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Las Vegas (CNN) -- Declaring victory in Nevada's Republican presidential caucuses on Saturday, Mitt Romney again turned away from his GOP rivals and toward President Barack Obama. CNN projects that Romney will win the Nevada Republican presidential caucuses, based on results and entrance polling. With 71% of the vo...
How did he say the president started his term?
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by apologizing for America
by apologizing for America
Beijing (CNN) -- "Please excuse me, I can't talk about this." Clunk! The phone line goes dead. We had tried to get this British businessman to talk about the mysterious death of Neil Heywood. Heywood has emerged from the shadows to be a key link in a story of intrigue, mystery and betrayal that goes all the way t...
What prompted the British government to ask China to investigate Neil Heywood's death?
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we heard suggestions that there were suspicious circumstances
we heard suggestions that there were suspicious circumstances
CHAPTER XLIV. THE GALIMAFRE Speats and raxes, speats and raxes, speat and raxes Lord Somerville's billet Never wont to let the grass grow under his feet, Henry of Navarre was impatient of awaiting his troops at Pont de Dronne, and proposed to hasten on to Quinet, as a convenient centre for collecting the neighbou...
How many went?
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Thus, early on Monday, a party of about thirty set forth on horseback
about thirty
CHAPTER XVIII Some one opened the door at the other end of the room, and Nancy felt that it was her husband. She turned from the window with gladness in her eyes, for the wife's chief dread was stilled. "Dear, I'm so thankful you're come," she said, going towards him. "I began to get--" She paused abruptly, for G...
was he trembling?
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trembling hands,
yes (his hands were)
The szlachta ([ˈʂlaxta] ( listen), exonym: Nobility) was a legally privileged noble class with origins in the Kingdom of Poland. It gained considerable institutional privileges between 1333 and 1370 during the reign of King Casimir III the Great.:211 In 1413, following a series of tentative personal unions between the ...
What is the Polish word?
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szlachta
szlachta
In a career spanning more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as archetypes of modern Hollywood blockbuster filmmaking. In later years, his films began addressing humanistic issues such as the Holocaust (in Schindler's...
in what years?
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Spielberg attended Hebrew school from 1953 to 1957
1953 to 1957
CHAPTER XV Mr. Amos Cuthbert named it so--our old friend Amos who lives high up in the ether of Town's End ridge, and who now represents Coniston in the Legislature. He is the same silent, sallow person as when Jethro first took a mortgage on his farm, only his skin is beginning to resemble dried parchment, and he is...
Was he going?
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"Yes, I be," answered Amos
yes
(CNN) -- The United States breached international law by executing a Mexican national without having granted him consular access, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said Friday. Navi Pillay, in a statement, said she deeply regrets the execution of Humberto Leal Garcia, after a 5-4 decision by the U.S. Suprem...
And what else?
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murder
murder
Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city is named after the Christian saint, Monica. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is bordered on three sides by the city of Los Angeles – Pacific Palisades to the north, Brentwood on the northeast, Sawtelle on the east, Mar ...
When is that actual date?
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May 4
May 4
Greg enjoys playing with his friends. On Friday, Greg went outside to play with two of his friends, Peter and Lucy. They played with a ball for some time, but then they got bored. Lucy said that she wanted to climb a tree. Peter thought that they could see if their other friend Robert could play with them. The three ...
what did the girl want to do?
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Lucy said that she wanted to climb a tree.
climb a tree.
Shanghai is one of the four direct-controlled municipalities of China and the most populous city proper in the world with a population of more than 24 million . It is a global financial centre and transport hub, with the world's busiest container port. Located in the Yangtze River Delta, it sits on the south edge of th...
What river is close to it?
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dge of the estuary of the Yangtze in the middle portion of the East China coast.
Yangtze
CHAPTER V HOME AGAIN Following Brick Simpson's directions, they came into Union Street, and without further mishap gained the Hill. From the brow they looked down into the Pit, whence arose that steady, indefinable hum which comes from crowded human places. "I 'll never go down there again, not as long as I live,...
Freddy didn;t know what happened to someone, who?
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Joe
Joe
CHAPTER XXII THE REAL THING AND NO MISTAKE 'With asses all his time he spent, Their club's perpetual president, He caught their manners, looks, and airs-- An ass in everything but ears.' GAY. The master of the house was unable to contribute much more than his name to the propriety of the arrival of the suitors,...
Who had just arrived?
