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3cp1to84pt13w3rhad49p9uoyre25b | gutenberg | CHAPTER XI.
FOR AND AGAINST.
Saunders was excited or he would not have spoken so hastily or so bluntly.
Hal grew very pale, and clenched his hands.
"You say I entered Mr. Saunders' room?" he demanded, turning to Ferris.
"I do," replied the tall boy.
He had hardly spoken, when Hal strode over with such a determined air that Ferris was forced to beat a retreat until he backed up against a side table.
"You know you are saying what isn't so," said Hal, in a low voice. "And I want you to take it back."
"I--I am telling the truth," stammered Ferris.
"It is false. It is more likely that you entered Mr. Saunders' room yourself."
"When did you see Carson enter my room?" put in the dry-goods clerk.
"Just as I was getting ready to come down."
"Why didn't you speak of it before?" asked Mrs. Ricket.
"I thought he had gone in to see Tom."
"There is not a word of truth in what he says, and he knows it," said Hal, calmly. "It is merely a scheme to get me into trouble because he does not like me."
"No scheme about it," blustered Ferris. "If I were you I'd search his room."
"If the stolen things are there, Ferris put them there," added Hal, quickly.
"Mean to say I'm a thief?" roared Ferris, turning red in the face.
"I do."
"Take care, or I'll give you a sound thrashing."
"Similar to the one you gave me the other day, I presume," replied Hal. "I am ready for you at any time." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the chapter called?
2. Name the chapter.
3. What title is given to the chapter?
Q2:
1. Was someone upset?
2. Was there a person in a bad mood?
3. Was there somebody who wasn't happy?
Q3:
1. Who was angry?
2. Who was in a sour mood?
3. Who was upset?
Q4:
1. Was Hal arguing with someone?
2. Was Hal in an argument with somebody?
3. Was there a person that Hal was fighting with?
Q5:
1. Who was Hal arguing with?
2. Who did Hal have a disagreement with?
3. With whom was Hal in an argument?
Q6:
1. Was Ferris short?
2. Was Ferris a tiny guy?
3. Did Ferris have a short stature?
Q7:
1. Why wasn't Hal in a good mood?
2. What made Hal upset?
3. What was Hal mad about?
Q8:
1. What was Hal accused of?
2. What accusation had been made against Hal?
3. What was it being alleged that Hal had done?
Q9:
1. What is Hal accused of doing in Mr. Saunders' room?
2. What is it alleged that Hal did while in Mr. Saunders' room?
3. What did Hal supposedly do in Mr. Saunders room?
Q10:
1. What is Hal accused of stealing?
2. What did Hal allegedly steal?
3. What was supposedly lifted by Hal?
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3dbqwde4y6yzlpgaww2thxxm9sln5f | mctest | Barry the bowl lived in a cabinet in the kitchen. He sat next to the pots and under the pans. He liked his home, but he never got out much. He was only used for mixing when his friend wanted to bake a cake. One day, his friend pulled him out of the cabinet and put him on the table. He got out the eggs, flour and sugar and began to bake a cake. Barry was very excited. He looked around the kitchen as his friend mixed up all the ingredients. He saw a sink, a refrigerator and a toaster. He was sad to go back in the cabinet when his friend was all done with the cake. But he wasn't going back yet! His friend set him in the sink to wash out all of the leftover ingredients. It was a fun day out of the cabinet. Now it was time for him to go back home and wait for another day and another adventure. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What sort of object was Barry?
2. What could Barry be described as?
3. Barry was what kind of item?
Q2:
1. Was the garage Barry's home?
2. Did Barry live in the garage?
3. Was Barry's place of residence in the garage?
Q3:
1. How did Barry feel about his house?
2. What did Barry think about his home?
3. What were Barry's feelings towards his place of residence?
Q4:
1. Did Barry have a particular purpose?
2. Was there anything specific that Barry did?
3. Did Barry serve a specific function?
Q5:
1. Who got Barry from the cabinet?
2. Who took Barry out of the cabinet?
3. Who unearthed Barry from his cabinet home?
Q6:
1. What did Barry's friend want to do with him?
2. Why did Barry's friend get him out?
3. What did Barry's buddy intend to do with the bowl?
Q7:
1. Was Barry upset to be on the table?
2. Did it make Barry angry being on the table?
3. Did being on the table make Barry mad?
Q8:
1. What was in Barry's line of vision while on the table?
2. What could Barry see on the table?
3. What was visible to Barry while he was on the table?
Q9:
1. What made Barry sad?
2. What put Barry in a sad mood?
3. What brought Barry down emotionally?
Q10:
1. What did Barry's friend do with him when he was done baking?
2. After Baking, what did Barry's friend do to him?
3. What was next for Barry after his friend was done baking?
Q11:
1. Did Barry get cleaned up?
2. Was Barry washed?
3. Did Barry get tidied up?
Q12:
1. How did Barry feel about his day?
2. What was Barry's opinion towards his day?
3. What did Barry think of the day he had?
Q13:
1. What would Barry be waiting for?
2. What would be waited on by Barry?
3. What was Barry going to look forward to?
Q14:
1. Was Barry often brought to the table?
2. Did Barry usually spend lots of time on the table?
3. Did Barry get to go to the table all of the time?
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3vw04l3zlt6dz2eo488x7if453nxxy | race | The Great Gatsby was not well received when it was published in 1926. F. Scott Fitzgerald appeared to destroy the American Dream, where in anyone, with enough hard work, could get rich and have whatever they wanted from life. He exposed the truth about such myths in this classic book. Basically, the plot could be described as follows: Poor boy goes East in search of wealth, bored and dissatisfied with inactive Mid West country life. He meets the super-rich there, attends parties and makes friends with one man in particular, a lonely millionaire of uncertain origins, Jay Gatsby. He becomes involved with these rich but immoral people, the worst of whom are his own cousin Daisy Buchanan, and her husband Tom. He observes, with dawning recognition, the corruption in their lives, how lacking in human values or ethical beliefs they seem to be. He watches tragedy unfold, brought about by the handlings of the wealthy, and visited on the poorer characters. He remains the only friend of Gatsby, arranging his funeral and mourning his death, and possibly the death of his own American Dream. He wakes up to the reality of what is important in life, and decides to choose what is of value to him. He returns to his origins, having recognized the worth of his up-bringing and the moral values it instilled. He sees that money is not everything. But let us look at this in a little more depth, because the novel is much more complicated than those simple outlines above suggest. The young man, Nick Caraway, aged 29, lived in a cottage on Long Island. He was an apprentice Wall Street trader, and in 1920s, when the novel is set, this job represented a way to get rich, the core value of the American Dream. Gatsby was a millionaire, who chased a dream too, one of rekindling love with Daisy, Nick's cousin, a bored, rich, totally unfeeling and spoilt woman. Her rich husband, Tom Buchanan, a businessman, was also less than moral, flattering his mistress, Myrtle Wilson, the wife of a garage owner. It was George Wilson's love for Myrtle that brought about the tragedy contained in the Gatsby plot. Gatsby wanted to recapture his dream of love. So he began an affair with Daisy; she was flattered and bored. This action helped to erode Nick's illusions, and show what wealth can do to people. Gatsby suffered from the realization that Daisy was not the wonderful person he dreamed of, but a shallow and materialistic person. Eventually, Tom Buchanan suspected what was happening between Gatsby and Daisy, and confronted Gatsby. It was soon after this that Daisy ran Myrtle Wilson down, while driving Gatsby's yellow automobile. The tragedy was begun, when Tom Buchanan put the idea into head of George Wilson, that Gatsby had killed Myrtle. In fact, Daisy was secure in the belief that superior status and wealth made her immune, and also, her character was such that she cared little for another human being. Tom Buchanan was the catalyst that sent the emotionally disturbed George to shoot Gatsby for killing Myrtle, then committing suicide. Two dreams turned to dust:George's of love and the chance to pursue the dream of capitalist endeavor and success, Gatsby's of recapturing romantic love and the more innocent past, when, in his mind, Daisy was golden and true. The complete destruction was symbolically expressed when none of Gatsby's rich "friends" were touched by his death. It was left to Nick, a relative stranger, to make the funeral arrangements. This highlighted the total shallowness of that wealthy, corrupt society, and showed what a worthless person Daisy herself was. At the end, Nick returned to the beliefs of his Mid Western upbringing. After one last meeting with Tom Buchanan, one last look at Gatsby's mansion, having buried his friend, he left for home. As Gatsby lost his dream and his life, Fitzgerald drew a portrait of the death of the American Dream. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who fired a gun at Jay Gatsby?
2. Who was Jay Gatsby shot by?
3. Who put a bullet in Jay Gatsby?
Q2:
1. Why did George shoot Gatsby?
2. What was George's reasoning for shooting Gatsby?
3. What made George put a bullet in Jay Gatsby?
Q3:
1. Did Jay Gatsby really kill Myrtle?
2. Was Jay Gatsby Myrtle's real killer?
3. Was Jay Gatsby truly responsible for ending Myrtle's life?
Q4:
1. Who killed Myrtle?
2. Who was Myrtle's real killer?
3. Who was truly responsible for ending Myrtle's life?
Q5:
1. Whose car was Daisy driving when she killed Myrtle?
2. Who did the car that killed Myrtle belonged to?
3. Who owned the car that Daisy killed Myrtle with?
Q6:
1. What color was Gatsby's car?
2. What color of car did Jay Gatsby have?
3. What was the color of the car that killed Myrtle?
Q7:
1. What made Daisy murder Myrtle?
2. Why did Daisy kill Myrtle?
3. What was Daisy's reason for killing Myrtle?
Q8:
1. Was Jay Gatsby a poor man?
2. Was Jay Gatsby down on his luck financially?
3. Did Jay Gatsby have few financial resources?
Q9:
1. Was Jay Gatsby rich?
2. Did Jay Gatsby have a lot of money?
3. Was Jay Gatsby a wealthy man?
Q10:
1. How did Jay Gatsby's friends feel when he died?
2. What did Jay Gatsby's friends think of his death?
3. What were the emotions of Jay Gatsby's friends towards his passing?
Q11:
1. Who prepared Jay Gatsby's funeral?
2. Who was Jay Gatsby's funeral arranged by?
3. Who made funeral arrangments for Jay Gatsby?
Q12:
1. What did Nick Caraway do?
2. What was Nick Caraway's profession?
3. How was Nick Caraway employed?
Q13:
1. Where did Nick Caraway live?
2. What was Nick Caraway's place of residence?
3. What sort of home did Nick Caraway have?
Q14:
1. What was Nick Caraway's age?
2. How old was Nick Caraway?
3. State the age of Nick Caraway.
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36w0ob37hwe5i7eo0mew1h7lpagzhc | wikipedia | Strasbourg (/ˈstræzbɜːrɡ/, French pronunciation: [stʁaz.buʁ, stʁas.buʁ]; Alsatian: Strossburi; German: Straßburg, [ˈʃtʁaːsbʊɐ̯k]) is the capital and largest city of the Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine (ACAL) region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace were historically predominantly Alemannic-speaking, hence the city's Germanic name. In 2013, the city proper had 275,718 inhabitants, Eurométropole de Strasbourg (Greater Strasbourg) had 475,934 inhabitants and the Arrondissement of Strasbourg had 482,384 inhabitants. With a population of 768,868 in 2012, Strasbourg's metropolitan area (only the part of the metropolitan area on French territory) is the ninth largest in France and home to 13% of the ACAL region's inhabitants. The transnational Eurodistrict Strasbourg-Ortenau had a population of 915,000 inhabitants in 2014.
Strasbourg's historic city centre, the Grande Île (Grand Island), was classified a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1988, the first time such an honour was placed on an entire city centre. Strasbourg is immersed in the Franco-German culture and although violently disputed throughout history, has been a bridge of unity between France and Germany for centuries, especially through the University of Strasbourg, currently the second largest in France, and the coexistence of Catholic and Protestant culture. The largest Islamic place of worship in France, the Strasbourg Grand Mosque, was inaugurated by French Interior Minister Manuel Valls on 27 September 2012. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What historic city is discussed?
2. What city appears in the article?
3. Which historic metropolis does the article talk about?
Q2:
1. Where can Strasbourg be found?
2. What is Strasbourg's location?
3. Where is Strasbourg?
Q3:
1. What importance did Grand Island have?
2. Why was Grand Island important?
3. What important happened regarding Grand Island?
Q4:
1. When did Grand Island become a UNESCO World Heritage site?
2. In what year was Grand Island designated a World Heritage site?
3. What was the year when Grand Island was labelled a World Heritage site?
Q5:
1. Who classifies World Heritage site?
2. Who designates World Heritage site?
3. By whom was Grand Island designated a World Heritage site?
Q6:
1. What was the Eurodistrict's population in 2014?
2. What was the number of Eurodistrict inhabitants in 2014?
3. How many residents were in the Eurodistrict in 2014?
Q7:
1. What culture is big in Strasbourg?
2. What culture has a large influence on Strasbourg?
3. What culture is Strasbourg largely influenced by?
Q8:
1. Are there Muslims in Strasbourg?
2. Does Strasbourg have practitioners of Islam?
3. Are there people who believe in Islam in Strasbourg?
Q9:
1. What mosque is in Strasbourg?
2. What Islamic place of worship is located in Strasbourg?
3. What is the name of Strasbourg's mosque?
Q10:
1. When was the Strasbourg Grand Mosque founded?
2. When did the Strasbourg Grand Mosque open?
3. On what date was the Strasbourg Grand Mosque inaugurated?
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3yw4xosqkqldsxz0sac3s2cz51bu1k | gutenberg | CHAPTER 28
But no kind influence deign they shower, Till pride be quelled and love be free. --SCOTT
Kilcoran was about twenty miles from Cork, and Captain Morville was engaged to go and spend a day or two there. Maurice de Courcy drove him thither, wishing all the way for some other companion, since no one ever ventured to smoke a cigar in the proximity of 'Morville'; and, besides, Maurice's conversational powers were obliged to be entirely bestowed on his horse and dog, for the captain, instead of, as usual, devoting himself to suit his talk to his audience, was wrapped in the deepest meditation, now and then taking out a letter and referring to it.
This letter was the reply jointly compounded by Mr. Edmonstone and Charles, and the subject of his consideration was, whether he should accept the invitation to the wedding. Charles had taken care fully to explain how the truth respecting the cheque had come out, and Philip could no longer suspect that it had been a fabrication of Dixon's; but while Guy persisted in denial of any answer about the thousand pounds, he thought the renewal of the engagement extremely imprudent. He was very sorry for poor little Amy, for her comfort and happiness were, he thought, placed in the utmost jeopardy, with such a hot temper, under the most favourable circumstances; and there was the further peril, that when the novelty of the life with her at Redclyffe had passed off, Guy might seek for excitement in the dissipation to which his uncle had probably already introduced him. In the four years' probation, he saw the only hope of steadying Guy, or of saving Amy, and he was much concerned at the rejection of his advice, entirely for their sakes, for he could not condescend to be affronted at the scornful, satirical tone towards himself, in which Charles's little spitefulness was so fully apparent. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What chapter appears?
2. What is the chapter's number?
3. What number of chapter is given?
Q2:
1. Who wasn't far from Cork?
2. Who was near Cork?
3. Whose location was in close proximity to Cork?
Q3:
1. How many miles from Cork was Kilcoran?
2. What number of miles separated Kilcoran from Cork?
3. What was Kilcoran's distance from Cork in miles?
Q4:
1. Who was meant to visit Cork for a few days?
2. Who was supposed to go to Cork for a few days?
3. Who was scheduled to spend a few days in Cork?
Q5:
1. Who drove Captain Morville to Cork?
2. Who got Captain Morville to Cork?
3. By whom was Captain Morville driven to cork?
Q6:
1. What did Captain Morville wish for?
2. What did Captain Morville want?
3. What was Captain Morville's desire?
Q7:
1. What did Captain Morville take out and read?
2. What reading material did Captain Morville take out?
3. What did Captain Morville find to look over?
Q8:
1. Who was the author of the letter?
2. Who penned the letter?
3. Who was Captain Morville's letter from?
Q9:
1. What was the letter Captain Morville was reading about?
2. What was the subject of the letter that Captain Morville read?
3. What was the subject of Mr. Edmonstone and Charles' letter?
Q10:
1. Did Charles fully explain the truth?
2. Did Charles discuss the whole truth?
3. Was the entirety of the truth revealed by Charles?
Q11:
1. Who was still in denial?
2. Who was not ready to face the truth?
3. Who refused to recognize the truth?
Q12:
1. Who had a cigar they were smoking?
2. By whom was a cigar being smoked?
3.
Q13:
1. With whom was Maurice conversing?
2. Who did Maurice have a conversation with?
3. Who did Maurice discuss with?
Q14:
1. How long was Maurice's probation?
2. What was the length of Maurice's probation?
3. How much time did Maurice spend on probation?
Q15:
1. What was Maurice concerned about being rejected?
2. What did Maurice fear would be rejected?
3. What was Maurice afraid would not be taken?
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3w8cv64qj2zqcgwbwokxot5s94vh9b | cnn | (CNN) -- With Walter White dead, fans everywhere are mourning, celebrating, tallying up bets and discussing what just happened. Was the series finale of "Breaking Bad" satisfying? Did it tie up all loose ends? Did the character you wanted to live survive and did the ones you wanted to die get their just deserts? Is it sending you back to the beginning to binge watch it all over again?
Just when it seemed Walt was heading out of his New Hampshire hideaway to exact revenge on Elliot and Gretchen Schwartz (for dismissing his involvement with Gray Matter Technologies in the episode previous), he pulled the first of several surprises of the evening. Instead of threatening to kill them outright, he asks them to set up a trust fund so that his children would benefit from the money he'd illegally amassed (presumably the goal of his entire meth enterprise to begin with).
Gretchen and Elliott of course are terrified by his sudden appearance in their ritzy new home, but had they been paying attention, they would have seen Walt waltz on in. His entrance is a bit ironic, considering their wealth and legitimacy is in some way a result of his earlier contributions. He's always been there, in the shadows, whether they acknowledged him or not.
Bryan Cranston, man of the moment
Walt wants them to "make it right," but of course, he knows he can't trust them to take care of his kids on a handshake alone, so he brought backup -- two "hitmen" who shine sniper-style red lights on the Schwartzes to lend credibility to Walt's threat that if for any reason his children don't receive the money, "a kind of countdown begins," in which they would be killed. It's a bluff, but they don't know that, so it's a win-win. Walt's children will get the money in a semi-legal fashion, and no one will actually die in the process. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is Bryan Cranston known as?
2. What is Bryan Cranston's role?
3. What character is portrayed by Bryan Cranston?
Q2:
1. What show was Bryan Cranston the star of?
2. What show was Bryan Cranston in?
3. Which television program did Bryan Cranston star in?
Q3:
1. What was Walter White's business?
2. How was Walter White employed?
3. What did Walter White do for a living?
Q4:
1. To whom will Walter White's money go?
2. Who will get Walter White's money?
3. Who is going to receive Walter White's financial assets?
Q5:
1. Who will help Walter White's children get their father's money?
2. Who will facilitate the flow of Walter White's money to his children?
3. Who is going to aid Walter White's kids in obtaining his money?
Q6:
1. Why do Elliot and Gretchen Schwartz help Walter White?
2. What is the Schwartz's reason for helping Walter White?
3. What makes Elliot and Gretchen decide to help Walter White?
Q7:
1. What was the job of the hitmen?
2. What action did the hitmen perform?
3. What task did the hitmen have?
Q8:
1. Where did Walter White hide?
2. What served as Walter White's hiding spot?
3. In what state did Walter White hide out?
Q9:
1. What was Elliot and Gretchen Schwartz's company?
2. What was the name of Elliot And Gretchen's business?
3. What company did Elliot and Gretchen Schwartz have stake in?
Q10:
1. Is Walter White able to back up his threat to Elliot and Gretchen Schwartz?
2. Is Walter White's threat to Elliot and Gretchen Schwartz a bluff?
3. Is Walter White bluffing when he threatens Elliot and Gretchen Schwartz?
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39gaf6dqwr0d5co0x0m8ooeij8kv1a | gutenberg | CHAPTER XL
"For once," Lady Carey said, with a faint smile, "your 'admirable Crichton' has failed you."
Lucille opened her eyes. She had been leaning back amongst the railway cushions.
"I think not," she said. "Only I blame myself that I ever trusted the Prince even so far as to give him that message. For I know very well that if Victor had received it he would have been here."
Lady Carey took up a great pile of papers and looked them carelessly through.
"I am afraid," she said, "that I do not agree with you. I do not think that Saxe Leinitzer had any desire except to see you safely away. I believe that he will be quite as disappointed as you are that your husband is not here to aid you. Some one must see you safely on the steamer at Havre. Perhaps he will come himself."
"I shall wait in Paris," Lucille said quietly, "for my husband."
"You may wait," Lady Carey said, "for a very long time."
Lucille looked at her steadily. "What do you mean?"
"What a fool you are, Lucille. If to other people it seems almost certain on the face of it that you were responsible for that drop of poison in your husband's liqueur glass, why should it not seem so to himself?"
Lucille laughed, but there was a look of horror in her dark eyes.
"How absurd. I know Victor better than to believe him capable of such a suspicion. Just as he knows me better than to believe me capable of such an act." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who needed to wait in Paris?
2. Who said they were going to wait in Paris?
3. Who pronounced that they would wait in Paris?
Q2:
1. Why was Lucille going to Paris?
2. What was Lucille's reason for going to Paris?
3. Why would Lucille wait in Paris?
Q3:
1. What was the name of Lucille's husband?
2. Who was Lucille married to?
3. Who was Lucille's husband?
Q4:
1. Who was Lucille talking to?
2. Who was Lucille discussing with?
3. Who did Lucille speak with about going to Paris?
Q5:
1. Did Lady Carey think Lucille had a good idea?
2. Did Lady Carey think Lucille's idea was advisable?
3. Was Lady Carey in favor of Lucille going to Paris?
Q6:
1. Why didn't Lady Carey want Lucille going to Paris?
2. Why wasn't Lady Carey in favor of Lucille going to Paris?
3. Why did Lady Carey advise against Lucille going to Paris?
Q7:
1. Who doesn't Lady Carey currently trust?
2. Who does Lady Carey mistrust right now?
3. Who isn't Lady Carey trustful of?
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3eqhhy4hqsstbxzo9spyrdop9ka5g9 | wikipedia | The President of the Russian Federation () is the elected head of state, Supreme Commander-in-Chief, and holder of the highest office in the Russian Federation. The current President of Russia is Vladimir Putin.
In 1991, the office was briefly known as the President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic () until 25 December 1991. According to the 1978 Russian Constitution, the President of Russia was head of the executive branch and headed the Council of Ministers of Russia. According to the current 1993 Constitution of Russia, the President of Russia is not a part of the Government of Russia, which exercises executive power.
In all cases where the President of the Russian Federation is unable to fulfill his duties, they shall be temporarily delegated to the Prime Minister, who becomes Acting President of Russia. The Chairman of the Federation Council is the third important position after the President and the Prime Minister. In the case of incapacity of both the President and Prime Minister, the chairman of the upper house of parliament becomes acting head of state.
The power includes execution of federal law, alongside the responsibility of appointing federal ministers, diplomatic, regulatory and judicial officers, and concluding treaties with foreign powers with the advice and consent of the State Duma and the Federation Council. The president is further empowered to grant federal pardons and reprieves, and to convene and adjourn the Federal Assembly under extraordinary circumstances. The president also directs the foreign and domestic policy of the Russian Federation. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who is Russia's head of state?
2. What is the name of Russia's leader?
3. Who is the President of Russia?
Q2:
1. What is Vladimir Putin's title?
2. What exactly does Vladimir Putin serve as?
3. What position is held by Vladimir Putin?
Q3:
1. Is President the highest office in Russia?
2. Does Vladimir Putin serve in Russia's highest office?
3. Is the highest office in Russia that of the President?
Q4:
1. Do Russians vote for the President?
2. Is the President an elected office in Russia?
3. Does Russia have an elected head of state?
Q5:
1. What was Russia's president called in 1991?
2. What was the name of the President in Russia in 1991?
3. How was the head of state referred to in Russia in 1991?
Q6:
1. Is the President a part of Russia's government?
2. Is the president an official member of the Russian government?
3. Does Russia's government include its president?
Q7:
1. What states that the President is not a member of the Russian government?
2. According to what is the President not a part of Russia's government?
3. What document states that the Russian government does not include its President?
Q8:
1. What happens if the Russian president dies?
2. What happens in the event of a Russian President's passing?
3. If a Russian President passes away, what is done?
Q9:
1. What happens if the Russian president and Prime Minister die?
2. What happens in the event of a Russian President and Prime Ministers's passing?
3. If a Russian President and its Prime Minister pass away, what is done?
Q10:
1. What powers are given to the Russian President?
2. What does the Russian President have the power to do?
3. Which powers is the President of Russia granted
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3lwjhtcvccmcqjmri07j73j43pjfqu | cnn | (CNN) -- At times it was almost painful to watch. At one end of the court the world's No. 1 female tennis star playing well within herself; at the other her sister, a long way away from regaining that form and status.
"Venus has had a great week, and honestly, if she hadn't had to play so many matches, it would have been a much tougher match," Serena Williams said after comfortably beating her older sibling on Saturday to reach the final of the Family Circle Cup in Charleston.
The 31-year-old was slightly overstating the rigors of the competition in South Carolina, a tournament that heralded the formation of the women's tour back in 1973 but has this week attracted just two of the world's top-10 players.
Serena is one, and the other -- 10th-ranked Caroline Wozniacki -- crashed out in the quarterfinals on Friday against Swiss No. 63 Stefanie Vogele.
Both Williams sisters won two matches on Friday to set up their first meeting since 2009, but it was defending champion Serena who looked the least affected as she won 6-1 6-2 in just 54 minutes.
"She'll never admit it, but I don't think she was 100%," Serena said of her sister, who was diagnosed with a debilitating autoimmune disease before the 2011 U.S. Open -- a grand slam she has won twice, along with her five Wimbledons.
"But you will never get that out of her. And quite frankly, three matches for her is much tougher than three matches for me. It's definitely not easy -- because I'm struggling, and I can't imagine what she must be feeling." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who does the article discuss?
2. Who is at the center of the article?
3. Who does the article focus on?
Q2:
1. Where were the Williams sisters?
2. What was the Williams sisters' location?
3. Where could Venus and Serena be found?
Q3:
1. What were the Williams sisters doing?
2. What were Venus and Serena doing?
3. What was the activity of the Williams sisters?
Q4:
1. How old is Serena Williams?
2. How old is Venus' sister?
3. What is the age of Serena Williams?
Q5:
1. Is Serena the older of the two Williams sisters?
2. Is Serena Williams older than Venus Williams?
3. Is Serena Williams older than her sister?
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3o6cyiuled16tyf3py1ols2t1epwuq | cnn | LONDON, England (CNN) -- Troubled pop star Amy Winehouse spent the night in a London hospital after suffering a reaction to a medication she was taking at home Monday night, according to her spokeswoman.
Amy Winehouse's husband was recently jailed for 27 months.
Tracey Miller said she could not say what medication was involved.
A statement from University College Hospital said Winehouse had been kept in overnight for observation.
She had a comfortable night and was released Tuesday morning, the statement said.
London Ambulance Service said it transported the singer after being notified of "an adult female taken unwell."
Winehouse's spokesman in London, Chris Goodman, told the British Press Association that he had not been told what was wrong with the 24-year-old singer, who is well known for her song "Rehab," describing the singer's reluctance to enter a clinic.
The pop singer was investigated this year after a London tabloid made public a leaked home video that showed her smoking something in a glass pipe minutes after she was heard saying she had just taken six tablets of the anti-anxiety drug Valium. Police declined to file charges.
The singer has battled drug addiction and spent about two weeks in a rehabilitation clinic in January.
Winehouse won five Grammy awards this year -- three for "Rehab" as well as Album of the Year and Best New Artist.
Winehouse's Grammy winning album, "Back to Black," is still a big seller, recently charting at No. 12 in the UK more than 19 months after its release. Madame Toussaud's London wax museum recently unveiled a wax statue of Winehouse alongside Madonna, Jimi Hendrix, the Beatles, Justin Timberlake, Beyonce and other musicians in the museum's "Music Zone" exhibit. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Was Amy Winehouse held for more time than overnight?
2. Was Amy Winehouse in the hospital for longer than one night?
3. Did Amy Winehouse spend more than a night in the hospital?
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3njm2bjs4w6knv12rl2tzs8r1ocpcp | mctest | A little mouse lived in a little house. The mouse would hurry along the walls at night looking for food. Sometimes he'd find frosting from a cake. Those were good days. Sometimes he'd find paint from a paint can. Those were bad days. Either way, he'd always get scared whenever the phone rang. It was so loud and made him jump. Yesterday he tripped over a wire because he wasn't looking where he was going. The television was on full volume so no one saw it. He loved running around in the kitchen. There was always leftover food on a spoon in the sink. Sometimes it was dried food and he'd have to scrape it off with his claws. It still tasted good to the mouse. He was so happy there were no other animals living around there. He had heard a piggy ate a lot more than a mouse. He didn't want to have to fight a piggy over food. Life was really good for this little mouse. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Was there another animal in the house besides the mouse?
2. Did the house have anyone in it besides the mouse?
3. Was the mouse in the house with another animal?
Q2:
1. What were the good days?
2. Which days were agreeable?
3. What days did the mouse like?
Q3:
1. Which days were bad?
2. What were the not good days?
3. What days didn't the mouse enjoy?
Q4:
1. How did the mouse eat from the spoon?
2. What was the way in which the mouse would eat from the spoon?
3. What was the mouse's strategy for eating from the spoon?
Q5:
1. How did food from the spoon taste?
2. What did the mouse think of the food on the spoon?
3. What was the mouse's opinion of the food he ate off the spoon?
Q6:
1. What took place yesterday?
2. What were yesterday's events?
3. What occured the day before today?
Q7:
1. Who saw the mouse trip?
2. Who witnessed the mouse tripping?
3. Who was watching when the mouse tripped?
Q8:
1. How come no one saw the mouse trip?
2. Why didn't anyone see when the mouse tripped?
3. Why weren't there witnesses to the mouse tripping?
Q9:
1. Why did the mouse trip?
2. What cause the mouse to trip?
3. What was the reason for the mouse tripping?
Q10:
1. What animal eats more than a mouse?
2. Which animal consumes more food than a mouse?
3. Which animal does a mouse eat less than?
Q11:
1. What made the mouse jump?
2. Why did the mouse jump?
3. What was the reason for the mouse jumping?
Q12:
1. What made the mouse jump when the phone rang?
2. Why did the phone ringing make the mouse jump?
3. What was the reason for the mouse jumping at the phone's ringing?
Q13:
1. Where did the mouse try to find food?
2. Where did the mouse attempt to locate food?
3. In what location did the mouse try and find something to eat?
Q14:
1. When did the mouse look for food in the walls?
2. When would the mouse go to the walls in search of food?
3. When did the mouse try and find something to eat in the walls?
Q15:
1. What's the size of the mouses house?
2. What size of house does the mouse live in?
3. How big is the mouse's home?
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3fe7txl1linsppafu5scnkpfumn2q8 | gutenberg | CHAPTER XIII JOHNNY CHUCK FINDS THE BEST THING IN THE WORLD
Old Mother West Wind had stopped to talk with the Slender Fir Tree.
"I've just come across the Green Meadows," said Old Mother West Wind, "and there I saw the Best Thing in the World."
Striped Chipmunk was sitting under the Slender Fir Tree and he couldn't help hearing what Old Mother West Wind said. "The Best Thing in the World--now what can that be?" thought Striped Chipmunk. "Why, it must be heaps and heaps of nuts and acorns! I'll go and find it."
So Striped Chipmunk started down the Lone Little Path through the wood as fast as he could run. Pretty soon he met Peter Rabbit.
"Where are you going in such a hurry, Striped Chipmunk?" asked Peter Rabbit.
"Down in the Green Meadows to find the Best Thing in the World," replied Striped Chipmunk, and ran faster.
"The Best Thing in the World," said Peter Rabbit. "Why, that must be great piles of carrots and cabbage! I think I'll go and find it."
So Peter Rabbit started down the Lone Little Path through the wood as fast as he could go after Striped Chipmunk.
As they passed the great hollow tree Bobby Coon put his head out. "Where are you going in such a hurry?" asked Bobby Coon.
"Down in the Green Meadows to find the Best Thing in the World!" shouted Striped Chipmunk and Peter Rabbit, and both began to run faster.
"The Best Thing in the World," said Bobby Coon to himself. "Why, that must be a whole field of sweet milky corn. I think I'll go and find it." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What characters speak?
2. Which characters have something to say?
3. What characters make a statement?
Q2:
1. What did Old Mother West Wind traverse?
2. What did Old Mother West Wind travel across?
3. What was walked upon by Old Mother West Wind?
Q3:
1. What was in the Green Meadows for Old Mother West Wind to find?
2. What did Old Mother West Wind come across in the Green Meadows?
3. What in the Green Meadows did Old Mother West Wind see?
Q4:
1. What did Striped Chipmunk think the best thing in the world was?
2. What was the best thing in the word in Striped Chipmunk's mind?
3. What did Striped Chipmunk consider to be the best thing in the world?
Q5:
1. What did Striped Chipmunk do?
2. Where did Striped Chipmunk head off?
3. What was Striped Chipmunk's plan of action?
Q6:
1. What did Peter Rabbit think the best thing in the world was?
2. What was the best thing in the word in Peter Rabbit's mind?
3. What did Peter Rabbit consider to be the best thing in the world?
Q7:
1. What did Peter Rabbit do?
2. Where did Peter Rabbit head off?
3. What was Peter Rabbit's plan of action?
Q8:
1. Where did Peter Rabbit see Bobby Coon?
2. Where was Bobby Coon when Peter Rabbit came across him?
3. What was Bobby Coon's location when Peter Rabbit saw him?
Q9:
1. Was Bobby Coon in the tree?
2. Was the tree Bobby Coon's location?
3. Could Bobby Coon be found in the tree?
Q10:
1. What did Bobby Coon think the best thing in the world was?
2. What was the best thing in the word in Bobby Coon's mind?
3. What did Bobby Coon consider to be the best thing in the world?
Q11:
1. Who knew the actual best thing in the world?
2. Who was correct regarding the best thing in the world?
3. Who was aware of what the actual best thing in the world was?
Q12:
1. Who found the best thing in the world?
2. Who came across the world's greatest thing?
3. Who had located the greatest thing in the world?
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31q0u3wydpfbumn4f2jsiayfy2y17y | gutenberg | CHAPTER XXXV. THE ITALIAN PEDLAR
This caitiff monk for gold did swear, That by his drugs my rival fair A saint in heaven should be.--SCOTT
A grand cavalcade bore the house of Quinet from Montauban--coaches, wagons, outriders, gendarmes--it was a perfect court progress, and so low and cumbrous that it was a whole week in reaching a grand old castle standing on a hill-side among chestnut woods, with an avenue a mile long leading up to it; and battlemented towers fit to stand a siege.
Eustacie was ranked among the Duchess's gentlewomen. She was so far acknowledged as a lady of birth, that she was usually called Madame Esperance; and though no one was supposed to doubt her being Theodore Gardon's widow, she was regarded as being a person of rank who had made a misalliance by marrying him. This Madame de Quinet had allowed the household to infer, thinking that the whole bearing of her guest was too unlike that of a Paris _bourgeoise_ not to excite suspicion, but she deemed it wiser to refrain from treating her with either intimacy or distinction that might excite jealousy or suspicion. Even as it was, the consciousness of a secret, or the remnants of Montauban gossip, prevented any familiarity between Eustacie and the good ladies who surrounded her; they were very civil to each other, but their only connecting link was the delight that every one took in petting pretty little Rayonette, and the wonder that was made of her signs of intelligence and attempts at talking. Even when she toddled fearlessly up to the stately Duchess on her canopied throne, and held out her entreating hands, and lisped the word '_nontre_,' Madame would pause in her avocations, take her on her knee, and display that wonderful gold and enamel creature which cried tic-tic, and still remained an unapproachable mystery to M. le Marquis and M. le Vicomte, her grandsons. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who is the quote from?
2. Who is cited?
3. Whose citation does the chapter include?
Q2:
1. Was something said with a lisp?
2. Was something mouthed?
3. Did something get spoken in a lisped way?
Q3:
1. What was lisped?
2. What was said with a lisp?
3.
