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The Independent State of Samoa ( Samoan: Malo Sa 'oloto Tuto 'atasi o Sāmoa, IPA: [ˌsaːˈmoa]), commonly known as Samoa (Samoan: Sāmoa) and formerly known as Western Samoa, is a Unitary Parliamentary Republic with eleven administrative divisions. The two main islands are Savai'i and Upolu with four smaller islands surro...
What is the language spoken by the Lapita people?
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samoan
One day, a boy named Jack wanted take a trip on his red tricycle. He was not sure where he wanted to go, but he knew he wanted to go somewhere far away. It was a cloudy and chilly day, so Jack wore a warm shirt. Jack worried that he might get lonely on his trip. He borrowed his mother's phone and taped it to the handle...
What color was Jack's tricycle?
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Jack wanted take a trip on his red tricycle
red
Beijing (CNN) -- Anyone interested in world affairs, Chinese diplomacy and China's future should know more about Xi Jinping. Xi (pronounced "shee"), China's vice president, will be visiting the United States this month for meetings at the White House in Washington and will travel to other cities. "The visit is impo...
What is the significance of Xi Jinping's visit to the United States?
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boost his stature at home
boost his stature at home
HYANNIS, Massachusetts (CNN) -- Family and close friends of Eunice Kennedy Shriver attended a Friday morning funeral for the sister of the late President John F. Kennedy. Special Olympics athlete Loretta Claiborne, at casket, and Maria Shriver attend Eunice Shriver's wake Thursday. Shriver, a champion of the disabl...
Who are her parents?
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Shriver was the fifth of nine children of Joseph P. and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy.
Joseph P. and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy.
CHAPTER VIII--AFFAIRS OF LAULII AND FANGALII _November-December_ 1888 For Becker I have not been able to conceal my distaste, for he seems to me both false and foolish. But of his successor, the unfortunately famous Dr. Knappe, we may think as of a good enough fellow driven distraught. Fond of Samoa and the Samoans...
did he make them angry?
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yes
(CNN) -- Calvino Inman had just stepped out of the shower one evening in May when a glimpse of his reflection in the mirror caused him to panic. "I looked up and saw myself, and I thought I was going to die," says the 15-year-old from Rockwood, Tennessee. His eyes were streaming tears of blood. Doctors are still sear...
Did he have an MRI?
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She says her son underwent an MRI,
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CHAPTER VIII And these two, as I have told you, Were the friends of Hiawatha, Chibiabos, the musician, And the very strong man, Kwasind. --Hiawatha Torpenhow was paging the last sheets of some manuscript, while the Nilghai, who had come for chess and remained to talk tactics, was reading through the first part, com...
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while the Nilghai, who had come for chess and remained to talk tactics, was reading through the first part
yes
CHAPTER V THE TOMATO FINCA Three weeks had passed since his interview with Austin before Jefferson was ready to sail, and he spent most of the time in strenuous activity. He had cabled to England for a big centrifugal pump and a second-hand locomotive-type boiler, while, when they arrived, Macallister said that fiv...
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CHAPTER V
Annie's sister, Julia, was having a birthday party in the afternoon. Annie's mother was going to bake the cake for the party. Mother asked Annie to help her bake the cake. They chose to make a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. Annie got the bowls and the ingredients they would need for the cake. She helped measur...
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helped her mother make the chocolate frosting
helped her mother make the chocolate frosting
(CNN) -- A former Utah policeman is a suspect in at least three of Monday's four rush-hour shootings near Dallas, Texas, including one of two fatal attacks, police said Tuesday. CNN affiliate KSL in Salt Lake City, Utah, provided this file photo of the Dallas suspect, Brian Smith. The suspect, Brian Smith, tried to...
In which state?
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Utah state police officer for 12 years
Utah
CHAPTER IX The latter part of September Carley returned to New York. Soon after her arrival she received by letter a formal proposal of marriage from Elbert Harrington, who had been quietly attentive to her during her sojourn at Lake Placid. He was a lawyer of distinction, somewhat older than most of her friends, a...
What did Carley think of Elbert Harrington?
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liked him the better for that .
liked him the better for that .
(CNN) -- When plans were announced to build a giant new transoceanic canal across Nicaragua, the young Hong Kong businessman leading the project acknowledged the widespread skepticism. "We don't want it to become an international joke," said Wang Jing, a 40-year-old with no significant engineering experience and a back...
is Alvarez supportive of the canal?
