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Question: Chris has twelve marbles, and Ryan has twenty-eight marbles. If they put marbles together in a pile and then each takes away 1/4 of marbles from the pile, calculate the number of marbles remaining in the pile.
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If Chris and Ryan put together their marbles in a pile, the pile will have 12+28 = <<12+28=40>>40 marbles. If they then take 1/4 of the marbles each, every person will receive 1/4*40 = <<1/4*40=10>>10 marbles. Both of them will have taken a total of 10+10 = <<10+10=20>>20 marbles. The number of marbles remaining in the pile is 40-20 = <<40-20=20>>20 The answer is 20.
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(CNN) -- A veteran airport screener at New York's JFK Airport has been charged with grand larceny after he allegedly stole two iPads that were planted in a checked bag as part of a police sting. Port Authority police initiated the sting after passengers complained of electronic devices being taken from luggage. While the case highlights a recurring problem of theft at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints, one law enforcement official said it illustrates an even bigger threat. "If they (an unscrupulous employee) can be taking stuff out of bags, what can they be putting in? That's a serious issue," said the official, who asked not to be named because he was not authorized to talk about the case. TSA screeners at LAX arrested on narcotics trafficking charges . In the JFK incident, there was no suggestion that anything other than attempted theft was involved. Police said a "decoy bag" was placed among checked luggage at Terminal 4 at JFK on Tuesday. Police later stopped the screener as he was leaving work on board the airport's AirTrain system. In his backpack, police found the two planted iPads that had been in the decoy bag. They also found in his possession other electronic devices and earphones that had been reported stolen from luggage, and additional stolen items in his home. Oakland traveler arrested for watch 'art' that TSA thinks is timing device . Port Authority police identified the man as Sean Henry, 32, of Brooklyn, and said he had been a TSA screener for 10 years. Henry is charged with three counts of grand larceny, one count of petty larceny and official misconduct. Efforts by CNN to reach Henry were unsuccessful. TSA spokesman David Castelveter said the individual, who he did not name, "is being processed for removal from TSA." "TSA holds its employees to the highest ethical standards and has zero tolerance for misconduct in the workplace," Castelveter said. TSA chief a 'no-show' at congressional hearing .
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Port Authority police set up a sting at New York's JFK Airport . Passengers were complaining of electronic devices being taken from luggage . Two iPads were planted in a checked bag as part of the sting . A TSA screener was arrested after, police say, the iPads were found in his backpack .
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(CNN) -- Rafael Nadal made a successful return to the tennis court on Tuesday, ending a seven-month injury absence with victory in a doubles match in Chile. The former world No. 1 teamed up with Argentina's Juan Monaco for his first competitive outing since losing in the second round at Wimbledon in late June 2012. They enjoyed a 6-3 6-2 victory over the second-seeded Czech pairing of Frantisek Cermak and Lukas Dlouhy in the first round of the Vina del Mar Open. It set up Nadal for his opening singles match on Wednesday, having been given a first-round bye as top seed. "First win with Pico, we felt a great ambiance on court! Thanks to the crowd and you all for the support!" Nadal tweeted. The 11-time grand slam champion, who is now ranked fifth in the world as he continues his recovery from knee surgery, will play 128th-ranked Federico Del Bonis. Del Bonis came from behind to beat fellow Argentine Guido Pella 2-6 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-1) on Tuesday. Nadal said before the claycourt tournament that he would have to be patient in his long-awaited comeback, having missed the season's opening grand slam in Australia due to an illness which delayed his preparations. "I have to take it slowly and be humble to know that things won't be as good as they were before my injury. I need to be patient," he told reporters in Chile, where he met President Sebastian Pinera when he arrived last Friday. He practiced with Christian Garin, who on Tuesday became only the fifth 16-year-old to win an ATP World Tour match since 2000. Ranked 920th, Santiago-born Garin beat Serbian qualifier Dusan Lajovic 6-3 6-4 on his tour-level debut to set up a clash with French third seed Jeremy Chardy. Having made his first appearance at the ATP World Tour 250 event, Nadal will next play in Brazil and then Mexico as he seeks to regain match fitness ahead of the European clay season. The 26-year-old is hoping to add to his record seven French Open titles at Roland Garros in June.
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Fifth-ranked Rafael Nadal triumphs in comeback match in Chilean tournament . Spaniard teams up with Juan Monaco to win doubles tie in Vina del Mar Open . He will play his opening singles match against Federico Del Bonis on Wednesday . Nadal had been sidelined for seven months due to longterm knee problems .
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2020 coronavirus pandemic in Bulgaria: As of 23 April 2020 , there are 1097 officially confirmed cases in 26 out of 28 Bulgarian provinces , with 52 recorded deaths and 190 recoveries .
Claim: Bulgaria had confirmed more than 1,125 coronavirus cases after April 23 , 2020 .
A. True
B. False
C. Neither
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B. False
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Passage: DeShawn Mack and Ayanna Branch had to wait a long time in line at a government office due to problems. DeShawn Mack started yelling after she was able to speak to someone at a desk, but Ayanna Branch just cried out of frustration.
Question: Which person yelled when they spoke to someone?
A. DeShawn Mack
B. Ayanna Branch
C. Can't answer
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A. DeShawn Mack
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Passage: The first part of Faust is not divided into acts, but is structured as a sequence of scenes in a variety of settings. After a dedicatory poem and a prelude in the theater, the actual plot begins with a prologue in Heaven, where the Lord challenges Mephistopheles, the Devil, that Mephistopheles cannot lead astray the Lord's favourite striving scholar, Dr. Faust. We then see Faust in his study, who, disappointed of science with natural means, attempts and fails to gain knowledge of nature and the universe by magical ones. The dejected Faust contemplates suicide, but is held back by the sounds of the beginning Easter celebrations. He joins his assistant Wagner for an Easter walk in the countryside, among the celebrating people, and is followed home by a poodle. Back in the study, the poodle transforms itself into Mephistopheles, who offers Faust a contract: he will do Faust's bidding on earth, and Faust will do the same for him in hell (if, as Faust adds in an important side clause, Mephisto can get him to be satisfied and to want a moment to last forever). Faust signs in blood, and Mephisto first takes him to Auerbach's tavern in Leipzig, where the devil plays tricks on some drunken revellers. Having then been transformed into a young man by a witch, Faust encounters Margaret (Gretchen) and she excites his desires. Through a scheme involving jewellery and Gretchen's neighbour Marthe, Mephisto brings about Faust's and Gretchen's liaison. After a period of separation, Faust seduces Gretchen, who accidentally kills her mother with a sleeping potion Faust had given her. Gretchen is pregnant, and her torment is further increased when Faust and Mephisto kill her enraged brother in a sword fight. Mephisto seeks to distract Faust by taking him to the witches' sabbath of Walpurgis Night, but Faust insists on rescuing Gretchen from the death sentence she has been given after going insane and drowning her newborn child. In the dungeon, Faust in vain tries to persuade Gretchen to follow him to freedom. At the end of the drama, as Faust and Mephisto flee the dungeon, a voice from heaven announces Gretchen's salvation.
Question: Who does Gretchen accidentally kill?
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Her mother.
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By . Kieran Corcoran . PUBLISHED: . 11:59 EST, 11 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 13:52 EST, 11 January 2014 . Passed away: Zac Knighton-Smith, pictured, passed away on New Year's Day . A boy who spent more than half his young life has died after a battle with the same rare brain cancer which killed his cousin. Zac Knighton-Smith, nine, passed away on New Year's Day from an agressive neuroblastoma. He had been diagnosed with the condition in February 2009, aged four. And just six months after the diagnosis his cousin, Chelsea Knighton, died from the condition aged three. When he first fell ill aged four, two doctors missed the symptoms of his cancer. It took six months to diagnose him as suffering from a form of the disease called neuroblastoma, which affects the developing nerve cells of children. After chemotherapy at Leicester Royal Infirmary in 2009, the NHS paid for Zac to go to Germany for a first time to have antibody therapy. While there, doctors removed a tumour near his heart which, incredibly, his family had not even been told about. Zac was given the all-clear, but a follow-up scan revealed three cancerous lymph nodes in his abdomen. The NHS originally refused to fund potential lifesaving surgery at a German hospital for Zac, from Rushden, Northamptonshire, which led his family to start a desperate fundraising campaign. They found the £8,000 needed for the operation, and were delighted to be told in March 2011 that Zac was in remission. The family were also reimbursed the cost of the treatment by the NHS after Conservative MP Peter Bone intervened on their behalf. Packed up: Zac, pictured in 2012 with his parents Bob Smith and Sam Knighton before his trip to Germany . Following intervention from their local Tory MP Peter Bone the NHS did a U-turn and reimbursed the family for the costly treatment. But the cancer later spread to Zac's liver and he passed away at his home on 1 January alongside his parents, Bob Smith, 44, and Sam Knighton, 45. Diagnoses: Zac, right, with his cousin Chelsea, after both had been diagnosed with neuorblastomata . His mother yesterday said he wasn't in any pain but confirmed his health had been ailing because the disease had spread to his liver. Ms Knighton said: 'We took him to America as our last-ditch attempt in November to a specialist oncologist, who was also a scientist. We found out then it had spread to his bone marrow. 'We knew then that we had one hell of a fight. But at that point it wasn't in his liver. But that's the nature of the disease, it can happen that quickly. 'All over Christmas he deteriorated. We knew he didn't have long, he was poorly. Christmas will never be the same again.' Speaking in the House of Commons on Wednesday, Mr Bone said Zac will be 'greatly missed'. Addressing Commons Leader Andrew Lansley in the chamber, he said: This lovely, full-of-life, happy little boy passed away. He will be sadly and greatly missed. 'However, without politicians of different parties working together he would not have had the last five years.' Any funds raised by Zac's Fight Appeal, which has been raising money for his treatment, will now be used to help other children and their families fighting the disease. Ms Knighton added: 'This country offers nothing for relapse neuroblastoma. If you take accidents out of the equation, this disease is the single biggest killer of children. 'How many more children have to die before something is done about it? This can't be allowed to happen.'
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Zac Knight-Smith, nine, passed away on New Year's Eve, his parents said . He was diagnosed with a neuroblastoma when he was just four years old . Six months later his cousin Chelsea also died from the disease, aged three . He was forced to go to Germany for treatment, which was refused by NHS . It worked, but then the cancer spread, and he recently passed away .
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Crooked bankers could be made to hand back some of their pay under plans floated by Britain’s bank chief Mark Carney. The Governor of the Bank of England said bonuses should not be the only thing regulators are able to ‘claw back’ if corrupt behaviour is uncovered. Mr Carney said ‘standards may need to be developed to put non-bonus of fixed pay at risk’ as well. Bank of England governor Mark Carney suggested regulators should be able to claw back bankers' pay and not just their bonuses . Mr Carney said fundamental change was needed to overhaul bankers’ behaviour in the wake of fresh financial scandals hitting the City. It comes days after six banks were fined £2.6 billion after global regulators found traders had clubbed together to rig foreign exchange markets. That came in the wake of the Libor-rate rigging scandal which had already cost firms billions in penalties. Mr Carney said: ‘The repeated nature of these fines demonstrates that financial penalties alone are not sufficient to address the issues raised. ‘Fundamental change is needed to institutional culture, to compensation arrangements and to markets. ‘The succession of scandals mean it is simply untenable now to argue that the problem is one of a few bad apples. The issue is with the barrels in which they are stored.’ Mr Carney's warning came after David Cameron warned that the 'red warning lights' were 'flashing on the dashboard of the global economy' In a speech in Singapore, Mr Carney said in some cases the link between those at the top of the bank who should have set out the ‘cultural norms’ among employees had been broken. The public had been ‘rightly angered’ that leaders who had been responsible for ‘sowing the seeds of the crisis’ and allowing wrongdoing to develop had been able to walk away. New measures to hold individual executives and board members to account as well as claw back bonuses after up to seven years are being introduced in the UK but Mr Carney said additional reforms may be necessary. ‘Senior manager accountability and new compensation structures will help to rebuild trust in financial institutions,’ Mr Carney added. It comes after David Cameron warned that the global economy risked another crash. He said in an article that 'red warning lights' were 'flashing on the dashboard of the global economy' and the eurozone was 'teetering on the brink' of another recession. Mr Cameron's warning follows claims by International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has also expressed fears that a diet of high debt, low growth and unemployment may yet become 'the new normal in Europe'. In an article in the Guardian, Mr Cameron said global instability such as the continued eurozone problems and the ebola outbreak threatened Britain's recovery. He wrote: 'In six months' time, Britain will face a choice: the long-term plan that has seen it prosper, or the easy answers that would surely have seen it fail. 'By sticking to our long-term plan at home and standing up for Britain's interests abroad, we will do everything possible to protect our economy and give hardworking families a secure future in a Britain they are proud to call home.'
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Mark Carney said it was not enough to only be able to 'claw back' bonuses . Bank chief said said new rules needed to target 'non-bonus fixed pay' It comes after six banks were fined £2.6bn over foreign exchange rigging .
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Passage: Students at the local high school often get top marks, as is the case for Peter Chan, whose parents are dentists, and Darnell Rivers, whose parents are cashiers. The first one, Peter Chan, is constantly being forced to work with tutors and study in order to graduate at the top of the class, whereas the other one's parents celebrate all accomplishments, but they never add extra pressure.
Question: Whose parents are supportive of their learning, regardless of grades?
A. Darnell Rivers, the cashiers' child
B. Can't be determined
C. Peter Chan, the dentists' child
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A. Darnell Rivers, the cashiers' child
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Question: It takes Bryan 5 minutes to walk from his house to the bus station. Then he rides the bus for 20 minutes. After that, he walks 5 minutes from the bus station to his job. It takes the same amount of time in the morning and the evening. How many hours per year does Bryan spend traveling to and from work, if he works every day?
