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3w8cv64qj2zqcgwbwokxot5s95rh99 | cnn | (CNN) -- A British theater producer who was briefly jailed in Uganda because of his play about the challenges facing gay people in the African nation said Wednesday the case against him had been dropped.
Homosexual acts are illegal in Uganda, where most gays and lesbians face physical attacks and are treated as social outcasts.
David Cecil told CNN he was in the Ugandan court when the magistrate dismissed the case.
Read more: Uganda lawmakers to vote on anti-gay law
Speaking by phone from Kampala, he said the magistrate told the court Cecil had complied with the investigation, and was clearly not afraid to face the charges.
However, the magistrate said the prosecution failed to provide evidence to substantiate the charges, Cecil said.
The charges themselves have not been dropped, Cecil added, but if the state wanted to reopen the case, the magistrate made clear it would have to start again from the beginning.
Cecil said he was confident the state would not reopen the case.
He said plans to stay in Uganda, where his family lives.
Read more: Uganda bans 38 agencies it says are promoting gay rights
Cecil was briefly jailed in September after he was arrested on charges of "disobedience of lawful orders" for staging the play without authorization. His lawyer, John Onyango, said then that Cecil could be imprisoned for two years, if convicted.
The play, "The River and the Mountain," features an all-Ugandan cast, and tells the story of a gay businessman killed by his employees. QUESTIONS:
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1. Who got sent to jail?
2. Who was imprisoned?
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1. What is the name of the British theater producer?
2. What was the name of the man that was jailed?
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1. Who interviewed David Cecil?
2. What media outlet did David Cecil speak with?
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1. Where did authorities detain David Cecil?
2. Where was David Cecil arrested?
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1. What became of the case against David Cecil?
2. What happened to the legal case against David Cecil?
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1. Have the charges against David Cecil gone away?
2. Have charges been dropped against David Cecil?
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1. Can the case against David Cecil be reopened?
2. Can authorities bring David Cecil up on the same charges in the future?
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1. Has David Cecil been arrested in the past?
2. Has it ever happened before that David Cecil has been detained?
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1. When was David Cecil arrested?
2. In what month was David Cecil previously detained?
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1. Who is David Cecil's attorney?
2. Who has David Cecil retained as legal counsel?
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333u7hk6i9fy6c4iw4skm24xetcdjg | wikipedia | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, also known as UNC, or simply Carolina, is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. It is one of the 17 campuses of the University of North Carolina system. After being chartered in 1789, the university first began enrolling students in 1795, which also allows it to be one of three schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States.
The first public institution of higher education in North Carolina, the school opened its doors to students on February 12, 1795. The university offers degrees in over 70 courses of study through fourteen colleges and the College of Arts and Sciences. All undergraduates receive a liberal arts education and have the option to pursue a major within the professional schools of the university or within the College of Arts and Sciences from the time they obtain junior status. Under the leadership of President Kemp Plummer Battle, in 1877 North Carolina became coeducational and began the process of desegregation in 1951 when African-American graduate students were admitted under Chancellor Robert Burton House. In 1952, North Carolina opened its own hospital, UNC Health Care, for research and treatment, and has since specialized in cancer care. The school's students, alumni, and sports teams are known as "Tar Heels". QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What does UNC refer to?
2. Which university is often called UNC?
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1. In what year did UNC begin enrollment?
2. When could students first start enrolling in UNC?
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1. How many campuses does UNC have?
2. How many campuses are affiliated with the University of North Carolina?
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1. What date did UNC open?
2. When did UNC Chapel Hill open its doors?
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1. Does UNC Chapel Hill have its own hospital?
2. Is there a hospital that is exclusively affiliated with UNC Chapel Hill?
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1. How many courses of study does UNC Chapel Hill have?
2. What is the number of programs at UNC?
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1. Was UNC the first public university?
2. Was the University of North Carolina the first public institution of higher leraning?
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1. What is UNC's mascot?
2. What are the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill's sports teams known as?
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1. When did UNC desegregate?
2. When did UNC stop being segregated?
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1. Is UNC located in Florida?
2. Can the University of North Carolina be found in Florida?
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1. What does UNC's hospital specialize in?
2. What is the speciality of UNC Health Care?
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1. When did UNC's hospital opened?
2. In what year did UNC's medical facility open?
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1. Do three educational facilities claim to be the oldest in the United States?
2. Are there three universities in the US that say they're the oldest?
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3lkc68yz3a3bgtv6tcpfmma4jz3wot | mctest | It was Saturday afternoon and Andrew was bored. He had been watching TV all day. He told his dad, "There's nothing to do!" Andrew's dad said, "I think the newspaper is here. Maybe we can find an idea in the newspaper." Andrew looked outside the window and saw the newspaper by the door. On the front was a picture of an elephant. He picked up the newspaper and brought it to his dad. Andrew and his dad read the story. The circus was in town! Andrew had never been to the circus. He asked his dad, "Can we go?" "Yes, we can,' Andrew's dad said, 'but first you need to feed your goldfish." Andrew fed his goldfish some goldfish food. He promised to bring it some peanuts from the circus for later. Andrew and his dad went to the circus. The people and animals at the circus did lots of tricks. The elephant even went down a slide! Andrew and his dad ate lots of peanuts. There weren't any peanuts left to bring home to the goldfish. Andrew and his dad had a lot of fun at the circus. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. When did the story take place?
2. What was the day of the week?
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1. Was it night time?
2. Did the story take place after dark?
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1. When in the day did the story take place?
2. What time of the day is the story set?
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1. What was Timmy up to?
2. What action was Timmy taking?
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3io1lgzlk9xa1mtkvdnfr6lrhwi68k | cnn | (CNN) -- A week can be a long time when you're one of the planet's best young skiers.
On Wednesday, Mikaela Shiffrin turned 18. On Saturday she added the World Cup slalom crown to last month's world championships title, and on Tuesday she'll be back from Europe to appear on U.S. national television.
"Hopefully I don't trip when I'm going on stage. If you knew me for longer than a day you would know that I spill things and I break things and I trip a lot. You would not think I'd be good at slalom."
But she's so good that she denied the world's best female skier this season yet another accolade at the finale in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.
Tina Maze had been poised to add the slalom title to her overall, giant slalom and super-G Crystal Globes, having been denied the downhill when fog canceled racing on Shiffrin's birthday.
The Slovenian was the fastest on the opening run, and led the standings by seven points, but Shiffrin made up a 1.17-second deficit to claim her fourth World Cup race this season and become the fourth youngest woman to win the title.
She is only the third non-European to win the slalom globe, following compatriot Tamara McKinney in 1984 and Canadian Betsy Clifford in 1971. No other non-European woman has won four World Cup races in a season.
"I was freaking out, this time there was really too much emotion," said Shiffrin, who last month in Austria was the youngest winner of the slalom title at a world championships since 1974. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who is at the center of the story?
2. Who does the story focus on?
3.
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1. How old is Mikaela Shiffrin?
2. What is Mikaela Shiffrin's age?
3.
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1. What does Mikaela Shiffrin do?
2. What is Mikaela Shiffrin known for?
3.
Q4:
1. What did Mikaela Shiffrin win on Saturday?
2. In what event did Mikaela Shiffrin come out on top on Saturday?
3.
Q5:
1. What did Mikaela Shiffrin win last month?
2. What did Mikaela Shiffrin claim victory in last month?
3.
Q6:
1. What is Mikaela Shiffrin doing on Tuesday?
2. What is on Mikaela Shiffrin's schedule for Tuesday?
3.
Q7:
1. Where did Mikaela Shiffrin compete?
2. On what continent did Mikaela Shiffrin have a competition?
3.
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1. In what European country did Mikaela Shiffrin compete?
2. What country in Europe did Mikaela Shiffrin have a competition in?
3.
Q9:
1. Who was Mikaela Shiffrin competing against?
2. Who was Mikaela Shiffrin's competitor?
3.
Q10:
1. Which skiier was the fastest on the opening run?
2. Who was the skiier that beat everyone on the opening run?
3.
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1. Did Mikaela Shiffrin catch up to the Slovenian?
2. Did Mikaela Shiffrin get to the same place as the Slovenian?
3.
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1. How many World Cup races has Mikaela Shiffrin won this season?
2. What is the number of World Cup races that have gone to Mikaela Shiffrin this season?
3.
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308xblvesi4mp3pbqdant32oke3brl | cnn | ARLINGTON, Virginia (CNN) -- A suburban Washington man was bitten Monday by a rattlesnake that found its way into his luggage, a fire department spokesman said.
An Eastern diamondback rattlesnake appears in a photo from the U.S. Geological Survey.
"He felt a sharp pain, brought his hand out and saw the bite," said Benjamin Barksdale, assistant chief and chief fire marshal of the Arlington County, Virginia, Fire Department.
Andrew Bacas zipped his bag shut and called 911 at about 9:30 a.m. ET, the official said.
"He was conscious and alert but a little anxious," Barksdale said of the victim. The bite from the young Eastern diamond rattlesnake was not life-threatening, and the man is being treated at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, he said.
"We took the bag outside and used a [carbon dioxide] fire extinguisher to freeze the snake," killing it, Barksdale said.
Bacas, a high school rowing coach, had been on a six-day trip to Summerton, South Carolina, with about 80 students, said Mike Krulfeld, director of student activities at Yorktown High School in Arlington.
Krulfeld said he did not think the incident was a student prank. "It's been rare to find a coach who is as well-liked and highly regarded as Andy. I would find it hard to believe they would do anything even in the name of a prank that would cause harm to him," Krulfeld said.
The Web site of the school's crew team warned members to take precautions unpacking from the trip, adding, "It's advisable to open bags and unpack outdoors." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. At what time was 911 contacted?
2. When did someone get in touch with emergency services?
3.
Q2:
1. Why was 911 called?
2. What was the urgent situation?
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1. Who was bitten by a rattlesnake?
2. Who was the victim of a rattlesnake bite?
3.
Q4:
1. Where was Andrew Bacas from?
2. What was Andrew Bacas' home state?
3.
Q5:
1. Did Andrew Bacas live in the middle of nowhere?
2. Was Andrew Bacas from a rural environment?
3.
Q6:
1. Were Andrew Bacas' injuries life threatening?
2. Was it possible that Andrew Bacas could die from his injuries?
3.
Q7:
1. What kind of snake bit Andrew Bacas?
2. What sort of serpent cased Andrew Bacas' bite?
3.
Q8:
1. What happened to the snake that bit Andrew Bacas?
2. What became of the serpent?
3.
Q9:
1. How was the snake killed?
2. What method was used to kill the snake?
3.
Q10:
1. What center treated Andrew Bacas?
2. Where did Andrew Bacas receive medical care?
3.
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1. Why was Andrew Bacas in South Carolina?
2. What brought Andrew Bacas to South Carolina?
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3b4yi393v9wx746qgown92hkbf8sse | wikipedia | Bihar is an Indian state considered to be a part of Eastern as well as Northern India. It is the 13th-largest state of India, with an area of . The third-largest state of India by population, it is contiguous with Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Bengal to the east, with Jharkhand to the south. The Bihar plain is split by the river Ganges which flows from west to east. Bihar is an amalgamation of three main distinct regions, these are Magadh, Mithila and Bhojpur.
On November 15, 2000, southern Bihar was ceded to form the new state of Jharkhand. Only 11.3% of the population of Bihar lives in urban areas, which is the lowest in India after Himachal Pradesh. Additionally, almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, giving Bihar the highest proportion of young people of any Indian state. The official languages of the state are Hindi and Urdu. Other languages commonly used within the state include Bhojpuri, Maithili, Magahi, Bajjika, and Angika (Maithili is the only one of these to be officially accepted by the government).
In ancient and classical India, the area that is now Bihar was considered a centre of power, learning, and culture. From Magadha arose India's first empire, the Maurya empire, as well as one of the world's most widely adhered-to religions, Buddhism. Magadha empires, notably under the Maurya and Gupta dynasties, unified large parts of South Asia under a central rule. Another region of Bihar is Mithila which was an early centre of Brahmanical learning and the centre of the Videha kingdom. There is an ongoing movement in the Maithili speaking region of Bihar for a separate Indian state of Mithila. What will be the capital of the state has yet to be decided however Darbhanga is the most likely candidate. Other potential capitals include Muzaffarpur, Purnia, Madhubani and Begusarai. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What does Bihar refer to?
2. What sort of place is Bihar?
3.
Q2:
1. Is Bihar the largest state of India?
2. Is no other state in India larger than Bihar?
3.
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1. What river is Bihar split on?
2. What body of water divides Bihar?
3.
Q4:
1. What took place in Bihar in November 2000?
2. What occurred on November 15th, 20000?
3.
Q5:
1. What are the official langauges of Bihar?
2. Which languages are officially spoken in Bihar?
3.
Q6:
1. Are any languages other than Hindu and Urdu spoken in Bihar?
2. Do people in Bihar speak anything other than Hindu and Urdu?
3.
Q7:
1. What languages are spoken in Bihar besides hindu and Urdu?
2. What languages, apart from Hindu and Urdu, do people speak in Bihar?
3.
Q8:
1. How was Bihar viewed in ancient India?
2. What did ancient Indians see Bihar as?
3.
Q9:
1. What is Bihar considered in Modern day India?
2. How do modern-day Indians view Bihar?
3.
Q10:
1. What was India's first empire?
2. Which empire ruled over India first?
3.
Q11:
1. What seceded to form its own state?
2. Which state gained its independence?
3.
Q12:
1. What cities besides separate Indian state of Mithila could become a capital?
2. Which cities are being considered to become a capital, besides separate Indian state of Mithila?
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3txmy6ucaeo5n72hryhizxy17m5qct | cnn | (CNN) -- A body discovered at Churchill Downs on Sunday, a day after the storied Louisville racetrack hosted the Kentucky Derby, may have been the victim of a homicide, police said.
Workers in the barn area discovered the body early in the morning and notified track security, which called police, said Robert Biven, a spokesman for the Louisville Metropolitan Police Department.
"We just got the call just prior to 5 a.m. to respond to the backside" of the racetrack, Biven told CNN.
Police spokeswoman Alicia Smiley said police suspect foul play.
The body, which has not been identified, appears to be a Latino man in his 30s or 40s, Biven said.
About 400 people were located Saturday night in the rear of the racetrack, he said. "So we are trying to speak with as many people as we possibly can," he said. "We do have a few leads coming in." An autopsy is to be carried out Monday morning.
Biven described the track's backside as "like a mini city," with 48 barns, workers' dormitories and areas where trainers live. "It's a 24-hour operation," he said.
I'll Have Another wins Kentucky Derby
Operations at the racetrack were to continue normally on Sunday, Churchill Downs spokesman John Asher said. No races are scheduled at the track for three days, but cleanup from Saturday's race was to continue and the racetrack museum was to be open, he said.
CNN's Kara Devlin and Christine Sever contributed to this report
QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who discovered the body?
2. What group came across a corpse?
3.
Q2:
1. What did workers say the body may have been a victim of?
2. What may the dead man have gone through?
3.
Q3:
1. Who said that the police suspected foul play?
2. Who stated that authorities believed something was wrong?
3.
Q4:
1. What was held at Churchill Downs the day before the body was discovered?
2. What happened at Churchill Downs the day prior to the body's discovery?
3.
Q5:
1. Are there any leads in the murder?
2. Do police have any clues to follow in the case of the found body?
3.
Q6:
1. Has the name of the dead person been made public?
2. Is the name of the man who died currently known?
3.
Q7:
1. How old was the victim believed to be?
2. What was the presumed age of the dead man?
3.
Q8:
1. How long were Churchill Downs' competitions suspended?
2. For how much time did people put a stop to competitions at Churchill Downs?
3.
Q9:
1. Who came out on top in the competition?
2. Who was the competition's victor?
3.
Q10:
1. Is the race of the murder victim known?
2. Is it clear what the race of the dead man was?
3.
Q11:
1. What was the amount of people behind the race track?
2. How many individuals could be found in the back of the race track?
3.
Q12:
1. What description did Biven give of the back of the track?
2. What did Biven say things were like behind the track?
3.
Q13:
1. Where do trainers reside?
2. What is the place of residence of the trainers?
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3ydgxnseozuwmzp6cpu0u81dkx984h | mctest | The other day Mitch went to the store to buy his mother a big turkey. Inside the store there was food all over! Mitch could not believe his own little eyes. From the first time Mitch woke up this morning he knew that he'd be a big man someday, and getting a big turkey for his mother was the way in which he could show that he is a big man. The store had all kinds of food from chocolate bars to yummy radish. Mitch ran for the turkey section of the store with much force. "Turkeys are good, yummy yummy in my tummy, I want to eat a big old turkey and then go to the bathroom several times!" Mitch would cry out to strangers he met in the turkey section of the store. Then, four and a half seconds later, Mitch turned into a giant Walrus named Ted! No one knew how this could have happened, but the Walrus knew. A few years later, Mitch the now giant Walrus named Ted joined the circus and became a rich man with green in his heart. He could not think of anything else but making more money at his circus. One day Ted the giant Walrus, also known as Mitch the happy boy, remembered that his mother still wanted a big turkey for her late night breakfast. Now that Ted was a giant walrus making money hand over fist, he could buy his mommy a big old turkey for their night time breakfast. Ted the walrus also remembered that he had earlier built a time machine. Ted the giant walrus used his time machine to go back in time to buy his mother who was now a dog named Herbert. Ted's mother, Herbert loved the big turkey, but there was a small problem. Herbert the dog didn't have any teeth! QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Where did Mitch travel to recently?
2. What location did Mitch just visit?
3.
Q2:
1. What did Mitch buy at the store?
2. What purchase did Mitch make at the store?
3.
Q3:
1. Who did Mitch buy the turkey for?
2. For whom did Mitch purchase a turkey?
3.
Q4:
1. Why was Mitch buying his mom a turkey?
2. What was Mitch's reason for purchasing a turkey?
3.
Q5:
1. What did Mitch state he wanted to do once he'd eaten the turkey?
2. After Mitch was done consuming the turkey, what did he state he was interested in doing?
3.
Q6:
1. What was Mitch transformed into?
2. What animal did Mitch become?
3.
Q7:
1. What was Mitch called as a walrus?
2. What name did Mitch go by as a walrus?
3.
Q8:
1. What did Mitch do a few years after becoming a walrus?
2. What did Mitch do after he'd been a walrus for a couple years?
3.
Q9:
1. What did Mitch have in him?
2. What was inside of Mitch?
3.
Q10:
1. What did Mitch remember he'd made that would let him see his mom?
2. What did Mitch recall he'd created that would permit him to see his mother?
3.
Q11:
1. What did Mitch find his mother had become?
2. What did Mitch discover had happened to his mother?
3.
Q12:
1. What was Mitch's mom called as a dog?
2. What was Mitch's mothers name when she was a dog?
3.
Q13:
1. Why couldn't Herbert the dog enjoy the turkey?
2. What prevented Mitch's mother from eating the turkey?
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382m9cohehfccytc4y7izmvtvfaue9 | race | Rodd and Todd were lucky children chosen to see Santa Claus himself up at the North Pole. Some elves come in and said, "Santa Claus is very busy. You'll only be able to see him for a short while, so make the most of it."
Santa Claus appeared, carrying all the toys the two boys had ever wanted. While Todd ran to hug Santa Claus, Rodd went over to the bicycle he had always dreamed of having. Santa was only there for a few seconds, and disappeared before Rodd had even looked at him. He cried and complained, but within a few hours the two boys had been returned to their homes.
From that day on, every time Rodd saw a toy he felt the excitement of receiving a present, but he would instantly look around to see what else of importance he was missing. And in this way, Rodd helped those who had nothing, giving love to those who almost never received it, and putting smiles on the faces of the unhappy. All by himself, he managed to change the atmosphere of his town, and no one could know him without being grateful to him.
One Christmas, while he was sleeping, he felt someone pulling his leg. Rodd opened his eyes and saw the long white beard and the soft red suit. "Forgive me. I didn't know how to choose what was most important," said Rodd. But Santa Claus answered with a smile. "I chose to spend some time with the best boy in the world, just before I leave you the great gift you've earned for yourself. Thank you!" And the next morning, there were no presents under the Christmas tree. That Christmas, the gift had been so big that it couldn't fit down the chimney; the only place it could fit was in Rodd's heart. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who had lots of luck?
2. Who did things go well for?
3.
Q2:
1. Why were Rodd and Todd lucky?
2. What was the source of Rodd and Todd's luck?
3.
Q3:
1. Did Rodd and Todd meet Santa Claus?
2. Were Rodd and Todd able to spend time with the actual Santa?
3.
Q4:
1. What did Todd do when he saw Santa?
2. How did Todd react to seeing Santa?
3.
Q5:
1. What did Rodd do when he saw Santa?
2. How did Rodd react to seeing Santa?
3.
Q6:
1. What did Santa have in his hands when he entered the room?
2. What did Santa possess upon coming into the room?
3.
Q7:
1. What did Rodd do upon Santa's departure?
2. How did Rodd react to Santa going away?
3.
Q8:
1. Why did Rodd cry and complain when Santa left?
2. What made Rodd whine when Santa went away?
3.
Q9:
1. What happened later when Rodd saw a present?
2. How would Rodd react to seeing a present after his encounter with Santa?
3.
Q10:
1. What did Rodd's new attitude help him do?
2. What was Rodd able to do thanks to his new way of seeing things?
3.
Q11:
1. How did Rodd make people happy?
2. What did Rodd do to bring joy into people's lives?
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3u0srxb7cd5oqce8t3fwky2i16rrn6 | mctest | Jenny was a 13 year old girl with blond hair and blue eyes. She had gotten out of her last day of school and was free for the summer. Two of her friends were going to the nearby beach to do some swimming and enjoy the sun. Jenny went with them and when they got there the beach was very full and there were people everywhere. They changed into their bathing suits and went to the water. The water was very cold. They chose not swim and walked to the sand. Then they laid down on some towels and enjoyed the sun.
After several hours Jenny and her friends fell asleep. They woke up and the sun was beginning to set. When Jenny sat up she found that it was painful to touch her skin. When she looked down she saw that she had a very bad sunburn. Her friends were also very badly sunburned so they went home. Jenny's mother gave her a cream to put on the sunburn. Afterwards she felt a lot better and went to sleep. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Did Jenny and her friends quickly fall asleep?
2. Did it take a very short amount of time for Jenny and her friends to slumber?
3.
Q2:
1. How long did it take Jenny and her friends to fall asleep?
2. How much time did Jenny and her friends spend falling asleep?
3.
Q3:
1. What time of day did Jenny and her friends wake up?
2. At what point in the day did Jenny and her buddies awake?
3.
Q4:
1. Was the sun in the sky when Jenny woke up?
2. Was the sun out when Jenny awoke?
3.
Q5:
1. What came to Jenny's attention?
2. What did Jenny realize?
3.
Q6:
1. How many children went to the beach?
2. What was the number of kids that visited the beach?
3.
Q7:
1. Was the beach busy?
2. Were there a lot of people at the beach?
3.
Q8:
1. Was the ocean warm?
2. Did the beach have temperate water?
3.
Q9:
1. Did Jenny and her friends swim?
2. Did Jenny's group go in the water?
3.
Q10:
1. What did Jenny and her friends do instead of swimming?
2. What did Jenny and her friends opt to do in place of swimming?
3.
Q11:
1. Did Jenny and her friends sit on the sand?
2. Did Jenny and her friends take a seat on the sand?
3.
Q12:
1. Did Jenny and her friends sit directly on the sand?
2. Did Jenny and her friends take a seat right on the sand itself?
3.
Q13:
1. Is Jenny over 18?
2. Has Jenny reached adulthood?
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3dy4fpooa1o1yhnhvu1nufwvohfrvq | gutenberg | CHAPTER II.
WHIMS.
"Come, Sylvia, it is nine o'clock! Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
"No, why should I?" And Sylvia turned her face away from the flood of light that poured into the room as Prue put aside the curtains and flung up the window.
"Why should you? What a question, unless you are ill; I was afraid you would suffer for that long row yesterday, and my predictions seldom fail."
"I am not suffering from any cause whatever, and your prediction does fail this time; I am only tired of everybody and everything, and see nothing worth getting up for; so I shall just stay here till I do. Please put the curtain down and leave me in peace."
Prue had dropped her voice to the foreboding tone so irritating to nervous persons whether sick or well, and Sylvia laid her arm across her eyes with an impatient gesture as she spoke sharply.
"Nothing worth getting up for," cried Prue, like an aggravating echo. "Why, child, there are a hundred pleasant things to do if you would only think so. Now don't be dismal and mope away this lovely day. Get up and try my plan; have a good breakfast, read the papers, and then work in your garden before it grows too warm; that is wholesome exercise and you've neglected it sadly of late." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who got Sylvia up?
2. Who awoke Sylvia?
3.
Q2:
1. Who is Miss Yule?
2. How does Sylvia know Miss Yule?
3.
Q3:
1. When did Miss Yule wake Sylvia up?
2. At what time did Miss Yule awaken Sylvia?
3.
Q4:
1. Where were Miss Yule and Sylvia when the latter got up?
2. What was Miss Yule and Sylvia's location at 9am?
3.
Q5:
1. Does Miss Yule believe much in sleeping?
2. Is Miss Yule a big fan of slumber?
3.
Q6:
1. What did Sylvia look away from?
2. What did Sylvia try not to look at?
3.
Q7:
1. Where was the light coming through?
2. What was the source of the light?
3.
Q8:
1. Were curtains present?
2. Did Sylvia's room have curtains?
3.
Q9:
1. Who put the curtains aside?
2. Who opened the curtains?
3.
Q10:
1. Was Sylvia reluctant to get up?
2. Did Sylvia have zero interest in getting up?
3.
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3ymu66obin85rqjjauq7garfepxhgq | race | Jamie Oliver has been invited by Gordon Brown to prepare a banquet at No.10 for President Barack Obama and other leaders of the G20, offering a cut-price menu to reflect times when trade and industry are far from prosperous and the rate of employment is decreasing.
Downing Street sources say Oliver, the well-known chef, will cook using "honest high-street products" and avoid expensive or "fancy" ingredients.
The prime minister is trying to avoid a repeat of the embarrassment last year when he sat down to an 18-course banquet at a Japanese summit to discuss world food shortages.
Obama, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and other leaders will be served by apprentices from Fifteen, the London restaurant Oliver founded to help train young people in poverty in order to make a living by mastering a skill.
Brown wants the dinner to reflect the emphasis of the London summit, which he hopes will lead to an agreement to lift the world out of recession."To be invited to cook for such an important group of people, who are trying to solve some of the world's major problems, is really a privilege," said Oliver.
"I'm hoping the menu I'm working on will show British food and produce is some of the best in the world, but also show we have pioneered a high-quality apprentice scheme at Fifteen London that is giving young people a skill to be proud of."
The chef has not yet finalized me menu, but is expected to draw inspiration from his latest book, Jamie's Ministry of Food, which has budget recipes for beef and ale stew and "impressive" chocolate fudge cake. (
) QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What book did Jamie Oliver just come out with?
2. What is the title of the book Jamie Oliver just published?
3.
Q2:
1. Who was Jamie Oliver preparing a banquet for?
2. Who were the attendees at the London banquet??
3.
Q3:
1. Who invited Jamie Oliver to the banquet?
2. Who asked Jamie Oliver to make food?
3.
Q4:
1. What is Gordon Brown's title?
2. What does Gordon Brown do in his country?
3.
Q5:
1. What type of menu was Jamie Oliver going to use for the banquet?
2. How was Jamie Oliver designing his banquet's menu?
3.
Q6:
1. Was Jamie Oliver using fancy ingredients?
2. Did Jamie Oliver cook with high end ingredients?
3.
Q7:
1. Why didn't Jamie Oliver use high end ingredients?
2. What kept Jamie Oliver from making the banquet with fancy ingredients?
3.
Q8:
1. What does Gordon Brown hope to accomplish with the banquet?
2. What is Gordon Brown's goal regarding the banquet?
3.
Q9:
1. How does Jamie Oliver feel about cooking at the banquet?
2. What is Jamie Oliver's opinion of making food for the banquet?
3.
Q10:
1. What are Jamie Oliver's hopes with respect to the banquet?
2. What would Jamie Oliver like to happen at the banquet?
3.
Q11:
1. What are Jamie Oliver's hopes with respect to the banquet, other than to showcase British food?
2. What would Jamie Oliver like to happen at the banquet, besides a demonstration of British cuisine?
3.
Q12:
1. What types of recipes are included in Jamie Oliver's new book?
2. What sorts of things can one cook using Jamie Oliver's new cookbook?
3.
Q13:
1. Are Jamie Oliver's cookbook receipes expensive to make?
2. Does it cost a lot of money to cook what's in Jamie Oliver's cookbook?
3.
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3p59jyt76lk5h527b9m7sp02f872t2 | gutenberg | CHAPTER IX.
IN WHICH MR. HAMLIN PASSES.
With his lips sealed by the positive mandate of the lovely spectre, Mr. Hamlin resigned himself again to weakness and sleep. When he awoke, Olly was sitting by his bedside; the dusky figure of Pete, spectacled and reading a good book, was dimly outlined against the window--but that was all. The vision--if vision it was--had fled.
"Olly," said Mr. Hamlin, faintly.
"Yes!" said Olly, opening her eyes in expectant sympathy.
"How long have I been dr--I mean how long has this--spell lasted?"
"Three days," said Olly.
"The ---- you say!" (A humane and possibly weak consideration for Mr. Hamlin in his new weakness and suffering restricts me to a mere outline of his extravagance of speech.)
"But you're better now," supplemented Olly.
Mr. Hamlin began to wonder faintly if his painful experience of the last twenty-four hours were a part of his convalsecence. He was silent for a few moments and then suddenly turned his face toward Olly.
"Didn't you say something about--about--your sister, the other day?"
"Yes--she's got back," said Olly, curtly.
"Here?"
"Here."
