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What were the causes for the Islamic Revolution relative to relations with the U.S.? | [
"BFN [Unattributed station commentary] [Text] Today, 9th April, coincides with the anniversary of severance of Iran's ties with America. Severance of Iran-U.S. ties 15 years ago on this day is one of those events which took place after the lapse of just a few months following the victory of the Islamic revolution i... | [
"Language: Russian Article Type:BFN [Report by military observer Viktor Badurkin: \"We Write Dollar. Russia Loses Billions, Surrendering Arms Market to Competitors\"] [Excerpts] I remember five years ago when I first wanted to write an article about the arms trade I was advised not to touch on this \"slippery\" sub... |
What are the causes and treatments of anorexia nervosa and bulimia? | [
"combinations for good health and sufficient growth -- if left to follow their own cravings. She did admit, though, that her data was based on an \"artificial environment.\" Getting kids to choose a nutritionally adequate diet was dependent upon the parent offering only foods of high nutrient value. Adding sweets w... | [
"polymers (21 CFR 178.2010) to provide for the safe use of boric acid as a stabilizer in ethylene-vinyl acetate-vinyl alcohol copolymers intended for use in contact with food. FDA has evaluated data in the petition and other relevant material. The agency concludes that the proposed additive use is safe, and that 21... |
How many fatal highway accidents are there each year that are not resolved as to cause. | [
"October 23, 1990, Tuesday, Valley Edition A Burbank man was killed Monday morning when his speeding car veered off Hollywood Way and struck a tree, police said. Richard Dale Piwonka, 35, died about 2 a.m. in the one-car accident near Verdugo Avenue, Detective Bob Elias said. Piwonka was driving northbound on Holly... | [
"September 22, 1989, Friday, Valley P.M. Final Two men in a stolen car were arrested this morning in Newhall after a chase on the Golden State Freeway that reached speeds of 125 m.p.h., the California Highway Patrol said. Michael Yanacek, 21, and Michael Distefano, 22, both of Hollywood, were captured about 2:30 a.... |
What are the pros and cons of Great Britain's universal health care system? | [
"920401 The National Health Service reforms are one year old today; a decision on whether to blow out the birthday cake candle will be taken by the electorate on April 9. Next week's election will determine whether the changes introduced by the government last year are to become the pattern of NHS management for th... | [
"930908 The young people who occupy British academic towns in the summer in order to learn English are now homeward bound. As the season draws to a close, the EFL Gazette, a teachers' newspaper, announces the winner of its Last of the Summer Whine Award. It goes to the student making the most original complaint abo... |
What is the effect of Turkish river control projects on Iraqi water resources? | [
"930210 IRAQ'S recent threat to take legal action against foreign contractors on a Turkish dam project was more than just another warning shot across the bows of Ankara's multi-billion-dollar south-east Anatolian project. The outburst is seen as an indication of growing concern in Baghdad at the possibility of a wa... | [
"(5) the payment of commute compensation when the overtime assignment begins 16 hours or more after the last regularly scheduled assignment (19 CFR 24.16(f)(2)(v)), and; (6) the exclusion of workers compensation benefits from any applicable pay cap calculations (19 CFR 24.16(h)). Certain other issues raised by the ... |
What other countries besides the United States are considering or have approved women as clergy persons? | [
"Prosecutions, spoke out for the Crown Prosecution Service. Next week Radio 3 will begin all Marlowe's plays, but the World Service beat them to it this week with its own Doctor Faustus on Sunday. It was a very short version, not even the 1604 edition; but that magical first act, the spellbinding tragedy of the las... | [
"April 10, 1990, Tuesday, Home Edition The van carrying abused children from the MacLaren Children's Center drives up to an ominous high-rise building with \"Criminal Courts\" written on the entrance. The children are driven into a high-security garage and the same caged-off entrance where the Night Stalker was bro... |
Identify documents that discuss the concerns of the United States regarding the export of encryption equipment. | [
"Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 140&hyph;1 (Date) Announcing the Standard for Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules Federal Information Processing Standards Publications (FIPS PUBS) are issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) after approval by the Secretar... | [
"BFN [Text] In Manipur, three police personnel were killed and one seriously injured when suspected Naga extremists attacked a police station in Ukhrul District early this morning. The extremists also looted some arms and ammunition. Intensive combing operations have been launched to nab the culprits.",