Q4:
1. What arrived at the house?
2. What approached the house?
3. Which vehicles arrived at the home?
Q5:
1. Where were the vehicles going?
2. What was the destination of the vehicles?
3. Where were all the vehicles headed?
Q6:
1. Where did the vehicles come from?
2. Where had the vehicles arrived from?
3. What was the provenance of the vehicles?
Q7:
1. What was the length of the journey?
2. How much time did the journey take?
3. How much time was needed to get from Montauban to the castle?
Q8:
1. Was the journey easy?
2. Was it easy to get from Montauban to the castle?
3. Was it simple to get from Montauban to the castle?
Q9:
1. Who lost their husband?
2. Whose husband passed away?
3. Who was a widow?
Q10:
1. Who had passed away?
2. Whose widow was Madame Esperance?
3. What was the name of the husband that Madame Esperance had lost?
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304sm51wa34yqipo52asjd7k7rqbs0 | wikipedia | A Muslim is someone who follows or practices Islam, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion. Muslims consider the Quran (Koran), their holy book, to be the verbatim word of God as revealed to the Islamic prophet and messenger Muhammad. The majority of Muslims also follow the teachings and practices of Muhammad ("sunnah") as recorded in traditional accounts ("hadith"). "Muslim" is an Arabic word meaning "one who submits (to Allah)".
The beliefs of Muslims include: that God is eternal, transcendent and absolutely one ("tawhid" or monotheism); that God is incomparable, self-sustaining and neither begets nor was begotten; that Islam is the complete and universal version of a primordial faith that has been revealed before through many prophets including Abraham, Moses, Ishmael and Jesus; that these previous messages and revelations have been partially changed or corrupted over time ("tahrif") and that the Qur'an is the final unaltered revelation from God (The Final Testament).
The religious practices of Muslims are enumerated in the Five Pillars of Islam: the declaration of faith ("shahadah"), daily prayers ("salat"), fasting during the month of Ramadan ("sawm"), almsgiving ("zakat"), and the pilgrimage to Mecca ("hajj") at least once in a lifetime.
To become a Muslim and to convert to Islam is essential to utter the "Shahada", one of the Five Pillars of Islam, a declaration of faith and trust that professes that there is only one God "(Allah)" and that Muhammad is God's messenger. It is a set statement normally recited in Arabic: "lā ʾilāha ʾillā-llāhu muḥammadun rasūlu-llāh" () "There is no god but Allah , (and) Muhammad is the messenger of God." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the subject of the article?
2. What does the article discuss?
3. What do we learn about from the article?
Q2:
1. How can a Muslim be defined?
2. What is the definition of a Muslim?
3. What does it mean to be a Muslim?
Q3:
1. What is the holy book in Islam?
2. What do Muslims consider to be their holy book?
3. What holy book do Muslims believe in?
Q4:
1. What does the word Muslim mean?
2. What is the English translation of the word Muslim?
3. How can the word Muslim be translated into English?
Q5:
1. Whose practices do Muslims follow?
2. Who is the prophet in Islam?
3. What is the name of Islam's main prophet?
Q6:
1. Do Muslims believe in prophets other than Muhammad?
2. Are there prophets in Islam besides Muhammad?
3. Does the Islamic faith contain prophets in addition to Muhammed?
Q7:
1. Who are two other prophets in Islam besides Muhammed?
2. Name two Islamic prophets apart from Muhammed.
3. What two other prophets exist in Islam other than Muhammad?
Q8:
1. Does Islam have Five Pillars?
2. Do Muslims believe in Five Pillars?
3. Is the number of Pillars in Islam 5?
Q9:
1. What's one pillar of Islam?
2. What is one of Islam's five pillars?
3. Name one of the five pillars of Islam.
Q10:
1. Who directly received the message of the Quran?
2. To whom was the Quran directly given?
3. What was the name of the person to whom the Quran was revealed?
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38f71oa9gtwl54ozq702quzzuvzfmz | race | The Flamingo Las Vegas is one of the oldest Las Vegas hotels. There are lots of wonderful Las Vegas shows that will leave a good impression on you. Here are the Las Vegas shows being performed at the hotel.
Donny and Marie
Donny and Marie is a family-friendly variety show. It is performed by well-known Donny and Marie Osmond on all weekdays except on Sundays and Mondays. The show follows the winning formula of their 1970s TV program, incorporating dancing, humor and all of their hit songs. It starts at 7:30 pm and each ticket costs at least $91.25.
Olivia Newton-John
Grammy award-winning singer Olivia Newton-John is "hopelessly devoted" to perform many of her fans, opening "Summer Nights" to perform many of her best-loved songs during her four decades long career. Alongside an eight-piece band, Newton-John will share stories about her career and sing many songs. Concert-goers can buy meet and greet tickets at $249. Regular price tickets start from $78.5. The show starts at 7:30 pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Vinnie Favorito
Vinnie Favorito is a famous actor who is known to make people laugh. His jokes are very popular. Unlike other comedians who use pre-developed material, Vinnie Farorito gets his comedy from his interaction with people in the audience. The tickets start from $68.95. Performance days are six days per week except Sundays. Show time is 8 pm..
X Burlesque
X Burlesque is a wonderful show performed by six dancing ladies. The show is filled with popular music that suits everyone's taste from rock to country and a variety of dancing styles that allow each dancer to showcase her unique talents. The tickets start from $50.26. It is a daily show at 10:00 pm. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Is the Flamingo an old hotel?
2. Has the Flamingo existed for quite some time?
3. Has the Flamingo long been in existence?
Q2:
1. What's one of the shows at the Flamingo?
2. What is one of the Flamingo's shows?
3. What's one of the acts that performs at the Flamingo?
Q3:
1. How much are Donnie and Marie tickets?
2. What does it cost to see Donnie and Marie at the Flamingo?
3. What's the price of Donnie and Marie tickets?
Q4:
1. What time is Donnie and Marie's show?
2. When do the Donnie and Marie performances start?
3. At what time can one see Donnie and Marie perform?
Q5:
1. What is the price of meet and greet tickets for Olivia Newton John?
2. What do meet and greet tickets for Olivia Newton John cost?
3. How much would one pay for meet and greet tickets for Olivia Newton John?
Q6:
1. How often does Olivia Newton John perform?
2. What is the frequency of Olivia Newton John shows?
3. At what frequency are there performances by Olivia Newton John?
Q7:
1. What is the genre of Vinnie Favorito's shows?
2. What are Vinnie Favorito's performances like?
3. What kind of show is done by Vinnie Favorito?
Q8:
1. What day does Vinnie Favorito not perform on?
2. What day of the week are there no Vinnie Favorito performances on?
3. When does Vinnie Favorito not do shows?
Q9:
1. When are there X Burlesque performances?
2. How often does X Burlesque perform?
3. When does X Burlesque take the stage?
Q10:
1. Does X Burlesque only do one style of dance?
2. Does X Burlesque stick to a single dancing style?
3. Is there only one kind of performance that is done by X Burlesque?
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3634bbtx0ouz9ly85s2ay1sich3ifz | gutenberg | CHAPTER LXVIII. In which Harry goes westward
Our tender hearts are averse to all ideas and descriptions of parting; and I shall therefore say nothing of Harry Warrington's feelings at taking leave of his brother and friends. Were not thousands of men in the same plight? Had not Mr. Wolfe his mother to kiss (his brave father had quitted life during his son's absence on the glorious Louisbourg campaign), and his sweetheart to clasp in a farewell embrace? Had not stout Admiral Holmes, before sailing westward with his squadron, The Somerset, The Terrible, The Northumberland, The Royal William, The Trident, The Diana, The Seahorse--his own flag being hoisted on board The Dublin--to take leave of Mrs. and the Misses Holmes? Was Admiral Saunders, who sailed the day after him, exempt from human feeling? Away go William and his crew of jovial sailors, ploughing through the tumbling waves, and poor Black-eyed Susan on shore watches the ship as it dwindles in the sunset.
It dwindles in the West. The night falls darkling over the ocean. They are gone: but their hearts are at home yet a while. In silence, with a heart inexpressibly soft and tender, how each man thinks of those he has left! What a chorus of pitiful prayer rises up to the Father, at sea and on shore, on that parting night at home by the vacant bedside, where the wife kneels in tears; round the fire, where the mother and children together pour out their supplications: or on deck, where the seafarer looks up to the stars of heaven, as the ship cleaves through the roaring midnight waters! To-morrow the sun rises upon our common life again, and we commence our daily task of toil and duty. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Is someone leaving people?
2. Is someone leaving others behind?
3. Is there a person that is leaving others?
Q2:
1. Who is leaving?
2. Who is going away?
3. Who is setting off?
Q3:
1. Who is being left behind by Harry Warrington?
2. Who is Harry Warrington leaving?
3. Who is Harry Warrington going away from?
Q4:
1. Were there family members besides Harry Warrington that had gone missing?
2. Had anyone else in the family besides Harry Warrington gone missing?
3. Were there others in the fmaily besides Harry Warrington that had gone away?
Q5:
1. Where did Harry Warrington's father go?
2. Where had Harry Warrington's dad travelled to?
3. What had been the final destination of Harry Warrington's father?
Q6:
1. Who arrived at the Louisbourg campaign?
2. Who was the Louisbourg campaign joined by?
3. What was the name of the person that met up with the Louisbourg campaign?
Q7:
1. What did Mr. Wolfe's girlfriend do?
2. What was the action of Mr. Wolfe's girlfriend?
3. How did Mr. Wolfe's sweetheart act?
Q8:
1. What was the location of the flag?
2. Where was the flag located?
3. Where could the flag be found?
Q9:
1. Did anyone not have emotion?
2. Was anyone not showing their emotion?
3. Was anyone stoic?
Q10:
1. Who was William with?
2. By whom was William joined?
3. Whose company was William in?
Q11:
1. Where were William's sailors?
2. What was the location of William's sailors?
3. In what location could William's sailors be found?
Q12:
1. Were anyone's eyes weird?
2. Did anyone have strange eyes?
3. Were anyone's eyes bizarre?
Q13:
1. Who had strange eyes?
2. Whose eyes were bizarre?
3. Who had eyes that were out of the ordinary?
Q14:
1. Where is the wife at night?
2. Where does the wife cry in the evening?
3. Where was the wife in tears at night?
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3tpzplc3m0cwav5jysrs6p4xw773p6 | wikipedia | In European history, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted from the 5th to the 15th century. It began with the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. The Middle Ages is the middle period of the three traditional divisions of Western history: Antiquity, Medieval period, and Modern period. The Medieval period is itself subdivided into the Early, the High, and the Late Middle Ages.
Depopulation, deurbanisation, invasion, and movement of peoples, which had begun in Late Antiquity, continued in the Early Middle Ages. The barbarian invaders, including various Germanic peoples, formed new kingdoms in what remained of the Western Roman Empire. In the 7th century, North Africa and the Middle East—once part of the Eastern Roman Empire—came under the rule of the Caliphate, an Islamic empire, after conquest by Muhammad's successors. Although there were substantial changes in society and political structures, the break with Antiquity was not complete. The still-sizeable Byzantine Empire survived in the east and remained a major power. The empire's law code, the Code of Justinian, was rediscovered in Northern Italy in 1070 and became widely admired later in the Middle Ages. In the West, most kingdoms incorporated the few extant Roman institutions. Monasteries were founded as campaigns to Christianise pagan Europe continued. The Franks, under the Carolingian dynasty, briefly established the Carolingian Empire during the later 8th and early 9th century. It covered much of Western Europe, but later succumbed to the pressures of internal civil wars combined with external invasions—Vikings from the north, Magyars from the east, and Saracens from the south. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the subject of the article?
2. What does the article discuss?
3. What is the article centered on?
Q2:
1. Is there another name for the Middle Ages?
2. Is the Middle Ages called something else?
3. Can the Middle Ages be referred to by another name?
Q3:
1. What is another name for the Middle Ages?
2. How else are the Middle Ages referred to?
3. What else are the Middle Ages called?
Q4:
1. How long were the Middle Ages?
2. How long was the medieval period?
3. What was the length of the Middle Ages?
Q5:
1. What signaled the beginning of the Middle Ages?
2. When did the Middle Ages begin?
3. What indicated the start of the medieval period?
Q6:
1. When did the medieval period end?
2. When was the end of the Middle Ages?
3. At what point did the Middle Ages come to an end?
Q7:
1. Is there a division of the Middle Ages?
2. Does history get divided up into periods?
3. Is history traditionally segmented?
Q8:
1. Is there just one division of history?
2. Does history get divided up in only one way?
3. Is there just one way of segmenting history?
Q9:
1. How many segments of history are there?
2. How many ways is history divided?
3. What is the traditional number of divisions of history?
Q10:
1. What is divided in three?
2. What has three traditional divisions?
3. Of what are there three divisions?
Q11:
1. Are there names for history's divisions?
2. Do the divisions of history have names?
3. Is there something that the divisions of history are called?
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3ftf2t8wlri896r0rn6xpwffp7sw95 | wikipedia | Ivory Coast () or Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (), is a country located in West Africa. Ivory Coast's political capital is Yamoussoukro, and its economic capital and largest city is the port city of Abidjan. Its bordering countries are Guinea and Liberia in the west, Burkina Faso and Mali in the north, and Ghana in the east. The Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean) is located south of Ivory Coast.
Prior to its colonization by Europeans, Ivory Coast was home to several states, including Gyaaman, the Kong Empire, and Baoulé. Two Anyi kingdoms, "Indénié" and "Sanwi", attempted to retain their separate identity through the French colonial period and after independence. Ivory Coast became a protectorate of France in 1843–1844 and was later formed into a French colony in 1893 amid the European scramble for Africa. Ivory Coast achieved independence in 1960, led by Félix Houphouët-Boigny, who ruled the country until 1993. The country maintained close political and economic association with its West African neighbors while at the same time maintaining close ties to the West, especially France. Since the end of Houphouët-Boigny's rule in 1993, Ivory Coast has experienced one "coup d'état", in 1999, and two religion-grounded civil wars. The first took place between 2002 and 2007 and the second during 2010–2011. In 2000, the country adopted a new Constitution. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who carried out the colonization of the Ivory Coast?
2. Who were the colonizers of the Ivory Coast?
3. Who was Cote d'Ivoire colonized by?
Q2:
1. Who ended up controlling the Ivory coast?
2. Who gained ultimate control over the Ivory Coast?
3. Who was the ultimate ruler of the Ivory Coast?
Q3:
1. What country ended up controlling the Ivory Coast?
2. The Ivory Coast was ultimately put under the control of what nation?
3. What nation was eventually in charge of the Ivory Coast?
Q4:
1. Was there a country that tried to gain its independence during French colonization?
2. Did a nation try and break free form its colonizers?
3.
Q5:
1. What nation tried to gain its independence form France?
2. What country wanted to become independent of France?
3. Who wished to break free from French rule?
Q6:
1. When did Ivory Coast become independent from France?
2. When did the Ivory Coast break free from French rule?
3. At what point did the Ivory Coast gain its independence from France?
Q7:
1. For how much time was Félix Houphouët-Boigny the head of state of the Ivory Coast?
2. For how long did Félix Houphouët-Boigny rule of Ivory Coast?
3. What were the years of Félix Houphouët-Boigny's rule over Ivory Coast?
Q8:
1. What ended Félix Houphouët-Boigny's reign in Ivory Coast?
2. Why did Félix Houphouët-Boigny's rule over Ivory Coast come to an end?
3. What made Félix Houphouët-Boigny step down as head of state in Ivory Coast?
Q9:
1. What is the capital of Ivory Coast?
2. What is Ivory Coast's capital?
3. Which city serves as the capital of Ivory Coast?
Q10:
1. Where is the Ivory Coast?
2. Where can the Ivory Coast be found?
3. What is the location of Ivory Coast?
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3rxcac0yirpcyfiq7qw13xygb29g84 | wikipedia | Imperialism is a type of advocacy of empire. Its name originated from the Latin word "imperium", which means to rule over large territories. Imperialism is "a policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonization, use of military force, or other means". Imperialism has greatly shaped the contemporary world. It has also allowed for the rapid spread of technologies and ideas. The term imperialism has been applied to Western (and Japanese) political and economic dominance especially in Asia and Africa in the 19th and 20th centuries. Its precise meaning continues to be debated by scholars. Some writers, such as Edward Said, use the term more broadly to describe any system of domination and subordination organised with an imperial center and a periphery.
Imperialism is defined as "A policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force." Imperialism is particularly focused on the control that one group, often a state power, has on another group of people. This is often through various forms of "othering" (see other) based on racial, religious, or cultural stereotypes. There are "formal" or "informal" imperialisms. "Formal imperialism" is defined as "physical control or full-fledged colonial rule". "Informal imperialism" is less direct; however, it is still a powerful form of dominance. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Where did the word imperialism come from?
2. What were the origins of the word imperialism?
3. How did the word imperialism come about?
Q2:
1. What is the definition of imperialism?
2. What does imperialism mean?
3. What is meant by the term imperialism?
Q3:
1. What are the two kinds of imperialism?
2. What two forms of Imperialism exist?
3. What are the two ways that imperialism manifests?
Q4:
1. What is the definition of formal imperialism?
2. How can formal imperialism be defined?
3. What does Formal imperialism mean?
Q5:
1. What is the definition of informal imperialism?
2. How can informal imperialism be defined?
3. What does inFormal imperialism mean?
Q6:
1. What is the translation of imperium into English?
2. What does imperium translate to in English?
3. What is the English word for Imperium?
Q7:
1. Has the Western World been shaped by imperialism?
2. Has imperialism had an impact on the western world?
3. Has imperalism been an important factor in shaping the Western world?
Q8:
1. How does Edward Said talk about imperalism?
2. What does Edward Said think about imperialism?
3. What are Edward Said's thoughts regarding imperialism?
Q9:
1. Has imperialism ever been spread by military force?
2. Has military force ever been a way of putting imperialism into place?
3. Does the military get used sometimes to enforce imperalism?
Q10:
1. Is one of the uses of imperialism the focus of control over a group of people?
2. Is imperalism used as a means of exerting force on a group of people?
3. Does imperalism serve to enforce dominance over a group?
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3ve8ayvf8mx6kfmvw6qjlcy4aqbf8c | race | "Is it possible for Brownie not to be glad to be back after a happy stay at my uncle's?"Miss Gauss asked Dad."It'll be all right. Give her a bit more to eat," he said in a low voice, without tearing his eyes from Brownie while his wife was busy packing Brownie's belongings, saying,"Brownie is not so cute as her younger brother, Spotty. Take care of the little thing when walking him."
It happened on the night of July 10th, 2013 before the Gausses took a trip to Hawaii. They entrusted their pet to me because they thought I was the first person they'd confide in. And another intention of theirs was that I had already trained Spotty into a wellknown pet in my community, which can act many tricks, such as "Sit down!" "Stand up!" "Give me your right hand!" "Turn around!" She can even sing, and, of course, that's just a strange sharp noise. Having seen them off, I took beautiful Brownie home in my arms, for fear that he would slip away.
_ so I tried many ways to be his friend, which made Spotty rather unhappy. They often fought a battle, seemingly to break my roof loose. Soon, Brownie turned out to be an agreeable family member. He was an endearing pet, often begging for comforts in my arms. I seized the chance to train him and he achieved a lot, which I texted Mr.Gauss. They were so overjoyed and decided to fly home ahead of time to see Brownie's qualitative change.
But,all this was thoroughly destroyed because of Brownie's death in a traffic accident. What a poor little creature!He was really dogged by bad luck, and he was saved from death shortly after his birth. For whatever reason,therefore, I was overwhelmed by feelings of guilt, which seemed to run most deeply in me.
The best way to cheer ourselves up is to try first to cheer somebody else up. That will be an everlasting pain in my heart, a wound that does not heal. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Whose death was caused by a car accident?
2. Who was killed in a car accident?
3. Who was struck by a vehicle?
Q2:
1. What was the date of Brownie's death?
2. On what day did Brownie pass away?
3. When did Brownie pass?
Q3:
1. Did Brownie have any male siblings?
2. Did Brownie have any brothers?
3. Was Brownie a sister to any boys?
Q4:
1. Who was Brownie's male sibling?
2. What was the name of Brownie's brother?
3. Who was Brownie's brother?
Q5:
1. Did Spotty know any commands?
2. Was Spotty familiar with any commands?
3. Did Spotty know how to obey any instructions?
Q6:
1. What commands did Spotty know?
2. What could Spotty do?
3. What instruction was Spotty able to follow?
Q7:
1. What kind of animal is Spotty?
2. What sort of animal is Brownie's brother?
3. What species is Spotty?
Q8:
1. What is the best way to make someone feel better?
2. What's the surest way to lift someone's mood?
3. What is a surefire way to make someone happier?
Q9:
1. Why is it good to cheer up others?
2. What is the utility of making others feel better?
3. Why is it the best to make others feel better?
Q10:
1. Who did the narrator speak with?
2. Who did the narrator send a message to?
3. With whom did the story's author converse?
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3vnxk88kkcivuhrv1d113uw1hka9vz | gutenberg | CHAPTER 15
Give unto me, made lowly wise, The spirit of self-sacrifice.
When Arthur went with his regiment to Windsor, the ladies intended to spend their evenings at home, a rule which had many exceptions, although Violet was so liable to suffer from late hours and crowded rooms, that Lady Elizabeth begged her to abstain from parties, and offered more than once to take charge of Theodora; but the reply always was that they went out very little, and that this once it would not hurt her.
The truth was that Theodora had expressed a decided aversion to going out with the Brandons. 'Lady Elizabeth sits down in the most stupid part of the room,' she said, 'and Emma stands by her side with the air of a martyr. They look like a pair of respectable country cousins set down all astray, wishing for a safe corner to run into, and wondering at the great and wicked world. And they go away inhumanly early, whereas if I do have the trouble of dressing, it shall not be for nothing. I ingeniously eluded all going out with them last year, and a great mercy it was to them.'
So going to a royal ball was all Theodora vouchsafed to do under Lady Elizabeth's protection; and as her objections could not be disclosed, Violet was obliged to leave it to be supposed that it was for her own gratification that she always accompanied her; although not only was the exertion and the subsequent fatigue a severe tax on her strength, but she was often uneasy and distressed by Theodora's conduct. Her habits in company had not been materially changed by her engagement; she was still bent on being the first object, and Violet sometimes felt that her manner was hardly fair upon those who were ignorant of her circumstances. For Theodora's own sake, it was unpleasant to see her in conversation with Mr. Gardner; and not only on her account, but on that of Lord St. Erme, was her uncertain treatment of him a vexation to Violet. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What spirit does the beginning of the chapter mention?
2. The first part of the chapter talks about the spirit of what?
3. Which spirit appeared at the start of the chapter?
Q2:
1. Who is going on a journey at the beginning of the story?
2. Who travels at the chapter's start?
3. Who's got a trip when the chapter begins?
Q3:
1. Was Arthur alone?
2. Was Arthur by himself?
3. Did Arthur have zero people with him?
Q4:
1. Who was with Arthur?
2. Who was Arthur in the company of?
3. Who accompanied Arthur?
Q5:
1. Who enjoyed getting together in groups?
2. Who liked going to parties?
3. Who thought it fun to attend gatherings?
Q6:
1. What was the number of women left behind when Arthur went away?
2. At the time of Arthur's departure, how many women got left behind?
3. How many ladies did Arthur venture away from?
Q7:
1. Who are the women in the story?
2. What women does Arthur leave behind?
3. What are the names of the wommen left behind?
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3ii4upycoj7fsz8vructj3gjrjmdqe | mctest | One morning, Billy was giving some milk to his lamb, Beverly. He heard a noise coming from a nearby rock. He went to see what was making the sound, and Beverly followed him. He looked around the rock, but couldn't see anything. Billy tried to lift the rock with a stick, to see what was under it, but it was too heavy.
"I wonder what's making that noise," Billy said. Beverly ate some grass. He went back home. Beverly followed him.
Billy asked his wife, Judy, if she had anything that could lift the rock. She looked around the kitchen and found a spoon and a towel. "Use the spoon to dig under the rock," she said. "Then you can put the towel under the rock, and pull it towards you."
"That's a good idea," Billy said. He dug under the rock with the spoon. Then he tried to pull it towards him with the towel, but it was too heavy.
Then Beverly, the lamb, started pushing the rock with her forehead. At first, the rock only rolled around in its hole. Then, when Billy pulled and Beverly pushed at the same time, it rolled downhill.
"Thank you, Beverly," Billy said. "I couldn't have done it without you."
Billy and Beverly looked where the rock had been. In the middle of the circle of dirt, they saw a little cave with some baby bunnies in it. The bunnies looked hungry, and were crying for food. Billy went back home and told Judy, and she gave the bunnies some lettuce. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What did Billy want to know?
2. What piqued Billy's interest?
3. What was the object of Billy's curiosity?
Q2:
1. Where was the noise?
2. What was the noise's location?
3. Where was the noise coming from?
Q3:
1. What is Beverly?
2. What sort of animal is Beverly?
3. What species is Beverly?
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38bquhla9w0fbh1spajsdo8dlwxom0 | mctest | All the animals were having a picnic. Turtle brought hotdogs for everyone. All the animals came to make their hotdogs. Rabbit put ketchup on his hotdog. Duck put mustard on his hotdog. Bear put ketchup and mustard on his hotdog. Turtle and Fox did not put ketchup or mustard on their hotdog. Goose looked at the hotdogs. He did not like hotdogs at all. He was very hungry. He looked around for something else to eat. Duck had brought chips, but Goose did not like chips. Bear had brought salad, but Goose did not like salad. Fox had brought apples, but Goose did not like apples. Rabbit brought carrots, but Goose did not like carrots. Goose looked around for something that he liked. Then he saw something near the edge of the meadow. It was a bunch of red strawberries. Goose liked strawberries very much. He took a basket and gathered up as many strawberries as he could and brought them to the picnic. Everyone was happy, and Goose was not hungry any more. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What was the animals' activity?
2. What were all the aniaml friends doing?
3. What were the animals up to?
Q2:
1. What were the animals eating?
2. What was everyone munching on?
3. What food was everyone devouring?
Q3:
1. Who brought the hotdogs?
2. Who came to the picnic with the hotdogs?
3. Who provided the group with hotdogs?
Q4:
1. Did anyone want to eat?
2. Was anyone in the mood to eat?
3. Did anyone have an appetite?
Q5:
1. Who was hungry?
2. Who wanted to eat something?
3. Who had an appetite?
Q6:
1. Why was Goose hungry?
2. Why did Goose need to eat?
3. What was the reason for Goose's hunger?
Q7:
1. Was there other food at the picnic besides hotdogs?
2. Was there anything to munch on at the picnic other than hotdogs?
3. Were there other things to eat in addition to the hotdogs?
Q8:
1. What other food was there besides hotdogs?
2. What were the other things to eat at the picnic in addition to the hotdogs?
3. What could one eat at the picnic besides hotdogs?
Q9:
1. Did Goose want any of the food at the picnic?
2. Was there any food at the picnic that appealed to Goose?
3. Did anyone bring food to the picnic that Goose was interested in?
Q10:
1. Did Goose find the food he wanted?
2. Did Goose locate food that appealed to him?
3. Was Goose able to find a snack?
Q11:
1. Where did Goose find food?
2. Where did Goose spot something to eat?
3. In what location did Goose notice a snack?
Q12:
1. What did Goose find to eat?
2. What did Goose come across to munch on?
3. What snack did Goose find?
Q13:
1. What did Goose do with the strawberries?
2. What did Goose do once he had the strawberries?
3. What was Goose's plan of action for the strawberries?
Q14:
1. What did everyone think of the strawberries?
2. What did the picnic goers think of Goose's strawberries?
3. How did Goose's friends feel about the strawberries?
Q15:
1. Was Goose hungry after the strawberries?
2. After he found the strawberries, was Goose still hungry?
3. Did Goose continue to have an appetite after the strawberries?
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36v4q8r5zk0iwte84nbw2t3d0qbqms | race | Although Tokyo is one of the most expensive cities in the world , you will be surprised that there are still some free activities in Tokyo. Free temples ( ) There are many temples in Tokyo.The most famous one is Meiji Jingu.This is the most important temple in Tokyo. If you visit it , you can know more about Japanese history .Of course , it's free. Free museums If you go to Kanto Earthquake Museum , you can see the exhibitions and the memorial for the people who died in the 1923 earthquake _ Free parks There are two famous parks in Japan. They are Yoyogi Park and Ueno Park .Yoyogi Park is one of the largest parks in Tokyo .It is now a great place to see street performers.Ueno Park is popular with many Japanses people and foreign visitors. Free snacks Janpanese food is delicious and healthy . You can try different kinds of snacks , before spending money on them. You don't need to pay for them when you try them. ,, . (1,5) QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Does Tokyo cost a lot of money?
2. Is Tokyo pricey?
3. Do you need a lot of money to go to Tokyo?
Q2:
1. Does trying snacks cost money in Tokyo?
2. If you want to try a Tokyo snack, do you have to pay?
3. Does it cost money to sample a snack in Tokyo?
Q3:
1. Can you sample different snacks in Tokyo?
2. Is it possible to try multiple snacks in Tokyo?
3. Are you allowed to sample multiple snacks in Tokyo?
Q4:
1. What is one of Tokyo's biggest parks?
2. Which park in Tokyo is one of its largest?
3. Which Tokyo park is one of the biggest in the city?
Q5:
1. Is the Kanto Museum free?
2. Is it free to enter the Kanto Museum?
3. Does the Kanto Museum have free entry?
Q6:
1. Does Tokyo have yummy snacks?
2. Are Tokyo's snacks delicious?
3. Are the snacks in Tokyo tasty?
Q7:
1. Does Tokyo have healthy snacks?
2. Are the snacks in Tokyo healthy?
3. Are Tokyo's snacks good for your health?
Q8:
1. What is the most well-known temple in Japan?
2. Which of Japan's temples is its most famous?
3. What is the most recognizable Japanese temple?
Q9:
1. Is Meiji Jingu Japan's most important temple?
2. Is Meiji Jingu the most important temple in Japan?
3. Is Japan's most important temple Meiji Jingu?
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37fmassaycr9w4ms0qgefb1xytzibq | cnn | (RollingStone.com ) -- Like many authors, Courtney Love is a victim of writer's block.
For over a year, the Hole singer has been penning a memoir with Rolling Stone writer Anthony Bozza. "The Girl With the Most Cake" was originally supposed to hit bookshelves in December 2013 before being pushed back to early-2014. Three-quarters of the way through the year and Love's memoir is still nowhere on the release schedule, and as the singer tells Paper, don't expect to be reading her life story anytime soon. As it turns out, not everyone can write a 460-page autobiography as quickly and easily as Morrissey.
RS: Q&A with Courtney Love on her memoir and 'I'm Still Alive' tour
"It's a disaster. A nightmare," Love told Paper (via Billboard) of her memoir. "I never wanted to write a book in my entire life. It just sort of happened. And I have a co-writer, but it's just not working."
While Love originally told Rolling Stone the book would cover her life up until 2008, she's since subtracted a few years from the tome. "What happens from 2006 on in the book is my personal business. I've been discreet from that time on, and I want to keep it that way," Love said.
RS: Courtney Love wrote letters of apology over Springsteen diss
When Love first discussed her memoir with Rolling Stone in June 2013, she had high hopes for the book, citing Patti Smith's "Just Kids" and Russell Brand's "My Booky Wook" as influences. (But not Keith Richards' "Life," since it was "just so bloody long, I didn't even finish it.") If and when Love's memoir finally arrives through William Morrow at Harper Collins, she promises it will focus on her battles with drug addiction, her "tragic romance" with Kurt Cobain, her relationships with Billy Corgan and Trent Reznor, and her early years as a stripper. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What tour is Courtney love performing on?
2. Which tour is Courtney Love doing right now?
3. What is the name of Courtney Love's present tour?
Q2:
1. When did Courtney Love begin discussing her memoir?
2. When did Courtney Love first start talking about her memoir?
3. In what year did Courtney Love first bring up her memoir?
Q3:
1. What's the title of Courtney Love's memoir?
2. What is Courtney Love calling her memoir?
3. What title has Courtney Love given to her memoir?
Q4:
1. Who is working with Courtney Love on her memoir?
2. Who is Courtney Love's coauthor for her memoir?
3. With whom is Courtney Love collaborating for her memoir?
Q5:
1. Was 2013 the original release year for Courtney Love's memoir?
2. Was Courtney Love's memoir originally supposed to be published in 2013?
3. Was Courtney Love at first supposed to come out with her memoir in 2013?
Q6:
1. How many times has publication of Courtney Love's memoir been pushed back?
2. How many times has Courtney Love changed the date of publication for her memoir?
3. What is the number of times that Courtney Love's memoir has been pushed back?
Q7:
1. Had Courtney Love always planned to write a memoir?
2. Was writing a memoir always in the cards of Courtney Love?
3. Had Courtney Love always imagined that she would pen a memoir?
Q8:
1. What memoirs made a mark on Courtney Love?
2. Which memoirs was Courtney Love impacted by?
3. What celebrity autobiographies were meaningful to Courtney Love?
Q9:
1. What celebrity memoir did not make a mark on Courtney Love?
2. Which memoir did not impact Courtney Love?
3. What celebrity autobiography was not interesting to Courtney Love?
Q10:
1. Why didn't Keith Richards' book have an impact on Courtney Love?
2. What made Keith Richards' memoir not memorable to Courtney Love?
3. What was Courtney Love's problem with Keith Richards' autobiography?
Q11:
1. If Courtney Love's autobiography ever comes out, who would publish it?
2. Who would be the publisher of Courtney Love's memoir if it eventually comes out?
3. If Courtney Love's memoir is ever to come out, who would be the publisher?
Q12:
1. What would appear in Courtney Love's memoir?
2. What subject would be covered in Courtney Love's memoir?
3. What would Courtney Love talk about in her autobiography?
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36w0ob37hwe5i7eo0mew1h7lpjhzhv | wikipedia | BMW AG is a Germany-based company which currently produces automobiles and motorcycles, and produced aircraft engines until 1945.
The company was founded in 1916 and has its headquarters in Munich, Bavaria. BMW produces motor vehicles in Germany, Brazil, China, India, South Africa and the United States. In 2015, BMW was the world's twelfth largest producer of motor vehicles, with 2,279,503 vehicles produced. The Quandt family are long-term shareholders of the company, with the remaining stocks owned by public float.
Automobiles are marketed under the brands BMW (with sub-brands BMW M for performance models and BMW i for plug-in electric cars), Mini and Rolls-Royce. Motorcycles are marketed under the brand BMW Motorrad.
The company has significant motorsport history, especially in touring cars, Formula 1, sports cars and the Isle of Man TT.
"BMW AG" is an abbreviation for the German name "Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft" (). "Bayerische Motoren Werke" translates into English as "Bavarian Motor Works", while Aktiengesellschaft signifies it is a corporation owned by shareholders.
BMW's origins can be traced back to three separate German companies: Rapp Motorenwerke, Bayerische Flugzeugwerke and Automobilwerk Eisenach. The history of the name itself begins with Rapp Motorenwerke, an aircraft engine manufacturer. In April 1917, following the departure of the founder Karl Friedrich Rapp, the company was renamed Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW).. BMW's first product was the BMW IIIa aircraft engine. The IIIa engine was known for good fuel economy and high-altitude performance. The resulting orders for IIIa engines from the German military caused rapid expansion for BMW. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is BMW AG short for?
2. What is meant by BMW AG?
3. What does the acronym BMW AG mean?
Q2:
1. What does "Bayerische Motoren Werke" mean in English?
2. How is "Bayerische Motoren Werke" translated into English?
3. What is the English translation of "Bayerische Motoren Werke"?
Q3:
1. What does Aktiengesellschaft mean in English?
2. How is Aktiengesellschaft translated into English?
3. What is the English translation of Aktiengesellschaft?
Q4:
1. What was the year of BMW AG's founding?
2. In what year did BMW AG come about?
3. What year was BMW AG founded in?
Q5:
1. What is the home country of BMW AG?
2. What country is BMW AG from?
3. Which nation does BMW AG come from?
Q6:
1. Where are BMW AG's headquarters?
2. Where is BMW AG headquartered?
3. What city is BMW AG based out of?
Q7:
1. Where does BMW AG produce cars besides Munich?
2. Where apart from Munich does BMW AG make cars?
3. Where are BMW AG's cars made, other than Munich?
Q8:
1. Are BMW AG cars also made outside of Germany and Brazil?
2. Is there anywhere besides Germany and Brazil that BMW AG manufactures cars?
3. Are BMW AG manufactured in countries other than Germany and Brazil?
Q9:
1. Where does BMW AG produce cars besides Munich and Brazil?
2. Where apart from Munich and Brzeil does BMW AG make cars?
3. Where are BMW AG's cars made, other than Munich and Brazil?
Q10:
1. How many vehicles did BMW AG make in 2015?
2. What was the number of cars produced by BMW AG in 2015?
3. In 2015, what was the quantity of vehicles manufactured by BMW AG?
Q11:
1. What does the Quandt family do?
2. What is important about the Quandt family to BMW AG?
3. What is the Quandt family's role in BMW AG?
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3eret4btvm9he6xj29nu1llk2x29kz | gutenberg | Chapter VI
THE WARDEN'S TEA PARTY
After much painful doubting, on one thing only could Mr Harding resolve. He determined that at any rate he would take no offence, and that he would make this question no cause of quarrel either with Bold or with the bedesmen. In furtherance of this resolution, he himself wrote a note to Mr Bold, the same afternoon, inviting him to meet a few friends and hear some music on an evening named in the next week. Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
Mary Bold was older than her brother, and, at the time of our story, was just over thirty. She was not an unattractive young woman, though by no means beautiful. Her great merit was the kindliness of her disposition. She was not very clever, nor very animated, nor had she apparently the energy of her brother; but she was guided by a high principle of right and wrong; her temper was sweet, and her faults were fewer in number than her virtues. Those who casually met Mary Bold thought little of her; but those who knew her well loved her well, and the longer they knew her the more they loved her. Among those who were fondest of her was Eleanor Harding; and though Eleanor had never openly talked to her of her brother, each understood the other's feelings about him. The brother and sister were sitting together when the two notes were brought in. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Which chapter appears here?