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Pedro Alvarez, chairman of civil engineering at Rice University, has expressed doubts that it will ever be completed.
no
CHAPTER XXIII. LAID UP. Harriet Holden was sitting in Elizabeth's boudoir. "And he had the effrontery," the latter was saying, "to tell me what I must do and must not do! The idea! A miserable little milk-wagon driver dictating to me!" Miss Holden smiled. "I should not call him very little," she remarked. "I ...
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milk-wagon driver
milk-wagon driver
Kievan Rus' begins with the rule (882–912) of Prince Oleg, who extended his control from Novgorod south along the Dnieper river valley in order to protect trade from Khazar incursions from the east and moved his capital to the more strategic Kiev. Sviatoslav I (died 972) achieved the first major expansion of Kievan Rus...
what else was he known for?
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Kievan Rus' reached its greatest extent under Yaroslav I
Kievan Rus' reaching its greatest extent
(CNN) -- We are now able to project a winner in the 2012 presidential race: Brooks & Dunn. Again. If that wasn't clear enough already, it became abundantly so at the end of Newt Gingrich's victory speech in South Carolina last weekend. As Gingrich left the stage, his campaign staff played a song through the spe...
Is it just two people in the band?
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yes
Cairo (CNN) -- The recent health crisis for former Egyptian ruler Hosni Mubarak started when he slipped in a prison bathroom, his attorney told CNN Thursday. The ousted strongman hurt his neck and developed a blood clot after the fall in Tora prison, attorney Farid El Deeb said. El Deeb said Mubarak was taken off l...
What type of medical equipment was not available at the prison hospital?
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life - support
life - support
CHAPTER XIX A WOMAN'S WAY They had not been forgotten while they journeyed through the wilds. Frobisher thought of them now and then, and his daughter more often; indeed, her mind dwelt a good deal on Andrew after he left and she found herself looking forward eagerly to his return. She spent some weeks in an Americ...
What was the name of the Allinson expedition that Geraldine was inquiring about?
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mappin
mappin
Perugia, Italy (CNN) -- The father of American student Amanda Knox says prosecutors have "no case left," after an Italian judge rejected a request for new DNA testing of evidence. "It really appears to me that they want to find the truth," Curt Knox said of Judge Claudio Pratillo Hellman's decision Wednesday. "I'm ve...
What is her boyfriend's name?
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Knox and her ex-boyfriend, Rafael Sollecito
Rafael Sollecito
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 does Terex sell?
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cluded Euclid and Terex (earthmoving/construction/mining equipment & vehicles)
earthmoving, construction, and mining equipment
The Vatican Apostolic Library (), more commonly called the Vatican Library or simply the Vat, is the library of the Holy See, located in Vatican City. Formally established in 1475, although it is much older, it is one of the oldest libraries in the world and contains one of the most significant collections of historica...
how many?
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Scholars have traditionally divided the history of the library into five periods
five
Steve had a very long finger. It was the longest finger anyone in his town had. One day Steve shut the toilet seat, and his finger got caught in it. He couldn't get it out. It was very cold in the bathroom. This is why his sister brought him a coat. He was in the bathroom a long time. So, Steve started pasting a stone ...
how did he feel?
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He was upset
upset
Manchester () is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 530,300 . It lies within the United Kingdom's second-most populous urban area, with a population of 2.55 million. Manchester is fringed by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east and an arc ...
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population of 530,300
530,300
In mathematics, a group is an algebraic structure consisting of a set of elements equipped with an operation that combines any two elements to form a third element. The operation satisfies four conditions called the group axioms, namely closure, associativity, identity and invertibility. One of the most familiar exampl...
What are the four conditions that make up the group axioms?
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closure , associativity , identity and invertibility
closure , associativity , identity and invertibility
CHAPTER XXI "To-day," Hamel declared, as he stood at the sideboard the following morning at breakfast-time and helped himself to bacon and eggs, "I am positively going to begin reading. I have a case full of books down at the Tower which I haven't unpacked yet." Esther made a little grimace. "Look at the sunshine...
Who was mentioned as eating that?
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Hamel
Hamel
The North Carolina detective who shot and killed a mentally ill teenager has been indicted by a grand jury on one count of voluntary manslaughter, the Brunswick County District Attorney's office said in a news release. Bryon Vassey of the Southport Police Department was given until noon Wednesday to surrender. A judg...
Where they from the same department?
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Three law enforcement officers from three different agencies
No
During the American Civil War (1861–1865), the Union referred to the United States of America and specifically to the national government of president Abraham Lincoln and the 20 free states and 5 border states that supported it. The Union was opposed by 11 southern slave states that formed the Confederate States, or "t...
