as well have fallen in love with the moon--as far as any chance of getting married to her was concerned. Will was therefore very miserable, and, like all ardent and very youthful lovers, he hugged his misery to his bosom--rather enjoyed it, in fact, than otherwise. In short, if truth must be told, he took pleasure in being miserable _for her sake_! When he allowed himself to take romantic views of the subject, and thought of the heights of bliss that _might_ be attained, he was, so to speak, miserably happy. When he looked the stern realities in the face, he was miserably sad.
That Sabbath morning poor Will felt more impressed than ever with the hopelessness of his case, as he walked slowly and silently to church beside the modest Flora and her mother. He also became impressed with the ridiculousness of his position, and determined to "overcome his weakness." He therefore looked at Flora with the intention of cutting a joke of some sort, but, suddenly recollecting that it was Sunday, he checked himself. Then he thought of getting into a serious talk, and was about to begin, when his eye happened to fall on Thackombau, who, in honour of the day, had got himself up with unusual care, having covered his shoulders with a cotton jacket, his loins with a lady's shawl, and his head with a white night-cap--his dark tatooed legs forming a curious and striking contrast to the whole. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the home of the village inhabitants?
2. What is the villagers' place of residence?
3.
Q2:
1. What day of the week is it?
2. On what day does the passage take place?
3.
Q3:
1. Who is the story's protagonist?
2. Whose point of view is the story given from?
3.
Q4:
1. Who was Will Osten in love with?
2. Who had Will Osten smitten?
3.
Q5:
1. Why was Will Osten despondent?
2. What had Will Osten so down?
3.
Q6:
1. Did it upset Will Osten to be feeling sad?
2. Did Will Osten mind being unhappy?
3.
Q7:
1. Why didn't Will Osten mind being sad?
2. Why didn't it bother Will Osten to be unhappy?
3.
Q8:
1. Did Will Osten spend Sunday in Flora's company?
2. Was Will Osten in the company of the woman he loved on Sunday?
3.
Q9:
1. Who else was Will Osten with on Sunday besides Flora?
2. Who was in Flora and Will Osten's company?
3.
Q10:
1. What was the person with a white night cap?
2. Who possessed a white hat for the evening?
3.
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3xcc1odxdlb9t9r09v7dosxn7k6qrr | race | 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." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who told someone to give them a chance because they needed work?
2. Who begged for a job and a chance?
3.
Q2:
1. Whose job was to be a general manager?
2. Who was employed as a general manager?
3.
Q3:
1. What took place two years prior?
2. What was an event from two years back?
3.
Q4:
1. Did Steven Pearman have a job two years ago?
2. Was Steven Pearman employed at the start of the story?
3.
Q5:
1. What is Stephen Pearman's age?
2. How many years old is Stephen Pearman?
3.
Q6:
1. Did Stephen Pearman find employment?
2. Did Stephen Pearman get a job?
3.
Q7:
1. What does Stephen Pearman do for work today?
2. How is Stephen Pearman currently employed?
3.
Q8:
1. Who handed their business card to Stephen Pearman?
2. Who gave Stephen Pearman their business card?
3.
Q9:
1. What did Stephen Pearman's friends think?
2. What was the opinion of Stephen Pearman's buddies?
3.
Q10:
1. Did Stephen Pearman pay all his loans?
2. Did Stephen Pearman pay back the money he owed?
3.
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3fk0yff9pzgtro4y4e6xvcly8cavvi | cnn | 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. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who is expressing their anger with the status quo?
2. Who is calling for change?
3.
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3xcc1odxdlb9t9r09v7dosxn7mlqra | cnn | François Hollande, the newly-inaugurated President of France, may be as notable for what he has not done as for what he has.
He has never held national elective office despite being at the center of French politics for more than a decade, and he has never been married despite a three-decade relationship and four children with Ségolène Royale, another of the country's top Socialist politicians.
Hollande led the Socialist Party for 11 years and was leader when Royale ran unsuccessfully for president against Nicolas Sarkozy in 2007.
Hollande and Royale split up a month before that election, and he is now seeing journalist Valérie Trierweiler, who appeared, smiling with him, as he celebrated his victory Sunday.
He immediately spooked markets, and Germany, France's key ally in the European Union, with his victory speech.
"Austerity can no longer be something that is inevitable," he said, apparently undercutting the belt-tightening that his predecessor and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have urged on European countries beset by debt.
Hollande emerged as his party's candidate for president after the downfall of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who was once considered the Socialist favorite to defeat Sarkozy.
But Strauss-Kahn was arrested in May 2011 after a New York hotel maid alleged that he tried to rape her. Charges against the former IMF chief were later dropped in the United States, but he has been warned he could be investigated in France over accusations he participated in a prostitution ring.
But Hollande was not an accidental candidate despite the way he has come to power, one commentator said. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of France's newly minted president?
2. Who just became the president of France?
3.
Q2:
1. What is Francois Hollande notable for not doing?
2. What inaction on the part of Francois Holland is of note?
3.
Q3:
1. How long has Francois Hollande lead the Socialist Party?
2. For how long has Francois Hollande been in charge of the French socialist party?
3.
Q4:
1. What did Francois Hollande do to the German markets?
2. What happened regarding Francois Hollande and the markets in Germany?
3.
Q5:
1. Which of Francois Hollande's statements undercut those of Angela Merkel?
2. What did Francois Hollande say that undermined statements made by Angela Merket?
3.
Q6:
1. Whose downfall lead to Francois Hollande emerging as the Socialist cnadidate?
2. Which Socialist was besieged by scandals, leading to Francois Hollande's candidacy?
3.
Q7:
1. Who ran for president against Nicolas Sarkozy and lost?
2. Who fell short in their presidential campaign against Nicolas Sarkozy?
3.
Q8:
1. How much time has Francois Hollande spent at the center of the French political sphere?
2. How long has Francois Hollande been a keh player in French politics?
3.
Q9:
1. Could Francois Hollande be considered an accidental candidate?
2. Could it be said that Francois Hollande's campaign didn't quite happen on purpose?
3.
Q10:
1. Who celebrated Francois Hollande's presidential win with him?
2. Who appeared with Francois Hollande to celebrate his victory?
3.
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3x73llyyq1eb1i05xy326u0cf5nnhg | wikipedia | Montenegro ( ; Montenegrin: "Crna Gora"/Црна Гора, , meaning "Black Mountain") is a sovereign state in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the southwest and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast, Kosovo to the east, and Albania to the southeast. Its capital and largest city is Podgorica, while Cetinje is designated as the Old Royal Capital ("prijestonica").
In the 9th century, three Serbian principalities were located on the territory of Montenegro: Duklja, roughly corresponding to the southern half; Travunia, the west; and Rascia, the north. In 1042, "archon" Stefan Vojislav led a revolt that resulted in the independence of Duklja from the Byzantine Empire and the establishment of the Vojislavljević dynasty. After passing through the control of several regional powers and the Ottoman Empire in the ensuing centuries, it became a part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1918, which was succeeded by the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1945.
After the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1992, the republics of Serbia and Montenegro together established a federation as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, although its status as the legal successor to Yugoslavia was opposed by other former republics and denied by the United Nations; in 2003, it renamed itself Serbia and Montenegro. On the basis of an independence referendum held on 21 May 2006, Montenegro declared independence on 3 June of that year. It was officially named Republic of Montenegro until 22 October 2007. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What was the year of Yugoslavia's dissolution?
2. In what year did Yugoslavia cease to exist?
3.
Q2:
1. What does Montenegro translate to in English?
2. What is the definition of Montenegro?
3.
Q3:
1. Where is Montenegro?
2. What is Montenegro's location?
3.
Q4:
1. What kind of state is Montenegro?
2. What is the status of Montenegro's independence?
3.
Q5:
1. Who led a revolt in Montenegro in 1042?
2. Who started a revolution in 1042?
3.
Q6:
1. What did the revolt led by Stefan Vojislav result in?
2. What was the outcome of Stefan Vojislav's revolution?
3.
Q7:
1. What two republics merged to become the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia?
2. What two territories was the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia mad eup of?
3.
Q8:
1. Who denied Federal Republic of Yugoslavia its status?
2. Who rejected the creation of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia?
3.
Q9:
1. In what year did the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia rename itself?
2. When did the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia get a new name?
3.
Q10:
1. What did the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia rechristen itself?
2. What did the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia become after its name change?
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1. When did Montenegro declare itself sovereign?
2. What is the date of Montenegro's independence?
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31ibvunm9sz4vri84z1tdqicls3vfw | wikipedia | Oracle Corporation is a multinational computer technology corporation, headquartered in Redwood Shores, California. The company specializes primarily in developing and marketing database software and technology, cloud engineered systems and enterprise software products — particularly its own brands of database management systems. In 2015, Oracle was the second-largest software maker by revenue, after Microsoft.
The company also develops and builds tools for database development and systems of middle-tier software, enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, customer relationship management (CRM) software and supply chain management (SCM) software.
Larry Ellison co-founded Oracle Corporation in 1977 with Bob Miner and Ed Oates under the name Software Development Laboratories (SDL). Ellison took inspiration from the 1970 paper written by Edgar F. Codd on relational database management systems (RDBMS) named "A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks." He heard about the IBM System R database from an article in the "IBM Research Journal" provided by Oates. Also derived from Codd's theories, Ellison wanted to make Oracle's product compatible with System R, but failed to do so as IBM kept the error codes for their DBMS a secret. SDL changed its name to Relational Software, Inc (RSI) in 1979, then again to Oracle Systems Corporation in 1982, to align itself more closely with its flagship product Oracle Database. At this stage Bob Miner served as the company's senior programmer. On March 12, 1986, the company had its initial public offering. In 1995, Oracle Systems Corporation changed its name to Oracle Corporation, officially named Oracle, but sometimes referred to as Oracle Corporation, the name of the holding company. Part of Oracle Corporation's early success arose from using the C programming language to implement its products. This eased porting to different operating systems (most of which support C). QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What does Oracle Corporation do?
2. What is the purpose of Oracle Corporation?
3.
Q2:
1. Where is Oracle Corporation located?
2. Where can Oracle Corporation be found?
3.
Q3:
1. What was the source of Larry Ellison's inspiration?
2. What gave Larry Ellison the idea for his company?
3.
Q4:
1. Who cofounded Oracle Corporation?
2. Who founded Oracle Corpor together?
3.
Q5:
1. What was the date of Oracle Corporation's initial public offering?
2. When did Oracle Corporation first become open to the public?
3.
Q6:
1. What does rational database management mean?
2. What is the definition of rational database management?
3.
Q7:
1. Who is Larry Ellison?
2. What does Larry Ellison do?
3.
Q8:
1. What took place in 2015?
2. What was important about 2015 for Oracle Corporation?
3.
Q9:
1. What does Oracle Corporation make in addition to software?
2. What besides software does Oracle Corporation produce?
3.
Q10:
1. Who penned a paper in 1970?
2. Who was the author of a 1970 manuscript?
3.
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3fe2ercczx8lwky5hqbkus28r7copd | gutenberg | CHAPTER XXX
JACINTA CAPITULATES
The _Carsegarry_ was not a fast vessel. Like most of the ocean tramp species, she had been built to carry the largest possible cargo on a very moderate consumption of coal, and speed was a secondary consideration. She had also been in the warmer seas for some time, with the result that every plate beneath her water-line was foul, and as she fell in with strong northwest breezes, she was an unusually long while on the way to Liverpool. Austin was thus not astonished to find a letter from Jefferson, written four or five days after he left Las Palmas, waiting him at Farquhar's brokers, which made it evident that his comrade had got to work again.
He smiled a trifle grimly as he read it, for he fancied that its optimistic tone had cost Jefferson--who alluded to his apprehensions about his arm very briefly--an effort, for the fact that he was asked to cable as soon as he had seen a doctor appeared significant. The rest of the letter concerned financial affairs.
"We have had a rough preliminary survey, and the result is distinctly encouraging," he read. "After making a few temporary repairs I expect to bring her on to Liverpool, and there is every reason to believe we can dispose of her for a good round sum. I could have got £10,000, ex-cargo, as she lies here. Palm oil, it also appears, is scarce and dear, at up to £30 the ton, from which it seems to me that your share should approximate £7,000. I have to mention that Brown is on his way to Liverpool and wants you to communicate with him at the address enclosed." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Did the ship go fast?
2. Did the ship move at a rapid pace?
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1. What was the ship built for?
2. For what purpose had the ship been constructed?
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Q3:
1. What is the name of the ship?
2. What's the ship called?
3.
Q4:
1. Where was the ship going?
2. In what direction was the ship headed?
3.
Q5:
1. Where had the ship been?
2. Where had The Carsegarry come from?
3.
Q6:
1. Who got a letter?
2. Who received a communication?
3.
Q7:
1. Who wrote Austin the letter?
2. What was the provenance of Austin's missive?
3.
Q8:
1. Who sent Austin the letter?
2. From whom did Austin receive a piece of correspondence?
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Q9:
1. What was the primary subject of Austin's letter?
2. What did the letter from Jefferson mostly discuss?
3.
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3io1lgzlk9xa1mtkvdnfr6lrhyj86r | gutenberg | CHAPTER VI
ON CRIFFELL HILL
The sun burned down on the heather. Below, in the curving glen where the heath gave place to white bent-grass, a burn flashed like a silver riband among the stones; above, the long ridge of Criffell ran up against the clear blue sky. Grouse were calling as they skimmed the steep downward slope, and a curlew's wild cry fell sharply from the summit of the hill. These were sounds that delighted Andrew, for he loved the fellside almost as he loved the sea; but his lips were set and his brows knitted as he stood waist-deep in the heather.
Whitney was toiling up the hill beside Elsie a short distance farther on, and Dick was behind them; but, seeing Andrew stop, they waited until he came up.
"It's rather steep," said Elsie, giving Andrew a sympathetic glance. "Here's a nice flat stone; we'll rest for a few minutes."
She sat down on a slab of lichened granite, and Dick found a place beside her.
"I wonder why Andrew loaded himself up with that heavy ruck-sack on a day like this?" he said. "I suppose there's a pair of marine glasses and a chart, and a parallel rule and compass, inside of it. Andrew thinks he'd get lost if he didn't carry the lot about when he risks himself ashore."
"They're all there," Andrew replied somewhat grimly. "Still, it wasn't the bag that stopped me."
"I'm sorry we forced the pace," Elsie said. "You were going well at the bottom." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who found the sounds pleasing?
2. Who liked the noise being made?
3.
Q2:
1. What was the sun beating down on?
2. What was being touched by the sun?
3.
Q3:
1. What called as the group when down the hill?
2. Who tried to get the group's attention as they descended?
3.
Q4:
1. Was Andrew a fan of the sea?
2. Did Andrew find the sea pleasing?
3.
Q5:
1. What went up the hill with Elsie?
2. Who accompanied Elsie up the hill?
3.
Q6:
1. Who was behind Whitney and Elsie?
2. By whom were Whitney and Elsie followed?
3.
Q7:
1. Did Andrew continue to advance?
2. Did Andrew keep going forward?
3.