"Guidelin... |
What role does blood-alcohol level play in automobile accident fatalities? | [
"was booked on a misdemeanor charge of driving while under the influence of alcohol after he was stopped at the Chapman Avenue exit, just north of the Garden Grove Freeway interchange, Burrus said. The incident began shortly after 9 p.m. when CHP dispatchers began receiving reports that a motorist was driving on th... | [
"14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 94&hyph;CE&hyph;16&hyph;AD] Airworthiness Directives; Jetstream Aircraft Limited (formerly British Aerospace, Regional Airlines Limited) HP137 Mk1, Jetstream Series 200, and Jetstream Models 3101 and 3201 Airplanes AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed ... |
What was the OIC's involvement in the Balkans in 1990-94? | [
"Language: Persian Article Type:BFN [Text] The Islamic Conference Organization [ICO] Liaison Group session on Bosnia-Herzegovina concluded in Geneva with an 18-point statement. In it, the foreign ministers in the group expressed their opposition to the occupation of the territory of Bosnia-Herzegovina by means of f... | [
"responding to needs the Catholic Church has left unfilled. \"A little sheep, if not fed by the shepherd, will go looking somewhere else for food,\" said De Leon, whose 3,000-member church is one of the largest Latino evangelical churches in the country. His church had just 100 members in 1976. With a $1-million an... |
Health studies primarily in the U.S. have caused reductions in tobacco sales here, but the economic impact has caused U.S. tobacco companies to look overseas for customers. What impact have the health and economic factors had overseas? | [
"that the White House was to be a smoke-free zone. The Environmental Protection Agency report has had far-reaching effects in the US because it has enabled non-smokers to claim that cigarette smoke is not just an irritation, but a menace to their health. It is largely on the back of this report and later ones givin... | [
"behavior of the candidates or international circumstances? [Petrov] The admission of any Eastern European state depends on NATO's leadership. According to the Washington Charter it alone can propose and invite new members. Naturally, the activity of the candidates in strengthening the structures of international s... |
What are the causes and treatments for melanoma? | [
"conventional radiation, and as indicated in Table 1, they quickly terminated research. The other two facilities are continuing, and PSI is combining this with proton beam therapy and TRIUMF is planning to do the same. Because [.sup]-[/] is a secondary particle that is produced by high energy protons or electrons s... | [
"philosophy of the existing board of trustees. Observers even attributed the mild upset of Kara Kobey over longtime education activist Yvonne Larsen for a San Diego Community College seat in part to voters' feelings that Larsen's extensive resume as a past city school district trustee and overseer for the Californi... |
Find documents that discuss reasons why people may be exempted from serving on a jury. | [
"October 12, 1990, Friday, P.M. Final Members of the controversial Miami rap group 2 Live Crew were cited for contempt of court today after all three of them showed up late for their obscenity trial. Luther Campbell was about 30 minutes late, and Christopher Wongwon showed up after him. When Mark Ross was not in co... | [
"especially traffic management and gang activity. \"I am praying very, very hard that the city will give a favorable review to our request,\" Thompson said. His prayers could go at least partly unanswered. Two council members said Wednesday that the council may not be able to come up with the $1.2 million to $1.4 m... |
Identify a country or a city where there is evidence of human slavery being practiced in the eighties or nineties. | [
"May 31, 1990, Thursday, Home Edition A federal grand jury in Los Angeles charged a Somis flower rancher, six foremen and an alleged smuggler with enslaving more than 100 Mexican laborers, forcing them to work for sub-minimum wages and selling them food and sundries at inflated prices from a company store. The defe... | [
"930923 LIBYAN Arab Airlines is negotiating to buy 25 aircraft from Airbus Industrie, the European consortium, the official Libyan news agency Jana said yesterday, Reuter reports from Tunis. Representatives of the two companies, meeting in Tripoli for the second successive day, agreed on the types of aircraft and d... |
What businesses and industries form the basis of the economy of Northern Ireland? | [
"910504 FOR MORE than a century Northern Ireland has had an influence in the rose world totally out of proportion to its size. For much of that time this was due to the Dickson and McGredy families growing and breeding roses there. Even when Sam McGredy transferred all his rose breeding to New Zealand, the stream o... | [
"they alone stick by the rules, filling in mountains of forms to comply with increasingly complex farm policies agreed in Brussels, while competitors elsewhere in the EU cheat and get away with it. But the elections also come at a time when the industry is deep in debate - and intensely worried - about the longer-t... |