Did border states send soldiers to the Union or the Confederacy?
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the Union referred to the United States of America and specifically to the national government of president Abraham Lincoln and the 20 free states and 5 border states
the Union
CHAPTER 9 P. Henry.--But do you use me thus, Ned; must I marry your sister? Poins.--May the wench have no worse fortune, but I never said so. --K. Henry IV Arthur met the new-comer, exclaiming, 'Ha! Fotheringham, you have not brought me the amber mouth-piece I desired John to tell you of.' 'Not I. I don't bring...
Who was holding their head high?
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Theodora
Theodora
(CNN) -- Americans snicker over the sordid details of Rep. Anthony Weiner's Internet escapades. But they pity his wife, Huma Abedin. They see an accomplished and beautiful woman betrayed by her husband's Twitter posts. And she's pregnant? The details just get worse and worse. Abedin and other political wives before h...
What did Julianna Margulies' Emmy-nominated portrayal of "The Good Wife" teach us about the role of the wronged political wife?
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will she ever leave her fictional cheating husband
will she ever leave her fictional cheating husband
Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra (), also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra (), is a sovereign landlocked microstate in Southwestern Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. Created under a charter in 988, the present principality was formed in 1...
When was it's current form started?
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Created under a charter in 988, the present principality was formed in 1278
1278
Jakarta (CNN)An Indonesian court has rejected a bid by two Australian drug smugglers -- members of the "Bali Nine" -- to challenge their planned executions. Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are awaiting death by firing squad on Indonesia's "execution island" for their role in a failed 2005 heroin smuggling plot. A ...
by what method?
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Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are awaiting death by firing squad on Indonesia's "execution island" for their role in a failed 2005 heroin smuggling plot.
Firing squad
(CNN) -- Mohamed Morsi is an American-educated engineer who vows to stand for democracy, women's rights, and peaceful relations with Israel if he wins the Egyptian presidency. He's also an Islamist figure who has argued for barring women from the Egyptian presidency and called Israeli leaders "vampires" and "killers....
Does he support equal rights?
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He's also an Islamist figure who has argued for barring women from the Egyptian presidency
No
(CNN) -- Serena Williams fended off a stirring fightback from Agnieszka Radwanska to win her fifth Wimbledon singles title with a 6-1 5-7 6-2 victory Saturday. It was the 30-year-old American's 14th grand slam crown and her first since winning at the All England Club in 2010, but Poland's Radwanska made her fight eve...
Who played in the Wimbledon titles match mentioned in the story?
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Serena Williams
Serena Williams.
CHAPTER XI. Drummers and Carpenters. Peter Rabbit was so full of questions that he hardly knew which one to ask first. But Yellow Wing the Flicker didn't give him a chance to ask any. From the edge of the Green forest there came a clear, loud call of, "Pe-ok! Pe-ok! Pe-ok!" "Excuse me, Peter, there's Mrs. Yellow Wi...
Where did the sound come from?
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From the edge of the Green forest there came a clear, loud call
the edge of the Green forest
Attorney General Eric Holder is not entirely ruling out a scenario under which a drone strike would be ordered against Americans on U.S. soil, but says it has never been done previously and he could only see it being considered in an extraordinary circumstance. He began to winnow the list of those possible extraordin...
Who questioned him?
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He began to winnow the list of those possible extraordinary circumstances Wednesday. In testimony Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee,
the Senate Judiciary Committee
Two kittens were playing. They had come in from outside. Now they were in the living room in the house. One kitten was named Snowball and one kitten was named Fuzzy. Suddenly, Snowball saw something interesting. "Look at that!" said Snowball. "What is it?" asked Fuzzy. "It's a ball of yarn. On the top shelf!" sai...
Then what did she jump on?
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Snowball then jumped to the table
the table
Chapter IV. -- FRIEDRICH TAKES THE FIELD AGAIN, INTENT ON HAVING NEISSE. This Breslau Adventure, which had yielded Friedrich so important an acquisition, was furthermore the cause of ending these Strehlen inactivities, and of recommencing field operations. August 11th, Neipperg, provoked by the grievous news just com...
what did he do there?
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encamped
encamped
CHAPTER XV. COASTING. The current was now losing its power, and Godfrey, dipping his hand into the water and then putting it to his lips, found that it was distinctly brackish, and congratulated himself upon having laid in a stock of water when he did. After Luka had slept for six hours, Godfrey roused him. "Now,...
Is there any backup?
