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Brown University is a private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine colonial colleges...
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Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United State
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All the animals were having a picnic. Turtle brought hotdogs for everyone. All the animals came to make their hotdogs. Rabbit put ketchup on his hotdog. Duck put mustard on his hotdog. Bear put ketchup and mustard on his hotdog. Turtle and Fox did not put ketchup or mustard on their hotdog. Goose looked at the hotdogs....
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All the animals were having a picnic.
a picnic.
(CNN) -- Five suspected pirates went on trial Tuesday in the Netherlands in what is thought to be the first trial in Europe of pirate suspects. The trial of the five Somali men opened in Rotterdam District Court and is expected to last five days, said Wim de Bruin, a spokesman for Netherlands National Prosecutor's Of...
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Wim de Bruin, a spokesman for Netherlands National Prosecutor's Office
Wim de Bruin
(CNN) -- Branden Grace duly completed his front running victory at the Dunhill Links Championships Sunday after coming under last round pressure from Denmark's Thorbjorn Olesen at St Andrews. Grace, winning for the fifth time in a superb 2012, four coming on the European Tour, ended two ahead of Olesen after carding ...
how many shots back?
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Alexander Noren of Sweden finished third, four shots back, with Joel Sjoholm of Sweden in fourth.
four shots
CHAPTER XXXVI Selingman had scarcely left the place when Ernshaw arrived, piloted into the room by Aaron, who had been waiting for him below. Maraton and he gripped hands heartily. During the first few days of the campaign they had been constant companions. "At least," he declared, as he looked into Maraton's face,...
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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...
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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--he's a brat ...
Fern Mullins
It was a beautiful day. In the morning Tommy and I went to the park to play. We rode our bikes around and went down to the lake. We swam around in the lake and splashed water on other kids. We got back on our bikes and rode back home. Mommy made lunch. It was yummy, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and milk. Then it ...
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(CNN) -- Two Kenyan aid workers who had been held by the al Qaeda-linked militant group Al-Shabaab since 2011 have been rescued near Somalia's border with Kenya, the African Union Mission in Somalia said Friday. The rescue was carried out on the outskirts of Dhobley town in Somalia by peacekeepers for the mission, kn...
What does Al-Shabaabwant to do to Somalia?
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Al-Shabaab hopes to turn Somalia into a fundamentalist Islamic state,
they hope to turn Somalia into a fundamentalist Islamic state
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus (; Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 600 extant species of oaks. The common name "oak" also appears in the names of species in related genera, notably "Lithocarpus" (stone oaks), as well as in those of unrelated species such as "Grevi...
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Perugia, Italy (CNN) -- A lawyer for Amanda Knox said Thursday the only option for the jury considering her murder appeal in Italy is to clear her of guilt. Knox's lawyers gave their final arguments in Perugia Thursday in an effort to counter prosecutors' portrayal of her as a cunning "femme fatale." Lawyer Carlo D...
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Saturday Night Live (abbreviated as SNL) is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title NBC's Saturday Night. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary c...
how many seasons was Jean there?
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Jean Doumanian, who was replaced by Ebersol after a season
One
Jake liked his old sneakers but they were getting too small. He tried on sixteen different pairs of shoes at the mall with his mom. He was looking for green shoes with blue laces. He couldn't find any he liked and left sad. His mom wanted to cheer him up. They stopped for lunch at a restaurant drive-thru. "What do you ...
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about different shoes Jake might try on next.
Tim and Janey woke up earlier than normal. Their stomach were growling. They were ready for breakfast. They had gone to bed at their normal time, but they could not help being up now. So they woke up their father and went downstairs for breakfast. It was so early in the morning the sun was not even out yet. But their d...
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and began enjoying the day off from school by playing in their rooms. Dad thought he'd done a good job feeding the kids. But in two hours, they both were asking for turkey sandwiches for lunch.
played in their rooms
CHAPTER THIRTEEN. A SLEEPLESS BUT A PLEASANT NIGHT. The evening which followed the day that has just been described was bright, calm, and beautiful, with the starry host unclouded and distinctly visible to the profoundest depths of space. As it was intended to send the _Smeaton_ to Arbroath next morning for a car...
