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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 ...
what to they export the most of?
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and is the leading exporter of skimmed milk powder
skimmed milk powder
Google Maps is a web mapping service developed by Google. It offers satellite imagery, street maps, 360° panoramic views of streets (Street View), real-time traffic conditions (Google Traffic), and route planning for traveling by foot, car, bicycle (in beta), or public transportation. Google Maps began as a C++ deskt...
what programming language do they use?
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The service's front end utilizes JavaScript, XML, and Ajax
JavaScript, XML, and Ajax
CHAPTER VI WAITING FOR NEWS It took Randolph Rover several minutes to comprehend the various statements made by the boys. That he had really been swindled by such nicely-spoken men as he had met at the Carwell hotel seemed extraordinary to him. "I understand the bonds were not registered," said Dick. "That is t...
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"We can make sure of that point by sending word to the traction company offices," answered Dick. "You are sure Mr. Jardell is the treasurer?" "Yes--Mr. Andrew D. Jardell." "Let us go back to town and see if we can catch him by long distance 'phone or by telegraph."
Dick
CHAPTER XII BOBBY COON AND REDDY FOX PLAY TRICKS It was night. All the little stars were looking down and twinkling and twinkling. Mother Moon was doing her best to make the Green Meadows as light as Mr. Sun did in the daytime. All the little birds except Hooty the Owl and Boomer the Night Hawk, and noisy Mr. Whip-po...
Is the moon described as female or male?
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Female
(CNN) -- Samantha Stosur stopped Caroline Wozniacki from clinching the year-end women's No. 1 tennis ranking with a shock 6-4 6-3 victory at the WTA Championships in Qatar on Wednesday night. The Australian romped to her second straight victory in the Maroon Group, following her revenge win over French Open champion ...
Who was Stosur's final group match against?
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final group match against Russia's Elena Dementieva on Thursday.
Elena Dementieva
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a scientific intergovernmental body under the auspices of the United Nations, set up at the request of member governments. It was first established in 1988 by two United Nations organizations, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Envi...
Which are?
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World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
(CNN) -- When Amanda Berry screamed Monday evening for help through a crack in the front door of the house where she was being held, she set in motion an end to roughly a decade of captivity for herself and two other women. Berry's case had been publicized through the years, and when Georgina DeJesus was reported mis...
How far did she need to travel?
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a few blocks from her home
a few blocks
CHAPTER FOUR. A DISCOVERY--THE CHASE CONTINUED ON FOOT. To bound from the depths of despair to the pinnacles of hope is by no means an uncommon experience to vigorous youth. When Victor Ravenshaw awoke next morning after a profound and refreshing sleep, and looked up through the branches at the bright sky, desponde...
did he wake up late?
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He was early awake
no
(CNN) -- Money talks -- that's hardly a revelation, but the overriding feeling towards Saturday's David Haye versus Dereck Chisora "circus fight" in London is shock and outrage that it could even take place. With neither fighter holding a British boxing license, promoter Frank Warren had to resort to asking the littl...
What did all this cause ticket sales to do?
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rack up
Oxygen is a chemical element with symbol O and atomic number 8. It is a member of the chalcogen group on the periodic table and is a highly reactive nonmetal and oxidizing agent that readily forms compounds (notably oxides) with most elements. By mass, oxygen is the third-most abundant element in the universe, after hy...
Does smog cause this?
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is a pollutant near the surface where it is a by-product of smog.
Yes
(CNN) -- Marissa Mayer, who was Google's first female engineer and its 20th employee when she joined that company in 1999, has been named CEO of Yahoo. She's the fifth CEO in as many years at that struggling company. Monday's announcement has caused ripples in the world of technology as people expressed surprise that...
What kind of leader do people think of her as?
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Yahoo has landed such a charismatic leader.
Charismatic.
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...
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she was at any rate living in a respectable house
a respectable one
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010. The bidding process for hosting the tournament finals was open only to African nations; in 2004, the international football federation, F...
where was this?
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Soccer City stadium in South Africa's largest city, Johannesburg.
Johannesburg.
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on 18 September 1947 under the National Security Act of 1947. It ...