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congratulated himself upon having laid in a stock of water when he did.
yes
(CNN) -- The lawyer for the neighborhood watch leader who fatally shot unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida, said Thursday that his client has received about $200,000 from supporters. Orlando lawyer Mark O'Mara told CNN's "AC360" that George Zimmerman told him Wednesday of the donations as they were...
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Orlando lawyer Mark O'Mara told CNN's "AC360" that George Zimmerman told him Wednesday
after Wednesday
(CNN) -- In the history of organized athletics, there has never been a person who needs to come back again less than Michael Phelps. Yes, you have read that correctly. I am urging the greatest swimmer in all of sports to keep his word, forget about Rio in 2016 and retire. To go away. To vanish. To ignore his mother a...
What was the final snapshot of Sugar Ray Leonard?
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an embarrassing stoppage against hector camacho
an embarrassing stoppage against hector camacho
The United States presidential election of 2012 was the 57th quadrennial American presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. The Democratic nominee, incumbent President Barack Obama, and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, were elected to a second term, defeating the Republican nominee, fo...
What foreign policy issues were discussed during the 2012 United States presidential election?
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the phase - out of the iraq war , the size of and spending on the military , preventing iran from obtaining nuclear weapons , and appropriate counteractions to terrorism
the phase - out of the iraq war , the size of and spending on the military , preventing iran from obtaining nuclear weapons , and appropriate counteractions to terrorism
(CNN)The Tiger will be back on the prowl in 2015 -- and that's according to the man himself. Tiger Woods says it is an "incredible relief" to be over his injury problems and is now concentrating on adding to his 14 major titles next year. Woods, who turns 39 on December 30, failed to make the cut at the U.S. PGA in...
WHo was the one that stated that he was coming back?
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the man himself.
the man himself.
CHAPTER LVII. THE LOVES AND HOPES OF ALBERT FITZALLEN. Felix Graham, when he left poor Mary Snow, did not go on immediately to the doctor's shop. He had made up his mind that Mary Snow should never be his wife, and therefore considered it wise to lose no time in making such arrangements as might be necessary both f...
Who did he leave?
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Mary Snow
Mary Snow
CHAPTER VIII KIPPS ENTERS SOCIETY §1 Submission to Inexorable Fate took Kipps to the Anagram Tea. At any rate he would meet Helen there in the presence of other people and be able to carry off the worst of the difficulty of explaining his little jaunt to London. He had not seen her since his last portentous vis...
What was Kipps’s plan to avoid being embarrassed at the Anagram Tea?
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pretend he was pretending to be very stupid
pretend he was pretending to be very stupid
Jainism (), traditionally known as Jain Dharma, is one of the most ancient Indian religions. The three main principles of Jainism are "ahimsa" ('non-violence'), "anekantavada" ('non-absolutism'), and "aparigraha" ('non-attachment'); it is also characterized by "asceticism". Followers of Jainism take five main vows: "...
What is the meaning of the Sanskrit word "jina" in Jainism?
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victor
victor
In chemistry, the standard state of a material (pure substance, mixture or solution) is a reference point used to calculate its properties under different conditions. In principle, the choice of standard state is arbitrary, although the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) recommends a conventional...
What's an example of something that standard state measures?
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unit pressure ideal gas
Jim rode his bike quickly. It was Friday and he wanted to get to the lake. The path to the lake was long and winding. It was wetter on Tuesday. Jim had to wash his boot. His boot had once been frozen. It was frozen because he left it outside on Sunday. He had to leave his boot outside for a long time. The lake was faci...
Hwere did he want to go?
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he wanted to get to the lake.
to the lake.
Logging was Seattle's first major industry, but by the late 19th century the city had become a commercial and shipbuilding center as a gateway to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush. By 1910, Seattle was one of the 25 largest cities in the country. However, the Great Depression severely damaged the city's economy. Gro...
what damaged the city's economy?
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Great Depression
Oceania ( or ) is a geographic region comprising Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia and Australasia. Spanning the eastern and western hemispheres, Oceania covers an area of and has a population of 40 million. Oceania is the smallest continental grouping in land area and the second smallest in population after Antarctica....
who do the Campbell Islands belong to?
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New Zealand
New Zealand
HOLLYWOOD, California (CNN) -- Singer Christina Aguilera joins fellow Grammy Award winners Alicia Keys and John Legend for "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute," airing Thanksgiving night on CNN. Christina Aguilera performed her hit single "Beautiful" at "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute." The show, taped before an audi...
What album is If You're Out There from?
