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31n2ww6r9rqkjigpkpvnuvqtu87f3g | wikipedia | Réunion (, ; previously "Île Bourbon") is an island and region of France in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar and southwest of Mauritius. , it had a population of 850,996. It is the most prosperous island in the Indian Ocean, having the highest GDP per capita in the region.
The island has been inhabited since the 17th century, when people from France, Madagascar and Africa settled there. Slavery was abolished on 20 December 1848 (a date celebrated yearly on the island), after which indentured workers were brought from Tamil Nadu, Southern India, among other places. The island became an overseas department of France in 1946.
As elsewhere in France, the official language is French. In addition, the majority of the region's population speaks Réunion Creole.
Administratively, Réunion is one of the overseas departments of France. Like the other four overseas departments, it is also one of the 18 regions of France, with the modified status of overseas region, and an integral part of the Republic with the same status as Metropolitan France. Réunion is an outermost region of the European Union and, as an overseas department of France, part of the Eurozone.
Not much is known of Réunion's history prior to the arrival of the Portuguese in the early sixteenth century. Arab traders were familiar with it by the name "Dina Morgabin". The island is possibly featured on a map from 1153 AD by Al Sharif el-Edrisi. The island might also have been visited by Swahili or Austronesian (Ancient Indonesian-Malaysian) sailors on their journey to the west from the Malay Archipelago to Madagascar. QUESTIONS:
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39asuflu6x74t2n793i5jtuxoqaexp | race | Different people have different hobbies. For example, some people like reading, some people like swimming and some people like collecting something and so on. I have many hobbies, such as reading, skating, and traveling. I used to read books in my free time. I like reading because I could learn much by reading. At that time, reading was part of my life. Every day, I spent most of my free time reading books, newspapers and magazines. At night, I could hardly get to sleep without a novel in my hand. But later I found I could only learn from books by reading. I couldn't get knowledge from others. I needed a _ . Traveling is my hobby now. I can visit many different places by traveling. I can learn a lot about people, geography and history. It's very interesting. I have many good friends. They all have their hobbies. Ann studies very hard. So her hobby is reading all kinds of books. Tony loves working with her hands, and his hobby is gardening. He usually plants flowers and trees in his yard. Judy is a quiet girl. She likes knitting . She always knits sweaters for her dolls. We have different hobbies, but we are all good friends. (5) QUESTIONS:
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3owepkl089ce8tutkphqfhbi1557ni | wikipedia | Zhuyin fuhao (), Zhuyin (), Bopomofo (ㄅㄆㄇㄈ) or Mandarin Phonetic Symbols is the major Chinese transliteration system for Taiwanese Mandarin. It is also used to transcribe other Chinese languages, particularly other varieties of Standard Chinese and related Mandarin dialects, as well as Taiwanese Hokkien.
The first two are traditional terms, whereas Bopomofo is the colloquial term, also used by the ISO and Unicode. Consisting of 37 characters and four tone marks, it transcribes all possible sounds in Mandarin. Zhuyin was introduced in China by the Republican Government in the 1910s and used alongside the Wade-Giles system, which used a modified Latin alphabet. The Wade system was replaced by Hanyu Pinyin in 1958 by the Government of the People's Republic of China, and at the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 1982. Although Taiwan adopted Hanyu Pinyin as its official romanization system in 2009, Bopomofo is still an official transliteration system there and remains widely used as an educational tool and for electronic input methods.
The informal name "Bopomofo" is derived from the first four syllables in the conventional ordering of available syllables in Mandarin Chinese. The four Bopomofo characters () that correspond to these syllables are usually placed first in a list of these characters. The same sequence is sometimes used by other speakers of Chinese to refer to other phonetic systems. QUESTIONS:
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32at8r96gl9dmhyu5trno3z8we1su6 | wikipedia | The Arctic ( or ) is a polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean, adjacent seas, and parts of Alaska (United States), Northern Canada, Finland, Greenland (Denmark), Iceland, Norway, Russia and Sweden. Land within the Arctic region has seasonally varying snow and ice cover, with predominantly treeless permafrost-containing tundra. Arctic seas contain seasonal sea ice in many places.
The Arctic region is a unique area among Earth's ecosystems. For example, the cultures in the region and the Arctic indigenous peoples have adapted to its cold and extreme conditions. In recent years, Arctic sea ice decline has been caused by global warming. Life in the Arctic includes organisms living in the ice, zooplankton and phytoplankton, fish and marine mammals, birds, land animals, plants and human societies. Arctic land is bordered by the subarctic.
The word Arctic comes from the Greek word ἀρκτικός ("arktikos"), "near the Bear, northern" and that from the word ἄρκτος ("arktos"), meaning bear. The name refers either to the constellation Ursa Major, the "Great Bear", which is prominent in the northern portion of the celestial sphere, or to the constellation Ursa Minor, the "Little Bear", which contains Polaris, the Pole star, also known as the North Star. QUESTIONS:
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358010rm5etlvd9t4t7fjxijptbxvt | race | It was 3: 45 in the morning when the vote was finally taken. After six months of arguing and final 16 hours of hot parliamentary debates, Australia's Northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to take the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die. The measure passed by the convincing vote of 15 to 10. Almost immediately word flashed on the Internet and was picked up, half a world away, by John Hofsess, executive director of the Right to Die Society of Canada. He sent it on via the group's on-line service, Death NET. Says Hofsess: We posted bulletins all day long, because of course this isn't just something that happened in Australia. It's world history.
The full import may take a while to sink in. The NT Rights of the Terminally Ill law has left physicians and citizens alike trying to deal with its moral and practical implications. Some have breathed sighs of relief, others, including churches, right-to-life groups and the Australian Medical Association, bitterly attacked the bill and the haste of its passage. But the tide is unlikely to turn back. In Australia-where an aging population, life-extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their part-other states are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia . In the US and Canada, where the right-to-die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling.
Under the new Northern Territory law, an adult patient can request death-probably by a deadly injection or pill-to put an end to suffering. The patient must be diagnosed as terminally ill by two doctors. After a cooling off period of seven days, the patient can sign a certificate of request. After 48 hours the wish for death can be met. For Lloyd Nickson, a 54-year-old Darwin resident suffering from lung cancer, the NT Rights of Terminally Ill law means he can get on with living without the haunting fear of his suffering: a terrifying death from his breathing condition. I'm not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view, but what I was afraid of was how I'd go, because I've watched people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing at their masks, he says. QUESTIONS:
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2. What time did the right to die legislation pass?
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2. Which online service featured a story about the right to die law?
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3txmy6ucaeo5n72hryhizxy17skcq6 | gutenberg | CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VII CHAPTER VIII CHAPTER IX CHAPTER X CHAPTER XI CHAPTER XII CHAPTER XIII CHAPTER XIV CHAPTER XV CHAPTER XVI CHAPTER XVII CHAPTER XVIII CHAPTER XIX CHAPTER XX CHAPTER XXI CHAPTER XXII CHAPTER XXIII CHAPTER XXIV CHAPTER XXV CHAPTER XXVI
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I Thought I Heard a Man’s Voice The Office Boy Caught the Junior Partner Best and Prettiest Girl in Salthaven It Was a Comfortable Position Immersed in a Bundle of Papers A Fine Show of Indignation Were Regulating Their Pace by Hers Nothing Loath, Gave a Tug Presented Him With the Bananas Proceeded With Almost Equal Care to Assist Her Mother Mrs. Willett and Mrs. Chinnery Confronted Each Other She Placed It Between his Lips With a Little Jab To Bassett, the Best of Boys I’m Choking No Wonder I Thought You Was a Lady I Came to Ask Your Advice Holding a Handkerchief to his Bleeding Face I’ve Got a Bone to Pick With You She Said, ’Nonsense’ he Replied, Softly He Leaned Back in his Chair I Heard You Come In, he Said, in a Stealthy Whisper Think I’m the Most Forgetful Man in Salthaven I’ve Got to Go, Too, Said the Captain She Seated Herself on a Pile of Timber I Don’t Like Leaving Him Here Corner of the Bank Of England Mind, I Haven’t Promised Cut Short in his Expressions of Pleasure C-ck! he Said, Waggishly She Drew the Ring from Her Finger It’s to Make You Leave off Loving Me Time! Cried Captain Sellers Don’t You Think Captain Trimblett is Lucky Snatching his Hat from Its Peg You Look Very Nice, Dear You Can Have a Little Drop Yourself Marvellous Piece of Jugglery Don’t Go, he Said, Hastily Wedged Under a Dressing-table Brought the Curtains Down With Him Waved Herself off the Fence on to The Stones His Cigar Fell Unheeded to the Floor An Enormous Fist Held Just Beneath his Nose QUESTIONS:
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3ojsz2atdswai4ongpl4l0bwaiu57b | gutenberg | CHAPTER VII.
SETH CONTINUES HIS NARRATIVE OF THE MEXICAN ADVENTURE.
The next evening the young Hardys again took their seats by Seth, and, without any delay, he went on with his story.
'After El Zeres had ridden off, the lieutenant, Pedro, selected ten from the men around,--for pretty well the whole camp had gathered round us,--and told them, in the first place, to clear the house of the hammock and other belongings of El Zeres, and when this was done, to carry Rube in. Bound and helpless as he was, there was a visible repugnance on the part of the men to touch him, so great was the fear which his tremendous strength had excited. However, six of them took him up and carried him into the hut--for it was little more--and threw him down like a log in the inner room. I walked in of my own accord, and sat down on the ground near him. I heard Pedro give orders to some of the men outside to take away the dead bodies and bury them, and for the rest to go down to their camp fires. Then he entered the house with his other four men.
'The house was just the ordinary Mexican hut. It contained two rooms, or rather, one room partially divided into two, the inner compartment forming the sleeping-room of the family. There was no door between the rooms, nor was there any window; the light entering through the wide opening into the outer room. The outer room had no regular windows, only some chinks or loopholes, through which a certain amount of light could come; but these were stopped up with straw, for the Mexicans are a chilly people; and as the door was always open, plenty of light came in through it. The house was not built of adobé, as are most Mexican huts, but of stones, with the interstices plastered with mud. QUESTIONS:
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3r6byfzzp7cwzgn34e2b1bfx0s9xfc | cnn | (CNN) -- Friends and family identified the 20-year-old Frederick, Maryland, man who died after police used a Taser stun gun on him Sunday morning, according to a local television station.
Jarrel Gray, 20, died after police used a Taser gun on him Sunday morning, family and friends say.
The man, who friends and family identified as Jarrel Gray, was involved in a fight at an apartment complex about 5 a.m. Sunday, police said. Authorities have not released Gray's name.
"I haven't heard anything except that he's gone," Troy Thomas told WJLA-TV. Thomas, who said he was Gray's uncle, told the television station, "I lost my best friend."
Cassandra Rollings, a friend of the family, appeared at the apartment complex where Gray died, holding a large photo of the young man wearing a tie. Gray was a "very good kid," Rollings said.
Deputies responded Sunday morning to a report of a fight at an apartment complex and found four people in a scuffle, Cpl. Jennifer Bailey of the Frederick County Sheriff's Office said Sunday.
Eric Cargenas, a man who lives in the apartment complex and said he saw the fight, told WJLA that two people started fighting after a yelling match.
A deputy used a Taser on Gray, who fell unconscious, Bailey said. He was taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
His body was taken to the medical examiner's office in Baltimore for an autopsy. The results of some tests could take several weeks, according to an office spokeswoman. QUESTIONS:
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3g0wwmr1uvkoebz8goqwf8sd6usnqp | wikipedia | MyNetworkTV (unofficially abbreviated as MyTV, MyNet, MNT or MNTV) is an American television network/syndication service that is owned by the Fox Entertainment Group division of 21st Century Fox, and operated by subsidiaries Fox Television Stations and 20th Television. MyNetworkTV began operations on September 5, 2006 with an initial affiliate lineup covering about 96% of the country, most of which consisted of stations that were former affiliates of The WB and UPN that did not join the successor of those two networks, The CW.
On September 28, 2009, following disappointment with the network's results, MyNetworkTV dropped its status as a television network and transitioned into a programming service, similar to Ion Television, relying mainly on repeats of recent broadcast and cable series.
MyNetworkTV arose from the January 2006 announcement of the launch of The CW, a television network formed by CBS Corporation and Time Warner which essentially combined programming from The WB and UPN onto the scheduling model of the former of the two predecessors. As a result of several deals earlier in the decade, Fox Television Stations owned several UPN affiliates, including the network's three largest stations: WWOR-TV in Secaucus, New Jersey (part of the New York City market), KCOP-TV in Los Angeles and WPWR-TV in Chicago. Fox had acquired WWOR and KCOP after purchasing most of the television holdings of UPN's founding partner Chris-Craft Industries, while WPWR was purchased by the company in 2003 from Newsweb Corporation. Despite concerns about UPN's future that came up after Fox purchased the Chris-Craft stations, UPN signed three-year affiliation renewals with the network's Fox-owned affiliates in 2003. That agreement's pending expiration, along with those involving other broadcasting companies, in 2006 as well as persistent financial losses for both it and The WB gave CBS Corporation (the parent company of UPN) and Time Warner (parent of The WB) the rare opportunity to merge their respective struggling networks into The CW. QUESTIONS:
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33sa9f9trxup42ihzymjhagqfp8ew2 | race | Green Eyes is a book. It's about a lovely cat called Green Eyes. He is one year old. He is interested in everything around him. He lives in his big red box and greets spring, summer, autumn and winter--each with their special colours and feelings .The pictures of the book are beautiful, and the words are easy to read. Many people have different ideas about it. Here're some _ of the readers . Hello Kitty: It is a great book about how a cat sees the seasons. I'm a teacher and I read it to my students every year when we study the seasons. A Sweet Girl: I'm a little girl from America. I've got the book on my 12thbirthday this year. My parents buy it for me. I love it so much. I often read it before going to bed. Warm Wind: I'm Jenny. I'm in the school reading club .We share our favourite book every Sunday. I share this book with other students in the club. They all like it. QUESTIONS:
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36ahbnmv1rco11zhi4tnwpjlryfydr | gutenberg | CHAPTER III: Reddy Is Sure Granny Has Lost Her Senses
Perhaps 'tis just as well that we Can't see ourselves as others see. --Old Granny Fox.
"Just as I thought," muttered Reddy Fox as he peeped through the bushes on the bank of the Big River and saw Quacker swimming about in the water where it ran too swiftly to freeze. "We've got just as much chance of catching him as I have of jumping over the moon. That's what I'll tell Granny."
He crept back carefully so as not to be seen by Quacker, and when he had reached the place where Granny was waiting for him, his face wore a very impudent look.
"Well," said Granny Fox, "what shall we do to catch him?"
"Learn to swim like a fish and fly like a bird," replied Reddy in such a saucy tone that Granny had hard work to keep from boxing his ears.
"You mean that you think he can't be caught?" said she quietly.
"I don't think anything about it; I know he can't!" snapped Reddy. "Not by us, anyway," he added.
"I suppose you wouldn't even try?" retorted Granny.
"I'm old enough to know when I'm wasting my time," replied Reddy with a toss of his head.
"In other words you think I'm a silly old Fox who has lost her senses," said Granny sharply.
"No-o. I didn't say that," protested Reddy, looking very uncomfortable.
"But you think it," declared Granny. "Now look here, Mr. Smarty, you do just as I tell you. You creep back there where you can watch Quacker and all that happens, and mind that you keep out of his sight. Now go." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What was Reddy's location?
2. Where could Reddy be found?
3.
Q2:
1. Where could the bushes be found?
2. Where could the shrubbery be found?
3.
Q3:
1. Which river was by the bushes?
2. What was the body of water next to the bushes?
3.
Q4:
1. Who was Reddy Fox looking at?
2. Who did Reddy Fox have in his purview?
3.
Q5:
1. Who did Reddy Fox go to find after seeing Quacker?
2. After Reddy Fox noticed Quacker, who did he go off in search of?
3.
Q6:
1. Did Reddy Fox tell Granny that Quacker could not be caught?
2. Did Reddy inform Granny that it was impossible to ensare Quacker?
3.
Q7:
1. What would Reddy and Granny have to do?
2. What would it be necessary for Reddy and Granny to figure out?
3.
Q8:
1. What would Reddy and Granny have to do besides learn to swim?
2. What would it be necessary for Reddy and Granny to figure out, in addition to learning to swim?
3.
Q9:
1. Did Reddy Fox take a nice tone with Granny?
2. Was Reddy kind when he talked with Granny?
3.
Q10:
1. What was it hard for Granny to refrain from doing?
2. What did Granny have to make an effort to not do?
3.
Q11:
1. Was Granny sad?
2. Was Granny not in a good mood?
3.
Q12:
1. What did Granny call Reddy Fox?
2. How did Granny refer to Reddy?
3.
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3bv8hq2zzw1okamzsb7tnxrm7m96aj | wikipedia | Random House is the largest general-interest paperback publisher in the world. As of 2013, it is part of Penguin Random House, which is jointly owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann and British global education and publishing company Pearson PLC.
Random House was founded in 1925 by Americans Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer, two years after they acquired the Modern Library imprint from publisher Horace Liveright, which reprints classic works of literature. Cerf is quoted as saying, "We just said we were going to publish a few books on the side at random," which suggested the name Random House. In 1934 they published the first authorized edition of James Joyce's novel "Ulysses" in the Anglophone world.
In October 1959, Random House went public at $11.25 a share. This move drew other publishing companies, such as Simon & Schuster, to later go public.
Random House entered reference publishing in 1947 with the "American College Dictionary", which was followed in 1966 by its first unabridged dictionary.
American publishers Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. and Pantheon Books were acquired by Random House in 1960 and 1961, respectively; works continue to be published under these imprints with editorial independence, such as Everyman's Library, a series of classical literature reprints. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What was the year when Random House was founded?
2. In what year was Random House established?
3.
Q2:
1. Are there any larger general interest paperback publishers than Random House?
2. Do publishers of general interest paperbacks that are bigger than Random House exist?
3.
Q3:
1. In what year did Random House begin publishing reference books?
2. What was the year when Random House first published reference books?
3.
Q4:
1. What dictionary did Random House publish its first reference books?
2. Random House began coming out with reference books with what dictionary?
3.
Q5:
1. Who founded Random House?
2. What were the names of Random House's founders?
3.
Q6:
1. When did Random House first publish Ulysses?
2. In what year did Random House first come out with a copy of Ulysses?
3.
Q7:
1. At what point did the corporation Random House go public?
2. What was the month and year when Random House went public?
3.
Q8:
1. What price per share did Random House stock cost originally?
2. What was the original cost of a share of Random House stock?
3.
Q9:
1. Who did Random House acquire the Modern Library imprint from?
2. Who handed the Modern Library imprint to Random House
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Q10:
1. What does the Modern Library imprint do?
2. What is the purpose of the Modern Library imprint?
3.
Q11:
1. Which publishers became a part of Random House 1960 and 1961?
2. In 1960 and 1961, Random House gained control of what publishers?
3.
Q12:
1. What served as the inspiration for the name Random House?
2. How did the name Random House come into existence?
3.
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3fe2ercczx8lwky5hqbkus28qwrop5 | gutenberg | CHAPTER XVIII
THE HOLY HERMANDAD
Down the long passages, through the great, fretted halls, across the cool marble courts, flitted Inez and Margaret. It was like a dream. They went through a room where women, idling or working at tapestries, looked at them curiously. Margaret heard one of them say to another:
"Why does the Dona Margaret's cousin leave her?" And the answer, "Because she is in love with the marquis herself, and cannot bear to stay."
"What a fool!" said the first woman. "She is good looking, and would only have had to wait a few weeks."
They passed an open door, that of Morella's own chambers. Within it he stood and watched them go by. When they were opposite to him some doubt or idea seemed to strike his mind, for he looked at them keenly, stepped forward, then, thinking better of it, or perhaps remembering Betty's bitter tongue, halted and turned aside. That danger had gone by!
At length, none hindering them, they reached the yard where the escort and the horses waited. Here, standing under an archway, were Castell and Peter. Castell greeted Margaret in English and kissed her through her veil, while Peter, who had not seen her close since months before he rode away to Dedham, stared at her with all his eyes, and began to draw near to her, designing to find out, as he was sure he could do if once he touched her, whether indeed this were Margaret, or only Betty after all. Guessing what was in his mind, and that he might reveal everything, Inez, who held a long pin in her hand with which she was fastening her veil that had come loose, pretended to knock against him, and ran the point deep into his arm, muttering, "Fool!" as she did so. He sprang back with an oath, the guard smiled, and she began to pray his pardon. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who was bouncing down the halls?
2. Which ladies were skipping down the hallway?
3.
Q2:
1. What are the women up to in the rooms?
2. What are the activities of the ladies in the rooms?
3.
Q3:
1. What does the cousin reveal?
2. What is learned by the cousin?
3.
Q4:
1. Who watched the ladies go by from his room?
2. Who stayed in his chambers as the ladies passed?
3.
Q5:
1. Did Morella talk to the ladies?
2. Did Morella address the women?
3.
Q6:
1. Where did the ladies end up?
2. Where did Inez Margaret go?
3.
Q7:
1. What was waiting for Inez and Margaret in the yard?
2. What did Inez and Margaret come across in the yard?
3.
Q8:
1. What people were in the yard to greet Inez and Margaret?
2. Who was in the yard to say hello to Inez and Margaret?
3.
Q9:
1. How did Castell and Peter gret Margaret?
2. In what manner did Peter and Castell say hello to Margaret?
3.
Q10:
1. Who was pricked with a pin?
2. Who had a pin stuck into their skin?
3.
Q11:
1. Who pricked Peter?
2. By whom was Peter stabbed?
3.
Q12:
1. What did Inez use to prick Peter?
2. What did Inez stab Peter with?
3.
Q13:
1. Where did Inez get the pin?
2. From what location did Inez take the pin out?
3.
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31hq4x3t3saa3rb0wfzmxg3pi9usl5 | cnn | (CNN) -- Libya's transitional government would prefer to try former leader Moammar Gadhafi's son Saif al-Islam in a Libyan court despite an arrest warrant issued for him by the International Criminal Court, a spokesman said Sunday.
The court's chief prosecutor said Friday it was having "informal conversations" about the surrender of Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, who is wanted for crimes against humanity. But Luis Moreno-Ocampo said the court did not know his whereabouts and would not reveal with whom the court is talking.
Saif al-Islam Gadhafi has realized there is no escape, and wants to negotiate a surrender to limit the damage, said Anees al-Sharif, spokesman for the National Transitional Council's Tripoli Military Council.
But, he said, if the younger Gadhafi is captured in Libya, he will be tried there, as his alleged crimes were committed on Libyan soil. If he is captured outside Libya, the location of his trial will depend on where he is captured because of the ICC arrest warrants, he said.
However, the NTC would prefer to try Saif al-Islam Gadhafi in a Libyan court, as it would like to show that he could receive a fair trial, he said.
Moreno-Ocampo said Friday that if Saif al-Islam Gadhafi is brought before the ICC, he will "have all the rights and be protected," and will be allowed to present a defense.
"We believe we have a strong case," the prosecutor told CNN in an exclusive interview from The Hague. "We believe he should be convicted."
The court believes Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, along with his father and his brother-in-law, Abdulla al-Sanussi, are responsible for crimes against humanity including murder and persecution across the country beginning in February amid anti-government demonstrations, Moreno-Ocampo said. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. For whom is there an arrest warrant?
2. Who do authorities have the permission to arrest?
3.
Q2:
1. Who is Saif al-Islam Gadhafi related to?
2. Who is a relative of Saif al-Islam Gadhafi's?
3.
Q3:
1. Who issued the arrest warrant for Saif al-Islam Gadhafi?
2. Who autorized the detainment of Saif al-Islam Gadhafi?
3.
Q4:
1. What does NTC stand for?
2. What is NTC an acronym for?
3.
Q5:
1. Who spoke on behalf of the NTC?
2. Who served as spokesman for the National Transitional Council?
3.
Q6:
1. Where does the NTC want the trial of Saif al-Islam Gadhafi to take place?
2. In what location would the National Transitional Council like for Saif al-Islam Gadhafi to be tried?
3.
Q7:
1. Will Saif al-Islam Gadhafi have rights if he goes to trial?
2. Will the rule of law apply to Saif al-Islam Gadhafi if he is tried?
3.
Q8:
1. What media outlet talked to the prosecutor?
2. Who did the prosecuting attorney have a conversation with?
3.
Q9:
1. Where did the prosecutor speak to CNN?
2. In what location did the prosecutor have a conversation with CNN?
3.
Q10:
1. Does the prosecutor want Saif al-Islam Gadhafi to go free?
2. Does the prosecutor think it best for Saif al-Islam Gadhafi to be liberated?
3.
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3ls2amnw5fq6wwzkh3q9uxsiwzyoqw | cnn | (CNN) -- A close aide to Pakistan's Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud said he is breaking ties with him and confirmed reports that Mehsud was behind the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in December 2007 at a campaign rally.
Qari Turkestan Bhitaini, a self-proclaimed right-hand man of Mehsud, said Mehsud was behind the December 27, 2007, assassination of Bhutto, Pakistan's Express TV reported.
Bhitaini said he is breaking ties with Mehsud because he blames the Taliban chief for killing scores of innocent Muslims in recent attacks in Lahore.
The Pakistani government and CIA officials have said in the past that Mehsud was responsible for Bhutto's death.
Bhutto, 54, was heading the opposition to then-President Pervez Musharraf when she was assassinated during a campaign rally in Rawalpindi ahead of parliamentary elections.
The Pakistani government, who has struggled to control terrorism, is waging a military offensive against the Taliban in the country's North West Frontier Province.
QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who is the right hand man of the chief of the Pakistani Taliban?
2. What is the name of the close advisor to Baitullah Mehsud?
3.
Q2:
1. Who leads the Pakistani branch of the Taliban?
2. What is the name of the person in charge of Pakistan's Taliban?
3.
Q3:
1. Who did Baitullah Mehsud say he was distancing himself from?
2. According to Baitullah Mehsud, who did he wish to disassociate from?
3.
Q4:
1. Why is Qari Turkestan breaking ties with Baitullah Mehsud?
2. What is Qari Turkestan's reason for distancing himself from?
3.
Q5:
1. What was the month and year of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assasination?
2. When was Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto murdered?
3.
Q6:
1. What was the location of Benazir Bhutto's assasination?
2. Where was Benazir Bhutto killed?
3.
Q7:
1. Who does Qari Turkestan Bhitaini claim to be the right hand man of?
2. According to Qari Turkestan Bhitaini, who is he the close advisor of?
3.
Q8:
1. Who assasinated Benazir Bhutto on December 27, 2007?
2. Who was responsible for the murder of the former prime minister, that took place on December 27th, 2007?
3.
Q9:
1. Who reported on Baitullah Mehsud's involvement in Benazir Bhutto's assasination on December 27th, 2007?
2. Who affirmed that Baitullah Mehsud was responisble for murdering Benazir Bhutto on December 27th, 2007?
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3rrcefrb7mcfoxndf1ealaresyo4bw | race | Can you imagine that someone could cure all the diseases in the world? It seems like an impossible job, But Priscilla Chan wants to make it come true. Chan, 31, is from the United States. Many people may know her as a wife of Mark Zuckerberg , the founder of Facebook. But Chan herself has done a lot to help people. Chan and Zuckerberg said in September that they would give out $3 billion , that's about Y=20 billion in the next 10 years to help deal with all of the world's diseases. As a doctor for children, Chan was a big driver in this decision. "By investing in science today, we hope to build a future in which all of our children can live long and meaningful lives," she said. She cares about not only children's health but also their education. Before becoming a doctor, Chan taught science to the 4th and 5th graders at a school in California for a year. That year she started a project called The Primary School. It provides education for children from kindergarten to the 12th grade. Chan herself knows how important education is to a child. She has a Chinese father and a Vietnamese mother. Her parents didn't come to the US with much. But they worked hard to make sure Chan and their other two daughters had the best opportunities possible. Chan went to Harvard University in 2003 and now works as a doctor. "I realized that I was so lucky to be what I was," said Chan. "It drives me to make sure others, no matter what background they have, can have their opportunities, to reach their dreams and their full potential ." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who is Priscilla Chan married to?
2. What is the name of Priscilla Chan's husband?
3.
Q2:
1. How much money are Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan donating in US dollars?
2. What amount of US dollars are Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan giving away?
3.
Q3:
1.
2.
3.
Q4:
1. What grades did Priscilla Chan teach?
2. What years in school was Priscilla Chan an instructor for?
3.
Q5:
1. What college did Priscilla Chan attend?
2. Where did Priscilla Chan go to university?
3.