2. What is the number of the chapter?
3. What number chapter is this?
Q2:
1. What is the title of the chapter?
2. What is the chapter's name?
3. What is the chapter called?
Q3:
1. Who appears first?
2. Which character is first mentioned?
3. Who is the first character to appear?
Q4:
1. What did Mr. Harding resolve to do?
2. What did Mr. Harding decide?
3. What decision was made by Mr. Harding?
Q5:
1. What did Mr. Harding resolve to do, besides not take offense?
2. What did Mr. Harding decide, other than not to take offense?
3. What decision was made by Mr. Harding, besides not to get offended?
Q6:
1. When did Mr. Harding write to Mr. Bold?
2. When did Mr. Harding get in touch with Mr. Bold?
3. At what point would Mr. Harding write a note to Mr. Bold?
Q7:
1. What was Mr. Harding writing to Mr. Bold about?
2. For what reason was Mr. Harding getting in touch with Mr. Bold?
3. What was the subject of Mr. Harding's note to Mr. Bold?
Q8:
1. When was Mr. Harding's invitation for?
2. When was the event described in Mr. Harding's letter?
3. When was the invitation to Mr. Bold for?
Q9:
1. Who was the evening being held for?
2. Who was an event being held for?
3. Who was the party in honor of?
Q10:
1. Did Mr. Harding write to his brother?
2. Was Mr. Harding's note to his brother?
3. Was Mr. Harding getting in touch with his brother?
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3wev0ko0omsr5fn8jy1ye3vk97ads6 | mctest | Jim wanted to make a fun meal one day. After thinking about it for a long time, he chose to make a chicken dish. Jim made a trip to the store to collect all of the different things he would need to make this meal. He drove his blue truck to the store. On the way he passed a green car, a red van, and a yellow bus. When he got to the store, he met his friends Bob & Mark. He asked if they had seen his friend Joe, but they said no. At the store, Jim bought two pieces of chicken, tomato sauce, cheese, and bread. He drove back to the house, but he saw that something was missing. He had forgotten to grab the bag with the bread in it. He drove back to the store, apologized to the clerk, and grabbed his bag with the bread inside. When he got home, he began to get the food ready. It took him an hour to get the chicken ready to cook and the oven heated up. After that, it took him another hour to cook the food. He had to wait another hour after it was done cooking for his dinner guests to arrive. When they finally arrived, everyone told Jim how wonderful the food tasted, and everyone at the table asked for seconds. Jim smiled, glad that everyone loved this meal that he had worked so hard to make. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who cooked food?
2. Who prepared a meal?
3. Who made a meal?
Q2:
1. What kind of dish did Jim want to make?
2. What was Jim hoping to prepare?
3. What sort of meal did Jim plan on preparing?
Q3:
1. Was Jim making something vegetarian?
2. Was Jim making a plant-based dish?
3. Would Jim's dinner be vegetarian friendly?
Q4:
1. What was Jim's dish made with?
2. What were the ingredients in Jim's meal?
3. What all was Jim putting in his dish?
Q5:
1. How many different colored cars did Jim pass?
2. What was the number of colors of cars that Jim went by?
3. How many different colors were the cars that Jim went by?
Q6:
1. How many different colored vehicles did Jim pass?
2. What was the number of colors of vehicles that Jim went by?
3. How many different colors were the vehicles that Jim went by?
Q7:
1. Did Jim see anyone at the store?
2. Was there anybody that Jim ran into at the store?
3. Did Jim come across someone at the store?
Q8:
1. Who did Jim see at the store?
2. Who did Jim come across at the store?
3. Who were the people that Jim met at the store?
Q9:
1. How did Jim know Bob and Mark?
2. What was Bob and Mark's relationship to Jim?
3. What were Bob & Mark to Jim?
Q10:
1. Who did not go to the store?
2. Which friend was not at the store?
3. Who was the friend that didn't go to the store?
Q11:
1. What item did Jim not bring home from the store?
2. What did Jim forget at the store?
3. What ingredient did Jim leave behind?
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3ql2ofsm96ikkappb6p1v33w2d9cnn | gutenberg | CHAPTER V
THE TOMATO FINCA
Three weeks had passed since his interview with Austin before Jefferson was ready to sail, and he spent most of the time in strenuous activity. He had cabled to England for a big centrifugal pump and a second-hand locomotive-type boiler, while, when they arrived, Macallister said that five hundred pounds would not tempt him to raise full steam on the latter. He also purchased a broken-down launch, and, though she was cheap, the cost of her and the pump, with other necessaries, made a considerable hole in his remaining £2,000. It was for this reason he undertook to make the needful repairs himself, with the help of a steamer's donkey-man who had somehow got left behind, while Austin and Macallister spent most of the week during which the _Estremedura_ lay at Las Palmas in the workshop he had extemporised. He appeared to know a little about machinery, and could, at least, handle hack-saw and file in a fashion which moved Macallister to approbation, while Austin noticed that the latter's sardonic smile became less frequent as he and the American worked together.
Jefferson was grimly in earnest, and it was evident that his thoroughness, which overlooked nothing, compelled the engineer's admiration. It also occurred to Austin that, while there are many ways in which a lover may prove his devotion, few other men would probably have cared for the one Jefferson had undertaken. He was not a very knightly figure when he emerged, smeared with rust and scale, from the second-hand boiler, or crawled about the launch's engines with blackened face and hands; but Austin, who remembered it was for Muriel Gascoyne he had staked all his little capital in that desperate venture, forebore to smile. He knew rather better than Jefferson did that it was a very forlorn hope indeed the latter was venturing on. One cannot heave a stranded steamer off without strenuous physical exertion, and the white man who attempts the latter in a good many parts of Western Africa incontinently dies. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the chapter at hand?
2. What number of chapter is this?
3. Which is this in the sequence of chapters?
Q2:
1. What is the chapter's title?
2. What is the chapter called?
3. What name is given to the chapter?
Q3:
1. What has Jefferson been doing for the past three weeks?
2. What has Jefferson been up to for the last three weeks?
3. These past three weeks, what has been Jefferson's business?
Q4:
1. How much money did Jefferson have left?
2. What was the amount of money remaining for Jefferson?
3. How much cash did Jefferson still have on hand?
Q5:
1. What was Jefferson getting ready to do?
2. What was Jefferson preparing for?
3. What would Jefferson soon be doing?
Q6:
1. What was a purchase that Jefferson made?
2. What was one thing that Jefferson bought?
3. What was something that Jefferson acquired?
Q7:
1. Where did Jefferson get his centrifugal pump?
2. Where was Jefferson's centrifugal pump purchased?
3. In what country did Jefferson buy his centrifugal pump?
Q8:
1. What was a purchase that Jefferson made, besides a centrifugal pump?
2. What was one thing that Jefferson bought, other than a centrifugal pump?
3. What was something that Jefferson acquired, in addition to the centrifugal pump?
Q9:
1. Was the locomotive-type boiler new?
2. Did Jefferson purchase a new locomotive-type boiler?
3. Was Jefferson's locomotive-type boiler purchased brand new?
Q10:
1. Was Jefferson's locomotive-type boiler any good?
2. Did Jefferrson's locomotive-type boiler work well?
3. Did Jefferson purchase a well-functioning locomotive-type boiler?
Q11:
1. What was a purchase that Jefferson made, besides a centrifugal pump and locomotive-type boiler?
2. What was one thing that Jefferson bought, other than a centrifugal pump and locomotive-type boiler?
3. What was something that Jefferson acquired, in addition to the centrifugal pump and locomotive-type boiler?
Q12:
1. Did Jefferson have enough money for all of his purchases?
2. Did Jefferson have sufficient funds to cover all his purchases?
3. Was Jefferson able to financially cover everything he bought?
Q13:
1. Was Jefferson able to pay for repairs?
2. Did Jefferson have enough funds for repairs?
3. Did Jefferson have the necessary funds to cover repairs?
Q14:
1. How did Jefferson get the repairs done?
2. How was Jefferson able to cover the cost of repairs?
3. How did Jefferson manage to do repairs?
Q15:
1. Who helped Jefferson?
2. Who lent Jefferson a hand?
3. From whom did Jefferson receive aid?
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36w0ob37hwe5i7eo0mew1h7lpkdzht | gutenberg | CHAPTER XLI
THE COLONEL SPEAKS
Wrayson glanced at the clock for the twentieth time.
"I am afraid," he said gravely, "that Mr. Sydney Barnes has been one too many for us."
"Do you think," Louise asked, "that he has persuaded the girl to give him the packet?"
"It looks like it," Wrayson confessed.
Louise frowned.
"Of course," she said, "I think that you were mad to let her go before. She had the letters here in the room. You would have been perfectly justified in taking them from her."
"I suppose so," Wrayson assented, doubtfully. "Somehow she seemed to get the upper hand of us towards the end. I think she suspected that some of us knew more than we cared to tell her about--her husband's death."
Louise shivered a little and remained silent. Wrayson walked to the window and back.
"To tell you the truth," he said, "I expected some one else here to-night who has failed to turn up."
"Who is that?" the Baroness asked.
Wrayson hesitated for a moment and glanced towards Louise.
"Colonel Fitzmaurice," he said.
Louise seemed to turn suddenly rigid. She looked at him steadfastly for a moment without speaking.
"My father," she murmured at last.
Wrayson nodded.
"Yes!" he said.
"But--what has he to do with this?" Louise asked, with her eyes fixed anxiously, almost fearfully, upon his.
"I went to him for advice," Wrayson said quietly. "He has been always very kind, and I thought it possible that he might be able to help us. He promised to be here at the same hour as the others. Listen! There is the bell at last." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who wants to know what time it is?
2. Who is looking at the time?
3. Who is verifying the hour?
Q2:
1. Who is Wrayson with?
2. Who is in Wrayson's company?
3. Who is alongside Wrayson?
Q3:
1. Who is Wrayson waiting for?
2. Who is supposed to meet Wrayson?
3. Who does Wrayson have a meeting with?
Q4:
1. Is Colonel Fitzmaurice related to Louisa?
2. Is there a familial relationship between Colonel Fitzmaurice and Louisa?
3. Are Colonel Fitzmaurice and Louisa from the same family?
Q5:
1. How are Colonel Fitzmaurice and Louisa related?
2. What is the relation of Colonel Fitzmaurice to Louisa?
3. What family member is Colonel Fitzmaurice to Louisa?
Q6:
1. Who is mentioned besides Colonel Fitzmaurice?
2. Who other than Colonel Fitzmaurice is talked about?
3. Who gets discussed in addition to Colonel Fitzmaurice?
Q7:
1. What does the couple think Mr. Sydney Barnes has done?
2. What may Mr. Sydney Barnes have done?
3. What is Mr. Sydney Barnes thought to have done?
Q8:
1. What may Mr. Sydney Barnes have persuaded the girl to do?
2. What may the girl have done under Mr. Sydney Barnes' persuasion?
3. What might Mr. Sydney Barnes have gotten the girl to do?
Q9:
1. What was in the packet?
2. What did the packet have inside it?
3. What were the packet's contents?
Q10:
1. Where had the letters been kept?
2. What had been the location of the letters?
3. Where were the letters being stored?
Q11:
1. What were the girl's thoughts?
2. How did the girl feel?
3. What was the girl's opinion of things?
Q12:
1. What did the girl think more was known about?
2. On what subject did the girl believe there was more information?
3. What was there more to know about according to the girl?
Q13:
1. Why was Colonel Fitzmaurice invited?
2. Why had an invitation been given to Colonel Fitzmaurice?
3. Why was Colonel Fitzmaurice told to come?
Q14:
1. When was Colonel Fitzmaurice supposed to come?
2. When was Colonel Fitzmaurice's arrival to happen?
3. At what point was Colonel Fitzmaurice meant to arrive?
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3aajc4i4fgs19d9eomhhdun028tjzm | cnn | (CNN) -- In most of the country, employers can force pregnant workers out of the workplace when their pregnancy interferes with their normal job duties.
Heather Wiseman, a retail sales associate, lost her job because consuming water while working, an activity necessary to maintain a healthy pregnancy, violated store policy.
Victoria Serednyj, a nursing home activity director, lost her job because her pregnancy interfered with her ability to lift heavy tables. Her employer terminated her employment even though lifting tables "took up a small part, roughly five to 10 minutes" of her day and her co-workers volunteered to perform this task.
Workers covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, by contrast, can continue working despite their physical limitations.
The Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008 broadened the ADA to include many short-term and relatively minor physical conditions. Pregnant women who experience comparable physical limitations should also have the opportunity to receive accommodations that will enable them to continue working.
According to EEOC regulations issued in 2011, the amended ADA requires employers to accommodate persons who experience "shortness of breath and fatigue when walking distances that most people could walk without experiencing such effects."
It also requires employers to accommodate persons with back injuries resulting in a "20-pound lifting restriction that lasts or is expected to last for several months." In some circumstances, even a far more common 50-pound lifting restriction may qualify an individual for ADA coverage.
To date, courts have balked at including pregnancy within the Americans with Disabilities Act. They've reasoned the physical limitations accompanying pregnancy are too short-term and minor to qualify as disabilities. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Does pregnancy appear in the Americans with Disabilities Act?
2. Does the Americans with Disabilities Act cover pregnancy?
3. Are you covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act if you get pregnant?
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3s4aw7t80bir169p6e34zdnj41c4lb | mctest | There was a very friendly cow named Mary who loved to walk around the town and eat lots of grass. Mary loved grass so much, but she hated when she got a mouthful of weeds or dirt. One day when Mary was looking for some tasty grass, she spotted a pretty purple flower. Without thinking she ate the flower and got very sick. Mary walked home feeling very bad, and when she passed some green, orange, and red flowers, she didn't dare to eat them. When Mary got home her mom asked her why she was so sick. Mary could tell her mom, dad, and brothers Donny and Sam would be mad at her if she said she ate a flower so she lied. She told them that a bee stung her and she wasn't feeling good today. Then she lay down in her bed and took a long nap to feel better. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Was Mary friendly?
2. Was the cow extroverted?
3. Did the cow like to make friends?
Q2:
1. What was the cow's name?
2. Who was the friendly cow?
3. What was the cow called?
Q3:
1. What did Mary love to do?
2. What was a favorite past time of Mary's?
3. How did Mary enjoy spending her time?
Q4:
1. What did Mary hate?
2. What didn't Mary like?
3. What would upset Mary?
Q5:
1. What was Mary looking for when she spotted a flower?
2. When Mary saw a flower, what was she on the hunt for?
3. What had Mary been trying to locate when she came across a flower?
Q6:
1. Did Mary find a pink flower?
2. Was the flower that Mary found a pink one?
3. Did Mary come across a flower that was pink?
Q7:
1. What did Mary do with the flower?
2. What was Mary's plan of action for the flower?
3. Where did Mary put the flower?
Q8:
1. What were the consequences of Mary eating the flower?
2. What happened after Mary eat the flower?
3. Post ingestion of the flower, what happened to Mary?
Q9:
1. Where did Mary go?
2. Where did Mary take herself?
3. What location did Mary travel to?
Q10:
1. What did Mary pass on her way home?
2. What did Mary go by as she was returning home?
3. What did Mary cross while going home?
Q11:
1. Did Mary eat any green, orange, and red flowers?
2. Did Mary ingest any of the green, orange, and red flowers?
3. Did Mary consume any of the different colored flowers?
Q12:
1. Who asked Mary why she was sick?
2. Who asked Mary the reason she wasn't feeling well?
3. Who inquired to Mary regarding her illness?
Q13:
1. Who did Mary think would be mad at her if she admitted to eating the flower?
2. Who did Mary figure would be upset with her if she copped to eating the flower?
3. If Mary admitted that she ate the flower, who did she think would be angry at her?
Q14:
1. How did Mary respond to her mother's question?
2. What did Mary tell her mom?
3. What did Mary do in response to her mom's question?
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3yoh7bii097fbdam5asqt3ahsc3vks | race | Roger, a young man from China, has taught Chinese in a primary school in England for 3 years. Many children like his class and he enjoys teaching them very much. All the pupils are quite interested in what Roger teaches them. They learn quickly and do everything carefully. One day he said to the children, "People in a lot of Asian countries wear white clothes at funerals, but the people in America wear white in the weddings because white means purity and happiness. What colour does an English woman wear when she gets married ?" Mary said, "White, sir. Because she is happy." "That is good, Mary." Roger said, "You are quite right. She wears white because she is happy." But then one boy in the class put up his hand. "Yes, Dick?" Roger said, "Do you have a question?" "Yes." Dick said, "Why do men wear black in our country when they get married, sir?" QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who is the subject of the story?
2. Who mainly appears in the story?
3. Who is at the center of the paragraph?
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3f6kkywmnb1up2v3b2kcf9len7ondp | race | Musa Kayairanga of Rwanda is a traditional healer. He uses natural medicines to treat his patients. He learned how to use computers at a rural telecommunications center in his country. Musa Kayairanga says he exchanges information with doctors as far away as Canada. He also says the computer has improved his knowledge of using plants to treat diseases. Many people in rural areas are now able to communicate with the rest of the world. This is one example of how technology is changing life in developing countries.
Andrew Burns is an economist at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. He led a recent study of technology in developing countries. The study found that technology has spread faster in such countries than in rich nations. It also found that technological progress has helped raise wages in developing countries. And it reduced the percentage of people living in extreme poverty from twenty-nine percent in 1990 to eighteen percent in 2004.
Progress in communications technology has aided the growth of call centers in developing countries. Call centers are offices where most telephone calls for a business can be answered. For example, a woman in the United States who calls her computer company about a problem might speak with someone in India or Pakistan.
Call centers serve businesses in local and international markets. And they have added to economic growth by providing well-paid jobs and new skills for workers who might not have had such employment. Ahsan Saeed is a young call center worker in Karachi, Pakistan. He says the job improves his language skills, his sales skills and his ability to deal with people.( from VOA Special English ) QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who is employed by the World Bank?
2. Who does the World Bank employ?
3. Who's got a job at the World Bank?
Q2:
1. What does Andrew Burns do at the World Bank?
2. What is Andrew Burns' position at the World Bank?
3. How is Andrew Burns employed at the World Bank?
Q3:
1. Where is the World Bank?
2. What is the World Bank's location?
3. Where can the World Bank be found?
Q4:
1. What did Andrew Burns' research conclude?
2. What conclusion did Andrew Burns' come to?
3. What was the outcome of Andrew Burns' research?
Q5:
1. Did Andrew Burns' research conclude anything other than that technology spreads faster in developing nations?
2. Did Andrew Burns' come to a conclusion besides technology spreads quicker in developing countries?
3. Was there another outcome of Andrew Burns' research in addition to that technology spreads slower in rich nations?
Q6:
1. What did Andrew Burns' research conclude other than that technology spreads faster in developing nations?
2. What conclusion did Andrew Burns' come to besides technology spreads quicker in developing countries?
3. What was the outcome of Andrew Burns' research in addition to that technology spreads slower in rich nations?
Q7:
1. Did Andrew Burns research just have two outcomes?
2. Did Andrew Burns come to just two conclusions with his research?
3. Did Andrew Burns research only find that technology spreads quicker in developing nations and that it increases wages there?
Q8:
1. What did Andrew Burns' research conclude other than that technology spreads faster in developing nations and helps raise wages there?
2. What conclusion did Andrew Burns' come to besides technology spreads quicker in developing countries and helps raise wages?
3. What was the outcome of Andrew Burns' research in addition to that technology spreads slower in rich nations and raises wages in developing ones?
Q9:
1. By what percentage does technology reduce poverty in developing nations?
2. By how much is poverty reduced thanks to technology for developing nations?
3. By what percentage does technology help decrease poverty within developing countries?
Q10:
1. Who is the first person discussed in the article?
2. Who is the first person the article mentions?
3. Whose name appears first in the story?
Q11:
1. Where is Musa Kayairanga from?
2. What is Musa Kayairanga's home country?
3. What nation does Musa Kayairanga call home?
Q12:
1. What is Musa Kayairanga's profession?
2. What does Musa Kayairanga do for a living?
3. How is Musa Kayairanga employed?
Q13:
1. What treatments does Musa Kayairanga employ?
2. Which treatments are used by Musa Kayairanga?
3. What does Musa Kayairanga use in his treatments?
Q14:
1. What natural ingredients does Musa Kayairanga use in his treatments?
2. What are some natural medicines used by Musa Kayairanga?
3. What's an example of one of Musa Kayairanga's natural treatments?
Q15:
1. What does Musa Kayairanga use as tools?
2. What tools does Musa Kayairanga have?
3. What are Musa Kayairanga's tools?
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3ias3u3i0fg5lj8qbnvmsvug9xg2bd | gutenberg | CHAPTER XV
SIGNS OF THE TIMES
"If she is really Lucy Rogers, she'll be missing tomorrow morning," said Beth when she had told her cousins of the encounter in the corridor.
But Eliza Parsons was still at Elmhurst the next day, calmly pursuing her duties, and evidently having forgotten or decided to ignore the young man who had so curiously mistaken her for another. Beth took occasion to watch her movements, so far as she could, and came to the conclusion that the girl was not acting a part. She laughed naturally and was too light-hearted and gay to harbor a care of any sort in her frivolous mind.
But there was a mystery about her; that could not be denied. Even if she were but a paid spy of Erastus Hopkins there was a story in this girl's life, brief as it had been.
Beth was full of curiosity to know this story.
As for Tom Gates, he had been so horrified by his mistake that he tried to avoid meeting Eliza again. This was not difficult because the girl kept pretty closely to the linen room, and Tom was chiefly occupied in the library.
Kenneth had little chance to test his secretary's abilities just then, because the girls pounced upon the new recruit and used his services in a variety of ways. Tom Gates's anxiety to give satisfaction made him willing to do anything, but they refrained from sending him often to town because he was sensitive to the averted looks and evident repulsion of those who knew he had recently been a "jail-bird." But there was plenty for him to do at Elmhurst, where they were all as busy as bees; and whatever the young man undertook he accomplished in a satisfactory manner. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who had an air of mystery?
2. What was the name of the mysterious girl?
3. Who was hard to figure out?
Q2:
1. Whose location was Elmhurst?
2. What was the name of the person at Elmhurst?
3. Who was located at Elmhurst?
Q3:
1. Whose location was Elmhurst besides Eliza Parsons?
2. What was the name of the person at Elmhurst with Eliza Parsons?
3. Who was located at Elmhurst alongside Eliza Parsons?
Q4:
1. Who had just been released from prison?
2. Who had just gotten out of jail?
3. Whose liberation from jail was recent?
Q5:
1. What did Beth suspect Lucy of being?
2. What did Beth think that Lucy might be?
3. What was Beth thinking that Lucy Rogers could be?
Q6:
1. Who mistook Lucy's identity?
2. Who was not correct about Lucy's identity?
3. Who had mistaken Lucy for someone else?
Q7:
1. What decision did Beth come to regarding Eliza?
2. What did Beth decide about Eliza?
3. What was Beth's conclusion with respect to Eliza?
Q8:
1. What was Beth's reason for thinking Eliza wasn't acting the part?
2. Why didn't Beth think that Eliza was acting the part?
3. What made Beth feel that Eliza wasn't acting her part?
Q9:
1. Was Eliza Parsons mysterious?
2. Was there something hard to figure out about Eliza Parsons?
3. Did Eliza Parsons have an air of mystery about her?
Q10:
1. What was Eliza's location?
2. Where could Eliza be found?
3. In what location did Eliza Parsons remain?
Q11:
1. What was the location of Tom Gates?
2. Where could Tom Gates be found?
3. In what location did Tom Gates remain?
Q12:
1. Was there not enough to do?
2. Were people languishing around with nothing to do?
3. Was everyone bored with not enough tasks?
Q13:
1. What was Beth's conclusion regarding Eliza?
2. What was Beth's evaluation of Eliza?
3. How was Eliza Parsons evaluated by Beth?
Q14:
1. What was the location of the mistake?
2. Where did an error occur?
3. Where was something mistaken?
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3npfyt4izc42dgjyfy8tjwf92d9gx7 | race | At first Kate thought the Romanian girl could not speak and understand English. Nadia would not reply to anything Kate said. Kate was in charge of showing Nadia around on her first day at Buck Minister Grade School. Kate could not figure out why the school had put Nadia in a class where she could not understand what people were saying.
"Why did they do this?" Kate wondered aloud. "I mean, you can't learn if you can't understand the teacher."
Nadia's voice was a whisper (speaking in a very low voice). "I understand English. I will learn." Nadia's English was perfect.
Kate was _ . She couldn't understand why Nadia did not like to speak. Then she realized that moving to a new country probably wasn't the easiest thing to do. There were hundreds of unfamiliar and unusual things to learn - all at the same time.
"There're a lot of new things to learn, huh?" said Kate.
Nadia nodded rapidly. In a quiet voice she replied, "Many things people say, I do not understand. I have been speaking English and Romanian all my life, but I do not know what some children are saying. For example, yesterday a boy asked if I could help him find the USB port on a thin black box he was carrying. Isn't a port a place for ships? It made no sense to me."
"Don't worry." said Kate. "You'll figure everything out in time. You see, that thin black box was a computer. A USB port is a place where you can connect other machines to a computer."
Nadia and Kate were quiet after that. They took notes while the teacher gave a maths lesson. To Kate's surprise, Nadia put up her hand and offered to answer the questions at the blackboard.
Nadia handled every question the teacher gave her. Some of the questions were really difficult, and no one understood what was going on except Nadia and the teacher. When the teacher said that Nadia answered everything correctly, the whole class clapped their hands.
Nadia was smiling when she sat back down next to Kate. "Some things," she said in a normal voice, "are the same all over the world." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What was Kate's original opinion of the Romanian girl?
2. What did Kate think about Nadia at first?
3. How did Kate first judge Nadia?
Q2:
1. What was the name of the Romanian girl?
2. Who was the new Romanian student?
3. What was the Romanian girl called?
Q3:
1. What about Nadia could Kate not figure out?
2. What was Kate having trouble understanding about Nadia?
3. What about Nadia was hard to figure out for Kate?
Q4:
1. What did Kate realize about changing countries?
2. What realization did Kate come to regarding moving to a new country?
3. What did Kate realize must happen when one moves to a new country?
Q5:
1. What did Kate and Nadia do during the math lesson?
2. As the teacher taught math, what were Kate and Nadia doing?
3. What were Kate and Nadia up to as the teacher was giving the math lesson?
Q6:
1. What did Nadia do that surprised Kate?
2. Which of Nadia's actions came as a surprise to Kate?
3. What was Kate taken aback that Nadia did?
Q7:
1. Did Nadia give correct answers to the teacher?
2. Were Nadia's answers to the math problems correct?
3. Did Nadia have the right answer for the math problems?
Q8:
1. Did the class show appreciation for Nadia's answers?
2. Was the class impressed that Nadia knew all the answers?
3. Did the class demonstrate their admiration for Nadia's intelligence?
Q9:
1. What purpose did Nadia believe that a port served?
2. What did Nadia think ports did?
3. What was the function of a port in Nadia's mind?
Q10:
1. Which two languages had Nadia spent her entire life speaking?
2. What two languages had Nadia always spoken?
3. What were the two languages that Nadia had always been fluent in?
Q11:
1. Did Nadia feel that some things didn't change no matter your location?
2. For Nadia, did some things remain the same all over the world?
3. Was it Nadia's belief that some stuff was the same everywhere?
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3ty7zaog5fkzic962d418akrzke0k2 | wikipedia | The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally, founded for the advancement of architecture under its charter granted in 1837 and Supplemental Charter granted in 1971.
Originally named the Institute of British Architects in London, it was formed in 1834 by several prominent architects, including Philip Hardwick, Thomas Allom, William Donthorne, Thomas Leverton Donaldson, William Adams Nicholson, John Buonarotti Papworth, and Thomas de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey.
After the grant of the royal charter it had become known as the Royal Institute of British Architects in London, eventually dropping the reference to London in 1892. In 1934, it moved to its current headquarters on Portland Place, with the building being opened by King George V and Queen Mary.
It was granted its Royal Charter in 1837 under King William IV. Supplemental Charters of 1887, 1909 and 1925 were replaced by a single Charter in 1971, and there have been minor amendments since then. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the location of the Royal Institute of British Architects?
2. Where can the Royal Institute of British Architects be found?
3. Where are the Royal Institute of British Architects based out of?
Q2:
1. What country are the Royal Institute of British Architects based in?
2. What country houses the Royal Institute of British Architects?
3. Which nation are the Royal Institute of British Architects from?
Q3:
1. Who chartered the Royal Institute of British Architects?
2. By whom was the charter of the Royal Institute of British Architects given?
3. Who gave the Royal Institute of British Architects a charter?
Q4:
1. Who opened the Royal Institute of British Architects?
2. Who founded the Royal Institute of British Architects?
3. Who were the creators of the Royal Institute of British Architects?
Q5:
1. What was the reason for making the Royal Institute of British Architects?
2. Why was the Royal Institute of British Architects created?
3. For what purpose was the Royal Institute of British Architects founded?
Q6:
1. What was the original name of the Royal Institute of British Architects?
2. What was the Royal Institute of British Architects originally known as?
3. What name did the Royal Institute of British Architects have at first?
Q7:
1. When was the name of the Royal Institute of British Architects changed?
2. When did the Royal Institute of British Architects undergo a name changed?
3. In what year was the name of the Royal Institute of British Architects altered?
Q8:
1. When did the Royal Institute of British Architects move?
2. What year was the Royal Institute of British Architects moved in?
3. In what year did the Royal Institute of British Architects move to its current location?
Q9:
1. Who attended the opening of the Royal Institute of British Architects's current headquarters?
2. Who was present when the Royal Institute of British Architects opened its present headquarters?
3. Who was at the opening of the new headquarters of the Royal Institute of British Architects?
Q10:
1. What royalty attended the opening of the Royal Institute of British Architects's current headquarters?
2. Who were the king and queen present when the Royal Institute of British Architects opened its present headquarters?
3. Which king and queen was at the opening of the new headquarters of the Royal Institute of British Architects?
Q11:
1. How many additions were made to the Royal Institute of British Architects's original charter?
2. What is the number of modifications made to the Royal Institute of British Architects' original charter?
3. How many times has an addition been made to the original charter of the Royal Institute of British Architects?
Q12:
1. When were all the charters of the Royal Institute of British Architects combined?
2. In what year did the Royal Institute of British Architects combine all its charters?
3. When did the Royal Institute of British Architects merge all of its charters?
Q13:
1. Was King George V one of the founders of the Royal Institute of British Architects?
2. Was King George V a founding member of the Royal Institute of British Architects?
3. Was King George V among those who created the Royal Institute of British Architects?
Q14:
1. Was Thomas Donaldson one of the founders of the Royal Institute of British Architects?
2. Was Thomas Donaldson a founding member of the Royal Institute of British Architects?
3. Was Thomas Donaldson among those who created the Royal Institute of British Architects?
Q15:
1. What does RIBA mean?
2. What is RIBA short for?
3. What's meant by the acronym RIBA?
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3b837j3ldowl6p6d1zwijscooacsr6 | mctest | Once upon a time there was a princess who lived in a high tower and she was not allowed to leave because of her mean mother. One day she chose to leave but her mother would not let her. The princess climbed out the window of the high tower and climbed down the south wall when her mother was sleeping. She wandered out a good ways. Finally she went into the forest where there are no electric poles but where there are some caves. There she met a young man who was running. His name was John. John asked the princess why such a beautiful woman like her was out in the middle of a forest. She said that she had been trapped for her whole life by an evil woman who said she was her mother. The man said that he would take the princess to a castle that was near. He also said that he thought that she may be the missing princess. As they go through the forest they run into many problems. They see that they are lost and have no way of finding where to go. After several days pass, the princess climbs up to the top of a tree in order to find out where they are. She sees that the castle where they want to go is not that far away and near a mountain. After thinking of the best way to get there, John and the princess go to the castle where they live for the rest of their lives. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Where was the princess's home?
2. Where did the princess reside?
3. What was the location of the princess's home?
Q2:
1. Could the princess leave her home freely?
2. Was the princess allowed outside anytime she wanted?
3. Could the princess go outside whenever she pleased?
Q3:
1. Why couldn't the princess leave anytime she wanted?
2. What kept the princess from going out whenever she pleased?
3. Why wasn't the princess able to go out of her tower freely?
Q4:
1. Did the princess sneak out?
2. Would the princess sneak out of her tower?
3. Did the princess leave her tower in secret?
Q5:
1. How did the princess get out of her tower?
2. How was the princess able to sneak out?
3. How did the princess secretly exit her tower?
Q6:
1. Where did the princess go?
2. Where did the princess travel to?
3. To what location did the princess travel?
Q7:
1. Who did the princess see in the forest?
2. Who did the princess come across in the forest?
3. Who was met by the princess in the woods?
Q8:
1. Where did John want to take the princess?
2. What location did John want to go to with the princess?
3. Where did John wish to go with the princess?
Q9:
1. Would getting to the castle be an easy endeavor?
2. Would it be easy for John to take the princess to the castle?
3. Was it going to be a piece of cake for John to get the princess to the castle?
Q10:
1. Did John and the princess know exactly where they were?
2. Were John and the princess sure of their exact location?
3. Did the princess and John feel certain of their location?
Q11:
1. What did the princess do to help John?
2. How did the princess lend John a hand?
3. What helpful gesture did the princess do for John?
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3eicbyg644wo1ky4w8x92wmfsi8jc7 | gutenberg | CHAPTER TWELVE.
VICTORY!
But before that winter closed, ay, before it began, a great victory was gained, which merits special mention here. Let us retrace our steps a little.
One morning, while Ian Macdonald was superintending the preparation of breakfast in some far-away part of the western wilderness, and Michel Rollin was cutting firewood, Victor Ravenshaw came rushing into camp with the eager announcement that he had seen the footprints of an _enormous_ grizzly bear!
At any time such news would have stirred the blood of Ian, but at that time, when the autumn was nearly over, and hope had almost died in the breast of our scholastic backwoodsman, the news burst upon him with the thrilling force of an electric shock.
"Now, Ian, take your gun and go in and win," said Victor with enthusiasm, for the youth had been infected with Rollin's spirit of gallantry.
"You see," Rollin had said to Victor during a confidential _tete-a-tete_, "ven a lady is in de case ye must bow de head. Ian do love your sister. Ver goot. Your sister do vish for a bar-claw collar. Ver goot. Vell, de chance turn up at last--von grizzly bar do appear. Who do shot 'im? Vy, Ian, certaintly. Mais, it is pity he am so 'bominibly bad shot!"
Victor, being an unselfish fellow, at once agreed to this; hence his earnest advice that Ian should take his gun and go in and win. But Ian shook his head.
"My dear boy," he said, with a sigh, "it's of no use my attempting to shoot a bear, or anything else. I don't know what can be wrong with my vision, I can see as clear and as far as the best of you, and I'm not bad, you'll allow, at following up a trail over hard ground; but when it comes to squinting along the barrel of a gun I'm worse than useless. It's my belief that if I took aim at a haystack at thirty yards I'd miss it. No, Vic, I must give up the idea of shooting altogether." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who oversaw the preparation of breakfast?