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Evolver
Evolver
Groups that emerged from the American psychedelic scene about the same time included Iron Butterfly, MC5, Blue Cheer and Vanilla Fudge. San Francisco band Blue Cheer released a crude and distorted cover of Eddie Cochran's classic "Summertime Blues", from their 1968 debut album Vincebus Eruptum, that outlined much of th...
what movie was it in ?
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Easy Ride
Easy Ride
CHAPTER TWO A MERRY CHRISTMAS Jo was the first to wake in the gray dawn of Christmas morning. No stockings hung at the fireplace, and for a moment she felt as much disappointed as she did long ago, when her little sock fell down because it was crammed so full of goodies. Then she remembered her mother's promise and...
Were there any stockings hung at the fireplace?
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No stockings hung at the fireplace,
No.
MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- A Spanish court says it is investigating an alleged "crime against humanity" involving Israel for its 2002 bombing in Gaza that killed 15 people and wounded 150 others. The case names former Israeli Defense Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer and six other Israelis. The case, brought by Palestinian...
What was Ben-Eliezer's job in Israel?
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Israeli Defense Minister Benjamin Ben-Elieze
Defense Minister
(CNN) -- Miroslav Klose maintained his status as Lazio's lucky charm on Saturday, keeping his side in the Italian title race and denting the hopes of Inter Milan with a late winner against the second-placed visitors. The veteran Germany international netted his 10th league goal this season and his 14th overall, firin...
Is he a rookie?
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The veteran Germany international
no
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. A SOIREE WILDLY INTERRUPTED, AND FOLLOWED UP BY SURPRISING REVELATIONS. One afternoon Captain Lee and Emma called on Mrs Tipps, and found her engaged in earnest conversation with Netta. The captain, who was always in a boiling-over condition, and never felt quite happy except when in the act of pl...
What was it?
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Another object of interest, worthy of pursuit and judiciously put before him, might perhaps induce him to abandon a previous scheme; but once his steam was up, as John Marrot used to say, you could not get him to blow it off into the air
once his steam was up, you could not get him to blow it off into the air
(CNN) -- Newman, Jerry Seinfeld's diabolical nemesis and United States postal worker, was denied his dream transfer to Hawaii when the Post Office discovered he hadn't been delivering a lot of the mail he was supposed to be. Unfortunately for Brent Morse, life isn't a Hollywood sitcom. The former Kentucky postal wo...
How much?
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nearly $15,000
nearly $15,000
CHAPTER XXX THE LADY FROM BEYOND The morning was sultry, brooding, steamy. Antonia was at her music, and from the room where Shelton tried to fix attention on a book he could hear her practising her scales with a cold fury that cast an added gloom upon his spirit. He did not see her until lunch, and then she again ...
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Shelton tried to fix attention
to fix his attention
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...
what is happening to the rural area? of Piedmont?
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a significant part of the rural area in this region is being transformed into suburbs with shopping centers, housing, and corporate offices
it is being transformed
Sandra Bullock is one of the highest-profile actresses in Hollywood and also one of the world's most photographed moms. It's hard to pick up a tabloid that doesn't feature a photo of the Oscar-winner with her adopted 3-year-old son, Louis Bardot. And now Bullock is speaking out in support of a new law that increases pe...
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on Wednesday
Maryland () is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east. The state's largest city is Baltimore, and its capital is Annapolis. Among its occasional nicknames are "Old Line St...
How many nicknames does it have?
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Among its occasional nicknames are "Old Line State", the "Free State", and the "Chesapeake Bay State".
Three
UniProt is a freely accessible database of protein sequence and functional information, many entries being derived from genome sequencing projects. It contains a large amount of information about the biological function of proteins derived from the research literature. The UniProt consortium comprises the European Bi...
What is the NBRF?
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National Biomedical Research Foundation
Henry woke up one morning and looked out his window. To his surprise the ground was covered in white. He quickly ran downstairs and asked his mommy what the white stuff was. She told him with a smile that it was snow. Henry was not sure what snow was, but got excited when she told him that it meant that he did not have...
What did he dream about?
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snow
A biome is a community of plants and animals that have common characteristics for the environment they exist in. They can be found over a range of continents. Biomes are distinct biological communities that have formed in response to a shared physical climate. "Biome" is a broader term than "habitat"; any biome can com...
What's the topic at hand?
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22
A biome is a community
biomes
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...
Who came in the rooms smiling?