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Bryan spends 5+20+5 =<<5+20+5=30>>30 minutes traveling to work. He does this twice a day, so he spends 30*2=<<30*2=60>>60 minutes traveling per day. Thus, he spends 60/60=<<60/60=1>>1 hour traveling to and from work every day. Thus, he spends 1 hour*365 days =<<1*365=365>>365 hours traveling per year. The answer is 365.
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Elizabeth I of England: Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn , his second wife , who was executed two-and-a-half years after Elizabeth 's birth .
Claim: Elizabeth I 's mother is dead .
A. True
B. False
C. Neither
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A. True
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Passage: In Toronto, 22-year-old Scott Pilgrim is a bass guitarist in Sex Bob-Omb, a floundering garage band. To the disapproval of his friends, he is dating Knives Chau, a high school student. Scott meets an American Amazon.ca delivery girl, Ramona Flowers, having first seen her in a dream, and loses interest in Knives. When Sex Bob-Omb plays in a battle of the bands sponsored by record executive G-Man Graves, Scott is attacked by Ramona's ex-boyfriend Matthew Patel. Scott defeats Patel and learns that, in order to date Ramona, he must defeat the remaining six evil exes.
Scott breaks up with Knives, who blames Ramona and swears to win him back. Scott defeats Ramona's second evil ex, Hollywood actor and skateboarder Lucas Lee, by tricking him into performing a dangerous stunt. He defeats her third ex, vegan Todd Ingram, who is dating Scott's ex-girlfriend, Envy Adams, by tricking him into drinking dairy. He defeats Ramona's fourth ex, Roxy Richter, by prodding the spot behind her knee, which Ramona tells him is her weak point.
Scott becomes upset with Ramona's dating history, and Ramona breaks up with him. At the next battle of the bands, Sex Bob-Omb defeats Ramona's fifth and sixth evil exes, twins Kyle and Ken Katayanagi, earning Scott a 1-up. Ramona gets back with her seventh evil ex, Gideon, also known as G-Man Graves, the sponsor of the event. Sex Bob-Omb accept Gideon's record deal, except for Scott, who leaves the band in protest.
Gideon invites Scott to his venue, the Chaos Theater, where Sex Bob-Omb is playing. Resolving to win Ramona back, Scott challenges Gideon to a fight for her affections, earning the "Power of Love" and a sword. Knives fights Ramona over Scott, and Scott accidentally reveals that he dated them concurrently. After Gideon kills Scott, Ramona visits him in limbo and reveals that Gideon has implanted her with a mind control device.
Scott uses his 1-up to restore his life. He makes peace with his friends and challenges Gideon again, this time for himself. He gains the "Power of Self-Respect" and disarms Gideon with the sword it grants him. He apologizes to Ramona and Knives for cheating on them, and Scott and Knives join forces to defeat Gideon.
Free from Gideon's control, Ramona prepares to leave. Knives accepts that her relationship with Scott is over. At her encouragement, he follows Ramona.
Question: What is Roxy Richters weak point?
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Behind the knee.
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Is he of God's making? What manner of man? Is his head worth a hat, or his chin worth a beard? Nay, he hath but a little beard. Why, God will send more, if the man will be thankful: let me stay the growth of his beard, if thou delay me not the knowledge of his chin. It is young Orlando, that tripped up the wrestler's heels and your heart both in an instant. Nay, but the devil take mocking: speak, sad brow and true maid. I' faith, coz, 'tis he. Orlando? Orlando.
In the preceding dialogue, were the lines "I' faith, coz, 'tis he." and "Is his head worth a hat, or his chin worth a beard?" spoken by the same person or different people?
A. same
B. different
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B. different
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Passage: Jerry Yu (who works as a farm worker) and Tyrone Branch (who works as a farm worker) are old friends and were questioned about the recent armed robbery. Jerry Yu was eventually convicted as an accessory to the robbery, while Tyrone Branch was pretty shocked that his old friend was involved.
Question: Which person was innocent?
A. Tyrone Branch, the farm worker
B. Jerry Yu, the farm worker
C. Can't answer
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A. Tyrone Branch, the farm worker
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Passage: Nick Conklin is a New York City police officer facing possible criminal charges; Internal Affairs believes Nick was involved with his partner who was caught taking criminal money in a corruption scandal. Nick is divorced from his wife, who has custody of their two children. Nick also has financial difficulties.
At a restaurant, Nick and his partner Charlie Vincent observe two Japanese men meet with Mafia gangsters. Nick's suspicions are validated when another Japanese man enters the restaurant, seizes a small package at gunpoint, kills two people, and leaves. Nick and Charlie chase and arrest the suspect after he nearly kills Nick. The suspect, a Yakuza gangster named Sato, is to be extradited to Osaka and given to the police there. Though angered Sato will not be prosecuted in the US, Nick agrees to escort him. Nickâs captain believes it will keep Nick from causing more trouble and exacerbating the already biased Internal Affairs investigation.
When they arrive in Osaka, they surrender Sato to the Japanese police, only to be told that they were duped by impostors. Nick convinces the Osaka police to allow them to observe the investigation, though their weapons are confiscated. They are assigned to Masahiro Matsumoto. Nick behaves rudely and offends Matsumoto, while Charlie attempts to be more polite. Nick also makes contact with an American nightclub hostess, Joyce, who explains that Nick and Charlie represent American inefficiency and stupidity to the Japanese. Through her, Nick discovers Sato is fighting a gang war with a notorious crime boss, Sugai, and traveled to New York to disrupt Sugai's counterfeiting scheme.
Nick joins a police raid without permission and takes a few $100 bills from the crime scene. The next day, Matsumoto explains they have dishonored themselves, him, and the police force by his theft, which has been reported in America; Nick calls him a snitch and demonstrates the money is counterfeit by burning one of the bills. At night, Nick and Charlie walk back to their hotel drunk and unescorted, despite warnings about their safety. In an apparent prank, a young motorcyclist steals Charlie's coat and leads him to an underground parking garage. Separated from Charlie, Nick watches in horror as Sato and several others briefly torture and kill him. Joyce comforts the distraught Nick at her apartment. Later, Mastumoto hands him Charlie's service pistol.
As Matsumoto and Nick trail one of Sato's operatives, Nick admits he stole money in New York. The operative retrieves a sample counterfeit note, which she passes to a gangster. Nick and Matsumoto tail him to a steel foundry, where they find Sato is meeting Sugai, and the package from New York is a printing plate for American $100 bills. Nick confronts Sato, who escapes when swarming police arrest Nick for waving a gun in public. Though deported, Nick sneaks off the plane to pursue Sato on his own, as Matsumoto has been suspended and demoted. Joyce helps him meet Sugai, who explains that making counterfeit US currency is his revenge for the "black rain", or nuclear fallout, after the bombing of Hiroshima in World War II. Nick suggests a deal where Sugai can use Nick to retrieve the stolen plate from Sato, leaving Sugai's reputation and hands clean.
Sugai drops Nick at a remote farm with a shotgun. Matsumoto arrives, and they deduce Sato plans a massacre. During a meeting with Sugai, Sato cuts off one of his fingers in atonement, stabs Sugai, and escapes with the plates, prompting a gunfight between Sugai's and Sato's men. Sato escapes the fight on a dirt bike, Nick pursues, and the two fight briefly. Nick gains the advantage and, having Sato at his mercy, has the choice of whether or not to kill Sato for Charlie and all the humiliation he has suffered. Matsumoto and Nick walk a handcuffed Sato into police headquarters to the amazement of everyone and later receive commendations, which Nick accepts gratefully. Before boarding his flight home, Nick thanks Matsumoto for his assistance and friendship, and gives him a dress shirt in a gift box. Underneath it, Matsumoto finds the counterfeit printing plates.
Question: What was in the package Sato stole from the mobsters in New York City?
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An American $100 printing plate.
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Question: The action of adrenaline is potentiated in the presence of all except:
A. Halothane
B. Ethyl chloride
C. Cyclopropane
D. Ether
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D. Ether
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Kshama Sawant: Sawant 's platform of non-local Seattle issues , like rent control , income tax , corporate welfare , supporting the miniumum wage outside Seattle , in Sea-Tac and other cities , and participating in the Seattle Arctic drilling protests drew as much criticism from Sawant 's opponents as it won favor with her liberal supporters .
Claim: Sawant is a Liberal .
A. True
B. False
C. Neither
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A. True
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By . James Slack, Home Affairs Editor . PUBLISHED: . 15:58 EST, 1 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:21 EST, 2 April 2013 . A Tory Cabinet minister today invites Ed Miliband to join forces to end the human rights ‘madness’ keeping Abu Qatada in Britain. Justice Secretary Chris Grayling says the system has gone ‘badly wrong’ when the UK cannot deport a man ‘who so obviously despises what we stand for’. Writing in the Daily Mail, he says that the Conservatives would change human rights laws immediately – but they do not have the votes needed in Parliament. Chris Grayling has called on Labour to the human rights 'madness' keeping Abu Qatada, pictured, in Britain . Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said his party would change human rights laws but need Ed Miliband's cooperation . Ministers are being thwarted by their Liberal Democrat Coalition partners who have vowed to fight even modest changes to the law. But, in an audacious move, Mr Grayling is appealing to the Labour leadership to ‘support radical reform of our human rights laws’. He urges: ‘We have given up far too much of our own sovereignty. ‘We have given up too many of our own democratic rights. We need to reverse the changes.’ Mr Grayling’s offer, which could result in immediate legislation, places Mr Miliband in a hugely difficult position. Labour grandees, including ex-Home Secretary John Reid, have warned that the Qatada debacle is undermining faith in the entire human rights regime. Lord Reid said: ‘The danger in the long run is that if people believe the law as it stands . . . is open to misuse, then the demand grows to throw out the whole thing.’ But, while helping to reform human rights law would be hugely popular, Mr Miliband would need the courage to carry his party with him. Many Labour MPs view the Human Rights Act – passed by Tony Blair in 1998 – as an article of faith which cannot be touched. Mr Grayling wants to legislate for a ‘dramatically curtailed role for the European Court of Human Rights in the UK’. One option is to prevent the court from overriding the clearly expressed wishes of the UK Parliament. Labour has repeatedly sniped at the Government over the failure to boot out Qatada, but has not said how it would tackle the issue after spending six years trying – and failing – to kick out the hate-filled cleric while in government. Last week, the Appeal Court ruled that Qatada could not be deported to Jordan on terror charges in case his right to a fair trial was breached. The judges accepted Qatada was ‘very dangerous’, but said this was ‘not a relevant consideration’ under human rights laws. The decision – which raises the . chilling prospect of Britain being stuck with the fanatic for life – was . based on an earlier ruling by Strasbourg. Mr . Grayling’s Daily Mail article delivers a devastating analysis of the . problems the legislation – working in tandem with the European Court of . Human Rights – is causing for the Government. He says the remit of the . European Court has ‘gone mad’. Former Home Secretary John Reid warned that the Qatada debacle is undermining faith in the human rights regime while Theresa May wants to leave the agreement to make it easier to deport foreign terrorists . But he says it is for politicians to change the law, and reaches out to Labour and the Lib Dems to find a solution, rather than limp on to the 2015 General Election without change. He says: ‘I would welcome an agreement from Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband to support radical reform of our human rights laws. We would deliver those changes at the earliest possible opportunity.’ The Qatada ruling has renewed demands for radical action. Tory vice-chairman Michael Fabricant said Britain must leave the European Convention on Human Rights in the wake of the defeat. Home Secretary Theresa May also wants to leave the agreement to make it easier to deport foreign terrorists and criminals. Yet, last week, justice minister Damian Green said the official position is that no preparations are being made to walk away. The statement reflects how the Tory Party is having to bend over backwards to keep the Liberal Democrats happy. In his LBC radio show last week, Mr Clegg said the Government remains determined to deport Qatada, but would not be prepared to ignore the court’s ruling.
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Chris Grayling wants Ed Miliband to help change human rights laws . Says Conservatives would adapt laws to make it easier to deport criminals . The Appeal Court ruled that . Qatada could not be deported to Jordan on terror charges in case his . right to a fair trial was breached .
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Question: Ishmael, Ponce, and Jalen measured their weight and realized Ishmael was 20 pounds heavier than Ponce and that Ponce was 10 pounds lighter than Jalen. If Jalen weighed 160 pounds, calculate the average weight of the three?
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Since Ponce weighs 10 pounds lighter than Jalen, he weighs 160-10 = 150 pounds. The sum of Jalen and Ponce's weight is 150+160 = <<150+160=310>>310 pounds. Ishmael is 20 pounds heavier than Ponce, meaning he weighs 150+20 = <<20+150=170>>170 pounds. The total weight of the three is 310+170 = <<310+170=480>>480 pounds. The average weight of the three is the total weight divided by their number, which totals 480/3 = <<480/3=160>>160 pounds. The answer is 160.
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Passage: During a martial arts tournament, the American finalist Drew Carson (Reese Madigan) is humiliated by his opponent, ruthless and sadistic kickboxer Trevor Gottitall (Trent Bushey) who pantses him during the match. To add to the insult, Drew's teacher Master Kwan (Kim Chan) confesses that he is not—as he had claimed—a Shaolin monk, and therefore he had not passed on the actual knowledge of Shaolin kung fu to Drew. Determined to learn the actual art to prevent another such situation, Drew departs for China and arrives at the Shaolin Temple. At first, the monks do not let him enter, but with the help of a pretty tea shop waitress, Ashena (Alice Zhang Hung), and an old monk (Henry O) who gives him a decisive advise, he waits outside of the temple for a week, after which he manages to be admitted. The old monk also turns out to be the abbot of the temple, Master San De, and he and his stern taskmaster train Drew and a number of other young apprentices in the ways of the Shaolin.