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Initially part of the United States Army
the United States Army
CHAPTER IV. WHAT SHALL BE DONE ABOUT IT? Rachel was still thinking of Luke Rowan and of the man's arm when she opened the cottage door, but the sight of her sister's face, and the tone of her sister's voice, soon brought her back to a full consciousness of her immediate present position. "Oh, Dolly, do not speak wi...
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"I have told her," said Mrs. Prime, now speaking out, "that I saw you standing alone an hour since with that young man,--in the churchyard. And yet you had said that he was to have been away in Exeter!"
Rachel
John wanted to have a birthday party for his son, Mike. John and his wife Sara knew that their son loved clowns, as did their daughter Jane. So they looked up a place to have a clown come to his birthday party. When the clown arrived, ten of Mikes friends showed up to watch the show. His parents had sent out 12 invites...
then what happened?
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his face turned red
CHAPTER VII The 2d of September Victor de Gisons was, as usual, waiting near the door when Harry left Louise Moulin's. "What is the news, Henri? Nothing suspicious, I hope? You are out sooner than usual." "Yes, for I have something to think of. Here have we been planning in vain for the last fortnight to hit up...
Is he a determined person that sees things through?
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and will certainly stick at nothing
no
Chapter Twenty-One The Wizard Finds an Enchantment After Kaliko had failed in his attempts to destroy his guests, as has been related, the Nome King did nothing more to injure them but treated them in a friendly manner. He refused, however, to permit Inga to see or to speak with his father and mother, or even to kn...
Who did he play one with?
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Kaliko
Kaliko
It was Jessie Bear's birthday. She was having a party. She asked her two best friends to come to the party. She made a big cake, and hung up some balloons. Soon her friend Lion came over. Then her friend Tiger came over. Lion and Tiger brought presents with them. Jessie hugged her friends. She asked them if they wo...
Who came to Jessie Bear's birthday party?
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She asked her two best friends to come to the party
her two best friends
East Prussia enclosed the bulk of the ancestral lands of the Baltic Old Prussians. During the 13th century, the native Prussians were conquered by the crusading Teutonic Knights. The indigenous Balts who survived the conquest were gradually converted to Christianity. Because of Germanization and colonisation over the f...
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in 1773
Ireland (; ; Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the second-largest island of the British Isles, the third-largest in Europe, and the twentieth-largest on Earth. Politically, Ireland...
how much of the land is wodded?
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the amount of land that is wooded in Ireland is about 11% of the total
11%
In a telephone call Monday between Russia's Defense Minister General Sergei Shoigu and the U.S. Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel, Shoigu described the activity of U.S. and NATO troops near Russia's border as "unprecedented." According to the official Russian version of the call, his American counterpart assured him t...
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In a telephone call Monday between Russia's Defense Minister General Sergei Shoigu and the U.S. Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel, Shoigu described the activity of U.S. and NATO
Russia's Defense Minister General Sergei Shoigu
PANAMA CITY, Panama (CNN) -- Ricardo Martinelli, the multimillionaire owner of a supermarket chain, was inaugurated as president of Panama on Wednesday. Ricardo Martinelli is a pro-business conservative who defeated a candidate from the ruling center-left party. National Assembly President Jose Luis Varela performe...
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the son of italian immigrants
the son of italian immigrants
George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer accused of wrongly killing Trayvon Martin, will not immediately have to turn over donations made to his website, a Florida judge said Friday. Zimmerman collected about $204,000 in donations through the website, but did not disclose the contributions during his bond h...
How much money was used to secure Zimmerman's release?
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10 %
10 %
CHAPTER XXIX. A DINNER-PARTY SUB ROSA. In less than a week's time I was master of the state of affairs at Borden Tower. Dr. Randall, with the best possible intentions, was the worst possible man that could have been chosen for the guardianship of two such pupils as Lord Silchester and Leonard de Cartienne. He was a s...
Of how many?
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two such pupils as Lord Silchester and Leonard de Cartienne.
two
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (; 15 April 14522 May 1519), more commonly Leonardo da Vinci or simply Leonardo, was an Italian Renaissance polymath whose areas of interest included invention, painting, sculpting, architecture, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, botany, wr...
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The Han dynasty (Chinese: 漢朝; pinyin: Hàn cháo) was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms period (220–280 AD). Spanning over four centuries, the Han period is considered a golden age in Chinese history. To this day, China's majority ethnic gro...