Q6:
1. What program did Priscilla Chan start?
2. What was Priscilla Chan the founder of?
3.
Q7:
1. What nationality is Priscilla Chan's father?
2. What is the ethnic background of Priscilla Chan's dad?
3.
Q8:
1. How many kids do Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg have?
2. What is the number of children that Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg are parents to?
3.
Q9:
1. What are the sexes of Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg's kids?
2. Do Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg have boy girls or both?
3.
Q10:
1. What does Priscilla Chan do for a living?
2. How is Priscilla Chan employed?
3.
Q11:
1. How old is Priscilla Chan?
2. What is Priscilla Chan's age?
3.
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3mh9dq757wcawcp3atx6zpg583fgui | gutenberg | CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR.
A SURPRISING DISCOVERY--AND MORE.
When Ian Macdonald had seen his father's house fairly stranded on the knoll, and had made it fast there with innumerable ropes, thin and thick, as the Lilliputians secured Gulliver, he bethought him that it was high time to visit the Little Mountain, to which his father had gone on at that time, and inform him of the amazing fact.
Before setting off, however, common propriety required that he should look in at Willow Creek in passing, not only to let them know what had occurred, if they had not already observed it, but to ask if there was any message for Mr Ravenshaw.
First releasing Peegwish, who now regarded him as a maniac, he embarked with him in the punt, and rowed over.
It was by that time approaching the afternoon. Before that--indeed before the house of Angus had gone afloat--Tony, Victor, and Petawanaquat had gone off to the Little Mountain in search of Mr Ravenshaw. Those of the family who remained behind had been so busy about their various avocations, that no one had observed the sudden removal of their neighbour's dwelling.
"Cora! quick! come here!" cried Elsie, in a tone that alarmed her sister. "Am I dreaming?"
Cora looked out at the window, where the other stood as if petrified. "Angus Macdonald's house on the knoll!" she screamed.
The scream brought her mother and Miss Trim hurriedly into the room. They stared in speechless amazement, and rubbed their eyes, but they could not rub the house of Angus Macdonald off the knoll. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. How was Ian regarded by Peegwish?
2. In what manner did Peegwish view Ian?
3.
Q2:
1. Where was the home of Ian's father stranded?
2. Where couldn't Ian's dad's house be moved from?
3.
Q3:
1. What time was it when Ian reached Willow Creek?
2. At what point in the day did Ian get to Willow Creek?
3.
Q4:
1. How did Ian secure his father's home?
2. What did Ina do to tie the house down?
3.
Q5:
1. How many people had travelled to the Little Mountain prior?
2. What was the number of people that had visited Little Mountain before?
3.
Q6:
1. What location had Ian's father left for?
2. Where did Ian's dad travel to?
3.
Q7:
1. Did the neighbors take note of the house that disappeared?
2. Were the neighbors aware that a dwelling had vanished?
3.
Q8:
1. W
2.
3.
Q9:
1. What did Ian Macdonald plan to do to his father?
2. What business did Ian MacDonald have with his dad?
3.
Q10:
1. What was Ian's business at Willow Creek?
2. What did Ian plan on doing at Willow Creek?
3.
Q11:
1. Whose attention did Elsie try and get?
2. Who did Elsie contact?
3.
Q12:
1. What was Cora up to?
2. What action was Cora performing?
3.
Q13:
1. What did Cora do when she looked out the window?
2. What did Cora do upon peering out the window?
3.
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304sm51wa34yqipo52asjd7k7t5sb0 | gutenberg | CHAPTER XIX.
_The Crisis Rapidly Advances_.
HENRIETTA TEMPLE began once more to droop. This change was not unnoticed by her constant companion Lord Montfort, and yet he never permitted her to be aware of his observation. All that he did was still more to study her amusement; if possible, to be still more considerate and tender. Miss Grandison, however, was far less delicate; she omitted no opportunity of letting Miss Temple know that she thought that Henrietta was very unwell, and that she was quite convinced Henrietta was thinking of Ferdinand. Nay! she was not satisfied to confine these intimations to Miss Temple; she impressed her conviction of Henrietta's indisposition on Lord Montfort, and teased him with asking his opinion of the cause.
'What do you think is the cause, Miss Grandison?' said his lordship, very quietly.
'Perhaps London does not agree with her; but then, when she was ill before she was in the country; and it seems to me to be the same illness. I wonder you do not notice it, Lord Montfort. A lover to be so insensible, I am surprised!'
'It is useless to notice that which you cannot remedy.'
'Why do you not call in those who can offer remedies?' said Miss Grandison. 'Why not send for Sir Henry?'
'I think it best to leave Henrietta alone,' said Lord Montfort.
'Do you think it is the mind, then?' said Miss Grandison.
'It may be,' said Lord Montford.
'It may be! Upon my word, you are very easy.' QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. In what tone was a question posed to Miss Grandison?
2. How did somebody inquire after Miss Grandison?
3.
Q2:
1. Who was in Henrietta's company?
2. Who was Henrietta with?
3.
Q3:
1. Did Lord Montfort allow Henrietta to know he was watching her mood?
2. Did Lord Montfort let Henrietta know she was in his purview?
3.
Q4:
1. Who did Henrietta have on the brain?
2. Who was the subject of Henrietta's thoughts?
3.
Q5:
1. Was Henrietta okay with concealing the fact that she thought of Ferdinand from Miss Temple?
2. Did Henrietta prefer to keep her thoughts of Ferdinand from Miss Temple?
3.
Q6:
1. Did Henrietta tease Lord Montford?
2. Did Henrietta mock Lord Montford?
3.
Q7:
1. How did Henrietta tease Lord Montford?
2. What did Henrietta do to Mock Lord Montford?
3.
Q8:
1. What did Henrietta tease Lord Montford about?
2. On the basis of what did Henrietta mock Lord Montford?
3.
Q9:
1. Was Henrietta doing well in London?
2. Did London suit Henrietta?
3.
Q10:
1. Was Henrietta sick before arriving in the country?
2. Did Henrietta feel ill prior to her arrival in the country?
3.
Q11:
1. Did Henrietta fall ill in a different manner than before after getting to the country?
2. Did a novel illness strike Henrietta upon her arrival in the country?
3.
Q12:
1. Did Miss Grandison think someone should have been summoned to care for Henrietta?
2. Was Miss Grandison of the belief that a cure should be brought for Henrietta?
3.
Q13:
1. Who does Miss Grandison think should be brought in?
2. In Miss Grandison's opinion who should be called?
3.
Q14:
1. How could Sir Henry help Henrietta?
2. What would Sir Henry have to offer?
3.
Q15:
1. In Lord Montford's opinion, what was the best course of action?
2. What did Lord Montford feel was the wisest thing to do?
3.
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34yb12fsqyorj4ku1r6k8fzbv9lgmj | race | Megan Tarzynski, 17, knows she lives in a world where looks are important, especially for teenage girls, but she is not ashamed of (...) her looks.
At Notre Dame High School for girls, Tarzynski takes an active part in many activities. "I am involved with drama club and another club called Polish club," said Megan.
Eighty-five percent of Megan's body is covered with what are called "port wine stains "caused by a serious illness. She also has glaucoma .
Megan has been going to Children's Memorial Hospital for laser treatment since she was a child.
When she was growing up, her mom, Karen Miller, had a hard time dealing with the public.
"I'd be accused of beating her and burning her. I mean, it was very difficult, very difficult, and I was a young mom and just to hear those things from people was hurtful," said Karen.
Support from her family and persons of her age have helped Megan accept herself.
"I only wear make-up if I'm going out in public or some place where I would feel more uncomfortable," she said. "And, if I'm at school, I usually don't wear make-up. I feel pretty comfortable with the girls around me," said Megan.
One of those girls is Megan's new friend Tanan Nicpon. She said, "I don't judge Megan by her looks. She is a really cool person."
"Megan is amazing. There is nothing that she can't do. She doesn't let anybody put her down. She does not let anyone help her in any way; she doesn't want any special treatment. She just does everything. She's amazing," said Karen.
In the autumn, Megan will be a senior at Notre Dame High School. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What skin condition is Megan afflicted with?
2. What is the name of Megan's skin problem?
3.
Q2:
1. How much of Megan's body is affected by port wine stains?
2. What percent of Megan's skin is covered with Port wine stains?
3.
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336yqze83vet37vakvnt4i8m50um5u | race | Something roared like thunder. The earth shook a little and we heard the rat-a-tat-tat of gunfire. "Father!" Hassan cried. We sprung to our feet and raced out of the living room. "Father! What's that sound? Hassan screamed, his hands outstretched toward Ali. Ali wrapped his arms around us. A white light flashed and lit the sky in silver. It flashed again and was followed by rapid sharp sounds of gunfire. "They're hunting ducks." Ali said in a hoarse voice. "They hunt ducks at night, you know." Don't be afraid. A siren went off in the distance. Somewhere glass broke and someone shouted. I heard people on the street, jolted from sleep and probably still in their pajamas, with ruffled hair and puffy eyes. Hassan was crying. Ali pulled him close, clutched him with tenderness. We stayed huddled that way until the early hours of the morning. The shootings and explosions had lasted less than an hour, but they had frightened us badly, because none of us had ever heard gunshots in the streets. They were foreign sounds to us then. The generation of Afghan children whose ears would know nothing but the sounds of bombs and gunfire was not yet born. Huddled together in the dining room and waiting for the sun to rise, none of us had any notion that a way of life had ended. The end came when Russian tanks were rolling into the very same streets where Hassan and I played, bringing the death of the Afghanistan I knew and marking the start of a still ongoing era of bloodletting. Just before sunrise, Baba's car peeled into the driveway. His door slammed shut and his running footsteps pounded the stairs. Then he appeared in the doorway and I saw something on his face. Something I didn't recognize right away because I'd never seen it before: fear. "Amir! Hassan!" He cried as he ran to us, opening his arms wide. "They blocked all the roads and the telephone didn't work. I was so worried!" We let him wrap us in his arms and, for a brief moment, I was glad about whatever had happened that night. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What was the source of the loud noises?
2.
3. What produced an enormous amount of noise?
Q2:
1. Who produced the gunfire?
2. Whose gun went off?
3.
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3r2ur8a0iagq5t0w3hl1o5obs0loxo | mctest | Lucy was a young lady bug. She always felt different from the lady bugs because her colors were reversed! Instead of a red body and black spots she had a black body and red spots! As you can imagine this left Lucy feeling pretty lonely so she spent a lot of time flying around to all the different areas to find other ladybugs like her. She loved to feel the wind in her wings as she flew. She spent so much of her time flying around so she could fly longer and faster than another other lady bug. She also loved flying so much because it gave her a feeling of being free. One day when she was flying around she heard a loud scream for help! She went as fast as she could towards the screams for help. She saw another lady bug with a broken wing lying on the ground. She knew the lady bug as Jessie. "What happened?!" asked Lucy. "I crashed into the tree flying home yesterday and I've been lost ever since. I can't fly because my wing is broken. Do you know the way back home?" asked Jessie "Don't worry Jessie, I know this area like the back of my wing I'll lead you home!" Lucy said happily. "Thank you so much!" Jessie said happily. Lucy led Jessie straight home where he was given medicine to fix his broken wing. She was rewarded a medal and called a hero. As she enjoyed her medal she knew she didn't need to find for any more ladybugs that looked like her. She now knew that even with her different colors, she was still a lady bug like everyone else. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What kind of animal was Lucy?
2. What could Lucy be described as?
3.
Q2:
1. Why was Lucy different?
2. What made Lucy unique?
3.
Q3:
1. Whose cry reached Lucy's ears?
2. Who did Lucy hear scream?
3.
Q4:
1. What did the lady bug run into?
2. What did the lady bug come into collision with?
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37td41k0ah9h0nhuj26nuxd2pgkcsa | race | Nate Robinson is unlike any other player in the NBA. This player is the shortest in the NBA, but he is one of the most fearless players. He is 1.75m tall. "In NBA, he looks like a fourth-grader among a group of high school students," according to The Atlantic. How can he compete with them? Robinson _ for this with his ability to jump. Without moving forwards or backwards, he can jump up to 110cm. However, confidence helps him more. "People talk about my height all the time, but I don't really feel smaller than anyone else," said Robinson. "I always think I'm on fire ." No matter who you are or what you've won, he's going to come at you. With that spirit, he has won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest three times. Also, he has made many wonderful blocks . Chicago Bulls played Miami Heat on May 10, 2013. LeBron James, the 2.03-meter-tall player from Miami Heat, went to shoot. But Robinson blocked him. He also blocked Shaquille O'Neal in Cleveland Cavaliers and even Yao Ming in Houston Rockets. Nate Robinson is a hero. He has given many basketball fans hope. Maybe one day, you can also block big guys like LeBron James! QUESTIONS:
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1. What is the height of the NBA's shortest player?
2. How many meters tall is the least tall person in the NBA?
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1. Has Nate Robinson blocked taller players?
2. Has Nate Robinson stopped players that are bigger than him from scoring?
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1. Who has Nate Robinson been able to block?
2. What's an example of a player that Nate Robinson has prevented from scoring?
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1. What is the height of LeBron James?
2. How mahy meters tall is LeBron James?
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1. What team is LeBron James a member of?
2. Which team counts LeBron James amongst their players?
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1. Who is the shortest player in the NBA?
2. Which NBA athlete is shorter than everyone else in the league?
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1. Who does Nate Robinson play for?
2. What is Nate Robinson's team?
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1. What does Nate Robinson look like in comparison to other players?
2. How does Nate Robinson appear in relation to other NBA athletes?
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1. Who says that Nate Robinson looks like a fourth grader next to other NBA players?
2. Who made a comparison between Nate Robinson and a fourth grader?
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1. What award did Nate Robinson win?
2. What was Nate Robinson awarded with?
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1. How many times has Nate Robinson won the NBA Slam Dunk contest?
2. How many NBA Slam Dunk contest wins has Nate Robinson got under his belt?
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1. Is Nate Robinson a hero?
2. Should people look up to Nate Robinson?
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3zotghdk5ibi9cex97fepx7jeklosh | race | Eric and Doris King Turner are packing their bags for New Zealand. They're busy deciding what to pack and what to leave behind in Britain and are making plans to extend their new home in Nelson. Doris is looking forward to getting the garden into shape and Eric has his heart set on a spot of fly fishing. The difference is that Eric is 102, Doris is 87. Eric thinks he's Britain's oldest _
In January next year Eric King Turner and his wife of 12 years will wave goodbye to their neighbors, and set sail from Southampton on the voyage of a lifetime. The ocean liner Saga Rose will take six weeks to get to Auckland and the couple are expecting a red-carpet welcome from family.
Doris was born in New Zealand but gave up her homeland when the couple met and married in the late 1990s. But New Zealand is close to both their hearts and the attraction of family and friends, and the good fishing helped to persuade them to move.
Doris, who has five children and nine grandchildren, supported her husband's application to settle in New Zealand. The paperwork took five months. Eric says, "We not only had to produce a marriage certificate but we had to produce evidence that we were in a long and stable relationship!" He also said he was not asked about his age but had to show that he could support himself financially in New Zealand.
"I like New Zealand. The way of life is very much the same as it is here but it is not so crowded." His wife has always been "a little bit homesick" but has never complained. Now the couple are in the middle of the task of sorting out possessions and selling their flat. QUESTIONS:
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1. What couple is the story about?
2. Who are the people that the story describes?
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1. Where are Eric and Doris King Turner heading to live?
2. What is set to be Eric and Doris King Turner's new place of residence?
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1. Where are Eric and Doris King Turner currently living?
2. What is the current place of residence of Eric and Doris King Turner?
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1. What are Eric and Doris King Turner expecting from their family?
2. What do Eric and Doris King Turner believe their family will give them?
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1. How long have Eric and Doris King Turner been married for?
2. For how many years has Eric and Doris King Turner's marriage lasted so far?
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1. What are the ages of Eric and Doris King Turner?
2. How old are Eric and Doris King Turner?
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1. How many children do Eric and Doris King Turner have?
2. What is the number of children in Eric and Doris King Turner's family?
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1. Who between Eric and Doris King Turner was born in New Zealand?
2. Which member of the King Turner couple was born in New Zealand - Eric or Doris?
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1. How long did Eric King Turner's immigration paperwork take?
2. How much time did it take Eric King Turner to receive his immigration papers?
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1. How many grandchildren do Eric and Doris King Turner have?
2. What is the number of grandkids in Eric and Doris King Turner's lives?
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1. Were Eric and Doris King Turner asked for evidence to prove that they're in a stable relationship?
2. Were Eric and Doris King Turner requested to demonstrate concretely that they are actually in a relationship?
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1. Did immigration authorities want to know how old Eric King Turner was?
2. Did Eric King Turner have to produce evidence of his age?
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3o6cyiuled16tyf3py1ols2t2pvwuj | wikipedia | Throughout history, forms of art have gone through periodic abrupt changes called artistic revolutions. Movements have come to an end to be replaced by a new movement markedly different in striking ways. See also cultural movements.
The role of fine art has been to simultaneously express values of the current culture while also offering criticism, balance, or alternatives to any such values that are proving no longer useful. So as times change, art changes. If changes were abrupt they were deemed revolutions. The best artists have predated society's changes due not to any prescience, but because sensitive perceptivity is part of their talent of seeing.
Artists who succeeded enough to portray visions that future generations could live to see, often had to navigate an often treacherous path between their own capacity to see and execute what lesser artists could not, while still appealing to powerful patrons who could finance their visions. For example, paintings glorified aristocracy in the early 17th century when leadership was needed to nationalize small political groupings, but later as leadership became oppressive, satirization increased and subjects were less concerned with leaders and more with more common plights of mankind.
No art owes quite as much to state power as French painting does. It was in the age of absolute monarchy launched by Louix XIV in the 17th century that the likes of Poussin and Le Brun put France in the forefront of European art. Versailles found its stately mirror in the powerful idea of classicism – a painting style, enduring in later artists like Ingres, whose austerity and grandeur express the authority of a world where Jove is very much in his throne. QUESTIONS:
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1. Who made France a leader of European art?
2. Thanks to whom did France become a dynamic player on the European art scene?
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1. Who besides Le Brun made France a leader of European art?
2. Thanks to whom, other than Le Brun, did France become a dynamic player on the European art scene?
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1. What does the term artistic revolution refer to?
2. What happens during an artistic revolution?
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1. What was championed in paintings from the 17th century?
2. What did 17th century art praise?
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1. What did classicism refer to?
2. What was the meaning of classicism?
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1. What happened when art was swiftly changed?
2. How were sudden shifts in artistic movements referred to?
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1. Why are the greatest artists ahead of the times regarding societal changes?
2. Why do the most talented artists predict societal changes with their work?
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1. Which sort of art is the most indebted to state power?
2. What artistic form is the most enmeshed with government power?
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1. Who ushered in the era of absolute monarchy?
2. Who made it so that absolute monarchy was thes system of government?
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1. What changes with the times?
2. What shifts at the same moment as the times?
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1. What was mirrored by the notion of classicism?
2. What was perfectly represented by classicism?
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1. What must successful artists often do?
2. What is a common obligation of artists who have done well?
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3g0wwmr1uvkoebz8goqwf8sd6pbnqy | cnn | The first overseas tour by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge -- North America -- was an undisputed triumph. The couple, still basking in the glow of their globally televised wedding, drew vast crowds throughout Canada and California.
Will their hosts in Southeast Asia be charmed as easily? Here's my best guess as to where and when the likely highlights will be.
The most poignant moment would undoubtedly be at the start of the tour in Singapore. In 1997, the Singapore Botanic Gardens named an orchid after Prince William's mother, Diana, with the intention of presenting it to her on her next visit -- but she died before she had a chance to see it.
William completed what Diana could not on the first day of his tour Tuesday. He and his wife also had an orchid named after them.
The next stop, Malaysia, will take on a more excitable tone -- and it's all about Catherine. A bigger population means bigger crowds, and the British High Commission is doing what it can to whip up interest by tweeting details of where you can rub shoulders with the couple.
The Duchess will give only her second public speech at a hospice in Kuala Lumpur. Public speaking doesn't come naturally to Catherine, but she clearly wants to make the hospice movement a key part of her public role: her first public speech as a royal was at East Anglia's Children's Hospices, the hospice charity she supports in the UK.
Catherine will be more comfortable on Thursday night for what's set to be the most glamorous evening of the tour: full frocks and rocks for a state dinner hosted by the King of Malaysia, whose name -- Almu'tasimu Billahi Muhibbuddin Tuanku Alhaj Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah -- takes some getting used to. Luckily for the Duke and Duchess, the king -- who attended Oxford University -- speaks fluent English. QUESTIONS:
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1. Which couple is at the center of the article?
2. Who does the article discuss?
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1. What is the name of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge?
2. Who are the Duke and Dutchess of Cambridge?
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1. Who is Prince William's mother?
2. What is the name of Prince William's mom?
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1. What kind of flower was named after Diana?
2. Which flower was given Diana's name?
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1. Who named an orchid after Diana?
2. Who gave an orchid Diana's name?
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1. What did the Singapore Botanic Gardens want to do with Diana's orchid?
2. What were the intentions of the Singapore Botanic Gardens regarding Diana's orchid?
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1. Did Diana get to see her orchid at the Singapore Botanic Gardens?
2. Did Diana get the chance to view her orchid at the Singapore Botanic Gardens?
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1. What happened to Princess Diana?
2. What fate did Princess Diana meet?
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1. Is the trip of the Duke and Dutchess of Cambridge remaining private?
2. Will the Duke and Dutchess of Cambridge stay mostly away from the public on their trip?
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1. Who witnessed the Duke and Dutchess of Cambridge on their trip?
2. Who caught a glimpse of the Duke and Dutchess of Cambridge on their trip?
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3zsano2jcf7o3z14a4wo23y5mm5sfg | cnn | Editor's note: Paul Begala, a Democratic strategist and CNN political contributor, was a political consultant for Bill Clinton's presidential campaign in 1992 and was counselor to Clinton in the White House. He was a co-host of "Crossfire" on CNN with Robert Novak from 2002 to 2005.
Paul Begala says he admired Robert Novak for his skepticism about authority, work ethic and faith in his beliefs.
(CNN) -- In our innumerable debates, I delighted in calling Bob Novak "the finest mind of the 12th century." One time, though, he scowled and growled, "I prefer the 15th century. Spanish Inquisition. Those were the days."
Novak left this world on Tuesday, but he also left his mark. Needless to say I disagreed with Bob about virtually every political issue, and sometimes our on-air debates continued as profanity-laced shouting matches after the show ended. Despite our profound differences, though, we were friends. Here's why:
Bob was an iconoclast. He loved poking conventional wisdom in the eye. If all the media elite were perched on the same wire, Bob would land on the opposite wire and gleefully squawk at them.
Bob was an ideologue more than a partisan. One of the many sources of tension between us was the fact that I am a partisan Democrat who believes that, from time to time, my personal ideological agenda must take a backseat to advancing a broader progressive agenda carried by my party. Not Bob. He was a conservative first, last and always, and when he felt the Republican Party had strayed from his hard-core anti-tax, anti-government ideology he would hammer the GOP with the same withering ridicule he usually dispensed to Democrats. QUESTIONS:
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1. Did Bob Novak believe that the Republican Party was always correct?
2. Did Robert Novak always tow the GOP Party line?
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1. What party was Bob Novak closer to?
2. Which political party was most aligned with Bob Novak's beliefs?
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1. What was Bob Novak's political ideology?
2. What were Bob Novak's political beliefs?
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1. When did Bob Novak die?
2. At what point in time did Bob Novak pass?
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1. What show was Bob Novak on?
2. What television program featured Bob Novak?
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1. Who was Bob Novak's cohost on Crossfire?
2. Who hosted Crossfire alongside Bob Novak?
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1. Were Bob Novak and Paul Begala friends?
2. Was there a frienship between Bob Novak and Paul Begala?
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1. Were the interactions between Bob Novak and Paul Begala usually agreeable?
2. Did Bob Novak and Paul Begala tend to discuss issues calmly?
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1. What were the politics of Paul Begala?
2. What kinds of political beliefs did Paul Begala and Bob Novak have?
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1. How long did Paul Begala and Bob Novak work together?
2. How many years did Paul Begala and Bob Novak spend as cohosts?
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1. Was Paul Begala ever employed in the political sector?
2. Did Paul Begala ever do political work?
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1. In what sector of politics did Paul Begala used to work?
2. What politician used to employ Paul Begala?
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1. What is Paul Begala's current occupation?
2. How is Paul Begala employed at present?
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3lya37p8iqn02zcg0t1qsrgaqr3kb6 | race | Pat O'Burke was a poor Irishman with a large family, and one morning, waking up very early from cold and hunger, he decided to go shooting in a wood near his cottage. The wood belonged to Lord Northwood, a rich gentleman, Pat had no _ to go there, but in it there were swarms of rabbits and flocks of birds that were good to eat, and Pat determined to take the risk. Suddenly he saw the owner, with a group of friends, coming towards him in the wood. There was a look of anger on Lord Northwood's face as he caught sight of the gun in Pat's hands. Pat's heart sank with fear, but he saw there was no hope of escape, so he walked boldly up to the group and said to Lord Northwood, "Good morning, sir, and what has brought you out so early this morning?" Lord Northwood, rather surprised, said he and his friends were taking a little exercise to get an appetite for their breakfast. Then, looking at Pat with suspicion , he said, "but why are you out so early in the morning?" "Well, sir" said Pat, "I just came out to see if I could get a breakfast for my appetite." The whole crowed burst into laughter at Pat's ready wit(,), and with a smile Lord Northwood walked on, leaving Pat to try his luck with the rabbits. QUESTIONS:
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1. What kind of man was Pat O'Burke?
2. How could Pat O'Burke be described?
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1. What kind of house did Pat O'Burke live in?
2. What was Pat O'Burke's home like?
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1. What was close to Pat O'Burke's home?
2. What did Pat O'Burke live nearby?
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1. Did Pat O'Burke answer Lord Northwood's question truthfully?
2. Did Pat O'Burke tell the truth when responding to Lord Northwood's inquiry?
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1. Did Pat O'Burke get in trouble for his answer to Lord Northwood?
2. Was Pat O'Burke scolded for his response to Lord Northwood?
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1. Did Pat O'Burke have permission to go into the forest?
2. Was Pat O'Burke officially cleared for entry into the forest?
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1. Who did the forest belong to?
2. What was the name of the person that owned the woods?
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1. Was there anything edible in the forest for Pat O'Burke?
2. Did the woods contain any food items for Pat O'Burke?
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1. Who did Pat O'Burke come across in the woods?
2. Who was in the forest that Pat O'Burke stumbled upon?
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1. Who was the first person to ask a question?
2. Which man made an inquiry first?
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1. What brought Lord Northwood to the forest?
2. What was Lord Northwood's business in the woods?
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1. What did Pat O'Burke claim his business was?
2. What did Pat O'Burke report to be up to?
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1. How did Lord Northwood respond to Pat O'Burke's answer?
2. How was Pat O'Burke's response to Lord Northwood received?
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3l4d84milzsfis9ki0badnjv6o5hjz | cnn | (CNN) -- Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who is still believed to be at his residence in Sharm el-Sheikh, will be brought to Cairo next week for questioning in his corruption case, said Mustafa Bakri, a former member of parliament.
Bakri, who brought the case against Mubarak and other officials, was told of the development by the Prosecutor General's office on Thursday.
Attorney General Abdel Maguid Mahmoud issued an order freezing assets of Mubarak and his family on Monday and prohibited them from leaving the country.
Meanwhile, Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafik has submitted his resignation and the Egyptian military has appointed former transport minister Essam Sharaf to the post, the military's Facebook page said Thursday.
Bakri, a member of Egypt's parliament who lost his seat after filing corruption cases against various officials, provided documents indicating Mubarak's family has secret bank accounts totaling more than 200 million Egyptian pounds ($147 million), according to EgyNews.
"I submitted the corruption documents on Sunday night and on Monday morning I was called in by the public prosecutor for investigation, and he asked me to rush to his office." Bakri told CNN.
"The attorney general, himself, went over the documents in my possession and then issued his orders to bar Mubarak and his family from travelling and to impound their assets."
Mahmoud ordered the freeze for property owned by Mubarak, his wife Suzanne, his two sons Alaa and Gamal Mubarak, and their wives and children, EgyNews reported. The seizures include "movable properties, real estate, stocks, bonds and various financial assets." QUESTIONS:
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1. Who is bringing legal action against someone?
2. What is the name of the person that filed a lawsuit?
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1. Who did Bakri file suit against?
