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china : the torch returned to china for the first time since april . the torch arrived in sanya , hainan on may 4 with celebrations attended by international olympic committee ( ioc ) officials and chinese big names like jackie chan . the entire relay through mainland china was largely a success with many people welcom...
what actor attended a torch celebration in china ?
jackie chan
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china : the torch returned to china for the first time since april . the torch arrived in sanya , hainan on may 4 with celebrations attended by international olympic committee ( ioc ) officials and chinese big names like jackie chan . the entire relay through mainland china was largely a success with many people welcom...
when did the torch reach sanya , hainan ?
may 4
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china : the torch returned to china for the first time since april . the torch arrived in sanya , hainan on may 4 with celebrations attended by international olympic committee ( ioc ) officials and chinese big names like jackie chan . the entire relay through mainland china was largely a success with many people welcom...
when was the last time the torch had been in china ?
april .
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china : the torch returned to china for the first time since april . the torch arrived in sanya , hainan on may 4 with celebrations attended by international olympic committee ( ioc ) officials and chinese big names like jackie chan . the entire relay through mainland china was largely a success with many people welcom...
who attended the celebrations ?
ioc
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china : the torch returned to china for the first time since april . the torch arrived in sanya , hainan on may 4 with celebrations attended by international olympic committee ( ioc ) officials and chinese big names like jackie chan . the entire relay through mainland china was largely a success with many people welcom...
which actor also attended the celebrations ?
jackie chan .
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the coverage of the events by the media came under scrutiny during the relay . chinese media coverage of the torch relay has been distinct in a number of ways from coverage elsewhere . western reporters in beijing have described chinese media coverage as partial and censored ( for example when chinese media did not bro...
the chinese coverage of torch relay events has been accused by western reporters as being what ?
partial and censored
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the coverage of the events by the media came under scrutiny during the relay . chinese media coverage of the torch relay has been distinct in a number of ways from coverage elsewhere . western reporters in beijing have described chinese media coverage as partial and censored ( for example when chinese media did not bro...
in turn , chinese supporters have accused western media of being what in their coverage ?
biased .
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the coverage of the events by the media came under scrutiny during the relay . chinese media coverage of the torch relay has been distinct in a number of ways from coverage elsewhere . western reporters in beijing have described chinese media coverage as partial and censored ( for example when chinese media did not bro...
which french newspaper was accused of being biased by chinese state press agency xinhua ?
lib ration
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the coverage of the events by the media came under scrutiny during the relay . chinese media coverage of the torch relay has been distinct in a number of ways from coverage elsewhere . western reporters in beijing have described chinese media coverage as partial and censored ( for example when chinese media did not bro...
what was under scrutiny ?
media coverage
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the coverage of the events by the media came under scrutiny during the relay . chinese media coverage of the torch relay has been distinct in a number of ways from coverage elsewhere . western reporters in beijing have described chinese media coverage as partial and censored ( for example when chinese media did not bro...
coverage in china is reported to be partial and what ?
censored
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the coverage of the events by the media came under scrutiny during the relay . chinese media coverage of the torch relay has been distinct in a number of ways from coverage elsewhere . western reporters in beijing have described chinese media coverage as partial and censored ( for example when chinese media did not bro...
what organization interrupted the relay and was not broadcast by the chinese media ?
reporters without borders
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the coverage of the events by the media came under scrutiny during the relay . chinese media coverage of the torch relay has been distinct in a number of ways from coverage elsewhere . western reporters in beijing have described chinese media coverage as partial and censored ( for example when chinese media did not bro...
chinese state press said what french newspaper was biased ?
lib ration
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the coverage of the events by the media came under scrutiny during the relay . chinese media coverage of the torch relay has been distinct in a number of ways from coverage elsewhere . western reporters in beijing have described chinese media coverage as partial and censored ( for example when chinese media did not bro...
the chinese state press said the french newspaper was supporting a handful of what ?
saboteurs
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in response to pro tibet and pro human rights protests , the chinese media focused on the more disruptive protesters , referring for example to " a very small number of ' tibet independence ' secessionists and a handful of so called human rights minded ngo activists " intent on " disrupting and sabotaging the beijing o...