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the arrival of the suitors
suitors
CHAPTER XIII. JAMES III. James II. left three sons; the eldest, James III., aged nine, was crowned at Kelso (August 10, 1460); his brothers, bearing the titles of Albany and Mar, were not to be his supports. His mother, Mary of Gueldres, had the charge of the boys, and, as she was won over by her uncle, Philip of Bur...
What was his mother's name?
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His mother, Mary of Gueldres
Mary of Gueldres
Alex was happy when he woke up. He was really happy he didn't have to go to a dumb sit down school like his cousins. He was a home school kid. There was lots to do today. He woke Tigerrr, his kitty. They were going to look at the apple trees. He was seeing if he could grow more fruit by feeding them different kinds of ...
What type of school did Alex not have to go to?
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dumb sit down school
dumb sit down school
One day, Jimmy, who was getting ready to walk down to school, could not find his favorite hat. He began looking all over the place for it, his room, the kitchen, even outside. It was nowhere to be found. He was running late for school and didn't want to be marked absent so he went to school without it. At school, Jimmy...
Did he make it to school on time?
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No.
Java (Indonesian: Jawa; Javanese: ꦗꦮ; Sundanese: ) is an island of Indonesia. With a population of over 141 million (the island itself) or 145 million (the administrative region), Java is home to 56.7 percent of the Indonesian population and is the most populous island on Earth. The Indonesian capital city, Jakarta, is...
What is Java?
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Java (Indonesian: Jawa; Javanese: ꦗꦮ; Sundanese: ) is an island of Indonesia.
an island
CHAPTER XIX. ABOUT THE ROBBERY. If Ralph had been astonished before, he was doubly so now. He looked from one to another of the men in amazement. "Do you really think I am one of the thieves?" he gasped. "It's mighty suspicious," responded Jack Rodman. "You were seen in the neighborhood of the post office to-ni...
Who was going to help him?
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"I'll help you," said Uriah
Uriah
(CNN) -- Juan Martin del Potro became the third man in the history of the Estoril Open to successfully defend his title after beating France's Richard Gasquet in the final 6-4, 6-2 Sunday. The Argentine started strongly, breaking Gasquet's serve to love in the very first game before capitalizing on the Frenchman's un...
How many times has Richard Gasquet lost a final to Djokovic, Federer, and Del Potro?
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five
five
KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) is a collection of databases dealing with genomes, biological pathways, diseases, drugs, and chemical substances. KEGG is utilized for bioinformatics research and education, including data analysis in genomics, metagenomics, metabolomics and other omics studies, modeling a...
Who began the project?
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The KEGG database project was initiated in 1995 by Minoru Kanehisa
Minoru Kanehisa
CHAPTER XII. DINGAAN'S BET As I advanced to the wagons accompanied by Kambula and his two companions, I saw that Marais, in a state of great excitement, was engaged in haranguing the two Prinsloo men and Meyer, while the Vrouw Prinsloo and Marie appeared to be attempting to calm him. "They are unarmed," I heard him...
Who wasan envoy?
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, the three Boer men came towards us doubtfully, their guns in their hands. "Be careful what you are doing," I called to them. "These are envoys,"
Kambula and his companions
(CNN) -- Ukraine has been wracked with ceaseless demonstrations for weeks as protesters demand constitutional reform and a closer relationship with Europe instead of Russia. A breakthrough finally came Tuesday: Prime Minister Mykola Azarov and his government resigned, and the national parliament voted overwhelmingly to...
What was undone after he left?
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the national parliament voted overwhelmingly to repeal sweeping anti-protest laws passed earlier this month
anti-protest laws
Woodbridge, Virginia (CNN) -- The police photograph is chilling. In grainy black and white tones, it shows 13-year-old Martin Andrews sitting in a makeshift box, his leg chained. The look in his eyes is one of fear, fatigue and disbelief. He had just been rescued from a nightmare. "I was abducted by a sexually violen...
How long ago was this?
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37 years ago
37.
Classical music is art music produced or rooted in the traditions of Western music, including both liturgical (religious) and secular music. While a similar term is also used to refer to the period from 1750 to 1820 (the Classical period), this article is about the broad span of time from roughly the 11th century to th...
Where is classical music rooted?
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Classical music is art music produced or rooted in the traditions of Western music
The traditions of Western music.
(CNN) -- The United States have named former Germany captain Jurgen Klinsmann as their new national coach, just a day after sacking Bob Bradley. Bradley, who took over as coach in January 2007, was relieved of his duties on Thursday, and U.S. Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati confirmed in a statement on Friday...