Who was at the center of the 2nd one?
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The emperor was at the pinnacle of Han society.
The emperor
Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making it Connecticut's third-largest city after the coastal cities of Bridgeport and New Haven. Census Bureau est...
what state is it the capital of?
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Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut.
Connecticut
CHAPTER XXXII THE DAWN M. le Comte de Stainville only shrugged his shoulders when M. de Belle-Isle and young de Lugeac brought him milor's reply. "Bah!" he said with a sneer, "he'll have to fight me later on or I'll hound him out of France! Never fear, gentlemen, we'll have our meed of fun very soon." On the wh...
who hung around with Madame Pompadour?
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Gaston
Gaston
(CNN) -- Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off after inspiring Real Madrid to an incident-packed 4-2 victory at home to Almeria on Saturday night, in which he created a goal, scored one and also missed a penalty. The world's most expensive player helped Real bounce back from last weekend's 1-0 "El Clasico" defeat to Barcelo...
How many points did Barcelona stay ahead of Real Madrid after their respective matches?
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five
five
CHAPTER XI. Ike Watson's Arrival Let us go back to Allen. We left him just as the sound made by Paul's horse aroused the leader of the horse thieves, whose full name was Saul Mangle. "The feller that went over into the river, as sure as fate!" burst from the lips of Mangle, and he started back in astonishment. ...
Where were Derry and Jeff when the leader called for help?
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into the brush
into the brush
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill Friday that would have banned crates that severely limit the mobility of pregnant pigs, a move that will win favor with Iowa farmers and spark more speculation about Christie's presidential aspirations but cause outrage among animal rights activists who pushed for the ban. ...
What did Bill Maher, Danny DeVito, Martha Stewart and Edie Falco do in relation to the veto?
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christie faced mounting pressure this fall from activists and celebrities
christie faced mounting pressure this fall from activists and celebrities
Formed in November 1990 by the equal merger of Sky Television and British Satellite Broadcasting, BSkyB became the UK's largest digital subscription television company. Following BSkyB's 2014 acquisition of Sky Italia and a majority 90.04% interest in Sky Deutschland in November 2014, its holding company British Sky Br...
What happened in May, 2006?
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In May 2006, the Irish broadcaster Setanta Sports was awarded two of the six Premier League packages
Setanta Sports was awarded two of the six Premier League packages
CHAPTER THIRTY ONE. AN EXPEDITION AND A DISAPPOINTMENT. A few days later the whole tribe arrived at their summer quarters, and no civilised family of boys and girls ever arrived at their seaside home with a more genuine expression of noisy delight than that with which those Eskimos took possession of the turf-mud-a...
What did the Eskimos do when they arrived at their summer quarters?
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took possession of the turf - mud - and - stone - built huts of waruskeek
took possession of the turf - mud - and - stone - built huts of waruskeek
CHAPTER VIII A MYSTERIOUS LETTER In the morning mail Gus Plum received a letter postmarked London which he read with much interest. Then he called on Dave. "I've just received a letter I want you to read," he said. "It is from Nick Jasniff, and he mentions you." And he handed over the communication. It was a lo...
Why?
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Tell Dave Porter I could tell him something he would like to hear
He could tell him something he wants to hear
(CNN) -- Baseball's biggest stars are in New York for Tuesday's All-Star game, as the sport says goodbye to one of its most famous landmarks. Joseph Cornacchia, left, used to play with Babe Ruth when he was a kid, his son Jim says. It's the Yankees' final season at the "House that Ruth Built," and MLB.com reports t...
Who taught him?
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Jim Cornacchia of Rye, New York, says his grandmother
Jim Cornacchia's grandmother
Steam engines are external combustion engines, where the working fluid is separate from the combustion products. Non-combustion heat sources such as solar power, nuclear power or geothermal energy may be used. The ideal thermodynamic cycle used to analyze this process is called the Rankine cycle. In the cycle, water is...
What was this engine used for mostly?
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used for pumping water
pumping water
CHAPTER VIII AN AWFUL RESPONSIBILITY John Hardaway, although he was a solicitor in a very busy practice, did not keep his friend waiting for a moment. "Come in, Deane, old chap," he said. "Is this business or friendship?" "Mostly business," declared Deane. Hardaway glanced at the clock. "Twelve minutes, precise...
