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Immunology is a branch of biomedical science that covers the study of immune systems in all organisms. It charts, measures, and contextualizes the: physiological functioning of the immune system in states of both health and diseases; malfunctions of the immune system in immunological disorders (such as autoimmune disea...
Is the immune system working as intended when someone has that?
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Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a sovereign Arab state in Western Asia constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula. With a land area of approximately , Saudi Arabia is geographically the fifth-largest state in Asia and second-largest state in the Arab world after Algeria. Saudi Arabia ...
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KSA
KSA
A high-profile murder case involving one of America's most well-known political families took a dramatic turn Wednesday when a judge ordered a new trial for Michael Skakel, the nephew of Robert and Ethel Kennedy. Skakel, who has spent more than a decade behind bars, is accused of killing 15-year-old neighbor Martha M...
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golf club
French historians traditionally place the Enlightenment between 1715, the year that Louis XIV died, and 1789, the beginning of the French Revolution. Some recent historians begin the period in the 1620s, with the start of the scientific revolution. The Philosophes, the French term for the philosophers of the period, wi...
Where did they spread their thoughts?
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scientific academies, Masonic lodges, literary salons and coffee houses
scientific academies, Masonic lodges, literary salons and coffee houses
Milk is a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for infant mammals (including humans who breastfeed) before they are able to digest other types of food. Early-lactation milk contains colostrum, which carries the mother's antibodies to its young and can reduce the ...
Is colostrum found in mature milk?
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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...
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Athletes from East Germany and West Germany would compete as the United Team of Germany from 1956 to 1964.
1956 to 1964
CNN -- Sebastian Junger found him crouched on a battlefield in Afghanistan, fighting to stay alive. Ahmad Shah Massoud, center in white shirt, leads his men in his beloved Afghan mountains. The Taliban had the man cornered and outnumbered. A sniper's bullet came so close to the man that it plucked dirt between his ...
What traits did Massoud have?
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Massoud had a reputation for integrity and strength,
integrity and strength
CHAPTER XXVI THE BAXTERS TRY TO MAKE TERMS For the moment after Tom found himself in the presence of the Baxters he could not speak. Then he turned fiercely upon Bill Noxton. "You have fooled me!" he cried hotly. "That's right," laughed Noxton sarcastically. "And let me add, ye was fooled putty easy." "It's...
What is Tom's last name?
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It's Tom Rover!
Rover
(CNN) -- Defending champion Serena Williams will miss the Australian Open in January to give herself more time to recover from foot surgery. The former world number one has not played competitively since winning her fourth Wimbledon crown in July. She sustained the original injury after standing on broken glass at ...
What was she scheduled to compete in next month?
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The American was also due to compete in the Hopman Cup
Hopman Cup
(CNN) -- For much of the world, February 14 is known as a day to celebrate love. But in Iran, Valentine's Day has come to mark another occasion as well—the anniversary of the house arrest of Iran's leading opposition figures Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi and Zahra Rahnavard. On February 14, 2011, Iranian author...
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Iranian government.
Iranian government.
Beijing, China (CNN) -- A court in eastern China sentenced a man to death Saturday for attacking 29 kindergarten students and three teachers with a knife, state-run media said. The Taixing Intermediate People's Court found Xu Yuyuan, 47, guilty of intentional homicide after a half-day trial, Xinhua news agency said. ...
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Napoléon Bonaparte (/nəˈpoʊliən, -ˈpoʊljən/; French: [napɔleɔ̃ bɔnapaʁt], born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars. As Napoleon I, he was Em...
What long term achievements did he make?
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bringing liberal reforms to the territories that he conquered
bringing liberal reforms to the territories that he conquered
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the U.S. government, responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice in the United States, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries. The departmen...
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responsible for investigating instances of financial fraud, representing the United States government in legal matters (such as in cases before the Sup
investigating finacial fraud
Chapter 15: The Pirates' Hold. Sivagi, the founder of the Mahratta Empire, had, in 1662, seized and fortified Yijiyadrug; or, as the English call it, Gheriah, a town at the mouth of the river Kanui, one hundred and seventy miles south of Bombay; and also the island of Suwarndrug, about half way between Gheriah and Bo...
Was the Dutch loss encouraging to the pirates?