Q8:
1. What did Andrew do instead of moving?
2. What did Andrew do in place of advancing?
3.
Q9:
1. Did the others wait for Andrew when he stopped?
2. Did the rest of the group stay behind for Andrew when he quit going forward?
3.
Q10:
1. Who warned Andrew of the steep incline?
2. Who told Andrew that the hill was steep?
3.
Q11:
1. Where did Elsie sit down?
2. In what location did Elsie take a seat?
3.
Q12:
1. Who did Elsie sit next to?
2. Beside whom did Elsie take a seat?
3.
Q13:
1. Who asked something of Andrew?
2. Who wanted to know something from Andrew?
3.
Q14:
1. Who apologized?
2. Who expressed regret?
3.
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3var3r6g1p10qszov999867i1lh8ot | cnn | Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A young, female suicide bomber was behind a blast in Pakistan that killed at least 46 people and injured 105 others at a food distribution point, an official said Sunday.
Zakir Hussain Afridi, the top government official in Bajaur Agency, Pakistan, said that the preliminary investigation into the explosion shows that a girl between the ages of 16 and 18 blew herself up. The determination was made from remains of the bomber that were recovered.
The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for Saturday's blast in that Asian nation's tribal region.
Azam Tariq, the central spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban, told CNN in a phone call that it targeted people who had formed what he called a pro-government and anti-Taliban group.
The blast took place about 600 meters from a U.N. World Food Programme distribution point at a security checkpoint in Khar, according to Amjad Jamal, a spokesman for the agency. He said that more than 300 people were going through a security screening to get food and other items at the time of the explosion.
Khar is the headquarters of Bajaur Agency, one of the seven districts of Pakistan's tribal region bordering Afghanistan. Jamal said that those who had been internally displaced during military efforts in Bajaur Agency get a month's supply of food and other goods.
Afridi said that the suicide bomber was in a burqa, a traditional full-body covering worn by some Muslim women. He said she was stopped for a security check at a checkpoint, where she detonated herself. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who detonated the bomb?
2. Who committed the act of terrorism?
3.
Q2:
1. How old was the suicide bomber?
2. What was the suicide bomber's age?
3.
Q3:
1. What gave clues to the suicide bomber's age?
2. How was the terrorist's age determined?
3.
Q4:
1. Who pointed to the responsible party for the bomb's detonation??
2. Who stated who was responsible for the bomb?
3.
Q5:
1. Who took credit for the act of terrorism?
2. Who was behind the bombing?
3.
Q6:
1. Where did the bombing take place?
2. What was the site of the attack?
3.
Q7:
1. What was close to the site of the terrorist attack?
2. What did the bombing happen close to?
3.
Q8:
1. How far away from the U.N. World Food Programme distribution point did the attack occur?
2. What was the distance between the bombing and the U.N. World Food Programme distribution point?
3.
Q9:
1. How many people were by the U.N. World Food Programme distribution point?
2. What was the number of people in proximity to the U.N. World Food Programme distribution point?
3.
Q10:
1. What were people doing at the U.N. World Food Programme distribution point?
2. Why had people flocked to the U.N. World Food Programme distribution point?
3.
Q11:
1. Did anyone get hurt in the bombing?
2. Did the terrorist attack injure anybody?
3.
Q12:
1. In what location was the attacker stopped?
2. Where was the suicide bomber halted?
3.
Q13:
1. What happened at the checkpoint?
2. What took place at the security checkpoint?
3.
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36tfcyns44agdce9z4qb4wrahatxho | wikipedia | Namibia has free education for both Primary and secondary education levels. Grades 1–7 are primary level, grades 8–12 secondary. In 1998, there were 400,325 Namibian students in primary school and 115,237 students in secondary schools. The pupil-teacher ratio in 1999 was estimated at 32:1, with about 8% of the GDP being spent on education. Curriculum development, educational research, and professional development of teachers is centrally organised by the National Institute for Educational Development (NIED) in Okahandja.
Namibia (i/nəˈmɪbiə/, /næˈ-/), officially the Republic of Namibia (German: Republik Namibia (help·info); Afrikaans: Republiek van Namibië) is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. Although it does not border Zimbabwe, a part of less than 200 metres of the Zambezi River (essentially a small bulge in Botswana to achieve a Botswana/Zambia micro-border) separates it from that country. Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek, and it is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU), and the Commonwealth of Nations. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is Namibia's location?
2. Where can Namibia be found?
3.
Q2:
1. When did Namibia become independent?
2. What was the date of Namibia's independance?
3.
Q3:
1. Does it cost money to go to school in Namibia?
2. Does getting an education come with a monetary cost in Namibia?
3.
Q4:
1. What was Namibia's student instructor ratio?
2. How many students per instructor were there in Namibia?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the official name of Namibia?
2. How is Namibia technically referred to?
3.
Q6:
1. Does Namibia border the Pacific Ocean?
2. Can one reach the Pacific Ocean directly from Namibia?
3.
Q7:
1. What ocean does Namibia border?
2. What ocean can one access directly from Namibia?
3.
Q8:
1. How many countries does Namibia border?
2. What is the number of countries that share a border with Namibia?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the capital of Namibia?
2. Which city serves as Namibia's capital?
3.
Q10:
1. Is Namibia a part of the European Union?
2. Does Namibia belong to the EU?
3.
Q11:
1. Is the east of Namibia bordered by water?
2. Is there a body of water on the Eastern border of Namibia?
3.
Q12:
1. Where can the NIED headquarters be found?
2. Where is NIED based out of?
3.
Q13:
1. What was the total number of students in primary and secondary schools in Namibia in 1998?
2. As of 1998, what was the total amount of children enrolled in primary and secondary schools in Namibia?
3.
Q14:
1. What is on the southern border of Namibia?
2. What is just south of Namibia?
3.
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3pxx5px6lxyuqm3uo2o1yddekgoabx | mctest | Johnny and his class were looking forward to a fun day in art class. The teacher gave the class paint, brushes and other items to use to make their drawings. Johnny's friend Kevin used a straw to blow paint on his paper. It looked very cool. Lisa used markers to make a picture of her and her dog. Lisa has several pets, but her favorite one is her dog, Ben. Tony used a potato to make stars. He then put the potato into different colors of paint and made a nice pattern. Johnny used feathers to make his picture. When they had finished, the class chose which picture was the best. Johnny got second place and was very excited. Then it was time for lunch and the class had a party. They had hamburgers with ketchup and had cake for dessert. It was a very fun day for the whole class. They all went home tired and happy. Johnny took a nap when he went home. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is Lisa's preferred pet?
2. Which pet does Lisa like best?
3.
Q2:
1. Where did Johnny place?
2. What award was given to Johnny?
3.
Q3:
1. What did Kevin make use of?
2. How did Kevin create something?
3.
Q4:
1. What was Tony's creation?
2. What did Tony come up with?
3.
Q5:
1. Who utilized feathers in their design?
2. Whose creation had feathers?
3.
Q6:
1. What took place at lunchtime?
2. How was lunch organized?
3.
Q7:
1. Did the class have a pizza party?
2. Was there pizza at the class's party?
3.
Q8:
1. What did the class eat?
2. what was there to munch on at the party?
3.
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3u84xhcdicdb6vqtlfud7syhk9r4z0 | race | The famous car Rolls-Royce has been largely hand-made and always one of the most expensive cars on the market.
In fact, Rolls-Royce is made up of two men's names, Charles S. Rolls and Henry Royce. They came from very different backgrounds, received very different educations and when they met; their careers were going in very different directions.
In 1903, Royce bought a second-hand France Decauville car. He found the car unreliable, difficult to start and overheated. Royce decided he could do better himself and set about building two-cylinder car of his own design. The first of these, built almost completely by Royce himself, was a success in almost every way: it started easily, ran smoothly and was very reliable. It never failed to impress everyone who saw it rode in the car, including Rolls.
While he was a university student at Cambridge, Rolls acquired a French Peugeot. It was the first automobile seen at Cambridge and by the time Rolls finished his studies, he was probably the most skilled driver in Britain. In 1902, Rolls went into the business of selling cars and became a leading automobile
. He was looking for a British car to market when he was told that Henry Royce had designed and built a two-cylinder automobile.
In 1904, Royce and Rolls joined together to build and sell motor car. They combined their talents--Royce the engineer and Rolls the salesman and businessman.
And, just two years later, the partnership produced the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, a milestone car acclaimed by many by the time as the " best in the world". Over the years the automaker built a legendary reputation. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Is the Rolls-Royce named for a person?
2. Does the Rolls-Royce bear anybody's name?
3.
Q2:
1. Who is the Rolls-Royce named for?
2. Where does the Rolls-Royce get its name from?
3.
Q3:
1. Did Henry Royce buy something?
2. Was there a purchase made by Henry Royce?
3.
Q4:
1. What did Henry Royce buy?
2. What purchase did Henry Royce make?
3.
Q5:
1. When did Henry Royce buy the the France Decauville car?
2. In what year did Henry Royce purchase the France Decauville?
3.
Q6:
1. Was the France Decauville pleasing to Henry Royce?
2. Did Henry Royce like the France Decauville?
3.
Q7:
1. What did Henry Royce think was the problem with the France Decauville?
2. Why wasn't Henry Royce a fan of the France Decauville?
3.
Q8:
1. Did Henry Royce do something about the France Decauville's issues?
2. Did Henry Royce solve the problems with his France Decauville?
3.
Q9:
1. How did Henry Royce improve upon his France Decauville?
2. What did Henry Royce set out to do to improve his car?
3.
Q10:
1. Did Henry Royce design a new car on his own?
2. Did Henry Royce alone make a brand new car?
3.
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308xblvesi4mp3pbqdant32okcarb4 | race | Barbara was driving her six-year-old son, Benjamin, to his piano lesson. They were late. There was always so much to do, and Barbara, a night-duty nurse at the local hospital, had recently worked extra hours. She was tired. "Mom!" Ben cried. "Look!" Just ahead, a car had lost control on the icy road and wildly rolled over, and then crashed into a telephone pole. Barbara went over. Thank goodness she was a nurse -- she might be able to help these unfortunate passengers. Then she stopped. What about Ben? She couldn't take him with her. Little boys shouldn't see scenes like this one. But was it safe to leave him alone? For a little moment Barbara thought of going on her way. Someone else was sure to come along. No! "Ben, honey, promise me you'll stay in the car!" "I will, Mommy," he said as she ran. Two girls of high school age were in the car. One was dead and the driver was still breathing. But if help came soon, the girl would live. A trucker had pulled up and was calling for help on his cell phone. Soon Barbara heard the ambulance sirens . Later, Barbara was able to meet the families of the victims . They expressed their gratitude for the help she had provided. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who was in the driver's seat?
2. Who was operating a vehicle?
3.
Q2:
1. Who was Barbara driving?
2. Who was Barbara's passenger?
3.
Q3:
1. Where was Barbara taking her son?
2. Where was Barbara driving to with Benjamin?
3.
Q4:
1. Were Barbara and Benjamin on time?
2. Were Barbara and Benjamin set to get to thei lesson on time?
3.
Q5:
1. What was Barbara's job?
2. How was Barbara employed?
3.
Q6:
1. Where did Barbara work?
2. What was Barbara's place of employment?
3.
Q7:
1. What collided with a pole?
2. What hit a pole?
3.
Q8:
1. Did Ben go with Barbara to the crash?
2. Did Ben accompany his mother to the crash site?
3.
Q9:
1. Did the driver of the vehicle pass away?
2. Was the person driving the car that crashed dead?
3.
Q10:
1. Who used their cell phone to call for help?
2. Who got in touch with an ambulance using their cell phone?
3.
Q11:
1. Who noticed the sound of the ambulance sirens?
2. Who was alerted to the arrival of the ambulance?
3.
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3urfvvm165iantk80llvkwwbjt0uzc | wikipedia | BBC Online, formerly known as BBCi, is the BBC's online service. It is a large network of websites including such high-profile sites as BBC News and Sport, the on-demand video and radio services co-branded BBC iPlayer, the children's sites CBBC and CBeebies, and learning services such as Bitesize. The BBC has had an online presence supporting its TV and radio programmes and web-only initiatives since 1994 but did not launch officially until December 1997, following government approval to fund it by TV licence fee revenue as a service in its own right. Throughout its short history, the online plans of the BBC have been subject to harassment from its commercial rivals, which has resulted in various public consultations and government reviews to investigate their claims that its large presence and public funding distorts the UK market.
The website has gone through several branding changes since it was launched. Originally named BBC Online, it was then rebranded as BBCi (which itself was the brand name for interactive TV services) before being named bbc.co.uk. It was then renamed BBC Online again in 2008, however the service uses the branding "BBC". The web-based service of the BBC is one of the most visited websites (fifty-fifth most visited according to Alexa in January 2013) and the world's largest news website. As of 2007, it contained over two million pages. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What did BBC Online used to be called?
2. What was the former name of BBC Online?
3.
Q2:
1. What does BBC Online do?
2. What is the purpose of BBC Online?
3.
Q3:
1. What is included in the network of websites on BBC Online?
2. What all are the BBC Online websites made up of?
3.
Q4:
1. According to Alexa, where did BBC Online rank as a site in 2013?
2. What was BBC Online's Alexa ranking as of 2013?
3.
Q5:
1. Did rivals of BBC Online ever mistreat it?
2. Did BBC Online ever receive harsh words from its competitors?
3.
Q6:
1. What was the result of BBC's harassment by rivals?
2. What came about due to BBC being mistreated by its competitors?
3.
Q7:
1. Does BBC Online host any online streaming or radio services?
2. Can online streaming or radio be accessed using BBC Online?
3.
Q8:
1. When did the website get the name BBC Online?
2. In what year did the site adopt the name BBC Online?
3.
Q9:
1. What does the government use to fund BBC Online?
2. Where does the government get the money for BBC Online?
3.
Q10:
1. When did BBC Online officially go online?
2. At what point could BBC Online officially be accessed?
3.
Q11:
1. How many pages does BBC Online contain as of 2007?
2. What is the number of pages in BBC Online in the year 2007?
3.
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3uxuoq9okex7oa04blcltbri2mta70 | wikipedia | First recognized in 1900 by Max Planck, it was originally the proportionality constant between the minimal increment of energy, E, of a hypothetical electrically charged oscillator in a cavity that contained black body radiation, and the frequency, f, of its associated electromagnetic wave. In 1905 the value E, the minimal energy increment of a hypothetical oscillator, was theoretically associated by Einstein with a "quantum" or minimal element of the energy of the electromagnetic wave itself. The light quantum behaved in some respects as an electrically neutral particle, as opposed to an electromagnetic wave. It was eventually called the photon.
Classical statistical mechanics requires the existence of h (but does not define its value). Eventually, following upon Planck's discovery, it was recognized that physical action cannot take on an arbitrary value. Instead, it must be some multiple of a very small quantity, the "quantum of action", now called the Planck constant. Classical physics cannot explain this fact. In many cases, such as for monochromatic light or for atoms, this quantum of action also implies that only certain energy levels are allowed, and values in between are forbidden. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who was the first person to associate the minimal energy increment of a hypothetical oscillator with a "quantum" element of the energy of the electromagnetic wave?