What was the strange noise that alarmed Minnie?
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(CNN) -- Rafael Nadal fired an ominous warning that he is ready to reclaim his French Open crown from Roger Federer after picking up a record-equaling sixth consecutive Monte Carlo Masters title on Sunday. The world No. 3 earned his first tournament success in 11 months as he routed fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco ...
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picking up a record-equaling sixth consecutive
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(CNN) -- Choosing to step down from a top job can be an extraordinary decision, whether the person is a pontiff or a politician. But George Pataki, former governor of New York, says making the switch from public figure to John Q. Public wasn't difficult for him. "I made up my mind that I was never going to let my pub...
What encouraged George Pataki to embrace a sense of normalcy after he left office?
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going to movies and basketball games
going to movies and basketball games
CHAPTER THE FOURTH. Now hold thy tongue, Billy Bewick, he said, Of peaceful talking: let me be; But if thou art a man, as I think thou art, Come ower the dyke and fight with me. BORDER MINSTRELSY. On the morning after this gay evening, the two young men were labouring together in a plot of ground behind Stevenlaw's...
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Come ower the dyke and fight with me
fight him.
Nature Love Yolanda loves nature. She loves trees, flowers, grass, singing birds, the sky, and even the wind. She spends a lot of time lying on the grass, looking at the sky, and listening to the birds. One of Yolanda's favorite things to do is to look at the shapes of the big, fluffy clouds. "That one looks like a...
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scientist
Joliet, Illinois (CNN) -- Attorneys for Drew Peterson, a former Chicago-area police officer accused of murdering his third wife, argued during opening statements Tuesday that their client spent his career protecting the public and that murder accusations are groundless. "Kathy slipped, fell, hit her head in a househo...
What reason do they believe Peterson has for harming his wife?
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by his desire to avoid settlement payments to his ex-wife.
to avoid settlement payments
CHAPTER II. THE EXPEDITION INTO SPAIN. 1623 The Palatinate.--Wars between the Protestants and Catholics.--Frederic dispossessed of his dominions.--Flees to Holland.--Elizabeth.--James's plan.--Donna Maria.--Negotiations with Spain.--Obstacles and delays.--Buckingham's proposal.--Nature of the adventure.--Buckingh...
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Catholics and the Protestants in Germany.
in Germany
Warner Music Group (abbreviated as WMG, commonly referred to as Warner Music or WEA International) is an American multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate headquartered in New York City. It is one of the "big three" recording companies and the third largest in the global music industry, next to Univers...
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frank sinatra
frank sinatra
(CNN) -- During the weeks of debates triggered by Edward Snowden and his release of information about a classified National Security Agency spying program, the story has moved further and further from the actual surveillance and centered instead on the international cat-and-mouse game to find him. What has been remar...
Who was president while this was going on?
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President Barack Obama, while initially acknowledging the need for a proper balance between civil liberties
Barack Obama
Washington (CNN) -- The federal government said it will recommend that new cars have rear-view video systems, a move immediately denounced as "insufficient" by safety groups who say the cameras should be mandatory. The camera and monitor system enables drivers to see whether people or objects are in the blind spot be...
Who is she>
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president of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
The president of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
(CNN) -- Garth Brooks is still holding out hope he can do shows in Ireland despite the Dublin city council saying no to two of them. Brooks told the Irish promoter after the city's approval of just three shows he would wait "to the last second" before sending his crew and gear back the the United States. "I cannot ...
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gear
Myanmar (myan-MAR i/miɑːnˈmɑːr/ mee-ahn-MAR, /miˈɛnmɑːr/ mee-EN-mar or /maɪˈænmɑːr/ my-AN-mar (also with the stress on first syllable); Burmese pronunciation: [mjəmà]),[nb 1] officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma, is a sovereign state in Southeast Asia bordered by Bangladesh, India, Ch...