What is the relationship between poverty and disease? | [
"have come from simple environmental improvements, such as cleaner water and better diet. Yesterday's white paper on the health of the nation sets out a strategy for moving health promotion up the agenda, which will begin to shift the emphasis from cure to prevention. It identifies five priority areas on which reso... | [
"prisons. The state's early-release policies prompted a $250-million project to build six new prisons and a sentence reform law last year that reduced time in jail for many nonviolent crimes. Montana's prison has had chronic overcrowding. Currently 1,100 prisoners are in a facility designed for 744. State law allow... |
Do police departments use "profiling" to stop motorists? | [
"May 26, 1989, Friday, Home Edition Anti-gang legislation permitting law enforcement officers to stop motorists at random and search their vehicles for illegal firearms during a local emergency was overwhelmingly passed by the Senate on Thursday. The bill by Sen. Ed Davis (R-Valencia), a former Los Angeles police c... | [
"(b) In the brief of any other participant, this part shall contain a concise statement of the position of the participant with respect to the issues. Part IV: Argument: This part shall consist of the argument, setting out concisely the points of law relating to the issues, with applicable citations to authorities ... |
Where are wind power installations located? | [
"served as a model for windpower plants' rotor blades. But a windpower plant's rotor blades are exposed to a large variation in the wind's angle of attack. \"The rotor blades should preferably have a broader spectrum of optimum efficiency than airplane wings,\" said development chief Peter Grabau of LM Glasfiber, t... | [
"are identified in Module D. General •Potential as a demonstration project to make a significant contribution to knowledge of effective substance abuse prevention strategies for youth of different ages, of different cultures, and/or from different environments, e.g., urban, suburban, or rural areas. Proposed Approa... |
How is Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) diagnosed and treated in young children? | [
"out a yelp and grabbed the arm of his playmate to prevent her from taking the Tyrannosaurus rex. \"He will hide the dinosaur rather than share it,\" Jones said with a sigh, adding that the boy was raised by three stepfathers and their five girlfriends because his natural mother was hooked on crack. \"He's due to s... | [
"of the programs offered at public schools were full or inadequate, said Cull, who is also a mother of a child with a learning problem. The center now offers a day school program for children 4 to 19 years old, after-school child care for special education students, a summer camp, vocational training, a hot line, a... |
What are the negative impacts of Argentina's policy of pegging their peso to the U.S. dollar? | [
"930310 ARGENTINE trade figures released this week showed the country's balance of payments position deteriorated more rapidly last year than the government has admitted. The figures, which will be subject to one more revision before they are final, showed Argentine trade swung into a deficit of Dollars 2.87bn (Pou... | [
"920807 INDONESIA'S TIN industry is expected to return to profit in 1992 with the dominant state-owned tin mine, Tambang Timah, having cut production costs by 25 per cent since 1990. Mr Ginandjar Kartasasmita, the resources minister, said this week that Tambang, which accounts for 80 per cent of national production... |
Why is there such apathy in U.S. elections? | [
"Kell's reelection campaign. \"Candidates are more and more turning to them as an effective campaign tool to spread the message and try to motivate voters,\" Adler said. \"Secondly, voters like them because it makes it easy to participate.\" In last Tuesday's election, Kell received 3,416 absentee votes -- more tha... | [
"about 1,000 were granted in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Archbishop Edward O'Meara of Indianapolis and Cardinal Edmund Szoka of Detroit also defended the probity of American tribunals, the briefers said, and Szoka invited the Vatican to send a delegation to examine them in action. From the outset, the Americans... |
What are the arguments for and against Great Britain's approval of women being ordained as Church of England priests? | [
"big smile on his face,' a spokesman for the Department for Education suggested. Others were less sanguine: it was widely reported that he had fallen out with Mr John Patten, the education secretary. 'Either he goes or I do,' he is rumoured to have told colleagues. It is improbable that such a polished performer sa... | [
"FAA does not concur. Twin Commander has assured the FAA that there will be adequate parts available for all required repairs. In addition, if a temporary delay in parts availability should occur, then an owner/operator could request an extension of the compliance time through instructions specified in paragraph (d... |