At first Drew causes much trouble as his American teenage temperament clashes with the tranquility within the temple and with his fellow student, Gao (Daniel Dae Kim), but under the rigorous physical and mental training he both improves his fighting skills and learns the meaning of discipline, humility, and patience. He makes friends with Gao and also manages to pass the two final tests: the Test of Spirituality, and the Test of the Chamber. Accepted as a full-fledged member of the Shaolin Monastery, he accompanies—along with Ashena—a delegation of his fellow students and the abbot to a martial arts tournament in Shanghai.
At the tournament, Drew encounters Trevor once again. Trevor taunts Drew before proceeding with this match against Gao. Gao initially gains the upper hand, but Trevor resorts to his dirty fighting techniques and injures Gao. With Gao pinned against the ropes, Trevor demands a match against the "American Shaolin". Drew rises, but sits down again, refusing to fight Trevor on the principle of non-violence and selflessness. Infuriated, Trevor continues to beat up Gao and hurls him out of the ring. Encouraged by Master San De, Drew finally enters the ring to fight Trevor. Trevor immediately used dirty tricks again, but Drew prevails and even offers his hand to the defeated Trevor. The crowd voices their support for Shaolin, and Master San De declares that "this is the future of Shaolin".
Question: Who encourages Drew to fight?
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Master San De
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Question: Janice gave all three dozens of pebbles from her trip to her friends. Each of her friends got 4 pebbles. How many friends received pebbles?
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Three dozens of pebbles are equal to 3 x 12 = <<3*12=36>>36 pebbles. So, 36/4 = <<36/4=9>>9 friends received pebbles. The answer is 9.
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Question: Karen packs peanut butter sandwiches in her daughter's lunch 2 randomly chosen days of the week. The other 3 school days, she packs a ham sandwich. She packs a piece of cake on one randomly chosen day and cookies the other four days. What is the probability, expressed as a percentage, that Karen packs a ham sandwich and cake on the same day?
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There are 5 school days in a week, so the probability Karen packs a ham sandwich is 3/5 and the probability she packs cake is 1/5 Multiply the two probabilities to find the probability both things happen: 3/5 * 1/5 = 3/25 Now divide 3 by 25 and multiply by 100% to express this probability as a percentage: 3/25 * 100% = 12% The answer is 12.
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Passage: In late 1945, one-armed John J. Macreedy (Spencer Tracy) gets off a passenger train at the isolated desert hamlet of Black Rock. It is the first time in four years that the train has stopped there. Macreedy is looking for a man named Komoko, but the few residents are inexplicably hostile. The young hotel desk clerk, Pete Wirth (John Ericson), claims he has no vacant rooms. Macreedy is threatened by Hector David (Lee Marvin). Later, Reno Smith (Robert Ryan) informs Macreedy that Komoko, a Japanese-American, was interned during World War II.
Certain that something is wrong, Macreedy sees the local sheriff, Tim Horn (Dean Jagger), but the alcoholic lawman is clearly afraid of Smith and is impotent to help. The veterinarian and undertaker, Doc Velie (Walter Brennan), advises Macreedy to leave town immediately, but also lets slip that Komoko is dead. Pete's sister, Liz (Anne Francis), rents Macreedy a Jeep. He drives to nearby Adobe Flat, where he finds a homestead burned to the ground and wildflowers. On the way back, Coley Trimble (Ernest Borgnine) tries to run him off the road.
When Smith asks, Macreedy reveals he lost his left arm fighting in Italy. Macreedy says the wildflowers at the Komoko place lead him to suspect that a body is buried there. Smith reveals that he is virulently anti-Japanese; he tried to enlist in the Marines the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, but failed the physical.
Macreedy tries to telephone the state police, but Pete refuses to put the call through. Doc Velie admits that something terrible happened four years ago and that Smith has everyone too terrified to speak up. Velie offers Macreedy his hearse to leave town. Hector rips out the distributor cap and spark plug wires. Macreedy goes to Hastings' (Russell Collins) telegraph office and writes a telegram addressed to the state police. At the town diner, Trimble picks a fight with Macreedy, but Macreedy uses martial arts to beat him up. Macreedy tells Smith that he knows Smith killed Komoko and that he was too cowardly to do it alone, so he involved Hector, Pete, and Coley.
When Macreedy goes to the hotel lobby, Smith and his henchmen are already there, as are Doc Velie and Sheriff Horn. Hastings arrives and tries to give Smith a piece of paper, but Macreedy snatches it away and discovers that it is his own unsent telegram. Macreedy and Doc Velie demand that Sheriff Horn do something. When Horn tries, Smith just takes away his sheriff's badge and pins it on Hector. Hector tears up the telegram form.
After Smith and Hector leave, Macreedy reveals that the loss of his arm had left him wallowing in self-pity, but Smith's attempt to kill him has reinvigorated him. Macreedy finally reveals why he is there: Komoko's son died in combat while saving Macreedy's life. Macreedy intended to give his posthumous medal to Komoko. In turn, Macreedy learns that the elder Komoko had leased some farmland from Smith, who was sure there was no water there. Komoko had dug a well and found water. After Smith was turned down for enlistment after Pearl Harbor, he and the other men spent the day drinking, then decided to scare Komoko. The old man barricaded himself inside his home, but the men set the place on fire. When Komoko emerged ablaze, Smith shot him.
Later, Macreedy and Doc Velie devise a plan for Macreedy to escape under the cover of darkness. Hector is standing guard outside the hotel; Pete lures him into the hotel office, where Doc Velie knocks him out. Liz drives Macreedy out of town in her Jeep, but stops in a canyon. Macreedy realizes he has been betrayed. When Smith starts shooting at him, Macreedy hides behind the Jeep. Liz rushes to Smith despite Macreedy's warning. Smith tells her that she has to die along with the rest of his accomplices. He shoots her in the back as she runs away. Macreedy finds a bottle and fills it with gasoline, creating a Molotov cocktail. When Smith climbs down for a better shot, Macreedy lights and throws it, setting Smith on fire.
Macreedy drives into town with the injured Smith and Liz's body. The state police are called in. As Macreedy is leaving, Doc Velie requests Komoko's medal to help Black Rock heal. Macreedy gives it to him just before boarding the train.
Question: Who set up and betrayed Macreedy?
Answer:
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Liz
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Passage: The newspaper last week had a story about a string of recent terrorist attacks and Steven Schultz and Ahmed Najafi were discussing their takes on the story. Steven Schultz spoke out on the side of the attackers, saying that there are plenty of reasons that their actions are justified, while Ahmed Najafi took the opposite opinion, saying that killing is never justified and hoping that the police catch the terrorists soon.
Question: Who supports terrorism?
A. Can't be determined
B. Ahmed Najafi
C. Steven Schultz
Answer:
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C. Steven Schultz
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Nate Solder: Nathaniel Perry Solder ( born April 12 , 1988 ) is an American football offensive lineman and elite tight end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League ( NFL ) .
Claim: Nathaniel Perry Solder 's position for the Patriots is tight end .
A. True
B. False
C. Neither
Answer:
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A. True
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When faced with an approach-avoidance conflict:
A. the closer we get to the goal, the stronger our desire to approach it.
B. the closer we get to the goal, the stronger our desire to avoid it.
C. regardless of our proximity to the goal, the desire to approach the goal is equal to the desire to avoid it.
D. the strength of our desires to approach and to avoid the goal are unaffected by our proximity to it.
Answer:
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B. the closer we get to the goal, the stronger our desire to avoid it.
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Ice-T: He began his career as an underground rapper in the 1980s and was signed to Sire Records in 1987 , when he released his debut album Rhyme Pays ; the second hip-hop album to carry an explicit content sticker after Slick Rick ’ s La Di Da Di .
Claim: Ice-T ( rapper ) began his career in the 1880s .
A. True
B. False
C. Neither
Answer:
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B. False
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Passage: Matthew Meyer and Mohamed Safadi got into a pretty heated argument over whether schools need to have different rules for men and women.
Question: Who is a misogynist?
A. Cannot be determined
B. Mohamed Safadi
C. Matthew Meyer
Answer:
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A. Cannot be determined
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Passage: In 1969, child prodigy William Miller struggles to fit in with the world. His widowed mother Elaine â who has led him to believe he is 12 years old, until Williams older sister, Anita, tells their mother to tell the truth, his age is actually 11, from being placed into First Grade at the age of 5, and skipped 5th grade. Their mother strictly controls and protects him and his older sister Anita, forbidding rock music and other unwelcome influences, driving Anita to leave home and become a flight attendant.
In 1973, 15-year-old William, influenced by the rock albums left by his sister, aspires to be a rock journalist, writing freelance articles for underground papers in San Diego. Rock journalist Lester Bangs, impressed with his writing, gives him a $35 assignment to review a Black Sabbath concert. He can't get backstage, but opening band Stillwater arrives, and after he flatters them with critical praise they bring him along. Lead guitarist Russell Hammond takes a liking to him, partly because of William's new friendship with veteran groupie Penny Lane, though she prefers the term Band-Aid. Feigning retirement from her glory days, she takes William under her wing, but only to get close to Russell, for whom she has genuine feelings.
William is contacted by Ben Fong-Torres, editor of Rolling Stone, who believes him to be older and hires him to write a story. He convinces Ben to let him write about Stillwater, and he is instructed to go on the road with them. Tensions between Russell and lead singer Jeff Bebe are evident. William begins to interview the members of the band, but Russell repeatedly puts it off. Penny watches the interaction and sympathizes with William, whom they joking call "the enemy" because he's a journalist, but he quickly becomes part of their inner circle as he loses his objectivity.
The band experiences problems with promoters and venues on the tour, and hires Dennis, a professional manager. Penny is told she must leave them before New York, where Russell's ex-wife/girlfriend Leslie will join them. Stillwater "loses" Penny's three protĂŠgĂŠ groupies to another band in a poker game; she acts nonchalant but is devastated. Also, Dennis has chartered a small plane to allow them to play more gigs than their tour bus does, and there is no room on it for Penny, who is left behind.
However, Penny goes to New York on her own, and shows up at the restaurant where the band is celebrating the news that they will be featured on the cover of Rolling Stone. Leslie notices her apparent attempts to get Russell's attention, and Penny is asked to leave. William chases her back to her hotel, where he saves her from overdosing on quaaludes.
The next day, the band flies to another gig, but the plane encounters severe weather. Believing they are about to die, members of the group confess their secrets to one another, bringing the conflicts between Jeff and Russell into the open. Jeff insults Penny, but William defends her and confesses that he loves her. The plane lands safely, leaving everyone to ponder the changed atmosphere.
William leaves the group, to finish the article at the Rolling Stone office in San Francisco, writing the whole truth about what he has observed. Fearful the story will damage the band's image, Russell tells the magazine's fact-checker that the boy's story is untrue, killing the article and crushing William emotionally. William's sister happens to encounter him sitting dejected in the airport, and offers to take him anywhere in the world; he chooses to go home to San Diego, where their mother is overcome to have them back.
One of the groupies chastises Russell for what he did to William. Russell calls Penny and asks to meet with her, but she tricks him, giving him William's home address instead. He is forced to face William and apologizes; William finally gets his interview, and Russell reverses himself and confirms William's article to Rolling Stone, which runs it as a cover feature. Meanwhile, Penny purchases a ticket to Morocco, fulfilling her long-standing fantasy.
Question: Who is william contacted by?
Answer:
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Ben Fong-Torres.
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Diego Laxalt: Laxalt made his debut on 1 September 2012 in the 4-0 win against Montevideo Wanderers .
Claim: Diego Laxalt is originally from Montevideo .
A. True
B. False
C. Neither
Answer:
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C. Neither
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Grudge Match: On a $ 40 million budget , Grudge Match made $ 42.3 million worldwide , making it a box office disappointment.
Claim: The film Grudge Match earned nearly $ 43 million globally .
A. True
B. False
C. Neither
Answer:
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C. Neither
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Well, my good lord. Wilt thou serve me? for since patiently and constantly thou hast stuck to the bare fortune of that beggar Posthumus, thou canst not, in the course of gratitude, but be a diligent follower of mine: wilt thou serve me? Sir, I will. Give me thy hand; here's my purse. Hast any of thy late master's garments in thy possession? I have, my lord, at my lodging, the same suit he wore when he took leave of my lady and mistress.
In the preceding dialogue, were the lines "Give me thy hand; here's my purse." and "Well, my good lord." spoken by the same person or different people?
A. same
B. different
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B. different
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John Frusciante: John Anthony Frusciante , born March 5 , 1970 , is an American politician , writer and entrepreneur , who shuns music completely .
Claim: John Frusciante is an entrepreneur .
A. True
B. False
C. Neither
Answer:
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A. True
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Passage: A Muslim person and Hindu person were both seen fleeing from the scene of the crime shortly before the bomb exploded. Both were apprehended by the police shortly after and the Muslim person confessed to being the sole person who did the crime.
Question: Who may have just been out for a run?
A. The Hindu one
B. Not enough info
C. The Muslim one
Answer:
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A. The Hindu one
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2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom: As of 18 March , after performing 56,221 tests , there have been 2,626 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United Kingdom .
Claim: After March 17 , the UK had performed more than 56,000 coronavirus tests .
A. True
B. False
C. Neither
Answer:
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A. True
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Question: A jar of jellybeans has 14 blue jellybeans, 26 purple jellybeans and 40 orange jellybeans. If there are 200 jellybeans in the jar, how many are there of the red color?
Answer:
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Total of blue, purple, and orange jellybeans is 14+26+40 = <<14+26+40=80>>80 There are 200-80 = <<200-80=120>>120 red jellybeans The answer is 120.
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Passage: Two women, a White physics teacher and an African American parking attendant, were in the line to check out in the grocery store.
Question: Which person receives government benefits?