2. Who was in charge of breakfast preparation?
3. Who was overseeing the making of the meal?
Q2:
1. What meal was being prepared?
2. What meal was being made?
3. Which meal's preparation was happening?
Q3:
1. What was Michel Rollin up to?
2. What was the job of Michel Rollin?
3. What task was given to Michel Rollin?
Q4:
1. What did Victor Ravenshaw notice?
2. What was spotted by Victor Ravenshaw?
3. What did Victor Ravenshaw come across?
Q5:
1. What did Victor Ravenshaw want his friend to obtain?
2. What did Victor Ravenshaw wish for his friend to acquire?
3. What did Victor Ravenshaw instruct his friend to get?
Q6:
1. Why did Victor Ravenshaw want his friend to get his gun?
2. What did Victor Ravenshaw want his friend to do with his gun?
3. What was Victor Ravenshaw telling his friend to get his gun for?
Q7:
1. What was the season?
2. What time of year was it?
3. When in the year was it?
Q8:
1. Was Victor Ravenshaw excited about the bear?
2. Did the bear excite Victor Ravenshaw?
3. Was Victor Ravenshaw in a good mood regarding the bear?
Q9:
1. Was Ian Macdonald excited about the bear?
2. Did the bear excite Ian Macdonald?
3. Was Ian Macdonald in a good mood regarding the bear?
Q10:
1. Did Ian Macdonald know how to fire a gun well?
2. Was Ian Macdonald good with guns?
3. Was Ian Macdonald a skilled gunsman?
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33c7ualjvlyfu0snp7bywaua89h187 | cnn | As his case meanders through the Bolivian justice system, an American businessman imprisoned there for a year without formal charges is finding support from a leading human rights advocate in the U.S. Congress.
Jacob Ostreicher, a 53-year-old flooring contractor from Brooklyn, New York, has been held at the notorious Palmasola prison in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, since June 2011 on suspicions of money laundering.
Ostreicher and his family have claimed from the beginning that he is innocent, and presented a judge what they say is evidence that all of the money invested in a rice growing operation came from legal sources. But repeated delays have kept him imprisoned.
The case is now getting more attention in Washington, as U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, a New Jersey Republican, has become a vocal advocate for him.
Smith traveled to Bolivia this week to meet with Ostreicher in prison and to accompany him to a hearing Monday.
At that hearing, the judge transferred the case to a higher court, a move likely to create further delays.
"Justice delayed is justice denied," Smith said in a statement. "Jacob has been cooperative, patient to the extreme. There is no evidence offered against him. The rule of law must prevail in Bolivia. Innocent people must have a path to justice. He must be released."
Ostreicher is nearly two months into a hunger strike to protest his imprisonment.
Smith reported that Ostreicher appeared "frail and anguished."
The lawmaker's trip follows a hearing last week before the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health and Human Rights, which Smith chairs. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the jailed man?
2. Who is being held in prison?
3. Who is imprisoned?
Q2:
1. How old is the American in a Bolivian jail?
2. How old is Jacob Ostreicher?
3. What is Jacob Ostreicher's age?
Q3:
1. What is Jacob Ostreicher's career?
2. How is Jacob Ostreicher employed?
3. What does Jacob Ostreicher do for a living?
Q4:
1. Where is Jacob Ostreicher from?
2. What is Jacob Ostreicher's home city?
3. What city is Jacob Ostreicher from?
Q5:
1. Where is Jacob Ostreicher in jail?
2. In what prison is Jacob Ostreicher being jailed?
3. What prison has detained Jacob Ostreicher?
Q6:
1. Why is Jacob Ostreicher in jail?
2. What is the reason for Jacob Ostreicher's imprisonment?
3. For what reason has Jacob Ostreicher been detained in Bolivia?
Q7:
1. Has Jacob Ostreicher been charged?
2. Have charges been filed against Jacob Ostreicher?
3. Are there any charges against Jacob Ostreicher?
Q8:
1. Who is advocating for Jacob Ostreicher?
2. Who serves as advocate for Jacob Ostreicher?
3. Who is giving support to Jacob Ostreicher?
Q9:
1. Did Chris Smith go to Bolivia?
2. Did Chris Smith travel to Bolivia?
3. Did Chris Smith go on a trip to Bolivia?
Q10:
1. Why did Chris Smith go to Bolivia?
2. What was the purpose of Chris Smith's trip to Bolivia?
3. For what reason did Chris Smith enter Bolivia?
Q11:
1. What did Chris Smith do after meeting Jacob Ostreicher?
2. What was Chris Smith doing with Jacob Ostreicher, after meeting him?
3. After their meeting what did Chris Smith do with Jacob Ostreicher?
Q12:
1. Where did Chris Smith go with Jacob Ostreicher?
2. To what location did Chris Smith accompany Jacob Ostreicher?
3. Where was Jacob Ostreicher accompanied by Chris Smith?
Q13:
1. What was the day of Jacob Ostreicher's hearing?
2. When did Jacob Ostreicher have a hearing?
3. What day did Jacob Ostreicher go to his hearing with Chris Smith?
Q14:
1. Is Jacob Ostreicher eating a lot?
2. Is Jacob Ostreicher being well fed?
3. Is Jacob Ostreicher's nutrition in a good state?
Q15:
1. Why isn't Jacob Ostreicher eating well?
2. What's wrong with Jacob Ostreicher's nutrition?
3. What is the problem with Jacob Ostreicher's eating habits?
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3on104kxqkw7c0loasa68o4z27b4wx | mctest | There once was a beautiful, brown puppy who loved her life. Her name was Tori. Every morning, Patty brushed out her fur and feeds Tori her favorite breakfast. One Tuesday morning, Patty had an early errand and forgot all about Tori. Tori was sad, but chose to make the best of it, and leaped out of her doggy door to play in her backyard outside. As she was playing with her favorite ball, Tori saw an opening in the fence. Excited, she ran over to the fence and squeezed out. She had never been on the street by herself before. Tori ran down the sidewalk, and happily barked at all the other dogs she passed. She loved to wag her tail in the summer breeze and was having a great time.
All of a sudden, Tori was picked up by Ben and Mike, and thrown into a truck. She was lost and confused. Poor Tori didn't know what to do! The truck pulled up to a building with a big sign that said "Animal Control". Tori knew this was the place that people keep animals who are lost on the street. Once the workers took her inside, they put her into a cage. She was scared that Patty wouldn't know where to find her, but she knew Patty's phone number was on her collar. She barked and barked to get the worker's attention, but no one seemed to pay her any attention.
After two long hours, a tall man, named Joe, opened up her cage and looked at the charm on her collar. He smiled at Tori and gave her a pat on the head. Patty was there quickly, and gave Tori a big hug. She was so happy to see her puppy again.
Tori learned to never escape the backyard again and lived happily ever after with Patty. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is Tori?
2. What could Tori be described as?
3. Tell us the kind of animal that Tori is.
Q2:
1. Who is Tori's primary caretaker?
2. Who is Tori mainly taken care of by?
3. Who generally takes care of Tori?
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39lnwe0k4uwos3vy0hx9k1tlndnuiy | wikipedia | The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English language commercial broadcast television network that is a flagship property of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. The network is headquartered at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, with additional major offices near Los Angeles (at 10 Universal City Plaza), and Chicago (at the NBC Tower). The network is part of the Big Three television networks. NBC is sometimes referred to as the "Peacock Network", in reference to its stylized peacock logo, introduced in 1956 to promote the company's innovations in early color broadcasting. It became the network's official emblem in 1979.
Founded in 1926 by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA), NBC is the oldest major broadcast network in the United States. In 1986, control of NBC passed to General Electric (GE) – which previously owned RCA and NBC until 1930, when it was forced to sell the companies as a result of antitrust charges – through its $6.4 billion purchase of RCA. Following the acquisition by GE (which later liquidated RCA), Bob Wright served as chief executive officer of NBC, remaining in that position until his retirement in 2007, when he was succeeded by Jeff Zucker. In 2003, French media company Vivendi merged its entertainment assets with GE, forming NBC Universal. Comcast purchased a controlling interest in the company in 2011, and acquired General Electric's remaining stake in 2013. Following the Comcast merger, Zucker left NBC Universal and was replaced as CEO by Comcast executive Steve Burke. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Describe NBC.
2. What is the National Broadcasting Company?
3. What sort of entity is the National Broadcasting Company?
Q2:
1. Where is the National Broadcasting Company headquartered?
2. Where are NBC's headquarters?
3. What is the location of the NBC headquarters?
Q3:
1. When was NBC founded?
2. When was the National Broadcasting Company founded?
3. In what year was NBC founded?
Q4:
1. What is a nickname for NBC?
2. What is NBC sometimes referred to as?
3. What's another name for the National Broadcasting Company?
Q5:
1. When was the peacock logo introduced?
2. When was the logo of the National Broadcasting Company introduced?
3. In what year did the peacock logo first appear?
Q6:
1. Who founded NBC?
2. Who was the founder of NBC?
3. What was the name of the National Broadcasting Company's founder?
Q7:
1. Who was replaced as CEO of NBC?
2. Who was replaced as the CEO of the National Broadcasting Company?
3. Who did someone else come to fill in for as CEO of NBC?
Q8:
1. Who became CEO of NBC?
2. What was the name of the National Broadcasting Company's CEO?
3. Who served as NBC's CEO?
Q9:
1. In what year was the emblem of the National Broadcasting Company officialized?
2. When did the emblem of NBC become official?
3. When did NBC make its emblem official?
Q10:
1. In what year did Radio Corporation of America appear?
2. When was the Radio Corporation of America founded?
3. In what year was the Radio Corporation of America founded?
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39ghhavomfrl6glp3trrjyar1j5j41 | wikipedia | The Indian National Congress () (INC, often called Congress) is a broad-based political party in India. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Empire in Asia and Africa. From the late 19th-century, and especially after 1920, under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, Congress became the principal leader of the Indian independence movement, with over 15 million members and over 70 million participants. The Congress led India to independence from Great Britain, and powerfully influenced other anti-colonial nationalist movements in the British Empire.
The Congress is a secular party whose social liberal platform is generally considered on the centre-left of Indian politics. The Congress' social policy is based upon the Gandhian principle of Sarvodaya—the lifting up of all sections of society—which involves the improvement of the lives of economically underprivileged and socially marginalised people. The party primarily endorses social liberalism — seeking to balance individual liberty and social justice, and secularism — asserting the right to be free from religious rule and teachings.
After India's independence in 1947, the Congress formed the government at center in most instances, and many regional state governments. Congress became India's dominant political party; , in the 15 general elections since independence, it has won an outright majority on six occasions and has led the ruling coalition a further four times, heading the central government for 49 years. There have been seven Congress Prime Ministers, the first being Jawaharlal Nehru (1947–64), and the most recent Manmohan Singh (2004–14). Although it did not fare well in the last general elections in India in 2014, it remains one of two major, nationwide, political parties in India, along with the right-wing, Hindu nationalist, Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). In the 2014 general election, the Congress had its poorest post-independence general election performance, winning only 44 seats of the 543-member Lok Sabha. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is INC short for?
2. What does INC mean?
3. What is INC an acronym for?
Q2:
1. Was the Indian National Congress ever independent?
2. Did the Indian National Congress ever act independently?
3. Was the INC once an independent body?
Q3:
1. Who did the Indian National Congress become independent from?
2. From whom did the Indian National Congress declare their independence?
3. Who did the INC help India become independent from?
Q4:
1. Who was the INC's leader?
2. Who led the Indian National Congress?
3. Who was in charge of INC?
Q5:
1. What occurred in 1947?
2. What took place in 1947?
3. What happened to India in 1947?
Q6:
1. How many prime ministers did the INC have?
2. What was the number of INC prime ministers?
3. How many prime ministers were there of the Indian National Congress?
Q7:
1. Who was the first INC prime minister?
2. Who was the first prime minister of the Indian National Congress?
3. What was the name of the INC's first prime minister?
Q8:
1. Who was the most recent prime minister of the INC?
2. Who was the Indian National Congress's most recent prime minister?
3. What was the name of the most recent prime minister of the INC?
Q9:
1. What was the reason that INC performed slowly in elections?
2. Why didn't the INC have a speedy performance in elections?
3. What slowed down the Indian National Congress's performance in elections?
Q10:
1. What is the number of politlca parties in India?
2. How many political parties has India got?
3. How many political parties exist within India?
Q11:
1. What are the political parties in India?
2. What political parties exist in India?
3. What are the names of India's political parties?
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3a1pq49wvhh8nbtgsb549nn9cve1h0 | wikipedia | The Rhine (Romansh: Rein, German: Rhein, French: le Rhin, Dutch: Rijn) is a European river that begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps, forms part of the Swiss-Austrian, Swiss-Liechtenstein border, Swiss-German and then the Franco-German border, then flows through the Rhineland and eventually empties into the North Sea in the Netherlands. The biggest city on the river Rhine is Cologne, Germany with a population of more than 1,050,000 people. It is the second-longest river in Central and Western Europe (after the Danube), at about 1,230 km (760 mi),[note 2][note 1] with an average discharge of about 2,900 m3/s (100,000 cu ft/s).
The variant forms of the name of the Rhine in modern languages are all derived from the Gaulish name Rēnos, which was adapted in Roman-era geography (1st century BC) as Greek Ῥῆνος (Rhēnos), Latin Rhenus.[note 3] The spelling with Rh- in English Rhine as well as in German Rhein and French Rhin is due to the influence of Greek orthography, while the vocalisation -i- is due to the Proto-Germanic adoption of the Gaulish name as *Rīnaz, via Old Frankish giving Old English Rín, Old High German Rīn, Dutch Rijn (formerly also spelled Rhijn)). The diphthong in modern German Rhein (also adopted in Romansh Rein, Rain) is a Central German development of the early modern period, the Alemannic name Rī(n) retaining the older vocalism,[note 4] as does Ripuarian Rhing, while Palatine has diphthongized Rhei, Rhoi. Spanish is with French in adopting the Germanic vocalism Rin-, while Italian, Occitan and Portuguese retain the Latin Ren-. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Is Rhine spelled the same in all modern languages?
2. Do all modern languages have the same orthography for the Rhine?
3. Is Rhine spelled uniformly in all modern languages?
Q2:
1. Which continent can the Rhine be found on?
2. What continent is home to the Rhine?
3. What continent has the Rhine river on it?
Q3:
1. What country does the Rhine River begin in?
2. Where is the starting point of the Rhine?
3. In which nation does the Rhine begin?
Q4:
1. What country does the Rhine River end in?
2. Where is the ending point of the Rhine?
3. In which nation does the Rhine stop?
Q5:
1. What body of water does the Rhine end in?
2. What sea does the Rhine empty into?
3. What sea is the ending point of the Rhine River?
Q6:
1. What is the largest city on the banks of the Rhine?
2. What is the biggest city that sits on the Rhine's banks?
3. Which city is the biggest upon the banks of the Rhine River?
Q7:
1. Where is Cologne?
2. What country is Cologne in?
3. In which nation can the city of Cologne be found?
Q8:
1. Is the Rhine Europe's biggest river?
2. Is the Rhine the longest river on the European continent?
3. Is the Rhine bigger than all other rivers in Europe?
Q9:
1. What is the Rhine's rank amongst European rivers?
2. Where does the size of the Rhine rank against the other rivers in Europe?
3. Amongst other rivers in Europe, where does the Rhine's size rank?
Q10:
1. What's the longest river in Europe?
2. What river is the biggest in Europe?
3. What is the name of Europe's largest river?
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3ovr4i9uspj2s3p2yjb0gzmdf8a4qe | cnn | (CNN) -- I got chills -- not once but several times -- during Tuesday's Google Hangout with five women named to The CNN 10: Visionary Women list.
The panel of women from truly diverse backgrounds provided fertile ground for discussion around the theme: What's the future of women at work?
Veronika Scott, who has devoted her life to helping the homeless reenter the work world, got personal about growing up in a family "constantly struggling in poverty" and watching what it does to parents "when they're constantly afraid."
"There's anger. They don't know when they're going to feed their kids next. They don't know if they can afford rent," she said.
Equally powerful was Molly Cantrell-Kraig, a one-time single mom on welfare now committed to helping struggling women get access to cars so they can work. "I know what it's like to be there and paying for Christmas presents with food stamps."
And, Victoria Budson, on a lifelong mission to eliminate the pay gap between men and women, spoke movingly about a press conference she attended early in her career about gender bias in the courts. "I thought, if we can't get justice through the place you're supposed to go to get justice, there isn't justice for women consistently in a meaningful way."
Yep, pinch me now, because when you bring five passionate and community-minded women together who are focused on lifting up the lives of other women, you cannot help but be inspired about the future for our young girls. Here are five takeaways from the chat. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What day of the week was the Google hangout?
2. When did the Google hangout occur?
3. On what day was the Google hangout hosted?
Q2:
1. Who was the google hangout with?
2. Who participated in the Google Hangout?
3. Who was present for the Google hangout?
Q3:
1. What happened to the author during the Google hangout?
2. What was the author overcome with during the Google hangout?
3. What overtook the author while they were in the Google hangout?
Q4:
1. Did the author get the chills more than once?
2. Was the author struck with chills multiple times?
3. Did chills overtake the author more than once?
Q5:
1. What was the theme of the google hangout?
2. What was the Google hangout about?
3. What subject was discussed at the Google hangout?
Q6:
1. Who lends a hand to the homeless?
2. Who helps unhoused people?
3. Who helps people without homes?
Q7:
1. What was Veronika Scott's family like growing up?
2. What kind of family did Veronika Scott grow up in?
3. What was Veronika Scott's life like growing up?
Q8:
1. What is the name of the single mom?
2. Who parents by herself?
3. Who is a mom without a partner?
Q9:
1. How powerful was Molly Cantrell-Kraig?
2. What was the level of Molly Cantrell-Kraig's power?
3. How much power did Molly Cantrell-Kraig convey?
Q10:
1. Was Molly Cantrell-Kraig on welfare?
2. Did Molly Cantrell-Kraig receive welfare?
3. Did Molly Cantrell-Kraig receive government benefits?
Q11:
1. Who does Molly Cantrell-Kraig help?
2. Who receives aid from Molly Cantrell-Kraig?
3. To whom does Molly Cantrell-Kraig lend a hand?
Q12:
1. What did Molly Cantrell-Kraig buy with food stamps?
2. What did Molly Cantrell-Kraig use food stamps to procure?
3. What purchase would Molly Cantrell-Kraig make with food stamps?
Q13:
1. Who wants to close the pay gap?
2. Who desires to see the pay gap eliminated?
3. Who wishes to stamp out pay inequality?
Q14:
1. What did Victoria Budson attend early in her career?
2. What did Victoria Budson go to when she was just starting out with her career?
3. When Victoria Budson was beginning her career, where did she go?
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3lrliptpeq9vjp7ouf1uxgw4751kal | gutenberg | CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
TENDER TROUBLES
"Jo, I'm anxious about Beth."
"Why, Mother, she has seemed unusually well since the babies came."
"It's not her health that troubles me now, it's her spirits. I'm sure there is something on her mind, and I want you to discover what it is."
"What makes you think so, Mother?"
"She sits alone a good deal, and doesn't talk to her father as much as she used. I found her crying over the babies the other day. When she sings, the songs are always sad ones, and now and then I see a look in her face that I don't understand. This isn't like Beth, and it worries me."
"Have you asked her about it?"
"I have tried once or twice, but she either evaded my questions or looked so distressed that I stopped. I never force my children's confidence, and I seldom have to wait for long."
Mrs. March glanced at Jo as she spoke, but the face opposite seemed quite unconscious of any secret disquietude but Beth's, and after sewing thoughtfully for a minute, Jo said, "I think she is growing up, and so begins to dream dreams, and have hopes and fears and fidgets, without knowing why or being able to explain them. Why, Mother, Beth's eighteen, but we don't realize it, and treat her like a child, forgetting she's a woman."
"So she is. Dear heart, how fast you do grow up," returned her mother with a sigh and a smile.
"Can't be helped, Marmee, so you must resign yourself to all sorts of worries, and let your birds hop out of the nest, one by one. I promise never to hop very far, if that is any comfort to you." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who was troubled by something?
2. Who had something preoccupying her thoughts?
3. Who was bothered by something?
Q2:
1. Who was worried about Beth?
2. Who felt anxious over Beth?
3. Who was nervous because of Beth?
Q3:
1. Who did Beth's mother tell about her anxiety?
2. Who did Beth's mom talk to?
3. Who did Beth's mother convey her anxiety to?
Q4:
1. Why was Beth's mother worried?
2. What was making Beth's mom anxious?
3. What did Beth's mom feel nervous about?
Q5:
1. Does Beth laugh with the babies?
2. Does Beth have a good time with the babies?
3. Does Beth act jovial around the babies?
Q6:
1. How old is Beth?
2. What is Beth's age?
3. What does Mrs. March say Beth's age is?
Q7:
1. What is Mrs. March to Jo?
2. What role does Mrs. March have in Jo's life?
3. What relation does Mrs. March have to Jo?
Q8:
1. Does Beth sing happy songs?
2. Does Beth sing songs that are joyful?
3. Does Beth sing tunes that are lighthearted?
Q9:
1. Is Beth ill?
2. Is Beth sick?
3. Is Beth under the weather?
Q10:
1. Did Mrs. March talk to Beth?
2. Did Beth's mother speak with her?
3. Was Beth's mom able to have a conversation with her?
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3m0nz3jdp1yt2eutzkdnck4vk1o5z0 | wikipedia | The console was first officially announced at E3 2005, and was released at the end of 2006. It was the first console to use Blu-ray Disc as its primary storage medium. The console was the first PlayStation to integrate social gaming services, included it being the first to introduce Sony's social gaming service, PlayStation Network, and its remote connectivity with PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita, being able to remote control the console from the devices. In September 2009, the Slim model of the PlayStation 3 was released, being lighter and thinner than the original version, which notably featured a redesigned logo and marketing design, as well as a minor start-up change in software. A Super Slim variation was then released in late 2012, further refining and redesigning the console. As of March 2016, PlayStation 3 has sold 85 million units worldwide. Its successor, the PlayStation 4, was released later in November 2013. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the number of Playstation 3's sold?
2. How many Playstation 3's have people bought?
3. How many Playstation 3's have been purchased by consumers?
Q2:
1. How much does a Playstation 3 cost?
2. What is the price of a Playstation 3?
3. How much money does one pay for a Playstation 3?
Q3:
1. Was the Playstation 3 ever replaced by a newer system?
2. Did a newer system ever replace the Playstation 3?
3. Did a more recent model than the Playstation 3 ever come out?
Q4:
1. What was the successor to the Playstation 3?
2. What was the more recent model than the Playstation 3 called?
3. What model replaced the Playstation 3?
Q5:
1. What is the cost of a Playstation 4?
2. How much is a Playstation 4?
3. What's the price of a Playstation 4?
Q6:
1. When was the Playstation 3 first made?
2. When did the Playstation 3 come out?
3. In what year was the Playstation 3 released?
Q7:
1. How was the Playstation 3 first promoted?
2. What was the original promotion for the Playstation 3?
3. What were the features of the Playstation 3's original promotion?
Q8:
1. Where was the Playstation 3 first promoted?
2. Where were the first promotional campaigns for the Playstation 3?
3. Where was marketing first done for the Playstation 3?
Q9:
1. What was the memory technology of the Playstation 3?
2. What kind of memory technology of the Playstation 3?
3. Describe the memorty technology that came with the Playstation 3?
Q10:
1. What was released in 2012?
2. What came out in 2012?
3. What was debuted in 2012?
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3kibxj1wd5uklt1p4y6cybg9wr7ok0 | mctest | James the Turtle was always getting in trouble. Sometimes he'd reach into the freezer and empty out all the food. Other times he'd sled on the deck and get a splinter. His aunt Jane tried as hard as she could to keep him out of trouble, but he was sneaky and got into lots of trouble behind her back.
One day, James thought he would go into town and see what kind of trouble he could get into. He went to the grocery store and pulled all the pudding off the shelves and ate two jars. Then he walked to the fast food restaurant and ordered 15 bags of fries. He didn't pay, and instead headed home.
His aunt was waiting for him in his room. She told James that she loved him, but he would have to start acting like a well-behaved turtle.
After about a month, and after getting into lots of trouble, James finally made up his mind to be a better turtle. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who was constantly causing trouble?
2. Who never behaved well?
3. Who was always misbehaving?
Q2:
1. What did James reach into?
2. What did James put his hand in?
3. What did James rustle through?
Q3:
1. What would James do on the porch?
2. What was James' porch activity?
3. What was a thing that James would get up to while on the porch?
Q4:
1. Where did James think he would travel to?
2. Where did James expect to go?
3. What location did James consider visiting?
Q5:
1. Why did James want to go into town?
2. What made James interested in going into town?
3. What gave James the idea to go to town?
Q6:
1. What did James pull from the store?
2. What did James pilfer from the store?
3. What did James take down from the store's shelves?
Q7:
1. Who attempted to get James to behave?
2. Who tried to make James be good?
3. Who made efforts to correct James' behavior?
Q8:
1. How many jars did James eat?
2. What was the number of jars eaten by James?
3. What quantity of jars did James consume?
Q9:
1. Where did James go after the store?
2. Once he was done in the store, where did James head off?
3. What was James' next destination after the store?
Q10:
1. How many french fries did James order?
2. What was the quantity of French fries ordered by James?
3. How many French fries did James ask for?
Q11:
1. Did James pay for his food?
2. Did James buy his food?
3. Did James purchase his french fries?
Q12:
1. Who was in James bedroom?
2. Who did James find in his room?
3. Whose location was James' bedroom?
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351sekwqs0ho7ka3z15c2uwehdgmdh | gutenberg | CHAPTER X
NAT POOLE WANTS TO KNOW
That evening Dave was on his way to the school library, to consult a certain work of reference, when he ran into another student who suddenly grasped him by the shoulder. It was rather dark where the pair confronted each other, and for the instant our hero did not recognize the fellow.
"What do you want?"
"I want to speak to you for a minute, Dave Porter," said the other, in a voice that trembled a trifle.
"Oh, it's you, Nat," answered Dave, as he recognized the son of the Crumville money-lender. "What do you want?" He rather imagined that the youth wished to pick another quarrel with him.
"I--I want to talk in private with you," returned Nat, and looked around, to see if anybody else was near.
"What about?"
"You were out walking this afternoon and met that wild man, so I heard."
"That is true."
"You tried to catch him, didn't you?"
"Yes, Roger Morr, Buster Beggs, Gus Plum, and I did our best to collar him, but he was too fast for us. He ran down to the river, got into a rowboat, and rowed away."
"So I heard. And I heard something else," continued the boy from Crumville. "When you called to the man to stop he answered back, didn't he?"
"Yes."
"Will you please tell me what he said?" And Nat's voice had an eager ring in it.
"He told us to beware and go back, or we'd get into trouble." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is this chapter called?
2. Which chapter is this?
3. What is the title of the chapter?
Q2:
1. When in the day is it?
2. When do the chapter's events occur?
3. What point of the day is it?
Q3:
1. Where is Dave Porter going?
2. Where is Dave Porter off to?
3. What location is Dave Porter travelling to?
Q4:
1. Why is Dave Porter going to the school library?
2. What business does Dave Porter have at the school library?
3. For what reason is Dave Porter headed to the library?
Q5:
1. What happened as Dave Porter was going to the library?
2. What occurred on Dave Porter's way to the school library?
3. As Dave Porter headed to the school library, what happened?
Q6:
1. Did Dave Porter recognize the student at once?
2. Did Dave Porter immediately know who the student was?
3. Was the student's identity instantly obvious to Dave Porter?
Q7:
1. What does Dave say to the student?
2. What are Dave Porter's words for the student?
3. Quote Dave Porter's words to the student?
Q8:
1. Does Nat respond angrily?
2. Does Nat give an angry reply to Dave Porter?
3. Does Nat reply to Dave Porter in anger?
Q9:
1. Who is Nat's father?
2. What man is Nat the son of?
3. Whose son is Nat?
Q10:
1. What does Nat inquire after to Dave Porter?
2. About what does Nat ask Dave Porter a question?
3. What is the subject of Nat's question to Dave Porter?
Q11:
1. How many people were with Dave Porter when he tried nabbing the guy?
2. What was the number of people in Dave Porter's company when he tried catching the man?
3. How many people did Dave Porter have with him as he tried to get the guy?
Q12:
1. How did the man escape?
2. What did the man do to get away?
3. How was the man able to evade capture?
Q13:
1. Did Dave talk to the man?
2. Did Dave say something to the man?
3. Did Dave speak to the man?
Q14:
1. Did the man respond to Dave?
2. Did the man answer Dave?
3. Did Dave receive a reply from the man?
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3r3yrb5grf39mlc0ot5w33529wpauy | gutenberg | CHAPTER XXVI
A NEW UNDERTAKING
Soon after the rails were laid down the frost returned, and one cold morning Festing sat in his shack, studying a letter from Helen. Norton's cheque had helped him to overcome the worst of his difficulties, things were going better, and Charnock would superintend the workmen until he was ready to go out. Festing felt that he need not hurry, and wanted to think.
Helen had written to him before, without any hint of resentment, and he had told her what he was doing. She knew Bob was his partner, and no doubt understood what this implied. It was obvious that he had been wrong in disliking Bob and half suspecting him; besides Helen knew from the beginning that he had not suspected her, although he had insisted that she had been imprudent. This ground for difference had vanished, but he wondered what she thought, and could not gather much from her letter.
She wrote with apparent good-humor and stated that all was going satisfactorily at the farm, where, indeed, nothing of importance could be done until spring. For all that, there was some reserve. A personal explanation was needed before they could get back to their old relations of intimate confidence, and he was ready to own his mistakes. Unfortunately, the explanation must be put off, because there was one point on which he was still determined, although his resolve no longer altogether sprang from pride. He must, if possible, repair his damaged fortunes before he went home. Farming on a proper scale was expensive work, and Helen's capital was not large. In order to raise a big crop, one must speculate boldly, and he meant to do so with his own money. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who was in good spirits?
2. Whose mood was high?
3. Who was in a good mood?
Q2:
1. How were things in Helen's camp?
2. How were things where Helen was?
3. What were things like where Helen was?
Q3:
1. Was there pressing news?
2. Was there something to be dealt with right away?
3. Was there something that needed to be said immediately?
Q4:
1. Would Helen start working in the summer?
2. Would Helen's work begin in the summer?
3. Was it summertime when Helen would start working?
Q5:
1. When would Helen work?
2. What season would Helen work in?
3. In what season would Helen get to work?
Q6:
1.
2.
3.
Q7:
1. What did the man need to fix?
2. What was in need of repair?
3. What did the man have to repair?
Q8:
1. Why did the fortunes need to be fix?
2. Why was the fortune in need of repair?
3. Why did the man's fortune need to be restored?
Q9:
1. What did the man need to fix his fortune?
2. What was necessary in order for the man to repair his fortune?
3. For the man's fortune to be fixed what was necessary?
Q10:
1. What returned once the rails were laid?
2. After the the rails were laid what came back?
3. What appeared again after the laying of the rails?
Q11:
1. Did the man receive financial help in his endeavors?
2. Did someone help the man with financing his endeavors?
3. Did someone provide the man with financial support for his projects?
Q12:
1. Who would supervise the man's workers?
2. What was the man of the supervisor of the workers?
3. Who was going to watch over the man's workers?
Q13:
1. How many partners did the man have?
2. What was the number of partners of the man?
3.
Q14:
1. Who did the man work with?
2. Who was the man's partner?
3. What was the name of the man's partner?
Q15:
1. Had Helen called the man?
2. Had the man received a call from Helen?
3. Did Helen get in touch with the man?
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3z7vu45ipyhuewtayxbb9ure8sx1z6 | cnn | (CNN) -- AC Milan withstood a brave comeback from Arsenal to advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League Tuesday despite a 3-0 defeat in the second leg at the Emirates.
The Italian champions had led 4-0 from the first leg last month and few bar the most optimistic of Arsenal fans gave Arsene Wenger's men any hope of retrieving the deficit.
But first-half goals from Laurent Koscielny, Tomas Rosicky and captain Robin van Persie gave the English Premier League side the perfect platform to complete a remarkable recovery.
Koscielny headed home from a corner, Rosicky took advantage of a defensive mistake after a Theo Walcott run and van Persie slotted home a penalty after the excellent Alex-Oxlade Chamberlain was fouled.
Milan were all at sea, but regrouped strongly after the break and blunted the Arsenal onslaught.
Van Persie uncharacteristically fluffed the best chance for the home side to make it 4-4 on aggregate, but after fine work by Gervinho his effort was saved by Christian Abbiati.
"I felt he wanted to chip the keeper because he was down but Abbiati got up very quickly but he reacted well and unfortunately we couldn't score, Wenger told Sky Sports.
"I hoped in the final 10 or 15 minutes to create some more goal chances, but it didn't happen."
At the other end, Zlatan Ibrahimovic came to life and twice came close to scoring the Milan goal which would have completely killed off the tie.
But at the finish it was the Milan players who were celebrating, while Arsenal will be boosted in their challenge for a Champions League spot in the EPL and remain in the FA Cup. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who lost at the Emirates?
2. Who was the loser at the Emirates?
3. Who did not come out at the Emirates?
Q2:
1. What score did each team have?
2. How many points did each team have?
3. State the score of the match.
Q3:
1. Who was described as being at sea?
2. What city's team was at sea?
3. Who was adrift?
Q4:
1. Who was 4-4?
2. Which player was 4-4?
3. State the name of the player that was 4-4?
Q5:
1. Who lent a hand to Gervhino?
2. Who got Gervhino out of a sticky situation?
3. By whom was Gervhino assisted?
Q6:
1. When did Arsene Wenger hope to do something?
2. When did Arsene Wenger want for something to happen?
3. At what point was Arsene Wenger hoping for some action?
Q7:
1. What did Arsene Wenger want to do?
2. What was Arsene Wenger hoping to do?
3. What action was Arsene Wenger wanting to perform?
Q8:
1. Did Arsene Wenger make any more goal chances?
2. Did Arsene Wenger open up chances for any more goals?
3. Were any more possibilities of goals opened up by Arsene Wenger?
Q9:
1. Who was against Arsene Wenger?
2. Who was on the opposite side of Arsene Wenger?
3. Who was the opponent of Arsene Wenger and his team?
Q10:
1. How many times did Zlatan Ibrahimovic try for a goal?
2. How many attempts did Zlatan Ibrahimovic make to score?
3. What was the number of tries for goals made by Zlatan Ibrahimovic?
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3kb8r4zv1e7v0dgxa2gbuzohjbnbgx | race | Michelle Obama made a daring decision to return to the same designer who created her Inaugural Ball dress four years ago --- and the risk paid off.
The First Lady looked extremely attractive in a thin, sweeping, and ruby-colored dress by designer Jason Wu. She teamed the dramatic dress with heels by Jimmy Choo and a diamond ring by Kimberly McDonald.
She surprised the fashion establishment by returning to a Wu design which had been the custom made for her.
Four years ago at her first Inauguration Ball, Michelle shimmered in an off-white, one-shouldered floor-length dress by the designer.
Wu, who was 26 at the time and had only been working in fashion for three years, saw his career take off after the First Lady's surprise decision to wear one of his dresses.
He said at the time that he was unaware she had chosen the dress and had been watching at home on his couch and eating pizza when she appeared.
After her 2013 decision, Wu told Women's Wear Daily: "Mrs Obama likes to keep her secrets. She fooled me again."
Wu released a women's clothing and accessories collection at Target last year and continues to be popular with the First Lady for official engagements.
The sleeveless, cross-halter neck dress with low-cut back flattered 49-year-old Michelle's arms and neat waist.
It had been created especially for her by Wu and was a departure from the dark and plain colour tone she stuck to at earlier inauguration events.
Mrs Obama's new hairstyle -- she had bangs cut on her birthday last week had been loosely tousled for the special night.
Vice-President Joe Biden's wife Jill also looked attractive in a blue silk dress by Vera Wang at the Inauguration Ball. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. How did Michelle Obama style her hair for her birthday?
