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CHAPTER VIII THE HAND OF MISFORTUNE Between the two men, seated opposite each other in the large but somewhat barely furnished office, the radical differences, both in appearance and mannerisms, perhaps, also, in disposition, had never been more strongly evident. They were partners in business and face to face with...
How much do they need?
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Twenty thousand pounds would see us through it
Twenty thousand pounds
An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, a scrimmage, a demonstration, a preseason game, a warmup match, or a preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or the team's rankings is either zero or otherwise greatly reduced. In team spor...
What does the name somewhat rely on?
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also known as a friendly, a scrimmage, a demonstration, a preseason game, a warmup match, or a preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport
On the sport
Andalusia is an autonomous community in southern Spain. It is the most populated and the second largest in area of the autonomous communities in the country. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognised as "historical nationality". The territory is divided into eight provinces: Almería, Cádiz, Córdoba, ...
what sity is capital?
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Seville
Tuesdays during the summer tickets are buy one get one free at the city zoo. Jason loves animals, so his dad takes him to the zoo every Tuesday in the summer. This Tuesday Jason's dad is feeling sick so his mommy has to take him to the zoo. There is also a new animal that Jason can't wait to see; a rattle snake. Tuesda...
Who takes Jason to the zoo this Tuesday?
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This Tuesday Jason's dad is feeling sick so his mommy has to take him to the zoo.
his mommy
Louisville, Kentucky (CNN) -- A secret audio recording of their biggest election year target -- Sen. Mitch McConnell -- talking to a donor summit arranged by the Koch brothers, the Democrats' 2014 bogeymen. Democrats pushed "The Nation" story around online with frenetic glee. McConnell's Democratic challenger for h...
Who are the Koch brothers?
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the Koch brothers, the Democrats' 2014 bogeymen.
the Democrats' 2014 bogeymen
CHAPTER VI PHIL SHOWS HIS STUBBORNNESS Not one of the boys knew how to act or what to say. All wondered if Job Haskers had heard his name mentioned. If the ill-natured instructor had heard, he made no mention of it. He looked sharply about the apartment and waved his hand to Luke. "Watson, how many times have I...
Who were the students?
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He turned to Dave, Roger, and Phil. "So you are back at last. It is high time, if you wish to go on with your regular classes.
Dave, Roger, and Phil
MONTGOMERY, Alabama (CNN) -- From the time he first emerged as a civil rights leader, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. lived with the threat of death, but he never wavered in his commitment to non-violence. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. believed the cause they were fighting for was worth dying for. "Dr. King made it ra...
Was he successful?
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unknown
unknown
Somerset is a rural county of rolling hills such as the Blackdown Hills, Mendip Hills, Quantock Hills and Exmoor National Park, and large flat expanses of land including the Somerset Levels. There is evidence of human occupation from Paleolithic times, and of subsequent settlement in the Roman and Anglo-Saxon periods. ...
And acted in what other events?
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nd later in the English Civil War and the Monmouth Rebellion
Engliush Civil War and Monmouth Rebellion
(CNN) -- Barcelona moved five points clear in Spain as manager Pep Guardiola celebrated his 100th match in charge with a 4-0 victory at home to Racing Santander on Saturday. The injury-hit defending champions brushed off the pre-match loss of star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic to romp into a 3-0 halftime lead as they pu...
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Villarreal
Hong Kong, officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, is an autonomous territory south to Mainland China and east to Macao in East Asia. With around 7.2 million Hong Kongers of various nationalities in a territory of 1,104 km, Hong Kong is the world's fourth most densely p...
Can you name one?
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Hong Kong involves in international organizations, such as the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC
APEC
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad (Korean: ; ), were an international multi-sport event celebrated from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo...
What two countries had finances as a reason for not being able to join in?
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Nicaragua did not participate due to athletic and financial considerations. The participation of Madagascar had been expected, and their team was expected at the opening ceremony of 160 nations. However, the country withdrew because of financial reasons.
Nicaragua and Madagascar
CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. THE PIGS' CURE. It was not long before our hero recovered from his delirium. Leading, as he had been doing, an abstemious and healthy life, ordinary disease could not long maintain its grasp of him. His superabundant life seemed to cast it off with the ease with which his physical frame was able...
What did Bladud do when he first woke up?
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he did not move
Hinduism is an Indian religion, or a way of life, widely practiced in South Asia. Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world, and some practitioners and scholars refer to it as "", "the eternal tradition," or the "eternal way," beyond human history. Scholars regard Hinduism as a fusion or synthesis of va...