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Burma
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- A former anti-drug czar in Mexico has been arrested on corruption charges in his home state of Chiapas, officials said. Mariano Francisco Herran Salvatti, who also was the attorney general in Chiapas for more than six years, is charged with embezzlement, criminal association and other act...
How many member were prosecuted from it by Herran?
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more than 60 members of the Juarez drug cartel
more than 60 members
CHAPTER XXXVII: The Great Fight Down from the top of the ridge back of the pond of Paddy the Beaver plunged Lightfoot the Deer, his eyes blazing with rage. He had understood the screaming of Sammy Jay. He knew that somewhere down there was the big stranger he had been looking for. The big stranger had understood Sa...
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his eyes blazing with rage.
Yes.
The Caucasus or Caucasia is a region situated at the border of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. It is home to the Caucasus Mountains, which contain Europe's highest mountain, Mount Elbrus, , located on the west of the Greater Caucasus mountain range. The Greater Cauca...
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1113 AD
1113 AD
Aaron Swartz helped create the Internet. Maybe not the Internet foundations of ARPANET and TCP/IP and Mosaic, the codes and packets and standards on which the whole thing is based. But he was a factor in fashioning some of the Web's upper floors. With his contributions to RSS coding and the Web application framework,...
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RSS coding and the Web application framework
RSS coding and the Web application framework
Bonaire (pronounced or ; , ; Papiamentu: "Boneiru") is an island in the Leeward Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. Together with Aruba and Curaçao, it forms the group known as the ABC islands, less than a hundred miles off the north coast of South America near the western part of Venezuela. Unlike much of the Caribbean reg...
What about Bonaire?
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a permanent population of 18,905
18,905
CHAPTER VIII—VERY MYSTERIOUS Arthur found Louise developing hysteria, while Beth, Patsy and Helen Hahn were working over her and striving to comfort her. Uncle John, the major and big Runyon stood gazing helplessly at the dolorous scene. “Well? Well?” cried Mr. Merrick, as Weldon and young Hahn entered. “Any news?”...
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Uncle John, the major and big Runyon stood gazing helplessly at the dolorous scene.
Uncle John
CHAPTER VII THE ARRIVAL OF SONGBIRD "So you've made some enemies as well as some friends, eh?" remarked Songbird Powell, after he had been registered, taken up to his room, and had listened to what the Rover boys had to tell. "No use of talking, it doesn't take you fellows long to stir things up!" "You said you h...
How did Tad Sobber escape the hurricane when the _Josephine_ was wrecked?
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a vessel bound for england
a vessel bound for england
CHAPTER IV. NEGOTIATIONS. It is necessary in this chapter to return to Phonny and Wallace, in order to explain how Phonny succeeded in getting his squirrel. He was quite in haste, as he went on after leaving the squirrel, in order to get down to the mill where Espy lived, before the squirrel should have gnawed ou...
Did Phonny think his mother would have any objections to him buying the squirrel?
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none , only the trouble that it would occasion her
none , only the trouble that it would occasion her
It was Sally's birthday. She was very excited. She was going to have a sleepover at her house for her birthday. She invited all of her best friends. The party was at 1 on Saturday. Jessica, Erin, and Cathy all arrived at 1, but Jennifer was late. She did not come until 2, because she could not find her other shoe. The ...
Who woke up first?
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Sally
CHAPTER XI. JULIUS TELLS A STORY DRESSED appropriately, Tuppence duly sallied forth for her "afternoon out." Albert was in temporary abeyance, but Tuppence went herself to the stationer's to make quite sure that nothing had come for her. Satisfied on this point, she made her way to the Ritz. On inquiry she learnt tha...
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Julius
David bought a new house and wanted to start a garden in his backyard. He asked his friend Anthony to go with him to the store. David and Anthony went to the store on Saturday to pick out soil and seeds. They went into the big store and passed by many other things like jewelry, books, and movies, and then they reached ...
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David and Anthony went to the store on Saturday to pick out soil and seeds
To the store.
CHAPTER XI A MIDNIGHT SCARE The Rovers reached Cottonton without catching sight of Dan Baxter again, nor did they locate him while stopping at the town. "He knows enough to keep out of our way," remarked Dick. "Even now he may be watching every move we make." They did not remain in Cottonton long, and that nigh...