"Well?" said Mr. Hamlin, a little impatiently.
"Well," returned Olly, with a slight toss of her curls, "she's got back and I reckon it's about time she did."
Strange to say, Olly's evident lack of appreciation of her sister seemed to please Mr. Hamlin--possibly because it agreed with his own idea of Grace's superiority and his inability to recognise or accept her as the sister of Gabriel.
"Where has she been all this while?" asked Jack, rolling his large hollow eyes over Olly. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who got back?
2. Which person returned?
3.
Q2:
1. Who was Olly's sister?
2. What was the name of Olly's female sibling?
3.
Q3:
1. Who was Grace related to other than Olly?
2. Who besides Olly was in Grace's family?
3.
Q4:
1. How long had Mr. Hamlin been passed out?
2. For what amount of time had Mr. Hamlin been unconscious?
3.
Q5:
1. Was Mr. Hamlin alone when he woke up?
2. Was Mr. Hamlin by himself upon regaining consciousness?
3.
Q6:
1. Who was nearest to Mr. Hamlin when he woke up?
2. Who was the closest person to Mr. Hamlin when he regained consciousness?
3.
Q7:
1. Where was Olly?
2. What was Olly's location?
3.
Q8:
1. Was anyone else in the room with Olly and Mr. Hamlin?
2. Were there other people in the room besides Olly and Mr. Hamlin?
3.
Q9:
1. Who was With Olly and Mr. Hamlin?
2. Which person was in the room with Mr. Hamlin and Olly?
3.
Q10:
1. Where in the room was Pete?
2. What was Pete's location within the room?
3.
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3kyqyyshyv7c7nvfchkpuyljdi8odm | race | Valentine's Day was coming. Helen felt hurt and lonely because this was her first Valentine's Day after the divorce .
Helen's twelve-year-old son, Jack, looked at his mother, knowing that this was a difficult time for both of them. In order to make his mother happy, he prepared a present, and handed it to her on Valentine's Day.
It was a beautiful gift package .Helen couldn't believe what was happening. She opened it and took out a lovely card and a small box.
"Now," he said, "read the card." It read as follows:
"I know that this isn't easy for you because it has been a hard year for both of us. I know that Valentine's Day is a special day for people in love. I want you to know that I love you. I know that Valentines are supposed to get chocolate. I went to the store today to buy some for you. Luckily, I got the last piece. I told the clerk it was just perfect."
Helen stood there for a moment and looked at her son. Her eyes sparkled in the light as tears formed in each corner. Jack knew he had done the right thing. Slowly she opened the small box, careful not to tear the paper. She would never forget the moment. She found a chocolate heart that was broken into pieces along with a note:
"I am so sorry that Dad left us, Mom. And all you were left with was a broken heart. But I just want you to know we still have each other.
Happy Valentine's Day!
Your son,
Jack" QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What would people soon be celebrating?
2. Which holiday was right around the corner?
3.
Q2:
1. Why did Valentine's Day put Helen in a somber mood?
2. What about Valentine's Day did Helen find depressing?
3.
Q3:
1. What did Jack purchase for his mother for Valentine's Day?
2. What was Jack's Valentine's gift to Helen?
3.
Q4:
1. What kind of present did Jack given Helen?
2. What was the nature of Jack's gift to his mother?
3.
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3tui152zzbnl04sjb1syi1fa2e3q15 | race | Something caught my eyes when I was walking down the street. Two silver coins were shining in a melting snow bank, so I dug through the snow looking for more. Of course, I just ended up with really cold hands. I slipped the two coins into my pocket and went home, colder but richer. I began to think about how to spend the money... Two days later, Mary and her little sister were searching the snow banks. "Finders are keepers" was my first thought. I didn't want to hand them out even though Susy was already crying. " I dropped them right here," she said between tears. Her hands were cold and red for digging in the snow. Maybe they slid down the street with the melting snow. Let's dig over here." Mary's voice sounded confident. "They'll never know" was my second thought, and I walked past them. " Phil, have you seen two sliver coins?" asked Mary. Susy looked up from digging. _ . "Tell a lie" was my third thought. "As a matter of fact," I hesitated ,"I dug two coins out of that snow bank just a few days ago. I wondered who might have lost them." Susy hugged me with a big smile, "Oh, thank you, thank you." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What was I trying to find?
2. What was I attempting to locate?
3.
Q2:
1. Where was I looking for coins?
2. Where did I come across some silver coins?
3.
Q3:
1. Who lost the silver coins?
2. Who couldn't find their silver coins?
3.
Q4:
1. Did I find an amount of silver coins higher than two?
2. Did I find at least three silver coins?
3.
Q5:
1. Did I want to keep the silver coins at first?
2. Was I originally interested in retaining possession of the silver coins?
3.
Q6:
1. What were Susy's emotions?
2. What sort of state was Susy in?
3.
Q7:
1. Was Susy in tears?
2. Did tears stream down Susy's face?
3.
Q8:
1. Did Susy and Mary think they would find the coins?
2. Did Susy and Mary feel confident they would come across the coins?
3.
Q9:
1. Where did Susy lose the coins?
2. Where did Susy drop the silver coins?
3.
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33l7pjkhcgyg3k4wrqv82gd512ft80 | cnn | (CNN) -- Throughout his career as a television anchorman, Walter Cronkite had a few memorable run-ins with other powerful figures at CBS News, one of his producers told CNN.
Walter Cronkite occasionally butted heads with executives at CBS News, his former producer says.
Sanford "Sandy" Socolow, who worked at CBS News for 32 years, more than four of them as Cronkite's producer, said Cronkite ran into trouble soon after he took over for Douglas Edwards in the "CBS Evening News" anchor chair.
"The first night up, he ended the show by saying, I'm paraphrasing, 'That's the news. Be sure to check your local newspapers tomorrow to get all the details on the headlines we are delivering to you.'"
That didn't fly.
"The suits -- as we used to call them -- went crazy," Socolow told CNN, referring to CBS executives. "From their perspective, Cronkite was sending people to read newspapers instead of watching the news. There was a storm."
CBS News President Richard Salant met with Cronkite, who initially resisted, then agreed to change his sign-off, Socolow said. Watch friends and admirers weigh in on the death of a giant »
"In the absence of anything else, he came up with 'That's the way it is.'"
But that too ruffled feathers, Socolow said.
"Salant's attitude was, 'We're not telling them that's the way it is. We can't do that in 15 minutes,' which was the length of the show in those days. 'That's not the way it is.'"
Still, Cronkite persisted and that's the way it was from then on. Watch what happened the one time Cronkite failed to say it » QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Which network employed Walter Cronkite?
2. At what news channel did Walter Cronkite spend his career?
3.
Q2:
1. What was Walter Cronkite's role working at CBS?
2. How was Walter Cronkite employed by CBS?
3.
Q3:
1. Who did Walter Cronkite replace as an anchorman?
2. Who did Walter Cronkite take over for as an anchorman?
3.
Q4:
1. Did Walter Cronkite say anything at the end of his first newscast?
2. Did Walter Cronkite make a statement when he finished his first news broadcast?
3.
Q5:
1. What did Walter Cronkite say at the end of his first broadcast?
2. What was Walter Cronkite's statement at the end of his first newscast?
3.
Q6:
1. Did producers approve of Walter Cronkite's original sign off?
2. Were producers fans of the original way Walter Cronkite ended broadcasts?
3.
Q7:
1. Why didn't producers approve of Walter Cronkite's original sign off?
2. Why weren't producers fans of the original way Walter Cronkite ended broadcasts?
3.
Q8:
1. How did Walter Cronkite agree to end the news?
2. How did Walter Cronkite say he would ultimately sign off?
3.
Q9:
1. Was the CBS president okay with 'That's the way it is.'?
2. Did the president of CBS approve of the sign off 'That's the way it is.'?
3.
Q10:
1. Did Walter Cronkite continue using the sign off 'That's the way it is.'?
2. Did Walter Cronkite keep saying 'That's the way it is.' at the end of broadcasts?
3.
Q11:
1. Who was the CBS president?
2. What was the name of the man in charge of CBS?
3.
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3x4jmasxcm9yp95cw0r89711bp70bh | gutenberg | CHAPTER XXI. BLACK STAR AND NIGHT
The time had come for Venters and Bess to leave their retreat. They were at great pains to choose the few things they would be able to carry with them on the journey out of Utah.
"Bern, whatever kind of a pack's this, anyhow?" questioned Bess, rising from her work with reddened face.
Venters, absorbed in his own task, did not look up at all, and in reply said he had brought so much from Cottonwoods that he did not recollect the half of it.
"A woman packed this!" Bess exclaimed.
He scarcely caught her meaning, but the peculiar tone of her voice caused him instantly to rise, and he saw Bess on her knees before an open pack which he recognized as the one given him by Jane.
"By George!" he ejaculated, guiltily, and then at sight of Bess's face he laughed outright.
"A woman packed this," she repeated, fixing woeful, tragic eyes on him.
"Well, is that a crime?'
"There--there is a woman, after all!"
"Now Bess--"
"You've lied to me!"
Then and there Venters found it imperative to postpone work for the present. All her life Bess had been isolated, but she had inherited certain elements of the eternal feminine.
"But there was a woman and you did lie to me," she kept repeating, after he had explained.
"What of that? Bess, I'll get angry at you in a moment. Remember you've been pent up all your life. I venture to say that if you'd been out in the world you d have had a dozen sweethearts and have told many a lie before this." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Where were the Venters and Bess going away from?
2. What location were the Venters and Bess leaving behind?
3.
Q2:
1. Where was the retreat?
2. What was the retreat's location?
3.
Q3:
1. Could the Venters and Bess take everything with them?
2. Was it possible for the Venters and Bess to bring all their possessions with them?
3.
Q4:
1. Did the Venters have a small amount of luggage?
2. Did the Venters not have many things with them?
3.
Q5:
1. Was it a man that put the bag together?
2. Was the luggage packed by a male?
3.
Q6:
1. Is it a problem for Bess that a woman packed the bag?
2. Is Bess not okay with the fact that a woman packed the bag?
3.
Q7:
1. Why is Bess upset that a woman packed the bag?
2. What makes the fact that a woman packed the bag problematic for Bess?
3.
Q8:
1. Does Venters mount a defense for his actions?
2. Does Venters try and convince Bess he did nothing wrong?
3.
Q9:
1. What does Venters ask Bess to recall?
2. What does Venters request that Bess remember?
3.
Q10:
1.
2.
3.
Q11:
1. Who was the lady that put together Venter's bag?
2. What is the identity of the woman who packed Venters' bag?
3.
Q12:
1. Who was the sweetheart?
2. What was the name of the woman that packed Venters' bag?
3.
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308xblvesi4mp3pbqdant32olrjrb8 | gutenberg | CHAPTER XXV. THE MADMAN TALKS
Tavernake turned on the light. Pritchard, with a quick leap forward, seized Wenham around the waist and dragged him away. Elizabeth had fainted; she lay upon the floor, her face the color of marble.
"Get some water and throw over her," Pritchard ordered.
Tavernake obeyed. He threw open the window and let in a current of air. In a moment or two the woman stirred and raised her head.
"Look after her for a minute," Pritchard said. "I Il lock this fierce little person up in the bathroom."
Pritchard carried his prisoner out. Tavernake leaned over the woman who was slowly coming back to consciousness.
"Tell me about it," she asked, hoarsely. "Where is he?"
"Locked up in the bathroom," Tavernake answered. "Pritchard is taking care of him. He won't be able to get out."
"You know who it was?" she faltered.
"I do not," Tavernake replied. "It isn't my business. I'm only here because Pritchard begged me to come. He thought he might want help."
She held his fingers tightly.
"Where were you?" she asked.
"In the bathroom when you arrived. Then he bolted the door behind and we had to come round through your bedroom."
"How did Pritchard find out?"
"I know nothing about it," Tavernake replied. "I only know that he peered through the latticework and saw you sitting there at supper."
She smiled weakly.
"It must have been rather a shock to him," she said. "He has been convinced for the last six months that I murdered Wenham, or got rid of him by some means or other. Help me up." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who lost consciousness?
2. What was the name of the person that fainted?
3.
Q2:
1. Who ordered to throw water on Elizabeth?
2. Who said it was vital to shower Elizabeth with water?
3.
Q3:
1. Did anyone follow Pritchard's instructions?
2. Was there somebody that did as Pritchard asked?
3.
Q4:
1. Who did as Pritchard ordered?
2. Who followed Pritchard's instructions?
3.
Q5:
1. Did Elizabeth regain consciousness?
2. Was Elizabeth awakened by the water?
3.
Q6:
1. Who got caught by the waist?
2. Who was taken by the waist?
3.
Q7:
1. Who locked Wenham in the bathroom?
2. Who kept Wenham in the bathroom under lock and key?
3.
Q8:
1. Who did Elizabeth ask about Wenham?
2. Who received an inquiry from Elizabeth regarding Wenham?
3.
Q9:
1. What did Tavernake reply to Elizabeth?
2. What was Tavernake's response to Elizabeth?
3.
Q10:
1. Did Elizabeth hold Tavernake's fingers loosely?
2. Did Elizabeth have a loose grip on Tavernake's fingers?
3.
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37uqdcyh6xvrgy32mg3hpy5vn737vt | wikipedia | Burundi ( or ), officially the Republic of Burundi (, ; , or ), is a landlocked country in the African Great Lakes region of East Africa, bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. It is also considered part of Central Africa. Burundi's capital is Bujumbura. The southwestern border is adjacent to Lake Tanganyika.
The Twa, Hutu and Tutsi peoples have lived in Burundi for at least 500 years. For more than 200 of those years, Burundi was an independent kingdom, until the beginning of the 20th century, when Germany colonised the region. After the First World War and Germany's defeat, it ceded the territory to Belgium. Both Germans and Belgians ruled Burundi and Rwanda as a European colony known as Ruanda-Urundi. Despite common misconceptions, Burundi and Rwanda had never been under common rule until the time of European colonisation.
Burundi gained independence in 1962 and initially had a monarchy, but a series of assassinations, coups and a general climate of regional instability culminated in the establishment of a republic and one-party state in 1966. Bouts of ethnic cleansing and ultimately two civil wars and genocides during the 1970s and again in the 1990s left the country undeveloped and its population as one of the world's poorest. 2015 witnessed large-scale political strife as President Pierre Nkurunziza opted to run for a third term in office, a coup attempt failed and the country's parliamentary and presidential elections were broadly criticised by members of the international community. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Where can Burundi be found?
2. What is the location of Burundi?
3.
Q2:
1. What is to the North of Burundi?
2. What country is located north of Burundi?
3.
Q3:
1. What is to the west of Burundi?
2. What country is located west of Burundi?
3.
Q4:
1. What is to the east of Burundi?
2. What country is locatedeast of Burundi?
3.
Q5:
1. Which city serves as Burundi's capital?
2. Name the capital city of Burundi.
3.
Q6:
1. Is Burundi considered a part of central Africa?
2. Is Burundi viewed as being located in central Africa?
3.
Q7:
1. What lake is adjacent to Burundi's border?
2. Which lake is next to the border of Burundi?
3.
Q8:
1. Who all inhabits Burundi?
2. Who makes up the population of Burundi?
3.
Q9:
1. How many years has Burundi been inhabited?
2. Since when have the Twa, Hutu and Tutsi peoples been in Burundi?
3.
Q10:
1. Did Burundi used to be an independent kingdom?
2. Was the kingdom of Burundi once sovereign?
3.
Q11:
1. When did Germany colonize Burundi's region?
2. At what point did German colonization begin in Burundi?
3.
Q12:
1. What did Burundi become under the Germans?
2. What did German colonization make of Burundi?
3.
Q13:
1. After WW1, who did Burundi cede its territory to?
2. Who gained control over Burundi after the first World War?
3.
Q14:
1. What stopped Burundi and Rwanda from being under common rule?
2. What led to Burundi and Rwanda not being ruled by the same people?
3.
Q15:
1. Did independent Burundi have a monarchy?
2. Was there a monarchy in Burundi when it became independent?
3.
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3wi0p0ii61sf40nv491totqon06rd1 | gutenberg | CHAPTER XVIII: DOUBLE, DOUBLE TOIL AND TROUBLE
'Truly the tender mercies of the weak, As of the wicked, are but cruel.'
And how did Lilias show that she had been truly benefited by her sorrows? Did she fall back into her habits of self-indulgence, or did she run into ill-directed activity, selfish as her indolence, because only gratifying the passion of the moment?
Those who lived with her saw but little change; kind-hearted and generous she had ever been, and many had been her good impulses, so that while she daily became more steady in well-doing, and exerting herself on principle, no one remarked it, and no one entered into the struggles which it cost her to tame her impetuosity, or force herself to do what was disagreeable to herself, and might offend Emily.
However, Emily could forgive a great deal when she found that Lily was ready to take any part of the business of the household and schoolroom, which she chose to impose upon her, without the least objection, yet to leave her to assume as much of the credit of managing as she chose--to have no will or way of her own, and to help her to keep her wardrobe in order.
The schoolroom was just now more of a labour than had ever been the case, at least to one who, like Lilias, if she did a thing at all, would not be satisfied with half doing it. Phyllis was not altered, except that she cried less, and had in a great measure cured herself of dawdling habits and tricks, by her honest efforts to obey well- remembered orders of Eleanor's; but still her slowness and dulness were trying to her teachers, and Lily had often to reproach herself for being angry with her 'when she was doing her best.' QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who had an extraordinary ability to pardon people?
2. Who was able to forgive a lot of things?
3.
Q2:
1. Who was Emily forgiving?
2. Who received pardon from Emily?
3.
Q3:
1. Were Lilias' old routines ones of altruism and generosity?
2. Did Lilias used to act in an altruistic and generous manner?
3.
Q4:
1.
2.
3.
Q5:
1. Who might Lilias offend?
2. Who could take offense to Lilias' actions?
3.
Q6:
1. How many rooms was Lilias ready to assist with?
2. What was the number of rooms that Lilias was okay with helping out in?
3.
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3rkntxvs3mya5nil9neeqz78btq4af | gutenberg | CHAPTER XVI
DICK AND DORA
"Oh, Dick, how lovely!"
"Weren't you afraid, Sam?"
"What a big flying machine, Tom!"
Such were the exclamations from Dora, Grace and Nellie, as all rushed forward to where the boys were alighting from the _Dartaway_. Soon they were shaking hands all around, and soon other girl students were coming up, to learn what the arrival of the flying machine meant.
"Well, we certainly had a great trip," said Dick.
"The wind was pretty strong," put in Sam.
"Strongest wind you ever saw!" declared Tom, stoutly. "Turned us over about 'steen times and rolled us into a regular ball."
"Oh, Tom, what an idea!" exclaimed Nellie, and began to laugh. "But weren't you afraid?" she went on anxiously.
"What, me? Never! But Sam was so afraid he shook off his shoes, and one of 'em dropped right on a cow, and----"
"Tom Rover!" burst out Grace. "What a story-teller you are!"
"Well, Grace, if you don't believe it, go and ask that cow," went on the fun-loving Rover, soberly. "It's lucky Sam has elastics on the shoes--to pull 'em back by. If he hadn't had----" Tom did not finish but shook his head mournfully.
"I am so glad you got here safely, Dick," said Dora, in a low voice. "But oh, do you think it is quite safe?" she went on, anxiously. "I--I don't want you to get hurt!"
"I guess it is safe enough, Dora," he replied, not wishing to alarm her. "It's like an auto--you've got to get used to it." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who was having a conversation?
2. Which people were talking?
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1. Who was descending from the machine?
2. What were the names of the people getting off the machine?
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1. Who was descending from the machine with Sam?
2. What were the names of the people getting off the machine besides Sam?
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1. Who did not feel fear?
2. Who was not frightened?
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1. Who was afraid?
2. Who felt scared?
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1. What did Sam do?
2. How did Sam demonstrate his fear?
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1. Where did one of Sam's shoes fall?
2. What did a shoe of Sam's descend upon?
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1. Who thought the story was a lie?
2. Who believed the story to be made-up?
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1. Who fears for the boys?
2. Who feels scared for the young guys?
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1. How can the machine be described?
2. What is the nature of the machine?
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1. How did the flight go?
2. What was the nature of the flight?
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1. What did the wind do?
2. What resulted from the windy conditions?
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1. What was the plane called?
2. What was the name of the plane?
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1. What happened when everyone got together?
2. What occurred when the boys alighted?
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3npfyt4izc42dgjyfy8tjwf92aggx8 | wikipedia | The defined dogma of the Immaculate Conception regards original sin only, saying that Mary was preserved from any stain (in Latin, macula or labes, the second of these two synonymous words being the one used in the formal definition). The proclaimed Roman Catholic dogma states "that the most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instance of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege granted by Almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the human race, was preserved free from all stain of original sin." Therefore, being always free from original sin, the doctrine teaches that from her conception Mary received the sanctifying grace that would normally come with baptism after birth.
The definition makes no declaration about the Church's belief that the Blessed Virgin was sinless in the sense of freedom from actual or personal sin. However, the Church holds that Mary was also sinless personally, "free from all sin, original or personal". The Council of Trent decreed: "If anyone shall say that a man once justified can sin no more, nor lose grace, and that therefore he who falls and sins was never truly justified; or, on the contrary, that throughout his whole life he can avoid all sins even venial sins, except by a special privilege of God, as the Church holds in regard to the Blessed Virgin: let him be anathema." QUESTIONS:
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1. What religion is discussed?
2. Which religious belief is at the center of the article?
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1. What does Immaculate Conception refer to?
2. What is an integral part of the Immaculate Conception?
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1. What language do terms like macula and labes come from?
2. Which language contains words like macula and labes?
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1. Who gave Mary an ability?
2. Who did Mary receive a gift from?
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1. Is Mary guilty of original sin?
2. Does original sin apply to Mary?
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1. Is actual or personal sin different from original sin?
2. Does actual/personal sin refer to something different from original sin?
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1. In the Catholic Church's opinion, did Mary commit a personal sin?
2. Does the Catholic Church believe that Mary sinned on a personal level?
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1. What is Mary's full title?
2. What is an alternate title for Mary?
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1. Who saved the human race?
2. What is the name of the figure that salvaged the human race?
3.
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1. Are you aware of what the Council of Trent was?
2. Are you able to describe the Council of Trent?
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1. Was the Council of Trent allowed to decree certain rules or beliefs?
2. Did the Council of Trent have the ability to force rules and beliefs on people?
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3kakfy4pgu24t9iflx18xs3l9yt3ik | mctest | Shelly wanted a puppy. She asked her mommy and daddy every day for one. She told them that she would help take care of the puppy, if she could have one. Her mommy and daddy talked it over and said that they would get Shelly a new puppy.
Her mommy took her to the dog pound so that she could choose one that she wanted. All the puppies at the dog pound need a loving home.
Shelly went to every cage and looked each puppy in the eyes and talked to each one. After each one, she told her mommy, "No, this isn't the one for me."
Finally, she saw a black and white spotted one that she fell in love with. She screamed, "Mommy, this is the one!" Her mommy asked the worker to take the puppy out so that Shelly could make sure. Shelly and the puppy fell in love with each other right away.
Shelly and her mommy took the black and white spotted puppy home with them. Shelly was so excited that she talked all the way home. After thinking hard, Shelly had a name for her new puppy, Spot.
Now, Shelly has a new best friend and they play together every day when Shelly gets home from school. QUESTIONS:
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1. Where did Shelly go with her parents?
2. What location did Shelly travel to in her parents' company?
3.
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1. Why did Shelly go to the dog pound?
2. For what purpose did Shelly's parents take her to a dog pound?
3.
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1. Did Shelly get a puppy?
2. Did Shelly go home with a baby dog?
3.
Q4:
1. What does Shelly call her puppy?
2. What is Shelly's name for her puppy?
3.
Q5:
1. What does Shelly do after school?
2. What is Shelly's after school activity?
3.
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3lj7ur74rhdhp6cairjjc5r8asy4ns | wikipedia | Phaininda and episkyros were Greek ball games. An image of an episkyros player depicted in low relief on a vase at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens appears on the UEFA European Championship Cup. Athenaeus, writing in 228 AD, referenced the Roman ball game harpastum. Phaininda, episkyros and harpastum were played involving hands and violence. They all appear to have resembled rugby football, wrestling and volleyball more than what is recognizable as modern football. As with pre-codified "mob football", the antecedent of all modern football codes, these three games involved more handling the ball than kicking. Non-competitive games included kemari in Japan, chuk-guk in Korea and woggabaliri in Australia.
The goalkeepers are the only players allowed to touch the ball with their hands or arms while it is in play and only in their penalty area. Outfield players mostly use their feet to strike or pass the ball, but may also use their head or torso to do so instead. The team that scores the most goals by the end of the match wins. If the score is level at the end of the game, either a draw is declared or the game goes into extra time and/or a penalty shootout depending on the format of the competition. The Laws of the Game were originally codified in England by The Football Association in 1863. Association football is governed internationally by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA; French: Fédération Internationale de Football Association), which organises World Cups for both men and women every four years. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the subject of the article?
2. What does the article discuss?
3.
Q2:
1. Did the Greek ball games have names?
2. Were there names for the ball games that the Greeks played?
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Q3:
1. What Greek ball games does the article mention?
2. What ball games from Greece appear in the article?
3.
Q4:
1. What Greek ball games does the article mention, besides Phaininda?
2. What ball games from Greece appear in the article, other than Phaininda?
3.
Q5:
1. Do we know where the Greeks played their ball games?
2. Is it clear where greek ball games were played?
3.
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1. Where did the Greeks play their ball games?
2. Where did Greek ball games take place?
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Q7:
1. Are there any modern sports like phaininda and episkyros?
2. Do any sports in the present day resemble phaininda and episkyros?
3.
Q8:
1. What modern day sports are like phaininda and episkyros?
2. Which sports in the present day resemble phaininda and episkyros?
3.
Q9:
1. Can participants in phaininda and episkyros handle the ball?
2. Is touching the ball permitted in phaininda and episkyros?
3.
Q10:
1. who can touch the ball in phaininda and episkyros?
2. Who is allowed to handle the ball in phaininda and episkyros?
3.
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1. How do goalies in phaininda and episkyros handle the ball?
2. What are goalies in phaininda and episkyros allowed to do with the ball?
3.
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35l9rvqfcoiow8keuzfokps6nvpuhc | race | Utopia is a perfect place. It is a place without war, hunger, poverty, or crime. It is a place where the people work together and share. There is no money in Utopia because the people do not need money. They do not have personal possessions because everything belongs to everyone. All of the people are equal in Utopia, and the laws are all fair.
Utopia is not a new place. Plato, the ancient Greek philosopher, described a perfect society in his famous dialogue The Republic. In Plato's Republic, philosophers were the kings, and every person had a place in the society. In 1516, Sir Thomas More wrote about an island in the Pacific Ocean where everything was perfect. He named the island
" Utopia". In 1602, Tommaso Campanella wrote The City in the Sun about a perfect community on the island of Ceylon ( now Sri Lanka ) ; and in 1872, Samuel Butler wrote a novel about a perfect country which he named " Erewhon". " Utopia" is a Greek word that means " not a place", and "Erewhon" is the English word " nowhere" spelled backwards.
Utopia is a perfect place, but it is not a real place. Most 'real' Utopias last only a short time. This is because everyone wants to live in it, but no one knows how to make it work. As a result, when we say something is ' Utopia' today, we mean that it is a good idea, but it is not realistic. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. How is utopia defined?
2. What does Utopia mean?
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1. Does personal property exist in utopia?
2. Do people own things in utopia?
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1. Do people get paid for their work in utopia?
2. Do salaries exist in utopia?
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1. Is utopia a real place?
2. Does utopia actually exist?
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1. What took place in 1602?
2. What was an event in 1602?
3.
Q6:
1. What happened in 1872?
2. What took place in 1872?
3.
Q7:
1. How does utopia translate into Greek?
2. What is the Greek definition of the word utopia?
3.
Q8:
1. How long do utopias last in real life?
2. For how much time are actual utopias active?
3.
Q9:
1. How many men want a utopia?
2. What is the number of men that would be interested in a utopia?
3.
Q10:
1. Why can't we have a utopia?
2. What is preventing us from living in a utopia?
3.
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30og32w0subzh8937xvwlr3znpdnei | wikipedia | The German Empire (, officially ') was the German nation state that existed from the Unification of Germany in 1871 until the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1918.
It was founded in 1871 when Wilhelm I, King of Prussia from the Hohenzollern dynasty was proclaimed the German Emperor in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles. Berlin became its capital with the Berlin Palace being the Emperor's official residence. Its constitution entered into force, and Otto von Bismarck became the first Chancellor. As these events occurred, the Prussian-led North German Confederation and its southern German allies were still engaged in the Franco-Prussian War. The state was founded with a notable exclusion of Austria and, as such, represented the Lesser German solution ("Kleindeutsche Lösung").
The German Empire consisted of 26 constituent territories, with most being ruled by royal families. This included four kingdoms, six grand duchies, five duchies (six before 1876), seven principalities, three free Hanseatic cities, and one imperial territory. Although Prussia became one of several kingdoms in the new realm, it contained most of its population and territory, thus remaining a powerhouse with a major say in imperial affairs. Its influence also helped define modern German culture. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. When was the German Empire founded?
2. In what year did the German Empire come about?
3.
Q2:
1. How many territories does the German Empire consist of?
2. What is the number of territories in the German Empire?
3.
Q3:
1. When was the German Empire founded?
2. In what year was the German Empire created?
3.
Q4:
1. Who created the German Empire?
2. Who brought the German Empire into existence?
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Q5:
1. How many kingdoms were in the German Empire?
2. What was the number of kingdoms that the German Empire included?
3.
Q6:
1. Were most territories in the German Empire democratic?
2. Did the people rule most territories in the German Empire?
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1. Who ruled most territories in the German Empire?
2. Who was in charge of the government of most territories in the German EMpire?
3.