2. What hairstyle did Michelle Obama get for her birthday?
3. What haircut did Michelle Obama opt for on her birthday?
Q2:
1. Who did Michelle Obama choose as a designer?
2. Who did Michelle Obama choose to design a dress for her?
3. What was the name of Michelle Obama's chosen dress designer?
Q3:
1. Was Jason Wu expecting it the first time he was chosen to design a dress for Michelle Obama?
2. Was Jason WU aware the first time that Michelle Obama chose one of his dress designs?
3. Did Jason Wu know that Michelle Obama was choosing one of his dress designs the first time it happened?
Q4:
1. How did Michelle Obama trick Jason Wu according to the designer?
2. How does Jason Wu say that Michelle Obama fooled him?
3. How does Jason Wu state that he was fooled by Michelle Obama?
Q5:
1. What sort of dress did Michelle Obama wear when she was 49?
2. At the age of 49, what style of dress did Michelle Obama opt for?
3. What kind of dress did Michelle Obama don at the age of 49?
Q6:
1. What part of Michelle Obama's body looked good?
2. What part of her body did Michelle Obama choose to highlight?
3. Where on Michelle Obama's body was particularly stunning?
Q7:
1. Did Jason Wu design Michelle Obama's shoes?
2. Were Michelle Obama's shoes a Jason Wu creation?
3. Did Michelle Obama wear shoes designed by Jason Wu?
Q8:
1. Who designed Michelle Obama's shoes?
2. Whose collection did Michelle Obama's shoes come from?
3. Michelle Obama wore shoes from what designer?
Q9:
1. When did Michelle Obama first wear a Jason Wu design?
2. What was the year when Michelle Obama wore a Jason Wu dress for the first time?
3. In what year did Michelle Obama first don a Jason Wu dress?
Q10:
1. How old was Jason Wu in 2013?
2. What was Jason Wu's age in 2013?
3. How old was Jason Wu when Michelle Obama first wore one of his creations?
Q11:
1. How was Michelle Obama's first Jason Wu dress different?
2. What was different about the first Jason Wu dress that Michelle Obama wore?
3. What made Michelle Obama's first Jason Wu dress stand out?
Q12:
1. What kind of dress did Michelle Obama wear four years ago?
2. How was Michelle Obama dressed four years ago?
3. Four years back, what style of dress did Michelle Obama don?
Q13:
1. What retailer does Jason Wu work with?
2. Which retailer is Jason Wu partnered with?
3. Who is Jason Wu's retail partner?
Q14:
1. Who was the designer of Jill Biden's dress?
2. Who was Jill Biden's dress designed by?
3. What was the name of Jill Biden's dress designer?
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33c7ualjvlyfu0snp7bywaua9mx18e | gutenberg | Chapter 10
The Swede
As the warriors, clustered thick about Tarzan and Sheeta, realized that it was a flesh-and-blood panther that had interrupted their dance of death, they took heart a trifle, for in the face of all those circling spears even the mighty Sheeta would be doomed.
Rokoff was urging the chief to have his spearmen launch their missiles, and the black was upon the instant of issuing the command, when his eyes strayed beyond Tarzan, following the gaze of the ape-man.
With a yell of terror the chief turned and fled toward the village gate, and as his people looked to see the cause of his fright, they too took to their heels--for there, lumbering down upon them, their huge forms exaggerated by the play of moonlight and camp fire, came the hideous apes of Akut.
The instant the natives turned to flee the ape-man's savage cry rang out above the shrieks of the blacks, and in answer to it Sheeta and the apes leaped growling after the fugitives. Some of the warriors turned to battle with their enraged antagonists, but before the fiendish ferocity of the fierce beasts they went down to bloody death.
Others were dragged down in their flight, and it was not until the village was empty and the last of the blacks had disappeared into the bush that Tarzan was able to recall his savage pack to his side. Then it was that he discovered to his chagrin that he could not make one of them, not even the comparatively intelligent Akut, understand that he wished to be freed from the bonds that held him to the stake. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who was Rokoff egging on?
2. Who was Rokoff trying to persuade?
3. Who was Rokoff trying to get to do something?
Q2:
1. What realization did the warriors come to?
2. What did the warriors figure out?
3. What did the warriors see?
Q3:
1. What sort of noise made the chief flee?
2. At the sound of what did the chief flee?
3. What sort of yelp made the chief run away?
Q4:
1. Where did the chief flee to?
2. Where did the chief run off to?
3. To what location did the chief run away?
Q5:
1. What did the moonlight reveal?
2. What was made clear by the moonlight?
3. What did the light of the moon illuminate?
Q6:
1. What could Tarzan not make anyone understand?
2. What was Tarzan unable to make anyone understand?
3. What did Tarzan not succeed at making the other comprehend?
Q7:
1. Was Akut intelligent?
2. Did Akut have sharp mental acuity?
3. Was Akut a thinker?
Q8:
1. Did Tarzan succeed at calling his pack to his side?
2. Was Tarzan able to get his pack back with him?
3. Was Tarzan successful in recalling his pack back to him?
Q9:
1. Who made a charge at the fugitives?
2. Who jumped at the fugitives?
3. By whom were the fugitives lept after?
Q10:
1. Did the beasts perish?
2. Were the beasts killed?
3. Did death come for the beasts?
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3a0ex8zrn8ovm41x482h1zvlo7fbyx | race | Tony Hawken, 57, is divorcing his wife Xiu Li, 51, Britain's wealthiest woman entrepreneur , because he says he doesn't like being rich and is 'not in the habit' of spending lots of money.
The pair traded up their semi-detached home in South Norwood, London, and bought a PS1.5million house in Surrey.
Li, who is now worth $1.2billion (PS700million) according to Forbes, quickly settled into a life which included sipping a PS900 bottle of wine on a luxurious yacht.
However, Mr Hawken says he felt more comfortable getting lunch in his local Wetherspoon's.
Despite his sudden wealth he continued to buy books from charity shops, and _ dear clothes.
In an interview with The Times, he said: 'I think it made me uncomfortable because I'm not in the habit, I don't like spending lots of money -- I've been brought up that way.
'Until recently I was never a wealthy person. I've been moderately comfortable because I have been careful with my money.'
Now the couple have decided to part, Mr Hawken will walk away with just PS1million, but says it will be enough for him.
He added: 'I have got a settlement which is not great, but it's enough for me because I don't have an extravagant lifestyle. I won't have to work if I'm careful.'
On a recent trip to China, Mr Hawken said his wife took him on a yacht and treated him to a PS900 bottle of wine, but he prefers his local Wetherspoon pub.
'I'm getting a little pay when you consider her potential wealth, but I don't really want to fight it.'
Mr Hawken met Li on a blind date while he was still a teacher and she was studying English.
The couple married, but as Li's business took off the couple spent more and more time apart. Mr Hawken says the couple have spent most of the relationship apart.
Far from driving them apart, Mr Hawken believes the distance kept them together, and says they would have divorced a long time ago if they were under the same roof.
Mr Hawken says his only regret is not getting a divorce sooner, but he didn't push for it over fears it would affect the couple's teenage son William, now 17.
Mr Hawken no longer teaches full-time, but instead gives free tuition to under-privileged children. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is Tony Hawken's age?
2. What is the age of Xiu Li's soon to be ex husband?
3. How old is the man divorcing Xiu Li?
Q2:
1. What doesn't Tony Hawkin's wife like?
2. What does Xiu Li find displeasing?
3. What does Xiu Li dislike?
Q3:
1. Where was Tony Hawken and Xiu Li's original home?
2. Where did Tony Hawken and Xiu Li used to live?
3. In what location did Tony Hawken and Xiu Li once reside?
Q4:
1. Where was Tony Hawken and Xiu Li's new home?
2. Where was the new residence of Tony Hawken and Xiu Li?
3. What was the location of Tony Hawken and Xiu Li's new house?
Q5:
1. How old is Tony Hawken and Xiu Li's son?
2. What is the age of Tony Hawken and Xiu Li's son?
3. What is the age of the divorcing couple's child?
Q6:
1. What amount was given to Tony Hawken in a settlement?
2. What was the amount of the settlement received by Tony Hawken?
3. How much money was the settlement Tony Hawken got?
Q7:
1. What did Tony Hawken used to do full time?
2. What was Tony Hawken's former full time job?
3. How was Tony Hawken once employed full time?
Q8:
1. Where would Tony Hawken rather be than drinking expensive wine in China?
2. What would Tony Hawken prefer doing than drinking expensive wine in China?
3. What activity was more attractive to Tony Hawken than drinking expensive wine in China?
Q9:
1. Did Tony Hawken receive a sufficient amount in his settlement?
2. Was Tony Hawken's settlement enough for him?
3. Did Tony Hawken get enough money in his settlement?
Q10:
1. What does Tony Hawken do now instead of teaching?
2. How does Tony Hawken spend his time now if not teaching?
3. What is Tony Hawken's current activity since he no longer teaches?
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39ghhavomfrl6glp3trrjyar1bu4jv | race | Old Behrman was a painter who lived on the ground floor of the apartment building. For years, he had always been planning to paint a work of art, but had never yet begun it. He earned a little money by serving as a model to artists who could not pay for a professional model. He was a fierce, little, old man who protected the two young women in the studio apartment above him.
Sue found Behrman in his room. In one area was a blank canvas that had been waiting twenty-five years for the first line of paint. Sue told him about Johnsy and how she feared that her friend would float away like a leaf on the old ivy vine climbing hopelessly up the outside block wall.
Old Behrman was angered at such an idea. "Are there people in the world with the foolishness to die because leaves drop off a vine? Why do you let that silly business come in her brain?"
"She is very sick and weak," said Sue, "and the disease has left her mind full of strange ideas."
"This is not any place in which one so good as Miss Johnsy shall lie sick," yelled Behrman. "Some day I will paint a masterpiece, and we shall all go away."
Johnsy was sleeping when they went upstairs. Sue pulled the shade down to cover the window. She and Behrman went into the other room. They looked out a window fearfully at the ivy vine. Then they looked at each other without speaking. A cold rain was falling, mixed with snow.
The next morning, Sue awoke after an hour's sleep. She found Johnsy with wide-open eyes staring at the covered window. "Pull up the shade; I want to see," she ordered, quietly. Sue obeyed.
After the beating rain and fierce wind that blew through the night, there yet stood against the wall one ivy leaf. It was the last one on the vine. It was still dark green at the center. But its edges were color1ed with the yellow. It hung bravely from the branch about seven meters above the ground.
"It is the last one," said Johnsy. "I thought it would surely fail during the night. I heard the wind. It will fall today and I shall die at the same time."
"Dear, dear!" said Sue, leaning her worn face down toward the bed. "Think of me, if you won't think of yourself. What would I do?" But Johnsy did not answer.
The next morning, when it was light, Johnsy demanded that the window shade be raised. The ivy leaf was still there. Johnsy lay for a long time, looking at it. And then she called to Sue, who was preparing chicken soup.
"I've been a bad girl," said Johnsy. "Something has made that last leaf stay there to show me how bad I was. It is wrong to want to die. You may bring me a little soup now."
An hour later she said: "someday I hope to paint the Bay of Naples."
Later in the day, the doctor came, and Sue talked to him in the hallway. "Even chances. With good care, you'll win," said the doctor. "And now I must see another case I have in your building. Behrman, whose name is some kind of an artist, I believe, has Pneumonia , too. He is an old, weak man and his case is severe. There is no hope for him, but he goes to the hospital today to ease his pain."
The next day, the doctor said to Sue:" She's out of danger. You won. Nutrition and care now - that's all."
Later that day, Sue came to the bed where Johnsy lay, and put one arm around her. "I have something to tell you, white mouse," she said, "Mister Behrman died of pneumonia today in the hospital. He was sick only two days. They found him the morning of the first day in his room downstairs helpless with pain. His shoes and clothing were completely wet and icy cold. They could not imagine where he had been on such a terrible night.
"And then they found a lantern, still lighted, and a ladder that had been moved from its place. And art supplies and a painting board with green and yellow color1s mixed on it.
"Look out the window, dear, at the last ivy leaf on the wall. Didn't you wonder why it never moved when the wind blew? Ah, darling, it is Behrman's masterpiece - he painted it there the night that the last leaf fell." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What was Old Behrman's place of residence?
2. Where did Old Behrman reside?
3. In what location was Old Behrman living?
Q2:
1. What was Old Behrman working to start but hadn't yet?
2. What did Old Behrman wish to begin but had not yet?
3. What hadn't Old Behrman started yet though he wanted to?
Q3:
1. Who was protective of Old Behrman?
2. Who felt protective towards Old Behrman?
3. Who wanted to protect Old Behrman?
Q4:
1. What did Sue find in Old Behrman's room?
2. What in Old Behrman's room did Sue come across?
3. What did Sue locate in Old Behrman's residence?
Q5:
1. What had been in Old Behrman's room for 25 years?
2. What had Old Behrman kept in his room for 25 years?
3. What lingered in Old Behrman's place for 25 years?
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3skemfqbz35h01e9xhhg1pq9ire8k3 | wikipedia | A mosque (; from ) is a place of worship for followers of Islam.
There are strict and detailed requirements in Sunni jurisprudence ("fiqh") for a place of worship to be considered a mosque, with places that do not meet these requirements regarded as "musalla"s. There are stringent restrictions on the uses of the area formally demarcated as the mosque (which is often a small portion of the larger complex), and, in the Islamic "Sharia" law, after an area is formally designated as a mosque, it remains so until the Last Day.
Many mosques have elaborate domes, minarets, and prayer halls, in varying styles of architecture. Mosques originated on the Arabian Peninsula, but are now found in all inhabited continents. The mosque serves as a place where Muslims can come together for "salat" ( "ṣalāt", meaning "prayer") as well as a center for information, education, social welfare, and dispute settlement. The imam leads the congregation in prayer.
The word entered English from a French word that probably derived from Italian "moschea", a variant of Italian "moscheta", from either Middle Armenian ("mzkit‘") or Medieval Greek μασγίδιον ("masgídion") or Spanish "mezquita", from the Arabic "masjad" meaning "place of worship" or "prostration in prayer", either from Nabataean "masgdhā́" or from Arabic "sajada" meaning "to bow down in prayer", probably ultimately from Aramaic "sghēdh". QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What language did the English word mosque come from?
2. What language is the origin of the English word mosque?
3. From where did the word mosque come into the English language?
Q2:
1. What language did the French word mosque come from?
2. What language is the origin of the French word mosqye?
3. From where did the word mosque come into the English language?
Q3:
1. Define a mosque.
2. What is a mosque for?
3. What is the purpose of a mosque?
Q4:
1. Where are mosques from?
2. Where did mosques come from?
3. Where were the first mosques?
Q5:
1. Are there mosques outside of Arabia?
2. Do mosques exist outside of Arabia?
3. Can mosques be found on places outside the Arabian Peninsula?
Q6:
1. Are there many functions for mosques?
2. Do mosques do a number of different things?
3. Can you do a number of things at a mosque?
Q7:
1. Whats one purpose of a mosque?
2. What is one function that mosques serve?
3. Name one of the functions of a mosque.
Q8:
1. Are there religions that restrict what places of worship can be called a mosque?
2. Do some belief systems have restrictions regarding what can be labelled a mosque?
3. Do any organizations impose restrictions on the kinds of places that can be a mosque?
Q9:
1. What are some components of the architecture of mosques?
2. What are some characteristics of a mosque's architecture?
3. What qualities are often in the architecture of a mosque?
Q10:
1. What Spanish word is the likely origin for the word mosque?
2. From what Spanish word did the word mosque probably come from?
3. Which word in Spanish is likely the source of the word mosque?
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3strjbfxowr0yl6x0fsbslmww1xktw | cnn | (CNN) -- Katy Perry is officially the queen of Twitter.
The singer has reached more than 50 million followers on the social media site, making her the most followed person in the universe.
Perry took the milestone in stride. "Oh yeah AND we grew to 50 million Katycats! Eh, regular day at the office," she tweeted (of course).
Not that Perry doesn't have competition hot on her heels.
Justin Bieber has about 49.4 million "beliebers" hanging on his every 140-character submission, while President Barack Obama has around 41.2 million followers. Lady Gaga has just over 41 million "little monsters."
The video site YouTube, Taylor Swift, Britney Spears, Rihanna, Instagram, and Justin Timberlake round out the rest of the top 10 most-followed Twitter accounts.
Perry snagged the Twitter throne from Bieber in November. He, in turn, had earlier toppled Gaga, who for two years was the most followed person. In October she told USA Today that felt felt like she had "learned how to tame that social media dragon."
QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the size of Katy Perry's twitter following?
2. What is the number of accounts following katy Perry on Twitter?
3. How many people follow Katy Perry on Twitter?
Q2:
1. What is the size of Justin Bieber's twitter following?
2. What is the number of accounts following Justin Bieber on Twitter?
3. How many people follow Justin Bieber on Twitter?
Q3:
1. When did Katy Perry become the most followed person on Twitter?
2. When did Katy Perry become the person with the most Twitter followers?
3. When was Katy Perry crowned most followed person on Twitter?
Q4:
1. Who was the most followed person on Twitter prior to Justin Bieber?
2. Before Justin Bieber who had the most followers on Twitter?
3. What celebrity had the largest Twitter following prior to Justin Bieber?
Q5:
1. What did Lady Gaga say about her experience on Twitter?
2. What did Lady Gaga say about being followed by so many people on Twitter?
3. What was Lady Gaga's comment regarding her Twitter following?
Q6:
1. What's the nickname for Katy Perry's fans?
2. What are fans of Katy Perry called?
3. What name has Katy Perry given her fans?
Q7:
1. What's the nickname for Justin Bieber's fans?
2. What are fans of Justin Bieber called?
3. What name has Justin Bieber given his fans?
Q8:
1. How many characters long can a tweet possibly be?
2. What is the maximum number of characters for a tweet?
3. What is the maximum character length of a tweet?
Q9:
1. Who is in the top ten twitter accounts besides Katy Perry lady Gaga and Justin Bieber?
2. In addition to Katy Perry Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber, who else has the most followed Twitter accounts?
3. Who are the biggest Twitter accounts after Lady Gaga Katy Perry and Justin Bieber?
Q10:
1. Are all Twitter accounts associated with a person?
2. Do Twitter accounts only represent humans?
3. Are all accounts on Twitter for people?
Q11:
1. What's the nickname for Lady Gaga's fans?
2. What are fans of Lady Gaga called?
3. What name has Lady Gaga given her fans?
Q12:
1. Does the twitter top 10 have any presidents in it?
2. Are any presidents represented in the most followed twitter accounts?
3. Do presidents count among the most followed accounts on twitter?
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3ps7w85z8z2ghpn6wi1m2c8gl179t1 | wikipedia | A fleet carrier is intended to operate with the main fleet and usually provides an offensive capability. These are the largest carriers capable of fast speeds. By comparison, escort carriers were developed to provide defense for convoys of ships. They were smaller and slower with lower numbers of aircraft carried. Most were built from mercantile hulls or, in the case of merchant aircraft carriers, were bulk cargo ships with a flight deck added on top. Light aircraft carriers were carriers that were fast enough to operate with the fleet but of smaller size with reduced aircraft capacity. Soviet aircraft carriers now in use by Russia are actually called heavy aviation cruisers, these ships while sized in the range of large fleet carriers were designed to deploy alone or with escorts and provide both strong defensive weaponry and heavy offensive missiles equivalent to a guided missile cruiser in addition to supporting fighters and helicopters. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What are fleet carriers intended to operate with?
2. What do fleet carriers work in tandem with?
3. What is a fleet carrier supposed to work alongside?
Q2:
1. What do fleet carriers provide?
2. What is the purpose of fleet carriers?
3. What function do fleet carriers perform?
Q3:
1. What was the purpose of escort carriers?
2. Why were escort carriers made?
3. What function did escort carriers serve?
Q4:
1. What sort of carriers are used in Russia?
2. What fleet carriers does Russia use?
3. Which fleet carriers are employed by the Russians?
Q5:
1. What were heavy aviation cruisers designed for?
2. For what purpose were heavy aviation cruisers created?
3. What were heavy aviation cruisers supposed to do?
Q6:
1. What did heavy aviation cruisers support?
2. For what did heavy aviation cruisers provide support?
3. What was supported by heavy aviation cruisers?
Q7:
1. Which is the fastest fleet carrier?
2. What fleet carrier is the swiftest?
3. What fleet carrier goes the fastest?
Q8:
1.
2.
3.
Q9:
1. Who currently uses Soviet carriers?
2. Where are Soviet carriers currently in use?
3. What country currently employs Soviet carriers?
Q10:
1. What is on top of an escort carrier?
2. What does an escort carrier have on top?
3. What can be found on the top of escort carriers?
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3sb5n7y3o34ugqdncmjmaisysczg0z | wikipedia | ECMAScript (or ES) is a trademarked scripting-language specification standardized by Ecma International in ECMA-262 and ISO/IEC 16262. It was created to standardize JavaScript, so as to foster multiple independent implementations. ECMAScript has remained the best-known implementation of JavaScript since the standard was first published, with other well-known implementations including JScript and ActionScript. Coders commonly use ECMAScript for client-side scripting on the World Wide Web, and it is increasingly being used for writing server applications and services using Node.js.
The ECMAScript specification is a standardized specification of a scripting language developed by Brendan Eich of Netscape; initially it was named Mocha, later LiveScript, and finally JavaScript. In December 1995, Sun Microsystems and Netscape announced JavaScript in a press release. In March 1996, Netscape Navigator 2.0 was released, featuring support for JavaScript.
Owing to the widespread success of JavaScript as a client-side scripting language for Web pages, Microsoft developed a compatible dialect of the language, naming it JScript to avoid trademark issues. JScript added new date methods to alleviate the Year 2000 problem caused by the JavaScript methods that were based on the Java "Date" class. JScript was included in Internet Explorer 3.0, released in August 1996.
Netscape delivered JavaScript to Ecma International for standardization and the work on the specification, ECMA-262, began in November 1996. The first edition of ECMA-262 was adopted by the Ecma General Assembly in June 1997. Several editions of the language standard have been published since then. The name "ECMAScript" was a compromise between the organizations involved in standardizing the language, especially Netscape and Microsoft, whose disputes dominated the early standards sessions. Eich commented that "ECMAScript was always an unwanted trade name that sounds like a skin disease." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What sort of thing is ECMAScript?
2. How can ECMAScript be described?
3. Define what ECMAScript is.
Q2:
1. Who created ECMAScript?
2. Who was the creator of ECMAScript?
3. Who came up with ECMAScript?
Q3:
1. What company was Brendan Eich from?
2. What company employed Brendan Eich?
3. Who was Brendan Eich's employer?
Q4:
1. What was ECMAScript originally called?
2. What was the original name for ECMAScript?
3. What was ECMAScript called at first?
Q5:
1. When did ECMAScript become known as JavaScript?
2. When did people start referring to ECMAScript as JavaScript?
3. When did JavaScript become the name for ECMAScript?
Q6:
1. What browser supported ECMAScript?
2. Which browser could one run ECMAScript on?
3. Which browser allowed people to use ECMAScript?
Q7:
1. What browser supported ECMAScript in addition to Internet Explorer?
2. Which browser could one run ECMAScript on other than internet explorer?
3. Which browser allowed people to use ECMAScript besides internet explorer?
Q8:
1. What issue arose with JavaScript?
2. What was the problem with JavaScript?
3. What difficulty did JavaScript impose?
Q9:
1. Who tried fixing the problem with JavaScript?
2. Who attempted to fix JavaScript's issue?
3. Who tried to fix JavaScript's trademark problem?
Q10:
1. What did Microsoft call their JavaScript effort?
2. What did Microsoft name their attempt to fix JavaScript?
3. What was Microsoft's name for their JavaScript attempt?
Q11:
1. Why did Microsoft use the name JScript?
2. Where did Microsoft's name JScript come from?
3. What was Microsoft's reason for making the name JScript?
Q12:
1. What was the purpose of creating ECMAScript?
2. What function did ECMAScript serve?
3. What was the reason for inventing ECMAScript?
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37kgen7nj3q3hka6wqozjs7y01nppn | gutenberg | CHAPTER XXVII
THE COLLISION IN THE FOG
"Hullo! Mumps isn't keeping this flag of truce very good," remarked Sam, as the seashell dropped at his feet.
"There is something inside of the shell," said Tom. "A bit of paper. Perhaps it's a message?"
"I'll soon see," returned his younger brother, and ran to where he could not be seen from the other yacht.
He pulled from the seashell a small, square of paper, upon which had been hastily scrawled the following in lead pencil:
"I will help you all I can and hope you won't prosecute me. I will see that Dora S. gets something to eat, even if I give her my share. They intend to go to Sand Haven if they can give you the slip."
"Good for Mumps! He's coming to his senses," cried Sam, and showed the others the message. Dick read the words with much satisfaction.
"I hope he does stand by Dora," he said. "If so, I'll shield him all I can when the crowd is brought up for trial."
"If he tells the truth we may as well put into harbor and make for Sand Haven," said Martin Harris, who had now resumed the chase once more.
"Yes; but he may not be telling the truth," was Sergeant Brown's comment. "The whole thing may be a trick to get us to go to Sand Haven while that crowd goes somewhere else."
"I think they are tired of carrying the girl around," said Carter. "To give her up to us would have been no hardship." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who did the message about Dora come from?
2. Who sent a message on the subject of Dora?
3. Whose message concerned Dora?
Q2:
1. Who thought Mumps message might be a trick?
2. Who believed Mumps may be playing a trick with the message?
3. Who thought it possible that Mumps' message was a trick?
Q3:
1. Where was the message maybe trying to get the group to go?
2. Where did Sergeant Brown think that Mumps wanted them to go?
3. Where may Mumps have been trying to lure the group according to Sergeant Brown?
Q4:
1. What did the shell have in it?
2. What were the contents of the shell?
3. What could be found inside the shell?
Q5:
1. What did the paper have on it?
2. What was located on the paper?
3. What did the paper say?
Q6:
1. What was the message written in?
2. What was used to write the message?
3. How was the message written?
Q7:
1. Who said they would get Dora something to eat?
2. Who offered to get food for Dora?
3. Who was willing to give their food to Dora?
Q8:
1. Where did Mumps say they were going?
2. What location did Mumps say they would travel to?
3. According to Mumps where were they going?
Q9:
1. Who did Carter think they were sick of carrying?
2. Who was the group sick of toting around according to Carter?
3. Who did Carter believe that the group didn't want to carry around anymore?
Q10:
1. Was the paper formed into a circle?
2. Was it a circle that the paper had been shaped into?
3. Was the shape of the paper a circle?
Q11:
1. What was the shape of the paper?
2. What was the paper shaped into?
3. What form had the paper taken on?
Q12:
1. Was the writing on the paper neat?
2. Did the paper have neat writing?
3. Was the message written clearly?
Q13:
1. What did Dick feel about Mumps' message?
2. How was Dick feeling regarding the message from Mumps?
3. What did the message from Mumps make Dick think?
Q14:
1. Who did Sam show Mumps message to?
2. Who saw Mumps' message thanks to Sam?
3. Who did Sam let have a look at the message from Mumps?
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3nd9uoo81k23a8s9gk9nu56ap05lwl | wikipedia | Al-Qaeda ( or ; ', , translation: "The Base", "The Foundation" or "The Fundament" and alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qæda and sometimes al-Qa'ida) is a militant Sunni Islamist multi-national organization founded in 1988 by Osama bin Laden, Abdullah Azzam, and several other Arab volunteers who fought against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in the 1980s.
Al-Qaeda operates as a network made up of Islamic extremist, Salafist jihadists. It has been designated as a terrorist group by the United Nations Security Council, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the European Union, the United States, Russia, India, and various other countries (see below). Al-Qaeda has mounted attacks on civilian and military targets in various countries, including the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings, the September 11 attacks, and the 2002 Bali bombings. The U.S. government responded to the September 11 attacks by launching the "War on Terror". With the loss of key leaders, culminating in the death of Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda's operations have devolved from actions that were controlled from the , to actions by associated groups and "lone-wolf" operators. Characteristic techniques employed by al-Qaeda include suicide attacks and the simultaneous bombing of different targets. Activities ascribed to it may involve members of the movement who have made a pledge of loyalty to bin Laden, or the much more numerous "al-Qaeda-linked" individuals who have undergone training in one of its camps in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq or Sudan. Al-Qaeda ideologues envision a complete break from all foreign influences in Muslim countries, and the creation of a new caliphate ruling over the entire Muslim world. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What's the English term for Al-Qaeda?
2. What does Al-Qaeda mean?
3. How is Al-Qaeda translated into English?
Q2:
1. When was Al-Qaeda founded?
2. When did the creation of Al-Qaeda occur?
3. In what year was Al-Qaeda created?
Q3:
1. Who was Al-Qaeda's creator?
2. Who founded Al-Qaeda?
3. Who was the founder of Al-Qaeda?
Q4:
1. Is Al-Qaeda designated as a terrorist group by anyone?
2. Does anyone classify Al-Qaeda as a terrorist group?
3. Is Al-Qaeda considered to be a terrorist group?
Q5:
1. Who designates Al-Qaeda as a terrorist group?
2. On whose authority is Al-Qaeda considered terrorists?
3. Who classifies Al-Qaeda as terrorists?
Q6:
1. What has Al-Qaeda's actions devolved from?
2. What has been the devolution of Al-Qaeda's actions?
3. How have Al-Qaeda's actions changed throughout the years?
Q7:
1. Which government said it was waging a war against terror?
2. Who started the war on terror?
3. What government decided to declare war against terrorism?
Q8:
1. Does Al-Qaeda span across nations?
2. Is Al-Qaeda an organization that exists across multiple countries?
3. Does Al-Qaeda operate in multiple nations?
Q9:
1. What is Al-Qaeda's modus operandi?
2. What is Al-Qaeda way of operating?
3. How does Al-Qaeda do business?
Q10:
1. Is Al-Qaeda favorable towards foreing influencers?
2. Does Al-Qaeda like foreign influence?
3. Is Al-Qaeda okay with foreign influence?
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3y9n9ss8lybnly2ttj0x6vn8ir23dw | race | My name is Toby. I'm eighty-three years old now. I once knew the greatest man in England. William Shakespeare was his name. I first met William near a big field of apple trees in the town named Stratford in October, 1579. He told me he was 15 years old. He was two years older than me. He had a sister, Joan, and two younger brothers, Gilbert and Richard. And the next year he had another brother, Edmund. After William's parents died, he and his sister lived with his mother's brother. I became his friend from that day until he died. We met nearly every day. We were friends for thirty years.
I once worked with him in the theatre, through the good times and the bad times. William was good at acting. He could make all kinds of people pleased. By 1592, he became very famous. He was always busy day and night. I don't know when he slept. He not only acted in plays, but also wrote his own plays. In his whole life, William wrote 37 plays in all. He was the best _ in England.
He wrote a play about love in 1595. It was Romeo and Juliet. He once used my name, Toby, in his play--Twelfth Night. In this play, Sir Toby Belch was a big fat man, who liked drinking too much and having a good time. Queen Elizabeth the First watched this play on the 6thof January, 1601. She liked it.
William Shakespeare is dead now, of course. He has been dead for more than thirty years. There's no singing, no dancing, no plays. It isn't like that in my young days. But I can still think--and remember when William and I were young, we had a good time in London, William and I... QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What celebrity did Toby know?
2. What famous person was an acquaintance of Toby's?
3. Who did Toby know that was famous?
Q2:
1. Where did Toby and Shakespeare meet?
2. Where did Toby and Shakespeare get to know each other?
3. Where did Toby make the acquaintance of William Shakespeare?
Q3:
1. When did Toby and Shakespeare meet?
2. When did Toby and Shakespeare get to know each other?
3. When was Toby's first meeting with Shakespeare?
Q4:
1. Was Toby or Shakespeare the elder of the two?
2. Who was older Toby or Shakespeare?
3. Which was the elder, Toby or Shakespeare?
Q5:
1. What was the age gap between Toby and Shakespeare?
2. How much older was Shakespeare than Toby?
3. By how many years was Shakespeare Toby's senior?
Q6:
1. What did Shakespeare do in 1595?
2. What did Shakespeare pen in 1595?
3. What was Shakespeare's work in 1595?
Q7:
1. What was Shakespeare's 1595 play called?
2. What was the name of Shakespeare's 1595 play?
3. What did Shakespeare call the play he wrote in 1595?
Q8:
1.
2.
3.
Q9:
1. Which of Shakespeare's works featured an overweight character?
2. What Shakespeare play had a fat character?
3. What play of Shakespeare's had a chubby character?
Q10:
1. What were other qualities of Sir Toby Belch, besides being fat?
2. What was Sir Toby Belch other than overweight?
3. In addition to being overweight, what else was Sir Toby Belch like?
Q11:
1. Did anyone of note see Twelfth Night?
2. Was Twelfth Night viewed by anyone important?
3. Did an important figure attend a performance of Twelfth Night?
Q12:
1. What important person saw Twelfth Night?
2. Which notable figure attended Twelfth Night?
3. What figurehead went to a performance of Twelfth Night?
Q13:
1. Did Queen Elizabeth enjoy the performance of Twelfth Night?
2. Did Queen Elizabeth like the play?
3. Was Twelfth Night pleasing to Queen Elizabeth?
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3e7tuj2egcm900r9as17x8quhdcd9a | cnn | (CNN) -- Concertgoers at the Indiana State Fair panicked and fled in the immediate aftermath of the concert stage collapse. But just as quickly, they returned, offering what they could during the moments that mattered.
"I'm a nurse. I'm a doctor. I'm a trained EMS responder," they said, according to Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, whose voice broke with emotion as he recalled the extraordinary efforts of ordinary people.
"The individual Hoosiers ran to the trouble, not from the trouble," he said, using the name for Indiana residents. "It's the character that we associate with our state. People don't have to be paid to do it."
The stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair Saturday night killed five people and injured 40 others.
Video showed the blue canvas top fraying and flapping just seconds before the steel scaffolding gave way, sending a heavy bank of stage lights and metal onto fans closest to the outdoor stage.
Ivan Gratz, a professional videographer, witnessed the event and filmed what happened after the collapse.
"Everybody ran away from the stage," he said. "And then as soon as the stage, like it was stable on the ground, everyone turned around and they ran back. And that's what was incredible in the pictures where you see the people grab a hold of the stage and they're lifting it up."
"Just amazing," said Gratz.
Allison Hoehn, another concertgoer, said that many attendees rushed to help those trapped after the stage crumbled.
"We tried to get down to help, but no one was moving," Hoehn said. "The storm came on so fast and the stage just snapped like a toothpick." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What was the concert's location?
2. Where did the concert take place?
3. Where was the concert held?
Q2:
1. What happened at the Indiana state fair grounds?
2. What took place at the concert?
3. What went wront at the Indiana State Fairgrounds?
Q3:
1. Who is the governor of Indiana?
2. Who serves as Indiana's governor?
3. What is the name of the governor of Indiana?
Q4:
1. Did the stage collapse kill anyone?
2. Was anyone killed in the stage collapse?
3. Did the stage collapse cause any deaths?
Q5:
1. How many deaths did the stage collapse cause?
2. What was the number of deaths that resulted from the stage collapsing?
3. How many people died in the stage collapse?
Q6:
1. Was anyone hurt in the stage collapse?
2. Did the stage collapse cause any injuries?
3. Did anyone get injured as a result of the stage collapse?
Q7:
1. How many injuries did the stage collapse cause?
2. What was the number of injuries that resulted from the stage collapsing?
3. How many people were hurt in the stage collapse?
Q8:
1. When did the stage collapse?
2. On what day of the week did the stage collapse occur?
3. What day did the stage cave in on?
Q9:
1. Did anyone film the stage collapse?
2. Was the stage collapse caught on camera?
3. Did someone take video of the stage caving in?
Q10:
1. Who filmed the stage collapse?
2. Who caught the stage collapse on video?
3. What was the name of the person that videoed the stage collapsing?
Q11:
1. What was Ivan Gratz's occupation?
2. How was Ivan Gratz employed?
3. What did Ivan Gratz do for a living?
Q12:
1. Did people at the concert help those who were injured?
2. Did concertgoers help the people injured?
3. Did the victims receive aid from their fellow concertgoers?
Q13:
1. Why did the stage collapse?
2. What caused the stage collapse?
3. What resulted in the stage caving in?
Q14:
1. Was it sunny out?
2. Was the sun shining?
3. Was the weather nice?
Q15:
1. Was the concert covered?
2. Did the concert stage have a covering?
3. Was there any sort of covering over the stage?
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3u0srxb7cd5oqce8t3fwky2i2gzrnz | gutenberg | CHAPTER XV.
THE ISLAND REFUGE.
The night was intensely cold and still and the stars shone brightly through the bare boughs overhead. "Are you sure you are going all right?" Nelly asked Harold. "It is so dark here that it seems impossible to know which way we are going." "You can trust the Indians," Harold said. "Even if there was not a star to be seen they could find their way by some mysterious instinct. How you are grown, Nelly! Your voice does not seem much changed, and I am longing to see your face."
"I expect you are more changed than I am, Harold," the girl answered. "You have been going through so much since we last met, and you seem to have grown so tall and big. Your voice has changed very much, too; it is the voice of a man. How in the world did you find us here?"
Pearson had gone on ahead to speak to the Seneca, but he now joined them again.
"You mustn't talk," he said. "I hope there's no redskins within five miles of us now, but there's never any saying where they may be."
There was, Harold thought, a certain sharpness in the hunter's voice, which told of a greater anxiety than would be caused by the very slight risk of the quietly spoken words being heard by passing redskins, and he wondered what it could be.