Why did Fred think Hans would make his fortune on the variety stage?
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his manner is too funny for anything
Liverpool Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club has won an English record 5 European Cups, 3 UEFA Cups, 3 UEFA Super Cups, 18 League titles, 7 FA Cups, a record 8 League Cups, a...
How many FA Community Shields has it won?
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15
BMW AG is a Germany-based company which currently produces automobiles and motorcycles, and produced aircraft engines until 1945. The company was founded in 1916 and has its headquarters in Munich, Bavaria. BMW produces motor vehicles in Germany, Brazil, China, India, South Africa and the United States. In 2015, BMW ...
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(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...
How much money did George Zimmerman's family put up to secure his release?
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Toulouse is the capital of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the region of Occitanie. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Paris. It is the fourth-largest city in France, with 466,297 inhabitants as of January 2014. The Toulouse Metro ...
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Toulouse is the capital of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the region of Occitanie.
Toulouse
Dartmouth College is a private Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock, it is the ninth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. Although founded as...
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10 . 4 %
CHAPTER XXIV REALITIES Though there was bitter frost in the ranges, it had but lightly touched the sheltered forests that shut in Bonavista. The snow seldom lay long there, and only a few wisps of it gleamed beneath the northern edge of the pines. Mrs. Acton, as usual, had gathered a number of guests about her, and...
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and when I left him in Vancouver the doctor told him
Vancouver
Susan was very happy to get some money from her grandmother. She spent all morning at her grandmother's house doing chores for her. Grandmother was getting older, and sometimes she needed help with small things around the house. The first thing that Susan did was clean the big window in her house. It was afternoon and ...
And how much was Susan paid?
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five dollars
five dollars
CHAPTER ONE PLAYING PILGRIMS "Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents," grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. "It's so dreadful to be poor!" sighed Meg, looking down at her old dress. "I don't think it's fair for some girls to have plenty of pretty things, and other girls nothing at all," added little Amy, w...
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poor
poor
CHAPTER FOUR. DIVERS MATTERS. Charles Hazlit, Esquire, was a merchant and a shipowner, a landed proprietor, a manager of banks, a member of numerous boards and committees, a guardian of the poor, a volunteer colonel, and a good-humoured man on the whole, but purse-proud and pompous. He was also the father of Aileen...
Does he have other kids?
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his child--his only child
no
CHAPTER XXXIV. THE MEN OF BLOOD. So unexpected was the blow that even De Lhut, hardened from his childhood to every shock and danger, stood shaken and dismayed. Then, with an oath, he ran at the top of his speed towards the line of figures, his companions following at his heels. As they drew nearer they could see...
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no
Jamaica () is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea, consisting of the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles. The island, in area, lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola (the island containing the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic). Jamaica is the fourth-largest island country in ...
Who arrived in the fifteenth century?
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Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus
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...
Had he been there before?
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Dr. Abbot called again
yes
Seven years ago, Dawn Larkin-Wallace, a mom of three, took up running to lose that 10 to 20 pounds of baby weight that just wouldn't go away. She figured once she dropped the weight, she'd be off the treadmill. What she could have never imagined is that she'd become a marathon runner who inspired her three children...
Has she competed in any events?
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unknown
unknown
A senior Palestinian Authority official died Wednesday after a confrontation with Israeli troops, prompting President Mahmoud Abbas to halt security coordination with Israel, according to Palestinian officials. Ziyad Abu Ein died after clashes with Israeli soldiers midday Wednesday in the Palestinian village of Turmu...
Was it meant to be a violent demonstration?
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no
CHAPTER 65 Lady St. Jerome was much interested in the accounts which the cardinal and Lothair gave her of their excursions in the city and their visits. "It is very true," she said, "I never knew such good people; and they ought to be; so favored by Heaven, and leading a life which, if any thing earthly can, must g...
even people of different faiths?