2. Who discovered the relationship between the minimal energy increment of a hypothetical oscillator and a "quantum" element of the energy of the electromagnetic wave?
3.
Q2:
1. When did Max Planck discover something about quantums?
2. What was the year of Max Planck's quantum discovery?
3.
Q3:
1. What letter represents the energy associated with a "quantum"?
2. Which letter is used to designate the minimal energy increment of a hypothetical oscillator?
3.
Q4:
1. What did the light quantum do?
2. What was the light quantum's behavior like?
3.
Q5:
1. What can an electrically neutral particle be placed in opposition to?
2. What is the opposite of an electrically neutral particle?
3.
Q6:
1. What name was later given to the light quantum?
2. What did the light quantum's name become?
3.
Q7:
1. Who first discovered energy E?
2. Who was the first person to understand what Energy E was?
3.
Q8:
1. What sort of action cannot be given an arbitrary value?
2. What kind of action is it impossible to attribute an arbitrary value to?
3.
Q9:
1. What kind of value must physical action be given?
2. Which value has to be attributed to physical action?
3.
Q10:
1. What else can a multiple of a very small quantity be called?
2. What's anotion name for many of a very small quantity?
3.
Q11:
1. Can the "quantum of action" be called something else?
2. Is there another term for the "quantum of action"?
3.
Q12:
1. What's another name for the "quantum of action"?
2. What else is the "quantum of action" called?
3.
Q13:
1. Is the Planck constant widely understood in physics?
2. Is the Planck constant an easily explained phenomenon in physics?
3.
Q14:
1. What does the Planck constant imply about energy levels?
2. What can we infer regarding energy levels from the Planck constant?
3.
Q15:
1. What does the Planck constant imply about values in between?
2. What can we infer regarding values in between from the Planck constant?
3.
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3bwi6rsp7g9aenhgrqe7puh9n4le7z | race | When Gretchen Baxter gets home from work as a New York City book editor, she checks her Blackberry at the door. 'I think we are attached to these devices in a way that is not always positive,' says Baxter,who'd rather focus at home on her husband and 12-year-old daughter. 'It's there and it beckons . That's human nature (but)...we kind of get crazy sometimes and we don't know where it should stop.'
Americans are connected at unprecedented levels93% now use cell phones or wireless devices;one third of those are 'smart phones' that allow users to browse the Web and check e-mail,among other things. The benefits are obvious: checking messages on the road,staying in touch with friends and family,efficiently using time once spent waiting around. The downside:often,we're effectively disconnecting from those in the same room.
That's why,despite all the technology that makes communicating easier than ever,2010 was the Year We Stopped Talking to One Another. From texting at dinner to posting on Facebook from work or checking e-mail while on a date,the connectivity revolution is creating a lot of divided attention,not to mention social anxiety. Many analysts say it's time to step back and reassess.
'What we're going to see in the future is new opportunities for people to be plugged in and connected like never before,' says Scott Campbell. 'It can be a good thing,but I also see new ways the traditional social fabric is getting somewhat torn apart.'
Our days are filled with beeps and pings*----many of which pull us away from tasks at hand or face-to-face conversations. We may feel that the distractions are too much,but we can't seem to stop posting,texting or surfing.
'We're going through a period of adjustment and rebalancing,' says Sherry Turkle and she wants to remind people that technology can be turned off.
'Our human purposes are to really have connections with people,' she says. 'We have to reclaim it. It's not going to take place by itself.' QUESTIONS:
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1. What is Gretchen Baxter's place of employment?
2. Where is Gretchen Baxter employed?
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1. What does Gretchen Baxter do for a living?
2. What is Gretchen Baxter's job?
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1. Does Gretchen Baxter have an iPhone?
2. Is Gretchen Baxter's smartphone from the iPhone family?
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1. What brand of phone does Gretchen Baxter possess?
2. What kind of phone does Gretchen Baxter have?
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1. Does Gretchen Baxter use her BlackBerry at home?
2. Does Gretchen Baxter get on her BlackBerry in her own house?
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1. What does Gretchen Baxter focus on at home instead of her BlackBerry?
2. What's more important to Gretchen Baxter while at home than her BlackBerry?
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1. What percentage of Americans use cell phones?
2. How many Americans are cell phone users?
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1. What ratio of Americans use smartphones?
2. How many cell phones in the US are smartphones?
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1. Does being connected have its disadvantages?
2. Can there be issues that come with having a smartphone?
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1. Does having a smartphone affect face to face conversations?
2. Does our smartphone use have consequences for our in person communication?
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1. How is face to face conversation affected by smartphone use?
2. What is the effect that smartphones have on in person communication?
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3mmn5bl1wz4qps866cz0pla2rda3ma | wikipedia | Mahātmā Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahātmā (Sanskrit: "high-souled", "venerable")—applied to him first in 1914 in South Africa—is now used worldwide. In India, he is also called Bapu ji (Gujarati: endearment for "father", "papa") and Gandhi ji. He is unofficially called the "Father of the Nation"
Born and raised in a Hindu merchant caste family in coastal Gujarat, western India, and trained in law at the Inner Temple, London, Gandhi first employed nonviolent civil disobedience as an expatriate lawyer in South Africa, in the resident Indian community's struggle for civil rights. After his return to India in 1915, he set about organising peasants, farmers, and urban labourers to protest against excessive land-tax and discrimination. Assuming leadership of the Indian National Congress in 1921, Gandhi led nationwide campaigns for various social causes and for achieving "Swaraj" or self-rule.
Gandhi famously led Indians in challenging the British-imposed salt tax with the Dandi Salt March in 1930, and later in calling for the British to "Quit India" in 1942. He was imprisoned for many years, upon many occasions, in both South Africa and India. He lived modestly in a self-sufficient residential community and wore the traditional Indian "dhoti" and shawl, woven with yarn hand-spun on a "charkha". He ate simple vegetarian food, and also undertook long fasts as a means of both self-purification and political protest. QUESTIONS:
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1. What did Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi do?
2. What was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi known for/
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1. Where was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi born?
2. What was the birthplace of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi?
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1. In what part of India can coastal Gujarat be found?
2. Where in India is coastal Gujarat?
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3ftyuglfsulqzdpx72oqlslsvfzd5l | race | How do you usually celebrate your birthday? Playing a soccer game may not be your first choice. But Lu Han, the former EXO singer, did just that and showed has an unusual side of him. Lu Han celebrated his 25th birthday by playing a soccer game with players from Beijing No.47 High School on April 19th in Beijing, a day before his birthday. He scored three goals in the game. Lu Han has often shown on Weibo that he is a big soccer fan and his favorite soccer team is Manchester United. He said more than once that he used to dream of becoming a professional soccer player. So what was Lu Han's performance like on the pitch ?Fan Zhiyi, the former captain of the Chinese national soccer team, played with Lu Han in a friendly match in 2013. He thought that Lu Han is a top amateur player. ,A, B, C, D. QUESTIONS:
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1. Who used to be a musical performer?
2. Who once sang for a living?
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1. What band was Lu Han a singer for?
2. With what musical group was Lu Han affiliated with?
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1. Did Lu Han play basketball with someone?
2. Did Lu Han take up a game of basketball with somebody?
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1. What sport did Lu Han participate in?
2. What game did Lu Han play?
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1. Did Lu Han play soccer on an ordinary day?
2. Was there nothing special about the day Lu Han played soccer?
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1. When did Lu Han play soccer?
2. What was going on the day Lu Han played soccer?
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1. Is Lu Han's favorite team from Beijing?
2. Does Lu Han prefer the Beijing soccer team?
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1. What is Lu Han's favorite soccer team?
2. Which soccer team does Lu Han like best?
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1. How many points did Lu Han score?
2. What was the number of goals made by Lu Han?
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1. What does Fan Zhiyi do?
2. What is Fan Zhiyi knwon as?
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1. What did Lu Han once dream of becoming?
2. What did Lu Han formerly want to do with his life?
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31z0pcvwukfc36zdhl32oghap7n7ti | race | "I believe you're the right person to write an advice column for the students called Dear Amy!" Jenny, editor of the school newspaper, said to Andy, who finally agreed to accept the job if Jenny promised not to tell it to anyone else. At first it wasn't too bad. Most of the letters he received were interesting and quite easy to answer. Then came a letter from a person named Joe. "Dear Amy," it began, "I'm in real trouble. I've wanted to be a songwriter all my life, but my parents don't even let me take music lessons. I have a guitar, but they both get angry if I play. I've tried explaining, but they didn't listen. I feel sad. Should I run away from home? Maybe that will make my parents agree." The letter signed "Joe". Andy thought about this letter for a long time. Should he advise someone to run away from home? Probably not. But didn't Joe have a right to be a songwriter if he wanted to? Andy thought hard, but couldn't think out a good answer. Andy couldn't sleep. He just worried about poor Joe. At a bar a few days later, Eleanor, a girl in Andy's maths class, sat down next to him and asked, " What's wrong with you? You look a little worried." "I guess I do," said Andy. "If you get a problem, why don't you try writing to Dear Amy about it?" asked Eleanor. Andy sighed. But Eleanor continued, "In fact, I guess Dear Amy is rather busy with other problems. She still hasn't answered the _ letter I wrote her last week. You'd better read it -- it may even make the most hard-hearted person cry! It was supposed to be from a songwriter named Joe." QUESTIONS:
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1. What did the first part of the letter say?
2. What was the opening portion of the letter?
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1. Who wrote the letter?
2. Who penned the missive?
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1. What was the greeting of the letter?
2. What were the first words of the letter?
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3iq1vmjrytkb2toxqia577iowa1a9r | cnn | ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- In 1989, the warnings were dire. The Spike Lee film "Do the Right Thing," critics and columnists said, would provoke violence and disrupt race relations.
Spike Lee: "I wanted to do a film that would try to show what was happening at the time."
"This movie is dynamite under every seat," wrote Newsweek's Jack Kroll.
Other commentators believed the film would harm the candidacy of David Dinkins, an African-American who was running for mayor of New York. It might even spark riots at movie theaters, they thought.
Instead, what the film provoked was ... talk. There were no riots. Dinkins was elected. "Do the Right Thing" had a successful run at the box office -- if not as successful as Lee and his supporters hoped -- and was nominated for two Academy Awards.
Twenty years later, the film still maintains a hold on the imagination. In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked it as one of the 100 best American films. Roger Ebert, who has written he cried when he first saw the film at the Cannes Film Festival, still considers the film a wonder: "Spike Lee had done an almost impossible thing. He'd made a movie about race in America that empathized with all the participants," he wrote in 2001.
So what is the thing about "Do the Right Thing?" Watch Spike Lee describe things in his own words »
Part of its staying power is in its boldness, both in look and action. Lee's first two films, "She's Gotta Have It" (1986) and "School Daze" (1988), had marked him as a rising young filmmaker. But it was "Do the Right Thing," made when Lee was just 32, that showcased his confidence, from the deliberately striking color scheme (bright reds and oranges that make a hot day seem even hotter) to its heightened -- sometimes stagy -- atmosphere, to its grim, documentary-style riot climax. QUESTIONS:
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1. Which filmmaker were people divided on?
2. Who was a controversial movie director?
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1. What was the name of Spike Lee's controversial film?
2. What Spike Lee movie was the subject of heated discussion?
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1. In what year was Do the Right Thing released?
2. When did Do the Right Thing come out
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1. How old was Spike Lee when Do the Right Thing came out?
2. What was Spike Lee's age when Do the Right Thing was released?
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1. What were Spike Lee's first two films?
2. What were the first two movies in Spike Lee's directorial oeuvre?
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1. When did She's Gotta Have It come out?
2. What was the release year of She's Gotta have it?
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1. In what year did School Daze come out?
2. What was the year when School Daze was released?
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1. Were the merits of Do the Right Thing officially recognized?
2. Did any prizes go to Do the Right Thing?
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1. Was Do the Right Thing nominated for any awards?
2. Did Do the Right Thing receive any prize nominations?
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1. Who was running for mayor of NYC when Do the Right Thing came out?
2. Who was a mayorial candidate in New York city at the time of Do the Right Thing's release?
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3iq1vmjrytkb2toxqia577ioxcj9ad | wikipedia | Materialism is a form of philosophical monism which holds that matter is the fundamental substance in nature, and that all phenomena, including mental phenomena and consciousness, are identical with material interactions.
Materialism is closely related to physicalism, the view that all that exists is ultimately physical. Philosophical physicalism has evolved from materialism with the discoveries of the physical sciences to incorporate more sophisticated notions of physicality than mere ordinary matter, such as: spacetime, physical energies and forces, dark matter, and so on. Thus the term "physicalism" is preferred over "materialism" by some, while others use the terms as if they are synonymous.
Materialism belongs to the class of monist ontology. As such, it is different from ontological theories based on dualism or pluralism. For singular explanations of the phenomenal reality, materialism would be in contrast to idealism, neutral monism, and spiritualism.
Despite the large number of philosophical schools and subtle nuances between many, all philosophies are said to fall into one of two primary categories, which are defined in contrast to each other: Idealism, and materialism.[a] The basic proposition of these two categories pertains to the nature of reality, and the primary distinction between them is the way they answer two fundamental questions: "what does reality consist of?" and "how does it originate?" To idealists, spirit or mind or the objects of mind (ideas) are primary, and matter secondary. To materialists, matter is primary, and mind or spirit or ideas are secondary, the product of matter acting upon matter. QUESTIONS:
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1. What is extremely similar to materialism?
2. What is materialism very much like?
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1. Do some people prefer the term physicalism?
2. Are some partial to the word physicalism?
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1. How do materialists prioritize matter?
2. Where do materialists put matter on a scale of importance?
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3vzlgyjeyla24xe35qwi43vfd6mzx4 | cnn | Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A Pakistani court Monday gave police two weeks to prepare their case for charging five Americans whom police suspect of planning terrorist attacks.
Authorities have said they plan to prosecute the five men -- who are being held in jail -- under the country's anti-terrorism act.
A court hearing was set for January 18.
Police have said they are confident that the Americans were planning terrorist acts, according to Tahir Gujjrar, deputy superintendent of police in Sargodha, where the men were arrested December 9.
Gujjrar told CNN a preliminary investigation suggests that the men came to Pakistan to wage jihad and had sought to link up with Jaish-e-Mohammed and Jamaat-ud-Dawa militant organizations, neither of which showed interest, he said. The men wanted to martyr themselves, he said.
Jaish-e-Mohammed is the group believed to be responsible for the murder of journalist Daniel Pearl.
But Mohammed Ameer Khan Rokhri, an attorney representing the men, said they testified on the Quran, the Muslim holy book, "that they have no connection with any banned organization," including Jaish-e-Mohammed or al Qaeda.
They told the court, "We are going to Afghanistan to help the Muslims who have been injured by the NATO forces and other Afghan forces," the attorney said. And they said the didn't intend to commit any crime in Pakistan, he said.