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1. How many imperial territories were there in the German Empire?
2. How many imperial territories did the German Empire have?
3.
Q9:
1. What was the capital of the German Empire?
2. Which city served as capital of the German Empire?
3.
Q10:
1. During what years was the German Empire active?
2. What was the lifespan of the German Empire?
3.
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1. What occurred in 1918?
2. What was an event in 1918?
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3sb5n7y3o34ugqdncmjmaisyr0m0gh | cnn | (CNN) -- Some long-time Cuba watchers expressed skepticism Tuesday over a report by a former Mexican foreign minister that Communist leader Raul Castro removed two top-ranking officials earlier this month because they were plotting to overthrow him with the support of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
Fidel Castro, beset by illness, ceded power to his younger brother, Raul, pictured, last year.
Jorge G. Castaneda, who served as Mexico's foreign minister from 2000 - 2003, wrote in the March 23 issue of Newsweek, which became public Saturday, that Deputy Prime Minister Carlos Lage Davila and Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque were concerned that Raul Castro would make concessions that would betray the 50-year-old Cuban Revolution.
"For at least a month or so, Lage, Perez Roque and others were apparently involved in a conspiracy, betrayal, coup or whatever term one prefers, to overthrow or displace Raul from his position," Castaneda wrote. "In this endeavor, they recruited -- or were recruited by -- Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, who in turn tried to enlist the support of other Latin American leaders, starting with Leonel Fernandez of the Dominican Republic, who refused to get involved."
The Venezuelan Embassy in Washington did not answer a verbal and written request for comment.
The Dominican Republic Embassy in Washington did not answer telephones calls at various numbers.
Robert Pastor, who served as a Latin America National Security adviser for President Jimmy Carter in the late 1970s, returned Saturday from a weeklong visit to Cuba.
Pastor said he wrote Castaneda a letter upon his return expressing his disbelief in Castaneda's contentions. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What does Raul Castro do?
2. What is Raul Castro's role?
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Q2:
1. What was the name of Venezuela's president?
2. Who was in charge of Venezuela?
3.
Q3:
1. Who wanted to try and overthrow Castro?
2. Who attempted to forcibly remove Castro from power?
3.
Q4:
1. When was Jorge Castaneda's tenure as a foreign minister?
2. During what years did Jorge Castaneda serve as foreign minister?
3.
Q5:
1. What was the duration of the conspiracy?
2. For how much time were people plotting?
3.
Q6:
1. What was the name of Raul Castro's brother?
2. Who was Raul Castro's male sibling?
3.
Q7:
1. Who did Hugo Chavez want to support him?
2. Who was Hugo Chavez hoping would back him?
3.
Q8:
1. What Latin American leaders did Hugo Chavez desire support from?
2. Which leaders from Latin America was Hugo Chavez trying to get to back him?
3.
Q9:
1. What country is Leonel Fernandez in charge of?
2. Which nation does Leonel Fernandez lead?
3.
Q10:
1. Did Leonel Fernandez help Hugo Chavez?
2. Did Hugo Chavez receive support from Leonel Fernandez?
3.
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1. Who wrote to Jorge Castaneda?
2. Who penned a missive to Jorge Castaneda?
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37u1utwh9vm3n5r4n1qd21cncfkr8i | mctest | Fanny the fly was hungry. She went to the store. She saw her friend Colin the cat at the store. Colin waved to Fanny. Fanny waved back. At the store, Fanny bought ice cream, fruit, and pasta. Then she went home. She looked in her fridge. In her fridge she saw meatballs, rice, tomato sauce, and garlic. She chose to make a pasta dinner and invite all of her friends over. She invited Colin the cat and Danny the dog. She also invited Freddy the frog and Allen the alligator. Everyone arrived to a beautiful meal made by Fanny. They all ate happily. After dinner, Fanny brought out dessert. She brought out pie, fruit, cupcakes, and ice cream. Everybody ate a cupcake. Danny ate ice cream too. Allen had some pie and fruit as well as the cupcake. Colin had some pie too. Fanny told everyone to come back for dinner again. They all said goodbye and left. Fanny was happy and full. She went to bed smiling to herself. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What kind of animal was Fanny?
2. What could Fanny be described as?
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Q2:
1. What did Fanny feel?
2. What kind of state was Fanny in?
3.
Q3:
1. What did Fanny do due to being hungry?
2. What did Fanny do since she was hungry?
3.
Q4:
1. Who did Fanny wave to?
2. Who did Fanny greet?
3.
Q5:
1. Which friend had some pie?
2. Who had a pastry?
3.
Q6:
1. Who had pie besides Colin?
2. Who joined Colin in having pie?
3.
Q7:
1. How many friends arrived at Fanny's?
2. What was the number of friends that Fanny had over?
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3u4j9857oebc7k5whzchomboj1p7bw | race | What's the coolest kind of transportation for middle school students back from winter holidays? A racing bike? A car? No, it's a special kind of shoes called Heelys . Heelys look just like common sports shoes, but they have a wheel hidden in the heel . So instead of walking, kids can "fly" around in them. "Wearing Heelys is fun and cool!" said Wu Peng, a boy who wore them on his first day back at No. 6 Middle School in Beijing. Wu Peng said he loves the shoes so much that he wears them to go here and there. Sometimes he even follows his parents' car to the supermarket in his Heelys! Other students also think they are very cool, but some aren't so lucky with their Heelys. It's said that some children fell down and got hurt while wearing these shoes. "Heelys wheels are in the heels of the shoes, so it's easy to fall," said Liu Rui, a doctor at the Hong Kong International Medical Clinic, Beijing. Even worse, Liu said, "Wearing Heelys for a long time could stop young people from developing their legs. " QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of Wu Peng's school?
2. Which learning center does Wu Peng have classes at?
3.
Q2:
1. What does Wu Peng wear?
2. What is a clothing item of Wu Peng's?
3.
Q3:
1. What are Wu Peng's shoes called?
2. What kind of shoes does Wu Peng wear?
3.
Q4:
1. Who are Heelys popular with?
2. Who really likes to wear Heelys?
3.
Q5:
1. What holiday has come and gone?
2. Which holiday season just took place?
3.
Q6:
1. In what city does Wu Peng attend middle school?
2. What is the location of Wu Peng's middle school?
3.
Q7:
1. Where does Wu Peng go with his Heelys?
2. What locations does Wu Peng travel to on his Heelys?
3.
Q8:
1. Where does Wu Peng go with his Heelys, besides here and there?
2. What locations does Wu Peng travel to on his Heelys, in addition to here and there?
3.
Q9:
1. What is a consequence of wearing Heelys?
2. What could donning Heelys result in?
3.
Q10:
1. What doctor appears in the article?
2. What is the doctor's name in the article?
3.
Q11:
1. What is a consequence of wearing Heelys, besides falling down?
2. What could donning Heelys result in, other than injuries from falling?
3.
Q12:
1. What is so special about Heelys?
2. What makes Heelys unique?
3.
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3tdxmtx3cbu3qs5x4zz64vf5kke6i3 | wikipedia | To unambiguously specify the date, dual dating or Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) are sometimes used with dates. Dual dating uses two consecutive years because of differences in the starting date of the year, or includes both the Julian and Gregorian dates. Old Style and New Style (N.S.) indicate either whether the start of the Julian year has been adjusted to start on 1 January (N.S.) even though documents written at the time use a different start of year (O.S.), or whether a date conforms to the Julian calendar (O.S.) rather than the Gregorian (N.S.).
The Gregorian calendar was a reform of the Julian calendar instituted in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom the calendar was named, by papal bull Inter gravissimas dated 24 February 1582. The motivation for the adjustment was to bring the date for the celebration of Easter to the time of year in which it was celebrated when it was introduced by the early Church. Although a recommendation of the First Council of Nicaea in 325 specified that all Christians should celebrate Easter on the same day, it took almost five centuries before virtually all Christians achieved that objective by adopting the rules of the Church of Alexandria (see Easter for the issues which arose). QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Where does the Gregorian calendar come from?
2. What are the origins of the Gregorian Calendar?
3.
Q2:
1. Who decided to make the Gregorian calendar?
2. Whose idea was it to put the Gregorian calendar into practice?
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Q3:
1. Did Pope Francis create the Gregorian calendar?
2. Was it Pope Francis that came up with the Gregorian calendar?
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Q4:
1. Which pope can up with the Gregorian calendar?
2. What was the name of the pope that created the Gregorian calendar?
3.
Q5:
1. Does the work Gregorian come from Pope Gregory XIII?
2. Is the term Gregorian derived from Pope Gregory XIII?
3.
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1. Was the Gregorian calendar created in the 16th century?
2. Did the Gregorian calendar come about during the 1500s?
3.
Q7:
1. On what exact date was the Gregorian calendar first introduced?
2. When precisely did the Gregorian calendar come into existence?
3.
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1. Was the Gregorian calendar made because of Christmas?
2. Did Christmas bring about the creation of the Gregorian Calendar?
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1. What celebration was at the root of the Gregorian calendar?
2. What holiday brought about the creation of the Gregorian calendar?
3.
Q10:
1. Why was Easter important to the Gregorian calendar?
2. What about Easter made the creation of the Gregorian calendar important?
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3wr9xg3t63bsmlkn2k2ug85iaih47f | cnn | (The Frisky) -- Everyone's favorite charmer, George Clooney, is suiting up to play a hired assassin trying to get out of the profession after one last assignment in "The American."
The flick comes out in September and it's about time that Clooney gave James Bond a run for his money! He's charismatic, cheeky, and looks fantastic in a suit how can you go wrong?
In honor of this new development, we've rounded up the sexiest male spies of all time! Cue the "spy who shagged me" jokes.
Clive Owen really steamed up the big screen with Julia Roberts in "Duplicity" as rival spies engaging in espionage and foreplay. He also plays the best kind of spy, relying on his charisma and smarts instead of crazy gadgets.
Matt Damon's made a pretty fantastic spy as Jason Bourne in "The Bourne Identity" and its sequels. As a government assassin afflicted with amnesia, Damon runs around trying to solve his identity crisis while the CIA tries to kill him. He makes the classic playboy spy stereotype seem crass with his boyish good looks and devotion to his lady love.
The Frisky: Amanda Bynes is retiring at age 24! Other young starlets we'd like to see throw in the towel
It's hard to pinpoint who the sexiest Bond was, but Pierce Brosnan did a good job of it in 1995's "Goldeneye." Between the British accent and the sophisticated chivalry, it was easy to see why women were throwing themselves at him when they were supposed to be taking him out. Plus, Brosnan is just so ridiculously pretty. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who starred in "Duplicity" alongside Clive Owen?
2. Which actress was featured in "Duplicity" with Clive Owen?
3.
Q2:
1. Does Clive Owen's "Duplicity" character rely on gadgets?
2. Are a lot of gadgets involved in the film "Duplicity"?
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Q3:
1. What character does Matt Damon portray?
2. Which fictional spy is played by Matt Damon?
3.
Q4:
1. Is anyone trying to murder Jason Bourne?
2. Are people trying to kill Jason Bourne?
3.
Q5:
1. Who is trying to kill Jason Bourne?
2. Who is attempting to assassinate Jason Bourne?
3.
Q6:
1. What major person issues is Jason Bourne dealing with?
2. What illness does Jason Bourne suffer from?
3.
Q7:
1. What actor starred in 'Goldeneye'?
2. Who portrayed the main character in 'Goldeneye'?
3.
Q8:
1. What role did Pierce Brosnan play in 'Goldeneye'?
2. Who did Pierce Brosnan portray in 'Goldeneye'?
3.
Q9:
1. What movie will George Clooney star in next?
2. What is George Clooney's upcoming film?
3.
Q10:
1. When does The American come out?
2. In what month will The American be released?
3.
Q11:
1. What is Amanda Bynes up to?
2. What announcement has Amanda Bynes made?
3.
Q12:
1. In what year was Goldeneye released?
2. What was the year when Goldeneye came out in theaters?
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39k0fnd3ahfq9d7rfreacto8xbyaml | wikipedia | Mexico City, or the City of Mexico (Spanish: Ciudad de México audio (help·info) American Spanish: [sjuˈða(ð) ðe ˈméxiko]; abbreviated as "CDMX"), is the capital of Mexico. As an "alpha" global city, Mexico City is one of the most important financial centers in the Americas. It is located in the Valley of Mexico (Valle de México), a large valley in the high plateaus at the center of Mexico, at an altitude of 2,240 metres (7,350 ft). The city consists of sixteen municipalities (previously called boroughs).
The Greater Mexico City has a gross domestic product (GDP) of US$411 billion in 2011, making Mexico City urban agglomeration one of the economically largest metropolitan areas in the world. The city was responsible for generating 15.8% of Mexico's Gross Domestic Product and the metropolitan area accounted for about 22% of total national GDP. As a stand-alone country, in 2013, Mexico City would be the fifth-largest economy in Latin America—five times as large as Costa Rica's and about the same size as Peru's. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Which city serves as Mexico's capital?
2. What is the capital of the country of Mexico?
3.
Q2:
1. Where is Mexico City located?
2. What is the location of Mexico City?
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33lkr6a5kekyskkbs5mtn6qxnzlt1y | gutenberg | CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE.
GOOD NEWS AND ROMANTIC SCENERY--BEAR-HUNTING AND ITS RESULTS.
Jacques failed in his attempt to break off his engagement with the fur-traders. The gentleman in charge of Norway House, albeit a good-natured, estimable man, was one who could not easily brook disappointment, especially in matters that involved the interests of the Hudson's Bay Company; so Jacques was obliged to hold to his compact, and the pastor had to search for another guide.
Spring came, and with it the awakening (if we may use the expression) of the country from the long, lethargic sleep of winter. The sun burst forth with irresistible power, and melted all before it. Ice and snow quickly dissolved, and set free the waters of swamp and river, lake and sea, to leap and sparkle in their new-found liberty. Birds renewed their visits to the regions of the north; frogs, at last unfrozen, opened their leathern jaws to croak and whistle in the marshes, and men began their preparations for a summer campaign.
At the commencement of the season an express arrived with letters from headquarters, which, among other matters of importance, directed that Messrs. Somerville and Hamilton should be dispatched forthwith to the Saskatchewan district, where, on reaching Fort Pitt, they were to place themselves at the disposal of the gentleman in charge of the district. It need scarcely be added that the young men were overjoyed on receiving this almost unhoped-for intelligence, and that Harry expressed his satisfaction in his usual hilarious manner, asserting somewhat profanely, in the excess of his glee, that the governor-in-chief of Rupert's Land was a "regular brick." Hamilton agreed to all his friend's remarks with a quiet smile, accompanied by a slight chuckle, and a somewhat desperate attempt at a caper, which attempt, bordering as it did on a region of buffoonery into which our quiet and gentlemanly friend had never dared hitherto to venture, proved an awkward and utter failure. He felt this, and blushed deeply. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. With whom did Jacques have an unbreakable appointment?
2. Who wasn't Jacques able to cancel his rendez-vous with?
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1. Was the guy in charge of Norway House a jerk?
2. Was a mean man at the head of Norway House?
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1. Whose arrival was at the start of spring?
2. Who came when spring had sprung?
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1. What did the express carry?
2. What arrived via the express?
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1. Where did letters come from?
2. What was the provenance of the missives?
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1. Who was arriving in Saskatchewan?
2. What were the names of the people coming to Sask?
3.
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1. What was Somerville and Hamilton's final destination in Saskatchewan?
2. Where were Somerville and Hamilton going in Saskatchewan?
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1. What kind of man was Rupert's Land's governor?
2. What was the nature of the man governing Rupert's Land?
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1. What were the men getting ready for now that spring had arrived?
2. With the coming of spring, what were the men bracing themselves for?
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1. What were teh frogs up to?
2. what noises did the frogs make?
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1. What was the pastor required to do, due to Jacques not being able to leave?
2. Since Jacques was forced to stay, what was it necessary for the pastor to do?
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1. How did Harry express his joy?
2. What did Harry do to show he was happy?
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1. Did Hamilton agree with his friends remarks?
2. Did Hamilton assert that his friend was correct?
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386pbuzzxfxh4osa9lq85fc2n2klja | gutenberg | CHAPTER XXXVIII.
_Tancred's Recovery_
TANCRED rapidly recovered. On the second day after his recognition of Eva, he had held that conversation with Fakredeen which had determined the young Emir not to lose a moment in making the effort to induce Amalek to forego his ransom, the result of which he had communicated to Eva on their subsequent interview. On the third day, Tancred rose from his couch, and would even have quitted the tent, had not Baroni dissuaded him. He was the more induced to do so, for on this day he missed his amusing companion, the Emir. It appeared from the account of Baroni, that his highness had departed at dawn, on his dromedary, and without an attendant. According to Baroni, nothing was yet settled either as to the ransom or the release of Tancred. It seemed that the great Sheikh had been impatient to return to his chief encampment, and nothing but the illness of Tancred would probably have induced him to remain in the Stony Arabia as long as he had done. The Lady Eva had not, since her arrival at the ruined city, encouraged Baroni in any communication on the subject which heretofore during their journey had entirely occupied her consideration, from which he inferred that she had nothing very satisfactory to relate; yet he was not without hope, as he felt assured that Eva would not have remained a day were she convinced that there was no chance of effecting her original purpose. The comparative contentment of the great Sheikh at this moment, her silence, and the sudden departure of Fakredeen, induced Baroni to believe that there was yet something on the cards, and, being of a sanguine disposition, he sincerely encouraged his master, who, however, did not appear to be very desponding. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who made sure Tancred didn't get up and move about on the third day?
2. Who prevented Tancred from making moves on day three?
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1. Who was missing on day three?
2. Which important character couldn't be found on the third day?
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1. At what time did the Emir depart?
2. When did the Emir leave?
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1. How many assistants were with the Emir?
2. What was the number of assistants accompanying the Emir?
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1. What amount in Ransom was demanded?
2. How much money was asked for in ransom?
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1. What might be a reason that the sheikh would stay in Stony Arabia?
2. For what purpose might the sheik remain in Stony Arabia?
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1. What are the conditions in Stony Arabia?
2. How is Stony Arabia doing?
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1. Who never received encouragement from Eva?
2. Who did Eva never try to push?
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1. Whose departure gave Baroni hope?
2. Who left quickly that made Baroni hopeful?
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1. Was the Sheikh in a foul mood?
2. Was the sheikh in poor spirits?
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3jzqsn0i3qaldusdf427dpf2x3zfgq | cnn | (CNN) -- The man accused of hacking celebrities' online accounts -- from which private images were ultimately posted on the Internet -- says he became "addicted" to the intrusion and "didn't know how to stop."
"I deeply apologize. I know what I did was probably one of the worst invasions of privacy someone could experience," Christopher Chaney told CNN affiliate WAWS/WTEV in Jacksonville, Florida, Wednesday.
"And these people don't have privacy to begin with. And I was in that little sliver of privacy they do have."
Federal authorities accuse the 35-year-old of hacking into accounts on computers and other devices belonging to more than 50 people, including movie stars Scarlett Johansson and Mila Kunis and singer Christina Aguilera.
Chaney was indicted on charges of accessing protected computers without authorization, damaging protected computers, wiretapping and aggravated identity theft, officials said.
"Unfortunately, Mr. Chaney was able to access nude photos of some of the celebrities and some of them were uploaded on the Internet," U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte Jr. said Wednesday.
A recently circulated nude photo of Johannsson is part of the investigation, he said.
Chaney allegedly "also took financial information, movie scripts and conversations that the celebrities believed to be private," Birotte told reporters.
The FBI's Los Angeles office said he was arrested as part of "Operation Hackerazzi," which looked into computer intrusions targeting individuals associated with the entertainment industry.
In the interview with WAWS/WTEV, Chaney said the hacking "started as curiosity and it turned into just being, you know, addicted to seeing the behind-the-scenes of what's going on with these people you see on the big screen every day." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What did Chris Chaney do?
2. What crime did Chris Chaney commit?
3.
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1. What was Chris Chaney's problem?
2. What did Chris Chaney suffer from?
3.
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1. Who said that the actions were the word possible invasion of privacy
2. Who had never seen such a terrible invasion of privacy?
3.
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1. How old was Chris Chaney?
2. What was Chris Chaney's age?
3.
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1. How many invasions of privacy did Chris Chaney commit?
2. How many celebrities' accounts did Chris Chaney hack?
3.
Q6:
1. Who were some of the celebrities that got hacked by Chris Chaney?
2. What were some of the famous people that were victims of Chris Chaney's hacking?
3.
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1. Did Chris Chaney get convicted?
2. Was Chris Chaney found guilty?
3.
Q8:
1. What were the charges against Chris Chaney?
2. What was Chris Chaney charged with?
3.
Q9:
1. What did Chris Chaney do with the nude photos he found?
2. What did Chris Chaney do with the naked pictures he came across?
3.
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1. What did Chris Chaney do besides upload nude photos to the web?
2. What did Chris Chaney do in addition to putting people's naked pics on the internet?
3.
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1. Which celebrity had nude photos published to the internet?
2. What famous person had naked photos of them put online?
3.
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3tmfv4nep8e8v18qmv0jp0k45pq8wk | wikipedia | A railway electrification system supplies electric power to railway trains and trams without an on-board prime mover or local fuel supply. Electrification has many advantages but requires significant capital expenditure. Selection of an electrification system is based on economics of energy supply, maintenance, and capital cost compared to the revenue obtained for freight and passenger traffic. Different systems are used for urban and intercity areas; some electric locomotives can switch to different supply voltages to allow flexibility in operation.
Electric railways use electric locomotives to haul passengers or freight in separate cars or electric multiple units, passenger cars with their own motors. Electricity is typically generated in large and relatively efficient generating stations, transmitted to the railway network and distributed to the trains. Some electric railways have their own dedicated generating stations and transmission lines but most purchase power from an electric utility. The railway usually provides its own distribution lines, switches and transformers. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. How do railway trains and trams get electric power?
2. What gives railway trains and trams the electricity that powers them?
3.
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1. What is absent from railway electrification systems?
2. What do railway electrification systems not have?
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1. What hauls passengers?
2. What kind of train contains passengers?
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1. Do passenger cars share motors?
2. Is there one motor for multiple passenger cars?
3.
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1. What is the source of power for electric railways?
2. What sends power to electric railways?
3.
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1. Do some electric railways have their own generating stations?
2. Are there sometimes dedicated generating stations for an electric railway?
3.
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1. How do most electric railways get power?
2. What is the most common way for an electric railway to generate power?
3.
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1. What comparison does the article make with capital amount?
2. What is capital amount looked at next to?
3.
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1. Is an identical generating system used for urban and intercity?
2. Do urban and intercity electrify in the same way?
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1. How can flexibility exist in operations?
2. What allows for some wiggle room in railway electrification systems?
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1. What do railway electrification systems provide?
2. What is supplied by railway electrification systems?
3.
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3kakfy4pgu24t9iflx18xs3las73in | wikipedia | A Christian ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. "Christian" derives from the Koine Greek word Christós (Χριστός), a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term mashiach.
There are diverse interpretations of Christianity which sometimes conflict. However, "Whatever else they might disagree about, Christians are at least united in believing that Jesus has a unique significance." The term "Christian" is also used adjectivally to describe anything associated with Christianity, or in a proverbial sense "all that is noble, and good, and Christ-like." It is also used as a label to identify people who associate with the cultural aspects of Christianity, irrespective of personal religious beliefs or practices.
According to a 2011 Pew Research Center survey, there were 2.2 billion Christians around the world in 2010, up from about 600 million in 1910. By 2050, the Christian population is expected to exceed 3 billion. According to a 2012 Pew Research Center survey Christianity will remain the world's largest religion in 2050, if current trends continue. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. How many people worldwide are Christian in the year 2010?
2. As of 2010, how many of the world's citizens follow Christianity?
3.
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1. Do interpretations of Christianity conflict?
2. Are there arguments surrounding the way to interpret Christianity?
3.
Q3:
1. How many people followed Christianity in 1910?
2. As of 1910, how many Christians were there worldwide?
3.
Q4:
1. Is Christiantiy the world's largest religion?
2. Does Christianity have the most followers of all religions?
3.
Q5:
1. Whose life and teachings is Christianity based on?
2. Whose life and teachings form the basis of the Christian faith?
3.
Q6:
1. What word is Christianity derived from?
2. Which word does the term Christianity come from?
3.
Q7:
1. How many Christians will there be by 2050?
2. By the year 2050, how many people will follow the Christian faith worldwide?
3.
Q8:
1. Who conducted the survey stating that Christianity will be the largest religion in 2050?
2. According to whose research will Christianity be the biggest religion by 2050?
3.
Q9:
1. Which culture is the word Christianity derived from?
2. What culture does the term Christianity come from?
3.
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1. Do Christians believe in only one god?
2. Is the Christian faith a monotheistic one?
3.
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1. Can the word Christian be used as an adjective?
2. Can Christian be used adjectivally?
3.
Q12:
1. What do Christians believe universally?
2. What does every Christian think is true?
3.
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3xcc1odxdlb9t9r09v7dosxn7murqk | cnn | (CNN) -- The U.S. will come face to face with the man who helped inspire the "Miracle of Medinah" once more when it faces Europe at the 2014 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles.
Ian Poulter, the man known as "Mr Ryder Cup" will be part of the European side after securing a wildcard pick from captain Paul McGinley.
Poulter is joined by Scotsman Stephen Gallacher and England's Lee Westwood -- but there is no room for former World No.1 Luke Donald.
Poulter, 38, won all four of his matches two years ago as Europe came back from the brink to record an astonishing 14½ - 13½ victory.
Westwood, who made his Ryder Cup debut in 1997, has won 21 points in 37 matches and has appeared in eight editions of the competition.
Gallacher, who will be playing in front of his home crowd, finished third at the Italian Open and only just missed out on automatic qualification.
McGinley, the European captain, told a news conference that omitting Donald, who boasts an impressive Ryder Cup record, was one of his most difficult tasks.
"It was a very difficult conversation with him for a number of reasons," McGinley told reporters ahead of the match getting under way on September 26.
"My relationship with Luke is very close. He has played in every Ryder Cup I've been involved in apart from 2008 which we both missed.
"I've partnered Luke twice in 2004 and 2006 and vice-captained him in 2010 and 12. I forged a very strong relationship with him. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What's the name of the guy that helped inspire "Miracle of Medinah"?
2. Who in part inspired the "Miracle of Medinah"?
3.
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1. When did Ian Poulter help inspire the "Miracle of Medinah"?
2. In what year was Ian Poulter instrumental in inspiring the "Miracle of Medinah"?
3.
Q3:
1. Where did Ian Poutler help inspire "Miracle of Medinah"?
2. What was the location of the "Miracle of Medinah"?
3.
Q4:
1. What is Ian Poulter's nickname?
2. How do people often refer to Ian Poulter??
3.
Q5:
1. How old is Mr. Ryder Cup?
2. What is Ian Poulter's age?
3.
Q6:
1. What was the number of matches won by Ian Poulter in the past two years?
2. How many matches did Ian Poulter come out on top in during the past two years?
3.
Q7:
1. When was Westwood's first Ryder Cup?
2. What was the year when Westwood debuted in the Ryder Cup?
3.
Q8:
1. How many points has Lee Westwood received in 37 matches?
2. What was the number of points scored by Lee Westwood over the course of 37 matches?
3.
Q9:
1. How many times did Lee Westwood appear in the Ryder Cup?
2. What was the number of editions taht Lee Westwood had in the current competition?
3.
Q10:
1. Is Stephen Gallacher set to perform for his home country?
2. Will Stephen Gallacher compete for an audience from home?
3.
Q11:
1. Which position did Stephen Gallacher finish at the Italian Open?
2. What place did Stephen Gallacher come in at the Italian Open?
3.
Q12:
1. What was McGinley's statement to the press?
2. What commet did McGinely make to the media?
3.
Q13:
1. How many times were Luke Donald and Paul McGinley partnered?
2. What was the number of times that Paul McGinley and Luke Donald played in tandem?
3.
Q14:
1. In what years were Luke Donald and Paul McGinley partnered?
2. When did Luke Donald and Paul McGinley play together?
3.
Q15:
1. When did Paul McGinley vice-captain Luke Donald?
2. In what years did Paul McGinley vice-captain Luke Donald?
3.
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3e4gguz1t8r6emckh08fryd6wt22ke | wikipedia | Wikibooks (previously called "Wikimedia Free Textbook Project" and "Wikimedia-Textbooks") is a wiki-based Wikimedia project hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation for the creation of free content textbooks and annotated texts that anyone can edit.
In June 2016, Compete.com estimated that Wikibooks had 1,478,812 unique visitors.
The wikibooks.org domain was registered on . It was launched to host and build free textbooks on subjects such as organic chemistry and physics. There are two major sub-projects, Wikijunior and Wikiversity, were created within Wikibooks before its official policy was later changed so that future incubator type projects are started according to the Wikimedia Foundation's new project policy.
In August 2006, Wikiversity became an independent Wikimedia Foundation project.
Since 2008, Wikibooks is included in BASE
Wikijunior is a subproject of Wikibooks that specializes in books for children. The project consists of both a magazine and a website, and is currently being developed in English, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish and Arabic. It is funded by a grant from the Beck Foundation.
While some books are original, others began as text copied over from other sources of free content textbooks found on the Internet. All of the site's content is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license (or a compatible license). This means that, as with its sister project, Wikipedia, contributions remain copyrighted to their creators, while the licensing ensures that it can be freely distributed and reused subject to certain conditions. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. How can wikibooks be defined?
2. What does wikibooks refer to?
3.
Q2:
1. Who hosts wikibooks?
2. Which organization is the host of wikibooks?
3.
Q3:
1. What does wikibooks create?
2. What is produced by wikibooks?
3.
Q4:
1. What does wikibooks create, besides free content textbooks?
2. What is produced by wikibooks, in addition to free context textbooks?
3.