What violent activities have Kurds, or members of the Workers Party of Kurdistan (PKK), carried out in Germany? | [
"BFN [Joerg Bischof article: \"Like a Fish in Water\"] [Text] In mid-February this year it happened again: Five noncommissioned officer cadets died and 26 soldiers of the Turkish Army were injured, some of them seriously, when a bomb exploded at the railroad station of the Istanbul suburb of Tuzla. It was hidden in... | [
"researchers. Free radical reactions contribute directly to the physical ravages of age. The oxidative damage caused by free radicals \"rusts\" cells in much the same way as oxygen erodes metal, and gradually wears down our bodily organs. These volatile molecules may even be the key agents in hastening aging becaus... |
Find documents that discuss freed prisoners who have been wrongfully convicted based on faulty forensic evidence, poor police work, or false testimony. | [
"with friends at a bar in his neighborhood the night of the killing. He was arrested several days later because the primary suspect was reputed to associate with a Robert W. McLaughlin. Detectives mistook that man for Bobby, whose middle initial is \"K.\" McLaughlin was picked out of a police lineup by a 15-year-ol... | [
"July 31, 1990, Tuesday, P.M. Final Close family members who watched on television as relatives died in the crush of a soccer crowd a year ago can claim damages for mental injury, a British judge said today. Justice Anthony Hidden limited eligibility to spouses, parents and siblings of the fans who were killed or i... |
What happened to protesters arrested in connection with the Tiananmen Square demonstrations in Beijing in the spring of 1989? | [
"member of the \"Peace Charter\" group, was accused of \"colluding with hostile foreign forces\" and \"disturbing social order\". Yuan and Wang were accused by the Chinese Foreign Ministry of unspecified \"criminal\" activities. Shanghai's most prominent dissident Yang Zhou and at least five other local activists w... | [
"940222 To communicate with my sister Joyce in North Carolina is simple. l can telephone from a public call box using a plastic card. l can send her a fax. When l was a student, l would use electronic mail. Soon, l will be able to talk to Joyce face-to-face, using the latest in video-conferencing systems. We can sh... |
Has the use of windmill technology to generate electricity been economically productive? | [
"Research and Technology [FMRT] has promoted the use of wind energy, about 30 million marks are made available for this purpose annually. This makes a total of about 300 million German marks thus far--120 marks for large and 100 for small and mid-size installations, the remainder for R&D projects. Goals: acceptable... | [
"Soviet empire, would like to guarantee its future role in Europe by membership of an extended European Community and a restructured Nato. 'Since the Czech Republic shares the same democratic values with the Nato countries, and since it is resolved to defend these values, it considers full-fledged membership in Nat... |
To which countries does the U.S. provide aid to support family planning, and for which countries has the U.S. refused or limited support? | [
"July 8, 1990, Sunday, Home Edition Romania and Family Planning By a vote of 224 to 198, the House limited the way $1.5 million for family planning in Romania can be handled. The vote was a victory for anti-abortion forces. It occurred as the House sent a $15.6-billion fiscal 1991 foreign aid bill (HR 5114) to the ... | [
"lame duck', in the words of one political analyst. Opinion polls have shown that 55-60 per cent of voters favour keeping a presidential system, while less than 30 per cent appear to prefer parliamentary rule. Voters will also be asked to choose between a republic and a monarchy. Polls show the republican option li... |
Find documents that discuss an increase in the number of people receiving food stamp benefits. | [
"Regulatory Impact Analysis Need for Action This action is required as a result of the Mickey Leland Childhood Hunger Relief Act which amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977, as amended, to include provisions that would: (1) Simplify the household definition; (2) establish eligibility for children who live with their fo... | [
"did not take lengthy breaks between babies. However, Orange County obstetricians and Lamaze instructors do report a slight upsurge in recycled parents. \"It's certainly occurring,\" said Dr. Kirk Keegan, vice chairman of the UCI Medical Center's department of obstetrics and gynecology. \"Part of the reason may be ... |
What progress is being made in the effort to map and sequence the human genetic code? | [
"an especially high negative effect on the gene pool.5. The multinational and multiethnic character of Ukraine's population is the result of the complicated history of the people who for many centuries has been divided among several states and affected by internal and external migration of large population masses, ... | [