Was it about a case?
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I have come to see you about the other affair."
No
(Mental Floss) -- It's hard to walk down the aisle of a liquor store without running across a bottle bearing someone's name. A costumed reveler at a Captain Morgan party celebrates the rum named after the 17th century privateer. We put them in our cocktails, but how well do we know them? Here's some biographical ...
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Walker, the name behind the world's most popular brand of Scotch whisky, was born in 1805 in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Scotland
CHAPTER XX. FLIGHT AND PURSUIT. Lieutenant Radbury's party had come up to the ravine at a point opposite to the cave, about half an hour before Dan attempted to make his escape. "I see nothing of the Mexicans here," he remarked to Poke Stover, as he swept the ravine from one end to the other with his well-trained...
Who first noticed the horse?
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The descent into the ravine took time, and Poke Stover was still some distance from the cave's entrance when he heard a commotion among the bushes and rocks.
Poke Stover
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the largest university press in the world, and the second oldest after Cambridge University Press. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the vice-chancellor known as the delegates of the press. They are headed by the secre...
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the secretary to the delegates
Last Saturday was the best day of Timmy's summer. After waking up at nine and turning on his lamp, Timmy ran downstairs, counting the steps as he always did. There were always seven. At the bottom, he jumped over his dog Lucky who was licking himself clean. Timmy took a bite of toast and a sip of the orange juice his m...
What time did he wake up?
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After waking up at nine
nine
Chapter IX Man and Man Tarzan of the Apes lived on in his wild, jungle existence with little change for several years, only that he grew stronger and wiser, and learned from his books more and more of the strange worlds which lay somewhere outside his primeval forest. To him life was never monotonous or stale. Th...
what is it?
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Tarzan of the Apes
Tarzan of the Apes
CHAPTER III: Reddy Is Sure Granny Has Lost Her Senses Perhaps 'tis just as well that we Can't see ourselves as others see. --Old Granny Fox. "Just as I thought," muttered Reddy Fox as he peeped through the bushes on the bank of the Big River and saw Quacker swimming about in the water where it ran too swiftly to fr...
What would they have to do?
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Learn to swim like a fish
CHAPTER XXIII IN WHICH THE SUPERCARGO IS CORNERED From one street corner Dave and Roger hurried to another, looking in every direction for some sign of Captain Marshall. This hunt they kept up for the best part of half an hour, but without success. "He is certainly nowhere in this vicinity," said the senator's so...
What did he fall on?
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gave a lurch and landed on some old boxes with a crash.
some old boxes
(CNN) -- Manchester City have completed a sensational transfer deadline-day swoop for Brazilian forward Robinho in an estimated £32.5 million ($58 million) deal with Real Madrid, following the English Premier League club's takeover by an Abu Dhabi group on Monday. Brazilian Robinho joins Manchester City for a British...
What web site interviewed Robinho?
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Robinho told City's Web site
Manchester City's
CHAPTER XXIX When Felix and Nedda reached Tod's cottage, the three little Trysts, whose activity could never be quite called play, were all the living creatures about the house. "Where is Mrs. Freeland, Biddy?" "We don't know; a man came, and she went." "And Miss Sheila?" "She went out in the mornin'. And Mr....
What were the three little Trysts doing when Felix and Nedda arrived?
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all the living creatures about the house
all the living creatures about the house
CHAPTER XIV A GLEAM OF LIGHT "I would advise that you keep that satchel and the picture out of sight at first," said Professor Potts, as he rang the bell of the sanitarium. "Talk to the old sailor and try to draw him out. Then show him his belongings when you think the time ripe." Mr. Wadsworth and Dave thought t...
Did Oliver agree with him?
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Oh, you're no wreck, Mr. Dill
No
Philadelphia (CNN) -- The inspector of a downtown building that collapsed last week has killed himself, city officials said Thursday. Ronald Wagenhoffer, 52, who worked with the Department of Licenses and Inspections, was found shortly after 9 p.m. Wednesday, Everett Gillison, deputy mayor for public safety for the c...
What was his profession?