What are the four largest denominations of Hinduism?
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vaishnavism , shaivism , shaktism and smartism
vaishnavism , shaivism , shaktism and smartism
Flanders is the Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium, although there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, language, politics and history. It is one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. The demonym associated with Flanders is Fleming, while the corresponding...
In what country is it located?
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Flanders is the Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium
Belgium
(CNN) -- Justin Bieber's defense team now includes Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande. Both singers stood up for the 19-year-old pop star as he was being hammered on Twitter and TV after his DUI arrest Thursday, encouraging their fans to show some compassion and support. "Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and to ...
Was he arrested peacefully?
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resisting arrest
no
Kyrgyzstan (, "Qırğızstan", قىرعىزستان, (); , "Kirgizija"), officially the Kyrgyz Republic (, "Qırğız Respublikası", قىرعىز رەسپۇبلىکاسى; "Kyrgyzskaja Respublika"), formerly known as Kirghizia or Kirgizia, is a country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked country with mountainous terrain. It is bordered by Kazak...
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in Central Asia
in Central Asia
CHAPTER IV To reach their table, the one concerning which Francis and his friend had been speculating, the new arrivals, piloted by Louis, had to pass within a few feet of the two men. The woman, serene, coldly beautiful, dressed like a Frenchwoman in unrelieved black, with extraordinary attention to details, passed ...
What did Francis say about Oliver Hilditch's fate in the afternoon?
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the condemned cell or a favoured table at claridge ' s
the condemned cell or a favoured table at claridge ' s
CHAPTER XIX SAMMY JAY IS MODEST As soon as the angry hunter with the terrible gun had disappeared among the trees of the Green Forest, and Lightfoot was sure that he had gone for good, Lightfoot came out from his hiding-place on top of the ridge and walked down to the pond of Paddy the Beaver for a drink. He knew t...
Did he have a weapon?
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the angry hunter with the terrible gun
A gun
CHAPTER VIII. THE CART RIDE. A week after this, Caleb had his whip to mend. He had broken off the lash, by whipping in sticks and little pieces of drift-wood to the mole. David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower br...
Did he have grandmother?
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Caleb's grandmother
yes
CHAPTER II--NIGHT IN THE PARK Although with her infallible instinct Mrs. Small had said the very thing to make her guest 'more intriguee than ever,' it is difficult to see how else she could truthfully have spoken. It was not a subject which the Forsytes could talk about even among themselves--to use the word Soame...
Who was the wild one?
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to George the wild one
George
CHAPTER XX. HOW CAPTAIN USSHER SUCCEEDED. Late the next morning, Feemy and the other girls got up; they had slept together to make room in the house for the victorious Bob, but as Father John had prophesied, they were all too tired to be much inconvenienced by this. Immediately after breakfast the car came round, a...
Who is her servant?
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summoning Biddy, desired her to follow her up to her bedroom. When there, she carefully closed the door, and sitting down on the bed, looked in her attendant's face and said,
Biddy
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland, and third-largest in the United Kingdom. Historically part of Lanarkshire, the city is now located within the boundaries of Glasgow City Council – one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It is situated on the River Clyde in the country's West Central Lowlands. Inhabitants of th...
What kind of engineering were they into?
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marine
marine
(CNN) -- Accused "barefoot bandit" Colton Harris-Moore was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury in connection with a series of airplane and boat thefts in the Pacific northwest, federal prosecutors in Washington state said. The 19-year-old gained notoriety for allegedly stealing planes and flying without a pilo...
When?
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sailed to Oregon on May 31, 2010
May 31, 2010
Baseball statistics play an important role in evaluating a player's and/or team's progress. Since the flow of a baseball game has natural breaks to it, and normally players act individually rather than performing in clusters, the sport lends itself to easy record-keeping and statistics. Statistics have been kept for ...
Did he keep track of batting averages and runs scored?
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1,028
batting average, runs scored,
yes
The University of Iowa (also known as the UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a flagship public research university in Iowa City, Iowa. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest university in the state. Iowa is the second largest university in the state of Iowa, behind Iowa State University. University of Iowa is organized i...
How many other names does the University of Iowa go by?
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UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa)
Five
It isn't that the man had done anything wrong to infuriate Elytte Barbour and his wife. The couple - married three weeks -- just wanted to kill someone together, police said. And Troy LaFerrara, 42, happened to be the unlucky one. The Barbours are accused of luring LaFerrara through a "companionship" ad on Craigs...
where did the last phone number dialed by LaFerrara lead the police?