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From that date the pirates grew bolder and bolder, and were a perfect scourge to the commerce of Western India.
yes
Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of 85,792, while the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria has a population of 383,360, making it the 15th most populous Canadian metrop...
When did the Coast Salish make communities around there?
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The region's Coast Salish First Nations peoples established communities in the area long before non-native settlement, possibly several thousand years earlier
possibly several thousand years earlier than non-natives
Babylonia was an ancient Akkadian-speaking state and cultural area based in central-southern Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq). A small Amorite-ruled state emerged in 1894 BC, which contained at this time the minor administrative town of Babylon. Babylon greatly expanded from the small provincial town that it had original...
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Babylonia
The Babylonia State
Free software or libre software is computer software distributed under terms that allow the software users to run the software for any purpose as well as to study, change, and distribute the software and any adapted versions. Free software is a matter of liberty, not price: users, individually or collectively, are free...
What are some freedoms included with free software?
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(CNN) -- A court in Fulton County, Georgia, has temporarily stopped the scheduled Monday night execution of condemned murderer Warren Hill. Hill was sentenced to death for the 1990 killing of Joseph Handspike, another inmate in a Georgia state prison. He was convicted of beating Handspike to death with a nail-studd...
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Hill was sentenced to death for the 1990 killing of Joseph Handspike
Joseph Handspike
Chapter XXV Presently we left him. Dirk was going home to dinner, and I proposed to find a doctor and bring him to see Strickland; but when we got down into the street, fresh after the stuffy attic, the Dutchman begged me to go immediately to his studio. He had something in mind which he would not tell me, but he ins...
Who did Dirk speak to?
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Blanche Stroeve
Blanche Stroeve
With an estimated population of 1,381,069 as of July 1, 2014, San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest in California. It is part of the San Diego–Tijuana conurbation, the second-largest transborder agglomeration between the US and a bordering country after Detroit–Windsor, with a pop...
Who is first largest?
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after Detroit–Windsor,
Detroit–Windsor
Chapter 9 Numa "El Adrea" On the same day that Kadour ben Saden rode south the diligence from the north brought Tarzan a letter from D'Arnot which had been forwarded from Sidi-bel-Abbes. It opened the old wound that Tarzan would have been glad to have forgotten; yet he was not sorry that D'Arnot had written, for on...
by who?
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Miss Porter
CHAPTER SIX. KENNETH INDULGES IN SUSPICIONS AND SURMISES. "Will you walk or ride?" said Kenneth Stuart as he and Gildart issued from Seaside Villa, and sauntered down the avenue that led to the principal gate. "Ride, by all means," said Gildart, "if you have a respectable horse. I love to ride, not only on the `b...
Did Kenneth have a mount for Gildart?
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Kenneth replied that he had a mount to give him, which,
yes
CHAPTER V Nigel and Maggie had tea together in the little room which the latter had used as a boudoir. They were discussing the question of her future residence there. "I am afraid," he declared, "that you will have to marry me." "It would have its advantages," she admitted thoughtfully. "I am really so fond of y...
Is Nigel sure he loves Maggie?
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that you will have to marry me
that you will have to marry me
CHAPTER III LISTER CLEARS THE GROUND The sun was on the rocks and the lichen shone in rings of soft and varied color. Blue shadows filled the dale, which, from the side of the Buttress, looked profoundly deep. A row of young men and women followed a ledge that crossed the face of the steep crag; Mortimer Hyslop lea...
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gave the stone a push
CHAPTER XVIII THE HOLY HERMANDAD Down the long passages, through the great, fretted halls, across the cool marble courts, flitted Inez and Margaret. It was like a dream. They went through a room where women, idling or working at tapestries, looked at them curiously. Margaret heard one of them say to another: "Why...
Who flitted down the halls?
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Inez and Margaret
Inez and Margaret
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 ...
After baking, what did his buddy do to him?
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set him in the sink
CHAPTER I "NEREI REPANDIROSTRUM INCURVICERVICUM PECUS." A Dingy, swashy, splashy afternoon in October; a school-yard filled with a mob of riotous boys. A lot of us standing outside. Suddenly came a dull, crashing sound from the schoolroom. At the ominous interruption I shuddered involuntarily, and called to Smith...
Was it a pleasant sight?