"Language: Russian Article Type:CSO [Article by V.N. Karpenko, M.N. Didenko, I.D. Tashker, N.K. Sokolova, Kiev Scientific Research Institute of Occupational Safety and Health; UDC 616.33/.34-02:[547.262+615.285.7]-07] [Abstract] The combined effect of ethanol and pesticides, particularly ethanol's ability to aggrav... |
Find information on joint/shared custody's impact on children. | [
"presents, then we get dressed and we come over here (to Robertson's parents' house). Then my mom picks us up here and takes us to her house so we can get presents. Then she takes us to our other grandma's so we can celebrate with them in Granada Hills.\" Pierson's eldest, Kim, chimes in: \"For us, it's pretty much... | [
"in Europe, we cannot invent new standards. The past is weighing heavily on the treaty's enemies, as well as on those who represent the ethnic minority. They are still avoiding a different assessment. This is a peculiar quadrangle of a circle. Until the treaty is signed, we will not be able to settle other matters.... |
Which are the most crashworthy, and least crashworthy, passenger vehicles? | [
"February 5, 1990, Monday, P.M. Final The Chevrolet Corvette has the highest death rate in crashes, while a four-door Volvo has the lowest, according to a study released today. The study shows that 5.2 drivers and passengers die in car wrecks for every 10,000 1985-87 Corvettes registered in the United States. It al... | [
"940803 Ewart, the Belfast-based property company, continued the recovery seen at the interim stage with pre-tax profits of Pounds 1.13m for the year to April 30, compared with losses of Pounds 155,721. Turnover advanced from Pounds 4m to Pounds 5.9m, generating operating profits of Pounds 1.62m (Pounds 768,871). T... |
What are working conditions and pay for U.S. air traffic controllers? | [
"4. The sole source of therapeutically appropriate treatment reasonably accessible to the employee. VIII. Employee Assistance Program (EAP) The employer shall provide an EAP for employees. The employer may establish the EAP as a part of its internal personnel services or the employer may contract with an entity tha... | [
"August 16, 1990, Thursday, Home Edition The Los Angeles Free Clinic has found a site for its Hollywood Youth Center and is now trying to raise private funds to buy the building so it can better address the social and medical needs of runaway and homeless youths. State and city agencies have already committed $1.3 ... |
What is the incidence of violent attacks on abortion clinics and the doctors and staff of the clinics by anti-abortionists? | [
"January 18, 1990, Thursday, Home Edition I read with interest the story regarding the use of pain-compliance techniques by the police against the anti-abortion group Operation Rescue. The article failed to mention some of the techniques used by O.R. to blockade clinic doors during a \"rescue.\" I have witnessed th... | [
"BFN [Text] Ankara, April 27 (A.A.) -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Ferhat Ataman said on Wednesday [27 April] that claims that the United States threatened Turkey on Turkish-Iraqi oil pipeline were false. `Threats and blackmail cannot take place between two allies who have deep friendly relations,' Ataman said. Spea... |
What legal actions have resulted from the destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on December 21, 1988? | [
"920711 A New York jury found Pan American World Airways guilty of 'wilful misconduct' for lax security in its baggage handling system before the 1988 bombing of an airliner over Lockerbie, Scotland, that killed 270. The case was brought by relatives of the victims of Pan Am Flight 103.",
"920711 A US jury yester... | [
"Language: English Article Type:BFN [Text] Beijing, March 19 (XINHUA) -- The southwestern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region will develop into another outlet of China, besides Guangdong, to Southeast Asian areas and the world, chairman of the regional government Cheng Kejie said here today. At a press conference held... |
What were the health effects of Vietnam veterans' exposure to Agent Orange? | [
"year after the last date on which the veteran was exposed to an herbicide agent during active military, naval, or air service. (iii) A veteran who, during active military, naval, or air service, served in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era and has a disease listed at §3.309(e) shall be presumed to have... | [
"920422 GOD MAY have had a hand in its creation, but Ecclesiastical Insurance Group finds that most of its current concerns are rooted firmly here on earth. It is scarcely ruffled by the Pounds 2m it estimates will be paid out as a result of the IRA bomb 12 days ago which damaged six churches in the City of London.... |
What standards do cruise ships use for health and safety maintenance? | [
"941216 Sir, In the past few weeks two disasters at sea have warranted front-page headlines in the press. In the sinking of the ferry Estonia, more than 900 lives were lost; following the fire on the Achille Lauro cruise ship, almost all of the 1,000 passengers were saved. The reasons? The roll-on, roll-off (ro-ro)... | [