Was he considered an OK player?
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During his playing career, Klinsmann was respected as one of the greatest strikers of his era.
He was considered an excellent player
Latin hip hop or Latin rap is hip hop music recorded by artists of Latin American and Iberian (Spain and Portugal) origin. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, most Latin rap came from the West Coast of the United States. Cuban-American artist Mellow Man Ace was the first Latino artist to have a major bilingual single ...
in what year did the album it was on debut?
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single attached to his 1989 debut.
1989
CHAPTER XVIII. THE EFFICIENCY EXPERT. Unlike most other plants the International Machine Company paid on Monday, and it was on the Monday following his assumption of his new duties that Jimmy had his first clash with Bince. He had been talking with Everett, the cashier, whom, in accordance with his "method," he was...
What else does he do?
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He hires and fires everybody
fires
(CNN) -- Apple CEO Tim Cook might soon be sharing Silicon Valley's most expensive cup of coffee. Sometime in the next year, Cook will sit down for a cup of mud with someone who has paid at least $210,000 for the privilege. Apple fandom taken to its craziest, and costliest, extreme? Perhaps. But it's all for a good ...
Who is that?
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Apple CEO
Apple CEO
(CNN) -- "There is a sense that he is 'one of us,' a true fan of comics." That's how John Mayo, co-host of the Comic Book Page podcast, describes Geoff Johns, the chief creative officer at DC Comics and one of the most influential figures in comics today. All those trailers you've been seeing for the upcoming "Gree...
Who's he?
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Hal Jordan back to life in the "Green Lantern: Rebirth" series
Green Lantern
San Antonio ( Spanish for "Saint Anthony"), officially the City of San Antonio, is the seventh-most populous city in the United States and the second-most populous city in Texas. Founded as a Spanish mission and colonial outpost in 1718, the city became the first chartered civil settlement in Texas in 1731, making it t...
What about in the country?
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seventh-most populous city in the United States
Seventh in the United States.
SAVANNAH, Georgia (CNN) -- What does it really take to dress someone as fashion-forward and in the spotlight as Michelle Obama? Designer Yigal Azrouël talks with students at the Savannah College of Art and Design. "Bravery," says Isabel Toledo, designer of the first lady's attention-grabbing lemongrass yellow wool ...
What did Isabel Toledo say?
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"Bravery," says Isabel Toledo, designer of the first lady's attention-grabbing lemongrass yellow wool and lace ensemble that she wore for the inauguration of her husband President Obama
"Bravery," answered Isabel Toledo
(CNN) -- Donald Sterling has agreed to the sale of the Los Angeles Clippers to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, Sterling's attorneys told CNN on Wednesday. Last week, Sterling's estranged wife, Shelly, agreed to sell the franchise to Ballmer for an NBA record $2 billion. The Sterlings are co-owners of the team thr...
Did he try to keep the sale from happening?
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Donald Sterling initially indicated he would fight the sale and filed a lawsuit against the National Basketball Association.
yes
CHAPTER VII. "I WISH YOU'D LIKE ME." All the Saturday night Heathcote had been on the run, and he did not return home to bed till nearly dawn on the Sunday morning. At about noon prayers were read out on the veranda, the congregation consisting of Mrs. Heathcote and her sister, Mrs. Growler, and Jacko. Harry himsel...
How long had he been out?
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All the Saturday night
All night
CHAPTER IV After leaving Mrs. Wagner, the widow considered with herself, and then turned away from the commercial regions of the house, in search of her daughter. She opened the dining-room door, and found the bagatelle-board on the table. Fritz and Minna were playing a game of the desultory sort--with the inevitab...
Of what sort of indulgence?
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Madame Fontaine listened with a smile of maternal indulgence.
Maternal
Decatur, Georgia (CNN) -- A former Georgia sheriff's deputy convicted of murder in the slaying of his wife and a day laborer in 2008 was sentenced Friday to two consecutive life sentences plus five years in prison. That means that Derrick Yancey, 51, will have to serve at least 60 years before he is eligible for paro...
What was Yancey convicted of exactly?
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two counts of murder and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime
two counts of murder and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the fourth Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers. Memphis had a population of 652,717 in 2016, making it the second largest city in the state o...
What is the greater metropolitan area's of the cities poplulation?
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1,317,314
(CNN) -- Who'd be a referee? When the crowd aren't getting on your back you've got the players acting up or giving you an earful. So if someone described your refereeing as "the best," you could be forgiven for feeling a small surge of pride. But when the person praising you has been called the world's most notorious...