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There are some spectacles which a man never forgets. The burning of Troy probably seemed a large-sized conflagration to the pious Aeneas
no
The annelids are bilaterally symmetrical, triploblastic, coelomate, invertebrate organisms. They also have parapodia for locomotion. Most textbooks still use the traditional division into polychaetes (almost all marine), oligochaetes (which include earthworms) and leech-like species. Cladistic research since 1997 has r...
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Cladistic research since 1997 has radically changed this scheme,
1997
CHAPTER XXV. Hawkins went straight to the telegraph office and disburdened his conscience. He said to himself, "She's not going to give this galvanized cadaver up, that's plain. Wild horses can't pull her away from him. I've done my share; it's for Sellers to take an innings, now." So he sent this message to New York...
Who did he send it to?
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Tracy couldn't know he was to be invited for the morrow, or he might have waited. As it was, he was too miserable to wait any longer; for his l
Tracy
CHAPTER XI THE CROSSING OF THE RIO GRANDE RIVER "For gracious' sake, what did we want to retreat for?" demanded Ben, as soon as the command halted and Major Morris had come within speaking distance. The young captain had been at the very front of the firing line, and had seen that complete victory was only the work...
What gesture did he give in response to the whole thing?
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shrug of his shoulders
(CNN) -- Scotland's first minister Alex Salmond has warned American billionaire Donald Trump against interfering in government matters ahead of his controversial golf course opening The Trump International Golf Links, which the tycoon hopes will become the world's best course, is due to open in Aberdeenshire on July ...
for what area?
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Scotland's first minister
Scotland
CHAPTER FOURTEEN. CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE SURPRISE, AND TOUCHES ON "LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM." One quiet and beautiful Sabbath morning, the inhabitants of the South Sea Island village wended their way to the House of God which they had so recently erected. Among them were Will Osten and his friends, with the clergyman's w...
who had a white night cap/
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Thackombau
Thackombau
The Republic of the Congo (French: République du Congo), also known as Congo, Congo Republic, West Congo[citation needed], or Congo-Brazzaville, is a country located in Central Africa. It is bordered by five countries: Gabon to the west; Cameroon to the northwest; the Central African Republic to the northeast; the Demo...
When was independence gained from the French?
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1960
(CNN) -- Last Saturday, Sarah Palin stood before the huge crowd at the 2014 National Rifle Association annual meeting and condemned liberals for coddling terrorists. She loaded her speech with religious metaphors, claiming that true leaders would put "the fear of God in our enemies." She said, "They obviously have info...
Which year?
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2014 National Rifle Association annual meeting
2014
(CNN) -- In the sight of Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer, the man who would be king awaits his destiny. Diminutive and unassuming, Lionel Messi's faith in his ability has never been in question -- but a God-like shadow has always haunted him. If Diego Maradona is a deity to Argentines, then Messi is a prophet....
Are sponsors actively wanting him?
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(CNN) -- Hilary Duff says her new album is "very positive" but admits that it started out "a lot heavier and a lot darker" because of the separation from her husband, Mike Comrie. "I'm separated from my husband right now, which has been a very difficult thing to go through," she told Billboard's "Pop Shop" podcast. "...
has she been succesful?
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Duff established a successful singing career
yes
(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...
What type was it?
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firing home a low right-foot shot in the 82nd minute
low
CHAPTER VII. THE NUPTIALS OF RUTH WESTMACOTT Here was Sir Rowland Blake in high fettle at knowing himself armed with a portentous weapon for the destruction of Anthony Wilding. Upon closer inspection of it, however, he came to realize--as Richard had realized earlier--that it was double-edged, and that the wielding o...
What type of gift does he send every day?
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armfuls of flowers
armfuls of flowers
Modernism is a philosophical movement that, along with cultural trends and changes, arose from wide-scale and far-reaching transformations in Western society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Among the factors that shaped modernism were the development of modern industrial societies and the rapid growth of...
which poet is mentioned?
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Ezra Pound
Ezra Pound
Zinc is a chemical element with symbol Zn and atomic number 30. It is the first element of group 12 of the periodic table. In some respects zinc is chemically similar to magnesium: its ion is of similar size and its only common oxidation state is +2. Zinc is the 24th most abundant element in Earth's crust and has five ...
what method was used in it's production?