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The last number dialed on his cell phone led police to the Barbours.
the Barbours.
A single parent took their child on a trip. The trip was to the playground. The child had a fear of the playground, because she had dug a hole and it had made her trip once. The parent put the child on the sofa and put her shoes on, telling her that it would be alright, and they would be back home by nine. At the playg...
What was it for?
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She told the girl it was to fly with.
to fly with.
There once was a zoo worker named Charlie. He really liked his job that allowed his to meet new people every day and take care of zoo animals. One day, Charlie showed up at the zoo that he worked at and saw that a turtle had escaped! He quickly picked up the radio and told all of the other workers to look out for the m...
What did Charlie tell Brian the turtle after the incident?
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CHAPTER XXV A CLUE There was a touch of frost in the still air and the light was fading. A yellow glow lingered in the southwest beyond Criffell's sloping shoulder, which ran up against it, tinged a deep violet. Masses of soft, gray cloud floated above the mountain's summit; but the sky was clear overhead, and a th...
How were they?
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dejected and unwell
dejected and unwell
(CNN) -- Michael Schumacher has been one of Pirelli's biggest critics this season, but Formula One's tire supplier has backed the seven-time world champion to end his long wait for a victory at Sunday's European Grand Prix. The 43-year-old, who has not finished on the podium since coming out of retirement in 2010, to...
What did Michael Schumacher tell CNN about dealing with Pirelli tires this season?
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like " driving on raw eggs . "
like " driving on raw eggs . "
The Ohio River, which streams westward from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Cairo, Illinois, is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River in the United States. At the confluence, the Ohio is considerably bigger than the Mississippi (Ohio at Cairo: 281,500 cu ft/s (7,960 m/s); Mississippi at Thebes: 208,20...
What did it connect?
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1,031
Its waters connected communities
communities
(CNN) -- Five suspected pirates went on trial Tuesday in the Netherlands in what is thought to be the first trial in Europe of pirate suspects. The trial of the five Somali men opened in Rotterdam District Court and is expected to last five days, said Wim de Bruin, a spokesman for Netherlands National Prosecutor's Of...
Where?
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the Gulf of Aden, off Somalia
the Gulf of Aden, off Somalia
CHAPTER XIX A letter, edged with black, announced the day of my master's return. Isabella was dead; and he wrote to bid me get mourning for his daughter, and arrange a room, and other accommodations, for his youthful nephew. Catherine ran wild with joy at the idea of welcoming her father back; and indulged most sangu...
Who had died?
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Isabella was dead;
Isabella
Molly likes animals. She has a cat. She has a dog. She has a bird. She has a hamster. She has a bunny. Her cat's name is Kitty. Her dog's name is Spike. Her bird's name is Polly. Her hamster's name is Barry. Her bunny's name is Snowball. Kitty plays with yarn. Spike plays with a ball. Polly plays in her cage. Barry run...
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Polly plays in her cage
in her cage
(CNN) -- When Amanda Berry screamed Monday evening for help through a crack in the front door of the house where she was being held, she set in motion an end to roughly a decade of captivity for herself and two other women. Berry's case had been publicized through the years, and when Georgina DeJesus was reported mis...
When was her birthday?
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I. It was the eve of her 17th birthday.
April 22
Once there was a boy named Fritz who loved to draw. He drew everything. In the morning, he drew a picture of his cereal with milk. His papa said, "Don't draw your cereal. Eat it!" After school, Fritz drew a picture of his bicycle. His uncle said, "Don't draw your bicycle. Ride it!" At nighttime, after he finished washi...
What changed Stephen's mind?
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Fritz showed him the picture
the picture
(CNN)To allay possible concerns, Boston prosecutors released video Friday of the shooting of a police officer last month that resulted in the killing of the gunman. The officer wounded, John Moynihan, is white. Angelo West, the gunman shot to death by officers, was black. After the shooting, community leaders in th...
was he honored at the black house ?
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no
(CNN) -- Marco Simoncelli hopes he has put his Le Mans nightmare behind him after earning the first pole position of his top-level motorcycling career in Spain on Saturday. The Italian rider was reprimanded by MotoGP chiefs following an incident in France two weeks ago that caused Dani Pedrosa to crash and miss his h...
What track did the crash take place at?
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in Le Mans
Shetland , also called the Shetland Islands, is a subarctic archipelago that lies northeast of the island of Great Britain and forms part of Scotland, United Kingdom. The islands lie some to the northeast of Orkney and southeast of the Faroe Islands. They form part of the division between the Atlantic Ocean to the we...