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The inspector of a downtown building that collapsed last week has killed himself
inspector
CHAPTER XXXIV THE CONSUMMATION It was hot outside in the noisy streets, but the Somasco Consolidated offices were quiet and cool when Alton entertained two of his friends there one afternoon. There is no special sanctity attached to a place of business in the West, and nobody who knew Alton would have been astonish...
Does Nellie accept the drink she was offered?
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Nellie Seaforth laughed a little as she thrust the cup away
No
Hungary is a unitary parliamentary republic in Central Europe. It covers an area of , situated in the Carpathian Basin, and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Romania to the east, Serbia to the south, Croatia to the southwest, Slovenia to the west, Austria to the northwest, and Ukraine to the northeast. With about 1...
What kind of republic?
20
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parliamentary republic
Parliamentary.
The Philippines (; or "Filipinas" ), officially the Republic of the Philippines (Filipino: "Republika ng Pilipinas"), is a unitary sovereign state and island country in Southeast Asia. Situated in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical di...
What is the capital city of the Philippines?
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manila
manila
Tampa () is a major city in, and the county seat of, Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. It is on the west coast of Florida on Tampa Bay, near the Gulf of Mexico, and is the largest city in the Tampa Bay Area. The city had a population of 335,709 at the 2010 census, and an estimated population of 377,165 in 20...
Did they have any lasting impact?
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The region, as part of Lorraine, was part of the Holy Roman Empire, and then was gradually annexed by France in the 17th century, and formalized as one of the provinces of France. The Calvinist manufacturing republic of Mulhouse, known as Stadtrepublik Mülhausen, became a part of Alsace after a vote by its citizens on ...
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Alsace
Columbus is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Ohio. It is the 14th-largest city in the United States, with a population of 860,090 as of 2016 estimates. This makes Columbus the third-most populous state capital in the United States, and the second-largest city in the Midwestern United States, after Chic...
When was the founding of the city?
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the city was founded in 1812
1812
CHAPTER III: Lightfoot Tells How His Antlers Grew It is hard to believe what seems impossible. And yet what seems impossible to you may be a very commonplace matter to some one else. So it does not do to say that a thing cannot be possible just because you cannot understand how it can be. Peter Rabbit wanted to belie...
How did Jumper the Hare know that Lightfoot's story was true?
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unseen and unheard
unseen and unheard
The Atlantic is an American magazine and multi-platform publisher, founded in 1857 as The Atlantic Monthly in Boston, Massachusetts. The publication is majority owned by Emerson Collective, an organization led by the billionaire philanthropist and investor Laurene Powell Jobs, which purchased its stake in 2017 from b...
Why?
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most were prominent writers
(CNN) -- Lucky fans were treated to the first ever footage from upcoming teen dystopic film "Divergent" at Comic-Con yesterday. The primary cast of the film, as well as director Neil Burger ("Limitless") and book author Veronica Roth, spoke about the film's potential as the so-called next "Hunger Games" and offered h...
What was the name of the movie?
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Lucky fans were treated to the first ever footage from upcoming teen dystopic film "Divergent" at Comic-Con yesterday.
"Divergent"
Victoria married her first cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, in 1840. Their nine children married into royal and noble families across the continent, tying them together and earning her the sobriquet "the grandmother of Europe". After Albert's death in 1861, Victoria plunged into deep mourning and avoided...
Who did she share a room with as a child?
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Victoria shared a bedroom with her mother every night
Her mother.
CHAPTER VI AN OPPORTUNE ARRIVAL With his feet to the sea, and his head pillowed by many cushions, Rowan lay in a long invalid chair at the edge of the little strip of shingle which separated the tower of Rakney from the sea. Every limb was at rest, every nerve seemed lulled into quiescence. The sun and wind had lef...
how did Winifred feel?
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She was afraid of such moments as these
afraid
CHAPTER TEN. PROVES THAT THE BEST OF FRIENDS MAY QUARREL ABOUT NOTHING, AND THAT WAR HAS TWO ASPECTS. "Now, Erling," said Glumm, with a face so cheerful, that had the expression been habitual, he never would have been styled the Gruff, "I will go home with thee and wait until thou art busked, after which we will go...
is he a pushover?