What is the percentage boast?
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He boasts a 70-80% success rate
Editor's Note: Arsalan Iftikhar is an international human rights lawyer, founder of TheMuslimGuy.com, and contributing editor for Islamica magazine in Washington. Arsalan Iftikhar says Obama made progress in improving relations with Muslim world. (CNN) -- Opening the Muslim-world leg of the "Audacity of Hope" world...
What did President George W. Bush do that resulted in two Iraqi size-10 shoes being thrown at him?
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farewell news conference
farewell news conference
Greg enjoys playing with his friends. On Friday, Greg went outside to play with two of his friends, Peter and Lucy. They played with a ball for some time, but then they got bored. Lucy said that she wanted to climb a tree. Peter thought that they could see if their other friend Robert could play with them. The three ...
was his mom mad?
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Then he changed into a different shirt, so that his mother could wash the dirty shirt.
No
Dixon, Illinois (CNN) -- William Heirens, the "Lipstick Killer," is believed to be the longest-serving inmate in the United States. He turns 81 on November 15. Diabetes has ravaged his body, but his mind is sharp. "Bill's never allowed himself to be institutionalized," said Dolores Kennedy, his long-time friend and...
When is his birthday
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He turns 81 on November 15
November 15
CHAPTER IX: A PAINFUL TIME When Ned was left alone he rolled himself up in the blankets, placed a pillow which Polly had brought him under his head, and lay and looked at the fire; but it was not until the flames had died down, and the last red glow had faded into blackness that he fell off to sleep. His thoughts w...
Was he bitter?
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I will try to be so
no
Tibet (i/tᵻˈbɛt/; Wylie: Bod, pronounced [pʰø̀ʔ]; Chinese: 西藏; pinyin: Xīzàng) is a region on the Tibetan Plateau in Asia. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpa, Qiang and Lhoba peoples and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han Chinese and ...
What is the average elevation of Tibet?
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4 , 900 metres ( 16 , 000 ft )
4 , 900 metres ( 16 , 000 ft )
Chapter 61 Happy for all her maternal feelings was the day on which Mrs. Bennet got rid of her two most deserving daughters. With what delighted pride she afterwards visited Mrs. Bingley, and talked of Mrs. Darcy, may be guessed. I wish I could say, for the sake of her family, that the accomplishment of her earnest d...
where did Mr. Bingley buy an estate?
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he bought an estate in a neighbouring county to Derbyshire
in a neighbouring county to Derbyshire
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. Europe is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. It comprises the westernmost part of Eurasia. Europe is generally considered as separated f...
what ocean lies to the north of it?
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Europe is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north
the Arctic Ocean
The Observer is a British newspaper published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its sister papers "the Guardian" and the "Guardian Weekly", whose parent company Guardian Media Group Limited acquired it in 1993, it takes a social liberal or social democratic line on most issues. First published ...
What did he do?
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Bourne attempted to cut his losses and sell the title to the government
attempted to sell the title to the government
In philosophy, idealism is the group of philosophies which assert that reality, or reality as we can know it, is fundamentally mental, mentally constructed, or otherwise immaterial. Epistemologically, idealism manifests as a skepticism about the possibility of knowing any mind-independent thing. In a sociological sense...
about what exactly?
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about the possibility of knowing any mind-independent thing
about the possibility of knowing any mind-independent thing
(CNN) -- The man accused of hacking celebrities' online accounts -- from which private images were ultimately posted on the Internet -- says he became "addicted" to the intrusion and "didn't know how to stop." "I deeply apologize. I know what I did was probably one of the worst invasions of privacy someone could expe...
Who said that it was the worst case of privacy intrusion that they had seen?
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Christopher Chaney
Christopher Chaney
Geomatics (including geomatics engineering), also known as surveying engineering or geospatial science (including geospatial engineering and geospatial technology), is the discipline of gathering, storing, processing, and delivering geographic information or spatially referenced information. In other words, it "consist...
where's he from?
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a French-Canadian surveyor
Canada
The War of 1812 (18121815) was a conflict fought between the United States, the United Kingdom, and their respective allies. Historians in Britain often see it as a minor theater of the Napoleonic Wars; in the United States and Canada, it is seen as a war in its own right. Since the outbreak of war with Napoleonic Fr...
What did the Brits do to keep the blockade running?