what did the chinese media focus on as far as human rights protesters ?
the more disruptive protesters
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xinhua and cctv quoted relay spectators who condemned the protests , to a greater extent than most western media , but did not quote any alternate viewpoints , providing no coverage of support for the protests by some ordinary citizens in western countries . it quoted athletes who expressed pride at taking part in the ...
xinhua and cctv focused on people who what ?
condemned the protests
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xinhua and cctv quoted relay spectators who condemned the protests , to a greater extent than most western media , but did not quote any alternate viewpoints , providing no coverage of support for the protests by some ordinary citizens in western countries . it quoted athletes who expressed pride at taking part in the ...
which athlete was ignored by media for supporting the protesters ?
marie jos p rec
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xinhua and cctv quoted relay spectators who condemned the protests , to a greater extent than most western media , but did not quote any alternate viewpoints , providing no coverage of support for the protests by some ordinary citizens in western countries . it quoted athletes who expressed pride at taking part in the ...
what did xinhua call protesters ?
radicals
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xinhua and cctv quoted relay spectators who condemned the protests , to a greater extent than most western media , but did not quote any alternate viewpoints , providing no coverage of support for the protests by some ordinary citizens in western countries . it quoted athletes who expressed pride at taking part in the ...
which athlete showed support for the people protesting ?
marie jos p rec
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xinhua and cctv quoted relay spectators who condemned the protests , to a greater extent than most western media , but did not quote any alternate viewpoints , providing no coverage of support for the protests by some ordinary citizens in western countries . it quoted athletes who expressed pride at taking part in the ...
which publication said that protesters were trampling human rights ?
xinhua
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reports on the delhi relay were similarly distinct . despite intended torchbearers kiran bedi , soha ali khan , sachin tendulkar and bhaichung bhutia all withdrawing from the event , the official chinese website for the relay reported " indian torchbearers vow to run for spirit of olympics " , and quoted torchbearers m...
though several torchbearers withdrew from the torch relay , the official website for china stated that indian torch participants vowed to run for what ?
spirit of olympics
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reports on the delhi relay were similarly distinct . despite intended torchbearers kiran bedi , soha ali khan , sachin tendulkar and bhaichung bhutia all withdrawing from the event , the official chinese website for the relay reported " indian torchbearers vow to run for spirit of olympics " , and quoted torchbearers m...
what did ayaan ali khan and manavjit singh sandhu say should not be mixed ?
sports and politics
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reports on the delhi relay were similarly distinct . despite intended torchbearers kiran bedi , soha ali khan , sachin tendulkar and bhaichung bhutia all withdrawing from the event , the official chinese website for the relay reported " indian torchbearers vow to run for spirit of olympics " , and quoted torchbearers m...
though four withdrew , it was reported that indian torchbearers vowed to what ?
run for spirit of olympics
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reports on the delhi relay were similarly distinct . despite intended torchbearers kiran bedi , soha ali khan , sachin tendulkar and bhaichung bhutia all withdrawing from the event , the official chinese website for the relay reported " indian torchbearers vow to run for spirit of olympics " , and quoted torchbearers m...
several torchbearers said what two things should not be combined ?
sports and politics
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on april 17 , xinhua condemned what it called " biased coverage of the lhasa riots and the olympic torch relay by the u . s . based cable news network ( cnn ) " . the same day , the chinese government called on cnn to " apologise " for having allegedly insulted the chinese people , and for " attempting to incite the ch...
who did xinhua accuse of biased reporting on april 17 ?
cnn
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on april 17 , xinhua condemned what it called " biased coverage of the lhasa riots and the olympic torch relay by the u . s . based cable news network ( cnn ) " . the same day , the chinese government called on cnn to " apologise " for having allegedly insulted the chinese people , and for " attempting to incite the ch...
who was accused of bias on april 17 by xinhua ?
cnn
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on april 17 , xinhua condemned what it called " biased coverage of the lhasa riots and the olympic torch relay by the u . s . based cable news network ( cnn ) " . the same day , the chinese government called on cnn to " apologise " for having allegedly insulted the chinese people , and for " attempting to incite the ch...