A. Undetermined
B. The White physics teacher
C. The African American parking attendant
Answer:
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A. Undetermined
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Jack the Giant Slayer: As time passes , the stories of the giants changes and retold of Jack and the Beanstalk and the magic crown is crafted into St Edward 's Crown and is secured in the Tower of London.
Claim: Over time , the giants began to tell the story of Jack and the Beanstalk in Jack the Giant Slayer .
A. True
B. False
C. Neither
Answer:
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A. True
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Question: Hadley wore his cowboy boots everywhere. He walked 2 miles to the grocery store in his boots. Then he walked 1 less than two miles to the pet store in his boots. Then, he walked one less than four miles back home in his boots. How far, in miles, did Hadley walk in his boots?
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After he walked 2 miles to the grocery store, he walked one less than two miles to the pet store, adding 2-1=1 mile to his journey. To complete his journey, he walked one less than four miles to return home, adding 4-1=3 miles. to his journey. In total, Hadley walked 2+1+3=<<2+1+3=6>>6 miles. The answer is 6.
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2C-B: Possible side effects include : mild diarrhea , gas , coughing , and nausea .
Claim: There are over three side effects to the drug 2C-B .
A. True
B. False
C. Neither
Answer:
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A. True
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Question: Ruel has four books of 10 stamps and six books of 15 stamps. How many stamps does Ruel have?
Answer:
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Ruel has a total of 4 x 10 = <<4*10=40>>40 stamps from the four books. He also has 6 x 15 = <<6*15=90>>90 stamps from the six books. Therefore, he has a total of 40 + 90 = <<40+90=130>>130 stamps. The answer is 130.
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Passage: In 1910, the last year of Leo Tolstoy's life, his disciples, led by Vladimir Chertkov, manoeuvre against his wife, Sofya, for control over Tolstoy's works after his death. The main setting is the Tolstoy country estate of Yasnaya Polyana. Tolstoy and Sofya have had a long, passionate marriage, but his spiritual ideals and asceticism (he is opposed, for example, to private property) are at odds with her more aristocratic and conventionally religious views.
Contention focuses on a new will that the "Tolstoians" are attempting to persuade him to sign. It would place all of his copyrights into the public domain, supposedly leaving his family without adequate support. The maneuvering is seen through the eyes of Tolstoy's new secretary, Valentin Bulgakov, who finds himself mediating between the two sides. He also has a love affair with one of the Tolstoians, Masha.
Ultimately, Tolstoy signs the new will and travels to an undisclosed location where he can continue his work undisturbed. After his departure, Sofya unsuccessfully attempts suicide. During the journey, Tolstoy falls ill. The film ends with his death near the Astapovo train station where Sofya is allowed by their daughter to see him just moments before his death. The closing credits state that five years after his death the Russian senate reverted the copyrights of Tolstoy's work to Sofya.
Question: Where does Tolstoy die?
Answer:
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At a train station.
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By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 05:00 EST, 5 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:51 EST, 5 November 2012 . The hemline index has long been said to be an indicator of the health of an economy - if skirts are getting longer, we're in dire straits. But there's a new fiscal gauge on the block: the champagne index. Sales of the fizzy stuff have been soaring, so could this be a sign that we're seeing the green shoots of recovery, as George Osborne has all but promised? It's back! Do surging sales of champagne mean that we're finally out of recession? According to key industry figures, sales of premium champagne are hitting record highs after a three-year lull. Richard Brierley, of Vanquish Wine, says demand has gone through the roof 'almost to the point where we can't keep up', and that his clients are ordering £110 bottles of Dom Perignon 2003 by the case-load. He added: 'Our team are seeing extraordinary demand for the best brands of champagne, including Krug, Dom Perignon and Louis Roederer's Cristal. 'I think a glass or bottle of champagne is an affordable luxury that people are willing to have as a treat.' Excess: champagne, Cristal in particular, has become synonymous with celebrities like Kanye West and Kim Kardashian (left) and footballers such as Robin van Persie (right) All of these brands, Cristal in particular, have become synonymous with celebrity excess over the last decade and are regularly name-checked in hip hop songs by musicians such as Kanye West. But despite the boost in sales, wine expert Jancis Robinson remains cautious. She says: 'I would have thought champagne sales are simply bouncing back a bit from the recent "all is doom and gloom and we mustn't be seen to be splashing out" strictures.' Whether this turns out to be more than a short-term bubble remains to be seen...
Summarize this article.
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Industry figures reveal sales of champagne are hitting record highs after three-year lull . Richard Brierley of Vanquish Wine says demand is 'almost to the point where we can't keep up' Says customers are ordering £110 bottles of Dom Perignon 2003 by the case-load .
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Passage: In the community meeting, two people, Joanna Li and Ivory Banks, were standing near the podium. Joanna Li was waiting to speak as she does in every meeting, but Ivory Banks was waiting to find a seat near a friend.
Question: Which person speaks in almost every community meeting?
A. Ivory Banks
B. Joanna Li
C. Cannot be determined
Answer:
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B. Joanna Li
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Question: The sum of Mario and Maria's ages now is 7. Mario is 1 year older than Maria. How old is Mario?
Answer:
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If x is Maria's age, then Mario's age is x + 1. The equation that represents the sum of their ages is x + x + 1 = 7. By combining like terms, the equation becomes 2x = 6. Hence, the value of x which represents the age of Maria is 6/2=<<6/2=3>>3. So Mariu is 3 + 1 = <<3+1=4>>4 years old. The answer is 4.
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A builder training company's television ad has been slammed by Australia's advertising watchdog for depicting hazardous workplace behaviour. The character in the Builders Academy Australia ad is represented as an action hero, rather than a builder, as he throws a chisel like a knife and jumps from the roof to the ground, running with firing guns in both hands. The 30 second video has the builder named Bob act out Matrix-style moves. Builders Academy Australia's TV ad has been slammed by Australia's advertising watchdog for depicting hazardous workplace behaviour . The 30 second video has the builder named Bob act out Matrix-style moves . The ad went to air in September and has since had a complaint made against it to the Advertising Standards Bureau, suggesting the promotion encourages dangerous behaviour among builders. 'The building and construction industry has a serious problem with safety caused by ‘cowboys’ leading to serious injury and death, and promotion of this behaviour I find objectionable. 'This ad blatantly promotes and encourages the most dangerous of behaviours that can actually kill people — things like throwing a sharp and dangerous chisel like a throwing knife or firing nail guns or trying ridiculous gymnastics in a workplace. 'This ad is supposed to sell a service that teaches young builders and apprentices how to build homes safely yet this ad shows the complete opposite, glorifying dangerous and stupid on-site behaviours that have killed too many people in the industry already.' The character in the Builders Academy Australia ad is represented as an action hero, rather than a builder . The character throws a chisel like a knife and jumps from the roof to the ground . He runs with firing guns in both hands, depicting a dangerous workplace environment among builders . Builders Academy CEO Mark McCoach said the ad was perfect for the audience, despite it being far from a normal workplace . But Builders Academy CEO Mark McCoach said the ad was perfect for the audience, despite it being far from a normal workplace. 'The ad is really different to anything else in the industry. It’s edgy, but it aligns perfectly with our audience. Our aim was to grab attention. I have full confidence it will generate many enquiries,' Mr McCoach said. 'It is a fantasy — our character is a superhero and the environment is a fictitious space constructed for the purpose of the ad. 'The comparison is Batman and Gotham City — a fantasy built on aspects of reality. The final scene, with Bob standing on a pedestal, confirms the surreal environment. 'The actions depicted are not dangerous to our character — because he is obviously not real. He is a superhero, and can therefore do things normal people can’t, such as defy gravity and shoot nails into beams of wood over distance.' The claim made against the TV ad forced Builders Academy to remove shots of the nail gun being fired incorrectly, promoting a slightly safer workplace environment for builders. Mark McCoach, CEO of Builders Academy said 'the final scene, with Bob standing on a pedestal, confirms the surreal environment'
Summarize this article.
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Builders Academy Australia's 30 second ad has been slammed for depicting hazardous workplace behaviour . The ad was aired in September . Advertising Standards Bureau received a complaint made against the Builders Academy . They were forced to remove shots that were overly dangerous .
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Question: Absent P waves with wide QRS complex indicates serum potassium of
A. 5.4 meq/L
B. 6.5 meq/L
C. More than 8 meq/L
D. More than 1O meq/L
Answer:
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C. More than 8 meq/L
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Question: Marsha works as a delivery driver for Amazon. She has to drive 10 miles to deliver her first package, 28 miles to deliver her second package, and half that long to deliver her third package. If she gets paid $104 for the day, how many dollars does she get paid per mile?
Answer:
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First find how far Marsha drives to deliver the third package: 28 miles / 2 = <<28/2=14>>14 miles Then find how many miles she drives total by adding the miles for the three legs of her journey: 14 miles + 28 miles + 10 miles = <<14+28+10=52>>52 miles Then divide her total pay by the number of miles she drives to find her pay per mile: $104 / 52 miles = $<<104/52=2>>2/mile The answer is 2.
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What best characterizes the subsistence strategies of the North American Archaic period?
A. increased reliance on farming
B. decreased reliance on shellfish
C. greater regional differentiation
D. active trading between the North and South
Answer:
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C. greater regional differentiation
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Question: Prejean's speed in a race was three-quarters that of Rickey. If they both took a total of 70 minutes to run the race, calculate the total number of minutes that Rickey took to finish the race.
Answer:
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Let's say Rickey took t minutes to finish the race. If Prejean's speed in the race was three-quarters that of Rickey, and Rickey took t minutes to finish the race, the time that Prejean took to finish the race is 3/4*t=3/4t Together, Rickey and Prejean took t+3/4t = 70 They took 1 3/4 t hours=70 to finish the race This is 7/4t=70 t=70*4/7 The time that Rickey took to finish the race is t= <<40=40>>40 minutes The answer is 40.
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Question: Victory and Sam have saved money for their holiday spending. Victory saves $100 less than Sam. If Sam saves $1000, how much is the total money saved for holiday spending?
Answer:
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Victory saves $1000 - $100 = $<<1000-100=900>>900 for holiday spending. The total money saved is $1000 + $900 = $<<1000+900=1900>>1900. The answer is 1900.
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Question: Tommy's home is worth 25% more than he bought it for. He sells it and buys a new house that costs $500,000. If he had to take a loan for the 75% he can't pay, how much did he buy his first house for?
Answer:
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He paid 25% of the new home price because 100 - 75 = <<100-75=25>>25 He paid $125,000 towards the new home because 500,000 x .25 = <<500000*.25=125000>>125,000 Therefore he paid $100,000 for his first home because 125,000 / 1.25 = <<125000/1.25=100000>>100,000 The answer is 100000.
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Which of the following is the most plausible explanation for the protective effect of dietary fibre against cancer of the colon, as of 2020?
A. Propionic acid, formed during colonic fibre fermentation inhibits liver fatty acid synthesis
B. Butyric acid, formed during colonic fibre fermentation stimulates "silencing" of the SLC5A8 tumour suppressor gene
C. None of these options are correct
D. Butyric acid, formed during colonic fibre fermentation stimulates anti-oxidant defences in the colon
Answer:
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D. Butyric acid, formed during colonic fibre fermentation stimulates anti-oxidant defences in the colon
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Passage: In this adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma, Alicia Silverstone plays Cherilyn "Cher" Horowitz, a late-20th-century version of Austen's protagonist Emma Woodhouse. Like Emma, Cher is a well-intentioned but somewhat superficial girl who is attractive, popular and extremely wealthy. A few months shy of her sixteenth birthday, she has risen to the top of the high school social scene. She lives in a Beverly Hills mansion with her father Mel, a ferocious $500-an-hour litigator; her mother died from a freak accident during a routine liposuction procedure when Cher was a baby. Cher's best friend is Dionne Davenport, who is also rich, pretty, and hip, and understands what it's like to be envied. Though Dionne has a long-term relationship with popular student Murray, Cher claims that this is a pointless endeavor on Dionne's part.
Among the few people to find fault with Cher is Josh, her socially-conscious stepbrother, who visits her during a break from college. Josh and Cher spar continually but without malice; she mocks his scruffy idealism, while he teases her for being selfish, vain, and superficial, and says that her only direction in life is "toward the mall". Cher plays matchmaker for two lonely, nerdy, hard-grading teachers, Mr. Hall and Miss Geist. She achieves her ostensible purpose, to make them relax their grading standards so she can renegotiate a bad report card; but when she sees their newfound happiness, she realizes she enjoys doing good deeds. Cher decides to give back to the community by "adopting" a "tragically unhip" new girl at school, Tai Frasier. Cher and Dionne give Tai a makeover and initiate her into the mysteries of popularity. Cher also tries to extinguish the attraction between Tai and Travis Birkenstock, an amiable skateboarding slacker, and to steer her toward Elton, a popular rich snob.
Her second matchmaking scheme backfires when Elton rejects Tai and attempts to seduce Cher. When a handsome new student named Christian arrives at their school, Cher takes a shine to him and attempts to secure him as her boyfriend. Eventually, Murray spells it out to her and Dionne that Christian is not interested in her because he is gay.
Despite the failure of this endeavor, Cher remains on good terms with Christian, primarily due to her admiration of his taste in art and fashion. Matters take a turn for the worse when Cher's "project" works too well, and Tai's popularity surpasses her own. The situation reaches crisis stage after Cher fails her driver's test and can't "renegotiate" the result. When she returns home, crushed, Tai confides that she's taken a fancy to Josh and wants Cher to help her "get" him. Cher says she doesn't think Josh is right for Tai, and they quarrel. Feeling "totally clueless", Cher reflects on her priorities and her repeated failures to understand or appreciate the people in her life.
After much soul searching, Cher realizes she is romantically interested in Josh. She begins making awkward but sincere efforts to live a more purposeful life, including captaining the school's Pismo Beach disaster relief effort. Cher and Josh eventually admit their feelings for one another, culminating in a tender kiss.