When was oil found there?
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The discovery of North Sea oil in the 1970s
1970s.
A wireless network is a computer network that uses wireless data connections between network nodes. Wireless networking is a method by which homes, telecommunications networks and business installations avoid the costly process of introducing cables into a building, or as a connection between various equipment locati...
What kind of network is this article about?
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A wireless network
A wireless network
Eton is one of ten English HMC schools, commonly referred to as "public schools", regulated by the Public Schools Act of 1868. Following the public school tradition, Eton is a full boarding school, which means all pupils live at the school, and it is one of four such remaining single-sex boys' public schools in the Uni...
is it gender inclusive?
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and it is one of four such remaining single-sex boys' public schools in the United Kingdom (
no
CHAPTER XVII GUERILLA WARFARE Thus ended the opening engagement of the campaign, seemingly in a victory for the _Cosy Moments_ army. Billy Windsor, however, shook his head. "We've got mighty little out of it," he said. "The victory," said Psmith, "was not bloodless. Comrade Brady's ear, my hat--these are not sl...
Whose ear was hurt?
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Comrade Brady's ear,
Comrade Brady's
(CNN) -- India will seek to become the No. 1 team in world cricket's Test rankings with victory in the final match of the series against Sri Lanka starting in Mumbai on Wednesday. Mahendra Singh Dhoni's team will seek to overhaul both current incumbents South Africa and their second-placed visitors and clinch a 2-0 v...
Who is Nuwan Kulasekara and Dilhara Fernando competing against for a place in the Sri Lanka team?
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seam bowlers nuwan kulasekara and dilhara fernando are vying to take his place , having missed out as sri lanka employed a three - pronged spin attack last time out . the tourists will be hoping for a better showing from veteran world record - holder muttiah muralitharan
CHAPTER XVIII: The Hunter Loses His Temper The hunter, hidden near the pond of Paddy the Beaver, chuckled silently. That is to say, he laughed without making any sound. The hunter thought the warning of Mr. and Mrs. Quack by Sammy Jay was a great joke on Reddy. To tell the truth, he was very much pleased. As you know...
What kind of animal was that?
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Lightfoot the Deer.
a Deer
CHAPTER SIXTEEN. LINCH-PINS. "And leave them laughing, Ho! Ho Ho!"--_Robin Goodfellow_. Notice was sent from the Bishop of the diocese that he was about to hold a Confirmation at Poppleby in six weeks' time. This was matter of rejoicing to Mr Harford, who had mourned over the very few communicants. Before he came...
Anyone happy about that?
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To the joy of the Carbonels
yes
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad (Italian: "Giochi della XVII Olimpiade"), was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960, in Rome, Italy. Rome had been awarded the organization of the 1908 Summer Olympics, but after the 1906 eruption of Moun...
What country only lasted for one Olympiad?
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West Indies Federation, competing as "Antilles", but this nation would only exist for this single Olympiad
West Indies Federation
A dancer named Eliza was part of the New York Ballet Performance and Arts Company. She spent all hours of the day practicing for her recital. Eliza had difficulties doing both her schoolwork and her dancing; she often fell behind in math. Her best friend Maddy was also a dancer; they often competed with each other to g...
Did they let that get in the way of their friendship?
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517
but they did not let that get in the way of their friendship
No
One day, a pink moon was looking down at an empty sand land. Although the pink moon could see all the lizards and cacti in the empty sand land, nobody could see the moon! The pink moon felt so lonely. So, the pink moon called on the sun for help. The great sun was very busy high in the sky, for it was his job to shine ...
What did the sun say at first?
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618
"Pink moon! What are you doing here?
What are you doing here?
(CNN) -- Luci Baines Johnson was just 16 years old when she approached her father, President Johnson, with what she considered a reasonable request. Luci Baines Johnson, left, and her older sister, Lynda Bird, pose inside the White House in 1963. "I asked my father if we could have the Beatles come to play at the W...
What was Luci Baines Johnson's reaction when her father denied her request to have the Beatles play at the White House?
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a decisive no
a decisive no
Kathmandu, Nepal (CNN) -- An 80-year-old Japanese man on Thursday became the oldest person to reach the top of Mt. Everest, officials said. Yuichiro Miura reached the top of Everest Thursday morning with his physician son Gota, mountaineering official Gyanendra Shrestha said from the base of Everest. Miura's achiev...
Why was he trekking around with weight on his back?