Q5:
1. Does wikibooks have a subgenre for kids?
2. Are there wikibooks for children?
3.
Q6:
1. What are wikibooks for children called?
2. Which wikibooks are for kids?
3.
Q7:
1. What does the Wikijunior project consist of?
2. What is an aspect of the Wikijunior project?
3.
Q8:
1. What along with a magazine is a part of Wikijunior ?
2. What along with its magazine does Wikijunior consist of?
3.
Q9:
1. Is Wikijunior only available in English?
2. Is there only an english version of Wikijunior?
3.
Q10:
1. What other languages, besides English, is Wikijunior available in?
2. What languages besides English is Wikijunior published in?
3.
Q11:
1. How is Wikijunior paid for?
2. Where does funding from Wikijunior come from?
3.
Q12:
1. Who provides the grant to fund Wikijunior?
2. Where does Wikijunior's grant come from?
3.
Q13:
1. What other subgenre does Wikibooks offer besides Wikijunior?
2. What's an additional subgenre to Wikijunior that Wikibooks has?
3.
Q14:
1. What occurred in Summer 2006?
2. What was an event from Summer 2006?
3.
Q15:
1. Are all of wikibooks copied?
2. Does wikibooks only contain copies of other books?
3.
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3azhrg4cu4ktme1zh7c2ro3po1503a | race | A lot of kids have dreams they'll never achieve due to the limitations of their little bodies. They want to fly, or to become a dinosaur, or to learn how to act like Spiderman. Luka Tavcar, 12, has muscular dystrophy and is totally dependent on his wheelchair. Nevertheless, late last year, he had an inspired plan: to be photographed walking around and having fun. He approached Matej Peljhan, an amateur photographer and a psychologist at CIRIUS rehabilitation center near Ljubljana, Slovenia, where Luka is a patient. At first, Peljhan was perplexed. How could he photograph a boy who can not move or act in motion? "Luka wanted to see himself playing and having fun, but it seemed impossible," he says. Then Peljhan had a brainstorm: Luka could lie down on a piece of cloth and, with the help of an assistant, Peljhan would pose the boy as if he were jumping, climbing stairs, moving downhill on a skateboard, and playing basketball. Then Peljhan would shoot these images from above. The photos took about a month to produce; all were shot early this year. Peljhan, who lost his right arm and left eye as a child, says his own disabilities motivated him to make the photographs. "I understand people with limitations," he says. He named the series "The Little Prince" after the French story by Antoine de Saint-Exupery in which a boy teaches a man about trust, hope, and friendship. Luka loves the photos. Matej himself understands what it is like to live with limitations--he lost his right arm and left eye as a child."Luka wants to stay positive and his imagination helps him forget his physical limitation," says Peljhan. "He's fragile, but he can see the world differently." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is Luka Tavcar's disability?
2. What limitation does Luka Tavcar live with?
3.
Q2:
1. How does Luka Tavcar get around?
2. How is Luka Tavcar able to move?
3.
Q3:
1. What did Luka Tavcar want to do last year?
2. What was Luka Tavcar interested in during the past year?
3.
Q4:
1. Who would photograph Luka Tavcar?
2. Who would take pictures of Luka Tavcar?
3.
Q5:
1. Where did Matej Peljhan work?
2. Where was Matej Peljhan employed?
3.
Q6:
1. Where is the CIRIUS rehabilitation center?
2. What is the location of the CIRIUS rehabilitation center?
3.
Q7:
1. Did Matej Pelhjan think Luka Tavcar's request was normal?
2. Did Luka Tavcar ask Matej Pelhjan to do something obvious for him?
3.
Q8:
1. What did Luka Tavcar lay down upon?
2. Where did Luka Tavcar stretch himself out?
3.
Q9:
1. What did Matej Pelhjan do with Luka Tavcar?
2. How did Matej Pelhjan photograph Luka Tavcar?
3.
Q10:
1. How long did it take Matej Pelhjan to take all his photos of Luka Tavcar?
2. How much time did Matej Pelhjan need to assemble all the photos?
3.
Q11:
1. What is Matej Pelhjan's limitation?
2. What difficulty does Matej Pelhjan live with?
3.
Q12:
1. What did Matej Pelhjan call the photo series?
2. What name did Matej Pelhjan give to his series of pictures?
3.
Q13:
1. Did Luka Tavcar like the photographs?
2. Were the photos pleasing to Luka Tavcar?
3.
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3k9fobbf2hjdnejvoji0ymtjvcxln1 | gutenberg | CHAPTER XXVI.
A THIRD PARTY IS SO OBJECTIONABLE.
Hugh Stanbury went in search of Trevelyan immediately on his return to London, and found his friend at his rooms in Lincoln's Inn.
"I have executed my commission," said Hugh, endeavouring to speak of what he had done in a cheery voice.
"I am much obliged to you, Stanbury; very much;--but I do not know that I need trouble you to tell me anything about it."
"And why not?"
"I have learned it all from that--man."
"What man?"
"From Bozzle. He has come back, and has been with me, and has learned everything."
"Look here, Trevelyan;--when you asked me to go down to Devonshire, you promised me that there should be nothing more about Bozzle. I expect you to put that rascal, and all that he has told you, out of your head altogether. You are bound to do so for my sake, and you will be very wise to do so for your own."
"I was obliged to see him when he came."
"Yes, and to pay him, I do not doubt. But that is all done, and should be forgotten."
"I can't forget it. Is it true or untrue that he found that man down there? Is it true or untrue that my wife received Colonel Osborne at your mother's house? Is it true or untrue that Colonel Osborne went down there with the express object of seeing her? Is it true or untrue that they had corresponded? It is nonsense to bid me to forget all this. You might as well ask me to forget that I had desired her neither to write to him, nor to see him." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who was Hugh Stanbury trying to find?
2. What person was Hugh Stanbury attempting to locate?
3.
Q2:
1. Did Hugh Stanbury begin his search immediately upon returning to London?
2. Did Hugh Stanbury start looking for Trevelyan right when he got back to London?
3.
Q3:
1. Where did Hugh Stanbury find Trevelyan?
2. In what location did Hugh Stabury come across Trevelyan?
3.
Q4:
1. What did Hugh Stanbury say to Trevelyan after seeing him?
2. What did Hugh Stanbury tell Trevelyan once he'd located him?
3.
Q5:
1. Who were Hugh Stanbury and Trevelyan talking about?
2. Who was the subject of Trevelyan and Hugh Stanbury's discussion?
3.
Q6:
1. Did Bozzle come back with Hugh Stanbury?
2. Did Hugh Stanbury and Bozzle return together?
3.
Q7:
1. Did Bozzle learn everything?
2. Did Bozzle become completely aware of something?
3.
Q8:
1. Where did Trevelyan ask Hugh Stanbury to go?
2. Where did Trevelyan request that Hugh Stanbury travel?
3.
Q9:
1. Was Hugh Stanbury promised there would be nothing about Bozzle?
2. Had Hugh Stanbury been reassured that Bozzle would not be present at all?
3.
Q10:
1. Who said that Hugh Stanbury had to meet Bozzle?
2. Who obliged Hugh Stanbury to see Bozzle?
3.
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3a7y0r2p2ooc4i9zn4twg97pu8axji | cnn | A court in eastern China sentenced Bo Xilai -- the former rising star of the ruling Communist Party who fell from power amid a scandal involving murder, betrayal and financial skullduggery -- to life in prison Sunday.
Bo received the life sentence for bribe-taking, as well as 15 years for embezzlement and seven years for abuse of power.
The sentences, which came shortly after the guilty verdicts, surprised some analysts.
"I'm actually a little bit surprised. I think it's a very strong verdict" compared to some previous cases, said Yuhua Wang, a political science professor at University of Pennsylvania.
"He was a political star before falling from grace. He was ... the son of a revolutionary veteran. His father was Mao's colleague," he added.
During the hearings of the politically sensitive trial that took place over several days last month, Bo, 64, denied the charges and strongly challenged the prosecution's case against him, according to accounts published by the Jinan Intermediate People's Court.
The closely watched trial was considered to be much more transparent than most cases in China. But international and independent journalists weren't allowed inside the courtroom, and doubts were raised about the fullness of the court's version of events.
'I can bear the suffering'
Days before the court announced the date for delivering the verdict, Bo reiterated his innocence but said he anticipated a lengthy imprisonment in a letter written to his family.
"I was dragged into this and really wronged, but the truth will come out one day," wrote Bo in a letter dated September 12, referring to the bribes allegedly taken by his wife and other scandals involving her and her friends. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Where are the article's events taking place?
2. What is the setting of Bo Xilai's trial?
3.
Q2:
1. Where is the court?
2. What is the location of the court?
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1. Who was being sentenced in a Chinese court?
2. Who was facing charges in a court in China?
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Q4:
1. What did Bo Xilai do?
2. What was Bo Xilai accused of?
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Q5:
1. Was Bo Xilai accused of anything other than taking a bribe?
2. Were there charges against Bo Xilai beyond bribe taking?
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Q6:
1. What did Bo Xilai do, besides take a bribe?
2. What was Bo Xilai accused of, in addition to accepting a bribe??
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1. Was Bo Xilai accused of anything other than taking a bribe and embezzlement?
2. Were there charges against Bo Xilai beyond bribe taking and embezzlement?
3.
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1. What did Bo Xilai do, besides take a bribe and embezzlement?
2. What was Bo Xilai accused of, in addition to accepting a bribe and embezzling money?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the name of a University of Pennsylvania professor?
2. Who gives classes at the University of Pennsylvania?
3.
Q10:
1. How did Yuhua Wong know Bo Xilai?
2. What was the relationship between Yuhua Wong and Bo Xilai?
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3f0bg9b9mpn8ksy7rrq1wx9p4a57y9 | race | I'll never forget that summer day in 1965 when my mother suddenly died of an unexplained illness at the age of 36. Later that afternoon, a police officer stopped by to ask my father if the hospital could use Mother's corneas . I was shocked. "The doctors want to _ Mum and give her away to other people!" I thought as I ran into the house in tears. "How can you let them do that to her?" I screamed at my father. "My mum came into this world in one piece and that is how she should go out." "Linda," Father said quietly, putting his arm around me, "the greatest gift you can give is a part of yourself. Your mother and I decided long ago that if we can make a difference in just one person's life after we die, our death will have meaning." He went on to explain they had both decided to donate their organs . The lesson my father taught me that day became one of the most important in my life. Years passed. I married and had a family of my own. In 1980, my father became seriously ill and moved in with us. He cheerfully told me that when he died, he wanted me to donate his eyes. "Sight is one of the greatest gifts a person can give," he said. I told Wendy what her grandpa had said, and with tears in her eyes, she went into her grandpa's room and gave him a big hug. She was only fourteen years old------the same age at which I was introduced to such a thing. What a difference! My father died on April 11,1986, and we donated his eyes as he had wanted. Three days later, Wendy said, "Mum, I'm so proud of you for what did for Grandpa." At that moment, I realized that my father gave much more than his eyes. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What took my mother's life?
2. What was my mom's cause of death?
3.
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1. What question did my dad receive?
2. What did someone ask my dad?
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Q3:
1. Did Linda understand her father's decision?
2. Did the decision her dad made make sense to Linda?
3.
Q4:
1. What did Linda do?
2. How did Linda react to her father's actions?
3.
Q5:
1. What did Linda's dad tell her?
2. How did Linda's father respond to her outburst?
3.
Q6:
1. What can give meaning to death?
2. How can one's passing mean something?
3.
Q7:
1. When did Linda's dad get sick?
2. At what point did Linda's father fall ill?
3.
Q8:
1. When did Linda's father die?
2. What was the date of Linda's dad's passing?
3.
Q9:
1. In what year did Linda's father pass away?
2. What was the year of Linda's dad's death?
3.
Q10:
1. Who was proud of Linda?
2. Who was impressed with Linda's decision?
3.
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33sa9f9trxup42ihzymjhagqfxvew5 | mctest | Nick was so happy to finally meet his cousin. Just this morning he found out what a cousin is. A cousin is somebody who has the same grandmother and grandfather as you. He didn't even know he had a cousin and now they were going to play together. This was going to be a great day. Right after he ate lunch and had a quick piece of candy for snack he pulled out the letter that his cousin Chris wrote to him. He read it over and over again. They liked so many of the same things, like riding bikes and playing games. It was only twelve o'clock and Nick did not know if he would make it until Chris got here. He had two more hours to go. Nick fell asleep as he was reading a book and woke up to the sound of a car outside. It must be them! He jumped up and ran downstairs and right out the door to the car. That's when he saw Chris through the car window. Nick was really surprised. Chris had a ponytail! Chris was a girl! It turned out that Nick still really liked his cousin Chris, even if she was a girl. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. When did Nick find out what a cousin is?
2. At what point did Nick discover the meaning of the word cousin?
3.
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1. Was Nick happy?
2. Did Nick feel pleased?
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Q3:
1. Were Nick and his cousin going to play?
2. Was playing on the schedule for Nick and his cousin?
3.
Q4:
1. Was Nick excited about playing with his cousin?
2. Did Nick look forward to playtime with his cousin?
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Q5:
1. What snack did Nick have?
2. What did Nick eat in between meals?
3.
Q6:
1. What did both Nick and his cousin like?
2. What were both Nick and his cousin fan's of?
3.
Q7:
1. Was Nick able to fall asleep?
2. Did Nick slumber?
3.
Q8:
1. What did Nick wake up to?
2. What was going on when Nick awoke?
3.
Q9:
1. Who was Nick's cousin?
2. What was the name of Nick's cousin?
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Q10:
1. Was Nick's cousin a girl?
2. Did Nick have a girl for a cousin?
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39o5d9o87tsdg6wftn5mmp5qwl93c2 | cnn | (CNN) -- Cristiano Ronaldo scored the only goal of the match with a stunning backheel as Real Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano to stay 10 points clear in the Spanish title race Sunday.
Real had to work hard to emerge on top in the capital derby at the Vallecas while arch-rivals Barcelona won 2-1 against Atletico Madrid in the late kickoff to avoid falling further behind Jose Mourinho's men.
The reigning champions owed their win to a Lionel Messi free-kick in the 80th minute. It was his 28th league goal of the season, one fewer than Ronaldo.
Dani Alves opened the scoring on 36 minutes but Radamel Falcao equalized at the beginning of the second half for the home side.
Earlier, the first half of the clash between the Madrid rivals was short of chances, but Rayo came closest to scoring as Michu rattled the woodwork with Iker Casillas beaten.
Ronaldo struck shortly after the break following a corner. He was running away to chase a loose ball, but then fashioned an incredible backheeled effort which flew into the net.
"A backheel is always different. It was a great goal but I'm not sure if it was the best of my career -- I have to see it again on TV," Ronaldo told AFP.
Jose Callejon later wasted a chance to double the lead for Los Blancos to calm their nerves.
Ronaldo was also denied a second by home keeper Joel late on before the home side lost Michu to a red card for a rash challenge. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Did anybody score a point?
2. Did someone make a goal?
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1. Who scored a goal?
2. Who got their team a point?
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1. Did Cristiano Ronaldo score 14 times?
2. Were fourteen points scored by Cristiano Ronaldo?
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Q4:
1. How many goals did Cristiano Ronaldo have?
2. How many times did Cristiano Ronaldo score?
3.
Q5:
1. Who does Cristiano Ronaldo play for/
2. What is Cristiano Ronaldo's team?
3.
Q6:
1. Who did Real Madrid defeat?
2. Which team lost to Real Madrid?
3.
Q7:
1. On what day of the week did Real Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano?
2. When did Rayo Vallecano lose to Real Madrid?
3.
Q8:
1. Does Real Madrid have a nemesis?
2. Is there an arch rival of Cristiano Ronaldo's team?
3.
Q9:
1. Who is Real Madrid's arch rival?
2. Which team is Real Madrid's arch nemesis?
3.
Q10:
1. Did Barcelona win their game?
2. Did Barcelona beat their opponent?
3.
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1. Which team did Barcelona defeat?
2. Who lost to Barcelona?
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Q12:
1. What was the score of the Barcelona Atletico Madrid game?
2. How many points did each team have at the end of the Barcelona-Atletico Madrid game?
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3hfnh7hemhei4jimtkd1pojg58tgqd | wikipedia | A great power is a sovereign state that is recognized as having the ability and expertise to exert its influence on a global scale. Great powers characteristically possess military and economic strength, as well as diplomatic and soft power influence, which may cause middle or small powers to consider the great powers' opinions before taking actions of their own. International relations theorists have posited that great power status can be characterized into power capabilities, spatial aspects, and status dimensions. Sometimes the status of great powers is formally recognized in conferences such as the Congress of Vienna or an international structure such as the United Nations Security Council (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States serve as the body's five permanent members). At the same time the status of great powers can be informally recognized in a forum such as the G7 which consists of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is typically possessed by great powers?
2. What do great powers tend to have?
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1. How are great powers sometimes recognized?
2. How do people sometimes learn who great powers are?
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Q3:
1. What sort of conferences recognize great powers?
2. What is a conference where great powers have been looked at?
3.
Q4:
1. How many permanent members are there in the Council of Vienna?
2. What is the amount of permanent members in the Council of Vienna?
3.
Q5:
1. How many nations participate in the g7?
2. What is the number of countries that are a part of the G7?
3.
Q6:
1. Which great powers are in the UN?
2. What nations that are great powers participate in the UN?
3.
Q7:
1. Where do the great powers exert their influence?
2. Where can the force of great powers be felt?
3.
Q8:
1. Are great powers challenged?
2. Does opposition to great powers exist?
3.
Q9:
1. Is the knowledge of great powers sought after?
2. Do people look towards the great powers for their wisdom?
3.
Q10:
1. Who looks to the great powers for their knowledge?
2. Who wants to learn more from the great powers?
3.
Q11:
1. What does a great power refer to?
2. How can a great power be defined?
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Q12:
1. What does a sovereign state that is a great power have?
2. What do sovereign great powers possess?
3.
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3ymtujh0dsgfkjhufn5vl4x0zhb4ty | wikipedia | Kashmir is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, it denotes a larger area that includes the Indian-administered territory of Jammu and Kashmir (subdivided into Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh divisions), the Pakistani-administered territories of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, and Chinese-administered territories of Aksai Chin and the Trans-Karakoram Tract.
In the first half of the 1st millennium, the Kashmir region became an important centre of Hinduism and later of Buddhism; later still, in the ninth century, Kashmir Shaivism arose. In 1339, Shah Mir became the first Muslim ruler of Kashmir, inaugurating the "Salatin-i-Kashmir" or Shah Mir dynasty. Kashmir was part of the Mughal Empire from 1586 to 1751, and thereafter, until 1820, of the Afghan Durrani Empire. That year, the Sikhs, under Ranjit Singh, annexed Kashmir. In 1846, after the Sikh defeat in the First Anglo-Sikh War, and upon the purchase of the region from the British under the Treaty of Amritsar, the Raja of Jammu, Gulab Singh, became the new ruler of Kashmir. The rule of his descendants, under the "paramountcy" (or tutelage) of the British Crown, lasted until the partition of India in 1947, when the former princely state of the British Raj was claimed by both Pakistan and India. It is currently a disputed territory, administered by three countries: India, Pakistan, and China. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What region was important to Hinduism?
2. Which region had significance in the Hindu faith?
3.
Q2:
1. What religions were important to Kashmire?
2. Which were the significant faiths in Kashmir?
3.
Q3:
1. Where is Kashmir located?
2. Where can Kashmire be found?
3.
Q4:
1. Where in the Indian subcontinent is Kashmir located?
2. What part of the Indian subcontinent contains Kashmir?
3.
Q5:
1. What used to outline Kashmir?
2. What was once around the Kashmir region?
3.
Q6:
1. What is around present-day Kashmir?
2. What outlines Kashmir today?
3.
Q7:
1. Who does Kashmir belong to at present?
2. Who is currently in control of Kashmir?
3.
Q8:
1. Who used to be in charge of Kashmir?
2. Who once controlled Kashmir?
3.
Q9:
1. Who was the first Muslim ruler of Kashmir?
2. Who was the first follower of Islam to be in charge of Kashmir?
3.
Q10:
1. When did the Sikh take over Kashmir?
2. In what year did the Sikh gain control of Kashmir?
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3pdjhanyk5g3uxudyhhl4jeqkjc6hb | gutenberg | CHAPTER XXIX. "BONY."
Mrs. Ellmother reluctantly entered the room.
Since Emily had seen her last, her personal appearance doubly justified the nickname by which her late mistress had distinguished her. The old servant was worn and wasted; her gown hung loose on her angular body; the big bones of her face stood out, more prominently than ever. She took Emily's offered hand doubtingly. "I hope I see you well, miss," she said--with hardly a vestige left of her former firmness of voice and manner.
"I am afraid you have been suffering from illness," Emily answered gently.
"It's the life I'm leading that wears me down; I want work and change."
Making that reply, she looked round, and discovered Francine observing her with undisguised curiosity. "You have got company with you," she said to Emily. "I had better go away, and come back another time."
Francine stopped her before she could open the door. "You mustn't go away; I wish to speak to you."
"About what, miss?"
The eyes of the two women met--one, near the end of her life, concealing under a rugged surface a nature sensitively affectionate and incorruptibly true: the other, young in years, with out the virtues of youth, hard in manner and hard at heart. In silence on either side, they stood face to face; strangers brought together by the force of circumstances, working inexorably toward their hidden end.
Emily introduced Mrs. Ellmother to Francine. "It may be worth your while," she hinted, "to hear what this young lady has to say." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who desired work and change?
2. Who was interested in work and for things to be different?
3.
Q2:
1. Who watched the scene between Emily and Mrs. Ellmother?
2. Who observed what was going on?
3.
Q3:
1. Who did Emily introduce to Francine?
2. To whom did Emily present Francine?
3.
Q4:
1. Who did Francine prevent from pulling the door open?
2. Who was not able to open the door due to Francine's actions?
3.
Q5:
1. Did Mrs. Ellmother wear a tight dress?
2. Did Mrs. Ellmother's gown cling to her body?
3.
Q6:
1. How did Mrs. Ellmother's gown hang?
2. What was the nature of Mrs. Ellmother's dress?
3.
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3z7efshgn9epw43tdccat5uu4ojcx1 | cnn | (CNN) -- When Jack Nicklaus gives you advice, it pays to listen. Rory McIlroy did so last year, and he won his first major tournament.
Now, having missed three cuts in a row ahead of his U.S. Open title defense next week, the world No. 2 has again acted on the wisdom of one of golf's greatest champions.
McIlroy had intended to pay his first visit to the host course, San Francisco's Olympic Club, just days before the season's second major tees off.
But after a joint interview with Nicklaus, hosted by Shane O'Donoghue of CNN's Living Golf show, the 23-year-old decided to go there early and use the free window that opened up when he missed the weekend action at the Memorial Tournament run by the "Golden Bear."
McIlroy had planned to go straight from Muirfield Village to Memphis for this week's St. Jude Classic in the hope that more competitive play would help restore the form that has made him the world's most exciting young player.
But it was Nicklaus, winner of a record 18 major titles and joined by Tiger Woods on Sunday in second place on the PGA Tour roll of honor with 73 victories, pointed him in the right direction.
"My wife has always had a statement, which is: 'There is no excuse for not being prepared,' " the 72-year-old said.
"I know that there were times when I wasn't prepared and I got exactly what I deserved -- nothing."
Woods revealed after his victory on Sunday that he had visited Olympic before the Memorial, and that it had been perfect preparation. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. When did Rory McIlroy intend to first visit the golf club?
2. At what point did Rory McIlroy figure he would see the golf club for the first time?
3.
Q2:
1. Where did Rory McIlroy plan to go after Muirfield Village?
2. What city was Rory McIlroy going to travel to post Muirfield Village?
3.
Q3:
1. How many titles does Jack Nicklaus have under his belt?
2. What is the number of titles bearing Jack Nicklaus' name?
3.
Q4:
1. Does Jack Nicklaus give sage advice?
2. Is it a good idea to listen when Jack Nicklaus gives advice?
3.
Q5:
1. Who won a tournament for the first time?
2. Who came out victorious in a tournament for the first time?
3.
Q6:
1. What is an event that will happen in a week?
2. What is taking place next week?
3.
Q7:
1. What title has Rory McIlroy earned?
2. Which title has been bestowed upon Rory McIlroy?
3.
Q8:
1. Who is in charge of the Memorial Tournament?
2. Who keeps the Memorial Tournament going?
3.
Q9:
1. Who is the source of the quote there is no excuse for being unprepared?
2. Who says that its inexcusable not to be prepared?
3.
Q10:
1. What is the number of victories under Tiger Woods belt?
2. How many times has Tiger Woods been the victor?
3.
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3tok3khvjtiwqeu5l4h3u6bnqzyo75 | race | "Can I stay home from school today? I'm ill," he tells his mum. His mother touches his head. "OK, but you will have to look after yourself. I am going to work now," she says. After the front door closes, Jack springs out of bed. He takes off the three warm sweaters he is wearing and puts on a T-shirt and shorts. Then he runs for the kitchen . He is very hungry. After breakfast, Jack turns on the TV. He watches some cartoons and a VCD all the morning. At eleven he calls his friend Tom, who is "ill" too. Tom says he will come over after lunch. The two boys play computer games all the afternoon. Tom has to leave at 4 o'clock, as his mother usually gets home early. Next day, Jack says he feels much better and goes to school. Their Maths teacher Miss Clark says with a smile, "We are having the Maths test now, class. Too many students were at home yesterday." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What does Jack wriggle his way out of?
2. What does Jack manage to avoid?
3.
Q2:
1. What is keeping Jack from going to school?
2. Why does jack stay home from school?
3.
Q3:
1. What is Jack wearing that he takes off?
2. What does Jack pull off his body?
3.
Q4:
1. What does Jack replace his three warm sweaters with?
2. What does Jack put on after taking off his warm sweaters?
3.
Q5:
1. What does Jack do after eating?
2. What does Jack do once his belly is full?
3.
Q6:
1. What does Jack watch?
2. What does Jack put on the TV?
3.
Q7:
1. Who is Jack's buddy?
2. What is the name of Jack's friend?
3.
Q8:
1. Is Tom pretending to be ill like jack?
2. Is Tom faking being sick like Jack?
3.
Q9:
1. When does Jack intend on going to see Tom?
2. When does Jack figure he'll go to Tom's hosue?
3.
Q10:
1. At what time does Tom need to return home?
2. When must Tom return to his house?
3.
Q11:
1. What is the name of Jack's math teacher?
2. Who gives Jack's class math classes?
3.
Q12:
1. Is Jack's mother employed?
2. Does Jack's mom have a job?
3.
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3o6cyiuled16tyf3py1ols2t2ptuwf | wikipedia | The Society of Jesus (S.J. – from ) is a religious congregation of the Catholic Church which originated in sixteenth-century Spain. The members are called Jesuits. The society is engaged in evangelization and apostolic ministry in 112 nations on six continents. Jesuits work in education (founding schools, colleges, universities, and seminaries), intellectual research, and cultural pursuits. Jesuits also give retreats, minister in hospitals and parishes, sponsor direct social ministries, and promote ecumenical dialogue.
Ignatius of Loyola, a Basque nobleman from the Pyrenees area of northern Spain, founded the society after discerning his spiritual vocation while recovering from a wound sustained in the Battle of Pamplona. He composed the "Spiritual Exercises" to help others follow the teachings of Jesus Christ. In 1534, Ignatius and six other young men, including Francis Xavier and Peter Faber, gathered and professed vows of poverty, chastity, and later obedience, including a special vow of obedience to the Pope in matters of mission direction and assignment. Ignatius's plan of the order's organization was approved by Pope Paul III in 1540 by a bull containing the "Formula of the Institute".
Ignatius was a nobleman who had a military background, and the members of the society were supposed to accept orders anywhere in the world, where they might be required to live in extreme conditions. Accordingly, the opening lines of the founding document declared that the society was founded for "whoever desires to serve as a soldier of God to strive especially for the defence and propagation of the faith and for the progress of souls in Christian life and doctrine." Jesuits are thus sometimes referred to colloquially as "God's soldiers", "God's marines", or "the Company", which evolved from references to Ignatius' history as a soldier and the society's commitment to accepting orders anywhere and to endure any conditions. The society participated in the Counter-Reformation and, later, in the implementation of the Second Vatican Council. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. When did the Jesuits come about?
2. In what century did the Society of Jesus form?
3.
Q2:
1. What are members of the Society of Jesus called?
2. What is the name for people belonging to the Society of Jesus?
3.
Q3:
1. What is Ignatius of Loyola known for?
2. What is Ignatius of Loyola's role?
3.
Q4:
1. Did Ignatius of Loyola found the Jesuits?
2. Was Ignatius of Loyola the creator of the Jesuits?
3.
Q5:
1. What background did Ignatius of Loyola have?
2. What was Ignatius of Loyola's first activity?
3.
Q6:
1. On how many continents is the Society of Jesus active?
2. How many continents does the Society of Jesus work on?
3.
Q7:
1. In how many nations is the Society of Jesus active?
2. How many countries does the Society of Jesus work in?
3.
Q8:
1. What are two missions of the Jesuits?
2. What are two areas in which the Jesuits do work?
3.
Q9:
1. What are the Jesuits called from time to time?
2. What is a common name for the Jesuits?
3.
Q10:
1. Who is a pope that appears in the article?
2. What is one pope that the article mentions?
3.
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35gmh2sv3ehhzt9f8cv90g34d3ioe6 | gutenberg | Chapter 9.
Crayford touched his friend on the shoulder to rouse him. Wardour looked up, impatiently, with a frown.
"I was just asleep," he said. "Why do you wake me?"
"Look round you, Richard. We are alone."
"Well--and what of that?"
"I wish to speak to you privately; and this is my opportunity. You have disappointed and surprised me to-day. Why did you say it was all one to you whether you went or stayed? Why are you the only man among us who seems to be perfectly indifferent whether we are rescued or not?"