2. Against whom is Bakri bringing legal action?
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1. Is Bakri pursuing legal action against anyone besides Mubarak?
2. Is Bakri filing suit against people in addition to Mubarak?
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1. What did Hosni Mubarak formerly serve as?
2. What was Hosni Mubarak's profession?
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1. Whose resignation was announced on FaceBook?
2. Who posted an announcement stepping down from their position on Facebook?
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1. What bank evidence did Mustafa Bakri have?
2. What proof did Mustafa Bakri possess that came from the bank?
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1. How much is in the secret bank accounts?
2. What amount of money is being stored in the hidden bank accounts?
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1. At what point did the court receive documents?
2. When were the corruption documents submitted?
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1. Who requested Mustafa Bakri's presence on Monday?
2. Who asked Mustafa Bakri to come in the day after Sunday?
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1. What did the public prosecutor do after reviewing the evidence?
2. After the prosecutor looked at the evidence, what was his next order of business?
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1. Who was a part of the court order against Hosi Mubarak?
2. Who was restricted by the court alongside Hosi Mubarak?
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1. What was the court going to gather from the Mubaraks?
2. What was being taken away from the Mubarak family?
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1. What was Mustafa Bakri a member of?
2. What did Mustafa Bakri belong to?
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3yhh42uu5bfa2irondg2nax6oo00lu | race | Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, has died at the age of 82. Many people paid tribute to the former astronaut. But other people feel regret that no human has been back to the moon since 1972, just three years after Armstrong landed on it and gave his famous "giant leap for mankind" speech.
Elliot Pulham, Chief Executive of the Space Foundation, thinks that America's space agency NASA should get more money, like in the 1960s, during the moon landings programme, when astronauts went to the moon. "In this age of limited goals and tiny NASA budgets, Armstrong is a reminder of what our nation was once capable of," he said.
Armstrong died because of heart problems after surgery. His recovery seemed to be going well, and his death was a surprise to many people. His family described him as a "reluctant American hero" and said: "Honour his example of service, and the next time you walk outside on a clear night and see the moon smiling down at you, think of Neil Armstrong and give him a wink."
Speaking from the White House, Barack Obama said Armstrong was "among the greatest of
American heroes - not just of his time, but of all time". He added: "And when Neil stepped on the
moon for the first time, it was a moment of human achievement that will never be forgotten."
Buzz Aldrin flew with Armstrong on Apollo 11. He was the second man to walk on the moon. He said he was very sad at the death of his good friend and companion.
"When I look at the moon I remember that special moment, over forty years ago, when Neil and I stood on the moon," he said. "Looking back at our brilliant blue planet Earth hanging in the darkness of space, I realized that even though we were farther away from Earth than two humans
had ever been, we were not alone. Almost the entire world took that memorable journey with us. I know many millions of people around the world will join me in mourning the death of a true
American hero and the best pilot I ever knew. My friend Neil took the small step but giant leap that changed the world and will always be remembered as a historic moment in human history."
In the US, people felt that he represented the achievement of a past age of American greatness. Today, things are very different: NASA has cancelled a number of missions because they don't have enough money.
Former astronaut Eugene Cernan, the last man on the moon, said: "Neil did something that people thought was impossible." Others complained about the state of the US. Journalist Andrew Pasternak wrote: "It will take longer to rebuild lower Manhattan after 9/11 than it took to build an entire space program and send a man to the moon."
Of course, NASA has its modern successes. Its engineers have landed a nuclear-powered robot on Mars. There will also be another Mars mission. It will drill below the planet's surface. But these achievements are not as exciting as Armstrong's. NASA administrator Charles Bolden expressed that in his tribute. "As we enter this next era of space exploration, we are standing on the shoulders of Neil Armstrong," he said.
Armstrong was disappointed by what NASA has become. Blogger Eric Berger saw an email from Armstrong and other former astronauts. It expressed frustration at the current problems at NASA and quoted Yogi Berra, an American baseball legend: "If you don't know where you are
going, you might not get there." QUESTIONS:
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1. What title does Elliot Pulham have?
2. What does Elliot Pulham serve as?
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1. What is Elliot Pulham chief executive of?
2. Where does Elliot Pulham serve as chief executive?
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1. Does Elliot Pulham feel that NASA is overfunded?
2. Does Elliot Pulham think NASA gets too much money?
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1. What are Elliot Pulham's thoughts on NASA's funding?
2. What does Elliot Pulham think about the amount of money NASA receives?
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1. What kind of man is Neil Armstrong?
2. What can Neil Armstrong be described as?
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1. What is Neil Armstrong most known for?
2. What is most notable about Neil Armstrong?
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1. What speech did Neil Armstrong give?
2. What is a famous quote from Neil Armstrong?
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1. Is Neil Armstrong still alive?
2. Is Neil Armstrong among the living at present?
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3lozaj85yddcymbrgjn4hsl8s3r2xf | wikipedia | The First Nations () are the predominant Aboriginal peoples of Canada south of the Arctic. Those in the Arctic area are distinct and known as Inuit. The Métis, another distinct ethnicity, developed after European contact and relations primarily between First Nations people and Europeans. There are currently 634 recognized First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia.
Under the Employment Equity Act, First Nations are a "designated group", along with women, visible minorities, and people with physical or mental disabilities. First Nations are not defined as a visible minority under the Act or by the criteria of Statistics Canada.
North American indigenous peoples have cultures spanning thousands of years. Some of their oral traditions accurately describe historical events, such as the Cascadia earthquake of 1700 and the 18th century Tseax Cone eruption. Written records began with the arrival of European explorers and colonists during the Age of Discovery, beginning in the late 15th century. European accounts by trappers, traders, explorers, and missionaries give important evidence of early contact culture. In addition, archeological and anthropological research, as well as linguistics, have helped scholars piece together understanding of ancient cultures and historic peoples. QUESTIONS:
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1. What is the number of First Nations governments in Canada?
2. How many First Nations groups have a government inside of Canada?
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1. What did the oral traditions of indigenous people speak of correctly?
2. What did spoken word traditions of First Nations people give an accurate description of?
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Q3:
1. What is a historical event described by First Nations oral traditions?
2. Name a historical event that appears in indigenous spoken word traditions.
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Q4:
1. When did the Cascadia earthquake happen?
2. What was the year of the Cascadia earthquake?
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Q5:
1. Is there another example of an event described by First Nations Oral traditions besides the Cascadia earthquake?
2. Do indigenous spoken word traditions talk about anything other than the Casscadia earthquake?
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1. What is a historical event described by First Nations oral traditions, besides the Cascadia earthquake?
2. Name a historical event that appears in indigenous spoken word traditions, other than the Cascadia earthquake.
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1. When did the Age of Discovery come about?
2. At what point in time did the Age of Discovery start?
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1. Do First Nations count as "designated group"?
2. Is a "designated group" the First Nations people?
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1. What calls First Nations a "designated group"?
2. According to what do First Nations count as a "designated group"?
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1. Are First Nations considered a visible minority?
2. Do visible minorities include First Nations?
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1. Do the Statistics of Canda count the First Nations as a visible minority?
2. Are the first Nations considered a visible minority by the Statistics of Canda?
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1. What is the name of people from the Arctic?
2. Which indigenous people come from the Arctic?
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1. How are First Nations people different from the Inuit?
2. What difference is there bewteen the Inuit and First Nations people?
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1. What other distinct group does the article mention besides the Inuit and the First Nations?
2. What group appears in the article in addition to the First Nations and Inuit?
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1. When did the Métis develop?
2. At what point did the Métis come about?
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3i0btbyzaxlu2hyn6s5shiz2xcjy0h | race | Conor Grennan was unwilling to be a volunteer . The 29-year-old American was not sure if he had the skills or a strong feeling for it. However, he went to work at an orphanage in Nepal. His first thought was to make people impressed. "I thought that if I volunteered just once. I could retell the story over and over," Grennan said in a Huffington Post article. However, his three-month stay it the orphanage turned into in unusual experience. It was 2004 and Grennan had given up his job to begin a year-long around-the-world trip, His first three months were spent in Nepal. When he arrived in the village, he knew nothing about the children or the local culture. When he opened the gate of the Little Princes Children's Home, he was faced by the excited children. The young American ended up caring for 18 children. He later discovered that they were trafficked children. So he walked through the mountains with great difficulty to find the kids' families, "I started walking with photos of the kids." he told the Reuters reporter. "I would show up in villages and show photographs around. I went with 24 photos, and I found 24 families." At the same time, he put his heart into Nepalese culture. Grennan said, "Volunteering is the single best way to see how the rest of the world lives." He also encouraged others to do what he had done. He believes that volunteering needs only making decisions to show up. Grennan's fight against child-trafficking has changed him. His book, Little Prince, came out last week. QUESTIONS:
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1. How much time did Conor Grennan spend at the orphanage?
2. What was the length of Conor Grennan's tenure at the orphanage?
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1. What amount of children fell under Conor Grennan's care?
2. How many children did Conor Grennan end up caring for?
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1. What has changed Conor Grennan?
2. What has made Conor Grennan different?
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1. What is the name of Conor Grennan's book?
2. What did Conor Grennan title his book?
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1. How old was Conor Grennan when he went to work in Nepal?
2. At what age did Conor Grennan travel to work in Nepal?
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1. Did volunteering originally interest Conor Grennan?
2. Did Conor Grennan want to volunteer at first?
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1. What was the year when Conor Grennan embarked on his round the world trip?
2. In what year did Conor Grennan begin a journey around the globe?
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1. Did Conor Grennan know anything about Nepal when he travelled there?
2. Was Conor Grennan familiar with Nepal at the time of his first visit?
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1. What Children's home did Conor Grennan go to?
2. What was the name of the orphanage?
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1. What did Conor Grennan learn about the kids at Little Princes Children's Home?
2. What fact about the children in the orphanage did Conor Grennan become aware of?
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1. What did Conor Grennan try and find?
2. What did Conor Grennan attempt to locate?
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1. Who did Conor Grennan tell his story to?
2. Who learned about Conor Grennan's life?
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1. How many pictures did Conor Grennan take with him to villages?
2. What number of photographs did Conor Grennan take on his journey?
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1. To what location did Conor Grennan travel with his photos?
2. Where did Conor Grennan go to with the photos?
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1. How many families did Conor Grennan end up finding?
2. What was the number of families located by Conor Grennan?
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3uouji6mtdeliyktz3xanbg0afnux7 | cnn | (CNN) -- Former Olympic champion Angel Matos of Cuba faces a life ban after kicking a referee flush in the face during his taekwondo bronze medal match in Beijing.
Matos reacted in extraordinary fashion to being disqualified by Chelbat.
Matos, who took gold in Sydney in 2000, was winning 3-2, with just over a minute left in the second round, when he fell to the mat after being hit by his opponent, Kazakhstan's Arman Chilmanov.
Matos lay down, awaiting medical attention, but was then disqualified by referee Chakir Chelbat of Sweden for taking too much injury time.
A furious Matos reacted by pushing a judge, then pushed and kicked Chelbat in the face.
It left the Swede with blood pouring from his lip while Matos spat on the floor and was then escorted out of the arena.
"We didn't expect anything like what you have witnessed to occur," said World Taekwondo Federation secretary general Yang Jin-suk.
"I am at a loss for words," he told the Associated Press.
Matos' coach, Leudis Gonzalez, is also in hot water for his angry reaction and claiming the Kazakhs had tried to fix the match.
"This is an insult to the Olympic vision, an insult to the spirit of taekwondo and, in my opinion, an insult to mankind," Yang added.
Although the arena announcer said Matos and his coach were banned effective immediately, Yang said due process must be followed before officially banning the two.
It was not the only controversial moment in the four-day taekwondo competition, which was marred by several protests against judging decisions. QUESTIONS:
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1. Was Angel Matos ejected from the competition?
2. Was Angel Matos kept from competing?
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1. Who disqualified Angel Matos?
2. Who told Angel Matos that he was no longer allowed to compete?
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1. Was Angel Matos glad to be ejected from the competition?
2. Did being disqualified please Angel Matos?
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1. Who did Angel Matos kick in the face?
2. Who received a kick to the face from Angel Matos?
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1. What medal was Angel Matos pursuing?
2. What medal was Angel Matos trying to win?
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1. Did security figure that Angel Matos would act out as he did?
2. Did the security think it likely that Angel Matos would lash out?
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1. What did the secretary general say about Angel Matos' actions?
2. How did the secretary general react to what Angel Matos did?
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1. Who did the secretary general speak to?
2. To whom did the secretary general give a comment?
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1. What is the name of Angel Matos' coach?
2. Who trains Angel Matos?
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1. Is Leudis Gonzalez in trouble with Angel Matos?
2. Is Leudis Gonzalez in hot water alongside Angel Matos?
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37w3jxsd668na7z8zzydod86yaxyw4 | cnn | (CNN) -- They spent 69 days in the bowels of the earth, 700 meters deep, not knowing if they would survive. For 17 days after the mine in which they were working collapsed, nobody even knew if they were alive. Friday marks the one-year observance of the fateful incident in Chile that trapped 33 miners who were saved in a miraculous rescue that made headlines around the world.
Fame came after the rescue, which faded quicker in their country than abroad, and since then they have traveled to several destinations all-expenses-paid, though many report having money problems.
Four of the miners will observe the anniversary of the event that changed their lives in Washington where an exhibit in their honor is being opened at the Smithsonian Institution.
Mario Sepulveda, one of the miners attending, reflected on the historical significance of the event.
"In spite of our painful experience, it is very important to us that what is being exhibited will show the world what happened," Sepulveda said. He was the second to be rescued from the mine.
Since they were rescued last October, the miners have traveled the world. Edison Pena, the miner whose underground workouts in the darkness garnered attention, ran the New York Marathon less than a month after being rescued.
Pena also appeared on "The Late Show with Dave Letterman" on CBS where he impersonated his idol, Elvis Presley. Then, in January, he was invited as a guest of honor to the Graceland Mansion, in Memphis, Tennessee. Pena had dreamed of visiting the mansion since he became an Elvis fan as a teenager. QUESTIONS:
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1. Who was pinned inside a location?
2. Who wasn't able to get out of a place?
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1. Where were the miners stuck?
2. In what country did the miners find themselves captive?
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1. Who got stuck in the mines?
2. Who was unable to get out of the mines in Chile?
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1. What were the Chilean miners stuck in?
2. What became a prison for the 33 miners?
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1. How long were the miners stuck in the mine?
2. For what length of time were the miners unable to get out of the mine?
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1. How deep was the mine?
2. What was the depth of the Chilean mine?
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1. Were the miners able to get out of the mine?
2. Did the miners manage to free themselves?
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1. When did the miners get out of the mine?
2. At what point did the miners manage to free themselves?
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1. How did Edison Pena pass the time in the mine?
2. What did Edison Pena do to make time go by while stuck in the mine?
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1. Does Edison Pena run races?
2. Does Edison Pena participate in running competitions?
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1. What is one of the races that Edison Pena has participated in?
2. Name a race that Edison Pena has run.
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1. When did Edison Pena participate in the New York Marathon?
2. At what point did Edison Pena run the New York Marathon?
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1. Is Edison Pena a music fan?
2. Does Edison Pena quite like music?
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1. Who is one of Edison Pena's favorite singers?
2. What is the name of a preferred singer of Edison Pena?
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1. How long has Edison Pena been a fan of Elvis?
2. For how much time has Edison Pena adored Elvis?
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3wev0ko0omsr5fn8jy1ye3vka9qsd6 | cnn | (CNN) -- During the weeks of debates triggered by Edward Snowden and his release of information about a classified National Security Agency spying program, the story has moved further and further from the actual surveillance and centered instead on the international cat-and-mouse game to find him.
What has been remarkable is how Democrats have expressed little opposition to the surveillance program. Many Democrats have simply remained silent as these revelations have emerged while others, like California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, have openly defended the program.
President Barack Obama, while initially acknowledging the need for a proper balance between civil liberties and national security, has increasingly focused on defending the government and targeting Snowden. When former President George W. Bush offered comments that echoed much of the president's sentiment, some of his supporters couldn't help but cringe as these two one-time adversaries came together on the issue of counterterrorism.
The loss of a Democratic opposition to the framework of counterterrorism policy has been one of the most notable aspects of Obama's term in office. Although Obama ran in 2008 as a candidate who would change the way the government conducted its business and restore a better balance with civil liberties, it has not turned out that way. Obama has barely dismantled any of the Bush programs, and sometimes even expanded their reach in the use of drone strikes and the targeting of American citizens. He has also undertaken an aggressive posture toward those who criticize his program.
Opinion: Why we're all stuck in the digital transit zone with Snowden QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who sparked debates?
2. Who was the subject of disputes?
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1. What did Edward Snowden do with the information he had?
2. What course of action did Edward Snowden take with facts he knew?
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1. What information did Edward Snowden have?
2. What was Edward Snowden aware of?
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1. How long did debates go on for?
2. How much time did people spend arguing?
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1. Who was president during the debates over Edward Snowden?
2. Under what president were people fighting about Barack Obama?
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1. In what country was there controversy over Edward Snowden?
2. What nation was Edward Snowden the subject of debate in?
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1. What was the year of Barack Obama's presidential campaign?
2. When did Barack Obama run for president?
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1. Whose policies did Barack Obama want to dismantle?
2. Whose political actions did Barack Obama want to take apart?
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1. What did George Bush serve as in the government?
2. What governmental title was held by George Bush?
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1. Did George Bush precede Barack Obama as president?
2. Was George Bush the president before Barack Obama?
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33lkr6a5kekyskkbs5mtn6qxmm21tw | cnn | (CNN) -- Overprotective sister? Underprotective husband?
No one knows what was said amongst Solange Knowles, Jay Z and Beyonce in that elevator in the Standard Hotel in Manhattan or even what led up to the video that appears to show Solange kicking and hitting her brother-in-law.
But here is what we do know: the Internet is on fire with theories.
Earlier this week, an elevator surveillance video surfaced that showed Solange appearing to berate Jay Z before she becomes physical. Her sister, Beyonce, is present and witnesses the attack.
The incident has inspired a hashtag, #WhatJaySaidToSolange, countless memes and tons of speculation.
Quoting an anonymous source, Us Weekly reported that Solange Knowles had an earlier run-in with designer Rachel Roy. (Roy is the ex-wife of Damon Dash, Jay Z's former friend and business partner.)
The New York Daily News, also using an unnamed source, took it one step further. In addition to the alleged argument with Roy, the paper threw in Jay Z's supposed desire to head solo to a party being given by Rihanna. This, according to the Daily News, did not sit well with Beyonce's younger sister.
Talk show host Wendy Williams also offered her own observations, including what appears to be the removal of a tattoo on Beyonce's finger of the roman numeral "IV." It was reportedly her wedding ring tattoo, meant to symbolize both her wedding date (April 4) as well as her and Jay Z's birthdays (September 4 and December 4, respectively).
So far, some of the principal characters seem to be letting Instagram speak for them. Beyonce has posted happy pictures of her and her sister, while Solange participated in "Throwback Thursday" with a picture of the two siblings as kids. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is Wendy Williams' profession?
2. What does Wendy Williams do for a living?
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1. What did Wendy Williams say about Beyonce's finger?
2. What comment did Wendy Williams make regarding Beyonce's finger?
3.
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1. What tattoo did Beyonce have?
2. What was Beyonce's tattoo of?
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1. Who gave a quote to US Weekly?
2. What source did US Weekly cite?
3.
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1. Who did Solange have a disagreement with according to US Weekly?
2. With whom did US Weekly claim Solange was fighting?
3.
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1. Whose ex is Rachel Roy?
2. Who did Rachel Roy used to be married to?
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1. Whose friend is Damon Dash?
2. What is the name of one of Damon Dash's buddies?
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3zpbjo59kp12f69s84pzapoi118hdf | wikipedia | Malayalam is a Dravidian language spoken in India, predominantly in the state of Kerala. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and was designated as a Classical Language in India in 2013. It was developed to the current form mainly by the influence of the poet Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan in the 16th century. Malayalam has official language status in the state of Kerala and in the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry. It belongs to the Dravidian family of languages and is spoken by some 38 million people. Malayalam is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka; with significant speakers in the Nilgiris, Kanyakumari and Coimbatore districts of Tamil Nadu, and Dakshina Kannada of Karnataka. Malayalam serves as a link language on certain islands, including the Mahl-dominated Minicoy Island.
The origin of Malayalam remains a matter of dispute among scholars. One view holds that Malayalam and Modern Tamil are offshoots of Middle Tamil and separated from it sometime after . A second view argues for the development of the two languages out of 'Proto-Dravidian' in the prehistoric era.
The earliest script used to write Malayalam was the Vatteluttu alphabet, and later the Kolezhuttu, which derived from it. The current Malayalam script is based on the Vatteluttu script, which was extended with Grantha script letters to adopt Indo-Aryan loanwords. With a total of 52 letters, the Malayalam script has the largest number of letters among the Indian language orthographies. The oldest literary work in Malayalam, distinct from the Tamil tradition, is dated from between the 9th and 11th centuries. The first travelogue in any Indian language is the Malayalam "Varthamanappusthakam", written by Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar in 1785. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Is it well understood where Malayalam comes from?
2. Are Malayalam's roots evident?
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1. What was the earliest writing in Malayalam?
2. What was the first script in Malayalam?
3.
Q3:
1. Was there another Malayalam script after the Vatteluttu alphabet?
2. Did later script in Malayalm follow the Vatteluttu alphabet?
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1. What script followed the Vatteluttu alphabet?
2. What style of writing in Malayalam came after the Vatteluttu alphabet?
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Q5:
1. How many letters does the current Malayalam alphabet contained?
2. What is the number of characters in the present day Malayalam alphabet?
3.
Q6:
1. How many view on the origin of Malayalam are discussed?
2. How many views on Malayalam's roots does the article contain?
3.
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1. What kind of tongue is Malayalam?
2. What can Malayalam be described as?
3.
Q8:
1. Where is Malayalam used?
2. What country is Malayalam spoken in?
3.
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1. Is Malayalam spoken mostly in one place?
2. Is there one region with a particularly high amount of Malayalam speakers?
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Q10:
1. Where do lots of people speak Malayalam?
2. Where is there a large concentration of people that speak Malayalam?
3.
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1. What is the number of languages that India has?
2. How many tongues do people speak in India?
3.
Q12:
1. When was Malayalam classified as a classical language?
2. At what point did Malayalam receive the designation of classical language?
3.
Q13:
1. How many people speak Malayalam?
2. What is the number of Malayalam speakers?
3.
Q14:
1. What group of languages does Malayalam fall under?
2. What sort of language is Malayalam classified as?
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Q15:
1. Does Malayalam ever serve as a link language?
2. Is Malayalam sometimes classified as a link language?
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3ggai1sqevye2s4pz5a1ioewwbvmc4 | cnn | (CNN) -- Even a presidential campaign's airplane troubles can get partisan in an election year.
Aviation incidents involving President Barack Obama and Ann Romney, wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, have inspired hundreds of supporters commenting at CNN.com to connect those events to the candidates' political positions.
When the Air Force One pilot aborted his first landing in Toledo, Ohio, due to weather on Wednesday, commenters were quick to jump on Obama.
"See, Barack Obama can't even land a plane correctly," wrote a commenter whose handle is TheOtherBob. "He was probably checking the polls - thinks he has Ohio in the bag - no need to land," wrote another commenter.
"He was distracted, since he was busy adjusting gas prices over his smart phone," wrote another commenter.
Ann Romney's smoke-filled plane
Ann Romney couldn't catch a break, either. Her airplane cabin filling up with smoke due to an electrical problem was no laughing matter, but commenters quickly took aim at her husband and his response.
Mitt Romney talked about not being able to open the airplane's windows in flight. (New York Times writer Ashley Parker, who wrote the presidential pool report mentioning the comments, declined to comment on his remarks, referring CNN to a New York magazine piece where she made it clear that Romney was joking.)
"Maybe if Romney hadn't started the outsourcing trend, that plane would have been built and maintained better by hardworking 47%ers," wrote one commenter.
"Firefighters came to the rescue, paramedics were there on time and the police took special care of your security. We are the 47% your husband scorns," wrote commenter Kweso. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who is Ann Romney's husband?
2. What is the name of the man that Ann Romney is married to?
3.
Q2:
1. What political party is Mitt Romney with?
2. What is Mitt Romney's political party?
3.
Q3:
1. Where did hundreds of people comment?
2. What was the location of hundreds of remarks?
3.
Q4:
1. Where was Barack Obama's aborted plane landing?
2. Where did Barack Obama's plane fail to land?
3.
Q5:
1. When did Barack Obama's plane fail to land?
2. On what day did Barack Obama's airplane have landing issues?
3.
Q6:
1. Why did Barack Obama's plan have trouble landing?
2. What caused Barack Obama's airplane to fail to land?
3.
Q7:
1. Who did not think that Barack Obama could land his plane?
2. Who figured that Barack Obama would fail to land his airplane?
3.
Q8:
1. What filled Ann Romney's plane?
2. What was everyone in Ann Romney's airplane?
3.
Q9:
1. Why was Ann Romney's airplane filled with smoke?
2. What caused smoke to fill the plane Ann Romney was in?
3.
Q10:
1. Was Ann Romney's plane filling up with smoke a funny matter?
2. Was it humerous when Ann Romney's airplane was filled with smoke?
3.
Q11:
1. Did Mitt Romney joke around about not being able to get a window open?
2. Was Mitt Romney just joshing about failing to get a window open?
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Q12:
1. Did firefighters hurry to the tarmac?
2. Did firefighters try and reach the tarmac in a rush?
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3qapzx2qn4d41w5gd7yx8eyxiov20t | race | Emily and her boyfriend had just had a fight. She felt alone and hopeless. Then she went into the kitchen and grabbed what she needed before going back up to her room quietly. She switched on the TV and started eating...and eating...for hours, until it was all gone.
What Emily didn't know at the time was that she was suffering from an illness called binge-eating disorder(BED) .
For years, Emily didn't tell anyone what she was doing. She felt ashamed, alone, and out of control. Why don't famous people confess to BED, as they do to _ ? It's simple: There's a stigma involved. "Overeating is seen as very bad, but dieting to be skinny is seen as positive and even associated with determination," says Charles Sophy, a doctor in Beverly Hills , California.
"Some parents or friends may look at a teen with BED and think, 'Oh, a good diet and some will-power will do the trick.' But that's not true," says Dr.Ovidio Bermudez , a baby doctor at the Eating Recovery Center in Denver. "Eating disorders are real physical and mental health issues; it's not about willpower." The focus in treating BED shouldn't be on weight, because as with all eating disorders, the behaviors with food are a symptom of something deeper.
Like most other diseases, genetics may play a big part in who gets BED and who doesn't. If you have a close relative with an eating disorder, that means you're more likely to develop an eating disorder of your own.
Besides, many people with BED have tried at some point or another to control it by going on a diet, but paying more attention to food doesn't help. And it might even make things worse, like it did for Carla, who's 15 now and is recovering from BED. "My parents would always tease me about my weight, so when I was 14, I went on a very restrictive diet," she says. When you can't have something, you only want it more, so every time Carla would have a bite of something that wasn't allowed on her strict diet. She would quickly lose control and binge . QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is BED short for?
2. What is meant by the acronym BED?
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31lm9edvols7sovvly6ni7grszwnju | wikipedia | Siberia is an extensive geographical region, and by the broadest definition is also known as North Asia. Siberia has historically been a part of Russia since the 17th century.
The territory of Siberia extends eastwards from the Ural Mountains to the watershed between the Pacific and Arctic drainage basins. The Yenisei River conditionally divides Siberia into two parts, Western and Eastern. Siberia stretches southwards from the Arctic Ocean to the hills of north-central Kazakhstan and to the national borders of Mongolia and China. With an area of , Siberia accounts for 77% of Russia's land area, but it is home to just 40 million people—27% of the country's population. This is equivalent to an average population density of about (approximately equal to that of Australia), making Siberia one of the most sparsely populated regions on Earth. If it were a country by itself, it would still be the largest country in area, but in population it would be the world's 35th-largest and Asia's 14th-largest.
Worldwide, Siberia is well known primarily for its long harsh winters, with a January average of −25 °C (−13 °F), as well as its extensive history of use by Russian and Soviet administrations as a place for prisons, labor camps, and exile. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. How cold does Siberia get in January?
2. What are the January temperatures in Siberia?
3.
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1. Is Siberia a small area?
2. Is the Siberia region rather tiny?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the eastern boundary of Siberia?
2. What borders Siberia to the east?
3.
Q4:
1. Is Siberia divided?
2. Is Siberia cut in half?
3.