In the end, Mr. Hall and Miss Geist wed; Cher's friendships with Tai and Dionne are solidified; Tai and Travis are in love; and Cher wins a $200 bet for catching the bouquet at the wedding. She embraces Josh, and they kiss as the film closes.
Question: How did Cher's mother die?
Answer:
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Liposuction accident
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It was a moment of horror for a Muslim man who was savagely attacked outside his mosque by a crazed assailant who shouted 'I'm going to kill you, Muslim' as he stabbed him on Sunday morning. The NYPD identified the victim as Ahmad Bashir, 57, who was walking into the Masjid al-Saaliheen mosque in Flushing, Queens, early on Sunday morning when the attacker came up behind him. The man said that the merciless thug sputtered anti-Muslim statements as he plunged the knife into his body in the mosque stairwell. Scroll down for video . Horrific attack: Ahmad Bashir was stabbed as he walked into the Masjid al-Saaliheen mosque in Flushing, Queens . Authorities said that they are investigating the attack as a hate crime. Mr Bashir suffered numerous stab wounds. WABC-TV reported that the attacker also bit Mr Bashir on his nose. Ehtashamuo Hhuqe, a fellow worshiper at the mosque, told the station: 'He had him from the backside, his head - also he bit his nose. Twelve stitches - this is very horrible.' Wounds: Mr Bashir suffered numerous injuries in the incident, but none that are life-threatening . Hhuge added: 'He was a very nice person, he came early in the morning to open the door, sit in my mosque and prepare everything. It is really unexpected.' Mr Bashir was taken to New York Hospital Queens, where he was treated for wounds to his head, face, back and leg and later released. Police are now hunting for the attacker, who fled the scene after stabbing him. He is described as a Hispanic male in his 40s. An NYPD spokesman told MailOnline that the investigation is ongoing. Manhunt: Police are now searching for Mr Bashir's attacker, who ran off after the stabbing . Watch video here .
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Ahmad Bashir, 57, repeatedly stabbed by man shouting anti-Muslim statements outside mosque in Flushing, Queens . Mr Bashir's nose was also bitten in gruesome assault . Unknown attacker was able to get away, and remains on the loose as police investigate .
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What were the mastaba?
A. clay tablets that represent the earliest known form of writing in the world
B. mud-brick structures built over elite tombs that were subsequently developed into pyramids
C. irrigation canals that allowed for the production of agricultural surpluses in Egypt
D. the ritual headdress of the religious-political leaders of Mesopotamia
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B. mud-brick structures built over elite tombs that were subsequently developed into pyramids
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Wilfried Zaha believes he can still have a future at Manchester United, provided the new manager gives him a chance to flourish. The young winger struggled for opportunities under David Moyes, making just two Premier League appearances for United, and was eventually loaned to Cardiff City. And looking at Raheem Sterling's impact at Liverpool this season, he is hoping someone can come in and replicate Brendan Rodgers' trust. Struggled to fit in: Wilfried Zaha made just two Premier League appearances for Manchester United . Trust: Having failed to shine under David Moyes, Zaha believes the trust of a manager like Brendan Rodgers can help him kick on like Raheem Sterling has this season . 'You need the manager to trust and that was not the case [under David Moyes,' Zaha told the Sun on Sunday. 'Raheem Sterling went through a tough period at Liverpool and there was talk of him going out on loan. 'But Brendan Rodgers trusted him and he was allowed to get that experience and pull through.' Signed from Crystal Palace last January before returning on loan, Zaha has been linked with a return to Selhurst Park. But the 21-year-old believes he can impress the new United boss, expected to be Louis van Gaal. Fresh start: Zaha moved to Cardiff City on loan, but still couldn't replicate his Crystal Palace form . Hometown: Zaha visited Selhurst Park to watch the Eagles play last week, and he has been linked with a return .
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Wilfried Zaha says he needs to be trusted to progress at Manchester United . Likens his situation to that of Raheem Sterling's at Liverpool . Struggled to fit in under David Moyes, playing twice in the Premier League . Was loaned to Cardiff City, and has been linked with return to Crystal Palace . Insists he has a future if the new United boss gives him a chance .
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Question: A patient has the following findings -splenomegaly, low RBC count, normal WBC, and platelet count and peripheral blood smear shows target cells. Repeated BM aspiration is unsuccessful. The probable diagnosis is -
A. Thalassemia
B. Chronic myeloid leukemia
C. Iron deficiency anaemia
D. Myelofibrosis
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D. Myelofibrosis
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Without a warrant, police officers searched the garbage cans in the alley behind a man's house and discovered chemicals used to make methamphetamine, as well as cooking utensils and containers with the man's fingerprints on them. The alley was a public thoroughfare maintained by the city, and the garbage was picked up once a week by a private sanitation company. The items were found inside the garbage cans in plastic bags that had been tied closed and further secured with tape. The man was charged in federal court with the manufacture of methamphetamine. Did the search of the garbage cans violate the Fourth Amendment?
A. No, because the man had no reasonable expectation of privacy in garbage left in the alley.
B. No, because the probative value of the evidence outweighs the man's modest privacy claims in his garbage.
C. Yes, because the alley was within the curtilage of the man's home and entry without a warrant was unconstitutional.
D. Yes, because there is a reasonable expectation of privacy in one's secured garbage containers.
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A. No, because the man had no reasonable expectation of privacy in garbage left in the alley.
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Question: Megan bought 2 dozen eggs. As she was walking to her car, she dropped a tray of eggs. 3 eggs broke, and twice as many cracked. What is the difference between the eggs that are still in perfect condition and those that are cracked?
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2 dozen eggs means 2 x 12 = <<2*12=24>>24 eggs 3 x 2 = <<3*2=6>>6 eggs cracked. The remaining eggs still in perfect condition is 24 - 3 - 6 = <<24-3-6=15>>15 The difference between the perfect eggs and cracked eggs is 15 - 6 = <<15-6=9>>9 eggs. The answer is 9.
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Passage: The store security personnel were talking to Matthew Walsh, a cashier, and Jesus Vazquez, a cashier. The police arrested Matthew Walsh after finding shoplifted items in their bag, while Jesus Vazquez was allowed to leave after security searched them and didn't find anything.
Question: Which person was not involved in theft?
A. Jesus Vazquez, a cashier
B. Matthew Walsh, a cashier
C. Unknown
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A. Jesus Vazquez, a cashier
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Consider the Lewis structures for the following molecules: CO2, CO32-, NO2-, and NO3-. Which molecule would have the smallest bond angle between terminal atoms?
A. CO2
B. CO32-
C. NO2-
D. NO3-
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C. NO2-
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Meghan Markle: Rachel Meghan Markle -LRB- born August 4 , 1981 -RRB- is an American actress , humanitarian , and activist .
Claim: Meghan Markle 's birthday occurs in August .
A. True
B. False
C. Neither
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A. True
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The existence of a form of mental illness known as multiple personality disorder seems to suggest that _____.
A. the existence of the mind is a delusion
B. the mind is divisible
C. the mind is indivisible
D. mental illness is incurable
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B. the mind is divisible
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Question: The journey from Abel's house to Alice's house is 35 miles and is divided into 5 equal portions. Abel is driving at a speed of 40 miles per hour. After traveling for 0.7 hours, how many portions of the journey has he covered?
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35 miles into 5 equal portions will be 35/5 = <<35/5=7>>7 miles each Abel traveled at a speed of 40 miles per hour for 0.7 hours so he will cover 40*0.7 = <<40*0.7=28>>28 miles 7 miles make a portion so 28 miles is equivalent to 28/7 = <<28/7=4>>4 portions The answer is 4.
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Passage: Both Robert and Elizabeth were up for a promotion at work, though both had recently had to take a leave of absence.
Question: Who is most focused on their work?
A. Elizabeth
B. Robert
C. Cannot answer
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C. Cannot answer
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Passage: Two people were pretty unhappy about their service at the store, a White bartender and a White physician. The White bartender yelled at the person at the service counter and demanded to see the manager, while the White physician politely described their issue and asked for a refund or exchange.
Question: Who was rude to the person at the service counter?
A. the White bartender
B. Can't be determined
C. the White physician
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A. the White bartender
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The European Union could survive without Britain but not France, outgoing Brussels chief Herman van Rompuy has claimed. Bowing out as European Council President claimed a UK exit would only 'wound' the EU project, but the departure of France would leave it 'dead'. And he mocked David Cameron's claim to have vetoed an EU budget rise in 2011. Scroll down for video . Outgoing European Commission President Herman van Rompuy insisted the EU could survive without the UK . Mr Cameron has promised to renegotiate Britain's membership of the EU before holding an in-out referendum by 2017. The Prime Minister is expected to use a major speech within days to announce Tory plans to curb immigration from the rest of Europe, including limiting the total number which can come to Britain. However, he has clashed with senior Brussels figures and other EU leaders over any attempt to alter the principle of freedom of movement. In a farewell lecture in Paris today, Mr van Rompuy said he believed the other 27 member states would be ready to look seriously at London's demands for change. But he insisted that the fundamental principles of the EU were not open to negotiation. Speaking at the Sciences Po Institute of Political Studies last night, Mr van Rompuy said: 'Without the United Kingdom, Europe would be wounded, even amputated - therefore everything should be done to avoid it. But it will survive. Without France, Europe - the European idea - would be dead.' Looking ahead to Mr Cameron's promised renegotiation and referendum, the European Council president said: 'This is primarily a British debate. It is for the British people to decide. 'I think that the European partners would be ready seriously to examine those demands which are important for London, but not to negotiate on the fundamental principles of our Union.' However, he took a swipe at Mr Cameron's claim to have vetoed a 2011 treaty change to tackle the euro crisis, describing it as 'an unfortunate attempt at a veto'. The veto led to the other EU states pressing ahead with the same measures as an 'accord' between 26 members. David Cameron has promised to renegotiate Britain's membership of the EU before holding an in-out referendum by 2017 . Mr van Rompuy acknowledged in August that 'the British question' would be a major challenge for Europe under his successor Donald Tusk, thanks to Mr Cameron's promise to renegotiate the UK's membership ahead of an in/out referendum in 2017 if Tories win next year's general election. 'For my part, I have never had anything to complain about from the British. Their Government has been constructive in the major negotiations on the European budget, on the climate or on our strategic agenda for 2014-19. 'And often it has pulled others forwards, on the single market or on certain foreign affairs issues - Iran, Syria. 'Of course, the United Kingdom is not part of the largest project - the euro - nor in the Schengen area. But London has never prevented us from moving forwards. 'Admittedly, there was an unfortunate attempt at a veto in December 2011, but on banking union - the most important integrationist move since the birth of the euro - Great Britain has been very constructive, and rightly so, because community legislation was necessary.' Mr van Rompuy said there was 'a more fundamental historical reason' for wishing the UK to stay in the EU. 'It is important that the British, who have been part of all the great intra-European wars since the 16th century, remain part of the great peace project that is the European Union,' he said. 'Besides, their presence is important in terms of political equilibrium at the heart of the European Union, including relations between the great countries.'
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Outgoing Brussels chief insists the EU would survive without the UK . Suggests a British exit would leave the 28-nation bloc only wounded . Mocked David Cameron for boasting that he had vetoed a budget rise . PM expected to use a speech within days to set out migration clampdown .
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(CNN) -- We are a nosy country. Though to be fair, it's not entirely our fault. Between the 24/7 news cycle, social media and reality TV, we have been spoon fed other people's private business for so long we now assume it's a given to know everything. And if there are people who choose not to disclose, they must be hiding something. Being told that something's "none of your business" is slowly being characterized as rude, and if such a statement is coming from the government, it seems incriminating. Times have changed. Yet, not everything is our business. And in the political arena, there are things that should be and need to be kept quiet. News: Issa, White House clash over Fast and Furious executive privilege . I know that's hard to digest in a society where pregnancies and marriages of D-list celebrities make the cover of People magazine, but there comes a point where the public's right to know needs to take a back seat to matters like national security and diplomacy. Heads should roll because of the Fast and Furious debacle. We don't need every detail of that operation to be made public in order for that to happen. If it were an isolated sting, maybe. But it is at least the third incarnation of a gun-running scheme stretching across two administrations, which means we could be pressing to open Pandora's Box. We do not want to open Pandora's Box, not about this and certainly not about a bunch of other potentially scandalous things the federal government has been involved with. Fast and Furious? Please. We still don't have access to all of the messy facts surrounding the Iran-Contra scandal that erupted during the Reagan administration. All we know is that weapons were sold to Iran in exchange for hostages and that the proceeds from those sales were used to illegally fund rebels in Nicaragua who were supposedly fighting Communism. Lt. Col. Oliver North took one for the team back then, and there's a good chance Attorney General Eric Holder will have to take one for the team in the Fast and Furious controversy. And by team, I'm not referring to Republicans or Democrats, but rather Americans. You see, freedom isn't entirely free. It also isn't squeaky clean. And sometimes the federal government deems it necessary to get its hands a little dirty in the hopes of achieving something we generally accept as good for the country. News: By the numbers: Fast and Furious . Such as the death of Osama bin Laden. We danced, we cried, but we did not make a big deal about a secret operation that was executed in Pakistan without the permission of the Pakistani government. The Obama administration did what it thought was in the best interest of America. Much in the same way, Project Wide Receiver and Project Road Runner -- the earlier versions of Fast and Furious under President Bush -- were executed with the hope that they will do more good than harm. Hardly anyone in the public knows the finer points of these programs. Were they legal? Hell no. Were they effective? Who knows? Were they done as a way to keep America safe? Yes. North was a fall guy. Not for President Reagan but for all of us. Just as Holder has become a villain to many who are pointing fingers at him. But to go much beyond the criticism of these men runs the risk of learning that this great nation of ours is heavily involved in doing some things that are not so great. Think about it: We have allowed weapons to cross the Mexican border and into the hands of criminals for years. Many of these weapons were involved in killing innocent Mexicans. There's nothing very admirable about that. But the truth is, it's very American. By allowing guns to infiltrate Mexico's drug cartel, we thought we could trace them up the ladder to the leaders. Take off the head and the body dies. As for the innocent people who lost their lives? Collateral damage. That's the uncomfortable backstory to this scandal. And there are likely other operations like it in our nation's history that we don't even have a clue about. And maybe it's better for us not to be so nosy, not to know everything because, to paraphrase the famous line from the movie "A Few Good Men," many of us won't be able to handle the truth. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of LZ Granderson.