They were now, he calculated, within a mile of the hiding place where they had left the boat, and they had every reason for believing that none of the Indians would be likely to have followed the shore so far. That they would be pursued and that, in so heavily laden a canoe, they would have great difficulty in escaping, he was well aware, but he relied on the craft of the hunters and Senecas for throwing their pursuers off the trail. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What was the distance from the hiding place?
2. At what distance could the hiding place be found?
3. Where exactly was the hiding place?
Q2:
1. What did the group leave at the hiding place?
2. What was stored at the hiding place?
3. What was placed at the hiding place?
Q3:
1. What didn't the group want?
2. What did the group wish to avoid?
3. What was the group trying not to encounter?
Q4:
1. What did the group wish was five miles away?
2. What did the group want to be five miles away?
3. For the group, what would be best to be five miles distance?
Q5:
1. When in the day was it?
2. What part of the day was it?
3. What was the time?
Q6:
1. Was the weather warm?
2. Was the sun shining?
3. Was the group having warm weather?
Q7:
1. Was the sky full of stars?
2. Were there a lot of stars out?
3. Had the stars all come out?
Q8:
1. Who was trustworthy?
2. Who could one put their trust in?
3. Who was reliable?
Q9:
1. Who said one could count on the Indians?
2. According to whom were the Indians trustworthy?
3. Who said that one could trust the Indians?
Q10:
1. Who was Harold reassuring?
2. Who did Harold want to reassure?
3. Who was Harold attempting to calm?
Q11:
1. Who went before Nelly and Harold?
2. Who travelled prior to Nelly and Harold?
3. Who did Nelly and Harold follow?
Q12:
1. Why did Pearson go before Nelly and Harold?
2. For what reason did Pearson go before Nelly and Harold?
3. What was Pearson's reason for going before Nelly and Harold?
Q13:
1. Did Pearson return?
2. Did Pearson come back?
3. Did Pearson rejoin Nelly and Harold?
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35k3o9huabdntgwm99cjdmuqkm0fen | cnn | And the winner is ... Yale.
That was the selection made Wednesday by Kwasi Enin, the New York high school student accepted by the eight Ivy League schools -- Harvard, Yale, Brown, Columbia, University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, Princeton and Cornell.
He made his pick in style, staging a news conference in the gym of William Floyd High School and delivering the big announcement before teachers and members of the media.
A visit to the New Haven, Connecticut, campus helped him decide.
"My Bull Dog Days experience last week was incredible," he said. "I met geniuses from all across the world. And everyone there was so friendly and inviting. ... And I believe that their deep appreciation and love for music, like I have, was very critical for me deciding to go there."
His father, Ebenezer, thanked all those at the high school who encouraged his son. "We are grateful for all the inspiration," he said.
"People think Kwasi is like an angel or somebody who was sheltered. Really, we gave him a lot of freedom, even though at the same time we were very strict with him in terms of academics and the way he behaved. ... We only pray that going forward he will stay focused and not be distracted."
Referring to Kwasi's 14-year-old sister, Adwoa, their father said: "I told her, Look, I believe you can do better than him."
Enin scored 2250 out of a possible 2400 on his SAT, placing him in the 98th percentile across the country, according to The College Board. He's also ranked 11th in his class at William Floyd High School, a public school on Long Island, according to his principal, Barbara Butler. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who was making a choice about school?
2. Who was deciding what school to attend?
3. Who was choosing the university he wanted to go to?
Q2:
1. When did Kwasi Enin make his choice?
2. When did Kwasi Enin decide on a University?
3. When was Kwasi Enin's college choice made?
Q3:
1. How many options did Kwasi Enin have for colleges?
2. How many universities did Kwasi Enin have to choose from?
3. What number of colleges was xKwasi Enin picking from?
Q4:
1. What college did Kwasi Enin decide to attend?
2. Which university did Kwasi Enin pick?
3. What was the university that Kwasi Enin chose?
Q5:
1. What was Kwasi Enin's current location?
2. Where did Kwasi Enin currently live?
3. What was Kwasi Enin's actual place of residence?
Q6:
1. What state did Kwasi Enin live in?
2. What was Kwasi Enin's home state?
3. In what state did Kwasi Enin reside?
Q7:
1. What was Kwasi Enin's father's name?
2. What was the name of Kwasi Enin's dad?
3. Who was Kwasi Enin's dad?
Q8:
1. Who did Kwasi Enin's dad thank?
2. Who did Ebenezer thank?
3. To whom did Kwasi Enin's father express his gratitude?
Q9:
1. Does Kwasi Enin have siblings?
2. Has Kwasi Enin got any brothers or sisters?
3. Is Kwasi Enin anyone's brother?
Q10:
1. How many siblings does Kwasi Enin have?
2. What is the number of siblings in Kwasi Enin's family?
3. How many brothers or sisters has Kwasi Enin got?
Q11:
1. Does Kwasi Enin have a sister?
2. Is Kwasi Enin's sibling a girl?
3. Does Kwasi Enin have a female sister?
Q12:
1. How old is Kwasi Enin's sister?
2. What is the age of Kwasi Enin's sister?
3. How old is Kwasi Enin's female sibling?
Q13:
1. Did Kwasi Enin do well on the SAT?
2. Was Kwasi Enin's SAT score a high one?
3. Did Kwasi Enin perform well on the SAT?
Q14:
1. What did Kwasi Enin get on the SAT?
2. What was Kwasi Enin's SAT score?
3. What did Kwasi Enin score on the SAT?
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3z7vu45ipyhuewtayxbb9ure8uv1z8 | wikipedia | Baltimore is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland, and the 29th-most populous city in the country.
Baltimore was established by the Constitution of Maryland and is not part of any county. With a population of 621,849 in 2015, Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States. As of 2016, the population of the Baltimore metropolitan area was estimated to be just under 2.8 million, making it the 21st largest metropolitan area in the country. Baltimore is also part of the Washington-Baltimore combined statistical area (CSA), the fourth largest CSA in the nation with a calculated 2016 population of 9,665,892.
Founded in 1729, Baltimore is the second-largest seaport in the Mid-Atlantic. The city's Inner Harbor was once the second leading port of entry for immigrants to the United States and a major manufacturing center. After a decline in major manufacturing, industrialization, and rail transportation, Baltimore shifted to a service-oriented economy, with Johns Hopkins Hospital (founded 1889) and Johns Hopkins University (founded 1876), now the city's top two employers.
With hundreds of identified districts, Baltimore has been dubbed a "city of neighborhoods." Famous residents have included writers Edgar Allan Poe, Edith Hamilton, Frederick Douglass, and H.L. Mencken; jazz musician James "Eubie" Blake; singer Billie Holiday; actor and filmmaker John Waters; and baseball player Babe Ruth. In the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner", which later became the American national anthem, in Baltimore. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is Maryland's biggest city?
2. What's the largest metropolis in Maryland?
3. Which city is Maryland's largest?
Q2:
1. What is the population of Baltimore?
2. How many people live in Baltimore?
3. What is the number of residents in Baltimore?
Q3:
1. Is Baltimore the Mid Atlantic's second largest seaport?
2. Is Baltimore the second largest seaport in the Mid Atlantic?
3.
Q4:
1. What are Baltimore's top employers?
2. Where do the majority of people work in Baltimore?
3. What companies employ the most people in Baltimore?
Q5:
1. Is there anyone famous from Baltimore?
2. Do any famous people come from Baltimore?
3. Is there anyone well known from Baltimore?
Q6:
1. What did Edgar Allan Poe do?
2. What was Edgar Allan Poe's claim to fame?
3. How did Edgar Allan Poe become famous?
Q7:
1. Are there any musicians from Baltimore?
2. Has Baltimore produced any musicians?
3. Is Baltimore the hometown of anyone in the music industry?
Q8:
1. What was James "Eubie" Blake's genre of music?
2. What sort of music did James "Eubie" Blake play?
3. What kind of music did James "Eubie" Blake make?
Q9:
1. Was Baltimore ever a leading port for immigrants?
2. Did Baltimore ever serve as a main immigration port?
3. Was Baltimore a big port for immigration at some point?
Q10:
1. In what areas did Baltimore see decline?
2. What sectors declined in Baltimore?
3. Which of Baltimore's sectors suffered from decline?
Q11:
1. What was important about 1812?
2. Why was 1812 an important year?
3. What gave 1812 a special quality?
Q12:
1. Was the national anthem written in Baltimore?
2. Did Francis Scott Key pen the national anthem in Baltimore?
3. Was "The Star-Spangled Banner" produced in Baltimore?
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3s96kq6i9m4skf0n8y6oo8r6brudt3 | mctest | Max was sitting at home reading his favorite book. The story was about cakes. Max thought to himself, "I am going to go to the store and get stuff to make a cake!" Max headed to the grocery store to get the cake ingredients. Max was going to make a banana and chocolate cake. On his way he saw his friend Greg, a small wolf. Greg was also heading to the store. Greg was going to make a pie for his mother. He needed to get strawberries and blueberries. Max asked Greg if he wanted to walk to the store together. Greg the wolf said yes, so they walked to the store together. At the store the other people looked at Max and Greg. They had never seen an alligator and a wolf who are friends before. Max and Greg laughed at this. Max got the chocolate and bananas to make his cake and Greg got the strawberries and blueberries to make his pie. They left the store. Max waved good bye to Greg. "See you later alligator," said Greg. Max went home and made his cake, it was very good. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What was Max's location?
2. Where could Max be found?
3. Where was Max located?
Q2:
1. What was Max doing at home?
2. What was Max up to while home?
3. What was Max's activity at home?
Q3:
1. What was the subject of the book?
2. What was Max reading about?
3. What was Max's book about?
Q4:
1. What did Max want to do after reading his book?
2. What did reading make Max want to do?
3. What did Max become interested in doing due to his book?
Q5:
1. Did Max head to the grocery store?
2. Did Max head off to the grocery?
3. Was the grocery a place that Max went?
Q6:
1. What kind of cake was Max making?
2. What sort of cake did Max wish to bake?
3. What would be the flavor of Max's cake?
Q7:
1. Who did Max see on his way to the store?
2. Who did Max come across while going to the store?
3. Who did Max cross en route to the grocery?
Q8:
1. What was Greg?
2. What sort of animal was Greg?
3. What could Greg be described as?
Q9:
1. Where was Greg going?
2. Where was Greg headed?
3. What location was Greg traveling to?
Q10:
1. What was Greg's reason for going to the grocery?
2. Why was Greg on his way to the store?
3. What was bringing Greg to the store?
Q11:
1. What did Greg need for his pie?
2. What were the necessary ingredients for Greg's pie?
3. What was Greg going to put in his pie?
Q12:
1. What could Max be described as?
2. What sort of animal was Max?
3. What animal describes Max?
Q13:
1. Did Max and Greg find what they needed?
2. Did the grocery have what Max and Greg were looking for?
3. Were Max and Greg's ingredients available at the grocery?
Q14:
1. Did Max make his cake?
2. Did Max whip up his dessert?
3. Did Max bake a cake?
Q15:
1. How was Max's cake?
2. What was Max's cake like?
3. What was the quality level of Max's cake?
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3hya4d452rjvy0k6gphibll1ovmf2m | wikipedia | C# (pronounced as "see sharp") is a multi-paradigm programming language encompassing strong typing, imperative, declarative, functional, generic, object-oriented (class-based), and component-oriented programming disciplines. It was developed by Microsoft within its .NET initiative and later approved as a standard by Ecma (ECMA-334) and ISO (ISO/IEC 23270:2006). C# is one of the programming languages designed for the Common Language Infrastructure.
C# is a general-purpose, object-oriented programming language. Its development team is led by Anders Hejlsberg. The most recent version is C# 7.0, which was released in 2017 along with Visual Studio 2017.
The ECMA standard lists these design goals for C#:
During the development of the .NET Framework, the class libraries were originally written using a managed code compiler system called "Simple Managed C" (SMC). In January 1999, Anders Hejlsberg formed a team to build a new language at the time called Cool, which stood for "C-like Object Oriented Language". Microsoft had considered keeping the name "Cool" as the final name of the language, but chose not to do so for trademark reasons. By the time the .NET project was publicly announced at the July 2000 Professional Developers Conference, the language had been renamed C#, and the class libraries and ASP.NET runtime had been ported to C#. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What can C# be defined as?
2. What sort of thing is C#?
3. Define C#.
Q2:
1. How is C# pronounced?
2. What is the pronunciation of C#?
3. What is the right way to pronounce C#?
Q3:
1. What company developed C#?
2. Who was C# developed by?
3. Who created C#?
Q4:
1. Who approved C#?
2. Who approved the creation of C#?
3. Who gave the go ahead to make C#?
Q5:
1. What was C# designed for?
2. What was C# intended to do?
3. Why was C# created?
Q6:
1. What is the newest version of C#?
2. What is C#'s most recent update?'
3. What form of C# is the most up to date?
Q7:
1. What was included with C# 7.0?
2. What came with C# 7.0?
3. What was a component of C# 7.0?
Q8:
1. What was Anders Hejlsberg's role?
2. What was a task of Anders Hejlsberg?
3. What did Anders Hejlsberg do with respect to C#?
Q9:
1. What was C# first called?
2. What was the original name for C#?
3. What name was given to C# when it was first being developed?
Q10:
1. What did Cool stand for?
2. What was Cool short for?
3. What was meant by the acronym Cool?
Q11:
1. When was Cool invented?
2. When did Cool come out?
3. What year was Cool created in?
Q12:
1. Why was the name changed from Cool?
2. What was the reason for C#'s name change?'
3. Why did the language's name change from Cool to C#?
Q13:
1. When did the public learn of the C# name?
2. When was C# released to the public?
3. When did the name C# get released to the public?
Q14:
1. Where was C# announced?
2. Where did the public learn of C#?
3. Where did C# get released to the public?
Q15:
1. Did C# have its new name by July 2000?
2. When it was announced at the conference, was the language being called?
3. Had the language's name been changed to C# by the time of its July 2000 announcement?
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3b837j3ldowl6p6d1zwijscop8jsra | race | "Oh,you must have been a spoiled kid.You must be really bossy.I wonder what you're going to be like to deal with?" That's often the response Angela Hult gets when people find out she's an only child,she told ABC News.Despite such negative remarks,Hult has decided to have only one child herself.And she's not alone.
According to the US' Office for National Statistics,women approaching the end of their childbearing years had an average of 1.9 children in 2004,compared with 3.1 for their counterparts in 1976.The percentage of onechild families in Britain had risen from 18 percent in 1972 to 26 percent in 2007.
But even though only children are becoming increasingly common,the traditional view that they're selfish,spoiled and lack social skills holds strong.Even parents of only children,like Hult,are made to feel guilty about having only one child.Worried that they're being selfish and endangering their child's future,they flock to online discussion forums seeking advice.Soon,however,they ask themselves:is this social prejudice really reasonable?
"There have been hundreds and hundreds of research studies that show that only children are no different from their peers ," Susan Newman,a social psychologist at Rutgers University in the US,told ABC News.
This raises another question:why are only children still viewed with such suspicion?
"There is a belief that's been around probably since humans first existed that to have just one child is somehow dangerous,both for you and for the continuation of your race," Toni Falbo,a professor of educational psychology,told the Guardian."In the past a lot of children died.You'd have had to be crazy to only have one."
Times,of course,have changed and infant mortality has largely reduced.So what do only children themselves say?
Kayley Kravitz,a blogger for The Huffington Post,grew up as an only child and highly recommends the experience."Being an only child taught me the most valuable skill of all:the ability to be alone," she said. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Where did statistics on women come from?
2. What bureau had statistics regarding women?
3. What was the source for statistics on women?
Q2:
1. Did Angela Hult grow up without siblings?
2. Is Angela Hult someone that doesn't have siblings?
3. Was Angela Hult the sole child in her family?
Q3:
1. Do people say Angela Hult must be spoiled?
2. Is Angela Hult told that she is spoiled?
3. Do others say to Angela Hult that she is spoiled?
Q4:
1. How many kids is Angela Hult having?
2. How many children does Angela Hult plan on giving birth to?
3. What's the number of children that Angela Hult is having?
Q5:
1. Does Angela Hult feel guilty about having just one kid?
2. Does it make Angela Hult feel guilty to just have one child?
3. Does having only one child make Angela Hult feel bad?
Q6:
1. Why isn't Angela Hult ashamed to have an only child?
2. Why doesn't it make Angela Hult feel guilty to have just one kid?
3. Why doesn't Angela Hult have a problem with having only one child?
Q7:
1. What is the number of British families with just one child?
2. How many British families have only children?
3. How many of Britain's families have only a single child?
Q8:
1. Have households with only children gone up or down since the 70s?
2. Has there been an increase or decrease in only children since the 1970s?
3. Has Britain seen an increase or a decrease in single child homes since the 70s?
Q9:
1. What has increased since the 70s?
2. What has there been a rise in since the 70s?
3. What does Britain have more of than it did in the 1970s?
Q10:
1. What percent increase has Britain seen in single child homes?
2. Only children have increased by what percent in Britain?
3. By what percent have only children gone up in Great Britain?
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320duz38g7m1iwe9yutssn7urlxjg1 | gutenberg | CHAPTER VI
A CLOUDY NIGHT
It was not needed that I should walk very far in order to find Seth Jepson. He was on the westerly side of the dock when I came into the square, talking to two or three lads whom I had good reason to believe were of Tory leanings.
Instead of appearing disconcerted because of my finding him in such company, he acted much as if it gave him pleasure that I was come, and straightway leaving his companions, advanced eagerly to meet me.
"Have you been up to the prison in the hope of having speech with Archie Hemming?" he asked as soon as we were within speaking distance, and I, suspicious of the lad, believed he thus counted on learning what we might have in mind to do, therefore replied with somewhat of sourness in my tone:
"It is too dangerous a matter to be seen loitering about that place, especially for a lad like me, whose father is known to be a Son of Liberty."
"I have seen Harvey Pearson there more than once, and thought most like you had sent him."
By this time it was clear to me that Seth was striving to learn if we had any plan on foot to release Archie, and striving to appear indifferent, as if to my mind the matter was so fraught with difficulties that it would be useless to make any attempt, I said:
"If Harvey chooses to loiter where there is great danger of being taken into custody, it is no affair of mine. On first learning that Archie had been imprisoned, I was so foolish as to say, without really believing it could be done, that we would form some plan for his rescue; but came to see right soon that it would be a piece of folly to raise our hands in such direction." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who was the narrator going to meet up with?
2. Who was the narrator on their way to see?
3. Who was the narrator on a walk to go see?
Q2:
1. Where did the narrator find Seth Jepson?
2. What was Seth Jepson's location?
3. In what location did the narrator come across Seth Jepson?
Q3:
1. Did the narrator have to go far to reach Seth Jepson?
2. Did it take the narrator a long time to arrive at Seth Jepson's location?
3. Did the narrator take awhile to get to Seth Jepson?
Q4:
1. What was Seth Jepson up to?
2. What was Seth Jepson in the middle of doing?
3. What was Seth Jepson's business?
Q5:
1. Who was Seth Jepson talking to?
2. Who was Seth Jepson's conversation partener?
3. Who was Seth Jepson addressing?
Q6:
1. What political party did the narrator think Seth Jepson's interlocutors supported?
2. Of what belief did the narrator assume the lads to be?
3. What were the lads' politics in the opinion of the narrator?
Q7:
1. Was Seth Jepson not happy about running into the narrator?
2. Did it displease Seth Jepson to bump into the narrator?
3. Was seeing the narrator something that Seth Jepson didn't like?
Q8:
1. Who did Seth Jepson ask the narrator about?
2. Seth Jepson inquired after the narrator on the subject of whom?
3. Who did Seth Jepson have a question for the narrator regarding?
Q9:
1. Did the narrator trust Seth Jepson?
2. Did the narrator find Seth Jepson to be trustworthy?
3. Did the narrator feel like he could trust Seth Jepson?
Q10:
1. Did the narrator admit they spent time in prison?
2. Was the narrator forthcoming about his prison time?
3. Did the narrator talk about going to prison?
Q11:
1. What did the narrator say his father belonged to?
2. What was the narrator's father?
3. What organization was the narrator's dad in?
Q12:
1. Who did Seth Jepson allegedly see in jail?
2. Who did Seth Jepson say he spotted in jail?
3. Who did Seth Jepson allege he noticed in prison?
Q13:
1. did Seth Jepson think the narrator told Harvey Pearson to go to him?
2. Did Seth Jepson believe it was the narrator who sent Harvey Pearson?
3. Did Seth Jepson think that Harvey Pearson came on the narrator's behalf?
Q14:
1. How was the narrator trying to present himself?
2. In what light was the narrator trying to present himself?
3. How did the narrator wish to appear?
Q15:
1. Did the narrator seem excited?
2. Did the narrator appear to be excited?
3. Did the narrator seem riled up?
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3wakvudhuwgr3je2hqtctc3c9zvu7q | gutenberg | Chapter II
Harry Clavering Chooses His Profession
Harry Clavering might not be an usher, but, nevertheless, he was home for the holidays. And who can say where the usher ends and the school-master begins? He, perhaps, may properly be called an usher, who is hired by a private schoolmaster to assist himself in his private occupation, whereas Harry Clavering had been selected by a public body out of a hundred candidates, with much real or pretended reference to certificates of qualification. He was certainly not an usher, as he was paid three hundred a year for his work--which is quite beyond the mark of ushers. So much was certain; but yet the word stuck in his throat and made him uncomfortable. He did not like to reflect that he was home for the holidays.
But he had determined that he would never come home for the holidays again. At Christmas he would leave the school at which he had won his appointment with so much trouble, and go into an open profession. Indeed he had chosen his profession, and his mode of entering it. He would become a civil engineer, and perhaps a land surveyor, and with this view he would enter himself as a pupil in the great house of Beilby & Burton. The terms even had been settled. He was to pay a premium of five hundred pounds and join Mr. Burton, who was settled in the town of Stratton, for twelve months before he placed himself in Mr. Beilby's office in London. Stratton was less than twenty miles from Clavering. It was a comfort to him to think that he could pay this five hundred pounds out of his own earnings, without troubling his father. It was a comfort, even though he had earned that money by "ushering" for the last two years. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Harry Clavering had been selected from a pool of how many?
2. How many candidates was Harry Clavering chosen from?
3. What was the number of total candidates from which Harry Clavering was picked?
Q2:
1. How was Harry Clavering employed?
2. What was Harry Clavering's profession?
3. What did Harry Clavering do for a living?
Q3:
1. Was it a public school that hired Harry Clavering?
2. Did Harry Clavering work for a public school?
3. Did Harry Clavering find work at a public school?
Q4:
1. Did Harry Clavering want to go home for the holidays?
2. Was it Harry Clavering's wish to return home for the holidays?
3. Did Harry Clavering hope to spend the holidays at home?
Q5:
1. What did Harry Clavering want to become?
2. What did Harry Clavering desire to do in life?
3. What profession did Harry Clavering want to have?
Q6:
1. What was Harry Clavering home for?
2. Why had Harry Clavering returned home?
3. What made Harry Clavering go back home?
Q7:
1. How far away from Stratton was Harry Clavering?
2. What was Harry Clavering's distance from Stratton?
3. What distance separated Harry Clavering from Stratton?
Q8:
1. Who was Harry Clavering meeting at Stratton?
2. Who did Harry Clavering have a meeting with at Stratton?
3. Who was Harry Clavering going to Stratton to see?
Q9:
1. How long was Mr. Burton at Stratton?
2. What was the length of Mr. Burton's stay at Stratton?
3. How much time had Mr. Burton spent at Stratton?
Q10:
1. When was Harry Clavering going to leave school?
2. When would Harry Clavering go away from school?
3. At what point was Harry Clavering to depart from school?
Q11:
1. What was Harry Clavering going to do?
2. What did Harry Clavering plan on dong?
3. What was Harry Clavering's plan?
Q12:
1. Where did Harry Clavering want to become a student?
2. Where did Harry Clavering desire to become a pupil?
3. In what location did Harry Clavering want to study?
Q13:
1. Who hired Harry Clavering?
2. Who gave Harry Clavering his job?
3. From whom had Harry Clavering gotten his job?
Q14:
1. How much would Harry Clavering be paid?
2. What was to be Harry Clavering's salary?
3. What amount would Harry Clavering make?
Q15:
1. Was Harry Clavering's salary more than a regular usher?
2. Did Harry Clavering make more money than the average usher?
3. Was Harry Clavering paid a higher sum than the average usher?
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3nvc2eb65qzqj9xkpfnbjgx9z9jy3x | cnn | (CNN) -- Nico Rosberg dominated the final, vital qualifying session of the 2014 F1 season in Abu Dhabi, putting the German in the box seat for the World Championship title.
The Mercedes driver, who has endured a fine but torrid season alongside his rival Lewis Hamilton, led the session from the start as Hamilton put in an error strewn performance to finish second, 0.386 seconds behind Rosberg, and set up a mouthwatering race in the Middle East on Sunday.
Neck and neck
Rosberg and Hamilton have clashed on and off the track during a season dominated by Mercedes. The two drivers have gone neck and neck for most of the season before a late spurt of form from Hamilton put him ahead for the last race.
But a controversial rule change that awards double points for the last race of the season means that Hamilton's 17 point championship lead is far more precarious than it should have been.
"It's only one step, a very small step," Rosberg said after securing his 11th pole of the season. His performance meant that Mercedes managed to secure every single pole this season, a feat that hasn't been seen by an engine manufacturer since Ford achieved the same in 1969.
Hamilton still favorite
Hamilton, meanwhile, is still the favorite to walk away with the title. As long as he finishes second, Rosberg's performance is immaterial.
"I generally didn't have the best of laps but I enjoyed the qualifying session," said Hamilton. "Tomorrow is going to be a special day ... This weekend is about the championship, not about pole position." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What sport does Nico Rosberg do?
2. What is Nico Rosberg's sport?
3. What is Nico Rosberg a participant in?
Q2:
1. Where did Nico Rosberg qualify in 2014?
2. What was the location of Nico Rosberg's 2014 qualification?
3. In what city did Nico Rosberg qualify in 2014?
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37m28k1j0qd08516cu1iw1wrtt0aj2 | wikipedia | The concept of universal suffrage, also known as general suffrage or common suffrage, consists of the right to vote of all adults, subject only to minor exceptions. Many countries make an exception for small numbers of adults that are considered mentally incapable of voting. Other countries also exclude people convicted of serious crimes or people in jail, but this is considered a violation of a basic human right in an increasing number of countries. In some countries, including the United States, it is very difficult and expensive for convicted criminals to regain this right even after having served their jail sentence, but U.S voting laws are not national, but subject to federalism so some states have more lenient voting laws. In any case, where universal suffrage exists, the right to vote is not restricted by race, sex, belief, wealth, or social status.
Although it took or is taking a long time in many countries before women got or get the right to run for office even after getting the right to vote, there are still no commonly used clear terms to differentiate between these different rights. It is therefore usually best to avoid the little known and ambivalent terms used to make this distinction and to instead clearly say whether one is referring to only men or also women having only the right to vote or also the right to run for office. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What right does the article discuss?
2. What right appears in the article?
3. What political principle is the article about?
Q2:
1. What is another term for universal suffrage?
2. What is universal suffrage also known as?
3. What else is universal suffrage called?
Q3:
1. What is universal suffrage?
2. What does universal suffrage mean?
3. What is the definition of universal suffrage?
Q4:
1. What isn't included in universal suffrage?
2. What is not covered by universal suffrage?
3. What is not an aspect of universal suffrage?
Q5:
1. Where do exceptions in universal suffrage come from?
2. What are some exceptions to universal suffrage?
3. In what case is universal suffrage not applied?
Q6:
1. Where do exceptions in universal suffrage come from, besides the mentally incapable?
2. What are some exceptions to universal suffrage other than the mentall incapable?
3. In what case is universal suffrage not applied other than those with mental defects?
Q7:
1. Can criminals get their right to vote back?
2. Can those who have been to prison receive the right to vote again?
3. Can the right to vote be given back to those who have lost it?
Q8:
1. Does the ability to get the right to vote back vary?
2. Does it vary if people are allowed to get the right to vote back?
3. Are there discrepancies in the ability to be able to vote again?
Q9:
1. Where does getting the right to vote back vary?
2. Where are there differences in the ability to get back the right to vote?
3. Where is it not always the same if you can vote again after having lost the right?
Q10:
1. Do not all places treat regaining the right to vote the same?
2. Are there differences around the world in regaining the right to vote?
3. Does the ability to regain the right to vote depend heavily on where you are?
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304sm51wa34yqipo52asjd7k7rusbl | wikipedia | Sikhism (), or Sikhi ( "", , from "Sikh", meaning a "disciple", or a "learner"), is a monotheistic Indian religion that originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent about the end of the 15th century. It is one of the youngest of the major world religions. The fundamental beliefs of Sikhism, articulated in the sacred scripture Guru Granth Sahib, include faith and meditation on the name of the one creator, unity of all humankind, engaging in selfless service, striving for social justice for the benefit and prosperity of all, and honest conduct and livelihood while living a householder's life. In the early 21st century there were nearly 25 million Sikhs worldwide, the great majority of them living in the Indian state of Punjab.
Sikhism is based on the spiritual teachings of Guru Nanak, the first Guru, and the nine Sikh gurus that succeeded him. The Tenth Guru, Guru Gobind Singh, named the Sikh scripture Guru Granth Sahib as his successor, terminating the line of human Gurus and making the scripture the eternal, impersonal spiritual guide for Sikhs. Sikhism rejects claims that any particular religious tradition has a monopoly on Absolute Truth.
Sikhism emphasises simran (meditation on the words of the Guru Granth Sahib), that can be expressed musically through kirtan or internally through Nam Japo (repeat God's name) as a means to feel God's presence. It teaches followers to avoid the "Five Thieves" (lust, rage, greed, attachment and conceit). Hand in hand, secular life is considered to be intertwined with the spiritual life. Guru Nanak taught that living an "active, creative, and practical life" of "truthfulness, fidelity, self-control and purity" is above the metaphysical truth, and that the ideal man is one who "establishes union with God, knows His Will, and carries out that Will". Guru Hargobind, the sixth Sikh Guru, established the political/temporal (Miri) and spiritual (Piri) realms to be mutually coexistent. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. How many gurus existed?
2. What was the total number of gurus?
3. How many gurus were there?
Q2:
1. Who was the first guru?
2. What was the name of the first guru?
3. Which guru came first?
Q3:
1. Who was the tenth guru?
2. What was the name of the tenth guru?
3. Which guru came tenth?
Q4:
1. Were there any gurus after the tenth?
2. Did anyone succeed Guru Gobind Singh?
3. Were there gurus after Guru Gobind Singh?
Q5:
1. What name does the religion have?
2. What religion does the article discuss?
3. Which religion appears in the article?
Q6:
1. Where does Sikhism come from?
2. What are the origins of the word Sikhism?
3. What's source of the term Sikhism?
Q7:
1. What does Sikh mean?
2. What is the definition of the word Sikh?
3. How can Sikh be translated into English?
Q8:
1. How many deities do Sikhs believe in?
2. How many gods are there in Sikhism?
3. What is the number of gods in Sikhism?
Q9:
1. What is the name of the main text of Sikhism?
2. What is the principal text of the SIkh faith?
3. What book do Sikhs believe in?
Q10:
1. How many people follow Sikhism?
2. How many believers are there of Sikhism?
3. How many followers of Sikhism exist?
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3jmsru9hqiucpdic9ohnv8xc8n3ev3 | mctest | Derek was sad. He was playing in the school yard at recess and a girl in his class was being mean to him. Her name was Sandy. Sandy was best friends with Alexis. Alexis was nice to Derek, but Sandy kept being mean. Sandy kicked dirt at Derek and called him mean names. Alexis felt bad that her friend was so nasty to Derek. Derek knew that Sandy did not like him, so he sat down in the school yard with a big frown. All of a sudden, a stranger walked up to Derek and asked him if he wanted some rock sugar candy. He told Derek he had lots of sugar rock candy in his car in the parking lot. Derek remembered his parents telling him never to talk to strangers, so he started running away from the man. Sandy and Alexis were on the jungle gym and they saw Derek running from the stranger. They went to tell their teacher, Mrs. Mustard, who was still inside the classroom. Sandy and Alexis came into the classroom screaming for help. Derek ran into the classroom right after the girls. Mrs. Mustard looked out into the recess yard, but the stranger was gone. Jenny, Mrs. Mustard's helper, called the police to report what had happened. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who was hurting Derek's feelings?
2. Who wasn't acting very nice to Derek?
3. Who was acting awful to Derek?
Q2:
1. What did Sandy do?
2. How did Sandy act towards Derek?
3. What were Sandy's actions towards Derek?
Q3:
1. Did Derek stay by himself?
2. Was Derek alone?
3. Did Derek remain on his own?
Q4:
1. What did Derek do during the remainder of break?
2. How did Derek act for the rest of break?
3. What was Derek up to for the time that remained in break?
Q5:
1. Did Derek stay by himself?
2. Was Derek alone?
3. Did Derek remain on his own?
Q6:
1. Who was Derek with?
2. Who came up to Derek?
3. Who was Derek approached by?
Q7:
1. Was the stranger a new friend?
2. Did Derek meet a friendly stranger?
3. Was the stranger nice to Derek?
Q8:
1. What did the stranger do?
2. What were the stranger's actions?
3. What did the stranger say to Derek?
Q9:
1. Did Derek take the candy?
2. Did Derek accept the stranger's offer?
3. Did Derek say yes to the stranger's offer of candy?
Q10:
1. Did the stranger go away?
2. Did the stranger depart?
3. Did the stranger disappear?
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3ctoc39k37qip3385rpymau1rapj7s | mctest | Timothy likes to play sports. He spends his time after school playing basketball and baseball. Sometimes Timothy pretends he is a famous baseball pitcher for his favorite team with his friends. He plays with his friends Mandy and Andrew. Timothy also plays pretend when he is alone. He has an imaginary friend named Sean. Sean is an elephant who watches television with Timothy.
Mandy likes playing baseball but she also likes to paint. Mandy's favorite class at school is art. She likes making pictures of flowers. Her teacher says she is a good artist. She painted a picture of a tree for her teacher. There were red and yellow leaves on it. It had apples on it.
When Andrew goes home after baseball, he likes to eat a snack. He eats carrots and bananas. If he is a good boy his mom, Mrs. Smith, sometimes gives him milk and cookies. Afterwards, Andrew finishes his homework. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is an activity that Timothy likes?
2. What does Timothy enjoy playing?
3. What's something Timothy likes to do?
Q2:
1. What kind of sports does Timothy play?
2. What sports does Timothy participate in?
3. Which athletic activities does Timothy do?
Q3:
1. What kind of sports does Timothy play?
2. What sports does Timothy participate in?
3. Which athletic activities does Timothy do?
Q4:
1. Does Timothy pretend to be a famous athlete?
2. Does Timothy pretend to be a famous basketball and baseball player?
3. Does Timothy play act like he's a well known athlete?
Q5:
1. Does Timothy have an imaginary friend?
2. Has Timothy got any friends that aren't real?
3. Does Timothy have a made up buddy?
Q6:
1. Who is Timothy's imaginary friend?
2. What's the name of Timmy's made up friend?
3. What is Timothy's pretend friend called?
Q7:
1. Who are Timothy's human friends?
2. Who are Timothy's real friends?
3. Who are Timothy's friends that aren't made up?
Q8:
1. What does Andrew do when he gets back to the house after playing basketball?
2. After Andrew plays basketball, what does he do at home?
3. What does Andrew get up to when he gets home from basketball?
Q9:
1. What does Andrew do after he eats?
2. After Andrew eats, what does he do?
3. What is Andrew's task one he's done eating?
Q10:
1. Is Timothy's imaginary friend a person?
2. Does Timothy have a human for an imaginary friend?
3. Is Sean a human being?
Q11:
1. What is Sean?
2. What sort of animal is Sean?
3. What is Timothy's imaginary friend?
Q12:
1. What does Sean do with Timothy?
2. What do Timothy and Sean do together?
3. How does Timothy spend his time with Sean?
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3hsyg7lrbjy1v2ga66ejruz0ce9kk8 | race | Jack and Mike are on holiday in France. Mike loves visiting old building. So does Jack. In the village Jack and Mike see a beautiful old church , but when they come into the church, some people are there. They don't know what the people are doing. "Oh! Just sit quietly , and act like the others!"Mike says. Because they don't really know French, so they stand, kneel and sit to follow other people. At that time, the priest says something. And the man who sits next to Jack and Mike stands up. "We should stand up, too!"Jack whispers to Mike. So, Jack and Mike walk to the priest. "What's so funny?"Jack asks in English. With a smile on his face the priest says, "Boys, there is a newbaby born, we ask the father to stand up." Mike shakes his head. He smiles and says, "We should understand what people do before we act like them!" QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What nation are Mike and Jack visiting?