Q5:
1. What divides Siberia?
2. What cuts Siberia in two?
3.
Q6:
1. How many parts does the Yenisei River cut Siberia into?
2. What is the number of divisions of Siberia created by the Yenisei River?
3.
Q7:
1. What parts of Siberia does the Yenisei River create?
2. What are the two halves of Siberia called?
3.
Q8:
1. What is the population of Siberia?
2. How many people reside in Siberia?
3.
Q9:
1. What percentage of Russians is Siberia's population?
2. What percent of Russia's population resides in Siberia?
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Q10:
1. Do a lot of people live in Siberia?
2. Does Siberia have a large population?
3.
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3lj7ur74rhdhp6cairjjc5r89p24np | cnn | (CNN) -- A second consecutive round of 66 fired Paul Casey to the top of the Memorial Tournament leaderboard in Dublin, Ohio, Friday after overnight leader Rory McIlroy fell away.
Casey shot six birdies and an eagle, which more than canceled out bogies on holes nine and 17, to finish the day on 12-under-par.
The Englishman now sits three shots ahead of Masters champion Bubba Watson going into the weekend.
"I had very good control of the irons today," Casey told the PGA Tour website upon reaching the clubhouse.
"The driving was still good again but I was ecstatic with the way I played. There was a couple of mistakes in there. But that's Muirfield Village. It's a tricky golf course and you don't need to do a lot wrong to make a mistake."
McIlroy had led by three strokes after Thursday's stunning 63 but fell way back to tie for 24th position at the end of day thanks to second round 78 that included three bogeys and three double-bogeys.
The 25-year-old Northern Irishman, who picked up the European PGA title at Wentworth last weekend, had complained of a knee problem after his first round but refused to blame injury for his poor showing.
"I felt it a little bit, but didn't really bother me too much," he said.
"Hopefully that's the bad run out of the way and I can play some good golf on the weekend and get myself back in with the shots," he added.
Elsewhere on the course, a 70 for Chris Kirk ensured he kept up the pressure on second-placed Watson, lying one shot back at eight-under-par. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What sport is at the center of the CNN article?
2. What athletic activity appears in the CNN ARTICLE?
3.
Q2:
1. What professional golf tour does the article discuss?
2. Which professional golf tour appears in the article?
3.
Q3:
1. Who received the European PGA title last weekend?
2. What was the name of the European PGA winner from last weekend?
3.
Q4:
1. What tournament did Paul Casey win in Ohio?
2. What was the name of the tournament that Paul Casey won in Ohio?
3.
Q5:
1. What city was the Memorial Tournament held?
2. Which metropolis hosted the Memorial Tournament?
3.
Q6:
1. Who did Paul Casey beat to win the Memorial Tournament?
2. Which golfer lost to Paul Casey in the Memorial Tournament?
3.
Q7:
1. How far under par was Paul Casey?
2. What was Paul Casey's below par score?
3.
Q8:
1. What is Rory McIlroy's country of residence?
2. Where does Rory McIlroy reside?
3.
Q9:
1. Which golfer came in second place?
2. Who finished second in the golf tournament?
3.
Q10:
1. What is the name of the Dublin golf course?
2. Which golf course can be found in Dublin?
3.
Q11:
1. What was the name of the third place winner?
2. Who finished third?
3.
Q12:
1. What was Paul Casey's country of residence?
2. What country did Paul Casey come from?
3.
Q13:
1. What is the location of the European PGA Tournament?
2. In what location is the European PGA Tournament played?
3.
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38f71oa9gtwl54ozq702quzztqomfk | gutenberg | CHAPTER V.
MOHUN APPEARS FOR THE LAST TIME IN THIS HISTORY.
Besides my Lord Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, who for family reasons had kindly promised his protection and patronage to Colonel Esmond, he had other great friends in power now, both able and willing to assist him, and he might, with such allies, look forward to as fortunate advancement in civil life at home as he had got rapid promotion abroad. His Grace was magnanimous enough to offer to take Mr. Esmond as secretary on his Paris embassy, but no doubt he intended that proposal should be rejected; at any rate, Esmond could not bear the thoughts of attending his mistress farther than the church-door after her marriage, and so declined that offer which his generous rival made him.
Other gentlemen in power were liberal at least of compliments and promises to Colonel Esmond. Mr. Harley, now become my Lord Oxford and Mortimer, and installed Knight of the Garter on the same day as his Grace of Hamilton had received the same honor, sent to the Colonel to say that a seat in Parliament should be at his disposal presently, and Mr. St. John held out many flattering hopes of advancement to the Colonel when he should enter the House. Esmond's friends were all successful, and the most successful and triumphant of all was his dear old commander, General Webb, who was now appointed Lieutenant-General of the Land Forces, and received with particular honor by the Ministry, by the Queen, and the people out of doors, who huzza'd the brave chief when they used to see him in his chariot going to the House or to the Drawing-room, or hobbling on foot to his coach from St. Stephen's upon his glorious old crutch and stick, and cheered him as loud as they had ever done Marlborough. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Where does the story seem to take place?
2. What would you guess to be the setting of the story?
3.
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1. Did Colonel Esmond have powerful friends?
2. Did Colonel Esmond have buddies with lots of influence?
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Q3:
1. Who swore to keep Colonel Esmond safe?
2. Who gave their word that they would not allow Colonel Esmond to be harmed?
3.
Q4:
1. Which position did someone say Colonel Esmond could have?
2. What job was offered to Colonel Esmond?
3.
Q5:
1. Where would Colonel Esmond have been a secretary?
2. In what location would Colonel Esmond have done secretary work?
3.
Q6:
1. Was His Grace confident that Colonel Esmond would accept to be secretary?
2. Did His Grace feel sure that Colonel Esmond would take up the offer?
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Q7:
1. What was Colonel Esmond's reason for not accepting?
2. Why didn't Colonel Esmond agree to become secretary?
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3ftop5warfo47s3oks4p7vkek400j7 | wikipedia | Glucose is a simple sugar with the molecular formula CHO. Glucose circulates in the blood of animals as blood sugar. It is made during photosynthesis from water and carbon dioxide, using energy from sunlight. It is the most important source of energy for cellular respiration. Glucose is stored as a polymer, in plants as starch and in animals as glycogen.
With 6 carbon atoms, it is classed as a hexose, a subcategory of the monosaccharides. -Glucose is one of the 16 aldohexose stereoisomers. The -isomer, -glucose, also known as dextrose, occurs widely in nature, but the -isomer, -glucose, does not. Glucose can be obtained by hydrolysis of carbohydrates such as milk sugar, cane sugar, maltose, cellulose, glycogen, etc. It is commonly commercially manufactured from cornstarch by hydrolysis via pressurized steaming at controlled pH in a jet followed by further enzymatic depolymerization. In 1747, Andreas Marggraf was the first to isolate glucose. Glucose is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, the most important medications needed in a basic health system. The name glucose derives through the French from the Greek γλυκός, which means "sweet," in reference to must, the sweet, first press of grapes in the making of wine. The suffix "-ose" is a chemical classifier, denoting a carbohydrate. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Is Glucose a sugar that is simple or complex?
2. State whether glucose is complex or simple.
3.
Q2:
1. What is the molecular makeup of glucose?
2. How is glucose constructed on a molecular level?
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Q3:
1. What is glucose in animals?
2. How does glucose appear in animals?
3.
Q4:
1. What is one of the components that glucose is made from?
2. Name a component that makes up glucose.
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Q5:
1. What is one of the components that glucose is made from other than water?
2. Name a component that makes up glucose alongside water.
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Q6:
1. What is used to create glucose?
2. How are water and carbon dioxide able to make glucose?
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Q7:
1. What is the energy source for creating glucose?
2. What grants the energy that makes glucose?
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Q8:
1. What was the name of the first person to discover glucose?
2. Who first figured out what glucose is?
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Q9:
1. When did Andreas Marggraf discover glucose?
2. At what point did Andreas Marggraf figure out what glucose was?
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Q10:
1. What prestigious list does glucose appear on?
2. What vital list features glucose?
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Q11:
1. Who creates the WHO List of Essential Medicines?
2. Who decides what appears on the WHO List of Essential Medicines?
3.
Q12:
1. What are the origins of the name glucose?
2. Where does the word glucose come from?
3.
Q13:
1. What does glucose mean in Greek?
2. What is the translation of glucose from Greek?
3.
Q14:
1. What does "ose" translate to?
2. What is the translation of the sufflix "ose"?
3.
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3ruiqrxjbbonzegac62llupuro5llm | cnn | (CNN) -- In 1984, in the midst of Lebanon's civil war, Naji Gebran started hosting regular gatherings at his Beirut beachfront apartment for the purpose of "musical therapy."
Weary and traumatized from the conflict that had divided their city -- and would claim some 150,000 lives over its 15 years -- people would come to his apartment to lose themselves in a night of jazz, blues, funk, soul, classical and Arabic music.
"They used to come because of the music, to forget the war," said Gebran. "We used to do this for peace."
The party nights were an important outlet, he said, as during the war years there were few other options.
"My friends had nowhere to go," he said. There were two or three clubs in Christian east Beirut, the same in the city's Muslim west.
"But they were very constipated. Very good dress, the same music all the time," he said. "It was very commercial, easy listening, everywhere you go."
Beirut has come a long way since then.
After dark, the city comes alive: A balmy playground of chic nightclubs, rough and ready dives, stylish rooftop bars.
The hip, hedonistic scenes in the fashionable neighborhoods of Gemmayze or Hamra are unlike anything to be found elsewhere in the Arab world -- and can be an unexpected find in a country in which austere Islamic militant group Hezbollah forms part of the government.
"It is the nightlife capital of the region," said Naomi Sargeant, managing director of city guide Time Out Beirut. "It's cosmopolitan and has this East-meets-West feel. I don't think there's anything on par." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the nightlife capital of Lebanon?
2. What part of Lebanon has the most going on at night?
3.
Q2:
1. How many people died over the course of 15 years during the Lebanese conflict?
2. How many lives has the Lebanese civil war taken over the last 15 years?
3.
Q3:
1. What has been the source of all the death in Lebanon?
2. What has been costing so many Lebanese lives?
3.
Q4:
1. When was the Lebanese civil war?
2. In what year did a civil war in Lebanon occur?
3.
Q5:
1. Who began hosting parties at his house?
2. Who starting throwing soirees in his home?
3.
Q6:
1. Did Naji Gebran's friends have other places to go out besides his home?
2. Were there other nightlife options for Naji Gebran's buddies besides his house?
3.
Q7:
1. Were there clubs outside of Naji Gebran's home?
2. Was there the option to go clubbing outside Naji Gebran's house?
3.
Q8:
1. Where do Christians dominate in Beirut?
2. Which area in Beirut is controlled by Christians?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the Muslim area of Beirut?
2. Which part of Beirut is controlled by Muslims?
3.
Q10:
1. What is the current state of Beirut's nightlife scene?
2. What is it like for people who want to go out at night in Beirut?
3.
Q11:
1. Why did Naji Gebran host get togethers?
2. What was the reason that Naji Gebran would host his soirees?
3.
Q12:
1. Did Naji Gebran have a specific name for his parties?
2. Did Naji Gebran call his soirees anything in particular?
3.
Q13:
1. What kind of music was featured at Naji Gebran's parties?
2. What sort of music would Naji Gebran play at his soirees?
3.
Q14:
1. Who said they don't feel like anything compares to the nightlife in Beirut?
2. Who called going out in Beirut an incomparable experience?
3.
Q15:
1. What does Naomi Sargeant do for a living?
2. How is Naomi Sargeant employed?
3.
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3ryc5t2d73totxql9isoon7d1jhrpn | wikipedia | Domestically, Barcelona has won 23 La Liga, 27 Copa del Rey, 11 Supercopa de España, 3 Copa Eva Duarte and 2 Copa de la Liga trophies, as well as being the record holder for the latter four competitions. In international club football, Barcelona has won five UEFA Champions League titles, a record four UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, a shared record five UEFA Super Cup, a record three Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and a record three FIFA Club World Cup trophies. Barcelona was ranked first in the IFFHS Club World Ranking for 1997, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2015 and currently occupies the second position on the UEFA club rankings. The club has a long-standing rivalry with Real Madrid; matches between the two teams are referred to as El Clásico.
On 14 June 1925, in a spontaneous reaction against Primo de Rivera's dictatorship, the crowd in the stadium jeered the Royal March. As a reprisal, the ground was closed for six months and Gamper was forced to relinquish the presidency of the club. This coincided with the transition to professional football, and, in 1926, the directors of Barcelona publicly claimed, for the first time, to operate a professional football club. On 3 July 1927, the club held a second testimonial match for Paulino Alcántara, against the Spanish national team. To kick off the match, local journalist and pilot Josep Canudas dropped the ball onto the pitch from his airplane. In 1928, victory in the Spanish Cup was celebrated with a poem titled "Oda a Platko", which was written by a member of the Generation of '27, Rafael Alberti, inspired by the heroic performance of the Barcelona goalkeeper, Franz Platko. On 23 June 1929, Barcelona won the inaugural Spanish League. A year after winning the championship, on 30 July 1930, Gamper committed suicide after a period of depression brought on by personal and financial problems. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. How many times has Barcelona won an UEFA cup?
2. What is the number of UEFA cups that have gone to Barcelona?
3.
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3kgtpgbs6xlkhihwbechxlm4yd3u2s | race | New Yorkers are gradually getting used to more bicyclers on those hot blue City Bikes.But what about local bike shops? Is City Bike rolling up riders at their expense? At Gotham Bikes in Tribeca,manager W.Ben said the shop has seen an increase in its overall sales due to the bike-share program."It's getting more people on the road,"he said.James Ryan,an employee at Danny's Cycles,said City Bike is a good option for people to ease in a city famous for its traffic jams."They can try out a bike without buying one."he said.
Rentals are not a big part of the business at either Gotham Bikes or Danny's Cycles.But for Frank's Bike Shop,a small business on Christopher St.,the bike--share program has been bad news.Owner Frank Arroyo said his rental business has decreased by 90% since City Bike was rolled out last month.Arroyo's main rental customers are European tourists,who have since been drawn away by City Bikes.
However,Ben said the bike--share is good for bike sales at his shop."People have used the bike--share and realized how great it is to bike in the city,then decide that they want something Dicer for themselves,"he noted.Andrew Crooks,owner of NYC Velo,at 64 Second Ave.,said at first he Was concerned about bike--share,though,he admitted,"I was happy to see people on bikes.It seemed like a great idea,but one that would be difficult to implement ."Crooks said he worried about inexperienced riders' lack of awareness of biking rules and strong negative reaction from non--cyclists.However,he said.it's still too early to tell if his business has been impacted.While it's possible that bike--share will cause a drop in business,Crooks thought that the idea was a positive step forward for New York City. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who is getting less business due to the City Bikes program?
2. Whose business is declining because of City Bikes?
3.
Q2:
1. What stree is Frank's Bike Shop on?
2. What is the location of Frank's Bike Shop?
3.
Q3:
1. How much has business at Frank's Bike Shop gone down?
2. What percent decrease in business has Frank's Bike Shop seen?
3.
Q4:
1. Who made up the bulk of Frank's Bike shop customers?
2. Who mostly shopped at Frank's Bike Shop?
3.
Q5:
1. What happened to the customers at Frank's Bike Shop?
2. What became of the people who used to shop at Frank's Bike Shop?
3.
Q6:
1. What is the shade of the City Bikes?
2. What hue do City Bikes come in?
3.
Q7:
1. What city hosts the City Bike program?
2. Where can one take advantage of City Bikes?
3.
Q8:
1. What is the location of Gotham Bikes?
2. Where can Gotham Bikes be found?
3.
Q9:
1. Has Gotham Bikes' business gone down?
2. Has Gotham Bikes seen a decrease in business?
3.
Q10:
1. What has Gotham Bikes undergone?
2. What's been happening at Gotham Bikes?
3.
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3pqmudrv7r6jjc0y608v1y5as92iix | wikipedia | It is estimated that in the 11th century Ashkenazi Jews composed only three percent of the world's Jewish population, while at their peak in 1931 they accounted for 92 percent of the world's Jews. Immediately prior to the Holocaust, the number of Jews in the world stood at approximately 16.7 million. Statistical figures vary for the contemporary demography of Ashkenazi Jews, oscillating between 10 million and 11.2 million. Sergio DellaPergola in a rough calculation of Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews, implies that Ashkenazi make up less than 74% of Jews worldwide. Other estimates place Ashkenazi Jews as making up about 75% of Jews worldwide.
In the Yoma tractate of the Babylonian Talmud the name Gomer is rendered as Germania, which elsewhere in rabbinical literature was identified with Germanikia in northwestern Syria, but later became associated with Germania. Ashkenaz is linked to Scandza/Scanzia, viewed as the cradle of Germanic tribes, as early as a 6th-century gloss to the Historia Ecclesiastica of Eusebius. In the 10th-century History of Armenia of Yovhannes Drasxanakertc'i (1.15) Ashkenaz was associated with Armenia, as it was occasionally in Jewish usage, where its denotation extended at times to Adiabene, Khazaria, Crimea and areas to the east. His contemporary Saadia Gaon identified Ashkenaz with the Saquliba or Slavic territories, and such usage covered also the lands of tribes neighboring the Slavs, and Eastern and Central Europe. In modern times, Samuel Krauss identified the Biblical "Ashkenaz" with Khazaria. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is Ashkenaz associated with?
2. What association is made with the Ashkenaz?
3.
Q2:
1. What was Scandza/Scanzia seen as the cradle of?
2. What was Scandza/Scanzia the birthplace of?
3.
Q3:
1. How far back can Germanic tribes be found in Scandza/Scanzia?
2. As early as when do Germanic tribes appear in Scandza/Scanzia?
3.
Q4:
1. When was Ashkenaz associated with Armenia?
2. In what century was there a link between Ashkenaz and Armenia?
3.
Q5:
1. Who identified Ashkenaz with Khazaria?
2. Who saw a link between Ashkenaz and Khazaria?
3.
Q6:
1. During the 11th century, what percent of the world's Jewish populationw as made up of Ashkenazi Jews?
2. How many Jews across the globe were Ashkenazi during the 11th century?
3.
Q7:
1. Were there more or less Ashkenazi Jews in the world in 1931 than in the 11th century?
2. Did the world have more or less Ashkenazi Jews in 1931 as opposed to the 11th century?
3.
Q8:
1. In 1931, what percent of the world's Jewish populationw as made up of Ashkenazi Jews?
2. How many Jews across the globe were Ashkenazi in 1931?
3.
Q9:
1. How many Ashkenazi Jews were there before the Holocaust?
2. What was the population of Ashkenazi Jews prior to the Holocaust?
3.
Q10:
1. What is the population of Ashkenazi Jews today?
2. How many Ashkenazi Jews are living currently?
3.
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3dip6yhapcsee1mz1v6d3ud4xqf8e7 | mctest | On a Monday, a mother was in the kitchen cooking ham for the family. She was in quite the hurry because she had to pick the kids up from school. Without knowing, she stuck a spoon in the ham and put the ham in the oven. She wasn't paying attention because of being in a hurry and also because the dog was playing with a ball. The ball flew past her head as she had finished putting the ham in the oven. She yelled at the dog and made him play with the ball outside. She saw clouds in the sky as she let the dog out. Seeing that the clouds were so pretty that she wanted to take a picture of them. She got her camera and took a few pictures as the dog played happily in the yard. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who could be found in the kitchen?
2. Whose location was in the kitchen?
3.
Q2:
1. What was the mom up to?
2. What task was the mother performing?
3.
Q3:
1. What did the mom drop into the ham on accident?
2. What did the mother allow to fall into the ham, though not on purpose?
3.
Q4:
1. Why did the mom drop the spoon into the ham?
2. What made the mother allow a spoon to fall into the ham?
3.
Q5:
1. Was the mother rushing?
2. Was the mom in a hurry?
3.
Q6:
1. What was the mother's reason for rushing?
2. Why was the mom in a hurry?
3.
Q7:
1. What was the dog doing?
2. What was the pup up to?
3.
Q8:
1. Did the mother get mad at the dog?
2. Did the dog make the mom angry?
3.
Q9:
1. Where did the mom send the dog?
2. Where did the mother make the dog go?
3.
Q10:
1. What did the mom want to take a picture of outside?
2. What did the mother wish to photograph outside?
3.
Q11:
1. Did the dog feel alright?
2. Was the pup in a suitable state?
3.
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3fk0yff9pzgtro4y4e6xvcly9rcvvf | gutenberg | CHAPTER FIFTEEN
A TELEGRAM
"November is the most disagreeable month in the whole year," said Margaret, standing at the window one dull afternoon, looking out at the frostbitten garden.
"That's the reason I was born in it," observed Jo pensively, quite unconscious of the blot on her nose.
"If something very pleasant should happen now, we should think it a delightful month," said Beth, who took a hopeful view of everything, even November.
"I dare say, but nothing pleasant ever does happen in this family," said Meg, who was out of sorts. "We go grubbing along day after day, without a bit of change, and very little fun. We might as well be in a treadmill."
"My patience, how blue we are!" cried Jo. "I don't much wonder, poor dear, for you see other girls having splendid times, while you grind, grind, year in and year out. Oh, don't I wish I could manage things for you as I do for my heroines! You're pretty enough and good enough already, so I'd have some rich relation leave you a fortune unexpectedly. Then you'd dash out as an heiress, scorn everyone who has slighted you, go abroad, and come home my Lady Something in a blaze of splendor and elegance."
"People don't have fortunes left them in that style nowadays, men have to work and women marry for money. It's a dreadfully unjust world," said Meg bitterly.
"Jo and I are going to make fortunes for you all. Just wait ten years, and see if we don't," said Amy, who sat in a corner making mud pies, as Hannah called her little clay models of birds, fruit, and faces. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Whose nose had a blot?
2. Who had a blemish on their nose?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the month?
2. What month does the passage take place in?
3.
Q3:
1. Who was born in November?
2. Whose birthday is in November?
3.
Q4:
1. What was the name of the person making pies?
2. Who was playing with the mud forming it into pies?
3.
Q5:
1. What did Amy say she was going to make?
2. What did Amy vow to create?
3.
Q6:
1. Who did Amy say she would make fortunes with?
2. In whose company did Amy vow to make lots of money?
3.
Q7:
1. Who thought things were going to go well?
2. Who envisioned a happy world?
3.
Q8:
1. Did Meg think that things always went well for the family?
2. Was Meg of the opinion that the family always had good fortune?
3.
Q9:
1. What did Meg say that the family might as well be in?
2. In Meg's opinion, what should very well be the state of the family?
3.
Q10:
1. Who did Meg believe has to work?
2. In Meg's opinion, who needed to work?
3.
Q11:
1. What did Meg think women should do?
2. In Meg's opinion, what was the role of a woman?
3.
Q12:
1. Do people continue to receive fortunes?
2. Is getting an inheritance still something that happens to most people?
3.
Q13:
1. Who desired a fortune to be left to her friends?
2. Who hoped for her friends to receive a fortune?
3.
Q14:
1. In what location did Margaret stand up?
2. Where could Margaret be found in a standing position?
3.
Q15:
1. What was Margaret looking at?
2. What did Margaret have her gaze fixed upon?
3.
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317hq483i7sbxdbp3gln661re7oni8 | cnn | (CNN)As "Mad Men" returned for its seventh season, many viewers tuned in to see what happened next for Don, Peggy, Pete and the other characters of the hit AMC show. Many were eager to see the fabulous clothes the actors wore.
We can't help but wonder -- was all that glamour real, or is it just the magic of TV? We asked readers to share their snapshots from 1967-69 and show us what the late '60s really looked like.
Janie Lambert, 61, says she thinks "Mad Men" portrays the decade's conservative fashion and mod look accurately. But she remembers the late 1960s as more colorful and vibrant.
"My favorite looks in the '60s were the bright colors and bold patterns, stripes and polka dots, miniskirts, long hair and pale lipstick," Lambert says.
'Mad Men' and the other 1960s
Many iReporters strived to keep up with the fast pace of the changing fashion in the late '60s. Patricia Anne Alfano, 66, went from a British-inspired mod style cheerleader to a hippie in a matter of three years.
In 1967, Alfano was an "Eaglette" -- an NFL cheerleader for the Philadelphia Eagles. Unlike today, the cheerleaders were covered from head to toe. The uniforms had long sleeves, and the cheerleaders wore gloves and cloth helmets.
"From the early 1960s until 1967, I spent tons of time on my hair," she says, noting her mod hairdo in the picture is actually a wig. "Wigs were big back then. Everyone had at least one."
In 1968, the style began to evolve. Alfano still spent a lot of time on her hair, but her peers began heavily criticizing all things materialistic, so the style became more casual. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Which channel runs Mad Men?
2. What network features the program Mad Men?
3.
Q2:
1. Is Mad Men a hit?
2. Do lots of people watch Mad Men?
3.
Q3:
1. What season is Mad Men in?
2. What season of Mad Men is currently on TV?
3.
Q4:
1. Who are some of the characters on Mad Men?
2. What are the names of a few of Mad Men's characters?
3.
Q5:
1. What decade does Mad Men portray?
2. Which decade appears on the TV show Mad Men?
3.
Q6:
1. What do many look forward to seeing?
2. What can a lot of people not wait to see?
3.
Q7:
1. What is Janie Lambert's memory of the late '60s?'
2. What sort of recollection does Janie Lambert have of the late 1960s?
3.
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3efvcay5l39mph8rfwh40aqw3w4j8t | race | Few of us haven't read Cinderella, the story of a young woman living in poverty who meets the prince of her dreams. Some might not want to admit it, but there is a hidden Cinderella in everyone's heart--we all wish we could achieve recognition or success after a period of obscurity .
Mary Santiago has that secret dream, too. Her story is featured in Another Cinderella Story, a film set in a US high school.
Mary is shy but loves to dance. Compared with other girls, she is invisible. However, her world changes completely when a famous teenager pop singer, Joey Parker, appears.
Joey is everything the rest of the boys in her class are not--kind, handsome and desirable. Mary and Joey's paths cross at a ball. They meet and fall in love with each other. But when Mary has to rush back home, she leaves behind her MP3 player, which becomes the only clue Joey has to find the girl of his dreams. Of course, there is a wicked stepmother, who turns out to be Dominique Blatt and she takes in Mary after her dancer mother dies. Dominique treats Mary like a maid and does everything she can to make sure Mary doesn't get into the top dance school. Her two daughters are equally determined to stop Joey falling for Mary, even if that means embarrassing her.
The story, though it mostly follows Cinderella, does add a few modern day twists to the classic fairy tale. Refreshingly, the film, unlike many high school films, does not focus on looks, although the actors are all beautiful. There is also a lot less materialism in Another Cinderella Story than in many similar movies.
"The movie takes the Cinderella fairytale as its jumping off point," writes movie critic Amber Wilkinson. "The focus is firmly on following your dream." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the subject of the movie in the article?
2. What is another Cinderella story about?
3.
Q2:
1. What critic talked about Another Cinderella Story?
2. Which movie reviewer had something to say about Another Cinderella Story?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the name of the movie in the article?
2. Which film does the article discuss?
3.
Q4:
1. Where is another Cinderella Story set?
2. What is the setting of Another Cinderella Story?
3.
Q5:
1. Who is Another Cinderella Story about?
2. Who is the subject of Another Cinderella Story?
3.
Q6:
1. Who does Mary Santiago meet?
2. What person does Mary Santiago come across?
3.
Q7:
1. Who is Joey Parker?
2. What kind of person is Joey Parker?
3.
Q8:
1. Where do Mary Santiago and Joey Parker find each other?
2. In what location do Mary Santiago and Joey Parker come across one another?
3.
Q9:
1. What is Mary Santiago enamored with?
2. What is Mary Santiago very passionate about?
3.
Q10:
1. Who was Mary Santiago's mother?
2. What woman was Mary Santiago the daughter of?
3.
Q11:
1. What happened to Mary Santiago's mother?
2. What was the fate of Mary Santiago's mom?
3.
Q12:
1. Who lives with Mary Santiago?
2. Who else is in Mary Santiago's household with her?
3.
Q13:
1. What does Mary Santiago forget at the ball?
2. What item does Mary Santiago forget at the dance?
3.
Q14:
1. What did Mary Santiago's stepmom do?
2. How does Mary Santiago's step mother treat her?
3.