who wanted cnn to apologize for its insult to chinese people ?
the chinese government
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on april 19 , the bbc reported that 1 , 300 people had gathered outside bbc buildings in manchester and london , protesting against what they described as western media bias . several days earlier , the bbc had published an article entitled " the challenges of reporting in china " , responding to earlier criticism . th...
what article did bbc put out about china just days earlier ?
the challenges of reporting in china
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on april 19 , the bbc reported that 1 , 300 people had gathered outside bbc buildings in manchester and london , protesting against what they described as western media bias . several days earlier , the bbc had published an article entitled " the challenges of reporting in china " , responding to earlier criticism . th...
who stated that chinese people could access the bbc news website after years of not being able to ?
paul danahar
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on april 19 , the bbc reported that 1 , 300 people had gathered outside bbc buildings in manchester and london , protesting against what they described as western media bias . several days earlier , the bbc had published an article entitled " the challenges of reporting in china " , responding to earlier criticism . th...
how many people gathered in protest at these two buildings ?
1 , 300
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on april 19 , the bbc reported that 1 , 300 people had gathered outside bbc buildings in manchester and london , protesting against what they described as western media bias . several days earlier , the bbc had published an article entitled " the challenges of reporting in china " , responding to earlier criticism . th...
who commented that chinese people can look at the bbc news site for the first time ?
paul danahar
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on april 19 , the bbc reported that 1 , 300 people had gathered outside bbc buildings in manchester and london , protesting against what they described as western media bias . several days earlier , the bbc had published an article entitled " the challenges of reporting in china " , responding to earlier criticism . th...
where is bbc banned from reporting ?
tibet
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on april 20 , the people ' s daily published a report entitled " overseas chinese rally against biased media coverage , for olympics " . it included images of chinese people demonstrating in france , the united kingdom , germany and the united states . one picture showed chinese demonstrators holding a sign which claim...
who published " overseas chinese rally against biased media coverage " on april 20 ?
people ' s daily
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on april 20 , the people ' s daily published a report entitled " overseas chinese rally against biased media coverage , for olympics " . it included images of chinese people demonstrating in france , the united kingdom , germany and the united states . one picture showed chinese demonstrators holding a sign which claim...
which publication published a report about the chinese rallying against media bias ?
people ' s daily
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on april 4 , it was reported that the chinese government appeared to be running an anti cnn website that criticizes the cable network s coverage of recent events . the site claims to have been created by a beijing citizen . however , foreign correspondents in beijing voiced suspicions that anti cnn may be a semi govern...
what was the chinese government reported running on april 4 ?
an anti cnn website
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on april 4 , it was reported that the chinese government appeared to be running an anti cnn website that criticizes the cable network s coverage of recent events . the site claims to have been created by a beijing citizen . however , foreign correspondents in beijing voiced suspicions that anti cnn may be a semi govern...
who supposedly created the site ?
a beijing citizen .
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on april 4 , it was reported that the chinese government appeared to be running an anti cnn website that criticizes the cable network s coverage of recent events . the site claims to have been created by a beijing citizen . however , foreign correspondents in beijing voiced suspicions that anti cnn may be a semi govern...
who takes credit for creating the site ?
a beijing citizen .
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on april 4 , it was reported that the chinese government appeared to be running an anti cnn website that criticizes the cable network s coverage of recent events . the site claims to have been created by a beijing citizen . however , foreign correspondents in beijing voiced suspicions that anti cnn may be a semi govern...
who felt that the government was involved in the website ?
foreign correspondents
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the beijing olympic organizing committee sent out a team of 30 unarmed attendants selected from the people ' s armed police to escort the flame throughout its journey . according to asian times , sworn in as the " beijing olympic games sacred flame protection unit " during a ceremony in august 2007 , their main job is ...
how many attendants accompanied the flame during it ' s travels ?