The five young men are identified as Ahmed Abdullah Minni, Umar Farooq, Aman Hassan Yemer, Waqar Hussain Khan and Ramy Zamzam. All are in their early 20s except Yemer, who, according to the interrogation report from Pakistani police, is 18 years old. Two of the suspects are Pakistani-American, two are Yemeni-American, and one is Egyptian-American. QUESTIONS:
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1. How many Americans were facing charges?
2. What was the number of detainees with American nationality?
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1. Which journalist was murdered?
2. Who was the journalist that was killed?
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1. What group is responsible for the death of Daniel Pearl?
2. Which organization killed Daniel Pearl?
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1. Who is the attorney for the Americans?
2. Who are the American represented by?
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1. What did the Americans testify on?
2. On what holy book did the Americans swear?
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1. Were all of the people facing charges in their 20s?
2. Were all of the detainees over the age of 20?
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1. How much time were the defendants given to prepare for the trial?
2. What was the amount of time that the court gave everyone go get ready for the trial?
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1. What was the scheduled date for the hearing?
2. What date was the hearing set for?
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3tmsxrd2x60qk1o5nar4aqxwqg01w2 | race | Billy Dengler, a 14-year-old boy, is in the eighth grade. A month after he was born, Billy's mother, Terri, noticed that his eyes weren't quite as big as a normal baby's. She took Billy to the hospital, and the doctor said Billy would never be able to see. Although Billy can't see, he has never let that hold him back or make him different. Billy began teaching himself computer programming by using a screen reader when he was just seven years old. He is a certified Google developer now. Google even tried to offer him a job last year when he discovered a problem in one of its _ , but Billy wasn't old enough. Billy's dream school would be Stanford University or MIT, where he could get a very good education in computer science. After he leaves school, whether he will go to work at a company like Google or design a software company of his own is still to be decided. However, he says he will definitely do something great. "It's a sighted world," Billy said. "You can't let anything get in the way of your dreams, and if you do that, you can't move forward and make your dreams come true." QUESTIONS:
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1. Who is the subject of the article?
2. What is the name of the person the article discusses?
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1. How can Billy Dengler be described?
2. What kind of person is Billy Dengler?
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1. What is unique about Billy Dengler?
2. What makes Billy Dengler different?
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1. When was Billy Dengler's blindness detected?
2. When was it discovered that Billy Dengler could not see?
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1. Can Billy Dengler see?
2. Is Billy Dengler a sighted person?
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1. Did Billy Dengler allow his blindness to negatively affect his mood?
2. Did Billy Dengler let being blind get him down?
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1. What is Billy Dengler's world view?
2. What does Billy Dengler think about being blind?
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1. What grade is Billy Dengler in now?
2. What is Billy Dengler's current year in school?
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1. What are Billy Dengler's goals?
2. What does Billy Dengler aim to do in life?
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1. Is Billy Dengler good with computers?
2. Is Billy Dengler a skilled computer user?
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1. Where did Billy Dengler learn to use computers?
2. How did Billy Dengler become so skilled with computers?
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1. When did Billy Dengler start playing around with computer programming?
2. When did Billy Dengler begin trying to program computers?
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1. How did Billy Dengler do computer programming if he was blind?
2. What permitted Billy Dengler to work on computers despite his blindness?
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1. Does Billy Dengler have any practical experience with computers?
2. Does Billy Dengler have actual experience in the field of programming a computer?
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3ywrv122cszv3xjlrvli7cz7ki3u8d | cnn | (CNN) -- Once Usain Bolt got out of the starting blocks, no one was going to beat him at the world championships.
Two years ago at the worlds, the Jamaican false started in the 100-meter final and was disqualified. His countryman and training partner, Yohan Blake, took advantage to claim gold in Daegu, South Korea.
There was no false start for Bolt on Sunday in rainy Moscow and he captured his second world title in the 100 meters.
His time of 9.77 seconds was well off his world record of 9.58 seconds but still good enough to comfortably beat American Justin Gatlin and Jamaican Nesta Carter.
Bolt now owns six world championship gold medals to go along with six gold medals at the Olympics.
"I am happy but I wanted to do better," Bolt was quoted as saying by the BBC. "My legs were sore after the semifinals."
Perhaps mindful of what happened in South Korea, Bolt's start was cautious and Gatlin led him early. But after getting fully into his stride, Bolt -- despite not feeling at his best -- eased past Gatlin and coasted home.
Gatlin finished in 9.85 seconds and Carter in 9.95.
"I thought I had it for a second but then I saw these long legs coming on my right side," Gatlin told reporters.
Bolt last year called himself a "living legend" and the result in Moscow on Sunday won't diminish his confidence.
It likely also lifted Jamaican sport.
Jamaica was left reeling when two-time 200-meter Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown, former 100-meter world-record holder Asafa Powell and Olympic relay gold medalist Sherone Simpson tested positive for banned substances before the world championships. QUESTIONS:
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1. Who is the subject of the article?
2. Who does the article discuss?
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1. How many times has Usain Bolt been a world champion?
2. How many world championships has Usain Bolt won?
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1. What's the number of Olympic gold medals under Usain Bolt's belt?
2. How many Olympic gold medals has Usain Bolt won?
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1. Who beat Usain bolt two years ago?
2. Who did Usain Bolt lose to two years ago?
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1. Where did Yohan Blake beat Usain Bolt?
2. In what location did Yohan Blake win over Usain Bolt?
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1. Who lost to Usain Bolt?
2. Who were Usain Bolt's competitors when he got the world title?
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1. In how many seconds did Justin Gatlin finish?
2. What was Justin Gatlin's time?
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1. In how many seconds did Nesta Carter finish?
2. What was Nesta Carter's time?
3.
Q9:
1. What was Usain Bolt's time?
2. In how many seconds did Usain Bolt finish?
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Q10:
1. What does Usain Bolt call himself?
2. What nickname did Usain Bolt give himself?
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1. Were there issues with the Jamaican team before the world championships?
2. Did the Jamaican team have problems prior to the world championships?
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1. What was the issue with the Jamaican team prior to the world championships?
2. What problems did the Jamaican team encounter before the world championships?
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1. Which Jamaican players had issues?
2. Who were the Jamaican players that tested positive for banned substances?
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3z4gs9hpnvap58264i01jkps1h577u | race | There are records of fingerprints taken many centuries ago. The ancient Babylonians pressed the tips of their fingerprints into clay to record business trade. The Chinese used ink-on-paper finger impressions for business. However, fingerprinting wasn't used as a method for identifying criminals until the 19th century.
In 1858, Sir William Herschel was working as an official of the Hooghly district in Jungipoor, India.In order to reduce fraud , he had people living in the district record their fingerprints when signing business documents. A few years later, Scottish doctor Henry Faulds was working in Japan when he discovered fingerprints left by artists on ancient pieces of clay.This finding inspired him to begin investigating fingerprints.In 1880, Faulds wrote to his cousin, the famous naturalist Charles Darwin, and asked for help with developing a fingerprint classification system.Darwin refused, but sent the letter to his cousin, Sir Francis Gallon, who was an eugenicist . Gallon began collecting fingerprints and eventually gathered some 8, 000 different samples to analyze. In 1892, he published a book called "Fingerprints", in which he outlined a fingerprint classification system--the first existence.
Around the same time, Juan Vucetich, a police officer in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was developing his own version of a fingerprinting system.In 1892, Vucetich was called in to assist with the investigation of the two boys murdered in Necoche, a village near Buenos Aires. Their mother, Francisca Rojas, accused a neighbour named Velasquez. But when Vucetich compared the fingerprints found at the murder scene to those of both Velasquez and Rojas, _ matched Rojas' exactly.She admitted her crime. This was the first time fingerprints had been used in a criminal investigation.Vucetich called his system comparative dactyloscopy . It's still used in many Spanish-speaking countries.
Sir Edward Henry, in charge of the Metropolitan Police of London, soon became interested in using fingerprints to catch criminals. In 1896, he added to Gallon's technique, creating his own classification system, the Henry Classification System. It is the primary method of fingerprint classification throughout most of the world. QUESTIONS:
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1. When were fingerprints first taken for business transactions?
2. What civilization first make use of fingerprints?
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1. How did the Chinese record fingerprints for business?
2. What sort of finger impressions did the Chinese take?
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1. In what century did criminals start to be fingerprinted?
2. When did taking the fingerprints of suspected criminals begin?
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1. How was Henry Faulds employed?
2. What did Henry Faulds do for a living?
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1. Who is Henry Faulds' cousin?
2. What is the name of the cousin of Henry Faulds?
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1. Who did Charles Darwin say should work with his cousin after he declined?
2. Though Charles Darwin didn't want to work with Henry Faulds, who did he recommend in his place?
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1. What was the profession of Sir Francis Gallon?
2. What did Sir Francis Gallon do for a living?
3.
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1. What did Francis Gallon write?
2. What was a publication of Sir Francis Gallon's?
3.
Q9:
1. What was "Fingerprints" about?
2. What was the subject of Sir Francis Gallon's "Fingerprints"?
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1. Who else was interested in fingerprints, besides Sir Francis Gallon?
2. Who besides Sir Francis Gallon took an interest in fingerprints?
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3g0wwmr1uvkoebz8goqwf8sd6njqn5 | race | There was once a beautiful nymph called Echo. But Echo had one failing; she was fond of talking, and whether in chat or argument, would have the last word. As she was good company, she and Zeus became good friends. However, Zeus' wife, Hera, became jealous. She followed Zeus to the earth to find out what he was doing and Zeus asked Echo to distract Hera until he could escape. Later when Hera discovered she had been tricked, she became very angry. She turned on Echo and said, "You shall lose the use of your tongue because you cheated me. You'll have the last word, bur no longer have the power to speak first." So from that moment on, Beautiful Echo was hardly able to hold a conversation because she could only repeat the last words of those around her. She became very embarrassed and hid herself deep in the woods.
One day a handsome young man called Narcissus came into the woods. He had been hunting deer and lost his way. However, the moment Echo saw him, she fell in love with him. She followed him, wishing to tell him but unable to begin a conversation. Oh, how she wished she could speak first. Unfortunately, Narcissus was far too busy worrying about where his companions might be and how he could find his way home.
Eventually Narcissus, with Echo following behind along, came to a pool of water in the middle of the woods. Feeling thirsty, Narcissus bent down to drink. As he did so, he saw a beautiful creature in the water staring up at him. He immediately bent over and said to him, "I love you!" Echo, nearby, and seeing her chance, immediately responded ".... I love you!" But it was too late. Narcissus was already in love, with himself.
The stranger seemed to rise up closer to Narcissus who was so involved that he entirely failed to notice Echo. "I want to stay and look at this beautiful sight forever," he whispered dreamily to himself."... Forever," repeated Echo sadly. "Come here," called Narcissus to his reflection as he moved his head and the creature seemed to move away. "...Here." responded Echo. Narcissus bent back down to see his reflection more clearly. "So beautiful! I've never seen anything so beautiful!" "....So beautiful!" responded Echo truthfully.
Narcissus remained by the water refusing all Echo's silent offers of food and drink until he died. Where he had been, a flower grew in his place, as beautiful as Narcissus himself. As for Echo, from that time forward, she also didn't eat or drink till she turned to rocks and all that was left was her voice. Even now you can still hear Echo trying to attract Narcissus' attention by repeating his words and still see Narcissus as a beautiful flower growing near a pool. QUESTIONS:
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1. What could Echo be described as?
2. What kind of being was Echo?
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1. What is a fault of Echo?
2. What poor character trait does Echo have?
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1. Who did Echo befriend?
2. Who did Echo become the friend of?
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Q4:
1. Did Zeus' wife appreciate his friendship with Echo?
2. Did Hera like that Zeus and Echo were friends?
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Q5:
1. How did Hera feel about Zeus' relationship with Echo?
2. What was Hera's opinion of Zeus' relationship with Echo?
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Q6:
1. What is the name of Zeus' wife?
2. Who is Zeus married to?
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Q7:
1. How did Echo trick Hera?
2. What did Echo do to confuse Hera?
3.
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1. Could Echo hold a conversation?
2. Was Echo able to participate in a back and forth conversation?
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Q9:
1. What could Echo say?
2. What words could Echo produce?
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Q10:
1. Where did Echo hide?
2. Where did Echo go so people wouldn't see her?
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1. Who entered the woods?
2. Who went into the forest?
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Q12:
1. What had Narcissus been doing?
2. What brought Narcissus to the woods?
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3z2r0dq0jhe3smkalexct301cwa2ey | wikipedia | Mozilla Firefox (or simply Firefox) is a free and open-source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation and its subsidiary the Mozilla Corporation. Firefox is available for Windows, macOS and Linux operating systems, with its Firefox for Android available for Android (formerly Firefox for mobile, it also ran on the discontinued Firefox OS), and uses the Gecko layout engine to render web pages, which implements current and anticipated web standards. An additional version, Firefox for iOS, was released in late 2015, but this version does not use Gecko due to Apple's restrictions limiting third-party web browsers to the WebKit-based layout engine built into iOS.
Firefox was created in 2002 under the name "Phoenix" by Mozilla community members who desired a standalone browser, rather than the Mozilla Application Suite bundle. Even during its beta phase, Firefox proved to be popular with its testers and was praised for its speed, security, and add-ons compared to Microsoft's then-dominant Internet Explorer 6. Firefox was released in November 2004, and was highly successful with 60 million downloads within nine months, which was the first time that Internet Explorer's dominance was challenged. Firefox is considered the spiritual successor of Netscape Navigator, as the Mozilla community was created by Netscape in 1998 before their acquisition by AOL. QUESTIONS:
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2. At what point could the public access Firefox?
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1. When was Firefox made?
2. What was the year of Firefox's creation?
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1. What did Firefox come with?
2. What were the features of Firefox?
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1. What else did Mozilla make besides Firefox?
2. What products in addition to Firefox did Mozilla feature?
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1. What was Firefox often compared to?
2. What comparison was often made with Firefox?
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2. Did people notice similarities between Firefox and anything other than Netscape Navigator?
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379j5ii41og9t86ivkfh8zzairjlee | cnn | (CNN) -- Tiger Woods will go into the final round of The Barclays four shots off the lead after completing his second successive round of two-under-par 69.
It marked a slight improvement after the world No. 1 ended his rain-delayed second round five shots behind the same pacemaker, Matt Kuchar, earlier Saturday.
However, Kuchar -- who can move to the top of the FedEx Cup standings above current leader Woods if he wins the $1.44 million first prize -- was caught at the top by fellow American Gary Woodland after 54 holes.
Kuchar carded a third-round 70, while Woodland went around two shots better to join him on 12 under.
They were one shot ahead of Kevin Chappell, who broke the course record at Liberty National in New Jersey with a flawless nine-birdie 62. It was the second time he has posted that score this season, and lifted the 27-year-old up from 43rd place at the halfway stage.
Kuchar, 35, triumphed at The Barclays in 2010 when it was played at Ridgewood Country Club, and is seeking his third victory this year.
Woods -- who has won a leading five times on the PGA Tour in 2013 -- moved up from a tie for eighth as he birdied two of his last three holes.