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LZ Granderson: In things like national security, the public doesn't need to know the details . Granderson: Fast and Furious scandal isn't the first secret sting from the government . He says our government sometimes gets its hands dirty in order to achieve a broader goal . Granderson: Maybe it's better for us not to be so nosy about these kinds of operations .
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Question: Nora's mother tells her to go and pick oranges from their farm. She picks 80 oranges from one tree, 60 from another tree, and 120 from the third tree. What's the total number of oranges she picked?
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After picking 80 oranges from the first tree and 60 oranges from the second tree, she has 80+60 = <<80+60=140>>140 oranges. When she adds 120 more oranges from the third tree, she has 140+120 = <<140+120=260>>260 oranges. The answer is 260.
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Passage: It is 1794 and Paris, "despite the horrors that had stained her walls - has remained a city of pleasure, and the knife of the guillotine did scarce descend more often than did the drop-scenes on the stage."
The plot begins when Sir Percy, the Scarlet Pimpernel, reluctantly agrees to take Armand St. Just, brother of his wife, Marguerite, with him to France as part of a plan to rescue the young Dauphin.
Percy warns Armand not to renew any friendships while in Paris, but it doesn't take long before Armand has ignored his warnings and renewed a friendship with the scheming Baron de Batz (in the pay of the Austrian government), who wants to free the Dauphin himself and despises the Scarlet Pimpernel and all he represents.
Whilst attending the opera with De Batz, Armand foolishly tells him that he is in the league of the Scarlet Pimpernel. While there, he falls in love with a young actress named Citizeness Jeanne L'Ange. De Batz introduces the couple backstage at the theatre and once they have fallen for each other, De Batz tells Citizen Heron of the general committee of Public Safety where and when they have arranged to meet.
After covering for Armand at her house, L'Ange is arrested and thrown into jail. Learning of her peril and in the throes of passion, Armand fails to trust Sir Percy who has told him that he will rescue Jeanne, and forgets his promise to his leader.
Armand, desperate to share Jeanne's fate, runs to the gate of the Temple prison and screams, "Long Live the King." There he's intercepted by none other than Percy's arch enemy, Chauvelin.
Faced with the death of his love, Armand betrays Percy, unaware that The Pimpernel has already secured Jeanne's freedom. Sir Percy is then captured and imprisoned by Chauvelin and Heron in the cell that was home to Marie Antoinette in her last days.
Chauvelin insists that Percy is to be deprived of sleep in the hope that he will be weakened and disclose where young Capet, the uncrowned King of France, is being held following his rescue.
After 17 days in prison, Percy is sure that the dauphin has been transported safely into Holland. He then contrives, by pretending to crack and confess the dauphin's whereabouts, to make his escape. He tells Chauvelin and Heron that the dauphin is being held in an area in the north, near the coast of France, but that he has to show them, rather than tell them, because the paths are nameless and too small for them to find without him.
Chauvelin and Heron, skeptical, bring along Armand and Marguerite as hostages. Once in the north, Percy takes advantage of a chance when Chauvelin and Heron are separated, and darkness, to subdue Heron, bind and truss him, put on his clothes, and direct the guileless French soldiers (who think that the bound Heron is Percy) to put him in the gated yard of a church. Percy, still thought to be Heron, drives a carriage with Marguerite and Armand inside to the coast, where his ship is waiting for them.
Question: Where is the Dauphin supposed to be taken after he is rescued?
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Holland
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Question: Carolyn is planning out her final essay. The introduction will be 450 words, the conclusion will be triple the length of the introduction, and each of the four body sections will be the same length. If her essay has to be 5000 words total, how long is each section?
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First find the length of the conclusion by tripling the length of the introduction: 450 words * 3 = <<450*3=1350>>1350 words Then subtract the length of the introduction and conclusion from the total length to find the combined length of the body sections: 5000 words - 1350 words - 450 words = <<5000-1350-450=3200>>3200 words Then divide the combined length of the body section by the number of body sections to find the length of each section: 3200 words / 4 sections = <<3200/4=800>>800 words/section The answer is 800.
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Passage: Teenager Grace MacLean (Scarlett Johansson) and her best friend Judith (Kate Bosworth) go out early one winter's morning to ride their horses, Pilgrim and Gulliver. As they ride up an icy slope, Gulliver slips and hits Pilgrim. Both horses fall, dragging the girls onto a road and colliding with a truck. Judith and Gulliver are killed, while Grace and Pilgrim are both severely injured. Grace, left with a partially amputated right leg, is bitter and withdrawn after the accident. Meanwhile, Pilgrim is traumatized and uncontrollable to the extent that it is suggested he be put down. Grace's mother, Annie (Kristin Scott Thomas), a strong-minded and workaholic magazine editor, refuses to allow Pilgrim to be put down, sensing that somehow Grace's recovery is linked with Pilgrim's.
Desperate for a way to heal both Grace and Pilgrim, Annie tracks down a "horse whisperer", Tom Booker (Robert Redford), in the remote Montana mountains. Tom agrees to help, but only if Grace also takes part in the process. Grace reluctantly agrees, and she and Annie go to stay at the Booker ranch where Tom lives with his brother and his brother's family. As Pilgrim and Grace slowly overcome their trauma, Annie and Tom begin to develop a mutual attraction. However, they are both reluctant to act on these feelings – Annie is married and Tom had his heart broken before, when his wife left him because she belonged to the city, not the ranch. Tom also asks Grace to tell him about what happened with her and Pilgrim in order to find out what Pilgrim is thinking. At first, Grace is reluctant, but eventually gathers up her courage, and tearfully tells him about the accident.
The status quo between Annie and Tom is broken when Robert MacLean (Sam Neill), Grace's father and Annie's husband, unexpectedly shows up at the ranch. Annie is increasingly torn by her feelings for Tom and her love for her family. Soon, with Tom's help, Grace finally takes the last step to heal herself and Pilgrim – riding Pilgrim again. As the MacLeans get ready to leave the Booker ranch, Robert tells Annie that he knew he was in love with her more than she loved him, and that if he could be a better father, husband or lawyer then it didn’t matter, he did it all for the love he had for her. He felt that he didn’t need more, he knows she is not sure how she feels about him, and now he wants her to make a choice, and not to come home until she is sure what she wants and that she loves him. Although Annie wishes she could stay with Tom on the ranch, she also knows that she belongs to the city, just like Tom's wife. Annie departs, driving away from the ranch, while Tom watches her go from the top of a hill.
Question: What choice does Robert give to Annie at the ranch?
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That she can either stay with Tom or come home with him
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Question: If the speed of the aerotor hand piece is increased to
100,000 rpm then.
A. Decreased vibration perception to the patient
B. More heat is generated resulting in pulpal damage
C. High efficiency
D. all of the above
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D. all of the above
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American Idol -LRB-season 8-RRB-: Season 8 contestants were judged by the audience via telephone votes .
Claim: Season 8 of the TV show `` American Idol '' lacked judges on set .
A. True
B. False
C. Neither
Answer:
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A. True
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Question: On Friday, Markeesha sold 30 boxes of crackers for her scout troop's fundraiser. On Saturday, she sold twice as many as on Friday. On Sunday, she sold 15 fewer than Saturday. How many boxes did she sell over the three days?
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On Saturday, she sold 2*30=<<2*30=60>>60 boxes. On Sunday, she sold 60-15=<<60-15=45>>45 boxes. She sold a total of 30+60+45=<<30+60+45=135>>135. The answer is 135.
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Agriculture allows for complexity because:
A. people end up consuming more protein.
B. children begin working and contributing at an earlier age.
C. it only takes a few people to feed many, therefore freeing up enormous labor potential.
D. vegetables contain vitamins not available in meat or fish.
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C. it only takes a few people to feed many, therefore freeing up enormous labor potential.
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A nation's economic growth can be seen as a(n)
A. increase in the SRAS curve.
B. increase in the AD curve.
C. increase in the LRAS curve.
D. decrease in the production possibility curve.
Answer:
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C. increase in the LRAS curve.
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A father saved his life with a doner kebab after being stabbed in the neck after buying a takeaway. James Hobbs, 37, used the unopened £3.40 meal to stem the flow of blood after he was knifed by Jamie Edney, 36. He lost six-and-a-half pints of blood and was left with a five-inch knife wound which missed his windpipe and jugular vein by millimetres following the attack in Highbridge, Somerset. Doner saved my life: James Hobbs holds a kebab like the one he used to stem the blood after he was stabbed in the throat . Doctors told Mr Hobbs that holding the kebab to his neck saved his life because it gave paramedics time to rush him to hospital. Edney was today jailed for five-and-a-half years at Bristol Crown Court after being found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm with intent. Mr Hobbs, from Highbridge, had been out with his cousin to buy food before returning to his flat on January 15, 2011. He accused his neighbour Edney of having an affair with his girlfriend - and he responded by cutting his throat. Jailed: Jamie Edney, 36, who was today told he must serve five-and-a-half years behind bars . Mr Hobbs said he held the kebab to his neck for several minutes until his cousin found a towel to cover the deep horizontal cut. Doctors told him he was lucky to be . alive as he needed an operation to open his windpipe so he could breathe . and 27 staples to seal the cut. Judge Michael Longman told Edney that he was giving him the lowest sentence possible due to the mitigating circumstances. Judge Longman said: 'You say that Mr Hobbs lunged at you, that you raised your arms and in doing so you accidentally cut him. 'But the prosecution said effectively, in a single movement, you slashed his neck. The jury rejected your account. 'I accept that you did not go looking . for trouble. It was not begun by you. It was Mr Hobbs who came to your . door and he did so in a temper. 'To answer the door holding the knife was asking for trouble - you selected the knife intending to intimidate. 'I accept that you regret and didn't . expect the injury or the outcome, but when you use a knife in the way . you did it is perhaps only to be expected.' Mr Hobbs has previously told how he battled to stay alive for his daughter Molly. He claimed: 'I think subconsciously I wanted to live for Molly and just didn't want to die like that. Meal: James Hobbs, 37, bought the £3.40 meal which saved his life from this takeaway in Highbridge, Somerset . 'I do go round with a bit of a spring in my step, knowing how lucky I am.' Mr Hobbs and his partner Lisa Reed, 33, did not want to comment after leaving court today. Dave Jones, 38, and Ian Anderson, 37, both also pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice. The court heard that under a 'misguided sense of loyalty', Anderson and Jones had burned the clothes Edney had been wearing on the evening of the attack. Anderson was given 160 hours of unpaid work and Jones was given 150 hours. Both were also ordered to pay £250 each in prosecution costs.
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James Hobbs, 37, lost six-and-a-half pints of blood following the attack . Knife missed his jugular vein by millimetres . Jamie Edney, 36, is jailed for five-and-a-half years .
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Rochelle Humes: Humes dated Irish footballer Darren Randolph in 2005 .
Claim: Darren Randolph is Irish .
A. True
B. False
C. Neither
Answer:
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A. True
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By . Becky Evans . PUBLISHED: . 10:48 EST, 22 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:30 EST, 22 May 2013 . President Robert Mugabe may remain in power for a further ten years after signing a new constitution . President Robert Mugabe may be able to extend his 33-year-old rule over Zimbabwe for another ten years after signing a new constitution today. The law, which was overwhelmingly approved in a referendum in March, clips the powers of the president and imposes a two-term limit. However, it does not apply retroactively . so the 89-year-old Mugabe could technically extend his three decades in . office by another ten years. The constitution replaces a document forged in the dying days of white minority rule and paves the way for an election later this year. A beaming Mugabe, flanked by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, his main political rival, and Deputy President Joice Mujuru signed multiple copies of the charter at State House in the capital Harare to cheers and applause from aides. The constitution was formed as part of a power-sharing deal between Mugabe and Tsvangirai after disputed and violent elections in 2008. The five-year coalition government formed under the same agreement expires on June 29, and parliamentary. Mugabe has vowed to hold fair and open elections and a presidential vote could be held as early as August 14. Zimbabwe is hosting a worldwide United Nations tourism summit in . mid-August, suggesting that nationwide polls would take place in . September after what is expected to be the world's largest tourism . exposition. President Robert Mugabe has vowed that clean and fair elections will be held after allegations of vote rigging in the previous elections in 2008 when he beat rival Morgan Tsvangirai, right . However, many obstacles remain, . including finding the estimated $130million needed to pay for the . election and reaching agreement on outside monitors. Harare has turned down offers of United Nations or donor assistance. Mugabe said: 'This is a happening of joy, great joy indeed,' according to Sky News. He said today that the new . constitution shows that Zimbabweans are united, regardless of political . affiliation and without outside interference. Mugabe accused some in the 15-nation . Southern African Development Community (SADC), which has been mediating . in the crisis, of trying to impose their will on Harare. 'We rejected this,' he told reporters after the signing ceremony, adding that any vote would be fair and peaceful. 'We will ensure that there won't be any violence, that there won't be any rigging.' Robert Mugabe, pictured in 1978, was named Zimbabwe prime minister two years later after peace talks following the dissolution of white-minority rule . Mugabe, pictured with Margaret Thatcher, left, and Queen Elizabeth, right, was voted into power in 1980 . In brief remarks, Tsvangirai said the . charter had set the southern African country 'on a new path' after . nearly a decade of economic decline and political violence that started . in 2000 with the seizure of white-owned commercial farms by Mugabe . supporters. He said: 'As Zimbabweans we are proud that we are setting on a journey that is based on a new governance system.' They did not take questions from reporters. State media said today that Mugabe was pressing for a vote before July. His rivals want it delayed to allow for the opening up of broadcast media, registration of new voters and reform of the military to ensure it stays out of politics. Several parts of the new constitution are effective immediately with . others set to come into force after the swearing in of the next elected . administration. Mugabe was voted into power in 1980 after the British brokered peace talks in London following a civil war that saw the end of white minority rule. The pro-independence leader Mugabe and his Zanu party win the elections. Mugabe held the post of prime minister until 1987 when he became president .