30
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the beijing olympic organizing committee sent out a team of 30 unarmed attendants selected from the people ' s armed police to escort the flame throughout its journey . according to asian times , sworn in as the " beijing olympic games sacred flame protection unit " during a ceremony in august 2007 , their main job is ...
when were the 30 team members sworn in ?
august 2007
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the beijing olympic organizing committee sent out a team of 30 unarmed attendants selected from the people ' s armed police to escort the flame throughout its journey . according to asian times , sworn in as the " beijing olympic games sacred flame protection unit " during a ceremony in august 2007 , their main job is ...
what were their official team outfits ?
matching blue tracksuits
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the beijing olympic organizing committee sent out a team of 30 unarmed attendants selected from the people ' s armed police to escort the flame throughout its journey . according to asian times , sworn in as the " beijing olympic games sacred flame protection unit " during a ceremony in august 2007 , their main job is ...
which team member has his own fan following ?
second right brother
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the beijing olympic organizing committee sent out a team of 30 unarmed attendants selected from the people ' s armed police to escort the flame throughout its journey . according to asian times , sworn in as the " beijing olympic games sacred flame protection unit " during a ceremony in august 2007 , their main job is ...
how many attendants were used from the people ' s armed police for the flame ' s entire journey ?
30
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the beijing olympic organizing committee sent out a team of 30 unarmed attendants selected from the people ' s armed police to escort the flame throughout its journey . according to asian times , sworn in as the " beijing olympic games sacred flame protection unit " during a ceremony in august 2007 , their main job is ...
when were these 30 sworn in ?
august 2007
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the beijing olympic organizing committee sent out a team of 30 unarmed attendants selected from the people ' s armed police to escort the flame throughout its journey . according to asian times , sworn in as the " beijing olympic games sacred flame protection unit " during a ceremony in august 2007 , their main job is ...
what did these 30 attendants wear ?
blue tracksuits
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the beijing olympic organizing committee sent out a team of 30 unarmed attendants selected from the people ' s armed police to escort the flame throughout its journey . according to asian times , sworn in as the " beijing olympic games sacred flame protection unit " during a ceremony in august 2007 , their main job is ...
what is the attendant who has a large fan base called ?
second right brother
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in response to the demonstrations , the chinese government attempted to calm the situation , possibly fearing the protests may spiral out of control as has happened in recent years , including the anti japanese protests in 2005 . state media and commentaries began to call for calm , such as an editorial in the people '...
the chinese government tried to tamper the boycott , trying to avoid a similar outcome to which protests in 2005 ?
anti japanese protests
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in response to the demonstrations , the chinese government attempted to calm the situation , possibly fearing the protests may spiral out of control as has happened in recent years , including the anti japanese protests in 2005 . state media and commentaries began to call for calm , such as an editorial in the people '...
which newspaper urged citizens to protest peacefully ?
people ' s daily
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in response to the demonstrations , the chinese government attempted to calm the situation , possibly fearing the protests may spiral out of control as has happened in recent years , including the anti japanese protests in 2005 . state media and commentaries began to call for calm , such as an editorial in the people '...
which website had mentions of the carrefour boycott removed by the government ?
sohu . com
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in response to the demonstrations , the chinese government attempted to calm the situation , possibly fearing the protests may spiral out of control as has happened in recent years , including the anti japanese protests in 2005 . state media and commentaries began to call for calm , such as an editorial in the people '...
when did protests in front of carrefour ' s stores occur in china ?
may 1
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in response to the demonstrations , the chinese government attempted to calm the situation , possibly fearing the protests may spiral out of control as has happened in recent years , including the anti japanese protests in 2005 . state media and commentaries began to call for calm , such as an editorial in the people '...
the chinese government did not want a repeat of what protests ?
the anti japanese protests in 2005 .