He also started with a birdie, but three bogeys in five holes in the windy conditions set him back again.
However, the 14-time major winner got a shot back at the eighth hole and picked up another at 13 before a strong finish left him in a tie for fourth with Englishman David Lynn, who also shot 69. QUESTIONS:
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1. Who is at the cneter of the article?
2. Who does the article discuss?
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1. What news outlet covered the Tiger Woods story?
2. What channel was the source of the article?
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1. Will Tiger Woods go into the final round?
2. Is the final round going to feature Tiger Woods?
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1. What is Tiger Woods going into the final round of?
2. What's beginning its final round?
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1. Who had the opportunity to move above Tiger Woods?
2. Who had room to get ahead of Tiger Woods?
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1. What is the prize for winning the Barclays?
2. How much money is given to the first place winner of the Barclays?
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1. Does the second place winner of the Barclays get $1.44 million?
2. Is $1.44 million the second place prize at the Barclays?
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1. Who is the $1.44 million Barclays prize awarded to?
2. Who do the Barclays given $1.44 million to?
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1. What is the number of times that Tiger Woods has won the PGA Tour?
2. How many times has Tiger Woods been the PGA Tour champion?
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1. What is the number of times that Tiger Woods has won a major title?
2. How many major titles have gone to Tiger Woods?
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1. What was the name of the 2010 Barclays winner?
2. Who was the victor at Barclays in 2010?
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1. How old is Matt Kuchar?
2. What is Matt Kuchar's age?
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1. What was the location of the 2010 Barclays?
2. Where did the Barclays take place in 2010?
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39kfrkbfinvf5yq68d737jvkuy9yoi | race | A group of frogs were travelling through the woods. Two of them, Nick and Jack, fell into a deep pit . All the other frogs gathered around the pit. When they saw how deep the pit was, they told Nick and Jack that they were as good as dead. Nick and Jack ignored what the other frogs said and tried to jump up out of the pit with all of their strength. The other frogs went on telling them to stop, and that they were as good as dead. Nick listened to them and gave up. Finally, he fell down and died. Jack continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the frogs around the pit shouted at him to stop the pain and just die. Jack jumped even harder and finally got out. When he was out, the other frogs asked, "Did not you hear us?" Jack explained to them that he was deaf. He thought they were encouraging him all the time. QUESTIONS:
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1. What animals travelled through the woods?
2. Who was going through the forest?
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1. Who stumbled into a pit?
2. Who tumbled to the bottom of a hole?
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1. Who formed a circle around the pit?
2. Who encircled the hole where Jack and Nick fell?
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1. Who might as well be dead?
2. Whose death was a certain thing?
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1. Why were Nick and Jack as good as dead?
2. What made it a done deal that Nick and Jack were going to die?
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1. Which frog died?
2. Which frog lost its life?
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1. Which frog survived?
2. Which frog got out of the pit alive?
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1. Why did Jack survive?
2. What allowed Jack to make it out of the pit alive?
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1. What did Jack thing the other frogs were saying?
2. What did Jack believe his friends to be telling him?
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1. Did the group have more than three frogs in it?
2. Were more than three frogs travelling together?
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3k2755hg5s3i1aimde1z74c5lk4dfi | cnn | 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. QUESTIONS:
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1. What was Lady Bird's family name?
2. State the last name of Lady Bird?
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1. Where was Lady Bird Johnson born?
2. What was the birthplace of Lady Bird Johnson?
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1. How did Lady Bird Johnson get her nickname as a child?
2. Who gave Claudia the nickname Lady Bird during her youth?
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1. Did Lady Bird Johnson receive a Christian education?
2. Did Lady Bird Johnson attend a school affiliated with the Christian faith?
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1. What did Lady Bird Johnson major in?
2. What did Lady Bird Johnson study in college?
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1. Did Lady Bird Johnson pass away at the age of 67?
2. Was Lady Bird Johnson 67 years old at the time of her death?
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1. When did Lady Bird Johnson's become President of the United States?
2. When did Lyndon Johnson assume the American presidency?
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1. Did Lady Bird Johnson ever spend time in the hospital?
2. Did Lady Bird Johnson ever have to go to the hospital?
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1. What was the actual first name of Lady Bird Johnson?
2. What was the given first name of Lady Bird Johnson?
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1. Did Lady Bird Johnson struggle to speak after her stroke in 2002?
2. After suffering a stroke in 2002, was it tough for Lady Bird Johnson to speak?
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1. Who was Lady Bird Johnson married to?
2. What was the name of Lady Bird Johnson's husband?
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1. Did the governor of Texas recognize the death of Lady Bird Johnson?
2. Did Rick Perry do something in memory of Lady Bird Johnson after she died, as governor of Texas?
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1. Does the article discuss Lady Bird Johnson's belief in UFO's?
2. Does the article state that Lady Bird Johnson thought UFO's were real?
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1. Did Lady Bird Johnson pass away on a Thursday?
2. Was it a Thursday the day that Lady Bird Johnson died?
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3e7tuj2egcm900r9as17x8quipn9d6 | gutenberg | CHAPTER X
LORD TONY
I
A quarter of an hour later citizen-commandant Fleury was at last ushered into the presence of the proconsul and received upon his truly innocent head the full torrent of the despot's wrath. But Martin-Roget had listened to the counsels of prudence: for obvious reasons he desired to avoid any personal contact for the moment with Carrier, whom fear of the English spies had made into a more abject and more craven tyrant than ever before. At the same time he thought it wisest to try and pacify the brute by sending him the ten thousand francs--the bribe agreed upon for his help in the undertaking which had culminated in such a disastrous failure.
At the self-same hour whilst Carrier--fuming and swearing--was for the hundredth time uttering that furious "How?" which for the hundredth time had remained unanswered, two men were taking leave of one another at the small postern gate which gives on the cemetery of St. Anne. The taller and younger one of the two had just dropped a heavy purse into the hand of the other. The latter stooped and kissed the kindly hand.
"Milor," he said, "I swear to you most solemnly that M. le duc de Kernogan will rest in peace in hallowed ground. M. le curé de Vertou--ah! he is a saint and a brave man, milor--comes over whenever he can prudently do so and reads the offices for the dead--over those who have died as Christians, and there is a piece of consecrated ground out here in the open which those fiends of Terrorists have not discovered yet." QUESTIONS:
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1. How much time did it take for Fleury to be taken to the proconsul?
2. How long until Fleury was brought before the proconsul?
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1. Who did Martin-Roget not want to see?
2. Whow as Martin-Roget trying to keep away from?
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1. What promise was made to Milor?
2. What guarantee was given to Milor?
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1. How did English spies characterize Carrier?
2. What description did the English spies give of Carrier?
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1. What did one man at the gate give to the other?
2. What did one of the guys at the gate get from his companion?
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1. What's the smartest course of action, according to Martin Roget?
2. In Martin Roget's opnion, what is the most intelligent thing to do?
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1. Were the francs sent as a form of bribery?
2. Was the money meant to be sent as a bribe?
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1. What were the francs a bribe for?
2. What were the francs being sent in exchange for?
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1. Was Carrier a fan of M. le duc de Kernogan?
2. Did Carrier have a high opinion of M. le duc de Kernogan?
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1. What did the terrorists have yet to figure out?
2. What were the terrorists not yet aware of?
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3qy5dc2mxrk4ict8z9roh4gt69ufu2 | race | Children can spend hours a day looking at computer screens and other digital devices . Some eye doctors say this leads to an increase in "computer vision syndrome ." Nathan Bonilla-Warford is an optometrist in Tampa, Florida. He has seen an increase in problems in children. "A lot more children come into the office either because their parents have noticed that they have headaches or red or watery eyes or discomfort, or because their nearsightedness appears to be increasing and they're worried," he says. Dr. Bonilla-Warford says part of the problem is that children may be more likely to pay no attention to early warning signs than adults. "Even if their eyes start to feel uncomfortable or they start to get a headache, they're less likely to tell their parents, because they don't want to have the game or the computer or whatever taken away," he explains. He says another part of the problem is that people blink less often when they use digital devices. He says, "A person who uses an electronic device blinks about one third as much as we normally do in everyday life. And so that can result in the front part of the eye drying and not staying protected like normal." Eye doctors offer suggestions like following which is known as the 20/20/20 rule. That means every twenty minutes look away twenty feet or more for at least twenty seconds from whatever device you're using. Other suggestions include putting more distance between you and the device and using good lighting. Of course, another way is to spend less time looking at screens. Many experts say children should spend no more than two hours a day using digital devices--with no screen time for children under two. But not all eye doctors have noticed an increase in problems in children. Dr. David Hunter, from Children's Hospital Boston, has not seen an increase in his practice. "While it is possible to develop _ looking at screens for a long period of time, there's certainly no proof that it actually causes any damage to the eyes." he says. QUESTIONS:
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1. What are children fixated upon for hours a day?
2. What is the center of children's visual attention for multiple hours a day?
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1. Where is Dr. Bonilla-Warford based out of?
2. What city is Dr. Bonilla-Warford from?
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1. Is Dr. Bonilla-Warford seeing increasing computer related eye problems?
2. Does Dr. Bonilla-Warford notice a rise in computer-related eye issues?
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1. Who feels nervous about computer use?
2. Who gets anxious regarding screen time?
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1. What keeps kids from telling their parents about eye problems?
2. Why won't children inform their parents of eye troubles?
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3ochawuvgok7f2fh5pt8ho729xwkxq | cnn | (CNN) -- History was made on two fronts when Joao Sousa beat Julien Benneteau to win the Malaysian Open.
While Sousa celebrated becoming the first Portuguese man to claim an ATP title, Benneteau wasn't nearly as joyous. He slumped to 0-9 in finals to tie the unwanted men's record in the Open era, which began in 1968.
Is he tennis' unlucky loser?
Benneteau's fellow Frenchman, Cedric Pioline, and American Pat Dupre also lost their first nine finals, although Pioline went on to triumph five times -- he was a two-time grand slam finalist -- and Dupre ended his drought in Hong Kong in 1982.
No man has lost his first 10 finals in the Open era, said the ATP.
Benneteau was so close to overturning his woe in finals, too, holding a match point in the second set Sunday against Sousa.
He did little wrong on the point, approaching the net with a good forehand, but Sousa unleashed a stunning forehand down the line.
Benneteau then wasted a flurry of break points in the final set and fell 2-6 7-5 6-4.
French sports daily L'Equipe used the headline, 'Benneteau, nothing new,' when referring to his defeat on its website, and the player tweeted a picture of what looked like a beer accompanied by the words: 'To forget.'
"I tried everything today," Benneteau, 31, told the ATP's website. "I played very well, particularly I was very aggressive and I didn't let him play for two sets almost. I had match point and I played the point perfectly. QUESTIONS:
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1. Who was the Malaysian Open champion?
2. Who came out on top at the Malaysian Open?
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1. Who lost to Joao Sousa?
2. Who did Joao Sousa beat?
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1. What country did Joao Sousa become the first man to win the Malaysian Open from?
2. Joao Sousa became the first man from what country to become a Malaysia Open Champion?
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1. What country is Joao Sousa from?
2. What is Joao Sousa's home country?
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1. What is the number of men that have lost 10 finals?
2. How many guys have been bested in 10 finals?
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1. Who was bested in 9 finals?
2. What was the name of the player who lost 9 finals?
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1. Has anyone besides Benneteau lost 9 finals?
2. Are there other players that have lost 9 finals like Benneteau?
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1. WHo has lost 9 finals besides Benneteau?
2. What players have also lost 9 finals like Benneteau?
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1. What comment did L'Equipe make about Benneteau's loss?
2. How did L'Equipe characterize Benneteau's loss?
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1. What did Benneteau tweet a photo of?
2. What was in the picture that Benneteau tweeted?
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1. Did Benneteau believe himself to not have been sufficiently aggressive?
2. In Benneteau's mind, should he have played with more vigor?
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1. Did Joao Sousa's strong backhand cinch the win for him?
2. Was Joao Sousa's victory due to his strong backhand?
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1. What stroke led Joao Sousa to victory?
2. What was Joao Sousa's signature stroke?
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1. Did Joao Sousa make many mistakes on the point?
2. Was Joao Sousa often faulting on the point?
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1. Whose forehand was superior?
2. Which player's forehand was the better one?
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3hfnh7hemhei4jimtkd1pojg5j4gqa | wikipedia | The Cayman Islands ( or ) is an autonomous British Overseas Territory in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman located south of Cuba, northeast of Costa Rica, north of Panama, east of Mexico and northwest of Jamaica. Its population is approximately , and its capital is George Town.
The Cayman Islands are considered to be part of the geographic Western Caribbean Zone as well as the Greater Antilles. The territory is often considered a major world offshore financial haven for many wealthy individuals.
The Cayman Islands remained largely uninhabited until the 17th century. While there is no archaeological evidence for an indigenous people on the islands, a variety of settlers from various backgrounds made their home on the islands, including pirates, shipwrecked sailors, and deserters from Oliver Cromwell's army in Jamaica. The first recorded permanent inhabitant of the Cayman Islands, Isaac Bodden, was born on Grand Cayman around 1661. He was the grandson of the original settler named Bodden who was probably one of Oliver Cromwell's soldiers at the taking of Jamaica in 1655.
England took formal control of the Cayman Islands, along with Jamaica, as a result of the Treaty of Madrid of 1670. Following several unsuccessful attempts at settlement, a permanent English-speaking population in the islands dates from the 1730s. With settlement, after the first royal land grant by the Governor of Jamaica in 1734, came the perceived need for slaves. Many were brought to the islands from Africa; this is evident today with the majority of native Caymanians being of African and English descent. The results of the first census taken in the islands in 1802 showed the population on Grand Cayman to be 933 with 545 of those inhabitants being enslaved. Slavery was abolished in the Cayman Islands in 1833. At the time of abolition, there were over 950 Blacks of African ancestry enslaved by 116 white families of English ancestry. QUESTIONS:
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1. When did the first settlers arrive on the Cayman Islands?
2. At what point did people first colonize the Caymans?
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1. Who was the first official resident of the Cayman Islands?
2. What was the name of the first person to officially reside on the Caymans?
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1. Were the Cayman Islands the birthplace of Isaac Bodden?
2. Was Isaac Boden born on the Cayman Islands?
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1. Which island was Isaac Boden born on?
2. What island was the birthplace of Isaac Boden?
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1. How many additional islands are a part of the Caymans, with Grand Cayman?
2. How many islands join Grand Cayman to make up the Cayman islands?
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1. What other two islands are a part of the Caymans with Grand Cayman?
2. What islands make up the CAYMAN Islands alongside Grand Cayman?
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1. What region do the Cayman Islands lie in?
2. In what geographical zone can the Cayman Islands be found?
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1. In what year were the Cayman Islands taken control of?
2. What was the year when someone seized power of the Cayman Islands?
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1. Who seized power of the Caymans in 1670?
2. Under whose control did the Caymans fall in 1670?
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1. Was slavery practiced on the Cayman Islands?
2. Were there ever slaves on the Cayman Islands?
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1. In what year did the practice of slavery begin on the Cayman Islands?