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All her friends will make a point of being there," added the monsignore, "even the Protestants and some Russians
Yes
Xinjiang, officially the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, is a provincial-level autonomous region of China in the northwest of the country. It is the largest Chinese administrative division and the eighth largest country subdivision in the world, spanning over 1.6 million km (640,000 square miles). Xinjiang contains ...
Where is Xinjiang located?
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China
Perl is a family of high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming languages. The languages in this family include Perl 5 and Perl 6. Though Perl is not officially an acronym, there are various backronyms in use, including "Practical Extraction and Reporting Language". Perl was originally developed by ...
Which languages are included?
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The languages in this family include Perl 5 and Perl 6.
Perl 5 and Perl 6.
Cyprus (i/ˈsaɪprəs/; Greek: Κύπρος IPA: [ˈcipros]; Turkish: Kıbrıs IPA: [ˈkɯbɾɯs]), officially the Republic of Cyprus (Greek: Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία; Turkish: Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti), is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, off the coasts of Syria and Turkey.[e] Cyprus is the third largest and third most populo...
what did archaeologists find?
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Archaeological remains from this period include the well-preserved Neolithic village of Khirokitia
the Neolithic village of Khirokitia
CHAPTER SEVENTY. MEETING AGAIN. On the fourteenth of April Romola was once more within the walls of Florence. Unable to rest at Pistoja, where contradictory reports reached her about the Trial by Fire, she had gone on to Prato; and was beginning to think that she should be drawn on to Florence in spite of dread, wh...
What could he tell her about Florence?
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and he could tell her what was generally known in Florence--that Tito had escaped from an assaulting mob
That Tito had escaped
ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) -- An ex-astronaut accused of assaulting a romantic rival in a Florida parking lot will stand trial December 7, a judge ruled. Prosecutors accuse Nowak of driving nearly 900 miles wearing NASA diapers to track down her rival. Lisa Marie Nowak, 46, is accused of stalking Air Force Capt. Collee...
Who is the defendant?
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Lisa Marie Nowak, 46, is accused of stalking Air Force Capt. Colleen Shipman
Lisa Marie Nowak
Easter Island is a Chilean island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle in Oceania. Easter Island is famous for its 887 extant monumental statues, called "moai", created by the early Rapa Nui people. In 1995, UNESCO named Easter Island a World Heritage Site, with mu...
by who?
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UNESCO named Easter Island a World Heritage Site
UNESCO
CHAPTER XVI: The March to Derby. Two days later when the jailer brought in breakfast to their cell he dropped on the table by the side of the loaf a tiny ball of paper, and then without a word went out and locked the back door. Malcolm put his finger to his lips as Ronald was about to utter an exclamation of joy. "...
Of what?
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"We can't be too careful," he said in a whisper. "It is quite possible that they may be able to overhear us."
that someone might be able to overhear them
The BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Limited, commonly known as the British Phonographic Industry or BPI, is the British recorded music industry's trade association. Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all three "major" record companies in the UK (Warner Music UK, Sony Music Entertainm...
What does its membership consist of?
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Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies
music companies
CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. IN WHICH VERY PERPLEXING EVENTS OCCUR. The visitor referred to in the last chapter was a tall, broad-shouldered old man with a snowy head of hair and a flowing white beard, a long, loose black garment, and a stout staff about six feet long. Cormac had gone to a spring for water at the time h...
Did the prince want him to come in?
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"Enter not here, whoever you are!" replied the prince quickly
No
Steubenville, Ohio (CNN) -- One of the teens who recorded himself mocking the girl at the center of an Ohio rape case "did a really dumb thing and regrets it" but did not commit any crime, his lawyer said Monday. The attorney, Dennis McNamara, said there was "no excuse or justification" for the jokes Michael Nodianos...
is it near west virginia?
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a community of about 18,000 on the Ohio River across the river from West Virginia.
Yes.
Iraq (, , or ; '; '), officially known as the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia, bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest, and Syria to the west. The capital, and largest city, is Baghdad. The main ethnic groups are Arabs ...
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Iran
CHAPTER XVII. Do not fear: Heaven is as near, By water, as by land.--LONGFELLOW. The fifth of May was poor Harry's eighteenth birthday, and, as usual, was a holiday. Etheldred privately thought his memory more likely to be respected, if Blanche and Aubrey were employed, than if they were left in idleness; but Mar...