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834
null
to prepare
Mississippi is a state in the southern region of the United States, with part of its southern border formed by the Gulf of Mexico. Its western border is formed by the Mississippi River. The state has a population of approximately 3 million. It is the 32nd most extensive and the 32nd most populous of the 50 United Sta...
What is it's populous rating compaired to other states in the U.S.?
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325
It is the 32nd most extensive and the 32nd most populous of the 50 United States.
32nd
(CNN) -- The mayor of a Montana college town Wednesday welcomed a federal investigation into allegations that sexual assault and rape complaints were improperly handled. But John Engen, mayor since 2006, was also surprised when he was notified of the probe. "This is uncharted territory for us," he told CNN. The U...
How long has he been in that office?
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mayor since 2006
since 2006
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Michael Jackson's sister, LaToya Jackson, told a London newspaper she suspects her brother was "murdered" in a conspiracy by "a shadowy entourage." Michael Jackson "was surrounded by a bad circle," LaToya Jackson told a British newspaper. London's Daily Mail newspaper paid for the i...
What city did the interview take place in?
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587
which took place in Los Angeles
Los Angeles
A gramophone record (phonograph record in American English) or vinyl record, commonly known as a "record", is an analogue sound storage medium in the form of a flat polyvinyl chloride (previously shellac) disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove. The groove usually starts near the periphery and ends near the cen...
What kind of people like to hear music coming from records?
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1,581
listened to by a niche market of audiophiles.
audiophiles
The American Mathematical Society (AMS) is an association of professional mathematicians dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and scholarship, and serves the national and international community through its publications, meetings, advocacy and other programs. The society is one of the four parts of the...
How many parts of the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics is it?
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314
four parts
four parts
(CNN) -- Lewis Hamilton extended his Formula One drivers' championship lead after finishing second behind Red Bull's Mark Webber at the British Grand Prix. World champion Jenson Button, who narrowly missed out on his first podium finish at Silverstone after coming fourth, still trails McLaren teammate Hamilton in sec...
Who is leading the Constructors' Championship?
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115
mclaren
mclaren
Macedonia or Macedon was an ancient kingdom on the periphery of Archaic and Classical Greece, and later the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece. The kingdom was founded and initially ruled by the royal Argead dynasty, which was followed by the Antipatrid and Antigonid dynasties. Home to the ancient Macedonians, the ea...
what did Alexander the Great lead?
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1,122
a federation of Greek states
a federation of Greek states
(CNN) -- It is akin to Sebastian Vettel designing his own Formula One car, getting in the cockpit and driving it to the world title. In F1, it would be a mission impossible; in the winter sport of skeleton racing it is, at the very least, a monstrous mission improbable which Briton Kristan Bromley has made an infinit...
Boy or girl?
570
595
couple's daughter, Ella,
girl
In Japanese, they are usually referred to as bushi (武士?, [bu.ɕi]) or buke (武家?). According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning "to wait upon" or "accompany persons" in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau. ...
What percentage of the population were samurai in Japan during the 12th century?
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less than 10 %
less than 10 %
Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who was found dead February 2 on the bathroom floor of his New York apartment with a syringe in his left arm, died of acute mixed drug intoxication, including heroin, cocaine, benzodiazepines and amphetamine, the New York medical examiner's office said Friday. The manner of death was rul...
Was Hoffman found dead in a house?
0
107
Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who was found dead February 2 on the bathroom floor of his New York apartment
no
There was a young woman who had a baby. She was very young. She had to learn how to feed the baby right. The doctor helped her with this. The doctor helped her with many things. Yesterday, the doctor had helped her try and teach the child to use the toilet. Today, she puts a bib on the baby to try to feed her. She trie...
Is the baby neat?
711
739
The baby still makes a mess,
It makes a mess
(CNN) -- It was far from vintage Barcelona, but it was enough to keep alive the Catalan club's dwindling hopes of retaining the Spanish league title. With white handkerchiefs waving in the Camp Nou to indicate the fans' frustration at what appeared to be another disappointing setback, Lionel Messi came to the rescue ...
What hopes did the win keep alive?
9
150
It was far from vintage Barcelona, but it was enough to keep alive the Catalan club's dwindling hopes of retaining the Spanish league title.
Catalan club
Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of media products: music albums, video games, films, TV shows, and formerly, books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted average). Metacritic was created by Jason Dietz, Marc Doyle, and Julie Doyle Roberts in 1999. The site provides an ex...
What is it a collection of?