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distillation
distillation
CHAPTER IV--PURITAN TIMES After his dispute with the haymakers, Sir Thomas Clarke sold Merdon to William Brock, a lawyer, from whom it passed to John Arundel, and then to Sir Nathanael Napier, whose son, Sir Gerald, parted with it again to Richard Maijor, the son of the mayor of Southampton. This was in 1638, and f...
Who did he pass it to?
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William Brock, a lawyer, from whom it passed to John Arundel
John Arundel
The International Criminal Court (ICC or ICCt) is an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal that sits in The Hague in the Netherlands. The ICC has the jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for the international crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. The ICC is intended to comple...
What do they do?
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Judicial Division, which hears cases before the Court.
hears cases before the Court
One morning a girl named Ashely woke up before her Mom and Dad and started watching TV. Once her parents woke up, everybody got dressed to go food shopping for the week. Food shopping was one of Ashley's favorite things to do. The family got to the grocery store and grabbed a shopping cart. The first foods they ran int...
What made the checkout line different for Ashley that day?
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the checkout lady , sarah , was extra nice to her
Ann Arbor was founded in 1824, named for wives of the village's founders and the stands of Bur Oak trees. The University of Michigan moved from Detroit to Ann Arbor in 1837, and the city grew at a rapid rate in the early to mid-20th century. During the 1960s and 1970s, the city gained a reputation as a center for left-...
What?
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The local Ojibwa named the settlement kaw-goosh-kaw-nick,
kaw-goosh-kaw-nick
The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS, simplified Chinese: 北斗卫星导航系统; traditional Chinese: 北斗衛星導航系統; pinyin: Běidǒu wèixīng dǎoháng xìtǒng) is a Chinese satellite navigation system. It consists of two separate satellite constellations – a limited test system that has been operating since 2000, and a full-scale glo...
Did it have full coverage?
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consists of three satellites and offers limited coverage and applications.
No.
CHAPTER XL "For once," Lady Carey said, with a faint smile, "your 'admirable Crichton' has failed you." Lucille opened her eyes. She had been leaning back amongst the railway cushions. "I think not," she said. "Only I blame myself that I ever trusted the Prince even so far as to give him that message. For I know ...
What message did Lucille give to Prince Saxe Leinitzer?
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admirable crichton
admirable crichton
(CNN) -- Every dog has his day, but Sir Lancelot -- or at least his carbon copy -- has a second one. Edgar and Nina Otto show off 10-week-old Lancey, a clone of "the most human of any dog we've ever had." A Boca Raton, Florida, couple paid a California firm $155,000 to clone their beloved Labrador retriever, who di...
for what?
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BioArts auction for a chance to clone their family dog
BioArts auction for cloning
In phonetics, aspiration is the strong burst of breath that accompanies either the release or, in the case of preaspiration, the closure of some obstruents. In English, aspirated consonants are allophones in complementary distribution with their unaspirated counterparts, but in some other languages, notably most Indian...
Where is the modifier placed?
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modifier letter ⟨◌ʰ⟩, a superscript form o
as a superscript
(CNN) -- The death of a University of Oklahoma football player was caused by multiple drugs in his system -- including five different painkillers -- at the time of death nearly two months ago, according to the state's toxicology report released Tuesday. "It is with much sadness we look back and see that recently Aust...
and what sport?
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football
CHAPTER XXVI A LIVELY GAME OF BASEBALL If ever a boy was mad clear through that boy was the sneak of Putnam Hall. As the laugh ended, Mumps shook his fist at one and another of his tormentors. "Think you are smart, don't you?" he spluttered in his rage. "I'll fix you all! I'll go and tell Captain Putnam all about...
What did Dick want him to do?
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keep quiet
keep quiet
Washington (), officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Named after George Washington, the first President of the United States, the state was made out of the western part of the Washington Territory, which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 in accordance with ...
What is the capital of it?
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Olympia
CHAPTER XXXV. AN INVITATION. We drove straight into the courtyard, having no groom with us and entered the house from the back. As we passed the little room on the ground floor given up for our sole use as a repository for cricket-nets, fishing-tackle, guns, spare harness, and such like appliances, I opened the door,...
What was the main floor used for?