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Alva Hopkins entered, wreathed in smile
Alva Hopkins
Czech (/ˈtʃɛk/; čeština Czech pronunciation: [ˈt͡ʃɛʃcɪna]), formerly known as Bohemian (/boʊˈhiːmiən, bə-/; lingua Bohemica in Latin), is a West Slavic language strongly influenced by Latin and German language, spoken by over 10 million people and it is the official language of the Czech Republic. Czech's closest relat...
Has the language had any changes?
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The languages have not undergone the deliberate highlighting of minor linguistic differences in the name of nationalism as has occurred in
The languages have not undergone the deliberate highlighting of minor linguistic differences in the name of nationalism as has occurred in
CHAPTER XX BETTY AT LARGE It was not till Betty found herself many blocks distant from the office of _Peaceful Moments_ that she checked her headlong flight. She had run down the stairs and out into the street blindly, filled only with that passion for escape which had swept her away from Mervo. Not till she had di...
What did she do when she got there?
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Then, with less haste, she walked on to the park, and sat down on a bench, to think.
sat down
(CNN) -- Two former presidents reflected on their greatest regrets in office Monday, each looking back to issues that continue to plague the nation years later. Former presidents and political rivals Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush now share philanthropic efforts. Former Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clint...
What did the FBI agent tell Bush when he asked if Saddam Hussein would have surrendered?
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i ' m absolutely convinced he would have . '
i ' m absolutely convinced he would have . '
Edward Snowden's hopes of finding asylum from U.S. prosecution on espionage charges appeared to dim Tuesday as country after country denied his request or said he would have to find a way to travel to their territory to apply. While Bolivia and Venezuela seemed supportive, 11 of the 21 countries he's applied to, incl...
Did Snowden easily fine a place to reside?
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11 of the 21 countries he's applied to, including Ecuador and Iceland, have said they can't consider his request
No
(Mental Floss) -- Over the centuries, people have had some very good reasons to dress up like a member of the opposite sex. After record-setting Olympics athlete Stella Walsh died in 1980, it was revealed that she had indeed been a man. And I'm not talking about people who live this way out of personal preference, ...
what led to the discovery of her gender?
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groin injury
(CNN) -- Jurors did not reach a verdict in their first day of deliberations Monday in the trial of Steven Hayes, the man accused of killing three members of a Connecticut family in a 2007 home invasion. They are expected to resume their work Tuesday morning. Hayes, 47, who has pleaded not guilty, is on trial in New...
What city is it a suburb of?
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The killings took place in the New Haven suburb
New Haven
CHAPTER XIV RAISING THE TENT Toby went into the house, feeling rather uneasy because he had not been called; but when Aunt Olive told him that Abner had aroused from his slumber but twice, and then only for a moment, he had no idea of being worried about his friend, although he did think it a little singular he sho...
When was it that Uncle Daniel's voice was trembling?
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When he went to bed that night, he fancied Uncle Daniel's voice trembled
When Toby went to bed
Bill was cleaning his room and giving away some of the toys that he no longer used. Bill put a duck and a truck in the pile to give away. He added a car and a blanket and a push mower to the give a way pile. Bill liked the car and took it out of the give a way pile, so he did not give the car away. Bill put a broken ph...
Who took out the garbage?
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his mother
Bill dug a small hole and placed the seed inside. Then, he covered up the hole with dirt, and poured some water on it. It was such a small seed, and it was hard to believe that it would turn into a giant pumpkin. Every day, Bill went out to the garden to check on the seed. Some days, if the ground was dry, he poured ...
What did he put in there?
0
48
Bill dug a small hole and placed the seed inside
The seed.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO; , ) is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. ...
did they commit to founding a permanent organization for food?
1,327
1,415
They committed themselves to founding a permanent organization for food and agriculture,
yes
I was really scared walking into school today. It was the first day of sixth grade and I was excited to be leaving elementary school, but I ended up going to a different middle school than all my friends since I moved across town last year. My name is Matt, but I'm going to try and not let anyone else know that as I'd ...
What did Matt and his new friends decide to do during lunch?
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sit with one another in the lunch room
sit with one another in the lunch room
Once upon a time there was a princess who lived in a high tower and she was not allowed to leave because of her mean mother. One day she chose to leave but her mother would not let her. The princess climbed out the window of the high tower and climbed down the south wall when her mother was sleeping. She wandered out a...
What was the name of the man the princess met in the forest?
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118
john
john
Karachi (; ALA-LC: , ; ) is the capital of the Pakistani province of Sindh. It is the most populous city in Pakistan, sixth most populous city proper in the world and the 8th most populous metropolitan city in the world. Ranked as a beta world city, the city is Pakistan's premier industrial and financial centre. Karach...