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his Harald Haarfager is not a man to be trifled with.
no
(CNN) -- The roommate of the Rutgers University freshman who killed himself after his sexual encounter with another man was broadcast online was indicted Wednesday on privacy and bias charges, the prosecutor of Middlesex County in New Jersey announced. A grand jury indicted Dharun Ravi, 19, on 15 counts including inv...
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There once was a zoo worker named Charlie. He really liked his job that allowed his to meet new people every day and take care of zoo animals. One day, Charlie showed up at the zoo that he worked at and saw that a turtle had escaped! He quickly picked up the radio and told all of the other workers to look out for the m...
what was he called?
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Brian
Brian
One morning Julie took her dog, Rosie, for a walk. Rosie loved to walk outside. She loved to walk any time - morning, afternoon, or night. She liked to smell everything. This morning she smelled something new. It was another animal. It was not a squirrel. It was not another dog. Maybe it was a tiger! Rosie sniffed arou...
Did she chase this thing?
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Rosie tried to follow her, but she could not climb up
Yes
CHAPTER IV Mrs. Penniman, with more buckles and bangles than ever, came, of course, to the entertainment, accompanied by her niece; the Doctor, too, had promised to look in later in the evening. There was to be a good deal of dancing, and before it had gone very far, Marian Almond came up to Catherine, in company w...
what was one thing she did as a hostess?
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receiving the company
receiving the company
Sam was outside playing. It was very hot out and he got really thirsty. He saw that Mr. Brown was setting up a table with sodas and snacks down the street. Sam was very excited because this would solve his problem. He checked his pockets. They were empty. Where did his money go? This was a problem. In order to get a ...
What did Sam say when Jim asked him why he was running?
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no time
no time
CHAPTER XIV THE RECKONING When the line reached the settlement Jim and his party returned to Vancouver. Shortly after their arrival Martin came to see them. "I've been in town some time, and seeing a notice in the _Colonist_ that you had finished the job, thought I'd like to tell you I was glad," he said. Carri...
what sould he do with the specimens
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some for assay to a different man
some for assay to a different man
CHAPTER IX. THE GREAT CANAL. The commissioner knocked at Mr. George's door at the time appointed. Mr. George and Rollo were both ready. Mr. George counted out the fifteen guilders on the table, and James put them in his pocket. The party then set out. Mr. George wished to stop by the way to put a letter in the po...
where did James put the guilders?
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in his pocket
CHAPTER XIX. JANE FINN "MY train got in half an hour ago," explained Julius, as he led the way out of the station. "I reckoned you'd come by this before I left London, and wired accordingly to Sir James. He's booked rooms for us, and will be round to dine at eight." "What made you think he'd ceased to take any inte...
How did the narrarator arrive?
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MY train got in half an hour ago
train
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 had they been talking about?
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The captain, who was always in a boiling-over condition, and never felt quite happy except when in the act of planning or carrying out some scheme for the increase of general happiness, soon discovered that Netta was discussing the details of a little treat which she meant to give to the boys and girls of a Sunday-scho...
the details of a little treat
CHAPTER XX WOMAN'S WILES Arnold sprang to his feet. It was significant that, after his first surprise, he spoke to Fenella with his head half turned towards his companion, and an encouraging smile upon his lips. "I had no idea that we were coming here," he said. "We should not have thought of intruding. It was yo...
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Europe PubMed Central (Europe PMC) is an on-line database that offers free access to a large and growing collection of biomedical research literature. It was known as UK PubMed Central until 1 November 2012. The Europe PMC project was originally launched in 2007 as the first 'mirror' site to PMC, which aims to provide ...
How many articles does it have?
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more than 3.7 million
Wi-Fi or WiFi () is a technology for wireless local area networking with devices based on the IEEE 802.11 standards. "Wi-Fi" is a trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance, which restricts the use of the term "Wi-Fi Certified" to products that successfully complete interoperability certification testing. Devices that can use W...
What is a hotspot?
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Such an access point (or hotspot)
an access point
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...
How was Tulagi Angria in comparance with his father when it came to piratry?
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Tulagi Angria, who succeeded his father, was even bolder and more successful;
he was even bolder and more successful
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...
What color was Spikes hair?