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a repository for cricket-nets, fishing-tackle, guns, spare harness, and such like appliances,
a repository
The Kingdom of France () was a medieval and early modern monarchy in Western Europe. It was one of the most powerful states in Europe and a great power since the Late Middle Ages and the Hundred Years' War. It was also an early colonial power, with possessions around the world. France originated as West Francia ("Fra...
Who was the first king?
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when Hugh Capet
Hugh Capet
NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Angry workers beat to death a human resources vice president after he laid off 42 employees at an auto-parts manufacturing company in southern India, police said Wednesday. Roy George was vice-president for human resources at Pricol, the auto-parts company. Some four to five workers, belon...
Did he survive?
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George, 47, died
no
Hebrew (; , "" or ) is a Northwest Semitic language native to Israel, spoken by over 9 million people worldwide. Historically, it is regarded as the language of the Israelites and their ancestors, although the language was not referred to by the name Hebrew in the Tanakh. The earliest examples of written Paleo-Hebrew d...
What language family does Hebrew belong to?
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afroasiatic
afroasiatic
(CNN) -- Only two Republican presidential candidates will appear on the ballot in Virginia next year, regardless of how many are in the race. Mitt Romney and Ron Paul will have the Dominion State all to themselves. Supporters of Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Jon Huntsman and Michele Bachmann will have to ...
What countries do not have a federal ballot access law?
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The United States is the only nation in the world, save Switzerland
United States and Switzerland
CHAPTER XXX THE LANDSLIDE-CONCLUSION "Dick, are you badly hurt?" cried Tom. "No--it's only a scratch. But it was a close call." "To cover!" came from Jack Wumble. "Quick, all of you!" There was no need to call out, for all realized that they were in a dangerous position. It was Arnold Baxter who fired on Dick...
Were they in agreement?
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I am with ye on it," answered the old trapper. "We air five to three, although one o' the crowd is wounded."
Yes
CHAPTER V. IN LOWER EGYPT. "I am going on a journey," Ameres said to his son a few days after the return from the farm. "I shall take you with me, Chebron, for I am going to view the progress of a fresh canal that is being made on our estate in Goshen. The officer who is superintending it has doubts whether, when t...
Was the father agreeable?
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Yes; I was thinking of taking him," the high priest said.
Yes
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (stylized in its logo as abc since 1957) is an American commercial broadcast television network that is owned by the Disney–ABC Television Group, a subsidiary of Disney Media Networks division of The Walt Disney Company. The network is part of the Big Three television networks. T...
What was the name of the NBC Blue Network that ABC succeeded?
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abc
June and Michelle were playing outside in their yard on a winter day. Michelle was making pies and cakes out of mud. June was writing her ABCs in the sand with a button she found. June's mom told the girls they were going to the store soon and not to get dirty. Michelle knew she would get in trouble but she kept playin...
was she angry?
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their smiles warmed her heart
no
(CNN) -- An attorney for a 14-year-old Australian, accused of marijuana possession in Indonesia, is hoping to avoid a prison sentence for his client and have the boy released to undergo drug rehabilitation. The teen, whose name has not been publicly released, could face a minimum of four years in prison, according to...
Where?
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accused of marijuana possession in Indonesia
in Indonesia
CHAPTER XXXVI Rockpier For Love himself took part against himself To warn us off.--TENNYSON Rosamond was to have a taste of her old vocation, and go campaigning for lodgings, the searching for which she declared to be her strongest point. Rockpier was to be the destination of the family; Eleonora Vivian, whose lett...
Who was known to be there?
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Eleonora Vivian, whose letters had been far fewer than had been expected of her, was known to be there with her father, and this was lure sufficient for Frank.
Eleonora Vivian
Registered dietitian nutritionists (RDs or RDNs) are health professionals qualified to provide safe, evidence-based dietary advice which includes a review of what is eaten, a thorough review of nutritional health, and a personalized nutritional treatment plan. They also provide preventive and therapeutic programs at wo...
What does RD stand for?
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Registered dietitian nutritionists (RDs or RDNs)
Registered dietitian nutritionists
(OPRAH.com) -- Oprah has always said that mothers have the most difficult job on earth, and actress Jenny McCarthy is one mom who has never backed down from a challenge. Doctors removed Monica's uterus, ovaries, gallbladder and part of her colon, along with her legs and arms. Jenny has been an outspoken advocate fo...
what is it?