What was this increase do to?
1,085
1,243
null
Arrival of hundreds of thousands of Muslim refugees
Sammy, Kate and Ben were planning a birthday party for their friend Stew. This party was going to be a surprise. They were going to have the party in Stew's house. Sammy's job was making the house look nice. Kate's job was to get a clown to come to the party. Ben's job was to make enough food for all of the guests. Als...
Did Kate get Stew a tree ina pot?
407
455
Kate got Stew a really cool little tree in a pot
yes
CHAPTER XII The sun had begun to cast long shadows the afternoon of Helen's hunt for Jonathan, when the borderman, accompanied by Wetzel, led a string of horses along the base of the very mountain she had ascended. "Last night's job was a good one, I ain't gainsayin'; but the redskin I wanted got away," Wetzel said...
How long had Wetzel been hunting him?
802
836
I've been after him these ten year
ten years
CNN -- South Korea midfielder Park Ji-Sung has made history by becoming the first player from his homeland to figure in the Champions League final, Europe's premier club match. Park's opening goal in the semifinal second leg against Arsenal set the tone for United's return to the final. However, his starting role i...
Did he feel as though he missed out last season in some way?
1,040
1,105
"It would be amazing to me (to play) as I missed out last season.
Yes
CHAPTER 10. THE OTHER PROFESSOR. "We were looking for you!" cried Sylvie, in a tone of great relief. "We do want you so much, you ca'n't think!" "What is it, dear children?" the Professor asked, beaming on them with a very different look from what Uggug ever got from him. "We want you to speak to the Gardener f...
What did he say he put into the clock yesterday?
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1,180
-I put some lettuces into the clock
lettuces
Renacimiento, Mexico (CNN) -- As raging floodwaters swept away half of his timber shack, Saturnino Medina climbed to the roof. He pointed Thursday to the place where river waters broke through a container wall and washed away his kitchen. Medina and his family have almost nothing left now, after the wind and rain o...
What has Saturnino Medina and his family been eating since the storm hit?
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eggs and tortillas
eggs and tortillas
Open-source software (OSS) is computer software with its source code made available with a license in which the copyright holder provides the rights to study, change, and distribute the software to anyone and for any purpose. Open-source software may be developed in a collaborative public manner. According to scientist...
Does open source software result in any savings for consumers?
714
884
A 2008 report by the Standish Group states that adoption of open-source software models has resulted in savings of about $60 billion (£48 billion) per year to consumers.
oh yes
Chapter Sixteen: The Sultan Saladin In the third morning Godwin awoke to see the ray of sunrise streaming through the latticed window. They fell upon another bed near-by where Wulf still lay sleeping, a bandage on his head that had been hurt in the last charge against the Assassins, and other bandages about his arm...
what kind of window did he see the sun ?
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128
latticed
latticed
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is often ranked as one of the world's most prestigious universities. Founded in 1861 in response to the increasing industrialization of the United States, MIT adopted a European polytechnic university mode...
Is the school a top ranked one
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1,028
ranked first
Yes
Chapter 13: An Abortive Attack. Three weeks passed. James kept his men steadily at work, and even the scouts allowed that they made great progress. Sometimes they went out in two parties, with an officer and a scout to each, and their pouches filled with blank cartridge. Each would do its best to surprise the other; ...
Did they shoot real bullets?
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272
their pouches filled with blank cartridge
No
Tom had a pet. Tom loved his pet and would always laugh at the funny thing he did when facing his chin. The pet was a dog. Tom would blow in the dog's ear in order to make him mad. One day Tom wanted to give the dog a treat but he wouldn't eat it. Tom got very upset and confused and said, "I think my dog is going to di...
What did Tom let his pet chew at the end of the party?
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189
his favorite pencil
his favorite pencil
CHAPTER V CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME "It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir." West Country Song. The next morning Amyas Leigh was not to be found. Not that he had gone ...
What was Amyas Leigh doing when Frank arrived at Clovelly Court?
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burying his face in a pasty
burying his face in a pasty
Geophysics is a subject of natural science concerned with the physical processes and physical properties of the Earth and its surrounding space environment, and the use of quantitative methods for their analysis. The term "geophysics" sometimes refers only to the geological applications: Earth's shape; its gravitationa...
When was it first studied, though without a name?
-1
-1
unknown
unknown
The Department of the Treasury is an executive department and the treasury of the United States federal government. It was established by an Act of Congress in 1789 to manage government revenue. The Department is administered by the Secretary of the Treasury, who is a member of the Cabinet. On February 13, 2017, the Se...