"Can a man always give a reason for what is strange in his manner or his words?" Wardour retorted.
"He can try," said Crayford, quietly--"when his friend asks him."
Wardour's manner softened.
"That's true," he said. "I _will_ try. Do you remember the first night at sea when we sailed from England in the _Wanderer_?"
"As well as if it was yesterday."
"A calm, still night," the other went on, thoughtfully. "No clouds, no stars. Nothing in the sky but the broad moon, and hardly a ripple to break the path of light she made in the quiet water. Mine was the middle watch that night. You came on deck, and found me alone--"
He stopped. Crayford took his hand, and finished the sentence for him.
"Alone--and in tears."
"The last I shall ever shed," Wardour added, bitterly.
"Don't say that! There are times when a man is to be pitied indeed, if he can shed no tears. Go on, Richard." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who slept?
2. Who was not awake?
3.
Q2:
1. Who woke up Wardour?
2. What was the name of the person that awoke Wardour?
3.
Q3:
1. How did Crayford awake Wardour?
2. What did Crayford do to wake Wardour up?
3.
Q4:
1. What was Wardour's response to Crayford waking him?
2. How did Wardour respond to being awoken by Crayford?
3.
Q5:
1. What kind of face did Wardour make?
2. What expression did Wardour wear?
3.
Q6:
1. What was Wardour's first name?
2. State the first name of Wardour.
3.
Q7:
1. Is being rescued important to Wardour?
2. Does Wardour very much want to be rescued?
3.
Q8:
1. Does anyone share Wardour's opinion of being rescued?
2. Are there other people who don't care about being rescued like Wardour?
3.
Q9:
1. Does Crayford want to know why Wardour doesn't want to be rescued?
2. Is Crayford interested in Wardour's reason for not wanting to be saved?
3.
Q10:
1. Does Wardour agree to make an attempt?
2. Is Wardour okay with making an effort?
3.
Q11:
1. What was the provenance of the ship?
2. Where did the nautical journey begin?
3.
Q12:
1. What was the boat called?
2. What name did the marine vessel bear?
3.
Q13:
1. Were there storms?
2. Did lightning and thunder strike?
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3ydgxnseozuwmzp6cpu0u81dlx1486 | wikipedia | Unlike the Spanish milled dollar the U.S. dollar is based upon a decimal system of values. In addition to the dollar the coinage act officially established monetary units of mill or one-thousandth of a dollar (symbol ₥), cent or one-hundredth of a dollar (symbol ¢), dime or one-tenth of a dollar, and eagle or ten dollars, with prescribed weights and composition of gold, silver, or copper for each. It was proposed in the mid-1800s that one hundred dollars be known as a union, but no union coins were ever struck and only patterns for the $50 half union exist. However, only cents are in everyday use as divisions of the dollar; "dime" is used solely as the name of the coin with the value of 10¢, while "eagle" and "mill" are largely unknown to the general public, though mills are sometimes used in matters of tax levies, and gasoline prices are usually in the form of $X.XX9 per gallon, e.g., $3.599, sometimes written as $3.599⁄10. When currently issued in circulating form, denominations equal to or less than a dollar are emitted as U.S. coins while denominations equal to or greater than a dollar are emitted as Federal Reserve notes (with the exception of gold, silver and platinum coins valued up to $100 as legal tender, but worth far more as bullion). Both one-dollar coins and notes are produced today, although the note form is significantly more common. In the past, "paper money" was occasionally issued in denominations less than a dollar (fractional currency) and gold coins were issued for circulation up to the value of $20 (known as the "double eagle", discontinued in the 1930s). The term eagle was used in the Coinage Act of 1792 for the denomination of ten dollars, and subsequently was used in naming gold coins. Paper currency less than one dollar in denomination, known as "fractional currency", was also sometimes pejoratively referred to as "shinplasters". In 1854, James Guthrie, then Secretary of the Treasury, proposed creating $100, $50 and $25 gold coins, which were referred to as a "Union", "Half Union", and "Quarter Union", thus implying a denomination of 1 Union = $100. QUESTIONS:
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1. What is the value of a dime?
2. How many dollars is a dime equal to?
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1. How much is a cent worth?
2. What is the value of a cent?
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1. Is there a coin called a mil?
2. Does any money bear the name of mil?
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1. How much is a mill?
2. What is the value of a mill?
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1. What sets the value of coins?
2. What decides how much coins are worth?
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1. DId the coinage act take place in Spain?
2. Was the coinage act enacted in Spain?
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1. Where was the coinage act enacted?
2. What country put the coinage act into place?
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1. What is created for money valued at at least a dollar?
2. If money is valued at minimum as a dollar, what is made for it?
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1. What is made for money valued at less than a dollar?
2. If money is worth less than a dollar, what is made for it?
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3k5tewlkgvbo5iky577egnv4087ivx | race | These amazing animals prove that love lives on four legs. A little girl's lifeline Three-year-old Alida Knobloch and her 27kg golden dog, Mr. Gibbs, are almost together all the time There is a special love between them. Alida, who suffered from serious lung disease when she was 10 months old, is unable to breathe on her own for about 45 minutes. So Mr. Gibbs has been with her everywhere, carrying 4.5kg of oxygen tanks for her . A pig that calms kids When Lois Brady, a famous doctor in America, visits special-needs students in San Francisco schools, she often brings along Buttercup, a black pig from Vietnam. The pig is very calm and friendly and has been trained to offer comfort to patients as well. A Lion's big heart With paws the size of dinner plates, bright black eyes and a golden mane , Jupiter, a 13-year-old 250kg lion, was brought to the rescue center by Anna. In the past two years, Anna has developed a very close relationship with Jupiter. QUESTIONS:
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1. Who is the girl in the story?
2. Which girl does the story mention?
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1. What is the name of Alida's dog?
2. What is Alida's dog called?
3.
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1. Do Alida and Mr. Gibbs spend lots of time together?
2. Are Alida and her dog often in each other's company?
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1. What puts kids at ease?
2. What calms children down?
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1. What kinds of animals make kids calm?
2. What sort of animals put children at ease?
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1. Is Alida sick?
2. Does Alida suffer from an illness?
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1. What is wrong with Alida?
2. What does Alida suffer from?
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1. When was Alida stricken with lung disease?
2. When did Alida's lung disease appear?
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Q9:
1. How big are the lion's feet?
2. What is the size of the lion's paws?
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1. What did Mr. Gibbs carry?
2. What did Alida's dog bring around?
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1. How old is Jupiter?
2. What is the age of the lion in the story?
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3y5140z9dxgb0yn2jvyfav6mfx3pi7 | wikipedia | A news agency (French: "agence de presse") is an organization that gathers news reports and sells them to subscribing news organizations, such as newspapers, magazines and radio and television broadcasters. A news agency may also be referred to as a wire service, newswire, or news service.
Although there are many news agencies around the world, three global news agencies, Agence France-Presse (AFP), Associated Press (AP) and Reuters, have offices in most countries of the world and cover all areas of information. All three began with and continue to operate on a basic philosophy of providing a single objective news feed to all subscribers; they do not provide separate feeds for conservative or liberal newspapers. Jonathan Fenby explains the philosophy:
To achieve such wide acceptability, the agencies avoid overt partiality. Demonstrably correct information is their stock in trade. Traditionally, they report at a reduced level of responsibility, attributing their information to a spokesman, the press, or other sources. They avoid making judgments and steer clear of doubt and ambiguity. Though their founders did not use the word, objectivity is the philosophical basis for their enterprises – or failing that, widely acceptable neutrality.
Only a few large newspapers could afford bureaus outside their home city. They relied instead on news agencies, especially Havas (founded 1835) in France and the Associated Press (founded 1846) in the United States. Former Havas employees founded Reuters in 1851 in Britain and Wolff in 1849 in Germany; Havas is now Agence France-Presse (AFP). For international news, the agencies pooled their resources, so that Havas, for example, covered the French Empire, South America and the Balkans and shared the news with the other national agencies. In France the typical contract with Havas provided a provincial newspaper with 1800 lines of telegraphed text daily, for an annual subscription rate of 10,000 francs. Other agencies provided features and fiction for their subscribers. QUESTIONS:
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1. What do news agencies stay away from?
2. What isn't a part of the mission of news agencies?
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1. Do news agencies have a history of reporting at reduced levels of accountability?
2. Are news agencies historically known for reporting without much accountability?
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1. How many large news organizaitons had the money to afford services outside their own city?
2. How many news orgs could pay to have services that weren't in their own town?
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1. Who did news publications rely on in France?
2. How did news organizations in France get their stories?
3.
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1. Who was the creator of Reuters?
2. Who brought Reuters into existence?
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1. When was Reuters founded in Britain?
2. In what year was Reuters created in England?
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1. What was the German version of Reuters called?
2. What was the name of the version of Reuters in Germany?
3.
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1. When was Wolff formed?
2. What was the year of Wolff's creation?
3.
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1. What places did Havas cover?
2. What regions appeared in Havas's stories?
3.
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1. Did Havas keep their stories to themselves?
2. Did Havas neglect to share their news with others?
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1. Who did Havas share the news with?
2. Who received stories from Havas?
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1. What is the present-day name for Havas?
2. What name has Havas taken on today?
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1. Do news agencies refuse payment for their stories?
2. Is it free to receive a story from a news agency?
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1. Whats an example of a place that might purchase news from a news agency?
2. What is one example of a place that could turn to a news agency to buy stories?
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3tem0pf1q5xr463wawie4xp1fhw0dg | cnn | (CNN) -- Inter Milan are once again five points behind rivals AC Milan at the top of the Italian Serie A table after crushing Genoa 5-2 at the San Siro on Sunday.
But the defending champions had to come from behind to claim the three points, Genoa leading 1-0 at the break after Rodrigo Palacio fired home following good work from Abdoulay Konko.
However, Inter were a different side in the second-half and three goals in seven minutes completely turned the match around.
The home side leveled in the 50th minute when Giampaolo Mazzini slotted home Maicon's cross and they took the lead a minute later when Samuel Eto'o converted a rebound after Goran Pandev's shot was fumbled by goalkeeper Eduardo.
And Eto'o added his second goal just six minutes later with a superb individual effort, the Cameroon striker's 18th goal of the season.
Goran Pandev made it 4-1 in the 68th minute, after being set-up by Eto'o and Wesley Sneijder, and Yuto Nagatomo netted his first goal for the club to complete the scoring.
Mauro Boselli's late header proved little more than a consolation goal for the visitors.
Meanwhile, third-placed Napoli lost more ground on the top two after being held to a goalless draw by lowly Brescia at the San Paolo, with coach Walter Mazzarri sent to the stands in the first half for arguing with the referee.
The Naples side are now eight points off the top and just two points ahead of fourth placed Lazio, who saw off Palermo 2-0 thanks to an early double from Giuseppe Sculli. QUESTIONS:
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1. Who lost 5-2?
2. Which team was crushed 5-2?
3.
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1. Where did Genoa lose?
2. What was the site of Genoa's defeat?
3.
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1. When did Genoa lose?
2. What was the day of Genoa's loss?
3.
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1. Is Genoa far behind their rivals?
2. Does Genoa trail their nemesis by much?
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1. Who fired home after good work from Abdoulay Konko?
2. In the wake of Abdoulay Konko's excellent work, who sent the ball home?
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3bwi6rsp7g9aenhgrqe7puh9naue7k | wikipedia | Conservation biology is the management of nature and of Earth's biodiversity with the aim of protecting species, their habitats, and ecosystems from excessive rates of extinction and the erosion of biotic interactions. It is an interdisciplinary subject drawing on natural and social sciences, and the practice of natural resource management.
The conservation ethic is based on the findings of conservation biology.
The term conservation biology and its conception as a new field originated with the convening of "The First International Conference on Research in Conservation Biology" held at the University of California, San Diego in La Jolla, California in 1978 led by American biologists Bruce A. Wilcox and Michael E. Soulé with a group of leading university and zoo researchers and conservationists including Kurt Benirschke, Sir Otto Frankel, Thomas Lovejoy, and Jared Diamond. The meeting was prompted by the concern over tropical deforestation, disappearing species, eroding genetic diversity within species. The conference and proceedings that resulted sought to initiate the bridging of a gap between theory in ecology and evolutionary genetics on the one hand and conservation policy and practice on the other. Conservation biology and the concept of biological diversity (biodiversity) emerged together, helping crystallize the modern era of conservation science and policy. The inherent multidisciplinary basis for conservation biology has led to new subdisciplines including conservation social science, conservation behavior and conservation physiology. It stimulated further development of conservation genetics which Otto Frankel had originated first but is now often considered a subdiscipline as well. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Where does conservation ethic come from?
2. What serves as the basis for conservation ethics?
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1. What kind of biology does the article describe?
2. What branch of biology appears in the passage?
3.
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1. What is conservation biology concerned with?
2. What is the main fodcus of conservation biology?
3.
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1. Does conservation biology involve biological diversity?
2. Is biological diversity an aspect of conservation biology?
3.
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1. What are the goals of conservation biology?
2. What does conservation biology aim to achieve?
3.
Q6:
1. Does conservation biology draw from just one discipline?
2. Is one single scientific discipline concerned with conservation biology?
3.
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1. At what meeting did the name conservation biology come about?
2. During what meeting did people come up with the name conservation biology?
3.
Q8:
1. Where was the First International Conference on Research in Conservation Biology held?
2. Which university hosted the First International Conference on Research in Conservation Biology?
3.
Q9:
1. What city hosted the First International Conference on Research in Conservation Biology?
2. In what city was the First International Conference on Research in Conservation Biology held?
3.
Q10:
1. What year did the First International Conference on Research in Conservation Biology take place?
2. When was the First International Conference on Research in Conservation Biology held?
3.
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1. What scientists headed the First International Conference on Research in Conservation Biology?
2. What science researchers were in charge of the First International Conference on Research in Conservation Biology?
3.
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1. What scientists attended the First International Conference on Research in Conservation Biology besides its leaders?
2. Who went to the First International Conference on Research in Conservation Biology, hosted by Bruce A. Wilcox and Michael E. Soul?
3.
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1. What worries led to the First International Conference on Research in Conservation Biology?
2. What fears were discussed at the First International Conference on Research in Conservation Biology?
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1. What did Otto Frankel come up with?
2. What was Otto Frankel responsible for?
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3txwc2nhnzqf2par7iwws7cujrw9sx | cnn | (CNN) -- The leader of an apocalyptic New Mexico church who claims to be the Messiah was arrested Tuesday on sex charges, state police said.
Wayne Bent, who also goes by the name Michael Travesser, was arrested at the compound that is home to his Lord Our Righteousness Church, called Strong City by members. He was being interviewed, state police spokesman Peter Olson said.
The arrests come after three children were removed from the compound late last month.
A post on the group's Web site said Bent was arrested Tuesday morning.
"I was told by the agent in charge of the case that the arrest warrant specified charges of three counts of sexual contact with a minor, and three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor," said the post, written by an unnamed follower. "The bail was set at half a million dollars."
The writer said sect members were questioned at a state police office in Clayton, New Mexico, and promised to update the site with "a more complete response to these false charges."
The Lord Our Righteousness Church was founded in 1987 by former Seventh-day Adventists, according to the group's Web site. "Since that time, many have joined who do not have their roots in Adventism."
Bent said on the Web site that God revealed to him in 2000 that he is the Messiah.
A post from Monday written by Bent said, "The current upheaval over me and the present contest is well under way. It was the same for Jesus. Jesus had not committed any crimes, so the authorities had to invent some crimes to crucify him over. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Where were Lord Our Righteousness Church members questioned?
2. Where did police ask Strong City members questions?
3.
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1. Where was information about the police interview with Lord Our Righteousness Church members published?
2. Where could one find information about the police talking to Strong City Members?
3.
Q3:
1. Who wrote the blog post on the Strong City website?
2. Who was the author of the post on the Lord Our Righteousness Church's website?
3.
Q4:
1. Who did police detain?
2. Which cult leader got arrested?
3.
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1. What's the first name of the arrested man?
2. What is Bent's first name?
3.
Q6:
1. What other name does Wayne Bent go by?
2. What is Wayne Bent's alias?
3.
Q7:
1. What does Wayne Bent do?
2. What is Wayne Bent known for?
3.
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1. Is Wayne Bent a church follower?
2. Does Wayne Bent follow a particular faith?
3.
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1. What sort of church does Wayne Bent lead?
2. What is the nature of Wayne Bent's cult?
3.
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1. Where is Wayne Bent a cult leader?
2. In what state is Wayne Bent's church located?
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3yz8upk3vtmxf09y871n9yvqabtcua | gutenberg | CHAPTER SEVENTEEN.
IN WHICH GLUMM TAKES TO HUNTING ON THE MOUNTAINS FOR CONSOLATION, AND FINDS IT UNEXPECTEDLY, WHILE ALRIC PROVES HIMSELF A HERO.
"I go to the fells to-day," said Glumm to Alric one morning, as the latter opened the door of Glummstede and entered the hall.
"I go also," said Alric, leaning a stout spear which he carried against the wall, and sitting down on a stool beside the fire to watch Glumm as he equipped himself for the chase.
"Art ready, then? for the day is late," said Glumm.
"All busked," replied the boy.--"I say, Glumm, is that a new spear thou hast got?"
"Aye; I took it from a Swedish viking the last fight I had off the coast. We had a tough job of it, and left one or two stout men behind to glut the birds of Odin, but we brought away much booty. This was part of it," he added, buckling on a long hunting-knife, which was stuck in a richly ornamented sheath, "and that silver tankard too, besides the red mantle that my mother wears, and a few other things--but my comrades got the most of it."
"I wish I had been there, Glumm," said Alric.
"If Hilda were here, lad, she would say it is wrong to wish to fight."
"Hilda has strange thoughts," observed the boy.
"So has Erling," remarked his companion.
"And so has Ada," said Alric, with a sly glance.
Glumm looked up quickly. "What knowest _thou_ about Ada?" said he. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who did Glumm address?
2. Which person did Glumm speak with?
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1. Where did Glumm tell Alric he was going?
2. What location did Glumm inform Alric he was traveling to?
3.
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1. When was Glumm going to the fells?
2. At what point was Glumm traveling to the fells?
3.
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1. Was Alric going to the fells with Glumm?
2. Was Alric accompanying Glumm to the fells?
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1. What was Alric in possession of?
2. What did Alric have in his hands?
3.
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1. Against what did Alric pose the spear?
2. Where did Alric lean the spear?
3.
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1. Did Alric take a seat?
2. Was Alric seated?
3.
Q8:
1. Where did Alric take a seat?
2. In what location was Alric seated?
3.
Q9:
1. What was Alric's stool next to?
2. What was in close proximity to Alric's stool?
3.
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1. Was Glumm's pointed weapon new?
2. Had Glumm just came into possession of his spear?
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1. Who had Glumm gotten his spear from?
2. Who had given Glumm his spear?
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1. When did a viking give Glumm his spear?
2. At what point did Glumm obtain a spear from a viking?
3.
Q13:
1. What was the location of Glumm's fight?
2. Where did a fight recently occur?
3.
Q14:
1. What housed the long knife?
2. What served as a covering for the spear?
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1. What else did Glumm get in the fight, besides the spear?
2. What in addition to a spear did Glumm obtain in the fight?
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36ahbnmv1rco11zhi4tnwpjlrxodyd | gutenberg | CHAPTER XIV
WILLIAM BENT PITMAN HEARS OF SOMETHING TO HIS ADVANTAGE
On the morning of Sunday, William Dent Pitman rose at his usual hour, although with something more than the usual reluctance. The day before (it should be explained) an addition had been made to his family in the person of a lodger. Michael Finsbury had acted sponsor in the business, and guaranteed the weekly bill; on the other hand, no doubt with a spice of his prevailing jocularity, he had drawn a depressing portrait of the lodger's character. Mr. Pitman had been led to understand his guest was not good company; he had approached the gentleman with fear, and had rejoiced to find himself the entertainer of an angel. At tea he had been vastly pleased; till hard on one in the morning he had sat entranced by eloquence and progressively fortified with information in the studio; and now, as he reviewed over his toilet the harmless pleasures of the evening, the future smiled upon him with revived attractions. "Mr. Finsbury is indeed an acquisition," he remarked to himself; and as he entered the little parlour, where the table was already laid for breakfast, the cordiality of his greeting would have befitted an acquaintanceship already old.
"I am delighted to see you, sir"--these were his expressions--"and I trust you have slept well."
"Accustomed as I have been for so long to a life of almost perpetual change," replied the guest, "the disturbance so often complained of by the more sedentary, as attending their first night in (what is called) a new bed, is a complaint from which I am entirely free." QUESTIONS:
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1. What occurred the day prior?
2. What took place yesterday?
3.
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1. How did Pitman feel towards the lodger?
2. What was Pitman's opinion of the lodger?
3.
Q3:
1. Did Pitman change his mind about the lodger?
2. Did Pitman have a change of heart regarding the lodger?
3.
Q4:
1. What is the subject of the story?
2. What does the story discuss?
3.
Q5:
1. On what day does the story take place?
2. What day of the week is the story set on?
3.
Q6:
1. Did William Dent Pitman wake up at his usual time on Sunday
2. Did William Dent Pitman get up when he usually did on Sunday?
3.
Q7:
1. What made this Sunday different from others?
2. How could this Sunday be distinguished from others?
3.
Q8:
1. What did William Dent Pitman say to himself about Finsbury?
2. Which comment did William Dent Pitman make to himself regarding Finsbury?
3.
Q9:
1. What was on the table when William Dent Pitman entered?
2. What did William Dent Pitman find on the table upon his entry?
3.
Q10:
1. What room was breakfast in?
2. Which room contained the morning meal?
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3vben272mkzuhzxzlo26koyhn6osg8 | wikipedia | West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England. It is an inland and in relative terms upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in moors of the Pennines and has a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972.
West Yorkshire consists of five metropolitan boroughs (City of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, City of Leeds and City of Wakefield) and shares borders with the counties of Derbyshire (briefly to the south), Greater Manchester (to the south-west), Lancashire (to the north-west), North Yorkshire (to the north and east) and South Yorkshire (to the south and south-east).
Leeds, informally, is the capital of West Yorkshire, Leeds (city) has developed into the third biggest in the UK by population after London and Birmingham, York is the Capital of Yorkshire, the Leeds-Bradford Metropolitan County has grown to become the 4th largest in the UK after Greater London, West Midlands (Birmingham) and Greater Manchester with a population over 2.2 million.
Remnants of a strong industrialisation in coal, wool and iron ore industries remain in the county having attracted people over the centuries, and this can be seen the buildings and architecture. The greatest hub Leeds may become a terminus for a north-east limb of High Speed 2. Major railways and three major motorways traverse the county. In the heart of the county is Leeds Bradford International Airport. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Is the county of West Yorkshire considered upland or inland?
2. Does West Yorkshire get classified as an inland or upland county?
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Q2:
1. Where is West Yorkshire located?
2. What country contains West Yorkshire?
3.
Q3:
1. Do West Yorkshire's valleys drain to the west?
2. Does the west receive water from West Yorkshire's valleys?
3.
Q4:
1. How many boroughs does West Yorkshire have?
2. What is the number of boroughs in West Yorkshire?
3.
Q5:
1. Are there more than a million people in West Yorkshire?
2. Does West Yorkshire contain over a million residents?
3.
Q6:
1. How many people live in West Yorkshire?
2. What is the population of West Yorkshire?
3.
Q7:
1. When was West Yorkshire created?
2. In what year did West Yorkshire come about?
3.
Q8:
1. West Yorkshire was created in the wake of what?
2. What led to the creation of West Yorkshire?
3.
Q9:
1. How large is West Yorkshire's capital?
2. What is the size of the capital of West Yorkshire?
3.
Q10:
1. What resources have drawn people to West Yorkshire?
2. What things have attracted residents to West Yorkshire?
3.
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3kkg4cdwkiyw048ghh0eu4wo5d6947 | gutenberg | CHAPTER XXI. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
In the search for a new abode Mrs. Lee was in much difficulty, for it was needful to be near St. Kenelm's, and the only vacant houses within her means were not desirable for the reception of a feeble convalescent; moreover, Mr. Gudgeon grumbled and inquired, and was only withheld by warnings enhanced by the police from carrying the whole charivari of the Salvation Army along Ivinghoe Terrace on Sunday afternoon.
Perhaps it was this, perhaps it was the fact of having discussed the situation with the two Miss Mohuns, that made Mr. White say to Alexis, 'There are two rooms ready for your sister, as soon as Dagger says she can be moved safely. The person who nurses her had better come with her, and you may as well come back to your old quarters.'
Alexis could hardly believe his ears, but Mr. White waved off all thanks. The Mohun sisters were delighted and triumphant, and Jane came down to talk it over with her elder sister, auguring great things from that man who loved to deal in surprises.
'That is true,' said Sir Jasper.
'What does that mean, Jasper?' said his wife. 'It sounds significant.'
'I certainly should not be amazed if he did further surprise us all. Has it never struck you how that noontide turn of Adeline's corresponds with his walk home from the reading-room?'
Lady Merrifield looked rather startled, but Jane only laughed, and said, 'My dear Jasper, if you only knew Ada as well as I do! Yes, I have seen far too many of those little affairs to be taken in by them. Poor Ada! I know exactly how she looks, but she is only flattered, like a pussy-cat waggling the end of its tail---it means nothing, and never comes to anything. The thing that is likely and hopeful is, that he may adopt those young people as nephews and nieces.' QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who is trying to find something?
2. Who is on the hunt for something?
3.
Q2:
1. What is Mrs. Lee on the hunt for?
2. What is Mrs. Lee trying to find?
3.
Q3:
1. Is Mrs. Lee having an easy time with house hunting?
2. Is Mrs. Lee's attempt to find a home going swimmingly?
3.
Q4:
1. Where did Mrs. Lee need her new home to be?
2. In what location did Mrs. Lee need to be housed?
3.
Q5:
1. Could Mrs. Lee afford anything near St. Kenelm's?
2. Were places by St. Kenelm's in Mrs. Lee's budget?
3.
Q6:
1. Did Mrs. Lee like the homes by St. Kenelm's that she could afford?
2. Was Mrs. Lee a fan of the St. Kenelm's homes that were in her budget?
3.
Q7:
1. Who is giving Mrs. Lee a hard time?
2. Who isn't acting very generously with Mrs. Lee?
3.
Q8:
1. Who prevents Mr. Gudgeon from being more obnoxious?
2. Who keeps Mr. Gudgeon from being even more annoying?
3.
Q9:
1. How do the police tame Mr. Gudgeon?
2. How do the cops keep Mr. Gudgeon from acting worse?
3.
Q10:
1. What does someone say to Alexis due to Mr. Gudgeon's behavior?
2. What is Alexis told as a result of the way Mr. Gudgeon is acting?
3.
Q11:
1. Who speaks to Alexis?
2. Who addresses Alexis?
3.
Q12:
1. When will the chambers be ready for Alexis and his sister?
2. When can Alexis and his sister have the rooms?
3.
Q13:
1. Who should come with Alexis and his sister?
2. Who ought to accompany Alexis and his female sibling?
3.
Q14:
1. Was Alexis surprised by Mr. White's statement?
2. Was Alexis taken aback by Mr. White's proposal?
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1. Were the Mohun sisters surprised by Mr. White's statement?
2. Were the Mohun sisters taken aback by Mr. White's proposal?
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3jjvg1ybebxxkgrdt6xkq2xss40b59 | mctest | Henry woke up one morning and looked out his window. To his surprise the ground was covered in white. He quickly ran downstairs and asked his mommy what the white stuff was. She told him with a smile that it was snow. Henry was not sure what snow was, but got excited when she told him that it meant that he did not have to go to school that day. Henry asked his mom if he could play in snow and she told him yes. She got him dressed in warm clothes and took him outside and taught him how to build a snowman. She also taught him how to sled down the small hill in their yard. Henry had so much fun that day he fell asleep early and had dreams about the fun white snow that fell that day hoping he could have fun the next day as well. QUESTIONS:
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1. What came into Henry's purview when he looked out the window?
2. What did Henry lay his eyes upon through the window?
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1. Did Henry know what the white stuff was?
2. Was Henry familiar with the white substance outside?
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1. Who explained snow to Henry?
2. Who told Henry what the white stuff was?
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1. Was Henry happy to learn what snow was?
2. Did the presence of snow make Henry happy?
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1. Why was Henry happy about the snow?
2. What about the snow was pleasing to Henry?
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1. Was Henry allowed to go outdoors by his mother?
2. Did Henry's mom permit him to travel outside?
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1. What did Henry's mom teach him how to make?
2. What did Henry's mother demonstrate the construction of?
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1. What did Henry's mom teach him to do, besides make a snowman?
2. What did Henry learn from his mother, other than snowman making?
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Q9:
1. Did Henry stay up past bedtime the night of the snow?
2. When it snowed, did Henry get to remain awake until late?
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1. What did Henry dream about?
2. What appeared in Henry's dreams?
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3wev0ko0omsr5fn8jy1ye3vkadksd8 | gutenberg | CHAPTER XVIII
ROCHESTER'S ULTIMATUM
The Park into which they turned was almost deserted. Pauline stopped the carriage and got out.
"Come and walk with me a little way," she said to Rochester. "We will go and sit amongst that wilderness of empty chairs. I want to talk. I must talk to someone. We shall be quite alone there."
Rochester walked by her side, puzzled. He had never seen her like this.
"I suppose I am hysterical," she said, clutching at his arm for a moment as they passed along the walk. "There, even that does me good. It's good to feel--oh, I don't know what I'm talking about!" she exclaimed.
"Where have you been this afternoon?" he asked gravely.
"To hear that awful man Naudheim," she answered. "Henry, I wish I'd never been. I wish to Heaven you'd never asked Bertrand Saton to Beauleys."
Rochester's face grew darker.
"I wish I'd wrung the fellow's neck the first day I saw him," he declared, bitterly. "But after all, Pauline, you don't take this sort of person seriously?"