2. Where are Mike and Jack?
3. What country are Jack and Mike in?
Q2:
1. Are Mike and Jack in France for work?
2. Are Mike and Jack working in France?
3. Did work bring Jack and Mike to France?
Q3:
1. Why are Mike and Jack in France?
2. What are Mike and Jack doing in France?
3. What is Mike and Jack's business in France?
Q4:
1. Do Mike and Jack speak French?
2. Are Mike and Jack Francophones?
3. Do Mike and Jack know how to communicate in French?
Q5:
1. Are Mike and Jack somewhere ugly?
2. Are Mike and Jack in an ugly place?
3. Is the place where Mike and Jack are unattractive?
Q6:
1. Are Mike and Jack somewhere empty?
2. Are Mike and Jack alone in the church?
3. Are Mike and Jack the only ones in the church?
Q7:
1. Who is in the church?
2. Who do Mike and Jack find in the church?
3. Who also is in the church with Mike and Jack?
Q8:
1. What are the people in the church doing?
2. What's going on with the people in the church?
3. What are all the churchgoers up to?
Q9:
1. Do Mike and Jack try and fit in?
2. Do Jack and Mike make an attempt to fit in?
3. Do Jack and Mike attempt to do what everyone else is doing?
Q10:
1. How do Mike and Jack try and fit in?
2. What do Mike and Jack do to attempt to fit in?
3. How do Mike and Jack try and seem like everyone else?
Q11:
1. Is someone addressing the churchgoers?
2. Is anybody talking to the people in the church?
3. Is anyone speaking to the church members?
Q12:
1. Who is talking to the people in the church?
2. Who is addressing the churchgoers?
3. Who is speaking to those inside the church?
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3a4tn5196kisae3e88uoqj60fodhc5 | race | Jack Brown was very quiet as Dr. Johnson examined him. The doctor looked at the boy's throat , took his temperature and listened to his heart . Finally, he asked Jack's mother a few questions "When did Jack begin to feel ill?" "This morning when he got up. He said he felt too sick to go to school today." "What did he eat for breakfast?" "He got orange juice, two pieces of bread, an egg and a glass of milk." I see," the doctor asked Jack, "How do you feel now,My boy?" Jack answered "Terrible, I think I'm going to die The doctor said, "You won't die. In fact, you'll be fine by dinner time." "Oh, doctor! Do you really think so?" Jack's mother looked very glad, Dr. Johnson answered, "Mrs. Brown, you son has a sickness that is common to boys at a time like this. It comes and goes quickly. Mrs. Brown said, "But I don't understand." "Today," the doctor told her, "the most exciting football final of the World Cup is on TV. If Jack feel well enough to watch TV this afternoon, and I think he does. He will be fine when the final is over. It's the only cure I know of this sickness. Now, if you'll excuse me, I must go across the street to see the Fords boy, Steve. He seems to have the same thing as Jack has today." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. When did Jack begin feeling ill, according to his mother?
2. When did Jack's illness start according to his mom?
3. When did Jack's mom say that he started not feeling well?
Q2:
1. How ill did Jack believe himself to be?
2. How sick was Jack in his own mind?
3. Just how unwell did Jack think himself to be?
Q3:
1. Was Jack going to die?
2. Was Jack diagnosed with something deadly?
3. Was Jack given a terminal diagnosis?
Q4:
1. Was Jack's malady contagious?
2. Did Jack have something contagious?
3. Were a lot of other people afflicted with what Jack had?
Q5:
1. What diagnosis is given to Jack?
2. What diagnosis does Jack receive?
3. What is Jack diagnosed with?
Q6:
1. Was there any treatment for Jack's illness?
2. Was Jack's sickness treatable?
3. Did a treatment exist for what was ailing Jack?
Q7:
1. Where will Jack watch the finals?
2. Where will Jack be able to view the game?
3. Where will the game be available for Jack to watch?
Q8:
1. Was anyone else sick other than Jack?
2. Was there another ill person along with Jack?
3. Was anyone besides Jack feeling under the weather?
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3of2m9aatgowkxfw67hte9ndhxokzh | cnn | (CNN) -- Henry Joseph Madden was a good student and track team member in high school, but he had a secret: He sometimes wore his mother's pantyhose and underwear under his clothes.
Dr. Jennifer Madden, a family physician, began her transition to being female at age 48.
"I really wanted to be a girl so bad, and that was one way for me to satisfy those feelings," Madden said. "I always felt like someone was looking over my shoulder."
The desire to be female never went away. At age 48, Madden confessed these feelings to a doctor, and started seeing a gender therapist who suggested Madden was transgendered.
Through reconstructive surgeries, electrolysis, laser procedures and voice lessons, Henry Joseph became Jennifer Elizabeth, known as Jenny. She is a practicing family physician in Nashua, New Hampshire. Watch Jenny's story »
Chastity Bono, child of performer Cher and the late entertainer and politician Sonny Bono, announced Thursday the beginning of a transition from female to a male.
While still relatively rare -- one advocate estimates that 0.25 to 0.5 percent of the American population is transgendered -- the idea of changing gender identity has become more widespread in recent years. The term "LGBT" (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) is more commonly recognized, and transgendered people have been portrayed in the 1999 film "Boys Don't Cry" as well as the 2002 book "Middlesex" by Jeffrey Eugenides.
Many people who have transitioned, including Madden, say they knew they had been born into the wrong gender from childhood. As early as age 3, Dr. Julie Praus, born male, didn't understand why her father wanted to play catch. As a boy, Praus learned how to fish and hunt, but enjoyed collecting Depression-era glassware vases. Praus, 48, a psychiatrist in Brattleboro, Vermont, started living as a woman in March 2008. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. How many Americans are transgendered?
2. What percent of the American population is transgendered?
3. What percent of Americans are Trans?
Q2:
1. Dr. Jennifer Madden transgendered?
2. Is Dr. Jennifer Madden a member of the transgender community?
3. Is Dr. Jennifer Madden a trans woman?
Q3:
1. What was Dr. Jennifer Madden's name at birth?
2. What name was Dr. Jennifer Madden given at birth?
3. What name did Dr. Jennifer Madden when she was born?
Q4:
1. Did Henry Madden wish he was a girl in high school?
2. Did Henry Madden desire to be recognized as a woman in high school?
3. During high school, did Henry Madden want to live as a girl?
Q5:
1. Did feeling trans in High school make it hard for Dr. Jennifer Madden to succeed?
2. Did Dr. Jennifer Madden have academic trouble in high school because of her trans identity?
3. Did being transgendered make high school hard on Dr. Jennifer Madden?
Q6:
1. At what age did Dr. Jennifer Madden transition?
2. How old was Dr. Jennifer Madden when she transitioned?
3. How old was Dr. Jennifer Madden when she underwent gender confirmation surgery?
Q7:
1. Who suggested that Dr. Jennifer Madden transition?
2. Who advised Dr. Jennifer Madden to undergo gender confirmation surgery?
3. Whose idea was it for Dr. Jennifer Madden to have gender confirmation surgery?
Q8:
1. What kind of doctor is Dr. Jennifer Madden?
2. What sort of medicine does Dr. Jennifer Madden practice?
3. What medical field does Dr. Jennifer Madden specialize in?
Q9:
1. Is it become more common to transition?
2. Is the idea of transitioning entering into the mainstream?
3. Is gender confirmation becoming more culturally accepted?
Q10:
1. Is it become more common to accept the term "LGBT?"?
2. Is the term "LGBT?" entering into the mainstream?
3. Is the term "LGBT?" becoming more culturally accepted?
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39gaf6dqwr0d5co0x0m8ooeikkwv1b | gutenberg | CHAPTER XV
A BEWILDERING EXPERIENCE
When Louise Merrick entered the brown limousine, which she naturally supposed to belong to Arthur Weldon, she had not the faintest suspicion of any evil in her mind. Indeed, the girl was very happy this especial evening, although tired with her duties at the Kermess. A climax in her young life had arrived, and she greeted it joyously, believing she loved Arthur well enough to become his wife.
Now that the engagement had been announced to their immediate circle of friends she felt as proud and elated as any young girl has a right to be under the circumstances.
Added to this pleasant event was the social triumph she and her cousins had enjoyed at the Kermess, where Louise especially had met with rare favor. The fashionable world had united in being most kind and considerate to the dainty, attractive young _debutante_, and only Diana had seemed to slight her. This was not surprising in view of the fact that Diana evidently wanted Arthur for herself, and there was some satisfaction in winning a lover who was elsewhere in prime demand. In addition to all this the little dance that concluded the evening's entertainment had been quite delightful, and all things conspired to put Louise in a very contented frame of mind. Still fluttering with the innocent excitements of the hour the girl went to join Arthur without a fear of impending misfortune. She did not think of Charlie Mershone at all. He had been annoying and impertinent, and she had rebuked him and sent him away, cutting him out of her life altogether. Perhaps she ought to have remembered that she had mildly flirted with Diana's cousin and given him opportunity for the impassioned speeches she resented; but Louise had a girlish idea that there was no harm in flirting, considering it a feminine license. She saw young Mershone at the Kermess that evening paying indifferent attentions to other women and ignoring her, and was sincerely glad to have done with him for good and all. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who got in the limousine?
2. Who entered the brown limousine?
3. Who entered the car?
Q2:
1. What kind of car did Louise get into?
2. What sort of car did Louise Merrick enter into?
3. What was the car that Louise Merrick got in?
Q3:
1. How was Louise Merrick feeling tonight?
2. What sort of state was Louise Merrick in this evening?
3. What was Louise Merrick's mood this evening?
Q4:
1. Was Louise Merrick energetic?
2. Was Louise Merrick hyper?
3. Did Louise Merrick have a lot of energy?
Q5:
1. Why wasn't Louise Merrick very energetic?
2. Why didn't Louise Merrick have much energy?
3. Why wasn't Louise Merrick full of energy?
Q6:
1. Was Louise Merrick in a relationship?
2. Did Louise Merrick have a boyfriend?
3. Did Louise Merrick have a romantic partner?
Q7:
1. Who was Louise Merrick's beau?
2. What was the name of Louise's boyfriend?
3. Who was Louise Merrick in a relationship with?
Q8:
1. What good news did Louise and Arthur have?
2. What happy announcement did Louise and Arthur need to make?
3. What happy news were Louise and Arthur going to share?
Q9:
1. Who knew about Louise and Arthur's engagement?
2. Who was aware that Louise and Arthur were engaged?
3. Who knew that Louise was now Arthur's fiance?
Q10:
1. Who wasn't pleased that Louise was engaged to Arthur?
2. Who wasn't happy about Louise and Arthur's engagement?
3. Who seemed unhappy that Louise was now Arthur's fiance?
Q11:
1. Why was Diana unhappy with Louise's engagement?
2. Why did it upset Diana that Louise and Arthur were engaged?
3. What didn't Diana like about Louise and Arthur's engagement?
Q12:
1. What cousin had Louise cut out of her life?
2. Which of her cousins did Louise not get along with at all?
3. Who was Louise's cousin that she did not speak to at all?
Q13:
1. What did Louise do with Charlie Mershone?
2. What had Louise done with Charlie Mershone?
3. How had Louise treated her estranged cousin?
Q14:
1. What did Louise Merrick do that she thought she had the right to do?
2. Which of Louise Merrick's actions did she believe she had the right to do?
3. What did Louise Merrick think it was ok that she had done?
Q15:
1. Did Louise Merrick run into the Kermess?
2. Did Louise Merrick go into the Kermess running?
3. Did Louise Merrick rush into the Kermess?
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3rkntxvs3mya5nil9neeqz78bns4a5 | race | A Tale of Two Cities was written by the famous English writer Charles Dickens. The tale is mainly about the French Revolution in 1789, where the poor rose up against the king and the nobles. Dickens showed deep sympathy for the poor and deep hatred for the cruelty of the upper class, though he wrote quite a lot about the love triangle between Lucie, Charles and Sydney.
In this novel, Dickens wrote some lively characters like Sydney and those crazy revolutionaries. In this tale, we can't see any absolute roles. Charles, though he's a brave and good man, obviously he hasn't as much ability as Sydney. Sydney, a typical tragic man, a man like him, usually has great ability. But he has some weak points on characters and the worst is that he always loves a woman he shouldn't love and 99.99% die for her at last in an extremely heroic or tragic way. The revolutionaries are not as full of justice as usual. They get mad when they can get revenge for their unfair treatment. The fire of hatred burns everything. When they're at the bottom of the society, they're calling for justice, for fair treatment, for freedom, but when they're in charge of the society, their world is up-side-down. They hate everything that is connected to the very people against them, even including Charles' wife, Dr. Manette's daughter. So _ have no difference from those former governors at heart.
Though Dickens told us how the authority is recycling over and over again in some way, the novel is about something good. Love from Sydney to Lucie is one of the only few bright points in the novel and it's really great. A man can sacrifice his life to save his lover's husband. He doesn't have any personal purpose and just for his lover's happiness. So Dickens may imply us, only love can solve the problems between people, between the poor and the rich, love is everything. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who are some of the protagonists in Charles Dickens' novel?
2. Who are some of the main characters in A Tale of Two Cities?
3. What are the names of some important characters in A Tale of Two Cities?
Q2:
1. What CHARLES DICKENS novel is discussed?
2. What book by Charles Dickens is the paragraph about?
3. Which of Charles Dickens' novels appears in the paragraph?
Q3:
1. Is Charles Dickens Australian?
2. Does Charles Dickens come from Australia?
3. Is Australia the home country of Charles Dickens?
Q4:
1. What does Charles Dickens think of the poor?
2. How does Charles Dickens feel towards the poor?
3. What is the opinion of Charles Dickens regarding the poor?
Q5:
1. During what time period is A Tale of Two Cities set?
2. When in history does A Tale of Two Cities take place?
3. What time period is A Tale of Two Cities set in?
Q6:
1. Do the revolutionaries believe in justice?
2. Is justice important to the revolutionaries?
3. Are the revolutionaries concerned with equality?
Q7:
1. What happens when the revolutionaries are in charge?
2. What occurs when the revolutionaries are in power?
3. When the revolutionaries take power, what occurs?
Q8:
1. Is Charles courageous?
2. Does Charles have a lot of courage?
3. Is Charles full of bravery?
Q9:
1. What is one of the bright points in A Tale of Two Cities?
2. What is a bright spot in A Tale of Two Cities?
3. What is one of the nicer aspects of A Tale of Two Cities?
Q10:
1. What opinion do the revolutionaries think of Charles' wife?
2. What do the revolutionaries think about the woman Charles is married to?
3. What view do the revolutionaries hold of Charles' wife?
Q11:
1. What does Charles Dickens think about the rich?
2. What opinion does Charles Dickens have of the upper class?
3. How does Charles Dickens feel about the wealthy?
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3vj40nv2qinjocrcy7k4z235g9xotg | cnn | Seven years ago, Dawn Larkin-Wallace, a mom of three, took up running to lose that 10 to 20 pounds of baby weight that just wouldn't go away.
She figured once she dropped the weight, she'd be off the treadmill.
What she could have never imagined is that she'd become a marathon runner who inspired her three children to start running, too.
"We're just a running family," said Larkin-Wallace of Baldwin, New York, who is part of the running club Black Girls RUN!, a national group encouraging African-American women to make health and fitness a priority.
First, Larkin-Wallace signed up 15-year-old daughter Kayla, a high school sophomore, for a race after realizing that the amount of running she did during her soccer games was the equivalent of a 5K.
With the "positive peer pressure ... and the competitive spirit" that exists in the Wallace household, she said with a laugh, "of course, her brother and sister decided that that's something they wanted to do, too."
Kimberly, 11, and Kevin Jr., 9, ran their first 5K's this year.
Larkin-Wallace said her goal is for "healthy living to become a lifestyle and not just a fad" among her kids, who also play a range of sports from basketball to soccer to lacrosse.
What she's also very mindful of is encouraging her children, especially her girls, to feel good about their bodies. A recent study found that two in three 13-year-olds worry about gaining weight.
Helping her girls feel good about their bodies
"It's always on my mind, and I have African-American daughters. ... I have to help them understand that because their body type is different than others doesn't make one better or more right than the other," she said during a conversation with her family in their home. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What do two thirds of teenagers worry about?
2. What scares two thirds of teens?
3. What makes about 67% of teenagers anxious?
Q2:
1. What does Dawn Larkin-Wallace say about teens and weight gain?
2. What does Dawn Larkin-Wallace say about teenagers gaining weight?
3. What does Dawn Larkin-Wallace have to say regarding teens that gain weight?
Q3:
1. What group did Dawn Larkin-Wallace start?
2. What was Dawn Larkin-Wallace the founder of?
3. What organization did Dawn Larkin-Wallace create?
Q4:
1. What group is Dawn Larkin-Wallace a member of?
2. What organization is Dawn Larkin-Wallace a part of?
3. What group is Dawn Larkin-Wallace active in?
Q5:
1. What does Black Girls Run do?
2. What is the mission of Black Girls Run?
3. What is the purpose of Black Girls Run?
Q6:
1. What does Dawn Larkin-Wallace's daughter Kayla play?
2. What sport does Kayla participate in?
3. What athletic activity does Kayla, daughter of Dawn Larkin-Wallace, do?
Q7:
1. How many people in Dawn Larkin-Wallace's family have run a 5k?
2. How many members of Dawn Larkin-Wallace's family have participated in a 5k?
3. What's the number of people in Dawn Larkin-Wallace's family that have done a 5k race?
Q8:
1. Does Black Girls Run only encourage running and walking?
2. Are walking and running the only activities that Black Girls Run cares about?
3. Does Black Girls Run only emphasize the importance of walking and running?
Q9:
1. Did Dawn Larkin-Wallace start running as a leisurely past time?
2. Did Dawn Larkin-Wallace take up running as a hobby?
3. Was running something that Dawn Larkin-Wallace began as a hobby?
Q10:
1. How long ago did Dawn Larkin-Wallace start running?
2. How long ago did Dawn Larkin-Wallace take up running?
3. How long has it been since Dawn Larkin-Wallace started being a runner?
Q11:
1. Did Dawn Larkin-Wallace see running as a long term activity?
2. Did Dawn Larkin-Wallace originally plan on becoming a runner long term?
3. Did Dawn Larkin-Wallace have long term plans to be a runner?
Q12:
1. Has Dawn Larkin-Wallace participated in competitive events?
2. Has Dawn Larkin-Wallace competed in any events?
3. Has Dawn Larkin-Wallace ever ran in anything competitive?
Q13:
1. Do all of Dawn Larkin-Wallace's children run like her?
2. Are all of Dawn Larkin-Wallace's kids runners like their mother?
3. Do each of Dawn Larkin-Wallace's kids run like she does?
Q14:
1. What is the atmosphere in Dawn Larkin-Wallace's family home?
2. What sort of ambiance does the home of Dawn Larkin-Wallace have?
3. What spirit runs throughout Dawn Larkin-Wallace's home?
Q15:
1. How many people in Dawn Larkin-Wallace's family are teenagers?
2. How many teens are in Dawn Larkin-Wallace's family?
3. How many teenagers does Dawn Larkin-Wallace's family consist of?
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33jkghpfycuxtw1govjfyz88vmrmni | mctest | Steve took his family to the lake. There are a lot of things to do at the lake. Steve's favorite thing to do is ride in his red boat across the blue water. The boat is very loud and makes dark brown smoke. The boat can go very fast. Steve has a son named Bobby. Bobby doesn't like riding in the boat, he prefers to sit on the shore and make lunch. He makes sandwiches for the whole family. Bobby loves eating ham sandwiches, but Steve prefers turkey sandwiches. Bobby's mom also likes to eat ham sandwiches. Bobby also has a younger sister named Mary. Mary doesn't like eating sandwiches so she brings one cup of soup and some chips for her lunch. Mary enjoys fishing at the lake. She caught two yellow fish, five pink fish and three blue fish. Mary wants to cook the fish for dinner. Bobby's mom likes to wear her favorite orange hat. Her hat also has a big purple flower on top. She got the hat from Billy who works at the big store down the street. After Steve's family leaves the lake they all want to go home and eat dinner. Playing at the lake makes them all very hungry! QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Where did Steve go with his family?
2. What location did Steve travel to with his family?
3. Where did Steve and his family visit?
Q2:
1. Why did Steve take his family to the lake?
2. What was Steve's reason for going to the lake with his family?
3. What made Steve and his family decide to visit the lake?
Q3:
1. What is Steve's favorite thing to do at the lake?
2. What is Steve's preferred lake activity?
3. What activity does Steve enjoy most at the lake?
Q4:
1. What is Steve's boat like?
2. What is a quality of Steve's boat?
3. How could Steve's boat be described?
Q5:
1. What kind of food is there at the lake?
2. What is there to munch on at the lake?
3. What can you eat at the lake?
Q6:
1. What kind of sandwiches are there?
2. What is on the sandwiches?
3. What meats are the sandwiches made with?
Q7:
1. How many kids has Steve got?
2. Steve is a father to how many children?
3. How many kids call Steve dad?
Q8:
1. What are the names of Steve's children?
2. Who are Steve's kids?
3. What are Steve's kids called?
Q9:
1. Does Mary enjoy going to the lake?
2. Is going to the lake something that makes Mary happy?
3. Does Mary take pleasure in her family's trips to the lake?
Q10:
1. What does Mary do at the lake?
2. What's a lake activity that Mary likes?
3. What does Mary get up to when they go to the lake?
Q11:
1. Did Mary catch anything at the lake?
2. Was Mary able to get her hands on anything at the lake?
3. Did Mary catch something when she fished?
Q12:
1. How many fish did Mary catch?
2. How many fish did Mary capture?
3. What was the number of fish caught by Mary?
Q13:
1. What color are the fish that Mary caught?
2. What color of fish did Mary catch?
3. What was the hue of the fish Mary captured?
Q14:
1. What do Steve and his family do after going to the lake?
2. After the go to the lake, what does Steve's family do?
3. Once their lake visit is over, what does Steve's family do?
Q15:
1. Why do Steve and his family return home?
2. What is the reason that Steve's family goes home?
3. For what reason does Steve return home with his family?
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3gm6g9zbknxvo960lr5r7ye0l3vtm7 | race | Science has a lot of uses. It can reveal laws of nature, cure diseases, make bombs, and help bridges to stand up. Indeed science is so good at what it does that there's always a temptation to drag it into problems where it may not be helpful. David Brooks, author ofThe Social Animal, The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement, appears to be the latest in a long line of writers who have failed to resist the temptation.
Brooks gained fame for several books. His latest bookThe Social Animal, however, is more ambitious and serious than his earlier books. It is an attempt to deal with a set of weighty topics. The book focuses on big questions: What has science revealed about human nature? What are the sources of character? And why are some people happy and successful while others aren't?
To answer these questions, Brooks surveys a wide range of subjects. Because of this, you might expect the book to cover a variety of facts. But Brooks has structured his book in an unusual, and perhaps unfortunate way. Instead of introducing scientific theories, he tells a story, within which he tries to make his points, perhaps in order to keep the reader's attention. So as Harold and Erica, the hero and heroine in his story, live through childhood, we hear about the science of child development and as they begin to date we hear about the theory of sexual attraction. Brooks carries this through to the death of one of his characters.
On the whole, Brooks's story is acceptable if uninspired. As one would expect, his writing is mostly clear and, to be fair, some chapters stand out above the rest. I enjoyed, for instance, the chapter in which Harold discovers how to think on his own. While Harold and Erica are certainly not strong characters, the more serious problems withThe Social Animallie elsewhere. These problems partly involve Brooks's attempt to translate his tale into science. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. How many uses for science come up?
2. What is the number of uses for science listed?
3. How many ways of harnessing the poewr of science are raised?
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3wev0ko0omsr5fn8jy1ye3vka9udsv | cnn | Los Angeles (CNN) -- A jury began deliberating Wednesday afternoon in actress Nicollette Sheridan's wrongful termination lawsuit against "Desperate Housewives" creator Marc Cherry.
The jury of nine women and three men is to decide whether Cherry killed off a Sheridan's character in retaliation for the actress complaining that he hit her during a rehearsal for the ABC comedy. A verdict requires the agreement of nine jurors.
Sheridan is asking for $5.7 million in damages from ABC and Cherry, although the actress was paid $4 million in her last year of work and is still earning royalties from her vested interest in the hit series.
Sheridan lawyer Mark Baute, in his closing Wednesday morning, told jurors they have two questions to answer: Did Cherry hit Sheridan on the head on September 24, 2008, or was it a "light tap," as the defense claims? And, did Cherry get ABC's approval to kill Sheridan's character in May 2008, as the defense claims, or was the decision made in December, after a human resources investigator cleared him in the slapping incident?
Baute called Cherry a "really obvious liar" who was covering up the real reason he killed off Edie Britt, the sassy blonde character Sheridan played for the show's first five seasons.
He accused other ABC employees of conspiring to cover up evidence that it was a revenge firing in order to protect a show that has earned over $1 billion in eight seasons.
Cherry and ABC claim they decided Britt would die in season five in May 2008, four months before the incident in which Cherry allegedly struck Sheridan. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is Marc Cherry known for?
2. What has Marc Cherry done?
3. What is Marc Cherry's professional role?
Q2:
1. Who was suing Marc Cherry?
2. Who took Marc Cherry to court?
3. By whom was Marc Cherry being sued?
Q3:
1. What did Nicollette Sheridan take Marc Cherry to court over?
2. Why was Nicollette Sheridan suing Marc Cherry?
3. What made Nicollette Sheridan choose to sue Marc Cherry?
Q4:
1. How many jurors decided Marc Cherry's case?
2. Nicollette Sheridan's case against Marc Cherry was decided by how many jurors?
3. How many jurors were in charge of issuing judgment in the Marc Cherry case?
Q5:
1. What is the number of jurors that must agree in Marc Cherry's case?
2. What is the number of jurors that must feel the same in the case against Marc Cherry?
3. How many jurors must be in agreement in Marc Cherry's case?
Q6:
1. What was Nicollette Sheridan's salary for her last year on Marc Cherry's show?
2. How much did Nicollette Sheridan earn in her last year on Desperate Housewives?
3. What sum did Nicollette Sheridan earn in her final year on Desperate Housewives?
Q7:
1. How much was Nicollette Sheridan's attorney ask for in damages?
2. What amoung did Nicollette Sheridan's lawyer ask for in damages?
3. How much in damages was Nicollette Sheridan's lawyer trying to get for his client?
Q8:
1. Why does Nicollette Sheridan believe that Marc Cherry fired her?
2. What was Marc Cherry's reason for firing Nicollette Sheridan, in her own mind?
3. Why does Nicollette Sheridan believe that she was actually let go from Desperate Housewives?
Q9:
1. What was Marc Cherry retaliating for?
2. Why was Marc Cherry retaliating against Nicollette Sheridan?
3. Why was Marc Cherry trying to get back at Nicollette Sheridan?
Q10:
1. How was Nicollette Sheridan's character written off Desperate Housewives?
2. How did Marc Cherry write Nicollette Sheridan's character out of his show?
3. What sort of exit was Nicollette Sheridan's character given from Desperate Housewives?
Q11:
1. Who did Nicollette Sheridan play on Desperate Housewives?
2. What was the name of Nicollette Sheridan's character on Desperate Housewives?
3. Which character did Nicollette Sheridan portray on Desperate Housewives?
Q12:
1. What season was Nicollette Sheridan's character killed off?
2. What season did Nicollette Sheridan's character die in?
3. What season of Desperate Housewives saw the end of Nicollette Sheridan's character?
Q13:
1. What does Mark Baute do?
2. How is Mark Baute employed?
3. What is Mark Baute's role in the case?
Q14:
1. What did Mark Baute accuse ABC employees of doing?
2. What accusation did Mark Baute launch at ABC employees?
3. What has Mark Baute alleged that ABC employees did?
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37qw5d2zrgmfokrh2qqisbhjzfe8sv | race | The bus driver and his passengers were being hailed as heroes last night after rescuing a woman from her burning car following a crash on the Bluff Highway. The 60-year-old woman was taken by ambulance to Southland Hospital after firefighters battled for 30 minutes to cut her from her car.
Acting Senior Sergeant Brock Davis of Invercargill, said emergency services were called to the scene of the crash at the crossroads of Motorimu Rd and State Highway I shortly before 5:00 p.m. yesterday.
Mr. Davis said a Mitsubishi car driven by a 30-year-old man traveling north on the highway and the woman's southbound Suzuki Alto collided . The man suffered slight injuries in the crash, he said.
Invercargill Passenger Transport Ltd driver Bill McDermott and his passengers--New Zealand Aluminum Smelters Ltd workers were first on the scene and alerted emergency services. The scene at the spot was disordered, Mr. McDermott said.
"There was a car on its side and a guy wandering around who was quite excited," he said. "We stopped, got out and found a lady trapped in her car ...... then we noticed flames in the engine bay and the smell of petrol." Mr. McDermott took a fire extinguisher from the bus, doused the flames, and several other workers controlled traffic.
However, he said his actions were "no big deal". He was not willing to take any credit for helping the woman.
"The praise goes to all the guys that jumped off that bus." Invercargill Senior Station officer Alan Goldsworthy, who was an officer in charge at the scene, said there was a possibility the car could have burst into flames if Mr. McDermott and the smelter workers had not helped. "They should acquire a good pat on the back." he said. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who was saved?
2. Who did people rescue?
3. People came to the rescue of whom?
Q2:
1. What was the woman driving?
2. What vehicle was the woman in?
3. What sort of car did the woman have?
Q3:
1. Who was in the wreck besides the woman?
2. Who else besides the woman got in an accident?
3. Who was in a collision with the woman?
Q4:
1. Was sort of car did the man have?
2. What vehicle was the man in?
3. What kind of car did the man drive?
Q5:
1. Was the man injured?
2. Did the man get hurt?
3. Did the man sustain any injuries?
Q6:
1. Who came to the woman's rescue?
2. Who saved the woman?
3. What was the identity of the woman's rescuer?
Q7:
1. What was Bill McDermott driving?
2. What sort of vehicle was Bill McDermott driving?
3. What vehicle was Bill McDermott in?
Q8:
1. What was the woman's age?
2. What was the age of the female driver?
3. How old was the woman in the car?
Q9:
1. What was the man's age?
2. How old was the man who collided with the woman?
3. How old was the man in the accident?
Q10:
1. Where were the bus passengers employed?
2. Where was the job of the bus passengers?
3. Who was the employer of the bus passengers?
Q11:
1. What state was the car in after the accident?
2. What did the car look like post collision?
3. What was the vehicle's post collision state?
Q12:
1. Was the car burning?
2. Was there a fire in the car?
3. Had the car burst into flames?
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30lb5cdzncau778s2e7bvp8435g0z1 | cnn | (CNN) -- It was deja vu for the Williams sisters at the French Open -- but not in a good way.
A mouthwatering third-round clash between seven-time grand slam champion Venus and 17-time major winner Serena was ruled out when the former lost to unseeded Slovakian Anna Schmiedlova 2-6 6-3 6-4 in early play in Paris on Wednesday.
Then hours later, Serena -- also the defending champion and world No. 1 -- fell to Spain's Garbine Muguruza 6-2 6-2, her worst ever grand slam performance.
In 2008, the siblings were also defeated on the same day at Roland Garros, their least productive major. The last time it happened was at Wimbledon in 2011.
An 18th grand slam singles crown for Serena would have tied her with legends Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova but the younger of the tennis playing sisters has now been upset in consecutive majors.
Venus has been hindered by debilitating autoimmune disease Sjogren's Syndrome in recent years though she looked solid in her first round match against the promising Swiss, Belinda Bencic.
The siblings join other big names who've already been upset at the tournament, including Australian Open champions Stan Wawrinka and Li Na, as well as Kei Nishikori and Caroline Wozniacki.
Defeat for Serena meant it was the first time in the Open era that the top two women's seeds had fallen before the third round.
"I don't think anything worked for me today," a dejected Serena told reporters at her post-match press conference.
"It was one of those days. You can't be on every day, and, gosh, I hate to be off during a grand slam but it happens. It's not the end of the world. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who is a seven time winner?
2. Who's had seven victories?
3. Who has come out on top seven times?
Q2:
1. Does Venus Williams have a disease?
2. Is Venus Williams ill?
3. Is the health of Venus Williams compromised?
Q3:
1. What disease does Venus Williams have?
2. What disorder does Venus Williams suffer from?
3. What syndrome is Venus Williams sick with?
Q4:
1. Is Sjogren's Syndrome contagious?
2. Does Sjogren's Syndrome pass from person to person?
3. Can you infect another person with Sjogren's Syndrome if you have it?
Q5:
1. What did Venus Williams win seven times?
2. What was Venus Williams a seven time champion at?
3. What victory was claimed by Venus Williams seven times?
Q6:
1. Who was having deja-vu?
2. Who felt like they were living the same experience all over again?
3. Who felt the sensation of deja-vu?
Q7:
1. Where were the Williams sisters having deja vu?
2. In what location did the Williams sisters experience deja vu?
3. Where did the Williams sisters feel like they were reexperiencing a situation?
Q8:
1. How many Grand slams has Serena Williams won?
2. What's the number of Grand Slams that Serena Williams has under her belt?
3. What's the number of grand slam championships that have gone to Serena Williams?
Q9:
1. What occured in 2008?
2. What event took place in 2008?
3. What happened to the Williams sisters in 2008?
Q10:
1. What occured in 2011?
2. What event took place in 2011?
3. What happened to the Williams sisters in 2011?
Q11:
1. Is there anyone who has ever won 18 Grand Slams?
2. Has someone ever won 18 Grand Slams?
3. Are there any players with 18 grand slams under their belt?
Q12:
1. Who has won 18 grand slams?
2. Who has got 18 grand slams under their belt?
3. What players have had 18 grand slam crowns?
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3l0kt67y8egu3qizfuocro5ls4tysv | gutenberg | CHAPTER XIII. THE HOUSE ON THE HILL
There was a little unfailing spring, always icy cold and crystal pure, in a certain birch-screened hollow of Rainbow Valley in the lower corner near the marsh. Not a great many people knew of its existence. The manse and Ingleside children knew, of course, as they knew everything else about the magic valley. Occasionally they went there to get a drink, and it figured in many of their plays as a fountain of old romance. Anne knew of it and loved it because it somehow reminded her of the beloved Dryad's Bubble at Green Gables. Rosemary West knew of it; it was her fountain of romance, too. Eighteen years ago she had sat behind it one spring twilight and heard young Martin Crawford stammer out a confession of fervent, boyish love. She had whispered her own secret in return, and they had kissed and promised by the wild wood spring. They had never stood together by it again--Martin had sailed on his fatal voyage soon after; but to Rosemary West it was always a sacred spot, hallowed by that immortal hour of youth and love. Whenever she passed near it she turned aside to hold a secret tryst with an old dream--a dream from which the pain had long gone, leaving only its unforgettable sweetness.
The spring was a hidden thing. You might have passed within ten feet of it and never have suspected its existence. Two generations past a huge old pine had fallen almost across it. Nothing was left of the tree but its crumbling trunk out of which the ferns grew thickly, making a green roof and a lacy screen for the water. A maple-tree grew beside it with a curiously gnarled and twisted trunk, creeping along the ground for a little way before shooting up into the air, and so forming a quaint seat; and September had flung a scarf of pale smoke-blue asters around the hollow. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. With whom did Rosemary share a kiss?