Q15:
1. Did Mary Santiago's stepmom make sure she didn't get into the top dance school?
2. Did Mary Santiago's step mother do everything she could to keep her out of dance school?
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3vnxk88kkcivuhrv1d113uw1ixmv9o | wikipedia | The Nintendo DS or simply, DS, is a 32-bit dual-screen handheld game console developed and released by Nintendo. The device went on sale in North America on November 21, 2004. The DS, short for "Developers' System" or "Dual Screen", introduced distinctive new features to handheld gaming: two LCD screens working in tandem (the bottom one featuring a touchscreen), a built-in microphone, and support for wireless connectivity. Both screens are encompassed within a clamshell design similar to the Game Boy Advance SP. The Nintendo DS also features the ability for multiple DS consoles to directly interact with each other over Wi-Fi within a short range without the need to connect to an existing wireless network. Alternatively, they could interact online using the now-closed Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service. Its main competitor was Sony's PlayStation Portable as part of the seventh generation era. It was likened to the Nintendo 64 from the 1990s, which led to several N64 ports such as "Super Mario 64 DS", "Diddy Kong Racing DS", among others.
Prior to its release, the Nintendo DS was marketed as an experimental, "third pillar" in Nintendo's console lineup, meant to complement the Game Boy Advance and GameCube. However, backward compatibility with Game Boy Advance titles and strong sales ultimately established it as the successor to the Game Boy series. On March 2, 2006, Nintendo launched the Nintendo DS Lite, a slimmer and lighter redesign of the original Nintendo DS with brighter screens. On November 1, 2008, Nintendo released the Nintendo DSi, another redesign with several hardware improvements and new features. All Nintendo DS models combined have sold 154.02 million units, making it the best selling handheld game console to date, and the second best selling video game console of all time behind Sony's PlayStation 2. The Nintendo DS line was succeeded by the Nintendo 3DS family in 2011. QUESTIONS:
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1. How can the Nintendo DS be described?
2. What sort of thing is the Nintendo DS?
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1. How many units have been sold of all models of the Nintendo DS?
2. What is the total number of Nintendo DSs sold, taking into accounts all models of it?
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1. When was the Nintendo DS's North American release?
2. On what date did the Nintendo DS come out in North America?
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1. What is the only game console to outsell the Nintendo DS?
2. What is the sole gaming console to have sole more units than the Nintendo DS?
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1. In what manner did the Nintendo DS connect to other DS consules as a manner of interacting?
2. Wha did the Nintendo DS do to interact with other DS consules?
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1. What novel features did the Nintendo DS Lite have?
2. What made the Nintendo DS Lite unique when it came out?
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1. What was the number of LED screens featured on the Nintendo DS?
2. How many LED screens was the Nintendo DS equipped with?
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1. What was the successor to the Nintendo DS?
2. What console came after the Nintendo DS?
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1. What redesign of the Nintendo DS was released in November 2008?
2. What remodeled version of the Nintendo DS came out in November 2008?
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1. What are some games from the Nintendo 64 that were ported to the Nintendo DS?
2. What are some examples of Nintendo 64 games that were put on the Nintendo DS?
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1. What older consule did the Nintendo DS have backwards compatibility with?
2. What previous gaming system was the Nintendo DS compatible with?
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1. What was the Nintendo DS mainly in competition with?
2. What consule was the primary competitor of the Nintendo DS?
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2. What is DS an acronym for?
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3yj6na41jbg7v9781djfmwlms4qjpv | wikipedia | There are three major types of rock: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. The rock cycle is an important concept in geology which illustrates the relationships between these three types of rock, and magma. When a rock crystallizes from melt (magma and/or lava), it is an igneous rock. This rock can be weathered and eroded, and then redeposited and lithified into a sedimentary rock, or be turned into a metamorphic rock due to heat and pressure that change the mineral content of the rock which gives it a characteristic fabric. The sedimentary rock can then be subsequently turned into a metamorphic rock due to heat and pressure and is then weathered, eroded, deposited, and lithified, ultimately becoming a sedimentary rock. Sedimentary rock may also be re-eroded and redeposited, and metamorphic rock may also undergo additional metamorphism. All three types of rocks may be re-melted; when this happens, a new magma is formed, from which an igneous rock may once again crystallize. QUESTIONS:
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1. What is a necessary cycle of geology?
2. What geological cycle is vital?
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1. Is it possible for rocks to melt?
2. Are rocks capable of melting?
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1. What kind of rock does melting form?
2. Which sort of rock comes out of being melted?
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1. How many kinds of rocks exist?
2. What is the number of rock types?
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1. What type of rock is affected by the weather?
2. Which sort of rock depends on the weather?
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1. Are rocks capable of transformation?
2. Is it possible for rocks to change?
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1. How do rocks change?
2. What causes rocks to undergo transformation?
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1. What is created when pressure is applied to a rock?
2. What comes out of putting pressure on rocks?
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1. When does magma come about?
2. At what point does magma form?
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34bbwhlwhab1k7k3vhca2pei8s4wi3 | cnn | (CNN) -- Former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's new gig on Wall Street will line his pockets, to the tune of more than $1 million per year. And for those who played an instrumental role in his defeat in Virginia's primaries, the justification of their concerns about the former congressman is quite fulfilling.
Kevin Broughton, communications director of the Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund, said, "many analysts accused Eric Cantor of paying more attention to Wall Street than to the people of Virginia's 7th District. He certainly didn't waste any time validating that theory."
Cantor, who was the No. 2 Republican in the House, lost his primary this year to unknown college professor David Brat. Part of the reason was voters thought he was disconnected from his Richmond, Virginia, district by focusing instead on his duties as a fundraiser and national leader for the Republican Party. He left Congress early, resigning his seat last month.
Since 1999, the seven-term congressman had raised more than $3 million from the investment industry. And in his last campaign, the industry was his largest contributor, donating $785,000, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
For disaffected conservatives, especially among the tea party, which came to life early in the Obama administration and took on a populist message, Cantor's move to a boutique investment bank, Moelis & Co., as a vice chairman and board member is proof that their concerns were spot on.
In a statement, Cantor said, "When I considered options for the next chapter of my career, I knew I wanted to join a firm with a great entrepreneurial spirit that focused on its clients." QUESTIONS:
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1. Who is the former house majority leader?
2. What is the name of the person that used to be house majority leader?
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1. Does Eric Cantor have a lot of money?
2. Is Eric Cantor wealthy?
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1. What is Eric Cantor's annual salary?
2. How much money is Eric Cantor making per year?
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1. Where was Eric Cantor defeated?
2. Where did Eric Cantor lose an election?
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1. Were voters concerns justified?
2. Did voters have a reason to worry about Eric Cantor?
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1. What is Eric Cantor up to these days?
2. How is Eric Cantor presently employed?
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1. Who did Eric Cantor lose to?
2. Who defeated Eric Cantor?
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1. Was Eric Cantor charged with taking perverted photos?
2. Were there accusations that Eric Cantor took gross pictures?
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1. When did Eric Cantor resign?
2. At what point did Eric Cantor hand in his resignation?
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30jnvc0or9kw4fdxdqvjaovhkb3qhp | race | Roger Federer and Serena Williams have been named as 2009' s world champions by the International Tennis Federation(ITF) after topping the year-end rankings.
Federer, who wins the honour for the fifth time, completed a career Grand Slam at Roland Garros before winning his 15th Grand Slam ride at Wimbledon.
And Williams won the Australian Open and Wimbledon, her llth major success.
The pair will receive their awards at the annual 1TF world champions dinner in Paris in June.
Federer regained the world number one ranking from Rafael Nadal after his Paris victory and his Wimbledon win over Andy Roddick saw him surpass Pete Sampras' haul of Grand Slam titles.
He was also runner - up at the Australian Open and the US Open and helped his country retain its Davis Cup world group status.
" It is an honour for me to be named ITF world champion for a fifth time.It was an incredible year for me both on and off the court," said the 28 - year - old Swiss star whose wife Mirka gave birth to twin girls in July.
"To win my first Roland, Garros title, break the all - time Grand Slam record and regain the number one ranking is amazing.It means a lot to me to finish the year again at the top."
Williams takes _ for the first time since 2002.As well as her Grand Slam wins, she won the season - ending WTA Championships in Doha.sealing the top ranking in the last event of die year.
She also took the doubles year award with sister Venus after taking their career total to 10 Grand Slam titles.In doing so, she joins Lindsay Davenport and Martina Hingis as the only players to become singles and doubles world champions in the same year.
American twins Bob and Mike Bryan were named as the men' s doubles world champions for the sixth time in seven years. QUESTIONS:
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1. Who named Roger Federer and Serena Williams world champions?
2. From whom did Roger Federer and Serena Williams receive the title of world champions?
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1. Did Roger Federer receive the world champion title for the first time?
2. Was the International Tennis Federation naming Roger Federer a champion for the first time?
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1. How many times has Roger Federer already been named a world Champion?
2. How many World Champion titles does Roger Federer already have under his belt?
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1. Will Roger Federer get an award?
2. Is Roger Federer set to receive a trophy?
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1. Who is being called a World Champion alongside Roger Federer?
2. Who besides Roger Federer is the International Tennis Federation naming a World Champion?
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1. Does Roger Federer have kids?
2. Is Roger Federer a father?
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1. How many children does Roger Federer have?
2. How many kids is Roger Federer dad to?
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3p59jyt76lk5h527b9m7sp02eunt2g | gutenberg | CHAPTER IV--PAUL BLACKTHORN
'I say,' cried Harold, running up into his brother's room, as soon as he had put away the pony, 'do you know whether Paul is gone?'
'It is always Paul, Paul!' exclaimed Ellen; 'I'm sure I hope he is.'
'But why do you think he would be?' asked Alfred.
'Oh, didn't you hear? He knows no more than a baby about anything, and so he turned the cows into Darnel meadow, and never put the hurdle to stop the gap--never thinking they could get down the bank; so the farmer found them in the barley, and if he did not run out against him downright shameful--though Paul up and told him the truth, that 'twas nobody else that did it.'
'What, and turned him off?'
'Well, that's what I want to know,' said Harold, going on with his tea. 'Paul said to me he didn't know how he could stand the like of that--and yet he didn't like to be off--he'd taken a fancy to the place, you see, and there's me, and there's old Caesar--and so he said he wouldn't go unless the farmer sent him off when he came to be paid this evening--and old Skinflint has got him so cheap, I don't think he will.'
'For shame, Harold; don't call names!'
'Well, there he is,' said Alfred, pointing into the farm-yard, towards the hay-loft door. This was over the cow-house in the gable end; and in the dark opening sat Paul, his feet on the top step of the ladder, and Caesar, the yard-dog, lying by his side, his white paws hanging down over the edge, his sharp white muzzle and grey prick ears turned towards his friend, and his eyes casting such appealing looks, that he was getting more of the hunch of bread than probably Paul could well spare. QUESTIONS:
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1. Where did Harold rush of too?
2. Where was Harold going in a hurry?
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1. What had Harold just put away?
2. What had Harold recently lined up?
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1. What did Harold ask?
2. What was Harold's inquiry?
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1. Who replied to Harold?
2. Who answered Harold?
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1. What was Harold's beverage of choice?
2. What was Harold imbibing?
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1. Who was the first person to see Paul?
2. Who saw Paul before all the others?
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1. What did Alfred say when he saw Paul?
2. What statement did Alfred make upon spotting Paul?
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1. What did Alfred do when he saw Paul?
2. What did Alfred do upon spotting Paul?
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1. What was Paul's location?
2. Where could Paul be found?
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1. What was Paul up to?
2. What activity was Paul engaged in?
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1. Was Paul alone?
2. Was Paul by himself?
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1. Who was with Paul?
2. Who did Paul have in his company?
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3spj033421314nz9s0fyzneyv5myjo | cnn | (CNN) -- The four New York Times staffers recently held captive for about a week by pro-Moammar Gadhafi troops made it out of Libya alive.
However, they're unsure if their driver, Mohammed, did. And the experience is forcing the seasoned war journalists to reconsider how they look at the world.
"We probably should have died those first 12 hours, given, you know, the intensity of the firefight and the positions we were in," Anthony Shadid told Anderson Cooper on CNN's "AC360."
But when Shadid and his colleagues Lynsey Addario, Stephen Farrell and Tyler Hicks emerged unscathed from the firefight, they fled right into the arms of their soon-to-be captors, who were manning a government checkpoint.
Mohammed got out of their vehicle at the checkpoint.
The journalists, who were blindfolded soon thereafter, aren't sure if they ever saw him again, but suspect the worst.
Addario recalled, "I looked over, and I saw our car, and one of the doors was open, and there was a guy taking out stuff and putting it on the sidewalk. And I looked down and next to the driver's side was a man, face down with one arm outstretched, and he clearly wasn't moving. And my initial thought was, 'It's Mohammed.' But I don't -- I didn't see his face, and it's hard to say, because we don't know. You know, there was so much chaos after the car was stopped."
Hicks said Mohammed was about 21 years old and a great driver.
"We've been checking the jails, the hospitals, morgues, everything," Hicks said. "And still, nothing has come forward. And you know, this is all weighing very heavily on all of us... We feel this huge responsibility." QUESTIONS:
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1. Who was the driver in the article?
2. Who in the article drove people around?
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1. How many people were kidnapped in the article?
2. What was the number of people in the article who were held hostage?
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1. Who did the kidnapped staffers work for?
2. Who was the employer of the people taken hostage?
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1. Who seized the New York Times staffers?
2. Who were the employees of the New York Times kidnapped by?
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1. What were the names of the four New York Times staffers?
2. Who were the kidnap victims?
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1. How old was Mohammed the driver?
2. What was the age of the driver Mohammed?
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1. What media outlet did Anthony Shadid speak to?
2. What news channel did Anthony Shadid talk to?
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1. Who interviewed Anthony Shadid?
2. What was the name of the person that conducted an interview with Anthony Shadid?
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1. Why didn't the NYT staffers know what happened to their driver?
2. What prevented the journalists from learning of Mohammed's fate?
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1. Where were the journalists stopped?
2. In what location were the NYT staffers prevented from moving forward?
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1. How did Mohammed act at the checkpoint?
2. What was the driver's course of action at the checkpoint?
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1. What was done to the journalists at the checkpoint?
2. How were the journalists treated at the checkpoint?
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1. Who did Lynsey Addario think she spotted?
2. Which person did Lynsey Addario suspect to have seen?
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1. What position was Mohammed in when Lynsey Addario spotted him?
2. How was Mohammed's body when Lynsey Addario thought she saw him?
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1. Where have the journalists gone of in search of Mohammed?
2. In what locations have the journalists attempted to locate Mohammed?
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333u7hk6i9fy6c4iw4skm24xenadj2 | race | People in the United States love baseball. The best baseball players are stars. Great players are heroes. They are given a place in the baseball Hall of Fame. Roberto Clemente is in the Baseball Hall of Farm. He belongs there. For eight years in a row his batting average was over 300. He was batting champion four times. He was named most valuable player in 1966. He won the 1971 World Series for his team. His average in that series was 414.
But to many people Roberto was a hero not just for his baseball playing, but for his life. He spent it helping others and he died helping others.
He was born in Puerto Rico in 1934. His family was large. His parents worked hard to give their children the things they needed. He began to play baseball when he was young. He was so good that he was a star at the age of seventeen. At nineteen he joined a team in the United States. The next year he went to the Pittsburgh Pirates, and played in that team for eighteen years.
Roberto took pride in his career. He was not easy to give up. He went on with the game and played his best even when he was hurt and was in pain. He was proud of his game. He used to say: "For me, I am the best baseball player in the world." He meant that he believed in himself.
Roberto loved to help others. He found many ways to help people, both in the United States and in Puerto Rico. Later in 1972 there was an earthquake in Nicaragua. Many people were killed and a lot more were hurt. Many were homeless and hungry. Food and clothing were badly needed. Of course Roberto was one of the first to help. He formed a group to get the things that were needed. He was on the plane that was going to deliver them.
The plane crashed in the sea near Puerto Rico. Roberto was killed, but his life still shines like a light in people's hearts. QUESTIONS:
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1. What brought Roberto Clemente fame?
2. How did Roberto Clemente gain celebrity?
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1. Who did Roberto Clemente play for?
2. What team was Roberto Clemente on?
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1. How long was Roberto Clemente with the Pittsburgh Pirates?
2. For how many years did Roberto Clemente play for the Pittsburgh Pirates?
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1. Did Roberto Clemente receive any awards or recognition?
2. Was Roberto Clemente ever awarded or recognized?
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1. What kinds of awards did Roberto Clemente receive?
2. In what manner was Roberto Clemente recognized for his achievements?
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1. How did Roberto Clemente get his place in the Baseball Hall of Fame?
2. What did Roberto Clemente achieve to earn a spot in the Baseball Hall of Fame?
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1. Was Roberto Clemente ever labeled as MVP?
2. Did Roberto Clemente ever earn the title Most Valuable Player?
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1. When was Roberto Clemente labeled MVP?
2. In what year did Roberto Clemente earn the title MVP?
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1. Did Roberto Clemente get his team a World Series win?
2. Did Roberto Clemente ever bring his team to victory in a World Series?
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1. When did Roberto Clemente start playing baseball?
2. At what point did Roberto Clemente start participating in baseball?
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1. Where did Roberto Clemente grow up?
2. In what location did Roberto Clemente spend his childhood?
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1. What did Roberto Clemente do in his free time?
2. What did Roberto Clemente like to do for fun?
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3vhhr074h3hoktr88c1b2p7tvwc7lu | cnn | (CNN) -- Mohamed Morsi is an American-educated engineer who vows to stand for democracy, women's rights, and peaceful relations with Israel if he wins the Egyptian presidency.
He's also an Islamist figure who has argued for barring women from the Egyptian presidency and called Israeli leaders "vampires" and "killers." One analyst describes him as an "icon" of those seeking an "extreme agenda."
As Morsi, 60, battles to win the presidency, questions surround how much of a hard line he would take, and what direction he would steer the country.
Morsi leads the Freedom and Justice Party, the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood -- the most powerful political movement in the new Egyptian government, controlling about half of parliament.
His party notes that he was arrested several times under President Hosni Mubarak's regime for protesting "repressive measures and oppressive practices," as well as "rigged elections." At one point he spent seven months in jail.
Analysts say Morsi is focusing his campaign on appealing to the broadest possible audience.
But he "represents the older, more conservative wing of the Brotherhood and openly endorses a strict Islamic vision," Isobel Coleman of the Council on Foreign Relations wrote in a column for CNN.com.
"A vote for Mohamed Morsi will consolidate the Brotherhood's political influence, which could translate into a constitution with weaker provisions for protection of minority and women's rights."
A slogan associated with his campaign, "Islam is the solution," is sparking concerns Morsi could introduce a fundamentalist Islamic theocracy.
He told CNN he has no such plans. His party seeks "an executive branch that represents the people's true will and implements their public interests," Morsi told CNN's Christiane Amanpour. QUESTIONS:
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1. What engineer does the article focus on?
2. What is the name of the engineer at the center of the article?
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1. Where did Mohamed Morsi go to school?
2. In what country was Mohamed Morsi scholarized?
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1. What political office is Mohamed Morsi working toward?
2. What government position is Mohamed Morsi attempting to gain?
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1. What country does Mohamed Morsi want to be president of?
2. In which country is Mohamed Morsi attempting to become the president?
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1. Did Mohamed Morsi have extreme political views?
2. Was Mohamed Morsi any kind of political extremist?
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1. How old was Mohamed Morsi?
2. What was the age of Mohamed Morsi?
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1. What political group did Mohamed Morsi belong to?
2. What was the political affiliation of Mohamed Morsi?
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3e13vnj1nnv8j640ytnp9zoob7i1if | gutenberg | CHAPTER XVIII
THE NEW DECK HAND
Having said so much, Peter Slade seemed more inclined to talk, one reason being that he wanted to get at the bottom of the mystery which had brought Tad Sobber and his uncle to that part of the globe. Tad had hinted of great wealth, and of getting the best of the Rovers and some other people, but had not gone into any details.
Peter said he had come to Nassau to join his mother, who was stopping there for her health. His father was coming on later, and then the family was going across the ocean.
"I know there is something up between your crowd and the Merrick crowd," said the youth. "You are both after something, ain't you?"
"Yes," answered Tom.
"What?"
"I can't tell you that, Slade. It's something quite valuable, though."
"Well, I guess Sobber's uncle will get ahead of you."
"Perhaps so. What is the name of the tramp steamer he is looking for?"
"The _Josephine_."
"Was she to be here?"
"They hoped she would be."
"Were they going to hire her?" asked Sam.
"I suppose so."
"Then Merrick had money."
"Yes, he had some, and that Spaniard had some, too."
A little more conversation followed, and then the Rover boys asked Slade where he was going to stop, and said they might see him later.
"This is mighty interesting," remarked Tom, as he and his brother hurried to their hotel. "We must tell father of this without delay."
But Mr. Rover could not be found until that evening, when the party came back from the visit to the flower gardens. He listened with deep interest to what was said, and then went off on a hunt for Sid Merrick and the tramp steamer _Josephine_ without delay. QUESTIONS:
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1. What was the reason for Tad Sobber and his uncle's journey?
2. What brought Tad Sobber and his uncle accross the globe?
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1. What had Tad Sobber hinted at?
2. What did Tad Sobber make an allusion to?
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1. What had Tad Sobber hinted at, besides great wealth?
2. What did Tad Sobber make an allusion to, in addition to great wealth?
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1. Who came to Nassau for his mother?
2. Whose journey to Nassau was due to his mom?
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1. Was Peter's father in Nassau?
2. Was Nassau the location of Peter's dad?
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1. Was Peter's dad set to arrive in Nassau?
2. Was Peter's father coming to Nassau?
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1. Does Tom speak truthfully with Slade regarding his intentions?
2. Does Tom plainly tell Slade what he intends to do?
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1. Who was strapped with cash?
2. Who was in possession of some funds?
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1. Who besides Merrick had money?
2. Who in addition to Merrick was in possession of some funds?
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1. Was Mr. Rover currently present?
2. Could Mr. Rover be found at the time of the story's events?
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3jjvg1ybebxxkgrdt6xkq2xss3eb5l | mctest | On the farm there was a little piggy named Andy. Andy was very sweet, but he was always dirty. He loved to roll around in the mud. None of the other piggies wanted to play with him. He wished they would be his friends. One day he was going on a walk on the farm. He walked by and saw his favorite big tree. He walked farther than he ever had before. He saw a bunch of pretty flowers. Then he saw something that he had never seen before. It was a river! He ran down to the river, shouting with joy. He got down low in the cool water swam around for a bit. He ran back to the farm where the other piggies were. He was finally clean. They all played games until dinner time. When it was time for dessert the piggies each got a cupcake. Looking at all his new friends, Andy smiled and took a big bite of his tasty treat. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who is never clean?
2. Who is constantly filthy?
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31lvtdxbl7ay2cbnhqzh76ytxkvrlr | gutenberg | CHAPTER XXXVIII
When parliament reassembled in February, the Neuchatels quitted Hainault for their London residence in Portland Place. Mrs. Neuchatel was sadly troubled at leaving her country home, which, notwithstanding its distressing splendour, had still some forms of compensatory innocence in its flowers and sylvan glades. Adriana sighed when she called to mind the manifold and mortifying snares and pitfalls that awaited her, and had even framed a highly practical and sensible scheme which would permit her parents to settle in town and allow Myra and herself to remain permanently in the country; but Myra brushed away the project like a fly, and Adriana yielding, embraced her with tearful eyes.
The Neuchatel mansion in Portland Place was one of the noblest in that comely quarter of the town, and replete with every charm and convenience that wealth and taste could provide. Myra, who, like her brother, had a tenacious memory, was interested in recalling as fully and as accurately as possible her previous experience of London life. She was then indeed only a child, but a child who was often admitted to brilliant circles, and had enjoyed opportunities of social observation which the very youthful seldom possess. Her retrospection was not as profitable as she could have desired, and she was astonished, after a severe analysis of the past, to find how entirely at that early age she appeared to have been engrossed with herself and with Endymion. Hill Street and Wimbledon, and all their various life, figured as shadowy scenes; she could realise nothing very definite for her present guidance; the past seemed a phantom of fine dresses, and bright equipages, and endless indulgence. All that had happened after their fall was distinct and full of meaning. It would seem that adversity had taught Myra to feel and think. QUESTIONS:
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1. Where could the Neuchatel mansion be found?
2. What was the location of the Neuchatel mansion?
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1. Was Myra the sister of a boy?
2. Was there a brother in Myra's life?
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1. In what city can the Neuchatel mansion be found?
2. What city is home to the Neuchatel mansion?
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1. In what month did Parliament reassemble?
2. At what point did Parliament get back together?
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1. Was Mrs. Neuchatel interested in leaving her home?
2. Was going away from her house a desire of Mrs. Neuchatel's?
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1. Was Mrs. Neuchatel happy?
2. Did Mrs. Neuchatel feel joy?
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1. Who was attempting to stay?
2. Who had a plot to not move?
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1. Who knew about Adriana's plot?
2. Who was aware of Adriana's scheme?
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1. Did Adriana go through with her scheme?
2. Was Adriana able to realize her plot?
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1. Was the Neuchatel mansion in a bad state?
2. Was the Neuchatel castle worn down?
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1. Was the Neuchatel mansion noble?
2. Did the Neuchatel's have a stately mansion?
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3vhhr074h3hoktr88c1b2p7twael73 | cnn | (CNN)A man suspected in last year's killing of University of Virginia student Hannah Graham has been charged with first-degree murder in the case, a prosecutor told reporters Tuesday.
The murder charge against Jesse Matthew Jr. comes in addition to a count of abduction with intent to defile filed against him previously, Albemarle County Commonwealth's Attorney Denise Lunsford said.
"These indictments signal the beginning of the next phase in what has been an incredibly difficult process for the family of Hannah Graham, for our community and for the men and women of the many departments and agencies who have worked on this matter since September of last year," Lunsford said.
Lunsford's team decided not to charge Matthew with capital murder, which could have led to a death sentence if he were convicted. Lunsford said she wouldn't give details on what led to that decision, except to say that a "great deal of serious thought" went into it.
Those considerations included "the impact on the community, the Grahams, and the need to provide Mr. Matthew with a fair trial."
"I have discussed this matter with the Grahams on many occasions, and they are aware of the indictments," Lunsford said.
Matthew also was charged with reckless driving in two incidents about a week after Graham's disappearance, Lunsford said.
Matthew's first court appearance on the indictments is scheduled for February 18.
His attorney, Jim Camblos, declined to comment Tuesday, except to acknowledge the February 18 court appearance and to say that he received news of the indictments late Monday afternoon. QUESTIONS:
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1. Who was slain?
2. What was the murder victim's name?
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1. Who is charged with Hannah Graham's murder?
2. Who has been taken into custody for the murder of Hannah Graham?
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1. What exactly was Jesse Matthew Jr. charged with?
2. What kind of murder charges are there against Jesse Matthew Jr.?
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1. How long has the case been open against Jesse Matthew Jr.?
2. Since when have authorities been investigating Jesse Matthew Jr.?
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1. When is Jesse Matthew Jr.'s first court appearance?'
2. On what day will Jesse Matthew Jr. first appear in court?
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1. Has Jesse Matthew Jr. been charged with anything besides first degree murder?
2. Is Jesse Matthew Jr. facing additional charges, past those of first degree murder?
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1. What is Jesse Matthew Jr. charged with besides first degree murder?
2. What additional charges does Jesse Matthew Jr. face, besides first degree murder?
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1. Has Jesse Matthew Jr. been charged with anything besides first degree murder and reckless driving?
2. Is Jesse Matthew Jr. facing additional charges, past those of first degree murder and reckless driving?
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1. What is the prosecutor's name?
2. Which attorny will be prosecuting Jesse Matthew Jr.
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1. Did Jim Camblos say anything about the Hannah Graham case?
2. Did Jim Camblos comment on the charges against Jesse Matthew Jr.?
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358010rm5etlvd9t4t7fjxijp1oxvm | wikipedia | Virginia (, , officially the Commonwealth of Virginia) is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States located between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" due to its status as the first English colonial possession established in mainland North America, and "Mother of Presidents" because eight U.S. presidents were born there, more than any other state. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay, which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna. The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond; Virginia Beach is the most populous city, and Fairfax County is the most populous political subdivision. The Commonwealth's estimated population is over 8.4 million.
The area's history begins with several indigenous groups, including the Powhatan. In 1607 the London Company established the Colony of Virginia as the first permanent New World English colony. Slave labor and the land acquired from displaced Native American tribes each played a significant role in the colony's early politics and plantation economy. Virginia was one of the 13 Colonies in the American Revolution and joined the Confederacy in the American Civil War, during which Richmond was made the Confederate capital and Virginia's northwestern counties seceded to form the state of West Virginia. Although the Commonwealth was under one-party rule for nearly a century following Reconstruction, both major national parties are competitive in modern Virginia. QUESTIONS:
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1. What is Richmond the capital of?