"I wish I didn't," she answered.
"He's an infernal charlatan," Rochester declared. "I'm convinced of it, and I mean to expose him."
She shook her head.
"You can call him what you like," she said, "but there is Naudheim behind him. There is no one in Europe who would dare to call Naudheim a charlatan."
"He is a wonderful man, but he is mad," Rochester said.
"No, he is not mad," she said. "It is we who are mad, to listen a little, to think a little, to play a little with the thoughts he gives us." QUESTIONS:
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1. What is the name of the person that was next to Pauline?
2. The person that was besides Pauline went by what name?
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1. Where did Pauline and Rochester go and sit?
2. Pauline and Rochester went to sit in what place?
3.
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1. Was something stopped by Pauline?
2. Did Pauline stop something?
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1. What object did Pauline stop?
2. Pauline stopped what object?
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34s9dkfk73pxndqu7y7qsuvf5wryn7 | race | Passage 1
The information Highway is the road that links computer users to a large number of on-line services; the Web, e-mail, and software, to mention just a few. Not long ago, the information Highway was a new road, with not many users. Now, everyone seems to want to take a drive, with over 30 million families connected worldwide. Not surprisingly, this well-traveled highway is starting to look like a well-traveled highway. Traffic jams can cause many serious problems, forcing the system to close down for repair. Naturally, accidents will happen on such a crowed road, and usually victims are some files, gone forever. Then, of course, there's Mr. Cool, with his new broad-band connection, who speeds down the highway faster than most of us can go. But don't trick yourself; he pays for that speeding.
Passage 2
Want to know more about global warming and how you can help prevent it? Doctor Herman Friedman, who is considered a leading expert on the subject, will speak at Grayson Hall next Friday. Friedman studied environmental science at three well-known universities around the world before becoming a professor in the subject. He has also traveled around the world observing environmental concerns. The gradual bleaching of the Grate Barrier Reef, which came into the public eye in 2002, in his latest interest. Signed copies of his colorful book, which was published just last month, will be on sale after his talk. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is Doctor Herman Friedman known as?
2. Doctor Herman Friedman is known as what?
3.
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1. What is the first name of Doctor Friedman?
2. Doctor Friedman goes by what first name?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the location of the place where Doctor Herman Friedman will be speaking?
2. Doctor Herman Friedman will be speaking at what location?
3.
Q4:
1. On what day of the week will Doctor Herman Friedman be speaking at Grayson Hall?
2. Doctor Herman Friedman will be speaking at Grayson Hall on what day of the week?
3.
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1. Doctor Herman Friedman studied environmental science at what number of universities?
2. In what number of universities has Doctor Herman Friedman studied environmental science?
3.
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3oxv7eaxleqo0pnejwsj0pdg19236z | wikipedia | Leonhard Euler ( ; ; ; 15 April 170718 September 1783) was a Swiss mathematician, physicist, astronomer, logician and engineer who made important and influential discoveries in many branches of mathematics like infinitesimal calculus and graph theory while also making pioneering contributions to several branches such as topology and analytic number theory. He also introduced much of the modern mathematical terminology and notation, particularly for mathematical analysis, such as the notion of a mathematical function. He is also known for his work in mechanics, fluid dynamics, optics, astronomy, and music theory.
Euler was one of the most eminent mathematicians of the 18th century, and is held to be one of the greatest in history. He is also widely considered to be the most prolific mathematician of all time. His collected works fill 60 to 80 quarto volumes, more than anybody in the field. He spent most of his adult life in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and in Berlin, then the capital of Prussia.
A statement attributed to Pierre-Simon Laplace expresses Euler's influence on mathematics: "Read Euler, read Euler, he is the master of us all."
Leonhard Euler was born on 15 April 1707, in Basel, Switzerland to Paul III Euler, a pastor of the Reformed Church, and Marguerite Brucker, a pastor's daughter. He had two younger sisters: Anna Maria and Maria Magdalena, and a younger brother Johann Heinrich. Soon after the birth of Leonhard, the Eulers moved from Basel to the town of Riehen, where Euler spent most of his childhood. Paul Euler was a friend of the Bernoulli family; Johann Bernoulli was then regarded as Europe's foremost mathematician, and would eventually be the most important influence on young Leonhard. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Leonhard Euler is known for his work in what fields besides mathematics?
2. Other than mathematics, Leonhard Euler is known for his work in what fields?
3.
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1. In what year was Leonhard Euler born?
2. Leonhard Euler was born in what year?
3.
Q3:
1. What number of quarto volumes makes up the works of Leonhard Euler?
2. Leonhard Euler's works make up what number of quarto volumes?
3.
Q4:
1. What was the name of Leonhard Euler's father?
2. Leonhard Euler's father went by what name?
3.
Q5:
1. What location did Leonhard Euler spend most of his adult life in?
2. Leonhard Euler spent most of his adult life in what locations?
3.
Q6:
1. What is the name of the person that is mentioned in the article as making a statement regarding the influence Leonhard Euler had on mathematics?
2. Leonhard Euler's influence on mathematics is proven thanks to a statement made by what person?
3.
Q7:
1. What is the name of the country whose capital was Berlin around the time when Leonhard Euler was still alive?
2. When Leonhard Euler was still alive, what is the name of the country whose capital was Berlin?
3.
Q8:
1. Did Leonhard Euler have any brothers and sisters?
2. Were there any people that were siblings with Leonhard Euler?
3.
Q9:
1. Leonhard Euler introduced a large part of the modern terminology and notation for what field?
2. What is the name of the field whose modern terminology and notation was mostly influenced by Leonhard Euler?
3.
Q10:
1. Leonhard Euler spent most of his childhood in what town?
2. What is the name of the town in which Leonhard Euler spent most of his childhood?
3.
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32m8bpygatm5nlu3gc8sgmsudweig9 | gutenberg | CHAPTER VII.
THE BLAST OF THE WHISTLE.
Richard Talbot was of course convinced that witchcraft was not likely to be the most serious part of the misdeeds of Tibbott the huckstress. Committing Antony Babington to the custody of his wife, he sped on his way back to the Manor-house, where Lord Shrewsbury was at present residing, the Countess being gone to view her buildings at Chatsworth, taking her daughter Bessie with her. He sent in a message desiring to speak to my lord in his privy chamber.
Francis Talbot came to him. "Is it matter of great moment, Dick?" he said, "for my father is so fretted and chafed, I would fain not vex him further to-night.--What! know you not? Here are tidings that my lady hath married Bess--yes, Bess Cavendish, in secret to my young Lord Lennox, the brother of this Queen's unlucky husband! How he is to clear himself before her Grace of being concerned in it, I know not, for though Heaven wots that he is as innocent as the child unborn, she will suspect him!"
"I knew she flew high for Mistress Bess," returned Richard.
"High! nothing would serve her save royal blood! My poor father says as sure as the lions and fleur-de-lis have come into a family, the headsman's axe has come after them."
"However it is not our family."
"So I tell him, but it gives him small comfort," said Frank, "looking as he doth on the Cavendish brood as his own, and knowing that there will be a mighty coil at once with my lady and these two queens. He is sore vexed to-night, and saith that never was Earl, not to say man, so baited by woman as he, and he bade me see whether yours be a matter of such moment that it may not wait till morning or be despatched by me." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. When Francis Talbot came to Dick, what did he say to him?
2. What was Dick told by Francis Talbot after he had come to him?
3.
Q2:
1. The passage comes from what chapter?
2. What is the title of the chapter that the passage is extracted from?
3.
Q3:
1. Richard Talbot was convinced of what?
2. What topic was Richard Talbot convinced of?
3.
Q4:
1. Anthony Babington was committed to the custody of what person?
2. What person was under the custody of Anthony Babington?
3.
Q5:
1. Anthony Babington sped back to what location?
2. What location did Anthony Babington speed back to?
3.
Q6:
1. What is the name of the person that was present at the Manor-house?
2. The person that was present at the Manor-house went by what name?
3.
Q7:
1. What location was the Countess at when Anthony Babington sped back to the Manor-house?
2. When Anthony Babington sped back to the Manor-house, where was the Countess located?
3.
Q8:
1. Why did the Countess go to Chatsworth?
2. The Countess went to Chatsworth for what reason?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the chapter number that the passage is extracted from?
2. The passage is extracted from what chapter number?
3.
Q10:
1. What did Richard Talbot say to Francis Talbot?
2. What was Francis Talbot told by Richard Talbot?
3.
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3qbd8r3z21jz7rcmj6jwrurdzy5o4k | race | Today there are policemen everywhere, but in 1700, London had no policemen at all. A few old men used to protect the city streets at night and they were not paid. About 300 years ago, London was starting to get bigger and more and more people began to live there. The city was very dirty and many people were poor. There were so many thieves who stole money in the streets that people stayed in their homes as much as possible. In 1750,Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves. They were like policemen and were called "Bow Street Runners" because they worked near Bow Street. Fifty years later, there were 120 "Bow Street Runners", but London had become very big and needed more policemen. So in 1829 , the first Metropolitan(or London)Police Force was started with 3,000 officers. Most of the men worked on foot, but a few rode horses. Until 1920 all the police in London were men. Today, London police are quite well paid and for the few police officers who still ride horses, the pay is even better than for the others. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the total number of policemen that were present in London in 1700?
2. In 1700, London had what number of policemen?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the name of the group that Henry Fielding started to stop thieves?
2. In order to stop thieves, what group did Henry Fielding pay?
3.
Q3:
1. In 1829, did any policemen ride horses?
2. Was horseback riding something that was done by some policemen in 1829?
3.
Q4:
1. Prior to 1920, were policewomen present?
2. Did policewomen exist prior to 1920?
3.
Q5:
1. What was happening 300 years ago in the streets that resulted in people staying indoors as much as possible?
2. People stayed indoors as much as possible 300 years ago as a result of what happening in the streets?
3.
Q6:
1. Prior to 1700, what kind of people protected the streets of London?
2. The streets of London were protected by what group of people prior to 1700?
3.
Q7:
1. In what year was the first Metropolitan Workforce created?
2. The first Metropolitan Workforce was created in what year?
3.
Q8:
1. What number of police officers were employed in the first Metropolitan workforce?
2. The first Metropolitan workforce was made up of what number of officers?
3.
Q9:
1. Are the police paid well in current times?
2. Is the current salary of police officers good?
3.
Q10:
1. Do some police officers still ride horses today?
2. Are horses presently ridden by some police officers?
3.
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3l6l49wxw0xdzh64ernxiormjev54e | wikipedia | Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom. With roots in blues rock and psychedelic/acid rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified distortion, extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall loudness. Heavy metal lyrics and performance styles are sometimes associated with aggression and machismo.
In 1968, the first heavy metal bands such as Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple attracted large audiences, though they were often derided by critics. During the mid-1970s, Judas Priest helped spur the genre's evolution by discarding much of its blues influence; Motörhead introduced a punk rock sensibility and an increasing emphasis on speed. Beginning in the late 1970s, bands in the new wave of British heavy metal such as Iron Maiden and Saxon followed in a similar vein. Before the end of the decade, heavy metal fans became known as "metalheads" or "headbangers".
During the 1980s, glam metal became popular with groups such as Mötley Crüe and Poison. Underground scenes produced an array of more aggressive styles: thrash metal broke into the mainstream with bands such as Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax, while other extreme subgenres of metal such as death metal and black metal remain subcultural phenomena. Since the mid-1990s popular styles have further expanded the definition of the genre. These include groove metal (with bands such as Pantera, Sepultura, and Lamb of God) and nu metal (with bands such as Korn, Slipknot, and Linkin Park), the latter of which often incorporates elements of grunge and hip hop. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the metal band that spurred the evolution of metal music by getting rid of its blues influence?
2. By getting rid of its blues influence, what metal band spurred the evolution of metal music?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the name of the metal band that placed emphasis on the speed of metal music?
2. Emphasis was placed on the speed of metal music by what band?
3.
Q3:
1. What are the first two bands that the article mentions as being thrash metal bands?
2. What thrash metal bands are the first two to be mentioned in the article?
3.
Q4:
1. What is the name of the first band that is mentioned in the article that is a part of groove metal?
2. What is the first groove metal band that is mentioned in the article?
3.
Q5:
1. What popular style of metal is mentioned in the article other than groove metal?
2. Besides groove metal, what style of popular metal is mentioned in the article?
3.
Q6:
1. What band belonging to the nu metal subculture is mentioned in the article other than Korn and Linkin Park?
2. Besides Linkin Park and Korn, what nu metal band is mentioned in the article?
3.
Q7:
1. In what year did heavy metal bands start to attract large audiences?
2. Large audiences started to be interested in heavy metal bands in what year?
3.
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3vw04l3zlt6dz2eo488x7if4569xxq | cnn | (CNN)It's amazing what (literal) lengths some people will go to earn frequent flier miles. Take Ben Schlappig. Over his lifetime, he's accrued about four million miles. Half of those, he estimates, were earned on "mile runs" -- trips taken for the sole purpose of earning points.
Recently, he completed a dizzying, non-stop trip (London-New York-Los Angeles-Honolulu-Los Angeles-London-Miami-London-Los Angeles-London) that would set most people's heads spinning. It took four days (three of which were spent almost completely on a plane), and he accrued 270,000 miles.
He admits that the journey was exhausting, but ultimately worth it.
"To put it into some kind of perspective, it's enough miles for two first-class tickets between the U.S. and Asia," he notes.
"If I would have paid cash for them, they would have each cost me over $20,000."
December -- which marks the last opportunity for many frequent fliers to earn enough to gain (or maintain) their elite statuses -- is mile-run season. In the past, the trick was looking for a cheap ticket that went the distance, as miles earned were calculated by, well, miles flown. This year, that is all set to change.
"In 33 years of frequent flier programs, this is the year of the biggest changes ever," says Randy Petersen, founder of the online travel forum FlyerTalk and CEO of Frequent Flyer Services, which offers guidance to road warriors the world over.
"Some of the world's largest frequent flier programs are going to a revenue model," he explains, noting that come this year, many programs will start awarding members based on how much they spend, not how far they fly. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the organization that is reporting the story?
2. The story is being reported by what news organization?
3.
Q2:
1. Over what period of time has Ben Schlappig accrued four million miles??
2. Ben Schlappig has accrued four million miles over what period of time?
3.
Q3:
1. What are mile runs known as?
2. Mile runs are known as what?
3.
Q4:
1. What is the name of the person that admits that the London-New York-Los Angeles-Honolulu-Los Angeles-London-Miami-London-Los Angeles-London trip was exhausting?
2. The London-New York-Los Angeles-Honolulu-Los Angeles-London-Miami-London-Los Angeles-London trip was exhausting according to what person?
3.
Q5:
1. What things would have cost Ben Schlappig over $20,000?
2. Ben Schlappig would have paid over $20,000 for what?
3.
Q6:
1. Ben Schlappig would have paid over $20,000 for a trip between what locations?
2. A first class trip between what locations would have cost Ben Schlappig over $20,000?
3.
Q7:
1. What month marks the last opportunity for many people to accumulate Frequent Flyer Miles?
2. Frequent Flyer Miles can be accumulated until what month by a lot of people?
3.
Q8:
1. December marks the last opportunity for what group of people to accumulate enough points?
2. What group of people needs to gather enough points by December?
3.
Q9:
1. What number of miles did Ben Schlappig recently accrue?
2. Ben Schlappig recently accrued what number of miles?
3.
Q10:
1. How lond did it take Ben Schlappig to accrue 270,000 miles?
2. Ben Schlappig accrued 270,000 miles in what period of time?
3.
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3rxpczqmqpbunfy585nmonb8wrxg13 | race | Tom gets up at half past seven in the morning. He has an egg and some milk for his breakfast. Then he begins to go to school slowly. When he is on his way to school, he thinks, "I tell my teacher my mother is ill on Monday morning. I tell him my bike is wrong on Tuesday. What do I tell my teacher today?" Tom thinks over but he doesn't find a good idea before he gets to school."May I come in?" Tom shouts at the door of the classroom. " Oh, my boy," says Mr Green. " Please look at the clock on the wall. What time is it now?" " It's ten past eight," answers Tom. Mr Green is not happy. " You are late for class three times this week. If all the students are like you, the clock is no use, I think." " You are right, Mr Green," says Tom. " If we don't have the clock, how do you know I am late for class?" QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What location does Tom go to?
2. Tom is going to what location?
3.
Q2:
1. Does Tom eventually make it to school?
2. Is the school eventually reached by Tom?
3.
Q3:
1. Did Tom get to school on time?
2. Was the school reached by Tom on time?
3.
Q4:
1. How much time does Tom have to get to school from the time that he wakes up?
2. After waking up, what amount of time does Tom have to get to school?
3.
Q5:
1. Did Tom have a reason for being late for school?
2. Did Tom have a good excuse for not arriving to school on time?
3.
Q6:
1. Is being late on a regular basis something that Tom experiences?
2. Is Tom regularly late for school?
3.
Q7:
1. What number of times has Tom been late in the last week?
2. In the last week, Tom has been late what number of times?
3.
Q8:
1. Is Tom's teacher upset with the fact that he is regularly late?
2. Is Tom's tardiness something that is making his teacher upset?
3.
Q9:
1. What means of transportation does Tom use in order to get to school?
2. In order to get to school, what means of transportation does Tom use?
3.
Q10:
1. Is Tom aware that he is constantly late for school?
2. Is being constantly late for school something that Tom is aware of?
3.
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3jzqsn0i3qaldusdf427dpf2y9hfgl | race | Why Are Pig Farmers Still Using Growth-Promoting Drugs?
It's one of the most controversial practices in agriculture: feeding small amounts of antibiotics to animals in order to make them grow faster. But what if the drugs don't even work very well? There's some good evidence that they don't, at least in pigs. They used to deliver a boost in growth, but that effect has disappeared in recent years or declined greatly. The reason for this is interesting and even paradoxical. Researchers think the antibiotics used to work by suppressing low-grade infections. In recent years, however, pork producers found other ways to accomplish the same thing through improved hygiene . As a result, the drugs have become largely superfluous -- yet many farmers still use them.
To understand how this happened, you have to step back in time, says Steve Dritz, a specialist in pig nutrition at Kansas State University. Sixty years ago, when antibiotics were new, "people started treating animals, and feeding [the antibiotics], and finding that they had increased growth rates and feed efficiencies," he says. Nursery-age pigs, for instance, grew 12 to 15 percent faster with antibiotics. The animals also needed less feed to reach full weight. Other studies showed similar results in chickens and cattle. In the 1980s, a new set of studies found similar effects. So the growth-promoting effects of antibiotics became standard practice among meat producers.
Fast forward to the 1990s. Dritz was starting his career as a scientist at Kansas State University, and pork production was changing dramatically.
Previously, pigs were born and raised in one barn or in several barns close together. This meant infections could easily pass from one generation to the next, the way that kids share germs between their friends on the playground and their parents at home. Under the new system, when piglets are weaned, they move to a whole different place. That new site is carefully scrubbed and free of disease.
Craig Rowles, who runs a large swine operation in Carroll, Iowa, shows me one such room. There's not a piglet in sight. "This room just got completely washed and disinfected, and now it's going to sit here and dry for a while," he says.
A whole group of pigs will come in here together, and later they will move out together to yet another site. "That group of pigs will stay together until they go to market," Rowles says.
The groups are kept strictly separated from each other. If workers move between the groups, they first have to change their boots.
When farmers adopted multisite production, it cut down on disease -- and pigs actually grew faster. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What do pig farmers feed pigs that is a source of controversy?
2. What are pigs fed by pig farmers that causes some controversy?
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3dy46v3x3pivv0a4sw67ngx0i8d551 | mctest | Oliver is a cat. He has a sister called Spike. Oliver and Spike like to play outside. They chase bugs in the backyard. When they get tired, they sleep in the sun. They don't like to go outside when it is raining. On rainy days Oliver and Spike sit in the window. They watch the rain through the window. Oliver is big and has grey and white fur. His nose is pink. Spike is small and has grey fur. Her nose is the same color as her fur. Spike is round. Oliver is tall. Oliver likes to eat. He worries when there is no food in his bowl. Spike likes to roll in dirt. Sometimes she is smelly. At Christmas time they like to play with the Christmas tree and presents. Oliver climbs the Christmas tree and breaks ornaments. Spike plays with the presents and unwraps them with her claws. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the main character that is a cat?
2. The main cat in the story goes by what name?
3.
Q2:
1. What does Oliver like to do with Spike?
2. Oliver and Spike like to do what?
3.
Q3:
1. What do Oliver and Spike do in the backyard?
2. When Oliver and Spike are in the backyard, what do they do?
3.
Q4:
1. What do Oliver and Spike do when it is raining?
2. When it is raining outside, what do Oliver and Spike do?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the name of Oliver's sister?
2. What is Oliver's sister's name?
3.
Q6:
1. Do Oliver and Spike ever get tired?
2. is tiredness something that happens to Oliver and Spike?
3.
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3xc1o3lbosmbiroflf4c7lzbl33tld | wikipedia | During the American Civil War (1861–1865), the Union referred to the United States of America and specifically to the national government of president Abraham Lincoln and the 20 free states and 5 border states that supported it. The Union was opposed by 11 southern slave states that formed the Confederate States, or "the Confederacy."
All of the Union's states provided soldiers for the U.S. Army, though the border areas also sent tens of thousands of soldiers to the Confederacy. The Border states were essential as a supply base for the Union invasion of the Confederacy, and Lincoln realized he could not win the war without control of them. The Northeast provided the industrial resources for a mechanized war producing large quantities of munitions and supplies, as well as financing for the war. The Midwest provided soldiers, food, horses, financial support, and training camps. Army hospitals were set up across the Union. Most states had Republican governors who energetically supported the war effort and suppressed anti-war subversion in 1863–64. The Democratic Party strongly supported the war in 1861 but in 1862 was split between the War Democrats and the anti-war element led by the "Copperheads." The Democrats made major electoral gains in 1862 in state elections, most notably in New York. They lost ground in 1863, especially in Ohio. In 1864 the Republicans campaigned under the National Union Party banner, which attracted many War Democrats and soldiers and scored a landslide victory for Lincoln and his entire ticket. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. During what years did the American Civil War take place?
2. The American Civil occurred between what years?
3.
Q2:
1. What were the names of the opposing sides during the American Civil War?
2. During the American Civil War, what groups fought?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the total number of states that were present in the Union?
2. The Union was made up of what number of states?
3.
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1. What is the total number of states that were present in the Confederacy?
2. The Confederacy was made up of what number of states?
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1. Were the border states a supply base for the Union or the Confederacy?
2. Did the Union or the Confederacy receive soldiers from the border states?
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1. Did most of the states during the American Civil War have Democratic or Republican governors?
2. Were most states during the American Civil War being governed by Democratic or Republican governors?
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1. Did most of the Republican governors support the American Civil War?
2. Was the American Civil War supported by most Republican governors?
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1. What name was given to the Democrats that were against the American Civil War?
2. The American Civil War was opposed by what group of Democrats?
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1. What group of Democrats were against the "Copperheads"?
2. The "Copperheads" were opposed by what group of Democrats?
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1. In what year did the Democrats make major electoral gains in the state elections?
2. The Democrats made major electoral gains in the state elections in what year?
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3txmy6ucaeo5n72hryhizxy16bmcq9 | race | Steve Jobs, co-founder and former CEO of US technology giant Apple, has died at the age of 56. Mr Jobs had announced he was suffering from cancer in 2004. Apple said he had been "the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives" and had made the world "immeasurably better". Tributes have been made by technology company bosses and world leaders, with US President Barack Obama saying the world had "lost a visionary ". "Steve was among the greatest of American innovators ---- brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it," said Mr Obama. A statement from Mr Jobs's family said they were with him when he died peacefully on Wednesday. "In his public life, Steve was known as a visionary; in his private life, he loved his family deeply," they said, requesting privacy and thanking those who had "shared their wishes and prayers" during his final year. Apple said the company had "lost a visionary and creative genius and the world have lost an amazing human being". Tim Cook, who was made Apple's CEO after Mr Jobs stood down in August, said his predecessor had left behind "a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple". Flags are being flown at half mast outside the Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California, while fans of the company have left tributes outside Apple shops around the world. The heads of other leading technology companies have also paid tribute, including Microsoft boss Bill Gates, who said "For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it's been a great honour. I will miss Steve very much." Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg thanks Mr Jobs for "showing that what you build can change the world" while Sony Corp president and CEO Howard Stringer said: "The digital age has lost its leading light." South Korea's Samsung, which is involved in a case with Apple over patents , admired Mr Jobs for his "Completely new and different changes to the IT industry". QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the person that died?
2. The person that died went by what name?
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1. What is the name of the company that Steve Jobs worked for?
2. Steve Jobs worked for what company?
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1. What was Steve Jobs known for within Apple?
2. Within Apple, what was Steve Jobs known as?
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1. Did Steve Jobs die as a result of an accident or a disease?
2. Did a disease or an accident result in the death of Steve Jobs?
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1. What type of disease did Steve Jobs die from?
2. Steve Jobs died from what kind of disease?
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1. What is he name of the President that referred to Steve Jobs as being a visionary?
2. Steve Jobs was referred to as a visionary by which President?
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1. When Steve Jobs died, was he by himself?
2. Was Steve Jobs all alone at the time of his death?
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1. What people was Steve Jobs with when he died?
2. When Steve Jobs died, which people was he with?
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1.
2.
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1. What city are the headquarters of Apple located in?
2. The headquarters of Apple are located in what city?
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3del4x4el6l2z74y94uzqwmd7jwyx4 | gutenberg | CHAPTER XXXIX
Doctor Crofts Is Turned Out
"Have you heard the news, my dear, from the Small House?" said Mrs Boyce to her husband, some two or three days after Mrs Dale's visit to the squire. It was one o'clock, and the parish pastor had come in from his ministrations to dine with his wife and children.
"What news?" said Mr Boyce, for he had heard none.
"Mrs Dale and the girls are going to leave the Small House; they're going into Guestwick to live."
"Mrs Dale going away; nonsense!" said the vicar. "What on earth should take her into Guestwick? She doesn't pay a shilling of rent where she is."
"I can assure you it's true, my dear. I was with Mrs Hearn just now, and she had it direct from Mrs Dale's own lips. Mrs Hearn said she'd never been taken so much aback in her whole life. There's been some quarrel, you may be sure of that."
Mr Boyce sat silent, pulling off his dirty shoes preparatory to his dinner. Tidings so important, as touching the social life of his parish, had not come to him for many a day, and he could hardly bring himself to credit them at so short a notice.
"Mrs Hearn says that Mrs Dale spoke ever so firmly about it, as though determined that nothing should change her."
"And did she say why?"
"Well, not exactly. But Mrs Hearn said she could understand there had been words between her and the squire. It couldn't be anything else, you know. Probably it had something to do with that man, Crosbie." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the total number of people that are leaving the small house?
2. The small house has what number of people leaving?
3.
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1. What people are leaving the small house?
2. The small house is being left by what people?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the name of the person that was Mrs. Dale and the girls leaving the small house?
2. The fact that the small house had Mrs. Dale and the girls leaving was something that what person was talking about?
3.
Q4:
1. What person was Mrs. Boyce talking to regarding Mrs. Dale and the girls leaving the small house?
2. The fact that the small house had Mrs. Dale and the girls leaving was something that Mrs. Boyce was talking about to what person?
3.
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38f5oaun5ncmyx8ihrmdaxemfhgh7f | wikipedia | Of approximately 100 million native speakers of German in the world, roughly 80 million consider themselves Germans.[citation needed] There are an additional 80 million people of German ancestry mainly in the United States, Brazil (mainly in the South Region of the country), Argentina, Canada, South Africa, the post-Soviet states (mainly in Russia and Kazakhstan), and France, each accounting for at least 1 million.[note 2] Thus, the total number of Germans lies somewhere between 100 and more than 150 million, depending on the criteria applied (native speakers, single-ancestry ethnic Germans, partial German ancestry, etc.).
Conflict between the Germanic tribes and the forces of Rome under Julius Caesar forced major Germanic tribes to retreat to the east bank of the Rhine. Roman emperor Augustus in 12 BC ordered the conquest of the Germans, but the catastrophic Roman defeat at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest resulted in the Roman Empire abandoning its plans to completely conquer Germany. Germanic peoples in Roman territory were culturally Romanized, and although much of Germany remained free of direct Roman rule, Rome deeply influenced the development of German society, especially the adoption of Christianity by the Germans who obtained it from the Romans. In Roman-held territories with Germanic populations, the Germanic and Roman peoples intermarried, and Roman, Germanic, and Christian traditions intermingled. The adoption of Christianity would later become a major influence in the development of a common German identity. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. There was a conflict between the Germanic tribes and forces from what city?
2. Forces from what city fought against the Germanic tribes?
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1. What is the name of the person that was in charge of the Roman forces?
2. The Roman forces were being led by what person?
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1. Did the Roman Empire influence the religion that the German society practiced?
2. Was the religion that the German society practiced influenced by the Roman Empire?
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1. What is the name of the religion that was adopted by the Germans as a result of being influenced by the Roman Empire?
2. The Roman Empire influenced the German society to practice what religion?
3.
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1. What number of native German speakers are there in the world?
2. German is spoken by what number of native Germans in the world?
3.
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1. Does 100 million native German speakers include people that consider themselves as being German?
2. Do the 100 million people in the world that speak German consider themselves as being native Germans?
3.
Q7:
1. What number of people in the world speak German and consider themselves as being German?
2. What number of German native speakers consider themselves as being German?
3.
Q8:
1. Were the Germans ever defeated by the Romans?
2. Did the Romans ever defeat the Germans?
3.
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1. Julius Caesar forced the Roman forces to do what regarding the Germans?
2. Regarding the Germans, what were the Roman forces forced to do by Julius Caesar?
3.
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1. Julius Caesar forced the German tribes to retreat to what location?