Where was Mary?
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at her great resort
at her great resort
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...
Who woke up in the gray dawn of Christmas morning?
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Jo was the first to wake in the gray dawn of Christmas morning
Jo.
CHAPTER XX LARRY BEFORE ADMIRAL TOGO As soon as the _Columbia_ could make the proper landing, Captain Ponsberry went ashore and reported his arrival to the authorities, and also reported the escape of Shamhaven and Peterson. The authorities had already heard of the capture of the _Columbia_ from the Russians, and s...
To act as what?
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gunners and gunners' assistants
gunners and gunners' assistants
CHAPTER XIV. 'Well,' said Elizabeth, drawing a long breath, as she went out to walk with Anne and Helen, 'there is the even-handed justice of this world. Of the four delinquents of last Friday, there goes one with flying colours, in all the glory of a successful deceit; you, Anne, who, to say the best of you, acted l...
How did Elizabeth feel watching Harriet?
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it made me quite sick to watch her.'
sick
The rare moments Christos Sourovelis can take a break from running his own painting business, he can be found toiling away on his family's dream house in the suburbs of Philadelphia. "I'm a working guy. I work every day, six days a week, even seven if I have to," Sourovelis says. One day this past March, without warn...
What crime was Yianni, the Sourovelis' son, charged with?
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drug
drug
(CNN) -- An extensive internal review of the debacle at Penn State that left a child sex abuser in place on campus for years forever casts a shadow over a heroic figure at the school: Joe Paterno. The report, the result of months of investigation, finds Paterno and a few other top officials not only showed a "callous...
What does he say people should be measured by?
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"You have to measure every human by the good they've done, the bad they've done
things they've done
CHAPTER II. SHEER GOSSIP "Where are the other children?" asked Miss Cornelia, when the first greetings--cordial on her side, rapturous on Anne's, and dignified on Susan's--were over. "Shirley is in bed and Jem and Walter and the twins are down in their beloved Rainbow Valley," said Anne. "They just came home this a...
What color is her hair?
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white
Chapter 4: An Experiment. Marie Vaillant, after remaining six weeks at the chateau, returned to England; and Philip, with a party of twelve men, escorted her to La Rochelle. Her visit was cut short somewhat, at the end, by the imminence of the outbreak of hostilities, in which case she might have found a difficulty i...
What did the Countess expect Marie to do upon the conclusion of the war?
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come over , and spend a happier time with me
come over , and spend a happier time with me
Washington (CNN) -- It should come to no surprise that Jim Messina, one of the masterminds behind President Obama's successful presidential campaigns, is ready for Hillary Clinton in 2016, but he also has a few Republicans he hopes will throw their hats in the ring. In an interview with Ozy's CEO Carlos Watson, Messi...
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Sarah Palin.
Washington (CNN) -- Leading American Muslims on Wednesday strongly criticized this week's planned congressional hearing into the alleged radicalization of members of their community, calling it an unfair attack on loyal citizens and a dangerous break from the traditional U.S. embrace of tolerance and pluralism. Rep. ...
Who is the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee?
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Rep. Peter King, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee
Rep. Peter King
Sam's granddad was going to take Sam and his two brothers, James and Evan on vacation. They could choose to go to the lake or the beach. If they chose the lake, they would get to go on their granddad's boat. If they chose the beach, there would be sand to dig in. All three boys began to clap and cheer for the beach! Th...
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John was stuck in the middle of the ocean after his boat crashed and sank. He was worried about his friend who'd been in the boat with him. He knew that his friend has his life jacket on, so he tried not to worry too much about him. John was in a small box that fell out of the boat and kept him out of the water, floati...
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kept him out of the water, floating
yes
CHAPTER XIII: Lightfoot And Paddy Become Partners The instant Lightfoot saw Paddy the Beaver he knew that for the time being, at least, there was no danger. He knew that Paddy is one of the shyest of all the little people of the Green Forest and that when he is found working in the daytime it means that he has been u...