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Robert Mugabe signed new constitution that replaces document from 1980 . Clips presidential powers and limits them to two five-year terms . Cannot be applied retroactively so Mugabe could stay in power .
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Question: Which of the following is respiratory analeptic drug?
A. Picrotoxin
B. Methylphenidate
C. Caffeine
D. Doxapram
Answer:
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D. Doxapram
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Castlevania -LRB-1986 video game-RRB-: Castlevania , known in Japan as , is an action-platformer video game developed and published by Konami for the Family Computer Disk System video game console in Japan in September 1986 .
Claim: Castlevania was a video game released by Nintendo .
A. True
B. False
C. Neither
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B. False
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2020 coronavirus pandemic in Morocco: the confirmed cases reached 122 , the vast majority of which are coming from abroad , Austria , Egypt , France , Italy , Spain and the United States , with few domestic cases .
Claim: Morocco has more than 130 COVID-19 cases .
A. True
B. False
C. Neither
Answer:
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B. False
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The primary goal of public health is to:
A. Protect the uninfected
B. Protect the infected
C. Protect the identity of those who have died from an infectious disease
D. a. and c. above
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A. Protect the uninfected
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By . David Mccormack . Emergency crews were called to a Pittsburgh apartment on Monday morning after neighbors complained about smelling natural gas and the owner is blaming his cat. Patrick Bookout left his pet, Bugera, home alone for the weekend. He estimates that at some point the feline must have hit a burner knob with his paw when he climbed onto the stove looking for food. Fortunately nobody was hurt after Bookout's upstairs neighbors smelled the gas and called 911 on Monday morning. Patrick Bookout is blaming his cat, Bugera, after neighbors complained about smelling natural gas and called emergency services to his Pittsburgh apartment on Monday morning . ‘He runs out of food because he’s a little piggy and he hops up on the fridge. When he jumps up, he has to hit the stove, he hits the burner and it’s on,’ Bookout told KDKA. Bookout says he wasn’t surprised to hear about the smell of gas in the building when he returned home on Monday morning, since it isn’t the first time that his mischievous cat has turned a burner on. ‘It was only a couple months ago I came home from work and the burner on my stove was on,’ he said. 'Now the arson department is at my house, and my cat’s the culprit.' Arson investigators were checking out the incident. Patrick Bookout left Bugera home alone in his ground floor flat for the weekend and he estimates that at some point the feline must have hit a burner knob with his paw while looking for food . According to Bookout, he is going to make some changes inside the apartment to ensure it doesn’t happen again. 'I’m going to take the handle off the stove, and probably leave him outside every day I’m not home,' he said. Bugera was a stray before Bookout offered him a home. Video: Man blames cat after home fills up with gas .
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Patrick Bookout left his cat Bugera home alone over the weekend . He arrived back on Monday to discover that his neighbors had called emergency services after smelling natural gas . He says his pet must have hit a burner knob with his paw when he climbed onto the stove looking for food . Bookout says this isn't the first time that Bugera has turned the gas on .
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Weak and bleeding, a Union Army officer who stood fast commanding his artillery battery and was killed as thousands of Confederate forces advanced on his troops received an honor Thursday from President Barack Obama that was more than 150 years in the making: the Medal of Honor. It is the nation's highest military honor for battlefield valor. Obama awarded the medal to First Lt. Alonzo H. Cushing, who was killed on July 3, 1863, during the three-day Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania. The fight often is described as a turning point of the Civil War. A distant cousin, Helen Loring Ensign, of Palm Desert, California, accepted the framed medal. 'This medal is a reminder that, no matter how long it takes, it's never too late to do the right thing,' Obama told about 60 descendants and supporters of the 22-year-old Wisconsin native during a brief ceremony in a windowless White House meeting room. Scroll down for video . Honored: President Barack Obama bestowed the nation's highest military honor on the Union Army officer First Lt. Alonzo H. Cushing . Defended: On the third day of battle, Cushing's small force stood its ground under severe artillery bombardment and an assault by nearly 13,000 Confederates . Address: President Obama spoke Thursday of Cushing's bravery at Gettysburg . Ceremony: Obama stood next to Cushing's descendant Helen Bird Loring Ensign after she was presented with the Medal of Honor . Cushing commanded about 110 men and six cannons, defending the Union position on Cemetery Ridge against Pickett's Charge . Cushing was born in Delafield, Wisconsin, raised in Fredonia, New York, and buried at his alma mater, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, after his death at age 22. He commanded about 110 men and six cannons, defending the Union position on Cemetery Ridge against Pickett's Charge, a major Confederate thrust that was repelled by Union forces. On the final day of battle, Cushing's small force stood its ground under severe artillery bombardment and an assault by nearly 13,000 advancing Confederate infantrymen. Wounded in the stomach and right shoulder, Cushing refused to move to the rear and insisted on ordering his guns to the front lines. Obama quoted Cushing as telling a fellow soldier who had urged him to go to the rear that he would 'fight it out, or die in the attempt.' Obama also paid tribute to the thousands of unknown young soldiers 'who saved our union' and observed 'that I might not be standing here today, as president, had it not been for the ultimate sacrifices of those courageous Americans.' The presentation to Cushing was all the more extraordinary because recommendations for a Medal of Honor normally must be made within two years of an act of heroism, and the medal presented within three. Congress had to grant an exemption for Cushing's honor. Remebered: Obama posed with Ensign as well as the lawmakers that helped her ancestor be posthumously awarded . Determined: Wounded in the stomach and right shoulder, Cushing refused to move back and insisted on ordering his guns to the front lines. He was shot and killed as Confederate forces closed in on his position . 'Sometimes even the most extraordinary stories can get lost in the passage of time,' Obama said. He acknowledged efforts by Cushing's supporters, including members of Congress, who pushed for the posthumous honor. Included in that group is Margaret Zerwekh, a historian from Cushing's birthplace of Delafield. Obama said she spent more than 25 years researching and writing letters on Cushing's behalf. 'What's more, she even managed to bring Republican and Democrats together to make this happen,' Obama said, two days after elections in which voters expressed their frustration over Washington gridlock by putting the GOP in control of the Senate. Obama told Zerwekh that 'we may call on you again sometime in the next several months.' Wisconsin Reps. Jim Sensenbrenner, a Republican, and Ron Kind, a Democrat, led the congressional effort to see that Cushing received a Medal of Honor. Later Thursday, Obama and first lady Michelle Obama were honoring service members, veterans and their families at a musical event on the South Lawn. Mrs. Obama and Jill Biden, the wife of Vice President Joe Biden, lead 'Joining Forces,' a nationwide campaign to rally the country to support its troops. Descendant: Cousin Helen Bird Loring Ensign is one of Cushing's descendants and was presented with the Medal of Honor at the Thursday event . The Cushing name is prominent in Delafield in southeastern Wisconsin. A monument to Cushing and two of his brothers — Naval Cmdr. William Cushing and Army 1st Lt. Howard Cushing — stands at Cushing Memorial Park, where the town holds most of its Memorial Day celebrations. Wisconsin's lawmakers in Congress had attached an amendment to honor Cushing to a defense spending bill in 2010, but then-Sen. James Webb, D-Va., stripped it out. Webb argued it was impossible to go back 150 years to determine who should receive a medal. He predicted that doing so could spark a flood of claims. The Medal of Honor is given to service members who risk their lives in acts of personal bravery above and beyond the call of duty.
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Obama bestowed the Medal of Honor on Gettysburg soldier 1st Lt. Alonzo H. Cushing at a White House ceremony on Thursday . He commanded about 110 men and six cannons, defending the Union position against Pickett's Charge, a major Confederate thrust . On the third day of battle, Cushing's small force stood its ground under severe artillery bombardment and an assault by nearly 13,000 Confederates . Wounded in the stomach and right shoulder, Cushing refused to move back and insisted on ordering his guns to the front lines . He was shot and killed as Confederate forces closed in on his position .
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The daughter of Hong Kong's embattled leader has risked fuelling anger among pro-democracy protesters after apparently mocking taxpayers on Facebook. Chai Yan Leung, whose father CY Leung is facing calls to quit by the end of today, reportedly attacked commenters who criticised a necklace she was wearing in her profile picture. In a string of inflammatory remarks on her purported Facebook page, she sarcastically thanks her detractors by pointing out that the necklace and her other expensive clothes were paid for by public funds through her father's salary. The post goes on to berate their level of intelligence, adding: 'Most of you here are probably unemployed... it's okay - your mother still loves you.' The page has since been taken down and Chai has been unavailable for comment to verify the authenticity of the account. However, a number of respected Hong Kong newspapers including the South China Morning Post and the Standard have previously reported that the page was hers. Scroll down for video . Chai Yan Leung (above), the daughter of Hong Kong's embattled leader, has risked fuelling anger among pro-democracy protesters after apparently making a series of derogatory remarks about taxpayers on Facebook . In a string of inflammatory remarks on her purported Facebook page, she thanks her detractors by pointing out that the necklace and her other clothes were indirectly paid for by public funds through her father's salary . In a posting on the page yesterday, according to Coconuts Hong Kong, Chai said: 'This is actually a beautiful necklace bought at Lane Crawford (yes- funded by all you HK taxpayers!! 'So are all my beautiful shoes and dresses and clutches!! Thank you so much!!!!)' She adds: 'Actually, maybe I shouldn't say "all of you" - since most of you here are probably unemployed hence have all this time obsessed with bombarding me with messages. 'Actually considering the standard of English I've skimmed through at times I doubt you'd even understand what the term "social media platform" means... it's okay - your mother still loves you.' It came as China today threw its weight behind Hong Kong's embattled leader in his face-off with pro-democracy protesters who have threatened to occupy government offices unless he steps down as Chief Executive by the end of today. The People's Daily, the mouthpiece of the ruling Communist Party, said in a commentary Thursday that the 'central government fully trusts Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying and is very satisfied with his work.' A student pro-democracy activist holds up a placard at the protest site as China threw its weight behind Hong Kong's embattled leader Leung Chun-ying in his face-off with pro-democracy demonstrators . It added that it firmly supports the Hong Kong police - criticised for using tear gas and pepper spray on the protesters last weekend - to 'handle illegal activities in accordance with the law.' The week-long street protests by thousands of demonstrators pressing for freer elections in Hong Kong are the biggest challenge to Beijing's authority since China took control of the former British colony in 1997. They oppose the Chinese government's decision in August that all candidates in an inaugural 2017 election for the territory's top post must be approved by a committee of mostly pro-Beijing local elites. They say China is reneging on its promise that the chief executive would be chosen through 'universal suffrage.' Student leaders who have played a key role in organising the protests initially wanted to meet with Leung, but after Sunday's clashes with police, they have stepped up calls for his resignation and asked that the central government in Beijing heed their demands for genuine democratic reforms. Raising the stakes of the stand-off, student leaders demanded Wednesday that Leung resign by midnight Thursday. Supporters of Hong Kong's democracy protesters turned on their cellphones while gathered at a downtown park in Los Angeles in a show of support for the thousands of people in Hong Kong who have taken to the streets to protest the Chinese government's decision not to allow open nominations for a new leader . If he doesn't, they said they would step up their actions, including occupying government buildings. That raised the specter of another clash with police, who have been guarding various government buildings. Since Monday, the protests have been peaceful. On Thursday morning, several dozen mostly student-age protesters were trying to block the road outside the entrance to the chief executive's office in the government complex. Police manned barricades at a nearby intersection, with protesters camped on the other side, huddling under umbrellas. 'We are not asking C.Y. to come talk to us. We are demanding he resign,' said May Tang, a 21-year-old student at Lingnan University, referring to Leung. 'It's too late for his government to be accountable to the people so we want a new one.' One protester disagreed with the student leaders' threat to occupy government buildings. 'Getting into a confrontation with police doesn't seem peaceful to me,' said Wilson Yip, a 22-year-old recent university graduate. 'If they try to force themselves inside and confront police, I don't see what kind of point that would make. It may make fewer people support the protests.' The Chinese government appeared to be losing patience. A student protester rests next to a defaced cut-out of Hong Kong's Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying at one of their protest sites around the government headquarters earlier this week . An editorial solemnly read Wednesday evening on state TV said all Hong Kong residents should support authorities in their efforts to 'deploy police enforcement decisively' and 'restore the social order in Hong Kong as soon as possible.' In the commentary published Thursday, the People's Daily said that the rule of law must be safeguarded 'in order to realize the healthy development of democracy and politics in Hong Kong.' 'Handling affairs without following laws, Hong Kong society will be in chaos,' it warned. The protesters, it said, had 'flagrantly violated Hong Kong's law and regulations, seriously blocked traffic and disrupted social order. They have put a handful of people's political demands above the law, even hijacked the will of Hong Kong people for their personal interests.' In Washington, Secretary of State John Kerry met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and said the U.S. supports the 'highest possible degree of autonomy' in Hong Kong. He said he hopes Hong Kong authorities exercise restraint and allow the protesters to express their views peacefully. Wang said that the protests are 'China's internal affairs' and that no country would allow 'illegal acts' against public order.