2. Who put their lips on Rosemary's?
3. By whom did Rosemary get kissed?
Q2:
1. Where did Martin and Rosemary share a kiss?
2. Where was Martin and Rosemary's kiss?
3. In what location did Martin and Rosemary lock lips?
Q3:
1. Where did Martin Crawford go after kissing Rosemary?
2. After he kissed Rosemary, where did Martin Crawford head off to?
3. What was Martin Crawford's destination once he had embraced Rosemary?
Q4:
1. Did Martin Crawford survive his voyage?
2. Did Martin Crawford come out of his voyage alive?
3. Did Martin Crawford make it out of his trip a living man?
Q5:
1. Did Rosemary ever see Martin Crawford after his voyage?
2. Did Rosemary and Martin Crawford meet up again after his voyage?
3. Once Martin Crawford's trip was over, did Rosemary ever see him again?
Q6:
1. Were there many people who were aware of the spring?
2. Was the spring known to a large number of people?
3. Were there lots of people who were in the know regarding the spring?
Q7:
1. Who knew about the spring?
2. Who was aware of the spring's existence?
3. Who was in the know regarding the spring?
Q8:
1. Did the manse and Ingleside children see the spring as a place of romance?
2. Was the spring a romantic place to the manse and Ingleside children?
3. Was the spring full of romance in the eyes of the manse and Ingleside children?
Q9:
1. Why did Anne love the spring?
2. What made the spring so attractive to Anne?
3. What attracted Anne so to the spring?
Q10:
1. How long ago had Martin Crawford admitted his love?
2. How many years had passed since Martin Crawford professed his love?
3. How many years since Martin Crawford admitted his affection?
Q11:
1. Could just anybody come across the spring?
2. Was the spring in an exposed area?
3. Was the spring in a public place?
Q12:
1. How close to the spring would you have to get to know about it?
2. How closely must one approach the spring to be aware of its existence?
3. At what distance from the spring does it become possible for one to know its there?
Q13:
1. What sort of tree grew by the spring?
2. What kind of tree was next to the spring?
3. What race of tree grew in close proximity to the spring?
Q14:
1. What was the asters' color?
2. In what shade were the asters?
3. What hue were the asters?
Q15:
1. Where could the asters be found?
2. What was the location of the asters?
3. Where were the asters located?
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30iqtzxkak652c8d1wjqy4stv350xn | gutenberg | CHAPTER 71
The terrace of the Villa Catalano, with its orange and palm trees, looked upon a sea of lapiz lazuli, and rose from a shelving shore of aloes and arbutus. The waters reflected the color of the sky, and all the foliage wag bedewed with the same violet light of morn which bathed the softness of the distant mountains, and the undulating beauty of the ever-varying coast.
Lothair was walking on the terrace, his favorite walk, for it was the duly occasion on which he ever found himself alone. Not that he had any reason to complain of his companions. More complete ones could scarcely be selected. Travel, which, they say, tries all tempers, had only proved the engaging equanimity of Catesby, and had never disturbed the amiable repose of his brother priest: and then they were so entertaining and so instructive, as well as handy and experienced in all common things. The monsignore had so much taste and feeling, and various knowledge; and as for the reverend father, all the antiquaries they daily encountered were mere children in his hands, who, without effort, could explain and illustrate every scene and object, and spoke as if he had never given a thought to any other theme than Sicily and Syracuse, the expedition of Nicias, and the adventures of Agathocles. And yet, during all their travels, Lothair felt that he never was alone. This was remarkable at the great cities, such as Messina and Palermo, but it was a prevalent habit in less-frequented places. There was a petty town near them, which he had never visited alone, although he had made more than one attempt with that view; and it was only on the terrace in the early morn, a spot whence he could be observed from the villa, and which did not easily communicate with the precipitous and surrounding scenery, that Lothair would indulge that habit of introspection which he had pursued through many a long ride, and which to him was a never-failing source of interest and even excitement. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Where was Lothair taking a walk?
2. What was the location of Lothair's stroll?
3. Where did Lothair go for a stroll?
Q2:
1. What did the terrace overlook?
2. What could be seen from the terrace?
3. What was the view from the terrace?
Q3:
1. Did Lothair enjoy his walk?
2. Did Lothair have a nice time on his walk?
3. Was Lothair's walk a pleasant one?
Q4:
1. Did Lothair have pleasant travelling companions?
2. Did Lothair travel in good company?
3. Were the people that Lothair traveled with nice to be around?
Q5:
1. Was Catesby quick to anger?
2. Did Catesby have little patience?
3. Was Catesby lacking in patience?
Q6:
1. Did Lothair feel alone?
2. Was Lothair overcome by loneliness?
3. Did Lothair have a sensation of solitude?
Q7:
1. What was the name of the Villa that Lothair and Catesby were at?
2. What was the Villa called?
3. Where were Lothair and Catesby staying?
Q8:
1. Did the Villa have a nice view?
2. Was there a nice view from the Villa Catalano?
3. Did the Villa Catalano look out onto something pleasant?
Q9:
1. Could Lothair see the sea?
2. Was the ocean visible to Lothair?
3. Did Lothair have a view of the ocean?
Q10:
1. Could Lothair see the mountains?
2. Were the mountains visible to Lothair?
3. Did Lothair have a view of the mountains?
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36w0ob37hwe5i7eo0mew1h7lo8ehzn | cnn | (CNN) -- A Swedish SWAT team backed by local police arrested four people overnight on suspicion of plotting terror attacks, the Swedish Security Service told CNN Sunday.
The four were held in the city of Gothenburg for "probable cause" of preparing the attacks, the highest level of suspicion in Sweden, said Sara Kvarnstrom, a spokeswoman for the security force.
She refused to say whether the suspects had been under surveillance or if the arrests resulted from a tip-off, saying she could not discussed details on an ongoing investigation.
"Through these arrests we have been able to prevent a situation from occurring," Malena Rembe, head analyst at the Swedish Security Service, told CNN affiliate TV4.
Sweden is not raising its terror threat level -- which is currently at 3, with 5 as the highest -- and there is "no reason for the public to be alarmed," she said.
"These arrests have not changed this threat level," Kvarnstrom added.
An art gallery in central Gothenburg was evacuated shortly before midnight local time, police said, but declined to say whether it was connected to the arrests.
A party was going on at the Roda Sten gallery at the time, with about 500 people attending the inauguration of an arts festival, according an interview with a witness in Goteborgs Posten, a local newspaper.
The police cordon was removed at 6 a.m. local time, said Ulf Edberg, a spokesman for Gothenburg police.
Police have a "number of extra police officers" on the streets of Gothenburg, Edberg said. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. How many people got taken into custody?
2. What was the number of people detained?
3. What was the number of people taken into custody?
Q2:
1. Who carried out the arrests?
2. Who were people detained by?
3. Who took the suspects into custody?
Q3:
1. Who helped the Swedish SWAT team?
2. Who did the Swedish SWAT team receive aid from?
3. Who arrested the suspects along with the Swedish SWAT team?
Q4:
1. What was the reason for the arrest?
2. What had the suspects allegedly done?
3. Why did Swedish SWAT carry out the arrests?
Q5:
1. What organization was the spokesperson for the police?
2. What organization spoke on behalf of the police?
3. Who had something to say as a representative of the police?
Q6:
1. Who was the spokesperson for the Swedish Security Service?
2. Who spoke on behalf of the Swedish Security Service?
3. Who gave comments for the Swedish Security Service?
Q7:
1. What is Sweden's current concern threshold?
2. What number is Sweden's concern threshold?
3. Where does Sweden's concern threshold currently stand?
Q8:
1. Do Swedish citizens need to worry?
2. Should citizens of Sweden feel anxious?
3. Is there reason for citizens of Sweden to be anxious?
Q9:
1. What location were citizens escorted out of?
2. What place did citizens have to leave?
3. Where were citizens ushered out of?
Q10:
1. When were citizens cleared from the art gallery?
2. At what point was the art gallery cleared of citizens?
3. When were people ushered out of the art gallery?
Q11:
1. Why were the citizens in the art gallery?
2. What had brought citizens to the art gallery?
3. What was the citizens' reason for being in the art gallery?
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3tmfv4nep8e8v18qmv0jp0k45pnw85 | wikipedia | Pope Saint John XXIII (Latin: Ioannes XXIII; Italian: Giovanni XXIII) born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli,[a] Italian pronunciation: [ˈandʒelo dʒuˈzɛppe roŋˈkalli]; 25 November 1881 – 3 June 1963) reigned as Pope from 28 October 1958 to his death in 1963 and was canonized on 27 April 2014. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli was the fourth of fourteen children born to a family of sharecroppers who lived in a village in Lombardy. He was ordained to the priesthood on 10 August 1904 and served in a number of posts, including papal nuncio in France and a delegate to Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey. In a consistory on 12 January 1953 Pope Pius XII made Roncalli a cardinal as the Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca in addition to naming him as the Patriarch of Venice.
Roncalli was elected pope on 28 October 1958 at age 76 after 11 ballots. His selection was unexpected, and Roncalli himself had come to Rome with a return train ticket to Venice. He was the first pope to take the pontifical name of "John" upon election in more than 500 years, and his choice settled the complicated question of official numbering attached to this papal name due to the antipope of this name. Pope John XXIII surprised those who expected him to be a caretaker pope by calling the historic Second Vatican Council (1962–65), the first session opening on 11 October 1962. His passionate views on equality were summed up in his famous statement, "We were all made in God's image, and thus, we are all Godly alike." John XXIII made many passionate speeches during his pontificate, one of which was on the day that he opened the Second Vatican Council in the middle of the night to the crowd gathered in St. Peter's Square: "Dear children, returning home, you will find children: give your children a hug and say: This is a hug from the Pope!" QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. How many kids in the Roncalli family?
2. What was the number of children in the Roncalli family?
3. How many kids did the Roncallis have?
Q2:
1. Where did the Roncalli family live?
2. What was the Roncalli family's place of residence?
3. What was the Roncalli family's village?
Q3:
1. What country is Lombardy in?
2. In what country did the Roncalli family reside?
3. What country was the Roncalli family's village in?
Q4:
1. What was the length of John XXIII's reign as Pope?
2. For what length of time did John XXIII serve as Pope?
3. How long was John XXIII the Pope for?
Q5:
1. When was John XXIII ordained as a priest?
2. When did John XXIII become a priest?
3. In what year was John XXIII ordained to the priesthood?
Q6:
1. Did John XXIII have multiple roles in the Catholic Church?
2. Did John XXIII serve many roles in the Catholic Church?
3. Did the Catholic Church have a number of roles for John XXIII?
Q7:
1. What was one thing John XXIII served as in the Catholic Church?
2. What was one of John XXIII's roles in the Catholic Church?
3. What was one of John XXIII's titles within the Catholic Church?
Q8:
1. What was one thing John XXIII served as in the Catholic Church, other than Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca?
2. What was one of John XXIII's roles in the Catholic Church in addition to Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca?
3. What was one of John XXIII's titles within the Catholic Church, besides Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca?
Q9:
1. Did John XXIII make stirring speeches?
2. Were people moved by John XXIII's speeches as Pope?
3. Did John XXIII's speeches stir up lots of emotions in those who heard them?
Q10:
1. When was John XXIII chosen to serve as Pope?
2. When was the decision made to crown John XXIII the Pope?
3. On what date was Roncalli elected Pope?
Q11:
1. Was the election of John XXIII to Pope expected?
2. Was it agiven that John XXIII would be elected Pope?
3. Was it obvious beforehand that Roncalli would be chosen as Pope?
Q12:
1. Were there a number of modern Popes named John?
2. Did a lot of the modern Popes use the name John?
3. Was John a name frequently chosen by modern Popes?
Q13:
1. Did John XXIII care for children?
2. Were children important to John XXIII?
3. Did John XXIII have a soft spot for kids?
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3wetl7aqwt8shln0edie8jzg44l35s | cnn | (CNN) -- Novak Djokovic wasted little time in breezing through to the second round of the French Open with a straight sets victory over Dutchman Thiemo De Bakker in Paris Monday.
The victory extends Djokovic's remarkable winning streak since the start of the year to 38, four short of the record held by John McEnroe from 1984.
Djokovic's overall winning run, taking in the end of last season, extends to 40 and if he claims the French Open title he will tie Guillermo Villas for the all-time record of 46.
The Serbian took just one hour 32 minutes to claim a 6-2 6-1 6-3 victory on the Philipe Chartrier court at Roland Garros, breaking his young opponent at will with another commanding display.
Djokovic will face either French wild card Benoit Paire or Romania's Victor Hanescu for a place in the last 32.
"It's my favorite grand slam, even though I haven't won it yet," Djokovic told gathered reporters.
"I've been playing really well on clay. I've won three tournaments (on clay) in the last few weeks, so I'm trying to build on that confidence," he added.
Djokovic won the opening grand slam of the season in Australia and has claimed six other titles, including four Masters events.
Roger Federer joined Djokovic in the second round after he dispatched Spaniard Feliciano Lopez with a 6-3 6-4 7-6 victory in the next match on the main court.
A single break of service in each of the first two sets put the Swiss maestro in command and he closed out the deciding tiebreaker 7-3 to progress. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. In what country did Novak Djokovic win the opening grand slam of the season?
2. What country was Novak Djokovic when he won the opening grand slam of the season?
3. What was the location of Novak Djokovic's opening grand slam for the season?
Q2:
1. How many wins has Novak Djokovic had?
2. How many times has Novak Djokovic won?
3. How many times has Novak Djokovic been the champion?
Q3:
1. Who will be Novak Djokovic's next opponent?
2. Who is Novak Djokovic set to face next?
3. Who is the next person that Novak Djokovic will face?
Q4:
1. Has Novak Djokovic claimed any titles?
2. Does Novak Djokovic have any titles under his belt?
3. Is Novak Djokovic a champion?
Q5:
1. What titles has Novak Djokovic claimed?
2. What titles have gone to Novak Djokovic?
3. Which titles have been won by Novak Djokovic?
Q6:
1. What titles has Novak Djokovic claimed other than four Masters events?
2. What titles have gone to Novak Djokovic in addition to the four Masters events?
3. Which titles have been won by Novak Djokovic, besides his four Masters events?
Q7:
1. Who did Novak Djokovic claim victory over on Monday?
2. Who lost to Novak Djokovic on Monday?
3. Who did Novak Djokovic beat on Monday?
Q8:
1. What does Thiemo De Bakker claim?
2. What goes to Thiemo De Bakker?
3. What does Thiemo De Bakker get?
Q9:
1. How long was Novak Djokovic's match against Thiemo de Bakker?
2. How long did it take Novak Djokovic to claim victory over Thiemo De Bakker?
3. How much time did Novak Djokovic need to win against Thiemo De Bakker?
Q10:
1. Who joined Novak Djokovic in the second round?
2. By whom was Novak Djokovic joined in the second round?
3. Who was Novak Djokovic's opponent for the second round?
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37c0gnlmhf3mihpbclyvdyzsspj6dy | gutenberg | Chapter XLVIII
Another Meeting in the Wood
THE next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory. The scene was the Grove by Donnithorne Chase: you know who the men were.
The old squire's funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution. He thought he could do that best in the Grove.
Adam too had come from Stontion on Monday evening, and to-day he had not left home, except to go to the family at the Hall Farm and tell them everything that Mr. Irwine had left untold. He had agreed with the Poysers that he would follow them to their new neighbourhood, wherever that might be, for he meant to give up the management of the woods, and, as soon as it was practicable, he would wind up his business with Jonathan Burge and settle with his mother and Seth in a home within reach of the friends to whom he felt bound by a mutual sorrow.
"Seth and me are sure to find work," he said. "A man that's got our trade at his finger-ends is at home everywhere; and we must make a new start. My mother won't stand in the way, for she's told me, since I came home, she'd made up her mind to being buried in another parish, if I wished it, and if I'd be more comfortable elsewhere. It's wonderful how quiet she's been ever since I came back. It seems as if the very greatness o' the trouble had quieted and calmed her. We shall all be better in a new country, though there's some I shall be loath to leave behind. But I won't part from you and yours, if I can help it, Mr. Poyser. Trouble's made us kin." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What's the name of the person that will find work?
2. Who's going to find a job?
3. Who's going to locate employment?
Q2:
1. What was the number of men walking from opposite points?
2. How many men walked from opposite points?
3. How many men came walking from opposite places?
Q3:
1. What did the two men have in common?
2. What was the commonality between the men?
3. What was shared by the men?
Q4:
1. What was the name of the person that came to Stontion on Monday?
2. Who had a Monday arrival in Stontion?
3. Who got to Stontion on Monday?
Q5:
1. At what time of day did Adam get to Stontion?
2. At what point in the day did Adam arrive at Stontion?
3. When on Monday did Adam show up at Stontion?
Q6:
1. Did Adam go out?
2. Did Adam leave home?
3. Did Adam go out on the town?
Q7:
1. Was there an exception to Adam staying at home?
2. Was there an exception to Adam not leaving home?
3. Did Adam stay at home except for one time?
Q8:
1. When did Adam leave home?
2. What was the only reason that Adam went out of his house?
3. What was the only thing Adam left home for?
Q9:
1. Did someone not finish telling his story?
2. Did someone have a story that wasn't fully told?
3. Did someone's story remain not fully revealed?
Q10:
1. Who didn't finish telling his story?
2. Who did not tell all of his story?
3. Whose story was not completely revealed?
Q11:
1. Did someone finish Mr. Irvine's story?
2. Did somebody fill in the contours of Mr. Irvine's unfinished story?
3. Did someone complete the story Mr. Irvine had started?
Q12:
1. Who told the rest of Mr. Irvine's story?
2. By whom was Mr. Irvine's story completed?
3. Who finished telling the unspoken parts of Mr. Irvine's story?
Q13:
1. What was the location of the funeral?
2. Where did the funeral happen?
3. In what lcoation was the funeral held?
Q14:
1. Who had a funeral that morning?
2. For whom were funeral services being held that morning?
3. Whose death was being officially mourned that morning?
Q15:
1. Did the old squire leave a will?
2. Was there a will that belonged to the old squire?
3. Did there exist a last testament of the old squire?
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3itxp059pwj481n0tun9h1qxfnasjv | wikipedia | Registered dietitian nutritionists (RDs or RDNs) are health professionals qualified to provide safe, evidence-based dietary advice which includes a review of what is eaten, a thorough review of nutritional health, and a personalized nutritional treatment plan. They also provide preventive and therapeutic programs at work places, schools and similar institutions. Certified Clinical Nutritionists or CCNs, are trained health professionals who also offer dietary advice on the role of nutrition in chronic disease, including possible prevention or remediation by addressing nutritional deficiencies before resorting to drugs. Government regulation especially in terms of licensing, is currently less universal for the CCN than that of RD or RDN. Another advanced Nutrition Professional is a Certified Nutrition Specialist or CNS. These Board Certified Nutritionists typically specialize in obesity and chronic disease. In order to become board certified, potential CNS candidate must pass an examination, much like Registered Dieticians. This exam covers specific domains within the health sphere including; Clinical Intervention and Human Health. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What's an abbreviation for Registered dietitian nutritionists?
2. How is the title Registered dietitian nutritionists abbreviated?
3. What's short for a Registered dietitian nutritionists?
Q2:
1. What's on the Certified Nutrition Specialist exam?
2. What does the Certified Nutrition Specialist cover?
3. What material appears on the Certified Nutrition Specialist exam?
Q3:
1. What do Registered dietitian nutritionists provide?
2. What can you get from a Registered dietitian nutritionists?
3. What do Registered dietitian nutritionists do?
Q4:
1. What is another nutrition professional other than Registered dietitian nutritionists?
2. Where else can one get professional nutrition advice, besides from Registered dietitian nutritionists?
3. What is a source for professional advice about nutrition apart from a Registered dietitian nutritionist?
Q5:
1. How can Certified Clinical Nutritionists be abbreviated?
2. What is the abbreviation for Certified Clinical Nutritionists?
3. What's short for Certified Clinical Nutritionists?
Q6:
1. What do CCN's offer?
2. What does a Certified Clinical Nutritionist provide?
3. What can you get from a CCN?
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3634bbtx0ouz9ly85s2ay1sidtifi0 | wikipedia | Buffalo () is a city in and the seat of Erie County in Western New York. Located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern shore of Lake Erie at the head of the Niagara River. , Buffalo is the state's second most populous city after the city it is named for, with 256,902 residents. The metropolitan area has a population of 1.13 million, while the larger, cross-border Buffalo Niagara Region includes 8 U.S. counties and 2 Canadian municipalities and has a population of 2,493,869.
Buffalo grew significantly in the 19th and 20th centuries as a result of the Erie Canal, railroads and Lake Erie, providing an abundance of fresh water and an ample trade route to the midwestern United States, while grooming its economy for the grain, steel and automobile industries during the 20th century. After an economic downturn in the latter half of the 20th century, Buffalo's economy has transitioned to sectors that include financial services, technology, biomedical engineering and education.
Buffalo is known as "The Queen City", "The Nickel City" and "The City of Good Neighbors". Its residents are called Buffalonians.
The city of Buffalo received its name from a nearby creek called Buffalo Creek. British military engineer Captain John Montresor made reference to 'Buffalo Creek' in his journal of 1764, which may be the earliest recorded appearance of the name. There are several theories regarding how Buffalo Creek received its name. While it is possible that Buffalo Creek's name originated from French fur traders and Native Americans calling the creek "Beau Fleuve" (French for "Beautiful River"), it is also possible Buffalo Creek was named for the American buffalo, whose historical range may have extended into western New York. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What's a city in Erie County?
2. Which city can be found in Erie County?
3. What's one of the Erie County metropolises?
Q2:
1. Where is Erie County?
2. Where can Erie County be found?
3. What is the location of Erie County?
Q3:
1. What is the population of Buffalo?
2. How many people live in Buffalo?
3. What is the number of residents of Buffalo?
Q4:
1. What body of water is close to Buffalo?
2. What's a body of water nearby Buffalo?
3. What is one of the water sources in close proximity to Buffalo?
Q5:
1. Where is Lake Erie?
2. What is the location of Lake Erie?
3. Where can Lake Erie be found?
Q6:
1. What is Buffalo's rank in population within New York?
2. Where does Buffalo's population rank within the state of New York?
3. Where does Buffalo's population stand when ranked against other cities in New York?
Q7:
1. What encouraged Buffalo's growth?
2. What helped the city of Buffalo grow?
3. What aided in the expansion of the city of Buffalo?
Q8:
1. When did the Erie Canal help Buffalo grow?
2. At what point was the Erie Canal instrumental to Buffalo's growth?
3. During what period's was Buffalo's expansion aided by the Erie Canal?
Q9:
1. What encouraged Buffalo's growth, besides the Erie Canal?
2. What helped the city of Buffalo grow, in addition to the Erie Canal?
3. What, apart from the Erie Canal, aided in the expansion of the city of Buffalo?
Q10:
1. What encouraged Buffalo's growth, besides the Erie Canal and steel and automobile industries?
2. What helped the city of Buffalo grow, in addition to the Erie Canal and steel and automobile industries?
3. What, apart from the Erie Canal and steel and automobile industries, aided in the expansion of the city of Buffalo?
Q11:
1. Did the railroad help Buffalo grow?
2. Was the railraod a factor in Buffalo's expansion?
3. Was Buffalo able to grow thanks in part to the railroad?
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3eret4btvm9he6xj29nu1llk2xa9k7 | wikipedia | Occitan, also known as lenga d'òc by its native speakers, is a Romance language. It is spoken in southern France, Italy's Occitan Valleys, Monaco, and Spain's Val d'Aran; collectively, these regions are sometimes referred to as Occitania. Occitan is also spoken in the linguistic enclave of Guardia Piemontese (Calabria, Italy). However, there is controversy about the unity of the language, as some think that Occitan is a macrolanguage. Others include Catalan in this family, as the distance between this language and some Occitan dialects (such as the Gascon language) is similar to the distance among different Occitan dialects. In fact, Catalan was considered an Occitan dialect until the end of the 19th century.
Today, Occitan is an official language in Catalonia, where a subdialect of Gascon known as Aranese is spoken in the Val d'Aran. Occitan's closest relative is Catalan. Since September 2010, the Parliament of Catalonia has considered Aranese Occitan to be the officially preferred language for use in the Val d'Aran.
Across history, the terms Limousin ("Lemosin"), Languedocien ("Lengadocian"), Gascon, and later Provençal ("Provençal", "Provençau" or "Prouvençau") have been used as synonyms for the whole of Occitan; nowadays, "Provençal" is understood mainly as the Occitan dialect spoken in Provence. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Where is Occitan an official language?
2. What uses Occitan as its official language?
3. What does Occitan serve as the official language of?
Q2:
1. What subdialect of Occitan is spoken in Catalonia?
2. In Catalonia, what Occitan subdialect can be heard?
3. Which subdialect of Occitan do Catalonians speak?
Q3:
1. What do native speakers of Occitan call it?
2. How do native speakers of Occitan refer to their language?
3. What is the term for Occitan as referred to by native speakers?
Q4:
1. What is Occitan linguistically classified as?
2. What type of language is Occitan?
3. What sort of language is Occitan defined as?
Q5:
1. Where do people speak Occitan?
2. In what location can speakers of Occitan be found?
3. Where is Occitan spoken?
Q6:
1. Where do people speak Occitan other than Southern France?
2. In what location can speakers of Occitan be found, besides Southern France?
3. Where is Occitan spoken in addition to Southern France?
Q7:
1. Are there speakers of Occtain outside of France and Italy?
2. Do other countries besides France and Italy have speakers of Occitan?
3. Are there people who speak Occitan outside of Southern France and parts of Italy?
Q8:
1. Where do people speak Occitan other than Southern France and parts of Italy?
2. In what location can speakers of Occitan be found, besides Southern France and Italy's Occitan Valleys?
3. Where is Occitan spoken in addition to Southern France and Italy's Occitan Valleys?
Q9:
1. How can places where Occitan is spoken be collectively referred to?
2. What are the areas where Occitan is spoken sometimes called?
3. What is a way of referencing those places where Occitan is spoken?
Q10:
1. Is there controversy surrounding Occitan?
2. Is there anything polemical about the Occitan language?
3. Are there any controversial elements of Occitan?
Q11:
1. What controversies are there regarding Occitan?
2. What is polemical about Occitan?
3. What are the controversial elements of Occitan?
Q12:
1. What do some think about Occitan's unity as a language?
2. What are some opinions regarding Occitan's linguistic unity?
3. What do some say about the unity of Occitan?
Q13:
1. What do some think about Occitan's unity as a language, other than it being a macrolanguage?
2. What are some opinions regarding Occitan's linguistic unity, besides that it is a macrolanguage?
3. What do some say about the unity of Occitan when not saying its a macrolanguage?
Q14:
1. What do those who see similarities between Occitan and Catalan think it is similar to?
2. What similarity do people see between Catalan and Occitan?
3.
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3cn4lgxd5xob15goptsutlpfekqy4g | wikipedia | A local area network (LAN) is a computer network that interconnects computers within a limited area such as a residence, school, laboratory, university campus or office building. By contrast, a wide area network (WAN) not only covers a larger geographic distance, but also generally involves leased telecommunication circuits or Internet links. An even greater contrast is the Internet, which is a system of globally connected business and personal computers.
Ethernet and Wi-Fi are the two most common technologies in use for local area networks. Historical technologies include ARCNET, Token ring, and AppleTalk.
The increasing demand and use of computers in universities and research labs in the late 1960s generated the need to provide high-speed interconnections between computer systems. A 1970 report from the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory detailing the growth of their "Octopus" network gave a good indication of the situation.
A number of experimental and early commercial LAN technologies were developed in the 1970s. Cambridge Ring was developed at Cambridge University starting in 1974. Ethernet was developed at Xerox PARC in 1973–1975, and filed as . In 1976, after the system was deployed at PARC, Robert Metcalfe and David Boggs published a seminal paper, "Ethernet: Distributed Packet-Switching for Local Computer Networks". ARCNET was developed by Datapoint Corporation in 1976 and announced in 1977. It had the first commercial installation in December 1977 at Chase Manhattan Bank in New York. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is meant by LAN?
2. What does the acronym LAN mean?
3. What's LAN short for?
Q2:
1. What's a LAN?
2. What is a local area network?
3. What's the definition of a LAN?
Q3:
1. How can a WAN be defined?
2. What does WAN stand for?
3. What is the definition of a WAN?
Q4:
1. Which network would be used to connect school computers?
2. What is the sensible network for connecting school computers?
3. In order to connect school computers, what kind of network would one use?
Q5:
1. What network is used to visit websites?
2. In order to visit websites, which network is needed?
3. What is the logical network needed to visit a website?
Q6:
1. When did people start becoming more interested in using computers?
2. At what point did the demand and use of computers go up?
3. What period saw an increase in demand and use of computers?
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3iq1vmjrytkb2toxqia577ioxjf9an | cnn | New York (CNN) -- A 35-year-old woman on a first date plummeted to her death early Thursday morning when she fell from the balcony of her 17th floor New York City apartment.
Jennifer Rosoff went outside on her balcony around 12:50 a.m. Thursday to talk and smoke a cigarette with her date when the balcony's railing broke, according to police.
It's unclear whether Rosoff leaned on the balcony, causing it to give way.
She landed on a second-story construction scaffolding of the building and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Rosoff's employer, online advertising startup TripleLift, released a statement expressing sorrow at the news of her death.
"We are all deeply saddened by the sudden and tragic loss of our dear friend and co-worker," the statement said. "Her tremendous energy and humor brought so much joy to the office."
Richard Dansereau, managing director of Stonehenge Management LLC, the company that manages the building, also released a statement.
"This is a tragedy, and our sincere condolences go out to the family and friends of Ms. Rosoff," he said. "We are cooperating fully with the investigation into the cause of this terrible accident."
A statement provided to CNN from the New York City Department of Buildings said the agency is investigating and issued a vacate order for all balconies in the building as a precaution.
According to her Linkedin profile, Rosoff worked as director of sales at TripleLift for the past five months and had previously held positions at The New Yorker, Conde Nast and Cosmopolitan magazine. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Is the article about a man or a woman?
2. Is a man or a woman at the center of the article?
3. Was the victim a man or a woman?
Q2:
1. Was the victim a positive person?
2. Was Jennifer Rosoff a positive person?
3. Did Jennifer Rosoff spread joy?
Q3:
1. Did Jennifer Rosoff hook up with her date?
2. Did Jennifer Rosoff's date go far with her?
3. Were Jennifer Rosoff and her date intimate?
Q4:
1. How did Jennifer Rosoff's coworkers feel about her death?
2. What did Jennifer Rosoff's coworkers think of her passing?
3. How did Jennifer Rosoff's passing make her colleagues feel?
Q5:
1. Who was the victim?
2. What woman fell to her death?
3. What was the name of the female victim?c
Q6:
1. Did Jennifer Rosoff live in a house?
2. Was Jennifer Rosoff's place of residence a house?
3. Did Jennifer Rosoff reside in a single family home?
Q7:
1. What kind of building did Jennifer Rosoff live in?
2. Where did Jennifer Rosoff live?
3. What did Jennifer Rosoff call home?
Q8:
1. What level did Jennifer Rosoff live on?
2. On what level was Jennifer Rosoff's apartment?
3. What level of her apartment building did Jennifer Rosoff live on?
Q9:
1. What did Jennifer Rosoff do her apartment?
2. What was Jennifer Rosoff's last action?
3. What did Jennifer Rosoff do the night she died?
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3l4d84milzsfis9ki0badnjv6llhj9 | wikipedia | A caliphate ( "khilāfa") is a territory under the leadership of an Islamic steward known as a caliph, a person considered a religious successor to the Islamic prophet Muhammad (Muhammad ibn ʿAbdullāh) and a leader of the entire Muslim community. Historically, the caliphates were polities based in Islam which developed into multi-ethnic trans-national empires. During the medieval period, three major caliphates existed: the Rashidun Caliphate (632–661), the Umayyad Caliphate (661–750) and the Abbasid Caliphate (750–1258). The fourth major caliphate, the Ottoman Caliphate, established by the Ottoman Empire in 1517, was a manifestation whereby the Ottoman rulers claimed caliphal authority. During the history of Islam, several other Muslim states, almost all of them hereditary monarchies, have claimed to be caliphates.
Prior to the rise of Muhammad and the unification of the Arab tribes of the Arabian Peninsula under Islam, the tribes of Arabia followed a pre-Islamic Arab polytheism, lived as self-governing sedentary and nomadic communities and often raided their neighbouring tribes. Following the conquests under Muhammad of the Arabian Peninsula, the region became unified and most of the tribes adopted Islam. The first caliphate, the Rashidun Caliphate, was established immediately after Muhammad's death in 632. The four Rashidun caliphs, who directly succeeded Muhammad as leaders of the Muslim community, were chosen through "shura, "a process of community consultation that some consider to be an early form of Islamic democracy. The fourth caliph, Ali, who, unlike the prior three, was from the same clan as Muhammad (Banu Hashim), is considered by Shia Muslims to be the first rightful caliph and Imam after Muhammad. Ali reigned during the First Fitna (656–661), a civil war between supporters of Ali and supporters of the assassinated previous caliph, Uthman, from Banu Umayya, as well as rebels in Egypt; the war led to the establishment of the Umayyad Caliphate under Muawiyah I in 661. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who led Muslims after Muhammed?
2. Who was Muhammed's successor?
3. What was the successor to Muhammed?
Q2:
1. What was the year of Muhammed's passing?
2. In what year ddi Muhammed pass away?
3. What was the year when Muhammed died?
Q3:
1. What does a caliphate mean?
2. Define a caliphate.
3. What is the definition of a caliphate?
Q4:
1. How can a caliph be described?
2. What's the definition of a caliph?
3. Who is a caliph?
Q5:
1. Which caliphate came first?
2. What was the original caliphate?
3. What caliphate preceded all others?
Q6:
1. What was the second caliphate?
2. Which caliphate came second?
3. What caliphate succeeded the Rashidun Caliphate?
Q7:
1. When was the Umayyad Caliphate active?
2. What were the years when the Umayyad Caliphate ruled?
3. During what years was the Umayyad Caliphate active?
Q8:
1. What caliphate followed the Umayyad Caliphate?
2. What was the third caliphate?
3. Which caliphate came third?
Q9:
1. When was the Abbasid Caliphate active?
2. During what years was the Abbasid Caliphate active?
3. What were the years when the Abbasid Caliphate ruled?
Q10:
1. Which caliphate followed the Abbasid Caliphate?
2. What was the fourth caliphate?
3. Which caliphate came fourth?
Q11:
1. What religion were caliphates associated with?
2. What religious belief served as the basis of caliphates?
3. Which belief system used caliphates?
Q12:
1. What made the Ottoman Caliph unique?
2. What distinguished the Ottoman Caliph from the others?
3. What important distinction did the Ottoman Caliph have?
Q13:
1. Who was the Caliph of Ottoman?
2. What Caliph was from the same clan as Muhammed?
3. What was the Ottoman Caliph's name?
Q14:
1. Which clan did Ali belong to?
2. What was the name of Ali's clan?
3. What clan was Ali a part of?
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3pj71z61r42f85bxuzhcw6plsg2919 | gutenberg | CHAPTER XVIII
THE MEETING ON THE ROAD
There was an intense silence, following the announcement of Jason Sparr that he intended to send Dave and his chums to prison for attempting to blow up the hotel. In the meantime the hotel man and the constable got down from the seat of the covered wagon.
"I've got the warrants fer the arrest, boys," said Constable Hickson, somewhat importantly.
"Mr. Sparr, I'd like a word with you," said Dave, as calmly as he could speak under the circumstances.
"I ain't got no more to say than I've said," returned Jason Sparr, stubbornly. "You done it, and I can prove it! The constable is going to do his duty and arrest you!"
"Dave, I--I won't stand for it!" whispered Phil, hoarsely. "It's terrible! I--I can't stand it!" And he began to back away.
"Hi, there! stop!" yelled the hotel man. "Stop him, Hickson! Don't let him get away!"
"You sha'n't arrest me for nothing!" cried the shipowner's son, and like a flash he turned around and started off on a run.
"Come back here, Phil!" called out Dave. "Come back! You are making a mistake by running away!"
But Phil did not hear, nor did Ben and Buster, who had also taken to their heels. Roger ran a few steps, then halted, and came back to our hero's side.
"You are right, Dave," he said. "It's best to face the music."
Phil, Ben, and Buster had turned towards Oak Hall. Phil was in the lead, but the others soon caught up to him. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who struggled to speak?
2. Whose voice came out raspy when they attempted to speak?
3. Who struggled to form a sentence?
Q2:
1. What was Phil accused of?
2. What were the accusations against Phil?
3. What had Phil allegedly done?
Q3:
1. Did Phil confess to the crime?
2. Did Phil admit to blowing up the hotel?
3. Was Phil forthcoming about blowing up the hotel?
Q4:
1. Who wanted to jail Phil?
2. Who wanted to put Phil in prison?
3. Who saw it fit to imprison Phil?
Q5:
1. Who sat in the wagon?
2. Who was in the wagon sitting down?
3. Who all were inside the wagon?
Q6:
1. Who had evidence?
2. Who could prove Phil's involvement?
3. What was the name of the person with proof?
Q7:
1. Who was the first person to run?
2. Who took off first?
3. Who was the first to flee?
Q8:
1. What did Phil's father do for a living?
2. How was Phil's father employed?
3. What was the job of Phil's dad?
Q9:
1. Who joined Phil in running away?
2. Who took off running with Phil?
3. Who made a run for it along with Phil?
Q10:
1. Did those accusing Phil and his friends approve of them riunning off?
2. Were those who had accused Phil and his friends okay with them making a run for it?
3. Was Phil and his friends fleeing okay with those who said they burnt down the hotel?
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