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impressed American merchant sailors into the Royal Navy
impressed American merchant sailors into the Royal Navy
(CNN)A Los Angeles police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of a local truck driver had his father's help in fleeing California and traveling to Texas, court documents filed Thursday said. Henry Solis, a Los Angeles Police Department rookie, is accused of killing 23-year-old Salome Rodriguez Jr. early...
About what?
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"incriminating statements about his role in the murder"
His role in the murder.
Cornell University is a private and statutory Ivy League research university located in Ithaca, New York. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, the university was intended to teach and make contributions in all fields of knowledge—from the classics to the sciences, and from the theoretical to the ap...
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1865
Somalis (Somali: Soomaali, Arabic: صومال‎) are an ethnic group inhabiting the Horn of Africa (Somali Peninsula). The overwhelming majority of Somalis speak the Somali language, which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family. They are predominantly Sunni Muslim. Ethnic Somalis number around 16-20 millio...
And they are?
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soo and maal
soo and maal
General Motors Company, commonly known as GM, is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, that designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts, and sells financial services. With global headquarters at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan, United States...
what division sells military vehicles?
1,643
1,675
GM Defense (military vehicles);
GM Defense
(CNN) -- A staff member of the aid organization Doctors Without Borders has died after an attack on a vehicle near the capital of South Sudan, the group said Friday. The aid worker, Joseph, whose full name has been withheld at the request of his family, died two days after the attack, which took place Monday on a mai...
Who needs to investigate?
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requested that South Sudanese authorities "investigate
South Sudanese authorities
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, and previously known as the Malagasy Republic, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of East Africa. The nation comprises the island of Madagascar (the fourth-largest island in the world), and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Following the prehist...
what is the name of their culture
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Malagasy cultural life.
Malagasy
CHAPTER FOUR. FIRST IMPRESSIONS. "Good-day, Messer Domenico," said Nello to the foremost of the two visitors who entered the shop, while he nodded silently to the other. "You come as opportunely as cheese on macaroni. Ah! you are in haste-- wish to be shaved without delay--ecco! And this is a morning when every one...
What is the sun moving towards?
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dinner-time
dinner-time
CHAPTER VIII. THE TWISTED BAR Nature asserted herself, and, despite his condition, Crispin slept. Kenneth sat huddled on his chair, and in awe and amazement he listened to his companion's regular breathing. He had not Galliard's nerves nor Galliard's indifference to death, so that neither could he follow his example,...
What kind of days happened there?
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mostly of his dull uneventful days in Scotland,
1 thing was dull
This is a list of properties and historic districts in Tennessee that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are over 2,000 in total. Of these, 29 are National Historic Landmarks. Each of Tennessee's 95 counties has at least one listing. The Tennessee Historical Commission, which manages the st...
How many National Historic Landmarks are there in Tennessee?
46
46
29
29
CHAPTER XXXV. THE RETURN. And now the glorious artist, ere he yet Had reached the Lemnian Isle, limping, returned; With aching heart he sought his home. _Odyssey_--COWPER. How were they to get the slumbering maiden home? That was the next question. Loveday advised carrying her direct to her old prison, where she wo...
What did Sir Amyas exclaim upon feeling the unserviceability of his arm?
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annoyance
annoyance
Rotten Tomatoes is an American review aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by Senh Duong and since January 2010 has been owned by Flixster, which was, in turn, acquired in 2011 by Warner Bros. In February 2016, Rotten Tomatoes and its parent site Flixster were sold to Com...
When was the website sold to Fandango?
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n February 2016, Rotten Tomatoes and its parent site Flixster were sold to Comcast's Fandango.
2016
On a nice and sunny day, Bob and Sally walked to the beach. When they got there, the first thing they wanted to do was to look for buried treasure. To find the treasure they had brought two shovels and two buckets. They both started digging holes in the sand with their shovels. After looking very hard for treasure for ...
What did Bob and Sandy do with the pearl?
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1,215
They took the pearl home and saved it in a special box, so they could remember their day at the beach
took it home to save
Flea and the rest of Red Hot Chili Peppers will jump on to the stage, compliments of fellow performer Bruno Mars, at next month's Super Bowl halftime show. The news was announced Saturday during Fox's coverage of an NFC divisional playoff game. Mars, a Grammy-winning pop singer, invited the Chili Peppers to join hi...
What genre of music do they play?
439
null
most successful acts in rock history
Rock
One day, Harry bought a pet hamster name Tom. Tom was round and furry and had a funny smell. Harry loved it when Tom would climb up his arm and into his shirt sleeve. Every day before bed Harry would put Tom into his cage and every morning Harry would take Tom out of his cage and carry him around in his front shirt poc...