Which U.S. bill features Alexander Hamilton's portrait?
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u . s . ten - dollar bill
u . s . ten - dollar bill
(CNN) -- Is it just harmless fun, or is something seriously wrong developing in sporting relations between Spain and France? Yannick Noah, the last French tennis player to win the French Open back in 1983, started it last year when he claimed that Spain's recent sporting success could only be due to doping. His rem...
When did he say this?
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Yannick Noah, the last French tennis player to win the French Open back in 1983, started it last year
last year
New York (CNN) -- More than 80 Michael Jackson collectibles -- including the late pop star's famous rhinestone-studded glove from a 1983 performance -- were auctioned off Saturday, reaping a total $2 million. Profits from the auction at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York's Times Square crushed pre-sale expectations of on...
What was the buyer's premium for items sold at the auction?
null
329
null
25 percent
(CNN) -- It was at San Francisco's Olympic Club that "Gentleman Jim" Corbett, world heavyweight champion and to many the man who took boxing from a brawl to an art, trained and coached. Twenty-two years after his death, the sports club hosted its first U.S. Open golf tournament in 1955. Ben Hogan lost in a playoff to...
Did he golf?
9
186
It was at San Francisco's Olympic Club that "Gentleman Jim" Corbett, world heavyweight champion and to many the man who took boxing from a brawl to an art, trained and coached.
unknown
(CNN)"A long, long, time ago..." Those five words, when uttered or sung, makes baby boomers immediately think of Don McLean's pop masterpiece "American Pie." It's hard to believe that his phenomenal 8½ minute allegory, which millions of Americans know by heart, is 44 years old. All sorts of historical cross-currents ...
Can it be categorized easily?
460
518
There is no real way to categorize McLean's "American Pie"
No.
CHAPTER II. A black figure detached itself from the blacker shadows, and shuffled stealthily to where Jimmy stood on the doorstep. "That you, Spike?" asked Jimmy, in a low voice. "Dat's right, Mr. Chames." "Come on in." He led the way up to his rooms, switched on the electric light, and shut the door. Spike s...
Was the place comfortable?
-1
-1
unknown
unknown
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces (together with Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia) and is the only constitutionally bilingual (English–French) province. The principal cities are Fredericton, the capital, Greater Moncton, currently the largest metropolitan (CMA) area and the most populous cit...
what is New Brunswick one of three of?
0
57
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces
is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces
CHAPTER XXX On the way back from the sick mare, Dick paused once to listen to the restless stamp of Mountain Lad and his fellows in the stallion barn. In the quiet air, from somewhere up the hills, came the ringing of a single bell from some grazing animal. A cat's-paw of breeze fanned him with sudden balmy warmth....
What was Mountain Lad?
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148
stallion
stallion
(CNN) -- On the basis of the evidence currently in the public record, one likely outcome of the case against George Zimmerman is a mixed one: There may be sufficient evidence for a reasonable prosecutor to indict him for manslaughter, but there may also be doubt sufficient for a reasonable jury to acquit him. Any suc...
Was Zimmerman bruised?
566
641
found Zimmerman with grass stains on the back of his shirt, bloody bruises
Yes
CHAPTER XLVI - ROGER CARBURY AND HIS TWO FRIENDS Roger Carbury, having found Ruby Ruggles, and having ascertained that she was at any rate living in a respectable house with her aunt, returned to Carbury. He had given the girl his advice, and had done so in a manner that was not altogether ineffectual. He had frighte...
Who did the old man call?
1,159
1,187
The old man had called Ruby
Ruby
Theravāda (Pali, literally "school of the elder monks") is a branch of Buddhism that uses the Buddha's teaching preserved in the Pāli Canon as its doctrinal core. The Pali canon is the only complete Buddhist canon which survives in a classical Indic Language, Pali, which serves as the sacred language and lingua franca ...
Does it have a worldwide following?
919
1,035
null
Yes.
Michael Dunn killed Jordan Davis. That's not in dispute, but according to attorneys' opening statements Thursday in Dunn's murder trial, almost everything else is. Assistant State Attorney John Guy, speaking for the prosecution, painted a picture of four innocent teens who stopped at a Jacksonville, Florida, gas stat...
in which state did the crime occur?
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Assistant State Attorney John Guy, speaking for the prosecution, painted a picture of four innocent teens who stopped at a Jacksonville, Florida, gas station
in Florida