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The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or GPL) is a widely used free software license, which guarantees end users the freedom to run, study, share and modify the software. The license was originally written by Richard Stallman of the Free Software Foundation (FSF) for the GNU Project, and grants the recipients of a co...
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Prominent free software programs licensed under the GPL include the Linux kernel and the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC). David A. Wheeler argues that the copyleft provided by the GPL was crucial to the success of Linux-based systems, giving the programmers who contributed to the kernel the assurance that their work woul...
benefit the world
CHAPTER VI A DEAL IN LAND On the morning after the corporal's discovery, Gustave Wandle was leading his team to a drinking pool on the creek that crossed his farm. He was a big, reserved, fair-haired man, with a fleshy face that was redeemed from heaviness by his eyes, which were restless and keen. Though supposed ...
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Iraq (, , or ; '; '), officially known as the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia, bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest, and Syria to the west. The capital, and largest city, is Baghdad. The main ethnic groups are Arabs ...
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Two major rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates, run south through Iraq
also south
(CNN) -- It is not easy to capture a man's life in 152 minutes, let alone a life as illustrious and complex as Nelson Mandela's. For London-born actor Idris Elba, who played the South African leader in the 2013 biopic "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom," the task was sure to feel Herculean. "I could never really articula...
who played him?
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actor Idris Elba
Idris Elba
(CNN)Things have been messy between singer Chris Brown and his now ex-girlfriend Karrueche Tran, and it looks to be about to get messier. Oprah Winfrey's network, OWN, posted a teaser Tuesday for Tran's interview with Iyanla Vanzant. The inspirational speaker and host of "Iyanla: Fix My Life" fires off at Tran: "He b...
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he assaulted
Chapter XII. -- OF ALBERT FRIEDRICH, THE SECOND DUKE OF PREUSSEN. Duke Albert died in 1568, laden with years, and in his latter time greatly broken down by other troubles. His Prussian RATHS (Councillors) were disobedient, his Osianders and Lutheran-Calvinist Theologians were all in fire and flame against each other:...
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a young Brunswick Princess,
a Brunswick Princess,
(CNN) -- The surviving pilot of Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo told authorities he was unaware the feather system had been unlocked early by his co-pilot. The spaceship disintegrated 45,000 feet above the Mojave Desert on October 31, killing co-pilot Michael Tyner Alsbury and injuring co-pilot Peter Siebold, who manage...
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Siebold was interviewed last week by the National Transportation Safety Board. He described being "extracted from the vehicle as a result of the break-up sequence and unbuckled from his seat at some point before the parachute deployed automatically,
Parachute
The Palestinian National Authority (PA or PNA; "") is the interim self-government body established in 1994 following the Gaza–Jericho Agreement to govern the Gaza Strip and Areas A and B of the West Bank, as a consequence of the 1993 Oslo Accords. Following elections in 2006 and the subsequent Gaza conflict between the...
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Palestinian rural areas ("Area B")
Palestinian rural areas
CHAPTER XXI. SHEWING HOW COLONEL OSBORNE WENT TO NUNCOMBE PUTNEY. Colonel Osborne was expected at Nuncombe Putney on the Friday, and it was Thursday evening before either Mrs. Stanbury or Priscilla was told of his coming. Emily had argued the matter with Nora, declaring that she would make the communication herself...
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it was Thursday evening before either Mrs. Stanbury or Priscilla was told of his coming.
Mrs. Stanbury and Priscilla
CHAPTER XXVIII HOME AGAIN--CONCLUSION When the collision came, Dick, to save himself from injury, gave a leap up into the air, and Sergeant Brown did the same. The shock sent the _Searchlight_ backward, and when the youth came down he found himself sprawling on the _Flyaway's_ deck, close beside Dan Baxter. "Dick...
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the girl
(CNN) -- Inter Milan are once again five points behind rivals AC Milan at the top of the Italian Serie A table after crushing Genoa 5-2 at the San Siro on Sunday. But the defending champions had to come from behind to claim the three points, Genoa leading 1-0 at the break after Rodrigo Palacio fired home following go...