How long did Harry and his friends look for Tom before Bruno found him?
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two hours
CHAPTER XXV. TOM CLOVER. For a moment Richard could not realize the discovery that he had made. Could this weak, delirious man be Doc Linyard's brother-in-law, the one for whom the old sailor had been searching so diligently and so unsuccessfully? If such was the fact then his visit to Frying Pan Court would undo...
What we can assume Richard's profession?
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had been searching so diligently
yes
Bekaa Valley, Lebanon (CNN) -- He escaped the war, but life's no happier now for Omar. The 8-year-old Syrian refugee longs for friends back in Qusayr, hard hit by a civil war that grinds on. He also misses days in school -- when the most he had to worry about was finishing his homework. "I work so I can bring money f...
Does he miss someone?
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The 8-year-old Syrian refugee longs for friends back in Qusay
yes
Panasonic (パナソニック "Panasonikku") is the principal brand name of the Japanese electronics manufacturer Panasonic Corporation. The company sells a wide range of products under the brand worldwide, including plasma and LCD televisions, DVD and Blu-ray Disc recorders and players, camcorders, telephones, vacuum cleaners, mi...
which catchy phrase is used by a popular brand?
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"A Better Life, A Better World".
"A Better Life, A Better World".
In phonetics, aspiration is the strong burst of breath that accompanies either the release or, in the case of preaspiration, the closure of some obstruents. In English, aspirated consonants are allophones in complementary distribution with their unaspirated counterparts, but in some other languages, notably most Indian...
which is aspirated?
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he initial consonant is aspirated in pin
pin
The German Empire (, officially ') was the German nation state that existed from the Unification of Germany in 1871 until the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1918. It was founded in 1871 when Wilhelm I, King of Prussia from the Hohenzollern dynasty was proclaimed the German Emperor in the Hall of Mirrors at the Pa...
Were most territories ruled by the people?
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902
with most being ruled by royal families
no
Dubai is the largest and most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is located on the southeast coast of the Persian Gulf and is the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, one of the seven emirates that make up the country. Abu Dhabi and Dubai are the only two emirates to have veto power over critical matters o...
when did it start making money from that commodity?
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1969
1969
CHAPTER V. THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT. Marco took dinner that day at the tavern alone, and, after dinner, he carried a cup of tea to Forester,--but Forester was asleep, and so he did not disturb him. In the afternoon he went out to play. He amused himself, for half an hour, in rambling about the tavern yards and in...
What was the boy's name?
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The boy's name was Jeremiah.
Jeremiah.
CHAPTER XXIII Fischer, exactly one week after his nocturnal visit to Fourteenth Street, hurried out of the train at the Pennsylvania Station, almost tore the newspapers from the news stand, glanced through them one by one and threw them back. The attendant, open-mouthed, ventured upon a mild protest. Fischer threw hi...
Was it a good tip?
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lavishly
Yes.
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 co...
how did Mumps message make Dick feel?
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Dick read the words with much satisfaction
satisfied
CHAPTER VII IN WHICH DAVE IS ROBBED Dave found himself in a decidedly unpleasant situation. The door of the room was locked and Tom Shocker stood against it. The man lit the gas, but allowed it to remain low. Dave saw Nat Poole standing close to a bed. The money-lender's son had a small bottle and some cotton in hi...
Who?
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"That depends on how you look at it, Nat. Did you forge Mr. Dale's name?"
Nat Poole
One morning, Daddy, Ethan, and I went out shopping for Mother's day gifts. First we went to buy some flowers. I found a nice big bunch of pink roses that were very pretty. Then we went and bought a card. There were a lot to choose from, some of them had pictures of kids and some of them had pictures of animals. Daddy w...
Where?
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the park
the park
Los Angeles (CNN) -- A judge appointed TJ Jackson, the 34-year-old son of Tito Jackson, as temporary guardian of Michael Jackson's three children in the absence of their grandmother, Katherine Jackson. "We have reason to believe that Mrs. Jackson has been held against her will," Katherine Jackson attorney Sandra Ribe...
for what?
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as temporary guardian
as a temporary guardian
JavaScript (), often abbreviated as JS, is a high-level, dynamic, weakly typed, object-based, multi-paradigm, and interpreted programming language. Alongside HTML and CSS, JavaScript is one of the three core technologies of World Wide Web content production. It is used to make webpages interactive and provide online pr...