0
47
Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews
reviews
CHAPTER TWELVE. VICTORY! But before that winter closed, ay, before it began, a great victory was gained, which merits special mention here. Let us retrace our steps a little. One morning, while Ian Macdonald was superintending the preparation of breakfast in some far-away part of the western wilderness, and Miche...
Was Victor excited about the animal?
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420
Victor Ravenshaw came rushing into camp with the eager announcement t
Yes
It has been used for thousands of years for both fuel and as a construction material. It is an organic material, a natural composite of cellulose fibers (which are strong in tension) embedded in a matrix of lignin which resists compression. Wood is sometimes defined as only the secondary xylem in the stems of trees, or...
Why?
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1,157
Dominant uses were for furniture and building construction.
furniture and building construction.
Chicago (CNN)An Illinois teenager accused of trying to support ISIS pleaded not guilty Tuesday in federal court. Mohammed Hamzah Khan, 19, had invited his family to join him in his plans to travel to join ISIS in the Mideast, authorities said. The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is using warfare and terror in an atte...
How did authorities discover Mohammed Hamzah Khan's plans to join ISIS?
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a three - page letter
a three - page letter
CHAPTER V THE BATTLE ON THE SEA On the morrow Thorvald, my father, sent messengers to the head men of Agger, telling them of all that he and his House had suffered at the hands of Steinar, whereof those of their folk who had been present at the feast could bear witness. He added that if they stood by Steinar in his...
What did the head men of Agger do in response to Thorvald's message?
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deposed steinar from his lordship over them
deposed steinar from his lordship over them
(CNN) -- The Tennessee Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to modify or overturn a lower court's ruling allowing Mary Winkler, convicted of killing her minister husband, visitation rights with the couple's three daughters. Holding baby Brianna, Mary Winkler stands next to Matthew. In the foreground are Mary Alice and ...
What type of abuse did Mary Winkler claim to have suffered at the hands of her husband?
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physical violence
physical violence
Miami (CNN) -- Two southern Florida imams accused of supporting the Pakistani Taliban appeared briefly in a Miami federal court Monday, before a judge pushed back the legal proceedings into next week so the suspects could sort out their legal representation. The two men -- Hafiz Khan and his son Izhar Khan -- were ar...
Which other Khan family members have had legal trouble?
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775
Three others in Pakistan also have been indicted: Khan's daughter Amina Khan, Khan's grandson Alam Zeb and Ali Rehman
Amina Khan, Alam Zeb and Ali Rehman
CHAPTER X. THOMAS HUTCHINSON. NOW THAT Grandfather had fought through the old French War, in which our chair made no very distinguished figure, he thought it high time to tell the children some of the more private history of that praiseworthy old piece of furniture. "In 1757," said Grandfather, "after Shirley had b...
What child is asking a question about Pownall?
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933
Charley
Charley
North Carolina consists of three main geographic sections: the Atlantic Coastal Plain, which occupies the eastern 45% of the state; the Piedmont region, which contains the middle 35%; and the Appalachian Mountains and foothills. The extreme eastern section of the state contains the Outer Banks, a string of sandy, narro...
how many rivers are mentioned?
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The major rivers of the Piedmont, such as the Yadkin and Catawba,
two
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The moderator's chair on NBC's "Meet the Press" stood empty on Sunday in remembrance of Tim Russert, the man who had occupied it for 17 years. The moderator's chair on NBC's "Meet the Press" stood empty Sunday in remembrance of Tim Russert. As the show's host, Russert became a mainstay of televi...
What was he saying when he collapsed?
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"Our issues this Sunday." He noted that those were the same words Russert had been recording for the show when he collapsed and died.
"Our issues this Sunday."
(CNN) -- NBC's "Constantine" joined the growing party of comic book-based TV series with its Friday night premiere on NBC. But critics couldn't quite agree on whether it was worth staying home (or even DVRing) to catch it. Matt Ryan stars as John Constantine, a rebellious and not very likable exorcist with an affinit...
What show premiered?
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Constantine
Constantine
The territory that now constitutes Tajikistan was previously home to several ancient cultures, including the city of Sarazm of the Neolithic and the Bronze Age, and was later home to kingdoms ruled by people of different faiths and cultures, including the Oxus civilization, Andronovo culture, Buddhism, Nestorian Christ...
Any example?
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ncluding the Oxus civilization, Andronovo culture, Buddhism, Nestorian Christianity, Zoroastrianism, and Manichaeism
Buddhism
Billy was like a king on the school yard. A king without a queen. He was the biggest kid in our grade, so he made all the rules during recess. He was a big bully. He told kids what to do, what to play, what to sing, and called them names like "Dork". He always had a smile on his face as he sat on the bench next to the ...
why did he get red?