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His red hair shone fiercely.
red
(CNN) -- Tiger Woods has split from the management company which has helped him become one of the world's wealthiest sportsmen since he joined it at the start of his professional golf career back in 1996. The former top-ranked player announced on Monday that he will be staying with his longtime agent Mark Steinberg, ...
Is he still fond of ex IMG chief?
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Fond memories of Mark McCormack
Yes
San Francisco (initials SF) (, Spanish for Saint Francis; Spanish: ), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California. The consolidated city-county covers an area of about at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay A...
What event took place in San Francisco in 1906?
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earthquake and fire
earthquake and fire
To many Westerners, Manga is synonymous with fantasy -- its glossy lines, popping color palettes and fanciful scenarios are an escapist's delight. But one of the most celebrated makers of the wildly popular Japanese graphic novels says he draws on reality as much as possible. Takehiko Inoue was just 23 when his sec...
What was it published in?
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in 31 volumes of magazine "Weekly Shonen Jump"
in 31 volumes of magazine "Weekly Shonen Jump"
Many languages in the United States are used, or historically have been used. Over 500 languages are spoken at various levels by the U.S. population. The most commonly used language is English (specifically American English), which is the de facto national language of the United States. Since the 1965 Immigration Act, ...
Other than English, what language is official in Hawaii
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Hawaiian
Hawaiian
CHAPTER XXIV JESSY STRIKES It was the afternoon before Vane's departure for the North, and Evelyn, sitting alone for the time being in Mrs. Nairn's drawing-room, felt disturbed by the thought of it. She sympathized with his object, as it had been briefly related by her hostess, but she supposed there was a certain ...
What was it?
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Kitty Blake
(CNN) -- Nicklas Bendtner scored a hat-trick as a rampant Arsenal side thrashed Porto 5-0 at The Emirates to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League on Tuesday. Danish international Bendtner had been widely criticized for missing a host of chances in Arsenal's 3-1 Premier League win over Burnley on Saturday -...
after how long was the opening goal?
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The opening goal came in the 10th minute
in the 10th minute
Chapter 8: The Capture Of Saumur. The arrangements being now completed, Leigh and his band lay down in a thicket near the bank of the river, and slept for some hours. At one o'clock in the morning Leigh rose and, with his three followers, started for the village. It was but twenty minutes' walk. Not a soul was stirri...
Did he give instructions to Jean Luc Picard?
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1,106
I gave to Pierre
no
Boston (CNN) -- Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, lies in a hospital with a gunshot wound to the side of his neck, sedated and intubated, sources say. But he could be brought out of sedation in minutes so he could answer questions from law enforcement officials, doctors tell CN...
When was he admitted?
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Tsarnaev, who has been hospitalized since his capture on Friday, has been communicating with officials, two sources told CNN.
Friday
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 what did she use?
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water and soap
water and soap
(CNN) -- When Amanda Berry screamed Monday evening for help through a crack in the front door of the house where she was being held, she set in motion an end to roughly a decade of captivity for herself and two other women. Berry's case had been publicized through the years, and when Georgina DeJesus was reported mis...
How old is Amanda Berry?
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CHAPTER XV. BERT COMES BACK. One raw March evening, when the wind was roaring among the gray branches of the maples like a lion in wrath, some one knocked on the door. "Come in!" shouted Anson, who was giving baby her regular ride on his boots. "Come in!" added Flaxen. Gearheart walked in slowly, closed the d...
Did they recognize him at first?
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they did not know him till he bared his head
no
CHAPTER XX THE LAST NIGHT "Juist another sax nichts, Jamie," Jess would say, sadly. "Juist fower nichts noo, an' you'll be awa." Even as she spoke seemed to come the last night. The last night! Reserve slipped unheeded to the floor. Hendry wandered ben and but the house, and Jamie sat at the window holding his mo...
What was he doing that night?
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Holding his mother's hand.
CHAPTER XVIII: DOUBLE, DOUBLE TOIL AND TROUBLE 'Truly the tender mercies of the weak, As of the wicked, are but cruel.' And how did Lilias show that she had been truly benefited by her sorrows? Did she fall back into her habits of self-indulgence, or did she run into ill-directed activity, selfish as her indolenc...