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Jenny McCarthy
McCarthy
Hebrew (; , "" or ) is a Northwest Semitic language native to Israel, spoken by over 9 million people worldwide. Historically, it is regarded as the language of the Israelites and their ancestors, although the language was not referred to by the name Hebrew in the Tanakh. The earliest examples of written Paleo-Hebrew d...
Did it stop being used for some time?
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truly successful example of a revived dead language.
yes
The 2008 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and commonly known as Beijing 2008, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from 7 to 24 August 2008. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in 28 sports a...
how many times?
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third time
third time
Phonology is a branch of linguistics concerned with the systematic organization of sounds in languages. It has traditionally focused largely on the study of the systems of phonemes in particular languages (and therefore used to be also called phonemics, or phonematics), but it may also cover any linguistic analysis eit...
And the last one?
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1,056
While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech,
The perception of the sounds
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- An Emirati blogger who has called for reform in the United Arab Emirates is being held in Al Wathba prison in Abu Dhabi, his wife said Wednesday Ahmed Mansoor is being treated well, according to wife Nadia, who said she spoke to him Tuesday evening. Mansoor's attorney, Abdul...
What did they find in the search?
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two bottles of whiskey were found
two bottles of whiskey
CHAPTER XVII Julian, on, the morning following his visit to the Prime Minister, was afflicted with a curious and persistent unrest. He travelled down to the Temple land found Miles Furley in a room hung with tobacco smoke and redolent of a late night. "Miles," Julian declared, as the two men shook hands, "I can't r...
Since when?
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Julian, on, the morning following his visit to the Prime Minister,
the morning following his visit
Once upon a time there was a cute brown puppy. He was a very happy puppy. His name was Rudy. Rudy had a best friend. His name was Thomas. Thomas had a nice dad named Rick. Thomas and Rudy had been friends for almost a year. Rudy and Thomas loved to play in the big back yard. Sometimes, Thomas would ask his friend Jacob...
what was the gift?
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red collar
red collar
Since Roger Goodell took over as NFL commissioner in September 2006, he's had his hands full. The current domestic violence case involving former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice is just the latest in a long list of controversies that have punctuated his reign atop the country's most profitable sports league. ...
How long did Plaxico Buress serve for his weapons charge?
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20 months
Turkish people (), or the Turks (), also known as Anatolian Turks (), are a Turkic ethnic group and nation living mainly in Turkey and speaking Turkish, the most widely spoken Turkic language. They are the largest ethnic group in Turkey, as well as by far the largest ethnic group among the speakers of Turkic languages....
Who were the first people to be referred to as "Turks"?
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Johnny wakes up early this morning. He is so happy. Today Daddy is taking him to the aquarium. Johnny wants to see blue fish, red fish, yellow fish, and green fish. He also wants to see really big fish. Daddy and Johnny are at the aquarium. "Look!" Johnny says. "There's a big red fish!" The fish swims away. A small...
What the yellow fish big?
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No
Josip Broz Tito (Cyrillic: Јосип Броз Тито, pronounced [jǒsip brôːz tîto]; born Josip Broz; 7 May 1892[nb 1] – 4 May 1980) was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman, serving in various roles from 1943 until his death in 1980. During World War II he was the leader of the Partisans, often regarded as the most effective ...
Is he alive today?
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from 1943 until his death in 1980.
he is dead
Virginia (, , officially the Commonwealth of Virginia) is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States located between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" due to its status as the first English colonial possession established in mainlan...
How many other colonies did they have?
1,190
1,192
13
13
This listing of flight altitude records are the records set for the highest aeronautical flights conducted in the atmosphere, set since the age of ballooning. Some, but not all of the records were certified by the non-profit international aviation organization, the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI). One re...
What are some of the sub-categories of the records?
816
1,011
. Other sub-categories describe the airframe, and more importantly, the powerplant type (since rocket-powered aircraft can have greater altitude abilities than those with air-breathing engines).
the airframe is one
(CNN) -- Real Madrid will name Jose Mourinho as their new coach on Monday after the Spanish giants confirmed they had agreed a compensation package with his current club Inter Milan. Mourinho, who led the Italian Serie A side to an unprecedented treble this season, will now be released from his San Siro contract -- w...
What did Massimo Moratti say about Jose Mourinho's tenure at Inter Milan?