"920511 DISTINCTIVE new industrial landmarks are springing up on the flat countryside between the Wash and the Humber estuary. They are the chain of gleaming new power stations which will supply much of England with cheap, environmentally clean electricity well into the 21st century. As a result of the new investme... |
What adverse effects have people experienced while taking aspirin repeatedly? | [
"well advised to take an aspirin right away. The recommended dose is 162.5 mg or more; in the UK a standard aspirin containing 300 mg will do. In angina, aspirin can help prevent clots forming in the narrowed parts of arteries. It is especially useful in unstable angina, where attacks are frequent and poorly contro... | [
"October 23, 1990, Tuesday, Home Edition Long locked in a time warp of hard-line Stalinism, Albania emerges from its isolation Wednesday to host a meeting of foreign ministers from the volatile Balkan states. Tirana's hospitality is aimed at gaining credibility and support for its first, tentative steps toward join... |
How is the disposal of industrial waste being accomplished by industrial management throughout the world? | [
"921127 THE Brazilian state of Sao Paulo has received the go-ahead to begin a Dollars 2.6bn (Pounds 1.7bn) clean-up of the state's Tiete River, following agreement by the InterAmerican Development Bank to provide finance for the project. The board of the IADB this week approved a loan of Dollars 450m to the state, ... | [
"February 3, 1990, Saturday, Orange County Edition The two prosecutors challenging the county supervisors' appointment of Michael R. Capizzi as district attorney left court Friday happy that Superior Court Judge Eileen C. Moore had given them a thorough hearing. But they'll have to wait until next week to see if th... |
What effect has the reduction of Russian support had on the Cuban economy? | [
"well as credit and service cooperatives, represent 22 percent of the total farming surface today, whereas the thousands of individual small-scale farmers hold the other 3 percent. The state-owned lands were organized into major farms. The development of ambitious state plans entailed substantial changes in Cuban r... | [
"control policies based on driver records, such as point systems, suspensions, and revocations.'' 1 Gebers and Peck, 1994, An Inventory of California Driver Accident Risk Factors. Sacramento, CA: California Dept. of Motor Vehicles, ``the California study''; Gebers and Peck, 1987, Basic California Traffic Conviction... |
What harm have power dams in the Pacific northwest caused to salmon fisheries? | [
"Fishery Resource Disaster Although West Coast (Washington, Oregon, and California) salmon stocks experience annual fluctuations in abundance, stock abundances in the last few years have been exceptionally low. West Coast salmon species are coho, chinook, chum, sockeye, and pink salmon. Landings of chinook and coho... | [
"April 13, 1989, Thursday, Home Edition The Coast Guard reported \"significantly less\" oil on the water Wednesday after high winds and choppy seas dispersed more of the devastating slick from the tanker Exxon Valdez. While the forces of nature continued to purge Prince William Sound, man's own attempts to clean up... |
What evidence is there to link tick-borne Lyme disease with arthritis? | [
"September 20, 1990, Thursday, P.M. Final Tests on ticks collected in the 1940s indicate Lyme disease plagued the United States three decades earlier than previously thought and may have originated on Long Island, researchers said today. Analyzing the bodies of 136 ticks preserved in alcohol in the Museum of Compar... | [
"Facilities'') pursuant to a Purchase, Sale and Termination Agreement between CMP and FEV related to the acquisition by CMP and sale by FEV of all of FEV's right, title and interest in the 32 megawatt (net) biomass electric generating plant located in the Town of Fort Fairfield, Maine. Comment date: October 21, 199... |
What was the impact of the Exxon Valdez oil spill on the marine life and wildlife of the area? | [
"June 1, 1989, Thursday, Home Edition The Exxon oil spill has continued to kill animals and devour pristine waters off southern Alaska, and officials tracking the oil said Wednesday it has covered 9,600 square miles. The animal death toll also has continued to mount. Workers have collected 22,868 dead, oily birds a... | [
"foreign companies makes little sense. Instead, they have sought to form joint ventures with world leaders. That way they can acquire technology, capital, access to the US and other markets, and eliminate potential competition. Modelo will be using Anheuser-Busch technology and money in the construction of its eigh... |
Identify documents that discuss the reasons for automobile recalls. | [
"December 19, 1989, Tuesday, Home Edition Ford Motor Co. on Monday recalled 64,115 cars and light trucks because of emission system problems. The company said it was recalling 64,000 1986 model Lincoln Town Cars, Continentals and Mark VIIs; Ford Crown Victoria, Thunderbird and Mustang; Mercury Grand Marquis, Cougar... | [