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in response to the demonstrations , the chinese government attempted to calm the situation , possibly fearing the protests may spiral out of control as has happened in recent years , including the anti japanese protests in 2005 . state media and commentaries began to call for calm , such as an editorial in the people '...
which newspaper asked the chinese people to protest peacefully ?
people ' s daily
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in response to the demonstrations , the chinese government attempted to calm the situation , possibly fearing the protests may spiral out of control as has happened in recent years , including the anti japanese protests in 2005 . state media and commentaries began to call for calm , such as an editorial in the people '...
who removed carrefour boycott comments from some websites ?
the chinese government
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in response to the demonstrations , the chinese government attempted to calm the situation , possibly fearing the protests may spiral out of control as has happened in recent years , including the anti japanese protests in 2005 . state media and commentaries began to call for calm , such as an editorial in the people '...
what day did protests occur in front of carrefour stores ?
may 1 .
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in japan , the mayor of nagano , shoichi washizawa said that it has become a " great nuisance " for the city to host the torch relay prior to the nagano leg . washizawa ' s aides said the mayor ' s remark was not criticism about the relay itself but about the potential disruptions and confusion surrounding it . a city ...
who was the mayor of nagano ?
shoichi washizawa
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in japan , the mayor of nagano , shoichi washizawa said that it has become a " great nuisance " for the city to host the torch relay prior to the nagano leg . washizawa ' s aides said the mayor ' s remark was not criticism about the relay itself but about the potential disruptions and confusion surrounding it . a city ...
how did washizawa refer to the city having the torch relay ?
great nuisance
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in japan , the mayor of nagano , shoichi washizawa said that it has become a " great nuisance " for the city to host the torch relay prior to the nagano leg . washizawa ' s aides said the mayor ' s remark was not criticism about the relay itself but about the potential disruptions and confusion surrounding it . a city ...
what was vandalized after a relay event was cancelled there ?
a major buddhist temple
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in japan , the mayor of nagano , shoichi washizawa said that it has become a " great nuisance " for the city to host the torch relay prior to the nagano leg . washizawa ' s aides said the mayor ' s remark was not criticism about the relay itself but about the potential disruptions and confusion surrounding it . a city ...
who was the mayor of nagano ?
shoichi washizawa
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in japan , the mayor of nagano , shoichi washizawa said that it has become a " great nuisance " for the city to host the torch relay prior to the nagano leg . washizawa ' s aides said the mayor ' s remark was not criticism about the relay itself but about the potential disruptions and confusion surrounding it . a city ...
what did he call the opportunity for nagano to host the torch event ?
great nuisance
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in japan , the mayor of nagano , shoichi washizawa said that it has become a " great nuisance " for the city to host the torch relay prior to the nagano leg . washizawa ' s aides said the mayor ' s remark was not criticism about the relay itself but about the potential disruptions and confusion surrounding it . a city ...
where was the inital opening ceremony to be held in nagano ?
a major buddhist temple
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the olympic flame is supposed to remain lit for the whole relay . when the torch is extinguished at night , on airplanes , in bad weather , or during protests ( such as the several occasions in paris ) , the olympic flame is kept alight in a set of 8 lanterns . citation needed
in what is the torch flame kept lit when the torch must be off ?
lanterns .
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the olympic flame is supposed to remain lit for the whole relay . when the torch is extinguished at night , on airplanes , in bad weather , or during protests ( such as the several occasions in paris ) , the olympic flame is kept alight in a set of 8 lanterns . citation needed
the torch is put out at night , on aircraft , during storms and what else ?
during protests
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a union planned to protest at the relay for better living conditions . hong kong legislator michael mak kwok fung and activist chan cheong , both members of the league of social democrats , were not allowed to enter macau .
who was michael mak kwok fung ?
hong kong legislator
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chinese media have also reported on jin jing , whom the official chinese torch relay website described as " heroic " and an " angel " , whereas western media initially gave her little mention despite a chinese claim that " chinese paralympic athlete jin jing has garnered much attention from the media " .
which athlete did the official website call an angel ?
jin jing
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chinese media have also reported on jin jing , whom the official chinese torch relay website described as " heroic " and an " angel " , whereas western media initially gave her little mention despite a chinese claim that " chinese paralympic athlete jin jing has garnered much attention from the media " .
which media outlets gave jin jing little notice ?
western media
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two additional teams of 40 attendants each will accompany the flame on its mainland china route . this arrangement has however sparked several controversies .
how many additional teams will help with the mainland china route ?
two
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two additional teams of 40 attendants each will accompany the flame on its mainland china route . this arrangement has however sparked several controversies .
how many members are on each of these two teams ?