2. When were enslaved people first brought to the Cayman Islands?
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1. For how long was slavery practiced on the Cayman Islands?
2. For how many years were there slaves on the Cayman Islands?
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3sb5n7y3o34ugqdncmjmaisys3zg0h | wikipedia | The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a mainline Protestant Methodist denomination. In the 19th century its main predecessor was a leader in Evangelicalism. Founded in 1968 by the union of the Methodist Church (USA) and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, the UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement of John and Charles Wesley in England as well as the Great Awakening in the United States. As such, the church's theological orientation is decidedly Wesleyan. It embraces both liturgical and evangelical elements.
The United Methodist Church is the largest denomination within the wider Methodist movement, which has approximately 80 million adherents across the world. In the United States, the UMC ranks as the largest mainline Protestant denomination, the largest Protestant church after the Southern Baptist Convention, and the third largest Christian denomination. As of 2014, worldwide membership was about 12 million: 7.2 million in the United States, and 4.4 million in Africa, Asia and Europe. It is a member of the World Council of Churches, the World Methodist Council, and other religious associations. In 2015, Pew Research estimated that 3.6% of the U.S population, or 9 million adult adherents, self-identify with the United Methodist Church revealing a much larger number of adherents than registered membership. QUESTIONS:
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1. How does the article describe the United Methodist Church's theology?
2. What characterization is given of the United Methodist Church's theology?
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1. What church does the article reference?
2. What denomination is the article about?
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Q3:
1. What is one place where the United Methodist Church has roots?
2. What's a place that the origins of the United Methodist Church can be traced to?
3.
Q4:
1. Who was responsible for the United Methodist Church in England?
2. Who brought the United Methodist Church to England?
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Q5:
1. Does the United Methodist Church have roots outside of England?
2. Is the United Methodist Church based anywhere other than in England?
3.
Q6:
1. Where outside of England does the United Methodist Church have roots?
2. Where can the United Methodist Church be traced back to besides England?
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1. Is there a name for the way that the United Methodist Church blossomed in the United States?
2. Is there a way of referring to the United Methodist Church's growth in the US?
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Q8:
1. What happened in the US with respect to the United Methodist Church?
2. What is the phenomenon of Methodism growing in the US called?
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Q9:
1. What larger organization does the United Methodist Church belong to?
2. What is the United Methodist Church just a branch of?
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Q10:
1. What is the approximate number of adherents of the United Methodist Church?
2. About how many people belong to the United Methodist Church?
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37uqdcyh6xvrgy32mg3hpy5vn5g7v2 | wikipedia | Indiana is a U.S. state located in the midwestern and Great Lakes regions of North America. Indiana is the 38th largest by area and the 17th most populous of the 50 United States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th U.S. state on December 11, 1816. Indiana borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north, Ohio to the east, Kentucky to the south and southeast, and Illinois to the west.
Before becoming a territory, varying cultures of indigenous peoples and historic Native Americans inhabited Indiana for thousands of years. Since its founding as a territory, settlement patterns in Indiana have reflected regional cultural segmentation present in the Eastern United States; the state's northernmost tier was settled primarily by people from New England and New York, Central Indiana by migrants from the Mid-Atlantic states and from adjacent Ohio, and Southern Indiana by settlers from the Southern states, particularly Kentucky and Tennessee.
Indiana has a diverse economy with a gross state product of $341.9 billion in 2016. Indiana has several metropolitan areas with populations greater than 100,000 and a number of smaller industrial cities and towns. Indiana is home to professional sports teams, including the NFL's Indianapolis Colts and the NBA's Indiana Pacers, and hosts several notable athletic events, such as the Indianapolis 500 and Brickyard 400 motorsports races. QUESTIONS:
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1. What state does the article discuss?
2. Which US state appears in the article?
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1. What country is Indiana in?
2. Which nation is home to the state of Indiana?
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1. Where in the US is Indiana located?
2. In what US region can Indiana be found?
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Q4:
1. Is Indiana the biggest US state?
2. Is Indiana the largest state in America?
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1. Where does Indiana rank amongst US states in terms of population?
2. Where does Indiana's population rank among US states?
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1. Where does Indiana rank amongst US states in terms of size?
2. Where does Indiana's area rank among US states?
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1. When was Indiana founded?
2. When did Indiana become a state?
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1. What number of state is Indiana?
2. What number marked Indiana's entry into the US?
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1. What state is above Indiana?
2. What is to Indiana's north?
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1. Which state is to the east of Indiana?
2. What's on Indiana's right?
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1. Which state is to the left of Indiana?
2. What's to the west of Indiana?
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1. Which state is below Indiana?
2. What state is south of Indiana?
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1. What body of water is Indiana close to?
2. What water source is near Indiana?
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3kv0ljbbh2li8ut8h20w7jdixl0rm0 | cnn | Though Robert H. Richards IV was convicted of rape, the wealthy heir to the du Pont family fortune was spared prison by a Delaware court in 2009 because he would "not fare well" behind bars, according to court documents CNN obtained Tuesday.
Richards is a great-grandson of the chemical magnate Irenee du Pont.
He received an eight-year prison sentence in 2009 for raping his toddler daughter, but the sentencing order signed by a Delaware judge said "defendant will not fare well" in prison and the eight years were suspended.
Richards was placed on eight years' probation and ordered to get treatment and register as a sex offender, the documents show. He was also prohibited from having contact with children under 16, including his own children.
The documents were never sealed, yet the ruling managed to go unnoticed until March, when Richards' former wife, Tracy Richards, filed a lawsuit in Delaware Superior Court on behalf of their children alleging "personal injuries arising from the childhood sexual abuse." The 11-page suit alleges that not only was their daughter abused, but Richards abused their son, too. The suit seeks unspecified monetary damages.
While he was convicted of raping his daughter, Richards has never been charged with sexually molesting his son, according to Jason Miller, a spokesman for the Delaware attorney general's office.
CNN tried repeatedly to reach Richards and Eugene Maurer, the attorney who represented him in 2009. Maurer is no longer representing Richards, his assistant told CNN on Wednesday. CNN asked if he had a comment; he has not offered one. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What did Irene du Pont do?
2. What was Irene du Pont known for?
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1. Who is the great grandson of Irene du Pont?
2. What is the name of Irene du Pont's great grandson?
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1. What was Robert H. Richards IV convicted of?
2. What was Robert H. Richards IV found guilty of?
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1. When was Robert H. Richards IV convicted?
2. In what year was Robert H. Richards IV found guilty of his crime?
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1. How long was Robert H. Richards IV sentenced to prison?
2. How many years was Robert H. Richards IV given for his crime?
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1. Did Robert H. Richards IV serve his sentence?
2. Did Robert H. Richards IV spent the whole eight years in prison?
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1. What was Robert H. Richards IV prohibited from?
2. What wasn't Robert H. Richards IV allowed to do?
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1. Where was the lawsuit for Robert H. Richards IV's kids filed?
2. In what location was a lawsuit brought on behalf of Robert H. Richards IV's children?
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1. What does Jason Miller do?
2. How is Jason Miller employed?
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1. Were charges brought against Robert H. Richards IV for molesting his son?
2. Was Robert H. Richards IV charged with the sexual abuse of his male child?
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1. Who attempted to contact Robert H. Richards IV?
2. Who tried to speak with Robert H. Richards IV?
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1. What does Eugene Maurer do?
2. How is Eugene Maurer employed?
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1. Does Eugene Maurer still represent Robert H. Richards IV?
2. Does Robert H. Richards IV continue to retain Eugene Maurer for legal counsel?
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1. Did Eugene Maurer have a comment?
2. Did CNN get any words out of Eugene Maurer?
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3ea3qwiz4iv9sqg90c7zf57j3wditl | mctest | A single parent took their child on a trip. The trip was to the playground. The child had a fear of the playground, because she had dug a hole and it had made her trip once. The parent put the child on the sofa and put her shoes on, telling her that it would be alright, and they would be back home by nine. At the playground, the child met a witch. The witch had a piggy with her. The witch stood in the middle of the street. She had a broom. The child wondered what there was to sweep at the playground. Instead, the witch made a chicken, and gave some of it to the child. The witch was saying that it was a gift for her. She thought a gift would help the child with her fear. The child ate the chicken. Then she asked the witch a question. She asked what the witch had a broom for. The witch laughed. She told the girl it was to fly with. The girl did not believe her. The witch sat on her broom and flew away. In the distance, a dog howled. QUESTIONS:
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1. Who was in posession of a broom?
2. Who did a tool for sweeping belong to?
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1. Where was the witch?
2. What was the location of the sorceress?
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1. Did someone notice the witch?
2. Was the enchantress spotted by anyone?
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1. Did the witch have company?
2. Was there a being in the company of the sorceress?
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1. Did the witch sweep the ground?
2. Did the witch use the broom to clean up the ground?
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1. Why did the witch have a broom?
2. What was the purpose of the witch's broom?
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1. Did the child think that the witch was lying?
2. Did the child believe that the witch was not being truthful?
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1. What was the sound coming from a distance?
2. What was the source of the far away noise?
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1. Who accompanied the kid to the park?
2. With whom did the child go to the park?
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1. Was the child excited about going to the park?
2. Could the kid simply not wait to get to the park?
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1. Why wasn't the child excited about the park?
2. What made the kid wary of the park?
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1. What made the kid scared of the playground?
2. What was the source of the child's playground related fear?
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3t3iwe1xg6nm9o4sdkc8o7y5uzftq6 | cnn | (CNN) -- The mosque in Roxbury was crowded past capacity, with about 1,200 college students, urban hipsters and East Africans lining the hallways and front stairs.
They wanted to hear Imam Suhaib Webb, resident scholar of the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center and widely considered one of the country's most influential Muslims, respond to Sam Harris and Bill Maher, who recently called Islam the "mother lode of bad ideas" and compared Muslims to the Mafia.
The lanky, blue-eyed imam, a convert originally from Oklahoma, is known for tackling taboo topics and spicing his sermons with pop culture references.
Before Friday's sermon, the last time the Roxbury mosque had been this crowded, Webb said, was when he preached about the finale of "Breaking Bad."
(On the Sunday after his sermon, Webb, who has extensive training in classical Islamic learning, answered religious questions on Twitter about "The Walking Dead.")
Instead of attacking Maher and Harris, though, Webb challenged his fellow Muslims.
"It's code red," he preached last Friday, pounding the minbar for emphasis. "People do not like us, and we need to get with it!"
"One day we're attacked by Fox News, the next day we're attacked by Muslims who actually pay to have Facebook ads about us," Webb said.
"I mean, that's the level of attacks that we're dealing with as a community and as a people. One brother told me, like what's going to happen next? It's like a soap opera."
Webb himself has been subject to some of those attacks, as conservative media outlets have sought to tie him to Alton Nolen, an Oklahoma man accused of beheading a co-worker, and the Tsarnaev brothers, suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What's the name of an American Muslim with a lot of influence?
2. Who do people view as someone with a lot of sway in the Muslim community?
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1. Where was Imam Suhaib Webb speaking?
2. What was the location of Imam Suhaib Webb's talk?
3.
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1. Who spoke poorly of Islam?
2. Who did not have nice things to say regarding Islam?
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Q4:
1. What was the number of attendees of Imam Suhaib Webb's talk?
2. How many people were present for Imam Suhaib Webb's speech?
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Q5:
1. What is Imam Suhaib Webb's place of employment?
2. Who employs Imam Suhaib Webb?
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Q6:
1. What were Muslims compared to?
2. What group was it stated that Muslims were like?
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Q7:
1. What TV program has Imam Suhaib Webb made references to?
2. What show does Imam Suhaib Webb like to include in his talks?
3.
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1. What TV program, besides breaking bad has Imam Suhaib Webb made references to?
2. What show does Imam Suhaib Webb like to include in his talks, in addition to Breaking Bad?
3.
Q9:
1. What color are Imam Suhaib Webb's eyes?
2. What's the shade of Imam Suhaib Webb's peepers
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1. What does Imam Suhaib Webb state to be people's opinion of Muslims?
2. How does Imam Suhaib Webb say people feel towards the Muslim community?
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1. Where is Imam Suhaib Webb from?
2. What is Imam Suhaib Webb's home state?
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3ojsz2atdswai4ongpl4l0bw9db57h | mctest | There was a beautiful butterfly that was flying around in a park. It was the only one in there. It was pink. It was very pretty. A small boy saw it and wanted to put it in his pocket. He had a naughty look on his face. First he walked slowly to where the butterfly was. The butterfly had been sitting by a flower. When it saw the boy nearby, it started to fly away. The boy quickly started to chase it. He laughed as he ran. It was a game for him. The butterfly was scared. It flew very fast and very high in the air. The boy jumped up. The butterfly would not stay still. He jumped as far up as he could. He tried many, many times but he could not reach the butterfly. The butterfly flew away. The boy could not catch the butterfly. He left the park with a sad look on his face. He wanted to cry but did not. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. How many butterflies did the park have?
2. What was the number of butterflies located in the park?
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1. What was the butterfly's shade?
2. What hue were the butterfly's wings?
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1. What scared the butterfly?
2. Why did the butterfly become afraid?
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1. Why was the boy chasing the butterfly?
2. What made the boy pursue the butterfly?
3.
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1. What did the boy do at first?
2. How did the boy initially act?
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1. What were the boy's preliminary feelings?
2. How did the boy feel at the beginning of his encounter?
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Q7:
1. How did the boy try and get the butterfly?
2. What did the boy do to try and trap the butterfly?
3.
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1. Did the boy successfully trap the butterfly?
2. Was the boy able to catch the butterfly?
3.
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1. How did trapping the butterfly make the boy feel?
2. What did the boy think about catching the butterfly?
3.
Q10:
1. What had the butterfly been doing before the boy pursued it?
2. Prior to being chased, what was the butterfly up to?
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324g5b4fb38bnx2mjjfs45f5t9g07g | wikipedia | Postmodernism describes a broad movement that developed in the mid- to late 20th century across philosophy, the arts, architecture and criticism which marked a departure from modernism. While encompassing a broad range of ideas, postmodernism is typically defined by an attitude of skepticism, irony or rejection toward grand narratives, ideologies and various tenets of universalism, including objective notions of reason, human nature, social progress, moral universalism, absolute truth, and objective reality. Instead, it asserts to varying degrees that claims to knowledge and truth are products of social, historical or political discourses or interpretations, and are therefore contextual or socially constructed. Accordingly, postmodern thought is broadly characterized by tendencies to epistemological and moral relativism, pluralism, irreverence and self-referentiality.
The term "postmodernism" has been applied both to the era following modernity and to a host of movements within that era (mainly in art, music, and literature) that reacted against tendencies in modernism. Postmodernism includes skeptical critical interpretations of culture, literature, art, philosophy, history, linguistics, economics, architecture, fiction, feminist theory, and literary criticism. Postmodernism is often associated with schools of thought such as deconstruction and post-structuralism, as well as philosophers such as Jean-François Lyotard, Jacques Derrida, and Frederic Jameson.