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mourinho has been spectacular , intelligent , brave and we acknowledge that
mourinho has been spectacular , intelligent , brave and we acknowledge that
CHAPTER XXX FERN Mullins rushed into the house on a Saturday morning early in September and shrieked at Carol, "School starts next Tuesday. I've got to have one more spree before I'm arrested. Let's get up a picnic down the lake for this afternoon. Won't you come, Mrs. Kennicott, and the doctor? Cy Bogart wants to go...
Is anything happening next week?
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School starts next Tuesday
school is starting
Justinian I ( 482 14 November 565), traditionally known as Justinian the Great and also Saint Justinian the Great in the Eastern Orthodox Church, was the Byzantine (East Roman) emperor from 527 to 565. During his reign, Justinian sought to revive the empire's greatness and reconquer the lost western half of the histori...
What is Justinsin I traditionaly known as?
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Justinian I ( 482 14 November 565), traditionally known as Justinian the Great
Justinian the Great
CHAPTER L The Duke's Arguments The Duke before he left Custins had an interview with Lady Cantrip, at which that lady found herself called upon to speak her mind freely. "I don't think she cares about Lord Popplecourt," Lady Cantrip said. "I am sure I don't know why she should," said the Duke, who was often very ...
And what does she think of Mary?
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"Mary is a very peculiar girl,--with great gifts,--but--" "But what?" "She is obstinate
she is peculiar and obstinate
Chapter 16: A Treasure Room. "'Tis infamous," Cacama said, as he paced up and down the room; "but what is to be done? They hold him in their hands as a hostage, in the heart of his own capital, and among his own people; and are capable of hanging him from the walls, should a hostile movement be made against them. "...
What does Cuitcatl think should be done?
null
907
Cuitcatl burst out passionately, "that every Mexican should take up arms, and annihilate this handful of invaders
That all Mexicans should fight to annihilate the invaders.
The University of Wisconsin–Madison (also known as University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, UW, or regionally as UW–Madison, or simply Madison) is a public research university in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded when Wisconsin achieved statehood in 1848, UW–Madison is the official state university of Wisconsin, an...
Capable of?
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null
capable of providing a collegiate experience comparable with the Ivy League
providing a collegiate experience comparable with the Ivy League
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii competed with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others. , the Wii leads its generation over PlayStatio...
What was the name of the Wii's game download service?
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virtual console
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire in the East during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, which had been founded as Byzantium). It survived the fragmentation and fall of the Western R...
What year did the Byzantine Empire fall to the Ottoman Turks?
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1453
1453
Kaci Hickox, a nurse placed under mandatory quarantine in New Jersey, went on CNN on Sunday and criticized the "knee-jerk reaction by politicians" to Ebola, saying "to quarantine someone without a better plan in place, without more forethought, is just preposterous." Hickox, an epidemiologist who was working to help ...
What city?
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497
t University Hospital in Newark.
Newark.
CHAPTER XXVI NEWS OF RUTH "I guess they are pretty sure there is oil on that land," chuckled Andy, as the whole party got aboard the automobile and started back for town. "I hope they sink about a hundred thousand dollars in that ground and get nothing for their trouble," added his twin. "Gee, Dad, you certainl...
where were they headed?
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started back for town
back to town
CHAPTER VIII LAST DAYS ON THE FARM "I believe you are right," said Tom, after he, too, had looked over some of the bits of paper strewn around. "Here is the word 'box' and here is the word 'Saturday.'" "Yes, and here are the words, 'fast freight,'" added Sam. "This was nothing more than a letter box for the freig...
What about Sam?
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252
Yes, and here are the words, 'fast freight,
Two
(CNN) -- BP reported problems controlling the undersea well at the heart of the largest oil spill in U.S. history and won a delay in testing a critical piece of equipment in March, according to documents released Sunday. "We are in the midst of a well control situation on MC 252 #001 and have stuck pipe. We are bring...
What did David Trocquet, the MMS district manager in New Orleans, order BP to do in order to postpone the test?
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make sure its cement plug was set up and to verify its placement
make sure its cement plug was set up and to verify its placement
Sara wanted to play on a baseball team. She had never tried to swing a bat and hit a baseball before. Her Dad gave her a bat and together they went to the park to practice. Sara wondered if she could hit a ball. She wasn't sure if she would be any good. She really wanted to play on a team and wear a real uniform. She c...
what was she going to try out at the park?