2. For which state does Richmond serve as the capital?
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1. What is the Commonwealth of Virginia normally called?
2. How is the Commonwealth of Virginia generally referred to?
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1. Who were the natives of Virginia?
2. What people were indigenous to Virginia?
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1. What country colonized Virginia in 1607?
2. From which country did settlers arrive in Virginia in 1607?
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1. How many colonies did England have outside of Virginia?
2. What was the number of colonies possessed by England in addition to Virginia?
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1. What was one English colony?
2. Name one of the colonies owned by England?
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1. Who side was Virginia on during the Civil War?
2. Who did the state of Virginia back during the American Civil War?
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1. What title did Richmond get during the Confederacy?
2. How was Richmond referred to at the time of the Confederacy?
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1. What is the population of Virginia?
2. How many residents does Virginia have?
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1. Which city in Virginia has the most residents?
2. What is the Virginia city with the largest population?
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39n5acm9henipxuzf1s2x27jw4t9pf | cnn | (CNN) -- Only two Republican presidential candidates will appear on the ballot in Virginia next year, regardless of how many are in the race.
Mitt Romney and Ron Paul will have the Dominion State all to themselves. Supporters of Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Jon Huntsman and Michele Bachmann will have to be content with yard signs or donations as ways of cheering on their favorite would-be nominee.
That's because their campaigns failed to gain the requisite 10,000 signatures. It is, to be sure, a self-inflicted wound, a measure of some organizational chaos. But it is also a function of illogically restrictive local laws. They not only impede ballot access but end up denying open representative democracy to operate on the road to the Oval Office.
The United States is the only nation in the world, save Switzerland, that does not have uniform federal ballot access laws, according to Ballot Access News, a website run by Richard Winger that is dedicated to the issue. This may reflect the country's closely held federalism, but it can create chaos in a presidential year. In many cases, the rules are imposed by state party bosses who are less interested in democracy than in rigging the system to benefit their favored candidates.
Take, for example, my home state of New York. It votes reliably Democratic in presidential years, at least since Ronald Reagan thrashed Walter Mondale in 1984. But the state's primary delegates can still be a prize in a protracted Republican nomination fight. In 1999, John McCain had to sue to even have his name appear on the ballot alongside George W. Bush because the Republican state party chair and his committee essentially decided that Bush would be their nominee without the inconvenience of putting it to a vote. Local laws allowed them to restrict ballot access until public pressure and a court injunction overruled their attempted end-run around democracy. Each presidential cycle, the corrupt kabuki continues. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the number of Republican candidates on the ballot?
2. How many people featured on the ballot are from the Republican party?
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1. What state has just two Republican presidential candidates on the ballot?
2. Which state's ballot will feature two candidates from the Republican party?
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3x66wabajwiqxickv915cgq5uc83gh | cnn | (CNN) -- If George Orwell and Lucille Ball had a love child, his name would be Stephen Colbert.
In the last century, the great critics of corrupt political language were British authors who wrote dystopian novels. In "1984," Orwell described a totalitarian society in which meaningless political language, dubbed Newspeak, veiled horrible truths.
Earlier, In "Brave New World," Aldous Huxley described toddlers conditioned in laboratories to be afraid of books. And in "A Clockwork Orange," Anthony Burgess imagined a world in which ultraviolent teens rampaged in a distinctive English-Russian patois that defined their alienation from society and authority.
Now in the 21st century, there is Colbert's "truthiness" -- political half-truths, quarter-truths and what the website Politifact describes as "Pants-on-Fire" prevarications.
On his Comedy Central show, "The Colbert Report," he introduced "The Word," a regular deconstruction of language contortion designed, in Orwell's notion, to defend the indefensible. (One example: "A Perfect World," as in, journalists should demand to investigate torture, but it's not a perfect world.)
It's sharp political humor and a canny critique of American culture, language and iconography. And it's helped the comic emerge as this nation's court jester, licensed by the youthful cable TV audience to speak truth to power.
Such is Colbert's power and influence that he has been invited to testify before Congress today on the issue of illegal immigration -- and to testify in character. It's as if the Congress of the Eisenhower years invited Harpo Marx to offer testimony by beeping his bicycle horn.
Colbert has long been on to something important about the nature of our political discourse at the beginning of a new postmodern millennium: that ideology has become the lens through which Americans found their particular truth, let the evidence be damned. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who is on TV?
2. What is the name of the guy with his own TV program?
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3dzqrbdbslftnnlbq9vm1u98jwps3w | cnn | (CNN) -- Sylvia Robinson, a singer-songwriter who went on to become a pioneer in the hip-hop music business, introducing the seminal "Rapper's Delight," died Thursday in New Jersey of congestive heart failure. She was 76.
Best known as an artist for 1973's sultry "Pillow Talk," Robinson was a "trendsetter" in music, publicist Lynn K. Hobson told CNN.
"She was known as the founder of hip-hop," Hobson said. "She was vibrant, with an over-the-top personality."
Robinson's singing, producing and songwriting career dated back to the 1950s, when she recorded as "Little Sylvia" and later as one half of the duo "Mickey & Sylvia." The team's hit "Love Is Strange," which hit the pop charts in early 1957 and reached No. 1 on the rhythm-and-blues chart, found new life three decades later in the 1987 movie "Dirty Dancing." She also produced "Love On a Two-Way Street" for the Moments in 1970.
Born Sylvia Vanterpool, Robinson and her late husband, Joe, founded Sugar Hill Records in 1979 and released the early hip hop hit, "Rapper's Delight," performed by the Sugar Hill Gang. Her eldest son, Joey, was a member of the group she formed.
The song, which adapted the musical track of Chic's "Good Times," began with the familiar lines, "I said a hip hop, a hippie, a hippie to the hip hip hop, you don't stop to rock it."
The label also signed Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, which had success in the 1980s, including the hit "The Message."
Kanye West and Alicia Keys are among the artists who sampled songs associated with Robinson, Hobson said. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who passed away?
2. What is the name of the person who just passed on?
3.
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1. What did Sylvia robinson die of?
2. What was Sylvia Robinson's cause of death?
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1. What was Sylvia Robinson known for?
2. What was Sylvia Robinson's claim to fame?
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1. Who was Sylvia Robinson married to?
2. What was the name of Sylvia Robinson's husband?
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1. What did Sylvia Robinson found with her husband?
2. What did Joe and Sylvia Robinson create?
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1. Who did Sylvia Robinson and her husband sign to their record company?
2. Who did Joe and Sylvia Robinson bring on board to Sugar Hill Records?
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1. Who sampled some of Sylvia Robinson's work?
2. Who used Sylvia Robinson's tunes as samples?
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1. What did Sylvia Robinson write?
2. What was Sylvia Robinson the author of?
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1. What songs did Sylvia Robinson write?
2. What tunes were penned by Sylvia Robinson?
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1. Which movies was Sylvia Robinson associated with?
2. What movie is linked to Sylvia Robinson's work?
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3u5jl4wy5k9m10qekx6sa7i6cgix4z | wikipedia | New Mexico is a state in the southwestern region of the United States of America. It was admitted to the Union as the 47th state on January 6, 1912. It is usually considered one of the Mountain States. New Mexico is fifth largest by area, the 36th-most populous, and the sixth-least densely populated of the 50 United States.
Inhabited by Native Americans for thousands of years before European exploration, Nuevo México was colonized by the Spanish in 1598 as part of the Imperial Spanish viceroyalty of New Spain. Later, it was part of independent Mexico for a short period before becoming a U.S. territory and eventually a U.S. state as a result of the Mexican–American War. Among U.S. states, New Mexico has the highest percentage of Hispanics, including mostly descendants of the original Spanish colonists who have lived in the area for more than 400 years beginning in 1598. It has the second-highest percentage of Native Americans as a proportion of the population after Alaska, and the fourth-highest number of Native Americans after California, Oklahoma, and Arizona. The major Native American nations in the state are Navajo, Pueblo, and Apache peoples. The state's demography and culture are shaped by these strong Hispanic and Native American influences and expressed in the state flag. Its scarlet and gold colors come from the royal standards of Spain, along with the ancient sun symbol of the Zia, a Pueblo-related tribe. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the location of New Mexico?
2. Where can the state of New Mexico be found?
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1. In what year did Spanish colonization of New Mexico occur?
2. When did the Spanish colonize New Mexico?
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1. When was New Mexico admitted into the United States?
2. On what date did New Mexico become a US state?
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1. What major Native American nations live in New Mexico?
2. New Mexico is home to which important Native American tribes?
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1. What country was New Mexico a part of before becoming a US territory?
2. Prior to being a part of the US, what nation did New Mexico belong to?
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1. What are three states with larger Native American populations than New Mexico?
2. What three states have more Native Americans living in them than does New Mexico?
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1. How does New Mexico rank in population density compared to other US states?
2. What is New Mexico's rank in population density within the United States?
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1. Would New Mexico considered to be a Mountain State?
2. Does New Mexico count amongst the Mountain States?
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1. What was shaped by New Mexico's strong Hispanic and Native American influences?
2. What was the prominent Hispanic and Native American influence in New Mexico important to?
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1. What war is responsible for New Mexico becoming a US territory?
2. Which conflict made New Mexico a part of the US?
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34s9dkfk73pxndqu7y7qsuvf5wdnyi | race | Children who spend more time reading with their parents have a greater chance of becoming better readers than those who don't. With help from their parents, children can learn techniques to improve their reading skills.
"A lot of parents think after their child learns to read, they should stop reading to them," Donna George said. "They are sadly mistaken."
George offers her services to parents at the Title I Learning Centers. She said reading aloud to children may be the most valuable thing parents can do. "It is better for children to hear things at a higher level than where they are," George said. "Parents are their child's first teacher." Parents help their children build listening, phonics , comprehension and vocabulary skills when they read aloud to them.
Before parents can identify reading problems, they should escape the enemy----television and limit the time their children spend watching television. George suggested not allowing kids to have a TV in their bedrooms, setting a schedule of when kids can watch or keeping a list of how many programs children watch. Louise Joiners said while her 14-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son enjoy reading, the television sometimes becomes a _ . So she tries to build the situation by suggesting books the entire family will enjoy reading together, like the Harry Potter series.
Parents who do not read themselves should not depend on their children being enthusiastic about it. If parents would read to their children at least 15 minutes every day, children would not have so many problems in school. It is the parents' job to help build that desire in their children, and of course to know what kind of books to read is also important. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. If one wants to improve a child's reading skills, who should they read with?
2. Who helps children improve their reading skills?
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1. What skill can parents help their children improve?
2. What do kids get better at with the help of their parents?
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1. Is it beneficial for parents to continue reading books to their children once they know how to read?
2. Should parents keep reading with their children once they are capable of reading on their own?
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1. What is Donna's family name?
2. State the last name of Donna.
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1. Where does Donna George work?
2. What is Donna George's employer?
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1. What number of skills do children build when their mom or dad reads out loud to them?
2. How many skills does a parent reading out loud help a child develop?
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1. What does Donna George label as an enemy?
2. What or who is an adversary according to Donna George?
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1. What room should children not have access to a television in?
2. Where in the house should there not be TVs for kids?
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1. What book series is fun for the whole family?
2. What series of novels is good to read for everyone in the family?
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1. How much time per day should parents spend reading to their children?
2. How long should a parent read to their kid over the course of a day?
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39gaf6dqwr0d5co0x0m8ooeikg9v1g | cnn | A State Department special envoy will travel to North Korea this week to try to free Kenneth Bae, the U.S. citizen detained there since November, the State Department and White House said Tuesday.
Ambassador Robert King, the president's special envoy for North Korean human rights issues, will head to Pyongyang at North Korea's invitation, the State Department said.
King, currently traveling in the region, will go to the capital Friday, the White House said.
North Korea's supreme court sentenced Bae in April to 15 years of hard labor. His sister, Terri Chung, told CNN two weeks ago that Bae was recently moved to a hospital because of a serious decline in his health.
The court found Bae guilty of carrying out "serious crimes" against North Korea, including setting up bases in China for the purpose of toppling the North Korean government, encouraging North Korean citizens to bring down the government, and conducting a smear campaign, according to the country's state media.
Kenneth Bae: Please help me
The media also say Bae planned an operation to bring down the government through religious activities.
Chung says her brother was the owner of a tour company who was in North Korea for work.
King will ask Pyongyang to pardon Bae and grant him special amnesty on humanitarian grounds "so that he can be reunited with his family and seek medical treatment," the State Department said.
Bae suffers from severe back and leg pain and has lost more than 50 pounds, Chung told CNN earlier this month. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who is going to be liberated?
2. Who is set to get out of jail?
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1. Where is Kenneth Bae?
2. What is Kenneth Bae's location?
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1. Where is Kenneth Bae originally from?
2. What country does Kenneth Bae come from?
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1. Is Kenneth Bae detained in North Korea?
2. Is Kenneth Bae being held prisoner in NOrth Korea?
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1. Since when has Kenneth Bae been detained in North Korea?
2. In what month did Kenneth Bae's detention in North Korea begin?
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1. Who is going to North Korea to free Kenneth Bae?
2. Who is travelling to North Korea to set Kenneth Bae free?
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1. Who is the state department envoy?
2. What is the name of the envoy from the state department?
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1. What crime is Kenneth Bae accused of committing?
2. What are the charges against Kenneth Bae?
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1. What was the length of Kenneth Bae's sentence?
2. How long was Kenneth Bae set to spend in prison?
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1. Who gave the verdict against Kenneth Bae?
2. By whom was Kenneth Bae convicted?
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336kav9kyqs1yr11lf9606shtuz2y4 | cnn | (CNN) -- Tragically, another celebrity has died after years of struggling with addiction, personal demons and multiple stints at rehab. Country singer Mindy McCready's death is in the headlines, but similar tragedies happen every day and you never hear about them.
Take the case of Wyatt D., who went to rehab at least 12 times for treatment of heroin addiction and whose family notified me last summer of his death from drug-related causes. Caroline R. went to rehab five times before medical complications related to severe alcoholism took her life. And Marnie M. died from a cocaine overdose after attending more than one famous rehab where she never received any professional psychological counseling for her troubled past. These aren't their real names, but sadly, they were real people.
All these people desperately wanted to overcome their drug and alcohol problems and, like McCready, they sought help. They attended some of the most recognized facilities in the country, only to be offered the same type of treatment over and over and to have it suggested that something was wrong with them when treatment failed.
Just this week, Drew Pinsky, who treated McCready on the third season of his show "Celebrity Rehab," said in reaction to her death, "Unfortunately, it seems that Mindy did not sustain her treatment." TV show hosts offered the typical platitudes: "Stay in treatment; treatment is effective; please get help."
I'll speculate that something else might have been going on with McCready, as it was for many of the more than 100 people I interviewed who had recently experienced the American addiction treatment system. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. How did Wyatt D. die?
2. What lead to the passing of Wyatt D.?
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Q2:
1. Which country singer's death is being discussed in the media?
2. What country singer passed away and now the media is talking?
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Q3:
1. What season of Celebrity Rehab did Mindy McCready appear on?
2. Which season of Celebrity Rehab featured Mindy McCready?
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Q4:
1. Who treated Mindy McCready?
2. From whom did Mindy McCready receive treatment?
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Q5:
1. Who did five stays in rehab?
2. Who sought treatment for addiction issues five times?
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Q6:
1. What killed Caroline R.?
2. What was Caroline R.'s cause of death?'
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Q7:
1. Did Mindy McCready seek treatment?
2. Did Mindy McCready attempt to manage her issues?
3.
Q8:
1. Did the treatment that Mindy McCready sought work?
2. Did getting addiction help solve Mindy McCready's issues?
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Q9:
1. What was the number of times that Wyatt D. sought treatment?
2. How many times did Wyatt D. try to cure his addiction?
3.
Q10:
1. How many times did Caroline R. seek treatment?
2. What was the number of times that Caroline R. tried to get help?
3.
Q11:
1. Did heroin or cocaine lead to Marnie's death?
2. Was Marnie's death caused by heroin or cocaine?
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3c2nj6jbkah7msxned0vjquaqlqn2h | wikipedia | Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, army officer, and writer. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. As a Member of Parliament (MP), he represented five constituencies over the course of his career. As Prime Minister, Churchill led Britain to victory during World War II. He led the Conservative Party for fifteen years from 1940 to 1955.
Churchill was born into an aristocratic family, the son of an English politician and American socialite. Joining the British Army, he saw action in British India, the Anglo–Sudan War, and the Second Boer War, gaining fame as a war correspondent and writing books about his campaigns. Moving into politics, before the First World War, he served as President of the Board of Trade, Home Secretary, and First Lord of the Admiralty as part of Asquith's Liberal government. During the war, Churchill departed from government following the disastrous Gallipoli Campaign. He briefly resumed active army service on the Western Front as commander in the Royal Scots Fusiliers. He returned to government under Lloyd George as Minister of Munitions, Secretary of State for War, Secretary of State for Air, then Secretary of State for the Colonies. After two years out of Parliament, he served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in Baldwin's Conservative government of 1924–1929, controversially returning the pound sterling in 1925 to the gold standard at its pre-war parity, a move widely seen as creating deflationary pressure on the UK economy. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What aws Winston Churchill's family like growing up?
2. In what sort of family was Winston Churchill raised?
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Q2:
1. What did Winston Churchill's parents do?
2. How were the parents of Winston Churchill employed?
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1. Where was Winston Churchill a commander?
2. In what location did Winston Churchill serve as a commander?
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Q4:
1. Where was Winston Churchill the chancellor?
2. For whom did Winston Churchill serve as chancellor?
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Q5:
1. How long was Winston Churchill prime minister?
2. How long was Winston Churchill's tenure as prime minister?
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Q6:
1. Did Winston Churchill lead Britain to victory?
2. Was Britain victorious under Winston Churchill?
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1. In what war did Winston Churchill lead Great Britain to victory?
2. What conflict did Winston Churchill help England win?
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1. What party was Winston Churchill a member of?
2. Which political party did Winston Churchill belong to?
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1. When did Winston Churchill enter into politics?
2. At what point in time did Winston Churchill begin his political career?
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1. When did Winston Churchill leave the government?
2. In what year did Winston Churchill stop participating in political affairs?
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37wlf8u1wpquwnvl42kihbuicvsk6v | wikipedia | Oceanography (compound of the Greek words ὠκεανός meaning "ocean" and γράφω meaning "write"), also known as oceanology, is the study of the physical and the biological aspects of the ocean. It is an Earth science covering a wide range of topics, including ecosystem dynamics; ocean currents, waves, and geophysical fluid dynamics; plate tectonics and the geology of the sea floor; and fluxes of various chemical substances and physical properties within the ocean and across its boundaries. These diverse topics reflect multiple disciplines that oceanographers blend to further knowledge of the world ocean and understanding of processes within: astronomy, biology, chemistry, climatology, geography, geology, hydrology, meteorology and physics. Paleoceanography studies the history of the oceans in the geologic past.
Humans first acquired knowledge of the waves and currents of the seas and oceans in pre-historic times. Observations on tides were recorded by Aristotle and Strabo. Early exploration of the oceans was primarily for cartography and mainly limited to its surfaces and of the animals that fishermen brought up in nets, though depth soundings by lead line were taken.
Although Juan Ponce de León in 1513 first identified the Gulf Stream, and the current was well-known to mariners, Benjamin Franklin made the first scientific study of it and gave it its name. Franklin measured water temperatures during several Atlantic crossings and correctly explained the Gulf Stream's cause. Franklin and Timothy Folger printed the first map of the Gulf Stream in 1769-1770. Information on the currents of the Pacific Ocean was gathered by explorers of the late 18th century, including James Cook and Louis Antoine de Bougainville. James Rennell wrote the first scientific textbooks on oceanography, detailing the current flows of the Atlantic and Indian oceans. During a voyage around the Cape of Good Hope in 1777, he mapped ""the banks and currents at the Lagullas"". He was also the first to understand the nature of the intermittent current near the Isles of Scilly, (now known as Rennell's Current). QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who was the first to describe the Gulf Stream in those terms?
2. Who gave the Gulf Stream its name?
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Q2:
1. Who first pointed out the Gulf Stream?
2. Who was the first to remark upon the Gulf Stream?
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1. Were the currents of the Gulf Stream famous to sailors?
2. Were sailors well aware of the Gulf Stream's currents?
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1. What did Benjamin Franklin measure in the Gulf Stream?
2. What did Benjamin Franklin assess amounts of in the Gulf Stream?
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Q5:
1. Did Benjamin Franklin measure the Gulf Stream's water temperatures more than once?
2. Did Benjamin Franklin take multiple assessments of the water temperatures in the Gulf Stream?
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1. What was Benjamin Franklin doing in the Gulf Stream?
2. What brought Benjamin Franklin to the Gulf Stream?
3.
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1. Did Benjamin Franklin's measurements create an accurate explanation of the Gulf Stream?
2. Were Benjamin Franklin's assessments of the Gulf Stream able to correctly explain its current?
3.
Q8:
1. At what point did humans acquire knowledge of sea currents?
2. When did the currents of the ocean become understandable to human beings?
3.
Q9:
1. Who recorded observations on the tides?
2. Who kept a record of the coming and going of the ocean to land?
3.
Q10:
1. Was early cartography mostly on what was visible or what was below the ocean?
2. Were the first maps mostly of things below the sea level or things that could be seen?
3.
Q11:
1. How was water depth measured in the early days of mapping, due to its focus on above sea level observations?
2. Because early cartography looked at things above the surface of the water, how was the depth of the sea recorded?
3.
Q12:
1. Does oceanography contain multiple disciplines?
2. Are there a number of different fields inside of that of oceanography?
3.
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3skro2gz71rzp1uoyw81mf313i81k5 | mctest | Abby and Emma are outside one day to do something special for someone. They are picking flowers for their mother's birthday.
Right before they are finished picking their flowers to surprise their mother, the girls see that the clouds in the sky have turned grey and that the sun is no longer shining. It looks like it's going to rain soon.
Abby looks down at her small hand of purple flowers and frowns.
"What's wrong, Abby?" Emma asks, turning to look at her sister studying her flowers.
"Well," Abby says, "We got the flowers, but it looks like rain."
Emma looks up at the cloudy sky and nods.
"If it rains, we can't make mommy a mud pie," Abby adds with sadness.
Emma looks down at her own white flowers, counting them, and thinks. After making sure she had four flowers, she looks at Abby with an idea.
"What if we get the mud and take it in the house? That way if it rains, we can still make a cake," Emma says.
"Good idea!" Abby smiles, happy again.
Flowers in hand, the girls grab a yellow pail, placing their flowers on the porch, as they walk towards the mud to get what they need for their mother's birthday cake. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the number of girls in the passage?
2. How many young ladies does the story contain?
3.
Q2:
1. Do the girls in the story know each other?
2. Are Abby and Emma familiar with one another?
3.
Q3:
1. How do Abby and Emma know each other?
2. What is the relationship between the girls in the story?
3.
Q4:
1. Where are Abby and Emma today?
2. What is Abby and Emma's present-day location?
3.
Q5:
1. What is Abby and Emma's outside activity?
2. What are Abby and Emma doing outdoors?
3.
Q6:
1. Why are Abby and Emma picking flowers?
2. What is Emma and Abby's reason for finding flowers?
3.
Q7:
1. How was the weather when Abby and Emma were outdoors?
2. What kind of weather were Abby and Emma having?
3.
Q8:
1. What color of flowers did Abby and Emma picked?
2. What was the shade of the flowers that Emma and Abby got?
3.
Q9:
1. What was Abby's opinion of the weather?
2. How did the weather make Abby feel?
3.
Q10:
1. How many flowers did Abby and Emma end up picking?
2. What was the total number of flowers gathered by Abby and Emma?
3.
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3ymtujh0dsgfkjhufn5vl4x0ye74tn | mctest | The angel alligator was quite the sight! It loved to scream with all its might!
It loved to roll in mud and sun. Then it would go for a run.
But why did it run? Why did it scream?
It had a fork in its butt!
It sat in a trashcan. This was not a smart thing to do! But he did it, oh yes, oh me, oh you!
The alligator had a beard. It was a great beard. But nobody ever talked about his beard. Why? Because they would only see the fork in its butt!
But one day, the alligator made a friend. The friend needed a fork. How was he to eat his spaghetti without a fork?
But...I'm not sure a butt fork is the best way to eat spaghetti.
Do you? QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What was the reason for the angel alligator yelping?
2. What made the angel alligator cry out?
3.
Q2:
1. How did the alligator get a fork in its butt?
2. What led to the alligator having a fork in its rear end?
3.
Q3:
1. What was on the alligator's face?
2. What was the alligator's mug adorned with?
3.
Q4:
1. Did anyone notice the alligator's beard?
2. Did the alligator's beard catch people's eye?
3.
Q5:
1. What did people focus on instead of the alligator's beard?
2. Which of the alligator's features did people tend to focus on, instead of its beard?
3.
Q6:
1. What did the alligator do one day?
2. What happened in the alligator's life one day?
3.
Q7:
1. What did the alligator's friend require?
2. Which object was the alligator's buddy in need of?
3.
Q8:
1. Why did the alligator's friend need a fork?
2. What put the alligator's buddy in need of a fork?
3.
Q9:
1. What did the alligator love to do?
2. What was the alligator's favorite activity?
3.
Q10:
1. Why did the alligator run away?
2. What caused the alligator to scurry off?
3.
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3kwtyt087039xpdpkjme45tx53z5lm | wikipedia | Dorset (or archaically, Dorsetshire) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the non-metropolitan county, which is governed by Dorset County Council, and the unitary authority areas of Poole and Bournemouth. Covering an area of , Dorset borders Devon to the west, Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north-east, and Hampshire to the east. The county town is Dorchester which is in the south. After the reorganisation of local government in 1974 the county's border was extended eastward to incorporate the Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch. Around half of the population lives in the South East Dorset conurbation, while the rest of the county is largely rural with a low population density.
The county has a long history of human settlement stretching back to the Neolithic era. The Romans conquered Dorset's indigenous Celtic tribe, and during the early Middle Ages, the Saxons settled the area and made Dorset a shire in the 7th century. The first recorded Viking raid on the British Isles occurred in Dorset during the eighth century, and the Black Death entered England at Melcombe Regis in 1348. Dorset has seen much civil unrest: in the English Civil War, an uprising of vigilantes was crushed by Oliver Cromwell's forces in a pitched battle near Shaftesbury; the doomed Monmouth Rebellion began at Lyme Regis; and a group of farm labourers from Tolpuddle were instrumental in the formation of the trade union movement. During the Second World War, Dorset was heavily involved in the preparations for the invasion of Normandy, and the large harbours of Portland and Poole were two of the main embarkation points. The former was the sailing venue in the 2012 Summer Olympics, and both have clubs or hire venues for sailing, Cornish pilot gig rowing, sea kayaking and powerboating. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What did Dorset used to be called?
2. What ancient name once referred to Dorset?
3.
Q2:
1. When was Dorset's government reorganized?
2. In what year did the restructuring of Dorset's government occur?
3.
Q3:
1. What designation does Dorset have as a county?
2. What kind of county is Dorset?
3.
Q4:
1. What does Dorset have a long history of?
2. What has been occurring for quite some time in Dorset's history?
3.
Q5:
1. Has Dorset seen a lot of civil unrest?
2. Has there been a large amount of civil shaking up in Dorset?
3.
Q6:
1. What world war was Dorset involved in?
2. What global conflict did Dorset participate in?
3.
Q7:
1. Where does half of the population of Dorset live?
2. What is the place of residence of half the people residing in Dorset?
3.
Q8:
1. Why was Dorset's border extended eastward?
2. What was the reason for extending Dorset's border to the east?
3.
Q9:
1. What occurred in Dorset in the 8th century?
2. What was an event in Dorset from the 8th century?
3.
Q10:
1. What can be found West of Dorset?
2. What lies to Dorset's west?
3.
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3483fv8beejzf7rvfweehf8oum7269 | gutenberg | CHAPTER XXIII. THE OVERWHELMING ODDS
At half-past ten that same evening, Blakeney, still clad in a workman's tattered clothes, his feet bare so that he could tread the streets unheard, turned into the Rue de la Croix Blanche.
The porte-cochere of the house where Armand lodged had been left on the latch; not a soul was in sight. Peering cautiously round, he slipped into the house. On the ledge of the window, immediately on his left when he entered, a candle was left burning, and beside it there was a scrap of paper with the initials S. P. roughly traced in pencil. No one challenged him as he noiselessly glided past it, and up the narrow stairs that led to the upper floor. Here, too, on the second landing the door on the right had been left on the latch. He pushed it open and entered.