The term "postmodern" was first used around the 1880s. John Watkins Chapman suggested "a Postmodern style of painting" as a way to depart from French Impressionism. J. M. Thompson, in his 1914 article in "The Hibbert Journal" (a quarterly philosophical review), used it to describe changes in attitudes and beliefs in the critique of religion, writing: "The raison d'être of Post-Modernism is to escape from the double-mindedness of Modernism by being thorough in its criticism by extending it to religion as well as theology, to Catholic feeling as well as to Catholic tradition." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. In what time period did the term postmodernism first appear?
2. When was the first use of the term postmodernism?
3.
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1. Who thought up a kind of painting that was postmodern?
2. Who imagined a way of painting that could be called postmodern?
3.
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1. Who was the author of the Hibbert Journal?
2. What was the name of the creator of the Hibbert Journal?
3.
Q4:
1. What does postmodernism refer to?
2. What is the definition of postmodernism?
3.
Q5:
1. Has the term postmodernism been applied to art?
2. Can art be described as postmodern?
3.
Q6:
1. What philosophers are often labelled as postmodern?
2. What philosophers is postmodernism associated with?
3.
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1. What schools of thought is postmodernism associated with?
2. What schools of thought are considered to be postmodern?
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Q8:
1. Is postmodernism applied to literature?
2. Can literature be considered postmodern?
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Q9:
1. Can music be considered postmodern?
2. Is the term postmodernism applied to music?
3.
Q10:
1. When did the postmodern movement come about?
2. When was postmodernism developed?
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Q11:
1. What characterization is given of postmodern thought?
2. How is postmodern belief described?
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3snlul3wo4nqi434lkumchld36dluc | cnn | (AOL Autos) -- With car companies going in into bankruptcy and shedding famous names left and right, it's important to remember that today's automotive titans started out as tiny startups, not unlike Silicon Valley entrepreneurs.
General Motors was almost called International Motors Co.
Names like Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, Toyota and Porsche call to mind the huge corporate successes of the past and the great automotive families that survive today.
But behind every brand name, there is a flesh-and-blood inventor, entrepreneur or industrialist. Most of the time, they gave their name to the companies. And that fame was often about all they ended up with.
David Buick, who invented the overhead valve engine, founded the Buick Motor Car Co. in 1903. William C. Durant, the industrialist who would eventually found GM, took over the company in 1904, when it ran into financial trouble.
Buick stayed on as a director, but left in 1908, never making much money from the enterprise. He reportedly died in 1929, unable to afford one of his cars.
Durant kept the name for one of his company divisions and for the car, even though he worried that people might pronounce it "Boo-ick," according to one author. Strangely enough, the man who practically created General Motors single-handedly never really liked the idea of a 'Durant' car.
In another example, Robert Hupp invented the Hupmobile,'a two-seat runabout, in 1908. But he sold his stock in his Hupp Motor Car Company in 1911. He turned around and founded the Hupp Corp. that same year. Investors in his first firm took him to court to make him drop the "Hupp" from his new company's name and they won. His own automotive glory quickly faded, although the Hupmobile survived until the 1940s. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What company nearly bore the name International Motors?
2. Which enterprise almost had the name international motors?
3.
Q2:
1. What was the name of the overhead valve engine's inventor?
2. Who came up with the idea for the overhead valve engine?
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Q3:
1. What company did David Buick found?
2. What was David Buick's company called?
3.
Q4:
1. Who took over the Buick Motor Company from David Buick?
2. Who succeeded David Buick as head of his company?
3.
Q5:
1. When did William Durant take over the Buick Motor Company?
2. What was the year when William Durant took the reins at Buick Motor Company?
3.
Q6:
1. What did Buick do once William Durant was in charge of it?
2. What action did Buick take with William Durant at the head?
3.
Q7:
1. Did William Durant become rich?
2. Did William Durant make a large amount of mmoney?
3.
Q8:
1. When did William Durant die?
2. In what year was William Durant's passing?
3.
Q9:
1. What made William Durant nervous regarding Buick?
2. What about Buick made William Durant anxious?
3.
Q10:
1. How did William Durant worry that people would pronounce Buick?
2. What mispronounciation of Buick did WIlliam Durant fear would happen?
3.
Q11:
1. What was the name of the Hupmobile's inventor?
2. Who came up with the Hupmobile?
3.
Q12:
1. When did Robert Hupp invent the Hupmobile?
2. What was the year of the Hupmobile's invention?
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Q13:
1. At what point did the Hupmobile disappear?
2. When was the Hupmobile discontinued?
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3r2pkq87nw85fvqprf6ntrcrav5mir | wikipedia | Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage is marriage between people of the same sex, either as a secular civil ceremony or in a religious setting. The term marriage equality refers to a political status in which same-sex marriage and opposite-sex marriage are considered legally equal.
In the late 20th century, rites of marriage for same-sex couples without legal recognition became increasingly common. The first law providing for marriage of people of the same sex in modern times was enacted in 2001 in the Netherlands. , same-sex marriage is legally recognized (nationwide or in some parts) in the following countries: Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States and Uruguay. Same-sex marriage is likely to soon become legal in Taiwan, after a constitutional court ruling in May 2017. Polls show rising support for legally recognizing same-sex marriage in the Americas, Australia and most of Europe. However, as of 2017, South Africa is the only African country where same-sex marriage is recognized. Taiwan would become the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage if the Civil Code is amended. Israel and Armenia recognise same-sex marriages performed outside the country for some purposes. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the subject of the article?
2. What does the article discuss?
3.
Q2:
1. In how many countries is same sex marriage legal?
2. How many nations allow same sex marriage to be performed?
3.
Q3:
1. What was the first country to allow same sex marriages?
2. In which nation was the first same sex marriage performed?
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Q4:
1. When did the Netherlands perform the first same sex marriage?
2. In what year was the first same sex marriage carried out in the Netherlands?
3.
Q5:
1. What could be the next place to legalize same sex marriage?
2. Where may same sex marriage soon be possible?
3.
Q6:
1. Is same sex marriage common in Africa?
2. Do lots of African countries allow same sex marriage?
3.
Q7:
1. In how many places in Africa is same sex marriage legal?
2. How many African nations permit same sex marriage?
3.
Q8:
1. In what African country is same sex marriage legal?
2. What is the only African country that allows same sex marriage?
3.
Q9:
1. What is another term for same sex marriage?
2. What else is same sex marriage referred to as?
3.
Q10:
1. Do any Asian countries recognize same sex marriage?
2. Is same sex marriage allowed in any Asian nations?
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3mh9dq757wcawcp3atx6zpg583agud | wikipedia | The 1992 Summer Olympic Games (Spanish: "Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992"; Catalan: "Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992"), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event played in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain in 1992. Beginning in 1994, the International Olympic Committee decided to hold the games in alternating even-numbered years; as a result, the 1992 Summer Olympics were the last competition to be staged in the same year as the Winter Olympics. The games were the first to be unaffected by boycotts since 1972.
Barcelona is the second-largest city in Spain, and the birthplace of then-IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch. The city was also a host for the 1982 FIFA World Cup. On October 17, 1986, Barcelona was selected to host the 1992 Summer Games over Amsterdam, Belgrade, Birmingham, Brisbane, and Paris, during the 91st IOC Session in Lausanne, Switzerland. Barcelona had previously bid for the 1936 Summer Olympics, but they ultimately lost to Berlin.
The 1992 Summer Olympic programme featured 257 events in the following 25 sports:
A total of 169 nations sent athletes to compete in the 1992 Summer Games.
With the dissolution of the Soviet Union, twelve of the fifteen new states formed a Unified Team, while the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania each had their own teams for the first time since 1936. For the first time, Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia-Herzegovina competed as independent nations after their separation from Socialist Yugoslavia, and Namibia and the unified team of Yemen (previously North and South Yemen) also made their Olympic debuts. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What was the year when Barcelona hosted the Olympics?
2. When did the Olympics take place in Barcelona?
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Q2:
1. Did Barcelona host the summer or winter Olympics?
2. Was it the winter or summer Olympics that Barcelona hosted?
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Q3:
1. What were the Barcelona Olympics officially called?
2. What was technically the name of the Barcelona Olympics?
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Q4:
1. What happened for the last time at the Barcelona Olympics?
2. What were the 1992 Olympics the final occurrence of?
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Q5:
1. Does Barcelona serve as the biggest city in Spain?
2. Is Barcelona larger than all other cities in Spain?
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Q6:
1. Where does Barcelona rank in size among Spanish cities?
2. What is the rank of Barcelona's size within Spain?
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1. Who was born in Barcelona?
2. Whose birthplace was Barcelona?
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Q8:
1. What was Juan Antonio Samaranch's title?
2. What did Juan Antonio Samaranch serve as?
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Q9:
1. What did Barcelona host in 1982?
2. What took place in Barcelona in 1982?
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Q10:
1. When was Barcelona selected to host the Olympics?
2. In what year did Barcelona get chosen as Olympics host?
3.
Q11:
1. In what other year did Barcelona try to host the Olympics, outside of 1992?
2. Apart from in 1992, when else did Barcelona make a bit to be Olympic host?
3.
Q12:
1. Who did Barcelona lose their 1936 bid to host the Olympics to?
2. Who beat Barcelona in 1936 to become the host of the Olympics?
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Q13:
1. What was the number of events that took place at the 1992 games?
2. How many events were at the Barcelona Olympics?
3.
Q14:
1. How many different sports were featured at the Barcelona Olympics?
2. What was the number of sports featured at the 1992 Olympics?
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Q15:
1. How many countries competed in the Barcelona Olympics?
2. What was the number of countries present at the Barcelona Olympics?
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3d8you6s9ek8zj0xygokny3gdj76uo | mctest | Janice spent the weekend at a family party in Moore, Georgia. While she was there, she played with her cousin Justine. The two of them rode tricycles, shared presents, and bought their favorite gum together. Janice's favorite part of the weekend was swimming in the lake with Justine and her dog, Boots. Boots did not like the water at first, but soon was splashing around with them. His favorite thing to do was fetch sticks from the water. They also went on a fast boat around the lake. Justine's favorite thing to do was ride in a tube behind the boat. When they got out, they were soaking wet. They dried off with towels before going to Greg's Country Store for some lemon ice box cake. Boots got so muddy at the lake! When they got back to the cabin, they had to give him a bath. Because they were so active during the day, they fell asleep quickly and slept until the morning. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the pup called?
2. Who is Justine's dog?
3.
Q2:
1. Where was Janice over the weekend?
2. What was Janice's weekend location?
3.
Q3:
1. What was the location of Janice's family party?
2. Where did Janice's family host a party?
3.
Q4:
1. Who did Janice play with?
2. With whom did Janice do fun activities?
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Q5:
1. What activity did Justine prefer?
2. What did Justine like to do best?
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Q6:
1. What did Boots like to do best?
2. Which activity was Boots' favorite?
3.
Q7:
1. Where did Janice and Justine buy food?
2. Where did Justine and Janice go to purchase things to eat?
3.
Q8:
1. What food did Justine and Janice purchase?
2. What did Justine and Janice buy to eat?
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Q9:
1. Was Boots a fan of the water?
2. Did the water make Boots happy?
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Q10:
1. Did Janice and Justine stay up all night?
2. Were Justine and Janice awake for the entirety of the night?
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3tr2532vipuzl3p3mhk6gwu5wvgj6w | race | U.S. billionaire Bill Gates went to watch a game of his friend, U.S. teen player Ariel Hsing, at the ExCel Centre while the girl was playing against Chinese Li Xiaoxia. Gates wore an orange jacket and dark blue baseball cap. He sat in the front row of thespectators' stand andapplauded for every point Hsing scored. "I'm wishing her the best of luck, but the opposite player is really great," Gates said. Hsing was in her third match at London 2012. She had already beaten Mexico's Yadira Silva and Luxembourg's Ni Xia Lian. Hsing is known in the U.S. as a close friend with billionaires Warren Buffett and Gates. She is close enough to call them "Uncle Warren" and "Uncle Bill". Buffett met Hsing when she was only 9. Two years later, he invited her to play against his friends. She has returned several times after that. Earlier this year after winning a position on the U.S. team, she took a few points off Buffett and Gates. When asked whether he has won a point off Hsing, Gates said, "She beat me when she was nine. She has been nice to me." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Was Bill Gates quite wealthy?
2. Was Bill Gates ultra rich?
3.
Q2:
1. Where did Bill Gates view the tennis match?
2. In what location did Bill Gates watch the girls play tennis?
3.
Q3:
1. Who did Bill Gates go to see play tennis?
2. Whose tennis match did Bill Gates attend?
3.
Q4:
1. What did Bill Gates have on when he went to the tennis match?
2. What did Bill Gates wear to the game of tennis?
3.
Q5:
1. What did Bill Gates have on when he went to the tennis match, besides his orange jacket?
2. What did Bill Gates wear to the game of tennis, in addition to his orange jacket?
3.
Q6:
1. Where was Bill Gates seated for the tennis match?
2. Where did Bill Gates sit during the game?
3.
Q7:
1. Did Bill Gates cheer for his friend?
2. Did Bill Gates voice his support for his comrade?
3.
Q8:
1. Was Bill Gates a close friend of the tennis player?
2. Did Bill Gates know Ariel Hsing well?
3.
Q9:
1. At what age did Ariel Hsing meet Bill Gates?
2. How old was Ariel Hsing when she first was introduced to Bill Gates?
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Q10:
1. How long after their first meeting did Bill Gates invite Ariel Hsing to play against his friends?
2. How long had it been since they first met that Bill Gates let Ariel Hsing play tennis with his other friends?
3.
Q11:
1. Did Ariel Hsing play against Bill Gates and his friends multiple times?
2. Were there a number of tennis matches between Ariel Hsing and Bill Gates and co.?
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Q12:
1. Did Ariel Hsing ever beat Bill Gates in tennis?
2. Did Bill Gates ever lose a tennis match to Ariel Hsing?
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37td41k0ah9h0nhuj26nuxd2pfasce | cnn | (CNN) -- UK lawmakers have voted in the House of Commons to recognize Palestine as a state "as a contribution to securing a negotiated two state solution."
The motion was backed overwhelmingly Monday by 274 votes to 12. However, fewer than half of the 650 MPs in the House of Commons took part in the debate.
The motion passed was, "That this House believes that the Government should recognise the state of Palestine alongside the state of Israel, as a contribution to securing a negotiated two state solution.
The measure is mainly symbolic and is not binding on the government. However, it lends added weight within Europe to calls for Palestinian statehood.
Ten days earlier, the new government in Sweden said it would recognize a Palestinian state.
"A two-state solution requires mutual recognition and a will to coexist peacefully. Therefore, Sweden will recognise the State of Palestine," said Prime Minister Stefan Lofven in his first statement of government policy.
'Not a gift, but a right'
The UK vote came after five hours of debate in the House.
Former Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind, of the Conservative Party, told MPs that during his time in office in the 1990s, the United Kingdom committed "for the first time to a two-state solution with a Palestinian state."
"I have never wavered in that view and I believe that the earlier that state comes about the better, both for the Palestinians and for the Middle East as a whole," he said.