What type of host software do JavaScript engines now embed in?
280
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server - side in web servers and databases
server - side in web servers and databases
The Union Army or Federal Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War, 1861 to 1865. It included the permanent regular army of the United States, which was augmented by massive numbers of temporary units consisting of volunteers as well as conscripts. The Union Army fought and defeat...
Male and female?
1,634
1,637
men
no
CHAPTER LXXX - RUBY PREPARES FOR SERVICE Our poor old honest friend John Crumb was taken away to durance vile after his performance in the street with Sir Felix, and was locked up for the remainder of the night. This indignity did not sit so heavily on his spirits as it might have done on those of a quicker nature. H...
Did Ruby see the fight?
598
618
presence of his Ruby
yes
DOS is a family of disk operating systems primarily consisting of MS-DOS and a rebranded version under the name IBM PC DOS which were introduced in 1981, as well as some later compatible systems from other manufacturers: DR-DOS (1988), ROM-DOS (1989), PTS-DOS (1993), and FreeDOS (1998). MS-DOS dominated the x86-based I...
which market did MD-DOS dominate?
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the x86-based IBM PC compatible market
the x86-based IBM PC compatible market
(InStyle.com) -- Style, beauty and a certain je ne sais quoi is in the genes for these ultra-glamorous mother/daughter duos. Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson Goldie made a name for herself starring in romantic comedies that highlighted her sense of humor as well as her acting chops. If that sounds familiar, it's becau...
Does her daughter have a TV show?
786
809
e-mail newsletter GOOP
No
CHAPTER XXVIII A NEW MOVE OF THE ENEMY "Something is up." It was Fred who spoke, only a few minutes after Songbird and the sailor in charge of the rowboat had left the side of the steam yacht. He addressed Hans. "Vot you vos see?" asked the German youth. "Look!" Hans looked and beheld Walt Wingate on the de...
What did the mate reveal to Fred when he asked where they were bound?
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directions to the pilot of the _ rainbow _ . " mr . carey , where are we bound ? " he asked , respectfully . " oh , just going to take a little sail around , to test the engine
directions to the pilot of the _ rainbow _ . " mr . carey , where are we bound ? " he asked , respectfully . " oh , just going to take a little sail around , to test the engine
(CNN) -- A conservative billionaire businessman and a former center-left president will face off in a runoff election in Chile's presidential race, based on official early results released Sunday. With more than 98 percent of polling stations counted, billionaire businessman Sebastian Pinera led ex-president Eduardo ...
What percent does frei have?
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373
Sebastian Pinera led ex-president Eduardo Frei with 44 percent of the vote to Frei's 30 percent
30 percent
(CNN) -- Serbia will face France in the final of the Davis Cup after a tense 3-2 semifinal victory over the Czech Republic in front of a passionate home support in Belgrade. The Czechs led 2-1 after winning Saturday's doubles rubber, meaning the hosts had to claim victory in both reverse singles to secure their first...
What were the scores for their matches?
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1,196
7-6 6-7 6-3
7-6 6-7 6-3
Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles was the second son of King James VI of Scotland, but after his father inherited the English throne in 1603, he moved to England, where he spent muc...
Who was Charles's father?
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Charles was the second son of King James VI of Scotland,
f King James VI
(CNN) -- A family is grieving and a Michigan community is in shock after a 9-year-old boy was stabbed to death at a playground in his neighborhood this week. The shock felt in Kentwood, just outside of Grand Rapids, is as much over the sudden and senseless loss of Michael Conner Verkerke as it is over the circumstanc...
Where?
114
126
a playground
A playground.
Muhammad (; ; c. 570 CE – 8 June 632 CE) is the prophet and founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was God's Messenger, sent to confirm the essential teachings of monotheism preached previously by Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and other prophets. He is viewed as the final prophet of God in all the main bran...
What is the name of the city where Muhammad was born?
144
144
mecca
mecca
I'd had the piggy bank for a long time. So long, in fact, that I don't really remember getting it. My aunt once told me a whole story about it, in which it was passed down through the family for many, many years, only to come to me. I was pretty little at the time, so I believed her with no question. It made me think t...
What happened when Sarah was fifteen that caused the piggy bank to break?
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i swung the vacuum hose around too quickly , knocking the pig ' s shelf
(CNN) -- Three American college students detained in Cairo since Monday night were released from police custody Friday and were headed to the airport to return to the United States, an attorney for one of the men said. The men will board three separate commercial flights to return home, according to Joy Sweeney, the ...