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with anger
he was angry
CHAPTER VIII: PASSING THE OUBLIETTE Who can describe the dreariness of being snowed-up all the winter with such a mother-in-law as Freiherrinn Kunigunde? Yet it was well that the snow came early, for it was the best defence of the lonely castle from any attack on the part of the Schlangenwaldern, the Swabian Leag...
Name one of the possible attackers of the castle?
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the Swabian League
the Swabian League
In computing, cross-platform software (also multi-platform software or platform-independent software) is computer software that is implemented on multiple computing platforms. Cross-platform software may be divided into two types; one requires individual building or compilation for each platform that it supports, and t...
Would two different operating systems be said to have different platforms?
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For example, a cross-platform application may run on Microsoft Windows on the x86 architecture, Linux on the x86 architecture and macOS on either the PowerPC
No?
South America is a continent located in the western hemisphere, mostly in the southern hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the northern hemisphere. It may also be considered a subcontinent of the Americas, which is the model used in nations that speak Romance languages. The reference to South America instead...
And mostly in which other hemisphere?
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86
southern
southern
(CNN) -- Authorities have captured one of Colombia's last great crime bosses, President Juan Manuel Santos said Tuesday night. Accused drug lord Daniel "El Loco" Barrera was captured in San Cristobal, Venezuela, Santos said. Barrera is accused of alliances with paramilitaries and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Col...
How long had Daniel "El Loco" Barrera been involved in drug trafficking activities?
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more than 20 years
more than 20 years
Dave and John were playing catch in the living room. Rose told them that was dumb, but she did not stop them. She kept writing in her notebook. If they wanted to get in trouble, then they could. It was not her responsibility. Dave told John to go long. Dave did not have good aim and missed John's hands when he threw ...
Was anything broken?
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was glad that the lamp was not broken
no
(CNN) -- After months of bloodshed, intrigue and revenge that made Yemen seem like an Arabian version of Hamlet, President Ali Abdullah Saleh has finally transferred his powers to his vice president, and elections are to be held in three months. At the ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to seal the transition deal wor...
What was happening at the ceremony?
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to seal the transition deal worked out by the Gulf Cooperation Council
to seal the transition deal worked out by the Gulf Cooperation Council
When Sophie woke up that morning, she had no idea where her day was going to take her. She rolled out of bed, turned off her alarm and stretched. She wasn't feeling like herself that morning, but she wasn't sure why. Sophie thought to herself, "I slept well, I ate good food yesterday, and yet I still felt strange". Sop...
What happened to her when she was sitting at the table?
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she remembered why she wasn't feeling like herself
She remembered why she wasn't feeling like herself
(CNN)Weeks after a grand jury chose not to indict the officer who shot Michael Brown, officials have released a new mound of documents from the weeks of proceedings. They include more witness interviews, an autopsy conducted by a Justice Department medical examiner, as well as radio communications from the day of the...
When did this happen?
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-1
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unknown
The Normandy landings (codenamed Operation Neptune) were the landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 (termed D-Day) of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. The largest seaborne invasion in history, the operation began the liberation of German-occupied northwestern Europe from Na...
how many troops landed?
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24,000
24,000
Private schools, also known as independent schools, non-governmental, or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition, rather than relying on mandatory taxation t...
What types of tax credit scholarships are available for private school students?
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125
financial need
financial need
(CNN) -- Defending English Premier League champions Manchester City had to come from behind twice to snatch a 2-2 draw at improved Liverpool Sunday. Liverpool stumbled to a 3-0 defeat at West Bromwich Albion on the opening day of the season, but could count themselves unfortunate not to claim three points at Anfield....
Who played in West Bromwich?
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Liverpool stumbled to a 3-0 defeat at West Bromwich Albion
Liverpool
Chapter 21: The Capture Of Quebec. On the day on which he received James' report, Wolfe issued his orders for the attack. Colonel Burton, at Point Levi, was to bring up every man who could be spared, to assist in the enterprise, and that officer accordingly marched to the spot indicated for embarkation, after nightfa...
Who was leading it?
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Admiral Saunders
Admiral Saunders
CHAPTER LV. IN THE CASTLE THERE LIVED A KNIGHT. Ayala was compelled to consent to remain at Stalham. The "I don't think" which she repeated so often was, of course, of no avail to her. Sir Harry would be angry, and Lady Albury would be disgusted, were she to go,--and so she remained. There was to be a week before C...