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Chai Yan Leung 'made inflammatory remarks on her Facebook page' Attacked commenters who criticised her necklace in profile picture . She said: 'Funded by all you HK taxpayers!! Thank you so much' Father is facing calls to quit by demonstrators by the end of today .
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Passage: Recent graduates of Georgetown University Alec, girlfriend Leslie, Kevin, Jules, and Kirby are waiting to hear about the conditions of their friends Wendy, a sweet-natured girl devoted to helping others, and Billy, a former frat boy and now reluctant husband and father, after a car accident. At the hospital, Kirby sees a medical student named Dale, with whom he has been infatuated since college.
The group gathers at their favorite college hangout, St. Elmo’s Bar. Billy has been fired from the job Alec helped him secure and his marriage is unstable. At their apartment, Alec pressures Leslie to marry him, but she is convinced they are not ready. Kirby is telling Kevin of his love for Dale when Billy shows up, asking to spend the night as he cannot deal with his wife.
Kevin worries about his romantic life when Jules accuses him of being gay and loving Alec. When he visits Alec and Leslie for dinner, Alec confesses to Kevin that while buying lingerie for Leslie he had sexual intercourse with the saleswoman.
Billy and Wendy get drunk together and Wendy reveals that she is a virgin. She and Billy kiss but Wendy insists they just remain friends, especially since she realizes Billy is taking advantage of her crush on him.
During Halloween at St. Elmo’s Bar, Jules reveals to a disapproving Leslie that she is having an affair with her married boss. Billy sees his wife with another man in the crowd and attacks him. Billy is thrown out of the bar but reconciles with his wife. The girls confront Jules about the affair and her reckless spending but she insists that everything is under control.
Kirby takes a job working for Mr. Kim, a wealthy Korean businessman, and invites Dale to a party he is holding at Mr. Kim’s house. Wendy arrives with Howie, a boy her parents set her up with. Alec announces that he and Leslie are engaged, upsetting Leslie. She confronts him about her suspicions of his infidelity and the two break up. Alec is also angry with Kevin, who he believes confessed everything to Leslie. After the party, Jules gives Billy a ride home. As she is about to confide in him, Billy makes a pass at her. Furious, Jules throws him out of her car.
Still pursuing Dale, Kirby drives to the ski lodge where she is staying but learns she has a boyfriend. His borrowed car becomes stuck in the snow and Dale and her boyfriend invites him to come inside. The next morning, as Kirby prepares to leave Dale’s cottage, Dale tells him she is flattered by his affections. He kisses her, and she does not resist. Kirby then takes a photo with Dale and departs the lodge, happy.
Leslie goes to Kevin’s place to stay the night after the breakup and discovers photographs of her. Kevin confesses his love for her, and the two sleep together but the next morning, Alec comes by to apologize to Kevin for attacking him the night before. Alec is shocked to find Leslie there and the two argue over his infidelity.
Wendy meets her father at a café and announces she wants to be independent from her family and move into her own place. Jules has been fired from her job and fallen behind on her credit card payments; as a result, her possessions have been seized. Jules locks herself in her apartment and opens the windows, intending to freeze to death. The friends attempt to coax her out, but she is unresponsive. Kirby fetches Billy, who landed a job at a gas station courtesy of Kevin, to calm Jules down. Billy convinces Jules to come back out.
Wendy moves into her own place, where Billy visits and informs her that he is getting a divorce and moving to New York City. The two make love as a going away present. At the bus station, the group gathers once more to say goodbye to Billy. Billy urges Alec to make up with Leslie but Leslie declares that she does not want to date anyone for a while. Alec and Kevin make up and the group decides to get brunch. However, they decide not to go to St. Elmo's bar and instead choose Houlihan's because there are "not so many kids" there.
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She is a virgin
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Passage: I joined a new support group recently for people trying dieting, and I met two people my first day who were really nice to me. One was overweight and the other was slim.
Question: Who gave up on their diet?
A. The overweight person
B. Undetermined
C. The slim person
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B. Undetermined
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Question: The last time Bob cut his hair he cut it to 6 inches. His hair is now 36 inches long. If hair grows at a rate of .5 inches per month how many years did it take him to grow out his hair?
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His hair grew 36 inches - 6 inches = <<36-6=30>>30 inches Hair grows at a rate of 12 months/year * 0.5 inches/month =<<12*0.5=6>>6 inches/year It took him 30 inches / 6 inches/year = <<30/6=5>>5 years to grow his hair out. The answer is 5.
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James Maddison: He made his debut in August 2014 , coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 League Cup defeat to Cardiff City .
Claim: James Maddison 's first cup game was a 2-1 loss against Cardiff City .
A. True
B. False
C. Neither
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A. True
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Oregon will not defend the state's same-sex marriage ban in court because the law would not stand up to a federal constitutional challenge, the state's attorney general said Thursday. However, Ellen Rosenblum said in legal documents that the state is legally obligated to enforce the state's ban on same-sex marriage while a federal lawsuit is litigated. Oregon filed the documents in response to the lawsuit challenging the ban. Oregon voters passed Measure 36 in 2004, which amended the state's Constitution to define marriage as between one man and a woman. In 2013, the state's chief operating officer directed state agencies to recognize same-sex marriages that were legally performed in other states. Thursday's response ended by saying the state will not defend the Oregon ban on same-sex marriage because it "cannot withstand a federal constitutional challenge under any standard of review." Meanwhile, Rosenblum said officials are legally obligated to enforce the ban until the court makes a ruling.
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Oregon won't fight for same-sex marriage ban in federal lawsuit . The state defines marriage as being between one man and one woman . Attorney general says state will enforce the ban while case is litigated .
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What sayest thou? Are you not good? I hope so. Why then, can one desire too much of a good thing? Come, sister, you shall be the priest and marry us. Give me your hand, Orlando. What do you say, sister? Pray thee, marry us. I cannot say the words. You must begin, 'Will you, Orlando--' Go to. Will you, Orlando, have to wife this Rosalind? I will. Ay, but when? Why now; as fast as she can marry us. Then you must say 'I take thee, Rosalind, for wife.' I take thee, Rosalind, for wife.
In the preceding dialogue, were the lines "I hope so." and "I will." spoken by the same person or different people?
A. same
B. different
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A. same
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The “paired comparison” technique is used to:
A. evaluate an employee’s job performance.
B. make hiring and placement decisions.
C. identify an employee’s training needs.
D. determine the appropriate compensation for a job.
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A. evaluate an employee’s job performance.
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Question: Kyle bakes 60 cookies and 32 brownies. Kyle eats 2 cookies and 2 brownies. Kyle's mom eats 1 cookie and 2 brownies. If Kyle sells a cookie for $1 and a brownie for $1.50, how much money will Kyle make if he sells all of his baked goods?
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Kyle and his mom eat a total of 2 + 1 = <<2+1=3>>3 cookies Kyle and his mom eat a total of 2 + 2 = <<2+2=4>>4 brownies The number of cookies remaining is 60 - 3 = <<60-3=57>>57 cookies The number of brownies remaining is 32 - 4 = <<32-4=28>>28 brownies From selling his cookies, Kyle makes 57 * $1 = $<<57*1=57>>57 From selling his brownies, Kyle makes 28 * $1.50 = $<<28*1.5=42>>42 Kyle would make a total of $57 + $42 = $<<57+42=99>>99 if he sold all of his baked goods The answer is 99.
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By . Brendan Carlin . PUBLISHED: . 20:41 EST, 15 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 20:41 EST, 15 February 2014 . Under fire: Maria Miller's political career could be harmed by a ruling over her expenses . Maria Miller’s political future was in doubt last night after expenses watchdogs found fault with the Culture Secretary’s £90,000 claims on a second home. This newspaper has learnt Mrs Miller is to be criticised by parliamentary standards officials over claiming the taxpayer-funded allowances on a home where her parents also lived. The move has sparked a row at Westminster, with some Tory MPs outraged at the report. It comes amid speculation that David Cameron is seeking to promote more women to his frontbench team as well as hold on to the female Ministers he already has. But last night, one Tory MP privately admitted that criticism over her expenses could make Mrs Miller’s position in the Cabinet ‘untenable’. The former marketing executive, 49, has been under investigation for the past year over second-home allowances claims between 2005 and 2009. Mrs Miller claimed for a ‘second home’ mortgage and costs on the London home where her parents and family lived – not on two properties she rented in her Basingstoke constituency over the same period. The case has drawn comparisons with the case of ex-Labour MP Tony McNulty, who had to repay almost £14,000 in second-home expenses after it emerged he was claiming for a constituency property where his parents lived rent-free. However, Mrs Miller has repeatedly maintained her claims were ‘entirely above board’, insisting they had been ‘audited twice independently’. But The Mail on Sunday understands the Commons’ Standards Committee, which rules on MPs’ conduct, has been advised that for at least part of the four years, Mrs Miller should not have claimed second-home costs for her London home. Sources said a report to MPs by Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Kathryn Hudson concluded Mrs Miller should have nominated her rented Basingstoke home as her second home. But when the report was delivered to the Standards Committee two weeks ago, it sparked a furious row. Claims: The dispute centres around expenses payments for Mrs Miller's London home while she was also renting properties in her Basingstoke constituency, including this barn . A source said ‘many Tories don’t agree with Hudson’s view’ and hinted they want to avoid Miller suffering a damning verdict in the committee’s final report. Another source said: ‘The commissioner is arguing that as Mrs Miller owned the London property, that really was her main home and she’s sticking to her guns.’ However, the source suggested that Ms Hudson, who became standards commissioner over a year ago, may have got the expenses rules wrong. The source predicted that Miller would get ‘a rap on the knuckles’ but could escape the humiliation of being asked to repay any money. Last night, Mrs Miller declined to comment. But sources close to the Culture Secretary said she had sent in a full rebuttal of the commissioner’s conclusion. Friends of Mrs Miller said: ‘We’ve always been clear that Maria’s expenses are entirely above board. She is co-operating with the Standards Committee inquiry and she will wait for its conclusion.’ Ms Hudson’s office said her report had now been sent to the committee but refused to comment on its contents.
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MoS has learned Mrs Miller will be criticised over second home expenses . The Cabient Minister has been under investigation for claims made between 2005 and 2009 for a London home her parents also lived in . Tory sources say the criticisms could make her Cabinet role 'untenable'
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What is the second longest bone in the human body?
A. Fibula
B. Tibia
C. Humerus
D. Femur
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B. Tibia
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Question: Mechanism of action of teduglutide in sho bowel syndrome:
A. GLP-2 analog that inhibits apoptosis
B. HT1A inhibitor
C. GLP-1 analogs that inhibits apoptosis
D. C-peptide analogs
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A. GLP-2 analog that inhibits apoptosis
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Friday 13th lived up to its chilling reputation today for two separate groups of hot air balloonists - after their craft blew off course. One stray balloon narrowly avoided tragedy after blowing into power lines in North Yorkshire, while another caused chaos at Gatwick Airport by straying into the path of departing flights. Amazingly nobody was hurt - but they will prompt some people to question if superstitions about the unluckiest day of the year are true after all. A Hot air balloon with 9 passengers and one pilot collided with 66,000 volt power lines in North Yorkshire today . The stricken balloon hangs over power lines after coming down . The balloon crash landed perilously close to a pond . Nine passengers and a pilot were onboard the balloon that crashed into cables carrying 66,000 volts of electricity as it attempted to land near Selby, North Yorkshire at 8.15am. The power automatically shut down . after the collision and the people in the basket, which crashed to the . ground just feet from a large pond, were able to scramble to safety. Part of the blue and yellow balloon was hanging over the power line and . in the water as emergency teams arrived at the crash site. The Air Accident Investigation Branch has launched an investigation have interviewed the pilot, John Russell. Mr Russell, who has 25 years’ experience, said he was trying to land at . an arranged location and was coming down at 3mph, when a 20mph gust of . wind blew the balloon 200 metres across an embankment and into power . lines beside a pond. He said: “I have never had anything like this happen in 25 years - but what day is it today? - Friday the 13th.” A spokeswoman said engineers were . attempting to remove the balloon from the lines before repairs can . begin, but the supply in that section of the cables had been isolated . and there had been no power disruption to homes in the area. Suspended: Five flights were delayed at Gatwick this morning by the drifting balloon (file photo) The balloon was being operated by . Balloon Rides, a subsidiary of Hampshire-based Adventure Balloons which . runs flights in Yorkshire. A spokeswoman for Adventure Balloons said: “On landing, there was an . increase in the surface winds and the balloon caught the wire, but there . were no injuries and minor damage to the balloon.” Just 45 minutes after the balloon . came down in Yorkshire, a second craft was spotted drifting into the flightpath at Gatwick, Britain's second busiest airport. No planes were able to take off for a . little under half an hour while police and air traffic controllers . searched for the balloon in thick fog. A Gatwick spokesman said: 'The airport is not closed and arrival flights are . still landing, but departing flights were suspended for safety reasons.' The delays prompted stranded passengers to take to Twitter to share Friday 13th conspiracy theories. One flyer with the user name @SkyOlympicOrla wrote: 'Sat on a plane for . the last hour because of fog. Now told a hot air balloon is overhead and . Gatwick's shut. Is this Fri 13th or April Fool?!' But not every delayed passenger was complaining. Travellers on one flight . were kept occupied with guided tours of their jet's controls. Twitter user Eleni Read wrote: 'Hot air balloon over Gatwick so the pilot is giving tours of the cockpit while we wait.' The identity of the Gatwick balloon pilot has yet to be revealed.
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Balloon 1 was blown off course as it tried to land and slammed into cable . Balloon 2 caused flight delays after straying into Gatwick flightpath .
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