40
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the ultimate substantive legacy of principia mathematica is mixed . it is generally accepted that kurt g del ' s incompleteness theorem of 1931 definitively demonstrated that for any set of axioms and inference rules proposed to encapsulate mathematics , there would in fact be some truths of mathematics which could not...
despite its imperfection , what are now considered valuable achievements of principia mathematica ?
the book popularized modern mathematical logic and drew important connections between logic , epistemology , and metaphysics
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the ultimate substantive legacy of principia mathematica is mixed . it is generally accepted that kurt g del ' s incompleteness theorem of 1931 definitively demonstrated that for any set of axioms and inference rules proposed to encapsulate mathematics , there would in fact be some truths of mathematics which could not...
what is the general consensus of the axioms and inference rules declared in principia mathematica ?
mixed
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the ultimate substantive legacy of principia mathematica is mixed . it is generally accepted that kurt g del ' s incompleteness theorem of 1931 definitively demonstrated that for any set of axioms and inference rules proposed to encapsulate mathematics , there would in fact be some truths of mathematics which could not...
who discovered the incompleteness theorem of 1931 ?
kurt g del
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the ultimate substantive legacy of principia mathematica is mixed . it is generally accepted that kurt g del ' s incompleteness theorem of 1931 definitively demonstrated that for any set of axioms and inference rules proposed to encapsulate mathematics , there would in fact be some truths of mathematics which could not...
what did the incompleteness theorem of 1931 indicate regarding principia mathematica ?
for any set of axioms and inference rules proposed to encapsulate mathematics , there would in fact be some truths of mathematics which could not be deduced
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the ultimate substantive legacy of principia mathematica is mixed . it is generally accepted that kurt g del ' s incompleteness theorem of 1931 definitively demonstrated that for any set of axioms and inference rules proposed to encapsulate mathematics , there would in fact be some truths of mathematics which could not...
why was g dels finding ironic ?
g del could not have come to this conclusion without whitehead and russell ' s book
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the ultimate substantive legacy of principia mathematica is mixed . it is generally accepted that kurt g del ' s incompleteness theorem of 1931 definitively demonstrated that for any set of axioms and inference rules proposed to encapsulate mathematics , there would in fact be some truths of mathematics which could not...
when was kurt godel ' s incompleteness theorem ?
1931
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the ultimate substantive legacy of principia mathematica is mixed . it is generally accepted that kurt g del ' s incompleteness theorem of 1931 definitively demonstrated that for any set of axioms and inference rules proposed to encapsulate mathematics , there would in fact be some truths of mathematics which could not...
what did kurt godel ' s theorem demonstrate about axioms and the inference rules ?
some truths of mathematics which could not be deduced from them
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the ultimate substantive legacy of principia mathematica is mixed . it is generally accepted that kurt g del ' s incompleteness theorem of 1931 definitively demonstrated that for any set of axioms and inference rules proposed to encapsulate mathematics , there would in fact be some truths of mathematics which could not...
godel couldn ' t have come to his conclusion without what book ?
principia mathematica
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the ultimate substantive legacy of principia mathematica is mixed . it is generally accepted that kurt g del ' s incompleteness theorem of 1931 definitively demonstrated that for any set of axioms and inference rules proposed to encapsulate mathematics , there would in fact be some truths of mathematics which could not...
besides logic and epistemology , what else did principia mathematica connect ?
metaphysics
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whitehead ' s most complete work on education is the 1929 book the aims of education and other essays , which collected numerous essays and addresses by whitehead on the subject published between 1912 and 1927 . the essay from which aims of education derived its name was delivered as an address in 1916 when whitehead w...
what is the origin of the title of the book ?
the essay from which aims of education derived its name was delivered as an address in 1916
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whitehead ' s most complete work on education is the 1929 book the aims of education and other essays , which collected numerous essays and addresses by whitehead on the subject published between 1912 and 1927 . the essay from which aims of education derived its name was delivered as an address in 1916 when whitehead w...
how did whitehead define " inert ideas " ?
ideas that are disconnected scraps of information , with no application to real life or culture
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whitehead ' s most complete work on education is the 1929 book the aims of education and other essays , which collected numerous essays and addresses by whitehead on the subject published between 1912 and 1927 . the essay from which aims of education derived its name was delivered as an address in 1916 when whitehead w...
what was whitehead ' s criticism of the use of inert ideas in education ?