"921022 ANGRY Labour backbenchers rounded on eight Ulster Unionist MPs whose abstentions ensured the government a comfortable majority of 13 at the end of the fiercely argued debate on the government's pit closure programme in the Commons last night. A Labour motion demanding that no pit should be closed until the ... |
What is the history of the Welsh devolution movement? | [
"940715 The patience of those of us whose pulses race at the prospect of Mr Tony Blair becoming lead-er of the Labour party is being tested. The young man's stubborn insistence on starting and ending every discussion with a declaration of values and principles is costing him dear. In England, where most of the elec... | [
"941119 Eleven weeks after the IRA ceasefire, fresh uncertainty has descended on the Northern Ireland peace process, throwing up the possibility of further delays in the political negotiations to end the 25-year-old conflict. On Thursday Mr Albert Reynolds, Ireland's prime minister, was drummed out of office, after... |
What is being done to teach English to recently admitted adult immigrants? | [
"September 28, 1989, Thursday, Home Edition The subject for the day was dating and courtship. Ramon Arteaga, a waiter from Mexico, sat across from Juachan Jandharawatana, a woman from Thailand. Both sipped imaginary cups of coffee. \"You want to go to the dance with me?\" asked Arteaga, flashing his most winning La... | [
"in the Dollars 1.4865 to Dollars 1.4915 area and dollar/yen in the Y104.98 to Y105.51 range. Sterling failed to gain support from figures showing British industrial production and manufacturing to be stronger than anticipated in January. It finished weaker in London against the dollar at Dollars 1.4875 from Dollar... |
The end of the Cold War seems to have intensified economic competition and has started to generate serious friction between nations as attempts are made by diplomatic personnel to acquire sensitive trade and technology information or to obtain information on highly classified industrial projects. Identify instances where attempts have been made by personnel with diplomatic status to obtain information of this nature. | [
"measures. U.S. officials have admitted that Pyongyang's logic is beyond them. \"We have an extremely limited idea of what guides the North Korean Government in decisionmaking,\" the U.S. defense secretary said at a news conference. Some analysts believe that on the threshold of a blockade Pyongyang might decide on... | [
"(Summary) (Beijing FAZHI RIBAO in Chinese 18 Nov 93; Hong Kong ZHONGGUO TONGXUN SHE in English 0932 GMT 18 Nov 93) The Beijing Evening News reported the execution of seven criminals for a range of serious offenses, including murder, arms trafficking, rape, fraud, and armed robbery. (Summary) (Hong Kong AFP in Engl... |
Who is involved in the Schengen agreement to eliminate border controls in Western Europe and what do they hope to accomplish? | [
"921119 BRITAIN and the European Commission have 'not yet found common ground' on the vexed political issue of lifting the UK's border controls on people, according to Mr Martin Bangemann, EC internal market commissioner, writes Andrew Hill in Strasbourg. He said yesterday the nine continental European members of t... | [
"of ventilation improvements. NEMI reports that: ``ventilation system modifications and improvements are key elements of solving existing IAQ problems and reducing IAQ complaints. In every case where recommended ventilation system modifications and improvements are implemented, the frequency and severity of complai... |
Find articles that discuss the pros and cons of taxing U.S. social security benefits. | [
"were going to pay a lot more. Mr Lloyd Bentsen, treasury secretary, Mr Robert Reich, labour secretary, and Mr Leon Panetta, director of the Office of Management and Budget, also made efforts to soothe market fears. Before the speech, stock markets remained relatively calm, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average clo... | [
"the alert service bulletin. The FAA has revised paragraph (a) of the final rule to reflect the latest revision to the alert service bulletin as an additional source of service information. After careful review of the available data, including the comments noted above, the FAA has determined that air safety and the... |
Find reports of human stampedes that have resulted in 20 or more deaths. | [
"BFN [Text] Mecca, Saudi Arabia, May 23 (AFP)--Dozens of pilgrims were killed in a stampede Monday at the Muslim holy site here, witnesses said, as authorities confirmed the incident but gave no death toll. The witnesses, who would not be identified, said they did not know how the tragedy on Monday afternoon occurr... | [
"things improve, as they undoubtedly will, you will see a considerable improvement in the position. The poll is low. There is voter apathy at this time because, to a large extent, we are at the midpoint in our five-year period of office. And again, because people saw no real threat to the ruling party, either in La... |
What are the major tin mining countries in southeast Asia? | [
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