As is usual even in the meanest lodgings in Paris houses, a small antechamber gave between the front door and the main room. When Percy entered the antechamber was unlighted, but the door into the inner room beyond was ajar. Blakeney approached it with noiseless tread, and gently pushed it open.
That very instant he knew that the game was up; he heard the footsteps closing up behind him, saw Armand, deathly pale, leaning against the wall in the room in front of him, and Chauvelin and Heron standing guard over him.
The next moment the room and the antechamber were literally alive with soldiers--twenty of them to arrest one man. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Did the story take place at 5 pm?
2. Was it five o clock in the afternoon in the passage?
3.
Q2:
1. When did the story take place?
2. What time was it in the passage?
3.
Q3:
1. Who wasn't wearing shoes?
2. What was the name of the barefoot person?
3.
Q4:
1. Why was Blakeney barefoot?
2. What was Blakeney's reason for not wearing shoes?
3.
Q5:
1. Was Blakeney dressed to the nines?
2. Was Blakeney wearing nice clothes?
3.
Q6:
1. What was Blakeney wearing?
2. What kind of clothes did Blakeney have on?
3.
Q7:
1. What did Blakeney do before slipping into the home?
2. What did Blakeney do prior to entering the house?
3.
Q8:
1. What did Blakeney suddenly see?
2. What did Blakeney notice all of the sudden?
3.
Q9:
1. What object did Blakeney come across all of the sudden after entering the house?
2. What thing did Blakeney abruptly notice after going in the house?
3.
Q10:
1. Was the candle lit?
2. Did the candle continuously burn?
3.
Q11:
1. How many policeman came to arrest Blakeney?
2. How big was the group of cops who arrived to take Blakeney away?
3.
Q12:
1. What was lying next to the candle?
2. What appeared in close proximity to the burning candle?
3.
Q13:
1. How was S. P. written on the page?
2. In what manner had something been written on a scrap of paper?
3.
Q14:
1. Were the initials nicely written on the page?
2. Was S. P. scribbled in attractive script?
3.
Q15:
1. How were the initials written on the page?
2. In what manner was S. P. written on the scrap?
3.
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3on104kxqkw7c0loasa68o4z2za4wg | race | Do you want to spend a holiday in space? Dennis Tito, a businessman, has become the world's first "space tourist". He went on a 10-day visit to the International Space Station. He paid 14 million pounds for his journey. A year later, Martin, a musician from an American band, wanted to do the same. He was only 22 years old and probably very rich too. He had to go for a lot of training to see whether he was fit enough to travel. He is still waiting for his holiday of a lifetime. Many people believe that this is only the start of something new. We made interviews among teenagers from around the world and the following is what they said about space travel. "It's a great idea. I hope space travel will be common in about 50 years' time. I'd really love to do it and I think Mr. Tito was very lucky." (Kate from Australia) "I would like to see our beautiful Earth from space. There are lots of secrets to explore in space and I would go into space if I could." (Ben from China) "I think space travel is really bad for the environment. Maybe in the future they will make a cleaner way of travelling but until they do, I don't want to go. We should look after our own planet first."(Richard from Canada) "It must be very boring and dangerous to sit in that small space shuttle . I'd rather take a plane and go to another place on earth." (Lisa from the UK) So, as you can see, many of our teenagers had different opinions. Whether you like it or not, space travel is going to become an important thing in the future. We are looking forward to hearing your opinions. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What did Dennis Tito partake in?
2. What activity did Dennis Tito take up?
3.
Q2:
1. What was Dennis Tito's job on Earth?
2. What did Dennis Tito do for a living on Earth?
3.
Q3:
1. What did Dennis Tito become the first person to do?
2. What activity was Dennis Tito the inaugural participant in?
3.
Q4:
1. How much did Dennis Tito pay to become a space tourist?
2. How much did it cost Dennis Tito to travel to space?
3.
Q5:
1. How long after Dennis Tito's journey to space did someone else want to do the same?
2. How much time passed until someone wanted to make the same space trip as Dennis Tito?
3.
Q6:
1. Who was the second person to want to be a space tourist?
2. Who wanted to take a trip to space after Dennis Tito?
3.
Q7:
1. Where was Martin from?
2. What was Martin's home country?
3.
Q8:
1. What did Martin do in the United States?
2. How was Martin employed in America?
3.
Q9:
1. What did Martin have to do before travelling to space?
2. What was it necessary for Martin to do prior to taking flight?
3.
Q10:
1. Has Martin been able to go to space yet?
2. Has Martin already had the opportunity to take his trip to space?
3.
Q11:
1. What was Kate's opinion of space tourism?
2. What did Kate think about traveling to space as a tourist?
3.
Q12:
1. Where is Kate from?
2. What is Kate's home country?
3.
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39gaf6dqwr0d5co0x0m8ooeijg9v1f | mctest | Roger was a grasshopper. He loved to hop. He hopped everywhere by himself. One day when he was hopping around he bumped into a frog sitting on a log. The frog told him his name was Gilbert. Gilbert told Roger that it had been a long time since he bumped into anybody. Roger told him that since both grasshoppers and frogs like to jump they would make great friends. The next day they were hopping through a field and they saw something very strange. In a pond they saw a spider floating on a lily pad. The spider was very sad because he did not have any friends. Roger and Gilbert asked him why he didn't have any friends. The spider told them that everybody would scream and run away when they saw him. Roger and Gilbert told him that he didn't look scary to them and that he could come along with them if he wanted. So Sam the spider said yes, and the three of them began a life time friendship full of adventures. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What was the frog called?
2. What name did the frog have?
3.
Q2:
1. What floated in the water?
2. What was hanging out on the water's surface?
3.
Q3:
1. What was the spider on?
2. What carried the spider through the water?
3.
Q4:
1. What was the grasshopper's name?
2. Who was a grasshopper?
3.
Q5:
1. What other animal did Roger meet?
2. What was the name of the frog?
3.
Q6:
1. What kind of creature was floating on the lily pad?
2. What was hanging out on the surface of the water?
3.
Q7:
1. Was the spider happy?
2. Was the spider in a good mood?
3.
Q8:
1. Why wasn't the spider happy?
2. What made the spider sad?
3.
Q9:
1. Who hung out on a large tree branch?
2. What animal was perched on a log?
3.
Q10:
1. What was the frog's name?
2. Who was the frog?
3.
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3zazr5xv01ie1z38eu0vqqa5ctxczo | wikipedia | New England is a geographical region comprising six states of the northeastern United States: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and south, and by the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north, respectively. The Atlantic Ocean is to the east and southeast, and Long Island Sound is to the south. Boston, the capital of Massachusetts, is New England's largest city. The largest metropolitan area is Greater Boston, which also includes Worcester, Massachusetts (the second-largest city in New England), Manchester (the largest city in New Hampshire), and Providence (the capital and largest city of Rhode Island), with nearly a third of the entire region's population.
In 1620, Puritan Separatist Pilgrims from England first settled in the region, forming the Plymouth Colony, the second successful English settlement in the Americas, following the Jamestown Settlement in Virginia founded in 1607. Ten years later, more Puritans settled north of Plymouth Colony in Boston, thus forming Massachusetts Bay Colony. Over the next 126 years, people in the region fought in four French and Indian Wars, until the British and their Iroquois allies defeated the French and their Algonquin allies in North America. In 1692, the town of Salem, Massachusetts and surrounding areas experienced the Salem witch trials, one of the most infamous cases of mass hysteria in the history of the Western Hemisphere. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. How can New England be described?
2. What sort of place is New England?
3.
Q2:
1. What does New England contain?
2. What can be found in New England?
3.
Q3:
1. What are three states in New England?
2. Name three states contained inside New England.
3.
Q4:
1. What three states join Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire to form New England?
2. What are the three states in New England that are not Maine, Vermont, or New Hampshire?
3.
Q5:
1. What state borders New England to the west and south?
2. Which state can be found both to the west and south of New England?
3.
Q6:
1. What country lies north of New England?
2. Which nation borders New England to the north?
3.
Q7:
1. What ocean does New England border?
2. Which sea brushes up against New England?
3.
Q8:
1. Which city is New England's largest?
2. What is the biggest metropolis in New England?
3.
Q9:
1. What took place in New England in 1620?
2. What was an important New England event in 1620?
3.
Q10:
1. What did English pilgrims form in New England?
2. What was created by the settlers from England in New England?
3.
Q11:
1. Was Plymouth Colony the first English settlement?
2. Did the English settle in America for the first time at Plymouth Colony?
3.
Q12:
1. What was the first English settlement in the US?
2. Which colony was England's first in America?
3.
Q13:
1. When was Jamestown founded?
2. What was the year of Jamestown's establishment?
3.
Q14:
1. What occurred in 1692?
2. What was an event in New England from 1692?
3.
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3x87c8jfv6bluordok7ie22jtt6qsa | gutenberg | CHAPTER XXIX
A BOLD SCHEME
The sense of security which Millicent experienced on announcing her engagement was not permanent and in a few days the doubts that had troubled her crept back into her mind. She had never entertained any marked illusions about Clarence and although, now that she was irrevocably pledged to him, she endeavored to fix her thoughts on his most likable qualities, even these appeared in a less favorable light than they had formerly done. The growth of the warmer attachment she had expected to feel was strangely slow, and though it was early to indulge in regrets her heart sometimes grew heavy as she looked forward to the future. Clarence was considerate, attentive and deferential in a polished way, but he lacked something one looked for in a lover. Besides, she was anxious about him; he looked worn, his manner suggested that he was bearing a strain, but this was in his favor, for it roused her compassion. She fancied that the cause of it was financial, and this in a sense was encouraging, because this was a trouble from which she could purchase him immunity.
In the meanwhile she was stirred by mournful memories as she followed the last stages of her brother's journey and visited the lonely spot where he had met his end. Somehow the thought of him encouraged her--George had quietly done his duty, regardless of the cost, and even if her burden proved heavy, which it was premature to admit, she must bear it cheerfully. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Was Millicent a sister?
2. Did Millicent have either a brother or a sister?
3.
Q2:
1. What was the name of Millicent's brother?
2. Who was Millicent's male sibling?
3.
Q3:
1. Is George still alive?
2. Is Millicent's brother currently living?
3.
Q4:
1. Is Millicent planning to get married?
2. Is there a wedding in Millicent's future?
3.
Q5:
1. Who is Millicent getting married to?
2. Who will become Millicent's husband?
3.
Q6:
1. Do other people know about Millicent's upcoming wedding?
2. Are people aware of Millicent's future nupitals?
3.
Q7:
1. Is Millicent having cold feet about the wedding?
2. Is Millicent unsure whether or not she wants to wed?
3.
Q8:
1. Is Clarence a jerk?
2. Does Clarence not really consider Millicent's feelings?
3.
Q9:
1. Does Clarence ignore Millicent?
2. Does Clarence pay basically zero attention to Millicent?
3.
Q10:
1. What is Clarence missing?
2. What quality does Clarence lack?
3.
Q11:
1. Does Millicent think Clarence is worried about something?
2. Does Millicent sense some kind of anxiety in Clarence?
3.
Q12:
1. What does Millicent think Clarence is worried about?
2. What does Millicent believe to be the source of Clarence's anxiety?
3.
Q13:
1. Does Millicent feel good about Clarence worrying about finances?
2. Is Millicent relieved that Clarence seems anxious about money?
3.
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3x87c8jfv6bluordok7ie22jsncsq5 | mctest | My cat's name is Buggleton. She is black and white with big green eyes and very long whiskers, like a bug.
When I woke up this morning, my cat was not inside the house. She is allowed outside, and we have a cat door in the kitchen so she can come and go as she pleases. She comes home at night, sleeps in her special box, and is here for breakfast before going outside for new adventures. We can lock the cat door so she can't go outside when we go on vacation. If we go on vacation for more than a few days, my mom comes over to check on her and feed her.
So it was very weird to wake up and see that she was not home for her morning food! My husband and neighbor and I called for her, but she did not come. Guess where she was? Trapped in the garage overnight! QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is your cat called?
2. What's the name of your kitty?
3.
Q2:
1. Is Buggleton male or female?
2. Do you have a male or a female cat?
3.
Q3:
1. What color are Buggleton's eyes?
2. What shade of peepers does Buggleton have?
3.
Q4:
1. Do you let Buggleton go outside?
2. Is Buggleton allowed outdoors?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the location of the cat door?
2. Where can the door for Buggleton be found?
3.
Q6:
1. Where does Buggleton sleep at night?
2. What is Buggleton's sleeping spot?
3.
Q7:
1. Do you ever make sure the cat door is locked?
2. Do you sometimes verify that the kitty door is locked up?
3.
Q8:
1. Who takes care of your cat when you're on vacation?
2. Who is in charge of cat care when you take trips?
3.
Q9:
1. Is it weird for Buggleton not to be around for breakfast?
2. Is it unusual to not have Bugglton present for the first meal of the day?
3.
Q10:
1. Who lent you a hand trying to find Buggleton?
2. Who helped you on your search for Buggleton?
3.
Q11:
1. Did Buggleton appear when you said her name?
2. Did Buggleton come when you called her?
3.
Q12:
1. Where did you find Buggleton?
2. In what location did you come across Buggleton?
3.
Q13:
1. How long had Buggleton been stuck in the garage?
2. For how much time had Buggleton been trapped in the garage?
3.
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3rwe2m8qwha0qiu9zqwh021vsd10nk | cnn | Kanye's "Fantasy" conquered reality; the Black Keys locked into a groove; Arcade Fire burned down the suburbs.
(Rolling Stone) -- 5. Jamey Johnson, "The Guitar Song" 1: What does Jamey Johnson keep under all of that hair? Songs. Nashville's gruffest and grittiest star turns out to be its most reliable traditionalist, a Music Row pro who can write a song for every emotional season. Johnson pulled out a whole slew of them -- 25, clocking in north of 105 minutes -- for his double-disc fourth album: acoustic confessions and rugged boogie blues, big weepers and grim reapers, cover tunes and novelty ditties, not to mention "California Riots" and "Playing the Part," a pair of fiercely funny, unrepentantly redneck swipes at the frou-frou blue states.
4. Arcade Fire, "The Suburbs" Arcade Fire don't do anything small -- so leave it to the Montreal collective to make an album of vast, orchestral rock that locates the battle for the human soul amid big houses and manicured lawns.
"The Suburbs" is the band's most adventurous album yet: See the psychotic speed strings on "Empty Room," the Crazy Horse rush of "Month of May," the synth-pop disco of "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)." Win Butler and his wife, Régine Chassagne, sing about suburban boredom, fear of change and wanting to have a kid of their own -- always scaling their intimate confessions to arena-rock levels and finding beauty wherever they look.
3. Elton John and Leon Russell, "The Union" Two rock giants, one largely forgotten, rekindle a friendship and make music that ranks with their best. Producer T Bone Burnett delivers his most spectacular production in memory, filled with shining steel guitar, chortling brass and gospel-time choirs. Ultimately, it's Russell's voice that shines brightest, drawing on the entire history of American popular music in its canny, vulnerable, knowing croon. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the number 5 artist?
2. Which artist is fifth on the list?
3.
Q2:
1. What is Jamey Johnson's occupation?
2. What does Jamey Johnson do for a living?
3.
Q3:
1. What did Jamey Johnson do?
2. What did Jamey Johnson get up to?
3.
Q4:
1. What genre of music did Jamey Johnson write?
2. What was the style of Jmaey Johnson's musical stylings?
3.
Q5:
1. What kind of music appeared on Jamey Johnson's record?
2. What sort of tunes were on Jamey Johnson's album?
3.
Q6:
1. What is the number 4 artist on the list?
2. Which group appears 4th on the list?
3.
Q7:
1. Where are Arcade Fire from?
2. What is Arcade Fire's home city?
3.
Q8:
1. Did Arcade Fire produce some work?
2. Did Arcade Fire come out with something?
3.
Q9:
1. What did Arcade Fire call their record?
2. What was the name of Arcade Fire's album?
3.
Q10:
1. Did the Suburbs have any singles?
2. Did Arcade Fire come out with any singles?
3.
Q11:
1. Can you name any of Arcade Fire's singles?
2. Do you know any Arcade Fire tracks?
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3bqu611vfpkxxaesycw5bc74qts99m | wikipedia | Miami (/maɪˈæmi/; Spanish pronunciation: [maiˈami]) is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the seat of Miami-Dade County. The 44th-most populated city proper in the United States, with a population of 430,332, it is the principal, central, and most populous city of the Miami metropolitan area, and the second most populous metropolis in the Southeastern United States after Washington, D.C. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Miami's metro area is the eighth-most populous and fourth-largest urban area in the United States, with a population of around 5.5 million.
Miami is a major center, and a leader in finance, commerce, culture, media, entertainment, the arts, and international trade. In 2012, Miami was classified as an Alpha−World City in the World Cities Study Group's inventory. In 2010, Miami ranked seventh in the United States in terms of finance, commerce, culture, entertainment, fashion, education, and other sectors. It ranked 33rd among global cities. In 2008, Forbes magazine ranked Miami "America's Cleanest City", for its year-round good air quality, vast green spaces, clean drinking water, clean streets, and city-wide recycling programs. According to a 2009 UBS study of 73 world cities, Miami was ranked as the richest city in the United States, and the world's fifth-richest city in terms of purchasing power. Miami is nicknamed the "Capital of Latin America", is the second largest U.S. city with a Spanish-speaking majority, and the largest city with a Cuban-American plurality. QUESTIONS:
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2. What does the article discuss?
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2. Is Miami a tiny metropolis?
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1. Who named Miami America's cleanest city?
2. Who deemed Miami the most clean city in the US?
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1. When did Forbes magazine deem Miami America's cleanest city?
2. In what year did Miami receive the designation of America's cleanest city?
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1. In what year was Miami ranked the richest city?
2. What was the year when Miami was desginated the wealthiest city?
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1. How many cities appeared in the UBS study?
2. What was the number of cities featured in the UBS study?
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1. Which city is Latin America's capital?
2. What city is a giant hub for Latin Americans?
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1. Is Miami the largest Spanish speaking city in the US?
2. Is Miami the biggest hub of Spanish speakers in the United States?
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1. On which coast can Miami be found?
2. What coast is home to Miami?
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3zy8ke4isj31mg8hifcnppmqsszvq9 | cnn | RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (CNN) -- An American man fighting for custody of his 9-year-old son has been invited to spend Christmas with the boy's Brazilian family, the family's attorney said Friday.
David Goldman has been locked in a legal battle over custody of his son, Sean Goldman, with the family of the boy's deceased mother.
The family's attorney, Sergio Tostes, said Friday that the legal battle had gone too far.
"It is about time that Sean's family, and I mean all Sean's family, get together. I am authorized by Mrs. Silvana Bianchi to invite you, Mr. Goldman, to spend Christmas night at her house," Tostes said, referring to Sean's maternal grandmother. "This will be a long awaited family reunion"
"I hope you can accept and we can talk logistics," he said, with the boy's grandmother standing next to him.
Tostes also said that the family would consider allowing the boy to go to the United States, perhaps for the holidays, if Sean wants to go. However, "Sean must be heard in court," he said.
There was no immediate response from Goldman.
Earlier Friday, Goldman slammed a decision by a Brazilian Supreme Court justice Thursday that prevented the boy's return to the United States. That decision had "nothing to do with the merits" of the case, he said.
On Wednesday, a lower court unanimously upheld a decision ordering that Sean be returned to his father in New Jersey. That decision was made in accordance with the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child Abductions. QUESTIONS:
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2. What is the setting of the story?
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1. What is the nationality of Sean's father?
2. What is Sean's dad in terms of nationality?
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1. Who has custody of David Goldman's son?
2. In whose care is Sean Goldman?
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1. How old is Sean Goldman?
2. What is Sean Goldman's age?
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1. Where is Sean Goldman's mother?
2. What is the status of Sean Goldman's mom?
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1. Did David Goldman want custody of his son?
2. Was David Goldman in favor of being the caretaker of his son?
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1. Was custody of Sean granted to David Goldman?
2. Did David Goldman eventually receive the go ahead to be his son's caretaker?
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1. Who granted David Goldman custody of his son?
2. Who told David Goldman that his son would be going under his care?
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1. Was the lower court decision the sole one regarding custody of Sean?
2. Was David Goldman's custody battle only fought in the lower court?
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1. Who ruled on custody of Sean Goldman besides the lower court?
2. Who else weighed in on David Goldman's custody battle outside the lower court?
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1. Why was the lower court's decision overturned?
2. What caused the Brazilian Supreme Court to reverse the decision of the lower court?
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1. Where did Sean's father live?
2. What was David Goldman's place of residence?
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39rp059mehtvsncjl5e6748eessbmn | gutenberg | CHAPTER II
MARSHALL HANEY CHANGES HEART
It was well for Haney that Bertie did not see him as he sat above his gambling boards, watchful, keen-eyed, grim of visage, for she would have trembled in fear of him. "Haney's" was both saloon and gambling hall. In the front, on the right, ran the long bar with its shining brass and polished mahogany (he prided himself on having the best bar west of Denver), and in the rear, occupying both sides of the room, stood two long rows of faro and roulette outfits, together with card-tables and dice-boards. It was the largest and most prosperous gambling hall in the camps, and always of an evening was crowded with gamesters and those who came as lookers-on.
On the right side, in a raised seat about midway of the hall, Haney usually sat, a handsome figure, in broad white hat, immaculate linen, and well-cut frock-coat, his face as pale as that of a priest in the glare of the big electric light. On the other side, and directly opposite, Williams kept corresponding "lookout" over the dealers and the crowd. He was a bold man who attempted any shenanigan with Mart Haney, and the games of his halls were reported honest.
To think of a young and innocent girl married to this remorseless gambler, scarred with the gun and the knife, was a profanation of maidenhood--and yet, as he fell now and then into a dream, he took on a kind of savage beauty which might allure and destroy a woman. Whatever else he was, he was neither commonplace nor mean. The visitors to whom he was pointed out as "a type of our modern Western desperado" invariably acknowledged that he looked the part. His smile was of singular sweetness--all the more alluring because of its rarity--and the warm clasp of his big, soft hand had made him sheriff in San Juan County, and his bravery and his love of fair play were well known and admired among the miners. QUESTIONS:
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1. What number of chapter appears?
2. Which numeral isa ssociated with the chapter?
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2. What title is given to the chapter?
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3ouygizwr7y0t36mf5994r6qtxb0p0 | race | Towards evening, Jennifer was walking on the beach with a gentle breeze blowing through her hair. Looking up at the golden red sun ball, she was surprised by its color, deep red in the middle, softly fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the waves and the seagulls flying up above in the sky.
The atmosphere relaxed her. This was what she needed. "It's getting late," she thought, "I must go home. My parents will be wondering where I am." She wondered how her parents would react when she got home after the three days she was missing. She kept on walking, directing herself to bungalow 163, where she spent every summer holiday. The road was deserted. She walked slowly and silently. Just in a few hundred meters, she would have been safe in her house.
It was really getting dark now. She wished she had her favorite coat on. It might keep her really warm. She imagined having it with her. This thought dissipated when she finally saw her front door. It seemed different. Nobody had taken care of the outside garden for a few days. She was shocked: her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now...
She entered the house. First, she went into the kitchen and saw a note written by her father, "Dear Ellen, there's some coffee ready; I went looking." But where was Ellen? On the right side of the hallway was her parents' room. She went in and saw her. Her mother, lying on the bed, was sleeping. Her face looked so tired, as if she hadn't slept for days. She was really pale. Jennifer would have wanted to wake her up, but she looked too tired. So Jennifer just fell asleep beside her. When Jennifer woke up something was different. She wasn't in her mother's room and she wasn't wearing the old clothes she ran away in. She was in her cozy bed in her pajamas .
It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she heard a voice. "Are you feeling better now, dear?
You know you got us very, very scared." QUESTIONS:
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1. Who strolled on the beach towards the end of the day?
2. Whose oceanside walk took place near dark?
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1. Why did Jennifer need to get home?
2. For what reason was it necessary for Jennifer to return to her house?
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1. How long had Jennifer been gone from home?
2. How much time had Jennifer spent away from her house?
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1. What was the first thing Jennifer saw when she went in the house and to the kitchen?
2. What first caught Jennifer's eye upon entering the kitchen of her home?
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1. What was the only thing Jennifer could hear when she woke up on the beach?
2. When Jennifer awoke upon the beach, what was the only sound that reached her ears?
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1. What number of bungalow was Jennifer staying in for her summer holiday?
2. Which numbered residence was Jennifer spending summer vacation in?
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1. How did Jennifer's mother look when she entered her room?
2. How did Jennifer's mom seem when she went into her bedroom?
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1. Did a change seem to have occurred when Jennifer awoke?
2. Upon finally arising, did Jennifer sense a shift?
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1. Did Jennifer wake up in her mother's bed or her own?
2. Was Jennifer in her own bed when she awoke or that of her mother?
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1. What did Jennifer wish she had after dark during her walk home?
2. Once the sun had gone down on Jennifer's walk home, what did she desire to be in possession of?
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1. Had the outside garden recently been tended to?
2. Had the yard just been tidied up?
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1. What did Jennifer's mom say to her when she woke up?
2. What was Jennifer told upon waking up?
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3ii4upycoj7fsz8vructj3gjsr7qdt | cnn | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (CNN) -- The European Union announced a recovery package of 180 million euros for the Ivory Coast on Tuesday as residents of the African nation attempted to adjust to life with a clear leader and relative stability after months of bloodshed.
Forces arrested former President Laurent Gbagbo after storming his residence on Monday. Gbagbo defied calls to step down after an electoral commission declared he lost a presidential election in November to Alassane Ouattara. Ouattara has been recognized internationally as the legitimate winner.
A violent power struggle followed the standoff, with supporters loyal to both sides taking to the streets in protests since December. Hundreds have been killed, according to the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Andris Piebalgs, EU commissioner for development, announced the recovery package on Tuesday.
"We will stand by Ivory Coast and its people by immediately starting to work with the government of President Ouattara to support him in getting the country on the right track towards reconciliation, democracy, economic recovery and sustainable development," he said.
The funding will provide support to ensure basic needs for citizens such as health, water, sanitation and to support the agricultural sector, Piebalgs said in a statement. It also will clear the Ivory Coast's debt accumulated through the European Investment Bank.
Top military brass pledged their support to Ouattara in a ceremony Tuesday at a hotel in Abdijan. Gen. Phillipe Mangou, Gbagbo's former army chief of staff, said on state television that the generals were received by Ouattara and given orders to take measures to restore order in the country. QUESTIONS:
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1. What country will get a recovery package?
2. Which nation is set to receive a recovery package?
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2. What leader got taken into custody?
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1. Who used to be the president of Cote d'Ivoire?
2. What was the name of the former Ivoirian president?
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1. Is order being reinstated in Cote d'Ivoire?
2. Is the situation improving in the Ivory Coast?
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1. Who actually won the Ivoirian presidential election?
2. Who was the veritable winner of the presidential election in Cote d'Ivoire?
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1. Did the former Ivoirian president step down after losing the election?
2. Did Laurent Gbagbo step down after not winning the presidential election?
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1. What happened after Laurent Gbagbo refused to step down?
2. What ensued following Laurent Gbagbo's refusal to cede the presidency?
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1. What action did supporters of the president take?
2. What did protestors do?
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1. What was the economic value of the recovery package?
2. How much recovery aid was given to Cote d'Ivoire?
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1. What would be provided by the recovery package?
2. What is the purpose of the recovery aid package?
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1. What kind of basic needs are filled by the recovery package?
2. What costs is the recovery package meant to cover?
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1. Who spoke about the purpose of the recovery package?
2. Who stated which needs the recovery package is covering?
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1. Who is Andris Piebalgs?
2. What does Andris Piebalgs do?
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1. How many lives were lost in the Ivory Coast conflict?
2. How many deaths did the fighting in Cote d'Ivoire cause?
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1. Who estimated the number of deaths caused by the Ivory Coast conflict?
2. Who stated the rought number of people who have died because of the fighting in Ivory Coast?
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38f5oaun5ncmyx8ihrmdaxemefw7hg | cnn | LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Michael Jackson's sister, LaToya Jackson, told a London newspaper she suspects her brother was "murdered" in a conspiracy by "a shadowy entourage."
Michael Jackson "was surrounded by a bad circle," LaToya Jackson told a British newspaper.