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Genoa
Andy the lion lived in Africa. He was a happy lion, and he liked to lay in the sun all day. One day when Andy got hungry, he thought about strawberries. He had never had a strawberry before. "Oh," he thought, "strawberries must be very tasty." He thought about how red they were, and how sweet they must taste. "I have t...
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Africa
John Winston Ono Lennon, (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician, and activist who co-founded the Beatles, the most commercially successful and musically influential band in the history of popular music. He and fellow member Paul McCartney formed a much-cele...
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Beatles
Beatles
Musician JJ Cale, whose songs "Cocaine" and "After Midnight" were made famous by Eric Clapton, died Friday night after suffering a heart attack, the president of his management agency said. His contemporaries considered him a legend, even if many fans weren't familiar with his name. He was 74. "JJ Cale was loved by...
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Clapton
Clapton
There was a cat. Her name was Maggie. Maggie was a large cat. She was not tall but rather round. She was happy most of the time. Maggie lived with a family that loved her very much. They all lived in the city together downtown. They were no other animals that lived with them. They lived in an apartment. Maggie was luck...
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They did, and from then on, every day, they came to Maggie's to eat,
Yes
(CNN)The Mormon church has excommunicated a popular podcaster, saying his public dissents from the religion's core beliefs have led others away from the church. John Dehlin, founder of the podcast "Mormon Stories," describes himself as an "unorthodox" Mormon whose church roots reach back five generations. Under Tuesd...
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Tuesday's excommunication was announced in a letter to Dehlin from Brian King,
Brian King
CHAPTER XXXVI Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side. "Selingman is down-stairs," he announced. "I rather expected I should see something of him as I didn't go to the club this afternoon. You won't mind if he comes up?" "The man is a nuisance," Anna...
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Selingman
It was a beautiful day. In the morning Tommy and I went to the park to play. We rode our bikes around and went down to the lake. We swam around in the lake and splashed water on other kids. We got back on our bikes and rode back home. Mommy made lunch. It was yummy, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and milk. Then it ...
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We rode our bikes
We rode our bikes
Rome is the capital of Italy and a special comune (named "Comune di Roma Capitale"). Rome also serves as the capital of the Lazio region. With 2,877,215 residents in , it is also the country's most populated comune. It is the fourth-most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. It is the ce...
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Rome also serves as the capital of the Lazio region
Lazio region
CHAPTER XXV Terniloff and Dominey, one morning about six months later, lounged underneath a great elm tree at Ranelagh, having iced drinks after a round of golf. Several millions of perspiring Englishmen were at the same moment studying with dazed wonder the headlines in the midday papers. "I suppose," the Ambassad...
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Russia
Chapter XV. Return to the Congo Mouth. In the evening there was a palaver. I need hardly say that my guide, after being paid to show me Nsundi, never had the slightest intention to go beyond the Yellala. Irritated by sleeping in the open air, and by the total want of hospitality amongst the bushmen, he and his ...
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powder
powder
CHAPTER XIX I IN three years of exile from herself Carol had certain experiences chronicled as important by the Dauntless, or discussed by the Jolly Seventeen, but the event unchronicled, undiscussed, and supremely controlling, was her slow admission of longing to find her own people. II Bea and Miles Bjornstam...
What did she recommend Carol do to him?
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Chase the man off with a mop
chase him off with a mop
CHAPTER XX THE BULLY LEAVES PUTNAM HALL "So you wish to see me, Rover? Very well, come right in and sit down," said Captain Putnam, who sat in front of his desk, making up some of his accounts for the month just past. Tom came in and sat down. It must be confessed he was a trifle nervous, but this soon wore away....
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his pupil
his pupil
CHAPTER VI: FIRKET June 7, 1896 Since the end of 1895 the Dervish force in Firket had been under the command of the Emir Hammuda, and it was through the indolence and neglect of this dissipated Arab that the Egyptian army had been able to make good its position at Akasha without any fighting. Week after week the ...
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His cruelty to the wretched inhabitants of the border villages had excluded him
no