2. What location did the German tribes retreat to as a result of the conflict with the Roman forces led by Julius Caesar?
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340ugxu9dy1te9fyzowszqjfvk6vut | gutenberg | CHAPTER VI
WORK!" said Mr. Robert Vyner, severely, as he reclined in a deck-chair on the poop of the Indian Chief and surveyed his surroundings through half-closed eyes. "Work! It’s no good sitting here idling while the world’s work awaits my attention."
Captain Trimblett, who was in a similar posture a yard away, assented. He also added that there was "nothing like it."
"There’s no play without work," continued Mr. Vyner, in a spirit of self-admonition.
The captain assented again. "You said something about work half an hour ago," he remarked.
"And I meant it," said Mr. Vyner; "only in unconscious imitation I dozed off. What I really want is for somebody to take my legs, somebody else my shoulders, and waft me gently ashore."
"I had a cook o’ mine put ashore like that once," said Captain Trimblett, in a reminiscent voice; "only I don’t know that I would have called it ’wafting,’ and, so far as my memory goes, he didn’t either. He had a lot to say about it, too."
Mr. Vyner, with a noisy yawn, struggled out of his chair and stood adjusting his collar and waistcoat.
"If I couldn’t be a chrysalis," he said, slowly, as he looked down at the recumbent figure of the captain, "do you know what I would like to be?"
"I’ve had a very hard day’s work," said the other, defensively, as he struggled into a sitting posture—"very hard. And I was awake half the night with the toothache."
"That isn’t an answer to my question," said Mr. Vyner, gently. "But never mind; try and get a little sleep now; try and check that feverish desire for work, which is slowly, very, very slowly, wearing you to skin and bone. Think how grieved the firm would be if the toothache carried you off one night. Why not go below and turn in now? It’s nearly five o’clock." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Does the article mention a Captain?
2. Is there a Captain that is mentioned in the article?
3.
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1. What is the name of the Captain that is mentioned in the article?
2. The article mentions the name of which Captain?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the first thing that was said by a character in the passage?
2. During the passage, what is the first thing that a character says?
3.
Q4:
1. What is the name of the person that said "WORK!"?
2. "WORK!" is something that was said by what person?
3.
Q5:
1. Was Mr. Robert Vyner sitting down when he said "WORK!"?
2. When Mr. Robert Vyner said "WORK!", was he sitting down?
3.
Q6:
1. In what was Mr. Robert Vyner sitting?
2. Mr. Robert Vyner was sitting in what?
3.
Q7:
1. In what was Captain Trimblett sitting?
2. Captain Trimblett was sitting in what?
3.
Q8:
1. What is it that Mr. Robert Vyner really wants?
2. Mr. Robert Vyner really wants what to be done with him?
3.
Q9:
1. Did Mr. Robert Vyner struggle out of his chair at some point in the passage?
2. During the passage, does Mr. Robert Vyner get out of his chair at some point?
3.
Q10:
1. Did Mr. Robert Vyner yawn at some point during the passage?
2. Was yawning something that Mr. Robert Vyner did during the passage?
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3rrcefrb7mcfoxndf1ealaret2ub4i | wikipedia | Grapes are a type of fruit that grow in clusters of 15 to 300, and can be crimson, black, dark blue, yellow, green, orange, and pink. "White" grapes are actually green in color, and are evolutionarily derived from the purple grape. Mutations in two regulatory genes of white grapes turn off production of anthocyanins, which are responsible for the color of purple grapes. Anthocyanins and other pigment chemicals of the larger family of polyphenols in purple grapes are responsible for the varying shades of purple in red wines. Grapes are typically an ellipsoid shape resembling a prolate spheroid.
The cultivation of the domesticated grape began 6,000–8,000 years ago in the Near East. Yeast, one of the earliest domesticated microorganisms, occurs naturally on the skins of grapes, leading to the innovation of alcoholic drinks such as wine. The earliest archeological evidence for a dominant position of wine-making in human culture dates from 8,000 years ago in Georgia. The oldest winery was found in Armenia, dating to around 4000 BC.[citation needed] By the 9th century AD the city of Shiraz was known to produce some of the finest wines in the Middle East. Thus it has been proposed that Syrah red wine is named after Shiraz, a city in Persia where the grape was used to make Shirazi wine.[citation needed] Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics record the cultivation of purple grapes,[citation needed] and history attests to the ancient Greeks, Phoenicians, and Romans growing purple grapes for both eating and wine production[citation needed]. The growing of grapes would later spread to other regions in Europe, as well as North Africa, and eventually in North America. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the city after which Syrah is named?
2. Syrah is named after what city?
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1. What location was Shiraz situated in?
2. The city of Shiraz was situated in what location?
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1.
2.
3.
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1.
2.
3.
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1. What is the color of the wine that is made that goes by the name of Syrah?
2. Syrah wine is known to have what color?
3.
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1. What is the real of color of the grapes that we refer to as white grapes?
2. White grapes are in reality what color?
3.
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1. What kind of grapes are white grapes derived from?
2. White grapes are derived from what kind of grapes?
3.
Q8:
1. What kind of fruit is mentioned in the article as growing in clusters?
2. The article talks about what fruit that is known for growing in clusters?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the total number of grapes that are present in a cluster of grapes?
2. A cluster of grapes contains what number of grapes in total?
3.
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1. What kind of shape are grapes usually?
2. Grapes are usually what kind of shape?
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3vzlgyjeyla24xe35qwi43vfdayzxo | gutenberg | CHAPTER XI.
LADY PERSIFLAGE.
Hampstead rushed up to Hendon almost without seeing his stepmother, intent on making preparations for his sister, and then, before October was over, rushed back to fetch her. He was very great at rushing, never begrudging himself any personal trouble in what he undertook to do. When he left the house he hardly spoke to her ladyship. When he took Lady Frances away he was of course bound to bid her adieu.
"I think," he said, "that Frances will be happy with me at Hendon."
"I have nothing to do with it,--literally nothing," said the Marchioness, with her sternest frown. "I wash my hands of the whole concern."
"I am sure you would be glad that she should be happy."
"It is impossible that any one should be happy who misconducts herself."
"That, I think, is true."
"It is certainly true, with misconduct such as this."
"I quite agree with what you said first. But the question remains as to what is misconduct. Now--"
"I will not hear you, Hampstead; not a word. You can persuade your father, I dare say, but you cannot persuade me. Fanny has divorced herself from my heart for ever."
"I am sorry for that."
"And I'm bound to say that you are doing the same. It is better in some cases to be plain."
"Oh--certainly; but not to be irrational."
"I am not irrational, and it is most improper for you to speak to me in that way."
"Well, good-bye. I have no doubt it will come right some of these days," said Hampstead, as he took his leave. Then he carried his sister off to Hendon. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the location that Hampstead rushed to?
2. Hampstead rushed to what location?
3.
Q2:
1. During what period did Hampstead rush back to fetch his sister?
2. Hampstead rushed back to fetch his sister during what period?
3.
Q3:
1. Was rushing something that Hampstead was good at?
2. Was Hampstead considered as being good at rushing?
3.
Q4:
1. Was Lady Frances going to be happy at Hendon, according to Hampstead?
2. Was Hampstead being in Hendon going to make Lady Frances happy, according to Hampstead?
3.
Q5:
1. Did the Marchioness believe that she was responsible for Lady Frances being happy?
2. What the happiness of Lady Frances something that the Marchioness took responsibility for?
3.
Q6:
1. What person could be persuaded by Hampstead, according to the Marchioness?
2. The Marchioness believed that which person could be persuaded by Hampstead?
3.
Q7:
1. Did the Marchioness believe that Hampstead could persuade her?
2. Would Hampstead be able to persuade the Marchioness, according to the Marchioness?
3.
Q8:
1. Prior to taking Lady Frances away, did Hampstead and the Marchioness speak often?
2. Did the Marchioness and Hampstead speak to each other on a regular basis prior to Hampstead taking Lady Frances away?
3.
Q9:
1. Who was Lady Frances to Hampstead?
2. Lady Frances was what kind of person to Hampstead?
3.
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1. Who was the Marchioness to Hampstead?
2. The Marchioness was what kind of person to Hampstead?
3.
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39loel67os5b4362cbphk3976uk83x | cnn | Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Libya's transitional government picked an engineering professor and longtime exile as its acting prime minister Monday, with the new leader pledging to respect human rights and international law.
The National Transitional Council elected Abdurrahim El-Keib, an electrical engineer who has held teaching posts at the University of Alabama and Abu Dhabi's Petroleum Institute, to the post with the support of 26 of the 51 members who voted. El-Keib emerged victorious from a field that initially included 10 candidates.
"This is a new Libya," El-Keib told reporters. "It's been 42 years with our friends and people all around the world dealing with a brutal dictator, so concerns are in order, but I want to tell you there should be none of those.
"We expect the world to understand that we have national interests as well, and we expect them to respect this," he said. "In fact, we demand respect of our national rights and national interests. In return, we promise respect and dealing according to international law."
But in response to questions about allegations of human rights abuses by the revolutionary forces that toppled longtime strongman Moammar GGadhafi, El-Keib said Libyans needed time to sort things out.
"I also need to remind myself that the Libyan revolution ended just recently in Bani Walid, Sirte, and in Tripoli only about two months ago," he said. "We beg you , the media, to give us the opportunity and the time to think through all the issues that have been raised by yourself as well as other Arab media. But we guarantee you that we are after building a nation that respects human rights and that does not permit abuse of human rights, but we need time." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the person that was the last leader of Libya?
2. Libya was last ruled by what person?
3.
Q2:
1. Moammar Gadhafi is described as being what kind of leader?
2. What kind of a leader was Moammar Gadhafi?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the total number of people that ran for the job of Prime Minister?
2. For the role of Prime Minister, what is the total number of people that ran?
3.
Q4:
1. What is the name of the person that won the election for the job of Prime Minister?
2. The election for the job of Prime Minister was won by what person?
3.
Q5:
1. What did Abdurrahim El-Keib do for a living prior to being elected as the Prime Minister of Libya?
2. Prior to being elected as the Prime Minister of Libya, what did Abdurrahim El-Keib do for as living?
3.
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3x3or7wpzz0sk7wrihthgp3o7si8l7 | gutenberg | CHAPTER XXIX
THE ARM OF THE LAW
Soon Dick and Sam were on the way to where they had left the chauffeur and the big touring car. They fairly ran down the woodland trail, stumbling over the rocks and tree roots in the darkness. Once Sam went down, and scratched his hand, but he got up without complaining.
They were almost in sight of the machine when they heard a peculiar sound. Dick's heart gave a bound.
"Listen!" he cried. "He's trying to crank up! He must have gotten free of his bonds!"
The oldest Rover boy was right, the chauffeur had worked at the straps and ropes until he had liberated himself. Now he was working at the crank of the touring car, hoping to get away in the machine.
"He won't get started," muttered Sam, remembering what he and Tom had done to the automobile.
They sneaked up behind the man, and before he could resist had thrown him flat on his back. Then, while Dick held him down, Sam ran and got the straps and ropes.
"You let me go!" yelled the man. "Let me go, or it will be the worse for you!" And he tried to get away. But then Dick put a pistol to his head and he collapsed and offered no more resistance.
As soon as the chauffeur was again secured, the boys bundled him into the enclosed portion of the car and tied him fast to the foot rail and the robe rail. Then the youths lost no time in readjusting the machine so it could be used, and lighting all the front lamps. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. After falling down, did Sam Rover cry?
2. Was crying something that Sam Rover did after falling down?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the name of the person that was the eldest between Sam Rover and Dick Rover?
2. Between Sam Rover and Dick Rover, what person was the eldest?
3.
Q3:
1. What location were Sam Rover and Dick Rover running to?
2. Sam Rover and Dick Rover were running to what location?
3.
Q4:
1. Did Dick Rover and Sam Rover run during the daytime or during the darkness?
2. Was darkness or light present when Dick Rover and Sam Rover were running?
3.
Q5:
1. What person did Dick Rover and Sam Rover sneak up on?
2. Dick Rover and Sam Rover sneaked up on what person?
3.
Q6:
1. Was the chauffeur happy to see Sam Rover and Dick Rover?
2. Did seeing Sam Rover and Dick Rover make the chauffeur happy?
3.
Q7:
1. What did Dick Rover do to the chauffeur after Sam Rover went to get the straps and ropes?
2. After Sam Rover went to get the straps and ropes, what did Dick Rover do to the chauffeur?
3.
Q8:
1. What did Sam Rover and Dick Rover hear that made Dick Rover's heart jump?
2. Dick Rover's heart jumped as a result of him and Sam Rover hearing what kind of sound?
3.
Q9:
1. What was the chauffeur doing that resulted in a peculiar sound being heard by Dick Rover?
2. The peculiar sound that Dick Rover heard was caused by the chauffeur doing what?
3.
Q10:
1. What did Sam Rover and Dick Rover use in order to tie the chauffeur up?
2. In order to tie the chauffeur, what did Sam Rover and Dick Rover use?
3.
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32m8bpygatm5nlu3gc8sgmsudwagi3 | wikipedia | Kerry was born in Aurora, Colorado and attended boarding school in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. He graduated from Yale University class of 1966 with a political science major. Kerry enlisted in the Naval Reserve in 1966, and during 1968–1969 served an abbreviated four-month tour of duty in South Vietnam as officer-in-charge (OIC) of a Swift Boat. For that service, he was awarded combat medals that include the Silver Star Medal, Bronze Star Medal, and three Purple Heart Medals. Securing an early return to the United States, Kerry joined the Vietnam Veterans Against the War organization in which he served as a nationally recognized spokesman and as an outspoken opponent of the Vietnam War. He appeared in the Fulbright Hearings before the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs where he deemed United States war policy in Vietnam to be the cause of war crimes.
After receiving his J.D. from Boston College Law School, Kerry worked in Massachusetts as an Assistant District Attorney. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts under Michael Dukakis from 1983 to 1985 and was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1984 and was sworn in the following January. On the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he led a series of hearings from 1987 to 1989 which were a precursor to the Iran–Contra affair. Kerry was re-elected to additional terms in 1990, 1996, 2002 and 2008. In 2002, Kerry voted to authorize the President "to use force, if necessary, to disarm Saddam Hussein", but warned that the administration should exhaust its diplomatic avenues before launching war. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. John Kerry received what kind of awards?
2. What kind of awards were awarded to John Kerry?
3.
Q2:
1. What city was John Kerry born in?
2. John Kerry was born in what city?
3.
Q3:
1. Was a regular public school attended by John Kerry?
2. Did John Kerry attend a regular public school?
3.
Q4:
1. What is the name of the college that was attended by John Kerry?
2. John Kerry attended what school?
3.
Q5:
1. What did John Kerry study while at Yale University?
2. While at Yale University, what did John Kerry study?
3.
Q6:
1. What is the name of the war that John Kerry served in?
2. John Kerry served in what war?
3.
Q7:
1. Did John Kerry attend any school other than Yale University?
2. After Yale University, did John Kerry attend another school?
3.
Q8:
1. What kind of degree did John Kerry obtain while at Boston?
2. While John Kerry was in Boston, what kind of degree did he obtain?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the name of the committee that John Kerry was on?
2. John Kerry was on what committee?
3.
Q10:
1. During what year did John Kerry last participate in an election?
2. John Kerry last participated in an election during what year?
3.
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3wminlgalb3d0rv022kw9xjw35bca2 | wikipedia | The Liberal Party was a political party which, with the Conservative Party, was one of the two major parties in the United Kingdom in the 19th and early 20th century.
The party arose from an alliance of Whigs and free-trade Peelites and Radicals favourable to the ideals of the American and French Revolutions in the 1850s. By the end of the nineteenth century, it had formed four governments under William Gladstone. Despite splitting over the issue of Irish Home Rule, the party returned to power in 1906 with a landslide victory.
It passed the welfare reforms that created a basic British welfare state. H. H. Asquith was Liberal Prime Minister between 1908 and 1916, followed by David Lloyd George, 1916-22. Although Asquith was the Party leader, the dominant figure was Lloyd George. Asquith was overwhelmed by the wartime role of coalition prime minister, and Lloyd George replaced him as the coalition prime minister in late 1916 but Asquith remained Liberal party leader. The two fought for years over control of the party, badly weakening it in the process. Historian Martin Pugh in "The Oxford Companion to British History" argues that Lloyd George:
The Lloyd George coalition was dominated by the Conservative Party, which finally deposed him in 1922. By the end of the 1920s, the Labour Party had replaced the Liberals as the Conservatives' main rival. The party went into decline after 1918 and by the 1950s won no more than six seats at general elections. Apart from notable by-election victories, the party's fortunes did not improve significantly until it formed the SDP–Liberal Alliance with the newly formed Social Democratic Party (SDP) in 1981. At the 1983 General Election, the Alliance won over a quarter of the vote, but only 23 of the 650 seats it contested. At the 1987 General Election, its vote fell below 23% and the Liberal and Social Democratic parties merged in 1988 to form the Liberal Democrats. A splinter group reconstituted the Liberal Party in 1989. It was formed by party members opposed to the merger who saw the Lib Dems diluting Liberal ideals. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the total number of governments that were formed under William Gladsone?
2. Under William Gladsone, what number of governments were formed in total?
3.
Q2:
1. During what period were four governments formed under William Gladsone?
2. Four governments were formed under William Gladsone during what period?
3.
Q3:
1. In what year did the Liberal Party's fortunes changed?
2. The Liberal Party's fortunes changed in what year?
3.
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1.
2.
3.
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1. What were the party members divided over that resulted in them reconstituting the Liberal Party?
2. Party members reconstituted the Liberal Party as a result of being opposed to what?
3.
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1. What ideals did the party members that reconstituted the Liberal Party favor?
2. The party members that reconstituted the Liberal Party favored what kind of ideals?
3.
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1. What was the name of the person that was the Liberal Prime Minister between 1908 and 1916?
2. Between 1908 and 1916, what person was the Liberal Prime Minister?
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1. What was the name of the person that replaced H. H. Asquith as Prime Minister?
2. H. H. Asquith was replaced by what person as Prime Minister?
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1. What person was more dominant between David Lloyd George and H. H. Asquith?
2. Between H. H. Asquith and David Lloyd George, what person was more dominant?
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1. During what years was David Lloyd George the Prime Minister?
2. The Prime Minister was named David Lloyd George during what years?
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3i02618ya06g9pi2dcnttyux9pgup4 | cnn | (CNN) -- A 7-year-old Georgia girl fought off a man who'd grabbed her in the aisle of a Walmart, with police eventually tracking down the suspect they accuse of attempted kidnapping.
Georgeann Baxter told HLN's Jane Velez-Mitchell that she was in the Bremen store with her daughter, Brittney, on Wednesday.
"We were walking around the Walmart, and we felt safe," the mother said, talking about how they were looking at Valentine's Day cards and toys in the west Georgia store, about 45 miles west of Atlanta.
When Baxter asked her daughter if she wanted to join her to get strawberries, the girl said that she wanted to stay in the toy aisle for a few more minutes.
Soon thereafter, surveillance video from the Walmart -- later released by Bremen police -- shows a man approaching her.
"He came up to me and started a conversation," Brittney recalled Thursday to HLN. "After ... I said, 'I'm going to get my Mommy."
The man is seen in the video picking up the young girl and starting to carry her away, as she flailed.
Brittney said she responded as she'd been taught by family, including her brother in the U.S. Army, and a school counselor in a lesson on how to respond if you're touched inappropriately.
"Punch, kick and scream as hard as you can, and then tell somebody that you trust," she said of what she did -- and what she'd tell others to do, if they're in the same situation.
Eventually, the man put the girl down and fled the store. Police later caught and arrested Thomas Woods, whom they accuse of trying to kidnap Brittney. QUESTIONS:
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1. The article talks about an incident happening in what store?
2. What in the name of the store in which occurred the incident that the article is talking about?
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1. What person was grabbed by a man?
2. A man grabbed what person in a Walmart store?
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1. What were Georgeann Baxter and Brittney looking at other than toys at Walmart?
2. When Brittney and Georgeann were at Walmart, what were they looking at besides toys?
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1. Does Brittney have a brother?
2. Is there a person that is Brittney's brother?
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1. Is Brittney's brother in the military?
2. Is the military the name of the organization that Brittney's brother belongs to?
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1. In what branch of the military is Brittney's brother in?
2. Brittney's brother is in what branch of the military?
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1. What did Brittney's brother teach her to do when touched in an inappropriate manner?
2. Regarding being touched in an inappropriate manner, what did Brittney's brother teach her?
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1. What was the name of the person that grabbed Brittney?
2. The person that grabbed Brittney went by what name?
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1. Did Police arrest Thomas Woods?
2. Was Thomas Woods arrested by the Police?
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1. What was the name of the girl that was grabbed by Thomas Woods?
2. The person that was grabbed by Thomas Woods went by what name?
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34qn5it0tzrfnb75to7yi5b04ln08o | wikipedia | Unlike the Spanish milled dollar the U.S. dollar is based upon a decimal system of values. In addition to the dollar the coinage act officially established monetary units of mill or one-thousandth of a dollar (symbol ₥), cent or one-hundredth of a dollar (symbol ¢), dime or one-tenth of a dollar, and eagle or ten dollars, with prescribed weights and composition of gold, silver, or copper for each. It was proposed in the mid-1800s that one hundred dollars be known as a union, but no union coins were ever struck and only patterns for the $50 half union exist. However, only cents are in everyday use as divisions of the dollar; "dime" is used solely as the name of the coin with the value of 10¢, while "eagle" and "mill" are largely unknown to the general public, though mills are sometimes used in matters of tax levies, and gasoline prices are usually in the form of $X.XX9 per gallon, e.g., $3.599, sometimes written as $3.599⁄10. When currently issued in circulating form, denominations equal to or less than a dollar are emitted as U.S. coins while denominations equal to or greater than a dollar are emitted as Federal Reserve notes (with the exception of gold, silver and platinum coins valued up to $100 as legal tender, but worth far more as bullion). Both one-dollar coins and notes are produced today, although the note form is significantly more common. In the past, "paper money" was occasionally issued in denominations less than a dollar (fractional currency) and gold coins were issued for circulation up to the value of $20 (known as the "double eagle", discontinued in the 1930s). The term eagle was used in the Coinage Act of 1792 for the denomination of ten dollars, and subsequently was used in naming gold coins. Paper currency less than one dollar in denomination, known as "fractional currency", was also sometimes pejoratively referred to as "shinplasters". In 1854, James Guthrie, then Secretary of the Treasury, proposed creating $100, $50 and $25 gold coins, which were referred to as a "Union", "Half Union", and "Quarter Union", thus implying a denomination of 1 Union = $100. QUESTIONS:
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1. The U.S. dollar is based on what kind of values system?
2. What is the the system of values that the U.S. dollar is based on?
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1. What is the official value of an "eagle" in the U.S. monetary system?
2. In the U.S. monetary system, what value has been attributed to the "eagle"?
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1. What kind of divisions of a dollar are a part of everyday use?
2. Everyday use of what kind of dollar divisions still takes place?
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1. In what year was the coin that was known as the "double eagle" discontinued?
2. The coin that was known as the "double eagle" was discontinued in what year?
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1. In what kind of matters are "mills" sometimes used?
2. "Mills" are sometimes used in what kind of matters?
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1. What is the name of the person that suggested creating $100, $50, $25 gold coins in 1954?
2. In 1954, what person made a suggestion regarding the creation of $100, $50, and $25 gold coins in 1954?
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1. The term "Dime" is used in describing a coin of what value?
2. What is the value of a coin that is called a "Dime"?
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1. Paper currency whose value is inferior to one dollar goes by what name?
2. What is the name that is given to paper currency whose value is inferior to one dollar?
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1. Is the general public well aware of the "mill" and the "union"?
2. Are the "mill" and the "union" something that the general public is well aware of?
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3jbt3hlqf82xvoccjzm1aq9cbaazpj | cnn | (CNN) -- The Northwestern football union case is going to Capitol Hill next week.
Minnesota Republican John Kline, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, said in a news release that the committee will hold hearings Thursday on the National Labor Relations Board's recent decision to categorize football players at Northwestern University as employees who can unionize and seek benefits.
Kline questioned the decision.
"The NLRB's decision represents a radical departure from longstanding federal labor policies," Kline said. "Classifying student athletes as employees threatens to fundamentally alter college sports, as well as reduce education access and opportunity. The committee has a responsibility to thoroughly examine how the NLRB's decision will affect students and their ability to receive a quality education."
Kline isn't alone in his skepticism. The ruling has been divisive within the world of college sport and in politics. Several state-level politicians have proposed legislation because of the ruling.
The communications director for the committee, Alexandra Haynes Sollberger, told CNN that a witness list for the hearing has not yet been released.
Team holds union vote, but result is cliffhanger
When contacted Friday afternoon, Ramogi Huma, a leading force behind the union and the president of the National College Players Association, said he had just learned of the hearing and didn't have any details.
In February, the National Labor Relations Board in Chicago ruled that Northwestern's football players are considered employees of the university, since they make money for their university and are compensated with tuition. The judge ruled they often have to devote more than 40 hours a week to sport and sometimes sacrifice classwork. QUESTIONS:
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1. What is the name of the case that is going to court?
2. Capitol Hill will hear which case?
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1. What is John Kline known as?
2. John Kline is known as what?
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1. What is the name of the state that John Kline is from?
2. John Kline is from which state?
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1. What is the name of the political party that John Kline belongs to?
2. John Kline belongs to which political party?
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1. What were the Northwestern University football players categorized as by the National Labor Relations Board?
2. The National Labor Relations Board categorized the Northwestern University football players as what kind of people?
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1. What can Northwestern University football players now do considering they have been categorized as employees?
2. As a result of being categorized as employees, what can Northwestern University football players do?
3.
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1. What does categorizing student athletes as employees threaten?
2. Categorizing student athletes as employees threatens to do what?
3.
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1. On what day of the week will hearings be held?
2. Hearings will be held on what day of the week?
3.
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1. What is Alexandra Haynes Solberger known as?
2. Alexandra Haynes Solberger is known as what?
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1. What is Ramogi Huma known as?
2. Ramogi Huma is known as what?
3.
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37uqdcyh6xvrgy32mg3hpy5vn0pv7p | race | Colleges taking another look at value of merit-based aid
Good grades and high tests scores still matter--a lot--to many colleges as they award financial aid.
But with low-income students projected to make up an ever-larger share of the college-bound population in coming years, some schools are re-examining whether that aid, typically known as "merit aid", is the most effective use of precious institutional dollars.
George Washington University in Washington, D.C., for example, said last week that it would cut the value of its average merit scholarships by about one-third and reduce the number of recipients , pouring the savings, about $2.5 million, into need-based aid. Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa., made a similar decision three years ago.
Now, Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., says it will phase out merit scholarships altogether. No current merit-aid recipients will lose their scholarships, but need-based aid alone will be awarded beginning with students entering in fall 2008.
Not all colleges offer merit aid; generally, the more selective a school, the less likely it is to do so. Harvard and Princeton, for example, offer generous need-based packages, but many families who don't meet need eligibility have been willing to pay whatever they must for a big-name school.
For small regional colleges that struggle just to fill seats, merit aid can be an important revenue-builder because many recipients still pay enough tuition dollars over and above the scholarship amount to keep the institution running.
But for rankings-conscious schools in between, merit aid has served primarily as a tool to recruit top students and to improve their academic profits. "They're trying to buy students," says Skidmore College economist Sandy Baum.
Studies show merit aid also tends to benefit disproportionately students who could afford to enroll without it.
"As we look to the future, we see a more pressing need to invest in need-based aid," says Monica Inzer, dean of admission and financial aid at Hamilton, which has offered merit scholarships for 10 years. During that time, it rose in US News & World Report's ranking of the best liberal arts colleges, from 25 to 17.
Merit aid, which benefited about 75 students a year, or about 4% of its student body, at a cost of about $ 1 million a year, "served us well," Inzer says, but "to be discounting the price for families that don't need financial aid doesn't feel right any more."
Need-based aid remains by far the largest share of all student aid, which includes state, federal and institutional grants. But merit aid, offered primarily by schools and states, is growing faster, both overall and at the institutional level.
Between 1995-96 and 2003-04, institutional merit aid alone increased 212%, compared with 47% for need-based grants. At least 15 states also offer merit aid, typically in a bid to enroll top students in the state's public institutions.
But in recent years, a growing chorus of critics has begun pressuring schools to drop the practice. Recent decisions by Hamilton and others may be "a sign that people are starting to realize that there's this destructive competition going on," says Baum, co-author of a recent College Report that raises concerns about the role of institutional aid not based on need.
David Laird, president of the Minnesota Private College Council, says many of his schools would like to reduce their merit aid but fear that in doing so, they would lose top students to their competitors.
"No one can take one-sided action," says Laird, who is exploring whether to seek an exemption from federal anti-trust laws so member colleges can discuss how they could jointly reduce merit aid, "This is a merry-go-round that's going very fast, and none of the institutions believe they can sustain the risks of trying to break away by themselves."
A complicating factor is that merit aid has become so popular with middle-income families, who don't qualify for need-based aid, that many have come to depend on it. And, as tuitions continue to increase, the line between merit and need blurs.
That's one reason Allegheny College doesn't plan to drop merit aid entirely.
"We still believe in rewarding superior achievements and know that these top students truly value the scholarship," says Scott Friedhoff, Allegheny's vice president for enrollment.
Emory University in Atlanta, which boasts a $4.7 billion endowment , meanwhile, is taking another approach. This year, it announced it would eliminate loans for needy students and cap them for middle-income families. At the same time, it would expand its 28-year-old merit program.
"Yeah, we're playing the merit game," acknowledges Tom Lancaster, associate dean for undergraduate education. But it has its strong point, too, he says. "The fact of the matter is, it's not just about the lowest-income people. It's the average American middle-class family who's being priced out of the market."
A few words about merit-based aid:
Merit-based aid is aid offered to students who achieve excellence in a given area, and is generally known as academic, athletic and artistic merit scholarships.