London's Daily Mail newspaper paid for the interview, according to a source close to the Jackson family and another source familiar with the interview arrangements. The amount of money paid was not disclosed.
LaToya Jackson was "very candid" throughout the four-hour interview, which took place in Los Angeles, California, last Thursday, said Caroline Graham, the Daily Mail reporter who conducted the interview.
Jackson cited no evidence of a murder conspiracy, Graham said, but she did tell the paper the family has seen results from the private autopsy it ordered. She would not reveal the findings, Graham said. Watch reporter describe LaToya's demeanor »
"There indeed had been concern among several family members about the circumstances around Michael's death," said Bryan Monroe, the last journalist to interview Michael Jackson. "Some folks have hesitated to go as far as saying it was murder."
The Los Angeles coroner could release his autopsy report on Jackson within a week, according to assistant chief coroner Ed Winter.
Los Angeles police Chief William Bratton told CNN last week that he was waiting for the coroner to determine the exact cause of Jackson's death. "And based on those, we will have an idea of what it is we are dealing (with)," he said.
The Jackson family knows that the probe into his June 25 death might turn into a criminal case, a source close to the family told CNN last Thursday. "The family is aware of a potential criminal prosecution," said the source, who did not want to be identified. QUESTIONS:
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2. Which of Michael Jackson's siblings appears in the article?
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1. Was LaToya Jackson suspicious?
2. Did LaToya Jackson think someone did something nefarious?
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1. Why was LaToya Jackson suspicious?
2. What made LaToya Jackson believe that foul play had occurred?
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1. Who was LaToya Jackson's brother?
2. What man was LaToya Jackson the sister of?
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1. Was somebody paid?
2. Was there a person who got money?
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1. Who received a payment?
2. Who was money given to?
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1. Who paid LaToya Jackson?
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3fq5jj512lo2381d3j6zjmg47lkkn8 | wikipedia | Sunni Islam ( or ) is the largest denomination of Islam. Its name comes from the word Sunnah, referring to the exemplary behaviour of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagreement over the choice of Muhammad's successor and subsequently acquired broader political significance, as well as theological and juridical dimensions.
According to Sunni traditions, Muhammad did not clearly designate a successor and the Muslim community acted according to his sunnah in electing his father-in-law Abu Bakr as the first caliph. This contrasts with the Shi'a view, which holds that Muhammad intended his son-in-law and cousin Ali ibn Abi Talib to succeed him. Unlike the first three (Rashidun) caliphs, Ali was from the same clan as Muhammad, Banu Hashim, and Shia Muslims consider him legitimate by favour of his blood ties to Muhammad. Political tensions between Sunnis and Shias continued with varying intensity throughout Islamic history and they have been exacerbated in recent times by ethnic conflicts and the rise of Wahhabism.
, Sunni Muslims constituted 87–90% of the world's Muslim population. Sunni Islam is the world's largest religious denomination, followed by Catholicism. Its adherents are referred to in Arabic as ' ("the people of the sunnah and the community") or ' for short. In English, its doctrines and practices are sometimes called "Sunnism", while adherents are known as Sunni Muslims, Sunnis, Sunnites and Ahlus Sunnah. Sunni Islam is sometimes referred to as "orthodox Islam". However, other scholars of Islam, such as John Burton believe that there's no such thing as "orthodox Islam". QUESTIONS:
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1. What is the origin in differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims?
2. How did Sunni and Shia Muslims come to disagree on certain principles?
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1. Which Islamic denomination is the most sizeable?
2. What demonination of Islam has the biggest number of followers?
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1. Where does the name Sunni come from?
2. What is the origin of the term Sunni?
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1. What does the term Sunnah refer to?
2. What does Sunnah mean?
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1. What was the name of the first caliph?
2. What was the first caliph called?
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1. Did Muhammed clearly designate a successor?
2. Did Muhammed state clearly who would rule after him?
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1. What was the Muslim community supposed to model their behavior after?
2. How was the Muslim community meant to model their behavior?
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1. What was the name of Muhammed's son-in-law?
2. Who was the son-in-law of Islam's primary prophet?
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1. What clan was Ali ibn Abi Talib from?
2. Name Ali ibn Abi Talib's clan.
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1. What was the name of Ali ibn Abi Talib's clan?
2. What clan did both Ali ibn Abi Talib and Muhamed come from?
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1. What makes Ali ibn Abi Talib legitimate in the eyes of the Shia?
2. Why do Shia trust in the accuracy of Ali ibn Abi Talib's authority?
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1. What percent of the world's Muslim population are Sunni?
2. How many Muslims around the globe identify as Sunni?
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1. Is Sunni Islam the world's largest religious denomination?
2. Does Sunni Islam have more followers worldwide than any other religious belief?
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3fe2ercczx8lwky5hqbkus28r0eop1 | race | Roger Federer and Serena Williams have been named as 2009' s world champions by the International Tennis Federation(ITF) after topping the year-end rankings.
Federer, who wins the honour for the fifth time, completed a career Grand Slam at Roland Garros before winning his 15th Grand Slam ride at Wimbledon.
And Williams won the Australian Open and Wimbledon, her llth major success.
The pair will receive their awards at the annual 1TF world champions dinner in Paris in June.
Federer regained the world number one ranking from Rafael Nadal after his Paris victory and his Wimbledon win over Andy Roddick saw him surpass Pete Sampras' haul of Grand Slam titles.
He was also runner - up at the Australian Open and the US Open and helped his country retain its Davis Cup world group status.
" It is an honour for me to be named ITF world champion for a fifth time.It was an incredible year for me both on and off the court," said the 28 - year - old Swiss star whose wife Mirka gave birth to twin girls in July.
"To win my first Roland, Garros title, break the all - time Grand Slam record and regain the number one ranking is amazing.It means a lot to me to finish the year again at the top."
Williams takes _ for the first time since 2002.As well as her Grand Slam wins, she won the season - ending WTA Championships in Doha.sealing the top ranking in the last event of die year.
She also took the doubles year award with sister Venus after taking their career total to 10 Grand Slam titles.In doing so, she joins Lindsay Davenport and Martina Hingis as the only players to become singles and doubles world champions in the same year.
American twins Bob and Mike Bryan were named as the men' s doubles world champions for the sixth time in seven years. QUESTIONS:
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1. What were the names of the men's doubles champions in 2009?
2. Which men were the champions when they played together in 2009?
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1. Are Bob and Mike Bryan related?
2. Do Bob and Mike Bryan come from the same family?
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1. How are Bob and Mike Bryan related?
2. What is the familial relation between Bob and Mike Bryan?
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1. What is Bob and Mike Bryan's nationality?
2. What are the origins of Bob and Mike Bryan?
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1. Is this the first time Bob and Mike Bryan have been doubles champions?
2. Are Bob and Mike Bryan winning the doubles for the first time ever?
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1. How many times have Bob and Mike Bryan been doubles champions?
2. What is the number of doubles championships that Bob and Mike Bryan have dominated?
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37wlf8u1wpquwnvl42kihbuicy86k3 | wikipedia | Assyria was a major Mesopotamian kingdom and empire of the ancient Near East and the Levant. It existed as a state from perhaps as early as the 25th century BC in the form of the Assur city-state, until its lapse between 612 BC and 599 BC, spanning the Early to Middle Bronze Age through to the late Iron Age. From the end of the seventh century BC to the mid-seventh century AD, it survived as a geopolitical entity, for the most part ruled by foreign powers, although a number of Neo-Assyrian states arose at different times during the Parthian and early Sasanian Empires between the mid-second century BC and late third century AD, a period which also saw Assyria become a major centre of Syriac Christianity and the birthplace of the Church of the East.
Centered on the Tigris in Upper Mesopotamia (modern northern Iraq, northeastern Syria, southeastern Turkey and the northwestern fringes of Iran), the Assyrians came to rule powerful empires at several times. Making up a substantial part of the greater Mesopotamian "cradle of civilization", which included Sumer, the Akkadian Empire, and Babylonia, Assyria was at the height of technological, scientific and cultural achievements for its time. At its peak, the Assyrian empire stretched from Cyprus and the East Mediterranean to Iran, and from what is now Armenia and Azerbaijan in the Caucasus, to the Arabian Peninsula, Egypt and eastern Libya. QUESTIONS:
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1. Where could a Mesopotamian kingdom be found?
2. What was a royal area is Mesopotamian?
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1. Was Assyria always a kingdom?
2. Did Assyria exist in the form of a kingdom permanently?
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1. When did Assyria cease to be a kingdom?
2. At what point did the kingdom of Assyria lapse?
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1. When was Assyria a geopolitical entity?
2. During what time period did Assyria have geopolitical importance?
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1. Where is Assyria located?
2. Where can Assyria be found?
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1. What is the modern placement of Assyria?
2. Where can one find Assyria in present day terms?
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1. Who ruled Assyria?
2. Who was in charge of Assyria?
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1. During what ages did Assyria exist as a state?
2. What ages coincided with Assyria being a state?
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1. The Assyria kingdom spanned which ages?
2. What were the names of the ages during which the Assyrian state was active?
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1. Who ruled during Assyria's geopolitical state?
2. Who was in charge of Assyria during its time as a geopolitical state?
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1. Who ruled Assyria at its peak?
2. Who was in charge of Assyria when it was at its best?
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1. Where did the kingdom of Assyria stretch to?
2. How far out did the kingdom of Assyria expand?
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1. Were Assyrians in charge of their own state only once?
2. Was there just one moment in time when the Assyrians governed themselves?
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1. What was included in the cradle of civilization?
2. What made up the birthplace of civilization?
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1. What kinds of achievements did Assyria perfect?
2. What sorts of advancements was Assyria at the height of?
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3ts1ar6uqqe2k1hcm1yd7c29zdlf7j | gutenberg | CHAPTER VI.
A drooping daisy changed into a cup, In which her bright-eyed beauty is shut up. WORDSWORTH.
"So there you are up for the day--really you look very comfortable," said Ethel, coming into the room where Margaret lay on her bed, half-raised by pillows, supported by a wooden frame.
"Yes, is not it a charming contrivance of Richard's? It quite gives me the use of my hands," said Margaret.
"I think he is doing something else for you," said Ethel; "I heard him carpentering at six o'clock this morning, but I suppose it is to be a secret."
"And don't you admire her night-cap?" said Flora.
"Is it anything different?" said Ethel, peering closer. "Oh, I see--so she has a fine day night-cap. Is that your taste, Flora?"
"Partly," said Margaret, "and partly my own. I put in all these little white puffs, and I hope you think they do me credit. Wasn't it grand of me?"
"She only despises you for them," said Flora.
"I'm very glad you could," said Ethel, gravely; "but do you know? it is rather like that horrid old lady in some book, who had a paralytic stroke, and the first thing she did that showed she had come to her senses was to write, 'Rose-coloured curtains for the doctors.'"
"Well, it was for the doctor," said Margaret, "and it had its effect. He told me I looked much better when he found me trying it on."
"And did you really have the looking-glass and try it on?" cried Ethel. QUESTIONS:
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1. What was the time when Ethel noticed someone doing woodwork?
2. At what point in the day did Ethel take note of someone working with wood?
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1. What was Margaret up to in her bedroom?
2. What could Margaret be found doing in her room?
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1. What was Margaret's bed held up by?
2. What supported Margaret's bed?
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1. Was Margaret off to sleep?
2. Was Margaret attempting to fall asleep?
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1. What did Margaret put in the night-cap?
2. What did Margaret affix onto the hat she wore to bed?
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1. Was Margaret proud of the way she decorated her night cap?
2. Did Margaret feel full of herself for what she did to her night cap?
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1. Which person suffered a stroke?
2. Who got brain damage?
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1. Where did the terrible old lady come from?
2. What was the provenance of the awful elderly woman?
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1. What is the first thing the awful old lady did when she came around?
2. What did the terrible elderly woman do upon waking back up?
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1. What was the doctor's opinion of the night cap?
2. How did the doctor feel about the nighttime hat?
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1. Did Margaret show the nightcap to the doctor?
2. Did Margaret intentionally make the doctor aware of the nightcap?
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1. What was Margaret doing with the nightcap?
2. How was Margaret acting with her bedtime hat?
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1. Did Ethel press Margaret regarding the nightcap?
2. Did Ethel ask Margaret a series of pointed questions about the bedtime hat?
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1. What did Margaret become able to use?
2. What did Margaret gain the capability of utilizing?
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1. Who figured Richard was not woodworking but up to something else?
2. Who imagined Richard was up to a different activity than woodworking?
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3gdtjdapvubcqpecituwg2id7nm8m3 | wikipedia | Brasília (Portuguese pronunciation: [bɾaˈziljɐ]) is the federal capital of Brazil and seat of government of the Federal District. The city is located atop the Brazilian highlands in the country's center-western region. It was founded on April 21, 1960, to serve as the new national capital. Brasília and its metro (encompassing the whole of the Federal District) had a population of 2,556,149 in 2011, making it the 4th most populous city in Brazil. Among major Latin American cities, Brasília has the highest GDP per capita at R$61,915 (US$36,175).
The city has a unique status in Brazil, as it is an administrative division rather than a legal municipality like other cities in Brazil. The name 'Brasília' is commonly used as a synonym for the Federal District through synecdoche; However, the Federal District is composed of 31 administrative regions, only one of which is Brasília proper, with a population of 209,926 in a 2011 survey; Demographic publications generally do not make this distinction and list the population of Brasília as synonymous with the population of the Federal District, considering the whole of it as its metropolitan area. The city was one of the main host cities of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Additionally, Brasília hosted the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. How many residents does Brasilia have in 2011?
2. What is the number of people living in Brasilia in the year 2011?
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1. What country is Brasilia the capital of?
2. Which nation has Brasilia as its capital?
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Q3:
1. What is the number of administrative region in the Federal District?
2. How many administrative regions do people refer to as being in Brasilia?
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Q4:
1. When did Brasilia host the FIFA Cup?
2. In what year did the FIFA Cup take place in Brasilia?
3.
Q5:
1. When did Brasilia host the confederations cup?
2. In what year did the Confederations Cup take place in Brasilia?
3.
Q6:
1. What is Brasilia's rank in population amongst Latin American cities?
2. How does the number of residents in Brasilia rank against that of other Latin American cities?
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Q7:
1. Does any other Latin American city ahve a higher GDP than Brasilia?
2. Is there a city in Latin America whose GDP is greater than Brasilia's?
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Q8:
1. What is Brasilia's GDP per capita in USD?
2. How many US dollars is Brasilia's GDP per capita valued at?
3.
Q9:
1. When was Brasilia founded?
2. What was the date of Brasilia's creation?
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Q10:
1. What region is home to Brasilia?
2. In which region can Brasilia be found?
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Q11:
1. Does Brasilia have special status?
2. Is there anything different about Brasilia's status?
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Q12:
1. Is Brasilia a legal municipality?
2. Is Brasilia defined as a legal municipality?
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Q13:
1. What is Brasilia?
2. What is Brasilia administratively defined as?
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3uj1cz6izhpw128f4sjfgr7sxq85sn | race | Country singer and songwriter Adrienne Young brings together music and agricultural activities.She even included seeds in the album cover of her first CD.
Adrienne Young wants people to know that she supports the movement in America to increase local farming.She offers information about agricultural issues on her Web site.And now part of the moneyfrom her third and newest release, "Room to Grow",will be donated to help support community gardens.
Adrienne Young's family has lived in Florida for seven generations.Her ancestors helped develop the agriculture industry there.The state of Florida is the nation's second largest producer of fruits and vegetables, 'after California.
Adrienne Young has said that her interest in nature was shaped by the fact that she did not grow up on a farm.She grew up in a house her grandfather build on what had been farmland two generations ago.But the land was developed and was now part of a highway.
Adrienne Young has teamed up with two organizations that support local farming and gardening efforts.One is the American Community Gardening Association.The other is FoodRoutes,a group she has represented for several years.
FoodRoutes says buying locally grown food is not only about taste and freshness.The group says buying locally also helps to strengthen local economies and protect the environment.Exports say food in the United States travels all average of more than three thousand kilometers from farm to store. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who put seeds on the cover of their album?
2. Whose record cover featured the germination of plants?
3.
Q2:
1. Why did Adrienne Young put seeds on her album cover?
2. What was Adrienne Young's reason for including seeds on the cover of her album?
3.
Q3:
1. What does Adrienne Young sing?
2. What sort of tunes does Adrienne Young perform?
3.
Q4:
1. Who does Adrienne Young work with to promote farming?
2. With whom does Adrienne Young collaborate in order to garner interest in farming?
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3igi0vl647kltzms1bysq3xdqoinoe | mctest | Once upon a time there a little girl named Ana. Ana was a smart girl. Everyone in Ana's school knew and liked her very much. She had a big dream of becoming spelling bee winner. Ana studied very hard to be the best she could be at spelling. Ana's best friend would help her study every day after school. By the time the spelling bee arrived Ana and her best friend were sure she would win. There were ten students in the spelling bee. This made Ana very nervous, but when she looked out and saw her dad cheering her on she knew she could do it. The spelling bee had five rounds and Ana made it through them all. She was now in the finals. During the final round James, the boy she was in the finals with, was given a really hard word and he spelled it wrong. All Ana had to do was spell this last word and she would be the winner. Ana stepped to the microphone, thought really hard and spelled the word. She waited and finally her teacher said "That is correct". Ana had won the spelling bee. Ana was so happy. She won a trophy. Ana also won a big yellow ribbon. The whole school was also happy, and everyone clapped for her. The whole school went outside. They had a picnic to celebrate Ana winning. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What did Ana want to be the champion of?
2. In which competition did Ana want to come out on top?
3.
Q2:
1. Did Ana study for the spelling bee?
2. Did Ana practice for the spelling competition?
3.
Q3:
1. Who Was Ana's study buddy?
2. Who helped Ana practice?
3.
Q4:
1. Was Ana intelligent?
2. Did Ana have her wits abouther?
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Q5:
1. Did Ana think she would win the spelling bee?
2. Did Ana believe she would come out on top in the spelling competition?
3.
Q6:
1. Was Ana's dad at the spelling bee?
2. Did Ana's father attend the spelling competition?
3.
Q7:
1. When the spelling bee began, what were Ana's emotions?
2. How did Ana feel at the start of the spelling bee?
3.
Q8:
1. Why was Ana nervous at the start of the spelling bee?
2. What was the reason for Ana's anxiety when the spelling bee began?
3.
Q9:
1. Who was Ana in the spelling bee finals with?
2. Who alongside Ana was one of the last spelling competitors?
3.
Q10:
1. Did James win the spelling bee?
2. Was James declared victor of the spelling competition?
3.
Q11:
1. Did Ana win the spelling bee?
2. Was Ana declared victor of the spelling competition?
3.
Q12:
1. What color of ribbon did Ana win?
2. What was the shade of the ribbon given to Ana as a prize?
3.
Q13:
1. What else did Ana win alongside the ribbon?
2. What was Ana's prize for winning besides the ribbon?
3.
Q14:
1. How did Ana feel about winning?
2. What were Ana's emotions regarding coming out on top?
3.
Q15:
1. How did everyone act towards Ana?
2. How was Ana treated by her classmates?
3.
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3pdjhanyk5g3uxudyhhl4jeqkauh6m | race | The campaign is over. The celebrations have ended. And the work for US president-elect Barack Obama has begun.
The 47-year-old politician rose to the highest post because of his stand against the war in Iraq and his plans to fix a weak economy. But what will the first 47-year-old African-American president do for race relations?
Obama's victory appears to have given blacks and other minorities a true national role model. For years, many looked to athletes and musicians for inspiration. As Darius Turner, an African-American high school student in Los Angeles, told the Los Angeles Times, "Kobe doesn't have to be everybody's role model anymore."
Recent polls also suggest that Obama's victory has given Americans new optimism about race relations. For example, a USA Today poll found that two-thirds of Americans believe relations between blacks and whites "will finally be worked out". This is the most hopeful response since the question was first asked during the civil rights revolution in 1963.
However, it's still too early to tell whether Obama's presidency will begin to solve many of the social problems facing low-income black communities.
Although blacks make up only 13 percent of the US population, 55 percent of all prisoners are African-American. Such numbers can be blamed on any number of factors on America's racist past, a failure of government policy and the collapse of the family unit in black communities.
It is unlikely that Obama will be able to reverse such trends overnight. However, Bill Bank, an expert of African-American Studies, says that eventually young blacks need to find role models in their own communities. "That's not Martin Luther King, and not Barack Obama," he told the Los Angeles Times. "It's actually the people closest to them. Barack only has so much influence."
In the opinion of black British politician Trevor Phillips, Obama's rise will contribute more to multiculturalism than to race relations in the US.
"When the G8 meets, the four most important people in the room will be the president of China, the prime minister of India, the prime minister of Japan and Barak Obama," he told London's The Times newspaper. "It will be the first time we've seen that on our television screens. That will be a huge psychological shift for both the white people and the color1ed ones in the world." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who was the election victor?
2. Who was elected to office?
3.
Q2:
1. Who might look up to Barack Obama?
2. Who may be inspired by Barack Obama?
3.
Q3:
1. Who did minorities look up to before Barack Obama?
2. Who served as an inspiration to minorities prior to Barack Obama?
3.
Q4:
1. Who besides Martin Luther King did minorities look up to before Barack Obama?
2. Who served as an inspiration to minorities prior to Barack Obama, other than Martin Luther King?
3.
Q5:
1. Who truly is most inspirational to minorities?
2. Who is the veritable person that minorities look up to?
3.
Q6:
1. What did people hope was going to be solved?
2. What did everyone want to come to a consensus on?
3.
Q7:
1. Will Barack Obama move mountains?
2. Is Barack Obama going to be a miracle maker?
3.
Q8:
1. What will Barack Obama's rise mean?
2. What is the significance of Barack Obama's ascent?
3.
Q9:
1. Who was going to the G8 summit?
2. Who would be the attendees of the G8 meeting?
3.
Q10:
1. Where would the G8 be screened?
2. Where could people watch the G8?
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3a7y0r2p2ooc4i9zn4twg97pubkxjy | wikipedia | Usenet is a worldwide distributed discussion system available on computers. It was developed from the general-purpose UUCP dial-up network architecture. Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis conceived the idea in 1979, and it was established in 1980. Users read and post messages (called "articles" or "posts", and collectively termed "news") to one or more categories, known as newsgroups. Usenet resembles a bulletin board system (BBS) in many respects and is the precursor to Internet forums that are widely used today. Discussions are threaded, as with web forums and BBSs, though posts are stored on the server sequentially. The name comes from the term "users network".
One notable difference between a BBS or web forum and Usenet is the absence of a central server and dedicated administrator. Usenet is distributed among a large, constantly changing conglomeration of servers that store and forward messages to one another in so-called news feeds. Individual users may read messages from and post messages to a local server operated by a commercial usenet provider, their Internet service provider, university, employer, or their own server.
Usenet has significant cultural importance in the networked world, having given rise to, or popularized, many widely recognized concepts and terms such as "FAQ", "flame", and "spam". QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What system does the article discuss?
2. What system is at the center of the article?
3.
Q2:
1. How many people came up with Usenet?
2. What is the number of people who founded Usenet?
3.
Q3:
1. Who is one of the founders of Usenet?
2. What is the name of one of the people that founded Usenet?
3.
Q4:
1. Who founded Usenet with Tom Truscott?
2. Who was the person that created Usenet with Tom Truscott?
3.
Q5:
1. When did the idea for Usenet come to Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis?
2. In what year did Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis think up Usenet?
3.
Q6:
1. In what year did Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis come out with Usenet?
2. When did Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis create Usenet?
3.
Q7:
1. How many internet lingo terms were generated on Usenet?
2. How many computer terms are cited as first appearing on Usenet?
3.
Q8:
1. Is LOL a term that first appeared on Usenet?
2. Is LOL one of the words that was first generated on Usenet?
3.
Q9:
1. What is one of the internet terms that was generated on Usenet?
2. What is a computer term that first appeared on Usenet?
3.
Q10:
1. What is one of the internet terms that was generated on Usenet, along with FAQ?
2. What is a computer term that first appeared on Usenet, other than FAQ?
3.
Q11:
1. What is one of the internet terms that was generated on Usenet, along with FAQ and flame?
2. What is a computer term that first appeared on Usenet, in addition to FAQ and flame?
3.
Q12:
1. What is the origin of the word Usenet?
2. How did the term Usenet come about?
3.
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3l4d84milzsfis9ki0badnjv6ovjhr | wikipedia | A degree (in full, a degree of arc, arc degree, or arcdegree), usually denoted by ° (the degree symbol), is a measurement of a plane angle, defined so that a full rotation is 360 degrees.
It is not an SI unit, as the SI unit of angular measure is the radian, but it is mentioned in the SI brochure as an accepted unit. Because a full rotation equals 2 radians, one degree is equivalent to radians.
The original motivation for choosing the degree as a unit of rotations and angles is unknown. One theory states that it is related to the fact that 360 is approximately the number of days in a year. Ancient astronomers noticed that the sun, which follows through the ecliptic path over the course of the year, seems to advance in its path by approximately one degree each day. Some ancient calendars, such as the Persian calendar, used 360 days for a year. The use of a calendar with 360 days may be related to the use of sexagesimal numbers.
Another theory is that the Babylonians subdivided the circle using the angle of an equilateral triangle as the basic unit and further subdivided the latter into 60 parts following their sexagesimal numeric system. The earliest trigonometry, used by the Babylonian astronomers and their Greek successors, was based on chords of a circle. A chord of length equal to the radius made a natural base quantity. One sixtieth of this, using their standard sexagesimal divisions, was a degree. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the number of degrees in a full circle?
2. What quantity of degrees does a full circle contain?
3.
Q2:
1. Is a degree an SI unit?
2. Are degrees considered SI units?
3.
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3lo69w1su3d7dm291f5582kmu67lg1 | mctest | A cowboy named Steve wanted to take a vacation from his farm that was named Raindrop. He could not make up his mind where to go, so he saddled his horse and rode east. The sun was setting in the west and it was orange. A cold wind was blowing from north to south. Steve rode through a forest of pear trees next to his farm.
The first place he came to was a small town full of quiet people and its name was Silence. No one would talk to Steve. He kept riding. The town was next to a forest of maple trees.
The second town he came to was very cold and its name was Ice. Steve was afraid his horse would freeze if he stayed there. Everyone in the town was wearing large coats and mittens. The second town was next to a forest of pine trees.
The third town he came to was warm and it was named Sunny. There were palm trees on the beach. Steve and his horse went to the beach and played in the ocean. Steve took off his boots. Steve's hat got wet in the water. He had to leave it on the beach to dry. Eventually Steve and his horse got hot. They rode east again.
Eventually Steve arrived back at his farm. This confused him because he thought he had been riding in a different direction. Steve learned that there really was no place like home. He put his horse in the barn and went back into his house. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What was the number of towns that Steve went to?
2. How many villages did Steve stop by?
3.
Q2:
1. Which village did Steve visit last?
2. What is the name of the third town that Steve visited?
3.
Q3:
1. What location did Steve and his horse visit in Sunny?
2. What part of Sunny did Steve and his horse travel to?
3.
Q4:
1. What direction did Steve travel in after leaving his farm?
2. What direction did Steve take from his farm?
3.
Q5:
1. What was the second town Steve and his horse visited?
2. Which town did Steve and his horse go to second?
3.
Q6:
1. What kind of trees did Sunny have by it?
2. What sort of trees were perched near Sunny?
3.
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3kakfy4pgu24t9iflx18xs3l9oji35 | race | Li Siyi, a student from Jinan Foreign Language School, takes up a new habit. She refuses to believe everything that she reads. "Not everything in books is true," she said. Many other students in her school think the same thing as Li. They learned this through finding a mistake in their Chinese textbook. They learned a Tang poem, Ci Beigu Shanxia, last year. There was a picture that showed a boat in full sail on a river. "But according to the famous line from the poem, feng zheng yifan xuan, the sail shouldn't be spread ," said Zhang Jiayi, Li's classmate. To get the right answer, the students turned to their Chinese teacher, Liu Yan. Liu and the students looked up books, searched on the Internet and made sure that the People's Education Press had really made a mistake about the picture. The students wrote a letter to them about the mistake. "I think my students did a right thing but I never expected a reply," said Liu. "I took it as a way of letting them know the importance of spirit of questioning." To their surprise, one month later, they got the reply from Gu Zhenbiao, the expert of Chinese textbooks in middle schools. Gu said sorry for the mistake and he also said he really thinks the students are very great. When Liu read the letter loudly to all the students, everyone was excited. "We are very happy we have our own ideas!" said Li. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What did students become aware of last year?
2. What information was taught to students last year?
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