Are they all flying in the same flight?
240
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three separate commercial flights
No
There once was a beautiful princess named Lizzie who lived in a castle in the woods. One day she went for a walk to see if any of the spring flowers had started to bloom. Her mother's birthday was the next day. If there were flowers blooming she would pick some for her mother. Her mother's name was Queen Alice. As she ...
Who was the Queen?
300
312
Queen Alice.
Alice.
Mandarin is a group of related varieties of Chinese spoken across most of northern and southwestern China. The group includes the Beijing dialect, the basis of Standard Mandarin or Standard Chinese. Because most Mandarin dialects are found in the north, the group is sometimes referred to as the Northern dialects (). Ma...
how long has capital been within the mandrin
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most of the last millennium
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group that formed in the Balkans. The majority of Serbs inhabit the nation state of Serbia (with a minority in disputed Kosovo), as well as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Croatia. They form significant minorities in Macedonia and Slovenia. There is a large Serb diaspora in We...
Where else do they live
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Bosnia
Indonesia ( or ; Indonesian: ), officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a unitary sovereign state and transcontinental country located mainly in Southeast Asia, with some territories in Oceania. Situated between the Indian and Pacific oceans, it is the world's largest island country, with more than seventeen thousand ...
Name a continent it's on?
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Indonesia ( or ; Indonesian: ), officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a unitary sovereign state and transcontinental country located mainly in Southeast Asia, with some territories in Oceania.
Asia
CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. OUTSIDE THE DUOMO. While Baldassarre was possessed by the voice of Savonarola, he had not noticed that another man had entered through the doorway behind him, and stood not far off observing him. It was Piero di Cosimo, who took no heed of the preaching, having come solely to look at the escape...
did someone release his bindings?
959
1,038
Piero, partly guessing his thought, smiled, took out a knife, and cut the cords
Yes
CHAPTER VII. It is not worth while to go on describing every day at Stokesley, since lessons were far too much alike; and play-times, though varied enough for the house of Merrifield, might be less entertaining to the readers. Enough to say, that by Saturday afternoon John had not only forfeited his last farthing...
who called Johnnie a pig
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793
David, never the best runner, was only in time to catch Johnnie by the skirt upon the third step of the staircase, crying out, "The pig!
David,
The competition is open to any eligible club down to Levels 10 of the English football league system - all 92 professional clubs in the Premier League and Football League (Levels 1 to 4), and several hundred "non-league" teams in Steps 1 to 6 of the National League System (Levels 5 to 10). A record 763 clubs competed i...
Who has never reached the quarter finals these days?
921
998
. In the modern era, non-league teams have never reached the quarter finals,
Non-league teams
CHAPTER VII. THE NUPTIALS OF RUTH WESTMACOTT Here was Sir Rowland Blake in high fettle at knowing himself armed with a portentous weapon for the destruction of Anthony Wilding. Upon closer inspection of it, however, he came to realize--as Richard had realized earlier--that it was double-edged, and that the wielding o...
Is he planning some type of revenge or trouble?
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944
and he remained watchful for an opportunity to apply the knowledge he had gained
Yes
CHAPTER XV: Blacky Does A Little Looking About Do not take the word of others That things are or are not so When there is a chance that you may Find out for yourself and know. --Blacky the Crow. Blacky the Crow is a shrewd fellow. He is one of the smartest and shrewdest of all the little people in the Green Forest ...
Was he skinny?
563
585
had stuffed himself un
no
CHAPTER XX THE BULLY LEAVES PUTNAM HALL "So you wish to see me, Rover? Very well, come right in and sit down," said Captain Putnam, who sat in front of his desk, making up some of his accounts for the month just past. Tom came in and sat down. It must be confessed he was a trifle nervous, but this soon wore away....
Was the Captain interested in the story?
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805
Please tell your story in detail, Rover,"
yes
Morocco, officially known as the Kingdom of Morocco (, lit. "The Western Kingdom"; ), is a sovereign country located in the Maghreb region of North Africa. Geographically, Morocco is characterised by a rugged mountainous interior, large tracts of desert and a lengthy coastline along the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean...
when was it founded?
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694
Since the foundation of the first Moroccan state by Idris I in 789
789
The process of making beer is known as brewing. A dedicated building for the making of beer is called a brewery, though beer can be made in the home and has been for much of its history. A company that makes beer is called either a brewery or a brewing company. Beer made on a domestic scale for non-commercial reasons i...
Did the US relax its rules before or after the Aussies?
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After