Who was she forgiving?
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Emily could forgive a great deal when she found that Lily was ready
lily
Royal assent is sometimes associated with elaborate ceremonies. In the United Kingdom, for instance, the sovereign may appear personally in the House of Lords or may appoint Lords Commissioners, who announce that royal assent has been granted at a ceremony held at the Palace of Westminster. However, royal assent is usu...
who?
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the governor general may give assent either in person
the governor general
The Sahrawi Republic, officially the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR; ; ""), is a partially recognized state that controls a thin strip of area in the Western Sahara region and claims sovereignty over the entire territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony. SADR was proclaimed by the Polisario Front on F...
Are they a member of any organizations?
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member of the African Union
yes
Greenwich (, , or ) is an area of south east London, England, located east-southeast of Charing Cross. It is located within the Royal Borough of Greenwich, to which it lends its name. Greenwich is notable for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich Meridian (0° longitude) and Greenwich Mean Time...
was the city ever the home of royalty?
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The town became the site of a royal palace
Yes
(CNN) -- The boyfriend of a missing Arizona woman is being held without bond on fraud and other charges while police seek additional information into his girlfriend's disappearance, Chandler police said Tuesday. Jamie Laiaddee went missing from the home she shares with her boyfriend in the early morning hours of Marc...
How did police locate him?
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he had an outstanding traffic-related arrest warrant
he had an outstanding traffic-related arrest warrant
Political corruption is the use of powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain. An illegal act by an officeholder constitutes political corruption only if the act is directly related to their official duties, is done under color of law or involves trading in influence. Forms of corruption vary, but i...
What do they do it for?
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for illegitimate private gain
for private gain
(CNN) -- Cristiano Ronaldo underlined just why Real Madrid agreed to pay him the big bucks on a scintillating evening of European football. The 28-year-old, who inked a new five-year deal with the Spanish club on Sunday, completed a brilliant hat trick as Real raced to a 6-1 rout against Galatasaray. Ronaldo had th...
When was is signed?
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on Sunday
on Sunday
In context of spaceflight, a satellite is an artificial object which has been intentionally placed into orbit. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as Earth's Moon. In 1957 the Soviet Union launched the world's first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1. ...
How many operational satellites are currently in low-Earth orbit?
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128
500
500
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, calling his indictment politically motivated, vowed Saturday to fight charges he abused his power by trying to pressure a district attorney to resign. "This farce of a prosecution will be revealed for what it is, and those responsible will be held accountable," Perry said at a news conference i...
Did Rosemary resign her post?
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1,398
She stayed in office.
no
CHAPTER XIV. RESCUED! Harold was deeply touched at the evidences of the fate which had befallen the occupants of his cousin's plantation. "If there are any more of these to be found," pointing to their remains, "we might learn for a certainty whether the same fate befell them all." The Seneca spoke a word to hi...
Who did he inform?
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The Seneca touched Peter on the shoulder and pointed toward the farm.
Peter
(CNN) -- Sen. John McCain's senior domestic policy adviser said Tuesday that the BlackBerry mobile e-mail device was a "miracle that John McCain helped create." The adviser, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, discussing the nation's economic woes with reporters, said that McCain -- who has struggled to stress his economic credenti...
Who is Douglas an adviser to?
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Sen. John McCain's senior domestic policy adviser said Tuesday that the BlackBerry mobile e-mail device was a "miracle that John McCain helped create." The adviser, Douglas Holtz-Eakin
John McCain
Sam wanted a phone, so he asked his Mom if he could have one because phones are very expensive. Sam told his Mom that he could do extra chores for money to buy one. Sam's Mom told him that a phone is very expensive, much more expensive than the toys he normally buys with his chore money. But Sam still really wanted a p...
Did they have to do anything to make the phone work?
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after a quick clean found
Yes.
CHAPTER THIRTY. LOVE--OLD MR. KENNEDY PUTS HIS FOOT IN IT. One morning, about two weeks after Charley's arrival at Red River, Harry Somerville found himself alone in Mr Kennedy's parlour. The old gentleman himself had just galloped away in the direction of the lower fort, to visit Charley, who was now formally inst...
Was anyone else in the house?
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Kate was busy in the kitchen,
Kate.