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She couldn't wait to get to the park and test out her bat.
her bat
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. Senate was called to order for 11 seconds on Wednesday as the last political scuffle of the year between the White House and the Democratic-led Congress played out. Democratic senators will hold short "pro forma" sessions over the holiday break to prevent recess appointments. Nearly all...
How long did Sen. Jim Webb spend in the chamber for the 11 second session?
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168
57 seconds
57 seconds
CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE SCARBOROUGH CORRESPONDENCE. It was as Mountjoy had said. The squire had written to him a letter inviting him to Tretton, and telling him that it would be the best home for him till death should have put Tretton into other hands. Mountjoy had thought the matter over, sitting in the easy-chair in...
What did Mountjoy's letter to his father say?
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i don ' t believe a word of what you have told to the world about my mother , and some of these days i mean to have it out with augustus . i shall not sit quietly by and see tretton taken out of my mouth . therefore i think i had better not go to tretton
i don ' t believe a word of what you have told to the world about my mother , and some of these days i mean to have it out with augustus . i shall not sit quietly by and see tretton taken out of my mouth . therefore i think i had better not go to tretton
Buffalo () is a city in and the seat of Erie County in Western New York. Located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern shore of Lake Erie at the head of the Niagara River. , Buffalo is the state's second most populous city after the city it is named for, with 256,902 residents. The metropolitan area has a popula...
What is the population of the Buffalo Niagara Region?
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2 , 493 , 869
2 , 493 , 869
York University () is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university. York University has approximately 52,300 students, 7,000 faculty and staff, and 295,000 alumni worldwide. It has eleven faculties, including the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, Facu...
About how many students attend there?
157
164
52,300
52,300
Bollywood formally known as Hindi cinema is the Indian Hindi language film industry, based in the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Bollywood is only a part of the larger cinema of India also known as Indywood, which includes other production centers producing blockbuster films in many other Indian languages. By re...
In only one Indian language?
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in many other Indian languages
no
(CNN) -- Lindsey Vonn will have to wait a little longer to equal the all-time record for World Cup race wins. Fresh from her triumph in Saturday's downhill at Val d'Isere, the American star had high hopes in the super-G but crashed out after hitting a gate mid-course. It left the way clear for Elisabeth Goergl to l...
Are Vonn's knees bad?
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1,173
The positive thing is that my knees are good
No
New York (CNN) -- A self-described "ex-madam" who claims she supplied fellow city comptroller candidate Eliot Spitzer with escorts several years ago is facing charges of illegally distributing prescription drugs, authorities said. Kristin Davis, 38, was arrested on Monday night and charged with selling Adderall, Xana...
And did he have any info to contribute?
1,583
1,654
, said he was aware of the arrest but couldn't provide any information.
no
CHAPTER XVII Wingate, after several strenuous hours spent in Slate's office, returned to his rooms late that night, to find Peter Phipps awaiting him. There was something vaguely threatening about the bulky figure of the man standing gloomily upon the hearth rug, all the spurious good nature gone from his face, his b...
What gesture did Wingate make when he saw Phipps?
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his hand crept into his pocket
his hand crept into his pocket
In monotheism and henotheism, God is conceived of as the Supreme Being and principal object of faith. The concept of God as described by theologians commonly includes the attributes of omniscience (infinite knowledge), omnipotence (unlimited power), omnipresence (present everywhere), omnibenevolence (perfect goodness),...
What is another word for present everywhere?
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omnipresence
omnipresence
Information technology (IT) is the application of computers to store, study, retrieve, transmit, and manipulate data, or information, often in the context of a business or other enterprise. IT is considered a subset of information and communications technology (ICT). In 2012, Zuppo proposed an ICT hierarchy where each ...
What company had a new hierarchy idea?
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In 2012, Zuppo proposed an ICT hierarchy
Zuppo
The NCBI houses a series of databases relevant to biotechnology and biomedicine and is an important resource for bioinformatics tools and services. Major databases include GenBank for DNA sequences and PubMed, a bibliographic database for the biomedical literature. Other databases include the NCBI Epigenomics database....
Who was the director of NCBI?
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David Lipman
David Lipman