" education with inert ideas is not only useless : it is , above all things , harmful . "
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whitehead ' s most complete work on education is the 1929 book the aims of education and other essays , which collected numerous essays and addresses by whitehead on the subject published between 1912 and 1927 . the essay from which aims of education derived its name was delivered as an address in 1916 when whitehead w...
when was " the aims of education and other essays " published ?
1929
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whitehead ' s most complete work on education is the 1929 book the aims of education and other essays , which collected numerous essays and addresses by whitehead on the subject published between 1912 and 1927 . the essay from which aims of education derived its name was delivered as an address in 1916 when whitehead w...
during what periods of time were the essays and address contained in " the aims of education and other essays " composed ?
between 1912 and 1927
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whitehead ' s most complete work on education is the 1929 book the aims of education and other essays , which collected numerous essays and addresses by whitehead on the subject published between 1912 and 1927 . the essay from which aims of education derived its name was delivered as an address in 1916 when whitehead w...
what year was the aims of education and other essays published ?
1929
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whitehead ' s most complete work on education is the 1929 book the aims of education and other essays , which collected numerous essays and addresses by whitehead on the subject published between 1912 and 1927 . the essay from which aims of education derived its name was delivered as an address in 1916 when whitehead w...
what was the aims of education and other essays comprised of ?
numerous essays and addresses
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whitehead ' s most complete work on education is the 1929 book the aims of education and other essays , which collected numerous essays and addresses by whitehead on the subject published between 1912 and 1927 . the essay from which aims of education derived its name was delivered as an address in 1916 when whitehead w...
what teaching did whitehead caution against teaching ?
inert ideas
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rather than teach small parts of a large number of subjects , whitehead advocated teaching a relatively few important concepts that the student could organically link to many different areas of knowledge , discovering their application in actual life . for whitehead , education should be the exact opposite of the multi...
what did whitehead believe regarding the variety of subjects in education ?
whitehead advocated teaching a relatively few important concepts
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rather than teach small parts of a large number of subjects , whitehead advocated teaching a relatively few important concepts that the student could organically link to many different areas of knowledge , discovering their application in actual life . for whitehead , education should be the exact opposite of the multi...
how did whitehead propose that students would expand their knowledge beyond the subjects taught in school ?
important concepts that the student could organically link to many different areas of knowledge , discovering their application in actual life
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rather than teach small parts of a large number of subjects , whitehead advocated teaching a relatively few important concepts that the student could organically link to many different areas of knowledge , discovering their application in actual life . for whitehead , education should be the exact opposite of the multi...
what was whitehead ' s general opinion of what the school model should be ?
for whitehead , education should be the exact opposite of the multidisciplinary , value free school model
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rather than teach small parts of a large number of subjects , whitehead advocated teaching a relatively few important concepts that the student could organically link to many different areas of knowledge , discovering their application in actual life . for whitehead , education should be the exact opposite of the multi...
what was whitehead ' s opinion on the inclusion of values and general principles in education ?
it should be transdisciplinary , and laden with values and general principles that provide students with a bedrock of wisdom
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rather than teach small parts of a large number of subjects , whitehead advocated teaching a relatively few important concepts that the student could organically link to many different areas of knowledge , discovering their application in actual life . for whitehead , education should be the exact opposite of the multi...
whitehead ' s education style was to teach what ?
a relatively few important concepts
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rather than teach small parts of a large number of subjects , whitehead advocated teaching a relatively few important concepts that the student could organically link to many different areas of knowledge , discovering their application in actual life . for whitehead , education should be the exact opposite of the multi...
what should whitehead ' s students organically link due to his teaching methods ?
different areas of knowledge , discovering their application in actual life .