Academic merit scholarships are based on students' grades, GPA and overall academic performance during high school. They are typically meant for students going straight to college right after high school. However, there are scholarships for current college students with exceptional grades as well. These merit scholarships usually help students pay tuition bills, and they can be renewed each year as long as the recipients continue to qualify. In some cases, students may need to be recommended by their school or a teacher as part of the qualification process.
Athletic merit scholarships are meant for students that excel in sports of any kind, from football to track and field events. Recommendation for these scholarships is required, since exceptional athletic performance has to be recognized by a coach or a referee . Applicants need to send in a tape containing their best performance.
Artistic merit scholarships require that applicants excel in a given artistic area. This generally includes any creative field such as art, design, fashion, music, dance or writing. Applying for artistic merit scholarships usually requires that students submit a portfolio of some sort, whether that includes a collection of artwork, a recording of a musical performance or a video of them dancing. QUESTIONS:
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1. What still matters to many colleges?
2. Many colleges still believe that what things matter?
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1. What kind of institutions award financial aid?
2. Financial aid is awarded by what financial institutions?
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1. What is the location of GSU?
2. GSU is located in what city?
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1. What amount of money would be poured into a need-based aid account by George Washington University?
2. George Washington University said that they would pour what amount of money into a need-based aid account?
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3c44yunsi1pusn7grhx4jyq9nsypd8 | wikipedia | The Mahābhārata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the "Rāmāyaṇa".
The "Mahābhārata" is an epic narrative of the Kurukṣetra War and the fates of the Kaurava and the Pāṇḍava princes. It also contains philosophical and devotional material, such as a discussion of the four "goals of life" or "puruṣārtha" (12.161). Among the principal works and stories in the "Mahābhārata" are the "Bhagavadgītā", the story of Damayantī, an abbreviated version of the "Rāmāyaṇa", and the story of Ṛṣyasringa, often considered as works in their own right.
Traditionally, the authorship of the "Mahābhārata" is attributed to Vyāsa. There have been many attempts to unravel its historical growth and compositional layers. The oldest preserved parts of the text are thought to be not much older than around 400 BCE, though the origins of the epic probably fall between the 8th and 9th centuries BCE. The text probably reached its final form by the early Gupta period (c. 4th century CE). The title may be translated as "the great tale of the Bhārata dynasty". According to the "Mahābhārata" itself, the tale is extended from a shorter version of 24,000 verses called simply "Bhārata".
The "Mahābhārata" is the longest epic poem known and has been described as "the longest poem ever written". Its longest version consists of over 100,000 "śloka" or over 200,000 individual verse lines (each shloka is a couplet), and long prose passages. About 1.8 million words in total, the "Mahābhārata" is roughly ten times the length of the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey" combined, or about four times the length of the "Rāmāyaṇa". W. J. Johnson has compared the importance of the "Mahābhārata" in the context of world civilization to that of the Bible, the works of Shakespeare, the works of Homer, Greek drama, or the Qur'an. QUESTIONS:
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1. What are the names of the two major Sanskrit epics of India?
2. The two major Sanskrit epics of India have what names?
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1. What is the name of the longest major epic of India?
2. The longest major epic of India goes by what name?
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1. What is the name of the person that has compared the importance of the Mahabharata to that of the Bible?
2. The Mahabharata has been compared to the Bible by what person?
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1. Has the Mahabharata been extended from a shorter version of verses?
2. Has a shorter version of tales been extended into the Mahabharata?
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1. What is Rsyasringa considered as being?
2. The Rsyasringa is considered as being what?
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1. Did the text translate the title of the Mahabharata?
2. Has the title of the Mahabharata been translated in the text?
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1. From when do the oldest parts of the Mahabharata date?
2. How long ago were the first parts of the Mahabharata written?
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1. Does the Mahabharata compare to Greek dramas?
2. Have Greek Dramas been compared to the Mahabharata?
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1. Does the Mahabharata compare to Shakespeare?
2. Has Shakespeare been compared to the Mahabharata?
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1. Does the Mahabharata compare to the Quran?
2. Has the Quran been compared to the Mahabharata?
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3wrfbplxraow7at6ide020z2vqt3ns | gutenberg | CHAPTER XIII.
AUGUST 1ST, 1714.
"Does my mistress know of this?" Esmond asked of Frank, as they walked along.
"My mother found the letter in the book, on the toilet-table. She had writ it ere she had left home," Frank said. "Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away. He did not think of looking at it there, nor had Martin the chance of telling him. I believe the poor devil meant no harm, though I half killed him; he thought 'twas to Beatrix's brother he was bringing the letter."
Frank never said a word of reproach to me for having brought the villain amongst us. As we knocked at the door I said, "When will the horses be ready?" Frank pointed with his cane, they were turning the street that moment.
We went up and bade adieu to our mistress; she was in a dreadful state of agitation by this time, and that Bishop was with her whose company she was so fond of.
"Did you tell him, my lord," says Esmond, "that Beatrix was at Castlewood?" The Bishop blushed and stammered: "Well," says he, "I . . ."
"You served the villain right," broke out Mr. Esmond, "and he has lost a crown by what you told him."
My mistress turned quite white, "Henry, Henry," says she, "do not kill him."
"It may not be too late," says Esmond; "he may not have gone to Castlewood; pray God, it is not too late." The Bishop was breaking out with some banale phrases about loyalty, and the sacredness of the Sovereign's person; but Esmond sternly bade him hold his tongue, burn all papers, and take care of Lady Castlewood; and in five minutes he and Frank were in the saddle, John Lockwood behind them, riding towards Castlewood at a rapid pace. QUESTIONS:
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1. What kind of object was found located in a book?
2. The mother in the story found what kind of writing located inside of a book?
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1. What person found a letter located inside of book?
2. A book was found by what person with a letter inside of it?
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1. The mother found a book with a letter inside of it located in what place?
2. What was the location of the book that was found by the mother with a letter inside of it?
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1. What person was the letter that was found by the mother being brought to?
2. The letter that was found by the brother was being brought to what person?
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1. What was the location of Beatrix?
2. Beatrix was located in what place?
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3kjyx6qcm9bk0t44npsesoa4dowvjo | race | Online with Linda Sheila Posted 18-12-18.25 I'm very worried about my friend,Joleen.She's thin but she thinks she is fat.She is always on a diet.She thinks it's necessary for her to lose more weight.She wants to be model.She has photographs of thin models on her bedroom walls.I think she's getting too thin,but if I talk to her about this,she get worried .How can I help her? Simon Posted 18-12-19.00 Sometimes ,I'm concerned about the pressure I get from my frinds.For example,yesterday I was with a group of frinds.We saw a woman lying on the street.She looked very sick.My friends made some jokes about her and laughed,but I wanted to help her.However,my friends told me not to,and I listened to them.Now I feel ashamed.It was cruel of my friends to laugh at her but I wasn't strong enough to say anything. Dear Sheila, You are right to be worried about friend,Joleen.This is a serious problem.She should not continue to be on a diet if she is very thin,she may have an illness called "anorexia".Anorexia people are afraid of eating food.You must advise her to see a doctor soon. If she won't do that,you should talk to her parents or to a teacher. Dear Simon, You feel ashamed because you should have helped the woman.You are right.Your friends were cruel to that woman.We all want our friend to like us.But we don't have to follow our friends all the time.You're a good boy.You should be strong enough to make up your own mind next time. QUESTIONS:
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1. What is the name of the person that Linda Sheila is worried about?
2. The person that Linda Sheila is worried about goes by what name?
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1. Who is Joleen to Linda Sheila?
2. Joleen is what kind of person to Linda Sheila?
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3907x2ahf057pd90usdnnfz5qs82pt | wikipedia | The region, as part of Lorraine, was part of the Holy Roman Empire, and then was gradually annexed by France in the 17th century, and formalized as one of the provinces of France. The Calvinist manufacturing republic of Mulhouse, known as Stadtrepublik Mülhausen, became a part of Alsace after a vote by its citizens on 4 January 1798. Alsace is frequently mentioned with and as part of Lorraine and the former duchy of Lorraine, since it was a vital part of the duchy, and later because German possession as the imperial province (Alsace-Lorraine, 1871–1918) was contested in the 19th and 20th centuries; France and Germany exchanged control of parts of Lorraine (including Alsace) four times in 75 years.
With the decline of the Roman Empire, Alsace became the territory of the Germanic Alemanni. The Alemanni were agricultural people, and their Germanic language formed the basis of modern-day dialects spoken along the Upper Rhine (Alsatian, Alemannian, Swabian, Swiss). Clovis and the Franks defeated the Alemanni during the 5th century AD, culminating with the Battle of Tolbiac, and Alsace became part of the Kingdom of Austrasia. Under Clovis' Merovingian successors the inhabitants were Christianized. Alsace remained under Frankish control until the Frankish realm, following the Oaths of Strasbourg of 842, was formally dissolved in 843 at the Treaty of Verdun; the grandsons of Charlemagne divided the realm into three parts. Alsace formed part of the Middle Francia, which was ruled by the youngest grandson Lothar I. Lothar died early in 855 and his realm was divided into three parts. The part known as Lotharingia, or Lorraine, was given to Lothar's son. The rest was shared between Lothar's brothers Charles the Bald (ruler of the West Frankish realm) and Louis the German (ruler of the East Frankish realm). The Kingdom of Lotharingia was short-lived, however, becoming the stem duchy of Lorraine in Eastern Francia after the Treaty of Ribemont in 880. Alsace was united with the other Alemanni east of the Rhine into the stem duchy of Swabia. QUESTIONS:
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1. What is the name of the city that the article is centered around?
2. The article is centered around what city?
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1. What event happened that resulted in Alsace becoming a part of the Germanic territory?
2. Alsace became a part of the Germanic territory as a result of what event happening?
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1. During what centuries was the Germanic territories' claim to Alsace contested?
2. The Germanic territories' claim to Alsace was contested during what centuries?
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Q4:
1. What event took place in 1798 regarding Mulhouse and Alsace?
2. Regarding Mulhouse and Alsace, what event took place in 1798?
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1. What event took place that resulted in Mulhouse becoming a part of Alsace?
2. Mulhouse became a part of Alsace as a result of what event taking place?
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1. Was control of parts of Lorraine shifted between Germany and Spain?
2. Did Spain and Germany shift control of parts of Lorraine?
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1. What two countries shifted control of parts of Lorraine?
2. Control of parts of Lorraine was shifted between what two nations?
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1. What number of times did France and Germany shift control of parts of Lorraine during 75 years?
2. Within a time period of 75 years, Germany and France shifted control of parts of Lorraine what number of times?
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1. Did France and Germany shift control of parts of Lorraine four times within a 75 year period?
2. Was the control of parts of Lorraine shifted four times between France and Germany within a 75 year period?
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1. What kind of people were the Alemanni?
2. The Alemanni were known as what kind of people?
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38sksku7r1xl9d84r358tex29bsli6 | cnn | (CNN) -- Middle-Eastern investment is continuing apace in the English Premier League despite the tough economic climate, with Dubai-based Sulaiman Al Fahim completing his long-awaited takeover of Portsmouth.
Sulaiman Al Fahim has continued his interest in English football with a buyout of Portsmouth.
Al Fahim, a board member of the Abu Dhabi United Group which bought out Manchester City a year ago, has been named chairman of the cash-strapped club after passing the EPL's "fit and proper" ownership test.
He replaces Alexandre Gaydamak, who became co-owner of the south-coast club in January 2006 and took over full control six months later.
Gaydamak initially invested a lot of money in Portsmouth, but with the economic downturn taking its toll, he announced last December he could no longer devote enough time to the club.
Al Fahim, who spearheaded the City takeover before Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan emerged as the main backer, struck a deal with Gaydamak in late May before undergoing legal and financial due diligence.
The subsequent uncertainty at Fratton Park saw full-back Glen Johnson join Liverpool in a $28 million deal, while England team-mate Peter Crouch has been allowed to talk to other clubs after voicing his unhappiness.
"This appointment brings stability to the club and is excellent news for Pompey supporters," chief executive Peter Storrie, who will retain his position, told Portsmouth's official Web site on Tuesday.
"I have every reason to believe that together with the new chairman we will be able to take the club forward to further achievements, building on the successes of the past three years." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the group that bought out Manchester City last year?
2. Manchester City was bought out last year by what group?
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1. What is Sulaiman Al Fahim known as?
2. Sulaiman Al Fahim is known as what?
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1. What is the name of the world region that is investing in English football, according to the article?
2. The article mentions what region of the world that is investing in English football?
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1. What does the acronym EPL stand for in the article?
2. The article mentions what term that is abbreviated to the acronym EPL?
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1. What is the name of the person that Sulaiman Al Fahim is replacing as owner of Manchester City?
2. Sulaiman Al Fahim is replacing what person as the owner of Manchester City?
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1. During what period did Sulaiman Al Fahim make a deal with Alexandre Gaydamak?
2. Sulaiman Al Fahim and Alexandre Gaydamak made a deal during what period?
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1. The deal involving Glen Johnson was worth what amount of money?
2. What is the total amount of money that was involved regarding the Glen Johnson deal?
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1. What is Peter Storrie known as?
2. Peter Storrie is known as what?
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1. What is the name of the person that passed the EPL "fit and proper" test?
2. The EPL's "fit and proper" test was passed by what person?
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1. Is Peter Crouch happy regarding the buying out of Manchester City?
2. Has the buying out of Manchester City made Peter Crouch happy?
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33lkr6a5kekyskkbs5mtn6qxnyjt1u | cnn | LONDON, England (CNN) -- British police are reviewing the death of Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones, 40 years after the hard-living rocker was found dead in a swimming pool.
An autographed photo of Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones who was found dead in July 1969
Police in Sussex, in southern England, have confirmed they are examining documents given to them by an investigative journalist who has been researching events surrounding Jones' death.
Scott Jones, who is not related to the musician, has spent four years reviewing the evidence and speaking to key witnesses in the case.
In an article published in the Daily Mail in November 2008, Jones wrote, "I'm convinced Brian Jones' death was not fully investigated. The only question that remains is why?"
Brian Jones' body was found in the swimming pool after a party at his home in Cotchford Farm, East Sussex in July 1969. He was 27.
An inquest returned a verdict of death by misadventure, despite post mortem results showing he had not taken illegal drugs and had only consumed the alcoholic equivalent of three and a half pints of beer.
One of the most popular conspiracy theories that followed was that Jones was murdered by his builder, Frank Thorogood.
The theory gained credence after Thorogood allegedly confessed to the killing before his death in 1993. The storyline formed the basis of the 2005 film "Stoned."
Sussex police told CNN they could not say how long it would take to review the new material, nor whether it could lead to a full investigation. QUESTIONS:
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1. What is the name of the person that was found dead in his pool in 1969?
2. In 1969, what person was found dead in their pool?
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1. What was the age of Brian Jones when he died?
2. Brian Jones died at what age?
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1. What is the name of the group that was founded by Brian Jones?
2. Brian Jones is known for being the founder of what group?
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1. In what location was Brian Jones found dead?
2. Brian Jones was found dead in what location?
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1. What was the location of the swimming pool in which Brian Jones was found dead?
2. Brian Jones was found dead in a swimming pool that was located in what place?
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1. What are police examining that was given to them by an investigative journalist?
2. An investigative journalist gave what kind of papers that are being examined by police?
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1. What is the name of the journalist that gave police documents?
2. Police were given documents by what journalist?
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1. What was the name of the newspaper in which Scott Jones wrote an article regarding the death of Brian Jones?
2. Scott Jones wrote an article regarding the death of Brian Jones in what newspaper?
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1. What popular conspiracy theory surrounds the death of Brian Jones?
2. The death of Brian Jones is linked to what popular conspiracy theory?
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1. What was the verdict of Brian Jones' death follow an inquest?
2. Following an inquest into Brian Jones' death, what was the verdict?
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3zv9h2yqqd7mu42kae5nyjctp49w3t | wikipedia | Adult contemporary music (AC) is a style of music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, rhythm and blues, quiet storm, and rock influence. Adult contemporary is rather a continuation of the easy listening and soft rock style that became popular in the 1960s and 1970s with some adjustments that reflect the evolution of pop/rock music.
Adult contemporary tends to have lush, soothing and highly polished qualities where emphasis on melody and harmonies is accentuated. It is usually melodic enough to get a listener's attention, and is inoffensive and pleasurable enough to work well as background music. Like most of pop music, its songs tend to be written in a basic format employing a verse–chorus structure.
Adult contemporary is heavy on romantic sentimental ballads which mostly use acoustic instruments (though bass guitar is usually used) such as acoustic guitars, pianos, saxophones, and sometimes an orchestral set. The electric guitars are normally faint and high-pitched. However, recent adult contemporary music may usually feature synthesizers (and other electronics, such as drum machines). QUESTIONS:
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1. What does the acronym AC stand for?
2. What is the style of music that is abbreviated to the acronym AC?
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1. What is Adult contemporary music known as?
2. Adult contemporary music is known as what?
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1. What range of musis styles make up Adult contemporary music?
2. Adult contemporary music is made up of what range of music styles?
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1. Adult contemporary music is considered as being an extension of what?
2. What is Adult contemporary music considered to be an extension of?
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1. What kind of adjustments have been made to make Adult contemporary music unique?
2. Adult contemporary music is unique as a result of what kind of adjustments being made?
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1. Is Adult contemporary music considered as being loud and brash or lush and soothing?
2. Would lush and soothing or loud and brash be an accurate way of describing Adult contemporary music?
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1. Adult contemporary music is pleasurable enough to work well in what setting?
2. What setting could Adult contemporary music work well in as a result of being pleasurable enough?
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1. Adult contemporary music songs tend to be written in a basic format with what kind of structure?
2. A basic format of what kind of structure is used in writing Adult contemporary music songs?
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1. Is Adult contemporary music known to be a more electric or acoustic sound?
2. Are electric or acoustic sounds more prevalent in Adult contemporary music?
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3r2pkq87nw85fvqprf6ntrcrauwimc | wikipedia | JPEG XR (abbr. for JPEG extended range) is a still-image compression standard and file format for continuous tone photographic images, based on technology originally developed and patented by Microsoft under the name HD Photo (formerly Windows Media Photo). It supports both lossy and lossless compression, and is the preferred image format for Ecma-388 Open XML Paper Specification documents.
Support for the format is available in Adobe Flash Player 11.0, Adobe AIR 3.0, Sumatra PDF 2.1, Windows Imaging Component, .NET Framework 3.0, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Internet Explorer 9, Internet Explorer 10, Internet Explorer 11, Pale Moon 27.2.As of August 2014, there were still no cameras that shoot photos in the JPEG XR (.JXR) format.
Microsoft first announced Windows Media Photo at WinHEC 2006, and then renamed it to HD Photo in November of that year. In July 2007, the Joint Photographic Experts Group and Microsoft announced HD Photo to be under consideration to become a JPEG standard known as JPEG XR. On 16 March 2009, JPEG XR was given final approval as ITU-T Recommendation T.832 and starting in April 2009, it became available from the ITU-T in "pre-published" form. On 19 June 2009, it passed an ISO/IEC Final Draft International Standard (FDIS) ballot, resulting in final approval as International Standard ISO/IEC 29199-2. The ITU-T updated its publication with a corrigendum approved in December 2009, and ISO/IEC issued a new edition with similar corrections on 30 September 2010. QUESTIONS:
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1. Does Adobe Flash Player 11.0 support the JPEG format?
2. Is the JPEG format capable of running on Adobe Flash Player 11.0?
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1. What does the acronym JPEG XR stand for?
2. What is the name of the format that is abbreviated to the acronym JPEG XR?
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1. In what year did Microsoft announce Windows Media Photo for the first time?
2. Microsoft announced Windows Media Photo for the first time in what year?
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1. What did Microsoft rename Windows Media Photo to?
2. Windows Media Photo was renamed to what by Microsoft?
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1. In what period during 2006 did Microsoft rename Windows Media Photo to HD Photo?
2. Windows Media Photo was renamed to HD Photo by Microsoft during what period in 2006?
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1. Besides Pale Moon 27.2 and Adobe Flash Player 11.0, what technologies are mentioned in the article as supporting JPEG XR?
2. JPEG XR is supported by which technologies that are mentioned in the article other than Pale Moon 27.2 and Adobe Flash Player 11.0?
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1. During what month was HD Photo under consideration to become a standard for JPEG called JPEG XR?
2. HD was under consideration to become a standard for JPEG XR in what month?
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1. Does JPEG XR support lossy compression?
2. Is support for lossy compression present in JPEG XR?
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1. Does JPEG XR support lossless compression?
2. Is support for lossless compression present in JPEG XR?
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1. What date was JPEG XR given final approval?
2. JPEG XR was given final approval on what date?
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3lrliptpeq9vjp7ouf1uxgw48c8ka7 | cnn | (CNN) -- An interview with a choreographer for the Miss Universe pageant spurred controversy Wednesday over alleged claims that Donald Trump personally selects some of the finalists.
Donald Trump is at the center of a brewing controversy over the Miss Universe finalists.
The Q&A with Michael Schwandt, which appeared on Guanabee.com, quotes him as saying that "it's just kind of common knowledge that [Trump] picks six of the top 15 single-handedly."
"And, his reason for doing so, as he told me and he's told the girls before, is that he left it all up to preliminary judging in the past, and some of the most beautiful women, in his opinion, were not in the top 15, and he was kind of upset about that," the story quotes Schwandt as saying. "And he decided that he would pick a certain number and let the judges pick a certain number."
Via e-mail, Schwandt said that he "was speaking in hypothetical jest" when he said Trump picks some of the finalists and said the mogul has never spoken to either him, or any of his team, about the selection process.
"The story posted on that site contains many misquotes and [is] highly inaccurate," Schwandt wrote. "I would like to disassociate myself from it completely and anything negative in regards to Miss Universe or even suggesting that Donald Trump 'rigs' his event. I'm perplexed as to why Guanabee.com would run a story such as this when they are aware that it is inaccurate."
Daniel Mauser, publisher of Guanabee, said his site stands by the story, which resulted after Schwandt was contacted about his role choreographing both the pageant and a much talked-about performance by reality-star-turned-singer Heidi Montag. QUESTIONS:
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1. What controversy was uncovered by Michael Schwandt regarding the Miss Universe pageant?
2. Regarding the Miss Universe pageant, what controversy was uncovered by Michael Schwandt?
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1. What is the name of the person that claimed that Donald Trump picked some of the Miss Universe finalists?
2. Claims regarding the picking of Miss Universe finalists by Donald Trump were made by what person?
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1. What reason did Donald Trump have for picking some of the Miss Universe finalists, according to Michael Schwandt?
2. Michael Schwandt claims that Donald Trump picked some of the Miss Universe finalists for what reason?
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1. What is the name of the website where the controversy surrounding Donald Trump was posted?
2. The story regarding the controversy surrounding Donald Trump was posted on what website?
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1. What is the name of the Guanabee.com publisher that is mentioned in the article?
2. The article mentions that name of what Guanabee.com publisher?
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1. What does Michael Schwandt do for a living?
2. What is the profession of Michael Schwandt?
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1. How many of the top 15 Miss Universe finalists were supposedly picked by Donald Trump?
2. Donald Trump allegedly picked how many of the top 15 Miss Universe finalists?
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1. How well known is it that Donald Trump picks some of the Miss Universe finalists, according to Michael Schwandt?
2. What does Michael Schwandt say regarding the number of people that are aware of the fact that Donald Trump picks some of the Miss Universe finalists?
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1. What kind of interview was conducted with Michael Schwandt?
2. Michael Schwandt was a part of what kind of interview?
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1. How accurate is the story that was posted on Guanabee.com, according to Michael Schwandt?
2. According to Michael Schwandt, how accurate was the Guanabee.com story?
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3itxp059pwj481n0tun9h1qxelrsj7 | gutenberg | CHAPTER 6
Can piety the discord heal, Or stanch the death-feud's enmity? --Scott
It must not be supposed that such a history of Guy's mind was expressed by himself, or understood by Mrs. Edmonstone; but she saw enough to guess at his character, perceive the sort of guidance he needed, and be doubly interested in him. Much did she wish he could have such a friend as her brother would have been, and hope that nothing would prevent a friendship with her nephew.
The present question about the horse was, she thought, unfortunate, since, though Guy had exercised great self-denial, it was no wonder Philip was annoyed. Mr. Edmonstone's vexation was soon over. As soon as she had persuaded him that there had been no offence, he strove to say with a good grace, that it was very proper, and told Guy he would be a thorough book-worm and tremendous scholar, which Guy took as an excellent joke.
Philip had made up his mind to be forbearing, and to say no more about it. Laura thought this a pity, as they could thus never come to an understanding; but when she hinted it, he wore such a dignified air of not being offended, that she was much ashamed of having tried to direct one so much better able to judge. On his side Guy had no idea the trouble he had caused; so, after bestowing his thanks in a gay, off-hand way, which Philip thought the worst feature of the case, he did his best to bring Hecuba back into his mind, drive the hunters out of it, and appease the much-aggrieved William of Deloraine. QUESTIONS:
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1. What is the name of the person that had no idea of the trouble he had caused?
2. The person that had no idea of the trouble he had caused went by what name?
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1. What is the name of the person that had decided to be forbearing?
2. The person that had decided to be forbearing went by what name?
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1. What is the name of the person that was doubly interested in Guy?
2. The person that was doubly interested in Guy went by what name?
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1. The present question concerning what animal did Mrs. Edmonstone believe to be unfortunate?
2. Mrs. Edmonstone believed that the present question what kind of animal was unfortunate?
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1. What is the name of the person that was vexed?
2. The person that was vexed went by what name?
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3x4mxao0bgoed6nml46jghf9vlgwru | race | The first Ml choir rehearsal of the school year took place in the school hall. All the students joined together to sing. I watched as my elder sister and her grade came in and took their places next to us on the stage. Meanwhile, I could hear laughing. Some students were pointing at a girl standing next to my sister. I'd never seen this girl before. A girl whispered in my ear, " Did you know she's wearing diapers ?"
After school that evening, I asked my sister about the girl I'd seen. She told me her name was Theresa and that she was a very nice girL ." Why were those kids being mean to her? I asked, "Because they're stupid," she said.
One day, I was walking home from school when I heard voices behind me. "There's the little idiot's sister. Does your sister wet her pants too?" I walked a little faster and then I felt a atone hit me in the back. When I got home, I ran down to my sister's room.
I pushed my way into her room, screaming at her. "Why do you have to be that giri's friend? I don't see anyone else being nice to her, " Janelle yelled back, Because she is a wonderful person and she is dying!" I will remember those words as long as I live. Theresa wet her pants because she had an illness, which was killing her. My sister was the only one nice enough to be her friend and stick up for her. A few months later, Hieresa passed away.
I felt proud that Janelle was my sister. Throughout the years I watched her, and she always made friends with everyone. It didn't matter if they ware fat, thin, brilliant or not. She never left anyone feeling isolated or alone. It was she who changed me and taught me to never look at anyone in the same way again. QUESTIONS:
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1. The first M1 choir rehearsal took place in what location?
2. In what location did the first M1 choir rehearsal take place?
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1. Did all of the student sing during the first M1 choir rehearsal?
2. During the first M1 choir rehearsal, did all of the students sing?
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1. What was the name of the girl that the speaker was talking about?
2. The speaker was talking about what girl?
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3kv0ljbbh2li8ut8h20w7jdixlzrmz | cnn | (CNN) -- A couple weeks after attending his first United Nations General Assembly meeting as president, Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. What a difference three years makes.
Back in his first months in office, simply being Barack Obama was enough to bring cheering crowds into the street. Whether it was because he was not George Bush or because he was promising to end American policies that were widely despised or whether it was because -- as the first African-American to be elected U.S. president, he embodied an ideal of opportunity for all that was core to this country's appeal -- it hardly mattered. Convene a crowd, and they would find something to like about Barack Obama.
Back then, he seized the moment with great speeches that offered a vision for a new era in American leadership. In Cairo, he spoke of new relations with the Islamic world. In Prague, he spoke of eliminating nuclear weapons. He embraced the G-20 as a mechanism of coordinating the response to the global economic crisis. He didn't bully. He charmed.
Indeed, Obama is probably the first person ever to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize largely for his charm. Or, alternatively, he may be the first person ever to have won the Nobel Peace Prize for the simple achievement of not having been the guy who had the job before him. (This can be an important achievement. Former U.S. Commerce Secretary Pete Peterson once said one of the secrets to job success is picking the right predecessor.) QUESTIONS:
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1. What is the title of the award that was given to Barack Obama?
2. Barack Obama was the recipient of what award?
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1. During Barack Obama's first months in office, what was enough to bring cheering crowds in the streets?
2. What was enough to bring cheering crowds in the streets during the first few months of Barack Obama's presidency?
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1. What was Barack Obama the first person to do thanks to his charm?
2. Barack Obama's charm helped him to do what, according to the article?
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1. What thing did U.S. Commerce Secretary Pete Peterson say that is mentioned in the article?
2. The article mentions what thing that was said by U.S. Commerce Secretary Pete Peterson?
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1. In coordinating the response to the global economic crisis, what did Barack Obama use the G-20 as?
2. How was the G-20 used by Barack Obama in coordinating the response to the global economic crisis?
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1. When Barack Obama was in Prague, what did he speak about?
2. What was spoken about by Barack Obama while in Prague?
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1. What would happen if one would convene a crowd for Barack Obama, according to the article?
2. Should one convene a crowd for Barack Obama, what would happen, according to the article?
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1. Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize following what period of time after the United Nations General Assembly?
2. Following the United Nations General Assembly, what amount of time elapsed priot to Barack Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize?
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1. What bullying something that Barack Obama did while at the G-20?
2. While at the G-20, did Barack Obama bully people?
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1. What was Barack Obama promising to end, according to the article?
2. The article claims that Barack Obama was promising to end what kind of things?
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