Shadow foreign minister Ian Lucas, of the opposition Labour Party, said the motion would be supported by his party but that the timing and manner of deciding whether to recognize Palestinian statehood was a matter for the current coalition government. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What country is having a vote?
2. In what nation are votes being cast?
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378xpawrucd4duh0ucgik0hrg5bai8 | race | When the shooting of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was complete, it was much more than a movie wrap-up . Rupert Grint, who played Ron Weasley, toldThe Sunday Timesthat he's happy to have the time for romance now filming is over. Emma Watson, who is Hermione Granger in the movies, said she looked forward to "finally being free, being my own person" - a change signaled by her new haircut. Daniel Radcliffe, who has been the face of the boy wizard since 2001, said that he "did cry like a little girl" when the last movie finished. "It's like the ending of a relationship," he toldThe Vancouver Sun. "There's a sense of, 'God, what am I going to do now?'" He said he was eager to see "what life holds for him beyond Hogwarts". Along with the three actors, Harry Potter fans, now in their late teens, came of age with J.K. Rowling's characters. For them, the last film isn't just a goodbye to a decade of magic, but the close of their childhoods. "We are the Harry Potter generation," Canadian Andrea Hill, 19, toldThe Vancouver Sun."We started in elementary school, reading about a boy our age who was going through the same things we were going through. We grew up, so did he." For Emily Chahal, an 18-year-old student, the series has been an inspiring journey. "That first book was what started my love of literature. It was the inspiration for everything - really teaching me to appreciate my friends, and to face difficulties with a sense of courage," she said. "I have a sense of sadness. The end of the movies is kind of the end of my childhood, too." Fortunately, to the delight of die-hard fans, there are many things that keep the boy wizard alive. For example, in June this year, a Harry Potter theme park opened in Florida, US. Some schools in the US and UK also have Quidditch teams - players ride broomsticks. "We're not waiting anymore to see what happens to Harry next," Hill told The Vancouver Sun. She founded a Quidditch club at Carleton University in Canada. "We're still engaged in that magical world." QUESTIONS:
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1. What was the name of Rupert Grint's character in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows?
2. Who did Rupert Grint play in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows?
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1. What was Rupert Grint excited to do now?
2. What did Rupert Grint state that he was looking forward to?
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1. What were Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe excited to do now?
2. What were Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe looking forward to doing?
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Q4:
1. What was Emma Watson looking forward to doing?
2. What did Emma Watson feel excited about being able to do now?
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1. How long had Daniel Radcliffe been doing the Harry Potter films?
2. Since when had Daniel Radcliffe been involved in the Harry Potter franchise?
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1. Who did Daniel Radcliffe play in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows?
2. Who was Daniel Radcliffe's character in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows?
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1. What took place this June?
2. What happened in the Harry Potter universe this June?
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1. What sort of sport are some schools now playing?
2. What game is now available at certain schools?
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Q9:
1. How is Quidditch played in schools?
2. How does one participate in a game of Quidditch?
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1. When did teens begin reading the Harry Potter books?
2. At what point did teenagers start getting involved in the Harry Potter series?
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1. Why did teens like the Harry Potter books?
2. What made the Harry Potter series enjoyable for teens?
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3ryc5t2d73totxql9isoon7d2tbrp2 | gutenberg | CHAPTER XIV--WELCOME
'Well hath the Prophet-chief your bidding done.'
MOORE (_Lalla Rookh_).
Bugia was thoroughly Moorish, and subject to attacks of fanaticism. Perhaps the Grand Marabout did not wholly trust the Sunakite not to stir up the populace, for he would not take the recovered captives to his palace, avoided the city as much as possible, and took them down to the harbour, where, beside the old Roman quay, he caused his trusty attendant, Reverdi, to hire a boat to take them out to the French tartane--Reverdi himself going with them to ensure the fidelity of the boatmen. Estelle would have kissed the good old man's hand in fervent thanks, but, child as she was, he shrank from her touch as an unholy thing; and it was enforced on her and Victorine that they were by no means to remove their heavy mufflings till they were safe on board the tartane, and even out of harbour. The Frenchman in command of the vessel was evidently of the same mind, and, though enchanted to receive them, sent them at once below. He said his men had been in danger of being mobbed in the streets, and that there were reports abroad that the harem of a great Frank chief, and all his treasure, were being recovered from the Cabeleyzes, so that he doubted whether all the influence of the Grand Marabout might prevent their being pursued by corsairs.
Right glad was he to recognise the pennant of the _Calypso_ outside the harbour, and he instantly ran up a signal flag to intimate success. A boat was immediately put off from the frigate, containing not only Lieutenant Bullock, but an officer in scarlet, who had no sooner come on deck than he shook Arthur eagerly by the hand, exclaiming, QUESTIONS:
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1. What was Bugia known to do?
2. What often happened to Bugia?
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1. Who did Bugia have hire a boat?
2. Who did Bugia task with procuring a boat?
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1. What was the name of Bugia's attendant?
2. Who assisted Bugia?
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1. Who was the captain of the boat procured by Bugia and Reverdi?
2. Who commanded the vessel hired by Reverdi and Bugia?
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1. What did the Frenchman say his men were in danger of?
2. What did the Frenchmen's guys risk according to him?
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1. Where did the Frenchman have everyone go once they were on the boat?
2. Once the whole group was aboard, where did the Frenchman direct them to go?
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1. What was Reverdi's reason for accompanying the group?
2. Why did Reverdi go below deck with everyone?
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1. Who did Bugia and Reverdi have in their company?
2. Who was below deck alongside Reverdi and Bugia?
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1. What was noticed outside the harbour?
2. What did people take note of at the exterior of the harbor?
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1. What was done in response to seeing the Calypso?
2. What was the reaction to spotting the Calypso?
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1. Where were people allegedly getting the treasure of a high up Frank chief?
2. What was the supposed location of the great Frank chief's goods, that were being recovered?
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39gaf6dqwr0d5co0x0m8ooeikejv1m | race | Cole Bettles had been rejected by a number of universities when he received an e-mail from the University of California, San Diego, last month, congratulating him on his admission and inviting him to tour the campus. His mother booked a hotel in San Diego, and the 18-year-old Ojai high school senior arranged for his grandfather, uncle and other family members to meet them at the campus for lunch during the Saturday tour.
"They were like 'Oh my God, that's so awesome ', " Bettles said. Right before he got in bed, he checked his e-mail one last time and found another message saying the school had made a mistake and his application had been denied.
In fact, all 28, 000 students turned away from UC San Diego, in one of the toughest college entrance seasons on record, had received the same incorrect message. The students' hopes had been raised and then dashed in a cruel twist that shows the danger of instant communications in the Internet age.
UCSD admissions director Mae Brown called it an "administrative error" but refused to say who had made the mistake, or if those responsible would be disciplined .
The e-mail, which began, "We're thrilled that you've been admitted to UC San Diego, and we're showcasing our beautiful campus on Admit Day, " was sent to the full 46, 000 students who had applied, instead of just the 18, 000 who got in, Brown said.
The error was discovered almost immediately by her staff, who sent an apology within hours.
"It was really thrilling for a few hours; now he's crushed , " said Cole's mother, Tracy Bettles. "It's really tough on them."
The admissions director said she was in the office on Monday until midnight answering e-mails and phone calls from disappointed students and their parents. She said she took full responsibility for the error. "We accessed the wrong database. We recognize the incredible pain receiving this false encouragement caused. It was not our intent." QUESTIONS:
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1. What university did Cole Bettles take a look at?
2. Which institution did Cole Bettles pay a visit to?
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1. Did Cole Bettles visit the university alone?
2. Did Cole Bettles pay a visit to UCSD by himself?
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Q3:
1. Who did Cole Bettles visit the University of California, San Diego with?
2. Who accompanied Cole Bettles on his visit to UCSD?
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Q4:
1. Did Cole Bettles and his family eat at UCSD?
2. Did Cole Bettles share a meal with his family at the University of California, San Diego?
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Q5:
1. What boy does the article discuss?
2. Which young man is the article centered on?
3.
Q6:
1. How old is Cole Bettles?
2. What is Cole Bettles' age?
3.
Q7:
1. Is Cole Bettles still in school?
2. Does Cole Bettles remain in a learning institution?
3.
Q8:
1. What grade is Cole Bettles in?
2. What is Cole Bettles' year in school?
3.
Q9:
1. Where does Cole Bettles go to school?
2. Where is Cole Bettles a senior at?
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Q10:
1. What is the name of Cole Bettles' mom?
2. Who is Cole Bettles' mother?
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3vnl7uk1xfjpizejz41ec8urnyvftp | gutenberg | CHAPTER V.
THE NEWS FROM NARRABEE.
ARRIVED at the garden, a thought struck me. The cheerful speech and easy manner of Ambrose plainly indicated that he was ignorant thus far of the quarrel which had taken place under my window. Silas might confess to having taken his brother's stick, and might mention whose head he had threatened with it. It was not only useless, but undesirable, that Ambrose should know of the quarrel. I retraced my steps to the stable-yard. Nobody was at the gate. I called alternately to Silas and to Ambrose. Nobody answered. The brothers had gone away to their work.
Returning to the garden, I heard a pleasant voice wishing me "Good-morning." I looked round. Naomi Colebrook was standing at one of the lower windows of the farm. She had her working apron on, and she was industriously brightening the knives for the breakfast-table on an old-fashioned board. A sleek black cat balanced himself on her shoulder, watching the flashing motion of the knife as she passed it rapidly to and fro on the leather-covered surface of the board.
"Come here," she said; "I want to speak to you."
I noticed, as I approached, that her pretty face was clouded and anxious. She pushed the cat irritably off her shoulder; she welcomed me with only the faint reflection of her bright customary smile.
"I have seen John Jago," she said. "He has been hinting at something which he says happened under your bedroom window this morning. When I begged him to explain himself, he only answered, 'Ask Mr. Lefrank; I must be off to Narrabee.' What does it mean? Tell me right away, sir! I'm out of temper, and I can't wait!" QUESTIONS:
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1. What did Silas pilfer?
2. What was stolen by Silas?
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1. What is the name of Silas' brother?
2. Who is Silas' male sibling?
3.
Q3:
1. Where did I search for Silas and his brother?
2. Where did I look for Silas and Ambrose?
3.
Q4:
1. Who did I join up with in the garden?
2. WIth whom did I link up in the garden?
3.
Q5:
1. What did Naomi Colebrook have on?
2. What was Naomi Colebrook wearing?
3.
Q6:
1. What animal was spying on Naomi Colebrook?
2. Which animal had its eyes on Naomi Colebrook?
3.
Q7:
1. Who had been spotted by Naomi Colebrook?
2. Who had Naomi Colebrook seen?
3.
Q8:
1. What objects was Naomi Colebrook preparing?
2. What was Naomi Colebrook sharpening?
3.
Q9:
1. Was Naomi Colebrook happy?
2. Was Naomi Colebrook in a good mood?
3.
Q10:
1. Where had a fight broken out?
2. Where did people have a disagreement?
3.
Q11:
1. How did Naomi Colebrook treat the cat?
2. What did Naomi Colebrook do to the kitty?
3.
Q12:
1. Where was John headed off to?
2. What was John's next destination?
3.
Q13:
1. Who am I?
2. Who is narrating the story?
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3180jw2ot4c32zpphya1oqg50z3j5c | race | Every day when Cora Castle, 14, from Indiana, US goes back home, she opens her computer and logs into a website called Fuel Up to Play 60. She puts on what she has eaten and what kind of activities she has played that day. Then the site decides whether Castle has eaten healthily and done enough exercise. All the seventh graders in Castle's school have done the same thing since the year started. It's part of their health class. If the site finds her habits are unhealthy, it will give her advice. If she does something good, the website will give her a star. Her health teacher set up a competition to see which student could get the most stars from the website. Castle has got 30 stars so far. Cameron Bartlett said she liked tracking the food and activities. "This is the first year we've done it," she said. "It's really interesting to see all of the different choices that we have." The seventh grade health class is coming to an end. They won't be in health class, but the students all said that they would go on to take part in the Fuel Up to Play 60. "There's lots of bad food out there that we've all been eating," Bartlett said "This really helps all of us eat healthier food." QUESTIONS:
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1. What does Cora Castle do every day when she gets home?
2. What is Cora Castle's primary activity upon returning home for the day?
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Q2:
1. What's on Cora Castle's computer for her to interact with?
2. What does Cora Castle do on her computer?
3.
Q3:
1. What does Fuel Up to Play 60 Tell Cora Castle?
2. What message does Cora Castle receive from Fuel Up to Play 60?
3.
Q4:
1. Who else is participating in Fuel Up to Play 60 along with Cora Castle?
2. Who besides Cora Castle uses Fuel Up to Play 60?
3.
Q5:
1. How long have the seventh graders been using Fuel Up to Play 60?
2. For how much time has Cora Castle's 7th grade class been participating in Fuel Up to Play 60?
3.
Q6:
1. Is Fuel Up to Play 60 part of a school subject?
2. Do the kids play Fuel Up to Play 60 for a specific class?
3.
Q7:
1. What class is Fuel Up to Play 60 used for?
2. Which subject in school is Fuel Up to Play 60 a part of?
3.
Q8:
1. What does Fuel Up to Play 60 tell Cora Castle if she hasn't eaten well?
2. What message does Cora Castle receive if she's been eating poorly?
3.
Q9:
1. What message does Cora Castle receive if she's been eating well?
2. What does Fuel Up to Play 60 tell Cora Castle when she eats healthy?
3.
Q10:
1. How many stars has Cora Castle received so far?
2. What is the total number of stars that Cora Castle currently has?
3.
Q11:
1. Do the kids plan on continuing Fuel Up to Play 60?
2. Do the seventh graders intend to keep up with Fuel Up to Play 60?
3.
Q12:
1. How long has Cora Castle's school used Fuel Up to Play 60?
2. Since when has Cora Castle's school employed the Fuel Up to Play 60 program?
3.
Q13:
1. Why is Cora Castle's school using Fuel Up to Play 60?
2. What made Cora Castle's school decide to partake in Fuel Up to Play 60?
3.
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3kakfy4pgu24t9iflx18xs3l9wgi3i | mctest | There was once a lion that lived in a circus. This lion, King, was the biggest lion in the zoo, and he was often mean to the other lions in the circus. He was giant, and because of this, he scared the other lions, including the smallest one, Lionel. Lionel was often bullied by King, and the other lions, like Mack and Oscar, who copied him. Lionel was hiding one day from King, when the man who owned the circus took King out for training. King had to perform very difficult jobs for the circus, and when he did not get them right away, the circus man was very mean to King. King came back to the lion pen and was very scared and hurt. All of the other lions, even Mack and Oscar, ignored King, except for Lionel. Lionel sat down next to King and scared away the lion cubs who might have bothered King. King was very glad for what Lionel did. When King kept learning the new stuff for the circus man, Lionel kept him company when he got back. Soon, they grew to be good friends, and King found himself very sorry for all of the mean things he did to Lionel. QUESTIONS:
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1. Was Lionel larger than all the other lions?
2. Was there no lion greater in size than Lionel?
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