Who was uneasy?
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he was fluttered, and apparently uneasy,
Ayala
CHAPTER III TREACHERY The day following the coming of Vas Kor to the palace of the Prince of Helium great excitement reigned throughout the twin cities, reaching its climax in the palace of Carthoris. Word had come of the abduction of Thuvia of Ptarth from her father's court, and with it the veiled hint that the Pr...
Who was the son of Mors Kajak?
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562
Jed of Lesser Helium
Jed of Lesser Helium
Architecture (Latin architectura, from the Greek ἀρχιτέκτων arkhitekton "architect", from ἀρχι- "chief" and τέκτων "builder") is both the process and the product of planning, designing, and constructing buildings and other physical structures. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived ...
What are they"
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null
Italian, French, Spanish and English.
Italian, French, Spanish and English.
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 related to Godrey?
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1,329
null
yes
The economy of Himachal Pradesh is currently the third-fastest growing economy in India.[citation needed] Himachal Pradesh has been ranked fourth in the list of the highest per capita incomes of Indian states. This has made it one of the wealthiest places in the entire South Asia. Abundance of perennial rivers enables ...
What year was that?
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Province of H.P. came into being on 15 April 1948 as a result of integration of 28 petty princely states
1848
MARIANNA, Florida (CNN) -- Leaning against his cane, Bryant Middleton shuffled toward the makeshift cemetery. Tears welled in his eyes as he leaned down to touch one of the crosses. Bryant Middleton kneels by a row of white crosses on the grounds of a former reform school he attended. "This shouldn't be," he said. ...
Where from?
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Kiser and other former students believe authorities will soon find the remains of children and teens sent to the Florida School for Boys half a century ago.
the Florida School for Boys
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. IN WHICH SOME DESPERATE ENTERPRISES ARE UNDERTAKEN. At this time the Russians had taken up a strong position in the Balkan mountain range, and entrenched themselves within a short distance of the enemy. After a night and a day of aimless wandering, Jacob Lancey found himself at last in a rocky ...
How could her looks be described?
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1,744
and a beautiful girl, was now left in solitude.
Beautiful.
Rabbi Moses ben Maimon ( "Mōšeh bēn-Maymōn"; "Mūsā bin Maymūn"), commonly known as Maimonides (; "Maïmōnídēs"; ), and also referred to by the acronym Rambam (, for "Rabbeinu Mōšeh bēn Maimon", "Our Rabbi Moses son of Maimon"), was a medieval Sephardic Jewish philosopher who became one of the most prolific and influenti...
What did he work as in Morocco and Egypt?
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rabbinical arbiters
rabbinical arbiters
(CNN) -- It's the super yacht with a super model and her billionaire tycoon husband as its joint owners and the 100ft supermaxi Comanche lived up to expectations with a blazing start to the Rolex Sydney-Hobart race Friday. The 'Bluewater Classic' in its 70th staging is the first real competitive test for Comanche, wh...
How many times did Wild Oats win?
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seven-time winner Wild Oats XI
seven
Human Rights Watch (HRW) is a New York City-based international non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights. Along with HRW headquarters in New York City, the organisation has offices in Amsterdam, Beirut, Berlin, Brussels, Chicago, Geneva, Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Moscow...
What was it worried the Soviet Union would not comply with?
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Human Rights Watch was founded by Robert L. Bernstein as a private American NGO in 1978, under the name Helsinki Watch, to monitor the former Soviet Union's compliance with the Helsinki Accords.
h the Helsinki Accords.
The family across the street has a cat. He is a cute black kitty named Dillon. The cat is about two years old, and the family has had him for about a year. He is an indoor cat who is not allowed to go outside. The children like to play with Dillon because he still acts like a kitten. Dillon jumps around, and chases fli...
What sort?
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hot dog and hamburger buns
Hot dog and hamburger buns
(CNN) -- The mother of an 11-year-old boy who hanged himself after allegedly being bullied at a Georgia school says her daughter also has been a victim of taunting. Masika Bermudez-Carrasquillo, who Friday asked the White House for help in a campaign to end school bullying, said her daughter, 12, was also recently ha...
By whom?
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a boy
Barry the bowl lived in a cabinet in the kitchen. He sat next to the pots and under the pans. He liked his home, but he never got out much. He was only used for mixing when his friend wanted to bake a cake. One day, his friend pulled him out of the cabinet and put him on the table. He got out the eggs, flour and sugar ...
What would he be waiting for?
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another day and another adventure.
another adventure