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rather than teach small parts of a large number of subjects , whitehead advocated teaching a relatively few important concepts that the student could organically link to many different areas of knowledge , discovering their application in actual life . for whitehead , education should be the exact opposite of the multi...
whitehead believed education should be the opposite of what ?
value free school model
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whitehead did not begin his career as a philosopher . in fact , he never had any formal training in philosophy beyond his undergraduate education . early in his life he showed great interest in and respect for philosophy and metaphysics , but it is evident that he considered himself a rank amateur . in one letter to hi...
what was the extent of whitehead ' s education in philosophy ?
he never had any formal training in philosophy beyond his undergraduate education
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whitehead did not begin his career as a philosopher . in fact , he never had any formal training in philosophy beyond his undergraduate education . early in his life he showed great interest in and respect for philosophy and metaphysics , but it is evident that he considered himself a rank amateur . in one letter to hi...
what was whitehead ' s opinion of his own knowledge of metaphysics in that correspondence ?
" this further question lands us in the ocean of metaphysic , onto which my profound ignorance of that science forbids me to enter . "
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whitehead did not begin his career as a philosopher . in fact , he never had any formal training in philosophy beyond his undergraduate education . early in his life he showed great interest in and respect for philosophy and metaphysics , but it is evident that he considered himself a rank amateur . in one letter to hi...
how did whitehead eventually become regarded in the field of metaphysics ?
in later life whitehead would become one of the 20th century ' s foremost metaphysicians
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whitehead did not begin his career as a philosopher . in fact , he never had any formal training in philosophy beyond his undergraduate education . early in his life he showed great interest in and respect for philosophy and metaphysics , but it is evident that he considered himself a rank amateur . in one letter to hi...
with what friend and former student did whitehead correspond regarding the goals of science ?
bertrand russell
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whitehead did not begin his career as a philosopher . in fact , he never had any formal training in philosophy beyond his undergraduate education . early in his life he showed great interest in and respect for philosophy and metaphysics , but it is evident that he considered himself a rank amateur . in one letter to hi...
what is the highest whitehead was trained in philosophy ?
undergraduate
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whitehead did not begin his career as a philosopher . in fact , he never had any formal training in philosophy beyond his undergraduate education . early in his life he showed great interest in and respect for philosophy and metaphysics , but it is evident that he considered himself a rank amateur . in one letter to hi...
what is the relationship between whitehead and russell ?
friend and former student
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whitehead did not begin his career as a philosopher . in fact , he never had any formal training in philosophy beyond his undergraduate education . early in his life he showed great interest in and respect for philosophy and metaphysics , but it is evident that he considered himself a rank amateur . in one letter to hi...
what did whitehead consider himself as a philosopher ?
rank amateur
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whitehead did not begin his career as a philosopher . in fact , he never had any formal training in philosophy beyond his undergraduate education . early in his life he showed great interest in and respect for philosophy and metaphysics , but it is evident that he considered himself a rank amateur . in one letter to hi...
what was whitehead considered as a metaphysician ?
one of the 20th century ' s foremost metaphysicians .
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whitehead was unimpressed by this objection . in the notes of one his students for a 1927 class , whitehead was quoted as saying : " every scientific man in order to preserve his reputation has to say he dislikes metaphysics . what he means is he dislikes having his metaphysics criticized . " in whitehead ' s view , sc...
what quotation of whitehead ' s was noted by a student in 1927 ?
" every scientific man in order to preserve his reputation has to say he dislikes metaphysics . what he means is he dislikes having his metaphysics criticized . "
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whitehead was unimpressed by this objection . in the notes of one his students for a 1927 class , whitehead was quoted as saying : " every scientific man in order to preserve his reputation has to say he dislikes metaphysics . what he means is he dislikes having his metaphysics criticized . " in whitehead ' s view , sc...
what was whitehead ' s opinion of basic assumptions in metaphysics ?
such assumptions are not easily seen precisely because they remain unexamined and unquestioned
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